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• He will get back in touch with us before we have the final execution on this bill. Thank you.
• He will get back in touch with us before we have the final execution on this bill. Thank you.
• Do we need any of the rest of that sentence?
• So the redundancy is where in the sentence itself?
• We actually added the same sentence that was in there instead of removing it.

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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• So I've also received word that DFA creates the executive budget, and the committee would have to vote
• But the request in the letter is for the executive. To include full funding in their budget.
• I think we take into consideration the executive budget, and we probably make tweaks.
• could probably more clearly state what we're asking for because it doesn't really reference the executive
• it's the last sentence of the last paragraph, taking these goals into account.

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• What we're looking at is the execution of it and some parts of it as far as giving it some teeth currently
• You can get one Archie sentence, Florida Moose Association waives in opposition. You wish to speak.
• So you waive in support Chip case, Executive Director, Faith Freedom Coalition of Florida Waives in support

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• So the actual cost-benefit analysis cannot be accomplished until we execute the RFP.
• But really, you could just substitute the word would in that first sentence and it would mean exactly
• Here's a couple of sentences record.
• Here's a couple of sentences from<01:11:58.000> the<01:11:58.159> blurb.
• I will entertain a motion to go into executive session.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, I was sentenced to Julia Tutweiler in 2022, and I was taken out of Tutweiler in 2022 and put into
• Uh, never had an idea that a 15-year sentence was going to turn into a death sentence.
• executed it. On the next part of the executed it.
• <00:42:05.440> And<00:42:05.680> the<00:42:05.920> last executing the agreement
• And the last executing the agreement.

Bills: HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, SB316, HB228, SB318, SB260, HB132, HB347, HB405, HB86, HB263, HB302, SB336

Keywords: Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, ad valorem taxes, property tax, real property, personal property, tax assessment, tax collection, county tax officials, Department of Revenue, Commissioner of Revenue, taxpayer representation, resident taxpayers, local government, property tax administration, Association of Alabama Tax Administrators, tax policy, advisory committee, public input, governance reform, body-worn camera

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• I am the executive director of the New Hampshire School Boards Association.
• somebody in executive session to vote<02:08:39.840> via vote via vote via Zoom<02:08:41.760><
• I'm happy to either do it during this executive session or, if the committee would like to send it to
• Some of them are running pretty lengthy meetings, but the minutes can be only two sentences.
• She said that seemed too brief, though if a meeting is only five minutes, two sentences may be fine.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee opened its hearing with a procedural discussion about a forthcoming Monday hearing, and the chair confirmed that any amendment deemed non-germane would be made public in advance and included in the calendar. The committee then took up House Bill 6, which would replace the word “citizen” in the Right-to-Know law with “any person,” allow requesters to specify the format of records, and expressly reference preliminary drafts circulated to a quorum or majority of a public body as disclosable material. The sponsor said the bill was intended to clarify existing law, remove uncertainty after a Rochester-related dispute over requester eligibility, and make records easier to obtain electronically unless doing so would be impossible, unusual, unduly burdensome, or harmful to recordkeeping integrity. Testimony was mixed. Cordell Johnston, speaking for himself as a municipal attorney, opposed most of the bill, especially the requirement that records be delivered electronically or by mail, arguing that out-of-state or out-of-country requests can be fishing expeditions that impose significant burdens on towns and clerks. He said local residents already can obtain records at town hall and that many municipalities voluntarily email records as a courtesy, but should not be required to mail large volumes of material. He also said the preliminary-draft language was unnecessary because such drafts are already covered when circulated to a quorum or majority. Representative Alexander raised concerns about the breadth of “any person,” potential abuse by bad actors, and the cost to municipalities, while Representative Peternell asked about whether the bill should account for nonresident property owners and business owners. The sponsor responded that limiting requesters by residency would not meaningfully stop abuse and said he did not know the bill’s fiscal impact, though he suggested it might improve efficiency. Yil Biset of the ACLU of New Hampshire testified in support of HB 6, calling it a modest and reasonable transparency measure. He said the preliminary-draft language was acceptable and consistent with existing exemption language in the public-meeting and documents statutes, and he said he was not aware of foreign-bot document requests occurring in New Hampshire. He also noted that current law already requires electronic disclosure when records exist electronically and can reasonably be provided that way. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• The person was convicted of a first-degree felony, Brett Ligon: Which is a 5-year to life sentence.
• I'm executive vice president of the Texas Press Association, which represents the largest and the smallest
• the punishment for promotion of child pornography to a first degree felony with a minimum 15-year sentence
• Fast forward roughly 6.5 years later to March 21, Kaylee Rush: 2025, the final day of sentencing.

