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• To work in private security or obtain a license, but what we need to do is be able to find those people
• If I own a private security company, I'm going to hire armed guards. To transport money.
• We believe that we have identified strategies to implement and manage some of the security issues.
• We deal with a host of challenges that our security staff, I think, do a remarkable job with.
• My staff have noticed that when customers arrive and see them, they feel secure and engaged.

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• I get that, but I just want to ask a question. with infrastructure Investments That with infrastructure
• Criminal property damage against a critical infrastructure is set at $100,000.
• Moving on to Senate Bill 371, Senate Draft 2, relating to property damage of critical infrastructure
• critical infrastructure facilities some good<01:33:39.480> conversation<01:33:40.119> so
• They would have to be in a more secure setting.”

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: At the joint hearing on SB 951 SD2, the committees heard testimony on a child protection measure requiring mandatory child abuse and neglect reports to include military status and to improve communication between DHS and the Department of Defense. The U.S. Department of Defense testified in support and described its coordinated community response process for abuse reports, saying the bill would help ensure child safety and better coordination with DHS. DHS was initially absent, later appeared, and said it supported the measure but was still working with DOD on implementation details and staff training. Members asked about how DHS becomes involved and whether there were gaps in the current process. The chair recommended passage with technical amendments, including changing the effective date to 7/1/25 and conforming related language, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The Public Safety committee then heard SB 1377 SD2, which would create a Veterans Cemeteries Board within the Office of Veterans Services in the Department of Defense to provide guidance, education, and technical assistance to state veteran cemeteries. DOD supported the bill and explained that county-run cemeteries must meet National Cemetery Administration standards to remain eligible for federal reimbursements and grants; witnesses described past compliance problems at several cemeteries, including one still not compliant in Hilo, and said the board would help counties prepare for future site visits and improve oversight without taking over operations. Members asked about costs, reimbursement amounts, and whether the state would assume cemetery operations; DOD said the current reimbursement process runs through the state to the counties and that direct takeover would be costly. The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments. The committee also heard SB 1382, which would make intentionally or knowingly causing bodily injury to a National Guard member performing duty a class C felony. The Hawaii National Guard and HPD supported the bill, citing incidents during the Maui response where Guard members encountered noncompliant and sometimes physically confrontational individuals while assisting police and protecting impacted areas. Testimony emphasized that Guard members are often unarmed and should receive protections similar to first responders. One witness opposed the bill, but the committee moved forward and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass with amendments. Finally, the committee took up SB 1379 SD2 on emergency preparedness and Community Readiness Centers. Hawaii Emergency Management supported the bill, and supporters said it would create a statewide framework for resilience hubs that can provide supplies, action plans, and refuge during disasters. Testimony highlighted recent hurricanes, wildfires, and other hazards, and argued the measure would complement existing county efforts rather than replace them. County of Hawaii testimony opposed the bill, raising concerns about overlap and cost, while members asked about estimated expenses and implementation. The discussion ended with questions about planning and whether the bill would enhance existing programs; no final vote was captured in the excerpt.

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• They need to be in a minimum medium security facility.
• To give you security prison facilities.
• minimum medium security facility. minimum medium security facility.
• ><00:15:02.560> at<00:15:02.720> the statewide security fencing at the statewide security
• of wear and tear on the infrastructure of wear and tear on the infrastructure of<00:16:53.920>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• So the zoo has a number for everybody, just like we have a Social Security number, right?
• It was first built in 1975, and it lacks the essential infrastructure to meet USDA and other regulatory
• to meet USDA and other infrastructure to meet USDA and other regulatory<00:10:58.720> standards
• <00:45:32.319> 25 have already 60 million secured 25 have already 60 million secured 25 million
• What is the grants for the public infrastructure? So, uh, there is continued need.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Kyle Griffiths speaking on behalf of Californians for Water Security in support of the... governor's
• Long-term investment in California, infrastructure, economy, and the environment.
• Item 13, animal and human health emergency. infrastructure, essentially the bird flu item.
• So they don't cover the cost of actual infrastructure needed to respond, but when we need things for
• We were expecting a hundred million this year for zero-emission drage trucks and infrastructure That

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This includes Social Security income, retirement, survivors, and disability insurance.
• But fortunately, he was able to secure scholarships and other financial aid.
• But fortunately, he was able to secure scholarships and other financial aid.
• We apply as the designee to the Social Security Administration.
• And we would pay the first month's rent and the security deposit.

