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• Chairman, why is this not all a pool of state liability insurance so that it comes down and it's nothing
• There's a Pueblo that made a payment to a guy that drilled a well for him.
• They were hacked, and they sent the payment to the hacking company for a million dollars and never even

Keywords: 996, all

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• of 204,706, to include the school's first lease purchase arrangement, uh, amendment with modified payments
• for facility master plans awards and $7.7 million for our operating budget and then finally lease payment
• Possible will be accept and we have a really a good pool of pre-screen candidates that are under consideration

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• So again, the idea of having trainers was so that we could widen the pool of applicants.
• We appreciate the inclusion of the provision allowing state agencies to withhold payments to a program
• <01:18:39.120> to<01:18:39.320> a<01:18:39.480> program withhold payments to
• withhold payments from uh from<01:19:59.120> folks<01:19:59.360> who<01:19:59.560>
• and are subject to uh lawsuit payments and are subject to uh lawsuit so<01:20:14.360> this<01

Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837

Keywords: HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice

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• It broadens the pool of developers.
• <00:58:26.119> payment<00:58:26.400> but<00:58:26.520> also just with down payment
• payment but also just with down payment payment but also these<00:58:27.000> are<00:58:27.440
• month, they just can't save this much for a down payment, so that's the real sell with this is that,
• assistance because this is what payment assistance because this is what we<00:59:14.200> think

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• A swimming pool wouldn't be ever defined as a pond or lake, right?
• about a pond or lake something that has a bigger storage capacity that's more of an impact than a pool
• to fill it and someone say, well, you can't fill your pool.
• I know you know a whole lot more about pools than I do, but I know that that's not the their intent or
• It may not be more gallons than even a small swimming pool. Yeah.

Bills: HB1523, HB2109, HB2694, HB3525, HB3898, HB4646, HB5188, HB5219, HB5320, HB5651, HB5655, HB5659, HB5662, HB5672

Keywords: aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment

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• ITL on House Bill 402, an act relative to liability as taxable income on Education Freedom Account payments
• ITL on House Bill 402, an act relative to liability as taxable income on Education Freedom Account payments
• c> approves application process reviews and approves application process reviews and approves payment
• of eligible expenses and payment of eligible expenses and approves<00:47:04.640> educational<
• , an act relative to the distribution of revenues generated from historic horse racing pari-mutuel pools

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first met in a revenue estimate work session to approve an LSR codifying the committee’s revenue estimates. Members reviewed the process for turning the LSR into a House Resolution and discussed how the adopted estimates would be used to amend House Bill 1. After a brief question-and-answer about current revenue splits and the governor’s proposed video lottery and tax-split changes, the committee voted 19-0 to approve the revenue estimates. The committee then moved into executive session on HB 669, which would require all revenue from the statewide education property tax to be deposited into the education trust fund and set an equalized statewide tax rate. Supporters argued the bill would better direct education funding, while opponents said it was unnecessary or duplicative. The committee voted 12-7 to retain the bill (ITL), and a minority report was noted. Next, the committee considered HB 290, which would raise cigarette and electronic cigarette taxes and create a study committee on tobacco and nicotine taxes. Testimony focused on revenue needs, inflation, public health, and concerns that a higher tax could reduce sales or drive purchases across state lines. The committee voted 11-8 to ITL the bill, with a minority report. The committee also ITL’d HB 402, dealing with whether Education Freedom Account payments are taxable income, after debate over unintended consequences and whether the bill’s language was misleading; that vote was 11-8 with a minority report. Finally, the committee opened HB 483, and Representative Tierney moved ITL, arguing the bill’s requirement that the scholarship organization be incorporated in New Hampshire would likely violate the Commerce Clause; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that bill.

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• So is the pool of people that'll be eligible for this, is that like a new pool every year, or is this
• <00:12:54.320> that'll<00:12:54.639> be is the pool of people that'll be is the pool
• :12:56.160> new eligible for this, is that like a new eligible for this, is that like a new pool
• 12:57.040> or<00:12:57.200> is<00:12:57.360> this<00:12:58.000> there's pool
• every year, or is this there's pool every year, or is this there's nobody<00:12:58.800> get<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we also prioritized many of our member projects in these competitive grant pools from both sides
• Speaker, that is my introduction to the bill. competitive grant pools from both sides competitive grant
• pools from both sides of<00:02:59.440> the of the of the aisles.<00:03:01.680> And<00:
• This is another pool for them to draw from, and it's still not enough. Our communities need more.
• This is another pool for wastewater.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• through, you know, their training, their NET training at 6 months, the employee receives partial payment
• So our request was to double foster care payments to the foster parents.
• based on the assessment and then absolutely if they're assessed at a level 2 they would get a higher payment
• consolidation of grants and the formation of shared services alliances, which can help small providers pool
• it breaks down - what children are Medicaid eligible and which children are not, and so where the payment

