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• Resolution 205, commending and honoring Alan Johnson for his contributions to addressing substance and behavioral
• Alan Johnson for his 30 years of excellent service and contributions to addressing substance and behavioral
• 18:30.760> honor<00:18:31.360> of Alan is my expert to call on substance abuse and behavioral
• Even though Alan is retiring, I know he will still be deeply involved in behavioral health and substance

Bills: HR206, SB3083, SB2377, SB2816, SB3248, SB2436, SB2259, SB2928, SB2577, SB2697, SB2399, SB2665, SB2851, SB3102, SB2521, SB3157, SB3255, SB3016, SB2765, SB1432, SB17, SB2401, SB2972, SB3014, SB3032, SB3137, SB847, SB2261, SB2271, SB2272, SB2804, SB3007, SB3019, SB3250, SB2603, SB3022, SB2256, SB2147, SB2014, SB2114, SB2115, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3095, SB3144, SB3264, SB2325, SB2211, SB3245, SB2090, SB2803, SB2866, SB2250, SB2497, SB2032, SB2487, SB3136, SB2756, SB2615, SB3262, SB2024, SB2177, SB2552, SB2319, SB2407, SB2153, SB2321, SB2805, SB3010, SB2892, SB2781, SB2489, SB2174, SB2169, SB3123

Keywords: Robert Bob Toyofuku, Hawaii legal community, House Resolution, commendation, honorary resolution, legal education, continuing legal education, CLE, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii law school, Pacific Law Institute, attorney training, legal ethics, professional responsibility, legal mentorship, legal profession, court-annexed arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, appellate decisions, Hawaii Supreme Court

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• experiencing severe workforce shortages of physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, and behavioral
• Regents analysis, Arizona needs an additional 14,291 registered nurses, 3,644 physicians, and 2,419 behavioral
• to remind members that pursuant to House Rule 1, the House may punish its members for disorderly behavior
• The behavior described is reprehensible and must be unequivocally condemned.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• This carries the health committees' MinnesotaCare adjustment, medical assistance, and the behavioral
• 01:33.000> assistance<00:01:34.000> and<00:01:34.320> the<00:01:34.560> behavioral
• medical assistance and the behavioral medical assistance and the behavioral health<00:01:35.280>

Bills: HF2995, HF2434

Keywords: human services, funding, appropriations, MinnesotaCare, behavioral health, general assistance, healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• Please refrain from profanity or uncivil behavior.
• Such behavior may be grounds for removal from a hearing without the ability to rejoin.
• Please refrain from profanity or uncivil behavior.
• Such behavior may be grounds for removal from a hearing without the ability to rejoin.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Housing met on March 21, 2025, first taking testimony on several resolutions related to housing policy and building codes. HCR 1/HR 1 urged HHFDC to continue working with the City and County of Honolulu to transfer roads in the Villages of Kapolei; the committee noted one supportive testimony from HHFDC. HCR 66/HR 60 sought action by the State Building Code Council to authorize point access block, or single-stair, residential construction up to six stories; testimony included support from Housing Hawaiʻi Future and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaiʻi, and opposition from the AIA Hawaiʻi State Council. HCR 67 asked state and county officials to develop a comprehensive strategy for updated building codes; Grassroots Institute testimony was in support and AIA Hawaiʻi State Council was in opposition. HCR 78 addressed housing credits under Act 31, clarifying that qualifying projects approved before July 1, 2031, would remain eligible after repeal; HHFDC and Na Uho testified in support. HR 147 proposed a legislative working group to oversee DHHL’s use of Act 279 funds; DHHL supported the measure, along with one individual supporter who was not present. No public testimony was offered beyond those submissions, and the committee moved to decision-making after a short recess. In decision-making, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass HCR 1/HR 1 as is, with several members excused. HCR 66/HR 60 was also passed as is after discussion emphasizing the potential for lower construction costs, more design flexibility, and better ventilation from single-stair buildings. HCR 67 was passed with amendments, including removing the housing committee chairs from the recipient list and adding language calling for reinstating and adequately funding the State Building Code Council so it can carry out its mandate. HCR 78 was passed as is, and HR 147 was passed as is after brief supportive comments about DHHL accountability. The meeting then adjourned.

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• into care, not because of abuse or neglect that they experienced at home, but because of an unmet behavioral
• I was wondering, top 3, top 5, what are the mental health, uh, behavioral, uh, issues that these children
• have, um, had a history of self-harm, of suicidal ideation, of different types of maybe aggressive behaviors
• , struggling with self-harm, struggling with suicidal ideation, running away a lot, um, a lot of behaviors

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• into care not because of abuse or neglect that they experienced at home but because of an unmet behavioral
• mistake okay representative Manuel I was wondering top three top five what are the mental health behavioral
• have. had a history of self-harm, of suicidal ideation, of different types of... maybe aggressive behaviors
• , struggling with self-harm, struggling with suicidal ideation. and running away a lot, a lot of behaviors

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Mental health and behavioral health care is also another one.
• And I think part of this is attributable to the lack of coverage we have for mental behavioral health
• >> Madam Chairman, uh, Senator Grums, Wyoming Behavioral Institute.
• Um, it also I think is whether consciously or not a major shaping tool in patient behavior.
• I think it's really hard to change human behavior. We know that.

Keywords: 916, all

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• There is no commercially available technology that can reliably estimate a user's age from behavioral
• 00:26:17.360> user's<00:26:17.760> age<00:26:18.000> from<00:26:18.240> behavioral
• estimate a user's age from behavioral estimate a user's age from behavioral data<00:26:19.120>
• anything around this issue is the vulnerability of kids who are being preyed upon. changes in his behavior
• So I do support changes in his behavior.

Keywords: Meeting start: 00:00 Roll call: 00:05 HB 227 discussion: 01:10 HB 227 voting: 49:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum to consider House Bill 227, a time-sensitive measure focused on social media use by minors. The bill sponsor, Rep. Matt Lockett, and supporters including counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, the Attorney General’s office, and the Family Foundation argued that social media is addictive and harmful to children, contributes to mental health problems and exploitation, and that the bill would give parents more control while regulating addictive features rather than banning speech. Supporters said the bill is narrowly tailored, content-neutral, and designed to withstand constitutional scrutiny; the Attorney General’s office said it would defend the bill if challenged and described ongoing multi-state litigation against major platforms. One committee member also described seeing inappropriate AI-generated content on a 16-year-old’s phone as an example of the problem the bill seeks to address. Opposition testimony came from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, NetChoice, and the Computer and Communications Industry Association. They argued the bill raises First Amendment concerns because it conditions minors’ access on parental consent, regulates how private platforms communicate with users, and could function as a de facto speech ban. They also warned that the age-estimation requirement could force platforms to collect more sensitive data, creating privacy and security risks, and that the ban on “addictive features” was overly broad and could sweep in personalized feeds, notifications, autoplay, and other common tools. Opponents said the bill could especially harm vulnerable youth who rely on online access for community or safety information and urged the committee to craft a constitutional alternative. During questions, members asked how the state could enforce the law against national companies and were told enforcement would come through the Attorney General within Kentucky and potentially through multi-state litigation. Members also discussed the bill’s practical effects, including advertising revenue from youth users and the need for guardrails to protect children. The discussion continued with questions about the bill’s scope, parental consent, age estimation, and liability provisions, but no final vote or other committee action was shown in the excerpt.

