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• And then moving to the next page, you can see the various transfers.
• So there is a change in the active transportation transfer.
• <00:15:48.399> Um<00:15:49.279> so you can see the various transfers.
• Um so you can see the various transfers.
• Uh so you transportation um transfer.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• credit information that is transfer credit information that is placed<00:02:33.680> on<00:02:
• Do you know if that applies to the student transfer reporting by chance? Miss Oliver. Oliver.
• <00:07:11.360> Miss transfer reporting by chance? Miss transfer reporting by chance?
• The current transfer report is a really narrow window to look at transfer.
• The current transfer report is a really narrow window to look at transfer.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• are helpful in essentially taking money coming from the county to the state via intergovernmental transfer
• state via intergovernmental transfer state via intergovernmental transfer being<00:09:15.839>
• And then there's a kind of a different question around intergovernmental transfers, um, and whether or
• whether or not intergovernmental whether or not intergovernmental transfers<00:12:07.600> are
• transfers are transfers are to<00:12:09.360> be<00:12:09.440> phased<00:12:09.760>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Committee to Study Long-Term Managed Care approved the prior meeting minutes as amended after correcting the first paragraph. The chair then outlined the committee’s plan to produce a preliminary report by October 1, with additional meetings to follow, since some questions remain about the federal One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3) and its effects on Medicaid financing and managed care. The main discussion focused on New Hampshire nursing home funding and how ProShare and MQUIP work. Members reviewed Medicaid rates, supplemental payments, intergovernmental transfers, and the role of federal matching funds. The chair and Mr. Litman concluded that OB3’s phase-down of payments above the Medicare rate likely would not directly eliminate ProShare or MQUIP in New Hampshire, but uncertainty remains about intergovernmental transfers and about how these payments would function if the state moved nursing facilities into managed care. Mr. Litman said managed care would likely require waivers for supplemental payments, and Texas was cited as an example of a state operating under such waivers. The committee also discussed dual eligibles, DNIP, PACE, and the possibility of carving out HCBS from nursing facility services. DHS said its managed care contract would allow the state to use MCOs for DNIP, with the goal of better coordination between Medicaid and Medicare, while PACE would likely require more study and might be more feasible in populated counties. Members also reviewed OB3’s new presumptive eligibility provisions and a state waiver request modeled on Washington’s approach, plus a separate grant for transitioning people from facilities back to the community. The rural health transformation fund was discussed as a possible source for workforce, telehealth, mobile integrated health, and other support investments, but not for direct construction or major building renovation. County representatives emphasized that any county role in PACE or DNIP would require significant vetting, infrastructure, capital investment, and a realistic timeline. The meeting ended with the chair saying the draft report would outline issues and possible alternatives, but not recommendations yet, and the committee adjourned without taking further action.

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• A transfer fee would help provide local resources for local housing projects. Thank you.
• It's why one of the most crucial tools we need is a real estate transfer fee.
• First and foremost, we need the local option transfer fee.
• We also support the real estate transfer fee. We strongly support that fee.
• We are supporters of the real estate transfer fee.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held its second introductory hearing to frame the session’s housing agenda. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty described the hearing as a chance to hear a wide range of perspectives on Massachusetts’ housing crisis, including underbuilding, zoning and permitting barriers, rising costs, and the need for both state and local action. The committee heard from court, municipal, advocacy, and regional housing leaders, with recurring themes of increasing supply, preserving existing housing, preventing displacement, and expanding resources for renters and homeowners. Chief Justice Diana Horan of the Housing Court said the court is handling more than 40,000 new filings annually with only 15 judges, and estimated the court would need about 21 judges to meet demand. She described complications from RAFT-related stays, mental health and guardianship issues, aging housing stock, and the new eviction sealing law, which she said was being implemented smoothly but may require additional resources if filings continue to rise. The Massachusetts Municipal Association and MAPC emphasized that municipalities need flexibility, funding, and better tools such as MassWorks, Housing Works, H-DIP, 40R reforms, inclusionary zoning changes, and a local option transfer fee; they also said local control concerns and long permitting timelines remain major barriers. MAPC and others stressed that supply growth alone will not solve the crisis and urged continued support for subsidized housing, access to counsel, and modular/off-site construction. Advocates and housing providers focused on displacement, preservation, and tenant protections. Homes for All Massachusetts and Mass Law Reform Institute called for rent stabilization, stronger tenant protections, foreclosure prevention, elimination of junk fees, continued funding for RAFT and HomeBASE, and expanded access to counsel. Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants said the state needs far more extremely low-income housing, more operating subsidy, and major investment to repair public housing, while also supporting tenant technical assistance during redevelopment. Franklin County’s housing authority warned that rural communities are being left out of many state programs and asked for a rural LIHTC set-aside, a permanent rural credit boost, and a review of housing choice programs. A Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation researcher presented findings that communities that add housing generally see stronger municipal finances, and that housing growth can improve property tax and state aid outcomes. Seasonal community representatives from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket described extreme affordability pressures and the need for tailored tools. Nantucket’s housing trust chair said the island has made progress through local funding, inclusionary zoning, and deed-restricted units, but still needs a real estate transfer fee and faster ways to preserve year-round housing. Across the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly returned to the need for a mix of production, preservation, tenant protections, and local flexibility, rather than relying on any single policy solution.

