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• Roll call is now in progress.
• But ultimately, 40% of 43.5 million dollars is going to be divided per student because every student
• Reergeantnauch Roca Roca is now in progress.
• Roll call is now in progress. Close the vote.
• students.

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• <00:10:38.880> report compliance report to monitoring report compliance report to monitoring
• The attempt is also to collect data about student food service debt.
• ma match current workforce student ma match current workforce needs. needs. needs.
• They are business owners, caregivers, innovators, students, and community leaders.
• , students, and community leaders. leaders. leaders.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• My name is Flora Yang, and I'm a second-year medical school student and a former undergraduate student
• I'm a second year medical school student I'm a second year medical school student and<00:07:54.360
• ><00:07:55.960> body and a former undergraduate student body and a former undergraduate student
• , because of our students.
• , because of our students.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Why are we requiring continuous glucose monitors to have a doctor's prescription?
• when it's good for people to use these monitors and learn about what they're eating.
• And looking at post approval monitoring of devices. Great. Thank you.
• , continuous blood pressure monitoring, and healthy foods for children.
• And finally, AI can be used to aid with data monitoring in a post-approval setting.

Keywords: nominations, labor, health, veterans, Social Security, Elon Musk, transparency, government accountability

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on various executive nominations and their implications on labor and health affairs. Significant discussions surrounded the nomination of Mr. Sonderling as the Deputy Secretary of Labor, with members expressing concerns about workforce cuts affecting veterans and Social Security employees. There was also a debate led by a member regarding the authority and influence of private individuals, specifically citing Elon Musk's involvement in government decisions. Such discussions raised questions about transparency and accountability within governmental agencies, leading to a proposal for Mr. Musk to provide testimony before the committee.

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• in student support services and student success and access, excuse me.
• Together, these projects will provide about 2,388 affordable student housing beds for UC students. student
• Students may go through that as students. Employees on campus, I'm not sure.
• modules, both for the student and for the student employee, because this student employee will have
• students.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So, um, we're about to hire our eighth safety monitor.
• Um, I am over the safety monitors as well.
• Um, I am over the safety monitors as well.
• Um, I am over the safety monitors as well.
• state um I am over the safety monitors state um I am over the safety monitors as<01:14:46.679>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met for an opening/orientation session in which members introduced themselves and explained their interest in the committee. Several members noted backgrounds in trucking, piloting, boating, motorcycles, road safety, or constituent concerns about transportation issues. The chair also noted several absent members and said the committee would first hear agency presentations before covering committee procedures. The Department of Safety gave the main presentation, outlining its seven divisions and how they relate to transportation policy and the Highway Fund. The assistant commissioner emphasized that Highway Fund revenue supports both the Department of Transportation and the Department of Safety, with collections coming largely from the road toll/gas tax, DMV fees, and the new electric vehicle surcharge. He also noted that 12% of Highway Fund revenues go to local road repair through the DOT Betterment Fund, and warned that the fund has had a structural deficit for several biennia, requiring General Fund transfers that may be uncertain this session. He said the department aims to provide data and fiscal context on legislation and fiscal notes. State Police then provided a detailed overview of its structure and operations, including the Operations Bureau, Investigative Services Bureau, and Justice Information Bureau. Testimony highlighted Troop G’s role in vehicle inspections, commercial motor vehicle enforcement, fraud investigations, and consumer complaint handling, as well as statewide staffing shortages. The division reported rising calls for service, motor vehicle stops, DWI arrests, and other arrests despite a vacancy rate of about 17%. It also described aviation, K-9, bomb squad, special events response, SWAT, narcotics, major crime, forensic laboratory, and other specialized units, with statistics on drug seizures, investigations, and lab workload. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• more than the annual change in student more than the annual change in student population<01:47:42.960
• Where is the protection for our students?
• ,<01:50:17.920> a provide an education to every student, a provide an education to every student
• students? students?
• Less students, more money. spending. Less students, more money.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met on October 30 to act on a series of bills that had been considered during the budget process, with many being recommended for inexpedient to legislate because their funding or policy language had already been handled in House Bill 2. Early actions were largely unanimous. House Bill 54, allowing alternate treatment centers to operate for profit, was recommended ought to pass and was approved 25-0, then placed on the consent calendar because it carried no appropriation. House Bill 97, a wastewater and infrastructure appropriation, was recommended inexpedient to legislate because its funding had been replaced in HB 2; Representative Rum opposed the motion and argued the grant funding helps local taxpayers and housing development, but the committee adopted ITL 14-11, with a minority report to follow. House Bill 111, dealing with the right-to-know ombudsman, was also unanimously recommended ITL because the budget had already made related reforms. The committee then took up House Bill 164, and adopted Amendment 225-2979H, which appropriates $150,000 in FY 2027 to the Secretary of State’s Division of Archives and Records Management for a local government records manager position. The amended bill was then recommended ought to pass as amended and approved 25-0. House Bill 197, the Property Tax Relief Act, drew the most extended debate. Supporters said it would restore a state contribution to retirement costs for local employers and provide property tax relief, while opponents argued the earlier change was largely offset by employee contribution increases and other retirement-system adjustments. The committee ultimately adopted ITL 14-11, and a minority report was requested. The committee also acted on House Bill 215, a landfill-related bill. Members explained that most of its language had been included in HB 2 but was removed in conference, so the bill was retained and amended to apply more narrowly to new landfills. Amendment 2025-2970H was adopted unanimously, and the bill was then recommended ought to pass as amended by a 25-0 vote. House Bill 216, which would change retirement eligibility rules for certain workers injured on the job, was recommended inexpedient to legislate after its sponsor said the fiscal impact was too uncertain to support. Finally, House Bill 219 received Amendment 2025-2988H to change its effective date to July 1, 2027, and discussion began on the bill’s broader purpose of returning about $5.7 million annually from RPS funds to ratepayers.

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• She's an 11th grade student at Hamilton High School in Chandler, and the project that she was working
• License student loan services; HB 2309, Earned Wage Access; HB 2310, Qualified Marketplace; HB 2316,
• Middle School Student CTE; HB 2320, School Districts; HB 2321, DECS Credit Free; HB 2322, ZHSA Investigation
• License student loan services 2309 earn wage access 2310 qualified marketplace 2316 middle school student
• 2475 law enforcement face covering, 2476 certified public accountant, 2470 an American condition student

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Without significant progressive tax reform, our communities will continue to suffer and homelessness
• in Washington state. support those in poverty, the aged, and students in Washington state.
• I'm hoping to catch our students up next year.
• Other federal policies make it difficult to recruit and retain students.
• I've met debtless students who can't finish their degrees because of the costs.

Summary: The meeting was a press conference and Q&A led by Rep. Shaun Scott to promote the proposed Well Washington Fund, a new dedicated account intended to raise about $3 billion annually through a corporate payroll tax on wages above $125,000. Scott said the bill would help offset expected federal cuts under Trump-era policies and support programs most at risk, including cash assistance, higher education, health care, housing, and wildfire mitigation. He also referenced two related proposals: restoring wildfire mitigation funding by ending a tax break for large banks, and allowing counties to raise corporate taxes. Several advocates and affected residents testified in support of progressive revenue. Michelle Thomas of the Washington Low Income Housing Alliance warned that federal homelessness policy changes and state underinvestment could worsen homelessness and evictions. Christina Savitsky, a disabled veteran, described how Medicaid, food assistance, and work requirements would affect her family. Representatives from the University of Washington AAUP said federal cuts and Medicaid changes threaten teaching, research, workforce training, and hospital finances. Fatima Boxwala of Tech for Taxes and Mikey Stramskis of the Washington Federation of State Employees argued that large corporations and the wealthy should pay more to sustain public services and address understaffing, burnout, and service backlogs. In the Q&A, Scott said the bill may need an emergency clause to make it referendum-proof and argued that the legislature has a mandate to act, citing the 2024 capital gains tax referendum and the state’s regressive tax system. He acknowledged concerns about businesses leaving but said he was more concerned about working people being displaced by unaffordable housing, child care, and health care. No vote or formal committee action occurred; the event was a call for a hearing in the House Finance Committee in 2026 and for legislative passage in both chambers.

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• I'm here to share our plan for sustained progress for every student in New Mexico.
• Students.
• This impacts student learning.
• About 320 students.
• students assessed, and a state like Texas has nearly 100,000 students assessed.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So at Santa Fe, students can come in and transfer.
• So at Santa Fe, students can come in and transfer to a university. 70% of our students that apply are
• Our students never touch their campus, and they charge us a student activity fee.
• Is it that the students can earn a lot, that it's a short time period, that... ...that the students can
• Is it that the students can earn a lot, that it's a short time period, that. that the students can earn

Summary: The Careers and Workforce Subcommittee met to discuss apprenticeship education and workforce development, with panelists from Santa Fe College, the Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association, ABC East Coast/ABC Institute, and Piper Fire Protection. Members heard that apprenticeships are growing in Florida, with panelists emphasizing that these programs offer paid, tuition-free training, progressive wage increases, and strong job placement in high-demand fields such as HVAC, electrical, fire protection, and construction. Panelists also described efforts to expand into new areas like accounting, cybersecurity, network infrastructure, and surgical technology, while stressing the importance of aligning programs with employer demand. A major topic was funding and reimbursement. Panelists said the current model is complicated and often leaves providers with only a portion of the funds appropriated for apprentices, with one provider saying reimbursement can be as low as 44% and others describing caps, contract delays, and inconsistent CareerSource support. They argued that more of the money should reach training providers, that small businesses need more support to participate, and that transparency and contract reform could help expand enrollment and improve program quality. Several also raised barriers such as instructor approval rules, paperwork, and facility costs. Members asked about admission criteria, program costs, employer incentives, outreach to high school students, and whether apprenticeships should have greater access to other funding sources. Panelists said the main requirements are being employed and willing to work and learn, and that outreach through schools, career fairs, community partnerships, and public awareness campaigns is essential. They also discussed articulation agreements that can provide college credit for apprenticeship training and suggested statewide credit recognition and possible direct funding to providers as policy improvements. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with the subcommittee adjourning.

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• factor in this bill is it will actually save the judiciary cost because they will no longer have to monitor
• ><00:55:11.359> to because they will no longer have to because they will no longer have to monitor
• and keep track of the insurance monitor and keep track of the insurance companies<00:55:15.760> in
• It allows teachers in facility schools, and we have about 30 of those serving students with disabilities
• It allows teachers in facility schools, and we have about 30 of those serving students with disabilities

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the corrected journal, and heard several announcements about upcoming committee meetings, events at the Capitol, and recognitions, including Music Therapy Day, Black History Month activities, adoptable puppies, and a Colorado Agricultural Forum. Members also celebrated Representative Story’s birthday and recognized the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) for its long-running support of arts, culture, science access, and economic impact in Colorado. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 12, designating February 20, 2026, as Colorado FFA Day, by a vote of 64-1 with one excused. The chamber then moved to special orders for several bills. The first major bill considered was House Bill 1017, which would prohibit insurers from receiving criminal restitution unless they are direct victims. Sponsors argued the bill prioritizes human victims, prevents restitution from becoming an unpayable burden on low-income defendants, and clarifies the law in response to court concerns and stakeholder feedback. Opponents argued it would shift costs to taxpayers and policyholders and could increase civil litigation and insurance premiums. An amendment, L005, was adopted to clarify the bill’s scope, and the bill then passed as amended. The House also took up House Bill 114, concerning minimum lot size and local land-use rules. An amendment, L002, was offered to prohibit certain local lot frontage, setback, open-space, or coverage requirements that would effectively prevent construction of a single-family home on a 2,000-square-foot residential lot. Supporters framed the measure as protecting housing access, while opponents argued it would override local land-use decision-making and public hearing processes. The transcript ends during debate on a substitute motion related to the amendment, before final action on House Bill 114 is shown.

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• The governor and legislature made significant progress last legislative session in reducing the projected
• of federal actions, close monitoring of federal actions, providing<00:32:40.159> information<
• So, mothers, fathers, college students home on Thanksgiving.
• So, mothers,<01:02:23.520> fathers,<01:02:24.720> college<01:02:25.119> students
• <01:02:25.760> home mothers, fathers, college students home mothers, fathers, college students

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Louisville, and Western Kentucky University for both on-campus advertisements, but also utilizing student
• <01:17:55.760> athletes,<01:17:56.080> but be similar to the student athletes, but
• be similar to the student athletes, but to<01:17:56.400> be<01:17:56.560> messengers<01
• A quarter go to the pediatric floor for inpatient monitoring, and about a quarter go to the pediatric
• A quarter go to the pediatric floor for inpatient monitoring, and about a quarter go to the pediatric

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met and approved the minutes from its August 27 meeting. It then received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislators on the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, referred to as HR1. She explained that the bill is estimated by CBO to save the federal government $911 billion over 10 years, with more than 20 Medicaid-specific provisions, most of the savings concentrated in five policies and largely backloaded into 2030-2034. She emphasized that the bill’s effects will vary by state, but that expansion states and hospitals are expected to be most affected, in part because of changes to eligibility, provider taxes, and state-directed payments. Castanza highlighted several new funding and flexibility provisions, including a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund for 2026-2030 and a new home- and community-based services waiver option effective July 1, 2028, with $100 million in grants in fiscal year 2027. She also outlined major eligibility changes for Medicaid expansion adults: work or community engagement requirements effective January 1, 2027; twice-yearly redeterminations for the expansion population effective the same date; and new cost sharing for certain expansion adults effective October 1, 2028. She noted that Kentucky, as an expansion state, would be subject to these changes and that state agencies would face significant implementation demands, especially because federal guidance and timelines are tight. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on financing changes. Castanza described new limits on provider taxes, including a 0% safe harbor for new taxes and a phased reduction for existing taxes in expansion states beginning in 2028, while nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities are exempt from the reduction if already taxed. She also explained that state-directed payments will be capped and phased down over time, with existing arrangements grandfathered only briefly; she said Kentucky has 11 approved state-directed payments and could see significant fiscal effects. She added that the bill also bars Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood or similarly situated providers for one year, changes immigrant eligibility rules effective October 1, 2026, lowers the federal match for certain emergency services, and expands the scope of the federal erroneous payment recoupment provision effective October 1, 2029. Throughout, she stressed that federal savings may translate into state cost shifts and that implementation timing will be critical.

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• <00:51:08.800> We monitor uh higher risk offenders. We monitor uh higher risk offenders.
• Um, perhaps we can continue to discuss this as we progress the bill.
• Um, perhaps we can continue to discuss this as we progress the bill.
• Um, perhaps we can continue to discuss this as we progress the bill.
• Um, perhaps we can continue to discuss this as we progress the bill.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• preface this by saying I understand that lawyers sometimes get a reputation for being impediments to progress
• Your question, are we we make sure that we have a the cybersecurity capabilities, 12 monitoring our our
• So we don't want to say no, but if there are guardrails that we have to put in place or monitoring, we
• So you would say that you all have kind of the internal technical capacity to monitor the AI functions

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• Chairman, HB96 would require high schools to allow high school students to participate in organized National
• Oh, so it's expanded to the rest of the students as well? Okay, yes.
• five years, you're basically on, for lack of a better word, kind of aary period, and we're going to monitor
• Ain't no way that you can require students in general and African-American students in particular to.
• I want to mention this because here's the thing that I think is lost: maybe students may not be required

Bills: SB211, HB96, SB215, SB257, SB13, SB13

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising

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• we move forward, I'd like to recognize a group of I'd like to recognize a group of the UAB Dental students
• I'm a dental student. The others we want you to do the wire work on. Very good. Thank you.
• You know, when we use it, people are being monitored while they're using it.
• And those students are working in the food service industry as well, so I mean, that's just... they don't

Bills: HB245, SB78

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, possession, sale, misdemeanor, felony, criminal penalties, public health, 1136, house, all

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• licensing process, increases inspection requirements, modernizes design standards, and improves monitoring
• Progress has sometimes moved at a glacial pace.
• We can celebrate this country's landmark moments of progress, and we can also decry the country's shortcomings
• We must celebrate these moments of progress so that they stay alive and strong, not become faded memories

Keywords: 983, senate, all

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• I'll be monitoring to see if there's any questions.
• great leadership from several legislators around getting us to a place where we're actually making progress
• And I have the ability, without any time constraints, to talk to a student at the school that's considering
• getting a call to the middle school and I have the ability without any time constraints to talk to a student

Summary: The Community Safety Committee held an interim work session on crisis response, with members and witnesses discussing how Washington can better integrate 911, 988, mobile crisis, co-response, and alternative response models for behavioral health crises in public spaces. Travis Parker opened with an overview of the Sequential Intercept Model and the crisis care continuum, emphasizing early intervention, 988 access, regional coordination, navigators and peer support, and the need for sustainable braided funding. Several Washington witnesses then described current programs and system gaps, including the growth of co-response teams, the importance of integrating 911 and 988 rather than treating them as competing systems, and the need to reduce unnecessary emergency room use and improve first responder wellness and training. City, fire, and crisis-system representatives described local challenges and reforms. Kim Hendrickson of Poulsbo said most crisis calls still come through 911 and urged better coordination among field-based teams, more behavioral health training for fire/EMS, and more alternatives to ER transport. Laura Pippen, a designated crisis responder, described a strained involuntary treatment system, fewer DCRs statewide, difficulty getting law enforcement support for transports, and limited facility capacity, especially for substance use disorder. Jennifer Stuber and South County Fire’s Keith Sharp highlighted workforce training, a crisis responder certificate program, and first responder wellness efforts. Research witnesses Evan Lauder and James Pine said the evidence is still developing but generally supports on-scene resolution, reduced ED transport and detention in some models, and the importance of clear dispatch protocols, coordination, and ongoing evaluation. Dispatch and program operators then gave examples of how systems are working in practice. Katie Myers of Washington APCO/NENA said 911 remains essential, but needs evidence-based triage protocols, liability protections, and additional funding if it is expected to take on more crisis-response responsibilities. Whatcom County described embedding a “community connector” in the 911 center to coordinate alternative response, while ValleyCom reported that its 988 diversion pilot transferred 2,165 calls with 98% resolved through 988/211 without returning to 911. National examples included Denver’s STAR program, Albuquerque’s Community Safety Department, and Atlanta’s PAD initiative, each showing different ways to route low-acuity or behavioral-health-related calls away from police and toward clinicians, peers, or civilian responders. The session ended with Washington examples continuing, including Whatcom County’s alternative response team, underscoring the committee’s interest in refining and expanding integrated crisis response systems in the next session.