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• But given recent activity, the Maui wildland fires, the unfortunate fires we experienced on New Year's
• > we Wildland fires the unfortunate fires we Wildland fires the unfortunate fires we experienced
• So when it moves, does that mean the State Fire Council no longer appoints the fire marshal and it's
• passed it the fire passed it the fire Council<01:34:10.960> made<01:34:11.159> of<
• chairman the Fire chairman the Fire Marshall<01:34:15.679> and<01:34:15.840> what<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism. The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed. Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.

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• We go by FIRE for short.
• The proverbial example is you can’t yell fire in a crowded theater.
• However, if a law enforcement officer says those things, we might fire them, and rightly so.
• uses your voice or likeness for commercial or advertising purposes to restrain their use and recover damages
• uses your voice or likeness for commercial or advertising purposes to restrain their use and recover damages

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• Uh, one of the other studies that we completed in 2024 was a master plan for the Mexico Fire Training
• So, we're looking at damaged asphalt, we're looking um exterior of the buildings, um parking lots, uh
• Um, door hardware, damaged and outdated finishes, uh, HVAC, uh, basically all, um, mechanical, uh, improvements
• And also fire suppression systems. Um, this year, I'm gonna go ahead and stop sharing.

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• I jumped out of the frying pan into the fire, and here I am.
• Fires they've had in California, that impacts our GDP.
• To do things that they need to do before fires, after fires, to recover, to mitigate what is happening
• They've had fires; they haven't had that kind of fire that almost took out the whole village.
• We've heard about flooding in Roswell and the fires in Ruidoso.

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• Mike Vincent, who was my fire chief as I was coming through the ranks.
• An act to amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code relating to fire prevention.
• An act to amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code relating to fire prevention.
• The insurance company would be liable for damage, cause, or injury to another vehicle.
• Representative Heffernan, is clean energy, natural gas, fire power facilities or not?

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Without early diagnosis and treatment, this condition can lead to rapid liver damage and ultimately liver
• Without early diagnosis and treatment, this condition can lead to rapid liver damage and ultimately liver
• It's a chronic lung disease where my airways become permanently damaged, widened, and thickened, making
• it hard to clear mucus, which... ...permanently damaged, widened, and thickened, making it hard to clear
• mucus, which leads to a cycle of infection, inflammation, and more damage.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum present and took up several health-related bills. CS/SB 1110, covering Medicaid and insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including activity-specific devices without lifetime or continuous-use caps, received emotional testimony from families and athletes describing high costs and the importance of access for children and adults with disabilities. Members voiced strong support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1574, which would add biliary atresia screening to the newborn screening program using the existing birth blood specimen. The sponsor and a parent testified that earlier detection could prevent severe liver damage, transplants, and deaths, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 794, dealing with background screening for employees at residential facilities and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities and a review of waiver support coordination, was amended to align with the House companion and then reported favorably after testimony emphasizing the importance of strong support coordinators for APD waiver families. Members then considered SB 162, requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. Nurses and other supporters described surgical smoke as a serious occupational hazard, while the Florida Hospital Association said hospitals are already regulated in this area and the bill was somewhat prescriptive; an amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 254, which tightens oversight of nursing education programs, adds preceptorship and provisional licensure pathways for graduates awaiting NCLEX results, and increases transparency and accountability for low-performing programs, drew support from nursing advocates and opposition from private nursing schools concerned about workforce impacts; after amendment, it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 688 to reestablish licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors in Florida was heard with testimony both supporting expanded health care choices and opposing the bill over safety and scope concerns, and it too was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• She said she knows firsthand how damaging private equity is.
• She said she knows firsthand how damaging private equity is.
• She said she knows firsthand how damaging private equity is, having worked for a big four accounting
• <00:09:54.600> hydrants to access the sewers added fire hydrants to access the sewers added
• fire hydrants that<00:09:55.160> were<00:09:55.360> never<00:09:55.720> there<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the impact on Massachusetts residents and families of a contaminated drug supply and the physical damage
• At in-service training and/or the fire service.
• There's other thoughts that the acidity of the substance contributes to sort of damage to the veins,
• And that's where we see some sort of tissue degradation and some sort of damage there.
• And that's where we see some sort of tissue degradation and some sort of damage there.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on xylazine held its first meeting, with House Chair Mindy Domb and Senate Co-Chair John Keenan outlining the commission’s charge and a proposed work plan. The commission is tasked with studying the public health and safety impacts of xylazine in the illicit drug supply, including whether it should be scheduled as a controlled substance, how to regulate its production and distribution, and how to improve outreach and treatment for people exposed to it. Members were told the report deadline had been extended to March 30, 2026, and staff proposed a series of public hearings and working groups leading to a final report. The meeting also included attendance, packet materials, and procedural planning. The first major testimony came from BSAS Director Deirdre Calvert, who described xylazine’s appearance in Massachusetts drug supply data, the state’s public health alerts, and DPH’s partnership with Brandeis, CDC, and harm reduction organizations. She emphasized four priorities: reducing stigma and discrimination in health care, expanding self-directed wound care support and coverage for supplies, expanding access to drug checking and test strips, and supporting low-barrier services such as mobile vans and drop-in centers. Commission members asked about first responder awareness, medical education, and whether harm reduction services might face federal restrictions; Calvert said misinformation remains a problem and noted ongoing training efforts, including collaboration with public safety agencies. Several other speakers reinforced the need for low-barrier care and drug checking. Dr. Raghini Jala, an infectious disease and addiction medicine physician, said xylazine has become a common component of the unregulated opioid supply and urged support for rapid-response education teams, community-based drug checking, and better hospital and detox protocols for xylazine withdrawal and wounds. Recovery coach Alan Young testified from lived experience, describing severe wounds, fear of inadequate withdrawal treatment in emergency settings, and the value of mobile care vans that can provide methadone, buprenorphine, and wound care in the community. Dr. Sarah Wakeman echoed the need for naloxone, rescue breathing, low-threshold treatment, and non-stigmatizing health care settings, while Sarah Macon of the Boston Public Health Commission described Boston’s harm reduction and drug checking work, including on-site testing, wound care, and a decline in opioid mortality. Tracy Green of the Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream explained that xylazine has declined in recent samples while metatomidine is rising, said drug checking is increasingly used but still not enough, and argued for more funding, staffing, and statewide access to real-time drug checking and harm reduction services.

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• And like I said, we're not stopping people from building or encroaching on the firing range.
• and you're going camping or whatever, and I take my kids camping and you go out there driving on the fire
• They have to either commit aggravated assault, criminal damage, arson, terroristic threats, disorderly
• Some schools weren’t even doing fire drills, okay?
• You're sometimes minutes away or five, 10 minutes away, and the damage that can be done in that school

Bills: HB2076, HB2135, HB2175, HB2186, HB2223, HB2345, HB2364, HB2417, HB2440, HB2666, HB2763, HCR2043

Keywords: school safety, employee training, firearm certification, crisis response, school policies, reimbursement fund, local law enforcement, HB2135, Arizona, civil liability, private right of action, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, critical race theory, anti-racism, race stereotyping, sex stereotyping, race scapegoating, sex scapegoating, gender identity

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• . >> Does the following prohibits the Florida Building Commission or state fire marshal from adopting
• into Florida building code or the the Fire Prevention code.
• We're going to take Up Tab. 32 Cs for SB 1378 on leaving the scene of a crash involving only damage to
• It damaged as a result of the violation of a local government entity.
• Often these baby damage are from young woman who hide their pregnancy from friends and family.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Electricity is not the only infrastructure that is damaged in storms.
• We also have our own wastewater systems that are damaged.
• Our pipes are damaged, and we do have to respond to those as well.
• EV charging stations across the country are being deliberately damaged or vandalized.
• To the cost for replacing the damage done in these instances.

Bills: HB316

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, affordable care act, medical assistance, federal funding

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• We also have our own wastewater systems that are damaged.
• Our pipes are damaged, and we do have to respond to those as well.
• EV charging stations across the country are being deliberately damaged or vandalized.
• An improper interference can lead to fires, electrical failures, and even electrocution.
• But I mean, you're still talking about a large monetary damage to you that...

Bills: HB316, HB353, HB 1160, HB1414, HB1422, HB1443, HB1713, HB1789, HB1902, HB2073, HB2666, HB2695, HB316

Keywords: motor fuel, criminal offense, metering device, organized crime, Texas Penal Code, trespassing, school safety, day-care centers, education, trespass, public safety, utility employees, criminal penalties, assault, harassment, public duties, safety, law enforcement, driving offenses, license regulations

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• have comments other agencies fire have comments other agencies fire department<00:36:53.119>
• We contribute very heavily to Maui before the fires, through the fires, and after the fires.
• fires through the fires Maui before the fires through the fires and<01:48:18.679> after<01:48
• feel like I have to talk about the fires feel like I have to talk about the fires to<01:48:24.840
• been having to assess the damages been having to assess the damages potential<02:19:13.599> damages

