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• She collaborates with student leaders to organize the annual Secondary Student Conference and Student
• She collaborates across the islands.
• She collaborates with<00:04:32.640> student<00:04:33.080> leaders<00:04:33.600> to

Bills: HB1166, HB389, HB644, HB1509, HB1692, HB1842, HB1878, HB1926, HB1949, HB2116, HB2581

Keywords: HB1166, automated speed enforcement, speed cameras, traffic enforcement, road safety, traffic safety, Department of Transportation, state highway fund, special fund, appropriation, fiscal year 2026-2027, camera enforcement, speeding citations, automated traffic enforcement, highway safety, HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS

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• coordinate communication with the tribe, provide technical assistance to the tribe, and support collaboration
• coordinate communication with the tribe, provide technical assistance to the tribe, and support collaboration
• with the Try. communication with the tribe, provide technical assistance to the tribe and support collaboration

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard a long series of Senate bills, mostly on third-read consent, covering education, public safety, health, courts, labor, and water. Several bills were briefly explained and then pulled from consent for further discussion, including measures on public records review standards (SB 1078), sexually explicit materials in schools/libraries (SB 1435 and SB 1567), burial costs in death cases (SB 1135), military flags in HOAs/COAs (SB 1184), court-ordered treatment guardianship (SB 1243), standardized state hiring (SB 1665), released-time religious instruction (SB 1741), firearm safety instruction in schools (SB 1424), student participation in extracurriculars after certain convictions (SB 1475), Celebrate Freedom Week (SB 1572), federal scholarship-granting organizations/vouchers (SB 1142), immigration-related arrest notifications (SB 1055), defamation standards (SB 1099), peace officer certification for military police veterans (SB 1107), mandatory reporting of child abuse/neglect directly to DCS (SB 1127), attorney licensing and discipline issues (SB 1148 and SB 1039), concealed weapons on college campuses (SB 1068), and firearm muffling devices/silencers (SB 1069). Members also raised constitutional, policy, and school-safety concerns on several of these bills, while supporters emphasized alternative pathways for students, veterans, and workers, and tighter reporting or licensing rules. Other bills were described without extended debate, including claims against the state for unpaid contracted services (SB 1097), workers’ compensation death benefits for surviving spouses who remarry (SB 1136), burial expense increases (SB 1135), state agency web pages for internal guidance (SB 1586), court-ordered treatment procedures and service of process in mental health cases (SB 1113), medical examiner authorization (SB 1123), tribal MOUs with DCS (SB 1125), controlled-substance scheduling conformity with federal classifications (SB 1188), EMT personal information protections (SB 1193), mammography notice updates (SB 1318), assisted-living referral disclosures (SB 1477), accommodation school GED instruction for 11th graders and students over 16 (SB 1166), credit enhancement board continuation (SB 1422), school district and charter school obligations related to religious release time (SB 1741), school firearm safety instruction (SB 1424), and school civics/freedom-week instruction (SB 1572). The committee also heard bills on CPA certification pathways (SB 1181), insurance adjuster licensing (SB 1415), county voter-registration rules online (SB 1040), campaign address privacy (SB 1259), federal land acquisition notification (SB 1281), water supply/demand assessments (SB 1202), environmental compatibility for power plants and small modular reactors (SB 1418), and groundwater recovery rules (SB 1785). The meeting ended with announcements and a brief recognition of Rep. Stephanie Hamilton with an “Affordability Award.” No final votes are shown in the transcript excerpt; instead, many bills were either left on consent, pulled for later discussion, or flagged for closed caucus. The chair then asked guests to leave so members could hold a closed caucus.

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• Wraparound services prioritize delivery in the home and community, school, promote interagency collaboration
• Rapparound services prioritize delivery in the home and community, school, promote interagency collaboration
• Promote interagency collaboration and are designed to improve functioning and stability while reducing

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its prior meeting and then took up House Bill 5537, a bill to repeal several obsolete or outdated code sections. Counsel explained that the bill would remove provisions related to professional development, a behavioral interventionist pilot program, county lists of facilities for child daycare, and high school graduation rates, with a proposed amendment adding another outdated education code section from 1923. The committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 5537 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass as amended. The committee then considered House Bill 4656, which would shift truancy policy toward chronic absenteeism and earlier intervention. Counsel said the committee substitute would replace punitive status-offense treatment with wraparound services, student support specialists, and a new child-in-need-of-supervision process, while also ending compulsory attendance at age 18 and removing criminal penalties for 18-year-olds. Members questioned how the new thresholds would work, including the role of attendance directors, prosecutors, judges, and the Department of Human Services, and whether the bill would change current diversion funding or court authority. Witnesses from Fayette County, Greenbrier County, and Taylor County largely opposed the bill or urged caution. The Fayette County attendance director said current truancy procedures, including school-based probation and court involvement, help secure family participation and services, and warned that removing the status offense would weaken enforcement. A Greenbrier County probation officer said diversion programs are effective and that court involvement often leads to needed services. A Taylor County juvenile prosecutor said status-offense jurisdiction gives courts meaningful leverage and flexibility, and asked that counties be allowed to keep existing approaches that work locally. After testimony, the committee voted to report HB 4656 to the full Senate without recommendation and with a recommendation that it be re-referred to the Committee on Education, then adjourned.

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• It's a true collaboration between us and her.
• It's a true collaboration between us and her. I don't know. Senator Graal and her staff.
• It's a true collaboration between us and her.

Summary: The Senate Criminal Justice Committee met with a quorum present and took up several bills, beginning with SB 350 on public records for crime victims. Senator Graal explained that the bill clarifies victim privacy protections under the Florida Constitution and extends temporary confidentiality to the identity of an officer involved in a use-of-force incident for 72 hours, with a possible 60-day extension by written agency findings. Supporters including Marcy’s Law representatives and the Florida PBA said the measure protects victims and officers while preserving public access, and the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard SB 296 and SB 298, both by Senator Berman. SB 296, as amended, directs a feasibility study for a secure web-based silent alert system for domestic violence victims and expands Florida’s address confidentiality program to dating violence victims. SB 298 similarly extends address confidentiality protections to dating violence victims. Both bills received supportive testimony from advocates, including survivors and organizations such as Florida NOW and the Alliance for Safety and Justice, and both were reported favorably. Members also approved SB 398, which replaces references to “child pornography” in Florida statutes with “child sexual abuse material,” and SB 168, which expands public nuisance law to include gambling houses and increases enforcement tools such as penalties, attorney fees, and foreclosure on unpaid fees. SB 54, as amended, was also reported favorably; the amendment broadened the bill’s scope from “mass shooter” to “violent offender,” clarified medical examiner duties, and added reporting requirements related to toxicology and psychotropic substances. The most debated measure was SB 156, the Jason Raynor Act, which would revise resistance-to-arrest provisions and add an automatic life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer. Law enforcement groups supported the bill, but the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and some senators raised concerns about removing judicial discretion and eliminating language about unlawful arrests. After debate, the committee reported SB 156 favorably, with Vice Chair Smith voting no. Several other members later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on multiple bills before adjournment.

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• Forestry and many many more so This simply attempts to bring all these voices together, work in collaboration
• It also mandates utilities to collaborate with regional emergency centers and enhances PSPS notifications
• Because on the one hand, the state of California says, oh, we want to work together collaboratively,

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In our city, we go in regularly in collaboration with our code enforcement officers and our public works
• investigations, in our apartment team, and in illegal dumping. ...illegal dumping team as well as in our collaboration
• But we also have an apartment inspection team that works collaboratively with code, as well as our municipal

Bills: HB293, HB 1173, HB3753, HB4999, HB5696, SB2145, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694, HB5698, HB293

Keywords: HB 293, Texas housing tax credits, low-income housing, affordable housing, private activity bonds, PAB, qualified allocation plan, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, state representative objection, housing development approval, municipal notice, county commissioners court, extraterritorial jurisdiction, LIHTC, bond-financed housing, homelessness, housing services, Texas Department of Housing, municipal programs

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• Sandia, a key factor in attracting and retaining top talent is the opportunity for scientists to collaborate
• sure that we, if confirmed, that we are going to marshal every resource that we have on working collaboratively
• So we have to do everything in our power to team, as you correctly pointed out, and work collaboratively

Keywords: nominations, Undersecretary of Energy, Undersecretary of Science, Preston Griffith, Dario Gil, energy policy, scientific innovation

Summary: The meeting was convened to discuss several significant nominations, particularly focusing on Preston Wills Griffith III for Undersecretary of Energy and Dr. Dario Gil for Undersecretary of Science. The committee underscored the importance of these roles in shaping American energy policy and scientific innovation. The discussion highlighted the nominees' backgrounds, with Griffith having extensive experience at the Department of Energy and the White House, and Gil bringing expertise in quantum technology and energy research. Members expressed a strong desire to understand the nominees' perspectives on current challenges facing the energy sector, including regulatory mandates and national security concerns. The meeting concluded with a commitment to ensuring thorough evaluations of the candidates and their proposed approaches to pressing issues.

