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• so the letter that was sent in January for the revised—do you know if that was just a miss on their part
• so the letter that was sent in January for the revised, you know if that was just a miss on their part
• The hard part is that treatment courts are not constitutionally mandated.
• As part of the guardian ad litem report to the legislature, you can see the financial statements for
• Overall, our biggest concern is that part of our, Overall, our biggest concern is that part of our budget

Summary: The Senate Finance and House Appropriations committee reviewed the Judicial Branch budget, beginning with the Court Operations division. Legislative staff outlined the branch’s structure, recent spending trends, technology upgrades funded with ARPA dollars, and FY26/FY27 budget changes, including judicial compensation increases, added judges in several districts, and a late request for $800,700 from a dedicated fund to cover senior magistrate retirement and purchase-of-service costs. Court officials explained that the retirement request was driven by an unusual number of magistrate retirements announced too late to include in the original budget, and they also described the impact of declining federal support and the need to shift some treatment-court and technology costs to other funding sources. Members asked about the holdback, the court’s cloud and network modernization, the purpose of senior judge purchase-of-service payments, and the effect of treatment courts on public safety and incarceration; no vote was taken. The committee then heard the Second Judicial District CASA/Guardian ad Litem request for $77,900 in general funds. The program said the money would support a trainer/recruiter/data supervisor position, required office and record space, annual financial review, and liability insurance, citing rural service needs, declining VOCA and grant funding, and the need to recruit and support volunteers across a large district. The executive director described the program’s statutory role in child protection cases and said fundraising now covers about 30% of the budget, taking time away from direct services. Members asked about the decline in VOCA funds, the number of children served, and examples of the program’s impact; the director gave a detailed success story about helping a family reunify. The hearing ended with no recorded appropriation action, and the chair adjourned the meeting until the next day.

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• We're now in a position where we want to renovate parts of the dam.
• It wasn't part of my original question, but kind of seeing how you overcome the issues of why it did
• of the creation of the Colonias Infrastructure Fund, and part of the senators that were part of the
• The creation of the Colonias Infrastructure Fund, and part of the senators were also part of the process
• I'm part of the New Mexico Land Grant Commissioner. And I just stand in support of this bill.

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

Keywords: 996, all

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• I'm happy to share that many of the initiatives from this bill are part of that application.
• This bill does contain provisions that would allow rural parts of the county to work with the county
• You mentioned that that was one part of the question.
• A lot of times in government, we roll out things, and the implementation part of it is a disaster.
• I appreciate, not to leave you out, Senator Burgess, you're a big part of this too.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I think part of the concern that we have is agencies don't know when they're going to, you know, turn
• I think part of the concern that we have is agencies don't know when they're going to, you know, turn
• I think part of the concern that we have is agencies don't know when they're going to, you know, turn
• I think part of the federal guidance.
• That's part of the reason for new ideas.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, the shotgun zone was effectively eliminated for my part of the state, and now that decision will
• 03:10.080><c> the</c><00:03:10.239><c> southern</c><00:03:10.640><c> Minnesota</c><00:03:11.200><c> part
• </c> happening in the southern Minnesota part happening in the southern Minnesota part of<00:03:11.599
• This Mount Simon aquifer was not a part of the global agreement that the chairs have come to.
• of the global agreement that the part of the global agreement that the chairs<00:10:43.040><c> have<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For the most part, on—and I'm not familiar with that one particularly, on the ones that I use, you have
• So as part of decommissioning, going back to ag land, is there anything in the bill, or does the bill
• And for the green, for the carbon footprint part, if that's such a big deal that everybody's worried
• I represent in land about half of Clay County because I represent the entire rural part of Clay County
• But part of what we're working on for condos is not only to remedy or cure issues that are happening

