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• During the '17 fires, I was in our emergency operations center and also was the lead of the task force
• Defensible space measures.
• And so I think that that's maybe a space that... ...a space that local governments or the state can look
• And we just have, you know, so much more space to worry about.
• We’re a little bit short on time with the space. Looks like we have a couple more speakers.

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• </c><01:24:35.120><c> solely</c> never needed a police force solely never needed a police force solely
• , detention, and the use of force.
• </c> force over law and humanity. force over law and humanity.
• </c> excluded from decision-making spaces excluded from decision-making spaces while<01:48:45.119><c>

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• Chairman and members of the task force.
• If it's a big ad, you're paying for a lot of space. If it's a small ad, you pay for a small space.
• Chairman, Senator Hogan, and members of the task force.
• And members of the task force.
• Thank you, Chair, Task Force.

Summary: The task force reviewed survey results from state agencies on potential statutory revisions, with Levi reporting 70 proposals from 20 agencies and noting that about 33 might become agency pre-file bills. Members discussed the need to share the survey more broadly within higher education and to better coordinate issues involving IT and other cross-agency functions. The task force then heard from the Office of Management and Budget on three topics: concessions, architect/engineering pre-qualification, and legal notices. OMB said the concessions law is outdated and inconsistent with current practice, and suggested a collaborative rewrite to allow best-value evaluation, raise the threshold, and standardize solicitation templates. On architect/engineering pre-qualification, OMB proposed expanding authority beyond current state-agency limits and creating uniform templates. On legal notices, OMB proposed modernizing publication requirements, exploring online and abbreviated notices, and working with newspapers and other stakeholders on technology and accessibility improvements. Members asked about where concession revenues go, whether political subdivisions must follow the same rules, and how to move from discussion to action. The task force agreed to have OMB work with Legislative Council and affected stakeholders to develop bill drafts, and the motion passed unanimously. The University of North Dakota then presented a series of proposed revisions focused on public buildings and procurement. UND asked to rework the definition of construction so routine maintenance and one-for-one replacements over $250,000 would not automatically trigger public-improvement requirements, suggested raising the threshold to $500,000, and asked for more flexibility based on project complexity and risk. UND also proposed changes to public bid advertisements to reflect electronic bidding, revisions to construction manager-at-risk selection criteria, changes to architect/engineer procurement rules, an increase in the direct-hire design threshold, and a higher legislative-consent threshold for privately funded projects. The task force supported having UND work with counsel and OMB to develop bill drafts, and that motion also passed. The Department of Public Instruction concluded with proposed cleanup to credentialing and education statutes. DPI recommended reviewing its credential categories for relevance, possibly transferring credentialing authority to the Education Standards and Practices Board, removing outdated school safety patrol language, clarifying waiver provisions, and updating dyslexia screening reporting requirements so the statute reflects current practice. Members focused mainly on whether the dyslexia reporting requirement should remain, and DPI said the screening itself would continue even if reporting language were revised. No votes were taken on DPI’s suggestions, and the task force recessed after the presentation.

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• and deadly force.
• and deadly force.
• and deadly force.
• and deadly force.
• Seeing none... ...and kind of invoked as an excuse to use excessive force and deadly force.

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Summary: On the deferred agenda, the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs took up SB 1364, which makes emergency appropriations for law enforcement personnel costs, and SB 1452, which relates to the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. The chair recommended both measures pass with amendments, including technical corrections and a committee-report effective date of July 1, 2077. For SB 1364, the amendments included specified general fund and transfer fund amounts for DAGS, the Judiciary, and the Department of Law. For SB 1452, the chair said the bill was being corrected to fix a drug-name error that had been replicated from a federal mistake. Both recommendations were adopted by vote, with Senator Dort excused. The committee then discussed SB 1612, a joint measure on fitness to proceed that would require and appropriate funds for a five-year pilot program involving the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Health, with interim and final reports to the Legislature. Testimony was mixed: the Judiciary and Department of Health were supportive, while the Office of the Public Defender and the Disability Rights Center opposed it, arguing it conflicted with best practices and the Clark consent order, and that people found not fit to proceed must be sent to the state hospital. DCR said its main concern was that the bill would still require patients to be housed in its facilities, which it said are not rehabilitative and are already strained by staffing shortages and limited access. The bill’s author argued the proposal was meant to create joint custody and reduce the high cost of state-hospital placement, but the committee did not take final action in the portion provided. In the joint hearing with Health and Human Services, the committees heard SB 1322, a broad rewrite of the state mental health code. The Attorney General supported the measure as a comprehensive cleanup and modernization effort, but many testifiers raised concerns. Queen’s Health System and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation supported the concept but warned about emergency-room impacts and asked for amendments; IHS supported the bill with a caveat about assisted community treatment procedures; and the Public Defender, Disability Rights Center, and others opposed parts of it, citing due process, privacy, HIPAA, counsel rights, liability immunity, and the reduction of an involuntary-treatment panel from three clinicians to one psychiatrist. The hearing also covered SB 951 on child protection, where the Department of Defense supported the bill and proposed technical amendments and MOUs with military components to clarify reporting and coordination procedures; DHS and the Attorney General said they were still working through possible changes. Finally, SB 228 on excited delirium was heard, with the Public Defender and Disability Rights Center supporting the bill and arguing the term has been misused and that better police de-escalation training is the real solution.

