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• development, including environmental analysis, engineering, design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction
• 10:14.160> and design, right-of-way acquisition and design, right-of-way acquisition and construction
• . construction. construction.
• that most states are advocating for the federal government to try to create that interoperability, uniformed
• Uh, they're color-coded by provider, not by subsidy. Um, so you can see the different routes.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This form is also a useful administrative tool that provides a clear, uniform process for schools and
• This form is also a useful administrative tool that provides a clear, uniform process for schools and
• c> administrative tool that provides a administrative tool that provides a clear<00:11:05.519> uniform
• process for schools and clear uniform process for schools and families<00:11:07.839> ex<00:11
• You don't need street address, city, zip code, or phone number, any of that kind of stuff on there.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• cause confusion in command structure and limits the Adjutant General from enforcing the Massachusetts Code
• The Adjutant General from enforcing the Massachusetts Code of Military Justice.
• And under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 92, they are obligated in their oath to follow

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate began with routine formalities, then took up several final-passage and engrossment matters. It adopted emergency preambles for House Bill 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Iwanek, and House Bill 1024, authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer service to a parcel in Sharon. The Senate also passed to be enacted Senate Bill 2528, allowing Marblehead to establish fines related to parking violations, and adopted a pair of congratulatory resolutions. Later, it ordered several House bills to third reading, including measures for an additional off-premises alcohol license in Somerset and sick leave banks for David A. Russell and Jean McCarran, and concurred in a gubernatorial amendment to a vital statistics bill. The chamber then considered major committee reports and amendments on military and veterans issues. It advanced a Ways and Means substitute for a bill on free expression and a substitute for a bill on assault and battery upon a transit worker, placing both on the Orders of the Day. The Senate also debated and amended Senate Bill 2503, the EASE Act for military-connected families, with remarks emphasizing school stability for military children, special education continuity, juvenile justice transfers, and use of military protective orders in domestic violence cases. Several proposed amendments were withdrawn or rejected, including tax relief proposals for 100% disabled veterans, while an amendment requiring tracking of veteran suicides was adopted. The bill was then ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed by roll call, 39-0. Another major item was Senate Bill 2501, clarifying the duties of the adjutant general. The Senate adopted a Ways and Means substitute and considered multiple amendments, including one withdrawn proposal on entry by non-federalized armed forces from other jurisdictions and another adopted amendment requiring recruit training on lawful orders; other amendments were withdrawn. The bill was then ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed. The Senate also passed House Bill 3388, designating September 22 as Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day. Throughout the session, members also offered and adopted several adjournment motions honoring the lives and service of Judge Leslie E. Harris, former Newton Mayor Seyi Warren, and Anthony P. Dwingnan, and the Senate adjourned to meet again the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.

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• , and constant building code changes.
• If we can start moving the building code and allowing residential building code to be used for that third
• building code.
• early on during construction.
• the construction loan.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing-related proposals and policy ideas. One speaker urged changes to the welfare property tax exemption for affordable housing, arguing that annual income recertifications are outdated and burdensome, and proposing a one-time qualification at move-in, streamlined monitoring through TCAC or HCD, and continued exemption protection for projects that remain in compliance. The witness said rising insurance costs and administrative burdens are hurting cash flow and threatening the viability of affordable housing operations. A major portion of the meeting focused on social housing and the SB 555 study. HCD described its ongoing study process, including public engagement with residents, practitioners, and experts, and noted that California already has many building blocks for social housing, such as public land tools, long-term affordability mechanisms, community land trusts, and tenant protections. Community land trust and housing policy witnesses argued that social housing will require legislative action, expanded public subsidy, tax abatements, public land, and simplified financing, and they emphasized the need to reframe the concept for the “missing middle” and middle-class households to build broader political support. Committee members discussed stigma around “social housing,” the need for a rebrand, and the possibility of a pilot program, especially on excess public land. The committee also heard a proposal for a certified professional plan-check system modeled on Vancouver, Canada. The presenter said California’s permitting delays, inconsistent reviews, and staffing shortages add cost and uncertainty even for streamlined projects, and proposed allowing state-certified private professionals to perform plan checks and inspections under state oversight while local governments retain zoning and enforcement authority. Members discussed local control concerns, infrastructure costs, and the need to reduce delays and uncertainty in the entitlement process. Finally, the committee heard testimony supporting changes to HCD loan disbursement so funds can be used during construction rather than only after completion. Witnesses said this would reduce interest costs, improve feasibility, and could produce additional affordable homes with existing funding. The discussion also referenced AB 1053 as the vehicle for implementing that approach.

