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• Well, every detention center in Louisiana is licensed by OJJ, and education is a component now to the
• , provided with programming, treated medically and psychologically, and given access to facilitated visits
• to... ...be taken to trial.
• I want to take this opportunity to point something out to you.
• They've asked to repeal the words or the program entrepreneur education curriculum.

Bills: HB36 , HB52 , HB56 , HB68 , HB92 , HB119 , HB140 , HB147 , HB160 , HB171 , HB289 , HB351 , HB552 , HB784

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: HB 36, Act 780, Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District, juvenile justice, juveniles, Evangeline Parish, regional district, board of commissioners, commission membership, Louisiana juvenile law, R.S. 15:1109, R.S. 15:1109.1, parish governance, district boundaries, local government, HB 52, Act 192, Louisiana criminal procedure, misdemeanor jury trial, six-person jury

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• It will increase access to care.
• So is it better to have zero access to care whatsoever, or is it better to have access to a virtual veterinarian
• So is it better to have zero access to care whatsoever, or is it better to have access to a virtual veterinarian
• to ADHS and have to go through Access.
• to ADHD and have to go through access.

Bills: SB1021 , SB1144 , SB1164 , SB1178 , SB1181 , SB1241 , SB1247 , SB1286 , SB1415 , SCR1011

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: health profession, regulatory boards, criminal activity, notification, auditor general, investigations, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, ALTCS, providers, ownership change, healthcare, Arizona Long Term Care System, naturopathic physician, naturopathic medicine, naturopathic doctor, naturopathic physicians medical board

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• I’m very grateful to have the opportunity to continue to work on this.
• I want to say something to you.
• we got to do to solve these... that we got to do to solve these problems.
• We got to make a law to... We got to make a law to know we won't have that 5%.
• They’re able to have to...

Bills: SB210 , SB225 , HB280 , HB287 , HB94 , HB88 , SB157 , HB7 , HB8 , HB42

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• B give the authority to the police officers to work with immigration.
• dollars to be able to do so, which is about $2.5 million. ...able to do so to create about $2.5 million
• and tobacco to ensure equal treatment for all 21-plus products.
• to...
• The way to get them to their help is to O bond them and then send them to a drug program or whatever.

Bills: SB210 , SB225 , HB280 , HB287 , HB94 , HB88 , SB157 , HB7 , HB8 , HB42

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, blood tests, DUI, law enforcement, traffic offenses, chemical analysis, public nuisance, event liability, local government, community health, legal action, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation, accountability

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• have access to Allows volunteers, untrained volunteers, to have access to data, including video data
• We have in our big cities all across the state to make sure the volunteers have access, to make sure
• Our small counties especially need access to that equal bit of justice via the financial means to give
• Because basically what we want to do here is, I mean, we want to have equal representation and background
• This amendment will allow law enforcement officers to maintain their access to their records at the Criminal

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

Summary: The House took up Second Substitute Senate Bill 5974, a bill modernizing and strengthening laws concerning sheriffs, police chiefs, volunteers, youth cadets, and related law enforcement roles. Members first considered a striking amendment and then a series of floor amendments, with debate repeatedly focusing on sheriffs as elected constitutional officers, the scope of state authority over local law enforcement, and whether the bill would create unfunded mandates or practical problems for counties. Supporters of the bill and many amendments argued for clarifying language, local flexibility, and state payment for new requirements; opponents generally warned the bill would weaken elected sheriffs, impose costs on counties, or overreach into local control. Amendment 2343, which would have added intent language emphasizing that sheriffs are directly accountable to the electorate, was debated at length and defeated on a roll call vote, 41 yeas to 56 nays. Amendment 2373, shifting background-check costs to the state through the Washington State Patrol, was also defeated, 44 yeas to 53 nays. Amendment 2374, narrowing provisions affecting private security and specially commissioned officers, failed 41 to 56. Amendment 2369, clarifying rules for volunteers and youth cadets, failed 41 to 56. Amendment 2371, limiting surveillance-related provisions to situations requiring a warrant, failed 42 to 55. Amendment 2372, clarifying that only non-public information would be restricted from disclosure, also failed 41 to 56. Later, Amendment 2370, which would have aligned the bill’s definition of volunteer law enforcement officers with existing statute, was defeated 42 to 55. Finally, Amendment 2352, which would have exempted current sheriffs from the bill’s new decertification rules, was debated as a protection against changing the rules midstream but was opposed on the grounds that the bill already grandfathered in the one sheriff who did not meet the new experience requirement; the amendment’s vote was not completed in the excerpt provided. The transcript also begins with the Speaker signing several bills, including Substitute House Bill 1570 and Substitute Senate Bill 6248.

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• I'm going to now defer to our first testifier to explain: John Thomas. Mr.
• have to adjust in order to accommodate an earlier primary, as will the signature calculation date, to
• But that's up to the citizens to decide, and it's up to them to decide if they have an all-mail-in ballot
• Very excited to talk to you about this bill today, SB 1110.
• And I would love to tie it in to SB 1140 because they're going to be allowed within less than a year

Bills: SB1110 , SB1140 , SB1234 , SB1275 , SB1426 , SB1436 , SB1470 , SB1489 , SB1512 , SB1540 , SB1556 , SB1568 , SB1569 , SB1573 , SB1585 , SB1609 , SB1627 , SB1634 , SB1635 , SB1648 , SB1654 , SB1687 , SCR1027 , SCR1040

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: home confinement, electronic monitoring, community supervision, criminal justice reform, recidivism, expungement, misdemeanor, criminal record, Arizona Revised Statutes, judicial process, record sealing, juvenile court, legal representation, appointed attorney, guardian ad litem, child welfare, veterans, mental health, criminal diversion, military service

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• Our state and local leaders work together to expand access to higher education and health care. the workforce
• , as well as initiatives to enhance public education, particularly regarding authority. of education
• Education to our young people.
• Helping to educate and train our workforce.
• Education is the best equalizer we have in our society.

Bills: SJR1 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR36 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR1 , SB9 , SB40 , SR62 , SR92 , SR95 , SR108 , SR110 , SR111 , SR113 , SR114 , SR117 , SR120 , SB314 , SB314

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, El Paso, economic development

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• I would go on to say that this would require each local Board of Education to adopt a policy on the use
• I was trying to go back to the... was trying to go back to the overall cost is around $10,000 per unit
• I was very amenable to that to entertain that, to allow that.
• go from 57 million to 240 to 250 million.
• The request was to increase the rate from $800 per member per month to $904, which equals an additional

Bills: HB205 , HB226 , HB234

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, exemption, tax conformity, tangible personal property, Alabama Department of Revenue, retail tax, consumer use tax, nonresident, religious publications, church magazines, Bible class materials, Sunday school materials, tax administration, indirect tax, state revenue, HB226, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax

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• It is currently unregulated, quite accessible to minors, and is being marketed in a manner that makes
• They may have never been exposed to the substance labeled as natural without clear warnings, education
• But in the absence of wider federal action, Washington State must take steps to limit youth access to
• prevent youth access to these products, that we're encouraging a fair and equal market between tobacco
• The existence of these is to ensure that when there's an emergency, somebody has access to the funds

Bills: HB2291 , HB2629 , HB2439 , HB1078 , HB1701 , HB2207 , HB2501 , HB2361 , HB1932

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: kratom, consumer protection, regulation, health safety, substance control, infrastructure, protection, safety, security, state regulations, public health, tobacco regulation, smoking cessation, vapor products, health policy, youth prevention, pet insurance, insurance regulation, animal welfare, claims processes

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• We're going to start off with a prayer to bless this meeting and to bless us throughout the year.
• Sorry, I hate to get you to go up and down your glutes; you're going to hurt tomorrow.
• I consider what we're trying to do here to be very similar—to make sure that we continue to have a great
• Yeah, you just want to request the state to...that's all the bill says, to just restock.
• If you'll refer to it... ...in their packet. If you'll refer to it, I'm not going to read it.

Bills: HB1 , HB143 , HB1 , HB92

Committee: House Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• I have a college education. I have a college education. I have a... ...to HB 2416.
• I have a college education, I have no children, and I'm still struggling to make ends meet.
• Do they qualify for access? I mean, they qualify to vote, but they don't qualify for access?
• We're trying to make it easier to vote, and we're going to keep it stricter for access programs.
• General Fund to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to partner with an educational institution

Bills: HB2416 , HB2663 , HB2759 , HB2806

Committee: Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Keywords: border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, public safety, immigration, military leave, national guard, employment rights, paid leave, disaster response, veterans services, education programs, funding, appropriation, Yavapai county, lawful presence, public programs, verification

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• Now, taking it to tax court, they're going to have to prove it.
• And I think there was a lot of folks that were not educated in the whole process, from the appeals to
• Nice to see you. Nice to see all of you.
• Chairman, to the point, I'm open to that.
• Chairman, to the point, I'm open to that.

Bills: HB2120 , HB2173 , HB2261 , HB2786 , HB2792

Committees: House Ways & Means , House House Ways & Means Committee of Reference

Keywords: property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes, property tax, electronic communication, tax assessment, tax correction, real estate, agriculture, tax classification, land use, nonprofit organizations, transaction privilege tax, tax exemption, textbook rental, education, business leasing

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• A county may establish a county jail education fund or detention center education fund to support the
• So the juvenile detention education is a district, so to speak, I guess. Is that right?
• Detention education is a district, so to speak, I guess. Is that right?
• to invest in education everywhere else.
• to invest in education everywhere else.

Bills: SB1001 , SB1035 , SB1056 , SB1065 , SB1138 , SB1161 , SB1204 , SB1207 , SB1248 , SB1274 , SB1284 , SCM1002 , SCM1006 , SCR1020

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, state budget, private prisons

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• If you go to the ACES website, they've got all the information we looked at regarding prison education
• What is Mississippi paying to educate those who may be incarcerated?
• Representative Whit pointed it out about how to attract math and science educators. There's a...
• So we had to define what that shortage is and reported back that, with one exception—special education
• We need to prepare and bring back the drop program specifically for educators.

Bills: SB197 , HB140 , SB214 , HB214 , HB147 , HB270 , SB73

Committee: House Fiscal Responsibility

Keywords: business regulation, nonprofit entities, electronic filing, merger agreements, limited liability companies, partnerships, property transfer, termination fees, HB140, private sewer systems, wastewater utilities, Public Service Commission, PSC jurisdiction, utility regulation, rate setting, rate consolidation, affiliated systems, common ownership, private utilities, sewer rates

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• providing pedestrian and vehicle access to the facilities.
• have access to essential services close to home.
• Our communities have access to essential services close to home without having to get in a car and drive
• determine their ability to access economic, educational, and health care benefits.
• That's okay, but we need the ground-floor retail to provide not just retail, but access to services,

Bills: HB2459 , HB2480 , HB2530 , HB2129 , HB2223

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: school siting, urban growth, education policy, zoning regulations, community planning, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, public facilities district, regional aquatics, sports facilities, local government, infrastructure, agritourism, agriculture, tourism, economic development, local businesses

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• And this hearing is accessible to members of the public to view at the General Court website.
• So this is actually very key to the education piece and key to enforcement.
• key to the education piece and key to enforcement representative Bowen I think of it as three things
• Those are the things we have to try to educate the public, and again, there'll be a huge educational
• to mitigate the dangers, and I think that also adds to an education campaign.

Bills: H5400 , H5421 , H5430 , S3077 , S3089

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Transportation

Keywords: Boston, easement, highway improvement, Woburn, Burlington, public safety, transportation, land transfer, vessel transportation, Marston Mills, Osterville, Barnstable, state highway, traffic safety, maritime regulation, local legislation, Hyannis Transportation Center, Thomas S. Cahir, Cape Cod, commemorative designation

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• Private insurance is required to cover this service by federal law, but access does not.
• This bill would enable the access population to have the same lactation support coverage.
• Access really appreciates that this bill seeks to improve maternal health care in Arizona.
• Access really appreciates that this bill seeks to improve maternal health care in Arizona.
• to be that equalizer that this talks about.

Bills: HB2051 , HB2324 , HB2439 , HB2457 , HB2686 , HB2837 , HB2875 , HB2953

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, HB2324, fire code, fire marshal, state fire marshal, municipalities, cities and towns, county-owned buildings, county buildings, intergovernmental agreement, IGA, fire inspection, occupancy certificate, building inventory, local government, county government

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• Very conservatively, the sales tax revenue losses equal about $300 to $800 million per biennium for local
• Very conservatively, the sales tax revenue losses equal about $300 to $800 million per biennium for local
• When a pharmacy closes, patients lose access to medications, vaccines, and one of the most accessible
• I urge you to vote no on SB 6228, as currently written, to help preserve patient access to critical and
• to take resources from the laboratory in evidence accessioning or bringing in new evidence transactions

Bills: SB5989 , SB5898 , SB6240 , SB6244 , SB6231 , SB6228 , SB6220

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: aircraft fuel tax, tax revenue distribution, aviation funding, transportation, state revenue, aeronautics, taxation, aircraft fuel, state funding, aviation fuel, hazardous substance tax, air quality, noise mitigation, environmental impact, tax exemption, agriculture, hazardous substances, crop protection, warehousing, data center

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• It doesn't take more than a handful of teachers to decide to continue doing, to participate... ...than
• a handful of teachers to decide to continue doing, to participate under this as opposed to suspending
• And first, I want to just clarify, so this bill relates to TRS return-to-work law.
• So I just want to clarify that this only relates to that.
• I come today before you to offer what HB 1134 does: it attempts to give a backdrop benefit to any judge

Bills: HB17 , HB21 , HB24 , HB41 , HB42 , HB45 , HB1134 , HB1237

Committee: Senate Retirement

Keywords: HB 17, District Attorneys' Retirement System, retirement system, reemployed retiree, reemployment, supplemental retirement benefit, service credit, benefit suspension, public retirement, district attorney, assistant district attorney, Louisiana District Attorneys' Association, employer reporting, annual report, retirement benefits, state employees, local funds, state funds, Municipal Employees' Retirement System, part-time retirees

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• allowing access to information and health care.
• allowing access to information and health care.
• And that is absolutely inimical to education.
• absolutely opposed to education.
• So to be against that, to me, seems just anti-education.

Bills: HB2035 , HB2086 , HB2434 , HB2611 , HB2732 , HB2733 , HB2830 , HB2923 , HB2932 , HB4004

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, vaccination mandates, mask requirements, public health, government entities, COVID-19, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health