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• So a committee bill was open on creative adjustments, and we're going to have Senator McKell present
• that's testifying should state your name and who you represent, if anyone, and then after you can write
• If I was writing a brief in court, I would bold that, I would underline that.
• Thank you, and just remember to state your name and write it down after you. Yes, you're done.
• a few years ago. ...this stopped and I'm grateful for you to wanting to write your wrong vote a few

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• Competency evaluators are not treatment providers and are not able to write a treatment plan.
• One of the things that's Great reward to me as a lawyer is we're rewarded for our creativity and our
• cleverness, and a clever lawyer is going to write a complaint as Mr.
• Perhaps in his complaint, you've got a lot of kudos in your complaint, but if I was writing a complaint
• We'll do it, we'll write it with lawsuits.

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• this is the most creative this is the most creative uh<00:53:52.559> approach<00:53:52.960
• Then you can either write the legislation or you can build the spreadsheet.
• I've got an extra copy I can write on.
• I'll do I've got an extra copy I can<02:18:54.639> write<02:18:54.960> on.
• I'm going to close the can write on.

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• well poised with education that's very accessible and very inexpensive for farmers so that they can write
• well poised with education that's very accessible and very inexpensive for farmers so that they can write
• well poised with education that's very accessible and very inexpensive for farmers so that they can write
• They can write good food safety plans.
• work rather than having to creative work rather than having to worry<00:48:50.160> about<00:48

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• Members, I would just ask that write your questions down.
• Members, I would just ask that write your questions down.
• Members, I would just ask that write your questions down.
• Members, I would just ask that write your questions down.
• <01:02:01.680> and we support efforts to get creative and we support efforts to get creative

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• From here, it goes forward to writing the rules and regulations of the district, the procedures that
• the rules and regulations of the writing the rules and regulations of the district<00:38:57.839>
• But I didn't write it just for Epsom, because I wrote it in a more general way.
• It might take a year, two years, to figure out creative funding packages.
• funding packages But ultimately creative funding packages But ultimately a<04:21:46.279> new<

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 332, a bill to add protection and remediation of surface waters as a new authorized purpose for New Hampshire village districts. Prime sponsor Rep. Rosemary Rung said the bill is intended to give local voters in lake communities a voluntary tool to address cyanobacteria blooms and other water-quality problems through village districts, including the ability to raise revenue, adopt ordinances, and pursue treatments or watershed management measures. She emphasized that the proposal is meant to complement, not replace, state law and that any district action would still need to comply with existing permitting and environmental requirements. Supporters, including Andrea Laro of New Hampshire Lakes and Elizabeth Harper of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, said the bill would help municipalities collaborate on lake protection when state resources are limited. They argued that local districts could bring subject-matter expertise, access grants and technical assistance, and respond more quickly to problems such as septic impacts, runoff, culvert repairs, and in-lake treatments. They also suggested clarifying the bill’s wording around “protection and remediation” to better define the scope of authorized activities. Opponents, including Steve Wolf and Chris Norwood of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, argued that village districts can already be overly broad and sometimes expand beyond their original purposes. Wolf said existing town and state agencies already handle shoreline protection and warned that village districts can impose ongoing taxes and create governance problems. Norwood urged a study bill instead, citing concerns about the scope of village districts and examples where some districts have taken on planning and zoning powers beyond their original mission. No vote or final action on HB 332 was taken in the excerpt.

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• I am writing in strong support of the proposal to invest an additional $50 million in emergency rental
• Despite the creativity of nonprofits and the generosity of funders and community members, philanthropic
• state of unpredictability.<00:08:13.599> Despite<00:08:13.919> the<00:08:14.160> creativity
• Despite the creativity unpredictability.
• Despite the creativity of<00:08:14.879> nonprofits<00:08:15.520> and<00:08:15.680> the

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3403, authored by Vice Chair Rep. Kazowski, and first adopted an A1 amendment. The amendment made technical and implementation changes recommended by the Department of Revenue, allowed a small portion of funds for county and tribal administrative costs, and clarified timing and reporting for spent and unspent funds. After the amendment was adopted, the bill was moved to Ways and Means. Rep. Kazowski described HF 3403 as a $50 million emergency rental assistance measure to help stabilize households facing eviction, with $44 million directed to counties and $6 million reserved for tribal nations, administered through the Department of Revenue using the existing local homeless prevention aid formula. Supporters said the bill would provide immediate, targeted help to renters and landlords, prevent evictions, and reduce downstream costs to shelters, schools, employers, and health systems. Several testifiers, including representatives from Greater Twin Cities United Way, St. Louis County, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, social workers, a resident, and tribal housing leaders, said local resources were insufficient to meet rising need and emphasized the impact of federal immigration enforcement and related economic disruption on families, workers, and communities. Testimony highlighted sharp increases in rental assistance requests, rising eviction filings, depleted county funds, and the strain on nonprofit and mutual aid efforts. County and city officials said emergency rental assistance and related legal services had already prevented thousands of evictions, but current funding was not enough. Tribal testimony stressed disproportionate homelessness among Native Americans and supported the bill’s tribal allocation. During member discussion, Rep. Amani Hiltsley said the bill was an economic stabilization tool and requested a roll call vote, noting safeguards against fraud and the broader costs of inaction.

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• with over the years, I so appreciate the ways that you stand for community, for children, and the creative
• But it's also an opportunity, because as New Mexicans, I feel like we are creative people.
• dollar that I get paid in a salary, not a single dollar we get paid in salary, but I had to get creative
• So, But I had to get creative, like you said. So I'm a small business owner.
• Speaker, kind lady, I'm going to write this down because we actually disagree on something. Mr.

Bills: HB145, HB164, HJR6, HR1, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB166, HB295, HB306, SB29, SB37, HB99, HB206, HB213, HB270, HJR5, SB104, SB193, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, constitutional amendment, legislative sessions, veto override, New Mexico legislature, session length, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation

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• we're going through the renovations, Madam Chair, of these different sites, you have different people writing
• But we have to have the creative workforce in Texas to make that a reality.
• For over 30 years, TFA has been the leading voice for the arts, culture, and creative industries across
• performance support program, which we use to enhance our STEM education programs through approachable creative
• allowed us to hire Jay to work with our students to create a public piece of art, fostering both creativity

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Legislative Budget Board and agency officials on several agencies, starting with the Texas Historical Commission. LBB described a large biennial reduction driven mainly by the removal of one-time funding and discussed capital projects, rider changes, and exceptional items including Presidio La Bahia and the National Museum of the Pacific War. Senators asked about heritage trails, courthouse grants, unexpended balance authority, and the status of historical-site funding. Historical Commission leadership emphasized preservation, courthouse restoration, heritage tourism, coordination with the Alamo and other Texas Revolution sites, and requested additional IT, staffing, and vehicle funding. No votes were taken. The committee then reviewed the Pension Review Board and the Employees Retirement System. The Pension Review Board’s budget was largely unchanged aside from IT maintenance and salary adjustments, with an exceptional item for additional IT enhancements. Members discussed the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System’s funding dispute and the need for a workable restoration plan. ERS presented a much larger budget, including funding for the retirement system, the group benefits plan, and the legacy payment intended to reduce unfunded liability. Senators focused heavily on pension investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health-care costs, especially pharmacy spending driven by GLP-1 drugs; ERS said the plan covers about 540,000 lives and that premiums would rise 8% while benefits remain unchanged. ERS also said it had no exceptional items, and committee members requested more detailed benchmark information. The committee also heard from the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. TESSORS reported an unfunded liability, an infinite amortization period, and requested additional state support, staffing, and IT funding, including a statutory change to allow a higher contribution level; the agency warned that without more funding it may have to cut benefits. CEPRIT’s presentation covered its bond-funded cancer research and prevention portfolio, revenue-sharing from funded projects, and a request to increase salary limits for its CEO and chief scientific officer. Senators questioned CEPRIT’s accomplishments and return on investment, while CEPRIT cited screening, prevention, and research outcomes, including tens of thousands of detected cancers and precursors and hundreds of thousands of first-time screenings. The meeting ended after these presentations and questions, with no recorded committee action or vote.

