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• Doctors are going to make the economic decision to avoid treating high-risk pregnancies.
• A lot of my friends are still in high school. A lot of my friends are minors.
• winds all throughout the state of Florida, especially those coastal areas where the property values
• are really high, which encourages subdividing lots of making them a small as possible.
• We have the other social media bill that we passed a few years ago winding its way through the courts

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I remember coming here for Girls' Day when I was in high school; it's just a really special place.
• I am a proud Belen High School teacher, so I've been up here for LESC, and actually, I think I'll be
• We have the resources available through solar, wind, and geothermal to be energy independent.
• It's in what areas can, what's the potential for solar, which I think is really high, what's the new
• It's not very high success.

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• The ambulance could not get on, and the only way we could reach the patient was by bringing in a high-profile
• vehicle to treat that patient on the expressway and transport him to the hospital in that high-profile
• TWDB stations collect precipitation, wind direction, wind speed, air temperature, relative humidity,
• High in areas where you want to know where there is some rising water to be aware of.
• Yeah, I was just trying to get kind of a high-level, ten-thousand-foot view of what that looked like

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• toward Needspace Scholarships, academic programs, athletic programs, and the Miami Northwestern Senior High
• Miami Northwestern Senior High School was established in the fall of 1955 and was the first new high
• And just to echo the sentiments from Chair Avila, Miami Northwestern Senior High School, although they
• There are alumni associations all across the state for Miami Northwestern High School.
• You wind up going to traffic court.

Summary: The committee first reviewed the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget proposal for transportation, tourism, and economic development, which totals about $18 billion and includes major funding for the Department of Transportation work program, Visit Florida, affordable housing, library/cultural/historical initiatives, National Guard tuition assistance, and Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles needs. Members approved staff technical adjustments and then adopted the budget proposal as a recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The committee then heard and approved CS/SB 666, which creates a specialty license plate for the Miami Northwestern Alumni Association, with proceeds supporting scholarships and school academic, athletic, and arts programs. CS/SB 1318, the hands-free driving bill, drew extensive testimony from the sponsor, law enforcement, advocates, and victims’ families. Supporters argued it would create a clearer, easier-to-enforce prohibition on holding a wireless device while driving and help reduce crashes and deaths; some senators raised concerns about enforcement, privacy, and impacts on drivers with older vehicles, but the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1408, designating memorial highways for Tampa Police Officer Jesse Madsen and Charlotte County Sergeant Elio Diaz, and SB 1516, which would create the International Aerospace Innovation Fund administered by Space Florida to support partnerships between Florida and international aerospace companies. Both bills had supportive testimony and no opposition noted. The meeting ended with adjournment after the final votes.

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• It was super high and super expensive.
• It was super high and remained the same. It was super high and super<00:58:56.440> expensive.
• All these energy bills, cuz right now we paying high cost of energy bills going forward.
• Uh, you know, there's pushback on wind.
• Uh you know, there's pushback on on Uh you know, there's pushback on on wind. wind. wind.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee heard and considered a long list of Governor’s messages for appointments to state boards and commissions, including the Board of Dentistry, Barbering and Cosmetology, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, Elevator Mechanics Licensing Board, Real Estate Commission, Board of Naturopathic Medicine, State Boxing Commission, Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, Hawaii Medical Board, Board of Physical Therapy, Board of Pharmacy, and the Public Utilities Commission. Most nominees and supporting agencies testified in support, and many nominees simply stood on their written testimony. Several nominees also answered questions about their experience and the issues facing their boards, including dental insurance and Medicaid concerns, condo and real estate disputes, pharmacy regulation and telepharmacy, boxing and MMA rule updates, and medical board service in rural areas. The committee discussed some contested or notable nominations in more detail. Richard Emery’s nomination to the Real Estate Commission drew opposition testimony tied to a condo management dispute, and he responded by emphasizing the need for factual evidence, mediation and complaint data, and better consumer education. Trinette Kahui and Andrea Ushijima were also nominated to the Real Estate Commission, with broad support. For the Boxing Commission, Robin Jumawan described ongoing statutory updates, MMA-related work, and delegation of amateur boxing rules. For the Hawaii Medical Board, Elizabeth Ignacio was strongly endorsed by state and industry witnesses as highly qualified and familiar with rural health issues, while Rebecca Sawai also received support from the board and Kaiser Permanente. In the decision-making portion, the committee moved to advise and consent to nearly all nominees on the agenda. Senator McKelvey stated reservations about Richard Emery due to opposition and possible conflicts, and also about nominees who were not present at the hearing, specifically Corrine Muldrow Soto and Stacie Kealoha Inouye; Senator Lamasao also noted reservations on those absent nominees. The chair disclosed personal acquaintance with Dr. Sawai and Andrea Ushijima. The committee then voted to adopt the recommendations, with the noted reservations and one no vote on GM 697 reflected in the record, and later reconvened to take up Governor’s Message 514/515 for John Etemura as chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission, where additional support testimony was heard from the Governor’s office, DCCA, and former consumer advocacy staff.

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• Six-Hour expanded in Arkansas because the energy prices up here are too high.
• We could try to make sure we are using more renewables, more solar, more wind.
• Certainly more wind; we have a great opportunity for that.
• Certainly more wind; we have a great opportunity for that.
• We had extremely bad weather, and the rates were extremely high.

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• the outset so we did sort of catch wind the outset so we did sort of catch wind of<01:43:45.159>
• <02:56:12.000> crash something to the effect of high crash something to the effect of high
• So just a high-level overview of the bill. This came about in New Boston.
• The morale, obviously, in the city of Manchester is high.
• crimes were identified as really high crimes were identified as really high risk<04:59:25.718>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• from the state regent's tightening up our concurrent enrollment program so that only our traditional high

Bills: SB44, SB546, SB1213, SB1256, SB1287, SB1443, SB1644, SB1653, SB1716, SB1209, SB1826, SB1919, SB1930, SB1976, SB2028, SB2067, SB2072, SB2117, SB710, SB1477, SB1405

Keywords: sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, SB1213, earned credits, inmate credits, good time, sentence reduction, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, corrections policy, inmate classification, class levels, rehabilitation credits, achievement credits, vocational training, educational credits

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• And so, um, the high end being the most competitive, the best teams in the conference being at the high
• We're also seeing, unfortunately, measurable high prevalence of lung impairment, elevated toxic metal
• And that is primarily seen across all ethnic groups, where we're seeing it particularly high rates in
• Uh we have High Hopes >> Thank you.
• I serve as the High Hopes Initiative manager at Epic Ohana.

Bills: HB1183, HB1656, HB1658, HB1661, HB1663, HB1664, HB1859, HB2116, HB2271, HB2276, HB2335, HB2360, HB2387, HB2472, HB1805, HB2469, HB1815, HB1860, HB2117, HB2118, HB2437, HB2438, HB2604, HB1590, HB2156, HB2268

Keywords: retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes, indebtedness, salary recovery, employee compensation, deductions, financial management, collective bargaining, employee relations, impasse procedures, arbitration, public employment, HB1661, cafeteria plan, Section 125, Internal Revenue Code, flexible spending account

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• I was just curious as to why more of the small population is so high. Is that due to the...
• The way we can get to 90% is that each of those has a potential add-on of 5% for the high wage if the
• And this administration specifically is A high priority on the jobs must be above the average that's
• This is the largest wind energy production in the Western Hemisphere, located in Torrance County.
• We have sun, wind, and all four seasons.

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• So appreciate the opportunity to be here. happy to share kind of at a high level our approach to the
• So at a really high level, I believe, as you all know, since 2020 we have invested $2.5 billion to date
• Low-end and high-end fee ranges that we can charge have been a concern.
• I'll give you a high-level update on the progress of the 66-hour Workweek Implementation Plan.
• is in a good location, but how the wind is going to affect that base.

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• In 2024 we began winding down some of the CARES Act programs, with the exception of our CBG program;
• I'll add on this one: this is a pretty high ROI thing.
• It's high, high likelihood, but until something's ... infrastructure it could be for example EGA announcing
• So I'd be happy to go into detail on any one of those if Stacy wants to speak high level budget-wise
• He could not get into vet school because of his 3.0 grade average in high school.

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce on its FY26 priorities, recent performance, and budget requests. Commerce said it had helped announce about 8,000 direct jobs and nearly $14 billion in investment year-to-date, while noting challenges such as tariffs, workforce recruitment, staffing/FTE management, and the condition of its 100-year-old office building. The agency highlighted projects and initiatives including a new Taiwan trade office, Route 66 Centennial planning, the National Main Street conference in Tulsa, Olympic-related coordination, census outreach, and continued improvements to its grants and CRM systems. Requested funding included $8.3 million for building repairs or relocation planning, census support, $300,000 for EDGE, $135,000 for IT/cybersecurity upgrades, $250,000 for the Taiwan office, and additional support for Head Start, senior nutrition, and the Strategic Air and Space Commission. Members asked about the meaning of the investment totals, the building condition, delays in senior nutrition distributions, and staffing vacancies; Commerce said the investment figures reflected formal company capital announcements, the building had significant facade and roof damage, delays were due to multiple contracting layers, and several open positions were expected to be filled soon. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department then presented its FY26 budget and goals. New director Amy Blackburn and special advisor Sterling Zearley said the department oversees 38 state parks, six lodges, seven golf courses, and nine travel information centers, and emphasized tourism’s economic importance. They reported savings from bringing marketing and tracking functions in-house and from shared services, but said the department faces more than $271 million in deferred maintenance needs, staffing shortages, and connectivity problems at parks. Their goals include increasing park visitation to 10.2 million, raising occupancy to 36%, and growing travel to Oklahoma, with major marketing tied to the Route 66 Centennial, America 250, the FIFA World Cup, the Olympics, and other events. The department also discussed a request to raise its purchasing exemption cap from $25,000 to $75,000, a possible TravelOK.com redesign, and efforts to improve restaurant operations at lodges through a new RFP structure. Members questioned the apportionment cap, the size and timing of deferred maintenance requests, park revenue, and the use of parking pass funds; tourism said annual park-related revenue is about $32 million to $34 million and parking pass revenue is about $2.5 million. Finally, the OSU Veterinary Medicine Authority presented its budget request and program updates. The authority said it supports the veterinary teaching hospital and related student training, and that its FY26 budget is entirely state-appropriated. It requested continued support for hospital operations, the large animal scholarship program, and a new $12.5 million annual payment tied to the $250 million Legacy Capital Fund authorization for the veterinary teaching hospital, along with additional funding to expand in-state enrollment. Officials said in-state enrollment had increased from 58 to 69 students after prior funding, with a goal of reaching 90 of 106 total seats, and that there were 195 in-state applicants this year. Members asked whether standards would be lowered; the authority said academic standards would not change and noted strong board-pass rates and retention outcomes. It also said accreditation concerns tied to faculty shortages and off-site teaching had been addressed by bringing students back to the main campus and improving staffing. The committee ended by thanking the presenters and announcing its next meeting date.

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• You know, the heading is athletics, public high school. So how does that work?
• , what we're looking for is those students to be tested at least once in middle school and once in high
• How many students in high school do participate in athletics?
• High School, and my family had no idea that he had a heart condition.
• Joe High School last year. And his mother, Gal Gainer, father, J.J.

Summary: The Health Policy Committee heard and advanced several health-related bills. SB 1546 on background screening for athletic coaches was explained as another extension of the deadline for coaches to be added to the background screening clearinghouse; it passed favorably with support from athletic and youth sports organizations. SB 958 on type 1 diabetes early detection was amended to match the House version, requiring the Department of Health to provide school districts, school boards, and charter schools with informational materials for parents; it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. CS/SB 1070 on electrocardiograms for student athletes drew extensive discussion about sudden cardiac arrest prevention, implementation timelines, costs, funding through private and public sources, and whether insurance, KidCare, or Medicaid should cover screenings; after supportive testimony from school and athletic groups, it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also heard SB 1060, which would create a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid managed care to review encounter data, financials, audits, and rebate calculations with assistance from an actuary and the Auditor General. The sponsor and several senators framed it as a transparency and verification measure in response to large mid-year Medicaid funding increases and concerns about network adequacy and vertical integration; it passed favorably. CS/SB 944, which shortens the insurer overpayment recovery look-back period for claims involving psychologists from 30 months to 12 months, also passed favorably with support from the Florida Psychological Association. SB 1370, moving ambulatory surgical centers into their own statute rather than under hospital licensure provisions, was supported by surgery center representatives and reported favorably. The committee approved SB 768, as amended, to narrow the foreign-country-of-concern licensure attestation for health care entities to direct controlling interests and clarify the “reasonable efforts” standard; it passed after questions about how the standard would work in practice. SB 1544 on opticianry prompted significant debate over whether the bill would limit nonlicensed staff in ophthalmology and optometry settings; after a proposed amendment was withdrawn and multiple witnesses spoke both for and against, the bill was temporarily postponed. Finally, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment to SB 1808 requiring health care practitioners and facilities to refund patient overpayments within 30 days, with enforcement through AHCA fines or professional discipline, and then reported the bill favorably.

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• When I was in high school, I had a friend of mine.
• When I was in high school, I had a friend of mine.
• And we know that with high-speed rail, whatever one's view on high-speed rail—I happen to be a strong
• We have slimmed it down only to high-speed rail.
• We have powerful offshore winds, but lag behind countries with smaller populations and lower wind speeds

Summary: The committee first took up SB 712, which would expand California’s smog-check exemption for classic vehicles by adding model years 1976 through 1986 in phases, with a sunset in 2032. The author and supporters, including lowrider advocates and the Specialty Equipment Market Association, argued the bill would preserve car culture, support a small class of rarely driven collector vehicles, and reduce burdens on owners who struggle to find equipment for older smog tests. Opponents, including air district officials, the American Lung Association, and other environmental groups, warned the bill would weaken an important emissions-control program and increase pollution. After discussion, the committee adopted the motion to do pass as amended to Appropriations on a roll call vote of 10-0, with the roll held open for additional votes. The committee then heard SB 800, which requires Caltrans, working with local governments, to assess mitigation measures for suicide prevention on locally owned overpasses crossing state highways. The bill was presented as a response to recent tragedies in Rancho Cucamonga and was supported by local officials, health organizations, and suicide-prevention advocates, who said the measure would help identify high-risk locations and lead to life-saving interventions. There was no registered opposition. The committee members expressed support, and SB 800 was passed to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call vote, with the roll held open. Next, the committee considered SB 30, which would prohibit California public entities from selling, donating, or transferring decommissioned diesel locomotives and railroad equipment with Tier 1 or older engines unless the engine is removed, while allowing Tier 2 and newer transfers under certain conditions. The author and supporters framed the bill as a climate and public-health measure to prevent older, dirtier locomotives from continuing to pollute elsewhere, while transit agencies opposed it, arguing it could limit useful transfers of equipment that still supports passenger service and could be better handled through case-by-case air-quality review. After debate, the committee voted 6-4 to pass SB 30 as amended to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions. The committee also heard SB 791, which replaces the flat dealer document processing charge cap with a 1% fee capped at $350, along with new disclosure requirements. Dealers and industry groups supported the bill as a way to recover costs and improve transparency, while consumer advocates opposed it as an unjustified increase that would burden buyers. The committee approved SB 791 on a 8-? roll call vote and held the roll open. The meeting then moved on to SB 34, a port-air-quality bill presented by Senator Richardson, but the transcript ends during testimony and debate on that measure.

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• wind, solar, and nuclear wind, solar, and nuclear into<00:54:24.480> their<00:54:24.720><
• It did not require them to evaluate the use of wind or solar. Many of them already had done that.
• require them to evaluate the use of wind require them to evaluate the use of wind or<00:57:37.760
• <01:19:55.199> of ranged from zero to I think a high of ranged from zero to I think a high
• <01:26:12.159> rate<01:26:12.560> of familiar with the really high rate of familiar

Bills: SJ0001, SF0017

Keywords: mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, forestry management, good neighbor authority, state lands, employee funding, donations, revolving account, 916, all

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• The high assumes the actual market.
• percentage of booking is still as high. percentage of booking is still as high.
• There's so much of a just so high.
• So demand is still high.
• So demand is still high. Um, the market. So demand is still high.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Miss Mumma was my theater teacher when I was in high school. She changed my life.
• Miss Mumma was my theater teacher when I was in high school. She changed my life.
• I have a very, very high threshold for that, so continue.
• The average grocery bill is pretty high. Rent is high.
• So many areas, electricity and water bills are very high.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Miss Mumma was my theater teacher when I was in high school. She changed my life.
• Miss Mumma was my theater teacher when I was in high school. She changed my life.
• I have a very, very high threshold for that, so continue.
• The average grocery bill is pretty high. Rent is high.
• So many areas, electricity and water bills are very high.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and several guest recognitions, including a student honored for a national Mandarin speech contest, a Ms. Black Arizona candidate, and a Madison Elementary School reusable-tray pilot program. The body also recognized interns and approved the prior journal. The chamber then moved through Committee of the Whole calendars and adopted committee reports recommending passage of a series of budget-related bills. The main legislative business centered on the 2026-27 budget package and related omnibus measures, including appropriations, budget implementation, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, K-12 education, state property, revenue/taxation, and transportation bills. Most of these measures were advanced with do-pass recommendations, with repeated debate focused on the tax omnibus and the overall budget’s policy choices. Supporters argued the package provided affordability, tax relief, conformity with federal tax changes, reduced government spending, and reforms to entitlement and other programs; opponents argued it favored corporations and wealthy taxpayers, cut health care, food assistance, housing, tourism, wildfire response, and education, and would forfeit federal matching funds. Several members specifically criticized the failure to close the data center tax exemption and to raise sports betting taxes, while supporters defended those provisions as pro-business and pro-growth. There was also discussion of fund sweeps, including university research funds, housing trust funds, and other agency balances, with opponents saying the sweeps targeted encumbered or already-committed money. After debate, the Senate adopted Committee of the Whole reports and advanced the bills, and later took up House bills introduced and placed on third reading, with members explaining their votes on HB 4138, the General Appropriations Act, largely along party lines. At the end of the session, the Senate processed messages from the House requesting the return of SB 1160 and SB 1786 for reconsideration, and the Senate requested the House return HB 2415 for reconsideration. The chamber also introduced and placed several House budget bills on third reading, including HB 4138 through HB 4153, continuing the budget process.

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• Trampling their property and this is what would come to Texas if we wind up going to carbon sequestration
• It's gonna be like solar and wind.
• the subsurface and give us the knowledge that the, that the resource is there, the hot water, the high
• Due to the significant presence of the high energy producing zones, geothermal energy is clean, renewable
• deals with correcting the oversight from last session that makes residential customers subject to the high

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• At the Department of Criminal Justice in their and the wind unit is where they're manufactured, there's
• legislature made an investment to enhance port infrastructure, the funding was promptly allocated to high-priority
• in, the Permian Basin produces about 70% of the oil and gas in Texas, and also leads in solar and wind
• That number is down to seven, but East Texas is really high in that.
• It's a low-cost stock that pays a high dividend. in. That's what the energy industry is.

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