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• And we're going to continue to do that.
• We're going to continue to vaccinate children for hepatitis B.
• And the costs continue to rise.
• This has continued.
• So I will continue...

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• <00:26:33.760> to the Comm the board can continue to the Comm the board can continue to appoint
• They're allowed to not only continue gambling, but to continue receiving incentives, often numbering
• They're allowed to not only continue gambling, but to continue receiving incentives, often numbering
• Moving on to the next bill: House Bill 476, HD1. continue the conversation on how to fund continue the
• blanket mandate in hopes of continuing blanket mandate in hopes of continuing the<03:52:28.319><

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Development continues to trend upward, and the market signal is clear.
• Puerto Peñasco will continue to be a place for Arizona's issues. Puerto Peñasco.
• The bill continues the Arizona Competes program indefinitely.
• This continues the fund, but with oversight from the legislature. If we don't do this, it elapses.
• Very quickly, members, once again, this is a continuation of the previous two bills.

Bills: HB2746, HB2751, HB2752, HB2753

Keywords: trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona competes fund, economic development, fund repeal, state finances, state appropriations, Arizona Commerce Authority, job creation, business incentives, commerce authority, public-private partnership, business regulation, Arizona governance, 1182, all

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• Another bright spot continues to be concurrent enrollment participation among high school students grew
• Higher education continues to play a key role in Oklahoma's overall economy.
• Construction and material costs continue to rise, and delaying repairs only increases long-term costs
• if, for example, on a nursing, once you stand that up with your initiative, there's going to be continuing
• So, there's we would look forward to maybe some continuing operating expenses once it's stood up.

Keywords: 914, all

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• As we continue to address the growing demand for mental health services across our state, it is vital
• So we'll continue to talk.
• Representative Redondo, I'm happy to continue to work on that.
• And even though it's not on here today, I hope we have the continued conversation.
• I'm up to date to continue that conversation. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Summary: The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee met with a quorum present and considered two bills. HB 361, by Rep. Nix, would reclassify registered interns as registered associates for clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental health counseling, and would streamline supervision rules by removing the requirement that licensed supervisors be physically present in private practice settings. Supporters said the bill would modernize terminology, reduce barriers to practice, and expand access to mental health care while maintaining supervision and public safety. Several members raised concerns about possible unintended effects on community health centers and Medicaid workforce issues, but the bill drew broad support and passed 17-0, reported favorably. The committee then heard HB 1341, by Rep. Gonzales Pittman, which is aimed at preventing misuse of physician specialty titles and limiting those titles to practitioners who are actually board-certified in the specialty they claim. The sponsor emphasized that the bill does not address the general use of “doctor” or “physician,” only specialty designations such as dermatologist, gynecologist, neurologist, or plastic surgeon. Testimony in support came from medical and professional groups, including anesthesiologists and plastic surgeons, who said clearer titles help patients know who is treating them and improve safety. The Florida Optometric Association opposed the bill, arguing it could create confusion or omit optometric titles and other designations. Two amendments were adopted without objection. One removed a hospital name-tag requirement from the bill. The other changed a claims-denial provision so that denial letters need only disclose that a Florida-licensed physician in good standing made the decision, while the insurer must retain the physician’s identifying information for potential litigation or discovery. Some members supported the privacy protections, while others questioned whether the amendment was germane to the bill. As amended, HB 1341 passed 13-4 and was reported favorably.

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• AS MY TIME IN THE HOUSE NEAR IT AND I FELT A STRONG CALLING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.
• THIS IS WHY I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TODAY TO CONTINUE SERVING
• I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO CONTINUOUSLY BE A PROBLEM, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO CARRY AND WE
• WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE CHALLENGES THROUGH GROWTH.
• SMRS WILL PLAY A MASSIVE ROLE IN THE AND AS THE STATE OF FLORIDA CONTINUES TO GROW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Even if we are struggling through the Interagency Council to prevent elder abuse, trying to continue
• Leadership and having that move forward and continue to be active is important.
• The Coalition, in some shape or form, needs to continue that effort to be able to meet the goals.
• I want to make sure the conversation continues, so like when you...
• A coalition of stakeholders at the table continually is important.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Department of Commerce to continue the tomato suspension agreement between the U.S. and Mexico.
• Doing so is crucial to safeguarding Texas's economy, protecting jobs, and ensuring that consumers continue
• , a resolution that highlights the importance of the tomato suspension agreement and urges its continuation
• I urge the subcommittee to pass the bill so we can ensure that Texas businesses and workers can continue
• This industrial park will help ensure more commercial trucks can continue... ...through our region.

Bills: HCR108, HCR127

Keywords: Tomato Suspension Agreement, trade, Mexico, Texas economy, agriculture, import tariffs, job preservation, Taiwan, U.S. relations, economic cooperation, sister-state, 1184, house, all

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• I think we need to continue to bring that... ...grace as we talk about this stuff.
• However, we will not meet these goals if we continue with business as usual.
• So not only is it not continuing to sequester, but we're losing that carbon to the air.
• Plus, filter innovations continue to evolve to address emerging contaminants.
• They will continue to pollute our air and our water.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered a broad set of environmental and water-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on blue economy and circular economy proposals, drought management, drinking water safety, flood resilience, and water infrastructure funding. Supporters of bills such as H. 987 and H. 988 described grant programs for blue economy workforce development, research, small businesses, and public education about a circular economy. Other speakers backed measures on coastal erosion research, recreational boating dredging, cranberry water-right transfers, sand mining oversight, and a voucher program for home water filtration in PFAS-impacted communities. Several elected officials and advocates also urged passage of bills to require private well testing, improve school drinking water safety, and address sand mining pollution and PFAS contamination. Water supply and drought issues drew extensive testimony. Senator Eldridge and others supported legislation to let the state, through DEP and the drought management task force, impose regional water-use restrictions during droughts and make the task force permanent in statute. Advocates from watershed groups, farms, and environmental organizations said the current town-by-town approach is inconsistent and ineffective, and they described drought impacts on rivers, farms, private wells, and wildfire risk. A related bill on private wells was supported as a way to help homeowners test and remediate contaminated wells, especially in rural areas without public water. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to allow the Lynnfield Water District to join the MWRA, with local officials saying the move would help address PFAS and other contamination and improve supply reliability. Another major panel supported a water infrastructure funding bill, arguing that aging drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need major new investment, including support for PFAS treatment, sewer rate relief, biosolids research, and regional interconnections. Members asked about costs, funding sources, and the relationship to existing revolving loan funds; witnesses said the bill would need to be paired with future bond funding and new revenue ideas. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly invited written testimony and noted the large number of speakers.

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• We had We will continue And we did that.
• ,<00:25:31.440> large continue to support businesses, large continue to support businesses
• And and as I continue to do that.
• > hold<01:08:31.799> harmless continue site level hold harmless continue site level hold harmless
• >> Senator Pratt, continue. >> Senator Pratt, continue.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• access issues in the state's continuing access issues in the state's emergency<00:15:37.240> and<
• And so,<00:26:08.160> I<00:26:08.200> can<00:26:08.360> continue<00:26:08.720>
• > to<00:26:08.880> live<00:26:09.080> the so, I can continue to live the so, I can
• continue to live the experience<00:26:09.880> of<00:26:10.080> it.
• government can how long it can continue government can how long it can continue funding.<01:05:44.880

Bills: SCR180

Keywords: wildfire, fire hazard, Lahaina, West Maui, Maui wildfire, vegetation management, fuel reduction, defensible space, fuel breaks, invasive grasses, emergency access, evacuation route, fire lane, state lands, public safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal, community risk reduction, hazard mitigation, brush clearance, wildland-urban interface

Summary: The committee opened by noting it was likely its last hearing of the 2026 session, then took up several resolutions. SCR 54, on appointing a hydrogen fire safety expert and training on hydrogen-related protocols, and SCR 59, on allowing certain health care professionals to practice without a license during a state of emergency, drew no testimony. Members discussed SCR 59 as a response to past emergencies and the need for pre-approved, updated registries of professionals who could be deployed quickly in emergencies. SCR 62 SD1, which asks the 911 Board to form a working group with the disability community to address access issues in emergency and 911 responses, received testimony from disability advocates and the 911 Board. Testifiers said the measure should ensure an integrated system with EMS infrastructure, real-time access for dispatchers and field personnel, and public education about the system; they also noted that Smart911 is no longer being used on Oahu and Maui and that a statewide, integrated approach is needed. Members agreed to work the suggested language into the resolution. SCR 179, urging Maui County to enforce fire code provisions on brush clearance, fuel breaks, roadside vegetation clearing, and emergency access, was noted as having no testimony but continuing to raise important issues. SCR 74, calling for an audit of no-bid contracts issued under emergency proclamations from 2020 through 2025, drew strong support from a late testifier who tied the measure to emergency procurement concerns after the Lahaina wildfire and COVID-era contracting. The witness argued that procurement rules should not be waived in ways that compromise safety, and described concerns about unlicensed contractors and construction problems in a state housing project. Members asked about the scope of the audit and whether it would interfere with criminal investigations; the witness said the audit should cover a broad range of contracts, including nonprofit contracts, and should not be limited to the wildfire period. The committee also heard SCR 28 SD1 on creating a Hawaii Vietnam Veterans Medal, with support from the Department of Defense and veterans advocates, who said the resolution is intended to do the groundwork for a future appropriation and to determine eligibility and distribution procedures. Finally, SCR 60 SD1, requesting updates on the “Breaking Cycles” rehabilitation and restorative justice study, received support from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, and reform advocates. The department asked that reporting be annual rather than quarterly because of the complexity of the OCCC project, and supporters said the measure would promote transparency and help ensure the study’s recommendations are implemented. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Thank you for your time and your consideration of SF 2729 and continued funding for Minitex.
• <00:09:31.120> I'm and continued funding for Minuteex.
• I'm and continued funding for Minuteex.
• continually identifying and are continually identifying and digitizing<00:18:55.760> unique<00
• We appreciate your continued attention to this matter. >> Thank you for your testimony, members.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But the importance of this information is that it's collecting that continuous period of record so that
• The next two weeks in Texas we will continue that economic miracle.
• But we do continue to see those applications come to us as those properties are developed.
• Pumping continues to be a challenge.
• Chairman, as we continue to talk about this issue that we continue to highlight brackish groundwater

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We would like to continue on. Yes.
• We would like to continue on. We have every intention of continuing on, but it is a bid situation.
• We would like to continue on.
• We would like to continue on. bid. We would like to continue on.
• continuing on but it is a bid situation. continuing on but it is a bid situation.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum, approved the June 5, 2025 minutes, and heard a presentation from Don Pemberton and David Buchanan of AgriKim/AgriCam on the Eddyville Riverport fertilizer terminal. They explained that the company supplies fertilizer, crop protection, and seed across western Kentucky, with the Eddyville port serving as a key source for about 100,000 tons of fertilizer annually and supporting roughly 20 counties and 19 wholesale customers. They said the existing facility is aging and vulnerable to river humidity and corrosion, and they proposed reconstructing the fertilizer bins into a fully enclosed, more durable facility with an estimated cost of about $1.76 million, far less than rebuilding from scratch. The presenters argued the project is important to keep fertilizer moving quickly during a short application season, to manage global supply disruptions and tariffs, and to avoid higher freight costs if product had to come through other ports. They also emphasized environmental benefits from a contained facility that would reduce runoff into nearby waters. Committee members asked about supply sources, demand trends, ownership, lease terms, and whether the building’s capacity would change. The witnesses said demand is increasing, much of the product still comes from overseas or other domestic ports, and the building would be owned by the company while the Riverport Authority owns the ground. Several members expressed support for the port’s importance to western Kentucky agriculture and noted the need for timely fertilizer storage and delivery. One member, however, said he was not in favor of using public money to subsidize a private, for-profit business and urged the company to negotiate a longer lease with the Riverport Authority before making such a capital investment. The discussion ended without a vote or formal action on the project, though members indicated the issue may be revisited and that the Riverport Authority will later present additional needs to the transportation committee.

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• Now last year on the continue to grow.
• But that doesn't just continue to happen.
• But that doesn't just continue to happen.
• So that work continues, and we're very proud to be able to continue that work.
• So be able to continue that that work.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They've continued to bring me great joy and meaning in my life.
• They've continued to bring me great joy and meaning in my life.
• They've continued to bring me great joy and meaning in my life.
• if I didn't have Wallally's continued if I didn't have Wallally's continued support.<00:32:43.440
• <01:56:26.080> Senator continue the conversation. Senator continue the conversation.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• since that point efforts have continued since that point in<00:11:27.600> time<00:11:28.600><
• Chairman, he's listed four things that they would use the funding for: to continue to develop unique
• Feel free to continue.
• to look forward to the progress you're going to make as this project continues.
• to look forward to the progress you're going to make as this project continues.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ago and continues on to this day.
• authorized and the way this the continue authorized and the way this the continue or<00:18:06.080
• <00:18:55.000> to times Residential Services continue to times Residential Services continue
• And as, of course, time continues, costs continue to rise.
• costs continue to course time continues costs continue to Rise<01:26:48.639> um<01:26:49.080>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• DRTC will continue to look for partnerships in more interest areas when they're not.
• DRTC will continue to look for partnerships in more interest areas when they're not.
• Questions for Angela before I wanted to continue with barriers. Thank you, Angela.
• And so this is a program for them to continue to do job exploration, to continue to learn new skills
• And so this is a program for them to continue to do job exploration, to continue to learn new skills

Summary: The meeting focused on integrated employment and related services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with testimony from several provider agencies and state officials. Robin Arder and Belinda Stevens of ThinkAbility described how their organization supports people through residential services and self-created businesses because community employers often are not ready to hire people with disabilities. They said rigid service rules, difficulty fitting individuals into existing job definitions, and reimbursement requirements can prevent person-centered employment supports. They also reported that, in their experience, employees had not lost benefits when work was coordinated carefully with Social Security and benefits management. Tina Hannah of South Central Industries described a broad business model that includes manufacturing, janitorial and highway contracts, state-use products, a food truck, and an entertainment trailer, along with an adult day program and residential services. She said the organization uses a temp-service style model to make employers more comfortable and noted barriers such as employer concerns about productivity, lack of awareness of tax credits and accessibility resources, and the need for consistent job coaches. Miranda Figueroa of A New Leaf said her agency is moving toward a more person-centered model, including a Transition Academy for young adults that combines independent living instruction, community college classes, internships, and follow-along support; she said the program has an 85% placement rate but is expensive and not eligible for traditional student aid because it is not accredited. She also cited barriers including dual diagnoses, workforce readiness, and low reimbursement rates. Angela Decker and Deborah Copeland of DRTC described their long-running enclave contracts and a new Community Skills and Connection program that uses interest-based cohorts, community exploration, and volunteer experiences to build skills and networks tied to employment. They said the agency is phasing out its 14(c) subminimum wage certificate by the end of the year and is trying to expand community-based opportunities. DRTC and other providers emphasized the need to blend DDS and DRS services more effectively, reduce restrictive rules such as line-of-sight requirements, and better support people in congregate living settings. DRS representatives said the agency does provide school-based transition services, employer accommodations, and job carving support, and noted federal reporting requirements tied to wage outcomes. Members also discussed safety concerns, employer education, data collection, ABLE accounts, and the role of schools in preparing students for work and community life. The co-chairs proposed organizing the task force into three working groups: in-school/transition services, program support and service blending, and community integration/employer engagement. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with plans for further working-group discussion and follow-up on data and policy ideas.

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• As the cost for everything continues to rise, whether it's groceries, appliances, or energy itself, this
• Since that time, we are continuing to look at additional opportunities for improved communication.
• May I continue? Thank you. No, we're going to keep going. Okay.
• We need to be a leader and continue to uphold the leadership position of Massachusetts on protecting
• We will not stand for the continued expansion of the gas network.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of late-file energy bills, with much of the discussion focused on battery storage siting, gas system expansion, propane consumer protections, gas workforce safety, and a Taunton home-rule petition on water rates for manufactured housing communities. Representative Sweeney urged support for H. 4689 and H. 4690, which would impose a moratorium and setback requirements for lithium battery storage facilities, citing fire risk, proximity to homes, and environmental concerns. Several local officials and residents from Oakham, Tewksbury, and other communities described proposed battery projects near homes, schools, wetlands, and conservation land, while industry and clean-energy advocates argued the bills would effectively block storage development and conflict with state energy goals and existing fire-safety standards. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2290/H. 3547, a bill to prevent gas expansion near environmental justice communities, from environmental justice advocates, municipal officials, and clean-energy groups. Testimony emphasized rising gas bills, the cost of new pipelines, methane and health impacts, and the need to avoid locking in long-term gas infrastructure costs. Witnesses also discussed related bills on gas workforce safety, gas shut-off valves, and gas meter replacement plans, with labor representatives supporting safety-focused measures and opposing changes they said would weaken inspections, while consumer and environmental advocates argued that some utility replacement practices are unnecessarily expensive and should be reined in to reduce ratepayer costs. Other testimony included support for H. 3518 on propane gas ratepayer protections, with the witness arguing for clearer contract terms and website price disclosure, and support for S. 2652, which would authorize Taunton to create a separate water billing rate for manufactured housing communities because residents there are effectively paying higher water costs through rent due to a single master meter. No committee votes or final actions were taken during the hearing, and members mostly asked brief clarifying questions or made no comment after testimony.