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• you today for this person, this gut-and-amend that's on an accelerated path, but something that's a clean
• start that looks at that is... ...the idea of you shifting towards a threshold bill, a clean, fresh
• you today for this person, this gut-and-amend that's on an accelerated path, but something that's a clean
• But something that's a clean start that looks at that is definitely something that's interesting.
• district or a charter school cannot comply due to unavailable funding or qualified personnel, it may claim

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And um, I want to see that move forward as a clean way to reduce carbon scores and such for farmers.
• Many veterinarians who still practice declawing justify it by claiming that declawing will keep cats
• </c><01:10:37.440><c> that</c> decline justify it by claiming that decline justify it by claiming that
• The urine analysis is clean as a whistle, so there's no urinary tract inflammation going on causing an
• The urine analysis is clean as analysis. The urine analysis is clean as a<01:24:22.480><c> whistle.

Bills: HF4080, HF3693, HF1857, HF4350

Keywords: agriculture, livestock, retailers, ownership interest, exclusive contracts, meat packing companies, dominant retailers, state law, Department of Agriculture, appropriation, funding, agriculture policy, state budget, animal welfare, cat declawing, animal cruelty, therapeutic procedures, civil penalties, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, aquatic life

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• , and lead in construction and demolition waste, with arsenic concentrations 200 times higher than clean
• wood so I urge you to strike than clean wood so I urge you to strike that<00:07:56.240><c> language<
• </c><00:25:06.120><c> the</c><00:25:06.640><c> credit</c> would actually be claiming the credit would
• actually be claiming the credit they<00:25:08.039><c> would</c><00:25:08.240><c> be</c><00:25:08.720
• up after this I wouldn't say can't clean up after this I wouldn't say it's<00:48:07.920><c> lucrative

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 103, relating to electric vehicle batteries, and then moved to Senate Bill 995, relating to renewable fuel. On SB 103, the Department of Health and the State Energy Office supported the measure, and Redwood Materials said it supported the bill’s intent but requested an amendment to add a battery recycler to the commission. Other testimony on SB 103 included support from several individuals and organizations, with one opponent noted. A committee member also raised a possible deadline change requested by the Alliance of Automobile Innovation for future work on the measure. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 995, which would create tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel and related renewable fuel production. Supporters included the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pono Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Tax Foundation, PAR Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel, and others. Supporters said the bill would help build a local SAF industry, encourage camelina and other feedstocks, and advance decarbonization goals. Several supporters also said they had proposed amendments or technical comments and stood on their written testimony. Opposition testimony argued the bill could allow toxic waste feedstocks, such as construction and demolition waste, into fuel production, and questioned whether the incentives would truly benefit Hawaii farmers or consumers. One opponent said the bill’s benefits could flow to the producer and to imported feedstocks rather than to local agriculture, and another questioned the scale of local land and water available for camelina production. Committee members pressed witnesses on acreage, water use, expected yields, the role of PAR Hawaii’s refinery investment, and whether the state would be subsidizing a business decision that might not produce significant local fuel. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• The proponents may claim it's a minor regulation. Reasonable is what I continue to hear.
• The proponents may claim it's rejected.
• This is a bill around the existing Clean Fleet Enterprise that has accumulated funds and technology,
• fleet enterprise that has clean fleet enterprise that has accumulated<02:39:18.800><c> funds</c><02:
• </c> for the Clean Fleet Enterprise. for the Clean Fleet Enterprise.

Keywords: 981, all

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• 30.079><c> please</c> Chair Putnam and members of the committee, I am Avana Stark, state director of Clean
• While it allowed settlers to claim 160 acres of land, Black farmers faced significant discrimination
• </c> works to implement ambitious clean works to implement ambitious clean energy<01:10:59.040><c> goals
• I support Senate File 3083 because clean water is essential for healthy trout populations, but runoff
• </c><01:36:40.320><c> This</c> This economic growth is dependent on clean streams and clean drinking

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What were the claims amount? What was actually paid on each claim? What was the timing of that?
• I would urge you to pass 408 out a clean version without these amendments.
• That means your claim is over. That means you get zero benefits.
• But then we have the claims database. It's there, and we're going to be going into session...
• Then we have the claims database.

