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• Judiciary jumped all in to ensure that they could adjust their processes to accommodate the time frames
• </c><01:52:38.080><c> the</c><01:52:38.239><c> time</c> their processes to accommodate the time their
• processes to accommodate the time frames<01:52:38.639><c> that</c><01:52:38.800><c> we</c><01:52:38.960
• So this is to accommodate increasing costs. >> And then the second addition is for $75,000 for our Kalioa
• So this is to accommodate increasing costs. >> I want to go back to what you're doing with the biosecurity

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• . >> I believe the representative did say her husband was receiving a plaque or accommodation or something
• lounge statute. >> I believe the representative did say her husband was receiving a plaque or accommodation
• I believe the representative did say her husband was receiving a plaque or accommodation or something
• And so how the federal government reacts to accommodate the fact that there are going to be a lot of
• I'd like to think that they try to be as accommodating as they possibly could.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began by discussing 15 retained bills and the chair’s preference to keep them alive through interim study rather than kill them, using them as vehicles for further discussion and possible later amendments. The chair said the bills would be executed out by November and then move to the House floor in January, and members generally agreed that interim study was the prevailing motion for the retained bills. Several health-related bills were then discussed. On Senate Bill 247, concerning pharmacy network exclusion when PBM reimbursement is below acquisition cost, members said the issue had been presented differently in prior discussions and noted unfamiliar intermediaries such as PSAOs; the bill was viewed as too complex to resolve immediately, so interim study was favored. A bill on treatment alternatives to opiates was said to need an amendment from the Insurance Department, and a bill on self-funded employer access to claims data was described as having changed substantially through amendment; the sponsor explained it was intended to incentivize self-funded plans to opt into the state’s all-payer claims database (CHIS) so their data could be used for cost analysis, and members indicated a separate bill would be brought later. The committee spent the most time on a glucose monitoring bill, with testimony from a sponsor and a parent of a type 1 diabetic describing the medical benefits of continuous glucose monitors, especially for preventing dangerous lows and managing fluctuations. Opponents and committee members raised concerns about the cost of a mandate, the effect on premiums in the individual and small-group markets, and whether the bill should require coverage without a prescription; one member cited medical literature suggesting limited evidence for non-insulin users. The chair concluded the bill was headed to interim study and said the committee would do further homework on the economic impact, especially for type 1 coverage. The meeting then moved on to a bill about insurer audits and clawbacks, where the Insurance Department commissioner explained that the issue involved several separate provider-payment problems that had recently come to the department’s attention and that the department would provide a report and work with the sponsor on next steps.

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• these classes are available to the students and the steps you take to make it so that they can accommodate
• But we figured out we'll change how we deliver service, and we can accommodate that.
• So, not a good idea in my opinion, but should the Senate feel that we need to accommodate that $5 million
• They really would be mostly on the staff side to accommodate that, even in the case where I, we changed
• that even in staff side to accommodate that even in the<01:57:14.400><c> case</c><01:57:14.639><c> where

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Before IDEA was enacted, states often refused to accommodate students with disabilities.
• 00:59:30.480><c> often</c><00:59:30.799><c> refused</c><00:59:31.200><c> to</c><00:59:31.359><c> accommodate
• </c> states often refused to accommodate states often refused to accommodate students<00:59:32.280><c
• 02:40:40.080><c> Block</c><02:40:40.479><c> Grants</c><02:40:41.319><c> and</c><02:40:41.640><c> accommodate
• </c> funding in Block Grants and accommodate funding in Block Grants and accommodate all<02:40:42.800

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• residents supported the West San Gabriel Valley Area Plan, which upzoned hundreds of parcels to accommodate
• component of the housing element, which is meant to analyze the realistic capacity of a city to accommodate
• or county demonstrates it has sufficient land, property zoned, and realistically developable to accommodate
• providing translated meeting agendas, live interpretation, alternative language captions, and other accommodations

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.

