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• In 2019, Quebec required farmers to obtain an agronomic justification, basically a prescription, before
• :40.960> obtain<00:57:41.280> an<00:57:41.520> agronomic<00:57:42.240> justification
• , to obtain an agronomic justification, to obtain an agronomic justification, basically<00:57:43.440

Bills: HF3965, HF3704, HF3260, HF3718

Keywords: pesticide, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, chemical safety, local agriculture, insecticides, pollinators, seeds, environmental health, neonicotinoids, systemic insecticides, civil penalties, pest management, land trends, report, appropriation, farmers, veterinary medicine, veterinary technology

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• erodes fiscal accountability as government balloons its control over private property without justification
• control over private<01:02:07.599> property<01:02:08.079> without<01:02:08.559> justification
• private property without justification. private property without justification. Consequences.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum present, approved the February 27, 2026 journal, and then moved out of order to consider resolutions. Senate Resolution 003, designating March as Arts Education Month in Colorado, was read at length and supported by Senators Snyder and Basley, who emphasized the educational, social, and economic value of arts instruction and noted concerns about unequal access across the state. Senator Coleman and Senator Danielson also spoke in support, highlighting personal experiences with the arts and the importance of preserving arts programs in schools. The resolution passed unanimously, 35-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The chamber then adopted House Joint Resolution 1019, recognizing Caregiving Youth Day. Senator Judah described caregiving youth as children and teens who provide substantial care for family members while balancing school and other responsibilities, citing statewide and national data on the prevalence of youth caregivers and the risks they face. Senator Gonzales also spoke in support, urging the legislature to recognize and support this often invisible work. The resolution passed 35-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The Senate next took up third-reading consent calendar House Bill 1035, which enacts the 2025 Colorado Revised Statutes as positive and statutory law; it passed 32-3, with Senators Baisley, Lynda Zamora Wilson, and Long voting no. Senate Bill 53, expanding eligible borrowers for Colorado Housing and Finance Authority mortgages, then passed 29-6 after no-vote requests from Senators Zamora Wilson, Amabile, Sullivan, Hinrichsen, Baisley, and R. Pelton. House Bill 1064, concerning modifications to the youthful offender system, passed 23-12 after several no-vote requests, and Senate Bill 43, concerning regulation of firearm barrel transfers and related criminal penalties, was introduced for final passage with Senator Zamora Wilson delivering extended opposition focused on Second Amendment and fiscal concerns; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that bill.

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• know quite how to fix some of the concerns, um, of who's in and who's out and whether the same justification
• 01:42:27.440> same and who's out and whether the same and who's out and whether the same justification
• 28.719> for<01:42:28.960> some<01:42:29.119> that<01:42:29.360> are justification
• applies for some that are justification applies for some that are out<01:42:30.080> and<01:42

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• 08:42.080> government<01:08:42.319> of<01:08:42.560> our Shot with little justification
• home in body bags. shot<01:09:49.520> with<01:09:50.560> little<01:09:50.960> justification
• shot with little justification shot with little justification whatsoever<01:09:52.560> from

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It’s justification for going from 7 to 23. So it could be more things than just a waiting.
• It's<00:10:40.720> justification<00:10:41.440> for<00:10:41.839> from<00:10:42.079
• > going<00:10:42.320> from<00:10:42.560> 7 It's justification for from going from
• 7 It's justification for from going from 7 to<00:10:43.040> 23.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And there's really not a valid justification for amending that policy right now.
• c><01:04:20.240> not<01:04:20.480> a<01:04:20.799> valid<01:04:21.200> justification
• there's really not a valid justification there's really not a valid justification for<01:04:22.240

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm looking at line 144 under special education, and it sounded like the justification for that was that
• 21:30.640> the education and um it sounded like the education and um it sounded like the justification
• 32.080> that<01:21:32.320> was<01:21:32.560> that<01:21:32.960> then justification
• for that was that then justification for that was that then that<01:21:33.520> money<01:21:33.840

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, 1183, house

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• think cuts against a lot of the arguments that we've heard today, including the rationale and justification
• think cuts against a lot of the arguments that we've heard today, including the rationale and justification
• think cuts against a lot of the arguments that we've heard today, including the rationale and justification
• think cuts against a lot of the arguments that we've heard today, including the rationale and justification

