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• Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.
• Colby, I've worked on many, many cases like this of financial fraud, securities fraud.
• Accordingly, the Texas Center for the Judiciary says that this split in practice...
• I'm willing to operate under these rules because these rules are not unfair.
• What is a security interest? What is reasonably necessary? What is aggravated?

Bills: HB867, HB1347, HB1801, HB1820, HB2197, HB2617, HB3110, HB3166, HB3330, HB4237, HB4342, HB4629, HB4933, HJR148

Keywords: criminal case dismissal, attorney discretion, law enforcement misconduct, judicial approval, evidence, judicial consent, transparency, healthcare, Medicare, insurance, elderly, retired, benefits, access, cost, criminal justice, case dismissal, prosecutorial discretion, law enforcement oversight, criminal procedure

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• Center. So, Mr.
• Center is. Senator Isalvosia Center Figueroa. Senator Figueroa votes yes. Senator Gallegos.
• Center Nava. Center Nava votes yes. Centra O'Malley. Senator O'Malley votes yes. Center Padilla.
• Center share. Center share votes yes. Center Schendo. Senator Schendo votes yes. Center Souls.
• Center Stewart. Senator Stewart votes yes. Center Thornton. Senator Thornton votes yes.

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• 23:50.960><c> Champions</c> the Placers and Regional Champions the Placers and Regional Champions taking
• </c><00:24:09.679><c> champions</c> tournament and regional champions tournament and regional champions
• And the purpose, the only purpose that we have in this room is to secure those rights.
• </c> secure those rights. secure those rights.
• </c> their government that when we've secured their government that when we've secured that<01:29:05.360

Keywords: 981, all

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• for the games, and some organizations operate both types of operations.
• for the games, and some organizations operate both types of operations.
• for the games, and some organizations operate both types of operations.
• for the games, and some organizations operate both types of operations.
• for the games, and some organizations operate both types of operations.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• According to research by scholar Lisa Geller of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions,
• According to research by scholar Lisa Geller of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions,
• This is where she poured her energy into a 15-year fight to secure collective bargaining rights for over
• And so it is just hard to imagine that there is a time that Bob won't be at the center of whatever it
• are everywhere in Yolo County and in the her footprints are everywhere in Yolo County and in the region

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Large cities operate differently than small towns.
• </c><04:48:05.760><c> it</c> summertime uh as it operates it summertime uh as it operates it naturally
• operational operational needs<04:59:16.840><c> this</c><04:59:17.000><c> in</c><04:59:17.160><c> turn
• </c><04:59:49.920><c> which</c> require less energy to operate which require less energy to operate which
• </c><05:10:30.040><c> with</c><05:10:30.200><c> a</c> can operate with a can operate with a lower<05:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 216, which Representative Carol Maguire described as a fix to a workers’ compensation/retirement “glitch.” The bill would remove the current limit that only one year of workers’ compensation time can be credited as retirement service time. Maguire argued the limit is arbitrary and affects only a very small number of grievously injured workers, while committee members asked about the fiscal impact, available data, and whether the change could affect workers’ compensation rates or incentives. Mark Kavar of the New Hampshire Retirement System said Labor could not provide data on how many people exceed a year on weekly indemnity benefits, so the fiscal note used a conservative estimate that could be scaled down; he also explained that workers’ comp is not earnable compensation, which is why service credit stops after a year, and noted that many long-term cases move into disability retirement or lump-sum settlements. The committee closed the hearing, entered executive session, and voted ought to pass on HB 216 by a 13-0 roll call, sending it to consent and noting it would also go to Finance. The committee then acted on House Bill 85, adopting Amendment 0037 and then voting ought to pass as amended by another 13-0 roll call. The bill was described as allowing second-year respiratory therapy students to work under supervision using the skills they have already learned, with support from the Hospital Association and no opposition noted. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 267, the animal chiropractors bill. Members said the bill had been approved previously but was vetoed because of a defect; the problem has now been corrected, and the bill is intended to reduce delays caused by requiring veterinary referrals before chiropractors can treat animals. The committee voted ought to pass 13-0 and placed the bill on consent.

