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• make<00:05:05.160> to<00:05:05.360> make<00:05:05.520> the<00:05:05.720> language
• /c><00:05:06.039> a<00:05:06.120> little<00:05:06.320> bit make to make the language
• a little bit make to make the language a little bit cleaner<00:05:07.000> but<00:05:07.240>
• there I suppose could be language there I suppose could be language written<00:10:12.160> that
• <00:28:56.240> in many I got more certifications in many I got more certifications in healthcare

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So I I support this language.
• I hope we can make this bill better flight or the took some of my language.
• Senator, I appreciate you with this language.
• This bill is no language.
• There is no language. I read it again point. I've gone to the bill.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:15:15.440> be<00:15:15.600> through language but it would be through language but
• language. Senator Champion. language. Senator Champion.
• this looks a bit like comfort language this looks a bit like comfort language to<00:51:01.440>
• <01:09:18.640> and have time to work on the language and have time to work on the language
• <01:19:35.600> from We uh did take some of the language from We uh did take some of the language

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A Punano is a statewide provider of Hawaiʻi language medium child care.
• Um we have language medium child care.
• , investment in Hawaii's language, investment in Hawaii's language, culture,<01:06:17.520> and
• food safety training and certification food safety training and certification support<02:00:37.119
• We are requesting just under $161,000 to sustain our Aloha certificate program.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• Certification resolutions adopted.
• 20.080> resolutions 290 Naz certification resolutions 290 Naz certification resolutions adopted
• <01:36:44.080> resolutions<01:36:44.719> adopted certification resolutions adopted certification
• President moves certification using previous roll. All right. Any objection?
• language at all. language at all.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber also recognized guests, including members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employees of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative. A senator then delivered a Black History Month-style presentation highlighting James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Jan E. Matzeliger, and Percy Lavon Julian for their contributions to civil rights, labor, industry, and science. The Senate received House messages referring two Archives and History board appointments to the Committee on Confirmations, then took up numerous committee reports. Several bills from Finance and Taxation, Judiciary, Education Policy, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Healthcare, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, State Government Affairs, and Local Legislation received favorable reports, some with amendments or substitutes, and were advanced to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The chamber also recommitted Senate Bill 266 to the Tourism Committee. The Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Llaya McNair to the Alabama Trust Fund Board, several members to the Credit Union Administration Board, and Elizabeth Smithart, Leslie Sanders, and Wayne Sers to the Alabama State Board of Human Resources. It then adopted several resolutions, including commendations and memorials, such as resolutions honoring Mary Francis Holland, the Stanhope Elmore boys bowling team, and Alicia Cannon for more than 50 years of service to the Alabama judicial system. The Senate also adopted a resolution creating the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety, after discussion about its purpose, membership, and duties; an amendment to the commission resolution was adopted before the resolution itself was adopted.

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• <04:45:18.718> this to pay for the birth certificate this to pay for the birth certificate
• That is the language that you see in the amendment before you now.
• That is the language that you see in the amendment before you now.
• That is the language that you see in the amendment before you now.
• The language that you see in the amendment before you now is the language that the Commissioner of Administrative

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , and it basically makes the sitcom rules the same as the Filmed in Oklahoma Act rules, so the certification
• There was some ambiguity in the original language. And so they had received funding in the past.
• House Bill 4032 is agreed-upon language between the aggregate association and D.O.M.
• House Bill 4032 is agreed-upon language between the aggregate association and D.O.M.

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• These are all folks who are fluent in two or more languages.
• These are all folks who are fluent in two or more languages.
• recognized students who have achieved levels of spoken and written proficiency in English and another language
• leading to stronger partnerships; and provide students who participate in the program with a world language
• If you will allow me, I am looking at the language because I know how I want to answer this, but I want

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• are a couple of different organizations who have continued to fund it, and that was in some of the language
• This is reading legislation we've been working on with agreed language with the Senate.
• How about the right to actual tax relief instead of decorative language?
• Language on some notice that they get from the assessor.
• It's a clarification language. Moved to adopt, yield to questions. No questions. Represent a fact.

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

Bills: SB 8, SB 1, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB27, HB7, HB17, HB1, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB20, HB18, HB7, HB17, HB1, HB20, HB18, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, SR85, SR87, SB8, SB5, SB2, SB10, HB27

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam

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• The Heavens 27 are immortalized in stone, statute in words on paper and language, but they are immortalized
• It mirrors the concurrence to conforming language to make them all on the same page.

Bills: SB 8, SB 1, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB27, HB7, HB17, HB1, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB20, HB18, HB7, HB17, HB1, HB20, HB18, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, SR85, SR87, SB8, SB5, SB2, SB10, HB27

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam

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• So that is where I'm confused because if I read the language on 572 in tandem with the language on lines
• The language on lines 572 to 582.
• Then you look at the language on 572 to 582.
• I do not like the CLT language.
• I’m so glad English is my first language.

Bills: HJR 138, HB 42, HB 104, HB 129, HB 677, HB 426, HB 668, HB 1699, HB 2017, HB 2128, HB 2038, HB 3783, HB 3717, HB 2316, HB 3686, HB 2563, HB 3883, HB 4021, HB 2788, HB 2663, HB 3305, HB 3173, HB 3474, HB 1105, HB 3531, HB 3490, HB 3597, HB 1295, HB 3512, HB 3010, HB 3112, HB 4215, HB 3223, HB 3464, HB 3120, HB 4214, HB 4511, HB 3704, HB 4081, HB 4783, HB 4063, HB 2783, HB 4937, HB 5085, HB 2510, HB 3426, HB 4361, HB 1169, HB 2516, HB 2347, HB 4034, HB 4700, HB 3560, HB 5150, HB 3860, HB 3146, HB 3924, HCR 98, HCR 92, HB 1520, HB 1545, HB 5265, HB 1887, HB 1914, HB 2402, HB 2306, HB 2350, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 3211, HB 1056, HB 2081, HB 2187, HB 3092, HB 3308, HB 3526, HB 3750, HB 4219, HB 4230, HB 4290, HB 5238, HB 4804, HB 4749, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 1353, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 2221, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5092, HB 3748, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 1482, HB 4044, HB 2702, HB 4264, HB 2807, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 3133, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 2145, HB 1201, HB 5061, SB 29, SB 879, SB 65, SB 1745, SB 412, SB 412, SB 1746, SB 1238, SB 1341, SB 522, SB 1532, SB 1378, SB 1062, SB 2066, SB 1963, SB 2204, SB 1366, SB 2077, SB 1967, SB 1151, HB 1618, HB 2156, HB 2615, HB 2615, HB 2349, HB 1926, HB 569, HB 1762, HB 38, HJR 138, HB 42, HB 104, HB 104, HB 129, HB 677, HB 426, HB 668, HB 1699, HB 2017, HB 2128, HB 2038, HB 3783, HB 3717, HB 2316, HB 3686, HB 2563, HB 3883, HB 4021, HB 2788, HB 2663, HB 2663, HB 3305, HB 3173, HB 3474, HB 1105, HB 3531, HB 3531, HB 3490, HB 3490, HB 3597, HB 1295, HB 3512, HB 3010, HB 3112, HB 4215, HB 3223, HB 3223, HB 3464, HB 3120, HB 4214, HB 4511, HB 3704, HB 4081, HB 4783, HB 4063, HB 2783, HB 4937, HB 5085, HB 2510, HB 3426, HB 4361, HB 1169, HB 2516, HB 2347, HB 4034, HB 4700, HB 3560, HB 5150, HB 3860, HB 3146, HB 3924, HCR 98, HCR 92

Keywords: carbon tax, carbon emissions, greenhouse gas, climate policy, fuel tax, emissions tax, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, tax limitation, environmental tax, fossil fuels, energy policy, legislative taxing authority, ballot proposition, constitutional amendment, higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University

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• Also allows DCF to issue a provisional certificate for new domestic violence shelter, ensuring continuity
• physician should not preclude anyone from not being able to use the title if they don't have the certification
• So with the certification with the laser, there is no certification that exists.
• The strike all finally also adds language regarding educating residents by requiring assisted living
• Follow as I think not notice that we did take some of the legis some of the language out of the strike

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• Uh, this language is the existing language in RSA 190:40. That's the existing language.
• "Uh, this language is the existing language in RSA 190:40. That's the existing language.
• That's the existing language. col40. That's the existing language.
• committee issuing a a certific cificate. committee issuing a a certific cificate.
• committee can only issue a certificate committee can only issue a certificate if<05:55:50.558>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• is is being because I see the language is is being changed<00:54:32.440> from<00:54:32.720>
• The problem I have is spending more money, and we have to start using the language we can not, we can't
• The problem I have is spending more money, and we have to start using the language we can’t, we can’t
• The problem I have is spending more money, and we have to start using the language we can't, we can't
• We have to start using the language we can't, we can't, without more money we won't be able to do this

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This amendment conforms the language in CSHB 921.27 to that of CS SB 1138.
• Without the training and certifications, I absolutely vote against this bill, and I urge you to vote
• It's very narrow language, same model number, same make and model of what we're discussing.
• The language is clear to protect against hydraulic system modifications.
• I'm happy to hear any suggested language.

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• We don't allow people to fly a plane without certification.
• on the added language on line 27 and 28.
• Well, this amendment would remove the language in lines 28 and 29 that...
• And so this language, and removing this language, allows the CRAs that are doing good work to continue
• And so this language, and removing this language, allows the CRAs that are doing good work to continue

Summary: The committee first heard CS/HB 69, which would preempt local land-use decisions for presidential libraries to the state. The sponsor said the bill was intended to make it easier to site a presidential library in Florida. Members asked about whether the bill could affect nontraditional uses such as hotels or casinos, and the sponsor said it only addressed land-use and development-order decisions. There was no public testimony, and the bill was reported favorably 16-7. The committee then took up CS/HB 289, “Lucy's Law,” on boating safety. The bill expands boating education requirements, aligns boating penalties more closely with driving offenses, prohibits false information in vessel accident reports, and requires certain nonresidents to obtain boating safety cards. An amendment requiring boating safety courses for those convicted of civil boating infractions was adopted. The committee heard emotional testimony from Lucy Fernandez’s mother, who described the fatal 2022 boating crash that inspired the bill, along with support from industry and local-government witnesses. Members from both parties spoke in favor, emphasizing accountability, education, and enforcement. The bill passed unanimously, 25-0. HB 7003, an open-government/sunshine bill, preserved a public-records exemption for sensitive business information submitted with applications to the Office of Financial Regulation’s financial technology sandbox. It drew no public testimony or debate and was reported favorably. HB 4007, a local bill for Martin County, capped reimbursement for inmate emergency health care at 110% of Medicare, mirroring the Department of Corrections standard; it also passed favorably after supportive public testimony. The longest discussion was on HB 991, which would prohibit creation of new community redevelopment agencies after July 1, 2025, bar current CRAs from starting new projects or issuing new debt after October 1, 2025, and sunset existing CRAs by 2045 or their charter date, whichever is earlier. The sponsor argued CRAs have become long-lived funding vehicles used beyond their original anti-blight purpose and said local governments have other tools. Many members from both parties objected that CRAs remain important for affordable housing, small business support, infrastructure, and redevelopment in blighted areas, and several said the bill would harm ongoing or multi-phase projects. Three amendments were offered: one defining “new project,” one striking the new-CRA prohibition, and one striking the new-debt/new-project language; all were defeated except the first, which was adopted. Public testimony was split, with redevelopment groups, cities, and the Florida League of Cities opposing the bill and Americans for Prosperity supporting it. The committee did not reach final disposition in the portion provided, but the debate showed substantial opposition and concern about the bill’s impact on local redevelopment efforts.

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• One of the key gaps that needs to be addressed is the licensing and certification requirements in the
• Again, this is tied to the licensing and certification, so that's one of the key areas that needs to
• We focused on licensing and certification in Minnesota, trying to bring a subgroup together to really
• <00:38:25.240> rules the licensing and certification rules the licensing and certification
• <00:56:45.240> they about their rights in a language they about their rights in a language

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ALSO THE PLAN HAS TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE ABOUT PROVIDING SERVICES DIRECTLY OR BY CONTRACT TO MEET THE PATIENT
• ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS ABOUT PROVIDING EDUCATION AND LINKING AT DISCHARGE ACCESSIBLE FORMATS AND LANGUAGE
• RENEWAL APPLICATIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD ANY RECOMMENDATIONS WE WOULD MAKE TO THE PLAN BECAUSE THE LANGUAGE
• TO DATE WE HAVE THREE CERTIFICATION COURSES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
• EIGHT CERTIFICATION HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT AND FIVE HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Language was included that also gave political subdivisions the option of forming their own networks
• This bill includes language from the comptroller's office that states no out-of-state domiciled carrier
• This language can be found in Section 12 of the bill on page six.
• Today, just one year later, Isabella is completing her certification as a physician's assistant.
• This bill basically moves that language into another section of the Labor Code that applies to everyone

Bills: HB875, HB1667, HB2369, HB3844, HB4415, HB4479, HB4483, HB4676, HB5118, HB5400, HB5545

Keywords: workers' compensation, municipal construction, bidding requirements, small municipalities, contracting policies, first responders, PTSD, mental health, emergency services, medical expenses, injury claims, insurance carriers, opportunity youth, workforce development, employment, education, federal funds, employment discrimination, immunity waiver, public employees