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• We'll offer job credentials that can be applied immediately in the workforce and be utilized as. on ramps
• our forensic science program, which is internationally known. and to build a training facility for utilizing

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• THROUGH 2023 FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS THAT SHOWS DIFFERENCES IN HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION
• TO ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS THROUGH MEDICAID PROGRAMS IN FLORIDA WHICH HAS FORMULARY RESTRICTIONS AND UTILIZATION

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• bill that specifically delineates that it's for cases in which there's a breakdown so that it's not utilized
• It's for cases in which there's a breakdown, so that it's not utilized in a reckless where there's perhaps

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. HB 91, by Reps. Rayner and Jacques, would align probation rules for certain misdemeanor reckless driving cases involving controlled substances with existing DUI law, allowing up to 12 months of probation in those cases. The bill was described as a technical “glitch” fix and as supporting both accountability and treatment; it drew one supportive public appearance and passed 17-0, reported favorably. HB 113, by Rep. Chamberlin, sought to increase penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement. Members raised concerns about unmarked vehicles, jurisdictional markings, and whether the bill could apply to drivers who slow down or stop for safety reasons when unsure a vehicle is police. Chamberlin said he was open to clarifying language and other amendments. A strike-all amendment was adopted that increased the penalty for fleeing in a patrol vehicle with lights and sirens from a third-degree to a second-degree felony, revised offense severity rankings, and added a 1.5 sentencing multiplier for second or subsequent offenses. The amended bill received supportive public testimony and passed 16-1, with Rep. Hart voting no, and was reported favorably as amended. HB 195, by Rep. Chambliss, would require the Department of Corrections to coordinate with professional boards under DBPR so inmates completing classes tied to licensure can receive credit toward those licenses after release. Supporters said the bill would help rehabilitation, reduce recidivism, and give returning citizens a better path to employment. The bill had no amendments, received supportive public testimony, and passed unanimously 17-0, reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• egg utilization research institute AURI. egg utilization research institute AURI.
• So, utilizing that resource.
• But, uh, So, utilizing that resource.
• So, utilizing that resource.
• So, utilizing that resource.

Bills: HF4698, HF4608

Keywords: higher education, identity verification, enrollment fraud, funding, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, postsecondary education, community college, university, developmental education, remedial education, remediation, corequisite, co-requisite, English composition, college readiness, adult basic education, ABE, student placement, credit-bearing courses, noncredit courses

Summary: The committee first approved the March 26 minutes after Representative Coulter pointed out and moved a technical correction to add a missing “T” in “Regents.” The committee then took up HF 4698, which Representative Duran said would address enrollment fraud at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities by funding an automated identity-proofing system. Testimony from Chief Information Security Officer Craig Munson described a commercial software system that would verify student identities using a selfie and a state ID image, reduce ghost students and fraud, speed enrollment, and lessen staff time spent on manual investigations. Members focused heavily on privacy, data retention, and biometric concerns. Representative Cleveland asked what biometric data would be collected, and Munson said it would be limited to a selfie and ID images, not fingerprints or retinal scans. Chair Klippert and others urged stronger Chapter 13 protections and clearer data practices, while Chair Scott asked how long images would be stored; Munson said they should be deleted as soon as identity is validated, with possible revalidation later. Members also raised concerns about racial bias in biometric matching and the need for alternate verification methods. The bill was laid over, and Duran said he would work on the data practices with committee members. The committee then heard HF 4608, presented by Representative Allen for Representative Koznick, on developmental education reform. Allen said too many students are placed into remedial courses that do not count toward a degree, costing time and money and reducing completion rates. Jane Groatman of the International Institute of Minnesota supported the bill, describing students who spent years in noncredit remedial coursework and arguing for a one-semester cap on remedial classes and clearer notice that such credits do not count toward a degree. Mark Grant of Minnesota State College faculty opposed the bill’s approach, saying it imposed a one-size-fits-all model, could undermine open admissions, and should not limit colleges’ flexibility to meet diverse student needs. The bill was laid over for further consideration.

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• gave me a screenshot of the MAXA program that showed that there were 79,000 people in Clay County utilizing
• gave me a screenshot of the MAXA program that showed that there were 79,000 people in Clay County utilizing
• Klay County utilizing SNAP benefits.
• Klay County utilizing SNAP benefits. 79,000<00:04:39.360> people<00:04:40.400> when<00:
• for senior citizens primarily utilized for senior citizens and<01:32:47.920> the<01:32:48.080

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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• <00:02:59.280> management, looking at uh utilization management, looking at uh utilization
• We are utilizing new data analytics tools to uncover fraud.
• So we<00:21:26.720> are<00:21:26.960> utilizing<00:21:27.440> new<00:21:27.679><
• c> data<00:21:28.000> analytics we are utilizing new data analytics we are utilizing new data
• We've utilize this this change.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• :37:56.000> not the federal government and we're not the federal government and we're not utilizing
• uh, this as a mechanism that utilizing uh, this as a mechanism that other<00:37:58.880> states
• This is critical for emergency response and utilized by state workers and visitors on the Capitol complex
• or this is a Department of Commerce building, but how much of the office space is actually being utilized
• uh and utilities that basically serve<02:01:02.320> uh<02:01:02.560> industrial<02:01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We were unable to utilize and offer to support our county.
• We were unable to utilize and offer to support our county.
• Everybody should feel appropriate comfort as to what those funds are utilized for.
• utilized uh to understand<01:53:35.920> contribution<01:53:36.560> leverage.
• <01:54:06.800> uh what those funds uh are utilized for. uh what those funds uh are utilized

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• of the cost of living increases that a lot of those small businesses are seeing right now: higher utility
• of the cost of living increases that a lot of those small businesses are seeing right now: higher utility
• Now, higher utility bills, higher prices, uh, upwards pressure on wages that they've been seeing over
• I think that is intended to be utilized first.
• think that is intended to be utilized think that is intended to be utilized first. first. first.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The Office of Public Utility Council can request expanding its ability to conduct in-depth analysis of
• HB 5247 by Darby, relating to an alternative capital recovery process for certain utilities.
• Does your bill apply to all 12 electric utilities in Texas?
• Would you be supportive of the Senate amending your bill to include all the utilities?
• HB 3483 by Gomez, relating to the authority of a special utility district to issue revenue bonds.

Bills: SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127

Keywords: foreign ownership, real property, national security, criminal penalties, civil penalties, personal information, higher education, privacy protection, governing board, institutional security, software applications, mobile devices, age verification, parental consent, data protection, app store regulation, HJR 161, Texas constitutional amendment, voting rights, non-citizen voting

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received the invocation and pledges, and heard several announcements and recognitions before moving into floor action. Members honored the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, recognized educator Jessica Lopez, and paid memorial tribute to Jennifer Maddenly, along with recognitions for Jeanette Valdez Duran’s food pantry work, TAMACC’s 50th anniversary, and Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement from WFAA. The House also granted permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, set a local consent calendar, and suspended posting rules for a Public Health Committee hearing on SB 2721. The chamber then considered a long series of Senate and House bills, with many passing on record votes. Measures addressed local law enforcement authority (SB 906), veterans highway designation (SB 1229), foster care medical billing (SB 855), massage therapy trafficking safeguards (SB 703), tax ballot language (SB 1025), occupational licensing for people with convictions (SB 1080), lien deadlines (SB 929), liquor sales complaints (SB 1355), higher education application fee waivers (SB 2231), utility data access (SB 1877), pediatric preceptorships (SB 1998), and several House bills on bond forfeiture notice, health workforce coordination, indigent civil commitment representation, consumer transaction cancellations, bird dispersal rules, theft venue for digital property, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, in-state tuition for military-related programs, utility capital recovery, energy waste advisory oversight, gas utility rate recovery, psychedelic therapy study, teacher retirement funding transparency, pension changes, tax payment plans, and voter registration security. Some measures drew notable debate or amendments, including HB 5247, where a ratepayer-credit amendment failed, and HB 2298, HB 4014, HB 510, HB 561, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 30, HB 200, HB 3045, and HB 5111, which all passed after recorded votes with varying margins. A major point of contention was SB 2420, the app store age-verification bill, which prompted extended debate over whether the bill should also require app developers to verify users’ ages. Representative Bryant offered an amendment to preserve developer verification obligations, arguing the bill would otherwise shift responsibility away from app makers; the author opposed it, saying the bill’s approach was more workable and raised concerns about First Amendment issues. Multiple points of order were raised and withdrawn during the debate, and the amendment discussion remained unresolved in the excerpt. The House also postponed further consideration of SB 17, SB 552, and SB 2420 at different points, and recessed for lunch after completing a large block of third-reading votes.

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• With already utilizing teachers that are embedded in our schools, that connection is already there.
• With already utilizing teachers that are embedded in our schools, that connection is already there.
• With already utilizing teachers that are embedded in our schools, that connection is already there.
• With already utilizing teachers that are embedded in our schools, that connection is already there.
• I would propose that we utilize what's in the governor's budget and other industries for the last 80

Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

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• SF 4745 seeks to simplify and modernize prevailing wage reporting by utilizing a centralized database
• a prime contractor or an upper-tier subcontractor that is then subcontracting that work out, they utilize
• ><00:34:47.040> they subcontracting that work out, they subcontracting that work out, they utilize
• c> overall<00:34:48.879> software<00:34:49.360> system<00:34:50.159> and utilize
• an overall software system and utilize an overall software system and they're<00:34:50.480> notified

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• Second, in Section 8, this bill eliminates self-attestation for shelter and utility costs.
• framework specifies which sales tax and gross receipts tax rates apply to transactions between the utility
• Electric utilities pay a tax when they provide the electricity to a charging station.
• They buy electricity from the utility. There's a tax on that. Then there's a tax when...
• , for the elderly, who are rehabilitated, and low-risk individuals, and to continue to invest in, utilize

Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.

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• it, but why is the appropriation for the $500,000 for third-party consultant necessary instead of utilizing
• <00:24:55.520> existing necessary instead of utilizing existing necessary instead of utilizing
• Yeah, just going to quickly—well, so why are we, uh, why are we third-party consulting and not utilizing
• And by allowing us to bring in third-party consultants, we can utilize the expertise of folks, whether
• By allowing us to bring in third-party consultants, we can utilize the expertise of folks, whether it's

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2045 relating to combat sports and recommended passage with SD1. Members adopted requested changes from DCCA and the boxing commission, including clarifying that the onsite medical professional must be a licensed physician, specifying when a deputy combat sports commissioner must file a written report, removing the combat sports registry language and ambulance requirement, clarifying promoter payment requirements, and requiring advance coordination with the nearest emergency room or hospital. The bill also makes technical amendments and sets an effective date of July 1, 2050. The measure passed unanimously among members present, with Senators Fukunaga and Kim excused. The joint hearing then considered SB 2187 relating to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Testimony was brief and largely in support, and the committees agreed to pass the bill with SD1, making technical non-substantive amendments and changing the effective date to July 1, 2050. The committees voted to adopt the recommendation, with members present voting aye and some senators excused. A longer portion of the hearing focused on several economic development measures, including SB 2072 on tourism, SB 3049 on a trade-oriented production capacity grant program, and SB 3166 and SB 3167 involving technology development and the blue economy. SB 2072 drew questions about cost, benefit, and the practicality of promoting Michelin-star restaurants in Hawaii. SB 3049 received broad support from DBEDT, HTDC, chambers, and industry groups, but members questioned whether a new grant program was needed, why DBEDT could not do it without legislation, and whether the state should instead use existing entities like HTDC; the discussion also covered matching funds, likely beneficiaries, and administrative capacity. SB 3166 and SB 3167 were supported by technology and ocean-sector witnesses who said the state needs coordinated planning, specialized expertise, and support for advanced manufacturing and ocean innovation, but members raised concerns about relying on third-party consultants, duplication of existing public capacity, ethics, cost, and whether the work should instead be done by state staff or existing institutions. No final votes on the later bills were captured in the transcript excerpt.

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• any of these so-called extremely... ...criminal utilizing any of these so-called extremely dangerous
• Today is allowed to continue to carry, possess, utilize one of these weapons.
• A weapon is not dangerous until a person with bad intentions utilizes that gun or that rifle.
• Bad intentions utilize that gun or that rifle, that pistol.
• Teach them what is right and wrong and teach them how to utilize a gun or rifle for hunting.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I'd like you to kind of start at the beginning of maybe what districts are and aren't eligible to utilize
• I'd like you to kind of start at the beginning of maybe what districts are and aren't eligible to utilize
• I'd like you to kind of start at the beginning of maybe what districts are and aren't eligible to utilize
• I'd like you to kind of start at the beginning of maybe what districts are and aren't eligible to utilize
• Beginning of maybe what districts are and aren't eligible to utilize tier one funding and then walk us

