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• She's doing a great job, and I'm happy to have you with us. okay hi there I'm Kate Miller um I'm the
• I was the sub coordinator, which thank everybody who does that job—that is not the best job in the world
• </c> does that job that is not the best job does that job that is not the best job in<00:31:15.519><c
• You know, it's MDE's job to provide guidance with our schools.
• You know, it's MDE's job to provide guidance with our schools.

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The nursing board has done an outstanding job of trying to bring some order to this.
• This is something for us to protect our citizens, and the nursing board has done an outstanding job with
• Good job, Representative.

Bills: SB253 , SB317

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: massage therapy, licensing board, public safety, criminal background check, temporary permit, emergency order, Alabama Innovation Corporation, board of directors, staggered terms, economic development, entrepreneurship, 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our defense sector supports more than 130,000 jobs, contributes 15.2 billion dollars in annual labor
• It drives foot traffic, supports jobs, and gives each community the character and energy that makes people
• And I think there's one way to do this job right, and it's to get to every corner of the Commonwealth
• admit I've spent most of my career in the 128 loop, and I've spent a tremendous amount of time in this job
• in a Massachusetts resident's pocket recirculates locally, supporting small business cash flow and jobs

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Summary: The House Bonding Committee met to hear testimony on H. 5527, the Mass Wins Act, with Secretary of Economic Development Eric Paley opening by describing the bill as a follow-on to Mass Leads. He said the proposal includes $305 million in bond authorizations, with $180 million for new programs and $125 million to expand existing ones, plus $140 million in deauthorizations of unused or redundant authorizations. He highlighted investments in applied AI and quantum, robotics, business expansion capital, defense innovation, global business attraction, ag tech and food science, downtowns, and the creative economy, and said the bill is intended to support geographic equity and small business growth across the Commonwealth. Committee members questioned the administration on several policy sections, including the MassCEC climate-tech certification language, housing-related provisions tied to 40B compliance and site plan review, the removal of the LCSW exam, AI transparency and federal preemption concerns, and the effect of lower LLC filing fees. Paley generally said some contested sections were added by the Economic Development Committee rather than the administration, defended the MassCEC discretion language as necessary for climate certification, and said the administration would follow up on committee-added provisions. He also said the bill’s housing provisions were meant to help address the state’s need for more homes and that the deauthorizations were housekeeping measures that did not affect current capital plan projects. Public testimony covered a wide range of topics. AARP and local advocates urged a statewide ban on cryptocurrency ATMs, arguing they are heavily used in scams, impose high fees, and drain money from seniors and local economies. Housing groups supported codifying site plan review and adding parking reform and YIGBY-style housing on faith-owned land. Building trades asked to include off-site fabrication in prevailing wage law. The Massachusetts Public Banking Campaign backed the bill and urged inclusion of a public bank concept. Several witnesses supported Section 106, the Transparency and Frontier AI Act, as a way to require safety plans, audits, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections for the largest AI companies, while an AI startup group argued the section would overregulate smaller firms and should be separated from the bond bill. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• It's not our job to judge whether they are incapable of working at 100% disabled.
• It's not our job to judge whether they are Thank you. just the reality.
• It's not our job to judge whether they are incapable of working at 100% disabled.
• It is a tiny amount, as the gentleman from the Job district pointed out, I don't know for sure.
• This is over a thousand jobs, 50 productions, making 38% back off the program for the state.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Also, I think when you look at the jobs that are available in North Dakota, a lot of the jobs are lower
• wage-paying jobs.
• And so the service and the retail... ...wage-paying jobs.
• wage paying jobs.
• And so you get influx of people who are interested in taking those jobs.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met as the Regulatory Division of the budget section and received updates on several Industrial Commission-related agencies and programs. Legislative Council first reviewed base budget materials, then the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency reported on its current appropriation and staffing, noting that its new FTEs were being filled gradually and that it remained largely funded through special and federal funds. Agency leaders described homeownership lending, loan servicing, and housing incentive fund activity, including below-market mortgage rates, down payment assistance, and a growing servicing portfolio that has increased workload but not yet required additional FTEs. Housing Finance also detailed use of the Housing Incentive Fund and homeless grant dollars. Officials said the multifamily HIF round drew more than $73 million in requests and awarded $25 million, while the single-family program supported rural development and community land trusts. Homeless grant funding was split between emergency shelter, prevention, and rapid rehousing, with performance-based scoring used to renew or reallocate awards. Members discussed housing affordability, aging households, rental assistance, and the need to coordinate housing and site-preparation messaging with Commerce. The agency asked that HIF, single-family, and homeless funding be maintained or increased in the next session. The Department of Mineral Resources then presented its budget and operations update. Staff said the agency was on track financially, had filled most of its new reclamation FTEs, and was not expecting major litigation costs beyond normal late-biennium invoices. The director reviewed agency initiatives including Project North Star IT modernization, organizational restructuring, succession planning, rulemaking, and implementation of the development incentive well tax program and critical minerals rules. He also discussed oil and gas activity, explaining that longer laterals, especially three- and four-mile wells and the first five-mile spacing case, are helping keep production relatively flat even as rig counts ease. Members asked about gas capture, hedging, break-even prices, and the effects of Iran and Venezuela on oil markets. The committee also heard about enhanced oil recovery grants and the Pipeline Authority. The EOR program’s $25 million appropriation was fully allocated to six projects, with total awards reaching about $45.1 million when other fund balances were included, subject to a possible 5% reduction if federal DOE money does not materialize. Officials said the projects are public, reimbursement-based, and will produce results over the next several years. Finally, the Pipeline Authority outlined natural gas transmission projects, including the imminent Bakken Express line and the proposed Bakken East project, which WBI was selected to advance after an Industrial Commission RFI process. The project is moving through open season, survey permission, and regulatory work, with in-service dates projected for 2029 and 2030.

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• Another quarter-ish are planning to leave because they are burned out and dissatisfied with their job
• Such trends also significantly threaten coherent job placement for direct support professionals.
• Such trends also significantly threaten coherent job placement for direct support professionals.
• So two full-time jobs, 75 hours a week.
• So 2 full-time jobs. 75 hours a week?

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Virginia law enforcement officers did their job. They said, 'We've got this person.
• Speaker, members of the House, I take my job as the Chair of Public Safety very seriously, and we all
• Just do your basic core function of your job.
• Let's do our jobs, Mr. Speaker. Let's... Come get him. We're happy to turn them over.
• Let's do our jobs, Mr. Speaker. Let's keep Virginia the safest place in the Commonwealth.

Keywords: March 06, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• Okay, good job noting a quorum. I forgot to do that. My bad.
• They do a really tremendous job of being detail oriented.
• </c><00:19:33.919><c> of</c><00:19:34.320><c> making</c> done a really tremendous job of making done
• a really tremendous job of making what<00:19:35.120><c> are</c><00:19:35.360><c> sometimes</c><00:19:
• </c> tremendous job of being detail oriented. tremendous job of being detail oriented.

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It has been inept, corrupt, and not done the job to create a market that is sustainable and can actually
• Law enforcement cannot even do their jobs. They can't detect this.
• Our colleagues on the other side took the tools away from them to do their jobs.
• It is our job to protect children. So I will be voting no.
• IT IS OUR JOB TO PROTECT CHILDREN. SO I WILL BE VOTING NO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first handled routine business, approving the prior journal and taking up several messages and motions. A Rules Committee report was accepted on Senate Print 915, a Cannabis Law bill, and the chamber then moved to debate that measure on the controversial calendar. The bill was described by supporters as clarifying how distances are measured for adult-use cannabis dispensaries near schools and houses of worship, with the sponsor saying it would create statewide consistency and provide clearer direction to the Office of Cannabis Management. Opponents argued it would weaken protections for children and churches, reward agency mistakes, and allow dispensaries to be sited closer to school property than intended. After extended debate, the Senate passed the bill 36-23. The cannabis debate centered on whether the bill merely clarifies legislative intent or substantively changes the law. Supporters said the current language left measurement methods undefined and that the bill would help legal dispensaries, reduce confusion, and push back illicit stores. Opponents said the original law already protected school grounds and houses of worship, and that the new language would allow dispensaries to abut school playgrounds, fields, or church-related property in some cases. Several senators also raised concerns about youth exposure, public consumption, local zoning, and the performance of the Office of Cannabis Management. After the vote, the Senate returned to the calendar and passed additional measures, including Calendar 121 (Public Authorities Law), Calendar 170 (Public Health Law), and Calendar 190 (Labor Law), each by comfortable margins. The chamber also adopted a resolution package honoring Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School’s boys cross country team and girls field hockey team for state championships, with Senator Tedisco introducing the guests. Later, the Senate passed Senate Print 6990A, the Civil Voice Law, which requires state agencies to conduct exit interviews for employees who resign or retire. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability, morale, and retention by standardizing a way to hear from departing workers. The bill received affirmative explanations of vote from Senator Jackson and others, and the Senate continued through the calendar after its passage.

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• Insects have many important jobs that people tend to be ignorant of.
• Did a great job. Would you like to say anything?
• I was listening online and they did a great job, so I have nothing to add. Okay, great.
• You've done a very good job.
• You've done a very good job.

Bills: SB154 , SB187 , SB193 , SM3

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: insurance, wildfire, flood damage, natural disasters, property coverage, water projects, appropriation, New Mexico, finance authority, infrastructure, New Mexico Finance Authority, funding, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law

Summary: The Senate Conservation Committee first took up Senate Memorial 3, presented by Senator O’Malley on behalf of Senator Bergman and a group of Rio Doso High School students and Wild Friends. The memorial asks state agencies to participate in a no-cost workshop on insect identification, ecology, monitoring, and management, and to help educate the public about insects. Students, conservation specialists, and an entomologist testified that insects are essential to pollination, ecosystems, agriculture, and biodiversity, while also noting declining insect populations and the need for more public understanding. Some senators raised concerns about the memorial’s wording, including whether it should be broadened from insects to arthropods and whether the Department of Agriculture, rather than Game and Fish, should be involved. The committee discussed timing and implementation, and the sponsor agreed to work on amendments. The memorial passed on a due pass motion by a vote of 8-0, with one excused. The committee then heard Senate Bill 154, which would require wildfire-related homeowners coverage to include flood damage caused by post-fire conditions for a five-year period. Senator Duhigg and the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance argued the bill responds to the Ruidoso fires and subsequent flooding, noting that many homes were destroyed by mudslides and that flood insurance is often unavailable or inadequate. Supporters, including Ruidoso officials, affected residents, and attorneys, said the bill would help homeowners recover from cascading wildfire and flood losses. Opponents from the insurance industry and business groups warned the bill would be an outlier, could significantly raise premiums, and might reduce availability of homeowners insurance statewide. Committee members questioned how the mandate would work, whether it should be optional, and how costs would be allocated. The bill passed on a 5-4 vote. Finally, the committee briefly heard Senate Bill 187, which appropriates $202,000 from the general fund to the New Mexico Finance Authority’s Water Project Fund for future water projects authorized by the legislature. The Finance Authority said the funding would help address a gap between available money and the 113 recommended projects, totaling about $522 million, including water conservation, flood prevention, storage, wastewater, and watershed projects. Members asked for more detail on the locations and types of projects, and the Finance Authority said it would provide the list from the companion authorization bill. The committee then moved the bill forward on a do pass motion.

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• You're doing a great job of keeping them there with a pay raise. Keep going. You're very nice.
• We have done a good job staying on time. Thank you, Daniel, for keeping the timer. OK, members.
• I wanna, I wanna commend you and the job you're doing over there at O Ma.
• You've done a pretty good job trying to explain some of it.
• And then again, assuming the appropriations from the feds will come again because we did a good job on

Keywords: 914, all

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• These areas are not merely job sectors.
• As we contend with the challenges of a rapidly evolving job market, it is imperative that we prepare
• As we contend with the challenges of a rapidly evolving job market, it is imperative that we prepare
• Chamber believes that New Mexico’s long-term economic success depends on preparing students for the jobs
• At a time when New Mexico must compete for jobs, businesses, and skilled workers, targeted investments

Bills: HB40 , HB100 , HJR1 , SB64 , SB19 , SB44 , SB83

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: educational retirement, annuity adjustments, cost of living, non-compounding payments, retirement benefits, STEM funding, education, innovation, public education, New Mexico, nominating committees, boards of regents, student representation, political party registration, New Mexico constitution, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP

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• And I know our fishing and wildlife services do a good job of trying to keep them out.
• You know, the state of Florida has really done an excellent job.
• In 2023 alone, clean energy job growth in our state outpaced overall job growth by nearly two and a half
• While other states compete for jobs and capital flowing into renewable energy, we would... paced overall
• job growth by nearly two and a half times.

