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• on this table is to see what the maximum on this table is to see what the maximum amount<00:08:19.440
• project based on those maximum project based on those maximum scenarios.<00:10:09.360> So
• That increase to state uh maximum bonding was reduced state uh maximum bonding was reduced from<00:15
• <00:51:49.280> bond under an annual appropriation bond under an annual appropriation bond
• bonds to a maximum term of 20 years. bonds to a maximum term of 20 years.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are annual costs.
• 19.280> identifying<01:18:19.760> the<01:18:20.000> Medicare<01:18:20.480> annual
• um identifying the Medicare annual um identifying the Medicare annual wellness<01:18:21.440>
• about risk reduction strategies, validated cognitive assessment tools, biomarker testing, Medicare annual
• mental health centers are annually mental health centers are annually carrying<04:08:39.840>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• their first place victory at the annual their first place victory at the annual LifeSmarts<00:03
• I now yield the floor to Senator you. I now yield the floor to Senator Chang.
• I now yield the floor.
• I now yield<00:08:59.279> the<00:08:59.440> floor. yield the floor. yield the floor.
• April 4th, we are going to do our annual April 4th, we are going to do our annual YWCA<00:25:42.880><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, took roll, approved the previous day’s journal, and spent much of the first portion of the meeting recognizing Education Week honorees. Senators introduced students and coaches from the LifeSmarts Consumer Education Competition, including first-place Iolani School, second-place Kahalani High School, and Oahu teams placing third and fourth. The Senate also recognized 2025 Senate Youth Delegate Wilson Chow and thanked staff and community partners for supporting Education Week 2025. The chamber then moved to executive business, adopting standing committee reports 1210 through 1349 and confirming Governor’s Message No. 644, Steven Logan, as Adjutant General of the Department of Defense by unanimous consent. Senators spoke in support of Logan’s military and public safety experience, and he was confirmed with 23 ayes. The Senate also confirmed Governor’s Message No. 645, Mike Lambert, as Director of the Department of Law Enforcement, with senators citing his HPD background, work on homelessness, vice, agricultural crimes, and school enforcement; the confirmation passed with 22 ayes. After the confirmations, the Senate recognized the newly appointed officials and their families and guests. The body then passed House Bill 991, Senate Draft 1, relating to criminal history record checks, on third reading by unanimous consent with 22 ayes. The session concluded with announcements, including a YWCA clothing drive, a personal letter from Representative Gene Ward announcing his resignation from the House effective at the end of the month due to health issues, and a motion to adjourn until Monday, March 24th at 11:30 a.m., which was adopted without objection.

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• This MEM rate has been awarded annually over time.
• So my strong encouragement is that we move to increase it to that maximum amount. Thank you. Mr.
• further analysis and kind of some justification of the maximum.
• If we went to the maximum allowable, we'd have 46 charter schools with 100% MEM rate. Mr.
• This year was the 19th annual Ben Lujan Awards during the 39th annual CES Facility Managers Workshop.

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• These relate to statute 37-2-128, which provides a maximum penalty of $100,000 daily and then a maximum
• daily<00:02:42.040> and<00:02:42.200> then<00:02:42.360> a<00:02:42.440> maximum
• <00:02:42.880> total<00:02:43.160> of<00:02:43.240> a daily and then a maximum
• total of a daily and then a maximum total of a million<00:02:43.600> dollars.
• It's a combined economic impact of close to $600 million annually. >> And then that's just one of the

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The chairman opened by explaining that the committee would hear proposed interim topics and then rank them by written submissions rather than debating them one by one. The Public Service Commission presented two topics: an educational session on small water utilities, citing maintenance needs, water-quality compliance, and difficulty accessing capital, and a review of civil penalties for pipeline safety violations because Wyoming’s statutory penalties are far below federal levels and could affect compliance and funding. Members and outside presenters then outlined a range of additional topics. Representative Campbell proposed work on fire protection districts and EMS districts, focusing on financial stability, mill levies, and possible county authority to combine districts and levies. He also raised public records at meetings, corporate filing fees, and fraudulent corporate filings. The Community College Commission proposed updating annexation statutes so communities can join community college districts more easily, especially where current mill-levy rules create funding issues. Senator Crago supported the fraudulent corporate filings topic and noted related technology-based solutions and overlap with blockchain issues. Other proposals included CPA “Pathways” licensing changes to address a shortage of accountants, a review of public meetings and public records laws, continuation of the electricity study with emphasis on grid reliability and large-load capacity constraints, and a broader review of the public meetings and records act. Ashley Harpstreith of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities supported extending municipal audit deadlines and described a statewide shortage of auditors and CPAs. Healthy Wyoming proposed studying health coverage options for low-income working adults, including state-sponsored or cooperative models. Representative Chestek proposed making most nonpartisan county offices elected on a nonpartisan basis. No votes or final selections were taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and discussed whether topics should be assigned to this committee or another one.

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• I yield back. >> The gentleman yields back.
• I yield back. >> The gentleman yields back.
• And I yield back. The gentleman yields.
• >> GENTLEMAN RESERVES. >> I yield, I yield. >> I'm sorry, the gentleman yields.
• yields.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Speaker, and I yield back. The gentleman yields back.
• Speaker, I yield back. The gentleman yields back.
• I yield back. The gentlewoman yields back.
• I yield back. Mr.
• I yield back.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• education, school boards will have to discuss the performance of students with disabilities at least annually
• Will the gentleman yield? Will the gentleman yield? There's nothing to yield.
• costs, personnel costs, fixed costs, meaning utilities, insurance, security. technology, and I will yield
• Commissioner has pointed out that the annual gap in special education funding is 1.2%. billion dollars
• And for over 30... six years, actually 38 years now published, IDRA has conducted an annual attrition

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• It doesn't compromise quality, and it can yield significant savings.
• The allowed amount is the maximum amount a plan is willing to pay for a service.
• They'd have a $2,500 deductible, maximum out-of-pocket of $8,500. So there's the...
• That means an additional 135,000 annual costs.
• Texas small employer premiums, 15% to 20% premium increases annually.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I yield back.
• I yield back.
• I yield back.
• I YIELD BACK.
• I YIELD BACK.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This amends the annual reporting requirement imposed on the Department of the Attorney General and the
• It amends section 134-9.6 on the Attorney General's annual report on licenses to carry to give everybody
• <00:03:58.840> reporting<00:03:59.280> requirement<00:03:59.920> imp the annual
• report on licenses to carry AG's annual report on licenses to carry to<00:04:14.040> give<00:
• Did—okay, okay. seeking a maximum speed limit for a seeking a maximum speed limit for a section<00:07

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met on a decision-making agenda and took up a series of bills, mostly accepting committee recommendations with either technical or substantive amendments. HB 472 would allow digitized identification cards to be accepted as valid ID under certain circumstances; the committee amended it to clarify that a physical ID may still be required where state or federal law demands it, and the measure passed. HB 510 on water shortages and emergencies, HB 871 on the effective date of Act 130 relating to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, HB 1120 on the Department of Health’s nuisance-abatement authority, and HB 1162 on motorcycle instruction permits all passed with amendments or technical changes. HB 544 establishing a pet insurance framework, HB 995 extending reporting time for firearm carry license reports, HB 10002 extending the White Correctional Oversight Commission coordinator term, HB 1093 clarifying the Hawaii Public Housing Authority’s powers, HB 1291 expanding labeling rules for winged brown coffee to roasted coffee, and HB 1348 on public-land recreation leases and county-resident lotteries also passed, with HB 1348 amended to require a lottery within a year of vacancy and to limit renewal conditions. The committee also discussed HB 76, requiring skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets, and HB 1259, which would change how speed limits can be reduced without an engineering study. One member raised concerns about HB 1259, arguing the language could allow unsafe reductions on state highways; the committee noted a no vote from that member, but the measure still passed. HB 76 initially passed as amended, then the committee briefly revisited it after a member said they had intended to vote no; on revote, the bill was adopted unamended. Throughout the meeting, members generally voiced no objections to the remaining measures, and each bill was reported out with the stated recommendation.

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• Speaker, I yield back. Mr. Speaker, I yield back.
• people I yield back the gentleman yields people I yield back the gentleman yields the<03:52:43.800
• I yield back. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back.
• back<07:21:37.000> for yield back gentlewoman yields back for yield back gentlewoman yields
• yield the gentleman yields world and I yield the gentleman yields for<07:27:08.920> what<07:27

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Um, my questions concern the maximum hourly rates in these contracts.
• maximum hourly rates in these<00:10:02.600> contracts.
• We do not anticipate going to the full maximum that we put each contract for.
• My questions are actually very similar to yours, so I will yield back to you.
• Let us take a look and see if we can find it. >> I think I have the annual report. >> Oh.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved a motion and then deferred a large batch of 246 contracts totaling about $187.8 million until the April 2026 meeting. It then moved through the agenda and reviewed several pulled items, beginning with four Attorney General contingent-fee contracts. Committee members questioned why the contracts were new, what the $20 million maximums meant, and how the fees would work; the AG’s office explained they were new awards from a September RFP, that the $20 million was an outside estimate tied to a full recovery, and that one contract would require a $380 million recovery to pay out the maximum. The committee voted to consider those contracts reviewed without objection. The Department of Highways then explained an “alternative delivery support” contract, describing it as a procurement method different from the usual design-bid-build model and noting it can help with innovation, speed, timeliness, or cost reduction. After that explanation, the committee again voted to consider the contract reviewed without objection. The Kentucky Horse Park/Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation presented eight legal services contracts; members focused on differing hourly rates and retroactive approval. The corporation said it had selected four firms through an RFP to maintain flexibility and avoid conflicts, would use in-house counsel first, and did not expect to use the maximum rates. Senator Thomas argued the committee’s statutory hourly rate cap is outdated and should be revisited. The committee then approved the contracts. One Transportation Office of the Secretary contract was deferred to the April meeting, consistent with the agency’s prior request. The committee then reviewed Cabinet for Health and Family Services items from the Department of Community Based Services: three contract amendments and one memorandum of agreement. Members asked about funding sources, service outcomes, and whether the programs reduce future need; the agency said one amendment was a $55,000 increase offset by reductions elsewhere, that the total contract amount with the agency did not change, and that follow-up data show over 90% of children remain in the home after services. The committee approved those items. Finally, the committee reviewed a LIHEAP contract amendment from the Division of Family Support, which the agency said used federal funds, not state general funds, to add newly appropriated federal money for low-income home energy assistance and crisis heating support. Members asked about future funding and were told that continuation depends on Congress. The committee approved that item. It then began reviewing Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities memoranda of agreement tied to Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center staffing; members asked for a count of personnel, and the agency said it would provide that information, after which the discussion continued.

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• service-connected disability compensation, from 2.49 million to 5.66 million, and the average payout annually
• can help move their claim along efficiently, address errors quickly, and zealously advocate for the maximum
• when we're moving bills forward or budget requests forward because so many times a small investment yields
• moving bills forward or budget requests forward because so many times, you know, a small investment yields

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veteran Affairs held an informational hearing focused on the effects of federal budget cuts and policy changes on veterans, military readiness, and California’s veteran support systems. The chair and members emphasized that federal reductions to the VA, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, SNAP, and the federal workforce are disproportionately harming veterans by threatening health care, employment, housing, crisis lines, and suicide prevention services. The chair also highlighted California’s progress on veteran homelessness and the importance of preserving state programs that leverage federal dollars. Major General Matthew Beavers of the California Military Department described the department’s structure, its response to the Los Angeles fire emergency, and concerns that federal cuts could reduce readiness through less training, older equipment, and fewer resources. He also discussed state programs such as Work for Warriors, STARBASE, youth and community schools, and the counterdrug task force, saying they are valuable but vulnerable if funding is redirected away from readiness. Members asked about the impact of federal changes on the Guard and how the Legislature could help, and Beavers said the state should advocate for recapitalized equipment and continued support for key programs. A second panel focused on veterans’ benefits and claims support. CalVet, Los Angeles County, and Swords to Plowshares testified that county veteran service officers, legal aid, and community-based partnerships are essential to helping veterans access VA benefits, especially after the PACT Act expanded eligibility and increased claims volume. Witnesses said these services bring substantial federal dollars back to California, but county offices and legal providers are underfunded and overburdened. Members discussed data sharing, staffing shortages, and the need for more resources to reach veterans who are not connected to VA care. In the final panel on mental health and suicide prevention, CalVet and nonprofit providers described state-funded programs such as the Veterans Support Self-Reliance program and the California Veterans Health Initiative, which place services in permanent supportive housing and provide no-cost counseling statewide. Witnesses said these programs are showing measurable improvements in health, medication adherence, and emergency room use, but they depend on sustained funding and are vulnerable to step-down grants and federal instability. Committee members expressed support for the programs and raised questions about access, staffing, and the role of non-veteran family members in Vet Center services.

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• Speaker, and I yield back. The gentleman from California yields back.
• I yield back.
• I yield back.
• I yield back.
• I yield back. And, Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• hearings and civil penalties for infractions such as running red lights or stop signs and failing to yield
• These are with regard to running red lights in failing to yield that is the amendment.
• The maximum of $300,000 is paid to the city of Miami Beach per the state sovereign immunity law with
• Why the part of the value being set for the maximum amount? It's nothing has been loaded yet.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• That's the maximum that an ordinance could require.
• I just want to emphasize this is between midnight and 5:00 a.m. maximum, the maximum range, midnight
• Treatment-focused approaches are often more cost-effective than incarceration, minimizing taxpayer burden while yielding

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• Because of that, you all adopted strategic resource management in your annual budgeting process... you
• And they're establishing annual goals for how to meet that benchmark.
• They found the annual cost of serving a student with a hearing impairment is about $10,000.
• Chair, by making these annual requirements.
• Then in your vision, are we tying the annual, currently annual budget submission to that plan, that document

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation on strategic resource management in public education. LESC staff and PED officials argued that New Mexico has increased school funding, but local budgeting and planning remain fragmented and overly compliance-driven. They described long-term pressures including declining enrollment, rising special education costs, falling cash balances, changes in federal funding, and leadership turnover, and said schools need more intentional multi-year planning tied to student outcomes. They also outlined the many disconnected planning requirements schools must complete, compared New Mexico’s current approach with Ohio’s three-year budget forecasting model, and recommended continuing multi-year appropriations, adding $2.5 million for state grants in the unified application, and directing LESC, LFC, and PED to develop a long-term financial planning proposal. PED said it is working to reduce administrative burden through school accreditation, a unified application for federal and state funds, and internal alignment of guidance and coaching, with pilot schools reporting time savings and better alignment. Members raised concerns about four-day school weeks, the burden on small districts, the need for outcomes and return on investment, and whether the state should move toward a two-year or three-year planning cycle; staff clarified that the proposal was to streamline or eliminate redundant requirements, not add another layer. The committee then received an update on the Educator Fellows program. PED described it as a Grow Your Own pipeline that employs candidates as supplemental educational assistants while they work toward licensure, providing salary, benefits, paid leave, mentoring, and coursework support. Officials said the program helps address teacher shortages, improves student-to-teacher ratios, increases workforce diversity, and supports the Martinez-Yazzie action plan. They reported 370 current fellows across 86 LEAs and about 180 schools, with many fellows being people of color, first-generation college students, or second-career educators; roughly 85 are expected to become certified this year. A local HR director from Belen testified that the program has been especially valuable in small communities, where fellows are already rooted in the community and several have moved into teaching roles. Members asked about high school recruitment, tuition, retirement and benefits, the relationship to the Higher Education Department’s Grow Your Own scholarship, and the role of university partners. PED said fellows choose among accredited higher education partners, the program is separate from the scholarship but complementary, and the state is also building an apprenticeship model and seeking to expand the program to more LEAs, though some districts are on a waiting list because of funding and local match requirements.

Transcript Highlights:

• I yield back. >> The gentleman yields back.
• I yield<02:35:10.479> back. yield back. yield back.
• I yield back. The gentleman yields.
• The gentleman yields. I yield. The gentleman yields.
• and I yield back. and I yield back.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And I yield back. Thank you. And I yield back.
• I yield back. warrior retreat. I yield back.
• The gentleman yields. yields. yields.
• Speaker, I yield back. Speaker, I yield back.
• Speaker, and I yield<07:17:11.040> back. yield back. yield back.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all