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I understand the concern, but I'm just a little bit, um, that as a justification, I mean, we as a state
• <00:28:21.960> that<00:28:22.240> as<00:28:22.320> a<00:28:22.480> justification
• <00:28:23.240> I<00:28:23.320> mean<00:28:24.039> we bit um that as a justification
• I mean we bit um that as a justification I mean we as<00:28:25.159> a<00:28:25.399> state<

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met on March 21, 2025, and heard several resolutions related to corrections, emergency preparedness, and wildfire risk. Early items included HCR 62/HR 57 on flying the National League of Families POW/MIA flag year-round at the state Capitol, for which no one testified, and HCR 154/HR 49, which would request a comprehensive forensic audit of DCR and DAGS spending tied to planning and building a new jail to replace the Ahu Community Correctional Center. The ACLU strongly supported the audit, arguing that the state has spent millions on jail planning over many years without clear accounting, that a new jail is unnecessary and fiscally irresponsible, and that public-private partnership arrangements could reduce transparency. Committee members questioned the use of the term “forensic,” the age of some cited allegations, and whether the auditor could instead conduct another type of audit; the ACLU said it was open to other audit language and offered to help compile background materials. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard HCR 63, asking DCR to provide separate clinical counseling services for correctional staff, with one supporter, and HCR 23, which asks DCR to include circuit and district court facilities in planning the new Ahu Community Correctional Center and to establish a release procedure that avoids releasing detainees into residential communities or public spaces. DCR Director Johnson said the department supported the intent of HCR 23 and had discussed it with the Chief Justice and court administrator, adding that one multi-purpose courtroom could handle both district and circuit proceedings. The chair then moved on without further discussion. A major portion of the meeting focused on HCR 37, which asks HEMA to work with other agencies on outreach and preparedness for kūpuna. Testifiers from the Pearl City Neighborhood Board, AARP Hawaii, and the Hawaii Council of Community Associations supported the measure, citing the vulnerability of older adults and people with disabilities during disasters, lessons from the Lahaina fires, and the need for clear evacuation plans, siren reliability, and better coordination with care homes and condominium associations. Several speakers described local preparedness efforts and concerns about gaps in communication and implementation. The committee also discussed HCR 69/HR 62 on creating a vegetation management working group to reduce wildfire risk; the Division of Consumer Advocacy supported it, with testimony describing dangerous incidents involving vines and bamboo contacting electrical lines and causing sparking and a utility pole fire. The meeting ended with testimony and questions continuing on that topic, and no final committee action was shown in the excerpt.

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• Jacobson is often cited as justification for vaccine mandates, but the court in that case stated that
• 01:42:48.040> often<01:42:48.440> cited<01:42:49.159> as<01:42:49.960> justification
• <01:42:50.960> for 1905 is often cited as justification for 1905 is often cited as justification

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• they're not recognized by the state as a legitimate business, there needs to be somebody to make a justification
• they're not recognized by the state as a legitimate business, there needs to be somebody to make a justification
• they're not recognized by the state as a legitimate business, there needs to be somebody to make a justification
• they're not recognized by the state as a legitimate business, there needs to be somebody to make a justification

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There's no justification shown, nothing concrete at all that would possibly match the comments that we
• :31.840> no all and no groundwork laid there's no all and no groundwork laid there's no justification
• > shown<01:20:34.040> nothing<01:20:34.480> concrete<01:20:34.880> at justification
• shown nothing concrete at justification shown nothing concrete at all<01:20:35.120> that<01:20

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We don't know the rationale or the justification for amending it. All right, thank you.
• don't know um the rationale<00:56:14.559> or<00:56:14.799> the<00:56:15.000> justification
• <00:56:15.960> for<00:56:16.480> um rationale or the justification for um rationale
• or the justification for um amending amending amending it<00:56:18.799> all<00:56:18.920>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several energy and environmental bills. On HB 974, which would authorize state step-in agreements for certain power purchase agreements and create a trust fund/reserve mechanism, the Attorney General’s office raised concern that the state should not incur liability beyond the trust fund. The Division of Consumer Advocacy said it had comments but did not take a position, while the Public Utilities Commission, Ameresco, Hawaiian Electric, and other industry groups supported the measure, saying it would help developers secure financing for renewable projects and improve reliability. Hawaiian Electric said the bill would not use state funds and that its proposed reserve account would be held in trust and returned to customers if unused. Committee members questioned whether the reserve would raise customer costs; Hawaiian Electric said the amount would be small and would be offset by avoiding higher financing costs, while Consumer Advocacy suggested the language should be strengthened to ensure unused funds are fully returned. The committee then heard HB 338, which would clarify that premium interest-rate adjustments for non-fossil fuel generation are just and reasonable and allow the PUC to include them in rates. DCCA and the State Energy Office supported the bill, and the PUC also supported it. Hawaiian Electric opposed unless amended, arguing the PUC already has discretion and warning the bill could weaken competitive procurement by encouraging higher bids tied to the utility’s credit rating. DCCA said the concern was that developers might not seek the best financing if premium rates are recoverable, but said Hawaiian Electric’s suggested amendment requiring clear and convincing evidence of unavoidable financing-cost increases would help. Members also asked about refinancing and whether developers could later lower debt costs after locking in a premium rate; DCCA said that ability exists and suggested a time limit or review mechanism. For HB 337, which would direct the PUC to establish standards requiring utilities to remove certain fossil-fuel costs from the rate base when adding renewable resources, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Hawaii Clean Power Alliance, and the State Energy Office supported the measure. Hawaiian Electric opposed it, saying it misunderstood utility cost recovery and could threaten grid reliability because fossil plants provide ancillary services such as voltage regulation and balancing, not just energy. Hawaiian Electric pointed to its integrated grid plan and recent fossil-unit retirements as evidence of ongoing transition, and asked the committee to defer the bill and leave oversight to the PUC. The committee also heard HB 879 on cesspool conversions, which would raise the maximum grant from $20,000 to $30,000 and add DOH positions; DHHL, DOH, environmental groups, Hawaii Realtors, and others supported it, while DOH discussed staffing needs and the practical effect of the higher grant cap. The committee also began HB 379 on requiring denitrification capacity for certain wastewater systems near shorelines or groundwater, with DLNR testifying in support.

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• It's the intent to stop this banning them overly broadly without a good justification.
• It's the intent to stop this banning them overly broadly without a good justification.
• It's the intent to stop this banning them overly broadly without a good justification.
• It's the intent to stop this banning them overly broadly without a good justification.
• It's the intent to stop this banning them overly broadly without a good justification.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, so what this has done is it creates two new sections in RSA 542 that are possible justifications
• second one adds a little, breaks down certain criminal offenses or convictions that would be justifications
• they're an offender against children when the eviction notice is served, those would also be justifications
• <02:03:35.679> And those would also be justifications.
• And those would also be justifications.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If you look at the information on the third page in justification of requests, you can see the formula
• 26.880> page<01:22:27.199> in form a on the third page in form a on the third page in justification
• <01:22:28.000> of<01:22:28.239> requests justification of requests justification of requests
• First page, second page, on the third page under Section 4, justification of request. >> I don't think
• And which organization or will it be a department that is coming in to sort of explain the justification

Bills: SB1, SB4, SB6, SB9, SB16, SB17, SB20, SB22, SB28, SB29, SB36, SB41, SB45, SB77, SB85, SB87, SB96, SB98, SB110, SB126, SB139, SB143, SB164, SB167, SB171, SB186, SB188, SB195, SB197, SB198, SB204, SB205, SB206, SB207, SB209, SB210, SB211, SB217, SB219, SB220, SB225, SB231, SB237, SB238, SB241, SB244, SB246, SB247, SB272, SB294, SB315, SB346, SB364, SB366, SB367, SB386, SB392, SB403, SB415, SB427, SB431, SB437, SB457, SB459, SB469, SB471, SB478, SB484, SB489, SB502, SB503, SB507, SB508, SB510, SB516, SB517, SB518, SB519, SB521, SB535, SB543, SB550, SB564, SB568, SB570, SB575, SB577, SB578, SB590, SB607, SB616, SB621, SB634, SB644, SB647, SB649, SB652, SB655, SB656, SB663

Keywords: agricultural lands, foreign ownership, state agriculture policy, real estate regulation, land conservation, SB4, Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, OHA, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, stewardship, Hawaiian affairs, cemetery, burial site, ancestral remains, cultural preservation, state land management, agency transfer

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Since this is the first time this committee is seeing this, we have attached the justification form for

Keywords: 1204, all

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• This restriction lacks scientific justification, and no evidence was provided to show that these non-intoxicating

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB5, SB11, SB12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

Transcript Highlights:

• I just need a justification as to why this is timely at this time, causing such financial obligations

Bills: HB30, HB263, HB357, HB359, SB60, SB102, HB30

Keywords: elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency