Transcript Highlights:

• While some might suggest that representing regulated entities, particularly ones they don't like or agree
• Congress structured the Clean Air Act around the principle of cooperative federalism and control.
• States know how to regulate their entities the best, and it's important to allow them to do that.
• Their regulators and their enforcement entities to make sure that they can solve environmental issues
• And as Utahans, that means we only control 20% of the ozone in the area.

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• What's really important here is that the type of entities that are connecting to the middle mile are
• It includes 18 public entities, seven tribes, and a number of new entrants. Next slide, please.
• Johnson, who can analyze some of the testimony prepared by different entities, including both industry
• We have also secured partnerships and contracts with tribal entities, local governments, and private
• Broadband for All includes the work of the California Broadband Council and its member entities, CDT,

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Stevens, are each will control 20 minutes. Mr.
• Stevens, will each control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
• Stevens, will each control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas. Mr.
• Stevens, will each control 20 minutes. Mr.
• Stevens, each will control 20 minutes. Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I want to thank President Trump for nominating me. for Arms Control and International Security. appear
• Arms control agreements without strong and effective verification regimes and the will to achieve them
• pursuing nuclear arms control with Russia and China.
• I differ from the prior administration's UN arms control. administration would pursue arms control that
• Agency for Global Media networks and entities.

Keywords: Senator Flinstone, HB22, SB4, amendments, public testimony, legislation, environmental impact, economic implications

Summary: The meeting featured a thorough examination of various bills, including substantial discussions on HB22 and SB4. Key points included amendments proposed by committee members, particularly from Senator Flinstone, who emphasized the need for clarifications on certain provisions. The committee actively engaged with several witnesses providing public testimony, some in favor of the proposed legislation while others highlighted concerns and potential implications. The discussions were vibrant, showcasing different perspectives, especially on the environmental and economic impacts of the bills in question. The meeting concluded with a consensus to reconvene after a recess to further address the outstanding issues related to the bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:07:47.839> as the Bureau of Infectious Control as the Bureau of Infectious Control as
• We heard that safety control was, uh, not scientific, that there was no placebo control in safety research
• Well, number one, I am safety control.
• Um, and as for saying placebo<03:16:41.439> control, placebo control, placebo control, we're<03
• going<04:05:30.880> in<04:05:31.120> New entities coming and going in New entities

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• impact you right and it's in our control impact you right and it's in our control as<00:13:46.079
• points and so if you're not controlling points and so if you're not controlling those<00:57:03.720
• <00:57:25.599> of<00:57:25.880> the of losing control of the of losing control of the
• also as a university or as an entity also as a university or as an entity responsible<01:16:10.400
• regional basis where we have entities regional basis where we have entities like<01:16:20.719>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Local control is really important.
• We also believe in local control.
• We also believe in local control.
• When you talk about local control.
• The statute right now, it goes through you, and you are the entity, right, the legal entity, as are they

Bills: HB2093, HB2370, HB2376, HB2380, HB2381, HB2383, HB2423, HB2481, HB2621, HB2895, HB4005, HB4043, HB4109

Keywords: mental health, school curriculum, education policy, instruction requirements, statute repeal, charter schools, education, weapons detection, public safety, school administration, school districts, real estate transactions, school property, bond issuance, land use approval, capital improvements, school governance, board meetings, education funding, parental notification

Summary: The committee first approved the March 18, 2026 minutes and then considered the nomination of John Snyder to the State Board for Charter Schools. Snyder described his background in municipal finance, charter school financings, and prior service with Arizona charter school organizations and the Arizona School for the Arts. Members asked about how his finance experience would help the board’s oversight role, and the committee voted 6-0 with one not voting to recommend his confirmation to the full Senate. The committee then heard HB 2093, which would remove the statutory requirement that health education include mental health instruction tied to multiple dimensions of health and would repeal related consultation requirements in 2037. The sponsor argued the bill would remove social-emotional learning from schools and return mental health matters to parents, while opponents, including students, a suicide-loss parent, and youth mental health advocates, said school-based mental health education saves lives and should remain available with parental opt-out. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give the bill a do pass recommendation. Several school safety and education bills followed. HB 4043, requiring at least one campus employee trained in CPR, first aid, and AED use where applicable, passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor and school administrators. HB 4005, requiring instruction on ethical and educational uses of artificial intelligence in school districts beginning in 2027-28, passed 4-3 despite opposition from the Arizona Education Association over unfunded mandate concerns. HB 2895, allowing Native American language proficiency to satisfy a world language requirement and adding language clarifying districts are not required to offer such courses, passed unanimously as amended. HB 2383, renaming trampoline court safety legislation as Ty’s Law, also passed unanimously as amended. The committee also advanced HB 4109, a school public safety and notification bill requiring district safety policies, parent and law enforcement notification after life-threatening violence or weapon incidents, annual public safety reporting, and misdemeanor penalties for noncompliance. Testimony was sharply divided: supporters cited delayed or inadequate notification in serious incidents, while opponents argued the bill was too broad and criminalized administrators. The bill passed 4-3. The committee then approved HB 2376, appropriating $40 million for the school safety program and prioritizing school resource officers and school safety officers, and HB 2380, requiring greater public access to governing board meetings, materials, video, and out-of-state travel approvals; both passed 4-3. Finally, the committee began considering HB 2381, a major strike-everything amendment on career technical education district governance and funding, along with a follow-up amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• <01:37:59.760> that some of these other uh entities that some of these other uh entities that
• City policy if not a go out control City policy if not a go out control you've<02:09:14.280>
• traditionally believe in local control traditionally believe in local control for<02:10:09.199><
• And I love local control.
• We tell the line between local control and state control every single day, and the people, if we're talking

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• records within 24 hours of a request and produced copies within 2 working days empowers patients to control
• We will move to your bill which is go to tab 7 Senate Bill 12 to 24 on the administration of controlled
• amendment clarifies that a limited liability company that has been organized as a not-for-profit entity
• Madam Chair, for-profit Elsie's controlled by non non-profit organizations be able to access. >> Acts
• But oftentimes in a peer review of the reach of a research project, the entity applying for that project

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• portal entity for SAR in the bill.
• would be the portal entity for Sarah in the bill.
• It's already common practice for research entities seeking data compilation from state entities to be
• entities.
• entities.

Summary: The committee heard several higher education bills. It first approved the consent calendar, which included SB 67 and SB 619. The main discussion centered on SB 437, which would direct the CSU system to develop a fair, evidence-based process for verifying whether someone is a descendant of a person enslaved in the United States, as part of the state’s reparations work. Supporters said the bill fills a gap left by the Reparations Task Force and would create a transparent, credible lineage-verification process; opponents argued genealogy methods already exist, the bill would waste money and delay action, and some raised constitutional concerns. The committee took a vote on SB 437, but the roll was left open after the initial tally showed three ayes and three noes. The committee then heard SB 790, which would allow California to join the interstate reciprocity agreement for online postsecondary education. The author and supporters said the bill would improve consumer protections for California students taking out-of-state online courses and help California institutions compete more effectively by reducing the burden of seeking separate state approvals. Opponents, including University of Phoenix and other groups, argued the bill conflicted with the existing reciprocity framework, could exclude some institutions, and might not actually secure California’s entry into the agreement. The committee voted 3-1 to pass SB 790 as amended to the Business and Professions Committee, with the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 391, which would authorize the Community College Chancellor’s Office to charge fees for research partners seeking access to data. Supporters said the office is absorbing significant unfunded workload from data requests and that fees would help recover costs; opponents, including the California Teachers Association community college association, warned the fees could create barriers for faculty and smaller researchers. Members discussed possible exemptions and implementation details. The committee voted 5-1 to pass SB 391 as amended to the Appropriations Committee, with the roll left open. Finally, the committee heard SB 685, a pilot program to provide cost-of-attendance assistance at four CSU campuses for students who experienced homelessness in high school. Supporters said it would help students cover housing, food, and transportation costs and reduce dropout risk; members asked about eligibility and implementation, and the author explained the bill would use McKinney-Vento homelessness designations and target students at risk of “summer melt” and college homelessness.

Transcript Highlights:

• Many entities have been required to start sharing data since January 2024.
• It has been said that organized labor controls this building.
• We do not have statutory control over our federal officers, folks.
• We do not have statutory control over our federal officers, folks.
• We don't not have control over them.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for John Burton, and proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and routine procedural motions. Members approved a rule suspension to allow floor amendments on SB 271 and SB 67, and several committee notices and bill referrals were handled. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading file, with many bills passed and a number of items temporarily passed or retained on file. Among the major measures approved were bills on civil rights and public safety (SB 477, SB 19, SB 36, SB 571, SB 580), health care and coverage (SB 257 on pregnancy as a qualifying life event, SB 530 on Medi-Cal access standards, SB 660 on health data exchange, SB 754 on menstrual product contaminant disclosure), housing and disaster recovery (SB 610, SB 655), transportation and climate (SB 533 on EV charging payments, SB 30 on diesel locomotives, SB 71 on CEQA exemptions for transit, SB 263 on tariff impacts), and natural resources/energy (SB 283 on battery storage safety, SB 88 on biomass emissions, SB 427 extending the Habitat Conservation Fund). The Assembly also passed urgency measures including SB 864 on tribal gaming compacts, SB 663 on wildfire-related property tax relief, SB 471 expanding DDS ombudsman authority, and SB 497 on privacy protections for legally protected health services. Several bills drew notable debate. SB 41 on pharmacy benefit managers saw opposition over concerns about moving ahead before broader PBM data and licensing reforms take effect, but it still passed. AB 1340, a concurrence item on gig worker collective bargaining rights, prompted extended debate over labor rights, consumer costs, and union influence. Other concurrence items included AB 671 on restaurant permitting, which passed without opposition. The Assembly also took up SB 640 on direct admission to CSU, SB 702 on demographic reporting for appointees, SB 710 preserving a solar property tax exclusion, and SB 793 on counterfeit lighter safety, all of which passed. The session ended with the Assembly continuing through the file, including concurrence votes and additional bill actions, with most measures approved by substantial margins.

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• That reviews essentially the executive branch, as well as some other entities in state government, so
• That reviews essentially the executive branch, as well as some other entities in state government, so
• That reviews essentially the executive branch, as well as some other entities in state government, so
• I've already had different water districts and waterworks entities that have come up to me and said,
• I've already had different water districts and waterworks entities that have come up to me and said,

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:19 Auditor of Public Accounts 00:01:07 Office of Secretary of State 00:10:22 Kentucky State Treasury 00:17:51 Office of Attorney General 00:28:50, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met for its first meeting and heard budget-related presentations from the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Secretary of State, with the Treasurer beginning a presentation at the end of the transcript. Auditor Allison Ball reviewed her office’s 2024 and early 2025 work, including hundreds of county and state audits, several special examinations, and ongoing reviews such as the kinship care funding issue, the Kentucky Department of Education audit, and the Jefferson County Public Schools audit. She said her office is focused on waste, fraud, abuse, and legal compliance, and asked the committee to consider future budget changes, including aligning her appropriation with restricted funding and restoring a stronger performance-audit function. She also highlighted audits that exposed serious problems, including the Department of Juvenile Justice review, and said those reports are intended to serve as models for other entities to avoid similar failures. Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office is self-sustaining through fees and does not need tax dollars, but asked for greater access to its own revenues and more flexibility in using them. He highlighted the Safe at Home address confidentiality program, saying recent changes expanded protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, and that the program has grown rapidly while remaining funded by offender fines. Adams also urged lawmakers to again adjust county election funding for inflation, noting the current per-voter and per-precinct amounts were set decades ago. In questioning, Representative Hart asked whether the Safe at Home program was self-funding; Adams replied that it covers only about 10% of its operating cost and said the best solution would be to let the office use more of the revenue it already collects rather than rely on tax dollars. Treasurer Martin Medcafe, introduced with staff member Russell Weber, praised the General Assembly’s fiscal discipline and described the Treasury’s work in managing state funds. He reported strong results from the Unclaimed Property Fund, saying the office returned $35.5 million to Kentuckians in its first year and $3.8 million in the first month of the current year, and said the State Investments Commission generated $682 million in returns last year. He also highlighted financial literacy efforts through the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission and said the Treasury is helping manage opioid settlement funds, which are now earning up to $200,000 per month through investment. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• created for a special purpose, the department is aware of several entities.
• created for a special purpose, the department is aware of several entities.
• created for a special District or entity created for a special purpose<01:28:38.960> um<01:28
• Exactly how would they affect those entities?
• Municipalities are essentially the sole entity that can benefit from those 1- to 5-megawatt projects,

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Uh quality control and research office.
• So a little bit a little bit control.
• And that requires us to have control of much of that. It does not require control of all of it.
• It does not require control of all that. It does not require control of all of<01:42:48.960> it.
• We don't open contracts control that.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• We are a regional entity. We supply 23 other cities and four untreated customers.
• That are out of our control, you know, there just is, if you don't do it.
• And they do both flood control as well as sediment control.
• We're not a flood control like the core, there's no federal money in our.
• And being acquired by for profit entities.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Um, Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control.
• This identifies funding for the Control.
• reporting Control and includes reporting requirements. requirements. requirements.
• With entities that discharge into the waters of the Commonwealth.
• Kentucky Poison Control Center. Kentucky Poison Control Center.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Free Conference Committee on the 2026 General Assembly budget met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of House Bill 500. Leaders opened by thanking the other chamber’s work, asking members to turn microphones on and off to avoid feedback, and stressing the need to clearly note decision points so both chambers record the same actions. Staff then walked through the bill page by page, explaining that the committee was comparing only House and Senate differences, not the governor’s proposed budget. The discussion covered a wide range of appropriations and language items, including next generation non-911 services, school safety reporting tools, restored funding for brain injury, epilepsy, veteran service, homeless veterans, and rocket docket programs, debt service changes, rural infrastructure, disaster aid caps, Attorney General and Medicaid fraud funding, agriculture and county fair grants, auditor and pension-related appropriations, school facilities and SEEK funding, and numerous education programs. Members also discussed charter-related funding such as Star Academy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, school resource officers, school-based mental health providers, AP/IB exams, Governor’s Scholars and Entrepreneurs, and several pilot or initiative programs in economic development, energy, and labor. Several items were described as technical corrections or restorations of language and funding, while others reflected differences in amounts or how funds would be distributed. There were several questions and comments from members about wording such as “implement and carry out,” the absence of the governor’s budget from the comparison document, and whether SEEK funding should be tied to teacher raises. The chair and other members emphasized that the committee’s role was to reconcile the two chambers’ budgets, not to adopt the governor’s proposal. Members also raised concerns about opioid settlement funds and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library match rate, with one senator urging restoration of the House language. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the meeting primarily consisted of explanation, questions, and discussion of proposed budget differences.

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• I found his report, controlling fraud.
• This would also, for the first time, introduce accountability for third-party entities that recruit,
• accountability for third-party entities accountability for third-party entities that<00:23:48.160
• Providers are being financially penalized for problems they did not create and that we cannot control
• <01:20:04.840> And of the uh government entities. And of the uh government entities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are significant reasons why kids don't come to school, and many of them are outside of the control
• c><00:05:18.120> outside<00:05:18.520> of<00:05:18.680> the<00:05:18.840> control
• many of them are outside of the control many of them are outside of the control of<00:05:19.360>
• I don't think this is something that falls on local control only.
• even though we've had these um entities even though we've had these um entities compass<01:17:33.440

Keywords: 1183, house

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• When an entity such as Medicaid or Medicare or an ERISA plan, sponsored health insurance plan, pays for
• He's just paying back what he's been paid through these other governmental entities and health insurance
• He still has to pay back Medicaid and all the other entities that have paid for this treatment.
• the employer... ...the law based on how much control the employer or the person doing the independent
• So to give them all immunity, when some have more control over the drivers than others, I think it's

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Whether it's, I mean, pick your entity, water, I mean, we've got.
• Let me ask this: what would be your perspective on the legislature taking control of all MUD creation
• The only one who needs to have the authority to create these entities should be the legislature.
• My constituents believe that the state is not monitoring and controlling their emissions.
• And so that's the group that's largely responsible for developing control strategies for SIP planning

Keywords: 1185, senate, all