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• It doesn't have the excess trust fund.
• One is the affordable housing trust fund.
• One is the affordable housing trust fund.
• One is the affordable housing trust fund.
• trust fund in your opinion?

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Executive Budget 00:00:50, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations. Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities. He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.

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• Secretary will lock the board. 35 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President. The bill passes.
• Secretary will lock the board and record the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Secretary will lock the board and record the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Secretary will lock the board and record the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Secretary will lock the board and record the vote: 30 yeas, zero nays.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into special order and returning messages. Early floor action included passage of HB 6503 (relief for Mandy Penny Lamon by Sarasota County), HB 1123 (sewer collection systems), HB 211 (farm products), and a joint resolution on ad valorem tax exemption for agricultural tangible personal property, all approved without opposition. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the chamber recessed and later returned to messages from the House. The Senate then took up a series of House amendments and conference-style motions on major bills. SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response was amended and concurred in after debate over hurricane recovery, local government moratoriums, evacuation timing in the Keys, and property tax and redevelopment provisions; it passed 34-1. CS/HB 1609 on waste incineration and auxiliary containers was heavily debated over plastic and polystyrene preemption, local beach and park regulations, and landfill/incinerator provisions, then passed 26-10. CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiatives was amended to allow volunteers to carry up to 25 petitions without registration/training and passed 28-9. The Senate also refused to concur in a House amendment to SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, and in SB 116 on veterans, seeking to restore funding for veteran suicide prevention. Later, the chamber approved or advanced several education and health-related bills. CS/HB 1255 on education was amended and passed, with changes to school readiness and other education provisions. CS/HB 875 on educator preparation passed after discussion of cognitive science, classroom management, teacher excellence programs, and the phaseout of the general knowledge test. CS/HB 1105, a large education package, passed after debate over charter school conversions, cell phone restrictions, and other school governance changes. In health care, CS/HB 1427 was introduced as a comprehensive package combining multiple health-related provisions, though the excerpt ends before final action on that bill. Throughout the day, the Senate also concurred or refused to concur in various House amendments on mental health, financial institutions, land development, brownfields, and out-of-network provider legislation, with votes generally recorded and several measures passing on divided but mostly favorable roll calls.

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• There's zero changes.
• There's zero changes. So when year. There's zero changes.
• going to come back at zero cost. going to come back at zero cost.
• There's a um a rebate zero- sum game.
• I trust that that's what they're doing.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um<02:51:27.439> and<02:51:28.000> um<02:51:28.640> zero<02:51:29.520> zero
• c><02:51:30.000> bipartisan Um and um zero zero bipartisan Um and um zero zero bipartisan amendments
• Zero bipartisan amendments. amendments. Zero bipartisan amendments.
• Thank you, Brian. lived or worked near ground zero lived or worked near ground zero continue<08:00:08.320
• This is a powerful ground zero attacks.

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

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• I don't trust that number. But we'll find it for you. I don't want to put words in him either.
• I don't trust that number. But we'll find it for you. I don't want to put words in him either.
• I mean, it may get to zero at some point.
• If you do your baseline visit, your preventive care visit, you basically have a zero co-pay, zero co-insurance
• You know, he, one of the employees, he had a knee replacement, zero dollars.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Most recently, Howard Lake opened the first net-zero library in the state of Minnesota.
• Most recently, Howard Lake opened the first net-zero library in the state of Minnesota.
• <00:03:09.920> the<00:03:10.159> first<00:03:10.560> net<00:03:10.879> zero
• it the first net zero library in the<00:03:12.000> state<00:03:12.159> of<00:03:12.319
• /c> tr trusted community resource where tr trusted community resource where youth,<01:08:41.759> their

Bills: HF1972, HF229, HF1090, HF1084, HF1307, HF1274, HF1609, HF2110, HF211, HF216, HF222, HF224, HF225, HF203, HF206, HF207, HF208, HF227, HF246, HF427, HF466, HF502, HF680, HF971

