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• Also, 811 is the only call center in the state. by mandatory, by main, give me one second.
• And I have a question about the procedures, also the hands-on between the two agencies.
• So that, in terms of what does that mean, more than 100,000 gallons. additional procedures that you think
• Yeah, and I think some of the concerns that were expressed were procedurally, right, how do you address
• they call us we do we go out depending on the district right so if we have as built it's another procedure

Bills: HB206, HB 1285, HB1335, HJR107, HB206

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources

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• disaggregate preschool special education outcomes data and provide that for us to the feds under our mandatory
• Our mandatory reporting.
• We have mandatory reporting to the... We have mandatory reporting to the CDC.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Singling out one type of required training for mandatory reporting seems to create inconsistencies that
• They added that there are opioid credits that folks have talked about, and that is a mandatory credit
• They noted that there were opioid credits that folks have talked about, and that is a mandatory credit
• So my question is about procedure, because there is also another amendment, and I'm curious if we are
• <03:14:54.000> because question is about procedurally because question is about procedurally

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Children and Family Law Committee opened its March 4 meeting with procedural announcements, including a deadline for any Minority Report, notice that the committee would not meet the following Tuesday because of town meeting day, and a preview of its March 18 agenda. The chair said that meeting would include hearings and executive sessions on HB 518, requiring DHHS to provide a detailed annual report of DCF costs, and HB 775, directing DHHS to seek proposals for supervised visitation centers; HB 553 was also slated for executive session. The committee also heard an update on Representative Grossman’s son, who remained in the PICU at Mass General. The main hearing was on HB 493, which would require child abuse and neglect education for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants as a condition of licensure. Representative Alicia Gregg presented the bill and an amendment reducing the required training from two hours to one hour, saying the goal was to improve recognition of abuse and prevent both missed cases and false accusations. Cassandra Sanchez, the state Child Advocate, strongly supported the bill, describing a 2020 review of nine cases of non-ambulatory infants with serious injuries and later system mapping that identified gaps in medical recognition; she said the training should be part of existing continuing education hours and that voluntary uptake had been limited. Dr. Michael Matos of Wolfeboro Pediatrics also testified in support. Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association opposed legislating the requirement, saying hospitals already train staff and that the legislature should not single out one topic for statutory mandate when other reporting obligations are handled differently. In questioning, committee members asked whether the hour would be part of existing continuing education, whether hospitals already provide similar training, and whether the bill should be placed in the continuing medical education statute instead of child protection law. Bradley said hospital members already provide annual training and collaborate with proponents, but did not support putting the requirement in statute. Sanchez said the bill was intended to use one of the hours already required for training, though members noted that the bill text did not clearly say so. The committee also heard broader testimony about the Family Division of Circuit Court, including a proposal to create a subcommittee to study more difficult issues such as pre-trial counseling, evidentiary practices, and domestic violence-related cases, with the Speaker appointing members to that subcommittee.

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• Uh, this provision sets the mandatory minimum sentences for first-degree sex trafficking and aggravated
• here language-wise to make sure it's clear that these are presumptive executed sentences and not mandatory
• sentences um<00:04:32.160> and<00:04:32.639> uh<00:04:32.800> not<00:04:33.360> mandatory
• <00:04:35.759> So um and uh not mandatory uh sentences.
• So um and uh not mandatory uh sentences.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Finally, there is nothing mandatory about this program.
• ><00:06:29.039> nothing program finally there is nothing program finally there is nothing mandatory
• about this program it's a mandatory about this program it's a voluntary<00:06:33.440> partnership
• If you look at leasing a residential market lease, you have this many conditions and procedures to go
• If you look at leasing a residential market lease, you have this many conditions and procedures to go

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Mandatory, because when you come from no money, you're not used to dealing with it.
• It's a four-year, one-credit-hour-a-year class, mandatory class for our student athletes to attend.
• It's a four-year, one-credit hour a year class, mandatory class for our student athletes to attend.
• They created a mandatory four-year development program that combines one-on-one coaching and hands-on
• So I mean, this course, it's mandatory. We take it every year. It's an hour. It's not hard.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have mandatory reporters. Doctors are one of those, correct? Yes, that's correct.
• Parents always have the right to seek a second medical opinion on diagnosis and care, but mandatory.
• Everyone in this state has an obligation to report child abuse or neglect, and there are many other mandatory
• Making it mandatory. Making what mandatory? That they be a voting mandatory member?
• Yeah, it's still available, it just doesn't make it mandatory. All right.

