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• They do have roadside testing where they can pull someone over or if they're pulled over, they can test
• They do have already as far as testing.
• They do have roadside<00:05:41.759> testing<00:05:42.160> where<00:05:42.400> they
• c><00:05:42.639> can<00:05:44.080> pull roadside testing where they can pull roadside testing
• them, make sure they they uh can test them, make sure they are<00:05:49.600> understanding<00

Keywords: 916, all

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• and one of the obstacles is the production of those capabilities in small batches, what allowed to test
• But for some reason interns right now they have to go through their schooling and take their test um
• But for some reason interns right now they have to go through their schooling and take their test um
• <01:35:01.920> um<01:35:02.159> to<01:35:02.400> get schooling and take their test
• um to get schooling and take their test um to get there.<01:35:02.880> And<01:35:03.040> all

Bills: HF4438, HF4467, HF4379, SF3402, HF4349, HF4064, HF84, HF85, HF3804

Keywords: healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care

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• . >> Chair, Vice Chair, C7 test. >> Thank you. Hawaii Yimi in support.
• >> HFC<01:11:30.239> test<01:11:30.719> in<01:11:30.880> support.
• >> HFC test in support. >> HFC test in support.
• >> Stand<01:11:42.400> test<01:11:42.719> in<01:11:42.880> support.
• >> Stand test in support. >> Stand test in support.

Bills: SB2190, SB2338, SB2424, SB2356, SB2981, SB3028, SB3187, SB2378, SB2398, SB2192, SB2155, SB3219, SB3218

Keywords: affordable housing, employment contracts, salary caps, housing finance, public housing authority, executive compensation, parking minimums, off-street parking, transit-oriented development, TOD, housing supply, smart growth, redevelopment, adaptive reuse, micro units, rail transit, public transit stations, county zoning, land use, urban planning

Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on a series of housing-related Senate bills. SB 2190 SD2 on inclusionary zoning drew support from HHFDC, Hawaii YIMBY, Grassroot Institute, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and Hako Seed Center, with opposition from OHA and Aloha Independent Living Hawaii. SB 2338 SD1, dealing with housing agency personnel authority, received comments from the Attorney General cautioning that the bill should be clarified to avoid conflicts with civil service and collective bargaining laws and recommending removal of a provision limiting employment contracts; HHFDC said its comments addressed those concerns and supported the measure. SB 2424 SD1, concerning HHFDC, received broad support from housing, business, and community groups, with one opposition. Testimony focused on changing the definition of “qualified resident” so people who already own an HHFDC-assisted unit could later purchase another if their housing needs change; HHFDC said the current rule forces people to sell before buying again and that the bill would help people move up the housing ladder and encourage more housing development. SB 2356 on parking also drew broad support from state agencies, housing advocates, business groups, and local officials, with Unite Here Local 5 in opposition. SB 2981 on land use had strong support from many organizations and 67 individuals, with Unite Here Local 5 opposing. SB 3028 SD2 on property conveyance generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Indivisible Hawaii, and others, backed restructuring the conveyance tax into a marginal rate system and urged changes to revenue allocations, including dedicated funding for homeless services, DHHL, and the rental housing revolving fund. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii supported the marginal-rate concept but opposed dedicated special-fund allocations and criticized the bill’s blank sections. Committee members questioned the historical purpose of the conveyance tax, and the Tax Foundation explained it was originally a modest tax tied to property-value tracking when the state still ran the property tax system. The committee also heard SB 3187 SD2 on off-site construction, SB 2378 SD2 on housing permitting, and SB 2398 SD2 on residential housing utilities. OPSD supported SB 3187 but said it preferred the House version and wanted clarification that off-site certification should apply to factories in Hawaii, not out of state, to avoid outsourcing labor; it also suggested starting with a small scope. SB 2378 SD2 drew support from engineering, housing, and labor groups, with testimony that the House version included needed fixes to make the program insurable. On SB 2398 SD2, the Board of Water Supply opposed the bill, saying it could require disclosure of sensitive infrastructure information beyond ordinary water-availability assessments and raise critical-infrastructure and cybersecurity concerns; developers and housing groups supported the measure. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• coming in has to be tested. coming in has to be tested.
• It requires um lab testing and labeling guidelines.
• It requires um lab testing and labeling guidelines.
• It requires um lab testing and labeling guidelines.
• It requires um lab testing and labeling guidelines.

