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• I'm a registered lobbyist with the ACLU of New Mexico, which belongs to a public safety...
• I'm a registered lobbyist with the ACLU of New Mexico, which belongs to a public safety coalition called
• crimes in surrounding areas, and free up resources for emergency services to focus on other public safety
• It's about the trust that survivors place in the state of New Mexico when they reach out for safety and
• feel that this memorial would clearly show how we, as New Mexicans, value survivors and survivor safety

Bills: SB238 , HJR1 , SM21 , SM22

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

Keywords: Governor's Residence, management committee, government administration, New Mexico, advisory, commission, general services, nominating committees, boards of regents, student representation, political party registration, New Mexico constitution, overdose prevention centers, harm reduction, drug overdose, opioid crisis, substance use disorder, public health, addiction treatment, naloxone

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• Labor trafficking and forced labor can and do occur when workers have no clear route to safety or to
• Awareness is safety. Awareness is survival.
• ... ...apprenticeship standards to address concerns about inconsistent training, job site safety, and
• We don't call fire codes or food safety codes mandates.
• We don't call fire codes or food safety codes mandates.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• A couple of things that I want to talk about: first of all, is safety.
• clients that are doing testing on distillate are largely going above and beyond to ensure product safety
• All of us here in this industry should be first and foremost concerned about patient safety.
• selling dollar gas, but nobody realizes their car's gonna blow up in five years Because there's no safety
• These roles don't serve public safety; they serve administrative convenience.

Keywords: 914, all

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• LET'S BE CLEAR, GUN SAFETY IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE.
• ASCETIC SUBSIDENCE IN SCHOOL SURVEILLANCE WE SHOULD BE WORKING TO SUBSIDIZE SAFETY, MAKE GUN LAWS CHEAPER
• I LIVE WITH A FIREFIGHTER IN WESTON FLORIDA WHO RESPONSIBLY OWNS GUNS FOR SAFETY AND COMFORT ABILITY.
• ONE OF THE SPEAKERS MENTIONED THE FIREARM SAFETY DEVICES.
• WE HAVE SOMETHING IN STATE STATUTE WHICH IS SECTION 2 12.08 WHICH SPEAKS TO THOSE DEVICES, THE SAFETY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• do not involve driving at a high speed, at a high rate of speed, or with wanton disregard for the safety
• do not involve driving at a high speed, at a high rate of speed, or with wanton disregard for the safety
• The time is now to pass this bill and increase road safety for all Floridians, and I hope that you will
• for all Floridians and hope that you will join me in voting yes ...this bill increased road safety for
• Katie Bonette, Alliance for Safety and Justice, Florida Government Affairs Manager, waves in support.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met and considered nine bills, with members hearing brief presentations, limited debate, and mostly unanimous support. Early measures included CS/HB 421, which expands peer support access for first responders to include support personnel, and HB 205, which creates a new offense for abandoning a restrained dog during a natural disaster (“Troopers’ Law”). Both bills drew support from law enforcement and animal welfare-related witnesses, and both were reported favorably; HB 205 was adopted with a technical amendment. The committee also approved CS/HB 157 on service of process, which clarifies that a prior statutory change applies to all causes of action, creates a safe harbor for compliance, tightens substituted service requirements, and allows individual registered agents to be served anywhere in the state. HB 693, which adds an aggravating factor for capital felonies committed where people are gathered for school, religious, or public government activities, drew both support and opposition; the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops opposed expanding the death penalty, while supporters argued juries should have more tools in capital cases. The bill was reported favorably after debate. Members then approved CS/HB 113, increasing penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, after discussion about marked versus unmarked vehicles and an amendment that restored current penalties for two related offenses. Rep. Bracey Davis voted no, citing concerns about unmarked cars and public safety perceptions. The committee also passed HB 91 on misdemeanor probation, PCS/CS/HB 383 allowing certain officers and service members to purchase firearms without the three-day waiting period, and CS/HB 195 to let correctional education count toward professional licensure requirements for incarcerated people. Finally, CS/HB 479 was approved to allow judges to order restitution in hit-and-run property-damage cases. All bills were reported favorably, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.

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• public consciousness, first of all, a light has been shined on the fact that American historical safety
• 35.080><c> historical</c> the fact that American um historical the fact that American um historical safety
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, this is a fairly straightforward but very important public safety clarification bill.
• </c><00:04:03.320><c> and</c> um they're enjoying the same safety and um they're enjoying the same safety
• I also want to safety officer.
• The Department of Public Safety is here if you want to ask any questions, Mr. Chair.
• </c><01:24:38.840><c> is</c> And the Department of Public Safety is And the Department of Public Safety

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'll guarantee you safety too. I would love to take you down there.
• We're looking at public safety. And we're looking at justice reform.
• Community safety and studies have shown they actually do not increase crime.
• I think about the safety.
• Public safety, nowhere to be found. If I hadn't seen him, I don't know.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery held a public hearing on several harm reduction bills, including measures to decriminalize simple possession and paraphernalia, authorize overdose prevention centers, and expand access to naloxone for first responders. Chair Mindy Domb and Senator John Velis opened by describing harm reduction as an evidence-based public health strategy and noting Massachusetts’ recent decline in fatal overdoses. They emphasized that testimony would help shape whether and how the bills advance, and explained the hearing process, including time limits and written testimony. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including Rep. Kate Donaghue, Sen. Cindy Friedman, Rep. Marjorie Decker, Rep. Manny Cruz, public health professionals, recovery advocates, and people with lived experience, argued that harm reduction saves lives, reduces stigma, and can connect people to treatment. They supported overdose prevention centers and decriminalization as tools to keep people alive long enough to enter recovery, and several speakers described personal losses to overdose or family experiences with addiction. Some supporters also framed the bills as racial justice measures, arguing that criminal penalties for possession have disproportionately harmed Black and brown communities. Opponents, including Sen. Nick Collins and several South End residents, argued that overdose prevention centers and decriminalization would worsen public drug use, crime, and neighborhood disorder, especially around Mass and Cass. They said current approaches such as Section 35, diversion, and police leverage into treatment are more effective, and they urged more treatment beds and recovery facilities instead of harm reduction sites. Committee members questioned witnesses about research, local siting, crime data, and the relationship between harm reduction and treatment, and several members said neighborhood impacts must be considered alongside overdose prevention. The committee did not take a vote during the hearing; it continued receiving testimony and announced a later break before resuming on H. 2196 and S. 1393.

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• We also look at safety and prevention. Some of that safety of... Excuse me just one second.
• So some of the safety things, you know, some of it's just basic house safety as we have infants turning
• Just safety and prevention.
• So some of the safety things, you know, some of it's just basic house safety as we have infants turning
• So when we define safety, we think physical safety and also emotional safety.

Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focusing on the economic and public-system impacts in North Dakota. She explained that ACEs are a population-level measure, not a diagnostic tool for individuals, and said higher ACE exposure is consistently associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare involvement, justice-system contact, and reduced workforce participation. She emphasized that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across a person’s life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based prevention and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, historical trends in ACEs, and the role of positive childhood experiences and home visiting. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota, including Healthy Families, Early Head Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. They described home visiting as voluntary, relationship-based, and tailored to family needs, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, human service zones, pregnancy navigators, self-referrals, and other community sources. A parent, Abby, shared that home visiting helped her family after premature births and NICU stays by providing support with postpartum mental health, breastfeeding, developmental screenings, referrals, and parenting guidance. The presenters said the programs are funded through a mix of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E dollars, Medicaid targeted case management, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and grants, and they noted that current funding is fragmented and insufficient to serve all eligible families statewide. Members discussed whether the state should expand or better fund these services and how to improve outreach and referrals. Later, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, followed by a presentation from a BCI special agent on how AI is already affecting child exploitation investigations in North Dakota. The memo and testimony described AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and risks posed by chatbots, along with relevant federal and state law and recent executive orders. The agent said North Dakota saw 2,698 cyber tips in 2025, the highest on record, and that investigators are increasingly encountering AI-assisted exploitation that is harder to detect and verify. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI undermining critical thinking and spreading misinformation. No votes were taken on the AI materials during the portion provided, and the committee recessed briefly after the report.

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• And additionally, we have meat safety.
• </c> I'm not afraid of my own safety. I'm not afraid of my own safety.
• ,</c> supposed to be their place of safety, supposed to be their place of safety, their<00:59:20.160>
• They care deeply about safety.
• They care deeply about safety. city. They care deeply about safety.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I believe that this is a safety, a public safety bill, as well as just, you know, being thoughtful because
• When we debate the social safety net, someone is facing a delayed unemployment benefit.
• Each other in the air, a safety net for general aviation pilots.
• It's about public safety.
• When fraud enters the process, public safety suffers.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established. Members approved the journal and adopted the special order report setting the day’s calendar. The chamber also recognized Sheriff Mike Chitwood as law enforcement officer of the day and later held several introductions and farewell remarks, including lengthy closing speeches from Representatives Eskamani and Overdorf reflecting on their service and legislative priorities. The House then took up and passed a series of Senate bills, often after adopting House strike-all or conforming amendments. CS/SB 590 on mandatory child abuse reporting was clarified to apply prospectively only and passed 111-0. SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism was amended to incorporate House language, including blue-envelope provisions, and passed 111-0. CS/CS/SB 1668 on the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) was amended to preserve House provisions and passed 112-0. CS/SB 1246 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund was amended to expand eligible health science programs and allow certain non-health-care contributions, then passed 112-0. CS/CS/SB 1404 on memory care passed 111-0. Later bills also advanced with broad support: CS/CS/SB 1030 on recovery residences passed 168-0 after debate over medication-assisted treatment; CS/CS/SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools passed 112-0 after amendments allowing limited coach support for student-athletes with parental consent; CS/CS/SB 422 on automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts passed 108-2; and CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services passed 111-0 after an amendment on exclusive arrangements. The chamber then began debate on CS/CS/SB 1134, which would restrict counties and municipalities from official DEI-related actions and contracting practices. Members questioned its scope and exceptions, and Representative Gant offered an amendment to narrow the bill’s DEI definition; debate on that amendment was underway when the transcript ended.

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• Code requirements or the Life Safety Code requirements or exemptions<00:13:19.639><c> similar</c><00
• How does that pertain to safety codes?
• There is the safety of the other residents that we have to keep in mind.
• There's been no other safety issues that go along with the relapse.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• oversight, and ensure every certified non-public school is held to the same high standards of student safety
• It's a very important topic, and we're all trying to do the best that we can to ensure their safety because
• Chair members, Nick Romo, on behalf of Everytown for Gun Safety, in support. Good afternoon.
• background checks, disclosure requirements, and appropriate vetting measures to safeguard student safety
• all individuals working with students are held to consistent, rigorous standards because student safety

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• At the international level, we know the European Food Safety Authority is currently reviewing pesticide
• Our responsibility is to balance affordability, but also public health and safety.
• That's what this bill seeks to achieve: safeguarding public health, public safety, by putting in place
• Fire stations will help improve community safety. They will also improve firefighter safety.
• Such broader removals would come at a high environmental and public safety cost.

Summary: The committee heard AB 1603, which would restrict new PFAS pesticides from being registered in California and add transparency requirements for pesticide use reporting. The author and supporters argued PFAS are persistent, harmful chemicals that contaminate water, soil, and food, and said the bill would reduce future contamination and public health costs. Supporters included environmental and public health groups, water agencies, nurses, teachers, and local governments. Agricultural and chemical industry groups opposed the bill’s registration ban, arguing California already has strong pesticide review, that the measure could limit future safer formulations, and that it could raise costs and reduce farmers’ access to pest-control tools. Committee members raised questions about affordability, water contamination, and the role of state versus federal regulators; the author said the bill was needed because existing regulation is too slow and incomplete. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard AB 2635, the Just Transition for Landscapers Act, which would create voucher programs and other support for landscapers transitioning from gas-powered to electric equipment, while limiting penalties and adding privacy protections. The author and supporters said many landscapers are low-wage immigrant workers who cannot afford the upfront cost of electric equipment and should not be punished for complying with local air-quality rules. Air district representatives and other opponents said the bill could be too prescriptive, could divert limited air district resources, and could create administrative and language-assistance burdens; one air district moved to neutral after amendments. Committee members discussed the health benefits of electric equipment and the need to avoid placing penalties on workers. The bill was held pending a quorum. The committee also heard AB 1732, which would extend CEQA streamlining to public university and community college housing projects. The author, UC student representatives, and the University of California said the bill would help address student housing insecurity and speed construction on already planned campus sites. There was no opposition. The committee then took up AB 1744, the Clear Labels, Clear Seas Act, which would prohibit sunscreen products marketed as reef safe or reef friendly from containing certain chemicals that harm marine ecosystems. The author said the bill is a transparency measure, not a ban, and the committee expressed support; no opposition appeared. Additional bills discussed included AB 2152, which would streamline CEQA review for fire station projects and was supported by firefighters and local governments but opposed by contractors over a project labor agreement requirement; AB 2231, which would streamline two hospital projects in Santa Clara and Emeryville and drew broad support with no opposition; AB 2410, which would create temporary CEQA and Coastal Act exemptions for wildfire fuel-reduction projects and drew support from counties, cities, utilities, and fire officials but opposition from Sierra Club California over the breadth of the exemptions; and AB 2234, which would update geothermal exploratory project rules to reflect newer technologies, supported by clean power advocates and opposed or opposed-unless-amended by utility groups concerned about impacts on existing geothermal operations. Several of these measures were discussed with amendments, but votes were deferred where a quorum was not yet present.

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• The bill suggests that public release of this information creates a clear risk to employee safety and
• It's a safety issue. I can solve the State Police thing with you, sir.
• Yeah, it's a safety issue, but we keep giving exceptions and nobody knows what's going on.
• It's a safety issue. I can solve the state police thing with you, sir.
• Yeah, it's a safety issue, but we keep giving exceptions and nobody knows what's going on.

Bills: HR9 , HB709 , HB1011 , HB1057 , HB1186 , HB1245 , HB1247 , SB49 , SB425 , SB479

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: human rights, individual liberties, Magna Carta, constitutionalism, free speech, Uniform Construction Code, building code, construction code, inspector licensing, building inspectors, plans examiners, public inspector, private inspector, private inspector company, building official, code enforcement, Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission, state fire marshal, International Building Code, International Residential Code

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• For safety reasons, standing or sitting in the walkways or aisles, or standing or obstructing at your
• Troopers and House safety personnel are present to ensure everybody's safety. remind everybody that the
• For safety reasons, standing or allowed.
• For safety reasons, standing or sitting<00:00:51.240><c> in</c><00:00:51.320><c> the</c><00:00:51.400
• </c><00:01:05.800><c> safety.

Bills: HF4615 , HF3532 , HF4492 , HF4171

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: military, pay, officers, enlisted members, state active service, Minnesota Statutes, veterans, burial eligibility, honor guard, state cemeteries, military service, burial fees, veterans affairs, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, advisory task force, commanders task force, veterans service organizations, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW

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• procedures when members of the campus community receive threats to their physical safety.
• This bill will also protect the department's food safety inspectors.
• The EPA regulation, food safety regulation that we have is some of the strictest.
• Bownat, Alliance for Safety and Justice, representing crime survivors, waves in support.
• Bownat, Alliance for Safety Justice, representing crime survivors, waves in support.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Rules Committee heard and voted on a series of bills, beginning with SB 54 on toxicology screenings in autopsies of violent offenders, which requires medical examiners to screen for psychotropic and intoxicating substances, consult treating providers when possible, and report findings to state agencies; it passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 176 on public postsecondary campus safety policies, requiring colleges and universities to publish clearer reporting and response procedures for threats to students, faculty, and staff. Both bills were reported favorably without major opposition. The largest portion of the meeting was devoted to CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Florida Farm Bill. The bill covers a wide range of agriculture-related issues, including fair association rules, preemption of local restrictions on gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food and animal veterinary loan repayment program, permanent Farmers Feeding Florida funding, forest service training expansion, signal-jamming device penalties, CDL English proficiency enforcement, no-solicitation protections, food safety inspector protections, biosolids regulation, and contractor payment enforcement. Members adopted several amendments, including changes to contractor payment language, expanded veterinary loan eligibility, citrus foundation consolidation, technical corrections, removal of outdated fair references, a nonprofit definition fix, and a late amendment deleting the bill’s disparagement clause after extensive testimony and debate about free speech and agricultural speech protections. A separate late amendment delayed biosolids compliance deadlines. The bill drew strong support from farmers, agritourism groups, food donation advocates, and some utility and wastewater interests, while conservation groups and biosolids operators raised concerns about land surplus provisions and biosolids restrictions. The committee ultimately reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee then approved SB 834 on nonprofit religious organizations, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while an amendment added written disclaimer requirements; it passed favorably. SB 936 on temporary door locking devices also passed, directing the Building Commission to incorporate standards into the Florida Building Code. SB 50 on veterans’ courts was approved, allowing judges in all circuits to use veterans’ courts for cases involving service-related issues such as PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse. Finally, SB 1004 on the sale of dogs and cats passed after amendments removed an appropriation and kept the bill’s disclosure, financing, and consumer protection provisions, and SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools passed with discussion about coaches providing basic support to student-athletes and possible parental-consent language. The committee also began hearing SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks, which would regulate crypto kiosks with registration, fraud warnings, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections; an amendment to that bill was adopted, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote.

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• The main reason for zoning regulations is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents
• I serve as the executive director for New Mexico Safety Over Profit.
• This is a statewide public safety need, not just a local need.
• Madam Chair, Senator, if you look at line 21, it talks about tribal public safety agencies.
• I'm the Director of Public Safety Communications for Due...

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 211, which would appropriate $5 million for the Las Vegas Rodriguez Park. Senator Campos said the money would help continue upgrades to baseball, softball, and little league fields and address fencing, flooding, and other park improvements as part of a larger regional park plan. There was no public opposition, and the bill received a unanimous do pass recommendation, 7-0. The committee then took up Senate Bill 131, a broad housing and zoning reform measure sponsored by Senator Maestas. The bill would allow more housing types by right, including accessory dwelling units, duplexes, townhomes, apartments in commercial zones, small-scale commercial uses in neighborhoods, and would eliminate minimum parking mandates; an amendment to remove height restrictions was adopted unanimously. Supporters, including Pew, housing advocates, chambers of commerce, builders, and some local officials, argued the bill would increase supply, lower costs, and modernize outdated zoning. Opponents, including the Realtors, Municipal League, neighborhood representatives, and several senators, argued it would preempt local control, ignore community differences, and could create infrastructure and neighborhood impacts. After extended debate, the committee tabled SB 131 by a recorded vote. Senate Bill 183 was next, proposing a feasibility study for a regional urgent care or emergency facility in Torrance County. The sponsor and local officials described long ambulance transports, heavy use of I-40, and the need for quicker access to care for rural residents and travelers. The bill drew support from a former hospital administrator and no opposition, and it passed 9-1. The committee then considered Senate Bill 222, which would appropriate $20 million for physician residency programs outside the federal system to help retain doctors in New Mexico. The sponsor and supporters said the state loses many medical graduates because of limited residency slots, while one witness urged accountability for large hospital systems. Some senators questioned the premise and feasibility, but the bill advanced on a 6-4 do pass vote to Finance.

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• we didn't have him, we wouldn't have the signal, the red lights, and all of the things that have safety
• Woodson, all of the things that we have for food, for safety, you know, gas masks, you know, the list
• Unfortunately, that safety can no longer be taken for granted in our country and in our state.
• a pastor, As a pastor and faith leader in my community, it is my prayer and my goal to ensure the safety
• I think that this bill reflects our principal commitment to public safety with some accountability.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• During COVID, we partnered with Jefferson Public Health to broadcast essential safety information about
• It is a recurring fiscal and public safety challenge.
• wildland-urban interfaces, so the consequences of each fire event increase, both in terms of life safety
• The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety has been doing wildfire mitigation research work
• The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety has been doing wildfire mitigation research work

Bills: HB2579

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: public media, digital equity, funding, media access, communication technology, 904, all