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• Uh, 5 38 97.
• And, um, there were, there were discussions about not having any multi-family units or anything like
• House Bill 5310 last session, I was assured there would be no multi-family units.
• The comptroller released a report in August of 24 saying we needed 300,000 more units to try to keep
• Representative Morgan, I have 5 projects. All have traffic studies. We've only done them one time.

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• Second, we suggest in section 5 of the bill replacing the reference to section 132D-5 with section 132D
• of the bill replacing the reference to section 132D-5 with section 132D-6, which lists the permissible
• It will not be a lien over residential units. Okay. Um, if I could, that's not my understanding.
• <00:39:02.400> and potentially on the individual units and potentially on the individual units
• More than 50 percent, or less than 50 units, and those condominiums do not have websites.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee opened by outlining testimony procedures and then heard SB 376 on tax credits, which would create a home fire safety improvement tax credit. Testimony from the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi urged that the concept would be better handled as a subsidy program and raised drafting concerns about unclear definitions and eligibility. Later, the committees agreed to pass SB 376 with amendments, including making the credit nonrefundable, clarifying third-party certification, deleting recapture-related language, and making technical changes. Members then heard SB 417, which would make unlicensed contractor work during or within five years after an emergency or disaster a class B felony. The Contractors License Board was listed for comments, and the Subcontractors Association supported the measure. The committees ultimately recommended passage with technical, non-substantive amendments and an adjusted effective date, and the measure was adopted. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on SB 782, which would require free and accessible voice communication services for incarcerated people and prohibit state agencies from profiting from those services, while also directing the PUC to set standards and providing funding for the SAVIN victim notification program. Supporters, including the Public Defender, ACLU of Hawaiʻi, Worth Rises, and others, argued the bill would reduce costs for families, improve reentry, and align adult corrections with the juvenile system. Opponents, including the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority, and SAVIN-related witnesses, warned that changing the funding structure could weaken victim notification and safety services. The committees deferred SB 782. The committee also heard SB 999 on fireworks, which would repeal permissible consumer fireworks uses, impose civil penalties and forfeiture remedies, and create a forfeiture special fund for safety education. The Department of Law Enforcement and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, while fireworks industry representatives and others opposed it, arguing prohibition would be ineffective and urging stronger enforcement and education instead. The committees deferred SB 999 for further consideration, and SB 1136 on insurance was also deferred after insurers and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs opposed it. In the later joint session with the Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, SB 744 on condominium loans was heard with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority and banking groups, while one testifier raised concerns that the program could function like C-PACE financing and add risky debt to condominium associations; testimony and discussion continued on that measure.

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• That is 5 to 0. On call. Okay, great. We'll leave that on call for the absent members.
• That is 5 to 0. On call. Okay, great. We'll leave that on call for the absent members.
• That's 5 to 0. That bill is on call.
• File items 1, 3, 5, and 6. The current vote is 7 to 0. Please call the absent members.
• It's items 1, 3, 5, and 6. The current vote is 8 to 0. Please call the absent member.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So, um, we're Uh, pursuant to the discretion of the chair, each witness will have 5 minutes.
• He's one of the final panels today who Uh, it was a fender bender and was sued for $5 million.
• million, 5 million, 5 million, 5 million.
• We'll do 5 minutes per witness, and then we'll come back around for questions.
• Uh Um, and then only gets through 5 of them, and I'm not sure you guys are all set.

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• tax credits to be able to create income-restricted units.
• able to create income restricted units able to create income restricted units and<00:59:29.799><
• How many units could that five-story building next to downtown do? How many units?
• And in my home alone, it's 3,600 units, and that's affordable housing.
• So that was the 216 units. It's a beautiful building.

Bills: HF1277, HF812, HF457, HF633

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, income tax, tax brackets, tax adjustments, Minnesota, tax policy, underutilized buildings, adaptive reuse, building conversion, historic preservation, downtown revitalization, vacant property, vacancy reduction, refundable tax credit, income tax credit, grant in lieu of credit

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• We'll say his fee is going to be 5%.
• HPD units, air support, and canine assisted in the search.
• By the way, when in 2000 the population was 5 million people.
• In the United States, 26 percent of paid workdays were remote.
• We focus on public transportation mobility in the United States.

Bills: HB2065, HB2462, HB2621, HB3187, HB3539, HB3563, HB3726, HB4164, HB4207, HB4368, HB4706, HB4916, HB4950, HB4967, HB5177, HB4429, HB5597

Keywords: commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government

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• Um, so for I've been working with the department for 5 years.
• Um, so for I've been working with the department for 5 years.
• Um, so for I've been working with the department for 5 years.
• But for $5 million under $5 million for 20 years, we could pay down the retroactive part.
• so much time to do the science unit, so much time to do the science unit, we've<00:53:36.000> got<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We have 5 million committed uh project.
• We have two mechanical rooftop units that are 27 years old.
• <01:07:00.079> um thousand affordable housing units um thousand affordable housing units um
• <01:21:09.040> Strategically affordable housing units.
• Strategically affordable housing units.

