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• So you're on track. That's fabulous. Okay. Another quick question.
• And so I look forward to tracking that when we then have a dashboard.
• We have data centers involved, also in Lowell, where they're co-located.
• Do you keep track of that information?
• We keep track on a regular basis, on annual renewals.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public FY27 budget hearing at Barnstable Town Hall, with opening remarks emphasizing the Cape and Islands’ seasonal infrastructure, housing, transportation, workforce, and digital needs. The hearing began with testimony from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s budget priorities for job training, apprenticeship, youth employment, reentry programs, and unemployment insurance modernization. The secretary highlighted proposed funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, YouthWorks, reentry workforce development, and services for young adults with disabilities, along with a proposal to streamline youth work permits. Members also discussed the unemployment trust fund, the COVID assessment on employers, rising unemployment, and the need to improve DUA customer service and claims processing. Committee members asked about job seeker barriers such as child care, housing, transportation, and out-migration of young workers, as well as how to keep Cape Cod graduates and seasonal workers in the region. The administration said its strategy is to pair training with broader affordability investments and to expose students to career pathways earlier, including through middle school, early childhood STEM, YouthWorks, pre-apprenticeships, and Building Pathways. Senators and representatives also raised concerns about regional funding disparities, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, and the administration said it is reviewing MassHire funding and service equity through a policy committee and statewide workforce board. On unemployment assistance, officials reported major improvements in wait times and claims processing, but said they are still working through backlogs and staffing challenges while maintaining program integrity. The committee then heard testimony from the Executive Office of Economic Development. The secretary described House 2 as a fiscally restrained budget with no new taxes or fees, while preserving core programs and using the Mass Leads Act tools to support competitiveness. EOED’s proposal included funding for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, social enterprise operating grants, regional economic development organizations, the Workforce Investment Trust Fund, Community Workforce Partnerships, Pathmaker, advanced manufacturing training, life sciences, innovation vouchers, AI initiatives, small business assistance, and tourism and live theater support. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation also testified on its FY27 request, focusing on consumer protection, licensing, banking, insurance, and public safety regulation. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• So this looks almost exactly like the November forecast levy tracking.
• So this looks almost exactly like the November forecast levy tracking.
• Do you happen to track at all how much they generate in third-party billing?
• Do you happen to track at all how much they generate in third-party billing?
• So thank you, and thank you. track at all how much they generate in track at all how much they generate

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, they know the location is in Hawaii. They know what the salary is.
• You guys are trying to find a location. I remember last thing. And ADC has provided a location.
• So, we keep less track of that.
• The the we we keep less track of that.
• Depends where they're located. to park. Depends where they're located.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• We also get a much better location on the floor because we command a large space in advance.
• We have also, like the gentleman before me, been in the same family in our same location processing or
• in a same family in our same location in a same family in our same location processing<00:37:35.359
• We have plenty of members who haven't been able to make that case because they couldn't find a track
• case because they couldn't find a track case because they couldn't find a track or<00:53:52.319>

Bills: HF3580, HF3566

Keywords: agriculture, livestock, depredation, crop damage, wolf compensation, elk damage, state funding, agricultural protection, trespass, criminal penalties, farm equipment, agricultural land, 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then heard from Minnesota FFA officers, who described FFA as a student-led agricultural education organization focused on leadership, personal growth, and career success. The students explained the three-part model of agricultural education, the size and reach of FFA in Minnesota, and upcoming events at the Capitol, including an agricultural policy experience conference and FFA Day at the Capitol. Members asked about FFA’s role in encouraging the next generation of farmers, the organization’s broader focus beyond farming to include wildlife and other natural resources careers, and the mix of rural, metro, and urban chapters. The students emphasized that FFA and agricultural educators help students discover career paths and that urban chapters are active and thriving alongside rural ones. The committee then received a presentation from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture on the Agri program. The department described Agri as a legislature-created program that uses producer-payment funds to support roughly 15 grant and cost-share programs, including newer efforts such as Protect and Prepare. Testimony stressed transparency and fraud prevention: Agri is reimbursement-based, requires detailed documentation, conducts site visits on grants over $25,000, and has identified and stopped more than a dozen fraudulent applications in the past year. The department also noted a prior legislative auditor review of two larger Agri programs and said only about one-tenth of 1% of reviewed expenditures were recommended for recovery. The department highlighted the Make It Minnesota cost-share program, which helps Minnesota food and agriculture companies attend national trade shows such as Natural Products Expo West. Testifiers then described how Agri has supported their businesses: Mark Schiller of Lon Liquor in Northfield said the program helped his microdistillery expand into milling organic flour and adding food service, while Pete Gangler of Snowpack Foods in Caledonia said Agri grants supported food safety improvements, processing capacity, and a new freezer warehouse project. The department said additional grantees would testify as well, and members asked whether the department’s fraud-prevention practices could be shared with other state agencies; staff said they already are being shared through interagency best-practice efforts.

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• Site selection committee chose Lubbock for its location.
• The valley has a rich culture heritage and benefit from a strategic location near the Gulf of Mexico
• Hua. cities in the country located on the border.
• the amount of information available to judges when setting bail and enabling statewide data to be tracked
• So there's no way to track the if there was a bail with a defendant's name and to the paid.

Bills: SJR 1, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 36, SJR 1, SJR 5, SB 9, SB 40

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform

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• The location that Ms. Marge highlighted is a member of the Community Care Network.
• Whatever we think about the VA, at least there are means of tracking and record-keeping there that often
• That data is transparent; it can be recorded, tracked, and acted upon, but that's not true in the private
• Total knees are done in this location versus this location.

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• the postsecondary institutes<00:02:40.400> that<00:02:40.480> are<00:02:40.680> located
• that are located within the pilot<00:02:42.440> County<00:02:42.920> so<00:02:43.519><
• Establishment of an independent accrediting body here would help to track workforce trends, including
• Of our 60 locations, we have 31 outpatient and one residential SUD program.
• I would like to highlight here in Kabetogama County, which is where Recovering Hope is located.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so at this time, we've also established a statewide tracking system where every exam kit produced
• And so at this time, we've also established a statewide tracking system where every exam kit produced
• So what kinds of things in the optometry board do you keep track of?
• And do you have a formal process, reporting process, and then keeping track of all the data?
• So I just had it a little enlightening here when we were starting to talk about how do we keep track

Bills: HB99, HJR5, HM39, HB206, HB213, SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• I've often talked about how we seek to represent the whole state with our bill, and tracking labor statistics
• <00:25:50.960> Paul<00:25:51.279> Right<00:25:51.600> Track million City of
• Paul Right Track million City of St.
• Paul Right Track Youth<00:25:52.159> Internship<00:25:52.640> Program Youth Internship
• We'll also administer the Tennyson notice, track the number of participants and a number of those who

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One of the concerns that I have would be around how we go about tracking, say for example, we... tracking
• Also, what is the process for tracking, especially if we don't have, you know, what we call herd immunity
• Miss Hartsfield, is that what you understood in terms of the tracking that Senator just mentioned?
• We lived in a number of locations: my wife and I lived in Los Angeles, where I studied in seminary, Jerusalem

Bills: HB266, SB85, SB166, HB266, SB85, SB166

Keywords: education, diploma, adult education, dropout prevention, nontraditional high school program, driver's license eligibility, vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education

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• SEATBELT ON DOESN'T MEAN THE PILLARS SUPPORTING OUR SECURE OR THE HEADLIGHTS ARE MOUNTED IN PROPER LOCATIONS
• WE HAVE ON THE YEAR-BY-YEAR BASIS THAN MONITORING AND TRACKING OUR EFFORTS AND WE ARE ALL THE WAY DOWN
• SO ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE HAVE DONE IS AS AN EXECUTIVE TEAM WE MEET MONTHLY TO MONITOR AND TRACK
• AND I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE INNOVATIVE TOOL WE DEVELOPED WHERE WE ARE TRACKING THE DATA ON A DAILY BASIS
• AND WE CAN TRACK THE SEPARATIONS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:22:52.559> in We are the crisis center located in We are the crisis center located in
• The tracking system also gives survivors more control over their kit by being able to track its location
• Um, so we have up-to-date tracking.
• this little you know their kit tracking this little you know their kit tracking piece<00:32:13.679
• her trackers in her vehicle, tracking her trackers in her vehicle, tracking her phone, phone, phone

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1651, which would create a civil sexual assault protective order for survivors who do not have a domestic violence or stalking relationship with the offender, and would also update the sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights regarding evidence kit retention and tracking. Representative Jennifer Rhodes, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to fill gaps for survivors assaulted by strangers, acquaintances, or others outside existing protective-order categories, and to ensure evidence is preserved for the longer of the statute of limitations or the retention period. Committee members asked whether the new order could be misused and how the bill would prevent frivolous petitions; the sponsor said the same legal process would apply and a victim would still have to prove they were actually assaulted. Representative Eileen Kelly and Lynn Shallet of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence testified in support, saying current law leaves many sexual assault survivors without a meaningful civil remedy unless they qualify for domestic violence or stalking relief. Shallet said the gap has existed for decades and noted that other states already have standalone sexual assault protective orders. She also said the bill would clarify survivors’ rights to know the status and location of their evidence kits. Shauna Foster of New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse described local cases where survivors were denied protective orders because they lacked the required relationship with the offender, including a co-worker assault and an assault involving an unhoused survivor. Lisa Curtis, a survivor and founder of Safe Haven Ballet, gave emotional testimony in support, describing her own sexual assault and the difficulty of seeking protection and justice. She said survivors need safety to recover and that the bill would better align the justice system with trauma-informed support. Janet Carroll, a sexual assault nurse examiner and advisory board co-chair, testified that the bill’s evidence-kit provisions reflect federal changes and existing tracking practices. She explained that New Hampshire uses a kit tracking system that lets patients and professionals follow kits through the process, and said the bill would codify the right to be informed of a kit’s status and location. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• Why do you want to keep track of immigrants? Why not left-handed people?
• Why keep track of immigrants? Senator Rogers: Mr.
• Why are we not keeping track of them also?
• Why are we not keeping track of them also?
• They are protecting them by doxing their real-time locations.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So those who um are tracking that.
• But uh for these locations of the state.
• > and<01:27:34.080> monitoring primarily for tracking and monitoring primarily for tracking
• I just sometimes I lose track because I'm... That's fine. Um, okay.
• We also now have the Harvard School of Dental Medicine's rural track program.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled roll call and approved the prior meeting minutes. Members discussed attendance and substitutions, then moved to the DHS commissioner’s update, which focused on New Hampshire’s Medicaid 1115 waiver and the new community re-entry initiative for people leaving correctional facilities. The presenter explained that the waiver lets the state cover certain services not normally covered under Medicaid, including substance use disorder treatment, serious mental illness services, adult dental benefits, and the new community re-entry component. She also noted that a separate youth re-entry component is federally required, with youth defined up to age 21 and foster-care-related coverage extending to age 26. The update described how the adult re-entry program works for incarcerated individuals with behavioral health needs, providing up to 45 days of pre-release services, care coordination with managed care organizations and DOC staff, telemedicine assessments, discharge prescriptions, insurance cards, and connections to community mental health, primary care, and substance use providers. For youth, the program includes more intensive case management, 30 days of pre-release services, and 30 days of post-release care coordination, with a stronger emphasis on screening, diagnosis, and holistic assessment. The presenter said New Hampshire received the adult waiver in July 2024, has implemented the program in state correctional facilities, and is beginning work at the youth center. Members and the presenter discussed why the program is structured as a waiver rather than a standard Medicaid benefit, with the explanation that CMS is allowing this as a newer policy area and that states generally pursue waivers for certain services. The chair and others emphasized the need for real cost and outcome data, and the presenter said an independent evaluator and evaluation plan are required under the 1115 waiver. Early results cited included 30 adults enrolled so far, 10 released, five youth enrolled with one released, and anecdotal early successes such as housing, employment, and better continuity of medication and treatment. The committee did not take any additional votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes.

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• Fleet and our only compactor is located Fleet and our only compactor is located here<03:42:26.600
• <03:47:01.760> record Promise we have a proven track record Promise we have a proven track
• for<04:08:50.840> youth location a dedicated location for youth location a dedicated location
• <04:08:57.319> we're trainings with this location we're trainings with this location we're

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Finance informational briefing on grants and aids was held February 14 and was organized as a high-volume public testimony session with strict procedures: no Q&A, one representative per applicant, one minute per testimony, in-person testimony first, and then Zoom participants. The chairs also announced a recess at 11:00 a.m. for floor sessions and a reconvening at 1:00 p.m. Testimony was heard first from neighbor island applicants, then Oʻahu applicants, with members repeatedly directing speakers to line up and keep remarks brief. Neighbor island testimony focused on a wide range of capital and operating requests. Health and community projects included Hawaii Island Community Health Center’s workforce housing in Kau, Wuli Hawaiian Homestead Association’s learning center and predevelopment work, Rescue Tube Foundation’s beach rescue tube expansion, Puna Community Medical Center’s planned hospital/ER campus, Maui Humane Society’s free veterinary care after the wildfires, Hawaiʻi Care Choices’ palliative care readiness, and the Lyman Museum’s HVAC replacement. Other requests included the Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance’s Pāʻia Mill redevelopment, Laua 2020’s preschool and learning lab, Mālama Aina’s USDA-compliant meat processing facility, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s water safety programs, Kaha P Organization’s agriculture education support, Ohana Arts’ youth performance project, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s emergency closet, EOA Pacific’s Marshall Islands teacher training, and the Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club’s new facility. Oʻahu testimony included the YWCA Oʻahu/Pythink Center’s renovation of Juliet M. Atherton Hall and its community kitchen, West Oʻahu Community Health Center’s wildfire protection and security needs, the Early School’s playground improvements, Surfing the Nations’ food distribution center expansion, and Sounding Joy Music Therapy’s weekly services for people with disabilities. Speakers generally emphasized community benefit, workforce development, health access, food security, disaster recovery, and support for children, seniors, and underserved populations. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• The current plan proposes a one-lane eastbound and westbound corridor with light rail tracks running
• Second, cost and priorities. light rail tracks running directly light rail tracks running directly alongside
• The two proposed stops are located in front of a liquor store and a smoke shop while the line passes
• The two proposed stops are located in front of a liquor store and a smoke shop while the line passes
• The two proposed stops are located in front of a liquor store and a smoke shop while the line passes

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on opposition to the proposed Blue Line light rail extension in the West Broadway/North Minneapolis corridor and support for alternatives, especially arterial bus rapid transit. Committee members and invited speakers argued that the rail project would cost about $3.2 billion to $3.5 billion to build, require roughly $57 million a year to operate and maintain, and could burden Hennepin County taxpayers if federal funding does not materialize. They promoted House File 3507, which would direct $30 million toward bus transit in the corridor, and House File 3441, which was described as highlighting the operating costs of light rail. Testimony from community leaders and residents emphasized concerns about displacement, business disruption, safety, and neighborhood impacts. Speakers said the project could require demolition of homes and businesses, reduce parking and traffic access on West Broadway, and harm a predominantly Black business district in North Minneapolis. Several compared the project to past rail impacts such as Rondo, and said bus rapid transit would be more flexible, less expensive, and better aligned with community needs. One speaker also raised concerns about the placement of stations and the effect on residents who rely on transit for work, shopping, and access to services. Representative Kristin Robbins and others framed the issue as a budget priority, saying Hennepin County should focus on transit options that cost less and on funding for HCMC, which they said faces a serious deficit. In response to questions, the bill supporters said the effort was bipartisan, that federal funding for the rail project was uncertain, and that the legislature should move money toward bus service now rather than wait for a future federal agreement. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the excerpt, but the members indicated they would continue making the case for the bills and follow up with the community.

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• He was on track for 120 days, different municipality. That's really. Track for 120 days.
• It could be, you know, we'd like a water line to go to this other location.
• It's a small piece of property, but it's in a good location, and I thought I'll be okay.
• It's already... ...licensed as I rezoned it as commercial, so it has very restricted use in the location
• I grew up in a town that had a race track on a square mile of land.

Bills: SB1254, SB1431, SB1478, SB1566, SB1787

Keywords: workers' compensation, industrial commission, safety regulations, employee protection, penalties, compliance, municipal planning, homeowners associations, design regulations, property rights, building permits, single-family homes, liquor, alcohol, spirituous liquor, liquor license, liquor licensing, Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, restaurant to-go cocktails, mixed cocktails

Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 1566, which would prohibit municipalities and counties from maliciously delaying licensing, permits, or approvals, authorize the Attorney General to enforce the prohibition, and provide expedited judicial review. The sponsor said the bill is intended to address affordability by preventing intentional government delays in housing and business approvals. County representatives supported the goal but opposed the bill as drafted, arguing the county language differed from the city/town language and could sweep in ordinary processing delays or incomplete applications; the sponsor said a floor amendment would fix the county language. Testimony from supporters described long permit and parcel-number delays and argued the bill would give applicants a remedy against intentional obstruction. The committee recommended the bill do pass by a 7-3 vote, with one present and one absent. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1787, which would require written notice for exactions imposed on development projects, allow individualized determinations, and create an appeal path including judicial review. The sponsor framed it as a takings and affordability measure to stop unrelated or excessive exactions from being imposed on housing projects. Cities and counties opposed the bill, saying existing law already requires nexus and proportionality, already provides an appeal process, and that the bill would create a duplicative Attorney General review and confusion, especially for mixed-use projects. Supporters, including Pacific Legal Foundation, the Home Builders Association, and a homeowner who described a costly infrastructure demand on her property, argued the bill would curb extortionate demands and make the process fairer. The committee passed the bill 7-2 with one present and one absent. Senate Bill 1478, a liquor-regulation cleanup bill, was also heard and received broad support. The measure makes technical changes to liquor statutes, including clarifying interim permits, repealing a federal food-safety preemption provision, and updating definitions such as cider and production terminology. Industry stakeholders said the bill was the product of months of consensus work and mostly technical corrections. It passed unanimously, 10-0. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1431, which would limit municipal control over home design features and prohibit certain required shared amenities that would necessitate HOA maintenance. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would reduce housing costs by preventing subjective aesthetic mandates and unnecessary HOA-driven requirements, while opponents from cities and neighborhood groups warned it would undermine local control, crime-prevention design standards, neighborhood character, and quality. Home builders and property-rights advocates said the bill would expand consumer choice and reduce costs, while critics argued it could lead to lower-quality housing and remove local recourse. The bill was not reported out in the portion provided, and testimony continued with no final vote shown.

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• the Texas A&M University System to construct, acquire. improve, extend, and equip utility systems located
• These new degree programs will support industry. area as well as those looking to locate in the region
• No sir, I don't typically keep track of other institutions. I understand.
• It's hard to track them over a period of time.
• The committee's substitute amends section 61. 802B to include universities located in rural areas in

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• location.
• with the polling locations.
• polling location and law enforcement officers.
• For these polling locations as it relates to firearms.
• We are seeing pumping units removed from locations.

Bills: SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, misappropriation, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, racketeering, criminal penalties, New Mexico, public safety, health regulations, community welfare, peace promotion, legislative reforms, election integrity, voter coercion, emergency procedures, polling place security

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• So this physically located in the state.
• <00:09:29.519> in Server on servers physically located in Server on servers physically located
• really digest everything and and track really digest everything and and track it<01:05:23.359>
• I don't know exactly what doesn't track from the last it.
• <01:25:53.760> which communication that we can locate which communication that we can locate

Bills: HB0070, HB0043, HB0103, HB0157, HB0092, SF0092

Keywords: foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, money laundering, illegal investment, financial institutions, criminal activity, Wyoming legislation, First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits