Transcript Highlights:

• Certainly, if we need an extension of the statute of limitations or a tolling of the statute of limitations
• Certainly, if we need an extension of the statute of limitations or a tolling of the statute of limitations
• Certainly, if we need an extension of the statute of limitations or a tolling of the statute of limitations
• Certainly, if we need an extension of the statute of limitations or a tolling of the statute of limitations
• Certainly, if we need an extension of the statute of limitations or a tolling of the statute of limitations

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with Senate Bill 869 on community outreach boards. The Office of Information Practices said the bill was now clear and raised no concerns after clarification that it applies to Hawaii County community development action plan committees under the Sunshine Law. Written support was received from several individuals, and one testifier initially opposed the bill but withdrew opposition after hearing OIP’s explanation. No vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard Senate Bill 405 on neighborhood board meetings, which would let boards receive and discuss reports from government officials that were not on a noticed agenda, with final action deferred to a later noticed meeting. OIP said the bill was a policy choice but warned it would give boards more flexibility at the cost of less public notice. Support came from the Wke neighborhood board and Jacob Weinek, while Natalie Iwasa and Greg Mian opposed it, arguing it could lead to unclear agenda items and deeper discussion without adequate public notice. No vote was taken. The committee also heard Senate Bill 903 on a claims review working group in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands asking for the measure to be deferred because it believed a complete inventory and audit of the public lands trust should come first. Members asked about the status of related House Bill 1358. The committee then heard tax measures: Senate Bill 1469, which would suspend the collection statute of limitations while tax assessments are on appeal, and Senate Bill 1467, which would clarify that county tax appeals do not need to be served on the Director of Taxation. The Tax Department supported both bills, and the Tax Foundation’s witness generally agreed but suggested a possible amendment to SB 1469 regarding insurance premium tax language. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 544 on sentencing of minor defendants, which would require courts to consider youth-related factors and allow departures from mandatory minimums; OHA, the Public Defender, Human Rights for Kids, and others supported it, citing trauma, diminished culpability, and national trends, and no opposition was noted in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 691 on family courts, which would set a minimum age of 12 for adjudication of law violations. The Public Defender and Human Rights for Kids supported the bill, saying very young children should not be treated as law violators and can still receive services through other family court mechanisms. The Attorney General’s office and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office opposed the measure, arguing it could limit court jurisdiction and services for younger children and might have unintended consequences, including recruitment of children into criminal activity. Members asked whether amendments could preserve the bill’s intent while addressing those concerns; no final action is shown in the excerpt.

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• I would imagine that you have road projects in your district— I would imagine that you have road projects
• Mainly the state for a local road. We're going to keep using the local road example, a parish road.
• Caddo Parish wants to overlay a road.
• the road to make it an effective deterrent.
• Every single person on the road, because when a high-speed pursuit is occurring, the roads aren’t generally

Bills: HB506, HB590, HB647, HB685, HB692, HB839, HB860, HB873, HB887, HB965, HB972, HB982, HB1072, HB1157

Keywords: license plates, prestige plates, Fraternal Order of Police, charitable donations, high school representation, waterway projects, application timeline, government funding, semi-annual submissions, Louisiana waterways, public procurement, motor vehicles, rolling stock, FAST Act, Louisiana bid law, hospital service district, construction management, public works, contract limit, bidding process

