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• care of Palmer while we quickly tried to find a daycare that we could afford and with any immediate openings
• care of Palmer while we quickly tried to find a daycare that we could afford and with any immediate openings
• care of Palmer while we quickly tried to find a daycare that we could afford and with any immediate openings
• This experience was both eye-opening and impactful, and it took place outside of the regular school day
• </c><01:24:44.480><c> school</c> his primary school his primary school teacher<01:24:46.400><c> this<

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:25:40.960><c> to</c><00:25:41.200><c> different</c><00:25:41.760><c> uh</c> certainly are open
• to different uh certainly are open to different uh uh<00:25:43.679><c> ways</c><00:25:44.000><c> to<
• </c><00:26:48.880><c> to</c> Mano once this facility is open to Mano once this facility is open to alleviate
• My primary role is the executive director of the Sexual Violence Center.
• role is the executive director primary role is the executive director of<01:09:13.199><c> the</c><01

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• anyone else want to testify<00:07:42.160><c> okay</c><00:07:42.520><c> we'll</c><00:07:42.759><c> open
• </c><00:07:42.960><c> it</c><00:07:43.120><c> up</c><00:07:43.240><c> to</c> testify okay we'll open
• it up to testify okay we'll open it up to questions members yes<00:07:54.120><c> thank</c><00:07:54.319
• Our primary reason is that the PUC currently has a docket open, and we're hoping that we can give the
• </c><00:58:14.680><c> reason</c> opposition our Prim our primary reason opposition our Prim our primary

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 252 on invasive species, which would broaden the Department of Agriculture’s authority to inspect items moved into or within Hawaii, prohibit the sale of pest-infested merchandise, and allow quarantine, treatment, or destruction of affected materials with clarified penalties. Testifiers from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, the Farmers Union, and many others strongly supported the bill, emphasizing gaps in current inspection authority and the need to address high-risk non-agricultural commodities such as outdoor furniture and other cargo that can carry pests like red imported fire ants. Members raised concerns about staffing, inspection capacity, commerce impacts, and whether better manifest descriptions or scanners could help target higher-risk shipments. The chairs recommended passage with Department of Agriculture and technical amendments, and the committees adopted the recommendation. The joint CPN/EDT hearing then took up SB 148 on combat sports, which would create a Hawaii Combat Sports Commission and regulate combat sports while prohibiting no-rules contests. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments on effective dates and later said other jurisdictions generally use a single commission for boxing and MMA. Supporters, including a professional fighter and a longtime advocate, argued the bill would help revive the sport in Hawaii, improve local opportunities, and reduce costs associated with separate commissions; one testifier initially appeared opposed but clarified he was actually in support. Committee members asked about safety, medical coverage, staffing, vacancies, and whether separate commissions could share staff. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including an Attorney General effective-date amendment, amendments from the Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses to increase health-care coverage at fights, and DCCA’s recommendation to unify boxing and MMA under one commission; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050, and the recommendation was adopted. A later joint CPN/Housing agenda began with SB 69 on deposits of public funds, which would require the Director of Finance to consider the benefits of using in-state depositories, including favorable lending terms for affordable housing. The Department of Budget and Finance and the Hawaii Bankers Association offered comments, and no other testimony or questions were noted before the discussion moved on. The next measure introduced was SB 24 on limited profit housing associations, which would create a regulatory framework and a limited profit housing council; the transcript cuts off as testimony on that bill was beginning.

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• Normally, with open doors, I established stable employment.
• Normally, with open doors, I established stable employment.
• Senator Herd, a couple questions before I open it up to the rest of the committee.
• We take in a lot of money into the Workforce Development Fund, and its primary constituency is the job
• constituency is the job its primary constituency is the job skills<01:21:05.719><c> partnership</c><

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> &gt;&gt; you currently have 10 I and two open. &gt;&gt; you currently have 10 I and two open.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Okay, we're going to leave that open &gt;&gt; Okay, we're going to leave that open towards
• </c> &gt;&gt; We'll leave that open. &gt;&gt; We'll leave that open.
• </c> Do we have to move to open? Do we have to move to open?
• </c><01:31:49.360><c> the</c> whether we're want to open the whether we're want to open the &gt;&gt;

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• <00:12:29.920><c> lead</c><00:12:30.480><c> for</c><00:12:30.920><c> our</c> primary lead for our primary
• Yes, they have just opened.
• Oh, I am so glad the door just opened.
• Oh, I am so glad the door just opened.
• </c><04:15:50.159><c> Prevention</c> health or other um primary Prevention health or other um primary

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee’s Division 3 held a public work session on the Behavioral Health budget on February 27, 2025. The chair opened by explaining the schedule, materials, and deadlines for the budget process, and noted there would be no motions or votes in the division that day. Division of Behavioral Health Director Ktia Fox and DHHS CFO Nathan White then walked the committee through the division’s mission, structure, and budget materials, describing the division’s four bureaus: Mental Health Services, Children’s Behavioral Health, Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homeless Services, along with the policy unit. They emphasized the division’s role in oversight, technical assistance, quality assurance, contracting, and the continuum of care from prevention and early intervention through crisis and residential services. Much of the discussion focused on major programs and funding lines, including the 988 Lifeline contract with Headrest, a technical assistance contract with UNH, Medicaid pass-through payments to New Hampshire Hospital and Glencliff, crisis response services, cold-weather homeless responses, housing supports, and the children’s system of care. Members asked about the UNH contract, the 988 program, crisis stabilization centers, and the peer certification program; Fox explained that the peer certification is a training-and-credentialing pathway for people with lived experience to enter community-based behavioral health work, not a volunteer program. The committee also discussed the “Choose Love” program, which Fox said was created after the Sandy Hook tragedy to build resilience and strength-based emotional regulation in schools and communities. On the children’s side, Fox described the system of care account as the place where many contracted services are budgeted, including community mental health centers, care management entities, rapid response services, and residential programs. Members asked about temporary staffing, and Fox said roughly $500,000 in temporary staff costs shown in the current year would not be spent next year because the money came from a nonlapsing appropriation in HB 1573 for oversight of children’s residential services. She also said provider rate increases were a prioritized need but were not funded in the governor’s current budget, and that the Children’s Behavioral Health Resource Center was not funded, resulting in about a $1 million reduction. The session ended while the division was still moving through the children’s behavioral health slides, including questions about the Fast Forward high-fidelity wraparound program and medication management.

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• It's just acknowledging the fact that the value of a primary residence of most homeowners in Arizona
• I'd appreciate the support of the members of the panel, and I'm open for any questions.
• It's just acknowledging the fact that the value of a primary residence of most homeowners in Arizona
• So I'd appreciate the support of the members of the panel, and I'm open for any questions.

Bills: HB2016 , HB2104 , HB2105 , HB2174 , HB2256 , HB2289 , HB2477 , HB2903 , HB2939 , HB2979 , HB2996 , HB4103

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: tax penalties, filing, tax returns, administration, Arizona Revised Statutes, agricultural property, classification, county assessor, property inspection, appeal process, property tax, agricultural classification, Department of Revenue, property valuation, inspection notice, inspection report, on-site inspection, full cash value, rural land, farm land

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• cities are their own entities, but we also have a lot of statute where sheriffs, for example, are the primary
• But we also have a lot of statute where sheriffs, for example, are the primary enforcer of penal code
• And if pushing this to the floor with a due pass recommendation opens up the urgency or sense of urgency
• And committee, this is now open for you and your discussion or motions. Representative Hostetler.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: 989, all

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• require the Attorney General's Office to get the request or permission of the law enforcement agency of primary
• General's Office to first engage in deconfliction efforts with the same law enforcement agency of primary
• It can be very easy for people to access guns and walk onto a school campus, especially a very open campus
• At school, 3D printers and CTE or technology centers are open for unfettered student access.

Summary: The committee first waived the five-day notice rule for five House bills, then held public hearings on several measures. On Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548, the committee heard staff and sponsor testimony on expanding health care merger notice requirements to the Attorney General, adding transactions involving majority ownership/control and asset sales, requiring public posting of notices, pausing closings until information requests are substantially complied with, and adding filing fees. Supporters, including the sponsor, the Attorney General’s Office, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, nurses, and patient advocates, said the bill would improve transparency and oversight of consolidation and private equity in health care; the Washington State Medical Association and Washington State Hospital Association were neutral after compromise language, though the hospital association raised concern about the added fees. The hearing closed with many people signed in pro and con but not testifying. The committee then heard Second Substitute House Bill 2333, which would allow candidates and elected officials to use campaign or surplus funds to reimburse personal security expenses related to threats tied to their public roles. The sponsor and several prosecutors described personal threats and argued the bill is needed to protect public servants, while public disclosure officials said current PDC processes and the state Address Confidentiality Program already provide some protections and cautioned against over-codifying agency discretion. Some testimony urged restoring earlier address-protection provisions, while county auditors said the revised bill removed operationally unworkable redaction language and was acceptable as amended. The bill had broad signed-in support and opposition, but no vote was taken. For Engrossed House Bill 1574, staff explained the bill would expand Good Samaritan-style protections for people seeking overdose help, bar arrest or conviction for possession in those circumstances, limit related penalties and forfeiture, and allow hospitals and other health facilities to distribute public health supplies without committing paraphernalia infractions. Supporters said it would save lives and improve access to drug checking and harm reduction services, while prosecutors and law enforcement groups said the bill was too broad, especially regarding arrest limits, protection-order violations, probation/parole, warrants, and civil forfeiture. The sponsor said the bill was intended to keep people alive and encourage calls for help. The committee also heard Engrossed House Bill 2156, which would let Attorney General investigators be designated limited authority peace officers to electronically serve search warrants in economic and financial crime cases; the AGO and retailers supported it as a tool against organized retail theft and wage theft, while sheriffs and police chiefs opposed it and urged added guardrails and deconfliction with local law enforcement. Finally, on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2320, the committee heard a bill to regulate 3D-printed and digitally manufactured firearms and digital firearm manufacturing code. The sponsor and supporters, including students, pediatricians, and a gun-violence survivor’s family member, said it was needed to address untraceable ghost guns and keep pace with technology, while opponents argued the bill was overbroad, raised constitutional concerns, and targeted files and speech rather than criminal conduct. No votes were taken in the hearing excerpts provided.

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• deliberation during the pre-suit period discourages early resolution through settlement and requires open
• Yeah, I'm always open to suggestions to make the bill better, and I'm happy to discuss with you further
• Public Employees Relations Commission, PERC, is a small, independent, quasi-judicial agency with a primary
• Small, independent, quasi-judicial agency with a primary mission of adjudicating and facilitating mediation

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• David Archuleta, who is the executive director of the ERB Retirement, and he's going to be one of my primary
• We opened 15 positions in a matter of weeks. Thank you so much. Miz, good morning.
• Their work aligns closely with the New Mexico primary education priorities, especially improving K-12
• got the emails about it, that 29 school districts participated in evaluating their schools, which opened

Bills: HB40 , HB100 , HJR1 , SB64 , SB19 , SB44 , SB83

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: educational retirement, annuity adjustments, cost of living, non-compounding payments, retirement benefits, STEM funding, education, innovation, public education, New Mexico, nominating committees, boards of regents, student representation, political party registration, New Mexico constitution, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP

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• But that risk has exponentially increased with the open land use mostly.
• There is a priority section in here, where priority is given to applicants whose primary place of residence
• is affected or who own a small business. denied, those applicants that are non-primary residents or
• I'm going to say that that's what's great about me and how Any state reps that we have that do open up

Bills: HB48 , HB 66 , HB 68 , HB71 , HB75 , HB164 , HB171 , HB254 , SB 3 , SB 18 , HB123 , HB149 , HB117

Committee: House Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Keywords: HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired

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• Our agenda will begin with my opening remarks, followed by the Legislative Analyst's Office, who will
• It explicitly exempts primary care, mental health, and substance abuse disorder services from cost sharing
• H.R. 1 are left to the discretion of federal regulators of how they interpret this, so it's really open
• I just want to highlight two primary areas within HR 1 with significant impacts on public health.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Uh, I came walking through these doors thinking of the, uh, boys and girls are gonna open up lemonade
• If any boy and girl opened up a lemon and stand in their neighborhoods this year, hear that, they're
• and cities and ask what programs they have that help small businesses, which by the way, are the primary
• , they are the primary employer in every county.

