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• >> Chair Anderson: HEALTHCARE FACILITY SYSTEMS SUBCOMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
• WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON WITH OUR OWN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
• MEDICARE SYSTEMS OWNED BY MR. KEVIN TAYLOR A GREAT COMPANY.
• MEDIC AIR SYSTEMS. I WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT.
• THESE DESERVE A GREATER WEIGHT WITHIN THE QUALITY INCENTIVE SYSTEM.

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• Speaker, generally, I also worry is that somebody that is reviewing these incidents after that happens
• is going to make decisions about the appropriate... ...is reviewing these incidents after that happens
• It will, is the section where we were talking about when it is more than one incident.
• This is the protection for the students and informing the families about the incident too.
• It informs the families about the incident.

Bills: HB111 , HB103 , HB60 , HB108 , HB120 , HB145 , HB154 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB38 , HB47 , HB63 , HB64 , HB127 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HM20 , HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• Per ... per incident, or is it for the whole year?
• So if you had five incidents in one year, per occurrence? Yeah, okay.
• in one year per occurrence incidents in one year per occurrence yeah okay<00:48:22.280><c> uh</c><00
• </c> correct under under an acrel system correct under under an acrel system where<01:26:26.360><c> they're
• </c><01:42:53.760><c> of</c> about how to implement this system of about how to implement this system

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It really shows how the system works, how the policy, how the process works, of engaging the community
• So the confusion is we're creating a system.
• It sounds like we're creating a system where some schools can be selective, uh, uh...
• You always have, you know, want to enhance the services that we have in the school system.
• Even the mathematics instruction system for me is a huge thing.

Summary: The subcommittee first heard HB 461, which would allow registered or preregistered students to volunteer at polling locations to earn community service hours, including on weekends. The sponsor and several supporters, including the Duval County Supervisor of Elections and League of Women Voters representatives, said the bill would promote civic education and give students firsthand experience with elections. After brief questions and overwhelmingly supportive testimony, the committee voted unanimously to report HB 461 favorably. The committee then took up HB 1071, an omnibus education bill described by the sponsor as reinforcing parental rights, student safety, early learning accountability, and oversight of scholarship and instructional programs. Members adopted eight amendments, including provisions on charter school discipline during improvement plans, child care and attendance accountability, medically accurate embryologic/fetal development materials, school space calculations, reading notifications, law enforcement access to campuses and canine units, lab school admissions criteria, and the composition of the FHSAA advisory council. Debate and testimony focused heavily on the bill’s provisions restricting DEI- and activism-related spending, the fetal development video requirement, and the law enforcement amendment; supporters framed the bill as promoting merit, safety, and parental rights, while opponents warned about vague definitions, censorship, and potential impacts on students and school programs. Public testimony on HB 1071 was extensive and sharply divided. Supporters included organizations such as Florida Voice for the Unborn, the Christian Family Coalition, and various individuals who backed the fetal development instruction and limits on DEI-related spending. Opponents included Planned Parenthood Florida Action, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Equality Florida, the ACLU of Florida, the Florida Education Association, teachers, parents, and students, who argued the bill was too broad, could chill instruction and student activities, and could introduce ideological content into health education. The transcript ends during closing debate on the amended bill, before a final vote is shown.

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• They are not the underdogs in our criminal justice system.
• And a broken system shouldn't be the excuse not to hold them accountable.
• And a broken system shouldn't be the excuse not to hold them accountable.
• and other systems of care.
• involvement than when they are pushed deeper into the justice system.

Summary: The Senate Public Safety Committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 647, which would clarify last year’s RV disposal pilot program for Los Angeles and Alameda counties so local agencies can remove abandoned, inoperable RVs more efficiently. Supporters, including a representative for Mayor Karen Bass, said the bill is needed to address public health, fire, sewage, and neighborhood safety hazards. Opponents argued the measure would be used to remove occupied RVs without adequate housing or service referrals and would harm vehicle residents. The committee later approved AB 647 on a do-pass motion to the Appropriations Committee. The committee also considered AB 1656, which would give judges discretion to delay human trafficking cases when the assigned prosecutor has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress, with amendments limiting the continuance to one time and no more than 10 days. Supporters said the bill would help preserve vertical prosecution and trauma-informed continuity for survivors; opponents raised speedy-trial and due process concerns. After discussion about balancing victim continuity and constitutional rights, the committee passed AB 1656 as amended to the floor. AB 1917, a bill to require prosecutors to file a motion before reinstating charges dismissed at preliminary hearing, also drew support from public defenders and defense groups and opposition from district attorneys, who argued the bill used the wrong procedural mechanism. The author agreed to explore moving the process into the existing 995 framework, and the committee passed AB 1917 as amended to Appropriations. AB 2636 would require courts to consider possession of a loaded firearm when deciding whether a juvenile qualifies for deferred entry of judgment. Supporters, including probation and police chiefs, said the bill would add accountability for serious gun-related conduct while preserving rehabilitation options; opponents said it would reduce access to effective youth diversion and disproportionately affect Black and brown youth. The committee passed the bill to the floor. AB 1632, which would replace notarization with a penalty-of-perjury statement for 602 trespass authorization letters, was supported by cities and law enforcement as a way to reduce bureaucracy and help address trespass and vacant-property hazards, while opponents warned of abuse and Fourth Amendment concerns. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill to the floor. The hearing then moved on to AB 1974, a voluntary firearm safe-storage bill, with the author introducing the measure and witnesses from Pierce’s Pledge expected to testify.

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• Prior to that and since that there has not been one incident here on the Capitol grounds, not one.
• </c> in the whole system. in the whole system.
• and since that there has not<00:15:48.000><c> been</c><00:15:48.320><c> one</c><00:15:48.800><c> incident
• </c><00:15:49.320><c> here</c><00:15:49.800><c> on</c><00:15:49.960><c> the</c> not been one incident
• here on the not been one incident here on the Capitol<00:15:50.360><c> grounds,</c><00:15:50.720><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, but I think that it was not uploaded to the system after our committee meeting.
• from that have report these incidents from that have happened<00:03:10.560><c> to</c><00:03:10.720><
• 22.240><c> to</c> but I think that it was not uploaded to but I think that it was not uploaded to system
• </c><00:04:25.680><c> So,</c> system after our committee meeting.
• So, system after our committee meeting.

Committee: Joint Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Keywords: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency - Room 210, 3 March, 2026; 2:30 P.M., 925, all

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• </c><00:25:29.120><c> no</c><00:25:29.360><c> longer</c> and medical alert systems no longer and medical
• alert systems no longer worked<00:25:30.159><c> once</c><00:25:30.480><c> backup</c><00:25:30.880><c
• the Department of Public Service detailing customer uptake of backup power options and any known incidents
• 10.640><c> known</c> of backup power options and any known of backup power options and any known incidents
• where E911 access was impaired incidents where E911 access was impaired due<00:28:14.320><c> to</c><

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• They are not the underdogs in our criminal justice system.
• And a broken system shouldn't be the excuse not to hold them accountable.
• And a broken system shouldn't be the excuse to not hold them accountable.
• and other systems of care.
• involvement than when they are pushed deeper into the justice system.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c><00:15:47.760><c> involving</c> after a single fatal incident involving after a single fatal incident
• The system is working pretty good.
• And it's my understanding that the university system and the community college system have been doing
• </c><02:46:06.240><c> and</c> system, the community college system and system, the community college
• </c> system in place to keep them safe. system in place to keep them safe.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That system is live as a remote. That system is live.
• For the entirety of the system to begin releasing iterations of the system.
• So, systems changes.
• They have automated systems.
• For instance, they rolled out a critical incident reporting system.

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Bills: SB2969 , SB3263 , SB2602 , SB3229 , SB3199 , SB2550 , SB2877 , SB3325 , SB2024 , SB2614 , SB2613 , SB3063 , SB2319 , SB2800 , SB2892 , SB2321 , SB2407 , SB2805 , SB2153 , SB2595 , SB2781 , SB3233 , SB2360 , SB1432 , SB2543 , SB2599 , SB3053 , SB2001 , SB2041 , SB3247 , SB3253 , SB2401 , SB2673 , SB3067 , SB411 , SB2934 , SB3219 , SB2919 , SB2239 , SB2532 , SB2601 , SB1032 , SB2446 , SB2152 , SB2721 , SB3076 , SB3140 , SB2671 , SB2338 , SB2268 , SB99 , SB2930 , SB3069 , SB3096 , SB3097 , SB3090 , SB2060 , SB3028 , SB2544 , SB2069 , SB2552 , SB3218 , SB3022 , SB148 , SB2259 , SB2578 , SB2928 , SB2816 , SB2580

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: SB2969, Maui wildfire, Maui wildfires, wildfire exposure, Maui Health Registry, University of Hawaii, public health, biomonitoring, medical screening, mental health services, trauma recovery, disaster recovery, first responders, kupuna, children's health, medically vulnerable, environmental exposure, toxic exposure, respiratory illness, community health

