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• They are not aware of their location, the date or time, or where they are.
• They're having to live in crowded locations.
• Evidence handling, this slide is on there for the Louisiana kit tracking system.
• So when we get a call, we are going to respond within 90 minutes to a safe location.
• We can go sometimes to the kids’ homes if it’s a safe location.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The first meeting of the Human Trafficking and Emergency Department Task Force focused on implementing Act 267 of 2025, which created the body to develop a statewide human trafficking protocol to be incorporated into regional sexual assault response plans. Chair Rep. Kelly Hennessy Dickerson and Office of Human Trafficking Prevention Director Mary Kate Andrepont outlined the task force’s goal of producing a practical, transferable protocol for hospitals and emergency departments across Louisiana, with help from Heal Trafficking. Members and presenters repeatedly emphasized that the protocol should be trauma-informed, survivor-centered, multidisciplinary, and adaptable to different regions and health systems. Hospital, SANE, and advocacy presenters described current practices and gaps. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport’s Operation Rahab and FMOLHS’s policies highlighted staff education, badge buddies, private screening, reporting pathways, and coordination with the National Human Trafficking Hotline, law enforcement, DCFS, and local advocates. SANE nurses and forensic staff stressed that most trafficking victims pass through emergency departments and that subtle behavioral indicators, rapport-building, and broad staff education are critical. LaFASA described statewide sexual assault advocacy services, emphasizing 24-hour crisis response, legal support, and the role of advocates in helping survivors understand options and regain control. Child and youth trafficking specialists from DCFS-contracted programs, including Unbound Now and BCFS/Common Thread, explained Louisiana’s Act 662 response for minors, which routes reports into coordinated advocacy and care coordination. They said their teams respond statewide within 90 minutes, provide crisis support, and work with CACs, hospitals, and law enforcement. Members raised concerns about major service gaps, especially for adults, transportation, safe housing, and specialized placements for survivors with disabilities. Presenters also noted that male survivor housing remains limited, though Eden Centers now offers some beds. The task force also reviewed a needs assessment showing many hospitals lack mandatory trafficking training, screening practices, written protocols, and confidence in identifying victims. Members discussed expanding education beyond ED staff to residents, nursing schools, student health, mental health, housekeeping, maintenance, and law enforcement. No formal votes were taken, but the chair said the survey results and testimony would be used to draft a protocol before the next meeting, with a final draft to follow after further review and feedback.

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• Is the state, if you're aware of, are they tracking—are we tracking job placements or certifications
• Is there any way for us to track that so that it can be part of the evaluation and recurring funding
• But it's not really part of anything the State Library tracks. ...part of anything the State Library
• tracks.
• Artesia is located in North Eddy County.

Keywords: 996, all

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• hospital have a very convenient location hospital have a very convenient location to<00:14:23.279
• You know, we were able to build a track and field walking track and a playground, which was brought forth
• We were able to locate the elderly missing person within four and a half hours, and they were located
• <02:01:03.199> our monthly so we can kind of track our monthly so we can kind of track our
• They don't disclose specific locations. They don't disclose specific locations.

Keywords: 916, all

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• There was a decision to proceed with outdoor facilities regardless of input from the community in a location
• that is not accessible easily by public transit, in a location that does not currently have bike trails
• attached to it, in a location that is not where our most needy community members live.
• : basketball leagues all winter, volleyball tournaments in February, student athletes training for track
• Volleyball tournaments in February, student athletes training for track when it's 15 below, adaptive

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Hicks presented House File 4194, which would change how Rochester’s approved local option sales tax funds could be used for a regional athletics facility. Hicks argued the city’s 2023 ballot materials promised substantial community and stakeholder engagement and an indoor/outdoor community recreation complex, but that the project shifted to an outdoor-only plan without meaningful public input. She said the bill was needed to center Rochester residents’ voices and prevent a precedent of approved projects being changed after the vote. Rochester City Council President Randy Schubring opposed the bill, saying the city is following the 2023 authorization and building as much as possible within the approved funding. He said the ballot question passed with 53% support and urged the committee not to overturn local election results, while asking lawmakers to work with the city and Rochester delegation on the remaining funding shortfall. Testifier Kamau Wilkins also opposed the city’s current direction, saying voters were promised indoor recreation facilities but are now getting mostly outdoor baseball diamonds, which he described as a bait-and-switch. Several members supported Hicks’ concerns, saying legislators have a duty to ensure local sales tax projects match what voters were told. Representative Lee raised a broader issue about legislative oversight of local option sales taxes and referenced a possible St. Paul-related fix. Hicks closed by saying she supported the tax originally but no longer believes the project matches what voters approved. The committee then laid House File 4194 over for possible inclusion in the omnibus tax bill.