Keywords: community center, Breckenridge, capital investment, state bonds, economic development, HF229, North Branch Area Hockey Association, Stacy Ice Arena, Chisago County, general fund appropriation, grant, ice arena, hockey rink, youth sports, recreational facility, community arena, nonprofit, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, local infrastructure

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• With 59 ayes, zero no, and six excused, House Joint Resolution 1004 is adopted.
• With 59 ayes, zero no, and six excused, House Joint Resolution 1006 is adopted.
• With 60 I zero no and five excused. With 60 I zero no and five excused.
• with 60 I zero. No. And five excused. with 60 I zero. No. And five excused.
• She recently wrote her autobiography, Zero to Breakthrough.

Keywords: 981, all

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• It might be 100% theirs and zero, but, um, Mr.
• I have because there will be zero incentive for anyone to do anything. Mr.
• I have because there will be zero I have because there will be zero incentive<01:19:33.600> for
• <01:32:55.040> to to the people isn't to be trusted to to the people isn't to be trusted to
• He said, "Yeah, we just don't trust you." "Really? That's the answer?"

Keywords: 916, all

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• We're not even going from zero to six; we're going from zero to 200 miles an hour in three hours. 17
• I agree, but we trust, but we must verify. Yes, sir.
• TPWD is proud to serve as a trusted partner in the state's disaster response system.
• The difference between the two reservoirs is that we have zero flood storage.
• We have zero extra space to store water.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• Every parent in recovery deserves a fair chance to earn back trust.
• that sleeping around other people was terrifying, especially strangers or anyone else that I didn't trust
• that sleeping around other people was terrifying, especially strangers or anyone else that I didn't trust
• many others have experienced so many times that it inevitably made it impossible for so many of us to trust
• The AMA Journal of Ethics has published research showing that the zero-risk approach leads to iatrogenic

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on a broad set of mental health, substance use, recovery, and patients’ rights bills. Early testimony focused on H. 2227, which would replace stigmatizing substance use terminology in the General Laws, and H. 3950, which would support parents in recovery involved with DCF by requiring more individualized recovery plans, clearer benchmarks for parenting time, access to recovery coaches or counselors, family counseling after sustained recovery, and staff training on addiction and lived experience. Speakers described the bills as ways to reduce stigma, increase accountability, and improve reunification outcomes for families. A major portion of the hearing centered on S. 1386, which would transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Correction to the Department of Mental Health. Advocates, family members, and disability groups testified that Bridgewater functions like a prison rather than a hospital, with excessive restraint, seclusion, involuntary medication, poor conditions, and racial disparities, and argued DMH should oversee a treatment setting. One DMH occupational therapist and MNA member opposed the transfer, saying the real issue is mixing forensic and continuing-care patients and that DMH should instead create designated forensic units under bills H. 228/S. 1408. Committee members asked about Bridgewater’s population, the history of DOC control, capacity, staffing, and how a transfer might be implemented. The committee also heard testimony on modernizing the six fundamental rights for psychiatric inpatients, including expanding communication options, clarifying visitation and advocacy definitions, and improving access to gender-appropriate and culturally relevant items. Another bill, H. 2216, would require stronger oversight before antipsychotic medication is prescribed in nursing homes, prompted by concerns about inappropriate use. Finally, testimony supported H. 2240 and H. 2239 on sober homes, with supporters saying discharge and relocation policies are needed when a resident returns to active use or becomes unsafe, while preserving the recovery environment and resident rights. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• ensuring that that, um, ...is happening here at the state, how are we ensuring that Californians can trust
• We're at the forefront of sea level rise, ground zero.
• Public safety and community trust depend on it. Thank you for your time.
• , Brooke Benetti with Kaiser Advocacy on behalf of Cameo Network and the California Community Land Trust
• McDonald from HIP Housing, an affordable housing provider in San Mateo County, and we are at ground zero

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Zero. Thank you. So, Mr. Chairman? Senator Miles. So, Senator Hughes, what's your point?
• I understand where you're coming from, but I trust these voters here in Texas. And I trust them.
• I think I'm correct in saying that in 2021, the Redistricting Trust, which is an organization involved
• That the Redistricting Trust drew this map as well as others.
• Okay, so the Redistricting Trust drew this map. I think they participated.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• And last question or I guess point, I guess the real estate investment trust issue that other states
• I think that some states they had a real estate investment trust who shares were owned.
• This bill appears to have zero impact on me.
• Undermines the trust taxpayers place in their government.
• Personal data of US citizens and legal permanent residents that undermines trust in our work and could

Bills: HB 256, HB 1308, HB 1554, HB 1743, HB 2308, HB 2351, HB 2858, HB 3676, HB 3784, HB 4312, HB 4552, HB 4823, HB 4852, HB 5007, HB 5010, HB 5520, HB 5524, HCR 19

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• Um, I did not say we cannot trust students at all.
• In fact, I think we should trust them to be able to vote. Okay. Thank you. Senators, you're good.
• should trust them to be able to vote. should trust them to be able to vote.
• You've been sitting there long enough. trust that we can enforce that in a way trust that we can enforce
• Plus, as Bella zero restrictions.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And at the end of the day, I do trust a judicial officer.
• And at the end of the day, I do trust a judicial officer.
• The intent is to ensure that our trusted law enforcement...
• Those are central to public safety and community trust in California.
• , with the goal to reduce fatalities to zero.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills and took testimony on each, with members often noting amendments and continuing negotiations. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require juvenile courts to find that less restrictive alternatives are unsuitable before ordering detention, and would require periodic review of continued detention and consideration of alternatives at disposition. Supporters argued it would reduce unnecessary youth detention and improve transparency; probation, judges, and police groups opposed it as an undue limit on judicial discretion and potentially unsafe in serious cases. The chair said he would recommend an aye with amendments, but the bill was held pending quorum and later remained on call. SB 1130 by Senator Gomez Reyes would update privacy law for wearable recording devices such as smart glasses, requiring consent before recording in places where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy and banning devices or accessories designed to defeat recording indicators. Supporters said the bill addresses secret recording and invasive surveillance; opponents from tech and hospitality groups sought clarification to avoid unintended liability for businesses and exempt workplace communication devices. Members discussed those exemptions, and the chair recommended an aye, but the measure also remained on call. Senator Blake Spear presented SB 99, which would let courts consider military protective orders in domestic violence proceedings and require better communication between civilian law enforcement and military authorities. Supporters from the Department of Defense, local officials, and military representatives said it would close protection gaps for military families; the ACLU opposed it on due process grounds because MPOs are issued without judicial process. The chair and author emphasized that the bill only allows consideration of MPOs and does not require civilian enforcement of them. The bill passed out on a vote, though it remained on call for additional members. The committee also heard SB 937 by Senator Gonzalez, restricting flashbang use for crowd control and banning flashbangs and explosive breaching charges in immigration enforcement, and SB 1022, creating a statewide anti-trafficking task force. SB 937 drew support from civil rights and community groups and opposition from police and sheriffs over the use-of-force standard and limits on tactics; it passed out on a vote but remained on call. SB 1022 was supported by survivor and faith groups and opposed by public defenders and sex worker advocates who raised concerns about racial disparities and enforcement harms; it also passed out on a vote. Later, SB 1395, extending criminal protective orders for certain felony sex offenses against minors up to 20 years, and SB 1230, increasing penalties for repeat illegal dumping, were both heard with mixed testimony and were held on call after committee votes. The committee also adopted a consent calendar and several bills were moved forward with amendments.

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• We trust responsible stewardship and the belief that government exists to serve the people effectively
• legislation is about respect for the people of Minnesota, for the role of government, and for the trust
• wants<00:53:53.880> to<00:53:54.119> get<00:53:54.240> to<00:53:54.520> zero
• ><00:53:54.920> fraud<00:53:55.839> but<00:53:55.960> as room wants to get to zero
• fraud but as room wants to get to zero fraud but as we<00:53:56.240> heard<00:53:56.480> heard

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on February 11 and began with introductions from members and staff, who shared brief personal and district facts. Chair Jim Nash then outlined the committee’s goals for the session, emphasizing bipartisan cooperation, the need to address a looming structural deficit, and the committee’s role in moving legislation forward. The committee also reviewed its rules for the year. The main item was House File 3, authored by Chair Nash and referred to Ways and Means. The bill would require the Office of the Legislative Auditor to produce an annual report tracking whether agencies have implemented prior audit and evaluation recommendations, with the goal of improving internal controls, transparency, and accountability and helping legislators make funding decisions. Nash described the bill as a preventative measure to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, and said it was modeled in part on practices used in Colorado. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall testified that the office already produces similar update reports but lacks resources to independently verify many agency responses; she said the bill would provide a framework for more regular reporting and discussion, not a “shame tool.” Ranna Lee of Americans for Prosperity testified in support, saying the bill would increase accountability and transparency for how public agencies manage taxpayer resources. A letter from the Minnesota Council on Nonprofits was also noted in support. Representative Clardy offered the A7 amendment to add an appropriation matching the fiscal note; Nash accepted it, saying savings could be found later in the process. The committee approved the A7 amendment by voice vote. During discussion, Representative Quam supported the bill’s focus on accountability, and Representative Freiberg questioned the Legislative Auditor about the office’s expertise on a specific ambulance-services recommendation in the report. Randall responded that the office’s staff are policy research generalists who use standards, best practices, interviews, surveys, and site visits to develop recommendations, and that the goal is to prompt further discussion rather than require blind acceptance. The transcript ends during that exchange, with no final committee vote on House File 3 shown.

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• We said, we didn't go to zero, right?
• It trusts create their own solutions.
• They might be something like a trust. And it works the same way.
• trust. Um, and it it works the same way. trust. Um, and it it works the same way.
• /c><05:44:22.878> versus mentioned earlier, Elder Trust versus mentioned earlier, Elder Trust

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Aid became General Washington's trusted Aid became General Washington's trusted Aid and and and Protegé
• pass a general fund and education trust pass a general fund and education trust fund budget by law and
• n BR has been adopted M Hall 100 I zero n BR has been adopted M Hall 100 I zero n BR has been adopted
• Fund is our children's uh First Trust Fund is our children's uh First Trust Fund and um we're going
• fund Debt Service Senior Services trust fund Debt Service Senior Services trust fund Alabama Alabama

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• wind or negative wind at times had zero wind or negative wind at times I<00:41:38.680> mean<00
• . you had 40 hours of essentially zero win you had 40 hours of essentially zero win wind<01:01:26.400
• me on this one because I can't get trust me on this one because I can't get into<01:18:42.840> a<
• And the amazing thing about marginal cost in renewables, it ties back to that zero fuel cost.
• fuel cost it it ties back to that zero fuel cost it it does<01:33:47.800> some<01:33:48.080><

Bills: HF75

Keywords: HF75, earned incentive release credit, earned incentive credits, revocation, revocable credits, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, prison discipline, incarcerated persons, inmate misconduct, facility rules, sentence reduction, supervised release, Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, public safety, rehabilitation, prison credits, executed sentence, 1183, house

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• Trust us, for we have given you our trust. We are the governed, but we govern, too.
• Trust, which is a nationwide organization that works in redistricting in all 50 states.
• Adam Kincaid is the head of the Redistricting Trust.
• OK, the Redistricting Trust, a Republican truth.
• No, I think it's the National Redistricting Trust or maybe Republican Redistricting. OK.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all