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• <00:22:17.520> as be under current economic conditions as be under current economic conditions
• there would not be any impact conditions there would not be any impact to<00:22:35.240> the<00
• Again, that's with current economic conditions, no economic downturn.
• So to recap, under current economic conditions, we do not forecast this proposal to have any impact on
• we do not current economic conditions we do not forecast<00:25:32.240> this<00:25:32.480>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:02:52.160> projects, condition projects, condition projects, they<01:02:54.559> roll
• <01:03:25.280> projects of dollars of asset condition projects of dollars of asset condition
• The PUC has no jurisdiction over asset condition projects.
• <01:10:25.280> So condition projects. So condition projects.
• <01:15:30.719> projects conditioning projects conditioning projects at<01:15:32.400> the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Investing in prevention, strengthening primary care, and helping people manage chronic conditions can
• For us, the conditions are very clear to bring AI into the classroom.
• You heard him mentioned signing with DTI, having the terms and conditions.
• You heard him mentioned signing with DTI, having the terms and conditions.
• Moore's leader. ...conditions. These were in place even before this bill because of Dr.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Along with the unknown condition of farmland once a site is decommissioned, if that is the case.
• Along with the unknown condition of farmland once a site is decommissioned, if that is the case.
• Along with the unknown condition of farmland once a site is decommissioned, if that is the case.
• provided that specified<01:18:49.440> food<01:18:49.719> safety<01:18:50.040> conditions
• <01:18:50.640> are specified food safety conditions are specified food safety conditions are

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• physical and occupational therapy services to children under age 21 with eligible serious medical conditions
• physical and occupational therapy services to children under age 21 with eligible serious medical conditions
• under which these is still yet to be spent, the conditions under which these corporations have gotten
• another issue we know also that there were certain programs funded last year in the budget as a condition
• home when they're dealing with issues like chronically homeless adults with significant medical conditions

Summary: The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions. The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs. The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• <00:12:51.519> of<00:12:51.680> the due to the physical condition of the due to the
• physical condition of the building<00:12:52.160> or<00:12:52.399> space<00:12:53.120><
• I am someone with a very rare medical condition, and I have had laser surgery performed on my eyes.
• . um mental health conditions.
• This section clarifies that conditions.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House began with several announcements and recognitions, including a lengthy tribute to Representative Carolyn Brangan of Georgia on her retirement and years of service, followed by remarks from Brangan explaining that she is leaving to care for her husband during cancer treatment. Additional members offered brief reflections, including one on the end of the session and another welcoming students from Founders Memorial School to the gallery, and a member from Brattleboro highlighted a collaborative mural in the card room titled “These Green Hills, Vermont State Symbols and Personal Reflections.” The body then took up its calendar. It adopted Joint House Resolution 12, authorizing limited remote voting in joint committees through the remainder of the calendar year, with an ADA-related accommodation for members physically present but unable to access a meeting room. The House also suspended rules to take up and concur in the Senate amendment to House Bill 935 on emergency management. The committee report described grant programs for emergency response and technical rescue, new definitions and shelter-planning language centered on “whole community,” a wildland fire response task force, and an emergency rulemaking provision requested by the Agency of Natural Resources; the committee approved the Senate proposal on an 8-3 straw poll, and the House concurred. The House next adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 952, the capital construction and state bonding budget adjustment bill. The report explained changes made in conference, including shifting funds to cover a higher-than-expected bid for the St. Johnsbury facility, restoring some funding for maintenance at the women’s correctional facility in Chittenden County, and setting aside $750,000 toward planning for Wi-Fi installation in correctional facilities. It also noted a lease-related language change for a Vermont Huts project at Little River State Park, with notification to the institutions committee chairs. The House then took up Senate Bill 64 on optometrists’ scope of practice; the committee presentation supported allowing specially credentialed optometrists to perform certain minor surgical, laser, and injection procedures, citing improved access, safety, cost, and workforce development, and the bill was read for second reading with committee recommendations for concurrence.

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• Officers can reposition as conditions change. TxDOT engages officers through two methods.
• Their critical role is making drivers aware of the changing conditions.
• Conditions have changed, and attention is required.
• It's about awareness of a changing condition.
• I was given a 50/50 chance to survive the first two years of my condition.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Then, you know, you throw in chronic conditions: diabetes, cardiovascular, behavioral health.
• Many of those clients have patients or beneficiaries that have complex medical conditions.
• While other states allow pharmacists to test, diagnose, prescribe, and manage common conditions, While
• In those states, pharmacists can provide treatment for conditions like flu, strep throat, COVID-19, and
• We can do this because there's... ...specific for individuals' lifestyles and conditions.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• focus is solving that key problem with a laser focus, like I've had since the to manage serious conditions
• . to manage serious conditions.
• And without our overnight nurse, we may have misdiagnosed his seizure condition.
• . condition. condition.
• and complex conditions.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• on the facility maintaining conditional on the facility maintaining or<00:47:16.960> improving
• These residents are in their 80s and 90s, and they have multiple chronic conditions.
• These residents are in their 80s and 90s, and they have multiple chronic conditions.
• These residents are in their 80s and 90s, and they have multiple chronic conditions.
• Surveys continue to show that nurses are saying their working conditions are worsening.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our health conditions require diabetes.
• If I drop below 20 hours a week for my kids or due to illness or medical health conditions, this would
• If I drop below 20 hours a week for my kids or due to illness or medical health conditions, this would
• lot of money in a physical condition lot of money in a physical condition that<01:16:01.679>
• Another patient with multiple chronic<01:53:18.960> health<01:53:19.199> conditions,<01