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The committee began by postponing SB 1742 on condos until the following week, then took up SB 1298 on building construction. Senator Simon said the bill would require continued education for long-licensed building professionals, clarify interagency sharing of building officials, limit residential inspectors to one- and two-family homes, revive a paid internship for residential planning examiners, modernize permit signatures, and clarify contractor responsibility when work changes hands. The bill drew supportive waivers and was reported favorably. Members then considered SB 940 on third-party restaurant reservation platforms. A delete-everything amendment was adopted to target bots and unauthorized resale of restaurant reservations, while preserving direct restaurant-platform relationships and requiring consumer contact information when reservations are made through noncontractual platforms. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and Booking Holdings supported the measure, and CS/SB 940 was reported favorably. SB 638 on home inspectors also passed after the sponsor explained it would raise education requirements from 120 to 200 hours, add instruction on building code, wind mitigation, four-point and insurance inspections, and require $300,000 in errors-and-omissions coverage; it was reported favorably. The committee next approved SB 960 on elevator accessibility, allowing additional shorter support rails while keeping the existing 42-inch rail requirement. SB 196 on foods containing vaccines or vaccine materials was amended to address mRNA language and cosmetics safety standards, with the committee adopting amendments and then reporting the bill favorably. SB 1418 on heated tobacco products was amended to clarify the definition of heated tobacco products and exclude other forms such as hookah; it also passed favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of board and commission appointees. Finally, SB 1262 on construction contracting was amended to add contractor continuing-education topics, strengthen penalties for unlicensed activity, create a standardized disciplinary reporting system, and require timely refunds and project completion standards; it was reported favorably with support from the Florida Home Builders Association. SB 1304 on solar facilities was then approved after extensive testimony from rural county commissioners and local officials who argued that utility-scale solar on agricultural land has grown without sufficient local oversight and that decommissioning rules are needed to protect farmland and communities. The bill would repeal the current by-right treatment of solar facilities on ag land and authorize counties to adopt decommissioning ordinances; it was reported favorably after a technical amendment.

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• Technical degrees are very, very much a part of that.
• It is workforce education because literacy and foundational skills are a big part of that.
• For the most part, all the instructional time reported by agencies is included in this model.
• And we also have a part of our mission to make sure there’s access to baccalaureate programs throughout
• And that’s because of the part-time nature of the Florida College System’s average student.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Summary: The Appropriations Committee for Higher Education met to review Florida’s workforce and Florida College System funding models as part of budget planning. Chair Harrell opened by emphasizing the state’s growing focus on technical education and workforce pathways, and the committee first heard from Tara Goodman of the Department of Education on district workforce education. Goodman explained the programs funded through district workforce dollars, including career certificates, applied technology diplomas, registered apprenticeship, and adult general education, and described the model’s reliance on lagged enrollment, program cost weights, local tuition offsets, and supplemental factors such as disability services, GED testing, and minimum funding for small rural districts. She also noted federal support through Perkins and WIOA and said the model is used to determine unmet need and guide appropriations. In response to questions, she said health care programs are generally among the higher-cost offerings and may be supplemented by pipeline funds. The committee then heard from Kathy Hebda, Chancellor of the Florida College System, on the college system’s funding model. Hebda described the main funding sources, including the program fund, student success incentive funds, pipeline funds, tuition and fees, and performance-based incentives, and explained that the current model was developed by the 28 college presidents under legislative direction. She said the model uses a three-year average FTE, weights workforce enrollment more heavily than non-workforce enrollment, gives significant weight to completions, includes a small-college factor and regional cost differentials, and also provides targeted funding to bring colleges up to a floor based on per-FTE funding. Senators asked about colleges below the target, cost differences among programs, faculty salaries, and health insurance costs; Hebda said the model is meant to provide flexible operating dollars that colleges can use for those expenses, but specific salary and benefit decisions are left to the institutions. Seminole State College President Georgia Lorenz also testified in support of the college funding model, saying it holds institutions accountable for enrollment and completions, can be adjusted to reflect state priorities like workforce, and addresses differences in size and regional costs. No bills were voted on, and the committee adjourned after brief closing remarks thanking Seminole State College and the presenters.

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• I have parts of Curry, parts of Chaves, parts of Lee, and all of Roosevelt and DeBaca counties.
• I think the neat part about that is I was I was a minority out there, okay?
• I am State Senator Harold Pope Jr., representing Bernalillo County, Albuquerque, the northwest part of
• I missed the kids and went back to teaching part-time until COVID hit.
• I was going to say you better mention that part because that's a really important part of your resume

Committee: Senate Senate Education

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• So that was part of it, just mirroring some other work we do here in the state.
• So that was part of it, just mirroring some other work we do here in the state.
• We're part of the solution. ...per month was the benefit to the tenants, by the way.
• We're part of the solution. ...but they're not the cause. We're the solution.
• We're part of the solution. "Could I just..."

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-21, House Bill 508, an act to protect tenants by limiting rent increases. Committee leaders explained the Article 48 initiative process and said the hearing was intended to gather testimony for a report to the legislature. The measure would replace current state law that prohibits rent control, cap annual rent increases at the lower of CPI or 5%, exempt certain properties including owner-occupied buildings of four or fewer units, subsidized, university, nonprofit, and short-term rental housing, and exempt new construction for 10 years. It would also eliminate vacancy decontrol, so limits would continue when units turn over, and enforcement would rely largely on tenants and the Attorney General through the courts. The hearing began with expert testimony from Whitney Airgood-Obrien of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, who described Massachusetts’ severe rental affordability problems and reviewed research on rent regulation, noting mixed evidence on supply and quality effects but clearer evidence that rent regulation can slow rent growth and improve tenant stability. Supporters of the petition, led by Carolyn Chow of Homes for All Massachusetts, argued that rent stabilization is needed now to curb displacement and runaway rent increases, especially for low- and moderate-income renters. Laura Frost described her Arlington building being bought by a large firm that sought steep rent hikes, and said rent control would help prevent “tenant flipping” and community displacement. Dave Foley of SEIU Local 509 said the issue affects workers’ ability to live near their jobs, while Dr. Mark Paul and Tram Huang argued that the evidence supports well-designed rent stabilization, that vacancy decontrol encourages displacement, and that the policy should be seen as a complement to new housing production rather than a substitute. Committee members questioned supporters about the 10-year new construction exemption, the lack of vacancy decontrol, and whether rent stabilization could discourage development; supporters responded that the measure targets corporate rent gouging, that small landlords are protected by exemptions, and that production and rent stabilization can coexist. Opponents, including representatives of small property owners, chambers of commerce, and labor/building trades, argued the proposal would hurt small landlords, reduce investment, and slow housing production. They said operating costs such as taxes, insurance, and maintenance are rising faster than the proposed cap, and warned that the measure would reduce property values and tax revenue and could push investment to other states. Several opponents emphasized that many Massachusetts housing providers are mom-and-pop owners rather than large corporations, and said the policy would make it harder to maintain and improve housing. Committee members pressed both sides on the need for a middle ground between affordability and preserving development incentives, but no vote was taken at the hearing.

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• We cannot make the same mistakes we are seeing being made in other parts of the country.
• It should have been part of the bill last year.
• And this is the part that is included in this bill that implicates housing.
• So the idea that... ...the part that is included in this bill that implicates housing.
• E-bikes are an essential part of the future of cycling access in California.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved prior journals, and moved through confirmations and floor items. Doreen DiAmico was confirmed to the State Water Resources Control Board by a 34-1 vote, Dr. Anne Maria de Mars was confirmed to the State Athletic Commission by 36-0, and Ronald Fiore was confirmed to the State Athletic Commission by 36-0. The body then took up SB 73 on election security, with supporters arguing it would protect ballot chain of custody and prevent intimidation or unauthorized access to voting materials, while opponents raised concerns about transparency, federal preemption, and the bill’s impact on investigations. SB 73 passed on concurrence and urgency with 29 ayes and 8 noes on both the urgency clause and the measure. The Senate also approved SB 929 on annual Energy Commission oversight (37-0), SB 1370 on wildfire-related testimony/oversight (28-5), SB 983 authorizing Port of San Diego job order contracting (28-8), SB 1367 restricting local approval of new or converted private detention facilities (28-8), SB 1257 requiring annual reporting on immigration enforcement incidents (28-8), and SB 1103 requiring large home improvement retailers to report immigration enforcement activity and related records (23-8). SB 1399, which removes the sunset on DOJ reviews of immigration detention facilities, passed 28-7, and SB 873, “ICE Out of Courts,” passed 28-7 to limit arrests near courthouses without a judicial warrant. Later, the Senate passed SB 1292 creating a pilot for camera- or sensor-based curb management with human review and privacy safeguards, despite opposition over privacy and automation concerns, by 28-7. SB 878 strengthened prompt-payment insurance penalties for delayed claims after disasters and passed 29-6. SB 958, a CEQA clarification related to housing and building height impacts, passed unanimously 37-0. SB 924 modernized low-income energy assistance services and passed 35-1. SB 1057 on certification for nurse assistants and home health aides passed, as did SB 1092 giving mobile home residents a chance to bid on park sales (29-7), SB 1123 requiring agencies to consider consumer and other benefits in rulemaking (26-8), SB 1233 increasing utility rate transparency (29-8), SB 1237 strengthening pay data reporting enforcement (28-6), SB 886 shifting data center infrastructure costs away from existing ratepayers (28-6), SB 905 reforming utility incentives and performance metrics (28-8), and SB 909 strengthening public works wage enforcement (28-7). The final item shown, SB 925 on fusion energy roadmap development, passed unanimously 37-0, while SB 954 on CEQA and advanced manufacturing drew extensive debate over environmental guardrails versus economic competitiveness; the transcript cuts off during closing remarks before the vote is shown.