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:08:28.319> that or or is it even in the procedure that or or is it even in the procedure
• Ballots are already counted accurately and in a timely manner under existing procedures.
• Why spend the time and money when we could do this procedure instead?
• <04:12:12.319> I<04:12:12.560> have could do this procedure instead?
• I have could do this procedure instead?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:43:55.880> for to establish food safety procedures for to establish food safety procedures
• I don't know what the correct procedure is, but did the elevator part of it go out again?
• know what the what the correct procedure know what the what the correct procedure is,<02:15:13.600
• Our Medicaid Fraud Unit is actually a mandatory unit that is required to be in the Attorney General's
• uh unit that is required to a mandatory uh unit that is required to be<03:05:05.800> in<03:05

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• out, if you recall. professionalize and all that and it's professionalize and all that and it's mandatory
• 40.280> will<01:22:40.480> be<01:22:40.639> a<01:22:40.880> unfunded mandatory
• and so now will be a unfunded mandatory and so now will be a unfunded man<01:22:42.320> mandate
• 25:29.400> agencies<01:25:30.199> to<01:25:30.800> present<01:25:31.400> mandatory
• local agencies to present mandatory local agencies to present mandatory training<01:25:32.560>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Public Safety Committee held its first meeting of the session, opened with a quorum present, and reviewed basic decorum expectations and committee procedures. Members and staff introduced themselves and described their districts and backgrounds. The chair said the committee would focus on protecting victims and preventing crime, and that the first presenters would be law enforcement groups as subject-matter experts. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association testified first, warning of serious recruitment, retention, and retirement pressures in law enforcement. The group cited survey data showing most members would not recommend the profession to family, rising assaults on officers, a shortage of roughly 1,000 officers statewide, and more than 2,000 officers nearing retirement eligibility. They also urged continued funding for POST Board training reimbursements and described broader concerns about anti-police rhetoric and public policy. The presentation was interrupted by a disruptive outburst in the room, after which the committee returned to order. The Minnesota Sheriffs Association then outlined its 2025 priorities: expanding mental health treatment beds and revisiting the 48-hour law, making the Fandino-Castile training fund permanent, updating drone/UAV statutes for missing-person searches, training, and evidence preservation, requiring permit-to-carry holders to report name changes, expanding BCA authority for sexual assault investigations on state-owned military facilities, replacing aging public safety radios in the ARMER system, and strengthening employer background-check response requirements. Members asked questions about mental health capacity, UAV uses, and officer assaults; witnesses said the state needs more beds, staff, and support for both short-term crisis stabilization and longer-term treatment. The Minnesota Police Chiefs Association closed by echoing concerns about recruitment and retention, supporting the $6 million POST training reimbursement fund, and calling for tougher penalties for fleeing police, auto theft, and violent crime. No votes or formal actions were taken."}】【。assistant to=final 天天中彩票大奖json 天天中彩票追号json ఇలా to=final 彩神争霸快三 to=final 手机天天彩票 ்ந்து result 彩票平台招商 ્યો क्ता ંડ {

Transcript Highlights:

• Again, it caps exposure at 10% of annual stabilization fund deposits, no mandatory buys.
• an unconstitutional tax on certain college and university endowments and provide a mechanism for mandatory
• universities and their host communities by providing a mechanism for cities and towns to impose mandatory
• universities and their host communities by providing a mechanism for cities and towns to impose mandatory

