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• So I said, there's another effort.
• Some upcoming activities that will anticipate occurring.
• But we're targeting those construction activities starting in 2027.
• What we're targeting is construction activities starting in 2027.
• We are actively working on our 90% cost model.

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and received updates from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Commission, followed by presentations from Deloitte on two legislative studies required by House Bill 1020. Director Reese Haas reviewed major project and budget updates, including the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, Resources Trust Fund balances, carryover spending, project prioritization, bid conditions, regional water system coverage, and department process improvements. Members also discussed how the commission prioritizes projects, maintenance expectations, and the impact of limited municipal water supply funding. No formal committee action was taken during the DWR update; the commission’s municipal funding decisions were described as pending its April 8 meeting. Deloitte then presented the cost-share policy study, which found that under current policy and forecasted revenues, North Dakota faces an estimated $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years, with a near-term gap of about $1.8 billion through 2031. The firm outlined seven recommended options, including tighter definitions and a 25% cost share for eligible replacement projects, caps and financing strategies for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, aligning cost share with commission priority guidance, delaying lower-priority projects, using available lines of credit, and adjusting reimbursement timing for revolving loan funds. Committee members questioned inflation assumptions, affordability, user fees, and the use of legacy fund earnings for bonding, but no decisions were made. In the governance and finance study, Deloitte said final recommendations are still being refined, with a final report due May 29. The study examined the Southwest Pipeline, NAWS, and Red River Valley systems using governance and finance criteria such as decision authority, transparency, affordability, risk, and access to funding. For Southwest, Deloitte outlined options ranging from improved state-authority coordination to transferring ownership to the Southwest Water Authority; for NAWS, options focused on strengthening the authority’s role and potentially transitioning operations and maintenance; and for Red River, options ranged from enhanced facilitation to formal state oversight or state ownership. Members asked follow-up questions about ownership transfer, capital repayment streams, and why NAWS was not considered for transfer, and Deloitte said NAWS’s limited organizational maturity made that option less viable in the near term.

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• All of this is recovery efforts.
• administration were leading the effort administration were leading the effort to<02:59:08.479>
• The specified harmful foreign activities of the government of the Russian Federation include efforts
• pursue extr territorial activities pursue extr territorial activities targeting<04:15:08.880>
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Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• This is just a reflection of our efforts, and you can review this data.
• Throughout the day, individuals can sit down and jot down their activities and moods.
• Distributed at 31,000, this reflects the chronic disease prevention effort.
• Health councils are actively leading efforts to address behavioral health service gaps and the prevention
• As you know, non-profits will have their boards' bylaws to align the health council effort.

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• uh these businesses these are activities uh these businesses are<00:10:05.000> already<00:10:
• certain Behavior certain activities certain Behavior certain activities that's<00:46:53.200>
• in your jurisdiction Mr these activities in your jurisdiction Mr CH<00:47:23.680> thank<00:47
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• in fact Minnesota sustainability efforts in fact Minnesota is<01:42:47.400> a<01:42:47.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Now, to be sure, some of this activity is occurring in Minnesota.
• is occurring in Minnesota um activity is occurring in Minnesota um however<00:04:14.360> data
• I can't speak to how changes in federal policy would impact permitting activity here.
• as other post-pandemic uh economic as other post-pandemic uh economic activity<00:28:03.519> that<
• It's a tremendous effort, and so would likely be in that same type of category.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's a team effort with this student.
• So we'll bring up the North Dakota Activities Association.
• ALICE training is an active shooter response training.
• Alice training is an active shooter response training.
• supported a wide range of safety and compliance activities.

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• However, it did require school boards to have... actively vote for it.
• Activities that build team teamwork, leadership, resilience, and community spirit.
• Lastly was extracurricular activities, that was another 10%. Okay. Yes, sir. Thank you.
• She led the effort in our community. to bring suicide and mental health awareness.
• So it's not an effort to sort of transform D's and F's to A's and B's.

Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24, HB4, HB54, HB775, HB850, HB 1122, HB 1249, HB1405, HB2336, HB2757, HB3372, HB3622, HB4442, HB4687, HB4893, HB5089, HB5515, HB5606, SB10, SB24, HB1573, HB3369

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• MAKING THEM POTENTIAL TARGETS FOR RETALIATION BY INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AND THAT IS
• I ASSUME THEY ARE SEPARATE NUMBERS WITH THE HOPE HOTLINE HAS BEEN VERY ACTIVE AND VERY MUCH READY TO
• THIS RELATES TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SETTING FORTH CRITERIA
• AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT HARMFUL TO MINORS INSTEAD OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE
• SO, INSURING THAT THEY ACTIVITIES OR PROGRAMS ARE NOT HARMFUL TO MINORS AND, SO, TO THE EXTENT THAT A

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• <00:09:39.200> at<00:09:39.360> businesses illegal activity at businesses illegal activity
• <00:10:53.520> to<00:10:53.720> persist, activity to persist, activity to persist, all<
• ,<00:34:10.919> and tone of these efforts, and tone of these efforts, and that<00:34:12.240
• Senate Bill 171, an act relating to certificate of need, Senator ... efforts.
• And I would also like to say efforts.

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Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, roll call, and approval of the February 5, 2026 journal. The House clerk then delivered messages that the House had passed House Bills 103, 188, 189, 258, 276, and 419 and requested concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports for Senate Bills 2, 4, 71, 136, and 183, which were sent to the Rules Committee, and later committee reports that posted SB 2, SB 4, and SB 71 for Monday, February 9, and SB 136 and SB 183 for Tuesday, February 10. The Committee on Committees also referred several bills to standing committees, including SB 155, 118, 153, 158, 160, 72, 98, and 145. The main floor action was passage of Senate Bill 132, relating to massage therapy. The sponsor said the bill was intended to help local governments investigate businesses posing as massage parlors and to strengthen enforcement against unlicensed practice, including raising the penalty for certain violations from a class B to a class A misdemeanor and treating each unlicensed session as a separate offense. Supporters said it would aid efforts to combat human trafficking and preserve local zoning and licensing authority. Several senators voiced concerns that the bill could be too broad and might unintentionally affect trafficking victims or impose harsh penalties for unlicensed massage without injury or fraud, but they still voted yes. SB 132 passed 32-0. The Senate also adopted Senate Committee Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 18 and then passed the bill 32-0. SB 18 updates Kentucky’s podiatry laws, formally recognizes podiatric assistants and residents, gives the Board of Podiatry authority to license and regulate them, allows podiatrists to supervise physician assistants with board approval, limits supervision to four assistants, and requires new podiatrists starting in 2027 to complete at least two years of residency training. The sponsor said the measure modernizes oversight and improves access to foot and ankle care, especially for patients with diabetes. After the floor work, the Senate recessed for meetings of the Rules Committee and Committee on Committees, and later received the committee reports noted above.

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• More than 50,000 jobs, 57,000 jobs, and $13.2 billion in economic activity for our Commonwealth.
• Representative Stanley and all my Senate colleagues for supporting these efforts.
• Thousands of active duty service members, spouses, and children call our Commonwealth home.
• Active members of the United States Air Force and our veteran community have served and sacrificed to
• in our efforts to get this bill here today.

