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• The section also authorizes cooperative purchases of equipment and authorizes DHS to make bulk purchases

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Health Care Task Force reconvened to hear reports from its divisions. The Appropriations Division reviewed a draft bill appropriating $198 million in federal grant funds for the current year and another $198 million for the next grant year, authorizing DHS to transfer funds within its budget, allowing OMB to adjust federal fund authority for related grants, speeding procurement and bulk purchasing, requiring grant recipients to acknowledge the temporary nature of the funding, and mandating periodic reporting. After questions were answered to the division’s satisfaction, the committee voted to forward the appropriations bill draft to Legislative Management. The Policy Division then reviewed four bills. One would require the presidential physical fitness test to be included in high school physical education; another would require physicians to complete one hour of continuing education on nutrition and metabolic health each renewal cycle; a third would add physician assistants to the interstate licensure compact framework; and a fourth would authorize limited pharmacist prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution. Members generally supported the first three measures and noted that the pharmacist bill had been amended in discussion but was left in its current form so stakeholders could comment before the special session. The division also discussed that all four policy bills were tied to the federal grant funding and that failure to pass them, or changing them in a way that reduced CMS scoring, could reduce or eliminate funding. Department officials confirmed that if any of the bills failed or were altered in a way that lowered the score, the state could lose money and could not make up the points elsewhere. Members raised concerns about the physical fitness bill, including possible exemptions for students with severe illnesses or physical limitations, and noted the need for DPI input. Leadership indicated the special session hearings would likely begin Wednesday morning. The committee then approved a motion for Legislative Council to prepare a committee report for Legislative Management and adjourned, noting the task force may need to remain available during the special session.

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• BLESS US LORD WITH THE COURAGE TO DO COOPERATIVE WORK IN THIS LEGISLATURE.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• No. relating to international cooperation agreements between certain state agencies and the United Mexican

Bills: SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, SJR55, SCR18, SCR19, SCR22, SB27, SB29, SB35, SB1151, SB1152, SB1153, SB1154, SB1155, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1160, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1167, SB1168, SB1169, SB1170, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, SB1177, SB1178, SB1179, SB1180, SB1181, SB1182, SB1183, SB1184, SB1185, SB1186, SB1187, SB1188, SB1189, SB1190, SB1191, SB1192, SB1193, SB1194, SB1195, SB1196, SB1197, SB1198, SB1199, SB1200, SB1201, SB1202, SB1203, SB1204, SB1205, SB1206, SB1207, SB1208, SB1209, SB1210, SB1211, SB1212, SB1213, SB1214, SB1215, SB1216, SB1217, SB1218, SB1219, SB1220, SB1221, SB1222, SB1223, SB1224, SB1225, SB1226, SB1227, SB1228, SB1229, SB1230, SB1231, SB1232, SB1233, SB1234, SB1235, SB1236, SB1237, SB1238, SB1239, SB1240, SB1241, SB1242, SB1243, SB1244, SB1245, SB1246, SB1247, SB1248, SB1249, SB1250, SB1251, SB1252, SB1253, SB1254, SB1255, SB1256, SB1257, SB1258, SB1259, SB1260, SB1261, SB1262, SB1263, SB1264, SB1265, SB1266, SB1267, SB1268, SB1269, SB1270, SB1271, SB1272, SB1273, SB1274, SB1275, SB1276, SB1277, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1281, SB1282, SB1283, SB1284, SB1285, SB1286, SB1287, SB1288, SB1289, SB1290, SB1291, SB1292, SB1293, SB1294, SB1295, SB1296, SB1297, SB1298, SB1299, SB1300, SB1301, SB1302, SB1303, SB1304, SB1305, SB1306, SB1307, SB1308, SB1309, SB1310, SB1311, SB1312, SB1313, SB1314, SB1315, SB1316, SB1317, SB1318, SB1319, SB1320, SB1321, SB1322, SB1323, SB1324, SB1325, SB1326, SB1327, SB1328, SB1329, SB1330, SB1331, SB1332, SB1333, SB1334, SB1335, SB1336, SB1337, SB1338, SB1339, SB1340, SB1341, SB1342, SB1343, SB1344, SB1345, SB1621, SJR57

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension

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• It's been delayed, but I really am hopeful, as you could see, the Cooperative Exchange bills being signed

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The transcript is an interview with Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth after an organizational agreement was reached to begin the legislative session. She said she was honored to serve as Speaker and emphasized a collaborative approach, noting that committee work would start immediately and that she expected the House to finish its work on time by May 19 despite being about four weeks behind. She also said the February budget forecast, due March 6, would guide budget targets and that House Republicans had been working on the budget throughout the delay. A major topic was the recent dispute over House organization and swearing-in procedures. Demuth criticized the Democrats’ earlier secret swearing-in ceremony as unprecedented and said the new agreement reflected their acknowledgment that the House would elect a Speaker by a 67-66 margin, with her as Speaker. She said there were discussions about possible legislation to close loopholes or gaps exposed by the conflict, though those issues were not among the top priorities. Demuth also addressed questions about lingering tension between the parties and recall efforts by the state party, saying those efforts were separate from the House’s work and would not stop the chamber from moving forward. She described the atmosphere on the floor as collegial and encouraging, said disagreements would continue but should be handled constructively, and identified shared priorities such as lower taxes, safe communities, and ending fraud in Minnesota.

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• It is housed within your cooperative extension agent in every county, and they have a high impact in

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• To ensure everyone can see, hear, and understand today's proceedings, we ask for your cooperation in
• To ensure everyone can see, hear, and understand today's proceedings, we ask for your cooperation in
• section eight, we require the board to impose a civil penalty on a person who willfully fails to cooperate
• 16.479> the<00:07:16.639> board<00:07:17.759> uh<00:07:17.919> to to cooperate
• with the board uh to to cooperate with the board uh to reconcile<00:07:18.720> a<00:07:18.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• To ensure everyone can view, hear, and understand today's proceedings, we ask for your cooperation in
• Thank you so much for cooperating. So, here we are. Oh, um, we... so we'll see how we do with it.
• c><00:04:23.680> ask<00:04:23.919> for<00:04:24.160> your<00:04:24.400> cooperation
• proceedings, we ask for your cooperation proceedings, we ask for your cooperation in<00:04:25.360
• Thank you so much for um cooperating.<00:05:30.560> So,<00:05:30.880> here<00:05:31.039

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The budget proposed for the cooperative school district would result in a $2.78 per thousand increase
• So, for example, in a cooperative school district like ours, the funds are calculated for Charles Town
• The Jeffrey Ring School Cooperative School District will have its deliberative session.
• joined<02:07:56.800> a things like having uh joined a things like having uh joined a cooperative
• 58.159> district<02:07:58.560> in<02:07:58.719> the<02:07:58.880> late Cooperative

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• the state, but I would ask that we look for representation of different-size districts and also cooperative
• , not cooperative, single-district, single-town SAUs, or single school district SAUs, and multiple so
• 05.520> another represent and I also represent another represent and I also represent another cooperative
• cooperative five town school district. cooperative five town school district. um um um the<01:30
• You do represent two cooperative districts where you're able to spread those resources over more of a

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to hear from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals as part of its review of a proposal involving statewide administrative consolidation and changes to school governance. Members first discussed how school board witnesses would be selected, with the chair saying the committee would seek a mix of district sizes and structures and would also accept emailed input. The principals’ association said it represents more than 550 principals and assistant principals and urged caution about any mandatory consolidation, arguing that successful consolidations are gradual and voluntary. Association leaders and principals testified that principals already handle a wide range of responsibilities, including instructional leadership, student discipline, safety, staff supervision and evaluation, family and community engagement, and day-to-day crisis response. They argued that shifting more legal, budgetary, and administrative duties onto principals would reduce time for coaching teachers and supporting students, increase burnout and turnover, and create legal and training risks, especially in areas such as special education, privacy, and labor issues. They also said the roles of superintendents, principals, and school board members are distinct and require different training and expertise. Members asked detailed questions about how responsibilities are divided between principals and SAUs, whether principals recruit and evaluate staff, and how much time principals work. One principal said she works about 60 to 70 hours a week and that additional duties would be difficult to absorb. Another principal described his school’s structure, the importance of community building, and the need to preserve district-wide alignment if consolidation moves forward. No votes were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• proposals that we're making here, one is to be able to allow the aid to be directed directly to cooperative
• agencies, or LEAs, can hear me say LEAs a lot, so local education agencies, charters, districts, cooperatives
• proposals that we're making here, one is to be able to allow the aid to be directed directly to cooperative
• agencies, or LEAs, can hear me say LEAs a lot, so local education agencies, charters, districts, cooperatives
• proposals that we're making here, one is to be able to allow the aid to be directed directly to cooperative