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 History of SEEK 00:02:15 Summary of On-Behalf Payments 00:12:40 Discussion on Collection of University Debt Department of Revenue 00:32:40 Northern Kentucky University 00:57:10, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the September 17 meeting, and heard a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education staff on SEEK school funding and KDE on-behalf payments. KDE explained recent SEEK changes, including the guaranteed base per-pupil amount, attendance-based calculations, second-month and January growth, the 2022 change funding kindergarten at 100% instead of 50%, and the existing add-ons for at-risk students, exceptional children, limited English learners, home/hospital instruction, and transportation. Staff also reviewed tier one funding, noting the 2024 increase from 15% to 17.5% and explaining that eligibility depends on local tax effort and property wealth. They also described Senate Bill 6 from the 2025 session as a reporting proposal to include on-behalf costs in education spending totals. KDE staff then outlined on-behalf payments made for districts, including roughly $458 million for Teachers Retirement System contributions, $942 million for health insurance, about $12 million for technology costs, and additional SFCC debt service outside KDE’s appropriation, for a total of about $1.5 billion. Members asked how a future Senate Bill 6 would affect local contributions and whether folding on-behalf payments into SEEK would shift costs among districts. KDE and Senator Gibbons clarified that the bill was intended only as a reporting mechanism and would not change local contribution or district payments; it would simply present a broader total of state education investment. The discussion also noted that Kentucky’s reported SEEK amount alone does not capture all state education spending. Members raised questions about home and hospital instruction data, saying local concerns suggest growth in some communities even if statewide numbers appear stable. KDE said the statewide figure has been relatively consistent but offered to provide district-level trend data. Co-Chair Petrie also asked about the accuracy of SEEK projections and on-behalf calculations, referencing prior concerns from the Office of Education Accountability. KDE responded that it works with the state budget director’s office in a consensus forecasting process and has been reviewing demographic and property-assessment data, including exceptional child counts, to improve forecast accuracy.

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• We are also over 1,500 participants in the program, and we had 278 veterans utilize the Helmets to Hardhats
• We are also over 1,500 participants in the program, and we had 278 veterans utilize the Helmets to Hardhats
• We are also over 1,500 participants in the program, and we had 278 veterans utilize the Helmets to Hardhats
• We are also over 1,500 participants in the program, and we had 278 veterans utilize the Helmets to Hardhats
• We are also over 1,500 participants in the program, and we had 278 veterans utilize the Helmets to Hardhats

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• in the state you know and for utilize in the state you know and for your<03:29:34.920> county
• I just would note that you'd want it a little broader than that, just simply because some do utilize
• <03:31:03.840> hennipen<03:31:04.239> County some do utilize hennipen County some do
• utilize hennipen County Sheriff's<03:31:05.000> Office<03:31:05.520> uh<03:31:05.720><
• uh both our machine at the BCA utilize uh both our machine at the BCA and<03:31:18.359> they<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Then utilize the processes to make sure that they can't work. Take it to the civil authorities.
• Customers need to be able to promptly fill a medication, prevent their utilities from getting shut off
• pace to ensure that we have safety on our roads, bike paths, and sidewalks for our communities to utilize
• Utilizing the internet and other social media apps, e-bikes can also be easily modified to exceed legal
• In the aftermath of natural disasters, recovery efforts are often driven by utility crew, debris removal

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In a time of cost pressures from everything from groceries to utilities and housing, expanding access
• everything from groceries to utilities everything from groceries to utilities and<01:26:39.440><
• Co-product utilization at Minnesota's 19 ethanol plants has resulted in greater efficiency and, as a
• Co-product utilization at Minnesota's 19 ethanol plants has resulted in greater efficiency and, as a
• Um, yeah, you mentioned two programs, and an eligible station could not utilize both programs.

Bills: HF3898, HF3957, HF4372, HF4350, HF3692, HF4085

Keywords: pesticides, wild rice, environmental protection, agriculture, water quality, pollinators, training, management plan, fertilizer research, education grants, Minnesota Agricultural Council, technology transfer, agricultural productivity, HF4372, Minnesota agriculture, meat processing, meat processing training, retention incentive grants, grant extension, project deadline extension