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• residents supported the West San Gabriel Valley Area Plan, which upzoned hundreds of parcels to accommodate
• component of the housing element, which is meant to analyze the realistic capacity of a city to accommodate
• or county demonstrates it has sufficient land, property zoned, and realistically developable to accommodate
• providing translated meeting agendas, live interpretation, alternative language captions, and other accommodations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• supports students by preventing forced withdrawal due to medical crises, as well as respecting the accommodations
• supports students by preventing forced withdrawal due to medical crises, as well as respecting the accommodations
• But I would love to see more conversations and more work accommodating our STEM majors, and maybe a one-size-fits-all
• I just think we need to kind of work a little more specific accommodating some of the STEM courses.

Summary: The committee began without a quorum and first heard AB 302, which would prohibit schools from requiring students to use addictive social media feeds as a condition of participating in extracurricular activities and would require schools to offer a non-social-media way to communicate with students and families. The author and a student witness argued the bill protects minors from being forced onto addictive platforms, while senators asked how coaches and clubs would communicate; the author said email, built-in messaging, and other direct methods would still be allowed. The bill was held on call for absent members. The committee then took up AB 2504, creating a pilot program to train creative-industry workers for AI-related changes through partnerships among community colleges, employers, unions, and tech companies. Supporters from WME and the Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office said the program would help workers adapt to rapid industry change, while senators discussed the pilot’s size, geographic diversity, and sunset date. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee. AB 1534 followed, adding state guardrails for federal Workforce Pell short-term training programs, including limits on tuition, restrictions on certain financing products, and transparency rules for partnerships with unaccredited entities. Support came from TICAS, EdTrust-West, and the Campaign for College Opportunity; senators questioned the scope of state authority and why private institutions were not clearly included, and the author said the broader approval framework was being handled in trailer bill language. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee. The committee also heard AB 1381, a gut-and-amend proposal to strengthen screening for school teachers with histories of egregious misconduct while balancing due process and privacy concerns. Supporters and opponents both emphasized student safety and the need for reliable information-sharing, and members noted the bill was similar to a previously held measure; the author said amendments were still being worked out. The bill passed to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee. AB 2202, which would create a Closing the Achievement Gap Commission to coordinate statewide efforts, drew broad support from school board and education groups but also concern that it could duplicate existing work and add bureaucracy; after extended debate about whether the commission would identify causes or solutions, it passed to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Finally, AB 1547, requiring a UC feasibility study for a branch medical school in Kern County, drew local support but opposition from a senator who argued the Legislature cannot direct UC’s internal operations under the state Constitution; the chair said the Legislature can make recommendations and the bill remained under discussion.

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• The watershed district has been trying to accommodate the landowners' request, but my understanding from
• what I have seen over this project itself is they have accommodated fully to protect the landowners
• who are the sickest of the sick, the poorest of the poor, the people with the least ability to accommodate
• who are the sickest of the sick, the poorest of the poor, the people with the least ability to accommodate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have continued to do stakeholding and have been working to accommodate stakeholders and their requests
• stakeholding and have been<00:42:30.040><c> working</c><00:42:30.400><c> to</c><00:42:30.600><c> accommodate
• ,</c><00:42:31.600><c> um,</c> been working to accommodate, um, been working to accommodate, um, stakeholders

Keywords: 981, all

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• revenue fund, which is going to look at how our workforce and how our businesses can adjust and accommodate
• <01:22:30.160><c> can</c><01:22:30.920><c> adjust</c><01:22:31.800><c> and</c><01:22:32.240><c> accommodate
• </c><01:22:33.280><c> to</c> businesses can adjust and accommodate to businesses can adjust and accommodate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In January, accommodation and food services lost 3,300 jobs.
• In<00:04:43.400><c> January,</c><00:04:44.160><c> accommodation</c><00:04:44.800><c> and</c><00:04:44.919
• ><c> food</c> In January, accommodation and food In January, accommodation and food services<00:04:45.720

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thank you for all the accommodations here and for all the hospitality. Welcome.
• that's where it's... ...space for kids to work in that has everything that they need and is going to accommodate
• Obviously, negotiations with a vendor and implementation could change these numbers to accommodate.
• Obviously, negotiations with a vendor and implementation could change these numbers to accommodate.

Keywords: 908, all

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• I'm trying to accommodate, so your schedule is your schedule. I appreciate it. Good afternoon, Mr.
• will allow the states up to 10% deviation before we start to question what's going on there to accommodate
• whatever it is that they may wish to accommodate.
• That said, I have from the very beginning said if there is a way to accommodate the sovereign nation,

Summary: The committee heard an extended presentation and discussion on Arizona higher education research security, focused heavily on Arizona State University’s foreign funding, international partnerships, and alleged ties to Chinese military-affiliated institutions. The presenter argued that ASU and the Arizona Board of Regents had not been transparent about foreign gifts, contracts, and research collaborations, especially those involving the Chinese “Seven Sons” universities, and said the committee would pursue a congressional referral and other federal review. A strike-everything amendment to SB 1060 was described but then withdrawn; the underlying SB 1327 was then taken up as a companion measure requiring ABOR to adopt university research security policies and submit annual reports on those policies and on foreign contributions over $250,000. The committee heard testimony in support from Marina Macklin, who said the bill would help protect dual-use and defense-relevant research from being funneled to China’s military ecosystem, and she answered questions about biosecurity, semiconductors, AI model theft, and election systems. After debate, SB 1327 was approved on a 4-2 vote, with Delos Santos and Marquez voting no and Colloden, Powell, and the chair voting yes; the chair stated his support was to keep missile, armor, guidance, and other technology safe from the Chinese government. The committee then heard SB 1803, a veterans’ consumer-protection bill regulating private companies that help veterans file disability claims. The bill would prohibit unaccredited persons from preparing, presenting, or prosecuting veterans’ benefits matters, require service agreements to be filed with the Attorney General, cap compensation, ban certain practices such as overseas call centers and in-house doctors, and create consumer-fraud enforcement authority. Sponsor Sen. Gallin said the measure was intended to add guardrails for veterans and prevent bad actors from taking excessive fees or misleading claimants. Testimony from Veterans Guardian representatives supported the bill as a way to create transparency and preserve veterans’ choice while regulating the industry; they said many veterans seek private help after unsuccessful attempts with free services and that the bill would not eliminate competition. Opponents and skeptical members questioned whether the bill would effectively legalize one business model while restricting others, whether the contingent-fee structure was consumer-friendly, and whether the companies were engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The discussion also referenced prior federal and state litigation involving similar laws and the possibility of future federal accreditation reform. The transcript ends during continued questioning on SB 1803, before a final vote is shown.

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• created housing for their employees in the nearby area, and I think it's because of the county accommodating
• ><c> the</c><00:15:57.560><c> county</c> it's because of the county it's because of the county accommodating
• </c> accommodating the request for growth. accommodating the request for growth.

Bills: HB1736, HB1620, HB1695

Keywords: animal control, spay and neuter, pet overpopulation, sterilization, counties funding, tax designation, veterinary care, electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, energy policy, rebate program, environmental impact, renewable fuels, sustainable aviation fuel, tax credit, greenhouse gas emissions, local production, energy resilience, agricultural innovation, job creation