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Summary: The Senate began with routine formalities, then took up several final-passage and engrossment matters. It adopted emergency preambles for House Bill 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Iwanek, and House Bill 1024, authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer service to a parcel in Sharon. The Senate also passed to be enacted Senate Bill 2528, allowing Marblehead to establish fines related to parking violations, and adopted a pair of congratulatory resolutions. Later, it ordered several House bills to third reading, including measures for an additional off-premises alcohol license in Somerset and sick leave banks for David A. Russell and Jean McCarran, and concurred in a gubernatorial amendment to a vital statistics bill. The chamber then considered major committee reports and amendments on military and veterans issues. It advanced a Ways and Means substitute for a bill on free expression and a substitute for a bill on assault and battery upon a transit worker, placing both on the Orders of the Day. The Senate also debated and amended Senate Bill 2503, the EASE Act for military-connected families, with remarks emphasizing school stability for military children, special education continuity, juvenile justice transfers, and use of military protective orders in domestic violence cases. Several proposed amendments were withdrawn or rejected, including tax relief proposals for 100% disabled veterans, while an amendment requiring tracking of veteran suicides was adopted. The bill was then ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed by roll call, 39-0. Another major item was Senate Bill 2501, clarifying the duties of the adjutant general. The Senate adopted a Ways and Means substitute and considered multiple amendments, including one withdrawn proposal on entry by non-federalized armed forces from other jurisdictions and another adopted amendment requiring recruit training on lawful orders; other amendments were withdrawn. The bill was then ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed. The Senate also passed House Bill 3388, designating September 22 as Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day. Throughout the session, members also offered and adopted several adjournment motions honoring the lives and service of Judge Leslie E. Harris, former Newton Mayor Seyi Warren, and Anthony P. Dwingnan, and the Senate adjourned to meet again the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.

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• And the supervisors have spent so much money and effort and time.
• Thank you, Vevi, thank you for your efforts. Please read the next bill.
• Senator Kaladde and all their efforts, Kathy Mazurk on the other end.
• So like anything we do, it's kind of a joint effort.
• So like anything we do, it's kind of a joint effort.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, volunteers, and the retirement of Pastor Gary Austin from the sergeant’s office. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators would not need to plan on being in next week, suggesting progress toward a budget framework. After routine floor business, the chamber took up a major third-reading measure on citizen initiatives and several education bills, followed later by returning messages from the House on health and school-safety measures. The most extensive debate centered on the citizen initiative bill, which sponsors said was intended to protect the constitutional amendment process from fraud and abuse based on election-crime investigations and a large state report on petition fraud. Supporters argued the bill would add reasonable guardrails, prevent misuse of public funds, and preserve integrity while still allowing grassroots participation. Opponents from both parties argued it would make citizen-led amendments much harder by adding costs, deadlines, criminal penalties, and administrative burdens that would chill participation and favor wealthy or corporate interests. After lengthy debate, the Senate voted 28-10 to pass the bill. The chamber then passed several education measures with little or no opposition, including bills tied to Bright Futures, dual enrollment, Florida ABLE, teacher preparation, and other education policy updates, all by 38-0. Later, the Senate concurred in House amendments on a stem cell therapy bill, an EKG requirement for student athletes, and a cardiac emergency bill, each passing 37-0. The House also sent back a school safety bill with amendments affecting child care facility partnerships with law enforcement, temporary door locks during active assailant incidents, supervision windows, and funding for panic alarm systems; the transcript ends as that bill is being explained.

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• activities within Kentucky State Police. activities within Kentucky State Police.
• activities on the highways. activities on the highways.
• Uh, with our female recruiting efforts, we have put so much effort and time in recruiting to bring in
• <00:47:13.200> into putting a lot of time and effort into putting a lot of time and effort
• c> managing<01:05:03.200> more Today, DECA is actively managing more Today, DECA is actively

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• legislation simply makes these efforts legislation simply makes these efforts permanent. permanent
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• <05:05:33.840> like would specify that activities like would specify that activities like
• <05:39:26.000> to for their leadership and efforts to for their leadership and efforts to
• Ted Bud, who is championing this effort Ted Bud, who is championing this effort in<05:53:46.878>

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• So yes, we are still in active engagement on those processes, and the general policy at the Commission
• “We’re actively working on doing that, making that visible for riders on the platform.”
• And this data directly uses trip activity data that is based on TNC travel.
• More detailed questions require trip activity data of greater precision.
• We are in active conversations with Senator Cabaldon, Lyft, and Uber.

Summary: The hearing focused on transportation network companies in California, with the chair framing it as an informational hearing on the history, regulation, safety, climate, accessibility, and data issues surrounding Uber, Lyft, and smaller or autonomous TNC services. The CPUC described its decade-long regulatory role, including safety rules, background checks, insurance requirements, reporting obligations, and two major legislative programs from 2018: the Clean Miles Standard and the Access for All program. Members asked about complaint trends, data collection and disclosure, program implementation, and how the CPUC uses annual reports for policymaking, compliance, and program oversight. Uber and Lyft said the statewide framework has supported growth while providing safety and access benefits, but both companies emphasized that insurance is a major cost driver and argued that California’s UM/UIM requirement is unusually high compared with other vehicles. They said the Clean Miles Standard is pushing electrification but faces headwinds from EV affordability and charging infrastructure, while Access for All has expanded wheelchair-accessible service but still needs continued support. They also discussed transit partnerships, wildfire response, and the potential role of autonomous vehicles, with both companies saying human drivers will remain important and that future regulation should account for new technology. The final panel, including the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and UC Berkeley researchers, presented evidence that TNCs have increased congestion and reduced transit ridership, especially in dense urban areas. They described prior research showing TNCs contributed to congestion growth in San Francisco and noted that this work helped spur local taxes on ride-hailing trips to fund safety and transit improvements. The panel also discussed the CPUC’s evolving data-disclosure decisions, arguing that public access to TNC trip data is important for understanding transportation impacts and informing local policy.

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• We want a partnership with the community on many of these efforts.
• And there are also Homeland Security-type activities that the president can activate the Guard for.
• They happen to be active duty soldiers that were deployed here.
• Canyon under state active duty.
• only do certain types of activities.

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• And we have seen many efforts in this committee and this legislature to protect kids online, including
• When I eventually came out to my parents, they had an explosive reaction that sent me into active crisis
• Standing up to hate is a skill that I actively built online, and I shouldn't have had to, nor do I think
• Through our program and our policy efforts, we see every day that technology makes the difference in
• , sports participation, in-person peer-to-peer activities.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of social media on LGBTQ+ youth, focusing on benefits, risks, and possible safeguards. Chair members framed the discussion around the tension between protecting young people from addictive design, harassment, hate speech, exploitation, and mental health harms while preserving access to affirming resources, community, and crisis support that many LGBTQ+ youth rely on online. Members emphasized that the hearing was meant to inform future policy rather than relitigate prior bills, and several members of the LGBTQ+ Caucus attended or participated. The first panel featured lived experience and advocacy testimony from Madi Roby of Alliance for Trans Youth Rights, Shea Gardner of LGBT Tech, and Casey Pick of the Trevor Project. Roby described social media as essential to exploring identity, finding trans language and safety information, and connecting to Trevor Project resources during a family crisis, while also acknowledging online hate and bullying. Gardner argued that lawmakers should regulate harms more precisely rather than impose broad age-based exclusions, warning that account bans and age-gating could cut off access to community, privacy-protective pseudonymity, and crisis resources. Pick testified that LGBTQ+ youth are more likely than peers to attempt suicide, that social media can be both a lifeline and a risk, and that Trevor Space and other moderated online spaces can improve mental health and reduce isolation; she also cautioned against policies that would push youth into less visible, less moderated spaces. Committee members questioned the witnesses about algorithmic feeds, addictive design, age verification, and whether platforms should be required to do more to protect youth. Several lawmakers distinguished between personalized feeds and addictive features such as infinite scroll and autoplay, and asked for more targeted prescriptions. Witnesses generally supported stronger privacy protections, limits on data collection and use, better reporting and moderation tools, digital literacy, and design changes that reduce harmful engagement patterns without eliminating access to community. The discussion also touched on the loss of LGBTQ-specific 988 services at the national level and the importance of maintaining alternative support pathways. The second panel presented research from Common Sense Media, UC Irvine, Hope Lab, and LGBTQ+ Health Australia. Researchers reported that LGBTQ+ youth often arrive online with higher depressive symptoms and limited in-person support, encounter homophobic and transphobic content at high rates, and may self-censor because of fear of harassment. At the same time, many said social media helps them feel less alone and find affirmation. Dr. Sean Young emphasized a harm-reduction approach, noting that online environments can be designed to support health and that policymakers should measure whether restrictions actually reduce harm or simply displace it. Dr. Amy Green echoed that social media is both harmful and supportive for LGBTQ+ youth, underscoring that the policy goal should be to make youth safer rather than less visible online.

