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• along, not doing anything coasting along, not doing anything really<00:48:44.480><c> special.
• Next is Senator Pratt's Senate File 2812, missile author Brett Racing Culture.
• author Brett Racing Culture.
• I want to thank the co-authors I have on this, Senator Abler and Senator Dibble.
• I want to thank the co-authors I have on this, Senator Abler and Senator Dibble.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The other conversation I don't think this has come up is we have an authorization to plan for, at the
• Um, we're at very beginning stages of what's called an authorization to plan, and I get it, but part
• </c> um that was not done under the authority um that was not done under the authority of<00:58:09.799
• /c><01:35:53.639><c> on</c><01:35:53.800><c> the</c><01:35:53.920><c> leeward</c><01:35:54.440><c> Coast
• </c> as a department on the leeward Coast as a department on the leeward Coast that<01:35:55.360><c>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Senator John Keenan, who is absent as he is currently on active duty deployment with the National Guard
• Who is absent as he is currently on active duty deployment with the National Guard.
• findings and recommendations due to being on active duty deployment with the Massachusetts National Guard
• inform you that as a result of my ongoing active duty military orders with the Massachusetts National Guard
• , Active duty military orders with the Massachusetts National Guard.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on the Public Health Effects of Xylazine held its fifth and final public meeting to review and approve the final draft of its report before submission to the House and Senate clerks. Chair Mindy Domb opened the meeting, noted Senator John Keenan’s absence due to National Guard deployment, approved the prior meeting minutes, and explained the process for incorporating final edits and late votes into appendices. Commissioners then voted to allow staff to make agreed-upon language changes after the meeting, and later voted on the final report itself. Staff walked commissioners through the report’s redlines and substantive updates. Changes included clarifying that xylazine is an active adulterant rather than simply a bulking agent, replacing “non-clinician” with “non-clinical staff,” removing or revising references to “hotspots” in favor of more accurate language about local trends, and refining language on wound care to refer to medical consequences and financial costs. The report also added or strengthened discussion of harm reduction measures such as drug checking, mobile health services, overdose prevention centers, oxygenation and airway support during overdose response, and the importance of naloxone remaining available while recognizing its limits for xylazine exposure. Commissioners also discussed data collection, legal protections for drug checking, and the role of the Attorney General in guidance and coordination on emerging drug threats. The commission then took a final vote, with the members present voting to approve the report. A letter from Senator Velis, who was also absent due to active duty orders, was read into the record expressing support for the report and its recommendations. In closing comments, commissioners and staff thanked one another for the collaborative work and described the report as a useful public health resource. Chair Domb adjourned the meeting at 11:11 a.m., noting that the final report would be submitted and posted online for public access.

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• , Senator John Velis, who is absent as he is currently on active duty deployment with the National Guard
• Who is absent as he is currently on active duty deployment with the National Guard.
• findings and recommendations due to being on active duty deployment with the Massachusetts National Guard
• inform you that as a result of my ongoing active duty military orders with the Massachusetts National Guard
• Active duty military orders with the Massachusetts National Guard.

