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Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University System of New Hampshire chancellor on the system’s budget, enrollment, finances, workforce role, and response to federal policy changes. The chancellor said the governor’s recommended budget would reduce university system funding by about $16.5 million over the biennium, or roughly 8.3%, and asked that state funding be held at the governor’s level. She described planned cost reductions already underway, including lower headcount, reduced benefits and retirement contributions, property sales, and lease reductions, and said the system expects to remove about $20 million from its cost structure in fiscal year 2026. A large portion of the discussion focused on enrollment and finances. The chancellor said fall 2024 enrollment was about 23,000, with New Hampshire enrollment increasing for the first time since 2013, and noted that the system remains a major workforce pipeline, with about 3,000 graduates entering the state workforce each year. She explained that net tuition has fallen over time because of declining enrollment and increased financial aid, while research grants and contracts have grown significantly. She also walked through endowment funding, explaining that payouts are based on a 12-quarter rolling average and are intentionally smoothed to reduce volatility; members asked for follow-up information on payout comparisons, administrative salaries, headcounts, and compensation per student. Members questioned the university about the relationship between state support, tuition, endowments, and research spending. The chancellor said the system has used state capital support to leverage major investments, including the UNH Life Sciences building, Plymouth’s Hyde Hall, and the Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center, and described partnerships with businesses such as Lonza and regional manufacturers. She also explained a long-running New Hampshire 529-related revenue stream that has built endowment support for scholarships, and said the system’s endowment now totals about $988 million. In response to questions about possible cuts, she said the system is considering academic program sharing, consolidation of specialties, online delivery, AI-assisted administrative efficiencies, and footprint reductions, but declined to name specific programs. The committee also discussed DEI-related issues and federal grants. The chancellor said the system is reviewing executive orders and a U.S. Department of Education Dear Colleague letter, and that general counsel is working through websites, programs, and more than 1,200 federal grants to ensure compliance. She said the system spends about $3 million on what it calls DEI-related offices and services, but emphasized that these services include disability support, veteran support, Title IX, ADA, and employment-law compliance, and that the system does not have race-based programs, separate housing, or separate graduation ceremonies. She reported that the system had received stop-work orders on four federal grants totaling about $700,000 and warned that reductions in federal direct or indirect costs could affect research, jobs, and innovation.

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• If we go to 116 here, I have with me two great Americans: General Aguilar, our Adjutant General, and
• **General Aguilar** [ID: member_13996] touched upon this.
• As a general officer, I get a bunch of other days.
• Thank you so much, General. All right.
• Thank you so much, General.

Bills: SB97, SB55, SB40, SB38, SB120, SB113, SB116, SB117, SB118

Keywords: tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance

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• Turns out if you use AI improperly, it will tell you it's six months, and it's important that voters
• Turns out if you use AI improperly, it will tell you it's six months.
• There is accompanying this bill a general fund appropriation of just over $550,000.
• There is accompanying this bill a general fund appropriation of just over $550,000.
• Thompson with the Office of Attorney General here.

Bills: AB568, SB90, SB133, SB147, SB229, SB233, SB240, SB245, SB280, SB378, SB393, SB417, SB434, SB494, SB495, AB62, SB104, SB119, SB132, SB193, SB262, SB422, SB431, SB435, SB468, SB503

Keywords: higher education, Nevada System of Higher Education, operational expenses, instructional expenses, public funding, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel, civics education, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, funding, youth programs, civic involvement, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas Valley, regional planning, economic resiliency

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• Every student generates units depending on the level at which they're in school.
• A full-day kindergarten student generates 1.44 units.
• Students generate less funding.
• You'll see that grades 7 through 12 currently generate 1.25 units.
• However, school districts generally aren't aware of how much money those students are generating in the

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• To be honest and frank about this issue, fentanyl, opioids in general, and specifically fentanyl continue
• To be honest and frank about this issue, fentanyl, opioids in general, and specifically fentanyl continue
• To be honest and frank about this issue, fentanyl, opioids in general, and specifically fentanyl continue
• but with a modern twist they're using AI but with a modern twist they're using AI to<00:52:36.079
• I mean, that's the general rule.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, how about just general supply and demand issues?
• and your computer without having any actual actors, or use past actors, um, pictures, and then use AI
• then use AI to create your own movie. then use AI to create your own movie.
• It's being done through AI. Um, my son just put one together, and it was him and his computer.
• some work as a general assembly in voiding<01:24:21.040> those<01:24:21.280> types<01:

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House met with 125 members present and began with the pledge, prayer, and opening formalities. Two House resolutions were presented and adopted by voice vote: one honoring the pioneering women of the Maryland State Police and State Fire Marshal’s Office during Women’s History Month, and another recognizing the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Infant and Childhood Loss on its 50th anniversary. Both resolutions highlighted the honorees’ service and contributions, and the clerk read each resolution into the record. The chamber then received Senate bills introduced in the House, including Senate Bill 6 and Senate Bill 551, which were read the first time and referred to committee without objection. The House also took up multiple committee reports, largely adopting favorable reports and ordering bills printed for third reading. Measures advanced included bills on residential real estate contract contingencies, Maryland data privacy, local alcoholic beverages licenses and fees in several counties, county salary study commission membership, sheriff and municipal enforcement matters, estates, health occupations background checks, school book fair tax exemptions, school board compensation and voting, and a Calvert County medical center bill. Several bills were amended before advancing. House Bill 443 on Prince George’s County small event center alcohol licensing received a capacity-related amendment; House Bill 348 on Baltimore City alcohol license extension received a technical amendment and a change expanding coverage to transfers of ownership before July 1, 2029; House Bill 682 changed a license classification from Class C to Class GC; House Bill 405 on EV recharging equipment in condo/HOA documents was amended to clarify budget treatment; and House Bill 895 on dynamic pricing and predatory pricing received amendments clarifying definitions, disclosures, and enforcement. After extended discussion of HB 895, including questions about whether it bans dynamic pricing for food, how it treats discounts and loyalty programs, and whether supply-and-demand pricing changes are affected, the House agreed to special order the bill until later in the day.

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• that time is rarely on the side of pancreatic cancer patients and their families, we implore the General
• So with the engagement part of it, it was mostly AIS and our community partners.
• So with the engagement part of it, it was mostly AIS and our community partners.
• So it matters to hear your story, and I really appreciate you being generous enough with us to share
• Also really glad that there are a number of bills that we generally support about menstrual products

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on environmental health, disease prevention, and access to care. Major topics included restricting polystyrene use, creating a pancreatic cancer awareness and early-detection initiative, improving indoor air quality through a task force and new regulations, expanding access to epinephrine in public places, improving access to health care for people with long COVID, creating an OBGYN loan repayment program for underserved areas, expanding access to hygiene products, modernizing licensure for dietitians and nutritionists, updating school postural screening requirements, and restricting harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Several legislators also testified in support of their own bills, including measures on menstrual product access and ingredient disclosure, and surgical smoke protections. Testimony on the polystyrene bill emphasized local municipal bans and the need to reduce plastic pollution. Pancreatic cancer advocates and patients described the disease’s low survival rate, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the need for an awareness campaign and implementation of commission recommendations. Indoor air quality supporters from environmental justice groups, public health organizations, and residents described asthma, mold, pollution, and the need for a task force with technical expertise; some witnesses urged adding remediation professionals to the task force. On epinephrine access, family members of a man who died after a bee sting and an allergy organization stressed that anaphylaxis can be sudden and fatal and that stock epinephrine in public venues could save lives. Long COVID advocates said the condition affects hundreds of thousands of residents and called for better surveillance and access to care, with a request to include MECFS in the bills’ scope. Other testimony focused on workforce and equity issues. Supporters of the OBGYN loan repayment bill said it would help address maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. Hope and Comfort described widespread hygiene insecurity and a long waiting list for basic products, urging a task force to study statewide solutions. Dietitians and nutritionists supported modernization of licensure to clarify standards for medical nutrition therapy while allowing broader wellness counseling. School nurses backed reducing mandatory postural screenings, arguing the current law is not evidence-based, is not reimbursed by MassHealth, and takes time from other student health needs. On the supplement bill, the industry trade group opposed restrictions as overbroad and burdensome, while a public health expert cited research linking weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to serious harms and urged passage. The committee also heard support for menstrual product access and surgical smoke protections, with legislators and advocates describing those bills as longstanding priorities.

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• And I hope the Supreme Court does take notice of our state because our Attorney General and also our
• It's a simple guardrail provision that will incentivize companies that are benefiting from AI to also
• prevent that same eye from. same AI from causing harm.
• CEQA is required. already on the general plan, on area plans, on specific plans.
• It helps me address my children and their generation giving more opportunities for housing.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But if we can show the general public that we feel this is important enough to create this subcommittee
• of the work that we do here that can actually be reported in there, not just for us, but also for general
• We have inspectors general in various departments that I think that's the function of those folks.
• And that's true of the evaluation work in general.
• somebody in or have maybe some additional counsel. on things like broadband, cybersecurity, quantum, and AI

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• There being 3 ays and 2 nays, the motion does not prevail. Let's go. let's get the rest of these.
• validating language is required in order for the district to issue bonds as approved by the Attorney General
• Through our work, we have generated billions of dollars in additional assessed value.
• We generally only do around the boundaries for the right of ways that are touching.
• for construction, and most of the agencies I work with have a process in place that follows these general

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• veterans service organization, will be made criminals based on our use of electronic machines, which generate
• We recently held a raffle for a generator, which was used to help raise funds for those— We recently
• held a raffle for a generator, which was used to help raise funds for those veterans who may be in need
• We're a group of multi-generational business owners that supply a lot of devices that are in your local
• It protects officers from AI surveillance that could be misused for discipline and creates serious consequences

Summary: The Budget Committee met with a quorum and considered eight bills. The first major item, House Bill 1467 on gambling, drew extensive debate and strong opposition from veterans organizations and related groups, who warned the bill’s language could unintentionally criminalize raffles and gaming machines used by American Legion and VFW posts for charitable fundraising. The sponsor said the bill would strengthen gambling penalties, authorize fantasy sports contests, preempt local enforcement, and require more reporting on illegal gambling, and he said he was open to amendments later. Despite concerns from several members about unintended consequences and local preemption, the committee passed the bill favorably on a roll call vote. The committee then heard and passed House Bill 711, creating a statewide “spectrum alert” for missing autistic children and requiring FDLE training for law enforcement; House Bill 1335, allowing Medicaid coverage for blood-based colorectal cancer screening; House Bill 843, making clarifying changes to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trust funds; House Bill 1371, strengthening protections for law enforcement and first responders, including penalties for attacks on officers and measures related to false reports and blood-borne pathogen exposure; House Bill 1405, revising youth prevention services for status offenders; House Bill 1053, updating FDLE-related statutes and adding support for retired police dogs; and House Bill 751, expanding health insurance protections for law enforcement and their families after catastrophic injury or death and clarifying fraud penalties. Several bills were amended before passage, including HB 1371, which adopted an amendment removing a section to avoid fiscal impact, and HB 1053, which removed proposed changes to the capital complex definition. Most measures received supportive testimony from law enforcement, health, or advocacy groups and passed with little opposition. The committee concluded by reporting all of the listed bills favorably and then adjourned.

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• my employees at our hospital ... have found my employees at our hospital to be some of the most generous
• So therefore, this is both a split credit with the general fund and the education trust fund.
• So the $20 million cap is $10 million out of the ETF and the other would come out of the general fund
• A story came out in the Yellow Hammer yesterday that the state of Alabama has an AI course that nobody's
• In the morning, our kids go if they need an English class, a foreign language, or a general high school

Bills: SB1, HB176, HB86, SB1, HB176, HB86

Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, HB176, Alabama sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax exemption, optical aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses, prescription glasses, vision care, optometrist, ophthalmologist, optician, medical devices, local option tax exemption

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• exclusion, and the denial of opportunities to build generational wealth and financial security.
• The products allowed here are federally reviewed, state regulated, and generate tax revenue.
• Private companies are generating hundreds of millions in annual revenue.
• These are high-frequency, fast-moving productions that generate... ...rapid pace.
• So I also want to apply the AI guardrails that are contained in this measure. And thank you.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• You read that at the beginning when you talked about the Attorney General.” “No, I didn't.
• You just said the attorney general. So I'm talking about the consequences of this bill, Mr.
• As was explained, $7 million that would be funded by the state general fund.
• The services, general health needs, and whatnot.
• Aside from the general privacy concerns and the great government overreach that I would not...

Bills: SB1232, SB1421, SB1505, SB1511, SB1520, SB1803

Keywords: outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting, undocumented immigrants, financial services, identification requirements, loans, foreign remittances, transitional housing, military, veterans, grant program, supportive services, SB1511, commercial driver license, CDL, nondomiciled CDL, nondomiciled commercial driver license

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1803, which would regulate non-accredited assistance with veterans’ benefits claims by requiring disclosures, fee limits, written agreements, and Attorney General enforcement. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill creates needed guardrails against predatory actors while preserving veterans’ choice to use free or paid help. Opponents, including the VFW and American Legion, said the bill still conflicts with federal accreditation rules and should require accreditation rather than create a separate state framework; a VA-accredited attorney also raised preemption and unauthorized-practice concerns. After extensive testimony, the committee adopted an amendment and advanced SB 1803 on a 5-2 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1232, a strike-everything amendment dealing with outdoor advertising signs in a military compatibility overlay area near Luke Air Force Base. The bill was presented as a narrow fix for a property owner whose billboard permit had been denied because of zoning technicalities, with testimony that ADOT, the county, and the base had been involved and did not oppose the clarification. Some members expressed concern about whether the measure was too tailored and about ADOT’s absence, but the bill was amended and passed 4-3, with several members reserving the right to change their votes on the floor. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1511, which would prohibit operating a commercial motor vehicle in Arizona without proof of lawful presence and authorize impoundment of the vehicle and cargo if the operator cannot provide it. The sponsor framed the bill as a public-safety and liability measure tied to commercial trucking, citing concerns about accidents, contraband, and shell companies. The transcript ends during the presentation of SB 1511, before any vote or final action on that bill.

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• Creating the beyond-ready generation has really changed my life.
• Our second goal is to continue empowering a beyond-ready generation for work and life.
• This is also about the next generation of agriculture and a new age of discovery.
• This is also about the next generation of agriculture and a new age of discovery.
• The next generation of agriculturalists are up for the challenge.

Summary: The Agriculture Committee took up SB 806, the consumer and agricultural equipment right-to-repair bill by Senator Trumbull. Trumbull said the measure would expand repair options for portable wireless devices and farm equipment while protecting trade secrets. The committee adopted two amendments: one clarifying the bill does not apply to motor vehicles, and a technical staff amendment. Testimony was mixed: an Everglades Equipment representative opposed the bill, warning it could weaken local dealer support, reduce parts inventory, and increase downtime for farmers; the Consumer Technology Association also opposed the bill in its current form, citing concerns about a patchwork of state repair laws, private lawsuits, and inconsistent standards. The bill was reported favorably as CS for SB 806 by a roll call vote of 4-0, with Senator Rouson not voting. The committee then heard a presentation from Florida 4-H state officers Timmy Hawes, Summer Wayne, and Taylor Thigpin. They described 4-H as a youth development organization focused on citizenship and leadership, agriculture, STEM, and healthy living, serving more than 216,000 youth statewide. They highlighted personal stories about how 4-H built confidence, leadership, and entrepreneurship skills, and they outlined goals to grow participation to 300,000 youth and to invest in 4-H camps, especially Camp Cherry Lake and Camp Timpoochee, as year-round learning sites. Senators praised the program and asked questions about how youth get involved and what drives participation. Florida FFA state officers Hope Storder and Isabel Jenkins then presented on agricultural education and FFA. They explained FFA’s three-part model of classroom instruction, supervised agricultural experience, and leadership development, and noted that Florida now has more than 65,000 FFA members and that state funding has allowed all agricultural education students to participate at no cost. They emphasized agriculture’s role in feeding a growing population and discussed how technology, innovation, and urban agriculture can help meet future production needs. Senators commended the organization’s work and its role in preparing future leaders and agricultural professionals. At the end of the meeting, Senator Burton requested a group photo with the students, and the committee agreed.

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• General Counsel of the Texas Animal Health Commission, Dr.
• The producers or the general public can reach out to us for assistance.
• We do have a general New World Screwworm informational document that provides general Screwworm background
• I think there are some in the general public that believe that.
• To safeguarding Texas livestock today and for the generations to come. Thank you, ma'am.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• That is, in the event that the state does not have the money to fund our other general obligations.
• But generally, we believe that our vacancy rate is consistent with our peers and that our recruitment
• And so what this does is it appropriates $2 million from the general fund.
• that the fifth generation lives.
• And, as an aside, I'm a fourth-generation New Mexican.

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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• Texas has discriminated against voters of color for generations.
• This district and the Houston community in general is so welcoming.
• nurse who lived through Jim Crow, the poll tax, and Generation Z.
• I'm a fourth generation Texan and a native Houstonian of nearly 41 years.
• My husband is a fifth generation Houstonian.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Under tab A is just a general description of our program, uh, just reference in case you ever need that
• Under tab A is just a general description of our program, uh, just reference in case you ever need that
• You know, on your AI deals currently, they've designed closed systems so there is no water.
• You know, on<01:20:01.440> your<01:20:01.679> AI<01:20:02.159> deals<01:20:02.800
• > currently,<01:20:03.920> they've on your AI deals currently, they've on your AI deals

Bills: SF0050, SF0068, SF0084, HB0087, HB0029, HB0061, HB0090

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, irrigation, water management, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, water development

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• Senate Bill 540-FN, relative to plug-in solar generation systems.
• generation systems. generation systems.
• colleges have established general colleges have established general education<01:03:59.520> requirements
• to retain year-end unassigned general to retain year-end unassigned general funds<04:17:14.720><
• Thank you, Madame President. general funds to be matched with federal general funds to be matched with

Keywords: 1191, senate, all