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• We are part of the CHIPS for America program. Wafers. We are part of the CHIPS for America program.
• We will get up to mass production about mid of next year, middle of next year.
• , beginning of the year.
• I would say we're at it three years. Three years. If you could speak into the microphone.
• I'm just thinking three years, is that correct? Three years from the city, right?

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2203, relating to certification of discovery issues in TCEQ contested cases referred to SOAH. The chair noted the House had already passed the companion HB 3249, then moved SB 2203 without amendments. The motion prevailed on a 5-0 vote, and the bill was reported favorably to the full House. The committee then heard SB 1898, which would prohibit the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam for testing and training, while still allowing it in emergency firefighting. The sponsor described PFAS as “forever chemicals” and said the bill would protect firefighters, water supplies, and public health. Testimony in support came from Environment Texas, which cited contamination concerns and noted other states and federal actions restricting PFAS foams. No one testified against the bill, and after closing testimony the committee left SB 1898 pending. The remainder of the hearing focused on SB 1758, a Grayson County pilot program aimed at addressing potential conflicts between Global Wafers’ semiconductor wafer facility and a proposed Black Mountain Cement/aggregate operation. Supporters, including Global Wafers, Grayson County officials, and manufacturing groups, argued that vibration from mining or blasting could threaten a major national-security semiconductor investment and that an independent BEG study was needed to set safe parameters. Opponents from Black Mountain Cement and related industry groups argued the bill would improperly interfere with a lawful permitting process, pick winners and losers, and harm Texas’ pro-business climate; they also said they had already revised operations and removed blast mining. The discussion included extensive questioning about geology, vibration, the permitting timeline, and whether the issue was really about mining rather than the air permit. No vote was taken on SB 1758 in the portion provided.

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• Now we're hitting over $60 billion coming up this year.
• then next year again?
• This legislature has made early learning a priority.
• learning programs.
• after year.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Over the years, the legislature has typically funded this program to the tune of about 45 to 50 million
• new programs from the legislature, so we have experience in standing up new programs and we've learned
• Since fiscal year 2014, revenue has increased steadily. 2014, revenue collected from the program has
• Item six is the group benefits program. This is the big change for this agency this year.
• since the start of that program each year have realized some... gain shares.

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• 500 bills filed this year between both 500 bills filed this year between both 500 bills filed this year
• three years it's been Bill and after three years it's been Bill and after three years it's been vetted
• department or 12 years if you have been employed by 12 years if you have been employed by 12 years if
• ham this year is dubbed as murder ham this year is dubbed as murder ham this year is dubbed as killingham
• safer together program a potential the safer together program a potential the safer together program

Keywords: sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• program that the state has regarding tidal waters.
• This creates the state's new freshwater wetlands program and it combines it with a current wetlands program
• This has been going on for two years.
• , including 38 before- and after-school programs, with ...licensed programs, including 38 before-and-after-school
• And if we can provide education in the way that a child learns, they're more successful at learning.

Bills: SB219, SB9

Keywords: military pension, military retirement pay, veterans, retiree tax relief, income tax exemption, pension exclusion, Delaware income tax, retirement income, state tax subtraction, armed forces retirement, National Guard, Space Force, Coast Guard, NOAA, Public Health Service, taxable income, Title 30, Section 1106, wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met to hear several bills, with members repeatedly reminded to focus on fiscal impacts rather than policy merits. The committee first considered SB 9 on freshwater wetlands, which would combine tidal and non-tidal wetlands programs into one permitting framework; supporters said the bill resulted from a two-year consensus process and that the governor’s office and DENREC would absorb a significant share of the cost. Public testimony was largely supportive, emphasizing flood control and ecosystem services, though one speaker opposed the spending. The committee voted to release SB 9. The committee then heard SB 278 on child care assistance, which would preauthorize summer camp for eligible school-age children and create a separate lower co-payment for half-day care. The sponsor and the YMCA of Delaware said the change would better align family co-pays with provider reimbursement and make before- and after-school care more affordable for working families. The committee also released SB 278, SB 168 on alcohol delivery for package stores, SB 120 on health insurance coverage for certain testing and treatment, and HB 4, a pilot program for artificial intelligence and extended reality in schools; HB 4 was described as having a near-$3 million fiscal note and a one-year implementation delay because it was not funded in the budget. Later, the committee approved SB 219, which gradually increases the military pension income tax exclusion from $12,500 to $25,000 over three years and includes related joint-filing and residency changes. Supporters argued it would help attract and retain military retirees and bring federal dollars into the state. The committee also released SB 1, a major primary care reform bill that would increase primary care spending and implement hospital payment reforms, with projected long-term savings to the state employee health plan, and SB 325, which expands background checks and wrap-back monitoring for fire service personnel and adds an investigator position for the Fire Prevention Commission. In each case, public commenters and committee members generally supported the bills, and all were released from committee by recorded vote.

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• The program is set to expire in December of this year.
• <05:02:02.240> I Program for an additional five years.
• I Program for an additional five years.
• By extending the program this year.
• And during those years, I learned so much from John Lewis. We all did.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I enjoyed working with you and learning what is important to you.
• I've I'm happy Floridian for 17 years.
• When I moved to Florida over 20 years ago, I learned that I was actually toxic to mercury, which is another
• I can't drink that much water in a day or even a year.
• I started looking into this because for years and years and years, I thought and still do one of the

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We've been doing it year after year. So, Mr. Speaker, I move for B.
• Uh, >> You know, after six and a half years, we've just learned some things and we want to make it better
• Uh, you know, after six and a half years, we've just learned some things and we want to make it better
• , programs, programs, uh, uh, uh, increase teacher pay for the first three years.
• was passed in this house last year. was passed in this house last year.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Twenty-one years ago, in 2004, Hamdi v. Rumsfeld; sixteen years ago, Boumediene v.
• I'm a white, 65-year-old Christian woman with three kids.
• “I’ve done peaceful protests for years.
• If I may expand on that, that was part of a program called the Counterintelligence Program pursued by
• If I may expand on that, that was part of a program called the Counterintelligence Program pursued by

Bills: S0500, S0536, S0762, S1582, S1632, S1634, S1742, S1750, S1792

Keywords: security detail, protective detail, candidate protection, election security, statewide office, governor, lieutenant governor, cabinet officer, nominee, officer-elect, FDLE, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, primary election, general election, canvassing commission, political party, minor party, campaign safety, election protection, public safety

Summary: The committee first considered SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin and supporters said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but helps law enforcement and prosecutors establish gang-related connections for warrants and sentencing enhancements. Senator Smith raised concerns about the lowered threshold for being observed with gang members and possible unintended impacts on business owners and others; Martin said the language was not intended to cover ordinary business interactions and that a gang tattoo must be one used by the gang. After an amendment aligning the Senate bill with the House version was adopted, the committee reported CS/SB 536 favorably. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 762, which allows chief judges to assign capital conflict cases across regional counsel offices, with an amendment requiring judges to consider judicial economy and geographic proximity. Testimony from regional counsel emphasized projected long-term savings, estimated at about $150 million over 10 years. The committee then approved CS/SB 1742, creating a new indecent exposure offense involving sexual conduct directed at minors, and CS/SB 1750, which increases penalties for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses; both bills were amended before passage, with law enforcement groups appearing in support. The committee next took up SB 1582, which creates statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions without creating a new state-run database, while preserving confidentiality protections and law enforcement access. An amendment was adopted, and pawnbroker and recycling stakeholders testified in support. The linked public records bill, SB 1792, creating an exemption for those transaction records while allowing certain information to be released to alleged owners, was also reported favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 500, which provides FDLE protective security details to major party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices after primary certification and until the general election is resolved; a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill was described as mirroring federal candidate protection practices. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would bar Florida courts from enforcing foreign or religious law in a way that overrides the U.S. or Florida constitutions and would create a process for designating foreign or domestic terrorist organizations, with related consequences for schools, funding, and student conduct. Senator Grall said the bill is intended to protect constitutional principles and target violent, criminal conduct rather than protected speech or religious practice, and she explained that designations would follow a public process with judicial review. Senators Smith and Polsky pressed repeatedly on First Amendment, due process, vagueness, and academic-speech concerns, asking how “promotion” would be defined and whether students, attorneys, or advocacy groups could be swept in; Grall said she was open to clarifying language but maintained the bill is aimed at furthering illegal acts, not mere opinion. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, warning it could be used to target Muslim students, religious communities, advocacy groups, and political dissent, while a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety. The transcript ends during public testimony on SB 1632, with no final committee vote shown in the excerpt.

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• And his comment was if you've run the program for 20 years, it seems though it's run its course.
• Children can't learn like all of us when we're hungry; we have difficulty focusing, and a 5-year-old
• We learned last year those bills come out with no recommendation; you can't fix them.
• We learned last year those bills come out with no recommendation; you can't fix them.
• bills of time we learned last year those bills of time we learned last year those bills come<04:07

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 295, which would make school building aid funds non-lapsing/non-APS. Representative Cahill said the bill was intended to keep any unused building aid money available for future projects, potentially helping move projects up the priority list or provide a little more funding for school construction. Members asked about how much money has lapsed in past years, whether the education trust fund and building aid are separate, and whether any lapsing dollars could be used to pay down debt. Department of Education official Jim Carney said about $29.1 million would be available if building aid is funded to the $50 million maximum in FY26, confirmed that the fund currently lapses, and said the department would gather historical lapse data. Committee members also discussed whether a dedicated fund structure could achieve the same goal, and the chair noted that the education trust fund statute includes school building aid as one of its uses. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee said it would later hold a work session after receiving more information. The committee then took up HB 237, introduced by Representative Dan McGuire, which would prohibit the use of special education state funds and differentiated aid for students not receiving special education services. The New Hampshire School Boards Association, through Becky Wilson, opposed the bill as written, saying it was unclear, potentially unnecessary, and difficult to implement because adequacy and differentiated aid are distributed as part of a districtwide lump sum rather than as student-specific dollars. She explained that special education costs are embedded across district budgets, including staffing, training, transportation, and instruction, and that some staff and services benefit both special education and general education students. Wilson also said differentiated aid is not tied to a specific pupil and is used at the district’s discretion, though it is intended to support students with greater needs. Committee members pressed on whether the bill would require districts to track money by individual student, whether it could conflict with federal special education law, and whether it would affect least restrictive environment requirements. Wilson said making the funds student-specific could create privacy and accounting problems and could make it difficult to staff inclusive classrooms, though she did not give a definitive legal opinion on federal compliance. She agreed that students who are not eligible for special education would not be included in the separate catastrophic/special education aid reimbursement program. The discussion continued into the second section of the bill, with members exploring how adequacy aid and differentiated aid are used in practice, but no action was taken during the portion provided.

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• after year and see, you guys.
• Page 126, BED 180, sequence 1001: 99-year leasehold program modified to $1.
• in both fiscal years.
• 150,000 in both years for the peace peace peace program<01:37:29.480> uh<01:37:29.600> modified
• Adjustment 900, Sequence 11001: $179,078 in both years for the IHOA Na Moo program.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We're not keeping our programs up enough to give public schools who are not in these programs equal opportunities
• We don't know if they're learning or not. We can guess.
• I think we need to ensure that they're learning.
• And if they're learning, that's a different conversation.
• universal ESA program that we have.

Bills: HCR2048

Keywords: elective officers, salary regulation, compensation, Arizona Constitution, voter approval, legislative commission, 1182, all

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• We increase expanded learning opportunities programs; these are the after-school programs that are important
• . program.
• When my mom passed away five years ago, my father was on his own and organically joined the PACE program
• At the early years.
• We know it's an incredibly challenging budget year, and we urge an investment in the Cal Home. program

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• preparation programs.
• It will be its fourth year of operation in school year 2026-27.
• Collectively, last year, these programs served 235 Wyoming students, primarily middle school and high
• :27.199> programs collectively last year, these programs collectively last year, these programs
• that's used for these programs. that's used for these programs.

Keywords: 916, all

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• We don't cut county program aid. We don't do any of that stuff. So, it's a really good sound bill.
• We don't cut<00:04:46.080> county<00:04:46.400> program<00:04:46.720> aid.
• in Fillmore County, 10 years in a row.
• <00:05:16.639> was important things I think I learned was important things I think I learned
• ><00:05:23.360> row years in a row. 10 years in a row years in a row. 10 years in a row running

Bills: HF2437

Keywords: tax credits, tax increments, housing development, local government, economic aid, 1183, house

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• of resistance sixth graders will learn of resistance sixth graders will learn about<00:08:22.240
• that I can sit here as a 17-year-old that I can sit here as a 17-year-old right<00:46:23.599>
• more about education, we learn more about how students learn, we have a... discussion<00:59:45.599><
• progress and we learn more about education<01:00:11.319> we<01:00:11.480> learn<01:00:
• how education we learn more about how students<01:00:12.640> learn<01:00:13.599> we<01

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But one we decided to shift 3 years ago to this year to put this in place is our second year cycle to
• program.
• The audit program were than they had in the prior year.
• for years.
• of disputes program and the workers comp program.

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• >> Um, it sounds like it's a really wonderful program and it's worked great for over 20 years, and I'm
• every two years thereafter. every two years thereafter.
• The Anyone Can Save a Life program, which was rolled out the year before Teddy collapsed, is a good program
• , years now.
• And every single year, years now.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• exactly a decade this is uh my 11th year exactly a decade this is uh my 11th year on<00:04:23.800
• year through the year through the year 2050<00:24:54.559> the<00:24:55.159> legislative
• support across the program support across the program um<00:27:00.039> all<00:27:00.200><
• I don't remember the exact year.
• I don't remember the exact year.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an organizational hearing of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee. Members and staff introduced themselves, with several legislators noting their backgrounds in farming, mining, water management, and outdoor recreation, and the chair reviewed draft committee rules emphasizing decorum, quorum, timely starts, and submitting bill hearing requests to the committee administrator. The committee also heard from nonpartisan staff and caucus staff who will support the committee this session. House Research and House Fiscal staff then provided an overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and the major agencies and programs it oversees. The presentation covered the Department of Natural Resources, Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Quality Board, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Metropolitan Council regional parks and water resources, Conservation Corps of Minnesota, Minnesota Zoological Board, Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. Staff summarized the main statutory chapters and subject areas under each, including wildlife, state lands, mining, water use, air and water permitting, environmental review, wetlands, drainage, and natural resources funding. The finance portion explained the committee’s appropriation types and major funding sources, including direct, statutory, and open appropriations. Staff highlighted the general fund, bonding, the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, the Game and Fish Fund, and the Heritage Enhancement Account, along with how those dollars are typically used for parks and trails, habitat, land acquisition, flood and drainage projects, and agency operations. Members also discussed whether DNR and BWSR responsibilities in overlapping water statutes can conflict; staff said responsibilities are generally clear in statute, though conflicts can occur and are usually resolved.

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• I'm very nostalgic this year. It's my 25th year in practice.
• I'm very nostalgic this year. It's my 25th year in practice.
• program.
• Twenty-seven years ago, I left a good career to seek a better one, completed a 1,000-hour massage program
• Today, two-plus years have passed since Amy completed her program, yet CAMTC has stalled her certification

Summary: The joint sunset oversight hearing reviewed five regulatory entities: the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Board of Psychology, the Physician Assistant Board, the Podiatric Medical Board, and the California Massage Therapy Council. Across the hearing, each entity described recent accomplishments, licensing and enforcement workload, workforce shortages, and efforts to modernize processes. Common themes included streamlining licensure, expanding access to care, addressing telehealth or emerging technology, and balancing consumer protection with workforce needs. For the Board of Behavioral Sciences, members discussed workforce shortages in mental health, supervision barriers, telehealth confidentiality, AI in therapy, interstate compacts, school-based services, and military spouse licensure. The board said it has expanded outreach, improved licensing processes, and created temporary practice authority tracking, while also expressing concern about counseling compacts and emphasizing California-specific law, ethics, and cultural competency. Public commenters supported the board’s work and the possible move to a national MFT exam, while also urging more resources. The Board of Psychology highlighted fee adjustments, streamlined licensure pathways, enforcement process improvements, new CPD requirements, and proposed changes including a psychotherapist-client privilege exception for investigations. Committee members and public witnesses focused heavily on that privilege proposal, with some members opposing it as too broad and privacy-invasive, while the board argued it is needed to obtain records in bias and sexual misconduct cases. The board also discussed workforce shortages, processing improvements, and the use of inactive status for psychological associates. The Physician Assistant Board reported growth in the PA workforce and education programs, SB 697 implementation, and financial pressure from rising enforcement costs. The main policy debate centered on physician-to-PA ratios and practice agreements, with board representatives and many public commenters arguing that current restrictions limit access to care, especially in rural areas, while the California Medical Association defended the need for explicit ratios and agreements. The board also discussed AI, fee increases, and tracking temporary practice authority. The Podiatric Medical Board described licensing and renewal reforms, residency expansion, enforcement support, and budget constraints, while public testimony raised concerns about a proposed fee increase and about reimbursement parity and practice recognition for podiatrists. Finally, the California Massage Therapy Council defended the certification model over licensure, citing lower costs, local government collaboration, anti-trafficking work, and its role in vetting applications and disciplining bad actors; no formal votes or final actions were taken during this portion of the hearing.