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• that community center.
• You described a fusion center.
• And so we have seen the drop-in center, the care campus.
• Inside the cameras at the Real-Time Crime Center...
• So that's what we're doing in the Real-Time Crime Center.

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• Members, this is, uh, Representative Gomez's bill regarding economic development at the border.
• I'm a director of business development at SmartWires.
• It just asks developers to be good neighbors.
• What is in that community, what's in that neighborhood is vital.
• Many data centers and those have a battery storage component on almost all of those facilities.

Bills: HB 551, HB 1281, HB 1378, HB 1617, HB 2868, HB 2881, HB 3374, HB 4439, HB 4726, HB 4732, HB 4878, HB 4914, HB 4921, HB 4958, HB 5200, HB 5318, HB 5360, HB 5402, HB 5568, HB 5573, HB 5623, HJR 218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• ,<01:52:54.960> those office, intake service center, those office, intake service center,
• center having the intake service center center having the intake service center located<01:53:16.639
• and what a family resource centers and what a family resource<01:53:56.400> center<01:53:56.719
• <01:54:11.520> identified resource centers identified resource centers identified crime<01
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Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs held an informational briefing on violent crime clearance rates and what resources law enforcement and prosecutors need to improve them. Chair and members noted there would be no public testimony. The briefing was led by Marshall Clement of the Council of State Governments’ Justice Center, with later participation expected from state and county law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. Clement argued that solving violent crime is a systemwide issue, not just a local police function, and said clearance rates have declined nationally over decades for homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. He said Hawaii’s reported data, limited to Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, shows overall violent crime rates are lower than the national average and have been relatively flat with a pandemic-era spike followed by declines in 2023 and 2024. He reported that Hawaii’s overall violent crime solve rate fell from about 52% in 2014 to about 40% in 2024, with 2024 rates of 50% for homicides, 48% for aggravated assaults, and 26% each for rapes and robberies. He also estimated unsolved cases over the past three years at about 17 homicides, 3,300 aggravated assaults, 1,200 rapes, and 1,700 robberies. Members asked about victim and witness support, staffing shortages, the Denver example, whether clearance rates include cases not prosecuted, and whether HPD’s size or structure might affect solve rates. Clement said support can include victim-witness programs and coordinators that help maintain cooperation and trust, especially where clearance rates are low. He said resources, training, technology, and detective caseloads matter, citing Boston, Denver, and Omaha as cities that improved solve rates through relatively low-cost operational changes; he highlighted Denver’s increase in non-fatal shooting clearance from 39% to 65% in seven months after dedicating more resources. He said he had no research showing that breaking up a large department would improve solve rates, and noted that clearance data can include exceptional clearances such as victim noncooperation, prosecutorial declination, or a suspect’s death. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• Stanford Carr Development, in support.
• <00:09:14.120> in support Stanford car development in support Stanford car development in
• The Queen's Medical Center for Women and Children, Level III Pediatric Trauma Center, in support on Zoom
• <00:42:14.960> for support the Capen Medical Center for support the Capen Medical Center for
• <00:42:59.400> and designated pediatric trauma center and designated pediatric trauma center

