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• What can we do to resolve them?
• Um, I think in some states the local council operates from a nonprofit, while in others, it operates
• out of a county commission. ...operates out of a county commission.
• thing I'd say quickly is we're working toward the resolution of the probation fees, but that does not resolve

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Be it resolved by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration of the House of Representatives
• The department oversees the financial operation of grain buying.
• You did listen to some of our concerns, and I think this is a good way of trying to resolve problems.
• And so it does properly belong in elections and government operations.
• Everybody agrees that we should send it to elections and government operations. Thank you.

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• Hopefully this is resolved long before that. >> Well, thank you all for your testimony.
• Hopefully this is resolved long before that. This does really two things that are profound.
• Hopefully this is resolved long before that.
• Hopefully this is resolved long before that. So I think we got to a good place.
• Hopefully this is resolved long before that. >> Well, thank you all for your testimony.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met on February 24, 2026, with a quorum present and took up one bill, House Bill 470. The bill sponsor and supporters described it as a cleanup measure to House Bill 505 that would extend the deadline for peer support specialists in the substance use field to become registered, because the earlier regulations were not promulgated in time and employers and workers were left in limbo. Supporters said the bill includes an emergency clause to stabilize the workforce and creates a working group to recommend a more effective oversight structure, possibly a new board, by November 1. They argued the extension would preserve access to services, allow providers to continue billing for peer support, and give the state time to address regulatory backlogs and workforce shortages. Several supporters emphasized that peer support is a critical part of recovery services and that the current system needs better infrastructure, accountability, and uniform standards. They said the bill would help prevent fraud and abuse by tightening guardrails while allowing qualified peers to keep working. One supporter said the bill would close the door on higher-level billing abuses and that other Medicaid-related efforts were also underway to address improper billing practices. Another witness said the bill would allow people who completed certification to continue serving and would help providers retain staff and get reimbursed. Senator McDaniel raised concerns that the bill might simply extend the period during which abuse of the peer recovery model could continue, rather than fixing the underlying problems. In response, the sponsors said House Bill 505 already imposed tighter training requirements and that this bill only extends the registration deadline while other efforts, including managed care organization limits and broader Medicaid reforms, are addressing abuse. Senator Howell asked about barriers to registration, and witnesses said the problem was a mix of supply-demand issues, workload, and some applicants’ reluctance to take the test. Senator Berg supported the bill as necessary to ensure proper billing and accountability, while Senator Meredith said the committee was missing key information from the cabinet and suggested it may be premature to act without hearing from the agency. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Years and $30,000 later, he's still working; he's still trying to resolve the issue.
• The Commission reviewed LNVA's operations and recommended several governance improvements to enhance
• LNVA's operations, ethics, and legal requirements.
• It shows them that their city is being operated according to governmental accounting standards.
• I mean, I'd like to know what the City of Austin is planning on doing to resolve this issue.

Bills: SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1579, SB1708, SB1844, SB1851, SB1879, SB1921, SB1951, SB2237, SB2238, SB2406, SB2407

Keywords: SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data

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• And then we would begin our work of investigating and working with the parties to resolve things.
• <00:11:49.880> things<00:11:50.880> at with the parties to resolve things at with the
• under this Paradigm for a operating under this Paradigm for a couple<00:37:29.400> years<00:37
• that has looked at either establishing a farm or expanding their operation and has met the threshold
• It's very significant. operation and they they move the top operation and they they move the top soil

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• There still is a $62 million gap that we're hoping to resolve when we get to the Senate.
• There still is a $62 million gap that we're hoping to resolve when we get to the Senate.
• There still is a $62 million gap that we're hoping to resolve when we get to the Senate.
• million gap that we're hoping to resolve million gap that we're hoping to resolve when<00:08:56.480
• <01:10:40.080> adjustment with our operating adjustment with our operating adjustment uh<01

Bills: HF2431, HF2438, HF2783, HF1943

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

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• With me is Christina Martin, Director of Operations for the Banking Department.
• capital intensive model to the operating capital intensive model to the operating mod<03:22:14.520>
• 03:22:16.560> is mod operational intensive model has is mod operational intensive model has is
• <03:22:26.600> model capex model to the operating model capex model to the operating model
• So kudos to you for a great operation.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities. Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented. Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion. The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.

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• <02:17:58.639> flight ceremony, the final operational flight ceremony, the final operational
• ><05:59:10.320> laughing for-profit prison operators are laughing for-profit prison operators
• We're talking about regular operating budgets now, and the regular operating budgets, not what we had
• We're talking about regular operating budgets now, and the regular operating budgets, not what we had
• We're talking about regular operating budgets now, and the regular operating budgets, not what we had

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• This project will resolve valves.
• They're not operated by KYTC. operational, two under construction and operational, two under construction
• ,<00:39:26.400> installed, uh uh owned, operated, installed, uh uh owned, operated, installed
• They're not uh operated by entities. They're not uh operated by KYTC.
• We have three that are open and operational.