Bills: HF3771, HF3658, HF3453, HF3358, HF1775

Keywords: disaster assistance, contingency account, Minnesota emergency management, public safety, state disaster aid, FEMA, federal cost-share, emergency relief, natural disaster, budget report, appropriations report, management and budget, local governments, utility cooperatives, public works, infrastructure repair, chapter 12B, chapter 12A, emergency management, disaster recovery

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• scores that may be used are subject to relevant standardized test scores.
• 36:24.880> that<00:36:25.120> the<00:36:25.200> standardized<00:36:26.000> test
• and clarifies that the standardized test and clarifies that the standardized test scores<00:36:26.760
• <00:36:31.560> Move relevant standardized test scores.
• Move relevant standardized test scores.

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, March 12, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House met in Annapolis on February 27, 2026, with 128 members present. After a prayer, the chamber adopted the previous day’s journal and recognized a resolution honoring Brunswick High School’s first Tech Challenge team, Minerva’s Mechanics, for winning the FTC Regional Championships and qualifying for the World Championship in Houston. The resolution was read and adopted with applause. The main legislative item was House Bill 355, concerning the Education, Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program and human and sex trafficking; the House adopted the favorable committee report and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The next bill, House Bill 534 on nonpublic school transcripts and prohibiting punitive measures related to student debt, also received a favorable report. Debate then centered on an amendment offered to HB 534 that would have tied school funding to student choice for students in repeatedly one-star-rated schools and allowed parents of habitually violent or disruptive students to consider military boarding school options. The sponsor argued Maryland’s public schools, especially in Baltimore City, were failing students despite heavy spending, citing low literacy, violence, and the book Failure Factory; several members echoed concerns about school performance, bureaucracy, and the need for educational freedom. Opponents and procedural speakers said the amendment was not germane to HB 534, which they described as a narrow bill about transcript access for students leaving nonpublic schools with unpaid fees, often students with disabilities. The floor leader urged the body to resist the amendment and stick to the bill’s actual subject. Despite multiple members explaining their votes in support of school choice and criticizing the Blueprint and school outcomes, the House ultimately took a roll call on the amendment after a voice vote was challenged. The transcript cuts off during the roll call and does not show the final recorded result on the amendment.

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• , professional testing, there'll be support to allow them to do that testing.
• The whole idea is really centered around wanting to make sure that they can take the test, pass it, and
• So, yeah, please. ...have a pilot where students who need to do testing, professional testing, there'll
• be support to allow them to do that testing.
• I went online once and tried to take the test and take this thing, and I stopped when it's asking me

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The same group of drivers will test the limits of safety, some out of necessity.
• <00:39:53.599> the The same group of drivers will test the The same group of drivers will
• test the limits<00:39:54.079> of<00:39:54.240> safety,<00:39:55.040> some<00:39:
• I submit to you<00:40:45.680> this<00:40:45.920> time-<00:40:46.240> tested<00:40
• And does that scenario pass your test? Yes.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I think it was... no, no, testing. Did you hear? Could you hear?
• think<00:01:52.520> it us out here I think it us out here I think it was was was no no no testing
• 02:00.200> could<00:02:00.320> you<00:02:00.759> hear<00:02:01.759> we testing
• did you hear could you hear we testing did you hear could you hear we have<00:02:02.000> the<
• the blight test for tax increment<00:14:41.480> financing<00:14:42.079> so<00:14:42.279

Bills: HF1746, HF2585, HF1159, HF2574, HF2839, HF157, HF158, HF160, HF338, HF512

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• inquiries about curriculum, school lunches, start times, mental health, cell phones, standardized tests
• 34.560> cell<00:07:34.720> phones,<00:07:35.120> standardized<00:07:35.759> tests
• , health, cell phones, standardized tests, health, cell phones, standardized tests, class<00:07:36.639
• It required special voting machines, moved elections to optical scan systems, required public testing
• > equipment, required public testing of equipment, required public testing of equipment, renting

