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• This is really a growing issue in that we are finding that there are mystery chips in inverters in solar
• in washing machines, probably in beepers too, manufactured in other countries, and what are those chips
• um we are finding that there are in that um we are finding that there are mystery<00:47:42.319> chips
• in inverters in solar mystery chips in inverters in solar panels<00:47:46.319> in<00:47:46.720
• <00:47:54.319> you<00:47:54.560> know, Are those chips doing there?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Chip worked at the Heat.<01:36:02.480> Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat.
• <01:48:54.400> Chip from my hometown of How Indiana.
• Chip from my hometown of How Indiana.
• Chip worked at the Howe Military School and Babbitt Ford in LaGrange, Indiana.
• We will miss you dearly, Chip. Rest in peace. I yield back.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, January 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We also saw certain types of dyed mulch or dyed wood chips were very susceptible to ember cast and burned
• is our chipper program, which the county puts $900,000 of transient occupancy tax money towards chipping
• services for the unincorporated county, where we will come out and do chipping to help encourage that
• Where we will come out, we will do chipping to help encourage that stewardship of and maintenance of

Summary: The hearing focused on lessons from the 2017 Tubbs Fire and how Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and local partners have changed wildfire prevention, recovery, and rebuilding practices since then. Assemblymembers emphasized that the region has become a model for the state, with a shift from suppression to prevention, and panelists described improvements in defensible space, home hardening, vegetation management, alerting, and community coordination. The discussion also highlighted the continuing importance of sharing Sonoma County’s experience with other wildfire-impacted communities across California and beyond. Fire officials and local leaders described specific prevention measures now in place, including Santa Rosa’s vegetation management ordinance, ignition-free/Zone Zero requirements in rebuilding, restrictions on certain mulches, removal of dead and dying trees near roads and defensible space zones, and expanded prescribed burning authority. They also stressed the importance of community organization through block captains, Firewise/COPE-style networks, and the Mark West Area Community Fund. Speakers said these networks helped residents navigate recovery, avoid fraud and bad contractors, coordinate with local agencies, and support neighbors, but they argued that such efforts need more formal structure and stable funding. Water and permitting officials discussed how the fires changed their work. Santa Rosa Water described new regional coordination, generator and backup power upgrades, emergency training, and lessons learned about wildfire-related contamination in water systems, including the need to restore pressure, flush, and test quickly after a fire. Permit Sonoma said rebuilding was balanced by streamlining permits while still requiring safer, more resilient construction, and noted that reduced fees and one-stop permitting helped speed recovery. United Policyholders described helping residents maximize insurance proceeds, organize information, and avoid scams, while warning that insurance availability and affordability remain major barriers and that insurers are increasingly rewarding risk-reduction measures. Across the panels, the main policy requests were for faster and more flexible grant processes, more stable long-term funding for prevention and community programs, stronger support for home hardening and defensible space, better training and tools for local governments and legislative staff, and continued attention to insurance and utility-related resilience. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript excerpt; the hearing was informational and ended with a transition toward public comment and further discussion of remaining statewide wildfire policy needs.

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• They don't want to be used as a bargaining chip.
• used<00:15:31.680> as<00:15:31.839> a<00:15:32.079> bargaining<00:15:32.639> chip
• used as a bargaining chip. used as a bargaining chip.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , highest-end chips, energy and electricity, data centers, and capital.
• , highest-end chips, energy and electricity, data centers, and capital.
• We're ahead in others on the highest end. top AI chips from Navidia.
• The chair calls Mary Lee Keller, Roger Browning, Elena Voico, and Chip Jocelyn.
• So, Chip, thank you for coming down today. Thank you very much.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• University and Fujitsu, where they will be deploying their next-generation Marjorie AI edge computing chip
• University and Fujitsu, where they will be deploying their next generation Marjorie AI edge computing chip
• If it's in manufacturing, whether it's manufacturing silicon chips, solar cells, a data center, what's
• If it's in manufacturing, whether it's manufacturing silicon chips, solar cells, manufacturing silicon
• chips, solar cells, a data center, what's the water situation?

Summary: The committee first recognized Mark Roper of the Economic Development Department for his long service and retirement, with members and the secretary praising his work on economic development across the state. Secretary Rob Black then presented EDD’s budget and special appropriation requests, describing strong recent job and income growth and outlining the department’s strategy around science and technology, site readiness, workforce development, foreign direct investment, and rural/community programs. He highlighted wins in advanced energy, quantum, space and defense, and biosciences, and asked for funding for quantum/DARPA matching funds, additional site readiness work, LIDA closing funds, JTIP training support, New Mexico Partnership, and healthy foods and other community programs. Members asked detailed questions about the quantum proposal, site readiness, the new mapping tool for industrial sites, workforce participation, trade missions, foreign investment, tariffs, water and produced water, tribal site evaluation, and public engagement on major projects. Black said the quantum request was intended to match federal dollars and build a workforce pipeline, that the site-readiness software would be a set enterprise license, and that the department was working with tribes and local partners on future site evaluations. He also said tariffs have created uncertainty but New Mexico’s infrastructure and foreign trade zones could help attract manufacturing, and he acknowledged concerns about transparency and community input while noting that some projects, such as Pacific Fusion, had gone through extensive public processes. The committee also discussed specific projects and funding balances, including Mantis Space’s move to Albuquerque, the status of Virgin Galactic’s spaceport lease, and the current LIDA fund balance and encumbrances. Black and Deputy Secretary Isaac Romero said the department was trying to use State Investment Council-backed venture funds to attract companies and that the new investments were already producing deals and jobs. Members generally supported the department’s direction but pressed for more targeted expertise, faster deployment, and stronger community involvement in future economic development decisions. Later, Secretary de Blassie of the Department of Health presented the department’s budget request and progress report. He said DOH had improved revenue cycle management, reduced old Medicaid-pending cases, increased census at facilities, improved budget and contract timeliness, and responded effectively to the measles outbreak. The department requested additional base funding for epidemiology and response, the DOH helpline, the Vital Records Virtual Vault, state labs, and the veterans home, along with special requests for respiratory vaccinations and marketing and lab equipment replacement. He also noted progress on MOUD and the medical psilocybin program, and said the department was not seeking to launch new programs given the limited time left in the administration.

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• It's used in rocket engines to explore space, semiconductors and chip manufacturing, as well as smartphones
• It's used in rocket engines to explore space, semiconductors and chip manufacturing, as well as smartphones
• 00:24:23.600> and to explore space, semiconductors and to explore space, semiconductors and chip
• 00:24:25.360> um,<00:24:25.520> as<00:24:25.760> well<00:24:25.919> as chip
• manufacturing, um, as well as chip manufacturing, um, as well as smartphones<00:24:26.640> and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Either an electronic chip or the the the electronic scan.
• Stephanie Wallin and Chip Adams from the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office. Thank you.
• Business and Community Development, Economic Development Finance, the Texas CHIPS Office, the Texas Workforce
• It's the next session Tim's music office chips. Okay. Yes, sir.
• Yeah, my name is Chip Adams.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They are not bargaining chips in the future, and we are failing them against digital exploitation and
• They are not bargaining chips in the future, and we are failing them against digital exploitation and
• are are not collateral debt damaged they are not<00:35:06.800> bargaining<00:35:07.320> chips
• in<00:35:08.400> the<00:35:08.599> future<00:35:09.400> and not bargaining chips
• in the future and not bargaining chips in the future and we<00:35:09.720> are<00:35:10.040>

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:05 Roll Call: 00:00:14 SB 26: 00:01:50 SB 64: 00:18:29 SB 73: 00:22:54, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Chair Storm, would protect parents and prospective parents with disabilities by barring disability alone from being the sole basis for denying an adoption petition or terminating parental rights. Testimony from Judge Marcus Vanover and Crystal Adams described the bill as a product of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health and its work groups, cited Kentucky and national cases and federal ADA guidance, and said the bill would require consideration of supportive services, clearer documentation, retention of records, and conforming language changes. Senator Carroll asked how the bill would apply to a hypothetical adult child with special needs; witnesses said the bill is aimed at adoption and termination proceedings where the Cabinet is already involved, not proactive service requests. The committee approved SB 26 by a unanimous 7-0 vote and sent it to the floor with favorable expression. The committee next considered Senate Bill 64, also sponsored by Chair Storm, which would expand the definition of key infrastructure assets to include telecommunications services such as telephone lines and broadband and make damaging, tampering with, or rendering those services inoperable a Class D felony. Representatives from Charter/Spectrum and AT&T testified that copper theft and vandalism have increasingly damaged fiber and other facilities, citing more than 20 incidents in Kentucky in 2024 affecting over 30,000 customers and diverting resources from broadband expansion. The committee adopted a committee substitute and then passed SB 64 by a 7-0 vote with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 73, sponsored by Senator Julie Adams, which would create a felony offense for sexual extortion, allow victims or their representatives to bring civil actions, include the offense in Kentucky’s sex-crime definitions, and require school-based notification and education efforts along with resource information for students. Senator Adams and witness Lady T. Thompson described sextortion as a fast-growing online crime targeting minors, often through social media, gaming, and messaging apps, and argued that stronger penalties and prevention efforts are needed. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on SB 73.

