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• House Bill by Representative Broussard to reform operations within the Department of Transportation,
• Senate Bill 243 by Senator Kleinpeter, vessel safety, boarding, vessel operation equipment, provide for
• Senate Bill 243 by Senator Kleinpeter, vessel safety, boarding, vessel operation equipment, provide for
• Operation Equipment, provide for safety, a person's property, law enforcement. Natural Resources.
• , powers, duties, Office of State Resources, leasing authority, provide for a mineral and energy operation

Bills: HR58 , HR59 , HR60 , HR61 , HR62 , HR63 , HR64 , HCR32 , HB43 , HB447 , HB573 , HB1000 , HB1001 , HB1002 , HB1003 , HB1004 , HB1005 , HR46 , HR48 , HR50 , HR51 , HR52 , HR53 , HR54 , HR55 , HR56 , HR57 , HCR31 , HB20 , HB21 , HB166 , HB494 , HB710 , HB795 , HB985 , HB986 , HB987 , HB988 , HB989 , HB990 , HB991 , HB992 , HB993 , HB994 , HB995 , HB996 , HB997 , HB998 , SB128 , SB149 , SB174 , SB191 , SB205 , SB213 , SB218 , SB220 , SB229 , SB238 , SB243 , SB375 , SB379 , HB8 , HB9 , HB10 , HB15 , HB16 , HB17 , HB18 , HB19 , HB22 , HB33 , HB34 , HB35 , HB44 , HB46 , HB47 , HB48 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB135 , HB142 , HB164 , HB185 , HB215 , HB226 , HB232 , HB233 , HB242 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB301 , HB334 , HB436 , HB468 , HB548 , HB571 , HB582 , HB593 , HB594 , HB609 , HB613 , HB712 , HB722 , HB732 , HB746 , HB781 , HB827 , HB845 , HB848 , HB921 , HB923 , HB951 , HB953 , HB999 , HB129 , HB130 , HB287 , HB489 , HB545 , HB553 , HB555 , HB570 , HB854 , HB952 , HB28 , HB36 , HB50 , HB52 , HB56 , HB62 , HB68 , HB92 , HB110 , HB117 , HB119 , HB124 , HB140 , HB147 , HB171 , HB182 , HB193 , HB196 , HB203 , HB228 , HB234 , HB260 , HB268 , HB271 , HB285 , HB289 , HB351 , HB400 , HB413 , HB469 , HB534 , HB551 , HB552 , HB574 , HB576 , HB634 , HB649 , HB677 , HB735 , HB739 , HB779 , HB784 , HB796 , HB842 , HB850 , HB919 , HB149 , HB733 , HB875 , HB868 , HB901

Keywords: waterfowl conservation, wetlands preservation, Ducks Unlimited, environmental stewardship, Louisiana, tennis, athlete recognition, family legacy, sports achievements, coaching, student parents, higher education, academic support, family stability, workforce equity, Homeland Security, federal funding, public safety, emergency services, TSA

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• 01:23:29.560><c> congregations,</c> Beacon is a collaborative of over 60 congregations, the owner-operator
• In August of last year, I launched Deianne Development to pursue my passion of working closely with community

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

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• SC Launch, some of you may have heard. Uh, we are doing the same thing in Carroll County.

Summary: The committee met for its third interim meeting, approved the prior meeting minutes, and heard a presentation from the Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) on Kentucky’s metals industry. Speakers described metals manufacturing and recycling as a major economic backbone for the Commonwealth, including steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and copper operations, with broad impacts across production, fabrication, supply chains, and related businesses. They emphasized that the industry supports high-paying jobs, significant capital investment in Kentucky, and is aligned with broader efforts to expand U.S. manufacturing. A central theme was workforce development. MI2 leaders said the industry faces a persistent talent gap and that current education programs do not always produce the skills needed for modern metals jobs. They argued for stronger exposure and awareness, more direct industry involvement, and a dedicated metals career pathway through high schools, area technology centers, career and technical centers, and KCTCS. They also described pilot efforts in Logan, Warren, and Carroll counties that would introduce students to metals careers in middle school, move them into credits and pathways in high school, and connect them to internships, apprenticeships, and postsecondary training. Recycling and supply-chain security were the other major topics. Testimony stressed that recycled inputs are far cheaper than raw ore extraction and that recycling is increasingly important to competitiveness, environmental performance, and keeping materials from leaving the U.S. Speakers also raised concerns about China’s large steel and aluminum capacity and said unfair trade and global market manipulation make it harder for Kentucky producers to compete. Committee members and presenters framed MI2 as a collaborative effort among industry, state government, and academia to strengthen workforce pipelines, recycling, and long-term industry growth. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• and the important role it can play in investing in our young people so that they have a successful launch

