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• to evaluate minting and conduct a study to evaluate minting and issuing<03:21:36.160> a<03:21
• a potential viability study for a potential circulating<03:25:37.439> $2.50<03:25:38.720>
• It will also improve efficiency and eliminate unnecessary steel, waste, and cost.
• It will also improve efficiency and eliminate unnecessary steel, waste, and cost.
• ,<04:05:53.680> and eliminate unnecessary steel, waste, and eliminate unnecessary steel, waste

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Have you been asked to do any potential studies on that?
• But we have not factored that into economic studies. Yes, sir. Have you done any...
• We have not factored that into economic studies. Yes, sir. Have you done any studies on that yet?
• Could you share the report, the results of the study, with the committee?
• I would assume at that small of an agency every one of them is working on case management studies.

Bills: SB 1

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

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee convened for its first hearing of the 89th regular session, confirmed a quorum, adopted committee rules by a 15-0 vote, and began review of Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-27. Chair Huffman outlined the committee’s organization, introduced staff, and described the budget as conservative and focused on one-time investments. She highlighted major SB 1 priorities including property tax relief, full funding for public education formulas, teacher pay, school safety, border security, Medicaid growth, dementia research, energy and water infrastructure, transportation, wildfire suppression, and other capital and public safety needs. Comptroller Glenn Hager presented the biennial revenue estimate, saying the state has $194.6 billion available for general-purpose spending in 2026-27, with a projected $23.8 billion ending balance from the current biennium. He cautioned that revenue growth is returning to more normal levels and that lawmakers should avoid committing short-term surpluses to ongoing expenses. He also explained that the Economic Stabilization Fund is projected to hit its constitutional cap, meaning an estimated $5.6 billion in severance tax and related revenue would remain in general revenue in the upcoming biennium rather than flow into the fund. Senators discussed whether to raise or rename the fund and the implications of keeping more severance-tax revenue in general revenue. The Legislative Budget Board then gave an overview of SB 1 and the budget’s major funding changes. LBB staff explained that the bill is essentially flat at $332.9 billion in all funds, but includes large method-of-finance shifts and major property tax relief. They detailed how prior property tax relief enacted in the 88th Legislature grew from an estimated $18 billion to $22.7 billion because of higher property values and hold-harmless provisions, and said SB 1 continues that relief with a total of $51 billion in ongoing and new property tax support. Members asked extensive questions about the automatic growth in school tax compression, the constitutional homestead exemption, COVID-era federal funding, Medicaid assumptions, and the sunset of the non-homestead circuit breaker. No additional votes or final budget actions were taken beyond adoption of the committee rules.

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• And something that would be helpful to me, you mentioned New Balance, but kind of case studies of how
• And something that would be helpful to me, you mentioned New Balance, but kind of case studies of how
• And something that would be helpful to me, you mentioned New Balance, but kind of case studies of how
• And something that would be helpful to me, you mentioned New Balance, but kind of case studies of how
• So I think specifically for that study.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• taxpayers $1 trillion in wasteful taxpayers $1 trillion in wasteful spending,<00:18:55.679> easing
• costs for American businesses by wasting more energy.
• costs for American businesses by wasting more energy.
• That's what I hear when I go home. again wasting precious time on the floor again wasting precious time
• The energy wasting more energy.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• same position for the Western Center on Law and Poverty, Green Foothills, and Californians Against Waste
• Enrique Lopez-Lira, director of the Low-Wage Work Program at UC Berkeley Center for Labor Studies, and
• In policing, rigorous studies, including randomized controlled trials in Louisville and Tenement... nature
• de-escalation training measurably changes officer behavior in volatile encounters, with some studies
• dashboards and other tools that help students make informed choices about where to enroll, what to study

