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• And it also includes the release of the federal grant condition tied to the already appropriated $150
• While we don't know competitive grants.
• </c><00:25:04.320><c> Program</c> Western Kentucky areas. Program Western Kentucky areas.
• Program management<00:25:05.600><c> has</c><00:25:05.840><c> to</c><00:25:06.080><c> consider</c><00:
• We work hard bridge replacement program.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 958, all

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• It added an exemption for personal contact information of minors who are participating in a program such
• able to access the details of that information in a consistent fashion, instead of some localities granting
• access to the information and some localities not granting the information.
• the access to the information and some localities not granting the information.
• Localities, not granting the information. Got it.

Keywords: Freedom of Information Advisory Council, 976, house, all

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• Uh, personal bonds from being granted.
• In cases where the legislature has said this is illegal, you can't grant PR bonds for certain offenses
• served in certain types of cases, uh, have the opportunity to participate in a reimbursement, uh, program
• So I know firsthand the importance of, uh, space programs.
• I mean, I, yeah, I believe there are some of our offices um have obtained grants or other funding to

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

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• guess the intent of your legislation is to make sure or ensure or prevent personal bonds from being granted
• In cases where the legislature said, "This is illegal, you can't grant PR bonds for certain offenses,
• So I know firsthand the importance of the space program.
• Currently, attorney's fees are required to be awarded when a TCPA motion to dismiss is granted, but only
• I believe some of our offices have obtained grants or other funding to put data dashboards up on their

Bills: HB5621 , HB4904 , HB5067 , HB5076 , HB5081 , HB5354 , HB4862 , HB3847 , HB4088 , HB4157 , HB2966 , HB2287 , HB4203 , HB4803 , HB4737 , HB5093 , HB783 , HB5411 , HB4281

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: HB 5621, consumer protection, Deceptive Trade Practices Act, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code, attorney general, consumer protection division, district attorney, county attorney, local prosecutor, civil investigative demand, CID, voluntary compliance, financial institution records, bank records, privacy, protective order, in camera review, trade secrets, insurer

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• Mound is now in the fundable range for an emerging contaminant grant through the PFA.
• We are grateful for the appropriation granted to Mound by the Minnesota Legislature in 2023, which has
• </c><00:15:24.880><c> through</c> an emerging contaminant Grant through an emerging contaminant Grant
• The answer is that we currently have a CIP program that has both projects.
• have a CIP program that has both<00:47:41.960><c> projects</c><00:47:42.960><c> we</c><00:47:43.119>

Bills: HF201 , HF217 , HF314 , HF315 , HF406 , HF408 , HF425 , HF426 , HF730 , HF731 , HF652 , HF761 , HF1079 , HF928 , HF1017 , HF1056 , HF1081

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: HF201, Minnesota income tax, tax subtraction, tax deduction, volunteer firefighter, volunteer fire and rescue, emergency responder, ambulance service personnel, EMR, EMS, search and rescue, canine search and rescue, underwater search and rescue, paid-on-call, part-time volunteer, tax relief, state tax law, section 290.0132, drivers license, identification card

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• our RSVP program.
• We'd like to be able to help that program and help our veterans and keep that program moving forward.
• Part of this is the offer and compromise program.
• Part of this is the offer and compromise program.
• And because I owe them too much money, I can't get on a payment program.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hybrid hearing on several property and local tax bills. The main focus was H.56, the Municipal Empowerment Act, which the Healey-Driscoll Administration, the Massachusetts Municipal Association, MAPC, and Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo supported as a package of local options and administrative reforms. Supporters said municipalities need more tools to relieve pressure on property taxes and fund services, citing proposed increases to local meals and lodging taxes, a new local vehicle excise surcharge, senior property tax relief, one-year override flexibility for emergencies, and central valuation of telecom and utility property by DOR. The administration said the bill was based on municipal listening sessions and was intended to give cities and towns optional, not mandatory, revenue tools. Opponents, including the National Federation of Independent Businesses, argued the tax increases would hurt restaurants, hotels, tourism, and small businesses and add to affordability concerns. The committee also heard testimony on H.3211, dealing with deeds excise receipts, from Norfolk County Commissioner Richard Staidi. He said Norfolk County is financially stable but needs additional revenue for major capital needs at its agricultural school, especially a new cafeteria and other aging facilities, and also to support county programs such as veteran transportation services. On S.2020, a bill to allow settlements of tax liability, Greater Boston Legal Services, the Asian American Civic Association, and several individual taxpayers urged creation of a more workable offer-in-compromise process at DOR. They said the current system is too subjective, requires an unaffordable $5,000 threshold, lacks clear standards and appeal rights, and leaves low-income taxpayers stuck with unmanageable debt, license suspensions, or business closures. Supporters said the bill would give both taxpayers and DOR a practical way to resolve liabilities and bring people back into compliance. The committee also took testimony on S.1966, which would require nonprofits selling property to disclose any back-tax obligations to buyers. Senator Peter Durant said the bill was prompted by a personal experience in which a tax bill arrived after a nonprofit property purchase was already completed, and he argued the disclosure would prevent buyers from being surprised by retroactive tax liability. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair closed the session after hearing from all scheduled witnesses.

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• It gives it kind of grants legal saying?
• So, you'd be reducing the permitted capacity that you'd already granted them.
• </c> capacity that you'd already granted capacity that you'd already granted them.<01:19:56.640><c> That's
• </c><01:21:19.240><c> them</c><01:21:19.520><c> to</c> they were granted requires them to they were granted
• Drug take-back programs were just getting started.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The program rapidly grew into what it is now, and it was the only state-supervised re-entry program in
• The program rapidly grew into what it is now, and it was the only state-supervised re-entry program in
• End bad programs. Advance good programs. Secure our country. Help the president. Give him wins.
• End bad programs. Advance good programs. Secure our country. Help the president. Give him wins.
• We don't get any new government programs. We don't get any new and better military programs.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• John’s has a great program.
• I rise to present AB 888, which establishes the California Safe Homes Grant Program under the California
• The bill grants the Department of Public Health the authority to permit online training programs to help
• The bill grants the Department of Public Health the authority to permit online training programs to help
• The program embodies the values of our state.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• And nursing programs first look to their partners at the Texas Board of Nursing as their first stop.
• Such a coordination would assist in placement spots and serve as a one stop shop for all programs.
• It would be interactive and where nursing programs can see what openings exist and the exact capacity
• programs and 129 faculty vacancies in graduate nursing education programs.
• The fund may consist of legislative appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, and investment earnings

Committee: House Higher Education

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• My question revolves around, you know, what effect this grant will have.
• SNAP benefit recipient and also user of the Market Bucks program.
• I am for the Market Bucks program as a SNAP benefit recipient; I get to use the Market Bucks program,
• Market, and we need to keep this program going.
• A Fresh Bucks program would be a wonderful addition to the Market.

Bills: HF2779 , HF1645 , HF1885 , HF1289 , HF1534 , HF2707 , HF1675 , HF3046

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• </c><00:12:44.800><c> an</c> authorizes the commissioner to grant an authorizes the commissioner to grant
• </c> reinsurance program. reinsurance program.
• ,</c><00:35:11.520><c> um</c> way that we operate the program, um way that we operate the program, um
• So, we can seek a waiver without authorization for the program if the program doesn't go through or if
• </c><00:47:52.600><c> as</c> be a little weedy, but the program as be a little weedy, but the program

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee met to walk through nonpartisan side-by-side comparisons of House File 4188, focusing on differences between House and Senate language across consumer protection, insurance, financial services, health, and technical provisions. Staff highlighted numerous Senate-only items, including rules for financial providers communicating through trusted contacts, virtual currency requirements for banks and credit unions, a prohibition on virtual currency kiosks beginning in 2026, mortgage servicing and student loan servicing changes, the Rental Home Marketplace Guarantees Act, insurance and travel-related provisions, scrap metal licensing changes, protections related to minors accessing chatbots and AI companions, and several technical or conforming repealers. Staff also noted that some provisions were identical or substantially similar between the chambers, including mortgage originator standards, student loan borrower protections, securities-related changes, unclaimed property provisions, and technical updates in the bill’s miscellaneous articles. The Senate-only health-related articles were also summarized, including repeal of the prescription drug affordability advisory council, technical changes to the reinsurance program, and a series of health insurance provisions on enrollment-growth notices, limits on officer and director salary increases under certain capital conditions, guaranteed issue rights for certain Medicare supplement enrollees, data-sharing between Commerce and Health, restrictions on using artificial intelligence alone to deny claims, reimbursement for clinical trainees, home care nursing coverage, and PBM transparency. The Senate’s telecommunications article was described as largely technical and conforming, with repeals of obsolete statutes. Staff also noted that some standalone bills had already passed and would be removed from the comparison report. Public testimony followed. Thomas Elness of AARP Minnesota supported inclusion of the cryptocurrency kiosk bill, expressed support for guaranteed issue protections for a narrow group of consumers affected by discontinued plans, and urged adoption of changes to the consumer protection restitution account, including raising the cap to $10 million per fiscal year. Representative Lee testified that the restitution account proposal should be treated as policy rather than finance because it has a zero fiscal note, and said the House would accept the Senate’s $10 million cap. Robin Rowan, representing the Minnesota Insurance and Financial Services Council and the U.S. Travel Insurance Association, urged adoption of Senate travel insurance language, requested a House-style change to lead-generation recordkeeping language, and supported a Senate provision allowing employers and insurers to coordinate notice to employees when group policies are cancelled. The Department of Commerce then responded to questions, explaining that the prescription drug affordability council would be sunset because the board already has other avenues for public input, that the reinsurance changes were technical and did not alter the prior agreement, and that the abandoned cryptocurrency provisions rely on statutory definitions of inactivity and known examples such as keys stored in safes or deposit boxes.

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• </c><01:36:38.840><c> last</c> from many of our advocacy programs last from many of our advocacy programs
• Not because these programs altogether.
• . programs. programs.
• </c><01:39:30.880><c> serving</c> only domestic violence program serving only domestic violence program
• </c> it's a $10 million grant it's a $10 million grant from<01:53:16.520><c> the</c><01:53:16.640><c>

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We don't try to recoup, you know, the heat programs or other programs that pay people when they need
• We created, with the chair's support, the shelter arrears eviction installment program for that reason
• That is a separate program.
• That program is not subject to this repayment requirement already.
• That program is not subject to this repayment requirement already.

Committee: Senate Social Services

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Social Services met with a quorum and considered four bills. The first, S.1458A by Senator Kavanagh, would remove the requirement that rent arrears paid by social services districts in municipalities of 5 million or more be repaid, effectively applying to New York City. Senator Kavanagh argued the repayment requirement creates unnecessary administrative burden and is inconsistent with other emergency assistance programs; Senator Murray questioned why the change was not statewide. The bill was moved to finance and reported with two members voting without recommendation. The committee then advanced S.1757 by Senator Persaud, which would exclude certain unearned income of a child when determining public assistance eligibility, and S.1994 by Senator Ramos, which would prohibit requiring parents or caretakers to earn a minimum wage to qualify for child care assistance. Senator Murray asked for confirmation that the bill did not remove the underlying work requirement for child care assistance, and was assured it did not. Both bills were reported to finance, with S.1757 passing after a motion and second and S.1994 reported with one member voting without recommendation. Finally, the committee considered S.3189 by Senator Persaud, which would require the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to post information on credit waivers, rental supplement plans, and shelter supplement plans on its website. Members described it as a transparency measure to make existing options easier for the public to find. The bill was moved and reported, and the meeting concluded afterward.

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• This is why the Dogwood program is so important.
• It also requires the EDD, which administers the program, to analyze the pilot program and make recommendations
• on making it a permanent program that supports displaced fossil fuel workers.
• It's understood that this is a pilot program with the looming deadline.
• My coworker Wilfredo Cruz, who used this program to try...

Summary: The committee heard several labor-related bills, with testimony largely focused on worker protections, AI, workplace safety, and employment access. AB 1697 would delay implementation of AB 692 on employer debt traps by one year to allow more time to address collective bargaining concerns; it drew support from the NFL and no opposition. AB 2495 would expand prohibitions on immigration-related threats used by employers to intimidate workers, with strong support from immigrant-rights, labor, and legal aid groups describing coercion and fear among undocumented and new-arrival workers; it advanced on a divided roll with some members voting no or not voting. AB 2511 would require DIR to study pay disparities between behavioral health and medical-surgical providers, with supporters arguing low reimbursement drives provider shortages and opponents warning of duplicative reporting, proprietary-data concerns, and added administrative burden; it was moved forward to the Health Committee. AB 2157 would make permanent the Displaced Oil and Gas Workers Fund Pilot Program, with displaced refinery workers and labor/environmental groups supporting the bill as a needed transition tool; it passed to Appropriations. AB 2530 would require 60-day notice for public-employer layoffs, relocations, and closures, narrowed by amendment to public agencies; supporters said public workers deserve the same notice protections as private-sector workers, while some opposition sought clarification, and the bill passed to Judiciary. The committee also heard AB 2488, which would direct DIR and UC to study Cal/OSHA inspector vacancies and recruitment pathways. Supporters, including a laid-off refinery worker and WorkSafe, said chronic understaffing has weakened enforcement and that experienced workers could fill the gap; the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2545 would create an EDD study of AI-related workforce displacement and safety-net impacts, with labor and tech-policy supporters warning of large-scale job loss and the need for data to plan for unemployment and other public programs; business groups opposed the reporting and task-force structure but acknowledged the issue, and the bill passed to Privacy and Consumer Protection. AB 2027 would restrict employers and vendors from using worker data to train or deploy AI systems that replace workers, while limiting collection to what is necessary for employment administration; supporters framed it as a privacy and anti-displacement measure, and opponents argued the definitions were too broad and could hinder useful workplace technologies. The bill advanced to Privacy and Consumer Protection. Later, AB 2095, the Fair Chance Act bill, was presented to clarify and strengthen rules limiting conviction-history screening in hiring, including written explanations and protections for applicants seeking promotions or new roles with current employers. Supporters described ongoing discrimination against people with records and the need for a real second chance, while opponents said the bill was too broad, added burdens, and could conflict with existing statewide rules. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on AB 2095, but the discussion centered on balancing reentry opportunities with employer concerns about individualized assessments and safety-based hiring decisions.

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• tax measure of up to 1% on the ballot in Contra Costa County to continue to fund transportation programs
• Programs, and with me to testify on behalf of CCTA is Tim Hale, its executive director.
• This will help a myriad of transportation programs in Contra Costa County and projects.
• This pilot program has strict guidelines for privacy and equity. ...to reduce speeding.
• SB 1250 doesn't mandate any new projects or create a new funding program.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on local transportation funding, roadway safety, e-bike regulation, veterans’ parking access, high-speed rail reporting, autonomous vehicle oversight, and wildlife-vehicle collision planning. SB 1408 would authorize Contra Costa County to place a countywide transportation sales tax measure on the ballot; supporters said it would continue funding highways, transit, bike/pedestrian projects, and paratransit, while CalTax opposed it over affordability and tax burden concerns. SB 990 would allow targeted Caltrans business-logo signage for Ridgecrest along Highway 395; supporters framed it as a rural safety and economic access measure, and there was no opposition. SB 1167 would tighten consumer protections by clarifying what qualifies as a legal e-bike and requiring clearer labeling and disclosures; supporters included bicycle advocates, medical groups, local governments, and auto clubs, while no opposition testified. SB 1034 would make it easier for disabled veterans rated permanent and total by the VA to obtain disabled parking placards, with strong support from veterans’ organizations and no opposition. SB 1177 would require the High-Speed Rail Project Update report to continue including additional information on revenue options, timelines, and international comparisons; the City of Burbank opposed, while the sponsor argued the bill preserves a historical record and transparency. SB 1246 would impose new remote-operations, response-time, and manual override requirements on autonomous vehicles; first responders and labor groups supported it, industry and business groups opposed it as duplicative of recently enacted law and DMV rules, and the committee discussed possible amendments and coordination issues. The committee also considered SB 1279, which would extend Long Beach’s speed camera pilot to Pacific Coast Highway; supporters cited fatal crash data and pedestrian safety, while the CHP association moved from opposition to neutral after discussions. The committee then took up SB 1250, a planning bill to integrate wildlife-vehicle collision mitigation into transportation planning, with the author emphasizing targeted crossings and fencing at known hotspots. Several consent items were approved on a 10-0 vote, and SB 1246 was reported out 7-2, while other bills were held on call pending quorum or later action.

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• Through humor, storytelling, and music, they created more than a radio program.
• This policy office developed what was called the Career Intermission Program.
• This seeks to amend the Code of Virginia related to the remediated mine gas grant program.
• House Bill 529 would codify veteran service suicide prevention programs into law.
• Program.

Keywords: March 10, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• So both in our disability services programs for youth and adults and then in our long-term care program
• And lastly, it helps us contain costs in the program.
• So this first one is for the Idaho Child Care Program.
• This next one, the Idaho Home Visiting Program.
• So two programs that already have work requirements.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• </c><00:02:26.080><c> as</c> workforce development, CTE programs as workforce development, CTE programs
• >> What program, Senator? I don't which program are you talking about? >> From CNA?
• So I signing up for the program.
• But we do ask the program cannot.
• </c><01:14:08.719><c> Uh,</c> at the CIP program. Uh, at the CIP program.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c> program. Uh, the DAV just met yesterday. program. Uh, the DAV just met yesterday.
• So this is a long program.
• So this is a long program.
• This is a long program.
• </c> creating a new program at MDVA. creating a new program at MDVA.

Keywords: 1183, house