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• I don't think our tech is working right now.
• HR1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, OBBBA, on food-insecure Minnesotans.
• So we inherit some big county problems, um, uh, from our neighbors.
• So we inherit some big county residents.
• What does the big bill say?

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• And she's had a big influence on many of us.
• I also wanted to give a shout-out to so many grassroots and community organizations who took on Big Tech
• and got this big victory.
• That's a big deal.
• No tax on tips is a big deal.

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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• I mean that's a big jump in fees and they shouldn't - your architecture shouldn't run more than 6-7%
• Because of the big increase in costs we're seeing, there's a lot of pressure on those GO funds right
• So it's a big difference in terms of watersheds.
• So you have that big concrete, I think it's, I believe it's on the south end, is that right?
• You don't do big things and not start, whether it's a stretch of highway, or any other big projects that

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• <00:10:06.720> story<00:10:07.440> in<00:10:07.680> the that's been the big
• story in the that's been the big story in the electric<00:10:08.320> system.
• consider is the big picture, state and<00:25:31.520> national.
• There's a big ceremony at the White House about it.
• There's a big ceremony administration.

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• They would be competing against private entities, including tech and behavioral health startups, and
• My understanding is that these programs have really made a big difference.
• My understanding is that, you know, these programs have really made a big difference.
• This is a big issue for us.
• That's a big match. That's good.” HCAI's General Fund budget, yeah. Okay, that's a big match.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

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• So let's give both Aiden Archuleta and Samuel Archuleta a big welcome from the New Mexico State Senate
• And it's a big deal, 70 years providing just extraordinary and innovative educational programming for
• So, members, it's a big help, it's a big hand, and it's almost, in so many words, hard to explain how
• Respectfully submitted, Senator Katie Dewey, the big chair. Senator Hadhamill. Mr.
• A representative from UNM, NMSU, and the Tech University.

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• On behalf of me, you have been the big sister I never knew I needed.
• And I don’t care who you are, that’s a big deal. I’m proud of that.
• Stephen, you are a big part of my story.
• So I’m looking at the big picture here.
• And she said, Senator Pizzle, this is a really big issue.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, several introductions, and an announcement that there would be no weekend conference. The chamber then took up a long special-order calendar of bills, generally moving each measure through third reading and final passage, often by substituting House companion bills. Early measures included trust law modernization (SB 786/HB 895), military affairs changes and Guard retirement corrections (SB 474), rounding rules for cash transactions as pennies phase out (SB 1074), podiatric medicine regulation and informed-consent requirements (SB 1092), veterans court expansion (SB 50/HB 199), RV park special assessment clarification (SB 118), concurrent jurisdiction for juvenile offenses on military installations (SB 502/HB 351), alcoholic beverage loss deductions (SB 678/HB 1137), and bail bond/pretrial release revisions (SB 600). Most passed unanimously or near-unanimously; SB 600 passed 36-1 after questions about charitable bail bonds and an amendment aligning with the House version and prosecutors’ concerns. The Senate also considered bills on portable electronics and eyewear insurance (SB 772), the linking industry to nursing education fund and health science workforce programs (SB 1246), recovery residences and behavioral health licensing (SB 1030, with a technical amendment on background checks and probationary licenses), felony battery enhancements for repeat offenders and offenses against law enforcement (SB 436), and child welfare changes including foster-home visitor screening, a permanent statewide Step Into Success program, and a best-practices repository (SB 1718). These measures were explained by sponsors as efforts to streamline regulation, improve workforce and health-care training, strengthen public safety, and reduce administrative burdens while preserving safeguards. Votes on these bills were overwhelmingly favorable, with final tallies typically 36-0 or 37-0. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to a farewell tribute to Senator Lori Berman. Members from both parties praised her leadership, collegiality, policy work, and advocacy on issues including voting rights, women’s rights, Israel and antisemitism, school safety, breast cancer, and family law. Berman delivered a lengthy farewell reflecting on her 16 years in the Legislature, her caucus leadership, and the importance of dignity, respect, and public service. The Senate adopted a motion to spread her remarks upon the journal and then recessed before returning to continue the calendar.

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• I know the tech alliance is also working on recommendations for legislation around artificial intelligence
• <01:25:01.760> I<01:25:02.000> know<01:25:02.159> the<01:25:02.960> tech<
• I know the tech of get right this year.
• I know the tech alliance<01:25:03.679> is<01:25:03.920> also<01:25:04.239> working
• Paramedics, EMTs, firefighters, scrub techs, and things that work in the ERs.

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• On behalf of me, you have been the big sister I never knew I needed.
• Stephen, you are a big part of my story. When I ask...
• So I'm looking at the big picture here.
• And she said, Senator Pizzo, this is a really big issue.
• And she said, Senator Pizzle, this is a really big issue.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, several introductions, and an announcement that there would be no conference that weekend. The chamber then took up a long special order calendar and passed a series of bills, often by substituting House companions. Early measures included trust law modernization to create a nonjudicial trustee discharge process, military affairs changes expanding leave and retirement-related provisions, a bill to prepare for the end of penny use by standardizing cash rounding, and a podiatric medicine bill regulating cellular or tissue-based products and informed consent. The Senate also approved veterans court expansion, RV park assessment clarification, alcohol-loss tax deduction authority, bail bond and pretrial release revisions, and a military-installation jurisdiction bill to allow juvenile cases on bases to be handled in state juvenile court under certain conditions. Most bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, with the bail bond bill passing 36-1 after questions about charitable bail bonds and confirmation that existing law on return of charitable bail funds would remain unchanged. The chamber then paused for a lengthy farewell presentation honoring Senator Lori Berman, featuring a video, remarks from many senators, and Berman’s own closing speech reflecting on her 16 years of service, her legislative priorities, and her call for civility, bipartisanship, and continued support for issues such as school safety, Israel, anti-Semitism, and affordability. After the tribute, the Senate resumed and passed additional bills, including one expanding insurance coverage definitions for portable electronics and eyewear, a workforce and nursing education funding bill broadening support for health science programs, a recovery residences regulatory streamlining bill, a felony battery enhancement bill adding resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense, and a child welfare bill extending visitor thresholds in out-of-home placements, making the Step Into Success program permanent, and creating a best-practices program. The chamber also advanced a candidate qualification bill tightening party-affiliation requirements and adding a House provision on recent legal name changes; debate began on that measure as the transcript ended.

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• On behalf of me, you have been the big sister I never knew I needed.
• That's a big deal. I'm proud of that. I love you. And I'm thankful for you.
• Stephen, you are a big part of my story.
• So I'm looking at the big picture here.
• So the change from no risk to minimized risk kind of feels like it might be a big difference.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including guests from the press, Florida State women’s soccer, and former Senator Janet Cruz. Members also announced there would be no conference that weekend. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and proceeding quickly to third reading and final passage. Among the measures approved were bills modernizing trust settlement and trustee discharge procedures; revising military affairs laws, including leave protections, retirement eligibility, and assistance programs; creating uniform cash-rounding rules as Florida prepares for the end of the penny; refining podiatric medicine rules on cellular/tissue-based products and informed consent; expanding veterans’ court access statewide; clarifying RV park special assessments; establishing concurrent state-federal jurisdiction for juveniles on military installations; reauthorizing alcoholic beverage loss deductions; and revising bail bond and pretrial release laws, including training, electronic notices, forfeiture timing, and related procedures. Members also passed bills on eyewear insurance licensing, expanding the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund into health science education, streamlining recovery residence regulation, enhancing felony battery penalties, and updating child welfare rules to reduce repeated background checks, make the Step Into Success program permanent, and create a best-practices program. Several bills drew brief supportive remarks, especially those affecting veterans, the National Guard, foster youth, and military families. One bail bond bill prompted questions about charitable bail bonds, with the sponsor stating the current statute would remain unchanged. Most bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously; the bail bond measure passed 36-1, while the others noted here passed with no or minimal opposition. The Senate also adopted an amendment to the military affairs bill and a delete-all amendment to the military-installation jurisdiction bill before final passage. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to honoring Senate Democratic Leader Lori Berman on her farewell. Members from both parties offered extended remarks praising her leadership, preparation, collegiality, advocacy on issues such as voting rights, women’s rights, Israel, anti-Semitism, breast cancer, school safety, and family law, and her effectiveness in committee and on the floor. Berman delivered an extended farewell speech reflecting on her 16 years in the Legislature, her family, her district, and her legislative priorities, and the Senate ordered her remarks spread upon the journal before recessing and later returning to continue the calendar.

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• That continues to be a big priority as well. Madam Chair, Senator Brantley, we didn't.
• Victims' Advocate, it's big.
• The big shift was in 2019.
• So that kind of gives you a big picture overview. Mr.
• , big, big ask.

Bills: SB100

Keywords: burglary, aggravated burglary, dwelling, criminal law, property rights, 996, all

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• c> bill<00:06:54.080> also This one big, beautiful bill also This one big, beautiful bill
• by passing one big, beautiful bill. by passing one big, beautiful bill.
• <00:14:51.760> And are a big fan of them as well. And are a big fan of them as well.
• We should be making big changes to make big impacts, but we should also commit to small changes that
• big changes to make big should be making big changes to make big impacts,<04:39:49.840> but<04

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• He said they are shining a light on something that was a big problem, and that a couple of days into
• thing in our profession now it's a big thing in our profession now and<00:27:38.600> just<00:
• that this is going to get them in big that this is going to get them in big trouble<00:52:55.960
• So I understand this is a big issue, and we had talked last year about putting together a task force
• deal and as warrant so it's a pretty big deal and as a<01:19:12.600> prosecutor<01:19:13.199>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The first being the big one, the education and transportation innovative capital fund, we are spending
• Because of this bill and this investment, these kids could now be the carpenters, the plumbers, the HVAC techs
• don't put it on a shelf in the Senate and say, 'Wow, $6 billion, that's a lot of money, but that's too big
• That means that maybe there's a van that goes once a week to the Big Y that's run by a senior center

