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• Portable batteries include common batteries such as those found in flashlights, cameras, and TV remotes
• Household hazardous waste can be many everyday environmental products found around the home.
• Our member companies make many of the products people rely on every day to clean and maintain homes and
• Our member companies make many of the products people rely on every day to clean and maintain homes and
• Or think about someone cleaning out a home after a family member passes away.

Summary: The committee held an interim work session focused first on carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS), then on hazardous waste and extended producer responsibility (EPR). On the CCUS topic, industry and nonprofit presenters described point-source capture, direct air capture, mineralization, and geologic sequestration, emphasizing Washington’s basalt formations and state trust lands as strong candidates for storage. They argued that CCUS can help hard-to-abate industrial sectors, support jobs and investment, and provide a pathway for compliance, while also noting the need for clearer permitting, subsurface rights, pipeline authority, and storage infrastructure. Ecology and Commerce staff explained current state policy touchpoints, including Cap-and-Invest offsets and exemptions for permanently stored CO2, the public comment process underway to define “thousand-year” permanence, and how CCUS might fit within the Clean Energy Transformation Act without counting emitting generation as non-emitting. Some presenters supported more state action and primacy over federal permitting, while others warned about costs, energy use, uncertain capture performance, and the need to ensure real net greenhouse gas reductions and long-term liability protections. Members asked about public meetings, whether mineralized carbon would qualify as exempt under the Climate Commitment Act, the timeline for Ecology guidance, aquifer and water-quality concerns, energy intensity of capture systems, and liability if storage later proves problematic. Responses said Ecology’s guidance process is already underway, public meetings will be virtual, mineralized carbon would likely qualify if it meets the permanence standard, and EPA rules require storage in deep saline formations below drinking water aquifers. Industry speakers said capture energy use varies by source and concentration, and one presenter noted that some states use trust funds funded by injectors to address long-term liability. The second half of the session shifted to hazardous waste and EPR. Ecology staff reviewed existing product stewardship programs for electronics, paint, batteries, and mercury lights, and described moderate risk waste and household hazardous waste management in Washington. They highlighted that E-Cycle and PaintCare are producer-funded, that the battery stewardship program will begin in 2027, and that the mercury lamp program is in transition after its prior stewardship organization exited, prompting enforcement notices and a pending replacement plan. Ecology recommended best practices for future EPR programs, including clear producer and product definitions, full producer funding, convenience standards, annual reporting, and strong agency enforcement and plan approval authority. Local government speakers from King County and Douglas County described rising collection costs, equity and access barriers, rural travel distances, and the need for stable funding and flexible local implementation. King County said it collected over 3 million pounds of hazardous products in 2025 and supports EPR as a way to shift costs from ratepayers to producers, while Douglas County emphasized that rural residents will participate when services are accessible and that future systems should account for geography and local infrastructure.

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• Today is her 87th birthday, and I'm not sure which camera she may see me from, but I want to say, happy
• And I'm not sure which camera she may see me from, but I want to say, happy birthday, Mom.
• school teacher, and my sons, Joaquin and Benhamine, my mother and my brothers who are watching from home
• , and my second grade students, who are... ...my mother and my brothers who are watching from home and
• , what's happening with the parents and the things that they have to go through at home that might be

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We secured critical access hospitals."
• <00:04:24.080> the multiple times, we finally secured the multiple times, we finally secured
• We also, very importantly, secured We also, very importantly, secured school<00:04:29.960> funding
• And then we were able to secure that.
• ><00:05:03.040> in<00:05:03.240> our secured 1.2 billion dollars in our secured 1.2 billion

