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• to say there is a merit for many roads in New Hampshire, not just the Kancamagus, but many other isolated
• roads with just as much poor cell reception and isolation and lack of landmarks.
• and um has just as even more uh isolated and um has just as much<00:17:07.000><c> need</c><00:17:08.000
• </c> can but uh you know many other isolated can but uh you know many other isolated roads<00:17:30.799
• </c> poor cell reception and and isolation poor cell reception and and isolation and<00:17:38.679><c>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 713, which would require mile markers on Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway. The sponsor and DOT testimony described the road as a heavily traveled but isolated corridor with little or no cell or radio service, frequent accidents and breakdowns, and serious public-safety problems when emergency responders cannot quickly locate incidents. Members discussed where markers should be placed, how frequently they should appear, whether both sides of the road should be marked, and the potential cost; DOT said the project could be done with federal funds and might be combined with other work to reduce mobilization costs. The committee agreed the bill was straightforward and voted OTP 18-0, with discussion that a friendly amendment might be offered later to refine the language. The committee then heard HB 563, concerning calculation of adequate education grants. Testimony explained that the bill would add fiscal capacity disparity aid in FY 27 and increase the special education differentiated aid factor, while also reducing extraordinary needs grants so the overall fiscal impact would be net neutral. Members noted the changes were limited to the second year because of the budget process and school district ballot timing. Supporters argued the fiscal capacity aid would help property-poor towns and should be expanded, while others emphasized the bill’s budget-neutral structure. The committee voted to retain HB 563 for further consideration in the budget process. Finally, the committee opened HB 675, which would limit the authority of school districts to make certain appropriations. A Derry resident and former local official testified in favor, arguing that property taxes are too high, that school spending has outpaced town-side tax caps, and that local voters should have more control over school budgets. Committee members questioned whether the issue should instead be handled locally through existing processes or broader governance changes, and one member noted the state’s constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education. The discussion continued, but no final action on HB 675 was taken in the portion provided.

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• during lunch and seeing everyone with their head down scrolling on Instagram is the definition of isolation
• cyberbullying, and online harms is associated with higher levels of anxiety, depression, and feelings of isolation
• anxiety, depression, and<01:14:46.440><c> feelings</c><01:14:46.760><c> of</c><01:14:46.920><c> isolation
• </c><01:14:48.080><c> Creating</c> and feelings of isolation. Creating and feelings of isolation.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• service for medical appointments, errands, and just simply getting out of the apartment when I feel isolated
• service for medical appointments, errands, and just simply getting out of the apartment when I feel isolated
• </c><01:16:34.400><c> when</c><01:16:34.640><c> I</c><01:16:34.800><c> feel</c><01:16:35.040><c> isolated
• </c> the apartment as I when I feel isolated. the apartment as I when I feel isolated.

Bills: HF3676, HF3593, HF3785, HF3774, HF4111, HF3513

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

Transcript Highlights:

• What it is is it's an argument of why we do these assessments and try to isolate 8760 throughout the
• What it is is it's an argument of why we do these assessments and try to isolate 8760 throughout the
• /c><01:28:46.480><c> to</c> we do these assessments and try to we do these assessments and try to isolate
• <c> 8760</c><01:28:48.960><c> throughout</c><01:28:49.360><c> the</c><01:28:49.600><c> entire</c> isolate
• 8760 throughout the entire isolate 8760 throughout the entire continent<01:28:50.639><c> so</c><01:28

Bills: HF3296, HF3802

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, as you'll hear, organized retail and supply chain crime is not isolated.
• retail and supply chain crime<01:24:24.400><c> is</c><01:24:24.639><c> not</c><01:24:25.040><c> isolated
• </c><01:24:25.760><c> It's</c><01:24:26.000><c> actually</c> crime is not isolated.
• It's actually crime is not isolated.
• And what's most frustrating is we know that it isn't isolated.

