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• As you heard, they carry Insurance, they carry bonds, they do OSHA training, they know how to build a

Committee: House Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We formed a strong bond as public servants, as colleagues.

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• We could adopt rules that limited the number of bills per member.
• We could adopt rules that limited the number of bills per member.
• Next, we have House Bill 120, Limiting Student Restraint and Seclusion.
• But I'm being left out because of the statute of limitations.
• I don't have a problem with opening up the statute of limitations.

Bills: HJR6 , HJR7 , HB120 , HB60 , HB151 , HR1 , HM13 , SB40 , SB104

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: constitutional amendment, legislative sessions, veto override, New Mexico legislature, session length, legislative session, even-numbered years, New Mexico Constitution, student behavior, physical restraint, seclusion, public schools, training, de-escalation, student safety, behavior interventions, criminal offenses, peace officer, Victims of Crime Act, law enforcement

Summary: The committee first heard two related House Joint Resolutions sponsored by Representative McQueen. H.J.R. 6 would equalize the legislature’s 60-day and 30-day sessions into two 45-day sessions, remove the germaneness requirement from the second session of a biennium, and clarify veto-override language. H.J.R. 7 would keep the current 60-day and 30-day session lengths but make the same germaneness and veto-override changes. Supporters argued the measures would modernize the legislature, improve internal control of the agenda, and make the flow of work more efficient; opponents warned of more bills, lobbying fatigue, and reduced public participation. Both resolutions were moved on due pass and passed the committee 8-0. The committee then heard House Bill 120 on limiting student restraint and seclusion in schools. The sponsor and LESC staff said the bill arose from a stakeholder working group and would clarify definitions, prohibit dangerous practices such as mechanical, chemical, and prone restraint, require training and school safety plans, improve reporting to parents and the Public Education Department, and strengthen oversight. Testimony from educators, disability advocates, parents, and state officials strongly supported the bill, describing harmful and sometimes underreported restraint and seclusion incidents and emphasizing the need for clearer rules and de-escalation training. Some members raised concerns about implementation, definitions, teacher safety, and whether the data were sufficient; the sponsor and staff said the bill was meant to give teachers tools and minimum standards, not to require intervention in every situation. The bill passed on a due pass motion 9-1. Next, the committee considered House Bill 60, which would add certain crimes against peace officers to the Victims of Crime Act so officers injured in the line of duty would receive the same notification, participation, and restitution-related rights as other victims. The sponsor and the district attorney supporting the bill said it was a public safety measure with negligible cost and would also extend protections to affected family members. Support came from law enforcement, business, and public safety groups. Members asked about whether the officer must know the assailant is a peace officer, how the rights would work if the officer is also a witness, and how restitution interacts with workers’ compensation; the sponsor said the bill applies when the officer is acting in the lawful discharge of duties and the defendant knows the person is an officer. The committee passed HB 60 unanimously, 11-0. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 151, a committee substitute on the childhood sexual abuse statute of limitations. The sponsor said the bill, called the Survivor’s Justice measure, would extend the time for survivors to file claims from age 24 to age 58, add public actors to the bill’s scope, and create an administrative compensation fund supported by an appropriation, with $12.5 million already in the budget and a request for another $12.5 million. The sponsor explained that the change reflects the average age at which survivors come forward and that the bill is part of a long-running effort to address childhood sexual abuse claims.

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• And I think this is a very limiting way of understanding what our community is.
• Speaking on behalf of myself, I would support no such limitations. I would have no support.
• And I think it's a limited understanding of where harm comes from if we are to do that.
• to the United States Constitution that I appear to support has been pending since 1924, has no time limit
• Part of the concept was about limiting abusive, long adult hours for young students so that they could

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on S. 7 and H. 63, proposed constitutional amendments to restore voting rights to people incarcerated for felony convictions. Sponsors Rep. Erica Iderhoven and Sen. Liz Miranda argued that Massachusetts should reverse the 2000 disenfranchisement change, describing it as a recent and racially discriminatory policy that excludes thousands of residents—disproportionately Black and Latino—from civic participation. They said the amendment would put the question before voters, likely in 2028, and noted that implementation details such as domicile and where incarcerated people would register to vote would be handled separately through legislation and existing jail-based voting work. A large number of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people testified in support, many speaking remotely from MCI Norfolk, MCI Shirley, and MCI Framingham. They said voting would affirm dignity, accountability, rehabilitation, and connection to community, and several described civic education programs inside the facilities that had helped them engage with public policy. Witnesses repeatedly characterized disenfranchisement as “civil death,” linked it to racial injustice and the legacy of slavery, and urged the committee to advance the bills favorably. A few speakers also addressed practical questions about voting location and domicile, with sponsors saying those issues are not specified in the constitutional amendment and would be worked out later. Committee members asked several questions, including whether incarcerated people would vote in the community where they were incarcerated or where they previously lived, and whether future legislation could include carve-outs based on offense type or time served. Testifiers and sponsors generally said the amendment itself does not decide those implementation questions, and some said they would oppose carve-outs. One member raised a broader moral objection about allowing people convicted of serious crimes to vote; supporters responded that punishment should not erase democratic rights and that voting can support rehabilitation and reentry. No vote or final committee action was taken during the transcript provided. The hearing also briefly included testimony on a separate matter, S. 521, a proposed ratification of the federal Child Labor Amendment. Witnesses supporting that measure warned against renewed child labor rollbacks in other states and argued Massachusetts should reaffirm protections for children and education. That portion of the hearing was separate from the voting-rights discussion.

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• We would actually, I think the bill actually requires us to put forth a limit on that contract.
• We put a limit on what they can vote for. They don’t have a problem voting for their self-raises.
• What changes is that local governments are no longer limited to a single paid-for medium.
• Under the amendment, the authority is limited to parishes, municipalities, and schools.
• Under the amendment, the authority is limited to parishes, municipalities, and school boards.

Bills: HB248 , HB249 , HB997 , HB1052 , HB1193 , SB1 , SB161 , SB218 , SB220 , SB289 , SB435

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: Compensation Commission, elected officials, salary evaluation, government accountability, Louisiana legislature, compensation, independent commission, salary adjustment, consumer price index, official journal, public notices, government transparency, local government, municipal website, school board notices, parish council, police jury, special districts, levee district, drainage district

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• </c><00:41:37.280><c> of</c> system being able given the limits of system being able given the limits
• So you get north of Concord, the speed limit goes to 70, right?
• So you get north of Concord, the speed limit goes to 70, right?
• So you get north of Concord, the speed limit goes to 70, right?
• </c> person being incarcerated with limited person being incarcerated with limited exceptions<05:09:31.240

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The short version of the bill is that Senate Bill 1946 would establish a two-year time-limited lethality
• I understand the resources regarding limitations and the number of Rangers that are available because
• This can harm their professional reputation and limit their assignments and advancement.
• Warm decisions on bail and bond allow us to separate high-risk offenders from low-risk offenders right
• Usefulness is limited, maybe other evidence, of course.

Bills: SB614 , SB872 , SB1199 , SB1212 , SB1278 , SB1573 , SB1588 , SB1602 , SB1660 , SB1704 , SB1723 , SB1833 , SB1858 , SB1946 , SB2009 , SB2146 , SB2177 , SB2373 , SB2460 , SB2785

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited
• the health benefits and the nutrients that whole milk provides due to out-of-date regulations that limit
• to outofdate milk provides due to outofdate regulation<00:08:41.599><c> that</c><00:08:41.919><c> limit
• </c> leading to late detection and limited leading to late detection and limited treatment<03:11:39.160
• Crack open an article about bonds and the stress and bond vigilantes and term premiums and what all these

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Help me understand why this budget limits bill.
• This budget limits bill. No, this has been in the budget limit for years. This is for our FQHCs.
• And they were going to limit.
• And they were going to limit.
• The bond fund funded $21 million.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of appropriations and budget bills, with most of the early action focused on retirement cost-of-living adjustments. Senate Bills 1144, 1145, 1146, 1148, and 1149 all advanced, covering COLAs for retired teachers, public employees, police, judges, and a special “tweener” group of police and fire retirees. Members questioned the actuarial impacts, funded ratios, and timing of the apportionment changes, and the author explained that the retirement bills were based on TRS or system actuarial estimates and that the 2036 apportionment cutoff could be revisited by future legislatures. SB 1149 was described as a one-time $25,000 payment for a limited group of older retirees, with estimated costs of $3.5 million for police and $5.8 million for fire. Most of these retirement measures passed on votes of 23-24 ayes with one nay. The committee also considered House Bill 4071, creating the Oklahoma Dream Accounts Investment Program to match the federal “Trump accounts” with up to $250 per eligible child, capped at $12.5 million. Democrats criticized it as a poor use of funds and objected to the federal program’s uncertainty and the emergency clause; the bill passed 17-8. House Bill 4072 created a taxpayer endowment trust fund by moving $200 million from the Revenue Stabilization Fund and redirecting a portion of future gross production tax overages into the new fund until it reaches $1 billion, after which it would generate future revenue streams. Members raised concerns about investment risk, oversight, and whether the fund was a “shell game,” but it passed 18-6. Several agency budget and limit bills were also approved, including HB 4057 for $25 million to expand the Bureau of Narcotics headquarters, SB 1158 for $252,000 to fund medication for minors in custody, SB 1164 for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse with $1.2 million in new appropriations plus $5.97 million for the 988 revolving fund, and HB 4040 for the Department of Health rural health transformation cash-flow needs tied to federal reimbursement. The committee also passed HB 4051 on FMAP preservation, SB 1161 for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, SB 1162 for the State Department of Health, and SB 1163 for DHS, where the largest discussion centered on avoiding an Advantage waiver waitlist, SNAP administrative costs, and child abuse multidisciplinary care centers. Most of these bills passed with little or no debate, though some drew questions about federal matching dollars and reporting requirements. Education-related items were also approved, including HB 4030, the State Department of Education budget limits bill, which maintained prior-year funding for textbooks, early intervention, literacy coaching, school security, and other line items; HB 4044 for OEQA’s growth-based teacher compensation and NBCT stipends; HB 4065 for school security funding at the School of Science and Math; HB 4067 for the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf; and HB 4038 directing $5 million of ODOT FY27 appropriations to the eight-year work plan. The committee also advanced HB 4046, which directs funding to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, Aviation Revolving Fund for projects including McAlester, Fort Sill, Altus, and Enid, with members questioning why additional money was needed so soon after prior appropriations. Throughout the meeting, most measures were reported as passed by wide margins, with a few dissenting votes on bills viewed as controversial or as reallocating funds away from other priorities.

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• It does have limited authority to approve additional general funds for items such as the Judicial Council
• > federal funds or Grant funds it does federal funds or Grant funds it does have<00:17:22.720><c> limited
• </c><00:17:23.120><c> authority</c><00:17:23.480><c> to</c><00:17:23.640><c> approve</c> have limited
• authority to approve have limited authority to approve additional<00:17:24.360><c> General</c><00:17
• property tax in increases to limit property tax in increases without<01:01:55.880><c> significant</c

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We have some bond initiatives. This is calendar number 36.
• President, the Majority Leader moves that we consider the reading of the bond initiatives.
• been acquired within 10 years and authorizes a county or municipal corporation to provide for any limitation
• appropriation. municipal corporation to provide for any municipal corporation to provide for any limitation
• on the number of years and limitation on the number of years and authorizes<00:12:23.280><c> a</c><00

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 6, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• The jurisdictional limit of our court is $5,000.
• The reconventional demand is over my jurisdictional limit.
• Is it expansive or is it pretty limited? It's pretty limited.
• We're not limiting it just to trial.
• We also get bond reduction fees.

Committee: House Judiciary

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary met on March 19, 2006, and considered a series of mostly local and judicial bills. Early action included HB 436, which authorizes appointment of honorably discharged veterans as park wardens; supporters said it would give veterans meaningful service roles and improve park safety. The committee adopted an amendment requiring honorable discharge, employment qualification compliance if hired by a public entity, and firearms training where applicable, then reported the bill favorably. The committee also advanced HB 16, extending the jurisdiction of the City Court of Franklin, and HB 44, which shifts certain blight-related hearings in St. Bernard Parish from the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication to justices of the peace and constables; members asked about appeals, fines, jurisdictional limits, and whether the change would affect HOAs, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved HB 61 creating Battle of New Orleans Day, with an amendment clarifying holiday language and adding a detailed historical commemoration of the battle and its diverse forces. HB 233, which raises juror mileage reimbursement from 16 cents per mile to the state travel rate, drew support but also concern about the cost to local governments; the sponsor and members discussed the fiscal impact, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 164, expanding commissioner powers in the 15th Judicial District Court, was also reported favorably after testimony that it would help manage caseloads and mirror procedures used in other districts. HB 455, defining public works employees as first responders for coordination and recognition purposes, generated extensive questions about emergency authority, FEMA reimbursement, workers’ compensation, liability, and unintended consequences; the committee deferred the bill to a later meeting for further review. The committee also approved HB 242, authorizing deputy constables in St. Tammany Parish at no state cost, and HB 10, making the Friday of the International Rice Festival a legal holiday in Acadia Parish. HB 9, designating Shreveport as the stuffed shrimp capital of Louisiana, was reported favorably after light discussion. HB 571, which would make permanent the complex litigation section program in the 19th Judicial District Court, was supported by judges and court staff who said it improves efficiency in large cases such as asbestos and hurricane litigation; it was reported favorably. Finally, HB 16 and several other local measures moved forward without objection, while the committee also heard a deeply personal presentation on HB 61 designating February 24 as SCN2A Awareness Day, later amended to honor Emily Catherine Diedon by name; members expressed sympathy, discussed genetic testing and access to care, and reported the bill favorably as amended.

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• The program limits the percentage by which the rents... ...of keeping people in their homes.
• The program limits the percentage by which the rent can be increased.
• The program limits the percentage by which the rents. of keeping people in their homes.
• The program limits the percentage by which the rent can be increased.
• It worsens competition for limited housing.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• For members of the public who wish to provide public comment, please limit your testimony to the for
• And the resources are always going to be limited, so how do we be strategic, and how do we prioritize
• Given limited resources, what is the appropriate state role?
• But how do we need to create in California if we're going to manage limited resources?
• Our government partners are identifying financial assistance through a climate bond.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• House Bill 1030 by Joint Budget: An act for the Office of Treasury of State's general obligation bonds

Keywords: 1204, all

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• legal name reflects the branded name of the Alabama Port Authority and to get rid of an obsolete 1975 bonding

Bills: HB213 , HB136 , HB182 , HB213 , HB136 , HB182

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: HB213, Calhoun County, board of registrars, registrar compensation, county commission, local legislation, election administration, county general fund, expense allowance, officeholder compensation, public officials pay, county election officials, Alabama Code 45-8-110, Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher

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• Bonds? At this point, excuse me, Mr. Chairman, no.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The committee first acted on two gubernatorial appointments to the State Board of Education. Senator Ward-Engelking moved to send Jennifer White and Peter Kohler to the Senate floor with recommendations for confirmation, and both motions carried without opposition. The chair then noted that sponsors for the nominees had not yet been assigned and asked for a volunteer to sponsor Jennifer White on the floor. Brandon Wolfe, Idaho State Controller, then presented an overview of Transparent Idaho’s education data tools. He explained that the site now includes annual financial, payroll, enrollment, and salary data, plus quarterly transactional education spending data received through the State Board of Education from the IC system. He described how users can drill down from district-level summaries to school-level and transaction-level detail, export data, and view audited figures from fiscal years 2019 through 2024, with fiscal year 2025 to be added soon. Committee members asked whether the site could separate federal from state funding and break out other funding sources such as levies and bonds; Wolfe said those breakdowns are not currently available but would be a useful future enhancement. Senator Cook also asked about an IRS line item in the transactional detail, and Wolfe said it likely related to employee benefit taxes but would need further review. Wolfe said his office is open to further ideas through the interim transparency committee, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• Supplemental levies, bonds? At this point, excuse me, Mr.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 989, all

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• In cardiometabolic health, the study suggests individuals who don't go hungry and have strong bonds with

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• the Capitol grounds, showing them a monument that beautifully honors the love. sacrifice, and sacred bond

Bills: SB2053 , SCR19 , SCR23 , SCR29

Committee: Senate Administration

Keywords: Governor's Medal of Service, Texas award, state honor, public service recognition, Governor's office, Governor's award, Texas Government Code Chapter 3108, ceremonial award, honorary medal, state service award, local government retirees, private sector contributions, Texas Legislature recognition, gift acceptance, donations, grant funding, executive recognition, Texas Life Monument, human life, preservation