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• As we stand here, I am reminded God has a plan for Lisa Demuth. She's meant to be here.
• As we stand here, I am reminded God has a plan for Lisa Demuth. She's meant to be here.
• As we stand here, I am reminded God has a plan for Lisa Demuth. She's meant to be here.
• As we stand here, I am reminded God has a plan for Lisa Demuth. She's meant to be here.
• made its report and the new permanent made its report and the new permanent rules<01:07:35.720><

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House convened for the opening of the 2025-2026 Minnesota legislative session. Secretary of State Steve Simon called the chamber to order, appointed a clerk pro tem, and Pastor Ben Mayatt delivered the prayer before the Pledge of Allegiance. The clerk then conducted the roll call, and after an initial dispute over quorum and authority, the House determined that 67 members were present, establishing a quorum. The main business was organizing the House. Members nominated and seconded Representative Lisa Demuth for Speaker, and she was elected on a 67-0 roll call vote. After taking the oath, Speaker Demuth delivered remarks emphasizing service, civility, bipartisan cooperation, accountability, and focusing on practical results for Minnesotans. The House also adopted a resolution accepting the findings in the District 40B election contest and declaring a vacancy there, and another resolution adopting temporary House rules for the session, including a committee structure and a fraud prevention/state government oversight committee. Members then adopted a resolution authorizing necessary House employees to continue working, and the Speaker announced appointments for Speaker pro tempore, Deputy Speaker pro tempore, and the House Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. The House also approved permanent desk assignments for the Republican and DFL caucuses. The session ended with announcements about a reception and a Rules Committee meeting, followed by adjournment until noon on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

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• Sometimes they're in- higher lives without qualifying for permanent residency.
• in-state tuition on a pending application for permanent residence.
• the application of a permanent residency. If somebody is applying straight, like there's no.
• And then hit a roadblock when it became time to try to plan their future for higher education.
• We create a permanent undercut. Class in Texas, a permanent underclass where they're.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• We place 10 into permanent housing and 15 into drug rehab facilities.
• We emphasize permanent because we know permanency decreases the homeless count.
• We emphasize permanent because we know permanency decreases the homeless count.
• We emphasize permanent facilities.
• We emphasize permanent because<02:41:56.960> we<02:41:57.200> know<02:41:57.920> permanency

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• Um, There are too many children waiting for their lives to begin with permanency, and, um, with all due
• And, uh, and that means permanency as soon as possible.
• And I will also echo what she said about permanency.
• Uh, the, the service plan and talking to uh the placement and the department and the guardian ad litem
• Hopefully, either returning the child home more quickly, um, or helping them to achieve permanency, uh

Bills: HCR 10

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism

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• Typically that's placed on the consultants that we hire to be able to produce the plans, right, that
• Typically that's placed on the consultants that we hire to be able to produce the plans, right, that
• It immediately threatens housing, food security, and the permanent loss of trained workers.
• <00:36:48.480> For permanent loss of trained workers.
• For permanent loss of trained workers.

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

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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• Making sure that our districts continue to advise us on their capacity for the future, their growth plans
• And so I plan to look, I'm concerned that we're... ...to I plan to look.
• We're fixing that in other bills on our discipline effort, and we're concerned about their permanent
• Increase not more than two years like it has been, but what I think it needs to stay: permanent increase
• , because you just move on a steep teacher pay raise permanent, but skew a little more toward the basic

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to consider House Bill 2, the major public education and school finance bill. The committee first reconsidered and withdrew the prior committee substitute, then took up a new substitute. Senator Creighton explained several changes, including a correction to the golden penny yield weight, an increase in the special education evaluation incentive cap from $45 million to $67 million, timing changes to avoid a funding gap for Bluebonnet curriculum training grants, narrowed language affecting educator preparation providers, added facility-usage reporting language, incorporation of bilingual allotment language from Senate Bill 2185, removal of the $20 million annual cap on JROTC funding, and a prevailing-clause provision to make HB 2 controlling over conflicting measures. Members generally praised the bill’s historic funding level but raised concerns about details and future floor debate. Senator Menendez said he appreciated the special education, safety, and teacher pay funding but was not ready to fully support the bill because of inflationary pressures, facilities funding, and district-specific impacts, and indicated he might vote present. Senator Parker strongly supported the bill, emphasizing historic funding, teacher pay, and the need to continue refining the package. Senator Witt also said he would vote present while seeking more refinement, especially on certification issues for public and charter schools. Senator Bettencourt highlighted the bill’s scale, including about $8 billion in new funding and $1.3 billion for special education, while Senator Hinojosa asked for more flexibility in the basic allotment and thanked the author for bilingual education and coastal-area provisions. The committee then adopted the new committee substitute and voted to report HB 2 favorably to the full Senate. The motion passed 9 ayes and 2 present not voting, with the bill reported as committee substitute do pass and be printed.

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• I don't know if there's any gradation on your maps at all, and then permanent is in green.
• So Minnesota is not a 20-year exemption any longer, and it's not permanent.
• <00:19:13.039> is your maps at all and then permanent is your maps at all and then permanent
• <00:52:46.160> for year planning for year planning for $188,000<00:52:48.520> when<
• <01:26:53.119> jobs being built hundreds of permanent jobs being built hundreds of permanent

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Agriculture equipment planning equipment, tractors wagons. >> Okay. Thank you.
• And and the reason for that is the planning horizon in Capital Project funding.
• Some of our master plans are 10 or 20 years time schedules.
• There's SB 7032, Medicaid enrollment for permanently disabled individuals.
• I have been certified and permanent and permanent by a licensed physician under Chapter 4.58.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And we want to get better at that emergency operations planning and continuity of operations planning
• aware. the whole plan so you're aware.
• We'd like to transfer a term to a permanent appellate paralegal.
• We don't know how to plan for that.
• And so we gotta have some knowledge or some understanding of what to plan for. I don't know.

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• The plan again is to do a walkthrough today and take no formal action until tomorrow.
• The governor cut it $1.5 million permanently.
• child welfare provisions related to inquiries into a child's heritage, extended foster care, case plan
• It makes permanent the temporary staffing changes for child care centers that were enacted by the 2023
• we're able to offer a summary of the plan.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• And God has a plan. The family is certainly having a difficult time understanding that plan.
• 896 by Blanco relating to the enrollment period for newborns under certain employer health benefit plans
• SB 1261 by Perry relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan,
• I want it to be part of a treatment plan. ...a plan that actually lessens the risk of adverse outcomes
• I think the idea that we need to have treatment plans for them that work makes perfect sense, but I'm

Bills: SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB4, SB23, SB1762, SB34, SB60, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB75, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB627, SB2037, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB646, SB3, SCR27, SB552, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SJR1, SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB546, SB647, SB648, SB1493, SB1709, SB2001, HB5669, HB3115, HB5655, HB5675, HB5689, HB5690, HB5653, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB2775, HB33, HB 12, HB148

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• We also are pleased to see the chain of custody plans and the provisions that are built around that to
• <00:03:27.200> absentee<00:03:27.720> ballot<00:03:28.200> application permanent
• absentee ballot application permanent absentee ballot application request<00:03:29.560> from<
• <00:05:21.479> and<00:05:21.600> the see the chain of custody plans and the see the
• are uh the removal of the permanent are uh the removal of the permanent absentee absentee absentee

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1378, an elections administration bill, and first adopted the DE5 amendment. The author described DE5 as a negotiated package combining provisions from several bills on election administration, including notice of temporary polling locations, residence standards for people under civil commitment orders, polling place closure/change notices, absentee voting provisions, special election filing periods, and timelines for filing statements of economic interest. The committee then adopted two additional amendments, A6 and A8, both presented as technical or corrective changes; A8 restored language on off-reservation temporary polling that had been inadvertently left out. Testimony from county election officials and the Secretary of State’s office was generally supportive of the bill’s election-administration changes. Blue Earth County’s Michael Stalberger said the bill would streamline election-day work, improve absentee ballot deadlines, clarify ballot correction procedures, formalize chain-of-custody plans, and speed out-of-court remedies for ballot errors. He also raised concerns about implementation details, including the timing for first chain-of-custody plans, applying candidate filing changes to townships and school districts as well as cities, the short turnaround for college student housing lists, and whether the statewide system could handle new absentee-ballot data fields. Nicole Freeman of the Secretary of State’s office echoed support for the technical cleanup and several policy changes, including removing the permanent absentee application box from voter registration forms, clarifying ballot-board procedures, chain-of-custody planning, and the out-of-court remedy, while also flagging concerns about the absentee application cutoff, city opt-outs from absentee voting, and staffing requirements for absentee locations. Later in the hearing, members discussed a separate proposed amendment, A4/A3, dealing with prohibitions on inducements to vote or register, including lotteries or other chances to win money or goods. The author explained it was intended to clarify existing law and respond to recent examples of large-money election-related giveaways, but after discussion the chair declined to offer the amendment in committee, saying it would likely not have enough support and could be taken up later on the floor. The hearing ended with the technical amendments adopted and the bill advanced with the committee continuing broader discussions on the remaining issues.

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• This is going to be a regular payment to them every month so they could plan for what their admin and
• of some court documents that are needed to move permanency along quicker.
• Safety, timely permanency prevention, overall well-being.
• Those include permanency for children over the age of the law. that we included in the report, those
• some court documents that are needed to move permanency along quicker.

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up a presentation from the Department of Children and Families on HB 7089, which revises how Florida’s community-based care (CBC) lead agencies for child welfare are funded. Representative McFarland described the bill’s background, arguing that the prior formula relied too heavily on outdated, static factors and produced inequities among CBCs. She emphasized that the new approach is intended to provide a more stable, transparent, and statute-based funding method that better supports prevention, case management, and family services while reducing year-to-year political uncertainty. DCF Chief of Staff Casey Penn explained that HB 7089 required an actuarially sound, reimbursement-based formula developed with CBC and provider input. The new model uses a cost-based structure with three tiers: Tier 1 for operational and administrative costs, Tier 2 for per-child/per-month service costs, and a possible Tier 3 incentive component for performance measures if the Legislature chooses to fund it. The model includes regional growth factors, inflation adjustments, a 2% risk corridor for Tier 2, a hold-harmless provision for agencies that would otherwise receive less than prior funding, and the ability for CBCs to retain some state general revenue savings. DCF said the model produced a total budget need of about $1.392 billion, roughly $28.6 million above the prior year after offsets, and that the department is also updating its child welfare case management system to improve data quality and future modeling. Members asked about whether prevention spending is captured, how Tier 3 incentives would work and how much they might cost, how the formula accounts for insurance, hurricanes, child acuity, and staffing costs, and whether CBC executives’ compensation is capped. DCF said prevention is included in the model but is not yet separately broken out due to data limitations, Tier 3 is optional and not yet costed, and the formula can incorporate additional growth factors if needed. On executive pay, DCF explained that compensation is limited by statute for CBC contracts, but multiple contracts and non-state funding sources can affect total compensation; staff later clarified that CBC CEOs with multiple contracts had been reviewed for compliance. The meeting ended after questions, and Representative Miller moved to adjourn; the subcommittee adjourned without any vote on the bill.

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• Our water utility shut down our reservoir permanently as of February 5th, 2025.
• Anyone that announced the permanent closure of a public...
• There are no permanent problems.
• what their plan is other than we...
• What was our backup plan if something happened there? Where were we going to go with that?

Bills: HB471, HB473

Keywords: water authority, sewer management, fire protection, local governance, board of directors, local officers, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, 1136, house, all

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• This master plan phase 3b which would expand and upgrade the school central utility plan.
• Our state's permanent school fund also guarantees almost $5 billion. in outstanding debt or bonds for
• We will now hear testimony from the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation.
• The first item provides an overview of the statutory authority and exemptions of the Texas Permanent
• Rescue Plan Act.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• really plan Define contribution plan is really plan Define contribution plan is really really<04:
• c><04:04:14.920> work contribution plan plan so I only work contribution plan plan so I only work
• I think it's because, again, this plan is a simple savings plan.
• is a simple savings plan it doesn't plan is a simple savings plan it doesn't have<04:15:40.720> features
• compensation plan.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 622, but after the sponsor said further research raised concerns, he asked that the bill be tabled. The committee then moved in executive session and voted unanimously to find the bill inexpedient to legislate, sending it to consent. The committee also retained House Bill 349, the ophthalmologic laser bill, after members said more time was needed for the professions involved to work out training standards and provide additional information; that motion also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed House Bill 244, a municipal building/fire code recodification measure. Members said the bill needed more review and careful scrutiny because of its length and possible unintended effects, and they voted unanimously to retain it as well. House Bill 534 was then heard; the sponsor said the bill did not do what was intended because of a misunderstanding about current processing, and the committee voted inexpedient to legislate and placed it on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 233, with an amendment to remove a requirement affecting the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. Supporters argued the bill would reduce an unnecessary burden and improve transparency, while opponents said the committee should not single out one private 501(c)(3) organization. The amendment was adopted 8-5, and the bill as amended then passed 7-6; a minority report was requested. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 536, a proposed 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment for certain state retirees. The sponsor and supporters argued retirees had not received adequate COLAs and that the bill would help offset inflation, while the retirement system testified that the proposal would add significant costs, including an estimated $1.5 million for the state, $6.6 million for political subdivisions, and about $100.7 million in present-value unfunded liability, with the impact reflected in future employer contribution rates.

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• Many businesses have already planned their fiscal year.
• And they could decline because their spouse has another plan.
• And so you might have a great health plan.
• On day one, you offer that great health plan, and then that employee says no.
• I plan. Okay, that's fine. That's good. I'll take it.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• And I would add to that psychosis and permanent... Thank you.
• The 392 — are those long stays permanent? They’re not.
• Not a permanent situation. This is not a permanent situation. Where are we going to get you?
• Not a permanent situation. This is not a permanent situation.
• the way most people do permanent supportive housing.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• , including the Education Plan, a direct-sold plan, and Scholars Edge, an advisor-sold plan, which provide
• And again, I really appreciate the chance to highlight these plans.
• She plans on attending early college high school there in Roswell.
• The plan is to go right to that matter. So with that, Mr.
• The plan is to go right to that matter. So with that, Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Landfills, once constructed, are permanently there.
• But pretty much landfills are permanent fixtures once they're there.
• Landfills are permanent fixtures once they're there.
• <00:36:12.960> permanent landfills are permanent permanent landfills are permanent permanent
• <01:17:39.159> so it becomes uh immobilized permanently so it becomes uh immobilized permanently

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The informational briefing focused on the City and County of Honolulu’s effort to site a replacement landfill for Oahu before the Waimanalo Gulch landfill closes in 2028. Chair Nicole Lowen and other legislators opened the meeting by framing the issue as important statewide and encouraging recycling, composting, and proper use of the curbside bins. The city’s Department of Environmental Services, led by Director Roger Babcock and Deputy Director Mike O’Keefe, then presented the background and siting process. ENV explained the legal and technical constraints that shaped the search, including the 2019 Land Use Commission decision requiring closure of Waimanalo Gulch by March 2, 2028, and the 2020 Act 73 restrictions on landfill siting near residences, schools, hospitals, conservation districts, airports, and tsunami inundation areas. They said a landfill advisory committee reviewed six candidate sites in 2021-2022 and rejected them because they fell within the Board of Water Supply’s no-pass zone. After further evaluation and an extension of the naming deadline, the city selected a site in central Oahu near Wahiawa, on agricultural land currently used as a Dole pineapple field. City officials said the selected site was chosen as the best of the evaluated options and, in their view, could be permitted under state and federal law. They described planned environmental protections, including a modern sanitary landfill design with double liners, leachate collection systems, monitoring wells, and post-closure monitoring, and said the existing Waimanalo Gulch landfill has operated for 35 years without leachate leaks. They also emphasized that the site would still require a special use permit, Department of Health approvals, an environmental impact statement, and other public permitting processes, and that public engagement would continue over the next several years.