Transcript Highlights:

• Do you have any initial ideas on the services, programming or student supports your district might bolster
• We are living in a world that is very, very, very different than any of us grew up in, and you know,
• We live in a world that has some bad things in it, and here's what I want to say to you.
• Have a quick transition to the next one.
• To have smooth transitions from one university to another, uh, whether it's, uh, uh, a degree at any

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• Fish and Wildlife Service.
• It could go to counties, Service.
• Fish and Wildlife Service waterfall production areas.
• Service and managed specifically for migratory birds.
• So, Fish and Wildlife Service, those are federal properties.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And then I transition into the subject of this, which is the illegal gambling that is throughout the
• So transitioning over to illegal casinos, what do they look like inside and out?
• minutes ago, you mentioned that these are being returned and then the spare parts are being used to service
• robbed at gunpoint, and security guards have been murdered—five, in fact, since the commission has gone live

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries heard a presentation from the Florida Gaming Control Commission on illegal gambling in Florida. Executive Director Ross Marchman described the commission’s role, the limited number of legal slot-machine locations in the state, and the prevalence of illegal casinos, including “fish tables” and other machines found in strip malls, gas stations, and back rooms. He said the commission has received thousands of complaints, conducted 88 operations, seized thousands of machines and millions in cash and other property, and is currently storing large amounts of seized evidence at significant cost because the cases and appeals are still pending. Marchman argued that illegal casinos are tied to broader criminal activity, including robberies, drug trafficking, human trafficking, firearms offenses, and even murders, and said the current penalties are too weak because most gaming offenses are second-degree misdemeanors. He and members discussed the need for stronger deterrents, better resources, and possible changes to the law, including whether evidence could be reduced to samples rather than retained in full. Senators also asked about cease-and-desist letters to online gaming operators, the role of manufacturers and landlords, and how the commission distinguishes legal amusement machines from illegal slot machines. Daniel McGinn, speaking as an individual, supported the commission’s concerns and said prior enforcement efforts were limited by the statutory scheme. He referenced the Gator Coin case and explained that operators often use licensing agreements and repeated cash-split arrangements to keep machines in circulation. He urged legislative action, noted a gap in the statute regarding private rights of action, and warned against creating carve-outs that could raise constitutional or compact issues. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• some changes on it, and it allows the attorney general or private lawsuits when there is secret transitioning
• , sexual transition of children.
• Lawsuits when there is secret transitioning, sexual transition of children going on.
• It reads a safety plan recommended by law enforcement or child protective services and a parent's compliance
• that all the administrative rules for the Idaho Department of Commerce and the Division of Veterans Services

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• for the service coordinators.
• for the service coordinators.
• home and community-based services.
• Care, and these services allow me to live independently and work.
• Consumer Directed Care, and these services allow me to live independently and work a full-time job.

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He left active duty in 2009 after 23 years of service.
• He left active duty in 2009 after 23 years of service.
• Veterans Services.
• And what I said to him is, look who lives there, Mr. President. Look who lives there.
• President, look who lives there.

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, an invocation, pledges, and a series of announcements and guest introductions tied to several recognition days, including Disability Rights Awareness Day, Elevate the Spectrum Day, Geothermal Rising Legislative Day, DWI Awareness Day, and Adult Education and Literacy Day. Senators also welcomed guests for New Mexico Down Syndrome Day and other constituent visits, and the chamber read certificates recognizing the Hurley family and the New Mexico Military Museum, as well as adult education and literacy programs across the state. Testimony and remarks highlighted the service of the Hurley family, the importance of adult education for workforce and civic participation, and the contributions of people with disabilities and their families. The Senate adopted multiple committee reports and received House messages on several bills and resolutions. On third reading, the Senate passed Senate Bill 96, as amended, which streamlines child care licensing and reduces administrative barriers to opening or expanding child care homes and centers; an HOA-related floor amendment was adopted after discussion about local restrictions and neighborhood traffic concerns. The chamber then passed Senate Bill 14, as amended, which expands the state’s health professional loan repayment program with $25 million in funding split between physicians and allied health professionals/nurses, with questions focused on eligibility, prioritization, and whether the funding would be sufficient to address shortages. Senators also debated the bill’s support for part-time service and its role in helping New Mexico compete for medical workers. The Senate next passed Senate Bill 104 unanimously, establishing a process for removing a wildlife commissioner that requires gubernatorial initiation, notice and a hearing, and direct review by the state Supreme Court; debate centered on due process, the removal standard of incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance, and how the new process compares with prior law. Finally, the chamber took up Senate Bill 50, which would give the Law Enforcement Training Standards Council more flexibility to set training curricula for officers, especially in rural departments; sponsors said the bill preserves minimum training while allowing updates for current issues, but several senators raised concerns that the measure could weaken explicit statutory requirements for domestic violence and sexual assault training and asked how those topics would remain protected in the future curriculum.