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• So again, 424 elected officials, I trust their creativity.
• ,<01:00:30.360> think are to, you know, be creative, think are to, you know, be creative,
• <01:26:26.360> or I haven't really seen that in writing or I haven't really seen that in writing
• It's our choice, not yours, to write into the Constitution. Thank you. Thank you.
• Sorry, I think I probably didn't write clear enough.

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• We're working<00:35:04.640> to<00:35:04.800> write<00:35:05.040> that<00:35:05.280
• > wrong,<00:35:05.920> make<00:35:06.160> small working to write that wrong, make
• small working to write that wrong, make small businesses<00:35:06.880> stronger,<00:35:07.280
• They don't give people time to write them.
• My Republican friends don't even ask for amendments anymore. >> They don't give people time to write

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:00:50.079> Media up on uh academic uh Creative Media up on uh academic uh Creative Media
• the University of w regarding Creative the University of w regarding Creative Media<00:02:39.599
• which is our business unit and Creative which is our business unit and Creative Media<00:45:31.920
• We're close to 400 students in Creative Media. So, what else is there?
• building built that the Hub of Creative building built that the Hub of Creative Media<01:04:39.520

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• But I think this is a sidestep, and I think it's just an unfunded creative way to get around the MOE.
• And I think it's just an unfunded creative way to get around the MOE without actually looking at the
• Are there creative ways? It was a random—I don't even know if that's legal. I don't even know.
• My ability to be brief is thanks to your staff writing my talking points in the agenda today, so I really
• Because that counsel is, for example, writing the employment contract of the executive director of the

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• You have the Academy for Creative Media.
• They teach the soft skills and give certificates. you take these really creative kids, you take these
• You have the Academy for Creative exist.
• cultivate those private creative cultivate those private creative industry<00:55:41.040> minds
• We can respond in writing, but I can't answer it at this time.

Bills: HB2118, HB2473

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, Hawaiian culture, sense of place, land management, environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting. On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties. On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote. The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• A collective expression rooted in storytelling and creativity. And SB 456 supports artists like me.
• Our creative landscape in California risks becoming homogenized with fewer.
• Will Rodriguez on behalf of Wiedner CA and the Capital Creative Alliance in support. Thank you.
• There are restrictions that rein in even artistic works, and creativity does need that.
• We want to make sure that people can express themselves, especially the creative sector and the artists

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• They were told their insurance policy wasn't going to be renewed because their insurer wasn't writing
• Only for a carrier that writes wind and hail on the coast. So the position...
• And there are ways to write this better, where more people can actually accept it.
• Two months after writing the words that I'm going to read, Yarden was dead.
• There are other ways to write insurance, you know, like combined single limits.

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• and encouraging things like cattle and manufacturing instead of contriving new and interesting and creative
• <00:42:03.920> ways<00:42:04.240> of interesting and creative ways of interesting and
• creative ways of extracting<00:42:05.119> more<00:42:05.440> money<00:42:05.680> from
• And we've had to go to creative ways of introducing trans debt into our system because debt isn't allowed
• <05:09:39.200> their chamber and the chairs each write their chamber and the chairs each write

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• So I'm just saying that some write in.
• who's writing the report? who's writing the report?
• writing the minority report. No. writing the minority report. No.
• Who would like to write the report?
• you are welcome to write one. you are welcome to write one.

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Summary: The committee convened for a day of public hearings on nine bills, with plans to later execute several early bills and possibly additional measures under House Rule 44. Chair Diane Pauer outlined time limits for sponsors and testimony, announced a lunch break around noon, and noted substitute members would be arriving later. The first hearing was on House Bill 1107, which would allow municipal budget committees to have one to three alternate members. Representative Valon, the prime sponsor, said the bill was intended to help towns like Epping deal with quorum problems during the compressed budget season and noted that alternates are common on other local boards. The New Hampshire Municipal Association testified in support, saying the bill would increase flexibility and help fill seats. Committee members raised concerns about whether alternates should be elected, how they would be selected, whether they would be sufficiently informed to vote, and whether the bill’s one-year term language and rescission provisions were clear. The sponsor and NHMA said the process would be consistent with other local boards, that alternates would typically be appointed after elections, and that they would follow up on possible statutory clarification. The hearing closed with six remote supporters, one paper supporter, and no opposition reported. The committee then heard House Bill 1118, sponsored by Representative Colby, which would raise the daily amount municipal employees may hold before remitting funds to the treasurer from the current $1,500 limit to $3,500. Colby said the existing thresholds are outdated, have not been updated in about 20 years, and create burdens for smaller towns that must make frequent bank deposits, sometimes far from town offices. She said the bill would improve efficiency and allow staff to focus more on serving residents, while still allowing municipalities to keep lower limits if they choose. Members asked about how the remittance process works in practice, what amounts municipalities typically collect, and whether the change reflected a broader trend of updating cash-handling thresholds. The sponsor explained that the bill only changes the dollar thresholds in the relevant statutes and does not require municipalities to adopt the higher limit. The transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1118 is reported.

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• Any contractor hired to write standards or frameworks generally requires at least nine months to write
• This necessitates further rounds of writing and draft production, which can take many months.
• are able to incorporate sufficient time for publishers to incorporate the state guidance into the writing
• bilingual specialists, working with the California Reading and Literature Project, the California Writing
• So I think for those districts, the best thing that they can do is to get creative with a centralized

Summary: The committee heard a series of budget proposals focused on education finance, with repeated questions about whether the state’s investments are coordinated, targeted to the highest-need students, and likely to produce measurable results. On the first item, the administration proposed $1 million for a study of California’s curriculum framework, standards, and instructional materials process, plus $250,000 for supplemental ELA/ELD guidance. CDE and Finance said the study would examine how other states organize standards, frameworks, and adoptions, while the chair and members questioned why California has gone so long without updating some standards, what the study would actually accomplish, and whether the proposal was too vague to justify the cost. The issue was held open. The committee then took up a proposed $25 million statewide literacy network within the system of support. CCEE and CDE said the network would coordinate multiple existing literacy leads, create a clearinghouse of evidence-based resources, and improve coherence across the state’s many literacy initiatives. Members pressed on how a one-time, five-year allocation could support a long-term system, how the work would reach distressed and rural districts, and whether the proposal would translate into classroom change rather than just another layer of coordination. The issue was also held open. Next, the committee reviewed a $500 million proposal to expand literacy coaches and reading specialists and to create a math coaches program. CDE described the existing literacy coach cohorts as producing positive reports from participating LEAs, while the LAO recommended modifications, especially for the math coach portion, including limiting eligibility to elementary schools, setting minimum grant amounts, directing funds to eligible school sites, and making eligibility automatic rather than application-based. Members focused on whether coaches were actually being placed at the schools with the greatest need and whether the state has a coherent long-term strategy for literacy and math investments. The committee also heard a $40 million proposal for training and implementation of K-2 reading difficulty screeners, which the LAO said was reasonable but could be reduced because $25 million had already been provided for training; CDE said the new funds were needed for full implementation, procurement, and sustainability. Finally, the committee heard a $10 million proposal for a developmentally appropriate TK multilingual learner screener, with CDE explaining why the preschool language-identification process is different from K-12 EL assessment and the chair asking staff to explore whether a single, more consistent approach could be developed. The meeting concluded with a presentation on universal school meals and kitchen infrastructure, including a $31.5 million backfill, an $84.1 million increase for projected meal growth, a COLA adjustment, and $150 million for kitchen upgrades and training to support freshly prepared meals.

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• We're trying to come up with some creative solutions to address the conditions at the men's prison and
• We write it off as training costs.
• This enhances our crew readiness, and we write it off.
• Um, you know, write me an email, or, you know, write me an email to Charlie expressing my displeasure
• And it might not be my natural way of writing.

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