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• The THUD division invests in what matters to the American people: economic growth, safe and efficient
• > delivers<03:14:29.680> a innovation and efficiency, delivers a innovation and efficiency
• Muslim headscarves are not permitted. Have you heard about the Ahmadi, the Rohingya, the Druze?
• Muslim headscarves are not permitted. Have you heard about the Ahmadi, the Rohingya, the Druze?
• Muslim headscarves are not permitted. Have you heard about the Ahmadi, the Rohingya, the Druze?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• One of the largest numbers is emergency hire permits.
• given a permit.
• <00:35:07.320> is permits an emergency hire permit is permits an emergency hire permit is
• , CTE permits, Hawaiian permits, student teacher—it’s on everything. permits included license included
• permits permits CTE permits Hawaiian permits permits CTE permits Hawaiian permits student<01:27:

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Members, we're voting on Fast Track Permits, House Bill number 2.
• Fast<00:42:01.839> track<00:42:02.079> permits.
• One of the get a concealed carry permit.
• requirement of a concealed carry permit. requirement of a concealed carry permit.
• And so this carry permits for 18 to 21.

Keywords: 916, all

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• So it's uses are permitted etc etc.
• tough luck. 26 require special permits. tough luck. 26 require special permits. 56<04:15:19.359>
• , signage can be permitted, signage can be permitted, >> right?
• that municipalities must permit that municipalities must permit homebased<04:33:23.279> businesses
• 04:34:07.199> as<04:34:07.439> an business that's permitted as an business that's permitted

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• they immediately rescinded the program, even though it was— Forty-two years old, and it would be permitted
• districts and community colleges, and improve project coordination, reduce delay, and increase efficiency
• districts and community colleges, and improve project coordination, reduce delay, and increase efficiency
• This bill simply ensures that every student, no matter which system serves them, benefits from efficient
• We'll be permitted in this committee. No one will starve. Who? Come with me? Okay.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And so a lot of it has to do with permitting and how hard it is to open up new gravel pits.
• And so a lot of it has to do with permitting and how hard it is to open up new gravel pits.
• And also these funds will be used to improve energy efficiency, security measures, and accessibility.
• And also these funds will be used to improve energy efficiency, security measures, and accessibility.
• And also these funds will be used to improve energy efficiency, security measures, and accessibility.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee first approved the March 5 minutes, then heard a presentation from Balig Engineering on cost drivers for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in small Minnesota communities. The testifier said most Minnesota communities are small, and that limited local staff, complex funding requirements, and the need to combine multiple funding sources make projects expensive and labor-intensive. He cited examples of aging infrastructure, including a Tracy street collapse and failing water mains, and said federal funding can help but often requires extensive reports that can cost tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of staff hours. He also pointed to inflation, supply-chain disruptions, colder climate requirements, higher material and labor costs, limited competition among contractors and suppliers, and newer treatment requirements such as PFAS removal and cybersecurity controls as major cost drivers. Members asked whether reduced bonding or less frequent state funding would lower prices, whether annual bonding bills provide market certainty, how regionalization could be encouraged, and whether tightening specifications adds costs. The testifier said stopping work would likely drive contractors out of the market and reduce competition, which could raise prices later, and that consistent funding helps keep contractors in Minnesota. He said regional water systems such as Red Rock Rural Water and Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water are already helping lower costs and that legislators could encourage more regionalization through incentives. He also said some specifications and federal requirements, especially around treatment plant controls and cybersecurity, increase costs, though some standards like deeper water-main burial are necessary. The committee then moved on to the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, where John Kelly began presenting the governor’s 2026 capital budget recommendations and described the department’s mission, statewide network of veterans homes and cemeteries, and service to nearly 300,000 veterans and dependents.

