Bills: HB2271 , HB2324 , HB2387 , HB2116 , HB1682 , HB2468 , HB2091

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: HB2271, Hawaii budget, emergency appropriation, public employment cost items, collective bargaining, labor grievances, temporary hazard pay, state employees, bargaining unit 1, bargaining unit 10, BU-1, BU-10, Department of Education, University of Hawaii, general fund, revolving funds, interdepartmental transfers, settlement agreement, arbitration award, court order

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• And we do take legislators out of turn because they have a busy schedule with other hearings today.
• Happy to answer any questions or give more details, but that’s kind of the essence of it.
• So I don’t have any questions of the mayor. Does anybody have any questions of the mayor?
• So I just wanted to be here in support of him, in support of the fire chief and the mayor.
• So I just wanted to be here in support of him, in support of the fire chief and the mayor.

Bills: H5159 , H5110 , H3900 , H5054 , H5034 , H4977 , S2939 , H4747 , S2942 , H4742 , H4698

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: retirement, teachers, service credit, superannuation, Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System, Petersham, police employment, age requirement, public service, retirement benefits, retirement age, special police officers, Kingston, public safety, law enforcement, pre-employment examinations, disability retirement, record maintenance, Peabody, local government

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• of the Arizona State Board of Nursing.
• Keep nursing education in the hands of experts who understand what it takes to keep our patients safe
• Some of those issues could probably be handled by the educational people that couldn't take that type
• So it's not trying to take anything away from the oversight of the nursing board, because that truly
• I believe the amendment takes care of that, but if it doesn't, we can fix it.

Bills: HB2408 , HB2434 , HB2725 , HB2728 , HB2729 , HB2730 , HB2731 , HB2732 , HB2733

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, prescription drugs, opioids, healthcare, pain management, utilization controls, AHCCCS, Department of Economic Security, social services, welfare programs, vocational rehabilitation, employment services, developmental disabilities, Arizona Revised Statutes, occupational therapy, board regulation

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• Madam Chair, members of the committee, I am the chairman of the board of veterinary medicine.
• For decades, New Mexico has euthanized tens of thousands of animals.
• New Mexico has euthanized tens of thousands of animals in their shelters.
• of animal programs.
• They're in charge of these grants and the distribution of them.

Bills: HB25 , SB38 , SB101 , HB199

Committee: House House Consumer & Public Affairs

Keywords: juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration

Bills: HB2431 , HB2583 , HB2278 , HB2584 , HB2610 , HB2615

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: HB 2431, Washington property tax, nonprofit exemption, public assembly hall, meeting place, fundraising activities, charitable organizations, property tax exemption, RCW, tax exemption, nonprofit hall, event venue, scheduled fundraising, limited use, rental of exempt property, loan of property, sunset clause, temporary tax law, Ways & Means, Finance Committee

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• It also requires statewide election reports of the Office of the Secretary of State to include certain
• Seeing none, all those in favor of the adoption of the motion, or adoption of the amendment, please indicate
• Seeing none, all those in favor of the adoption of the motion or adoption of the amendment, please indicate
• The motion before you is the adoption of the adoption of the The motion before you is the adoption of
• Hearing none, all of those in favor of the amendment, please indicate by saying, Hearing none, all of

Bills: HB1295 , HB2262 , HB2551 , HB2593 , HB2594 , HB2636

Committee: House Education

Keywords: reading instruction, structured literacy, early literacy, dyslexia, phonics, phonological awareness, language comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, oral language, orthographic knowledge, multi-tiered system of supports, MTSS, screening assessments, intervention, reading intervention, elementary education, kindergarten, first grade, second grade

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• I will always take a round of applause. Thank you very much.
• We had more students who qualified than we could allow to take advantage of that program.
• And it's kind of at the heart of my question as well, right?
• And it's kind of at the heart of my question as well, right?
• And it's kind of at the heart of my question as well, right?

