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• I believe the amendment mitigates any sort of impact that I know some are, that you're referring to.
• In fact, that last amendment that we put in place is really to try to mitigate any of that and really
• And this proposal removes that foundation and puts them at risk of complete collapse.
• There's too much at risk, and I will be voting now. Additional debate.
• Interested in having their property tax reduced, but they didn't understand all the risk.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And it's based on the underlying risk.
• And the in the rather than risk.
• ,<00:40:15.359> and structure, adding confusion, risk, and structure, adding confusion, risk
• strategies for our state to mitigate strategies for our state to mitigate shortages.<01:52:37.199
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Bills: HB20, HB2612, HB2404, HB2459, HB2194, HB1880, HB2284, HB1969, HB2458, HB1546, HB2161, HB1721, HB1641, HB2137, HB1782, HB2360, HB1965, HB1897, HB1513

Keywords: lava insurance, homeowners, insurance market, subsidy, Hawaii, mortgage, debt, secured transactions, real property, Hawaii Revised Statutes, cooperative associations, electric utility cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives, mutual help, food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 20, which would create a lava zone insurance subsidy/fund. The Insurance Division opposed the bill, arguing that lava zones 1 and 2 are the highest-risk areas, that a subsidy would not reduce the underlying risk or loss costs, that it could invite similar subsidy requests for other hazards, and that the bill may conflict with HICV by diverting funds from the CRF. Members discussed the lack of authorized homeowners insurance in those lava zones, the role of HPIA and the surplus market, and the difference between the proposed lava-zone subsidy and the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund. The chair noted 37 submitted testimonies in support and one in opposition, and the committee then moved on without taking a vote on HB 20 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 2612, relating to mortgages, which would clarify that a mortgage does not exist independently of the debt it secures and is not independently enforceable from that debt. The Hawaii Credit Union League and Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill, while several individuals testified in support, arguing it would restore Hawaii’s long-standing lien-state rule and prevent so-called “zombie mortgages” after the Hawaii Supreme Court’s White decision. Supporters said the bill would protect borrowers from delayed foreclosures and predatory lending practices, while opponents and the Insurance Division emphasized that foreclosure actions still require proof of standing and possession of the note, and that lenders generally pursue foreclosure without seeking deficiency judgments. Committee members questioned the Insurance Division about how the current market works, whether lenders could wait out the statute of limitations and then foreclose only on the mortgage, and whether equitable tolling or later defaults could allow refiling. The division said it is still trying to attract authorized insurers back into the lava-zone market, but has seen little progress. No vote or final action on HB 2612 was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Investing in these alternatives will help combat the mitigating factors that drive most crime, reducing
• Modern technology and advanced risk assessments provide opportunities today that didn't exist in the
• We must... ...nursing home to house low-risk elderly and ill people. We must break this mindset.
• These funds should be utilized and pushed for those types of programs to find these at-risk youth that
• And push for those types of programs to find these at-risk youth that need help and know that we care

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held a hybrid hearing covering public construction, business regulations, and honorary designations, with most of the discussion focused on two matters: a five-year moratorium on new jail and prison construction (S. 2114/H. 3422) and a bill designating June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day (S. 2152/H. 3305). The chair emphasized that the hearing was public, testimony would be recorded, and speakers should generally keep remarks to three minutes. Senator Comerford introduced the prison moratorium bill, saying it would pause new construction while allowing renovations, and Senator Friedman introduced the Tourette awareness bill and a separate Tuskegee Airmen commemoration measure, asking for favorable action on both honorary designations. A large portion of the hearing featured remote testimony from incarcerated people at MCI Framingham and MCI Shirley in support of the prison moratorium. Witnesses repeatedly argued that Massachusetts does not need a new women’s prison, that the incarcerated population is declining, and that funds would be better spent on mental health care, addiction treatment, vocational training, pre-release programming, housing, and repairs to existing facilities. Several speakers described poor conditions, limited programming, and the need to address trauma, domestic violence, and substance use as root causes of incarceration. One committee member responded to testimony by noting that incarceration numbers are going down, that the state is working on housing and workforce opportunities for people returning home, and that the committee wants to expand pathways to employment and reentry. The Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day bill drew testimony from the bill’s young sponsor, Owen Rosenthal, his parents, medical professionals, and advocates. They described Tourette syndrome as a misunderstood neurodevelopmental condition, said awareness would reduce stigma and improve diagnosis and support, and cited the need for education in schools, workplaces, and the medical community. The Tourette Association of America supported the bill, noting underdiagnosis, co-occurring conditions, pain, and mental health risks associated with Tourette syndrome. Committee members praised the youth advocates and asked that written testimony be submitted electronically. The hearing ended without any recorded votes or final committee action in the transcript provided.

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• their families, and ensure that the state Children, their families, and ensure that we are able to mitigate
• environments that may encounter these issues and help the staff and the department to manage and mitigate
• losing their children or ignore the danger and risk losing their children.
• losing their children or ignore in risk losing their children.
• In 2021, and risk losing their children.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Without broad-based digital literacy, innovation risks become an insider's game only, and it widens the
• This bill will mitigate these harms in two ways, regulating addictive feeds, as they're called in the
• So it puts this lifeline at risk.
• any potential risk that could harm the town legally.
• But no matter how much regulation we put in place, online risks won't go away.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held its second hearing on a large docket of technology, internet, cybersecurity, broadband, and media bills. Early testimony focused on community media funding legislation, with lawmakers and local access advocates arguing that as cable subscriptions decline and streaming grows, revenue tied to cable franchises no longer supports community television and PEG programming. Supporters said community media remains a key source of local news, government meeting coverage, and civic transparency as newspapers disappear or consolidate. A related bill on cable contract oversight also drew support, with testimony that the Department of Telecommunications and Cable is backlogged and should more actively review municipal-provider agreements and report its workload to the committee. Another major topic was a proposal to create a Massachusetts Innovation Fund for state IT modernization. The Alliance for Digital Innovation backed the bill, saying agencies need flexible upfront capital to replace outdated systems and improve cybersecurity, and pointing to the federal Technology Modernization Fund as a model. The witness noted that funding for the state program still needs to be identified. The committee also heard strong support for a bill requiring free broadband in public housing, with Rep. Emmela Goodwin and MAPC describing internet access as essential for jobs, school, telehealth, and civic participation. They said the digital divide in Massachusetts is driven largely by affordability rather than infrastructure, though questions were raised about costs, wiring, and whether all housing sites already have broadband access available at the curb. A substantial portion of the hearing centered on bills to limit addictive social media feeds for minors. Supporters, including lawmakers, parents, teens, and advocacy groups, argued that algorithmic feeds contribute to addiction, anxiety, body image problems, and other harms, and said the bills would restrict surveillance-based curation and overnight notifications while leaving search and followed accounts available. Opponents, including FIRE, CCIA, and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, argued the bills would require invasive age verification, threaten privacy and cybersecurity, burden adults’ anonymity, and likely face First Amendment challenges. They also warned the measures could disadvantage smaller businesses and may be unconstitutional based on recent court rulings in other states. The committee also heard support for blockchain-related bills creating a commission, a pilot program, and consumer education efforts, with testimony that Massachusetts has the talent but needs a coordinated state strategy. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• as much of a risk as those over 65.
• It would also leave children who cannot be immunized at risk. significant risk.
• Of course, but you have to weigh the risks: the risk of the vaccine versus the risk of the illness.
• Vulnerable individuals are at risk.
• So if a woman steps out of that low-risk mode and starts creeping into being high-risk...

Bills: HB3772, HB1656, HB4504, HB1896, HB4420, HB4421, HB4076, HB3708, HB2806, HB3540, HB1586, HB5459, HB4553, HB4535, HB3811, HB3749, HB4255, HB4051, HB5098, HB3554, HB4539, HB5274

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• wide range of responsibilities, including roads, bridges, taxes, safety, law enforcement, disaster mitigation
• we engaged commercial partners, and the response that we got was that there just wasn't enough de-risking
• and market analysis, and then basically identify what those gaps are in order to try and fully de-risk
• ... ...identify what those gaps are in order to try and fully de-risk salt cavern development for the
• And just like buying insurance, you've got to determine: do you anticipate a high enough risk in the

Keywords: 908, all

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• coming to work and how many times people were delayed, even just trying to get here, and how high risk
• This is the $10 million that you all appropriated for the fair plan slash mitigation.
• This is the $10 million that you all appropriated for the fair plan slash mitigation.
• Line 137 was $500,000 for intensive outreach for out-of-school and at-risk youth.
• Is that different than risk management? Why do they need a liability? So, Mr.

