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• I'm going to lock it in for five years and have the right to charge whatever rate I want?
• contract for deed for 10 years<00:09:49.399><c> I'm</c><00:09:49.959><c> GNA</c><00:09:50.959><c> lock
• c> it</c><00:09:51.320><c> in</c><00:09:51.560><c> for</c><00:09:52.079><c> five</c> years I'm GNA lock
• it in for five years I'm GNA lock it in for five and<00:09:54.480><c> uh</c><00:09:55.440><c> blo</c

Bills: HF2601, HF2607, HF2027, HF2608

Keywords: financial institutions, insurance regulation, insurance holding company, group capital calculation, liquidity stress test, NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, insurer solvency, affiliate transactions, groupwide supervision, internationally active insurance group, lead state commissioner, policyholder protection, hazardous financial condition, deposit or bond, contract for deed, conventional loan, cooperative apartment loan, mortgage interest rate cap, average prime offer rate

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• window to catch up to all this stuff will allow the municipalities, particularly the towns that are locked
• c><00:28:57.360><c> towns</c><00:28:57.679><c> that</c><00:28:57.799><c> are</c><00:28:58.120><c> locked
• </c> particularly the towns that are locked particularly the towns that are locked into<00:28:58.600>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up HB 428, with Philip Sherman of the Building Code Review Board presenting a detailed amendment intended to reorganize building-code statutes and limit local changes. He said the proposal would move code-related provisions into RSA 155-A, preserve municipalities’ ability to adopt and administer local enforcement mechanisms and additional non-state codes such as housing or property maintenance codes, but prohibit technical amendments to the State Building Code. He also explained that local administrative functions like permits, fees, certificates of occupancy, plan review, and staffing would remain local, while any local ordinance would still need BCRB confirmation. Members discussed the distinction between administrative and technical amendments, the need to keep fire-code provisions separate, and a date error in the draft’s submission deadline; Sherman suggested the effective-date language should be corrected to reference July 1, 2024. The committee did not vote on the amendment and instead agreed to circulate the draft and revisit it in a later subcommittee meeting before bringing it to the full committee. The discussion then shifted to fire-code issues, with State Fire Marshal Sean Tumi explaining that fire-code-related provisions should be cleaned up in the fire-code statutes and that the state should restrict technical local amendments while possibly allowing limited administrative local standards for transparency and operational consistency. He gave examples such as driveway access, sprinkler connections, key boxes, and other fire-system details that could benefit from local standardization if clearly disclosed. He noted that a separate Senate bill, SB 94, may be a more appropriate vehicle for some of the fire-code language. The chair again emphasized the need for further review and scheduled another subcommittee meeting before the matter would go to the full committee. The committee then began HB 244, and Sherman introduced it as a cleanup of the older municipal-building-code provisions scattered through the RSA 67X series. He said the bill would consolidate and update those references, continuing the effort to align municipal enforcement and appeals provisions with the statewide building-code structure. The transcript cuts off before any further action or vote on HB 244.

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• But I just, even if they, if we say for time, you know, that they're in prison or that they're locked
• up, that they get this good time, You know, that they're imprisoned or that they're locked up, that
• We do not lock our doors.
• It's your first 30 to 60 days, and you're basically locked within that area, because we've got to get
• And you're basically locked within that area, because we've got to get to know who you are.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Members of the Senate, we had this discussion yesterday a little bit about locking in a hard policy and
• Members of the Senate, we had this discussion yesterday a little bit about locking in a hard policy and
• discussion uh yesterday a little bit discussion uh yesterday a little bit about<00:18:02.080><c> locking
• <c> hard</c><00:18:03.360><c> policy</c><00:18:03.919><c> and</c><00:18:04.240><c> then</c> about locking
• in a hard policy and then about locking in a hard policy and then having<00:18:05.120><c> listened</

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, I don’t think it’s something that’s locked in.
• So, I don't think it's something<01:03:00.799><c> that's</c><01:03:01.040><c> locked</c><01:03:01.280
• </c><01:03:01.920><c> Um</c><01:03:02.160><c> and</c><01:03:02.400><c> then</c> something that's locked
• Um and then something that's locked in.
• And that's part of the reason why they didn't spring on locking the rate in 2021; it would have been

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, it will not be locked in at that three and a quarter. That’s correct. Okay.
• So, it will not be locked in at that three and a quarter. That’s correct. Okay.
• So, it will not be<00:18:43.840><c> locked</c><00:18:44.160><c> in</c><00:18:44.320><c> at</c><00:18:
• 44.559><c> that</c><00:18:44.960><c> three</c><00:18:45.120><c> and</c><00:18:45.280><c> a</c> be locked
• in at that three and a be locked in at that three and a quarter. quarter. quarter.