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House Republican leaders in Minnesota gave a post-session recap focused on what they described as major accomplishments in a tied legislature. They highlighted passage of the Office of Inspector General bill to combat fraud, along with tax and fee relief measures including $125 million in property tax relief and $250 million in car tab reductions. They also pointed to funding for hospitals and uncompensated care, county IT modernization, school safety and mental health programs, public official safety at the Capitol and judicial branch, and a $1.2 billion bonding bill for infrastructure. Leaders repeatedly contrasted this session with the prior Democratic trifecta, arguing Republicans blocked new tax increases and helped make government more accountable and affordable. They said the OIG bill had been a top priority, had previously been blocked in the House, and was now signed into law. On health care, they said the final package included support for hospitals and denied that discussions about 340B involved pharmaceutical companies, saying offers on that issue were rejected by House Democrats. In response to questions, leaders said the tie forced public negotiation and that Minnesotans were the real winners because lawmakers worked together. They also defended the lack of final floor votes on gun-related proposals, saying those measures had been voted on multiple times in committee and on the floor but did not have the votes to pass. On transparency, they said the process was as open as possible and that bonding projects had been heard in committee and reviewed by the bonding team before inclusion.

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• > of<00:11:52.640> golf Georgia's home to hundreds of golf Georgia's home to hundreds of
• Nothing to help people buy a home. Nothing to help people buy a home.
• or American national security at all. or American national security at all.
• <05:35:36.958> the security. This is about water. the security.
• strength at home and abroad. strength at home and abroad.

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• Roads and homes flood.
• or better security. or better security.
• afford to enter home ownership. afford to enter home ownership.
• Feel like I'm at home. >> Okay.
• of the home. We became aware of that. of the home. We became aware of that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• While a union job is still the surest path to securing a life in the middle class, rising rents and home
• The Commonwealth needs 222,000 new homes over the next 10 years just to stabilize home prices and rents
• The average home sale price was $4.88 million, nearly $5 million for a home in a community that is geographically
• I'm just trying to get my camera on.
• Rent stabilization would give tenants security in their homes and protect our most vulnerable populations

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a long public hearing focused mainly on two sets of issues: proposals to amend or repeal the MBTA Communities Act, and bills to allow local rent stabilization. Committee chairs opened by explaining the hearing would be tightly managed because of the very large number of speakers, with testimony limited to two minutes per person and written testimony still accepted by email. Members and witnesses were called in a mix of in-person and virtual order throughout the hearing. On the MBTA Communities Act, several legislators and local officials argued the law is too rigid and should be revised to account for local conditions. Speakers from small, rural, or infrastructure-limited communities such as Hanson, Halifax, Marshfield, Winthrop, Dracut, Carver, Rehoboth, and others said the law’s one-size-fits-all approach does not fit towns with limited water, sewer, transit access, or buildable land. Some filed bills would repeal the law, exempt certain communities, or create appeals processes based on infrastructure, environmental, or historical constraints. Supporters of the law’s changes emphasized local control and the need to avoid forcing development where communities believe it is impractical or inconsistent with town character. A large portion of the hearing was devoted to rent stabilization legislation, especially S. 1447 and related House bills. Supporters included legislators, city councilors, tenant advocates, labor leaders, housing nonprofits, public health organizations, and residents who described sharp rent increases, displacement, homelessness risk, and the strain on working families, seniors, students, and people with disabilities. They argued local-option rent stabilization would let municipalities cap excessive increases and prevent no-fault evictions while preserving flexibility for local conditions. Opponents, including small landlords and property owners, said rent control would discourage investment, worsen housing quality, burden responsible owners, and drive small landlords out of the market. Some witnesses also supported a Cape Cod/Island transfer fee bill and a suburban infrastructure fund, arguing those would provide local revenue for housing or roads. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• While home care aides often provide care in clients' homes, they also work in adult family homes and
• I-1163 established a home care aide certification.
• The state's testing vendor, Prometric, tests prospective home care aides.
• The certification process has burdened home care aides and their employers.
• However, only for home care aides...