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• Uh, this gives us a huge surface area to volume ratio, which changes the behavior in reactions and other
• Um, this gives us a huge surface area to volume ratio, which changes the behavior in reactions and other
• <00:08:23.840> uh<00:08:24.000> in which changes the behavior uh in which changes the
• behavior uh in reactions<00:08:24.960> and<00:08:25.199> and<00:08:25.440> other
• fluid because change the behavior of the fluid because of<00:32:34.000> the<00:32:34.240>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:58 Approval of Minutes 03:05 Member Comments 03:18 Nanotechnologies in Energy 06:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee met and approved the minutes, then heard announcements and introductions from members and guests, including an invitation to an East Kentucky trail ride opening and welcomes for new EPIC and Kentucky Coal Association representatives and several constituents. After the opening business, the committee turned to a presentation on nanotechnology and energy applications by Rodney Andrews of the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research. Andrews explained how nanoscale materials behave differently because of their size and surface area, and described uses in consumer products, batteries, solar panels, catalysts, coatings, sensors, and energy storage. Members asked about the relationship between nanomaterials and coal, and Andrews said carbon nanotubes can be made from coal-derived hydrocarbons, which members noted as an opportunity for Kentucky’s coal and manufacturing sectors. He also discussed work on improved solar coatings, more stable perovskites, fuel-processing catalysts, hydrogen storage, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, electromagnetic shielding, and conductive yarns and fabrics. The presentation also covered more advanced applications such as thermoelectric textiles, power transmission materials, thermal transport composites for aerospace, nanofluids for cooling, and fusion reactor shielding. In the final discussion, members raised questions about electromagnetic pulse protection and quantum computing; Andrews said the materials discussed could absorb and spread energy and that shielding applications may help with EMPs, while quantum computing remains limited by extremely low operating temperatures. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• Um, that's so important with changing behavior. Um, so I really appreciate this approach.
• Um, that's so important with changing behavior. Um, so I really appreciate this approach.
• opposed to um general health behaviors opposed to um general health behaviors which<01:19:52.080
• <01:21:50.960> Um<01:21:51.280> so important with changing behavior.
• Um so important with changing behavior.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• It does not demonstrate levels of fraudulent behavior.
• It does not demonstrate levels of fraudulent behavior.
• It does not demonstrate levels of fraudulent behavior.
• And it also helps to detect if there is concerning behavior.
• And it also helps to detect if there is concerning behavior.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Walton County Deputy Will May, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for April 3, 2025 was adopted, and CS/HB 947 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The chamber then moved through a series of bills, mostly reviser and technical measures, with several companion Senate bills substituted and passed: SB 36 (Florida statutes adoption act), SB 42 (general reviser’s bill), SB 40 (deleting inoperative statutory provisions), and SB 38 (renaming references from the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services to the Division of Criminal Investigations). All of those passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The House also passed HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders, requiring clerks to electronically send certain petitions, notices, summonses, and orders within six hours, including Baker Act, Marchman Act, and risk protection order documents. Members discussed whether judges needed to direct transmission and whether there were fail-safes if clerks did not comply. HB 615, on electronic delivery of notices between landlords and tenants, was amended to strengthen tenant protections and passed 108-0. HB 655 establishing a regulatory framework for pet insurance, HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements, and HB 1145 on workforce education also passed, with HB 1145 receiving 100 yeas and 4 nays. HB 649, removing the paper supervised protocol for certified registered nurse anesthetists, passed 77-30 after structured debate. A major portion of the meeting focused on CS/HB 1205, which would significantly revise Florida’s citizen initiative process. The bill adds a $1 million bond requirement after 25% of required signatures are collected, requires petition handlers to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, imposes background checks and training for paid circulators, shortens petition turn-in deadlines to 10 days, increases penalties, adds signature revocation notices, and creates additional criminal penalties and enforcement provisions. Supporters argued the changes were needed to address fraud and protect petition integrity; opponents said the bill would burden First Amendment activity and make citizen-led amendments much harder to qualify. Numerous amendments were offered, including proposals to remove sensitive personal information from petition forms, soften deadlines and penalties, change validation thresholds, and alter the estimating conference process; most failed, though one amendment clarifying who pays for background checks was adopted. The transcript ends during continued debate on an amendment to strike most of the bill and prohibit public funds from being used to advocate for or against constitutional amendments.

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• We're not stopping all bad driving behaviors; we're building a holistic. system that encourages better
• national speakers to talk about what engineering strategies can be used to calm down bad driving behavior
• And at the same time, when we don't have roads that accommodate for human behavior that we know exists
• We also can't tell you what the risky behaviors on those roads are, such as excessive speeding or texting
• with some other consulting firms that can give us data on near misses or can give us data on risky behavior

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• advantaged kids with early childhood education, as well as health, nutrition, social, emotional, behavioral
• advantaged kids with early childhood education, as well as health, nutrition, and social, emotional, behavioral
• education at California Polytechnic University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Behavioral
• He served honorably in Vietnam and later earned a degree in behavioral sciences from Cal Poly.
• He served honorably in Vietnam and later earned a degree in behavioral sciences from Cal Poly.

Summary: The Assembly met with a quorum present after a roll call and prayer, then proceeded through routine journal, procedural, and guest-introduction business. Members recognized several guests, including local district officials, Japanese business leaders, and students/interns, and the chamber also observed remarks about the Texas flooding tragedy during the prayer. The body then moved through the daily file, including second-reading items and concurrence votes on AB 390, which expands the slow-down/move-over law to stationary vehicles, and AB 1478, which allows retailers to absorb mattress recycling fees; both measures had Senate amendments concurred in by recorded vote. The Assembly adopted AJR 12, a bipartisan resolution recognizing Head Start Month and urging Congress and the President to protect and increase Head Start funding. Multiple members spoke in support, emphasizing the program’s role in early education, health, nutrition, and family support, especially in rural and low-income communities; the resolution received 70 ayes and no noes after 69 co-authors were added. The chamber also adopted ACR 96, designating a portion of Highway 101 in Humboldt County as the Patty Berg Memorial Highway, and SCR 50, which calls for state review of climate adaptation and maladaptation criteria to improve climate resilience planning; both measures passed without opposition. On the consent calendar, the Assembly added co-authors to ACR 81 and adopted the second-day consent calendar and remaining consent items, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The body also approved a motion to return AB 529 from engrossing and enrolling to the Senate for further action. The session concluded with numerous adjournment-in-memory tributes, most notably for Rincon Tribal Council Chairman Bo Mazzetti and former legislative secretary George Steffes, followed by a moment of silence for each and adjournment until Monday, July 14 at 1 p.m.

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• Academy, which is a setting for school and serves students with the highest level of needs, including behavioral
• needs, emotional and behavioral disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and severe cognitive disabilities
• students who require significant support are not able to remain in their normal schools because their behavior
• Students who require significant support are not able to remain in their normal schools because their behavior
• For students with the most intensive needs, those with significant behavioral challenges, autism spectrum

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• to earn badges that designate that the students have acquired specific job skills and particular behaviors
• to earn badges that designate that the students have acquired specific job skills and particular behaviors
• to earn badges that designate that the students have acquired specific job skills and particular behaviors
• Now we have some folks waving in support: Melissa Olive with the Florida Association for Behavior Analysts
• The lack of sleep causes emotional dysregulation, leading to abnormal behavior.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum present and observed a moment of silence for Senator Geraldine Thompson. The committee first took up CS/SB 102, a bill by Senator Gates directing the Department of Education to develop a workforce credential program for students with autism spectrum disorder or students on a modified curriculum, in coordination with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA. Supporters said the bill would help autistic students gain job skills and workplace safety credentials, while an opponent argued the bill should clearly make participation voluntary, expand to other exceptional student groups, include funding, and add stronger accountability. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 166, the Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools bill by Senator Simon. The bill would reduce or remove several state mandates and give districts more flexibility on testing, teacher evaluations, contracts and certification, school board operations, instructional materials timelines, audits, facilities planning, emergency make-up days, federal fund use, and public VPK oversight. Senators asked about the impact on student proficiency, teacher evaluations, and the transfer of public VPK oversight to districts; Simon said the tests would remain but count as 30 percent of the grade, districts would retain flexibility in evaluation measures, and only public VPK would shift to districts. Public testimony was largely supportive, with some speakers praising reduced testing and local control, while one senator cautioned that Florida still has a math proficiency problem. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 296 by Senator Bradley, which would repeal the 2023 statewide mandate requiring later middle and high school start times and return the decision to local districts, while still requiring districts to inform the community about the health, safety, and academic impacts of sleep deprivation and consider later start times. Supporters argued the mandate created transportation, staffing, and scheduling problems and that local control was more practical, while opponents emphasized sleep science and the benefits of later start times for teens. Several senators discussed the tension between research and district resources, and the bill sponsor said the measure preserves the conversation about sleep while allowing local scheduling decisions. CS/SB 296 was reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.

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• BROWARD ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL AND THE GED PROGRAM AND ATTENDING REGULARLY. 62% OF THEM REDUCING THEIR BEHAVIOR
• WE KNOW THE IMPACT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION.
• SERVICES PROVIDED ARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, CARE COORDINATION, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY AND LIFE
• UNDERSTANDING HOW TRAUMA AFFECTS BEHAVIOR AND EQUIPPING MENTORS WITH INTERPRETING AND RESPONDING TO BEHAVIOR

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• lawsuit, the federal district judge Tonheim just yesterday issued an order prohibiting this kind of behavior
• issued an order prohibiting this<01:07:27.920> kind<01:07:28.079> of<01:07:28.319> behavior
• especially in South Minneapolis, but it didn't catch headlines in a way that mobilized any major real interventions
• with Monarcha training motans on how to legally observe federal agents without obstruction or intervention
• And when we dare to question this behavior, we are being told that this is happening for our safety.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The hearing of the Minnesota Senate Select Subcommittee on Federal Impacts on Minnesotans and Economic Stability focused on federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, especially ICE and CBP operations, and their alleged constitutional and civil-rights impacts. Opening remarks from both parties emphasized the need for calm, cooperation, and public safety, though they sharply differed on the causes of the current situation. Republican members argued that violent criminal undocumented immigrants should be removed and that state and local officials should cooperate with federal authorities. Senator McEwen and other Democrats described the federal presence as abusive and terrorizing, citing deaths, family separations, and community fear, and called for accountability and truth-telling. The chair also held a moment of silence for Renee Mlin Good and Alex Prey before testimony began. Testimony from the ACLU of Minnesota and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota described what they said was a large-scale federal enforcement operation, including Operation Metro Surge, with widespread alleged violations of the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Tenth, and other constitutional amendments. Witnesses cited alleged racial profiling, warrantless arrests, excessive force, denial of counsel, detention out of state, and failure to comply with court orders. They referenced specific cases involving Susan Tinure, Abdi Khadir Nure, Victor Manuel Diaz, and others, as well as reports of journalists and community members being threatened or detained while documenting ICE activity. The witnesses also said the federal government’s lack of transparency makes it difficult to know how many people have been detained or deported and argued that the harm extends to both immigrants and citizens. Committee members asked questions about ICE entering homes without judicial warrants, federal claims about constitutional limits, and access to counsel for detainees moved out of state. The witnesses said that out-of-state detention, poor locator systems, paid phone access, and lack of privacy make legal representation difficult or impossible, and that civil-rights remedies often come too late because people are removed before cases are resolved. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the committee moved from opening statements into testimony and member questions.

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• The behavior may include but is not limited to deliberate acts of establishing an emotional connection
• The behavior may include but is not limited to deliberate acts of establishing an emotional connection
• The behavior may include but is not limited to deliberate acts of establishing an emotional connection
• The behavior may include but is not limited to deliberate acts of establishing an emotional connection
• The behavior may include but is not limited to deliberate acts of establishing an emotional connection

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• needs, um, emotional with behavioral needs, um, emotional and,<00:03:07.360> um,<00:03:08.159
• > emotional<00:03:08.480> and<00:03:08.640> behavioral and, um, emotional and behavioral
• and, um, emotional and behavioral disorders,<00:03:09.760> autism<00:03:10.319> spectrum
• <00:03:21.440> disrupts schools because their behavior disrupts schools because their behavior
• Thank you, Madam Chair. ...significant behavioral challenges, autism spectrum disorder, or cognitive

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• or may have some medical behaviors or may have some medical issues<00:26:45.159> um<00:26:46.159
• I'm a senior policy analyst at DHHS for Behavioral Health, and I'm here to take any questions.
• Health and here to take any Behavioral Health and here to take any questions<00:45:38.720> geez
• chat box that mimic child's Behavior chat box that mimic child's Behavior with<01:08:45.359>
• Tell me about my sheriff so I see in the room, so I better be on best behavior.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all