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• I think they use it for student services but also for professional development.
• Where does that live in the story of this? Mr. Chair, Representative, I want to.
• It may live somewhere else in the executive recommendation.
• contractual services.
• They requested a flat budget for personnel services for FY26.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• your spreadsheet to line 19, the Greater Minnesota Housing statewide tenant education and hotline service
• assets that can be leveraged for medical care or economic emergencies, or to receive support to transition
• As a statewide program that includes a five-month reservation of funds, homebuyers can choose to live
• Housing to bring together local governments and funders to plan how to best utilize those current services
• How can we work better together, especially for housing that includes extra support services?

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Overdose prevention services and evidence-based drug education.
• I don't have to tell this committee about how important live performance and live events are for our
• live events and culture, arts, and music in the world.
• Well, live music sustains our communities.
• We know how important live music and live performances are for ourselves.

Committee: House Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We held From a broad group of stakeholders through feedback on draft rules, we held live town halls and
• One of them is even graduated from a school that was unaccredited or lived in a specific ZIP code with
• I am a social service... I am a social equity applicant seeking, sorry.
• Louis as transit points. Affect Missourians, and they're using Kansas City and St.
• Louis as transit points to affect the rest of the state itself.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Administrative Rules

Summary: The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules met to review Missouri marijuana microbusiness rule amendments, especially 19 CSR 100-1.060 and 19 CSR 100-1.190. The Department of Cannabis Regulation explained that the changes were intended to clarify what it means for a microbusiness to be “owned and operated” by eligible individuals, move compliance review earlier in the application process, and address repeated instances where licenses were later found to be controlled by ineligible or noncompliant parties. The department said it had used stakeholder outreach, town halls, listening sessions, and public comments in drafting the rules, and noted that 25 standalone comments were received during formal rulemaking. Committee members focused heavily on whether the rules were too broad, whether they effectively punished applicants for past agency revocations, and whether the department had clear authority to impose a lifetime ban on people denied or revoked under the ownership-and-operation provisions. Several members argued the language should be narrowed to intentional or egregious violations and better tied to specific conduct rather than prior agency action. Witnesses from the public, including applicants and attorneys, testified that the department’s guidance on “predatory practices” and acceptable ownership structures had been unclear, that some applicants relied on consultant arrangements later deemed problematic, and that similar agreements were treated inconsistently. Others supported stronger enforcement, saying the rules were needed to prevent manipulation of social equity applicants and preserve the constitutional requirements of the program. The committee also discussed training and technical assistance requirements, the five-day document deadline, and whether the department should provide more concrete guidance or model forms. Members raised concerns that the proposed definitions could burden small or first-time business owners and that some applicants might be unfairly penalized despite acting in good faith. No substantive vote on the rule package was taken; instead, the committee voted to adjourn and return on Thursday after working with the department on possible corrections, clarifications, or amendments.

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• </c> but not the information that would live but not the information that would live in<01:25:41.360>
• </c> transition to early literacy outcomes. transition to early literacy outcomes.
• </c> repository where our approved HQIR live. repository where our approved HQIR live.

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 0:00:00 Workforce Pell Grant Update – 0:03:30 Extension Office Update – 0:33:25 Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies – 1:07:08 Early Literacy Outcomes – 1:32:20 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 1:58:30 Adjournment 2:13:13, 958, all

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• Americans have demonstrated leadership in all areas of the state including health care, education, public service
• state, and federal offices and advocating for equity and justice, enhancing democracy, and public service
• He's played key roles in shaping Somalia's foreign policy, supporting security transition efforts, and
• foreign policy,<00:04:27.120><c> supporting</c><00:04:27.560><c> security</c><00:04:27.919><c> transition
• </c> policy, supporting security transition policy, supporting security transition efforts,<00:04:28.720

Keywords: 1183, house

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• democracy live dominion and heart<00:26:34.080><c> inner</c><00:26:34.880><c> Civic</c><00:26:35.880
• Postal Inspection Service.
• Postal Inspection Service.
• is deeply involved in those service is deeply involved in those types<00:43:04.920><c> of</c><00:43:
• </c> um the United States Postal Service um the United States Postal Service change<01:21:14.600><c>

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We heard from the Department of Administrative Services that they provide HR services to some of the
• in the state and then mapped to prison service and looked at our Medicaid service to try to narrow in
• <03:59:43.120><c> Medicaid</c><03:59:43.680><c> service</c> our Medicaid service our Medicaid service
• </c> office and the average years of service office and the average years of service I'm<04:21:41.520
• </c><04:23:59.880><c> on</c> Department administrative services on Department administrative services

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding. Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension. The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.

