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• But because of growth in Jefferson, some neighborhoods have developed in ways that make access difficult
• However, through our growth in Jefferson, we have certain neighborhoods that have become developed, certain
• I represent Maxco Development. We are the developers of the Howl Place Development.
• I represent Maxco Development.
• We are the developers of the Howl Place Development on the north end of the parish...

Summary: The committee met on May 13 and first took up House Concurrent Resolution 89, which asks the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to study, with the Louisiana State Museum and the World War II Museum, the feasibility of a Louisiana Maneuvers museum and trail. Representative Owens described the historical significance of the Louisiana Maneuvers and said the proposal would help preserve and teach that history. The committee moved HCR 89 favorably to the floor without objection. The committee then heard House Resolution 179, which would create a study of neighborhood crime prevention and security districts and their effectiveness in reducing crime. Representative Marcel said the resolution was prompted by questions about crime data and district performance, while several members raised concerns about the number of study groups and the breadth of a statewide review. Other members supported the idea as a way to gather data on what works, including cameras and other security measures. The resolution was moved favorably to the floor. Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 228, a constitutional amendment to allow public funds to be used to replace lead and copper drinking water service lines on private property, and Senate Bill 268, the companion implementing bill that sets out the notice and replacement process. Paul Rainwater explained that the program would use EPA and state revolving-fund money, with work focused on the line from the meter to the shutoff valve, and that the city would inventory affected homes, give notice, and then proceed with replacement. Members asked about homeowner rights, emergency entry, contractor accountability, and whether the program could expand beyond New Orleans; Rainwater said he would return with more detail on the objection/emergency process. Both SB 228, as amended, and SB 268 were reported favorably. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 283, which creates the Boulevard at Harding Area Special District in Baton Rouge to encourage development near Southern University, and two resolutions: House Resolution 225, urging agencies and local governments in Ouachita Parish to study solid waste, debris removal, and disaster resilience services, and House Resolution 223, urging Shreveport and partners to advance the Southern Soul City Initiative. All were moved favorably to the floor, and the meeting ended with members and the chair thanking staff and noting it was likely the committee’s last meeting of the session.

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• they still preserve many of the things that make it unique, including its cathedral, the historic center
• Department of Housing and Urban Development has reported that unsheltered homelessness dropped about
• I want to thank the Center for Merced for her leadership in advancing this proposal.
• They're going to the gyms, they're going to the basic centers of the community colleges and colleges
• Those families who are continuing to rebuild, who want to save their neighborhoods, who want to keep

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• <01:04:11.760> will Housing and Urban Development will Housing and Urban Development will
• <01:07:04.640> shall Housing and Urban Development shall Housing and Urban Development shall
• <03:25:12.199> as developed as developed as needed<03:25:14.880> sorry<03:25:15.279>
• number of the amount of development number of the amount of development that's<03:52:58.880>
• neighborhoods neighborhoods um<05:06:15.200> are<05:06:15.360> there<05:06:15.558>

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• uh it's not working and so birth centers uh it's not working and so birth centers because<00:54:
• For example, I lost my job at Willow Birth Center in Minneapolis, a busy birth center, at the end of
• <01:17:22.000> than farther away from Burling centers than farther away from Burling centers
• Is it by home birth, birth centers, hospitals?
• Is it by home birth, birth centers, hospitals?

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• It supports ag and energy development and ensures local governments stay within their legal lane.
• This is really about the outskirts of the counties because you have city centers and they have to be
• County supervisors appreciate the importance of economic development, and that's why such development
• Just by talking about data centers specifically, we're leaving out all kinds of other large loads.
• Communities and energy developers coordinate on large-scale energy infrastructure.

Bills: HB2014, HB2113, HB2145, HB2331, HB2340, HB2389, HB2400, HB2401, HB2428, HB2494, HB2696, HB2756, HB2795, HB2955, HCM2008

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity

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• of humanity all try to teach us that our happiness begins when we are able to transcend our self-centered
• Speaker and members, AB 2071 requires the Department of Education to develop a plan to expand digital
• And in our state, one of those places is very clearly in our transit-rich downtown city centers.
• my constituents must travel around 20 miles to reach the nearest full-service hospital or trauma center
• The Senate bill had to do with creating neighborhood pilot programs, whole neighborhood pilot programs

