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• Nonetheless, we put security at all the entrances to campus.
• Safety by the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
• Or is that you have security guards that may be armed, but you don't have armed officers?
• These serve to secure facilities and protect individuals.
• Security Grant Program to help nonprofit organizations at risk of violent attacks strengthen their security

Summary: The committee held a hearing on active and mass shootings in California, focusing on prevention, response, training, communications, and gaps in preparedness across law enforcement, schools, campuses, fire, EMS, and state agencies. Opening remarks emphasized the frequency and impact of gun violence, the need for faster coordinated response, and the importance of learning from recent tragedies such as the Stockton-area mass shooting described by Sheriff Patrick Withrow. The first panel included representatives from police, sheriff, and campus public safety agencies, who discussed incident command, interoperable communications, next-generation 911, threat assessment, emergency notification systems, and the value of joint drills and cross-agency planning. Witnesses also highlighted differences in training and authority across jurisdictions, especially for private university public safety departments versus public campus police. Campus representatives said they rely heavily on municipal law enforcement for armed response, while also using run-hide-fight protocols, text alerts, surveillance, and threat assessment teams. Members raised concerns about standardized training, after-action reviews, mental health resources, school resource officers, and whether campus safety plans and drills are sufficiently consistent or workable. Sheriff Withrow argued that early intervention and accountability are being weakened by well-intentioned laws, while other witnesses stressed prevention through relationships, diversion, and coordinated support services. The second panel from Cal OES, the Department of Education, POST, and EMSA described statewide systems and standards. Cal OES outlined its Reduce the Risk initiative, gun violence restraining orders, mutual aid, unified command, after-action reporting, and nonprofit security grants. The Department of Education explained California’s statutory school safety framework, annual safety plans, regulated armed assailant drills, and local flexibility, while acknowledging compliance gaps and the need for more mental health support. POST described the new requirement for 16 hours of standardized active shooter training for recruits and ongoing local training options. EMSA explained its role in medical response and terrorism training standards. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Is the security vestibule. Correct. Okay. Great. Thank you. Any other questions?
• This funding will allow us to provide greater security to these assets.
• We can also upgrade the facility for security measures as well.
• We have no climate control and inadequate security.
• Wolf Falls again is a renovation, improve our security, provide evidence and biological sampling security

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing reconvened with testimony from several agencies on their capital budget requests. The Department of Environmental Services requested a little over $38 million, with major emphasis on dam repairs and design work for aging state-owned dams, including a $5.25 million match for possible FEMA BRIC funding at Pawtuckaway/Tuckaway and other projects such as Milton Three Ponds, Murphy Dam, and Lakeport Gates. DES also requested funding for state revolving loan fund matches, a Superfund match for the Savage Well site, IT and air-monitoring upgrades, and a new $750,000 cybersecurity request for water and wastewater systems. Committee members asked about FEMA eligibility, the distinction between design and construction money, and the timing and risk of banking funds if federal grants do not materialize. The University System of New Hampshire requested $20 million in state support, primarily $15 million for a major Diamond Library renovation at UNH to create a student support hub and reduce/repurpose collection space, plus $2.5 million each for deferred maintenance at Plymouth State and Keene State. The Community College System requested about $16.6 million across seven projects, led by critical maintenance, campus safety/security upgrades, IT infrastructure, parking and site improvements, HVAC replacement at White Mountains Community College in Littleton, a building management/energy system, and modernization of NHTI’s dental clinic and radiology spaces. The Department of Education requested $29.5 million, including a $4.9 million internal management platform to replace paper-based and siloed systems, plus career and technical education capital projects; Milford’s CTE project was described as being revised after repeated failed bond votes, while ConVal said its revised project would focus on modernizing existing CTE space and adding a security vestibule. Fish and Game requested $1.075 million for three facilities: Sewall Falls in Concord, the Lancaster Armory, and the Bunker Lane Barn in Durham, focusing on structural repairs, security, reconfiguration, and in one case replacement of a failing barn with a new 40-by-60 building. The department also said hatchery work is ongoing but that it is taking a cautious approach because of the planned New Hampton Hatchery and future capital needs. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources requested $9.26 million for eight projects, including campground electrical upgrades at Ellacoya and Lake Francis, White Lake water system replacement, Mount Washington fuel tank and safety work, Odiorne Point visitor center work funded through parks revenue, roofing and parking lot repairs, Fox Forest office safety upgrades, and historic site repairs at White Island and Fort Constitution. Members asked about revenue-based capital, the stability of the parks fund, and flexibility in choosing projects as bids come in. The Department of Transportation began its presentation at the end of the transcript, but its detailed requests were not yet discussed.