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• Center, a collaborative model offering centralized support for victims of domestic violence, trafficking
• Her focus is on collaborating with other organizations. to achieve a shared goal for the benefit of a
• Her collaboration with local businesses also include preserving the historical charm of Old Town Temecula

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Orange and Maroon Day recognizes the collaborative efforts of two great universities to promote higher
• Making sure that the presidential libraries between UT and Texas A&M are working collaboratively on a
• Their tireless commitment to our communities is a testament to the values of service and collaboration

Bills: SB26, SB28, SJR36, SB26, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB28

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• work we do there in a very collaborative work we do there in a very collaborative and<01:15:40.080
• We need an approach that is collaborative. We need an approach that's productive.
• We need an approach that is collaborative. We need an approach that's productive.
• We need an approach that is collaborative. We need an approach that's productive.
• Uh it focuses on collaboration collaboration collaboration uh<02:17:58.160> and<02:17:58.559><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:17:37.080> more approaching things in a much more approaching things in a much more collaborative
• manner but we can't have collaborative manner but we can't have any<00:17:39.520> more<00:17:
• We had very thorough, several thorough conversations with the Department of Insurance and a collaborative
• We would not be opposed to some form of reporting, and we would hope to work collaboratively with the
• with the state to be work collaborative with the state to be able<02:52:45.640> to<02:52:45.800

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• For the counties that choose to use it, AB 2257 creates incentives for sheriffs to work collaboratively
• For the counties that choose to use it, AB 2257 creates incentives for sheriffs to work collaboratively
• And this has been a process that has been very collaborative.
• We need more of you here to reach across the aisle and work collaboratively in this space.
• And work collaboratively in this space, and I'm sorry we scared you away. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And I hope that we can do more than share, but collaborate, because our story has not been told.
• together, I hope. questions or want to talk through something, collaborate together, I hope, and just
• BSP represents a high-impact collaboration between over 90 janitorial employers, 60 commercial building
• BSP represents a high-impact collaboration between over 90 janitorial employers, 60 commercial building
• BSP represents a high-impact collaboration between over 90 janitorial employers, 60 commercial building

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard informational updates and budget requests from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz), the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), and the California Film Commission. Go-Biz Director D.D. Myers described the California Jobs First strategy, including regional economic planning, sector working groups, and investments in priority industries such as ag-tech, space and defense, life sciences, semiconductors, and microelectronics. She also outlined budget proposals for a five-year extension of the CalCompetes tax credit, support for export promotion, additional staffing for the film tax credit program, innovation and emerging technologies work, and the new California brand campaign. Senators questioned the campaign’s purpose, its relationship to tourism promotion, and whether it could obscure regulatory and business-climate concerns; Myers said it was intended to counter misinformation, promote California’s economic strengths, and support business attraction and retention, not to shut down debate about policy challenges. CalOSBA Deputy Director Claire Whitmer and program partners reported on the California RISE program, the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, and technical assistance/capital infusion programs. CalOSBA said RISE’s first cohort awarded $16.9 million to 61 employment social enterprises, which collectively expanded operations and employment for people facing barriers to work; a second round is being launched with updated services and a new grant administrator. The Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund fully distributed $11.6 million to 100 recipients, but witnesses said demand far exceeded available funding and that the sector remains fragile after the pandemic and AB 5-related cost increases. The technical assistance and capital programs were described as serving more than 112,000 businesses in the last year, helping start 3,780 new businesses and leverage significant loan and equity capital, with emphasis on outreach to women-, minority-, veteran-, rural-, and low-wealth-owned firms. Committee members focused on whether these programs produce durable outcomes and reach underserved communities. One senator asked for longitudinal data on employment social enterprises and whether jobs created through incentives persist over time; CalOSBA said it would provide prior studies and future tracking. Another senator pressed for more outreach and support for small businesses at different stages of development, especially those in disadvantaged communities that may struggle to access capital. The California Film Commission then presented a request for three permanent positions and ongoing funding to administer the expanded film and television tax credit program. Commissioners said the program is tracking demographic and career-pathway data, with about 90% of productions opting into new diversity provisions and reporting due to the Legislature in 2027. The LAO supported the film commission staffing request given the larger program size and expanded applicant pool. No votes were taken; the items were informational or budget requests under review.

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• that the schools are in the driver's seat when it comes to emergencies and keeping kids safe in collaboration
• So for today, I will be present, but I appreciate all of the collaboration.
• I want to thank the ranking member for her engagement and collaboration.
• Seeing no further... ...the ranking member for her engagement and collaboration.
• I want to thank the ranking member for her engagement and collaboration.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• . >> Uh, and maybe complementary, and we'll work together to make sure that we collaborate and the data
• are many places where the state is already working actively with communities as active partners, collaborating
• partners that are supporting you active partners that are supporting you know<01:09:16.000> collaborating
• with<01:09:16.719> the<01:09:16.880> state<01:09:17.120> and know collaborating
• with the state and know collaborating with the state and and<01:09:17.679> working<01:09:17.920

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several agriculture-related bills. HB 1602 HD1 drew support from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, the Ulupono Initiative, and others, with testimony emphasizing the value of a dedicated grant writer who had secured nearly $9 million in federal funds and was pursuing additional grants. Members discussed how much time grant applications take and how the position helps position projects for implementation. The committee then moved on without objection. HB 1832, relating to aquaculture, received support from state agencies and industry groups, with one individual opposed. HB 1707 HD1, relating to agriculture, also drew broad support. A committee question focused on the bill’s definition of “necessary supplies,” and the Hawaii Farm Bureau said the language was broad enough to cover the inputs farmers need, including transportation-related costs, and would help reduce production costs and food prices. HB 2155 HD1, relating to agricultural statistics, prompted testimony in support of better data collection to help Hawaii compete for federal agriculture funding. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity explained that its role would focus on production, import, and export data, distinct from the scientific data collected by another unit, and said it wanted an electronic system tied to existing manifest and GIS tools to avoid duplicative clipboard-based collection. HB 1831 HD1, relating to agricultural lands, was heard with support and no questions. HB 1650 HD1, relating to environmental assessments, drew opposition from several individuals who argued it would weaken environmental protections and resident input; no action was taken. The committee then heard HB 1652 HD1, relating to storm water management systems. The engineering industry supported clarifying that low-risk green stormwater infrastructure such as rain gardens, bioswales, and permeable pavement should not be treated like detention or retention ponds subject to fencing and other safety requirements. Opponents, including family members affected by a drowning and other residents, argued the bill would weaken Act 281’s safety protections and increase liability. The Hawaii Farm Bureau questioned whether agricultural water infrastructure should be exempted from the fencing requirements and said the costs would vary by system, but the committee did not take final action during the hearing.

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• Those ties between our two states represent their past and a collaborative future together in policies
• This resolution emphasizes diplomacy independent of federal policy shifts, emphasizing collaboration

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• professionals, Madam Chair, with extensive training, including patient care, and they routinely collaborate
• care, and they routinely collaborate care, and they routinely collaborate with<00:02:59.400>
• Or would that be a physician-driven collaborative? I support the bill.
• <00:15:26.720> with though I work in collaboration with though I work in collaboration with
• , structured to support collaboration, structured to support collaboration, shared<01:26:52.280><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He turned prehistoric creatures into beloved creatures in We're Back and collaborated with Steven Sondheim
• HE TURNED PRE-HISTORIC CREATURES INTO BELOVED CREATURES IN "WE'RE BACK" AND COLLABORATED WITH STEVEN
• farmers have done an incredible job in elevating New York dairy, and they are supported by strong collaborations
• farmers have done an incredible job in elevating New York dairy, and they are supported by strong collaborations
• There will be an immediate meeting of the Finance Committee in collaboration with the Parks and Recreation

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then processed a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate or Assembly versions for third reading. The chamber also adopted the resolution calendar with exceptions and took up several resolutions and ceremonial recognitions, including a resolution mourning Hudson Talbott, a Dairy Month resolution highlighting New York’s dairy industry, and introductions honoring Niskayuna academic teams, Gabriella Scheer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the Hartstein family’s civic engagement, and Diana Cochran’s advocacy for safe firearm storage. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed many bills on topics including insurance, public health, education, labor, social services, banking, local government, veterans, public service, consumer protection, criminal procedure, cannabis, parks, taxation, election law, and highway matters. Several members explained votes on notable measures: support for acupuncture insurance coverage, consumer protections for doorbell-camera data sharing, expanded protections in debt collection cases, trauma-informed procedures for sexual assault survivors, a Legionnaires’ disease awareness program, changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, and universal safe storage of firearms. A number of home rule and local authorization bills were also approved, including parkland alienation measures and local tax exemption authorizations. Most measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew recorded opposition. Notable roll calls included the consumer debt uniformity bill, the mandatory minimum sentencing bill, the safe storage/firearms bill, and the public housing and public health measures, each with more divided votes. The chamber also accepted a lengthy Rules Committee report sending many additional bills directly to third reading, and then began the supplemental calendar, passing at least the first items before the transcript ended.

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• I collaborate nationally and internationally with partners in the juvenile justice system.
• We collaborate regularly with our national counterparts.
• I collaborate nationally and internationally with partners in the juvenile justice system.
• We collaborate regularly with our forensic hospital that is also struggling.
• We collaborate regularly with our national counterparts.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• closing, speak to the need to have NPs and CNMs actually engage in establishing consultation collaborations
• closing, speak to the need to have NPs and CNMs actually engage in establishing consultation collaborations
• that the bill ensures that there are protocols that are in place for the transfer of care and collaboration
• Collaboration with the other medical professionals for the cases that go beyond the clinical scope, training
• And so I know this program is going to be really important, and I hope that there can be collaboration

Keywords: 988, house, all