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• market rate salary for the state public, uh, for the actual implementation of those policies year round
• inadequate funding ends up costing us more as an agency, uh, uh, as agencies, um, and agencies turn to mandatory

Transcript Highlights:

• President, Senator Singleton, How do we make that mandatory?
• How do we make it mandatory that they do something in their state?
• I just want to understand how we make it mandatory that they have it.
• I don't know what's acceptable and what can we do to make it mandatory, because this makes it mandatory
• You know, I don't like the word "mandatory."

Bills: HJR 98, HB 142, HB 912, HB 2525, SCR 19, SB 66, SB 128, SB 209, SB 250, SB 317, SB 383, SB 393, SB 397, SB 517, SB 571, SB 612, SB 614, SB 715, SB 731, SB 801, SB 865, SB 867, SB 872, SB 905, SB 913, SB 945, SB 946, SB 986, SB 1013, SB 1015, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1087, SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1181, SB 1212, SB 1241, SB 1250, SB 1263, SB 1278, SB 1285, SB 1444, SB 1483, SB 1525, SB 1528, SB 1553, SB 1556, SB 1588, SB 1660, SB 1708, SB 1802, SB 1833, SB 1844, SB 1854, SB 1957, SB 1965, SB 1999, SB 2056, SB 2082, SB 2119, SB 2133, SB 2138, SB 2203, SB 2221, SB 2337, SB 2340, SB 2373, SB 2419, SB 2422, SB 2452, SB 2477, SB 2487, SB 2501, SB 2533, SB 2586, SB 2587, SB 2615, SB 2622, SB 2633, SB 2675, SB 2681, SB 2690, SB 2713, SB 2717, SB 2753, SB 2781, SB 2782, SB 2835, SB 2841, SB 2857, SB 2891, SB 2929, SB 2933, SB 2994, SB 3016, SJR 3, SB 5, SB 29, SB 72, SB 326, SB 494, SB 509, SB 530, SB 616, SB 769, SB 783, SB 963, SB 985, SB 1143, SB 1172, SB 1238, SB 1267, SB 1271, SB 1273, SB 1506, SB 1759, SB 1786, SB 1967, SB 2312, SB 2361, SB 1, SB 260, SB 1506, SB 1637, HJR 98, HJR 99, HJR 2, HJR 1, HB 1109, HB 1392, HB 22, HB 2525, HB 3093, HB 517, HB 912, HB 1130, HB 142, HB 1689, HB 2018, HB 136, HB 2884, HB 1393, HB 2730, HB 1399, HB 1244, HB 467, HB 331, HB 2559, HB 29, HB 26, HB 166, HB 353, HB 2000, HB 2756, HB 3248, HB 3513, HB 3204, HB 3135, HB 3012, HB 2763, HB 2523, HB 2457, HB 2415, HB 2198, HB 2143, HB 1708, HB 1672, HB 767, HB 1327, HB 2723, HB 451, HB 140, HB 109, HB 3096, HCR 6, HCR 12, HCR 29, HCR 50, HCR 55, HCR 56, HCR 58, HCR 70, HCR 71, HCR 74, HCR 78, HCR 80, HCR 107, HCR 116, HCR 117, SJR 36, SJR 50, SJR 63, SJR 59, SCR 12, SCR 39, SCR 48, SCR 19, SB 2023, SB 1844, SB 2533, SB 62, SB 666, SB 847, SB 284, SB 854, SB 1073, SB 810, SB 1505, SB 583, SB 507, SB 1434, SB 1772, SB 2016, SB 1163, SB 1122, SB 731, SB 397, SB 508, SB 1436, SB 287, SB 261, SB 1882, SB 393, SB 1791, SB 209, SB 2429, SB 1999, SB 511, SB 2309, SB 510, SB 1085, SB 1975, SB 2717, SB 1262, SB 636, SB 2056, SB 884, SB 517, SB 1200, SB 1845, SB 2681, SB 2458, SB 801, SB 3014, SB 3013, SB 758, SB 1013, SB 2797, SB 2076, SB 2876, SB 2929, SB 715, SB 1640, SB 2538, SB 1449, SB 986, SB 1181, SB 1359, SB 410, SB 1234, SB 2926, SB 2138, SB 2615, SB 2972, SB 2841, SB 3016, SB 1856, SB 1528, SB 1373, SB 672, SB 2891, SB 1854, SB 317, SB 2539, SB 2532, SB 1250, SB 2082, SB 2203, SB 1285, SB 1454, SB 2520, SB 1237, SB 1586, SB 2819, SB 629, SB 2342, SB 2903, SB 2477, SB 3029, SB 1957, SB 375, SB 250, SB 777, SB 2367, SB 2703, SB 2608, SB 2965, SB 2521, SB 865, SB 2165, SB 2501, SB 2675, SB 2452, SB 2835, SB 872, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1588, SB 1602, SB 1704, SB 1723, SB 1833, SB 1858, SB 1946, SB 2009, SB 2177, SB 2460, SB 2785, SB 2373, SB 1660, SB 614, SB 867, SB 1608, SB 1525, SB 905, SB 640, SB 2487, SB 1698, SB 383, SB 705, SB 748, SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1802, SB 2340, SB 2586, SB 2680, SB 2690, SB 2994, SB 2747, SB 1950, SB 913, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1087, SB 1483, SB 1444, SB 1553, SB 1556, SB 1703, SB 2133, SB 2297, SB 2298, SB 2622, SB 2955, SB 3059, SB 2782, SB 2781, SB 2637, SB 2633, SB 2337, SB 2334, SB 1861, SB 2043, SB 1367, SB 946, SB 945, SB 2857, SB 128, SB 571, SB 1263, SB 3058, SB 612, SB 2221, SB 2587, SB 2044, SB 2363, SB 2713, SB 2311, SB 1986, SB 2565, SB 2943, SB 1888, SB 2417, SB 3048, SB 3052, SB 3053, SB 3036, SB 3057, SB 3056, SB 3043, SB 3037, SB 3050, SB 3063, SB 3047, SB 3035, SB 2446, SB 466, SB 2611, SB 2794, SB 2105, SB 2017, SB 1790, SB 1778, SB 1730, SB 2995, SB 2847, SB 205, SB 2619, SB 1903, SB 203, SB 3061, SB 1581, SB 2600, SB 2799, SB 2790, SB 2688, SB 2515, SB 1230, SB 876, SB 2522, SB 2639, SB 2137, SB 2519, SB 2403, SB 2459, SB 3051, SB 2655, SB 2251, SB 2764, SB 2878, SB 1884, SB 111, SB 582, SB 2617, SB 1835, SB 2751, SB 2959, SB 250, SB 614, SB 865, SB 872, SB 905, SB 986, SB 1113, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1525, SB 1588, SB 1660, SB 1802, SB 1833, SB 2487, SB 2586, SB 2675, SB 2690, SB 2929, HB 912, HB 2525, SB 1844, SB 2533, SB 1957, SB 1999, SB 2138, SB 2615, SB 3016, SR 469, SB 29, SB 326, SB 494, SB 530, SB 769, SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1967, SB 2312, SB 1506, HJR 34, HB 42, HB 198, HB 247, HB 367, HB 449, HB 632, HB 668, HB 677, HB 766, HB 1105, HB 1160, HB 1169, HB 1592, HB 1778, HB 1781, HB 1868, HB 2017, HB 2038, HB 2128, HB 2240, HB 2316, HB 2510, HB 2516, HB 2563, HB 2582, HB 2663, HB 2712, HB 2715, HB 2760, HB 2788, HB 3010, HB 3069, HB 3112, HB 3120, HB 3146, HB 3157, HB 3305, HB 3348, HB 3464, HB 3474, HB 3505, HB 3512, HB 3560, HB 3597, HB 3686, HB 3783, HB 3860, HB 4063, HB 4081, HB 4214, HB 4215, HB 4224, HB 4273, HB 4325, HB 4361, HB 4386, HB 4395, HB 4665, HB 4783, HB 5032, HB 5180, HJR 34, HB 42, HB 198, HB 247, HB 367, HB 449, HB 632, HB 668, HB 677, HB 766, HB 1105, HB 1160, HB 1169, HB 1592, HB 1778, HB 1781, HB 1868, HB 2017, HB 2038, HB 2128, HB 2240, HB 2316, HB 2510, HB 2516, HB 2563, HB 2582, HB 2663, HB 2712, HB 2715, HB 2760, HB 2788, HB 3010, HB 3069, HB 3112, HB 3120, HB 3146, HB 3157, HB 3305, HB 3348, HB 3464, HB 3474, HB 3505, HB 3512, HB 3560, HB 3597, HB 3686, HB 3783, HB 3860, HB 4063, HB 4081, HB 4214, HB 4215, HB 4224, HB 4273, HB 4325, HB 4361, HB 4386, HB 4395, HB 4665, HB 4783, HB 5032, HB 5180

