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• the service units that um correspond<00:15:33.920> to<00:15:34.160> those<00:15:34.319
• <00:15:51.880> is<00:15:52.040> an measure them by hours hour a unit is an measure
• is a meal or which is um a unit is a meal or transportation<00:16:00.440> is<00:16:00.800>
• So you're looking at the unit costs? So you're looking at, like, the unit costs?
• But we'd be happy to provide our unit cost.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on Kupuna Care funding, distribution, utilization, and the status of program rules. The Office of Aging explained that state Kupuna Care funds are distributed using the same federally approved interstate funding formula used for Older Americans Act funds, with eight weighted factors tailored to Hawaii’s conditions: older adults, greatest economic need, low-income minority status, disability, language barriers, geographic isolation, inverse population density, and older adults living alone in poverty. The department said the formula is based on census and American Community Survey data, with current county shares listed as Kauai 7.45%, Honolulu 69.61%, Maui 11.7%, and Hawaii County 17.88%. Officials said the formula is being reviewed with current data and will need federal approval and then public hearing before final adoption. Members questioned how the program works in practice, noting that the statute and eligibility language can sound like direct individual benefits even though services are delivered through area agencies on aging, ADRCs, and contracted providers such as meal and adult day care programs. The Office of Aging said ADRCs determine eligibility and then refer clients to authorized providers, who must meet service standards in their contracts. The chair pressed repeatedly for long-delayed rules, saying the Legislature had expected them years earlier and that clear rules are needed to ensure funds are spent properly and to avoid conflicts of interest. The department acknowledged the delay, said draft rules were written in 2023 after earlier commitments to finish sooner, and said it paused while federal Older Americans Act rules were being updated; it now expects to send the rules to the Deputy Attorney General, then out for public hearing, with a goal of completion in 2025. The department also reported utilization data for the last two fiscal years. In 2023, it expended about 93% of its allocation and served 5,473 older adults at an average annual cost of $1,358; in 2024, it expended about 97% and served 5,520 older adults, with the average cost down by about $200, which officials said may indicate fewer services per person. Eligibility was described as age 60 or older, U.S. citizen or qualified alien, with cognitive impairment or disability and functional deficits, and the statewide profile showed many participants were homebound, living alone, or below poverty. The most-used services were transportation, case management, and home-delivered meals. The chair also asked about the former Kupuna caregiver program; officials said the programs are now combined under Kupuna Care, with most funding going to adult day care to provide respite for working caregivers. County representatives then described local conditions, especially on Hawaii Island. Hawaii County officials said the county covers about 5,000 square miles, has about 208,000 residents, and roughly 24% are age 65 or older. They identified three main challenges: staffing shortages and retention problems among providers, shortages within the county department itself, and the loss of adult day care capacity, with only one center remaining on the island and none on the west side. They said these constraints limit service delivery even as demand grows. At the same time, they highlighted successes such as serving people in the community before they need higher levels of care, providing caregiver counseling and training through adult day care, serving 467 individuals locally, and ensuring the Resource Center answers calls from caregivers seeking help.

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• Cune's English unit on disability justice and Ms.
• 5118, the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.
• The average length of stay on our inpatient unit is 47 days.
• This is the only 12-bed staff-secure unit for those latency-age children, run by Cutchins.
• In fact, we have an individual that has been on our Pocasset unit for well over a year.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides. Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.

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• <01:32:11.600> not process and that that unit will not process and that that unit will not
• County, you've likely seen these units County, you've likely seen these units on<01:32:51.120>
• It has a solar power unit, and then at the bottom you have the brains of the unit that processes it,
• speeds it, and stabilizes the unit.
• The additional units, we expect those to be probably mid to late summer, that we'll get additional units

Keywords: 958, all

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• local units of government along<00:03:29.080> with<00:03:29.239> cities<00:03:29.879><
• :06:48.960> state Employees with 10, 20, 30 years of service, which is very common in local units
• Our district incurred legal fees in development of the required MOU with bargaining units.
• Our district incurred legal fees in development of the required MOU with bargaining units.
• school districts already have units school districts already have supportive<00:28:25.799> leave<

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee opened by approving the January 16 and January 21 minutes. Members then heard testimony focused on the impact of Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) and the proposed paid family and medical leave program on Minnesota school districts, with the chair framing the hearing as an opportunity to hear from major employers and school leaders about costs and operational effects. Kimberly Lewis, speaking for the Minnesota School Boards Association and related school administrator groups, said districts generally already provide generous, locally negotiated sick leave and had initially adapted to ESST by separating vacation, sick time, and ESST into different buckets. She argued that a 2024 law effectively converted previously bargained sick leave into ESST, which she said undermines contracts, creates large unfunded costs, and may raise constitutional contract-clause concerns. Lewis cited large accumulated leave banks in some districts, increased sick leave use, and estimated significant costs from paid leave, including a reported $2.5 million impact for one large district. She urged flexibility such as prorating ESST for midyear hires and part-time staff and exempting coaches, short-term substitutes, and similar employees from ESST. Superintendent Anarie Fuco of St. Michael-Albertville said her district expects about $400,000 in added fiscal 2026 costs from ESST and paid leave, plus indirect costs from substitute coverage and increased absenteeism. She said schools already have generous bargaining agreements, but the new laws reduce verification and require districts to track leave for temporary staff, creating what she described as a need for “substitutes for our substitutes.” Fuco said the district would face more than $211,000 in direct payroll costs from paid leave alone and asked for flexibility or exceptions for districts already offering comparable benefits. Members asked follow-up questions about how substitute teachers accrue leave and how many districts may be cutting budgets; Lewis and Fuco said many districts are making cuts and that substitute and staffing burdens are growing. A third testifier began by Zoom, but the transcript cuts off before her full testimony.

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• residential housing, new housing units residential housing, new housing units to<00:38:44.480>
• is 0.35 of a unit, and you can't really regulate 0.35 of a unit.
• It could be for 50 units.
• It could be for 50 units.
• It could be for 50 units. It could be for 50 units.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:05:46.400> owners records available to unit owners records available to unit owners at
• make it available to unit owners. make it available to unit owners.
• lawyers and board members and unit lawyers and board members and unit owners<01:27:20.239> in
• And whether body is united in that.
• <04:11:18.399> in Senate Republicans uh were united in Senate Republicans uh were united in

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It’s gone from 35 up to—I don’t know what the units are here. Sorry for leaving off those units.
• uh in in partnership with the low United uh in in partnership with the low United Way,<04:21:25.600
• to that as well as the number of units to that as well as the number of units that<04:59:04.718>
• But with the uh leveraging of uh units.
• through the securing of water units through the securing of water units right<05:29:47.920> through

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• <00:03:28.560> Korean director of the United Korean director of the United Korean Association
• unit in the history<00:43:03.720> of<00:43:03.800> the<00:43:03.880> United<00:
• States Veterans Initiative Inc., United Self-Help, United Cro Policy Association of Hawaii.
• Inc United Inc United self-help<01:03:44.680> United<01:03:45.119> cro<01:03:45.760>
• United States Veterans Initiative, also not present. United Self-Help, also not present.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• like we're a territory of the United like we're a territory of the United States<00:24:20.400>
• So I returned to the United States in July of 2025.
• and remain subject to the disposition of the United States.
• and remain subject to the disposition of the United States.
• it will stay with the United States, like you stated, until such a time as the United States decides

Keywords: 916, all

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• And we did compromise with Chair Jang on the special guerrilla unit units by not changing the definition
• /c><00:47:13.520> uh special guerilla unit units uh by not uh special guerilla unit units uh by
• <00:54:47.760> in were in the secret guerrilla units in were in the secret guerrilla units
• And then there's $250,000 for the Special Gorilla Units, Veterans, and Families.
• , $250,000 for the Special Gorilla Units, $250,000 for the Special Gorilla Units, Veterans,<01:21

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• Please remain standing and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
• languages, and enduring contributions of the Dakota and Anishinaabe peoples to Minnesota and the United
• 44.520> and<00:13:45.480> The<00:13:45.560> member<00:13:45.840> from United
• States and The member from United States and The member from Hennepin,<00:13:46.760> Representative

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and a quorum present. The journal of the previous day was approved, Senate File 4515 was read for a second time, and House Files 5156 through 5160 were introduced and given first reading. The chamber also received a Senate message regarding Senate File 2077, which had been taken from the table and assigned new Senate conferees. The House agreed to the Senate’s request for a conference committee on Senate File 2077, and the Speaker later appointed Representatives Heinsman, McDonald, Vang, and Fischer to that committee. The Rules and Legislative Administration Committee brought forward resolutions to authorize continued House operations in advance of organization, direct correction and approval of the final House journal, and retain parking for members and employees between sessions; each was adopted. Members briefly discussed the continued operations resolution, with support noted as a housekeeping measure aligned with prior practice. The House also adopted a resolution recognizing May as American Indian Month in Minnesota. The resolution highlighted Minnesota’s 11 federally recognized tribes, the state’s long recognition of American Indian Month, and the contributions and resilience of Dakota and Anishinaabe peoples, while urging collaboration with tribal nations. During announcements, Representative Vang noted the death of former Representative Michael Nelson and asked for a moment of silence. Representative Long asked about Senate File 4067, the gun violence prevention package, and was told it was being reviewed with other omnibus bills. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 18, 2026, and stood in recess.

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
• hands, and repeat after me: I, state your name, do swear that I will support the Constitution of the United
• I, state your name, do swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and that I will
• hand, and repeat after me: I, state your name, do swear that I will support the Constitution of the United
• hand, and repeat after me: I, state your name, do swear that I will support the Constitution of the United

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, April 25, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The transcript appears to be from the opening of the 2026 Maryland YMCA Youth and Government State Conference, including the joint session of the Youth General Assembly. The House and Senate were called to order, a quorum was announced, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and oaths of office were administered to the Youth Senate, House of Delegates, Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor, and Youth Governor. The Youth Governor then delivered an opening address about vulnerability, growth, civic engagement, and the importance of speaking up and learning through debate and public service. The State Director followed with conference safety and conduct instructions, emphasizing traveling in groups, looking out for roommates, respecting shared spaces, attending mandatory events, using the Guidebook and Slack apps for communication, obtaining adult permission to leave scheduled activities, staying in rooms after room checks, and only interacting with people wearing conference lanyards. She also encouraged delegates to make new friends, set personal goals beyond winning or passing bills, and to debate ideas rather than people. After adjournment of the joint session, participants were directed to their next locations based on program and committee assignments. Legislators were instructed to check Guidebook for committee assignments and move to the House Office Building, while lobbyists and press were sent to their respective leaders. The transcript then shifts into committee roll calls and informal introductions, with no substantive bill debate, votes, or committee actions recorded in the excerpt.

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
• the Capitol in Phoenix on this fourth day of March in the year 2026 and of the independence of the United
• States of America, the two hundred and fiftieth. ...and of the independence of the United States of
• practice prohibition; HB 2380, school districts board meetings expenditures; HB 2389, replacement unit
• dental practice prohibition HB 2380 school districts board meetings expenditures HB 2389 replacement unit

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, recorded attendance, and recognized several guests and proclamations, including Arizona Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness, the Doctor of the Day, educators visiting the Capitol, and student guests. The chamber also announced temporary committee replacements and received House messages and bill referrals before moving to floor action. On third reading, the Senate passed SB 1014 on health insurance, SB 1016 on employment practices, SB 1050 on state parks board/veterans park access, SB 1054 on referendum power and emergency measures, SB 1177 on public monies and gender-affirming care, SB 1194 on health care services and vaccination-related treatment issues, SB 1398 on AHCCCS, SB 1751 on capital punishment, and SCR 1049, a constitutional amendment proposal related to capital punishment. Several members explained votes, with supporters emphasizing veterans’ benefits, limits on emergency measure abuse, health care access, and policy changes on capital punishment, while opponents raised concerns about worker protections, local government authority, discrimination against transgender people, and the death penalty. Each measure passed by recorded vote and was transmitted to the House. The Senate also noted upcoming committee meetings, including Health and Human Services the next day, and then adjourned until Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 10 a.m.

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• it's, you know, they're critical and you can't leave to immediately go, can you delegate to, say, the unit
• it's you know they're critical and you can't leave to immediately go you can you delegate to say the unit
• Senate Bill 1418 also allows a utility to replace an existing thermal electric generating unit with an
• Madam Witt and members, Senate Bill 1055 requires the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• or agency arrests a person who is unlawfully present in the United States.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and one House concurrent memorial, most of them described as third-read consent items. Topics included claims against the state, CPA licensing, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility restrictions for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign and disclosure mailing addresses, federal land designation tracking, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial and death benefits, condominium flag displays, restrictions on sexually explicit material in schools and libraries, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court-ordered treatment procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, emergency medical technician data privacy, dense breast tissue notice repeal, assisted living referral agency requirements, attorney disciplinary claims, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting, attorney licensing, emergency service fee limits, forcible detainer changes, utility worker assault penalties, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactors, water recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, military police certification pathways, and scholarship organization tax credits. Most bills were presented without debate and were noted as available for questions, with no votes taken in the caucus itself. A few items drew discussion. On SB 1040, members asked what information would be redacted from voter registration rolls; staff said existing statutory redactions such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, Social Security numbers, and other personal identifying information would remain. SB 1193 prompted comments that EMT data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as strengthening guardian notification rights in court-ordered treatment, and SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure to remove redundant state notice requirements for dense breast tissue. The most extended exchange came on SB 1148, which would require the Arizona Supreme Court to directly license attorneys rather than delegate that function to another organization; members asked whether the bill was shifting responsibility away from the State Bar, and staff explained that the court already has the duty but currently staffs part of the process out. SB 1418, which limits county regulation of certain small modular nuclear reactor projects, drew criticism from one member who argued it would reduce local control. The caucus also heard a sponsor presentation on H.C.M. 2009 urging Congress and the President to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits, with the sponsor emphasizing Arizona’s mining history and the need to access mineral resources more easily.