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There were a few changes to the construction test and some of the penalties, but we didn't dig into this
• So there are a number of different tests that we have, um, under Minnesota law.
• that have carved out a specific test.
• Um, so first, um, I do just want to say I would love to simplify the act, the tests that we have.
• Um, I think it is confusing that we have so many different tests, and I would love to dig into that,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A police officer demanded to take a blood test to see if he was intoxicated.
• organizations uh sen cek or one<01:14:54.360> of<01:14:54.480> your<01:14:54.639> test
• Last year, our school board chair tested positive for COVID-19 on the day of our regular meeting.
• <01:47:39.119> positive<01:47:39.480> for night before or they tested positive for
• night before or they tested positive for covid<01:47:40.360> or<01:47:40.520> their<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• primary and a state general election in November for local election administrators to prep ballots, test
• To that end, we would like to require that counties complete an errorless test of the Election Reporting
• The office currently asks counties to complete this test and provides guidance on doing so ahead of each
• test of the election<01:03:45.559> Reporting<01:03:46.079> System<01:03:46.680> prior
• <01:03:55.039> and counties to complete this test and counties to complete this test and provides

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I now find myself well equipped to navigate the social and emotional tests that come in the earliest
• ><00:27:02.880> that<00:27:03.080> come<00:27:03.559> in social and emotional tests
• that come in social and emotional tests that come in the<00:27:03.799> earliest<00:27:04.159>
• :05.200> next Nadine Nadine remote would be our next Nadine Nadine remote would be our next test
• Chair Yim said she wanted to thank Chair Kisha and the team for trying to help with remote testing.

Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

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• system has been actually really tested system has been actually really tested properly<00:04:05.560
• My question is, you know, have we hired a third party to come in and test the IT system?
• My question is, you know, have we hired a third party to come in and test the IT system?
• But no, I guess not sure yet about the third party testing.
• But no, I guess not sure yet about the third party testing.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You guys have put my law school education to the test here this morning, thinking through some of these
• 30.480> the have put my law school education to the have put my law school education to the test
• here this morning thinking through test here this morning thinking through some<00:24:32.399> of<
• <00:36:01.000> to<00:36:01.119> determine they appli the our our test to determine
• they appli the our our test to determine whether<00:36:01.720> evidence<00:36:02.000> is

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 733-FN, a bill on third-party litigation financing (TPLF). Representative Cole, the prime sponsor, described TPLF as outside investors financing lawsuits in which they have no personal stake, arguing that the practice is largely unregulated, can involve foreign entities, and contributes to litigation abuse, higher insurance costs, and what he called a “tort tax.” He said the bill is modeled on an NCOIL proposal and would require disclosure of TPLF agreements, with specific references to foreign-entity restrictions, consumer-protection guardrails, and reporting requirements. He also noted a few technical fixes to the draft, including adding the word “knowingly” and restoring a section that had been omitted. Committee members questioned how the bill’s foreign-entity language would work, including whether a governor or the Department of Safety would designate countries of concern, and whether the bill would bar foreign parties from using litigation funding. Cole and others clarified that the bill was intended as a reporting measure, not a ban on litigation funding itself, and that the goal was to disclose who is funding lawsuits and to what extent. Representative Sal asked whether the bill would prevent a litigant from getting outside financing; Cole answered no, emphasizing disclosure rather than prohibition. Brandon Grat of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau testified that the bill’s enforcement provisions were too limited. He said the draft appears to give the Attorney General only a civil-penalty remedy, likely too small to deter violations, and not the broader Consumer Protection Act tools such as injunctions, restitution, or investigation authority. He also raised concerns about whether the Attorney General or Insurance Department would have proper jurisdiction, given that the product may be financial or insurance-related. Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the department sees possible benefits from transparency because disclosure of litigation funding could help insurers assess risk, improve underwriting, and potentially ease hard-market pressures, especially for nonprofits and child care providers. He also said the bill’s language likely needs further work to clarify agency authority and suggested involving the Attorney General, Insurance Department, and banking regulators. Opposition testimony came from the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. Marissa Chase and Samantha Hering argued the bill is one-sided because it requires disclosure only on the plaintiff side and not from defendants or insurers. They said New Hampshire already has court rules and discovery procedures that cover relevant disclosures, making the bill unnecessary, and questioned whether the existence of a funding contract is even relevant in litigation. The hearing ended with the committee continuing to discuss possible revisions and enforcement options, but no vote or final action was taken in the transcript.