Keywords: Article V, federal government, fiscal restraints, constitutional amendment, term limits, HB 142, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC, Office of Inspector General, OIG, Medicaid, Medicaid managed care, recovery audit contractor, RAC, overpayment recovery, underpayment, fraud, waste, abuse, provider enrollment

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• Just round.
• Just<00:10:29.640> round. Just round. Just round.
• "Not mandatory, not one bit of it."
• "Not mandatory, not one bit of it."
• "Not mandatory, not one bit of it."

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Managers within that program have to attend a mandatory three-week training before we can actually start
• We're making our rounds, aren't we?
• We're working hard to ensure that we have the right equipment to round out the skill set.

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• WANT TO AVOID A SCENARIO WHERE COMPANIES ARE GAMING THE SYSTEM IN A WAY THAT ENCOURAGES A MERRY GO ROUND
• INTO THE INSTABILITY UNIT CREATING A HIGH LEVEL OF SCRUTINY AND THE OFFICE AND THERE IS A MERRY GO ROUND
• OUR PROFITS CONSIDERED IN TERMS OF WHEN THEY ARE COLLECTING PREMIUMS AND IS THERE A MANDATORY REPORTING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• These amounts are round, easy to remember numbers that track generally with inflation if calculated from
• This chapter relates to mandatory contract processes.
• ADR is mandatory for contract disputes, Amanda: And it could be appropriate for non-sworn complaint issues

Summary: The Texas Ethics Commission convened at 9:03 a.m. and held an executive session, reconvening at 10:18 a.m. During the meeting, the Commission approved a settlement agreement with Michael Quinn Sullivan, ending ongoing litigation. The agreement involved Sullivan dropping his legal challenges regarding a civil penalty previously imposed by the Commission. The Commission also announced personnel changes, including the departure of the director of enforcement, Marie Prim, and the appointment of Jordan Hun as interim director. The Commission discussed outside counsel contracts, approving the addition of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta LLP to their pool of qualified vendors. They scheduled their next meeting for September 23rd and approved minutes from previous meetings. The agenda included several rulemaking items, with three rules adopted and five proposed for publication in the Texas Register. Notably, amendments to Chapter 20 regarding reporting contributions and expenditures were approved, as well as changes to lobbyist registration thresholds in Chapter 34, which were proposed for publication. The Commission also addressed advisory opinions, adopting several, including one regarding political advertising by charter schools and another concerning the revolving door prohibition for former state employees. Appeals for administrative waivers and reductions of fines were considered, with several fines waived or reduced based on individual circumstances. Lastly, the Commission discussed policies related to alternative dispute resolution and clarified responsibilities between the Commission and staff, concluding the meeting at 11:15 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• requiring improved levels of communication and customer support, which are not optional but now mandatory
• We not optional but now mandatory.
• within Jefferson of the ratepayers are within Jefferson County and 41 to 42%, however you want to round

Bills: SB330

Keywords: water management, regional boards, municipal governance, ethics compliance, public utility, 923, senate, all

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• Correctional officers and military service members are exempt mandatory three-day waiting period on purchasing
• When I was in the military, he would often go fire hundreds and thousands of rounds and come right back
• wildlife preserves or on or near first part, fresh water bodies with some exceptions introduces a mandatory

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Let's make some of this mandatory in the implementation of our new grant instead of being loose about
• Let's make some of this mandatory in the implementation of our new grant instead of being loose about
• <00:07:27.120> in<00:07:27.360> the make some of this mandatory in the make some of
• We don't have the kind of capacity, much less year-round analyst like the money companies have.
• That's the equivalent of round staff.

Bills: SB2901, SB2902, SB2903, SB2904, SB2905, SB2906, SB2907, SB2908, SB2909, SB2910, SB2911, SB2912, SB2913, SB2914, SB2915, SB2916, SB2917, SB2918, SB2919, SB2920, SB2921, SB2922, SB2923, SB2924, SB2925, SB2926, SB2927, SB2928, SB2929, SB2930, SB2931, SB2932, SB2933, SB2934, SB2935, SB2936, SB2937, SB2938, SB2939, SB2940, SB2941, SB2942, SB2943, SB2944, SB2945, SB2946, SB2947, SB2948, SB2949, SB2950, SB2951, SB2952, SB2953, SB2954, SB2955, SB2956, SB2957, SB2958, SB2959, SB2960, SB2961, SB2962, SB2963, SB2964, SB2965, SB2966, SB2967, SB2968, SB2969, SB2970, SB2971, SB2972, SB2973, SB2974, SB2975, SB2976, SB2977, SB2978, SB2979, SB2980, SB2981, SB2982, SB2983, SB2984, SB2985, SB2986, SB2987, SB2988, SB2989, SB2990, SB2991, SB2992, SB2993, SB2994, SB2995, SB2996, SB2997, SB2998, SB2999, SB3000

Keywords: geological subsurface characterization, groundwater, geothermal resources, environmental review, Hawaii groundwater and geothermal resources center, scientific research, non-extractive, public trust doctrine, clean energy, greenhouse gas, carbon sequestration, climate change, energy policy, Hawaii state energy office, emissions reduction, sustainable development, fare-free transportation, greenhouse gas emissions, public transit, tax on petroleum

Transcript Highlights:

• I know you'd get further into second, third violations and mandatory. I'm open to it.
• It seems like I'm reading it as a mandatory court appearance. What are they without an attorney?
• Why has it had to be mandatory?
• It seems like I'm reading it as a mandatory court appearance. What are they without an attorney?
• Why has it had to be mandatory?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• we were trying to be re We were trying to be reasonable in what is, how do you round out an educational
• If the proposed mandatory pre-approval process is implemented, the ability to use the funds efficiently
• You know, there's nothing that we have said that your homeschool students go, they're year-round.
• You're educating them year-round, am I correct? A lot of us go on the regular school schedule.
• Some do have year-round school. But, I mean, that's a choice that you've made.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a long agenda of agency rules, with most items approved without objection after brief presentations and no public comment. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s electronic odometer disclosure rule, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and RV parks, lead-based paint, counseling board revisions, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental examiners, nursing, pharmacy, medical board, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these changes were described as updates to match recent acts, federal standards, compact participation, fee adjustments, or cleanup/clarification, and the committee repeatedly approved them without objection. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s broad set of rule changes implementing multiple 2025 acts. Those changes included creating a dialysis patient care technician registry, updating contact information requirements, expanding APRN authority to delegate certain tasks, clarifying death certificate and pronouncement authority, allowing substitution of therapeutically equivalent medications, permitting purchase of compounded products, and updating certified medication assistant rules and training standards. Members asked detailed questions about the meaning of therapeutically equivalent substitutions, delegation limits, compounded products, and how often medication lists would be updated; the board said it would review rules annually and use future rulemaking as needed. The committee also approved new nursing rules for declaratory orders and the new dialysis registry. The Department of Education’s rules drew the most discussion, especially the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify eligible expenses, and streamline approvals. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting certain technology purchases and requiring extra justification over $1,000, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about oversight, appeal timelines, sports equipment, provider credentialing, and whether the rules were too restrictive; department officials said the rules were meant to protect taxpayer funds while preserving flexibility, and they noted the program had received extensive public comment. The committee also approved Education rules for scholarships, residency classification, teacher programs, accelerated learning, and graduate medical education, as well as Labor and Licensing rules on wage and hour standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting incentives.