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 946 on wastewater management, which would clarify that the ban on discharging wastewater or raw sewage into state waters after 12/31/26 applies to treatment plants. Testimony was in support from the Department of Health, Maui County Council, Mayor Bisson, and individuals, and no one testified in opposition. SB 849 on wildlife conservation would prohibit intentional taking, harming, or killing of the Hawaiian hawk (ʻio) and increase penalties for taking native aquatic life, wildlife, and land plants; DLNR supported the bill, noting the ʻio was delisted federally in 2020 and that the measure also updates penalties and adds a rehabilitation/community service option. No questions were raised, and the bill drew support testimony only. For SB 330 on invasive species prevention, the Attorney General raised a supremacy clause concern with language requiring state enforcement of federal quarantines and recommended reverting to a prior version with a catchall for federal regulation. The Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species supported the bill as a way to close a biosecurity gap, while the Department of Agriculture said it supported the intent but wanted to avoid acting without a cooperative agreement with USDA and suggested deleting the portion allowing action without such an agreement. The committee also heard SB 1393 on public land use, which would require the School Facilities Authority to consult with DOE and other agencies before land conveyances or leases and repeal a requirement that DOE transfer title upon request; both SFA and DOE supported the measure, with DOE emphasizing the need for early communication and consultation, and members asked about possible disagreements or stalemates. The committee then heard SB 321 on private roads and ways, which would deem certain privately owned roads and similar ways transferred to adjacent owners or community associations if conditions are met. The Hawaii Land Title Association said the bill as drafted would create uncertainty and proposed a court process to clarify ownership and create a recordable order; written support came from the Mortgage Bankers Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Financial Services Association, and one individual. SB 66 on housing permitting would require permit decisions within 60 days for certain housing projects and deem permits approved in some circumstances; DLNR’s historic preservation office supported the intent but noted county historic preservation roles, OHA suggested amendments to clarify county duties, and DPP opposed the time limits as risky for health and safety reviews, warning about back-and-forth review cycles and possible mismatches between approved plans and field work. Realtors, NAIOP, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii YIMBY, and the Maui Chamber supported the measure, while Lahaina Strong, Hawaii Good Neighbor, and two individuals opposed it. Finally, the committee heard SB 1170 on expeditious redevelopment of affordable rental housing, which would speed permits for rebuilding permanently affordable multifamily rental housing damaged by natural disasters and exempt certain projects from EIS requirements. HHFDC supported the bill, citing the Front Street Apartments rebuild and the long SMA permit timeline on Maui, and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the intent while suggesting technical placement of amendments. Testimony in support also came from the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Joe Blanco, who described difficulties rebuilding a project originally developed under older statutory requirements and said the bill’s added language addressed those issues.

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• It would move forward without any objections or jumping through hoops of fire from the county.
• There is good work that's being done post-fire.
• That area has been designated within the Enchanted Circle as a high-risk area for fire, so it's less
• They would not understand the extent of the damage.
• Some of them were damaged in pieces and parts, you know, where there's heavier drainage.

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• defend Minnesotans from this, uh, what could be a pandemic disease, as the federal administration fired
• defend Minnesotans from this, uh, what could be a pandemic disease, as the federal administration fired
• defend Minnesotans from this, uh, what could be a pandemic disease, as the federal administration fired
• Defend Minnesotans from this, uh, what could be a pandemic disease, as the federal administration fired
• caused by increased wolf damages caused by increased wolf depradation<00:24:34.000> and<00:24

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We said, that's fire, those are bullets.
• Mariana Mitchum, she's the senior fire Everytown for Gun Safety.
• He was beloved by his community of fire department chaplains.
• You know, I used to have fire drills. That's what we did.
• It is the people, the criminals, that are doing the damage to our families and our citizens.

Bills: SB4, SB7, SB9, SB17

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, medical education, salaries, graduate education, clinician pay, health sciences, education funding, faculty salary, University of New Mexico, healthcare funding, general fund, state budget, New Mexico legislation, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, 996

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• There just really has to be firings. And I hate to say that.
• I hate to see people fired, but there is no other way to turn this around.
• There just really has to be firings. And I hate to say that.
• I hate to see people fired, but there is no other way to turn this around.
• Not while, where there's smoke, there's fire.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Many of you had paid fire departments in your districts.
• If the appeal is denied, it would go to discovery on damages.
• You're the lawyer here, but I am afraid for the future of our fire service.
• New Jersey does not have an exemption for police and fire. Okay.
• And Senator, just didn't— New Jersey does not have an exemption for police and fire.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• Members, Senate Bill 1527 is the City of Dallas Police and Fire Pension Fund bill.
• I understand that they fired the administrators and turned right back around and hired them back.
• The chair of the board and the administrators said they didn't want to just have a fire sale.
• As we know, most of the recipients of municipal pensions are workers from fire and police departments
• sustained damage. financial loss.

Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SB7, SB8, SB16, SB108, SB125, SB207, SB318, SB371, SB379, SB396, SB406, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB578, SB599, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB763, SB854, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB920, SB924, SB961, SB965, SB985, SB988, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1059, SB1185, SB1202, SB1207, SB1252, SB1330, SB1396, SB1484, SB1527, SB1535, SB1596, SB1619, SB1697, SB1737, SB1741, SB1841, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SJR81, SJR50, SCR39, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship, election integrity, constitutional amendment, voting rights, water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses

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• When I was looking at the damages, you can get injunctions, you can get damages, you can get attorney's
• /c><00:37:13.160> get you can get damages you can get you can get damages you can get attorney's
• When we go into fires, we use very similar equipment to scuba diving.
• Fire and water are both equally fatal if your equipment and training are not adequate.
• We are never going into a fire without a buddy. Brady was left alone. Think about that.

Bills: HF1355, HF1469, HF1768

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF1469, Minnesota, workforce development, job training, job skills training, reentry, reentry services, formerly incarcerated, ex-offenders, inmates, recently released inmates, felony conviction, felony-level offense, corrections, prison release