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• It's often said in schools that what gets tested gets taught, and the same applies to legislation: what
• Students in K-2 receiving 80% or more of their instruction in a partner language are being tested in
• Students in K-2 receiving 80% or more of their instruction in a partner language are being tested in
• Partner-language and English testing doubles the burden on students and staff.
• although we tested um a unit<01:32:32.600> of<01:32:32.800> one<01:32:32.960> of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They met the same standards, passed the same tests, earned the same promotions, and they were praised
• ,<04:32:25.680> and research, development, testing, and research, development, testing, and
• <04:46:12.320> I<04:46:12.560> am operational testing of evaluation.
• I am operational testing of evaluation.
• They are not battle tested for our men and women, especially when they're putting themselves in harm's

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But when it also comes to this state doing all the testing and things, do we have the resources to do
• that kind of testing in-house on the state level when it comes to PFAS?
• Speaker, gentlemen, as I understand, the permittees will be required to test and analyze and monitor
• Get the sample sent to the DOH scientific lab where it's tested, and that won't change. Mr.
• That's good to at least be able to test it in some of these rural areas.

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• board staff to the national provider, place a cap of five times on the number of times a candidate may test
• 08:05.119> add change chlorine residual for Spas add change chlorine residual for Spas add testing
• requirements add testing equipment requirements add facility<01:08:08.599> enclosures<01:08:09.599
• and maintenance requirements, requirements for personnel and safety equipment, water sampling and testing
• and maintenance requirements, requirements for personnel and safety equipment, water sampling and testing

Keywords: 0:01– Meeting start/roll call 0:34 – Approval of minutes 0:48 – Welcome of new committee members 1:34 – Council on Postsecondary Education 25:17 – Teachers’ Retirement System 27:00 – Kentucky Public Pension Authority 29:04 – Board of Veterinary Examiners 31:40 – Board of Nursing 34:01 – Board of Emergency Medical Services 36:15 – Fish & Wildlife Resources 40:34 – Department of Corrections 56:00 – Department of State Police 58:05 – Department of Criminal Justice Training 59:22 – Transportation Cabinet 1:00:18 – Department of Education 1:01:23 – Department of Employment Services 1:04:17 – Department of Workplace Standards 1:05:25 – Department of Housing, Buildings & Construction 1:06:59 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Sanitation) 1:13:50 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Trauma System) 1:17:46 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Radon) 1:18:30 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Medicaid Services 1:19:15 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. of Aging Services 1:20:36 – Other Business/Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and welcomed new members before taking up Council on Postsecondary Education regulations 13 KAR 2:120 and 13 KAR 2:130. The regulations, as amended by staff and agency amendments, update public university and KCTCS performance funding models to conform to 2024 Senate Bill 191 and the performance funding work group’s recommendations. Changes discussed included replacing the underrepresented minority metric with an underrepresented students metric defined as first-generation students, adding an adult learner metric, increasing the low-income degree premium, adjusting small-school and nonresident credit-hour weights, revising data aging and progression metrics, and adding STEM+H criteria in 13 KAR 2:120. Travis Pal of the Council on Postsecondary Education explained that the changes reflect the work group’s three-year review process and that the work group ultimately voted to define underrepresented students as first-generation students and to apply half-weighting between research and comprehensive universities for the new metric. Michael Frasier of the Kentucky Student Rights Coalition and Eastern Kentucky University student government opposed 13 KAR 2:120, arguing that the regulation improperly applies weights where the statute does not clearly authorize them and that the funding changes disadvantage comprehensive universities and vulnerable students. He asked the committee to find the regulation deficient or, alternatively, recommend legislative clarification and a revised fiscal analysis. Pal responded that weighting has been part of the model since 2017, that CPE was following the statute and work group recommendations, and that the model could be changed by future legislation. Members asked about the timing of the broader performance funding review, and Pal said the full model is reviewed every three years, with the next work group cycle beginning in 2026. No motion to find the regulation deficient was made, and the committee allowed the regulations to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The committee then approved a staff amendment to Teachers’ Retirement System regulations 102 KAR 1:195 and 102 KAR 1:340, which require annual reporting of accumulated sick leave, leave policies, and salary schedules to TRS and make technical changes to the final average salary calculation and related definitions.

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• They advertise free pregnancy tests very prominently, and so I'm curious about whether the $4 million
• They advertise free pregnancy tests very prominently, and so I'm curious about whether the $4 million
• <00:10:18.120> very tests very tests very prominently<00:10:20.000> and<00:10:20.160>
• office; it was the kind of pregnancy test that you can buy at the dollar store.
• I've noticed them around pregnancy tests I've noticed them around the<00:11:55.560> University

Bills: HF25, HF4

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief