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• </c> administration of other programs? administration of other programs?
• </c> federal cuts and the program changes. federal cuts and the program changes.
• With the cuts to the recent SNAP program, this is going to be devastating to a number of small rural
• </c> U of M Extension Program, uh, SNAPD. U of M Extension Program, uh, SNAPD.
• </c> important program. important program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I mean, we're a small co-op.
• So, when an entire program is canceled, like Carbon Safe, it leaves established programs in limbo and
• nuclear reactor program.
• Reactor program uranium resources.
• The ISC has administered the program for decades.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• This is the case where the paid family leave program was completely manual, and we modified that program
• Again, with the larger of the two programs under the SDI umbrella being the DI program, I mean, it's.
• The larger of the two programs under the SDI umbrella being the DI program, it's really event-driven,
• This program is sometimes referred to as COYA. This program is sometimes referred to as COYA.
• I don't have any questions, but just wanted to comment that I think the drop program is a great program

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• He explained that the community is very small, and the sample size for how that is studied is usually
• </c> parks and trails in the T Twin Cities parks and trails in the T Twin Cities where<00:21:13.600><
• </c> obtaining the consent of counties cities obtaining the consent of counties cities and<00:33:48.080
• There's two small towns in my area. One of them said, 'We do not want your railroad.
• That's millions of dollars in tax base for our schools, our cities, our counties.

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 1171, Caballero, grant and loan programs, holding committee.
• SB 891, Cervantes, missing and murdered Indigenous persons justice program.
• SB 356, Jones, Elderly Parole Program, holding committee.
• SB 1042, Reyes, small business contracts, holding committee.
• SB 1075, Reyes, community air protection program, holding committee.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Like I just said, the Senate made that one small change.
• data collection, and other programs.
• other programs that are available, so we need a special program here.
• on the Native American Reentry Program.
• The Valley City State University is $1.56.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then approved journal corrections and recognized visiting students from Underwood School. The chamber also handled several conference committee appointments after failing to concur with Senate amendments on House bills 1022, 1049, 1229, and 1029, and after the Senate failed to concur on House amendments to Senate bills 2010 and 2113. The House then concurred in or passed a series of amended measures, including House Bills 1481 (dental insurance loss ratio and reporting), 1511 (physician guidance on abortion law, with an emergency clause), 1562 (mandated reporter training), 1197 (correctional facilities study), 1095 (child protective services liaison work group), 1317 (barber licensing board changes), 1549 (corrections facility grants and reentry-related provisions), 1354 (appraiser evaluations), 1374 (open meeting exemption for township supervisors during on-site inspections), 1355 (abbreviated notice for administrative rulemaking), 1025 (advanced nuclear energy study), 1470 (Game and Fish fee changes), 1592 (Lignite Research Council updates), and 1375 (alcohol service/photo ID provisions). Final passage votes were recorded on each bill, with most passing comfortably and some drawing notable opposition, especially HB 1470 and HB 1549. The House spent substantial time on Senate Bill 2011, the Highway Patrol appropriation. Members discussed shifting one-time funding from the general fund to the Electronic Motor Carrier Permit Fund, including body armor, preliminary breath tests, an emergency vehicle course, resurfacing, fleet costs, and handgun/taser replacement, while also noting a federal grant and no new FTEs. Questions focused on salary-line increases and the new-and-vacant FTE pool, with Appropriations explaining that those dollars had been moved back into agency budgets from OMB. The bill passed 84-6. The House also passed Senate Bill 2013, the Commissioner of University and School Lands appropriation, after discussion of Trust Lands operations, unclaimed property staffing, and distributions from the Common Schools Trust Fund; one member was excused for a conflict, and the bill passed 67-22. Senate Bill 2023, the Racing Commission appropriation, passed 65-25 after a brief explanation of the agency’s responsibilities and funding. A major policy debate centered on Senate Bill 2385, which revises mobile home park regulation. Supporters said it creates receivership procedures if a license is revoked, requires clearer tenant notices, limits certain fees, and strengthens protections against eviction and utility overcharges. Two members were excused from voting due to conflicts tied to mobile home park ownership, and the bill passed 84-4. Another extended debate occurred on Senate Bill 2159, which allows the State Energy Research Center to study nuclear-related projects with approval from the Industrial Commission and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. Supporters said it is meant to help study advanced nuclear energy while preserving existing prohibitions on high-level radioactive waste storage; opponents raised concerns that the language could weaken prior protections and open the door to waste-related research or storage. The transcript ends during that debate, before a final vote on SB 2159 is shown.

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• And this is a small step forward to figuring out what is going on. They're in the shadows.
• They'd love to stay in the shadows, and this is a small step forward to figuring out what is going on
• Ed Book, City of Gainesville, waving in support.
• Matthew Singer, Florida League of Cities, waving in support.
• I drove the senator from Tallahassee to Lake County during the 2016 legislative session when the city

Bills: S0144 , S0192 , S0332 , S0532 , S0620 , S0694 , S0820 , S0888 , S1000 , S1224 , S1396 , S1500

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: public records, employee protection, Judicial Qualifications Commission, information exemption, confidentiality, chiropractic physician, chiropractor, patient trust funds, escrow, advance payments, prepaid treatment, trust account, fiduciary duty, patient property, Florida Statutes 460.413, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, disciplinary action, commingling of funds, client funds, medical billing

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and first postponed SB 532. It then heard and approved SB 620, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board office to disclose any citizenship other than U.S. citizenship. The bill drew one waiver in opposition from Common Cause and passed 8-0. The committee also heard SB 1396 on litigation financing consumer protection. Supporters said it would add transparency, limit funder control over litigation, and require disclosure of foreign entities involved in funding; opponents argued it would create strategic advantages for defendants and could burden plaintiffs. The bill passed 7-2. The committee later approved SB 192, repealing a $1,500 cap on patient funds held in trust by chiropractic physicians, and SB 888, extending limits on indemnity and insurance requirements for design professionals in private contracts; both passed unanimously among those voting. The committee also approved several Judiciary-related measures. CS/SB 332, as amended, creates a narrow temporary public meetings/public records exemption for certain pre-suit Burt Harris litigation strategy discussions by local governments, and passed 7-0. SB 820, which strengthens quarterly reporting requirements for problem-solving courts, passed 10-0. SB 1500, implementing probate process recommendations to raise small-estate thresholds, clarify access to safe deposit boxes, and improve enforcement in uncontested probate, also passed 10-0. SB 144, creating a public records exemption for personal information of current and former Judicial Qualifications Commission employees and their families due to harassment concerns, passed 9-1. The committee then approved CS/SB 1224, as amended, making it a third-degree felony to fraudulently obtain possession of a rental unit through false written statements, counterfeit documents, or impersonation; the bill passed 10-0. SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest rates on law firm trust accounts tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate, passed 10-0 after testimony from banking and credit union representatives and support from Senate leadership. Finally, CS/SB 694, providing compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four, was heard with emotional testimony from family members and advocates describing the wrongful convictions, killings, and decades-long effort for redress; an amendment specified equal shares for the four families, and the bill passed 10-0. Several members requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills before the committee adjourned.

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• This program includes visits to the state capital and state agencies to meet with individuals firsthand
• Actually, when I was a local elected official, we adopted the local coastal plan in our city.
• And then the the local coastal plan in our city.
• The bill is a small change in current law.
• , The goal of any health and human services program has got to be self-sufficiency.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So that, again, is a wasteful spending program.
• So a whole bunch of these different wasteful spending programs that are moving forward.
• and preserve programs that help bring stability to families, especially our children.
• This budget provides a 43% increase for special education programs from last year, which is huge.
• This budget provides 43% increase for special education programs from last year, which is huge.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We live in a small town that doesn't have a lot of resources or programs for families of littles.
• So we start these programs as soon as we get the referral, and So we start these programs as soon as
• Chairman, I'm just curious if this is the same program or an evolution of the same program that LSS,
• So those Head Start programs receive that funding to do their programming. Yes, thank you.
• And in this program, it's a day-long program.

Committee: Joint Protection and Victim Services Committee

Summary: The committee first approved the December 16 minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their economic and public-system impacts. She explained that ACEs are population-level risk indicators, not individual diagnostic tools, and said higher ACE exposure is associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare and justice involvement, and lower workforce participation. She cautioned that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across the life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based interventions and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, trends in ACEs, and home visiting; she emphasized supportive relationships, protective factors, and the importance of positive childhood experiences. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco, along with a recorded family story from Abby, about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota. Abby described how Healthy Families North Dakota supported her family after a premature birth and NICU stay by providing weekly in-home coaching, developmental screenings, postpartum mental health check-ins, referrals, and parenting support. The presenters explained that home visiting is voluntary, relationship-based, and usually begins prenatally or shortly after birth, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, pregnancy navigators, human service zones, self-referrals, and other community partners. They said North Dakota currently has four main evidence-based models operating through 12 organizations, with Healthy Families available in all 53 counties, though only a fraction of eligible families are served. Funding was described as a patchwork of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E, Medicaid, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and other grants; members discussed whether the Legislature or agencies should expand support and how to improve outreach and sustainability. Finally, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, focusing on AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and chatbot-related risks. The report summarized federal and state law, including North Dakota’s existing computer-generated image provisions, the federal PROTECT Act, the Take It Down Act, and recent federal executive orders on AI policy. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI’s effect on critical thinking and misinformation. The committee then heard from BCI Special Agent Cassidy Halsef, who said AI is already driving a sharp rise in child exploitation cases in North Dakota, including AI-generated explicit images of real minors and school-based incidents involving mass-shared manipulated images. She said investigators are seeing more cyber tips, more difficult forensic work, and lasting harm to victims and families, and urged stronger legal penalties, specialized training, victim services, and prevention education in schools and communities.

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• When we begin public testimony, I will call the witnesses in small groups.
• It's a very small universe of people that do redistricting law.
• Galveston City case by the Fifth Circuit.
• I live in the beautiful city of Corpus Christi.
• Small business owners, recent arrivals, parents working two jobs.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is the case where the paid family leave program was completely manual, and we modified that program
• Again, with the larger of the two programs under the SDI umbrella being the DI program, I mean, it's.
• The larger of the two programs under the SDI umbrella being the DI program, it's really event-driven,
• This program is sometimes referred to as COYA.
• I don't have any questions, but just wanted to comment that I think the DROP program is a great program

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held a May Revise hearing focused on state administration proposals, with the chair noting no actions would be taken and all items would remain open. The committee heard presentations on a range of budget proposals, including technical adjustments for the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the California Workforce Development Board, security and election-related funding for the Secretary of State, modernization and loan-backfill requests for the Department of Consumer Affairs, and multiple Employment Development Department updates covering EDD Next, UI and DI/PFL benefit estimates, workforce funding, and an EMT training reappropriation. Several items drew discussion from the LAO and committee members. The LAO generally supported technical or modernization items such as PERB’s implementation requests, GoServe’s College Corps adjustment, the Secretary of State’s security and HAVA grant items, and the Board of Pharmacy modernization proposal, but raised concerns about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s proposed $10 million General Fund backfill and interest-free loan language. For EDD, the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL benefit adjustment and the unusual structure of the document management system proposal within EDD Next, while EDD said the changes reflected higher participation and benefit levels after SB 951 and ongoing modernization needs. The Department of Industrial Relations drew the most extensive questioning. It proposed funding for legal unit reclassifications, EAMS and Cal/OSHA data modernization, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COYA reappropriation, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board timeline. Members pressed DIR on high vacancy rates, long wage theft and workers’ compensation backlogs, low collection rates for fines, and the need for clearer workload and outcome measures. DIR said the requests were intended to improve efficiency, support audits and corrective action plans, and better address emerging workplace risks, while the LAO said the workload drivers behind delays remain unclear. The hearing also included support for CalHR’s employee assistance program consolidation and CDT’s proposal to expand “Poppy,” a statewide generative AI assistant for state employees.

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• in Idaho, and we say that's not going to happen here, but we are seeing the signs in some of our cities
• I'm curious if the city of Nampa uses facial recognition during events, protests, and stuff like that
• So if you lived in a city where, let's just say, the leaning was anti-ICE with the police department,
• , how would you stop a city police officer from arresting an ICE member?
• And depending, as some have brought up, you get different sheriffs in, you get different city police

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Keywords: 989, all

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• Similar events have occurred throughout the state of California in Alameda, Studio City, Northridge,
• and other cities.
• You have put forward a recommendation on the pre-approval program and process that Oregon has implemented
• So I think we're talking about a very small percentage.
• So I think we're talking about a very small percentage.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit Committee heard an audit on the Department of Cannabis Control’s oversight of cannabis packaging and labeling, focused on whether products attractive to children are being kept out of the legal market. The auditor said the department’s rules are often vague or subjective, leading to inconsistent enforcement, and that the state relies heavily on licensees to self-police because there is no upfront review before products reach the market. The audit cited examples involving cartoon-like images, bright colors, flavor references, candy-like imagery, strain names, and beverage packaging, and recommended clearer statutory standards, possible pre-approval of packaging, better enforcement tools, and stronger tracking of repeat violators. Assemblymembers and senators largely agreed that child safety is the priority, but differed on the best policy response. Some members argued for clearer legislative limits and even plain packaging, saying products like root beer, cherry pie, and cereal-like designs are plainly appealing to children. Department officials said they had already begun reforms, including a centralized label-review team, a rubric, improved databases, and more attention to repeat violations, while also emphasizing that the illicit and intoxicating hemp markets are major sources of youth exposure and that resource constraints limit inspections. They said they are open to working with the Legislature on more specific standards and additional funding. Public witnesses split between public health and industry perspectives. A pediatrician and public health advocate urged stronger restrictions, including plain packaging, limits on flavors and potency, and a pre-market review system, arguing that vague rules have failed children. Industry representatives said they support youth protections but want bright-line, objective standards so compliant businesses can know what is allowed; they argued that most youth-targeted packaging is in the illicit market and that the legal market needs clearer rules rather than broader bans. No formal vote or committee action was taken during the hearing.

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• University, where he provided nationally recognized impact with the creation of a corps of cadets program
• Doug is a small businessman and has been very successful.
• I've learned a lot about our programs, how to expand them, and how to continue to be small and mighty
• That's one thing I've really learned. ...are very small, right? So I like that.
• If our big graduation is too much for a small family with small children.

Committee: Senate Nominations

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The first change was it allowed cities, if they chose to, to opt out of having an urban renewal district
• The city could go ahead and end that if they wanted.
• I'm Lance Sayers from the Association of Idaho Cities and here to testify in opposition to House Bill
• That's on quote, but that's... ...some of our fastest-growing cities. And you can look that up.
• I'm here on behalf of the Redevelopment Association of Idaho and Garden City Urban Renewal Agency.

Committee: Senate Local Government and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's very small, a second language.
• <00:48:51.280><c> communities</c> small communities small communities of<00:48:53.280><c> which</c><00
• . program. program.
• </c> program might be extended to tenants. program might be extended to tenants.
• </c> that it won't be uh seen by the small that it won't be uh seen by the small towns?

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There's this BA to MD program at UNM.
• And then once we're in, it's a four-year program.
• So, to train physicians, we think let's strengthen our training programs.
• What rules are associated with the program? How will compliance be monitored? And so on.
• Thus, state policymakers and agencies administering the programs have to.

Committee: Joint Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

Keywords: 996, all

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• We have from my district, from the city of Atlanta, Bella Baker.
• I am so thrilled to see Kansas City Public Schools here.
• city manager for the City of Sykeston; John Gilmore, who is a director of Partners in Progress and also
• A great program dealing with all different kinds of things with the student trades.
• Louis City, to speak on the bill. Proceed. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Program sponsored by Education.
• </c> everybody in our small school district. everybody in our small school district.
• Thank you. program account. So, we're simply program account.
• programs.
• </c><01:49:32.719><c> moving</c> program fund keep the program moving program fund keep the program moving

Keywords: 916, all