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• traffic, supports jobs, and gives each community the character and energy that makes people want to live
• things happening, that being part of a community means something that makes people really want to live
• things happening, that being part of a community means something that makes people really want to live
• Encode strongly believes in the potential for AI to improve lives if the technology is guided in the
• We represent 25,000 human service workers and educators in Massachusetts.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Summary: The House Bonding Committee met to hear testimony on H. 5527, the Mass Wins Act, with Secretary of Economic Development Eric Paley opening by describing the bill as a follow-on to Mass Leads. He said the proposal includes $305 million in bond authorizations, with $180 million for new programs and $125 million to expand existing ones, plus $140 million in deauthorizations of unused or redundant authorizations. He highlighted investments in applied AI and quantum, robotics, business expansion capital, defense innovation, global business attraction, ag tech and food science, downtowns, and the creative economy, and said the bill is intended to support geographic equity and small business growth across the Commonwealth. Committee members questioned the administration on several policy sections, including the MassCEC climate-tech certification language, housing-related provisions tied to 40B compliance and site plan review, the removal of the LCSW exam, AI transparency and federal preemption concerns, and the effect of lower LLC filing fees. Paley generally said some contested sections were added by the Economic Development Committee rather than the administration, defended the MassCEC discretion language as necessary for climate certification, and said the administration would follow up on committee-added provisions. He also said the bill’s housing provisions were meant to help address the state’s need for more homes and that the deauthorizations were housekeeping measures that did not affect current capital plan projects. Public testimony covered a wide range of topics. AARP and local advocates urged a statewide ban on cryptocurrency ATMs, arguing they are heavily used in scams, impose high fees, and drain money from seniors and local economies. Housing groups supported codifying site plan review and adding parking reform and YIGBY-style housing on faith-owned land. Building trades asked to include off-site fabrication in prevailing wage law. The Massachusetts Public Banking Campaign backed the bill and urged inclusion of a public bank concept. Several witnesses supported Section 106, the Transparency and Frontier AI Act, as a way to require safety plans, audits, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections for the largest AI companies, while an AI startup group argued the section would overregulate smaller firms and should be separated from the bond bill. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• services.
• Number 12 is DHS with Assemblies of God Family Services for supervised independent living programs for
• Number 17 is DHS with Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance for supervised independent living services
• Number 12 is DHS with Assemblies of God Family Services for supervised independent living programs for
• services.

Committee: All JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE

Summary: The committee heard a series of appropriation requests and contract reviews across multiple sections. In Section B, members approved temporary appropriations for the Court of Appeals, Commerce/Aeronautics, and Insurance-related payments and refunds. Section C ARPA requests from DHS were approved to return unused federal funds. Section D infrastructure-related appropriations, including wildfire preparedness, broadband BEAD funding, forestry support, recycling, and oil and gas sample preservation, were approved after questions about broadband audit controls and performance safeguards. Section E DHS reallocations were approved, including large transfers within Medical Services from hospital medical to private and public nursing home lines, along with smaller transfers for children and family services, developmental disabilities, and youth services; members asked about the source and purpose of the medical services transfer. Sections F and G were reviewed, covering cash fund requests, federal grants, and miscellaneous grants, including community college storm repairs, corrections commissary and maintenance, 911 enhancements, maternal health, disability determinations, state police equipment, digital newspaper archiving, and CDL data improvements. In Section H, the committee reviewed pay plan appropriations and performance fund transfers tied to the new Class and Comp pay plan. Section I reviewed three methods of finance for UA Little Rock, UAMS, and the University of Arkansas system. In Section J, the committee reviewed discretionary grants, including a $1.4 million HIV services grant and nine tobacco prevention subgrants through UAPB. Members questioned the effectiveness, metrics, and addresses of some tobacco-cessation arts-based grantees, especially Arts Absolutely Inc.; after discussion, Representative Kavanaugh moved to expunge the vote on J2 and refer it back for review at a later ALC meeting, and that motion passed. J3, a Department of Energy and Environment grant for propane safety training and e-waste recycling services, was then reviewed. The committee also reviewed contracts in Section K. K-1 ratified emergency management nuclear planning work performed during a transition between agencies. K-2 construction contracts included architectural and engineering services for corrections, National Park College signage, a Razorback Road parking facility, and UAMS cyclotron installation. K-3 intergovernmental contracts covered health, education, autism waiver, stroke, newborn screening, Medicaid evidence review, and radiation testing services. K-4 out-of-state contracts included staffing, IT, tobacco prevention, audit, marketing, planetarium, recruitment, and janitorial services; Senator Irvin noted one contract appeared to belong in the out-of-state list rather than intergovernmental. K-5 in-state contracts covered staffing, cleaning, re-entry and treatment services, foster care and disability services, hearing officers, asbestos abatement, campus IT support, and janitorial work. The meeting ended after a brief personal update from Senator Irvin about tornado damage in Stone County and thanks to members for their concern, followed by adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• As mentioned, the Transportation Committee staff and Legislative Information Services are on hand should
• This hearing is accessible to members of the public to view on the General Court website by live stream
• To members of the public to view on the General Court website by live stream and will be archived so
• According to Massachusetts’ budget and policy center, the average resident lives just 1.7 miles from
• Because bridges are the backbone of mobility, and in rural Massachusetts, they are our transit system

