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• And we learned from LCB that some cannabis license holders will change the weights of their inventory
• And we learned from LCB that some cannabis license holders will change the weights of their inventory
• The assessment can include evaluating how easily users can find and use translated materials, gathering
• From client and case manager feedback, we learned that the main challenges with the processes were the
• We learned a lot through this process, including that outside eyes looking in is very helpful to think

Summary: At the May 14, 2025 JLARC meeting, members approved the January 9 minutes and adopted the 2025–27 biennial work plan with a minor typo correction. Staff reviewed the new work plan studies, including a drug take-back program fee/expenditure review due in December 2025 and a state energy performance standard compliance review due in June 2027, and noted JLARC’s recent session activity, including several bills passed related to JLARC work and recommendations. The committee then heard a preliminary cannabis market study showing Washington businesses likely produced two to three times more cannabis than retailers sold in 2023. Staff and RAND said LCB’s data systems are incomplete and unreliable, limiting regulation, tax verification, and diversion tracking; they recommended that LCB submit a plan by year-end for collecting accurate data by the end of 2026. Members and LCB discussed the long timeline for a new traceability system, the causes of missing sales and weight data, overproduction, diversion, and the social equity program’s effect on producer licenses. JLARC also presented a preliminary hospital oversight report concluding that the Department of Health is late on many hospital inspections, does not verify third-party inspection standards, does not review adverse health event correction plans, and could make hospital data more accessible. The committee discussed fee funding, language access, and inspection timing, and DOH said it would work on a strategic plan and continue coordinating with JLARC. Members also heard a preliminary report on the public records survivor exemption, which found agencies are using it but need more guidance; JLARC recommended keeping the exemption and having the Attorney General provide additional training. Finally, the committee approved the DDA processes and staffing final report for distribution, which recommended performance metrics, stronger data quality controls, and workforce planning; DDA concurred. JLARC also introduced proposed study questions for a future DCYF juvenile rehabilitation review focused on safety, security, programs, staffing, education, and contraband, and the meeting adjourned after members asked about scope and facility conditions.

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• how what it's about and they learn how what it's about and they create<00:58:36.880> jobs<00:
• Is it some kind of training, professional material? Is it something on a COLA?
• material is it something<01:09:17.319> on<01:09:17.440> a<01:09:17.640> cola<01
• He noted that there are always things they learn from each other and from their own districts and other
• <01:35:56.159> from<01:35:56.360> each are always uh things we learn from each are

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee’s first official meeting was framed as an informational session, with the chair saying no legislation would be acted on and that testimony would focus on what is working and not working for businesses and workers in Minnesota. The stated topics included earned sick and safe time, paid family and medical leave, labor shortages, and broader business climate concerns. The chair also noted the absence of DFL members and invited questions to be held until the end so testifiers could present fully. Lauren Shodor of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce argued that Minnesota’s business climate has worsened because of high taxes, rising costs, regulation, and new workplace mandates. She cited chamber survey and research findings saying more businesses are considering leaving the state, that Minnesota companies are investing more in other states than vice versa, and that the state lags national growth rates. She said employers are especially concerned about earned sick and safe time and the upcoming paid family and medical leave program, which the chamber believes add compliance burdens and costs, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. Matt Hilgart of the Association of Minnesota Counties said the new leave laws affect county budgets and operations because labor is the main county cost and services are often state-mandated. He said the programs were imposed outside the collective bargaining process and can duplicate existing county benefits, increase costs, and create staffing and service challenges. He asked for changes including clearer premium-sharing language, exclusion of elected officials and short-term election workers from paid leave requirements, better exemption and private-plan rules, coordination requirements for intermittent leave, and more clarity for essential employees during weather emergencies. Owen Worth of the League of Minnesota Cities said cities are facing similar implementation problems, with overlapping leave policies and concerns about stacking state and federal leave rules, and he indicated the league would support changes to reduce administrative and budget pressures on cities.

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• I've learned things that I never thought I'd ever learn, and I got to meet many of you, and I wish I
• And I had learned before entering this program kind of the process that it takes for a bill to be passed
• I had learned before entering this program program program kind<00:02:24.640> of<00:02:24.720
• You guys have to learn about a lot life.
• of a federal act or gives material aid. of a federal act or gives material aid.

Keywords: 916, all

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• So going back to school, after 10 years of being a pharmacist, I learned... the rigors of medical school
• , pamphlets, and promotional materials.
• I myself have learned a lot about mid-level practice. It's been awesome.
• And then we learned the entourage effect through trying different things.
• But this program helps me do better, how I learn, stay calm, and discover who I am as a young man.

Bills: HB46, HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• and labors require equipment materials and labors require either<00:52:55.880> use<00:52:56.119
• Louis Park, Kylie Cooper, executive director of Rise Early Learning Center.
• Kylie Cooper, executive director of Rise Early Learning Center. Welcome to the tax committee.
• I am the executive director for Rise Early Learning Center and the aspiring tax expert here is Louise
• scholarships and then we Early Learning scholarships and then we have<01:13:32.080> an<01:13:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thank you for reading the material I provided. Um, I also provided many links at the bottom.
• Thank you for reading the material I provided. Um, I also provided many links at the bottom.
• Thank you for reading the material I provided. Um, I also provided many links at the bottom.
• Let's learn the lesson from social it.
• We want you to learn from these people.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It will allow school groups to come and learn about the lake ecosystem.
• It will allow school groups to come and learn about the lake ecosystem.
• It will allow school groups to come and learn about the lake ecosystem.
• He said they are always learning new things, especially about something as complex as TIF. community.
• Uh, I'll just say<00:25:23.960> I<00:25:24.000> just<00:25:24.200> learned<00:25

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, and then goes on to define penalties for the use of these materials, including class B felony for
• <05:33:31.360> materially because it is material materially because it is material materially
• <05:34:04.798> materially Justice made materially materially Justice made materially materially
• And so I have a personal desire to learn more about what's going on.
• And so I have a personal desire to learn And so I have a personal desire to learn more<06:04:08.080

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There are a number of letters in the materials now about that.
• number of letters uh in the materials number of letters uh in the materials now<00:10:25.360>
• When you strip all of that away, I think this has been really because I'm learning here.
• When you strip all of that away, I think this has been really because I'm learning here.
• When you strip all of that away, I think this has been really because I'm learning here.

Bills: HF4236, HF4122, HF4377

Keywords: public utility, interim rates, utility rates, rate case, general rate case, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, PUC, rate increase cap, rate freeze, refunds, customer refunds, ratepayer protection, electric utility, gas utility, regulated utility, ratemaking, return on equity, rate base, test year, rate design

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• misrepresent or destroy material misrepresent or destroy material information, information, information
• Through the discussion on this legislation, we learned that it applies to pesticides.
• Through the discussion on this legislation, we learned that it applies to pesticides.
• Through the discussion on this legislation, we learned that it applies to pesticides.
• Through the discussion on this legislation, we learned that it applies to pesticides.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened, opened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The House clerk then announced that the House had passed several bills and requested concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports for a number of bills and resolutions, which were referred to the Rules Committee, and committee reports from the Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee and the Judiciary Committee recommending passage of several measures. New resolutions were also introduced, including one honoring Michael Mingi, Amanda Maize, and Senator Maize Bledsoe, and another designating March 31, 2026, as Kentucky Transitional Science Day. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 145, relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The chamber concurred in House Committee Substitute 1 and House Floor Amendment 1, then passed the bill as amended by a roll call vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 59, relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. After adopting Senate Committee Substitute 1, members debated whether the bill’s enforcement provisions were needed to prevent public funds from being used to influence ballot questions; supporters cited prior school-related advocacy, while one opponent raised concerns about possible uneven treatment of schools receiving federal funds. The bill passed 28-9. Finally, the Senate took up Senate Bill 137, relating to a provisional license to practice medicine. Supporters described Kentucky’s physician shortage, especially in rural areas, and argued the bill would help recruit foreign medical graduates by allowing a path to licensure based on prior residency and work experience. A floor amendment was offered to preserve standards by emphasizing U.S. residency pathways and cautioning against lowering the standard of care, but the amendment was withdrawn after discussion. The bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.

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• Uh, we can take some learning from the first year of implementation and adapt some of the guidance to
• Uh, we can take some learning from the first year of implementation and adapt some of the guidance to
• from<00:25:37.520> the<00:25:37.640> first<00:25:37.880> year take some learning
• from the first year take some learning from the first year of<00:25:38.240> implementation<00
• If anybody has seen the audited statements, I believe they are included in some of the materials today

Keywords: 1183, house

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• educate us um and giving us a chance to educate us um and giving us a chance to to<00:14:30.240> learn
• <00:14:31.360> Uh<00:14:31.680> members, to learn from and honor you.
• Uh members, to learn from and honor you.
• I just think throw them up in the air and hopefully they'll all materialize.
• all materialize. all materialize.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There is lots to learn about the experience from other places, but I think the value of independence
• been working on it um there is<00:40:59.000> lots<00:40:59.319> to<00:40:59.520> learn
• /c><00:40:59.839> about<00:41:00.000> the<00:41:00.119> experience is lots to learn
• about the experience is lots to learn about the experience from<00:41:00.640> other<00:41:00.880
• <01:34:29.719> that at the table and did have materials that at the table and did have materials

Keywords: 1183, house

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• districts, authorities, and related public or quasi-public entities operating on or adjacent to or materially
• a means of promoting public safety, to provide its customers with existing roundabout education materials
• Members, House Bill 692 simply allows our parishes and municipalities to secure better pricing on materials
• education number to every child participating in a publicly funded program for pre-K or in an early learning

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• That one has been hired, and we've learned that hiring accountants lately is a very hard task.
• But certainly it looks promising that that money is coming, but it has not fully materialized, right?
• But certainly it looks promising that that money is coming, but it has not fully materialized, right?
• Materialized, right? And, you know, I mean, with how smooth it is over in D.C., that helps, right?

Summary: The committee met as the Regulatory Division budget section and first reviewed the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency’s budget and program update. Legislative Council outlined the agency’s base budget and historical funding, and Housing Finance staff reported on homeownership lending, housing incentive fund (HIF) awards, and homeless grant spending. Agency officials said the five new FTEs approved last session are mostly filled, with one homeless program manager still open. They described strong demand for HIF, noting that September 2025 multifamily requests exceeded $73 million while only $25 million was available, and that single-family and homeless programs are also heavily subscribed. Members discussed the agency’s local loan servicing workload, interest-rate benefits, down payment assistance, and the need to coordinate housing discussions with Commerce and site-preparation efforts. The agency asked that HIF, single-family, and homeless funding be maintained or increased, and committee members emphasized accountability and statewide access for homeless prevention and rapid rehousing funds. The Department of Mineral Resources then presented its budget and agency initiatives. Staff reported that the department is on track financially, that most of the five new reclamation-related FTEs are hired, and that litigation costs tied to oil and gas matters are expected to continue appearing late in the biennium. The director reviewed ongoing modernization and organizational efforts, including the North Star IT project, succession planning, training, and rulemaking for oil and gas and critical minerals. Members asked about longer laterals, spacing, and production trends; the department said operators are increasingly drilling three-, four-, and even an initial five-mile lateral, which is helping keep North Dakota oil production relatively flat even as rig counts ease. The director also discussed oil price volatility tied to Middle East conflict, hedging practices among producers, gas capture remaining around 95%, and the likelihood that current production levels will stay near flat unless prices or geopolitical conditions change significantly. An update on the enhanced oil recovery grant program followed. The Industrial Commission’s grant administrator said the full $25 million appropriation was allocated in the fall to six projects, and because the oil and gas research fund also had carryover and biennial tax revenue, total awards reached about $45.1 million. The projects are expected to run two to four years, with meaningful results not likely until mid-2026 or later. Members questioned whether the public would have access to the research findings and how accountability would be maintained; staff said the grants are reimbursement-based, require regular status reports, and will culminate in public final reports. The committee also heard from the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, which updated members on natural gas transmission projects, especially WBI Energy’s proposed Bakken East pipeline. The authority said the project has advanced through a nonbinding and then binding open season, with WBI now securing survey permissions and moving through regulatory and landowner processes, while other related gas transmission projects near Minot and Epping are also in development.

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• members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material
• members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material
• on the resolution extraneous material on the resolution under<00:30:05.520> consideration.
• <01:47:29.760> financial kids who are trying to learn financial kids who are trying to learn
• any extra extraneous material any extra extraneous material immediately<02:55:40.479> prior

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• He added that they learn every year a new thing that a dog can figure out if they’re trained the right
• We've seen the cost of supplies, the cost of materials spike in an unprecedented way. could not attract
• supplies<00:27:55.760> the<00:27:55.919> cost<00:27:56.159> of<00:27:56.320> materials
• <00:27:57.279> Spike<00:27:57.960> uh supplies the cost of materials Spike uh supplies
• the cost of materials Spike uh in<00:27:58.519> an<00:27:58.720> unprecedented<00:27:59.600

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Wonderful, you, and you took the trouble to materialize.
• Wonderful, you, and you took the trouble to materialize. That's excellent.
• the program itself: more communities means more data, more regional diversity, and better lessons learned
• What they are now telling me is that, with experience and the learning curve, they're bringing these
• I was recently at a ribbon cutting ...with the learning curve, they're bringing these in at lower cost

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on several climate and utility-related bills, especially H. 3449/S. 2292 to expand the municipal fossil fuel-free building demonstration program from 10 to 20 communities and related home rule petitions for Somerville and other municipalities. Witnesses from Somerville, Salem, Worcester, Cambridge, Newton, Arlington, Wellesley, Watertown, and the Massachusetts Municipal Association argued that local governments should be allowed to opt into fossil fuel-free or net-zero building standards, citing climate goals, environmental justice concerns, housing production, and data showing all-electric construction can cost about the same as or less than mixed-fuel construction. Committee members repeatedly pressed witnesses for cost data and asked for written follow-up, while also discussing whether strong environmental standards affect housing supply; witnesses responded that the main housing constraints are financing and that they would provide more data from local projects and state studies. A second major topic was H. 3564, which would require gas companies to provide municipalities with detailed multi-year pipe replacement plans, allow local review and objections, and limit reimbursement for projects not previously disclosed except in emergencies. Municipal leaders and advocates said the bill would improve coordination of street work, reduce disruption and costs, and help cities plan for electrification, network geothermal, and non-pipeline alternatives. Testimony from Wellesley, Cambridge, Arlington, Newton, and others emphasized repeated problems with last-minute gas main work, the need for advance notice, and the value of municipal participation in planning gas system retirement and alternatives. The committee also heard testimony on the “tactical transition” bills, S. 2249/H. 3539, aimed at managing the gas-to-clean-energy transition. Supporters from Gas Transition Allies, Rewiring America, and 350 Mass said the bills would require joint gas-electric planning, create an advisory council, eliminate subsidies for new gas hookups, shift investment toward repairs and clean alternatives, protect workers through retraining, and make utility plans more transparent. They argued these changes would reduce ratepayer costs, avoid stranded gas assets, and support orderly decarbonization. In addition, HEET testified on H. 3541, which would update greenhouse gas accounting to better reflect methane’s short-term climate impact, and H. 3543, which would establish a framework for managing shared thermal resources and thermal energy networks; committee members asked several questions about the meaning, ownership, and consumer-cost implications of the proposed “thermal commons.” No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• This is not one I've really been that engaged in, but I'm trying to learn more about it.
• that there is a well-funded, well-organized infrastructure in place to advocate for, assist with, and learn
• I should have my material. I should have my materials. I'm sorry, can I grab like one copy of that?
• We later learned in 2024 that the Houston Housing Authority acquired the Stone... ...Bridge City Apartments

Bills: SB434, SB844, SB898, SB1177, SB1214, SB1454, SB1920, SB1927, SB1935, SB1965, SB2010, SB2046, SB2068, SB2073, SB2183, SB2260, SB3034, SB907

Keywords: SB 434, Harris County Hospital District, hospital district police, peace officers, commissioned officers, law enforcement authority, Health and Safety Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, public safety, hospital security, county hospital district, local government, Texas criminal procedure, district police, armed security, SB 898, low income housing tax credits, LIHTC, affordable housing, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

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• ; supervised agricultural experience programs focused on work-based learning; and FFA, the leadership
• An FFA member's motto has four parts: learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, and living to
• Learning to do is the education that they are receiving; doing to learn, the experiences that they are
• Earning to live is the careers that they are learning about and one day will pursue, and living to serve
• In addition to FFA and what is learned in each of the classrooms, students are also required to develop

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture heard a presentation from Florida FFA state officers Gabby Howell and Macy Jordan, who described FFA and agricultural education as a three-part model of classroom instruction, supervised agricultural experience, and leadership development. They highlighted FFA membership growth, Florida’s more than 60,000 members, industry certifications, and state funding that allows all agriculture education students to participate at no cost. Members praised the students and the organization’s role in developing future agricultural leaders. The committee then took up SB 438, which would regulate hemp and hemp extract products, including THC-infused beverages, by adding testing, labeling, retail location, age, and event restrictions, along with penalties and $2 million for testing equipment. Senator Burton said the bill is intended to address public safety, prevent products with illegal THC levels from reaching consumers, and respond to the governor’s prior veto concerns, especially store location and regulation. An amendment clarifying final batch testing was adopted without objection. Testimony was mixed. Supporters, including beverage distributors, law enforcement, and some hemp beverage businesses, backed regulation and said the bill would improve safety and clarity, though some asked for changes to avoid treating specialty beverage retailers like liquor stores. Opponents and some hemp industry representatives argued the bill was too restrictive, would hurt small businesses, and could push products into the black market; they also objected to THC limits, event restrictions, and the proposed regulatory structure. After debate, the committee voted 6-0 to report CS for SB 438 favorably.