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• fully uh the sheriff's office is fully fully uh the sheriff's office is fully staffed<00:28:37.760
• I mean, if you had a fully compliant and cooperative delegation, it might could be done the other way
• > if<00:33:26.320> you<00:33:26.399> had<00:33:26.559> a<00:33:26.720> fully
• I mean, if you had a fully >> Okay.
• I mean, if you had a fully compliant<00:33:27.840> and<00:33:28.159> cooperative<00:33:

Bills: SB298, SB91

Keywords: Florence, Lauderdale County, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, land annexation, military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, aeronautics, Department of Defense, 923, senate, all

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• Fully three-quarters of practices are operating with non-certified veterinary technicians, so creating
• Fully three-quarters of practices are operating with non-certified veterinary technicians, so creating
• We appreciate that the bill does not fully go back to pre-2010 when applicants...
• We appreciate that the bill does not fully go back to pre-2010 when applicants...
• So I don't know how they fully operate, but again, what's your option then?

Bills: SB1021, SB1144, SB1164, SB1178, SB1181, SB1241, SB1247, SB1286, SB1415, SCR1011

Keywords: health profession, regulatory boards, criminal activity, notification, auditor general, investigations, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, ALTCS, providers, ownership change, healthcare, Arizona Long Term Care System, naturopathic physician, naturopathic medicine, naturopathic doctor, naturopathic physicians medical board

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• Uh, that I think we just didn't fully understand when we built this program.
• <00:20:48.080> understand<00:20:49.039> uh think we just didn't fully understand uh
• Um, I'm not sure if I fully understand your question.
• But I fully understand, Mr. Chair, thank you.
• But I fully understand, Mr. Chair, thank you.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, I am fully prepared to accept it if, in fact, this bill does go through.
• Um, I am fully prepared to accept it if, in fact, this bill does go through. Okay, very good.
• We believe the legislature is fully within its rights and responsibilities to set forth HB 277, and we
• We believe the legislature is fully within its rights and responsibilities to set forth HB 277, and we
• We believe the legislature is fully within its rights and responsibilities to set forth HB 277, and we

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on House Bill 1064, which would implement recommendations from the Fire Safety Research Institute’s Maui wildfire report, clarify the role of the State Fire Marshal, and appropriate funds. Testimony was generally supportive from DLNR, the Climate Advisory Team, the State Fire Council, Hawaiʻi Electric, the Attorney General’s office, the Honu Fire Department, AARP, the Hawaiʻi Insurance Council, and others. Governor Green’s office said it supported the bill but wanted the office of the State Fire Marshal placed under the Department of Defense rather than the governor’s office, citing constitutional and administrative concerns. Members also questioned the State Fire Council about the selection process for the fire marshal and about defensible space and wildfire resilience in different communities. After discussion, the committees deferred decision-making on HB 1064 to Friday, March 14, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 225 for the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, with the same recommendation from the other committee. The hearing then moved to House Bill 697, which would expand who may review automated speed enforcement images. HDOT supported the bill but said it would prefer funding from the Highway Special Fund or the automated speed enforcement special fund rather than general revenues. Opposition testimony from the ACLU raised privacy concerns, argued the bill blurs the line between law enforcement and infrastructure management, and said DOT staff lack the mandate and expertise for the task. Judiciary said it would need additional capacity to process citations and hearings, and noted the program’s likely workload and costs were still uncertain. The committees then took up House Bill 277 on vehicular pursuit policy. The Attorney General and the Law Enforcement Standards Board urged the committees to defer the bill and let the board develop policy first, while Hawaii County Police opposed the measure as unnecessary, confusing, and too restrictive of officer discretion. Honolulu Police Department and the Policing Project supported the bill, arguing that clearer statewide standards and transparency are needed because pursuits can cause serious injuries or deaths and existing policies are inconsistent or not public. The Policing Project said the bill could be improved with amendments on serious crimes, but supported legislative action to set statewide standards while still involving the board. No final vote or action on HB 277 was taken in the portion provided.

