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• We're responsible for submitting the grant and the applications to EPA and also provide the state match
• Again, NMFA provided that 20% match that's required through the PPRF, and you're familiar with the PPRF
• That allows us to provide the state match for the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund.
• Again, we provided that 20% state match through an appropriation from the PPRF.
• Those are the cap grants we talked about that we apply for, plus the state match which comes from the

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

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• </c> where they need to be so we can save where they need to be so we can save Elbow<00:43:08.839><c>
• Rivier has no financial sustainable way to meet this committee's desired funding match of 50% or more
• Beyond saving on construction costs, this plan will also diminish ongoing maintenance and storm water
• of 50% or more in 2022 we began match of 50% or more in 2022 we began working<01:10:22.440><c> with<
• </c> because $7 million doesn't quite match because $7 million doesn't quite match what<01:43:16.040>

Bills: HF220 , HF230 , HF240 , HF241 , HF295 , HF429 , HF490 , HF505 , HF574 , HF576 , HF581 , HF865 , HF918 , HF1085 , HF1449 , HF1452 , HF1454 , HF602

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming

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• integrity and fraud prevention, followed by an informational hearing and discussion of periodic data matching
• but there are a lot of employees at that agency; someone who especially can speak to periodic data matching
• I move approval. employees that that agency, someone who especially can speak to periodic data matching
• Daudt to the There has been a longstanding report required by DHS on data matching.
• There has been a longstanding report in a required by DHS on tree at a dedham matching.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• and have saved over $113,000 since<00:05:31.919><c> 2009.
• Uh, in fact, the higher the pay of the worker, uh, there is a larger savings potential for the states
• </c><00:11:11.839><c> on</c> skill and expertise, and cost savings on skill and expertise, and cost savings
• </c><00:11:31.920><c> private</c> public sector should match private public sector should match private
• We end up, paradoxically, saving money on projects and saving money overall and building higher-quality

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• “So the match is only 3% or something?”
• And presumably, in addition to saving the rental expense, you would save in terms of personnel cost because
• </c> Hampshire is not that way would we save Hampshire is not that way would we save money<01:35:06.880
• but as a time and efficiency savings.
• </c> think that's one of the biggest savings think that's one of the biggest savings it<04:29:11.119>

Summary: The committee first reviewed House Bill 1, focusing on the legislative branch budget, especially the Senate and House lines. Members discussed that the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 adjusted authorized amount was higher than 2024 actual spending, largely due to personnel, benefits, and travel, and one member proposed a $500,000 annual cut. Staff explained that any reduction would need to be allocated across specific line items such as personnel, benefits, and travel, and noted that the Senate budget is entirely General Funds. After discussion of how the adjusted authorized figures were calculated and why the branch no longer staffs some joint committees as it once did, the committee moved on without taking a vote on that section. The committee then heard a detailed presentation from the New Hampshire Retirement System. NHRS officials described their statutory administrative budget, which is funded through the retirement trust rather than the General Fund, and said the FY 2026-2027 increase is driven by IT modernization, cybersecurity, a new strategic plan, and additional staff positions. They also reviewed the system’s funding progress, clean audit opinions, investment performance, and changes to asset allocation, while noting that several recent pension-related laws required major database changes. Members questioned the large increase in salaries and benefits, the need for new employees versus contractors, the purpose of training costs, and the source of the Group Two benefit funding. NHRS said the governor’s budget includes General Funds for Group Two benefit changes, with $5 million in FY 2026 and $27.9 million in FY 2027, and that the figures reflect the governor’s recommendation and related HB 2 provisions. Committee members also asked about employer and employee contribution rates for Group Two police and fire members, which NHRS said were not included in the budget document but were about 31.2% for police and 30.35% for fire, with employee shares around 11.55% and 11.8%. The committee did not make a decision on the NHRS budget during this exchange and indicated it would review the details further before returning to it later. The committee then heard from the Community Development Finance Authority on the State Treasury Department budget line for the required state match to administer the federal Community Development Block Grant program. CDFA explained that its $280,000 annual request for FY 2026 and FY 2027, totaling $560,000, supports administration, technical assistance, contracting, and monitoring of roughly $19 million in annual federal CDBG funds. Members asked about the leverage of the state match, oversight of projects, staffing, and grant prioritization. CDFA said it has 18 employees, uses public hearings and a scoring system to prioritize awards, and conducts both desk and on-site monitoring, with annual audits to ensure compliance. No vote was taken on the CDFA item in the portion provided.

