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• Cedric Heats here on behalf of the Department of Agriculture.
• Cedric Heats here on behalf of the Department of Agriculture.
• Cedric Heats here on behalf of the Department of Agriculture.
• Cedric Heats here on behalf of the Department of Agriculture.
• :10.040> Cedric chair members of the committee Cedric chair members of the committee Cedric Heats

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I've had a little experience with heat and cold over the course of my career.
• You know, when your legs are weak and you can't, and you end up with heat exhaustion, a heat stroke,
• and cold over the experience with heat and cold over the course<00:59:01.760> of<00:59:01.920
• <00:59:16.079> or<00:59:16.319> other heat exhaustion, a heat stroke or other heat
• exhaustion, a heat stroke or other things<00:59:16.640> like<00:59:16.880> that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Heat. Heat. Heat. On this vote, the yays are 206, the nays are 205.
• Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. change their own. On this vote, the yays are 214, the nays are 207.
• Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. On this vote, the yeas are 209, the nays are 213.
• Heat. Oh my God. Heat. Heat. Heat. Are you happy? Heat. Heat.
• Heat. Heat. On this vote, the yeas are 209, the nays are 215. The motion is not adopted.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• In fact, you spread them because the burn heat is not hot enough.
• <00:31:46.799> burn<00:31:47.279> the<00:31:47.519> burn<00:31:48.000> heat
• them uh because the burn the burn heat them uh because the burn the burn heat is<00:31:48.640>

Bills: HF858, HF2577, HF2576

Keywords: bioincentive payments, agriculture, job creation, environmental compliance, financial reporting, waste handling, sewage sludge, PFAS regulation, environment, record retention, fertilizer disposal, pesticide disposal, environmental impact, safety regulations, burning prohibition, 1183, house

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• statistical data, if we look at the country of Japan when a product that is similar to the products these heated
• So I think the one good thing about this is because of the heated mechanism, the product.
• Like the thing you actually put the Heated tobacco product into it.
• When the mechanism in which to heat the tobacco is north of $100, I think Young people would naturally

Bills: HB3329, HR1039, HR1040, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3419, HB3420, HB3706, HB3711, HB4139, HB1268, HB3660, HJR1023, HB3298, HB3056, HJR1084, HB3934, HB3919, HB4118, HB4119, HB3791, HB4260, HB4178, HB4215, HB4324, HB3270, HB4352, HB4305, HB2955, HB3315, HB3066, HB1245, HB4125, HB3075, HB3129, HB3239, HB4153, HB3265, HB4491, SB680, HB4263, HB4268, HB1675, HB3885, HB2984, HB3697, HB2959, HB3671, HB3852, HB2933, HB3057, HB3802, HB4294, HB4285, HB3708, HB3979, HB3977, HB3986, HB3985, HB3588, HB3742, HB3845, HJR1070, HB3590, HB3595, HB3391, HB3183, HB3764, HB3765, HB1002, HB4434, HJR1086, HB4060, HB3881, HB3500, HB4408, HB3648, HB3127, HB3606

Keywords: long-term care, advisory board, sunset legislation, mental health, psychologists, University of Oklahoma, gymnastics, NCAA, congratulations, sports excellence, recognition, honor, athletics, Joseph Castiglione, leadership, education, sports management, HB3413, public finance, state budget

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• would need to meet standards that could include structural steel, concrete, plumbing, electrical, heating
• steel concrete the plumbing<00:42:53.160> the<00:42:53.280> electrical<00:42:54.320> heating
• plumbing the electrical heating plumbing the electrical heating ventilation<00:42:55.520> AC<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the Commissioner of Health related to groundwater thermal exchange devices, submerged closed loop heat
• exchange devices, submerged<00:29:59.600> closed<00:29:59.919> loop<00:30:00.159> heat
• <00:30:00.399> exchangers, submerged closed loop heat exchangers, submerged closed loop heat

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• Heated arguments, but done trying to understand where both sides are coming from.
• Heated<00:01:28.720> arguments,<00:01:29.280> but<00:01:29.520> done<00:01:29.840
• > trying<00:01:30.080> to Heated arguments, but done trying to Heated arguments, but done

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They may not know how to recognize signs of heat illness, all sorts of other things that you very much
• Legislature and Cal/OSHA's standards boards that are supposed to protect them from things like extreme heat
• Legislature and Cal/OSHA's standards boards that are supposed to protect them from things like extreme heat
• 694 for similar reasons, because workers are facing increasingly dire workplace conditions: extreme heat

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard a series of bills focused on expanding access to higher education, addressing workforce shortages, student housing, and labor standards on campus projects. AB 662 would create a South County Higher Education Task Force to explore a mixed-use, intersegmental institution in Chula Vista; supporters said South San Diego County is a “college desert,” while the bill passed on a due pass as amended motion to Appropriations. AB 885 would establish a College Access for All Fund to help make CSU and UC attendance more affordable; supporters cited student debt and affordability concerns, and it also passed to Appropriations. AB 730 would provide $15 million to help establish a medical school in the Central Valley to address physician shortages, and it advanced on a due pass motion. AB 1400 would let up to 15 community college districts pilot bachelor’s degrees in nursing; supporters argued it would expand affordable BSN access and keep students local, while CSU, UC, and other higher education groups opposed it as unnecessary and inconsistent with the master plan. The bill passed to Appropriations, with members raising questions about clinical placements, faculty shortages, and possible effects on associate-degree programs. The committee also considered AB 1235, which would require CSU design-build projects to use a skilled and trained workforce, aligning CSU with other public higher education construction standards. Supporters said it would improve safety, training, and local job opportunities, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 1247 would restrict contracting out of classified school and community college jobs unless workers meet training and qualification standards and would address pension and training concerns; supporters said it would protect students and classified employees, while school and college groups warned it would disrupt services and add unfunded mandates. The bill passed to Appropriations with one no vote. AB 1470, presented on behalf of Assemblymember Haney, would allow a portion of student housing revolving loan funds to be used for affordable student, faculty, and staff housing in downtown and commercial districts; it was discussed as a housing and downtown revitalization measure, but the committee held off on a motion pending more members. ACA 3, also on behalf of Haney, would require UC to offer limited down payment loans to eligible long-term support staff first-time homebuyers; it drew extensive support from UC workers and unions, while UC and business groups opposed it as costly and outside UC’s mission, and the measure was still under discussion at the end of the transcript.

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• came uh I think back into focus, and now that doesn't mean we agree on everything and we don't have heated
• agree on everything and we<00:47:32.160> don't<00:47:32.319> have<00:47:32.480> heated
• <00:47:32.920> discussions<00:47:33.920> but we don't have heated discussions but we
• don't have heated discussions but every<00:47:34.480> one<00:47:34.640> of<00:47:34.800

Keywords: 1183, house

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• [Music] Heat. Heat.
• [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Heat.
• Heat. [Music] Good afternoon.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Fire sprinklers rapidly contain fire by activating immediately when they detect heat, not smoke, allowing
• activating immediately when they Fire by activating immediately when they detect<00:15:26.440> heat
• > smoke<00:15:28.519> allowing<00:15:29.120> them<00:15:29.240> to detect heat
• not smoke allowing them to detect heat not smoke allowing them to control<00:15:29.839> a<00:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• With the Iran conflict already leading to higher gasoline and heating oil prices in the state and likely
• <01:53:34.840> and support for the RPS law for heat and support for the RPS law for heat and
• the mill, and heat the dry kilns.
• Um, we were able to put the backpressure steam turbine in and we were able to heat the sawmill, which
• the sawmill guys would probably tell you it was a good year to have heat in the mill.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• An air-cooled data center uses far more electricity, causes far more noise, and adds far more heat to
• She says the last thing Arizona needs are centers that make the extreme heat even worse.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, approved the journal, and then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several bills. Early floor action included House Bill 2369 on photo-enforced traffic citations, amended so the citation would be signed by the mayor rather than the municipality’s presiding judge; House Bill 2423 on advanced math course enrollment, amended to narrow eligibility to students showing high proficiency on statewide assessments and to remove duplicative reporting; House Bill 2481 on school district financial records, amended to change how the state responds to USFR deficiencies by directing districts to approved training programs; House Bill 2621 on special education/public school enrollment, amended to allow students placed in residential facilities to enroll directly in the district where they live; and House Bill 2756 on public utilities and high-load-factor customers, amended to extend reporting deadlines, exempt smaller utilities, and remove some integrated planning requirements. Each of these bills received do-pass recommendations from Committee of the Whole, with some senators raising concerns about math staffing, school funding, and data-center impacts on rates and infrastructure. The chamber then adopted the Committee of the Whole report and heard a proclamation supporting stronger Arizona and U.S. relations with Taiwan, including trade, technology, education, and Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. The Senate also calendared House Bill 2192 for additional Committee of the Whole consideration, adopted a Bolick amendment excluding telecom and broadband providers from the definition of online hosting platform, and advanced the bill with a do-pass recommendation. In third reading, the Senate passed House Bill 2249 on the parents’ bill of rights, House Bill 2482 on out-of-school facilities, House Bill 2641 on firefighting foam, House Bill 2661 on dependent children, House Bill 2662 on parenting time, House Bill 2673 creating a study committee on inmate mental health services, House Bill 2745 on legislative subpoena enforcement, House Bill 2752 on the Arizona Commerce Authority, House Bill 2895 on public education, House Bill 2923 on mental health services, and several concurrent memorials urging Congress to address foreign authoritarian property ownership and endangered species issues. Several members explained votes, often citing budget concerns, staffing shortages, or policy objections. Senators Epstein and others repeatedly argued that many problems in education and mental health require more funding and personnel rather than statutory changes alone. Senator Kuby and Senator Epstein also criticized House Bill 2756 as insufficient to address data-center costs, water use, and ratepayer impacts, though the amended bill passed. The session concluded with passage of House Bill 2192 on employment, committee announcements for the following Monday, and adjournment until April 20, 2026.

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• Electrical Association, who has a, um, a letter in your packets, as well as the Minnesota Plumbing, Heating
• the Electrical Association, who has a letter in your packets, as well as the Minnesota Plumbing, Heating

Keywords: 1183, house

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• where we ended up having to go ahead and do the repairs because there was nothing else that we could heat
• with, cool the building with, and it was in our student center. ...and it was the only method of heating

Summary: The review subcommittee met to consider a supplemental agenda, methods of finance, an alternative delivery project, discretionary grants, and a large slate of construction, out-of-state, and in-state contracts. The supplemental item was a $2.6 million out-of-state contract with Tyler Technologies for a mobile app that would let citizens access state services through a single sign-on, initially for DFA vehicle and licensing services, with possible expansion to other agencies. Members also reviewed five methods of finance, including University of Arkansas projects for roof and cooling tower replacements, a new $100 million academic classroom building at U of A Fayetteville, a police department renovation at UA Fort Smith, and a boiler/chiller replacement at Hope-Texarkana. Questions focused on project timing, why some items were being reviewed after work had begun, and the high estimated cost of the Fayetteville classroom building; DFA explained that projects under $250,000 are not reviewed and that the larger project was still in design and would later seek a guaranteed maximum price. The committee also reviewed two DHS discretionary grants: one for targeted youth advocacy in southwest Arkansas and another adding $582,000 for family-centered treatment training and implementation. In the services contract section, members discussed construction-related contracts, including an ASMSA electrical scope increase tied to three-phase power requirements and the U of A Fayetteville architect contract for the classroom building. Out-of-state contracts included major items such as ACT Education’s $17 million amendment to provide required pre-ACT testing for 9th and 10th graders, a $12.5 million DFA contract for rural health transformation grant management, DHS’s $16.5 million EBT services contract with updated chip-card and fraud-prevention features, and ADH’s special procurement for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. The committee also reviewed U of A system consulting contracts for financial advisory and sponsorship strategy work, with university officials saying the outside expertise was needed for specialized planning and revenue-generation efforts. In-state contracts covered corrections reentry services, nursing board investigations, foster care and child welfare services, DHS office janitorial work, emergency management radio system expansion, veterans’ home nursing staffing, and UAMS grants consulting. A lengthy exchange centered on the Department of Corrections’ reentry housing contract, with members pressing officials about vacant beds and urging fuller use of the program, while corrections staff said placements depend on screening and eligibility. Another discussion addressed the balance between out-of-state and in-state contracting, with a member noting the large dollar volume going to out-of-state vendors and asking whether Arkansas vendors receive any preference; State Procurement said current law does not allow an in-state preference. The committee approved the supplemental agenda, the methods of finance, the alternative delivery project, the discretionary grants, and the contract lists, and then received routine reports and an emergency action report before adjourning.

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• times legislators like to push their authority off on somebody else so they don't have to take the heat
• times legislators like to push their authority off on somebody else so they don't have to take the heat

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat.

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• And California composting is already authorized in emergencies. such as extreme heat or natural disasters
• We use a high intense heat process that kills all the bacteria and all the pathogens and the product,

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• go up into Colorado and Minnesota in the summer, if for no other reason than to get away from the heat
• You're going to have these things happen and it's high intensity heat and it's dangerous and all that
• The concern is the reduced R-value creating additional moisture and heat in the homes.
• It means resistance to heat. Okay?
• Encapsulating the entire structure in the insulation reduces thermal bridging, or the pathways for which heat

Bills: HB45, HB755, HB 1232, HB1555, HB2460, HB2702, HB2973, HB3120, HB3225, HB3314, HB3356, HB3371, HB3634, HB3638, HB4247, HB4283, HB4290, HB4302, HB4503, HB4511, HB4565, HB4581, HB4627, HB4632, HB4660, HB4668, HB4960, HB5042, HB45

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money, HB 1232, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, public employee, retaliation