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• So, Miss Parah, I always do that to you. Uh, Miss Pah will walk through the DE1 amendment.
• So, Miss Pah. Thank you, Madam Chair and members.
• So Miss Pah. Thank not pressed for time. So Miss Pah.
• One glaring areas here that are missing.
• So, thank you to Miss Pah and Mr.

Bills: HF1306

Keywords: education, school policy, teacher training, student health, emergency response, 1183, house

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• Yes, Miss Fergus. Mr. their income? Yes, Miss Fergus.
• Miss Fergus, Mr.
• Miss Fergus, Mr.
• Miss Fergus. pass it off to Miss Fergus. Miss Fergus.
• call up another person? call up another person?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• scientists rotate, so you only have one person in the workspace at a time.
• I'm only one person.
• To some previous discussions, the missing indigenous person task force we had talked about briefly.
• indigenous persons.
• person happens, who do they contact?

Summary: The committee met to review the Attorney General’s budget and related agency operations, beginning with Legislative Council staff walking members through compliance reports and a blue-sheet base budget document. Staff highlighted current-biennium items such as FTE changes, one-time appropriations, litigation funding, opioid settlement receipts, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked for clarification on items including the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then gave an overview of the office’s structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal services to state and local government, and concerns about attorney pay lagging behind other agencies. Members discussed whether attorney compensation should be benchmarked more consistently across state government and whether some legal work could be consolidated within the AG’s office. Ness also addressed questions about AG opinion turnaround times, boards-and-commissions training, the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, office leases, and the state’s criminal justice information systems. The crime lab presentation drew significant attention. Director Jennifer Penner described severe space, safety, and infrastructure problems at the current lab, including cramped work areas, glycol leaks, outdated fire and burglar alarms, air-handling limits, and equipment failures that have delayed toxicology work. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that the preferred location would be near the current health department site, but in a new building. Members asked about possible evidence risks, backlog status, and whether the proposed building would solve the current problems; Penner said it would and noted backlogs have improved overall, though some delays remain. The committee also heard from the new Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director, who described the unit’s civil and criminal work, federal-state funding split, and examples of fraud such as billing for services not provided or upcoding. The gaming division reported continued growth in charitable gaming and e-tabs, with members expressing concern about large trust-account balances, site competition, and possible misuse of proceeds. Finally, BCI outlined its caseload, cybercrime work, missing Indigenous persons task force, and the surge in CSAM cyber tips; members asked about AI-generated CSAM, and the AG’s office noted that last session’s law increased penalties and expressly allowed AI-generated CSAM to be prosecuted like other CSAM. No formal votes or actions were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• And what was that 3,000 for, Miss Ford? Miss Ford: For training.
• Miss Ford: No, Miss Ford.
• And what was that 3,000 for, Miss Ford? Miss Ford: For training.
• Miss Ford: No, Miss Ford.
• Miss Ford: No, Miss Ford.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thank you, Miss Bakas.
• miss hunus on that question sorry Miss miss hunus on that question sorry Miss hunus<00:21:22.559
• Thank you, Miss Bacus.
• Miss Boyd?
• <00:46:29.520> W<00:46:29.920> questions Miss W questions Miss W questions members<00:46

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• :46.400> by<00:06:46.560> the personally been impacted by the personally been impacted
• <00:07:35.599> Personally, proprietary information. Personally, proprietary information.
• >> Miss<00:21:37.039> Holsho, >> Miss Holsho, >> Miss Holsho, >> thank
• period to provide any missing period to provide any missing information<00:36:34.560> on<
• to get that owners to give that missing to get that missing<00:36:44.320> data.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So I never met her in person. She never saw my work in person. She didn't touch my lashes.
• So I never met her in person. She never saw my work in person. She didn't touch my lashes.
• Um Miss<00:42:16.880> Odard. Miss Odard. Miss Odard.
• Chair, I would defer the opening comments to Miss Odigard. Okay, Miss Odard, welcome.
• defer the opening comments to Miss defer the opening comments to Miss Odigard.

Bills: HF3889, HF2567, HF3878

Keywords: workforce development, grant program, employment, economic development, funding, employment contract, labor policy, employee rights, unconscionable provisions, public policy, legal enforcement, airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, 1183, house

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• Testimony is limited to three minutes per person, six minutes per panel.
• House 196 and Senate 167—the first person is Vicki Niggis. House 196 and Senate 167.
• And lastly, this issue is personal for me.
• I want to share something personal.
• Will be missed and I'll go to the people who signed up today.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House Committee on Children and Families held a hybrid hearing on a broad set of anti-hunger, family support, and basic-needs bills. Early testimony focused on SNAP and DTA operations: Rep. DeRosa and others urged passage of H. 196/S. 167 to require DTA to identify staffing, technology, funding, and operational needs to improve timeliness and customer service, warning that unanswered calls, delayed recertifications, and federal changes could sharply raise state costs through higher SNAP administrative burdens and payment-error penalties. Speakers from Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and Project Bread said DTA is under-resourced, caseloads have grown, and families are being denied or delayed due to phone and paperwork barriers. Another major SNAP-related bill, H. 254/S. 147, would require the Commonwealth to replace stolen EBT/SNAP benefits; testimony described more than $13 million stolen from about 27,000 households since June 2022 and argued families should not bear losses from organized theft rings. The committee also heard strong support for H. 207/S. 117, which would restore state-funded nutrition assistance for legally present immigrants excluded from federal SNAP under recent federal changes. Advocates from Project Bread, the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, local immigrant services, and public health groups said the federal cuts would leave thousands of residents, including refugees, asylum seekers, trafficking survivors, and children, without food support, and argued Massachusetts has a history of filling this gap. Testimony also supported H. 222/S. 104 to make the Healthy Incentives Program permanent and year-round; supporters said HIP improves nutrition, boosts local farms and regional economies, and had already served more than 212,000 households in FY25. A related child-support bill, H. 201/S. 110, would increase the amount of child support passed through to TAFDC families and expand good-cause exemptions; witnesses said the change would put more money directly in families’ hands, reduce poverty, and better protect survivors of domestic violence and families with complicated co-parenting situations. A large portion of the hearing was devoted to deep-poverty and diaper-related legislation. Supporters of H. 214/S. 118 said cash assistance grants have lost value over time and should be raised annually until they reach half of the federal poverty level; advocates from Children’s HealthWatch, Hopewell, the Lift Our Kids Coalition, and parents described the links between deep poverty, poor child health, family stress, and child welfare involvement. They argued that higher grants would help families meet basic needs, reduce hospitalizations and neglect reports, and provide stability amid federal cuts. Finally, multiple witnesses backed diaper legislation, including H. 220/S. 151 and related bills, to create a diaper benefits pilot and/or diaper allowance commission. Testimony from the National Diaper Bank Network, MassCAP, Children’s HealthWatch, local diaper banks, and parents said diaper need is widespread, affects parental employment and mental health, and can cause health problems for infants; a federally funded pilot in Massachusetts was cited as showing improved employment, financial stability, reduced stress, and fewer diaper rashes. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and asked questions throughout.

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• <00:01:48.079> from whatever reason, that was missing from whatever reason, that was missing
• can be damaging to our persons. can be damaging to our persons.
• Yeah, let Miss Kalis in. Welcome, Miss Callus. Good afternoon, Chairman Olsson.
• >> Miss McCoy. >> Thank you, Mr.
• as well as a natural person.

Bills: HB0083, HB0102, HB0178

Keywords: subpoena, legislative authority, penalty, compliance, law enforcement, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, public employment, labor organization, dues withdrawal, collective bargaining, public funding, 916, all

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• next few slides off to my colleague Miss next few slides off to my colleague Miss Ericson<00:31:
• so you have a you're good for Miss so you have a you're good for Miss Beckle<00:57:22.960> so
• Thank you, Miss Beckle.
• So thank you, Miss Beckle. And with that, thank you, Commissioner Oi and Miss Erikson.
• Shaver and Miss Schneider at Education Minnesota, you're up. On deck will be Miss Nissler and Mr.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thank you, Miss Roberts.
• have more questions and if not person have more questions and if not person staff<00:09:03.760><
• <00:16:35.120> here<00:16:35.360> is first person we have here is first person we have
• mean to turn that into a personal mean to turn that into a personal moment,<00:21:33.200> but
• Am I missing something?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Jay, we're going to miss you in lots of ways.
• Jay, we're going to miss you in lots of ways.
• Jay, we're going to miss you in lots of ways.
• we're going to miss you in lots<00:04:07.240> of<00:04:07.360> ways.
• ,<00:05:42.120> not<00:05:42.400> just take it personally, not just take it personally

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The commission met following an executive session on personnel matters and announced its intent to move forward with hiring Katie Comstock as the new director of the Legislative Research Commission. Members then approved, by roll call vote, a motion to adopt the October 1, 2025 minutes with specified exceptions, approve items under new business, accept and refer communications items 1 through 151 as indicated, and approve the report of the director selection committee. The motion carried with multiple aye/yes votes and no recorded opposition from those present. In other business, President Stivers thanked Speaker Pro Tem Meade and staff for their work preparing for the Southern Legislative Conference in Lexington, noting the event’s size and expected exposure for the area. Meade credited LRC staff, Jay Hartz, and partisan staff for the work, saying his role had mainly involved phone calls and meetings. Several members then offered extended remarks recognizing Jay Hartz for his leadership, professionalism, responsiveness, and long service to the commission and the building. Speakers said his work had set a standard for staff and legislators alike and wished him well in his next chapter. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.

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• or suicidal thought and we have a person or persons there when they go in, maybe persons there when
• they go in, maybe persons there when they go in, maybe that person can talk to them each time that person
• And And And so if a person has that happened I mean so if a person has that happened I mean so if a person
• Really personal personal stuff at home. Really personal personal stuff at home.
• Thank you, Miss Hall. Thank you. You always ask Miss Hall. Thank you. You always ask Miss Hall.

Bills: HJR 4, HJR 6, HB 195, HB 13, HB 143, HB 135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• Any questions<00:19:10.080> for<00:19:10.240> Miss questions for Miss questions for Miss
• Any questions for Miss very much. Any questions for Miss Lum?<00:23:35.360> Okay.
• . person. person.
• Any questions for Miss Thank you. Any questions for Miss Maderos.<00:30:44.240> Okay.
• Any questions for Miss Maderos?

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Economic Development Technology Committee met on April 17, 2025, to hear STR 121, a resolution to form a working group to explore legalized gaming in Hawaii. Supporters, including DBED, labor representatives, and some industry interests, argued the measure would allow the state to gather more information, consider economic growth, job creation, investment, and tax revenue, and include a range of viewpoints before any final policy decision. Several supporters emphasized that a working group would help ensure informed decision-making and community input. Opponents argued that legalized gambling would disproportionately harm low-income residents and Native Hawaiians, increase addiction and related social harms, and bring crime, corruption, and human trafficking. Some cited examples from other states, illegal game rooms in Hawaii, and concerns that gambling revenue would be limited while social costs would be high. Others said the conversation should be led by local communities rather than industry stakeholders, and one testifier requested community representation on any working group for a potential stadium-area project. The committee also heard from witnesses who framed the measure as a way to address money leaving the state and to create a regulated alternative to illegal gambling. No vote or final action on STR 121 was taken during the hearing, and the chair noted the committee would need to adjourn in time for floor session if the hearing ran long.

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• The person who lives in the home or the person who owns the trust would be a person—a human being—would
• The person who lives here and resides here is the person who votes. It's one person, one vote.
• The person who lives here and resides here is the person who votes. It's one person, one vote.
• Going to miss you, Dave. Going to miss you a lot. Going to miss both of you as well.
• I will miss.

Summary: The Senate received communications from the House on numerous measures, including several bills and resolutions passed with amendments, committee reports on bills such as large energy use facilities, campaign finance, voting rights, and appropriations, and a list of pre-file legislation. The chamber then moved through a long floor session with confirmations, bill readings, and roll-call votes, ultimately confirming the nomination of Morgan T. Zern to the Delaware Supreme Court by a 21-0 vote. Among the major policy items considered were property tax and school tax measures tied to the statewide reassessment. The Senate passed House Bill 460, clarifying monthly municipal permit-data reporting to New Castle County; House Bill 461, granting temporary authority for New Castle County school districts to reset school tax rates for one cycle; and House Bill 462, making the split school tax rate permanent with a lower nonresidential cap. Members discussed the fiscal effects at length, including testimony from a school district finance officer that HB 461 would allow revenue-neutral rate setting and offset the fiscal note on HB 462. The Senate also passed House Bill 365 creating a Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission, House Bill 458 on backflow requirements for low-hazard buildings, Senate Bill 27 establishing the Office of New Americans with a sunset and interagency coordination, and Senate Bill 315 on the Delaware Technical Innovation Program. The chamber also approved Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 300, a firearms dealer regulation bill, after extensive debate over amendments, confidentiality, background checks, and the balance between public safety and burdens on lawful dealers. Several members raised constitutional and practical objections, while supporters argued the bill would reduce trafficking, straw purchases, and theft from dealers. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 305 creating a diabetes wellness pilot program, with supporters emphasizing the state’s diabetes burden and the program’s federal funding, and House Concurrent Resolution 157, which asks the State Lottery Office to report on iLottery’s impact on small businesses. Senate Bill 325, a fire prevention/background-check bill, was laid on the table after concerns about a late House amendment and requests for more time to consult stakeholders.

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• In Louisiana costs taxpayers over $26,000 per person per year.
• As a city marshal, I can personally testify to that reality.
• I'm just trying to see to make sure I'm not missing anything.
• spectrum disorder that has gone missing.
• When a child with autism goes missing, time is everything.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• , and that kind of person.
• , and that kind of person.
• Of person, and that kind of person.
• Maybe I missed some.
• <00:38:03.240> Beckman testifiers and I I thank Miss Beckman testifiers and I I thank Miss

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ><00:06:32.120> in to vote or aiding another person in to vote or aiding another person in casting
• He thanked Miss Freeman.
• list that's already in statute Miss list that's already in statute Miss Freeman<00:32:45.240>
• 32.480> this<00:43:33.000> Miss comment on this Miss comment on this Miss Freeman<00:43
• Thank you, Miss Freeman.” Miss Freeman said, “Yes, that’s accurate.”

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Miss Fontaine, will you walk us through the bill? Miss Fontaine, will you walk us through the bill?
• And then as long as you are able to be in person, physically present for an in-person interview, that
• And then as long as you are able to be in person, physically present for an in-person interview, that
• Miss Grimwald Nner. Miss Grimwald Nner.
• and Miss Nner.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• miss iwamoto miss kahaloa<00:51:31.400> miss kahaloa miss kahaloa miss capella<00:51:33.640><
• c> miss<00:51:33.960> kapu capella miss kapu capella miss kapu leoy<00:51:36.440> Mr
• Kong miss Kong miss leika<00:51:44.680> miss leika miss leika miss lamosa<00:51:46.799>
• > Mr lamosa Mr lamosa Mr Lee<00:51:48.680> Miss Lee Miss Lee Miss loen<00:51:50.640> Miss

Keywords: House Agenda:, 910, house, all