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• To increase public safety, as well as workforce development, and I am very proud to carry it.
• New Mexico is a member of an 11-organization public safety coalition.
• We began working on proactive, focused public safety measures last March, immediately after the last
• As a result of that behavioral health mapping project over the summer, our public safety coalition came
• So, we have seen firsthand the detrimental effects of unsafe sex on our peers' education, safety, and

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

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• The Activate program is helping us do that through our Public Safety Training.
• Public Safety is a major issue, and we are providing an extensive amount of training in this area.
• Public Safety is a key focus, as you saw some of it in the film.
• Come back and finish that piece as in once we get these reports about what the safety gaps might be,
• But the big one is School Safety and Security—a climate initiative.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• If there's a specific security or safety risk that that person imposes, then they're not approved for
• The 12-hour shifts specifically, they pose significant challenges with efficiency in operations, safety
• I know the secretary has, has, um, In operations, safety in operations.
• So that's a bigger concern, the safety of the prisons, as well as the efficiency of operations, was why
• The safety of the prisons, as well as the efficiency of operations, was why we went back to, you know

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard an informational presentation from the Florida Department of Corrections on how the prison and community supervision systems operate after sentencing. Assistant Deputy Secretary Hope Gartman described the reception process for new inmates, including intake, medical and mental health screening, classification, custody and housing levels, gain time, and the department’s academic, vocational, substance abuse, chaplaincy, visitation, and communication programs. She emphasized that reentry begins on day one and that program placement is driven by risk and needs assessments, with facilities matched to inmates’ medical, mental health, and security requirements. Members also asked about family contact, visitor applications, inmate welfare trust funds, tablet access, private prison placement, staffing shortages, overtime, contraband interdiction, and waiting lists for programs; several follow-up materials were requested for distribution to all members. Mr. Winkler then outlined community corrections, explaining the different supervision types under Florida law, including probation, drug offender probation, community control, sex offender supervision, conditional release, and addiction recovery supervision. He described the department’s monitoring tools, such as office and field visits, warrantless searches, alternative sanctioning for technical violations, telephone reporting for low-risk offenders, employment assistance, and mobile probation and reentry units. He said the department’s supervision success rate is about 62%, with more than 91% of successful completers not returning to custody within three years. Members questioned officer workloads, the use of radios and GPS check-ins, the rollout of uniforms and firearms, how violations are handled, and whether all circuits participate in alternative sanctioning; Winkler said the program is statewide and that the department is seeking funding for radios. During public comment, Florida Cares Charity urged the committee to consider evidence on deterrence, parole, and recidivism, arguing that community supervision is less costly than incarceration and can be effective. James Beardy of the Florida PBA emphasized the dangers faced by correctional and probation officers, including long shifts, field searches, and working alone, and argued for higher pay and better support comparable to other law enforcement. The meeting concluded with the chair thanking the presenters and public speakers, and the subcommittee adjourned without taking any legislative votes or formal actions.

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• AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND LATER SERVED AS A PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE DIRECTOR FOR FOUR FLORIDA COUNTY
• THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS HOME SAFETY ESTIMATES THAT MODERN BUILDING CODES SAVED BETWEEN ONE
• LET'S MOVE ON TO MICHAEL NEUMANN INSURANCE FEE FOR BUSINESS AND HOME SAFETY.
• I AM MICHAEL NEUMANN GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS AND HOME SAFETY.
• WE CONDUCT BUILDING SAFETY RESEARCH LEADING TO REAL WORLD SOLUTIONS FOR HOME AND BUSINESS OWNERS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• of activating the safety characteristics of 18,<01:35:47.520><c> the</c><01:35:47.679><c> firearm.
• Safety clause.
• State licensing is not increasing safety.
• </c> left the safety clause. Ruff Richardson. left the safety clause. Ruff Richardson.
• </c> rushing it through with the safety rushing it through with the safety clause.<04:29:33.920><c> Why

Keywords: 981, all

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• Um, so are you saying that there's no parts in this reactor that are going to be classified as safety
• There will be many parts in there that will be safety related.
• Well, it's great from a safety point of view, but it limits what you can do.
• Well, it it's great from a safety<00:27:21.760><c> point</c><00:27:21.919><c> of</c><00:27:22.000><c>
• </c> all that, safety, everything. all that, safety, everything. &gt;&gt; Yes. &gt;&gt; Yes.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And this is a safety net program, and there's already a wait list in place.
• We then redirect those dollars into something far more immediate, which is public safety.
• longer a division of public safety, its own department these days.
• When we think about those children that are in foster care, safety really is key.
• It is important that we have continued public safety and a very intentional standpoint on public safety

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the previous day’s journal by a 126-0 vote, and suspended business for the Speaker to sign several bills and substitutes. Members then spent much of the day introducing guests, including county assessors, students, civic groups, and visitors from local schools and universities. The chamber then took up House Bill 2002, the elementary and secondary education budget. Members adopted several amendments, including technical fixes to allow board-operated schools to use personal service funds for career ladder payments, clarifications to child care subsidy language, and changes to Parents as Teachers rules so that enrollment remains voluntary and virtual visits are not reimbursable. An amendment to shift $1 million from one child care facilities line to Child Care Works passed, as did an amendment to fund a new Success-Ready Student Assessment with $2 million to help replace the MAP test. A proposal to pay child care subsidies for foster children based on enrollment rather than attendance failed 53-93, and an amendment to divert $10 million in Title I funds into a competitive grant program also failed. A later amendment to send budget reports to the ranking minority member passed, while an attempt to remove child care subsidy language from the bill failed. The House then moved to higher education and workforce development appropriations. Members approved an amendment broadening a pre-apprenticeship program statewide and supported funding for Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries through a transfer from dual credit scholarship funds. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 2003’s higher education funding model, where the chair defended an FTE-based approach as more transparent than the long-standing status quo, while opponents warned it would sharply cut funding for institutions such as Harris-Stowe, Lincoln, Truman State, and some community colleges, and would ignore factors like graduation rates, research, and workforce needs. A compromise amendment to soften the transition was withdrawn, and a separate amendment to restore the governor’s recommendation was also debated at length, with members arguing over the fairness and consequences of the proposed model.

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• For the safety, security, and comfort of all attendees, please note the following guidelines.
• For safety reasons, standing or sitting in walkways and aisles, or standing or obstructing at your chair
• Uh for safety reasons st stand that way.
• </c><00:01:58.479><c> Uh</c> present to ensure everyone's safety.
• Uh present to ensure everyone's safety.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• c><00:03:48.319><c> cases</c><00:03:48.680><c> where</c><00:03:48.920><c> no</c><00:03:49.200><c> safety
• </c> neglect uh cases where no safety neglect uh cases where no safety concerns<00:03:50.360><c> exist
• important points that Senator Koran mentioned is that educational neglect is not an issue of child safety
• and housing the committee food safety and housing the committee examines<00:40:02.160><c> all</c><00
• Senate File 971 as amended is referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> And none of this is about public safety. And none of this is about public safety.
• Trump promises safety, but communities.
• It is federal power of public safety.
• Real safety comes from grows weaker.
• </c> open to those seeking refuge and safety. open to those seeking refuge and safety.

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

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• health and well-being my their safety health and well-being my suggestion<00:22:22.360><c> is</c><00
• Let's move on to the next measure: House Bill 616, relating to the safety of educational workers.
• </c> out of the department for her own safety out of the department for her own safety um<01:30:01.600
• </c> Hawaiian Electric's um wildfire safety Hawaiian Electric's um wildfire safety strategy<02:51:04.359
• Next measure: House Bill 616, relating to the safety of educational workers.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard three House bills related to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. HB 606 would extend the Act 279 special fund to June 30, 2028, continue deposits and appropriations to help eliminate the DHHL waitlist, and require a strategic plan and annual reporting. DHHL strongly supported the measure, saying most of the initial $600 million had been used and that the need remains large, with more than 29,000 people on the waitlist. Public testimony also supported the bill, emphasizing its importance to Native Hawaiian families and concerns about Hawaiians leaving the islands because of housing costs. A member noted the bill is a priority and that the committee will keep working on how to fund another $600 million. HB 1086 would exempt DHHL homestead lot and housing development from general excise and use taxes. DHHL supported the bill, saying any tax savings would reduce the eventual cost of housing for low-income beneficiaries. The Department of Taxation said it could administer the measure and noted it is already being implemented under the governor’s emergency proclamation, with a proposed effective date of January 1, 2026. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical comments and urged the committee to weigh existing benefits already received by DHHL beneficiaries. HB 1307 would appropriate funds for DHHL water well development and geothermal exploration on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL said the bill is a follow-up to prior study funding and would support slim-hole drilling, site evaluation, and consultant work to identify viable geothermal resources, especially on Hawaiʻi Island. Several testifiers opposed the bill, arguing there had been inadequate beneficiary consultation, raising environmental, cultural, and safety concerns, and objecting to using $20 million for geothermal rather than housing. In response to committee questions, DHHL staff explained that the goal is to gather information for a future public-private partnership to develop geothermal electricity, and that a Chapter 343 environmental review would be required later in the process. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• And the way that nuclear is presented now, there is so much ignorance around the safety and how things
• There is so much ignorance around the safety and how things have been engineered out and the cost.
• in fact, at the same time, there's going to be a state agency over there that has to regulate the safety
• . ...over radiological safety.
• the federal government to avoid bureaucratic permitting delays while taking care not to compromise safety

