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• we also have a chance to look at these hot spots for collisions and figure out where we can best preserve

Keywords: wildlife corridors, animal-vehicle collisions, HB5259, licensing, concurrent resolutions, cultural significance, Senate Bill 1247, public safety, environmental conservation

Summary: The meeting of the committee centered around significant legislative measures, including several bills aimed at enhancing wildlife safety through the establishment of wildlife corridors and licenses for outdoor activities. Key discussions highlighted House Bill 5259, led by Vice Chair Flores, which proposes a wildlife corridor action plan to reduce animal-vehicle collisions in Texas. This bill is crucial given Texas's alarming rate of wildlife-vehicle accidents, and testimonies from supporting members emphasized the need for action to protect both wildlife and public safety. Furthermore, Senate Bill 1247 was brought forward, simplifying the non-resident hunting license system to improve compliance and conservation funding. The committee also addressed multiple concurrent resolutions recognizing towns for their cultural significance, reflecting a broader commitment to community identity and heritage.

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• It takes significant steps to develop new water supplies and to preserve the water that we already have

Bills: SB7

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, 1184, house, all

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• the valley, as you say, and um, so this is just, this is just an exciting, wonderful uh way of preserving

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• project to tirelessly to bring this project to fruition<00:20:45.360><c> to</c><00:20:45.679><c> preserve
• , to promote, and to fruition to preserve, to promote, and to shape<00:20:48.159><c> the</c><00:20:48.400
• Preserve the places where people should be able to go somewhere to feel safe."
• Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the committee's review
• all documents and shall one preserve all documents and investigative<04:29:01.359><c> materials</c><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Judicial independence is preserved not by insulating the judiciary from all inquiry but to ensure that
• Judicial<01:30:37.120><c> independence</c><01:30:37.760><c> is</c><01:30:38.000><c> preserved</c><01:
• 30:38.560><c> not</c> Judicial independence is preserved not Judicial independence is preserved not by
• indep preservation of judicial indep independent<02:02:27.119><c> in</c><02:02:27.360><c> adjudication
• History shows that before 1978, court rules were subject to legislative review, preserving this balance

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This bill will allow older adults to preserve modest savings and have the benefit to help with those
• modest savings and have the preserve modest savings and have the benefit<00:23:49.760><c> to</c><00:
• free markets for New preserving free markets for New Hampshire<01:33:49.760><c> citizens,</c><01:33:
• </c> health care systems while preserving health care systems while preserving market-based<02:12:36.639
• So preserving what we those caregivers.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The live video stream and archive of this hearing can be found on the Senate's YouTube channel.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs held an informational briefing on violent crime clearance rates and what resources law enforcement and prosecutors need to improve them. Chair and members noted there would be no public testimony. The briefing was led by Marshall Clement of the Council of State Governments’ Justice Center, with later participation expected from state and county law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. Clement argued that solving violent crime is a systemwide issue, not just a local police function, and said clearance rates have declined nationally over decades for homicide, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery. He said Hawaii’s reported data, limited to Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, shows overall violent crime rates are lower than the national average and have been relatively flat with a pandemic-era spike followed by declines in 2023 and 2024. He reported that Hawaii’s overall violent crime solve rate fell from about 52% in 2014 to about 40% in 2024, with 2024 rates of 50% for homicides, 48% for aggravated assaults, and 26% each for rapes and robberies. He also estimated unsolved cases over the past three years at about 17 homicides, 3,300 aggravated assaults, 1,200 rapes, and 1,700 robberies. Members asked about victim and witness support, staffing shortages, the Denver example, whether clearance rates include cases not prosecuted, and whether HPD’s size or structure might affect solve rates. Clement said support can include victim-witness programs and coordinators that help maintain cooperation and trust, especially where clearance rates are low. He said resources, training, technology, and detective caseloads matter, citing Boston, Denver, and Omaha as cities that improved solve rates through relatively low-cost operational changes; he highlighted Denver’s increase in non-fatal shooting clearance from 39% to 65% in seven months after dedicating more resources. He said he had no research showing that breaking up a large department would improve solve rates, and noted that clearance data can include exceptional clearances such as victim noncooperation, prosecutorial declination, or a suspect’s death. No votes or formal actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• Um, to answer your question, so again, just to clarify that the sole purpose of this bill is to preserve
• this<00:11:44.120><c> bill</c><00:11:44.800><c> is</c><00:11:44.920><c> to</c><00:11:45.040><c> preserve
• </c><00:11:45.760><c> um</c><00:11:45.960><c> to</c><00:11:46.040><c> preserve</c> this bill is to preserve
• um to preserve this bill is to preserve um to preserve state<00:11:46.600><c> agency</c><00:11:46.920

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• With that in mind, just a couple considerations: preserve PSO as an important option for students, but
• </c><01:43:21.199><c> preserve</c><01:43:21.520><c> PSO</c><01:43:22.000><c> as</c> couple considerations
• . preserve PSO as couple considerations. preserve PSO as an<01:43:22.320><c> important</c><01:43:22.560
• incentivize the expansion of high-quality, cost-effective programming within high schools while still preserving
• Preserving student choice. It's not to limit access, but to broaden it.

Bills: HF3650 , HF1791 , HF3489 , HF4231 , HF4232 , HF4269 , HF4270 , HF3490

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, career and technical education, CTE, postsecondary scholarship, postsecondary grant, school district funding, cooperative unit, Minnesota high school, apprenticeship, certificate program, tuition assistance, workforce training, military transition, education finance, student aid, career pathways

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• demonstrated an effective balance between providing stable distributions to school districts over time and preserving
• demonstrated an effective balance between providing stable distributions to school districts over time and preserving
• demonstrated an effective balance between providing stable distributions to school districts over time and preserving
• </c><01:29:05.960><c> the</c><01:29:06.040><c> purchasing</c> over time and preserving the purchasing
• over time and preserving the purchasing power<01:29:06.760><c> of</c><01:29:06.800><c> the</c><01:29

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, they help with navigation and preserve the artwork by reminding us of the Union Local 4493.
• 05:29.840><c> with</c><00:05:30.080><c> navigation</c><00:05:30.639><c> and</c><00:05:30.880><c> preserve
• </c> they help with navigation and preserve they help with navigation and preserve the<00:05:31.440><
• extent as may be reasonable<00:09:41.839><c> for</c><00:09:42.160><c> the</c><00:09:42.480><c> preservation
• for the preservation of their health<00:09:44.160><c> end</c><00:09:44.480><c> quote</c><00:09:45.040

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• can improve continuity of care in communities where providers are scarce, removing barriers, not preserving
• can improve continuity of care in communities where providers are scarce, removing barriers, not preserving
• can improve continuity of care in communities where providers are scarce, removing barriers, not preserving
• are scarce, removing barriers<01:22:57.199><c> um</c><01:22:57.440><c> not</c><01:22:57.760><c> preserving
• </c> barriers um not preserving barriers. barriers um not preserving barriers.

Bills: HF3521 , HF3563 , HF82 , HF2689 , HF1794 , HF3544 , HF3516 , HF1752

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure

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• Um, Global Preservation Initiative in support. >> Aloha. Uh, my name is Aaron McGee.
• I'm the executive director of Global Preservation Initiative, which leads restoration efforts at Malihola
• which leads preservation initiative which leads restoration<01:30:21.760><c> efforts</c><01:30:22.000
• In addition to increased funding for preservation and housing initiatives, the bill allocates what would
• In addition to increased funding for preservation and housing initiatives, the bill allocates what would

Bills: HB1977 , HB1764 , HB1934 , HB2533 , HB1790 , HB2181 , HB1870 , HB2140 , HB2468 , HB2358 , HB1588 , HB1688 , HB1986 , HB2030 , HB2195 , HB1949 , HB1695 , HB1950 , HB2094 , HB2115 , HB2297 , HB2336 , HB2416 , HB2049

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools

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• represent them at Wisconsin's capital are the same officials who decided to remove the funding to preserve
• remove<00:54:03.200><c> the</c><00:54:03.440><c> funding</c><00:54:03.760><c> to</c><00:54:04.000><c> preserve
• </c><00:54:04.400><c> this</c> remove the funding to preserve this remove the funding to preserve this
• <00:54:40.559><c> hoping</c><00:54:40.880><c> that</c><00:54:41.119><c> you</c><00:54:41.440><c> preserve
• </c><00:54:42.079><c> the</c> I'm hoping that you preserve the I'm hoping that you preserve the resources

Bills: HF45 , HF1148 , HF3624 , HF3586 , HF777

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

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• And we need to start making sure we preserve these homes for our local working families.
• </c><00:42:12.720><c> Um</c><00:42:13.680><c> when</c><00:42:13.920><c> it</c> it's workforce preservation
• Um when it it's workforce preservation.
• Uh, the thing that's important there, I think, is that, you know, preserving these community ties, support
• Uh, the thing that's important there, I think, is that, you know, preserving these community ties, support

Bills: HB1721 , HB1714 , HB1718 , HB1732 , HB1740 , HB1777 , HB1842 , HB1919 , HB1701 , HB1923 , HB1741 , HB1734 , HB1739