Bills: HB 33, HB 45, HB 48, HB 1261, HB 1465, HB 1778, HB 2596, HB 5238, SB 2969

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft

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• <00:46:36.640> sessions bill now executive sessions bill now executive sessions um<00:46:39.480
• debate and discussions during executive debate and discussions during executive session<00:46:55.319
• the fourth floor before the executive the fourth floor before the executive session<00:48:01.760
• before getting into the executive before getting into the executive session<00:48:44.800> that's
• <00:48:56.480> session of the executive session of the executive session so<00:48:57.839><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But in the last century, through judicial rulings, legislation, and executive actions, federal authority
• I'm the Executive Director of Common Cause Massachusetts, and I'm here today on behalf of our nearly
• Folks who support the idea of infinite executive power have shown their willingness time and again to
• the legislative and judicial branches of government, thereby creating an unchecked authoritarian executive
• Instead, I was tried in absentia, sentenced to 47 years in prison, and stripped of my Cambodian passport

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing of the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs was opened by Chair Joe McGonagle and Vice Chair Senator Mike Rush, who noted that Chair John Velis was deployed with the Massachusetts National Guard. The chairs explained the hybrid format, three-minute testimony limit, live streaming, and filing deadlines, and said the committee would hear 11 House bills and eight Senate bills dealing with federal and overseas issues. Much of the hearing centered on competing resolutions about Article 5 constitutional conventions, along with related resolutions on D.C. statehood, child labor, Citizens United, and Cambodia. Supporters of H. 4692 and S. 284, a joint resolution to rescind all prior Massachusetts Article 5 convention applications, argued that old resolutions from the 1930s and 1970s could be used to count Massachusetts toward the 34-state threshold for calling a federal constitutional convention. Testifiers from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, Reproductive Equity Now, labor groups, and others warned that a convention would have no clear rules, could not be reliably limited to specific topics, and could put civil rights, reproductive rights, labor protections, and other constitutional protections at risk. Several speakers also cited a recent federal lawsuit and said the safest course was to remove outdated applications from the books. A large opposing panel testified in support of H. 3888, a resolution calling for a Convention of States to propose amendments limiting federal power, imposing fiscal restraints, and establishing term limits. Supporters argued that Article 5 provides a lawful way to address federal overreach, debt, and congressional stagnation, and said the process would be limited by state applications and ratification by 38 states. Some committee members and witnesses raised concerns about a runaway convention, broad language in the resolution, and whether Congress could or should set rules for such a convention. Representative Gentile also testified in support of several related resolutions on overturning Citizens United, D.C. statehood, and the child labor amendment, while Representative Howard and Representative Tongue supported a Cambodia resolution condemning political oppression and urging free and fair elections. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• I am pleased to present Assembly Bill 123 before you today, alongside Athar Hasibullah, Executive Director
• We've sort of created a dual process, a dual role between two different executive branch officers. our
• We've sort of created a dual process, a dual role between two different executive branch officers.
• Dual role between two different executive branch officers.
• We're not exactly, well, executive agencies to be able to make that assessment.

Keywords: 909, all

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• credited to the fund and any patent royalty license fees and other income received under a contract executed
• And it's not a death sentence.
• The first sentence states, this is how the virus was created. We've known it's a bioweapon.
• I serve as the executive director of the Institute on Aging, with a practice focused on older adults.

Bills: SB5, SJR3, SB 5, SJR 3

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, district apportionment, legislative rules

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• with the Department of Labor a week ago Monday, I was told that it was as simple as just adding a sentence
• that it was as simple as just<00:20:22.200> adding<00:20:22.440> a<00:20:22.480> sentence
• just adding a sentence. just adding a sentence.
• And this concludes the executive session on SB 416.
• <01:41:46.720> session And this concludes the executive session And this concludes the executive

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• we can hold an executive point where we can hold an executive session<00:22:58.639> on<00:22:
• So I will open up an executive<00:23:02.639> session executive session executive session once<
• 01:56:55.200> CACR the executive session on CACR the executive session on CACR 13.
• Right now, I will close the executive Right now, I will close the executive session<05:02:24.160
• session on 1333 and open up an executive session on 1333 and open up an executive session<05:02:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The bill provides statutory authority necessary to implement and execute the General Appropriations Act
• Additionally, for defendants who are sentenced to prison, the DOC, Department of Corrections, must evaluate
• ensures that a defendant who is mentally ill is getting treatment as part of his or her probation sentence
• Additionally, for defendants who are sentenced to prison, the DOC, Department of Corrections, must evaluate
• All it does is insert the word management into a sentence between 9 and 11.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met for Budget Day and heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, SPB 25-200, totaling $117.4 billion. Chair Hooper said the plan reduces overall spending from the prior year, keeps strong reserves, includes a 4% pay raise for state employees, maintains employee health care contributions, and makes major investments in water quality, transportation, and education infrastructure. Committee chairs then summarized their budget silos, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Members asked questions mainly about school funding, AP and dual enrollment support, voucher and scholarship impacts, and the My Safe Florida Home program. The committee adopted a large consent package of amendments and then approved three late-file amendments: funding virtual college tours for high school students, funding the FSU Sunshine Genetics program, and providing money for the Port of Fernandina customs facility. The committee then voted to report SPB 2500, the General Appropriations Bill, as a committee bill. It also favorably reported SPB 2502 (implementing bill), SPB 2504 (state employees placeholder), SB 7022 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and DROP changes), CS/SB 1320 (recreating the Resilient Florida Trust Fund), SPB 2506 (gaming compact revenue distributions, including water projects and rural lands), SPB 2508 (29 new judgeships), SB 7014 (ending the court mediation and arbitration trust fund), SPB 2510 (K-12 conforming bill), SPB 2512 (higher education conforming bill), and SPB 2514 (health and human services conforming bill). The committee also took up several policy bills. It approved SB 7028 on cancer research, creating grant parameters, reporting requirements, a five-year pediatric cancer research incubator, and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute VisionGen Initiative. It approved CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home quality, adding resident satisfaction surveys, medical director standards, safety culture reviews, electronic health record requirements, financial reporting penalties, and a study of best practices. It approved CS/CS/SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion options, adds Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, expands grant uses, and creates a behavioral health data repository. It also approved SB 114 creating the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at FSU and moving the public hurricane loss model there. The committee then began considering SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, including a late-file amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• started out with the false accusation, the false statement, that it was attributed to me by another executive
• Center in Shreveport and authorizes the Commissioner of Administration and the Secretary of DOTD to execute
• Senator Morris explained that the amendment applies to persons sentenced to five years or more for either
• Members, this clarifies the law that when you're serving consecutive sentences, that credit for custody
• shall apply only to one of the consecutive sentences imposed.

Bills: SCR63, SCR12, HB89, HB451, HB595, HB617, HB621, HB730, HB1064, HB1125, HB221, HCR58, SB106, SB206, SB248, SB441, SB104, SB122, SB180, SB260, SB424, SB476, SCR9, SCR30, SB57, SB414, SB525, SB35, SB65, SB135, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB276, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB501, SB513, HCR31, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB691, HB712, HB720, HB723, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1091, HB1117, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB17, HB21, HB51, HB55, HB74, HB106, HB108, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB168, HB215, HB226, HB263, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1033, HB1034, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1237, HB1239, HB36, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB677, HB726, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, SB149, SB382

Keywords: fiscal notes, legislation, legislative auditor, state policy, conflict of interest, logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, HB89, Act 615, district attorney, assistant district attorney, retiree health insurance, group health insurance, retirement benefits, public employee benefits, Third Judicial District, Thirtieth Judicial District

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• We like start figuring out each other without finishing sentences and become, hmm?
• One sentence. Easy. Easy. All right. Is there anybody in the audience in support of this bill?
• One sentence. Easy. Easy. All right. Is there anybody in the audience in support of this bill?
• Taxation and Revenue Department, really for the reason that every year, this body, along with the executive
• branch, carefully prioritized ...the reason that every year this body, along with the executive branch

Bills: SB190, SB152, SB77, SB150, SB151, SB156, SB172, SB182, SB185, SB212, SB170, SB133, SB174, SB163

Keywords: cancer treatment, revenue bonds, Gila Regional Medical Center, Nor-Lea General Hospital, healthcare funding, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion

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• I noticed that your closing sentence is...
• I'm the executive director for the Texas Restaurant Association, and I'm here... in support of House
• This is not a death sentence. It's not a death sentence for these stores.
• I am the Executive Director of THLN, and I am for HB3458. There is so much to discuss.

Bills: HB74, HB175, HB460, HB576, HB2271, HB2294, HB2874, HB3016, HB3133, HB3191, HB3458, HB3929, HB4063, HB4115, HB4394, HB74, HB175

Keywords: Puerto Verde, Port Authority, eminent domain, bonds, tax assessments, economic development, infrastructure, transportation, public welfare, child care, certifications, Texas Rising Star Program, grant program, disability inclusion, family income, affordability, economic impact, state study, cost analysis, government support

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• /c><00:20:42.200> health<00:20:42.840> the And we need to remember that people are sentenced
• Eric Russ, executive director of the Kentucky Psychological Association and licensed clinical psychologist
• Chris Hartman, executive director of the Fairness Campaign.
• You could be sentencing them to a death sentence without meaning to.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:08 SB 169: 00:01:07 SB 02: 00:05:56 Discussion in Opposition to SB 02: 00:19:22, 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee first took up Senate Bill 169, which would expand the Attorney General’s and Kentucky State Police’s authority to use administrative subpoenas in child exploitation investigations. Senator Danny Carroll and Attorney General’s office staff said the bill updates existing law to reflect modern online platforms, adding social networking companies, mobile payment services, and cloud storage services so investigators can obtain limited account-holder information tied to online child exploitation cases. Members raised no opposition, and the committee approved SB 169 17-0 with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2, which would prohibit the use of public funds for certain cosmetic or elective procedures in correctional facilities, including gender-affirming surgeries, and would also affect some hormone-related treatment. Senator Mike Wilson and supporters said the bill was intended to stop such procedures from being authorized by memo rather than regulation and to ensure taxpayer money is not used for elective care. Several members asked whether any such surgeries had occurred in Kentucky; Wilson said none had been approved, and he emphasized the bill was about public funding, not general medical care. Supporters argued the state should not pay for elective procedures, while opponents said the bill targeted a tiny population and could create constitutional problems. Opponents included incarcerated and advocacy voices, a psychologist, and legal advocates, who said gender-affirming care is medically necessary for some patients, that withholding it can cause serious mental health harm, and that similar restrictions have faced court challenges. One speaker described personal harm from being denied hormone therapy while incarcerated. Another warned the bill could violate the Eighth Amendment and lead to costly litigation. After debate, the committee moved to vote on SB 2, with members giving explanations both for and against, but the transcript cuts off before the final roll call result is shown.

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• And for could be um fined and sentenced.
• I'm the executive director for TechNet Central Region.
• :40.400> Wyoming executive director of the Wyoming executive director of the Wyoming Education
• I'm the executive director of Beardsley.
• the legislative body and the executive the legislative body and the executive branch.<01:20:32.880

Bills: HB0083, HB0102, HB0178

Keywords: subpoena, legislative authority, penalty, compliance, law enforcement, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, public employment, labor organization, dues withdrawal, collective bargaining, public funding, 916, all

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• 20, and for those of us who are legislators, if you were to describe what this does in a couple sentences
• really depends a lot on just sort of behavioral decisions by those employees and early investors and executives
• And Senator Richardson asked if it could be summed up in a couple of sentences.

Keywords: 987, senate, all