Bills: HF962, HF3541, HF2936, HF3762, HF2879

Keywords: Capitol security, public safety, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, corrections, legislative approval, rule-making, financial impact, jail regulations, expungement, firearm eligibility, criminal records, organized retail crime, retail theft, supply chain theft, theft enterprise, organized theft, cargo theft, shoplifting

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• We operate in some of the most medically underserved and geographically isolated parts of our region.
• We're very isolated.
• <01:31:44.760><c> it's</c><01:31:45.400><c> we're</c><01:31:45.560><c> very</c><01:31:45.880><c> isolated
• </c><01:31:46.960><c> Um</c><01:31:47.160><c> I</c><01:31:47.280><c> grew</c> Um it's we're very isolated
• Um I grew Um it's we're very isolated.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee opened its sixth and final interim meeting with roll call, quorum confirmation, approval of the prior minutes, and a brief change in agenda order to preserve quorum and accommodate presenters’ schedules. Members then moved through several proposed health-related items with limited discussion, and the chair noted the committee would reconvene in January for further conversation. The first substantive item was a proposal relating to utilization controls for non-opioid analgesics in Medicaid. Senator Gerald Neal and Tara Hyde of People Advocating Recovery argued that pain parity is needed so patients can access non-opioid options without prior authorization or step therapy barriers, especially in acute pain situations and for people in recovery. Senator Berg supported the concept and suggested expanding the approach to other prescriptions by allowing physicians to explain why step therapy is inappropriate at the time of prescribing; another member cautioned against unintended cost increases if non-opioid drugs are used as add-ons to opioids. The committee then heard a proposal on physician assistants from Senator Scott and Andrew Rutherford of the Kentucky Academy of Physician Assistants. They described a shift from a supervisory to a collaborative practice model, with practice scope set at the practice level, limited Schedule II prescribing authority under guardrails, and permission for PAs to perform driver’s license vision testing. Supporters said the changes would improve rural access, reduce administrative burden, and align Kentucky with neighboring states; a question from Representative Bratcher focused on experience requirements and how the proposal compares with nurse practitioner rules. No vote was taken. Finally, Representative Nancy Tate, Adia Wuchner, and Representative Jason Nemes introduced a 2026 proposal aimed at “protecting vulnerable people.” They described a broad package focused on abortion pill trafficking, marketing to minors, commercial surrogacy, assisted suicide, and organ procurement safeguards, arguing that current law leaves gaps and that additional criminal and civil penalties are needed. The presentation was informational only, with no action taken before the meeting ended.

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• Historically, institutions and facilities were characterized by poor care and education, segregation, isolation
• Historically, institutions and facilities were characterized by poor care and education, segregation, isolation
• <c> reducing</c> deliver has the added value of reducing deliver has the added value of reducing isolation
• 16.239><c> bill</c><01:26:16.480><c> before</c><01:26:16.760><c> you</c><01:26:16.960><c> our</c> isolation
• in the bill before you our isolation in the bill before you our Coalition<01:26:17.800><c> asks</c><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This was not just an isolated incident on one child; it was an act of deep and lasting harm against every
• :00.200><c> an</c> forced to witness this was not just an forced to witness this was not just an isolated
• 04:01.959><c> child</c><00:04:02.560><c> it</c><00:04:02.680><c> was</c><00:04:02.879><c> an</c> isolated
• incident on one child it was an isolated incident on one child it was an act<00:04:03.319><c> of</c>
• to</c><00:11:13.639><c> have</c><00:11:13.920><c> children</c> They don't have to have children isolated

