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HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • So the bill, as I read it, would classify anything over 750 watts as outside of the classification of
  • as we adopt them but classifications as we adopt them but also<01:06:13.520> to<01:06:13.799>
  • As we try to put forth classifications, language for sale disclosure, a prohibition on governors, and
  • <01:15:18.840> uh<01:15:19.040> language<01:15:19.440> for forth classifications
  • uh language for forth classifications uh language for sale<01:15:20.280> disclosure<01:15:21.280
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard a 10 a.m. agenda covering a range of transportation, liability, harbor, and bicycle-related bills. Testimony was mixed on several measures: HB 263, which would exempt full-time college students from vehicle weight tax, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and others; HB 135, authorizing general obligation bonds to purchase property on the North Shore of Oʻahu, had support; HB 860, granting immunity to the state or county for repairs on roads with disputed jurisdiction, drew support from DOT, DLNR, and the City and County of Honolulu but opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice; and HB 996, which would abolish joint and several liability for government entities in highway-related civil actions, also drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice and support from the Attorney General’s office and DOT. The committee also heard HB 1167, an emergency appropriation for motor carrier enforcement, and HB 1259, which would remove the need for an engineering study before reducing speed limits within 10 mph of the current limit; both had support from DOT and related groups. HB 1156 and HB 960, both related to harbor financing and capital advancement contracts, were supported by DOT, with DOT explaining that higher bond and contract ceilings were needed because project costs have increased since the limits were set decades ago. HB 142, exempting certain nonprofit community-based transportation providers from motor carrier regulation, and HB 914, creating a water carrier inflationary cost index mechanism and allowing PUC exemptions, also received support from multiple stakeholders, with the Consumer Advocacy Division noting that the inflationary adjustment issue was already active in a rate case. The committee also took testimony on several electric bicycle and micromobility bills. HB 486 would restrict where electric bicycles may operate, prohibit unsafe operation and removal of speed-limiting devices, and fund a safety education campaign; it drew opposition from the Hawaii Bicycling League and several individuals, with one supporter. HB 435 would redefine and classify electric bicycles, raise the minimum operating age, and add registration and use rules; it was supported by DOT and the Hawaii Bicycling League, with one individual opposing. HB 958 would regulate motorized bicycles and electric micromobility devices, require helmets for minors, and fund a coordinated education campaign; it drew support from the City and County of Honolulu, Council Member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, but opposition from Moped Doctors and others, who argued the bill could harm the moped industry and that more study was needed. After testimony, the committee recessed and then reconvened for decision-making. In decision-making, the committee deferred HB 263 and HB 996. It passed HB 135, HB 860, HB 1167, HB 1259, HB 1156, and HB 960 with amendments, generally adopting HD1 versions, making technical changes, and setting effective dates to July 1, 3000 for the amended measures. The chair explained that HB 263 was deferred because a blanket tax exemption for one class could create inequities and a tax credit might be a better approach. HB 996 was deferred because the chair said the state’s long-standing policy of ensuring safe roads and maintaining accountability for highway design and maintenance remained important. For HB 960, the chair said the current contract caps were too low for modern harbor projects and that higher limits would improve flexibility and efficiency. The committee also noted Representative Cochran was excused for the remaining votes.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/27/2026)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • The classifications um you can provide different policies for your employees based on their classifications
  • > can<01:55:39.840> provide The classifications um you can provide The classifications
  • :46.080> classifications<01:55:46.880> can right verbiage and classifications can right
  • You'll notice those classifications.
  • classifications do not include names. classifications do not include names.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • the Department of Liquor Licensing and Control, and other various items like violation fees and classifications
  • They also switched up slightly the violation fees and classifications and added a few definitions.
  • They also switched up slightly the violation I also switched up slightly the violation fees and classifications
Keywords: 1182, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAL Public Hearing - Tue Jan 28, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Water & Land

Transcript Highlights:
  • If we don't have this type of provision transferred to Civil Service, the classification pay range will
  • That would require DEHRD to reclassify an entire classification of professional?
  • Oh, that is a, um, it depends on the classification.
  • And so we would have to work with DEHRD to create an entirely new classification for our archaeologist
  • specific professional classifications specific professional classifications so<00:13:37.600>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 114, concerning employment in the State Historic Preservation Program, drew support from DLNR, which said the measure would help retain qualified archaeologists, architects, and other professionals by preserving current pay levels for a limited number of positions. Members raised concerns about expanding exempt positions and the effect on union coverage, and DLNR said it was also working with DEHRD on longer-term reclassification issues. No vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided. HB 12, relating to tort liability, drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, which argued the bill would create overly broad immunity for landowners, conflict with Hawaii’s comparative fault framework, and undermine existing recreational liability law. Supporters said it would reduce liability concerns and encourage landowners to allow hiking, hunting, search-and-rescue training, and firearms-related uses on private land. The committee then moved on without any recorded vote in the excerpt. The committee also discussed HB 29 on counties, but no county representative was present, and members questioned whether the proposal should instead proceed through condemnation if it involved a forced sale. HB 175 on property maintenance received DLNR comments that the bill should be narrowed to noxious weeds and that fire-related provisions were more properly handled by county fire departments and the State Fire Marshal. HB 331 on permits drew support from several state agencies, but the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed it unless “repetitive construction” was defined more clearly; members and agencies discussed narrowing the bill to avoid unintended impacts on water and utility infrastructure. The committee also heard strong support for HB 3 on North Shore beach management, HB 309 on fish ponds, and HB 306 on water code penalties, though the Board of Water Supply raised concerns about increased fines and suggested an alternative governor’s bill and clearer administrative rules.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Labor, Health & Social Services, February 13, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • one last key point is that it does not, by virtue of receiving benefits, change your employment classification
  • classification. That's key for the bill. classification. That's key for the bill.
  • <00:07:07.199> So<00:07:07.360> when<00:07:07.599> I employment classification
  • So when I employment classification.
  • <00:07:19.599> from change your classification from change your classification from independent
Bills: HB0028, HB0080
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • departments to establish that the salary for newly appointed personnel may be arranged between the classification
  • departments to establish that the salary for newly appointed personnel may be arranged between the classification
  • arranged appointed personnel may be arranged between<00:11:55.640> the<00:11:55.720> classification
  • <00:11:56.680> minimum<00:11:57.440> and between the classification minimum and between
  • the classification minimum and the<00:11:57.640> midpoint.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting’s minutes, and then reviewed a series of administrative regulations from multiple agencies. Most of the regulations were presented as technical updates or policy clarifications, and in each case the committee approved staff-suggested amendments without objection. The Department of Revenue regulation would delete a section on tax credits for trusts and estates to align with statute. The Kentucky Public Pensions Authority package updated definitions, sick leave credit rules, hazardous/non-hazardous employment participation, refund procedures, contribution limits, mortality table references, and incorporated federal tax references. The Board of Medical Licensure regulations addressed renewal and activation of inactive physician-assistant licenses and renewal/reinstatement timelines for athletic trainer licenses. The Fish and Wildlife regulations revised rules for Otter Creek and Peabody areas by deleting definitions and creating shooting-range permit exemptions. The committee also heard emergency vocational rehabilitation regulations that would clarify definitions, due process rights, federal compliance, service fees, in-state service preferences, and service-specific requirements; a workforce insurance regulation updating contribution/reporting rules for professional employer organizations; and a horse racing regulation adding license categories for allied animal health professionals, animal chiropractors, and equine dental providers, while updating fees, application timing, and special events licensing. Members asked questions about the horse racing licensure changes, and the agency explained they were responding to prior session changes and adding guardrails, including veterinarian sign-off for equine therapist licensure on the back side of a racetrack. The Department for Public Health package made several personnel and salary-related changes for local health departments, including salary ranges for new hires, probation and evaluation rules, salary increases after probation, and limits on certain leave payouts for employees who separate without proper notice or are dismissed for cause. The Office of Inspector General regulation added electronic prescription references and removed authority to create a new prescription number for partial dispensing of Schedule II prescriptions. The Department for Medicaid Services regulations updated provider group definitions, removed some service limits, required prior authorization for all genetic testing for non-MCO recipients, changed physician fee schedule updates from quarterly to annually, and added reimbursement for department-approved vaccines. Members asked detailed questions about genetic testing prior authorization and sleep disorder coverage; the agency said prior authorization is intended to take two to five days and that sleep disorder services generally involve sleep apnea-related treatments such as CPAP machines and sleep studies. The committee then adjourned and announced its next meeting for Tuesday, May 12 at 1:00 p.m.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • But it's just like our classification, so we're looking to find the right person to put in the right
  • And so we really work hard on making sure, from a classification perspective, a security perspective,
  • needs or classification processes that go through this department.
  • That's part of our classification.
  • So annually, a classification board is conducted with the correctional program officer and the individual
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The commission approved the July 11 minutes and then received a detailed follow-up presentation from the Department of Correction on facility footprint, mission-driven housing, programming, and technology. Commissioner Jenkins and Deputy Commissioner Peterson explained recent and planned facility changes, including the closures of Walpole, MCI Cedar Junction, and MCI Concord, the transition of the Plymouth Section 35/Mass Act program to Health and Human Services, the return of Bay State to DOC control for possible future use, and the Shattuck Hospital move to East Newton Pavilion. Members asked about operational capacity, the exclusion of support beds from occupancy figures, and the status of mothballed or unused facilities. Framingham drew particular attention because of its historically low women’s population and planned renovations; members raised concerns about the cost and the need to consider the broader women’s correctional system. A major portion of the meeting focused on mission-driven units and evidence-based programming. DOC described specialized units for health services, nursing care, clinical stabilization, mental health, residential treatment, protective custody, reentry, emerging adults, education, and substance use recovery, and noted that security threat group support beds are not used. Staff explained the distinction between general population beds and support beds, and between programming and treatment. They said core recidivism-reduction programs are based on risk-need responsivity and COMPAS assessments, with Spectrum Health Systems as the current vendor, and presented recidivism data showing lower reoffending among participants who completed programs such as violence reduction, criminal thinking, and the Correctional Recovery Academy. For women, they highlighted the pathways model at MCI Framingham, which combines trauma-informed, gender-responsive services, and reported strong outcomes for those engaged for at least 26 weeks. Members asked about how needs are identified and counted, how declinations are handled, and how the department distinguishes completion from ongoing maintenance. DOC said participation is voluntary, individuals are re-recommended over time, and completion is recorded in the system when criteria are met. They also discussed educational supports for learning disabilities and trauma, including IEP/504 coordination, tutoring, and a new school psychologist for testing. Questions were raised about family reunification programming, and DOC pointed to family-focused services, mediation, Read to Me Mommy, and the Brave unit for young fathers. Sheriff Cabral and Sheriff Cochie praised the presentation and emphasized the importance of family reunification and the realities of trauma in incarcerated people’s lives. The final section highlighted the expanded use of tablets across all facilities. DOC said tablets now support free phone calls, emails, video visits, surveys, educational content, medical updates, sick-call requests, and an earned-good-time app, while also helping with communication during facility closures and with ongoing programming. Staff said the tablets are used both for learning and recreation, and that more than half of the incarcerated population uses them monthly for educational purposes. Members discussed whether user feedback or “reviews” of programs could help increase participation, and DOC said tablet-based surveys make that possible. The meeting ended with general agreement that the department has expanded programming and technology substantially and is using them to support reentry, communication, and facility operations.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 1/16/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • 01.279> protected several different kinds of protected several different kinds of protected classifications
  • 03.560> chapter<00:14:03.880> 13<00:14:04.399> can<00:14:04.600> give classifications
  • that chapter 13 can give classifications that chapter 13 can give to<00:14:05.240> government
  • <00:15:12.839> some<00:15:13.079> kind<00:15:13.240> of<00:15:13.600> classification
  • will have some kind of classification will have some kind of classification under<00:15:14.600><
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee met for an introductory session focused on committee organization, staff roles, and an overview of the committee’s jurisdiction. Members and staff introduced themselves, and the chair explained that one member was absent due to a meeting with the governor. House fiscal staff member John Walls reviewed the committee’s budget spreadsheet and explained the agencies under the committee’s jurisdiction, including the Supreme Court, Board of Civil Legal Aid, Court of Appeals, district courts, Guardian ad Litem Board, Tax Court, Uniform Laws Commission, Board of Judicial Standards, Board of Public Defense, Human Rights Commission, Office of Appellate Counsel and Training, and the Competency Restoration Board. He also explained how fiscal notes work and how costs or revenue impacts are tracked for bills. Nathan Hopkins then described the committee’s broad civil law jurisdiction, covering areas such as property, torts, contracts, civil rights, consumer protection, employment, family law, remedies, statutes of limitations, damages, burdens of proof, due process, and attorney general enforcement. He also outlined the committee’s role in government data practices under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, emphasizing the distinction between transparency and privacy and noting that bills affecting Chapter 13 are often re-referred to this committee. Ben Johnson added that he handles appropriations and court-related policy provisions, with most budget drafting expected later in the session. A member asked about the Competency Restoration Board, and Johnson explained that it was created to address cases involving criminal defendants found incompetent to proceed, with the goal of coordinating placements and services to restore competency rather than serving as long-term civil commitment. The chair also noted the importance of privacy and technology issues, mentioning past bipartisan work on body cameras, license plate readers, and drones. The meeting ended with a brief announcement about a law school for legislators program and an invitation to attend upcoming Zoom sessions, after which the committee adjourned.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • , the number by classifications, and some of that more detailed information we are currently actively
  • Engineers are the feeder rank for the fire captain classification.
  • The plan puts the engineer classifications at a 4.0 staffing factor, and it puts the captain and firefighter
  • classifications at a 3.11 staffing factor, further widening that gap.
  • It varies by classification, so it depends on where we're at in a hiring cycle.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MI

Michigan 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session 26-06-24

Michigan Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Camilleri offers Senate Bill 1074, a bill to provide for the classification of all public roads
  • , streets, and highways in the state, and for the revision of that classification, and for additions
  • to and deletions from each classification.
Summary: The Senate convened with 30 members present, heard the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, and approved several temporary excusals. The chamber received gubernatorial appointments to multiple boards and commissions, then recessed and later took up resolutions and legislation. It adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, a tribute memorializing former Senator and Representative Robert Geake, after remarks honoring his long legislative career and public service; the resolution was adopted and all members and the Lieutenant Governor were added as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, which approved an extension of a state of emergency related to gasoline prices through Labor Day. Senator Camilleri argued the extension would help lower fuel costs for residents, while Senator McBroom later criticized the resolution as political theater and urged action on substantive energy legislation, including a pending Upper Peninsula-related bill. The resolution passed by roll call, 36-1. In floor action, the Senate introduced and referred several bills, including measures on the Income Tax Act, Michigan Trust Fund Act, road classification, the Food Law, Motor Fuels Quality Act, and automated decision tools in employment. The chamber then passed three bills on third reading: Senate Bill 480 on child care organization licensing and regulation, Senate Bill 517 amending the Revised School Code, and Senate Bill 278 amending the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966. The Senate adjourned after statements and a final motion to adjourn until June 25 at 10 a.m.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the reason why we are denied to go to a lower level when we go to a classification board is because
  • Classification is one of the vital, vital things...
  • Classification is one of the vital things that dictates how our prison sentence goals, right?
  • I'll say again, the Department of Corrections has injected age into the classification process.
  • These individuals have been denied parole despite low classification codes, scores, lack of D reports
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security focused on several correction-related bills, including visitation reform, elder and medical parole, incarcerated persons’ human rights, and creation of an independent correctional oversight office. Vice Chair Christopher Worrell chaired the hearing in place of Chair Dan Cahill for much of the session and explained that the committee would first hear from incarcerated individuals remotely, then move to public testimony. The committee repeatedly enforced three-minute limits and accepted written testimony as well. Much of the testimony from incarcerated people emphasized that visitation is central to rehabilitation, family stability, and reentry, and that current DOC policies—visitor caps, pre-approval requirements, scheduling rules, dress-code enforcement, and restrictions on contact—have reduced family contact and caused harm. Several speakers argued that elderly and medically frail prisoners should be released through parole because incarceration is costly, ineffective, and inhumane for people who pose little public-safety risk. Others described poor prison conditions, limited programming, inadequate healthcare, segregation-like housing, and the impact of K2 use, suicides, and self-harm. Supporters of the oversight bill said an independent office is needed to address racial disparities, grievance failures, and lack of accountability within the DOC. A number of speakers tied their support to personal experiences, including alleged racial discrimination, denial of programs, and barriers to family visits. Some testified that rehabilitative programming, education, and restorative justice reduce violence and improve outcomes, while others said the DOC spends too little on programming and too much on punishment. Committee members asked a few follow-up questions, including about K2 contraband and how to reduce drugs in facilities, and one member asked about typical visitation lengths. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony on the bills and several witnesses urged favorable reports.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 27th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Transcript Highlights:
  • to understand what is the current group classification?
  • classification for your board members? They're currently group six.
  • Classification with no dollars attributed to it.
  • I mean group seven, but I understand I'm using old group classifications.
  • where salaries are below the same classification titles, and other.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 6 (1-13-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 334, an act relating to sex-based classifications. Representative Maserone.
  • House Bill 334, an act relating to<00:11:45.360> sex-based<00:11:46.000> classifications.
  • to sex-based classifications. to sex-based classifications.