Summary: The Department of Public Safety presented its FY27 budget request, emphasizing three priorities: improving community engagement through a redesigned website and outreach, expanding statewide data and intelligence integration through intelligence-led policing, and improving emergency response and officer safety through fleet replacement, a driving track, and a requested helicopter. DPS said much of its increase is driven by rising health care premiums, and it is also seeking special appropriations for fleet replacement, the website rebuild, and an Honor Guard program created after the 2022 helicopter crash that killed four public servants. Members asked about vacancies, fleet costs, cybersecurity compliance, the real-time crime center, EV fleet participation, and the Metro DPS facility. DPS said its vacancy rate is about 9%, its fleet replacement needs are driven by mileage and condition, it is compliant with federal CJIS standards even though DoIT has raised concerns, the real-time crime center would be built as a regional model to complement Albuquerque’s center, and the Metro facility is moving toward a January groundbreaking. Committee members also discussed several DPS-related capital and IT requests, including the intelligence-led policing data lake, recurring maintenance for critical systems, and a $5.6 million reauthorization for state crime lab DNA backlog work and a $900,000 reauthorization for fingerprinting equipment. DPS explained that the website request is high because the current site must be rebuilt from scratch to support missing-person alerts, memorial updates, ADA compliance, and better communication with law enforcement and the public. Members also raised concerns about speed enforcement, construction-zone cameras, and whether EVs are practical for patrol use; DPS said it is not pursuing speed cameras and is only partially participating in the state EV initiative because patrol needs make full electrification difficult. The committee then received an LFC quarterly update on non-recurring appropriations from the 2025 General Appropriation Act. LFC reported that of the $1.4 billion appropriated in Section 5, $164 million had been expended and $333 million encumbered, leaving $897.4 million unspent, which is a slower pace than the prior year. Staff highlighted a number of reauthorization requests and slow-moving projects across agencies, including AOC cybersecurity funding, DFA housing and public safety grants, DoIT cybersecurity and higher education funds, EDD economic development and energy programs, OSI mitigation and malpractice funds, EMNRD energy and geothermal grants, Health Care Authority behavioral health-related appropriations, DPS crime lab and fingerprinting funds, PED career technical education and special education initiatives, and higher education loan repayment and technology funds. Members questioned why some large appropriations had little or no spending, discussed the need to monitor reauthorizations more closely, and asked for follow-up on several specific line items and project balances.

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• The City of Harris County all the way down to the Panhandle, because instead of focusing on flood mitigation
• This process of mid-decade redistricting, will it potentially put some Republican seats at risk?
• Security maps graded neighborhoods based on perceived risk and desirability for lending.
• time when the legislative work of the state should be about adequate flood relief and disaster mitigation
• But that shared strength is at risk, and the community is sliced up on a map, even though the proposed

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• These hearings underscored the serious risks posed by the federal funding reductions and the importance
• understanding of how do we balance compassion, care, and taking care of Californians, but also how do we risk
• that really allows us to be able to help to A budget that really allows us to be able to help to mitigate
• Today, any one of us who stands against tyranny faces the very real risk of arrest and prosecution on
• Trump... ...who stands against tyranny faces the very real risk of arrest and prosecution on trumped-up