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• transcripts and to protect individuals' access to justice, which includes complete and accurate preservation
• creation of official verbatim court records strikes a balance between leveraging AI technology and preserving
• Uh we would like to make sure that<01:37:27.600><c> preserves</c><01:37:28.480><c> uh</c><01:37:28.800
• ><c> itself</c><01:37:29.199><c> into</c><01:37:29.520><c> the</c> that preserves uh itself into the
• that preserves uh itself into the digital<01:37:30.239><c> era</c><01:37:30.400><c> that</c><01:37:30.639

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is an important function to preserve the spectrum of services needed to support our most vulnerable
• This is an important function to preserve the spectrum of services needed to support our most vulnerable
• </c><00:42:27.680><c> the</c> is an important function to preserve the is an important function to preserve
• DHS designated the selection criteria to preserve access to nursing facility services in isolated areas
• DHS designated the selection criteria to preserve access to nursing facility services in isolated areas

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And our goal is to increase access and opportunity while preserving the health and safety standards necessary
• And our goal is to increase access and opportunity<00:37:20.360><c> while</c><00:37:20.600><c> preserving
• </c><00:37:21.080><c> the</c><00:37:21.160><c> health</c> opportunity while preserving the health opportunity
• while preserving the health and<00:37:21.560><c> safety</c><00:37:21.840><c> standards</c><00:37:22.320
• and creating additional credentialing pathways would help Kentuckians enter the workforce while preserving

Committee: Joint Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 02:45 Roll Call 05:25 Cosmetologists 13:48 Barbers 01:16:06 Adjournment, 958, all

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• Jewish law forbids the preservation of the body upon death and requires it to be buried within 24 hours
• They are not allowed to, but you know what religions do require preservation.
• Mummification and the preservation of the body was never intended by God.
• They all believe in the mummification and the preservation of the body.
• It says dignity can be preserved through process, reverence can be replaced by regulation, and death

Bills: SB1687 , HB1687 , HB4431 , HB2894 , HB2979 , HB3262 , HB3298 , HB3369 , HB3431 , HB3462 , SB1226 , SB1876 , SB1916 , SB1920 , HB3467 , HB3498 , HB3500 , HB3521 , HB3581 , HB3650 , HB3673 , HB3764 , HB3767 , HB3781 , HB3800 , HB3831 , HB3834 , HB3941 , HB2749 , HB3970 , HB3972 , HB3979 , HB3980 , HB3981 , HB3996 , HB4095 , HB4104 , HB4191 , HB4248 , HB4298 , HB4338 , HB4427 , HB4428 , HJR1023 , HB3660 , HB3718 , HB4326 , HB3443 , HB3880 , HB3649 , HB3000 , SB1651 , SB504 , SB372 , SB1326 , SB1633 , SB248 , SB1242 , SB1238 , SB423 , SB1989 , SB1286 , SB904 , SB1213 , SB1216 , SB1827 , SB65 , SB1390 , SB259 , SB1944 , SB540 , SB2139 , SB346 , SB1595 , SB1400 , SB1555 , SB1209 , SB2110 , SB1670 , SB1061 , SB2104 , HR1057 , SB1946 , SB1734 , SB1316 , SB1360 , SB1557 , SB1684 , SB2049 , SB1410 , SB2011 , SB1437 , SB1204 , SB1732 , SB1775 , SB2084 , SB1380 , SB1572 , SB1772 , SB1224 , SB710 , SB1338 , SB1266 , SB1303 , SB1307 , SB1562 , SB1794 , SB1191 , SB1983 , SB1832 , SB1448 , SB1534 , SB1593 , SB1597 , SB1630 , SB1489 , SB1726 , SB1796 , SB1806 , SB1877 , SB1451 , SB1553 , SB1632 , SB1423 , SB1425 , SB1502 , SB2180 , SB1725 , SB2182 , HB3003 , HB3004 , HB4434 , HB4324 , HB4342 , HB2137 , HB4432 , SJR50 , SJR52 , SJR53

Keywords: driver licenses, exam proctor, Service Oklahoma, commercial training, background checks, advance directive, advance health care directive, health care proxy, medical power of attorney, durable power of attorney for health care, living will, surrogate decision-maker, default surrogate, health care agent, capacity determination, supported decision making, mental health directive, psychiatric advance directive, end-of-life care, life-sustaining treatment

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• clarifies that practitioners may provide general wellness-oriented guidance within their training while preserving
• :12.720><c> their</c><01:15:12.880><c> training</c><01:15:13.800><c> while</c><01:15:14.040><c> preserving
• </c> within their training while preserving within their training while preserving the<01:15:15.560><
• and herbal medicine practitioners to provide wellness-focused support within their training while preserving

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all