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• Members, this particular program here in our city is doing a wonderful job.
• Members, this particular program here in our city is doing a wonderful job.
• It repeals a few programs related to reentry that are defunct or have been inactive for decades.
• The 19th JDC has asked for the ability to set up a pilot program to do this.
• To provide for the creation of a back deferred retirement option program. Senator Price.

Bills: SR125, SCR70, SCR12, HB4, HB251, HB623, HB819, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, HB1257, HB221, HCR58, SCR22, SCR24, SB29, SB30, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB43, SB47, SB84, SB93, SB113, SB192, SB199, SB219, SB220, SB221, SB222, SB241, SB253, SB255, SB289, SB292, SB306, SB314, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB14, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB274, SB304, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB436, SB424, SCR61, SCR9, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR31, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1239, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB210, HB220, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB22, HB28, HB33, HB41, HB47, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB195, HB214, HB217, HB233, HB283, HB290, HB319, HB324, HB345, HB362, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB382, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB503, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB636, HB655, HB664, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB732, HB738, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB807, HB822, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB905, HB908, HB961, HB980, HB990, HB992, HB999, HB1000, HB1010, HB1146, HB1157, HB1233, HB1236, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB1250, HB17, HB36, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB759, HB789, HB844, HB850, HB966, HB1036, SB149, SB382, SB441, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782

Keywords: SR125, Senate Resolution 125, MUSV, Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel, MASC, Modular Attack Surface Craft, Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, Louisiana shipbuilding, U.S. Navy, Department of the Navy, unmanned naval vessels, autonomous ships, defense procurement, military contracting, shipyard jobs, maritime workforce, advanced manufacturing, robotics, software engineering

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received an opening prayer from Pastor Elizabeth Ali Frank, and adopted the journal. The chamber then handled a large number of messages, committee reports, resolutions, and House bills, including several ceremonial resolutions and many House measures returned with amendments. Notable resolutions included recognition of World Preeclampsia Awareness Day, commendations for Louisiana sports honorees, and a resolution urging higher reimbursement rates for behavioral health crisis centers, which was adopted. The Senate also concurred in SCR 22 on opioid settlement fund reporting, with Senator Myers explaining the House changes were technical and improved the reporting deadline and detail. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to concurrence or rejection of House amendments on Senate bills. The Senate concurred in several bills involving telehealth, prenatal bereavement care, official journals, ambulance Medicaid coverage, insurance and licensing disclosures, peptide regulation, psychosocial rehabilitation services, university records confidentiality, the Inspector General, religious exercise protections, child care assistance, eye care coverage, teacher retirement, and electronic service of pleadings. The chamber rejected House amendments to SB 42 on AI-created child sexual abuse materials and SB 43 on psychedelic-assisted therapy, and also rejected amendments on SB 29 and SB 32 before later concurring in many other technical or clarifying House changes. Several members explained that the House amendments were mostly technical, clarified effective dates, or adjusted definitions and contact information. The Senate then took up numerous House bills on final passage. Bills passed included measures on inmate workforce development cleanup, jury bond filing by mail, free transcripts for victims testifying before pardon/parole hearings, public awareness on illegal firearm discharge, special masters in complex litigation, paternity acknowledgments in hospitals, juvenile court filing fees in East Baton Rouge Parish, drug-free school zone penalties, criminal history record confidentiality, body brokering/fraudulent patient referrals, bail notice and residence requirements, sex offender registration updates, parish court jurisdictional amounts, court technology fees, deferred retirement options, shared custody standards, women’s policy and research commission membership, sickle cell and uterine fibroids commission membership, child exploitation reporting on online platforms, recreation of the state civil service department, children’s cabinet membership, DCFS employee background checks, AI disclosure in health care visits, the psychology inter-jurisdictional compact, mental health advisory board updates, foster children’s rights, automatic renewal contract disclosures, Orleans sheriff term alignment, access to death records for financial institutions, insurance referral disclosures, radiologist assistant regulation, plumbing licensure reforms, legislative auditor thresholds, developmental disabilities office renaming, insurer investment rules, Medicare Advantage coverage for integrative care services, and more. Some bills were returned to the calendar for further work, including HB 571, HB 475, HB 750, and HB 1162, and HB 490 was set aside after extensive debate on private-use electrical networks and data-center power arrangements. The most prominent floor action was final passage of HB 636, the Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Act, which Senator Boudreaux described as a comprehensive response to hazing tragedies on Louisiana campuses. He said the bill was developed by a task force that included the Wilson family and would strengthen education, reporting, accountability, and penalties, including permanent banishment for organizations involved in hazing deaths. After the bill passed 37-0, the Senate recognized the Wilson family and presented flags in Caleb Wilson’s honor. Throughout the day, many bills passed overwhelmingly, though a few drew dissent, including HB 296, HB 538, HB 568, HB 635, and HB 784. The meeting ended with continued consideration of additional House bills and unfinished items returned to the calendar for later action.

Bills: HR91, HR92, HR93, HCR44, HR84, HR85, HR86, HR87, HR88, HR89, HR90, HCR42, HCR43, SCR21, HB483, HB484, HB893, HB1087, HB1088, HB1089, HB1090, HB1091, HB1092, HB1093, HB1094, HB1095, HB1096, HB1097, HB1098, HB1099, HB1100, HB1101, HB1102, HB1103, HB1104, HB1105, HB1106, HB1107, HB1108, HB1109, HB1110, HB1111, HB1112, HB1113, HB1114, HB1116, HB1117, HB1118, HB1119, HB1120, HB1121, HB1122, HB1123, HB1124, HB1125, HB1126, HB1127, HB1128, HB1129, HB1130, HB1131, HB1132, HB1133, HB1134, HB1135, HB1136, HB1137, HB1138, HB1139, HB1140, HB1141, HB1142, HB1143, HB1144, HB1145, HB1146, HB1147, HB1148, HB1149, HB1150, HB1151, HB1152, HB1153, HB1154, HB1155, HB1156, HB1157, HB1158, HB1159, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1163, HB1164, HB1165, HB1166, HB1167, HB1168, HB1169, HB1170, HB1171, HB1172, HB1173, HB1174, HB1175, HB1176, HB1177, HB1178, HB1179, HB1180, HB1181, HB1182, HB1183, HB1184, HB1185, HB1186, HB1187, HB1188, HB1189, HB1190, HB1191, HB1192, HB1193, HB1194, HB1195, HB1196, HB1197, HB1198, HB1199, HB1200, HB1201, HB1202, HB1203, HB1204, HB1205, HB1206, HB1207, HB1208, HB1209, HB1210, HB1211, HB1212, HB1213, HB1214, HB1215, HB1216, HB1217, HB1218, HB1219, HB1220, HB1221, HB1222, HB1223, HB1224, HB1225, HB1226, HB1227, HB1228, HB1229, HB1230, HB1231, SB1, SB54, SB82, SB87, SB92, SB93, SB99, SB104, SB113, SB114, SB115, SB123, SB129, SB133, SB161, SB162, SB224, SB236, SB275, SB280, SB289, SB305, SB310, SB325, SB330, SB339, SB350, SB359, SB382, SB410, SB412, HCR10, HB54, HB55, HB67, HB73, HB125, HB133, HB158, HB168, HB169, HB191, HB195, HB205, HB225, HB245, HB280, HB283, HB296, HB319, HB325, HB339, HB399, HB407, HB448, HB482, HB550, HB591, HB821, HB826, HB992, HB995, HB1085, HB1086, HR15, HR20, HCR14, HCR6, HCR19, HB861, HB889, HB904, HB907, HB908, HB929, HB1009, HB13, HB23, HB25, HB32, HB41, HB90, HB120, HB121, HB122, HB127, HB138, HB139, HB141, HB179, HB187, HB213, HB247, HB286, HB332, HB344, HB357, HB367, HB370, HB462, HB505, HB527, HB537, HB605, HB680, HB681, HB725, HB780, HB782, HB847, HB892, HB911, HB916, HB1012, HB81, HB134, HB154, HB163, HB170, HB194, HB217, HB220, HB254, HB259, HB290, HB308, HB311, HB360, HB382, HB401, HB410, HB417, HB463, HB575, HB592, HB718, HB723, HB750, HB755, HB776, HB812, HB844, HB882, HB888, HB961, HB966, HB980, HB228, HB289, HB735, HB796, HB284, HB301, HB722, HB468, HB546, HB746, HB842, HB923, HB46, HB166, HB349, HB352, HB436, HB588, HB140, HB429, HB827, HB953, HB901, HB9, HB52, HB58, HB193, HB400, HB570, HB577, HB582, HB733, HB747, HB868, HB952

Keywords: Tulane University, education, research, economic impact, healthcare, Louisiana, condolences, memorial, community service, faith, legacy, centenarian, tribute, honor, longevity, philanthropy, youth leadership, fundraising, nonprofits, physical therapy

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• Her focus was to establish and operate a program to help the refugees become successfully employed and
• Connected devices, which gave China remote access to operating systems, is a large concern, especially
• This has nothing to do with the Empowerment Scholarship Account Program.
• Whatever has been... ...with the Empowerment Scholarship Account Program.
• Unable to make the comments about the fraud rate in the ESA program, I will yield. Thank you.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Whereas the Alabama Legislative Internship Program was established to include student interns in the
• And the program has evolved into an integral part of the Alabama legislature.
• There are devices that schools can use to put these phones away during instructional times.
• You said the key words there when you were talking about the federal... and I'll tell you what it came
• And because of that, the key to it is the turnover and the flow of currency and resources, and they're

Bills: HJR 98, HB 142, HB 912, HB 2525, SCR 19, SB 66, SB 128, SB 209, SB 250, SB 317, SB 383, SB 393, SB 397, SB 517, SB 571, SB 612, SB 614, SB 715, SB 731, SB 801, SB 865, SB 867, SB 872, SB 905, SB 913, SB 945, SB 946, SB 986, SB 1013, SB 1015, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1087, SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1181, SB 1212, SB 1241, SB 1250, SB 1263, SB 1278, SB 1285, SB 1444, SB 1483, SB 1525, SB 1528, SB 1553, SB 1556, SB 1588, SB 1660, SB 1708, SB 1802, SB 1833, SB 1844, SB 1854, SB 1957, SB 1965, SB 1999, SB 2056, SB 2082, SB 2119, SB 2133, SB 2138, SB 2203, SB 2221, SB 2337, SB 2340, SB 2373, SB 2419, SB 2422, SB 2452, SB 2477, SB 2487, SB 2501, SB 2533, SB 2586, SB 2587, SB 2615, SB 2622, SB 2633, SB 2675, SB 2681, SB 2690, SB 2713, SB 2717, SB 2753, SB 2781, SB 2782, SB 2835, SB 2841, SB 2857, SB 2891, SB 2929, SB 2933, SB 2994, SB 3016, SJR 3, SB 5, SB 29, SB 72, SB 326, SB 494, SB 509, SB 530, SB 616, SB 769, SB 783, SB 963, SB 985, SB 1143, SB 1172, SB 1238, SB 1267, SB 1271, SB 1273, SB 1506, SB 1759, SB 1786, SB 1967, SB 2312, SB 2361, SB 1, SB 260, SB 1506, SB 1637, HJR 98, HJR 99, HJR 2, HJR 1, HB 1109, HB 1392, HB 22, HB 2525, HB 3093, HB 517, HB 912, HB 1130, HB 142, HB 1689, HB 2018, HB 136, HB 2884, HB 1393, HB 2730, HB 1399, HB 1244, HB 467, HB 331, HB 2559, HB 29, HB 26, HB 166, HB 353, HB 2000, HB 2756, HB 3248, HB 3513, HB 3204, HB 3135, HB 3012, HB 2763, HB 2523, HB 2457, HB 2415, HB 2198, HB 2143, HB 1708, HB 1672, HB 767, HB 1327, HB 2723, HB 451, HB 140, HB 109, HB 3096, HCR 6, HCR 12, HCR 29, HCR 50, HCR 55, HCR 56, HCR 58, HCR 70, HCR 71, HCR 74, HCR 78, HCR 80, HCR 107, HCR 116, HCR 117, SJR 36, SJR 50, SJR 63, SJR 59, SCR 12, SCR 39, SCR 48, SCR 19, SB 2023, SB 1844, SB 2533, SB 62, SB 666, SB 847, SB 284, SB 854, SB 1073, SB 810, SB 1505, SB 583, SB 507, SB 1434, SB 1772, SB 2016, SB 1163, SB 1122, SB 731, SB 397, SB 508, SB 1436, SB 287, SB 261, SB 1882, SB 393, SB 1791, SB 209, SB 2429, SB 1999, SB 511, SB 2309, SB 510, SB 1085, SB 1975, SB 2717, SB 1262, SB 636, SB 2056, SB 884, SB 517, SB 1200, SB 1845, SB 2681, SB 2458, SB 801, SB 3014, SB 3013, SB 758, SB 1013, SB 2797, SB 2076, SB 2876, SB 2929, SB 715, SB 1640, SB 2538, SB 1449, SB 986, SB 1181, SB 1359, SB 410, SB 1234, SB 2926, SB 2138, SB 2615, SB 2972, SB 2841, SB 3016, SB 1856, SB 1528, SB 1373, SB 672, SB 2891, SB 1854, SB 317, SB 2539, SB 2532, SB 1250, SB 2082, SB 2203, SB 1285, SB 1454, SB 2520, SB 1237, SB 1586, SB 2819, SB 629, SB 2342, SB 2903, SB 2477, SB 3029, SB 1957, SB 375, SB 250, SB 777, SB 2367, SB 2703, SB 2608, SB 2965, SB 2521, SB 865, SB 2165, SB 2501, SB 2675, SB 2452, SB 2835, SB 872, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1588, SB 1602, SB 1704, SB 1723, SB 1833, SB 1858, SB 1946, SB 2009, SB 2177, SB 2460, SB 2785, SB 2373, SB 1660, SB 614, SB 867, SB 1608, SB 1525, SB 905, SB 640, SB 2487, SB 1698, SB 383, SB 705, SB 748, SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1802, SB 2340, SB 2586, SB 2680, SB 2690, SB 2994, SB 2747, SB 1950, SB 913, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1087, SB 1483, SB 1444, SB 1553, SB 1556, SB 1703, SB 2133, SB 2297, SB 2298, SB 2622, SB 2955, SB 3059, SB 2782, SB 2781, SB 2637, SB 2633, SB 2337, SB 2334, SB 1861, SB 2043, SB 1367, SB 946, SB 945, SB 2857, SB 128, SB 571, SB 1263, SB 3058, SB 612, SB 2221, SB 2587, SB 2044, SB 2363, SB 2713, SB 2311, SB 1986, SB 2565, SB 2943, SB 1888, SB 2417, SB 3048, SB 3052, SB 3053, SB 3036, SB 3057, SB 3056, SB 3043, SB 3037, SB 3050, SB 3063, SB 3047, SB 3035, SB 2446, SB 466, SB 2611, SB 2794, SB 2105, SB 2017, SB 1790, SB 1778, SB 1730, SB 2995, SB 2847, SB 205, SB 2619, SB 1903, SB 203, SB 3061, SB 1581, SB 2600, SB 2799, SB 2790, SB 2688, SB 2515, SB 1230, SB 876, SB 2522, SB 2639, SB 2137, SB 2519, SB 2403, SB 2459, SB 3051, SB 2655, SB 2251, SB 2764, SB 2878, SB 1884, SB 111, SB 582, SB 2617, SB 1835, SB 2751, SB 2959, SB 250, SB 614, SB 865, SB 872, SB 905, SB 986, SB 1113, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1525, SB 1588, SB 1660, SB 1802, SB 1833, SB 2487, SB 2586, SB 2675, SB 2690, SB 2929, HB 912, HB 2525, SB 1844, SB 2533, SB 1957, SB 1999, SB 2138, SB 2615, SB 3016, SR 469, SB 29, SB 326, SB 494, SB 530, SB 769, SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1967, SB 2312, SB 1506, HJR 34, HB 42, HB 198, HB 247, HB 367, HB 449, HB 632, HB 668, HB 677, HB 766, HB 1105, HB 1160, HB 1169, HB 1592, HB 1778, HB 1781, HB 1868, HB 2017, HB 2038, HB 2128, HB 2240, HB 2316, HB 2510, HB 2516, HB 2563, HB 2582, HB 2663, HB 2712, HB 2715, HB 2760, HB 2788, HB 3010, HB 3069, HB 3112, HB 3120, HB 3146, HB 3157, HB 3305, HB 3348, HB 3464, HB 3474, HB 3505, HB 3512, HB 3560, HB 3597, HB 3686, HB 3783, HB 3860, HB 4063, HB 4081, HB 4214, HB 4215, HB 4224, HB 4273, HB 4325, HB 4361, HB 4386, HB 4395, HB 4665, HB 4783, HB 5032, HB 5180, HJR 34, HB 42, HB 198, HB 247, HB 367, HB 449, HB 632, HB 668, HB 677, HB 766, HB 1105, HB 1160, HB 1169, HB 1592, HB 1778, HB 1781, HB 1868, HB 2017, HB 2038, HB 2128, HB 2240, HB 2316, HB 2510, HB 2516, HB 2563, HB 2582, HB 2663, HB 2712, HB 2715, HB 2760, HB 2788, HB 3010, HB 3069, HB 3112, HB 3120, HB 3146, HB 3157, HB 3305, HB 3348, HB 3464, HB 3474, HB 3505, HB 3512, HB 3560, HB 3597, HB 3686, HB 3783, HB 3860, HB 4063, HB 4081, HB 4214, HB 4215, HB 4224, HB 4273, HB 4325, HB 4361, HB 4386, HB 4395, HB 4665, HB 4783, HB 5032, HB 5180

Keywords: Article V, federal government, fiscal restraints, constitutional amendment, term limits, HB 142, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC, Office of Inspector General, OIG, Medicaid, Medicaid managed care, recovery audit contractor, RAC, overpayment recovery, underpayment, fraud, waste, abuse, provider enrollment

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• Only 50 are for seniors known to the Adult Protective Services Program.
• Only 50 are for seniors known to the Adult Protective Services Program.
• Only 50 are for seniors known to the Adult Protective Services Program.
• Only 50 are for seniors known to the Adult Protective Services Program.
• were essentially left to our own devices were essentially left to our own devices to<03:14:02.520

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• uh programs and portfolios Why?
• Members will record their votes by electronic device.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a five-minute vote.
• And as a result what the program needed.
• <02:23:58.479> of military defense than on programs of military defense than on programs of

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

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• these changes do not have any unintended impact on eligibility or enrollment in the various state programs
• She uses her alternative communication device, we call it her talker.
• We have the state's home care program, which provides care management and coordination, advocacy, and
• Under the home care program, home care agencies that contract with aging services, Home care agencies
• vetting and oversight requirements for home care agencies participating in the Commonwealth's home care program

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with routine ceremonial business, including the Pledge of Allegiance and adoption of several resolutions, such as congratulations to the Williamsburg Grange on its 125th anniversary and to Fire Captain Melissa Blodgett on her retirement. The chamber also concurred in a Senate petition to establish a sick leave bank for a Bristol County Sheriff’s Department employee and suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance local petitions, including one involving the Dalton Fire District and another renaming a Chelmsford bridge. The main floor action centered on several Ways and Means bills. The House advanced a bill amending laws relative to individuals with disabilities, replacing outdated and offensive terminology in the General Laws with person-first language; members spoke at length in support, emphasizing dignity, inclusion, and the bill’s non-substantive nature. The bill was engrossed by a roll call vote, 152-0. The House also took up and engrossed a bill to improve Massachusetts home care, which would create a licensing and oversight framework for private-pay home care agencies, establish standards for contracts, background checks, training, insurance, and consumer protections, and create advisory committees to guide implementation. An amendment establishing a Family Caregiver Commission was adopted 154-0, and the bill itself was then engrossed 153-1. In addition, the House passed or engrossed several other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer services to land in Sharon, a sick leave bank bill for a Trial Court employee, a Marblehead parking fines bill, a Hingham municipal property bill for a center for active living, and a Taunton bill allowing continued employment of Police Chief Edward J. Walsh. The chamber also handled numerous calendar items, holding or passing over many while advancing a few. The session ended with a special adjournment in memory of former Representative George L. Sacco Jr., and the House adjourned to meet the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• concurrence is excellent; there are a few technical changes with the manual on uniform traffic control. devices
• You have to understand there were no EL programs in the 70s and the 80s.
• colleagues, I want to commend the conference committee members for bringing us back a bill that funds the program
• Fall semester, it was trimesters back then, at the University of Minnesota in the ROTC program.
• So, we made some steps on this this year, further enhancing the medical program, but there's certainly

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• Thomas Chu program specialist sorry as Thomas Chu program specialist sorry as well<00:02:23.200> as
• Who runs this entire program?
• our four-year program.
• our four-year program.
• program program support LCC program support<02:16:11.360> uh<02:16:11.599> cademy<02:16

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• sponsored by Representative Alan Silvia, an act providing disability and death benefits for explosive device
• You can get a line membership and get reimbursed for that; you can get all kinds of different programs

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its fifth hearing of the 194th General Court on disability, line-of-duty, and health presumption bills. Committee members noted the hearing was livestreamed and accepted written testimony through June 16, 2025. The first panel, including the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, strongly supported H.2845, which would require restoration of sick, vacation, or personal time used while an injured officer or firefighter awaits a Chapter 41, Section 11F determination if the injury is later found work-related. Testimony said the current process often forces injured personnel to litigate to recover accrued time, and members described the bill as a fairness measure with no fiscal cost. Committee members asked about prior consideration and municipal positions, and one member shared a personal experience with a similar loss of accrued time. A second major panel from the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and sponsoring legislators supported several firefighter-related bills: H.2918/S.1792 on mandatory insurance coverage for firefighter cancer screenings; H.2962/S.1818 on Commonwealth fire department parity for military-base and Massport firefighters, including injury coverage and presumptions; and H.2860/S.1851 on maintaining physical examination records. Testimony emphasized the high cancer risk in the fire service, the importance of early detection, and the need to extend municipal-level protections to state and Massport firefighters. Committee members expressed strong support, discussed PFAS-related gear replacement and funding, and noted that similar bills have been before the committee for multiple sessions. The committee also heard H.4147, a retirement-related bill for a MassDOT employee seeking to transfer approximately five years of MBTA retirement contributions into the state system as a service buyback. The bill was described as having been filed in 2017 and reported favorably last session, but it stalled in Senate Ways and Means. Finally, Howard Levine testified remotely in support of a correctional officer disability pension bill, describing severe injuries from a 1990 inmate assault, multiple surgeries, early retirement, and a request to increase his pension to reflect a current lieutenant’s salary. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the meeting adjourned after testimony concluded.

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• Please make sure that all cell phones and other communication devices are turned off.
• DCF created last year a new program called behavioral qualified residential treatment programs, which
• While in its infancy, this program is already serving children falling through the cracks of not being
• We strongly support continuing this program, and so we would definitely recommend proceeding with that
• The CARES program was put into an act and is a statute.

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to review agency budgets, vacant positions, and possible efficiencies across several health and human services agencies. Members were asked to identify savings and potential areas for increased funding, and the discussion repeatedly focused on whether long-vacant FTEs, reversion of funds, and staffing shortages reflect true operational needs or broader budgeting and recruitment problems. The chair and members emphasized that the exercise was intended to help the committee make more informed budget decisions and to identify structural issues that may require legislative action. For the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, members highlighted a large waiting list, including individuals in crisis and children, and discussed whether vacant positions and unspent funds could be redirected to services. Several members raised concerns about delays in crisis applications, the use of paper applications, and whether the issue is staffing, process, or both. For the Department of Children and Families, the presenters discussed vacant positions, the use of staff augmentation in state hospitals, support for expanding behavioral qualified residential treatment program beds, and concerns raised by audits of the managing entities, which showed procurement and financial management problems. They recommended continued oversight, reporting requirements on Medicaid enrollees receiving mental health services through managing entities, and support for the governor’s proposed funding items. Other agencies reviewed included Elder Affairs, where members questioned the need for multiple divisions, CARES assessments, and supervisory overhead; the Department of Health, where vacancies, turnover, pay gaps, and units of rate were discussed as barriers to recruitment and retention; and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, where the presenters said vacancies were tied to new nursing homes and recommended shifting a major priority into general revenue rather than trust funds. Throughout the meeting, members generally agreed that the vacancy review was eye-opening and suggested deeper, possibly separate, reviews of agency staffing, pay parity, and fund reversion practices. No formal votes were taken during the transcript.

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• on the program on the program um<00:43:27.920> so<00:43:28.119> it<00:43:28.240>
• <02:48:28.640> or Education so what does this program or Education so what does this program
• Trust is the key.
• these affect real life trust is the key these affect real life trust is the key that<03:33:57.359
• <03:39:22.239> would involved in the current program would involved in the current program

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up House Bill 702, which would change how extra or special duty pay for retired police officers is treated for retirement and work-limit purposes. Supporters argued the bill would let retirees work more special-duty hours, helping municipalities fill traffic-detail and similar assignments without added state cost, and said it would not prohibit retirees from working but would simply stop those hours from counting toward the return-to-work threshold. Opponents argued the change would be inconsistent with the retirement system’s 2011 reforms, could increase pension liabilities, and would treat the same compensation differently for active employees and retirees. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect current and future retirees, the role of municipalities, and whether the policy amounted to “policing for profit.” The subcommittee ultimately voted 3-2 to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL) on HB 702, sending it to the full committee with that recommendation. The committee then discussed House Bill 581, which would create a Group Three retirement plan for new state employees hired after the bill’s effective date. The chair outlined a housekeeping amendment to delay implementation, moving the effective date to January 1, 2026, and noted a sponsor amendment addressing health insurance group inclusion and medical and surgical benefits so those benefits would not be put at risk for the new group. Testimony and discussion focused on the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution, with supporters citing Michigan examples and arguing the bill would help recruit and retain employees while giving them more flexibility. Opponents said the change could weaken retirement security and increase unfunded liability, though supporters responded that the bill still requires employer contributions toward accrued liability and is intended to keep the state on track to pay off its unfunded liability by 2039. The transcript ends with continued discussion of the bill and no final vote shown on HB 581.

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• And we will be hiring a program manager, which will be implementing this program.
• school or education provider from the program, the program manager then shall notify the eligible students
• Roll the program out.
• Roll the program out.
• on the program, what caps we reach.

Bills: HB1329

Keywords: government spending database, public expenditure transparency, open data, government transparency, school district spending, state spending, local government finance, education finance, budget database, expenditure reporting, salary transparency, benefits data, public records, Legislative Management study, North Dakota, school board training, superintendent, principal, business manager, higher education spending

Summary: The Education Division met with all members present and first took up House Bill 1329, which would create a transparency database and website for school spending information. Senator Schaible offered Amendment 0204 to turn the bill into a study, citing concerns that the proposal would impose major data-collection burdens on 168 school districts, require new data standards and privacy protections, and likely cost far more than the $500,000 in the bill. Several members supported transparency but agreed the implementation costs and technical feasibility were unclear. The committee adopted the amendment 4-1, then passed HB 1329 as amended on a 5-0 vote, with Senator Shively to carry the bill. The committee then discussed House Bill 1540, the education savings account/voucher bill. Representatives from the Bank of North Dakota and the Department of Public Instruction explained that they had not been consulted on the original drafting and outlined needed administrative changes, including clarifying the Bank as administrator, using a third-party program manager, involving DPI in rulemaking, adding audit and appeal procedures, and adjusting language on eligible purchases and school disqualification. They also said the current timeline was likely too aggressive to launch by the 2026-27 school year and estimated the program would require about 15 months to implement, with a fiscal note now around $5.1 million. Members also discussed policy-related amendments on means testing and application timing. Senator Shively proposed a 300% of poverty-level means test and a sign-up period to reduce costs and limit open-ended enrollment, while Senator Axman proposed a tiered approach that would keep all students technically eligible but phase in funding levels by income, preserving access for students who qualify for other federal supports. DPI said it could not currently disaggregate some data by family income and that the appeal process and procurement timeline still needed work. The committee did not move HB 1540 out that morning and instead recessed to continue discussion later after members had time to review the administrative and fiscal issues separately from the means-testing proposals.

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• He said the key is that if they freeze-dry food, it should be from processed food, because people are
• There is something in statute, but I don't think there's anything that supports the program, so that
• And then had some sort of educational program that they use the animal for. So currently there's...
• And then had some sort of educational program that they use the animal for. So currently there's...
• that they use the educational program that they use the animal<04:28:43.560> for<04:28:44.520

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a work session on HB 505, which would allow the sale of freeze-dried foods produced in homestead food operations. Members raised concerns about the bill’s broad language, especially the provision stating freeze-dried food would not be considered potentially hazardous. Several suggested narrowing the bill to specific products such as processed foods, berries, fruit, dairy products, ice cream, or vegetables, and requiring use of commercial freeze-drying equipment rather than dehydrators. There was also discussion of oxygen absorbers, moisture control, sanitation, and whether the issue should be handled in statute or rules. By the end of the discussion, members generally agreed the topic should be treated in a separate section of law rather than folded into the existing homestead food license, and the chair said the matter would be sent to the food safety subcommittee, with the possibility of a study committee if more time was needed. The committee then moved to HB 277, a technical correction to the animal cruelty statutes. Representative Bixby explained that current law refers to a “colt,” which applies only to male baby horses, leaving fillies unaddressed; the bill would replace “colt” with “foal” and make related wording changes so the restriction applies to any horse under 90 days old not being nursed by its dam. The New Hampshire Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the change was requested to clarify and modernize the statute and that the issue had been identified during work on related animal cruelty legislation. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The chair recessed the work session until 11:00 a.m. and announced that Representative Ktoa would take over the hearing on HB 277.

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• <00:26:17.039> And championship in program history. And championship in program history.
• <00:40:34.960> in shall administer the damn program in shall administer the damn program in
• for this program. for this program.
• >> but you're right the athletic programs >> but you're right the athletic programs
• So the athletic programs that.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• DIMENSION THE SIZE OF THE PROGRAM IS OKAY.
• IN THEORY ALREADY ADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAM AND WHATNOT IS IN THEORY HAVE A LARGER PROGRAM IN FLORIDA
• ONE OTHER THING IS I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THE PILOT PROGRAM, THE MANAGED-CARE PILOT PROGRAM AND I WOULD
• THE I CONNECT PROGRAM.
• THEN OF COURSE YOU HAVE THE OTHER PROGRAMS, THE MEDICAID PROGRAM PROVIDING SERVICES TO. >> Chair Andrade

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• business retention and expansion program business retention and expansion program to<00:33:23.039
• <00:57:22.480> It doesn't just threaten programs. It doesn't just threaten programs.
• <02:33:51.840> Three of these life-saving programs. Three of these life-saving programs.
• billion out of the SNAP uh uh program. billion out of the SNAP uh uh program. and<02:35:10.240><
• safeguard these programs for the future. safeguard these programs for the future.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I don't think this inspection program.
• <00:39:44.800> Yet program? Of course they do. Yet program? Of course they do.
• Thank you. made this program unmanageable, made this program unmanageable, unnecessary,<00:41:04.480>
• inspection program. inspection program.
• If this program throw with this program.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That covers purchase, installation, maintenance, and so forth of security devices.
• Um, as someone who spends a lot of time on a device, I will out myself on that.
• Um, as someone who spends a lot of time on a device, I will out myself on that.
• Um, as someone who spends a lot of time on a device, I will out myself on that.
• Um, as someone who spends a lot of time on a device, I will out myself on that.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Grant program. Grant program. >> Senator Coleman. >> Thank you, Madam President.
• It’s defined by what it does. destructive device. Rifles, shotguns, destructive device.
• So in 2024, the legislature created a state-level firearms dealer licensing program and placed it in
• level firearms dealer licensing program level firearms dealer licensing program and<01:53:39.119
• , agents enforcing that program, agents enforcing that program, giving<01:54:08.639> a<01:

Keywords: 981, all