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• , space, space, this<02:24:40.399><c> bill</c><02:24:40.640><c> leaves</c><02:24:40.880><c> me</c><02
• </c><04:11:48.960><c> in</c> workspaces and the um office spaces in workspaces and the um office spaces
• </c><04:58:44.798><c> for</c><04:58:45.040><c> 13</c> force, continuing the task force for 13 force,
• </c> involved uh in this type of task force involved uh in this type of task force um<05:01:19.920><c

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• Uh we Elkins and the entire task force.
• </c> think it was one of the first task force think it was one of the first task force meetings<00:04
• </c> and nonprofit associations are forced and nonprofit associations are forced into<01:08:53.920><c
• Is there forced loss policies?
• </c> for the affordable housing uh space for the affordable housing uh space where<01:31:43.440><c> it's

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• For example, forcing them to relive their trauma over and over again.
• So what they did is they formed a human trafficking task force in L.A.
• I worked the task force down in Compton, California.
• So what they did is they formed a human trafficking task force in L.A.
• I worked the task force down in Compton, California.

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

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• Hospitals, schools, daycares, colleges, and courthouses safe spaces for every single Minnesotan.
• And, you know, I can't go force the federal government to comply with the laws.
• And you know, I can't<00:20:48.159><c> go</c><00:20:48.400><c> force</c><00:20:48.720><c> the</c><00:
• 20:48.960><c> federal</c><00:20:49.280><c> government</c><00:20:49.840><c> to</c> can't go force the
• federal government to can't go force the federal government to comply<00:20:50.480><c> with</c><00:20

Summary: Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and several DFL senators held a press conference after a floor session to announce a package of bills responding to recent ICE operations in Minnesota. Murphy said the proposals are meant to restore and protect Minnesotans’ rights after the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Prey, arguing that authorities should render aid when they injure someone. She said one bill, to be heard the next day in Sen. Ron Latz’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, would create a civil remedy for victims of constitutional violations by federal agents and their leaders. Another bill would give the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension independent investigative authority in cases where federal agents kill Minnesota residents, after the BCA was reportedly shut out of recent investigations. Sen. Lindsey Port described a bill to bar federal law enforcement from hiding their identities while on duty, citing masked ICE agents, alleged use of fake license plates and impersonation tactics, and a recent incident in which a health care worker was allegedly boxed in by masked men. Sen. Elise Mann said the package would designate hospitals, schools, daycares, colleges, and courthouses as protected spaces and require a judicial warrant for ICE entry, arguing that federal agents have been entering hospitals and schools and detaining people at vulnerable moments. The senators framed the effort as a response to unconstitutional enforcement tactics rather than immigration policy, and said they hoped for bipartisan support, though they acknowledged the legal issues may be challenged under federal supremacy and could reach the courts. In response to questions, the senators said the civil-rights bill is intended to create a state-court cause of action against federal officials acting under color of law, because current remedies are limited. They said people in schools or hospitals should not put themselves in danger if confronted by armed agents, and that the law would provide later accountability. Latz said the Judiciary Committee would take up the bills and that Minnesota must have a seat at the table in seeking justice for affected residents. Asked about funding for related community burdens, Murphy said it was not a budget year but the state has a rainy day fund and balance available from last session.

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• I show up because I just think it's a valuable space where you're going to preserve an important part
• And then secondary to that, when I think of this space, what I think of, for lack of better words, is
• I want to ensure that that space has clear representation. on the board.
• Employees are not forced to participate.
• I know it's not forced, but it's semi-is. Was that the issue?

Bills: HB89 , HB328 , HB344 , HB365 , HB283 , HB89 , HB328 , HB344 , HB365 , HB283

Committee: Senate Elections & Government Affairs

Summary: The Senate Elections and Government Affairs Committee met in hybrid format, approved the June 10 draft minutes, and then heard a long agenda of bills. HB 89 (home improvement fraud dispute resolution) was presented as a consumer protection measure developed with DOJ to address contractor fraud, especially against vulnerable homeowners; members voiced support and asked to be added as sponsors. HB 283 updated realty transfer tax exemptions to use gender-neutral “spouses” language and add a direct grandparent-to-grandchild transfer exemption; it drew supportive public comment. HS1 for HB 390 would let DelDOT choose electronic-only bidding for projects, remove newspaper bid-opening notices, and clarify bidding records, with no opposition raised. HB 328/H.A. 2 modernizes the Register of Regulations statute, keeps newspaper distribution requirements, and delays some effective dates to 2027; it was described as a technical update. HB 365 would create the Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission, prompting supportive testimony from Indigenous community members and some discussion about representation and internal tribal اختلافs, but no formal opposition. HB 423 would automatically enroll new state employees in the 457B deferred compensation plan unless they opt out, with exclusions for collective bargaining units and implementation tied to payroll readiness; it was presented as a retirement-savings measure. SS1 for SB 342 would modernize the Delaware Motion Picture and Television Development Commission to support a broader film/media incentive package, with support from the Delaware Arts Alliance and a request to help attract productions to Delaware. The committee also heard SB 331, a cleanup bill on garagekeeper liens for manufactured housing and related assets. The sponsor and an attorney explained it as clarifying who can recover funds and attorney’s fees in lien sales, but the Chief Magistrate and the manufactured housing association said the issue should be addressed more carefully and possibly in another section of code; they were open to further work. HB 436 would update the Smyrna charter, including school impact fees, election challenge procedures, vacancy rules, domicile standards, Board of Elections terms, and meeting schedules. HS1 for HB 376 made technical and organizational changes to the Millville charter, including a tiebreaker for municipal elections and a property tax cap, with the town solicitor saying there was little substantive change. HB 460 would require New Castle County municipalities to submit permit data monthly rather than on a much slower schedule, limited to closed permits with certificates of occupancy, to improve property assessment data; it was presented as part of broader reassessment/data-quality efforts. Public comment was heard on several items, especially HB 365 and SS1 for SB 342. Indigenous speakers supported the commission as a way to preserve heritage, improve representation, and create a formal seat at the table. The Delaware Arts Alliance supported the film commission modernization bill as part of a broader creative-economy plan. No recorded votes were taken on the individual bills in the transcript, and the meeting ended with a unanimous motion to adjourn.

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• There was some property; it was a privileged space, so the court found that it was a privileged space
• There was some property; it was a privileged space, so the court found that it was a privileged space
• There was some property; it was a privileged space, so the court found that it was a privileged space
• </c> the issue and and uh if this task force the issue and and uh if this task force can<05:12:13.558
• </c> seasonal nature of of our Patrol Force seasonal nature of of our Patrol Force but<05:14:41.840><

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• task force, and I had the honor of chairing that task force.
• </c><01:02:56.600><c> had</c> irregular forces task force and I had irregular forces task force and I
• </c> American force. American force.
• </c> US Air Force US Air Force special<01:12:25.600><c> force</c><01:12:26.520><c> known</c><01:12:26.920
• </c><01:43:30.880><c> uh</c> the task force, and the task force uh the task force, and the task force

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• It is ambient and embedded in the architecture of our digital space.
• It is ambient and embedded in the architecture of our digital space. a particular context.
• So I do think forcing mechanisms, and Chair Bauer-Kahan mentioned some, right?
• So I think we need to pass laws, too, in the privacy space that expect that people may try...
• The Fourth Amendment was built for a world of physical spaces.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

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• Armed Forces.
• Armed Forces.
• </c><00:14:34.839><c> they</c> served in the US Armed Forces they served in the US Armed Forces they
• Who's picking the task force?
• </c> task forces that serve on task force task forces that serve on task force across<00:21:22.799><c

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

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• I'm also still the co-chair of a little task force that is in the Women's Caucus that is about birthing
• that he's done, also representing Springfield and him bringing the voice of a man of color to this space
• I'm very humbled to be in this position and be around so many dynamic, strong women in this space.
• We've also talked about whether we want task forces.
• It's multifactorial, and the task force does a good job of outlining it.

Summary: The commission met to reopen its work for the year, with roll call and attendance confirmations followed by remarks from the co-chairs and members. Senator Liz Miranda stepped down as co-chair, citing multiple responsibilities and personal losses, and Senator Adam Gomez was welcomed as the new Senate co-chair. Gomez said he would listen and learn from commissioners and advocates, and both outgoing and incoming leaders emphasized continuing the commission’s work on maternal health, postpartum depression, and equity. Members discussed several current policy and implementation issues. The Department of Public Health reported a new regulation to implement the 2024 midwifery access law, including temporary licenses for licensed certified professional midwives. Commissioners also raised concerns about birthing hospital and inpatient obstetric unit closures, OB-GYN workforce shortages, reimbursement changes, and the need to expand midwifery, doula, and birth center capacity. Other topics included substance use and perinatal mental health supports, the limited $220,000 appropriation for community-based perinatal mental health organizations, and the need for stronger funding in the budget to implement the maternal health law. The commission also focused on future priorities and information sharing. Members suggested more presentations from clinicians, regulators, infant and early childhood mental health experts, and PSI of Massachusetts; greater attention to parent-child relational health and postpartum screening in pediatric settings; and possible commission action such as a letter to the governor on workforce and access issues. The group agreed that there was not enough time to plan a May event and instead would use the commission to publicize related events, including Black Maternal Health Week activities. Commissioners voted to create a biweekly digest for sharing updates, with urgent items to be sent by email, and then adjourned the meeting.

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• And this really is an effort to allow tribes to expand, with the approval of DCC, into the retail space
• Of DCC into the retail space and curtail the illicit underground market, and we think tribes will be
• It forces physicians to choose between risking their jobs and risking their medical licenses.
• Just confirming this, Senator Patterson knows we're in the swing space, not in the...
• These restrictions mean patients are turned away or forced to wait longer for care.

Committee: House Business and Professions

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• Currently, I don't think the proposal for the super COLA affects the child care space.
• Currently, I don't think the proposal for the super COLA affects the child care space.
• , and instead of reallocating to maintain the other spaces, we're also cutting.
• Just publicly, I want to say they are not the driving force of Medi-Cal costs.
• So we're trying to get ahead of another hospice situation in the home health space.

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• </c><00:53:43.440><c> let</c> space and the long-term care space let space and the long-term care space
• with space planning.
• </c> look at space and to engage with space look at space and to engage with space planning<00:54:59.599
• </c> say a warehouse space or a cloud space say a warehouse space or a cloud space in<01:42:08.960><c
• the EMS task force and the Aging<01:43:19.920><c> task</c><01:43:20.239><c> force</c><01:43:21.159><

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

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• you to have Big everything else to force you to have Big Lots<00:10:50.839><c> or</c><00:10:51.000><
• My answer in my head was, well, nothing forces you to take it; they don't want to.
• My answer in my head was, well, nothing forces you to take it; they don't want to.
• It's not like you have to force developers to do it.
• It's not like you have to force developers to do it.

Committee: Senate Commerce

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• </c> lack these third spaces. lack these third spaces. Right?
• The spaces where whether we come Right?
• Then she tries to, like, force us all to do that too. But it'll be in the VR.
• </c> center for Hawaiian people or a space center for Hawaiian people or a space for<01:08:52.240><c>
• </c> sit [clears throat] there in that space sit [clears throat] there in that space and<01:09:45.920

Committee: Senate Economic Development and Tourism

Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard several governor’s message nominations to the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s advisory board. The first nominee, Daniel O’Leary, received strong support from HTA leadership and Deputy Director James Kunane Tokioka, who praised his visitor-industry knowledge and work on brand marketing and tourism planning. O’Leary said he hoped to contribute his experience and strengthen the organization’s integrity. Joel Guy was also supported by HTA, Tokioka, and several community testifiers, who highlighted his long work in Hana, his film-industry background, and his role in community-focused tourism planning. During questioning, Guy said the advisory board should still have influence, especially on strategic planning and community concerns, even though its role is advisory rather than decision-making. The committee then considered Linda Wong’s nomination. HTA and Tokioka strongly supported her, citing her long community experience and familiarity with HTA work. Wong said the new advisory board was collaborative, had no conflicts so far, and was trying to balance resident concerns with attracting higher-value tourists. Senator Kim questioned her about the advisory structure, and Wong said she believed the Legislature had reduced HTA’s authority because of past conflicts but that the new board could help turn things around and possibly regain more authority in the future. The committee also heard testimony on Kimberly Algos and Terry Fisher. Algos was described by HTA and Tokioka as a strong leader and solid board member; Tokioka explained that she and another co-chair were selected because of their busy schedules and that the advisory board’s committees were created so members could contribute beyond the single statutory duty of selecting the chair, president, and CEO. Fisher was supported for his tour-operator experience and strategic planning work. In questioning, he endorsed performance-based contracting and accountability for contractors, while acknowledging that external events can affect results. He also said the convention center is critical infrastructure that should be repaired and used to help fill tourism lulls and attract major conferences. The hearing included supportive testimony from industry representatives, but no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• It prohibits requiring more than one off-street parking space per dwelling unit and prohibits imposing
• Is it forcing the other cities that are not currently allowing it?
• Is it forcing them to make sure that they have to allow it? Ms. Packer. Thank you, Mr.
• Space and having space around you is kind of a big deal.
• More than 10 years, there's a little bit of space.

Committee: Senate Local Government and Taxation