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• Um, 28%, about 19,000, is the CHIP population.
• <00:04:45.840> 19,000<00:04:46.800> is<00:04:47.040> the<00:04:47.280> CHIP
• Um 28% about 19,000 is the CHIP Um 28% about 19,000 is the CHIP population.<00:04:48.560> So<
• completes an application for medical benefits, our system will determine them eligible for Medicaid, CHIP
• completes an application for medical benefits, our system will determine them eligible for Medicaid, CHIP

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:36 Department for Medicaid Services 00:01:44, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met for an overview of the Department for Medicaid Services budget. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Beal described Kentucky Medicaid enrollment at about 1.4 million members, including more than 600,000 children, and said the agency’s 2025 total budget was $20.6 billion. They reviewed enrollment trends before, during, and after the COVID-19 public health emergency, noting that redeterminations begun in 2023 reduced enrollment from its peak but that total membership remains above pre-COVID levels. They also explained the difference between the fee-for-service population, which includes long-term care and waiver members, and managed care members, and gave examples of the kinds of services and diagnoses seen in each group. A major focus was the governor’s recommended Medicaid budget and the department’s forecast process. Lee said the budget is split into benefits and administration, with benefits covering fee-for-service services, managed care capitation, transportation, and Medicare premiums, while administration covers contracts, personnel, operating costs, and IT-related advanced planning documents. She said the department uses a consensus forecasting group and actuary input, and that its forecasts have been within 1% of actual spending in recent years. The department also said the governor’s budget includes new waiver slots to address waiting lists, a 2% staff COLA, and a 10% phase-down on state-directed payments beginning in January 2028. Much of the discussion centered on House Resolution 1 and the funding needed to implement its Medicaid-related provisions, including community engagement requirements, six-month redeterminations, and future cost sharing. Lee said the department requested about $35 million in total funds for fiscal 2027, including about $8.2 million in general funds for system changes to the integrated eligibility system, claims processing, notices, and monitoring; and about $11 million in fiscal 2028 for ongoing maintenance, with about $1.6 million in general funds. She said the department expects to seek federal APD matching funds for the IT work. In response to questions, she explained that community engagement would apply to Medicaid expansion members, with qualifying activities including work, school, volunteering, or equivalent income, and that certain groups such as pregnant women, children, caretaker relatives, and some people with chronic disease or substance use disorder would be excluded. She said the department identified roughly 70,000 expansion members who could be subject to the requirement. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• glance plans, and so those are developed every year by the districts to identify what roads will get chip
• fund, obviously, and any... ...any ...every year by the districts to identify what roads will get chip

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The committee met with quorum and took up only HB 3, the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act of 2026 for FY27. The bill was presented as an amended budget that would increase NMDOT’s operating budget by about $132.6 million, or 10.2%, using available cash balances, additional projected revenue, and contingent revenue tied to Senate Bill 2, the highway bond bill. Staff walked through the amendment section by section, explaining changes to project design and construction, highway operations, program support, modal programs, federal and interagency transfer lines, corrected performance-measure language, and added budget adjustment authority for the current and next fiscal years. Several members raised concerns about the late circulation of a revised amendment and the appearance of multiple bill versions, arguing the committee had not had enough time to review the changes and that the process may have violated the 24-hour rule. Others asked for clarification on how the budget distinguished between rehabilitation and maintenance, and DOT staff explained that major rehabilitation is generally tied to STIP projects while maintenance is handled through district-level plans and contracts. Members also discussed the use of cash balances for non-recurring spending, the impact of electric vehicles on road revenue, and the need for more maintenance, litter cleanup, fencing, and beautification funding. DOT and executive representatives noted the amendment includes a significant maintenance increase and said additional non-recurring funding could also come through House Bill 2 and the capital bill. The committee first rejected a substitute motion to delay action, then adopted the amendment and later voted due pass on HB 3 as amended. Public comment was opened, but no one spoke in support or opposition. After passage, members explained their votes, with some supporting the bill as a needed transportation investment and others objecting to the process and the compressed review timeline.

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• Some pictures include our paving crew and our chip seal crew.
• process our milling stockpiles into surface treatment aggregate, which we can then utilize for our chip

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• public hearing on House Bill 270, requiring the preservation of electronic counting device memory chips
• , introduced HB 270, a bill requiring the preservation of electronic ballot-counting device memory chips
• just like we preserve all ballots chips just like we preserve all ballots absentee<00:24:44.240>
• The title says chips, but it is referring to the memory cards, and that is what she related to in her
• I'm not sure machine the title put chips I'm not sure why<00:26:10.080> but<00:26:10.200>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Chip, it's the biggest spending decrease<03:46:31.359> in<03:46:31.520> history."
• They're all going to sit there going to go play some clip, Chip Roy's, for tax increases.
• They go, "Chip, That's what they do.
• They go, "Chip, you're<03:57:42.479> out<03:57:42.560> there.
• <03:58:23.680> Royy's going to go play some clip chip Royy's going to go play some clip chip

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:31:55.200> Your<00:31:55.760> um the chips fall where they may.
• Your um the chips fall where they may.
• these two amendments and let the chips these two amendments and let the chips fall<00:41:17.440>
• Members, we came here knowing that we'd have to vote on amendments and let the chips fall where they
• fall where they may, as I like to chips fall where they may, as I like to say.<02:34:31.040> So,<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Your tax dollars are yours, and the right to vote is not a bargaining chip. It is not... yours.
• And the right to vote is not a bargaining chip.

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance, and attendance showing a quorum. Several senators were excused, and the chamber received communications including House Concurrent Resolution 8, which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. The Senate also took up introductions and referrals of several bills, including Senate Bills 1078-1082 and House Bills 4727, 4728, 4729, 4959, 1545, 5254, 5255, 6071, 6072, and 6073, with most being referred to committees or, for some medical-debt and consumer-protection bills, sent to the Committee of the Whole by suspension of the rules. In Committee of the Whole, the Senate considered Senate Bills 535, 536, 1011, 1041, 1042, and 1043. SB 535, 1041, 1042, and 1043 were amended, while SB 536 and 1011 were reported without amendment; all were recommended for passage. The Senate then concurred in the amendments and advanced the bills to third reading. On final passage, SB 433 passed 35-0; SB 535, 536, and 1011 each passed 35-0; and SB 1041, 1042, and 1043 each passed 20-15. Floor remarks focused on SB 1011 as a way to lower small-business health insurance premiums, and SBs 1041-1043 as anti-price-gouging measures during emergencies. Later, the Senate discharged Senate Bill 913 from the Appropriations Committee, suspended the rules, and moved it through Committee of the Whole and to final passage the same day. SB 913, which amends the Michigan Trust Fund Act, passed 20-12 with 6 excused after Senator Albert argued in opposition that it would continue $75 million annual funding to the MEDC and amount to corporate welfare. The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m.

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• We chip, we shred, and we have nothing to use this product for.
• We chip, we shred, and we have nothing to use this product for.

Summary: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee met with some initial delay while waiting for quorum, then approved the consent calendar items SB 234, SB 484, and SB 839. The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire mitigation, biomass use, climate resilience, and geologic hazard mapping. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance climate, air quality, public health, and land management goals, with testimony both supporting and opposing biomass-related proposals. SB 88 (Caballero) would direct state agencies to support beneficial uses of forest and agricultural biomass, including biochar and low-carbon energy. Supporters argued it would reduce open burning, improve air quality, and create rural economic opportunities; opponents, including environmental groups, argued woody biomass energy is costly, polluting, and harmful to forests and communities. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 653 (Cortese) defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management also passed, with supporters describing it as a voluntary framework to align wildfire fuel reduction with biodiversity and habitat restoration; no opposition was heard, and a member requested to be added as a coauthor. The committee also approved SCR 50 (Stern), which urges state climate agencies to define maladaptation and develop criteria for reviewing climate-related policies and investments, and SB 567 (Limón), a pilot program to study converting idle oil wells into gravity energy storage wells. SB 567 drew support from the sponsor and labor/local government witnesses, while the Water Replenishment District opposed unless amended, citing groundwater protection concerns in key basins and asking for additional safeguards. Finally, SB 831 (Limón) passed, clarifying the scope of geologic hazards to include conditions tied to climate change and natural disasters such as post-fire debris flows, subsidence, and coastal erosion. All measures were reported out of committee, with several absent-member votes later added to complete the roll.

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• This would chip away at the worst abuses of Citizens United, allowing multinational corporations to dominate
• This would chip away at the worst abuses of Citizens United, allowing multinational corporations to dominate
• <00:56:45.880> United<00:56:46.319> this<00:56:46.480> would<00:56:46.680> chip
• <00:56:47.039> away to Citizens United this would chip away to Citizens United this would
• chip away at<00:56:48.039> the<00:56:48.160> worst<00:56:48.520> abuses<00:56:49.079

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 282 would increase penalties for using an uncrewed aircraft, or drone, in the commission of a felony. The Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney strongly supported the bill, saying drones are being used to facilitate crimes such as burglaries, sex offender registration violations, and even murders, and that the measure would create a stronger deterrent and address sentencing issues. Members discussed how drone use could be investigated and noted that a prior Uncrewed Aircraft Offenses Act already covers a range of drone-related offenses. Testimony also included support from a Kauaʻi County Council member and the Office of the Public Defender, and the bill was then set aside as the committee moved on. The committee also heard SB 1032 on campaign finance, which would amend restrictions on foreign nationals and foreign corporations making contributions and expenditures. Testimony was listed in support from labor, civic, and advocacy groups, with some opposition, but the measure was not debated further in the portion provided. SB 1160, a consumer protection bill on ticket resale, drew support from venues and event groups and opposition from the Chamber of Progress, which argued the bill should target scalpers and deceptive practices rather than legitimate resale platforms. The Attorney General suggested an amendment to limit the bill’s scope to Hawaiʻi events, citing Commerce Clause concerns. On SB 344, requiring skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets, the Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, and the Kiki Injury Prevention Coalition supported the measure. SB 106, which would let pedestrians cross outside marked crosswalks when a reasonably careful pedestrian would see no immediate danger, drew mixed testimony: public health and equity advocates supported it as a safety and anti-profiling measure, while others opposed it, warning it could increase danger on wider, faster roads. Committee members questioned whether Hawaiʻi’s current law is more dangerous because pedestrians must step into the roadway before drivers are required to stop, and the discussion continued at length without a final vote in the excerpt. The committee also heard SB 10009 on accessible parking fines, with DCAB and DAGS supporting the intent; a member asked that any new fine revenue go to the state parking revolving fund. SB 820, shortening the vehicle title transfer deadline from 30 days to 14 days, drew opposition from the Public Defender and Honolulu Customer Services, who said the current deadline is reasonable and the bill did not clearly solve a problem. Later measures included SB 1095 on license plate decal restrictions, SB 215 on towing and immobilization fees, and SB 1117 on electric mobility rebates and age/helmet rules, which received support from transportation and safety groups, though the transcript cuts off before any final actions or votes on those bills.

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• friend, the gentleman from Texas, Chip friend, the gentleman from Texas, Chip Roy,<01:16:19.199>
• <02:38:41.600> Congressman<02:38:42.160> Chip in American elections.
• Congressman Chip in American elections.
• He is chipping away at them.
• He is he is chipping away at enjoyed.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It would work as a tap, just like that, or the chip on your credit card, that kind of thing, so you wouldn't
• > or<00:01:48.520> the<00:01:49.000> uh<00:01:49.600> uh<00:01:49.840> chip
• <00:01:50.079> on tap just like that or the uh uh chip on tap just like that or the uh uh
• chip on your<00:01:50.360> credit<00:01:50.640> card<00:01:51.159> that<00:01:51.280

Keywords: 1183, house