Bills: HF2178, HF942, HF2470, HF1043, HF1287, HF1229, HF1230, HF424, HF571, HF404, HF910, HF1055, HF318, HF319, HF401, HF609, HF306, HF1599, HF1881

Keywords: HF2178, Cohasset, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, public infrastructure, water tower, water infrastructure, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, street reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, Public Facilities Authority, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota bonding, local government aid, utility infrastructure, public works, infrastructure, stormwater

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• representative from the Division for Children, Youth and Families and the Department of Corrections; 5.
• representative from the Division for Children, Youth and Families and the Department of Corrections; 5.
• Those are the ones that we're reporting to the CDC under RSA 5 C5.
• /c> we're reporting to the CDC under RSA 5 we're reporting to the CDC under RSA 5 C5<00:15:15.160>
• /c> the state senator from District 5 the state senator from District 5 serving<00:28:17.760> a

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Good afternoon and welcome to our first assembly budget subcommittee. 5 on state administration hearing
• I'm Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva and as you know or some of you know, Sub 5 oversees a large variety
• We are one of the few states in the United States that does not offer this, so we have a lot of catching
• I am a retiree of the United States Army after almost 30 years of service to this country I'm also a
• member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Amendments 5 through 7 shift responsibility for conducting a statewide study to identify and map food
• Amendments 5 through 7 shift the responsibility for conducting a Amendment 5 through 7 shift the responsibility
• the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department
• Now, H-2B workers are generally, the initial cap is set at 63,000 for the United States.
• Now, H2B workers are generally, the initial cap is set at 63,000 for the United States.

Bills: HCR65, HB512, HB1194, SCR23, SB502

Keywords: crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2A program, seasonal workforce, Louisiana economy, Healthy Food Retail Act, food access, food deserts, economic opportunity, public health, Louisiana agriculture, community development, fresh food, agriculture, national security, food production, supply chain, security task force, farm labor, Chinese investments

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 23, which would create an Agricultural-based National Security Priorities Task Force to study issues such as Chinese drones, farmland ownership, and other technology-related concerns that could affect farmers and national security. Senator Kathy Stewart said the goal was to avoid unintended consequences in legislation and to bring agriculture stakeholders together. The resolution was moved favorably with no objections. The committee then took up Senate Bill 502 on sugarcane bagasse storage. Supporters, including the sponsor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the American Sugar Cane League, said the bill would clarify that bagasse is an agricultural byproduct and would protect storage practices that comply with department best practices from local ordinances. Several residents from St. Martin Parish testified in opposition, saying a large bagasse pile near their homes was out of compliance, created dust and odors, and caused health and property-value concerns. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably with no objections. House Bill 512, by Representative Schamerhorn, would prohibit the manufacturing and sale of cell-cultured food products in Louisiana while allowing university research to continue. An amendment was adopted to make the bill effective only if certain federal court rulings allow such a ban. The sponsor and Commissioner Strain argued the issue is still scientifically uncertain and that the state should avoid costly litigation; the bill was reported favorably with amendments after no objections. House Bill 1194, the Healthy Food Retail Act, was amended to shift food-desert research and mapping duties to the LSU AgCenter, while the financing authority would continue handling grants and related funding mechanisms. Supporters said the bill would improve data on food deserts and help target grocery access in underserved urban and rural areas; some members raised concerns about government subsidies and long-term dependence, but the sponsor and Commissioner Strain said the program is intended as infrastructure support to launch stores, not ongoing operating aid. After debate, the bill was reported favorably with amendments by a 10-3 roll call vote. The committee also reported favorably House Concurrent Resolution 65, which urges federal action to reclassify crawfish-industry job duties as agricultural labor for H-2A purposes; testimony emphasized labor shortages, the impact on crawfish and rice producers, and the need for more legal guest workers. The meeting ended with a brief informational handout on direct marketing and custom slaughter plants and adjournment.

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• So, 5 MW is relatively small. Yes. Um, what would be the cost to build a 5 MW natural gas plant?
• So,<00:07:20.360> 5<00:07:20.880> MW So, 5 MW So, 5 MW is<00:07:22.440> relatively
• such units are commercially available. such units are commercially available.
• MW cost to build this 5-MW cost to build this 5-MW let's<00:08:48.560> say<00:08:48.720>
• They're in 5-MW increments. I up to 10%. They're in 5-MW increments.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• North Dakota's prison population is increasing, while most state prison populations across the United
• The pretrial services aspect of 1425 is covered in Sections 5 and 7.
• Section 5 requests legislative management to consider. Sections 5 and 7.
• If we look back at Section 5, Mr. Chairman, and I don't have Section 5. Oh, I do have it.
• Section 5 is the Legislative Management study of the pretrial service programs, which we have now.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to review fiscal aspects of House Bills 1417 and 1425, both part of a broader criminal justice reentry package. HB 1417 would eliminate the $35 public defender application fee and end court-ordered reimbursement of indigent defense costs, while also removing the $55 monthly community supervision fee. Testimony from the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents and the Department of Corrections said the bill would replace lost revenue with general fund appropriations of about $310,000 for indigent defense and $1.5 million for supervision fees, and that the fees are rarely collected and can hinder reentry. Representative Clemene said the bill is intended to reduce barriers to successful community reintegration and improve data and supervision practices. HB 1425 would create and fund front-end diversion, deflection, and pretrial services programs. Supporters described it as allowing prosecutors and local jurisdictions to divert appropriate low-level offenders from prosecution, establish deflection programs for people with behavioral health needs, and expand pretrial services. The bill includes a pilot program in three counties, a $1 million appropriation to DOCR for one FTE and contracts with local providers, $750,000 to DHS for treatment services, and $55,000 for a study of pretrial services cost savings. Committee members asked several questions about how the pilot counties would be chosen, how the consultant study would be procured, and what services the DHS funds would cover. The committee also heard House Bill 1603, which would provide a $500,000 matching grant for Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act compliance, with $100,000 available to each of North Dakota’s five tribes if matched. Sponsor testimony said the funds would support a Historical Society NAGPRA compliance committee and help catalog and repatriate human remains and cultural items in coordination with tribes. After questions about the federal mandate and the difficulty of identifying artifacts, the committee voted 4-0 to give HB 1603 a do-pass recommendation, with Senator Meyer assigned to carry it forward.

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• A large portion of that increase, roughly $5 million, was.
• We used $500,000 of that $5 million for the quantum regional innovations engine application.
• Last month, it was $5 million. When construction was at its peak, it was $7 million a month.
• And actually, I'm not sure if it's $3 or $5 million.
• And so this is so the 5% differential was not enough. Mr.

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• I move to postpone further consideration of S.J.R. 1 until 5 p.m. today.
• There being 142 ayes... 5, 0, nay, Senate Bill 217 passes to third reading.
• I move to postpone further consideration of Senate Bill 2570 until 5:30 p.m.
• The history of and tactics used by communist movements in the United States.
• If anybody is to blame about the state of the United States, it's the United States.

Bills: SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB4, SB23, SB1762, SB34, SB60, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB75, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB627, SB2037, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB646, SB3, SCR27, SB552, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SJR1, SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB546, SB647, SB648, SB1493, SB1709, SB2001, HB5669, HB3115, HB5655, HB5675, HB5689, HB5690, HB5653, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB2775, HB33, HB 12, HB148

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• It looks like it was a 7-5. Oh, what was the opposition?
• and United States Congress to withdraw from the United Nations.
• The UN is funded basically by the United States.
• Powell ran this bill to get us out of the United Nations altogether.
• Madam Whip and members, House Memorial 2004 urges the President and Congress of the United States to

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time. Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments. The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.

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• There being 5 ayes and 0 nays, Representative Cole Hefner is chair of this committee.
• He was the comms man for, for the for the, uh, unit going up the Ship and he had, he had full gear.
• That spirit led him to become a United States Navy SEAL, one of the most elite warriors our nation can
• On January 11th, 2024, Gauge was deployed with the US Naval Special Warfare unit consisting of SEALs,
• So there were 5 ayes, 0 nays.

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• this is on top of ...resources, and I'll explain why in a second, but this is on top of the already 5%
• cut each year of the biennium and a 5% appropriations holdback each year.
• Why is it that we can't produce that kind of talent right here in the United States?
• States, or continues to proliferate our entire United States, all the things that are happening out
• Please help us protect the United States.

Keywords: 964, all

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• 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
• Pledges of Allegiance to the United States and Texas Flags.
• Salute, I honor the Texas flag, I pledge allegiance to the United States of America, and to the Texas
• HR 173 by Reynolds recognizing February 20th, 2023. 5 is Fort Bend County Day at State Capitol.
• United States of America.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• House Bill 292 is related to school administrative units.
• <01:36:06.719> I<01:36:08.000> 5<01:36:08.320> Z.
• I 5 Z. All those in favor of consent? I 5 Z.
• 5. Who wants to take it out? Francis. 5. Who wants to take it out? Francis.
• I... 5-0 on consent. Okay, I'll second. I'll have Abbott's taking it up.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all