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on labor standards, worker safety, and public transparency. SB 954 by Senator Blakespear would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by adding worker protections such as prevailing wage, a skilled and trained workforce, high-road employment standards, and environmental guardrails. Supporters from labor, environmental justice, and conservation groups said the bill restores promised safeguards after SB 131, while business groups argued the added requirements would undermine the exemption and discourage investment. The committee voted 5-0 to do pass and re-refer SB 954 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open for absent members. The committee then considered SB 966 by Senator Gonzalez, which would codify refinery worker participation and safety protections adopted in 2017 after the 2012 Chevron Richmond fire. Supporters, including United Steelworkers and a former refinery worker, said the bill would preserve workers’ ability to report hazards, select representatives, and stop unsafe work, preventing future disasters. The Western States Petroleum Association opposed the bill, arguing it could be preempted by federal labor law and would add regulatory uncertainty. The committee passed SB 966 3-0 and re-referred it to Appropriations, with the roll left open. Next, SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas sought to modernize private security guard training, expand de-escalation instruction, strengthen accountability, and create a clearer professional pathway for the industry. The author and many security workers testified that guards are often first responders in volatile situations and need more practical training and better standards; opponents from industry and business groups warned the bill would raise costs, worsen staffing shortages, and create implementation problems, especially around third-party training and a new wage order. The committee voted 4-1 to do pass and re-refer SB 1203 to Public Safety, with one no vote and the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 1284 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, a transparency bill requiring DHCS to publish the names of large employers with workers enrolled in Medi-Cal and the estimated taxpayer cost. Supporters said the measure would show how low wages and unaffordable coverage shift health costs to the public, while opponents argued Medi-Cal enrollment depends on many factors and that naming employers would be misleading and amount to public shaming. After discussion, the committee voted 4-2 to do pass and re-refer SB 1284 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open. The transcript then began discussion of SB 1054 by Senator Cabaldon, which would improve workforce data collection and sharing to better evaluate job-training pathways, but the excerpt cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

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• shutdown and the 54 days of lockout that we experienced here in this chamber after a completely wasteful
• There's so much vegetation, waste, that has been piled up.
• THERE'S SO MUCH VEGETATION, WASTE, THAT HAS BEEN PILED UP.
• They work to remain there as long as possible, and they study the systems they infiltrate so that their
• LOOK FOR WAYS TO ENTER SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS, THEY WORK TOEMAIN THERE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AND THEY STUDY

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, November 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But here's our little brief study of it. It just Senate Bill 97 so everybody can move.
• <00:04:50.320> It here's our little brief study of it.
• It here's our little brief study of it.
• And I won't waste much time, but I appreciate the sponsor bringing this piece of legislation.
• <00:29:39.080> individuals studies individuals studies individuals to<00:29:40.880> go<

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:07 Discussion SB 97 01:21 Vote SB 97 13:27 Discussion HB 3 15:12 Vote HB 3 17:15 Discussion HB 184 17:54 Vote HB 184 18:42 Discussion HB 355 19:34 Vote HB 355 39:50, 958, all

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• Rio Rancho, Lincoln Middle School ranked number 88; they're in a planning study for a system upgrade.
• They're in a planning study, and they plan to do system upgrades, including a special education classroom
• We are currently in the planning study for an addition, and then the teacher housing pilot program.
• I did reach out to, as a part of my study, the New Mexico Housing Authority.
• My name is Mark Montoya, and I serve as a Senior Policy Analyst with the Legislative Education Study

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• This will be the third time that I've attempted to fix this on background check checks for owners of waste
• for<00:04:33.000> uh<00:04:33.320> owners<00:04:33.919> of<00:04:34.360> waste
• <00:04:35.160> facilities um for uh owners of waste facilities um for uh owners of waste facilities

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Many studies have aquatic ecosystems.
• The other kind of uh study option one.
• study before expansion Thoughtful study before expansion promotes<01:44:33.440> both<01:44:33.760
• So, does this bill intend to just study, have a committee to study it, or does the bill want to prohibit
• So, does this bill intend to just study, have a committee to study it, or does the bill want to prohibit

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 1281, which would establish standards and voluntary certification for agency-owned “facility comfort dogs” used by police and other public safety agencies. Representative Morton, the prime sponsor, said the bill is intended to create a consistent statewide framework because different departments currently use different policies. He emphasized that the bill is meant to distinguish comfort dogs from service animals, emotional support animals, and therapy dogs, and noted that a small amendment may be needed to make that distinction clearer. He also said the bill is timely under the ADA because comfort dogs fall outside service-animal protections, but still need training standards for public safety and consistency. Committee members questioned whether the bill was too detailed and whether the legislature should be setting rules on matters like training methods, diet, and breeding. Laura Barker of Hero Pups, who helped train New Hampshire’s first police comfort dog, supported the idea of a minimum standard but said the bill should be less prescriptive and should not interfere with therapy dogs or private handlers. She explained that comfort dogs vary in temperament and deployment needs, that raw diets raise zoonotic disease concerns, and that the program should remain voluntary and not cost the state money. Detective Michelle Jones of Portsmouth Police opposed the bill as written, saying the term “facility comfort dog” is confusing, the bill is overly restrictive, and some provisions go beyond what should be mandated by statute; she suggested a more flexible, guideline-based approach and noted that departments already have their own SOPs and can enforce them internally. Justin Brassen of the Manchester Police Department also testified, describing the history of comfort dog programs in New Hampshire and the work of a prior subcommittee formed through the governor’s commission on PTSD among first responders. He said there are currently no statewide standards and that the earlier study involved police, fire, EMS, dispatch, corrections, and NAMI New Hampshire, with the goal of creating a thoughtful work product. He agreed the bill needs work and answered questions about how departments handle training and public access. By the end of the hearing, members and witnesses discussed possible amendments, and one committee member suggested the bill may be better handled through interim study because of the amount of work still needed.

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• We will now take a look at the Conditional Medical Release Pilot Study.
• We will now take a look at the Conditional Medical Release Pilot Study. Yes, Madam Chair.
• And there were three things that that study showed.
• And there were three things that that study showed.
• And there were three things that that study showed.

Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice budget area and then received performance-measure presentations from the Department of Corrections, the Commission on Offender Review, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Staff reviewed the roughly $7.4 billion criminal justice and judiciary budget, noting major funding areas such as corrections, law enforcement, victim services, courts, and due process, along with recent investments in prison health care, security equipment, fentanyl enforcement, court staffing, and juvenile justice salaries and education programs. Secretary Dixon of the Department of Corrections described staffing and population pressures, including growth in inmate population, overtime-driven deficits, and the opening of additional housing units. He emphasized the department’s use of performance measures and highlighted reforms such as incentivized prisons, administrative management units, reentry planning, faith-based programs, and expanded education and vocational training. Members asked about teacher hiring, public defender pay parity, fentanyl funding, staffing capacity, and the role of the National Guard; Dixon said teacher vacancies had improved, public defenders had received comparable pay increases, fentanyl funding would be addressed further by FDLE, and the Guard had helped stabilize staffing. The Commission on Offender Review reported on parole, conditional release, addiction recovery supervision, and revocations, saying its recidivism/success rates had improved over a three-year measurement period. Senator Rouson pressed the commission on clemency and pardons, saying that work was omitted from the presentation and asking for backlog and case data; the commission said it did not have those figures on hand and would follow up. The committee also discussed a conditional medical release pilot study, and members questioned the report’s conclusion that no suitable elderly inmate population could be identified, asking what criteria were used and whether stakeholders were consulted. Secretary Hall of the Department of Juvenile Justice outlined the agency’s prevention-to-residential continuum and its emphasis on education, data-driven decision-making, and evidence-based programming. He said salary increases had reduced vacancies, juvenile arrests and residential commitments had fallen sharply over time, and tools such as civil citations, risk assessments, and quality-improvement reviews were being used to guide placements and services. Hall also described the department’s use of dashboards, monthly data check-ins, and the dispositional matrix to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.

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• This study in the first place.
• Here’s our study background.
• Here’s our study background.
• I think we need a study on studies. Hopefully not.
• We have a committee on committees, so why not a study on studies?