Bills: HB8 , HB9 , HJR1 , HB 22

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• </c><02:54:47.920><c> space</c> of open space of open space uh<02:54:49.040><c> The</c><02:54:49.239>
• With that being said, I’m open to any questions.
• </c> ready um the other thing I would be open ready um the other thing I would be open to<04:53:29.240
• I want to make sure that the economy works, that the market is open for all people.
• That almost all of that was people's equity in their primary residences.

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• You know, I think we're open to different models.
• With much further ado, I guess I'll open it up.
• We consider a case open and unsolved for as long as it exists. We don't clear unsolved.
• Right now, we have one open associate position.
• up the SJC is open up a lot of opportunities?

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing was held in Clinton Town Hall as part of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means’ budget review, with local officials welcoming legislators and noting the long agenda of many panels. The main presentation was from Secretary Terrence Reedy of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, who outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s FY26 proposal for the secretariat, including a $1.7 billion budget and a 7% increase over FY25. He described investments in emergency preparedness, hate-crime prevention, reentry programming, technology modernization, internships, and public safety training, while also noting some reductions driven by resource constraints, including cuts to certain grant programs and administrative costs. Committee members also raised concerns about federal uncertainty and how it could affect state budgets and public safety planning. A major portion of the questioning focused on the Department of Correction. Secretary Reedy and Commissioner Sean Jenkins said the biggest challenges are staffing, officer wellness, facility safety, and contraband—especially K2. They described steps taken at MCI Souza and other facilities, including reducing population at the maximum-security unit, changing management, removing metal products and free weights, improving screening and roll calls, adding a rapid response team, and increasing investigative and technological efforts to combat K2. They also discussed the closure of MCI Concord, saying it was driven by high maintenance costs and staffing needs, and explained that savings are being used to improve staffing patterns and address deferred maintenance over time rather than producing immediate large budget reductions. Members also questioned the budget’s impact on police training and community policing. The administration defended the increase in police academy tuition from $3,200 to $6,000 as reflecting true training costs and said it would still be subsidized by the state, while acknowledging the burden on small municipalities. They said the MPTC is expanding regional training and considering proposals such as Greenfield Community College’s. On community policing, officials emphasized uniform statewide training, de-escalation, and communication skills. The State Police also announced an outside review of the academy by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and said the next class will be split into two smaller groups to improve oversight and allow quicker implementation of recommendations. Other topics included ICE and federal immigration enforcement, with Reedy saying state law prohibits Massachusetts law enforcement from acting in a civil immigration capacity and that no state dollars were used in the Tufts-related ICE operation mentioned by a member. Senators and representatives also raised the upcoming FIFA World Cup, warning that it will require significant public safety resources and likely federal funding. Additional discussion covered restorative justice and juvenile diversion, health care costs in DOC, electronic health records, and the need for more diverse and culturally competent public safety staffing. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• slate to understand what open slate to understand what everybody's<00:18:13.280><c> expertise</c><00
• ,</c><00:29:24.159><c> keep</c> we keep centers like mine open, keep we keep centers like mine open,
• When profits are the primary objective of owners, it is vital that regulations preserve common goods
• So yes, but again, leaving that door open for innovation, things we haven't thought of.
• 48.880><c> amendment</c><01:26:49.120><c> that</c> department open to an amendment that department open

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Sheel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote.
• Sheel, please open the machine, and members proceed to vote.
• Sheel, please open the machine, and members proceed to vote.
• Sheel, please open the machine, and members proceed to vote.
• Sheel, please open the machine, and members proceed to vote.

Keywords: 981, all

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• </c><00:31:30.880><c> the</c> This bill does not ask you to open the This bill does not ask you to open
• Um, we'll now uh open up the floor for Um, we'll now uh open up the floor for uh<01:12:14.159><c> questions
• </c> and then we'll open up for the floor. and then we'll open up for the floor.
• c> there are any questions. open it up for there are any questions. open it up for discussion<02:14:08.800
• ><02:50:38.560><c> visible</c><02:50:38.880><c> on</c> primary functions is being visible on primary

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Voting stations are open for 30 red. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds.
• Voting stations are open for 30 button. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds.
• Voting stations are open for 30 the red. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds.
• Voting stations are open for 30 button. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds.
• Voting stations are open for 30 red. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds.

Keywords: 1189, house, all