Bills: HB18, HB37, HB 116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB 1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum and took up several House and Senate bills, with public testimony limited to two minutes per witness. The committee first heard HB 2358, a cleanup bill requested by HHSC that would repeal outdated training and conference requirements for long-term care facility surveyors and certain providers; there were no witnesses, and the bill was left pending. The committee then heard HB 18, the rural hospital stabilization bill, which would create financial assessment tools, a rural hospital finance office at HHSC, an academy for rural hospital officers, multiple grant programs, enhanced Medicaid reimbursement tied to average cost, OB/GYN add-on payments, expanded pediatric telehealth connectivity, and a rural pediatric mental health program. Senator Perry and witnesses from TORCH, a rural hospital, AARP Texas, and ARCHI strongly supported the bill as a way to stabilize rural hospitals, improve OB access, and address workforce and financial pressures. Committee members discussed rural hospital closures, low-volume quality metrics, system affiliation, and the need for predictable monthly reimbursement; the bill was left pending after testimony and questions. The committee next heard HB 37, which would create a perinatal bereavement care initiative for families experiencing stillbirth, neonatal death, or intrauterine fetal demise, including counseling, staff training, and access to cooling devices, with possible grants and a recognition program for hospitals. Senator Huffman explained the bill, and several witnesses testified in support, sharing personal stories about infant loss and the importance of time with the baby, trained staff, and cuddle cots or similar devices. A neonatologist also supported the bill while suggesting clarification that hospitals should not be penalized if state funding is unavailable and recommending use of regional advisory councils to help implement training. Public testimony was then closed and the bill left pending. The committee also heard HB 879, which would create a streamlined licensing pathway for veterans with medical or nursing experience to practice in Texas, and HB 913, which would add new state hospitals to statute and split the North Texas State Hospital into two separate hospitals with their own superintendents; both bills had no opposition testimony and were left pending. Later, the committee heard SB 2744, a heart disease screening bill that would update the 2009 Texas Heart Attack Prevention Act to require insurance coverage for coronary CT angiography with plaque analysis, including soft plaque detection, as a preventive screening tool. The author and invited witnesses argued the technology is more effective than calcium scoring alone, can identify patients before symptoms appear, and could save lives at a cost comparable to or lower than colonoscopy. An insurance industry witness opposed the bill, arguing the technology has not been recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for universal screening and that the mandated coverage and payment level would raise costs; the bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard HB 1151, a parental rights bill clarifying that refusing psychotropic medication or psychiatric treatment is not neglect unless the child is harmed. Supporters, including parent advocates and attorneys, said the bill would protect parents from CPS overreach and preserve medical decision-making authority, while one witness urged broader attention to physical causes of behavioral issues. Public testimony was closed and HB 1151 was left pending.

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• When I'm off sick, I miss those days, and I have to take away from my Social Security to pay for the
• When I'm sick, I miss those days, and I have to take away from my Social Security to pay for the car
• The right to join a union and bargain collectively is essential to the state's economic security and
• Silvio, on behalf of PearlX Infrastructure, in support. Good afternoon.
• We appreciate the intent of the bill. to secure low-cost accounts that have no overdraft fees.

Summary: The committee heard several labor-related bills, with AB 1424, AB 1340, AB 288, and AB 746 all advancing on due-pass motions to Appropriations after testimony and roll calls. AB 1424 would require climate resiliency and extreme-heat protections in CDCR facilities; supporters described dangerous heat conditions for incarcerated workers and staff, while no opposition testified. AB 1340 would allow rideshare drivers to unionize and collectively bargain; drivers, labor groups, and researchers testified that app-based work is low-paid and unstable, while TechNet, Uber, Lyft, and other business groups argued the bill conflicts with Proposition 22 and could raise costs. AB 288 would let PERB step in when federal labor remedies are unavailable; supporters said it is needed because of NLRB dysfunction, while the Chamber of Commerce raised preemption and enforcement concerns. AB 746 would create an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve; supporters framed it as a recidivism-reduction and reentry strategy, and there was no opposition testimony. The committee also heard AB 858, which would extend hotel and hospitality worker recall rights after declared emergencies and extend existing COVID-era protections. Hospitality workers and unions supported the bill as a way to protect jobs after pandemics, wildfires, and other disasters, while hotel, chamber, retail, restaurant, trucking, travel, and attractions groups opposed it, saying the current recall rules were meant to sunset and that the bill would create broad liabilities and hiring complications. The bill was moved to Appropriations but remained on call after the roll. AB 291, creating a credentialed educator apprenticeship program to address teacher shortages and improve diversity, drew support from education groups and stakeholders who said apprenticeships could lower preparation costs and provide better support; it was also moved to Appropriations and placed on call. Later, the committee took up AB 1104, a solar-energy bill intended to clarify that private solar customers are not “awarding bodies” and to ease certain business-to-business solar transactions while preserving prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements for contractors. Supporters said the current interpretation has chilled commercial solar adoption and harmed jobs, while opponents from electrical workers, PG&E, and others warned about expanded “over-the-fence” power sales and the need for clearer limits. Members questioned the lack of a definition of “small,” and the bill was held without a second. The committee also heard AB 338, which seeks $50 million for Los Angeles and Ventura wildfire workforce recovery; the author and county officials described major job loss and business destruction and said the funds would support displaced workers and rebuilding, with the testimony continuing beyond the excerpt provided.

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• Uh, first things first, um, I want to make you aware of the fact that you see that we have some security
• And so, uh, even with those security changes, I want to welcome you to the Minnesota Senate.
• And for your safety, uh, security and comfort of all attendees, please note the following things.
• State troopers and security personnel are present to ensure everyone's safety.
• State troopers and security<00:02:35.760> personnel<00:02:36.160> are<00:02:36.319>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Exercises, training events, security cooperation, and foreign military sales.
• What do you think they are thinking regarding the security breach?
• Share security information with us?
• Giving up this command, in fact, could really endanger our national security.
• Do you have the capacity, the expertise, the infrastructure to do that?

Keywords: committee meeting, legislation, public testimony, SB4, HB2214, bipartisan support

Summary: The committee convened to discuss various bills and hear testimonies related to legislative matters, including public concerns and implications surrounding the proposed legislation. Notably, the members engaged in a vigorous debate over SB4, where several representatives shared differing viewpoints on its impact on local communities and the environment. Public testimonies were heard, with advocates arguing for the bill's potential benefits, while opponents raised significant concerns regarding the fiscal implications and land use. Following these discussions, the committee moved to vote on HB2214, which passed without issue, illustrating the bipartisan support for certain initiatives tied to public welfare.

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• to finance infrastructure in areas.
• our office did a to infrastructure our office did a to infrastructure financing<01:56:08.320>
• Uh the infrastructures in to areas.
• spectrum of housing from infrastructure spectrum of housing from infrastructure to<02:06:33.040>
• <02:09:19.920> across support housing infrastructure across support housing infrastructure

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1768, which would prohibit state and county law enforcement agencies and officials from entering into federal immigration-enforcement agreements under 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) and from assisting in certain immigration enforcement actions except in limited circumstances. The Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi all testified in strong support, arguing the bill would protect due process, reduce fear in immigrant communities, preserve trust in local police, and keep local resources focused on public safety. Testifiers said cooperation with immigration enforcement can chill court attendance, crime reporting, and cooperation with police, and they emphasized that the bill would not stop federal enforcement or affect other deputization agreements for environmental or other criminal matters. Committee members asked whether any 287(g) agreements currently exist in Hawaiʻi; testifiers said they were unaware of any and believed the bill would maintain the status quo. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up House Bill 1548, which would reduce the maximum sentence for misdemeanors from one year to 364 days and allow people previously sentenced to one year to seek sentence modification. The Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Legal Clinic, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, and the William S. Richardson School of Law immigration clinic all supported the measure, saying the one-day change could prevent severe immigration consequences such as detention, removal, and bars to relief that can be triggered by a sentence of 365 days or more. Testifiers stressed that the bill would not change criminal liability or public safety, but would align Hawaiʻi law with similar reforms adopted in other states. Members questioned whether the change would affect citizens or create an automatic immigration process; witnesses responded that the issue is the federal immigration consequence tied to the maximum sentence, not actual time served, and that citizens would not face that consequence. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HB 1548, with no final vote shown.

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• guarantee Ukraine's security. guarantee Ukraine's security.
• U.S. national security enterprise.
• secure US national security enterprise. secure US national security enterprise.
• You know someone who else was willing to sacrifice his humanity to attempt to secure his security?
• secure his security? You know who? secure his security? You know who?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And Maui specifically, there is condominium infrastructure and hotel resort infrastructure that is being
• infrastructure and hotel resort<00:46:15.000> infrastructure<00:46:15.599> that<00:46:
• 15.720> is<00:46:15.839> being resort infrastructure that is being resort infrastructure
• <00:48:32.160> currently<00:48:32.599> our infrastructure currently our infrastructure
• <01:20:34.920> program Electric Vehicle infrastructure program Electric Vehicle infrastructure

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• We've been actively and aggressively pursuing our infrastructure grants.
• And we know that we don't have strong food security if our farmers aren't able to actually get their
• We will be talking about food security in our work session in December, and so look forward to having
• So we have exposure beyond just production agriculture in terms of the infrastructure we've developed
• And we are going to be doing a work session on food security.