Summary: The meeting began with introductions from members of the Joint Transportation Committee and a presentation from the Association of Washington Cities and the public works directors of Richland, Kennewick, Pasco, and West Richland. The cities described the Quad Cities region as one of the fastest-growing in the state and outlined shared transportation priorities that align with the committee’s focus on safety, multimodal access, climate resilience, and economic development. They emphasized Vision Zero efforts, complete streets, ADA accessibility, regional trail and bike/pedestrian planning, and coordinated long-range transportation and land-use planning to manage growth. The city officials also discussed major funding and delivery challenges, including rising construction costs, project phasing, pavement preservation, right-of-way acquisition, and delays caused by state and federal permitting and review processes. They highlighted regional cooperation through the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments, Good Roads, and local funding tools such as impact fees, transportation benefit districts, REET, tax increment financing, and state and federal grants. Specific projects discussed included Richland’s SR 240/Aaron Drive complete streets project and downtown connectivity work, Kennewick’s Columbia Center Boulevard improvements and rail study, Pasco’s Court/Road 68, Sylvester Street corridor, I-182 bridge/interchange work, and a new north-south bridge study, and West Richland’s SR 224 Red Mountain corridor project, which officials said was awarded under budget and is scheduled to begin construction. Committee members asked questions about sidewalk connections to schools, state-agency right-of-way timelines, apprenticeship utilization, contractor selection, and whether complete streets requirements add burdens to pavement preservation projects. The city officials said new development is generally meeting sidewalk standards, but older infill areas remain a gap; that state right-of-way transactions can take much longer than expected; that apprenticeship requirements are common but harder for smaller contractors and local labor markets; and that low-bid contracting leaves little room to screen for performance history. They also said complete streets requirements are usually manageable on major projects but can be difficult to absorb in smaller preservation work. The committee then shifted to a JTC-funded study on transit-oriented development, presented by Urban Institute researcher Yona Freemark. The study examined TOD conditions in 33 cities in Snohomish, King, Pierce, Clark, and Spokane counties near rail and bus rapid transit stations. Freemark said Washington’s housing affordability crisis is severe, especially near transit, and found that high-cost cities have seen more development near stations but also signs of gentrification and loss of affordable housing, while lower-cost cities have had less development and worsening affordability relative to income. He identified barriers including high debt costs, land costs, infrastructure costs, zoning and parking rules, and limited subsidies for affordable housing. He recommended more neighborhood infrastructure funding near stations, stronger affordable housing investment, and better use of public land, noting that HB 1491 and related legislation are already changing some local requirements.

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• You know, this bill is about aligning all of our health care partners to get on board to reduce waste
• They're paying to work in alignment to ensure that we don't have waste, that we don't have fraud, and
• They're paying to work in alignment to ensure that we don't have waste, that we don't have fraud, and
• That was raised over and over had nothing to do with fraud, waste, and abuse.
• <01:15:43.720> money different systems and wasting money different systems and wasting money

Bills: HF4712, HF4801, HF3756, HF4860, HF4931, HF4289, HF4460

Keywords: residential pools, swimming classes, certification, private business, health safety, health care, prior authorization, managed care, medical assistance, mental health, substance use treatment, chronic conditions, health insurance, insulin, healthcare access, pharmacy regulations, patient assistance, affordable medication, healthcare, pharmacy

Summary: The committee met at 1:00 p.m., confirmed a quorum, and approved the April 8, 2026 minutes. The first bill heard was House File 4712, which was laid over after the committee adopted a DE2 amendment. Representative Schultz said the bill would create a narrow additional exception to public pool limitations so highly certified swimming instructors could use certain pools for specialized infant, youth, and developmental-disability swim instruction. The only testifier, Tessa Seppelt, described ISR instruction as water-safety and drowning-prevention training for very young children and children with developmental delays, and said access to appropriate facilities is the main barrier. Members raised questions about emergency egress, public safety, and insurance coverage, and the author said he would follow up on those concerns. The committee then took up House File 4801, a bill by Representative Nadeau aimed at health care program integrity. He said it would align commercial and Medicaid partners to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse by changing prior authorization and retrospective review processes, improving data sharing on suspected fraud, addressing conflicting or duplicative services, allowing managed care organizations to verify provider credentials, and making risk corridors in MCO contracts permanent. The Minnesota Council of Health Plans supported the bill, saying it would help detect fraud and improve coordination, while the Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics opposed it, arguing that expanded prior authorization would delay care, increase physician burden, and harm children with chronic conditions. Members debated patient safety, fraud detection, and whether the bill would undermine recent prior-authorization reforms. The bill was laid over. House File 3756, a technical update to the insulin safety net program, was also laid over. Representative Backer said the bill clarifies that a hospital-use intravenous insulin product is not part of the program because it is sold only to health care institutions and infused by practitioners, not dispensed to patients for self-use. The Board of Pharmacy testified that the language was drafted to avoid affecting future legitimate uses, and members asked whether the definition could limit new uses if treatments change. The committee then began House File 4860, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s presentation is completed.

