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• First, it is preserving affordable housing and expanding home ownership.
• First, it is preserving affordable housing and expanding home ownership.
• to your $10 million appropriation last session, our loan fund has already committed $4 million to preserve
• to your $10 million appropriation last session, our loan fund has already committed $4 million to preserve
• to your $10 million appropriation last session, our loan fund has already committed $4 million to preserve

Bills: HF1143 , HF1548 , HF1340 , HF2549 , HF2559 , HF1673 , HF2740 , HF2507 , HF2461 , HF2381 , HF2695

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: education funding, unemployment aid, special education, Minnesota statutes, appropriations, housing, redevelopment, local government, trust funds, community development, HF1340, housing infrastructure bonds, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, affordable housing, supportive housing, permanent housing, adaptive reuse, area median income, AMI

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• It establishes the Preserve Washington Account in the motor vehicle fund as an appropriated account to
• be used only for highway preservation and maintenance purposes.
• You know, I feel strongly we asked the voters to preserve the Climate Commitment Act for us, and they
• Investments in preservation now will save the state money and more costly investments later on.
• For commuters, investments in maintenance and preservation will help keep roads and bridges open and

Bills: HB2306 , HB2711

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

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• that is from the Preserve Washington account, which is a new account and that is created in the bill
• That is from the Preserve Washington account, which is a new account, and that is created in the bill
• We talked about preservation already. I don't think I have anything else. We'll see about that.
• First of all is the investment in preservation and maintenance.
• We're big fans of the creation of a dedicated Preserved Washington Account to appropriate for preservation

Bills: HB2306 , HB2711

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

Bills: SB2198 , SB2140 , SB3055 , SB3090 , SB3091 , SB3092 , SB2761

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: workforce development, craftspersons, skilled trades, artisan, craftsmanship, trade recognition, award program, DLIR, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, vocational education, career pathways, cultural preservation, workforce excellence, apprenticeship, Hawaii trades, economic diversification, public nominations, governor awards, historically significant venue

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• The SHPO laws are the ones that the State Historic Preservation Office uses.
• The SHPO laws are the ones that the State Historic Preservation Office uses.
• preservation across Arizona.
• I can get that to you from the State Historic Preservation Office staff.
• organization that was set up in 1979 to promote historic preservation.

Bills: HB2167 , HB2168 , HB2169 , HB2171 , HB2790 , HB2905 , HCM2005

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: attorney general, nuisance action, consumer fraud, damages, civil penalty, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks, residential district

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• protections granted by our Constitution, I urge the administration to rethink its actions in order to preserve
• protections granted by our Constitution, I urge the administration to rethink its actions in order to preserve

Bills: HCR24 , HR352 , HB2243 , HR405 , HB2215

Keywords: Jewish American Heritage Month, Jewish Heritage Week, antisemitism, anti-Jewish hate, Jewish Americans, Jewish community, Hamas, October 7, Israel, hate crimes, civil rights, religious freedom, campus antisemitism, synagogues, public education, heritage month, diversity, inclusion, Holocaust remembrance, community safety

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• I'm here testifying in favor of House Bill 4809, preservation and protection of these historic properties
• . is important, both to big cities and small towns across our state. preserve history and allow stories
• develop it the way another commercial developer can, so this is helping maintain the historic preservation
• This preserves the distinction between the two. protest mechanisms ensures equity challenges are evaluated

Bills: HB1952 , HB3258 , HB3524 , HB3851 , HB4478 , HB4613 , HB4703 , HB4742 , HB4744 , HB4809 , HB4864

Committee: House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Keywords: county appraisal district, board of directors, governance, taxing units, public representation, penalty, property report, taxation, timely filing, chief appraiser, appraisal district, ad valorem tax, property appraisal, tax protests, unequal appraisal, property rights, property tax, public employees, protest leave, appraisal review board

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• Simply put, insured patients really resort to single embryo transfers.
• And this lowers single embryo transfers.
• Some reports say that up to 90% of embryos created are never born.
• And by definition, surrogates are not infertile. female embryos.
• The ASRM actually has a female embryos.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

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• factors to ensure the emotional and physical safety of children in placement, and also family preservation
• think about my first term in children and families and we talk about the African-American Family Preservation
• think about my first term in children and families and we talk about the African-American Family Preservation
• 01:28:28.840><c> Family</c> about the African-American Family about the African-American Family Preservation
• Act and the the impact that Preservation Act and the the impact that these<01:28:32.080><c> circulate

Bills: HF3877 , HF3714 , HF3750 , HF3024

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact

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• work, including scientific research and conservation to address wildlife risk and water scarcity, preservation
• of historic buildings and archaeological sites. ...preservation of historic buildings and archaeological

Bills: SB1063 , SB1118 , SB1153 , SB1154 , SB1209 , SCM1001

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, safety improvements, Route 70, infrastructure, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, special license plate, special plate, license plate, vanity plate

Bills: HF2136 , HF4195 , HF4548 , HF4432 , HF4174 , HF3024 , HF4389 , HF3773

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: youth intervention, grants, community support, early intervention services, nonprofit, Minnesota human services, forecast adjustment, budget forecast, appropriations, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, Health Care Access Fund, general fund, behavioral health, housing support, General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, MFIP, DWP, child care assistance

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• 2901 adds an eligible use to the housing tax credit, which was created in 2021 to help produce and preserve
• It should be an eligible use of the state housing tax credit to help create and preserve the housing
• credit to help the state housing tax credit to help create<00:08:49.760><c> and</c><00:08:50.000><c> preserve
• /c><00:08:50.320><c> the</c><00:08:50.560><c> housing</c><00:08:51.040><c> motans</c> create and preserve
• the housing motans create and preserve the housing motans need<00:08:51.920><c> most.

Bills: HF2740 , HF2901 , HF4443 , HF3943

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: affordable housing, housing finance, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, low-income housing tax credit, LIHTC, Section 42, compliance period, housing stability, rental housing, affordable rental housing, homelessness, housing insecurity, housing supply, preservation, recapitalization, distressed properties, regulatory relief, local affordable housing aid, Interagency Council to End Homelessness

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• is not present and DHR is talking to the child, the department should record the conversation and preserve
• They don’t give it to the parent, but they preserve that in case there is a... ...preserve that in case

Bills: SB140 , HB235 , HB276 , HB317 , HB340

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety

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• But I also recognize that the child has rights that need to be preserved to the best of our abilities
• because there was a risk of criminalization for the loss of... ...criminalization for the loss of embryos
• Are those embryos persons? Are they now? I mean, basically we've got 1.205.
• An embryo is an embryo. A human being is a human being from the very moment of conception.
• So then there would be a criminal action if those embryos were destroyed?

Committee: House Children and Families

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2688, sponsored by Representative Chappell, which would recognize unborn children as persons entitled to due process and other constitutional protections. Chappell said the bill is intended to prompt a court ruling on personhood and to align Missouri law with his reading of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, while emphasizing that it would not criminalize women for miscarriages or abortions. Supporters from Missouri Right to Life and the Missouri Catholic Conference argued the bill simply clarifies existing state law and protects human dignity; several members raised concerns about possible effects on miscarriage investigations, abortion, citizenship, and IVF, but no opposition testimony was offered. The committee also heard House Bill 1948 from Representative Gragg, a fatherhood support bill that would create a state program to help fathers overcome barriers to involvement with their children, especially in foster care and reunification cases. Gragg and supporters described the measure as a way to improve child outcomes, reduce time in foster care, and save state money by providing mentorship, navigation help, and grants to fatherhood programs. Committee members generally supported the concept but questioned the fiscal note and whether the bill duplicated existing services; a Department of Social Services witness said the department was working to revise the fiscal impact and viewed the bill as an expansion rather than duplication. In executive session, the committee adopted a substitute and passed several measures: House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1667 and 2299 by an 11-5 vote; House Bill 2498 by a 15-0 vote with one present; House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1908 and 2337 by a 16-0 vote; and House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2273, 1946, 1814, and 2551 by a 17-0 vote after adopting an amendment. The committee then returned to public hearing for House Bill 1818, sponsored by Representative Laubinger, which would regulate monetized social media content featuring minors by requiring trust accounts for earnings, record retention, removal requests, and limits on exploitative content. Laubinger said the bill is aimed at child influencers and not ordinary family posting; committee members discussed platform implementation, child protections, and how the bill would work in practice.

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• We don't know if someone can be sued for the death of an embryo.
• In this one, we are treating embryos and fetuses like the same as living children.
• Two of those four embryos failed to implant. The other two became my twin boys.
• We took two embryos out of the freezer. One never implanted.
• Another year later, we transferred the last of my embryos, and I got my beloved daughter.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, quorum call, and several recognitions, including guests for Education and Sharing Day, law enforcement officer of the day Detective Miata Anderson, and later FAMU Day at the Capitol and other visiting groups. The chamber adopted the special order report and then moved through a series of budget-related bills and conforming measures, with debate focused largely on recurring funding, environmental programs, housing, insurance reserves, and tax policy. Members approved HB 5011/SB 2506, which conform environmental resource funding to the proposed budget by shifting Seminole Gaming Compact-related dollars from recurring to nonrecurring funding; supporters said this preserves annual legislative review, while opponents warned it would reduce funding for the Resilient Florida program, wildlife corridor protection, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. The House then passed HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves by lowering the RAP program and repealing FORA funding, and HB 5501, which redirects documentary stamp tax revenues from housing and transportation trust funds to general revenue; Democrats argued the housing changes would reduce affordable housing support, while Republicans said the move was needed to control recurring spending. The chamber also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, HB 5201 on Florida PALM accounting conforming changes, HB 5203 on Capitol Center tenancy and utilities control, and HB 5009 creating a Florida Accountability Office and revising audit and budgeting functions. The most extended debate came on HB 7031, which permanently reduces the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25% and also lowers several related tax rates. Supporters described it as broad-based, immediate tax relief for Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more targeted and that sales tax cuts also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. The bill passed 112-0. The House then took up the main budget bill, HB 501, and subcommittee chairs outlined the proposed $112.9 billion budget, including education, health care, transportation, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and IT spending. Members began questioning the pre-K-12 budget on school funding, vouchers, proration, mental health and safety allocations, and inflation, with the discussion continuing beyond the excerpt provided.

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• Okay, so then let's go into what are loss of earnings for a six-week-old embryo?
• Fetuses and embryos are not babies and children.
• She lost the fertilized embryo, and she doesn't want to pursue a case.
• It seems to... ...embryo, and she doesn't want to pursue a case.
• So please do not vote for this bill, which I am titling economic damages for fertilized embryos.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up two bills. SB 98, by Senator Harrell, would let self-storage facilities advertise lien sales either in a newspaper or on a qualifying website, while keeping other notice requirements in place and updating contact information provisions. Supporters, including the Florida Press Association and several newspaper/storage owners, argued print and digital newspaper notices already provide broad public notice and that the bill could reduce notice effectiveness; the sponsor said the bill is an optional modernization and does not affect government notices. After debate, the committee voted 8-1 to report SB 98 favorably. The committee then heard SB 164, by Senator Grall, which expands Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover civil damages for the death of an unborn child at any stage of development, with carve-outs for the mother and lawful medical care. The sponsor said the bill aligns civil law with Florida’s criminal protections for unborn children and gives families a remedy where current law may not. Opponents, including the ACLU of Florida, health care workers, and others, warned it could invite lawsuits against doctors, hospitals, friends, family members, and people involved in abortion access, and could worsen OB-GYN shortages and deter care. Supporters said it recognizes unborn life and should be treated consistently with existing wrongful death law. The committee approved SB 164 on a 4-3 vote and then adjourned.

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Bills: SCR21 , SCR75 , SCR50 , SCR149 , SCR47 , SCR163 , SCR169 , SCR170

Keywords: healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion

Bills: SB279 , HB478 , SB279 , HB478

Committee: House Commerce and Small Business

Keywords: Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures, furnishings, reuse, recycling, upcycling, surplus property, public assets, legislative chambers, desk sale, chair sale, state auditor

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• By way of background, a community preservation and development authority, or a CPDA, is an entity that
• This bill helps preserve historic buildings that define our communities while addressing real public
• Here in strong support of House Bill 1408, this bill helps preserve historic buildings that define our
• My name is Reno Hamanuishi, and I'm with the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and
• The mission of Historic South Downtown is to preserve, restore, and promote the history and future for

Bills: HB2675 , HB2681 , HB2714 , HB2688 , HB2481 , HB2116 , HB1408

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, HB 2714, caseload forecasting, food assistance, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, state food assistance, budget forecasting, caseload forecast council, caseload forecast supervisor, Washington State

Bills: S0086 , S0422 , S0706 , S1054 , S1670

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: unauthorized aliens, commercial motor vehicles, safety regulations, civil penalties, law enforcement, ADS-B, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, aviation, airports, airport fees, landing fees, departure fees, touch-and-go landing, general aviation, pilot privacy, airspace radius, aircraft tracking, surveillance data, Florida Statutes chapter 330, Part 91

Summary: The Transportation Committee met and first took up CS/SB 86, which would make operation of a commercial motor vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and require lawful presence, a valid CDL, English proficiency, and ability to communicate with law enforcement. The bill also authorizes impoundment, a $250,000 civil penalty on the motor carrier, and an out-of-service order until violations are corrected. After adopting an amendment and hearing support from the Florida PBA, the committee reported the bill favorably on a vote with Senator Arrington voting no. The committee then considered CS/SB 706, which preempts naming of major commercial service airports to the state and would rename Palm Beach International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport. An amendment added FAA approval, trademark authorization, and a flexible implementation period for Palm Beach County. Palm Beach County representatives supported the measure, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed CS/SB 1670, a specialty license plate bill for the “outsider” plate, after amending the distribution of proceeds so the Huber Brothers Foundation may receive up to 10% instead of 25%. Next, the committee approved CS/SB 1054, which increases penalties for traffic infractions that result in a crash after running a red light or stop sign, including higher fines, license suspensions, and a one-year bodily injury insurance requirement after an injury crash. Law enforcement testimony supported the bill. The committee also considered CS/SB 422 on ADS-B aviation surveillance data, which would bar use of that data to calculate or collect landing-related fees; an amendment narrowed the prohibition to landing and touch-and-go fee scenarios. Aviation groups and pilots supported the bill as protecting safety and preventing surprise billing, while airport representatives said they could still charge landing fees but would need to rely on more manual methods. The committee reported CS/SB 422 favorably, and the meeting adjourned after all measures were approved.