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee heard opening remarks on the 2025 Budget Act, which will be amended into AB 101 and SB 101 for floor consideration. Committee leaders described the budget as a difficult compromise shaped by a $12 billion deficit, federal funding uncertainty, wildfire impacts, and rising out-year costs, while emphasizing a balance between compassion and fiscal responsibility. Each budget subcommittee chair then summarized major actions in their areas, including health care, human services, education, climate and transportation, housing and state administration, public safety, and oversight/transparency. Key policy items included delaying or narrowing some of the Governor’s proposed cuts, especially in Medi-Cal and other safety-net programs; preserving funding for dental care, women’s health, family planning, hospice, long-term care, IHSS, and services for undocumented Californians; and maintaining or expanding child care, foster care, food banks, and CalWORKs-related supports. Education actions included additional Proposition 98 settle-up, reduced deferrals, support for TK-12, teacher recruitment, literacy, mental health, preschool slots, and restored funding for UC and CSU. Other major items included housing and homelessness investments, wildfire and disaster response funding, transit loans and greenhouse gas reduction fund support, Proposition 36 and VOCA-related public safety funding, and oversight measures on federal impacts and state efficiency. Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst staff said the package makes some of the same savings moves as the May Revision but relies more on internal borrowing and fewer reductions, leaving a smaller reserve than the administration’s plan but still maintaining roughly $11 billion in the rainy day fund. Members from both parties largely supported the package while raising concerns about long-term sustainability, Medi-Cal costs, reserve use, and the need for future revenue and program review. The committee adopted the subcommittee actions by roll call, 18-6, with the roll held open for absent members and additional comments continuing after the vote.

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• The cancellation of the approved BRIC program hazard mitigation project applications from fiscal years
• Santa Cruz County will lose $11.2 million for wildfire mitigation projects.
• The individual possesses a serious risk to public safety.
• What it does is allows judges to weigh all the facts, including the severity of the offense, the risk
• AB 46 risks denying these individuals the opportunity for diversion programs that are better adept at

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• have been replaced with agency calculated child course at measure us for birth outcome such as low-risk
• The other 4 are updated and maintained by CMS and mathematic and include things like screening risk assessment
• And these are programs to improve health outcomes to Monroe lease with chronic conditions by mitigating
• purchasing as well as the amount really leading toward a value-based purchasing model that has both a risk

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• You mentioned that KWW itself says that if there's the risk of federal funds being withheld, that information
• You mentioned that KWW itself says that if there's the risk of federal funds being withheld, that information
• Department of Children, Youth, and Families to create a rapid response team to explore actions to mitigate
• families are choosing to make difficult decisions around self-deportation because they don't want to risk

Summary: The Tribal Relations Committee held a work session on the Keep Washington Working Act, hearing first from the Office of the Attorney General, then the Office of the Governor, and finally advocates from the ACLU of Washington, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and One America. The Attorney General’s office described the 2019 bipartisan law as limiting state and local involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement, emphasizing minimal data collection, privacy protections, definitions in the statute, model policies for agencies, and the role of court orders and federal funding exceptions. Committee members asked about consistency in legal guidance, possible federal challenges, and whether the law has been litigated in Washington or elsewhere; the office said it has not been challenged in Washington and cited similar laws in other states that have been upheld or dismissed in litigation. The governor’s office said the administration is implementing the law across agencies through case-by-case review of data-sharing requests, coordination with the Attorney General and privacy officials, and a new executive order creating an immigration sub-cabinet to improve agency coordination and community input. Officials said the state will continue to protect immigrant communities, avoid using state resources for civil immigration enforcement, and comply with federal funding requirements where necessary, citing Medicaid and other programs as examples. They also discussed recent court rulings in Washington that blocked federal grant conditions tied to immigration enforcement and said agencies are being trained to review data privacy and sharing practices. Advocates argued that Keep Washington Working is grounded in anti-commandeering principles and is meant to ensure state resources are used for state purposes, not federal immigration enforcement. They said the law helps immigrant communities trust police, schools, and public services, but warned that data sharing and aggressive federal enforcement are eroding that trust and harming families. The panelists described cases involving alleged unlawful local cooperation with federal immigration authorities, family separation, detention, and due process concerns, and suggested possible improvements such as stronger enforcement mechanisms, a private right of action, and broader limits on data sharing. No votes or formal actions were taken; the committee closed the hearing after members thanked the presenters and invited follow-up on implementation issues and potential legislative changes.

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• taxpayers in California who are required to remit payment via the electronic funds transfer system risk
• That said, there is a total disconnect between the violation, the risk to the state, the burden to the
• state... ...between the violation, the risk to the state, the burden to the state to actually have to
• It is imperative that the state find ways to mitigate financial burdens, promote increased production

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard a series of tax-related bills, with several measures referred to suspense and a few advancing. SB 284 would clarify Proposition 19 rules for inherited family homes in probate, including when the one-year residency clock starts and whether title consolidation among siblings triggers reassessment; supporters included the California Association of Realtors, while county assessors opposed the sibling-transfer language as creating ambiguity. The bill was sent to suspense. SB 863 was taken up on the consent calendar and passed 6-0 to the Assembly floor. SB 333 would let San Luis Obispo County voters consider raising a local tax rate limit to fund transportation projects; supporters said it would help the county become self-help for major road needs, while opponents argued it would make it easier to raise regressive sales taxes. The committee approved the bill 5-2, as amended with a five-year sunset. SB 376, which clarifies that charitable remainder trusts are not treated as incomplete gift non-grantor trusts for California income tax purposes, drew support from the California Lawyers Association and no opposition, and passed 5-2 to Appropriations as amended. The committee also heard SB 591, which would replace steep penalties for failing to use electronic funds transfer with fixed penalties of $100 for a first violation and $500 thereafter; supporters said current penalties can be excessive and out of proportion, and the bill was sent to suspense. SB 419 would partially exempt hydrogen fuel from the state sales and use tax while leaving the existing road fee in place; supporters said it would help hydrogen adoption and parity with other clean fuels, while one environmental group opposed unless amended, and the bill went to suspense. SB 587 proposed a state tax credit for local sales tax paid on manufacturing equipment to encourage investment and jobs; it had broad business support and no opposition, but was also sent to suspense. SB 710 would extend and update the property tax exclusion for solar installations, with broad support from clean energy and local government groups and some opposition from large energy consumers; it too was referred to suspense. Finally, SB 663 would extend deadlines and exemptions for wildfire victims and certain nonprofit and disabled veteran properties; it received support from assessors and committee members but was also sent to suspense for further work.

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• safety. by not funding Prop 36, which is the voters' priority, and underfunding critical wildland fire risk
• Otherwise, we risk becoming complicit in the very harm we have promised to protect them from.
• This budget SB 101 helps mitigate some of the likely harm that we will see from the big ugly bill.
• Valley who, as you heard, met with Californians who came in in wheelchairs. and on ventilators and at risk

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Office of Risk Management.
• Item number two, to integrate additional functionality to a risk risk management system is adopted.
• And item 3 mitigation specialist pipeline fellowship adopted at 150,000 Turning to page 17, this is the

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• there used to be virtual house that folks could go into to learn where they could click on that link risks
• and mitigating factors that were in these homes to help them better learn how to do investigations at
• of our referrals from djj, whether that's the since fence program where there is a concern for at-risk
• And we do specifically track youth were referred to the lrt process at risk of walk out and and work

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• ocean, where there's always those things, first, predators, pretty it for the oysters, we kind of mitigate
• more more more precise measure of applying nitrogen rather than having it broadcast and have a higher risk
• more likely to lose nitrogen with that water as it goes down through the soil profile and runs the risk
• it with plastic, then we might be able to to minimize the point in time when we have the greatest risk

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• When that is affected by drought, there is a risk that the law can be interpreted and take away your
• When that is affected by drought, there is a risk that the law can be interpreted and take away your
• Focusing on environmental protection also helps mitigate the impacts of climate change. safeguarding
• you don't define terms like health and environment, that creates uncertainty for businesses, and it risks

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• So that is in and of itself another issue, um, but I believe that there are ways to mitigate that.
• mothers and their children, enhanced standard of care within our correctional facilities, reduced risk
• of self-harm or suicide, risks already elevated in correctional settings.
• Early intervention improves emotional security and reduces the risk of developmental delays and attachment
• It gives us the dashboard we need to steer a practice that without this data risks running on autopilot