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• leadership development, mentorship, and community-building programs that prepare the next generation to lead
• covered under the reports, requiring the previous month for the monthly reports outside of the period leading
• My big concern with this bill is the increased frequency of C-4 reports in August and September leading
• My big concern with this bill is the increased frequency of C4 reports in August and September leading

Summary: The committee opened its first hearing of the 2006 session with member and staff introductions, then took up five bills. Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 would reestablish and expand the Joint Select Committee on Civic Health through the start of the 2029 session. Lieutenant Governor Heck, Senator Lovick, and Senator Muzzall testified in support, emphasizing respectful civic discourse and bipartisan cooperation. The bill drew 20 pro and 53 con sign-ins, but no questions or vote were taken at the hearing. Senate Bill 5825 would authorize the Washington State Leadership Board to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments. Senator Claire Wilson and board representatives said the change would help sustain youth leadership, mentorship, and civic engagement programs, with an initial fundraising goal of under $50,000 and policies to be developed with OFM and legal counsel to manage donor expectations. Testimony from board members and volunteers was strongly supportive, and the sign-in sheet showed four in favor and one opposed. Senate Bill 5842 would exempt display of previous campaign memorabilia in legislative offices from the prohibition on using public resources for campaigns. Senator Wagoner said the bill was meant to clarify ethics rules and allow harmless historical or decorative items, but members and staff raised concerns about what counts as “previous” campaign material and suggested tightening the language. The hearing on Senate Bill 5863 focused on preserving Lakeland Village historical records until at least fiscal year 2030 and allowing archival access after 75 years; Senator Kauffman and disability advocates described the bill as an act of respect and historical accountability, and testimony from family members and advocates was unanimously supportive. Finally, Senate Bill 5840 would change campaign finance reporting schedules to fixed monthly dates and require more regular C-4 filings; the PDC said the goal was greater transparency and easier compliance, while several treasurers supported simplification but warned about burdens from zero-activity filings and some timing provisions. The committee noted the bills were scheduled for executive action on Friday and adjourned after the final hearing.

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• She's now leading this effort at the County of San Diego as supervisor.
• She's now leading this effort at the County of San Diego as supervisor.
• Now leading this effort at the county of San Diego as supervisor.
• And this is, you know, this may not lead to more, you know, more or less cullet.

Summary: The committee heard several natural resources bills focused on wildfire resilience, recycling, forest management, and organic waste diversion. AB 442 would remove a requirement that a harvest area be limited to a single watershed for working forest management plans; the author and supporters from the California Forestry Association and Pacific Forest Trust said it would reduce barriers to forest resiliency work, and there was no opposition. AB 623 would require state agencies to report on the use of CEQA and Coastal Act suspensions for wildfire and fuel-management projects after the governor’s emergency proclamation; the author said the bill would provide data on how well the suspensions are working, and it drew support with no opposition. AB 35 would exempt Proposition 4-funded programs from the Administrative Procedures Act to speed implementation of climate, water, wildfire, and environmental projects; the author and a large coalition of local governments, water agencies, conservation groups, and fire organizations argued the exemption would help get funds out faster, while no opposition was present. The committee also discussed AB 3333, which would create a market-development payment to support end users of non-container glass, such as ground glass pozzolan used in cement, in order to divert glass from landfills and reduce carbon emissions. Supporters said the bill would create a productive use for hard-to-recover glass, while opponents from the Glass Packaging Institute, Californians Against Waste, and waste management interests argued it would divert beverage container recycling funds away from the bottle-to-bottle system and could undermine existing recycling investments and recycled-content goals. Members raised questions about the fund’s revenue sources, the purpose of the beverage container recycling program, and whether the bill would amount to “downcycling”; despite those concerns, the bill advanced on a due-pass-as-amended recommendation, with members noting fiscal and policy issues for further work. AB 643 would allow certain diverted organic material used as a beneficial agricultural amendment, including CDFA-licensed fertilizer products made from biosolids, to count toward SB 1383 recovered organic waste procurement targets. Supporters from wastewater agencies and Clean Water SoCal said the change would expand options for meeting procurement requirements and help move biosolids out of landfills, while Californians Against Waste and other opponents argued the bill could expand procurement credit beyond SB 1383’s original intent and weaken investments in composting infrastructure. Committee members questioned what kinds of biosolids would qualify, how the procurement credit would work, and whether the bill could be narrowed to historically landfilled materials; the author said she would continue working with opponents and wait for CalRecycle technical assistance. The committee adopted the bills’ amendments and passed AB 35 with urgency, AB 3333, AB 442, AB 623, and AB 643 to Appropriations, and also approved consent-calendar AB 946. After roll calls, all of the measures were reported out of committee, and the hearing adjourned.

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• So, if you'll join me, I want to lead us in a prayer, okay?
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Keywords: MS House Floor - 6 January, 2026; 12:00 PM, 925, all

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• The designated authority is for a group of heirs from the Las Vegas land grant to lead that charge.
• That determination by the court is what's going to lead the charge and put the responsibility on those
• I'm Sean Sanchez, the Forest Supervisor here on the Santa Fe, and actually, Belinda is leading our presentation
• And that leads to my second question, Mr. Chair.

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

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• And um, Usually there's going to be one analyst who will lead this work.
• Tim is leading this work, Tim Badeau.
• I think that's, and I'm not trying to lead that discussion.
• I'm just, I don't wanna lead you in any direction.

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• AB 1064, Bauer-Kahan, Lead for Kids Act: due pass with authors' amendments to eliminate the board and
• AB 1064, Bauer-Kahan, Lead for Kids Act: the board is eliminated and the bill instead regulates chatbots
• AB 1096, Connolly, lead and copper rule improvements: do pass out on an A roll call.
• barriers to wildlife movement: do pass with author's amendments to clarify that Caltrans is not a lead

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 23, 2025 suspense hearing and opened by emphasizing the difficult budget environment, rising costs for constituents, and the need to make tough choices. The chair said many bills would be held, amended to reduce costs, or made two-year bills because the state could not afford broad program expansions this year. The committee also noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later that day. The committee then acted on a large suspense file, taking up hundreds of Assembly bills across topics including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, climate, water, transportation, elections, and technology. Many bills were held in committee, while many others were approved with cost-saving, clarifying, or author’s amendments. Examples included measures on CalABLE, Covered California enrollment, wildfire and insurance issues, reproductive health, school and college programs, prison and juvenile justice matters, AI and data privacy, and local government and utility regulation. Several bills were converted to two-year bills to continue discussion. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly voted on bills by A roll call or B roll call, often with Republicans not voting on amended measures. Some bills were advanced with notable amendments, such as narrowing scope, removing appropriations, delaying implementation, or striking costly provisions. The committee also approved a number of committee bills and omnibus measures, including emergency management, judiciary, insurance, and water-related bills. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved 435 bills to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass as amended, and adjourned the meeting.

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• If a landlord sees that a person is not a U.S. citizen, it could lead to discrimination or denial of
• I have to say that every morning when I get up, I pray for wisdom and discernment for those whom I lead
• , and I pray for wisdom and discernment for those who lead us.
• That often leads to death and it affects every Senate district in some way all across the state.

Bills: HB5097 , HB5513 , SB523 , SB857 , SB964 , SB1101 , SB2143 , SB2332 , SB2383 , HB 1108

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: criminal history, background checks, government code, licensing, information access, rural law enforcement, child care grants, community support, law enforcement retention, advisory committee, SB 523, Texas driver’s license, alternative address, residential address, confidential address, address confidentiality, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Transportation Code, Section 521.1211

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• In 2020, mental health conditions, including depression, were the leading cause in 22% of pregnancy-related
• It's about removing barriers that lead people right back into that system.
• It can also lead to physical health deterioration, including increased rates of hypertension and chronic
• on who is placed in restrictive housing, including demographics, the specific offense or behavior leading

Bills: HB1826 , HB1969 , HB2708 , HB2729 , HB3618 , HB4515 , HB4764 , SB1021 , SB1610

Committee: House Corrections

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay

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• This reality, combined with a relatively new and grown industry, has to lead to uncertainty and execution
• plan, many residents will take action into their own hands, but as you can imagine, that can only lead
• Madam Chairwoman, we're a tweener given that there was not another lead testimony.
• I think as the lead witness said this technology is incredibly important and we want access to it.

Committee: House Emergency Management

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• because the hope would be that if there are more routes in and out of the state, that is going to lead
• have tried to get, you know, a market share in that space, and I would just like Florida to be a leading-edge
• I just want Florida to be a leading edge player. and more particularly SpaceX.
• I just want Florida to be a leading-edge player in that space and aerospace market.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on April 16, 2025, with one agenda item: PCB WMC-2502, the committee’s tax package. Chair Duggan presented the bill as a broad tax measure covering sales tax, tourist development taxes, ad valorem/VAB procedures, affordable housing property tax changes, tangible personal property, special assessments, fuel taxes, communication services taxes, corporate income tax updates, pari-mutuel/card room taxes, local incentives, and a redistribution of horse industry trust fund money. He also noted emergency rulemaking authority for the Department of Revenue and estimated a recurring state impact of $34.6 million in FY 2025-26. Members questioned several provisions, including the aviation fuel tax repeal, the delay of the natural gas fuel tax, the extension of the local communication services tax freeze, the charitable trust corporate income tax clarification, the reduction in card room taxes, and the affordable housing changes tied to the Live Local Act. Public testimony included support from airlines, UPS, child care management, and others, while the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association opposed the lifeguard/TDT change, the Florida Association of Counties and Florida League of Cities opposed the missing-middle exemption changes, and local government representatives raised concerns about revenue impacts and the loss of local opt-out authority. The committee also adopted Amendment 1 by Representative Rizzo, which limits certain special assessments on RV parks when based on square footage. During debate, members split on some provisions but generally supported the package, with comments focused on aviation competitiveness, preschool assessment relief, lifeguard funding, affordable housing, and the horse industry funding shift. Representative Duggan closed by emphasizing that the bill was only the beginning of the process and would continue through conference and floor consideration. The committee then voted 16-1 to report PCB WMC-2502 favorably, with Representative Alvarez voting no.

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• The chamber leads the business community to advance responsible public policy that creates jobs, enables
• It's hard for them to find internship opportunities, which leads to the potential that they may not be
• This will lead students to burnout and life dissatisfaction. And even poorer grades.
• My colleague, Jamie Alexander, is there as well, who has been leading a lot of these community conversations

Bills: HF2634 , HF2241 , HF2649 , HF2520 , HF2610

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data

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• Unfortunately, Texas is among the leading states for terminating parental rights.
• It leads to PTSD. It leads to lots of complex issues and often leads to substance abuse.

Bills: HB809 , HB 1193 , HB1916 , HB2558 , HB1973 , HB2350 , HB2399 , HB2340 , HB 116 , HB330 , HB2496 , HB116

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Keywords: digitized signature, waiver of citation, marriage dissolution, electronic notarization, family law, HB 1193, informal marriage, common-law marriage, declaration of informal marriage, confidentiality, privacy, county clerk, vital statistics unit, Family Code, Health and Safety Code, marriage records, public records, personally identifying information, PII, legal representative

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• Siloed budgeting leads to unintended consequences for higher education.
• Universities face significant deferred maintenance backlogs leading to higher long-term costs.
• of student success, whether it's retention graduation, job placement, we're pursuing degrees that lead
• What that leads to is a decrease in support for their state legislatures to say you have this many from

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Um, all along the campaign trail and leading up to this point, I had talked about balanced government
• Um, all along the campaign trail<00:15:45.199><c> and</c><00:15:45.519><c> leading</c><00:15:45.760><
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• In any other setting, senseless murder leads to a trial and incarceration.
• This will ultimately lead to an increase in 500 additional wrongful death lawsuits per year.
• This will ultimately lead to an increase in 500 additional wrongful death lawsuits per year, which is
• Two, we have concerns that it could lead to higher health care costs for consumers.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard three bills. SB 514, by Senator Harrell, clarified that medical quality review committees used by managing entities are treated like other medical review committees for purposes of civil liability and public records protections. The committee adopted a Harrell amendment removing the word “malpractice” from the title, heard support from the Florida Hospital Association, Florida Association of Managing Entities, and Florida Smart Justice Alliance, and then voted 11-0 to report the bill favorably. The committee then took up SB 734, by Senator Yarborough, which would repeal the current wrongful death exception that bars certain parents and adult children from recovering non-economic damages in medical negligence cases. The bill drew extensive testimony from families describing deaths they said were caused by medical negligence and from supporters including AARP and the Florida Justice Association, while opponents from the health care, insurance, and business sectors argued it would raise malpractice premiums, increase litigation, worsen physician shortages, and reduce access to care. After debate, the committee voted 9-2 to report the bill favorably. Finally, SB 538, by Senator Bradley, was presented as the state courts legislative package. It updates court operations by clarifying duty judge requirements, removing a location limit on duty hearings, repealing a cap on arbitrator compensation in court-ordered non-binding arbitration, and allowing alternative judicial authentication of oaths and acknowledgments when a court seal is unavailable. The bill received supportive waiver forms from the Florida Bar ADR section and several judges, and was reported favorably on an 11-0 vote. The committee then adjourned.

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• As Senator Oumou Verbeten said, I am the DFL lead on the Public Safety Committee, and I'm also a long-term
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A MAJORITY OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS AND LEADING VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN OUR INDUCTION
• WE ARE LEADING THE NATION. ONE VETERAN WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE HOMELESS WHO IS HOMELESS IS TOO MANY.
• BROOKE BENENSON AND A NEW MEMBER, OUR LEAD DENTAL ANALYST MR. PAUL KIMBALL.
• AGAIN, FLORIDA LEADS THE WAY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• May we faithfully follow in the way You lead, O Lord, that You will show mercy on us and on the days'
• 31.960><c> you</c> may we Faithfully follow in the way you may we Faithfully follow in the way you lead
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Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And the young people, educators, and Hadley, the community we share, are leading a very creative, spirited
• Other things like these types of products that we can take a lead on, it's going to improve our export
• It has grown into an incredible community project and a lesson for our students on leading change.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held a public hybrid hearing with several late-file bills and a large turnout. The main topics were symbolic designations and local property/lease matters: bills to designate the American lobster as the official crustacean of the Commonwealth, asparagus as the official state vegetable, and a Waltham bill concerning the Veterans Memorial Ice Rink lease and right of first refusal. Senator Howard also testified on a Lowell bill making a limited language change to facilitate redevelopment of the Lowell Innovation Network Corridor (LINK) at UMass Lowell. Testimony on the lobster bill emphasized the industry’s cultural and economic importance to coastal Massachusetts, its sustainability efforts, and its role in working waterfronts and the seafood economy. The asparagus bill drew especially enthusiastic support from Hadley Elementary students, teachers, local farmers, and legislators, who described asparagus as central to western Massachusetts agriculture, identity, and civic education. The Waltham rink bill was presented as necessary to protect a heavily used community and youth hockey facility after major city investment, while committee members noted concerns about privatization and affordability of ice time. The Lowell bill was described as a narrow technical fix to remove a reversionary clause that could impede a major redevelopment project. Committee members generally expressed support or favorable reactions to the proposals, with several lighthearted comments about lobster and asparagus. The hearing concluded after testimony ended, and a motion was made and seconded to close the hearing.

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• Do you have any witnesses, lead witnesses in support? No, I don't have any witnesses.
• Do you have another lead witness, Mr. Lucian? All right. Welcome, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Do we have any lead opposition witnesses? Please, welcome.

Committee: Senate Emergency Management

Keywords: 987, senate, all