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• I wear a uniform in the military, so police and fire FOP and the unions here in Oklahoma and also all
• language it says it says that shall recognize force no courts So, recognize or enforce any religious code

Keywords: 914, all

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• She was coded. She had some special ed needs.
• It is a medical intervention that needs to be uniform across the state.
• intervention that needs to be uniform intervention that needs to be uniform across<01:36:48.639>
• code of conduct<01:59:15.520> then<01:59:15.840> they<01:59:16.080> could<01:59
• <01:59:25.760> But<01:59:25.920> it Within the code of conduct. Okay.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We have an act protecting honest employers by creating construction private Attorney General actions.
• We'd have to go back to our cells and take our uniforms off.
• It was truly imposed with the vote to construct the sewer in 1982. They won.
• It was truly imposed with the vote to construct the sewer in 1982.
• State law determines it’s the assessment vote to order the construction of the sewer.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on several Judiciary bills, with the largest portion focused on S. 1178/H. 2052 to reduce mass incarceration and end life without parole. People incarcerated at MCI Framingham, MCI Norfolk, and NCCI Gardner described personal growth, rehabilitation, restorative justice work, family separation, and the belief that parole eligibility after long sentences would better reflect public safety and human development. Speakers emphasized that life without parole removes hope and can undermine rehabilitation, while supporters argued that many lifers are older, less likely to reoffend, and could contribute positively if given a chance at parole review. Committee members did not take votes during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1139 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving tobacco use, with Sen. Keenan explaining that a recent SJC decision had cut off claims where the injured person did not sue within three years before death. He said the bill would restore families’ ability to seek redress in cases involving long-latency tobacco harms like COPD. Another major topic was S. 1205, which would add abusive litigation to the definition of coercive control in domestic violence law; Sen. Michael Moore said the bill would stop abusers from using repeated court filings to harass and financially burden survivors. The committee also took up S. 1114 on automatic record sealing, with Sen. Friedman and others arguing that the current petition-based process is slow, burdensome, and disproportionately harms people with criminal records, especially Black and Latino residents. Testimony also supported H. 1965/S. 1132 on compensation for wrongful conviction, with advocates and sponsors describing a faster administrative claims process, transitional support, and higher compensation without the current cap. Sen. Payano testified for S. 1241 to expand educational programming for incarcerated emerging adults, saying education reduces recidivism and improves reentry outcomes. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on S. 2522, an update to Massachusetts’ shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care. Sen. Friedman, the Attorney General’s office, and DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the bill is needed to strengthen protections against out-of-state legal attacks, protect patient and provider data, clarify enforcement authority, and add a state-level EMTALA-style emergency care requirement. Committee members asked detailed questions about prescription labeling, the prescription monitoring program, attorney discipline, custody and full faith and credit issues, and whether the bill’s enforcement language could create unintended limits or conflicts. The Attorney General’s office said it would provide follow-up written testimony on several technical questions.

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• Minnesota's constitution has placed an affirmative duty on the state to provide a general and uniform
• <01:02:10.240> system to provide a general and uniform system to provide a general and uniform
• schools should not depend on<01:27:07.199> their<01:27:07.440> zip<01:27:07.760> code
• Families should not on their zip code.
• , or where they are from, race, zip code, or where they are from, can<01:37:54.560> focus<01:37

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , and constant building code changes.
• If we can start moving the building code and allowing residential building code to be used for that third
• code.
• early on during construction.
• the construction loan.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing-finance and permitting reforms aimed at making affordable and middle-income housing projects “pencil.” The first panel focused on the welfare property tax exemption, with witnesses arguing that annual recertifications are outdated, burdensome, and costly for both residents and operators. They urged streamlining by aligning eligibility rules with TCAC or HCD monitoring, allowing one-time qualification at occupancy, and preserving exemptions for projects that remain in compliance, especially as insurance costs and operating deficits are rising sharply. A major portion of the meeting centered on social housing and community land trusts under SB 555. HCD described the state’s ongoing study, due by December 31, 2026 and to be included in the 2027 annual report, and outlined public engagement already completed with residents and practitioners. Community land trust and policy witnesses argued that social housing will require legislative action beyond the study, including expanded tax abatements, public land use, soft loans, and simpler capital stacks. They emphasized that the model should include mixed-income and “missing middle” households, and several members discussed the stigma around the term “social housing,” suggesting a rebrand toward generational or multi-generational housing to broaden public support. The committee also discussed a proposed certified professional program modeled on Vancouver, Canada, to speed plan checks and inspections by allowing state-certified private professionals to perform certain code-compliance functions under local oversight. The witness said this would reduce delays, repeated reviews, and cost overruns while preserving local authority over zoning and enforcement. Members raised concerns about local control, infrastructure costs, and political resistance, but expressed interest in exploring a pilot and further recommendations. In the final panel, housing advocates supported allowing HCD loan funds to be disbursed during construction rather than only after completion. They said this would reduce interest costs, improve project feasibility, and could produce additional affordable homes without new appropriations. Members agreed the current system is fragmented and outdated, and several speakers and legislators repeatedly called for streamlined, more flexible financing and permitting tools to support housing production.

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• The program is authorized under Century Code 15-70.
• page in the handout that you received, I'm not going to read your own statute back to you in Century Code
• It had a lot of language about tenure, but the board then took on adding these aspects of Century Code
• pretty thorough way and maybe others had a couple of things to tweak, and this policy makes that uniform
• pretty thorough way and maybe others had a couple of things to tweak, and this policy makes that uniform

Summary: The committee met at Dakota College at Bottineau, approved the January 15, 2026 minutes, and heard an extensive campus update from Dean Corey Gorder and other DCB leaders. Gorder described the college’s affiliation with Minot State and its growing use of shared services, including business office functions, HR, institutional research, Title IX, printing, financial aid support through UND, and payroll support through NDSU. He said the arrangement lets DCB focus on its core mission while relying on system partners for specialized administrative work, and noted that accreditation concerns were not believed to limit those shared-service arrangements. He also highlighted DCB’s mission, enrollment growth, dual-credit reach across rural schools, and the college’s emphasis on nursing, dental, paramedic, farm management, and other workforce-oriented programs. Committee members asked detailed questions about dual credit, program delivery, and whether DCB’s partnerships were exclusive. Gorder said the relationships are generally collaborative rather than exclusive, that schools can choose other providers, and that many partnerships began through personal outreach and ongoing relationships with rural schools. Lisa Johnson of the university system added that transfer complaints are rare and that dual credit generally transfers well within North Dakota, though highly selective out-of-state institutions may treat credits differently. Members also asked about stipends for high school instructors, the share of K-12 versus DCB instructors, and the capacity limits in dental hygiene and other programs. Gorder said dental hygiene is capped by space and staffing, that there were more applicants than seats, and that expansion is being considered; he also said he would provide follow-up information on the paramedic program and instructor breakdowns. Gorder closed by identifying long-term challenges, including aging residence halls, recruiting faculty and staff, and the need to review low-enrollment programs. He said DCB should consider expanding into more high-demand trades such as welding, HVAC, and electrical work, and should streamline dual credit and strengthen its Minot programming. The committee then heard from the North Dakota Student Association, whose leaders outlined student priorities from the last session and the interim. Their main concerns included campus housing quality and affordability, food insecurity and food pantries, mental and physical health resources, student-led research funding, academic and career readiness, internships, and campus collaboration. They also discussed dual credit, saying it is valuable but uneven across the state, and raised questions about how to better retain students in North Dakota through the system. Members asked follow-up questions about housing, transferability of dual credit, and whether incentives could be used to encourage students to stay in-state for higher education.

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• And then, even though it's not in code, just to give a more robust review of the books, we did count
• So you've spent a lot of time creating code, and we've also put that into rules.
• and overturned and also some of the challenges where, you know, books have been found to violate the code
• not really a good marker to know what the kids have learned in their class when you don't have a uniform
• test. ...have learned in their class when you don't have a uniform test.

Keywords: 985, all

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• word punishment was changed to basically just talk about disciplinary action subject to the school code
• Baca asked to strike “punishment” and insert “disciplinary action for an infraction of a school’s code
• The school code, the public schools code, defines law enforcement in a different section. Mr.
• Speaker, gentlemen, according to the Public Schools Code, these officers that you are describing are
• And this is from the Public Schools Code, not from this bill, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bills: HB111, HB103, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB145, HB154, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB38, HB47, HB63, HB64, HB127, HB165, HB184, HB200, HM20, HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• pursuant to section 3B of the Public Safety Officers Medal of Valor Act of 2001, 42 United States Code
• valor act of 2001 42 United States code valor act of 2001 42 United States code 15202 15202 15202
• ,<00:20:04.480> wounding<00:20:05.039> more 13 Americans in uniform, wounding more
• 13 Americans in uniform, wounding more than<00:20:05.679> 200<00:20:07.039> Americans<00
• uniform, killing than 200 Americans in uniform, killing more<00:20:09.840> than<00:20:10.080>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The room is full of people in fire uniforms, ambulance uniforms, so these are frontline folks.
• SB 1448, an emergency appropriation to the Department of Health for the construction defect remediation
• <01:00:44.960> defect<01:00:45.520> remediation<01:00:46.240> Hawaii construction
• defect remediation Hawaii construction defect remediation Hawaii State<01:00:47.079> Hospital
• This is a lot of money for something that we had funded a lot of money for to construct.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on several health-related measures, with most of the discussion focused on SB 1419, SB 1494, and SB 1495, which were taken out of order to accommodate ASL/Death Blind Task Force testimony. SB 1419, relating to Act 253 (Session Laws of Hawaii 2023), drew support from the Department of Human Services and the National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii, with testimony emphasizing use of the term “low vision” and support for the program timeline. The committee later recommended passage with amendments, including technical changes and updated appropriation fiscal years, and the motion was adopted unanimously by the members present. SB 1494, concerning hearing aids, drew broad support from disability advocates and others who argued that hearing aids improve health, reduce accidents, and may help reduce dementia risk. Testifiers also urged that the bill define hearing aids as prescription hearing aids rather than including over-the-counter devices, and the Department of the Auditor and Insurance Division raised cost and coverage questions. The committee recommended passage with amendments, changing the coverage approach to optional coverage similar to vision and dental and requesting a sunrise analysis for prescription hearing aids; that recommendation was adopted. SB 1495, which exempts hearing aids from the general excise tax, also received support, while the Attorney General flagged a possible single-subject issue and the Tax Department estimated a potential $1.1 million revenue impact. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including deletion of the challenged language, technical fixes, and noting the revenue estimate; that recommendation was adopted. The committee then moved through additional measures with mostly supportive testimony. SB 1421 on medical records prompted questions about what happens when a solo practitioner dies or closes practice, and the discussion centered on ensuring patients can obtain records, including a proposed amendment requiring a successor provider to send records to the patient’s last known address. SB 1422, dealing with a special fund and vital statistics funding, was supported by the Department of Health, which said the special fund did not meet criteria and that deposits should instead go to the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund. SB 1423 on certificate of need exemptions for Department of Health facilities drew support, with discussion of possibly extending exemptions to dialysis and behavioral health/psychiatric services; the Department indicated it would not oppose that change. SB 1424 on credentialing of health care providers also received support, and SB 1425 on the State Emergency Medical Services Committee focused on reducing quorum requirements because many members are active first responders and cannot always attend meetings. The committee also heard support for SB 1426 on emergency medical services, SB 1431 on viral hepatitis, and SB 1433 on harm reduction, with testimony on hepatitis outreach funding and syringe access best practices; for SB 1433, the Department of Health identified a blank in the bill and recommended a six-month period for the syringe-possession exception.

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• READING THE BILL ANALYSIS AND ONE OF THE THINGS I READ WAS THAT IN 2027 THERE IS A NEW LIFE SAFETY CODE
• IF THE FIRE MARSHAL ADOPTS A NEW VERSION OF THE CODE AFFECTED IN 27, WHAT IS THE NEED FOR THIS BILL?
• IN THE LIFE SAFETY CODE INCLUDES THIS MANDATE FOR THE IRAQI LEADERS. >> THANK YOU MR.
• FOR THE FLORIDA NURSING HOME UNIFORM RECORDING SYSTEM RIVER GARDEN HAS SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED FINANCIAL
• WE DO HAVE A MEMORY CARE SECURE UNIT SO OUR MEMORY CARE UNIT IS SECURE MEANING YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE CODE

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• from provided in Florida Institute for Child Welfare for their research and evaluation projects from Code
• another. >> In this instance, you know, I disagree with you on that just because we have to have uniformity
• We will go to your Amendment bar code number 8, 7, 9, 7, 6, 1, go to your Amendment bar code number 8
• The strike will will also allow code to create rules related to recognizing the signs and symptoms of

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• I'm also going to address this issue from Section 545.424 of the Transportation Code that pertains specifically
• At least if there's a crime that's in the penal code—robbery, whatever—you know those are crimes, and
• hearings and other proceedings in juvenile cases, similar to detention hearings outlined in the Family Code
• During court, he decided to fight officers, requiring five uniformed officers to get him out of the courtroom
• This bill, House Bill 1988, amends the Human Resources Code to allow voluntary disclosure of information

Bills: HB1511, HB1831, HB1988, HB2147, HB2234

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, state regulations, zoning, local government authority, drug court, juvenile justice, diversion programs, rehabilitation, criminal justice reform, remote proceedings, depositions, virtual hearings, court technology, criminal responsibility, age of maturity, expungement, mental health services, juvenile record sealing, 1184

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• People are building more houses, but that takes years between permitting, construction, and then getting
• People are building more houses, but that takes years between permitting, construction, and then getting
• prospect that this is retaliatory for one of the reasons you articulated, like raising a concern about a code

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The, and the UPC code is not necessary for audit to conduct the audits.
• The UPC code reporting poses challenges for businesses selling alcoholic beverages.
• Uh, many businesses do not track using the UPC code.
• It amends tax code Section 151.462B repealing the requirement to include UPC in the RTS reports.
• But there's no requirement to have that UPC code.

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• A child's safety should never depend on their zip code or how well their parents know the system.
• Now and then, strange men in uniform would arrive and take one of our neighbors with them.
• I say opposite sex because there are only two sexes, male and female, and gender is a social construct
• Training still depends on zip code.
• Training still depends on zip code because there is no statewide mandate.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with the chairs emphasizing time limits, written testimony, and grouping similar measures together. Early testimony focused on opioid use disorder education in schools (S.382), with Senator Keenan arguing that students should be taught about the risks of substance use disorder and naloxone use as part of health curricula. Representative DeCost also briefly introduced H.551, a narrow bill concerning parent rights for children in third grade and younger. Several bills were then closed without testimony, including measures on type 1 diabetes informational materials and other diabetes-related proposals. A major portion of the hearing centered on school health and emergency response bills. Supporters of H.652/S.342 on diabetes management in schools described inconsistent district practices and urged clearer standards so students can receive care in classrooms rather than being sent out of instruction. Bills on epinephrine access and seizure disorders drew extensive testimony: advocates for stock epinephrine in schools argued that unassigned epinephrine can save lives and should be funded in a cost-neutral way, while a pediatrician opposed one version as an unfunded mandate. For seizure-safe schools (S.422/H.635), students, parents, educators, and advocates described missed or delayed responses to seizures, stigma, and the need for staff training, seizure action plans, and emergency medication protocols. A separate bill, H.645, allowing anti-seizure medication on school buses, was supported by a parent and student who said current law forces costly and restrictive transportation arrangements. The committee also heard testimony on youth skin health bills (S.334/H.600/H.619), which would let students carry and apply sunscreen at school and camp without a physician’s note. Supporters from melanoma prevention, dermatology, and industry groups said the bills would remove unnecessary barriers and promote sun-safe habits, while one witness cautioned about drafting details and unintended consequences. The hearing then moved to CPR/AED education for graduation (S.456), where Senator Tarr, a student advocate, and the Red Cross all supported requiring hands-on CPR certification for high school students. Finally, the committee took testimony on healthy school lunches (H.539/S.401): supporters from the Healthy School Lunch Coalition and school food directors backed stronger nutrition standards and a standing advisory council, while Consumer Brands Association witnesses opposed the bill as too vague and potentially disruptive. A nutrition scientist also warned about unintended restrictions on medically necessary or innovative foods. The chairs closed the hearing on the healthy lunch bills and then opened testimony on universal school meals for virtual schools (H.700), with Superintendent Patrick Latuka supporting access for students in Commonwealth virtual schools who currently receive no meal support.