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• But for other people that are permanently laid off, they have a work search requirement.
• But for other people that are permanently laid off, they have a work search requirement.
• But for other people that are permanently laid off, they have a work search requirement.
• But for other people that are permanently laid off, they have a work search requirement.
• But for other people that are permanently laid off, they have a work search requirement.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I was strip searched in front...
• Why should someone be able to go and search and get it?
• It's not known, actually, when you search it.
• by someone who's not on the registry and by someone the victim already knows: a family member, a relative
• time, I did not know that my children, who are now adults, did not have... the same protections relative

Bills: HB240 , HB2097 , HB2731 , HB3087 , HB3234 , HB3319 , HB3394 , HB3687 , HB4105 , HB4205 , HB4350 , HB4462 , HB4642 , HB4801 , HB5403 , HB240

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: quorum, tax levy, county governance, local government, population regulations, quorum requirement, Texas counties, population threshold, deputy sheriff, civil service, law enforcement, appeals process, sheriff's department, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code

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• A quick Google search of L&I ARTS will bring up the database.
• with a job, and it's an employer-based training modality, what the L&I ARTS database does is you search
• There's a little bit of due diligence on the part of the job seeker also. database does is you search
• Let me just say, NIOSH is a relatively small portion of the federal budget.
• We have to do this job search requirement and provide workforce services to Washingtonians, but no funding

Summary: The committee heard a report on the Underground Economy Task Force in Washington’s construction industry. Labor and Industries said the task force, created by a 2024 budget proviso, met 11 times and developed consensus recommendations to improve enforcement against worker misclassification, unregistered contractors, and unpaid taxes and premiums. Consensus items included defining and regulating construction labor providers, improving interagency data sharing, increasing penalties for repeat offenders, expanding L&I authority over successor accountability, reviewing agency penalty rules, and exploring tracking of cash payments. Majority-but-not-consensus ideas included posting subcontractor notices at job sites, setting an independent-contractor threshold that would trigger L&I review, holding direct contractors liable for unpaid wages owed by subcontractors, and reviewing reporting requirements. Testifiers from labor, business, and the Attorney General’s Office generally supported stronger enforcement and transparency, while business representatives cautioned against overregulation and said any new rules should avoid burdening legitimate contractors or restricting lawful cash payments and independent contracting. L&I said the final report would be distributed by December 31 and the task force work group would be reconvened. The committee then reviewed the wage recovery work group report. L&I explained current wage complaint procedures and said the work group, made up of labor and business representatives, reached five consensus recommendations: allow L&I to prioritize wage complaints strategically, permit aggregation of related complaints, raise the minimum penalty under the Wage Payment Act from $1,000 to $1,500 and create a penalty matrix, improve employer awareness with materials for new hires, and establish a wage recovery fund. The fund would be seeded by penalties, would not require new employer assessments, and would allow limited early payments to eligible workers facing hardship, with a proposed cap of $2,500 and a later review of the program. Business and labor representatives both supported the overall framework, though business raised concerns about fraud safeguards and recovery of funds if a claim is later found invalid. Members also received an overview of Washington’s apprenticeship system. L&I described the state’s apprenticeship agency structure, the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, and the difference between Washington’s state apprenticeship standards and the federal Office of Apprenticeship system. The presentation highlighted current participation levels, program approval and objection processes, and strong post-completion outcomes, including median annual earnings above $100,000 and an estimated $7.80 return for every public dollar invested. Committee members asked about how apprentices apply, how sponsors work with L&I, and whether recurring objections could be addressed earlier in the process. Finally, the committee heard updates on wildland firefighter respiratory protection, federal cuts to NIOSH, and economic and federal policy impacts on unemployment insurance and workforce services. L&I said wildland firefighters face significant smoke exposure and cancer risk, but current rules do not require respiratory protection for that work because of technical and operational challenges; the agency is watching efforts in other jurisdictions and at the federal level. On NIOSH, L&I warned that federal staffing and grant cuts could weaken occupational safety research, training pipelines, and programs affecting Washington workers, including firefighter cancer tracking and Hanford exposure assessments. ESD reported rising UI claims, a stable unemployment rate, and pressure on the trust fund, while also describing technology and process changes that have improved claims handling. ESD also said HR1 will significantly increase demand on WorkSource services through new work-search requirements for SNAP and Medicaid recipients, creating an unfunded mandate that the agency is preparing to implement with partner agencies.

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• I've also served on presidential search Advisory Committee Strategic Planning Committee a second term
• Former speaker will Weatherford to serve on the presidential search Committee from USF.
• I believe that you'll bring to the Board of USF both in the search committee as well as a new capacities
• I lead the presidential search for our presidents.
• I was on the presidential search committee which brought our most recent presidents who you, Anna, who

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom was referred the bill relative to energy affordability, clean
• The House bill, relative to a youth training wage, House Bill 2175. House Bill 2175.
• The House Bill relative to evacuation restoration on public ways, House Bill 3702.
• The House bill relative to the safe operation of motor vehicles, House Bill 3748.
• That is not oversight, that is arithmetic in search of a verdict.

Summary: The House opened with routine formalities and then adopted a resolution recognizing the work of Ukraine Forward after suspending the rules. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to proceed, including proposals related to a poverty-reduction grant program, an unemployment insurance study commission, and a local police-exam age waiver. The House then took up a major energy bill, House No. 4744/5151, reported by Ways and Means and scheduled by Steering, Policy and Scheduling, and advanced it through second reading and to third reading after adopting the committee amendment. The main floor debate centered on the energy affordability, clean power, and economic competitiveness bill. Supporters argued it would lower rates through reforms to Mass Save, changes to procurement and interconnection, returning a share of alternative compliance payments to ratepayers, and other consumer protections, while preserving long-term clean energy goals. Opponents said the bill’s relief was too delayed and that it added costs and bureaucracy without immediate help for households facing high bills. Several amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to suspend public benefit charges for a year, change utility rate-filing disclosure rules, and alter propane delivery protections; one amendment on solar siting in forested areas was also defeated. The House adopted a consolidated amendment to the energy bill by a roll call vote of 127-27, and earlier adopted the Ways and Means substitute version of the bill. The chamber also passed several other bills to be engrossed or enacted, including measures on unemployment insurance for fluctuating schedules, the Medical Society mission statement, a youth training wage, bridge and intersection designations, handicapped parking fines, public way safety, excavation restoration, and a Newton police age requirement. The House observed multiple moments of silence honoring deceased veterans, public servants, and community figures, including Navy Petty Officer Joden Booker, coach Thomas Skip Karam, former Police Chief Carlton Abbott, and former legislator William Q. Biff McLean, Jr.

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• We originally had a request for $2 million of one-time money to help with the Medicaid work search requirements
• And then there's the SNAP E&T program, they call it, which isn't truly a work search program.
• Now with the money we got in the special session, we'll be able to just help with work search for SNAP
• So, does the Adult Protective Services come into play if you cannot find a relative who can be trained
• Stayed relatively flat, looking at just a $7,100 increase.

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• Just wanted to give you a sense of the range of what we do and their relative dollar sizes.
• On a map, I really want to understand where are the projects that we're selecting relative to what came
• What was amazing is in a relatively short time a nonprofit called Trellis was able to step in, make a
• </c> what was amazing is in a relatively what was amazing is in a relatively short<00:47:00.760><c> time
• online or but is there if we search online or but is there somewhere<01:14:47.800><c> where</c><01:14

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We will see savings relative to our little population in our...
• President, I ask you to search... So, Mr.
• President, I ask you to search yourselves and think about the people you represent.
• We found out the day after that we had signed that we had specific definitions that rel... ...had specific

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• And even though we are always searching for more and more women to become firefighters, we do not have
• We are always searching for more and more women to become firefighters.
• The auditor further found that Cal/OSHA had a lower enforcement presence relative to the three-year national
• average, meaning that Cal/OSHA did not conduct as many on-site inspections as other states did, relatively

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Summary: The committee heard several labor and workforce bills. SB 1059 would modernize the Employment Training Panel by allowing electronic record-keeping, digital attendance documentation, and updated training terminology; supporters said it would reduce paperwork and better match current training systems, while no opposition appeared. SB 966 would codify refinery process safety protections adopted in 2017 after the 2012 Chevron Richmond fire, including worker participation in safety proceedings, anonymous hazard reporting, access to safety information, and stop-work authority; labor supported it, while the Western States Petroleum Association opposed it as conflicting with a 2024 settlement and potentially preempted by federal labor law. SB 1024 would provide 26 weeks of paid postpartum and recovery leave for firefighters who give birth, with job restoration and no requirement to use sick or vacation time first; firefighters and labor groups strongly supported it, and the committee discussed staffing and operational coverage concerns, but no opposition testified. The committee also heard SB 1316, which would strengthen wage theft enforcement by allowing Labor Commissioner liens to be renewed, limiting employers’ late use of records, and requiring Cal/OSHA to report complaints and citations data annually. Supporters said the bill would help workers actually collect wages after long delays and prevent employers from hiding records; it passed the committee on a 5-0 vote. SB 1185 would apply skilled and trained workforce requirements to pharmaceutical facility construction and maintenance, with supporters arguing these facilities require high precision to protect public health and supply chains; construction industry opponents said the bill was an unnecessary expansion of state mandates into private projects. SB 1227 would create apprenticeship pathways into DIR enforcement jobs, including Cal/OSHA and Labor Commissioner roles, to address staffing shortages and improve labor law enforcement; supporters emphasized vacancies and backlogs, and the bill was framed as a way to build a merit-based pipeline into state service. After hearing testimony, the committee took final votes on all six bills once the full membership returned. SB 966, SB 1024, SB 1059, SB 1185, and SB 1227 were all reported out of committee, and SB 1316 was also passed and sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The recorded final votes were unanimous or near-unanimous in favor, with the bills advancing on 4-1 or 5-0 votes depending on the measure.

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• Right now, you can go on the internet and Google search the mosquito control products labeled in the
• “Go on the internet, Google search the mosquito control products labeled in the state of Idaho, and [
• and effective immediately only under an emergency clause, which immediately is a state of, is a relative
• I see throughout this bill relatively good control by the county commissioners.

Committee: House Local Government

Summary: The House Local Government Committee approved the minutes from February 2, 4, and 18, then held a follow-up hearing on HB 747, a bill dealing with mosquito abatement districts, opt-outs from spraying, public notification, aerial applications, and enforcement. The sponsor, Representative Byswinger, said the revised bill was intended to make opt-outs explicit, improve transparency about chemicals used, clarify that drone spraying would not count as aerial abatement, and add accountability for districts he said were not honoring existing law. Supporters argued the bill protects property rights, informed consent, and residents who want to avoid chemical exposure, while several testified that some districts have confusing opt-out procedures or have not respected opt-outs. Opponents, including Canyon County Mosquito Abatement Director Jim Lunders, Madison County Mosquito Director Jared Arnold, Bannock County Commissioner Jeff Huff, and technical advisor Daniel Markowski, said the bill would create major administrative and financial burdens, shift responsibilities to county commissioners without funding, require publication of an impractically large list of possible products, and restrict effective mosquito control. They also warned that requiring a public health emergency before aerial applications would delay response to outbreaks and that limiting access to public lands or making opt-outs permanent through property sales could hinder operations. Supporters from Gem County and elsewhere described health concerns, chemical exposure, and alleged failures by districts to honor opt-outs. After testimony and questions, Representative Hostetler moved to send HB 747 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Representative Weber offered a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee, citing local control and unintended consequences. The committee rejected the motion to hold the bill on a 9-6 roll call vote, then approved the original motion to send HB 747 to the floor with a due pass recommendation on a 9-6 roll call vote.

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• Right now, you can go on the internet and Google search the mosquito control products labeled in the
• “Go on the internet, Google search the mosquito control products labeled in the state of Idaho, and [
• and effective immediately only under an emergency clause, which immediately is a state of, is a relative
• I see throughout this bill relatively good control by the county commissioners.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: 989, all

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• These towns who have relatively few employees that could be removed from oper.
• According to the fiscal impact, it states that these towns would have relatively few employees that could
• facilities living areas and work locations to ensure health and safety standards are met, conduct searches
• as the US probation officers, but we were all highly trained, and you know we did everything from searches

Bills: SB134 , SB1356 , SB1407 , SB1611 , SB1639 , SB169 , SB1722 , SB182 , SB1870 , SB2039 , SB432 , SB609 , SB715 , SB716

Committee: Senate Retirement and Government Resources

Keywords: retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, state government, OMES, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Rehabilitation Services, civil service, human capital management, state employee disputes, whistleblower, veterans employment, veterans placement, fleet management, state fleet, motor vehicles

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• Scientists discovered that Puget Sound provides a nursery bed where six-gill sharks return to relatively
• Scientists discovered that Puget Sound provides a nursery bed where six-gill sharks return to relatively
• financial and personal information of everyone in Washington from being made available in a public search
• From being made available in a public search.

Bills: HB2447 , HB1364 , HB2632 , HB2637 , HB2520 , HB2235 , HB2401 , HB2574

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: shark conservation, marine life, state symbol, ecological importance, biodiversity, bingo, raffles, charity, nonprofit, amusement games, revenue threshold, licensing, fundraising, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, public records, public disclosure

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• Under this bill, minors could still go on platforms, access content by searching for it themselves, follow
• He turned to his algorithmic feed in the wake of a breakup, searching for inspirational quotes and comfort
• I have relatives who live in fire zones.
• I do know, and as I mentioned, my relatives' mitigation does work: cleaning out close forest... ...forest

Bills: SB5928

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: wildfire risk, disclosure, safety, environmental policy, risk assessment, 904, all

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• Ten search warrants conducted yielded 2,500 grams of fentanyl seized and 12,000 grams of cocaine seized
• Once the state took its stance on what we did relative to concealed weapons permits, law enforcement
• , and we're going to build probable cause, if there is any, to eventually lead to what might be a search
• of the vehicle or ultimately... ...search of the vehicle or ultimately finding evidence of arrest.

Bills: SB76 , SB35 , SB116 , SB119 , SB118 , SB129 , SB32 , SB31 , SB115 , SB75 , HB27 , HB40

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, firearm possession, domestic violence, violent offenses, criminal penalties, pretrial detention, bail, offenses, constitutional amendment, criminal justice, law enforcement

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• is obtaining consent to search.
• </c><04:01:41.640><c> a</c> when a off when an officer searches a when a off when an officer searches
• </c> being asked to consent to search being asked to consent to search something<04:02:45.479><c> akin
• </c><04:04:17.000><c> assuming</c> to get a search warrant I'm assuming to get a search warrant I'm assuming
• </c> says uh they asked for consent to search says uh they asked for consent to search the<04:07:48.720

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> agencies that wouldn't be getting search agencies that wouldn't be getting search warrants<00:47
• </c> practice to go requesting search practice to go requesting search warrants<00:48:17.680><c> so</
• </c> warrants there are a number of search warrants there are a number of search warrant warrant warrant
• </c><00:51:39.359><c> warrant</c> but there are other search warrant but there are other search warrant
• 00:51:59.680><c> I</c> than any other search warn exceptions I than any other search warn exceptions

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I've also served on the Presidential Search Advisory Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, a second
• And what an asset, I believe, that you'll bring to the board at USF, both in the search committee as
• What an asset, I believe, that you'll bring to the board at USF, both in the search committee as well
• From there, I led the presidential search for our eighth president, President Adam Hasner.
• I led the presidential search for our eighth president.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Summary: The committee heard and voted on two higher education bills before moving to a long series of university and college board appointment confirmations. CS/SB 742 would let charter schools directly access the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program for career and technical education programs tied to industry certifications, and would expand the money-back guarantee requirement from three to six programs at career centers and Florida College System institutions. A question was raised about whether the charter school access could reduce district funding or grant availability; the sponsor said it could, depending on available funds. The bill was supported by one appearance form and was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 892, which codifies the Florida State University Election Law Center so it can continue and receive recurring funding. The sponsor and FSU witnesses said the center is nonpartisan and focused on evidence-based research, especially on election administration issues related to natural disasters and public confidence in elections. After testimony and questions, including about the center’s scope and funding, the bill was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting consisted of testimony from numerous appointees to boards of trustees for state colleges and universities, including Tallahassee State College, Valencia College, New College, Pensacola State College, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of North Florida, St. Johns River State College, Palm Beach State College, Santa Fe College, Daytona State College, and Florida Atlantic University. Most nominees emphasized their personal ties to the institutions, support for workforce education, student success, and local economic development. Several highlighted priorities such as keeping tuition affordable, expanding internships and career pathways, strengthening nursing and other workforce programs, and improving graduation and retention rates. Some appointees also described campus-specific goals, including research growth at FAU and Harbor Branch, community engagement at New College, and continued support for health care workforce partnerships at FGCU. The most notable exchange came during testimony from Dr. Joel Rudman for the Pensacola State College board, where Senator Leek questioned him extensively about prior public comments that appeared to reference threats and drug testing legislators. Rudman said his remarks were aimed at Florida House members and not the Senate, denied any knowledge of illicit drug use by current or former senators, and said he was speaking candidly as a private citizen. Public testimony on his nomination included both support and strong opposition, with one speaker praising his community service and another warning about his alleged disruptive behavior and social media posts. The committee also heard from several supporters and appointees who were not questioned further, and the meeting ended with plans to vote on the appointments after all testimony was completed.

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• So we have reduced that footprint relatively significantly.
• From the facility side, thankfully, thankfully not thankfully, we are relatively experienced.
• From the facility side, thankfully, thankfully not thankfully, we are relatively experienced.
• Those are in relatively good condition. And so, perhaps that might be more easy to reopen.
• Those are in relatively good condition.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This bill is a perfect example of a solution in search of a problem, and I say this because to date there
• He said, “I like Allan too, but he says that this bill is a solution in search of a problem.
• I say that PLAs are a solution in search of a problem because they remove the market economic forces
• I know that sounds a little silly, but it's kind of hard even just on a quick Google search to get a
• Um, so you're referencing RSA 47:7 relative to the notifications.

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all