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• I pray individually for the safety of every single service member who continues to serve.
• We ask, Lord, that you bless them with safety and security, for we We ask, Lord, that you bless them
• with safety and security, or we ask that you just take care of them.
• Of highway safety. That is the bill. Thank you, Senator McLean. Are there any amendments?
• They'll probably get public safety money spent toward it. They can do it if they want to.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• The House bill relative to improved headlight safety. House No. 3778.
• The House bill relative to improved headlight safety. House No. 3778.
• An act relative to improved headlight safety. House No. 3778.
• An act relative to improved headlight safety. House No. 3778.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports. It adopted resolutions commending Plymouth on becoming the 451st International City of Peace and honoring the Massachusetts Pain Initiative for recognizing September 2025 as Pain Awareness Month. The House also adopted orders extending reporting deadlines for the committees on Community Development and Small Businesses, Education, Environment and Natural Resources, Health Care Financing, and Telecommunications, Utility, and Energy. The chamber concurred in a Senate referral sending a petition on modernizing permitting for certain transportation loads to the Committee on Transportation. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 for several petitions, including proposals on pipe-fitting exemptions, Hispanic-serving institutions in higher education, and adding bone marrow and organ donation to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. The House then approved a slate of bills for consideration, including measures on gender-neutral election-law language, several Haverhill civil service exemptions, improved headlight safety, a Natick civil service exemption, and a sick leave bank for Aidan Daniels. After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave second reading and ordered several bills to a third reading. It then passed to engrossment local bills concerning the Natick town home rule charter, Rochester governance, and Leicester stabilization funds. On House No. 3392, designating September as PCOS Awareness Month, the House adopted an emergency preamble amendment offered by Representative Walsh and then passed the bill as amended to engrossment. The House also observed a moment of silent tribute requested by Representative Jones for political activist Charlie Kirk, with remarks condemning the killing and calling for civil discourse. Finally, the House adopted an order to meet again Wednesday at 11 a.m. and adjourned accordingly.

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• as passed by the House, House Bill 2114 requires the director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety
• to use up to 75% of motorcycle safety fund monies to implement and support voluntary motorcycle education
• Aspast the House House Bill 2114 requires the director of the governor's office of highway safety to
• use up to 75% of motorcycle safety fund monies to implement and support voluntary motorcycle education

Summary: The caucus meeting on Friday, June 12, reviewed several bills on Blue Sheets 16, 17, and 18, with sponsors generally concurring in Senate amendments. On property tax and agricultural inspection bills, HB 2104 and HB 2105 were described as creating temporary limits on county assessors’ ability to reclassify or inspect agricultural property after a successful appeal or recent inspection, while preserving assessor authority for changes in use, ownership, splits, or taxable improvements. HB 4117, concerning religious worship assemblies, was amended by the Senate to focus on intentionally obstructing entry or exit from a place of worship or creating a disruptive commotion. HB 2311 would require AI conversational systems to notify users they are interacting with AI and add other consumer protections, and HB 2477 would conform Arizona’s 529 plan rules with federal law and allow certain rollovers to ABLE or Roth IRA accounts. The meeting also covered HB 2114, which directs motorcycle safety fund spending toward education and scholarships and ties motorcycle registration requirements to Class M licensing, with Senate changes narrowing the registration provisions and exempting business-owned motorcycles. HB 2729 was broadened by the Senate from continuing only the Nursing Board to also continuing DES, the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, the Physician Assistants Board, and the State Board of Pharmacy, with members noting this kind of consolidation is common at the end of session. All of these bills were presented for concurrence, and no objections or substantive questions were raised. The caucus then reviewed three additional measures that had just come through rules: SB 1618, which revises military affairs statutes, creates procedures for military installation fund property acquisition, changes commission duties and membership, and adds reporting requirements; SB 1110, which creates a Department of Corrections home confinement program for certain inmates nearing release; and SCR 1004, which would, subject to voter approval, restrict photo enforcement systems unless a contract existed before December 31, 2026. Members clarified that the House mirror of the photo enforcement measure had not advanced. The meeting ended with notice that more caucus or rules activity could occur later in the day as the chamber moved bills to the floor on sine die.

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• Our responsibility is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the participants and the public.
• So, you know, our vision is to maintain the highest standard of safety, integrity, and fairness in all
• And our biggest thing is safety, integrity, fairness, and accountability.
• The main thing to remember is this is the safety of the athletes and the protection of the athletes.