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard several bills on March 11, including measures on harbor vessel requirements, transportation funding, clean fuels, water carriers, parking enforcement, and electric mobility. For SB 1402 SD1 on vessels in state commercial harbors, testimony was split: the General Contractors Association of Hawaii and the Longline Association supported it, while Hol Holo Charters and one individual opposed it, saying the bill should be more specific about tourboat operators. For SB 1473 on central services assessments, SB 321 on privately owned roads, and SB 419 on insurance coverage for child passenger restraint systems, the committee heard brief testimony with no noted objections or actions beyond moving through the agenda. For SB 1009 SD2 on parking, the bill would create fines for misuse of disability and EV parking spaces and direct the revenue to the Safe Routes to School special fund. Support came from Ulupono Initiative, Climate Protectors Hawaii, the Disability Communication Access Board, and others, while the Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported the bill’s intent but questioned using the fines for Safe Routes to School, and Hawaiian Electric suggested directing EV-related fines to the EV charging system subaccount instead. Hawaii Appleseed supported the measure but raised concerns about the size of the fines and possible impacts on low-income residents. The committee asked questions about enforcement when EV chargers are inoperable; DAGS indicated the stalls could be used and would not be enforced in that situation. For SB 1120 on a clean fuel standard, the Department of Transportation supported the measure but asked for the implementation date to be delayed by one year and requested an independent Hawaii-specific economic impact study due before the next session. Support also came from several transportation, airline, and industry groups, while Tim Rhymer and Frank Schultz opposed it. The committee then heard SB 21 on water carriers, which would authorize a PUC inflationary cost index adjustment mechanism and exemptions; DOT, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Young Brothers, and the Hawaii Harbors Users Group supported it, while Frank Schultz opposed. Finally, the committee heard SB 117 on electric mobility, which would expand and rename the rebate program, set age limits and operating rules for e-bikes and electric motorcycles, require insurance for electric motorcycle operators, and make conforming changes. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DOT, the Hawaii Bicycling League, the Queen’s pediatric trauma center, and Ulupono Initiative, though one testifier warned that the bill’s wattage definition could unintentionally capture some pedal-assist e-bikes. No votes were taken on the individual bills in the portions shown, and the transcript ended with the committee continuing its hearing agenda.

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• in a fusion center.
• Baker Center for Human Rights, in support.
• Shuming Chair with the California Immigrant Policy Center, also registering support for the Center for
• The center of Jornelero. Thank you. My name is Elysio Freros, the Center of Jornaleros of Pomona.
• Created fusion centers for.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• tax and the tourist development councils.
• They're working with developers through tax rebates and grants to develop that property.
• run-down neighborhoods in vibrant, thriving communities.
• Which is what I like to think everyone here also centers.
• And so I ask you to center on the facts, to center on policy that has historically worked.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The chamber approved the journal and adopted the special order report, and the Speaker announced a schedule change canceling the floor on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The main business was CS for HB 7033, the House tax package, presented by Rep. Duggan. He described a broad set of tax changes, including the previously passed sales tax rate reduction from 6% to 5.25%, exemptions for certain bullion sales, changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use, property tax administration updates, affordable housing-related exemptions, repeal of the aviation fuel tax, delayed natural gas fuel tax implementation, corporate income tax changes, and other provisions. Debate focused heavily on the TDT section and the bill’s property tax relief structure. Amendments to preserve local flexibility or remove the TDT restrictions were offered and debated; one Duggan amendment was adopted to allow local governments to keep 25% of TDT revenues for general use while directing 75% to property tax relief, and another amendment requiring audit certification of compliance was also adopted. A combined reporting amendment offered by Rep. Eskamani to close corporate tax loopholes was debated at length but failed. On final passage, supporters argued the bill provides immediate, permanent tax relief and affordability help, while opponents said it diverts tourism dollars away from local needs and could harm tourism-dependent counties and services. CS for HB 7033 passed the House 78-29. The chamber then took up CS for CS for HB 1221 on local option taxes, which would give local governments more control over certain local taxes and, as presented, redirect TDT revenues toward property tax relief with some local flexibility. After questions and amendments, including a Miller amendment allowing 25% of TDT revenue for general purposes and another accountability amendment, the bill moved to final debate. Members split sharply: supporters framed it as immediate tax relief and local accountability, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism marketing, infrastructure, and county budgets. The transcript ends during closing debate on HB 1221, before final passage is recorded.

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• Center Scott votes yes. Center Cedia Lopez. No. Center Cedia Lopez votes no. Senator Cher.
• Center Share votes yes. Center Shendo. Center Shendo votes yes. Senator Soles.
• Center Soles votes no. Center Stephanics. Center Stifonics votes yes. Senator Steinborn. Thank you.
• Center Steinborn votes yes. Center Stewart. Center Stewart votes yes. Center Thornton.
• Center Ramos votes yes. Center Sanchez. Center Sanchez votes yes. Senator Sidiya Lopes yes.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I'm the director of the New Orleans Family Justice Center and the Hope Community Health Center.
• We ourselves at the Family Justice Center served over 4,000 survivors at the center.
• Christian Bouté, DV Shelter Crisis Centers. Miko Winn, D.V. Shelter Crisis Center.
• center.
• center.

Summary: The committee first deferred HB 374 without objection. It then heard SB 46, which creates the crime of unlawful operation of a group home aimed at protecting vulnerable adults living in unsafe, unlicensed residences where operators control residents’ assets. The Attorney General’s office described severe neglect and exploitation in some homes, while the Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center opposed the bill over concerns it could create confusion, criminalize legitimate recovery or disability housing, and chill protected housing arrangements. After discussion, including assurances that the bill was narrowly targeted at bad actors, the committee reported SB 46 favorably. The committee next took up HB 276, which sets a statewide minimum bail amount for certain sexual offenses against minors. Testimony from a victim’s mother and an anti-trafficking expert supported the bill as a way to keep dangerous offenders detained and protect children, while members debated whether the original $50,000 minimum was too low and could be treated as a benchmark. The committee amended the bill in committee to raise the minimum to $1 million and to add human trafficking involving a victim under 18 to the covered offenses, then reported HB 276 favorably as amended. Members then heard SB 42 and SB 110, both addressing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. SB 42 expands the definition of child sexual abuse material to include digital and AI-generated depictions, while SB 110 prohibits using a child’s image to train AI to produce such material. The Attorney General’s office and survivor advocates supported the measures as necessary updates to keep pace with technology and protect children; the committee reported both bills favorably. HB 998, dealing with forensic medical exams and reimbursement for domestic violence victims, especially strangulation cases, was also heard and amended to remove human trafficking references and set implementation steps; advocates said the bill would improve evidence collection and reimbursement, and it was reported favorably with amendments. Finally, the committee heard SB 51 on fraudulent representation of military service or awards, which was supported as a tool to address stolen valor and was reported favorably, and HB 323 on notification and reporting of inmate deaths, which was presented as a transparency measure after a family testified about learning of a relative’s death from the news rather than the facility.

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• Development with Dr.
• We're going to close real quick so the Center for Economic and Border Development can kick in. Dr.
• I wanted to introduce you to what NMSU is doing by way of the Center for Border Economic Development
• and the Arrowhead Center.
• That's our name, Center for Border Economic Development.

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• That's in Minneapolis, the neighborhoods surrounding the University of Minnesota.
• That's in Minneapolis, the neighborhoods surrounding the University of Minnesota.
• That's in Minneapolis, the neighborhoods surrounding the University of Minnesota.
• interested Alternative Learning Centers interested Alternative Learning Centers that<00:29:46.039
• Minnesota State the health force center Minnesota State the health force center of<01:07:57.400>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the Simpson Tower, Skyview West, and the Alamosa neighborhood.
• , cemeteries, and community economic development for their communities.
• Essentially, it is a Category 3 center, and as a Category 3 center, the focus is to work across campus
• , and youth education. education and development.
• On page 3, C2B is the development of land grant youth programs.

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• We're an art education center, and we are seeking capital funds to develop a comprehensive master plan
• We're an art education center, and we are seeking capital funds to develop a comprehensive master campus
• This funding will directly support our Workforce Development Training Center.
• <03:42:46.080> Training<03:42:46.560> Center Workforce Development Training Center
• Next we have Neighborhood Housing Community Development Corporation. Aloha.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• <00:17:03.680> Lines humanities center programs. Lines humanities center programs.
• <00:18:46.240> or run through the humanities center or run through the humanities center or
• <00:33:45.919> critical learning and developing critical learning and developing critical
• skill development, which she described as important elements for post-pandemic child development.
• development? development? Senator<01:20:57.040> House.<01:20:57.840> Yes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• public First Law Center in support and public First Law Center in support and Peter<00:17:49.280>
• <00:25:32.840> as about like the kahalui Civic Center as about like the kahalui Civic Center
• board meetings this would Neighborhood board meetings this would allow<00:29:21.799> neighborhood
• the problem is that the neighborhood the problem is that the neighborhood boards<00:30:25.320>
• questions on neighborhood questions on neighborhood boards<00:32:44.639> not<00:32:45.159

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee opened its first hearing of 2025 and announced that all measures heard that day would be deferred to the next committee hearing for decision-making on Thursday, January 30. The agenda centered largely on procurement and government-operations bills, with testimony generally split between state agencies and local governments. On procurement measures, SB 254 and SB 383 would raise small-purchase thresholds; the State Procurement Office opposed both, while county officials, the City and County of Honolulu, the state librarian, and others supported them. SB 382, which would bar disclosure of a competing offeror’s proposal or evaluation score, and SB 462, which would require performance incentive contracts to specify pricing bases, goals, and formulas, drew mostly written comments and some support from agencies such as the Department of Transportation and Department of Education. SB 615, which would treat certain large change orders as new contracts, received opposition from the Comptroller and engineering interests. The committee also heard several bills on vacancies, appointments, and legislative oversight. SB 5 on state legislative vacancies had one supporting testifier, while SB 300 on deadlines for filling certain Senate vacancies drew opposition from several individuals and support from one late testifier. SB 1081, which would create a legislative budget office to provide fiscal analysis and reports on bills, received broad support from advocacy groups, civic organizations, and individuals. SB 711, requiring Senate advice and consent for certain executive-branch appointments, drew written opposition from the Governor’s Office and support from one individual. SB 375, establishing a select commission on government restructuring, had one written supporter. SB 418, which would require the Attorney General’s office to review a portion of administrative rules each year, prompted extended discussion about outdated rules, the difficulty of repealing or amending rules, and whether the bill should be refined; the AG’s office indicated the process is burdensome and could be streamlined. The committee then took up transparency and access measures. SB 55, requiring agency rules to be posted online in a digitally accessible format, received support from several advocacy and civic groups and written comment from the Lieutenant Governor’s Office. SB 870 would direct the comptroller to identify state office buildings that could provide equitable telecom access for remote participation in hearings, especially for residents with disabilities; the Comptroller supported the concept, and members discussed using libraries, DAGS facilities, county facilities, and other public buildings, with concerns raised about staffing, bandwidth, and competing public use. SB 270, a sunshine-law measure allowing board members to attend informational meetings and presentations, drew opposition from the Public First Law Center, which argued it would create a broad loophole and should be narrowed to existing county-council provisions. SB 45, concerning neighborhood board meetings and third-party presentations, prompted discussion about whether it actually addressed neighborhood boards’ Sunshine Law concerns; the committee was told it was not the right vehicle for that issue. SB 406, which would cap copying fees for government records at 5 cents per page with exceptions, drew support from media and transparency groups but opposition from DAGS, which said its actual per-page cost is much higher; members discussed possible electronic-copy alternatives and asked for more cost information before the next hearing.

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• That also complicates further brain development.
• Today, I run a peer recovery center and supervise the...
• Next we have Jordan Goldstein of the Disability Law Center.
• I developed Parkinson-like symptoms from my antipsychotics.
• Finally, an assisted outpatient model of care centered on developing longitudinal and supportive relationships

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on several juvenile justice and parole-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on H. 2051/S. 1087 to end lifetime parole for juveniles and emerging adults, and H. 1923 to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. Chairs Brandy Fluker-Reid and Lydia Edwards opened the hearing by noting the large number of bills and witnesses, the need to keep testimony moving, and special procedures for incarcerated witnesses and sensitive testimony. They also acknowledged the historic nature of the hearing being chaired by two Black women attorneys. No votes were taken during the hearing itself. Many incarcerated speakers and advocates supported ending lifetime parole, arguing that young people can change, that lifetime supervision creates constant fear of technical violations, and that it undermines rehabilitation, family stability, employment, and reintegration. Several testified about their own trauma, youth, and growth in prison programs, while others emphasized the costs of decades of supervision and the racial disparities in the system. Support also came from elected officials, UTEC, the Transformational Prison Project, United Way, CPCS’s Youth Advocacy Division, the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, and others, who said juvenile systems are better suited to developmentally appropriate treatment and that the bills would improve public safety and reduce recidivism. There was also opposition, including testimony from family members of a murder victim who argued that lifetime parole should remain for serious violent crimes and that some offenders are not sufficiently rehabilitated. One virtual witness described a family tragedy involving the kidnapping and murder of her infant nephew and warned that ending lifetime parole could remove needed long-term supervision for dangerous offenders. In addition to the juvenile justice bills, the committee heard testimony on H. 1867, a bill related to continuing care for severe mental illness, and H. 2063, which would increase penalties for assaults on correction officers and other prison staff; the correction officers’ union supported H. 2063 and related safety bills. The hearing continued with many more witnesses and bill topics, but no final committee action was announced in the portion provided.

