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• Our mission is to advance, promote, and protect the science and practice of behavior analysis.
• I personally have practice in mental health diversion. It is a crucial program to address...
• I personally have practice in mental health diversion.
• In a practical sense, also seeking mental health diversion doesn't ensure it is granted.
• There's already evidence of these practices impacting fire survivors in the LA area.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills on public safety, parole, criminal justice oversight, Proposition 36 implementation, behavioral health, gang database reform, cargo theft, and nonconsensual intimate images. The chair explained hearing procedures and noted that SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Several measures were heard but not voted on because quorum was lacking. SB 1446, a committee bill, would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make en banc votes public record, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluation of certain incarcerated people serving determinate or indeterminate terms. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association; opposition came from the Ella Baker Center, Uncommon Law, public defenders, and others who argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The author said the bill was intended to clarify review standards and improve transparency. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual/one-strike offenders from elderly parole eligibility. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association supported it, citing cases such as Gregory Vogelsang and David Funston; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and others argued elderly parole is already highly restrictive, evidence-based, and cost-effective. Vice Chair Seyarto strongly supported SB 1278, emphasizing victim justice and public safety. SB 1354 would bar out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission; a committee amendment removed a criminal penalty and left enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for Proposition 36 implementation, with committee amendments deleting a specific appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and administration, while opponents criticized the bill as fiscally reckless and duplicative. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer statewide standards for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services for children; supporters said it would improve patient safety and program integrity. SB 1210 would extend CalGang-style oversight, notice, appeal, and DOJ regulation to all gang databases, not just shared ones; supporters described harms from inaccurate, unregulated local databases, while police chiefs opposed applying the CalGang framework to all local investigative files. The committee also heard SB 1019, which would create a DOJ cargo theft task force and add reporting requirements; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, ports, and law enforcement said organized cargo theft is harming supply chains and worker safety, and no opposition was presented. Finally, SB 1217 would create a DOJ clearinghouse to help victims remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, from covered platforms; amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and clarified law enforcement’s role. The author and survivor witnesses described ongoing trauma from repeated reposting of exploitative images and argued the bill would provide a centralized removal process. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1217, with no final votes taken on the measures heard.

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• Our mission is to advance, promote, and protect the science and practice of behavior analysis.
• Law enforcement practices that claim to be race-neutral but produce overwhelmingly racial disparities
• I personally have practice in mental health diversion.
• In a practically speaking, also seeking mental health diversion doesn't ensure it is granted.
• There's already evidence of these practices impacting fire survivors in the LA area.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The agency implemented practices and clearly included the wording in draft two.
• Research and historical care practices promote connecting children to animals to support development
• historical care practices promote historical care practices promote connecting<00:59:39.280>
• step that will help keep practical step that will help keep contact<01:12:43.040> information
• These systems will only work in practice and on the ground.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , I have practiced in jurisdictions all over the state.
• , I have practiced in jurisdictions all over the state.
• The first component of this legislation establishes transparency and tenant screening practices.
• <01:29:08.159> with<01:29:08.400> the aligns our housing practices with the aligns
• our housing practices with the basic<01:29:09.120> expectation<01:29:10.480> that<01:29

Keywords: 981, all

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• The BSN completion program, for those already practicing nurses, can be completed in a year, and it's
• The second is, which sort of ties into... ...and their accounting practices.
• Is it a normal practice, I guess, of campuses to dip below?
• Zimmerman, that is a common practice. Chair Sickler and Ms.
• Zimmerman, that is a common practice among the NDUS institutions, paying a stipend.

Summary: The Higher Education Institutions Committee met on the Minot State University campus for presentations on campus operations, enrollment, and new academic initiatives. President Shirley reviewed recent audits, noting mostly clean results with only minor technical findings, and highlighted MSU’s broad academic offerings, specialized accreditations, athletics, and partnerships with Minot Air Force Base and the MSU Development Foundation. Members asked about declining interest in teacher education, tuition waivers for athletes, dual credit incentives, and how MSU decides when to launch new programs and avoid duplication within the university system. Shirley also discussed several workforce-focused initiatives supported by the Legislature’s Workforce Education Innovation Funds, including the purchase of the Trinity Health Center West building for a downtown health sciences hub, a new daycare/preschool partnership near campus, the Aspire program to recruit rural students into teaching, and a paraprofessional-to-special-education degree pathway. Enrollment data showed overall headcount was flat at just under 2,750, but full-time equivalent enrollment rose slightly and new student numbers increased, including the largest freshman class in 15 years. The committee also discussed Minot State’s in-state tuition rate for all students, its dual credit “Emerging Scholars” scholarship, and concerns about the share of high school graduates who do not immediately pursue postsecondary education. Faculty then presented two new programs funded in part by WEAF: an Innovation Engineering degree and a master’s program in counseling with an integrated addiction studies focus. The engineering program was described as industry-driven, designed with broad early coursework, hands-on learning, and local employer input to prepare students for western North Dakota workforce needs; officials said it had already drawn more applicants than expected and would use renovated library space and donated or grant-funded equipment. The counseling program will be mostly face-to-face with hybrid options, aims to address shortages in mental health and substance use providers, and is structured to help students meet licensure requirements. Committee members asked about startup costs, licensure supervision hours, and whether the programs would be on campus rather than online, and presenters said both programs had recently received required approvals and were moving forward.

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• So, here's how this bill would work in practice.
• So, here's how this bill would work in practice.
• So, here's how this bill would work in practice.
• , similar use to some of these practices, similar use to some of these practices, but<00:18:33.440
• ,<01:00:51.880> standardized includes practical, standardized includes practical, standardized

Bills: HF3279, HF1879, HF1417, HF2462

Keywords: housing, sales tax, homeownership, rent assistance, community stability, education, counseling, financial assistance, housing development, culturally appropriate services, HF1417, manufactured home parks, manufactured housing, mobile home parks, housing development fund, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, infrastructure grants, infrastructure loans, affordable housing

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• It is very important that any bill that has data practices in it come to the Judiciary and Civil Law
• <00:27:27.679> in that any bill that has data practices in that any bill that has data practices
• The implication was made, oh, that's the practice that we all adhere to.
• <00:45:20.560> that made, oh that's that's the practice that made, oh that's that's the practice
• Instead<02:00:58.639> of<02:00:58.719> the<02:00:58.880> practice<02:00:59.199><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm a prescribing psychologist practicing in the state of New Mexico.
• psychologist practicing in the state of New<00:47:40.400> Mexico.
• supervision of of practicing supervision of of practicing psychiatrists<00:48:00.720> in<
• colleagues who are advanced practice colleagues who are advanced practice nurses<00:48:57.040>
• of the APA and as practicing of the APA and as practicing psychiatrist,<00:54:05.040> I<00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint HHS, Agriculture, Environment, Energy, and Intergovernmental Affairs hearing focused first on SB 2262, a pollution and illegal dumping measure. The Department of Health said it stood on its written testimony, and public testimony included support from CARES with suggested amendments to involve the counties in standardized response planning and to address pollution caused by individuals. Members questioned the bill’s fines, where they would go, and how the department would handle carcasses and illegal dumping enforcement. DOH said administrative fines go to the general fund, criminal fines are collected by the Attorney General, carcasses are generally buried by the landowner under existing rules, and DOH mainly regulates solid waste and coordinates with counties and other agencies when violations arise. After discussion, the chair recommended SB 2262 be passed with substantial amendments. The proposed amendments would add DLNR to the task force, deposit all fines into a special fund to support enforcement, allow fines below $5,000 for littering and higher fines for excessive or chronic illegal dumping, and include a January 30, 2050 effective date. The committee adopted the recommendation, with members voting aye. The hearing then moved to the HHS calendar. On SB 2087, relating to health insurance, agencies including DHS, DCCA, the Attorney General, and Labor stood on written testimony, while several advocacy and medical groups testified in support. One Medicaid recipient opposed the bill, arguing the coverage should be immediate rather than phased in over three years. Angela Melody Young supported the bill but urged amendments to prioritize people with disabilities, kupuna, and mothers. Members questioned whether the rural health transformation program could support the bill’s deductible structure; the Department of Human Services said it was unlikely CMS would allow that level of coverage, though rural funds might help in other ways. The committee then moved on to SB 2089, which would expand services eligible for Medicaid prospective payment system reimbursement, hearing support from OHA, DHS, and others, along with testimony about mental health access and training. The transcript also began SB 2106, relating to health and eating disorder prevention, with a student testifying in support and citing youth eating disorder harms, but the discussion was cut off before any action on that bill.

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• ways that we can help some practical ways that we can help counties<00:08:21.680> join<00:08:
• that would look like in practice.
• Even with improved decontamination practices, the exposure risk is impossible to eliminate.
• 59.520> exposure decontamination practices, the exposure decontamination practices, the exposure
• As for plainclothed officers, that is a common practice.

Keywords: Reupload to restore attendance roll call Roll Call 00:00:00 Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:00:24 Presentation of the Kentucky Association of Counties Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session 00:01:48 Discussion of Legislation Concerning Firefighter Death Benefits 00:35:43 Discussion of DNA Collection in Jails for Felony Arrests 00:45:52 Discussion of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement 00:54:18 Adjournment 01:15:39, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019. KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible. Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.

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• That is and continues to be the practice in many facilities.
• That is and continues to be the practice in many facilities.
• That is and continues to be the practice in many facilities.
• <01:26:33.600> of has been the long-standing practice of has been the long-standing practice
• practice in in many of our facilities. practice in in many of our facilities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are not safe sex practices being practiced in these establishments, and I know for certain that
• There are not safe sex practices being practiced in these establishments, and I know for certain that
• There are not safe sex practices being practiced in these establishments, and I know for certain that
• So that is definitely something I just wanted to highlight: it is a best practice.
• Um we can definitely is a best practice.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So this just doesn't seem like it falls in line with current practices, and it's more of a comment, I
• So this just doesn't seem like it falls in line with current practices. ...how the state would propose
• So this just doesn't seem like it falls in line with current practices, and it's more of a comment, I
• So this just doesn't seem like it falls in line with current practices, and it's more of a comment, I
• So this just doesn't seem like it falls in line with current practices, and it's more of a comment, I

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, the LCC practice is that you would ask the chair for approval to send a designate for that meeting
• <00:02:54.720> for wanted to highlight the LCC practice for wanted to highlight the LCC practice
• consistent custom and practice, is that consistent or >> Uh, Mr.
• And then finally, there is a deep commitment on this team to making practical recommendations.
• practical recommendations. practical recommendations.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This practice enables them to easily distinguish between hatchery fish and wild fish populations.
• This practice known as mass marking.
• > easily practice enables them to easily practice enables them to easily distinguish<06:14:04.718
• Mass marking is the price practice<06:16:05.760> of<06:16:06.080> tagging<06:16:06.638>
• large<06:16:07.120> numbers<06:16:08.000> of practice of tagging large numbers

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• When we talk and when we coordinate our effort, it helps to establish best practices, um, can help us
• When we talk and when we coordinate our effort, it helps to establish best practices, um, can help us
• When we talk and when we coordinate our effort, it helps to establish best practices, um, can help us
• When we talk and when we coordinate our effort, it helps to establish best practices, um, can help us
• They hear the unfair labor practices that are filed in the state of Minnesota in the public sector.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• My point of view as an environmental scientist is that since there is a practicable alternative, which
• from... ...the problem, and I'm wondering if you know of best practices from other states around CSOs
• So are there best practices out there?
• It's practical. These systems are not new or experimental.
• lists out like multifamily, right, I don't know, is there any sort of industry standard or best practice

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a hybrid hearing with testimony on a range of environmental bills. Early testimony focused on H. 1018, which would update management of the Commonwealth’s water resources and limit new conditions on historic water registrations. Water officials from Wellesley and the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission supported the bill, arguing that drought-related restrictions on registered withdrawals are difficult to administer, create customer confusion, and can undermine utility revenue needed for infrastructure upgrades. A Massachusetts Waterworks Association representative also backed the bill, saying registered systems have long operated within their allocations and should not have those withdrawals conditioned by regulation. A major portion of the hearing centered on H. 1040, which would ban tire-derived materials on playgrounds and playing fields. The bill’s petitioner, environmental advocates, and an environmental chemist testified that crumb rubber and other tire-derived infill can release chemicals into soil and water and may pose risks to aquatic life and public health. Committee members asked about alternatives and costs; witnesses said natural grass and some organic infills are available, though more research is needed on some substitutes. Rep. Schwartz also testified on CSO-related bills, describing combined sewer overflows as a public health and environmental problem and saying the bills set deadlines but leave implementation methods to local and regional officials. Rep. Chacolo supported H. 909, a grant program for low-noise, low-emission landscape equipment, citing worker health, noise, and emissions concerns, and Sen. Cyr testified for bills addressing coastal and environmental acidification and nutrient pollution. The hearing also included extensive testimony on H. 4040, which would prevent discharge of radioactive materials from the Pilgrim decommissioning process. Speakers including a Sierra Club representative, a physician, and the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association opposed Holtec’s plan to dispose of radioactive wastewater through evaporation or discharge, citing public health, transparency, and economic risks to fisheries and coastal communities. Another large block of testimony addressed CSO legislation, especially H. 1046 and related bills for the MWRA service area. Environmental groups, residents, and river users described sewage overflows into the Charles, Mystic, and Alewife Brook, impacts on health and recreation, and the need for a timeline to eliminate or sharply reduce overflows. Industry representatives opposed the CSO and waste bills, arguing they would be costly, duplicative, and disruptive, while waste facility operators said they already use continuous emissions monitoring and comply with existing regulations. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• of color apply for the USDA program that was meant to aid those harmed by discriminatory lending practices
• one of five years where we were going to be dispersing funds for a whole range of climate-smart practices
• Often our farmers who were awarded these grants were being paid for the responsible farming practices
• They do all this using holistic, regenerative, and climate-smart practices that not only minimize negative
• In an open-water environment, these practices could be impossible or highly disruptive to the surrounding

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture opened its first hearing by outlining procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony options, and the plan to hear 27 bills in docket order. The committee then took testimony on H.11/S.53, a resolve promoting equity in agriculture, with advocates from the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership, and urban farming organizations describing racial and economic disparities in farming, lack of data on BIPOC farmers, barriers to land and capital, and the need for a commission to collect information and recommend policy changes. Committee members asked questions about the importance of data collection and future policy development, and the bill was repeatedly urged to be reported favorably out of committee. Testimony also supported H.118, which would create a special commission to examine the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. The Amherst Survival Center described serving 1.6 million meals last year and explained that food pantries are now functioning as essential parts of the state’s food system while relying heavily on donations, volunteers, and unstable funding. Members discussed the need for a more holistic look at food security infrastructure. The committee then heard H.119/S.60 on climate change impacts on farms and fisheries, with regional planners and farm advocates describing flood damage, rising costs, canceled federal climate-smart funding, and the need for direct state support for adaptation, resilience, and infrastructure improvements. The committee also heard testimony on H.125/H.142/S.65, a healthy soils bill, from landscape professionals who said construction sites often leave poor or stripped soil and that the bill would require better post-construction soil standards to support healthier landscapes and reduce long-term maintenance and environmental problems. Finally, the committee took extensive testimony on H.127, which would prohibit aquaculture of octopus for human consumption. Supporters, including legislators, scientists, veterinarians, students, and animal welfare advocates, argued octopus are highly intelligent and sentient, cannot be farmed humanely, and that octopus aquaculture would create environmental harms such as waste runoff, pressure on wild fish stocks, and ecosystem disruption. No votes were taken during the hearing; the bills were heard and testimony was received.

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• and dental practices, which happen to be an area with lots and lots of overlapping guardrails, for,
• AB 2624 provides a practical and proven solution by allowing eligible individuals to participate.
• AB 2624 provides a practical and proven solution by allowing eligible individuals to participate in the
• This is all part of California's work to introduce the practice of deliberative democracy as another
• AB 883 takes a practical, balanced approach that strengthens California's existing privacy framework,

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Prior to joining the bench, he built a distinguished career in private practice, focusing on complex
• Because of my experience, because I was putting criminal procedure into practice as a police officer,
• Professor Kenneth Lawson Prior to joining the bench, he built a distinguished career in private practice
• Because of my experience, because I was putting criminal procedure into practice as a police officer,
• putting criminal procedure into practice putting criminal procedure into practice as<00:16:36.680

Bills: HB2241, HB1163, HB1514, HB1696, HB2021, SB2135, SB2466, SB2727, SB3082, SB3097, SB2861, SCR100, SB3096, SB99, SB2138, HB2289, HB2319, HB1711, HB2270, SB3138, SB3076, HB1642, HB2338, HB2171, HB1785, SB2881, HB2505, SB2552, HB1518, HB1815, SB3125, SB3234, SCR162, SB2614, SB3118, SB2053, SB2494, SB2851, SB3073, HB1678, HB1721, HB2475, HB2246, HB1667, HB1516, SB2532, SB3131, SB3154, HB2297, HB1737, SB2143, SB2398, SB2623, HB1740, HB1920, HB1682, SB2153, SB3140, HB2158, HB1718, HB2207, HB1801, SB3229, SB2338, SB3069, SB2600, HB2300, HB1800, HB1960, SB2999, SB2060, SB2866, SB2239, HB1741, HB1713, HB2023, HB2417, SB2877, SB2598, SB2921, SB2645, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2329, HB2339, HB1838, HB1509, HB1661, HB2271, HB2272, HB2344, HB1888, HB1707, SB2340, HB2474, HB1576, HB1853, HB1804, HB1854, HB2095, HB2050, HB472, SB3215, SB2247, SB2400, HB1618, HB1802, HB1969, HB1541, HB2310, HB2498, HB2443, HB2218, HB649, HB2104, HB1710, SB2802, HB1973, HB1974, HB1894, HB1891, HB1890, SB177, SB2101, SB3320, SB2487, HB2429, HB1870, HB1839, HB2583, HB1391, HB2094, SB2671, SB2673, SB2892, SB2057, SB3245, HB306, HB2592, SB3157, SB3204, SB3324, SB2580, SB2074, SB411, SB3025, SB2934, SB2567, SB2125, SB3238, SB2367, SB2599, SB3007, SB2001, SB2756, SB3029

Keywords: renewable energy, income tax credit, solar energy, wind energy, low-income households, energy policy, commercial drivers license, non-domiciled, federal regulations, commercial learner's permit, citizenship, lawful residency, Department of Transportation, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, injury recovery, employment services, return to work, commercial driving, driver's license

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• Um, this bill is not a call to end boating, but it is a call for responsible boating practices.
• and I are gathering food, we shouldn't have to worry about getting hurt by irresponsible boating practices
• <00:05:45.759> I<00:05:46.000> wouldn't responsible voting practices.
• I wouldn't responsible voting practices.
• <00:09:24.800> or irresponsible boating practices or irresponsible boating practices or getting

Keywords: 1183, house