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• ,<00:06:23.199> the school people, the administrators, the school people, the administrators
• <00:54:15.200> if human capital on our administrators if human capital on our administrators
• you're increasing the administrative you're increasing the administrative workload<00:55:02.640>
• um and the administrative workload um and the administrative responsibilities,<00:55:04.640> which
• level while adding at the administrative level while adding more<00:55:24.880> administrative

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The land was purchased by our administration, and it's getting prepped up and planned for future administrations
• I had a conversation with the incoming FTA administrator, Noria Fernandez.
• I had a conversation with the incoming FTA administrator, Noria Fernandez.
• radar that you know our Administration radar that you know our Administration has<00:59:35.319><
• it is only as good as the administration it is only as good as the administration that<01:03:48.279

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Is it my administrative line to the secretary, or is it my administrative line up to the secretary and
• Especially if they're both just administratively attached.
• This has changed under this administration, and I just want to make note of that.
• That is a very dramatic change from what it was just under this administration.
• That said, their administrative plan looked pretty solid.

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• <01:02:35.040> So,<01:02:36.079> um, sessions add on to the codes.
• So, um, sessions add on to the codes.
• So um again, I apologize administration.
• <01:18:39.440> their<01:18:39.679> own<01:18:39.840> administration<01:18:40.880
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Bills: SB874, SB2097, SB2098, SB2126, SB2154, SB2153, SB2160, SB2123, SB2110

Keywords: veterinary medicine, prescription, consumer rights, transparency, pet medication, sustainable agriculture, climate adaptation, food system resilience, grant program, Hawaii agriculture, agriculture, clean plant program, disease-free plants, plant propagation, small farms, midsize farms, sustainable farming, Hawaii, data analysis, market study

Summary: The committee heard several agriculture-related bills. SB 874 on veterinary medicine would require veterinarians, upon a client’s request, to provide a written prescription for an animal patient in an existing veterinary client-patient relationship, allow Hawaii-licensed pharmacies to dispense those prescriptions, and authorize the Veterinary Medicine Board to set penalties. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with supporters citing lower costs and consumer choice; the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association said veterinarians already should be doing this and supported the bill if amended. One testifier in opposition argued the bill needed a conspicuous notice requirement so pet owners know they can request prescriptions. Committee members and the Department of Agriculture said they were not aware of widespread problems, and discussion focused on whether the measure was already consistent with current practice and whether amendments would address remaining concerns. The committee also heard SB 2097, which would create a climate-resilient food systems grant program in the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and appropriate funds. The department, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and others supported the bill, saying it could help farmers and ranchers invest in resilience, infrastructure, and technology. Several testifiers asked for clearer definitions, especially for terms like “food hubs” and “resilience hubs,” and suggested adding technical assistance and clearer eligibility criteria. The department explained the program was intended for shovel-ready projects in the middle of the supply chain, with a focus on farmers in a certain revenue range, and said it was modeled on a USDA program. SB 2098 would establish a clean plant program to produce and distribute disease-free plant material to growers, nurseries, and other producers. Testimony was supportive, emphasizing biosecurity, nursery industry needs, and preventing invasive species and crop disease. The department described the program as using tested clean stock, tissue culture facilities, and data collection to support future planting decisions, and estimated a two-year ramp-up. Members questioned whether the program duplicated existing work at CTR/other partners and whether data collection should be centralized, but the department said the effort would build on existing varieties and partnerships rather than overlap them. Finally, SB 2126 would create a conventional farming grant program for small and midsize conventional farmers. Supporters from the department, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council said conventional agriculture deserves support and that the bill would help increase food production. Opposition and comments focused on the bill’s exclusion of organic farmers; one farmer said the measure was unfair unless amended to include organic producers, while a Farmers Union witness said the bill was too vague about the grant’s purpose and should be clearer about its goals. In response to questions, the department said the exclusion of organic farming was not intentional and that the bill was meant to support all agriculture, though no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• And I know that if you operate under an administrative warrant, you are a...
• There have been threats from this administration to deploy ICE agents to voting locations.
• There have been threats from this administration to deploy ICE agents to voting locations.
• Code Section 1326 is if you remain in the country illegally, you have committed a crime.
• Getting the code right matters. Getting these definitions matters.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So, they have to follow code of conduct.
• I think we have county administrators who get paid lots of money.
• I think we have county administrators who get paid lots of money.
• Um, I think we have<02:20:04.640> county<02:20:05.040> administrators have county administrators
• ><02:20:10.240> gets county, the county administrator gets county, the county administrator gets