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• Passing this bill would be a meaningful continuation of those efforts and would signify Hawaii's lasting
• Passing this bill would be a meaningful continuation of those efforts and would signify Hawaii's lasting
• At my school, we have a bunch of veterans and active duty, and many of my classmates are being trained
• of those efforts and would signify<00:13:49.200> Hawaii's<00:13:49.760> lasting<00:13:
• :11.040> and<00:16:11.279> many<00:16:11.519> of<00:16:11.759> my and active

Bills: HB9, SB2723

Keywords: HB9, Hawaii Purple Heart state, Purple Heart, Purple Heart recipients, veterans, military, armed forces, service members, combat wounded, war veterans, military honors, state designation, symbolic legislation, honorary designation, Chapter 5 HRS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, military appreciation, veteran recognition, law enforcement, State Sheriffs Day

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard testimony on HB 9 HD1, which would designate Hawaii as a Purple Heart State, and SB 2723, relating to State Sheriff’s Day. On HB 9 HD1, Takumi Abby of Purple Heart Chapter 483 testified in strong support, saying the bill would recognize the service and sacrifice of combat-wounded veterans and honor Purple Heart recipients and their families. Additional support was noted from the Office of Veterans Services, the Hawaii Military Affairs Council, and CARES, whose representative Angela Melody Young described related veteran-honoring efforts in Honolulu and across Oahu and said the state designation would extend that recognition statewide. Members then moved to decision-making on HB 9 HD1. One member briefly commented on family military service and the importance of remembering Purple Heart recipients. The committee voted to adopt the chair’s recommendation to pass the measure as is, with all members present voting aye. For SB 2723, the chair indicated the committee would further defer the date, while also recommending passage with amendments. The committee voted on the amended version and adopted the chair’s recommendation with no objections or reservations.

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• <00:16:46.800> helped where his organizing efforts helped where his organizing efforts helped
• This is what it means to look efforts.
• But this effort money that they earn.
• Knight Phil Dazzio have an active Knight Phil Dazzio have an active program<00:52:35.680> that
• This bill is simply another effort This bill is simply another effort to<03:38:54.000> push

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So, in an effort to try to minimize disruption and maximize our time.
• Currently, we define our active members differently.
• We've made a big effort to get away from.
• This last year in Valencia County, we were very active.
• Volunteered or were an active volunteer last year or years prior.

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• Thankfully, the legislature had addressed the short-line abandonment efforts with a tool that we could
• Additionally, the potential activities of tenants on leasehold land should remain on the table.
• And so it describes the activities identified in that section.
• The entity versus the activities, so. Okay. Hang on a second. If I may, and that's my point.
• And the expansion of those activities. Well, before 2021, it was...

Bills: SB682, SB1013, SB1369, SB1422, SB2001, SB2080, SB2366, SB2705, SB2841

Keywords: memorial highway, Captain Kevin Williams, Firefighter Austin Cheek, Smith County, transportation, pedestrian right-of-way, sidewalk users, bicycle safety, micromobility, electric scooter, motor-assisted scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, skateboard, roller skates, driveway crossing, alley crossing, traffic safety, yield law, Texas Transportation Code, vehicle-pedestrian collision