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• Commissioner Dennis Olsen, as well as Miss Oliver. I'll move the A1 amendment.
• Um I was Uh yeah, thank you Miss Oliver.
• Miss Oliver. Oliver. Oliver. Uh, thank you.
• <00:07:11.360> Miss transfer reporting by chance? Miss transfer reporting by chance?
• Miss Oliver. Oliver. Oliver. Uh<00:07:13.840> thank<00:07:14.080> you.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Yes, Heidi Zorski, I believe, was missing from the list.
• <00:31:43.120> Mississippi than half a percent Miss Mississippi than half a percent Miss Mississippi
• Any questions for Miss Ringler? Sorry, thank you very much for your testimony.
• <00:42:38.839> Doan<00:42:39.200> or<00:42:39.359> Miss any questions for Miss
• Doan or Miss any questions for Miss Doan or Miss ringler<00:42:40.440> sorry<00:42:41.440>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 169, which would change the tax structure for charitable gambling. Representative Robbins offered and the committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment, described as a technical correction to ensure sports-themed tip boards are not inadvertently taxed under the bill. Robbins then presented the bill as a way to replace the current tiered combined net receipts tax on charitable gambling with a flat 5% rate, arguing charities were being overtaxed and that prior promises of relief had not been fully delivered. Chair Stevenson pushed back on several of Robbins’ factual claims, correcting the record on the status of E-pull tabs, the share of charitable gambling revenue they represent, and the amount of tax relief already enacted in 2023 and 2024. He said E-tabs were not eliminated, that the revenue split between paper pull tabs and E-tabs is closer to 45/55, and that charities had already received a $15 million tax cut plus savings from reduced developer fees. Robbins responded that the changes still significantly reduced revenue and that the bill was intended as a middle-ground approach. Testimony largely came from charitable gambling and veterans groups in support of the bill. Rachel Jenner of Allied Charities of Minnesota said nearly 1,000 charities depend on charitable gambling, cited high taxes and fees, and said many organizations were seeing revenue declines after the new E-pull tab rules took effect. Dr. Christy Jano of the American Legion Department of Minnesota said charitable gambling funds support veterans, youth, and community programs, and that a flat 5% tax would help posts continue those efforts. Members asked about the size of the revenue drops and how much gambling proceeds go to overhead and operating costs; Jenner said the losses varied by organization and that it was too early to know the long-term effect, while Jano said some expenses are used for property taxes and building upkeep. The committee then moved on to additional testimony, including Tim Angstrom, but no final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• Risks to the personal income tax forecast on slide 27.
• This is a very different story than personal income.
• So we talk about a decrease in personal income tax.
• So it's really the same person.
• So everything is a person keying in every number.

Keywords: 996, all

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• No actual money is missing.
• So there isn't one person. So we have the list of the direct contacts. So there isn't one person.
• We do have comments of interested persons. We do have comments of interested persons.
• We got... ...missing money. $2.2 million in Grand Forks.
• Lots of money's missing, Williston, Parshall too.

Keywords: 908, all

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• So for me personally, I had to work two jobs to get myself through college because one... ...for me personally
• So, you know, I have not personally raised my prices on my website for over three years.
• Each person will have a maximum of two minutes. And approach the microphone one at a time.
• Each person will have a maximum of two minutes per comment.
• This project is deeply personal to me.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact held an informational hearing in Paramount as part of its “Pocketbook Tour,” focused on affordability, cost pressures, and household impacts in Los Angeles County. The first panel centered on workers and learners, with testimony from the UCLA Labor Center and the Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board. Speakers described how rising living costs, tuition, and low wages force many students to work long hours, often in unrelated, low-wage jobs, while struggling with food, rent, bills, anxiety, and limited financial aid. Recommendations included expanding state-funded work study, creating a statewide internship tax credit for small businesses, improving financial aid formulas to reflect regional cost of living, increasing flexibility for students, and strengthening worker-rights education and career pathways. The second panel focused on microbusinesses and small business affordability. Testimony from microenterprise advocates, the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Center Network, and local business owners described rising commercial rents, labor costs, tariffs, supply chain disruptions, insurance, utilities, and disaster-related pressures as major threats to small businesses. Witnesses emphasized that small businesses are central to local economies and asked the state to expand technical assistance, low-interest financing, disaster support, supply-chain development, and community-based outreach. They also urged more intentional support for microbusinesses and home-based entrepreneurs, including networks that connect them to resources and help them build collective buying power. Committee members asked about possible state actions, including tax credits for hiring local workers or interns, support for trades and apprenticeships, and ways to partner more closely with SBDCs and chambers of commerce. Public comment echoed the hearing themes, with speakers highlighting student hardship, nonprofit mental health funding, renewable energy jobs and internships, and the need for state support for clean-energy incentives. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with closing remarks and adjournment at 11:05 a.m.

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• I missed—could you repeat that again?
• I missed, I miss, could you repeat that again?
• How does the federal government know that that person is actually there?
• So, if a locality gets a detainer and they don't tell the federal government, then that person can be
• Daly Weber: So the federal government says, hey, this person...

Keywords: House Committee Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• I missed the question, though. Restate? Please proceed.
• bank or some sort of broker to sell the tax credit to someone else who has a tax liability if the person
• Yep, just to go over this really quickly, and you maybe said this in your opening remarks and I missed
• Yep, just to go over this really quickly, and you maybe said this in your opening remarks and I missed
• Maybe I'm just missing it.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Thanks, Miss Puff, or Dr. Puff.
• The next person—let's go, this person over here. Do you want to testify?
• Thank you, Miss Garcia.
• <01:43:23.960> that much Mr Nakamura the next person that much Mr Nakamura the next person
• 327c thank you so much thank you Miss 327c thank you so much thank you Miss Brady<02:16:33.679><

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing, land use, and preservation bills. HB 1008 HD2 would require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to complete historic preservation determinations for state affordable housing projects within 90 days and create sensitivity-based review pathways. HHFDC, DLNR’s State Historic Preservation Division, and written testimony from DBEDT supported the bill as an expedited process for projects unlikely to affect significant historic resources. Members asked how the bill would define significant versus non-significant historic properties, how it would interact with Kapakai analysis, and whether burial councils had been consulted; SHPD said the bill would not replace Kapakai review and that burial councils had not been included. Written support also came from OHA, Hawaii Realtors, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce. HB 1093 would clarify the Hawaii Public Housing Authority’s powers relating to housing projects. HPHA supported the measure, saying it would align definitions with prior law and help deconcentrate poverty by allowing mixed-income rebuilding. The director also said the bill was increasingly urgent because of reported federal HUD priorities that could affect public housing and Section 8 funding. HB 1096 HD1 would repeal state low-income housing preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans, with HPHA saying federal veteran programs such as VASH are a better mechanism and that the state preference has not been used in years. HB 1411 would allow HHFDC projects to give sale or lease preferences to applicants who live or work within five miles of a project; HHFDC and the Hawaii Chapter of NAIOP supported it as a way to keep residents connected to their communities, while members raised constitutional concerns about broader local-preference policies. The committee also heard HB 367 HD1, which would create county permit exemptions for certain agricultural and maintenance activities. Written testimony included opposition from the Department of Planning and Permitting and support from the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Grassroot Institute, and others. A public testifier opposed the bill, arguing that permit exemptions could worsen safety and compliance problems. Finally, HB 826 HD1 would allow county planning commissions, by special permit, to authorize residential housing in agricultural districts for agricultural workforce housing, long-term rental, or fee simple ownership under certain conditions. HHFDC supported it as a faster alternative to lengthy state land-use redistricting, but the Department of Agriculture, Land Use Commission, and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development raised concerns about food production impacts, due process, service provision, jurisdictional conflicts, and the use of special permits for what could amount to district boundary changes. Public testimony was mixed, with some support and some opposition. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• as a payment option for any in-person as a payment option for any in-person transaction,<00:09:24.040
• run a scenario where you where a person run a scenario where you where a person is<01:15:30.120>
• Am I missing something?
• Am Am I missing something? involved. Am Am I missing something?
• A person is guilty of absconding for criminal purposes if the person and then you only take, uh, well

Keywords: 916, all

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• use petition forms any person may distribute.
• The amendment very specifically says if they are able to identify the person, if there is a missing date
• But that person has to send them in on their own because of the personal identifying information.
• So it does not include personal injury.
• You're getting a little personal. Personal? Personal? Okay. Let's stick with the bill. Okay. Sure.

Summary: The Florida Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness for sexual assault survivors, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a memorial proclamation for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special-order bills, with senators also briefly discussing the session’s pace and thanking staff and colleagues for their work. The first major bill, on driving and boating offenses, was amended and passed 37-0. As amended, it increases penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide/vessel homicide offenses, and adds notice requirements and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. Senators also passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers 37-0, requiring Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hours and holiday access and ensuring more primary care appointment availability outside regular business hours. The Senate then passed a major condominium and cooperative associations bill, also 37-0, after extensive debate and multiple amendments. The measure extends deadlines for structural integrity reserve studies, adds flexibility for reserve funding and budgeting, tightens rules for managers and inspectors, limits certain requirements to buildings of three or more habitable stories, and extends the rescission period for condo purchases. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s sponsors for years of work responding to post-Surfside safety and affordability concerns. The longest and most contentious item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendment petition procedures. Sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse in the citizen initiative process by tightening circulator rules, requiring faster submission of signed petitions, adding voter notification, increasing penalties, and shifting costs to sponsors. Opponents argued it would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives. The chamber adopted a series of amendments, including changes to the petition-circulator threshold, volunteer protections, submission timing, invalid-signature investigation thresholds, and notice/cure provisions, while debate continued over whether the overall package would protect election integrity or suppress citizen-led amendments.

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• Uh, one person can register online, another person can't.
• Uh, Miss, can we ask you to register real quick?
• How, how many is it one person?
• that person to win.
• Miss, Miss, Ms. Swanson, sorry. Uh, thank you, Chairman.

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• because missed chemotherapy appointments because missed chemotherapy appointments because the<00:
• Before I speak to her personal Before I speak to her personal credentials,<00:09:56.880> let<
• Cancer Institute is of personal Cancer Institute is of personal importance<00:56:06.960> to
• Crisis Line, and for Miss Underwood, who Crisis Line, and for Miss Underwood, who actually<02:56:08.000
• And if going on with them personally.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:26:27.720> or hard to show up or testify in person or hard to show up or testify in person
• <00:39:11.280> I'd much thank you uh the next person I'd much thank you uh the next person
• has experienced hunger both personally has experienced hunger both personally and<01:17:54.239><
• um I personally don't have language to um I personally don't have language to put<04:06:26.479> in
• program that doesn't have some person program that doesn't have some person who<04:06:36.120>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up HB 651, a school-funding bill that would raise the base cost of an adequate education and increase differentiated aid for students in poverty, English language learners, and special education. The chair opened with housekeeping notices about parking and eating in committee spaces, and noted a revised fiscal note would be distributed. Representative David Luneau presented the bill as part of a broader package of public school funding measures, explaining that HB 651 builds on HB 550 and is intended to respond to court rulings and the ongoing school-funding litigation by adjusting both the base adequacy amount and equity-based funding factors. Luneau said the bill would raise the state’s adequacy grant from about $4,100 to $7,351 per student and increase differentiated aid, while also updating statutory language so future recalculations include the court-identified resource elements. He argued the measure is about fairness and shifting more of the burden from local property taxpayers to the state, not about increasing overall education spending. He reviewed fiscal-note figures indicating the bill would add roughly $576 million to the state share of school funding, bringing the total state share to about $1.65 billion, and said the note also mentions possible effects on charter schools and vouchers. Committee members asked about the evidence supporting higher costs for low-income and English learner students, how long ESL funding should continue, why free-and-reduced-lunch aid remains higher than special education aid, whether the formula is based on enrollment or average daily membership, and whether the bill is truly equitable across districts of different sizes and needs. Luneau and later witness Zach Shen of the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project said the bill is supported by research and court findings, that the current formula relies heavily on local property taxes, and that shifting more funding to the state would reduce property-tax pressure and help address disparities among districts. Shen also cited broad public support for the related HB 550 testimony and said HB 651 is intended as a step toward a more equitable funding system. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• <00:02:45.120> finance some the key elements personal finance some the key elements personal
• shrinks because that's one less person shrinks because that's one less person with<01:00:45.720>
• you're going to be the best person you're going to be the best person someone<01:07:05.839> with
• brag sometimes that I created personally brag sometimes that I created personally with<01:15:16.040
• Miss Damer, to the question... ...estimated that a single person in the Twin Cities metro area needs

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There's some things that are missing.
• This typically means the caller's personal residence. Caller’s personal residence.
• That there was that missing continuum piece.
• So when a young person has their first psychiatric break, if you can get services to that person and
• And what does it take to... how is a person?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• HB 2181 aligns the penalty for individuals who solicit a person who is also a victim of sex trafficking
• Any questions for this witness, um, thank you, Miss, uh, Mr. Chairman.
• If it's just one person and I can't prove that another person was a part of it, that's theft, it's not
• This language does not require that that person act in concert with another.
• So this is a person with some serious sexual deviancy.

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• If yes, the person is guilty.
• As you heard just now, this covers the muscle at the door, this covers the person driving the person
• Missing persons reporting expands the inclusion in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
• Missing persons reporting expands the inclusion in the national and hold people accountable for that.
• Missing persons reporting expands the inclusion in the national missing and unidentified persons system

Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice, health, and public safety bills, with several measures reported favorably after brief sponsor presentations and mostly no opposition. CS for SB 1782 on dangerous excessive speeding, CS for SB 306 on Medicaid provider network access, CS for SB 716 on mandatory minimums for certain sexual offenses by registered offenders, CS for SB 1084 on intimate image dissemination and digitally forged images, and CS for CS for SB 1604 on corrections-related litigation and sentencing changes all passed the committee. Members also approved CS for SB 1838, which increases protections for court officials from tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for SB 1252, which directs FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database. CS for SB 468 on fleeing or eluding, CS for SB 490 on off-duty concealed carry for certain officers, and CS for SB 890 on blood clot screening and treatment also received favorable votes, with SB 890 drawing supportive testimony from the bill sponsor, medical and patient advocates, and family members affected by blood clots. The most extensive debate centered on CS for CS for SB 1804, which would create a capital offense for adults trafficking children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons for sexual exploitation. Senator Martin defended the bill as a response to especially heinous crimes and argued it fit within constitutional punishment principles, while several members raised concerns about the Eighth Amendment, the risk of lengthy and costly litigation, and the possibility of retraumatizing victims. The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers testified in opposition, citing moral objections, due process concerns, and constitutional precedent; the bill nevertheless was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 572, the “Pam Rock Act,” which tightens dangerous-dog rules, adds enclosure, microchip, insurance, and penalty requirements, and allows stronger enforcement actions after serious attacks. The Rock family and animal control supporters testified in favor, describing the bill as a response to fatal dog attacks and urging stronger accountability for owners. For SB 572, members discussed insurance requirements, the role of local authorities in classifying dangerous dogs, and whether the bill would affect ordinary pet insurance or only liability coverage after a serious attack. The sponsor said the measure is not breed-specific and is aimed at dogs that have already caused significant harm. The committee also heard testimony from family members of Pam Rock and other victims, along with supporters from animal control and sheriff’s offices. All of the bills taken up in the meeting that were voted on were reported favorably, and no roll-call votes failed.

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• Ryan was a personal friend of mine, and he wasn't some rookie.
• Ryan was a personal friend of mine, and he wasn't some rookie.
• Ryan was a personal friend of mine, and he wasn't some rookie.
• Ryan was a personal friend of mine, and he wasn't some rookie.
• public safe thank you thank you Miss public safe thank you thank you Miss elerson elerson elerson

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The 8A amendment is those and I have Miss Wilson and Miss Lanchesky here.
• Uh Miss to the committee. Yes. Uh Miss Lancheski.
• Miss Lancheski: Mr.
• Miss Lancheski: Mr.
• Miss James. Uh, Miss James, this is a memorial resolution.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• programmatic side and uh personal programmatic side and uh personal learning<00:24:40.320> plans
• >> Miss uh Chair Ben, uh Chair Jordan, I'm not sure what goes into the contract.
• Miss Pah. Miss Pah.
• I think that would be good information for us to have as a follow-up, just to say, like, is that person
• Thank you, Miss Per. Looks like she's ready to say something.

Bills: HF3487, HF3421

Keywords: anonymous reporting, school safety, education, crisis intervention, threat reporting, early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers