Transcript Highlights:

• You talk about a report, provide periodic reporting to the legislature regarding measurable outcomes,
• You talk about a report, provide periodic reporting to the legislature regarding measurable outcomes,
• Yes, Representative Newell, that's part of the equation, is to prevent the perceived retaliation on the
• And part of that is hoping to prevent future litigation on the retaliation part.
• And so this sets a center measure.

Bills: HB387 , HB673 , HB947 , HB975 , HB1102 , HB1228 , HB1229 , HCR66 , SB102 , SB165 , SB280 , SB291 , SB326 , SB521

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, security cameras, abandoned property, blighted structures, property management, digital assets, abandonment, custodian, escheatment, blockchain, cryptocurrency, unclaimed property, state treasurer, Department of Public Service, statutory entities, public administration

Transcript Highlights:

• You have to sell a combination of preventive care, routine care that is paid for, as well as catastrophic
• By almost every measure that matters to a patient, we're paying more and getting less every year.
• Rand researchers found that American business formulations jump measurably the month a person turns 65
• Sometimes we measure everything by who's covered by insurance, and yet there are so many people who have
• From our own data, in active care, we have seen nearly 40% of preventive visits get billed under large

Committee: House Health Care Affordability, Select

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Help us to consider carefully our pilgrimage upon this earth, to measure the deeds of the past by our
• Voters, before you cast your vote on this ballot measure, make sure you understand what the measure will
• obstetrician services due to financial strain, it increases the risk of complications, delays in care, and preventable
• obstetrician services due to financial strain, it increases the risk of complications, delays in care, and preventable

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the House Journal by roll call vote (117-5), and a long series of special guest introductions, including YouthBuild students, school groups, family members, former legislators, and a Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Day recognition. The chamber then moved to third-reading business and reconsideration motions on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3283 and 3306. Members explained the bills needed to be sent back to Legislative Review to address possible conflicts with current case law and to tighten the language, especially around arbitration and municipal/court jurisdiction issues. The reconsideration motions and the motion to commit the bills to Legislative Review all passed by roll call votes in the 98-43 range. The House then took up House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 982, which would revise Missouri’s sex offender registry system. The sponsor said the bill responds to concerns from an advocacy group and registry administrators, converting Missouri from a hybrid offense-based system to a true tier-based system aligned with federal SORNA standards, clarifying who must register, reducing litigation exposure, and adding related language on civil commitment housing, name changes, and carnival employees. Members asked about whether offenders could eventually petition off the registry; the sponsor said the bill would streamline removal where allowed under the tier system. House Amendment 1, correcting a typo, was adopted, the committee substitute was adopted, and the bill was third read and passed 141-4. The House also debated House Joint Resolutions 173 and 174, a proposal to amend the constitution to phase out the state income tax and shift more of the tax burden toward sales and use taxes over time. Supporters argued the current income tax hurts the middle class, discourages growth, and places Missouri at a disadvantage compared with no-income-tax states like Tennessee; they said the measure would let voters decide and could improve economic development, population growth, and fairness by making taxes more visible and consumption-based. Opponents argued the plan would raise taxes on most Missourians, especially low- and middle-income families, seniors on fixed incomes, and people who spend more of their income on necessities, and that it would shift costs onto consumers while weakening funding for schools, health care, and other services. The debate was extensive and included questions about constitutional tax limits, revenue neutrality, and comparisons to Tennessee and Washington, but no final vote on the resolutions was shown in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Testing is made available to the public, and the chain-of-custody measures are taken to ensure security
• It has certain anti-counterfeiting measures on the paper. And, I mean, we have these on currency.
• It does not expand treatment, prevention, or recovery support. It simply expands punishment.”
• only 25 homicides occurred on college campuses because campuses are already a safe place with the measures
• I'm a mental health professional, manage a suicide prevention organization.

Summary: The committee began with lengthy testimony and affidavits criticizing the Arizona State Bar, with speakers alleging selective discipline, due process problems, and retaliation against attorneys who take controversial cases. Committee members questioned the witnesses and discussed whether the bar and court system properly oversee attorney discipline, but no action was taken on that testimony. The committee then considered several election-related bills. SB 1037 would impose stricter security requirements on voting and tabulating equipment, including no internet access, tamper-proof seals, chain-of-custody documentation, nonstop video at accounting centers, and criminal penalties for violations; it passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1038 would require rapid public release of cast vote records, but an amendment changed the timing and transmission process; the amended bill passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1040 would expand public access to voter registration rolls through an internet portal and a read-only format; it also passed 4-2 with one not voting. The committee next approved SB 1039, which would allow attorneys who prevail in bar discipline matters to seek damages for reputational harm and lost earnings; it passed 4-2 with one not voting after extensive discussion about bar procedures, interim suspension, and whether attorneys can practice while under investigation. SB 1053, reducing concealed carry permit fees for Arizona residents, passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1057, requiring ballot paper fraud-countermeasure features, also passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1060, removing a voting exemption for U.S. citizens who have never resided in the United States, passed 3-2 with two not voting. The committee then heard SB 1061, which would lower the fentanyl threshold for enhanced sentencing from 200 grams to 9 grams; testimony focused on whether the bill would sweep in users as well as dealers, but the transcript ends before a vote is taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• Testing is made available to the public, and the chain-of-custody measures are taken to ensure security
• It has certain anti-counterfeiting measures on the paper. And, I mean, we have these on currency.
• It does not expand treatment, prevention, or recovery support. It simply expands punishment.
• only 25 homicides occurred on college campuses because campuses are already a safe place with the measures
• I'm a mental health professional, manage a suicide prevention organization.

Bills: SB1003 , SB1006 , SB1029 , SB1037 , SB1038 , SB1039 , SB1040 , SB1053 , SB1057 , SB1060 , SB1061 , SB1068 , SB1069

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security

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• Inclusive Action is a plaintiff in a lawsuit to try to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from
• So obviously this is a very great win because we're trying to build, we've built this firewall to prevent
• social policy changes, including adjustments to benefit programs, loan structures, and accountability measures
• It’s hard to measure, it’s hard to understand the status of something that you can’t measure.

Summary: The Select Committee on Latina Inequities met at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar, hosted by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez and joined by Assemblymember Mia Bonta. Rodriguez opened by framing the committee’s work around the economic status of Latinas and the effects of federal policies on the economy and social safety net, while the college president welcomed the committee and described campus services for undocumented and housing-insecure students. Rodriguez also emphasized the local impact of immigration enforcement in the San Fernando Valley and said the hearing would focus on Latinas’ economic conditions, immigration enforcement impacts on the workforce and safety, and H.R. 1’s effects on the safety net. The first panel featured HOPE’s Maria Morales and Dr. Elsa Macias, who presented findings from HOPE’s National Economic Status of Latinas report. They said Latinas are a major and growing part of California’s population and workforce, but face persistent inequities, including a large wage gap, higher unemployment, high uninsured rates, student debt, and affordability pressures around child care, housing, and education. They also discussed entrepreneurship, noting both the growth of Latina-owned businesses and barriers such as limited access to capital, technical assistance, and retirement and health coverage. In response to committee questions, they said higher education can still offer a strong return on investment, but only if students can complete degrees without being overwhelmed by debt and care costs; they also pointed to policy solutions such as SB 642, mentorship, financial literacy, CalSavers access, and support for community development financial institutions. The second panel focused on immigration enforcement and Latina safety in the workforce. Luis Nolasco of the ACLU described arrests tied to apparent ethnicity and Spanish-speaking, the chilling effect on families, and the loss of wages, school attendance, and mobility. Dr. Amada Armenta said immigration enforcement harms California’s economy, public health, and mixed-status families, and noted that undocumented workers are concentrated in agriculture, construction, and child care. SEIU’s Jen Baca Beltran said raids and school-based enforcement traumatize children and families and highlighted the need for Know Your Rights trainings. Megan Ortiz of IDEPSCA described repeated Border Patrol raids on day labor centers, injuries to staff, and the need to protect worker centers, domestic workers, and street vendors. Inclusive Action’s Shannon Camacho said raids have forced many informal workers to stop working, prompted emergency cash assistance and rent relief efforts, and strengthened advocacy for vendor protections and CDFI support. CHIRLA’s Jeanette Zanipatine said the rapid response network has expanded, documented widespread arrests and detention conditions, and is providing direct support and legal referrals; committee members asked about detention, maternal health, and what the state can do, and panelists urged stronger oversight, more legal representation, and protections for pregnant and detained people.

Transcript Highlights:

• tutoring programs have received from the legislature over the last several years and how that's prevented
• And I do think that we need to be more about de-escalation or about, as far as prevention, rather than
• would establish a reading assessment system task force to adopt a reading assessment system for measuring
• elementary schools that have an average reading proficiency in the bottom quartile of the state as measured
• We serve approximately 200 at-risk students who far outperform. state averages in every measurable outcome

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:50:27.160><c> of</c> your heart and provide some measure of your heart and provide some measure
• </c><01:28:16.440><c> support</c> community crime preventions support community crime preventions support
• </c> about this bill as a suicide prevention about this bill as a suicide prevention Bill<06:24:56.440
• access to the preferred method of suicide prevents total suicides.
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Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 146, which would require longer retention and quicker disclosure of certain video recordings from traffic stops and similar motor vehicle violations when a citation is disputed. The prime sponsor described the bill as a response to a constituent who challenged a speeding ticket but could not obtain a cruiser video before it was deleted under the current 30-day retention practice. Supporters argued the bill is about fairness and access to potentially exculpatory evidence, and one member suggested a simple 60-day retention period might avoid confusion over different timelines. The sponsor also noted that the bill would not affect criminal cases and that victims and complainants should have access to the same evidence as law enforcement when a recording is relevant to a defense. Major Brendan Davey of the New Hampshire State Police testified in opposition. He said the proposal would create a different discovery standard for one type of evidence, could discourage agencies from adopting body-worn or cruiser cameras, and would add cost and administrative burden. He explained that the State Police already retain routine traffic-stop videos for at least 30 days, but keep videos much longer when complaints or possible litigation are involved, and said the current system balances efficiency with accountability. He also argued the underlying speeding case did not make the trooper video directly material to the citation, though he acknowledged the legislature could choose a longer blanket retention period if it wished. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee then opened a public hearing on House Bill 638, which would allow people serving life without parole sentences to become eligible for a parole hearing at age 60 after serving at least 18 years, provided they have had no major conduct violations in the prior 10 years. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give a narrow second look to a small number of elderly prisoners, citing the high cost of incarceration and the health challenges of aging in prison. He emphasized that the bill would not automatically release anyone, would not apply to capital murder convictions under RSA 630:1, and would still allow victims to participate in the parole process. Testimony on HB 638 was mixed. Alexander Bailey, a survivor of violent crime and domestic violence advocate, supported the bill, saying many survivors favor rehabilitation, second chances, and restorative justice, and that people in prison often age faster and face serious health and safety problems. Another supporter, Russell Roy, began offering a personal story about crime, addiction, and violence in Concord, but the transcript cuts off before his full remarks. Committee members asked about why age 60 was chosen, how released individuals would support themselves, and whether victims or families would be consulted; the sponsor said 60 was meant to limit eligibility and reflect the health realities of prison, and that parole boards already consider support networks and victim input. No action or vote was taken in the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• So how are you measuring that in this bill?
• So it's a measurable process. Yes, maybe. That's all. I really appreciate it.
• I'm here just saying that they should actually be able to provide the real, true measurables of what
• In summary, HB 1203 would prevent state and local governments from blocking parents from using homes
• We have not defined what we could measure that we could say specifically that if it crosses that bar,

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met to hear several education-related measures. It reported favorably, without objection, on House Bill 1215, which would transfer certain removed historical statues and monuments to the Office of State Parks, prohibit re-erection in the parish where they were removed, and require interpretive signage. The committee also advanced House Bill 682, which creates a school guardian program for honorably discharged veterans employed or contracted by local school systems or charter schools; testimony emphasized that guardians would be unarmed, trained, and used for mentoring and school safety. House Bill 1079, giving enrollment preferences in charter schools to children in early childhood programs, military families, foster children, and children in custody disputes, was also reported favorably, as was House Concurrent Resolution 81, directing the Department of Education to study options for districts facing declining enrollment. The committee then took up House Bill 1084, which would allow public postsecondary institutions to raise tuition and mandatory fees by up to 15 percent annually, with higher increases requiring Board of Supervisors approval. The bill drew extended debate over affordability, TOPS, student retention, and whether universities should have more autonomy to set prices. Members raised concerns about fee burdens on families and whether the state should first study the issue; supporters argued the bill would increase transparency and let institutions respond to funding needs and market conditions. Senator Mazzell offered an amendment lowering the cap from 15 percent to 10 percent, and the committee adopted the amendment before reporting the bill favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 342, which would shift the burden of proof in special education due process hearings from parents to local education agencies. The author and parents testified that the current system places an unfair burden on families of children with disabilities, who often lack access to records and legal resources, and that schools already control the documentation and should have to show compliance with IEP obligations. Jefferson Parish school officials opposed the bill, arguing it would increase legal costs, require more staff and attorney time, and potentially lead to more hearings; they also questioned the fiscal note. The Legislative Fiscal Office said the fiscal impact was indeterminable, and the committee continued hearing testimony from parents and school representatives as the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• officers, rising health care costs, and local supervision departments while implementing cost-saving measures
• It’s about the ability to prevent the next Glenn Moyer and to help people.
• This measure, this Senate bill, is a significant and strong step toward that endeavor.
• The floor amendment could have changed the intent of the measure, and so the conference committee removes
• However, it removed the duplicate quality measure exemption.

Bills: SB27 , SB1494 , SB2121 , SB2373 , SB2431 , SB1 , SB8 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB30 , SB37 , SB260 , SB268 , SB331 , SB379 , SB441 , SB447 , SB457 , SB568 , SB650 , SB763 , SB1405 , SB1506 , SB1540 , SB1566 , SB1610 , SB1637 , SB1660 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2217 , SB2308 , SB2337 , SB2601 , SB2753 , SB2878 , SB2900 , SB2972 , SB3059 , HB4 , HB40 , HB46 , HB119 , HB145 , HB300 , HB493 , HB705 , HB1545 , HB2011 , HB2017 , HB2067 , HB2516 , HB2885 , HB2963 , HB2974 , HB3071 , HB3372 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB3642 , HB3909 , HB5138 , HB5246 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB2023 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB1085 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB2458 , SB801 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB2797 , SB2076 , SB2876 , SB1640 , SB1449 , SB1181 , SB1234 , SB2926 , SB2841 , SB1528 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB1237 , SB2819 , SB629 , SB2608 , SB1602 , SB2009 , SB867 , SB640 , SB1698 , SB2680 , SB913 , SB1071 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1483 , SB1444 , SB1553 , SB1556 , SB1703 , SB2133 , SB2297 , SB2298 , SB2622 , SB2955 , SB2334 , SB1367 , SB2044 , SB2363 , SB2565 , SB1888 , SB3036 , SB3057 , SB3043 , SB3063 , SB3035 , SB203 , SB2688 , SB2522 , SB2459 , SB2655 , SB2251 , SB1884 , SB2928 , SB2566 , SB2549 , SB2553 , SB2919 , SB1944 , SB1232 , SB1798 , SB2603 , SB2607 , SB2683 , SB1319 , SB3045 , SB3071 , HB796 , HB1523 , HB5294 , HB748 , HB3395 , HB180 , HB3171 , HB146 , HB5596 , HB5694 , HB1135 , HB3225 , HB186 , HB1449 , HB3793 , HB112 , HB104 , HB3336 , HB3520 , HB3320 , HB5663 , HB2399 , HB111 , HB3483 , HB4580 , HB3748 , HB632 , HB4730 , HB5690 , HB5689 , HB3385 , HB4359 , HB5381 , HB123 , HB5606 , HB1057 , HB3664 , HCR141 , HCR40 , HCR59 , SR634 , SR687 , SR703 , SR709 , SR715 , SB1494 , SB2121 , SB2373 , SB2431 , HB46 , SB1 , SB8 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB37 , SB260 , SB331 , SB379 , SB441 , SB447 , SB457 , SB568 , SB763 , SB1405 , SB1540 , SB1566 , SB2018 , SB2308 , SB2337 , SB2878 , SB3059 , HB705 , HB2017 , HB2067 , HB3071 , HB3372 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB3909 , HB5246

Keywords: elections, local governance, political subdivisions, general elections, Texas Election Code, data brokers, personal data, regulation, business entities, consumer protection, financial exploitation, artificial intelligence, phishing, legal liability, criminal offense, civil penalty, foreign language, study abroad, higher education, language credit

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• , prevent, prevent, but<00:40:17.480><c> we</c><00:40:17.560><c> know</c><00:40:17.760><c> can</c><00
• In family medicine, our mission is prevention.
• . prevention. prevention.
• </c><00:56:00.280><c> a</c> A $20 insulin refill today prevents a A $20 insulin refill today prevents
• Matthews who's the um Chief best way possible, preventing deep end best way possible, preventing deep

Bills: HF4841 , HF4234 , HF3697

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: Hennepin County, sales tax, health care facilities, ballpark improvements, tax revenue, HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund

Transcript Highlights:

• It prevents arbitrary price waiver.
• So, this doesn't prevent them from raising over the cost of inflation.
• intervention prevents severe Early intervention prevents severe conditions<01:10:29.760><c> that</c>
• </c><01:36:08.320><c> those</c> 10 steps ahead to prevent those 10 steps ahead to prevent those behaviors
• Help us prevent<01:36:31.360><c> unneeded</c><01:36:31.920><c> chaos</c><01:36:32.239><c> to</c> prevent

Bills: HF2216 , HF1978 , HF2354 , HF1963 , HF1994 , HF1995 , HF1894

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: assisted living, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, resident rights, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services, elderly, seniors, older adults, disability rights

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, how do we prevent that, Senator Rasmussen?
• Because prevent that, Senator Rasmussen?
• And everything in order to prevent it.
• And then how is this going to help prevent fraud?
• And then how is this going to help prevent fraud?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We grab the newspaper tear sheet, and we pull out our rulers, and we measure the columns for all the
• tasks, we also use performance measures.
• So the measures we have in place show that we are overall doing a good job.
• So if we can't measure the effectiveness in a program, it deserves some scrutiny.
• So we're wanting them to say, how are we measuring success?

Committee: Joint Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Also note that because this is an interim hearing and no legislative action is being taken on a measure
• I mean, there's other security measures in place for Election Day, but that's by necessity, because that
• How do we measure success of Senate Bill 2753?
• I think that would be a great measure of our success here in Texas.
• While there's no guarantee that we can ever prevent some kind of cyber event from occurring, the goal

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We want air monitors that actually measure air quality where people are, and that way we can make sound
• The way we measure water when we issue these permits, we use a term called acre-feet.
• So when we measure our water resources in North Dakota, you'll always hear us use that term acre-feet
• So when we measure our water resources in North Dakota, you'll always hear us use that term acre feet
• When we measure our water when we talk about permitting water resources.

Committee: Joint Energy Development and Transmission Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And for performance measures, the Executive and the LFC have come to consensus on All performance measures
• And then on the performance measures, LFC, in which the executive came to approve Thank you, Julissa.
• We keep on making those investments, looking through the performance measures as well.
• Analysts have reached consensus on all Performance Measures and Targets. Mr.
• The LFC and DFA analysts have reached consensus on all performance measures and targets. Mr.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In any impact or contribution analysis, we're measuring these impacts in terms of changes to economic
• We measured these impacts and contributions. for all the counties in New Mexico where the activity was
• occurring, and then measured the spillover effects using multi-regional input-output analysis.
• we don't have a way to measure that.
• Any wells that are inactive we utilize for water level measurement.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• And thanks, Senator Neal, again, for bringing this measure forward. Thank you so much.
• I'd like to express my gratitude to Senator Wynn for bringing the measure forward.
• And I'd like to express my gratitude to Senator Wynn for bringing the measure forward.
• It's a measure that revises provisions relating to nicotine products.
• So we urge your support for the measure. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for being here.

Bills: AB568 , SB90 , SB133 , SB147 , SB229 , SB233 , SB240 , SB245 , SB280 , SB378 , SB393 , SB417 , SB434 , SB494 , SB495 , AB62 , SB104 , SB119 , SB132 , SB193 , SB262 , SB422 , SB431 , SB435 , SB468 , SB503

Committee: Assembly Ways and Means

Keywords: higher education, Nevada System of Higher Education, operational expenses, instructional expenses, public funding, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel, civics education, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, funding, youth programs, civic involvement, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas Valley, regional planning, economic resiliency

Transcript Highlights:

• what we treasure, and then I've also heard we treasure what we measure, so I don't know which way it's
• The 2030 measure, that goal is what I'm really focused on right now and as an agency is what our strategic
• What those two variables combine to measure is our economic impact on the state economy because the more
• , when you measure five years of employment history before for the funding starts to flow, you are paid
• Our placement rate, placement rates are measured in different ways but ours is north of 90%.

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: 1184, house, all