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• We identified key priorities in developing a plan together while working with my county case manager
• We'll host 16 sporting competitions, but off the field, three priorities will be advanced.
• And our third priority is athlete employment, which is what brings us here today.
• mjsp board in case he is sick or there's a<01:08:49.080> competing a competing a competing priority
• uh sections two and three uh priority uh sections two and three uh proposing<01:08:54.719> to

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• The department supports HB 557, provided that its passage does not replace or adversely affect priorities
• The department supports HB 557, provided that its passage does not replace or adversely affect priorities
• way that looks at initial onboarding or, you know, some sort of program administration based on priority
• way that looks at initial onboarding or, you know, some sort of program administration based on priority
• will also be important as um priority will also be important as um the<01:00:26.920> agency<01

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Health Committee held its first hearing of 2025, with Chair Greg Takayama and Vice Chair Representative Leoy opening the meeting and outlining housekeeping rules, including a two-minute limit for testifiers and Zoom etiquette. The committee first heard HB 303 on health care preceptors. The Department of Health, Department of Taxation, University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, and several health care organizations supported the bill, saying the existing preceptor tax credit program has been successful and that expanding eligibility to additional professions and students would help address workforce shortages. In response to questions, the Department of Health said the annual tax credit cap is $1.5 million, about 650 to 670 credits are currently used each year, and the bill applies only to unpaid preceptors. The committee then moved on to HB 441, which would raise cigarette taxes. The Attorney General, Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, Hawaii Public Health Institute, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and others supported the measure as a way to reduce smoking, especially among youth, and to support tobacco control and cancer-related programs. Opponents, including the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and the Cigar Association of Hawaii, argued the tax is regressive and unreliable as a revenue source. The Department of Health noted the last cigarette tax increase was in 2011, and one witness urged a larger increase than proposed. No vote was taken on either bill in the portion of the hearing provided. The committee also heard HB 557 on telehealth. The Department of Health supported the bill so long as it did not displace executive budget priorities, and the Hawaii State Health Planning and Development Agency and Hawaii Primary Care Association supported it. HPCA said the bill would conform state insurance law to recent Medicare changes expanding audio-only telehealth coverage beyond mental health services, and it emphasized access for rural residents, kupuna, and people with disabilities. HMSA opposed the bill as written, saying it strayed from the intent of Act 107 and that audio-only telehealth should remain limited because of quality-of-care concerns, though it supported continued access and asked for a different amendment approach. A telehealth provider also testified that payment disparities limit provider expansion and that audio-only access remains important for patients with serious illness. The hearing ended in the excerpt before any committee action or vote on HB 557.

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• On Table 11, on your vacancy report, I know you have it listed as priorities for some of your vacancies
• 00:41:23.920> as report I know you have it listed as report I know you have it listed as priorities
• c><00:41:24.839> some<00:41:24.960> of<00:41:25.079> your<00:41:25.319> priorities
• priorities and some of your priorities priorities and some of your priorities for<00:41:26.000><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means and Commerce and Consumer Protection heard the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs present its biennium budget request for fiscal years 2025 to 2027. Director Nainoa Ando said the department’s requests were primarily special-fund ceiling increases to meet operational needs. Major items included an additional $12 million to complete the King Kamehameha V Post Office building roof project after hidden deterioration and water intrusion were discovered, plus funding related to fringe benefits and central services assessments. The department also outlined requests for a new medical compact implementation cost, an auditor position, an engineer position, and a captive insurance IT modernization project. A significant portion of the discussion focused on the Office of Consumer Protection’s landlord-tenant call line and public service access. Senators raised concerns that callers often reach voicemail, are told to leave a message, and sometimes are referred to look up the law themselves. DCCA said the Oʻahu line is staffed by one full-time employee backed by two to three investigators, with one investigator each on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island, and that calls are tracked in a case management system. The department said it plans to add one more Oʻahu staff position through a transfer from another division and that a new call-center/web system with time tracking is expected to go live in the summer. Members also discussed a possible bill related to Pearson VUE nursing certification testing, with one senator describing the burden on neighbor-island nursing graduates who must travel to Honolulu for a one-hour test. The senator said she intended to introduce legislation after receiving no response to repeated outreach. DCCA did not take action on that proposal during the hearing. For the PUC-related requests, the department explained a one-time $1 million request for outside consulting tied to Maui wildfire-related filings, including wildfire safety mitigation and hazard mitigation plans, and a separate $900,000 request through the Consumer Advocacy Division to hire consultants for review and analysis. The committee also discussed a captive insurance IT modernization request, which DCCA said would replace manual and spreadsheet-based processes with a cloud-based system to better handle filings, payments, and workflow; no vote or final action was taken on the budget items during the hearing.

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• and just uh keep balance uh priorities and just uh keep in<01:01:14.720> mind<01:01:15.200>
• And Human Services work together to develop an amendment to achieve priority Alzheimer's and dementia
• And to become mainstream in our public health priority, supporting those living with the disease and
• dementias a top public health priority dementias a top public health priority in<01:26:12.080>
• over what town or city the priority over what town or city the treatment<02:35:30.479> program

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• <01:13:28.960> So there are many many other priorities.
• So there are many many other priorities.
• We've approached it as a priority. Uh, we are adjusting it for inflation this year.
• we wanted to make education a priority. we wanted to make education a priority.
• Uh we are approached it as a priority.

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• Unfortunately, those priorities are not being met by this Republican majority.
• :02:48.320> not Unfortunately, those priorities are not Unfortunately, those priorities are not
• Now they're back here with the misguided budget priorities.
• <06:24:45.520> This the misguided budget priorities.
• This the misguided budget priorities.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• there's some reshuffleling of priorities there's some reshuffleling of priorities where<00:08:32.399
• priorities as I understand<00:21:38.799> them.
• I would point out that this is a top five priority of the Trump administration.
• It's one of the Trump administration's priorities.
• Trump administration's priorities. And I Trump administration's priorities.

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• to thank Speaker Burrows, Chairman Gates, and the rest of the committee for making this issue a priority
• private investment enables Texas communities to grow in response to real demand, not political priorities
• Josephine offers a few priorities for your consideration that we think would make things better between
• and opportunities as their constituents, they make decisions that reflect the unique needs and priorities
• supplies, counties over the Edwards or Trinity aquifer systems, or at least within the Hill Country Priority

Summary: The committee heard testimony first from the Texas General Land Office and School Land Board. GLO officials described the agency’s role in managing more than 13 million acres of state lands and mineral interests for the Permanent School Fund, overseeing the Alamo, coastal programs, veterans’ services, and federal disaster recovery. They said the agency has generated about $6 billion for the Permanent School Fund since Commissioner Buckingham took office, and that its disaster recovery portfolio is about $14 billion across multiple events, with more than 22,000 housing units rebuilt or reconstructed since Hurricane Harvey. Members asked about land purchases such as Brewster Ranch, rare earth mineral leasing, SpaceX-related beach access, and whether the lands are public access lands; GLO staff said the holdings are managed to maximize revenue for education, that most land is leased rather than open to public access, and that they are coordinating on coastal access and compliance. On the School Land Board, members sought clarification on the difference between GLO-managed lands and the Permanent School Fund Corporation’s investment role, and staff explained that GLO generates the revenue while the separate corporation invests it. No votes or formal actions were taken. The Board for Lease of University Lands then testified. University Lands officials explained that they steward 2.1 million acres of surface and mineral interests in West Texas for the Permanent University Fund, which supports UT and Texas A&M institutions. They said a 2025 lease sale produced about $50 million in bonus revenue from 28,000 acres, and described the Board for Lease’s role in approving lease forms, lease sales, and development agreements. Members asked about the size and use of the PUF, how distributions work through UTIMCO, whether PUF money can be used for athletics, and how the land is managed; the witness said the fund is a constitutional endowment, the land is largely leased rather than sold, and distributions are generally used for buildings, labs, and other permanent structures, with some institutions also using a portion for operations. No votes or formal actions were taken. The committee then took up municipal utility districts. Testimony from a law firm, the Texas Municipal League, Fort Bend County Commissioner Vincent Morales, and Johnson Development largely supported MUDs as a financing tool for infrastructure tied to growth. Witnesses said MUDs help fund water, sewer, drainage, roads, parks, and related infrastructure, allowing development to proceed without shifting costs to existing taxpayers and helping keep housing affordable. They emphasized that MUDs are created with disclosure to homebuyers, are subject to the Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act, and are overseen by TCEQ for bond issuance and related financial stress tests. Members questioned whether MUDs are taxing entities, whether they can be created inside city limits or ETJs, how much control cities and counties retain, and whether MUDs are becoming permanent local governments; witnesses acknowledged they levy taxes and debt, can exist within city limits with city consent, and often function as long-term local entities. The committee did not take any formal action during the hearing.

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• The success and the priorities of the Franklin County Area Development Corporation foster prosperity
• So the Ways and Means Committee has made combating pandemic unemployment fraud a top priority.
• The Kids Act incorporates 13 bipartisan member priorities from across the House to empower parents, protect
• ensure that these spaces are safe, transparent, and designed with their well-being as the driving priority
• colleagues asked me to chair this committee, we sat down with a group of people and said, what are our priorities

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I have met with representatives from the Alzheimer's Association to discuss their legislative priorities
• This is a priority that we must address. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I yield back.
• That's why addressing the housing crisis has been a top priority for me in Congress, and why I am so
• Trump's priority is to enrich himself and his acolytes.
• assistant, Ambassador Owens put his head down and got to work on day one, advancing our legislative priorities

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• That should have been top priority to keep him protected, and we didn't meet that goal.
• That should have been top priority to keep him protected, and we didn't meet that goal.
• We refused to let working families pay the price for Republican priorities, and because we stood united
• And it is wonderful that we were able to allocate additional funding to these priorities.
• And if anyone doubts where this governor's priorities actually lie, look no further than a water moratorium

Summary: The meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a guest introduction for Deputy Frank Sloop. The Senate then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations after brief explanations and, in several cases, floor amendments. Topics included public records, capital outlay review, local government, taxation, state budget implementation, higher education appropriations, utility regulation, towing regulation, homeowners association disclosures, nursing board regulation, veteran services, criminal justice, human services, K-12 education, state property management, and the continuation of the Arizona State Board of Nursing. Several bills were amended on the floor before receiving favorable recommendations. House Bill 2114 on motorcycle-related provisions was amended to require that at least one registered owner be legally licensed to operate a motorcycle in Arizona. House Bill 2397 on HOA/condominium disclosures was amended to change disclosure timing and fee rules and make other conforming changes. House Bill 2408 on nursing board regulatory action was amended to remove a clear-and-convincing-evidence burden in disciplinary matters and clarify complaint-sharing procedures. House Bill 2957 on driver’s license/handheld provisions, House Bill 2305 on towing regulation, and House Bill 2321 on DCS-related reporting also received amendments before do-pass recommendations. The largest item was Senate Bill 1847, the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Senators offered extensive floor amendments affecting agriculture, corrections, criminal justice, school safety, law enforcement equipment, vehicle theft task force funding, liquor licensing, and other budget items. During third reading and debate on the budget, Democratic senators praised negotiated gains such as funding for aging services, food assistance, civil legal aid, school meals, heat relief, and a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives, while criticizing border-related funding, ESA/voucher policy, and cuts to higher education and adult education. One member’s remarks were ruled dilatory after repeated off-topic comments, and the ruling of the chair was sustained by a 16-12 vote. The transcript ends with additional budget-related explanation of votes continuing after the budget’s third reading.

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• The right care at the right time is a key priority and underlies CalAIM's no-wrong-door approach.
• And considering the life-saving impact of 9-8-8, this is a priority population, and it is imperative
• Thus far, through that work, we're centering on four priorities: focusing on individuals who have the
• So moving to the Mental Health Wellness Act, we've got our ongoing $20 million and six priorities for
• So moving to the Mental Health Wellness Act, we've got our ongoing $20 million and six priorities for

Summary: The hearing focused first on behavioral health, especially serious mental illness and anosognosia, a condition described by witnesses as a neurological symptom that prevents people from recognizing they are ill. The chair framed the issue around families cycling through emergency rooms, jails, conservatorships, and short-term stabilization without lasting treatment, and warned that federal changes under H.R. 1 could reduce Medi-Cal funding and worsen access. Dawn Marie Anderson gave a personal account of her son’s long history of psychosis, homelessness, arrests, repeated jail and state hospital stays, and eventual stability when he received sustained medication and coordinated support. She argued that the system often treats the problem as criminal rather than medical and that voluntary programs and short-term services are not enough for people who lack insight into their illness. Other panelists, including representatives from the California Behavioral Health Association, Santa Barbara County Behavioral Health, and the County Behavioral Health Directors Association, agreed that anosognosia is not denial or noncompliance and said the system needs long-term, coordinated care, including assertive community treatment, mobile crisis, supportive housing, medication support, and stronger handoffs between county and managed care systems. They said CalAIM and other reforms have improved some coordination, but significant gaps remain, especially for people with serious mental illness, for those in jail or locked settings, and for people with private insurance, which witnesses said often offers little meaningful coverage for early psychosis or intensive behavioral health services. Several witnesses urged the Legislature to protect Medi-Cal, shore up county safety-net services, and invest in training and family engagement. The committee then turned to the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, with a focus on the virtual services platforms BrightLife Kids and Soluna and the CYBHI fee schedule. DHCS reported strong growth in app registrations, coaching sessions, referrals, and positive user outcomes, saying the platforms provide free, culturally responsive, early-intervention support statewide and help connect users to higher levels of care when needed. On the fee schedule, DHCS said more than 500 LEAs, colleges, universities, and school-linked providers are participating, 181 LEAs have submitted claims, and $9.6 million has been reimbursed to date, with 41,556 students represented in claims. The chair and several members criticized the pace of implementation and the amount of money spent relative to reimbursement levels, saying the Legislature had requested data earlier and that the return on investment still appeared low. DHCS responded that many claims are still being submitted, that 70% of denials are correctable, that $400 million in capacity grants has been distributed locally, and that reimbursement is increasing rapidly as more districts come online. Public comment included a rural county behavioral health director who said private insurance denials leave counties with significant uncompensated work, especially for unlicensed staff providing case management and mobile crisis services.

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• Last year the Legislature passed our bill, AB 715, which was the sole priority bill of the Jewish Caucus
• My number one priority is and will always be for all students, every student, to feel safe, accepted,
• Student safety and well-being is a priority, and we have a shared responsibility to create safe places
• It provides priority for enrollment to the siblings of students already attending the It provides priority

Summary: The committee heard several education-related bills, with the most extensive discussion focused on AB 2189, AB 2615, AB 2496, AB 1750, and AB 1644. AB 2189 would create an $800,000 grant program through the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to support a statewide parent network for special education advocacy and training. Supporters said families need stronger coordination and information to navigate special education, while an opponent argued the bill could duplicate existing family-led organizations. The bill passed 6-0 and was sent to Appropriations, held on call for add-on votes. AB 2615, a cleanup bill to AB 715 on antisemitism and instructional materials, drew the most controversy. The authors said it was intended to clarify prior commitments by removing references to professional responsibility standards, refining the “factually accurate” language, and clarifying how discriminatory materials are handled. Supporters said it would help protect students from discrimination, while many educators, civil rights groups, and other organizations opposed it unless amended, warning that the factual-accuracy language could chill teaching and be applied too broadly. The committee chair and members raised concerns about implementation but ultimately supported moving the bill forward; it passed 5-0 and was held on call. AB 2496 would streamline school accountability reporting by making the California School Dashboard the primary transparency tool, phasing out the School Accountability Report Card over time, and making mid-year LCAP reporting optional. Supporters said this would reduce duplication and administrative burden while preserving access to key data; opponents worried families could lose the simplicity and accessibility of the current SARC and that the mid-year update still serves an important purpose. The bill was approved 3-0 and held on call. AB 1750, which would extend full salary for an additional five months for school employees who exhaust sick leave due to illness or injury, was supported as a dignity and retention measure but opposed by administrators over staffing and cost concerns; it passed 4-0 and was held on call. AB 1644 would require a bell-to-bell smartphone ban in TK-8 and recommend it for high school, with exceptions for instructional and safety needs; supporters said phones are harming attention and learning, while opponents argued districts had just adopted local policies and needed more flexibility. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill.

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• It shows where our priorities are, and it's well past time to prioritize our kids and family over the
• It shows where our priorities are, and it's well past time to prioritize our kids and family over the
• It shows where our priorities are, and it's well past time to prioritize our kids and family over the
• It shows where our priorities are, and it's well past time to prioritize our kids and family over the
• It shows where our priorities are, and it's well past time to prioritize our kids and family over the

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• most selected rising cost that presented a challenge for residents. 117 people selected it as a top priority
• most selected rising cost that presented a challenge for residents. 117 people selected it as a top priority
• I think is a top priority of mine. Uh, the more we can make here, the better.
• I think is a top priority of mine. Uh, the more we can make here, the better.
• I think is a top priority of mine. Uh, the more we can make here, the better.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Science is shaped by societal values, funding priorities, and biases.
• And this is actually a really big research priority for the consortium in 2026: translating this non-targeted
• Representative, so anytime there's a change in administrations, I think question marks arise: will this be a priority
• And, yeah, the time might seem a little challenging, but they can move this up the priority list if they
• This was a high-priority issue, and that, like the governor said in the 50-year water action plan, the

Keywords: 996, all

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• At staff, making sure that our non-recurring recommendations addressed a lot of the priorities that you
• intentional at staff in making sure that our non-recurring recommendations addressed a lot of the priorities
• So your staff knows that community schools is a really big priority for you all as a committee.
• Chairman, when we talk about making a priority, removal from the special ed department, as it is, gives
• they’re committee-endorsed bills, certainly on my side, I’m going to work to try and move those as priority

Summary: The committee first heard a detailed staff presentation on the LESC FY27 public school support recommendation. Staff reviewed the budget structure and explained that, despite a downward revision in state revenue estimates, the recommendation still relied on recurring and non-recurring revenue to support educator compensation, insurance, transportation, literacy, math, special education, and other school programs. Major recurring items included a 3% compensation increase, funding for an 80-20 health insurance cost share, insurance premium growth, and transportation adequacy funding. Staff also flagged a possible supplemental need of up to $35 million for virtual education tied to rapid enrollment growth in Chama and Santa Rosa, and members raised concerns about the quality, accountability, and funding model for virtual programs. Members asked questions about transportation for rural districts, the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit fees, the treatment of enrollment declines in the school funding formula, and whether the word “average” in salary language should remain in the budget. Staff explained that the SEG should remain whole, that the insurance and transportation recommendations applied to all public school employees but not contractors, and that the budget included multiple math-related investments spread across several lines rather than one single appropriation. There was also discussion of out-of-school learning grants, school meals, literacy center operations, special education training, and the Public Education Reform Fund, including the use of multi-year, evaluation-based appropriations for high-impact tutoring and community schools. After discussion, the committee adopted the LESC budget recommendation. The committee then moved to endorsed legislation proposals. It endorsed a bill allowing the secretary to suspend an individual school board member, with notice and appeal procedures clarified, and a bill creating an 80-20 health insurance cost-share requirement for public school employees, along with a study of the sustainability of public school insurance programs. It also endorsed a bill on attendance provisions for students with severe medical conditions, which would keep those students from being classified as excessively absent. Finally, the committee discussed a teacher residency bill that would raise stipend levels, allow residents to complete service anywhere in New Mexico, and remove the requirement that sponsoring schools must hire them, though the bill did not include an appropriation. Members also raised questions about bilingual, Hispanic, and Black education funding, cultural and linguistic supports in teacher preparation, and where various programs should be placed in the budget or PERF framework.

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• So please make that a priority, uh, for yourselves to get Mescalero booked.
• Just make that a priority, alright? Uh, and there was a third thing, wasn't there? No, maybe not.
• in place to solve them and how much it costs to do that and it has to compete with all the other priorities
• tough it is, and we try to keep our communications with our representatives going and our, our priorities
• law enforcement agencies, including Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story, whose daily duties and priorities

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• through, but it's my understanding that he had them to you weeks, weeks ago, and that it's kind of a priority
• There is also, with the language in this third reprint, language to give priority to students that attend
• So if a student is zoned for a school that is one- or two-star, then they would have priority when they
• AB 568 is one of NFA's highest budget priorities after campus security, for which we are anxiously awaiting
• This was our number one priority from the association's perspective.

Bills: AB49, AB93, AB108, AB169, AB188, AB212, AB221, AB224, AB251, AB282, AB284, AB296, AB304, AB331, AB356, AB366, AB375, AB409, AB467, AB475, AB476, AB479, AB494, AB514, AB515, AB533, AB542, AB550, AB558, AB567, AB568, AB571, AB581, AB583, AB584, AB585, AB595, AB596, AB597, SB170, SB427, SB460, SB508

Keywords: educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, outdoor education, recreation, grant program, environment, funding, health insurance, speech-language pathology

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• In my opinion, first priority: helping as many students as possible with tuition and fees.
• In my opinion, first priority: helping as many students as possible with tuition and fees.
• In my opinion, first priority: helping as many students as possible with tuition and fees.
• And I just find it curious that if that's such a high priority that Northstar Promise Plus, we didn't
• find it curious that if that's such a find it curious that if that's such a high<00:46:19.839> priority

Keywords: 1183, house