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• The program has thus far been successful, and HB 3724 seeks to expand that success.
• Yes, Camino, like the car. I always say, um, Chairman Metcalf and members of the committee.
• Uh, TNC staff recently toured the new Texas-based oyster hatchery at the, and I'm going to botch this
• Are these new hires where they have to reapply? That is a good question.
• To answer your question, those would be new FDEs that we would be, um, bringing on board.

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• roofs, new air conditioning system, etc. um, she said that they're able to get some of those things
• Um, now those were new projects.
• I know I bought a new car a couple of years ago and the interest.
• The district, uh, sought and received voter approval for $2.3 billion in new principal debt.
• If you can find it in the yellow Book, is a new government program or service of the same sort really

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• I was on my way, almost mistaken for an intruder, and luckily put my guns in the car right outside the
• This is in the wake of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruin.
• They went back to their car. It's in the highest crime rate area of Dallas.
• When they got back to their car, they were accosted by. ...two men, one of them was with a gun.
• Yeah, a lot of news. The chair calls A.J. Juraska. A.J. Juraska. My name is AJ Juraska.

Bills: HB259, HB 1128, HB1337, HB1506, HB1794, HB2215, HB2470, HB2771, HB2882, HB2993, HB3053, HB3428, HB3669, HB3789, HB3924, HB4201, HB4675, HB259

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety, Texas law, short-barrel, law enforcement, election judges, concealed handgun, polling places

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• grant program. grant program.
• On line 80, there's a new $2 million per biennium appropriation for the paramedic scholarship program
• in new programs that were previously one-time funded.
• programs as well as investing in new programs as well as investing in new programs<00:52:33.599>
• I'm also here representing veterinary students and new graduates that depend on this program and deciding

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• pharmacy is out of stock, we're often forced into a frustrating loop: back to the doctor for a brand-new
• The trouble becomes when we as a state pass a new mandate that says Procedure X needs to be covered at
• And in fact, Massachusetts already does provide that for wellness program use. With that, I agree.
• Massachusetts already does provide that for wellness program use.
• Insulin gets left in hot cars and the two cold refrigerators in hotels and can't be used anymore.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a hearing with Chair Jamie Murphy and Senate co-chair Senator Feeney presiding. Members asked witnesses to keep testimony to three minutes and noted that written testimony could still be submitted. The committee heard testimony on several health insurance and pharmacy-related bills, including a proposal to allow controlled prescriptions to be transferred between pharmacies within the same chain, legislation affecting health savings account (HSA)-compatible plans and future insurance mandates, a bill on small business health insurance incentives, and H. 1212 on emergency insulin access. Several parents and patients testified in support of emergency insulin access, describing severe diabetes emergencies, diabetic ketoacidosis, prescription delays, and the need for pharmacists to dispense insulin in urgent situations when doctors or insurers are unavailable. A parent also described the burden of repeatedly obtaining new prescriptions for ADHD medication when pharmacies are out of stock. Witnesses supporting the HSA bill argued that state coverage mandates can unintentionally disqualify HSA-qualified plans and that the bill would preserve tax advantages for enrollees while avoiding repeated legislative fixes. A representative of the Retailers Association supported the small business health insurance incentives bill, saying it could help retain small employers in the merged market by allowing carriers to offer financial incentives tied to cooperative purchasing and utilization efforts. One witness, Kathleen Demarest, testified against a co-pay assistance restriction, saying a state rule had unexpectedly cut off her drug assistance before a generic was actually available, leaving her with very high out-of-pocket costs. Committee members asked a few clarifying questions about HSAs, insulin dispensing, and school support for diabetes care. After all scheduled witnesses had testified and no additional testimony was offered, the committee voted to close the hearing.

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• In recruiting a couple of new teams and starting to get new teams outfitted, including within the nation's
• Our veteran transportation program and our highly rural transportation program, which is grant-funded
• Chair, Senator Block, there is no growth anticipated for any new programs at this point for the Department
• Life-cycle assessment needs to be a tool that we use to assess the impacts of products. Products.
• So, the new program, Sentinel, is looking at more environmentally friendly types of chemicals. to operate

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• and all types of other assessments and all types of other assessments<00:26:52.559> exceeds assessments
• new more than 80% of new new developments.<01:10:29.679> That<01:10:29.920> is<01:10:30.080
• With these new statutory updated.
• ... ...new governing documents.
• determine the average for a new determine the average for a new business?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is not a new program, fees, or a change to the bonding. This is just a...
• We administer the federal program.
• Something new, isn't it?
• Your gas and your car goes up.
• Your gas and your car goes up.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 80 by Representative Domangue, which expressed support for private property rights and reviewed the 2025 landman code of conduct. Domangue described concerns about aggressive landmen and expropriation threats, then voluntarily deferred the resolution so Chairman Geymann could present his bill. The committee then took up HB 841, also on expropriation procedures and landman conduct. Geymann explained the bill was aimed at how expropriation negotiations are conducted and enforced, not at whether expropriation is allowed, and cited a recent dispute involving a pipeline right-of-way and threatening letters to landowners. A video of affected landowners was played, and members from industry and landowner groups discussed the need for fair compensation and better communication. The committee adopted two amendment sets to HB 841. The first set made technical changes, removed some court-cost language, broadened the code of conduct to all certificate holders, added a prohibition on threatening landowners with court costs and attorney fees, shortened the response period for offers, and clarified that the rules apply across energy types rather than only carbon capture. The second amendment set added graduated fines for violations, required the Department of Conservation and Energy to collect the fines, and directed the department to post violators on its website. After support testimony and no opposition, HB 841 was reported favorably as amended. The committee next considered HB 621 by Representative Coates, which requires recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure to the extent practical. An amendment clarified that existing DEQ recycling rules apply. Members raised concerns about decommissioning language, costs, and whether the bill overlapped with existing hazardous-waste and universal-waste rules. Coates agreed to remove the bill’s last sentence on decommissioning costs and add an effective date of January 1, 2027. DEQ explained that many components are already covered under federal and state universal-waste rules, and industry witnesses said solar recycling is feasible and already occurring. HB 621 was then reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard HB 595 by Representative Jacob Landry, which addresses local permits that impede natural resource development, especially road permits affecting Haynesville shale operations. An amendment clarified that local governments may not unreasonably interfere with permitted activity and that road permits not acted on within 30 days are deemed approved. Supporters said delayed parish permits can stall rigs, reduce investment, and hurt royalty owners, while opponents warned the bill could further erode local authority, including in carbon capture matters. Police jury representatives said they were willing to keep working on the issue and suggested a 30- to 45-day target for permit decisions. HB 595 was reported favorably as amended. The committee then began HB 1191 by Representative Landry, creating a certificate of compliance process for oilfield and exploration and production sites, with testimony that it could help clear environmental liability and bring properties back into commerce; the bill was still under amendment and questioning when the transcript ended.

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• These were new police came through. These were new police came through.
• You know the new service station right out there. You new service station right out there.
• He comes up to the car. It's just like what comes up to the car.
• He comes up to the car. He tells me I'm dressed up to the car.
• I got my s stick on the back of the car. He tells me, "Put your back of the car.

Bills: HB265, HB146, SB254, HB202, HB3, HB42, SB18

Keywords: resisting arrest, penalties, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, youthful offender, capital murder, victims' rights, SB254, Alabama, statute of limitations, civil procedure, civil action, sex offense, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, survivor rights, tolling, disability, minor plaintiff

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• New technologies, different needs.
• New technologies, different needs.
• new reactors, qualify new fuels, just the documentation portion of that is a tremendous lift.
• And we, you know, as we're moving toward needing new fuels, new reactor types, all of this...
• We're moving toward needing new fuels, new reactor types, all of this.

Keywords: 908, all

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• You'll typically hear this one in the news more often than not.
• and the support needed for those academic programs.
• and the support needed for those academic programs.
• needed for those academic programs.
• It's a employees, maintain our programs.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 History of SEEK 00:02:15 Summary of On-Behalf Payments 00:12:40 Discussion on Collection of University Debt Department of Revenue 00:32:40 Northern Kentucky University 00:57:10, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the September 17 meeting, and heard a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education staff on SEEK school funding and KDE on-behalf payments. KDE explained recent SEEK changes, including the guaranteed base per-pupil amount, attendance-based calculations, second-month and January growth, the 2022 change funding kindergarten at 100% instead of 50%, and the existing add-ons for at-risk students, exceptional children, limited English learners, home/hospital instruction, and transportation. Staff also reviewed tier one funding, noting the 2024 increase from 15% to 17.5% and explaining that eligibility depends on local tax effort and property wealth. They also described Senate Bill 6 from the 2025 session as a reporting proposal to include on-behalf costs in education spending totals. KDE staff then outlined on-behalf payments made for districts, including roughly $458 million for Teachers Retirement System contributions, $942 million for health insurance, about $12 million for technology costs, and additional SFCC debt service outside KDE’s appropriation, for a total of about $1.5 billion. Members asked how a future Senate Bill 6 would affect local contributions and whether folding on-behalf payments into SEEK would shift costs among districts. KDE and Senator Gibbons clarified that the bill was intended only as a reporting mechanism and would not change local contribution or district payments; it would simply present a broader total of state education investment. The discussion also noted that Kentucky’s reported SEEK amount alone does not capture all state education spending. Members raised questions about home and hospital instruction data, saying local concerns suggest growth in some communities even if statewide numbers appear stable. KDE said the statewide figure has been relatively consistent but offered to provide district-level trend data. Co-Chair Petrie also asked about the accuracy of SEEK projections and on-behalf calculations, referencing prior concerns from the Office of Education Accountability. KDE responded that it works with the state budget director’s office in a consensus forecasting process and has been reviewing demographic and property-assessment data, including exceptional child counts, to improve forecast accuracy.

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• part of but also through the C program part of but also through the C program we<00:15:28.480>
• program. kids that are in their program program. kids that are in their program that<00:15:32.959
• In a in state government programs.
• and then um line 1.15, this is a new and then um line 1.15, this is a new provision.<01:15:00.239
• cost of that program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• program.
• brand new to PAL.
• We have the CIRT program, and we've had this program for 32 years.
• What I don't do is go out and spend a whole lot more money to design a new car.
• But that's not a great analogy because I don't see a new car offering the school's services and support

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides. Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.

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• AMENDED ALL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS WITH ALL EXISTING FUND MANAGERS TO INCORPORATE THE STANDARD IN ALL NEW
• ARE TALKING ABOUT A FLAG THAT FLIES OR A STICKER ON THE POLICE CAR. >> THANK YOU.
• LET'S SAY A POLICE CAR WITH THE THIN BLUE LINE LIKE SUPPORT BACK THE BLUE.
• I FEEL LIKE THAT MIGHT BE NEW OR THAT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.
• IF I WANT TO FLY THE FLAG FROM THE BACK OF MY CAR I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DO IT.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• states to New Hampshire. states to New Hampshire.
• The bill creates a meaningful new stream of revenue for New Hampshire.
• compassionate program with guardrails. compassionate program with guardrails.
• And pursuant to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, known as BEAD, New Hampshire is
• deployment program known as BEAD, New deployment program known as BEAD, New Hampshire<01:40:40.400

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Practitioners and providers to be able to conduct that program, so they do that.
• There's initial assessments for all of them.
• I want a brand new implant,' and stuff.
• They've been slow on the MAT referrals, as that was a new program that recently went statewide on January
• Versus what the new four-year replacement contract was.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Okay, first up is our economic outlook. morning aloh Happy New Year Le house morning aloh Happy New Year
• Happy New Year.
• There's nothing particularly new.
• And so it's not new.
• Representative, happy New Year.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held its first informational briefing for 2025, beginning with member introductions and then hearing an economic outlook presentation from Dr. Eugene Tian of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Dr. Tian said Hawaii’s economy was in relatively good shape in several areas, especially construction, which he described as at a historical high, with construction employment above 40,000 monthly and building permit values and contracting tax base both up sharply. He also noted real estate sales had rebounded in 2024, the labor market had stabilized with unemployment around 2.9%, and initial unemployment claims were below 2019 levels. At the same time, he highlighted challenges including inflation running above the national rate, a shrinking labor force, lower employment compared with 2023, and continued weakness in visitor spending and arrivals. He said future growth would likely come from health care, professional services, construction, tourism recovery, and diversified sectors such as renewable energy, aquaculture, creative industries, and technology. Dr. Tian also discussed Hawaii’s economic structure and recovery, saying the state remains more concentrated in a few industries than the U.S. overall, with government and hospitality making up larger shares of the economy. He said non-tourism sectors had recovered, but tourism-related jobs and output were still below pre-pandemic levels, with Maui and the visitor industry still affected by the wildfire and COVID-19 impacts. He projected tourism and non-agricultural wage and salary jobs would not fully recover until 2027, and said population trends remain a concern because of aging, the likelihood of deaths outpacing births in coming years, and reliance on in-migration. After his presentation, the chair said questions would be taken later and the committee took a short break. After the break, Dr. Carano of the Hawaii Executive Director’s office presented a second outlook, saying Hawaii’s economy in 2025 looked better than 2024 overall, though he emphasized substantial uncertainty tied to the incoming federal administration. He said possible changes to tariffs, tax policy, immigration, and federal spending could raise inflation and keep interest rates higher than previously expected, which would affect housing, consumer debt, the dollar, and Hawaii’s visitor industry. He noted that U.S. visitors account for roughly three-quarters of visitor spending in the state, making federal policy especially important. He also said deregulation could be a long-term positive but would not likely have much effect in 2025 or 2026. As an additional risk, he pointed to bird flu and its effect on livestock, poultry, and egg prices. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.

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• Since 2021-22, nearly 125,000 new slots have been awarded under a number of different programs, including
• Program, also known as CAP, our Migrant Alternative Payment Program, CMAP.
• I am the program manager at A New Vision for You, where we provide therapeutic outpatient and aftercare
• The new Strength Building Program invests directly in those needs, something young people in foster care
• doubled the impact of the youth legal services program and the removal defense program.

Summary: The committee heard an extensive Department of Social Services presentation on child care budget issues, including the Governor’s proposed 2026-27 budget, federal CCDF changes, Prop. 64 revenue adjustments, and a one-time $11.5 million disaster-related infrastructure grant for licensed child care facilities affected by 2025 declared disasters. DSS said federal formula updates and lower Prop. 64 revenues would reduce funding and could result in about 4,176 CCTR slots being reduced, but the department said it was working to avoid impacts to currently enrolled children. The LAO supported aligning general child care funding with lower revenues and asked for more detail on the disaster grant. Members pressed DSS and Finance on why reductions were not being backfilled and why so many awarded slots remain uncontracted or unused; DSS said delays are largely due to providers building new infrastructure, licensing, staffing, and enrollment challenges, and that some unspent funds revert to the General Fund. The committee also discussed whether some contract dollars should be shifted to vouchers and whether more flexibility should be allowed for infrastructure and expansion costs. A second panel focused on the state’s commitment to expand child care and on rate reform. DSS reported that nearly 125,000 new slots have been awarded since 2021-22, but speakers from Stanislaus County Office of Education, Parent Voices California, and the California Budget and Policy Center argued that unmet need remains large and that the system still leaves many families without access. Stanislaus County described a large local shortage of infant and toddler care and said reimbursement disparities between child care programs and state preschool create disincentives for providers. Parent Voices gave testimony about the burdens and instability families face when trying to access care, especially for survivors and low-income parents, and called for a universal, publicly funded system. The Budget Center said only about 16% of eligible children were enrolled in 2024, urged expansion across the mixed delivery system rather than concentrating investment in TK, and called for faster rate reform and new revenue. LAO estimated that bringing certain CCTR adjustment factors up to CSPP levels would cost $88 million to $131 million ongoing. Members and witnesses discussed the single rate structure, automation needs, and the need for deadlines and a ramp-up plan; DSS said the goal is to eliminate disparities, but that policy decisions are still needed before automation can proceed. The committee then reviewed several trailer bill proposals. DSS outlined a 2026-27 COLA proposal that would apply a 2.41% increase through cost-of-care-plus payments, though the department said it had inadvertently excluded CalWORKs Child Care and the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program and would revise the proposal; LAO recommended making the COLA methodology uniform across programs. DSS also proposed replacing the market rate survey with the federally approved alternative methodology on a triennial schedule, limiting temporary absences in family child care homes to 20% of monthly hours, defining excessive unexplained absences as more than 30 days in a year, and aligning family fee deductions with new federal requirements so providers receive the full voucher value. Members generally supported the temporary absence change and asked about implementation timing for the family fee deduction, with DSS saying it was in contact with Riverside County. The committee also heard a brief update on the Early Childhood Policy Council reappropriation, which would extend unused funds through June 30, 2028 because prior costs came in higher than expected.

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• You know, the radar things that we haven't that are that are new issues such as the new rules in the
• I'm sorry, with what program? OK.
• So, new assessments.
• Our injury assessment and the damage assessment is, is objective.
• coming to New Mexico or originating in New Mexico are inspected.

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• Gentleman from<00:38:03.119> New<00:38:03.280> York. from New York. from New York.
• Gentleman from New York. Thank you time. Gentleman from New York. Thank you uh<00:50:16.559> Mr.
• New York. Thank you. Uh, Mr. Mr. New York. Thank you. Uh, Mr. Mr.
• <01:03:20.000> The New York reserves his time. The New York reserves his time.
• <01:23:55.199> Uh, Gentleman from New York. Thank you. Uh, Gentleman from New York.

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