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Summary: The Senate took up Senate House No. 4010, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill funded largely by surplus Fair Share revenues. The Ways and Means chair described the bill as a $1.28 billion package, with major investments in education and transportation, including special education circuit breaker aid, higher education deferred maintenance, career technical education capital grants, school construction relief, high-dosage tutoring, English language learning grants, MBTA reserve replenishment and safety training, commuter rail maintenance, Chapter 90 local road aid, regional transit authority support, ferry and micro-transit funding, and a small World Cup transportation appropriation. Members from both parties generally praised the bill’s one-time, regionally balanced approach while emphasizing fiscal discipline and the limited, surplus-based funding source. The minority leader and others questioned the fund balances and the use of the education and transportation innovation and capital fund, the Student Opportunity Act trust fund, and the transitional escrow account; the chair said the bill would zero out the innovation and capital fund, leave about $430 million in the SOA trust, and about $200 million in the escrow account. Several members highlighted specific priorities. Senator Cronin and Senator Feeney strongly supported the $100 million career technical education investment, arguing it would expand vocational opportunities in comprehensive high schools and help meet workforce needs. Senator Feeney also emphasized MBTA funding, special education, local road repairs, English language learning tied to workforce needs, and World Cup preparations in Foxborough. Senator Comerford praised the bill’s regional equity, higher education maintenance funding, special education support, and transportation investments, while also noting the need for broader future work on Chapter 70 and school finance. Senator Tarr supported the bill but repeatedly stressed that the spending was a unique one-time opportunity and that the Commonwealth should preserve fiscal reserves and continue to address school funding inequities and MBTA finances more broadly. The chamber then considered numerous amendments. Amendment 1 on tariff pricing transparency was withdrawn after brief remarks, and Amendment 14, proposing a DESE study on educational outcomes for young men and boys, was rejected. Amendment 182, funding Worcester Regional Transit Authority capital expenses, was adopted. Amendment 228, adding $500,000 for Free Period to expand access to menstrual products in schools, was adopted. Amendment 257, funding Springfield Public Schools communication and safety systems, was also adopted. Other amendments, including Tarr amendments on supplemental district aid, MBTA reporting, and the Foundation Budget Review Commission, were rejected. Amendment 308 concerning MBTA Communities and Milton was withdrawn, after which Senator Driscoll began a presentation arguing Milton was being misclassified under the MBTA Communities Act and should be treated fairly under the law.

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• House author and Sibley was the Senate I guess was Senate author because it was SB 7, but that did the big
• If what y'all did is put together kind of a big sheet, like a spreadsheet, Yes, sir. of all the different
• Transferring securities or processing trades would reduce these returns and make it much more difficult for tech
• So I believe it's a big win for dealers, especially in rural. areas seeking to sell used cars.

Bills: SB264, SB542, SB924, SB1008, SB1029, SB1036, SB1057, SB1058, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1376, SB1569, SB1664, SB1697, SJR50

Keywords: SB 264, Texas Workers' Compensation Act, group self-insurance, self-insured groups, workers' compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, certificate of approval, guaranty fund, trust fund, wind down, dissolution, labor code, insurance regulation, employer coverage, risk pool, business and commerce, trade workforce economic development, property owners' association, water conservation

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• We have not participated like we used to, and that's a very big concern, a large concern.
• We have big dreams.
• We have big aspirations, but we have to really take our time and grow our health care system.
• Received FY 26, which is the big thing.
• It was a big leap of faith, and even so more...

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• I talked about the big tree last night and Fort Barrett and the National Cemetery.
• We could have three. instead of one big one.
• It's a big project.
• But so yeah I'm hoping that we're looking at the big picture. I do have some questions.
• be a big benefactor of the border highway connector.

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• We're paying about $106.9 million more, and we did some big rate increases in FY25.
• We are making some big adjustments upward also to account for that.
• A big thank you to your staff.
• Also, how big is the Tribal Affairs team in CYFD? Mr.
• And do you do any follow-up to see if they go to college or tech programs or anything? Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So that's the big driver of this channel going direct.
• This is a pretty... a simple solution to a very big problem in our state.
• Another big opportunity is in transportation.
• We're going to condemn a big portion of this property."
• I'm a big proponent of local control of municipalities.

Bills: HB341, HB791, HB1564, HB1695, HB1722, HB1729, HB1772, HB2003, HB2954, HB2989, HB3084, HB3134, HB3135, HB3309, HB3611, HB3679, HB3727, HB3832

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, HB 791, Central Catholic High School, San Antonio, specialty license plate, specialty plates

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• seems that the names of the funds just hadn't been updated in a while and so this is yeah So, we play a big
• Those would be my sort of big three reasons. There are specific bilingual education.
• Rural districts don't have big central offices.
• It doesn't work quite gets a big chunk of money, and then they spend it however they want to.
• A big portion of that was. was the golden penny yield was increased. Go, yeah, go ahead.

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