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• So it would be option that that the district could be able to elect they they some districts have have
• teachers and coaches, yes, they're going to be required to teach if the district Alexis superintendent elects
• And some of us become a I hesitate to say recruiting tight process where individuals are are chasing
• I think you mentioned there are some school districts that today are electing to have their coaches,
• Is it the collective bargaining process that is restricting both parties from meeting the stipend amount

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• Up until the early 1970s, retirees themselves did not have a right to vote in retirement board elections
• or appointed through a more equitable and transparent process.
• of their member agency, who will elect three members and approve bylaw changes.
• Two are elected by all the system members, active employees and retirees.
• board $10,000 a year for elections.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a range of public retirement and municipal health insurance bills. Mass Retirees and the American Federation of Teachers supported House 2890/Senate 1848 on transparency in municipal health insurance, arguing that broker and consultant roles should be clearly defined, commissions disclosed, and dual roles prohibited to reduce conflicts of interest and costs. They also supported House 2799/Senate 1848 on protecting municipal retirees from future premium contribution increases, House 2854 on voting rights for surviving spouses in retirement board elections, and Senate 1917 on updating the definition of veteran for retirement purposes. Committee members discussed whether the veteran definition should simply conform to the federal definition going forward. Educators testified in support of House 2769/Senate 1921, which would allow teachers with at least 20 years of service to buy back creditable service for periods when they worked part-time while raising children. Multiple teachers described the financial and retirement penalties they experienced after stepping down to part-time work for child care, calling the current system inequitable and a “mom tax.” Sponsors and supporters said the bill is intended to correct that disparity and help retain teachers, while one committee member noted it appeared neutral on an actuarial basis. The committee also heard strong support for Senate 1908, which would raise the cap on outside income for public pension recipients, from retired State Police troopers who said the current limit is outdated and unfair to those forced into disability retirement after line-of-duty injuries. Another State Police representative supported House 2910 on state police pensions, citing recruitment and retention problems under current pension rules. In contrast, Hampden County Regional Retirement System officials and the Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Systems opposed House 2745, a bill to restructure the Hampden County system’s governance, arguing it would weaken PERAC oversight and create an unworkable local system. They instead supported House 2813, which would extend the time to fill a vacant fifth member seat on retirement boards. At the end of the hearing, the committee voted to adjourn the hearing.

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• Encourage more women to run for elected office and support them through it. Thank you.
• Gloria is the first Latinx person elected to the Davis City Council.
• In 2015, she was the first woman elected County Superintendent of Education.
• Leslie Irving was elected to the Victorville City Council in 2020, becoming the first Black woman elected
• Becoming the first Black woman elected and the city's first Black female mayor pro tem.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and prayer, then dispensed with the reading of the prior journal and handled routine motions, including re-referring AB 432 and AB 564 to committees. The main item of business was House Resolution 14, proclaiming March 2025 as Women’s History Month. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry opened on the resolution, and members from the LGBTQ, Native American, Asian American Pacific Islander, Black, Latino, Jewish, and other caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing women’s historical contributions, ongoing inequities, and the importance of representation and parity in public life. Assemblymember DeMaio also supported the resolution while urging attention to girls’ sports. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 78 coauthors were added. The chamber then held its annual California Women of the Year ceremony, with Aguiar-Curry and other members recognizing honorees from across Assembly districts for leadership in education, health care, public service, advocacy, business, and community work. The lengthy roll call highlighted a broad range of women’s accomplishments and community impact. Guest introductions followed, including Sacramento District Attorney Tien Ho, VSP Vision Care executives celebrating the company’s 70th anniversary, and EMTs and ambulance support staff being honored by the California Ambulance Association. The Assembly also took up the second-day consent calendar, which was adopted 71-0. Assemblymember Schultz then delivered an adjournment in memory of Barbara Beckley, founding member and artistic director emerita of the Colony Theatre Company, praising her contributions to Los Angeles theater and the arts. The House then adjourned until Thursday, March 13 at 9 a.m., with a Revenue and Taxation Committee hearing scheduled upon adjournment.

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• I'm also a been elected two times.
• um um in the last president election. um um in the last president election.
• The process requires a professional gunsmith, and it's not an easy or inexpensive process.
• in the process of our work on AAS. in the process of our work on AAS.
• elected officials, public officials. elected officials, public officials.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• An opt-out of processing isn't the same as deletion.
• Processing is a defined term in the CCPA.
• So if there's an opt-out of processing, then you can't use that information at all.
• They believed in the process. They showed up.
• I hear this from local elected officials across California.

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.

