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• Today's site visit, we're going to learn about their crime lab, their canine demonstration, and we're
• Today's site visit, we're going to learn about their crime lab, their canine demonstration, and we're

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee convened, completed a roll call, and established a quorum. The chair announced that the meeting would be brief because members were heading to a site visit at FDLE. Members were told the visit would include FDLE’s crime lab, a canine demonstration, and displays of agency tactical vehicles and drones. The chair encouraged members to use the visit to learn from law enforcement personnel about their work and how it informs the committee’s responsibilities. No bills were heard, no testimony was taken, and no votes or formal actions were recorded. The subcommittee announced it would adjourn after the site visit and that members would not need to return to the room.

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• serving as a housing manager during the Department of Human Services tornado response in March 2023, demonstrates
• And whereas Lori McDonald's career demonstrates a long-standing commitment to public service, a talent
• But I think we've already demonstrated with cancellation of the first vendor contract that we will ensure

Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call, prayer, and approval of the previous minutes. Members then adopted a resolution honoring Lori McDonald of the Department of Human Services for nearly 28 years of state service, with remarks praising her legislative work, constituent services, leadership, and emergency response roles. McDonald thanked the committee, and the Senate also presented her with a citation, flag, and commemorative coin. The committee received the May 2026 revenue report, which showed gross adjusted collections of $7.76 billion year-to-date, up 4.4% from the prior year, and a projected surplus of $585.8 million. The executive subcommittee report was adopted, covering emergency rules for DHS and the Department of Education, school district waiver requests, committee fund allocations, cancellation of the July ALC meeting, and authorization for subcommittees to meet in July on urgent matters. The administrative rules report was also adopted after members noted that most rules were approved, with a few pulled by agencies or held. Members then heard a lengthy exchange on the Arkansas Education Department’s ClassWallet contract and delays in expense review for education savings account payments. Department officials said they were meeting regularly with ClassWallet, enforcing contract standards, keeping some reviews in-house, and adding staff and technology improvements to speed processing while maintaining oversight. The committee also adopted reports from Game and Fish and State Police, Hospital/Medicaid/Developmental Disabilities, Lottery Oversight, Occupational Licensing Review, Peer Review, Review, State Insurance Programs Oversight, and Personnel, including a Department of Commerce reallocation tied to a broader shared-services realignment. Under review of communications, members filed several retirement system investment items as reviewed, approved rural community grant funding, gave favorable advice for state park additions, approved special maintenance funding for state parks, and filed Office of State Technology service-rate changes as reviewed. The meeting concluded with no new business and adjournment.

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• United States armed forces during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, demonstrating
• United States armed forces during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, demonstrating
• One, Order World II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, demonstrating courage, sacrifice, and an unwavering

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I think that's demonstrated by the inherent challenges.
• I think that's demonstrated by the inherent challenges. But what I was told was...
• I think that's demonstrated by the inherent challenges, but what I was told was effectively nothing gets

