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• this revenue surplus over time and basically say, we're not going to grow the base budget and automatically

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• I can't think of any other Entity or location where we would be perfectly fine with zero health and public

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• HB 307 by the suit relating to credit toward payment of fines and costs for certain defendants the chair
• in House Bill 106, essentially fees collected by. people who violate this section of statute, their fines
• HB 517. 17 by Harris Davila relating to the authority of a property owners associations to assess a fine

Bills: SB5, SJR3, HB 11, HJR72, HB48, HB27, HB144, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB1775, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB3707, HB503, HB 1089, HB1757, HB2986, HB972, SB365, SB1786, SB5, SJR3, HB14, HB43, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB 106, HB18, HB 11, HJR72, HB48, HB27, HB144, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB1775, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB3707, HB503, HB 1089, HB1757, HB2986, HB972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• It's all just fine, like I said.
• think that the example you used, even before the growth in the program, would have been exempt automatically

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• Uh, no, I think it's fine.
• when a bill did not have a prevailing vote because of a lack of a vote from the other side, it is automatically

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We also, line 34 is just a technical thing: there was sort of automatic spending of liquor funds for
• Line 34 is just a technical thing: there was sort of automatic spending of liquor funds for two different
• Line 34 is just a technical thing: there was sort of automatic spending of liquor funds for two different
• just assume vote on it now and then I just assume vote on it now and then that's<01:49:05.360> fine
• then move on to the that's fine then move on to the Amendments<01:49:07.920> all<01:49:08.080

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met to review Division One of a very large budget package, with the chair explaining that the budget was being analyzed in three divisions over multiple days. Members first discussed procedure, including when amendments and line-item votes would be taken, and agreed to proceed with the division’s presentation before questions. Representative Maguire then outlined the division’s approach as a series of tradeoffs to close a large budget gap, emphasizing cuts, some revenue changes, and a focus on overall spending levels as well as individual reductions. The presentation covered a wide range of agencies and policy areas. Major proposed changes included cuts or eliminations to several boards and commissions viewed as costly or duplicative, such as the Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals, Human Rights Commission, Commission on Aging, Office of the Child Advocate, and the Personnel Appeals Board, with some functions consolidated into other boards. The division also proposed back-of-the-budget cuts to the Information Technology Department, Judicial Branch, Justice Department, Retirement System, Corrections, and Environmental Services, along with fee increases in several areas. Other notable items included ending marketing for Paid Family Leave, reducing job advertising and tourism promotion, defunding the Arts Council, moving liquor enforcement functions out of the Liquor Commission, and shifting some funds such as the College Savings Commission money to Division Two. Several members questioned specific cuts, especially the elimination of the Council on Aging, the reduction in regional planning commission grants, and the large cut to tourism advertising. Maguire defended the choices as necessary budget tradeoffs, arguing that some programs duplicated work done elsewhere, that regional planning grants were not among the most essential items, and that tourism promotion was a form of spending he viewed skeptically. He also explained that the public defender’s budget was partially restored after a credible claim of a governor’s budget error, and that the committee would continue refining corrections-related cuts because the House was only halfway through the budget process and further changes could still occur in the Senate and conference committee.

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• So when you see the word deposit in section two, it automatically does not include that list of change
• It is ultimately a $10,000 fine for each violation of the provision, and the person, business, or entity
• Um and it's ultimately<01:24:46.560> a<01:24:46.960> $10,000<01:24:47.679> fine<
• 01:24:48.639> uh<01:24:48.800> for<01:24:49.040> each ultimately a $10,000 fine
• uh for each ultimately a $10,000 fine uh for each violation<01:24:50.400> of<01:24:50.560>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow New Hampshire state-chartered credit unions to choose, by member vote, to compensate their board members. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, does not require compensation, and is intended to align New Hampshire with other states that already permit this. He argued that credit union board service now requires more time and expertise, and that compensation could help attract stronger candidates and improve governance. Representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank testified in support. They said the change would not create salaries, but could cover modest compensation or reimbursements such as daycare, education, cybersecurity, or accounting training. They emphasized that credit unions remain nonprofit and member-driven, that board members must be credit union members and elected by members, and that any compensation decision would be made by the membership at an annual meeting or through the credit union’s voting process. Witnesses also said the bill would help with recruitment and retention, especially as credit union operations have become more complex and digital, and noted that similar authority exists in 16 other states, including Rhode Island. Committee members asked about the historical reason credit unions were excluded, the amount and structure of compensation, whether there would be a cap, and how voting would work. Witnesses said the bill does not set a statutory maximum, but in practice the amount would be disclosed to members and set through the vote; they also described St. Mary’s Bank’s ballot process and said proxy or ballot procedures depend on each credit union’s bylaws. One witness noted that federally chartered credit unions are subject to different limits. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25 and then moved on to Senate Bill 26.

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• <01:06:40.559> and his his student body is just fine and his his student body is just fine
• >> Fine.<01:57:00.320> Thank<01:57:00.560> you.
• <01:57:03.280> This >> Fine. Thank you. One final point. This >> Fine.
• Whether it's a knife, an automatic knife, pepper spray, whatever.
• That would be fine. there. That would be fine. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We've been fined $21 million hopeless.
• I think my location is just fine.
• H how does someone step in is just fine.
• >> That's<04:02:16.720> fine.
• So I'm fine. I don't have to panic So I'm fine.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I have more I could say, but— >> Yeah, that's fine for now.
• Perfectly fine.
• these substitute teachers or what about emergency hires that are showing to be effective, loosely fine
• , but then after the three loosely fine, but then after the three years<01:59:15.760> they<01:
• This is automatic pay increases for teachers and just standing. Recommendation is to pass.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Education heard testimony on HB 1895, which would add education-worker protections by expanding harassment-related offenses. The Department of Education, HSTA, HGA, and several school employees and principals testified in support, describing increased harassment and threats toward teachers and staff, especially since COVID, and saying the bill would help deter bad actors. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, saying the language was vague and overbroad, could criminalize ordinary parental advocacy or speech, and might not survive constitutional scrutiny. In response to questions, the public defender said existing statutes already cover threatening or assaultive conduct against educational workers, while DOE representatives said the bill was aimed at excessive and repetitive disruptive behavior. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then took up HB 1592, concerning protections for educational workers and sports officials. DOE, the Charter School Commission, HGA, HSTA, school principals, athletic programs, and many individual testifiers supported the bill, with several describing threats, harassment, and aggressive behavior at schools and athletic events. One principal said he had repeatedly involved law enforcement after threats and incidents on campus, and a teacher testified about the need to keep school environments safe and orderly. The Office of the Public Defender again opposed the bill, arguing that current law already enhances penalties for assaults and terroristic threatening against educational workers and sports officials, and that new offenses would have little deterrent effect. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be a separate statute and how to distinguish passionate advocacy from harassment; DOE said the line was crossed when conduct became excessive and repetitive, while the public defender urged clearer drafting and more emphasis on prevention, education, security, and de-escalation. No vote or final action was announced in the excerpt.

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• forth<03:19:09.200> and<03:19:09.680> potentially<03:19:10.160> could fines
• and so forth and potentially could fines and so forth and potentially could become<03:19:10.640>
• The legislation ensures that rogue IRS employees are not able to unfairly impose penalties and fines
• agents who are mercy of rogue IRS agents who are handing<05:31:57.520> out<05:31:57.760> fines
• without reasonable due handing out fines without reasonable due process.<05:32:01.040> At<05:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• applicants in the pool of applicants that are presented to the State Police, they then essentially automatically
• And if you want to come back to me on that, that's fine.
• The SJC is doing fine with the amount that we've asked for to continue to do what we do.
• So there's a fine line there.
• So there's a fine line there.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held its sixth public hearing on the Governor’s H-2 budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, focused on public safety and judiciary agencies, at the Foxborough Community Center. After opening remarks and local welcomes, the committee heard first from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, led by Secretary Gina Kwan, who outlined a $1.72 billion budget, up $69.8 million from FY26. She said the proposal emphasizes core operations, readiness, and partnerships with municipalities, and highlighted work on firearms-law implementation, State Police reform, DOC reentry efforts, hate-crimes prevention, emergency response, and planning for major events including the World Cup. Members also raised concerns about DNA backlog reporting, State Police academy boxing and training standards, ICE communication, disaster relief funding, crime lab staffing, EMS placement, and diversity in public safety leadership. Several exchanges focused on specific operational issues. Secretary Kwan and her team said the State Police are tracking the influx of forensic work from local sheriffs, that the boxing program remains suspended pending an IACP review and likely will not return in its prior form, and that EOPS has no direct communication with ICE but supports law-enforcement coordination where appropriate. On disaster preparedness, officials said the new disaster relief fund is being developed with MEMA and A&F, currently capitalized at $14 million with another $14 million expected, though members urged a more permanent funding source. On the crime lab, staff said the roughly $4.5 million increase is intended to cover core operations and a structural funding gap rather than expand services. The secretary also said EOPS is not ready to absorb OEMS from DPH at this time, though she would keep an open mind. The committee then heard from district attorneys, led by Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden, who said the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association is seeking a 10% increase in operating budgets, including about $16.7 million for staffing salaries, to recruit and retain prosecutors, advocates, and support staff. He said the request reflects rising workload and the need to keep the criminal justice system functioning efficiently and fairly. The hearing was recessed briefly after the district attorneys’ opening remarks, with additional testimony expected to continue afterward.

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• She opens doors for me, both the ones that have the automatic door opener buttons to get into public
• what's going on. >> Thank you, and if you could state your name for the record. >> Sure. >> No, that's fine
• >> No,<02:01:43.040> that's<02:01:43.280> fine.
• /c><02:01:44.200> it<02:01:44.320> close<02:01:44.600> to >> No, that's fine
• Just get it close to >> No, that's fine. Just get it close to you. you. you. >> Yeah.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And that should help us have a more finely tuned regulatory process so that when carriers do come in
• 00:59:18.480> more and that should help us have a more and that should help us have a more finely
• regulatory<00:59:20.640> process<00:59:21.040> so<00:59:21.200> that finely
• tuned regulatory process so that finely tuned regulatory process so that when<00:59:21.599> carriers
• c><01:34:12.960> but<01:34:13.199> I I guess part of my thought was making that an automatic

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The task force approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then reviewed the structure and statutory requirements for its final report. Staff explained that the report must go to the commissioners of commerce, housing finance, and economic development, as well as relevant legislative leaders, and must include a summary of task force activities, adopted findings and recommendations, tort reform recommendations to reduce insurance costs, any draft legislation, and other necessary information. A draft report, likely excluding recommendations and draft legislation, is expected to be circulated before the first January meeting. Most of the meeting focused on the Fair Plan and whether it could be expanded to help homeowners associations, affordable housing, and common interest communities that are struggling to obtain coverage. Supporters said these groups are facing availability problems and often end up in the surplus lines market, which lacks the consumer protections of the admitted market. They argued the Fair Plan could serve as a third-market option with stronger protections and better access, especially for properties that are having difficulty getting quotes. Several members and witnesses raised concerns that the Fair Plan was never intended to be a broad affordability solution and warned against using it to artificially lower prices below risk-based levels. They said doing so could shift losses onto other policyholders through assessments and potentially weaken the broader insurance market. The Fair Plan administrator explained that any expansion would require substantial research, staffing, actuarial and underwriting expertise, reinsurance planning, IT changes, and likely assessments or other capitalization decisions, and that the plan would need to focus on a limited subset of properties rather than the entire market. No votes were taken on policy recommendations, and the discussion ended with agreement that more information and scoping work are needed before any formal recommendation is made.

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• Any fund that automatically deposits in the general fund is not a transfer after...
• And I don't know if you want to speak to that, Commissioner, but no, I think that's fine given the time
• 09.520> that's Commissioner, but no, I I think that's Commissioner, but no, I I think that's fine
• <00:54:10.880> So, fine given the time constraint. So, fine given the time constraint.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• . >> No, you're fine. >> Good morning.
• >> No,<00:31:45.240> you're<00:31:45.400> fine. >> No, you're fine.
• >> No, you're fine. >> Good<00:31:46.920> morning. >> Good morning.
• It's not that they're suspicious automatically.
• think that's fine. think that's fine.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You know, obviously we've gone over everything in pretty fine detail.
• But based on your, you know, Fine detail.
• That's fine. You just have to appoint somebody that is in that role after that.
• A little bit later in the morning, I told my wife the girls were fine.
• And stayed in the house, they would have been fine. That's not always the case.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And so when you lose eligibility, what happens is you don't automatically go into a managed care organization
• ><01:09:39.920> is<01:09:40.159> you<01:09:40.400> don't<01:09:40.560> automatically
• what happens is you don't automatically what happens is you don't automatically go<01:09:41.440>

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• Senator from Jefferson 35 comes to the Senate and automatically knocks the Chair out of the committee
• to the Senator from Jefferson 35 comes to the Senate<05:28:08.878> and<05:28:09.040> automatically
• <05:28:09.600> knocks<05:28:09.920> the Senate and automatically knocks the Senate
• and automatically knocks the chair<05:28:10.320> out<05:28:10.480> of<05:28:10.558>

Bills: HB567, HB776, HB2, HB568, HB619

Keywords: open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements

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• new statewide housing sales tax takes effect, the existing 2.5% metro area housing sales tax is automatically
• housing sales existing 2.5% metro area housing sales tax<01:51:32.480> is<01:51:32.880> automatically
• <01:51:34.719> Metro tax is automatically repealed. Metro tax is automatically repealed.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all