Keywords: 00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:47 Approval of Minutes 01:07 Airport Projects 12:17 Riverport Projects 38:27 Electric Vehicle Charging Program 54:10 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met on July 15, 2025, approved the June 4 minutes, and heard updates on aviation and riverport funding programs. Commissioner Mark Carter of the Kentucky Department of Aviation reported on the $200,000 grants for general aviation airports included in House Bill 1, saying the money is being used mainly for hangar projects, fuel trucks, parking lot resurfacing, airport equipment, crew cars, and public education efforts. He said about 25 hangar-related projects were reported, with an estimated 60 T-hangars and four or five box hangars supported, and noted that the grants are often used to match federal funds. He also said the state’s jet fuel tax revenue generates about $23 million annually, up from about $19 million in 2021, and that most airports are now compliant with the ADS-B/VOR-related reporting system required in budget language, which has improved reported operations and may help airports qualify for FAA grants. Members asked about the pace of airport projects, the limited number of contractors for hangar construction, and whether airports could finance hangars themselves. Carter said timing has generally been good, though federal projects have slowed somewhat and contractor capacity remains a challenge, and he said there is no statute preventing airports from financing part or all of a hangar project. Questions also focused on the long-term need for hangars and the effect of the jet fuel cap, with Carter saying general aviation airports still have significant hangar demand and rely on state assistance because hangars are a key revenue source. Jeremy Edgeworth of the Transportation Cabinet and Brian Wright of the Kentucky Association of Riverports then reviewed riverport projects funded through House Bill 265 and House Bill 1. Edgeworth said the cabinet’s riverport grant program awarded $500,000 in each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for 13 projects under an 80/20 match, and that House Bill 1 provided $7.5 million per year for public riverports with no local match. He described completed or underway projects at multiple ports, including equipment replacements, dock and road repairs, material handling upgrades, mooring cell rehabilitation, and a waterline loop at Owensboro. He said $12.6 million of the KPRCM funds had been awarded across 20 projects, with about $2.4 million still to be awarded later in the fall. Wright said the riverport investments are helping ports replace aging assets, expand capacity, and match federal dollars, but he also said the statewide capital need remains large, with the current list of top projects already in the $90 million range and longer-term needs still estimated at $60 million to $90 million. Members asked about timelines and future needs, and Edgeworth said many of the larger projects will take two to five years because of permitting and coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate of the Second Session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature,
• President, is regarding item number 4, generally accepted associated operating costs.
• The tribal compacts operate under GAAP, generally accepted accounting principles, and tribal compacts
• in the operating 138 casinos all across Oklahoma.
• Appropriate to get them more money to operate more efficiently.

Bills: HB3834, HB3940, HB4346, HB2947, HB3257, HB3264, HB4326, HB4421, HB3944, HB3979, HB4118, SCR22, SB169, HB1047, HB2123, HB2650, HB3260, HB3403, SR41, HB3649, HB3742, HB3831, HB3996, HB4321, HB4339

Keywords: HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs, clinical trials, FDA approval, breakthrough therapy designation, opioid use disorder, substance use disorder, traumatic brain injury, mental health, neurological disorders, drug development, public-private partnership, State Department of Health, intellectual property, revolving fund, research funding, medical licensing

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• why we support an amendment to resolve why we support an amendment to resolve those<01:48:10.119
• providers know when the case is resolved providers know when the case is resolved and<01:50:49.679
• So, material operation of the library.
• In my professional life, I'm a chief operating officer, and that to me is an operating question that's
• So at least that operates under our law.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They are neurologically adapting to an environment that does not feel safe, that inherently feels less
• pathway for suicide prevention and behavioral threat assessment frameworks so that schools are not operating
• that schools assessment frameworks so that schools are<01:01:57.280> not<01:01:57.520> operating
• in<01:01:58.319> silos<01:01:59.119> but<01:01:59.359> through Are not operating
• that's So vague that a teacher could be using this as part of a lesson and cannot discuss the inherent

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• How many active Hialeah facilities are there right now that are in operation? Madam Chair?
• Illegal gambling operations are spreading across Florida, exploiting weak penalties to operate with little
• We're just amusement game operators, our members.
• No 911 operator... Mr. Pizzo. Briefly, Madam Chair. No 911 operator took a break during COVID.
• That 911 operator might not still be on the line when that happens.