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• We're tracking a little bit below.
• We're tracking a little bit below.
• We had been tracking very close to forecast.
• This isn't the first time that remains have been located down there.
• This isn't the first time that remains have been located down there.

Keywords: 908, all

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• We're tracking a little bit below.
• We're tracking a little bit below.
• We're tracking a little bit below.
• We had been tracking very close to forecast.
• This isn't the first time that remains have been located down there.

Summary: The committee first received a general fund and revenue update from the Office of Management and Budget. Staff reported that the state started the biennium about $176 million above prior estimates, but year-to-date revenues were now running below legislative forecast, mainly due to lower individual income tax and sales tax collections. The budget stabilization fund was above its cap, the legacy fund continued to grow, and oil revenues were slightly above forecast overall. Members also asked about federal funding uncertainty and mineral leasing variability, and OMB said agencies would be asked to address potential federal reductions case by case during budget preparation. The committee then reviewed compliance reports and trust fund analysis materials, followed by a bill draft for a fixed-route city transportation grant program. Testimony from transit officials in Fargo and Minot supported the proposal, saying state aid would help match federal transit funds and support operations, but members raised questions about the funding source, fare structures, and whether the program should be limited to the current four fixed-route cities or allow future eligible cities. Several members asked for more time to study the formula and possible funding options before moving the bill forward. Next, the committee approved a bill draft repealing obsolete language related to a proposed North Dakota-South Dakota bi-state authority. Staff explained the provision had been unused for about 30 years and that existing law likely already allowed joint powers agreements without the specific language. The committee voted to adopt the repeal bill draft. The Department of Commerce and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site then provided an update on uncrewed aircraft system initiatives, including the Vantis radar data enclave, the drone replacement program, and future revenue models. Officials said North Dakota had received FAA approval to operate the radar data pathfinder, had begun replacing non-compliant drones from restricted foreign sources, and was working on phased procurement and cost-recovery plans. Members asked about deadlines, funding, supply-chain issues, and how the system would be used; staff said the federal restrictions were already in effect and that Vantis was being positioned as infrastructure for future beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. Finally, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation presented on the design of a new minimum-security prison and on a reentry housing task force. The new facility is planned for the penitentiary grounds, with a reduced estimated cost of about $263 million, 600 beds initially, possible expansion to 732 beds, and completion projected around 2031 if funded in 2027. The reentry housing task force described a data-driven effort to identify housing needs for people leaving incarceration, with the goal of reducing homelessness and recidivism through targeted housing support and possible subsidies. Members asked about staffing, site selection, housing duration, and whether employment and transportation needs would be included in the assessment.

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• We also prioritize sites that were located on state trust lands.
• And right now, we are on track to begin investigative drilling in January.
• Chairman, we're speaking about the web tracks.
• So, zone 1 is at the very bottom of our drilling location.
• There is a solar array that's north of—I don't know exactly the location.

Keywords: 996, all

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• of service, if that federal location of service, if that makes<00:10:24.240> sense.
• We score and count numbers in the legislature relative to the most recent forecast, and my tracking is
• So, on net, I'm tracking a general fund effective 4.2 and 5.4. Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr.
• So, on net, I'm tracking a general fund effective 4.2 and 5.4. Mr. Chair, continue. Thank you, Mr.
• <00:30:36.800> tracking<00:30:37.400> here,<00:30:37.800> so<00:30:38.000>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so, they have in some locations actually moved from own to lease space.
• As previously mentioned, there are some other things that can create obstacles as far as location.
• Lastly, the sheet asks for the number of employees that will be in this location.
• So, more things go into that than just how many FTEs are at the location.
• These are located on page one and again on page 55 of the report.

Keywords: 914, all

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• They are fast-tracking that work with EPA. They're doing all the science.
• Those are the corners that we're fast-tracking.
• It's located close to power supply, as well as a customer base.
• You have to co-locate right now? We can't co-locate.
• , and would place stricter limits on inshore locations as needed.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• be a reason one of the biggest challenges in in West L.A. for example has been historically its location
• Co-located with VA regional offices in Oakland, LA, and San Diego.
• That's something we track very closely. $280 million annualized payments to veterans, again, over the
• This position would be part of the department's cannabis track and trace field support unit.
• And we saw a ton of illicit product in three different locations, just in Little Fullerton.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• a variety of metrics to see um tracking a variety of metrics to see um are<00:08:17.960> the<
• One hundred of our high schools are located in the seven-county Twin Cities region, and among students
• One hundred of our high schools are located in the seven-county Twin Cities region, and among students
• general fund that's where we track general fund that's where we track it<01:30:53.679> so
• 175 in my more like detailed tracking 175 in my more like detailed tracking spreadsheet<01:33:43.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee received an informational presentation from the Office of Higher Education on college access efforts, with a focus on FAFSA outreach, the Get Ready program, and Direct Admissions Minnesota. Wendy Robinson said OHE’s role is to provide nonpartisan information, partner with K-12, colleges, and community groups, and use statewide programs to expand awareness of higher education options and financial aid. She highlighted outreach through brochures, virtual sessions, conferences, the State Fair, and events serving specific populations, as well as the Lumina-funded Connect College grant and the federally funded Get Ready program, which serves about 7,500 low-income students across 14 capacity-building schools and 28 additional schools with tutoring, college visits, application help, and financial aid support. A member asked for demographic data on Get Ready students, and staff said they would provide it later. Robinson also reviewed FAFSA outreach, noting that last year was especially difficult for students because of federal FAFSA problems. OHE’s Ready Set FAFSA sessions drew 1,300 unique registrations in October and 939 in January, and the agency continued training K-12 and college staff on state aid programs, FAFSA simplification, and implementation of North Star Promise. OHE said it also held FAFSA completion events with partners, including at the State Fair, and planned another financial aid event in Duluth. The bulk of the presentation covered Direct Admissions Minnesota. Robinson said the program is now in its fourth year, with 55 participating colleges and universities and 182 participating high schools in the third cohort, serving just over 32,000 students. She described the program as a broad, collaborative model that sends students letters listing colleges that would admit them based on junior-year performance, while preserving student choice and waiving application fees for participating schools. She said the program is intended to reduce anxiety about admissions, encourage FAFSA completion, and keep more Minnesota students in-state. Robinson previewed second-year data showing continued positive outcomes, including higher FAFSA completion, increased college enrollment, and more students staying in Minnesota. Participation increased among students eligible for free and reduced lunch, rising from 21% in the first year to 40% in the second year. She noted a continuing concern about American Indian and Alaska Native students, whose FAFSA completion declined and whose participation numbers were lower in the newest cohort, and said the agency would continue to study that data. She also said some of the increase in free-and-reduced-lunch participation may reflect the impact of North Star Promise and related financial aid messaging. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• The balance in the Public School Capital Outlay Fund is 1.6 billion and we have also been tracking since
• on overall appropriations from 2022 to 2025 in the four categories of those appropriations that we track
• She is tracking special appropriations.
• So our goal is to try to get these systems built so that we can track those grant agreements and make
• Other examples are critical testbed expansions For example, a testbed at our Plius location for grid

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• Because under Missouri's current law, you can inhibit the scanning, tracking, and naked-eye viewing of
• The scanning, tracking, and naked-eye viewing of your license plate, and it is not illegal at all.
• The situation hinders police and highway patrol efforts to locate stolen vehicles, track the plates of
• Other states that do have these prohibitions, their law enforcement is able to track and find stolen
• Those lands located on the opposite side of the highway to the extent of the same dimensions.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This bill does that. tracking devices on a reported stolen tracking devices on a reported stolen vehicle
• <00:13:00.199> device allow placement of the tracking device allow placement of the tracking
• <00:31:19.720> devices tracker device to place tracking devices tracker device to place tracking
• <01:10:40.440> needed about the problems this location needed about the problems this location
• :59:08.079> a placing of a tracking device on a placing of a tracking device on a fleeing fleeing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He is also located behind the committee hearing room. Testimony will be limited to two minutes.
• I'm not sure I'm going to agree with that, but I will track down those numbers for you.
• Dispatchable electric generation facility locations are determined by current electric demand, ERCOT,
• Hamlin, Texas, is a community of about 1,900 souls located 40 miles northwest of Abilene on US 83 in
• We need information to be able to track that, know what strategies workforce boards are working towards

Bills: SB913, SB1086, SB1087, SB1143, SB1534, SB1553, SB1718, SB1754, SB2004, SB2322, SB2448

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy

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• Please register using the electronic witness registration system accessible on the tablets located in
• If you look at tracking data from hundreds of species and thousands of individuals, This Gulf Coast area
• the bill is written covers not only the counties where these very important wildlife refuges are located
• We believe renewable energy, when done right and located in the right places, plays a critical role in
• So with the bill, it is specific to the surface owner where the well is located, which is great.

Bills: SB3074, HB49, HB2440, HB3556, HB3619, HB3866, HB4042, HB4112, HB4271, HB4413, HB4426, HB5033, HB49

Keywords: SB 3074, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Water Code, permit applications, environmental permitting, administrative record, ex parte communications, legislative communications, governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, district projects, public records, recusal, conflict of interest, substantial interest, agency transparency, environmental regulation, permit renewal

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• And our work led to the shutdown of Atlas Metals, located immediately next to a high school.
• And then also for the communities who are located near these facilities.
• Laws to comply with, and then also for the communities who are located near these facilities, so they
• The board has two tracks on fees.
• Do you think DTSC is on the right track with the plan?

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on DTSC’s implementation of SB 158 reforms, including enforcement, community engagement, fee stability, the hazardous waste management plan, permitting backlogs, and the Safer Consumer Products program. Senators and Assembly members emphasized protecting overburdened communities and asked how DTSC and the Board of Environmental Safety are using their authority to improve accountability, reduce delays, and address hazardous waste facilities and consumer product chemicals. The hearing also included discussion of extended producer responsibility programs and whether DTSC can support them more efficiently, including through coordination with CalRecycle. DTSC Director Katie Butler said the department is now more transparent, accountable, and fiscally stable, citing stronger enforcement actions, an interactive inspections map, expanded community outreach, and emergency response work on the Los Angeles wildfire cleanup. She said DTSC has made progress on fee reform, the hazardous waste management plan, cleanup grants, permit renewals, and safer consumer products rulemaking, including adding microplastics to the candidate chemical list. Board Chair Andrew Rakestraw said the board has held multiple public meetings and hearings, is working on fee rates and performance metrics, and is revising the hazardous waste management plan after public comment, including removing a proposal to send certain contaminated soil to municipal landfills. He also noted remaining concerns about fee structure, permit delays, and the pace of the safer consumer products program. Public witnesses offered sharply different views. A representative of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance said SB 158 reforms have improved permitting and transparency, but urged more attention to risk-based decision-making, reduced duplication, and possible General Fund support for plan implementation rather than relying only on fees. Earthjustice argued DTSC remains too slow and that communities continue to suffer from long-delayed permits and weak protections, urging the Legislature to take a more active role and to prioritize eliminating hazardous substances rather than minimizing costs. Committee members pressed the witnesses on permit renewals, community impacts, and the pace of the safer consumer products program, while DTSC defended its progress and said further legislative collaboration may be needed on hazardous waste management and emerging waste streams.

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• We're trying to keep ourselves on track. Okay.
• That's why we're tracking the behavior.
• That can be tough when you're a student, but we hope to complete clinicals at various locations.
• The area you will see because their location used to be the old Catholic school.
• Our program is structured as a two-year, fast-track B.A.

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• The task force surveyed over 4,000 citizens and received presentations from 13 prospective locations
• Subsequently, eight locations chose to submit formal applications.
• The last Leak bill of the day, tab 17, CS for SB 1168, on installation or use of tracking devices for
• There's currently not an increased penalty for unlawful installation or use of a tracking device if a
• This legislation would create the crime of aggravated installation or use of tracking devices or tracking

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 678, which would allow pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; it drew support from a business representative and was reported favorably. Members then heard several bills by Senator Leak, including SB 466 to designate St. Johns County as the site of the Florida Museum of Black History and create a board to work with the museum foundation and Florida Memorial University; the bill drew supportive testimony about preserving accurate Black history and the significance of the site, and it passed favorably. Leak’s CS/SB 578 would let Florida wineries use recyclable inserts and other alternative containers for larger wine sales, and it also passed favorably. SB 582 would increase penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings and structures, limiting the higher penalties to certain nationally or internationally recognized historic properties; it was supported by preservation advocates and reported favorably. CS/SB 1168 would create an aggravated offense for installing or using tracking devices or apps in furtherance of crimes such as murder, domestic violence, or robbery, and it passed favorably after a brief discussion about stalking and violent crimes. CS/SB 806 would make the Florida Attorney General the exclusive public official with standing to enforce Florida charitable trusts, limiting out-of-state attorneys general from suing over Florida-administered trusts; members debated whether this would burden out-of-state beneficiaries, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1228 would advance spring restoration efforts for Ichetucknee Springs and Santa Fe spring flows and allow a utility compliance plan amendment to deliver reclaimed water to replenish the aquifer; it passed favorably. CS/CS/SB 304 would require a qualified medical opinion in child protective investigations involving infants and young children with possible genetic or medical conditions that can mimic abuse, and it drew emotional support from parents and advocates before passing favorably. SB 1286 would clarify that ordinary unsupervised childhood activities like biking or playing outside do not constitute neglect absent reckless endangerment, and it was reported favorably. SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, generated the most extensive debate: it renames the texting-while-driving law, expands the prohibition to handheld device use, and adds penalties in work zones and school zones; supporters cited fatal crash statistics and personal loss, while opponents raised concerns about enforcement, civil liberties, racial disparities in traffic stops, and the need for broader distracted-driving and insurance reforms. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably after amendments. The committee also approved two claims bills, SB 14 for the estate of Penao-Hanvier against Miami Beach and SB 20 for J.N. against Hillsborough County, both settled claims recommended favorably by the special master. Finally, CS/SB 68 would modernize health facilities authority financing for private not-for-profit health systems, and CS/SB 172 would restrict misuse of health care specialty titles while preserving titles authorized under existing practice acts; both were discussed with questions about doctors, optometrists, and CRNAs, and both were reported favorably after amendment and debate.