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• Our prayer today will be delivered by Samantha McDonald, president of the Delta Theta Omega chapter of
• Today the pledge will be led by Kendra Harris, connections chairman of the Delta Theta Omega chapter
• c><00:32:40.399> Omega chairman of the Delta Theta Omega chairman of the Delta Theta Omega chapter
• Alpha<00:32:41.679> Kappa<00:32:42.080> Alpha<00:32:42.399> Sorority chapter
• of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.<00:32:43.039> in<00:

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber also recognized guests, including members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employees of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative. A senator then delivered a Black History Month-style presentation highlighting James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Jan E. Matzeliger, and Percy Lavon Julian for their contributions to civil rights, labor, industry, and science. The Senate received House messages referring two Archives and History board appointments to the Committee on Confirmations, then took up numerous committee reports. Several bills from Finance and Taxation, Judiciary, Education Policy, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Healthcare, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, State Government Affairs, and Local Legislation received favorable reports, some with amendments or substitutes, and were advanced to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The chamber also recommitted Senate Bill 266 to the Tourism Committee. The Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Llaya McNair to the Alabama Trust Fund Board, several members to the Credit Union Administration Board, and Elizabeth Smithart, Leslie Sanders, and Wayne Sers to the Alabama State Board of Human Resources. It then adopted several resolutions, including commendations and memorials, such as resolutions honoring Mary Francis Holland, the Stanhope Elmore boys bowling team, and Alicia Cannon for more than 50 years of service to the Alabama judicial system. The Senate also adopted a resolution creating the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety, after discussion about its purpose, membership, and duties; an amendment to the commission resolution was adopted before the resolution itself was adopted.

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• Um, other states like Vermont, because as the ABC chapter of New Hampshire, Vermont, I represent both
• Greek culture has been enriching New Hampshire since the late 1800s, and this is just the next chapter
• /c><01:06:42.960> just<01:06:43.200> the<01:06:43.520> next<01:06:43.760> chapter
• <01:06:44.160> in<01:06:44.400> that this is just the next chapter in that this is
• just the next chapter in that history.<01:06:45.599> Senate<01:06:46.000> Bill<01:06:46.319

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• provided this commission with a remedies chart showing that Minnesota's enforcement structure under Chapter
• , staff are spending more time than ever on responses to a flood of requests that are governed by Chapter
• c><01:48:06.639> uh<01:48:07.040> governed<01:48:07.360> by<01:48:07.600> chapter
• requests that are uh governed by chapter requests that are uh governed by chapter 13<01:48:08.400

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This would go into the DNR chapter, and you'll see in a minute there's a similar provision for the PCA
• I’m Peter Wininius, legislative director for Sierra Club Northstar chapter.
• legislative director for Sierra Club legislative director for Sierra Club Northstar<01:48:40.760> chapter
• Motans<01:48:42.480> can<01:48:42.800> only<01:48:43.320> rely Northstar chapter
• Motans can only rely Northstar chapter.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• submitted by all of the jurisdictions, of course, to make sure the data is maintained according to Chapter
• sure the data is maintained<01:19:49.800> according<01:19:50.120> to<01:19:50.360> chapter
• <01:19:50.760> 13<01:19:51.760> to maintained according to chapter 13 to maintained
• according to chapter 13 to create<01:19:52.159> a<01:19:52.320> public<01:19:52.600>
• working on any rules, the rulemaking that we began with in 2023 through our current rulemaking, the chapter

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Members, I'll call your attention to subdivision two, which classifies agency data on these, in chapter
• share data with child protection social workers because there is a separate authorizing statute under chapter
• authorizing is separate a separate authorizing statute<01:29:55.639> under<01:29:55.960> chapter
• <01:29:56.880> 360<01:29:57.880> or statute under chapter 360 or statute under chapter

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Hopkins said it is in 2023 Session Laws, Chapter 63.
• Savory clarified that the appropriation in Chapter 63 was a general fund appropriation, so it counted
• The the appropriation in the<01:55:12.400> chapter<01:55:12.800> 63<01:55:13.280> was
• <01:55:13.440> a<01:55:13.599> general<01:55:13.840> fund the chapter 63 was
• a general fund the chapter 63 was a general fund appropriation.<01:55:15.199> Um,<01:55:15.440