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• So by having this in this bill, will that limit us to explore other regional sites?
• </c> it's going to have to be regionally it's going to have to be regionally where<00:24:44.960><c> it
• There is a leaseholder that holds the lease, not wanting to have dairy operations.
• operating operating funds<00:54:02.599><c> um</c><00:54:03.359><c> for</c> Funds, um, for the coordination
• team, as well as for the working group that they will use that pot of money to operate.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, with most witnesses either supporting the bills or offering technical concerns and suggested amendments. On SB 338, testimony came from the Department of Taxation, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and Surpac, and the bill later moved forward with amendments. On SB 558, testimony was largely in support from the Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Local Food Coalition, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the Agribusiness Development Corporation, which described the measure as supporting rural jobs, food-system development, and use of off-grade agricultural products. ADC requested flexibility for neighbor-island siting and funding allocations, while the committee also discussed whether the bill’s language should be made more general and whether it could raise constitutional concerns about overly specific site designations. The bill was advanced with amendments and a noted appropriation allocation of $350,000. The committee also heard SB 186, which drew support from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Public Health Institute, DED, ADC, AAHU RC&D, and the Hawaii Youth Food Council. Supporters said the measure would improve coordination among agencies on food systems, help address food security and the state’s 30% by 2030 farm-to-school goal, and create a more organized statewide food systems effort. SB 328 received support from the Department of Taxation and Hawaii Farm Bureau, with Farm Bureau describing it as a way to repurpose existing dairy infrastructure to revive hog production and support livestock and farm-to-school goals; the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the measure as a potentially narrow industry incentive that could unfairly benefit a specific taxpayer and said a direct appropriation would be more transparent. SB 89 was described by Hawaii Farm Bureau as a labeling measure intended to protect the integrity of a culturally relevant local product, though the group raised concerns about wording and implementation timing. Later, SB 742 received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaii System, Hawaii KidsCAN, the Hawaii Workforce Funders Collaborative, and the State Commission on the Status of Women. Testifiers said the bill would improve cross-agency data sharing, support workforce and education planning, and create public-facing dashboards; the Commission on the Status of Women asked to be included in the working group or as an advisory member. In decision-making, the committee adopted amendments and advanced SB 338, SB 558, and SB 1186. For SB 1186, the chair’s recommendation added three positions, specified committee-note funding amounts for those positions and operating funds, and revised working-group membership to have co-chairs appoint five members with relevant experience and expertise.

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• And hospital, life resource center, hospital, life resource center, retirement<02:59:22.280><c> center
• Ladies and gentlemen, this deals with our children centers, our education centers.
• Ladies and gentlemen, this deals with our children centers, our education centers.
• </c> these important centers. these important centers. Thank<03:45:02.960><c> you.
• </c><04:01:24.480><c> So,</c> serviced by these centers. So, serviced by these centers.

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• And at the center of that experience is a coach.
• And at the center of that experience is a coach.
• Many other countries are already operating with this model.
• But in the region, in the Inland Empire region, we are going towards that model of a more complex venue
• Essentially, in order to operate one of these online platforms, you would need to... ...in order to operate

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Number one, it clarifies that regional occupational centers and programs are eligible to participate
• funding for LEAs that expand dual enrollment opportunities for justice-involved youth in county-operated
• So mirroring how we have technical assistance centers for our community schools, this would be something
• I mean, have you talked to folks that are currently operating and doing screening within...
• , particularly in some of the regions where, you know, we need to be making investments.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education heard the Governor’s proposals on dual enrollment, reading difficulty screeners, special education, school facilities, and Commission on Teacher Credentialing programs. On dual enrollment, the Department of Finance described a $100 million one-time Proposition 98 investment to expand the Dual Enrollment Opportunities Grant Program, along with changes to make regional occupational centers eligible, add funding for justice-involved youth, prioritize higher-need LEAs, support teacher professional development, and reduce daily instructional minute requirements for some dual enrollment students. The LAO recommended rejecting the new funding as not clearly addressing implementation barriers, while CDE supported the proposal and suggested reserving $10 million for technical assistance. Committee members and public commenters generally supported the expansion, with some asking for technical assistance and broader access, including adult dual enrollment. The committee also reviewed a $40 million one-time Proposition 98 proposal for reading difficulty screener implementation and related trailer bill language that would require screening after 91 school days for kindergarten and 46 school days for grades 1-2. Finance said the timing was intended to reduce over-identification and align with evidence from preliminary data; the LAO recommended rejecting the funding and redirecting it to a discretionary block grant. CDE supported the funding and the general approach but acknowledged the need for local support and training. Several committee members and public witnesses raised concerns that the proposed timing restrictions were too rigid and could delay early intervention, while others supported the delay as a way to improve accuracy and avoid misidentification. For special education, Finance proposed ongoing Proposition 98 increases to adjust for COLA and enrollment changes and to raise the statewide special education base rate to $99 per ADA, equalizing rates across SELPAs. The LAO said the proposal should be adopted but estimated it could be funded for less than the Governor’s figure. CDE and multiple local education representatives strongly supported the increase, citing rising special education enrollment, cost pressures, and large local funding gaps. The committee also heard a brief overview of the school facilities proposal, which continues $1.5 billion in Proposition 2 bond funding for the School Facility Program; OPSC reported significant remaining bond authority but also substantial pending demand, and explained that natural disaster school rebuilding draws from the broader new construction and modernization pools. Finally, the committee reviewed Commission on Teacher Credentialing proposals, including the already-funded $300 million Student Teacher Stipend Program, new state operations resources for misconduct investigations and grant administration, and a $250 million one-time continuation of the Teacher Residency Grant Program. CTC said its grants management system is ready and that it expects better data tracking; public testimony broadly supported the educator workforce investments and urged continued funding for the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and additional support for rural and leadership pipeline programs. No votes were taken, and the hearing adjourned after public testimony.

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• line, is going to read: 'when possible and with consideration of geographic parameters within the region
• Representative Wiley: Amendment 4 is the operative part of it.
• Their name, date of birth, Social Security number, anything.
• This is to develop procedures and processes to which we're going to operate and make decisions.
• It's Social Security number, state of birth, and home address.

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

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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• We were the ones setting the pace for the entire region.
• We were the ones setting the pace for the entire region.
• We're not really pleased with, you know, the region right now.
• We're not really pleased with, you know, the region right now.
• They operate primarily like a business.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard presentations on the Idaho State Department of Agriculture and the State Liquor Division. For Agriculture, legislative staff reviewed the agency’s structure, staffing, dedicated funds, and FY 2026–2027 budget requests, including pay adjustments, replacement items, IT hardware, a reappropriation for the Resilient Food Systems Grant, and two major one-time requests: a deficiency warrant for exotic pest response and a supplemental appropriation for quagga mussel treatment. Director Chanel Tewalt emphasized the history and urgency of Idaho’s invasive species program, described the state’s rapid response to quagga mussels, and explained how the program uses inspections, stations, chemicals, and other tools to reduce risk. Members asked about grant timing, vehicle replacement, signage costs, research into alternative treatments, chemical costs, possible use of sturgeon, and whether budget cuts would affect inspection stations; the director said some station openings or hours could be delayed or reduced, but priority would be given to border crossings and higher-risk locations. The committee then reviewed the State Liquor Division budget. Staff outlined the division’s dedicated-fund operations, personnel levels, statutory distributions, and FY 2027 requests for inflation, replacement items, and IT/security equipment, all recommended by the governor. Director Andrew Arulenandum said his priorities were safety, legal exposure, and operational continuity, citing a store shelving collapse and warehouse safety needs as reasons for some requests. Members asked about a policy proposal to restrict bulk lottery ticket purchases by out-of-state syndicates, the division’s pricing and markup structure, and whether Idaho might move away from a state-run liquor model. The director and his staff said the lottery restriction would not have a fiscal impact, that the markup is standardized, and that while the division remains open to efficiency ideas, the current control-state structure is intended to support revenue and temperance. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would return the next day to take action on FY 2027 maintenance budgets.

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• :24.240><c> Planning</c> the Strafford Regional Planning the Strafford Regional Planning Commission.
• </c> Um Strafford RPC is one of nine regional Um Strafford RPC is one of nine regional planning<00:31
• Um, we operate from the Seacoast region of New Hampshire into Boston South Station, Logan Airport, and
• </c> between where you run your operation between where you run your operation from<00:42:05.800><c>
• </c> regional drinking water infrastructure. regional drinking water infrastructure.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And so when I define it as a national security issue, and I think of it as national security, I think
• We need to operate in real time.
• And what I would say is we're probably operating at about 10% of the level that we should operate at.
• And what I would say is we're probably operating at about 10% of the level that we should operate at.
• I also just want to emphasize your focus on food security being ...to emphasize your focus on food security

Summary: The committee received an overview from Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, including staffing, licensing, forestry, law enforcement, and consumer services. He emphasized agriculture as a major economic driver and a national security issue, arguing that Florida should protect farmland, aquifer recharge areas, and the wildlife corridor through the Rural and Family Lands program. He said the program is cost-effective because the state buys development rights rather than land outright, keeps land on local tax rolls, and helps preserve farmland in perpetuity. He also highlighted the Fresh From Florida marketing program, increased social media reach, and the department’s efforts to reduce vacancies and improve pay and efficiency. Members asked about nutrient management, citrus disease, housing, disaster recovery, wildfire prevention, interdiction stations, and concealed carry permitting. Simpson said SB 1000 and updated best management practice manuals, informed by University of Florida research, are helping agriculture use less water and fertilizer, and he described citrus greening as having devastated the industry while noting research, replanting programs, and CUPS as possible paths to recovery. On housing, he argued that allowing H-2A farmworker housing on farms would ease pressure on the broader housing market, and on disasters he described a zero-interest loan program for farmers affected by hurricanes and other events. He also detailed wildfire preparedness improvements, including upgraded helicopters, dozers, drones, and prescribed burns. The commissioner said ag interdiction stations are catching stolen semis, drugs, human trafficking, and other illegal activity, and that the department wants more technology, including X-ray scanning, to inspect more trucks. He also discussed concealed carry administration, saying the department cleared a large backlog and that constitutional carry reduced but did not eliminate permit demand because permits still provide reciprocity and other benefits. Members generally praised the department’s work, expressed support for rural land protection, Fresh From Florida, water-quality improvements, and foreign-interference concerns, and the meeting ended with no formal votes or other committee action beyond adjournment.

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• </c><01:24:31.440><c> to</c> Alabama Veterans Resource Center to Alabama Veterans Resource Center to
• Center here in Montgomery.
• Operation Operation Epic<01:37:20.960><c> Fury.
• </c> on the Alabama Veterans Resource Center. on the Alabama Veterans Resource Center.
• </c><01:44:44.719><c> just</c> center, it's a beautiful center just center, it's a beautiful center just

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• gathering data and evaluating whether expanding access to grocery delivery could help improve food security
• I presently serve as chief operating officer of Sanctuary, Louisiana. We're located in Lacassine.
• We're the only judicial referral center in the state. We work with all 68 parishes.
• I presently serve as a chief operating office of Sanctuary, Louisiana. We're located in Lacassine.
• We're the only judicial referral center in the state. We work with all 68 parishes.

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 12 and considered a wide range of health, social services, and licensing measures. Early in the meeting, the committee reported favorably HCR 98, which asks the Louisiana Department of Health to study whether SNAP recipients should be allowed to use benefits for grocery delivery fees. The author said the proposal would not change SNAP rules directly, but would examine access issues for elderly, disabled, rural, and transportation-limited residents. The committee also advanced SB 273, a hospice patient-protection bill requiring documentation of hydration, nutrition, and care decisions in inpatient licensed facilities where hospice is provided, with LDH oversight and enforcement authority; members discussed how responsibility is shared between facilities and outside hospice providers, and adopted technical amendments. The committee then approved SB 415, creating the Empower Louisiana Food Purchase Program, a privately funded charitable food-card program intended to let nonprofits distribute food-only cards to people in need. Members and the author discussed whether the cards would be reloadable, which retailers could accept them, and whether prepared foods could be included; LDH said the program could use all SNAP-authorized retailers, and the bill was reported favorably with amendments. SB 437, a cleanup bill for judicially referred residential substance abuse treatment facilities, was also reported favorably with amendments after LDH clarified that facilities providing treatment must be licensed, while residences only housing individuals would not be. SB 451, updating newborn hearing screening terminology and reporting requirements, was reported favorably after testimony that the bill would strengthen early detection and follow-up for deaf or hard-of-hearing children. Later, the committee advanced SB 426, which modernizes the addictive disorder regulatory authority and creates a formal peer support specialist licensing pathway. Supporters said the bill would strengthen the behavioral health workforce, improve accountability, and create a progression from peer support to higher credentials; the committee adopted technical and transition amendments and reported the bill favorably with amendments. SB 236, requiring LDH annual reviews and reports on kidney disease treatment services in Medicaid, was also reported favorably with amendments. Additional measures approved included SB 39, allowing provisional licenses for massage therapy graduates; SB 190, which tightens oversight of poor-performing nursing facilities in the CMS Special Focus Facility Program and sets an 18-month improvement timeline; SB 124, allowing hospitals within the same health system to share peer review records without waiving privilege; HR 174, urging study of fenbendazole as a possible cancer treatment; SB 270, allowing terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in health care facilities; SB 359, changing terms for certain Morehouse Parish hospital district commissioners; and HR 194, requesting de-identified school visual acuity screening data for research. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures favorably, several with amendments.

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• So, what you're speaking about is what most of our work is actually centered around.
• And so our board has said, let's develop a regional plan and... said, let's develop a regional plan and
• So, we already have the regional basis set. We should probably have a vision for the state.
• So, how do data centers and trunk lines that would provide access to data centers, how do they play..
• . ...access to data centers, how do they play into this funding?

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• Benjamin Henderson with the Western Center on Law and Poverty in support. Thank you.
• Like, is there a regional dimension to it?
• A regional dimension to it.
• I'm the local and regional policy director with California YIMBY.
• As you know, in my region, L.A.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This creates structural barriers for housing projects for farm workers in agricultural regions.
• Salvador Lopez, on behalf of Center for Employment and Training and Central Valley Opportunity Center
• Salvador Lopez, on behalf of the Center for Employment and Training and Central Valley Opportunity Center
• , even as the state attempts to drive economic development in disadvantaged regions like the Central
• California manufacturers are operating in one of the most challenging environments in the country.

Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard a series of bills focused on nonprofit tax status, housing, tribal land return, tax relief, economic development, journalism, reparations, manufacturing investment, and pawned property sales tax. The chair explained the committee’s suspense file process and noted that only AB 2270 and AB 2641 were eligible for immediate votes; other measures were referred to suspense after presentation. AB 2084 (Bauer-Kahan) would give the Franchise Tax Board discretion to delay or review revocation of state nonprofit tax-exempt status when federal status is revoked, and AB 2167 (Macedo) would clarify that tribally chartered corporations are eligible for existing tribal conservation land return tax exemptions. Both drew support from nonprofit and tribal representatives and were sent to suspense. AB 2270 (Arambula) sought to improve farmworker housing access to low-income housing tax credits by adjusting scoring criteria to reflect rural agricultural realities. Supporters said current amenity-based scoring disadvantages projects near farmland; the bill passed the committee 4-1 and was sent to Housing and Community Development. AB 2336 proposed excluding the first $25,000 of overtime pay and pension income from taxation; supporters framed it as affordability relief, while an opponent warned of major General Fund losses and a member raised the lack of an income cap. AB 2205 would reinstate the New Employment Credit to encourage hiring in high-unemployment areas, and AB 2222 would create refundable tax credits for local news organizations hiring journalists; both received strong support from business, labor, and media advocates and were referred to suspense. The committee also heard AB 2186, which would exclude future reparations payments from state income tax, with supporters arguing reparations should not be reduced by taxation; it was sent to suspense. AB 2377 would accelerate depreciation deductions for manufacturing equipment, with a larger benefit in high-need areas, and AB 2641 would extend the sales tax exemption for people repurchasing their own property from pawnbrokers, with the author agreeing to a five-year sunset amendment. AB 2641 passed 4-0 and was sent to Appropriations. After taking up the remaining roll calls for absent members, the committee adjourned.

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• AB 675 will secure the future of California's farm to school program by making it a state law.
• AB 222, make sure we can keep the lights on and the data centers up.
• Key to protecting the economic security and dignity of California workers.
• More specifically the bill requires that the operating system so Google or Apple or the operating system
• So the operating system knows her.

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