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• LaSalle County Day at the State Capitol with a big round of applause. Thank you. Mr.
• I'm just going to lead a round walk.
• OK, lead a round. . . 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366
• to the execution of a warrant issued for certain releasees who violate a condition of parole or mandatory
• It ensures that an HIV test is offered, not mandatory. individuals who undergo STD screenings.

Bills: HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB796, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB589, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB1360, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB2337, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2391, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB1749, HB3109, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2001, HB2798, HB 107, HCR29, SB5, SB262, HB 11, HJR72, HB 106, HB18, HB48, HB27, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB503, HB 1089, HB2986, HB972, HB502, HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB796, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB589, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB1360, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB2337, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2391, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB1749, HB3109, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2001, HB2798, HB 107, HCR29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• or actual physical control, home detention, special ignition restricted driver's license, and the mandatory
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2938, Mandatory Rounding Method Cash Transactions.
• House Bill 2938 creates new regulations for businesses on Swedish rounding, and with that, I'm open for

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long calendar of House bills across education, health, water, land, housing, labor, public safety, and taxation. Several measures dealt with artificial intelligence, including bills on AI disclosures for minors, AI-assisted divorce arbitration, an Arizona AI education program, AI privilege protections, and a required AI course in schools. Other topics included ESA administration funding, a prohibition on public money for certain foreign-controlled genetic sequencing devices, towing regulations, DUI and ignition interlock changes, health facility and nursing facility complaint timelines, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, pharmacy penalties, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction repeal, superintendent performance pay, adoption disclosures in student health settings, anti-Semitism in schools, and a range of water, land, and housing bills. Members frequently raised concerns about local control, unfunded mandates, constitutional issues, and the scope of state intervention. Several bills drew criticism for affecting school curriculum, public education, reproductive rights, protest activity, or tribal communities. Others were supported as technical fixes, consumer protections, or funding measures. The caucus also discussed a series of bills related to the Mexican gray wolf, state land management, solar and wind siting, groundwater transport, and rural development, with some members objecting that the proposals would undermine federal protections or tribal interests. A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2957, HCR 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2906, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2830, HB 2076, HB 2411, HB 2136, HB 2665, and HB 2904. The meeting ended with an announcement of the Latino Caucus guest presentation and an emotional tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, followed by presentation of an Affordability Award to Representatives Lorena Austin and Stephanie Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.

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• state employees are paid at a market rate salary for the actual implementation of those policies year round
• The vicious cycle of inadequate funding ends up costing us more as agencies turn to mandatory overtime

Keywords: Texas state employees, retirees, compensation, House Bill 343, House Bill 247, Senator Sarah Eckhardt, Representative John Busey, cost of living, workforce, legislative session

Summary: The committee meeting focused on critical issues facing Texas state employees and retirees, highlighting the need for increased compensation and improved benefits. Senator Sarah Eckhardt and Representative John Busey presented new legislation aimed at addressing these longstanding problems, including proposed House Bills 343 and 247, which seek a $10,000 across-the-board pay increase for state employees. Senator Eckhardt emphasized the growing wage gap between public sector jobs and private sector offerings, which has led to high turnover rates and the loss of institutional knowledge. Public testimonies underscored the urgency of the issue as retirees shared their struggles with stagnant pensions amidst rising living costs.

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• It's a mandatory requirement, and I adhere to that. I will continue to adhere to that.
• > and<00:43:12.760> I It's a mandatory requirement, and I It's a mandatory requirement,
• Should we do rounds? Yeah, go ahead.
• Um Um Um Should<00:54:03.000> we<00:54:03.080> do<00:54:03.200> rounds?
• Should we do rounds? Yeah, go ahead. Should we do rounds? Yeah, go ahead.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first took up decision-making on two judicial nominations heard the previous day. Governor’s Message 796, naming Annalisa En Bernard Lee as Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit (Maui County), and Governor’s Message 797, naming Michael K. Soong as Circuit Court Judge for the Fifth Circuit (Kauai), were both recommended for consent and adopted by unanimous roll-call votes. The committee then heard testimony on Governor’s Message 801, the nomination of Vladimir P. Devens as Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court. Support came from the Governor’s office, Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm, Honolulu Managing Director Michael Formby, the Hawaii Association for Justice, United Public Workers, HGEA/AFL-CIO, the Hawaii Filipino Lawyers Association, labor and trade unions, retired Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, retired judges, bar and court officials, and many other individuals and organizations. Supporters emphasized Devens’ legal experience, work ethic, labor-law background, community ties, mentorship, and ability to manage the judiciary and address the appellate backlog. A few speakers opposed the nomination, including Chuck Freedman, who raised concerns about union influence and potential conflicts, and others who submitted opposition testimony. Devens also testified, describing his Honolulu upbringing, education at UC Berkeley, six years with the police department, and more than 30 years in private practice before joining the Supreme Court. He said the chief justice role is primarily an administrative one, highlighted his experience with bar and judicial administration committees, and identified reducing the appellate backlog as a major priority. No vote was taken on GM 801 during this portion of the hearing.

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• Newcastle County, $2 million, round number. Is that the number?
• Is that the number that's being directed towards Newcastle County to help fund the second round of reassessments
• And so my ask is, and I'll keep it just round numbers: how about a million goes to Newcastle?
• And perhaps that is something that we can address in future years when we have the next round of reassessment
• Its intent is for mandatory criminal background checks for volunteers, or I'm sorry, I should just say

Keywords: 1064, all

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• What we do year-round is important. It's not just the fair event.
• Not just the Fair event, but what we do as well year-round. Thank you very much.
• However, both recommendations include slight increases solely for risk rate increases that are mandatory
• The executive increases personnel costs for mandatory rate increases.
• We're even working on how we make that a year-round event, the Youth Leadership Conference, where we

Keywords: 996, all

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• and in fact, some of our friends are there now doing their Washington, D.C. weeks, and making their rounds
• It's $150 million for this round of grants compared to $120 million for previous rounds of the grant
• This generates more of an argument to either relax or eliminate the cap in this current round just because
• RISE, the first round of C.A. RISE grants in particular, but we do have more information on L.A.
• We have three recommendations number two is to stop the mandatory audit that they perform on us every

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As many of you know, my family and I were under mandatory evacuation for six days, and I'm convinced
• It is time CAL FIRE became a year-round agency.
• It's crazy that our State Fire Department is not year-round.
• It has been reintroduced to have CAL FIRE be year-round.
• I am highly supportive. making CAL FIRE year-round.

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• In Glenco's case, that 1.5%—I'm rounding some numbers just because I have exact, but I just want to round
• NERC, for its part, has implemented a set of mandatory reliability standards around winterization for
• uh reliability standards and mandatory uh reliability standards and and<00:57:26.559> this<00
• They're round bases, but they're very tall and they hold multiple lines.
• They're I think they're round along 94?

Bills: HF3296, HF3802

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house