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• If implementation is going to match the hope of the Care Act, we must address the high percentage of
• He was saved because we got him to the hospital.
• It’ll save lives. We need this on there. I’m a small business, and we can afford to do it.
• It's whatever the language of the menu is; it's going to be matching that language.
• So when we talk to patients about a cash-based program for them so that they can save money, which I.

Summary: The committee heard several health-related measures. SB 27 by Senator Umberg would revise and expand California’s CARE Court by limiting the expansion to people with bipolar I disorder with psychotic features, clarifying the definition of “clinically stabilized,” and narrowing the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Supporters, including behavioral health officials and family members, said the bill would reduce dismissals and better serve people with severe illness; opponents warned the expansion would strain county staffing and housing resources and could undermine voluntary engagement. The bill passed on a do pass motion to the Committee on Public Safety. SB 503 by Senator Weber Pierson would require AI tools used in health care facilities to be identified, monitored, and mitigated for bias when used in clinical decision-making or resource allocation. The author and supporters from Kaiser Permanente and the California Medical Association said the bill would help prevent discriminatory outcomes and improve trust and safety. The committee discussed the need to clarify developer and deployer responsibilities, and the bill passed as amended to Privacy and Consumer Protection. SB 68 by Senator Menjivar would require restaurants to provide written allergen information for the top nine food allergens, with tiered flexibility for smaller establishments. The bill was supported by patients, families, nurses, and allergy organizations, who described severe reactions and the difficulty of relying on verbal disclosures alone. The California Restaurant Association opposed unless amended, seeking broader use of the national model food code and additional liability language. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 403 by Senator Blakespear, which would remove the sunset from the End of Life Option Act; supporters described the law as a compassionate, well-functioning option for terminally ill patients, while faith-based groups opposed it. The bill passed to Judiciary. Later, SB 41 by Senator Wiener was introduced to rein in pharmacy benefit manager practices that steer patients to mail-order pharmacies and reimburse community pharmacies below cost; community pharmacists and several health organizations testified in support, describing pharmacy closures and patient access problems.

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• It is imperative to save our children. Any questions, members? Thank you.
• You understand the intent of my bill is to save time for our Texas Rangers that may not be necessary
• ...creates the concerns but helps save the Rangers time.
• These DNA matches have provided invaluable investigative leads, contributing to the investigation and
• They have accumulated a lifetime of savings.

Bills: SB614 , SB872 , SB1199 , SB1212 , SB1278 , SB1573 , SB1588 , SB1602 , SB1660 , SB1704 , SB1723 , SB1833 , SB1858 , SB1946 , SB2009 , SB2146 , SB2177 , SB2373 , SB2460 , SB2785

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:

• Notably, the funds couldn't be used for tax cuts, debt service, or pensions, or as the state match to
• </c><00:10:42.079><c> for</c><00:10:42.240><c> a</c> recovery funds as the state match for a recovery
• </c> all is some enhanced Medicaid match all is some enhanced Medicaid match because<00:17:19.280><c>
• So, in total, the state received about $2.9 billion in this enhanced 6.2% match.
• data and do cross matches with what you<01:21:49.480><c> have.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• just one person's life prevent them save just one person's life prevent them save just one person's
• our counties and our is about saving our counties and our is about saving our counties and our state
• our state about a half a in half, saving our state about a half a in half, saving our state about a
• House Bill 130 is a strictly a cost-saving measure. It strictly a cost-saving measure.
• It strictly a cost-saving measure.

Bills: HJR 4 , HJR 6 , HB 195 , HB 13 , HB 143 , HB 135

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• </c><00:34:34.879><c> that</c> consistent survey um again saving that consistent survey um again saving
• Save us. Save yourself. Save your retirement. Save your kids.
• save</c><03:11:16.640><c> your</c> it save us save yourself save your it save us save yourself save
• ><c> save</c><03:11:18.279><c> your</c> retirement save your kids save your retirement save your kids
• </c> 60 for a noble cause to save 60 for a noble cause to save Medicaid<03:37:09.800><c> to</c><03:37

Bills: HR190 , HR189 , SJR11

Keywords: censure, Congress, interruption, decorum, Representative Al Green, constitutional amendment, state laws, education, voting rights, election integrity

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:20:29.320><c> the</c><00:20:29.880><c> the</c><00:20:29.960><c> proportionality</c> match the the
• So, this amendment will save about $50 million, which I'd rather spend on something else.
• We save money, we can ...
• I think the governor now conjured up hundreds of millions of dollars in savings.
• ,</c><01:21:55.120><c> but</c> these what they call savings, but these what they call savings, but there's

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• We have to match them up and figure out if there was a departure from the sentencing guidelines.
• role in fiscal note processing is to estimate how many prison beds a particular bill will cost or save
• pass that along to the Department of Corrections, and they put a dollar value on those prison beds saved
• The fee would match the tradition for public charter schools; it would match the same fee for traditional
• By sunsetting STS, the state will realize an annual savings of approximately $1.8 million.

Bills: HF2432

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• And is the 31 million take into account those savings?
• So that does not take into account the lease savings that we'll see.
• The energy savings...
• cost of the contract over time with our utility savings.
• Is there savings to... system for websites.

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• some departments just simply can't afford the matching grants, even though it would get them a brand
• Savings, even with them paying for ambulance, scene treat, no transport that they don't currently pay
• That's a significant expense, and if that could be reimbursed, because it also saves the state money
• And it saves money downstream.
• Savings clause and plan modifications, and then corrections, audits, and penalties.

Summary: The committee was called to order, a quorum was established, and the minutes from the prior meeting were approved. The first major presentation came from Montana Public Employees Retirement System executive director William Hollahan, who gave an overview of Montana’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Compensation Act plan. He explained that the plan covers volunteer firefighters in unincorporated areas, is funded by 5% of state fire insurance premium taxes, and currently serves 228 departments with about 2,936 active members and 1,242 retirees. He described eligibility rules, annual training and reporting requirements, benefit levels for partial and full pensions, disability, death, medical, and funeral benefits, and said the plan is actuarially sound with roughly $60 million in assets and a funded ratio slightly above 100%. Committee members asked about prior-service credit, whether EMS personnel are included, the effect on recruitment and retention, and whether expanding coverage would require a funding analysis; Hollahan said prior service is not credited, EMS is not currently included, and any expansion would need financial review. Tim Walleen of Workforce Safety and Insurance then presented a draft North Dakota workers’ compensation solution for volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS personnel. He explained that volunteer responders are already covered by workers’ comp for medical and wage-loss benefits, but the proposal would set a minimum annual wage of $30,000 for calculating wage-loss benefits for qualifying volunteers, with the benefit paid at two-thirds of that amount. Representative Porter suggested tying the volunteer definition to existing code rather than a fixed dollar amount, and Walleen agreed. Questions focused on whether search and rescue or other volunteer emergency services could be included, whether departments would face new paperwork, and whether volunteer organizations can already elect coverage; Walleen said there would be no additional paperwork and that volunteer coverage is already available. The committee also heard from volunteer fire service representatives and the state fire marshal. An Oakes-area firefighter, Mr. Olson, testified that small departments are struggling with retention, communication, and administrative burdens, especially around separate bookkeeping and funding rules for donated or fundraising money, and he said departments need clearer guidance from the state. State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark introduced himself and outlined a broader effort to improve education, support, and coordination for fire departments, including a planned 10% audit of certificates of existence beginning in 2027, more outreach through his office, and better assistance with training, reporting, and grant access. He said his office is authorized under current law to provide these services, but the role has been vague and underused. Finally, Arnagard Rural Fire District Chief Rick Schreiber testified in favor of new recruitment and retention ideas, including retirement-style benefits, health insurance, tax incentives, scholarships, grants, and more remote or regional training. He said volunteer departments are losing members, that local tax and donation funds are already stretched, and that any new retirement or incentive program should be sustainable and likely involve a mix of state and local support.

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• </c><00:30:36.880><c> Uh</c> bed savings lines starting on 241.
• Uh bed savings lines starting on 241.
• Then 244 is a bed savings line years.
• </c><00:31:41.279><c> of</c> carries a Senate uh bed savings of carries a Senate uh bed savings of 61,000
• Um these grants are to match area.

Committee: Senate Finance

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• This act will allow our physical spaces to match the high-quality education that our faculty provide
• And then obviously apprenticeship programs, we knew this was going to be a great match, didn't we?
• And then obviously apprenticeship programs, we knew this was going to be a great match, didn't we?
• In light of the late hour, I'm going to save everybody a lot of time.
• The Massachusetts Association is, I'm going to save everybody a lot of time.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 budget for education and local aid. Opening remarks from Senator Pavel Payano, Representative Pat Duffy, and local leaders emphasized the importance of education funding for Lawrence and other Gateway Cities, with Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero highlighting the city’s high-need student population, Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, early college and career pathways, and the need for sustained support to close achievement gaps. The Education Secretariat testified in support of the budget, with Acting Secretary Amy Kershaw outlining investments in early literacy, universal pre-K, student mental health, school meals, high school redesign, higher education affordability, and early childhood systems. Commissioner Noi Ortega described higher education proposals including expanded free community college, continued free tuition at public four-year institutions, student success funding, early college and dual enrollment investments, and the Bright Act and Drive Act. Commissioner Pedro Martinez detailed K-12 proposals such as full Student Opportunity Act funding, increased Chapter 70 aid, special education circuit breaker funding, transportation aid, literacy initiatives, and a new Accelerating Achievement Initiative aimed at schools with the greatest needs. Commissioner Kershaw also described early education proposals including funding for C3, child care financial assistance, CPPI, workforce supports, and administrative funding restoration. Committee members questioned the administration about the pending local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to address health care and other cost drivers in school funding. Officials said the local contribution report is expected by the end of June and that a draft will be shared for public comment after data analysis is complete. Members also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities between districts and urged a broader review of the formula. In response, the commissioners said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but further work is needed, and they pointed to the new achievement initiative, literacy efforts, and early college expansion as ways to improve outcomes. No votes were taken at the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:15:35.920><c> with</c> workers from efficiently matching with workers from efficiently matching
• He was trying to save money for college.
• He was trying to save money for college.
• to save yourself; it's muscle memory.
• This bill will save lives, and it's correcting folks.

Bills: HF1355 , HF1469 , HF1768

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF1469, Minnesota, workforce development, job training, job skills training, reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, ex-offenders, inmates, recently released inmates, felony conviction, felony-level offense, corrections, prison release

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• It was a match so the community would have some skin in the game and then the state would also help out
• It was a match so the community would have some skin in the game and then the state would also help out
• spend a little money, and it isn't a very expensive bill, on the oncologist, on someone that could save
• I would call saving someone's life one of those basic things we're looking for.

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• The committee's substitute will include federal match dollars in the prohibition of imposing PLA. requirements
• It defines federal match program as cooperative funding agreement where federal dollars are contingent
• All of them will give you a great price, and I saved a ton of money.
• Now what's the difference, I don't want to lose that option of saving a ton of money if it's bundled.

Bills: SB213 , SB378 , SB610 , SB681 , SB918 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB1343 , SCR8

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:

• It saves some money. So, in the totals, we're saving, um, I think $198 million.
• It saves some money. So, in the totals, we're saving, um, I think $198 million.
• It saves some money. So, in the totals, we're saving, um, I think $198 million.
• It saves some money. So, in the totals, we're saving, um, I think $198 million.
• It saves some money. So, in the totals, we're saving, um, I think $198 million.

Summary: The committee took up House File 4466, the sub health supplemental budget bill, and moved it to the Ways and Means Committee after a walkthrough of the fiscal spreadsheet and the DE1 amendment. Nonpartisan staff explained that the bill produces general fund savings of about $2.4 million in FY27 for the 2026-27 biennium and about $97.7 million in the next biennium, with most savings tied to HR1-related Medical Assistance changes affecting adults without children. The Department of Health provisions were described as largely cost-neutral, with some increases for implementation, data, and IT work. Staff then reviewed the DE1, which combines several bills into four articles. The bill includes health licensing board changes, Department of Health provisions such as all-payer claims database fees, newborn screening fee exceptions, loan forgiveness and scholarship program extensions, workforce shortage grant changes, and reciprocal licensure and mortuary science provisions. The federal conformity article makes changes related to MA work and community engagement requirements, six-month renewals, retroactive eligibility limits, contact information updates, cost sharing for MA expansion enrollees, and related provider tax and disability-notice provisions. Article 4 and Article 5 were described as forecast adjustments for DHS and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Public testimony focused largely on the federal conformity and eligibility provisions. Legal aid testified that the work requirements and retroactive eligibility changes would be confusing, could expand requirements beyond intended groups, and would increase uncompensated care. The Minnesota Hospital Association said shortening retroactive eligibility would increase uncompensated care and strain hospital finances, and Unidos Minnesota criticized the immigrant eligibility changes as harmful to lawfully present immigrants and Native communities. Blood Cancer United supported the all-payer claims database provisions and urged attention to fertility coverage. Representative Elkins offered an amendment to add $55,000 for the Department of Health to include denied-claims data in the all-payer claims database; Department of Health staff said the idea was useful and provided a one-time setup cost, but the amendment was not acted on in the portion of the transcript provided.