Bills: HF45, HF1148, HF3624, HF3586, HF777

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

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• Um, now you have to hire someone to fill that spot on the condition that, hey, just want to let you know
• For example, conditional use compromise.
• <01:51:44.800> use having to go through the conditional use having to go through the conditional
• The only owner occupancy, the only way that it really can be controlled is with the conditional use or
• use or special with the conditional use or special exceptions.<02:03:59.040> so<02:03:59.199>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Also, the bill didn't speak to any conditions that might be necessary for renewing the license, so in
• <00:37:28.319> for<00:37:28.520> the setting forth conditions for the setting forth
• conditions for the issuance<00:37:29.520> of<00:37:29.760> the<00:37:29.960> license
• might be to any conditions that might be necessary<00:37:36.720> for<00:37:37.440> renewing
• It's really a complicated public health set of conditions, and it really gives a cool opportunity for

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 627, which concerns Department of Education school safety funding and staffing. DOE said the bill would restore two positions and related funding that had been removed from the governor’s budget: a targeted violence prevention and threat assessment program manager and a security technology manager. DOE described ongoing work on school vulnerability assessments, fire suppression measures, security camera research, panic buttons, and active shooter prevention training. Testifiers from DOE, the Department of Law Enforcement, fire services, HSTA, and an individual witness all supported the bill, with the individual citing a past school shooting experience as a reason to increase school resource officers and safety measures. Members asked about the positions’ duties, how the request differed from existing security funding, and the status of active shooter training; DOE said it would provide more information on training statistics. The committee then took up HB 249, relating to Executive Office on Early Learning family child interaction learning programs. The Early Learning Board, EOEL, Commit to Kids, Early Childhood Action Strategies, Partners in Development Foundation, and others testified in support. EOEL said it currently spends about $800,000 annually on FCI program contracts and supports expanding state funding for FCIL programs, including infant and early childhood mental health, if the appropriation covers the broader scope. Testifiers emphasized that FCIL programs are trauma-informed, evidence-based, and help families and children, with one provider sharing a long-term example of a parent and child benefiting from the program. Members asked how many programs are supported, whether FCIL exists on all islands, and whether the request was in the governor’s budget; EOEL said the expansion was requested by the office but not included in the governor’s budget. HB 429, concerning pre-K expansion, drew broad support from the Lieutenant Governor, EOEL, HSTA, and community groups. Supporters said the Ready Keiki initiative has already opened more than 50 classrooms and would add another 50 over the next two years, including Hawaiian immersion classrooms. EOEL said it currently administers 72 public pre-K classrooms across 74 campuses and that the bill’s funding was included in the governor’s budget request. Testimony stressed kindergarten readiness, affordability for working families, equity across islands, and inclusion classrooms. Members asked about national quality benchmarks, with EOEL stating Hawaii meets 10 of 10 benchmarks and that only five states had done so at the time referenced. The Lieutenant Governor also described construction and delivery efforts, including refurbishing existing classrooms, modular options, possible use of state buildings, and even collaboration with libraries to expand child care access. Finally, the committee heard HB 439 on J-1 teacher licensure. DOE supported the bill, while the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board opposed it, arguing licensure standards are not place-based and should remain rigorous and uniform for all educators. The Attorney General’s office offered technical comments, including replacing “educators” with “teacher” and clarifying the bill’s language on issuance and renewal conditions. Several organizations and individuals testified in support, including school, cultural, business, and educator groups. One witness, a teacher from the Philippines, said J-1 educators are highly qualified and described the rigor of teacher preparation in the Philippines. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• which is, this bill puts it to sunset or from sunset to sunrise and during rain and low visibility conditions
• Sunset to sunrise and during rain and low visibility conditions, just simply closing some safety gaps

Bills: SB137, SB372, SB1209, SB1226, SB1256, SB1303, SB1595, SB1636, SB1772, SB1827, SB1876, SB1944, SB2072, SB2104, SB2180

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB372, firearms, gun rights, lawful carry, concealed carry, open carry, handgun license, Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, weapons policy, gun law, school safety, private school, public school, college campus, university campus

Summary: The committee heard a series of Senate bills, most of them receiving unanimous or near-unanimous do-pass recommendations. SB 1595, as amended, exempts commercial driver training schools administered by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections from provisions regulating state agency interactions with CDL schools; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed 9-0. SB 1303 transferred property and records from the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation to the Workers’ Compensation Commission, SB 2180 required certain foreign principals’ agents to register with the Secretary of State, SB 2072 expanded title-theft protections and allowed broader law-enforcement investigation and fee waivers, SB 1772 clarified when vehicle lights must be used, and SB 1209 excluded Sundays and federal holidays from eviction timelines; each passed without opposition or with overwhelming support. Members also advanced SB 137, a mirror bill to a House measure dealing with a corrections-related issue, after discussion about retroactivity and possible amendments on the Senate side; it passed 9-1. SB 1944 adjusted an agriculture payroll threshold exemption and passed 10-0. SB 372 clarified that a person may carry a weapon from the front door to a room in a state-owned hotel or lodge and passed 9-1. SB 1636 allowed a victim’s family to request a cold case review from any law enforcement agency and passed 11-0. SB 1256 was amended to remove language requiring certain written judicial findings, then passed 11-0. Additional bills approved included SB 1827, which updated definitions in the Government Tort Claims Act; SB 2104, a cleanup and integration measure following adoption of the Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code; SB 1226, clarifying when a driver must stop after an accident involving property damage; and SB 1876, allowing a foreign insurer to be served through its registered agent rather than only the insurance commissioner. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures out favorably.

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• No, this vessel is in great condition.
• Considering the present condition of the Schooner Western Union, I think it's time to honor her as our

Bills: S1512, S1602, S1604, S1656

Keywords: Space Florida, tax exemption, governmental purpose, aviation, defense industry, space exploration, semiconductor technology, veterans, housing, property management, incentives, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, vacancy relief, risk mitigation, housing finance, trust fund, Homes for Veterans, S1656, SB 1656, official state flagship

Summary: The Committee on Military Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum and considered several memorials and bills. It first passed Senate Memorial 1714, urging Congress to support the “No Tax Dollars for Terrorist Acts” measure to prevent U.S. funds from benefiting the Taliban in Afghanistan. The committee then favorably reported SB 1512, which expands tax exemptions and procurement flexibility for Space Florida, and SB 1656, which designates the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship in place of the Western Union. The committee also favorably reported SM 1186, which urges Congress to increase the Florida National Guard’s force structure, with supporters citing Florida’s large population and disaster response needs. Senator Sharif voiced support for the effort. Next, the committee took up SB 1602, creating a Homes for Veterans Property Management Incentive Pilot Program in selected counties to help landlords house veterans through vacancy relief and risk mitigation funds; two amendments were adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as committee substitute. SB 1604, which creates the associated trust funds within the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, also received one technical amendment and was reported favorably as committee substitute. Throughout the meeting, several measures drew supportive testimony or comments, including representatives from Space Florida and the Florida Chamber on SB 1512 and a supporter on SB 1602. Multiple members offered to co-sponsor or support veterans-related measures. No bills were opposed in debate, all amendments were adopted without objection, and each item was reported favorably before the committee adjourned.

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• The conditions for anti-Semitic violence have festered with the increasing unchecked rhetoric that promotes
• The conditions for anti-Semitic violence have festered with the increasing unchecked rhetoric that promotes

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• about this budget and the way I think about our Washingtonians when they face difficult traffic conditions
• have liked to have balanced the budget over six years, I think it is just too difficult in these conditions

Summary: The House and Senate Transportation Committee conferees met to consider the conference report for SB 5161, the transportation budget for the 2025-27 biennium. Staff explained that the underlying 2023-25 transportation budget was revised downward by about $1.3 billion, from $14.5 billion to $13.2 billion, and the report included a dedication honoring the late Senator Bill Ramos for his service to Washington and its transportation system. Members from both chambers spoke in support of the budget and praised the work of committee staff, noting the difficulty and length of the negotiations. Several conferees said the budget was responsible and cautious given uncertainty around costs and federal funding, while still advancing major priorities such as ferry procurement, fish barrier removal, safety improvements, State Patrol staffing, preservation and maintenance, and key projects including the North Spokane Corridor, SR 520, Gateway, and other Connecting Washington and mega projects. After discussion, the committee adopted the conference report by voice vote, with members then recorded as recommending it. The report was advanced to the House and Senate, and the committee adjourned.

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• We know that mechanical problems have been an issue, particularly with air conditioning and that sort
• So the air conditioning that you'll get will be spot-on; it'll be like any other RSA building.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• . uh 13 of the 16 that will conditions. uh 13 of the 16 that will conditions. uh 13 of the 16 that will
• Are we conditions in Alabama prisons. Are we conditions in Alabama prisons.
• or are in the the physical condition or are in the the physical condition or are in the federal court
• that we that's those inhumane conditions that we that's those inhumane conditions that we because of
• that need to be conditions that need to be conditions that need to be hospitalized.

Bills: HJR 4, HJR 6, HB 195, HB 13, HB 143, HB 135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• We've also heard tragic stories of young women suffering injuries in contact sports under these conditions
• We've also heard tragic stories of young women suffering injuries in contact sports under these conditions
• We've also heard tragic stories of young women suffering injuries in contact sports under these conditions
• We've also heard tragic stories of young women suffering injuries in contact sports under these conditions
• contact Sports under these conditions contact Sports under these conditions that<02:07:02.440>

Keywords: 1183, house