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• We do have Kevin Chang on Zoom. position is to uh maintain interaction position is to uh maintain interaction
• We've done the first batch of roads.
• If you have specific questions, I can certainly try to respond.
• If you have specific questions, I can certainly try to respond.
• <01:28:10.719> off going to be um well first off going to be um well first off um<01:28:14.239

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on several water, land, and conservation measures. HB 86, which would fund a permanent DLNR Makai Watch coordinator position, drew strong support from DLNR and community advocates. Testifiers said the coordinator is needed to connect community-based nearshore monitoring groups with government, support training and reporting, and provide stable civil-service funding instead of relying on grants and philanthropy. The committee discussed the position’s duties and cost, estimated at about $110,000 with fringe benefits, and noted broad support from organizations including Kuaʻulu, The Nature Conservancy, OHA, and others. HB 36, relating to state water code penalties, was also supported in principle by DLNR, but the agency proposed amendments to create two tiers of violations, distinguish first-time/non-harmful violations from repeat or harmful ones, and give the commission discretion on whether each day counts as a continuing violation. DLNR said the bill is intended to address egregious cases such as Red Hill while avoiding undue impact on small farmers and others without malicious intent. Testifiers from the Board of Water Supply, Lono Initiative, and others supported stronger penalties and transparency, while Earthjustice raised concerns about broader structural issues and the risk of penalties being applied unfairly. The committee then heard HB 316, which appropriates funds to continue the Green Jobs Youth Corps program. DLNR, the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, Kōkua, The Nature Conservancy, and other groups testified in support, describing the program as a workforce pipeline that places young professionals in communities, builds trust, and helps recruit future state employees. Supporters said the program has expanded capacity in watershed and reef management and has drawn extensive public backing. Finally, HB 506, funding equipment for the Oʻahu branch of DOCARE, received support from DLNR and others. DOCARE said recent recruit classes are moving through training, that the new positions will expand patrol capacity, including nighttime enforcement, and that the Oʻahu-specific funding is tied to priorities such as the Māʻili Bay herbivore rules. The committee also began hearing HB 510 on water shortage and emergency declarations. DLNR proposed limiting shortage declarations to 90 days unless extended, capping groundwater reductions at 20% for lower-priority permits, removing climate-crisis language as a standalone criterion, and moving the process into rulemaking for more public input. The Board of Water Supply supported the bill and the proposed changes, while Earthjustice urged deferral absent broader Water Commission reforms. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided; the chair indicated the committee would be decision-making after the hearing on items on the agenda.

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• First off, Mr.
• First, our over 55 population which Mr.
• Can I respond, sir? Please.
• First of 2024 is when we received that report.
• I don't know how many – again, this is my first – this is my first meeting.

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• >> Uh, if I can, first, Mr.
• My first question is um questions.
• We want compliance first.
• So our constituents are seeing first. Um but uh just as any program uh first.
• that we need to respond to in real time. that we need to respond to in real time.

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• At first order of business today, if I could look for approval of the minutes.
• But first on the agenda will be House File 483. House File 483.
• > brought<00:06:52.960> in<00:06:53.280> a they responded and they brought in a
• Uh, first on the list I have Mark Foster. Mark Foster, welcome to the committee.
• This is the first time in the assessment's history that a risk has risen to an extreme priority.

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• It ripples outward through families, friends, first responders, and entire communities.
• It ripples outward through families, friends, first responders, and entire communities.
• through families, friends, first responders,<00:13:15.279> and<00:13:15.600> entire<00
• first place. first place. >> Senator<00:47:52.960> Jinski.
• Hansen, did you want to respond? respond? respond?

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• First of all, full points on all the infographics.
• First of all, full points on all the infographics.
• You didn't even respond to Debbie's emails attempts, and then one was, you know, responded to what's
• I can't ever pronounce that first name.
• I responded to the attorney, and he never responded back. No further questions? I'm not.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to consider several audit requests and enforcement items related to local government accountability. The committee heard requests for operational audits of the City of Miami Beach, the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority, and the City of Daytona Beach. In each case, the requesting member cited concerns about transparency, financial management, or compliance with state law. Representatives from Delray Beach DDA testified that an internal audit had already been completed, that findings were limited, and that they were working to cure issues such as procurement, credit card, and disbursement policies; the DDA chair also said the organization was willing to cooperate and was considering transitioning out of operating Old School Square. For Daytona Beach, the sponsor pointed to excess building permit revenues, vehicle purchases, and reported P-card irregularities as reasons for a broader audit. The committee approved all three audit requests, directing the Auditor General to finalize the scope while considering the stated concerns. The committee also received a presentation on the statewide performance reviews of 21 neighborhood improvement districts. The reviewers reported that 15 districts were active and six inactive, with common issues including outdated or missing performance plans, weak web presence, inadequate meeting notices, and limited management mechanisms. They said staffing levels often correlated with the ability to meet statutory requirements, and recommended that several districts be reviewed to determine whether they were still needed. Members asked about staffing, inactivity criteria, and how the districts were administered, and staff explained that city or county liaisons often supplement district staffing. Later, staff reviewed enforcement actions for local governments that failed to file required financial reports or omitted required information from submitted audits. The committee discussed a list of noncompliant counties, municipalities, and special districts, including the town of Rayford, which staff said had long-standing reporting problems, no apparent municipal services, and no response to repeated outreach. The committee voted to send a letter to the Union County legislative delegation encouraging a local bill to dissolve Rayford. It also approved staff recommendations to proceed against entities still missing required filings or missing audit information, with authority for the chair and vice chair to delay action if additional information is later provided in good faith.