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• Because these programs are part of the original term of secure detention and not part of the post-jurisdiction
• Because these programs are part of the original term of secure detention and not part of the post-jurisdiction
• Where we part ways is on how we get there.
• And this is part of it.
• That's part of our affordability crisis. There's all these lawsuits.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think you mentioned the last part was what could you prevention?
• And to talk about it even more and more, that's all part of probation.
• How do we fund, you know, being part of the coalition?
• And as a legislator, I just hope that we're doing our part.
• I'm just wondering, so it's a two-part question.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• One of the main parts of my role there is that I am the lead author of America's Rental Housing, which
• A big part of my job is tracking rental market trends, affordability challenges, and also keeping tabs
• So that was part of it, just mirroring some other work we do here in the state.
• We're part of the solution. ...problem, but they're not the cause. We're the solution.
• We're part of the solution.

Bills: H5008

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: rent control, housing stability, tenants rights, affordability crisis, consumer protection, 1212, all

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• Speaker, I move that, in compliance with Article 4, Part 2, Section 9 of the Constitution of Arizona,
• With this amendment, owners can decide for themselves whether being a part of the TIA makes business
• The Arizona Constitution, Article 4, Part 2, Section 13, provides in part that every act shall embrace
• The rule is from the Arizona Constitution, Article 4, Part 2, Section 13.
• It's now come to my part of town, and it's going to continue to go to different parts of town, even if

Keywords: 1182, all

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• That was part of what made her so respected and for many of us so beloved.
• /c><00:33:08.880><c> for</c><00:33:09.040><c> Colleen</c> As part of the Women for Colleen As part of
• Bought a lot of parts from her family store.
• Bought a lot of parts from her family store.
• And the weird part is she wrote down everything.

Bills: HB20 , HB276 , HB644 , HB812 , HB816 , HB916 , HB1131 , HB1247 , HB1518 , HB1525 , HB1537 , HB1541 , HB1546 , HB1553 , HB1562 , HB1565 , HB1566 , HB1576 , HB1577 , HB1591 , HB1605 , HB1612 , HB1613 , HB1614 , HB1618 , HB1620 , HB1650 , HB1656 , HB1658 , HB1661 , HB1664 , HB1668 , HB1676 , HB1707 , HB1711 , HB1713 , HB1715 , HB1718 , HB1727 , HB1749 , HB1756 , HB1774 , HB1776 , HB1801 , HB1802 , HB1805 , HB1813 , HB1815 , HB1831 , HB1838 , HB1853 , HB1854 , HB1859 , HB1863 , HB1871 , HB1872 , HB1918 , HB1920 , HB1952 , HB1965 , HB1966 , HB1967 , HB1969 , HB1972 , HB1973 , HB1974 , HB1975 , HB1980 , HB1985 , HB2005 , HB2023 , HB2031 , HB2033 , HB2062 , HB2113 , HB2114 , HB2116 , HB2138 , HB2139 , HB2156 , HB2158 , HB2159 , HB2171 , HB2208 , HB2268 , HB2270 , HB2272 , HB2273 , HB2276 , HB2289 , HB2310 , HB2315 , HB2335 , HB2338 , HB2339 , HB2340 , HB2343 , HB2361 , HB2384 , HB2387 , SB2338 , SB2431 , SB2438 , SB2593 , SB2907 , SB2671 , SB2321 , SB3084 , SB2401 , SB3033 , SB2972 , SB3032 , SB2806 , SB3014 , SB2108 , SB2981 , SB2973 , SB2423 , SB2078 , SB2322 , SB2397 , SB2896 , SB2088 , SB2347 , SB2408 , SB2970 , SB2851 , SB2713 , SB2697 , SB2312 , SB2192 , SB2363 , SB2530 , SB3028 , SB2024 , SB3007 , SB2599 , SB2596 , SB2662 , SB2930 , SB3334 , SB2378 , SB3019 , SB3231 , SB2240 , SB2372 , SB2175 , SB2046 , SB2298 , SB2922 , SB2835 , SB3263 , SB2174 , SB2128 , SB2006 , SB2489 , SB3134 , SB2982 , SB2425 , SB2849 , SB2797 , SB2795 , SB2575 , SB2521 , SB2765 , SB2386 , SB2852 , SB2022 , SB2117 , SB2277 , SB2387 , SB2688 , SB2885 , SB3132 , SB3219 , SB2169 , SB2591 , SB2090 , SB2983 , SB888 , SB3249 , SB2611 , SB2429 , SB2463 , SB3154 , SB3131 , SB3152 , SB3315 , SB2448 , SB2054 , SB2140 , SB2520 , SB2377 , SB2986 , SB2010 , SB2189 , SB2026 , SB3010 , SB2818 , SB2002

Keywords: lava insurance, homeowners, insurance market, subsidy, Hawaii, condominiums, annual report, filing fee, real estate, developer, residency, property regime, PFAS, single-use plastics, environmental health, food ware, pollution reduction, local produce, agriculture, Hawaii Revised Statutes

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• That's toward the latter part of the section. It's not...
• </c> latter part of the section. latter part of the section.
• Um, they are very interested in already having this part of their plan.
• Um, they are very interested in already having this part of their plan.
• Um, they are very interested in already having this part of their plan.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:25 HB 667 Discussion 01:21 HB 667 Roll Call Vote 03:56 HB 677 Discussion 05:01 HB 677 Roll Call Vote 11:51 HB 535 Discussion 13:33 HB 535 Roll Call Vote 34:46 HJR 77 Discussion 38:33 HJR 77 Roll Call Vote 44:23, 958, all

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• Three years ago, as part of a flurry of legislation designed to accelerate the transition of Minnesota's
• /c><00:10:35.519><c> a</c><00:10:35.680><c> flurry</c><00:10:36.000><c> of</c> Three years ago, as part
• of a flurry of Three years ago, as part of a flurry of legislation<00:10:36.720><c> designed</c><00:
• of the 2013 energy solar program as part of the 2013 energy omnibus<00:18:23.120><c> bill.
• </c><00:27:13.840><c> of</c> Cloud and Farbo and uh all all parts of Cloud and Farbo and uh all all parts

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So that's part of the problem.
• Uh, all of our justice partners did their part. School officials helped report.
• of the blue, or is that part of the magenta on this graph?
• Um, the What was the last part of the question? I apologize.
• And part of our conversation, uh, Mr.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• I'm just old in that part. Thank you.
• I oppose Senate Bill 37 in part because it is unconstitutionally vague. It implicates...
• The new version takes that part out, or to adopt any other similar ideology.
• If that's going to be a substantive part of this, you know, I mean, I think...
• That's a part of our debate that we've been having, so we are not addressing the salaries.

Bills: SB 37

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction, 1184, house, all

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• So, um that's part of risk out there.
• trying to um be part of this working<00:47:18.160><c> group.
• This is, for the most part, a bill that will help streamline and modernize a lot of D.I.'
• This is, for the most part, a bill that will help streamline and modernize a lot of D.I.'
• </c><01:08:29.440><c> just</c> again this is uh for most part just again this is uh for most part just

Keywords: 910, house, all