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• Sections two and three field trip.
• And then sections 8, 9, and 10 are part of the criminal code, with section 8 defining the term pattern
• Um, section 9 establishes the grooming offense, and section 10 establishes the criminal penalties for
• c> seven<00:04:25.840> um<00:04:26.560> uh Sections five, six, and seven um uh Sections
• the<00:04:48.240> grooming Um section 9 establishes the grooming Um section 9 establishes

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• section 363A.08? section 363A.08?
• You don’t actually amend any of the operative section.
• You don’t actually amend any of the operative section.
• It is the public policy section of the statute.
• . sections. sections.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House debated Representative Hicks’ motion to place Senate File 3210 first on the calendar for the next day. Hicks said the bill, which concerns disability accommodations, had been on the general register since March 9 and had passed the Senate 46-18. Supporters argued it would strengthen the process for requesting accommodations and should be heard on the floor without further delay. Representative Niska opposed the motion, arguing the bill was poorly drafted, had not received enough committee work, and could create ambiguity in the Minnesota Human Rights Act. He focused on the bill’s use of “may” in describing failure to engage in the accommodation process and questioned how the proposal would affect existing law in employment, housing, public accommodations, and education. Hicks responded that the bill addresses the process for reasonable accommodations, not the underlying accommodation standards, and said disability advocates and the Department of Human Rights supported the language. Several members spoke in favor of calendaring the bill, emphasizing that it was bipartisan, had already moved through committee, and was important to people with disabilities. Some supporters described the accommodation process as difficult and said the bill would help ensure good-faith engagement between employers and individuals seeking accommodations. The exchange ended with the motion still under debate, with members indicating the bill would likely be taken up on the floor the following day.

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• highlight and flag it for you in section highlight and flag it for you in section six<00:21:54.240
• the rulem section the rulem section Um<00:27:07.679> this<00:27:08.159> this<00:27
• Uh, the first section is a civil liability section.
• Uh, the first section is a civil liability<00:46:45.680> section.
• <00:47:16.720> of<00:47:16.960> this section and the third section of this section

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This bill relocates a large portion of municipal enforcement of the building and fire code from one section
• <00:15:45.880> created<00:15:46.400> statute sections of the newly created statute
• So section 29 on it had grant a permit or this one gets rid of that permit one. on grant a.
• So<00:18:19.560> section<00:18:19.880> 29<00:18:20.440> on<00:18:20.680>
• It<00:18:20.880> had So section 29 on It had So section 29 on It had It<00:18:22.240>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Conference Committee on House Bill 244 met to resolve remaining drafting issues in the bill updating and recodifying municipal enforcement of building and fire codes. The chair explained that the measure is largely a technical recodification, moving statutory references and correcting broken cross-references after review by the subcommittee, the Senate, AI-assisted checking, and the Building Code Review Board. Members emphasized that Amendment 2026-1923H contains no policy changes, only reference updates and language cleanup to ensure the bill points to the correct current RSA sections. The committee then discussed a few specific drafting questions, including a reference on page one and language on page two concerning the phrase “remove the prohibition on a building permit.” Some members questioned whether that wording should instead describe a variance or exception, but the chair and Representative Darji explained that the language is intended to allow an applicant to return to the zoning board to remove a prohibition attached to a specific building permit, not to broadly eliminate the underlying rule. The committee also noted a corrected reference to current statutory language because the underlying law had changed since the bill was introduced. After the explanation, the House receded from its position of non-concurrence and concurred with the Senate amendment as further amended by 2026-1923H. Members agreed to place the measure on the House consent calendar, and the committee adjourned.

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• And so, I would have voted ought to pass if we had removed section one.
• But, um, because the motion is to include section one, I will be voting no. Thank you.
• section one. section one.
• <00:13:29.560> I the motion is to include section one.
• I the motion is to include section one.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We then follow that immediately by saying, "Nothing in this section limits application of section 13.43
• We then follow that immediately by saying, "Nothing in this section limits application of section 13.43
• :45:53.920> subdivision application of section 13.43 subdivision application of section 13.43
• Thank you, Commissioner, for joining us. section uh 13.43, subdivision 19, section uh 13.43, subdivision
• may be able to speak to this section? may be able to speak to this section?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• includes clarifications as to applicable code sections.
• The bill also repeals obsolete code sections that were effective only until June 30, 2022.
• I'm sorry, your amendment is to strike subsection C from what section?
• Senator from Marion: The first section in the bill, which is 33-30-6. Senator: Yes, sir.
• Counsel: We would strike subsection C of section six. Chair: Okay, how's that effectively?