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• And so, just as Senator Cabaldon said, California was the first to do this.
• And first, let me be clear. Sometimes you have to go the long way around.
• The witness responded that they have seen less abuse of the legal system.
• I think first I'll start with a question for the support of the bill.
• How, first of all, why do we need a guarantee of that sort in the statute?

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee heard three bills. SB 371 by Senator Cabaldon would reduce uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage requirements for transportation network companies from $1 million to $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident, with committee amendments adding findings and declarations, higher limits than originally proposed, and a joint study on UM/UIM impacts. Supporters, including Uber, Lyft, business groups, and some consumer advocates, argued the bill would lower fares and increase driver earnings by reducing insurance costs. Opponents, including consumer attorneys, labor groups, and consumer watchdog organizations, warned it would cut protections for riders and drivers and might not guarantee savings would be passed through. The committee approved SB 371 on a due-pass basis and re-referred it to Appropriations by a 9-0 vote. The committee then heard SB 716 by Senator Durazo, which would create a Home Internet Lifeline Program to let eligible low-income households apply Lifeline subsidies to home broadband service. Proponents said the bill addresses broadband affordability after the federal Affordable Connectivity Program expired, and that it would help students, workers, and families access reliable internet. Opponents from the wireless industry objected to the funding mechanism, arguing the surcharge would fall unfairly on wireless consumers, while one broadband group moved to neutral after amendments. The bill was approved on a due-pass basis and sent to Appropriations, but the roll was held open and later completed with the bill passing 7-1. The committee also took up SB 480 by Senator Archuleta relating to autonomous vehicles as a consent item, with no presentation or debate. It was approved on a due-pass basis and re-referred to Appropriations by a 9-0 vote. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly focused on affordability, consumer protection, and whether savings from the bills would actually reach riders, drivers, or households.

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• With first responders, people that are in these communities. So again, thank you.
• Can you respond?” “So first of all, I love treatment courts.
• I'm a first responder consultant.
• I remember my very first overdose that I responded on. I was 19 years old.
• I've never seen someone first respond and refuse it.

Summary: The task force meeting opened with new leadership announcements, including Senator Nick Schroer thanking outgoing chair Representative John Black and naming Representative Del Taylor as vice chair. After some initial technical difficulties with audio and Zoom, members reviewed the task force’s statutory charge under Missouri law: to hold hearings on substance use, explore solutions, draft or modify legislation, and produce recommendations for prevention and treatment. The chair said the goal for this year is to develop concrete legislative ideas for the next session, with hearings focused first on field experts and later on alternative therapies and the Department of Mental Health. Dr. Rachel Winograd gave the first major presentation, describing Missouri’s overdose crisis as increasingly complex and driven primarily by fentanyl, now compounded by xylazine and metatomidine. She said overdose deaths have declined for a third straight year, with preliminary 2025 data around 1,200 deaths, and attributed the decline to a smaller fentanyl supply, wider naloxone availability, and fewer young people entering use. Her main recommendations were to focus on reducing harm rather than trying to eliminate drug use, expand evidence-based medications for opioid use disorder—especially methadone and buprenorphine—improve access to naloxone, and loosen methadone regulations, including take-home doses, the federal 72-hour rule, and broader methadone units. She also emphasized that peer support, housing, transportation, and other practical supports matter, and noted that naloxone can still reverse fentanyl overdoses even when tranquilizers are present. Dr. Heidi Miller, the state medical director, followed with two recommendations: integrate substance use disorder care into whole-person health care and follow the science when considering substance-related legislation. She argued that primary care, maternal health, workforce training, EMS, public health, and methadone access should all be part of a coordinated model, and said reimbursement should support teams rather than isolated providers. She also urged stronger enforcement of parity between behavioral health/SUD and physical health coverage, and highlighted tobacco and alcohol as major, under-addressed causes of death in Missouri. Dr. Doug Burgess then reinforced the need for a coordinated continuum of care, comparing substance use treatment to the seamless system used for heart attacks, and said patients should have standardized assessment, discharge planning from day one, transition coordinators, peer recovery coaches, and better information-sharing between levels of care. Members asked questions about relapse, treatment court, EMS referral barriers, reimbursement, and whether buprenorphine can be started in the field; no votes were taken, and the meeting ended with plans to continue hearing testimony and use it to shape future policy recommendations.

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• responder interaction plan and independent safety verification, um, and enforcement authority, which
• <00:53:42.120> responder and and operations, a first responder and and operations, a first
• responder interaction plans with detailed requirements, continues to require the incident reporting:
• responder interaction plan and related public education.
• > and first responder interaction plan and first responder interaction plan and related<01:09:

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• The first item is an appointment with the Arkansas Psychology Board.
• The first item is an appointment with the Arkansas Psychology Board.
• Today, first, I would like to—I guess there are two topics today.
• The first is early intervention day program, or EIDD.
• Within DDPA, we have about 39 providers who responded.

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• First, Senator AMU Bon on the KO Park Zoo and Conservatory appropriation. Welcome, Senator.
• First question would be: you want 1.75 for two years. Is that an increase from last year?
• First question would be: you want 1.75 for two years. Is that an increase from last year?
• We do a lot of webinars and workshops and sessions that are interactive online.
• We do a lot of webinars and workshops and sessions that are interactive online.

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• First, it has a chilling effect.
• Silver for responding.
• You know, one of the first things...
• And with that motion, we'd like to close first.
• Just days before my first...

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Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee heard a long agenda of child welfare, food assistance, child care, and social services bills. Early actions included AB 308 on regional center safety training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, AB 1049 to remove sponsor deeming from the California Food Assistance Program, AB 1201 to narrow a violent-felony bypass for family reunification services, AB 2379 to require know-your-rights training for family child care providers, AB 2429 to ease requirements in early childhood mental health consultation, AB 1755 to repeal CalWORKs’ 100-hour work penalty, AB 2478 to create a kinship family approval pathway, and AB 1969 and AB 1996 to expand coordinated cradle-to-career and child-poverty reduction efforts. The committee also began discussion of AB 1932, which would continue and strengthen community-based crisis response services. Testimony was largely in support across the hearing. Advocates, county representatives, child care providers, legal aid groups, food banks, disability organizations, and anti-poverty coalitions argued that the bills would reduce administrative barriers, improve access to benefits and services, and better protect children and families. Several authors and witnesses emphasized real-world harms from current rules, including fear of immigration enforcement, wrongful benefit denials, delayed kinship placements, and the burden of outdated eligibility requirements. On AB 1201, county welfare officials and child welfare advocates said the bill would preserve judicial discretion while allowing more parents a fair chance at reunification; on AB 2478, they said a kin-specific approval path would help place children with relatives more quickly; and on the child care bills, providers said current reimbursement and compliance systems are unsustainable. There was some committee concern about accountability and safety, especially on AB 1049 and AB 1201. One senator questioned whether removing sponsor deeming could weaken program integrity, and another raised concerns about whether narrowing the reunification bypass could expose children to unsafe environments or criminal activity. Authors and supporters responded that the bills still leave eligibility screening, judicial review, supervision, and service plans in place, and that the changes mainly remove automatic barriers or overly broad rules. Votes taken during the hearing were generally favorable: AB 308 passed 3-0 and was held on call; AB 1049 passed 2-1 and was held on call; AB 1201 passed and was held on call; AB 2379 passed 3-0 and was held on call; AB 2429 passed and was held on call; AB 1755 passed and was held on call; AB 2478 passed and was held on call; and AB 1969 and AB 1996 both passed and were held on call. The committee also noted that some bills were on the consent calendar and approved those items 3-0 while holding them open.

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• And that's get an overview first.
• But what it does is it gives transitioning military transition, first responders.
• We had over 400 respondents. We've had 471 responds to date. We continue.
• First of all, you're recognized. >> First of all, we would like it. 67. That's our goal 100%.
• You cannot prepare an investigator or a case manager for the first time they interact with our families

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• The first one, when you talk about the increased inmate population.
• So that is the first step. Most of our county jails.
• So first, on its face, I pretty much agree with that. Uh, in, in my area.
• Um, I was first elected to city council in 2016.
• And when I first got on council, we were expanding that.

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• The first order of business is approval of the minutes from January 21st.
• What I would like to do, first and foremost, folks, you should have a handout in your packets for the
• <00:01:03.559> of boilerplate rules might be um first of boilerplate rules might be um first
• We had our first Guardian ad Litem Day on the Hill yesterday, and so many of us got to interact with
• <00:41:19.960> of comparison um when I looked at first of comparison um when I looked at first

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Summary: The House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee approved the January 21 minutes and then reviewed committee rules, emphasizing deadlines for handouts, testimony notices, and substantive amendments, along with a warning that disruptive signs, noise, or demonstrations could lead to removal from the hearing room. The chair said the rules would be shared with the full House and noted the committee would operate with quorum and not tolerate chaos. The committee then heard a presentation from Tammy Baker Olson, the state program administrator for the Guardian ad Litem Board, on the program’s structure and budget request. She explained that guardians ad litem are independent voices for children’s best interests in child protection and family court cases, not attorneys or direct service providers. She said the program operates statewide, with 243 employees, and in 2024 advocated for more than 12,000 children, attended over 30,000 court proceedings, and filed reports in over 16,000 hearings. She also described specialized Family Court and Indian Child Welfare divisions, efforts to address racial disparities, and training requirements for guardians. Members asked about mileage and travel demands, the distinction between a child’s attorney and a guardian ad litem, caseloads, re-entry outcomes, the move from contractor/volunteer models to employee-based staffing, and the role of volunteers. Olson said most guardians use personal vehicles and mileage reimbursement, average caseloads are about 24, and the program has not seen a statewide increase in cases but does face staffing vacancies and turnover in some areas. She said the board believes the employee model improved advocacy and supervision, while the program is rebuilding a modest volunteer pool. She also said the program supports Indian Family Preservation Act-related work and has a formal process for handling conflicts of interest, which should be raised immediately to a supervisor rather than waiting for a complaint process.

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• :30.879> feel<00:03:31.120> the interactive and you can feel the interactive and you can
• for the first two speakers from members? for the first two speakers from members?
• It is interactive. You lands website. It is interactive.
• Tierney's point about kids not interacting with each other: they're interacting with their best friend
• point about uh kids are not interacting point about uh kids are not interacting with<01:51:44.159

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• This year, this first year, is data migration.
• That's the first year's data migration.
• First of all, I just wanted to comment.
• The first term on the column on the left The left column simply asks if this is the member's first term
• Currently, we're in our first year.

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• c> our our first responders and and our our first responders and and our volunteer<00:14:01.279><
• <00:21:41.280> with greater reform in how it interacts with greater reform in how it interacts
• responders.
• segments are are volunteer first segments are are volunteer first responders.<00:26:29.279> you
• Um, yeah, and you mentioned the volunteer first responders.

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• The first step is to be as informed as possible.
• That's the first question.
• And there can be, you know, as I responded to Senator...
• I mean, first of all, it's fascinating.
• I mean, first of all, it's fascinating.

Summary: The Senate Executive Committee met in hybrid format and first considered two gubernatorial judicial appointments. Morgan T. Zurn, nominated to the Delaware Supreme Court, described her background in public service, the Court of Chancery, DOJ, and federal clerkship, and answered extensive questions about judicial philosophy, precedent, statutory interpretation, access to justice, AI and deepfakes, corporate law stability, civility, social media, and public confidence in the courts. Christy N. Vitola, nominated to be Commissioner of Family Court, discussed her Delaware upbringing, legal career in family law and child support, and experience with pro se litigants and high-volume dockets; she was questioned about handling family court cases efficiently, the best interests of the child, and correcting calculation errors. No votes on the nominations were taken during the portion shown. The committee then moved to legislation. House Bill 443, concerning background checks for volunteers and mentors in the Department of Education’s mentoring program, was presented as a technical update to allow DOE to continue receiving wrap-back reports and to ensure mentors undergo state and federal criminal background checks. There was no public comment or committee debate on the bill. House Bill 431 with House Amendment 1, sponsored by Representative Bush and Senator Hoffner, would allow composting of yard waste, food residue, and other organic materials to divert waste from landfills, extend landfill life, reduce disposal costs, support farmers by returning nutrients to the soil, and reduce methane emissions; it also preserves county/local control over siting and inspection. Senator Townsend asked whether composting was currently allowed, and Senator Hoffner explained that the bill would authorize it under the stated controls. No public comment was offered on either bill. At the close of the meeting, the chair noted that the bills and nominee backers had been circulated for signatures. Senator Hocker moved to adjourn, Senator Townsend seconded, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• It's when first responders come out—some people have first responders that are EMTs and that they don't
• responsibility it it's when First responsibility it it's when First Responders<01:00:14.960>
• come out some some people Responders come out some some people have<01:00:17.160> First<01:00
• c><01:00:19.880> and have First Responders that are EMTs and have First Responders that are EMTs
• <01:22:24.520> First left out parts of the first First left out parts of the first First Amendment

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