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• than college access.
• to better access to better access to people that want to employ and want to teach, coach and mentor
• Y'all did a great job by adding into the website, but it's very varied.
• If you're asking me can we make that easier to access on the website, yeah, I can start on that today
• Texas Future, the Texas Higher Ed data website.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• It's just not there in a way that they can access readily.
• access this. access this.
• This is However, this is on the website.
• They preserve their their websites.
• It'll give more kids access direction.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• There is access posted on our website, the dates, the times, the places, the Zoom links if you want to
• There is access posted on our website, the dates, the times, the places, the Zoom links if you want to
• There is access posted on our website, the dates, the times, the places, the Zoom links if you want to
• There is access posted on our website, the dates, the times, the places, the Zoom links if you want to
• There is access posted on our website, the dates, the times, the places, the Zoom links if you want to

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• department's website.
• If you go to our announcements page on OCD's website, you can see the side by side.
• Again, you can follow along with that on the website.
• The law requires disclosure on the public website of an alphabetical list.
• And so if the state requires that, then people would have access to those chemicals, and that access

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• And there is a licensing fee that the higher ed institutions pay to access that data.
• And there is a licensing fee that the higher ed institutions pay to access that data.
• We don't have the same access to resources as a lot of the state.
• Have they been able to get through the website? I don't know the exact number. Okay.
• Have they been able to get through the website? I don't know the exact number. Okay.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard two bills. AB 1159 by Assemblymember Addis would update California student data privacy law to extend protections to college students, limit how ed tech companies can collect and use student information, and add restrictions around sensitive data and generative AI use. Supporters, including Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, CFT, labor, civil rights, and education groups, said students and educators need stronger safeguards against invasive data collection and misuse. Opponents, including College Board, TechNet, CalChamber, and ACT Education, argued the bill was overly broad, could interfere with legitimate educational services and AI development, and raised concerns about a private right of action and impacts on adult students and recruitment opportunities. AB 883 by Assemblymember Lowenthal would expedite deletion of personal information for elected and appointed officials under California’s data broker deletion system by having state agencies provide official lists to the privacy agency and requiring brokers to delete the information within five days. Supporters said the measure responds to rising threats, harassment, and violence against public officials and would help reduce exposure of their personal data. TechNet and TechC.A. opposed unless amended, citing concerns about exemptions for lawful data sharing, the five-day timeline, and litigation risk, while the author emphasized the bill does not create a new right but streamlines access to an existing deletion process. Both bills were advanced after committee discussion and roll calls. AB 1159 passed 11-2 and was sent to the Judiciary Committee. AB 883 passed 14-0 and was sent to the Appropriations Committee.

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• ,<00:16:17.199> credential transportation access, credential transportation access, credential
• <00:16:32.079> to about whether work is accessible to about whether work is accessible to
• , differences in educational access, differences in educational access, credential<00:30:16.960><
• program so that they may be able to tell their stories on our website as well.
• <01:52:36.080> to<01:52:36.239> leadership safety, access to leadership safety, access

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• corner, I am signed into this website corner, I am signed into this website and<01:00:10.600>
• I deposited money onto this website.
• I deposited money onto this website. I deposited money onto this website.
• I've I've shown here I've website.
• <01:03:36.240> for information for only one website for information for only one website for

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And on the Safe Roads website, the DOT website, they reference proven safety countermeasures.
• 01:00:36.720> DOT<01:00:37.240> website, Safe Roads website, the DOT website, Safe Roads
• website, the DOT website, they<01:00:38.440> reference<01:00:39.600> proven<01:00:40.240
• The Safe Roads website, the DOT website, they reference proven safety countermeasures.
• And on the Safe Roads website, the DOT website, they reference proven safety countermeasures.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So, it requires that the commissioner only post summary information on the website rather than letters
• It is concerning that we would end access to additional resources for providers who serve those with
• Unauthorized access could have devastating consequences.
• Who has access to it?
• The biggest concerns facing child care are affordability and access.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• pretty packed agenda today, and I'm having computer trouble, which is making it difficult for me to access
• Thank you so much for all of the work of keeping the website up to date.
• And the opinion's been posted to the workgroup's website. Thank you, Lisa. Next slide, please.
• Those specific documents on the website as well.
• Again, increased funding to access that prevention and de-escalation intervention training.

Keywords: 907, all

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• They can do the driving themselves and don't need access to any external data.
• That's why I wanted to bring you back to NM Roads—it's more than a website.
• One of the things that requires, actually… And also access to good communications.
• I'm wondering if any other state has some kind of access tax for those coming through.
• But I don't believe I've ever seen anything that would be specific to an access rate.

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• Um, we have a website and we've had that...
• Um, we have a website and we've had that website up for almost 20 years, but it's really extensive.
• We provided on our website easy access to statutes and administrative rules that are implicated in our
• And we publish on our website; the counties publish on their websites, and so forth.
• Um, you can go to the website, the capital website. It's on House...

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• For those who may be watching this meeting via our Legislature's website, I'm State Representative Sean
• There's an interest form linked in the slide deck here that you're all probably have access to after
• So these are linked at the website below.
• And they can access all of the resources.
• In particular, grades 5 and 3 have units that are really... to access any of the curricular materials

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution met without a quorum, so no votes were taken and any items requiring action were deferred to a future meeting. Representative Sean Garballey welcomed new commission member Mona Roy and thanked outgoing members Susie Berry and Abigail Chandler, noting that the governor’s office would be contacted about open appointments to help restore quorum. The commission then heard a presentation from the Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition, which outlined civics and history education programs tied to Mass 250 and America 250, including Civic Learning Week, teacher professional development, student civic projects, online courses, and curriculum resources from partners such as iCivics, Harvard’s Democratic Knowledge Project, GBH, Facing History and Ourselves, EDC, Revolutionary Spaces, and others. The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism reported on the state’s 250th anniversary campaign, including a November event at the Old South Meeting House with the governor, lieutenant governor, and Boston Symphony Orchestra, strong media coverage, over $6 million in sponsorships, new TV spots tied to Ken Burns’ American Revolution documentary, and a new Massachusetts First webpage and merchandise. Revolutionary 250 gave an update on upcoming Henry Knox Trail commemorations, including events beginning in January at the state line and continuing in Great Barrington, Springfield, Worcester, Framingham, Cambridge, Roxbury, and Dorchester Heights, with related planning for the St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day parade and other Revolutionary-era observances. The commission also discussed possible future initiatives for member working groups: contributing to an America 250 time capsule, organizing community-level “America’s potluck dinner” events on July 5, and coordinating readings of the Declaration of Independence on July 8. Members asked clarifying questions about how the potluck and time capsule efforts would work, and staff said an email would be sent after the meeting to gather interest and form small planning groups. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, a second, and unanimous approval.

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• I will open packet is accessible online.
• The problem with that is, uh, on your website, on the high crest highris website, and another portion
• The problem with that is, uh, on your website, on the high crest highris website, and another portion
• The problem with that is, uh, on your website, on the high crest highris website, and another portion
• It was provided online access to this.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• People will go through accessible.
• consistency in terms of uh staff access consistency in terms of uh staff access uh<00:15:10.240>
• are there places that are not accessible are there places that are not accessible to<00:15:33.120
• and accessibility. and accessibility.
• reference libraries website. reference libraries website.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The program opened the 2026 Senate session with tributes to Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and others lost or injured during the interim, including Senator John Hoffman, who returned to the floor after surviving an attack. Senators repeatedly framed the session around courage, grief, civil discourse, and a commitment to govern despite heightened fear and political violence. The Capitol itself has changed in response, with locked doors, new security systems, more law enforcement presence, and new visitor guidelines. A major segment focused on Capitol security. Senator Bonnie Westlin said the Axtell report, commissioned by the Department of Public Safety, was the basis for new screening measures and identified weapon screening as the top priority. She said the goal is to create a safer perimeter for members, staff, and the thousands of annual visitors, while keeping access workable through single entry points and Evolv screening machines. She also discussed Senate restrictions on guns in the gallery, possible future legislation to ban guns on the Capitol complex, encrypted badges, internal access controls, and behavioral threat assessments. She noted some recommendations will require funding, with the Department of Administration seeking about $41 million. The program also highlighted the Senate fiscal review, described as a nonpartisan summary of the enacted budget that is being moved toward a more interactive web format. Another segment featured Senator Eric Lucero on affordable housing and home ownership. He said the Minnesota Housing workforce and affordable home ownership program is intended to increase owner-occupied housing supply, but argued that 123 homes built statewide is not enough to address the shortage. Lucero blamed regulation and permitting delays for higher costs, said Minnesota homes can cost $50,000 to $150,000 more than comparable homes in neighboring states, and said he will continue pushing for regulatory rollbacks to make home ownership more attainable.

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• We have online websites.
• And not one of them has access to an EpiPen.
• access is the difference between life and death.
• Our members are publicly available on our website.
• Senate 1549, and increase access to disposable menstrual products.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on environmental health, disease prevention, and access to care. Major topics included restricting polystyrene use, creating a pancreatic cancer awareness and early-detection initiative, improving indoor air quality through a task force and new regulations, expanding access to epinephrine in public places, improving access to health care for people with long COVID, creating an OBGYN loan repayment program for underserved areas, expanding access to hygiene products, modernizing licensure for dietitians and nutritionists, updating school postural screening requirements, and restricting harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Several legislators also testified in support of their own bills, including measures on menstrual product access and ingredient disclosure, and surgical smoke protections. Testimony on the polystyrene bill emphasized local municipal bans and the need to reduce plastic pollution. Pancreatic cancer advocates and patients described the disease’s low survival rate, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the need for an awareness campaign and implementation of commission recommendations. Indoor air quality supporters from environmental justice groups, public health organizations, and residents described asthma, mold, pollution, and the need for a task force with technical expertise; some witnesses urged adding remediation professionals to the task force. On epinephrine access, family members of a man who died after a bee sting and an allergy organization stressed that anaphylaxis can be sudden and fatal and that stock epinephrine in public venues could save lives. Long COVID advocates said the condition affects hundreds of thousands of residents and called for better surveillance and access to care, with a request to include MECFS in the bills’ scope. Other testimony focused on workforce and equity issues. Supporters of the OBGYN loan repayment bill said it would help address maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. Hope and Comfort described widespread hygiene insecurity and a long waiting list for basic products, urging a task force to study statewide solutions. Dietitians and nutritionists supported modernization of licensure to clarify standards for medical nutrition therapy while allowing broader wellness counseling. School nurses backed reducing mandatory postural screenings, arguing the current law is not evidence-based, is not reimbursed by MassHealth, and takes time from other student health needs. On the supplement bill, the industry trade group opposed restrictions as overbroad and burdensome, while a public health expert cited research linking weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to serious harms and urged passage. The committee also heard support for menstrual product access and surgical smoke protections, with legislators and advocates describing those bills as longstanding priorities.

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• them in debt simply for trying to access them in debt simply for trying to access their their their
• access these state benefits as well. Dr. access these state benefits as well. Dr.
• She didn't even have access to his medical records for $6,000.
• 18:56.880> medical have access to his medical have access to his medical records<01:18:59.600>
• We don't have access to again outcome. We don't have access to again their<01:24:49.800> VBMS.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• tobacco products and the ease of access tobacco products and the ease of access to<01:02:20.160>
• > and governor in a digitally accessible and governor in a digitally accessible and searchable
• So when the Lieutenant Governor posts a document on her website, that document has to be accessible or
• to Governor's website that document has to be<01:22:02.840> accessible be accessible be accessible
• Thank you. ...ensure that the documents are placed on the governor’s website, are accessible, and the

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 655 would limit collection of unpaid motor vehicle taxes, fees, and penalties to the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency. The Department of Transportation opposed the bill, saying it could significantly affect state and county revenues and that the fiscal impact was hard to estimate. The Tax Foundation noted the bill would shorten the existing collection period, while an individual testifier supported it as a narrow measure that would help owners of old or inherited vehicles. In questioning, the department said it could not quantify the cost but suggested it would prefer case-by-case flexibility rather than a fixed five-year limit. HB 697 would authorize Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement personnel to inspect and certify evidence from automated speed enforcement systems and would appropriate funds for the program. The Department of Transportation supported the measure, citing the workload created by the red-light camera pilot and the need to assist police and prosecutors. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended technical amendments so the verification language would apply consistently across the chapter and allow the appropriate reviewing entity to act. The committee also heard support from the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization and opposition from three individuals. HB 711 would require defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child while driving under the influence to provide financial support to the surviving child. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that criminal restitution must be tied to verified losses and that this type of long-term support is better handled in civil court, where trusts, conservatorships, and insurance claims can be addressed. The Department of Transportation supported the bill as a deterrent to impaired driving, and police, prosecutors, and an injury prevention group also submitted support. Members questioned whether the measure was better suited to civil litigation, and the public defender agreed that the civil system was the proper venue. HB 108 would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require county liquor commissions to adopt rules. The Attorney General raised constitutional concerns, saying the bill’s different treatment of out-of-state manufacturers could violate the dormant Commerce Clause and recommended revisions. Brewers and distillers testified in support, saying the bill would put beer and spirits on a similar footing with wine direct shipment, help small producers reach consumers, and support the local economy without increasing underage access. They also said the bill should be amended to address grandfathering language. No final votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• The current system designated to provide fair access to opportunities...
• The website offers multilingual translation and is helpful for our diverse community.
• We have a wildfire recovery page on the website.
• We have a website with extensive information about worker safety during wildfire cleanup.
• Is that the only local vendor that has been able to access a contract through ECC?

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly labor committees held a hearing on the Los Angeles wildfires and their impact on workers, employers, and recovery efforts. Chairs and members emphasized that rebuilding should prioritize worker safety, equity, local hiring, and strong labor standards rather than simply moving quickly or relying on the lowest bidder. They also stressed the need to learn from past disasters and to create a more coordinated state response for future emergencies. Worker advocates described how domestic workers, day laborers, firefighters, and other frontline workers were affected by the fires. Testimony focused on workers being trapped in evacuation zones, lacking timely information in Spanish, losing jobs and income, and facing exposure to toxic debris without adequate PPE. Speakers called for expanded outreach and education, stronger Cal/OSHA enforcement, broader occupational safety coverage for domestic workers and day laborers, recall and transfer rights, childcare and transportation support, and a centralized disaster relief system that can quickly deliver cash aid and equipment regardless of immigration status. Firefighter Derek Irwin said California firefighters face serious carcinogenic exposure and urged continued funding for the firefighter cancer prevention and research program, along with a long-term state health monitoring and research effort similar to the World Trade Center Health Program. Building trades and labor representatives argued that cleanup and rebuilding should be done through community workforce agreements, prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements, and local hire provisions, and said the state already has trained workers available. They also said federal debris-removal work through the Army Corps has limited the state’s ability to impose some standards, but that state and local funding or subsidies should trigger labor requirements. Employer and business representatives described major losses to property, inventory, revenue, and jobs, especially in Altadena and nearby areas. The Altadena Chamber said it is coordinating recovery resources, while a construction business owner said small local firms are being shut out of disaster contracts and proposed a more accessible procurement process for local and minority businesses. LAEDC presented preliminary estimates of billions in property damage and business disruption, tens of thousands of potential job losses, and a recovery timeline of five to ten years, warning that low-income communities will be disproportionately affected and that workforce retraining and upskilling will be needed alongside the broader economic recovery.

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• But our partnership with the Kentucky Department of Tourism gives us this access to audiences that we
• make it to the website where that information<01:04:34.240> is<01:04:34.480> actually<
• getting the information on our websites getting the information on our websites and<01:04:42.640
• that you know we all work to websites that you know we all work to maintain<01:05:05.680> as<

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:13 Kentucky Small Business Update 00:01:50 Kentucky Angel Investment Tax Credit Program Update 00:14:16 State of the Tourism Industry 00:38:03, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the August minutes, then moved to an update from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on small business conditions. Chamber representatives John Hughes and Amit Patel said Kentucky has benefited from pro-growth policies such as lower income taxes, regulatory modernization, and workforce development, but they emphasized ongoing challenges including workforce shortages, child care access, housing availability, rising insurance costs, and inflation. Patel, speaking as a hotel operator, said recruiting and retaining staff has become difficult and that his company is considering child care stipends and other benefits to help employees. Members asked about child care benefits, community involvement, and health care costs; Patel said the business is discussing additional support for employees and noted that health care costs have tripled over three years. The chamber said it will prioritize child care and housing policy in the upcoming session. The committee then received an update from the Cabinet for Economic Development on the Kentucky Angel Investment Tax Credit program from David Brock of KY Innovation and Matt Wingate. Brock outlined the state’s broader innovation and entrepreneurship programs, including innovation hubs, SBIR/STTR matching funds, the Kentucky Enterprise Fund, SSBCI, and STEP, and said these programs have helped create jobs, raise capital, and support exports. He explained that the angel tax credit is intended to encourage private investment in innovative Kentucky small businesses with high growth potential. The credit is generally 25% of investment in non-enhanced counties and 40% in enhanced counties, with annual and per-investor caps and eligibility rules for both businesses and investors. Brock reported that 317 businesses have been certified, 117 have received at least one investment, 445 investors have made 750 investments, $57.2 million has been invested, $19 million in credits has been awarded, and 373 new jobs have been reported since 2021. Committee members asked about the relationship between the program’s industry verticals and university research, the difference between enhanced and non-enhanced counties, and where investments are occurring geographically. Cabinet staff said the verticals align with the original Innovation Act framework, and that enhanced counties are defined by statute, including distressed and disaster-impacted areas. They said most investments and credits have been in non-enhanced counties, though some examples were cited in Bath County and Auburn. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting beyond approval of the minutes.