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• So finding that middle ground.
• <00:12:01.760> a The third is balanced and finding a The third is balanced and finding a middle
• So finding that middle ground. And made. So finding that middle ground.
• some other of our more wetland affirmal some other of our more wetland affirmal species. species
• would like to know how they're finding would like to know how they're finding it.<02:04:49.199><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We find that unacceptable.
• I want to close by affirming MDE's commitment to making sure our students attend school consistently,
• And that finding came even before Operation Metro Surge, which has further impacted student attendance
• And that finding student mental health.
• At the beginning of this year, our committee set out to find root causes as well as solutions to the

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard House File 3585, as amended, which would create an interagency council on student attendance and re-refer the bill to education finance. Representative Keeler moved the bill and an A1 amendment that corrected the council’s placement from the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to the Department of Education; the amendment was adopted. Keeler and Representative Bakeberg described the bill as the product of several years of bipartisan work on chronic absenteeism and truancy, emphasizing that attendance problems involve multiple systems and require ongoing coordination rather than a single-agency response. Testimony was strongly supportive. Matt Shaver of Allies cited statewide chronic absenteeism data and argued that schools cannot solve the problem alone because root causes such as housing, transportation, health, and economic instability lie outside school control. Assistant Commissioner Angela Mansfield of MDE said the task force and pilot districts showed coordination gaps and supported the council, while also noting MDE’s Compass staff would need permanent funding to carry out the work. Ashley High Totower of Hennepin County’s BEET program said attendance is a public health, child welfare, transportation, housing, and economic issue, and Kenneth Avon of the Minneapolis Foundation said absenteeism is an ecological problem requiring cross-sector coordination. Student witnesses also supported the bill but urged stronger youth representation. Henry Brick of Catalyst for Systems Change said students understand the causes of absenteeism best and proposed expanding student seats on the council from one to five. Ava Northrup of the Minnesota Youth Council said youth voices should be more than symbolic and suggested two youth representatives, one from the metro and one from greater Minnesota, plus additional youth task forces or panels. In member discussion, Representative Lawrence questioned whether the council duplicated existing MDE work, asked who would coordinate the group, and raised the lack of a sunset; Keeler and Bakeberg said the Department of Education would coordinate and that a sunset could be considered later. Other members asked about fiscal impact, and the chair said a fiscal note had been requested and the bill would move on to education finance.

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• We hope that new technology will help us find ways to bring costs down.
• And that is, we need to find ways in California to leverage the high technology skills that we have here
• So part of this step back a little bit is to... to find out what is the need, work with those agencies
• Thank you to the overwhelming majority of Californians who affirmatively voted yes.
• It's hard for people to go find 50 different academic or agency reports.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That's the wall of wind to invest in things such as finding new materials and new products that reduce
• That's the wall of wind to invest in things such as finding new materials and new products that reduce
• We must find ways to drive private capital toward resilient retrofits alongside public investments like
• And what I was trying to find out is when you talk about people like hardening and securing, are you
• And what I was trying to find out is when you talk about people like hardening and securing, are you

Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee heard a series of presentations focused on mitigation, flood and wind resilience, and insurance discounts. Kevin Guthrie of the Florida Division of Emergency Management outlined several funding streams for mitigation, including federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program dollars, BRIC grants, flood mitigation assistance, and the state hurricane loss mitigation program. He emphasized the new Elevate Florida initiative, which will use about $400 million initially to elevate or reconstruct flood-prone homes, starting with National Flood Insurance Program properties and severe repetitive-loss homes, with no current per-home cap. Guthrie said the state will contract directly with licensed vendors and aims to reduce future flood losses, lower insurance costs, and keep properties on the tax rolls rather than relying on buyouts. Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworski described Florida’s windstorm mitigation discount program, explaining that the 1802 inspection form is used to assess a home’s overall “envelope” and determine statutory discounts. He said the office is updating the program based on a new wind loss study, with likely changes including greater recognition of roof types such as metal roofs and possible territorial risk adjustments. He also said the Legislature now requires the office to revisit the study every five years. Stephen Fielder of the Department of Financial Services reported on My Safe Florida Home, noting that the program offers inspections and grants for roof and opening protections, has completed more than 100,000 inspections, and has reimbursed hundreds of millions of dollars. He said the department has validated its discount calculations with insurers and that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce premiums through verified mitigation work. Michael Newman of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety said Florida’s building code is nationally leading and that post-Ian surveys found no wind-driven structural damage in buildings built after adoption of the code. He argued that mitigation should be treated as a system, not isolated upgrades, and suggested adding Fortified designation to the state’s mitigation form to better document verified resilience improvements. Bill Truex, a county commissioner and builder, stressed the need to educate homeowners about floodproofing and roof choices, citing examples where flood panels prevented damage and noting that asphalt shingles often do not last as long in Florida as their marketing suggests. In panel discussion, senators asked about program eligibility, outreach to elderly and digitally challenged residents, contractor vetting, roof-life disclosures, and whether flood insurance should be more broadly required. Officials said outreach will include call centers and in-person assistance, and several participants urged better consumer disclosure and more data-driven guidance on roof and mitigation choices.

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• We have actively tried to recruit Spanish-speaking psychologists; it's not easy to find them.
• Our first finding of incompetency with a recommendation for AOT, we said fantastic.
• I hope you all find this part of the introduction interesting.
• Make a finding that the child has been abused, abandoned, or neglected.
• And if we can find other ways to make sure that happens, I think we should all be working on that.

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• I don't have the specifics, but I'd like to find out more and talk with you.
• Okay, I'd just like, once I find out a little bit more about it, I'd like to...
• Find a way to incorporate some of that under the G permit. Absolutely.
• I don't know, but I can find out, and I can get that information to you. Thank you.
• What I think you'll find is, of course, TLR is happy to work with you on that.

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all

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• She is an instructional aide, the finest one you'll find. the state.
• So let me find my place.
• I simply ask you to please continue working with members of the House to find a solution that balances
• I'd like to know more, if you could help us find that.
• We're trying to find ways to bring more people into the profession. So thank you. Yeah, absolutely.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

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• The FBI would be responsible for referring cases where it does find such violations to have occurred
• Finally, the report would include findings on the implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act and
• Courts are required to do an active inquiry on the record, affirmatively asking and inquiring whether
• They would actually have to make that finding on the record.
• Madam Chair, Representative Abeyta, none that I can find.

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• <00:13:35.880> malicious helpful if you are finding malicious helpful if you are finding malicious
• responsibility so that after a finding responsibility so that after a finding they<00:51:14.440>
• <04:09:01.479> of quasi judicial review and findings of quasi judicial review and findings
• We needed to find a way to do that, so we had to find words that made sense."
• a way to do that so we had to find find a way to do that so we had to find words<04:53:59.120> that

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Children and Family Law Committee opened with a brief prayer for Representative Grossman’s son, Oscar, who was reported to be in critical condition after a traumatic fall. The committee then took up House Bill 430, which would reduce DHHS retention of unfounded abuse and neglect reports from 10 years to 3 years. Prime sponsor Chairman James Spain argued that 10 years is excessive and burdens families with a long-lasting stigma, while emphasizing that founded reports and reports with reasonable concern would still be retained indefinitely. Committee members questioned whether longer retention helps identify malicious reporting or patterns of abuse, and whether parents understand the distinction between unfounded and unfounded with reasonable concern. The Office of the Child Advocate and DCF opposed the bill. Child Advocate Cassandra Sanchez said historical reports are important for identifying patterns, reviewing critical incidents, and understanding family dynamics, and that screened-out and unfounded reports can be essential context when later reports arise. She also noted that the records are highly confidential and not publicly accessible. DCF General Counsel Susan Larabe added that the bill could create inconsistencies by retaining screened-out reports longer than unfounded reports, and explained that unfounded reports can be used in court and in administrative reviews when there are multiple prior reports. The committee discussed how other states handle retention, with testimony that some keep records indefinitely and others for long periods. The hearing on HB 430 concluded, and the chair said the bill would not be executed until early March, leaving time for amendments. The committee then opened House Bill 187, concerning restraining orders sought by a parent on behalf of a minor child. Prime sponsor Representative Mike Belcher said the bill is intended to correct a gap in the law so children can access the same restraining-order protections adults can, through a parent or guardian, and framed it as an equal-protection issue. Members questioned why the proposal was placed in the child abuse and neglect statute rather than the civil restraining-order statutes, and whether it should instead be handled as a broader civil-law fix. Alanda Peterson, who said she created Jade’s Law, testified that the original wording was meant to protect all children, not just those harmed by family members, and supported expanding the language. The hearing continued with additional discussion of the bill’s scope and purpose.

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• Young families struggle to find an affordable starter home.
• <00:47:30.480> Because<00:47:31.520> um should find the ways, right?
• Because um should find the ways, right?
• I can find that for you.
• But uh I'm I'm with find a better way.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• notifications to any permittees that are affected by a water shortage declaration, so we would be providing affirmative
• would water shortage declaration so we would be<01:06:52.400> providing<01:06:52.799> affirmative
• /c><01:06:53.279> notice<01:06:53.599> to<01:06:53.799> these be providing affirmative
• notice to these be providing affirmative notice to these folks<01:06:54.319> as<01:06:54.440>
• recommendation is adopted adopted adopted oh<01:58:47.880> I<01:58:48.079> just<01:58:48.360> find

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 347 relating to goats. The Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments and said its Division of Forestry and Wildlife was available to answer questions. Testimony on the bill was largely opposed, with speakers arguing it would amount to a “free-for-all” rather than game management and urging deferral. DLNR responded that bag limits can be adjusted by area and game management unit under adaptive management rules, and that hunters typically take out their catch. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 1278, on which DLNR testified in support. The record in the excerpt does not include discussion of the bill’s substance beyond the department’s support, and no action or vote is shown. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on HB 144, relating to the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority and proposed exemptions from Sunshine Law requirements during the transition period. The authority’s vice chair testified that the body is a startup agency with a complex transition from the University and needs to be able to discuss strategic planning, operational formation, and other day-to-day matters with more than two members present. Opponents, including the Public First Law Center, Hawaiʻi Environmental Alliance, and community members, argued the bill would cut the public out of the deliberative process, allow decisions to be hashed out in private, and set a poor transparency precedent. One testifier also raised cultural and environmental concerns about Mauna Kea. Committee members questioned whether existing law and narrower guardrails could address the authority’s concerns, and the authority said it had already proposed a narrower alternative but the bill returned in similar form. The excerpt ends before any final committee action on HB 144 is shown.

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• So the prices go up now because they're not able to find enough workers to satisfy the demand.
• So the prices go up now because they're not able to find enough workers to satisfy the demand.
• So the prices go up now because they're not able to find enough workers to satisfy the demand.
• So the prices go up now because they're not able to find enough workers to satisfy the demand.
• So the prices go up now because they're not able to find enough workers to satisfy the demand.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Okay, we ought to be able to find a chair for you over here. I mean, we need it from enough room.
• But when health declines or bias shows up, they can quickly find themselves isolated and unsupported
• There are now well over 1,500 studies that find corporal punishment, that is, spanking, paddling, and
• It affirms the right of students to wear clothing such as hijabs, yarmulkes, and headwraps.
• They find really equitable demographic distribution in using that model.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with much of the testimony focused on school discipline and student equity. Bills discussed included measures to address inequities in suspension and expulsion, clarify school exclusion rules, reduce discipline for dress and grooming violations, and expand protections related to fair educational practices. Committee members repeatedly reminded witnesses of the two-minute limit and asked for written testimony to supplement oral remarks. A substantial portion of the hearing centered on the RAISE Act and related school discipline bills, including H. 730/S. 376 and H. 731/S. 380. Testifiers from advocacy groups, legal services, and the legislature argued that exclusionary discipline disproportionately affects Black and Latino students, students with disabilities, low-income students, and DCF-involved youth. They said current law is overly broad or unclear in areas such as “assault on educational staff,” indefinite suspensions tied to felony complaints, and definitions of weapons, leading to unnecessary removals from school. Supporters said the bills would add due process, clearer definitions, and better accountability, while one legislator testified in support of the discipline reforms and opposed several other bills on the agenda. The committee also heard testimony on H. 576/S. 368, which would prohibit suspensions and expulsions for dress and grooming violations and require clearer, non-discriminatory dress code policies. Witnesses cited research and personal stories about disproportionate enforcement against Black girls, girls of color, non-binary students, and students wearing religious attire, and said the bill would prevent physical contact used to enforce dress codes. Another major topic was H. 641/S. 349, which would add “special medical status” protections in education; supporters said it would prevent exclusion based on medical decisions or conditions, though members questioned how it would interact with existing disability law and vaccination-related school requirements. The committee also heard testimony on H. 625, which would extend the ban on corporal punishment from public to private schools, with witnesses citing research on harm and disproportionate impact. Additional testimony covered bills on accelerated learning and gifted education, with parents, educators, and advocates saying Massachusetts under-identifies advanced learners and lacks adequate acceleration pathways. A senator also testified for S. 406 on recovery high schools, saying the funding formula should be updated to better support students in recovery. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair closed testimony on several bill groups and noted that written testimony would remain open for a week.

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• Your signature is affirmation of the testimony that you give.
• I have not been able to find the money.
• I've seen good secretary sit here and we say we can't find it.
• I was trying to find out what it did before we go.
• We've got to find ways, find dollars for the things that we think are the most important.

Bills: SB83, SB135, SB143, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB261, SB276, SB295, SB450, SB465, SB506, HB1070

Keywords: human trafficking, trafficking prevention, school safety, public schools, elementary and secondary education, charter schools, mandatory reporting, victim identification, victim services, child trafficking, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, commercial sexual activity, DCFS, Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana State Police, governor's office of human trafficking prevention, counselor training, mental health professional, administrator training

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• Your signature is an affirmation that the testimony you give today is true and correct.
• I don't—you could find a lot of things online about what the Chinese Communist Party is doing within
• I'm trying to find the best way to use these programs to benefit our workforce in the best way.
• The situation that we find ourselves living in day to day in business and life is changing.
• Every year I’m seeking to find a piece of legislation that will remove the barriers for women to have

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 399 by Senator Bass, which would create the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council to review and potentially block certain gifts, contracts, academic partnerships, and research partnerships involving foreign adversary sources. Bass said the bill is intended to protect university research, intellectual property, and students from foreign influence, and would also require public disclosure of certain foreign-linked arrangements and a plan to eliminate foreign-adversary-linked software. Supporters from State Armor argued Louisiana universities have been vulnerable to Chinese Communist Party influence and intellectual property theft. Representatives from Tulane University and Lenovo raised concerns that the bill could create duplicative review, delay research, raise costs, and sweep in legitimate private or multinational entities; a proposed amendment to exempt entities operating under a CFIUS national security agreement failed 4-8. After debate, the committee moved SB 399 favorably. The committee then considered Senate Bill 310 by Senator Cloud, presented by Representative Carlson, which would require public school and college health centers to display information about pregnancy resources available in Louisiana. Supporters from Louisiana Right to Life said the bill would help connect pregnant students with existing state and private assistance programs, while the ACLU submitted a red card in opposition without speaking. The bill was moved favorably without objection. The committee also advanced House Resolution 171 by Representative Turner, which calls for a study of the workforce-oriented TOPS Tech and M.J. Foster programs, with business and workforce groups supporting the study as a way to measure outcomes and return on investment; it was moved favorably. Next, the committee took up House Bill 1084 by Representative Turner, a tuition autonomy bill for public post-secondary institutions. An amendment was adopted to add a conceptual framework for tuition-setting considerations, but the bill would still remove the existing 10% over two years cap and allow institutions to set tuition more freely. Turner argued universities need more flexibility because state funding has declined and campuses face deferred maintenance and operating pressures. Several members, especially Representative Carlson, warned that higher tuition could reduce access and that the bill did not address broader structural problems in higher education. Despite those concerns, HB 1084 was moved favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 351 by Senator Jackson Andrews, which would let families apply for child care assistance through CCAP once pregnancy is known, rather than waiting until after birth, to help move them up the waiting list. An amendment was adopted to have BESE, rather than the department, handle rulemaking and to allow the House and Senate education committees to approve the implementation process. The bill was then discussed as a way to help parents return to work sooner, and the hearing continued with questions from members.

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• So if you're going to be nefarious about your activities, they're always going to find a loophole.
• So if you're going to be nefarious about your activities, they're always going to find a loophole.
• It would be interesting to find out what that number was.
• I think all has been said, and I appreciate the affirmative. That would be great.”
• way for them to use... ...system and start using it and then find that that is a very convenient way

Keywords: 985, all

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• most of the news in Tarrant County and made it available to us, while the Star-Telegram, you can't find
• Individuals who leave prison often struggle to find and keep a job.
• Now they're finding that the life expectancy is 5 to 7 years.
• Unfortunately, one of the key findings from the investigation of the Rob Elementary shooting was that
• The first thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to quit digging.

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• Let us know where you live and all anything else that we might find. Interesting.
• And so, you know, we had to scramble work with industry to try to find other sources.
• So we had to find this money.
• We had to find it. And we did.
• And our doors are open to all Floridians who need assistance finding a job.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• But then withdrawn and re-referred to Commerce on the floor, uh which got an affirmative vote by the
• But then withdrawn and re-referred to Commerce on the floor, uh which got an affirmative vote by the
• But then withdrawn and re-referred to Commerce on the floor, uh, which got an affirmative vote by the
• But then it was withdrawn and re-referred to Commerce on the floor, uh, which got an affirmative vote

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Rules and Administration Committee met on March 19, 2026, to consider the referral path for Senate File 4139, the sports betting bill, rather than the substance of the proposal. Senator Franzen, the bill’s chief author, asked that the bill be referred first to the Commerce Committee, saying he had discussed the matter with the relevant committee chairs and that Commerce was the best place to address the bill’s consumer protection provisions. He emphasized that any final path to passage would still require the bill to go through State and Local Government as well. Senator Rasmusson objected and argued the bill should go first to State and Local Government, citing Senate jurisdiction rules, which he said assign gambling bills to that committee. He noted that prior sports betting bills had been referred there first and said a predictable referral process is important. Senator Maye Quade, Senator Dibble, Senator Bar, and Senator Jasinski also supported sending the bill to State and Local Government first, arguing that the committee has primary jurisdiction over gambling and that the bill’s consumer protection language does not change that basic referral. Senator Champion and Senator Miller supported the Commerce referral, saying authors may request an initial committee and that the bill’s consumer protection sections fit Commerce jurisdiction. Senator Marty moved to re-refer Senate File 4139 to the Committee on State and Local Government. Before the vote, members continued debating whether the bill’s structure and prior referral history justified Commerce or whether committee jurisdiction rules required State and Local Government first. The transcript ends with the motion pending and no final vote or disposition shown.

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• <00:38:47.520> even trying to find me a surgery. even trying to find me a surgery. even offering
• And I’m just trying to find out where that line exists.
• we made Minnesota a gender affirming we made Minnesota a gender affirming care<02:14:47.400>
• trying to find a way to get it through. trying to find a way to get it through.
• So I I find that disheartening bridges.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all