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• You're<00:52:15.839> wasting<00:52:16.079> time.
• <00:52:16.880> None You're wasting time. You're there. None You're wasting time.
• Um, we know that studying what happens to people who are victim survivors, studying what happens to people
• Waste, abuse, and fraud.
• Waste, abuse, of the executive branch. Waste, abuse, and<03:39:33.200> fraud.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up House File 4138, a bill aimed at limiting harmful social media features for children and requiring parental involvement for minors using platforms in Minnesota. Early on, members reconsidered and then adopted the Smith amendment (A13) after first rejecting a narrower amendment to the amendment (A18) on a 67-67 tie. Representative Bonner then offered a technical amendment (A14) to address liability and drafting concerns, but withdrew it after saying it contained an unintended drafting error and could create legal problems, including issues around data collection and rulemaking. During third reading debate, supporters described the bill as a first step to protect children from addictive social media design, online exploitation, and harmful data practices. Representative Scott said the bill would require parental consent and limit addictive features for child accounts, while emphasizing that the consent language must be prominent and that the bill’s effective date would not begin until next July. Representative Enen, Representative Feist, Representative Greenman, and others backed the measure as a bipartisan effort to hold big tech accountable and protect kids, though Greenman also noted that the legislature had not shown the same willingness to confront gun violence. Opponents and skeptics raised concerns that the bill relies on parents understanding complex legal and technical terms, that it may not fully protect children, and that it could still leave gaps around liability and privacy. Representative Leeing questioned why the bill does not simply restrict addictive features for all children and asked about parental waivers and location tracking; Scott responded that the bill uses IP address information and does not specifically address liability waivers, but said the measure is a policy choice intended to empower parents. The debate ended with broad support from several members, and the bill was presented as likely to pass, though no final vote on the bill itself was included in the excerpt.

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• We don't need to conduct another<00:48:02.920> study.
• We need to go forward another study.
• I've been studying it in retirement, hundreds of hours, and I am just kind of amazed.
• <01:14:25.679> Um I mean an incredible waste of money.
• Um I mean an incredible waste of money.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They end up being part of the Wilder Foundation's homeless study that we get to read every three years
• They end up being part of the Wilder Foundation's homeless study that we get to read every three years
• They end up being part of the Wilder Foundation's homeless study that we get to read every three years
• They end up being part of the Wilder Foundation's homeless study that we get to read every three years
• They end up being part of the Wilder Foundation's homeless study that we get to read every three years

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And there is a lot of radioactive waste that's being stored in that area.
• And they are developing technology to convert that nuclear waste that's just sitting there into nuclear
• And there is a lot of radioactive waste that's being stored in that area.
• And there is a lot of radioactive waste that's being stored in that area.
• And they are developing technology to convert that nuclear waste that's just sitting there into nuclear

Keywords: 958, all

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• for being a big spender, another thing that was mentioned by your caucus was the amount of fraud, waste
• for being a big spender, another thing that was mentioned by your caucus was the amount of fraud, waste
• for being a big spender, another thing that was mentioned by your caucus was the amount of fraud, waste
• for being a big spender, another thing that was mentioned by your caucus was the amount of fraud, waste
• for being a big spender, another thing that was mentioned by your caucus was the amount of fraud, waste

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Studies show exposure to explicit materials harms children.
• Studies show exposure to explicit materials harms children, increasing risks of anxiety, depression,
• session will do presentations—maybe not this one—but sort of, I'm not saying all presentations are a waste

Bills: SB1433, SB1434, SB1435, SB1567, SB1571, SB1686, SB1745, SCR1024, SCR1025, HB2671, HB2676, HCR2044

Keywords: county boundaries, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, La Paz, local governance, Arizona Revised Statutes, Maricopa county, county division, new counties, intergovernmental agreements, special election, shared use agreements, education, explicit material, parental consent, student protection, library access

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• An item for further study, I think, but I look forward to our future engagement and appreciate the discussion
• They include pollution, fire, groundwater contamination, hazardous waste mishandling, gas leaks, air
• Recent studies show that in Los Angeles, immigrant renters' earnings have dropped by over 60% after recent

Keywords: 988, house, all