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• To enroll folks in terms of age.
• Research shows that the 1st 5 years of life are critical. 90% of the brain develops by the age of 5,
• A cohesive ECE system is essential to ensuring that 2.3 million Texas children between the ages of 0
• able to provide much more holistic development for the child and support families from a very young age
• When we look at parents who are um starting with us at the age of 2 or 3, we've often work on language

Bills: HB117

Committee: House S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Keywords: county regulation, impervious cover, land use, unincorporated areas, environmental management

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• that there are no other contributing factors to the unaffordability and inaccessibility of safe, healthy
• we start this process before the public school even has the ability to enroll students in terms of age
• Ninety percent of the brain develops by the age of five, and young children are developing a million
• able to provide much more holistic development for the child and support families from a very young age
• When we look at parents who are starting with us at the age of two or three, we often work on language

Bills: HB 117 , HB2196 , HB2689 , HCR64 , HB117

Committee: House S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Keywords: early childhood education, task force, governance, Texas Education Agency, child care, education policy, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance, education technology, remote learning, education legislation, workforce development, adult education, high school diploma, industry certification, pilot program, gifted education, education support

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• And so you've got trees that are already aged. They've had green for a lot of years.
• So Kraft Foundation was organized as the DSO under the Florida Department of Ag Florida.
• The Florida Department of Ag did extensively down in Dundee and would release them into Groves.
• We have been in all the work that both the organizations do is it's not healthy for us to many, many
• But AG producers aren't exactly trustworthy of the government even when they're trying to hand out money

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• From a young age, animals have been a part of my everyday life, not something that I read about or see
• And the Department of Ag has authority over that to see that those laws are carried out.
• The either the legislature or the Department of Ag needs to address and say, hey, we need to be more
• And so the Department of Ag does have the authority under this still to promulgate rules, to clarify
• I was naive enough to believe that we could perhaps create a memorial that covered all ag commodities

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Summary: The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved the March 12, 2026 minutes and then heard Senate Bill 1241 as amended, known as the Working Animal Protection Act or “Leilani’s Law.” The sponsors said the bill is intended to protect working animals used in agriculture, ranching, hunting, transportation, education, and related activities from local ordinances that would effectively ban or unduly restrict them. Testimony in support came from family members, FFA students, the Idaho Farm Bureau, and others who described working animals as well cared for and important to Idaho’s agricultural heritage. One testifier from Horse and Halo raised concerns that the bill could limit animal welfare oversight or create conflicts when inspections or local rules affect operations, but the sponsors said the bill does not override existing animal cruelty and care laws and still allows the Department of Agriculture to enforce them. The committee then passed SB 1241 as amended to the House floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next considered Senate Joint Memorial 110, which urges Congress and the President to update federal sugar policy, especially the tier-two over-quota duty, to better protect Idaho’s sugar beet industry from low-priced, subsidized imports. The bill sponsor and industry witnesses from the Snake River Sugar Beet Growers Association and Amalgamated Sugar said world sugar markets are distorted by subsidies in countries such as Brazil, Thailand, and India, and that Idaho growers are facing rising costs and market pressure. The committee approved the memorial and sent SJM 110 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The final agenda item was the annual report from Candy Fitch, executive director of the Idaho Apple, Cherry, and Hop commissions. She reviewed market conditions for hops, apples, and cherries, noting reduced hop acreage, continued pressure on apple prices, and a difficult cherry market affected by crop timing, pricing, and export uncertainty. She also described specialty crop grant-funded promotions, trade missions, and commission budgets, and announced her retirement at the end of June. Committee members thanked her for her long service to Idaho agriculture and to the committee. The meeting then adjourned.

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• right now because the largest group that are coming post-9/11, they're coming into their retirement age
• We're a pretty healthy group overall.
• What I would tell you is there's not a giant group of healthy folks in Louisiana that we're going to
• As you're healthy, you pay.”
• As you're healthy, you pay into the system over and over again.