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• To begin with, if you have your copy of the committee sub out on section five, Sorry, Mr. Chairman.
• uh with within that uh that a section uh with within that uh that aspect<00:03:12.239> of<00:
• Also in section five, uh any bill.
• Also on U section 17, it facility.
• And then uh finally section 26 is that.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and took up Senate Bill 125, sponsored by Sen. Danny Carroll, which would create a structure for evaluating and placing juveniles with acute mental illness, including a continuum of care and a process for resolving placement disputes between the Justice Cabinet and Juvenile Justice Cabinet through a judge. The committee adopted a committee substitute before hearing the bill. Carroll described several changes in the substitute, including removing language that would have made juvenile information nonconfidential in certain lawsuits, requiring public escape information to be removed once a juvenile is returned to custody, clarifying escape charges for juveniles absent without leave, and revising language about when hospitals may discharge high-acuity youth until a new facility is built. Carroll and Justice Cabinet officials Mona Wamik and Dr. Clark Lester argued that Kentucky needs a secure high-acuity mental health facility for violent juveniles because detention centers are not equipped to provide psychiatric treatment, private hospitals often refuse these youth, and current staff cannot administer the level of care needed, including intramuscular medication. They also said the bill would support two new female detention centers to help return DJJ to a regional detention model. Carroll cited prior juvenile detention crises, ongoing lawsuits, and a Department of Justice investigation, saying the bill could affect whether Kentucky faces a consent decree. Wamik said the proposed high-acuity facility would serve youth clinically assessed as needing secure treatment and would be designed to balance security with clinical care. Senators asked about how the bill would apply to a violent 14-year-old, whether the facility would simply isolate dangerous youth, what clinical care DJJ can currently provide, and staffing and cost estimates. Carroll said the bill would not change criminal accountability but would apply only if a youth were found to be severely mentally ill and need treatment placement. Dr. Lester said DJJ currently can provide only oral psychiatric medication and cannot administer intramuscular injections or the physical holds needed for acute psychiatric treatment. Cabinet staff said staffing would need to be higher than in a standard detention setting and estimated annual operating costs for the high-acuity facility at about $12 million, compared with about $8 million for a regular juvenile detention facility. No vote on final passage was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Greg Black, Florida, Nonprofit Alliance, waiving in support, and Doug Bell, business law section.
• So as you look back, ...against a county or municipality that violates the section.
• This one has not gone through the rigorous work of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar.
• This one has not gone through the rigorous work of the family law section of the Florida Bar.
• And I would point everybody to Section 3.

Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility to certain contaminated or brownfield properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added adjacency and density/intensity limits, and excluded agricultural land, park land, land outside the urban growth boundary, and land near military installations. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote, with limited support and opposition noted in waived appearance forms. Members then took up CS/CS/SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators. The strike-all added public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided: proponents argued the bill would help protect children and law enforcement, while opponents, including treatment experts and homelessness advocates, said there was no empirical evidence the restrictions reduce abuse and warned of retroactive punishment and increased homelessness. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 8-1. The committee also approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstates to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses and clarifying exclusions for protected areas. Opponents argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive plans, while supporters framed it as a property-rights measure; the bill was reported favorably 10-0. SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a technical update to nonprofit law modeled on prior for-profit corporate revisions, also passed unanimously after supportive waived testimony. Later, the committee approved SB 1338 on charitable giving, which creates a donor remedy for endowment restrictions and limits state reporting burdens on certain regulated or exempt organizations; members discussed cy pres and the sponsor said further changes would be worked out later. CS/SB 532 on court fees was amended to let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than half, with supporters saying clerks have been underfunded for years; it passed 10-0. The committee also favorably reported SB 218 on land use regulations, which restores normal land-use authority to counties not affected by recent hurricanes, and CS/SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability, which creates a presumption against liability for entities that comply with cybersecurity frameworks and reporting requirements; the cybersecurity bill drew concerns about retroactivity and the adequacy of compliance incentives but passed 9-2.

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• 6—speak at Section 6—but anyway, reauthorizations, we're going back, Mr.
• This bill to help correct it and make it a better bill deletes all of Section E on page four.
• Section E.
• Section E or most, yeah, all of Section E. Is that correct? Yes, Mr. Speaker and gentlelady.
• All of Section E. So, Mr.

Bills: HB111, HJR1, HB61, HB8, HB30, HB43, HB156, HJM2, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB70, SB3, HJM3

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• The sections I have deal with...
• A fourth offense would be a fourth offense, not a third offense, and that's in sections 12 and 13.
• And the last section I have, Chair, and thank you so much, is regarding a blood alcohol content.
• Our opposition today is specific and limited to Section 12-1B, which extends the mandatory jail time
• I think it's Rule 54, Section 7. Rule 57, Section 4. I was trying to pretend. Rule 57, Section 4.

Bills: SB60, SB85, SB323, SB309, SB465

Keywords: elderly, vulnerable persons, criminal penalties, theft, civil penalties, criminal justice reform, traffic stops, law enforcement, data recording, public safety, racial profiling, SB323, Nevada, Department of Corrections, offenders, inmates, incarcerated people, prison phone calls, free phone calls, family communication

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• Brad Parsons, Fishery Section Manager for the Minnesota DNR.
• I'm a section manager within the Division of Ecological and Water Resources.
• This year, the lands bill has seven sections.
• This year, the lands bill has seven sections.
• Public Water by private sale and section Public Water by private sale and section six<01:02:41.480>

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• Section 56 of the bill allowed that. Yep, absolutely.
• Turn to section 2 on the next page.
• **Greg Owens.** Turn to section 2 on the next page.
• **Greg Owens.** Section 3a on page 6 lists the premium rates.
• Section 3B provides information...

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• there's section 314 315 and 316. there's section 314 315 and 316.
• And so if there's a section where they have a children's and a non-children's section, they'll have to
• put it into the adult section.
• So, we can't remove that book from the young adult section and put it in the adult section and prevent
• prevent<00:33:39.120> a in the adult section and pre prevent a in the adult section and pre

Keywords: 916, all

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• further in Section 46 and then 49 through 51.
• So I just wanted to mention an overview of that section.
• We have a few other uh of that section.
• It would be in section five, I believe, in article one, section six.
• statutory effective date for any section statutory effective date for any section in<00:58:33.200

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• with a new section.
• with a new section.
• with a new section.
• with a new section.
• <00:59:40.680> is<00:59:40.839> to new section and this new section is to new section

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on House Bill 619, which would appropriate $1 million to the Solid Waste Management Fund for matching grants to municipalities and businesses for waste diversion projects, with 50% of the money prioritized for food waste diversion. Representative Karen Ebel, the sponsor, said the fund would help New Hampshire meet its solid waste diversion goals, preserve landfill capacity, and support composting, recycling, and related local business activity. She cited New London’s composting program as an example, saying 172 families participated and 32 tons of food waste were diverted in 2024, reducing tipping and trucking costs. Committee members asked about possible alternative funding sources, including a surcharge on landfill tipping fees. Ebel said many other states use such surcharges to fund recycling and solid waste programs, while New Hampshire relies on general funds. She also said the current fund balance was about $900,000 because some money had been used for staffing, and that the grant program was still in rulemaking. Questions also focused on how household composting works and whether municipalities could generate revenue from compost; Ebel said participation is optional, most programs use buckets and transfer stations, and the main benefit is cost savings from reduced disposal rather than compost sales. Testimony in support came from the New Hampshire Municipal Association and the Northeast Resource Recovery Association. Both said municipalities are interested in food waste diversion and composting, that these programs can reduce long-term disposal costs and property tax pressure, and that there is growing demand for technical assistance and grant support. The Northeast Resource Recovery Association said food waste makes up about 24% of municipal and business waste, that fewer than two dozen communities and fewer than two dozen businesses currently offer such services, and that a City of Lebanon pilot program saw about 30% savings by composting on site. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but is working on rulemaking for the grant program and expects strong interest from municipalities, private composters, farmers, and anaerobic digester operators. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• We're in Section B. This is various temporary appropriation requests. B1 is the first item.
• We're in the next section. This is Section C.
• We're in Section E.
• We're in Section F. This is a cash fund appropriation request.
• We're in Section I. These are methods of finance. There are three items.