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hearing on 25 tax and administrative bills, with opening remarks explaining the hearing process and noting that House-filed matters must be reported by December 6. The first major topic was funding for the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial and related support for families of fallen officers. Police representatives, memorial fund advocates, and family members gave emotional testimony urging favorable action on S. 1934 and related bills, emphasizing the need for a permanent revenue stream to maintain the memorial and honor officers killed in the line of duty. Committee members and legislators responded with personal remarks of support and appreciation for law enforcement families. The committee then heard testimony on a proposed Commonwealth Bitcoin Strategic Reserve, including S. 1967 and related bills. Senator Peter Durant and later Dennis Porter argued that the state should be allowed to invest a limited share of stabilization or other funds in Bitcoin or other regulated digital assets as a hedge against inflation and fiscal risk, with strict caps, custody rules, and audits. They described the proposal as a forward-looking, non-mandatory framework for diversifying state reserves. No vote was taken during the hearing. Another major topic was disaster resilience funding. Dr. Paul Biddinger of Mass General Brigham supported S. 1936/H. 3030, saying climate-driven flooding, drought, and wildfire risks are increasing and that the State Disaster Relief and Resiliency Trust Fund needs a dedicated revenue source. Senator Comerford also testified in favor, explaining that the fund was created in the prior session, that recent floods showed the need for quick state response, and that the bill would dedicate a portion of capital gains revenue to the fund. Committee members asked about how the fund would accrue and be used. The committee also heard testimony on PILOT and endowment-related bills: AICUM opposed H. 3122/S. 2013 and H. 3264/S. 2016, arguing that an endowment tax and mandatory PILOTs would harm private nonprofit colleges, students, and research; and a representative from Peru supported reform of PILOT formulas for state-owned land, saying rural towns need higher reimbursements and hold-harmless protections. The hearing concluded after testimony on the digital asset bills, with no recorded votes or final actions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Up next is House Bill 532, which is an act relating to mandatory retirement of college professors.
• Up next is House Bill 532, which is an act relating to mandatory retirement of college professors.
• H. 532, an act relating to mandatory retirement of college professors. >> Member from Calais. >> Madam
• For more than three decades, the Federal Age Discrimination and Employment Act has prohibited mandatory

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance, then suspended rules to introduce 16 House bills by number only. The bills were referred to committees, and H.790, the House Committee on Appropriations Budget Adjustment Act, was placed on the calendar for notice the next legislative day. The chamber also read JRH7, a joint resolution supporting the existing U.S.-Denmark treaty relating to Greenland and opposing American efforts to secure sovereignty over the island; it was referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. HCR 162, congratulating the 2025 Colchester High School Lakers Division 2 championship football team, was read and celebrated, with the team and coaches recognized in the chamber. Members also marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day with remarks tied to HCR 174 and a moment of silence. On the action calendar, the House passed H.508, approving amendments to the Burlington city charter. It then took up H.532, which removes a Vermont statutory provision allowing mandatory retirement of college professors at age 70 so state law aligns with federal age-discrimination law; the committee reported it ought to pass by a 10-1 vote, and the House ordered third reading. The final action item, S.23 on the use of synthetic media in elections, was postponed for one legislative day at the request of the House Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee. The meeting also included several announcements: the Rural Caucus and Older Vermonters Caucus scheduled upcoming meetings, House Democrats noted a caucus and a visit from Congresswoman Becca Balint, House Republicans announced a caucus after adjournment, and House Progressives said they were not caucusing that week. The House then adjourned until Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 3:30 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• restrictive procedures. restrictive procedures.
• That's our restrictive procedures.
• That's our restrictive procedures.
• procedures statute applies. procedures statute applies.
• procedures that we're seeing.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Seclusion Working Group approved the prior meeting minutes and then spent most of the meeting discussing draft recommendations and a Senate amendment, 007-7, related to seclusion in schools. The chair explained the history of the issue, including Minnesota’s 2023 ban on seclusion from birth through grade 3, and described 007-7 as a compromise developed with stakeholders that would extend the ban through grade 6 unless strict conditions are met. Those conditions include explicit written informed consent from all parents or guardians in their primary language, oral translation of safeguards, showing the seclusion room before consent, mandatory follow-up IEP meetings after repeated use, outreach and education for families, and data reporting on use of seclusion. The chair also said the amendment would prevent judges or other officials from ordering seclusion over a parent’s objection. Members then reviewed the draft recommendations line by line. They agreed to revise language to add “and fund” after “mandate” in the first section, and discussed changing references from “level three and level four” to “level three and higher,” though several members ultimately preferred keeping the focus on school settings and not expanding into medical or correctional settings. They also discussed replacing the word “subjected” with more neutral language such as “experience” or “whose IEP includes seclusion.” Another issue was whether the recommendations should distinguish between students whose IEP already includes seclusion and students who experience seclusion in an emergency but do not have it in their IEP; members suggested splitting that into separate recommendations and possibly adding a new item for the latter situation. A final discussion focused on whether the working group should recommend a mandated alternative-to-seclusion program and whether such a mandate should be tied to funding. School district representatives said many districts already use programs such as CPI, but others, especially outstate districts, charter schools, hospitals, and residential settings, may face significant costs if required to adopt new programs like Ukeru. Members generally agreed that if the legislature is asked to require implementation of new alternatives, funding should accompany the mandate. The chair also noted that existing law already requires an IEP team meeting after restrictive procedures are used twice in 30 days, and encouraged members to compare that with the 007-7 language before finalizing recommendations.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are a handful of non-edible species that we have a procedure set up for doing on-farm slaughter
• set up for uh doing on Farm a procedure set up for uh doing on Farm Slaughter<01:54:10.960> and
• generally are exempt from mandatory generally are exempt from mandatory inspection<02:09:48.719>
• Yeah, and this is exactly the procedure that my constituent follows as well.
• with your recipe and your procedure with your recipe and your procedure that's<02:34:24.399>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a work session on HB 505, which would allow the sale of freeze-dried foods produced in homestead food operations. Members raised concerns about the bill’s broad language, especially the provision stating freeze-dried food would not be considered potentially hazardous. Several suggested narrowing the bill to specific products such as processed foods, berries, fruit, dairy products, ice cream, or vegetables, and requiring use of commercial freeze-drying equipment rather than dehydrators. There was also discussion of oxygen absorbers, moisture control, sanitation, and whether the issue should be handled in statute or rules. By the end of the discussion, members generally agreed the topic should be treated in a separate section of law rather than folded into the existing homestead food license, and the chair said the matter would be sent to the food safety subcommittee, with the possibility of a study committee if more time was needed. The committee then moved to HB 277, a technical correction to the animal cruelty statutes. Representative Bixby explained that current law refers to a “colt,” which applies only to male baby horses, leaving fillies unaddressed; the bill would replace “colt” with “foal” and make related wording changes so the restriction applies to any horse under 90 days old not being nursed by its dam. The New Hampshire Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the change was requested to clarify and modernize the statute and that the issue had been identified during work on related animal cruelty legislation. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The chair recessed the work session until 11:00 a.m. and announced that Representative Ktoa would take over the hearing on HB 277.

Transcript Highlights:

• The policies and procedures are not making it safe for anyone, and it's not increasing our economy, and
• 00:28:45.360> the<00:28:45.760> policies<00:28:46.240> and<00:28:46.559> procedures
• immigrants. the policies and procedures immigrants. the policies and procedures are<00:28:47.600
• Some states have state laws to make it mandatory on the local police forces. >> Yes. >> Yes.
• Is that standard operating procedure?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the impact and legality of federal immigration enforcement efforts in Hawaii, with Chair Carl Rhodes framing it as the sixth and final interim briefing in a series on the rule of law and local effects of federal actions. He said the discussion would focus on due process concerns, questioning and detention of citizens and lawful immigrants, free speech issues, and pressure on state and local law enforcement, and noted the issues may be revisited in the 2026 regular session. There was no public testimony or committee vote; only invited speakers presented. Dr. Amy Agayani opened by arguing that immigrants are integral to Hawaii’s history, economy, and communities, and contrasted that with what she described as harmful narratives portraying immigrants as criminals. She cited figures that one in five Hawaii residents is foreign-born, that immigrants make up about 20% of the labor force and over 27% of entrepreneurs, and that roughly 40,000 people in Hawaii are undocumented, many of whom may have pathways to legal status but face language, information, and court barriers. She also said federal enforcement has expanded beyond undocumented immigrants to include citizens and lawful residents, and warned that attacks on birthright citizenship and visa categories could affect many families. Matina Mock of the legal clinic emphasized the complexity of immigration law and the severe lack of legal representation, noting a nationwide backlog of 11.3 million immigration-related applications and 3.4 million court cases, plus about 1,400 pending immigration cases in Honolulu with only two immigration judges. She said Hawaii has only six or seven nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and that represented clients are far more likely to obtain relief. Mock described a recent case involving a lawful student visa holder who was transferred among multiple federal facilities before being brought to Honolulu without clear notice, which she said illustrated due process violations. She also said ICE activity in Hawaii has sharply increased, with about 150 arrests from January to July 2025, a 380% increase over the same period in 2024, and that many detainees have no criminal record. Stephanie Haro Sevilla and another clinic fellow described 2025 enforcement as a major shift driven by a January executive order, the end of prior limits on arrests in sensitive locations, and arrest quotas they said require 3,000 arrests per day nationwide. They said this has led to arrests without warrants or probable cause, broader targeting of people with minor offenses or no criminal history, and the use of resources from other federal agencies and local law enforcement for civilian immigration enforcement. They also said the federal detention center in Honolulu is holding roughly 40 to 80 civilian detainees on any given day, often in conditions they characterized as prison-like, and warned that the current escalation could eventually affect lawful permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The speakers urged the public to support immigrant-rights advocates and local protective policies and funding measures.

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• Speaker, I would yield to the gentleman from Jefferson 33 for a procedural, friendly four-minute.
• If we can't keep our kids safe, including at the mandatory bus stop, if we can't keep them alive, we
• If we can't keep our kids safe, including at the mandatory bus stop, if we can't keep them alive, we
• including If we can't keep our kids safe including at<01:14:19.120> the<01:14:19.280> mandatory
• bus stop, if we can't at the mandatory bus stop, if we can't keep<01:14:22.080> them<01:14:22.240

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And the way the law addresses that is teachers are mandatory reporters.
• So there should be no mandatory reporting.
• And then the mandatory reporting is not part of this.
• They're mandatory reporters.
• If they suspect abuse, they have a vehicle in place right They're mandatory reporters.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If it's optional, it's not mandatory to... >> Yeah, I'm just going with what's in the past.
• I don't know what happens outside of the procedures in place.
• >> It went through the normal procedures.
• >> It went through the normal procedures.
• >> It went through the normal procedures.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Report of KCNA Board Meeting 00:00:09 KCNA Transition to COT 00:35:55 KCNA Request for Proposals 00:42:00 Kentucky Wired Operations Company 00:42:30, 958, all

Summary: The Information Technology Oversight Committee met, approved the January 12, 2026 minutes, and then heard testimony from KCNA Chair David Couch, KCNA Director Jim Barnhart, and KCNA General Counsel Adam Adkins about the ongoing dispute involving KCNA, Excelacom, and the implementation of House Bill 314. Couch said the board and vendor had recently shown some willingness to work toward a settlement, and he emphasized the importance of KCNA’s broadband service to K-12 schools, noting that litigation had already cost about $1.4 million and could cost another $1.4 million if it continued. He also said the board had identified five immediate goals, including reconnecting 38 K-12 sites, de-escalating disputes, better understanding KCNA finances, protecting the state’s bonding rating, and examining whether duplicate networking hardware could be consolidated. A major portion of the discussion focused on whether House Bill 314 changed KCNA’s authority and how much control the Finance and Administration Cabinet and KCNA’s legal counsel have over operations and contracts. Senator Williams argued that the board now has authority to set policy, implement policy, and approve budgets, and questioned why the cabinet appeared to be exercising operational control. Adkins responded that HB 314 changed the reporting chain from the general government cabinet to the finance cabinet but did not alter the board’s authority, and said budget work on the Ice Miller contract predated HB 314. Couch and other members disputed that interpretation, saying the board had not been properly informed about a recent extension or increase in legal spending and that the board’s directives were not being followed. Representative Hodgson asked why the board could not terminate a contractor if it was not carrying out the board’s wishes, and Adkins replied that Ice Miller was not a party to the board’s contract and that the Finance and Administration Cabinet signs such agreements. The exchange ended with committee members and KCNA representatives agreeing to disagree on the meaning of the statute and the extent of board authority. No formal action was taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• You will be informed of proper procedures over the PA system."
• You will be informed of proper procedures over the PA system. When in doubt, get help."
• Is outside of her car because that's not exactly how the procedure was supposed to go.
• One JP saying that there's mandatory autopsies, the other JP saying not.
• Yet, in the prior slide, you showed there was no drill, no plan, no procedures.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . 15-341, and it states that the governing board shall prescribe and enforce... ...policies and procedures
• It does not involve sexual behavior, contraception, abortion procedures, or reproductive decision-making
• This bill removes mandatory mental health instruction and therefore restores it back to the parents.
• highest-ranking official of a public school or higher education institution and outlines review procedures
• highest ranking official of a public school or higher education institution and outlines review procedures

Keywords: 1182, all