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• House File 1965 for later consideration. Go ahead, Wayne. Good.
• > the<00:02:09.280> funding File 1965 will maintain the funding File 1965 will maintain
• <00:04:44.840> 1965 I urge you to support House File 1965 I urge you to support House File
• I urge you to maintain 2023 funding levels with a $7.4 million one-time investment.
• I urge you to maintain 2023 funding levels with a $7.4 million one-time investment.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• equal access uh for the fair and timely equal access uh for the fair and timely resolution<00:03
• <00:20:09.520> when particular time, a date and time when particular time, a date and time
• pay that filing fee.
• separate case and pay that filing fee. separate case and pay that filing fee.
• And I must say this is an issue that I've seen a number of times in my time here.

Bills: HF3874, HF3875, HF3378

Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch, judiciary, court notices, restitution, child protection, publication process, human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the March 3 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Judicial Branch on House File 3874, which was laid over for possible inclusion in a finance bill. State Court Administrator Jeff Shorba and Chief Judge Michael Fritz testified in support of a supplemental funding request focused on judicial branch safety and security, along with funding to cover the employer share of Minnesota Paid Leave costs. Shorba said the branch is seeking help because it did not receive funding for paid leave in the last session and is having to hold positions open to absorb the cost. The safety and security request included five parts: personal data protection for judges and court administrators, home security, two additional staff positions for threat assessment and coordination, security for the chief justice at public events, and a revived courthouse security grant program for counties. Testimony emphasized rising threats and incidents involving judges and court staff, including examples of doxing, home surveillance, and threats involving litigants, and cited increases in reported incidents, threats, and disturbances. Fritz said the branch’s current response system is stretched and that more law-enforcement-trained staff would improve coordination and response. Members questioned why the judicial branch should receive state funding for paid leave when private employers must absorb the cost, and Shorba responded that the branch was excluded from end-of-session funding decisions and that the mandate should be funded for all branches of government. Members also asked about the threat-response process and whether local law enforcement should be used more directly. Another concern raised was whether State Patrol troopers assigned to judicial security would have the training needed for criminal-code enforcement, and Shorba said the branch is discussing that issue with the State Patrol. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• We're in a rate case right now, which means that the next time that we would likely file for a new tariff
• We're in a rate case right now, which means that the next time that we would likely file for a new tariff
• We're in a rate case right now, which means that the next time that we would likely file for a new tariff
• We're in a rate case right now, which means that the next time that we would likely file for a new tariff
• We're in a rate case right now, which means that the next time that we would likely file for a new tariff

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate hearing focused primarily on SB 1201, a wildfire measure that would create a wildfire recovery fund and allow securitization for electric utilities. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the bill, saying it would help protect customers, property owners, insurers, and the broader economy from future catastrophic wildfire liability while improving the utility’s credit profile and lowering financing costs. Support also came from DCCA Consumer Advocacy, the Attorney General’s office on written comments, Ulupono Initiative, Clearway Energy Group, IBEW Local 1260, Par Hawaii, KIUC, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, Plus Power, and numerous organizations and individuals. Opponents or commenters raised concerns about the liability cap, victim compensation process, and fund structure, including the Hawaiʻi Association for Justice, the Hawaiʻi Regional Council of Carpenters, and the Hawaiʻi Insurance Council; Henry Curtis of Life of the Land supported the concept of a fund but questioned the catastrophe threshold and whether the fund would be empty without a prudency finding. Much of the discussion centered on whether the proposed fund would actually help restore Hawaiian Electric to investment grade, with senators comparing the proposal to California’s wildfire fund. Hawaiian Electric said the bill was only one part of a broader process, alongside physical risk reduction and settlement finalization, and argued that without the bill the utility would not regain investment grade. Senators also questioned the proposed $1 billion fund size, the fairness of ratepayer contributions versus shareholder contributions, and whether customers should pay for consulting and administrative costs; Hawaiian Electric said its proposed amendment would remove those consulting-related charges. The company also said the fund would accrue interest and, if unused, could be returned to customers, and that there would be replenishment and supplemental contribution mechanisms if the fund were exhausted. The Attorney General’s office said it still had further amendments to discuss, and the departments had not yet resolved where the fund should reside administratively, though Hawaiian Electric said it believed DCCA was the appropriate place but was open to alternatives. KIUC requested two amendments. No vote or final committee action was taken during the hearing, and the measure remained under discussion with questions and proposed amendments still outstanding.

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• That's a really long time ago.
• I appreciate the time. Thank you, chairs. Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate the time.
• Thank you for taking the time to listen to me.
• Thank you for your time and consideration.
• Time after time, week after week, I hear people being evicted by out-of-state landlords. ...evicted by

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on a series of bills focused largely on local-option real estate transfer fees and housing funding tools for communities facing severe affordability pressures. Testimony strongly favored bills for Somerville, Concord, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Chatham, and a statewide local-option transfer fee, with speakers arguing that high-end real estate transactions should help fund affordable housing, anti-displacement efforts, workforce housing, and related capital improvements. Elected officials and local housing leaders described rising rents and home prices, investor activity, shrinking year-round housing stock, and difficulty recruiting or retaining teachers, police, health care workers, and other essential employees. Several witnesses emphasized that the proposals would be optional for municipalities, could include exemptions for first-time homebuyers or seniors, and would direct revenue into local affordable housing trust funds or housing banks. Committee members asked questions about who would pay the fee and whether it could make housing less affordable, and supporters responded that the fees would be targeted at higher-value transactions and designed with local flexibility. For Somerville, the delegation and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne backed both a local home rule petition and statewide enabling legislation, saying the city has already used zoning reform, inclusionary zoning, and local housing funds but still needs a new revenue source to address displacement and investor-driven purchases. For Concord, Representative Carmine Gentile and Concord housing advocates supported a home rule petition and the statewide bill, arguing that a modest fee on sales above $1 million could generate predictable revenue for affordable housing production and preservation. One committee exchange focused on whether the fee would affect most Concord sales and whether it would be passed on to buyers; supporters said the policy was intended to shift costs toward higher-value properties and help leverage other funding sources. The committee also heard testimony on House 4105, which would redirect a casino-related revenue stream to the Healthy Incentives Program. Farmers, advocates, and residents said the current funding was originally intended to support horse racing but has not met that goal, and that the money would be better used to support Massachusetts farmers and food-insecure residents through HIP. In a separate bill, Senator Becca Rausch testified in support of Senate 268, which would create a state-level hostile learning environment complaint process for higher education institutions and potentially strip tax exemptions from colleges or universities found to have such environments; she cited anti-Semitic and transphobic incidents on campuses and argued that existing federal protections should be mirrored in state law. The hearing also included testimony on college tuition debt reduction legislation from Senator Michael Moore, who said the bill would allow a deduction for tuition and fees paid to Massachusetts public colleges and universities to ease student debt and support the state’s workforce. A major portion of the hearing focused on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket housing bank proposals. Hospital, school, housing, planning, and municipal officials from Martha’s Vineyard said the island’s year-round housing shortage is harming health care, schools, and the local workforce, and urged approval of a housing bank funded by a local-option transfer fee. Nantucket witnesses made similar arguments, pointing to a very high median home price, a large seasonal housing stock, and the need for a dedicated revenue stream to preserve and create year-round housing. Supporters repeatedly cited the long-running success of the islands’ land banks as evidence that transfer fees can work without harming real estate markets. Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Thomas Moakley Luddy also backed the Cape and Islands transfer-fee bills, saying the region needs bold action and a sustainable local funding source to address its housing crisis.

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• We have come at a better time.
• I know we're close on time.
• I know we're close on time.
• File 8. They are extremely disappoint. File 8. They are extremely disappoint.
• Representative Heintzeman: Because this is not the first time or the second time or the third time we're

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• uh is your motion to move House File uh is your motion to move House File 3230<00:45:04.600>
• Up next, we have House File 4195.
• Up next, we have House File 4195. Up next, we have House File 4195.
• Members, up next we have a House File Members, up next we have a House File 4223. 4223. 4223.
• Up next, House File 3532, Thank you. Up next, House File 3532, Rep.<01:12:32.840> Olson.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It is now the time to do it. our duty. It is now the time to do it.
• Now is the time. Ms. Gwich. Thank you. Now is the time. Ms. Gwich. Thank you.
• House File 3658.
• House<01:34:59.400> File<01:34:59.840> 3658. House File 3658. House File 3658.
• We've had this to the House floor several times. The governor blocked this last time.

Bills: SF1750, HF2700, HF1606, HF3356, HF3946, HF3970, HF3658, HF3875, HF2627, SF856, HF1268, HF1338

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan

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• a period of time? a period of time?
• don't was some time ago. 30. Oh man. don't was some time ago. 30. Oh man.
• So, you might have had full-time and part-time, and you lost your full-time, or you might find the part-time
• filings right now. filings right now.
• Yeah, you have to take that<03:00:43.439> time. that time. that time.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• House File 4077 puts people first. House File 4077 puts people first.
• I think it was before my time.
• I think it was before my time.
• certainly discuss that as time goes on. certainly discuss that as time goes on.
• Mostly one-time because it's one-time money are the things that we have put together.

Bills: HF4077, HF3809, HF3639, HF4478, HF3363, HF3874

Keywords: municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations

Summary: The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee approved the minutes from March 25 and March 26, then took up House File 4077, a bipartisan bill authored by Representatives Greenman and Roach. The bill would prohibit municipalities from entering into non-disclosure agreements with private entities that restrict disclosure about land development, economic development, or publicly funded projects, while preserving existing Chapter 13 data practices rules and trade secret protections. The authors argued the bill is needed to prevent secret agreements and backroom decision-making that undermine public transparency, and they moved that the bill be re-referred to the general register. Several local officials and residents testified in support, including a St. Louis County commissioner, the mayor of Lonsdale, and residents from Farmington and Hermantown. Supporters said NDAs had been used in connection with data center and other development projects to keep elected officials and the public in the dark, eroding trust and limiting community input. They described the bill as a common-sense transparency measure and said existing law already protects legitimate trade secrets. Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Business Partnership, which argued that NDAs are often necessary in early-stage economic development discussions to protect sensitive business information and remain competitive with other states. They warned the bill could discourage investment, jobs, and tax growth, and said it would impose a one-size-fits-all state mandate that limits local discretion. Committee members then debated whether the bill was too broad and whether it should be narrowed to data centers; supporters responded that the issue extends beyond data centers to other forms of economic development. A roll call vote was requested on the motion to re-refer the bill to the general register, but the final vote result was not stated in the transcript excerpt.

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• Representative Steer, we have in front of us House File 3241.
• House File 3241 is a traffic safety bill.
• Um, it House File 3241, page 2, line 11.
• Appreciate your testimony and time here today.
• <00:15:23.279> 3241 motion. uh House File 3241 motion. uh House File 3241 as<00:15:26.399>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• However, they still have to file an income tax return in order to get their money back.
• This applies to the time when they are working in Missouri only, correct?
• This applies to the time when they are working in Missouri. In Missouri only, correct.
• And they will not have to file an income tax return with the State of Missouri.
• And at that time was not meant to be applied to all income.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Very much appreciate the time.
• Senator Klein's Senate File 1949, Senator Miller's Senate File 2425, Senator Miller's Senate File 3803
• to time it is It is not uh uncommon time to time it is It is not uh uncommon um<01:15:28.360> during
• They're from time to time handling confidential documents and so forth.
• time<01:19:39.720> handling They're from time to time handling They're from time to time handling

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Rules and Administration Committee met on March 19, 2026, to consider the referral path for Senate File 4139, the sports betting bill, rather than the substance of the proposal. Senator Franzen, the bill’s chief author, asked that the bill be referred first to the Commerce Committee, saying he had discussed the matter with the relevant committee chairs and that Commerce was the best place to address the bill’s consumer protection provisions. He emphasized that any final path to passage would still require the bill to go through State and Local Government as well. Senator Rasmusson objected and argued the bill should go first to State and Local Government, citing Senate jurisdiction rules, which he said assign gambling bills to that committee. He noted that prior sports betting bills had been referred there first and said a predictable referral process is important. Senator Maye Quade, Senator Dibble, Senator Bar, and Senator Jasinski also supported sending the bill to State and Local Government first, arguing that the committee has primary jurisdiction over gambling and that the bill’s consumer protection language does not change that basic referral. Senator Champion and Senator Miller supported the Commerce referral, saying authors may request an initial committee and that the bill’s consumer protection sections fit Commerce jurisdiction. Senator Marty moved to re-refer Senate File 4139 to the Committee on State and Local Government. Before the vote, members continued debating whether the bill’s structure and prior referral history justified Commerce or whether committee jurisdiction rules required State and Local Government first. The transcript ends with the motion pending and no final vote or disposition shown.

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• The time limits are set so that we can keep the meeting on time.
• Chairman, thank you for your time. time. time. >> All<00:35:35.839> right.
• that um I give you Senate File 38.99. that um I give you Senate File 38.99.
• presented in uh Senate File 4176. presented in uh Senate File 4176.
• Thank you, Senator McQuade. the interest of time. Um, I am certainly the interest of time.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Thank you very much for your time and attention.
• Support within the community has grown significantly during the time that this bill has been filed.
• My son was alive at the time.
• Thank you for your time.
• Taylor, my patient Taylor, has been hospitalized many times, often for months at a time.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on a large group of behavioral health and insurance-related bills. Topics included expanding access to mental health services by allowing physician assistants to authorize Section 12 emergency holds and be recognized as licensed mental health professionals (H. 1131/S. 773); improving coverage for community behavioral health centers so commercial insurance matches MassHealth’s bundled outpatient and crisis services (H. 1276/S. 703); eliminating cost sharing for certain behavioral health services (S. 718); extending detox and clinical stabilization coverage from 14 to 30 days and adding transitional support services (H. 1319/S. 772); requiring coverage for dual-diagnosis treatment in psychiatric facilities (H. 1277/S. 771); and preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness through coverage of coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment (H. 1135/S. 709). The committee also heard bills on preventive behavioral health services for children (H. 1228/S. 802) and post-pregnancy mental health care, including postpartum depression and pregnancy loss-related care (H. 1314/S. 823).

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• The time is 10:03 a.m.
• So at this time, Mr. Chair, I move that we extend the registration time.
• Not at this time, Mr. Turner. Could you pause Mr. Hunter's time? I will pause.
• The time is 2:47 p.m.
• The time is 8:50 p.m. The time is 9:06 p.m.

Bills: HB4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

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• <00:30:28.000> Director at one time. Director at one time.
• File 121. File 121.
• Um, gives them time.
• Um, gives them time. 1st of 2027 mostly. Um, gives them time.
• Caldwell on Senate file<01:42:26.960> 106. file 106. file 106.

Bills: SF0122, SJ0006, SF0121, SF0106

Keywords: medical necessity, insurance, healthcare policy, independent review, claim processing, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, pharmacy, collaborative care, healthcare, prescriptions, patient safety, Wyoming Pharmacy Act, welfare, Medicaid, employment, eligibility verification

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• Members will now be moving on to business on the daily file.
• to file item 7, AB 3, 1021 by Assembly Member Schultz.
• to the time of sentencing, the motion could not be raised.
• Continuing on to business on the Daily File, we are going to pass and retain on file items 11 through
• 14 to file item 15, AB 387 by Assembly Member Alanis.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through routine procedural business, including dispensing with the reading of the prior journal, re-referring several bills, and approving committee scheduling requests. There was also a point of order from Assemblymember DeMaio asking about a possible Governor’s message regarding Medi-Cal, but the chair said no formal message had been received at the desk. The main floor debate centered on AB 321 by Assemblymember Schultz, the Better Informed Decisions Act, which would allow courts to consider reducing certain “wobbler” offenses from felonies to misdemeanors later in the criminal process if new evidence emerges. Supporters argued it would improve fairness, transparency, and efficiency by letting judges make better-informed decisions; opponents said it would weaken felony accountability and conflict with voter intent on public safety. The bill passed on a 46-5 vote. The Assembly also adopted ACR 47 by Assemblymember Chen, declaring March 16–22 as National Surveyors Week, with 63 co-authors added and the resolution adopted by voice vote. AB 387 by Assemblymember Alanis, which expands jury duty exemptions to include probation officers, passed 64-0. On the consent calendar, ACR 46, HR 9, HR 22, and SCR 17 were adopted with unanimous votes, and the Assembly adjourned until Monday, March 17 at 1 p.m.

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• I have Senate File 4420.
• I have Senate File 4420. consideration. I have Senate File 4420.
• File 4571. File 4571.
• My—uh, Madam Chair and committee members, forgive me the time to speak in support for Senate File 4861
• Thank you for the time. road. Thank you for the time.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The secretary will read the Senate file numbers. Senate File 2370, 1581, and 2161.
• secretary will read the Senate file secretary will read the Senate file numbers.<00:03:53.440>
• Senate file numbers 2370, 1581, numbers. Senate file numbers 2370, 1581, and<00:03:57.200> 2161.
• The secretary will read the House file numbers. House File 129 and 1346.
• The House files have been given their The House files have been given their second<00:04:16.560> reading

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Second, a business that fixes printers must file a report with the chief of police every time they fix
• We didn't have time to do it.
• You know, first I want to know when we're looking at timing, the Dallas litigation was just filed on
• You know, first I want to know when we're looking at timing, the Dallas litigation was just filed on
• Their time barred, right?

Keywords: 1184, house, all