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• temporary cash assistance, and I'm trying to reconcile this with slide 4, and it looks like we're giving 75%
• Um, And it looks like we're giving 75% of the cash to minors.
• Of the respondents, 75% were enrolled in other public benefit programs at the time of exit, and 74% reported
• As outlined in HR1, effective October 1, 2026, states will be required to provide a 75% match on administrative

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive implementation briefings on House Bill 1267, which was enacted to address benefit cliffs and help public assistance recipients move toward economic self-sufficiency. The Department of Children and Families reviewed SNAP, Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA), and Medicaid-related eligibility and work requirements, including who must participate in work activities, the role of Florida Commerce and CareerSource Florida, and the new standardized intake and exit surveys required by the law. Members also discussed the TCA program’s household-based structure, the 48-month adult limit, and how work requirements differ for SNAP and TCA participants. Florida Commerce and CareerSource Florida then reported on implementation of HB 1267, including the CLIFF financial forecasting tool, case management changes, and survey data collected from welfare transition participants. They said intake surveys showed common barriers such as child care, transportation, and flexible work schedules, while exit surveys showed many participants were employed or had gained credentials, though response rates were low because the surveys are voluntary. A local workforce board, CareerSource Tampa Bay, described using CLIFF in case management and shared a success story about a participant who completed training, earned certifications, and moved into employment. The committee also heard a separate DCF briefing on the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its impact on SNAP. DCF said the law expands able-bodied adult without dependents requirements, changes non-citizen eligibility, ends future SNAP-Ed funding, increases state administrative cost sharing, and may require states to share in benefit costs if payment error rates remain above federal thresholds. Members focused heavily on Florida’s SNAP payment error rate, which DCF said was 15.13% for federal fiscal year 2024 and 12.60% for 2023, with the state currently on a corrective action plan. DCF described steps to reduce errors, including more verification of rent and utility expenses, improved income matching, staff training, and system modernization. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after questions concluded.

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• Severely disadvantaged communities would receive 75%. You can see the percentages we used there.
• For severely disadvantaged, 75% or less of the national MHI would qualify for that 75% and others.
• That's over 75 million that are in construction now.

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

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• It uses 75% of agricultural land, even as it produces just a third of the global protein supply.
• Agriculture is the dominant driver of habitat loss, driving over 75% of deforestation, and alternative
• The platform includes 21 grams of plant protein, with just two grams of saturated fat, which is 75% less
• high levels of plant protein, 21 grams specifically, with just two grams of saturated fat, which is 75%

Summary: The Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation held its first informational hearing to examine the state of alternative protein research, industry growth, and policy needs in California. The chair opened by noting California’s $5 million public investment in UC research in 2022 and framed the hearing around three panels: the climate, environmental, and security potential of alternative proteins; industry scaling and commercialization; and university-led research and workforce development. Members emphasized that the committee will continue with site visits and additional hearings across the state. The first panel focused on the case for alternative proteins as a climate, land, water, biodiversity, and food-security solution. Shana Fertig of the Good Food Institute argued that plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated proteins can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and water use while helping California meet its climate and conservation goals. Zane Swanson of CSIS added that alternative proteins could reduce risks tied to zoonotic disease, antimicrobial resistance, supply-chain disruption, and broader national security concerns. In questions, members discussed the role of pharmaceuticals in animal agriculture and how alternative proteins might complement, rather than replace, traditional farming by creating new markets for California crops and helping farmers diversify. The second panel featured industry leaders Ethan Brown of Beyond Meat, Myra Passick of Upside Foods, and Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype. Brown highlighted plant-based meat’s health and climate benefits, criticized misinformation campaigns against the sector, and urged better labeling, reduced subsidies for factory farming, and more plant-based food in public institutions. Passick described cultivated meat as a scalable food-production technology, said Upside Foods has already produced millions of pounds annually at its Emeryville facility, and asked for grants, low-interest loans, and possible participation in cap-and-trade or similar revenue programs. Elfenbein described cultivated seafood as a way to address overfishing, contamination, traceability problems, and the heavy import dependence of the U.S. seafood supply, while also noting conservation benefits and the need for California to remain a hub for the industry. The final panel centered on research and workforce development. UCLA’s Amy Rowat described state-funded work on technical bottlenecks such as growing fat cells and creating edible scaffolds, along with a Future Food Fellows program that trains students across science, engineering, law, and policy. UC Santa Cruz economist Galina Hale argued that alternative proteins are necessary to meet future protein demand while reducing food-system emissions, and said California must support the sector through grants, loans, procurement, and research centers to avoid losing leadership to other states and countries. The hearing ended with the chair thanking the witnesses, noting that all materials would be posted online, and saying the committee would continue building policy and budget proposals to support the sector.

