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• Hernandez, I represent SMG simple management group, the Florida based company with 100 stores and 1100
• We spent a lot of time in many groups in supporting students at Florida Memorial.
• I don't understand why we have blocking out of state attorney general's from representing beneficiaries
• I can't even walk around my block twice without being in some level of discomfort.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• everyone's going to like, as a matter of fact, it helped us come into alignment with a lot of the groups
• The Texas Commercial Airports Association is a group of 16 airports which collectively serve 98% of the
• What they would do, at least in the system, is they actually put a block on the account, but there has
• to be a rationality to get to that block in the software code, which is what you're really asking.

Bills: SB249, SB546, SB744, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1365, SB1366, SB1394, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1745, SB1746, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB1939

Keywords: memorial markers, law enforcement, officer memorials, killed in the line of duty, highway signage, school bus, school district, student transportation, child safety, seat belts, three-point seat belt, two-point seat belt, bus retrofit, bus warranty, Texas Education Agency, TEA, transportation code, school activity bus, multifunction school activity bus, school-chartered bus

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• Great group of folks. Thank you so much. Thank you, gentlemen.
• folklórico group and Abbott Group from Roswell, New Mexico, sitting in the gallery.
• Boy Scout group.
• Speaker, I just wanted to highlight two individuals from the Boy Scout group, or the scouting group here
• Gentleman from Otero, Representative Block. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bills: HB111, HB61, HB43, HB156, HB70, SB3, HB103, HB109, HB128, HB247, HJM2, HJM3, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• something that the logging has always been a little—uh, that's sort of bothered me because the one group
• something that the logging has always been a little—uh, that's sort of bothered me because the one group
• something that the logging has always been a little—uh, that's sort of bothered me because the one group
• sort of bothered me because the<00:16:17.360> the<00:16:17.680> one<00:16:17.920> group
• <00:16:18.079> of<00:16:18.240> whistleblowers<00:16:19.040> that the the one group

Keywords: 1183, house

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• groups groups uh<00:56:07.160> and<00:56:07.360> us<00:56:07.560> put<00:56:07.760
• Secondly, in 2024, I was part of the group.
• And I'm concerned about the impact on that second group.
• And I'm concerned about the impact on that second group.
• becomes insolvent, um that that um group becomes insolvent, um that that um group of<01:51:42.440

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for<00:19:31.039> this<00:19:31.240> bill<00:19:31.559> in the stumbling block
• for this bill in the stumbling block for this bill in years<00:19:32.280> past<00:19:33.280><
• you'd call that group passive aggressive Minnesota<00:46:16.760> I'm<00:46:16.880> not
• Our council is federally funded, governor-appointed, and it’s a group of 25 members.
• made similar these groups have made similar recommendations<01:38:46.480> over<01:38:46.719><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It has been blocked table and pass it.
• And she became like the den mother for our public safety group this year.
• <03:06:01.200> this for uh our public safety group this for uh our public safety group this
• It is an oak tree in the red oak group.
• It is an oak tree in the red oak group.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• These young people face the highest poverty rates of any age group in Minnesota.
• of people and it pays for it by reducing a tax expenditure for another group of people.
• We would want to move the benefits of the child tax credit out to a larger group of people.
• We would want to move the benefits of the child tax credit out to a larger group of people.
• <01:41:43.920> of credit out to a larger group of credit out to a larger group of people<01

Bills: HF1698, HF632, HF1352, HF2197, HF618, HF1248, HF1697

Keywords: property tax, exemption, leased land, public use, commercial property, HF632, Minnesota property tax, conservation easement, conservation restriction, assessed value, property valuation, tax assessment, real property, land conservation, farmland preservation, natural areas, riparian buffer, water quality, water quantity, county assessor

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• <00:16:27.839> for manage a UAS threat working group for manage a UAS threat working group
• Uh, the security folks at the plant are members of our UAS threat working group.
• <00:19:06.240> They've our UAS threat working group.
• They've our UAS threat working group.
• Part of the threat many of those groups.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Okay, we have a motion from Representative Block, a second by Representative Abeda.
• We send a public services psychology group. We do round tables to make sure...
• locations in Africa, Southeast Asia, and all those places, missionary groups have partnered.
• We've partnered with engineering groups and specialized groups to bring affordable systems to these very
• There are a multitude of groups that are addressing the environment. and sustainability.

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• Council and CAFO Permit Working Groups. Council and CAFO Permit Working Groups.
• working group working group >> [cough] >> [cough] >> [cough] >> on<00:29
• CAFO stands for combined animal feeding operations. the stakeholder group. the stakeholder group.
• <00:30:40.480> group keep the stakeholder group group keep the stakeholder group group together
• <00:59:42.760> block.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up Senate Bill 323, suspending the rules to consider it immediately. The bill was described as a broad agricultural measure with committee amendments and fiscal implications, and it was reported favorably by the Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. Members outlined sections dealing with milk market corrections, farm-to-school language, repeal of the obsolete pest control compact, pesticide applicator licensing changes, seed law updates, the Vermont Agricultural Credit Program, hemp regulation, and CAFO-related provisions. The Agriculture committee reported the bill out 7-0-1, and the effective date was described as July 1, 2026, except for the hemp provisions, which would take effect upon passage. Much of the discussion focused on the hemp sections. Supporters said the bill updates Vermont law to reflect federal changes and shifts hemp oversight from the Agency of Agriculture to the Cannabis Control Board. The hemp provisions would create registration and licensing requirements for hemp producers, processors, and certain hemp products; set fees; authorize testing, inspections, stop-sale orders, and administrative penalties; and allow rulemaking on product standards, labeling, insurance, additives, and age restrictions. Speakers said the changes were intended to help Vermont’s hemp industry maintain access to banking, insurance, and interstate commerce while improving consumer safety and regulatory clarity. Other agricultural provisions were also explained in detail. The bill would clarify milk producer hearing rights, update farm-to-school grant/contract language, remove outdated pest-control compact language, and adjust pesticide applicator exam and fee rules, including removing the limit on retakes and eliminating certain government applicator fees. It would also modernize seed labeling and definitions, transfer the Vermont Agricultural Credit Program into a new statutory structure under VEDA, and make conforming cross-reference changes in tax and cannabis fund statutes. The final sections would add a CAFO permit working group and require consultant training for state agencies on CAFO inspections, with those provisions contingent on future funding. Ways and Means noted the bill’s fee changes could affect state revenues, including an estimated hemp-related impact of roughly $10,000 to $90,000, though the exact effect was uncertain.

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• operations at 2:00 in the doing blocking operations at 2:00 in the morning,<00:24:55.520> 30<
• The job itself, being a firefighter, is a Group 1 carcinogen.
• <00:53:54.680> one<00:53:54.840> carcinogen firefighting as a group one carcinogen
• firefighting as a group one carcinogen to<00:53:55.600> humans.
• a group one carcinogen. a group one carcinogen.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This would seem to block out, let's say, a really part-time, uh, either volunteer or really part-time
• out let's say a really block out let's say a really part-time<00:27:36.880> uh<00:27:37.399><
• It's filled out, and you have to show that you either have an existing religious creed, your group of
• c><00:34:51.839> of<00:34:51.960> worshippers<00:34:52.839> and you know your group
• and we went to a ranch to take a group and we went to a ranch where<01:11:15.679> they're<01:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Hegseth failed to notice the group chat.
• <02:30:29.680> It failed to notice the group chat. It failed to notice the group chat.
• It was not for a select group of people.
• <03:10:52.880> of this, we have now a a group of this, we have now a a group of people<03:
• misconstrued by uh environmental groups misconstrued by uh environmental groups and<03:25:46.800

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They have again, not a partisan group.
• Bombardment Group during World War II. Bombardment Group during World War II.
• He also was blocked from buying avoided.
• There's an academic group. So this is in like Nature.
• There's an academic group. So this is in like Nature.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Um, so recently when a group of superintendents got together and they were asked if they were concerned
• a group of superintendents got<00:20:28.559> together<00:20:28.799> and<00:20:29.039><
• In the first block that you'll see, and this is what's the upshot of this bill will do.
• In the first block you see in paving, we have 320 miles of interstate.
• And in the next block, you're going to see in buildings.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We ain't going to run from them, but they ain't going to block us from getting down to the Civic Center
• not too long ago and had Rotary group not too long ago and had very<01:48:15.840> interesting
• Because there are groups of folks who just see it as technology and not caring about who it hurts and
• I always wondered could they make a mask that can block all of that?
• that can block all of that? that can block all of that?

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened, heard a prayer and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the prior journal. The chamber received House messages, including referral of Senate Confirmation 89 for Rex Jones to the Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Funds Management Board, and concurred in Senate Bill 231 after a 30-0 vote. Several local House bills were referred to the Committee on Local Legislation. During personal remarks, Senator Coleman-Madison recognized Women’s History Month and highlighted Alabama native Mary Ellen Jolly and her book, "Accidental Activist," praising women who support the legislature. The Senate then processed committee reports, including favorable reports on multiple Finance and Taxation General Fund bills (SB 143, 144, 145 with substitute, 152, 153, 154, 162, 226 with substitute, and 146 with substitute and one abstention), as well as confirmations for Nancy Sandford, Marty Abrams, and Jim Page to the University of North Alabama Board of Trustees, all of which were confirmed. Committee reports also advanced several county and municipal and local legislation measures, including SB 292, HB 351, HB 141, HB 273, HB 504, HB 488, SB 343, and SB 346. On the floor, SB 333 on class two municipalities passed after adoption of its BIR and committee amendment, and HB 308, a proposed constitutional amendment for Mobile County, passed after the Senate tabled the committee amendment, adopted a substitute amendment by Senator Figures, and approved the certification resolution. SB 334 for Shelby County, SB 339 for Crenshaw County, and HB 507 for Covington County also passed, with certification resolutions adopted where required. The governor returned SB 228 with an executive amendment, and the Senate concurred 33-0. The Rules Committee report set the special order calendar for the next legislative day, listing bills including SB 91, SB 280, SB 181, SB 237, SB 326, SB 255, HB 77, HB 104, HB 110, HB 271, HB 362, HB 332, HB 429, SB 211, HB 125, HB 122, HB 124, SB 140, SB 199, and SB 332. Senator Singleton spoke at length criticizing the handling of minority-sponsored bills and questioning several measures, and after debate the Senate adopted the special order calendar 34-0. SB 91 was then carried over at the call of the chair.

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• I got to serve on that work group as an AWC representative for small cities.
• That's something I think the working group needs to look at as well.
• It was a work group, one. And today you'll hear the second and final presentation.
• And here’s our work group. We worked very closely with our work group members.
• We worked very closely with our work group members.

Summary: The meeting began with introductions from members of the Joint Transportation Committee and a presentation from the Association of Washington Cities and the public works directors of Richland, Kennewick, Pasco, and West Richland. The cities described the Quad Cities region as one of the fastest-growing in the state and outlined shared transportation priorities that align with the committee’s focus on safety, multimodal access, climate resilience, and economic development. They emphasized Vision Zero efforts, complete streets, ADA accessibility, regional trail and bike/pedestrian planning, and coordinated long-range transportation and land-use planning to manage growth. The city officials also discussed major funding and delivery challenges, including rising construction costs, project phasing, pavement preservation, right-of-way acquisition, and delays caused by state and federal permitting and review processes. They highlighted regional cooperation through the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments, Good Roads, and local funding tools such as impact fees, transportation benefit districts, REET, tax increment financing, and state and federal grants. Specific projects discussed included Richland’s SR 240/Aaron Drive complete streets project and downtown connectivity work, Kennewick’s Columbia Center Boulevard improvements and rail study, Pasco’s Court/Road 68, Sylvester Street corridor, I-182 bridge/interchange work, and a new north-south bridge study, and West Richland’s SR 224 Red Mountain corridor project, which officials said was awarded under budget and is scheduled to begin construction. Committee members asked questions about sidewalk connections to schools, state-agency right-of-way timelines, apprenticeship utilization, contractor selection, and whether complete streets requirements add burdens to pavement preservation projects. The city officials said new development is generally meeting sidewalk standards, but older infill areas remain a gap; that state right-of-way transactions can take much longer than expected; that apprenticeship requirements are common but harder for smaller contractors and local labor markets; and that low-bid contracting leaves little room to screen for performance history. They also said complete streets requirements are usually manageable on major projects but can be difficult to absorb in smaller preservation work. The committee then shifted to a JTC-funded study on transit-oriented development, presented by Urban Institute researcher Yona Freemark. The study examined TOD conditions in 33 cities in Snohomish, King, Pierce, Clark, and Spokane counties near rail and bus rapid transit stations. Freemark said Washington’s housing affordability crisis is severe, especially near transit, and found that high-cost cities have seen more development near stations but also signs of gentrification and loss of affordable housing, while lower-cost cities have had less development and worsening affordability relative to income. He identified barriers including high debt costs, land costs, infrastructure costs, zoning and parking rules, and limited subsidies for affordable housing. He recommended more neighborhood infrastructure funding near stations, stronger affordable housing investment, and better use of public land, noting that HB 1491 and related legislation are already changing some local requirements.

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• , and this would be a working group of state entities that complete fiscal notes: how Senate nonpartisan
• , and this would be a working group of state entities that complete fiscal notes: how Senate nonpartisan
• a small group of employees under<01:25:34.719> a<01:25:34.840> certain<01:25:35.119>
• There was a different, uh, an unresponsiveness tone to some groups of us last year.
• of us last year it was very groups of us last year it was very challenging<01:29:39.880> and<

Bills: HF3

Keywords: legislative auditor, reporting, accountability, state finance, executive agency oversight, 1183, house

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• The local agencies also had a broader local agency work group that included a broader set of representatives
• 05.680> workg also had a a broader local agency workg also had a a broader local agency workg group
• :04:06.959> a<00:04:07.280> broader<00:04:07.519> set<00:04:07.680> of group
• that included a broader set of group that included a broader set of representatives.<00:04:09.120>
• that doesn't let me do anything on block that doesn't let me do anything on this<00:40:28.160> or

Bills: HF3131, HF3436, HF3106, HF3241, HF3531

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal