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• Chair, and the motion is that House File 81 be recommended to be placed on the General Register.
• There's more there, but generally that's what we're focusing on.
• that's what we're focusing on generally that's what we're focusing on my<00:01:24.119><c> hope</c><00
• Our mission is to ensure that all water is fishable, swimmable, and drinkable for generations to come
• Our mission is to ensure that all water is fishable, swimmable, and drinkable for generations to come

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> In a nutshell, your shared outdoor experience is a privilege, and protecting it for future generations
• </c><00:03:28.439><c> is</c> protecting it for future Generations is protecting it for future Generations
• This one is asking for general fund dollars. You know, we want to work with the committee.
• And if you want to protect the, you know, billions of dollars of tourism that is generated from our lakes
• again things that I typically generally again things that I typically really<00:18:27.000><c> like</

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• All it would take is Attorney General Bondi to say she's going to enforce the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old
• Even more terrifying, when Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry complained to Attorney General Bondi that shield
• Bondi to say she's attorney general Bondi to say she's going<00:02:03.520><c> to</c><00:02:03.680><c
• Bondi that shield laws were general Bondi that shield laws were stopping<00:02:17.519><c> them</c><00
• not about it's like enforcing General not about it's like enforcing General exams<00:25:50.640><c> um

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• For each of these programs, we have asked the presenters to address 3 general questions.
• The staff fte count if a clickable the base funding totals by general revenue and trust fund all your
• Nationally part is the general provision of the law.
• The associate center is a general list.
• So what is done in general throughout is the parent training. But I want to speak to what I did.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The general individual cost for a prisoner is about $136,752 a year.
• Also, we know that for generation after generation, the DOC, Mass DOC, they're getting away with violence
• I speak on this issue from a personal and general level.
• People in general population refer to these units commonly as the graveyards.
• I'm currently completing my training in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing before the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security focused on several correction-related bills, including visitation reform, elder and medical parole, incarcerated persons’ human rights, and creation of an independent correctional oversight office. Vice Chair Christopher Worrell chaired the hearing in place of Chair Dan Cahill for much of the session and explained that the committee would first hear from incarcerated individuals remotely, then move to public testimony. The committee repeatedly enforced three-minute limits and accepted written testimony as well. Much of the testimony from incarcerated people emphasized that visitation is central to rehabilitation, family stability, and reentry, and that current DOC policies—visitor caps, pre-approval requirements, scheduling rules, dress-code enforcement, and restrictions on contact—have reduced family contact and caused harm. Several speakers argued that elderly and medically frail prisoners should be released through parole because incarceration is costly, ineffective, and inhumane for people who pose little public-safety risk. Others described poor prison conditions, limited programming, inadequate healthcare, segregation-like housing, and the impact of K2 use, suicides, and self-harm. Supporters of the oversight bill said an independent office is needed to address racial disparities, grievance failures, and lack of accountability within the DOC. A number of speakers tied their support to personal experiences, including alleged racial discrimination, denial of programs, and barriers to family visits. Some testified that rehabilitative programming, education, and restorative justice reduce violence and improve outcomes, while others said the DOC spends too little on programming and too much on punishment. Committee members asked a few follow-up questions, including about K2 contraband and how to reduce drugs in facilities, and one member asked about typical visitation lengths. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony on the bills and several witnesses urged favorable reports.

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• The Chair called the Senate General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 flooding events to order
• The House General Investigating Committee on the July 2025 flooding events will now come to order.
• Glenn Yankee describes Dick as the general. The Polish kitchen...
• Glenn Yankee describes Dick as the general.
• Flooding ceased to be a generational anomaly and became a persistent logistical crisis.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Through generations of grit, integrity, and hard work, they've set the standard for what it means to
• Through generations of grit, integrity, and hard work, they've set the standard for what it means to
• </c><02:58:29.920><c> electricity</c><02:58:30.479><c> for</c> fossil fuel generated electricity for
• fossil fuel generated electricity for federal<02:58:31.200><c> buildings</c><02:58:31.920><c> by</c><
• First in the Georgia General decades.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• My name is Jennifer Kuzak, General Manager of Big Horn Desert View Water Agency.
• In both cases, ...orchards and vineyards that is generated in California's agriculture.
• But Fukushima was a GE, a General Electric reactor.
• Generally, the legislation of work has not applied to private utility scope of work.
• And then when they come back up in off-peak hours, so they're generating electricity.

Summary: The committee heard a long series of bills, beginning with AB 2026 on groundwater recharge. The author and supporters said the bill would streamline permitting for recharge projects, codify long-standing CEQA exemptions for flood diversions to recharge, and add tribal consultation and other guardrails. Water agencies and local districts supported the measure as a way to capture high-flow water and reduce groundwater subsidence, while environmental groups and some irrigation districts opposed it, warning that the bill’s exemptions and broader diversion authority could harm rivers, Delta resources, and public trust values. The bill was discussed but not voted on because the committee lacked a quorum at that point. The committee then took up AB 1577 on data center energy accountability, which would require monthly reporting of energy-use data and permit-related estimates of energy and water demand. The author and the Little Hoover Commission argued the bill would improve transparency, help protect ratepayers, and give regulators better information for grid planning. Data center industry representatives opposed it as duplicative, burdensome, and uniquely targeted, while local governments, environmental groups, and some utilities supported it or supported it if amended. The bill was later reported out with a due pass recommendation once a quorum was established. Members also heard AB 2245 on a producer responsibility program for lubricant products and containers, AB 2170 on CEQA language-access and environmental review protections for overburdened communities, AB 2059 on rural transportation and VMT mitigation, AB 1808 on Western Joshua tree permitting and fee relief, AB 2182 on industrial energy efficiency program changes, and AB 2231 on streamlining two hospital projects. Testimony was mixed on most of these bills: supporters emphasized affordability, local control, environmental justice, or project urgency, while opponents raised concerns about CEQA scope, regulatory duplication, costs, and environmental impacts. Several measures received due pass recommendations and roll-call votes, including AB 2170, AB 2059, AB 1808, AB 2182, and AB 2231, with some members voting no or not voting and some bills left open for absent members.

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• Ansel started taking gymnastics two and a half years ago, and only through the generous sponsorship of
• If we continue to run it through DCF, we pay 100% of the money out of general revenues.
• And under TANF, recipients of cash assistance must engage in work activities generally for 30 hours a
• Because somehow the Attorney General has decided to get involved in a same-sex surrogacy adoption?
• I took an interest in this long before whatever the Attorney General has done or been involved in.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.

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• And it takes effect only after a general election, and that is the SJR, Mr. Chair.
• And you can still have a general training for employees.
• So we can look more into that, but generally that is the response to your question.
• So special observances as general...
• A primary and a general election are also required, scheduled at least eight weeks apart.

Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility to certain contaminated or brownfield properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added adjacency and density/intensity limits, and excluded agricultural land, park land, land outside the urban growth boundary, and land near military installations. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote, with limited support and opposition noted in waived appearance forms. Members then took up CS/CS/SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators. The strike-all added public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided: proponents argued the bill would help protect children and law enforcement, while opponents, including treatment experts and homelessness advocates, said there was no empirical evidence the restrictions reduce abuse and warned of retroactive punishment and increased homelessness. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 8-1. The committee also approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstates to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses and clarifying exclusions for protected areas. Opponents argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive plans, while supporters framed it as a property-rights measure; the bill was reported favorably 10-0. SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a technical update to nonprofit law modeled on prior for-profit corporate revisions, also passed unanimously after supportive waived testimony. Later, the committee approved SB 1338 on charitable giving, which creates a donor remedy for endowment restrictions and limits state reporting burdens on certain regulated or exempt organizations; members discussed cy pres and the sponsor said further changes would be worked out later. CS/SB 532 on court fees was amended to let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than half, with supporters saying clerks have been underfunded for years; it passed 10-0. The committee also favorably reported SB 218 on land use regulations, which restores normal land-use authority to counties not affected by recent hurricanes, and CS/SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability, which creates a presumption against liability for entities that comply with cybersecurity frameworks and reporting requirements; the cybersecurity bill drew concerns about retroactivity and the adequacy of compliance incentives but passed 9-2.

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• A dealer shall provide quarterly reporting to the department and the attorney general in a format to
• He's a Deputy General Counsel for the State of New Mexico.
• And it is for him and her subsequent generations of my family, others of which, Subsequent generations
• We are currently at 14th generation here, so I Well, thank you for that.
• We are currently at 14th generation here, so I was trying to stay with Senator O'Malley.

Keywords: 996, all

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• That's generally not the community that we're seeing.
• because there's this is very generalized because there's so<00:39:32.160><c> many</c><00:39:32.320><
• </c><00:39:47.359><c> Um,</c><00:39:47.760><c> generally</c> without license citation.
• Um, generally without license citation.
• </c><01:13:28.800><c> that</c> we have been made aware generally that we have been made aware generally

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on findings from the deportation data project and possible policy responses to increased federal immigration enforcement in Hawaii. In opening remarks, the chair said the committee was concerned about changing federal executive orders, policies, and enforcement actions, and framed the issue as one involving due process and public safety. The chair and presenters described reports of ICE activity on multiple islands, including raids, courthouse presence, and fear in immigrant communities, and said the committee was considering whether state policies should be advanced more quickly. Mandy Fernandez of the ACLU of Hawaii presented updated deportation data and argued that increased immigration enforcement is creating fear, reducing crime reporting, and potentially making state and local agencies extensions of the federal immigration agenda if they accept federal funding with conditions. She said the deportation data project, housed at UC Berkeley Law with UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, uses FOIA requests and its latest data runs through late July 2025. She reported 153 ICE arrests in Hawaii from January through July 2025, up from 41 in the same period in 2024; 96 removals, up from 15; a federal detention center average daily population of 91 in June 2025 versus 31 in June 2024; and 111 ICE detainers issued in Hawaii from September 2023 through July 2025, with 49 issued in 2025. She also cited an immigration court backlog of 1,144 pending cases as of August 2025 and noted that about one in five Hawaii residents were born outside the United States. Haley Chang of the Office of the Public Defender said her office is seeing a marked increase in ICE presence around courthouses and more ICE contacts with clients, including reports of people being detained after court appearances or while on supervision. She emphasized that the office is not an immigration law office and that much of its information is anecdotal, but said the pattern appears new compared with prior years. In response to committee questions, she explained that ICE detainers are requests, not judicial warrants, and said local law enforcement is generally not required to honor them unless accompanied by a judicial warrant or other legal authority. She also said the public defender’s office had not yet seen new criminal charges arise solely from an ICE detention or failure to appear tied to immigration enforcement, though cases could be affected if defendants are removed from the criminal process.

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• Additionally, 45% of all children with an allegation of maltreatment are related to general neglect,
• Overall, the governor's budget includes $10.8 billion, $1 billion general fund in 25-26 for children
• The goal to create an alternative approach to address general neglect is one that we are supportive of
• outcomes, not only for that child and family, but for future generations.
• of... ...no matter how insufficient, uplifted an entire generation of marginalized people.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, child support, and related prevention efforts. The chair opened by emphasizing mandated reporting reform, foster care system improvements, and community-based prevention, and noted that no votes would be taken. Public testimony focused first on mandated reporting, where a lived-experience advocate and several organizations argued that the current system overreports families, especially Black, Native, and Latino families, causes trauma, and should be reformed through standardized training, clearer thresholds, and stronger community supports rather than more hotline referrals. Casey Family Programs cited data showing nearly 90% of reports are unsubstantiated, while CDSS said it is already forming a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee, updating training, and exploring community pathways and possible changes to the list of mandated reporters. CWDA and SEIU supported training and alternative response concepts but stressed child safety, county capacity, funding, and the need for careful implementation and accountability. The committee then discussed a proposal to create a foster care multi-agency office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, led by a chief foster youth advocate with authority to coordinate across departments. Advocates said foster youth often need services from education, health, housing, and behavioral health systems that do not coordinate well, and argued that a central office with real authority could improve placement stability and access to services. CDSS responded that existing structures already provide coordination, including AB 2083 interagency teams, the Child Welfare Council, complex care steering committees, and the foster care ombudsperson, but said it was open to technical assistance. Members raised concerns about whether the new office would have enough authority and funding to avoid becoming another layer of bureaucracy, and the chair emphasized the need for real “teeth” and better interagency action. The final major topic was the continuation and expansion of Promise Neighborhoods. A community leader described strong early results from the state-funded neighborhoods, including improved kindergarten readiness, reduced chronic absenteeism, higher graduation rates, food access, housing supports, and mental health services, but warned that current funding sunsets in June 2025 and that a fiscal cliff could jeopardize staff and services. CDSS said the four funded neighborhoods have reported positive outcomes and valuable flexibility, but also noted challenges with one-time funding, student mental health, and long-term planning. Assemblymember Mia Bonta urged continued investment, saying the place-based model is difficult to rebuild once lost, and the chair asked LAO to help identify the minimum funding needed to preserve the existing infrastructure while evaluation results are still pending.

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• to grow up without the future generation to grow up without their<00:41:46.160><c> parents</c><00:41
• Is there, do you need a general appropriation to facilitate the program, or is an FTE sufficient?
• Hawaii farmland for future Generations Hawaii lags<00:52:44.200><c> behind</c><00:52:44.559><c> other
• </c><00:56:23.760><c> providing</c> CA Deputy Attorney General providing comments on SB 123 D1.
• <01:02:21.039><c> uh</c><01:02:21.160><c> tend</c><01:02:21.400><c> to</c> general uh tend to general

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Public Services like roads General Public Services like roads facilities<00:14:00.800><c> staff</c><
• In case you aren't familiar with what a confession of judgment is, I'll give you a general overview.
• That's where the cost would be incurred then to the general fund of that $10,000 that's there.
• That's where the cost would be incurred then to the general fund of that $10,000 that's there.
• That's where the cost would be incurred then to the general fund of that $10,000 that's there.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm the general name is Leslie Kenderis.
• ><c> disruption</c><00:18:07.760><c> disrupted</c> general mayhem and disruption disrupted general mayhem
• </c><00:31:56.640><c> data</c> Subdivision 11 are the general data Subdivision 11 are the general data
• </c> that they have one kind of in general. that they have one kind of in general. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm.
• We have generally a be a reasonable.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 47.200><c> Contractors</c> with the Associated General Contractors with the Associated General Contractors
• So we don't waste our time when there's only six months before a general election.
• So we don't waste our time when there's only six months before a general election.
• There is a standard petition generally generated from the county clerk's office for a petition process
• </c><00:47:38.319><c> the</c> generally is generated uh from the generally is generated uh from the county

Bills: HB0002 , HB0022

Committee: Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Keywords: building permits, local government, residential construction, permit timelines, code compliance, municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, 916, all

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• It does not really deal with general questions of statutory interpretation.
• It does not really deal with general questions of statutory interpretation.
• But a general summary is in this case.
• </c><01:18:58.239><c> in</c> the room wishing to speak generally in the room wishing to speak generally
• </c> speak generally in favor of the bill? speak generally in favor of the bill?

Bills: HB0066 , HJ0005 , HB0010

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, state agencies, regulatory interpretation, statutory interpretation, separation of powers, individual liberty, administrative procedure, agency action, Wyoming Supreme Court, district court review, oil and gas inspector, regulatory challenge, anti-deference, law enforcement, memorial, Patrolman Rosa

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• the notification can occur either by individual notice to the property owner or in a newspaper of general
• </c> local newspaper of general circulation." local newspaper of general circulation."
• </c> printed in a local newspaper or general printed in a local newspaper or general circulation<00:25
• And in general, our assessments have gone up about $100,000.
• It was all computer-generated. Okay.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> Morhead together ensuring that the Morhead together ensuring that the future<00:21:36.640><c> gener
• </c><00:21:37.200><c> Generations</c><00:21:37.840><c> have</c><00:21:38.039><c> a</c><00:21:38.200><
• c> place</c><00:21:39.039><c> to</c> future gener Generations have a place to future gener Generations
• </c><00:31:26.320><c> operating</c> about 37 to 38% of our general operating about 37 to 38% of our general
• </c><00:41:31.040><c> of</c> maybe Inspire the next generation of maybe Inspire the next generation of

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all