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• </c> open positions and job candidates search open positions and job candidates search for<01:11:34.360
• It seems like a lot of people to me for a relatively simple system, I would think.
• simple system I would think relatively simple system I would think um<01:26:48.920><c> so</c><01:26:
• low paid compared to other uh relatively low paid compared to other uh offices<01:41:19.000><c> and<
• Is the ongoing number of cases year to year relatively flat, or does it depend on the year?

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt on the New Hampshire Insurance Department budget. He said the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers based on New Hampshire premium volume, with about $8 billion in premiums written in the state and a department budget of roughly $15.5 million. He explained that the department has 88 authorized positions, eight vacancies, and that three full-time positions were unfunded after the governor’s requested 4% reduction exercise. He also said the department is trying to balance staffing needs with not overburdening carriers during a hard insurance market. A major topic was the department’s $2.6 million rebate to industry from the prior fiscal year, which Bettencourt described as a credit against the next assessment rather than a direct cash payment. Members questioned why that credit was not reflected as a reduction in the upcoming budget, and Bettencourt and staff explained that the budget assumes full staffing and full spending, with any year-end surplus returned to insurers. The commissioner said the department had added staff in recent years for succession planning and to preserve institutional expertise, and that the rebate reflects careful budgeting rather than excess spending. Members also asked about staffing changes by division, including positions unfunded in fraud, property and casualty examinations, life and health examinations, and tax. Bettencourt said fraud investigations remain strong and that the department can use outside contractors for examinations, with those costs billed to the company being examined. He also described the department’s examination process, including periodic financial exams and targeted market conduct reviews triggered by consumer complaints or trends. Additional questions covered OIT transfers, the department’s oversight of fully insured health coverage, the insurance premium tax and fines going to the general fund, and the department’s limited role in auto repair reimbursement disputes, where he said complaints have recently declined.

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• Secretary will read: Senate Concurrent Resolution 133 by Senator Grayson relative to California Down
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 133 by Senator Grayson relative to California Down syndrome Awareness Month
• Secretary will read: Senate Concurrent Resolution 134 by Senator Wahab relative to Nowruz.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 139 by Senator Wahab relative to Afghan American Heritage Month.
• boots touched ground in late 2001, over 200,000 Afghan partners in arms have come to this country in search

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, welcomed former legislative leaders and members to the floor, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The session then focused on several ceremonial resolutions and a lengthy adjourn-in-memory tribute to former Senate President Pro Tem John Burton. Members repeatedly described Burton as a forceful, unvarnished advocate for foster youth, the poor, and other vulnerable Californians, while also sharing personal stories about his humor, bluntness, and bipartisan relationships. The Senate also announced upcoming committee hearings and birthday recognitions for several members and former Speaker Willie Brown. Three resolutions were taken up and adopted unanimously or near-unanimously. SCR 133, by Senator Grayson, recognized California Down Syndrome Awareness Month and Day; Grayson spoke about the dignity, autonomy, and contributions of people with Down syndrome, and introduced guests from the Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area and several families. SCR 134, by Senator Wahab, recognized Nowruz and the Afghan American community; Wahab and Senator Caballero highlighted the holiday’s themes of renewal and the contributions of Persian and Afghan Americans, and members received baklava gift boxes. SCR 139, also by Senator Wahab, recognized Afghan American Heritage Month; Wahab and Senator Grove emphasized Afghan Americans’ history, resilience, and service, and Wahab introduced leaders from the Afghan Coalition and other community advocates. Each resolution was adopted by roll call vote. The remainder of the session was devoted to memorial remarks for John Burton, with speeches from the President Pro Tem, minority leader, and many senators recalling his work on foster youth, public service, and California politics. Members also suspended and later reinstated Mason’s Manual rules to allow direct quotations during the tribute. The Senate concluded by expressing condolences to Burton’s family and colleagues, inviting members to a reception, and announcing that the chamber would reconvene later in the week for the formal adjourn-in-memory motion.

