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• Other things—Homeland Security and the Department of Justice—I know we've had a lot of conversations
• Homeland Security is something we work with closely at our military bases and our different national
• probably know more as the Forest Reserve.
• Reduction in the SRS, the Secure Rural Schools.
• security, all Of their maintenance and janitorial.

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• We helped our youth navigate truancy, secure IEPs and address the underlying issues that contribute to
• So our partnership with Tribal Court, Tribal Court in our area services nine reservations.
• This proposal is crucial to our mission of providing the highest level of safety service and security
• The mission of the Highway Patrol is to provide the highest level of safety, service, and security to
• By securing the requested... resources which are outlined in the governor's 2025 and 2026 budget, the

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Chairman, and at this time I'd be happy to answer any questions, and I'd like to reserve the right to
• We, we will reserve your right to close. Members, are there questions for Representative Curry?
• Thank you, Representative Fairley, on, uh, we talked about providing secure storage.
• Bonnin to be sure that if we do need to secure funding, um, for anything that's secure that will help
• Either prohibited from coming to the school at all or by providing secure storage.

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: hemp, consumable hemp products, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, Texas hemp law, hemp regulation, cannabinoid products, delta-9 THC, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, retail registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, youth access, minor sales

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• Any reservations?
• Any no votes or reservations? None.
• Any reservations? None. Recommendation is adopted. Chair, for JDC, same recommendation.
• Reservation. Senator Hashimoto? Right. Senator K. It's excused, sir.
• <01:29:15.880> reservations<01:29:16.880> Senator reservation reservations Senator reservation

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Health and Human Services and Judiciary meeting heard testimony on several measures, with most of the discussion focused on SB 709 and SB 955. On SB 709, relating to mental health data and related appropriations, the Department of Health supported the bill’s intent and said the funding would help maintain a data dashboard and positions, though it had no suggested amount for one blank appropriation. Members also discussed whether sections of the bill were duplicative of existing data reporting. The committees later recommended SB 709 be passed with amendments, including technical changes, deferring the date to December 31, 2050, and blanking out the appropriation for later clarification. SB 955, relating to fitness to proceed, drew mixed testimony. Judiciary opposed portions of the bill, saying some changes could have unintended practical consequences. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill’s intent but urged keeping a three-member evaluation panel rather than reducing it to two, warning that a two-panel process could create delays if a third evaluator had to be added later. A former Hawaii State Hospital clinician said the bill placed too much blame on the courts and should address institutional and administrative problems at the hospital more directly. The Department of Health supported the intent and said it appreciated efforts to address overcrowding. After discussion about examiner shortages and status hearings, the committees recommended SB 955 be passed with amendments reducing the number of qualified examiners from three to one and making related technical changes. The committee also heard SB 1228, a child welfare services measure creating a working group related to youth legal representation and child welfare reform. DHS requested adding a Child Welfare Services representative to the work group, and multiple advocates, including the National Center for Youth Law and Hawaii Youth Services Network, testified in strong support, emphasizing the need for youth voice and implementation of Malama Ohana recommendations. Members asked whether this working group overlapped with another recently passed working group bill; testimony indicated the two measures addressed different issues. The meeting then recessed and later resumed for decision-making on the 9 o’clock calendar, where SB 709 was adopted with amendments and SB 955 was adopted with amendments.

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• <00:40:56.040> for they can use it to for reserve for they can use it to for reserve for county
• Section 12 is a reserve for those capital improvements.
• Section 12 is a reserve for those capital improvements.
• It also means the hospital lacks the reserves or other health reserves of other health systems, making
• lacks the reserves or other health<00:54:35.480> reserves<00:54:36.240> of<00:54:36.400

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:47:53.280> cameras responded by putting in security cameras responded by putting in security
• face heightened security. face heightened security.
• Anyone voting with reservations?
• Anyone voting with reservations?
• <01:27:20.800> Hearing reservations? Any no votes? Hearing reservations? Any no votes?

Bills: SB2603, SB2083, SB2341, SB2306, SB2782, SB2756, SB2161, SB2477

Keywords: Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, state funding, public performances, educational programs, cultural arts funding, historic properties, preservation, inheritance, working group, public-private partnerships, sustainable funding, historic preservation, Hawaii Revised Statutes, construction, state review, burial sites, cultural artifacts, development review, phased review, administrative fees

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2603, which would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state orchestra of Hawaii. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the Attorney General’s office, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association, and others. Supporters emphasized the bill’s value to arts education, cultural vitality, and the visitor economy. The chair noted there were also many written testimonies submitted, and the bill was left without questions or action in the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2083, which would create a state-owned historic properties preservation plan working group within DNR. The State Historic Preservation Division supported the bill and said it would help create a statewide database and better planning for state-owned historic properties, while noting its current review work is reactive and project-by-project. The committee asked about duplication and existing consultation processes; SHPD said it already reviews state projects under existing law and has in-house architectural staff. The measure was then set aside after brief discussion, with no vote shown in the excerpt. Next was Senate Bill 2341, which would authorize phased review of certain private-property projects and change SHPD’s review deadlines. SHPD and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the bill, saying it could encourage more proactive, programmatic review and that the current average review time for simple projects is about 56 days. Several opponents, including Sierra Club of Hawaii, Bianca Isaki, Malama Kane Lua, and Tara Roas, argued phased review would delay projects, create conflict, and weaken historic preservation protections, especially for iwi kūpuna and burial sites. Committee members raised concerns about whether the bill conflicted with prior court decisions and asked SHPD for its view; SHPD said it was not a legal question for them and suggested a programmatic alternative. The bill was not voted on in the excerpt. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 2306 on administrative fees for the Bureau of Conveyances. HGEA opposed the measure, focusing on a provision allowing the special fund to be used for qualified contractors, while the Bureau of Conveyances supported the bill as a fee correction that would equalize recording fees between systems. The bureau said specialized technical work sometimes requires outside contracting and that it could consider a contract period; the chair and members discussed the HGEA concern and asked whether the issue could be addressed. No final action was shown in the excerpt.

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• In particular, the budget relies on $20 billion in reserves, despite the state experiencing a revenue
• Having heard your comment about reserves, that will certainly be a key point of discussion within the
• Having heard your comment about reserves, that will certainly be a key point of discussion within the
• , which is a... ...May Revision is only balanced because it actually draws down reserves, which is an
• So what is the biggest driver of taking out, dipping into the reserves?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• University. by general Ronnie D Hawkins jr. serves over 11,500 and has the state's first regional security
• for persons evicting a mental illness and retention of that former for the community of Homeland Security
• HB 1598 by Caprigliano relating to the establishment of a Bitcoin reserve with the state treasury and
• the handgun safety course required by the transfer of a handgun or for the committee of Homeland Security
• Refer to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans Affairs.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• They come back home, and now it's a bona fide security threat group.
• reservations reservations see<02:56:19.279> none<02:56:19.560> seeing<02:56:19.880>
• Are there any members voting with reservations? I'm voting with reservations.
• um I'm voting with reservations um I'm voting with reservations<03:00:24.279> um<03:00:24.560
• > chair<03:00:24.880> your<03:00:25.520> your reservations um chair your your reservations

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Public Safety Committee held a hearing on House Bill 433, which would appropriate $4 million for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services to connect offenders with community-based services. Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the governor’s executive budget already includes $4 million for the same purpose and asked that the measure defer to that budget. Supporters, including the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the ACLU, backed the funding but urged that it be tied to a clear re-entry plan, performance measures, transparency, and regular reporting to the legislature. They emphasized that re-entry should begin at intake and involve community partnerships, housing, treatment, employment, and family reunification services. Committee members questioned the department about current re-entry services, pre-trial detainees, and how the new funds would be used. Johnson said the department’s current statewide re-entry budget is about $1.5 million to $1.7 million, separate from the larger Corrections Program Services Division budget for in-facility programs. He described the proposed $4 million as supporting a mix of services, including a pilot apprenticeship program, substance abuse treatment, navigator or warm-handoff services, and short-term transitional housing. He also said the department already tracks performance outcomes in its annual report and can provide a matrix showing the intake-to-discharge process, program contracts, and volunteer organizations. The discussion also covered pre-trial detainees, electronic monitoring, and mental health services. Johnson said the department has limited jurisdiction over pre-trial detainees but works with courts to seek supervised release when possible; he noted that many requests are denied, though electronic monitoring has improved release rates somewhat. On mental health, he said the jail is not an ideal therapeutic setting for people found unfit to proceed and suggested a secure community-based step-down facility run by the Department of Health for those needing care above what the jail can provide but below forensic-level treatment. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the hearing.

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• I've got 21 years in the Navy, both officer and enlisted, reserve and active.
• Funding has been secured to protect 10 acres of prairie on the campus.
• So funding has been secured to protect 10 acres of prairie on the prairie conservation parcel.
• So funding has been secured to protect 10 acres of prairie on the campus.
• Securing conservation easements is easier said than done for many reasons.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs heard presentations on several military and veterans-related topics. Dr. Dan Calvert briefed the committee on the JBLM Sentinel Landscape Partnership, explaining its voluntary conservation work to reduce encroachment around the base by protecting prairie habitat, supporting agriculture, and managing sensitive species. He described REPI funding, recent and proposed projects, and possible policy support such as state designation, dedicated funding, management endowments, prescribed fire flexibility, and water-right transfer tools. Members asked about seed sourcing, the distinction between natural-resource encroachment and development-related encroachment, and the impact of federal REPI staffing cuts. David Puente of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs updated the committee on plans for a new state veterans cemetery in the Tri-Cities area and a replacement Spokane Veterans Home. He said the cemetery project has two candidate sites near Richland/West Richland, with pre-design funded by the legislature and a future request expected for land purchase and construction; he also noted the current cemetery funding source is limited and would not support a second cemetery without additional state operating funds. On the Spokane home, he described the current facility’s limitations and said the replacement would be a 120-bed, small-house model on a larger site, with the VA expected to cover 65% of construction costs if the state provides the match. He also reviewed agency budget reductions, including vacant positions, reduced outreach, cuts to counseling and wellness funding, and reduced support for veterans service organizations. Blue Star Families’ Puget Sound chapter also presented on its programs for military-connected families, including Coffee Connects, a children’s book club, outdoor programming, career support, and Blue Star Welcome Week. The group said it is expanding beyond the South Sound and is using local outposts and online networks to reach more families, while also helping with food insecurity through grocery gift cards and partnerships with local nonprofits. Committee members discussed the need to expand the organization statewide and the ongoing food-security challenges facing military families. During the final discussion on potential legislation, members raised ideas including restoring Washington National Guard retention efforts, expanding E-CAP eligibility to military families, revisiting the composition of the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee, and addressing veterans’ preference issues for service members who have not yet received a DD-214. The committee did not take any formal votes or actions, but members and presenters discussed future policy and budget requests, and the chairs thanked the presenters and staff before adjourning.

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• Secure a strategic water reserve—not supply—reserve acquisitions to provide state-owned surface water
• are going to... those are not adjudicated water rights that will be acquired in the strategic water reserve
• about on slide 17, that's in the Middle Rio Grande where we're planning on using some of the water reserve
• I think there's a lot more work to do, but yeah, to hold on to and to, in a lot of ways, secure the agricultural
• Quite a bit here for the strategic water reserve, the settlement, Bosque management, active water reserve

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• per year. 279 million dollars causing them to have to ask the Florida Supreme Court permission to reserve
• determines how much money is released for Florida legal aid organizations and how much goes into reserves
• I mean that they put 140 million and reserves last year.
• They should have been putting in a way that should have been reserving it for those times.
• , gold and silver are held on behalf of owners in Florida on a one to one ratio audited vault and secure

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Similarly, in our securities division... ...and other forms of incorporation in Massachusetts.
• Similarly, in our securities division, we've been also very active.
• We fought to secure and make sure that folks had access to snap, Safe.
• We fought to secure and make sure that folks had access to SNAP funding.
• Reserve and they seem to never want to break that habit.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The joint budget hearing opened the FY27 budget process with remarks from the Senate and House Ways and Means chairs, who described the fiscal outlook as challenging because of slow revenue growth, rising health care and other costs, and uncertainty from federal policy changes. Governor Healey and Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz then presented House 2, a $62.8 billion budget that they said grows by about 1% and does not raise taxes or fees. They emphasized affordability, fiscal discipline, protection of core services, and continued investment in education, transportation, housing, child care, health care, and public safety. The administration also discussed a separate bill to delay and phase in certain federal tax-code changes from the so-called OB3 law, especially research and experimental expense provisions, to reduce immediate budget impacts and preserve competitiveness. A major portion of the hearing focused on education and municipal aid. The administration said House 2 provides about $7.6 billion for Chapter 70 aid, fully funds the final year of the Student Opportunity Act, increases special education circuit breaker funding, and raises rural school aid. Senators and representatives from both parties raised concerns that Chapter 70 and other aid formulas are not equitable for small, rural, and low-wealth communities and are not keeping pace with inflation, and several called for broader review of the formula and related funding streams. The governor and secretary said they are open to further discussion, pointed to additional support through rural aid, special education, transportation reimbursements, and minimum aid, and said total Student Opportunity Act investment would reach about $2.1 billion over the life of the law. Transportation, housing, and fair share spending were also central topics. The administration said fair share revenues are being used holistically, with education-heavy spending in the operating budget and transportation-heavy spending in the supplemental budget, and estimated the overall split to date at roughly 57% education and 43% transportation. They highlighted MBTA stabilization, regional transit authority support, microtransit, fare-free regional transit, and bridge and commuter rail investments, while noting the MBTA remains a major fiscal concern. On housing, the governor stressed production, permitting reform, ADUs, down-payment assistance, and support for public housing authorities, while lawmakers pressed for more funding for local housing authorities and for ways to address out-migration, energy costs, and affordability. The governor also said the administration will not withhold fire safety grants from communities over MBTA Communities Act noncompliance and will handle such issues case by case. No votes were taken at the hearing; it was an informational presentation and question-and-answer session.

