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• When a public safety official is injured in the line of duty and can no longer perform their job through
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• and a reminder that there's some human and a reminder that there's some human beings<00:46:33.960

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement met on April 14, 2026, adopted the April 7 minutes, and then took up Senate File 4464, which the chair said would be laid over after hearing testimony. The bill would restore continued health insurance coverage for police officers and firefighters in the PERA Police and Fire Fund who suffer documented physical duty-related injuries, addressing the current 5-year cap and the loss of coverage at normal retirement eligibility. Senator Hal Hoffman and Senator Hoffman’s testimony emphasized that the bill is a narrow fix for injured public safety workers and not a broader restructuring of retirement benefits. Supporters, including Mike Ladue of Law Enforcement Labor Services, several injured officers, Sheriff Ryan Kruger, and Amber Waldner, described the personal and family impacts of severe line-of-duty injuries and argued that coverage should continue to age 65 so families are not left with uncertainty if injuries worsen or force medical retirement. They said the bill would honor the promise made to public safety workers and provide stability for long-term care needs. One witness, Officer Albert, said the 2025 changes significantly reduced the protection he believed he and his family would have if his injury forced retirement. Anne Finn of the League of Minnesota Cities opposed the bill as drafted, warning that restoring coverage to age 65 for all physical injuries would be fiscally unsustainable without additional state funding. She said the 2025 pension changes were part of a negotiated package, noted that duty disability retirements are common, and argued the employer cost could reach about $500,000 per employee and create significant property tax pressure, especially for smaller communities. She urged the committee to work on a broader solution and said revisiting only one part of the 2025 law would create imbalance.

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• child welfare issues, ICWA, all of that—Medicaid, you know, whatever falls under that Department of Human
• the emails, different newsletters that the state has when it comes to, like, Medicaid, Health and Human
• Also, with the human service zone, could there be a tribal exemption so that it doesn't function?
• Human messes it up. So to regenerate it is to try to put it back in its natural state.
• I didn't want anything to do with humans. But I'm out here every day with plants.

Summary: The Tribal and State Relations Committee met at Standing Rock with tribal council members, state legislators, and agency representatives to discuss state-tribal coordination and local priorities. Early discussion focused on process concerns, including the short agenda time and the need for better communication, more advance notice, and more relevant state department staff at future meetings. Tribal leaders asked for lists of state tribal liaisons and bills affecting tribes, and state members said they would follow up, share grant and deadline information, and plan another meeting in Bismarck with program experts and agency staff. A major portion of the meeting centered on health, child welfare, law enforcement, housing, infrastructure, and sovereignty issues. Tribal speakers said rural health transformation funding and other state programs often do not fit direct-service tribes or IHS-funded systems, and they raised concerns about Medicaid, ICWA, foster care delays, human service zones, housing shortages, and the placement of Native children off-reservation. They also discussed missing and murdered Indigenous people, search-and-rescue cooperation, cross-deputization, extradition and banishment ordinances, and the need for stronger law enforcement partnerships that respect tribal sovereignty. Other concerns included poor roads, water and sewer needs in Sioux County communities, census accuracy, and the impact of data centers and other development on water and health. Economic development and regulatory issues were also discussed. Standing Rock representatives raised concerns about charitable gaming and e-pull tabs, saying the machines function like Class III gaming and have harmed tribal revenue while spreading into local businesses. They also described problems with county-issued fireworks permits and state/county liquor licensing rules that they said undermine tribal authority within reservation boundaries. In response, legislators said the committee would continue to look at these issues, and one member suggested possible legislation such as limiting e-tabs near tribal lands. The committee also heard from Joseph McNeil of Sage Development Authority about a 235-megawatt wind project on tribal, allotted, and fee land; he said federal permitting delays have stalled the project and asked for state support to help move it forward. The meeting concluded with a presentation from Dave Archambo of Wojou, a nonprofit focused on land regeneration, buffalo, food sovereignty, cultural programming, and youth wellness. He described the organization’s work on buffalo processing, gardening, fishing, hunting, language, and arts programs, and framed it as a response to historical trauma and community healing. The committee then broke for lunch and planned to resume with the Wojou presentation after the recess.

