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• Speaker and members for allowing me to present Assembly Bill 940.
• The bill has no state cost, no opposition, and bipartisan support.
• AB 1021 is a common-sense bill that will allow school districts that want to build housing.
• The cost to leave them on probation equally high.
• Speaker, for allowing me to speak on this adjournment in memory.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then moved through guest introductions, including students and fellows from California Lutheran University, UC Merced’s CAPE program, the Maddy Institute, and Madera High School’s Madtown Robotics Team 1323, which was recognized for multiple robotics world championships. The chamber also adopted an adjournment in memory and took up the daily file. Several bills and resolutions were considered and passed, including AB 1390 on school board compensation thresholds, AB 1338 on air district cost recovery for fence-line air monitoring, AB 648 on community college housing, AB 1207 on cap-and-trade price ceilings, ACR 66 recognizing Skin Cancer Awareness Month, AB 49 on keeping ICE out of public schools, AB 317 on a CEQA exemption for certain single-family homes, AB 527 on geothermal exploratory wells, AB 665 on the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ombudsman report, AB 940 creating quantum innovation zones, AB 1021 on workforce housing for education agencies, AB 1112 on property tax apportionment in Rancho Mirage, AB 1318 on nonprofit eligibility for public funding, and AB 1470 on using student housing loan funds for affordable housing in downtowns and commercial districts. Most measures passed with broad support; AB 49 and AB 1318 were urgency bills and passed with the required higher vote threshold. The floor also adopted H.R. 40, declaring May 25 as Rosenda’s Day to honor a teen killed by a drunk driver, and H.R. 42, recognizing May as Behavioral Health Awareness Month. Both drew extensive personal testimony from members about mental health, suicide, substance use, and the need to reduce stigma and expand access to care. Additional health-related bills passed, including AB 408 creating a physician health and wellness program, AB 546 requiring coverage for HEPA purifiers for certain enrollees after wildfire disasters, AB 967 expediting licenses for out-of-state physicians, and AB 968 expanding pharmacist authority to provide non-hormonal contraception. The Assembly also debated AB 1056 on phasing out gill net fishing and AB 1376 on limiting juvenile probation terms, with supporters framing both as conservation or rehabilitation measures and opponents warning about economic harm or public safety concerns. Both bills ultimately passed. Throughout the session, members repeatedly emphasized public safety, education, housing, climate, health care access, and support for immigrant and youth communities, with recorded roll-call votes and voice votes taken on each measure.

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• As you allowing me this opportunity.
• <00:43:18.480> and option was highly cost-effective and option was highly cost-effective and
• Dirty air from fossil fuel cars cost us health care dollars as well as cost from environmental impacts
• Thank you. companies that allows gas gasoline to be companies that allows gas gasoline to be sold<00:
• cost-effective to extend service to St. cost-effective to extend service to St.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2573 revises DUI laws to allow certain first-time aggravated offenders
• It also prohibits a maximum civil penalty from exceeding $25,000 in a six-month period, but does allow
• the board and executive director to issue a civil penalty that is less than that maximum amount and
• This bill, HB 2136, would allow, at least, to declare approaches...
• This seems like it would cost a ton of money.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long calendar of House bills across education, health, water, land, housing, labor, public safety, and taxation. Several measures dealt with artificial intelligence, including bills on AI disclosures for minors, AI-assisted divorce arbitration, an Arizona AI education program, AI privilege protections, and a required AI course in schools. Other topics included ESA administration funding, a prohibition on public money for certain foreign-controlled genetic sequencing devices, towing regulations, DUI and ignition interlock changes, health facility and nursing facility complaint timelines, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, pharmacy penalties, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction repeal, superintendent performance pay, adoption disclosures in student health settings, anti-Semitism in schools, and a range of water, land, and housing bills. Members frequently raised concerns about local control, unfunded mandates, constitutional issues, and the scope of state intervention. Several bills drew criticism for affecting school curriculum, public education, reproductive rights, protest activity, or tribal communities. Others were supported as technical fixes, consumer protections, or funding measures. The caucus also discussed a series of bills related to the Mexican gray wolf, state land management, solar and wind siting, groundwater transport, and rural development, with some members objecting that the proposals would undermine federal protections or tribal interests. A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2957, HCR 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2906, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2830, HB 2076, HB 2411, HB 2136, HB 2665, and HB 2904. The meeting ended with an announcement of the Latino Caucus guest presentation and an emotional tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, followed by presentation of an Affordability Award to Representatives Lorena Austin and Stephanie Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.

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• simplified way, essentially allows utilities to start recovering their costs once the plant is constructed
• In a very simplified way, it essentially allows utilities to start recovering their costs once the plant
• For example, some states have allowed utilities to recover financing costs during construction rather
• A second example is states allowing recovery of licensing, engineering, and pre-construction costs through
• Our mix of coal, oil, natural gas, wind, and solar will allow us to continue providing stable, low-cost

Keywords: 908, all

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• The low population density program is up to 75% of the eligible cost per grant, and the maximum is $10
• The low population density program is up to 75% of the eligible cost per grant, and the maximum is $10
• The low population density program is up to 75% of the eligible cost per grant, and the maximum is $10
• I mean, it's going to cost—my farm alone is going to cost me close to $60,000.
• I mean, it's going to cost—my farm alone is going to cost me close to $60,000.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• costs to provide that care.
• costs aren't defrayed.
• cost out-of-pocket.
• cost out-of-pocket.
• cost out-of-pocket.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• you hear superintendent decry the cost you hear superintendent decry the cost of<00:05:09.520>
• <00:13:59.880> for know this was something that allows for know this was something that allows
• He said this costs nothing.
• <00:31:31.039> money that you can do that do not cost money that you can do that do not cost
• today um I believe the maximum today um I believe the maximum flexibility<01:01:34.760> and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , and the cost is $114,000 period.
• , and the cost is $114,000.
• , and the cost is $114,000 period.
• , and the cost is $114,000 period.
• , and the cost is $114,000.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So I wanted to ask for unanimous consent that on the Senate floor we allow jeans today, as well as we're
• Unanimous consent to allow cameras on the Senate floor and in the Senate gallery this morning.
• Seeing no objection, cameras are allowed both in the gallery and on the Senate floor.
• Garley (1948) is when Native women first started being allowed to vote.
• I'm not looking at the initial cost of operating a system.

Keywords: 996, all

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• One, there is a thing called, you know, what is the actuarial cost to fund a system.
• And just quickly to say that they're able to do this, it would not add any additional cost or burden
• The lowest income level can get a maximum of $7,500 per child.
• It allows those schools, those school districts, those classroom teachers to say, hey, there's now this
• And if the school's tuition is less than the maximum amount that the parent can claim, then that goes

Bills: HB1675, HB3242, HB1739, HB3320, HB3047, HB4434, HJR1089, HB4432, HB3718, HB3705

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

Summary: The Rules Committee met to consider a long slate of executive nominations and several bills. All of the nominations received broad support and were advanced to the floor, including Lori Burns to the Redlands Community College Board of Regents, Lisa Daly to the Oklahoma State Credit Union, Juana Ellison to the Forensic Review Board, Haley Frick to the Regional University System of Oklahoma, Michael Hillary to the Wildlife Conservation Commission, Dustin Hillary to the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, John Holt to the Used Motor Vehicle Dismantler and Manufactured Housing Commission, Brian Sweeney to the Capital Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission, and Cale Walker to the USAO Board of Regents. Most nominations passed unanimously; Brian Sweeney’s nomination passed 15-2. The committee then heard and passed several policy bills. HB 1675 created a severe-weather preparedness framework for youth camps and passed 16-1. HB 3242, the Women’s Safety and Protection Act covering shelters, schools, and higher education, passed 15-2 after questions about enforcement and legal remedies. HB 1739 increased state police pension benefits and employer contributions to help retain officers, passing 16-1. HB 3320 overhauled the sunset review process for boards and commissions and passed 15-2. HB 3047 designated LOFT as the central recipient for legislative reports and passed unanimously, and HB 4434 required the governor or acting governor to notify the next successor before leaving the state, also passing unanimously. The committee also advanced HB 4432, which would restore the ability to deduct gambling losses against gambling winnings for state income tax purposes; supporters said it would help ordinary taxpayers, while opponents raised fiscal concerns, and it passed 16-1. HB 3705 raised the parental choice tax credit cap from $250 million to $275 million and passed 13-3 after extended debate over school choice, public funding, and reporting. HB 3718 set timelines for school districts to process evaluations tied to the Lindsay Nicole Henry Scholarship program and passed 12-2, with critics arguing it could create a separate track and strain school psychology resources. HJR 1089, which would have sent voters a constitutional convention referendum, was laid over and not voted on. The meeting ended with adjournment after the final vote.

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• They weren't allowed to possess a firearm and they did anyway.
• When you read the reviews, people talk about the cost of incarceration.
• I ask you to think about the cost when criminals do repeat serious crimes.
• hear on numerous occasions in law enforcement, that they will not go back to prison or jail at any cost
• They're considered felon in possession of firearm with a maximum sentence.

Keywords: 996, all

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• What that looks like and what the cost looks like.
• These are built-up roofs, and knowing that that's going to have additional costs.
• So we'll know a better accounting of what that's going to cost us.
• That's part of the administrative costs. It covers the administrative costs.
• It's a general allowance that I thought was appropriate.

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, then returned to its ongoing budget workshop with the Department of Management Services. DFS’s Division of Risk Management described its role as the state self-insurance fund, covering about 200,000 employees and 27,000 vehicles, paying roughly $150 million in claims last year, and managing a pilot ETS treatment program for veterans and first responders that had 49 patients and 804 treatments as of the latest report. The Division of State Fire Marshal outlined its fire prevention, training, emergency response, and grant programs, including hurricane deployments, the Florida State Fire College, and several capital and grant requests for roof, courtyard, memorial, and equipment needs. The Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation explained how it handles insolvent insurers under Chapter 631, currently administering 14 estates with $1.2 billion in assets and $3.7 billion in liabilities, and said no new receiverships had been opened since February 2023. Members asked about grant backlogs, fire truck procurement delays, memorial repairs, and whether affiliate transfers were occurring in insurer liquidations. Secretary Griffin then updated the committee on DBPR’s implementation of House Bill 1021 on community associations. He said the department had used the new authority to expand education, complaint handling, and ombudsman services, including 10 free standardized courses, a new condo website, and a four-hour board certification course that had already drawn more than 12,000 attendees. He reported that outreach to condominium communities had increased by more than 60%, that complaint filings were up 39% while jurisdictional dismissals dropped to 11%, and that about 81% to 82% of the 65 new positions had been filled. Members pressed him on whether the department had enough authority and funding, how condominium counts are determined, how self-reported structural integrity reserve study data is verified, and whether more public-facing complaint tracking and better reporting from local governments or developers would improve the system. The committee then resumed questioning Secretary Allende of DMS about outstanding budget and operations issues. Members focused on the delayed People First contract extension required by statute, with the secretary saying the delay involved technical and contractual complexity in moving a legacy hard-coded system to the cloud. They also revisited the state data team and data catalog project, asking why a statutory 2022 deadline had not been met, how the four-person team and broader data staff were organized, how many applicants were considered for key positions, and what each role was doing. The secretary said the catalog work was being simplified into six metadata fields and supported by a broader community of practice, but no firm completion date was given during the exchange.

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• cost of 127 million. cost of 127 million.
• They got more payments than they were allowed to contract for, and they got an inappropriate cost of
• allowed to contract. allowed to contract.
• inappropriate cost of living adjustment. inappropriate cost of living adjustment.
• be born by the provider as a would cost be born by the provider as a cost<01:34:00.200> of<01

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on March 2 and approved the February 23 minutes after a quorum was reached. The main presentation was from the Department of Human Services on non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), a federally required Medicaid benefit that helps Minnesota Health Care Program enrollees get to medically necessary appointments. DHS said the program served more than 250,000 people in 2025 at a cost of $127 million, with participation up about 14% over five years, and described the seven transportation modes, provider enrollment requirements, STS certification, background checks, prior authorization rules, and planned transitions to a single administrator for parts of the program in 2026 and 2027. DHS officials emphasized fraud prevention efforts, saying NEMT is one of the agency’s high-risk Medicaid services. They described enhanced prepayment review, provider revalidation and site visits, removal of inactive providers, and a provider moratorium in metro counties. Inspector General James Clark said the governor’s anti-fraud proposal would add pre-enrollment risk assessments, more staffing and technology, and electronic visit verification. He also noted that about 80% of NEMT spending is in managed care and that managed care organizations have their own compliance and special investigations units. Committee members raised concerns about fraud, oversight, and privatization. Chair Robbins questioned DHS about the absence of the commissioner and the program’s use of brokers, citing past concerns and asking about the vendor MTM’s history; DHS said the RFP for the new broker had closed and the vendor selection was still underway. Representative Pinto questioned why oversight is outsourced to managed care organizations and suggested bringing more oversight back in house. MTM representative Phil Stahlberger defended the company’s record, said the Missouri dispute was about contract terms from about 15 years ago, and said MTM currently works in Minnesota counties and many other states, with on-site reviews, trip verification, and complaint review processes. No further votes or final actions on the NEMT policy were taken in the portion provided.

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• simplified way, essentially allows utilities to start recovering their costs once the plant is constructed
• For example, some states have allowed utilities to recover financing costs during construction rather
• A second example is states allowing recovery of licensing, engineering, and pre-construction costs through
• It's the cost causer is the cost payer.
• Our mix of coal, oil, natural gas, wind, and solar will allow us to continue providing stable, low-cost

Summary: The committee met to review advanced nuclear energy issues in North Dakota, beginning with approval of the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon presented an overview of the advanced reactor landscape, distinguishing light-water SMRs, advanced Gen 4 reactors, and microreactors. The presentation emphasized that light-water SMRs are the most near-term deployable and use familiar low-enriched uranium fuel, while many Gen 4 designs may require high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALU), which is not yet supported by a mature U.S. supply chain. Nucleon also noted that advanced reactors are being developed primarily for industrial heat applications, while microreactors are niche, higher-cost systems for remote or mission-critical uses. Committee members asked about fuel availability, safety, recycling, and whether large reactors such as AP-1000s were evaluated; the presenter said fuel development is proceeding in parallel but remains a bottleneck, and that siting and grid capacity often make SMRs more practical than gigawatt-scale plants in North Dakota. Representatives from the National Association of State Energy Officials described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, regional coordination, grants, tax incentives, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and pilot programs. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and said states are focusing on multi-state coordination, demand aggregation, regulatory coordination, waste management, workforce readiness, and community engagement. They also discussed affordability tools such as construction work in progress (CWIP), financing incentives, and consumer protections, citing examples from Kentucky, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Utah, Tennessee, and others. In response to questions, they explained that pilot programs often involve site-readiness and feasibility studies, and that the federal Nuclear Innovation Campus process is moving forward with multiple submissions while broader waste and recycling policy may require congressional action. The Public Service Commission said it would likely have a major role in any North Dakota nuclear project through certificate-of-public-convenience-and-necessity review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted gaps in current law for small reactors, co-located facilities, NRC coordination, and long-term site stewardship. The commissioner said the commission has no authority over a private, self-contained reactor not connected to the grid. The Department of Environmental Quality explained that the state regulates radioactive materials under its agreement-state authority, but NRC retains primacy over fission reactors; DEQ would likely assist with emergency planning and could have a larger role if fusion reactors emerge. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, requiring a dedicated radiological emergency preparedness program, training, drills, public outreach, and likely additional funding and staffing, with industry expected to bear much of the cost. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota’s water laws and prior-appropriation system are adequate for nuclear siting, that the Missouri River is the best likely source, and that no statutory or budget changes are currently needed from a water perspective. The committee recessed for lunch after these agency presentations.

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• We allow them to wade into the water on their terms.
• Buprenorphine costs upward of $1,000. Okay?
• Independence Fire, in my area, do these programs and absorb that cost.
• At maximum, it's going to save lives, and it's going to get people into recovery.
• In fact, all data would indicate it would save us societal costs greatly.

Summary: The meeting focused on Missouri’s substance use prevention and treatment system, with repeated emphasis on recovery support services, peer support, recovery housing, transportation, and harm reduction. Dan Haniken of Into Action described his own recovery from addiction and incarceration and argued that treatment alone is not enough; he urged greater investment in recovery housing, peer support, employment, and community-based supports that help people stay sober and avoid relapse. Members asked about funding sources, program capacity, referrals, treatment court, transportation, and how Into Action supports people on medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Haniken said the organization is funded through a mix of federal, state, county, city, foundation, and private donations, and that housing and transportation remain major barriers, especially because support is often funded for too short a period compared with the longer time people need to stabilize. Matt Cushman of the Raytown Fire Protection District gave a strong endorsement of harm reduction, including naloxone distribution, syringe service programs, and broader decriminalization of harm reduction tools. He argued that stigma is a major barrier to care and that Missouri should expand access to clean needles, test strips, and other services, while also improving access to MAT in jails and communities. Committee members questioned the evidence base, the role of faith-based providers, and whether safe consumption sites should be pursued; Cushman said syringe exchange decriminalization should be the immediate priority, while safe consumption sites are a longer-term issue. He also described community paramedicine and mobile integrated health as valuable but funding-dependent, and said naloxone distribution is improving but still uneven, especially in rural and minority communities. Representatives from Central Ozarks Medical Center and Four Rivers Community Health Center highlighted the importance of peer support specialists, community health workers, care coordinators, and wraparound services in rural health centers. COMC’s Morgan McClure and Monet Lehman described a jail reentry program in Pulaski County, with Lehman sharing her trauma and recovery story and explaining how she helps incarcerated people prepare for release with housing, employment, benefits, transportation, and treatment connections. Four Rivers’ Devon Polarys and Cassandra Trout said their CEO would change Missouri policy to allow FQHCs to receive reimbursement for peer support and community health worker services similar to CCBHCs, arguing that these roles are essential for addressing barriers like transportation, housing, food insecurity, and insurance. Members discussed confusion over reimbursement rules, the differences between FQHCs and CCBHCs, and the need for better funding and clearer policy for peer and community health worker services. No votes were taken; the discussion ended with a suggestion to bring in a subject matter expert on community health workers for a future session.

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• association budget summaries, with some replacement reserves and compliance and enforcement measures, not allowing
• What it does is really allow for us to move forward in, um, I think criminal history background checks
• First up, we have HB 939, HD1, SC2, relating to alcohol, suggesting the alcohol tax and some of the maximum
• and alcohol tax and some<00:13:42.440> of<00:13:42.560> the some of the some of the maximum
• maximum maximum alcohol<00:13:45.640> by<00:13:45.760> volume<00:13:46.280> production

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• They will protect their little monopolies till the end of time if they're allowed to do so.
• They will protect their little monopolies till the end of time if they're allowed to do so.
• They will protect their little monopolies till the end of time if they're allowed to do so.
• They will protect their little monopolies till the end of time if they're allowed to do so.
• It allows for self-exclusion, not mandatory exclusion.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• A more firefighters which will cost more or more over time, which will also cost more.
• This would allow public utility to recover request recovery of costs for rng infrastructure in the state
• costs, contracting costs in very in specific categories, such as operations, maintenance repair park
• But they weren't allowed.
• administrative cost.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Seeing no objection, cameras are allowed in the gallery and on the Senate floor.
• President, and Senator, that the cost, the labor costs for these projects...
• projects by some 15% or more over what they would cost.
• This would allow LFC to see if the programs are working or not. So, Mr.
• me about $250, but it wound up costing me about $500 in wood and materials.

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• accessory dwelling units in residential zoning... ...6-8, a bill allowing accessory dwelling units in
• residential zoning districts and allowing multifamily housing in commercial districts and areas near
• an aggrieved person to request a hearing to be filed. ...to protest, allowing an aggrieved person to
• Restrained party to relinquish firearms immediately upon service of an order of protection, allowing
• for legislative service based on prior year annual median household income in New Mexico, allowing a

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting