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• We had a home builder that built a home right next to an old reserve pit that nobody knew was there and
• built a home right next to an<01:25:39.440> old<01:25:39.600> reserve<01:25:39.920> pit
• that<01:25:40.400> nobody<01:25:40.639> knew<01:25:40.880> was an old reserve pit
• that nobody knew was an old reserve pit that nobody knew was there<01:25:41.520> and<01:25:41.679

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 22 January, 2026: 1:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the insurance commissioner’s office. The commissioner said most of the request was for personnel costs, including an increase above LBO and two additional IT positions tied to a possible conversion to a state-based system and cybersecurity needs. The office also discussed travel costs, contractual expenses, vehicle replacement, and hurricane mitigation funds, noting that some funds are in trust accounts and require legislative authority to spend. The commissioner also briefed members on possible policy changes affecting the ACA exchange and a proposed low-cost plan for the high-risk pool, warning that if coverage options are not developed, more people could shift into uncompensated care. Members asked about the budget request, the IT positions, and a constituent question about propane meter regulation, which the commissioner said falls under the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, though his office sometimes checks related issues informally. The committee then moved to the State Fire Academy hearing. The academy director described a workforce stabilization proposal focused on retaining and recruiting fire instructors, citing competition from local fire departments that pay more, a shrinking applicant pool, and a growing number of retirement-eligible staff. He said the academy’s instructors are being recruited away by municipalities, that recent applicant pools have produced very few qualified candidates, and that the academy may soon have to cut advanced courses if staffing does not improve. He referenced a State Personnel Board review that supported the need for compensation changes and said the academy is trying to remain competitive while continuing to train firefighters, hazmat responders, EMS personnel, and fire officers statewide. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the portion provided. Members mainly asked questions, requested written follow-up on some budget items, and indicated they would work with the agencies later in the session if pending bills or funding needs changed.

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• And while I know some have attempted to pit the bills against each other, suggesting there could only
• AND WHILE I KNOW SOME HAVE ATTEMPTED TO PIT THE BILLS AGAINST EACH OTHER, SUGGESTING THERE COULD ONLY

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• we have to do for permit applications, including for much larger types of projects such as gravel pits
• we have to do for permit applications, including for much larger types of projects such as gravel pits
• we have to do for permit applications, including for much larger types of projects such as gravel pits
• we have to do for permit applications, including for much larger types of projects such as gravel pits
• we have to do for permit applications, including for much larger types of projects such as gravel pits

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'll tell you a story about a good friend of mine. It actually is quite emotional.
• What happens on social media and how people are pitted against each other unacceptable.
• What happens on social media and how people are are pitted against each other Is unacceptable.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Two, we build a bomb pit, which is done at Los Alamos, and then Pantex puts the bomb around the pit.
• On older campuses like mine, with 60-82% of our buildings being 30 years or older, we actually still

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• In a community like mine, Orange County, where we collect $300 million, and tourist development taxes
• And for a county like mine, in Orange County, where obviously we are huge economic generators for the
• But at the same time, there are additional expenses counties like mine navigate.
• For a defendant for defense that have to show and approve as a former phosphate mine recorded in the
• If they have some kind of concern when the area has been used for phosphate mining, That information

Bills: HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2798, HB 107, HB 1587, HB 3684, HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 609, HB 630, HB 420, HB 767, HB 1708, HB 1404, HB 2457, HB 140, HB 227, HB 913, HB 2198, HB 2763, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB 1318, HB 2358, HB 2765, HB 2735, HB 3307, HB 1242, HB 2842, HB 333, HB 201, HB 694, HB 2415, HB 155, HB 272, HB 405, HB 519, HB 1136, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1990, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 3129, HB 3251, HB 3354, HB 3479, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3887, HB 4163, HB 4238, HB 1240, HB 1842, HB 2029, HB 2622, HB 3255, HB 654, HB 4643, HB 4945, HB 3611, HB 3724, HB 3623, HB 3810, HB 4127, HCR 78, HCR 12, SB 767

Keywords: HB 388, HB388, coordination of benefits, COB questionnaire, health benefit plan, health insurance, insurance commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance, uniform form, primary payer, secondary payer, multiple coverage, dual coverage, Medicaid, CHIP, managed care, HMO, small employer health plan, school district health coverage, self-funded plan

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• , it's taking longer to implement, Anyway, it's taking longer to implement, I think, than the great pit

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• I have one comment for myself and then one from a friend of mine who's a foster mother for teenage girls
• I'll make mine short, refer to questions and comments of Senator Berman, which I think was brought on
• I'll make mine short, refer to questions and comments of Senator Berman, which I think was brought on
• I feel like this would be a big barrier, especially for households like mine, which grew up in a struggling
• She was attacked by five dogs, mostly mixed pit bulldogs, and they dismembered her.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.

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• Cuts they know will negatively impact their constituents just like they would mine in North Texas.
• bomb, grenade, rocket, missile with an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one quarter ounce, mine
• 02:57:37.760> one<02:57:38.080> quarter<02:57:38.560> ounce,<02:57:38.880> mine
• <02:57:39.840> device,<02:57:40.240> and than one quarter ounce, mine device, and than
• one quarter ounce, mine device, and so<02:57:40.640> on.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• know that it shouldn't matter what party or ideology Melissa or Charlie had, we should feel that same pit

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• This conversation pits 150 years of legal precedent against basic democratic common sense.
• This conversation pits 150 years of legal precedent against basic democratic common sense.
• This conversation pits 150 years of legal precedent against basic democratic common sense.
• This conversation pits 150 years of legal precedent against basic democratic common sense.
• This conversation pits 150 years of legal precedent against basic democratic common sense.

Bills: HF4133, HF3419

Keywords: homeowner's insurance, peace officer, property damage, just compensation, exclusion policy, corporate powers, entity law, business corporations, nonprofit corporations, LLC, limited liability company, cooperative, partnership, trust, foreign entity, campaign finance, election spending, political spending, ballot measure, ballot initiative

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• grew up in Kainaliu, fishing at Hō‘okena every single day after school, and I saw how the baitfish pits
• grew up in Kainaliu, fishing at Hō‘okena every single day after school, and I saw how the baitfish pits
• how<00:51:42.880> The<00:51:43.000> Bait<00:51:43.240> fish<00:51:43.440> pits
• <00:51:44.440> decimated<00:51:45.400> and how The Bait fish pits decimated and how
• The Bait fish pits decimated and eradicated<00:51:46.200> Neu<00:51:46.520> schools<00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees first heard SB 1146, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi to develop an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan for debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai Watershed. Testimony was largely supportive from DLNR, a UH student, and a special improvement district representative, while one speaker suggested the work should be coordinated with existing efforts to avoid duplication. Committee discussion focused on the multi-jurisdictional nature of the watershed, existing debris-trap work that captures only about 20 to 30 percent of debris, the role of the university in capstone projects and recommendations, and the relationship to the existing Geni project and other community efforts. Members also asked about costs, tracking progress, and the difference between water-quality improvements and the larger debris problem. The committees then voted to pass SB 1146 with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation and deferring the effective date to July 31, 2050. The motion passed in both committees, with votes recorded in support and no opposition noted during the decision-making. The committees also heard SB 321, which would deem certain fee simple privately owned lands transferred to adjacent property owners or community associations if specified conditions are met. Testimony was in support from several individuals, but members raised concerns about the lack of input from counties and the state, and about how the bill might affect roads already used by the public or maintained by local governments. After discussion, the committees voted to advance SB 321 unamended to the next committees, with the measure adopted in both committees despite one recorded no vote in the Water and Land committee.

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• ,<04:47:55.600> processing, expanding domestic mining, processing, expanding domestic mining
• Fellowship Program and the Visiting Mining Scholars Program, helping develop the expertise needed to
• <04:54:49.920> Stubb<04:54:50.560> of So, I thank my Congressman Pit Stubb of So, I
• It supports key investments in energy supply chains, launches mining fellowship and exchange programs
• as I was elected a true mentor of mine as I was elected back<07:54:08.398> to<07:54:08.558>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 8, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• closed landfill or Brownfield<00:04:20.359> according<00:04:20.720> to<00:04:21.000> pits
• <00:04:21.680> people Brownfield according to pits people Brownfield according to pits people

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I don't know if that's for all municipalities, but it is for mine.
• , mine, we<02:04:22.320> don't<02:04:22.560> have<02:04:22.800> that<02:04:23.119
• <02:08:18.800> our and I I think again um we can't mine our and I I think again um we can't
• mine our way<02:08:19.280> out<02:08:19.440> of<02:08:19.599> this.
• So, you know, I would like the commissioner, which is a dear friend of mine.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Mexicans I extend my deepest gratitude Mexicans I extend my deepest gratitude to<00:45:15.920> mine
• Corp League Alo Diablo to mine Corp League Alo Diablo Detachment<00:45:19.160> 478<00:45:20.160
• Governor Newsom keeps funneling California tax dollars into this never-ending pit, ignoring needs like
• Governor Newsom keeps funneling California tax dollars into this never-ending pit, ignoring needs like
• Governor Newsom keeps funneling California tax dollars into this never-ending pit, ignoring needs like

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Scott, and I I'm happy to have Representative Hollands answer the question if it's different than mine
• States are being pitted against each other.
• Communities within states are being pitted against each other with this desire to achieve, you know,
• Uh, huge shout out to Lars here, a constituent of mine who brought this idea to me um and who will definitely

Bills: HF3793, HF3699, HF793, HF3322, HF3426

Keywords: groundwater, water use permit, data centers, public health, environmental regulations, municipalities, state park license plate, specialty license plate, Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, license plate design contest, North Shore, Lake Superior Agate, AI-generated art, artificial intelligence, Minnesota resident, state parks, specialty plates, vehicle registration, contest requirements

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• So I just think it pits towns against each other.
• think and it pits towns against each<01:54:06.880> other.
• Thank you. >> I uh yeah, that is a concern of mine, too.
• <03:20:53.920> But<03:20:54.319> we'll concern of mine, too.
• But we'll concern of mine, too.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• tax division to intercept excess delinquent property auction to repay other... ...tax debts such as PIT

Keywords: 996, all

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• So we have several tribes that are allowed to operate up to $1,000 wager limits in their normal pit area

Summary: A joint hearing of the Senate Business, Financial Services and Trade Committee and the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee was held on an amendment to the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Gaming Compact. The Washington State Gambling Commission and Puyallup Tribal representatives described the compact as a restatement of the tribe’s 1996 agreement, updated to reflect prior amendments and current gaming operations. Commission staff outlined several changes, including authorization for electronic table games, extension of credit with customer-protection safeguards, removal of per-facility limits, changes to wager limits, a stepped increase in the tribe’s player-terminal allocation, and new licensing/eligibility/registration and definitions appendices. They also noted added provisions on responsible gaming, non-smoking areas if smoking is offered, emergency-services access, and community commitments. Puyallup Tribal leaders gave extensive testimony on how gaming revenue has supported tribal self-governance, cultural preservation, education, housing, health care, elder services, youth programs, environmental protection, and charitable giving. They said gaming revenue has funded tribal facilities, a school, a longhouse, housing projects, a funeral home, health and behavioral health services, substance-use treatment, and donations to nonprofits and local public health efforts. Tribal economic development staff also described diversification efforts funded by gaming, including businesses in hospitality, fuel, construction, manufacturing, logistics, and a planned terminal partnership with the Northwest Seaport Alliance. The casino CEO emphasized responsible gaming, compliance, self-exclusion tools, staff training, and a problem-gambling campaign. Committee members asked about the compact negotiation process and the state’s interests. Gambling Commission staff explained that compact changes are negotiated under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, with the governor’s office, commissioners, and ex officio members providing policy input, and that the current hearing was required within 30 days of completion of the state process. Staff said the commission would hold a public meeting on Thursday to take comment and then vote whether to forward the restated compact to the governor or return it for further negotiation. No public testimony was signed up at the hearing, and no vote was taken by the legislative committees.