Keywords: 909, all

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• SB 937 would prohibit the use of these demonstrably dangerous devices for crowd control.
• SB 937 would prohibit the use of these demonstrably dangerous devices for crowd control near school zones
• First, the bill doesn't demonstrate that the current 10-year framework is inadequate.
• These incentive-based approaches have demonstrated success in reducing illegal dumping.
• Without demonstrating that existing law is insufficient to address the conduct at issue.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills and took testimony on each, with members often noting amendments and continuing negotiations. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require juvenile courts to find that less restrictive alternatives are unsuitable before ordering detention, and would require periodic review of continued detention and consideration of alternatives at disposition. Supporters argued it would reduce unnecessary youth detention and improve transparency; probation, judges, and police groups opposed it as an undue limit on judicial discretion and potentially unsafe in serious cases. The chair said he would recommend an aye with amendments, but the bill was held pending quorum and later remained on call. SB 1130 by Senator Gomez Reyes would update privacy law for wearable recording devices such as smart glasses, requiring consent before recording in places where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy and banning devices or accessories designed to defeat recording indicators. Supporters said the bill addresses secret recording and invasive surveillance; opponents from tech and hospitality groups sought clarification to avoid unintended liability for businesses and exempt workplace communication devices. Members discussed those exemptions, and the chair recommended an aye, but the measure also remained on call. Senator Blake Spear presented SB 99, which would let courts consider military protective orders in domestic violence proceedings and require better communication between civilian law enforcement and military authorities. Supporters from the Department of Defense, local officials, and military representatives said it would close protection gaps for military families; the ACLU opposed it on due process grounds because MPOs are issued without judicial process. The chair and author emphasized that the bill only allows consideration of MPOs and does not require civilian enforcement of them. The bill passed out on a vote, though it remained on call for additional members. The committee also heard SB 937 by Senator Gonzalez, restricting flashbang use for crowd control and banning flashbangs and explosive breaching charges in immigration enforcement, and SB 1022, creating a statewide anti-trafficking task force. SB 937 drew support from civil rights and community groups and opposition from police and sheriffs over the use-of-force standard and limits on tactics; it passed out on a vote but remained on call. SB 1022 was supported by survivor and faith groups and opposed by public defenders and sex worker advocates who raised concerns about racial disparities and enforcement harms; it also passed out on a vote. Later, SB 1395, extending criminal protective orders for certain felony sex offenses against minors up to 20 years, and SB 1230, increasing penalties for repeat illegal dumping, were both heard with mixed testimony and were held on call after committee votes. The committee also adopted a consent calendar and several bills were moved forward with amendments.

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• I can come to your meeting next meeting if you'd like and give you a demonstration of how both VRI and
• Access to higher education, and the value of multiple pathways for demonstrating competency in the field
• As the system matured and demonstrated stability, the meeting schedule operational issues as they arose
• As the system matured and demonstrated stability, the meeting schedule transitioned to twice annually
• So if a child, if anybody, is demonstrating some behaviors that are, you know, we can provide, that is

Keywords: 908, all

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• And so I filed a bill. again, passed unanimously in both of our chambers, actually, had demonstrated.
• associated with, if we know that there is going to, if there's going to be a demonstration or whatever
• and demonstration. guns, that should have served as intellectual expressions, instead devolved into.
• The law said reasonable. limits on demonstrations between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. to preserve safety during
• These improvements demonstrate that the university has taken its responsibilities under state law and

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• While a complete data set exists for 2024, which is what this graph demonstrates, uh only two reports
• While a complete data set exists for 2024, which is what this graph demonstrates, uh only two reports
• , which is what this graph demonstrates, which is what this graph demonstrates, uh<00:46:30.640><
• Laboratory studies demonstrate<01:51:09.760> that demonstrate that demonstrate that 70<01:51:12.400
• <02:05:56.560> some States that has demonstrated some States that has demonstrated some anecdotal

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The sponsor says objective evidence, such as a controlled study demonstrating increased proficiency and
• <00:05:07.680> increased controlled study demonstrating increased controlled study demonstrating
• And in order to qualify all that, you have to be able to show is good science demonstrating that the
• And in order to qualify all that, you have to be able to show is good science demonstrating that the
• And in order to qualify all that, you have to be able to show is good science demonstrating that the

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education to require objective, science-based evidence for pedagogical methods. The prime sponsor said the bill is a verbatim reintroduction from the prior session and argued that current federal definitions are too vague, allowing subjective surveys and other weak evidence to justify teaching methods. He said the bill is limited to pedagogy, not subject matter, and is intended to improve student outcomes, reduce fad-driven practices, and potentially save money by limiting unnecessary retraining and new materials. Members asked repeatedly about the bill’s scope, including whether it would affect classroom teachers, curriculum content, and existing instructional approaches such as phonics versus whole language or queuing. The sponsor said the bill applies to state and local education bodies and educator training policies, not individual teachers in their classrooms, and that teachers would retain flexibility. He also said standardized testing could be part of a scientific study but is not itself a study, and that textbook providers could be asked to furnish the studies supporting instructional guidance included in their materials. Several members raised concerns about the fiscal note and possible cost shifts to local districts and taxpayers. The sponsor disputed the idea that the bill would necessarily create major new costs or require additional staff, saying any costs would likely be limited and that the department is already applying federal evidence-based rules. He also said if some current methods are not science-based, updating them would be justified even if there were some initial expense. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Early last fall, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton demonstrated the danger.
• reproductive rights across the country, this legislature's leadership and partnership clearly shows and demonstrates
• This legislature's leadership and partnership clearly shows and demonstrates that bold action is possible
• to be young, low-income, and people of color, and so the fact that after 24 weeks one needs to demonstrate

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Steering and Policy held a public hearing on potential updates to Massachusetts’ 2022 Shield Law to strengthen protections for reproductive and gender-affirming health care. Chair Cindy Friedman said the hearing was prompted by escalating federal and out-of-state threats, and testimony was sought on loopholes and clarifications involving emergency abortion care, limits on cooperation with outside investigations, protection of patient data, and safeguarding licenses of providers and attorneys involved in this care. The Attorney General’s Office, ACLU of Massachusetts, GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, Reproductive Equity Now, the Massachusetts Medical Society, TransHealth, and Health Imperatives all supported strengthening the law. Witnesses urged broader bans on sharing health data with hostile states, explicit AG enforcement authority, exclusion of reproductive and gender-affirming prescriptions from the prescription monitoring program, protections for electronic medical records, and allowing clinicians to use practice names on prescription labels. Several speakers also called for protections for parents of transgender youth, attorneys, and nonprofit organizations, and some raised related concerns about insurance discrimination and the burden of post-24-week abortion restrictions. Committee members asked questions about enforcement mechanisms, data privacy, patient consent, and how to balance interoperability with privacy protections in electronic records. Witnesses said the goal was to prevent immediate harm while preserving patient control and access to care. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair closed by inviting written testimony and then moved to adjourn the hearing.

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• outbursts, shouting, or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated; applause or other audible demonstrations
• It demonstrates that legislators care about Minnesota veterans, and I look forward to walking forward
• It demonstrates that legislators care about Minnesota veterans, and I look forward to walking forward
• The Department of Veterans Affairs will use a scoring system to evaluate grants based on their demonstrated

Bills: HF3727, HF3684, HF3467

Keywords: veterans property tax, homestead exclusion, disabled veteran, totally and permanently disabled, service-connected disability, property tax relief, market value exclusion, surviving spouse, family caregiver, county veterans service officer, Minnesota property tax, assessment year 2027, homestead tax benefit, veterans tax exemption, DD214, VA disability rating, veterans, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, grant standards

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• This demonstrates both confidence and accountability.
• This demonstrates<00:08:58.080> both<00:08:58.399> confidence<00:08:58.959> and
• demonstrates both confidence and demonstrates both confidence and accountability.<00:09:00.320> We

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met without a quorum and heard presentations on several workforce and school-safety funding requests. The first item was a proposal for a school mapping data program, presented by Rep. Steve Bratcher with law enforcement and mapping partners. They said the plan would move money to the 911 system so school maps could be embedded there and kept current for all schools, public and private, to improve response times and officer, student, and teacher safety. The request was described as a $10 million one-time appropriation, with an estimate that the work could be completed in about a year. The committee then heard testimony on the Be Proud Initiative, a mobile workshop program aimed at exposing students age 13 and up to skilled trades and related education and career opportunities. Speakers from the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, MI2, the Kentucky Treasury, and the Associated General Contractors said the program would improve perceptions of manufacturing, construction, and metals careers, connect students to training and employers, and help build the workforce pipeline. They said private industry would contribute $1 million in FY 2026-2027 before state funds are released, and requested $3 million in state funding in FY 2027-2028 contingent on that match. A Treasury official said handling the funds through the Treasury would have minimal impact on the office. Committee members responded favorably, including a comment from Rep. Bojanowski about the value of hands-on learning for students who struggle with test-focused instruction. Speakers also explained that the program includes classroom materials before and after the truck visit and ongoing outreach for students and parents. The final presentation was on an MI2 metals career pathway proposal, which cited economic impact data for Kentucky’s metals industry and asked for a $3 million one-time investment for FY 2027-2028 to pilot a middle- and high-school pathway in Carroll and Logan counties. The proposal would be matched by industry funds and used for curriculum, equipment, dual-credit and apprenticeship connections, student stipends, and parent outreach. The chair closed by noting it was the final scheduled meeting of the session and moved toward adjournment.