Keywords: 0:00:08 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:38 Approval of Minutes 0:01:02 Information Items 0:02:17 Lease Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions 0:06:42 Project Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 0:15:03 Lease Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 0:24:00 Rpt from OFM – KY Infrastructure Authority 0:42:55 Economic Development Fund Grants 0:53:38 Rpt from OFM – New Debt Issues 1:16:33 Remaining 2025 Meeting Dates 1:16:45 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including roll call, approval of the July minutes, and several informational reports. Those reports included a University of Kentucky restricted-fund medical equipment purchase for Chandler Hospital, debt issues for five school districts, Eastern Kentucky University’s planned model laboratory school using construction management risk delivery, a Division of Real Properties lease advertisement, Kentucky Communications Network Authority quarterly project reports, and EKU asset preservation revisions. Members then heard and approved a new UK St. Clair Urgent Care Clinic lease in Morehead and an amendment expanding space for the UK Family and Community Medicine Clinic at Turflin Clinic. Testimony explained that both properties are privately owned, the Morehead lease predated the UK/St. Clair arrangement, and the Turflin Clinic is tight on space. The committee also approved three new projects and an appropriation increase: two Department of Military Affairs projects, a Window Ford Training Center underground electric project and a Williamsburg Readiness Center interior repair project, a Fish and Wildlife property acquisition adjoining Veterans Memorial Wildlife Management Area, and an $8.113 million increase for the Department of Revenue integrated tax system (DORIS). The DORIS increase was described as needed for change orders tied to legislation and to complete the unified tax system. The committee next reviewed no-action items, including a $3 million emergency flood-damage repair project for the Bush Building and Vest-Lindsay House in Frankfort, and three pool projects over $1 million: a Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women window replacement phase 2 project, a Department of Criminal Justice Training interior refurbishment at Thompson Hall, and the Muddy Gut Branch stream mitigation project in Johnson County. The flood project was confirmed to be fully reimbursed by insurance proceeds. Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented six loans and nine grants. Action items included water and sewer financing for Cumberland County, Lebanon, Northern Kentucky Water District, Lewisport, and Providence, plus a major Taylor Mill treatment plant project and several cleaner water grants and reallocations. Members asked about loan rates, local rate increases needed to repay debt, and the Providence emergency water interconnect; staff explained that Lewisport had begun a rate increase process, and that the Providence project would connect Webster County Water District and the city of Providence to stabilize pressure after a systemwide failure. All action items were approved.

Transcript Highlights:

• As a person who does criminal defense, it's really hard even when your client is locked up for them to
• Chairman: If it was a phone, like a locked phone, Chairman: you would need a search warrant for that?
• If the most someone can get is 180 days in jail, they shouldn't be locked up for two or three years waiting
• I have a cousin who got locked up Committee Member: and when he finally did parole out, he's never been
• It makes no sense to keep children locked up for 40 years.

Bills: HB200

Keywords: HB 200, emergency communication, backup communications, satellite phone, portable satellite equipment, radio, floodplain, 100-year floodplain, FEMA, natural disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency preparedness, vulnerable populations, children, elderly, seniors, people with disabilities, care facilities, residential care, assisted living

Transcript Highlights:

• It's really hard, even when your client is locked up, for them to be able to describe scenes or things
• If it was a phone, like a locked phone, you would need a search warrant. for that. That is correct.
• If the most someone can get is 180 days in jail, they shouldn't be locked up for two or three years waiting
• I have a cousin who got locked up, and when he finally did parole out, he had never been in trouble and
• It makes no sense to keep children locked up for 40 years before they can ever even be looked at for

Bills: HB285, HB795, HB1795, HB1871, HB2407, HB2461, HB2695, HB3507, HB4911, HB200

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

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• because I think it's something we need to do for the people of the state of California, and it's a smart
• because I think it's something we need to do for the people of the state of California, and it's a smart
• It was a really smart budget play.
• It was a really smart budget play.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard SB 1259, which would require refineries to provide advance closure and remediation planning information, and SB 1425, which would authorize the High-Speed Rail Authority to create a permit process for encroachments in its right of way. The committee also held an informational hearing on California electricity reliability and the future of the Strategic Reliability Reserve. The chair opened by noting the hearing room change, testimony limits, and that the committee would proceed without a quorum at first, then later established quorum for votes. On SB 1259, Senator Blake Spear argued the bill would give communities and state agencies needed information to plan for refinery closures, cleanup, and land reuse, comparing the requirement to estate planning. Supporters, including Benicia City Councilmember Carrie Birdseye and UC Santa Barbara professor Ranjit Schmook, said the bill would help communities facing refinery closures avoid being left without information and better prepare for redevelopment and remediation. Opponents, including the Western States Petroleum Association, the State Building and Construction Trades Council, and business groups, argued the bill could send negative market signals, create conflicts with federal reporting, and potentially accelerate refinery closures. The committee passed SB 1259 on a 7-3 vote, later reopening the roll and recording additional votes before moving it out as amended to Appropriations. On SB 1425, Senator Cortese and sponsor Robert Pearsall said the bill would help the High-Speed Rail Authority manage utility, broadband, drainage, and vegetation encroachments along the project corridor and reduce delays. Labor and construction groups supported the measure as a way to add certainty and speed project delivery. Utilities and local agencies, including LADWP, Southern California Gas, Southern California Edison, PG&E, and others, opposed unless amended, saying the bill needed clearer language on emergencies, existing agreements, and potential impacts on their own rights of way and service obligations. After discussion about emergency language and utility coordination, the committee passed SB 1425 as amended to Appropriations on a 10-3 vote. In the oversight hearing, CEC, CPUC, CAISO, and DWR officials reported that California’s summer reliability outlook is better than in prior years, with substantial new procurement, storage, and demand-response resources added since 2020. They said the state is projected to meet its summer reliability standard and has not needed a flex alert for three straight years, but cautioned that extreme heat, fire, hydro conditions, and federal policy uncertainty still pose risks. Officials emphasized that the current Strategic Reliability Reserve remains important as a backstop, while longer-term planning must address rising demand from electrification and data centers and the eventual retirement of emergency resources.

Transcript Highlights:

• because I think it's something we need to do for the people of the state of California, and it's a smart
• because I think it's something we need to do for the people of the state of California, and it's a smart
• It was a really smart budget play.
• It was a really smart budget play.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I've seen this election process from both sides, all sides, and I believe that the voters are smart
• Voters are smart enough to figure it out.
• So I've seen this election process from both sides, all sides, and I believe that the voters are smart
• Voters are smart enough to figure it out you've heard testimony for everyone else you don't need to hear

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a public hearing focused primarily on ranked choice voting (RCV) legislation and several local home rule petitions, along with one petition to authorize remote participation in Concord town meetings. Chairs Keenan and Hunt outlined hearing procedures and noted the committee would hear both in-person and virtual testimony. The committee also took testimony on Concord’s request for remote participation in open and special town meetings, with supporters arguing it would make town meeting more accessible to residents with childcare, mobility, work, or disability barriers while preserving direct democracy. A large portion of the hearing centered on RCV local-option bills and municipal petitions from communities including Concord, East Hampton, Salem, Chelsea, Arlington, Revere, Amherst, and others. Supporters—among them local officials, legislators, election advocates, educators, veterans, and nonprofit leaders—said RCV would reduce vote-splitting, encourage more candidates, promote more positive campaigning, improve representation, and increase turnout. East Hampton officials described their existing use of RCV, saying it produced record turnout, was easy for voters to understand with education, and could be expanded to multi-winner races without major added cost. Concord and Amherst witnesses said their voters had already approved local steps toward RCV and urged the committee to let municipalities implement the system without further delay. Testimony in favor of the local-option RCV bill emphasized home rule and local control, with several witnesses arguing the state should not block communities that have already voted to adopt RCV. Speakers from MassVOTE, the AFT Massachusetts, Voter Choice Massachusetts, Progressive Massachusetts, the Boston Teachers Union, and Veterans for All Voters said the reform would strengthen democracy, broaden participation, and save money by avoiding low-turnout preliminary elections. Some witnesses also referenced examples from Cambridge, Maine, and Utah to argue that RCV is workable, nonpartisan, and familiar to voters. The hearing ended with no votes or final committee action taken in the transcript provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• budget crisis, but strategic investment in legal aid is not only the right thing to do, it's fiscally smart
• for families with a loved one in immigration detention is not only the right thing to do, but also a smart
• Immigration detention is not only the right thing to do, but also a smart budget decision for this state
• Micah Doctoroff on behalf of Smart Justice California.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And I think it's an incredible testament to your guys' heart of service and your willingness to be smart
• and i think it's an incredible testament to your guys's heart of service and your willingness to be smart
• But I believe that it is the smart thing to do for the people of Arizona to ensure that only citizens
• But I believe that it is the smart thing to do for the people of Arizona to ensure that only citizens

Bills: HB2070, HB2129, HB2227, HB2439, HB2667, HB2745, HB2773, HB2825, HB2873, HB2876, HCR2005, HCR2044, SB1002, SB1036, SB1054, SB1271, SB1432, SB1435, SB1437, SB1439, SCR1022, SCR1031, SCR1033

Keywords: flood relief, Gila County, emergency funding, public safety, environmental cleanup, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, chiropractic, chiropractor, chiropractic board, state board of chiropractic examiners, license discipline, unprofessional conduct, patient records, record retention, HIPAA, conflict of interest

Transcript Highlights:

• Smart as a whip. Morning. I have the best granddaughter in the world, by the way. Smart as a whip.
• House Bill 68 is a smart workforce investment that helps create conditions necessary for long-term economic
• From the Chamber's perspective, this is a smart workforce investment.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, that's not humane and it's not smart policy. So, we adopted a new approach as a team.
• Now, that's not humane and<00:32:08.240><c> it's</c><00:32:08.399><c> not</c><00:32:08.640><c> smart<
• </c><00:32:10.080><c> So,</c><00:32:10.240><c> we</c> and it's not smart policy.
• So, we and it's not smart policy.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• It opens real financial opportunity for people who have been locked out for far too long.
• It opens real financial opportunity for people who have been locked out for far too long.
• </c><00:56:51.760><c> I</c> have been locked out for far too long.
• I have been locked out for far too long.
• And that's a really good way for bringing folks who have been locked out of the financial system into

Bills: HF4207, HF3639, HF3981, HF3064, HF2123

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, landlord regulations, tenant rights, minor children, lease agreements, eviction, privacy protection, housing, lease termination, medical care, death, infirmity, landlord obligations, St. Paul, public housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency

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• Simply, the teachers were locked in the classrooms with the kids for almost four hours.
• The teachers were locked in the classrooms with the students for more than four hours, and we didn't
• things down, and also the conversation of the student... ...remote access plan to lock things down,
• or school counselor, that you can apply for an alternative funding plan to pay for infrastructure, locks
• key on campus... ...of turning them over was being kept with a locking key on campus so that the word

Keywords: 1182, all

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• But we're locking them into one way, and when you dig down into it, it doesn't make sense because of
• But we're locking them into one way, and when you dig down into it, it doesn't make sense because of
• But we're locking them into one way, and when you dig down into it, it doesn't make sense because of
• But we're locking them into one way, and when you dig down into it, it doesn't make sense because of
• But we're locking them into one valued.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• from getting my stuff stolen from a tent in the woods to gaining security in a home where my door locks
• from getting my stuff stolen from a tent in the woods to gaining security in a home where my door locks
• from getting my stuff stolen from a tent in the woods to gaining security in a home where my door locks
• Now I have four walls, a locked door. I can relax. I can be fully present, and I can be myself.
• </c> Chrissy now I have four walls a locked Chrissy now I have four walls a locked door<00:44:38.280>

Bills: HF1051, HF16

Keywords: sacred communities, micro units, religious institutions, housing regulations, homelessness, conditional use permits, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies, sanctuary city, noncooperation ordinance, ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal immigration authorities, deportation, undocumented immigrant, undocumented person, immigration status data, data sharing, preemption, local government

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• of our fans and students, including trainings on safety pouring regulations, ensuring the proper locked
• of our fans and students, including trainings on safety pouring regulations, ensuring the proper locked
• of our fans and students, including trainings on safety pouring regulations, ensuring the proper locked
• I usually go by Senator Frentz around here, but I appreciate it very much. ensuring the proper locked
• supply of ensuring the proper locked supply of storage<00:08:33.959><c> uh</c><00:08:34.080><c> of</

Keywords: 1187, senate, all