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• Office of Cyber Security. LFC applied a.
• Security and Emergency Management.
• Analyst for Homeland Security.
• Homeland Security Program.
• And so, the Department of Homeland Security Emergency Management.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I represent down to the Iowa border and over the Wisconsin border.
• Duth and 65% of the Canadian border. Duth and 65% of the Canadian border.
• and over the down to the Iowa border and over the Wisconsin<00:04:13.280> border.
• the<00:39:05.119> poorest bordered with Aurora, the poorest bordered with Aurora, the poorest
• <00:56:08.799> city several changes to the border city several changes to the border city

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are some that believe that we should have an open border.
• Trump's Department of Homeland Security has refused to...
• guard, or any person wearing the uniform of a peace officer, guard, or security personnel...
• It's not going to provide any security to the exact people that you're trying to provide security to.
• Customs and Border Protection as well as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, approved dispensing with the previous day’s journal, and then took up a long third-reading file. Early procedural actions included moving AB 1589 to the inactive file and continuing reconsideration items. The chamber then considered a series of bills largely focused on immigration enforcement, detention, worker protections, child care, voting access, and related public services. Several immigration-related measures passed, including AB 2393 on damages for false imprisonment/arrest, AB 1994 on an immigrant victims’ rights and resources card, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 1633 imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, AB 1650 requiring decals on rental vehicles used for enforcement, AB 1655 protecting CalWORKs benefits when a child is detained, and AB 1896 disqualifying people who participated in immigration enforcement from certain public employment. AB 2230, which would bar immigration enforcement near polling places and child care facilities, also passed after extensive debate. Supporters framed these bills as accountability and protection for vulnerable communities; opponents argued they targeted federal law enforcement, were unnecessary, or raised constitutional concerns. AB 1851 on statewide school mental-health guidance also passed unanimously. After the midday recess, the Assembly returned and continued with more bills tied to immigration impacts and child welfare. AB 2379 passed with urgency, requiring child care providers to be informed of constitutional rights and trained on protections when confronted by immigration enforcement. AB 2460 passed to update school behavioral-health referral protocols for students affected by immigration enforcement trauma. AB 2495 passed to expand prohibitions on employer immigration-related threats, and AB 2662 was presented as a way for California to monitor and document federal enforcement actions and report on their community impacts. Throughout the day, the floor featured repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real problems or were political messaging, but the measures that came to a vote generally advanced with majority support.

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• Stolen lives that deserve our action to secure justice.
• kids, school lunches for our kids, or any other type of resource, Medicare for our seniors, Social Security
• receive appropriate consideration for the rejection of their duties as a member of the United Nations Security
• store as close as possible to its original makeup and it currently sits in Victor Heights on the border

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Sheridan Land Water Supply Corporation was created in the 1960s, and that's it. time the loan was secured
• The Elm Grove tract in Kingwood, there was a developer just north of them. actually bordered their homes
• However, it would have the ability to issue bonds secured by. district revenue.
• And I will need to read this here as I said, you know You know, to secure the water quality, the legislation

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• I go all the way to Cuba, to the Colorado border, over Los Brazos Pass into Taos, and back down into
• like the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department. as well as APD, and then also our AFR and Homeland Security
• appreciate the legislative support and ongoing support of our mission to ensure the integrity and security
• These systems are not only critical for our daily operations; their continued use poses security and

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• While we were able to secure the capital to build the building, the last piece, which almost sunk the
• <00:04:44.639> were<00:04:44.720> able<00:04:44.960> to<00:04:45.280> secure
• <00:04:45.680> the<00:04:45.919> capital While we were able to secure the capital While
• we were able to secure the capital to<00:04:46.479> build<00:04:46.639> the<00:04:46.880
• instead of taxing across the the border instead of taxing the<00:31:31.919> very<00:31:32.159

Keywords: 1183, house

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• > committee felt that the bill would committee felt that the bill would require<00:16:55.440> security
• <00:16:55.920> cameras<00:16:56.639> in<00:16:56.880> every require security
• The organization is a small nonprofit based right across the border in Maine, and he drove over this
• <00:25:06.000> right<00:25:06.240> across<00:25:06.559> the<00:25:06.720> border
• nonprofit based right across the border nonprofit based right across the border in<00:25:07.120>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• funding change request was relative to funding the<00:44:24.079> northern<00:44:24.480> border
• Alliance so this was the northern border Alliance so this was a<00:44:26.480> 600,00 They came
• department will have... moving on, uh, Lottery Commission came in with two requests: one for the security
• 58:21.240> the came in with two requests one for the came in with two requests one for the security
• system one for the Ada building security system one for the Ada building uh<00:58:24.559> compliance

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division II work session focused on organizing the committee’s remaining budget work and reviewing a set of recommended changes to House Bills 1 and 2. Mr. Landrian explained the committee’s tracking sheets and draft amendment package, noted that the division was being asked to find roughly $200 million in reductions, and said the governor’s lottery proposal in House Bill 2 could help offset part of that target. Members also discussed how revenue estimates tied to fee changes would be handled, with the chair saying the committee could seek Ways and Means input but would ultimately decide the estimates itself. The committee then considered four mostly technical amendments to House Bill 2. It voted unanimously to delete Section 81, which duplicated CCSNH dual and concurrent enrollment language already moving in House Bill 192; to delete Sections 143 and 144, which duplicated police standards and training extra-duty language already in House Bill 778; to adopt a correction to Section 151 that removed an inadvertently repeated sentence; and to delete Section 178 because the same Lottery Commission language already appears in House Bill 1. The committee also agreed to approve Section 4 of House Bill 1, the Lottery Commission boilerplate language, while deferring action on Section 2 of House Bill 1 until the university and community college budget is settled. A substantial portion of the meeting was spent planning upcoming work sessions and discussing possible revenue measures. The committee planned to invite Fish and Game on Monday to review a large set of follow-up materials and to discuss a possible amendment requiring hunters and trappers to pay the license fee before taking free training classes, with a second chance to retake the class if needed. Members also discussed possible fee adjustments for Safety and Fish and Game, including using dedicated-fund fees to reduce reliance on general funds and help stabilize the Highway Fund and Fish and Game Fund. The chair emphasized that all actions were recommendations until the committee’s final deadline and encouraged members to review draft language carefully before voting.

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• We want to secure a second announcement from a refiner who can produce before... and these numbers could
• MS<00:36:27.760> airport<00:36:28.240> to<00:36:28.400> the<00:36:28.520> borders
• of the state MS airport to the borders of the state I'll<00:36:30.160> conclude<00:36:30.560>
• ><00:38:23.160> a<00:38:23.359> second<00:38:23.760> announcement we want to secure
• a second announcement we want to secure a second announcement from<00:38:24.400> a<00:38:24.560

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• really have the power to stop the federal government from operating its own facilities within our borders
• c><00:42:30.520> our<00:42:30.920> within<00:42:31.119> our<00:42:31.480> borders
• facilities within our within our borders facilities within our within our borders but<00:42:32.680
• that are exempted from that section are for elected officials, so, for instance, BFFs and court security
• instance BFFs and um court security instance BFFs and um court security officers<03:19:02.880>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 180, which concerns critical incident stress management teams. Representative Mark PR, the bill sponsor, proposed an amendment to add a definition of “team leader” and to clarify that teams may or may not be affiliated with a municipality. He argued that a certification test offered by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation is unnecessary and too expensive at $400, since team members are volunteers who already receive training and continuing education. Committee members asked about the training structure and certification language, and the sponsor explained that the teams are self-certified and that the amendment was intended to clean up the bill’s language. The committee then voted on HB 180 in executive session. Amendment 0261H was adopted 11-0, and the bill was then moved as amended and passed 11-0. The committee placed the bill on consent. Later, the committee heard House Bill 438, sponsored by Representative Timothy Horan, dealing with immigration detention and related state policy. Horan described the bill as an update to earlier legislation and said it would codify best practices, prohibit state cooperation with mass deportation efforts, bar for-profit operation of immigration detention facilities, and require Executive Council approval before the governor could deploy the National Guard for immigration deportation activities. Committee members questioned whether the bill could be read as authorizing detention facilities and discussed the relationship between the state and Strafford County Jail. An amendment presented on behalf of Representative Patrick Long was described as a technical rewrite that removed several sections and changed language, but the hearing ended before any vote was taken on HB 438.

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• even kind of going out and it's what you know, trying to talk with other candidates that are in the border
• <00:17:58.760> or<00:17:59.000> in candidates that are in the border or in candidates
• that are in the border or in that<00:17:59.360> area.
• We have two that are in legislative security specialist.
• And we have 43 that are facility security officers.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Inside<00:47:43.600> the<00:47:43.680> borders<00:47:44.200> should<00:47:44.680
• We have secured two trailers for seasonal housing right there at the State Fairgrounds in Douglas.
• We have secured two trailers for seasonal housing right there at the State Fairgrounds in Douglas.
• We have secured two trailers for seasonal housing right there at the State Fairgrounds in Douglas.
• We have um secured two least at six.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Uh, troopers and House security personnel are present to ensure everyone's safety.
• I've heard concerns about job security for our ride-share drivers.
• I've heard concerns about job security for our ride-share drivers.
• I've heard concerns about job security for our ride-share drivers.
• <00:48:34.720> for heard concerns about job security for heard concerns about job security

Bills: HF4062, HF4063, HF4065, HF3926, HF4216, HF3176, HF3728, HF3988, HF3865

Keywords: vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads

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• with, I respectfully urge a favorable report for these bills and any measure that helps survivors secure
• I have respectfully urge a favorable report for these bills and any measure that helps survivors secure
• Formerly incarcerated individuals face enormous challenges when trying to secure housing.
• Soon after, he secured a unit in public housing, and we successfully closed his case.
• Next up, we have Senate 996, 1854, an act to secure housing for returning citizens.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of housing and homelessness bills. Chairs Rich Haggerty and Julian Cyr opened by noting the committee’s focus on EOHLC programs such as RAFT, MRVP, and HomeBASE, and several members and advocates emphasized the urgency of the state’s homelessness crisis, including rising family homelessness and the need for earlier intervention, more stable subsidies, and stronger long-term housing tools. A major theme was homelessness prevention and rehousing. Multiple witnesses supported bills to codify and strengthen RAFT and HomeBASE, arguing that assistance should be available earlier in a crisis rather than only after a notice to quit or imminent loss of housing. Testimony from legal services, homelessness coalitions, social workers, municipal housing staff, and tenant advocates said the programs help families avoid eviction and shelter, but need more flexibility, higher benefit caps, and permanent statutory protection. Several speakers also urged support for codifying the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP), describing it as a critical long-term subsidy for low-income households and older adults, and warning that codification would protect the program from future budget or policy changes. The committee also heard testimony on housing stability for older adults, affordable homes for people with disabilities, supportive housing, housing cooperatives, home sharing, local preference, and reentry housing for returning citizens. Advocates for older adults described a Somerville bridge subsidy pilot that helped stabilize seniors while they waited for permanent housing, and urged statewide expansion. Supporters of supportive housing called for an interagency board to streamline funding and development, while cooperative housing proponents backed creation of a Massachusetts Center for Housing Cooperatives and a dedicated funding reserve. A bill to secure housing for returning citizens drew support from reentry providers and Senator Adam Gomez, who said stable housing is essential to successful reintegration. No votes were taken during the hearing; witnesses generally asked the committee to report the bills favorably, and some members asked follow-up questions on data and program details.