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• I felt safety, but that safety disappeared when he was released early for the system, for what the system
• I felt safety, but that safety disappeared when he was released early for the system, for what the system
• I felt safety, but that safety disappeared when he was released early for the system, for what the system
• The criminal legal system already provides punishment according to levels of harm caused.
• And I would respectfully submit that we have a broken system that doesn't fully address it.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><00:07:49.759><c> Now,</c> cadet in the core chain of command.
• Now, cadet in the core chain of command.
• The system failed her. The killer should have never had a gun.
• The system failed have to die that day?
• that was supposed to lift by a system that was supposed to lift them<07:39:46.160><c> up.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So the settlement is between the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
• Mark White, Arkansas Teacher Retirement System.
• I'm actually counsel for the Teacher Retirement System.
• Okay, that's a big hit to the Teacher Retirement System.
• Okay, that's a big hit to the Teacher Retirement System.

Committee: All ALC-CLAIMS REVIEW/LITIGATION REPORTS OVERSIGHT

Summary: The committee first reviewed several wage-claim and labor-related litigation reports from the Department of Labor and Licensing. Members questioned the department’s authority and jurisdiction, whether it was acting like a court, and why it sought attorney’s fees and costs. Department staff explained that the claims arose under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act and related labor statutes, that the department investigates small wage claims and can file suit when informal resolution fails, and that filing fees are waived by statute though service costs may be incurred. The committee reviewed individual cases, including one where the employer had not proven cash payments, another that had already been paid and dismissed, and a third where service could not yet be completed. The committee then voted to review or batch-file the labor items. The University of Arkansas System then reported on three pending lawsuits under the litigation-notification statute. One case involving a tenured professor alleging age and race discrimination had already been resolved and dismissed after the university re-engaged in discussions about a position. A second case involving a former employee alleging ADA and FMLA retaliation was moving forward after partial dismissal and an answer denying liability. A third case involved a former vendor employee alleging retaliation tied to a parking ticket; members asked about individual-capacity exposure for a university police sergeant, and counsel explained that punitive damages could potentially create personal exposure. The committee reviewed each report. The Department of Finance and Administration presented a proposed tax settlement reducing a sales-and-use tax assessment from about $48,000 to $20,000, with interest and penalties waived, and the committee approved it. The Claims Commission then presented several claims and settlements, including an unpaid salary differential for the Department of Health, reissued warrants, unpaid bills for DHS, and multiple negotiated settlements involving UAMS, Arkansas State Police, and ARDOT; these were generally approved or batched for approval. The most extensive discussion involved a settlement between the Teacher Retirement System and Tetronics International Limited in liquidation, arising from losses tied to the failed Blue Oak project; members questioned the company’s liquidation status, the prior investment loss, and why the matter was settling for $65,000, and the committee ultimately affirmed the settlement. The committee also heard a disputed tax-sale claim involving the Commissioner of State Lands, where a claimant argued that excess proceeds from a 2009 tax sale should have gone to her family rather than escheating to the county. After testimony from the claimant and counsel, members debated sovereign immunity, heirship, and whether the committee could or should award the $4,200 overage. The motion was amended and then replaced with a motion to hold the matter over for further review in a future joint session, which passed. Finally, the committee considered an appeal by Andrew Simpson challenging dismissal of his claim against the Arkansas Court of Appeals; after Simpson and court staff explained the underlying dispute, the committee reviewed the dismissal and the matter was held over for further consideration.

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• As a school psychologist, they function almost exclusively in the public school system.
• Five, as a result of sunset legislation in 2015, the HHS system.
• So slide 22, we operate an integrated eligibility system which is our system of record which we call
• And so these are the types of incidents.
• There are times that they have dual system involvement, but, I mean, it's...

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• common-sense fire, carbon monoxide, and health safety provisions, and no sprinklers or hardwired systems
• In Valley County, we had an incident where a man was forced to stand by and hear his wife and children
• The result is a system that restricts and rations property rights and targets short-term rentals for
• We've had multiple incidences of mass casualty because of improper safety standards.
• , detection system, or escape routes.

Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee approved minutes from February 17 and February 19, 2026, then heard two competing short-term rental bills: Senate Bill 1263 and House Bill 583. SB 1263, sponsored by Sen. Harris, would limit local regulation of short-term rentals while allowing basic safety rules, emergency contact information, and certain fire/health standards; supporters said it balanced property rights and local control, while opponents argued it still imposed burdens, did not solve existing local overreach, or failed to address infrastructure and safety concerns. HB 583, carried by Sen. Lakey, would more broadly restrict local governments from singling out short-term rentals for special licensing, caps, occupancy-day limits, or other regulations beyond those applied to ordinary residences, while preserving general safety, nuisance, and building-code enforcement. Proponents framed it as a property-rights bill and a clarification of Idaho’s 2017 short-term rental law; opponents warned it would weaken local control, public safety, and community planning in resort areas. Testimony on both bills reflected the split between resort-city officials, fire/safety officials, and rental owners. Supporters of SB 1263, including representatives from resort cities, argued it was a reasonable middle ground that preserved local ability to contact owners and enforce safety rules. Opponents of SB 1263 said it would create instability, impose burdens, and still allow overreach. On HB 583, supporters emphasized equal treatment of short-term rentals as residential uses and said local governments were discriminating against owners; opponents, including some city officials and safety advocates, said the bill would prevent communities from addressing parking, occupancy, inspections, and other local concerns, and could increase emergency-response and life-safety risks. Several witnesses described local ordinances in places like McCall, Driggs, Bear Lake, Coeur d’Alene, and Lava Hot Springs, with some citing safety incidents and others citing overregulation. After debate, the committee first voted on SB 1263 and adopted a motion to hold it in committee by a 5-4 roll call vote. The committee then considered HB 583. A substitute motion to send HB 583 to the 14th order for possible amendment failed by a 7-2 vote, and the original motion to send HB 583 to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation then passed 8-1. The committee adjourned after sending HB 583 forward and holding SB 1263.

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• They function almost exclusively in the public school system.
• So slide 22, um, in, we operate an integrated eligibility system, which is our system of record, which
• Physical aggression, that dual system involvement with juvenile justice and perhaps child welfare system
• I was, if I, if I might add, um, yesterday we had an incident.
• Um, and so these are the types of incidents.

Committee: House Human Services

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• will allow us to have 40 extra counselors per Southern State at the disposal in case we have an incident
• </c> disposal in case we have an incident disposal in case we have an incident like<00:02:51.120><c>
• on the ground there um I took a incident on the ground there um I took a couple<00:04:15.519><c> of<
• um they started coming up with incident um they started coming up with a<00:08:15.759><c> plan</c><00
• He said the system never really came into place, and now they have bits and pieces of it.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Primary and Secondary Education Committee met and first considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 43, a proposal tied to the Southern Regional Education Board’s crisis recovery network. Senator West and Dr. Puit explained that, for an additional $10,000 in dues, Kentucky would help create a network of 40 trained counselors in each of the 16 Southern states to provide post-crisis stabilization and psychological first aid after events such as the Marshall County shooting. They emphasized that the effort would be complementary to local and state response, would run through the school district, would not replace therapeutic services, and would allow districts to coordinate parent notifications and other protocols as usual. Members asked about parent involvement and whether pastoral counselors could participate; the presenters said local districts would remain in charge and that pastors could be included if properly credentialed. The committee then voted, and SCR 43 passed with the expression of opinion that it should pass. The committee next took up Senate Bill 207, the School of Innovation Act, with a committee substitute. Senator West described the bill as creating an optional path for districts to contract with an outside education service provider for a three-year school-of-innovation model, aimed at turning around low-performing schools or supporting other schools that want to innovate. He said the model would preserve core district functions such as transportation, facilities, and SEEK funding, while allowing waivers from certain statutes and regulations inside the school building. The committee substitute also added a high-quality instructional materials component, creating a vendor-supported repository of vetted instructional materials that KDE would still control, with testing data used to evaluate whether the materials were improving outcomes. Members questioned how the proposal differed from existing district-of-innovation law and what safeguards would exist for students. Senator West said the bill would repeal the unused district-of-innovation framework and replace it with a clearer process and guardrails, including KDE oversight, attendance rules, and authority to shut down a school arrangement for financial malfeasance. He also said the model could work with local partners, including superintendents’ associations, and could be used by magnet or other schools, not only low-performing ones. The discussion also touched on whether the bill would allow more flexibility in choosing third-party providers and whether it could support longer-term recovery and even philanthropy in schools. The transcript ends during the discussion of SB 207, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Nationally, the number of cyber incidents are mindboggling.
• Let's bring it home in 2024: 5,224 cyber incidents. 285 of those were high-priority incidents. 2.96%
• Let's bring it home in 2024: 5,224 cyber incidents. 285 of those were high-priority incidents. 2.96%
• The average cyber incident lasts 22 days, according to Statusa in 2024.
• <00:58:59.799><c> has</c><00:59:00.039><c> actually</c> incidents has actually incidents has actually

Keywords: 1183, house