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• I'm not asking for, like, I get that there is analysis, but I'm not asking for performance metrics of
• Yeah, I think that focusing on performance standards is a better approach than, like Dan pointed out.
• the performance standards look like for this particular development, getting that information out in
• We help our customers unlock performance and efficiency, allowing them to scale faster, more reliably
• And they're pulling these stats off of wells that are going to be performance load.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The speaker said they would be able to see the students graduate and then review their performance.
• be based on that performance.
• They are human beings.
• I want this for all of us because we are all human and we are human. Connections and learn.
• I want this for all of us because we are all human and we are all connected.

Summary: The committee heard several education bills, with most of the discussion focused on Senate Bill 1835, Senate Bill 784, Senate Bill 1049, Senate Bill 2942, and Senate Bill 2928. SB 1835 would raise from 5% to 20% the cap on nonresident students who can receive resident tuition and fees through competitive scholarships at certain regional universities in slower-growing workforce development areas, provided the schools have capacity as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Supporters, including West Texas A&M University, said the bill would help fill underused capacity, attract students who may stay and work in Texas, and support regional workforce needs. SB 784 would strengthen a prior law allowing peace officers’ children to transfer between public school districts for safety reasons by requiring both districts’ approval, making clear that districts of innovation are not exempt, and prohibiting tuition charges. SB 1049 would require districts and open-enrollment charters to excuse students, at a parent’s request, for religious release-time instruction for up to one hour per day and five hours per week; witnesses said the program is constitutional, voluntary, and already operating in other states and some Texas districts. Each of these bills was left pending after testimony, with no public witnesses opposing them. SB 2942 would expand and adjust the state’s adult charter high school pilot program. Senator Creighton said the bill is intended to help the estimated 7 million Texas adults without a high school diploma by removing barriers to expansion, aligning legal protections with ISDs, changing TEA’s disapproval window for expansion amendments to a 30-day period after receipt, and updating funding to reflect part-year attendance. A committee substitute kept the upper enrollment age at 50 and removed a proposed testing change. Testimony from New Heights students and leadership described the program as life-changing, emphasizing that it combines diplomas with career credentials, childcare, transportation, and other supports to help adults stabilize their families and enter better-paying work. TEA witnesses explained the expansion process and said adult charter schools are overseen by the commissioner rather than the SBOE. The committee substitute was adopted, public testimony closed, and the bill was left pending. SB 2928 would set a uniform school start date for public school districts at the third Wednesday in August, while preserving existing district-of-innovation flexibility for current DOI districts and allowing year-round systems to continue. Senator Creighton argued the bill would reduce the patchwork created by DOI exemptions, support students and families, and preserve summer employment and tourism revenue. A committee substitute was adopted. Testimony came largely from tourism, hospitality, and recreation interests, including hotel, water park, zoo, chamber of commerce, and camp representatives, who said later start dates would extend the summer travel season, improve staffing and revenue, and give students more opportunities for summer jobs and camps. Several witnesses cited large economic impacts from tourism and said early school starts reduce August business. Some senators raised concerns about charter schools being excluded and about year-round calendars, but the bill was left pending after testimony.

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• shows they are successful in expanding opportunities for children and improving their health and performance
• children who receive strong early support, including financial stability in the household, tend to perform
• With our local units of government facing significant financial headwinds from inflation, increased human
• Services<00:42:51.800> costs<00:42:52.280> to<00:42:52.800> the increased Human
• Services costs to the increased Human Services costs to the potential<00:42:53.440> loss<00:42

Bills: HF2254, HF2302, HF2502, HF2315, HF2475, HF2086

Keywords: HF2254, Minnesota child credit, baby bonus, child tax credit, income tax, individual income tax, tax relief, newborn, birth credit, family tax credit, tax refund, advance payment, Department of Revenue, taxable year, parenting, families with children, child credit, state regulations, families, taxation

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• being in the vehicle to monitor performance and intervene if necessary.
• being in the vehicle to monitor performance and intervene if necessary.
• It keeps a licensed human in a cab when it's developed.
• being in the vehicle to qualified human being in the vehicle to monitor<04:12:55.279> performance
• That's the fox without a human on board.

Keywords: 981, all

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• It would provide a 25-cent surcharge on performing arts tickets.
• It's a way for those... cent search charge on performing arts cent search charge on performing arts tickets
• But it's performing arts centers, and I think that could be identified as such.
• The expertise will be there with health and human services as for this commission.
• The expertise will be there with health and human services as for this commission.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• practice, we will have a grant-making process through both Virginia Tourism and through Virginia Humanities
• Virginia Humanities grants are above $10,000.
• I noticed we mentioned the grants and those coming from Virginia Tourism and Virginia Humanities.
• We've included $100,000 for VTC and $180,000 for Virginia Humanities in this budget.
• contracts on behalf of the commission as they may be—” “...approved in their discretion and to do and perform

Keywords: American Revolution 250 Commission, 976, house, all

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• An insurer should already have performed actuarials to justify why they're raising the rates, and we're
• like to see happen, I've talked to both sides, and I see the business side of it, but I also see the human
• It can be the first pass at it, but then before it claims officially denied, a human needs to touch it
• … In the scenario, if it found fraud or any other forms of bad acting, essentially, and then had a human
• If AI says we're not going to pay it, I would prefer to have a human take a final look at it before they

Bills: HB3048, HB3259, HB3646, HB3696, HB3780, HB3781, HB3802, HB3818, HB4294, HB4488, HB2929

Keywords: insurance, nonadmitted insurers, surplus lines, insurance regulation, Oklahoma, health insurance, contracting entities, medical providers, enrollment, beneficiary rights, property and casualty, rates, filing, Insurance Commissioner, regulation, property, regulations, actuary, rate filing, independent review

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• what the percentage—I'm glad to hear that the technology is set up so that there doesn't have to be human
• it's a very large percent that are sort of being automatically approved without needing to have a human
• So that from a performance standpoint, they may not be the best entities.
• focuses on shifts affecting multiple agencies at once, not the siloed scope of education, health, and human
• The impact on families, workers, businesses, economic development, long-term human capital creates a

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• That said, the legislative oversight and performance and accountability standards in SB 7 are essential
• those techniques on the drinking water side that allows us to be safe, both of the environment and of human
• and white, but I, I would say that, um, You know, the way that we treat water is, um, protective of human
• groundwater was at one point a wastewater that came back to the earth and through the water cycle with a human
• It I believe that drinking water standards are protective of human health based on the information we

Bills: SB 7

Keywords: water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability

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• officers and criminal justice professionals and their families when, as a result of their lawfully performing
• And there’s an emphasis on illegal smuggling and human trafficking as well.
• in its wisdom, passed a law that combated illegal immigration into the state of Florida, primarily human
• alleged conduct falls within the section of 787 and was sufficient to establish a prima facie case of human
• It was sufficient to establish a prima facie case of human smuggling.

Summary: The committee heard a series of domestic security and law enforcement presentations from the Florida Sheriffs Association, Florida Police Chiefs Association, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE. Sheriff Rob Hardwick outlined the sheriffs’ legislative priorities, focusing on adding xylazine to Florida’s trafficking statute and increasing penalties for luring or enticing a child under 12 from a misdemeanor to a felony. He also discussed domestic security coordination, fusion center intelligence sharing, and jail-based reentry efforts. Members asked about xylazine prevalence in Broward County and whether canine units can detect it; Hardwick said he would follow up with data and noted that dogs are not specifically trained for xylazine, though fentanyl-certified dogs may alert on mixtures. Chief Charlie Vasquez of the Florida Police Chiefs Association presented three priorities: stronger protections for law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and their families when threatened because of their jobs; faster and more consistent access to blood-borne pathogen testing results after exposure incidents; and mandatory life without release for anyone convicted of murdering a police or correctional officer, reviving a version of the Jason Raynor Act. Senators asked about delays in blood testing after exposure, and Vasquez said officers can be forced to take prophylactic medication while waiting for results and that the process should be streamlined. Florida Highway Patrol Director Dave Kerner described FHP’s domestic security role, including criminal interdiction, canine units, traffic homicide investigations, aviation, drones, border operations, and responses to threats such as human smuggling and the October 7-related security posture at synagogues and campuses. He said staffing remains constrained by vacancies and pay disparities, so he was not seeking more authorized troopers at this time. FDLE Deputy Commissioner David Binder then reviewed the state’s domestic security structure, fusion centers, critical infrastructure assessments, and grant funding, warning that federal homeland security dollars have declined sharply while threats remain high. He highlighted work on drone mitigation, radiological detection, vehicle barriers, and school security assessments, and emphasized the need for continued interagency coordination. The committee took no formal votes and adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• So we're not doing the Department of Human Services one?
• mention, in support of the comments made by Representative Garcia (member_10532), that this bill performed
• Performed by Los Comanches de la Serna, which is a big part of the land grant history.
• It also allows for our Comanches to perform for the community, as well as other entertainment native
• In terms of the Comanches and the traditions that came with that, we've seen your dancers perform before

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• It does not authorize them to perform or prescribe any new treatment beyond their current scope.
• Thank you, Chair Tomko, Vice Chair Placencia, and Ranking Member Bartleman, Health and Human Services
• RN eligibility to allow all licensed and qualified registered nurses, including contract RNs, to perform
• RN eligibility to allow all licensed and qualified registered nurses, including contract RNs, to perform
• Additionally, the amendment allows nurses under contract with the agency to perform these visits, and

Summary: The committee took up a large health and human services agenda and first approved HB 711, the Spectrum Alert bill, which would create a statewide alert system for missing autistic children and require FDLE to coordinate training with state and local agencies. The measure drew a supportive waiver from the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and passed unanimously, 24-0, reported favorably. Members then considered CS for HB 229 on health facilities, which modernizes the Health Facilities Authority Act to allow additional nonprofit health system structures to use tax-exempt financing. Two amendments were adopted: one requiring advance notice, public hearings, and stakeholder notifications before a nonprofit hospital closure, and another removing a property tax exemption for a nonprofit hospital that closes and fails to maintain emergency services for 120 days, applied retroactively to January 1, 2025. The Florida Hospital Association opposed the amendments, citing workforce and nonprofit-status concerns, but the bill as amended passed 24-0. The committee also approved CS for HB 1405 on juvenile justice status offenders, expanding early truancy intervention, parent involvement, and shelter placement review timelines; it passed 24-0. CS for HB 27, joining the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, and its linked public records bill CS for HB 29 both passed unanimously after supportive testimony from several advocacy and business groups. The committee then debated HB 111 on out-of-network referrals and HB 1083 on patient access to records. HB 111 would require referring practitioners to inform patients in writing when a referral is out of network and to apply out-of-network payments to deductibles; it drew opposition from medical groups over administrative burden and patient-care concerns, but passed 17-8. HB 1083 would shorten the time for producing medical records to 14 working days and standardize access rules, with amendments clarifying portal access and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2026; despite opposition from some health information and provider groups over HIPAA and access concerns, it passed 19-7 as amended. Later, the committee approved HB 883, allowing autonomous practice for psychiatric nurse practitioners with the required credentials, after strong support from nurse practitioner groups and opposition from psychiatric and medical associations; it passed 23-3. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing exceptions with federal law and removes several state exemptions, passed 19-7 despite opposition from hospice, emergency physician, rheumatology, and medical groups concerned about paper prescriptions in emergencies and hard-to-find medications. HB 1353 on home health care services and CS for HB 989 on foster home licensure transfers both passed unanimously after supportive amendments. The committee also heard HB 1505 on parental rights, which would require written parental consent for many health care services, surveys, and biofeedback devices for minors and expand parental access to records; the bill drew extensive support testimony but also questions and concerns about confidentiality, abuse reporting, and existing exceptions, and the transcript ended before a final vote on that bill.

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• The SERS can be performed by a licensed engineer, architect, or a certified reserve specialist.
• a construction firm and the amount of technical, trained, qualified individuals that can actually perform
• Our inspections conducted by private providers is impartial and rigorous as those performed by municipal
• One place, I can check his verification, verify his license, that he's able to perform it.
• And unfortunately, you know, we brought it on ourselves as humans. We didn't pay attention.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on condominiums, focusing on recent statutory changes, building safety, reserve studies, inspections, insurance, and related enforcement issues. Pete Dunbar, speaking for the Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, reviewed the evolution of Florida’s condominium law and recommended several refinements, including allowing boards to levy special assessments and borrow for post-inspection repairs, easing termination when repair costs exceed value, clarifying treatment of nonresidential condominiums, strengthening recall procedures, clarifying reserve and inspection standards, addressing conflicts of interest, improving electronic participation, and cleaning up notice and disclosure requirements. He also suggested revising insurance provisions so a third coverage option could be used more effectively. Ron Liseca and engineer Mr. Noguera explained the milestone inspection and Structural Integrity Reserve Study (SERS) process, emphasizing that milestone inspections assess structural deterioration while SERS estimates long-term repair and reserve funding needs. They described the 25- and 30-year inspection timelines, the lack of a central statewide database, and the practical challenges of finding qualified professionals and educating associations. Secretary Melanie Griffin said DBPR oversees 27,750 condominium associations, has increased outreach and complaint resolution, and has seen a 39% increase in complaints this fiscal year. She reported that about 11,270 associations self-reported buildings three stories or higher, and that as of early February DBPR had received 4,096 SERS completion submissions after follow-up outreach, with a median reported SERS cost of $6,000, though she cautioned that much of the optional data is unreliable. Emilio Rodriguez, a contractor, stressed the cost and capacity challenges facing associations and contractors, warning that some projects are delayed by board disputes, legal challenges, and a shortage of qualified labor, which can lead to higher assessments and repeated repairs. Members asked about enforcement, insurance availability, coastal deterioration, sinking and foundation issues, and private provider conflicts of interest. Witnesses generally supported more uniform standards, better local and state coordination, and possible tighter oversight of private providers, while cautioning against frequent statutory changes that could add confusion. In closing discussion, members highlighted the burden on older residents and fixed-income owners, the need to keep communities habitable, and the importance of clearer allocation of assessments and stronger board accountability.

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• Steven Stensler with Brownstein on behalf of the Bay Area Council and on behalf of Habitat for Humanity
• with Lighthouse Public Affairs on behalf of Abundant Housing Los Angeles, SPUR, and Habitat for Humanity
• The study will evaluate life safety outcomes, fire loss history, fire prevention system performance,
• The bill would allow contractors to bypass a final inspection performed by a local building department
• The bill would allow contractors to bypass a final inspection performed by a local building department

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• contract remedies for non-performance. contract remedies for non-performance.
• So the performance bond can be, you know, typically it's 100% of the performance.
• > you<00:32:47.840> know performance bond can be you know performance bond can be you know
• So it it will be performance.
• >> Yes, performance bonds.

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• in minimizing salt use and performance in minimizing salt use and have<00:07:40.240> done<00:
• The owners are the richest people in human history and can afford it.
• The owners are the richest people in human history and can afford it.
• The owners are the richest people<00:45:18.800> in<00:45:19.040> human<00:45:19.280>
• people in human history can afford it. people in human history can afford it.

Bills: HF3793, HF3699, HF793, HF3322, HF3426

Keywords: groundwater, water use permit, data centers, public health, environmental regulations, municipalities, state park license plate, specialty license plate, Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, license plate design contest, North Shore, Lake Superior Agate, AI-generated art, artificial intelligence, Minnesota resident, state parks, specialty plates, vehicle registration, contest requirements

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• that is like that is the performance that is like that is the performance accountability<01:27:36.880
• They can't hire someone to perform electrical work without permission.
• landlord, and the tenant cannot perform landlord, and the tenant cannot perform the<01:42:03.480
• They can't hire someone to perform<01:42:05.480> electrical<01:42:05.640> work perform
• electrical work perform electrical work without<01:42:07.120> permission.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• The first is the Department of Human Resources Development, who will present their biennium budget requests
• Means and Labor and Technology, my name is Brana Hashimoto, and I’m the director of the Department of Human
• <00:09:34.560> resources Oracle for our human resources Oracle for our human resources management
• <01:18:33.760> Resources five uh Kim muan uh Human Resources five uh Kim muan uh Human Resources
• The bucket truck is used to perform maintenance on traffic signals, but also to trim trees.

Keywords: 912, senate, all