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• the United States.
• the Chi Omega sorority at New Mexico State.
• Through lessons, networking programs, and character building, FFA is building outstanding youth for the
• They continue to build, if you will, the small businesses, helping those individuals that are building
• Authority to enforce provisions of the Criminal Code, the Motor Vehicle Code, and the Boat Act.

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• From state road 3.45. To us 19.
• I'm very proud to say that I think the state of Florida will be the first state to see this happen in
• the United States of America.
• I sell sex within the state.
• the state.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• To date, school districts across the state have begun their analysis of the impact of these required
• Chris Doolin, Small Schools District Council Consortium, waives and supports.
• I think the original bill, as I stated... ...and it was just a consistent theme.
• Michelle White, Florida Association of Student Councils, waves in support.
• The education code from three years ago just got a half inch thicker.

Committee: Senate Education Pre-K - 12

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 296, as amended by strike-all, on middle and high school start times. Senator Bradley explained that the amendment would repeal the statewide mandate for later start times and return scheduling decisions to local school boards, while still requiring districts to inform the community about the health, safety, and academic effects of sleep deprivation and to consider later start times when setting transportation schedules. Testimony and debate were largely in support, with several school district and education group representatives waiving in support, and members citing transportation, staffing, family logistics, and cost concerns under the existing mandate. The strike-all was adopted, and SB 296 was reported favorably by roll call vote, with Senators Berman, Osgood, and Chair Calatayud voting yes and Senator Gaetz voting no; other members were absent or not recorded in the excerpt. The committee then heard Senate Bill 356, which would designate January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida. Senator Berman said the date matches the UN’s Holocaust Remembrance Day and would require the governor to annually proclaim it, while allowing public observance and instruction about the Holocaust’s harms and its impact on the Jewish community and humanity. There was no substantive opposition in the excerpt, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote with yes votes from Senators Berman, Gaetz, and Chair Calatayud. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 166 on administrative efficiency in public schools. Senator Simon described a broad deregulation package affecting student assessments, grade promotion, teacher evaluations, contracts and certification, school board operations, instructional materials timelines, internal audits, facilities planning, cost-per-student-station limits, emergency make-up days, federal fund timing, and VPK oversight. Testimony was mixed: school district and education organization representatives generally supported the flexibility, while some groups opposed or urged changes to the grade 4 promotion and graduation-related provisions, arguing they could weaken academic standards. After debate focused especially on third-grade promotion and testing requirements, the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded their votes on SB 296 and SB 356, and the committee adjourned.

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• The refineries that we have left have really helped build this state into the fourth largest economy
• Members of the Committee, Keith Dunn here on behalf of the State Building Construction Trades Council
• Keith Dunn here on behalf of the State Building Construction Trades Council.
• And let me be clear that the California State Building Construction Trades Council and our workforce
• And let me be clear that the California State Building Construction Trades Council and our workforce

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It's long been recognized that states and local governments, acting under state authority, may regulate
• But if the state says, okay... ...the state withholding all of its revenue.
• The code does address high consequence areas, right, whether it's in the gas code or a liquid code.
• And I think this would be good for our state, wherever we do this in our state. So that's my HR.
• Another state into doing growth in their state and then us take the carbon for us to dispose of.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• Green Building Council, California, and Mothers Out Front Silicon Valley. Thank you.
• as stated.
• In a good year, though, that means we're building approximately 20,000 units in our state.
• is far behind its stated goal of building one million affordable units by 2030.
• And it's not because they're not building. They are building.

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Olympics than any other state. Olympics than any other state.
• Why is the state lending programs. Why is the state lending money?
• ><c> the</c><01:44:27.760><c> state</c> protector and the state protector and the state is<01:44:29.760
• . state. state.
• , Council Council Member Ashish Vega, Council Member<02:10:52.719><c> Ryan</c><02:10:53.040><c> Dwiggins

Keywords: 981, all

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• If so, please come forward to state your name and affiliation.
• Please just state your name and affiliation. Thank you.
• If so, please come forward and state your name and affiliation.
• the state and public entities as well as private employers.
• State your name and affiliation. Good morning.

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• , FOR EXAMPLE, AT EEOC THAT WE ARE BUILDING HERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THE WIND CODE IS TO BUILD IT
• A LOT OF FLORIDA FIRST NATION'S FIRST AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD RESILIENCY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA
• THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE HAS IMPACTED THIS BUSINESS.
• FLORIDA BUILDING CODE NOW REQUIRES A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIEDOWNS ON BRAND NEW MANUFACTURED HOME.
• CODE NOW HOWEVER THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS ESPECIALLY OLDER

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This is work across eight different institutions across the state.
• This is work across eight different institutions across the state.
• I'm the special education ombud for the state of New Mexico.
• I work for the Developmental Disabilities Council as a family advocate.
• Leaders and the State School Superintendents Association.

Bills: HB30 , HB120 , HJR1 , SB210 , SB306

Committee: Senate House Education

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

Summary: The Senate Education Committee began with announcements about likely upcoming meetings and a reminder that public testimony could be limited if bills drew large crowds. Members also introduced student shadows and briefly recognized them. The committee then took up House Bill 30, which would revise the Teacher Residency Act to strengthen teacher recruitment and retention by tying resident stipends more closely to minimum level-one teacher salaries, increasing support for residents who already hold bachelor’s degrees, and giving residents more flexibility to complete their service in any public school rather than only the sponsoring district. The sponsor and supporters from educator preparation programs, unions, and advocacy groups said the bill would make residency programs more sustainable, help rural districts, and improve teacher preparation. The bill received support from the Public Education Department and several education organizations, and the committee voted due pass. The committee next heard House Bill 120, as amended, which would clarify and limit the use of restraint and seclusion in schools. The sponsor explained that the bill came from a task force and is intended to clarify existing law rather than create a new mandate, with clearer definitions, stronger documentation, family notification, and limits on dangerous practices such as prone, mechanical, or chemical restraint. Supporters included PED, the special education ombuds office, disability rights advocates, teachers’ unions, parents, and civil rights groups, who emphasized student safety, trauma prevention, and better training for staff. One opposition witness from the school superintendents’ association argued the bill could add burdens and that more time was needed to implement current law. Committee members raised concerns about protecting teachers and aides during violent incidents; sponsors responded that the bill is meant to give staff clearer guidance and emergency-response tools, not replace disciplinary procedures. The committee voted due pass. House Joint Resolution 1, a constitutional amendment to create nominating commissions for university regents, was then presented. The sponsor said the goal is to reduce purely political appointments by having nonpartisan commissions recommend regent candidates, while also changing how student regents are selected so students have a direct voice rather than the university president choosing the student regent. AFT New Mexico supported the measure, citing concerns about donor or insider appointments and backing student representation. Committee members questioned how many commissions would be created, who would appoint their members, and how many names would be sent to the governor; the sponsor said those details would be set later in enabling legislation. The committee approved the resolution on a due pass vote, sending it onward in the process. The committee also quickly passed Senate Bill 306, which would align state higher education accreditation language with federal terminology by removing the distinction between regionally and non-regionally accredited institutions and changing reporting and fee requirements for smaller private institutions. Finally, Senate Bill 210, an appropriation for athletic and related facilities at New Mexico Highlands University, drew the most debate. Supporters said the university’s athletic facilities are outdated and inadequate, especially for women’s soccer and track, and that the project would help student-athletes and Title IX compliance. Committee members questioned the $80 million request, noting that only $3 million was currently in the budget for the three Division II schools and expressing concern about priorities amid other education funding needs. The sponsor and university president said the project could be phased and that private fundraising is also being pursued. Despite reservations and some no votes, the committee ultimately voted due pass. The chair closed by reminding members to plan on meeting Monday at 9 a.m. and said the committee was adjourned.

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• , state-based, state-based, state-based, and migrant seasonal Head Start programs, both in center-based
• The state should be charting intentional steps forward that build on recent investments.
• Early Childhood Policy Council: as background, the state advisory council on early childhood education
• And so we need to build that, and we also need to make sure that when those kids come back into our state
• The state.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• In addition, key state...
• You have frontier states, counties.
• , the United States Pastor Council.
• Great state.
• a pastor's council.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation and then took up several recognitions and memorial resolutions, including honoring retiring Senate staffer Kelvin Bass and Secretary of the Senate Patsy Spaw and her staff. Members also adopted a series of local and honorary resolutions, including designating Rockport as the Redfish Capital of Texas, San Antonio as Military City, Texas, and Bridge City as the Corn Dog Capital of Texas, along with memorial and medal-of-honor resolutions for Texans and service members. The chamber also received messages from the House reporting passage of various measures and conference committee actions. The bulk of the meeting focused on conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions. The Senate adopted reports and/or out-of-bounds resolutions on SB 293, SB 1610, HB 46, HB 145, HB 1545, SB 650, SB 1660, HB 40, SB 2217, HB 119, HB 493, HB 3642, HB 2963, SB 2024, SB 2972, HB 2516, HB 2885, and SB 2753, among others. Topics included the Texas Civil Commitment Office, the T-Cup prescription program, wildfire mitigation and utility liability, sunset scheduling, alcohol ID swiping at retail and package stores, business court jurisdiction, election administration and data consistency, foreign adversary lobbying, poll watcher qualifications, road naming, right-to-repair, disguised vape pens, and campus expressive activity rules. Several measures passed with near-unanimous votes, while others drew more opposition, including SB 268 on medical board enforcement and SB 2753 on election procedures. There was extended debate on SB 268, which would shift enforcement authority for scope-of-practice complaints to specialty boards rather than the Texas Medical Board. Senators raised concerns about whether the bill would weaken the Medical Board’s ability to stop unlicensed practice of medicine, while supporters argued that specialty boards should police their own licensees and that criminal referrals remain available for unlicensed practice. The Senate also discussed SB 2972 on expressive activities at public universities, with questions about content-neutral restrictions, who counts as the university community, and whether the bill provides a mechanism to challenge campus time, place, and manner rules. Both bills ultimately passed their conference reports, and the Senate later adopted a large package of resolutions by voice vote before adjourning further business.

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• SB 904 builds upon... Thank you, Honorable Chair. I'm here to present SB 904.
• codes that may impede rebuilding efforts.
• Identifying permitting requirements and building codes that may impede rebuilding efforts.
• Member Scott Wich on behalf of the California State Pipe Trades Council.
• Chair and members, Mike Monaghan, on behalf of the State Building Trades, in support. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Emergency Management

Summary: The Senate Emergency Management Committee heard several bills focused on emergency response, fire safety, and school threat prevention. SB 904 would codify and expand the coordinated permitting and rebuilding response used after major wildfire disasters, with the author saying it would standardize agency coordination without eliminating protections. Climate Action California opposed the bill, raising concerns about streamlining and permitting. SB 1299 would create a clearer statutory framework for State Fire Marshal certification, training, and enforcement for fire sprinkler fitters; supporters, including the Sprinkler Fitters Association and State Building Trades, said it would ensure qualified installation of critical life-safety systems, while no opposition was presented. SB 1181 would create a limited pilot allowing schools to communicate with regional threat assessment centers when there is a credible safety concern, with the author and supporters describing it as a privacy-protected way to connect warning signs and prevent violence; committee members generally supported the concept and discussed fusion centers, social media threats, and recent incidents. The committee also took up a consent calendar. After recesses to establish quorum and repeated calls for absent members, the committee voted to move all measures forward. SB 1299 was approved on a 9-0 vote to the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement. SB 904 was approved 9-0 to the Senate Committee on Appropriations. SB 1181 was approved 9-0 to the Senate Committee on Education. The consent calendar items were also approved 9-0. All measures were left on call briefly for absent members before the final votes were recorded and the committee adjourned.

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• The state court administrator stays the same. The state court administrator stays the same.
• I could build those paragraphs underneath that subdivision B. included, I could build those paragraphs
• I’m definitely for the local, state, and local costs.
• It's run by North Dakota State University Extension.
• And I'll have the code call. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Summary: The Child Custody Review Task Force met to approve prior minutes and then worked through draft legislation related to a possible family court study committee. The group discussed the proposed 15-member committee’s makeup in detail, including whether to add parent representation, judges, family law section members, child support, clerks of court, domestic violence advocates, and other stakeholders. The task force ultimately agreed to keep the committee at 15 members, reduce the legislative membership from eight to six, add two judges from different districts, add two family law section members with rural and urban representation, include one parent subject to a custody order, and replace the mental health professional with a clerk of court representative appointed through the trial court administrator’s office. The draft was also revised to keep domestic violence advocacy representation and to clarify that the study could consider juvenile court issues as part of the family court umbrella. The committee voted to approve the revised draft and recommend it to Legislative Management, with one recorded “no” vote from Judge Hovey after the meeting resumed. The task force then turned to a second draft dealing with requiring participation in a family transition program, which was renamed in discussion to a parenting education course. Members debated whether the bill should simply refer to an existing program like Parents Forever or instead specify broader education about the court process, parental rights, co-parenting, and related issues. Some members supported the requirement as a way to reduce conflict and improve understanding of the system, while others raised concerns about vague language, cost to parents, lack of exemptions, and whether the bill was too open-ended or potentially duplicative of other legislation. The discussion became lengthy and unresolved, with the drafter noting that more specific direction would be needed to revise the bill. The transcript cuts off before a final vote or action on this second draft is shown.