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The other reason that this chart is not perfect is our data systems for budget don't do an incredible job
• The other reason that this chart is not perfect is our data systems for budget don't do an incredible job
• Thank you in advance for the tough job you have in front of you. Thank you, Dr. Brockbank.
• Thank you for a tough job you have in front of you. Thank you, Dr. Brockbank. Thank you.
• in the nation, and proposals like a payroll tax or a millionaire's income tax will only accelerate job

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• Yeah, but that’s what I’m talking about: training as it relates to the job that you do when you sit on
• We have professionals that are doing their job; they don't want to deal with that.
• So just like with power-based violence, it is the job of the institution to provide that training to
• McClure did an excellent job making the case for this particular recommendation earlier for dedicated
• While I am only four days into this job, I'm not new to this as it relates to the Caleb tragedy.

Summary: The task force met with a quorum to review and adopt final recommendations responding to the death of Caleb Wilson and broader hazing prevention concerns in Louisiana higher education. Members and the Wilson family discussed the need for clearer legal definitions and stronger accountability, including whether Southern University’s expulsion of the Omega Psi Phi chapter was permanent; leaders said the current law leaves ambiguity and a legislative fix is needed to define suspension and expulsion. The committee also approved the November 3 minutes and received updates on hazing sanctions and hearing panel processes across the public postsecondary systems. A major portion of the meeting focused on recommendations for annual hazing-prevention training for students, advisors, faculty, and staff, plus training for conduct panel members. Witnesses from LSU and other systems described current practices, including online modules and in-person training, while members raised concerns about scope, mandatory reporter obligations, and whether all employees should be covered. Several recommendations were adopted, including annual student training, annual advisor training, annual faculty and staff training with an amendment to apply to “appropriate” personnel, and a sustainable funding mechanism to support training and reporting. The task force also adopted an amnesty policy recommendation to encourage reporting and help-seeking, clarified that it would be left to legislation whether organizational amnesty is included, and supported reverting the evidentiary standard in institutional hazing proceedings from clear and convincing evidence back to preponderance of the evidence. The committee further approved recommendations to add hazing incidents, prevention efforts, and compliance data to the annual power-based violence report, to impose clear penalties for noncompliance tied to bond commission consequences, and to align hazing reporting penalties with existing power-based violence reporting rules. For K-12 schools, the task force discussed expanding bullying and hazing materials to nonpublic schools, updating educational materials, and improving data collection. Closing remarks from student members, university leaders, and the Wilson family emphasized that hazing is a culture problem requiring education, accountability, and sustained leadership, and several system presidents and LSU representatives pledged to implement the recommendations and continue working with the legislature.

Transcript Highlights:

• Yeah, but that’s what I’m talking about: training as it relates to the job that you do when you sit on
• We have professionals that are doing their job; they don't want to deal with that.
• So just like with power-based violence, it is the job of the institution to provide that training to
• McClure did an excellent job making the case for this particular recommendation earlier for dedicated
• While I am only four days into this job, I'm not new to this as it relates to the Caleb tragedy.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The task force met with a quorum to continue work on Caleb Wilson hazing-prevention recommendations, with the Wilson family present and repeatedly acknowledged. Members discussed Southern University’s expulsion of Omega Psi Phi and the family pressed for clarity on whether the fraternity could return; counsel said the expulsion appears permanent on its face but there is legal ambiguity, prompting legislators to say a statutory fix is needed to define suspension versus expulsion more clearly. The group also reviewed data on hazing-related suspensions since 2018 and hearing-panel practices across the public postsecondary systems, including panel composition, annual training, and appeals processes. The task force adopted several recommendations focused on prevention and accountability. These included annual hazing-prevention training for students, advisors, and faculty/staff; a state-provided training framework with campus-specific flexibility; stronger attention to mandatory reporting; an amnesty policy to encourage reporting and help-seeking; reverting hazing proceedings back to a preponderance-of-the-evidence standard; adding hazing to the annual power-based violence report; tying noncompliance penalties to loss of State Bond Commission borrowing authority; and identifying sustainable funding for training and reporting. Members debated scope and implementation, especially whether training should cover all employees or only those who interact with students, whether external advisors and graduate advisors should be included, and how to avoid unintended consequences for advisor recruitment. Several amendments were made, including narrowing one recommendation from “all” to “appropriate,” and the amnesty discussion was clarified to avoid creating a loophole for misconduct. The task force also discussed K-12 considerations, including applying bullying and hazing materials to nonpublic schools, updating prevention materials, and improving data collection. In closing remarks, student members and family representatives emphasized that hazing is about power, not tradition, and called for culture change, accountability, and earlier education. University leaders from the University of Louisiana System, Southern University System, and LSU said they support the effort and will implement the recommendations if enacted, while also urging stronger individual and organizational accountability beyond training alone. A public commenter from Nicholls State’s SGA praised the task force’s work before the meeting moved into public comment.

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• However, they could do a better job of collecting outcome data.
• It's really a tough job, but thank you. We appreciate it. Thank you, ma'am, and Madam Chair.
• I think that's part of our jobs.
• But I mean, we've worked in jobs where things made no sense, and well, because that's how we've always
• If I don't understand why you work in this job and not know that, but that is infuriating to me.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Hey, good job, sir. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. All right. Hey, good, good job, sir. Thank you, Mr.
• It's not the librarian's job to check IDs like a bouncer at some club.
• It's not the librarian's job to check IDs like a bouncer at some club.
• My job is words. And I'm here today as a speaker, though, and I'm here to testify against 2101.
• I love my job. Your job looks daunting. I was here... Your job looks daunting.

Bills: SB2101 , SB2334 , SB2633 , SB2637 , SB2713 , SB2781 , SB2782 , SB3059 , HB 1130

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: minors, sexually explicit materials, public libraries, age verification, civil penalties, library collection review, alcohol storage, airline permits, beverage regulations, airport, commercial flights, alcoholic beverages, local option election, zoning regulations, municipality control, land use, state law, social media, bot accounts, misinformation

Summary: The committee first reopened public testimony on Senate Bill 2713, which concerned protections for freedom of conscience in the context of Realtor association discipline. Texas Realtors representatives testified that their organization is a separate Texas legal entity but affiliated with the National Association of Realtors through a charter and code of ethics. They said Texas Realtors is neutral on SB 2713, that their ethics process is focused on fair housing and equal professional service, and that they have not suspended or terminated anyone in Texas for religious or political speech. Senators pressed them on whether national standards could override Texas law and on examples from other states; the witnesses said state and federal law control and that they would comply with Texas law if the bill passed. Public testimony then closed and SB 2713 was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1698 on e-cigarettes. Senator Parker explained a committee substitute that tightened enforcement, required distributor registration, expanded regulation to nicotine from any source, added restrictions on child-appealing packaging, authorized inspections and audits, and set compliance deadlines later in 2025 and 2026. After questions, the substitute was adopted and SB 1698, as substituted, was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 6-0 vote, with a recommendation for the local and uncontested calendar. Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 2487 on crisis and mental health facilities. Senator Parker described a substitute that renamed the program a crisis service model, allowed multiple county facilities, added local siting limits, expanded staffing options, shortened clinical timelines, required discharge referrals, directed law enforcement and EMS to transport people there first, and created local boards and expanded reporting. The substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably on a 6-0 vote, also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 2819, dealing with political activities of county elections administrators, was then reported favorably on a 6-0 vote and likewise sent to the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 2043 was withdrawn. The committee spent substantial time on Senate Bill 2101, which would require municipal public libraries to move sexually explicit materials out of minors’ sections and impose age-verification and review requirements. Supporters argued the bill would protect children from explicit material in public libraries and that libraries should not be left to self-regulate. Opponents, including librarians, parents, authors, and ACLU representatives, argued the definitions were vague, the bill would be costly and burdensome for small libraries, could function as a book ban, and would restrict teens’ access to classics, research materials, and other books. Several witnesses said parents should make those decisions, not the state. The bill’s author said the committee substitute was still being worked on and asked witnesses to review it; public testimony remained open in the portion provided, with no final action on SB 2101 shown.

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• Appreciate it. get the job you do and bring it back to the criminal justice system.
• The fellowships are designed to. who provide a job during this gap period when a Attorneys or new law
• I'm happy to share this report with you because it does, I think, a great job of really drilling down
• the job four months.
• You ain't going to get no good jobs. So I think there's a bunch of issues going on.

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So if you've been doing a good job.
• I, I, and, and I guess I mean I understand the, the conundrum right of the agency because it's your job
• Because invested taxes, invested capital leads to jobs, which leads to income, which leads to homes and
• most people will be able to afford to pay their property tax, not everyone, because someone loses a job
• So to their credit, Travis County actually does a fine job of estimating and relaying what the average

Committee: House Ways & Means