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• And I would also say the enhanced minimum requirements and changing the requirements or enhancing the
• data on this slide not only shows the decrease in out of home care, but also highlights the shifting aged
• the most notable trends is the increase in older children, particularly as the number of children ages
• And the average age of the child referred was 14 years old.
• terms of another section of that you had addressed, it was on the out of home care distribution by age

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Additionally, our department has the following type three age divisions.
• youth employment, It is comprised of the Wage and Hour Division, which includes youth employment, minimum
• , which is part of the Division of Labor Standards Administration, includes positions that handle minimum
• On minimum wage, if, and this is if my memory is serving me correctly, I believe at least at one time
• with the passage of Proposition A was that previously local governments were not mandated to pay minimum

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• And then number 10, your right to acquire all the skills needed to maintain quality employment, not minimum
• would say this: I hope this is a message to the government employees that are here in the room, to our AG
• Both through New Mexico State University and the New Mexico Department of Ag, which is housed within
• encourage you in the meantime to reach out to New Mexico State University and New Mexico Department of Ag
• They are through the Department of Ag, but they permeate every state agency.

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• balance and with a single good spoken word or even thought, they could tip the scales, ushering in a new age
• TSU has age facilities that need to be updated to match the age requirements.
• government HB 607 by Flores relating to prohibited discrimination by healthcare providers by an individual's age
• Relating to the minimum wage, refer the subcommittee on workforce.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• salary I think that would be an minimum salary I think that would be an interesting<00:37:52.720>
• So I ask you today to do the minimum, provide what's entitled to last year, which was 7,868 youngsters
• <01:13:17.719> the<01:13:18.000> minimum<01:13:19.000> provide<01:13:19.520>
• what's minimum the minimum provide what's minimum the minimum provide what's entitled<01:13:20.800
• I do have three children at home as well, age range from 5 to 11.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up HB 651, a school-funding bill that would raise the base cost of an adequate education and increase differentiated aid for students in poverty, English language learners, and special education. The chair opened with housekeeping notices about parking and eating in committee spaces, and noted a revised fiscal note would be distributed. Representative David Luneau presented the bill as part of a broader package of public school funding measures, explaining that HB 651 builds on HB 550 and is intended to respond to court rulings and the ongoing school-funding litigation by adjusting both the base adequacy amount and equity-based funding factors. Luneau said the bill would raise the state’s adequacy grant from about $4,100 to $7,351 per student and increase differentiated aid, while also updating statutory language so future recalculations include the court-identified resource elements. He argued the measure is about fairness and shifting more of the burden from local property taxpayers to the state, not about increasing overall education spending. He reviewed fiscal-note figures indicating the bill would add roughly $576 million to the state share of school funding, bringing the total state share to about $1.65 billion, and said the note also mentions possible effects on charter schools and vouchers. Committee members asked about the evidence supporting higher costs for low-income and English learner students, how long ESL funding should continue, why free-and-reduced-lunch aid remains higher than special education aid, whether the formula is based on enrollment or average daily membership, and whether the bill is truly equitable across districts of different sizes and needs. Luneau and later witness Zach Shen of the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project said the bill is supported by research and court findings, that the current formula relies heavily on local property taxes, and that shifting more funding to the state would reduce property-tax pressure and help address disparities among districts. Shen also cited broad public support for the related HB 550 testimony and said HB 651 is intended as a step toward a more equitable funding system. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• And what is that rate now, if there is a minimum or a maximum? What's the maximum?"
• There's going to be a couple thousand kids whose opportunity is gone because they've aged out of the

Summary: The Arkansas Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a brief morning hour that included an announcement about volunteers for the Hunger Caucus “Serving Up Solutions” fundraiser. The chamber then moved to its business agenda, where the main item was Senate Bill 1 by Senator Dismang, which would reduce income tax rates for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations. Senator Dismang explained the bill as a continuation of tax reductions begun in 2013, lowering the top individual rate from 3.9% to 3.7% effective January 1, 2026, and reducing the corporate rate to 4.1% starting next year. The bill drew debate over state priorities and fiscal tradeoffs. Senator Flowers questioned local sales tax limits and whether future needs such as Medicaid, education, and educational freedom accounts could be funded if taxes were cut further. Senators Tucker and Leding spoke against the bill, arguing the state should prioritize investments in early childhood education, hospitals, maternal health, and public schools rather than returning revenue to taxpayers. Senator McKee spoke in favor, saying money should be returned to the people who produced it. Senator Dismang closed by emphasizing that the tax cut was supported by surplus revenue and that a family making $65,000 had already seen a significant reduction in effective tax burden since 2013. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1 by a vote of 29 yeas to 6 nays and transmitted it to the House. Afterward, members announced that the Revenue and Taxation Committee would meet after House adjournment if the House sent over its tax bill, and the Senate adjourned subject to clearing the desk and reading House Bill 1001 across the desk, until 9 a.m. the next day.

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• What is that rate now, if there is a minimum or a maximum? What's the maximum?
• There's going to be a couple thousand kids whose opportunity is gone because they've aged out of the

Summary: The Senate convened, took leave requests, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved into the morning business agenda. Senator Irvin announced a Hunger Caucus fundraiser, Serving Up Solutions, and invited members to sign up to wait tables. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 1, which would reduce income tax rates for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, continuing a series of tax cuts begun in 2013. Senator Dismang presented the bill, explaining that it would lower the top individual rate from 3.9% to 3.7% effective January 1, 2026, and reduce the corporate rate to 4.1% starting next year. In questions, senators discussed local sales tax limits, the impact of the cut on funding for Medicaid, education, and educational freedom accounts, and whether federal fiscal uncertainty should affect the state’s decision. Supporters argued Arkansas’s conservative budgeting and reserve set-asides made the cut sustainable and that returning money to taxpayers was the best use of surplus funds. Senators Tucker and Leding spoke against the bill, saying the state should prioritize early childhood education, health care, maternal health, and public schools over tax cuts, and that the reduction would mainly provide small benefits to most taxpayers while reducing resources for other needs. Senator McKee spoke in favor, arguing the money should be returned to the people who earned it. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 1 by a vote of 29 yeas to 6 nays and transmitted it to the House. After the vote, members were told the Revenue and Taxation Committee would meet after House adjournment if the House version of the tax bill was transmitted. The Senate then announced it would adjourn subject to clearing the desk and reading a House bill across, with the body set to reconvene the next day.

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• And what is that rate now, if there is a minimum or a maximum? What’s the maximum?”
• There's going to be a couple thousand kids whose opportunity is gone because they've aged out of the

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The Senate convened, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and received a brief announcement about volunteers for the Hunger Caucus’s “Serving Up Solutions” fundraiser benefiting the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance. The chamber then moved to its business agenda, with the main item being Senate Bill 1, which would reduce income tax rates for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations. Senator Dismang explained the bill as a continuation of tax cuts begun in 2013, lowering the top individual rate from 3.9% to 3.7% effective January 1, 2026, and reducing the corporate rate to 4.1% starting next year. The bill drew debate over state priorities and fiscal capacity. Senator Flowers questioned whether the state could afford further tax cuts given concerns about local sales taxes, health care, public education, and the growing cost of educational freedom accounts. Senators Tucker and Leding spoke against the bill, arguing that the state should prioritize investments in early childhood education, hospitals, maternal health, and public schools rather than return revenue to taxpayers. Senator McKee spoke in favor, saying the money should remain with the people who produced it. In closing, Senator Dismang said the cuts were part of a long-term, prudent budgeting strategy and noted that a typical $65,000-income family had already seen a significant reduction in its effective tax rate since 2013. Senate Bill 1 passed on a roll call vote of 29-6 and was transmitted to the House. Afterward, senators announced upcoming Revenue and Tax meetings and adjournment logistics, including a Republican caucus meeting and the plan to adjourn subject to clearing the desk and reading a House bill across.

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• that following enactment of permitless carry in West Virginia in 2016, which was applicable to those age
• so just one follow-up question: if there were an amendment that said that if someone was under the age
• ' And if less than 21 years of age, the individual has completed a training course as described in West
• A new subdivision C5 that would state: if the individual is less than 21 years of age and has completed
• Less than 21 years of age and has completed training as described in 61-7-4 of this code.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee considered and advanced several bills. House Bill 4995, concerning video cameras in special education classrooms, was explained as requiring parents to be notified of recording interruptions, providing written notice of the law to parents and school employees, shortening the required random review of recordings from every 90 days to every 30 days, and clarifying that school boards must still conduct independent investigations even if DHS or prosecutors do not act. The committee adopted the motion to report the bill to the full Senate. House Bill 5214, dealing with drug testing in child abuse and neglect cases, would allow courts to order testing of parents in certain cases, require laboratory confirmation of positives, and require DHS to notify the court and other parties; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, then reported the bill as amended and adopted a title amendment. The committee also advanced House Bill 4025 and House Bill 5441, both restructuring state personnel systems. HB 4025 would exempt employees of the Department of Health, health facilities, and human services from classified civil service and grievance procedures beginning July 1, 2026, while preserving status for some current employees and allowing exemptions to comply with federal requirements; the committee adopted a piecemeal amendment and reported it as amended. HB 5441 would eliminate separate civil service systems for Transportation, Revenue, and the Bureau for Social Services and move classifications and compensation structures to the Division of Personnel, with testimony from the governor’s counsel emphasizing faster hiring and more flexibility; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment and reported the bill as amended. House Bill 4602, a child welfare pilot program creating a private community-based system for post-removal services, drew testimony from DHS about concerns over costs, continuity, oversight, and child well-being outcomes, while supporters argued it could reduce caseloads and improve flexibility. The chair amended the bill to remove one of the two pilot regions, leaving only the Berkeley/Jefferson County pilot, and the committee then reported the bill as amended despite opposition from the senator from Marion. House Bill 4106, removing the provisional concealed handgun license requirement for ages 18 to 21, heard testimony from a pediatrician opposing the change and from a gun rights advocate supporting it; an amendment requiring firearms training for under-21 carriers failed by a 1-14 roll call, and the committee then reported the bill as amended. Finally, House Bill 4198, after a subcommittee rewrite, was advanced with a strike-and-insert amendment that refined E-Verify requirements for public and private employers, added exemptions for certain small or new employers and sole proprietors, clarified recordkeeping and notice requirements, and adjusted penalties and enforcement procedures. After a motion for the previous question, the committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 4198 as amended. House Bill 5319 was removed from the agenda, and the committee adjourned.

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• that following enactment of permitless carry in West Virginia in 2016, which was applicable to those age
• so just one follow-up question: if there were an amendment that said that if someone were under the age
• And if less than 21 years of age, the individual has completed a training course as described in West
• a new subdivision a new subdivision C5 that would state if the individual is less than 21 years of age
• Less than 21 years of age and has completed training as described in 61-7-4(e) of this code.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Particularly for kids, 95% of kids ages 13 to 17 report using a social media platform, with more than
• But the reality is that the average age of sex trafficking... trafficking starts at the age of 12 and
• Services are available to youth through the age of 24.
• I was groomed at the age of 17 through 19, and as a result of that, I had a daughter.
• We've heard from our testifiers that we're seeing this happen in our state as young as age eight.

Bills: HF2779, HF1645, HF1885, HF1289, HF1534, HF2707, HF1675, HF3046

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• Her numerous accomplishments over the decades in office include fighting for the minimum wage for tipped
• decades in office include fighting for decades in office include fighting for the<00:03:56.959> minimum
• > wage<00:03:57.519> for<00:03:57.760> tipped<00:03:58.200> workers, the minimum
• wage for tipped workers, the minimum wage for tipped workers, increasing<00:03:59.680> penalties<
• ages and backgrounds<01:07:23.119> to<01:07:23.440> grow<01:07:23.680> knowledge

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <01:02:37.599> of are with young people under the age of are with young people under the age
• try to be the ones responsible for age try to be the ones responsible for age verifications<01:20
• control to zoning and to do local age control to zoning and to do local age verification<01:21:38.480
• their liking to conduct and enforce age their liking to conduct and enforce age verification<01:
• <01:37:19.360> insurance related to setting minimum insurance related to setting minimum insurance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Have we ever required minimum job requirements for any of the solar projects we've done for the last
• Have we ever required<00:35:34.720> uh<00:35:34.960> minimum<00:35:35.440> job<00
• uh minimum job requirements for any<00:35:37.040> of<00:35:37.119> the<00:35:37.280>
• I think the idea of sort of looking at some of these aging funds and seeing if they still meet their
• in the last that it's the industrial age in the last 170<02:03:04.239> years<02:03:04.480>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This amendment would increase the minimum time to file amendments from 48 hours to 72 hours.
• Stephen is survived by his children, Ava, age 18, Alex, age 16, and their loving mother, Lisa Montero

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate continued debate on a package of amendments to its rules, with many proposals focused on floor procedure, transparency, attendance, remote participation, and budget timing. Several amendments were debated at length, including changes to the dilatory timeline for laying matters on the table, reporting Senate procurements, electing Senate counsel, requiring best efforts for in-person attendance, identifying whether members vote remotely, and adjusting deadlines for budget documents and amendments. Most of the procedural and transparency amendments were rejected, while a few were adopted, including an amendment allowing another minority caucus member to call a caucus if the minority leader is absent, a change to the filing deadline for amendments on Thursday-dated bills, and a corrective amendment from Senator Lovely. An amendment to create a Senate Committee on Reproductive Rights and Freedom was also offered and supported in debate but was not adopted. The Senate also adopted amendments extending the time for members to receive the Senate Ways and Means General Appropriations Act from five to seven days and increasing the minimum filing time for budget amendments from 48 to 72 hours. Another amendment requiring a two-thirds roll call vote to continue past 10 p.m. was rejected, as were proposals related to remote-vote designation and shortening the late-session tabled-bill rule from 14 days to seven days. The chamber briefly recessed several times during the amendment process, and votes were taken both by roll call and by voice vote, with many amendments failing on recorded votes. The Senate paused to honor Brockton Fire Captain Stephen A. Montero, who died after a battle with occupational cancer. Senator Brady offered a motion that the Senate adjourn in his memory, and members observed a moment of silence. The Senate then completed its formal business, adopted an order to reconvene the following Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., and adjourned in memory of Captain Montero.

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• Okay, all our CTE programs have a minimum sequence. Most kids take more than those three courses.
• even lower, where students are exposed to the curriculum, they’re exposed to the jobs at such an early age
• And we already know we have an aging workforce.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Operators must have liability insurance that meets or liability insurance that meets or exceeds the minimum
• certification form for off-road vehicles, and the dealers must certify that the vehicles, regardless of age
• We had little kids with us all the way up to people my age, and I was the oldest one in the group.

Bills: HB352, HB366, SB272, SB296

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, HB366, Lakyn Canine Act, police dog, K9, K-9

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• At minimum, states must verify compliance with the work requirements both at application and renewal,
• As a reminder, the ACA Medicaid expansion eligibility group encompasses adults ages 19 to 65 who qualify
• parents, undocumented parents, not taking their documented kid to see their pediatrician during this age
• The ag industry benefits from having farm workers on Medi-Cal.
• We can't solely rely on the ag industry to cover farm workers.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the impacts of H.R. 1 on California’s Medi-Cal program and on community health effects from recent immigration enforcement actions. Committee leaders said H.R. 1 would sharply reduce federal funding, increase administrative burdens, and worsen access to care, especially for Medi-Cal enrollees, immigrant families, rural communities, and reproductive health patients. The second half of the hearing examined how ICE raids and related federal actions are creating fear, reducing clinic and emergency department use, and disrupting children’s access to schools and early childhood education. Department of Health Care Services Director Michelle Bass outlined the main H.R. 1 provisions affecting Medi-Cal: work requirements, semiannual eligibility redeterminations, shorter retroactive coverage, new cost-sharing, limits on provider taxes and state-directed payments, reduced federal support for emergency and lawful immigrant coverage, and a one-year ban on Medicaid funding for prohibited abortion providers. She estimated millions could lose coverage, with tens of billions of dollars in federal funding at risk. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California warned the defunding provision could force clinic closures, service reductions, and loss of access to family planning, STI testing, and cancer screenings. The California Hospital Association said the financing changes could cut hospital revenue by tens of billions over 10 years and threaten access, especially for rural and safety-net hospitals. The Western Center on Law and Poverty argued the law would increase churn, paperwork, and uninsured rates, disproportionately harming working adults and people experiencing homelessness. Committee members asked about implementation timelines, notification systems, administrative costs, the effect on immigrant eligibility, and whether California could delay or mitigate some provisions. Bass said the state was still assessing federal guidance, planning county and provider outreach, and exploring a possible delay for work requirements and a transition period for provider-tax changes. Members also discussed how state budget actions may need to be revisited in light of H.R. 1, and how California might preserve access through state-only funding or other policy changes. In the second panel, CHIRLA, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and the Children’s Partnership described the health consequences of immigration enforcement. Speakers said raids and data-sharing fears are causing anxiety, trauma, and avoidance of care, with Los Angeles County reporting declines in emergency, urgent care, and clinic visits after enforcement actions. The Children’s Partnership said school and early childhood absences are rising in some communities and that enforcement is undermining children’s emotional well-being and access to education. Members asked for more data and discussed possible state protections, telehealth, mobile care, and legal and policy responses to reduce fear and preserve access to health and education services.

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• So this policy change is important because at this time that the population is aging, there's a definite
• There are more families without children, and this means that a lot of aging Californians will be living
• And it's also in the interest of our master plan of aging. Thank you very much.
• We're also the only all-ages music venue that's alcohol-free in Sacramento, where young musicians can
• And these funds are used to support the Prop 98 minimum guarantee.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• legacy what we do now and the laws that we make is lasting and in this particular challenge of our age
• More than 90% of the workforce in Collin County is over the age of 25. holds a high school diploma and
• done a better job is our foster children, you know, and all too many times when those foster children age
• seawater, but also brackish water, but also focus on trying to replace many. of our infrastructure aging
• vision on this. it's very timely, because I may not be able to make a decision to make your 6 a.m. ag

Bills: SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 7, SB 8, SB 27, SB 29, SB 125, SB 241, SB 371, SB 396, SB 406, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 608, SB 617, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 707, SB 731, SB 732, SB 763, SB 779, SB 836, SB 854, SB 857, SB 875, SB 878, SB 879, SB 906, SB 920, SB 921, SB 922, SB 942, SB 965, SB 985, SB 996, SB 1029, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1084, SB 1098, SB 1101, SB 1185, SB 1188, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1366, SB 1388, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1563, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1619, SB 1737, SB 1738, SB 1741, SB 1816, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1939, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.