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• We have a process here. We're supposed to work within that process.
• to work within that process. to work within that process.
• We've been told this morning that this process is perfunctory. The process is perfunctory.
• We've been told this morning that this process is perfunctory. The process is perfunctory.
• members from elected officials.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal. Members then took up Senate Joint Resolution 4, which designates September 20-26, 2026, as Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week in Colorado. The resolution was read at length, with Representative Clifford speaking in support and describing FTD as a devastating, early-onset dementia that affects families during working and child-rearing years. The resolution passed on a 60-0 vote. The chamber also handled scheduling motions, including removing House Bill 1110 from special orders and placing several bills on special orders for March 4. The meeting then shifted into committee-style consideration of House Bill 1205, concerning changes to state law to reflect the federal expansion of good neighbor authority agreements. After a minor committee-report correction adding wildlife habitat language and removing the safety clause, the report was adopted and the bill passed. Sponsors said the measure aligns state law with federal statute and supports recreation projects and cross-ownership coordination in wildfire-prone landscapes. The bulk of the discussion focused on House Bill 1145, concerning water quality in mobile home parks. Sponsors Velasco and Phillips said the bill responds to longstanding water problems in mobile home communities, including discolored, foul-smelling water and contaminants such as arsenic and E. coli, and that it strengthens testing, complaint, and enforcement authority. Two amendments were offered by Representative Richardson and Representative DeGraaf to narrow or clarify the bill’s standards and hearing provisions; both were defeated. The committee report was then adopted and the bill advanced, with supporters emphasizing public health and financial burdens on residents and opponents warning about vague standards, penalties, and possible unintended effects on park owners.

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• UP ABOUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO THROUGH TECHNOLOGY SPEED THAT PROCESS UP ABOUT HOW WE GET THOSE INDIVIDUALS
• WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING HAZMAT RESPONSE TEAMS AND WORKING ON THOSE OTHER TYPE OF SPECIAL
• IN THE ENTIRE RECOVERY PROCESS. HOW DO WE STOP THAT NONSENSE?
• UNFORTUNATELY WHEN WE GET ELECTED OFFICIALS AND IT GOES BACK TO REPRESENTATIVE CROSS QUESTION WHEN WE
• GO BACK TO ELECTED OFFICIALS IT'S THE FIRST TIME DURING THAT AND IT CANNOT BE THE FIRST TIME PEOPLE

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• The 216 soil and water conservation districts are led by 1080 locally elected district directors.
• Each one is operated by 5 locally elected directors.
• Elected board members. are farmers and ranchers that live in their conservation district.
• Specific to industrial hemp processing and infrastructure.
• So we as the agency start that process for cease and desist cases.

Bills: HB294

Keywords: energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties, sustainability, real estate

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• We need to process their employees.
• <07:57:07.680> Without their role in this process. Without their role in this process.
• I believe in key without due process.
• process. He then refuses. process.
• He is declaring war on the Constitution itself. process. Due process is the cornerstone process.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• just administratively and the processes just administratively and the processes for<00:08:08.160
• normal state budget you know process normal state budget you know process timelines.<00:15:53.920
• So this is the the committee process.
• And since then, we've stood up a process And since then, we've stood up a process for<00:37:57.920
• listening to our folks that are elected listening to our folks that are elected to<01:15:34.960>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And we will move on to the next part of our agenda, which is the election of officers.
• At this time, we will move to the officer elections.
• And then this past year, however, or since the election last fall, we've seen a sharp decline in the
• She just turned 18, so my ex-wife and I have gone through the guardianship process.
• A group was elected, and I was chosen as one of the eight members of this group.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities held its quarterly meeting virtually and in person at the State House. The commission approved the March minutes and elected its officers by unanimous roll call vote: Denise Garlick as chair, Chris White as vice chair, Carl Richardson as treasurer, and Osmondahar as secretary. The meeting also welcomed several new commissioners, including Rep. Jay Livingstone, Rep. Vanna Howard, Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa, Rep. John Marzi, and Leo Sarkisian, with brief introductions from the new legislative members. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the commission’s current work and the broader policy environment affecting people with disabilities. Commissioners and subcommittee leaders raised concerns about federal threats to Medicaid/MassHealth, Section 504 accessibility protections, DEI-related rollbacks, immigration policy impacts on the direct care workforce, and the loss of funding for youth employment and vocational rehabilitation programs. Members also discussed ableist language in public discourse and the need for stronger advocacy and communication in response to these developments. Subcommittee reports highlighted recent activity on disability employment, workforce supports, and long-term services and supports/health equity. Presentations included veterans with disabilities, employment programming for young adults with disabilities, immigration and labor protections, MassHealth’s PCA working group, and a health equity roundtable. The commission also discussed future plans to create an advisory board, develop successor and mentoring planning, and launch regional “meeting the moment” listening sessions across the Commonwealth to strengthen outreach and leadership development. The meeting ended with an open invitation for commissioners to share urgent information with staff for broader distribution and a unanimous motion to adjourn.