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 41.400> utility you next we have a kaai island utility you next we have a kaai island utility Cooperative
• 16.000> full appropriately done and done with full appropriately done and done with full cooperation
• > and<01:02:17.400> support<01:02:17.799> of<01:02:18.079> communities cooperation
• and support of communities cooperation and support of communities where<01:02:19.359> they<01
• Next, we have testimony and support from Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative on Zoom.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1077, a governor’s administration bill to increase transient accommodations tax revenue and split it between two new special funds: a climate mitigation and resiliency special fund and an economic development and revitalization special fund for tourism/resort areas. Supporters, including the Governor’s Office, recovery and resilience staff, climate and conservation groups, and several state agencies, said the bill would create a dedicated, more reliable funding stream for wildfire mitigation, coastal resilience, land clearing, infrastructure, and community-led projects. Some supporters also urged changes to the bill, including moving the fund to DLNR, adding DHHL and OHA representation, clarifying community grants, and ensuring the fund can support both state-led and community-led resilience work. The Attorney General’s office flagged a drafting issue, noting that the bill references fees deposited into the new fund even though the new chapter does not authorize fee collection, and recommended deleting that language or adding fee authority. The Climate Advisory Team representative also suggested adding DHHL to the decision-making body and requiring at-large members to have climate, resilience, conservation, or infrastructure expertise. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Kohala Coast Resort Association opposed the measure, arguing that the special fund structure does not meet statutory criteria, that the bill functions as a tax increase, and that the transient accommodations tax is not being collected equitably across all lodging types before any increase is imposed. Other opponents, including tourism and lodging interests, warned that hotels and timeshares already bear most of the tax burden and that raising the TAT could hurt an already struggling visitor industry and drive tourists away. Supporters countered that current funding is far short of what is needed and that a dedicated revenue stream is necessary to address climate impacts now. Committee members questioned why the Legislature should cede spending decisions to a separate executive-branch process, and the administration responded that the bill is intended to create a transparent, recurring mechanism for funding priorities that can be adjusted over time. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• It's a blend of cooperatives, family-owned companies, privately held, publicly traded, and it's pretty
• It's a blend of cooperatives, family-owned companies, privately held, publicly traded, and it's pretty
• It's a blend of cooperatives, family-owned companies, privately held, publicly traded, and it's pretty
• <00:31:23.919> of<00:31:24.080> family-owned<00:31:24.679> companies cooperatives
• of family-owned companies cooperatives of family-owned companies uh<00:31:25.519> privately<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Six tribes worked as cooperating agencies in the development of this plan.
• Six tribes worked<05:24:40.000> as<05:24:40.480> cooperating<05:24:41.120> agencies<
• /c><05:24:42.080> in<05:24:42.400> the worked as cooperating agencies in the worked as
• cooperating agencies in the development<05:24:43.440> of<05:24:43.680> this<05:24:44.000
• These tribes served as cooperating These tribes served as cooperating agencies<05:33:24.798>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The provisions of this subsection 1.9 apply only if the school district board of cooperative services
• students enrolled by the district or enrolled by one or more of the districts served by the board of cooperative
• defined in section 22-60.3-201, and the school district board of... ...the school district board of cooperative
• retiree has specific experience, skills, or qualifications that would benefit the district board of cooperative
• does not apply to municipally owned utilities like Colorado Springs Utility or rural electric cooperatives