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• D.C., federal cuts to critical programs and services like Head Start, fuel assistance, and food security
• The critical programs and services like Head Start, fuel assistance, and food security, detrimental cuts
• million for the Women, Infants, and Children, so-called WIC program, the Senate is all in on food security
• Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
• At the same time, it expands anti-hunger and food security investments, dedicating more than 200,000,

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, adopted two commendatory resolutions honoring the Plimpton Historical Society’s Deborah Sampson Day recognition and Megan’s Light’s Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month observance, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committee. The chamber also briefly recognized Diane Talk of the South Shore Regional Emergency Communication Center on her retirement after 30 years of dispatch service. Later, the Senate passed two local bills to enactment: House No. 4006, authorizing Dartmouth to grant an additional all-alcoholic beverages license, and House No. 473, relating to the charter of Westwood. The main business was the Senate Ways and Means presentation of the fiscal year 2027 budget, totaling about $63.3 billion. The chair described the budget as balanced, with no new taxes or tax cuts, based on a consensus revenue estimate of $986 million in growth over FY26 (2.4%), and including about $15.8 billion in federal financial participation and roughly $2.7 billion from the Fair Share surtax. The budget emphasized record local aid, including $1.376 billion in unrestricted general government aid, $7.66 billion for Chapter 70 education aid, increased minimum school aid, higher regional school transportation reimbursement, rural aid, and the revival of the Foundation Budget Review Commission. It also highlighted major investments in MassEducate free community college, food security, housing, and support for vulnerable residents. Members then engaged in extended colloquy on the budget’s major cost drivers and policy choices. Questions focused on debt service, pension and OPEB liabilities, MassHealth caseload and rising per-enrollee costs, child care funding, and program integrity in DTA and other benefit programs. The chair said debt service would be about $2.67 billion, pension payments would be $5.1 billion, OPEB would receive a $150 million payment, and MassHealth enrollment was projected at about 2 million with costs driven by acuity and medical inflation. He also said the budget includes no collective bargaining agreements and no state tax changes. Senators supporting the budget praised its investments in education, local aid, homelessness prevention, public health, libraries, and housing, while minority leaders and others stressed the need for fiscal discipline, transparency, and further work on affordability and municipal support. The Senate also received a House message on House No. 5316, which the House had nonconcurred in, and a conference committee was appointed on the disagreement.

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• From San Diego all the way up to the northern border, we rely on tourism.
• So if we take a backseat, if we do not make this investment in cyber security, we will be in trouble.
• staffing, security audit logging, and data security tools.
• And so that's about cyber security. Now moving into EDDNext.
• We have launched MyEDD, which is a secure portal used by all our unemployment and disability and paid

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• One day I walk into the lobby and Norm's there signing in at the security desk.
• Norm's there signing in at the security Norm's there signing in at the security desk.<00:22:50.960
• Department of Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security regardless<01:02:56.640> of
• at your town rapists, there's no border at your town keeping<01:11:59.679> them<01:11:59.920>
• <02:20:50.399> the the state will be able to secure the the state will be able to secure the

Keywords: 1189, house, all