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• . >> Senator Jackson moves to discharge from the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military
• SENATOR JACKSON MOVES TO DISCHARGE FROM THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
• Securing back-to-back victories cements the Marlboro Dukes' legacy as a powerhouse in New York State
• SECURING BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES CEMENTS THE MARLBORO DUKES' LEGACY AS A POWER HOUSE IN NEW YORK STATE
• Our dedicated correction officers and employees are responsible for the care, custody, and security of

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, approved the journal, and welcomed several guest groups, including Saugerties student government officers, the Marlboro High School boys bowling state champions, a civics group, a National Guard/9-11 responder advocate, family members honoring Salvador Vizcarrondo Jr., architecture professionals, correctional officers and employees, and small business representatives. Members also offered resolutions recognizing Architecture Week, Correctional Officers and Employees Week, and Small Business Week, along with tributes to community leaders and student achievements. The chamber then took up a series of bills on the non-controversial calendar, passing measures on education leave for incarcerated people, utility interconnection study, property tax exemption, alcohol regulation, executive law, school drill requirements, victim sentencing rights, public health, public officers, public authorities, election law, environmental conservation, veterans/homeland security, labor, and other topics. Several bills were laid aside. Some measures drew brief explanations of vote, including concerns about school safety drills, correctional staffing and safety, and a victims’ rights bill that one senator said mirrored an earlier version he had carried. The most extended debate centered on the 21st Century Antitrust Act (Calendar 879), with supporters arguing it would modernize antitrust enforcement against dominant firms, especially big tech, and opponents warning it would create vague standards, invite private lawsuits, and harm small and rural businesses. Another debated bill (Calendar 818) would restrict sharing of utility consumption data with police; supporters framed it as a privacy measure requiring normal legal process, while opponents said it would hinder law enforcement while still allowing state regulators access. Both bills were ultimately restored to the non-controversial calendar and passed, and the Senate adjourned until the next day.

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• It's more about securing the scene when the first responders arrive.
• It's more about securing the scene when the first responders arrive.
• It's more about securing<00:08:38.240> the<00:08:38.400> scene<00:08:38.919> when
• ><00:08:39.080> the<00:08:39.159> first securing the scene when the first securing the
• the scene and do step back, let's secure the scene and do my<00:12:24.960> job.

Bills: SB293, SB293

Keywords: SB293, Lee County, solid waste, waste collection fees, garbage fees, trash collection, county commission, fee exemption, low-income households, poverty level, federal poverty level, public sanitation, local act, municipal services, waste management, first responder, interference, criminal law, public safety, law enforcement

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• /c><00:09:11.279> can<00:09:11.440> do<00:09:11.600> about<00:09:11.920> security
• what we can do about security measures. what we can do about security measures.
• allowed to use campaign funds for allowed to use campaign funds for reasonable<00:09:22.480> security
• <00:09:23.839> And<00:09:24.080> this reasonable security measures.
• And this reasonable security measures.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:05 Attendance Roll Call: 00:09 HB 456 Discussion: 02:05 HB 456 Vote: 07:00 HB 136 Discussion: 07:54 HB 136 Vote: 09:36 HB 448 Discussion: 10:28 HB 448 Vote: 13:26 HB 220 Discussion: 14:12 HB 220 Vote: 17:14 HB 213 Discussion: 18:17 HB 213 Vote: 19:19 HB 518 Discussion: 20:23 HB 518 Vote: 23:03 HB 600 Discussion: 24:05 HB 600 Vote: 25:17 Adjournment: 26:32, 958, all

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• GLOBAL ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND KEEPING FLORIDIANS DATA SAFE AND SECURE DOMESTICALLY.
• DATA CENTERS AGGREGATE COLLECT COMPUTING DEMANDS EFFICIENTLY AND SECURELY.
• IT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE NATION'S ECONOMIC GROWTH IN MOBILE COMPETITIVENESS AND NATIONAL SECURITY.
• WE HAVE OUR STANDARDIZED SECURITY CYBER SECURITY FRAMEWORK AND DATA GOVERNANCE THAT PROTECTS OUR DATA
• FINALLY, WE HAVE LAUNCHED A SECURE INTERNAL AI ASSISTANT FOR EMPLOYEES KNOWN AS ASK AT&T WHICH HELPS

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• That is, of course, Social Security.
• 173,000 social security 173,000 social security recipients<00:41:52.440> there<00:41:52.599
• <00:43:57.480> recipients tax cuts for Social Security recipients tax cuts for Social Security
• means investing in our national security means investing in our national security and<00:51:17.079
• closest trade and National Security closest trade and National Security Partnerships<02:33:44.160

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• historic election of delegates to secure historic election of delegates to secure president<00:55
• Customs and Border Protection, with over 25 years of experience securing the border.
• businesses are struggling to secure businesses are struggling to secure their<07:49:43.080> loans
• Our border must be secured.
• We are also continuing our efforts to secure our borders and protect our communities.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Under the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, there is one add of a million dollars for the Evock
• Safety and security updates, along with ADA handicapped individual accessibility.
• There’s going to be, like, a secure entrance that they come in.
• There’s going to be, like, a secure entrance that they come in and... Thank you.
• There’s going to be, like, a secure entrance before people enter into the building.

Summary: The committee met to finalize the FY27 bond bill, beginning with a roll call and a detailed review of updated appropriation amounts. The Comptroller General walked through major changes across agencies, including additions for OMB, the Department of State, DNREC, Agriculture, Education, and Transportation, and explained the funding sources that would cover the total $1.256 billion package. Members then debated several large items, especially the $110 million appropriation for the Diamond State Port Corporation, the $35 million Legislative Hall addition, the $20 million Community Reinvestment Fund, and the $30 million land and building acquisition line. Questions focused on the port project’s costs, expected jobs, return on investment, and whether the state would face future commitments; Secretary of State Charney Patitofunded Chances and other officials testified that the port expansion would create construction and permanent jobs and support long-term economic growth, while some members remained skeptical and objected to the process and spending priorities. The committee also discussed school construction funding, with officials explaining that additional money would forward-fund projects already in the pipeline and help districts that had been turned down for certificates of necessity. Other items reviewed included funding for park improvements, marina acquisition, the Plummer Center demolition and transfer, the Pyle Center sewer project, the Site Readiness Fund, affordable housing, the Arts Endowment Fund, an unclaimed property task force, and various transportation and community transportation projects. Several members raised concerns about county distribution, minority-party involvement in negotiations, and the scale of certain appropriations, but the majority defended the package as statewide investment and economic development. The committee then voted on the Section 1 addendum and a series of new and replacement epilogue sections, including provisions for the port project, Legislative Hall minor capital improvements, land acquisition, affordable housing, the Community Reinvestment Fund, downtown development districts, the Rite Aid demolition, the Site Readiness Fund, school construction formula review, and enhanced school capital funding. Most motions carried, with a few recorded no votes or abstentions on the main addendum. The meeting concluded with a motion authorizing technical corrections by the Comptroller General’s office, followed by closing remarks thanking staff and members for their work and noting that this was likely the final bond committee meeting for some participants before adjournment.

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• that sentence or not, they are in our care, and our responsibility is to manage them safely and securely
• It’s a problem, and we need to secure this down.
• We're seeing with local state hospitals that when they remove security, their staff, you know, people
• But as one of the last groups was speaking, I just got a text from my chief of security as I'm on this
• The sheriff's role and responsibility in each county should bring a safe and secure facility for those

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The special commission on consolidation and cooperation among public safety agencies held a hearing focused on union and correctional staff testimony. Chair Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger opened by noting the commission’s extensive site visits and prior testimony, and they recognized Correctional Officers Week. Union representatives from KOUF, NCEU, AFSCME, and local county correctional unions described the daily realities of correctional work, emphasizing staff safety, staffing shortages, retention problems, mental health impacts, and the need to preserve local sheriff’s offices and collective bargaining agreements. Testimony centered on several recurring concerns: violence inside facilities, the spread of synthetic drugs such as K2, inmate suicides and suicide attempts, and the strain these issues place on officers, EMS, and local resources. Speakers also raised concerns about gender-identity housing policies, arguing they can create safety and workplace issues for staff, and urged more support for officer wellness, debriefing, and programs like OnSide Academy. Several witnesses argued that county facilities should remain locally controlled and that consolidation with the Department of Correction would weaken programming, staffing, and community-based reentry work. One witness described the Norwegian correctional model as a possible source of ideas for more rehabilitative approaches. Commission members responded with support for correctional staff and asked questions about K2 detection, paperless systems, EMS transports, and possible metrics to quantify incidents and facility needs. Members also discussed the importance of individualized assessments of each facility rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. The commission voted to seek an extension of its reporting deadline from September 30 to November 30, and agreed to continue site visits, including the upcoming Barnstable visit and a June 15 hearing. The meeting adjourned after the motion passed.

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• What SRTF stands for is secure residential treatment facilities.
• My first question is related to the secure residential treatment facilities.
• My question is, where are the secure residential treatment facilities across the state?
• My first question is related to the secure residential treatment facilities.
• My question is, where are the secure residential treatment facilities across the state?

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The joint Senate and House Behavioral Health committees held an informational meeting focused first on the Oregon State Hospital (OSH). OHA Director Sajal Hathi introduced the hospital’s incoming permanent superintendent, Sean Murphy, and praised interim superintendent Jim Deagle for stabilizing operations, restoring CMS compliance, and helping drive a culture change centered on safety, accountability, and transparency. Deagle and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Amit Bavon described OSH’s role as the state’s highest-level forensic psychiatric hospital, the patient populations it serves, its partnerships with courts, counties, jails, hospitals, and advocates, and recent leadership changes across the hospital. They also reported improved accreditation and regulatory status, including Joint Commission accreditation and CMS compliance, and said the hospital is now using daily safety huddles, incident review meetings, stronger escalation procedures, and revised seclusion/restraint practices to reduce risk and improve oversight. Members pressed hospital leaders on past seclusion practices, asking how prolonged seclusions could have occurred under federal standards. Leaders said they could not explain past decisions but emphasized that current leadership has changed processes, training, reporting, and oversight so that seclusion and restraint are reviewed in real time and cannot be normalized. Questions also covered staffing, falls, and future planning. OSH said it is generally staffed to budget, though it still has RN and mental health technician vacancies and is working on recruitment, training, and better staffing distribution. Hathi said the hospital is building a public dashboard with key performance and safety metrics, including workforce data, and described the long-term goal as a consistently safe, disciplined, high-functioning institution that responds quickly to mistakes and remains accountable to the public. The committee then shifted to an informational overview of civil commitment. Oregon Judicial Department representative Chanah Newell explained the civil commitment process, including who can initiate it, the role of community mental health providers and courts, the five-day timeline to hearing, and the standards for danger to self, danger to others, and inability to meet basic needs. She summarized changes made in House Bill 2005, including revised statutory language and new provisions allowing a second diversion period, but cautioned that the data are too early to show clear trends. Testimony from NAMI Oregon’s Chris Bonif and psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Lopez argued that Oregon still relies too heavily on jails and state hospital commitments because the broader community system lacks enough treatment, housing, and less restrictive alternatives. They urged the legislature to focus on upstream services, supported housing, and possible outpatient commitment tools so people can receive treatment before reaching crisis. The meeting ended with acknowledgment that additional reports and follow-up discussions are expected, including on residential treatment capacity and related behavioral health system reforms.

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• Our military bases need that airspace for our really critical national security initiatives.
• Our military bases need that airspace for our really critical national security initiatives.
• And then the fifth camera actually is at the, in the vehicle, facing the trooper and also in the secure
• This project will ultimately secure $20 million in federal construction funding once complete.
• He continued that deployments must be considered alongside COVID-19, hurricanes, and border security.

Bills: S0048

Keywords: housing, accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, local government, zoning regulations, military families, density bonus, homeownership, property taxes

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard presentations on the Governor’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and then considered one bill, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, with transportation and economic development receiving about $18 billion statewide and $601 million in general revenue. Agency heads then presented priorities for Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, State, Transportation, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard, emphasizing workforce development, housing, tourism marketing, aviation and space infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, emergency preparedness, and military readiness. In the Commerce presentation, Secretary Kelly highlighted funding for housing programs, the Hometown Heroes program, the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, rural infrastructure and workforce grants, Reconnect and Florida WINS systems, law enforcement and firefighter recruitment bonuses, defense support, Visit Florida, Space Florida, and SelectFlorida. Senators asked about Visit Florida’s private match requirements and whether the agency fully leveraged prior appropriations; Visit Florida’s CEO said the match was met and exceeded, though it is difficult but important. The Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles presentation focused on trooper pay, pursuit vehicles, aviation assets, and enterprise data systems, with questions about immigration enforcement and body cameras. Military Affairs requested funding for readiness centers, training facilities, education and health benefits for Guardsmen, and maintenance of existing armories; members discussed Guard deployments, staffing levels, and a proposed firing range project. The Department of State requested funds for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and defended its arts grant process and rule changes. Transportation’s budget emphasized a $14.3 billion work program, road and bridge maintenance, aviation and aerospace, safety initiatives, and seaport investments, while Emergency Management requested funding for preparedness, flood mitigation, WebEOC, grants management, and alert systems; senators also asked about the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility. For CS/SB 48, Senator Gates explained that the bill would require local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs would be allowed by right without a separate hearing. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, saying ADUs could help provide long-term housing for service workers. After questions about local government and HOA authority, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 48 favorably by roll call vote.

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• children that had been living in their car until they were able through their school district to secure
• Chairman, it has come up about school security funding for school security.
• Funds addressing personnel or other security measures to protect our students and staff. And Mr.
• Security, a lot of districts may have the funding base, be it in their SB 9 current funding that they
• However, in looking at that 50,000, it doesn't go far to pay for current costs within security, be it

Keywords: 996, all

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• , secure and ethical use of artificial for the responsible, secure and ethical use of artificial intelligence
• So we keep the data internal in our secure environment.
• So we're in secure compliant environments and a big focus of what we do with the AI is it's really to
• We built This Gen Ed tool in our secure cloud tenant.
• So the goal here would be to take that data consolidated in our secure environment and then leverage

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• Uh, those public securities have turned out to be extremely expensive.
• And that's just if you do one tranche of them we have a bunch of worries about the public securities,
• It's a win-win, we think for Texas because it gives Texas a good secured investment that is backed by
• Through the sale of public securities in three levels, uh, is very costly.
• The first is the elimination of debt financing or securities, uh, as many of you have said, Chairman.

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• Law enforcement and security officers is essential in maintaining a gun-free academic environment in
• So if there was a bill that spoke to much more funding for security, armed security for the protection
• But I'd be I will chip in personally from or an added security on campus.
• I have been turned around by security guard. They would have done the shooting on that campus.
• And the armed security at the school supported that it did not let the Jewish students walk through.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• In 2019, she graduated from the National Security Seminar and has been actively involved with White Sands
• She showed me the process of Bernalillo County, and I got a lot of security from what she showed me on
• Army after the Civil War, played a vital role in securing the Southwest.
• National security.
• Senate Bill 257, an act relating to border security, creating the Office of Border Security, providing

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• , fraud prevention, safety and security, fraud prevention, safety and security, and<00:01:35.360>
• <00:09:52.360> bill I think the Safety and Security bill I think the Safety and Security bill
• is going into the safety and security is going into the safety and security package. package. package
• And the second spreadsheet will be needed when we come up to the safety and security thing.
• Thank you. and security thing. So um and security thing.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Troopers and House Security personnel are present to ensure everyone's safety.
• guard, and also we know many people who need extra security.
• hold themselves out as private security hold themselves out as private security without<00:26:27.280
• holding themselves out as a security holding themselves out as a security guard<00:26:45.720>
• We want to make need extra security.

Bills: HF4371, HF4317, HF2817, HF3496, HF4151, HF3826, HF4425, HF3990

Keywords: HF4371, Minnesota background checks, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Office of the Legislative Auditor, Legislative Auditor, criminal history records, national criminal history record information, public safety, statutory amendment, section 299C.76, requesting agency, state audit, oversight, background screening, criminal records, county agencies, MNsure, Department of Revenue, Department of Human Services

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• in Social Security and receiving additional Social Security benefits if they go back to work. >> I cannot
• None of these social security. Correct.
• are social security replacement plans. are social security replacement plans.
• paying in social security and receiving additional<00:56:48.240> social<00:56:48.480> security
• That there are social security >> Okay.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:17 Approval of Minutes: 00:02:09 Legislative Proposals: HB 213: 00:02:13 HB 516: 00:25:00 HB 589: 00:39:30 Kentucky Public Pension Authority: 00:44:52 Adjournment: 01:14:07, 958, all

Summary: The Public Pension Oversight Board met on February 13 and approved the minutes after establishing a quorum. The committee then took up three pension-related bills, beginning with Rep. Callaway’s proposal to allow certain retired police officers with 15 to 19 years of service to be rehired by local law enforcement agencies. Callaway and Brandon Lincoln of the FOP said the bill is intended to help recruitment and retention, especially for departments facing staffing shortages, and emphasized that it would be optional and would not allow double-dipping. Committee members raised concerns that lowering the service threshold from 20 to 15 years could create an unfunded liability and weaken the pension system, and several members said they did not yet fully understand how the pension and insurance provisions would work. The sponsor said she was open to working on the bill, and the chair noted the committee would continue to examine it with help from KPA staff. The second bill, presented by Rep. Lewis with Brandon Lincoln and Jeff Taylor, addressed probationary employees in CS agencies, including firefighters and police officers. The bill would let certain former probationary employees purchase service credit for time spent in probation, and would extend line-of-duty death and disability protections to employees who are injured or killed during probationary service. Testimony said the measure is optional for employers, could be used as a recruitment tool, and would allow employees within six months of the probationary period to buy back the time themselves if they choose. Members generally supported the concept, noted a negligible fiscal note, and discussed whether current employees could buy back older probationary periods; the sponsor said the bill did not appear to allow that, though he was open to further discussion. Throughout both bills, members focused on whether the proposals would create new pension costs or liabilities and how they would interact with existing retirement tiers and contribution rules. Several members asked for clarification on whether rehired workers would contribute to the pension system, whether employers would pay normal cost or any contribution at all, and whether the bills would affect future retirement benefits. The sponsors and witnesses repeatedly said the measures were limited, optional, and intended to address staffing and fairness issues without changing the core retirement system, but the committee did not take final action on the bills during the discussion.

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• We did that in line with the Consumer Data Protection Act to ensure that data is appropriately secured
• Well, we tied all the security measures in this substitute to the Consumer Data Protection Act.
• It also requires, at the suggestion of technologists and industry, the company's data security practices
• We believe the bill imposes interoperability mandates, which raise serious privacy and security concerns
• And thank you so much for your time. ...which raise serious privacy and security concerns.

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

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• We are here today to present SB 76, our bill to create a restitution fund for victims of securities fraud
• The Secretary of State's Office Securities Division investigates reports of securities or investment
• The Secretary of State's Office Securities Division investigates reports of securities or investment
• In fiscal year 23, the Securities Division received complaints of fraud totaling nearly $17 million,
• And this fund matters particularly because securities fraud is a crisis that disproportionately harms

Bills: AB58, AB275, SB46, SB457, SB465, AB320, AB344, AB381, AB541

Keywords: Nevada gaming, gaming regulation, sports pool, race book, interactive gaming, slot machines, restricted license, Gaming Control Board, Gaming Commission, game approval, administrative approval, service provider, cash access, wagering instruments, global risk management, information service, sports wagering, pari-mutuel wagering, casino regulation, gaming license