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• They must secure insurance. reimbursement plans and ensure access for the uninsured, and maintain a corporate
• I came to lead Kentucky's Social Security disability system, as well as its child-supported enforcement
• lot talking about telemedicine, talking about medical records privacy. but we also work on cyber security
• private and public plans to partner together. take advantage of the size of their purchasing pool and secure

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• As you know, the Capitol is going through some changes with security.
• , so they're not paying into Social Security.
• So, coordinated with Social Security.
• they're not paying into Social Security. they're not paying into Social Security.
• <01:03:56.640> So uh border. Now we're at about 70%. So uh border.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• a related instructional infrastructure a related instructional infrastructure issue.<00:10:41.440
• We use the existing infrastructure so local libraries don't have to start from scratch.
• We work directly with infrastructure.
• Public libraries serve people well beyond their immediate borders.
• Libraries are third places that anchor community life as part of our social infrastructure.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that will also be infrastructure that will also be constructed<00:03:59.239> along<00:03:59.519
• Joe Parker said he works in the field of energy infrastructure and business development.
• This would create a balanced approach to energy security while also positioning Minnesota for growth
• This would provide long-term benefits in energy reliability, economic opportunity, and infrastructure
• This would provide long-term benefits in energy reliability, economic opportunity, and infrastructure

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We've secured the discount that's being used by the naloxone distribution program.
• These contractors are community-based infrastructure.
• Developmental centers are now closed except for secure treatment at Porterville.
• Treatment and Canyon Springs Secure Treatment into the community.
• setting. needs to be able to return to the secure setting until an alternative.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• , again, this is just information that we received, um, that through conversations with Homeland Security
• And again, I don't know um we did not directly communicate with either the judiciary or Homeland Security
• that we and with um Homeland Security that we and this<01:08:02.960> was<01:08:03.119> early
• on that issue, but we I I am security on that issue, but we I I am aware<01:08:26.080> that<01
• disappear uh outside of our our borders. disappear uh outside of our our borders.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on findings from the deportation data project and possible policy responses to increased federal immigration enforcement in Hawaii. In opening remarks, the chair said the committee was concerned about changing federal executive orders, policies, and enforcement actions, and framed the issue as one involving due process and public safety. The chair and presenters described reports of ICE activity on multiple islands, including raids, courthouse presence, and fear in immigrant communities, and said the committee was considering whether state policies should be advanced more quickly. Mandy Fernandez of the ACLU of Hawaii presented updated deportation data and argued that increased immigration enforcement is creating fear, reducing crime reporting, and potentially making state and local agencies extensions of the federal immigration agenda if they accept federal funding with conditions. She said the deportation data project, housed at UC Berkeley Law with UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, uses FOIA requests and its latest data runs through late July 2025. She reported 153 ICE arrests in Hawaii from January through July 2025, up from 41 in the same period in 2024; 96 removals, up from 15; a federal detention center average daily population of 91 in June 2025 versus 31 in June 2024; and 111 ICE detainers issued in Hawaii from September 2023 through July 2025, with 49 issued in 2025. She also cited an immigration court backlog of 1,144 pending cases as of August 2025 and noted that about one in five Hawaii residents were born outside the United States. Haley Chang of the Office of the Public Defender said her office is seeing a marked increase in ICE presence around courthouses and more ICE contacts with clients, including reports of people being detained after court appearances or while on supervision. She emphasized that the office is not an immigration law office and that much of its information is anecdotal, but said the pattern appears new compared with prior years. In response to committee questions, she explained that ICE detainers are requests, not judicial warrants, and said local law enforcement is generally not required to honor them unless accompanied by a judicial warrant or other legal authority. She also said the public defender’s office had not yet seen new criminal charges arise solely from an ICE detention or failure to appear tied to immigration enforcement, though cases could be affected if defendants are removed from the criminal process.

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• And is Santa Rosa's water infrastructure better prepared for wildfires now than in 2017? Thank you.
• We have done some infrastructure improvements in particular.
• and really looking at the resiliency and how we can work together, we also, Infrastructure and really
• So not just limiting to big infrastructure projects and how you can build and build resiliency that way
• Infrastructure for evacuations and shelters don't exist, and that really needs to change.

Summary: The hearing focused on lessons from the 2017 Tubbs Fire and how Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and local partners have changed wildfire prevention, recovery, and rebuilding practices since then. Assemblymembers emphasized that the region has become a model for the state, with a shift from suppression to prevention, and panelists described improvements in defensible space, home hardening, vegetation management, alerting, and community coordination. The discussion also highlighted the continuing importance of sharing Sonoma County’s experience with other wildfire-impacted communities across California and beyond. Fire officials and local leaders described specific prevention measures now in place, including Santa Rosa’s vegetation management ordinance, ignition-free/Zone Zero requirements in rebuilding, restrictions on certain mulches, removal of dead and dying trees near roads and defensible space zones, and expanded prescribed burning authority. They also stressed the importance of community organization through block captains, Firewise/COPE-style networks, and the Mark West Area Community Fund. Speakers said these networks helped residents navigate recovery, avoid fraud and bad contractors, coordinate with local agencies, and support neighbors, but they argued that such efforts need more formal structure and stable funding. Water and permitting officials discussed how the fires changed their work. Santa Rosa Water described new regional coordination, generator and backup power upgrades, emergency training, and lessons learned about wildfire-related contamination in water systems, including the need to restore pressure, flush, and test quickly after a fire. Permit Sonoma said rebuilding was balanced by streamlining permits while still requiring safer, more resilient construction, and noted that reduced fees and one-stop permitting helped speed recovery. United Policyholders described helping residents maximize insurance proceeds, organize information, and avoid scams, while warning that insurance availability and affordability remain major barriers and that insurers are increasingly rewarding risk-reduction measures. Across the panels, the main policy requests were for faster and more flexible grant processes, more stable long-term funding for prevention and community programs, stronger support for home hardening and defensible space, better training and tools for local governments and legislative staff, and continued attention to insurance and utility-related resilience. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript excerpt; the hearing was informational and ended with a transition toward public comment and further discussion of remaining statewide wildfire policy needs.

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• This bill requires this. ...with our security officers.
• When our security officers... ...hit some of our legislators.
• And I know that upset security forces.
• Our security team is on the House floor.
• And when was the security force first authorized?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The House amended the bill with a strike-and-insert amendment, moving the agency in charge of the border
• important role in the work of this chamber, particularly on issues involving transportation and infrastructure
• He served as chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and helped guide conversations
• about roads and infrastructure... ...the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and helped guide
• conversations about roads and infrastructure that connect every single one of our communities.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• As a matter of fact, my constituents who live on the border traditionally go into Texas for care.
• Hospitals are regionally interconnected infrastructure.
• These conditions could include requirements for investment in the hospital infrastructure, time requirements
• There are other ways to build infrastructure, but I would argue that private equity is uniquely bad because
• And so your proposal is having that infrastructure, that investment, that support.

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• secure modern recordkeeping systems. secure modern recordkeeping systems.
• More than anything, HIPAA is a security, not a privacy rule.
• More than anything, HIPAA is a security, not a privacy rule.
• More than anything, HIPAA is a security, not a privacy rule.
• security breaches by non-state actors. security breaches by non-state actors.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee approved the October 15, 2025 minutes and then held a broader discussion on current challenges with data retention and government transparency. Judy Randall of the Office of the Legislative Auditor said historical data is essential for post-audits, which often look back three to five years, and that retention decisions must balance audit needs with the burden of separating public and nonpublic data. She described the records-retention panel process as informal and largely based on individual judgment, noting she had objected to a proposed 60-day email retention period and generally uses a three-year guideline, though she said that standard is not grounded in a formal rule. Members discussed whether auditing standards should set retention periods, with Randall saying auditing is a good starting point but other offices, including the attorney general, also have needs, and that some agency discretion is unavoidable because of the gray area between official records and non-records. Representative Elkins raised the related principle of data minimization, arguing that government should not keep data longer than needed and citing a University of Minnesota legacy data warehouse breach as an example of the risks of retaining unnecessary sensitive information. Randall agreed that data no longer needed is a liability and said her office purges workpapers after five years. Representative Scott pressed whether three years is enough for fraud investigations and financial records; Randall responded that a reasonableness standard is needed and that longer retention can produce diminishing returns, though she said she would follow up on whether financial records should be treated differently. Tanya Tacker of the Rum River Special Education Cooperative testified in support of updating Minnesota’s data-retention laws for schools. She said districts want to protect student information and maintain transparency, but the current general retention schedule dates to 1985 and 2000 and does not reflect digital records, modern systems, or the volume of special education data. She urged modernizing the schedule, clarifying what must be kept in paper versus digitized form, aligning state rules with IDEA and other federal requirements, and providing practical guidance and tools. Members praised the specificity of her recommendations. Dr. BB Newman testified that retention failures in St. Anthony Village have made it difficult to obtain routine municipal and police data, with records delayed, missing, or inconsistently produced and no clear explanation of what systems were searched or whether records were destroyed. Newman argued these gaps undermine statutory access rights and force residents into costly litigation, and recommended stronger retention auditing, documentation of destruction, mandatory disclosure of systems searched, and consequences for noncompliance. In response to questions, Senate counsel said there is generally no direct penalty, but affected parties may seek mandamus, Data Practices Act claims, or informal mediation/opinions from the Data Practices Office. The discussion closed with calls for clearer standards and possible legislative updates to improve compliance and transparency.

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• may um uh uh secure additional support to<00:19:47.520> help<00:19:47.679> with<00:19:
• had some very specific, um, things altogether that felt a little squishy, like potentially might border
• potentially might border on marketing. potentially might border on marketing.
• The first place they discovered it after it jumped the border was near Reamer.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council met on May 27, 2026, approved the January 7 minutes and the day’s agenda, and reported no conflicts of interest. The executive director gave staff updates, including introductions of new staff member Cara Castanza and DNR liaison Jason Co., both of whom were welcomed by the council. Members were also informed about three minor easement/conveyance matters in the packet, including a small Bowser easement impact with about $1,600 returned to the Outdoor Heritage Fund, a Minnesota Land Trust easement request involving a DNR trout stream easement, and an access easement revision in Itasca County. The council also noted several upcoming dedication events and a June field tour in southeast Minnesota beginning in Winona on June 16, with visits to Whitewater WMA, bluff prairie and stream sites, and a river segment if a boat is secured. A major agenda item was a legislative session recap on the Outdoor Heritage Fund portion of Senate File 2077, the omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy, and Lands bill. Staff reported that all council recommendations were incorporated into the bill, which passed both chambers on May 17 and was expected to be signed by the governor. The fiscal year 2027 Outdoor Heritage Fund recommendations covered 53 programs totaling about $188.9 million, with the February forecast increasing the appropriation slightly so the final total was about $191.16 million; eligible programs were proportionately increased. Staff also highlighted a few changes made during the legislative process, including adjustments to the Roso Lake rehabilitation phase three project, the conservation partners legacy grant language, and statutory provisions affecting the council. The recap also covered policy changes in the bill: a public member term limit of eight years, with a short vacancy exception and transition rules for current members; a revised executive director hiring process allowing the Legislative Coordinating Commission to provide support while preserving the council’s final hiring authority and permitting closed meetings for candidate discussions; and an extension of the Upper Mississippi River invasive carp deterrent design deadline to June 30, 2027. Members discussed the Roso Lake amendment at length, with Senator Lang and Representative Burkel explaining that the added delay and injunction-related language were intended to address local concerns and preserve the council’s process while litigation proceeds. The meeting ended without any additional formal action beyond receiving the updates and discussion.

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• This transition is part of the overall effort to move our systems to the cloud for infrastructure and
• So we're also putting resources directly into improving the security of our systems.
• <00:18:24.679> for<00:18:24.880> our<00:18:25.039> state security for our state
• of our systems um a recent security of our systems um a recent example<00:18:35.240> of<00:18
• My name is Joshua Masanto, and I work at RSM Plaza as a level two security officer.

Bills: HF10

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, 1183, house

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• <00:02:27.599> We the Honolulu Border Water Supply. We the Honolulu Border Water Supply.
• of<00:46:26.160> a<00:46:26.400> and<00:46:26.640> bio<00:46:26.960> security
• <00:46:28.000> authorizes board of a and bio security authorizes board of a and bio security

Bills: SB2093, SB2095, SB2046, SB2096, SB2127, SB2155, SB2243

Keywords: fuel tank, environmental impact, groundwater, health and safety, military facilities, local communication, advisory committee, Hawaii legislation, PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, forever chemicals, toxic chemicals, environmental contamination, water pollution, drinking water, surface water, soil contamination, fish consumption, food safety, public health

Summary: The joint Senate Agriculture and Environment and Health and Human Services hearing opened with SB 2093, which would require the fuel tank advisory committee to meet at least quarterly and provide funding. The Department of Health offered written testimony, and multiple supporters, including the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Sierra Club, and a public member of the advisory committee, said more frequent meetings were needed to keep Red Hill cleanup, water testing, and public engagement front and center. Senators asked about public participation and whether the bill should also require meetings outside business hours; testifiers urged at least one evening or weekend meeting to improve access. No vote was taken during the discussion shown. The committee then heard SB 2095, creating a PFAS working group within the Department of Health to study PFAS and related chemicals and report to the Legislature. DOH supported the concept but requested amendments and funding, while the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity deferred to DOH. The Board of Water Supply supported the measure and asked to be included in the working group. Members asked about the bill’s reference to “other residuals,” and DOH explained it could refer to remaining PFAS components in soil, water, or other media. The discussion emphasized the widespread and long-lasting nature of PFAS contamination. Next, the committee considered SB 2046 on underground storage tanks and Red Hill-related cleanup. DOH and the Board of Water Supply testified, and a long list of community and environmental groups supported the bill. Testifiers argued the Navy caused the problem and should be held accountable for cleanup, while one witness said the bill was necessary because the Navy had delayed meaningful remediation. Senators asked whether the bill’s “large landowner” language could include the state or counties under existing statutes; DOH said it would check and later explained that cleanup responsibility generally falls first on the responsible party, then on large landowners if no responsible party exists, with the Navy currently understood to own Red Hill. The hearing then moved to SB 2096 on wastewater management, which the Department of Land and Natural Resources supported, noting PFAS can harm marine resources, and DOH’s wastewater branch offered comments. SB 2127 on water pollution drew support from Agra Business Development Corporation and opposition from the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and others. The main debate centered on runoff, NPDES permitting, and whether the bill could unfairly affect agricultural and public entities; senators and witnesses discussed how heavy rainfall, cesspools, and mixed land uses complicate responsibility and compliance. The transcript ends with the committee still in discussion on SB 2127, with no final votes or actions shown in the excerpt.

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• Thank you so much. borders will be called V or be called borders will be called V or be called New<00
• <01:06:10.000> for area and getting the infrastructure for area and getting the infrastructure
• We're just talking about not putting in the sprinkler system and it's an infrastructure.
• We're just talking about not putting in the sprinkler system and it's an infrastructure.
• Now, as Scott an infrastructure.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 94, which would prohibit municipal amendments to the state building code and move New Hampshire toward a more uniform statewide code. Senator McConi and several supporters, including the Josiah Barlo Center for Public Policy, the State Fire Marshal, the Associated General Contractors of New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Homebuilders Association, argued that local variations create confusion, raise housing costs, and make compliance harder for builders operating in multiple towns. The Fire Marshal said the goal is a single state building and fire code with only limited administrative amendments at the local level, not technical changes, and noted that municipalities could still seek exceptions through the Building Code Review Board if needed. The chair explained that a similar House bill was already moving forward with fire code and administrative amendment language, and members agreed that retaining SB 94 would avoid conflicting bills. The committee then voted to retain SB 94 by roll call, 13-0, with no minority report. The committee then took up Senate Bill 30, which would designate the Virginia opossum as New Hampshire’s state marsupial. Senator Fenton presented the bill as a light-hearted measure inspired by Chesterfield School fourth graders, who had submitted written testimony and supported the idea. Members discussed the bill in a humorous but mostly supportive way, with one member objecting that it trivialized the legislature, while others said it could help engage students in the legislative process. The committee voted ought to pass on SB 30, 11-2, and agreed to place it on consent with no minority report. Later, the committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 95, concerning youth camp cabins and state fire/building codes. Senator McConi said the bill would exempt new residential cabins in youth recreation camps from sprinkler requirements and allow them to omit electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems, while requiring any such systems that are present to comply with state code. He said the measure was intended to resolve recurring interpretation problems that have caused expense and uncertainty for camp owners, and he praised work with the Fire Marshal’s office to reach a workable compromise. Representative Schmidt asked about cabin sizes and whether larger cabins with multiple occupants would still be safe; the senator explained that camps typically use counselors, drills, and supervision, and that the people behind him could answer more detailed questions. The transcript cuts off before the hearing concludes or any vote is taken on SB 95.

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• In 2024, nearly 11,000 youth were detained in secure facilities.
• It is a matter of national security for commanders to have the authority to protect victims that are
• In my district in Huntington Park, Border Patrol agents used a high-power explosive breaching charge
• We have seen this over and over again with ICE and Border Patrol and others, essentially wearing ski
• And what ICE and Border Patrol are doing right now is harming local law enforcement in so many ways in

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• that the AG cannot unilaterally prosecute these cases, that they had to have the consent of local. security
• That includes border security. That includes school choice. That includes privacy.
• And security for our daughters and children.
• Well, you know, I've heard a... lot about border security as well and election integrity.
• They could secure private funds if they wanted, but they cannot use our state appropriations.

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB9, SB42, SB15, SB5, SB11, SB12, SCR1

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• Bill 132, introduced by Senator Wynn, makes an appropriation to the Nevada Clean Energy Fund for securing
• over the 2025-2027 biennium to the Department of Veterans Services for vehicles, equipment, and security
• over the 2025-2027 biennium to the Department of Veterans Services for vehicles, equipment, and security
• security valued at more than $5,000, in the financial disclosure statement.
• That's not just a public health concern, it's a serious national security and enforcement problem.

Keywords: 909, all

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• my district borders Iowa and Wisconsin, and in the news lately you probably heard I said, like I said
• This amendment could also make it harder to invest in roads, water treatment, and other infrastructure
• This would deplete state resources, weaken our infrastructure, and rob the public of important investment
• subtraction I represent Social Security subtraction I represent Weiner<01:20:45.639> and<01:20

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You know, I did a streamlining bill that was related to infrastructure... ...to work with the environmental
• I did a streamlining bill that was related to infrastructure, and it took us a long time, transmission
• infrastructure.
• on behalf of Audubon California, the co-sponsors of the bill, also here to voice support for Los Borders
• So SB 501 will ensure that the most dangerous products for our workers and our infrastructure, the 300

Summary: The committee heard a series of Senate bills on environmental, climate, recycling, wildfire, outdoor access, and clean transportation policy. SB 958 would clarify CEQA treatment of impacts tied solely to increased building height, and SB 1230 would increase penalties and create CalRecycle support tools for repeat commercial illegal dumping. SB 1341 would revise how processing fees are calculated for bag-in-a-box wine under California’s recycling program. All three measures received due-pass recommendations to Appropriations, with roll calls showing majority support and the bills left open for absent members. Members then took up SB 1300, which would create a more permanent legislative role in California’s international climate cooperation and establish a climate secretariat at UC; SB 1370, which would codify and streamline wildfire fuel-reduction permitting with added safeguards, geographic and size limits, and pesticide-related amendments; and SB 1260/1268, which would codify the Outdoors for All initiative and the Deputy Secretary for Access position at the Natural Resources Agency. Each drew support from environmental, utility, business, and local-government witnesses, while SB 1370 also drew opposition from environmental and advocacy groups concerned about reduced CEQA review and herbicide use. The committee discussed amendments at length, especially on SB 1370, and all three measures advanced with due-pass recommendations. The committee also heard SB 1213, the Clean Truck Transparency Act, requiring baseline pricing disclosure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission trucks tied to state incentives and directing agencies to explore alternative financing. Support came from clean-air, business, and environmental groups, and the trucking/manufacturing opposition moved to neutral after amendments; the bill advanced on a due-pass vote. Finally, SB 1075, the Clean Air Promise, sought to strengthen AB 617 implementation and clarify community emission reduction planning, but it generated substantial opposition from air districts, business groups, and others over enforceability, funding, and the distinction between formal SERPs and community L-SERPs. The author described additional pending amendments to narrow L-SERP provisions, and the bill also received a due-pass recommendation to Appropriations.