Keywords: 914, all

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• standards; competency-based pass pathways; work-based learning sequence aligning with Occupational Safety
• and Health Administration standards and federal hazard orders; minimum safety space equipment and equipment
• Safety and Health Administration<00:10:23.080><c> standards</c><00:10:23.800><c> and</c><00:10:24.000
• Minimum<00:10:27.040><c> safety</c><00:10:27.560><c> space</c><00:10:28.080><c> equipment</c><00:10:28.680
• ><c> and</c> Minimum safety space equipment and Minimum safety space equipment and equipment<00:10:29.240

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• </c><00:09:58.720><c> and</c><00:09:58.880><c> incidences</c> incident rate for safety and incidences
• incident rate for safety and incidences and<00:09:59.800><c> most</c><00:10:00.080><c> of</c><00:10:
• envelope systems work and work spaces to remove asbestos, meet code requirements, improve overall safety
• envelope systems work and work spaces to remove asbestos, meet code requirements, improve overall safety
• It's essential to ensuring the purpose of the new hospital, but also safety for our staff and animals

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The core mission objectives are safety and financial assistance.
• So if you have a school that needs $155,000 for a safety problem, there's still some money there.
• Filer, on the other hand, applied for a $3.3 million application for safety concerns but, due to the
• be the case where a district fails to act, where it's determined by the department that there's a safety
• be the case where a district fails to act, where it's determined by the department that there's a safety

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee first approved unanimous-consent requests to print two RS measures, including RS 33-510, a resolution asking the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop proposed school funding formula legislation, and RS 33-484. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1290, the PROM Act, which would let homeschool students voluntarily obtain a social access pass to attend certain school-sponsored social events such as dances and college fairs without enrolling in public school. Supporters said it would improve community integration and expand opportunities for homeschool families, while opponents from Homeschool Idaho argued it was unnecessary, could create administrative burdens, and might blur lines between homeschool and public-school systems. Committee members raised concerns about fees, liability, discipline, and whether the bill could be used for field trips or other activities; after discussion and proposed amendments, the bill was not advanced immediately but was held at the call of the chair for further work. The committee next considered House Bill 608, which clarifies and revises the school facilities cooperative funding program created to address unsafe school buildings. The sponsors explained that the bill streamlines prior law, adjusts when districts must run bonds before seeking state assistance, clarifies supervision and repayment provisions, and ensures unused funds can still be used for safety-related projects. No one testified against the bill, and it was sent to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation. House Bill 635 also passed with a due-pass recommendation; it requires the Professional Standards Commission to report complaints involving suspected criminal behavior to law enforcement while leaving its existing licensing and disciplinary role unchanged. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 636, which would allow school districts and charter schools to use remaining school district facility funds for lease-purchase agreements after bond and levy obligations are met. The sponsor and West Ada Superintendent Derek Bubb said the change would align the statute with existing facility-funding language, support debt reduction, and give districts more flexibility for future facility needs. The committee approved the bill and sent it to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation before adjourning and announcing the next meeting for Monday at 3 p.m.

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• Issues like education, housing, affordability, and public safety are key to reversing their demographics
• [applause] We've seen this across the board, including in public safety.
• So, let's keep moving towards the middle with a legislative package that prioritizes safety, health,
• , health, and the prioritizes safety, health, and the welfare<00:31:51.039><c> of</c><00:31:51.279><c
• After years of escalating public safety concerns, one special prosecutor with a caseload of over 900

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• But I want to make sure that you're very careful with the safety procedures.
• But I think that I just want to make sure that you're very careful with the safety procedures.
• to safety and making sure that, because right now, especially with battery plants, if you want to get
• And thank you for your focus on safety. I think we've made some good strides this year.
• And so, I mean, is there a way that we... ...focus on safety.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy convened with a quorum and first heard SB 254, a major utility affordability and wildfire package authored by Senator Becker and coauthored by Assemblymember Petrie-Norris. The bill was described as combining wildfire mitigation reforms, $6 billion in securitized financing for future fire-mitigation capital spending, a public ownership/transmission financing program, tighter scrutiny of utility profits, clean energy permitting streamlining, stronger customer connection timelines, and a successor wildfire fund/continuation account to replace the current fund. Supporters, including the Governor’s office, TURN, labor, clean energy groups, utilities, and public advocates, said the measure would lower bills, stabilize utilities, protect fire victims, and reduce wildfire-related bankruptcy risk. Opponents and some local government groups raised concerns about affordability impacts, the volumetric wildfire fee, strict liability, and provisions they said could affect local control. After discussion, the committee approved SB 254 on a 16-0 vote and sent it to the floor. The committee then held an informational hearing on AB 825, which would enable California to participate in a West-wide electricity market. The authors said the proposal could save ratepayers up to $1 billion annually, improve reliability by allowing California to draw on a larger regional supply, reduce curtailment of renewable power, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Support came from environmental organizations, labor, utilities, community choice aggregators, large energy users, and the Public Advocates Office, all emphasizing cost savings, reliability, and cleaner energy integration. TURN opposed the measure, warning that last-minute amendments removed safeguards against subsidizing out-of-state fossil generation and could expose California ratepayers to unwanted costs. Members questioned governance, exit rights, CPUC oversight, and local control, and the authors responded that the bill includes multiple safeguards, legislative reporting, the ability to exit without penalty, and continued local consultation. No vote was taken because the hearing was informational only.

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• Safety, and it strains our already overloaded courts and jail systems and removes flexibility for the
• Chairman Hoefner, I'm wondering how this legislation might impact public safety efforts tied to domestic
• This session and just wondering how you think this legislation might impact public safety and domestic
• I just want us to remember that it should be about public safety and the safety of human beings.
• Children deserve to live free from violence, and we should pursue policies that protect the safety and

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• committed against a child is classified as a class A misdemeanor, members, I urge you to consider the safety
• Everyday parents entrust teachers, doctors, counselors, and other mandatory reporters for the safety
• is legal for most, using it while committing a crime can lead to significant concerns for public safety
• And so I'm urging you today when we talk about public safety, when we talk about leaders in positions
• We prioritize public safety, and we prioritize children over everything else.

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• This scenario delays the care of patients while tying up public safety resources.
• Uh, the confusion in law creates a safety concern in what all of us can understand is a very time-sensitive
• Under current law, municipal courts of record are authorized to enforce health and safety and nuisance
• and it's not, even though the first one, the building code, I think it was in like the health and safety
• code or somewhere odd, it's not opening up these courts to hearing all kinds of health and safety cases

Bills: HB113

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: HB 113, Texas, Government Code Chapter 1253, general obligation bonds, bond election, voter approval, political subdivision, local government, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds, capital projects, public finance, bond referendum, ballot measure, five-year waiting period, rejected proposition, election law, municipal finance

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• Dispute resolution, workplace safety, health and safety, and compliance and investigation.
• Workplace safety component, we are supposed to promote workplace safety.
• $200 to $500, we either do... $30 for about the charge of the car, so it's a great service. free safety
• state request construction sales manufacturing plant, whatever it is, and we'll give them a free safety
• review on things they can improve for safety. for their employees.

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• statutorily charged to plan transportation revenues based on an investment strategy prioritizing safety
• and reconstruction, bridge repair and rehabilitation, paving unpaved roads, drainage, capacity, and safety
• and takeoffs, identified routes and corridors, technology, communication, and digital platforms, safety
• airspace is incredibly exciting as we go through this, but I'm encouraged to hear your approach to safety
• airspace is incredibly exciting as we go through this but I'm encouraged to hear your approach to safety

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met and first received an update from FDOT on the Sun Trail shared-use nonmotorized trail program. FDOT said the program, created in 2015 and expanded by 2023 legislation, now includes connections to the Florida Wildlife Corridor and received a one-time $200 million appropriation plus increased annual funding. The department reported programming about $180 million of that funding, completing 42 construction projects totaling nearly 95 miles in 21 counties, and installing trail counters and QR-code surveys to measure usage and economic impact. Members expressed support for the program and asked no substantive questions. The committee then heard a presentation on FDOT’s locally administered state transportation funding programs, including SCOP, SCOPM, SCRAP, SIGP, and TRIP. FDOT explained these programs support local roadway resurfacing, bridge repair, drainage, paving unpaved roads, and safety or capacity improvements, with varying state match levels depending on the program and eligibility. FDOT said its adopted five-year work program includes more than $1.4 billion for local transportation improvement projects. A member asked whether toll revenues from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties fund these programs; FDOT said it would research the funding source and follow up. The committee’s main discussion was a panel on advanced air mobility (AAM), including FDOT and industry representatives from Supernal, Joby, Atlantic Aviation, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, and Eve Air Mobility. FDOT described its AAM planning work, advisory committee, local government guidebook, and upcoming training, while panelists emphasized Florida’s leadership, the likely use of existing airport and heliport infrastructure first, and the expectation that private investment will fund much of the early vertiport buildout. Members raised concerns about community acceptance, privacy, zoning, airspace congestion, security, and lessons from scooters and drones. Panelists repeatedly stressed a “crawl, walk, run” rollout, local government coordination, multimodal connectivity, and public outreach. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the panel.

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• we're not really comfortable with yet, and so that could be some of the barriers when it comes to safety
• /c><00:12:40.000><c> comes</c><00:12:40.160><c> to</c><00:12:40.320><c> like</c><00:12:40.519><c> safety
• </c> barriers when it comes to like safety barriers when it comes to like safety especially<00:12:41.240
• </c><00:13:04.279><c> concerns</c><00:13:04.680><c> that</c> are some of their safety concerns that are
• some of their safety concerns that they<00:13:05.000><c> can</c><00:13:05.399><c> uh</c><00:13:06.360

Committee: House Culture & Arts

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Culture and the Arts met on January 29 at 10:30 a.m. and heard four bills. HB 133, relating to surfing, drew testimony from the Department of Education and one individual in support. Committee discussion focused on the department’s estimated cost of about $44,000 per event, including judges, lifeguards, security, and administrative expenses. Members also asked about why surfing has been difficult to implement statewide and were told safety concerns, open-water conditions, and league-level decisions were among the barriers. The committee moved the bill forward with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation, and noted it wanted the Education Committee to review the cost breakdown further. HB 307, relating to special license plates for the island of Kahoʻolawe, received strong support from Protect K Ohana, the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission, and other supporters in person and via Zoom. Testimony clarified the name of the receiving entity and noted a recent petition showing significant public interest. The bill was advanced with technical amendments, and the chair said the fund name was already correct and that the measure would not reflect DCCA but the bank account designation. HB 450 would transfer the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the King Kamehameha Celebration Commission from DAGS to DBEDT and move authority over the Works of Art Special Fund to DBEDT’s director. The State Foundation and DBEDT’s Creative Industries Division supported the measure. In response to questions, the State Foundation said it had researched the transfer, believed funding would not be lost, and requested about a year for the transition to avoid payroll and payment disruptions, along with consideration of an additional DBEDT staff position. The committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments, including adding the requested FTE and noting a two-year transition period in the report. HB 663, authorizing a special license plate commemorating the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, had little testimony and no one signed up to speak. The chair said OHA advocacy testimony was on file but that support for the measure appeared limited, and the bill was deferred. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Human Services Committee should be looking at the health and human services spending, the Public Safety
• Committee should look at the public safety spending, and those folks should be more expert in what's
• Committee should look at Public Safety Committee should look at the<00:21:34.600><c> public</c><00:21
• :34.840><c> safety</c><00:21:35.159><c> spending</c><00:21:36.000><c> and</c><00:21:36.159><c> those<
• /c> the public safety spending and those the public safety spending and those folks<00:21:36.600><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• and members, Senate Bill 1424 requires each public school to provide annual age-appropriate firearm safety
• Senate Bill 1424 requires ADE to develop firearm safety and awareness instructional materials and directs
• knowledge that a minor has been abused or neglected to make the report to the Department of Child Safety
• knowledge that a minor has been abused or neglected to make the report to the Department of Child Safety
• Seeing none, we'll go to Committee on Public Safety, page 68, SB 1055.

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Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and one House concurrent memorial, most of them described as third-read consent items. Topics included claims against the state, CPA licensing, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility restrictions for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign and disclosure mailing addresses, federal land designation tracking, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial and death benefits, condominium flag displays, restrictions on sexually explicit material in schools and libraries, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court-ordered treatment procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, emergency medical technician data privacy, dense breast tissue notice repeal, assisted living referral agency requirements, attorney disciplinary claims, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting, attorney licensing, emergency service fee limits, forcible detainer changes, utility worker assault penalties, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactors, water recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, military police certification pathways, and scholarship organization tax credits. Most bills were presented without debate and were noted as available for questions, with no votes taken in the caucus itself. A few items drew discussion. On SB 1040, members asked what information would be redacted from voter registration rolls; staff said existing statutory redactions such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, Social Security numbers, and other personal identifying information would remain. SB 1193 prompted comments that EMT data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as strengthening guardian notification rights in court-ordered treatment, and SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure to remove redundant state notice requirements for dense breast tissue. The most extended exchange came on SB 1148, which would require the Arizona Supreme Court to directly license attorneys rather than delegate that function to another organization; members asked whether the bill was shifting responsibility away from the State Bar, and staff explained that the court already has the duty but currently staffs part of the process out. SB 1418, which limits county regulation of certain small modular nuclear reactor projects, drew criticism from one member who argued it would reduce local control. The caucus also heard a sponsor presentation on H.C.M. 2009 urging Congress and the President to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits, with the sponsor emphasizing Arizona’s mining history and the need to access mineral resources more easily.

