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• where current systems missed that mark. where current systems missed that mark.
• I miss something?
• I miss is I mean am I accurate there? I miss something. something. something.
• This there's one person providing care.
• And person should not be providing care.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, um, I think that we probably need to have a little more discussion since we're missing a couple of
• So, um, I think that we probably need to have a little more discussion since we're missing a couple of
• I don't personally believe that that's going to fly on the House floor.
• I don't personally believe that that's going to fly on the House floor.
• 00:40:07.119> that's personally don't believe that that's personally don't believe that that's

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 241, which would provide information about alternative pain treatments rather than mandate services. Members cited support from the prime sponsor, medical organizations, insurers, and other stakeholders, and noted there was no fiscal impact. The committee voted unanimously, 7-0, to ought to pass the bill. It then took up House Bill 629, which raises a boat decal fee and dedicates the revenue to the dam maintenance fund. Members described the state’s deteriorating dam infrastructure, noting the large number of dams, the high-hazard sites, and the much larger funding need, while saying the bill would provide only a modest start. They also said boat owners generally did not strongly object to the fee. The committee voted 7-0 to ought to pass. House Bill 1042, concerning an increase in the unified contingent credit limit for New Hampshire Business Finance Authority projects, drew more divided discussion. Supporters said the higher cap would provide needed flexibility and liquidity for business development and that the state treasurer and BFA had explained the credit structure and low historical loss rate; opponents warned the increase would raise state exposure too much, too soon. After debate, the chair postponed the bill, then later returned with an amendment lowering the proposed limit from 450 million to 400 million, which the committee adopted unanimously. The committee then moved to ought to pass as amended. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 1411, which would have allowed withholding payments to the federal government in response to federal actions. Members opposing the bill argued that withholding employee-related funds would be unlawful and ineffective, while supporters said it could serve as a statement and suggested interim study instead. The committee rejected the bill on a 4-3 vote and voted to inexpedient to legislate.

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• Town officials were unable to provide an explanation for the missing computers.
• Yes, ma'am, but it says for personal vehicles. That's what I'm talking about.
• So I personally tracked down the head guy at Caterpillar, which is Alan Gassaway.
• I missed that. You recognized Representative...
• And so I may have missed a bit walking down here, so my apologies if I did.

Summary: The committee began with approval of the prior meeting minutes and then received updates on delinquent private water and sewer reports. Staff reported that 19 of 43 original entities for the 2022 reporting year had had turnback reinstated, while 24 remained in escrow; for the 2023 reporting year, 59 of 64 entities had filed, leaving five still outstanding. The committee also heard that Adona had come into substantial compliance with municipal accounting law, and it voted to file that report and discontinue withholding turnback. It then voted to start the 60-day clock and file the report for Gum Springs after hearing repeated findings involving budgeting, disbursements, payroll, and Act 833 funds, with city officials saying they had begun correcting records and were seeking help from the Municipal League and a city attorney. Fargo was deferred because the mayor was absent due to illness. The committee next considered Denning, where staff described repeated and serious accounting problems over 2022-2024, including unauthorized payments, missing documentation, weak payroll controls, and improper handling of funds. The mayor and recorder-treasurer said prior records were disorganized and that they were now working with an attorney, CPA help, and new software; the committee voted to start the 60-day clock and file the report. Green Forest’s report, involving a fixed-asset listing issue after the mayor’s death, was filed. Several private water and sewer reports were either filed or deferred depending on whether responses had been received, and the committee announced its March meeting would be held in Room 149 because of renovations. The committee then reviewed a series of referred reports involving alleged financial irregularities. In Elaine, the fire chief’s questionable purchases were referred and filed. In Strong, staff described undeposited garbage-bag receipts, improper payments for private dumpster service and other expenditures, payroll tax penalties, and deficit fund balances; the mayor said controls had been improved, but the committee deferred the report to March. The Faulkner County Fair Association report found undocumented cash withdrawals, questionable disbursements, and inadequately documented cash payments to a carnival vendor; the committee filed it. Brooklyn’s report involved a fraudulent direct-deposit change, and Mineral Springs’ report involved transfers from the cemetery fund, employee loans, overpayments, and travel reimbursement issues; both were filed. Additional reports included Rondo, where the recorder-treasurer explained missing computers and fuel purchases tied to personal vehicles, and the committee filed the report; Waldo, where the mayor had been overpaid due to extra biweekly payments, which was filed; Columbia County, where a floodplain management contract lacked an authorizing ordinance, which was filed; and several private water-system reports, some filed and others deferred for lack of responses. Carlisle’s report showed large but improving misstatements in financial records, and the committee filed it after hearing that new software and training had reduced prior problems. Caddo Valley’s report prompted a lengthy discussion about CDs and interest recognition; staff explained that principal balances should be reflected as city assets and interest should be recorded when earned or reported by the bank, and the report was filed. Prairie County’s budget overrun and road-fund issues were discussed at length, with the judge explaining equipment and weather-related costs and staff clarifying the distinction between road funds and locally approved sales-tax uses; the report was filed. Finally, the committee deferred a Cross County Rural Water Association matter after learning it had not filed with Legislative Audit since 2002-2003 despite receiving significant state funding, and members expressed concern about the long gap in filings.

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• imprisonment in the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons
• But you having the opportunity to hear directly from them in person means more.
• The person that abused her and beat her up got 20 years in prison. a nonviolent offense.
• Knowing when the person is denied that the cycle is going to start right back over again.
• There's an enormous missing piece to the puzzle. What happens when they leave TDCJ?

Bills: HB153, HB1828, HB2306, HB2498, HB3464, HB3488, HB3636, HB3673, HB3834, HB3860, HB4120, HB4937, HB1515, HB153

Keywords: education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, legislative leave, correctional officers, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, accumulated leave, compensatory time, parole eligibility

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• Underage persons.
• Carroll, who is the next person to bring up? John Paul Willett. Thanks.
• I think there's one person that signed in in favor to speak...
• I may have missed this.
• I miss Florida. Yeah, I don't. I hate— Madam Chairman, Mr.

Bills: HB2072, HB2251, HB2279, HB2308, HB2323, HB2342, HB2400, HB2408, HB2456, HB2660, HB2697, HB2868, HB2873, HB2877, HB2910, HB2946, HB2955, HB2991, HB4001, HB4010

Keywords: Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, midwifery, medication administration, healthcare, patient safety, advisory committee, licensed midwives, river trips, liability, outfitter, Grand Canyon, negligence, risk management, contractual waiver, dental practice, business registration

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2308, which would prohibit dental insurers and their holding companies from owning dental practices or other businesses regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and payer control over provider care, while Delta Dental of Arizona opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create regulatory burdens. After discussion about private equity ownership in dentistry and whether nonprofit insurers should be exempted, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2308 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, restricts youth-targeted marketing, and increases penalties for selling to minors or manufacturing/distributing without a license. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, and industry representatives, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency, curb illegal products, and strengthen youth access enforcement. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued the bill should instead create a full tobacco retail licensing system and include broader nicotine definitions, while also warning that enforcement resources would be insufficient. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The bill allows a person or organization that files a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before it qualifies for the ballot, with retroactive application to withdrawals filed beginning January 1, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality rules, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and board oversight of nursing education programs. The sponsor said the bill responds to long-standing audit findings and aims to improve fairness and timeliness, while nursing board officials opposed provisions affecting education oversight and warned about patient safety, costs, and liability. Nurses and other supporters described delayed investigations and the need for expungement relief. The committee adopted the amendment and passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. Additional bills heard included House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures and related installations; it passed 7-0 after supporters described a family hardship case and committee members criticized HOA overreach. House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, also passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor, attorneys, and a consumer describing repeated repair failures on a leased vehicle. The committee also began hearing House Bill 4010, which would establish a Board of Genetic Counselors under the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners and set licensure and disciplinary rules, but the transcript ends before any final action on that bill.

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• <00:41:24.680> information to extend certain personal information to extend certain personal
• as far as I recall in person this year. as far as I recall in person this year.
• personal cuz I'm not taking it personal. personal cuz I'm not taking it personal.
• we miss Hannah though we miss Hannah uh uh uh um<01:29:00.960> uh<01:29:01.480> Noder,
• So, did I miss anything, Tom? I thank you for that. So, did I miss anything, Tom? Nope, you got it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But there are other towns that have one person or no person.
• But there are other towns that have one person or no person.
• But there are other towns that have one person or no person.
• But there are other towns that have one person or no person.
• But there are other towns that have one person or no person.

Bills: SF0082

Keywords: registered agents, corporate governance, entity ownership, business regulations, transparency, 916, all

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• Person. Castillo. Here. Castillo present. Garcia. Here. Garcia present. Lowenthal. Rogers? Here.
• same time, those without a social security number are fearful of government agencies using their personal
• Lastly, this makes such changes to California Lifeline compliant with the Personal Responsibility and
• trailer bill that the administration's been working on specifically for this program that I think misses
• The amendments also clear protections for personal and proprietary information and provide flexibility

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• prohibited person get expunged also? prohibited person get expunged also?
• The one person who's been fired. The one person who's been fired.
• Now we have 9 billion dollars we found out is missing. Not just missing, stolen.
• Not just missing, out is missing. Not just missing, stolen. stolen. stolen.
• They don't miss to get to Grand Marais. They don't miss a<03:27:48.120> survey.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• be fast um we have next up in person be fast um we have next up in person Executive<00:05:31.120
• Thank you, Miss B.
• Oh, they're in person.
• the response that removing um a person the response that removing um a person from<00:59:55.640>
• supervision and the reason the person supervision and the reason the person responsible<01:38:05.599

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several Human Services measures focused on Medicaid access, long-term care benefits, home health reimbursement, SNAP administration, trauma-informed child welfare, and child abuse reporting. HP 702 would increase funding for Medicaid in-home services if federal matching funds are secured, and testimony from disability advocates supported the measure as needed to help people with disabilities cover medical expenses. HB 1477, described as a correction to a prior session’s mistake, would clarify that the monthly needs allowance for certain long-term care residents does not replace state supplemental payments and would raise the ceiling by $25 to fix the prior issue and by an additional $20 as a new benefit; DHS supported it with amendments, and the committee indicated it would amend accordingly. HB 713 would fund a DHS rate study for home health services, with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii strongly supporting it and describing rising labor costs, losses on Medicaid patients, and access concerns if agencies cannot keep serving Medicaid clients. HB 1099 would appropriate emergency funds to DHS after a USDA penalty tied to SNAP response times, with supporters including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others arguing the money should be reinvested in staffing and systems to improve access and avoid further penalties. HB 1079 would direct the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS to create trauma-informed assessments and training for Child Welfare Services staff; testimony from state offices and advocacy groups supported it, citing the Mālama ʻOhana Working Group, staff burnout, and the need for a sustainable train-the-trainer model. Finally, HB 239 would narrow when failure to provide a child’s needs constitutes abuse or neglect, but DHS raised concerns that the current wording could broaden abuse findings and leave families in poverty without a clear safety net, while the Honolulu prosecutor’s office opposed it, warning it could weaken mandatory reporting and hinder investigations of child abuse. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided, though the chair said HB 1477 would be amended and several measures were left open for further questions and testimony.

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• owned and for personal use.
• I just want to tell you a personal concern I have.
• So if you're a fixed-income person or.
• Low-income person, that $110 or that $80 is an extra hit each year.
• How to fund roads, I had a person call me from North Carolina.

Bills: SB1312, SB1323, SB1599, SB1863, SB1932, SB1950, SB1956, SB1958, SB1966, SB1970, SB2052

Keywords: vehicle registration, automatic payments, Service Oklahoma, taxes, motor vehicle, prepayment program, memorial designation, highway, Sheriff Marty Grisham, transportation, Oklahoma Statutes, memorial bridge, dedication, Oklahoma, commemoration, memorial highway, road designation, John Skelley, motor carrier, administrative hearing

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• And not to miss a beat from last year, Representative Harusa. Thank you so much to inquire. Brissy.
• I have missed it. How many states currently have this compact? They're developing it currently.
• I have missed it. How many states currently have this compact? They're developing it currently.
• committee, how would that personal data be protected?
• Did I miss anyone to testify? I will conclude the hearing.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Personally and to all of us for our state, and we appreciate you bringing this bill forward.
• <00:34:13.760> there as Miss War Miss Wargo mentioned there as Miss War Miss Wargo mentioned
• and it's also important to me personally and it's also important to me personally so<01:13:50.679
• I think I miss... We decided on the Peace Development Authority bill.
• <01:35:28.480> we haven't heard is 189 I think I miss we haven't heard is 189 I think I miss

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Hills, at Hopin, at Atoka, those The four rural schools for Artesia, we were lucky enough to have Miss
• I missed the kids and went back to teaching part-time until COVID hit.
• So if we ever need any help through our side, that is the person you meet and help out.
• Before we do that, I would like to introduce a... new person to the legislature, you know, Dr.
• When we do public comment, I limit public comment to two minutes per person.

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• If you drilled down on this, and I missed it, I apologize, but why?
• <00:14:43.000> it<00:14:43.120> I on this and I and I missed it I on this and I and
• Hansen personally.
• Miss Lenell, could I interrupt you?
• Thank you, Miss Lenell. Keep going.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Before we get started, I would like to welcome Miss Meghan Kelly.
• Miss Kelly is a new staff member with the Florida House.
• And then they can tell their personal story.
• I've spent last week alone, personally, myself, 20 hours doing finance training on projects.
• And then that individuals also learning from the person who's actually coding.

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• The Coast Guard has admitted it missed opportunities to intercept drugs because it was overwhelmed chasing
• I wish I could tell you that we found the person that sold it to Jake, but we did not.
• so much. more, and we know we're missing so much more.
• I just want to thank you personally, both for being here.
• We're all personally affected by this. So it means a lot. I remember when I first ran in 2016.

Keywords: Coast Guard, maritime drug enforcement, illegal drugs, fentanyl crisis, legislative reforms, public testimony

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation addressed critical issues surrounding maritime drug enforcement and the Coast Guard's role in stopping the influx of illegal drugs. The chairman highlighted the alarming consequences of current policies allowing drugs to cross borders, emphasizing the need for legislative reforms, such as the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2025. There was an intense discussion regarding the operational challenges faced by the Coast Guard, which has recently made significant drug seizures, indicating progress but also revealing gaps that need addressing. Several witnesses, including victims of the drug crisis, shared their compelling testimonies, which underscored the urgency for stricter controls and comprehensive support for law enforcement agencies involved in drug interdiction efforts.

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• step in your rules, that you will use the databases in the correct order, because if not, you may miss
• Oh, Alex, why do you always act like you're the smartest person in the room?
• If you come on to vote early in person and you were previously on the inactive list, we have the ability
• who thinks they're a voter at that moment mr chair and miss marston and then i just say correctly that
• Because if the status shows up in the e-poll book and the volunteer poll worker is the person who is

Bills: HB2775, HB2874, HB2940, HB4014, HB4067, HB4115, HCM2010, HCR2051

Keywords: international organizations, government resources, public institutions, Arizona Board of Regents, foreign adversaries, campaign finance, contributions, termination statements, reporting, penalties, electoral processes, healthcare, public benefits, eligibility verification, fraud prevention, Medicaid, SNAP, transparency, accountability, state land

Summary: The Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections heard several election, health care, and sovereignty-related measures. HB 4115 and mirror resolution HCR 2051 would extend existing statewide rules for paid petition circulators and initiative/referendum disclosures to municipal and county measures, including badge/display requirements for paid circulators and disclosure of expenditures and revenue sources. Speaker Montenegro and supporters framed the bills as transparency and anti-out-of-state influence reforms; the committee recommended HB 4115 do pass by 5-2 and HCR 2051 by 4-3. The committee also considered HCM 2010, urging Congress to repeal the Seventeenth Amendment and return selection of U.S. senators to state legislatures. Sponsor Rep. Powell argued it would restore state sovereignty and accountability, while other members raised concerns about direct democracy, deadlock, and the need for broader public support. The memorial failed on a 3-3-1 vote after a present vote was recorded, despite some members expressing sympathy for the concept. HB 2940 proposed major changes to AHCCCS and DES eligibility verification and procurement, including expanded data checks, a unified eligibility rules engine, new contracting concepts, and a fixed benefit price list. The sponsor said the bill was intended to increase competition, transparency, and fiscal discipline; AHCCCS testified neutrally, noting it already uses many data matches but would need additional work and costs for some provisions, while health plan representatives opposed the bill as a major operational shift that could limit negotiated rates. The committee recommended the bill do pass 4-3. HB 2874, which would ease termination-statement requirements and penalties for committees that never raised money, passed unanimously 7-0. HB 467, requiring inactive-voter status information to appear in precinct registers, signature rosters, or e-poll books, was amended to change a mandatory “shall” to permissive “may” and then passed 5-2. Finally, HB 2775, as amended, would bar state and higher-education participation in implementing international-organization rules or agreements; after removing rulemaking authority for ABOR and adding a higher-education review process, it passed 4-3. The committee then adjourned.

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• And that's really mostly I need to hire a full-time person to manage that.
• They repeatedly missed those dates.
• We had persons who had campaigns for statewide races.
• our services in person.
• She's probably the most knowledgeable person on staff.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Points of personal privilege. Members, points of personal privilege.
• A member, no member, shall be permitted to indulge in personalities. ...to indulge in personalities.
• No member shall be permitted to indulge in personalities, use language personally offensive, arraign,
• No member shall be permitted to indulge in personalities, use language personally offensive, or impeach
• Steve, I'm going to miss you, man.

Keywords: 1182, all