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1737, which clarifies allowable uses in agricultural districts for farm dwellings and farm employee housing, and HB 1604 HD2, which creates an agricultural workforce housing working group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Testimony on HB 1737 was overwhelmingly supportive, with county agriculture officials, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Farmers Union backing the measure; one witness asked for a definition of “affordable” to guard against misuse of farm housing. For HB 1604, the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Hawaii Farmers Union, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, with OHA requesting disaggregated data and a seat on the working group. Committee discussion focused on housing shortages, possible misuse, affordability, and whether innovative housing models such as modular, tiny, and container homes should be considered. The committee then took action on both measures. HB 1737 HD3 was recommended to pass with amendments that would limit farm employee housing to agricultural employees and their immediate family members actively engaged in the farm operation, add a grandfathering provision for existing permitted housing, preserve county zoning authority, clarify that ag tourism must be secondary and not occur in employee housing, delete a square-footage-per-acre ratio, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. HB 1604 HD2 was also recommended to pass with amendments adding OHA and a housing-shortage organization to the working group, expanding its scope to include modular, tiny, and container homes and permitting/zoning streamlining, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. Both motions were adopted unanimously by the members present. The joint hearing then moved to HB 1736, which would establish a spay and neuter special fund and require sterilization and declaration provisions for cats, with some discussion of dogs. DLNR and the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill, while Pacific Pet Alliance objected to the broader requirements and the inclusion of dogs; the Hawaiian Humane Society and American Bird Conservancy supported cat-focused sterilization and the special fund, while some testifiers opposed mandatory sterilization as too costly or intrusive. Members raised questions about toxoplasmosis, trap-neuter-release, enforcement, neighbor-island access, and funding needs, and DLNR indicated additional funding and third-party contracting would likely be needed. The transcript then began HB 1620 HD2 on energy, which would increase the environmental response energy and food security tax and shift funds from the hydrogen fueling subaccount to EV charging infrastructure; state agencies generally stood on written testimony in support, while the Tax Foundation objected to special fund earmarks and noted the bill raises only one part of the barrel tax structure.

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• However, if you do require reasonable accommodation, please speak with our sergeant staff for your assistance
• 26.360><c> do</c><00:01:26.560><c> require</c><00:01:27.080><c> reasonable</c><00:01:27.520><c> accommodation
• ,</c> you do require reasonable accommodation, you do require reasonable accommodation, please<00:01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our approach focuses on building bridges through language accessibility and accommodations for individuals
• Our approach focuses on building bridges through language accessibility and accommodations for individuals
• Our approach focuses on building bridges through language accessibility and accommodations for individuals
• strategies and leverage Our approach focuses on building bridges through language accessibility and accommodations

Bills: HF3806, HF2687, HF497

Keywords: housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota Statutes, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords, corporate ownership, real estate investment trust, REIT, landlord registry, landlord database, tenant transparency, housing affordability, homeownership, deed tax, transfer tax, property tax, affordable housing

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• the Minnesota Department of Public Safety budget, including upgrading the computer software to accommodate
• the computer uh computer<00:18:42.400><c> software</c><00:18:43.440><c> to</c><00:18:43.760><c> accommodate
• </c><00:18:45.120><c> an</c> computer software to accommodate an computer software to accommodate an

Bills: HF3919, HF3467, HF3741

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, veterans affairs, food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, state resources, reporting requirements, agency initiatives, veterans, educational assistance, tuition waiver, spouses, children, military service, benefits

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• What are the accommodations if someone needs a second chance?
• <01:00:04.960><c> what</c><01:00:05.119><c> are</c><01:00:05.280><c> the</c><01:00:05.440><c> accommodations
• Um what are the accommodations if works.
• Um what are the accommodations if if<01:00:06.640><c> someone</c><01:00:06.960><c> needs</c><01:00:07.119

Bills: SF0122, SJ0006, SF0121, SF0106

Keywords: medical necessity, insurance, healthcare policy, independent review, claim processing, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, pharmacy, collaborative care, healthcare, prescriptions, patient safety, Wyoming Pharmacy Act, welfare, Medicaid, employment, eligibility verification

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• However, if you do require a reasonable accommodation, please seek out one of our sergeant staff for
• reasonable</c> However, if you do require a reasonable However, if you do require a reasonable accommodation
• :31.439><c> seek</c><00:01:31.759><c> out</c><00:01:32.400><c> one</c><00:01:32.640><c> of</c> accommodation
• , please seek out one of accommodation, please seek out one of our<00:01:33.119><c> sergeant</c><00:01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If you require any accommodation, please speak with our Sergeant-at-Arms staff, who are identified by
• If you require any accommodation,<00:01:07.200><c> please</c><00:01:07.520><c> speak</c><00:01:07.680
• ><c> with</c><00:01:07.920><c> our</c> accommodation, please speak with our accommodation, please speak

Keywords: 1183, house