Summary: The committee considered and approved several temporary appropriation requests in Section B, including spending authority for the Court of Appeals to pay appointed counsel in criminal appeals, Commerce/Aeronautics airport and aviation grants, and Insurance Department items for workers’ compensation benefits and premium tax refunds. It also approved ARPA-related requests in Section C to return unused federal funds from DHS aging, mental health, substance abuse, and Older Americans Act grants. In Section D, the committee reviewed and approved Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests, including Agriculture grants for wildfire preparedness and forestry capacity, a large Commerce broadband BEAD request, environmental recycling-related reallocations, and Oil and Gas Commission grants for facility repairs and sample preservation. Members questioned the broadband program’s audit process and performance safeguards; the State Broadband Director said the funds are federal, subject to audits, and payments are released only after engineering certification of completed work. The committee also approved DHS reallocations in Section E, including major transfers within Medical Services from hospital medical appropriations to private and public nursing home lines, as well as transfers for children and family services, developmental disabilities, and youth services. The committee then reviewed cash fund requests, miscellaneous federal grants, pay plan and performance fund transfers, methods of finance, and a large set of contracts. A Northwest Arkansas Community College official explained storm-damage repairs and insurance settlement issues, and DHS explained its hospital medical transfer was moving excess appropriation rather than cash. Members also questioned several UAPB tobacco prevention subgrants, especially arts-based outreach, and asked for more data on effectiveness; the committee later voted to expunge and re-refer the J-2 item for further review at a later ALC meeting. Additional discussion covered a DEQ grant to Free Geek of Arkansas for e-waste recycling, a UAPB tobacco program, and various contracts for universities, DHS services, corrections, and public safety. The meeting ended with reports filed for information and a brief member comment thanking others for concern after a tornado in Stone County; no one was injured.

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• We're going to start with Section B, various temporary appropriation requests.
• We're in the next section. This is Section C, the American Rescue Plan Act appropriation requests.
• That means to Section E. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We're in Section E.
• We're in Section E.
• We're in Section F. This is a cash fund appropriation request.

Summary: The committee heard a series of appropriation requests and contract reviews across multiple sections. In Section B, members approved temporary appropriations for the Court of Appeals, Commerce/Aeronautics, and Insurance-related payments and refunds. Section C ARPA requests from DHS were approved to return unused federal funds. Section D infrastructure-related appropriations, including wildfire preparedness, broadband BEAD funding, forestry support, recycling, and oil and gas sample preservation, were approved after questions about broadband audit controls and performance safeguards. Section E DHS reallocations were approved, including large transfers within Medical Services from hospital medical to private and public nursing home lines, along with smaller transfers for children and family services, developmental disabilities, and youth services; members asked about the source and purpose of the medical services transfer. Sections F and G were reviewed, covering cash fund requests, federal grants, and miscellaneous grants, including community college storm repairs, corrections commissary and maintenance, 911 enhancements, maternal health, disability determinations, state police equipment, digital newspaper archiving, and CDL data improvements. In Section H, the committee reviewed pay plan appropriations and performance fund transfers tied to the new Class and Comp pay plan. Section I reviewed three methods of finance for UA Little Rock, UAMS, and the University of Arkansas system. In Section J, the committee reviewed discretionary grants, including a $1.4 million HIV services grant and nine tobacco prevention subgrants through UAPB. Members questioned the effectiveness, metrics, and addresses of some tobacco-cessation arts-based grantees, especially Arts Absolutely Inc.; after discussion, Representative Kavanaugh moved to expunge the vote on J2 and refer it back for review at a later ALC meeting, and that motion passed. J3, a Department of Energy and Environment grant for propane safety training and e-waste recycling services, was then reviewed. The committee also reviewed contracts in Section K. K-1 ratified emergency management nuclear planning work performed during a transition between agencies. K-2 construction contracts included architectural and engineering services for corrections, National Park College signage, a Razorback Road parking facility, and UAMS cyclotron installation. K-3 intergovernmental contracts covered health, education, autism waiver, stroke, newborn screening, Medicaid evidence review, and radiation testing services. K-4 out-of-state contracts included staffing, IT, tobacco prevention, audit, marketing, planetarium, recruitment, and janitorial services; Senator Irvin noted one contract appeared to belong in the out-of-state list rather than intergovernmental. K-5 in-state contracts covered staffing, cleaning, re-entry and treatment services, foster care and disability services, hearing officers, asbestos abatement, campus IT support, and janitorial work. The meeting ended after a brief personal update from Senator Irvin about tornado damage in Stone County and thanks to members for their concern, followed by adjournment.

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• House Bill 2970, amending Section 45-437, Arizona Revised Statutes, and Section 145, Chapter 2, Article
• House Bill 2970, amending Section 45-437, Arizona Revised Statutes, and Section 145, Chapter 2, Article
• House Bill 2112, amending Section 28-3-4 of Article 12 of the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding Section
• House Bill 2112, amending Section 28-3-4 of Article 12 of the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding Section
• Amending section 17 101 A.R.S. relating to Game and Fish.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It says the section is self-executing and then this section does not.
• There's a section at already in there. There's a section at the<01:07:01.640> bottom.
• It says the section is self-executing and then this section does not.
• It says the section is self-executing and then this section does not.
• It says the section is self-executing and then this section does not.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all