Keywords: 1064, all

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• And the way that nuclear is presented now, there is so much ignorance around the safety and how things
• in fact, at the same time, there's going to be a state agency over there that has to regulate the safety
• Safety aspects of it and the health aspects of it.
• Over radiological safety.
• issues entirely to the end. ...that defers radiological and reactor safety issues entirely to the NRC

Summary: The meeting focused on finalizing recommendations from the Delaware Nuclear Energy Task Force, with most of the discussion centered on how the state should organize itself to evaluate and potentially pursue nuclear power. Public commenters strongly supported nuclear energy, emphasizing energy reliability, economic competitiveness, data center demand, and the need for Delaware to act quickly. Several speakers argued that Delaware is falling behind neighboring states and should not delay if it wants to attract developers and preserve access to federal tax incentives. Members then worked through revisions to the recommendations, especially the section on state actions moving forward. There was broad agreement that Delaware needs a clearly empowered leadership structure, but disagreement over the best form: a cabinet-level energy agency, an expanded existing agency such as DENREC, a dedicated coordinator, an expanded Sustainable Energy Utility, or a separate quasi-independent authority. Some members favored a nimble, one-off entity with bonding and financing authority; others cautioned against creating a new body outside state government and stressed the need for coordination with existing agencies, public oversight, and cost discipline. The group also discussed adding responsibilities such as site identification, public engagement, coordination with PJM and federal agencies, and financing tools, while removing or folding in items that seemed duplicative or too broad. The committee also revised earlier modules to broaden the focus from small modular reactors to nuclear power more generally, while keeping the task force’s original SMR work in view. Members agreed to keep recommendations on state and local regulatory readiness, financial mechanisms, permitting coordination, and public engagement, and to add a recommendation for Delaware to participate as an observer in the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative through NASEO and NARUC. The committee approved the revised Module Four recommendations by vote, with one abstention from Tom Noyes. Minutes from the prior meeting were also approved with minor corrections.

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• If confirmed, I remain committed to ensuring including emerging technologies and student safety.
• Newsom for reappointing me to the board. and this is including emerging technologies and student safety
• And then there’s things like just health and safety needs.
• “What does OLES, what does their data tell you about how safety precautions are working at DSH?”
• What does OLES, what does their data tell you about how safety precautions are working at DSH? Yes.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The CHRB and California generally have become the global leaders in horse racing safety.
• Dennis Alfieri continued: "...the global leaders in horse racing safety.
• Not to everybody, but they were positive moves to make sure that we have safety in mind and the industry
• I know that there were questions just as I was walking about the health and safety of the horses.
• What's the nature of the board's relationship with the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority, and

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety has also found that homes built or retrofitted to
• It's called the Public Safety Power Shutoff.
• But for families, for seniors, for small businesses, it feels less like safety and more like uncertainty
• These grandparents in California are really an invisible safety net for children.
• Grandparents in California are really an invisible safety net to children who need out-of-home care when

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several tax and revenue measures, beginning with SB 1329 on solar property tax assessment. The author and solar industry witnesses argued the bill would create a uniform statewide method, provide certainty for developers, and exclude tax credits and other intangibles from valuation; county assessors and several counties opposed it, saying it would reduce assessed value and depart from market-based appraisal. The bill was moved to Appropriations on a 2-0 vote and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 1406 to close the “Montana tax loophole” used to avoid California vehicle taxes, with support from the California Teachers Association and no registered opposition; it passed 2-0 and was placed on call. SB 984, conforming California law to the federal tipped-income deduction, drew support from the restaurant industry, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, and enrolled agents, and passed 3-0 to Appropriations, on call. Later, the committee considered wildfire- and energy-related tax credits. SB 1084 would create a fire-safe home tax credit for home hardening and defensible space improvements; supporters said it would reduce wildfire losses and insurance costs, and it passed 3-0 on call. SB 1118 would provide credits for backup generators and solar battery systems in high fire-threat areas; the author framed it as a resilience measure for households and small businesses, but members raised concerns about cost, diesel use, and whether the credit would reach lower-income households. The bill was moved 1-0 and placed on call, with the chair and other members noting unresolved budget and policy concerns. SB 1424, expanding a partial sales tax exemption to zero-emission vehicle refueling equipment, received support from hydrogen and electric transportation groups and passed 4-0 on call. The committee also advanced SB 1249, a senior tax deduction for taxpayers ages 86 to 90, with support from LeadingAge California and senior advocates; members noted it was narrowly targeted and passed 4-0 on call. SB 1113, conforming California tax law to the federal tonnage tax regime for U.S.-flag international shipping companies, drew support from maritime industry groups and opposition from ILWU over the fiscal impact; it passed 4-0 on call. SB 1137, the Medical Expense Deduction Act, would allow a targeted deduction for medical expenses for lower-income taxpayers; supporters said it would help families facing high out-of-pocket costs, and it passed 4-0 on call. Finally, SB 1415 would extend a partial welfare property tax exemption to mixed-income housing that includes moderate-income units; supporters said it would help finance “missing middle” housing, while assessors and housing stakeholders requested amendments and guardrails. The bill was also moved forward on a committee vote and placed on call.

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• and well-documented record of dangerous conditions, including inadequate medical care, health and safety
• across California in inhumane conditions with little to no accountability, threatening the health, safety
• private detention facilities are incentivized to maximize profits by cutting corners on health and safety
• The tax that AB 1633 proposes is an accountability mechanism. ...by cutting corners on health and safety
• company with no oversight, accountability, transparency, and these systemic abuses and health and safety

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Uh, I've worked extensively in the public safety space as folks know as a prosecutor outside the legislature
• and I've worked with the Office of Justice Programs, the Department of Public Safety.
• </c><00:04:03.040><c> space</c> extensively in the public safety space extensively in the public safety
• </c><00:04:09.519><c> Um</c><00:04:09.760><c> that's</c> department of public safety.
• Um that's department of public safety.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3732, with the author moving both the bill and two separate amendments. The DE1 amendment would create a healthcare workforce grant program to let the Department of Employment and Economic Development identify and fund healthcare workforce shortage areas, while the A1 amendment would establish an Office of Community Investment to provide strategic grant management and help align grants with legislative priorities. Both amendments were adopted, and the bill was laid over for later consideration. The bill author explained that the healthcare workforce proposal is meant to address shortages that market forces alone have not solved, citing examples such as CNA training and rural oncologist recruitment. The Office of Community Investment was described as a way to improve grant oversight, set clearer goals, and strengthen collaboration between agencies and the legislature, drawing on the model of the Office of Justice Programs. Testimony from the Mong American Partnership strongly supported the healthcare workforce grant program, describing successful CNA and phlebotomy pathways, but also noting long waitlists and the need for flexible funding. Members discussed the importance of locating training opportunities in greater Minnesota and in communities with workforce gaps, so distance and travel barriers do not limit access. Several legislators said the proposal would help create good-paying jobs, strengthen healthcare access, and support overworked healthcare workers. The bill’s sponsors also emphasized that codifying grant programs can speed up future funding decisions and improve accountability, and they said the measures would return for further consideration in a few days.

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• reduce traffic speeds, increase congestion, block transit and bike lanes, and introduce significant safety
• And that matters for safety, too.
• The argument that more than a 30-day retention period is necessary for investigations or public safety
• The argument that more than a 30-day retention period is necessary for investigations or public safety
• And I think the author has put down as many provisions as she possibly could for public safety and, of

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on driver accountability, curb management, privacy, illegal dumping enforcement, rail coordination, billboard signage, and high-speed rail development. SB 953 by Senator Nilo would add DMV points for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter cases dismissed through diversion; the author and supporters, including a victim’s mother and CHP representatives, argued it would ensure fatal conduct is reflected in driving records, while no opposition testified. SB 1292 by Senator Richardson would let certain cities use stationary cameras or sensors to enforce curb use in designated zones with human review of citations; supporters said it would help manage modern delivery and loading activity, while one privacy group remained cautious but noted the committee amendments improved the bill. SB 1228 by Senator Rubio would create a permanent compliance path for a small number of existing redevelopment-era LED advertising displays; supporters said it preserves local revenue and existing signs, while the outdoor advertising industry opposed it over federal compliance and fairness concerns. SB 1013 by Senator Cervantes would tighten ALPR privacy and security rules, require DOJ audits, training, and a 30-day retention limit; privacy advocates supported it as a needed enforcement measure, while law enforcement groups opposed the retention cap and hot-list limits as too restrictive. SB 1218 by Senator Arreguín would block DMV registration renewal for vehicles with unpaid illegal dumping fines, modeled on parking citation enforcement; local officials and city representatives strongly supported it as a deterrent, and no opposition was heard. SB 1136 by Senator Blakespear would require rail agencies to better coordinate service to major events and integrate fares and schedules; transit and rail advocates supported it, with some agencies taking a work-with-author or neutral position. SB 1425 by the committee chair would create a permit process for new encroachments on high-speed rail right-of-way; supporters said it would help protect and manage the corridor, while utilities and a city raised concerns about rights-of-way and enforcement language. SB 1411 by Senator Stern would expand high-speed rail authority to pursue public-private partnerships and early works, removing a project cap; supporters from Metro, labor, and rail groups said it would help leverage funding and advance the project, while Merced-area agencies remained cautious but noted amendments. Most bills were moved on committee votes, generally along party lines or with broad support, and several were left on call after roll calls.

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• She raised those concerns internally, advocating for the safety of women and accountability within the
• already enacted... ...Arizona's sun after other West Coast states had already enacted health and safety
• It is a public safety issue.
• Public peace, public health, and public safety of the community at large.
• House Bill 2812 was drawn from the Committee on Public Safety.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and several personal privileges recognizing guests and proclamations, including a Coolidge centennial proclamation, a Pre-born Day of Rights proclamation, and a tribute to retired public servant Carmen Green Smith. The chamber also welcomed various guests and groups in the gallery, including Arizona Right to Life, Reproductive Freedom for All, a doctor of the day, schoolchildren, and community visitors. A motion to suspend the rules and immediately advance SB 1396 on contraception rights failed by a vote of 12 ayes to 16 nays. The Senate then considered House Concurrent Resolution 2053 honoring Brad Brower, adopted it unanimously, observed a moment of silence, and transmitted the resolution to the House. In Committee of the Whole, members considered HB 2072, HB 2307, and HB 2874. HB 2072, dealing with holidays and the César Chávez Day repeal/renaming debate, drew extensive floor debate over a Miranda amendment to rename the day for farm workers; that amendment failed 12-15, and the bill was ultimately advanced as amended by the committee’s striker/repeal language. HB 2307, concerning dangerous and incompetent defendants and a state facility process, received committee and floor amendments and was advanced as amended. HB 2874, relating to campaign committee termination statements and contributions, also received committee and technical floor amendments and was advanced as amended. On final third readings, HB 2874 passed 18-11 with one not voting and was transmitted to the House. HB 2307 passed 27-2 with one not voting and was transmitted to the House, with supporters emphasizing public safety and the emergency clause. HB 272 passed after a lengthy and contentious debate over whether to repeal or rename the holiday associated with César Chávez and the farm worker movement; supporters of repeal cited allegations against Chávez and the need for accountability, while opponents argued the holiday should preserve recognition of farm workers and the movement’s history. The Senate also adopted the Committee of the Whole report and assigned the bills accordingly.