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• So this is due to a change within the ERB.
• Engaged in procurement processes and have had to go out for a second procurement process.
• That's what's important to me: that this is a process.
• I don't know what the process is.
• , whether it's just whoever's process it is, whosever budget it goes into, a fair and equal process that

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• This bill moves the due date for MMB submission of the annual uncollectible debt summary report from
• By extending the due date by one month, this bill provides our agency the additional time we need to
• By extending the due date by one month, this bill provides our agency the additional time we need to
• workload pressure there uh by extending workload pressure there uh by extending the<00:02:49.480> due
• date by one month this uh Bill the due date by one month this uh Bill provides<00:02:52.360> uh

Bills: HF1, HF1754, HF1809, HF1478

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• Because that's why you have this process. You have due why you have this process.
• You have due why you have this process.
• You have due process that everybody should have to go process that everybody should have to go process
• But then still on the flip side, I just think a person due process side, I just think a person due process
• There's no due process with this right here. We're just process with this right here.

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• So, when you're analyzing any kind of process, you know, industrial process, health care process, there's
• So, when you're analyzing any kind of process, you know, industrial process, health care process, there's
• So, when you're analyzing any kind of process, you know, industrial process, health care process, there's
• 01:15:16.880> care<01:15:17.000> process, industrial process, health care process, industrial
• wages due to high inflation. wages due to high inflation.

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• Again, due to concerns about bias, discrimination, all of that.
• Again, due to concerns about bias, discrimination, all of that.
• But if ...Foreclosure is a pretty lengthy process anyway.
• From yes to not voting due to conflict. Mr. Speaker, from yes to not voting due to conflict.
• The amendment was never vetted, never went through a committee process.

Summary: The House convened with quorum, offered prayers and moments of silence for community members who had recently died, and recognized several guests and family members in the chamber. After routine communications and passage of consent calendar 29, the chamber took up a series of measures on the main and colored agendas, with several bills and resolutions passing by voice vote or roll call. Among the measures approved were House Concurrent Resolution 157, which as amended requested a State Lottery report on options to support traditional lottery retailers; Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program; Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecommunications carriers; Senate Bill 339 clarifying health directive forms in mental health facilities; Senate Bill 235 on manufactured home community rent increases; Senate Bill 325, as amended, updating fire prevention and volunteer fire/EMS background check rules; Senate Bill 309 on inmate work and discharge of incarceration-related balances; Senate Bill 324 on deadly weapons and constable agency representatives; Senate Bill 293 on youth camp child care licensing; Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication delivery; and Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to marry regardless of race or gender while preserving religious freedom. House Bill 188, changing Delaware primary elections to allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after debate. Two measures drew extended discussion and amendments. Senate Bill 233, requiring snow and ice to be removed from vehicles, was tabled once, then later amended and passed after debate over whether the law was workable for truck drivers and other vehicle operators; a proposed truck-related exemption amendment failed. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a pilot program for artificial intelligence and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, privacy, and educator oversight, alongside concerns from members about data, bias, and long-term effects. Several items were tabled or reconsidered during the session, and the House adjourned after completing the day’s business.

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• need additional assistance due to their own disability.
• additional assistance due to their own<00:21:24.799> disability.
• rather than the expedited rulemaking process.
• This was a good process.
• So, thank you for this process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's really a ground-up process.
• We have a yearly process called the Intended Use Plan, where the board has a very public process of scoring
• due diligence and lay that out.
• Those processes are certainly helpful for us.
• While in the field due to very site-specific uncertainty.

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• That is probably partially due to environmental restrictions.
• It's probably partially due to the high cost of property.
• So I'll defer to CEC on the due dates for the transportation fuels assessment.
• There is an update that is due. But as far as the work that we need to look at...
• There's an update that is due.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the impact of the Iran conflict and global oil supply disruption on California fuel markets. Committee members and administration witnesses from the California Energy Commission and the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight described California’s heavy reliance on imported crude and refined products, the state’s shrinking refining base, current inventory levels, and how global supply tightness is affecting gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel prices. CEC officials said near-term supply looked adequate for roughly the next six weeks, but warned that continued disruption would likely raise prices further and increase competition for imports. DPMO said the conflict is a real supply shock, but also emphasized a separate, longstanding problem of unusually high California retail gasoline prices, especially among major branded stations. Witnesses and members debated the causes of high prices and the state’s longer-term fuel strategy. Professor Severin Borenstein argued that much of the price gap beyond taxes and environmental costs comes from a “mystery gasoline surcharge” downstream of refineries, while also noting that California’s shrinking number of refineries creates market-power and supply-resilience concerns. Western States Petroleum Association CEO Jody Mueller argued that state policies have weakened California’s refining system and made it more vulnerable to global shocks, urging the state to protect remaining refining capacity and improve infrastructure for imports. United Steelworkers Local 675 Vice President Norman Rogers stressed the need for safe, reliable refinery operations and adequate staffing. Several members pressed witnesses on whether California should rely more on imports, how to manage inventories and port/storage capacity, and whether the state needs clearer authority and better data collection to coordinate fuel policy. Discussion also covered branded versus unbranded gasoline pricing, the role of California fuel specifications, and whether a floating gas tax or other policy tools could buffer consumers from global price spikes. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• So again, here we are trying to basically get rid of due process so we can go after political enemies
• c> is violation of due process if someone is violation of due process if someone is entitled<01:27
• HPD: So there's a process.
• process test at the beginning.
• um um the process is yeah the process um um the process is yeah the process already<02:00:00.040

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Summary: The committee met on March 13, 2025, and took up several firearms and fireworks measures. On SB 227, which would create an illegal fireworks enforcement division in the Department of Law Enforcement and appropriate funds, DLE supported the bill, saying fireworks enforcement has become a full-time job requiring dedicated staff rather than a collateral-duty task force. Members discussed whether the bill and the related task force bill were both needed; DLE said yes, explaining that the new division would provide full-time state employees while the task force funding covers interagency costs such as transportation, storage, overtime, and personnel. Testimony on SB 227 was reported as 12 in support and 6 in opposition. On SB 222, which would fund the illegal fireworks task force and extend its sunset to June 30, 2030, DLE and the Honolulu Police Department supported the measure, emphasizing continued enforcement pressure and interagency coordination. An opponent from the Libertarian Party of Hawaii argued the bill was a waste of time, criticized fireworks prohibition as cultural overreach, and performed a song in opposition. Representative Shimizu asked about results from the extra enforcement effort, and DLE said enforcement has driven up street prices and made investors think twice, which they described as a goal of pricing people out of the market. The chair reported 13 testimonies in support and 6 in opposition. The committee then heard SB 1324, a more comprehensive fireworks bill that would revise definitions and penalties, create first- and second-degree fireworks offenses, add infractions, and increase penalties for serious injury or death. DLE and the Attorney General strongly supported it, saying the bill would improve enforcement, address black-market activity, and help prosecutors when fireworks have already exploded and evidence is destroyed. The Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing existing laws already punish these offenses and that the real issue is enforcement; the office also raised constitutional concerns about the bill’s concurrent civil infraction and criminal trial process. Honolulu Police supported the bill, while the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office said the alternative definitions would help in cases involving exploded versus seized fireworks. The chair noted 17 testimonies in support, 7 in opposition, and 3 comments, and members discussed whether the bill could be amended to address the public defender’s concerns. The committee also began hearing SB 308, which would expand the state’s magazine-capacity restrictions to firearms with detachable magazines over 30 rounds, with a grandfathering provision for certain magazines obtained before January 1, 2026. DLE supported the bill as a fair balance that would grandfather existing magazines while preventing new high-capacity acquisitions. Opposition testimony from Jerry Yuan of the Pool, Oil, Rifle, and Pistol Club argued the proposal was another shifting restriction and opposed magazine bans generally. The hearing continued with additional testimony not fully captured in the excerpt.

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• I hope that I've given our fellow Delawareans due process and justice and contributed to our state's
• I hope that I've given our fellow Delawareans due process and justice and contributed to our state's
• That process, you know, it's sort of the Schoolhouse Rock, like how a bill becomes a law.
• That process, you know, it's sort of the schoolhouse rock, like how a bill becomes a law.
• Oftentimes the state’s attorney kind of helps facilitate the process.

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