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

Committee: House Taxes

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• They launched an independent but related assessment to complement the work, which we didn't actually

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• It's the law that we've been operating under.
• It's the law that we've been operating under.
• resources into getting all of this data, and then the Medicaid overhaul sort of hasn't even really launched
• resources into getting all of this data, and then the Medicaid overhaul sort of hasn't even really launched

Summary: The committee first noted that House Bill 398, concerning Holocaust and genocide studies, and House Bill 131 had already been handled previously and were off the schedule. It then took up House Bill 740, which would require the Department of Education to maintain permanent records for closed charter schools. After brief discussion about overlap with another charter-school bill that already addressed closure and records, Representative Freeman moved to table the bill. The committee voted 16-0 to table/ITL the bill, and it was placed on the consent calendar. The main discussion centered on House Bill 557, which would require additional information on school budget ballots, including average cost per pupil, enrollment history, and teacher-to-administrator ratios. Members raised concerns that the bill was duplicative of existing law, overly detailed, costly to towns, and potentially electioneering or cumbersome on ballots. Supporters argued it would improve transparency and help voters who do not attend deliberative sessions or use online resources. The committee did not vote on the bill during the discussion; instead, members moved into caucus and later indicated they would hold the bill until Monday for further review. Later, the committee turned to House Bill 699 on special education definitions and considered Amendment 0606H. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed with the Department of Education after hearing testimony and was intended to align state definitions with federal law and incorporate recommendations from a prior audit, including changing “functionally blind pupils” to “students with visual impairments.” Some members supported the changes as responsive to the hearing and audit, while others objected that the amendment was still confusing, had not fully addressed stakeholder concerns, and should wait for a more comprehensive special education audit. The discussion also referenced House Bill 754 and another amendment, but the transcript ends before final action on HB 699 is shown.

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• You'd have to have operation. &gt;&gt; correct? You'd have to have operation.
• They have a operates in New Hampshire.
• </c> lesser offense of reckless operation lesser offense of reckless operation with<05:18:44.160><c>
• operators throughout the state.<05:31:31.760><c> Uh</c><05:31:32.080><c> in</c><05:31:32.480><c> uh<
• > a</c><05:33:18.160><c> yearly</c> The operators also get a yearly The operators also get a yearly reertification

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• 19.919><c> a</c><00:30:20.080><c> new</c> Program it could be they have a new program they want to launch
• 54.080><c> law</c> understand the ex how the existing law understand the ex how the existing law operates
• And that is the operative language that we ran under for approximately 184 years.
• Is that your understanding of how that operates? >> No, not at all.
• When you're operating under article 83 and article 6, article 6 is what's granting the authority to tax

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

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• </c> districts where they're operating districts where they're operating several<00:08:47.279><c> elementary
• <00:41:16.079><c> and</c> operation and operation and there<00:41:17.920><c> are</c><00:41:18.160><c>
• </c> SAU operations. SAU operations.
• </c> budget is never part of the operating budget is never part of the operating budget.<01:21:17.840
• </c> day fund the school will still operate day fund the school will still operate the<02:06:57.199><

Committee: House Education Funding

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• Mike Johnson is an act in Title 17, relative to school emergency operations plans to provide for planned
• House Bill 1037 by Representative Boriac is an act in Title 36 relative to operational reforms within
• is an act relative to the funding of laboratory schools, to provide for the funding of a school operated
• House Bill 1037 by Representative Borriac is an act in Title 36 relative to operational reforms within
• by any institution under the supervision and management. for the funding of a school operated by any