Keywords: 1183, house

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• However, this is not some isolated incident.
• However, this is not some isolated incident.
• However, this is not some isolated incident.
• However, this is not some isolated incident.
• However, this is not some isolated incident.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on House Bill 619, which would appropriate $1 million to the Solid Waste Management Fund for matching grants to municipalities and businesses for waste diversion projects, with 50% of the money prioritized for food waste diversion. Representative Karen Ebel, the sponsor, said the fund would help New Hampshire meet its solid waste diversion goals, preserve landfill capacity, and support composting, recycling, and related local business activity. She cited New London’s composting program as an example, saying 172 families participated and 32 tons of food waste were diverted in 2024, reducing tipping and trucking costs. Committee members asked about possible alternative funding sources, including a surcharge on landfill tipping fees. Ebel said many other states use such surcharges to fund recycling and solid waste programs, while New Hampshire relies on general funds. She also said the current fund balance was about $900,000 because some money had been used for staffing, and that the grant program was still in rulemaking. Questions also focused on how household composting works and whether municipalities could generate revenue from compost; Ebel said participation is optional, most programs use buckets and transfer stations, and the main benefit is cost savings from reduced disposal rather than compost sales. Testimony in support came from the New Hampshire Municipal Association and the Northeast Resource Recovery Association. Both said municipalities are interested in food waste diversion and composting, that these programs can reduce long-term disposal costs and property tax pressure, and that there is growing demand for technical assistance and grant support. The Northeast Resource Recovery Association said food waste makes up about 24% of municipal and business waste, that fewer than two dozen communities and fewer than two dozen businesses currently offer such services, and that a City of Lebanon pilot program saw about 30% savings by composting on site. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but is working on rulemaking for the grant program and expects strong interest from municipalities, private composters, farmers, and anaerobic digester operators. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• violations occurred during a pandemic, and my question is whether some of these situations were isolated
• My question is whether some of these situations were isolated from pandemic-related staffing, given that
• 00:45:21.839><c> were</c> is if some of these situations were is if some of these situations were isolated
• from</c><00:45:24.839><c> pandemic</c><00:45:25.359><c> related</c><00:45:26.119><c> Staffing</c> isolated
• from pandemic related Staffing isolated from pandemic related Staffing that<00:45:27.960><c> the</c>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And while this<04:23:44.960><c> may</c><04:23:45.199><c> seem</c><04:23:45.439><c> isolated</c><04:23
• :45.920><c> or</c><04:23:46.239><c> even</c><04:23:46.479><c> minuscule</c> this may seem isolated or
• These are not isolated incidents or opportunistic low-level offenses.
• :56.399><c> or</c> are not isolated incidents or are not isolated incidents or opportunistic<04:31:57.600
• Organized retail crime is far beyond isolated shoplifting.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• No workforce agency can operate effectively in isolation.
• She is somebody we created Williamsburg as a standalone area because it is geographically isolated.
• What makes our program unique is that we do not look at barriers in isolation.

Keywords: 977, all

Summary: The committee met to receive a detailed financial operations presentation from the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency, with staff walking members through funding sources, budgeting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and grants management. Sabrina Walker explained VR’s blended funding structure, including federal grants, state appropriations, program income, and interagency contracts, and emphasized that state funds are essential to meeting the federal match and maintenance-of-effort requirements. Members asked repeatedly about transparency, audit controls, and the risk that state cuts could reduce federal drawdowns; staff responded that all reports reconcile back to the SCEIS accounting system, are subject to state audits and internal reviews, and that even modest state reductions could significantly reduce total available funding. The committee also discussed pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities, with staff confirming services are offered through school districts, charters, and private schools, and that contracts are monitored for performance and compliance. The presentation then shifted to budgeting and internal controls. Walker described a zero-based departmental budgeting process, monthly monitoring reports, contingency reserves for unexpected expenses, and a formal annual cycle that culminates in board approval. Members asked about facilities tracking, culture, and how the agency maintains accountability; staff said facilities staff inspect buildings and equipment, supervisors justify line-item requests, and the process has become smoother over time as departments learned the system. Cynthia Johnson followed with an accounts receivable overview, describing invoicing, receipting, aging, customer verification, year-end reporting, and the use of cross-training, shared email inboxes, and spreadsheets as checks and balances. She also explained work training center billing, interdepartmental transfers, and the revolving fund used to issue consumer checks more quickly than standard vendor payments. Olivia Perez presented accounts payable operations, including invoice processing through SCEIS and OnBase, the three-way match, travel reimbursements, revolving fund checks, State Treasury Office interactions, and handling of reversals, rejections, and levy notices. She reported that AP processed 67,723 SCEIS payments, 13,670 case management system invoices, 3,379 travel reimbursements, and 15,693 revolving fund checks in fiscal year 2025, with only 70 payment rejections. The final portion of the meeting covered Grants and Funds Management, where Walker explained federal reporting, drawdowns, payroll allocation, asset tracking, lease and IT contract reviews, cost allocation, and closing packages. She noted upcoming system changes such as S/4HANA, Workiva, and SC Pro, but said the agency is receiving training and feedback opportunities. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the presentation portion beyond approval of the prior minutes and a brief recess.