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving through the daily file. Several measures were taken up and passed, including bills on county jail accountability (AB 2257), claims against public agencies (AB 2529), affordable housing management metrics (AB 2689), digital wellness instruction in schools (AB 2071), pedestrian and bicycle safety project streamlining (AB 1976), manufactured home transport permits (AB 2012), a Surplus Land Act amendment tied to an Inland Empire soccer project (AB 2139), a Monterey Bay stewardship authority (AB 1548), online electrician licensing (AB 1707), a Caltrans study of navigation apps’ traffic impacts (AB 2105), coastal resiliency permitting reforms (AB 2051), downtown housing streamlining and financing (AB 2074), Cal Fire compensation (AB 2129), emergency care authority for Del Puerto Health Care District (AB 2282), charter school facilities hardship relief (AB 2316), theft by a peace officer under color of authority as serious misconduct (AB 2337), an Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-serving institution designation (AB 2374), energy and cannabis support bills (AB 2464, AB 2537), and a suicide prevention plan requirement for treatment facilities (AB 2562). Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan margins, and several were described as support bills with no opposition. The floor also debated a major criminal justice measure, AB 2727, which would raise the threshold for elderly parole eligibility for people serving sentences for violent sex offenses and add screening safeguards. Supporters from both parties emphasized child protection, survivor trauma, and specific local cases involving offenders who had become eligible for release; the bill passed 66-0. Another significant debate centered on AB 1958, which would clarify procedures under the California Racial Justice Act by refining how disparity claims are established and rebutted; the author said he would take Senate amendments to address concerns from district attorneys. The Assembly also considered AB 2313, a gas-to-electric transition bill allowing customers with planned service line replacements to opt out of gas service and use funds to electrify their homes. Members raised concerns about cost shifts and equity, and the author responded that the bill includes no-cost-shift language, larger credits for disadvantaged communities, and would not proceed if the math does not work; it passed 41-21. The final major item was AB 1709, a high-profile social media safety bill creating a minimum age of 16 for accounts on platforms using addictive features and establishing an e-safety commission. The author and many supporters from both parties framed the bill as a response to youth mental health harms, addictive design, and the need for age-based safeguards, while some members raised concerns about impacts on LGBTQ youth and other isolated young people who rely on online spaces. Supporters said the bill targets addictive design rather than speech and is intended to preserve safe online connection while limiting harmful features. The measure drew extensive bipartisan support and was still under debate at the end of the transcript.

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• So with that, we want to welcome you to the Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household
• Economic Development Corporation.
• At CSUSM, workforce development is embedded into our mission of social justice. mobility.
• We are part of the San Diego and Imperial Small Business Development Center Network, providing no-cost
• We are a financial development corporation.

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• Cities and developers alike need to know that we aren't going to change this statute.
• Cities and developers alike need to know that we aren't going to change this statute every year or every
• If there's a center console boat going by at 3 o'clock in the morning and there's a big tarp over what
• looks like 25 people inside of the center console, would it be reasonable suspicion that they think
• No billboard should have appeared in your neighborhood, because no one has the ability and should ever

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, pages, and retiring Senate staff, including Pastor Gary Austin. Leaders also noted ongoing budget talks with the House and said senators would not need to plan on being in Tallahassee the following week. The chamber then moved to third reading and returned messages from the House later in the day. The main floor debate centered on Committee Substitute for House Bill 12.5, the citizen initiative/constitutional amendment bill. Sponsors said the measure was intended to address fraud in the petition process, citing investigations, arrests, pleas, and open cases involving paid circulators and invalid petitions. Opponents argued the bill would make citizen-led amendments far more difficult, expensive, and risky, warning it would chill grassroots participation, burden supervisors of elections, and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed efforts. Supporters responded that the bill preserved grassroots petitioning, placed reasonable guardrails on paid circulators and sponsors, and included a provision barring public funds from being used to advocate for or against ballot initiatives. The bill passed 28-10. The Senate also passed several education measures unanimously, including bills tied to Bright Futures, dual enrollment, educator preparation, and broader education policy. Later, the chamber concurred in House amendments on several bills: stem cell therapy legislation clarifying permitted therapies and penalties for improper use of fetal or embryonic tissue; an EKG requirement bill for student athletes with exemptions and partnership options for districts; and a cardiac emergency response bill that renamed the school emergency plan and removed a bill title honoring Rafe McCrone. These measures passed by wide margins, generally 37-0 or 38-0.

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• From his service on the Galveston City Council to his leadership in real estate and land development,
• Through their economic security initiatives and investments in lifestyle leadership development, they
• Today we are commemorating her retirement from the city of Austin Community Development Commission.
• Right there, Michael Evans, city manager Joe Smolensky, and Economic development director Jason Moore
• Floresville has long been a center of agriculture, commerce, and culture in South Texas.

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• Crime centered on hate.
• Islamic Center in San Diego, crime centered on hate and unspeakable cruelty.
• We need to plan for child care centers where our kids are eight or more We're asking.
• We need to plan for child care centers where our kids are eight or more hours a day.
• Townhome developments are not allowed to be built on mobile objective standards.

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• today, not just as a Lee Slate, was a father, a friend, and somebody that had walked to every neighborhood
• The Center for Law, Brain and Behavior published a report which indicated that it makes eminent public
• We know that the brain doesn't fully develop until around age 25.
• Quite simply, our current retribution-centered approach to this population is not working.
• We are... ...about 100 store locations, a large corporate office, and a large distribution center.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with procedural remarks and acknowledgments of Rosh Hashanah, followed by testimony on several criminal justice bills before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. A major focus was S. 1061, the “Raise the Age” bill, which would gradually move 18- to 20-year-olds into the juvenile justice system. Supporters included youth and young adult advocates, former juvenile court Judge Jay Blitzman, ACLU and CPCS representatives, Roca, United Way, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, and Senator Brendan Crichton. They argued that young adults are still developmentally immature, that juvenile court services improve education and rehabilitation, and that adult-system involvement leads to higher recidivism and racial disparities. Committee members asked practical questions about how the bill would work, and witnesses explained that it would expand access to juvenile court diversion, probation, and DYS services for the covered age group. The chairs also noted a notice issue, clarifying that the hearing had been posted seven days in advance rather than the usual ten. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to revise accomplice and joint venture murder liability and sentencing. Representative Sam Montaño and Senator Liz Miranda supported the reform, arguing that current law can impose life sentences on people with limited or no knowledge of a killing and that the doctrine contributes to racial bias and disproportionate punishment. A law professor, a former defendant, and advocates from the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls described cases where people were punished far beyond their actual role and said the bill would better align charges and sentences with individual culpability. Related testimony also supported a proportionality-focused reform to reduce the harshness of joint venture sentencing. Several other public safety and criminal justice bills drew testimony. Senator Robin Kennedy supported a bill redefining strangulation in domestic violence law, saying the current “substantial pressure” standard is too vague and that strangulation is often lethal without visible injury. District Attorney Ryan and a retail business executive backed a bill on organized retail theft, saying it would give prosecutors more flexible charging options and better address coordinated theft rings. Representative Vieira and the family of Kiana Barros urged action on Kiana’s Law, which would improve restraining-order notification and enforcement after Barros’s daughter was killed after an order was not served. The hearing also included support for the HALO Act, which would create a 25-foot safety zone around first responders and penalize harassment or obstruction, and for a bill to enhance courthouse security by creating specific protections for judges and their families. No votes were taken during the hearing."} 0}]}

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• The substitute bill that was introduced in the House Economic, Commerce, and Economic Development Committee
• The House Economic, Commerce, and Economic Development Committee made some important changes to the original
• According to the New Mexico Poison Control Center, approximately 20,000 calls are received each year.
• In our community, as our organization, the Center of Equality, in Bernalillo County, there are three
• I know my neighborhood has a number of creative ways to keep people out of their properties.

Bills: HB294, SB40, SB43, SB35

Keywords: cannabis, cannabis packaging, cannabis labeling, cannabis regulation, Cannabis Control Division, adulterated cannabis, artificial color additive, food dye, youth appeal, minor appeal, child-resistant packaging, black-and-white packaging, edibles, product labeling, consumer protection, marijuana, hemp, dispensary, licensed cannabis business, cannabis manufacturer

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• The chart on the top of this page is from the Treatment Advocacy Center, and it represents...
• In the summer of 2023, out of the blue, he developed schizophrenia.
• He spent many days at the screening center because of overcrowding.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Bills: SB1051, SB1114, SB1115, SB1122, SB1132, SB1162, SB1169, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1179, SB1188, SB1233, SB1236, SB1242, SB1316, SB1368

Keywords: SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy

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• at least spoken to Eileen at the center at least spoken to Eileen at the center or<01:11:41.760>
• . center. center.
• They're not necessarily in the neighborhoods.
• They're not necessarily in the neighborhoods.
• They're not necessarily in the neighborhoods.

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• develop statewide best practices of response and care for survivors.
• ERs and urgent care centers are often where victims first seek help.
• Quick question, you said that the National Center for Exploited Children uses this terminology.
• And a rapist just decided to come to your neighborhood, and he said, I'm going to leave. going to move
• And so I don't know who's going to develop, I guess I can ask the.

Bills: HB47, HB1552, HB1686, HB1953, HB2151, HB2355, HB2582, HB2697, HB2895, HB3073, HB3418, HB47

Keywords: sexual assault, victim rights, forensic examination, medical care, trauma-informed care, crime victims compensation, evidence retention, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, digital services, reporting requirements, children's protection, sex offender registration, indecent assault, educator-student relationship, criminal justice, legislation, crime victims, compensation fund, information disclosure

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• I just saw walked in former Hawaiian Homes commissioner and longtime Nanakuli Neighborhood Board chair
• I just saw walked in former Hawaiian Homes commissioner and longtime Nanakuli Neighborhood Board chair
• I just saw walked in former Hawaiian Homes commissioner and longtime Nanakuli Neighborhood Board chair
• the Alawā Watershed, a key component of this system which connects our upland forests to our urban centers
• the Alawā Watershed, a key component of this system which connects our upland forests to our urban centers

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• Gringe, for the Center for Biological Diversity. Good morning.
• Christine Sgering, for the Center for Biological Diversity, proud sponsor, and strong support.
• Existing law already requires agencies to develop invasive mussel control plans in coordination with
• ... ...and nonprofit CBOs from every corner of the county to develop our own 30-by-30 framework that
• It's front and center. So I commend the author for doing this.

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• While there is a CPUC process to develop rules, the bill doesn't require a CPUC hearing.
• While there is a CPUC process to develop rules, the bill doesn't require a CPUC hearing.
• Corporation, Vision and Comprehensive, Pointe Learning Center, Fiber Up My Neighborhood, Unite LA, Michelson
• So it is not a free rein for the CPUC to develop a map. Somehow they have to include those two.
• But that's my question, though: do you know if there is another way to develop those maps?

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee heard AB 470 by Assembly Member McKinnor, a bill to modernize California’s carrier-of-last-resort rules for voice telephone service and create a process for carriers to transition away from obsolete copper networks in favor of advanced telecommunications infrastructure. The author and supporters said the bill is aimed at preserving reliable voice and 911 access while encouraging private investment in fiber and other modern networks, and emphasized that it is not a broadband bill. Support came from AT&T, business groups, and a former Cal OES director, who argued the bill provides a careful, phased modernization with CPUC oversight and increased public-safety investment requirements. Opposition came from TURN, CWA District 9, digital equity organizations, labor groups, and several local governments and county representatives. Critics raised concerns about the adequacy of the mapping process, reliance on broadband and wireless coverage data, the lack of on-the-ground verification, the challenge process, possible loss of Lifeline protections, and the impact on workers and union jobs. They also argued the bill could allow carriers to reduce universal-service obligations without enough safeguards for rural and vulnerable customers. Committee members discussed those concerns at length, especially the map-making process, the challenge procedure, and whether the bill sufficiently protects workers and customers who could be left behind. The author said the bill includes a 10-year backstop if service is lost, a CPUC-led process, and a three-to-one fiber buildout requirement tied to relinquishment, and expressed willingness to continue working with labor on workforce language. The committee ultimately passed AB 470 on a 7-0 due pass vote.

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• <00:24:30.840> where behind me is our Welcome Center where behind me is our Welcome Center
• We're always learning in these apartments, whether it is... advisory Center advisory Center each<00:24
• employment and economic development employment and economic development that's<00:46:36.520>
• actually the Comprehensive Pain Center actually the Comprehensive Pain Center because<01:20:26.679
• vision is is to be an educational center vision is is to be an educational center of<01:43:24.480

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• category of research and development category of research and development even<00:11:51.920>
• market research and development market research and development Investments<00:12:25.440> are
• <00:17:07.039> and credit offsets the cost to develop and credit offsets the cost to develop
• <01:47:36.800> a develop a develop a problem<01:47:38.880> and<01:47:39.880> we<

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