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• But a lot of laws, RSAs, when they have any law that applies to, like, lewdness or any type of adult
• law that applies to like lunness<00:11:45.680> or<00:11:46.519> any<00:11:46.760> type
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• of adult material lunness or any type of adult material pornography<00:11:48.279> something<00
• Paragraph B: upon such request, the superintendent shall schedule a meeting within 10 days.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That's the kind of impact that that type of closure has.
• So there's some backfill of these types of energy projects and renewable type projects.
• That type of infrastructure is crucial.
• Madam Chair, what type of...
• Annually, we've promoted a B to B or ranch to institutional market summit where our producers are suppliers

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• We don't know what type of harm they're doing to the body.
• In any type of hemp, is that correct? Yes, that's correct.
• What type of human capital do you need working in the lab?
• Do we not have a deceptive trade, any type of regulation in the state of Texas that prohibits this type
• A, C, B, D, V, C, B, G, and I can go down that list.

Bills: HB28, SB3, SB 3

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program

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• So I'm trying to understand what type of legislation might come out of this commission, as opposed to
• So I'm trying to understand what type of legislation might come out of this commission, as opposed to
• <02:29:05.920> of type of type of arrangement<02:29:07.680> I<02:29:07.840> have
• <05:12:48.520> uh person is a fringe type uh person is a fringe type uh candidate<05:12:50.638
• <05:17:49.920> of concerns related to this type of concerns related to this type of legislation

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Municipal and County Government Committee held public hearings on House Bill 471 and House Bill 373. HB 471 would create a temporary commission to study growth, traffic, planning, and land use issues in a group of southern New Hampshire towns, with possible recommendations on regional planning commission boundaries or coordination. Representative Perez said the bill was requested by Londonderry residents and local officials, and Eric Power of Brookline testified in support, saying the towns share corridor and development issues that cross regional planning commission lines. Several members questioned whether existing law already allows towns to form regional planning commissions under RSA 364:6, whether the bill should be broader, and whether the town list should include additional communities. The hearing closed with testimony counts reported as two in support and three opposed on remote sign-in, plus one opposed and one in support on the blue sheet. HB 373, sponsored by Representative Diane Powers, would revise RSA 41:11-a on town property leases. Powers said current law is too restrictive because leases over five years require repeated town votes, which she argued is impractical for long-term arrangements. She cited examples from Hampton and Brookline, including long-term road and property leases, and said she had found multiple similar cases. The bill would keep select board authority for leases under one year, allow a legislative body to authorize a specific longer lease by a three-fifths ballot vote, and preserve the existing five-year blanket leasing authority with a three-fifths vote, while keeping existing leases valid if authority is later rescinded. Eric Power testified in support, describing recurring lease renewals in Brookline and saying longer terms are needed for projects such as housing, cell towers, and solar arrays. Members asked about the change from a simple town vote to a three-fifths threshold and whether the bill duplicates existing mechanisms; Powers said the higher threshold was intended because the leases involve long-term commitments. No votes were taken during the hearing portion described.

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• AB 1078, Berman, firearms: do pass out on a B roll call.
• AB 1127, Gabriel, firearms: do pass out on a B roll call.
• AB 28, Chiavo, landfill fires: do pass on a B roll call.
• AB 1249, Wilson, Early Voting: do pass on a B roll call.
• That’s out on a B roll call.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 23, 2025 suspense hearing and opened by emphasizing the difficult budget environment, rising costs for constituents, and the need to make tough choices. The chair said many bills would be held, amended to reduce costs, or made two-year bills because the state could not afford broad program expansions this year. The committee also noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later that day. The committee then acted on a large suspense file, taking up hundreds of Assembly bills across topics including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, climate, water, transportation, elections, and technology. Many bills were held in committee, while many others were approved with cost-saving, clarifying, or author’s amendments. Examples included measures on CalABLE, Covered California enrollment, wildfire and insurance issues, reproductive health, school and college programs, prison and juvenile justice matters, AI and data privacy, and local government and utility regulation. Several bills were converted to two-year bills to continue discussion. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly voted on bills by A roll call or B roll call, often with Republicans not voting on amended measures. Some bills were advanced with notable amendments, such as narrowing scope, removing appropriations, delaying implementation, or striking costly provisions. The committee also approved a number of committee bills and omnibus measures, including emergency management, judiciary, insurance, and water-related bills. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved 435 bills to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass as amended, and adjourned the meeting.