Bills: SR107 , SCR53 , SCR54 , SCR55 , SCR12 , HB167 , HB181 , HB243 , HB316 , HB321 , HB335 , HB492 , HB578 , HB624 , HB708 , HB864 , HB906 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB985 , HB1005 , HB1032 , HB1077 , HB1095 , HB1104 , HB1118 , HB1157 , HB1187 , HB1189 , HB1195 , HB1198 , HB1220 , HB221 , HCR58 , SB283 , SB338 , SB488 , SB520 , HB90 , HB127 , HB138 , HB150 , HB201 , HB268 , HB273 , HB285 , HB315 , HB354 , HB355 , HB360 , HB376 , HB445 , HB506 , HB606 , HB649 , HB665 , HB681 , HB721 , HB746 , HB757 , HB781 , HB835 , HB844 , HB857 , HB872 , HB886 , HB889 , HB892 , HB972 , HB982 , HB987 , HB1037 , HB1068 , HB1072 , HB1078 , HB1085 , HB1132 , HB1137 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1232 , HB1238 , SB68 , SB76 , SB149 , SB191 , SB196 , SB318 , SB162 , SB382 , SCR33 , SCR30 , SB112 , SB194 , SB307 , SB341 , SB346 , SB363 , SB495 , SB503 , SB507 , SB509 , SB513 , SB408 , SB131 , SB145 , SB333 , SB464 , SB466 , SB500 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB228 , SB246 , SB249 , SB268 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB312 , SB319 , SB323 , SB369 , SB431 , SB474 , SB484 , SB490 , SB492 , SB501 , HCR14 , HB537 , HB652 , HB653 , HB661 , HB726 , HB756 , HB851 , HB964 , HB966 , HB34 , HB35 , HB48 , HB474 , HB553 , HB758 , HB852 , HB10 , HB16 , HB36 , HB44 , HB46 , HB52 , HB61 , HB78 , HB98 , HB102 , HB124 , HB126 , HB131 , HB135 , HB141 , HB142 , HB164 , HB170 , HB171 , HB179 , HB194 , HB231 , HB245 , HB280 , HB292 , HB294 , HB297 , HB305 , HB336 , HB337 , HB351 , HB436 , HB594 , HB789 , HB956 , HB957 , HB995 , HB1040 , HB50 , HB117 , HB120 , HB122 , HB139 , HB148 , HB149 , HB185 , HB199 , HB247 , HB271 , HB286 , HB301 , HB358 , HB359 , HB384 , HB413 , HB428 , HB450 , HB462 , HB547 , HB613 , HB631 , HB657 , HB669 , HB675 , HB680 , HB691 , HB712 , HB716 , HB720 , HB723 , HB727 , HB728 , HB735 , HB747 , HB759 , HB825 , HB842 , HB845 , HB846 , HB903 , HB904 , HB907 , HB923 , HB929 , HB941 , HB962 , HB965 , HB1036 , HB287 , HB370 , HB515 , HB521 , HB570 , HB1200 , HB119 , HB129 , HB677 , HB850

Keywords: condolence resolution, memorial resolution, tribute, sympathy, Joel Parker Sr., Louisiana Senate, rodeo, cowboy, horse trainer, stock and rodeo producer, black cowboy, African American history, community recognition, funeral resolution, celebration of life, Lottie Stampede Arena, Easter Sunday Rodeo, ranching, plantation work, faith community

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• This bill relates to the operation of the Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County.
• HB 5664, by Heffner, relating to the operation. The question occurs in the passage of HB 5664.
• This bill relates to the operation of the Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County.
• HB 5664 by Heffner, relating to the operation. The question occurs in the passage of HB 5664.
• HB 5624 seeks to provide similar protection for motocross and bus track operators. I move passage.

Bills: HB2293 , HB2694 , HB2999 , HB3694 , HB3254 , HB4662 , HB5629 , HB5632 , HB5675 , HB5664 , HB5671 , HB5680 , HB5682 , HB5693 , HB4158 , HB5695 , HB4669 , HB5696 , HB5698 , HB5677 , HB5699 , HB5694 , HCR81 , HCR83 , HCR84 , HCR89 , HCR111 , HCR142 , HR868 , SB682 , SB1351 , SB1895 , SB1931 , SB2141 , SB3044 , SCR1 , SCR6 , SCR37 , SB458 , SB482 , SB927 , SB984 , SB651 , SB1620 , SB2124 , SB2448 , SB841 , SB843 , SB402 , SB2662 , SB2053 , SB2332 , SB2112 , SB745 , SB1247 , SB1789 , HB75 , HB5354 , HB4683 , HB4847 , HB1449 , HB3833 , HB265 , HB1845 , HB 108 , HB1960 , HB1955 , HB2512 , HB2581 , HB2803 , HB1738 , HB636 , HB2638 , HB2655 , HB871 , HB 1107 , HB1765 , HB1822 , HB3679 , HB4099 , HB3732 , HB3171 , HB3749 , HB2814 , HB3977 , HB4204 , HB4207 , HB4449 , HB1820 , HB1876 , HB1939 , HB1347 , HB2593 , HB2136 , HB2658 , HB2757 , HB2080 , HB3063 , HB3006 , HB2844 , HB3241 , HB3680 , HB3169 , HB2078 , HB2507 , HB4559 , HB3405 , HB475 , HB3463 , HB3441 , HB3520 , HB3178 , HB158 , HB2060 , HB4991 , HB1991 , HB5596 , HB2014 , HB2731 , HB2417 , HB2399 , HB2301 , HB3335 , HB3234 , HB3320 , HB4848 , HB4748 , HB4769 , HB4795 , HB2086 , HB2234 , HB4916 , HB5624 , HB4505 , HB5093 , HB5302 , HB5402 , HB5606 , HB4630 , HB4924 , HB3339 , HB3793 , HB3631 , HB4882 , HB5509 , HB5499 , HB5520 , SB1177 , SB1559 , SB746 , SB434 , SB1383 , SB1214 , SB1079 , SB3031 , SB2141 , SB2185 , SB1895 , SB1241 , SB901 , SB1883 , SB552 , HB 1249 , HJR218 , HB5623 , SB687 , SB1332 , SB458 , SB482 , SB927 , SB984 , SB651 , SB1620 , SB2124 , SB2448 , SB841 , SB843 , SB402 , SB2662 , SB2053 , SB2332 , SB2112 , SB745 , SB1247 , SB1789 , HCR76 , HCR127 , HCR9 , HCR40 , HCR118 , HR559 , HCR59 , HCR135 , HCR141 , HCR46 , HCR109 , HCR10 , SB3037

Keywords: Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors, local governance, elections, healthcare administration, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, vacancies, resignation, hydrogen vehicles, weight limitations, transportation, environmental impact, clean energy, deep fake, intimate depictions, consent, digital media, criminal penalties, State Board of Education

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• The city of Phoenix, which operates the largest police department in Arizona, already maintains a policy
• Well, the reality is that utilities are not operating under a free marketplace.
• state getting into public-private partnerships or joint ventures with particular gold businesses to launch
• We can no longer allow agencies to operate independently, selecting vendors who may not meet the highest
• A concurrent resolution supporting a seven-state consensus agreement on post-2026 operating guidelines

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, guest introductions, and a proclamation recognizing March as International Women’s Celebration Month. Members also welcomed guests from several school districts and the Arizona FFA. The chamber then moved through first readings of numerous Senate bills and took up several motions, including reconsideration of HB 2169 and referral of HB 210 and HB 2103 to an additional Committee of the Whole for further amendment. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced HB 2100 and HB 2103 with technical amendments and due-pass recommendations. It then considered a series of bills on Calendar 2, including HB 2048, HB 2364, HB 2415, HB 2775, HB 2833, HB 2862, HB 2870, HB 2995, and HB 4067. Debate centered on election administration, sovereignty and international organizations, private school regulation, law enforcement face coverings, domestic violence and coercive control, and voter roll categories. HB 2862 drew the most procedural attention, with a division vote on a substitute amendment; the House rejected a motion to replace the adopted amendment, and the report was later adopted. On Calendar 3, the House considered education bills. HB 2093, which repeals the requirement for K-12 health education to include mental health instruction, prompted extensive debate over student suicide prevention, school counseling, parental responsibility, and whether schools should provide mental health support; it received a due-pass recommendation by a 27-22 division vote. The House also advanced HB 2313, which was described as responding to a Tucson Unified School District work stoppage tied to a political protest, and HB 2423, HB 2478, and other education measures after amendments and, in one case, withdrawal of an appropriations amendment. The session continued into HB 2830 as the transcript ended.

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• >> Um, I'd like to ask kind of some operational questions.
• </c><01:28:25.400><c> in</c> the general manager for operations in the general manager for operations
• It was just too much for a one-man show trying to run the whole operation.
• So, I'm in operations, and our cold case database operations, or our missing person database, since you
• Uh there is some operate the camera.

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations

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• We could say non-greenhouse gas emitting during operational times and of low duration in the atmosphere
• We could say non-greenhouse gas emitting during operational times and of low duration in the atmosphere
• We could say non-greenhouse gas emitting during operational times and of low duration in the atmosphere
• in the regional market and operate in the regional market and there's<01:22:33.080><c> always</c><01
• ice New England relies on for operator ice New England relies on for dispatch<01:48:41.320><c> you</

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

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• </c> uh is part of the uh license to operate. uh is part of the uh license to operate.
• So we actually operate with the spot market to secure default service, and we provide an estimate.
• So we actually operate with the spot market to secure default service and we provide an estimate and
• So we actually operate with the for.
• So we actually operate with the spot<05:04:39.120><c> market</c><05:04:39.520><c> to</c><05:04:39.920

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

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• Most recently, the Trump administration launched a full-scale attack on USAID, an independent agency
• Initially, it operated as a branch of the Rockbridge Regional Library in the Highland Masonic building
• </c><03:06:33.560><c> and</c><03:06:33.720><c> holding</c><03:06:34.080><c> the</c> Federal operations
• Make no mistake: this is not about improving government operations.
• about consolidating operations it's about consolidating power<05:11:26.920><c> in</c><05:11:27.080><

Bills: HR125 , HCR11 , HR122

Keywords: committee membership, House of Representatives, government structure, ethics, political appointments, concurrent resolution, President communication, Congress assembly, meeting date, government procedure, joint session, Congress, President's address, H.Res. 122, HR122, H.R. 77, midnight rules, Congressional Review Act, CRA, resolution of disapproval

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• And unlike a Jedi mind operational.
• </c> the Iron Workers Union, the Operating the Iron Workers Union, the Operating Engineers<00:48:35.119
• The lunacy to say that OSHA is operates.
• operating operating an<01:16:49.120><c> approved</c><01:16:49.679><c> safety</c><01:16:50.000><c> plan
• </c> Because small businesses already operate Because small businesses already operate on<01:36:28.639

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• </c> with the utmost operational security. with the utmost operational security.
• of system operations.
• </c><04:05:06.720><c> You</c> operators could take action. You operators could take action.
• </c> regional grid operator. regional grid operator. for<04:08:26.399><c> clarification.
• </c><05:02:44.718><c> mission</c><05:02:45.040><c> operations</c> forward operations mission operations

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

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• So, you have one operating<00:46:34.800><c> request,</c> operating request, operating request, &gt;&gt
• </c> handled on the operating though, right? handled on the operating though, right?
• </c> government for operational purposes. government for operational purposes.
• We can't<01:50:06.639><c> operate</c><01:50:07.040><c> it,</c> can't operate it, can't operate it, &gt
• Deputy Superintendent of Operations. So Deputy Superintendent of Operations.

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• We launched that on December 1, 2024, and we had several options for nursing homes to let us know that

Bills: HF23 , HF1355

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932