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• And I always like to brief everybody with a quick safety briefing.
• So if you didn't hear anything else I said today, this is the most important thing: rail crossing safety
• most important thing at all, the most important thing you talked about is the railroad crossings and safety
• can't get into the details of it, they're all tragic situations, but they did have the appropriate safety
• can't get into the details of it, they're all tragic situations, but they did have the appropriate safety

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works met on March 9, 2026, with a quorum present and approved the March 3 minutes without objection. The committee welcomed new members and then took up four priority program items: the statewide flood control program, the airport construction and development priority program, the port construction and development priority program, and the state highway priority program. Department of Transportation and Development staff explained that the highway packet reflected about $1.2 billion in total investment, including roughly $913 million scheduled for construction in the coming fiscal year, and included written justifications for projects discussed at road show hearings but not included in the program. Each of the four programs was approved without objection. The committee then heard a presentation from Amtrak on Louisiana service and the Mardi Gras route between New Orleans and Mobile. Amtrak reported that the new state-supported service, launched in August 2025, had exceeded its first-year ridership projection of 76,000 and had already carried more than 78,000 riders by late February, with strong customer satisfaction and high load factors. The presentation also described Louisiana’s broader Amtrak network, station ridership patterns, fares, and planned capital improvements funded through state matches and federal CRISI grants to improve rail fluidity and shorten travel times over time. Members focused heavily on rail crossing safety, asking about recent accidents and what was being done to reduce them. Amtrak said the crossings involved were generally equipped with gates and lights and that it was working with Operation Lifesaver, Norfolk Southern, and CSX on additional public safety messaging. Members also discussed the practical appeal of the service and asked a follow-up question about an emergency notification app used for railroad crossings. The meeting concluded with a motion by Vice Chair Carter to adjourn, adopted without objection.

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• When advocacy disappears, when forensic interviews are delayed, when safety planning is unavailable,
• They're critical to public safety, but justice is incomplete if we fail to fund survivors equitably.
• Public safety requires both accountability and healing.
• Fifty years ago people fought to build this safety net.
• And we can build a system that centers dignity, safety, and humanity.

Summary: Sen. Manka Dhingra held a press conference focused on Washington’s ongoing efforts to support survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, trafficking, and other gender-based violence, while warning that state victim-services funding is at risk amid budget pressures. She highlighted past legislative actions such as extending sexual-assault statutes of limitation, keeping firearms from abusers, protecting survivors from discrimination, improving civil protection orders, and addressing female genital mutilation, and said the state must continue funding trauma-informed, victim-centered services. Several advocates and service providers testified that the system is at a breaking point without restored funding. Colleen McIngles of the Children’s Justice Center said programs statewide could close if the Legislature does not restore roughly $10 million in additional victim-services funding, while Kate Garvey of KSARC said $21.38 million is needed just to maintain current services after federal VOCA cuts and staff layoffs. They argued that losing forensic interviewers, advocates, and coordinated response teams would leave survivors without support and increase harm. Legislators also discussed several bills. Sen. T’wina Nobles described SB 5169, aimed at protecting children from having to relive trauma in court. Rep. Jamila Taylor and Rep. Roger Goodman discussed HB 1591, which would address “defendant survivors” by recognizing coercion and allowing mitigation, resentencing, and vacatur in some cases. Rep. Chris Stearns and Sen. Tina Orwall discussed a bill to make court proceedings less retraumatizing for sexual-assault survivors and to address female genital mutilation, and Dhingra noted the Senate had unanimously passed the Ebony Alert bill. Rep. Lauren Davis shared her personal experience relying on victim services and said the state must fully fund both community-based and system-based advocacy. In response to a question, Dhingra said funding discussions were ongoing but emphasized the need to secure about $21.5 million for survivors and to create a more stable statutory funding mechanism.

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• Do we want to be last in child safety among the 50 states?
• Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau of the New Mexico State Police Division of the Department of Public Safety
• United States Highway 491, from maintenance to environmental conditions, and the need to improve safety
• Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Bureau of the New Mexico State Police Division of the Department of Public Safety
• on United States Highway 491, from maintenance to environmental conditions and the need to improve safety

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