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 27 and first took up House Bill 175 and its companion House Bill 165, both dealing with lottery proceeds for veterans. HB 175 was amended to create a Veterans Service Grant Board within the Department of Veterans Affairs and direct $500,000 annually from Louisiana Lottery net proceeds into a Veterans Service Grant Fund, with unused money returned to the lottery proceeds fund that supports the MFP. Supporters, including the bill sponsor, The Boot Louisiana, LDVA Secretary Charlton McGinley, and Bastion Veterans Organization, argued the grants would help veteran services, workforce placement, mental health, housing, entrepreneurship, and retention of veterans in Louisiana. Members raised concerns about drawing from lottery proceeds that traditionally support education, but the committee adopted amendments and reported HB 175 favorably as amended. HB 165, the constitutional amendment companion, was also amended for technical and ballot-language changes and then reported favorably as amended for voter consideration. The committee then considered House Bill 457, which would authorize the Louisiana Department of Health and the State Fire Marshal to set minimum housing standards for homeless shelters, group homes, and halfway homes. The sponsor said the bill responded to a state auditor recommendation and to unsafe conditions in some facilities; he also explained an amendment changing the Fire Marshal’s duties from mandatory to permissive to reduce fiscal impact and allow agencies flexibility. Some members questioned whether local standards already existed and how enforcement and funding would work, while others supported the need for statewide minimum standards for human housing. The committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 457 favorably as amended. House Bill 488, by Representative Brough, sought to create a Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund using recurring severance tax revenues from Plaquemines Parish to help buy out the Belle Chasse toll bridge and end what the sponsor described as excessive tolls and fees. He and several local witnesses, including business owners, a YMCA representative, and a parish council member, testified that the tolling arrangement had harmed access, businesses, and quality of life. The committee adopted a technical amendment clarifying the revenue source and then reported HB 488 favorably as amended. House Bill 566, which would prohibit state funds from supporting net-zero greenhouse gas initiatives tied to the 2022 Louisiana Climate Action Plan, drew significant debate over whether it would interfere with agency funding and economic development efforts; the sponsor argued the plan lacked legislative approval and should be repudiated, while members urged caution and suggested hearing from affected agencies. The sponsor agreed to consider deferring the bill, and the committee did not advance it at that time. House Bill 603, a constitutional amendment authorizing investment of state funds in digital assets and precious metals, was discussed as a way to hedge inflation and preserve value; members asked about limits and safeguards, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then began hearing House Bill 763, a transparency measure creating a public database for settlement agreements involving state agencies.

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• right now because the largest group that are coming post-9/11, they're coming into their retirement age
• We're a pretty healthy group overall.
• What I would tell you is there's not a giant group of healthy folks in Louisiana that we're going to
• As you're healthy, you pay. Come join, and I think what I would tell you is insurance 101, right?
• As you're healthy, you pay into the system over and over again.

Bills: HB165 , HB175 , HB198 , HB272 , HB457 , HB488 , HB566 , HB603 , HB763 , HB902 , HB909 , HB971 , HB981 , HB1066 , HB1125 , HB1154 , HB1231

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans

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• At age 93, she reluctantly agreed to move into an assisted living apartment.
• Her current residence, Broadwell Senior Living, was chosen because they said the age-in-place model was
• parents receive the dignity that aging parents receive the dignity that they<00:15:45.040><c> need.
• At a younger age, as Sean mentioned, the school covers everything during the school day.
• </c><01:20:41.840><c> babies</c> had three women deliver healthy babies had three women deliver healthy

Bills: HF2216 , HF1978 , HF2354 , HF1963 , HF1994 , HF1995 , HF1894

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: assisted living, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, resident rights, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services, elderly, seniors, older adults, disability rights

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• The funding we request would be integrated into the current aging network of the Area Agencies on Aging
• My name is Pat Lund, I'm the Executive Director for Age Well.
• So, 40% of older homeowners in Minnesota are over the age of 60.
• Of our homes are age-friendly.
• So we're part of an aging in place network.

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

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• on Aging in Wayland and other councils on aging, and those councils on aging haven't been making the
• Mass Aging Access, which is the nonprofit membership association for the 27 ASAPs, aging service access
• We are an aging service access point, area agency on aging in Massachusetts.
• referred to as LGBTQ aging.
• referred to as LGBTQ aging.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging and Independence held a hearing on several bills, led by Chair Tom Stanley and Senate Chair Patricia Jehlen. The committee first heard testimony on H. 765/S. 487, an act relative to councils on aging, which would update outdated statutory language and allow directors of councils on aging to make staffing decisions when a council is structured as an advisory body. Representative Donahue and Betsy Connell of the Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging said the change reflects how most councils now operate and would resolve conflicts like the one that arose in Sherborn. Members asked about whether the bill would affect town managers, volunteer roles, and whether the language should more clearly exempt informal volunteer help; supporters said the bill is aimed at municipal staffing structures, not unpaid volunteer assistance. The committee then took extensive testimony on H. 789/S. 470, an act to improve Massachusetts home care, which would create a statewide licensure system for non-medical home care agencies and entities. Julie Watt, Jay Krillovich, Betsy Krimmins, Lisa Gargoni, Tim Foley, and several providers and advocates supported the bill, arguing that licensure would establish baseline standards for background checks, training, service plans, insurance, complaint procedures, and labor-law compliance, while helping consumers identify legitimate providers and reducing fraud and abuse. Several witnesses described problems with unlicensed or poorly supervised providers, and family members and dementia advocates emphasized the need for dementia-specific training and better oversight for vulnerable clients. Tim Foley also raised concerns about private equity’s growing role in home care and said stronger regulation is needed to protect consumers and workers. Committee members focused on practical questions about the bill’s scope, including whether it would reach informal paid helpers, volunteers, or people doing occasional household tasks, and what agency would enforce the rules. Supporters said the bill is intended to cover entities advertising home care services, not unpaid volunteer help, though they acknowledged regulators would need to work out details. John Sneeth of Tribute Home Care offered a more cautious view, saying licensure should not unduly burden smaller providers or reduce competition, and that enforcement would be key. The hearing also included testimony from the Alzheimer’s Association and family caregivers, who strongly supported the bill’s dementia-training provisions and described how trained caregivers improved safety and quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. At the end of the hearing, the committee also heard support for H. 778/S. 473, regarding the Commission on LGBTQ Aging, with Lisa Krinsky urging funding for a full-time director and continued support for the commission’s strategic plan. After public testimony concluded, the committee adjourned the hearing by motion and voice vote.

