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• </c> requests can be made on housing. requests can be made on housing.
• </c> accommodate the request. accommodate the request.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Madam President, request a recess. &gt;&gt; Madam President, request a recess.
• . appropriate. appropriate.
• </c> Uh, legislation.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We need to ensure members that that information is appropriately reported to the legislative auditor
• We need to ensure members that that information is appropriately reported to the legislative auditor
• We need to ensure members that that information is appropriately reported to the legislative auditor
• We need to ensure members that that information is appropriately reported to the legislative auditor
• We need to ensure members that that information is appropriately reported to the legislative auditor

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It doesn't affect who can request it, so the same number of people can request... ...who's paying for
• It doesn't affect who can request it. So the same number of people can request it.
• Finally, why is there an emergency clause in this legislation?
• There's over 3 million record requests a year.
• requests for records to be sent to a third party.

Bills: HB1496, HB2182, HB2196, HB2242

Keywords: patients' rights, healthcare information, medical confidentiality, health data security, healthcare access, abortion, medications, reproductive health, access, healthcare, PANDA, PANS, treatment access, mental health, legislation, preventive services, state authority, definitions clarification, public health, 904

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• Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
• Legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal remedies.
• I respectfully request an aye vote. and has no opposition. I respectfully request an aye vote.
• notice whenever it is going to be appropriate.
• At one point, this legislative term, not last year, this legislative term, I had four members out of

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:21:31.280><c> legisl</c> legislator legisl legislator legisl legislator's<00:21:33.760><c> intention
• When legislators request data for a mandated audit, critical information is withheld.
• When legislators request data for a mandated audit, critical information is withheld.
• When legislators request data for a mandated audit, critical information is withheld.
• Just to refresh, a roll call has been requested on the inexpedient to legislate motion recommendation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Members, a quorum call has been requested.
• A quorum call has been requested.
• With that, I yield for questions and request advancement at the appropriate time.
• Was this a request bill? Actually, yes, it was at the next request. Thank you.
• With that, I yield for questions and request advancement at the appropriate time.

Bills: SB65, SB248, SB330, SB378, SB844, SB1330, SB1410, SB1475, SB1476, SB1565, SB1618, SB1623, SJR39, SJR47, SB2084, SB1655, SB1679, SB2174, SB1775, SB1873, SB1204, SB1884, SB1916, SB1937, SB1447, SB1500, SB2007, SB2074, SB1944, SB2018, SB1984, SB2026, SB2045, SB2049, SB2062, SB2112, SB2118, SB2127, SB2134, SB2135, SB2139, SB2154, SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• I am the representative from the 10th legislative district. So I'll be brief.
• I am today's representative from the Veterans Legislative Coalition.
• We respectfully request a due pass on this legislation. Thank you.
• It's not uniform, and the federal legislation just says 60 days.
• Nearly 10% of students... access to a free and appropriate public education.

Bills: HB1662, HB1683, HB2534, HB2557, HB2594

Keywords: education agencies, administrative independence, superintendent, education reform, agency authority, education, school boards, district adjustments, administrative boundaries, educational governance, military families, child stability, transitional schooling, support services, special education, parental rights, educational access, evaluation reports, disability services, unhoused

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• The motion is due pass as amended to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
• The motion is due pass as amended to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
• Anna Yokomizu, legislative advocate on behalf of Los Angeles Unified.
• I look forward to your questions and respectfully request your aye vote.
• The motion is due pass to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Summary: The Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee heard and advanced several bills covering workers’ compensation transparency, public pensions, prevailing wage, workplace harassment training, and employee benefits. AB 1048 would require disclosure of the contract justifying reduced workers’ compensation payments to medical providers; supporters said it would improve transparency without changing reimbursement rates, while opponents argued the problem was overstated and existing dispute remedies were sufficient. AB 1601 would give Sonoma County flexibility to target a cost-of-living adjustment for retirees rather than requiring an all-or-nothing COLA; county and union witnesses said retirees have gone without a COLA since 2008 and have lost purchasing power, and the bill passed unanimously. AB 1439 would commission a UC Berkeley study on labor standards in pension-funded real estate and infrastructure projects; labor groups supported it, while local governments, housing, and industry groups opposed it, and it passed on a 4-1 vote after one senator voted no in committee. The committee also heard AB 1697, which would delay implementation of a prior law restricting certain employment debt and pay-to-quit arrangements until 2027; the author said the delay would give employers, including professional sports leagues, time to adjust, while a financial services group sought a further delay to 2028. AB 1803 would require anti-hate speech content in existing workplace harassment training for employers with five or more employees; supporters cited rising antisemitic and other hate incidents and said the bill would help workers recognize and report hate, while opponents raised First Amendment concerns and argued existing harassment law already covers hostile conduct. AB 2120 would extend Los Angeles Unified’s selective certification hiring authority and allow retention of specialized employees in layoffs, and AB 2292 would bar providers from charging administrative fees for disability insurance and paid family leave certification forms; both drew support and were advanced without opposition testimony. AB 1198, the Fair Pay for Construction Workers Act, would require prevailing wage to be based on the time work is performed rather than the date a project is advertised for bid. Labor and contractor supporters said the current rule can lock in outdated wages and underpay workers on long projects and change orders, while cities, counties, and contractor groups warned it would create uncertainty, raise costs, and jeopardize projects funded by fixed grants or bonds. After testimony and questions, the committee voted to send all of the bills forward, with final recorded votes later showing unanimous or near-unanimous approval and several measures placed on call before the committee adjourned.

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• . legislation. legislation.
• membership and requests information of firm<01:36:02.120><c> appropriate</c><01:36:02.760><c> state</
• Your House Appropriations Committee reviewed H. 559 with Legislative Council and the Joint Fiscal Office
• I think that answers the question that we didn't hear a specific request to add a legislative seat or
• </c> a specific request to add a legislative a specific request to add a legislative seat<02:10:14.520

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• requests with no charge.
• request is granted.
• And I don't think that that's an appropriate delegation of our responsibility as a legislator.
• And I don't think that that's an appropriate delegation of our responsibility as a legislator.
• request.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• </c><00:25:58.640><c> a</c> request.
• The department is requesting a request.
• They have requested to Parole Board.
• </c><00:29:09.120><c> No</c> additional requests. No changes. No additional requests. No changes.
• </c> them that enabling legislation. them that enabling legislation.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED.
• LEGISLATION THROUGH THE HOUSE.
• SUPPORTED THIS LEGISLATION.
• SPEAKER, I REQUEST THE -- MR. GREEN: MR. SPEAKER, I REQUEST THE YEAS AND NAYS.
• Green: Request the yeas and nays. The Speaker pro tempore: The yeas and nays are requested.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• to come in just a second and present the GA bill, but we are now in joint committee, or Joint Appropriations
• I think in my short tenure as appropriations chairman and before that as a vice chairman of appropriations
• And so from that perspective, that money is under the direction of this legislative body.
• the direction of this legislative body.
• Some agencies' requests are granted and some of them are not.

Bills: SB1177

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget

Summary: The Joint Appropriations and Budget Committee took up Senate Bill 1177, the main budget bill, and first adopted the committee substitute as the working version. Chairman Caldwell presented the bill as the measure funding state government and answered a series of questions about major budget items, including CareerTech funding, child care, school security, teacher pay raises, the state plane purchase, Medicaid, mental health, veterans’ homes, and higher education projects. He said CareerTech received increased funding, child care funding was increased by roughly $12 million over last year, school security funding was continued at $50 million, and teacher pay raises were included through a mechanism that would raise the state minimum by $2,000. He also explained the $3 million state plane item as a restructuring of state aviation assets, and said the budget did not cut law enforcement funding tied to 287(g) agreements.

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• That's the appropriate level after we raise that.
• If this is a legislative directive, we want information given to Legislative Management, it should come
• from Legislative Council and not from OMB.
• So that's a legislator, but then it's...
• Of legislation.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Chairman, here at your request.
• That's a $3 million appropriation.
• That was a request from our physical plant director.
• They've done the legislative wing.
• The fund was appropriated $34 million from SIF funding.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum and approved the March 18 minutes. The committee first heard an update from the Petroleum Council on oil and gas activity in North Dakota. Ron Ness said production is expected to remain relatively flat at just under 1.2 million barrels per day, with efficiency gains and longer laterals helping offset lower rig counts. He discussed oil and gas prices, gas taxation, flaring concerns, northward movement of drilling activity, and the importance of new infrastructure and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) pilots. Members asked about gas taxation, natural gas liquids, pipeline impacts, and the outlook for Continental and other operators. Ness said the industry is likely to remain steady rather than see a major ramp-up or decline. Matt Pearl of the State Tax Department then explained the federal “big beautiful bill” and its effect on North Dakota income tax collections. He said the law extends or makes permanent several federal provisions and creates temporary deductions for seniors, tips, overtime, and auto loan interest, with the biggest state impact coming from the standard deduction increase and business tax changes. He revised earlier estimates downward, saying the net cash impact on state collections is likely in the $30 million to $35 million range after accounting for business prepayments and one-time FY25 oilfield transaction effects. Committee members asked which provisions apply to standard versus itemized returns. OMB staff gave a detailed update on major capital projects and facility funding. Topics included Capitol grounds improvements such as 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding, seating, lighting, tree management, and restroom and lobby upgrades; security work at the governor’s residence, which has been delayed by the discovery of human remains; and space reconfiguration efforts in Bismarck-Mandan to reduce leases and create shared offices and conference rooms. They also reported on the State Facility Maintenance Fund, including roof, window, boiler, and kitchen projects at state facilities, and on the state hospital project in Jamestown, which remains on budget and on schedule for substantial completion in winter 2027 and opening in spring 2028. OMB also updated the committee on the Minot North Central State Office Building, the use of federal State Fiscal Recovery Funds, and the status of legislative intent and trust fund reports, including school aid turnback, the school construction loan program, the Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund, the Legacy Fund, and the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund. The committee ended by discussing future agenda items, including government efficiency, cash management, Bank of North Dakota lines of credit, and the rural health transformation program, and then adjourned.

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• So I think this is good legislation.
• So what does this legislation do?
• It's the creation of a program subject to legislative appropriation.
• There's been four appropriation bills out of that 16 in the House, and 11 appropriation bills on this
• There's been four appropriation bills out of that 16 in the House, and 11 appropriation bills on this

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate convened with 34 members present, heard prayer and the Pledge, approved the corrected journal, and then moved through committee reports, gubernatorial messages, and House messages. Several bills were reported, enrolled, or transmitted, including Senate bills and resolutions sent to the Governor or House, and House bills referred to committees. The chamber also received new Senate bills on taxation, ICE agreements, refugee accountability, and deportation-related enforcement, and then moved into the Committee of the Whole to consider amendments on the general calendar. On final passage, the Senate approved a series of measures. Senate Bill 1410, a technical Medicaid bill authorizing state plan amendments for encounter-rate changes, passed 33-0 with two absent. Senate Bill 1426, an Idaho Transportation Department appropriation/enhancement bill, passed 30-4 with one absent. Senate Bill 1427, a Department of Lands appropriation with fire preparedness, radio equipment, waterways, and geological survey funding, passed 25-9 with one absent. House Bill 797, requiring fire protection subdistrict appointees or electors to live in the district, and House Bill 843, eliminating homestead exemption proration and applying the full exemption once a complete application is approved, both passed on shared roll calls. The Senate also passed House Bill 711, creating an alternative administrator certification pathway for principals and superintendents in traditional school districts; supporters emphasized rural recruitment and local control, while opponents warned about lowering qualifications and retention issues. House Bill 832, revising CTE industry-experience requirements for instructors, passed with broad support. House Bill 795, cleaning up definitions of obscene material and lewd matter, passed without debate. House Bill 817, updating tobacco retailer permitting rules for premium cigars and adult-only cigar operations, passed after debate focused on small business and youth protections. House Bill 831, changing how schools used as polling places are handled by prohibiting in-person instruction at those sites and adjusting instructional-time rules, passed 30-4 with one absent. House Bill 872, allowing constitutional amendments and initiatives to be printed on available ballot space instead of a separate page, and House Bill 893, a codifier’s corrections bill, both passed unanimously on shared roll calls. The Senate also passed House Bill 650, a states’-rights measure directing agencies to construe federal power narrowly under the Tenth Amendment, and House Bill 674, which streamlines telecommunications service discontinuance by removing a duplicative state process in favor of the FCC process, after a split debate over state versus federal decision-making. Finally, House Bill 810, as amended, adding a 120-day fixed-habitation requirement for legislative candidates while exempting active-duty military, passed 20-14 with one absent despite constitutional concerns raised by opponents. The chamber then returned to committee and calendar business, including a recess for page graduation and a Committee of the Whole session that began considering amendments, including one to House Bill 730 changing SNAP eligibility check intervals from four months to six months.

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• This is your Committee of Appropriations. Today is Wednesday, March 25th.
• But this is appropriate. Okay. It was very germane. This I was...
• But this is an appropriate. OK. It was very germane. This I was.
• I think that's contingent on members requesting that note.
• chairman or to a minority member requesting that amount of money.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on March 25 for what was described as its last regular meeting, with a possible special meeting the following week. The committee first took up Senate Bill 1112, adopting a Livingston strike-everything amendment that appropriates $1 million from the special services fund in fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Corrections for holistic, studio-based rehabilitative programming and requires a report on spending, self-harm, discipline, and recidivism by June 30, 2028. Supporters from Art of Our Soul testified that the trauma-informed art and music therapy program has reduced disciplinary violations, self-harm, and mental health watches, and members described it as a rehabilitation effort with documented benefits. The bill, as amended, received a due pass recommendation by a 16-2 vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1776, which would expand AHCCCS coverage for traditional healing services to include urban Indian organizations. AHCCCS testified neutrally but said the change would require a waiver amendment, would not qualify for 100% federal match, and would carry an estimated $1.3 million general fund impact. The sponsor argued the bill would align Arizona with federal policy and correct an omission of urban Indian organizations from the existing waiver. After discussion about costs and whether the bill should proceed with a committee of the whole amendment, the committee gave SB 1776 a do pass recommendation by a 9-6-2-1 vote, with several members expressing concern about AHCCCS growth and the funding source. Senate Bill 1537, which would rename the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund as the Public Safety De-escalation and Life Safety Fund and repeal its advisory commission, failed. Testimony explained that the commission has not met in years and that the bill was largely a cleanup measure, but the Arizona Police Association opposed the change and some members wanted the commission reformed rather than repealed. The committee voted it down 6-9, with members split over whether the fund should remain tied to its current structure. The committee next adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 1584 that shifted a $1 million appropriation for Department of Corrections recruitment and training from the general fund to the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund. Supporters said DOC remains understaffed and that the training/recruitment program has worked elsewhere; some members questioned whether the fund could legally be used for that purpose, but the amendment passed and the bill received a do pass recommendation by a 10-5-2-2 vote. Finally, Senate Bill 1673, which funds the law enforcement crime victim notification system, was amended to reduce the appropriation from $5 million general fund to about $2.595 million from the victim compensation fund. Testimony from the Arizona Sheriffs Association, victim notification vendors, and Phoenix officials emphasized the program’s importance, while others argued the amendment would raid victim compensation resources. The amendment and the bill as amended both passed, and the committee adjourned after noting the next calendar had not yet been posted.

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• We started off with the legislative auditor, and he's a part of it, or it would be this legislative body
• We started off with the legislative auditor, and he's a part of it, or it would be this legislative body
• So any public records requests we receive for requested information, we definitely fulfill those.
• So any public records requests we receive, requested information, we definitely fulfill those.
• My legislation empowers governing bodies and mayors to request kind of what you're asking for when they

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first considered HB 431, which would require annual training for municipal mayors. After adopting a technical amendment adding municipal retirement systems to the training categories, members heard testimony from the bill author and Louisiana Municipal Association (LMA) officials that the measure would require 16 hours of annual training, count existing ethics/harassment/cybersecurity requirements toward that total, allow online and in-person options, and impose no penalty other than public audit disclosure of compliance. The bill was favorably reported. Members then heard HB 150, authorizing Cameron Parish to create a local insurance program to help residents recover and repopulate after hurricanes without state funding. Testimony emphasized that the program would be locally funded and likely function as a subsidy or premium offset rather than a standalone insurer. The bill was favorably reported. HB 822, dealing with nonprofit entities appointing members to certain economic development district boards, was also favorably reported after discussion of an amendment to set a two-year forfeiture period for noncompliant nonprofits. The committee then took up HB 204, which would require monthly financial reports from certain East Baton Rouge Parish agencies to the Legislative Auditor. After an amendment removing the Council on Aging, testimony from CATS, BREC, and the auditor focused on whether the information was already public, the burden of monthly bank-statement reporting, and whether bank statements would expose sensitive information. Members ultimately agreed to voluntarily defer the bill for further work. The committee also favorably reported HB 136 on Harahan classified police hiring, HB 376 extending provisional appointment timeframes in civil service, HB 377 changing pay-range rules for the State Examiner and Deputy Examiner, HB 450 clarifying veterans’ points in fire and police civil service exams, HB 273 repealing a duplicate local tax statute, HB 1068 on garbage collection contract terms, and HB 864 allowing New Orleans to establish fire limits in certain state-right-of-way areas to address bridge fires. The transcript ends as HB 444 on adding commissioners to the East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission was being introduced.

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• </c> board received a one-time appropriation board received a one-time appropriation of<00:34:07.080>
• </c><00:34:14.079><c> to</c> 2025 These funds were appropriated to 2025 These funds were appropriated
• The board requests an increase in spending authority of $227,000 regarding the board's current appropriation
• </c> operating appropriation operating appropriation um<00:54:27.880><c> without</c><00:54:28.280><c>
• </c> to ensure they meet the appropriate to ensure they meet the appropriate safety<01:03:14.000><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Brought at the request of the State Board of Cosmetology.
• A thoughtful, data-driven approach, this legislation is a result of extensive work by your interim legislative
• The concern of your Appropriations Committee was that small appropriation.
• Madam President, Senate Bill 1566 came to your Appropriations, Senate Appropriations, Subcommittee, Human
• The more appropriate spot is in our curriculum standards.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call showing 46 members present. It then took up multiple House messages and amendments, appointing conference committees on several measures, including SB 2007, SCR 4007, SB 2374, SB 233, and House bills 1029, 1218, and 1022. The chamber also considered a series of House bills on the sixth and 14th orders, often adopting committee amendments before final passage or, in some cases, rejecting the bill outright. Among the major policy items, the Senate passed HB 1524 on regional planning council grants, HB 1143 increasing a food bank appropriation to $10 million, HB 1126 modernizing cosmetology licensing and inspections, HB 1542 making student applications for admission exempt records, HB 1613 regulating law enforcement use of robots, HB 1582 directing a study on false reports and accusations, HB 1214 revising school transportation funding, HB 1448 creating a study on advanced technologies, HB 1280 on drainage project voting rules, HB 1499 protecting records related to federal judges, and several Senate bills returned from the House, including SB 2221, SB 2117, SB 2198, SB 2120, and SB 2214. The Senate also adopted amendments to HB 1541 on septic systems before rejecting it on final passage. Several high-profile bills failed after debate. HB 1566, dealing with kratom regulation, saw an amendment to convert it to a study fail on a 21-25 vote, after which the chamber laid the bill over for one legislative day rather than take final action. HB 1283, which would have eliminated cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams in the state employee plan, was defeated 22-24 after extensive debate over cost, precedent, and insurance impacts. HB 1527, requiring Holocaust education in statute, also failed 22-24, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the subject and opponents arguing curriculum belongs in standards rather than statute. The Senate adjourned after announcements, scheduling its next meeting for Monday, April 14, 2025.