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• And this is the balance reported as of Tuesday.
• And this is the balance reported as of Tuesday.
• that there's a 20 million balance for the 2027. in the balance that there's a 20 million balance for
• The agency has a balance of $3.3 million out of the $29 million. ...has a balance of $3.3 million out
• Chair, at how much of the balance was remaining.

Summary: The Department of Public Safety presented its FY27 budget request, emphasizing three priorities: improving community engagement through a redesigned website and outreach, expanding statewide data and intelligence integration through intelligence-led policing, and improving emergency response and officer safety through fleet replacement, a driving track, and a requested helicopter. DPS said much of its increase is driven by rising health care premiums, and it is also seeking special appropriations for fleet replacement, the website rebuild, and an Honor Guard program created after the 2022 helicopter crash that killed four public servants. Members asked about vacancies, fleet costs, cybersecurity compliance, the real-time crime center, EV fleet participation, and the Metro DPS facility. DPS said its vacancy rate is about 9%, its fleet replacement needs are driven by mileage and condition, it is compliant with federal CJIS standards even though DoIT has raised concerns, the real-time crime center would be built as a regional model to complement Albuquerque’s center, and the Metro facility is moving toward a January groundbreaking. Committee members also discussed several DPS-related capital and IT requests, including the intelligence-led policing data lake, recurring maintenance for critical systems, and a $5.6 million reauthorization for state crime lab DNA backlog work and a $900,000 reauthorization for fingerprinting equipment. DPS explained that the website request is high because the current site must be rebuilt from scratch to support missing-person alerts, memorial updates, ADA compliance, and better communication with law enforcement and the public. Members also raised concerns about speed enforcement, construction-zone cameras, and whether EVs are practical for patrol use; DPS said it is not pursuing speed cameras and is only partially participating in the state EV initiative because patrol needs make full electrification difficult. The committee then received an LFC quarterly update on non-recurring appropriations from the 2025 General Appropriation Act. LFC reported that of the $1.4 billion appropriated in Section 5, $164 million had been expended and $333 million encumbered, leaving $897.4 million unspent, which is a slower pace than the prior year. Staff highlighted a number of reauthorization requests and slow-moving projects across agencies, including AOC cybersecurity funding, DFA housing and public safety grants, DoIT cybersecurity and higher education funds, EDD economic development and energy programs, OSI mitigation and malpractice funds, EMNRD energy and geothermal grants, Health Care Authority behavioral health-related appropriations, DPS crime lab and fingerprinting funds, PED career technical education and special education initiatives, and higher education loan repayment and technology funds. Members questioned why some large appropriations had little or no spending, discussed the need to monitor reauthorizations more closely, and asked for follow-up on several specific line items and project balances.

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• </c> the balance of the time. the balance of the time.
• </c> back the balance of my time. back the balance of my time.
• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.
• </c> the balance of my time. the balance of my time.
• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c> yield back the balance of my time. yield back the balance of my time.
• </c> I reserve the balance of my time. I reserve the balance of my time.
• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.
• </c> balance of my time to myself. balance of my time to myself.
• </c> reserve the balance of my time. reserve the balance of my time.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So I'm going to go through a little bit of what the fund balance is going to be.
• The department has committed that available fund balance.
• I'll just also direct you up to the fund balance line here.
• I'd just like to ask the check group, are you sweeping off all fund balances. So, Mr.
• My biggest concern is we're using fund balance to cover reoccurring costs.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I yield back the balance of my time. I yield back the balance of my time.
• I yield the balance of my time.
• Speaker, and I reserve the balance of my Speaker and I reserve the balance of my time.
• the balance of my time.
• I reserve. >> Oh, so I yield myself as the balance of Oh, so I yield myself as the balance of my time

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Balance billing is a problem.
• Balance billing is a problem.
• Balance billing is a problem.
• Balance billing is a problem.
• Balance billing is a problem.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