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• They used a code that said that. They used a code that said something<00:13:39.839><c> false.
• Most states have MCOs; why don’t we? Most states have MCOs; why don’t we?
• </c> the Minnesota Council of Health Plans. the Minnesota Council of Health Plans.
• </c> a risk score for each state in the US. a risk score for each state in the US.
• </c> to the Committee on State Government. to the Committee on State Government.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This does not cut any building codes, energy codes, or safety codes.
• The states that are growing, Texas, Tennessee, they are building more housing.
• I would like to clarify what the building permit is. It's not changing codes or zones.
• other states.
• The reason that historic buildings are being lost in our state is the enormous expense and the particular

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House first established a quorum after a brief roll call and a chamber introduction of Doug Pitt and Crystal Simon of Care to Learn, an organization described as serving students’ basic needs and esteem-building across Missouri. The body then moved through House Bills for Perfection, Informal, taking up several measures focused on public safety, housing, broadband, historic preservation, adoption, regional planning, and school safety. House Bill 2848, creating the offense of masked intimidation, was debated and advanced after members discussed examples ranging from harassment at homes to historical hooded intimidation and concerns about whether the bill could affect ICE agents; the sponsor said it would not apply to lawful duties. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1791, dealing with faster building permit timelines to help address housing costs and disaster recovery, was amended to require code-enforcement certification for nationally recognized codes and then perfected and printed despite concerns from some members about local government capacity. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2465, allowing sole proprietors and very small businesses to buy group health coverage outside the ACA framework, was also adopted and perfected and printed. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2711 reduced the assessment rate for broadband infrastructure investment and drew extended debate over whether the tax break should apply to upgrades within existing territories or only to expansion into underserved areas; an amendment clarifying that the incentive was for expanding fiber and broadband services was adopted, and the bill was perfected and printed. House Bill 3080 restored historic preservation tax credit language that had previously been struck down, with broad support from members citing tornado recovery, downtown revitalization, nonprofit projects, and preservation of historic districts. House Bill 1772 increased state payments for adoption attorneys and separated guardian fees to reduce barriers to adoption, and House Bill 2096 increased state matching funds for regional planning commissions and updated the commission list; both were advanced after supportive testimony about local planning and the need to keep pace with inflation. Finally, House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2913 and 3228 was presented to protect teachers and other school personnel from liability when reasonably intervening to protect themselves or students during violent incidents, while making intervention permissive rather than mandatory. Members from both parties and several educators spoke in strong support, emphasizing that teachers should not fear discipline or lawsuits for acting to keep children safe. The bill was advanced after discussion about the scope of the teacher definition and whether related issues like school buses should be addressed separately.

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• Code and Fire Code Prevention or Florida Fire Prevention Code, how practically does that look to be
• There are certain codes that need to be followed, certain building codes that need to be followed.
• code is being followed, that the safety concerns put in place there are reasons we have these building
• HB 1051 was created in response to concerns from residents on states.
• This is the current case for the CDD I represent, Concourse State.

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• the building codes and standards people at DPS.
• the building codes and standards people at DPS.
• people</c> building codes and standards people building codes and standards people uh<00:45:36.080><c
• And then the building that they follow the<00:45:50.880><c> building</c><00:45:51.240><c> code</c><00
• code that they followed was the building code that they followed was approved<00:45:53.400><c> by</c

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are experts in standing up new state entities or councils or commissions.
• Coordinating Council so that state policy changes would affect education and workforce stakeholders
• if they are funded by the state, or if they are measured by the state.
• Agency Council.
• Agency Council.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• for state procurement contracting.
• for state procurement contracting.
• </c> language for the state language for the state fossil,<00:01:24.960><c> House</c><00:01:25.280><c
• </c> state procurement contracting. state procurement contracting.
• </c> of certain retired state employees. of certain retired state employees.

Keywords: 1183, house