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• So what are the driving forces here?
• <01:23:13.920> Or So what are the driving forces here?
• Or So what are the driving forces here?
• We told them that they were deadly.
• We told them that if they were deadly.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to approve the November 21, 2025 minutes, making several clerical corrections before adopting them as amended. The edits included adding the date, correcting a misspelled name, clarifying references to a scholarship fund representative’s title, removing an incorrect “DOE” reference, and fixing a few wording errors. The minutes were approved with one abstention from members who were absent. The bulk of the meeting focused on organizing the commission’s work under SB 57 and identifying which special education cost issues should be prioritized for research and reporting. Members discussed a long list of topics, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, increases in referrals since school closures, interventions before referral, costs of non-medically necessary services in IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal and state requirements, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, dispute resolution, Medicaid and insurance use, graduation rates, and adult learning participation. Several members emphasized the need to combine or narrow topics and to gather better data before the report due July 1, 2026. Representative Ames highlighted HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid payments when state appropriations fall short, and explained that the Education Funding Committee recommended interim study. He argued that local districts are bearing too much of the cost and that the state and federal governments should provide more support. Other members raised concerns about rising special education identification rates, possible overidentification, school climate and mental health factors, bullying, staffing, speech therapy access, and residential placements. One member cautioned that DOE website numbers may be inflated or at least difficult to interpret because of how students are counted. Department of Education staff then explained how special education data and costs are monitored. They said student counts are tied to IEPs and SASIDs in the state system, districts are checked through both desk audits and on-site monitoring, and billed services are compared against IEP requirements. They also described IDEA funding, noting that most DOE special education staffing is federally funded, with a large share of federal money flowing through to local education agencies and the remainder supporting administration, monitoring, and training initiatives. Members discussed whether more staff and more robust oversight would improve accuracy and accountability.

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• A New York study showed that drivers with 10 tickets contributed to deadly crashes at a rate almost three
• drivers with 10 tickets<00:02:12.080> contributed<00:02:12.640> to<00:02:12.879> deadly
• <00:02:13.280> crashes<00:02:13.840> at tickets contributed to deadly crashes at tickets
• contributed to deadly crashes at a<00:02:14.239> rate<00:02:14.560> almost<00:02:15.120

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Drunk driving is a deadly and costly threat to Hawaiʻi residents and visitors.
• <00:37:42.359> driving<00:37:42.680> is<00:37:42.800> a<00:37:42.960> deadly
• drunk driving drunk driving is a deadly drunk driving drunk driving is a deadly and<00:37:43.599

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on February 11, 2025, and heard a series of bills focused on transportation funding and roadway safety. HB 1154 would cap Central Services assessments from the state highway, airport, and harbor funds, with a CPI-based process for additional deductions; the Department of Transportation supported it and the Department of Budget and Finance offered comments. HB 1164 would restore highway revenue bond authorization for DOT capital projects, and HB 1286 would prohibit pedestrians from walking along interstate and certain state highways except for authorized duties; both drew DOT support, with Ulupono Initiative and an individual offering comments or support on HB 1286. HB 1162 would require motorcycle instruction permit applicants, beginning July 1, 2026, to complete an approved basic rider course before becoming eligible, and HB 537 would require helmets and chin straps for all operators and passengers of two-wheel motorized vehicles; both had DOT support, with HB 537 also drawing support from AAA Hawaii and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and opposition from one individual. The committee then took up HB 387, which would expand negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing current law already covers drunk driving and that the proposal would turn alcohol-caused negligence causing injury into a felony; prosecutors from Honolulu and Hawaiʻi counties and DOT supported it, saying serious injuries short of “substantial bodily injury” are not adequately punished and that circuit court would better handle restitution and related proceedings. Members asked about data on cases that might fit the new felony category, and prosecutors said they did not have exact numbers but could try to provide more information. The committee also heard HB 1084 and the related HB 1387, both of which would lower Hawaiʻi’s per se DUI blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05. Support came from DOT, police departments, the Department of Health, prosecutors, the Governor’s office, MADD Hawaii, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Alcohol Policy Alliance, AAA Hawaii, and the National Transportation Safety Board, all citing research that lower BAC limits reduce impaired driving and fatalities. The Public Defender opposed the change, and some testimony raised concerns about enforcement and the need for an amendment in HB 1084. Several individuals and advocates gave emotional testimony about crashes and losses tied to impaired driving, while supporters emphasized that a 0.05 standard would save lives and would not harm alcohol sales or the tourism economy. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.