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee held a public hearing on the State Auditor’s Office performance audit of Washington’s Restoring Quality Home Care Initiative (I-1163). Auditors said the initiative’s background checks and 75-hour training requirement are widely viewed as safety measures, but the state lacks pre-2011 data to directly measure safety outcomes. They also found Washington’s long-term care workforce is still short, though the state ranks better than many others in workers per disabled person, and that some groups and regions have larger gaps between authorized and actually used Medicaid care hours, suggesting access problems for certain clients. The audit focused heavily on the certification process for home care aides. Auditors reported that many applicants never finish certification, that the process often exceeds the 200-day legal deadline, and that delays can cause lost income, job loss, and in some cases repeated employer changes that allow aides to keep working without becoming certified. They recommended that the Department of Health accept applications only after training and testing are completed, move testing into training programs more broadly, and eliminate redundant DOH verification of FBI background checks. Committee members asked about testing contract incentives, language access, and the role of immigration in workforce shortages; auditors said they found no financial performance standards in the Prometric contract, did not specifically study immigration status, and did not focus on language barriers in this audit. Department of Health and Department of Social and Health Services officials largely agreed with the audit’s findings and recommendations. They said they have already made improvements, including expanded in-program testing, more staffing, and rule changes, and that testing has been integrated into more than 110 training programs. DSHS noted testing is offered in 13 languages. Both agencies said they support further streamlining and expect continued collaboration, including possible budget or legislative requests. No public testimony was offered, and the committee adjourned without taking any vote or formal action on the audit.

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• We'll start where we left off on border security.
• And this particular grant program supports physical security enhancements and other security activities
• Border security, thank you for everything y'all do.
• So first is Social Security.
• And so I'm going to have to leave my home. Austin is my home.

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• the safe at home program. the safe at home program.
• homes and assisted living facilities. homes and assisted living facilities.
• Nursing homes is one of them.
• nursing home closes in a community. nursing home closes in a community.
• people in nursing homes just from math. people in nursing homes just from math.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And God, most of all, we need a supernatural hedge of protection over our homes and our families while
• that the Legislature continues these efforts by providing funding for those on the My Safe Florida Home
• These grants have helped tens of thousands of Floridians harden their homes, which has also, in many
• The dog has been renamed Trooper and is now in a safe and loving home.
• The recovery efforts after major hurricanes persist long after the cameras leave.

Summary: The Florida House and Senate met in joint session to open the 2025 legislative session, receiving the Florida Cabinet, the Florida Supreme Court, and then Governor Ron DeSantis. The session included a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a motion to appoint a committee to notify the governor that the joint session was ready to receive his message. The committee was appointed, the governor was introduced, and the joint session recessed until his arrival. In his address, Governor DeSantis highlighted Florida’s economic performance, low unemployment, business growth, tourism, and insurance reforms, and urged further action on property insurance, the My Safe Florida Home program, and tax relief. He also called for continued immigration enforcement, praised school choice and teacher pay initiatives, defended higher education reforms, and discussed Hope Florida, hurricane recovery, environmental restoration, and infrastructure. He specifically urged lawmakers to address petition fraud and the constitutional amendment process, condominium reform, and stronger Second Amendment protections. The governor also reviewed prior legislative accomplishments, including tax cuts, parental rights and education measures, anti-DEI actions, law enforcement bonuses, and other conservative policy changes. He thanked legislative leaders and cabinet officials, encouraged continued cooperation over the next 60-day session, and closed by urging lawmakers to build on Florida’s record of productivity. After the governor departed, the joint session voted to dissolve.

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• Here present SB 911 pertaining to inspections of homes in high and very high wildfire severity zones
• I would love to share more with the Legislature about LA’s home team.
• I got to call BS on that, to not use the camera. This is America.
• He's broken into my home. He's even physically abused my child.
• Housing stability, certainty, and financial security.