Keywords: 981, all

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• And, of course, it includes utilities such as the Rural Electric Cooperatives that recognize that in
• And, of course, it includes utilities such as the Rural Electric Cooperatives that recognize that in
• infrastructure, both electricity and gas, utilized by five dynamic energy providers spanning multiple cooperatives
• which was commissioned in 1963 and was the first commercial nuclear reactor operated by a rural cooperative
• which was commissioned in 1963 and was the first commercial nuclear reactor operated by a rural cooperative

Bills: HF4308, HF4153, HF4703, HF4711

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

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• Um, you know, in your introductory letter, you talked about we received full cooperation from the DHS
• Um, you know, in your introductory letter, you talked about we received full cooperation from the DHS
• we introductory letter, you talked about we received<01:42:53.080> full<01:42:53.280> cooperation
• <01:42:53.960> from<01:42:54.200> the<01:42:54.320> DHS received full cooperation
• from the DHS received full cooperation from the DHS um<01:42:56.000> and<01:42:56.280> BHS

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <01:23:42.239> It<01:23:42.480> does It does not stop cooperation or information sharing
• Witness stop cooperating. Domestic violence and labor exploitation go unnoticed.
• Witness<01:24:30.239> stop<01:24:30.880> cooperating.
• <01:24:32.159> domestic Witness stop cooperating. domestic Witness stop cooperating. domestic

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, February 12, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. Members then adopted a congratulatory House resolution honoring the Kent Island High School boys lacrosse team for winning the 2025 Maryland Class 2A state championship. The House also journalized Baltimore City 2026 bond/loan authorization resolutions and moved a series of introductory House bills and bond initiatives through first reading and committee referral without objection. On the special order calendar, House Bill 28, concerning higher education/private career schools advertising, received a favorable report and was ordered printed for third reading. House Bill 226, creating a Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations structure, was also reported favorably as amended. Two floor amendments were adopted to that bill: one clarifying that any affiliated foundation may only raise funds or provide support and may not run programs or set policy, and another restoring conflict-of-interest and ethics protections, including limits on family members and public ethics application requirements. A later amendment to HB 226 was rejected by a recorded vote of 95 in the negative, and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. The most extended debate centered on House Bill 229, which increases the Maryland Transportation Authority’s revenue bond limit from $4 billion to $5 billion to help finance the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild. One amendment sought to prohibit toll increases without General Assembly approval; its sponsor argued the added borrowing would likely lead to future toll hikes and that elected representatives should vote on them. The floor leader opposed the amendment, saying it would weaken MDTA’s independent rate-setting authority, harm its bond rating, and increase financing costs, while noting the bill is intended to cover bridge reconstruction costs and federal reimbursement timing. After debate, the amendment failed on a recorded vote, and HB 229 was ordered printed for third reading.

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• My name is Chad Cooper. I'm here on behalf of the Wyoming Fire Advisory Board.
• <01:35:58.480> name<01:35:58.560> is<01:35:58.639> Chad<01:35:59.040> Cooper
• the committee, my name is Chad Cooper. the committee, my name is Chad Cooper.
• Cooper, where are you from? >> Uh, from Sel County.

Bills: SF0028, SF0030, SF0031, SF0032

Keywords: voting, elections, electronic voting systems, transparency, public testing, voter registration, qualified elector, residency requirements, voting rights, mortgage modification, priority, electronic signatures, real property, financial covenants, 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety

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• project is heavy on collecting data, um, getting in early, and, and we are getting really good cooperation
• project is heavy on collecting data, um, getting in early, and, and we are getting really good cooperation
• project is heavy on collecting data, um, getting in early, and, and we are getting really good cooperation
• Getting really good cooperation from the local sheriffs and jailers, so that we get notification of when
• Are you perceiving cooperation as much as you can in such a situation? >> Yes. >> Yes, sir.

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 13 January, 2026; 1:45 PM, 925, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard first from the Office of State Public Defender, which said its core budget request was essentially level funding, with attorney and investigator pay raises already included because of the DA pay raise linkage. The main discussion focused on two initiatives: a rural public defense pilot in four counties and a Hinds County/Jackson public defense expansion. The pilot, funded last year with capital expense money, has formed a nonprofit, hired a director and staff, opened an office in Kosciusko, and began taking cases on October 1; most of its 44 cases involved day-one jail visits. The office said the project is intended to improve early representation, reduce jail time, and generate data, while not displacing local public defenders. For Hinds County, the office said new data show about 31% of cases originate from state-agency arrests, and it is seeking roughly $525,000 more to fully fund positions, bringing the total request to about $952,972 for five lawyers, an investigator, a legal secretary, and office expenses. Senators asked about funding sources and workload standards; the office said the pilot request had been submitted as general funds rather than capital expense, and that it is using weighted workload measures rather than strict national caseload standards. The committee then heard from the Attorney General’s office, represented by Deputy Attorney General Doug Miracle, who presented the FY 2027 budget request. The office requested $45.48 million total, including $35.31 million in general funds, which is a reduction from the prior year’s appropriation, but also requested a $1.58 million increase in salary funding. Miracle said the office is losing attorneys to other state agencies and district attorney offices because of salary caps and pay disparities, noting the Attorney General’s statutory salary cap of $150,000 and that more than 18 attorneys left last year. He said HB 1509 created higher pay levels for district attorneys and assistant district attorneys, making retention harder for the Attorney General’s office, and asked for either the salary increase or authority to move funds between budget lines. Miracle also highlighted the office’s work on child welfare and human trafficking, noting that federal HHS officials were visiting Jackson to discuss foster children and that the office administers the state’s human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation fund. He said the office is working to reduce time children spend in state custody and support services for trafficking victims and foster youth. The committee discussed statewide youth court reform as well, with Miracle explaining that the office supports expert recommendations and a plan that could create 25 youth court positions in 20 chancery districts at an estimated $10 million, based on DHS and AOC data and a model using state-employed and contract lawyers. No votes were taken during the excerpted meeting.

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• and services for a specified time, and whether the Commonwealth directly did the RFP or RFB or a cooperative
• So there are other agreements associated with this project, and I think there's other cooperative purchasing
• with this project and I think there's with this project and I think there's other<01:09:04.480> cooperative
• <01:09:05.120> purchasing<01:09:05.839> MAS<01:09:06.319> and other cooperative
• purchasing MAS and other cooperative purchasing MAS and there's<01:09:06.719> also<01:09:07.520

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01 Staff Report on Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System- 00:01:09 Kentucky State Police and Finance and Administration Cabinet Response to Staff Report- 00:48:37 Adjournment-01:34:512, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard a staff report on Kentucky’s statewide emergency responder voice system (SERVS), a multi-phase project intended to improve interoperable radio communications for first responders. Staff said Kentucky State Police did not appear to have violated statutes or regulations, but the project lacked an overall master plan, clear milestones, and consistent documentation, which contributed to delays, spending issues, and deployment problems. The report recommended updating the Kentucky Field Operations Guide to reflect SERVS and noted that the project has been funded in phases since 2018, with appropriations totaling roughly $216 million across 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024, while about $109 million had been spent by the end of fiscal year 2025. The report raised concerns about project sequencing and oversight. Staff said most spending was concentrated in special mobile equipment, with Motorola accounting for about two-thirds of all SERVS expenditures and the top four vendors making up 81 percent of spending. They also said a sample of Motorola payments suggested possible late payments, though they could not confirm whether interest was paid. Staff criticized the use of master agreements for a project of this size, the lack of a centralized ledger, and the absence of a documented timeline or risk mitigation plan. They recommended stronger procurement and planning requirements, including possible legislative changes requiring approved master plans for large capital projects and additional funding conditions tied to SERVS master agreements. Land acquisition and deployment progress were identified as major bottlenecks, especially in Eastern Kentucky. Staff said the project began in western Kentucky using existing tower sites, but the remaining work is concentrated in harder-to-acquire areas, with more than 95 percent of new towers still incomplete. They said the Division of Real Properties did not begin formal contract work on acquisition until October 2024, despite earlier coordination, and recommended earlier consultation on future projects. Staff also noted that the Kentucky Wireless Interoperability Executive Committee had not been active in oversight, and survey results showed limited awareness and involvement among first responders. Committee members agreed that the lack of an initial implementation plan and the continuing need for funding reflected broader planning problems, and they discussed the need for a clearer end-to-end game plan rather than continuing to fund the project without a defined completion path.