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• I reserve the balance of my time.
• Thank you, and I reserve the balance of my time.
• I reserve the balance of my time.
• WITH THAT I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
• With that, I reserve the balance of my time.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c> care there is no more balance billing. care there is no more balance billing.
• Come want to prohibit balance billing.
• </c><03:27:32.399><c> Balance</c> gotten rid of balance billing.
• Balance gotten rid of balance billing.
• So we want balance billing conversation.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up several liquor-related bills. Senate Bill 24, allowing students under 21 to taste wine in educational settings, drew no opposition or amendment and was reported out 6-0. Senate Bill 79, authorizing self-pour automated systems under the liquor commission, also faced no opposition and was voted ought to pass 6-0. Senate Bill 80, shifting licensing, auditing, and enforcement for wholesale and retail e-cigarette sales to the liquor commission, prompted discussion about whether the change would add cost; members heard that the liquor commission already handles similar enforcement and that the change was meant to address nonreporting. It was voted ought to pass 6-0. The committee then discussed Senate Bill 87, concerning alcohol service in salons, barbershops, and spas. Members and staff focused on how to limit the amount served, whether to require recordkeeping, and privacy concerns about tracking what patrons drank. The discussion settled on removing references to alcohol type and quantity and keeping only patron records, with the understanding that the agency would set the details by rule. The bill was not formally amended at the meeting, but members agreed an amendment would be drafted for the following week; the bill itself was reported ought to pass with that amendment to be determined. Finally, the committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 245, the EMS No Surprises Act and System Stabilization Act. The sponsor, Senator Suprena, said the bill would prohibit balance billing for emergency ambulance calls and unscheduled transfers, while setting reimbursement at either locally set public rates or 325% of Medicare. She explained that the proposal was based on national work on ground ambulance billing and was intended to stabilize struggling EMS providers. Committee members sought clarification that the bill did not eliminate balance billing for non-emergency transfers, and the sponsor confirmed it did not. A second witness, Jerry Stringham, testified in support, citing his reimbursement background.

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• I reserve the balance of my time.
• I reserve the balance of my time.
• I reserve the balance of my time.
• I reserve the balance of my time.
• I reserve the balance of my time.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So my purpose and goal for this bill is to bring some checks and balances to the process.
• So my purpose and goal for this bill is to bring some checks and balances to the process.
• So my purpose and goal for this bill is to bring some checks and balances to the process.
• So my purpose and goal for this bill is to bring some checks and balances to the process.
• So my purpose and goal for this bill is to bring some checks and balances to the process.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So this is a value balance, and the balance did not come out in favor of USNH today for the State of
• So this is a value balance, and the balance did not come out in favor of USNH today for the State of
• So this is a value balance, and the balance did not come out in favor of USNH today for the State of
• So this is a value balance, and the balance did not come out in favor of USNH today for the State of

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first considered an amendment to add a new “Lakes” license plate to HB 2, with proceeds directed to the cyanobacteria fund for lake cleanup. Representative McGuire said the bill had already passed on consent and asked that it be included in HB 2; members discussed that it had also gone to the Senate. The motion to adopt the amendment failed on a 7-8 vote. The committee then took up an amendment imposing a 5% administrative fee on certain dedicated funds, with several exemptions for funds that could not legally or appropriately be charged, such as those involving federal money or bequests. Supporters said it would make the treatment of dedicated funds more consistent and raise roughly $31 million over the biennium for the general fund, while opponents questioned the number of carve-outs and who currently pays the administrative costs. The amendment failed on a 4-5 vote. Next, the committee reconsidered and then adopted an amendment changing the distribution of business profits tax and business enterprise tax revenue, reducing the share going to the Education Trust Fund from 41% to 30% and increasing the General Fund share. Supporters argued the Senate had overfunded the Education Trust Fund and that the change would help balance the budget without changing education spending levels; opponents said they could not support taking money from the Education Trust Fund. The amendment passed 5-3. The committee also adopted, by the same 5-3 margin, an amendment incorporating HB 741 language on open enrollment and student attendance in public schools, with supporters calling it House policy and opponents noting it had been a close, partly partisan vote in the House. Finally, the committee considered a change to the University System of New Hampshire budget that would reduce general fund appropriations by $40 million per year, offset in part by $15 million in previously approved unique dollars for a net reduction of $25 million per year. Supporters said the cut was necessary to balance the budget and that other options had been exhausted; opponents called it harmful to the university system and argued the committee should instead look to other areas, including education freedom accounts, for savings. The discussion continued, but the transcript excerpt ends before a final vote on the UNH item.

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• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.
• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.
• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.
• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.
• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• compares the most recent year's ending fund balance to the prior year's balance.
• 2025 fund balance decreased by 42.25%.
• What happens if that balance is negative?
• capital budget balance to reduce the budget balance deficit, use of general fund budget balance reserves
• And then the use of the lease-back agreement funds balance to reduce the capital budget balance, because

Keywords: 1182, all

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• "But it's a delicate balance. What is the reason for the high turnover?
• But it's a delicate balance. What is the reason for the high turnover?
• The total catastrophic reserve fund balance is $1.8 billion.
• The new balance will be $8.667 million. The new restricted reserve balance would be $1.929 billion.
• The current balance at the end of February is $326 million.

Summary: The committee considered a series of appropriation, fund transfer, and reserve requests across multiple agencies. Section B temporary appropriations included funding for state technology upgrades, personnel management staffing and IT skills assessment, court reporters and interpreters, crime victim claims, juvenile sex offender assessments, radiation lab testing, and higher education workforce grants and credentialing pathways. Additional items covered an ARPA grant for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith LPN program, an IIJA grant for the Oil and Gas Commission’s critical minerals work, a restricted reserve transfer for State Police vehicle purchases, a transfer to the Arkansas Heroes Program, and cash fund requests for the Real Estate Commission’s AV system and HVAC work. Most of these items were approved by voice vote. One budget classification transfer request from the Commissioner of State Lands drew extended questioning and was ultimately not approved. Members questioned the $250,000 transfer to operating expenses tied to the purchase of a West Little Rock office building, the ongoing lease costs at the prior location, and whether the agency had adequately planned for building-related expenses. After discussion, the motion failed, and members told the agency to tighten spending and return if needed. The committee then took up 15 pay plan appropriation requests totaling $25.7 million and approved them after discussion with DFA, DHS, Corrections, and the State Board of Election Commissioners. Members focused heavily on DHS staffing shortages at human development centers, where officials said vacancies and turnover were driven by overtime and burnout rather than pay alone; one member asked DHS to submit a written plan to address the issue. Corrections reported the pay plan had improved hiring and retention. The committee also approved overtime appropriations for Emergency Management and Military. Reports on reserve funds, the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund, tobacco settlement, State Central Services, Education Adequacy, Medicaid Trust, IIJA, and revenue transfer activity were received. The Medicaid Trust Fund report prompted significant concern about February’s $90 million draw; DHS said the month was unusually high because of cash-flow timing and that the fund should end the year with a balance between $150 million and $200 million, while lawmakers noted a second $100 million set-aside is planned for FY27. The final discussion centered on DHS’s state hospital damage claim and reconstruction funding, where members expressed disappointment that insurance reimbursement would likely return only about $1.8 million now and possibly about $97,000 more later, far less than the roughly $5 million initially expected. DHS explained the policy was based on actual cash value and depreciation for old buildings, and said the work would proceed on Unit 3 for secured restoration because it was the most cost-effective option.

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• I yield back the balance of my time.
• I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.
• Figures: I reserve the balance of my time.
• And I yield back the balance of my time.
• AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, November 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c> state we need some checks and balances state we need some checks and balances and<00:02:57.800><
• that actually puts some checks and balances.
• There was checks and balances.
• But I think a divided legislature with some checks and balances are what Minnesotans want.
• There was checks and balances.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so that's an intersection and a balance that we struggle with.
• It specifically says you can't use credit-based mass balance.
• rolling average mass balance.
• rolling average mass balance.
• There's other forms of mass balance defined by ISO that we aren't.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That starting balance less the structural imbalance leaves us with a projected balance of $3.7 billion
• We knew we were out of balance.
• We knew we were out of balance.
• We knew we were out of balance.
• </c> balance the budget. We did it together. balance the budget.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.
• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.
• . balance. balance.
• </c> balance of my time. balance of my time.
• </c> the balance of my time. the balance of my time.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Chair, not exactly, but I think this discussion is going in the direction of finding balance.
• Chair, not exactly, but I think this discussion is going in the direction of finding balance.
• Chair, not exactly, but I think this discussion is going in the direction of finding balance.
• ><c> those</c> prudent to balance the rights of those prudent to balance the rights of those individuals
• Okay, uh, well, this is helpful, and like Senator Limmer, we're all balancing this as well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all