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• acting chair of the Elections Committee, my job is to make sure our committee runs smoothly and efficiently
• Signs and placards are not permitted in the hearing room.
• Our goal is to conduct these proceedings efficiently while ensuring everyone the opportunity to observe
• amendments, we will have roll calls for all votes since we do have members participating remotely. permitted
• while ensuring everyone the efficiently while ensuring everyone the opportunity<00:02:17.840> to<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There will be no standing or sitting in the walkways or the aisles permitted.
• Signs are not permitted in the hearing room or at the testifiers' tables.
• It creates efficiencies across both agencies and allows us to have a singular focus unit that does not
• will improve consistency<00:07:47.560> it<00:07:47.680> creates<00:07:48.080> efficiencies
• consistency it creates efficiencies consistency it creates efficiencies across<00:07:49.080>

Bills: HF1470, HF1310, HF1837

Keywords: opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations

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• appropriations from the state permitting appropriations from the state education<00:45:50.079> fund
• And that is CDPHE is years behind on permitting new water facilities.
• And that is CDPHE is years behind on permitting new water facilities.
• And that is CDPHE is years behind on permitting new water facilities.
• And that is CDPHE is years behind on permitting new water facilities.

Keywords: 981, all

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• integrated into many industries with great promise to expand capacity and assist with tasking and efficiency
• AI has the potential to increase clinical capacities and efficiencies, but only if it is utilized in
• As a result of FAFSA data-mining threats in January 2025 from the Department of Government Efficiency
• Algorithmic management often results in endless speed and efficiency increases, and workers are likely
• So since March 24, Apple has been required to be able to permit alternative app marketplaces on iOS.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• acting chair of the Elections Committee, my job is to make sure our committee runs smoothly and efficiently
• Signs and placards are not permitted in the hearing room.
• Our goal is to conduct these proceedings efficiently while ensuring everyone the opportunity to observe
• conduct these proceedings efficiently conduct these proceedings efficiently while<00:01:55.000><
• , accommodation of people with efficiency, accommodation of people with disabilities,<00:15:25.600>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Overall efficiency.
• How do we increase, create efficiencies? How do we streamline things?
• How do we make things work faster, more efficiently?
• How do we make things work faster more efficiently?
• These initiatives will allow the agency to serve children and families more efficiently.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from Senate Chair Robyn Kennedy and House Chair Chynah Tyler, who emphasized that the fiscal year 2026 hearing was focused on the Health and Human Services budget, asked members to keep questions budget-related, and noted that no public testimony would be taken. They also highlighted the choice of Doherty Memorial High School as the venue to showcase Worcester’s investment in career and technical education. Committee members then introduced themselves before the first panel, the Executive Office of Veterans Services and the state veterans homes, began testimony. Secretary John Santiago said the governor’s FY26 proposal would support implementation of the HERO Act, which he said is now about 95% implemented, including higher disabled veteran annuities, expanded behavioral health benefits, and other service expansions. He described efforts to reduce veteran homelessness, including nearly $20 million in ARPA-funded housing and outreach initiatives, and said the agency has delivered more than 100,000 supportive services to nearly 8,500 veterans. Leaders from the Chelsea and Holyoke veterans homes reported on staffing, quality measures, electronic medical records, and major construction projects at both facilities, including a new Chelsea campus and the new Holyoke home. Members asked about funding transfers, geographic equity in access to the homes, outreach to women veterans and veterans of color, suicide prevention, Gold Star family support, and the impact of federal uncertainty; Santiago said the homes are now licensed and certified, that the current budget is sufficient, and that the agency is expanding engagement and data collection. The second panel, the Office of the Veteran Advocate, testified that its FY26 request is about $3.3 million, up from the current $2 million, to cover staffing, a larger office, and higher technology costs. Veteran Advocate Bob Notch said the office is a new independent oversight agency created in 2022 to examine systems, coordinate with local veteran service officers, and investigate fatalities or serious harm involving veterans in state care. He said the office’s work depends on research, data, and collaboration with other agencies, and that current funding is only enough for minimum operations. In response to questions, Notch and Deputy Commissioner David O’Callaghan discussed the difficulty of tracking veteran suicides, the need for better data across agencies, and the office’s role as an oversight body rather than a direct service provider. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• integrated into many industries with great promise to expand capacity and assist with tasking and efficiency
• AI has the potential to increase clinical capacities and efficiencies, but only if it is utilized in
• As a result of FAFSA data-mining threats in January 2025 from the Department of Government Efficiency
• Algorithmic management often results in endless speed and efficiency increases, and workers are likely
• So since March 24, Apple has been required to permit alternative app marketplaces on iOS.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and reinforce confidentiality and privacy protections for therapy records. Supporters, including a mother and therapist whose son died by suicide after extensive chats with ChatGPT, argued the bill is needed to prevent harmful, crisis-related interactions. Behavioral health groups and labor/privacy organizations supported the measure, while TechNet, the California Medical Association, and the California Hospital Association opposed unless amended, saying the bill could restrict useful clinical tools and create conflicts around triage, screening, and data use. The committee passed SB 903 4-0 to Appropriations, with members noting the need for further work on definitions and implementation. SB 1119 would create a broader framework for chatbot safety for children, including annual risk assessments, crisis response protocols, default child protections, parental controls, notice and time limits, restrictions on advertising and use of children’s data, incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The author and supporters again cited the death of Adam Raine as evidence that chatbots can reinforce suicidal ideation and isolate children. Common Sense Media and several labor and privacy groups supported the bill. CalChamber, TechNet, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and other industry and local government groups opposed unless amended, raising concerns about vague standards, overlap with SB 243, prescriptive design mandates, and litigation risk. The committee approved SB 1119 4-0 to Judiciary, with amendments to be taken there. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader data by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for most data. Supporters said the bill responds to documented misuse and over-retention of data that mostly belongs to innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, arguing the retention limit would hinder investigations and reduce the usefulness of ALPRs in serious or delayed cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, a local control bill for six cities, would allow camera or sensor-based enforcement of curb and loading zones, with a human reviewing each violation before issuance. Supporters said it would help cities manage congestion and unsafe blocking of bike lanes and loading zones; privacy advocates warned about expanding automated surveillance. It passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard SB 1101, which would require higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies and limit disclosure to what is legally required. Supporters framed it as a transparency and anti-doxing measure in response to recent federal investigations and subpoenas; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee then began hearing SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, which would require advance notice and reporting when employers displace workers due to technology and give displaced workers priority for openings, but the transcript cuts off before the hearing concluded.

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• This would create more efficiency, because right now when regulators or anybody's bringing a kind of
• <00:54:48.599> and questions around Energy Efficiency and questions around Energy Efficiency
• <01:19:56.360> plan when the trienal Energy Efficiency plan when the trienal Energy Efficiency
• <01:35:02.600> to is an OCA who is not really permitted to is an OCA who is not really permitted
• Energy efficiency is an ideological issue? I'm just a taxpayer.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 610, which would fold the Office of the Consumer Advocate into the Department of Energy rather than fully eliminate consumer advocacy functions. The prime sponsor argued the current office is small, funded by a special assessment on ratepayers, and duplicative of DOE work. He said moving the function to DOE would streamline energy policy review, reduce bureaucracy, and better focus the larger agency on lowering residential energy costs. He also disputed claims that the Consumer Advocate is independent, saying the office is appointed through a political process similar to DOE leadership. Committee members and the sponsor discussed whether the bill would actually relocate existing positions or replace them, and whether the Department of Energy would absorb the cost of the transferred staff. The sponsor said the fiscal note shows roughly a million-dollar reduction in both revenue assessment and spending, and that the bill would effectively reduce the office from five positions to three. He also defended his cost estimates for energy-code-related housing impacts and said the Consumer Advocate has sometimes supported policies he считает increase costs, such as energy-efficiency measures and building code changes. He argued the office should focus more on energy supply and generation, including natural gas and nuclear, rather than efficiency alone. Representative Wendy Thomas testified in opposition, saying the Consumer Advocate is an important, fair, and impartial voice for ratepayers and warning that the bill was fiscally irresponsible because the incumbent could still be owed salary and benefits if the office were repealed. She also said the bill’s drafting was confusing and that the Consumer Advocate’s role is to push back on utilities on behalf of consumers. Other members raised questions about whether the DOE would simply inherit the same political appointment structure and whether the bill would meaningfully lower bills. No vote was taken in the excerpt; the chair indicated additional testimony would follow, and the Department of Energy was present to answer questions.

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• Efficiency of scale and, if we identify as many states as are doing right now, they have, you know, it's
• <01:31:34.880> of<01:31:35.120> scale increase efficiency of scale increase efficiency
• you can do it quite efficiently. you can do it quite efficiently.
• c><02:58:22.800> the<02:58:23.120> day<02:58:23.840> time<02:58:24.399> permitting
• held throughout the day time permitting held throughout the day time permitting from<02:58:25.439

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• the university or excuse me permitting the university or excuse me men<00:58:53.599> state<00
• I'm all for efficiency, Madam Chair. So, thank you. Yes.
• I think that would be very efficient, if a representative from OHE could come up.
• I think that would be very<01:20:15.600> efficient.
• . if uh a representative very efficient. if uh a representative from<01:20:17.679> Ohei<01:20:

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Higher Education Finance and Policy Conference Committee met publicly to compare House and Senate positions on the higher education budget, with the chairs emphasizing transparency and alternating gavel control. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through a spreadsheet of differences across the Office of Higher Education and Minnesota State, including major items such as state grants, childcare grants, work study, tribal college grants, emergency assistance grants, hunger-free campus grants, student parent support, direct admissions, paramedic scholarships, and several medical residency and fellowship programs. The House and Senate also differed on administrative funding, campus sexual assault reporting, and a House FY25 cancellation that would be carried forward. Members discussed several of the larger policy and funding choices. The Senate explained its increase for Minitex as support for operating costs and statewide access to information. The House explained its cuts to student parent support and other items as necessary to work within a zero target and to prioritize direct aid to students, while the Senate said it focused on direct appropriations and access-related programs. On hunger-free campus grants and emergency assistance grants, the Senate said it was changing the distribution method and direct appropriations rather than reducing the overall money, while the House noted differences in whether nonprofit institutions remained included. The committee also reviewed Senate-only additions and reductions in Minnesota State, including free course materials, Lake Superior College remediation, and changes to the Kids on Campus appropriation. A representative from Lake Superior College testified that the PAS remediation funding would help address contamination issues at an emergency training site near Lake Superior and that the money was shifted from the Kids on Campus initiative. No final conference agreement or vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee continued discussing differences and testimony.

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• But did I understand you correctly to suggest that this bill would permit a business like Walmart to
• actually site and get through permitting actually site and get through permitting and<00:29:55.679
• for it, it would not be credit permitted for it, it would not be appropriate<01:20:00.719> for
• <05:23:57.600> And which we run very, very efficiently.
• And which we run very, very efficiently.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In addition, nothing in our industry goes into the ground without local government permits.
• Those permitting authorities have the ability to require safe practices or pull the permit.
• <00:23:47.200> those local government permits those local government permits those permitting
• authorities have the ability permitting authorities have the ability to<00:23:49.559> require
• that is where the efforts for a permit that is where the efforts for a more<00:23:54.600> safe

Bills: HF47, HF434, HF1503, HF1702

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF434, cervidae, deer, elk, moose, chronic wasting disease, CWD, wildlife importation, animal health, biosecurity, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA, USDA exhibitor, species survival plan

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• employee shall not knowingly sell, give away, or deliver any alcoholic beverage or knowingly procure or permit
• alcoholic beverage or knowingly procure alcoholic beverage or knowingly procure or<00:37:13.760> permit
• c> alcoholic<00:37:14.880> beverage<00:37:15.200> to<00:37:15.359> be or permit
• any alcoholic beverage to be or permit any alcoholic beverage to be sold,<00:37:16.560> given
• I bring this legislation before you all today to ensure that our justice system operates more efficiently

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 774, the Cost, Fines, and Fees Reporting Act, which would require data collection and reporting on criminal and traffic-related costs, fines, fees, interest, and late fees in Kentucky. Vice Chair Decker said the bill is intended to improve transparency and accountability, not to change collection policy. A representative from Reason Foundation supported the measure, saying policymakers need reliable data on legal financial obligations. Representative Marzian asked whether the bill would help enforce collection, and Decker replied that it is only a study/data bill. During roll call, some members raised concerns about funding, but Decker said Kentucky Stats already has the staff and systems in place. The bill passed favorably with 18 yes votes, no no votes, and two pass votes. The committee then took up House Bill 542, relating to eminent domain and declared an emergency, and adopted a committee substitute before hearing testimony. The sponsor described the bill as the product of extensive revisions and said it was aimed at improving notice, communication, transparency, and fairness in condemnation proceedings. He said property owners would have to be notified by certified mail or hand delivery, with sworn proof if delivery failed, and that condemning authorities could not make false or misleading statements during negotiations. A guest, Stephanie Barnett, described problems in her own eminent domain experience, including notices going to the wrong address and learning after the fact that people had been on her property. Members generally supported the bill as a fairness measure. It passed the committee substitute unanimously, 20-0. Finally, Representatives Flannery and Whitaker presented House Bill 563, a DUI-related measure intended to reduce deaths and injuries caused by repeat drunk drivers. They said the bill would apply to a fourth DUI offense within 10 years and would place a two-year restriction on alcohol sales, marked on the person’s license or ID, with the goal of both public safety and encouraging treatment. Flannery cited the death of his mother by a repeat drunk driver and shared statistics on fatal crashes and the economic costs of drunk driving. The committee began discussion on the bill, but the transcript cuts off before any vote or final action is shown.

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• started at the end of a very exhaustive deliberative process that I did on a select committee on permitting
• Disjointed permitting systems and processes delay projects, drive up costs, and ultimately increase housing
• AB 920 directly responds to a lack of transparency in the permitting process by requiring local governments
• to offer a centralized application portal that allows applicants to track and manage their permits all
• merit rather than being inadvertently stalled by procedure, and thereby make the process much more efficient

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long Daily File with several guest introductions and floor speeches. Members recognized visiting student leaders, championship football teams from Tuolumne County, Alpha Kappa Alpha members at their Capitol day, and later a descendant of Wong Kim Ark. The chamber also adopted a procedural motion allowing certain members to host guests in the rear of the chamber. Among the major policy items, AB 578 on food delivery platform refund practices passed 47-2, AB 344 on successor beer manufacturer definitions passed 61-0, AB 454 to make California’s migratory bird protections permanent passed 55-12 on the urgency clause, AB 482 updating the Table Grape Commission passed 64-1, AB 1237 to support transit access for 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket holders passed 56-15 on the urgency clause, AB 738 on wildfire rebuild solar exemptions passed 42-2, AB 1460 on 340B pharmacy access for clinics passed 41-5, AB 750 on homeless shelter oversight passed 49-1, AB 1061 on housing in historic districts passed 41-13, AB 1523 on expanding mandatory mediation thresholds passed 65-0, and AB 316 on AI-related civil liability passed 56-0. AB 761 authorizing the Monterey-Salinas Transit District to seek a sales tax ballot measure passed 47-12. The chamber also adopted several resolutions. AJR 3 urging protection of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid passed 53-2 after extensive debate that included criticism of federal cuts and counterarguments focused on state Medi-Cal policy and budget decisions. ACR 65 proclaiming California Tourism Month was adopted by voice vote after coauthors were added, and ACR 62 recognizing California Nonprofits Day was also adopted by voice vote with 65 coauthors. AJR 5 affirming birthright citizenship and opposing efforts to end it passed 58-1 after a lengthy, highly partisan debate centered on the 14th Amendment and the Wong Kim Ark precedent. The session also included passage of AB 571, a CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon, which was presented as a long-running bipartisan effort to create a final resting place for Orange County veterans.