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• The reason I'm presenting this memorial, Madam Chair, members of the committee, is for various reasons
• It's the private sector that we've spent years and years and years addressing, and the reason why we
• You know, you made a mention that the reason that collective bargaining was, that you've been working
• And, Madam Chair, the reason I raised that is you've raised that in this committee a number of times
• You're looked at as a model private employer in your area, and the reason I'm saying that is because

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee met and first heard House Memorial 7, which asks Legislative Council Service, the State Personnel Office, DFA, and GSD to study the use of temporary, term, seasonal, casual, on-call, and other non-regular classifications in state government. The memorial was presented as a response to concerns that some workers are repeatedly terminated and rehired, sometimes after a one-day break, to avoid regular status and associated benefits. Testimony from CWA and AFSCME described long-term temporary workers at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and other agencies who allegedly do full-time work without health insurance, retirement, leave, or consistent pay progression, and who in some cases were denied union coverage. Committee members questioned the scope, definitions of temporary employment, and whether the issue should instead be referred to the state auditor; the sponsor said the study would gather data and recommendations first. The committee voted due pass, and House Memorial 7 passed unanimously. The committee then heard House Bill 177, which appropriates funds to the Veterans Services Department to contract for shelter and care of service and companion animals so veterans can access housing, medical care, and other services without fearing separation from their pets. Support came from the Veterans Services Department, Animal Protection New Mexico, and the Veterans and Military Families Caucus/Veterans Integration Center, all of whom said pets are often a barrier to veterans seeking care and that existing community-based animal boarding models could be used. The bill received no opposition, and the committee voted due pass with no opposition. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 43, a PERA cleanup bill intended to update and clarify the Public Employees Retirement Act and align it with administrative practice. Testimony focused on a provision allowing PERA to use licensed physicians, including out-of-state physicians who can be licensed in New Mexico, to serve on the disability review process when needed so disability cases are not delayed. Committee members raised concerns about ensuring medical expertise and avoiding abuse of the licensing flexibility, but PERA explained the change was meant to address recruitment difficulties and maintain timely review. The committee voted due pass on House Bill 43.

Transcript Highlights:

• The reason why they want to come to a right-to-work state is because there's more labor peace.
• The reason why they want to come to a right-to-work state is because there's more labor peace.
• The reason why they want to come to a right-to-work state is because there's more labor peace.
• really critical so for all these reasons really critical so for all these reasons and<00:15:10.600
• We have people that join our union and leave mid-apprenticeship for a variety of reasons.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So, they have a reason.
• So, they have a reason.
• So, they have a reason.
• So, they have a reason.
• They are reason, a disability.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• principle<00:16:27.040> but This is reasonable in principle but This is reasonable in principle
• <00:17:18.799> assumptions Reason being is we made assumptions Reason being is we made assumptions
• That sounds like a reasonable bill."
• The reason for Municipal Association.
• So, uh for that reason we oppose the us. So, uh for that reason we oppose the bill. bill. bill.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But now he's big-time famous for two reasons. Now, he's big-time famous for two reasons.
• Because your teachers and coaches sent you here for a reason.
• So the reason we give counties the ability to either choose to...
• So I just don't see any plan to accommodate all of these lost jobs.
• money has the reasonable amount to keep supplying for their family and all of that.

Summary: The Arkansas Boys State House convened with a quorum, heard opening remarks from legislative leaders and guests, and then considered a series of bills focused on rural services, education, taxes, and zoning. House Bill 1001 would have increased rural health care funding through a 10% tax on individuals earning at least $300,000; supporters argued it would improve access and quality in rural areas, while opponents raised concerns about fairness, long-term funding, and whether it would drive away doctors and taxpayers. The bill failed by a vote of 24 yeas, 51 nays, and 1 present. House Bill 1002 would have limited the number of subjects rural teachers could be assigned and offered sign-on bonuses to recruit more teachers; supporters said it would reduce burnout and improve specialization, while opponents questioned funding and whether it would worsen inequities. After immediate consideration, it passed narrowly, 38 yeas, 36 nays, and 2 present. The House then debated House Bill 1003, which would regulate AI data centers through county zoning authority and a 10% tax on corporations to fund conservation efforts. Supporters said counties should be able to decide whether data centers fit local needs, while opponents warned about lost jobs, higher costs, and federal-state jurisdiction issues. The bill passed 62 yeas, 7 nays, and 3 present. House Bill 1004 would have reduced motor vehicle registration fees to offset high fuel costs, but critics argued it would reduce highway and road funding and strain the state budget; it failed 20 yeas, 46 nays, and 4 present. The chamber then took up Senate bills. Senate Bill 1 proposed incentives tied to SNAP benefits to encourage healthier food purchases and address food insecurity and obesity; supporters framed it as a way to improve access to healthy food, while opponents objected to taxing junk food and burdening SNAP users. It passed 43 yeas and 27 nays. Senate Bill 2 would require reading tests in middle school and state tutoring for students who fail; supporters said it would address literacy problems early, while opponents wanted clearer provisions for older students and implementation. It passed 67 yeas, 6 nays, and 1 present. Senate Bill 3 would cut individual and corporate income taxes to promote economic growth and ease cost-of-living pressures; supporters cited prior tax cuts and business attraction, while opponents said the benefits would mostly go to wealthy corporations and CEOs. It passed 53 yeas, 15 nays, and 16 present. Senate Bill 4 created a mixed-use zoning grant program funded by a 1% hotel tourism tax to encourage affordable housing and downtown redevelopment; it passed 51 yeas, 7 nays, and 13 present. The session ended with a motion to adjourn, which carried.

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• you know we don't know all the reasons. you know we don't know all the reasons.
• So for some reason, if they had an issue that they didn't feel like it aligned for whatever reason because
• <01:03:18.000> uh like it aligned for whatever reason uh like it aligned for whatever reason
• For what reason?
• white every day for a lot of reasons. white every day for a lot of reasons. because<01:53:34.159

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call - 0:00:00 Approval of Minutes – 0:03:50 Robotics Education – 0:04:18 Canopy KY – 0:14:15 Comprehensive Support and Improvement – 0:23:20 Postsecondary Credit Alignment – 0:53:15 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in K-12 Settings – 1:21:25 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 2:05:15 Adjournment 2:05:41, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened with a roll call, confirmed a quorum, approved the minutes by voice vote, and recognized a guest of Senator Hickden, retired judge Dan Kelly. The chair then moved through a tight agenda and limited public presentations and questions. The first presentation was on robotics education in Kentucky, led by Representative Chris Lewis, Kentucky FIRST Robotics executive director Kelly Gowen, and students from Whitfield Academy. They argued that robotics should be expanded in high schools as a workforce pipeline for engineering, manufacturing, and advanced technology jobs. The presentation emphasized hands-on learning, industry certifications, teacher development, and a proposed framework to fund robotics education programs statewide. Committee members were not allowed to ask questions because of time constraints. The second presentation was from Canopy Kentucky, led by Adam Watson and founder Scott Collins. They described Canopy’s business and entrepreneurship education programs for fifth graders and high school students, including the NextGen Good Biz initiative and an eight-classroom high school unit. Canopy requested a one-time $750,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026, matched by private funds, to expand into more schools and rural areas, train educators, and report outcomes. Members asked a brief question about how the programs fit into school schedules and the difference between the elementary and high school offerings. The final presentation, from KDE’s Kelly Foster and Todd Allen, reviewed the state’s school improvement classifications. Foster explained CSI, TSI, and ATSI status, the federal and state legal framework, and how House Bill 298 returned CSI identification to an annual cycle. She reported that Kentucky identified 50 CSI schools on the most recent release, with 53 CSI schools statewide, along with 39 TSI schools and 102 ATSI schools. She also outlined KDE’s support process, including education recovery staff, diagnostic reviews, turnaround plans, and required professional learning for CSI schools.

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• It's not a lack of willpower, and it's not a reason to deny access at all.
• The ACA is really the reason why we introduced that as a new Medi-Cal benefit.
• The ACA is really the reason why we introduced that as a new Medi-Cal benefit.
• But as I said, there are many reasons that school districts are rolling it out carefully and slowly.
• Most of the claims, like 70% of claims that are denied, are for a correctable reason.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The purpose of the federal 340B program is to furnish clinics with discount drugs for two reasons.
• The reasons are layered and deeply rooted in systemic inequities.
• For these reasons, I must oppose AB 46. Thanks.
• For these reasons, I must oppose AB 46 and ask my colleagues to consider doing the same. Thank you.
• For those reasons, I support this bill today. Thank you, Assembly Member Ortega.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long Daily File with several guest introductions and floor speeches. Members recognized visiting student leaders, championship football teams from Tuolumne County, Alpha Kappa Alpha members at their Capitol day, and later a descendant of Wong Kim Ark. The chamber also adopted a procedural motion allowing certain members to host guests in the rear of the chamber. Among the major policy items, AB 578 on food delivery platform refund practices passed 47-2, AB 344 on successor beer manufacturer definitions passed 61-0, AB 454 to make California’s migratory bird protections permanent passed 55-12 on the urgency clause, AB 482 updating the Table Grape Commission passed 64-1, AB 1237 to support transit access for 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket holders passed 56-15 on the urgency clause, AB 738 on wildfire rebuild solar exemptions passed 42-2, AB 1460 on 340B pharmacy access for clinics passed 41-5, AB 750 on homeless shelter oversight passed 49-1, AB 1061 on housing in historic districts passed 41-13, AB 1523 on expanding mandatory mediation thresholds passed 65-0, and AB 316 on AI-related civil liability passed 56-0. AB 761 authorizing the Monterey-Salinas Transit District to seek a sales tax ballot measure passed 47-12. The chamber also adopted several resolutions. AJR 3 urging protection of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid passed 53-2 after extensive debate that included criticism of federal cuts and counterarguments focused on state Medi-Cal policy and budget decisions. ACR 65 proclaiming California Tourism Month was adopted by voice vote after coauthors were added, and ACR 62 recognizing California Nonprofits Day was also adopted by voice vote with 65 coauthors. AJR 5 affirming birthright citizenship and opposing efforts to end it passed 58-1 after a lengthy, highly partisan debate centered on the 14th Amendment and the Wong Kim Ark precedent. The session also included passage of AB 571, a CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon, which was presented as a long-running bipartisan effort to create a final resting place for Orange County veterans.

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:39:57.600> for there weren't any accommodations for there weren't any accommodations for
• But actually all of those obstacles and reasons we shouldn’t be in office are actually the reasons we
• are actually the reasons we office are actually the reasons we should<03:02:05.120> be<03:02:
• You know, for a lot of reasons that survivors are scared after something happens.
• [laughter] President Fenberg will be fined for no reason.

Keywords: 981, all

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• I don't do DUIs and DWIs, and the reason I...
• What are the reasons that the VA uses? It could be anything.
• This is the reason that the prosecution could pursue the death penalty.
• I'm also concerned about Senate Bill 990 for a second reason.
• They're usually death penalty eligible for other reasons.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB 2, SB 3, SB 5, SB 9, SB 10, SB 14, SB 16, SB 18, SB 34, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 15, SB 17, SB 4, SB1, SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB4

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB 2, SB 3, SB 4, SB 5, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 9, SB 10, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 14, SB 15, SB 16, SB 17, SB 18, SB 34, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB34

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB 2, SB 3, SB 4, SB 5, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 9, SB 10, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 14, SB 15, SB 16, SB 17, SB 18, SB 34, SB2, SB3, SB4, SB5, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB15, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB34

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts

Transcript Highlights:

• The reason why I brought this bill forward was not necessarily to challenge the cities or the towns.
• That's the only reason that we put this bill forward.
• , homes are becoming smaller and smaller, and the lots are becoming smaller and smaller just to accommodate
• And there's a reason for that, because the process for establishing these fees is well instituted in
• One of the reasons why I am here is how can I make life more affordable for working-class people?

Bills: HB2107, HB2588, HB2946, HB2950

Keywords: SNAP, nutrition assistance, fast food, vitamins, waiver, food policy, municipal planning, homeowner association, building permits, single-family home, property rights, design standards, development fees, municipalities, infrastructure, public services, annual reporting, property development, tourism improvement area, TIA

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• The LFC and the executive did not recommend that adequacy funding, so that's a big reason that you'll
• And so, that's part of the reason why we're currently here in this situation.
• Part of the reason that the LESC has chosen to place it in there as a recommendation is that there's
• To me, it seems a reasonable thing, and we should be watching over taxpayer money, so I'm still gonna
• I was listening to the meeting, and a piece of it for some reason shorted out, and I couldn't hear if

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• Um, now, uh, uh, to accommodate the parties, I'd like to take out of order, let me see which item number
• Committee Committee members or not, um, State officers, and the reason I say that is they have never
• There is, um, No, no, there's no reason that you need to know their personal financial statement.
• And, and the reason why I bring that up is because this is not like a sworn complaint situation, right
• The only reason is that GFA I know, but I'm, I'm just that's the reason that she could.

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• Senate Bill 2519 codifies reasonable limits on how much local government can change the purpose for a
• The intent of the author is to never have M&O swap for INS for any reason. Period.
• And one of the reasons that they're separated, which is very important, is that there are restrictions
• No reason to have to do that. All right. Any questions?
• The expansion of the district is necessary to accommodate the annexation of five additional tracts of

Bills: HB9, HJR1, SB1331, SB1375, SB1443, SB1578, SB2251, SB2519, SB2553, SB2655, SB2764, SB2907, SB3030, SB3033, SB3035, SB3036, SB3037, SB3043, SB3047, SB3050, SB3051, SB3056, SB3057, SB3063, HB9, HB467, HB331, HB1244, HB1399, HB2559, HB2730, HB3307, HJR1, HJR99, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SJR78, HB1327, HB2723

Keywords: HB 9, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, truth in taxation, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, sales tax revenue, tax rate calculation, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, unused increment rate, disaster relief rate, taxing unit

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• In answer to your question, the reason we're focused on these largest banks is for a couple of reasons
• is a risky one-state experiment that no other jurisdiction in the world has implemented, for good reason
• It's the reason McDonald's prefers a card in the drive-thru.
• It's the reason your airlines have given up cash drawers because running cash.
• So the whole system is designed to accommodate the rate program.

Bills: HB245, HB245, HB700, HB2783, HB3526, HB3900, HB4061, HB4124, HB4166, HB4395, HB4534, HB4609, HB4641, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HJR175

Keywords: property tax, delinquent taxes, ad valorem, penalties, interest cap, military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees

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• The physicians that were there to treat me are the reason that today I am one of those cancer survivors
• And one of the reasons that people complain about property taxes is that so much of local revenue is
• Quite frankly, this is not germane to the H.J.R., and for that reason, I am opposed.
• It encouraged businesses to come to Texas, and for that reason, I am opposed to this amendment. Ms.
• Is there a reason that that's important, Mr. General?

Bills: HJR4, HJR6, HB195, HB 13, HB143, HB135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• all that excited about coming into maybe because of the quality of the schools or for some other reason
• It may be for some reason or another that the school district says, well, we want to retain responsibility
• Our children are not for sale and for those reasons and more, I urge you all to vote No on SB 140.
• That's an aspect I think everybody should be reasonably for because it's very hard to serve as a public
• a matter for the local school district in negotiation with their unions, figure out for all those reasons

Keywords: 999, senate, all