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• the list, but it's mostly Northeast New Mexico, which I think would be a perfect partner for this type
• Our problem is we're a big state, and that point A to point B in a lot of our communities is just too
• And it was, how are we tapping into to systems, these types of systems.
• So all these are natural to what we're already faced with, and in this type of system, wastewater flows
• So I would suggest that we look into these as we're looking into what type of.

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• of entities certain for certain types of entities certain types<00:37:46.560> of<00:37:46.720
• <00:39:10.480> of this language would create a type of this language would create a type of
• I must be typing something wrong.
• We have different types of people doing different types of projects, and if we call them all customer
• well Justified we have different types well Justified we have different types of<01:41:47.159>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• or not to file a bill, what the bill may look like, or what amendments they may want to do to any type
• Who was just told to write something to get the governor to do this, just type something out.
• It was Henry B.
• Supreme Court when it discusses these types of districts.
• From then on, about twice a year, Congressman Doggett was at the H-E-B for me to talk to.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• There are no federal requirements for this type of facility need review to open new facilities.
• It is every provider type out there. So it would include the Department of Health.
• They can get those types of drugs.
• It looks like there's some type of collaborative thing you're trying to set up here.
• What type of medicines would you see yourself ordering? Are you meaning prescription medications?

Summary: The committee first heard and favorably reported SB 255, which expands eligibility for psychosocial rehabilitation services by adding health sciences and therapeutic recreation degrees to the list of acceptable educational backgrounds. Supporters said the change would help address workforce shortages and improve access in rural areas. SB 314 was then reported favorably; it cleans up prior law so a limited scope certified social worker license can still be used for community psychiatric support and treatment services even if the application is filed after the CSW license has expired, rather than being barred by a timing restriction. The committee next took up several bills by Chairman McMath. SB 26, which repeals facility need review requirements for opioid treatment programs, was reported favorably after members and witnesses said Louisiana has too few OTPs and that removing the review would improve access, especially in rural areas. SB 29, requiring review and reporting of a child’s immunization records in certain unexpected death autopsies, was reported favorably despite questions about whether the bill should refer more broadly to medical records; supporters said the data could help evaluate vaccine-related concerns, while opponents raised concerns about singling out immunizations. SB 30, dealing with telehealth for obesity/weight management, was amended and reported favorably; the committee adopted technical amendments and a conceptual amendment replacing “metabolic condition” with “weight management services,” while witnesses debated patient safety, board authority, and whether the bill should limit agencies’ ability to restrict telehealth in the future. The committee also reported favorably SB 219, which creates an Office of Health and Nutrition within LDH. Supporters from the department, the Alzheimer’s Association, and Pennington Biomedical said the office would strengthen coordination on nutrition, physical activity, and brain health, and cited high Alzheimer’s costs and prevalence in Louisiana. SB 222, which streamlines Medicaid behavioral health administrative requirements and expands telehealth for psychosocial rehabilitation, was reported favorably with amendments after supporters described workforce and rural access barriers. SB 195, the “Danny’s Dose EMS Treatment Act,” was reported favorably; it would allow EMS personnel to administer a patient’s own prescribed time-critical medication in emergencies, and testimony from a parent and physician described life-threatening delays under current practice. The committee also adopted SCR 2, updating hospital architectural standards to the most recent Facility Guidelines Institute edition, and SCR 22, requesting a more detailed legislative auditor report on opioid settlement expenditures; members said they wanted clearer outcome data and planned to refine the language before floor debate. Finally, HB 1093 on naturopathic medicine was introduced and heavily amended, with the bill shifted under LSBME oversight and a large set of changes discussed, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Uh, we have two types of canker, uh, mostly affects citrus.
• Um, all types of invasive plants, all types of invasive, uh, diseases.
• Which is a shower in, shower out type facility that prevents the escape of the fly.
• Us to do the type of research that needs to be done on the fly to keep us from being in this position
• Over 70% of those deer are consuming supplemental feed of some type.

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• >> Really, it depends on um on the type of job.
• > on<00:08:48.080> um<00:08:48.480> on<00:08:48.720> the<00:08:48.959> type
• >> that also varies um if we the other type >> that also varies um if we the other type
• already in law and b why did the<00:30:38.960> departments<00:30:40.320> change<00:30:
• <01:29:47.840> Um various types. So that's promising. Um various types.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Labor held an informational briefing on August 22, 2025, to receive an update from DEH on statewide recruitment efforts aimed at reducing vacancies across state departments. Director Hashimoto, joined by DEH staff, presented on two hiring initiatives: Wikiwiki Hire and Operation Hire Hawaii. The committee focused on how each program works, how quickly applications are screened and referred, and how the programs differ from standard recruitment procedures. For Wikiwiki Hire, DEH described it as an accelerated recruitment pathway used mainly for classes with multiple vacancies. DEH screens applications every two weeks, then sends qualified applicants a list of participating departments and recruiter contact information so applicants and departments can connect directly. Committee members asked about effectiveness data, timelines, and whether the process aligns with the merit principle. DEH said the program is intended to speed hiring, that departments are not required to interview every person on a list, and that applicants can be hired as vacancies are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so long as all qualified applicants have the same opportunity. DEH also said it could provide data later and that it is working through a backlog of screenings. The committee then discussed Operation Hire Hawaii, an executive-order-based hiring effort launched in February to expedite hiring, including for displaced federal workers but open to all applicants. DEH reported more than 6,000 applications, 127 recruitments, 81 closed recruitments, and 142 hires, with a goal of conditional offers within two weeks. DEH said it turns applications around daily, while departments do the initial screening, interviews, and hiring decisions, with DEH completing final qualification screening and suitability checks at the end. Members asked about the program’s duration, its low conversion rate, and what happens to applicants who are not hired; DEH said it can refer qualified applicants to other vacancies and that the pilot was originally intended to run about a year, with possible extension if departments want it to continue.

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• Subsection B addresses non-compete provisions in contracts with health care providers.
• This section voids certain types of restrictive clauses, including geographic or time-based restrictions
• of other types of property.
• That's in 4112 other types of property.
• Subsection B speaks to immigration resources and support.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional by former member Jason Lorber, who spoke humorously about the difference between asking questions and making statements, urging members to be direct and add value in deliberation. The chamber then took up several resolutions: JRH 11, urging Congress to enact the National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025, was read and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development; JRS 51, setting weekend adjournment for May 1, 2026, was adopted in concurrence; and H.C.R. 261 was read, recognizing May 2026 as Older Americans Month and designating May 6, 2026 as Age Strong Vermont Day. Members also used announcements to welcome guests and highlight events, including the Age Strong Vermont initiative, a former member’s return, visitors connected to psychedelic medicine advocacy, an art social, fisheries and trout-in-the-classroom guests, a legislative intern, and a reminder about the May 16 NAMI walk. The House then took up Senate Bill 230, an omnibus labor measure relating to fair employment practices. The committee explanation described technical clarifications to parental and family leave for full-time teachers, expansion of protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, removal of outdated statutory language on mandatory retirement for tenured faculty, and clarification that elected and appointed municipal officers are not employees for minimum wage and overtime purposes. The main new policy in section 3B would prohibit non-compete agreements for non-exempt employees, with an exception for collective bargaining agreements, and would restrict certain non-compete and related clauses in health care provider contracts while preserving continuity of care and excluding non-clinical business support services. The committee reported extensive testimony and voted 11-0-0 to recommend the bill favorably with amendment; the House agreed to propose the amendment to the Senate and ordered third reading. The House also began consideration of Senate Bill 179, updating Vermont’s Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act. The committee presentation explained that the bill would eliminate the current 9-month deadline for disclaimers, reflecting changes in federal tax law and the much larger modern estate and gift tax exclusion, and would modernize the statute in several ways. Proposed changes include clearer rules for jointly held property, allowing pre-death disclaimers, authorizing trustees and parents in limited circumstances to disclaim on behalf of trusts or minor children, permitting disclaimers by proxy for infirm persons, clarifying partial disclaimers and entity disclaimers, improving delivery rules for non-real-estate property, and specifying that a disclaimer is not a transfer for transfer-tax purposes. The bill was described as a response to outdated law in light of an impending large intergenerational wealth transfer, and the House proceeded with second reading discussion.

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• in which these vegetations are, so the County Fire Chiefs could ask for help from people with that type
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Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 534, a measure concerning development in Kakaʻako Makai involving the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The chairs explained that the hearing was decision-making only and no testimony would be accepted, though members could ask clarifying questions. The chair outlined amendments to clarify HCDA’s approval process, require an environmental impact statement before residential development proposals are submitted, require Department of Health documentation on hazardous substances, and specify that only OHA-owned parcels would be eligible for certain residential development with a 400-foot height limit and maximum floor area ratio of 10.0. The amendments also addressed affordability, owner-occupancy, association fees, and a special fund, while noting Attorney General concerns that the fee could be construed as a tax and suggesting further review by Judiciary and Ways and Means. Members discussed the affordability threshold, with one senator suggesting 160% AMI instead of 140% due to high housing costs and concern that essential workers could be priced out. Others raised concerns about Native Hawaiian affordability, the long-term effect of perpetuity restrictions, and whether the process would protect OHA’s interests. An HCDA representative said 140% AMI was used in existing reserve housing rules and that lower thresholds could make development economically infeasible. OHA and other supporters said the proposal was still early in planning and emphasized the need for public hearings, community input, and compliance with environmental and remediation standards. The committees voted to pass SB 534 with amendments: Water and Land approved it 4-1, and Hawaiian Affairs also adopted the chair’s recommendation, with one member excused and one voting no. The meeting then moved to SB 3, relating to water resource management. The bill would authorize the Commission on Water Resource Management to retain independent legal counsel, create an executive director position, allow challenges to emergency orders under certain conditions, establish fines for water use offenses, and revise emergency and shortage declaration procedures; Red Hill-related provisions were noted as removed from this version. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DLNR, the Board of Water Supply, OHA, and Sierra Club, with OHA stressing the measure’s importance to Native Hawaiian water rights and past litigation. A Department of Hawaiian Home Lands representative supported the bill with amendments and recommended explicit language directing the commission chair or designee to advocate for water rights and reservations for homelands. The chair indicated the committees would use the prior Senate-passed version as the basis for further action, and the discussion then moved on to SB 130, a search-and-rescue reimbursement bill.

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• I guess, to me, when you need insurance the most, when it is the most critical, the most expensive type
• , be something that I think would be preferable in my mind instead of major cost shifts within the type
• I guess, to me, when you need insurance the most, when it is the most critical, the most expensive type
• And that type of employee in the state system is one that's highly trained, probably highly efficient
• So that is the amendment to the fiscal impact on B.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to consider four policy bills and discussed a possible later return to handle DOCR amendments and budget work. They first took up HB 1327, funding for the Agricultural Diversification and Development Fund, and adopted an amendment striking language that would have capped up to $10 million for agricultural infrastructure grants to political subdivisions. The bill was then passed as amended on a 22-0 vote, with Rep. Belts assigned as carrier. Next, the committee considered SB 2256, the Research Technology Park grant. Rep. Stemen offered an amendment reducing the appropriation amounts from the original figures to $10 million and $5 million levels, citing available funding; the amendment passed 19-3. The bill then passed as amended 22-0, and Rep. Stemen agreed to carry it. The committee then debated SB 2093, which combined a retired peace officers/surviving spouses benefit with an added income tax reduction. Rep. Munson moved to remove the income tax portion, and the committee agreed 17-4. The remaining peace officer benefit portion was then passed as amended 21-0, with Rep. Kempenich carrying it. Finally, the committee considered HB 2160, changing the state health plan from grandfathered to non-grandfathered status. Members discussed cost shifting, employee retention, out-of-pocket exposure, and the updated fiscal note; the committee adopted an amendment updating the appropriation figures to match the current PERS/Deloitte analysis, then passed the bill as amended 15-7-1, with Rep. Worry originally the carrier.

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• And on page 2, line 21, we have a technical amendment: Paragraph E will become Paragraph B.
• , and as funding is recognized, we're able to allocate and secure some funding for this particular type
• So those types of housekeeping things Initially, they will have to come up with a symbol or something
• So those types of housekeeping things would be done on the front end.
• Representative Cruz, are you creating some type of monopoly? No, I'm not.

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 350, which would extend the grade levels at Ecole Pointe-au-Chien from fourth through eighth grade. The sponsor and several members emphasized the school’s importance to Terrebonne Parish, French immersion, and school choice. An amendment was adopted making the bill subject to appropriation, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Members then approved House Bill 749, which authorizes the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority to contract with a program manager for certain savings programs, including ABLE, START, and START K-12, in response to a prior cyber incident and to improve security and customer service. An amendment simplified the bill’s effective-date language so provisions would take effect upon execution of the contract. The bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee also advanced House Bill 979 to increase the survivor benefit for law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty from $250,000 to $350,000. Testimony from the governor’s office said the increase could be covered within existing appropriations and that the amount was consistent with inflation since the benefit was last set. The bill was reported favorably. Later, House Bill 42 creating a phased retirement option for public post-secondary employees in the Teachers’ Retirement System was reported favorably, and House Bill 205 to allow local clerks of court to supplement election commissioner pay by up to $100 per election was also reported favorably after extensive testimony about staffing shortages and stagnant pay. The committee additionally reported favorably House Bill 12 extending survivor benefits to reserve officers killed in the line of duty, and House Bill 324 on judicial salaries, after amending it to remove future COLA provisions and leave only the permanent stipend increase.

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• A medical director who refuses to cover drugs that will permit a male to excrete some type of chemical
• Welfare and Institutions Code Section 361.5(b)(12), the bypass provision.
• We also believe that it's against public policy and case law, where we try to promote these types of
• AB 2371 streamlines the local permitting process to allow specified types of business owners.
• They have a remediation period, consistent with most types of code enforcement.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• That's out on a B-roll call.
• That's out on a B roll call.
• That is out on a B roll call. AB 785.
• That's out on a B roll call. 1249.
• That's out on a B roll call.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• My name is Laura Bowler, and I'm a hair stylist, makeup artist, owner, and founder of Laura B Beauty
• we had to bring the number that got B we had to bring the number down<00:24:57.240> and<00:24:
• So then it would take you to a page that would explain more in depth the different types of fraud.
• different types of things.
• <00:51:00.680> of more in depth the different types of more in depth the different types of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have the B Line under construction, we have the A, C, and D under operation, and we have a number
• systems<00:03:36.599> we<00:03:36.879> have<00:03:37.280> the<00:03:37.439> B<
• /c><00:03:37.799> line<00:03:38.200> under systems we have the B line under systems we
• have the B line under construction<00:03:39.920> uh<00:03:40.080> we<00:03:40.280> have
• In addition to our diverse asset types, our assets are extensive and geographically dispersed across

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It just extends the strong ones we already have to another type of emergency.
• And we know that Just extends the strong ones we already have to another type of emergency.
• That is with a B, $9 billion.
• My name is Maria B. Cerra, and I support SB 1203, too. Thank you.
• Many Penal Code sections address the possibility of this type of criminal behavior.

Keywords: 988, house, all