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• Chairman Davidson: Yes, we do plan to identify youth as a population.
• And we find that that's a part of our population in our community anyway.
• We're seeing a rise all across our aging populations year over year.
• Is there a variety of things it can be to meet that threshold?
• , our aging population.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Human Services Committee met in interim session and first approved the previous meeting minutes before receiving a series of presentations on homelessness and housing stability. Jennifer Henderson of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency updated members on the new Interagency Council on Homelessness, describing its executive-order mandate to review resources, gather input from stakeholders, identify gaps, and develop recommendations. She said the council’s first work is building a statewide program matrix of existing homeless services and funding sources, with attention to youth, tribal communities, and other vulnerable populations. Members raised concerns about youth homelessness, homeless veterans, and how the council will stay focused on a practical framework rather than getting lost in details. The committee also discussed possible connections to the rural health transformation grant and agreed to continue the topic later in the spring. Beth Olson of Presentation Partners in Housing described the organization’s housing-first model in Cass County and Clay County, including homeless prevention/diversion, housing navigation, and Cooper House, a 42-unit permanent supportive housing building in Fargo. She said the organization focuses on people with long-term and chronic homelessness, many with mental health, addiction, health, domestic violence, and Indigenous identity-related barriers, and reported strong outcomes: 85 of 86 people housed in 2025, 91% still housed after one year, and major reductions in emergency room use, ambulance rides, jail stays, detox days, and shelter use. She also explained that state funding has grown from a small share of the budget to about $1.1 million in state-connected funding for fiscal 2026, largely through contracts tied to supportive services. Members asked about vouchers, rent contributions at Cooper House, length of stay, and whether similar projects could be expanded elsewhere. Andrea Olson of the Community Action Partnership of North Dakota outlined statewide homeless and housing-related services delivered through six community action agencies in all 53 counties. She explained the Community Services Block Grant structure, said housing was identified as the top need in the most recent statewide needs assessment, and described programs including Supportive Services for Veteran Families, North Dakota Homeless Grant services, and Home ARP supportive services. She emphasized that the end of North Dakota Rent Help has increased pressure on the system, that the current $2 million annual homeless grant is far smaller than prior rent-help assistance, and that community action is using case management and financial assistance to move households toward self-sufficiency. Members asked about funding formulas, rural service delivery, and coordination with Presentation Partners to avoid duplication. YouthWorks then began a presentation on youth homelessness, describing services for ages 12 to 24, the special needs of youth and former foster youth, and the organization’s use of federal and state funds to support transitional housing, emergency shelter, maternity housing, and diversion services.

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• And I don't think that that would be appropriate given the population that may actually utilize the work
• And I don't think that that would be appropriate given the population they may actually utilize the work
• increase the time that their license is suspended, at a minimum, from the first time, increasing a threshold
• primarily for charities, parades, and shows, consistent with Section 259, SB 1392 will address a small population

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on active transportation, transit, road safety, and local enforcement. SB 569 would restrict removal or downgrading of bikeways built with state General Fund dollars for at least 20 years, require public hearings before major changes, and was supported by bicycle advocates and some local and environmental groups. The City of Encinitas opposed the bill, arguing it could limit needed safety fixes and should apply only to future projects; committee members discussed whether the bill still allowed safety-based modifications. The bill passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations. SB 741 would streamline the Low-Carbon Transit Operations Program by reducing administrative burden and giving transit agencies more flexibility to use funds for service improvements, fare programs, and other transit needs while maintaining oversight and disadvantaged community requirements. Transit agencies and advocacy groups supported the measure, saying it would help agencies respond to post-pandemic ridership and financial challenges. The committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended vote to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1167, which would tighten consumer protections by clarifying that high-powered e-motos and similar motor vehicles are not e-bikes, requiring clearer disclosures and labels, and improving crash reporting. Supporters said the bill would reduce confusion and improve safety for riders, pedestrians, and parents; the Motorcycle Industry Council opposed unless amended, arguing the term “e-bike” is used broadly and the bill could affect existing businesses. The bill passed to Appropriations. Later, SB 953, dealing with vehicular manslaughter cases dismissed through misdemeanor diversion, would add DMV points so fatal conduct remains reflected on driving records; the bill was supported by the victim’s family and safety advocates and passed to Appropriations. The committee then heard SB 1218, which would let local agencies boot vehicles tied to repeated unpaid illegal dumping citations instead of using DMV enforcement. Oakland officials and community groups supported the bill as a needed deterrent, while the ACLU opposed it as punitive debt collection without a sufficient nexus to the vehicle. The bill passed to Appropriations. Finally, SB 739 would revise the Clean Miles Standard for rideshare companies by allowing CARB and CPUC to adjust electric vehicle mileage targets in light of current market conditions; Uber and Lyft supported the flexibility, while clean air advocates began raising concerns about weakening climate goals as the transcript cut off.