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with CS for SB 592, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program. The bill was explained as revising condominium eligibility and grant rules, lowering the approval threshold to 75%, changing roof project rules, capping reimbursement at $175,000 per association, and excluding detached units. Two amendments were adopted, including one clarifying the three-story threshold and another adding wind-driven rain mitigation devices for sliding glass doors as an eligible improvement. A late-filed amendment to appropriate $500 million for the program was adopted on a roll call vote, but the bill itself was then reported favorably. Testimony generally supported the program, with members noting strong demand and the need for more funding, though one amendment drew concern from a window manufacturer and some members about product approval and fairness. The committee then approved CS for SB 622 on pari-mutuel permit holders, which would allow certain facilities to be leased to Hialeah permit holders and other same-class permit holders, with an amendment making the lessee eligible to apply for, rather than automatically receive, a license for inter-track wagering or Hialeah games. CS for SB 1404 on illegal gambling was also reported favorably after amendments added a declaratory judgment process for veterans organizations, strengthened ethics/revolving-door restrictions for Gaming Commission personnel, and then withdrew a late amendment concerning a Miami casino property. Prosecutors and the Gaming Control Commission supported the bill as a tool to target criminal gambling operations, while amusement machine operators and veterans groups raised concerns about overbreadth and uncertainty for lawful operators. SB 604 on residential swimming pool requirements was temporarily postponed after questions about how the new sale/transfer disclosure and safety-feature requirement would work in practice, especially for cash transactions and whether home inspectors would be involved. SB 1682, adding 911 dispatchers to the definition of first responder, was reported favorably with support from dispatchers and members who emphasized the trauma and public safety role of telecommunicators. SB 818 on utility relocation and SB 1228 on spring restoration were both reported favorably, with counties opposing the utility bill as a cost shift to taxpayers and the spring bill drawing support from JEA. The committee also approved CS for SB 948 on flood disclosures for tenants and condo buyers, and CS for SB 1742, a major condominium and cooperative association reform bill that would adjust reserve funding rules, allow temporary reserve pauses after milestone inspections, require substitute budgets over a certain threshold, permit lines of credit in lieu of reserves through 2028, expand disclosure and data reporting, and add conflict-of-interest and governance changes. The condo bill drew extensive discussion and testimony, with supporters praising the flexibility and transparency provisions and some owners urging additional relief for inland, lower-rise buildings; it was ultimately reported favorably.

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• Health care providers operate within an increasingly complex claims system.
• The billing team has spent more than 100 hours attempting to resolve the issue, navigating repeated calls
• The billing team has spent more than 100 hours attempting to resolve the issue, navigating repeated calls
• Our concern is that SB 1049, rather than resolving the issues identified by the sponsors, will create
• Jenkins, on behalf of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, in support, and the California Cannabis Operators

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This is an increase of less than 3% of our FY 25 operating budget.
• forward broken down our operating forward broken down our operating requests<00:05:23.240> into
• <00:24:16.400> and building please cease operations and building please cease operations and
• Please cease operations and leave the building. Thanks.
• staff to help the client resolve staff to help the client resolve long-lasting<01:39:50.239>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard House Bill 4000, the Judiciary’s biennium budget bill for FY 2026-2027. Judiciary Director of Policy and Planning Brandon Kimura testified in strong support, outlining operating requests of about $6.17 million in FY 26 and $6.25 million in FY 27, 17 permanent positions and one temporary position, plus $9.9 million in capital improvements. He described funding needs for specialty courts, preparations for the Wahiawa District Court, an additional district court judge and staff for Kona, cybersecurity upgrades, the Criminal Justice Research Institute, statewide priority items, and restoration of several essential staff positions. He also said the Judiciary was seeking an additional $2 million for the Children’s Justice Center relocation lump sum because updated estimates had risen to about $8 million. The committee also discussed potential impacts from uncertain federal funding and asked for written follow-up on those risks and on the capital request, including coordination with Budget and Finance. Several organizations and individuals testified in support of the Judiciary budget, including the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi, and legal service providers. Mioko Eto asked for an additional $1 million for civil legal service providers, explaining that the current funding is spread across multiple providers and that the need remains high. David Copper of Legal Aid supported the request, citing statewide demand, 105 staff, 7,100 cases closed in the past year, and 15,000 calls received, while noting that many people seeking help cannot be served because of capacity limits. He also said recent federal funding disruptions and proposed cuts could affect legal services and related programs. Committee members asked about the Criminal Justice Research Institute’s mission; Kimura said its primary statutory role is to build a database focused on pre-trial reporting and data analysis, though it is also working on probation and mental health-related projects. No vote or final action on HB 4000 was taken in the hearing excerpt provided.

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• HB 2097, irrigation, non-expansionary operational maximum. Natural Resources.
• President, I move that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of
• Chairman, I move that the Senate resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole for consideration of
• Because ICE agents are operating with masks.
• We have seen several fatal shootings involving ICE during enforcement operations in public.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• not dissolved by operation of law became marriages.
• not dissolved by operation of law became marriages.
• not dissolved by operation of law became marriages.
• not dissolved by operation of law became marriages.
• Now, in and I do want to to be resolved.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Children and Family Law Committee met on April 15, 2025, and opened a hearing on Senate Bill 269, which would remove references to “bride and groom” and replace them with “applicants” in the Vital Records Act. The bill was described by the sponsor’s designee as a housekeeping update requested by the Secretary of State to modernize and standardize the language in light of same-sex marriage and to make the statute gender-neutral. Members asked whether the change would affect the substance of marriage law, marriage ceremonies, age and residence requirements, or open the door to polygamy; the response was that it would not change the law, would still apply to two adults, and would not supersede New Hampshire’s ban on polygamy. Some members noted the bill had passed the Senate unanimously and 18-0, while others questioned whether the change was necessary given existing forms and statutes, and whether it could create confusion with other laws such as alimony or divorce paperwork. The discussion became lengthy and somewhat informal, with members debating whether the terminology update was merely clerical or whether it should be postponed for more information from the Secretary of State’s office. Several members expressed frustration that no representative from that office was present. One member, speaking as a family law attorney, argued the bill was redundant because similar information already appears on vital statistics forms and could potentially create unintended issues; others countered that the Legislature should keep statutes consistent with current law and modern terminology. The committee also briefly discussed how marriage certificates and licenses are labeled and how same-sex couples are designated under current law. After a Republican caucus break, the chair called for a nonbinding thumb vote on whether to postpone the bill. The committee voted to come back to the bill later, and the hearing on SB 269 was closed and postponed to a later executive session date. The chair then shifted to other committee business, including preparations for a later discussion with Chief Administrative Justice Ellen Kristo and a family court subcommittee exercise, but no further action was taken on SB 269 during this segment.

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• The work group recommendations include funding the program through a combination of operating budget
• I'm the legislative director to the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49.
• I'm the legislative director to the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49.
• We represent approximately 15,000 heavy machinery operators in Minnesota, North and South Dakota.
• You might not get rich being a laborer or an operator, but you can provide for your family, have good

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I operate a. 32-bed detention center, and whatever the ratios might be.
• My department operates a secure juvenile detention facility.
• We have internally, we have under state operations, reviews of use of force.
• And so we operate on a one in, one out. That is why we continue to have a wait list today. Great.
• In Randall County, my department operates a secure juvenile detention facility.

Bills: HB31, HB3360

Keywords: juvenile justice, community supervision, felony offenses, treatment of children, juvenile facilities, chemical dispensing device, solitary confinement, rehabilitation, criminal proceedings, delinquency, 1184, house, all

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• Part 1 allows recordings made by law enforcement agencies who are using, controlling, or operating unmanned
• But that case law, at least in our operation, has tempered our use of the drones that we currently have
• So the bill doesn't actually define a sting operation. What does a sting operation mean?
• what does a uh Define a sting operation what does a sting<00:19:27.360> operation<00:19:27.760
• <01:36:21.440> it order to um just simply resolve it order to um just simply resolve it instead

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on several fireworks-related bills. On HB 550, which would allow law enforcement to use drone recordings to establish probable cause for fireworks arrests in public areas and appropriate funds for drones, the Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the measure. The Public Defender and some public testifiers opposed it, arguing that a statute cannot mandate probable cause and that the bill raises constitutional concerns. A prosecutor later explained that the bill is intended to address Hawaiʻi case law, especially State v. Kit, which limits aerial surveillance over homes under the state constitution, and suggested that changing “shall” to “may” could reduce constitutional problems. Members also questioned whether current law already allows video evidence of fireworks violations and whether the bill was necessary. Testimony included both support and opposition from individuals and organizations, and no vote was taken during the hearing. The committees then heard HB 806, which would appropriate funds for the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct sting operations on Oʻahu to enforce fireworks laws. The department and police supported the bill, while the Libertarian Party of Hawaiʻi opposed it, arguing that fireworks are already illegal and that the measure adds unnecessary enforcement powers and constitutional risk. Committee members asked what “sting operation” means and whether the term should be defined more clearly; the department said it refers to police or criminal investigations involving deception and agreed a definition would help guide use of the funds. The department also said the funding would support training, storage, and other operational costs for undercover investigations. Finally, the committees heard HB 1483, a broader fireworks enforcement bill that would create an adjudication system for fireworks infractions, revise definitions and penalties, establish new offenses, and increase penalties when fireworks offenses cause injury or death. The Attorney General’s office strongly supported the bill, saying it would improve enforcement by clarifying definitions and allowing cases to be proven without particle testing or expert witnesses when fireworks leave no physical evidence. The Department of Law Enforcement also supported it. The Public Defender opposed the bill, focusing on the bill’s penalty enhancements for offenses that are rarely enforced and its concurrent trial provision, which it said raises problems because of the differences between civil and criminal proceedings. No final committee action or vote was reported in the transcript.