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• To actually offer this service to the community, which will help them the most if we want to train them
• That's Last I checked, I can't really make anybody do anything except people who live in my house.
• It's crazy the world we live in But it's, and one of the things that we believe with what we're doing
• Those kids like where they live. And they enjoy family and it's there's a lot of traditions there.
• Are these microcredentials valuable to somebody that does training for a living?

Committee: House Oklahoma Education Commission

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I pray for New Mexicans serving in the armed services and foreign services.
• The county offers a wide range of public services, including housing, senior and social services, and
• My daughters live nearby. My family's all there, most of them. My daughters live nearby.
• They are real lives and real communities.
• President, we live in a sad state, Mr. President. Mr.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and a series of announcements recognizing visiting groups and guests, including Pecos High School’s boys cross-country champions, School-Based Health Care Day, Route 66 Centennial activities, New Mexico Highlands University, an honorary lieutenant governor and shadow senator, and Bernalillo County officials. The chamber also received House messages on several bills and a gubernatorial message authorizing consideration of Senate Bill 130, which would change insurance and pharmacy rules related to cholesterol treatment and screening. Committee reports were adopted on several measures, including Senate Bill 183, Senate Bills 211 and 222, Senate Bill 254, Senate Bill 235 as a committee substitute, Senate Bill 40 as a Judiciary Committee substitute, and Senate Bill 104. The Senate then moved to third reading and took up Senate Bill 30, which repeals the state’s abortion reporting requirement. The bill drew extensive debate: supporters argued the reporting law is outdated, unnecessary, and creates privacy and safety risks for providers, while opponents said the data is needed for transparency, public health oversight, and accountability, and objected to the loss of reporting on a sensitive issue. After a roll call vote, Senate Bill 30 passed 24-15. The Senate next passed Senate Bill 43 unanimously, updating parole board procedures, including evidence-based practices, reimbursement for closed hearings, and scheduling protections for homicide victims’ families. It also passed Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 35 unanimously, creating judgeships in the First and Second Judicial Districts. Debate then began on Senate Bill 193, which would increase transfers from the Irrigation Works Construction Fund to the acequia community ditch infrastructure fund from $2.5 million to $5 million; the sponsor explained the increase as necessary to meet growing statewide acequia needs, while senators raised concerns about existing fund balances and whether the higher transfer was justified.

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• Nobody’s going to report where a refugee is living as part of this bill.
• Live by the fire, live by the fire, die by the fire. Is that your name?
• I feel that very keenly living here in Ada County, and actually where I live is right on the border between
• And also, $100 a month for the folks living there compared to a market.
• Section 4 talks about the fiscal year 2027 services there and the cost.

Summary: The Senate convened with 31 members present, approved the March 31 journal, and moved through committee reports, gubernatorial messages, and House messages before taking up several bills on final reading. Among the measures considered were House Bill 930 on campaign finance, House Bill 949 on consolidating the STEM Action Center with the Workforce Development Council, House Bill 950 providing a one-time appropriation for a consultant to support Medicaid review work, House Bill 952 revising the Secretary of State’s budget, Senate Bill 1444 for public school support, House Bill 940 revising Idaho Digital Learning Academy policy, Senate Bill 1438 funding the IDLA budget, House Bill 516 on parental rights and education, and House Bill 897 on the Idaho information technology equipment sales tax exemption. The chamber also received and referred additional bills, including House Bill 968 and several appropriations and committee reports. House Bill 930 passed after debate centered on campaign finance transparency, separate campaign accounts, limits on investments, and requiring self-loans over $1,000 to be deposited into campaign accounts. Supporters said it would improve accountability; opponents questioned enforcement and warned against weaponizing campaign reporting. House Bill 949 passed with discussion of consolidating STEM and workforce functions, shifting funds and staff, and reducing administrative costs. House Bill 950 passed as a one-time $200,000 appropriation for a consultant to assist the legislature’s Medicaid review panel. House Bill 952 passed with a small reduction to the Secretary of State’s ongoing general fund budget. Senate Bill 1444 passed despite objections that the school budget underfunds district health insurance and shifts costs to local districts; supporters emphasized federal fund authority and other budget adjustments. House Bill 940 passed after extensive debate on narrowing IDLA’s mission, ending state support for certain uses, limiting elementary and online participation, and reducing enrollments and costs. Senate Bill 1438, the companion IDLA appropriation bill, also passed after debate over the size of the cut, the use of the Public Education Stabilization Fund, and whether the budget should include a cap on enrollments; supporters said it matched the policy changes in House Bill 940, while opponents argued it was too restrictive and could harm students’ access to courses. House Bill 516, dealing with parental rights and education and teacher-union-related payroll and activity restrictions, passed after a lengthy and sharply divided debate over whether it protected taxpayer dollars or unfairly targeted educators and unions. House Bill 897, as amended, was then taken up for final consideration on the Idaho information technology equipment sales tax exemption, with the sponsor explaining that the bill narrows the exemption to internal server equipment and limits it to 20 years in response to changing data-center trends and water-use concerns.

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• I was taking classes with people who have spoken English their whole lives. It is hard for me.
• Um there's a piece around ensuring the benefits and services provided to those students are no less than
• </c> ensuring the benefits and services ensuring the benefits and services provided<00:27:26.080><c>
• Um, so as far as the first portion of your question around ensuring the benefits and services provided
• </c> ensuring the benefits and services ensuring the benefits and services provided<00:29:10.640><c>

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As someone who writes IEPs for a living, I cannot stress enough how dangerous it is to assume workforce
• So I'm just asking from a PTA standpoint, and thank you for your service.
• important that those other community groups that are focused on helping us educate our kids—and I live
• The transition is also difficult for parents' work schedules.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum present and observed a moment of silence for Senator Geraldine Thompson. The committee first took up CS/SB 102, a bill by Senator Gates directing the Department of Education to develop a workforce credential program for students with autism spectrum disorder or students on a modified curriculum, in coordination with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA. Supporters said the bill would help autistic students gain job skills and workplace safety credentials, while an opponent argued the bill should clearly make participation voluntary, expand to other exceptional student groups, include funding, and add stronger accountability. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 166, the Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools bill by Senator Simon. The bill would reduce or remove several state mandates and give districts more flexibility on testing, teacher evaluations, contracts and certification, school board operations, instructional materials timelines, audits, facilities planning, emergency make-up days, federal fund use, and public VPK oversight. Senators asked about the impact on student proficiency, teacher evaluations, and the transfer of public VPK oversight to districts; Simon said the tests would remain but count as 30 percent of the grade, districts would retain flexibility in evaluation measures, and only public VPK would shift to districts. Public testimony was largely supportive, with some speakers praising reduced testing and local control, while one senator cautioned that Florida still has a math proficiency problem. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 296 by Senator Bradley, which would repeal the 2023 statewide mandate requiring later middle and high school start times and return the decision to local districts, while still requiring districts to inform the community about the health, safety, and academic impacts of sleep deprivation and consider later start times. Supporters argued the mandate created transportation, staffing, and scheduling problems and that local control was more practical, while opponents emphasized sleep science and the benefits of later start times for teens. Several senators discussed the tension between research and district resources, and the bill sponsor said the measure preserves the conversation about sleep while allowing local scheduling decisions. CS/SB 296 was reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.

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• Procure, you purchase services. Okay.
• </c> department of health and human services department of health and human services to<01:08:17.359>
• ><c> is</c> living and have lived with, and this is living and have lived with, and this is going<01:
• </c><02:37:15.840><c> And</c> gaps in care during transitions. And gaps in care during transitions.
• </c> revised by the Health and Human Services revised by the Health and Human Services Committee<04:27

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Being an English speaker transitioning to another language is challenging.
• Lines 164 and 165 just show the rearrangement of the summer school food service replacement aid to the
• It also includes health services and guidance and counseling services.
• You talk about core services.
• This includes cost of living adjustments for salaries and benefits.

Bills: HF2430 , HF2433

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

Transcript Highlights:

• We thank you for the charge that you have on our lives.
• Michelle began her career here in the Pennsylvania House. service to the House.
• of services more efficient and effective.
• to make the provision of services more efficient and effective.
• Every day, Pennsylvanians rely on fire and EMS providers for essential services.

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

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• going to start and it has to resonate through the state because in New Mexico is a great place to live
• That is a legacy that will live beyond all of us. But it is a shared success.
• Scientific and technical services.
• And then you throw in goods and services From imported goods and contracting them. Imported goods.
• Health and Human Services: 3.3 billion. Public Education: 4.7 billion.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c> Commerce in the administrative services Commerce in the administrative services division<00:02:12.640
• Uh, to put that in perspective, we've got about 100,000 people living in assisted living and nursing
• Uh, to put that in perspective, we've got about 100,000 people living in assisted living and nursing
• Uh, to put that in perspective, we've got about 100,000 people living in assisted living and nursing
• </c><00:37:00.640><c> in</c> the uh and the community they live in the uh and the community they live

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So this is what I call living life.
• And service means a lot of things, but most of our Our core values as a company, which is service.
• I live in Mercer and Oliver County.
• I live 600 yards from the nearest property.
• I live in Fargo. I'm semi-retired.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Energy Development and Transmission Committee met in interim session and approved the November 6 minutes. Chair Novak outlined the committee’s study agenda, including large energy users such as data centers, geothermal, landowner relations, wind and solar, and other energy topics across the state. The meeting was framed as informational only, with no bills or formal legislative action taken beyond the minutes approval. Testimony focused first on landowner relations. Oliver County Commissioner Dave Berger described the county’s energy history and local support for coal and related development. North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue emphasized proactive, face-to-face communication with landowners, respect for property rights, and the need for developers to be transparent about tradeoffs; he also discussed insurance and liability concerns tied to easements. Committee members asked about eminent domain, local versus state authority, and how communities can better understand the revenue and infrastructure implications of energy development. Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine then described the department’s ombudsman programs for pipeline restoration and reclamation, wind restoration, and royalty oversight. He said the programs provide confidential, third-party assistance on reclamation and royalty disputes, but do not provide legal advice. Senators raised concerns about post-production deductions in royalty leases and whether the ombudsman can explain them; Bodine said the program can clarify statements and deductions but cannot resolve legal disputes. He also said the department has not received requests related to fiber lines. Representatives from Grid United and One Oak described their project development and landowner engagement practices. Grid United’s Brent Johnson discussed the North Plains Connector transmission project, its route selection process, voluntary acquisition approach, and efforts to avoid eminent domain by working closely with regulators, counties, townships, and landowners. One Oak’s Danette Welsh and Tom Giltner described the company’s midstream operations, extensive North Dakota footprint, and emphasis on direct landowner communication, consistent local regulation, careful construction practices, and post-construction reclamation. Members asked about setbacks, zoning consistency, invasive species prevention, outside advocacy groups, and eminent domain use; One Oak said it has not used eminent domain on its North Dakota projects, largely because most gathering lines are negotiated easements.

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• healthy, faith-filled, and productive lives.
• HB 2440, prisoners transition program — Judiciary and Elections.
• HB 2729, Nursing Board continuation — Health and Human Services.
• HB 2732, Pharmacy Board continuation — Health and Human Services.
• HB 2906, Dental Board membership — Health and Human Services.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• your stewardship up of saying this is how you can be great at your sport, great at your craft, and live
• We're grateful for the service. sacrifices they've made to keep our families and communities safe.
• You have imbued a historical document with meaning. derived from the context of our lives today.
• Well, I am suggesting that you're interpreting a historical document, making it a living document.
• The five pillars of Islam are the foundation of how Muslims live their lives, and this includes a declaration

Bills: SJR18 , SCR5 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB35 , SB388 , SB412 , SB441 , SB495 , SB666 , SB687 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB917 , SB925 , SB995 , SB1006 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1379 , SB1451 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR18 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SB565 , SB372 , SB495 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB18 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB11 , SB10 , SB13 , SB412 , SB441 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming

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• Thank you very much for your service.
• Again, thank you for your service.
• We do provide services in Santa Fe as well.
• Added space for special education services and identified a continuum of special education services to
• So again, thank you for your service.

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• I thought it was live all night, but you're saying no, it's not. It's only live until 10:00.
• It's only live until no, it's not.
• </c> 211, that they're open with a live 211, that they're open with a live person<00:13:13.760><c> answering
• </c> funed services. funed services. &gt;&gt; Okay.
• Barbara Service in support. support. Barbara Service in support.

Bills: SB2055 , SB2152

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: civil rights, helpline, investigator, data analysis, Aloha United Way, reporting, confidentiality, community support, mandatory retirement, Hawaii Constitution, judiciary, justices, judges, 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard SB 2055, which would create a Civil Rights Commission helpline for reports of harms from federal deployments in Hawaii and require annual reporting and a public hearing. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported the concept but said the bill should be broadened to cover civil rights and human rights violations more generally, and recommended using existing 211/Aloha United Way infrastructure. Testimony was largely in support, with a few opponents. Members focused on whether the proposed line was really a 24-hour legal hotline or a reporting/referral mechanism, what jurisdiction the commission would have over federal employees, and the estimated costs. The committee chair indicated the bill would move forward with amendments, including adopting HCRC recommendations and adding appropriations for Aloha United Way, database/website development, and staffing. The committee then heard SB 2152, a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the mandatory retirement age for state judges and justices from 70 to 75. Judge Robert D.S. Kim, the Office of the Public Defender, Earthjustice, Community Alliance on Prisons, the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, United Public Workers, the League of Women Voters, ILWU Local 142, CARES, and others testified in support, arguing that experienced judges improve stability, reduce vacancies, and preserve institutional knowledge. Opponents or skeptical comments were limited, but one member questioned whether the measure was just a temporary fix rather than a broader solution to judicial succession and mentoring. Members also asked about existing retention and fitness safeguards, including Judicial Selection Commission retention hearings and the Commission on Judicial Conduct’s ability to investigate complaints about a judge’s physical or mental ability to serve. The discussion noted that the measure would still leave those processes in place. No final vote on SB 2152 was taken in the portion provided, but the committee appeared to be moving toward decision-making after questions concluded.

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• I pray for New Mexicans serving in the armed services and foreign services.
• use of health care services and...
• The county offers a wide range of public services, including housing, senior and social services, and
• open space, and some of the services, including housing, senior and social services, and open space,
• President, we live in a sad state. Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• It's with the National Park Service and the Army Corps of Engineers.
• But I'm also going to transition into asking for your support.
• You could answer it if you want, but like McGaffney up there, there’s no service, no cell service.
• That was us trying to make sure the services continued.
• And I know we're living in a world of politics, and this.

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• , or storm sewer service, if such system is authorized by law to use public highway for the location
• of its facility, the remaining service life of the utility will be determined by the commissioner and
• </c> a community assigning community service a community assigning community service to<01:04:32.640>
• </c> from them nor assign a community service from them nor assign a community service punishment. punishment
• If they can no longer assign community service, it's just the fine, and a person can't pay.

Bills: HF3131 , HF3436 , HF3106 , HF3241 , HF3531

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal

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• Give them clarity in their decisions, compassion in their care, and humility in their service.
• Give them clarity in their decisions, compassion in their care, and humility in their service.
• </c> service members. Let's end the war. service members. Let's end the war.
• Odum’s life is a remarkable tapestry of service and achievement.
• Odum’s life is a remarkable tapestry of service and achievement.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, March 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• procedures, so that over time this becomes more of a standard procedure and gives them the ability to transition
• More of a standard procedure, and it gives them the ability to transition out of these events that are
• He said it is a small group, but tarpon are a long-lived, migratory species that travel from the Caribbean
• Bernard, or they just live right across the border between us and Plaquemines.
• We understand that there are people that live on a different side of a line, but their business interests

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up a series of coastal, seafood, wildlife, and environmental measures. House Bill 851 by Rep. Ilg, which adds intentional mass balloon releases to the gross intentional littering statute, drew support from agriculture, wildlife, and environmental groups because of impacts on livestock, wildlife, power lines, and waterways; members clarified it targets organized intentional releases, not accidental releases by children, and it was reported favorably. House Bill 652 by Rep. Broe adding a non-voting Department of Agriculture appointee to the Oyster Task Force was also reported favorably, as were House Bills 349 and 588 by Rep. Domain to expand the imported seafood safety fund’s uses and add oyster, crab, and finfish representation to the Seafood Safety Task Force. House Bill 721 by Rep. Kerner setting a 5:30 a.m. shrimp trawling start time in certain bays, House Bill 857 clarifying labeling rules for commingled imported and domestic seafood, House Bill 669 expanding state property use for Grand Isle oyster research, and House Bill 889 creating bulk tagging for oysters were each supported by industry and agency witnesses and reported favorably. House Bill 688 by Rep. Ogeron adding Atlantic tarpon to the definition of saltwater game fish was backed by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and fishing guides and was also reported favorably. The committee spent significant time on House Bill 653 by Rep. Beham, which would require one of two United Commercial Fishermen appointees to the Oyster Task Force to be a St. Bernard Parish resident. Rep. Beham argued the parish deserves a guaranteed voice because of oyster industry impacts from freshwater intrusion and the BP spill, while opponents including the Oyster Task Force chairman said the parish-specific requirement would make vacancies harder to fill and should be worked out through the task force or by amending another bill. After debate, an amendment was adopted, but the bill itself ultimately received a favorable report. Testimony throughout the meeting emphasized the economic and cultural importance of Louisiana seafood, the need to combat imported seafood fraud, and the role of oyster cultivation and shrimping in coastal communities. House Resolution 20 by Rep. McCormick, urging the Department of Conservation and Energy to study industrial water use from Caddo Lake, prompted a broader discussion about data centers and water withdrawals. Department witness Monique Edwards explained current state limits on regulating surface water withdrawals and said more authority may be needed for comprehensive water management; committee members asked for a future departmental presentation on data center water use. The resolution was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, Rep. Sawyer moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.