Bills: SB6251 , SB6259 , SB6325 , SB5978 , SB6209 , SB6217 , SB6227 , SB6235

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: medical school, medical education, letter grades, grading system, pass/fail, tiered grading, student assessment, curriculum, University of Washington, Washington State University, School of Medicine, physician training, academic standards, coursework evaluation, RCW 28B, SB 6259, Washington, state financial aid, higher education, public college

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• My point is, are you taking away the ability of a judge in that first section, around line 99 or 105,
• of your bill is that you are eliminating the framework of not guilty by reason of insanity, which, of
• I don't want to take that pen out of his hand or that ability out of his hand.
• I don't want to take that pen out of his hand or that ability out of his hand.
• I'll take a flyer and a leap of faith here, but the way this is, and I have tremendous respect for Muscuso

Bills: S0132 , S0418 , S0442 , S0646 , S0748 , S1326 , S1332 , S1660 , S1734 , S1742 , S1750

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: voting rights, felony conviction, database, Florida Commission on Offender Review, restoration of rights, autism spectrum disorder, law enforcement, communication, training, blue envelope, blue card, search warrant, remote appearance, drones, data privacy, drug paraphernalia, narcotic testing, fentanyl, controlled substances, civil forfeiture

Summary: The committee heard and approved several criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 646 would allow drug-testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect adulterants in drugs; it passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor and supporters describing overdose deaths and the value of early warning. SB 442 would extend the return period for warrants involving digital evidence from 45 days to one year, with prosecutors and law enforcement supporting the change because of encryption, device backlogs, and large volumes of child exploitation evidence; it also passed unanimously. SB 418 would require autism-related law enforcement training and create a Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism; it passed unanimously after supportive testimony from law enforcement and disability advocates. SB 132 would create a statewide database and instructions to help people determine eligibility for restoration of voting rights; it passed unanimously, with discussion about simplifying access to records and eligibility information. SB 748 would require sentencing score sheets to include notice about voting-rights restoration and ensure defendants receive a copy; it passed unanimously. SB 1734 would recognize juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under state law and extend related training, certification, and benefits; it passed unanimously. SB 1660 would designate June as Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month; it passed unanimously. SB 1742, as amended by a delete-all amendment, would replace an older offense with a new crime of indecent exposure of sexual organs to a minor; the amendment and bill passed unanimously. SB 1750 would expand and tighten career offender registration requirements, and SB 1332, a similar career-offender registration bill later corrected on the agenda, also passed unanimously after a question about empirical evidence for registry effectiveness. Both bills were supported by FDLE and sheriffs' groups. The most extensive debate centered on SB 1326, which would eliminate Florida’s traditional insanity defense and replace it with a defense based on lack of culpable mental state caused by mental disease or defect, while also changing competency and sentencing provisions. Supporters argued the bill was needed to protect the public from violent offenders with serious mental illness and to close gaps that can leave dangerous people under-supervised. Opponents, including criminal defense advocates and some senators, warned that the bill could leave acquitted defendants without treatment, reduce judicial discretion, raise reliability and cost concerns over malingering assessments, and potentially worsen public safety by pushing more mentally ill people into prison without adequate care. Despite those objections, the bill passed on a divided vote. Near the end of the meeting, the chair also corrected an earlier mix-up and moved SB 1750 to the next committee hearing after a motion to reconsider, while SB 1332 was taken up and reported favorably.

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• , anything of that sort.
• , anything of that sort.
• No county official or agent of a county, or county officials is liable by reason of this section.
• All those in favor, let it be known by saying I. following of the property. following of the property
• So at some point in the future, we'll have a lengthy agenda again, but that takes care of our business

Bills: HB9 , HB52 , HB53 , HB99 , HB9 , HB52 , HB53 , HB99

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: elder abuse, elder exploitation, financial exploitation, elderly person, senior abuse, probate, inheritance forfeiture, slayer statute, intestate succession, will contest, joint tenancy, right of survivorship, joint bank account, beneficiary designation, life insurance proceeds, estate law, Alabama probate law, vulnerable adults, senior advocacy, forfeiture of benefits

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• We didn't get much into the full funding of Army Corps so they can help take care of flooding problems
• We didn't get much into the full funding of Army Corps so they can help take care of flooding problems
• It's going to take a lot of years to fix the disastrous policies of the last administration.
• /c><05:03:50.160><c> the</c> to take a lot of years to fix the to take a lot of years to fix the disastrous
• the gravity of taking this step.

Bills: HB4553 , HJR105 , HJR106 , HJR104 , HR539 , HR672

Keywords: energy, water development, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, flood control, infrastructure, Bureau of Land Management, North Dakota, resource management plan, congression disapproval, public lands policy, HJR106, H.J.Res. 106, Congressional Review Act, CRA, BLM, Central Yukon, Alaska, public lands, land management

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• We would also be supportive of that should you take that up.
• We would also be supportive of that should you take that up.
• But I do want to take a minute just to focus on a small piece of this bill that seeks to build on work
• It's an issue of Hennepin County not wanting to take care of this issue.
• we could accommodate and take a burden off of the bonding committee.

Bills: HF2438

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• Chair, and if you take the folder with you, you won't get any of the new handouts for tomorrow morning
• the availability of of the dates of of the availability of the<00:25:46.000><c> funds.
• of those types of aircraft.
• Representative Skraba said he would take the rest of his questions offline because they were simple but
• </c> of different kinds of projects. of different kinds of projects.

Bills: HF2438

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• just being able to take advantage of the lakes here in the state of Minnesota, it is a huge business
• just being able to take advantage of the lakes here in the state of Minnesota, it is a huge business
• :36:03.200><c> time</c><00:36:03.920><c> to</c> take a lot of Staff time to take a lot of Staff time
• the process, which does take a lot of time.
• the process, which does take a lot of time.

Bills: HF276 , HF413 , HF411

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: human services, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, long-term services and supports, LTSS, public assistance, application process, eligibility determination, customer service survey, wait times, form complexity, lead agencies, Department of Human Services, Department of Children Youth and Families, streamlining, administrative reform, case management, reassessment, intake system, adaptive eligibility form

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• I don't know how to take that.
• who have the responsibility of paying attention to the needs of the people of our state.
• The amendment that was offered and adopted takes it back to the original intent of just taking it from
• The original intent of just taking it from $1 to $10.
• that is part of it.

Bills: HB30 , HB35 , HB72 , HB89 , HB30 , HB35

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

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

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• , our swords of war and Take our weapons, our swords of war and conflict,<02:06:40.159><c> and</c><02
• </c><02:06:44.239><c> and</c><02:06:44.480><c> redeem</c> Take our words of bitterness and redeem Take
• We want you to take care of that. This is what taking care of that looks like.
• We want you to take care of that. This is what taking care of that looks like.
• We want you to take care of that. This is what taking care of that looks like.

Bills: HCR38 , HR1099 , HR1100 , HB6472 , SB723 , HR1095

Keywords: military action, war powers, Iran, foreign relations, congressional authority, terrorism, national security, military, Middle East, nuclear program, U.S. policy, sexual harassment, ethics, House of Representatives, transparency, investigation, education, tuition, territorial residents, in-state tuition

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• Some of the state agency projects are for the benefit of local entities.
• That was one of the amendments that was done on the Senate floor.
• Chairman: Are you aware of the funds that are on line item 3738, or 3730, excuse me, the purchase of
• Madam Chair, do you know the amount of the purchase?
• Okay, what's the pleasure of the committee? I move a do pass.

Bills: SB240

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• There were a number of people who weren't going to get the benefit of that 80/20 because they don't take
• We're basically taking away, Madam Chair, even the deduction of interest.
• you, you could take 100% of that off of your taxes for as long as you want.
• I'm very pleased to see that we are taking care of our state employees.
• That’s really kind of equity, that quick buildup of equity, but we're not going to be able to take advantage

Bills: SB240

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• been a complementary fund that we hope to be able to continue to take advantage of to address this problem
• So yes, there's a standard of care even in a bar, etc., that requires training and responsibility taking
• And then item five refers to section two where we take out of brackets the title because we probably
• of these statutes, and it was the will of the committee to take it back down to second degree criminal
• So it would take a moment to even figure out where in the compilation of this it would go.

Bills: SB38 , SB17 , SB41 , SB264

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations

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• You take as much of that as you want. I'm leaving it up to you to decide when to cut them off.
• takes money from one insurer and shifts it to Another, and it puts patients in the position of actually
• Back in 2021, when the amendment was passed, there was a handful of patients who were taking from the
• It's my understanding if you take the hospitals out of the act, Is the PCF solvent, Mr. Chair?
• to take advantage of the fund to pay claims made against hospitals.

Bills: SB38 , SB17 , SB41 , SB264

Committees: Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations

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• concern if some of its software developers are located in a country of concern?
• concern if some of its software developers are located in a country of concern?
• piece of legislation here in the state of Florida.
• And to weaken the bonds of our society, to stifle freedom of expression and freedom of association, particularly
• Please take up Tab 1, senators, on penalties for late-filed disclosures or statements of financial interest

Bills: S1622 , S1178

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Keywords: financial disclosure, statement of financial interests, ethics, late filing, late-filed disclosure, automatic fine, waiver, Florida Commission on Ethics, public officials, state officers, local officers, state employees, ethics enforcement, government transparency, sunshine law, reporting persons, penalty reduction, first-time offender, election ethics, general revenue fund