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• folks, but also to keep the program open during the summer months to help with cooling needs and prevent
• A good measure of affordability is energy burden, the percent of household income that's spent on energy
• 00:02:19.840><c> cooling</c><00:02:20.160><c> needs</c><00:02:20.440><c> and</c><00:02:20.599><c> prevent
• </c><00:02:20.920><c> shut</c> help with cooling needs and prevent shut help with cooling needs and prevent
• </c><00:04:26.880><c> of</c> unaffordable a good measure of unaffordable a good measure of affordability

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 771, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion. The bill would create a state supplemental grant program to build on LIHEAP, with the goal of expanding energy assistance beyond the winter season to cover summer cooling needs and reduce utility shutoffs. Representative Craft said the proposal would use existing LIHEAP systems, help more eligible households, and support related services like weatherization. The committee adopted the author’s amendment, DE2, without objection. Supporters testified that energy costs remain unaffordable for many Minnesotans, especially in rural areas and among low-income households, seniors, and people using delivered fuels. Annie Levenson-Faulk of the Citizens Utility Board said only about a quarter of eligible households receive assistance, summer shutoffs are common, and cooling needs have grown significantly. Trisha Leite of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association, Amanda Macky of Minnesota Valley Action Council, and Ken Schum of the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association all supported the bill, saying year-round assistance would help households, reduce disconnects, stabilize demand for aid, and ease pressure on utility rates. Michael Schmitz of the Department of Commerce said Minnesota has received about $112 million in LIHEAP funds so far this year and is awaiting additional federal money; he also noted recent funding has been lower than in prior years and inflation has reduced its value. Members discussed the scale of utility shutoffs, the increase in cooling demand, and whether the bill addresses root causes or serves as a temporary fix. Representative Weiner argued that the state should focus on keeping more money in taxpayers’ pockets and reducing the need for subsidies, while Representative Craft responded that the underlying issue is low incomes and widening wealth inequality, and that policies like the child tax credit are better ways to address poverty. The chair also asked how LIHEAP dollars flow, and Commerce said most benefits are paid directly to utilities on behalf of households rather than as direct cash payments to recipients.

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• </c><00:43:04.400><c> In</c> measures to protect our communities.
• In measures to protect our communities.
• HR 276 consideration of two measures.
• </c><02:27:51.520><c> the</c> benchmark by which we measure the benchmark by which we measure the successes
• We're not in extraordinary measures.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This hearing is the first of two hearings we will have for Senate measures.
• We have three measures on consent.
• With that, I look forward to supporting the measure here today. Do we have a motion?
• That measure is 10 ayes and it's out. Thank you so much, Senator.
• That measure is out with 10 votes.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This will also help with retention, preventing burnout.
• From that perspective, I see this as actually a cost-savings measure because I don't know the average
• Prevention and intervention is to prevent or intervene if a violent altercation is about to happen.
• , and there is no reason to defund violence prevention.
• I must go to public safety; I must go to law enforcement and crime prevention.

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• ><c> minority</c><00:24:14.960><c> members</c> measures before us, all minority members measures before
• On the measures before us, all Speaker.
• On the measures before us, all majority members vote aye.
• On the measures before us, all majority members vote aye.
• On the measures before us, all majority members vote aye.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Without it, believe a measured request.
• </c> Senate file 1580, Violence Prevention Senate file 1580, Violence Prevention Research<00:26:00.720
• So it's a stopgap measure.
• These are all homelessness prevention.
• </c><01:21:28.800><c> Uh</c> relevant to prevent further harm. Uh relevant to prevent further harm.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• These measures, Mr.
• These measures, Mr. foreign assistance. These measures, Mr.
• </c> diplomacy prevents conflict, development diplomacy prevents conflict, development reduces<01:28:
• </c> surveillance and prevention programs. surveillance and prevention programs.
• </c> and helped to prevent a mass shooting. and helped to prevent a mass shooting.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It's a state performance standard system measure, or an SPSS.
• here goes through and u the measure here goes through 6:3025. 6:3025. 6:3025.
• in</c><00:15:02.880><c> place</c><00:15:03.040><c> to</c><00:15:03.279><c> prevent</c> what measures
• were in place to prevent what measures were in place to prevent it<00:15:03.760><c> from</c><00:15:04.000
• Uh what measures are it from happening.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Human Services met to review budget items carved out in the prior session budget, including long-term care surveyor contracts, funding for local health departments, and expansion of the central laboratory. The committee approved the June 4 minutes and then heard an update from the Office of Inspector General’s Division of Health Care on long-term care certification surveys and complaint investigations. Officials said the $1 million annual appropriation for contracted survey work, along with salary increases and other resources, helped the state reduce its backlog. They reported that Kentucky completed 101 long-term care certification surveys in fiscal year 2024, up from 28 in fiscal year 2023, and had completed 186 surveys by July 7, 2025, with a goal of 40 to 50 more before the end of fiscal year 2025. Outstanding complaints fell from 1,565 at the end of fiscal year 2024 to 695 by July 7, 2025, and outstanding priority-one or immediate-jeopardy complaints were reduced to zero. Members asked about the definition of priority-one cases, survey timing, the number of facilities still overdue, vacancy rates, federal funding reliance, and the use of contract surveyors. Officials said priority-one cases involve serious harm or high risk of harm, that surveys are required within a 12- to 15.7-month window, and that the agency now has 40 contract surveyors and an outside team option. Several members praised the progress but warned that delays in surveys can endanger residents and urged continued funding and monitoring. The committee then began hearing from Mike Tuggle of the Department of Public Health on the Public Health Transformation Initiative, with Tuggle noting the legislation’s importance to public health financing. The transcript cuts off as he began his remarks.

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• This is for veteran's suicide prevention, so I think it's important. Senator Burgess for a motion.
• This is for veteran's suicide prevention, so I think it's important.
• This is for veteran's suicide prevention, so I think it's important. Senator Burgess for a motion.
• The Legislature shall consider only the following measures: 1.
• Be it further resolved that all other measures in both houses are indefinitely postponed and withdrawn

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into special order and returning messages. Early floor action included passage of HB 6503 (relief for Mandy Penny Lamon by Sarasota County), HB 1123 (sewer collection systems), HB 211 (farm products), and a joint resolution on ad valorem tax exemption for agricultural tangible personal property, all approved without opposition. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the chamber recessed and later returned to messages from the House. The Senate then took up a series of House amendments and conference-style motions on major bills. SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response was amended and concurred in after debate over hurricane recovery, local government moratoriums, evacuation timing in the Keys, and property tax and redevelopment provisions; it passed 34-1. CS/HB 1609 on waste incineration and auxiliary containers was heavily debated over plastic and polystyrene preemption, local beach and park regulations, and landfill/incinerator provisions, then passed 26-10. CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiatives was amended to allow volunteers to carry up to 25 petitions without registration/training and passed 28-9. The Senate also refused to concur in a House amendment to SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, and in SB 116 on veterans, seeking to restore funding for veteran suicide prevention. Later, the chamber approved or advanced several education and health-related bills. CS/HB 1255 on education was amended and passed, with changes to school readiness and other education provisions. CS/HB 875 on educator preparation passed after discussion of cognitive science, classroom management, teacher excellence programs, and the phaseout of the general knowledge test. CS/HB 1105, a large education package, passed after debate over charter school conversions, cell phone restrictions, and other school governance changes. In health care, CS/HB 1427 was introduced as a comprehensive package combining multiple health-related provisions, though the excerpt ends before final action on that bill. Throughout the day, the Senate also concurred or refused to concur in various House amendments on mental health, financial institutions, land development, brownfields, and out-of-network provider legislation, with votes generally recorded and several measures passing on divided but mostly favorable roll calls.

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• Does this prevent state agencies from having accounts for Idahoans? Mr.
• an agency from, data beyond a transaction, does this now prevent an agency from holding accounts, for
• Does this prevent state agencies from having accounts for Idahoans? Mr.
• It promotes transparency in crypto transactions and prevents misuse for illegal activities like money
• Third, it prevents false representations of professional care.

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, opened with prayer honoring Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboom, and approved the journal. The chamber then handled routine committee and House messages, including referrals of several Senate and House bills to standing committees, reports of enrolled measures, and gubernatorial and House transmittals. Senators also briefly returned House Bill 545 to committee because it had not been properly reported. The main floor action centered on several third-reading bills. Senate Bill 1299, limiting government use of digital identification and protecting physical ID and device privacy, passed 35-0 after debate about privacy, enforcement, and whether it would affect agency accounts. Senate Bill 1335, extending service obligations for state-supported veterinary students, passed 33-2. Senate Bill 1330, raising the small-claims limit from $5,000 to $15,000, passed unanimously by reused roll call. Senate Bill 1359, the Virtual Currency Kiosk Fraud Prevention Act, drew the most debate over consumer protection versus regulation; it passed 19-16. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 1348 on public outdoor target ranges and Pittman-Robertson funds, Senate Bill 1376 on declarations of candidacy, and Senate Bill 1378 modernizing off-road vehicle account and trail funding rules. Later, the chamber took up several appropriation bills: House Bills 868, 869, 870, 871, and 876 all passed, covering PERSI, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, OITS, the State Tax Commission, and the State Board of Education/higher education budgets. Those budget bills prompted extended debate over funding levels, tax collection, cybersecurity, and especially cuts to universities, community colleges, and career technical education, but each ultimately passed.

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• Respect for life demands prevention. Ms. Melissa, I need you to finish your sentence.
• This legislation is measured, reasonable, and necessary.
• And I'm here to try to prevent that from happening with the current iteration. Taylor v.
• And I'm here to try to prevent that from happening with the current iteration of this bill.
• So the corrective measure... Article 779 reflects that right as well.

Bills: HB36, HB52, HB56, HB68, HB92, HB119, HB140, HB147, HB160, HB171, HB289, HB351, HB552, HB784

Keywords: HB 36, Act 780, Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District, juvenile justice, juveniles, Evangeline Parish, regional district, board of commissioners, commission membership, Louisiana juvenile law, R.S. 15:1109, R.S. 15:1109.1, parish governance, district boundaries, local government, HB 52, Act 192, Louisiana criminal procedure, misdemeanor jury trial, six-person jury

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• </c> in part to relatively High measured in part to relatively High measured inflation<00:28:58.559><
• </c> is going to have have a higher measured is going to have have a higher measured cross<00:58:55.160
• </c><01:05:07.359><c> and</c> about any kid um as a cost measure and about any kid um as a cost measure
• </c> to create a process to describe measure to create a process to describe measure and<01:44:06.920
• </c><01:44:45.400><c> effectiveness</c> collection plan to measure effectiveness collection plan to measure

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and then start new measures.
• </c><00:15:15.680><c> of</c> report didn't show any measurements of report didn't show any measurements
• </c><00:15:42.360><c> and</c> where we close out the old measures and where we close out the old measures
• </c> do any training so that you can prevent do any training so that you can prevent these<00:29:49.200
• </c> as well as uh any security measures as well as uh any security measures there<02:20:09.800><c> um

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And the preventative part of it is to have fires that are conducted in a way that prevents somebody from
• And the preventative part of it is to have fires that are conducted in a way that prevents somebody from
• ><c> part</c> at prevention.
• And the preventative part at prevention.
• </c> conducted in a way that prevents conducted in a way that prevents somebody<00:12:05.120><c> from

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then adopted the consent calendar without objection. On the regular calendar, it took up a Health and Human Services Medicaid rule on laboratory services. Committee members questioned why an expired rule was still needed and whether any fees, fines, or appeals had occurred during the lapse. DHHS staff said there were no fees or fines, the service remains in the state Medicaid plan, providers continued to be reimbursed under the billing manual, and there had been no known appeals. The committee then approved the rule. The next item was a Natural Resources rule package covering wood processing mills, wood concentration yards, forestry health, forest fire, and administrative fines. Representative Leon pulled the item from consent and objected to the rule’s repeated 5-inch diameter limit for burnable material, arguing that the statute authorizes permits for camp or cooking fires but does not clearly authorize a diameter limit, and that larger wood can be responsibly burned or otherwise managed in forested properties. DNCR’s forest protection chief responded that the 5-inch limit is intended to reduce smoldering and wildfire risk, align with DEES air rules defining brush as 5 inches or less, and keep backyard burning consistent with air-quality regulations. He said larger material can be handled through other permitting processes and that the rule is meant to educate the public and prevent unsafe burning. Members continued to debate whether the rule exceeded statutory authority and whether it was practical for landowners managing larger wooded parcels. One member suggested narrowing the 5-inch restriction in the category 4 permit language, while another noted the statute appears to speak in terms of small or large amounts of material rather than a specific diameter. The discussion ended without a final resolution in the excerpt, with the committee still considering possible amendments to the Natural Resources rules.

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• </c> argue that the Second Amendment prevents argue that the Second Amendment prevents all<04:31:45.760
• With that, I ask for adoption of this measure and yield back the balance of my time.
• </c><05:18:48.440><c> and</c> ask for adoption of this measure and ask for adoption of this measure and
• </c><07:54:06.878><c> destructive</c> that will works to prevent destructive that will works to prevent
• Their efforts have made a measurable impact in reducing impaired driving and protecting lives.

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

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• If we look in the long term, measure.
• </c> communities, the only way to prevent communities, the only way to prevent them<01:40:26.480><c>
• </c><02:15:33.599><c> and</c> initiated statewide ballot measures and initiated statewide ballot measures
• </c><02:15:39.280><c> likely</c> measures to describe the measures likely measures to describe the measures
• </c><02:29:23.760><c> for</c> Martinez concerning measures for Martinez concerning measures for managing

Keywords: 981, all

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• </c> We'll move on to the next measure. We'll move on to the next measure.
• We really... measure? measure? Members,<00:15:37.839><c> questions?
• </c> this measure? this measure?
• </c> date of this measure to July 1, 20150. date of this measure to July 1, 20150.
• </c> testify on this measure? testify on this measure?

Bills: SB3275, SB3105

Keywords: cannabis, low-dose, personal use, cultivation, cannabis accessories, Hawaii cannabis law, medical cannabis, physician assistant, licensure compact, medical services, interstate practice, healthcare portability, military families, licensing authority, 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection reconsidered two condominium bills and adopted recommendations to pass both with amendments. For SB 2433, members approved amendments clarifying that condominium unit owners’ interests are to be recognized and protected in educational and related programs by the Real Estate Commission and DCCA, while making technical changes and changing the effective date. For SB 2838, the committee replaced the bill’s broader substantive language with a narrower requirement that associations provide electronic copies of specified documents, including master leases, reserve studies, audited financial statements, contracts, leases, and other agreements, along with technical changes and an amended effective date. Both measures were adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator McKelvey excused. The committee then heard SB 2710 on animal issues, which would define and regulate dog breeders, set care standards, create county licensing authority, require records, and establish an animal abuser registry and related penalties. Testimony was mixed: the Public Defender and the American Kennel Club opposed the bill, arguing for stronger enforcement of existing laws rather than harsher penalties and warning that the bill would burden responsible breeders; the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill’s breeder regulation and registry provisions but urged removal of the hoarding section; and the committee noted 26 written testimonies in support, 14 in opposition, and four comments. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 2710 with amendments that blanked the license fee, deleted the animal abuser registry and shelter/pet store/breeder compliance checks, struck the hoarding provisions and proposed criminal penalty changes, and made technical changes with a deferred effective date. The committee also heard SB 2209 on rental discrimination, which would allow attorney’s fees to a prevailing party in source-of-income discrimination cases, and SB 2884, which would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for wind-resistant retrofits or hurricane shelters. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported SB 2209, and the committee later passed it with a deferred effective date. SB 2884 drew support from DCCA’s Insurance Division, the Department of Taxation, HEMA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and a public witness who urged hurricane preparedness; it was passed with the Department of Taxation’s proposed amendments and a deferred effective date. Finally, the committee heard SB 2922 on cooperative associations, which would create a general cooperative associations framework. DCCA offered comments, while the Hawaii Co-op Hui, Purple Maya Foundation, Enliven Cooperative, and Hawaii Farmers Union supported the measure and argued that current law is too limited for worker, producer, and multi-stakeholder co-ops. After discussion about using the existing chapter 421C structure rather than creating a new regulatory scheme, the committee passed SB 2922 with amendments adopting changes proposed in testimony from the Hawaii Farmers Union and deferred the effective date.

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• </c><01:14:32.400><c> that</c> a very sensible costsaving measure that a very sensible costsaving measure
• 34.880><c> imposing</c> amendment also prevents imposing amendment also prevents imposing additional<
• </c><03:30:14.319><c> others</c> enforcement of that to prevent others enforcement of that to prevent
• Government ought to be measures.
• It allows us a measure of War.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Being granted the right to vote will encourage positive participation with our communities and prevent
• It does not prevent crime or promote safety, but restoring voting rights can foster a sense of dignity
• women who testified earlier today, as well as the Massachusetts residents who are supporting these measures
• And guaranteed voting rights for certain marginalized communities and building off of measures passed
• serving their time, and either way, voting is about reshaping the conditions in our communities to prevent

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on S. 7 and H. 63, proposed constitutional amendments to restore voting rights to people incarcerated for felony convictions. Sponsors Rep. Erica Iderhoven and Sen. Liz Miranda argued that Massachusetts should reverse the 2000 disenfranchisement change, describing it as a recent and racially discriminatory policy that excludes thousands of residents—disproportionately Black and Latino—from civic participation. They said the amendment would put the question before voters, likely in 2028, and noted that implementation details such as domicile and where incarcerated people would register to vote would be handled separately through legislation and existing jail-based voting work. A large number of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people testified in support, many speaking remotely from MCI Norfolk, MCI Shirley, and MCI Framingham. They said voting would affirm dignity, accountability, rehabilitation, and connection to community, and several described civic education programs inside the facilities that had helped them engage with public policy. Witnesses repeatedly characterized disenfranchisement as “civil death,” linked it to racial injustice and the legacy of slavery, and urged the committee to advance the bills favorably. A few speakers also addressed practical questions about voting location and domicile, with sponsors saying those issues are not specified in the constitutional amendment and would be worked out later. Committee members asked several questions, including whether incarcerated people would vote in the community where they were incarcerated or where they previously lived, and whether future legislation could include carve-outs based on offense type or time served. Testifiers and sponsors generally said the amendment itself does not decide those implementation questions, and some said they would oppose carve-outs. One member raised a broader moral objection about allowing people convicted of serious crimes to vote; supporters responded that punishment should not erase democratic rights and that voting can support rehabilitation and reentry. No vote or final committee action was taken during the transcript provided. The hearing also briefly included testimony on a separate matter, S. 521, a proposed ratification of the federal Child Labor Amendment. Witnesses supporting that measure warned against renewed child labor rollbacks in other states and argued Massachusetts should reaffirm protections for children and education. That portion of the hearing was separate from the voting-rights discussion.

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• Trevor's critical actions that day prevented the Kohaa ohana from mourning two deaths.
• Members, we'll be taking up discussion of companion measures in tandem, beginning with House Standing
• </c><01:19:27.840><c> So</c><01:19:28.239><c> I</c> somehow prevent it from changing.
• So I somehow prevent it from changing.
• </c><01:25:09.040><c> before</c> Madam Speaker, on the measures before Madam Speaker, on the measures

Keywords: 910, house, all