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• So if you are in the city of Hitdall on one side of the city, you could use a rifle, and on the other
• In fact, there are lots of small projects within each program.
• there's lots of small projects within each<01:33:12.199><c> program</c><01:33:13.199><c> um</c><01:33
• </c> aggregate resources mapping program aggregate resources mapping program completed<01:43:36.480><
• </c><01:49:33.239><c> this</c> dnr's uh budget for this program this dnr's uh budget for this program

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so..." "...this is a very small ask from the state of California, very small, to allow people 14
• experience, is that in the city of Hayward, as the city, This is my own personal experience: in the
• city of Hayward, as a city council member, I would get emails from people talking about how they're a
• small mom-and-pop landlord.
• The honest truth is that most of the nonprofits and the cities that we talk to, including my own city

Summary: The committee heard several bills from Senator Umberg and Senator Allen, with testimony from supporters and opponents before roll-call votes were taken once quorum was established. SB 253, the annual State Bar fee bill, would keep fees unchanged while requiring two-year notice for substantial changes to the bar exam, including vendor changes, and returning to an older delivery method for the upcoming exam; it was presented as a response to recent State Bar problems and the February bar exam failure. SB 25, the Pre-Merger Notification Act, would require certain merger parties to provide California’s attorney general the same Hart-Scott-Rodino materials filed federally, so state antitrust review can occur in parallel with federal review; supporters said this would reduce delay and uncertainty, while members questioned whether it would add another layer of review. SB 36 would strengthen price-gouging enforcement after the January 2025 Southern California firestorms by requiring rental-listing platforms to report suspected gouging, expanding consumer and prosecutor remedies, and allowing warrants in housing-related cases; supporters said it would close loopholes, while opponents from business groups raised concerns. All three bills were later approved on roll call, with SB 36 and SB 413 placed on call before final passage and SB 253 and SB 25 moving forward on committee votes. The committee also heard SB 413, which would streamline access to juvenile case files in certain civil cases brought by or on behalf of the youth who is the subject of the file, allowing attorneys to use heavily redacted records without first petitioning the juvenile court. Supporters, including Los Angeles County counsel and county associations, said the current petition process is costly, slow, and routinely granted, creating delays in civil litigation and court congestion. Opponents, including the Youth Law Center, argued the bill would weaken longstanding juvenile confidentiality protections by bypassing judicial review and could expose sensitive information unnecessarily. After discussion about redactions, sealing, and the scope of access, the bill was passed on a do-pass-as-amended vote. Finally, Senator Wahab presented SB 436, which would extend the notice period for nonpayment of rent from three days to 14 days. Supporters, including tenant advocates, legal aid groups, and several local governments, argued the change would reduce unnecessary evictions, give renters more time to obtain assistance or a paycheck, and help prevent homelessness. Opponents, including apartment associations, property owners, and the California Association of Realtors, said the bill would burden landlords, especially small owners, and could unintentionally affect commercial leases; members also raised concerns about repeated late payment and the lack of stronger guardrails. The author said she would work on clarifying commercial coverage and safeguards, and the bill remained under discussion as the hearing continued.

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• </c> 120 m an hour that came through the city 120 m an hour that came through the city of<00:10:30.800
• </c> nonredit certification programs. nonredit certification programs.
• ><c> efficiency,</c> colllocate programs for efficiency, colllocate programs for efficiency, provide<
• a city that also came a city council in a city that also came of<00:55:36.800><c> age</c><00:55:37.040
• </c> site repurposing program. site repurposing program.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The largest general-purpose state aid to local governments is the city local government aid program,
• The largest general-purpose state aid to local governments is the city local government aid program,
• Since LGA became a city-only aid program a couple of decades ago, generally around every 10 years the
• Since LGA became a city-only aid program a couple of decades ago, generally around every 10 years the
• There was a time where the city LGA program also made payments to townships.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It addresses the needs of small counties like mine.
• It addresses the needs of small counties like mine.
• It adds in a new program that the UTC allow IOUs to start-up programs that help renters of multifamily
• It is a tax increase on homeowners, on small businesses.
• Let's protect the homeowners and the small businesses on their let's protect the homeowners and the small

Bills: HB2720, HB2073, SB5816, SB5919, SB5831, SB6244, SB6044, SB5109, SB5877, SB6258

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification

Summary: The House began by signing several bills and receiving messages from the Senate that multiple House bills had passed there or that Senate bills had been signed. It then took up third reading and concurrence on a series of bills, often with sponsors explaining that Senate amendments were technical, clarifying, or improved the bills, while opponents argued some amendments broadened exemptions, weakened election protections, or created tax increases and other unintended consequences. Among the most debated measures were bills related to election administration and voting rights, utility and energy programs, local government finance, tourism promotion, and public safety. House Bill 2215 failed to concur in Senate amendments after concerns that an exemption was too broad. House Bill 1710, dealing with voting rights/election procedures, passed 57-39 after a roll call vote despite objections that it could complicate elections and reduce local control. House Bill 1750 and House Bill 1916 also passed after roll calls, with supporters describing them as technical or protective of election integrity and opponents warning about voter dilution, local authority, and access issues. Other bills passed with varying levels of support: House Bill 1903 on utility assistance passed 70-26 after supporters said it would help small counties and make the program voluntary and state-funded; House Bill 2532 on nitrous oxide sales passed unanimously as a public health and youth safety measure; House Bill 1974 on housing/conservation-related policy passed 59-37 amid debate over nonprofit advantages and county revenue impacts; House Bill 2296 passed 95-1 after supporters said it would help renters and utilities with energy efficiency; House Bill 2325 passed 91-5 with added transparency for tourism oversight; House Bill 2442 passed 51-45 despite sharp disagreement over property tax and levy implications; and House Bill 2594 passed 95-1 as the state version of McKinney-Vento protections for unhoused students. The House also transmitted or received several bills and ended the session briefly at ease.

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• Louis City, St. Louis County bill and ensuring that we have good governing in the City of St.
• Louis City. This is a good bill.
• This is pro-small business.
• Louis City, I apologize.
• , a week-long program.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Today I'm joined by Citywide Councilor Aaron Murphy and City Councilor John Fitzgerald.
• Students, especially our special ed students in the city of Boston.
• I'm the District 3 city councilor representing Dorchester and the South End.
• I've been a building inspector in the city of Quincy for over 37 years.
• Chairman: parking enforcement officers in the city of Boston.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of retirement classification and benefit bills affecting municipal and state employees. Much of the hearing focused on proposals to move various workers from Group 1 to Group 2 or Group 4, including municipal building officials (H. 2776), MassDOT highway workers (H. 2908/Sousa’s Law), DCF attorneys (H. 2771), probation officers, licensed electricians, drinking water operators (H. 3000/S. 1834), MWRA non-clerical workers (S. 1803), transitional parole officers (H. 2878), Plymouth BCI criminal investigator officers (H. 2975/S. 1863), Beverly fire alarm operators/public safety telecommunicators (S. 1876), Massport pipefitters and refrigeration technicians (H. 2788/S. 1829), and other public safety or hazardous-duty classifications. Witnesses generally argued that their work is physically dangerous, understaffed, or comparable to already higher-classified employees, and several said the changes would help recruitment and retention with little fiscal impact because the affected groups are small. The committee also heard testimony on H. 4508, a home rule petition to grant a disability pension to Boston principal Patricia Lampron. Supporters, including Representative Dan Hunt, Boston city councilors, and Lampron herself, described a severe 2021 assault at the Henderson Inclusion School that left her with lasting physical and psychological injuries and forced her into early retirement. They urged the committee to advance the bill quickly. One witness, Pamela McLaughlin, testified in opposition, arguing the bill would set the wrong precedent and describing alleged prior misconduct by Lampron, and asked that the bill be sent to study. Several witnesses and committee members asked brief questions, mainly about the scope of the bills, whether certain workers were already in higher groups, and the fiscal or precedent concerns. No votes were taken during the hearing. At the end, the chairs announced that testimony was complete, asked whether anyone else wished to speak, and then the committee voted to adjourn.

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• The ProStart program, we... Education. The ProStart program, we zeroed that out.
• We added $100,000 to the facility grant program under the... grant program under the arts.
• This is a pre-k after-school program and education program run through the Y in Birmingham.
• , the Re-Engage program.
• Moving on down, just some small line item adjustments. Then on… ...small line item adjustments.

Bills: SB113, SB114, SB305, SB111, HB600, SB112, SB150, SB109, SB122

Keywords: education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students

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• I am joined today by our city manager, Mr. Derek Fiatcher, our deputy city manager, Mr.
• In 2024, the city received, after the city commission asked for a formal opinion from the Attorney General
• Hall, our City Hall expansion project.
• With the support of the City Commission, the city fully anticipates a full resolution of the audit findings
• I'm city deputy city manager.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee first heard a long-running audit finding involving Daytona Beach’s unexpended building permit funds, which have exceeded the statutory limit for several years and were reported at $10.8 million in the most recent audit. Mayor Derek Henry and city staff said the city has analyzed the fund, adopted a corrective action plan, waived more than $5.5 million in permit and inspection fees over several periods, and used some excess funds for a training facility rehabilitation and a proposed City Hall expansion. Committee members repeatedly questioned whether the city was simply trying to spend down the money, raised concerns about the legality and necessity of proposed expenditures, and asked about interest earnings, truck purchases, and the lack of detailed tracking for training-facility use. The city said an Attorney General opinion allows construction of a new building for building-code functions but not purchase of an existing building, and that if the city cannot comply through permissible construction it would have to return the funds. No vote was taken, but members expressed strong frustration and urged the city to resolve the issue quickly and lawfully. The committee then received the Auditor General’s presentation on the Town of Greenville, which found 31 findings and described pervasive control failures, possible fraud, waste, and abuse. The findings covered elections and quorum issues, conflicts of interest, late or missing financial disclosure forms, related-party transactions, poor meeting notices and minutes, council involvement in day-to-day operations, missing ethics training, budget and accounting deficiencies, weak bank reconciliations, improper utility billing and rates, grant compliance problems tied to a grocery store project, personnel and compensation issues involving the town manager, late vendor payments, weak procurement and P-card controls, vehicle-use and property-control problems, public records issues, and IT/fraud-policy weaknesses. The auditor said the review focused mainly on October 2022 through February 2024 but went back further for some grant-related matters. Greenville’s mayor and staff said the audit reflected actions of a previous administration and that the current council and staff have already adopted seven new policies to improve procurement, financial controls, inventory management, grant oversight, and ethics. They said the town has a new manager and clerk, that the former manager was terminated, and that the town referred matters to FDLE, which is investigating. Committee members asked about the manager’s salary increase, severance, P-card use, and whether the town should consider consolidation or dissolution. The mayor said the town is on a better path, that most of the prior leadership has been voted out, and that the town is working with auditors and an outside accounting firm to correct the problems.

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• The programs and, you know, enumerated in my presentation at the last hearing what exactly the program
• The programs, you know, enumerated in my presentation at the last hearing what exactly the program funds
• The programs, you know, enumerated in my presentation at the last hearing what exactly the program funds
• We know that there's a program that stood up and is up and running, functioning well, serving small businesses
• We know that there's a program that stood up and is up and running, functioning well, serving small businesses

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• City councils throughout this state right now also operate in a hybrid fashion.
• And it's the people who are being driven out of my city and many others.
• We have the densest city in the Commonwealth, in the Northeast.
• That's very bad for community, for neighborhoods, for the city.
• That's very bad for community, for neighborhoods, for the city government.