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Higher Education Finance and Policy Conference Committee met publicly to compare House and Senate positions on the higher education budget, with the chairs emphasizing transparency and alternating gavel control. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through a spreadsheet of differences across the Office of Higher Education and Minnesota State, including major items such as state grants, childcare grants, work study, tribal college grants, emergency assistance grants, hunger-free campus grants, student parent support, direct admissions, paramedic scholarships, and several medical residency and fellowship programs. The House and Senate also differed on administrative funding, campus sexual assault reporting, and a House FY25 cancellation that would be carried forward. Members discussed several of the larger policy and funding choices. The Senate explained its increase for Minitex as support for operating costs and statewide access to information. The House explained its cuts to student parent support and other items as necessary to work within a zero target and to prioritize direct aid to students, while the Senate said it focused on direct appropriations and access-related programs. On hunger-free campus grants and emergency assistance grants, the Senate said it was changing the distribution method and direct appropriations rather than reducing the overall money, while the House noted differences in whether nonprofit institutions remained included. The committee also reviewed Senate-only additions and reductions in Minnesota State, including free course materials, Lake Superior College remediation, and changes to the Kids on Campus appropriation. A representative from Lake Superior College testified that the PAS remediation funding would help address contamination issues at an emergency training site near Lake Superior and that the money was shifted from the Kids on Campus initiative. No final conference agreement or vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee continued discussing differences and testimony.

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• State Police, the memo he sent us, who he did oversee inspections in New Hampshire under Title 21, Chapter
• State Police, the memo he sent us, who he did oversee inspections in New Hampshire under Title 21, Chapter
• why the committee did not include these changes in the electric personal assistive mobility device chapter
• electric personal assistive Mobility the electric personal assistive Mobility device<05:38:25.160> chapter
• I think I got that right device chapter I think I got that right which<05:38:28.080> sounds<05

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 758, which would establish a study committee on airport operation hours and possible noise abatement measures, including whether New Hampshire should prohibit departures between midnight and 6 a.m. The sponsor said the committee would examine the pros and cons and consult stakeholders. The Bureau of Aeronautics testified neutrally, noting that New Hampshire has 25 public airports, 12 with federal funding and grant assurances that may require them to remain open during those hours, and that cargo operations, including at Manchester, commonly occur overnight. Members also discussed existing noise abatement programs and how mitigation is determined by noise contours and FAA funding decisions. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing after testimony. The committee then heard House Bill 489, allowing voluntary emergency workers to use rear-facing blue lights on private vehicles when responding to emergencies. The sponsor said the bill corrects an oversight in existing law, would not cost the state or towns money, and would improve visibility and safety, especially in rural areas. Supportive testimony from a volunteer responder emphasized that blue lights help cut through fog, snow, and nighttime conditions, and that the bill would only add a single rear-facing blue light to existing red, amber, and white emergency lighting. The New Hampshire State Police opposed the bill, arguing that expanding blue lights to private vehicles would confuse the public and desensitize drivers to blue lights, which are associated with law enforcement. The hearing closed without action. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 533, which the sponsor and State Police clarified is actually two separate changes: one authorizing civilian automotive equipment inspectors to assist with vehicle inspection work, and another expanding language in motor carrier enforcement to include new entrant safety audits and compliance reviews. The State Police explained that civilian inspectors are hired and trained through the department and that any findings of state-law violations would be referred to troopers; they also said the new motor carrier language was requested to satisfy federal audit concerns about right of entry. The New Hampshire Motor Transport Association said it had no position if the civilian inspectors were not doing commercial truck inspections, but would oppose the bill if they were. Members asked about the difference between audits and compliance reviews, and the State Police said audits are for newer carriers and are non-enforcement, while compliance reviews look for violations. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 533. After a brief reset, the committee opened House Bill 594, which would repeal an alternate definition of “way” for the driving-after-suspension statute. The sponsor said the change was requested by the Department of Justice. Representative Erica Leon opposed the repeal, explaining that the prior language was intended to avoid criminalizing people who mow lawns or perform similar work near property edges while suspended, but she worried the repeal could create a loophole allowing driving on places like highway medians. Members questioned whether the issue was limited to mowing or broader vehicle use on property edges, and Leon said she would work with agencies to clarify the language so it protects lawful mowing without allowing misuse. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• which had been under the commissioner of HHS's blanket authority to implement the purpose of this chapter
• <01:25:26.199> but<01:25:26.440> we<01:25:26.840> we pur purpose of this chapter
• but we we pur purpose of this chapter but we we the<01:25:27.600> two<01:25:27.840> of
• Those chapters, uh, organizational rules, those are your 100s.
• Those chapters, uh, organizational rules, those are your 100s.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held an orientation for new and returning members of the House committee on agencies and administration, with introductions from members and staff. Chair Carol Maguire outlined her expectations for hearings: keep questions focused on the bill, be respectful to witnesses, and use the committee’s orientation opportunities to learn about the jail staff, retirement system, and Office of Professional Licensure. Members also discussed related assignments on other bodies, including the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules and the Joint Committee on Employee Classification, and noted that some members already serve on those panels. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the State Building Code and the committee’s upcoming workload. Members explained how the state code is intended to provide a common baseline while allowing limited local options, and why municipalities must formally adopt and publish any local amendments. They reviewed several anticipated bills: a consolidation bill to gather building-code enforcement materials in one place, a bill to update the state energy code, a bill to restrict municipal adoption of building-code changes, and a bill to update the electrical code. Members also discussed how building codes apply to older homes and commercial buildings, and why code updates are important for safety and clarity. The chair said the committee had 36 bills currently scheduled, including many early bills that must move by March 6 because they will be heard by two committees. She said the committee would use subcommittees for harder bills, with three subcommittees this year: pensions, licensing, and likely state building code. She also outlined the hearing schedule, including lighter bills on February 12 and the expectation of executive sessions later in the month. No votes were taken during the orientation, but members were told that public hearings do not require a quorum and that hard copies of bills would be distributed by committee staff.

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• I'm here representing local Chapter 27, Veterans for Peace, in support of the bill 3655.
• So specifically in Minnesota Statute 169.022, it states in part, 'The provisions of this chapter shall
• states in part, um, the provisions of states in part, um, the provisions of this<03:19:34.080> chapter
• > shall<03:19:34.640> be<03:19:34.800> applicable<03:19:35.200> and this chapter
• shall be applicable and this chapter shall be applicable and uniform<03:19:35.840> throughout

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• following joint resolution: House Joint Resolution 61, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter
• congressional disapproval under chapter congressional disapproval under chapter 8<00:17:16.640><
• But we are excited for you as you embark on this next chapter in your career as a lawyer back home in
• <02:12:34.079> in<02:12:34.320> your embark on this next chapter in your embark on
• this next chapter in your career<02:12:34.880> as<02:12:35.119> a<02:12:35.280> lawyer

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I'm a member of Community Associations Institute, CAI, and the New England chapter of that.
• ><06:00:57.478> the<06:00:57.600> New<06:00:57.718> England<06:00:58.040> chapter
• Institute CI and the New England chapter Institute CI and the New England chapter of<06:00:58.558
• So our thought was that this really belongs in the condo chapter, not in the utility chapter.
• So our thought was that this really belongs in the condo chapter, not in the utility chapter.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• > very<02:02:46.560> broad<02:02:47.239> it's<02:02:47.440> very this chapter
• it's very broad it's very this chapter it's very broad it's very broad<02:02:48.719> that<02:
• /c><02:06:09.239> this complying with provisions of this complying with provisions of this chapter
• :10.440> wide<02:06:10.679> open<02:06:11.040> game<02:06:12.040> and chapter
• it's pretty wide open game and chapter it's pretty wide open game and so<02:06:12.480> I'm<02

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Summary: The committee first heard HB 659, which would establish the New Hampshire College Graduate Retention Incentive Program. A Department of Revenue Administration analyst explained technical issues in the bill, focusing on whether the incentive is intended to operate as a rebate or a tax credit, how it would be administered, and how it would interact with the business enterprise tax and business profits tax. She said the bill’s language was unclear on the administering agency, effective tax years, caps, and carry-forward treatment, and noted that reducing BET can also reduce the BET credit against BPT, though not on a one-for-one basis. Committee members asked follow-up questions about the BET/BPT interaction, administrative costs, and whether the Department of Business and Economic Affairs would need additional staffing. Andrew Horn then testified in support, saying the bill is meant to address the large number of New Hampshire college graduates who leave the state after graduation by encouraging them to stay and by incentivizing businesses to hire them. The chair closed the hearing on HB 659 after no further public testimony. The committee then took up HB 770, a bill to establish a program allowing New Hampshire high school students to earn tuition credits at state higher education institutions through community service. Representative Schultz described the bill as a “triple play” intended to increase volunteerism, expand service and internship opportunities for students, and make college more affordable. Ryan Casey, a junior at Bishop Brady High School, testified that the proposal would help students reduce future loan debt while benefiting communities and encouraging young people to attend college in New Hampshire. Committee members asked about eligibility, including why private and preparatory school students were excluded, whether public school students would qualify, whether mandatory service hours would count, and how the bill’s references to education and business eligibility should be read. Schultz said the exclusion of private and prep schools was intended because public school students are more clearly New Hampshire residents, and she noted that mandatory school service hours had been excluded in revisions. The Department of Education then testified that the program would require significant administration, estimating at least three full-time staff, software or tracking systems, and rulemaking to oversee volunteer sites, schools, student eligibility, and tuition credit distribution. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the hearing remained in testimony phase.

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• Well, no, it's chapter 159, I believe that section applies to it.
• Well, this is quite a long chapter. Yeah, this one. Okay, thank you." "Yeah, thank you, Mr.
• <05:10:18.240> well<05:10:18.638> no<05:10:18.718> it's<05:10:18.840> chapter
• you think it's 159 well no it's chapter you think it's 159 well no it's chapter 159<05:10:19.718
• well this is it's quite a long chapter well this is it's quite a long chapter yeah<05:10:25.160>

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• covered by homeowners associations are covered by homeowners associations through<03:22:45.760> chapter
• through chapter 515b. through chapter 515b.
• And furthermore, when this provision, or chapter 14 or section 14, was heard as a standalone bill in
• 14<03:38:26.319> or<03:38:26.560> section<03:38:26.880> 14 this sept or chapter
• 14 or section 14 this sept or chapter 14 or section 14 was<03:38:27.920> heard<03:38:28.239><

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The journal was approved as corrected, several Senate files were given second reading, and House files 5099 through 5102 were introduced. The Rules and Legislative Administration report placed a large group of bills on the May 4 calendar with pre-filing requirements for amendments. The first major floor bill was House File 3426, the annual LCCMR bill appropriating about $102.036 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for 108 projects, including a new community grants program. Members spoke in support, emphasizing natural resources, outdoor recreation, and added integrity safeguards; the bill passed 117-15. The House then passed House File 4151, a bipartisan occupational licensing bill for private detectives and protective agents. It ends partnership detective licenses and requires background checks for controlling officers and qualified representatives, while preventing licensure of people with disqualifying offenses from other states or federal law. The bill passed 133-0. After that, the chamber took up Senate File 4760, a public safety package incorporating multiple previously heard House bills and additional provisions. The package included items on recognizing Canadian protective orders, sextortion penalties, gift card fraud, firearm age restrictions, restitution, juvenile detention licensing, corrections data and terminology, chemical irritant disclosure, victims’ rights, BCA fraud statutes, and the private detective bill. Several amendments to Senate File 4760 were adopted, including one inserting House language, one changing the effective date for public-employer discretion provisions, one allowing the Office of the Legislative Auditor to request BCA fingerprints for federal tax information compliance, and one clarifying jail medication provisions. Another amendment, A3, drew a roll call after Representative Duran argued it would keep the current juvenile delinquency age and allow more time to build infrastructure; Representative Feist urged a no vote, citing opposition from other stakeholders. The transcript ends during discussion of that roll call, before the final outcome on A3 or the overall public safety package is shown.

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• That goes to the Manchester chapter of the NAACP, and while that organization may do some good things
• New Hampshire um that goes to the in New Hampshire um that goes to the Manchester<02:48:42.160> chapter
• <02:48:42.479> of<02:48:42.640> the Manchester chapter of the Manchester chapter of

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 232 from prime sponsor Representative Mark Pearson, who said the bill is intended to protect conscience rights for health care professionals and students, especially in relation to abortion and sterilization-related procedures. He argued that protecting ethical objections would help retain and recruit medical workers in New Hampshire, reduce moral injury, and preserve patient access to care. Pearson said the bill is not meant to allow discrimination based on protected characteristics and emphasized that it is limited to objections to specific procedures, with an amendment added to address concerns raised by Chairman Lynn. Members questioned Pearson closely about the scope of the bill and amendment, including whether it could apply to non-physician staff such as schedulers or receptionists, whether a provider could refuse emergency care, and who would determine when an emergency exists. Pearson said the bill does not apply to emergency situations or to treatment after an abortion has already occurred, and he stated that emergency triage would control in obvious emergencies. He also said the intent was not to allow a person to take a job and then unexpectedly refuse duties, and he suggested the amendment could be tweaked to clarify its application to facilities and staff. Additional questions focused on whether the bill should be broader than the procedures listed, how it would interact with federal conscience protections, and whether it could affect contraception-related services, including pharmacies. Pearson responded that the bill addresses the specific issues raised by people he and his wife had spoken with, and he was open to revising the amendment to reduce ambiguity. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• <00:11:02.560> program Section three amends Title 20 by adding a new definition in the Chapter
• Section 8 amends Title 10 VSA chapter 83, subchapter 4, titled Forest Fire Prevention, in its entirety
• calendar, we start out in section 3, unit pricing, convenience stores, and exemptions, amending 6 GSA chapter

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• Chapter 108 of the Occupations Code basically acts as a gatekeeping function for individuals with certain
• social work licenses due to criminal histories that, basically, you cannot give them a license under Chapter
• We have over 20 local chapters all throughout the state of Texas that work in their local communities

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Good morning, Matt Easley, on behalf of the California chapters of the Associated General Contractors
• Michelle Conallis expressing support on behalf of the Climate Reality Project, Silicon Valley Chapter
• Good afternoon, Matt Easley, on behalf of the California chapters of the Associated General Contractors

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• "But if you look at all of this and you factor in tax credits, federal tax credits, Chapter 313 agreements
• We must look ourselves in the mirror with Chapter 313 agreements that we gave them.
• proliferated with subsidies tax credits federal tax credits we must look ourselves in the mirror with chapter

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