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• My suggestion is, when you have those meetings with them, the better communication, we wouldn't have
• with them so contact them or communicate with them so I<00:13:56.519><c> appreciate</c><00:13:56.920
• uh because it is communication uh because it is flustrating<00:15:46.199><c> when</c><00:15:46.360><
• we wouldn't have to deal communication we wouldn't have to deal with<00:16:02.079><c> this</c><00:16
• </c><00:16:20.319><c> too</c> know we'd like to have communication too know we'd like to have communication

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 6, sponsored by Rep. Wade Williams, which would require administrative regulations with a major economic impact of $500,000 or more over two years to go through the legislature. Williams argued the bill would rein in regulatory overreach, improve transparency, and still allow emergency regulations. Several members raised concerns about executive-branch authority and the role of subject-matter experts, while others supported the bill as a way to improve communication and legislative oversight. The bill passed on a roll call vote and was sent to the House floor. The committee then considered House Bill 87, sponsored by Rep. Emily Callaway, with a committee substitute adopted first. The bill is aimed at reducing barriers for people with felony records who are seeking occupational licenses, while preserving existing public hiring practices for cities and counties. Callaway said the changes were mostly technical and intended to make the process more transparent, with no fiscal impact. The committee approved the bill, and it passed with the committee substitute. House Bill 255, sponsored by Rep. Amy Neighbors, also passed with a committee substitute. The measure updates and modernizes the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy statutes, which sponsors said have not been substantially revised since 1958. Supporters said the bill clarifies outdated language, defines terms more clearly, and better reflects current practice, including physical therapist assistants. The chairman noted the long effort to update the practice act and praised the work of the stakeholders involved. Finally, House Bill 437, sponsored by Rep. Tony Hampton, was presented as a cleanup bill for alcohol beverage control law. It would limit state and local ABC administrators and investigators from making arrests unless they are POP certified, while leaving their other authority intact. Hampton and supporting witnesses said the change would align the statute with other law enforcement certification requirements and help keep civilian administrators from being put in harm’s way. The transcript ends during discussion of this bill, with no final vote shown.

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• Council, the Community Relations Council, the Minnesota<00:07:33.040><c> Catholic</c><00:07:33.440><
• ,</c> the dignity of overlooked communities, the dignity of overlooked communities, and<00:07:44.640>
• Um, but all<00:07:53.040><c> four</c><00:07:53.200><c> communities</c><00:07:54.160><c> share</c><00:
• 07:54.480><c> the</c><00:07:54.600><c> value</c><00:07:55.080><c> and</c> all four communities share
• Meaning, is there a disproportionate negative impact on communities of color or low-income communities

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• We owe that to this community, and so many other things.
• There's so much to see in this community.
• It's a community built on hard work, service, and Texas pride.
• While it's important to protect our community and keep folks detained if they are a threat to our community
• She comes from a fenceline community.

