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ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 02:00 pm

Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Bills: SB2015
Summary: The committee first discussed a wastewater infrastructure bill, centered on whether state support should be provided as a grant or through the existing Clean Water State Revolving Fund as a low-interest loan program. Department of Environmental Quality official David Brushwine explained that the SRF already finances wastewater projects, can leverage federal funds with state bond proceeds, and could accommodate the Washburn, Lincoln, and Peasant projects if they are ready to proceed. Members noted that losing federal grant support would make projects harder for local residents to afford because costs would be recovered through utility rates or special assessments, but the projects would still be eligible for loans. Senator Magrum indicated he would likely concur with the budget after this discussion, and the bill was set aside for later consideration. The committee then turned to a proposed amendment for a four-plex housing project for people with disabilities or other special needs. Senator Mathern described Sections 7 and 8 as creating a design consultation appropriation and a revolving loan fund modeled on existing hospital and nursing home loan programs, while Section 9 would transfer $3.3 million from the state infrastructure fund. Members debated ownership, rent subsidies, repayment terms, and whether the state should finance the project directly or leave it to a private developer with Department of Human Services oversight. Concerns were raised that the state should not own the housing and that the proposal needed more work to be workable, but the committee ultimately reached consensus to adopt Sections 7 and 8 and leave out Section 9 for further conference committee discussion. The committee also reviewed provider inflation and long-term care rate issues, with members discussing whether to support a 2% and 1.5% inflation adjustment and how to handle the $5-per-day basic care rate. Staff explained that the $5 payment was already in the base budget, but members debated whether it should remain ongoing or be treated as one-time funding and paired with a study of rate rebasing. The committee agreed to have draft language prepared to remove the $5 from the base budget and add study language, then moved the bill forward for drafting.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:30 am

Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Bills: SB2015
Summary: The committee met to review revised long sheets and section-by-section language for a human services/health budget bill, with much of the discussion focused on how to present block grant funding and full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for behavioral health clinics and CCBHCs. Members debated whether to keep FTE counts in the budget at all, ultimately leaning toward removing or zeroing out the FTE references while keeping the dollar authority, and reducing the salaries-and-wages block grant by about $4.75 million. They also discussed public health federal authority, agreeing to remove about $60 million in unused federal spending authority tied to COVID-era funds, and clarified that if federal money later becomes available it could be requested through the Emergency Commission. A major topic was the provider inflation increase. The House version had 2% and 2%, while members debated alternatives and appeared to settle, at least for further work, on 2% in the first year and 1.5% in the second year, with staff asked to recalculate the fiscal impact. The committee also reviewed FMAP changes, noting a revised 2027 FMAP estimate and its effect on general fund and other funds, and discussed whether to adjust public health and other line items accordingly. Several members emphasized that many of these numbers are still tentative and will be refined before final action. The committee also touched on several policy items and capital-related provisions, including behavioral health services, Medicaid expansion, the moratorium on new ICF beds, and a proposed amendment for a medical homes/fourplex-related item that would show a $400,000 legislative investment with repayment from a developer. There was extended discussion of the All True hospital/facility proposal, with some members favoring leaving it in with a smaller initial commitment and others preferring to remove it and revisit later in conference committee. The meeting ended with staff asked to continue updating the bill language and members instructed to review remaining sections before the next meeting; no final votes were taken in the portion provided.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 7th, 2025 at 09:30 am

Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Bills: SB2015
Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources division met with a quorum and spent much of the meeting on a proposed “medical home” concept for people with significant disabilities and medical needs. Matt Schwartz described the need for small, community-based homes so adults like his daughter could live in a least-restrictive setting without losing housing if service providers change. Architect Jeff Eubel presented a conceptual budget for one roughly 5,000-square-foot facility for four residents, explaining that the design would likely include four large sleeping units, common space, support areas, and medical infrastructure such as emergency power, oxygen, sprinklers, and accessibility features. Committee members and George Sink, joining by phone, raised questions about layout, zoning, ownership, staffing, and whether families would actually move loved ones into such facilities if they were far from home. The department said the concept was not in the governor’s budget and identified staff who could continue discussions; the committee did not take final action and instead discussed refining the language with interested members. The committee then turned to amendments related to long-term care and behavioral health funding. One amendment would reduce a planned $4 million general fund incentive payment and instead create a withhold-based quality program for nursing facilities, to be developed collaboratively by the department and providers and reported to Legislative Management by September 2026. The department said it could live with the language but preferred the governor’s timing; several senators questioned whether the committee should be directing an operational policy change and whether the study would simply delay implementation. No vote was taken, and the amendment was set aside for later consideration. A second amendment would clarify use of an existing $2 million general fund item for behavioral health services in nursing homes and basic care facilities, directing it toward training, technical assistance, consultation, and direct patient care for residents with medically based behavioral health disorders. Members noted the funding was already in the bill and discussed it in the context of other budget items, but again deferred action. The committee also clarified that a separate $750,000 juvenile justice diversion appropriation in House Bill 1425 was distinct from a similar amount in the budget and should likely remain in that separate bill. The chair indicated a goal of having amendments ready by the end of the week, and the committee recessed without final votes on the discussed items.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/1/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Capital Investment Committee hearing for April 1st is called to order. A quorum is present.
  • :35.600> members<00:01:36.000> for capital investment committee members for capital investment
  • but, uh, we'll keep it short and sweet. but, uh, we'll keep it short and sweet.
  • We're talking the capital city here.
  • sessita capital investment. sessita capital investment. Thank<01:33:27.199> you.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Public Safety

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Others are in the Attorney General's office, handling capital Others are in the Attorney General's office
  • , handling capital cases, and others are public defenders.
  • Some is capitalized, some is not, but it is language that we all agreed on.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence May 13th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • The legislature passed Senate Bill 1743, which authorizes the FSC to refer cases to the Office of Capital
  • Under current law, the FSC can only refer a case... ...to the Office of Capital and Forensic Critics
  • , the state is required to perform DNA testing on biological evidence prior to trial at any... ...capital
  • Materials using a capital case, including the lab expert in this process, will help streamline capital
  • Members, this bill streamlines capital cases, and I request favorable consent. With that, I close.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/25/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:47.599> for the largest state source of capital for the largest state source of capital
  • Over the past five years, capital funds have paid for $227 million in capital improvements at public
  • fund uh over the past five our Capital fund uh over the past five years<00:42:51.160> Capital
  • million in uh Capital Improvements at million in uh Capital Improvements at public<00:42:57.280>
  • only gets 10% of the annual Capital only gets 10% of the annual Capital funding<00:48:21.480>
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 3/13/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, all right, so welcome to the Capital Investment meeting.
  • Thank you for coming down to the Capital Investment today. We appreciate you.
  • for making your way down to the capital for making your way down to the capital today<00:47:18.640
  • <01:14:15.679> appreciate your way down to the capital appreciate your way down to the capital
  • <01:24:13.960> investment welcome to the capital investment welcome to the capital investment
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/12/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2824 enables a governing body to construct, install, or modify critical capital expenditure
  • Additionally, it outlines responsibilities of the local government, capital provider, and the property
  • This program allows commercial property owners to voluntarily finance qualifying capital improvements
  • Private capital, not state general funds, to support economic development and long-term infrastructure
  • Can you use this tool on leased land to invest in capital infrastructure?
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:10 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • child care providers—these are unlicensed homes that are providing child care—are not eligible for capital
  • child care providers—these are unlicensed homes that are providing child care—are not eligible for capital
  • I understand that, but this is about capital improvement costs, maintenance costs, or repair costs.
  • Capital improvement costs, maintenance costs, or repair costs funded by the state. Mr.
  • Right now, registered homes aren't eligible for the capital.
Bills: SB241, SB145
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services May 12th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • El Paso County recently completed a multi-year public-facing capital planning process that included a
  • accountability, and we welcome the opportunity to continue working together to ensure that essential capital
Bills: SB512, SB1024
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism Apr 23rd, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next investment I want to talk about is the investment in human capital that HB 4568 gives Texans
  • It's economic and human capital.
  • was a little bit more challenging. ...being requires some sweat equity is the building of the human capital
  • things I'm going to pivot off are some points that have been brought up regarding the building... capital
  • , the human capital of it, and what projects will do.