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1157, which would create a Louisiana State Infrastructure Bank to provide a new funding mechanism for transportation projects, including roads, bridges, rail, ports, and airports. The chairman and DOTD Secretary Glenn LaDoux said the bank would help leverage state, federal, local, and private dollars, modelled in part on programs in Florida and other states, and would be used for gap funding and faster project delivery. Members asked extensive questions about board makeup, oversight, seed funding, application priorities, and how the program would differ from capital outlay and other existing funding tools. Support testimony came from Greater New Orleans, Inc. and other groups, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then approved several mostly technical or local bills, including HB 860 allowing fillable electronic public bid forms; HB 972 naming a portion of Highway 93 in Lafayette Parish the Desert Shield Desert Storm Memorial Highway; HB 965 naming a portion of Highway 163 for Sergeant William Billy Earl Collins Jr.; HB 692 allowing local governments to use group purchasing organizations, as amended; HB 685 allowing cooperative procurement for public motor vehicles and rolling stock under FAST Act procedures, which passed after a roll call vote with one no vote; HB 982 designating portions of highways in Morehouse Parish, as amended; HB 506 creating specialty license plates, as amended; HB 839 lowering the CMAR threshold for hospital service districts from $2 million to $1 million via substitute bill; HB 647 revising the waterway assistance program and application timelines via substitute bill; and HB 887 revising construction management-at-risk procedures, as amended. Most of these measures were reported favorably or favorably as amended, with little or no opposition. The committee also received an update on the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction from Representative Chesson, who said the office will assume control of about 4,000 miles of roadway and 2,000 bridges and has been moving projects quickly using internal procurement procedures. HB 1072, which reforms the office’s powers and emergency authority, was amended to narrow emergency provisions and clarify funding and reporting language, then reported favorably as amended. The final major item was HB 873, which would fund pursuit-intervention technology and training for law enforcement through a $2 fee on driver’s licenses; the bill was presented alongside emotional testimony from the widow and daughter of Sergeant Grant Candies and from a St. John the Baptist Parish captain, who argued the fee would help agencies buy safer equipment and obtain grant support. The transcript ends during questioning on HB 873, before any final committee action on that bill is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• You have no idea the cost and the toll it puts on a family whenever you have a disabled child.
• Representative, I commend you for bringing something looking down the road. for families and individuals
• Representative, I commend you for bringing something looking down the road.
• Representative, I commend you for bringing something looking down the road, because we all know, excuse
• And so let's go on a road trip. Let's go see what they're doing. Let's go talk about this.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, I'm 86 years old now and I've been on the road a long time, and I'm well road and spurred,
• are confined indoors for weeks at a time, constantly checking air quality levels, it takes a real toll
• In some systems, they're not allowed to for roads, for development, for orchards.
• In some systems, they're not allowed to for roads, for development, for orchards.

Bills: SB6104, SB6241, SJM8015, SB6318

Keywords: agriculture, protection, state regulation, farmers, land use, sustainability, steelhead, conservation, wildlife, fishing, environmental protection, federal response, wildfire protection, community safety, infrastructure, natural resources, commercial shellfish, fees, fishing industry, regulations

Summary: The committee held public hearings on several measures, beginning with SB 6241 on enhancing steelhead populations through a wild broodstock conservation program. Staff explained the bill would direct WDFW to create wild broodstock hatchery programs in native steelhead watersheds, with rulemaking on fish health, broodstock requirements, and population targets; the fiscal note estimated about $14.6 million in FY 2027. Senator Braun said the bill was inspired by anglers and Oregon/Alaska examples, but acknowledged the cost and said a substitute was being considered. Proponents, including recreational anglers and conservation groups, said broodstock programs could improve steelhead runs and fishing opportunity while preserving genetics; opponents, including Trout Unlimited, argued the bill was a one-size-fits-all mandate that should be left to science-based agency and tribal management. The hearing closed with 1,536 pro, 4 con, and 38 other sign-ins. The committee then heard SB 6104 on protecting agriculture. Staff described a broad bill requiring agricultural impact statements for agency actions and local land-use changes, consultation on agricultural viability, mitigation measures when actions harm agricultural property, farmland conservation ratios in zoning changes, and a new OFM agricultural fiscal note process. Senator Muzzall said Washington agriculture is under severe pressure and that the bill is meant to force agencies to account for farm viability. Farm organizations supported the measure as a concrete step to protect farmland and require agencies to avoid or minimize harm, while several others opposed it or raised concerns that it would not help small farmers, could constrain modernization, or could open the Habitat Conservation Account to uncertain new uses. The hearing closed with 22 pro, 62 con, and 0 other sign-ins. Next, the committee took up SJM 8015, a memorial urging the federal government to ensure wildfire response consolidation does not reduce capacity or firefighter safety and to have the new federal wildfire service fully operational before the 2026 fire season. Senator Short said the memorial was intended to protect federal firefighting capacity in Washington. Testimony strongly supported the memorial and broader wildfire funding, with private forest landowners, conservation groups, tribal representatives, students from the Methow Valley, counties, and others urging full funding of the state wildfire account and warning that reduced investment would worsen fire risk, damage rural economies, and threaten community safety. The hearing closed with 271 pro, 3 con, and 1 other sign-ins. Finally, after waiving the five-day notice rule, the committee heard SB 6318 on commercial shellfish fees. Staff said the bill would cap DOH shellfish licensing and biotoxin fees at inflation-adjusted levels, cap export certificates at $75, exempt the program from the requirement that licensing programs be fully fee-supported, and apply retroactively with an emergency clause; the fiscal note estimated about $4.7 million in general fund impact over four years. Shellfish growers and industry representatives thanked the committee for moving quickly and said the adopted DOH fee increases would have been unsustainable and could harm small farms and the broader industry. One remote testifier warned that very large fee increases could push small operators out and encourage black-market activity. The hearing closed with 77 pro and 7 con/other sign-ins. Afterward, the committee held an extended informational presentation on beaver restoration and relocation in the Methow/Okanogan region, with researchers and practitioners describing beavers’ benefits for water storage, stream cooling, fish habitat, wildfire resilience, and coexistence strategies, but no action was taken on that presentation during the hearing.