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• Now, I have spoken to my members and it's rare that our plans make these type of changes in the fully
• The fully insured market, which is the only commercial market that this requirement will fall onto.
• You know, we hear a lot about, and I fully understand consumer costs. I'm in business.
• <00:59:01.520> insured everyone else in the fully insured everyone else in the fully insured
• It applies to the 15% of the, uh, market, which is the fully insured commercial market.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You can't just have an already fully hashed out decision in private and then just have a formal vote.
• You can't just have an already fully hashed out decision in private and then just have a formal vote.
• hashed out in private and so been fully hashed out in private and so that's<00:15:20.480> exactly
• It's taking us a while to get ourselves fully staffed, so our board is very much a working board.
• defreze who is here but we are not fully defreze who is here but we are not fully staffed<00:50:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 347 relating to goats. The Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments and said its Division of Forestry and Wildlife was available to answer questions. Testimony on the bill was largely opposed, with speakers arguing it would amount to a “free-for-all” rather than game management and urging deferral. DLNR responded that bag limits can be adjusted by area and game management unit under adaptive management rules, and that hunters typically take out their catch. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 1278, on which DLNR testified in support. The record in the excerpt does not include discussion of the bill’s substance beyond the department’s support, and no action or vote is shown. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on HB 144, relating to the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority and proposed exemptions from Sunshine Law requirements during the transition period. The authority’s vice chair testified that the body is a startup agency with a complex transition from the University and needs to be able to discuss strategic planning, operational formation, and other day-to-day matters with more than two members present. Opponents, including the Public First Law Center, Hawaiʻi Environmental Alliance, and community members, argued the bill would cut the public out of the deliberative process, allow decisions to be hashed out in private, and set a poor transparency precedent. One testifier also raised cultural and environmental concerns about Mauna Kea. Committee members questioned whether existing law and narrower guardrails could address the authority’s concerns, and the authority said it had already proposed a narrower alternative but the bill returned in similar form. The excerpt ends before any final committee action on HB 144 is shown.

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• By maintaining the revenue necessary to fully fund essential services, you have the opportunity to build
• By maintaining the revenue necessary to fully fund essential services, you have the opportunity to build
• We believe nobody but the Arkansas state government has the resources necessary for fully funding our
• More than half a million Arkansas households either cannot cover basic needs or fully live in poverty

Summary: The Senate Revenue and Tax Committee met to consider Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator Jonathan Dismang, which continues the state’s long-running effort to reduce Arkansas income tax rates. Dismang said the bill would lower the personal income tax rate retroactive to January 1, 2026 and delay the corporate income tax change until the following January, bringing the rate down from 7% to 3.7%. He also said the bill would use existing surplus funds and estimated that a person making $65,000 would see their effective tax burden reduced by about 45% compared with earlier rates. The committee heard several witnesses in opposition, including a United Methodist pastor/social worker, a parent describing her son’s disability and need for supported living services, representatives from Arkansas Appleseed and Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and a Marshallese community advocate. They argued that Arkansas should preserve revenue for public schools, health care, food assistance, housing, rural hospitals, early childhood education, and disability services, and said the tax cuts would disproportionately benefit higher-income taxpayers while providing little relief to working families. Several speakers cited low state spending relative to national averages and warned that further cuts would worsen existing service gaps. In closing, Dismang and other supporters said the state can be both compassionate and competitive, that no essential services would be cut by the bill, and that Arkansas has continued to grow revenue despite prior tax reductions. Members emphasized balancing service funding with economic competitiveness and noted the legislature’s focus on lower-income tax brackets in earlier reforms. The committee then voted to do pass SB1, and the bill was approved.

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• By maintaining the revenue necessary to fully fund essential services, you have the opportunity to build
• By maintaining the revenue necessary to fully fund essential services, you have the opportunity to build
• We believe nobody but the Arkansas state government has the resources necessary for fully funding our
• More than half a million Arkansas households either cannot cover basic needs or fully live in poverty

Summary: The Senate Revenue and Tax Committee considered Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator Jonathan Dismang, which would continue Arkansas’s phased income tax reductions, lowering the personal income tax rate to 3.7% and delaying the corporate income tax change until the following January. Dismang said the bill was part of a long-running effort begun in 2013 to reduce rates using conservative budgeting and surplus revenue, and he estimated the change would reduce the effective tax burden for a person making $65,000 by about 45%. Committee members supporting the bill emphasized that the measure would not cut state services and argued Arkansas should balance competitiveness with funding essential programs. Several speakers opposed the bill, including a clergy member/social worker, a parent advocating for disability services, representatives from Arkansas Appleseed and Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and a community advocate from the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese. They argued the state should preserve revenue for public schools, health care, housing, food assistance, early childhood education, and supported living services, citing underfunded schools, a waitlist for pre-K, hospital and child care pressures, and the needs of low-income and vulnerable residents. Some speakers said the tax cuts would disproportionately benefit higher-income taxpayers while providing little relief to working families. In closing, Dismang said Arkansas could be both compassionate and competitive and that no essential services would be cut because the state is operating with a surplus. After discussion, Senator Dismang moved do pass, Senator Petty seconded, and the committee approved SB 1 by voice vote. The committee then adjourned.

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• By maintaining the revenue necessary to fully fund essential services, you have the opportunity to build
• By maintaining the revenue necessary to fully fund essential services, you have the opportunity to build
• We believe nobody but the Arkansas state government has the resources necessary for fully funding our
• More than half a million Arkansas households either cannot cover basic needs or fully live in poverty

Keywords: 1204, all

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• We believe nobody but the Arkansas state government has the resources necessary for fully funding our
• More than half a million Arkansas households either cannot cover basic needs or fully live in poverty
• Do I think there are areas in government that we are not fully funding? Yep.
• But I think fully... ...funding government, giving people back home more of their own money, is important

Keywords: 1204, all

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• It interferes with the brain's ability to fully comprehend speech.
• It interferes with the brain's ability to fully comprehend speech.
• This bill also mandates that these screenings be fully covered by the firefighters' employed provider
• For individuals like me, they enable connection, communication, and the ability to fully participate
• For individuals like me, they are enabled connection, communication, and ability to fully in society.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a public hearing on a wide range of bills, with testimony first focused on H. 1315/S. 824, which would require insurance coverage for pain management options during IUD insertion. Representative Sabadosa, Planned Parenthood clinicians, and policy advocates said sedation can reduce fear and trauma, improve access to effective contraception, and should be reimbursed so providers can continue offering it. A Tufts OB-GYN resident also testified that pain control should be standard care for intrauterine procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee then heard extensive testimony on firefighter health bills, especially H. 1230/S. 690 requiring insurance coverage for cancer screenings for firefighters. Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts leaders, a Dana-Farber oncologist, and firefighters themselves described occupational exposure to carcinogens and personal stories of late-stage cancer detection, arguing that early screening can save lives and reduce long-term costs. Representative Crichton and Representative Howitt also spoke in support, and Representative Ayers testified for H. 4012, which would require neurological disorder screenings for firefighters. Committee members expressed support and sympathy, but no action was taken. The hearing also covered H. 3946/S. 756 on hearing aid coverage, with testimony from students, adults with hearing loss, disability advocates, and HLAA representatives describing the educational, social, and financial barriers caused by lack of coverage and urging broader insurance mandates. Later, Representative Donahue and Representative Vargas testified for H. 1337 to expand insurance coverage for opioid antagonists and related medications, including naloxone dispensed at discharge. The committee additionally heard testimony on H. 1134 to improve chronic pain care coordination and non-opioid access, and H. 4162 to improve ostomy supply coverage and access to certified ostomy care, with patients and clinicians describing denials, quantity limits, and non-medical switching. The transcript ends while testimony on H. 1315/S. 824 is still ongoing; no votes or formal committee actions are recorded in the excerpt.

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• As you finalize GGRF expenditures, we ask that you fully fund the Tier 3 programs and restore funding
• When fully implemented, H.R. 1 will cost our systems nearly $3 billion annually, so we urge expanded
• We will keep up the work to fully restore all the cuts that have been made and get California back to
• We will keep up the work to fully restore all the cuts that have been made and get California back to
• I urge you to fully fund and deliver the 44,000 slots that were promised in 2021, 2022 with a strong

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• No, I'll say, and I have been somewhat briefed, but I wasn't fully prepared for the question.
• And, yeah, so asking SB 72 to be fully funded. Thank you. Thank you so much.
• We were the sponsors of the bill, so support fully implementing that legislation to get more recycled
• So support fully implementing that legislation to get more recycled water. cruising through the state
• Please protect these positions and fully fund our environmental agency.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• You don't you don't fully, you know, You don't you don't fully, you know, have<00:39:15.520> to
• I had a high school that did not have a fully equipped lab.
• Lab kits and try to assimilate and exercise with the lab kits as if they had a fully equipped lab.
• <00:43:52.880> that<00:43:53.040> really that did not have a fully that really that
• with the lab kits as if they had a fully with the lab kits as if they had a fully equipped<00:44

Bills: SB344, SB344

Keywords: Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, monuments, historic preservation, memorial buildings, memorial schools, memorial streets, architecturally significant buildings, public property, waiver process, Committee on Alabama Monument Protection, Attorney General, civil penalty, historic marker, renaming, relocation, removal, public memorials, heritage preservation, state historic preservation fund, governmental entity

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• Although the department has not fully implemented any of the recommendations from this report, it has
• We will typically never fully spend our appropriation from this fund, as it's a fund that's dependent
• Our employee count took a hit during the Great Recession, and we've never fully recovered.
• It's fully operational. and honestly tracking system. I've seen it. I don't know.
• It's fully operational. And honestly, I would never use that.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Joint Natural Resources and House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committees of Reference heard the Arizona Auditor General’s sunset review of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. The audit found the board generally met some licensing requirements, but it did not timely investigate and resolve 49 of 159 complaints in fiscal year 2024, and it did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure and filing requirements. The Auditor General also identified weaknesses in continuing-education verification and other sunset-factor areas, and the board agreed to implement all 21 recommendations. Board staff said complaint volume has risen sharply since the pandemic, that the board’s process is slower because every case goes through an investigative committee and then the full board, and that it has already corrected some conflict-of-interest issues and is adding tools to improve continuing-education audits. The committee then heard testimony from the board’s executive director and from the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. The executive director emphasized the board’s public-protection mission, described the shortage of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, and said the board is working to improve efficiency through a new e-licensing system and staff training. Members asked about the shortage of large-animal veterinarians, complaint backlogs, and whether the board could do more to recruit rural practitioners; the board said it lacks direct recruiting authority but supports multiple licensure pathways and loan-assistance efforts. The veterinary association supported the board’s oversight and said it is also working on rural and large-animal workforce issues through partnerships and advocacy. The committee then voted to recommend continuing the board for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee next took up the Arizona State Land Department, beginning with the Auditor General’s presentation on the department’s sunset review and prior special audit. The audit found the department had not updated its required five-year disposition plan since 2011, had sold more than 48,000 acres without an active plan, had allowed agricultural rental rates to go unchanged since 2006 despite market increases, and had not consistently inspected mineral-related leases or properly managed reclamation bonds. The Auditor General said these issues created risks of lost revenue, reduced transparency, and public-safety hazards, and recommended 18 corrective actions in the main review plus 34 additional recommendations on other issues; the department agreed to most recommendations but declined to adopt a written policy for commissioner-initiated land sales. Commissioner Robin Sahid said the department is working through audit recommendations, has created a rules team, improved its customer portal, and is pursuing new policies on water use, transportation-basin leases, and disposition planning. Members questioned the department about agricultural leases, groundwater valuation, the Fondomonte leases and reimbursement for improvements, the canceled Coyotes land auction, backlog and processing times, and the use of consultants and administrative funds. The commissioner said the department had over 2,000 applications in queue when she arrived, that it has made progress reducing the backlog, and that it is conducting stakeholder outreach on water-efficiency standards and lease addenda. No final vote on the land department continuation was taken in the portion provided.

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• What we're proposing is to then fully fund it within the state of New Mexico. Thank you, Mr.
• This is a public dashboard that, when fully built out, is going to contain key insights about program
• It's not on here because it's not fully funded, right? Is that right? Mr.
• Chair, Representative, actually the project is fully funded.
• It'll be fully funded. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• on that, I do think that the Vice Chair's question is a good one, and I'm not sure that your answer fully
• your answer. think that the vice chair's question is a good one, and I'm not sure that your answer fully
• And I fully agree with you.
• One, the safeguards that is needed, and I fully, fully intend to do that, as well as to clarify that
• We are fully in favor of transparency.

Summary: The committee heard several bills from Senator Umberg and Senator Allen, with testimony from supporters and opponents before roll-call votes were taken once quorum was established. SB 253, the annual State Bar fee bill, would keep fees unchanged while requiring two-year notice for substantial changes to the bar exam, including vendor changes, and returning to an older delivery method for the upcoming exam; it was presented as a response to recent State Bar problems and the February bar exam failure. SB 25, the Pre-Merger Notification Act, would require certain merger parties to provide California’s attorney general the same Hart-Scott-Rodino materials filed federally, so state antitrust review can occur in parallel with federal review; supporters said this would reduce delay and uncertainty, while members questioned whether it would add another layer of review. SB 36 would strengthen price-gouging enforcement after the January 2025 Southern California firestorms by requiring rental-listing platforms to report suspected gouging, expanding consumer and prosecutor remedies, and allowing warrants in housing-related cases; supporters said it would close loopholes, while opponents from business groups raised concerns. All three bills were later approved on roll call, with SB 36 and SB 413 placed on call before final passage and SB 253 and SB 25 moving forward on committee votes. The committee also heard SB 413, which would streamline access to juvenile case files in certain civil cases brought by or on behalf of the youth who is the subject of the file, allowing attorneys to use heavily redacted records without first petitioning the juvenile court. Supporters, including Los Angeles County counsel and county associations, said the current petition process is costly, slow, and routinely granted, creating delays in civil litigation and court congestion. Opponents, including the Youth Law Center, argued the bill would weaken longstanding juvenile confidentiality protections by bypassing judicial review and could expose sensitive information unnecessarily. After discussion about redactions, sealing, and the scope of access, the bill was passed on a do-pass-as-amended vote. Finally, Senator Wahab presented SB 436, which would extend the notice period for nonpayment of rent from three days to 14 days. Supporters, including tenant advocates, legal aid groups, and several local governments, argued the change would reduce unnecessary evictions, give renters more time to obtain assistance or a paycheck, and help prevent homelessness. Opponents, including apartment associations, property owners, and the California Association of Realtors, said the bill would burden landlords, especially small owners, and could unintentionally affect commercial leases; members also raised concerns about repeated late payment and the lack of stronger guardrails. The author said she would work on clarifying commercial coverage and safeguards, and the bill remained under discussion as the hearing continued.

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• That would be when the agency is fully operational. Okay.
• And get a little bit of a head start on, so I'm not fully convinced that.
• Something that is not going to be fully implemented until July 1 of 26 that.
• More until I fully see that reorganization plan adopted, but furthermore, I don't know what to extent
• Cuz even though we're not asking for more, there are more licensees that haven't fully rightsized for

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• statute 765 does allow for several different types of delegation, which Department of Health has not fully
• statute 765 does allow for several different types of delegation, which Department of Health has not fully
• /c><00:05:17.759> Health<00:05:18.039> has<00:05:18.240> not<00:05:18.520> fully
• which Department of Health has not fully which Department of Health has not fully utilized<00:05
• of this week they will be fully of this week they will be fully certified<00:34:26.200> and

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• What does it mean to be fully competitive?
• What does it mean to be fully competitive?
• And then the third one is going to be fully remote by video conference, and that workshop will focus
• And then the third one is going to be fully remote by video conference, and that workshop will focus
• TURN fully supports modernizing networks.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) to examine its history, current operation, and possible future changes in California. Chair Tasha Berner said the hearing was prompted in part by AT&T’s 2023 request for relief from COLR obligations and by broader concerns about public safety, affordability, universal service, and access to modern broadband and telecommunications. The first panel featured a telecommunications expert who traced COLR back to universal service principles and explained how states have handled COLR differently, including full deregulation, limited rural obligations, or transition pathways tied to competition and customer protections. Members asked about affordability, federal and state processes for service withdrawal, and whether COLR remains necessary given modern competition. CPUC staff then described California’s COLR framework, explaining that universal service rests on access, reliability/quality, and affordability, and that COLR requires carriers to provide basic service, including voice-grade calling, 911 access, relay services, and Lifeline. Staff said AT&T’s application sought relief in nearly all of its territory, but no replacement COLR came forward during the proceeding, and public participation hearings drew thousands of comments and strong concern from rural and vulnerable customers. The CPUC outlined its ongoing rulemaking to reconsider whether the 1996 COLR rules and 2012 basic-service definition still fit current conditions, with workshops and public hearings scheduled and a proposed decision expected later in the year or into 2026. Members pressed staff on geographic outreach, wireless coverage, whether broadband can be part of basic service, public safety during wildfires, and what reporting and complaint processes currently exist. In the final panel, industry and public-interest witnesses sharply disagreed. A U.S. Telecom representative argued COLR is outdated, costly, and copper-focused, and said reform should allow technology-neutral alternatives such as wireless, fiber, and satellite while preserving reliable voice and emergency access. The CPUC Public Advocates Office countered that COLR remains a necessary public safeguard, especially for rural and low-income customers, and argued that any transition should maintain or improve service, with public benefits such as broadband investment and continued protections for 911, disability access, and affordability. Committee members focused on the difference between an obligation to serve everyone and a mere option to serve, and on whether the Legislature should provide clearer guidance as the CPUC’s rulemaking moves forward.