Summary: The House opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 96 members present. Routine business followed: absent members were excused, the rules were suspended to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and the journal from January 12, 2026 was approved. No bills were taken up on second reading, and there were no committee reports or orders of the day at that point. During announcements, members recognized the Frederick Douglass High School cheerleading squad for winning a state title, and several members noted visits or upcoming events involving Kentucky firefighters and fire chiefs. Multiple committee meeting notices were also shared, and House Bill 244 was withdrawn by its primary sponsor. The clerk then read a long list of newly filed bills and resolutions covering topics including pharmacist reimbursements, immigration enforcement, housing, identity documents, sex-based classifications, school choking prevention, local minimum wages, rental property, labor standards, wages, veterans issues, homelessness prevention, real property appraisers, jury duty, paramedic education, adult performances, sanctuary policies, charitable gaming, court costs, National Guard benefits, child care coverage, and several resolutions. The chamber then considered House Resolution 21, honoring the victims of the UPS Airlines Flight 2976 crash in Louisville and commending first responders. The sponsor described the crash, named the victims, and detailed the extensive multi-agency response. The House opened the board for additional co-sponsors, observed a moment of silence, and adopted the resolution without objection. Afterward, the House recessed briefly for Committee on Committees and Rules Committee meetings, then received committee referrals for numerous bills to standing committees. No floor amendments were introduced, and the House adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • calls that inform our regulatory practice and provide more specific clarity to insurers about the classification
  • Section two outlines the classification of company data under chapter 13 and allows for summary-level
  • The data classification provisions are consistent with existing data classification of similar data reported
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Special Education Funding Committee May 6th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Special Education Funding Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • qualifications for being on an IEP have changed over the years, did it put more kids in that classification
  • Public Schools, for instance, 7% of our budget's health care, and we looked at an 18% increase in premiums
  • doesn't get eaten up by other potential increased costs a school district has, like higher health care premiums
Keywords: 908, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Special Education Funding Committee May 6th, 2026

Special Education Funding Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • because the qualifications for being IEP have changed over the years, did it put more kids in that classification
  • Public Schools, for instance, 7% of our budget's health care, and we looked at an 18% increase in premiums
  • doesn't get eaten up by other potential increased costs a school district has, like higher health care premiums
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4, 2026 minutes, and received a lengthy Department of Public Instruction presentation from Stanley Schauer Jr. on North Dakota student performance data in math and ELA, with comparisons between students with disabilities and students without disabilities. Schauer explained the assessment systems used, the 1% alternate assessment cap for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, the absence of 2019-20 data due to the pandemic, and how state standards are set by North Dakota educators. Members asked about cohort trends, the role of alternate assessments, grade-level patterns, and whether the state should focus more on reducing the novice category than on moving students from approaching to proficient. Schauer also discussed the new NDA Plus assessment, the state’s planned growth model, and the possibility of future breakdowns by disability category or by schools using science-of-math approaches. Special education educators testified that students with disabilities continued to receive services during COVID because of FAPE obligations, which likely helped limit learning loss, and emphasized that IEP teams focus on individual growth rather than only proficiency buckets. Committee members then shifted to special education funding and possible funding models. Brandon Bombach of Grand Forks Public Schools presented on the state aid formula, focusing on the special education weighting factor and arguing that the current formula does not adequately respond to growing student needs because it counts enrollment but does not adjust when the number of students with IEPs rises. He used examples to show that a district can have the same enrollment and receive the same weighting even if the number of students needing services increases. Members discussed whether the formula should be tied more closely to actual need and accountability, and the chair indicated that the committee would continue gathering data and ideas for a later meeting.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 4th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • school districts, like individuals and businesses, have been hammered by... skyrocketing insurance premiums
  • In our case, recapture is a big one. big one, $800 to $900 million, but insurance premiums.
  • And that's one of the classifications is income level.
Bills: HB2, HB2
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 04/08/26

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The classifications are already in statute.
  • <01:46:55.800> of<01:46:55.880> the uh specific classification of the uh specific classification
  • <01:47:05.160> and the vehicle's classification and the vehicle's classification and application
  • ,<01:58:29.640> the classification system, you know, the classification system, you know,
  • mandatory standards for classification mandatory standards for classification and<01:59:24.680><
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hied Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a classification that can lead to lawful permanent residency, as Representative Hicks describes.
  • It's a classification that can lead to lawful permanent residency, as Representative Hicks describes.
  • It's a classification that can lead to lawful permanent residency, as Representative Hicks describes.
  • It's a classification that can lead to lawful permanent residency, commonly referred to as a green card
  • a long history of challenging the constitutionality of laws that include gender or race-based classifications