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• Assembly Bill 442 requires the state grant-making entity to forfeit a payment due within 30 days.
• clarifies that the legislature's intent means for private clubs of the definition of a public swimming pool
• introduced by Senator Taylor, requires certain units of government of the state to accept certain forms of payment
• The amendment clarifies that certain governmental agencies are authorized to accept certain payment methods
• Assembly Bill 596, introduced by the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, makes appropriations for the payment

Keywords: 909, all

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• Um they might have a hold for<01:08:54.640> non-payment<01:08:55.279> of<01:08:55.520><
• <01:08:56.719> Uh<01:08:57.520> release<01:08:57.920> not for non-payment of
• Uh release not for non-payment of fines.
• So, and we're kind of expanding as we go along because now our pool is getting a little smaller.
• is getting a because now our our pool is getting a little<02:03:12.960> smaller.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And then we do have about three out of every 100 fall into the exceptions pool.
• However, the funding formula still reduced their payment by 60 mills.
• Therefore, school districts were not capable of getting to the $11,000 per pupil payment that the state
• analyze it to ensure we're properly funding gap funding and giving our school districts the per-pupil payment

Summary: The Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met with a quorum, approved the March 17, 2026 minutes, and heard a lengthy update from Tax Commissioner Brian Croshys on property tax relief programs. He reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting increased relief after House Bill 1158 and House Bill 1176, but also discussing how some households “income adjust out” of eligibility over time. Members asked about indexing income thresholds, expanding eligibility by age alone, simplifying administration, county-level notices, and whether the county and state systems could be streamlined. Croshys said the programs are heavily used, largely administered at the county level, and that the department is still refining compliance and reporting; he also said there were no material findings or overarching concerns in the latest review. The committee agreed more detailed PRC information would likely come back in a September meeting, and the chair announced an afternoon recess for lunch before later reconvening. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase report, the zero-growth report, and a statistical report on property values and tax levies by class. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and identified counties and cities with the largest percentage changes in growth or decline. She also summarized recent trends: agricultural values remain relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed values have risen over the last five years; in 2025, residential property accounted for the largest share of statewide property tax levies, followed by commercial, agriculture, and centrally assessed property. Committee members asked about unusual zero-growth figures, the effect of annexation and land-use changes, and whether the 3% levy cap was forcing political subdivisions to use reserves or defer spending. Myers said many counties complied by using reserves, delaying capital projects, or limiting increases, and that some counties had not used their full cap. The committee then moved to the stripper oil extraction tax exemption. Commissioner Croshys reviewed the state’s oil tax structure and estimated the revenue impact of keeping stripper wells exempt from extraction tax while still paying production tax. He said the exemption saves operators hundreds of millions of dollars over a biennium, while the state still collects production tax on those wells. He also discussed projected impacts if the exemption were changed for future wells and noted that future outcomes depend on oil prices, production declines, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly explained the historical difference between the 35-barrel and 30-barrel thresholds for certain wells, citing differences in completion costs and lateral lengths. The committee then heard from EERC CEO Charles Gorecki, who presented an analysis of oil well life cycles and said most oil is produced before wells reach stripper status, but that refracturing or other reinvestment can significantly extend production and keep wells above the threshold for years.

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• our faculty, and even though compensation is a real barrier, because we do recruit from a national pool
• Senate Bill 4 focuses on making an appropriation to the Health Care Authority to provide payments to
• Senate bill focuses on making an appropriation to the health care authority to provide payments to the
• Senator Hamblin focuses on making an appropriation to the Health Care Authority to provide payments

Bills: SB4, SB7, SB9, SB17

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, medical education, salaries, graduate education, clinician pay, health sciences, education funding, faculty salary, University of New Mexico, healthcare funding, general fund, state budget, New Mexico legislation, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, 996

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• the bottom of page three, there are some history and information on the statewide litigation funding pool
• The next one we had was the new and vacant FTE pool.
• That also is difficult under the new and vacant FTE pool.
• So some of those litigation fees are on the Spanium's litigation pool as well.
• Some of the litigation pool went to fund some efforts to defend that statute.