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• counsel, are attempting to appeal to your sympathies that we all have for one of the most vulnerable populations
• Using this vulnerable population to mainstream into our society.
• Using this vulnerable population as a means of avoiding the consequences of their heinous crimes is unconscionable
• individuals with IQ scores between 75 and 80, the bill still places overwhelming emphasis on numerical thresholds

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Chair, I'd have to double-check, but the last time we did an evaluation, the threshold had dropped from
• I mean these aren't the only schools that are serving at-risk populations of our kids.
• providing professional development to educators working with families as it pertains to These student populations
• they were essentially being subsidized by an at-risk factor that did not reflect their student population

Keywords: 996, all

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• As the Frontier Food Hub, we look at these areas between population centers that have a hard time being
• just, you can see them, you're in the headlights when you start mentioning things like procurement thresholds
• Those are Big protein-consuming populations of New Mexico, and we still don't have any capacity really
• And obviously, northeastern New Mexico, northeastern New Mexico, It is the most populous part of New

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• They could be owned by a foreign entity, but I think the thresholds that you have are pretty high.
• Uh, I mean, the, the reality is, is that it. would expand the filer population in our electronic filing
• I'm, I'm guessing that Dallas just has a percentage of the population for sure. Anywhere else?
• even wish to testify against these damaging bills that are used to target a portion of our Texan population

Bills: HB 256, HB 1308, HB 1554, HB 1743, HB 2308, HB 2351, HB 2858, HB 3676, HB 3784, HB 4312, HB 4552, HB 4823, HB 4852, HB 5007, HB 5010, HB 5520, HB 5524, HCR 19

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• They could be owned by a foreign entity, but I think the thresholds that you have.
• Our population and our electronic filing system by an order of magnitude of 20 times.
• I'm guessing that Dallas just has a percentage of the population, for sure. Dallas, okay.
• These fears are used to target a portion of our Texan population.

Bills: HB256, HCR19, HB256, HB1308, HB1554, HB1743, HB2308, HB2351, HB2858, HB3676, HB3784, HB4312, HB4552, HB4823, HB4852, HB5007, HB5010, HB5520, HB5524, HCR19

Keywords: severe weather, adaptation plan, vulnerability assessment, environmental protection, state agencies, federal agents, transparency, law enforcement, identification, public trust, immigration enforcement, HCR 19, Texas concurrent resolution, federal immigration enforcement, masked agents, facial coverings, visible identification, uniforms, badges, name tags

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• CTC, EITC, FATC, and the expanded EITC, not just the expanded EFAC, each with different income thresholds
• Different income thresholds, phase-outs, and triggers because that's how you create a progressive tax
• Inflation plus population over local growth with adjustments.
• Inflation plus population over limits.
• Inflation plus population over local<03:36:37.600> growth<03:36:38.160> with<03:36:38.399

Keywords: 981, all

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• We're literally one percent. of the population, so that shouldn't be too hard.
• And bring desperately needed medicine to the population whose options.
• I have been in the industry for the last five years serving the pediatric population.
• The pediatric population is what really started this program here in Texas with epilepsy.
• THC thresholds are allowed. hemp products because CBD and CBG products would be all but impossible to

Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

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• So, if a hospital that meets the threshold shows up, there will probably be no follow-up from MDE.
• So, if a hospital that meets the threshold shows up, there will probably be no follow-up from MDE.
• So, if a hospital that meets the<00:49:26.960> threshold<00:49:27.920> shows<00:49:28.280
• > up,<00:49:28.480> there<00:49:28.600> will the threshold shows up, there will
• Amendment number two lowers the threshold of the bill to $1.75 billion to include more agencies in the

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, March 19, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 122 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up two congratulatory resolutions: one honoring Layla Wishard of Hagerstown for winning gold with Team USA at the Junior Roller Derby Association World Cup in Australia, and another recognizing Delores Millhouse as the 2026 Maryland Mother of the Year. Both resolutions were read and adopted with applause. The House then considered a series of committee reports, primarily from the Committee on Economic Matters, and advanced multiple bills to third reading after adopting committee amendments and favorable reports. Measures included consumer contract protections in House Bill 103, workers’ compensation presumptions for hypertension in House Bill 347, broadband access and affordability in House Bill 382, housing and land-use changes in House Bills 548 and 894, data privacy in House Bill 711, franchise law changes in House Bill 730, a blockchain-based real property title pilot program in House Bill 810, bankruptcy exemptions in House Bill 1098, and telecommunications infrastructure protections in House Bill 1100. Several bills drew questions and were special ordered for further review. House Bill 711, the Data Privacy Act, prompted extended discussion about whether its geolocation provisions could affect stadium and venue security tracking; the sponsor said the bill was intended to close loopholes around cell phone and vehicle location data and would not change existing permission-based rules, but the bill was still special ordered until the next day. House Bill 894, the transit-oriented development bill, also drew questions about local government concerns and was special ordered, with the floor leader saying county and municipal groups were generally satisfied with the amendments. House Bill 1100 was also taken up after the amendments were adopted, and the title amendment process began as the transcript ended.

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• <01:06:53.440> and underserved population and underserved population and we<01:06:55.280><
• Um, we have always had issues like that with our small population and large land base.
• <01:27:57.040> and<01:27:57.280> that's have such a low population and that's have
• such a low population and that's the<01:27:58.800> biggest<01:27:59.120> hindrance<01:27
• in the state of native population in the state of Montana<03:08:37.439> amongst<03:08:37.840>

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• It provides relief to gig workers by ending the Democrats' absurd 600 1099-K reporting threshold and
• Maria makes this important point as we stand on the threshold of the Fourth of July.
• <05:19:09.360> of<05:19:09.600> doing and now we're on the threshold of doing and now
• we're on the threshold of doing something<05:19:10.400> about<05:19:10.638> it.
• threshold of doing something about it. threshold of doing something about it.

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

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• We will be seeing at a school level how funding is spent for those specific populations.
• They describe in narrative form how they intend to spend money within the various populations, and it's
• Thank you, and really my only question is, what is our projected school-age enrollment population going
• Chair, Representative, right now, the population stands at 295,000.
• So that'd be the threshold question I'd answer, but if the answer is yes, then certainly we could add

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• But I'm wondering, what is the threshold where you reach where you have to have insurance, where you
• But I'm wondering, what is the threshold where you reach where you have to have insurance, where you
• But I'm wondering, what is the threshold where you reach where you have to have insurance, where you
• But I'm wondering, what is the threshold where you reach where you have to have insurance, where you
• But I'm wondering, what is the threshold where you reach where you have to have insurance, where you

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I think by setting these thresholds, we're kind of arbitrarily creating an incident where the law
• I mean, could it be some lesser penalties that may or may not meet a threshold of denying them the opportunity

Bills: HB2938, HB2939, HB3306, HB3722, HB4113, HB4123

Keywords: elections, national elections, state elections, voter intent, election reform, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, campaign finance, ethics, political contributions, candidate committee, Oklahoma legislation, voter registration, political party affiliation, Independent designation, Oklahoma, voter eligibility

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• notice by adding other newspapers to the mix, namely free newspapers that met certain audience thresholds
• It fails to provide guidelines, proposed standards, or stipulations that set a minimum threshold for

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and considered three bills. Senate Bill 292, by Senator Ruson, created a public records exemption for the personal information of appellate court clerks and their families. Senator Gaetz opposed the measure, arguing against public records exemptions and favoring prosecution of threats instead, while the State Court System appeared in support. The bill passed 8-1 and was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for Senate Bill 62, by Senator Arrington, presented by Leader Berman. The bill would create an enforceable requirement related to candidate party affiliation qualifications and allow a qualified candidate or political party in the same race to challenge noncompliance. There was no opposition or debate, and the committee approved the bill unanimously, 10-0. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 380, by Senator Trumbull, which would expand options for posting legal notices online by clerks, tax collectors, municipalities, and certain constitutional officers, and the committee adopted an amendment clarifying special governmental agencies and setting a two-week online posting standard. The Florida Press Association, local newspaper representatives, and others opposed the bill, warning it would fragment public notice and reduce transparency, while Senator Trumbull and Senator Gaetz emphasized cost savings and the ability of constitutional officers to use their own websites. The amended bill passed 10-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• for what they consider an threshold for what they consider an inspection<00:36:39.079> like<00
• That's the threshold, and that is the average in Minnesota right now.
• Of course, people are below that and over that, but for these purposes that's the threshold for needing
• and and that is the the threshold and and that is the average<00:44:47.920> in<00:44:48.079><
• for needing to do that's the threshold for needing to do mitigation Representative Hansen, just very

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Yet Californians' current system effectively tells us that once we reach a certain savings threshold,
• The state has not reached the 10 percent threshold. Currently. Yes. What is that number?
• We're at the 10% right now, and we aren't even meeting the 10% threshold, and that's the part where,

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So prudently, in Massachusetts, we set a threshold.
• And above that threshold, the vast majority of funding is supposed to go to the Stabilization Fund.
• We diverted from it so much so that 85% of the capital gains in excess of the threshold in this supplemental

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Summary: The Senate first adopted an emergency preamble for H. 4521, establishing a sick leave bank for Kathleen Roder of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, by standing vote, with 8 in favor and none opposed. The chamber also suspended rules to refer several petitions to committee, including a resolution to rescind prior Article 5 constitutional convention applications and a petition on officer training related to stage suicides. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including legislation clarifying the duties of the Adjutant General and enhancing access and support for military-connected families, both with new drafts, and a bill designating Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, which was ordered to a third reading. A major portion of the session focused on the House’s nonconcurrence in the Senate’s amendment to the fiscal year 2025 supplemental budget and the appointment of a conference committee. Senators from both parties debated how to respond to the federal government shutdown and the threatened lapse in SNAP benefits, with repeated calls for the Commonwealth to use available state resources to prevent hunger, protect vulnerable residents, and seek federal reimbursement. Several members criticized the governor’s use of taxpayer-funded communications on the issue, while others defended the administration’s limited initial response and emphasized fiscal constraints. The Senate ultimately insisted on its amendment and appointed a conference committee consisting of Senators Rodrigues, Comerford, and O’Connor. The chamber also passed several local and special bills, including measures exempting Natick’s assistant fire chief from civil service, authorizing sewer service in Sharon, changing the term of the elected moderator in Holden, updating Medford’s linkage exaction program, and establishing sick leave banks for Candy J. Pike and Kathleen Roder. The Senate later adopted amended resolutions calling on the President of the United States to release contingency funds for SNAP during the shutdown, adopted an order to adjourn to the following Monday, and then adjourned.

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• understanding that those funds would be provided to the entity as they met different, I guess, thresholds
• understanding that those funds would be provided to the entity as they met different, I guess, thresholds
• understanding that those funds would be provided to the entity as they met different, I guess, thresholds

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