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held an interim work session focused on Washington agriculture’s viability, workforce, and competitiveness. Director Derek Sanderson of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and WSU Dean Raj Kosla described the size and diversity of the state’s farm sector, declining farm numbers, major export markets, and pressures from labor costs, low commodity prices, trade barriers, drought, regulatory burdens, and pests and disease. Kosla emphasized WSU’s land-grant role in education, research, and extension, including precision agriculture, broadband needs in rural areas, and the need for state support to help producers adopt new technologies and train the next generation of agricultural workers. Members asked about retaining farmland, increasing workforce capacity, and the role of precision agriculture. Kosla said precision agriculture can help address labor shortages and water scarcity, but adoption is limited by cost and rural broadband gaps. He explained precision agriculture as tailoring inputs to the right place, time, amount, and manner, and said WSU is working on low-cost sensor technologies and other innovations. Members also asked about how widely precision agriculture is used and whether it improves farm bottom lines; Kosla said adoption varies by tool and that he would follow up with more data. The committee then heard from Dr. Randy Fortenberry of WSU’s Impact Center on an agricultural competitiveness study and the effects of tariffs and trade. He reported that Washington’s competitiveness has generally declined relative to peer states in dairy, grapes, hops, apples, and wheat, with potatoes as the main bright spot. Surveyed producers said a substantial share of revenue is tied to regulatory compliance, with labor-related costs a major driver, and small diversified farms reported land access, capital, and profitability as bigger barriers than regulation. On trade, Fortenberry said Washington agriculture is highly export-dependent and vulnerable to retaliation, citing past losses in wheat, apples, pulses, and cherries when tariffs disrupted markets, while noting current uncertainty around China and India. The committee asked follow-up questions about compliance time, peer-state comparisons, and regulatory burdens; no votes were taken, and the department said it plans an interim report by the end of the year and a final report by June 2026.

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• Section two increases the COLA from 1% to 1.5%. security cola is greater than 2% in security cola is
• coordinated uh with social security coordinated uh with social security relying<00:09:45.519>
• 12:38.399> not<00:12:38.639> a security was a promise, not a security was a promise, not
• ,<00:17:46.400> is security, is security, is plummeting.<00:17:48.480> We<00:17:48.799>
• years before there was social security years before there was social security and<00:37:35.760><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• will provide modern security will provide modern security improvements<00:12:24.240> such
• A lot of advantages of a new building: it gives us one entrance to allow security screening.
• A lot of advantages of a new building: it gives us one entrance to allow security screening.
• A lot of advantages of a new building: it gives us one entrance to allow security screening.
• <00:32:41.519> screening one entrance to allow security screening one entrance to allow security

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , ...to administer a grant program for child care centers and family child care homes for infrastructure
• But ultimately, the remaining Social Security numbers could be provided for the non-commercial.
• So I just want to make it clear to the public that we’re securing $90 million for all hospitals across
• While we remain concerned about the sharing of Social Security numbers, we very much appreciate that
• While we remain concerned about the sharing of social security members, social security numbers, we very

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• , but that have led to situations where the town becomes responsible for taking care of large infrastructure
• <00:04:34.479> I of large infrastructure on those. I of large infrastructure on those.
• . infrastructure. infrastructure.
• that buyers have secured moving trucks, sellers<01:25:30.960> have<01:25:31.440> secured
• <01:25:33.040> um sellers have secured moving trucks. um sellers have secured moving trucks

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Hydrogen can be used as a transition from existing power infrastructure into clean energy infrastructure
• the committee for helping us add an urgency clause so that clean energy projects like Element can secure
• and the ability to repurpose existing infrastructure.
• While using existing infrastructure and the ability to repurpose existing infrastructure ensures affordability
• While using existing infrastructure and the ability to repurpose existing infrastructure ensures affordability

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• educational infrastructure.
• educational infrastructure.
• It also includes $19 million for critical information technology projects, including security infrastructure
• There's not enough infrastructure that is out there to do that quickly. Providers.
• There's not enough infrastructure that is out there to do that quickly.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• in the process and to be forced security in the process and to be forced into<00:37:56.160> that<
• Senate Bill 312 is a result of my work in collaboration with Darren Allen, court security manager of
• Last session, this body passed Senate Bill 64, an act relating to key infrastructure assets.
• <00:58:14.280> assets Relating to key infrastructure assets and declaring an emergency.
• by Louisville's Critical Infrastructure by Louisville's Critical Infrastructure Task<01:00:44.520

Keywords: 958, all