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• As<00:10:35.920><c> the</c><00:10:36.240><c> retirement</c><00:10:36.800><c> age</c><00:10:37.519><c>
• </c> take care of people in their old age take care of people in their old age with<00:10:47.440><c>
• And the other thing is that yes, healthy competition is good.
• There is healthy competition between the school districts there.

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: Education - Room 216, January 6, 2026; 12:45 PM, 925, all

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• Anyway, but why is it not consistent as a minor under the age of 18?
• The Virginia bill started at age 13.
• We had age verification in here originally. We agreed to pull it out.
• It must be age verification up to 95% accurate.
• Nearly 10 million women aged 15 to 45 experience impaired fecundity.

Bills: AB52 , AB76 , AB163 , AB388 , AB483

Committee: Assembly Commerce and Labor

Keywords: health insurance, claims process, insurance regulation, admin penalties, healthcare access, cannabis, cannabis establishment, medical cannabis, adult-use cannabis, advertising regulations, packaging requirements, unlicensed cannabis activities, state prosecution, confidentiality, Cannabis Compliance Board, disciplinary proceedings, mental health, counseling, interstate practice, telehealth

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• Ag business is our retirement.
• In 2018, after 26 years, I sold my ag business, but ag businesses are difficult to sell.
• Retail and service ag businesses practices of aging vets wanting to sell their practices have been unsuccessful
• Aging vets are exiting their businesses.
• or urban ag community development.

Committee: House Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• PERSONALLY, I WOULD NOT BE WERE I WAS IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK AT AN EARLIER AGE.
• WE PROVIDED THE MINERS IN THE LAST BILL 15 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER INSTEAD OF SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE
• LOUIS WAIVES AGAINST. >> OKAY I HAVE WORKED SINCE AGE OF 15.
• KIDS WORKING LIKE WE ARE IN A GILDED AGE.
• AND THAT RESILIENCE WAS TAUGHT TO MEET AT AN EARLY AGE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I look at young individuals, and by young, I mean 18 all the way to, you know, the tech age.
• I look at young individuals, and by young, I mean 18 all the way to, you know, the tech age.
• You know, the tech age. They actually can't keyboard. They can't keyboard.
• You can read at age 4 or you could read at age 6, right?
• And this elementary age period is critical.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• They find that the mixed-age classrooms mean that the teachers are flexible and adaptable, and the...
• If we can open back up school choice, we'd be able to sustain healthy class sizes and also bring in a
• Our mixed-age, project- and place-based approaches make...
• Our mixed-age project and place-based approaches make ...of children ages 5 to 8.
• Our mixed-age, project- and place-based approaches make my teaching days joyful.

Bills: H4867 , H4927

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: school choice, education policy, educational funding, public schools, student enrollment, applied behavior analysis, autism, education, special needs, school access, therapeutic interventions, 1212, all

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• What keeps them healthy doesn't crush. And this is not a tax cut for them.
• take advantage of the senior property valuation freeze that already exists for individuals over the age
• Let's look at the age. We should look at the low income tax credit.
• It's trying to take care of their aged veteran or if he's deceased in some other ways.
• Let's look at that income cap; let's look at the age. We should look at the low-income tax credit.

Bills: SB65 , SB248 , SB330 , SB378 , SB844 , SB1330 , SB1410 , SB1475 , SB1476 , SB1565 , SB1618 , SB1623 , SJR39 , SJR47 , SB2084 , SB1655 , SB1679 , SB2174 , SB1775 , SB1873 , SB1204 , SB1884 , SB1916 , SB1937 , SB1447 , SB1500 , SB2007 , SB2074 , SB1944 , SB2018 , SB1984 , SB2026 , SB2045 , SB2049 , SB2062 , SB2112 , SB2118 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB2135 , SB2139 , SB2154 , SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

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• </c><00:09:59.399><c> infrastructure</c> projected assets aging infrastructure projected assets aging
• The third element really being around healthy food options. Food shelves are not the answer, right?
• The third element really being around healthy food options. Food shelves are not the answer, right?
• The third element really being around healthy food options. Food shelves are not the answer, right?
• The third element really being around healthy food options. Food shelves are not the answer, right?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• it back to the AG and get back<00:24:33.720><c> to</c><00:24:33.880><c> you</c><00:24:34.360><c> okay
• </c><00:29:34.960><c> friend</c><00:29:35.320><c> over</c> I have a question for my AG friend over I
• Too many races, candidates run unopposed, and that doesn't contribute to a healthy democracy.
• A healthy democracy thrives on competition.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several election-related and governance measures. On SB 176, relating to recounts, the Office of Elections supported clarifying that recount triggers should be based on the final Election Day report rather than the 6:00 a.m. next-day report, citing a 2022 recount example. The chair noted 3 testimonies in support, 42 in opposition, and 1 comment. On SB 1337, relating to the Stadium Authority, the authority supported changing quorum rules so only voting members count, explaining that the current interpretation makes it difficult to conduct business; written testimony from DBEDT was also received. On SB 289, relating to ethics administrative fines, the Ethics Commission supported uniform procedures to resolve uncontested enforcement matters more quickly while preserving due process; written support was also noted. The committee then heard SB 311, a proposed constitutional amendment on freedom of speech and money in elections. Supporters, including Community Alliance on Prisons, Our Revolution Hawaii, Pride at Work Hawaii, Common Cause Hawaii, and others, argued that money in politics distorts democracy and that the amendment would help prevent wealthy interests from buying influence. Opponents, including the Hawaii Christian Coalition and individual testifiers, argued that changing the constitution was too serious, that the proposal should be handled by ordinary legislation instead, and that the measure could create legal conflict. Deputy Attorney General Candace Park said the bill would only matter if key federal cases such as Buckley and Citizens United were overturned, and the chair thanked her for the legal input. The committee also heard SB 780, relating to election ballot disqualification, which would exclude candidates disqualified by constitutional or statutory provisions and create procedures for challenges. Opposition testimony said the bill would undermine voter choice, burden courts and election officials, and invite misuse; the Hawaii Christian Coalition echoed those concerns. Members raised questions about whether the measure would apply only to state and county offices, and the Attorney General’s office said it would follow up. Finally, on SB 1030, relating to election intimidation, supporters said firearms should not be brought near polling places or ballot drop boxes, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary and could affect lawful possession; the committee received 12 testimonies, with 39 in support. The committee then began SB 1225, a proposed constitutional amendment changing the vote threshold for legislative amendments to a majority of votes tallied, excluding blanks, spoiled ballots, and overvotes; testimony in support was heard from the LGBTQ+ Commission and others, and the discussion was still underway when the excerpt ended.

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• Many of the students and graduates of the program are non-traditional students, perhaps older in age
• You know, we often talk, and I remember you and I had conversations that, in order to have a healthy
• You know, we often talk, and I remember you and I had conversations that, in order to have a healthy
• economy in the state both the a healthy economy in the state both the metro<00:28:35.159><c> and</c>
• facilities so not only have to aging facilities so not only have to upkeep<00:30:37.399><c> them</c>

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's three years for construction, and Ag was amenable to go ahead and extend that deadline to allow
• It's three years for construction, and Ag was amenable to go ahead and extend that deadline to allow
• We treat the crops responsibly so they grow healthy and safe. We mend fences.
• But healthy disagreement also comes to a point to where we have to call out when things are wrong.
• Florida also has the highest fatal drowning rate in the nation for ages 1 through 4 and ages 0 through

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several introductions recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and professional groups in the gallery. The chamber then took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee confirming 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted by a vote of 36-0. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and funding. The bulk of the meeting was spent on special-order bills, many of them open-government sunset review measures and policy bills. The Senate passed bills preserving or updating public records exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; a commercial driving schools bill; a human trafficking training requirement for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; a nature-based coastal resiliency bill with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve; a chiropractic patient-funds bill; specialty license plate legislation; a one-time waiver for late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation changes; the Florida Farm Bill with amendments protecting Everglades lands and technical corrections; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders; disability presumption clarifications for firefighters and law enforcement; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity changes; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and a blue envelope program; public post-secondary safety policy requirements; and a bill allowing licensed agents to market health care sharing ministries. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. Members debated a number of measures, especially the health care sharing ministries bill, where opponents raised consumer-protection and commission concerns and supporters argued for free speech, religious liberty, and expanded consumer choice; it passed 32-5. Other debated bills included the autism law enforcement bill, the school athletics bill addressing coach support for student-athletes, and the Farm Bill, where senators discussed surplus land safeguards and biosolids timing. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 37-0 or 38-0, with a few closer votes such as the patriotic displays bill (36-2) and the health care sharing ministries bill (32-5).