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• Arizonans who have disabilities through advocacy, education, and policy engagement, as they have demonstrated
• Arizonans who have disabilities through advocacy, education, and policy engagement, as they have demonstrated
• coordinated major rescue efforts to bring thousands of vulnerable children to safety and stable homes, demonstrating
• Rather, critics of abortion rights have consistently demonstrated that their underlying objective is

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Just as important, the study demonstrated that ibogaine could be administered safely under strict medical
• organizations such as Ambio Life Sciences and Veterans Exploring Treatment, or VETS, that have demonstrated
• Just as important, the study demonstrated that Ibegain could be administered safely under strict medical
• there's organizations such as Ambio Life Sciences and Veterans Exploring Treatment or Vets that have demonstrated

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Access to Breakthrough Mental Health Therapies met to discuss psychedelic-assisted treatments for serious mental health conditions, with a focus on psilocybin, ibogaine, MDMA, and related compounds. The chair framed the issue as a clinical and access problem for veterans, first responders, and others with PTSD, depression, TBI, addiction, and suicidal ideation, emphasizing that these therapies are intended for supervised medical settings rather than take-home use. Members reviewed research claims and policy trends, including FDA breakthrough therapy designations, state-level psychedelic legislation, and the role of Arizona’s right-to-try law in expanding access once federal approval is in place. Testimony came from Alan Mullen, a retired Army Special Forces veteran, who described his PTSD/TBI history and said ibogaine treatment helped him confront trauma and showed promise in reducing symptoms under strict medical monitoring. Dr. Sue Cisley of Scottsdale Research Institute described ongoing FDA-controlled trials in Arizona, said current medications often fail high-need patients, and urged removal of research barriers and preparation for right-to-try and expanded access. Dan Freiberg of the Professional Firefighters of Arizona said firefighters face chronic exposure to trauma, often rely on alcohol or other coping mechanisms, and need effective alternatives beyond traditional therapy. Dr. Chung Trin discussed late-stage psychedelic trials, the FDA breakthrough pathway, safety oversight, and the need for state readiness when approvals occur. Committee members asked about how the treatments work, whether they require psychotherapy support, safety concerns including suicidality and black-market abuse, patenting and synthetic versus natural versions, and costs compared with ketamine and other treatments. Witnesses said the therapies are administered with extensive screening, monitoring, and integration support, and argued that addiction potential appears low under medical supervision. The discussion ended with interest in sending correspondence to federal officials to support right-to-try cooperation and in continuing the research and policy work; no formal vote or action was taken in the portion provided.

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• It was demonstrated by the Department of Commerce studies, and then it was replicated by those studies
• environmental organizations and other organizations that say that they're just whining, but this has demonstrated
• , the administrative law judge recommended that the application be denied because they had not demonstrated
• in the Freeborn project, in the beginning, the administrative law judge said that they could not demonstrate

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• provisal to the revenue bond appropriation to read as follows: provided that in-state residents with demonstrated
• in-state read as follows. provided that in-state residents<00:37:52.000> with<00:37:52.240> demonstrated
• <00:37:52.800> financial residents with demonstrated financial residents with demonstrated

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up a long decision-making agenda and repeatedly recommended passage of measures, most either unamended or with technical or date-deferral amendments. Early items included HB 496, which was passed with amendments deferring the effective date to 2050, and HB 700, which was passed with amendments incorporating Alzheimer’s Association language on dementia data collection, standardized cognitive assessments, Medicare Part C, and related definitions. Other bills addressed insurance, health care preceptors, workers’ compensation, labeling, rural emergency hospitals, and numerous budget or policy measures later in the agenda. Several bills received substantive amendment packages. HB 250 was amended to add an objective on treatments for common chronic or long-term conditions and to clarify that automating determinations is intended to reduce delays in patient care. HB 303 adopted Hawaii Pharmacist Association language clarifying the definition of a nationally accredited pharmacy residency program. HB 1179 was amended to adopt Department of Human Services language relating to Med-QUEST. Later, HB 1293 added a $250,000 cap, a $20 million general-fund appropriation for Department of Education food services, and procurement-reporting language; HB 1153 authorized transfers of various non-general-fund accounts to the general fund and added a blank appropriation for the governor’s office; and HB 1168 added a proviso to a revenue bond appropriation to help in-state residents with demonstrated financial need offset room-and-board increases. The most notable debate was on HB 1308, a sports wagering bill. Members discussed regulatory structure, youth sports restrictions, tax and fee provisions, and gambling-prevention funding. Several members opposed the bill, citing family impacts, gambling addiction concerns, and the possibility that regulatory and social costs would outweigh revenues; others supported it with reservations. The motion to pass with amendments was adopted, with recorded no votes and reservations. Across the agenda, most remaining bills were adopted with little or no discussion, including many measures passed unamended and several with deferred effective dates or committee-report notes reflecting testimony or appropriation requests.

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• pathway to redemption and renewal for those who have a criminal conviction in their past and can demonstrate
• person with a criminal history, who has completed all of the provisions of his or her sentence and demonstrated
• the bar for individuals who have been convicted, completed all the terms of their sentence, and demonstrated
• reformation to move on. terms of their sentence and demonstrated reformation to move on with their lives

Bills: HB1455

Keywords: tribal consultation, Indian Affairs Commission, tribal governments, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations, Native American, tribal nations, consultation requirement, legislative process, jurisdiction, sovereignty, North Dakota tribes, government-to-government consultation, tribal chairpersons, 908, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first heard House Bill 1455, which would require the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission to review introduced legislation for tribal implications and conduct consultation with affected tribes. Rep. Collette Brown said the bill was intended to formalize and strengthen tribal consultation, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe representative Ross Bell testified in support. Brad Hawk, executive director of the Indian Affairs Commission, testified neutrally, saying the office already does much of this work but that the bill would add structure; several senators raised concerns about duplication, possible future staffing costs, and whether the bill was necessary. The committee amended the bill to replace “each measure” with “all legislation,” then passed a do-not-pass recommendation on HB 1455 by recorded vote, with Sen. Luick designated as carrier. The committee then took up House Bill 1032, dealing with municipal courts, appeals, and judge qualifications. Legislative Council and court staff walked through proposed amendments, including making municipal courts courts of record on a delayed effective date, clarifying appeal procedures, and adding standards for municipal judges. Members discussed whether to use the term “ethical standards” or “judicial conduct”; after questions about definitions and enforcement, the committee settled on replacing the language with “judicial conduct” in the amended bill. The committee adopted the amendments and then passed HB 1032 as amended on a do-pass vote, with Sen. Cory to carry. Later, the committee heard House Bill 1263, which would make it easier for people with criminal records to seek sealing after a denial by allowing an appeal and reducing the waiting period for a new petition from three years to one year. Rep. Nels Christensen, Christopher Davis, Travis Fink, and Brad Peterson all supported the bill’s goal of giving people a better path to rehabilitation and employment. The main point of disagreement was whether to keep the statutory presumption that the benefit to the petitioner must outweigh the presumption of openness of criminal records; several witnesses urged removing that language, while others said it was part of the compromise that created the current law. The committee closed the hearing without taking final action and said it would review the House discussion before deciding later.

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• Today we will be recognizing those who have excelled in school leadership, demonstrating outstanding
• recognizing those who have excelled in school<00:23:10.559> leadership<00:23:11.480> demonstrating
• school leadership demonstrating school leadership demonstrating outstanding<00:23:13.200> dedication

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• He continues to demonstrate his commitment to creating meaningful change.
• 45.560> to from diverse backgrounds he continues to from diverse backgrounds he continues to demonstrate
• > his<00:10:46.519> commitment<00:10:46.880> to<00:10:47.040> creating demonstrate
• his commitment to creating demonstrate his commitment to creating meaningful<00:10:47.959> change

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• ... ...seeks to close the loophole while offering community colleges an opportunity to demonstrate the
• And it still has to be something that has a demonstrated workforce need in the region in which the bachelor
• order to be approved, required to... ...in the CTE fields, in order to be approved, required to demonstrate
• but the bill raises an interesting question as to whether that alone, for example, is enough to demonstrate
• In terms of the actual occupation... ...there's still to be the demonstrated workforce need for that

Keywords: 987, senate, all