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• A group called Every Library says that $1 invested in a library brings $4 of economic benefit to the
• such as Story Time, which tend to operate not only as early childhood development but as a support group
• And any other group, if there's other villages in your community, they need to form a group of interested
• Almost all these libraries were started by a group of interested citizens.
• This is the group that cares very much about the economic side of things.

Keywords: 996, all

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• It benefits Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike. prevents any single group from capturing
• Then we also had to do group work and highlight.
• So all of those factors together, you need to be in a group, you need to be very aggressive, and you
• So there is leverage in dollars, numbers, and volumes, and you got to be smarter than the group that
• Now, what happened here is in 2020, there was a group of individuals within the National Association

Bills: SB2101, SB2334, SB2633, SB2637, SB2713, SB2781, SB2782, SB3059, HB1130, HB256, HCR19

Keywords: minors, sexually explicit materials, public libraries, age verification, civil penalties, library collection review, alcohol storage, airline permits, beverage regulations, airport, commercial flights, alcoholic beverages, local option election, zoning regulations, municipality control, land use, state law, social media, bot accounts, misinformation

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• HRAs can only be created by cities and counties or a group of counties in which they operate.
• We also encourage the agency to convene what's called the Interagency Stabilization Group, or the ISG
• This gets in the weeds quickly, but this is an informal group that's been very successful at helping
• I'm also talking with nonprofit developers to figure out the best way to keep that group stabilized,
• Well, to my surprise, Haven Park Investment Group of Utah.

Bills: HF1143, HF1548, HF1340, HF2549, HF2559, HF1673, HF2740, HF2507, HF2461, HF2381, HF2695

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI

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• Because it makes it easier for me to make a decision about whether I want to invest $35 million in a group
• My name is Krista Cates, and I'm here representing a group of Minnesotans who are working hard to restore
• It's now blocked off by two large concrete barriers on each end.
• I did that with a group that was looking for some water or sewer funding.
• to give you the money, and you get to build it, and everyone's like, yes, but what about the next group

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• from the House requires that beginning in the 2029-2030 school year all county boards be funded in a block
• additional funds generated by the additional weighting of special education students are exempt from the block
• the additional funds generated by the additional waiting of special ed students are exempt from the block

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then took up several House bills with strike-and-insert amendments. House Bill 5510 was amended to incorporate provisions from Senate Bills 1065 and 928, modernizing Alcohol Beverage Control licensing and adding rules for low-proof spirit alcohol products, including a $1.25 per gallon tax; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 5453 on school funding. After discussion of a proposed block-grant system and supplemental aid for special education, the committee adopted an amendment replacing much of the bill with weighted funding for level two and level three special education students, exempting those funds from block grant rules and limiting their use to direct instruction. The committee also adopted a clarification to extend the special education funding to charter school students and reported the amended bill to the Senate. House Bill 5412, dealing with multi-year technology licensing contracts for local fiscal bodies and science-of-reading training for K-5 teachers, was amended to clarify contract language, delay implementation dates, change “endorsement” to “training,” and require charter school teachers to participate; it was then reported. The committee next amended and reported House Bill 4006, which creates aerospace development and workforce grant programs, changing the funding mechanism to use Department of Commerce reporting and personal income tax proceeds rather than direct employee withholdings. It also took up House Bill 4009, combining voluntary portable benefits for independent contractors with microcredentialing and an expanded apprenticeship tax credit, adopted the Finance Committee amendment, and reported it. Finally, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program was amended to raise the annual employer reimbursement cap from $50,000 to $100,000 while keeping the $10,000 per-employee limit, and the committee reported the bill. The meeting ended with adjournment.

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• from the House requires that beginning in the 2029-2030 school year all county boards be funded in a block
• from the House requires that beginning in the 2029-2030 school year all county boards be funded in a block
• additional funds generated by the additional weighting of special education students are exempt from the block

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Senator Block. Senator Boone. Senator Brant. Senator Brantley. Senator Campos. Senator Cervantes.
• invocation, please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance to be led today in English by Senator Block
• Senator Block and I have talked about the fact that we don't agree on many things.

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• the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and interested members of the public, advocacy groups
• the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and interested members of the public, advocacy groups
• <02:44:10.280> and I oh, I say save our working group and I oh, I say save our working group
• They're caused by poor maintenance, gentrification, blocking of natural waterways from mauka to makai
• of natural waterways from mauka blocking of natural waterways from mauka to<05:12:51.320> makai,<

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I could be off, but I'm trying to account for how we are funding that group of students.
• The bill also establishes the different work groups.
• But secondly, it also requires, and this has been something we've talked to parents' groups about.
• WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING IN THE INTERIM WITH PARENTS' GROUPS AND WITH OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED
• Here in the chambers, and her father is with her, and the great group of people from the West Gallery

Bills: SJR4, SJR40, SJR81, SCR37, SCR39, SB22, SB32, SB33, SB36, SB38, SB95, SB209, SB249, SB311, SB326, SB365, SB458, SB609, SB660, SB664, SB693, SB732, SB745, SB760, SB762, SB779, SB783, SB785, SB868, SB871, SB883, SB921, SB955, SB993, SB996, SB1008, SB1057, SB1067, SB1151, SB1171, SB1210, SB1255, SB1265, SB1267, SB1271, SB1307, SB1313, SB1316, SB1318, SB1321, SB1332, SB1365, SB1426, SB1470, SB1484, SB1494, SB1559, SB1592, SB1596, SB1598, SB1637, SB1677, SB1706, SB1758, SB1762, SB1786, SB1809, SB1818, SB1822, SB1841, SB1871, SB1967, SB2064, SB2077, SB2112, SB2148, SB2320, SB2406, SB2407, SJR36, SJR81, SJR50, SJR4, SJR40, SJR27, SCR22, SCR12, SCR39, SCR38, SCR37, SB921, SB609, SB660, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB304, SB1023, SB204, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB955, SB957, SB541, SB266, SB1415, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB1062, SB711, SB746, SB1404, SB1448, SB507, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB667, SB1059, SB1567, SB310, SB311, SB505, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB1350, SB462, SB827, SB1585, SB1484, SB1273, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1841, SB1008, SB2016, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB860, SB993, SB693, SB1537, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB984, SB619, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1877, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB731, SB268, SB1822, SB1589, SB397, SB1058, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB508, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719, SB287, SB2143, SB1245, SB261, SB1247, SB2406, SB2407, SB1882, SB618, SB38, SB393, SB1371, SB1365, SB2243, SB2226, SB2039, SB1919, SB1895, SB1598, SB1493, SB1810, SB1791, SB1706, SB1644, SB1238, SB783, SB458, SB22, SB651, SB897, SB1809, SB1080, SB745, SB826, SB989, SB1320, SB1437, SB2320, SB2289, SB1171, SB664, SB1637, SB2064, SB868, SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1851, SB1879, SB2237, SB1257, SB2034, SB1522, SB883, SB249, SB1318, SB1151, SB596, SB1191, SB226, SB570, SB870, SB991, SB60, SB365, SB1067, SB1786, SB326, SB1401, SB1592, SB1728, SB1265, SB586, SB529, SB217, SB209, SB1923, SB1559, SB1839, SB387, SB1874, SB1872, SB1873, SB1921, SB1883, SB1677, SB95, SB1620, SB1838, SB2024, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB2166, SB871, SB510, SB33, SB2420, SB1860, SB1541, SB1316, SB1314, SB1313, SB1426, SB1398, SB1869, SB1750, SB1871, SB36, SB855, SB1233, SB760, SB2425, SB2037, SB1758, SB1759, SB2365, SB1924, SB762, SB1271, SB1818, SB605, SB1405, SB1762, SB1968, SB1977, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB1967, SB1662, SB1663, SB2124, SB2204, SB1855, SB863, SB37, SJR39, SCR1, SCR27, SCR32, SCR42, SCR6, SB2232, SB819, SB2078, SB2252, SB1962, SB2253, SB825, SB1577, SB1184, SB2018, SB2206, SB1901, SB1030, SB2368, SB1963, SB1960, SB1643, SB1625, SB1299, SB841, SB668, SB584, SB231, SB2411, SB1085, SB2431, SB2231, SB1490, SB530, SB34, SB1261, SJR81, SB32, SB458, SB664, SB693, SB868, SB1008, SB1267, SB1307, SB1321, SB1484, SB1637, SB1809, SB1822, SB2064, SB2112, SB2320, SB2406, SB2407, SB609, SB660, SB921, SB779, SB1470, SR388, SB3042, SB440, SB2876, SB3042, SB440, SB2876

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, emergency powers, legislative authority, governor powers, disaster management, tax exemption, ad valorem, tangible personal property, income production, SCR 37, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Panama Canal, Texas ports, port infrastructure, maritime trade, shipping lanes

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• <00:41:06.599> for policy Advocates is a front group for policy Advocates is a front group
• , which was a front group for the coal industry that went up to the Supreme Court.
• , which was a front group for the coal industry that went up to the Supreme Court.
• , which was a front group for the coal industry that went up to the Supreme Court.
• It was a front group for the coal industry that went up to the Supreme Court.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Oh, but do you consult for any of those groups?
• I've talked to behavioral health groups and hospital groups, hearing about how patients are being misdirected
• But Pima County has a huge shortage of placements, group homes, and foster homes.
• home, a licensed group home.
• Joe, what group did you say you're the chief growth officer of?

Bills: SB1052, SB1115, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1124, SB1171, SB1172, SB1174, SB1175, SB1214, SB1233, SB1235, SB1316, SB1345, SB1372, SB1399, SB1458, SB1494, SB1496, SB1564, SB1602, SB1621, SB1628, SB1630, SB1631, SB1668, SB1672, SB1814, SB1821

Keywords: assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, radiation protection

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1121, which would prohibit hospitals from requiring lead aprons for cardiac catheterization staff when a radiation protection system is in place, while still allowing hospitals to require aprons outside the designated safety zone or when exposure levels warrant additional protection. An amendment added flexibility for radiation safety officers to require lead or other PPE if exposures approach occupational limits and removed expedited rulemaking language. Supporters, including the sponsor and interventional cardiologists, argued the devices reduce radiation and orthopedic injuries and improve recruitment and retention; hospital groups shifted to neutral after the amendment. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1121 on a 9-2 vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1120, which would require hospitals performing cardiac catheterization procedures to equip at least 50% of those rooms with radiation protection systems by 2027. Supporters said the systems protect clinicians from radiation and long-term injury, while opponents, including hospital and radiology groups, argued the bill was overly prescriptive, could create a captive market, and might not fit all rooms or procedures. After adopting a children’s hospital exemption amendment, the committee passed SB 1120 on a 6-6 vote, with the chair breaking the tie in favor of the bill. Senate Bill 1118, an appropriation measure tied to the radiation protection system proposal, was also advanced after brief discussion, passing 6-5. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1214, which would create guardrails for non-FDA-approved stem cell and regenerative therapies, including provider standards, informed consent, advertising limits, reporting requirements, and a private right of action for violations. Supporters described it as a patient-protection and access bill, while testimony emphasized concerns about unregulated “bad actors” and patients traveling out of state for treatment. The committee adopted an amendment removing a reference to the National Law and passed SB 1214 on a 9-3 vote. The transcript then began discussion of SB 1630, which would create a Medicaid-funded home and community-based service benefit for adults with serious mental illness, with AHCCCS taking a neutral position and estimating a significant fiscal impact.

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• Members, PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of man-made chemicals that have been widely
• participant, kind of, so anybody who knows Johnny Hyde from Cleburne High School, who was a leader in that group
• I've worked homicides for most of my career, and I have a stumbling block when I deal with a suspect.
• I mean, you just have all kinds of stumbling blocks and things you have to go through to try to get people

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• A few blocks away are some of the just kind of central locations where sex trafficking is currently happening
• But when you are a monopoly like Ticketmaster, you're able to block competition, resulting in a worse
• but as the sports teams, we feel like we're caught again in collateral damage between the consumer groups
• I'm from Concord, and I'm part of a working-class, middle-class group of creatives who are just trying

Summary: The committee heard AB 749, which would create a blue ribbon commission to study equitable access to youth sports and recommend a statewide framework, including coaching standards, PE modernization, and funding models to reduce barriers for families. The author and supporters, including youth sports advocates, educators, coaches, and former athletes, argued that sports improve health, school engagement, and long-term opportunity, while noting racial and income disparities in participation. One member raised concerns that a new commission could add cost and regulatory burdens, but the bill was framed as a study measure rather than immediate regulation. The committee also took up AB 549, aimed at coordinating state and local security planning for major upcoming sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, and Olympic and Paralympic Games. Supporters said the bill would improve interagency coordination, protect visitors and communities, and help prevent human trafficking and discrimination during mega-events. Members discussed the need to avoid over-policing and to center community values, but the bill advanced on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. AB 1291 addressed ticket purchasing for concerts, sports, and other live events by requiring electronic proof of purchase and allowing it to be used for entry if a ticket cannot be accessed through no fault of the buyer. Supporters said the measure would give consumers more certainty and help address problems in a monopolized ticketing market, while opponents from venues, sports teams, and entertainment groups warned it could undermine anti-scalping tools, create security problems, and burden venues with duplicate or fraudulent proofs of purchase. The committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended basis to Privacy and Consumer Protection, with the roll held open for absent members. The consent calendar item, AB 644, was also approved.

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• I represent SMG, Simple Management Group, a Florida-based company with 100 stores and 1,100 employees
• We spend a lot of time in many groups I'm in supporting students at Florida Memorial.
• I don't understand why we are blocking an out-of-state attorney general from representing beneficiaries
• I can't even walk around my block twice without being in some level of discomfort.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 678, which would allow pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; it drew support from a business representative and was reported favorably. Members then heard several bills by Senator Leak, including SB 466 to designate St. Johns County as the site of the Florida Museum of Black History and create a board to work with the museum foundation and Florida Memorial University; the bill drew supportive testimony about preserving accurate Black history and the significance of the site, and it passed favorably. Leak’s CS/SB 578 would let Florida wineries use recyclable inserts and other alternative containers for larger wine sales, and it also passed favorably. SB 582 would increase penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings and structures, limiting the higher penalties to certain nationally or internationally recognized historic properties; it was supported by preservation advocates and reported favorably. CS/SB 1168 would create an aggravated offense for installing or using tracking devices or apps in furtherance of crimes such as murder, domestic violence, or robbery, and it passed favorably after a brief discussion about stalking and violent crimes. CS/SB 806 would make the Florida Attorney General the exclusive public official with standing to enforce Florida charitable trusts, limiting out-of-state attorneys general from suing over Florida-administered trusts; members debated whether this would burden out-of-state beneficiaries, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1228 would advance spring restoration efforts for Ichetucknee Springs and Santa Fe spring flows and allow a utility compliance plan amendment to deliver reclaimed water to replenish the aquifer; it passed favorably. CS/CS/SB 304 would require a qualified medical opinion in child protective investigations involving infants and young children with possible genetic or medical conditions that can mimic abuse, and it drew emotional support from parents and advocates before passing favorably. SB 1286 would clarify that ordinary unsupervised childhood activities like biking or playing outside do not constitute neglect absent reckless endangerment, and it was reported favorably. SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, generated the most extensive debate: it renames the texting-while-driving law, expands the prohibition to handheld device use, and adds penalties in work zones and school zones; supporters cited fatal crash statistics and personal loss, while opponents raised concerns about enforcement, civil liberties, racial disparities in traffic stops, and the need for broader distracted-driving and insurance reforms. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably after amendments. The committee also approved two claims bills, SB 14 for the estate of Penao-Hanvier against Miami Beach and SB 20 for J.N. against Hillsborough County, both settled claims recommended favorably by the special master. Finally, CS/SB 68 would modernize health facilities authority financing for private not-for-profit health systems, and CS/SB 172 would restrict misuse of health care specialty titles while preserving titles authorized under existing practice acts; both were discussed with questions about doctors, optometrists, and CRNAs, and both were reported favorably after amendment and debate.

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• faculty of Cal Poly, and of course the families of all these students for educating such an amazing group
• And for this body... to appropriate 50 million dollars to sue and block and obfuscate the president of
• The Attorney General secured a temporary restraining order blocking the President's actions, but it's
• For everyday Californians who have been having bipartisan work groups talking about how we can lower

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Paul, located just a couple blocks from where I live and in my district.
• from where I live just a couple blocks from where I live and<00:57:01.680> in<00:57:01.839>
• We serve all age groups from birth to older adults.
• from birth to older all age groups from birth to older adults<00:59:00.240> what<00:59:00.359
• I know I... gone to these groups and the answer was gone to these groups and the answer was they<01:13

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of the site infrastructure would be completed by the end of December 2025, which would enable all blocks
• of the site infrastructure would be completed by the end of December 2025, which would enable all blocks
• of the site infrastructure would be completed by the end of December 2025, which would enable all blocks
• of the site infrastructure would be completed by the end of December 2025, which would enable all blocks
• of the site infrastructure would be completed by the end of December 2025, which would enable all blocks

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• :13:31.600> that immense gratitude for blocking that immense gratitude for blocking that disastrous
• group home, a fraction. group home, a fraction.
• <00:51:33.520> homes, or group homes, or group homes, he<00:51:34.960> would<00:51:
• for him and if he was moved to a group for him and if he was moved to a group home<00:52:05.640>
• There's a group that's acronymed BELTS. There's a group that's acronymed BELTS.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , including plant pest and disease management. and Disaster Prevention Program, the Specialty Crop Block
• but for the the upper the let's say the top 10% most of the changes there are for taxes and for that group
• health coverage for about 80% of WIC families, reducing eligibility or benefits would strip care and block

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Exclude group E schools. What can you define group E school? What that means?
• So then the grouping is by size, or I'm just trying to get understand what we got here.
• The grouping I think it's intended, so I read the statute.
• :41.440> or grouping is by size or grouping is by size or I'm<02:02:42.840> just<02:02:
• The grouping I >> Senator Johnson Stewart.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all