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• And you're correct in stating, you know, the state did a great job; they put out the strategic water
• I know our housing administrator, Natalie Green, is present, and she is doing a tremendous job with all
• You really are doing a great job, and I appreciate it. And so, Mr.
• President, I heard you were at 98% in your housing—kudos, good job.
• Farmers markets and convenience stores, as every dollar that's spent there is fueling their jobs.

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• We lose experienced firefighters who are out of a job. We lose their many years of experience.
• We lose experienced firefighters who are out of a job.
• It all went to fund jobs.
• This bill is not about taxes; it's about jobs, and this is a job destruction bill. Thank you.
• While the big companies have had layoffs, Clearly AI has created jobs here.

Bills: SB5893, SB6229, HB1376, SGA9306

Keywords: forest health, wildfire reduction, appropriations, environmental policy, natural resource management, capital gains, taxation, small business, state revenue, investment, economic growth, tax prepayment, tax regulation, financial planning, economic policy, 904, all

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• Okay, I should have borrowed somebody's hearing aids when I did this job.
• In order to keep their jobs, they would have to move to Phoenix.
• , but it... ...to the Phoenix area to keep this job that is not probably a high-paying job either.
• Well, where are we fixing our infrastructure, creating jobs?
• Our party's job is to make sure it's done well. So I vote no.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So what's taught in our classrooms across the state of Florida aligns directly to us needed on the job
• They also demonstrate our state's investment in those rapid job aligned programs and that investment
• There is more of a push for students to come right out of an institution have a job locally.
• How how does that work while they maintain a full-time job to support your family?
• I know that we've done a great job as a state to help build our nursing workforce.

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• Addabbo, an act to amend the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law in relation to requiring mobile
• And that is a wrap. mobile sports wagering operators to share monthly invoice statements to authorize

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee held what was described as its final meeting, with Chair Joe Addabbo and Ranking Member Tedisco offering brief remarks thanking colleagues, staff, and stakeholders for bipartisan work on gaming and racing issues. The chair emphasized the committee’s goal of promoting legal, safe gaming and supporting related industries such as horse racing. The committee then advanced several bills. S-2294 (Scufis) on employees of authorized organizations operating games of chance was approved unanimously. S-4865 (Fahy) would allow the Capital District Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation to retain and distribute certain uncashed tickets; it was approved, with Senator Helming voting without recommendation. S-5614 (Addabbo) would remove restrictions on how often certain authorized organizations may conduct bingo games; it passed unanimously and was sent to the calendar. The committee also approved S-9414 on prediction markets, with members noting the issue’s growing importance and thanking the Gaming Commission, Governor’s Office, and Attorney General’s Office for their efforts; Senator Helming voted without recommendation. S-9415 (Addabbo) would require mobile sports wagering operators to share monthly invoice statements with authorized consumers and was sent to the calendar. S-9545 (Fahy) on unclaimed winnings, refunds, and tax remittance was also approved and sent to the Finance Committee. No opposition votes were recorded on the measures that were advanced.

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• we have a serious job, an important job, but we also are a good team to work with.
• we have a serious job, an important job, but we also are a good team to work with.
• we have a serious job, an important job, but we also are a good team to work with.
• we have a serious job, an important job, but we also are a good team to work with.
• we have a serious job, an important job, but we also are a good team to work with.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductory remarks for new and returning members of the House Commerce Committee, led by Chairman John Hunt. Members briefly introduced themselves and their backgrounds, and several noted the committee’s bipartisan, collegial tone. Hunt explained the committee’s structure and traditions, including the division into three subcommittees: banking and business, consumer protection, and liquor commission matters, with insurance now handled as a single area. He also reviewed basic hearing procedures, including decorum, questions for information only, and the committee’s practice of moving bills through subcommittees before full committee executive sessions. The committee then heard an overview from the New Hampshire Insurance Department, led by Commissioner DJ Bettencourt and staff. The department described its mission as promoting a safe and competitive insurance marketplace and emphasized consumer protection, market competition, and affordability. Officials outlined the department’s responsibilities, including licensing insurers, producers, adjusters, and TPAs; reviewing insurance forms; regulating companies and market conduct; overseeing financial solvency; and investigating insurance fraud. They also noted that the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers, collects premium taxes and fees for the state, and returned more than $2.7 million to companies in fiscal year 2024 due to underspending. The presentation also covered the broader regulatory framework for insurance, including the role of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in promoting uniform standards across states and territories. Officials said New Hampshire licenses about 1,200 insurance companies and roughly 245,000 producers and adjusters, and that the department’s financial examinations are part of an accreditation system used nationwide. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided; the session was primarily organizational and informational, with the insurance department presentation beginning the committee’s substantive work for the term.

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• their job.
• their job.
• This bill is a job killer. Why not just make it a $50 minimum wage?
• Let's do our job.
• creation, job creation, job creation, management, system costs, reliability, siding, public health,

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.

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• are providing Services, we have mandated them to pick people up if they're in crisis through our mobile

Bills: SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284, SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778, SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155, SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618, SB2106, SB1471, SB2139, SB2154, SB1619, SCR15, HB2786, HB2787, SB1525, SB2011, SB2159

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing

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• are providing services, we have mandated them to pick people up if they're in crisis through our mobile

Bills: SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284, SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778, SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155, SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618, SB2106, SB1471, SB2139, SB2154, SB1619, SCR15, HB2786, HB2787, SB1525, SB2011, SB2159

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and recognized the nurse of the day, Michelle Bradshaw, along with several gallery guests and pages. The chamber then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 15, recognizing February 24 as World Spay Day to highlight pet overpopulation and the importance of spay and neuter programs; the resolution was adopted without debate. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 2786, a supplemental appropriation of $19,660,770 for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to close out FY25 and cover statutory and contractual obligations, including Medicaid/Title 19-related payments. Senator Kurt raised repeated concerns that the supplemental did not restore funding for substance use providers, uncompensated care, or crisis services that had been cut or left unpaid, while Senator Rosino argued the bill only covered amounts the state was legally required to pay and reflected the department’s verified needs. The Joint Committee report was adopted, and HB 2786 passed 38-10 and was then passed as an emergency measure. The Senate also passed House Bill 2787, a supplemental for the State Department of Health tied to legacy contracts associated with “Choosing Childbirth,” despite criticism from Senator Kurt that the money could have gone to direct mental health services. The chamber then advanced and passed Senate Bill 1525, raising the threshold for the Tourism and Recreation Department to contract with private entities for a tourism conference from $25,000 to $75,000, and Senate Bill 2011, adding contracted employees of county detention facilities to a protected class list. Senate Bill 2159, designating wheat as the official state crop, also passed. The Senate adjourned until Wednesday, February 25 at 1:30 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our number one job is to keep our community safe and children are our number one priority.
• This bill is a job killer. Why not just make it a $50 minimum wage?
• There are going to be no jobs left for them to occupy. If your intent is to help farm...
• Let's do our job.
• creation, job creation, job creation, management, system costs, reliability, siding, public health,

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• There's a projected decrease of jobs in this state of 1,700. And I think that is more.
• you can see just how the SNAP funding we get Its overall total impact on the economy, including the jobs
• And one of my concerns was, oh, I'm going to get accepted Am I ever going to get a job there?
• One day we thought he was going to be out of a job. Next, we're fine.
• They're looking at potentially a thousand jobs. Very good.

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• Obesity, diabetes, breathing problems, mobility problems, and even shortened life expectancy.
• </c><00:12:02.959><c> problems,</c> breathing problems, mobility problems, breathing problems, mobility
• Whitworth did a great job explaining how those are all laid out.
• Jones did a really good job going over these.
• a really good job Jennifer going over<01:09:56.400><c> these.

Keywords: Medicaid - Room 216, 4 February, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

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• done a lot of work as a Portsmouth police commissioner helping the police department connect with mobile
• said he is comfortable that this bill does not get in the way of the work 911 has been doing with mobile
• said he tends to agree and thinks it enhances the ability to get to the mobile crisis response.
• said he tends to agree and thinks the bill enhances the ability to get to the mobile crisis response.
• </c><00:23:00.000><c> crisis</c> 911 has been doing with mobile crisis 911 has been doing with mobile

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Americans with Disabilities Act and state HRS 368-1153: 14% of our population have a disability, 14% are mobility
• Americans with Disabilities Act and state HRS 368-1153: 14% of our population have a disability, 14% are mobility
• Americans with Disabilities Act and state HRS 368-1153: 14% of our population have a disability, 14% are mobility
• population have a disability<01:04:24.119><c> 14%</c><01:04:25.119><c> are</c><01:04:25.319><c> Mobility
• </c><01:04:26.079><c> disabled</c> disability 14% are Mobility disabled disability 14% are Mobility disabled

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call with 48 members present and three excused, deferred reading of the journal, and received Senate communications noting adoption of House Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 1 and 2. The chamber also recognized several visiting groups and guests, including Congresswoman Jill Tuda, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii participants and students, Okinawan visitors, Farrington High School students, James Campbell High School students, and Waiau High School students, many of whom were introduced in connection with Chamber Week activities and educational presentations. The main business was unfinished business on House Resolutions 6 and 7, which adopted the House rules for the 33rd Legislature, including rules for the Committee on Standards of Conduct. Members generally supported the rules package as a transparency and modernization update, citing earlier public access to testimony, a public list of Speaker appointees, changes to conference committee eligibility, telework for staff, social media guidance, and a public list of bills introduced by request. Several members raised reservations or opposition, focusing on concerns about staff involvement in approving written remarks, budget information timing, the Vice Speaker’s role, social media/free speech issues, and whether some changes reduced public access or conflicted with constitutional open-meeting requirements. No vote on the rules package is recorded in the excerpt. The debate ended with multiple members yielding time and the discussion continuing on the merits of the proposed rule changes, especially the balance between transparency, internal House procedure, and public participation.

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• This job is more than just supervision.
• And they may not be able to get to their job.
• that job is and how meaningful that job is.
• Camp, you're doing a wonderful job.
• I shouldn't have to scare people to do their job. Just do your job.

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on several budget requests tied to health and human services. Louisiana Children’s Advocacy Centers asked for continued support and a supplemental appropriation of $1.173 million for infrastructure and standardization, explaining that the money would expand use of the Guardify digital evidence system, improve chain of custody, and reduce reliance on DVDs. Baton Rouge and statewide CAC leaders said prior funding helped eliminate a therapy wait list and speed services for abused children. Members asked detailed questions about the digital system, MDT coordination, and how the request related to SB 237, which would strengthen multidisciplinary review of child abuse cases. The Alzheimer’s Association sought $824,000 to sustain the dementia care specialist program, saying it helps families navigate services, keep loved ones at home longer, and reduce Medicaid costs. AARP and the Live at Home Coalition also testified for 750 additional Community Choice waiver slots at a state cost of $3.3 million, arguing that home- and community-based care is cheaper than nursing homes and that the current wait list is more than 11,000 people. Legislators discussed the size of the need, the state’s long-term care spending mix, and whether more support should go to family caregivers and community-based options. Testimony also focused on disability support services, substance use treatment, and developmental disability provider rates. A parent and direct support worker described the Children’s Choice waiver’s 20-hour cap and low pay, saying it makes it hard to retain caregivers and meet the needs of medically fragile children. Odyssey House and O’Brien House asked for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates under ASAM 4, warned that removal of room-and-board payments and weak Medicaid eligibility pathways are reducing access, and called for more oversight of sober living homes; members questioned outcomes data, length of stay, and links to homelessness. Finally, the Arc of Louisiana said the LDH rate study confirmed underfunding and supported a $53.6 million increase in state general funds, with local ARC leaders describing the services they provide and the need for higher direct support professional wages.

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• Another way that we have been innovative is adding mobile outreach services throughout Wabasha County
• We mobilized our sexual assault nursing team, provided transportation, and ensured that the survivor
• Which job was harder? That one, definitely.
• It's also a national resource, but it's not our job to fund national resources; it's our job to fund
• ><c> Minnesota</c> resources it's our job to fund Minnesota resources it's our job to fund Minnesota

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:39:48.319><c> has</c> properties you know that's your job has properties you know that's your
• functions this is Who basically the job functions this is Who We<00:52:55.480><c> Are</c> We Are We
• Just that last bullet there, we're averaging 43 applicants per job opening in 2024 versus 23 in 2019.
• </c><00:57:58.119><c> out</c><00:57:58.400><c> in</c><00:57:58.720><c> rural</c> actually create jobs
• </c> that uh now folks um bring those jobs that uh now folks um bring those jobs out<00:58:10.920><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> issues to get to where that same job issues to get to where that same job pays<01:02:06.559><c>
• I'll leave you with one other thing, which is the question of jobs. They did a study.
• when I really need the job, because I don't want them to say, oh, it's my way or the highway.
• when I really need the job, because I don't want them to say, oh, it's my way or the highway.
• don't</c><01:25:53.639><c> want</c> need the job um because I don't want need the job um because I don't

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This bill is about reducing illegal immigration in our state and restoring safety and job security to
• Oklahomans, American jobs for American workers, and I ask you to help me achieve that today.
• Something happens because the federal government can't do their job very well. I hire a guy today.
• What we are talking about, though, is protecting Oklahomans' jobs, right?
• And in terms of giving... ...is protecting Oklahomans' jobs, right?

Bills: HB3725, HB3260, HB3660, HB3369, HB3370

Keywords: labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 3725, as amended by a PCS, which would require employers statewide to use E-Verify or a federal equivalent when hiring new employees. The author argued the bill would help reduce illegal immigration, protect wages and jobs for lawful workers, and impose only minimal costs because E-Verify is free and quick to use. Members raised concerns about burdens on small businesses, farms, and ranches; state versus federal authority; enforcement by the Department of Labor; identity theft and false positives; possible litigation; and what would happen if the federal system went offline or changed. The author said the bill includes good-faith protections, a trigger repeal if the federal program expands, and that he would file additional language to address shutdown-related disruptions. No motion was made, and the bill remained in committee. The committee then heard and passed several other measures without opposition. House Bill 3260 would add the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association as an approved provider for continuing education credits for funeral director license renewals, and it passed 9-0. House Bill 3660 would authorize natural organic reduction, described as transforming human remains into soil, and it also passed 9-0. House Bill 3369 would revise food truck fire code requirements by allowing portable fire extinguishers instead of an automatic suppression system and by allowing licensed plumbers, not just Oklahoma LP Gas, to inspect or install certain gas plumbing; members discussed possible conflicts with another LP gas fix and agreed to work together, and the bill passed 9-0. Finally, House Bill 3370 would extend the effective date of the food truck fire code to November 1, 2028, creating a sunset to allow more time for a broader solution. The author said he preferred another option but wanted this bill available if needed. After brief clarification, the committee passed HB 3370 9-0. The meeting ended with the chair noting there would be three meetings left in the session.

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• . under five clicks on their mobile app.
• And I think that job is going to move to me to start doing locate.
• It's a very important job, but it's, it's a good job for them to understand what's really going on under
• Went to Florida and worked on the job is working on a job for us right now.
• The job they left was welding pipe on a tunnel job that I was working on about six months ago. months

Keywords: 1184, house, all