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• Minnesota State Constitution says he." Minnesota State Constitution says he."
• across the state of Minnesota. across the state of Minnesota.
• Um state.
• Minnesota Library Association. Minnesota Library Association.
• working with it in all of those library working with it in all of those library areas.

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• So I am so glad to hear about this library construction and can't wait for it to open up.
• ,<00:22:17.440> for communities, for healing our state, for communities, for healing our state
• > and<00:23:41.280> local of state government and state and local of state government and
• Um, and I was a young city counselor and my plan was frankly to run for the state House.
• Um, and I was a young city counselor and my plan was frankly to run for the state House.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The State Department? All right. Terrific.
• State Bar, and so I'm going to open nominations for the new vice chair.
• The state Senate moves that Kyle Shiket be...
• I noticed the Washington State Register has a small amount in the budget.
• And they're libraries. So we print that special for them. I see.

Keywords: 904, all

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• The state government emergency.
• And would they be able to state?
• rules to our state? rules to our state?
• This need was brought to me by my local judge executive. library board members with local library library
• State Legislatures, no other state State Legislatures, no other state no<01:34:01.400> other<

Keywords: 958, all

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• Welcome to the state Capitol.
• Yonan Ma, California State Treasurer.
• If states, is half of our salaries.
• With the state framework established, the State Board of Education scheduled the adoption of health instructional
• Jim Leung with the California State PTA in support.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met for its first hearing of the session, adopted its committee rules on a 6-0 vote, and then heard several bills. AB 347, which would require written notice to students about the right to opt out of animal dissection and receive a comparable assignment, drew strong support from the author, a student, and multiple advocacy and education groups, while opponents argued it would burden teachers and duplicate existing law. The committee approved AB 347 on a 7-0 vote and sent it to Appropriations. AB 281, which would expand parent access to sex education materials and require disclosure of outside consultants’ credentials, drew mixed testimony. Supporters framed it as a transparency and parent-rights measure, while school administrators and county education officials said current law already allows inspection and that the bill would create an unfunded administrative burden. After extended member discussion, the bill failed on a 4-3 vote with one abstention, though reconsideration was granted. AB 65, which would provide paid pregnancy leave for educators without requiring them to exhaust sick leave first, was supported by teachers, CTA, and the State Treasurer, but opposed by school administrators and business officials over cost concerns; it passed 6-0 to Higher Education. The committee also approved AB 361, which would extend and expand LAUSD’s best-value procurement authority for school construction to all school districts for five years, on a 5-0 vote with one abstention. AB 86, which would require the State Board of Education to adopt standardized K-8 health education instructional materials, passed 5-0. Finally, AB 228, the Zaki Fast Act, was introduced to clarify that schools may stock any federally approved epinephrine delivery system, including newer devices beyond auto-injectors, and was presented with testimony from the bill’s young namesake and his family; the transcript cuts off before the committee vote on that measure.

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• with the Secretary of State. with the Secretary of State.
• , largest high schools in the state, largest high schools in the state, Champlin<00:15:43.480>
• <00:15:46.520> of largest middle school in the state of largest middle school in the state
• 470 jobs in annual state impact. 470 jobs in annual state impact.
• library, um, is probably not useful. library, um, is probably not useful.

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• particularly given the current state of affairs.
• state is willing to put in.
• My name is Tenicia Herring, on behalf of the NAACP California Hawaii State Conference, in strong support
• This funding has directly enabled the NAACP California Hawaii State Conference to build...
• This funding has directly enabled the NAACP California Hawaii State Conference to build and expand a

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• states.
• No, so for you and other states—rural states and even urban settings—we've got to make sure that access
• For really important reasons, my state has more veterans per capita than any other state.
• I'm talking about big states.
• We served in the state legislature at the same time in 2007 in two different states, and you have a sister

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• Mike West, on behalf of the State Building Trades, in support. Thank you. Thank you, Mike.
• In 2018, surfing was officially designated the California state sport.
• They include NGOs, state and federal agencies, and the like.
• And we are pleased to co-sponsor this important legislation with the... ...state.
• In a recent survey of 66 land trusts... ...state.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of natural resources and related bills, with several measures taken up as the committee reached quorum and many others moving on consent or with due-pass recommendations. Early items included AB 80 on carpet recycling, AB 452 creating a local process for state surf reserves, and AB 823 restricting microplastics in personal care and cleaning products. AB 80 drew broad support from recycling, labor, and environmental groups and was described as a follow-up to earlier carpet recycling reforms. AB 452 was backed by surf, tourism, environmental, and local government interests as a voluntary, community-driven way to recognize and protect surf breaks. AB 823 generated the most extensive debate, with supporters citing public health and environmental harms from microplastics and opponents warning the bill’s language could sweep in products such as sunscreens, cosmetics, and fragrance-encapsulation materials; the committee discussed possible ambiguity and EU comparisons before voting the bill out on a due-pass-as-amended basis to Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. The committee also advanced AB 1046, which would create a narrow exemption from SB 1383 organic-waste requirements for certain crop preparers and tree nut processors that do not send organic waste to landfills. Agricultural witnesses said the bill would clarify that their operations already reuse byproducts and should not face duplicative reporting, and the measure passed with support from agricultural and rural county representatives. AB 252, the “Stop Laying Off Firefighters Act,” proposed year-round Cal Fire staffing; the author and Cal Fire supporters argued that wildfire conditions are now year-round and that maintaining trained crews would improve response and prevention, and the bill was sent to Appropriations. AB 571, a targeted CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim, drew strong bipartisan and veterans’ support and also passed out. Later, the committee approved AB 1455, which would authorize emergency rulemaking and streamline future updates for ember-resistant building regulations after recent wildfire emergencies, and AB 687, which would let public agencies use forest-practice rules and timber-harvest plans for certain publicly funded fuel-reduction projects; AB 687 drew some opposition over scope and enforceability concerns but was still advanced. The committee also moved AB 652, allowing alternate members on the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District board to prevent quorum problems, and AB 317, a first-time homebuyer housing bill that would exempt certain small, lower-cost homes from CEQA and defer some property taxes; AB 317 prompted discussion about guardrails to avoid unintended use on larger subdivisions. Finally, AB 900, requiring the Natural Resources Agency to develop a stewardship plan for 30-by-30 lands, was heard with broad support from land trusts and conservation groups and advanced on a due-pass recommendation, and AB 738, a wildfire-rebuild bill easing solar requirements for certain disaster survivors, was introduced and discussed with questions about its narrow scope and the number of homes affected.

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• State your inquiry.
• State your inquiry.
• As the state of Texas has continued to grow and we welcome thousands of newcomers to our state, Texas
• executive branch. of state government to be approved by certain elected state officials for the Committee
• , for the Committee on State Affairs.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Okay, we'll move on to the State Law Library.
• We'll move on to the State Law Library.
• We'll move on to the State Law Library.
• We'll move on to the State Law Library.
• Natasha: I'll be presenting the summary of recommendations for the State Law Library.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• government pursuant to state statute or the state constitution.
• statute or the state to state statute or the state constitution<02:43:48.319> or<02:43:48.640
• state constitution.
• state constitution. 174 A of article 9 of the state constitution.
• State grants to publicly supported libraries program, $2,997,485. Indirect cost assessment, $55327.

Keywords: 981, all

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• One of the reasons for this is often that states that are more resource-heavy like you are, and states
• Just a few state examples: Hawaii has a centralized office that serves as a resource for grant management
• State goals with funding.
• I'm interested in that state-by-state, certainly for New Mexico.
• The state heard our cries.

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• It's on Thursday, January 29th, at the State Capitol Auditorium at 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• It has selected scenes from the film relevant to Hawaii oceans and a panel discussion to follow.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Yeah. of the state. Yeah.
• It's all here in our state. Um, it was rolled out in 2023 by Secretary of State Wes Allen.
• All the southern states plus Ohio. All the southern states plus Ohio.
• B is these memorandums of understanding, state-to-state voter... of understanding, state-to-state voter
• The state-to-state memorandums of understanding. That's three.

Bills: HB 14, HJR 31, HB 43, HB 18, HB 106, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 1971, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 1710, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 3684, HJR 99, HB 1399, HJR 5, HB 1330, HB 2110, HJR 2, HJR 6, HB 1587, HB 14, HJR 31, HB 43, HB 18, HB 106, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 1971, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 1710, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• Please join me in the Pledge of the United States flag. the United States of America, and to the Republic
• The amendment actually states it would be made to to a local or state law enforcement agency.
• lines in other states?
• States.
• United Mexican States.

Bills: HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, 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, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684, HJR99, HB1399, HJR5, HB1330, HB2110, HJR2, HJR6, HB1587, HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, 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, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• parliamentary inquiry, state your inquiry.
• State your inquiry.
• Speaker, state your inquiry.
• As the state of Texas has continued to grow and we welcome thousands of newcomers to our state, Texas
• agencies in the executive branch of state government to be approved by certain elected state officials

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• <00:25:17.520> to<00:25:17.760> the state to the state to the whereas<00:25:19.679>
• facility to the state hospital. facility to the state hospital.
• So we're scrambling to try to find a location other than a state hospital because the state hospital
• It was not the information that Hawaii state that doesn't have compassionate program. >> Thank you.
• It was not the information that Hawaii It was not the information that Hawaii state<00:44:19.280

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Summary: The working group convened with all members present, approved the minutes from its October 16, 2025 meeting and its October 28, 2025 Halawa Correctional Facility site visit by unanimous consent, and received no public testimony on the agenda or minutes. The chair then reviewed the statutory timeline under Act 292/SB 104, noting the group continues until January 8, 2027, and discussed required reporting dates and the need to develop a work plan for the remaining meetings. The chair also said the October 16 DCR presentation would be treated as satisfying the group’s interim-report purpose, though the legal reporting obligations to the Legislature and oversight commission still needed to be sorted out. The main discussion focused on DCR’s proposed amendments to Act 292 and the department’s interim report. Director Johnson said the department’s October 16 presentation included recommended statutory amendments because the law, as written, could not be fully complied with; the proposals were described as section-by-section changes intended to address implementation problems. Members discussed several specific issues, including transfer language for higher levels of care, the 2010 MOA with the Department of Health, and replacing “physician” with “clinician” to reflect staffing realities. DCR explained that the change would allow licensed clinicians, including APRNs and doctors of osteopathy, to make decisions when physicians are not on duty, and that the MOA is being updated so transfers can occur from any DCR facility to the state hospital. An OHA staff member gave a detailed critique of the proposed amendments, saying they would weaken Act 292’s intent by reducing procedural protections, expanding exceptions, and relying on aspirational language such as “strive” and “if practicable.” OHA also raised concerns about the lack of baseline data on restrictive housing use and said the department’s report showed serious operational problems, including overcrowded and outdated facilities, limited space for private medical or mental health exams, and the use of suicide/safety cells for people who may not need mental health treatment. DCR responded that it had requested 35 new medical positions in the budget, supported by the governor, and said those positions are needed to meet basic care obligations for people in custody. The group did not take a vote on the proposed amendments. Instead, members agreed to continue the discussion, with the chair saying the reports, settlement tracker, 2010 MOA, and comparison guidelines would be distributed and used as the basis for future work. In the final discussion on work-plan priorities, members identified staffing shortages, physical plant limitations, and the need to examine humane alternatives and implementation challenges as key topics for upcoming meetings.

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• There's a new paragraph stating that nothing in the language here allows the district to unilaterally
• Article seven is the state agency's article.
• to a district. charter school cooperative unit, library system, or library district.
• or federal aid to a district, charter school, cooperative unit, library, library system, or library
• I'll remind the testifiers to state their name.

Bills: HF1306

Keywords: education, school policy, teacher training, student health, emergency response

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• In fact, the United States versus American Library Association, a 2003 case, the US Supreme Court upheld
• libraries. public libraries and school libraries, stating that filters restricting adult access to pornography
• The state... I've often said the state cannot regulate morality. I don't think the state can be...
• states to do business within the state, that would happen for small businesses first.
• 19 states have comprehensive state privacy laws, and that now ropes every single app developer into a

Bills: SB186, SB187

Keywords: internet filtering, child protection, obscene content, civil liability, manufacturers, app store, app store provider, app developer, mobile app, age verification, parental consent, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, age gating, digital privacy, data protection, in-app purchases, online consumer protection, deceptive trade practice