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Transportation

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 41 bills covering accessibility, motorcycles, vehicle operation, and water transportation. The chair and vice chair outlined the hearing process and noted the committee members present. Testimony was taken in person and remotely, with written testimony accepted throughout the hearing. Several bills drew testimony in support. Representative Lee Davis supported H. 4130, which would renew and expand the accelerated bridge program, arguing it would speed repairs to structurally deficient bridges, especially in rural areas, and reduce long-term costs. Testimony also supported H. 4402 and S. 2639, which would authorize automated curb enforcement and improve parking violation procedures; witnesses said automated curb management could reduce double parking, improve safety and traffic flow, and should include privacy protections and local opt-in authority. The committee also heard strong testimony for S. 2611, which would require motor coach passengers to wear seatbelts, with witnesses from Sarah’s Wish Foundation citing a fatal crash involving their daughter and low seatbelt usage on buses. Senator O’Connor and Vincent DeAndrea testified for S. 2430, which would tighten motorcycle permit rules for drivers under 18 by requiring rider training, a junior operator’s license, and a clean driving record; they cited teen crash risks and Mr. DeAndrea’s son’s death in a motorcycle crash. The hearing ended after a brief recess and a final request to report out another bill concerning breakdown lanes and fines, followed by a motion to adjourn.

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• City services, all of the expenses that are paid for with an event such as this.
• Our Explore Minnesota Live website will be maintained, but again, it's all built and it's ready.
• Our Explore Minnesota Live website will be maintained, but again, it's all built and it's ready.
• Explore Minnesota Live website will be maintained, but again, it's all built and it's ready.

Bills: HF1007 , HF1152 , HF1671 , HF2258

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: tourism, World Junior Hockey Championships, funding, economic impact, sports events, Minnesota, economic development, livability, marketing, partnerships, labor and industry, electrical licensing, electrical inspection, continuing education, online course approval, Internet continuing education, power limited technician, maintenance electrician, master electrician, technology circuits

Transcript Highlights:

• this, I live this, and many of you see me with this Bavarian jacket.
• So my father lived this.
• So my father lived this. I look back and I appreciate that.
• </c> resident here and part of transitioning resident here and part of transitioning into<01:04:53.440
• If this helps with visibility and helps save lives, I'm going to support it.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee met in executive session on several House bills. HB 212, allowing a 180-day operation waiver when a vehicle fails an emissions test, was retained at the sponsor’s request for possible modifications. HB 249, which would have let bicyclists treat stop signs as yields and stop lights as stop signs, was recommended inexpedient to legislate (ITL) by a 9-7 vote, with a minority report expected. The committee then retained HB 298, creating an exception for removing VIN tags from pre-1981 vehicles when needed for repair or restoration, by a 15-1 vote. HB 411-FN, making handheld device use while driving a secondary offense, was recommended ITL by consent after members argued the current primary-offense law is more effective for enforcement and safety. On HB 414, which would have barred DMV license suspensions based on debts owed to private towing or storage companies, the committee rejected ITL and instead retained the bill 16-0 after members split over whether the current law unfairly ties driving privileges to private debt collection. HB 441, addressing visible diesel emissions and “rolling coal,” was recommended ITL 16-0 because members said the conduct is already illegal under existing state and federal law. The committee then took up HB 461, concerning Department of Safety and DMV training and testing materials, where members debated whether driver testing should be limited to English and whether multilingual materials are a safety necessity or discriminatory; the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• This has helped numerous lives for our service members who are being discharged from the military.
• This has helped numerous lives for our service members who are being discharged from the military.
• This has helped numerous lives for our service members who are being discharged from the military.
• This has helped numerous lives for our service members who are being discharged from the military.
• This has helped numerous lives for our service members who are being discharged from the military.

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all