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• United States selects its own judges. United States selects its own judges.
• President of the United States. President of the United States.
• disagree, and most importantly, unite. disagree, and most importantly, unite.
• Indiana, Indiana, and the United States. Indiana, Indiana, and the United States.
• <09:36:38.240> So, United States. So, United States.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The same is not the case with an accessory dwelling unit, which is a single unit that requires simply
• , case with an accessory dwelling unit, case with an accessory dwelling unit, which<00:39:54.600>
• family or accessory dwelling units. family or accessory dwelling units.
• transportation of factory-built units. transportation of factory-built units.
• model unit at my facility in Lineboro. model unit at my facility in Lineboro.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Persons that would bargaining units.
• In units 3, 4, 13, bargaining at all.
• United Public Workers in support. United Public Workers in support.
• United Public Workers in support.
• <01:14:54.480> Public members again Kona United Public members again Kona United Public Workers

Bills: SB2543, SB2014, SB2115, SB3095, SB3264, SB2114, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3131, SB3144

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

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• Make changes to the interstate transfer<00:22:15.000> unit.
• Make changes to the transfer unit.
• Um, and for the interstate compact unit Um, and for the interstate compact unit cost<00:36:46.640
• <00:42:54.240> Uh,<00:42:55.040> we fraud unit that's been created.
• Uh, we fraud unit that's been created.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Five to six years need new air-conditioned units per each unit of each building.
• from the waterways, as well as our aviation unit, which we utilize drone units.
• The aviation unit and the marine unit are also in there as coastal enforcement.
• So the Marine Unit—where's your meeting place?
• In the past, we didn't have a Marine Unit. No, no, excuse me.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee first heard a long-running audit finding involving Daytona Beach’s unexpended building permit funds, which have exceeded the statutory limit for several years and were reported at $10.8 million in the most recent audit. Mayor Derek Henry and city staff said the city has analyzed the fund, adopted a corrective action plan, waived more than $5.5 million in permit and inspection fees over several periods, and used some excess funds for a training facility rehabilitation and a proposed City Hall expansion. Committee members repeatedly questioned whether the city was simply trying to spend down the money, raised concerns about the legality and necessity of proposed expenditures, and asked about interest earnings, truck purchases, and the lack of detailed tracking for training-facility use. The city said an Attorney General opinion allows construction of a new building for building-code functions but not purchase of an existing building, and that if the city cannot comply through permissible construction it would have to return the funds. No vote was taken, but members expressed strong frustration and urged the city to resolve the issue quickly and lawfully. The committee then received the Auditor General’s presentation on the Town of Greenville, which found 31 findings and described pervasive control failures, possible fraud, waste, and abuse. The findings covered elections and quorum issues, conflicts of interest, late or missing financial disclosure forms, related-party transactions, poor meeting notices and minutes, council involvement in day-to-day operations, missing ethics training, budget and accounting deficiencies, weak bank reconciliations, improper utility billing and rates, grant compliance problems tied to a grocery store project, personnel and compensation issues involving the town manager, late vendor payments, weak procurement and P-card controls, vehicle-use and property-control problems, public records issues, and IT/fraud-policy weaknesses. The auditor said the review focused mainly on October 2022 through February 2024 but went back further for some grant-related matters. Greenville’s mayor and staff said the audit reflected actions of a previous administration and that the current council and staff have already adopted seven new policies to improve procurement, financial controls, inventory management, grant oversight, and ethics. They said the town has a new manager and clerk, that the former manager was terminated, and that the town referred matters to FDLE, which is investigating. Committee members asked about the manager’s salary increase, severance, P-card use, and whether the town should consider consolidation or dissolution. The mayor said the town is on a better path, that most of the prior leadership has been voted out, and that the town is working with auditors and an outside accounting firm to correct the problems.