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• amendment to delay the date of transfer amendment to delay the date of transfer and<00:53:49.760
• , some of the risk is transferred, all of the risk is transferred, or none of the risk is transferred
• . transferred. transferred.
• Um, Health Trust has characterized the issue as a transfer of risk, but it's really not a transfer.
• > transfer.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee continued work on Senate Bill 297 and a new amendment dealing with pooled risk management programs and whether they should be regulated under the insurance department. Lisa Duket, executive director of SchoolCare, testified at length that the draft language could allow co-mingling of public entity risk funds, could trigger producer-licensing requirements for staff who are not actually brokers, and may not fit public entity risk pools because they are not insurance companies. She also raised concerns about the March 1 reporting deadline, the proposed uniform accounting language, aggregate excess insurance, examination costs being charged to the program, and confidentiality provisions that she argued may conflict with right-to-know principles for public entities. She urged the committee to slow down and consider a study committee or more time for review, saying the regulated entities were not adequately involved in drafting the proposal. Chairman Hunt and the department responded that the bill is intended to create a licensure-based regulatory model, similar to other licensed industries, and that the pooled risk management program would be exempt from producer licensing while anyone else selling or negotiating such coverage would need a producer license. The department said failure to comply would be handled through an administrative licensing process, with denial or nonrenewal of a license and appeal through the department process. On the reporting deadline, the department said March 1 is a standard filing date used for financial analysis and that the filing can be the most recent annual report, regardless of fiscal year end. They also explained that the confidentiality language was taken from existing RSA 5B, that aggregate excess insurance was included as a solvency measure, and that the draft was intended to preserve familiar language while adapting it for pooled risk programs. The discussion did not include a final vote or formal action on the bill in the portion provided. The committee appeared to be compiling follow-up questions for the insurance department and considering whether additional revisions or a slower process would be needed before moving the bill forward.

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• Federal and state laws governing firearm transfers and transactions. 2.
• The number of firearms sold or transferred, listed by make and model of the firearm. 2.
• The number of firearms sold or transferred listed by make and model of the firearm.
• Madam President, so that is the case of any transfer of any firearm today.
• I did not sell or transfer or give my legally purchased firearm to that criminal.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And of course, the cryptocrats, you have this peer-to-peer transference. you have this peer-to-peer transference
• transfer it to a terrorist organization. transfer it to a terrorist organization.
• What allowed peer-to-peer transfers.
• Just transfer your money like you please.
• I am opposed to transference of money.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, May 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• That repeals an annual transfer of $450,000 from the General Fund to the Housing Support Account for
• <00:09:07.760> from Account and it's an annual transfer from Account and it's an annual transfer
• <00:09:50.320> of That uh repeals an annual transfer of That uh repeals an annual transfer
• eliminating that transfer. eliminating that transfer.
• remainder transferred to the general<00:31:43.560> fund.

Bills: HF2783, HF2603, HF2846, HF2354, HF1836, HF2713, HF1198, HF1389

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• on how funds are being transferred on how funds are being transferred between<00:36:46.800> uh
• Director, in terms of the new system that you're talking about, would it show the transfer, and is it
• So, yeah, so my—I mean, I love transparency, but my concern is the preventing of transferring of funds
• positions budgeted, but in the meantime, in order to get the work done, they're going to need to transfer
• <00:39:44.520> of is the preventing of transferring of is the preventing of transferring of

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee met on February 4, 2025, for decision making on previously heard measures, then later held hearings on additional bills. Early action focused on several measures that were amended and advanced, including SB 161 on state project exemptions from county permitting, which was heavily revised to allow programmatic or project-specific agreements with counties, require public reporting of exempted projects, and create a working group to study broader permitting and construction coordination issues. The committee also advanced SB 635 on energy efficiency with changes shifting survey leadership to the Hawaii State Energy Office, SB 700 on resilience hubs after narrowing it to focus on emergency-service-capable hubs and removing distributed energy language, SB 869 on community outreach boards with a technical amendment, SB 1081 on a legislative budget office by converting it to a feasibility study, SB 711 on gubernatorial appointments with a salary threshold change, SB 405 on neighborhood board agendas with a committee-report note about OIP concerns, SB 381 with privacy issues deferred to Judiciary, SB 2 as a two-year pilot for fruit tree planting in selected districts, SB 239 on disaster preparedness with sheltering revisions, and SB 998 as introduced with a cost estimate for site selection work. Several measures were deferred or not advanced, including SB 615, which was deferred indefinitely, SB 1132, which the chair said would be set aside in favor of another childcare bill, and SB 111, which was not taken up further because of confusion during an earlier hearing. During the later hearing portion, SB 1175 on procurement drew testimony from the State Procurement Office, which supported the bill but corrected its estimated database revision cost from $7,500 to $30,000; the Department of Transportation also appeared, while the General Contractors Association submitted opposition. Committee members questioned whether the past-performance database should include more detailed quality information and whether a one-year post-completion review would be useful, but no amendment was adopted at that time. SB 1587 on retainage received written support from the Subcontractors Association of Hawaii and no opposition in the room. SB 1543 on government accountability, which would require justification for outside consultants and cap consultant spending, drew opposition from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii, which argued it could slow procurement, reduce flexibility, and worsen delays given existing vacancies and limited in-house expertise. The Public First Law Center supported the related transparency bill discussed in the hearing, arguing it would close a loophole by making contractor-created records used in government functions subject to disclosure under UIPA, while the Attorney General’s office opposed it. The transcript ends with that testimony still underway, and no final vote is shown for the later hearing bills.

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• And it's composed of basically three different revenue sources: general fund revenue, other transfers
• And that other transfers, there's an issue here that we always just talk about briefly.
• The two pieces are identifying transfers that are made to both the Locational Rehabilitation Division
• Without the Part B funds, we won't be able to continue to support that program income transfer.
• The last fiscal year that was over 95 cases that we had to transfer.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Open the executive session on Senate Bill 97FN, relative to intradistrict public school transfers, and
• This really does not apply to an intradistrict transfer request.
• If I may, it's never come to the school board for request for a transfer of movement.
• If I may, it's never come to the school board for request for a transfer of movement.
• If I may, it's never come to the school board for a request for a transfer of movement.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 34, concerning parental consent for student participation in the Medicaid-to-schools program. Members said they were not comfortable with a suggested amendment and wanted more information from Health and Human Services about how the program and billing work. On motion by Representative Noble, seconded by Representative Freeman, the committee voted unanimously to retain the bill, 18-0. The committee then considered Senate Bill 102, which would make informational materials about type 1 diabetes available on the Department of Education website. Supporters said the bill could help parents and teachers recognize warning signs early and could be life-saving in some cases. Opponents argued the material belonged on the Health and Human Services website rather than the DOE site, and some suggested a narrower link-only approach. After discussion, the committee voted 13-5 to ought to pass, with a minority report requested. The final major item was Senate Bill 97FN on intradistrict public school transfers. The committee first adopted an amendment that incorporated provisions from House Bill 68, required superintendents to approve best-interest transfer requests unless they failed to meet requirements, and revised language on capacity and accommodation. Supporters said the changes would help students, including those facing bullying, while opponents raised concerns about local control, capacity, and fairness to families who can transport children. The amendment passed 10-8, and the bill as amended also passed 10-8, with a minority report requested. The chair then announced the next meetings would be on the 21st and 27th, and reminded members to watch the Senate calendar.

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• Or is it, as you describe the electronic worksheet, is it on a set form that is transferred to you so
• The transfer is scheduled for June 18th this year, so we have a couple of months left.
• Additionally, the language includes the change that a voluntary consent to transfer requirement from
• This change will ensure that the costs associated with interstate supervision transfers are equitably
• It's electronically transferred back here after it's scanned and then printed here. Mr.

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• Those were transferred because the appropriation...
• Senator, get the authority to transfer money around to the budget? Is there a special law?
• The correct, yes, you did a $150 million transfer last session.
• And that's the section of our transfer of authority. That's Mr. Chairman, Senator.
• So I would expect some downward revision if they needed this transfer. Okay, thank you.

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• Is it a million dollars in there that the transfers also from the Waterworks Construction Fund?
• It changed from 'distributed' to 'transfer.'
• It just changed the words from 'distributed' to 'transfer.' And thank you for that.
• money from another fund that would be used in that fund but for the fact that we're transferring it?
• money from another fund that would be used in that fund but for the fact that we're transferring it.

Bills: SB193

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, 996, all

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• House Bill 8 creates and transfers 300 million to the Major Capital Projects Fund and sets priorities
• It's simply a transfer from the general fund to the major capital projects fund for appropriation by
• Without that 300 Million fund, you can't make the 150 million transfer.
• So we need this bill to pass to have the 300 Million transfer correct, Mr. Chair?
• I propose to amend House Bill 8 on page 1, lines 15 and 16, striking making a transfer from the general

Keywords: 996, all

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• These are the divisions and teams within DHS that would not transfer to the OIG.
• <00:31:04.399> to<00:31:04.559> the would not transfer to the would not transfer to
• Page 18, line 25, this section is an exception; those positions are not transferring to the OIG.
• uh the the actual things won't transfer uh the the actual things won't transfer until<00:53:23.319
• , am I correct, or is it getting transferred?

Bills: HF1, HF1384

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• formul allowance um and that transfer formul allowance um and that transfer also<00:18:07.679>
• In some ways, that transfer has had a similar effect to the transfer I mentioned at the top of the presentation
• from and the program you're transferring to.
• In some ways, that transfer has had a similar effect to the transfer I mentioned at the top of the presentation
• from and the program you're transferring from and the program you're you're<00:32:44.279> transferring

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Therefore, there's no transfer tax due when it would be a normal property transfer under state law.
• So there's no property transfer tax due.
• there is no transfer that's made. there is no transfer that's made.
• > tax<00:14:45.600> due Therefore, there's no transfer tax due Therefore, there's no transfer
• transfer under state law. transfer under state law.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• . transfers. transfers.
• transfer to the county. transfer to the county.
• > the<02:08:15.040> functions the legislature transfer the functions the legislature transfer
• Um we believe this creates a transfer.
• >> is this public school transfer? >> is this public school transfer?

Bills: HB1739, HB1741, HB2606, HB2362, HB2608, HB2294, HB2431, HB2375, HB2582, HB2585, HB2231, HB1601, HB2424, HB1956

Keywords: transit-oriented development, zoning, land use, urban planning, density, local governance, housing, inclusionary zoning, inclusionary mandate, affordable housing, below-market-rate housing, inclusionary housing, development exaction, impact fee, housing affordability impact fee, needs assessment study, financial feasibility, rough proportionality, essential nexus, county ordinance

Summary: The committee on Water and Land met on February 19, 2026, and the chair opened by emphasizing strict time limits and that all bills would be deferred if the agenda was not completed before the noon session. The first major measure discussed was HB 1739 HD1, which would preempt county land-use authority in transit-oriented development areas. The Department of Planning supported the bill, saying it could promote state-funded TOD and infrastructure, while the city and county’s position was raised in questioning. Unite Here Local 5 opposed the bill, arguing it would strip counties of self-determination, disrupt state-county policy collaboration, and remove a check on unrestrained development. Committee members pressed the supporters on whether the bill was really about higher density and whether it would override local zoning and sustainability concerns. The committee then heard testimony on HB 1741 HD1, a housing bill described by supporters as reducing inclusionary housing mandates and increasing supply. Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued affordability mandates reduce overall housing production and raise market-rate prices, while a Zoom testifier said the bill would improve housing stability, health, and community outcomes for working families, kupuna, and young residents. Members asked about the bill’s needs assessment and who would conduct it, with a witness saying the counties would likely contract it out but that the bill did not clearly specify the reviewer. HB 2668 HD1, dealing with water heating systems, drew testimony from the Hawaii State Energy Office and industry representatives. Supporters generally backed adding heat pumps to the law, but one solar-water-heater industry witness asked for amendments to remove or extend the current 15-year statutory life limit for solar water heaters and to update outdated standards and variance rules. A Kauaʻi Climate Action Coalition witness opposed the existing solar-only structure, arguing heat pump water heaters are cheaper, align with climate goals, and should be allowed without a variance. The Energy Office said the current law already allows variances in some cases, suggested adding high-efficiency heat pump water heaters to the exemption, and said the 15-year figure may be too short, with 18 years mentioned as a possible alternative. The committee also briefly moved through several other bills, including HB 2606 HD1 on off-site construction and HB 2362 HD1 on housing, with no notable testimony or action recorded in the excerpt.

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• create an entire structure and put it in under terms that everybody is okay with right now and then incrementally

Keywords: 981, all