Summary: The special commission on xylazine held its fifth and final public meeting to review and finalize its report before submission to the House and Senate clerks. Chair Mindy Domb opened the meeting, noted Senator John Velis was absent due to National Guard deployment, and the commission approved the minutes from the February 9 meeting. Staff then walked commissioners through the final draft, focusing on edits since the prior review and on appendices that would be completed after the meeting. Commissioners discussed several substantive wording changes, including clarifying that xylazine is an active adulterant rather than a bulking agent, replacing “non-clinician” with “non-clinical staff,” removing or softening references to “hotspots,” and refining language about medical consequences and financial costs of delayed wound care. They also discussed adding or strengthening references to harm reduction measures, drug checking, overdose prevention centers, oxygenation, airway positioning, naloxone use, and language access considerations in educational materials. The report’s main findings and recommendations centered on best practices for oversight and enforcement, outreach and treatment, emergency response, and education/training for first responders, medical providers, non-clinical staff, people who use drugs, and people in recovery. Commissioners emphasized the need for timely, accessible, and tailored training; better data collection and public health surveillance; stronger legal protections for drug checking; and coordination among public health, public safety, and legal stakeholders to address xylazine and emerging adulterants. There was also discussion of a recommendation for the Attorney General to compile guidance for law enforcement in consultation with experts, though staff clarified that this would not be the sole function of the broader public body envisioned in the report. After reviewing the final language, the commission voted unanimously among members present to approve the final report, with one abstention on the earlier minutes vote and absent members to submit written votes within 24 hours for inclusion in Appendix A. Chair Domb then read a letter from Senator Velis expressing support for the report and its recommendations despite his inability to vote in person. Commissioners offered closing remarks thanking staff and one another for the collaborative work, and the meeting adjourned at 11:11 a.m., with staff to submit the report to the clerks and post it online.

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• Um, it's important to note that there were guard rails that were put into that, uh, that protected the
• calls and for other things that keep people educated and busy in prisons, and said that also keeps guards
• and busy in our prisons also<00:09:43.680><c> keeps</c><00:09:43.839><c> our</c><00:09:44.000><c> guards
• </c><00:09:44.959><c> So</c><00:09:45.360><c> just</c><00:09:45.519><c> want</c> also keeps our guards
• So just want also keeps our guards safe.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2432, the public safety finance bill, and first confirmed that the public safety finance committee had met its budget target: an additional $50 million over the February forecast base for fiscal years 2026-27 and another $50 million in the tails. Chair Noatne and Chair Mhler described the bill as a compromise that tried to balance major operating pressures, especially at the Department of Corrections, with public safety priorities. The bill includes funding for peace officer training and recruitment, including the Philando Castile training fund, duty-to-intercede training, and the intensive police officer training program, as well as money for local public safety radio equipment. It also contains penalty and public safety changes such as increased penalties for certain offenses, a longer statute of limitations for first-degree arson, a mandatory minimum for first-degree criminal sexual trafficking, fentanyl-related provisions, and a requirement that the Department of Corrections maintain Narcan in prisons. Members also discussed victim services funding, including the creation of a special revenue account to help stabilize support for domestic violence shelters, sexual assault advocates, child abuse centers, and crime victim services. During discussion, members raised concerns that the target was too small to cover DOC operating costs and could affect evidence processing, corrections staffing, and rehabilitation programming. Questions focused on prison phone-call funding, which was described as about $3 million per year, and cable television costs, estimated at about $1 million per year. Supporters argued that phone access and programming help rehabilitation, maintain family connections, and improve safety for staff and incarcerated people. No amendments were offered. The committee then adopted motions to incorporate House File 2300 and House File 2432 into the public safety and judiciary omnibus as separate articles, and finally approved House File 2432 as amended for placement on the general register, with technical corrections authorized. The motions prevailed without opposition.

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• Whereas peace officers with the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association have been standing guard
• Whereas peace officers will be standing guard at the Peace Officers Memorial for 24 hours leading into
• 17th, 2025, as Police Week in honor of service given by the men and women who night and day stand guard

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• 04:11.319><c> stand</c> known to the peace officers who stand known to the peace officers who stand guard
• 04:13.599><c> systems</c><00:04:14.480><c> it</c><00:04:14.640><c> goes</c><00:04:14.879><c> to</c> guard
• in our court systems it goes to guard in our court systems it goes to the<00:04:15.239><c> judge</c>
• This ICE federal authorities are still beholden to the 14th Amendment that new burden is space that is
• are still beholden to the authorities are still beholden to the 14th<00:10:58.120><c> amendment</c><

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard extended debate on a bill requiring cooperation with ICE and reporting related to undocumented people in certain criminal contexts. Representative Rymer argued the measure was meant to align with federal priorities focused on violent offenders and to ensure local governments respond to federal inquiries, not proactively target immigrants. He also said the bill was intended to address serious crimes and protect victims, citing examples of violent offenders and trafficking-related cases. Several members raised concerns that the bill’s language was broader than described and could affect family court matters, health care, elder care, and routine interactions with government agencies. Testifiers and members warned it could be used as leverage against undocumented people in custody, child support, domestic violence, and labor exploitation situations, and could discourage people from reporting crimes or seeking help. The sheriff’s association and county attorneys’ association letters were cited as raising due process, equal protection, civil rights, and public safety concerns. The discussion also focused on the bill’s definitions and mechanics, especially whether section three would require reporting after arrests that do not lead to charges and how county attorneys would know when to report. Representative Pinto pressed on the bill’s reference to “violent crime” and whether drug possession could be swept in, while Rymer argued the bill was narrower than critics suggested. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided; the exchange remained at the discussion and questioning stage.

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• So, just to reiterate, this bill gives the authority for the Green Mountain Care Board to start implementing
• And there are guard...
• And there are guard rails and ways to get out if necessary, as the senator from Washington just said.
• We extend AOT's public-private partnership authority until 2029.
• that was around um um the log ...the log drives in the public utility commission and what their authority

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• </c><01:19:28.239><c> of</c> powers, duties, and authorities of powers, duties, and authorities of DCYF
• ,</c> maintain the continuity of authorities, maintain the continuity of authorities, powers,<01:20:20.400
• Um, I'd like to thank the bill authors for their hard work, bipartisan, bicameral work.
• We have met with the authors, and I appreciate the effort that they've put into this.
• to come back going to ask the authors to come back forward.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• thanksgiving, present your requests to God, and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard
• Now, therefore, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas, by the authority vested in me, by order—Article
• session for consideration: Legislation to prohibit same-day voter registration in Texas, Legislation authorizing

Bills: SB 2, SB 3, SB 10, SB 16, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, SB 19, SB 54, HB23, HB17, HB16, SB19, SB53, SB54, HB16, HB17, HB23, HB27, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB2, SB3, SB10, SB16, SB5

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

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• I see it all along the coast. We see it in a lot of the ski areas.
• Court upheld a law where the millage that is charged along the coast in the state of Maine.
• ,</c> rentals are in resort areas, sea coast, rentals are in resort areas, sea coast, mountains,<02:28
• on the sea coast, so I know<02:28:22.640><c> what</c><02:28:22.800><c> the</c><02:28:22.960><c> costs
• One, as was pointed out, that this product, these VLT lottery terminals were just authorized in last

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1596, which would raise New Hampshire’s cigarette excise tax from $1.78 per pack to about $2.80, using an inflation-based adjustment since the rate was last set in 2008. Representative Jerry Stringham, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure would keep New Hampshire competitive with neighboring states, generate revenue, and help offset other budget pressures. He also described the bill as repealing an income-based premium charge in Medicaid/CHIP-related programs and restoring cuts to the University System of New Hampshire, arguing that the combined package would still leave the state in a positive fiscal position. He said the tobacco tax increase would likely have some cessation effect but would remain low relative to other New England states, and he cited prior testimony from health groups supporting a larger increase. Members questioned the sponsor about how the new rate was calculated, the prior tobacco tax reduction and restoration, whether tobacco companies would absorb or pass on the tax, and the fiscal note’s estimates for Medicaid premium revenue and UNH funding. Stringham said he used Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation data, that the earlier 10-cent reduction did not produce the expected sales increase, and that the current bill would eliminate the premium charges now in the budget. He later clarified that the Department of Medicaid Services had updated the revenue estimate, but said the bill still showed a surplus overall. He also said the federal government already imposes a $1-per-pack tax and that New Hampshire would remain below neighboring states even after the increase. Two public witnesses testified in opposition to the tax increase. Anna Bettincourt, a tobacco category manager, argued that higher tobacco taxes would unfairly target smokers, reduce New Hampshire’s tax advantage, and likely shift purchases to other states or illicit markets rather than reduce use. She said tobacco companies generally do not lower prices and that Massachusetts’ flavor restrictions had not eliminated sales. In response to questions, she maintained that a smaller increase would still be harmful and that enforcement problems make bans ineffective. The sponsor and some members countered that smokers impose higher health costs and that tobacco taxes are a policy tool for both revenue and public health. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• The budget language we put forward offers a framework for 988 center designation and authorizes DHCS
• For local assistance expenditure authority, we're asking for $19.4 million in addition to an existing
• $12.5 million in ongoing authority.
• The first item is for funding transfer authority.
• The first item is for funding transfer authority.

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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• These stadiums span from coast to coast, bringing the Olympic spirit to communities across the country
• their nation's athletes while in California and protect the capacity of local EMS resources by authorizing
• we do, which is why we need, which is why, excuse me, we are proud to sponsor Assembly Bill 2436, authored
• So many, and we also need to make sure that the Department of Transportation has the appropriate authority
• so many and we also need to make sure that the Department of Transportation has the appropriate authority

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Author response: Yeah. Thank you, Chair.
• Author response: Yeah. Thank you, Chair.
• Author response: Yeah. Thank you, Chair.
• Um to the authors, &gt;&gt; Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• That is my guard rails up.

Bills: HF3919, HF3791, HF1781, HF3908, HF4233, HF3966, HF3430

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft

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• Then he came back to Fort McNeer as a platoon sergeant for the command of chiefs of honor guards.
• It's not expanding anyone's scope of authority. You're recognized for a follow-up. Up.
• Tell you they're going to be under the same authority that they already have.
• Speaker, on this, with parents as that ultimate authority for their children.
• And we start by saying that I get the concern that the author has on this bill.

Bills: HR1036, HB2975, HB3026, HB3297, HB2981, HB2978, HB4144, HB1322, HB1818, HB3194, HB3767, HB3342, HB3344, HB4170, HB3287, HB3288, HB4454, HB3264, HB3266, HB3268, HB4095, HB4115, HB4316, HB3530, HB3428, HB4272, HB4273, HB4274, HB3405, HB3406, HB3467, HB3469, HB3931

Keywords: Bob Wills, Western Swing, Cain's Ballroom, Oklahoma music history, country music, rock and roll, folk jazz blues, Oklahoma Arts Council, Oklahoma Film and Music Office, Oklahoma Historical Society, OKPOP Museum, commemorative resolution, day at the Capitol, musician recognition, heritage celebration, Tulsa, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture

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• We have an East Coast hockey franchise that wants to relocate to Louisville.
• We have<00:42:27.760><c> an</c><00:42:27.920><c> East</c><00:42:28.160><c> Coast</c><00:42:28.400><c>
• hockey</c><00:42:28.720><c> franchise</c><00:42:29.200><c> that</c> have an East Coast hockey franchise
• that have an East Coast hockey franchise that wants<00:42:29.680><c> to</c><00:42:29.760><c> relocate

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:19 Signage Value & Tourism Growth Along the Hatfield-McCoy Feud Trail 00:03:12 Building a Stronger Community Through Sports 00:32:03, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and then heard a presentation from Pike County/Pikeville tourism officials about improving signage for the Hatfield-McCoy historic sites. Bob Scott, Tony Tacket, and Jay Shepard said visitors increasingly come to the area but often cannot find the sites because cell service and GPS are unreliable in the mountains. They argued that clearer signage along routes 119, 319, and 1056 would help visitors navigate the historic loop, strengthen branding, and increase dwell time and local spending. The Pike County presenters emphasized the economic importance of tourism, citing growth in tourist spending from $72.93 million in 2017 to $103.2 million in 2023 and $114.6 million in 2024. They said tourism helps offset the decline of coal, supports local mom-and-pop businesses, and benefits from partnerships with nearby West Virginia sites such as Matewan and other Hatfield-McCoy-related locations. Members asked about cross-state promotion, lodging capacity, and the possibility of a dinner show in Kentucky; the presenters said lodging is up 33% but more is needed, a new Crown Plaza hotel is planned in Pikeville, and a dinner show would require local investment and community buy-in. Committee members from the region spoke in support of the tourism effort and the need to preserve and teach local history. The chair and others said signage would help visitors and noted that a business without signs is no business. The committee then moved on to a separate presentation from the Louisville Sports Commission, introduced by Senator Jason Howell, which began with an overview of the commission’s role in sports tourism and economic development in Louisville.

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• you know, the timelines for any offshore wind resources in either the Gulf of Maine and the south coast
• either the Gulf of Maine and<00:59:40.000><c> the</c><00:59:40.160><c> south</c><00:59:40.319><c> coast
• of</c><00:59:41.599><c> New</c><00:59:41.760><c> England</c><00:59:42.640><c> um</c> and the south coast
• of of New England um and the south coast of of New England um weren't<00:59:43.359><c> necessarily</

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• insurance companies must pay a $5 per vehicle yearly fee to support the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority
• Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority, or MVCPA.
• This bill will give the Texas DMV the authority it has historically exercised.
• Thank you to our author who is constantly doing a great job when it comes to the movers and certainly
• not applying for the authority to enforce them. ...federal regulations.

Bills: HB341, HB469, HB971, HB1624, HB2721, HB2959, HB3365, HB3731, HB3793, HB3861, HB3946, HB3966, HB4348, HB4401, HB4402, HB4924, HB4966, HB5563

Keywords: affordable housing, zoning, development, community support, local regulations, bicycle lanes, traffic collisions, Texas Department of Transportation, study, public safety, bicycles, electric bicycles, scooters, road safety, transportation study, commercial vehicle, safety standards, enforcement, Texas counties, transportation

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• Luezzzzzzzz, 6, 445 crew guard. And that by the television law. Olau, say, we said, Mr.
• In adjudicial, author. Ravis. Second, Senator Dabba, all in favor, opposed.
• In fact, Rican, author. By Senator Dabbo, second, Senator Condrell.
• And I have authorized. And I, Opparraig. Second, by Senator Steck. Second, Mr.
• And I have authorized. And I, Opparraig. Second, by Senator Steck. Second, Mr.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The transcript appears to be a committee vote session on many bills across a range of subject areas, including media rules, highway law, education, health, social services, business, insurance, real property, arts and culture, banking, navigation, and vehicle traffic. For each item, a senator moved the bill, another seconded it, and the chair repeatedly announced that the motion carried, with bills being reported out of committee. The transcript is heavily garbled, so many bill titles and bill numbers are unclear, but the overall pattern is consistent: sequential consideration and reporting of numerous measures. Most items were approved without recorded opposition, though the transcript occasionally notes “all in favor” or “all in favor, opposed,” suggesting routine voice votes or unanimous consent. A few specific references are legible, such as the highway law, education law, health law, insurance law, social services law, business law, and arts and cultural affairs law, indicating the committee was processing amendments or related bills in those areas. The session also includes repeated references to particular sponsors or bill numbers, but the text is too distorted to reliably identify them all. No substantive debate, testimony, or amendments are clearly described in the transcript. The main action was procedural: motions, seconds, and repeated announcements that bills were reported out. The meeting ends with additional garbled references to later bills, again suggesting continued routine reporting of measures rather than extended discussion.

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• As a reminder, primary witnesses in support are those designated by the author.
• I'll be brief and align my comments with the author and Mr. Belote.
• We will now move on to our next author in the room, and that is Senator McNerney.
• But I just want to say I appreciate the author and the office.
• And if you'll take me as a co-author, I'd be honored to co-author the bill. Absolutely.

Keywords: 988, house, all