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• We work in all areas of anesthesia care, including operating rooms, GI centers, outpatient surgery centers
• I'm also the policy director for Neighborhood Birth Center, which is working to open Boston's first freestanding
• birth center.
• , and birth centers.
• care, as well as workforce development, midwifery workforce development, and data tracking for our birth

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held an informational opening hearing for the Financial Services Committee, with Chair Murphy and Senator Feeney introducing new and returning members and explaining that no bills were being heard that day beyond brief introductory testimony. Commissioner of Banks Mary Gallagher thanked the committee for last session’s money transmission modernization law, and several members echoed appreciation for her office’s work. The hearing then featured a long series of stakeholder introductions and overviews of their priorities for the session. Testimony covered a wide range of financial, insurance, housing, health care, and consumer issues. Banking and mortgage groups discussed housing affordability, foreclosure delinquencies, flood insurance, regulatory changes, and the impact of federal policy shifts. Insurance representatives raised concerns about auto and homeowners market pressures, labor rates, tariffs, rebates, e-titling, third-party litigation funding, and public adjuster restrictions. Consumer and advocacy groups highlighted debt collection reform, earned wage access, retirement savings access, public banking, and consumer protections in financial services. Several speakers also emphasized the need for committee expertise and offered themselves as resources for future bills. Health-related organizations focused on insurance mandates, prior authorization, behavioral health access, pharmacy benefit manager reform, community health center funding, maternal health and midwifery reimbursement, and anesthesia reimbursement parity. Other groups, including credit unions, retailers, auto dealers, dental and medical associations, and behavioral health providers, described their roles in the Commonwealth and previewed legislation or policy areas they expect to follow this session. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and ended after testimony from the sign-up list and a few late additions.

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• He was terrorizing the neighborhood.
• Um, we development for these officers.
• How did we lose community centers?
• How did we lose community centers?
• And he said, you know, when we centers?

Bills: HB450, HB469, SB298, HB450, HB638, HB469, SB298

Keywords: HB450, judges, judicial office, constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, age limit, mandatory retirement, judicial eligibility, supernumerary judge, judicial retirement, state judicial retirement benefits, election law, appointment, voter approval, ballot measure, Judiciary Committee, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation

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• Uh develop uh a streamlining proposal.
• We have please center the patients.
• :26:45.000> over<00:26:45.360> and centered businesses over and over and centered businesses
• , think as conversations have developed, think as conversations have developed, you<00:33:47.120>
• had issued somewhere in the neighborhood had issued somewhere in the neighborhood of<00:43:15.160

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• moved the Center for Arts to Lafayette High School.
• Nicholas Center for Children.
• Nicholas Center is incredible for those familiar with it.
• These are the same cuts that the sexual assault centers have received, that the child advocacy centers
• Family Justice Center of Central Louisiana.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• when a development when a uh development when a development plan<00:42:54.240> goes<00:42:54.480
• President, Senate Bill 224 is about giving developers certainty in the developing process.
• President, Senate Bill 224 is about giving developers certainty in the developing process.
• ,<01:26:28.320> safer economic development, safer economic development, safer neighborhoods
• neighborhoods, and productive land use. neighborhoods, and productive land use.

Keywords: 958, all