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• from consolidated market power and vertical integration, and its unique CARBOB blend and physical isolation
• This doesn't make sense in isolation.
• don't bolster that as well, so I guess I wouldn't ask for you to say that this should be adopted in isolation

Summary: The committee first heard SB 804, the Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act, from Senator Arreguín. He said the bill would designate the State Fire Marshal as the safety regulator for intrastate hydrogen pipelines and require hydrogen-specific standards, while not mandating any pipeline construction or bypassing environmental review. Supporters included labor groups, utility employees, and the City of Burbank, while Air Products opposed unless amended, citing concerns about the bill’s specificity, fee structure, and the need for a hydrogen-specific rulemaking process. The committee discussed safety, fees, and regulatory certainty, and later passed SB 804 on a 9-0 vote to Emergency Management with commitment to take amendments. The committee then took up SB 905 by Senator Becker, aimed at reducing electricity rates by changing utility incentives. The bill would tie part of executive compensation to keeping rates below inflation, require more performance metrics, and allow the CPUC to consider lower returns on equity for certain lower-risk investments and alternative financing options. Support came from consumer, environmental, agricultural, and large energy user groups, while Southern California Edison, CalChamber, PG&E, and utility labor groups raised concerns that the bill could reduce investment, create regulatory uncertainty, and raise borrowing costs. After extensive discussion about utility affordability, wildfire costs, and capital markets, the committee passed SB 905 on a 7-1 vote to Appropriations. SB 913, also by Senator Becker, would create a clearer pathway for distributed energy resources such as batteries and smart thermostats to participate in the resource adequacy market and compete with utility-scale resources. Supporters said the bill would better use existing grid capacity, lower costs, and build on the state’s Demand Side Grid Support Program; PG&E opposed unless amended, saying the use case was not yet proven and was already being addressed in other rulemakings. After the committee accepted amendments, one opposition group moved to neutral and another said it might do so after reviewing the changes. The bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations and was placed on call. Several other measures were heard and advanced, including SB 1196 on faster utility hookups for small energization projects such as ADUs and EV chargers, SB 931 reauthorizing the Diablo Canyon Essential Services Mitigation Fund through 2028, SB 1158 reducing the frequency of joint reliability assessments from quarterly to twice yearly, and SB 1245 directing further study of California’s gasoline market and potential use of non-CARBOB fuel during supply disruptions. SB 1196 and SB 931 both passed with broad support and no opposition after amendments, SB 1158 passed without testimony, and SB 1245 drew strong support from consumer and environmental advocates but opposition from fuel industry and business groups concerned about costs, confidentiality, and fuel standards.

Transcript Highlights:

• from consolidated market power and vertical integration, and its unique CARBBOB blend and physical isolation
• This doesn't make sense in isolation.
• So I guess I wouldn't ask for you to say that this should be adopted in isolation.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• putting ourselves into a place where we have now unfairly imposed this rule and other states start isolating
• us. ...unfairly imposed this rule and other states start isolating us, and then our citizens are paying
• workplace injuries and violent incidents because of the low staffing levels, cash handling, and isolated

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first disposed of several measures without debate, including deferrals of House Bill 460, House Bill 561, Senate Bill 322, and another deferred Senate measure, before taking up House Bill 819 by Chairman Cruz. HB 819 would replace Louisiana’s current workers’ compensation medical treatment schedule with ODG by MCG, a private evidence-based guideline system used in other states. Cruz and Troy Prevo argued ODG is more comprehensive, updated more frequently, and could reduce claim duration, medical costs, and premium rates; Dr. Jason Picard said Louisiana already uses ODG as a secondary reference for gaps in the state schedule and that the bill would not change appeals or variance procedures. Opponents, including injured-worker advocates Joseph Jola St. and Robin Crumholt, argued Louisiana’s current guidelines are working, that ODG is more cost-cutting and insurer-driven, and that the bill could increase denials and delay care. Members discussed amendments to add a two-year sunset, allow tacit approval when treatment follows the schedule, require payment within 30 days, and raise the carrier’s burden to challenge care; the committee adopted the amendments and then reported HB 819 favorably by a 7-6 vote. The committee then began Senate Bill 409 by Senator Myers, the Louisiana Living Donor Leave Protection Act. The bill would provide paid leave protections for living organ donors, set eligibility and verification procedures, and prohibit forfeiture of leave in certain circumstances for private employers. Myers said the measure is intended to remove job and paycheck barriers for people willing to donate organs and to support better transplant outcomes. Technical amendments were adopted at the start of the presentation, and the bill was introduced for further discussion.

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• We dig up the site itself, the contaminated soils and remainder of the plant, and we would have to isolate
• questions on these projects or others that you have supplied funding to in the past. would have to isolate
• a wetland through would have to isolate a wetland through some<01:07:50.040><c> fencing</c><01:07:50.840

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They would have isolated me at one of the most vulnerable times in my life, and I don't know if I'd be
• They would have isolated me at one of the most vulnerable times in my life, and I don't know if I'd be
• process: establish a position of authority, flatter, overwhelm, love bomb, create opportunities for isolation

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• It usually happens during grief, illness, isolation, or dependency, when someone is still legally competent
• David Golden was grieving and isolated.
• determinations... ...discretion, where subjective best-interest determinations can bankrupt families and isolate

Bills: SB1067, SB1234, SB1285, SB1295, SB1392, SB1413, SB1436, SB1470, SB1476, SB1489, SB1512, SB1535, SB1540, SB1556, SB1568, SB1569, SB1570, SB1573, SB1585, SB1609, SB1627, SB1634, SB1635, SB1644, SB1647, SB1648, SB1650, SB1653, SB1654, SB1655, SB1656, SB1657, SB1658, SB1661, SB1662, SB1664, SB1666, SB1667, SB1669, SB1709, SB1720, SB1723, SB1725, SB1743, SB1746, SB1748, SB1755, SB1786, SB1820, SB1822, SB1829, SCR1027, SCR1040, SCR1048

Keywords: tax lien, property tax lien, real property tax lien, foreclosure, right of redemption, redeem, excess proceeds, county abatement lien, abatement lien, lien priority, assessment lien, easement, county treasurer, certificate of purchase, tax delinquency, delinquent property taxes, property owner equity, judgment foreclosure, title report, Arizona Revised Statutes

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• You can't hunt, recreate, or participate in gun-related communities, loss opportunities, social isolation
• loss in gun-related communities, loss opportunities,<00:56:56.720><c> social</c><00:56:57.119><c> isolation
• ,</c><00:56:58.240><c> and</c> ...opportunities, social isolation, and then we have professional licenses

Keywords: 981, all

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• students for us and showing us that there are still rates of feeling hopeless and persistent sadness, isolation
• They're feeling isolated from friends.
• Because the enemy is isolation and loneliness. It's not the privacy of the kids.

Summary: The hearing focused on youth mental health and treatment access in California, with opening remarks emphasizing that youth distress, self-harm-related emergency visits, and difficulty obtaining care remain elevated, while workforce shortages and reliance on one-time funding continue to limit access. Assemblymember Lori Davies echoed concerns about unstable funding and said lawmakers need to hear directly from providers and families as they prepare for the budget and legislation. The chair framed the hearing as a chance to hear from county, school, provider, and student perspectives, especially in San Diego County, where needs are high and investments have not always matched demand. County and school officials described the current system and recent state initiatives, including the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, school-linked fee schedules, payment reform, and the Behavioral Health Services Act transition. San Diego County Behavioral Health said it serves Medi-Cal youth with specialty mental health needs through a broad continuum of care, including outpatient clinics, school-based services, crisis response, residential treatment, and new crisis and residential facilities. San Diego County Office of Education and San Marcos Unified School District described efforts to expand school-based services and reimbursement through CYBHI, but said implementation is slowed by complex billing rules, insurance-data collection concerns from families, administrative burden, and uncertainty about sustaining staff positions funded by grants or soft money. School counselor testimony highlighted reduced stigma through campus outreach and clubs, but also noted that counselor-to-student ratios remain well above national standards and that budget cuts threaten supports. Provider testimony stressed that the system remains fragmented and that youth often move between emergency rooms, inpatient care, outpatient therapy, schools, and county programs without smooth handoffs. A child psychiatrist described crisis cases in which the main choices are brief hospitalization or discharge with limited follow-up, and argued for stronger warm handoffs, more outpatient and intensive outpatient options, better school-clinic coordination, and broader use of mobile crisis and 988. Rady Children’s Hospital and Aurora Behavioral Health described large increases in behavioral health demand, expansion of integrated care, and major barriers tied to low reimbursement rates, delayed payments, and administrative complexity. Across the panel, witnesses called for more stable funding, clearer reimbursement rules, better parent education on warning signs, and stronger collaboration among schools, counties, hospitals, and community providers to reduce stigma and improve timely care for youth.