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• And I'm thinking, well, we're a city, and this is a federal process.
• And this is a federal process.
• They'd still be allowed to build, just through a more rigorous review and permitting process.
• . by accelerating the rebuilding process.
• They still be allowed to build just through more or more review and permitting process.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several climate, coastal, and air quality measures. Senator Laird presented SCR 136 marking the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act and Coastal Conservancy Act, and SJR 12 opposing the federal offshore oil and gas leasing program; both drew broad support from environmental groups, local governments, and other advocates, with no opposition on the record. Senator Padilla presented SB 10, which would require certain state agencies to include gender impact assessments in climate planning, with supporters arguing climate harms fall disproportionately on women and LGBTQ+ communities; it also drew support from environmental and equity organizations and no formal opposition at the hearing. Padilla also presented SB 675 to restructure the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District board and expand public disclosure of permits, enforcement actions, and related information. Supporters, including the City of Imperial, residents, and environmental groups, said the district needs more representative governance and transparency because Imperial County faces severe air pollution and health burdens. Opponents, including the district, business groups, and agricultural interests, argued the bill would impose unfunded mandates, create administrative burdens, and could slow investment and permitting in the county. The bill was amended to remove a Title V permitting prohibition, and the committee ultimately approved it on a roll call vote. Senator Allen presented SB 1229, which would limit use of the Coastal Act’s disaster-rebuild exemption when a replacement structure would newly impede coastal public access, aiming to prevent investors from exploiting post-disaster rebuilding rules. Support came from Sierra Club, Surfrider, and other coastal advocates, who said the bill protects public access and sensitive coastal resources while still allowing homeowners to rebuild. The committee also took up the consent calendar, which included several measures such as ACR 157, SB 899, SB 949, SB 963, SB 1008, SB 1207, SB 1428, and SJR 5. Final roll calls showed SCR 136, SJR 12, SB 10, SB 675, and SB 1229 all advancing out of committee, along with the consent items.

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• guess, is what I would say the process. guess, is what I would say the process.
• , mean, really in this budgeting process, mean, really in this budgeting process, we<00:29:08.640
• So at any point in that process, that's kind of how that kind of cascades through the process.
• So at any point in that process, that's kind of how that kind of cascades through the process.
• my knowledge, we don't have any elected my knowledge, we don't have any elected officials<02:32:

Keywords: 916, all

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• Corley was process is in place. What Mr.
• It is a process. Um, as Mr.
• It is a process. Um, as Mr.
• It's just to understand the process of what we have here. >> It indicates that the prescribing process
• Describing the prescribing process and so forth.

Bills: HB161, HB146, HB289, HB290, HB31, HB146, HB289, HB290, HB31

Keywords: consumer protection, app store, age verification, parental consent, data protection, minors, HB146, ivermectin, pharmacist, standing order, prescription drug, non-patient-specific order, dispensing, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, licensed health care provider, pharmacy board, medical licensure, disciplinary action, drug access

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• And again, Senate Bill 245 clarifies the process for applicants in regard to these.
• But yes, we have had retailers who've elected not to sell these products just simply because they did
• And um but yes, we have had retailers<00:08:26.200> who've<00:08:26.480> elected<00:08:
• 27.520> not<00:08:27.880> to<00:08:28.000> sell retailers who've elected not to
• the regulation it explicitly said the legislature had to fund it, and again just issues with that process

Keywords: 958, all

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• There was some um reform process.
• , have gone through the Regents process, have gone through the Regents process, just<01:19:48.440
• people that are outside of the process. people that are outside of the process.
• And then on line 20, for meat process And then on line 20, for meat process for<02:12:25.240>
• for meat processing hiring incentives for meat processing hiring incentives extension<02:12:27.480><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 2048, an act amending Section 13-3602, relating to orders of protection, process service.
• House Bill 2048, relating to orders of protection, process service, recommends the bill be amended as
• Her career at the Legislature has continued with multiple elections and re-elections across both the
• Chapter Public Elected Official of the Year and the 2017 AFLCIO Arizona elected official of the year
• I surprised everyone that first election, including myself, because I was running to be a decoy.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Madam Leader elect, you're recognized for a question. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• I feel like in That process, they might make a provision for that.
• Leader Elect Provenzano, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• There'll be an application process that will go.
• The lenders will pay the state back, and that's through an ACD process.

Bills: HB1242, HB1250, HB1590, HB1752, HB1979, HB1983, HB2952, HB2961, HB2967, HB2973, HB2988, HB3031, HB3047, HB3052, HB3066, HB3086, HB3175, HB3177, HB3178, HB3240, HB3404, HB3429, HB3548, HB3638, HB3671, HB3704, HB3759, HB3831, HB3904, HB3920, HB3944, HB3969, HB3973, HB3975, HB3976, HB3978, HB3983, HB3984, HB4092, HB4118

Keywords: HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty, special livestock sale, tax relief, farm products, rural economy, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund

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• elected officials. elected officials.
• I think that the idea that you're getting at here, that those of us who are elected officials, we had
• , persuasion in our democratic process, persuasion in our democratic process, then<00:11:01.920><
• So, providing service of process is a lawful activity.
• So, providing service a service process So, providing service a service process is<00:21:15.480>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 2809 was taken up, and Representative Hudson moved the bill with a recommendation to the General Register. The committee adopted the author’s amendment A1, which changed the effective date from 2025 to 2026. Hudson described the bill as a narrow prohibition on protests at or around a person’s dwelling, arguing that homes deserve special protection from coercive or intimidating conduct and citing Supreme Court precedent on focused residential picketing. He said the bill would not apply to residences that also function as businesses or public meeting places and emphasized that it would apply equally to private citizens and public officials. Several members raised constitutional and drafting concerns. Representative Curran said the bill appeared too broad and could sweep in lawful expressive activity, including people standing on their own property with signs, and questioned whether it would survive constitutional scrutiny. Representative Pinto argued the bill either duplicates existing criminal laws or goes beyond the conduct Hudson described, stressing that the law should focus on conduct rather than the label of protest. Representative Bentele and Representative Hollins asked for clearer definitions of “protest,” “residence,” and whether the bill would reach sidewalks, streets, Airbnbs, and other public or mixed-use spaces. Representative Watson noted existing laws on targeted residential picketing, harassment, and stalking and asked what gap the bill was meant to fill. Hudson responded that the bill was intended to address coercive, disruptive activity and said he was open to amendments to clarify that constitutionally protected activity in places where a person has a right to be would not be affected. He argued that current laws are not always enforced consistently and that the bill would clarify legislative intent for law enforcement and prosecutors. The discussion ended without a final vote on the bill itself, after members and the author indicated a willingness to continue working on the language.

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• Basically, this is just a streamlining of the process to get more energy up and going. Thank you.
• potentially, where it's already there if it's closed down, but they can put in and streamline the process
• Madam Witt, members, as amended by the Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections, House
• Madam Wippen members, House Bill 2268, as amended by Andrew, outlines processes for the sub-lease of
• It provides a stakeholder process. Good bill. Further discussion? Seeing none.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a rapid review of a very large bill package, with the chair repeatedly asking staff to keep descriptions high level and many bills placed on third-read consent or consent calendars. A major theme was artificial intelligence: bills would require minors to be told when they are interacting with AI, allow AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, create an AI education program, privilege certain AI communications, and require K-12 instruction on ethical and practical AI use. Other education measures addressed school district superintendents, health instruction, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal development standards, and school safety, including a bill allowing concealed firearms on school grounds under specified conditions. Several health and public safety bills were also discussed. These included funding and oversight measures for childhood cancer research, nursing care complaint timelines, firefighter cancer data collection, limits on pharmacy penalties, and a bill making it a felony to administer abortion-inducing drugs without consent. Members also heard bills on overtime wage enforcement, domestic violence evidence standards in parenting cases, probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, and a measure expanding manslaughter liability to online encouragement of teen suicide. One sponsor strongly opposed a provisional medical licensing bill for foreign-trained applicants, while other sponsors emphasized rural health access, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and the need for a dental board member who is an oral surgeon. A large portion of the meeting focused on water, land, energy, and state agency oversight. Bills would streamline or change rules for small modular reactors, new power plants, water supply determinations, groundwater transportation fees, water hauling, and state land disposition. Members also considered measures affecting the State Land Department, including audits, oversight boards, continuation, land-use maps for data centers and energy projects, and rules for mineral leases and solar or wind siting. Other topics included wildlife and ranching, Mexican wolf policy, annexation, housing and development incentives, transportation and towing rules, digital driver licenses, and a proposed four-year moratorium on municipal and county fee, tax, and utility-rate increases, which drew questions about stakeholder input and the impact on enterprise funds and local utilities. No recorded roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply presented, briefly discussed, and left on consent or calendar status, with one bill noted as held in rules and another pulled for further discussion.