Bills: SJR12 , SCR39 , SB7 , SB8 , SB27 , SB29 , SB125 , SB241 , SB371 , SB396 , SB406 , SB464 , SB568 , SB578 , SB608 , SB617 , SB660 , SB689 , SB693 , SB707 , SB731 , SB732 , SB763 , SB779 , SB836 , SB854 , SB857 , SB875 , SB878 , SB879 , SB906 , SB920 , SB921 , SB922 , SB942 , SB965 , SB985 , SB996 , SB1029 , SB1035 , SB1036 , SB1059 , SB1084 , SB1098 , SB1101 , SB1185 , SB1188 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1366 , SB1388 , SB1396 , SB1453 , SB1484 , SB1494 , SB1536 , SB1563 , SB1596 , SB1610 , SB1619 , SB1737 , SB1738 , SB1741 , SB1816 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1939 , SB2155 , SB2188 , SB2230 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SJR81 , SJR50 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB504 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB241 , SB304 , SB1023 , SB204 , SB609 , SB670 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB406 , SB985 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB1215 , SB1302 , SB583 , SB673 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB608 , SB955 , SB957 , SB1120 , SB541 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB125 , SB53 , SB1352 , SB785 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB578 , SB711 , SB746 , SB942 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB1738 , SB507 , SB689 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB763 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB617 , SB1567 , SB310 , SB311 , SB505 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB1029 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB878 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB1396 , SB920 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB1741 , SB7 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1366 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1772 , SB1816 , SB1841 , SB2188 , SB1147 , SB879 , SB1008 , SB1536 , SB2016 , SB1453 , SB1173 , SB1163 , SB996 , SB27 , SB568 , SB1370 , SB1321 , SB1101 , SB906 , SB860 , SB1563 , SB993 , SB693 , SB1610 , SB1537 , SB836 , SB1332 , SB1307 , SB963 , SB493 , SB922 , SB984 , SB1084 , SB619 , SB1098 , SB1122 , SB455 , SB522 , SB1057 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1877 , SB464 , SB1277 , SB32 , SB732 , SB660 , SB731 , SB921 , SB268 , SB1822 , SB1188 , SB1939 , SB1589 , SB397 , SB1388 , SB2230 , SB1058 , SB1036 , SB1267 , SB2112 , SB1930 , SB532 , SB1035 , SB2155 , SB508 , SB29 , SB292 , SB291 , SB901 , SB1333 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB964 , SB779 , SB1378 , SB2312 , SB1719 , SB1386 , SB287 , SB2143 , SB1245 , SB261 , SB1247 , SB1948 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB1882 , SB1197 , SB1814 , SB618 , SB38 , SB393 , SB2065 , SB1371 , SB1394 , SB1365 , SB2243 , SB2226 , SB2039 , SB1919 , SB1895 , SB1598 , SB1493 , SB1810 , SB1791 , SB1706 , SB1644 , SB1238 , SB783 , SB458 , SB22 , SB651 , SB897 , SB7 , SB125 , SB578 , SB608 , SB617 , SB763 , SB836 , SB878 , SB906 , SB920 , SB942 , SB985 , SB1084 , SB1366 , SB1388 , SB1563 , SB1737 , SB1738 , SB1816 , SB1939 , SB406 , SB689 , SR327 , SR346 , SR351 , SR352

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• It's particularly more pronounced in rural communities.
• communities where you've got a shortage of providers.
• uh urban rural communities and uh urban disadvantaged<00:15:47.680><c> communities</c><00:15:48.040>
• I think pharmacists play a role in their local communities and in providing a relationship with the community
• to increase access to care and opportunities for healthier outcomes in our communities.

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum, first taking up referred administrative regulations. One regulation was deferred, and two others were noted as deficient; with no one wishing to speak, the committee treated the regulations as reviewed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 13 from Chairman Meredith, which would reduce the number of Medicaid managed care organizations from five to three. Meredith argued the bill would reduce administrative burden, improve oversight, help rural providers, and potentially lower costs for families and the Medicaid program. Senators Berg, Herron, and Douglas asked about data, patient impact, network adequacy, and prior authorization burdens; Meredith said the effect on patients would be indirect through better access and less administrative delay. The committee approved a committee substitute and passed SB 13 favorably on a 10-0 vote. The committee next considered Senate Joint Resolution 26, presented by Senator Richardson and Kentucky Pharmacists Association Executive Director Ben Mudd. The resolution asks the Department of Medicaid Services to provide data and cost analysis on paying pharmacists fairly for clinical services already within their scope of practice under Medicaid and KCHIP. Supporters said pharmacists can improve access, especially in rural areas, by providing services such as medication therapy management, chronic disease management, and preventive care, and that the resolution is intended to gather information before any future bill. Senator Douglas questioned whether expanded pharmacy duties have actually improved access or outcomes and whether there is published data; Mudd said the Board of Pharmacy tracks use of protocols but that more data is needed. The committee approved the resolution by roll call, with all members voting aye. At the end of the meeting, Chairman Meredith announced that Senate Bill 27 would be heard for discussion only and not acted on that day so members could review it further. Senator Brandon Storm introduced SB 27, which would create a Kentucky Parkinson’s disease research registry, and noted that a Michael J. Fox Foundation representative could not attend because of a winter storm; her letter was included in the packet. Storm said the registry is intended to support research and policy by tracking Parkinson’s disease in Kentucky, citing national prevalence and cost figures. No vote was taken on SB 27 during this meeting.

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• Members, make sure your cell phones and other communication devices are turned off or placed on silent
• These cemeteries are places of deep cultural, historical, and community significance.
• So thank you for this bill, for what it means to the community, for me myself and my district, and I
• As mentioned, this is Black history and American history, so it's important for future communities to
• for the question and what I heard here today means a lot because this bill I think will impact a community

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• trust aware that leadership is never exercised in isolation, that decisions made here shape lives, communities
• of those who have gone before us, especially women leaders whose courage and clarity have shaped communities
• Florida Senate commends the hundreds of thousands of staff and volunteers who create connected communities
• Perez. in responding to community needs, connecting and supporting people, and building relationships
• Other messages from the governor or other executive communications? None on the desk, Mr.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and introductions recognizing the YMCA’s 175th anniversary, the Senate’s doctor of the day, and visiting guests. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar after confirming there were no committee reports, executive messages, House messages, or other pending motions. The Senate passed several bills unanimously: SB 100, adopting the 2026 Florida Statutes and the 2025 session laws; SB 102, deleting statutory provisions that had already been repealed or expired; and SB 104, the general reviser’s bill, which removes obsolete language, updates cross-references, and corrects drafting errors. Senators briefly joked during debate on SB 104, but there was no substantive opposition. The Senate also passed SB 320 on administrative efficiency in public schools, which reduces district-level requirements, expands teacher apprenticeship and certification flexibility, streamlines assessment and budgeting rules, and adjusts VPK oversight and facility planning requirements. The chamber also approved SB 7010, allowing state and local deferred compensation plans to offer Roth post-tax contributions in addition to pre-tax options. In addition, SB 1720 on public school personnel compensation was withdrawn from further consideration. After passage of the day’s bills, the Senate adopted a motion to immediately certify the passed bills to the House, then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• We really appreciate your longtime service to students in our community in Glendale Elementary and across
• It’s Rabbi Mendel Super, and he leads the Chabad of Lake Havasu City, serving the Jewish community of
• Yeah, well, I’m going to, because I’ll never hear... for women, for families, and for communities.
• SB 1182, represented communities instruction public schools.
• SCR 1012, community college students, teachers academy. Education.

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• Their commitment to sustainability helps keep our communities clean, safe, and healthy, with 25 facilities
• Their commitment to sustainability helps keep our communities clean, Their commitment to sustainability
• Business on the Speaker's desk: communications from the governor.
• Without objection, the following communications from the governor are listed in the calendar and will
• HB 2537, community college and regulatory suits. Natural Resources, Energy and Water: HB 2542.

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• ,</c><00:57:50.960><c> remote</c> infrastructure communication, remote infrastructure communication,
• </c><01:01:57.200><c> where</c><01:01:57.440><c> better</c> and in communities where better and in communities
• Many come from minority communities and communities of color who are already economically vulnerable.
• Many come from minority communities and communities of color who are already economically vulnerable.
• > we</c><01:31:02.639><c> can't</c> the jobs in our community but we can't the jobs in our community

Bills: HF3553 , HF3513 , HF3576

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

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• Then we will community supports program.
• community tips.
• attached to that community tip.
• Clark calls community tips. So, it's Clark calls community tips.
• And that community that community tip.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• </c> have one person but in many communities have one person but in many communities you<04:36:59.680
• </c><04:40:35.840><c> to</c> opportunity for a community to opportunity for a community to collectively
• or uh the is appointed by a community or uh the community<04:45:27.560><c> allows</c><04:45:27.840><
• </c><04:45:54.798><c> do</c> numerous um things that communities do numerous um things that communities
• </c> you seeking to empower local communities you seeking to empower local communities and<06:21:24.440

Summary: The House Education Committee held its organizational meeting for the new term, with members introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds in teaching, school boards, special education, administration, law, and related fields. Chair Glenn Cordelli outlined the committee’s goals and procedures, emphasizing civility, professionalism, and respectful treatment of witnesses and members. He also noted that the committee has been split into two this year because of the large volume of bills, and said the committee had already sent three bills to the other education committee, with 36 bills currently assigned and more expected. The chair reviewed committee rules and logistics: hearings should start on time, members should minimize cell phone use and avoid searching during testimony, and questioning of witnesses is limited to one question at a time unless the chair allows a follow-up. Members were told to use the title “Representative,” to sign up on pink cards to testify, and to submit written testimony to the clerk. He also explained that hearings are for listening rather than debating, while executive sessions are where debate and motions occur. Possible motions include ought to pass, inexpedient to legislate, and retain in committee for further work, including subcommittees. Additional procedures covered scheduling, with the committee expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday the following week because of a holiday, and regular meetings generally planned for Monday and Wednesday. The chair also discussed the consent calendar, reports from majority and minority positions, and the expectation that members who testify on a bill should not then question other witnesses on that same bill. No legislation was voted on at this meeting; it was a procedural and orientation session for the committee.

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• is communication, The seaweet is communication, water,<00:26:47.760><c> energy,</c><00:26:48.480><c>
• 31:22.559><c> we're</c><00:31:22.799><c> asking</c> communications person that we're asking communications
• </c><01:10:44.000><c> I</c> the communities for a grant. I the communities for a grant.
• </c> the accused in our communities. the accused in our communities.
• </c> many of which are in your communities. many of which are in your communities.

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• </c><00:39:47.920><c> solar</c> driving at is that community solar driving at is that community solar
• </c> 20 miles of the Prairie Island community 20 miles of the Prairie Island community reservation<01
• </c> conducted found that the um community conducted found that the um community solar<01:55:18.159><
• </c><01:55:28.560><c> solar</c> and 1.67 billion to community solar and 1.67 billion to community solar
• </c><03:59:52.160><c> uh</c> Senator members of the community uh Senator members of the community uh

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• </c> to make a difference in our communities to make a difference in our communities Kim<00:35:59.079
• </c> this poison from entering communities this poison from entering communities Across<02:18:33.000>
• </c><04:11:21.720><c> and</c> consistent voice in the community and consistent voice in the community
• </c> of Northwest Ohio communities of Northwest Ohio communities congratulations<04:16:04.239><c> to<
• </c> district and tore through communities district and tore through communities throughout<05:21:44.000

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• This adds clarity both for the provider networks as well as the impacted communities.
• </c> roughly 10,000 rare disease communities roughly 10,000 rare disease communities have<00:54:45.440
• That meeting was canceled, and the community hoped for a hearing in May.
• The community is really scrambling to figure out what's going to happen.
• </c> has affected the rare disease community has affected the rare disease community stastically<00:59

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• to benefit the community.
• to benefit the community.
• to benefit the community.
• to benefit the community.
• to benefit the community.

Committee: House Housing

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• It means putting down roots in a community after years of frequently moving while in military service
• Putting down roots in a community after years of frequently moving while in military service provides
• So we ask you to continue your stellar, I mean, your absolutely strong support for this community and
• So the bill's now going to go to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development next.
• Further, we are really trying to attract the senior enlisted community, E-6 through E-9.

Committee: House Military and Veterans Affairs

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• We're awaiting final approval of a congressionally funded community project grant.
• She highlighted the role of faith communities in healing and engagement.
• We want people to use the... ...to gather their communities.
• We want people to use that opportunity to gather communities.
• We looked for something to do that would inspire and bring the community out.

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• within the deaf and hearing communities.
• Teen pregnancy, lower alcoholism, and all of those things add up to a more vibrant community that we
• And right now, I'll just tell you, in my community, Sullen Park, there's not confidence.
• Sullen Park is a wonderful community, one of the safest in the state.
• But it is Hispanic, hardworking, Spanish-speaking, largely economically disadvantaged community.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum on Valentine’s Day and spent much of the opening portion on ceremonial remarks, guest introductions, and announcements tied to Early Childhood Day, the New Mexico State Bar’s anniversary, and other Valentine’s-themed recognitions. Senators also approved several unanimous-consent requests excusing members from the chamber. The body then received House messages announcing passage of House Joint Resolution 6, House Bill 166, House Bill 295 as amended, House Joint Memorials 2 and 3, and House Joint Resolution 5 as amended. Committee reports were adopted on several measures, including Senate Memorial 27, Senate Memorial 21, House bills 10, 12, 34, and 63, Senate Rules Committee substitute for Senate Bill 261, Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 151, and Senate Memorials 3 and 16, which were reported as duly enrolled and signed in open session. The Senate also introduced and referred House Bill 166 to Judiciary, House Bill 295 to Finance, House Joint Resolution 6 and House Joint Memorials 2 and 3 to Rules. The main floor action was final passage of Senate Bill 306, which updates New Mexico’s private post-secondary authorization framework to align with federal accreditation terminology and standards; it passed 42-0 after brief questions about tribal colleges and online institutions. The Senate then debated Senate Conservation Committee substitute for Senate Bill 235, the Microgrid Oversight Act, which would require large microgrids over 20 megawatts to meet renewable-energy standards, file annual energy and water reports with the PRC, and address utility cost-shifting concerns. Supporters said it would add oversight and protect air, water, and consumers, while opponents argued it would create uncertainty, discourage major economic development, and undercut a recent policy change allowing microgrids. The debate was ongoing in the excerpt, with no final vote shown for SB 235.

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• Let me ask one last question, which is on the split with community colleges, because it's 98.
• I'm not an expert on the community college enrollment, but I think that...
• school and community college proposals you think are the highest priorities.
• You can use it for any school or community college program.
• I'm actually a really large part of the Hiram Johnson community.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held its first hearing of the year on Proposition 98, focusing on the Governor’s budget estimates for the three-year budget window, the Public School System Stabilization Account (PSSA), and repayment of education deferrals. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee would rise by about $21.7 billion over the 2025 Budget Act, with increases in each year, full repayment of the existing settle-up obligation in 2024-25, a new $5.6 billion settle-up obligation proposed for 2025-26, and a higher guarantee in 2026-27. Finance also noted revised downward estimates for transitional kindergarten attendance and Los Angeles County property tax reimbursements, and said community colleges would be funded above the split because of enrollment growth. The Legislative Analyst’s Office emphasized fiscal risk and volatility, warning that recent revenue gains are tied heavily to the stock market and tech sector and could reverse quickly. The LAO argued the Governor’s proposed $5.6 billion delay shifts risk into future years and recommended instead fully funding the current estimate, making a larger reserve deposit, considering advance payments or pension-related uses, and finding additional non-Prop 98 solutions to reduce the state’s structural deficit. On the reserve and deferral items, Finance described revised PSSA deposits and withdrawals that would leave about $4.1 billion in the reserve by 2026-27, and both Finance and the LAO supported paying off the remaining LCFF and SCFF deferrals as good fiscal practice. Committee members questioned the size of the settle-up amount, the degree of revenue volatility, the use of the reserve, and the ongoing K-12/community college split. Finance said the proposal is meant to avoid overappropriation if revenues fall, while the LAO said a buffer of roughly $3.5 billion would address typical forecasting risk. Public commenters, including school boards, county offices of education, teachers, and advocacy groups, largely opposed the $5.6 billion withholding or settle-up delay, calling it a manipulation of Prop. 98 and urging full funding and more stable revenue solutions. Several speakers also urged dedicated funding for students experiencing homelessness. The hearing ended with no vote, and the chair announced that broader program discussions would occur in later hearings.