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• First, we appreciate the administration.
• Administration, if you'd like to start.
• Item number 18, Sunbuck administration.
• administrative funding.
• So there's a lot of administration. time done with that way.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• code to the HHS regarding the Department of Health and Human Services to determine, hey, what counts
• code to the HHS regarding the Department of Health and Human Services to determine, hey, what counts
• <01:29:42.480> code<01:29:42.639> to<01:29:42.880> the<01:29:43.120> HC
• c> of the administrative code to the HC of the administrative code to the HC uh<01:29:45.040> regarding
• I'm tax policy counsel with the Department of Revenue Administration.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , um, the mayor, the city administrator, um, the mayor, the city administrator, or<00:49:14.560><
• And, Madam Chair, I brought city administrator Mr.
• brought city administrator brought city administrator Mr.<00:52:11.280> Craig<00:52:11.560
• administrator city of Austin. administrator city of Austin.
• and the internal IRS codes. and the internal IRS codes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Administrative mandates from the PED have increasingly consumed the.
• Every student deserves access to opportunity, regardless of zip code. And third, voice.
• Different administrations.
• And that is also students who are not being held to their destiny by their zip code or their economic
• teacher workload or administrative workload As an issue, a problematic issue.

Keywords: 996, all

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• The executive orders and administrative actions taken to date threaten insolvency.
• Is there a way that we can close some... loopholes in our tax code that we may not need anymore, really
• Letters of people whose jobs in the Veterans Administration to take care of our veterans are in jeopardy
• There were some that the state changed when the first TCJA passed under the first Trump administration
• If the Republican administration and Congress follow through with the federal budget, the contains these

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Representative Steer has a delete-all amendment coded DE1. Please describe your amendment.
• <00:37:00.560> as<00:37:00.800> DE2 coded as DE2 coded as DE2 that<00:37:02.520> insert
• State Court Administrator Charles Shorba. We can't let that happen.
• State Court Administrator signed up. State Court Administrator Charles<00:51:20.080> Shorba.
• Minnesota<00:54:24.640> Judicial Administrator for the Minnesota Judicial Administrator for

Bills: HF4810, HF4597, HF1082, HF3230

Keywords: public safety, radio communications, infrastructure funding, county funding, interoperability, ARMER network, local jurisdictions, HF4597, Minnesota public safety, 911, emergency dispatch, emergency communications, public safety appropriation, Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, PSAP, dispatch interoperability, real-time coordination, emergency response coordination, cross-jurisdictional response, 911 center awareness platform

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• <00:07:41.960> has worse the Trump Administration has worse the Trump Administration has halted
• us Aid because the Trump Administration us Aid because the Trump Administration is<00:23:58.440>
• <00:24:30.559> to ERS ship I urge the administration to ERS ship I urge the administration
• Authority overseeing administrative Authority overseeing administrative rulemaking<02:21:03.880>
• Did they tamper with the code?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We don't know if the judiciary or whoever the administrative agency would be responsible for holding
• agency would that would administrative agency would that would be<00:03:47.920> responsible<00
• Let's proceed on to SB 3044, and this is relating to statewide traffic code, and this removes references
• SB 3044, and this is the statewide traffic code.
• This is the statewide traffic code.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Transportation heard several bills, beginning with SB 2010, which would authorize impoundment of motor vehicles for certain alleged or committed traffic violations. The Department of Transportation supported the bill, while the Department of the Attorney General asked for clarification in section 4 on who could seek remedies and what remedies would be available. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, citing unclear officer-initiated impound criteria, potential strain on judicial or administrative resources, and concerns about hardship for families and indigent owners; the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the bill with amendments, saying it should be limited to traffic offenses and could serve as an alternative to fines or imprisonment. The chair then recessed before moving to the next items. The committee next heard SB 2527 on commercial driver licensing, which would require state and county firefighters exempt from CDL requirements to be subject to an alcohol and substance abuse policy equivalent to or stronger than federal DOT standards. DOT, the Department of Human Resources Development, county officials, and the Hawaiʻi Firefighters Association all indicated support. SB 2697, which would prohibit driving on roadway shoulders except in limited circumstances, also drew DOT support, with the Attorney General, judiciary, and others submitting comments. SB 2812, requiring driver license applicants to be tested on the dangers larger vehicles pose to pedestrians and bicyclists, was supported by DOT but opposed by the Public Defender, who argued the excessive-speeding portion was too broad for first offenses and that the DUI-related language was unnecessary because DUI relicensing already requires re-examination. SB 291, clarifying that drivers whose licenses were revoked for certain alcohol-related offenses must undergo re-examination before relicensing, received DOT support. The committee then took up SB 3044, which would remove references to pedestrian countdown timers and the requirement that pedestrians begin crossing before the timer starts. DOT opposed the bill, but Hawaiʻi Appleseed supported it, arguing the current rule is confusing and can lead to citations even when pedestrians can safely cross. The Department of Health submitted late comments emphasizing the importance of pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and physical activity, and the chair noted the split in testimony. Finally, SB 2995 proposed a zero-emissions rideshare rebate program funded by a rideshare fee and administered by DOT. Earthjustice strongly supported the bill, describing it as a fee-and-rebate structure to help rideshare drivers transition to zero-emissions vehicles. A witness for Tom Yamachika suggested that if the state wants to tax ridesharing, it should amend existing tax law instead of creating a new chapter, but the bill’s supporters said DOT was better suited to administer the rebate program and that similar models exist in California and Washington. The committee also heard SB 3153, which would authorize DOT to designate airport special district zones at airports statewide to improve security and enforcement; DOT’s airports deputy director supported the measure, saying it would clarify jurisdiction and help address trespassing and hazards, and senators asked about boundaries, mapping, and coordination with the Attorney General. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• The amendment is coded A1.
• The amendment is coded A6.
• coded coded A6<00:14:16.839> I<00:14:17.000> recognize<00:14:17.480> the<00:14:
• The amendment is coded DE1.
• The Walz administration coordinated the distribution of hundreds of thousands of life-saving vaccines