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
• And for whatever reason, the United Kingdom slipped through.
• Speaker, Arizona is one of the few states in the United States that has a history of going to war with
• 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, marking a pivotal moment in the history of the United
• And whereas Mexican Americans comprise the largest indigenous ethnic group in the United States, And

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day and several guests, including advocates for rare diseases, a community civil rights leader, and representatives from Lucid Motors. The chamber also heard multiple personal privilege remarks honoring guests and community figures, and the clerk recorded attendance at 55 present, zero absent, and five excused. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole and considered HB 2022, HB 2122, and HB 2138. HB 2022, an elections bill, was amended to extend provisions affecting overseas military voting and clarify observer access at voting locations; it received a do-pass recommendation. HB 2122, a technical reciprocity correction for engineers, also received a do-pass recommendation. HB 2138, a workers’ compensation cleanup bill clarifying coverage for firefighters as well as police, was amended and recommended do pass. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and sent the three bills to engrossing. On third reading, the House passed HB 2022, HB 2046 (probation-related changes), and HB 2116, which appropriates money to the Colorado River Litigation Fund. All three passed 56-0 with four not voting, and HB 2022 was passed as an emergency measure requiring a two-thirds vote. Members speaking on HB 2116 emphasized protecting Arizona’s Colorado River water rights and supporting litigation efforts. The session also included several commemorative remarks and announcements, including recognition of Notre Dame Preparatory’s state hockey championship, a proclamation for Mexican American Heritage Day, and a tribute to Mary Green as an early African-American pioneer in Arizona. The House later received first readings of multiple bills and adjourned until 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

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• long, but it would attract people to be able to come in and look at taking a seat that someone in the unit
• In the pediatric intensive care unit, we provide highly complex care for families from all around the
• Obviously, nobody anticipates that their child will end up in the intensive care unit, often for days
• distrust resulting from generational trauma that they bring with them to the pediatric intensive care unit
• To the pediatric intensive care unit.

Bills: SJR1, SM2

Keywords: school elections, partisan elections, voting rights, constitutional amendment, New Mexico, elector registration, pediatric palliative care, pediatric hospice, Medicaid, state plan amendment, Health Care Authority, children with serious illness, life-limiting conditions, complex medical conditions, curative care, concurrent care, family-centered care, hospice services, managed care, pain management

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• United States Marine Corps veterans Deputy Bosseer had served with the Eastern County Sheriff's Office
• create two new specialty license plates, one honoring, honoring individuals who have served in a United
• States Army Ranger unit or graduated from Ranger school, and another specifically for members of the
• two new specialty license plates, one honoring individuals who have served in the US Army Rangers unit
• Some serve with Ranger units and go through a RASP program and eventually become Rangers.

Bills: HB227

Keywords: HB227, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, kratom products, kratom processor, kratom retailer, controlled substances, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Penalty Group 1, tianeptine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine, synthetic kratom, kratom alkaloids, adulterated products, product testing, lab testing, ISO 17025, labeling requirements

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• , on a global basis, the system of digitizing our airspace off of radar has moved faster than the United
• this committee has supported, including semiconductor expansion of $450 billion right here in the United
• time when we can't even raise the debt ceiling, and then have them prioritize the debt away from the United
• from the FBI, but from the White House, with the Council directly reporting to the President of the United
• that I and I believe Senator Raphael Warnock are the two graduates that are currently members of the United

Bills: SB161, SB195, SB216, SB245, SB246, SB257, SB258, SB260, SB278, SB281, SB283, SB93, SB98, SB99, SB306, SB314, SB315

Keywords: vehicle safety, crash test, crashworthiness, NHTSA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Car Assessment Program, NCAP, motor vehicle safety standards, 49 CFR parts 571 and 572, THOR dummy, THOR-50M, THOR-05F, WorldSID, female crash test dummy, male crash test dummy, occupant protection, frontal impact, side impact, vehicle ratings, automotive safety

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
• In the United States who have fallen victims to both labor and sex trafficking.
• our State Department of Justice, California is one of the largest sites of human trafficking in the United
• I will help arrange a ride-along with the Border Patrol Unit.
• that Donald Trump could have chosen to be Attorney General, to be the chief justice officer of the United

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• <00:18:27.840> they in the United States military. they in the United States military. they
• I have been in the AAU appeals unit for 2 years and 8 months.
• An appeal goes to the appeals unit. Um, we don't get to decide on appeal.
• An appeal goes to the appeals unit. Um, we don't get to decide on appeal.
• Um, so I don't I I appeals unit.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all