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• Escorted by Assembly Member When is Debbie Sue, the CEO of OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation
• California voters have embraced voting by mail because it is safe, it is secure, it is reliable, and
• Therefore, we know for a fact California's vote-by-mail system, in my opinion, is secure.
• In fact, California's vote-by-mail system, in my opinion, is secure.
• , and security drawer, and available for walk-in storefronts only.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So that, that's my reservation, but thank you for answering my questions. Mr.
• The responsibility of securing that border lies with the federal system.
• That Should be used for that to take care of securing our border.
• In the security of our border.
• Otherwise, I respectfully reserve the right to close.

Bills: HB 246, HB 796, HB 1056, HB 1544, HB 1846, HB 2001, HB 2618, HB 2625, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3069, HB 3114, HB 3157, HB 3228, HJR 98

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• Secured a grant that provides free meals for all students, so it’s not a good indicator the way there
• I can’t give every reserve officer a Taser.
• encourage nonprofits to have at least three months of reserves.
• As you can see from this, almost 10% of the people, 9.3%, said they had zero in reserves.
• So while there were some nonprofits that were able to, you know, have reserves and put money away for

Summary: The committee heard an interim study on expanding or simplifying sales tax exemptions for Oklahoma nonprofits. Representatives Stark and Schreiber said the issue has been filed repeatedly over several sessions and framed it as a bipartisan effort to keep more charitable dollars in service of communities rather than paying sales tax. Schreiber also suggested broader tax reform or an omnibus approach rather than continuing to add individual exemptions. Marnie Taylor of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits gave an overview of the sector, describing nonprofits as a major part of the state economy and safety net, and argued that many organizations are highly regulated, under-resourced, and facing declining donations and funding. She said the current patchwork of exemptions is uneven and that a blanket or broader exemption would help organizations serving public needs. Committee members asked for sources behind some of the poverty, education, and health rankings cited in her presentation. Several nonprofit leaders testified about how sales tax affects their operations. RG Foods described the cost of opening neighborhood grocery markets in food deserts and said sales tax on a Tulsa project would divert about $85,000 from programming. Jubilee Partners, Skyline Urban Outreach, the Pencil Box, the Tulsa Police Foundation, Blue Rose Ranch, and Legacy Parenting Center each explained how exemption status or the lack of it affects food assistance, school supplies, public safety equipment, animal rescue, and diapers and family support. Members asked follow-up questions about food desert definitions, budgets, and how much sales tax savings would change operations. No vote was taken in the excerpt, but the study concluded with closing remarks emphasizing that the exemption would keep more money in direct services and support the nonprofit sector statewide.

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• Long nights, many different issues were brought up, including election day security, border security,
• You'll reserve your right to close. We will now move into public testimony. The Chair calls up...
• Seeing none, we will reserve your right to close. Thank you, Chairman.
• Although we support the bill, we do have some reservations.
• I respectfully reserve my right to close. Do you have any questions at this time?

Bills: HB4568, HB5458, HB4543, HB2703, HB3728, HCR113, HCR126

Keywords: film industry, incentives, grants, Texas, moving image, economic development, production companies, content standards, HB 5458, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, chronic wasting disease, CWD, cervids, deer, elk, moose, wildlife management, game animals, disease management

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• We have great reservations about the new amendment to the amendment that was just filed a few minutes
• Establishment and administration of the Street Stay Cryptocurrency Reserve.
• The bill meets the federal minimum requirements on reserves, disclosures and supervision.
• If leadership cannot secure meaningful participation in a trustee election, the answer is engagement.
• The federal funds are not available in cases where Federal funding is secured.

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• So if any of you have questions, I'm happy to answer them, and I reserve my right to close.
• We will reserve your right to close and ah Move to public testimony.
• OK, we will, uh, reserve the right to close. We'll move to public testimony.
• We just show, uh, one, we'll reserve your right to close, of course.
• Questions and respectfully reserve the right to close.

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• We will reserve your right to close and move to public testimony.
• We'll reserve your right to close. We'll move to public testimony. Just call four.
• In many communities, there just isn't an easy or secure way to get rid of them.
• All right, we just show one reserved. We're right to close, of course.
• I welcome any questions and respectfully reserve the right to close.

Bills: SB670, SB1388, SB627, SB912, SB269, SB528, HB2711, HB4819, HB5248, HB4175

Keywords: SB 670, investigational sun protection products, sun protection, sunscreen, FDA approval, clinical trial, phase one trial, patient access, informed consent, physician prescription, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas Medical Board, compassionate use, experimental treatment, medical freedom, patient autonomy, healthcare regulation, dietitian, dietitians, licensed dietitian