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• WE ARE HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU ARE EMERGING AND GROWING PROBLEMS IN RESPONSE TO THIS CALL.
• HEALTH AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPPORTUNITIES.
• WE ALSO SERVE AS THE EMERGENCY SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATION.
• ALL OF THESE RELATED TO EMERGENCY HEALTH AND MANAGEMENT TO THE LACK OF INFORMATION.
• EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE. THESE ARE ALL NEW TO PK AND COMING ON BOARD IN THE COMING YEARS.

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• would mean that we'd have probably another conversation either in two weeks, or we can be using technology
• would mean that we'd have probably another conversation either in two weeks, or we can be using technology
• Brockton right now is emerging as the hub of back.
• Brockton right now is emerging as the hub of Cape Verdean, and because they just elected a Cape Verdean

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Summary: The meeting focused on organizing the Cabo Verdean Cultural Center Commission, including confirming quorum, approving prior minutes, electing leadership, and planning next steps. Once quorum was reached, members approved the minutes from the prior meeting and unanimously elected Senator Liz Miranda and Representative Kip Diggs as co-chairs. There was also discussion of whether vice chairs should be added later, with several members favoring a mix of legislative and appointed/community representation. A major portion of the discussion centered on expanding the commission membership and identifying candidates who reflect regional, gender, and professional diversity, with emphasis on arts, culture, history, philanthropy, development, and construction. Members suggested numerous names from Boston, Brockton, New Bedford, Fall River, Cape Cod, Taunton, and other communities, and there was broad interest in including people connected to cultural organizations, universities, and the business/development community. Members also discussed whether designees could count toward quorum, but no rule change was adopted during the meeting. The commission also discussed its operating structure and public process. Members agreed to submit two or three recommended names by November 13, and to reconvene on November 25 at 4 p.m. to finalize recommendations and continue building the commission. They also discussed meeting cadence, with support for alternating formal meetings and site visits or listening sessions every other month, plus possible subcommittees to handle research between meetings. The chair noted that the commission is public-facing, will keep records and minutes, and will need to consider the organizational vehicle or advisory structure that will support Cape Verdean clubs and associations in the broader project. The meeting adjourned after these next steps were outlined.

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• That capability is critical during investigations, enforcement actions, and emergency responses when
• pressure on more expensive state-funded interventions like interim housing, HAP-funded shelter, and emergency
• Sarah Bridges, on behalf of the California Manufacturers and Technology Association, in opposition to
• Sarah Bridges, on behalf of the California Manufacturers and Technology Association, in opposition to

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules. Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue. Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.

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• Science and Technology will be chaired by the Senate.
• Also, on a technology front, funding was appropriated to the Legislative Council Service and the Feed
• as to where the entrances and exits are. constantly working with the contractor to make sure that emergency
• to today's meeting: possible litigation to address Executive's use of Operating Reserves Fund for emergency

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• Beth Milligan, Doctor of Family and Emergency Medicine from Little Rock.
• Beth Milligan, doctor of family and emergency medicine from here in Little Rock.
• We will show that integrated technology and strong community partnerships will decrease the need for
• That integrated technology and strong community partnerships will decrease the need for welfare, grow

Summary: The transcript covers the opening of the Arkansas House and a joint session of the 95th General Assembly’s fiscal session. The House first established a quorum, granted leave for absent members, recognized guests, and adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session with the Senate for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address. Several bills and resolutions were read for the record, including House Resolution 1002 and House Bills 1001, 102, and 103, before the House recessed to await the Senate and then the governor. In the joint session, leaders recognized the late Representative Stan Barry with a moment of silence, introduced constitutional officers, judges, and other guests, and appointed committees to escort the governor. Governor Sanders then delivered a lengthy fiscal-session address focused on her budget priorities and policy agenda. She emphasized continued funding for education under LEARNS, teacher pay and literacy gains, public safety and law enforcement funding, government efficiency and tax cuts, and the 1033 initiative aimed at helping vulnerable Arkansans move from crisis to self-sufficiency. She also urged lawmakers to avoid new Medicaid mandates or ongoing spending and said she would call a special session to cut income taxes further if the budget is passed. After the governor’s remarks, the joint session adjourned. The House then reconvened briefly, adopted a motion to adjourn until the next day, and announced that the Joint Budget Committee would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.

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• The Assembly also continues to support, and I know the Senate does as well, emerging farmers by restoring
• THE ASSEMBLY ALSO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND I KNOW THE SENATE DOES AS WELL, EMERGING FARMERS BY RESTORING
• I believe a combination of extreme overreliance on digital devices and the impact of A.I. technology
• I believe a combination of extreme overreliance on digital devices and the impact of A.I. technology

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Summary: The Joint Conference Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Housing opened budget negotiations for the 2026-2027 enacted budget, with Senate and Assembly leaders outlining their one-house proposals and committee members giving brief remarks. The discussion covered environment, agriculture, housing, parks, and energy, with repeated emphasis on affordability, climate resilience, and support for rural and urban communities. Senate and Assembly chairs described the process and noted the agencies present, while minority members criticized the overall size of the budgets and urged more attention to housing affordability, building stakeholders, and energy costs. On the environment and energy side, the Senate highlighted proposals for $138 million in additional clean water infrastructure funding, a $75 million increase to the Environmental Protection Fund, $95 million in restored parks capital, $200 million for the Energy Affordability Program, and $1 billion for Sustainable Futures 2.0, including a proposed revival of the NY STUN program. The Assembly said it increased the EPF to $500 million, raised clean water infrastructure funding to $800 million, and included targeted amounts for cities, rural housing-related water projects, Cornell Ag Tech, and the Center for Sustainable Materials Management. Democrats argued that high utility bills are driven by natural gas costs rather than clean energy, while Senate and Assembly Republicans said the CLCPA and other energy mandates are increasing costs and should be reconsidered. Agriculture remarks focused on research, farm support, and resilience. Senator Hinchey described funding for Cornell’s COWS program, Farm to School amendments, $7 million for farm worker housing, and a new $20 million Farm Weather Resiliency Grant Program. Chair Lupardo said the Assembly added $16 million over the Governor’s proposal for educational research and outreach, restored support for beginning and disadvantaged farmers, and backed dairy, livestock, hemp fiber, and natural fibers initiatives, while also accepting $30 million in farmer tariff relief if guidelines are set. Minority Assembly Member Tague supported dairy infrastructure funding but criticized the farm labor overtime phase-down and the CLCPA’s impacts on farms. Housing discussion centered on major capital and assistance programs. The Assembly proposed $200 million more for the Housing Access Voucher Program, $100 million for Mitchell-Lama and NYCHA, $50 million for down payment assistance, $4 million for fair housing testing, land banks, and $40 million for the Homeowner Protection Program. The Senate outlined similar priorities, including $500 million for NYCHA, $100 million for Mitchell-Lama preservation, $250 million total for HAVP, and additional funding for mixed-income rental development, vacant rentals, senior housing, and block-by-block infill. Chair Rosenthal said rent stabilization was not being changed in the budget, while Republican members argued that affordability requires lower taxes, lower utility costs, and fewer regulatory burdens. No votes were taken; the meeting was an opening round of budget negotiations and ended with closing remarks from both sides.

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• we're trying to also provide a little bit more security and protection against maintenance costs and Emergency
• will primarily be used for contractual services support, including project management, information technology
• mention that there are scopes of work that we've been actively working on related to the information technology
• Romero, I'm not quite sure on what we would have to classify something as an emergency.

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• campus safety mapping data be provided to local first response agencies, including police, fire, emergency
• campus safety mapping data be provided to local first response agencies, including police, fire, emergency
• and Rehabilitation, correctional units, in the following manner: $6,642,874 to a new information technology
• and Rehabilitation, correctional units in the following manner: $6,642,874 to a new information technology

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Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present and first approved the minutes from the prior meeting. It then reconsidered Committee Substitute for House Bill 5212, noting that an Education Committee amendment had been inadvertently omitted the day before; the vice chairman withdrew the prior motion to report the bill, and the committee returned to the bill with the technical Education Committee amendments pending. The transcript then moved through a long agenda of bills and supplemental appropriations, with the committee generally hearing brief explanations from counsel, occasional member questions, and then voting to adopt amendments and report measures to the full Senate. Among the substantive policy bills, the committee advanced House Bill 4007 on the Industrial Access Road Fund, allowing an additional possible $3 million transfer in a fiscal year, expanding eligible uses, and increasing county/municipal spending limits; House Bill 4765, which raises salaries for state police, teachers, and school service personnel and, via a strike-and-insert amendment, creates a market pay enhancement tied to county and regional income data; House Bill 5162, recodifying tax lien sale procedures and clarifying ownership and government-property tax treatment; House Bill 5382, extending the Neighborhood Investment Tax Credit Program to July 1, 2031; House Bill 5685, authorizing up to $150 million in revenue bonds backed by excess lottery funds for State Culture Center improvements; House Joint Resolution 42, placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot to raise the homestead exemption from $20,000 to $40,000; House Bill 4010, creating an airport hangar grant program and fund; House Bill 4404, increasing from $500 to $5,000 the amount volunteer fire departments may spend on training and fire prevention materials; House Bill 4592, requiring standardized campus safety mapping data for higher education institutions; House Bill 4784, extending and making retroactive a qualified opportunity zone business tax modification; and House Bill 5088, increasing retirement benefits for Division of Natural Resources police officers, with a one-time $4.25 million cash injection. The committee also reported several supplemental appropriations and originating bills, including Senate Bill 842 for the Spay Neuter Assistance Fund, Senate Bill 846 for Culture and History capital repairs, Senate Bill 872 for Natural Resources capital repairs (reduced to $10 million in committee substitute), Senate Bill 876 for Department of Health facilities, Senate Originating Bills 1 through 5 covering Culture and History, road funds, corrections IT and services, tobacco education, and the Adjutant General’s armory board transfer, respectively. Most items were adopted by voice vote; House Bill 4765’s strike-and-insert amendment was adopted after a division vote of 10-6. The committee then adjourned.

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• Representative Charlene Ward-Johnson relates to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency
• Adopt rules establishing standardized procedures for the timely issuance of emergency notifications.
• be in the list of 20 targeted industries, including welding, plumbing, electrical, manufacturing technology
• establishment has improved, and the professionalism of the appraisal districts has increased along... with technology

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• account for the hidden costs, the billions in economic impact of traffic crashes, such as the heavy emergency
• Our current transportation technology is holding us back.
• Fortunately, we have technology available today to connect cities in a way they have never been connected
• Less congestion also means fewer accidents and lower costs for law enforcement and emergency response

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• Well, do you know if there's technology that already does that?
• Or is that technology going to have to be the? Do you know?
• There is, to my knowledge, technology that does that.
• I think I've exposed myself bad at technology. Those are both accurate.
• It could be due to illness, injury, emergency, having to care for a loved one.

Bills: HB36, HB75, HB76, HB166, HB799, HB 1135, HJR15, HJR16, HB36, HB75, HB76, HB166, HJR15, HJR16

Keywords: family violence, global positioning monitoring system, victim resources, electronic monitoring, protective orders, magistrate, criminal procedure, probable cause, written findings, law enforcement, bail bonds, bail fund, charitable bail fund, nonprofit bail organization, public funds, local government spending, political subdivision, county, city, taxpayer lawsuit

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• I regularly respond to crises, including psychiatric emergencies and acute illnesses.
• I apologize for the technology blow-up, but I'm Ethel Everett.
• And also, no need to apologize for the technology blow-up.
• And also, no need to apologize with technology.
• station with the detective and immediately informed the officer in charge I needed to go to the emergency

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on several retirement and workforce-related bills. House Bill 2980 would place county correctional nurses and certain medical staff into Group 4 retirement. Representative Trino, Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, and nurse manager Leanne Cameron argued that correctional nurses work in dangerous, high-stress settings with frequent contact with incarcerated people, high rates of mental illness and substance use in the jail population, and significant workplace violence, and that the change would help recruitment and retention with limited statewide fiscal impact. The committee also heard Senate Bill 210, which would create a commission to study additional regular compensation and annual expenses for members of the General Court. Senator John Keenan said Massachusetts has high leadership stipends compared with other states and argued the current structure can affect independence and public trust. Representative O'Day testified on House Bill 2928 to extend Group 2 retirement to additional Department of Children and Families social workers, and SEIU 509 witnesses described frequent transport of children, crisis response, threats, assaults, and other high-risk duties that they said match Group 2 work. Additional testimony supported House Bill 2943 for DDS service coordinators and supervisors, with witnesses describing home visits in unsafe conditions, transport of vulnerable individuals, direct care during staffing crises, and exposure to violence. House Bill 2899 drew support from the Association of Social Work Boards for social work field placement grants, incentives for supervisors, and expanded retirement benefits for DCF social workers. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2613, a local retirement bill for Salem police officer Kathleen Roachville, who described a severe line-of-duty injury during an arrest involving a combative person in a mental health crisis. Finally, Susan Smith Campbell testified for reclassifying certain DYS administrative officers into Group 2 because of their direct involvement in restraints, assaults, and crisis management. After testimony concluded, the committee adjourned without taking any votes.

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• I think a lot of those improvements can be found through or solved through technology.
• And I think there are a lot of technological innovations that we're all looking to implement to bridge
• I know that one of the arms of the Supreme Court is the law and technology front.
• And as that technology advances, I think we're going to see more of that. I mean, there are...
• As that technology advances, I think we're going to see more of that.

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• <04:10:34.319> feasible<04:10:34.720> and technologically feasible and technologically
• efficiency technologies. efficiency technologies.
• New standards must be technologically feasible and economically justified.
• And over time, technology has improved time and time again.
• time<04:41:40.718> and<04:41:40.878> time technology has improved time and time technology

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• They are making an emergency ask of $3 million so that way they can buy time as they're trying to make
• Emergency provisions, so this only now applies to COVID. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• It protects workers without banning the technology or adding heavy burdens on businesses.
• All members vote who desire to vote. workers without banning the technology or adding heavy burdens or
• Colleagues, because this bill enables good movement, public transportation, and technology options for

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance recognizing 9/11. Members then moved through a long daily file and concurrence calendar, with many items passed without debate or temporarily retained. The chamber also took procedural actions, including re-referring AB 1152 to the Public Safety Committee, suspending rules for guest access and file-item handling, and later taking a roll-call vote to allow a late-filed journal letter request. Among the major Senate bills taken up on third reading, the Assembly approved SB 385 on peace officers’ rights, SB 753 on shopping cart recovery, SB 838 on housing and hotel projects, SB 643 on carbon dioxide removal grants, SB 645 on jury peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 761 on CalFresh access for students, SB 774 on real estate licensing sunsets, SB 400 on renewable energy labor tax incentives, SB 24 on utility spending transparency, SB 37 on attorney advertising ethics, SB 258 on spousal rape involving disabled spouses, SB 364 on outdoor advertising near new freeways, SB 403 removing the sunset from medical aid in dying, SB 770 on HOA barriers to EV charging, and SB 22 on gift certificate cash redemption values. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 403 and SB 770 drew more divided votes, while SB 24 was briefly delayed by a call before passing. The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments on Assembly bills covering a wide range of topics, including service of process (AB 747), local clean energy planning (AB 39), firearms (AB 1078), workers’ compensation (AB 1336), public health (AB 1487), survivor leave protections (AB 406), solid waste (AB 70), water reporting for data centers (AB 93), Diwali recognition (AB 268), wildfire workforce recovery (AB 338), educational equity (AB 419), civic education (AB 422), office-to-housing conversions (AB 507), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), privacy/browser opt-out rules (AB 566), housing element transparency (AB 610), tenant appliance requirements (AB 628), code enforcement penalties (AB 632), homelessness and LGBTQ-related policy (AB 678), energy (AB 740), DEIA review in state government (AB 766), inmate firefighter wages (AB 247), children’s health (AB 798), real estate (AB 851), COVID-era rehiring protections (AB 858), hazardous materials (AB 961), real property and housing covenants (AB 1050), aging (AB 1069), health care facilities (AB 1172), endangered species protections (AB 1319), CalWORKs modernization (AB 1324), cannabis access for seriously ill patients (AB 1332), foreign labor contractors (AB 1362), and downtown revitalization financing (AB 1445). Several of these passed overwhelmingly, while a few drew notable opposition, including AB 93, AB 403, AB 770, AB 851, AB 1050, and AB 1319. The transcript also included extended debate on SB 34, which was presented as a compromise measure on air pollution and port operations in the San Pedro Bay area. Supporters said it narrowed the scope to protect union jobs while preserving AQMD authority, while opponents and supporters alike noted the underlying distrust between labor and environmental stakeholders. The Assembly passed SB 34, SB 515 on disaggregated demographic data collection, and then began taking up AB 495 on immigration, with the sponsor describing family separation and immigration enforcement trauma before the transcript cuts off.

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• It is for wildfire and emergency operations center.
• Funding would be used for facilities that accommodate daily fire briefings, emergency dispatch, crew
• Um it is for wildfire<00:27:04.240> and<00:27:04.480> emergency<00:27:05.120> operations
• wildfire and emergency operations wildfire and emergency operations center.<00:27:06.080> Funding
• and pilot rest areas, an air tanker loading facility, and emergency equipment storage.

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• It impacts our emergency systems.
• It impacts our emergency systems. equal and fair as much as I can mitsy did it over there I'm good oh
• It impacts our emergency systems. It impacts our emergency systems. Caregivers.
• It impacts our emergency systems. It impacts our health systems.
• An analogy would be if you're running a household budget and a big emergency comes up and you need a

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, state budget, biennial budget, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, budget bill, spending authority, state spending, agency funding, public funds, executive budget, education funding, health and human services, public safety, transportation funding, legislative appropriations, budget resolution, state finance, government operations

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• Deterrents, compensation for livestock owners, and investments in technology to track the expansion of
• Because, to my knowledge, the current technology, EVs, a bus is not going to run that one charge and,
• I want to highlight something that's been alluded to, and that is the reliance on 211 in non-emergency
• matters versus the misuse of 9-1-1 for non-emergency matters.
• As we approach wildfire season and the potential for other emergencies later in the year, whether it's

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• We've been updating our courtroom technology. We're asking for a courtroom modernization project.
• Security and emergency management remain top of mind for us.
• And so figuring out how to have a proportional response to an emerging and escalating trend relative
• And so figuring out how to have a proportional response to an emerging and escalating trend relative
• And so figuring out how to have a proportional response to an emerging and escalating trend relative

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• most important services. communities across Texas, such as law enforcement, road maintenance, and emergency
• NATO's in East Texas, some of the first vehicles on the scene are the county law enforcement and emergency
• And you are here on behalf of the Texas State Association of fired emergency. Districts. Yes, sir.
• Association of Fire and Emergency Districts, I will attempt to be brief.
• As you all may know, there's a little over 350 emergency services. Districts across the state.

Bills: HB134, HB135, HB 1109, HB 1243, HB1392, HB1399, HJR99, HB134, HB135

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location