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• The damage caused by years and years of underinvestment and various headwinds has really taken their toll
• Including the California Workforce Development Board's High Road Training Partnership grant program that
• through the Brick Foundation, and the efforts by the Hollywood Cinema Production Resources High Road
• through the Brick Foundation, and the efforts by the Hollywood Cinema Production Resources High Road
• We set out to, one, road test the plan to see if it resonated with communities; two, gather additional

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Visitors that pass through the toll booths.
• Sometimes we would cut the wood next to the roads, we'd mill that wood, and we'd build these facilities
• That's in Pinkham, right at the top, not far from where the auto road is, and that's a crew that keeps
• We need the equipment there to keep those roads open.
• The equipment there to keep those roads open, and that's what's worked well for us.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing reconvened with testimony from several agencies on their capital budget requests. The Department of Environmental Services requested a little over $38 million, with major emphasis on dam repairs and design work for aging state-owned dams, including a $5.25 million match for possible FEMA BRIC funding at Pawtuckaway/Tuckaway and other projects such as Milton Three Ponds, Murphy Dam, and Lakeport Gates. DES also requested funding for state revolving loan fund matches, a Superfund match for the Savage Well site, IT and air-monitoring upgrades, and a new $750,000 cybersecurity request for water and wastewater systems. Committee members asked about FEMA eligibility, the distinction between design and construction money, and the timing and risk of banking funds if federal grants do not materialize. The University System of New Hampshire requested $20 million in state support, primarily $15 million for a major Diamond Library renovation at UNH to create a student support hub and reduce/repurpose collection space, plus $2.5 million each for deferred maintenance at Plymouth State and Keene State. The Community College System requested about $16.6 million across seven projects, led by critical maintenance, campus safety/security upgrades, IT infrastructure, parking and site improvements, HVAC replacement at White Mountains Community College in Littleton, a building management/energy system, and modernization of NHTI’s dental clinic and radiology spaces. The Department of Education requested $29.5 million, including a $4.9 million internal management platform to replace paper-based and siloed systems, plus career and technical education capital projects; Milford’s CTE project was described as being revised after repeated failed bond votes, while ConVal said its revised project would focus on modernizing existing CTE space and adding a security vestibule. Fish and Game requested $1.075 million for three facilities: Sewall Falls in Concord, the Lancaster Armory, and the Bunker Lane Barn in Durham, focusing on structural repairs, security, reconfiguration, and in one case replacement of a failing barn with a new 40-by-60 building. The department also said hatchery work is ongoing but that it is taking a cautious approach because of the planned New Hampton Hatchery and future capital needs. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources requested $9.26 million for eight projects, including campground electrical upgrades at Ellacoya and Lake Francis, White Lake water system replacement, Mount Washington fuel tank and safety work, Odiorne Point visitor center work funded through parks revenue, roofing and parking lot repairs, Fox Forest office safety upgrades, and historic site repairs at White Island and Fort Constitution. Members asked about revenue-based capital, the stability of the parks fund, and flexibility in choosing projects as bids come in. The Department of Transportation began its presentation at the end of the transcript, but its detailed requests were not yet discussed.

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• We have to instill that because teachers did not hire on to be road warriors.
• Risk and vulnerability assessments. to be road warriors they didn't hire on to be gunfighters they hired
• I'm certainly an advocate of the fact that we need to look as far down the road as we possibly can to
• We kind of came up with the middle-of-the-road shield.
• Those that would love to have one in every law enforcement vehicle that goes down the road—and I can

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Oklahoma school safety from Commissioner Tipton, OSSI director Mike Fike, OACTIC director Alan Young, OSBI lieutenant Isiles Keene, and Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton. The main focus was a statewide school-safety framework built around response, prevention, and recovery. Witnesses described training law enforcement in the LASER active-shooter response model, adding A-TURK training for coordinated law enforcement/fire/EMS response, expanding run-hide-fight and Stop the Bleed instruction for educators and staff, conducting risk and vulnerability assessments, and using the Rave panic-button system and the ProtectOK tip app to speed reporting and dispatch. They also emphasized behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams as a prevention tool to identify and support at-risk students before violence occurs. Members asked about administrator and teacher training, school counselor involvement, how apps are deployed on personal versus school devices, and whether schools are actually using the programs. Witnesses said administrators, counselors, and SROs should be part of BTAM, that training is most effective when it is realistic and repeated, and that Rave is geofenced and typically invited onto devices by schools. Several members stressed that school leaders must buy in for safety plans to work, and one member raised concerns about traumatic training and the need for mental-health support as part of prevention. Witnesses said mental-health referral and monitoring are part of BTAM, but the school and local partners must manage the process. OSBI’s lieutenant added broader context, comparing school safety to fire safety and noting that Oklahoma still lacks some statutory requirements for intruder drills and stronger penalties for school threats. He also discussed possible future tools such as surveillance analytics, gunshot detection, ballistic-rated doors and walls, and better access controls, while warning that technology should supplement, not replace, basic safety systems and training. Sheriff Walton closed by describing rural response challenges and his foundation’s effort to place ballistic shields in schools and police cars, arguing that human resources and rapid communication remain the biggest gaps. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><03:36:35.479><c> of</c> ultimately more addictive the toll of ultimately more addictive the toll
• I flew off a cliff driving that road. That is not a safe road.
• I flew off a cliff driving that road. That is not a safe road.
• I flew off a cliff driving that road. That is not a safe road.
• That road is not a safe road.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• So if we were to raise the rate just a little bit, we would actually get more vehicles on the road and
• </c><00:42:51.920><c> um</c><00:42:52.079><c> and</c><00:42:52.280><c> again</c> vehicles on the road
• um and again vehicles on the road um and again transport<00:42:53.359><c> people</c><00:42:53.800><c
• But this work takes a toll.
• </c><01:24:45.560><c> we</c> authorized but this work takes a toll we authorized but this work takes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the issue that the constituent had was that the state trooper was riding the back of his car like road
• So being in prison can take a significant toll on individuals, and I'm almost done.
• on individuals and I'm significant toll on individuals and I'm almost<01:28:06.840><c> done</c><01:28
• Vice Chair Roads, yes. Representative PR, yes. Representative DeSimone, yes.
• A lot of times, if people have been down that road with DCF enough, they get laughed at or intimidated

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Her leadership helped Augusta secure a road win over number two Coker, among other strong performances
• or one that's washboarded a graded road or one that's washboarded and<00:42:22.319><c> crumbling,</c
• I've traveled over 5,000 miles<00:43:37.119><c> on</c><00:43:37.359><c> the</c><00:43:37.520><c> road
• in my district this miles on the road in my district this year<00:43:39.680><c> from</c><00:43:40.000
• </c><04:54:31.040><c> wasn't</c> only reason the death toll wasn't only reason the death toll wasn't

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• to nearly 4,000 public housing residents, where kids play on scorching hot pavement surrounded by roads
• Development pressures over the last 50 years have taken their toll on our sensitive river.
• Development pressures over the last 50 years have taken their toll on our sensitive river.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing covered several bills related to environmental, natural resources, and maritime issues. Representative Markey testified in support of H. 1000, which would create a commission to study financing wastewater infrastructure, especially in southeastern Massachusetts and the South Shore, citing combined sewer overflows and impacts on aquaculture. Members agreed the core challenge is finding long-term financing for wastewater solutions. The committee also heard testimony on H. 902 to establish an Office of Outdoor Recreation, with supporters describing its role in expanding access, supporting underrepresented communities, and helping grow the outdoor economy. Related testimony also supported H. 986, which would codify the Division of Ecological Restoration and the Office of Fishing and Boating Access within the Department of Fish and Game, with witnesses emphasizing habitat restoration, flood reduction, public access, and boating/fishing opportunities. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 901/S. 597, “An Act Providing Nature for All,” which would dedicate existing sporting goods sales tax revenue to a new conservation fund. Supporters from Mass Audubon, Environmental League of Massachusetts, Appalachian Mountain Club, Trust for Public Land, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance, and conservation groups argued the bill would provide a sustainable revenue stream for land conservation, parks, trails, wetlands, water protection, and climate resilience, while also advancing environmental justice and outdoor recreation. They said the state needs roughly $300 million more per year to meet land conservation goals and that the bill could generate about $100 million annually without raising taxes. Committee members asked about balancing conservation with housing and development, and witnesses said the goals are compatible and that the bill includes safeguards. Witnesses also noted similar funding models in other states. The hearing also included H. 1053, a bill to create a Merrimack River Collaborative. Regional planning and watershed advocates said the river faces bacterial contamination, heavy metals, combined sewer overflows, and other pollution, and that a formal collaborative would help coordinate municipalities, state agencies, and nonprofits across the watershed and possibly across state lines. Another bill, H. 4109, would relocate harbor lines in New Bedford Harbor to allow reconstruction of deteriorating bulkheads at a waterfront industrial site; the New Bedford Port Authority, engineers, and the property owner said the change is needed for permitting and would support port modernization and jobs. Finally, the committee heard extensive testimony on S. 641 regarding marine pilotage in New Bedford. Supporters argued the bill would remove a District 3 pilotage restriction and improve port flexibility and offshore wind operations, while opponents warned it would undermine the state’s compulsory pilotage system, weaken safety, and allow ship owners to shop for pilots. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• probably shocked the conscience for many of you, so I don’t want to necessarily go particularly down that road
• For most, including my husband who suffers from chronic pain after a career that took an incredible toll
• I thought he was taking a kratom break. after a career that took an incredible toll on his body, the

Bills: HB2028, HB2047, HB2136, HB2244, HB2364, HB2406, HB2415, HB2557, HB2573, HB2589, HB2720, HB2749, HB2825, HB2861, HB2862, HB2870, HB2970, HB4070, HB4117, HCR2004, HCR2051

Keywords: community restitution, homelessness, indigence, court assessments, monetary obligations, forcible entry, detainer, writ of restitution, criminal trespass, judgment enforcement, civil terrorism, disorderly conduct, vandalism, political activism, public order, subversion, government security, evictions, judgment satisfaction, tenant rights

Transcript Highlights:

• And then other things that are important because revenue means toll payers and taxpayers pay less.
• I think some of the history of it goes back to the possibility of private toll roads and some other kinds

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, the emotional toll that these families are going through in limbo right now, I can't tell you how
• I've seen the toll this takes on families.
• I've<00:36:33.400><c> seen</c><00:36:33.760><c> the</c><00:36:33.880><c> toll</c><00:36:34.120><c> this
• </c><00:36:34.280><c> takes</c><00:36:34.600><c> on</c> I've seen the toll this takes on I've seen the
• toll this takes on families.

Bills: HF3794, HF4472, HF4410, HF4347, HF4412, HF4398, HF4397, HF4201, HF4199, HF4203, HF3706, HF4071, HF4120, HF4175, HF4188

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, school district health insurance, charter school health benefits, employee benefits, public sector health insurance, health insurance survey, Legislative Budget Office, LBO report, premium costs, retiree coverage, broker commissions, third-party administrator, health plan transparency, health reimbursement arrangement

Transcript Highlights:

• Taxes that DRA does not collect include the insurance premium tax, the beer tax, and the road toll, or
• /c> beer tax and the road toll or the gas beer tax and the road toll or the gas tax<01:08:30.759><c>
• are regularly out on the road.
• ><c> and</c><01:30:50.600><c> our</c> the road out on the road and our the road out on the road and our
• on the road.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority officials, led by Executive Director Rob Dapice, briefed legislators on the agency’s structure and funding. They explained that the authority is created by state law but is not a state agency, its debt is not state debt, and it is governed by a board appointed by the governor and approved by the Executive Council. The discussion focused on the Affordable Housing Fund and the lead paint hazard remediation fund, including how state appropriations and federal resources are combined to finance affordable rental housing and lead abatement work. Dapice said the Affordable Housing Fund is used as gap financing for multifamily affordable housing projects, typically alongside federal tax credits and tax-exempt bonds, and that state dollars leverage roughly 2:1 to 10:1 in additional federal and private investment, averaging about 4:1. He said the fund has received historic appropriations in recent budgets, including $30 million over the last two biennial budgets and an annual $5 million set-aside from the real estate transfer tax. He also said the fund is usually structured as 0% interest, deferred loans rather than grants, with repayments returning to the fund if projects generate cash flow. Members asked about rents, oversight, staffing, revenues, and whether the programs had added positions. Dapice said affordability restrictions generally last 30 to 99 years, rents are tied to income limits and capped so tenants pay no more than 30% of income, and compliance staff inspect properties regularly to verify income eligibility and rent limits. He said the organization has about 130 to 135 employees, down from about 145, with no new positions added because of the appropriations. He estimated total revenues at roughly $300 million, with administrative budget around $22 million, much of it pass-through grant money. On lead paint remediation, he said the state first appropriated $6 million in 2019, plus $1 million in ARPA funds, and that the program has cleared more than 500 units. He said the federal grant program is not annual or predictable, with a recent award of about $7.75 million, and that the maximum federal grant per unit is $177,000, typically paired with up to $100,000 in state loan support. He also noted that the program can address homes before a child is poisoned if lead hazards are identified, but that cases involving an already exposed child are a higher priority. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• WE And I remember the care my mother had to give him and my grandmother had to give to him, and the toll
• The toll it took on my family and so many other families while they are saying that very long and very
• AND THE TOLL IT TOOK. SENATOR ROLISON TALKED ABOUT THE CAREGIVERS.
• THE TOLL IT TOOK ON MY FAMILY AND SO MANY OTHER FAMILIES WHILE THEY ARE SAYING THAT VERY LONG And I think

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and handled several motions to discharge and substitute identical Assembly or Senate bills, along with a number of amendments. The chamber also welcomed student visitors from the League of Women Voters’ Students of Albany program and a group of Staten Island titleholders, and later adopted previously approved resolutions honoring Dorothy E. Reid for her role in Brown v. Board of Education and recognizing Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on Delta Day, with multiple senators speaking in support of both recognitions. The bulk of the floor session was devoted to third-reading votes on a large number of bills, most of which passed with broad support. Measures addressed public health, workers’ compensation, education, environmental conservation, insurance, labor, criminal procedure, domestic relations, tax, municipal authority, and correction law. Several bills were explained by sponsors as advancing stormwater management authority, labor-law transparency, public health protections, and stronger penalties for trafficking-related offenses; one bill on immunization in summer camps drew a defense from Senator Skoufis as a child-protection measure, while another on correction law passed with some Republican opposition. The chamber also took up a controversial public health/electronic health records bill by Senator Fernandez. Senator Martin questioned the bill at length about redacting certain categories of information, emergency access, provider obligations, and the impact on doctors’ ability to see complete medical histories. Fernandez said the bill was intended to protect patients from discrimination and to limit access to a small list of sensitive services, while also noting emergency exceptions and support from more than 200 health care providers. The debate remained focused on balancing privacy protections with concerns about continuity of care and record integrity.

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• was the continued conversation to make sure that in good governance we take into effect the human toll
• the continued conversation to make sure that in good governance that we take into effect the human toll
• These long and strenuous nights take a measurable toll on both athletic performance and academic achievement
• These long and strenuous nights take a measurable toll on both athletic performance and academic achievement

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And it's taking a toll on a lot of us because we're having a hard time with this.
• say<00:51:20.559><c> it's</c><00:51:20.720><c> taking</c><00:51:20.880><c> a</c><00:51:21.040><c> toll
• > a</c><00:51:21.520><c> lot</c><00:51:21.599><c> of</c><00:51:21.760><c> us</c> say it's taking a toll
• on a lot of us say it's taking a toll on a lot of us because<00:51:23.280><c> we're</c><00:51:23.520

Bills: HB541

Keywords: PFAS, drinking water, public health, environmental management, liability, 923, senate, all

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• She said it is difficult to talk about medical malpractice without also talking about the toll it takes
• She said she has done a lot of work with physicians and physician well-being and understands the toll
• She said it is difficult to talk about medical malpractice without also talking about the toll it takes
• She said she has done a lot of work with physicians and physician well-being and understands the toll

Keywords: 996, all