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 408 by Senator Myers, a major workers’ compensation overhaul centered on creating an all-claims medical database, requiring electronic reporting and billing, and modernizing fee schedule and claims data collection. Myers said the bill was designed to improve transparency, reduce disputes, address outliers and abuse, and help injured workers return to work faster. The committee adopted technical amendments, then considered a large amendment set combining portions of House bills 780 and 1101, which added preliminary determination procedures, fraud language, temporary total disability and supplemental earnings benefit changes, and a fallback deadline for the department to establish a fee schedule if no agreement is reached by 2029. Several members and witnesses objected that the amendments were dropped late and would turn SB 408 into an omnibus bill; supporters argued the package was the best chance for comprehensive reform. After debate, the committee adopted the amendments and reported SB 408 favorably as amended. Testimony on SB 408 was sharply divided. Supporters, including some providers and injured-worker advocates, said the bill’s core value was transparency through the database and that the system needed modernization and a better fee schedule. Opponents argued the added amendments would burden pro se claimants, expand litigation, and weaken injured workers’ rights, especially through fraud and preliminary hearing provisions. Committee members also questioned whether the combined package was germane and whether it should be allowed to move as a single reform measure. Louisiana Workforce Commission staff explained the timeline for data collection, electronic billing, dispute rules, and eventual fee schedule rulemaking, and said the department could execute the law as amended. The committee then turned to House Bill 585 by Representative Chasson, concerning workplace violence and safety plans for small-box discount retailers. The bill was revised through a substitute that required covered retailers to develop and submit a written workforce safety plan, or submit an existing plan if one already existed. Representative Glorioso raised concerns that requiring a written safety plan could create new civil liability under Louisiana’s assumption-of-duty doctrine and increase litigation and insurance costs. Chasson responded that the intent was simply to encourage safety planning and that businesses already had such plans. The committee discussed possible narrowing language, but the transcript ends before a final disposition on HB 585 is shown.

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• Chair, paid out on 40 claims out of this fund, which...
• Thank you. 40 claims out of this fund, which he had no legal recourse to do, Mr. Chair.
• Well, there's claims that happen. You just mentioned them. I don't know the claims.
• But no taxpayer should be responsible for a corporate claim within a hospital or a doctor's claim.
• But that needs to be cleaned up.

Bills: SB132, SB241

Keywords: SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation

Summary: The committee first heard HB 158 as amended, which would require state agencies receiving appropriations from the Grow Fund to submit accountability and evaluation plans to the State Budget Division and the Legislative Finance Committee. LFC staff said the bill would put existing practice into statute and formalize agency reporting and evaluation responsibilities. The bill drew no opposition testimony, and after questions about whether agencies or LFC would do the evaluations, it passed on a 9-0 due pass vote. HB 255, the Public Safety Workforce Building Program, was then presented as a bipartisan measure to consolidate public safety workforce funding into a competitive grant program for local law enforcement, fire, detention, and public attorney offices. The sponsor said it would not require a new appropriation. There was no opposition testimony, and the committee approved it on a 9-0 due pass vote. The committee then took up SB 309, which would replace the lottery’s 30% return requirement with a fixed floor return for several fiscal years, with a reversion to the current law if the floor is not met. Lottery officials and supporters argued the change would let the lottery offer more competitive prizes, including higher-value scratchers, and potentially increase scholarship revenue; opponents, including Think New Mexico and a nursing student, warned it could cap long-term growth and reduce scholarship funding. After extended debate, the bill passed on a 7-2 due pass vote. Later, SB 79, creating a statewide mosquito-borne disease prevention program through the Department of Health, was presented by its sponsor as a response to West Nile virus and warmer winters. Testimony from the sponsor and the state entomologist emphasized rising mosquito risk and the need for county grants and statewide coordination. Although the committee initially moved to table the bill because funding had already been included in the budget, that motion failed and the bill ultimately received a due pass vote. The committee also heard HB 295, which would create a centralized accessibility reporting position in the Department of Health; after testimony for and against, an amendment stripping the appropriation was adopted, and the bill passed 5-3. The committee then heard HB 124, establishing an Office of New Americans within Workforce Solutions to coordinate workforce integration for immigrants with lawful status. Supporters described barriers faced by immigrant workers and the need for bilingual training and centralized assistance, while the sponsor said the office would have no first-year budget impact. The bill passed 6-4. Finally, the committee considered SB 273 and SB 274, both involving state financial support for affected entities and the Patient Compensation Fund. SB 273, which would provide temporary state assistance to communities affected by economic disruption, passed after debate about precedent and economic recovery. SB 274, which sought repayment from the Patient Compensation Fund for prior state infusions, drew opposition from hospitals and physicians who warned of higher surcharges and questioned the timing and legality; discussion continued around the committee substitute and the fund’s statutory restrictions.

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• consumer submits a claim to their insurer. insurer. insurer.
• But H. 740 is just this body's ability to lay the groundwork for clean heat standard 2.0.
• that old dog, the clean heat standard, won't<03:03:20.080><c> hunt.
• &gt;&gt; into our Clean Water Fund along with &gt;&gt; into our Clean Water Fund along with allocations
• </c><03:30:05.240><c> water</c><03:30:05.560><c> fund</c> from the clean water fund from the clean water

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• And then, who's going to administratively handle the claims and the payouts, et cetera?
• I think, again, this money can go back into paying claims and/or reduction of premiums.
• The claim that these pharmacological interventions are harmless and reversible is false.
• I can't clean inside the colon tissue.
• More than 85% of the claims are settled for less than $50,000.

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• When reporting crime feels more dangerous than the crime itself, we cannot claim our communities are
• Microbusinesses, restaurants, bakeries, barbershops, cleaning services, contractors, and child care providers
• Microbusinesses, restaurants, bakeries, barbershops, cleaning services, contractors, child care providers
• aren't cared for, if all of us can't get to work via the bus or an Uber, if hospital rooms aren't cleaned
• , if there isn't a doctor available, ...the bus or an Uber, if hospital rooms aren't cleaned, if there

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on the Safe Communities Act, House 2580 and Senate 1681, along with related proposals to limit local and state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, prohibit 287(g) agreements, and expand legal defense for immigrants. Most testimony came from advocates, attorneys, labor leaders, health care professionals, educators, and community members who argued that fear of ICE discourages immigrants from reporting crimes, seeking medical care, attending school, or cooperating with courts, and that a clear statewide policy would improve public safety, due process, and trust in institutions. Several speakers described personal or client experiences involving domestic violence, trafficking, workplace abuse, or children affected by deportation, and many emphasized economic harms to workers, families, and small businesses. Health care witnesses said immigration enforcement is causing patients to miss appointments, avoid emergency rooms, and delay preventive care, with resulting public health consequences. Labor and education representatives said immigrant workers and students are increasingly fearful, and that the state should not allow local police to act as ICE agents or enter 287(g) agreements. ACLU and coalition witnesses cited examples they said showed existing or recent collaboration between local agencies and ICE, including courthouse alerts, vehicle stops, and use of municipal spaces, while also arguing that the bill would still allow cooperation on criminal matters and public safety emergencies. One witness opposed the bill, arguing that serious criminal offenders should be deported and defending ICE’s role. Committee members asked several questions about whether the harms described were widespread or anecdotal, and about the distinction between assisting ICE in civil immigration arrests versus responding to violent or public safety emergencies. Witnesses said the bill was aimed at civil immigration enforcement, not criminal investigations or emergency situations. At the end of the hearing, a committee member requested a study on immigration enforcement’s effect on emergency room wait times, and the committee then adjourned without taking a vote on the legislation.

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• Now, some of these large data centers do have their own specific corporate clean energy targets that
• Now, they do have clean energy targets. that we have are essentially subscription programs where a large
• Now, they do have, you know, clean energy targets.
• Now, they do have, you know, clean energy targets.
• And then the claim, the insinuation was made that if generation was built for data centers under QIP

Summary: The Missouri House Committee on Utilities held an informational hearing on data centers, with the chair saying the goal was to hear different perspectives and better understand the issue before future legislation. No public testimony was taken, but three invited speakers presented: a labor representative, an Ameren Missouri executive, and a consumer advocate. The discussion focused on the economic benefits of data centers, including construction jobs, local hiring, apprenticeship opportunities, tax revenue for schools and local governments, and related spending by Missouri businesses. The labor witness described current Montgomery County projects, said hundreds of Missourians were already working there, and argued that closed-loop cooling and generator noise were manageable. Committee members also raised questions about water use, noise, cybersecurity, local hiring, and how much tax revenue a project could generate annually. Ameren’s Rob Dixon said Senate Bill 4 and the PSC’s large-load tariff provide key protections for ratepayers by requiring large customers to pay their own interconnection costs, sign long-term contracts, post collateral, and pay for most of their requested load even if they use less. He said those rules help prevent costs from shifting to other customers and that large loads can put downward pressure on rates by contributing to fixed system costs. Dixon also said Ameren is planning for significant new generation, including gas, nuclear, hydro, coal, and renewables, and that data centers are subject to the same load-shedding and emergency restoration rules as other customers. He noted that the protections apply to investor-owned utilities, not co-ops or municipal utilities. John Kaufman of the Consumers Council of Missouri argued the PSC protections are still too weak and warned that data centers could raise rates through construction work in progress, stranded generation costs, and other risks if projects are delayed, shrink, or fail. He urged stronger consumer protections, more upfront financial commitments from data centers, and greater transparency for ratepayers, while also suggesting community benefit agreements and cautioning against over-reliance on utility projections. Several members pushed back on his characterization of Senate Bill 4 and QIP/CWIP provisions, and the hearing ended with the chair thanking the witnesses and adjourned the committee.

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• Or could the family claim the vehicle? I don't think we change.
• They also provide a Navy cleaning kit, which they box up.
• He noted that Navy ships were having trouble with rust and being able to be cleaned about a year ago,
• For example, if there were a contract to do cleaning services, it could apply there.
• So there are some groups, for example, if you had a contract to do cleaning services.

Summary: The House Committee on Appropriations met on April 7, 2026, with a quorum present. After housekeeping and announcements, the committee noted several bills were voluntarily deferred, including HB 603, HB 619, HB 763, HB 810, HB 222, HB 490, and HB 981. The committee also recognized a visiting Jack and Jill group before taking up legislation. The committee reported favorably HB 82 on DWI penalties, HB 670 on wood pellet manufacturing, HB 672 on brick manufacturing, HB 773 on state procurement preferences for prison enterprises and nonprofits serving blind, disabled, and veteran workers, HB 145 on extraordinary medical and dental expenses for injured police and firefighters, HB 430 on health insurance coverage for families of Lafayette Parish officers killed in the line of duty, HB 143 on the per diem for housing state inmates in parish jails, HB 874 on adding credentials to LA Wallet, HB 160 on penalties for domestic violence strangulation offenses, HB 445 on moving the STEM Advisory Council to Louisiana Works, and HB 781 on fleet vehicle registration. HB 82, HB 670, and HB 773 were amended before passage; HB 430 also received amendments narrowing coverage terms and age limits. Most of the discussion centered on fiscal impact and policy scope. Members questioned whether several bills created new costs or unfunded mandates, and sponsors repeatedly emphasized zero or already-budgeted fiscal notes. HB 773 drew the most debate, with members raising concerns about competition, preferential treatment, and the shift from a 15% cap to fair market value; the sponsor said the bill was intended to give blind, disabled, and veteran-serving nonprofits a fair chance to compete. HB 145 prompted questions from the Louisiana Municipal Association about exposure and whether the benefit should already be covered by workers’ compensation, while HB 430 was narrowed to Lafayette Parish after concerns about statewide costs. The meeting ended with all remaining bills reported favorably and the committee adjourned.

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• These are the things we identified that MVD needs to audit, survey, and clean up.
• These are the things we identified that MVD needs to audit, survey, and clean up.
• supposed to be the ones who pick our elected officials, and we should all want the voter rolls to be clean
• So you only get to claim one place as your abode or domicile that you pay taxes at.
• Fincham can use and we can clean this language up.

Bills: SB1037, SB1040, SB1259, SB1281

Keywords: elections, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system, EMS gateway, tabulation equipment, secretary of state, certification, decertification, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, ballot images, audit logs

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• Then took the other, just as fair, and having perhaps a better claim, because it was grassy and wanted
• These appointments were cleaned up, and the town manager, upon approval of the select board, can appoint
• These appointments<00:27:08.320><c> were</c><00:27:08.559><c> cleaned</c><00:27:08.880><c> up</c><00:
• 27:09.120><c> and</c><00:27:09.360><c> the</c> appointments were cleaned up and the appointments were
• cleaned up and the town<00:27:09.760><c> manager</c><00:27:10.240><c> upon</c><00:27:10.559><c> approval

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• One of the largest data brokers claims to have over 10,000 data attributes on over 2.5 billion people
• And many privacy claims have not been able to move forward in the courts.
• But regardless of whether someone can move their constitutional right to privacy claim forward in the
• And I think that the administration has made claims that perhaps will exceed their authorities.
• There's a current case moving against Clearview AI as well, using an Article 1, Section 1 claim.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing on California privacy in the age of mass surveillance, with members framing the issue as urgent in light of AI, data brokers, workplace monitoring, and government access to commercially collected data. Opening remarks emphasized California’s long-standing privacy tradition and concern for impacts on Latino, immigrant, LGBTQ+, and other vulnerable communities. The committee heard from experts from UC Law San Francisco, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Davis, and a worker-organizer from Amazon, followed by a journalist from 404 Media. Nicole Ozer reviewed the history of California’s constitutional right to privacy, tracing it to the 1972 ballot measure and arguing that lawmakers should use that right more fully to operationalize stronger protections against surveillance. Deirdre Mulligan described how surveillance capitalism has expanded through physical-world instrumentation, biometrics, connected devices, and AI, and argued that notice-and-consent models are inadequate because people cannot meaningfully understand or control how data is collected, inferred, shared, and used. Ari Waldman focused on disparate harms to marginalized communities, including queer people, survivors of domestic violence, and people seeking reproductive care, and called for stronger regulation, limits on data collection and sharing, and greater accountability for companies and government access to data. Josh Black testified about Amazon’s workplace surveillance, including handheld devices, time-off-task monitoring, hidden cameras, and driver-facing AI cameras, saying the system pressures workers to skip breaks, rush safety training, and discourages organizing. He said the surveillance is used to increase productivity and suppress union activity. Committee members asked about data retention, injury reporting, cash as a privacy-protective payment option, and whether workers truly consent to surveillance as a condition of employment. Jason Kebler described how police departments adopt commercial surveillance tools through pilot programs and vendor relationships, often without public debate, citing license plate readers and networked camera systems that can spread data across jurisdictions. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with discussion of the need for clearer definitions, stronger enforcement, and continued legislative action.

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• One of the largest data brokers claims to have over 10,000 data attributes on over 2.5 billion people
• And many privacy claims have not been able to move forward in the courts.
• And I think that the administration has made claims that perhaps will exceed their authorities.
• And I think that the administration has made claims that perhaps will exceed their authorities.
• There's a current case moving against Clearview AI as well, using an Article 1, Section 1 claim.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• If we were taking public policy that took away their growth of the tax roll, then that could be claimed
• . ...is that there are some extremely violent and heinous crimes that require a force-based arrest claim
• Personnel files already exist, right, and they don't have the unsubstantiated claims in them, et cetera
• Everybody, you know, there's always... and substantiated claims against people who are doing good work
• Literally everything local government does you could claim is related to safety.

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB 2, SB 3, SB 5, SB 9, SB 10, SB 14, SB 16, SB 18, SB 34, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 15, SB 17, SB 4, SB1, SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB4

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products

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• what if a climate change lawsuit were filed against the oil and gas industry, what would the damages claimed
• If we pollute water, it has an impact and it takes a long time to clean up.

Keywords: 914, all

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• This is an attempt to clean up the wall on personnel and student communications, trying to capture all
• it's just that initial cooperating piece that then it makes it ensures that the investigation and the claim

Bills: HB1937, HB2210, HB2398, HB3021, HB3129, HB3312, HB3557, HB4358

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• One, I appreciate the attempt at maybe cleaning up and fixing some of the language here.
• that you can have: you might have somebody that moves to my area on Truman Lake; that's where they claim

Keywords: 959, house, all