Summary: The Senate considered a large number of amendments to an economic development bill and adopted them one by one, with repeated brief recesses as members finalized language. Early amendments made permanent the option for hybrid public meetings and added procedures for alleged open meeting law violations, authorized speed camera enforcement in school and construction safety zones, and created a retirement credit option for part-time teachers who reduced hours to care for children. Other adopted amendments updated gateway municipality designations every three years, capped ticket resale prices and banned speculative “ghost tickets,” and addressed vulnerable road users, crumbling concrete, and a fund for seasonal communities housing. Members also approved amendments to create a new framework for responding to crimes against women, including better investigation of staged suicides and adding sex and gender to the hate crimes statute; to establish a trigger law protecting private-sector labor organizing rights if federal labor law is weakened; to create a bottom-up “Enough Act” fund to fight poverty; to allow airport restaurants and bars at Logan to operate during flight hours; and to protect seniors and adults with disabilities from financial scams by allowing temporary delays of suspicious transactions and reporting to protective agencies. Additional housing-related amendments were adopted for rural communities, residential PACE financing, and a five-community tenant opportunity to purchase pilot program. A Senate Ways and Means amendment was then adopted, the substitute draft was applied to the underlying bill, and the bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed. The chamber also adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar. The Senate then adjourned.

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• Florida, as an example, has a very successful program there and we've had different iterations of small
• In 1997, there were only seven small school choice programs operating in 60 states.
• Three of them were individual small tax credit programs.
• Two were brand new programs in the cities of Milwaukee and Cleveland, serving only low-income children
• The small percentage of negative impact was primarily from places where the program was over-regulated

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c> program to the greatest extent possible. program to the greatest extent possible.
• Might be a small one. Um annual notice. Might be a small one.
• The program is a success.
• I'm the city engineer for the city of Brooklyn Park.
• Without this program, cities as well as counties would be forced to fund public roads on their own or

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In my day job, I'm a business coach, an executive and small business coach.
• tax base, so it's always interesting when I see that dynamic of beautifying our parks here in the city
• What's interesting is I represented Pueblo in 15 chapters, two cities, and a village, so it's a wide
• So that's kind of the status of the district office program at this moment.
• So in terms of the legislative internship program, if you could maybe respond quickly on that one as

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• I represent parts of the city of Andover, Ham Lake, Oak Grove, and all of the city of East Bethel and
• of Grant, Lake Elmo, Afton, the cities of Grant, Lake Elmo, Afton, the Lakeland<00:04:18.720><c> Cities
• Um moving down to line 233, programs.
• The House has program participants.
• </c><01:03:56.079><c> for</c> Hometown Heroes Program for Hometown Heroes Program for Firefighters.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Programs.
• You'll get some prudent underwriting and sustainable programs.
• The program existed. So we're duplicating a lot of that, right?
• Then you've got to go to City Hall and get approval.
• No, the fair is not in the city of Albuquerque.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We're DLNR is responsible for more of the Alaw Canal and small boat harbor, okay?
• city dfm city<00:12:45.720><c> DPP</c><00:12:46.720><c> and</c><00:12:47.360><c> identify</c><00:12:
• </c><00:14:13.800><c> within</c> technology testing pilot program within technology testing pilot program
• </c><00:17:06.160><c> will</c> circumstances um where the program will circumstances um where the program
• , and so they had that program up and running until about 2016.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard five bills and later took up one joint Housing/Higher Education measure. On SB 1146 SD1, relating to the Alaw Canal, testimony from DLNR and UH was in support of funding an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan to address debris management and water quality in the watershed; members discussed the cost burden on DLNR and the possibility of identifying upstream sources of debris. On SB 1232 SD2, relating to wastewater systems, the Department of Health, DHHL, and several advocacy groups supported a three-year pilot program at UH’s Water Resources Research Center to test new wastewater technologies, with witnesses saying it could help certify cheaper alternatives and reduce cesspool upgrade costs. On SB 119 SD1, relating to nursing, witnesses supported funding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Maui College. On SB 865 SD1, relating to agriculture, UH CTAHR, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and many island agricultural groups supported funding for a Kona Cooperative Extension position, with testimony and committee discussion favoring an extension agent over an administrative support role. On SB 1487 SD1, relating to UH revenue bonds, UH supported authorizing revenue bonds for priority capital projects, and members asked for clarification that the measure was a preliminary authorization rather than a specific spending plan. In decision-making, the committee recommended passing SB 1146 SD1, SB 1232 SD2, SB 119 SD1, SB 865 SD1, and SB 1487 SD1 with House Draft 1 amendments, mainly to change defective dates to 7/1/3000 and, for SB 865, to upgrade the position to an extension agent. Votes were unanimous in favor on the measures, with one recusal noted on SB 865 and some members excused on other votes. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for a joint House Housing/Higher Education hearing on SB 1553 SD2, relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. DHHL asked that the bill be deferred because due diligence was incomplete and more discussion was needed with UH and other stakeholders; UH said it was coordinating access to the property and described its current and future use. Both committees agreed to defer the bill.

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• the program is a program 340B program would increase costs to employers and workers.
• the program is a program 340B program would increase costs to employers and workers.
• As a critical access hospital, we are eligible for the 340B program, which recognizes that small rural
• Safety net clinics make up only a small minority of the 340B program.
• Safety net clinics make up only a small minority of the 340B program.

Summary: The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee held a hearing on several bills. SB 5904 would prohibit non-human entities from using nursing titles; the sponsor and nursing groups said it is meant to increase transparency around AI and ensure patients know when they are interacting with a real nurse. SB 5915 would change Health Technology Assessment Program review criteria and timelines, with supporters arguing it would better account for Medicare coverage and national guidelines, especially for rare and life-threatening conditions. SB 6025 would update the definition of fetal death to allow gestational age to be determined by the best clinically accurate method rather than last menstrual period, and medical professionals and the sponsor said this would reduce emotional, financial, and legal burdens on grieving families. SB 5933 would require near real-time sharing of overdose data into ODMAP; public health, local government, and recovery advocates said it would improve overdose response, while one witness asked that poison center data be included and clarified separately. SB 5990 would allow APRNs and physician assistants to serve as local health officers in counties under 100,000 population; rural county officials supported the added flexibility, while public health groups and naturopathic physicians raised concerns about qualifications and asked that naturopathic doctors be included as well. SB 5981 would restrict drug manufacturers from limiting 340B drug access through contract pharmacies or requiring data as a condition of discounts; safety-net hospitals, community health centers, pharmacies, and patients said it protects access and reinvestment in care, while manufacturers, employer groups, and industry representatives argued it increases costs, lacks transparency, and may not ensure savings reach patients. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the transcript; each bill was heard and testimony was closed. Sign-in counts were reported for several bills, including strong pro support for SB 5904, SB 5915, SB 5933, and SB 5981, and mixed or substantial opposition on SB 6025 and SB 5990.

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• ><00:09:28.640><c> is</c> Cities Housing Alliance, which is Cities Housing Alliance, which is largely
• </c> did work with League of Minnesota Cities did work with League of Minnesota Cities um<00:31:50.480
• Program.
• ,</c><00:39:47.599><c> the</c> Community Redevelopment Program, the Community Redevelopment Program,
• ><c> 2020,</c><00:39:50.320><c> the</c> MHCR program, which since 2020, the MHCR program, which since

Bills: HF4234, HF484, HF483, HF2614

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption

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• This describes the refund program.
• This describes the refund program.
• </c><00:13:43.800><c> The</c> uh describes the refund program. The uh describes the refund program.
• Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities offers a Level 2 rebate program, and we have paused this program until
• </c> city or county inspector. city or county inspector. Typically. Typically. Typically.

Bills: SF0095, SF0107, SF0112

Keywords: driver's license, motor vehicle services, third-party providers, Wyoming, regulatory compliance, motor vehicle, registration, license plate, electronic system, State Department of Transportation, county treasurers, vehicle fees, public records, license plates, replacement cycle, vehicle registration, motor vehicles, state fees, 916, all