Summary: The committee heard several bills. SB 911, by Senator Becker, would require notification and verification of defensible-space compliance when homes in high wildfire severity zones are transferred, using the preliminary change of ownership report; supporters said it would improve wildfire resilience and insurance availability, while county assessors opposed the use of the PCOR and urged a different recorded document. Members generally supported the bill but raised concerns about the 12-month compliance window and the need to keep working with assessors; the bill was held pending a quorum and later placed on call. SB 1016, by Senator Blakespear, would create a pathway for a higher-level mental health evaluation when a Care Court petition is dismissed because the person is too ill to participate or otherwise needs more intensive care. Supporters, including psychiatrists, family members, and local officials, said Care Court is leaving many severely ill people untreated and that the bill would connect them to existing LPS processes. Opponents, including Disability Rights California, county behavioral health directors, counties, and other advocacy groups, argued it would expand involuntary detention, bypass existing pre-petition screening safeguards, and undermine Care Court’s voluntary nature. The bill passed the committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call. SB 1112, by Senator Archuleta, would create a faster court process for victims of illegal or excessive “bandit towing” to recover their vehicles by posting a bond and obtaining a release certificate. Support came from Enterprise Mobility and the author, who said the bill targets bad actors and helps equalize leverage for vehicle owners; the California Auto Body Association sought an amendment to exclude auto repair shops. The committee passed the bill as amended to Appropriations and placed it on call. SB 1119, by Senator Padilla, would impose child-safety requirements on AI chatbots, including risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, parental controls, limits on time and data use, reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The bill was driven by testimony from the mother of a teenager who died by suicide after prolonged chatbot interactions; industry and business groups opposed or sought amendments, citing overlap with recent law, vague standards, and prescriptive design mandates. Members expressed strong support for the bill’s goals while urging tighter definitions, and the bill was moved on a roll call vote and placed on call.

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• UP NEXT WE HAVE RUSTY PEYTON WITH FLORIDA HOME BUILDERS. MR.
• TAKE THOSE BIOSOLIDS WHILE 30 PERCENT OF THE FLORIDA HOMES ARE SERVICED BY THE SYSTEMS.
• AND EVERYONE WHO WAS LISTENING BACK AT HOME PLEASE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE ON THIS.
• SO TALK TO YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BACK HOME.
• TALK TO YOUR DRIVERS BACK HOME AND YOUR PEOPLE BACK HOME AND GET INPUT ON THIS BILL SO WE CAN MAKE GOOD

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• Google Maps to help them figure out alternate routes home that night, so that they could get home to
• So it's not one home, one job.
• The home is also a workplace, and so all of these homes that were lost, there's a workforce associated
• with a home care worker.
• And the home care worker evacuated, and the older person was evacuated to the home care worker's house

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly labor committees held a hearing on the Los Angeles wildfires and their impact on workers, employers, and recovery efforts. Chairs and members emphasized that rebuilding should prioritize worker safety, equity, local hiring, and strong labor standards rather than simply moving quickly or relying on the lowest bidder. They also stressed the need to learn from past disasters and to create a more coordinated state response for future emergencies. Worker advocates described how domestic workers, day laborers, firefighters, and other frontline workers were affected by the fires. Testimony focused on workers being trapped in evacuation zones, lacking timely information in Spanish, losing jobs and income, and facing exposure to toxic debris without adequate PPE. Speakers called for expanded outreach and education, stronger Cal/OSHA enforcement, broader occupational safety coverage for domestic workers and day laborers, recall and transfer rights, childcare and transportation support, and a centralized disaster relief system that can quickly deliver cash aid and equipment regardless of immigration status. Firefighter Derek Irwin said California firefighters face serious carcinogenic exposure and urged continued funding for the firefighter cancer prevention and research program, along with a long-term state health monitoring and research effort similar to the World Trade Center Health Program. Building trades and labor representatives argued that cleanup and rebuilding should be done through community workforce agreements, prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements, and local hire provisions, and said the state already has trained workers available. They also said federal debris-removal work through the Army Corps has limited the state’s ability to impose some standards, but that state and local funding or subsidies should trigger labor requirements. Employer and business representatives described major losses to property, inventory, revenue, and jobs, especially in Altadena and nearby areas. The Altadena Chamber said it is coordinating recovery resources, while a construction business owner said small local firms are being shut out of disaster contracts and proposed a more accessible procurement process for local and minority businesses. LAEDC presented preliminary estimates of billions in property damage and business disruption, tens of thousands of potential job losses, and a recovery timeline of five to ten years, warning that low-income communities will be disproportionately affected and that workforce retraining and upskilling will be needed alongside the broader economic recovery.

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• alternative to detention is our community custody program that offers youth the opportunity to remain at home
• We've also implemented the use of handheld cameras in use-of-force incidents.
• Provide for better regionalization of detention centers and ensure that youth remain closer to their homes

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• Overwhelming data suggests the two most important factors in protecting homes from wildfire are, number
• Home into compliance within a year of sale. That was a Jim Wood bill.
• While sales transactions are an ideal time to bring homes up to code, the fly in the ointment is that
• I would love to share more with the legislature about LA's home team.
• He's broken into my home. He's even physically abused my child.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Another provision is the mobile home park provision.
• A remote interdiction security platform, pilot program. Can you explain that to us?
• are fighting to be able to stay in their homes.
• Not even able to stay in their homes, where renters are fighting to be able to stay in their homes, where
• With three active boys at home, every dollar matters.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• <01:23:32.480> so the process and we're on camera so the process and we're on camera so everybody
• He said the bill does not specifically address replacement. existing home.
• So you know if these cameras have right?
• We also have cameras.
• We also have cameras.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee held an open work session on HB 1766-FN, a bill addressing cruelty to livestock, and focused on proposed language changes from the Department of Agriculture. Assistant State Veterinarian Nathan Harvey, speaking for the commissioner, explained concerns about the term “imminent danger,” arguing that the bill should allow seizure based on probable cause when an animal is starving or has a life-threatening condition, rather than tying action too closely to whether the owner is arrested. The department also proposed language on “extreme suffering” that would require euthanasia if the cost of treatment would exceed the allowable reimbursement amount under AGR rules, though members immediately raised concerns about using a dollar limit to require euthanasia. The department further suggested clarifying who may participate in investigations by allowing the state veterinarian or a designate, and noted that the current draft could be read too narrowly. Members discussed the $5,000 emergency care cap in the rules, with Josh Marshall confirming it is an aggregate emergency veterinary care limit. Several legislators said they were uncomfortable changing the bill from “may” to “shall” euthanize, arguing that treatment costs vary widely by species and condition and that a fixed monetary threshold could be too rigid. Representative Bixby also raised a separate concern that the bill’s language may be broader than intended and could apply to all animals rather than livestock only. The department agreed the bill should be limited to livestock and suggested using existing statutory definitions or adding a new section to make that clear. The discussion also turned to humane societies and other organizations that might investigate complaints or board seized animals. A representative from a humane organization said the groups with expertise in care often also have expertise useful to investigations, and that removing them entirely could be impractical because only a few facilities in the state can provide boarding. Members and witnesses explored alternative language that would allow for-profit and nonprofit organizations to participate in either the investigation or the care of livestock, but not both, to avoid conflicts of interest while preserving needed expertise. No votes were taken; the work session ended with agreement to consult the Office of Legislative Services and the department to refine the bill before the next meeting.

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• So often, young people leave home, especially in these small towns, and they never. come back home except
• Century is inseparable from energy security.
• But now we're securing American energy dominance.
• There is a setback of 600 feet from a home or a well.
• Energy security is a critical component of national Security.

Bills: SB458, SB819, SB1238, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1791, SB1810, SB1824, SB1825, SB758, SB1455, SB1706

Keywords: insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer

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• If you are online, turn on your camera and also your microphone. >> Can you hear me? >> Yes.
• online, If you are online, turn<00:13:34.480> on<00:13:34.560> your<00:13:34.640> camera
• <00:13:35.120> and<00:13:35.280> also<00:13:35.560> your turn on your camera
• and also your turn on your camera and also your microphone.
• <01:15:24.760> county,<01:15:25.720> uh, we have no lakes in my home county, uh, we

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Crises we face as a society include the collapse of fatherhood in the American home.
• We had two home births. I held my wife together while she brought those boys into the world.
• Texas is home to more teen parents than any other state in the nation.
• , worried they'll be followed home.
• Well, they either maybe go get reunited... ...turned home to a dangerous home if enough serious harm

Bills: HCR 16, HB 782, HB 2159, HB 2288, HB 3281, HB 3819, HB 4656, HB 4696, HB 5494

Keywords: fatherhood, family support, fatherlessness, community engagement, youth development, social policy, male role models, child development, policy reform, role models, mental health, parenting, single-parent homes, welfare reform, economic opportunity, mentorship, community initiatives, children, welfare programs, education