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We appreciate the work of the Healey-Driscoll administration and the bill that the governor filed based
• It adds minor but key language to the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code, which I know the gentleman from
• Gloucester and you, Madam President, are particularly interested in, in addition to the Uniform Commercial Code
• immediately send money through a nearby crypto ATM, and then the perpetrator sends the victim a QR code
• Let's see: An act providing for the powers of the town administrator of the town of Carlisle, that's

Keywords: 1212, all

Summary: The Senate took up a major economic development package, Senate Bill 3178, with the chair and supporters describing it as a broad effort to strengthen Massachusetts through investments in housing, small businesses, public higher education, AI guardrails, downtown revitalization, and transportation. Supporters highlighted provisions allowing duplexes by right, streamlining housing permitting, expanding access to capital, addressing energy costs, and creating a transparency and safety framework for artificial intelligence. Several senators also spoke in favor of regional equity, including a proposal tied to West-East Passenger Rail and a Palmer station, and the bill was framed as a way to make the Commonwealth more competitive and affordable. The minority leader argued the bill did not do enough to address the state’s high cost of living and business climate, citing debt, tax burden, outmigration, and recession risk. He said the Commonwealth needed to focus more on lowering the cost of doing business and living rather than relying on additional borrowing. Other amendments focused on consumer protection and fairness, including a measure to regulate or ban crypto ATMs due to widespread scam losses, and another to address auto insurance pricing practices that were described as unfairly burdening drivers in low-income and minority communities. A technical amendment clarifying durable powers of attorney and trust creation was also adopted. The Senate adopted several amendments, including municipal property tax relief, the crypto ATM consumer protection measure, and the insurance commission amendment, and also adopted the technical trust-code amendment. The chamber approved a number of local and final passage items by roll call, including land transfers and local bills for the North Carver Water District, Marion land transfer, Carlisle town administrator powers, Leominster police civil service exemptions, Watertown property tax classifications, and Milton alcohol licenses. The Senate also observed moments of silence and adopted adjournment motions in memory of Patrick P.J. Roy and Jeffrey Hyde Walker before recessing until the next day.

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• Let's take up Amendment bar code 4, 0, 1, 8, 5, 0, by Senator Burton.
• We will take up Amendment bar code 2, 2, 1, 3, 5, 0, by Senator Simon, Senator Senator. >> Thank you.
• policy in continuing sure we have the most safe schools possible for our students, faculty and administration
• Let's take up bar code 4, 5, 1, 9, 1, for Senator.
• And I said this is not about, you know, choice for school administrators, choice for school coaches.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And you'll see on each of these products, there's a QR code.
• And the QR code... Works on this one. This is legit. This is Madison.
• I think if I hit the QR code, I’d find out more information.
• Code, that gets destroyed as it happened in my shop.
• Want to be able to scan a QR code.

Bills: HB28, SB3, SB 3

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program

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• Court website; that's the Legislative Budget Assistance web page, as well as the Department of Administrative
• Yeah, so they provide stakeholder convening, administrative functions, and they do continuous process
• <01:23:25.600> rules embedded Within our administrative rules embedded Within our administrative
• <03:26:06.040> Services Department of administrative Services Department of administrative
• administrative administrative role<04:32:28.359> okay<04:32:28.680> thank role okay thank

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee’s Division 3 held a public work session on the Behavioral Health budget on February 27, 2025. The chair opened by explaining the schedule, materials, and deadlines for the budget process, and noted there would be no motions or votes in the division that day. Division of Behavioral Health Director Ktia Fox and DHHS CFO Nathan White then walked the committee through the division’s mission, structure, and budget materials, describing the division’s four bureaus: Mental Health Services, Children’s Behavioral Health, Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homeless Services, along with the policy unit. They emphasized the division’s role in oversight, technical assistance, quality assurance, contracting, and the continuum of care from prevention and early intervention through crisis and residential services. Much of the discussion focused on major programs and funding lines, including the 988 Lifeline contract with Headrest, a technical assistance contract with UNH, Medicaid pass-through payments to New Hampshire Hospital and Glencliff, crisis response services, cold-weather homeless responses, housing supports, and the children’s system of care. Members asked about the UNH contract, the 988 program, crisis stabilization centers, and the peer certification program; Fox explained that the peer certification is a training-and-credentialing pathway for people with lived experience to enter community-based behavioral health work, not a volunteer program. The committee also discussed the “Choose Love” program, which Fox said was created after the Sandy Hook tragedy to build resilience and strength-based emotional regulation in schools and communities. On the children’s side, Fox described the system of care account as the place where many contracted services are budgeted, including community mental health centers, care management entities, rapid response services, and residential programs. Members asked about temporary staffing, and Fox said roughly $500,000 in temporary staff costs shown in the current year would not be spent next year because the money came from a nonlapsing appropriation in HB 1573 for oversight of children’s residential services. She also said provider rate increases were a prioritized need but were not funded in the governor’s current budget, and that the Children’s Behavioral Health Resource Center was not funded, resulting in about a $1 million reduction. The session ended while the division was still moving through the children’s behavioral health slides, including questions about the Fast Forward high-fidelity wraparound program and medication management.

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• And along the way, continuing to update the Children's Code in terms of the work that CACs and MDTs do
• And along the way, continuing to update the children's code in terms of the work that CACs and MDTs do
• So there are two specific provisions, one in R.S., I think, 44:7, and then also in the Children's Code
• So there are two specific provisions, one in R.S., I think, 44:7, and then also in the Children's Code
• So your role as Secretary of State is to send it to the Division of Administration, excuse me.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, mostly dealing with open meetings, public records, election administration, and local government notice requirements. Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Jenkins would authorize electronic voting under the Open Meetings Law and apply retroactively to validate prior electronic votes; after brief discussion and support from the Louisiana Municipal Association, it was reported favorably. House Bill 1052 by Rep. Spell would exempt certain child advocacy center and multidisciplinary team work product, forensic interviews, and related sensitive records from public records disclosure to protect child abuse investigations; testimony from child advocacy organizations emphasized the need to prevent misuse of records and preserve court-controlled access, and the bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 289 by Sen. Abraham, concerning confidentiality of certain university records and negotiations, was amended to clarify protections for proprietary research, donor confidentiality, and limited confidentiality for industry negotiations, then reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 218 by Sen. Talbot, allowing alternative certification programs for election officials if approved by the State Board of Election Supervisors, and Senate Bill 220, a technical correction regarding the official journal of the state, were both reported favorably. Senate Bill 161 by Sen. Seaball, repealing a requirement that certain high-salary unclassified state employees register vehicles in Louisiana, was also reported favorably after questions about its scope and purpose. The committee then took up House Bill 1193 by Rep. Sawyer, which authorizes the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to use indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity construction contracts for maintenance and emergency work. CPRA officials said the model would speed small repairs and pre-construction tasks, improve efficiency, and mirror a similar DOTD approach; an amendment narrowed the public-records language and excluded design-build contracting. Members raised concerns about public records transparency and inclusion of minority and small contractors, but the bill was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 249 by Rep. Green, a constitutional amendment creating an independent compensation commission for elected officials and tying adjustments to CPI, drew extensive debate over removing the legislature from setting salaries, the appointment structure, and whether the state could afford automatic increases. After opposition from several members and a roll-call vote, the bill failed to be reported, 6 yeas to 9 nays. Because HB 249 failed, the companion enabling bill, House Bill 248, was deferred. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 997 by Rep. Edmondson, which would let parishes, municipalities, and school boards use their own websites as an alternative to newspaper publication for public notices. Supporters from the Police Jury Association argued the bill would reduce duplicative costs, preserve all existing notice requirements, and simply add a third option alongside newspaper publication and newspaper-hosted digital publication. An amendment narrowed the bill to parishes, municipalities, and school boards, removing other political subdivisions. Members questioned transparency, enforcement, record retention, and whether the change would undermine newspapers; supporters said courts would still enforce notice requirements and that local governments already maintain the records. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with no final action shown in the excerpt.