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• tiered tax and bond measures include estimates of the tax rate, revenue, and duration, all with a strict 75
• If the 75-word ballot label restriction is the issue, then increase the word limit.
• It exempted the financial disclosure requirements for local tiered tax and bond measures from the 75-
• we're even considering supporting it, but the author dropped the bill entirely. ...measures from the 75

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on April 30, 2025, beginning as a subcommittee until a quorum was established. The committee first approved six bills on consent, including AB 950, AB 953, AB 1214, and three committee bills. It then heard several measures dealing with election administration, ballot transparency, and campaign finance, with most authors accepting committee amendments and several bills being held on call for absent members. AB 930 by Assembly Member Ward would extend the deadline for counting timely postmarked vote-by-mail ballots from three to seven days after Election Day and update recount procedures, including online posting of recount results and clearer rules for recount requests. The bill was supported by county election officials and passed out of committee with a due-pass recommendation, though it was initially held on call. AB 459 by Assembly Member DeMaio proposed allowing electronic signatures for initiatives, referenda, and recalls; the Secretary of State and labor groups opposed it over security, implementation, and cost concerns, and the committee ultimately rejected the bill after reconsideration. AB 699 by Assembly Member Stephanie would change how local tiered tax and bond measures are described on ballots by allowing more detail to be placed in the voter guide; housing, school, and local government groups supported it, while taxpayer and realtor groups opposed it as reducing ballot transparency. AB 1188, presented on behalf of Assembly Member Ortega, would list the top three funders supporting and opposing statewide initiatives and referenda directly on the ballot; transparency advocates and labor supported it, while county election officials and business groups raised concerns about ballot length and processing costs. Both AB 699 and AB 1188 passed out of committee with amendments and were held on call. The committee also heard AB 827 by Assembly Member Berman, which would standardize and extend the deadline for curing vote-by-mail signature problems, add a link to cure forms in ballot-tracking notifications, and make other changes to improve ballot curing. It drew no opposition in the hearing and passed with a due-pass recommendation. AB 351 by Assembly Member McKenna would raise the Levine Act contribution threshold for local officials to $1,500 and add CPI adjustments; supporters said it would reduce administrative burdens and reflect modern campaign finance realities, while good-government groups and the League of Women Voters opposed it as weakening anti-corruption protections. The committee initially failed AB 351, then granted reconsideration, but the transcript ends before a final disposition is clearly completed. Finally, AB 1079 by Assembly Member Farías would eliminate the automatic appellate stay in California Voting Rights Act and Fair Maps Act cases; it was supported as a way to prevent delayed remedies in voting rights cases, opposed by the City of Santa Monica over impacts on ongoing litigation, and passed with amendments. After taking up the held items, the committee recorded final votes on the bills, including passage of AB 930, AB 699, AB 1188, AB 827, and AB 1079, and rejection of AB 459.

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• Below 75%, monitor, which is debt as a percentage of earnings, 75% to 100%.
• DPE tiers are also correlated with real-world repayment challenges at 75%... debt earnings, for example
• Majority of college applicants and applications in Texas are submitted in November and March about 50 to 75

Bills: SB530 , SB757 , SB769 , SB1085 , SB1241 , SB1242 , SB1409 , SB1878 , SB2138 , SB2314 , SB2231 , SB2361 , SB2431 , SJR59

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

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• I also learned that interlock is more effective than license suspension alone, as 50 to 75% of convicted
• alone</c><00:03:38.040><c> as</c><00:03:38.280><c> 50</c><00:03:38.680><c> to</c><00:03:39.159><c> 75%
• </c><00:03:40.159><c> of</c> suspension alone as 50 to 75% of suspension alone as 50 to 75% of convicted

Summary: House File 2130, sponsored by Representative Craft, was heard and amended before being re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy. The bill responds to serious impaired-driving tragedies in St. Louis Park, including the Park Tavern crash, and aims to strengthen Minnesota’s ignition interlock requirements for repeat DWI offenders. Craft described the bill as based on data showing repeat-offender risk, arguing that current law’s look-back and interlock timelines are too limited and that the statute was also reorganized for clarity. The A1 amendment was adopted without objection. Craft explained that the amendment clarifies when the $680 license reinstatement fee must be paid: not before entering interlock, but before exiting the program, to reduce barriers to participation. He also said the bill would extend interlock requirements more aggressively for repeat offenders, expand the look-back period for prior offenses, and in some cases require treatment. He emphasized that interlock is intended to improve public safety and can support sobriety, while also acknowledging broader root-cause issues such as mental health and addiction. Testimony in support came from St. Louis Park Mayor Nadia Mohamad, Police Chief Brian Cruy, and Methodist Hospital President Jennifer Meister. They said the bill would help address gaps in current law, better account for prior offenses, and potentially prevent future tragedies. Some members raised concerns about whether the bill was a reaction to tragedy and about addressing underlying causes of impaired driving, while others supported the measure and noted the need for broader transportation and treatment options. After discussion, the committee voted to re-refer HF 2130 to Public Safety Finance and Policy, and the motion prevailed.

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• So essentially you the best example is what they've been doing in Tennessee since the 40's over 75 years
• bill will provide those those those options and just like they did in in Tennessee for now going over 75
• They've had that for 75 years has been incredibly incredibly successful for farmers in the state of Tennessee
• a a structure for for their health care needs for their members in the state of Tennessee for over 75

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• So in 2000 8, the legislature set a statewide goal to recycle 75% of municipal solid waste by 2020.
• I said 75% was not a right realistic goal but it did help move recycling efforts forward.
• They sakina was the plan to show that you're gonna get 75% recycling rate.
• As you can see that 26 confirmed 75 probable cases. Since then.

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• appeared to come from that supplemental amount, and that it was really a cut to the program—about a 75%
• They said they would have to take off about 75% of the law enforcement agencies on the program if the
• They said that would also be reduced by about 75% if the program stayed at $2.6 million.
• Brandy Patron responded that it would be about a 75% cut, meaning about 75% of law enforcement agencies
• It reduces the percentage of local government infrastructure costs to be reimbursed from 80% to 75%.

Summary: The joint House and Senate Appropriations committees met to hear the FY 2027 budget package, beginning with the General Appropriations Act (HB 4154/SB 1847). Staff outlined the overall budget, including one-time fund transfers, lump-sum reductions, funding for state employee health insurance, school facilities, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, education and child care, and other ongoing and supplemental items. Members briefly discussed the absence of a requested $1.5 million for the oversight office, but the chair said no amendments would be taken in committee and that only limited technical changes were likely later in the process. Public testimony on the feed bill was largely supportive but focused on specific funding concerns. Testimony highlighted school safety funding, Alzheimer’s services, small business tax expensing provisions, disability oversight for group homes, county use of opioid settlement dollars, adult education/community college funding, victim notification funding, and ESA oversight. Several speakers praised the budget for funding DDD and other services, while others opposed or sought changes to items such as the COMIT group home monitoring program, Maricopa Community Colleges’ lack of operating aid, and a possible cut to the victim notification program. The chair repeatedly emphasized that changes to the negotiated budget would be difficult and should be routed through leadership. The committee then moved quickly through the remaining budget reconciliation bills. Staff summarized bills covering amusement and wagering, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, and K-12 education. Notable provisions included continued wagering assessments, highway and building renewal funding, defense innovation and economic development changes, corrections and wrongful conviction provisions, groundwater and water banking measures, health insurance oversight and opioid settlement provisions, higher education funding and ABOR operating caps, SNAP and housing trust fund changes, and a 2% inflation increase for K-12 formula components. The K-12 bill also included a biometric school safety pilot and a child sexual abuse prevention pilot. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue through the remaining bills.

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• although the May Revision doesn't include additional funding for judgeships, the Governor did sign SB 75
• it's not rhetorical, is: Is establishing an Honor Dorm at one prison to benefit, let's say, between 75
• So thank you for consideration of including $75 million for this one time. Thank you.
• And as you heard, we are disappointed but are encouraged that you will move on the $75 million to support
• So thank you for consideration of including $75 million for this one time. Thank you.

Summary: Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 6 heard the Governor’s May Revision proposals for the judicial branch, the Board of State and Community Corrections, the Department of Justice, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The Legislative Analyst’s Office opened with a warning that the state budget remains structurally imbalanced and urged the Legislature to avoid new ongoing spending unless offset by reductions elsewhere. In the judicial branch discussion, the Judicial Council highlighted language access funding, appellate court security, a backfill for the state court facilities construction fund, and an extension of the lactation room mandate; Finance supported most items but suggested reporting language on interpreter costs and reducing the General Fund backfill. Members raised concerns about judicial vacancies, long-term salary freezes, remote hearings, and the lack of progress on court staffing in some counties. For the Board of State and Community Corrections, the administration proposed $10 million one-time each for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People grant program and a human trafficking vertical prosecution grant program. The LAO said both should be weighed against other priorities and suggested the Legislature consider whether the Tribal Nations Grant Fund could support MMIP work, while Finance said it preferred General Fund support and wanted more review before any fund swap. Members strongly supported MMIP funding and asked whether ongoing support would be considered. On the human trafficking grant, Finance said BSC was a good fit because of its grant administration experience and prior vertical prosecution work, while legislators asked why the program was not placed with the Office of Emergency Services as originally contemplated in prior legislation. The Department of Justice presented antitrust litigation funding, Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse staffing, completion of organized retail criminal enterprise cases, and trailer bill language for a continuous appropriation from the Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund. The LAO supported the antitrust account use but questioned the Unfair Competition Law Fund’s ability to cover the full request without General Fund repayment, and recommended against a continuous appropriation for the restitution fund in favor of a more limited mechanism with legislative oversight. Finance said the fund would remain solvent and defended the continuous appropriation as necessary to pay victims promptly. In the CDCR portion, the largest discussion centered on the Boston Consulting Group efficiency review and sharply reduced savings estimates; LAO said the department had not fully explained the proposed position eliminations or future $100 million savings target, while Finance said the work reflected deeper analysis and ongoing efforts to find savings. Members repeatedly pressed CDCR and Finance on the gap between earlier promised savings and the revised figures. CDCR also outlined population projections showing continued declines in prison and parole populations, while LAO again urged the state to close an additional prison to save ongoing costs. The department then walked through several May Revision items, including workers’ compensation funding, a Corcoran honor housing dorm, incarcerated firefighter pay implementation, an incarcerated menopause program, mental health receiver staffing, mental health resource teams and crisis intervention teams, medical classification staffing changes, and AI note-taking for the electronic health record. LAO generally recommended limiting-term funding and more reporting for many of these proposals, while Finance defended them as necessary ongoing investments or court-ordered obligations. Members questioned the cost of workers’ compensation, the need for more prison closures, the lack of funding for women’s facility violence prevention, and the timing and transparency of the BCG savings process. No votes were taken.

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• most of Collier County, except for when it has to achieve equal population, but I was able to use I-75
• had to find a boundary line within Sarasota County to divide that area up, and I was able to use I-75
• had to find a boundary line within Sarasota County to divide that area up, and I was able to use I-75
• in addition to that portion of Sarasota County that didn't make it into District 17, again using I-75
• And then I continued using I-75, along with other major roadways, to try to divide them as vertically

Committee: Senate Rules

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• . >> To recognize the lady from Fayette 75, for what purpose, ma'am? Thank you.
• and there are eight bills on the agenda. >> Members take note. >> To recognize the lady from Fayette 75
• and there are eight bills on the agenda. >> Members take note. >> To recognize the lady from Fayette 75
• ><01:09:40.920><c> lady</c><01:09:41.160><c> from</c><01:09:41.319><c> Fayette</c><01:09:41.600><c> 75
• ,</c> To recognize the lady from Fayette 75, To recognize the lady from Fayette 75, for<01:09:42.240>

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• decrease the amount that they could raise if they decide to have their own economic development to 75
• own economic decide to have their own economic development<00:32:20.240><c> to</c><00:32:21.360><c> 75
• > was</c><00:32:22.720><c> too,</c><00:32:22.960><c> but</c><00:32:23.200><c> it</c> development to 75
• It was too, but it development to 75.
• So if you don't mind, have been to 0 75.

Bills: SB298 , SB91 , SB298 , SB91

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: Florence, Lauderdale County, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, land annexation, military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, aeronautics, Department of Defense, law enforcement, staffing requirements, municipalities, state oversight, public safety

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• So it's a $75 increase.
• $75 increase.
• </c><00:09:57.839><c> and</c><00:09:58.000><c> maybe</c><00:09:58.160><c> the</c><00:09:58.399><c> $75
• The number there is, we're going up from $75 to $125.
• The number there is, we're going up from $75 to $125.

Committee: Joint Judiciary, Division B

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• the example you gave, I think you would probably admit that incomes have not risen from, you know, by 75%
• the example you gave, I think you would probably admit that incomes have not risen from, you know, by 75%
• the example you gave, I think you would probably admit that incomes have not risen from, you know, by 75%
• the example you gave, I think you would probably admit that incomes have not risen from, you know, by 75%
• the example you gave, I think you would probably admit that incomes have not risen from, you know, by 75%

Bills: SB2060 , SB2063 , SB2062 , SB2069 , SB2070

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: rental housing revolving fund, HHFDC, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, mixed-income housing, mixed-income rental project, affordable housing, low-income housing, housing finance, housing development, preservation, rehabilitation, pre-development, construction financing, equity investment, credit enhancement, collateral, gap financing, area median income, AMI, perpetual affordability

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• And so we're taking about $75 million per year just for the 2025-27 biennium and keeping that in the
• The largest piece here is $75 million in the Public Works Assistance Account.
• is appreciated, but less than the $18.3 million requested that would allow us to provide care at all 75
• We provide care for 75 residents, many who rely on Medicaid-funded support.
• We oppose the additional $75 million transfer because it will be more difficult for us to provide...

Bills: SB5998

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses

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• </c><00:46:46.640><c> FN,</c><00:46:47.120><c> an</c><00:46:47.320><c> act</c> referred House Bill 75
• FN, an act referred House Bill 75 FN, an act legalizing<00:46:48.240><c> cannabis</c><00:46:48.720><
• </c><00:47:21.480><c> Senator</c><00:47:22.320><c> uh</c> 75 on the table.
• Senator uh 75 on the table.
• The eyes have it by a vote of 15 to 9, and Senate House Bill 75 is laid on the table.

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• /c> &gt;&gt; Senate Bill 2840, business taxes allow &gt;&gt; Senate Bill 2840, business taxes allow 75%
• rebate or sales of credit for 75% rebate or sales of credit for inventory<00:27:02.159><c> taxes</c>
• Does this eliminate 75% of it or... that. This is just do collecting data that.
• Uh does does this eliminate<00:31:04.640><c> 75%</c><00:31:05.520><c> of</c><00:31:05.679><c> it</c><
• credit of up to 75% of that delta<00:31:59.519><c> or</c><00:31:59.840><c> allow</c><00:32:00.080><c

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• That's how we get the 90/10, 75/25 funding for systematic IT systems and to address what we need to do
• But once it's implemented, it drops down to like 75/25. Um, 75% federal dollars, 25% state dollars.
• But once it's implemented, it drops down to like 75/25. Um, 75% federal dollars, 25% state dollars.
• But once it's implemented, it drops down to like 75/25. Um, 75% federal dollars, 25% state dollars.
• But once it's implemented, it drops down to like 75/25. Um, 75% federal dollars, 25% state dollars.

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met for an overview of the Department for Medicaid Services budget. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Beal described Kentucky Medicaid enrollment at about 1.4 million members, including more than 600,000 children, and said the agency’s 2025 total budget was $20.6 billion. They reviewed enrollment trends before, during, and after the COVID-19 public health emergency, noting that redeterminations begun in 2023 reduced enrollment from its peak but that total membership remains above pre-COVID levels. They also explained the difference between the fee-for-service population, which includes long-term care and waiver members, and managed care members, and gave examples of the kinds of services and diagnoses seen in each group. A major focus was the governor’s recommended Medicaid budget and the department’s forecast process. Lee said the budget is split into benefits and administration, with benefits covering fee-for-service services, managed care capitation, transportation, and Medicare premiums, while administration covers contracts, personnel, operating costs, and IT-related advanced planning documents. She said the department uses a consensus forecasting group and actuary input, and that its forecasts have been within 1% of actual spending in recent years. The department also said the governor’s budget includes new waiver slots to address waiting lists, a 2% staff COLA, and a 10% phase-down on state-directed payments beginning in January 2028. Much of the discussion centered on House Resolution 1 and the funding needed to implement its Medicaid-related provisions, including community engagement requirements, six-month redeterminations, and future cost sharing. Lee said the department requested about $35 million in total funds for fiscal 2027, including about $8.2 million in general funds for system changes to the integrated eligibility system, claims processing, notices, and monitoring; and about $11 million in fiscal 2028 for ongoing maintenance, with about $1.6 million in general funds. She said the department expects to seek federal APD matching funds for the IT work. In response to questions, she explained that community engagement would apply to Medicaid expansion members, with qualifying activities including work, school, volunteering, or equivalent income, and that certain groups such as pregnant women, children, caretaker relatives, and some people with chronic disease or substance use disorder would be excluded. She said the department identified roughly 70,000 expansion members who could be subject to the requirement. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• All it would do is change the disqualification age for a county sheriff from 70 to 75, would increase
• I'm not 50 yet, so I can't speak on that, but 75 can be the new 70 as far as I'm concerned.
• :11:35.560><c> as</c><01:11:35.719><c> far</c><01:11:35.840><c> as</c><01:11:36.000><c> I'm</c> but 75
• moved forward as ought to pass in support of eliminating the age for the sheriffs, or at least age 75
• moved forward as ought to pass in support of eliminating the age for the sheriffs, or at least age 75

Committee: Senate Judiciary