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• example, my grandmother, Martha Mania Chacon, led the way for our Indian reservation to have clean drinking

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and prayer, then dispensed with the reading of the prior journal and handled routine motions, including re-referring AB 432 and AB 564 to committees. The main item of business was House Resolution 14, proclaiming March 2025 as Women’s History Month. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry opened on the resolution, and members from the LGBTQ, Native American, Asian American Pacific Islander, Black, Latino, Jewish, and other caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing women’s historical contributions, ongoing inequities, and the importance of representation and parity in public life. Assemblymember DeMaio also supported the resolution while urging attention to girls’ sports. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 78 coauthors were added. The chamber then held its annual California Women of the Year ceremony, with Aguiar-Curry and other members recognizing honorees from across Assembly districts for leadership in education, health care, public service, advocacy, business, and community work. The lengthy roll call highlighted a broad range of women’s accomplishments and community impact. Guest introductions followed, including Sacramento District Attorney Tien Ho, VSP Vision Care executives celebrating the company’s 70th anniversary, and EMTs and ambulance support staff being honored by the California Ambulance Association. The Assembly also took up the second-day consent calendar, which was adopted 71-0. Assemblymember Schultz then delivered an adjournment in memory of Barbara Beckley, founding member and artistic director emerita of the Colony Theatre Company, praising her contributions to Los Angeles theater and the arts. The House then adjourned until Thursday, March 13 at 9 a.m., with a Revenue and Taxation Committee hearing scheduled upon adjournment.

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• In just one example, they diverted a full truckload of energy drinks with the retail value well over

Keywords: Committee, Transportation, aviation safety, confirmation, Lieutenant Commander, Deputy Secretary, Bradbury, Hafensteiner, aircraft incidents

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened to consider the promotion of Coast Guard Lieutenant Samuel Hafensteiner to Lieutenant Commander and the nomination of Stephen Bradbury as Deputy Secretary of Transportation. The meeting highlighted ongoing concerns regarding aviation safety, especially in light of recent aircraft incidents. Members discussed the critical need for knowledgeable leadership within the Department of Transportation to address these safety challenges effectively. Mr. Bradbury's background as a former General Counsel of the Department was presented as a strong asset for the role he seeks.

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• An example of that is if you drink... ...in excess, right?

Bills: HB105, HB296, HB15, HB264, HB34, HB304, HB146, HB26, HB15, HB34, HB26

Keywords: law enforcement, retirement benefits, Alabama Peace Officers, agency-issued badge, agency-issued pistol, resisting arrest, custody, public safety, Alabama law, traffic infractions, traffic ticket, disposition, criminal contempt, vessel registration, boating fees, state funds, regulatory changes, water safety, compliance, false information

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• So do I believe that taxing sodas will lower the amount of sodas that children will drink? Yes.

Keywords: health policy, lifespan, quality of life, community health, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.

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• I HAVE SEEN OFFICERS INSTEAD OF CHECKING US IN TO VISIT OUR LOVED ONES PLAYING GAMES AND DRINKING COFFEE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Back to the matter is to your point, I think Floridians and Americans, they want to drink where she's

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• suing the Trump administration because that same place has communities without clean and reliable drinking

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• number of other landfills do not have liners and we have leakage into groundwater and impacts to drinking
• number of other landfills do not have liners and we have leakage into groundwater and impacts to drinking
• number of other landfills do not have liners and we have leakage into groundwater and impacts to drinking
• And we have instances where drinking water wells, private drinking water wells, have been negatively

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• experiencing the same thing: this stuff is breaking off, going into our ground, and toxifying our drinking
• going into our ground and<00:52:54.000> toxifying<00:52:54.640> our<00:52:54.839> drinking
• <00:52:55.240> water<00:52:55.880> it's and toxifying our drinking water it's and toxifying
• our drinking water it's something<00:52:56.599> think<00:52:56.799> about<00:52:57.400

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It can affect your ability to work, drive, walk, button a shirt, eat, or drink.
• work, drive, walk, button a shirt,<02:57:01.040> eat<02:57:01.439> or<02:57:01.680> drink
• now<02:57:02.960> in<02:57:03.200> its<02:57:03.520> seventh shirt, eat or drink
• . now in its seventh shirt, eat or drink. now in its seventh year.<02:57:04.960> TD<02:57:05.680

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with a call of the Senate, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum and moved to messages from the House. The chamber received several House-passed Senate files, including SF 2814 (real estate appraisers), SF 3637 (transportation), and SF 4244 (technical corrections), and took up SF 1714 on payment transparency and public contracts. The Senate concurred in the House amendments to SF 1714, advanced it to third reading, and then passed the bill 65-0. The Senate also received House amendments to SF 3432 on public safety, but instead of concurring, it voted to send the bill to a five-member conference committee. The Senate likewise agreed to a conference committee request on HF 4188, a commerce bill dealing with consumer protections for insurance and financial products. The Senate then handled additional House messages and routine business, including first reading of several House files and adoption of committee reports. A committee report on SF 453, relating to thermal energy networks as public improvements and water works, recommended amendment and passage under Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, and the report was adopted except for the referenced resolution item. The chamber also completed second readings of several Senate bills and one House bill, and approved a motion to withdraw SF 4464 from the Committee on State and Local Government and return it to the author. The main floor debate centered on HF 1141, the housing finance and policy omnibus. Senator Port described the bill as focused on affordability, including $50 million in housing infrastructure bonds, greater Minnesota infrastructure grants, manufactured housing protections, limits on large institutional investors buying single-family homes, and increased oversight of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. The Senate adopted several amendments, including a technical A12 amendment, A7 to dedicate $5 million of bonding to manufactured home park improvements, and A4 on manufactured housing protections such as rent receipts and longer move-out time after eviction. Senator Abler then offered A14, which would limit rent increases in certain non-market-rate, tax-credit housing for seniors to CPI-based increases; supporters framed it as a humanitarian measure for elderly residents facing steep rent hikes, while opponents raised concerns about rent control, the scope of the amendment, and the need for more detail. The transcript ends during continued debate on A14, with no final vote shown on that amendment.

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• the marathon, they should come and solicit and spend the day, you know, having a morning coffee or drink
• day, you know, having a morning coffee day, you know, having a morning coffee or<01:21:43.040> drink
• 43.760> so<01:21:44.000> inclined<01:21:44.880> at<01:21:45.280> those or drink
• if you are so inclined at those or drink if you are so inclined at those local<01:21:45.920> businesses

Bills: HF4072, HF3691, HF4613

Keywords: workforce development, journalism, local news, internships, media training, emergency management, essential employees, public safety, law enforcement, workforce, economic development, appropriation, Twin Cities Marathon, Explore Minnesota, grants, 1183, house

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• We deliver food and drink to airlines so flights can leave on time and passengers can reach their destination
• We deliver food and drink to airlines so flights can leave on time and passengers can reach their destination
• But despite the risk we take, the health insurance offered by the company is too expensive. drink to
• airlines so flights can leave drink to airlines so flights can leave on<00:56:34.319> time<00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And if you don't drink beer, that's fine. The beers are not for you.
• And<00:18:20.320> if<00:18:20.480> you<00:18:20.640> don't<00:18:20.720> drink
• And if you don't drink beer, test. And if you don't drink beer, that's<00:18:21.840> fine.

Bills: HF3298

Keywords: underground storage tanks, petroleum, reimbursement program, environmental regulation, pollution control, 1183, house

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• First, he said water system information: the infrastructure that provides drinking water to the community
• <01:29:09.280> provides our infrastructure that provides our infrastructure that provides drinking
• 10.320> to<01:29:10.480> our<01:29:10.719> community<01:29:11.600> is drinking
• water to our community is drinking water to our community is classified<01:29:12.480> as<01:29

Bills: HB1721, HB1714, HB1718, HB1732, HB1740, HB1777, HB1842, HB1919, HB1701, HB1923, HB1741, HB1734, HB1739

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• and say, "Hey, I'm interested in everybody that's provided you with feedback on your newest seasonal drink
• 03:43.680> seasonal feedback on um your newest seasonal feedback on um your newest seasonal drink
• 03:45.920> all<01:03:46.079> of<01:03:46.240> their<01:03:46.400> email drink
• and I'd like all of their email drink and I'd like all of their email addresses<01:03:47.280> as<

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee approved the October 15, 2025 minutes and then held a broader discussion on current challenges with data retention and government transparency. Judy Randall of the Office of the Legislative Auditor said historical data is essential for post-audits, which often look back three to five years, and that retention decisions must balance audit needs with the burden of separating public and nonpublic data. She described the records-retention panel process as informal and largely based on individual judgment, noting she had objected to a proposed 60-day email retention period and generally uses a three-year guideline, though she said that standard is not grounded in a formal rule. Members discussed whether auditing standards should set retention periods, with Randall saying auditing is a good starting point but other offices, including the attorney general, also have needs, and that some agency discretion is unavoidable because of the gray area between official records and non-records. Representative Elkins raised the related principle of data minimization, arguing that government should not keep data longer than needed and citing a University of Minnesota legacy data warehouse breach as an example of the risks of retaining unnecessary sensitive information. Randall agreed that data no longer needed is a liability and said her office purges workpapers after five years. Representative Scott pressed whether three years is enough for fraud investigations and financial records; Randall responded that a reasonableness standard is needed and that longer retention can produce diminishing returns, though she said she would follow up on whether financial records should be treated differently. Tanya Tacker of the Rum River Special Education Cooperative testified in support of updating Minnesota’s data-retention laws for schools. She said districts want to protect student information and maintain transparency, but the current general retention schedule dates to 1985 and 2000 and does not reflect digital records, modern systems, or the volume of special education data. She urged modernizing the schedule, clarifying what must be kept in paper versus digitized form, aligning state rules with IDEA and other federal requirements, and providing practical guidance and tools. Members praised the specificity of her recommendations. Dr. BB Newman testified that retention failures in St. Anthony Village have made it difficult to obtain routine municipal and police data, with records delayed, missing, or inconsistently produced and no clear explanation of what systems were searched or whether records were destroyed. Newman argued these gaps undermine statutory access rights and force residents into costly litigation, and recommended stronger retention auditing, documentation of destruction, mandatory disclosure of systems searched, and consequences for noncompliance. In response to questions, Senate counsel said there is generally no direct penalty, but affected parties may seek mandamus, Data Practices Act claims, or informal mediation/opinions from the Data Practices Office. The discussion closed with calls for clearer standards and possible legislative updates to improve compliance and transparency.

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• But the cult leader has decided he wants his photo op on July 4th, and our Kool-Aid-drinking colleagues
• But the cult leader has decided he wants his photo op on July 4th, and our Kool-Aid-drinking colleagues
• But the cult leader has decided he wants his photo op on July 4th, and our Kool-Aid-drinking colleagues
• But the cult leader has decided he wants his photo op on July 4th, and our Kool-Aid-drinking colleagues

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• outside walking, biking, but also having a healthy life and also having better air quality and water to drink
• quality and and also having better air quality and water<00:57:48.079> to<00:57:48.400> drink
• water to drink. That's right. water to drink. That's right.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The question was… The company had a policy that drivers can't drink, the company enforced that policy
• The company did everything right, but the driver decided to drink and get behind the wheel of the truck
• The question was the company had a policy that drivers can't drink, the company enforced that policy.
• The company did everything right, but the driver decided to drink and get behind the wheel of the truck

Bills: HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

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• lots of people, they lived in New York or L.A. and flew in every couple months to play a concert, drink
• help your constituents. every couple months to play a concert, every couple months to play a concert, drink
• 02:38.000> and<01:02:38.400> take<01:02:38.640> all<01:02:38.880> their drink
• a few Mai, and take all their drink a few Mai, and take all their expertise<01:02:39.520> back

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• But as I got older, I gave up the drinking and all that stuff. So now I've got empty space.
• <01:41:50.960> gave<01:41:51.119> up<01:41:51.199> the<01:41:51.440> drinking
• <01:41:51.679> and older, I I I gave up the drinking and older, I I I gave up the drinking

Keywords: 1191, senate, all