Summary: The committee met to review the Attorney General’s budget and related agency operations, beginning with Legislative Council staff walking members through compliance reports and a blue-sheet base budget document. Staff highlighted current-biennium items such as FTE changes, one-time appropriations, litigation funding, opioid settlement receipts, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked for clarification on items including the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then gave an overview of the office’s structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal services to state and local government, and concerns about attorney pay lagging behind other agencies. Members discussed whether attorney compensation should be benchmarked more consistently across state government and whether some legal work could be consolidated within the AG’s office. Ness also addressed questions about AG opinion turnaround times, boards-and-commissions training, the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, office leases, and the state’s criminal justice information systems. The crime lab presentation drew significant attention. Director Jennifer Penner described severe space, safety, and infrastructure problems at the current lab, including cramped work areas, glycol leaks, outdated fire and burglar alarms, air-handling limits, and equipment failures that have delayed toxicology work. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that the preferred location would be near the current health department site, but in a new building. Members asked about possible evidence risks, backlog status, and whether the proposed building would solve the current problems; Penner said it would and noted backlogs have improved overall, though some delays remain. The committee also heard from the new Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director, who described the unit’s civil and criminal work, federal-state funding split, and examples of fraud such as billing for services not provided or upcoding. The gaming division reported continued growth in charitable gaming and e-tabs, with members expressing concern about large trust-account balances, site competition, and possible misuse of proceeds. Finally, BCI outlined its caseload, cybercrime work, missing Indigenous persons task force, and the surge in CSAM cyber tips; members asked about AI-generated CSAM, and the AG’s office noted that last session’s law increased penalties and expressly allowed AI-generated CSAM to be prosecuted like other CSAM. No formal votes or actions were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• this bill forward on behalf of some of our community members that help to protect these anchialine pools
• that we're learning from studying these pools, but also happy to work with Kua and other groups that
• materials we have a inuline pool materials we have a inuline pool inventory<00:02:21.239> and
• but also happy to work with cool pools but also happy to work with cool and<00:02:30.400> and
• on on different Outreach inuline pool on on different Outreach materials<00:02:37.920> as<00:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 345, which would establish ʻōpae ʻula as the state shrimp. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Kua Ulu Aumo testified in strong support, saying the designation could help protect endemic shrimp in anchialine pools and increase public education and awareness. In response to questions, DLNR said it would use existing education programs, press releases, and partnerships for statewide outreach and was not seeking a separate appropriation for that purpose. Members then took up SCR 132 and SR 111, which encourage adoption of recommendations from the UN Global Plastics Treaty and the Rapa Nui Summit Declaration on climate justice and sustainable development. Greenpeace Hawaii supported the measures, arguing that plastic production is tied to fossil fuel interests and that microplastics pose serious health and environmental risks. The committee later adopted the measures with amendments, including a change from “waste hierarchy” to “zero waste hierarchy” and technical edits. The final measures, SCR 157 and SR 127, urged the state to adopt and implement the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. DLNR testified that it had only just reviewed the resolution but stood on its written testimony. The committee passed SCR 157 and SR 127 as is. The meeting also included a separate hearing on SCR 89 and SR 72, which would create a University of Hawaiʻi Community College pathway for meat processing. The Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council supported the idea, citing workforce needs and local protein supply, while several members raised concerns about whether a formal educational pathway or degree requirement might unnecessarily limit entry into the field; discussion focused on whether the proposal should be more vocational and whether there is enough data on workforce demand. No final vote on those measures was shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• There's money in that proposal for HCMC, but also for distressed hospitals, um, uncompensated care pool
• for them and an uncompensated care pool for providers themselves.
• for them and an uncompensated care pool for them and an uncompensated<00:04:26.760> care<00:04
• :27.000> pool<00:04:27.400> for<00:04:27.760> providers uncompensated care pool
• for providers uncompensated care pool for providers themselves.<00:04:29.240> So<00:04:29.360>

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senate leaders said they were in the final weeks of session, moving long days of floor and finance work focused on priorities they described as affecting Minnesotans’ cost of living, safety, and security. They said next week would bring major packages to the floor, including public safety, health and human services, Metro Surge, and a gun violence package, while negotiations continued with House leaders and the administration. They also highlighted a human services bill from Sen. John Hoffman as the final item completed that day. A major topic was the Senate’s response to H.R. 1, which leaders said would require about $1 billion in state budget adjustments to avoid federal penalties and Medicaid losses. They said the proposal would address federal compliance issues, support hospitals such as HCMC and other distressed providers through uncompensated care funding, and include food support for SNAP-related needs, food shelves, food grants, and prepared food. They also emphasized system modernization, especially IT upgrades, as both an implementation and anti-fraud measure. Leaders said several items appeared to have bipartisan support, including HCMC relief, the Office of the Inspector General, bonding, and IT modernization. They said they were arranging a meeting with House and Senate leaders and the governor to work through bonding differences, but noted that IT modernization and HCMC were unlikely to be financed through general obligation bonds this year. They also said the Senate would take up a bill on prediction markets after Sen. Klein’s recent platform suspension, describing the issue as a violation of platform rules and saying the chamber may need updated rules or statutes. In response to a question about an elections bill provision, they said the measure reaffirmed that a president should serve only two terms and that the language had moved through the normal committee process.

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• predict which applicants may have a baby in the next 10 years and eliminate those applicants from the pool
• predict which applicants may have a baby in the next 10 years and eliminate those applicants from the pool
• and eliminate those applicants<00:09:04.320> from<00:09:04.480> the<00:09:04.600> pool
• ><00:09:05.079> just<00:09:05.519> to<00:09:05.720> start applicants from the pool
• just to start applicants from the pool just to start and<00:09:06.880> so<00:09:07.440> what

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That liquid is hauled to a cooling pool That liquid is hauled to a cooling pool where<00:31:59.679
• State Park pools.
• A consultant has been selected for pool projects and presented with a prioritized list of park pools
• Barklay's pool project is out to bid. Barklay's pool project is out to bid.
• And we're um we have directed pool money to uh um replace not replace but renovate the pool there at

Keywords: Discussion of SB 126 (2025 RS) 00:05:13 Discussion of HB 16 (2025 RS) 00:15:40 Kentucky Department of Parks – Overview 01:05:06, 958, all

Summary: The committee met jointly for State Government, State and Local Government, and Elections and Constitutional Amendments, approved the minutes from the September 23 meeting, and then took up discussion of Senate Bill 126, a proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the governor’s pardon power. Senator Chris McDaniel said the measure was prompted by concerns over pardons issued in 2019 and would bar pardons for 60 days before a gubernatorial election through the swearing-in of a new governor, leaving the power otherwise intact. Members who spoke generally supported the proposal as a way to increase accountability, and McDaniel said he intended to place it on the 2026 ballot. No vote was taken on the bill during the discussion. The committee then moved to House Bill 16 on water fluoridation. Representative Hart and Senator Greg Elkins said the bill would remove Kentucky’s fluoridation mandate and give local water districts the choice to add fluoride or not. They emphasized that the revised draft also adds immunity language to protect districts from civil litigation regardless of their decision. Dr. Jack Call, a Louisville dentist, presented against fluoridation, arguing that the main dental benefit is topical rather than from drinking water and citing studies and reports he said linked fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children and other health concerns. Cindy Batson, a nurse and parent, also supported the bill and said she had testified on the issue for years. During questions, Senator Rollins raised concerns about fluoride being an industrial byproduct and described fluoridation as forced medication. The discussion remained focused on the bill’s local-control and immunity provisions, with sponsors saying they were not trying to relitigate the broader science but wanted to remove the mandate. The transcript ends while questions and testimony on HB 16 were still underway, and no final committee action is shown.

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• Okay, to address a delinquency in the FACTS Child Care Payment Fund.
• What is the FACTS Child Care Payment Fund? Mr.
• Chair, Representative [ID: member_13502], that's how the agency makes payments.
• It is not for down payment assistance.
• Certain period of time, but they were forgiven for the down payment.

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• President, appropriates just over $5.1 million, which includes payments for three exoneration claims
• and a payment for permanent injuries.
• and a payment for permanent injuries. and a payment for permanent injuries.
• I got convinced to dive into this pool one more time.
• pool one more time. pool one more time.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened under call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took the roll, establishing a quorum. The chamber received a House message announcing passage of Senate File 3720, a workers’ compensation bill adopting 2026 recommendations of the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, and then moved through routine author changes and motions, including sending House File 3825 to the Finance Committee and advancing House File 3298, which was described as funding the removal and replacement of underground tanks to protect water supplies. A major floor item was Senate File 4282, the education forecast-adjustment bill. Senator Kunish explained that the conference committee updated appropriations to reflect forecast changes, added language on highly qualified paraprofessionals for Title I special education, provided tribal contract aid if a permanent school fund amendment passes, allowed districts to use operating capital for utility costs, extended grants for gender-neutral bathrooms, and made two school district fund transfers. The Senate adopted the conference report and passed the bill 34-33. The Senate then considered House File 3489, which would establish a felony offense of grooming, require reporting to licensing boards, update school and mandated reporter rules, and add funding for investigators. Supporters framed it as a child-protection measure based on a survivor’s testimony and a teacher-abuse case; one member also spoke in favor, while another offered a strongly partisan critique of public education. The Senate adopted the A11 amendment, gave the bill third reading, and passed it 66-0, then recessed briefly to honor guests in the gallery. After recess, the Senate took up House File 5074, the annual claims settlement bill. Senator Clark said it appropriates just over $5.1 million for claims including exoneration payments and a permanent injury claim, highlighting compensation for James Lamar Davis, Clayton Douglas Groves, and Marvin Haynes. The bill drew some debate over the Haynes payment and the calculation for an ankle injury claim, but it ultimately passed 64-2. The final item was House File 4074, the 2026 omnibus pension bill, described as improving public safety and other public employee retirement benefits, removing a COLA delay, creating work groups on duty disability, and addressing pension provisions for probation officers, 911 telecommunicators, St. Paul teachers, and other groups; the discussion was underway when the transcript ended.