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• </c> committee about default Energy Service committee about default Energy Service uh<01:02:23.640><c
• </c><04:10:22.119><c> is</c> energy and also um newer technology is energy and also um newer technology
• </c><04:46:18.360><c> but</c> Department of Environmental Services but Department of Environmental Services
• rate rather than a residential rate, yet those services are services that typically would be, if in
• </c><05:49:16.958><c> are</c> residential rate yet those services are residential rate yet those services

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> example in our Aviation Technology example in our Aviation Technology Program<00:50:14.720><c> um
• </c> receive required services receive required services a<00:57:57.039><c> law</c><00:57:57.319><c>
• 15:54.480><c> service</c> implementation of a service implementation of a service um<01:15:55.920><c>
• Services will be paid by services paid to individual group rate.
• Absolutely. services will be paid by Services paid services will be paid by Services paid to<01:25:01.400

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• House Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee is convening. We do have a quorum.
• I represent Republic Services, which formerly was known as U.S. Ecology Corporation.

Summary: The House Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee met with a quorum and considered three bills. House Bill 593, which had already been heard, was moved by Representative Redmond and approved for a due pass recommendation to the floor without discussion. House Bill 714, sponsored by Representative Vander Woude, would repeal Chapter 58 and reorganize hazardous waste siting provisions into Chapter 44, Title 39, consolidating and updating language from an older, unused framework. He said the bill was developed with DEQ and stakeholders to remove duplicative provisions and reflect current practice. Roy Gehrin, representing Republic Services, testified in support and said the company worked closely with DEQ and other stakeholders on the legislation. The committee then voted to send HB 714 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1265, presented by Representative Scott, was described as a code cleanup bill related to the Petroleum Clean Water Trust Fund Act. She said it removes expired historical distribution language, obsolete cross-references, and other outdated provisions without changing funding percentages or eligibility standards. Representative Thompson moved the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation, and the committee approved that motion. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The House Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee is convening. We do have a quorum.
• I represent Republic Services, which formerly was known as U.S. Ecology Corporation.

Committee: House Environment, Energy and Technology

Keywords: 989, all

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• To our fellows, thank you for your hard work and dedication to public service.
• And thank you all for your service this year. Thank you very much. Hello, my name is Mark Katrona.
• I'm the director of the Division of Legislative Services.
• I served with the Division of Legislative Services.
• I did veteran affairs, corrections, public safety and homeland security, and I also did technology and

Summary: The House received a series of Senate communications and committee reports, then took up a long consent calendar and several individual measures. Early actions included passing consent calendar items, recognizing Freedom of Speech Week and Juneteenth, and hearing numerous introductions and tributes, including remarks honoring House fellows, Father’s Day, and Representative Mara Gorman. The chamber also adopted several procedural motions and recesses, with roll calls recorded throughout. Among the bills considered, the House passed House Bill 134 on animal cruelty, increasing penalties for repeat offenses; House Bill 131 with Senate Amendment 1 on pet stores and animal welfare; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320 on technical corrections to the Delaware Constitution; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 407 on technical updates to the Hazardous Substance Control Act; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 425 on salary supplements for certain school employees; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 450, the Road Delaware Act, on land use and permitting reform; House Bill 459 on restricting energy drink sales in schools; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 439 on electric moped and motorcycle disclosures; and House Bill 444, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, after amendment delaying its effective date to July 1, 2027. House Amendment 1 to House Bill 459 was adopted, and House Amendment 1 to House Bill 444 was adopted before final passage. The House also rejected House Amendment 1 to House Substitute 1 for House Bill 425 after debate over salary supplement policy for school-related certifications, then passed the substitute bill itself. House Bill 407 prompted questions about the increase in civil penalties, which DENREC said was intended to update outdated fines and align the penalty structure with other laws. House Bill 444 drew floor speeches emphasizing voting rights protections and concerns about voter suppression and dilution. The session ended with the House moving to recess after continuing consideration of House Bill 355, the Speaker Truth Act, which had just adopted an amendment changing damages language to attorney’s fees and costs.

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• Despite the comprehensive list, emergency service members continue to face denials for occupational diseases
• Back in 2019, we've had a lot of technological advances since then.
• Municipalities that have adopted civil service typically do not discharge employees in such situations
• The total cost of this would likely not exceed $100 to $200 per year of service.
• Coverage stops upon separation of service and is not commensurate with the time of service.

Bills: HB1654 , HB1691 , HB2545 , HB2652 , HB3799 , HB4144 , HB5008

Committee: House S/C on Workforce

Keywords: peace officers, firefighters, employment protection, worker's compensation, job security, maximum medical improvement, government employment, firefighter cancer benefits, emergency medical technicians, compensation claims, cancer exposures, firefighting hazards, workforce training, rural development, grant program, job-specific training, Texas Workforce Commission, child care, single-parent, subsidized

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• </c><00:10:27.440><c> portal</c> this um portal or self-service portal this um portal or self-service
• </c> onboarding All State Civil Service onboarding All State Civil Service positions<00:10:42.360><c>
• government service.
• government service.
• government service.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• This drain field services the campground shower building.
• > Project,</c><00:44:42.240><c> which</c> Services and Classroom Project, which Services and Classroom
• , technology, law enforcement, computer AED design, and welding.
• , technology, law enforcement, computer AED design, and welding.
• </c> might need to move some debt service might need to move some debt service costs<01:20:54.719><c>

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Representative Ilagan, and I invite you to join us in celebrating Hawaii's local manufacturers and technology
• The participating organizations include the Domestic Violence Action Center, Institute for Human Services
• Violence Action Center, Institute for Violence Action Center, Institute for Human<00:05:26.560><c> Services
• ,</c><00:05:27.440><c> Parents</c><00:05:27.840><c> and</c><00:05:28.000><c> Children</c> Human Services
• , Parents and Children Human Services, Parents and Children Together,<00:05:29.120><c> the</c><00:05:

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• That division is called the Consumer Health Services Division, and it's a consumer protection service
• </c> and we do provide consultancy services and we do provide consultancy services to<02:08:56.440><c
• </c> and and so with satellite technology and and so with satellite technology I<03:36:06.240><c> mean
• That said, it is a technology fencing.
• </c> correctly uh utilizing that technology. correctly uh utilizing that technology.

Committee: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Keywords: 916, all

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• </c><00:03:01.159><c> it's</c> the department of Human Services it's the department of Human Services
• Department of Human Services on a fee-for-service basis.
• </c><00:06:36.880><c> certified</c> Department of Human Services certified Department of Human Services
• </c> is that the Department of Human Services is that the Department of Human Services is<00:10:01.279
• </c> debt the Department of Human Services debt the Department of Human Services really<00:10:11.920>

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• My service is not done yet.
• California is better because of your service. California is safer because of your service.
• Faith, family, service, balance. Faith, family, service, balance.
• To make Medi-Cal and social services and developmental services and child welfare services and adult
• Okay: Where it began with a heart for service, and then we watched as her service grew strong.

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call and prayer, then proceeded to a ceremonial floor session honoring departing members. After the roll was called and a quorum established, the body moved through tributes to members leaving the Assembly, with remarks focused on their service, district priorities, and personal relationships built across party lines. No substantive legislation was debated or voted on in the portion provided, though the Majority Leader gave notice to remove SB 259 from the inactive file and the chamber suspended Rule 118A to allow guests on the floor and at members’ desks. Members were recognized in turn, with colleagues praising Stan Ellis for his science-based approach and work on water issues; Damon Connolly for environmental, housing, labor, and transportation work; Jackie Irwin for technology, cybersecurity, gun violence prevention, and implementation tracking; Jasmine Baines for her medical background, rural health advocacy, and work on fentanyl and emergency response; Esmeralda Soria for Central Valley agriculture, housing, water, and hospital recovery efforts; Avelino Valencia for tribal issues, cryptocurrency, and cultural advocacy; Diane Dixon for bipartisan work on public safety, e-bike safety, foster youth, and coastal protection; and Tom Lackey for his public safety record, CHP background, and reputation for honesty and bipartisanship. In their own remarks, the departing members reflected on the honor of service, thanked staff and family, and emphasized relationships, constituent service, and the importance of continuing public service in new roles. Several noted upcoming transitions to the Senate or other offices, while others said they would continue serving their communities outside the Assembly. The tone throughout was celebratory and reflective, with repeated emphasis on collaboration, district advocacy, and the personal bonds formed during their time in the Legislature.

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• The Committee on Health and Human Services is called to order.
• I currently work as a parent aide for a third-party service provider to DCS.
• sure members can obtain needed lab services.
• We have provided lab services to thousands of Access enrollees.
• A 12.5% increase in diagnostic service costs would be approximately 6.9 million GF.

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee approved the March 18 and 19 minutes and heard a presentation from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix on its new tuition-free, three-year regional medical school branch in Yuma. The presenter said the program is designed to address Arizona’s primary care shortage by training students in a high-need rural area, with 18 months in Phoenix and 18 months in Yuma, and members asked about residency placement, applicant eligibility, and whether students would be required to remain in rural Arizona after training. The program was described as open to applicants from in and out of state, with no post-graduation practice commitment, but with an emphasis on recruiting students already interested in rural care. The committee then heard several health and child welfare bills. HB 2923 would expand judicial review procedures for court-ordered mental health treatment, add timelines and counsel protections, and require clear and convincing evidence to continue treatment; supporters said it updates outdated 1970s law and preserves due process. HB 2434 would change the controlled substances prescription monitoring program by requiring updated patient utilization reports before opioid or benzodiazepine prescribing, tightening reporting rules, and replacing a task force with a compliance workgroup. HB 2035 would broaden kinship foster care to include extended family, strengthen sibling and family placement preferences, require written findings when kin placement is denied, and shift the standard from promoting to presuming kinship placement as in the child’s best interest; DCS said the policy largely matches current practice but raised an implementation concern about a report deadline before preliminary protective hearings. The committee also heard HB 2611, which would expand foster youth rights and safety protections in group homes, including anti-retaliation rules, drug-screening requirements for staff, and new safety rules for DCS and DHS; foster youth and group home staff testified in support, while DCS was neutral and noted possible fiscal and operational impacts. HB 2732 would continue the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy until 2032, and HB 2733 would make various pharmacy regulation changes, including medication delivery flexibility, continuing education timing, change-of-ownership permits, and wholesale distribution permitting. HB 2830, as amended, would require instruction on fetal and prenatal development and initially restricted abortion-provider materials in schools, but the amendment removed that prohibition; testimony split between supporters who framed it as educational and opponents who objected to its implications for reproductive rights. HB 2932, as amended, would require AHCCCS contractors to reimburse noncontracting providers for referred lab services and limit prior authorization and retaliation; health plans opposed it as a threat to managed care tools, while lab providers supported it as fair payment for covered services. Finally, HB 4004 would require DCS to investigate credible abuse or neglect reports even when one parent is considered protective, and to report annually on cases where it declined to intervene. Parents testified that abuse was minimized or left uninvestigated because of the “protective parent” concept, while supporters said the bill would close a dangerous gap. The committee also considered HB 2086, which would bar government and businesses from imposing mask or vaccination requirements, though an amendment removed the business prohibition; supporters framed it as bodily autonomy and opponents argued it would weaken public health protections. The committee voted to give do pass recommendations to HB 2035, HB 2086 as amended, HB 2434, HB 2611 as amended, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2830 as amended, HB 2923, HB 2932 as amended, and HB 4004, with recorded no votes on some measures, including opposition from members on HB 2086, HB 2830, HB 2932, and HB 4004.

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• My service is not done yet.
• California is better because of your service. California is safer because of your service.
• ... ...programs better, to make Medi-Cal and social services and developmental services and child welfare
• services and adult protective services and disability services, the programs that we run here in our
• Where it began with a heart for service, and then we watched as her service grew strong.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Line 93 is a technology and maintenance line item, and this is for $1.6 million in 2026-27 and also in
• Line<00:08:53.920><c> 93</c><00:08:54.480><c> is</c><00:08:54.720><c> a</c><00:08:54.959><c> technology
• </c><00:08:55.440><c> and</c><00:08:55.760><c> maintenance</c> Line 93 is a technology and maintenance
• Line 93 is a technology and maintenance uh<00:08:56.959><c> line</c><00:08:57.200><c> item</c><00:08
• </c> developers that are delivering services developers that are delivering services and<00:21:42.080

Bills: HF2438

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• outreach of the Family and Medical Leave Trust Fund project, and the procurement of information technology
• and data system to develop Technology and data system to develop and<00:55:08.160><c> implement</c><
• with regarding with state law with regarding procurement<00:55:16.839><c> of</c><00:55:17.040><c> services
• c><00:55:17.520><c> from</c><00:55:17.680><c> an</c><00:55:17.839><c> outside</c> procurement of services
• from an outside procurement of services from an outside vendor<00:55:19.119><c> next</c><00:55:19.359

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• a public list of all individuals nominated or appointed by the Speaker, along with their terms of service
• </c><00:42:35.920><c> this</c> along with their terms of service this along with their terms of service
• </c><00:43:31.880><c> and</c> emerging questions around technology and emerging questions around technology
• I am sure that in our first term of service to this body, we will learn and grow alongside you.
• I am sure that in our first term of service to this body, we will learn and grow alongside you.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call with 48 members present and three excused, deferred reading of the journal, and received Senate communications noting adoption of House Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 1 and 2. The chamber also recognized several visiting groups and guests, including Congresswoman Jill Tuda, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii participants and students, Okinawan visitors, Farrington High School students, James Campbell High School students, and Waiau High School students, many of whom were introduced in connection with Chamber Week activities and educational presentations. The main business was unfinished business on House Resolutions 6 and 7, which adopted the House rules for the 33rd Legislature, including rules for the Committee on Standards of Conduct. Members generally supported the rules package as a transparency and modernization update, citing earlier public access to testimony, a public list of Speaker appointees, changes to conference committee eligibility, telework for staff, social media guidance, and a public list of bills introduced by request. Several members raised reservations or opposition, focusing on concerns about staff involvement in approving written remarks, budget information timing, the Vice Speaker’s role, social media/free speech issues, and whether some changes reduced public access or conflicted with constitutional open-meeting requirements. No vote on the rules package is recorded in the excerpt. The debate ended with multiple members yielding time and the discussion continuing on the merits of the proposed rule changes, especially the balance between transparency, internal House procedure, and public participation.

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• ,</c> maintenance, and professional services, maintenance, and professional services, or<00:23:52.799
• </c> want to have services that represent us. want to have services that represent us.
• </c><00:52:43.760><c> to</c> and thank you for your service to and thank you for your service to Minnesota
• ,</c> don't like uh my my service, don't like uh my my service, they<00:58:07.119><c> they</c><00:58:
• ,</c><01:48:09.840><c> we</c> forward to today with technology, we forward to today with technology,

Bills: SF1750 , HF704 , HF3479

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan

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• include increase transparency, accountability and efficiency and how we manage behavioral health services
• The first was to provide a more effective service delivery model to serve Floridians receiving public
• Like does the current application for services make sense for today?
• The new application for services is now available online.
• Are there any appearance forms, Victoria's, that family support services waiving in support?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Senators, waste-to-energy technology is safe, reliable, and proven.
• And certainly waste management is a very valid technology.
• There is a lot of great technology out there in waste-to-energy facilities.
• There is a lot of great technology out there in waste-to-energy facilities.
• Christian Camera, waving in support from the Consumer Technology Association.

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources met with a quorum present and took up several environmental bills and one confirmation. First, the committee considered SB 1422 on surface waters, which was amended with a strike-all focused on coral reef protection and designation of coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure. Senator Garcia described the amendment as a way to support restoration, disaster resilience, and access to federal funding; Audubon Florida waived in support. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS for SB 1422 favorably. The committee next considered SPB 7034, a DEP rule ratification concerning the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee River minimum flows and levels and recovery strategy. Senator Rodriguez explained the rule would replace prior MFLs and allow longer permits, while opponents from the Florida Springs Council and local river advocates argued the plan relies too heavily on one future wastewater reuse project, delays restoration, and lacks a clear funding source. DEP and JEA waived in support. After debate, the committee approved the motion to submit the proposal as a committee bill; the measure was favorably reported, with Senator Smith voting no. The committee then heard SB 1510 on DEP-related matters, as amended. The strike-all addressed Outstanding Florida Springs B-MAP mediation plans, septic system upgrades where sewer is unavailable, rural cost-share eligibility, notice to property owners, rulemaking procedures, and land acquisition governance, while removing biosolids and fee provisions. Florida Springs Council opposed the 60-day delay for B-MAP effectiveness, saying it could slow restoration and allow more conventional septic systems to be installed before stricter requirements take effect. DEP and others supported the bill. The committee reported CS for SB 1510 favorably. It also heard SB 1196 on waste facilities, which would prohibit new ash-producing incinerators and waste-to-energy facilities within two miles of certain federally authorized water impoundment areas, with an amendment narrowing the bill to Miami-Dade and Broward County. Supporters, including the City of Miramar, said it would protect water resources and Everglades restoration; opponents from the Florida Waste-to-Energy Coalition warned it would limit local solid waste options and could force more landfilling. The committee adopted the amendment and reported CS for SB 1196 favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 912 on battery collection and recovery, establishing a battery stewardship program and requiring producers and retailers to join a stewardship organization by 2028. Supporters from the battery industry and recycling sector said the bill would reduce fires and keep batteries out of the waste stream. The committee adopted the amendment and reported CS for SB 912 favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of Gary Jennings to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and then adjourned.