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• It just depends how the, the unit deployments, uh, shake out.
• Units are located across all Texas regions. Soldiers work and train at 65 armories or buildings.
• Additionally, we have 8 geographically separated units across the state that can provide capabilities
• And so why are the units not, so my argument is between October 15th and October 30th, all of the units
• He was a trustee for 3 years and for whatever reason, he got transferred to another unit.

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• which looks into allegations of this sort within local units of government.
• which looks into allegations of this sort within local units of government.
• which looks into allegations of this sort within local units of government.
• which looks into allegations of this sort within local units of government.
• which looks into allegations of this sort within local units of government.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The meeting focused on a package of anti-fraud bills and oversight reforms. House File 3 would direct the Office of Legislative Auditor to compile existing audit and recommendation data into a matrix or numeric score showing how well agencies have implemented past recommendations over a five-year look-back period, with the goal of giving legislators a clearer, more usable accountability tool. Supporters said it would not create new data, only aggregate what already exists, and estimated the bill’s cost at about $240,000. They argued it would help lawmakers identify agencies that repeatedly fail to address waste, fraud, and abuse. House File 2 would require state employees and agencies to immediately report suspected fraud to law enforcement and to legislative committee leaders, require unannounced in-person site visits for grant recipients, and add criminal penalties for failing to carry out those duties. House File 1 would create an independent state Office of Inspector General to investigate fraud in state government, with subpoena power, authority to stop payments, and the ability to share information with other agencies. Speakers said the new office should be independent and nonpartisan, separate from existing agency inspector general functions, and more focused on investigations than the Legislative Auditor. Members also discussed the new fraud and oversight committee, which will meet on Mondays and plans to invite DHS Commissioner Jodi Harpstead to testify. The committee said it will work alongside standing committees, create a whistleblower reporting website, and investigate issues as they arise. In response to questions, Robbins said HF 3 already had a fiscal note and HF 2’s fiscal note was still pending. She also said the committee is considering AI tools to flag irregularities in state programs, and that such tools might have detected problems like those seen in Feeding Our Future.

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• would say is that, and you'll read it in line 1.8, is that a municipality must not require a planned unit
• So what is a planned unit development or a PUD?
• Residential PUDs enable the inclusion of affordable housing units through density bonuses or reduced
• unit development agreement. Has that been something that has ever happened? Representative Nash.
• So when can they still use this Planned Unit Development as a tool to avoid the variances?

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• The Gulf of Mexico is a well-established name for the body of... ...water bordered by the United States
• Even the United States only has jurisdiction for 200 miles offshore because after... ...for 200 miles
• It's a relatively new terminal in the United States.
• East Coast of the United States.
• This facility is going to be one of the largest in the United States.

Bills: HB1, HB247, HB1

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• So let unity be our highest pursuit and unite us as we humbly submit to your eternal guidance for the
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• <00:01:49.920> us<00:01:50.479> as<00:01:50.720> we highest pursuit and unite
• us as we highest pursuit and unite us as we humbly<00:01:51.439> submit<00:01:51.840> to
• States of America and to the United States of America and to the republic<00:02:17.760> for<00

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• s ambassador to the United States, resigned in disgrace from the United Kingdom's House of Lords and
• <00:50:51.760> States, UK's ambassador to the United States, UK's ambassador to the United
• investigations in the United States. investigations in the United States.
• And the unit went out.
• And the unit went out. 1,400 square ft. And the unit went out.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• He added that they have 864 state housing units and over 5,400 federal housing units, and they would
• <01:04:23.520> in first refusal of a comparable unit in first refusal of a comparable unit
• renovating and redeveloping older units renovating and redeveloping older units um<01:06:10.839>
• Under the buyback program, HHFDC buys back a unit within 10 years if a buyer wants to sell that unit.
• a tenants if a tenant sells their unit a tenants if a tenant sells their unit so<01:35:37.440>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing, land use, and preservation bills. HB 1008 HD2 would require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to complete historic preservation determinations for state affordable housing projects within 90 days and create sensitivity-based review pathways. HHFDC, DLNR’s State Historic Preservation Division, and written testimony from DBEDT supported the bill as an expedited process for projects unlikely to affect significant historic resources. Members asked how the bill would define significant versus non-significant historic properties, how it would interact with Kapakai analysis, and whether burial councils had been consulted; SHPD said the bill would not replace Kapakai review and that burial councils had not been included. Written support also came from OHA, Hawaii Realtors, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce. HB 1093 would clarify the Hawaii Public Housing Authority’s powers relating to housing projects. HPHA supported the measure, saying it would align definitions with prior law and help deconcentrate poverty by allowing mixed-income rebuilding. The director also said the bill was increasingly urgent because of reported federal HUD priorities that could affect public housing and Section 8 funding. HB 1096 HD1 would repeal state low-income housing preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans, with HPHA saying federal veteran programs such as VASH are a better mechanism and that the state preference has not been used in years. HB 1411 would allow HHFDC projects to give sale or lease preferences to applicants who live or work within five miles of a project; HHFDC and the Hawaii Chapter of NAIOP supported it as a way to keep residents connected to their communities, while members raised constitutional concerns about broader local-preference policies. The committee also heard HB 367 HD1, which would create county permit exemptions for certain agricultural and maintenance activities. Written testimony included opposition from the Department of Planning and Permitting and support from the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Grassroot Institute, and others. A public testifier opposed the bill, arguing that permit exemptions could worsen safety and compliance problems. Finally, HB 826 HD1 would allow county planning commissions, by special permit, to authorize residential housing in agricultural districts for agricultural workforce housing, long-term rental, or fee simple ownership under certain conditions. HHFDC supported it as a faster alternative to lengthy state land-use redistricting, but the Department of Agriculture, Land Use Commission, and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development raised concerns about food production impacts, due process, service provision, jurisdictional conflicts, and the use of special permits for what could amount to district boundary changes. Public testimony was mixed, with some support and some opposition. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• In the United States trying to survive.
• decided to settle in the United States. decided to settle in the United States.
• western United States plummeted by 80%. western United States plummeted by 80%.
• birthday of the United States in 2026. birthday of the United States in 2026.
• essential training lands in the United essential training lands in the United States.<05:00:10.400

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• oh my god, a manufactured housing unit oh my god, a manufactured housing unit is<00:50:22.960>
• house home than unit, but one unit limits the ability of the people who are going to be buying these
• > but<01:00:02.240> one prefer house home than unit but one prefer house home than unit
• who are going to be buying these units who are going to be buying these units to<01:00:09.280>
• unit apartments and stuff like that. unit apartments and stuff like that.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• States. resident of the United States. resident of the United States.
• So, that resident of the United States. So, that resident of the United States.
• Because I'm not going the United States? Because I'm not going the United States?
• So that' be within the United States. So that' be within the United States.
• When you sell the unit and the home. When you sell the unit and the home.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• But independent living units don't have a regulatory body overseeing them.
• And so there is that authorization or authority under the Medicaid fraud unit to potentially...
• But if they don't have a long-term care unit, and apparently that's the... ...have a long-term care unit
• So this is about the closure and change of ownership procedure if there is a SNF unit in a CCRC.
• Or three separate units or residences.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission met to review its draft final report on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), with most of the discussion focused on whether recommendations required unanimous consensus and how to handle disagreements in the report. Members agreed that consensus meant no stated opposition, and several participants argued that unresolved issues should still be described in the report rather than omitted. The chairs said the report would include agreed-upon recommendations, note areas without consensus, and preserve written comments or dissent letters submitted by members. The draft report’s findings and slides were reviewed charge by charge, including CCRC definitions, financial condition, entrance fee refunds, regulatory oversight, advertising practices, and closure/change-of-ownership procedures. Members suggested several factual and wording edits, including clarifying financial data sources, correcting a presenter’s name, refining language about entrance fee use and refund timing, and revising statements about Attorney General authority and CCRC advertising. There was also discussion about the need to distinguish nonprofit and for-profit CCRCs and to better explain how different care levels and licensing structures are described. On recommendations, the commission kept the proposal to advance the disclosure bill (S. 478) and update the consumer guide, but removed a recommendation for annual open board meetings after objections that it was inadequate. The group spent considerable time debating whether to recommend resident representation on CCRC boards, timely refund requirements for entrance fees, and possible state registration or definition changes for CCRCs, but no consensus was reached on those items. The chairs said the final report would be completed by the statutory August 1 deadline, with final written comments due before then and the report and meeting materials posted on the legislature website.

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• for more units committing to the deepest affordability levels.
• Funding House File 2549 would help the city meet its goal of building 1,000 housing units. on the east
• A portion of the multifamily units will be for seniors, and then there will be a mix throughout all of
• the units of 30%, 50%, 60%, 80%, and workforce housing.
• , and 80% reported not enough accessible rental units that were also affordable.

Bills: HF1143, HF1548, HF1340, HF2549, HF2559, HF1673, HF2740, HF2507, HF2461, HF2381, HF2695

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
• So if we're focused just here in the United States, But also globally.
• So if we're focused just here in the United States, one of the things that we continue to monitor is
• the United States further take flight.
• Those customers include United Airlines, SkyWest, and many others here in the United States, but also

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met and first received an update from FDOT on the Sun Trail shared-use nonmotorized trail program. FDOT said the program, created in 2015 and expanded by 2023 legislation, now includes connections to the Florida Wildlife Corridor and received a one-time $200 million appropriation plus increased annual funding. The department reported programming about $180 million of that funding, completing 42 construction projects totaling nearly 95 miles in 21 counties, and installing trail counters and QR-code surveys to measure usage and economic impact. Members expressed support for the program and asked no substantive questions. The committee then heard a presentation on FDOT’s locally administered state transportation funding programs, including SCOP, SCOPM, SCRAP, SIGP, and TRIP. FDOT explained these programs support local roadway resurfacing, bridge repair, drainage, paving unpaved roads, and safety or capacity improvements, with varying state match levels depending on the program and eligibility. FDOT said its adopted five-year work program includes more than $1.4 billion for local transportation improvement projects. A member asked whether toll revenues from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties fund these programs; FDOT said it would research the funding source and follow up. The committee’s main discussion was a panel on advanced air mobility (AAM), including FDOT and industry representatives from Supernal, Joby, Atlantic Aviation, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, and Eve Air Mobility. FDOT described its AAM planning work, advisory committee, local government guidebook, and upcoming training, while panelists emphasized Florida’s leadership, the likely use of existing airport and heliport infrastructure first, and the expectation that private investment will fund much of the early vertiport buildout. Members raised concerns about community acceptance, privacy, zoning, airspace congestion, security, and lessons from scooters and drones. Panelists repeatedly stressed a “crawl, walk, run” rollout, local government coordination, multimodal connectivity, and public outreach. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the panel.

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• Communities United for Youth Justice, strong support. Thank you.
• Multiple families live in one unit, and stuff happens.
• Hi, Anna Barry, with Crime Victims United, strongly support.
• Felipe Kelly, with California's United for a Responsible...
• Felipe Kelly, with California's United for a responsible.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, beginning with housekeeping items and the adoption of a four-bill consent calendar. Bills on the consent calendar included AB 476 on metal theft, AB 619 on California Conservation Corps training for formerly incarcerated people, AB 1192 on child abuse or neglect reporting, and AB 1239 on human trafficking data. Several bills were pulled by the authors before hearing, and the committee also announced that AB 379 would be heard with a file notice waiver and AB 63 would be for testimony only. The most extensive discussion was on AB 366, which would require ignition interlock devices for anyone convicted of DUI. The author, Senator Archuleta, and a MADD representative gave emotional testimony about family members killed by drunk drivers and argued the bill would save lives. Support came from law enforcement, fire, medical, auto club, and safety groups. Opposition from public defenders and criminal justice advocates focused on loss of judicial discretion, costs for low-income drivers, and concerns about vendor oversight and effectiveness. The committee voted to pass AB 366 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1380, which would create a permanent pathway into firefighting careers for formerly incarcerated people who served on Cal Fire hand crews. The author and supporters said the bill would recognize service, improve reentry, and reduce recidivism; a fire labor group withdrew its opposition after amendments were discussed. The measure passed to Appropriations, though it remained on call pending one additional vote. AB 461, which would remove criminal penalties for parents of truant K-8 students and replace them with supportive responses, drew broad support from education and justice advocates but no opposition testimony; it was also passed to Appropriations and left on call pending one more vote. ACR 60, recognizing the Downey Police Department’s special-needs communication program for interactions with people with disabilities or sensory challenges, was adopted unanimously. The committee then heard AB 746 on creating an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve for incarcerated workers. Supporters said it would build job skills, dignity, and reentry success; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed to Appropriations and was left on call pending votes. Finally, AB 379 on human trafficking drew strong support from survivor advocates, law enforcement, and local officials for creating a survivor services fund and targeting buyers, but also strong opposition from survivors and civil liberties groups who warned it would criminalize vulnerable people and revive harmful loitering enforcement. The committee discussion continued with members weighing survivor support, public safety tools, and concerns about the bill’s amendments and scope.

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• > title<00:08:34.560> eight accordance with title eight accordance with title eight United
• States Code sections 1373 and United States Code sections 1373 and 1644.
• unlawfully present in the United States. unlawfully present in the United States.
• <00:16:23.760> States protected by the United States protected by the United States Constitution
• unlawfully present in the United States. unlawfully present in the United States.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a large decision-making agenda and adopted most measures, often with technical or clarifying amendments. Bills addressed wildlife habitat conservation plans, civil identification cards for 16- and 17-year-olds, electronic and mail voting for associations, remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images, traffic safety around stationary vehicles and pickup truck passengers, expedited permitting for housing for people with disabilities, rainwater catchment systems, EMS advisory committee membership, social media account deletion, limits on immigration-enforcement cooperation, prompt payment rules for professional solicitors, fetal death vital statistics, protections for gender-affirming care, passenger ropeways, law-enforcement facial coverings and immigration-related detention, domestic violence, health care facility access, guardianship record sealing, child protective proceedings, remote driver’s license hearings, disposable vaping products, dog attacks, insurance premium increase explanations, the DOE harm-to-student registry, Hawaiian Homes lease succession, EMS law modernization, hoisting machine regulation, release on recognizance, language interpretation rules, civil asset forfeiture for fireworks offenses, and assisted community treatment. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1897, HB 1957, HB 2121, and HB 2324, while HB 1957 was deferred indefinitely. Most measures were adopted without recorded opposition, though HB 1875 and HB 1961 drew no votes from Vice Chair Gabbard, and HB 2413 was adopted with reservations. A number of bills received substantive amendment instructions. HB 1682 was amended with committee report language noting concerns about departing from the model act. HB 1768 and HB 1886 were revised to narrow or clarify immigration-enforcement restrictions and law-enforcement identification and facial-covering provisions, including plainclothes and undercover exceptions, a narrower civil immigration arrest/detention offense, and savings clauses. HB 2540 received extensive amendments to convert policy language into mandatory terms, refine facial-covering and identification rules, align criminal and policy exemptions, narrow immigration-related offenses, and clarify the definition of law enforcement agency. HB 2413 was amended to define violent offenses, change written findings to oral findings on the record, limit reconsideration of bail, and restrict who may request sanctions or financial conditions. Other amendments included technical fixes, bad-date corrections, severability clauses, and chapter-consistency changes. The committee also heard a joint Education/Judiciary item, SCR 105 and SR 99, urging the Department of Education to provide students information on pre-registering to vote before reaching voting age. Testimony was reported in support from the Department of Education, Office of Elections, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and the League of Women Voters. With no opposition or further discussion, the committee voted to pass both resolutions with technical, non-substantive amendments (SD1).