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• We do not confine recognition of Black excellence to a single month.
• Defining terms and providing minimum requirements for academic content for comprehensive human sexuality

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• Additionally, if it is permissible within the confines of the committee to open the building.
• making sure that all future emergency alerts are translated into various languages, including, at the minimum

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• The gentleman will confine his remarks to the chairman. The gentleman is recognized.
• The gentleman will confine his remarks to the chairman.
• The gentleman will confine his remarks and his vision to the chairman. The gentleman's recognized.
• <05:22:01.840> to<05:22:02.160> the will confine his remarks to the will confine his remarks
• The gentleman will confine his know.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• In order to allow these folks to work, some of them have to be paid less than minimum wage.
• pay some immediately why you have to pay some people<01:02:48.799> under<01:02:49.119> minimum
• <01:02:50.240> And<01:02:50.559> secondly, people under minimum wage.
• And secondly, people under minimum wage.
• to preserving the and their confinement to preserving the spirit<07:05:10.638> of<07:05:10.878

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <01:06:35.440> excavation One is reducing the minimum excavation One is reducing the minimum
• Thank you. from a notification uh the uh minimum from a notification uh the uh minimum excavation<01:
• But in this case, you will get one for a minimum of 20 years.
• But in this case, you will get one for a minimum of 20 years.
• But in this case, you will get one for a minimum of 20 years.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We've ended minimum wage. No one's paid subminimum wage in California. This is a huge policy win.
• Additionally, there's now 1,117 adults with developmental disabilities who are earning minimum wage,
• wage positions and where... ...department involved previously in sub-minimum wage positions and where
• We just got rid of the below-minimum-wage category of workers out there.
• Were they working a 20-hour-a-week job before, but now we celebrate the fact that they have a minimum

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on developmental services, rehabilitation, and related supports, with no votes taken. The first major topic was the Master Plan for Developmental Services. Administration officials described a year-long, community-driven process that included a steering committee, work groups, and statewide engagement sessions, and said the final draft would be released that Friday with about 170 recommendations. The Department of Developmental Services said the plan would inform future work, but did not offer a detailed implementation roadmap. The LAO said the plan contains significant policy and budget implications, may require statutory changes, and needs further analysis to turn recommendations into actionable proposals. Advocates and regional center representatives urged the Legislature and administration to avoid letting the plan sit on a shelf, called for prioritization and ongoing stakeholder oversight, and emphasized the need to address equity, workforce, service coordination, and cross-system collaboration. The chair said he wanted to work with the LAO on trailer bill language and future reporting to create a clearer path forward. The second topic was the Office of Employment First and competitive integrated employment. Administration witnesses said California has ended subminimum wage under SB 639, but that moving people into competitive integrated employment remains a major priority. They described existing efforts such as DDS’s coordinated career pathways pilot, paid internships, job development services, benefits counseling, and DOR’s career counseling and referral services, along with pilot projects in San Diego and Orange County. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities and advocates argued that employment outcomes have remained stuck at roughly 15% and that a dedicated Employment First Office is needed to coordinate across agencies, align goals, and improve outcomes. The LAO recommended regular legislative oversight on people transitioning out of subminimum wage and asked for technical assistance on coordinated career pathways. The chair criticized the administration’s decision to effectively eliminate funding for the office, requested a detailed implementation timeline and quarterly transition reports, and said the committee would continue pressing for the office to be implemented. The final issue was respite services, utilization trends, and access. DDS reported that in-home respite use and spending have risen sharply over several years, with about 150,000 people using respite in 2023-24 and expenditures reaching about $1 billion. Officials said access depends on families knowing the service exists, service coordinators identifying need, and having enough providers, especially in rural and linguistically diverse communities. The San Diego Regional Center said utilization generally mirrors statewide trends, but access is stronger in some areas, such as Imperial County, where families often prefer family-directed or agency-supported models that allow them to hire trusted workers. Committee members emphasized the importance of respite for family health and caregiver well-being, asked whether service coordinators are asking practical questions about sleep and stress, and discussed the need for better identification of complex behavioral and medical needs. DDS said a standardized family support tool and updated IPP process are intended to improve consistency, transparency, and person-centered assessment for respite and related services.

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• Madam Chair, Representative Hall, so that's one of the reasons that this bill sets minimum requirements
• This is really just setting a minimum, being really cognizant of our small rural schools and charter
• This sets minimums.
• One of the things that, as Martin said, is we are not to add extra law to the teachers, so we have minimum
• And this is confined to the House, right?

Bills: HJR6, HJR7, HB120, HB60, HB151, HR1, HM13, SB40, SB104

Keywords: constitutional amendment, legislative sessions, veto override, New Mexico legislature, session length, legislative session, even-numbered years, New Mexico Constitution, student behavior, physical restraint, seclusion, public schools, training, de-escalation, student safety, behavior interventions, criminal offenses, peace officer, Victims of Crime Act, law enforcement

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• His ministry was not confined to the pulpit.
• His ministry was not confined to the pulpit.
• His ministry was not confined to the pulpit.
• <01:02:17.480> to<01:02:17.600> the His ministry was not confined to the His ministry
• was not confined to the pulpit. pulpit. pulpit.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received committee and House messages. The Families and Children’s Committee reported Senate Bill 191 favorably, and the House transmitted several passed bills requesting concurrence. New filings included Senate Bill 203 on community health workers and several resolutions honoring individuals and observances, including Marie Childers, Military Kids Day, and Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. The chamber then considered and passed Senate Bill 141 on legal advertisements. The sponsor said the bill updates longstanding legal notice requirements to better balance public transparency with lower costs for cities and counties, reflecting an agreement among the Kentucky Press Association, Kentucky League of Cities, and Kentucky Association of Counties. The bill passed 36-1. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 69, creating an autism spectrum disorder trust fund to support services, research, and grants through the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, with an emergency clause; it passed 37-0. Senate Bill 9, as amended by Senate Committee Substitute 1, was also passed 35-2. The bill creates two local housing tools: a residential infrastructure development district to finance infrastructure for larger developments, and a housing development district to encourage new housing through negotiated incentive payments and expedited review. The sponsor said the measure is intended to address Kentucky’s housing shortage. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 102 honoring Marie Childers for decades of service on the Pike County Board of Elections, with remarks praising her bipartisan election work and influence in Pike County politics. Later, the Rules Committee recommitted Senate Bill 125 to Appropriations and Revenue, and the Committee on Committees referred several bills and resolutions to standing committees or to the floor. Announcements were made about upcoming committee meetings, and the Senate took up Senate Resolution 104 honoring Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., with remarks describing his national and international civil rights legacy.

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• we've integrated into Darcy, we found a week later that there were five homes where people were confined
• 26.319> were there were five homes where people were there were five homes where people were confined
• to their bed, were on dialysis, confined to their bed, were on dialysis, were<00:51:29.520> on
• tries to encourage local governments to implement floodplain management practices that exceed the minimum
• standards that that a exceed the minimum standards that that a community<02:04:28.400> is<02:

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met with a quorum, approved the August meeting minutes, and heard a presentation from Dr. Jerry Brosky of the Kentucky Mesonet and Kentucky Climate Center. He described the Mesonet’s statewide weather network, now with 84 stations in 78 counties, real-time data used by the National Weather Service, mobile apps, and more than a billion observations. He said recent legislative funding has allowed upgrades such as soil temperature and moisture sensors, cameras at every site, and improved communications and power systems, and has enabled expansion into new counties. He also highlighted products used for flooding, drought, and heat safety, including a wet bulb globe temperature tool being developed with the Department of Public Health. In response to questions, he said counties interested in a station should contact his center, that a station typically costs about $50,000, and that the program is already considering a second Pike County site. The committee then heard from Ryan Drain of Blue Skies and Chris McGee of the American Red Cross on long-term disaster recovery and a software platform called Darcy, short for Disaster Aware and Ready Communities Initiative. McGee explained the Red Cross’s long-term recovery work, including support for recovery groups, direct financial assistance, grantmaking, and coordination with local and federal partners. He emphasized that disasters are occurring more frequently and with repeated impacts, and shared examples from Kentucky and other states showing the need for organized recovery and storm shelter support. Drain said Darcy was developed after the 2021 Mayfield-Graves tornado recovery to replace fragmented spreadsheets and PDFs with a centralized, survivor-led system for preparedness, response, and recovery, designed to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and shorten recovery time. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond adoption of the minutes.

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• heard people say that they review every case as it comes in and that's to make sure that there's a minimum
• And that's to bring the 14 employees to the new minimum for the new schedule and also for their insurance
• And we try to do that within the confines of the eight hours of the day, but it doesn't happen.
• you're going to look at a first-degree murder case, you're going to spend between $30,000 and $60,000 minimum
• you're going to look at a first-degree murder case, you're going to spend between 30,000 and 60,000 minimum

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• what it would take to import bison than we actually could come up with about how are you going to confine
• across the county line or those confines across the county line or state<02:47:39.200> line<02
• >> It was passed in 1978 that sets minimum >> It was passed in 1978 that sets minimum
• standards.<04:38:01.760> minimum<04:38:02.320> standards<04:38:03.119> for<04:38
• :03.359> how standards. minimum standards for how standards. minimum standards for how states<

Keywords: 916, all

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• on how this would work, but basically for the JROTC program, it would allow these kids not to be confined
• on how this would work, but basically for the JROTC program, it would allow these kids not to be confined
• "Basically, for the JROTC program, it would allow these kids not to be confined within necessarily a

Bills: HB33, HB35, HB274, HB56, HB287, SB229, SB201, SB216, HB33, HB35, HB274, HB56, HB287, SB229, SB201, SB216

Keywords: HB33, Alabama, ALEA, driver license, driver's license, learner permit, learner's permit, school attendance, truancy, high school diploma, GED, dropout, student withdrawal, enrollment verification, disciplinary points, homeless student, job training, youth employment, minor parent, public safety

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• and probate system, where guardians, a subset of them, will keep their wards under control and in confinement
• What this bill allows is for folks who are guardians to come in and petition that you be kept in confinement
• committing a crime, you're free to live your life, and nobody should be able to come in and ask a court to confine
• I'd like to remind the members that present to Rule 19, a member shall confine themselves to the question

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Members, confine your comments to the subject at hand, which is the suspension of rules on House File
• Members, confine your comments to the subject at hand, which is the suspension of rules on House File
• Members, confine your comments to the subject at hand, which is the suspension of rules on House File
• Members, confine your comments to the subject at hand, which is the suspension of rules on House File
• Members, confine your comments to the subject at hand, which is the suspension of rules on House File

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House debated a motion to suspend the rules so House File 76 could be recalled from committee, given second and third readings, and brought to final passage. The bill, carried by Representative Greenman, would limit the amount of investor-owned utility executive compensation that can be charged back to Minnesota ratepayers, with the cap tied to the governor’s salary. Supporters argued that utility customers should pay for service, not lavish CEO pay, and cited Xcel Energy’s recent CEO raise, high utility bills, and growing energy affordability burdens on Minnesota households. They said shareholders, not ratepayers, should bear executive compensation costs and pointed to similar action in Colorado as evidence the policy could work without driving executives away. Several members questioned the bill’s practical impact and cost estimates. Representative Swedzinski asked how much the measure would affect individual ratepayers and suggested the amount was relatively small, while also arguing that the state should focus on larger reforms and other available funds. Representative Greenman responded that the exact per-customer impact was not before the body but emphasized that millions of dollars in executive compensation were being passed through to customers. Representative Acomb and Representative Craft supported the bill, describing investor-owned utilities as monopolies that already earn strong returns and saying the proposal would shift costs from ratepayers to shareholders. Opponents argued the bill was not serious policy and would not meaningfully lower bills, warning it could discourage talent and comparing it to broader state spending and governance issues. Representative Niska said the proposal amounted to “class warfare,” argued utilities need to pay competitively to attract competent leadership, and urged a no vote. The debate also included repeated points of order after members criticized one another personally; the presiding officer reminded members to confine remarks to the motion. A roll call and a call of the house were requested during the debate, but the transcript provided does not include the final vote result.

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• So all that to say, you know, at<01:22:17.600> a<01:22:17.760> minimum,<01:22:18.639>
• , they were really crucial at a minimum, they were really crucial in<01:22:20.159> protecting<
• So, if the testifiers—we have three of them—if you could confine yourselves to two or three minutes,
• If you<01:40:40.080> could<01:40:40.239> confine<01:40:40.639> yourselves<01:40:
• or you could confine yourselves to two or three<01:40:41.760> minutes,<01:40:42.080> and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• On line 293, we have the inclusion of Senate File 1719, the mandatory minimums task force, and that is
• On line 293, we have the inclusion of Senate File 1719, the mandatory minimums task force, and that is
• ><00:40:59.440> that And while we are in a position here where we have to work within the confines
• that we were given by our leadership, I share your disappointment in those confines, and I will pledge
• I would like to offer an oral amendment to the task force on mandatory minimums on R38A2 Senate language

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee met late on Friday evening to discuss the Public Safety and Judiciary budget agreement, beginning with a brief exchange among members about concerns that the executive branch had been delaying the committee’s work by waiting to approve legislative decisions. Members emphasized that the legislature should retain its independence while still allowing normal collaboration with the governor’s office. The committee then moved through several outstanding policy items and adopted them without opposition, including the A38 amendment addressing data-sharing concerns involving disability-related information, a study of firefighting services by the state fire marshal, and an A46 amendment governing access to unredacted portable recording system data in collision investigations, with guardrails on disclosure and use. The committee next reviewed the spreadsheet and budget targets. Fiscal staff explained the judiciary side of the agreement, including funding for court operating costs, a one-time Justice Partner Access Program appropriation, forensic exam rate increases, guardian ad litem funding, public defense, human rights, the competency attainment board, the cannabis expungement board, and fee increases for civil filings and motions. On the public safety side, staff described the target as well as the discretionary items funded, including nonprofit security grants, BCA staffing changes, fire marshal initiatives, a 10-year arson statute of limitations, prosecutor training grants, legal representation for children, E911 funding for critical infrastructure, Philando Castile Training Fund support, corrections-related savings from the Stillwater phased closure and sentence-to-serve elimination, a mandatory minimums task force, a victims of crime account transfer, a decommissioning study, in-service use-of-force training, and extensions of several expiring appropriations. The committee also noted a correction to a spreadsheet label related to the Stillwater closure item. After the spreadsheet walkthrough, the committee took testimony from Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and State Court Administrator Jeff Shorban on behalf of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Hudson thanked the committee for its work and said the agreement covers some unavoidable costs, including insurance, lease expenses, forensic examiner pay, and the new access system, but argued it does not adequately address the judiciary’s most urgent problem: staffing and judicial compensation. She said court employees are leaving for better-paying jobs, judicial salaries are frozen for two years, and applicant pools for judgeships have declined, especially in greater Minnesota. She also said the judicial branch was not meaningfully consulted on the budget target and urged lawmakers to recognize the courts as a constitutional obligation rather than a discretionary program.

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• Every year we've had to cancel numerous meetings due to lack of having the minimum board members present
• Every year we've had to cancel numerous meetings due to lack of having the minimum board members present
• the minimum board members present<00:05:25.080> to<00:05:25.199> make<00:05:25.360>
• Sex trafficking operations is not confined to my area only; it’s really a big statewide issue.
• Sex trafficking operations is not confined to my area only; it’s really a big statewide issue.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:06:23.800> the and pay the workers at a minimum the and pay the workers at a minimum the
• <00:06:41.280> the Employees need to make, at a minimum, the minimum wage, and those cases
• only reason why we have a sub minimum only reason why we have a sub minimum wage<00:08:59.680>
• Witness: It would be at the minimum, more likely than not, at the minimum wage rate.
• Witness: It would be at the minimum, more likely than not, at the minimum wage rate.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Our minimum wage is $14 an hour, so any parent who works even part-time is disqualified for So any parent
• School Victim Compensation Program and appropriates $20 million to compensate survivors who were confined
• No minimum participation.
• past president and vice president of Duval Teachers United to federal prison, followed by home confinement
• and I see the goal of this bill being accomplished with the numbers that we have right now, where a minimum

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of the day’s doctor of the day, an intern, and a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day. After routine announcements, the Senate moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion bills substituted in place of Senate versions. The first major floor action was passage of a tax-related bill conforming Florida’s Internal Revenue Code to federal changes while excluding certain provisions from H.R. 1; it passed 34-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid, which proposed stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services, pharmacy and drug rebate reforms, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. A Berman amendment to require Medicaid expansion before work requirements was rejected, as was an Osgood amendment to add photo-ID protections and exemptions for certain SNAP users. The bill remained on the calendar for third reading after extensive debate and questioning about implementation, exemptions, and potential impacts on beneficiaries. The chamber also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on gold and silver legal tender, public records exemptions for financial institutions and custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government finance transparency, digital voyeurism, and insurance customer representative licensing. Most of these measures were adopted after brief explanation, minor amendments, or substitution of House companions, with votes generally in favor and several passing unanimously or by wide margins. Later, the Senate took up CS/SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin access, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition. The bill’s first amendments clarified anti-kickback rules for vaccine manufacturers and required informational materials to address risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy; the transcript ends during consideration of this bill, before final passage is shown.

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• Our minimum wage is $14 an hour, so any parent who works even part-time is disqualified for Medicaid,
• School Victim Compensation Program and appropriates $20 million to compensate survivors who were confined
• No minimum participation.
• past president and vice president of Duval Teachers United to federal prison, followed by home confinement
• another person to ask for a raise, to negotiate... ...with their employer, you should have a bare minimum

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.