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• launch sites, or Vandenberg Air Force Base or Vandenberg Space Force Base.
• Air Force. The Army White Sands Missile Range.
• Air Force Thunderbirds.
• I hope you work with the Air Force Research Lab as well at Kirtland Air Force Base and the Missile Defense
• Agency at Kirtland Air Force Base as well.

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• someone takes a five- or six-thousand-pound piece of steel, rubber, and glass and turns it into a deadly
• someone takes a five- or six-thousand-pound piece of steel, rubber, and glass and turns it into a deadly

Keywords: 1204, all

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• That's deadly at the top of the bill. Thank you. Are there any appearance forms for the amendment?
• She was forced the child. Parents had a 3rd child at the time that the petition was filed.
• DCF must be held as accountable as they expect these families to be that they accuse they must be forced

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This bill will hike the average household electricity bill by about 10%, forcing families to pay more
• This bill will hike the average household electricity bill by about 10%, forcing families to pay more
• <00:08:28.639> families<00:08:29.039> to bill by about 10%, forcing families to bill
• In recent weeks, deadly preparedness.
• discourages innovation, and forces discourages innovation, and forces companies<02:46:19.760>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And it basically says a law enforcement officer is not justified in the use of force.
• Can you help me maybe understand why would an officer use force if they know that their use of force
• It's not saying by force. It's not suggesting that a physical altercation is taking place.
• The effects are amplified, which can be deadly.
• Impairment turns educate the public and forced DUI effectively.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• there is no concern contaminating the Clean Water Act, but then you saying that you was on a task force
• there is no concern contaminating the Clean Water Act, but then you saying that you was on a task force
• there is no concern contaminating the Clean Water Act, but then you saying that you was on a task force
• there is no concern contaminating the Clean Water Act, but then you saying that you was on a task force
• there is no concern contaminating the Clean Water Act, but then you saying that you was on a task force

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard House Bill 643, House Draft 2, which would create short-term management initiatives and appropriate funds for the coconut rhinoceros beetle response program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Committee discussion focused on biocontrol efforts, including fungus and virus-based treatments, the need for a biosecure facility, and the timeline for testing and range studies. Department of Agriculture officials said initial testing is underway at the University of Hawaii, but full testing requires a higher-biosafety facility that is not yet available on island. Members also discussed funding levels, the possibility of a mobile facility, and whether the work could be accelerated. The committees later voted to pass HB 643 unamended. The committees also heard House Bill 736, House Draft 1, which would establish a three-year wastewater system and individual wastewater technology testing pilot program at the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center. Supporters said the bill could help certify new, lower-cost decentralized wastewater technologies and reduce the cost of cesspool upgrades while improving water quality. University of Hawaii witnesses explained that the center would test technologies, collect samples, analyze results, and provide reports to the Department of Health for certification. Members raised concerns about whether the program would help communities facing immediate wastewater issues, the length of the testing timeline, and whether technologies like the Genki ball could be included. The committee was told the pilot would likely test one technology at a time over about nine months each, though multiple tests could run in parallel later. The committees voted to pass HB 736 unamended. After those measures, the joint committee moved to an AEN-only agenda and began hearing STR 111 / SR 92, which declares a public health emergency relating to climate change and calls for statewide coordination on cross-sector solutions. Testimony in support came from the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others. Supporters said climate change affects public health through heat, wildfire risk, invasive mosquitoes, and other impacts, and argued that the response should involve agriculture, planning, transportation, and emergency management, not just the Department of Health.

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• Uh, under the penal code, it's called deadly conduct.
• Notification of a review comes months before the review, forcing us to relive the trauma of Nancy's crime
• How she was forced on her knees in a field, a gun to her head, as she prayed that her death wouldn't
• His setoff should be based on the facts of the case, not custom, that forces families into continuous
• just within 4 months of his sentence, this man became eligible for parole, and then we were then forced

Bills: HB153

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• It forces Medicaid enrollees to work but can't acknowledge that work requires health and stability.
• It forces Medicaid enrollees to work but can't acknowledge that work requires health and stability.
• It forces Medicaid enrollees to work but can't acknowledge that work requires health and stability.
• It forces Medicaid enrollees to work but can't acknowledge that work requires health and stability.
• firearms and deadly weapons. firearms and deadly weapons.

Bills: SB141, SB124, SB56, SJR116, SB94, SB37, SB127, SB197, SB66, SB70, SB133, SB160, SB214, SB312, SB52, SJR62, SJR75

Keywords: legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development

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• And her grandmother is a veteran and she served, I believe, in the Air Force and the Army.
• Base, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, the Air Force Research Laboratory, story.
• And that community has taken a retired Air Force base, a retired Strategic Air Command Air Force base
• They're... ...Air Force by the name of the Blue Angels. And guess what?
• Now, it's pretty much the Space Force now. And this is just a huge opportunity for our state.

Keywords: 996, all

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• <00:37:02.800> Academy institutions like the Air Force Academy institutions like the Air Force
• He was the driving force behind the global effort to honor the Munich 11 Israeli athletes murdered at
• dangerous people to access dead deadly dangerous people to access dead deadly gun<03:07:17.640><
• will have disastrous and deadly will have disastrous and deadly consequences<04:22:56.479> on
• <07:33:28.478> in chapter has been a driving force in chapter has been a driving force in

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Carbon monoxide is odorless, invisible, and deadly.
• Carbon monoxide is odorless, invisible, and deadly.
• Carbon monoxide is odorless, invisible, and deadly.
• Carbon monoxide is odorless, invisible, and deadly.
• Carbon monoxide is odorless, invisible, and deadly.

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, March 19, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 122 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up two congratulatory resolutions: one honoring Layla Wishard of Hagerstown for winning gold with Team USA at the Junior Roller Derby Association World Cup in Australia, and another recognizing Delores Millhouse as the 2026 Maryland Mother of the Year. Both resolutions were read and adopted with applause. The House then considered a series of committee reports, primarily from the Committee on Economic Matters, and advanced multiple bills to third reading after adopting committee amendments and favorable reports. Measures included consumer contract protections in House Bill 103, workers’ compensation presumptions for hypertension in House Bill 347, broadband access and affordability in House Bill 382, housing and land-use changes in House Bills 548 and 894, data privacy in House Bill 711, franchise law changes in House Bill 730, a blockchain-based real property title pilot program in House Bill 810, bankruptcy exemptions in House Bill 1098, and telecommunications infrastructure protections in House Bill 1100. Several bills drew questions and were special ordered for further review. House Bill 711, the Data Privacy Act, prompted extended discussion about whether its geolocation provisions could affect stadium and venue security tracking; the sponsor said the bill was intended to close loopholes around cell phone and vehicle location data and would not change existing permission-based rules, but the bill was still special ordered until the next day. House Bill 894, the transit-oriented development bill, also drew questions about local government concerns and was special ordered, with the floor leader saying county and municipal groups were generally satisfied with the amendments. House Bill 1100 was also taken up after the amendments were adopted, and the title amendment process began as the transcript ended.

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• We remember that small businesses were forced to close, many for good.
• Small family-owned businesses were forced to close while all the big box stores stayed open.
• My daughter was forced to drop out of college and put her life and career on hold.
• Blunt Force, trauma, spent an old, any fraud on death records.
• It may turn out to be the answer to a new emerging threat that's much more deadly than COVID.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management held a hearing on several emergency management bills, with most of the testimony focused on Senate Bill 539, which would prohibit COVID-19 mRNA vaccination or gene-altering procedures as a condition of entry, employment, school attendance, or access to public venues. Senator Durant and many public witnesses supported the bill, arguing that COVID-era mandates were coercive, ineffective, and harmful, and that the state should not require proof of vaccination in future emergencies. One witness, Joanne Tuller, testified in opposition, saying the government should retain authority to impose public health measures in emergencies and warning against permanently limiting that power based on the COVID experience. The committee also heard testimony on Senate Bill 540, concerning the prevention of radioactive material discharge, with a Sierra Club representative and local residents opposing Holtec’s disposal of wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant and citing health, environmental, and economic concerns in Plymouth and nearby communities. Senator Driscoll testified in support of Senate Bills 537 and 538, describing them as measures to strengthen the Commonwealth’s strategic preparedness stockpile and to create a framework for emergency response during surges in hospitalizations, including temporary waivers of prior authorization when hospitals are over capacity. In addition, Dr. Jennifer Carlson testified in support of H.885, a resolve creating a special commission on the field of emergency management, arguing that the profession should be more fully professionalized and staffed by dedicated experts rather than part-time “second hat” officials. Several other bills on the docket, including H.883 and H.84, had no sign-ups. The chair closed each bill’s testimony section as the list was exhausted, and the hearing was adjourned without any votes taken during the session.

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• This bill would force single-officer agencies to file and seal misconduct records about themselves with
• So first, use of force reports.
• When an officer fills out a use of force report after using force, that report is not considered personnel
• The reporting almost universally shows that force incidents involving injury are rare, but sometimes
• Use of force documents. Can you tell me where those lie? Are they like the body cam? Separate.

Bills: SB 15

Keywords: law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code, 997, house, all

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• FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER CURRENT LAW, A PERSON MAY NOT USE OR THREATEN TO USE FORCE TO RESIST A ARREST.
• IT CHANGES IT TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF FORCE TO RESIST AN ARREST.
• FORCE TO RESIST A LAWFUL OR UNLAWFUL ARREST, INCLUDING WHEN AN OFFICER, AS WE KNOW, HAS BEEN DISCUSSED
• TO USE FORCE TO RESIST LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE DON'T WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO DO THAT.
• SO, ARE WE IMPLYING THAT WE'RE NOW AUTHORIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO USE FORCE EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW IT'S

Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SCR8, SB8, SB108, SB125, SB251, SB318, SB378, SB379, SB396, SB472, SB487, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB583, SB608, SB650, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB710, SB763, SB854, SB875, SB916, SB924, SB925, SB958, SB961, SB965, SB987, SB988, SB1006, SB1019, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1146, SB1185, SB1194, SB1202, SB1252, SB1253, SB1330, SB1343, SB1362, SB1497, SB1498, SB1499, SB1527, SB1547, SB1596, SB1697, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SCR8, SB925, SB1362, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB1352, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1146, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SB378, SB710, SB916, SB1019, SB1146, SB1194, SB1253, SB1499, SB213, SB925, SB1362, SR263, SR311, SR333, SCR8, SB2407, SB2722, SB2949, SB2407, SB2722, SB2949

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship, election integrity, constitutional amendment, voting rights, central bank digital currency, CBDC, Federal Reserve, digital dollar, digital currency, cashless payments, financial privacy, cybersecurity, government surveillance, financial surveillance, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit finance, banking policy, monetary policy

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• Shouldn't there be legislation that would force them to pay to make to pay their way as well?
• He is the archery team captain and was accepted to the Naval Air Force Academy summer seminar.
• He wants to attend the Air Force Academy to study aviation.
• He is the archery team captain and was accepted to the Naval Air Force Academy summer seminar.
• He wants to attend the Air Force Academy to study aviation.

Bills: HB2059, HB3920, HB2992, HB3267, HB4457, HB3800, HB3818, HB4425, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4333, HB4340, HB4343, HB4344, HB4363, HB4229, HB4230, HB4236, HB4246, HB1979, HB3431, HB3052, HB3047, HB3048, HB4092, HB4302, HB3261, HB3704, HB3312, HB3546, HB3849, HCR1021, HB4105, HB4159, HB4304, HB3835, HB3619, HB4490, HB3710, HB4201, HB3907, HB3748

Keywords: health care, medication, inmates, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, reimbursement, county jails, medical expenses, sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, procurement, transplant research, Oklahoma Tax Code, HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers

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• I have my husband, United States Air Force veteran and attorney Chattabeda.

Bills: HB111, HJR1, HB61, HB8, HB30, HB43, HB156, HJM2, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB70, SB3, HJM3

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• This bill would force single officer agencies to file and seal misconduct records about themselves with
• So first, use of force reports.
• In which courts determined that when an officer fills out a use of force report, after using force, that
• The reporting almost universally shows that force incidents involving injury are rare, but sometimes
• Use of force documents, can you tell me where those lie?

Bills: SB 15

Keywords: law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code