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• Third-party litigation financing is a relatively new industry. Um, and it's likely here to stay.
• </c> information is a fourth amendment search information is a fourth amendment search and<03:31:48.159
• </c><03:51:26.320><c> Here,</c> about the search of that car. Here, about the search of that car.
• in your search, end up in the URL that returns to you.
• The the when you do a Google search, search, search, the<04:02:47.520><c> content,</c><04:02:47.920><

Committee: House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 471, relative to affordable housing investment fees. >> Excellent.
• charge program and a voluntary search charge program and fund<00:33:08.880><c> for</c><00:33:09.039>
• charge to create uh funding search charge to create uh funding voluntarily<00:34:51.359><c> for</c><
• </c> cents, you can charge the search charge. cents, you can charge the search charge.
• </c><02:39:38.240><c> inflationary</c> whether it's relative inflationary whether it's relative inflationary

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

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• Miller from the Guild, and I would say it's relatively rare to have someone testifying in support of
• actually being done by the monopoly to make sure that when the artist looks out at the fans, there's a relatively
• I just did a quick search to see what journeys come into town.
• I just did a quick search to see what Journeys come into town in a week, and I was curious what the fair
• market value of those were, and it was easily able to be pulled up through some kind of search engine

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on youth health, sports, and entertainment access. AB 1626 would require mental health training for youth sports coaches and create a model training for recreational and club coaches; supporters said coaches are often the first adults to notice mental health struggles, and the bill passed 6-0 to the Assembly Education Committee. AB 1884, as amended, would allow school districts that already use athletic drug-testing programs to add nicotine testing, with safeguards limiting disclosure and removing earlier punitive provisions; supporters framed it as a response to youth vaping, while opponents warned it could stigmatize students, discourage participation in extracurriculars, and burden schools. The bill passed 3-2 to the Assembly Education Committee, with some members still expressing reservations but supporting it after amendments. AB 2503 addressed heat guidelines for desert school athletics, seeking flexibility in wet-bulb temperature rules so practices and games would not be pushed so heavily into evening hours. The author and a desert athletic trainer argued current standards do not reflect local acclimatization and create scheduling burdens; the bill passed 5-0 to the Assembly Education Committee. AB 1954, the PAR Act, would require third-party golf reservation platforms to have written authorization from municipal golf course operators before listing or reselling tee times, aimed at stopping inflated resale of public golf reservations. Supporters from city and golf organizations said the bill would protect affordable access to public courses; it passed 5-0 to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. The committee also heard AB 2319, which would create a standalone California post-production tax credit to keep editorial, sound, visual effects, and finishing work in-state even when principal photography occurs elsewhere. Labor and industry witnesses said California is losing post-production jobs to other jurisdictions and urged the bill be amended to include stronger labor standards; the bill passed to the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. Finally, AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, would cap resale prices for concert and live entertainment tickets at no more than 10% above face value, excluding sporting events and certain season-ticket arrangements. The author argued the bill would curb scalping and make live events more affordable for fans.

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• We did nine search warrants last summer.
• Only one of the stores that we executed search warrants on actually closed.
• Of course, that's a relative term: trace amounts of the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol.
• So why would we knowingly open this up again to a relatively small level?
• I will do a search in the vehicle incident for officer safety.

Bills: HB5

Committee: House Public Health

Transcript Highlights:

• firefighting duties, which we define under statute to include fire protection, medical assistance, search
• Malene, one of the other aspects of this conversation has been folks who do search and rescue.
• In any of your research, did you see in other states whether search and rescue was included in some of
• I would like to thank Travis Bateman with Badland Search and Rescue.
• Incentivize people to come back to fire, EMS, search and rescue, the volunteer ranks.

Summary: The committee was called to order, a quorum was established, and the minutes from the prior meeting were approved. The first major presentation came from Montana Public Employees Retirement System executive director William Hollahan, who gave an overview of Montana’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Compensation Act plan. He explained that the plan covers volunteer firefighters in unincorporated areas, is funded by 5% of state fire insurance premium taxes, and currently serves 228 departments with about 2,936 active members and 1,242 retirees. He described eligibility rules, annual training and reporting requirements, benefit levels for partial and full pensions, disability, death, medical, and funeral benefits, and said the plan is actuarially sound with roughly $60 million in assets and a funded ratio slightly above 100%. Committee members asked about prior-service credit, whether EMS personnel are included, the effect on recruitment and retention, and whether expanding coverage would require a funding analysis; Hollahan said prior service is not credited, EMS is not currently included, and any expansion would need financial review. Tim Walleen of Workforce Safety and Insurance then presented a draft North Dakota workers’ compensation solution for volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS personnel. He explained that volunteer responders are already covered by workers’ comp for medical and wage-loss benefits, but the proposal would set a minimum annual wage of $30,000 for calculating wage-loss benefits for qualifying volunteers, with the benefit paid at two-thirds of that amount. Representative Porter suggested tying the volunteer definition to existing code rather than a fixed dollar amount, and Walleen agreed. Questions focused on whether search and rescue or other volunteer emergency services could be included, whether departments would face new paperwork, and whether volunteer organizations can already elect coverage; Walleen said there would be no additional paperwork and that volunteer coverage is already available. The committee also heard from volunteer fire service representatives and the state fire marshal. An Oakes-area firefighter, Mr. Olson, testified that small departments are struggling with retention, communication, and administrative burdens, especially around separate bookkeeping and funding rules for donated or fundraising money, and he said departments need clearer guidance from the state. State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark introduced himself and outlined a broader effort to improve education, support, and coordination for fire departments, including a planned 10% audit of certificates of existence beginning in 2027, more outreach through his office, and better assistance with training, reporting, and grant access. He said his office is authorized under current law to provide these services, but the role has been vague and underused. Finally, Arnagard Rural Fire District Chief Rick Schreiber testified in favor of new recruitment and retention ideas, including retirement-style benefits, health insurance, tax incentives, scholarships, grants, and more remote or regional training. He said volunteer departments are losing members, that local tax and donation funds are already stretched, and that any new retirement or incentive program should be sustainable and likely involve a mix of state and local support.

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• At the sheriff's office, if we were suiting up to go serve a search, weren't putting on a bulletproof
• It's the antithesis of what this country was founded on: people who came to this country in search of
• And it's the antithesis of what this country was founded on, people who came to this country in search
• The definition of relative in Florida law is already quite broad.
• But the amendment removes the provision of the bill that allowed those relatives to advocate for each

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests including law enforcement officers and several student visitors. The chamber then adopted the special order report and moved to the special order calendar, with members also approving the journal and establishing a quorum. Later in the day, the House paused for several introductions and farewell remarks, including extended closing speeches from Representatives Eskamani and Overdorf reflecting on their service, staff, constituents, and policy priorities. The House passed several bills, often after brief explanations and amendments. CS/SB 590 on the statute of limitations for failures to report child abuse was clarified to apply prospectively and passed 111-0. SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder was amended to include House language and passed 111-0. CS/CS/SB 1668 on the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) passed 112-0 after an amendment merging House and Senate provisions, and CS/SB 1246 on the linking industry to nursing education fund passed 112-0 after amendments expanding eligible contributions and program support. Additional bills approved included CS/CS/SB 1404 on memory care standards, CS/CS/SB 1030 on recovery residences, CS/CS/SB 422 on automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts for aviation safety, CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services, and CS/CS/SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, which would allow school coaches to use limited personal funds to support student-athletes with items such as food, transportation, and rehabilitation services, with parental consent added by amendment. Most of these measures passed unanimously or near-unanimously, with SB 422 passing 108-2. The House also heard debate on CS/CS/SB 1134, a bill restricting counties and municipalities from taking official actions related to DEI and limiting the use of public funds for DEI-related activities and contracts. Members questioned how the bill would affect local government practices, observances, and staff functions, and the sponsor explained several exceptions and enforcement provisions.

Transcript Highlights:

• At the sheriff's office, if we were suiting up to go serve a search warrant and weren't putting on a
• And it's the antithesis of what this country was founded on, people who came to this country in search
• The definition of relative in Florida law is already quite broad.
• Even if another independently elected member sitting on the board is a relative.
• But the amendment removes the provision of the bill that would allow those relatives to advocate for

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum and journal business before taking up the special order calendar. Several bills were explained and moved through amendment and final passage, including CS/SB 590 on the statute of limitations for mandatory reporters’ child-abuse reporting violations, which was clarified on the floor to apply prospectively only and passed 111-0. CS/SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder was amended to align with the House version and passed 111-0. The chamber also recognized Spina Bifida Week and guests in the gallery before considering additional measures. Members then passed CS/CS/SB 1668 on the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), described as preserving the program’s actuarial soundness, by a 112-0 vote; CS/SB 1246 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund, expanded to support broader health science education programs and non-health-care partner contributions, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 1404 on memory care facility standards by 111-0; CS/CS/SB 1030 on recovery residences, including transfer-of-ownership and MAT-related provisions, by 168-0; CS/CS/SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, allowing limited coach support for student welfare with parental consent and other guardrails, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 422 on automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts, limiting use of ADS-B data for airport billing, by 108-2; and CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services, modernizing licensure and exclusivity rules, by 111-0. The House also took up CS/SB 1134 on official actions of local governments and DEI-related restrictions. The sponsor argued the bill would prohibit counties and municipalities from official DEI actions and related funding while preserving numerous exceptions for holidays, observances, public safety, and other activities. Members asked extensive questions about how the bill would affect local programs, events, and offices, and Representative Gant offered an amendment to narrow the bill’s DEI definition by removing two prongs; debate centered on vagueness, enforcement, and local-government impacts. The transcript cuts off during consideration of that amendment, so no final action on the bill is shown. The session also included lengthy farewell remarks from Representatives Eskamani and Overdorf, reflecting on their service, staff, constituents, and policy priorities.

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• through isn't it it's not search through isn't it it's not by<00:31:36.679><c> seu</c><00:31:37.159>
• And you can see, you know, the funds were relatively high; they were around $30 million back in 2007,
• high they were funds were relatively high they were around<01:01:20.960><c> $30</c><01:01:21.440><c>
• So the department kind of sticks to the mentality the legislature has been relatively generous as far
• </c><01:18:29.159><c> generous</c> legislature has been relatively generous legislature has been relatively

Summary: The Finance Committee Division II met with the New Hampshire Department of Education to review school nutrition programs and related funding. Department staff Melissa White and Kelly Rambo walked through a packet covering the National School Lunch Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Community Eligibility (CEP), After School Snack Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program, explaining that these are federally funded USDA programs, with some state supplemental funding in certain areas. They also reviewed reimbursement rates for lunch, breakfast, child/adult care, and summer meals, noting that summer rates follow calendar-year timing while most others follow the state fiscal year. Members asked several questions about how the funding works, especially the difference between federal reimbursements and the state match. Staff explained that the state lunch line in the budget is a fixed match amount tied to federal participation, while breakfast funding is broken out by meal type and reimbursement category. They also discussed why FY 2022 federal spending was much higher during COVID, when USDA covered meals at the free rate for all students, and why FY 2023 and FY 2024 dropped as normal income-eligibility rules returned. A committee member also asked about the “severe need lunch” two-cent rate, and staff said they did not know USDA’s formula. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on summer meals and the distinction between the Summer Food Service Program and Summer EBT. Staff explained that SFSP provides meals at approved sites, which can be open or closed sites, while Summer EBT is a separate DHHS-operated benefit program that provides funds to families. They said some schools or sites may not qualify under USDA rules, but eligible children can often use another nearby open site, and the department posts an interactive map and phone line to help families find locations. The committee also discussed the Community Eligibility Provision. Staff said New Hampshire currently has three CEP schools, that the eligibility threshold had recently been lowered from 40% to 25% identified students, and that the program allows participating schools to offer free meals to all students while the local district covers the non-federal share. Members asked whether any districts in the 25% to 40% range had joined; staff said no. The department offered to provide the eligibility report in Excel and noted that the CEP intent is to reduce application burden, though the lower threshold can make the local cost share harder for some districts to absorb.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, had a call last year from somebody who had a $300 bill, a $300 search charge placed on it, and it
• Um, had a call last year from somebody who had a $300 bill, a $300 search charge placed on it, and it
• Um, had a call last year from somebody who had a $300 bill, a $300 search charge placed on it, and it
• Um, had a call last year from somebody who had a $300 bill, a $300 search charge placed on it, and it
• Um, had a call last year from somebody who had a $300 bill, a $300 search charge placed on it, and it

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:

• So we searched that.
• As Chairman James mentioned, with their drone program, we had search and rescue.
• on the ground to see how we could provide that support to the family, supporting them through the search
• effort. ...the search effort that the family was conducting because the law enforcement in Fresno County
• Because many of these orders are relatively shorter-term orders compared to the lifetime prohibitions

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 69 requires an agent or broker to conduct a diligent search of the voluntary market.
• This is a cross-reference issue that will now allow search warrants to be issued when a firearm or ammunition
• Even though the amendments for the bill are relatively recent, we have had affordability hearings.
• Our small towns are being hollowed out, largely because families are forced to leave in search of educational
• is about going after and making sure we have oversight over unscrupulous, fraudulent operators who search

Transcript Highlights:

• 15.839><c> referred</c><00:49:16.160><c> to</c><00:49:16.280><c> as</c><00:49:16.400><c> a</c> a relative
• commonly referred to as a a relative commonly referred to as a kinship<00:49:17.520><c> placement</c
• for children in foster care and to children who are adopted or whose custody is transferred to a relative
• a wide range of Records system searches a wide range of Records um<01:00:10.839><c> to</c><01:00:11.079
• providing care to either uh relative children<01:30:09.800><c> or</c><01:30:10.000><c> children</c><

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Just in regards to the shipping questions that we had earlier today, I took it upon myself to search
• Their stories gave me something I had been searching for my entire life, which is a purpose.
• These store owners are all searching for the cleanest and healthiest products.
• This THC ban would force responsible adult consumers like them to a dangerous black market in search
• to new and relatively unproven, ultra-low THC to incentivizing higher THC.

Bills: HB28 , SB3 , SB 3

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, they might relatively quick.
• Um relative to the Department of Labor.
• </c><05:12:22.320><c> new</c> Those are terms that are relatively new Those are terms that are relatively
• </c><05:14:04.718><c> to</c> option uh for consideration relative to option uh for consideration relative
• </c> usually after doing some kind of search usually after doing some kind of search committee<05:45:

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:

• We believe that this bill would allow for a more practical application of the law since it's relatively
• We believe that this bill would allow for a more practical application of the law since it's relatively
• ><c> for</c><00:15:11.920><c> all</c><00:15:12.160><c> tenants</c><00:15:12.560><c> on</c> it's relatively
• A young adult may pay multiple application fees while searching for a new apartment.
• </c><00:25:58.559><c> Costs</c> searching for a new apartment. Costs searching for a new apartment.

Bills: HF4207 , HF3639 , HF3981 , HF3064 , HF2123

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• It provides relative to disclosure of juror information.
• I've had a relative who's lost thousands of dollars of her money to these people.
• And I've had a relative who's lost thousands of dollars of her money to these people.
• Provides relative...
• And I have relatives who hunt in Tensaw as well.

Bills: HB55 , HB608 , HB997 , HB1035 , HB1045 , HB1048 , HB1049 , HB1057 , HB1131 , HB1177 , HB1201

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: juror confidentiality, public records, criminal procedure, privacy, court disclosure, official journal, public notices, government transparency, local government, municipal website, school board notices, parish council, police jury, special districts, levee district, drainage district, road district, navigation district, sewerage district, newspaper publication

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• rather broad estimate between $1 million to $5 million, but that's really based upon assumptions relative
• rather broad estimate between $1 million to $5 million, but that's really based upon assumptions relative
• I was doing a quick search.
• She said she was doing a quick search and did not think very many states—only a handful—have passed a
• </c><02:16:53.359><c> to</c> hearing on Senate Bill 120 relative to hearing on Senate Bill 120 relative

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• She noted the search charges for boats and said the common 17-foot boat or less would increase from 1060
• 00:41:13.040><c> you</c><00:41:13.359><c> mentioned</c><00:41:13.760><c> the</c><00:41:14.079><c> search
• </c> proposals as um you mentioned the search proposals as um you mentioned the search charges<00:41:
• Chair, Representative Burkel, we have a relatively small staff working on this.
• There are several published papers that have compared the relative bioaccessibility of lead and cadmium

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy