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• in the sponsor's um words softens it or weakens it or makes it less um um uh stringent. on um on foreign
• students that come from on um on foreign students that come from China.<02:41:52.560> I<02:41
• I mean, it seems to me that this bill, no matter how you cut it, is just a straight-on attack on foreign
• <04:39:53.360> So<04:39:53.600> the government entities.
• So the government entities.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• and providing translation services<00:29:05.400> at<00:29:05.520> a<00:29:05.600> foreign
• <00:30:14.160> involved<00:30:14.560> in<00:30:14.640> the consumer of every entity
• involved in the consumer of every entity involved in the sale. sale. sale.
• This provides some form of protection in that now entities that offer travel insurance have to describe
• bank, even though he had a foreign bank, even though he had a foreign accent,<01:11:30.280> indicated

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• was disappointed that medicine is not a profession anymore, but we're just working for corporate entities
• None of us work for corporate entities.
• But corporate entities want to pay their shareholders. ...who live on a beach in France.
• The PCF is a complex whole entity that we have had no briefing on in terms of how it operates, nor do
• But that didn't stop the incentives for automakers, and eventually all the major foreign European and

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its fourth meeting, held October 27-28 in Santa Fe, with Representative Duncan moving approval and no opposition. The chair then introduced a panel on the cost of providing medical care in New Mexico, focusing on physician shortages, rising practice costs, and access problems, especially in southern New Mexico and Las Cruces. Panelists included family physicians, a pediatrician, a cardiologist/electrophysiologist, and a community health center medical director, who described their backgrounds and practices before turning to the policy discussion. The doctors argued that New Mexico is losing physicians because of three main pressures: medical malpractice exposure, gross receipts tax on medical services, and low Medicaid reimbursement. They said malpractice premiums are much higher than in neighboring states, punitive damages and venue shopping increase risk, and the patient compensation fund and attorney fee structure create additional costs. They also described administrative burdens from insurance billing and referrals, the high debt and long training period for physicians, and the effect of corporate medicine and private equity on practice decisions. One panelist emphasized the economic impact of each physician on jobs and local spending, while another noted that shortages force patients into emergency rooms and delay specialty care. The panel presented a list of proposed solutions: reform punitive damages, limit venue shopping and stacking, restore lifetime medical payments from the patient compensation fund, enact apology protections, cap attorney fees, continue Medicaid funding improvements, and eliminate gross receipts tax on medical and dental services. Committee members generally agreed the presentation was thorough and useful, but several noted that some proposals fall outside this committee’s jurisdiction and would likely need to move through other committees, especially judiciary and tax. Some members supported drafting legislation or working on separate bills, while others urged caution, requested more input from hospitals and economists, and raised concerns about local government revenue impacts from GRT changes. The chair concluded by encouraging members to continue discussions offline and noted that the tax-related issue would be taken up further in the next day’s work.

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• Under Biden, most of the new jobs were snapped up by foreigners and real wages fell.
• <00:14:43.920> and jobs were snapped up by foreigners and jobs were snapped up by foreigners
• It is the only government entity that advocates for older adults.
• It is the only government entity that advocates for older adults.
• California's high-speed rail system has been in existence as an entity for 17 years.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <01:28:13.400> as<01:28:13.560> data likely capture more entities as data likely capture
• more entities as data brokers<01:28:14.320> subject<01:28:14.920> to<01:28:15.040>
• And whether it has sold the consumer's data to another government, a foreign actor, or to a developer
• data to another government, a foreign data to another government, a foreign actor,<01:30:39.480>
• It does not apply to government entities acting in their ordinary course of operation.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through first readings and referrals of several bills. House Bill 950, the pay act for certain state employees, was read and referred to Appropriations, and House Bill 951, the government appropriations bill, was read and referred to Ways and Means. Senate bills referred included S. 138 on commercial property assessed clean energy projects, S. 181 on eliminating a pre-sentence investigation requirement for deferred sentences, S. 206 on licensure of early childhood educators, S. 219 on an energy navigator program report, S. 239 on the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group, and S. 291 on travel disclosures for legislators and certain executive officers, each sent to the appropriate committee. The chamber also read several House concurrent resolutions adopted on the consent calendar. These included resolutions congratulating Rice Memorial High School’s Division Two girls soccer team and Division One field hockey team, designating March 2026 as Athletic Trainers Month in Vermont, and remembering the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters in Japan. The Japan remembrance resolution included a message from the Japanese consul general expressing gratitude for Vermont’s solidarity and friendship after the disaster. Later, members offered announcements recognizing guests in the gallery, including Rice Memorial athletes and coaches, representatives of the Vermont Association of Athletic Trainers, and students and teachers from Pondbrook and Sterling College. The House also heard a detailed floor speech in support of House Bill 861, which would establish a statewide Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator. The sponsor described accessibility barriers faced by disabled Vermonters, argued that ADA responsibilities are currently uneven across state government, and said a coordinator would improve coordination, compliance, and access across agencies. The House then announced the order of upcoming bills, starting with H. 861 and H. 931, but no final vote on H. 861 was taken in the portion provided.

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• They're publicly owned, but they do pay a large dividend to an entity, the city of I didn't know if there
• many investments even recently in industries that are unproven, that are unreliable, that rely on foreign
• many investments even recently in industries that are unproven, that are unreliable, that rely on foreign
• many investments even recently in industries that are unproven, that are unreliable, that rely on foreign
• uh were offering and making of entities uh were offering and making giving<01:02:49.280> support<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum, approved the June 5, 2025 minutes, and heard a presentation from Don Pemberton and David Buchanan of AgriKim/AgriCam on the Eddyville Riverport fertilizer terminal. They explained that the company supplies fertilizer, crop protection, and seed across western Kentucky, with the Eddyville port serving as a key source for about 100,000 tons of fertilizer annually and supporting roughly 20 counties and 19 wholesale customers. They said the existing facility is aging and vulnerable to river humidity and corrosion, and they proposed reconstructing the fertilizer bins into a fully enclosed, more durable facility with an estimated cost of about $1.76 million, far less than rebuilding from scratch. The presenters argued the project is important to keep fertilizer moving quickly during a short application season, to manage global supply disruptions and tariffs, and to avoid higher freight costs if product had to come through other ports. They also emphasized environmental benefits from a contained facility that would reduce runoff into nearby waters. Committee members asked about supply sources, demand trends, ownership, lease terms, and whether the building’s capacity would change. The witnesses said demand is increasing, much of the product still comes from overseas or other domestic ports, and the building would be owned by the company while the Riverport Authority owns the ground. Several members expressed support for the port’s importance to western Kentucky agriculture and noted the need for timely fertilizer storage and delivery. One member, however, said he was not in favor of using public money to subsidize a private, for-profit business and urged the company to negotiate a longer lease with the Riverport Authority before making such a capital investment. The discussion ended without a vote or formal action on the project, though members indicated the issue may be revisited and that the Riverport Authority will later present additional needs to the transportation committee.

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• last 50 years, very little research has been able to be done with this fly because it's considered a foreign
• If you have a foreign body in that wound, you need to get it out.
• Ding just said earlier, this is a foreign animal disease, which means that it trips the trigger, which
• The foreign animal disease response plan that's in this is based upon a foot and mouth disease response
• Liu just made in terms of this being a partnership between federal and state entities is absolutely spot

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• Sometimes the state delegates a certain private market or otherwise entities to act, and the entities
• Sometimes the state delegates a certain private market or otherwise entities to act, and the entities
• Sometimes the state delegates certain private market or otherwise entities to act, and the entities are
• So, just for a clear entities.
• , downshifting of costs to other entities, downshifting of costs to other entities, whether<04:34

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• judiciary to appoint trustees to manage victim restitution for minors, incapacitated victims, and foreign-born
• This will give us the tools to protect both American and foreign-born children.
• What the STOP CSAM Act also allows us to do is share this information with other entities who are further

Keywords: Stop CSAM Act, child exploitation, online safety, reporting requirements, tech accountability, NCMEC, survivor support, legislative testimony

Summary: The committee meeting centered around the urgent need to address child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online, focusing primarily on the testimony and discussions surrounding the Stop CSAM Act. Several witnesses, including representatives from law enforcement and advocacy organizations, highlighted the significant drop in reports of child exploitation cases despite an alarming increase in actual incidents. Concerns were raised about tech companies' reporting practices, with calls for more stringent requirements to ensure timely and accurate reporting of suspected abuse. The legislation aims to fortify protections for child victims by imposing stricter obligations on tech platforms to report incidents and support law enforcement in investigations.

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• It is a similar entity, but they are separate grants.
• I think that what we have seen in the state in general in terms of folks who are coming in from foreign
• Um, so I don't think that we have the same immigration from foreign countries that we once did.
• countries has been that has been foreign countries has been that has been slowed<01:20:22.560> down
• countries that we migration from foreign countries that we once<01:20:29.679> did.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including roll call and approval of the prior meeting minutes, with one member abstaining because of absence and one member opposing. The main informational items were a Department of Health and Human Services update on the rural health transformation grant and a public health briefing on vaccines, followed by a quarterly budget and staffing update and an annual report from the Permanent Subcommittee on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Related Dementias. Commissioner Lori Weaver reported that the department submitted the rural health transformation grant application on November 4, described it as reflecting input from communities and providers statewide, and said CMS review and budget negotiations would follow before final approval on December 31. She said the grant could support hiring as long as administrative costs stay within the 10% cap, and that the governor’s office will oversee administration with HHS. Ian Watt then testified that New Hampshire remains committed to vaccine access, including through the universal purchase program and annual respiratory virus guidance for flu, RSV, and COVID-19. He said the state continues to use evidence-based review for vaccine policy, noted the CDC’s change regarding the combined MMRV vaccine for the first dose in young children, and said New Hampshire’s school vaccine mandates remain at nine for schoolchildren and 10 for child care, with statutory exemptions still in place. Department staff also said there have been no supply or funding problems affecting childhood vaccine access. Nathan White, the department’s CFO, reviewed the DHHS budget and vacancy trends. He said DHHS makes up a large share of the state budget, that about 31% of its budget is general funds subject to lapse, and that lapse projections are difficult because much of the budget is driven by utilization rather than personnel. He reported current projected general fund lapse of just under $20 million, compared with about $39 million in the statewide surplus statement, and explained that only about a third of DHHS general funds can actually lapse because of statutory restrictions. He also said the department has about 400 unfunded positions, contributing to roughly a $30 million general fund reduction across the biennium, and that the hiring freeze has pushed vacancy trends upward while critical direct-care positions are being prioritized. The Alzheimer’s subcommittee reported six meetings this year, presentations on state services, silver alerts, brain health awareness, and palliative/hospice care, and work toward a new state Alzheimer’s plan. The subcommittee is developing a needs-assessment survey for people living with dementia, caregivers, and service providers, with the goal of using the results and other data sources to inform the plan. Its recommendations focus on integrating Alzheimer’s and dementia materials into chronic disease and aging outreach, embedding brain health into systems of care, adding cognitive health measures to BRFSS, and continuing partnerships with statewide organizations. Members also discussed recent research and prevention efforts, and the committee noted that a separate bill is being pursued to include Alzheimer’s and dementia in existing public health awareness campaigns.

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• First program, where we are able to collectively bring together over 700 partners across different entity
• types, everyone from labor to Native American tribes, all the way to public and private entities and
• types of things that we would need to build a coalition, to bring folks together and to have key entities
• to ensure worker safety by providing outreach, education, and assistance to employers and other entities
• doubt in my mind there are going to be some contractors that are going to be taking advantage of foreign

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly labor committees held a hearing on the Los Angeles wildfires and their impact on workers, employers, and recovery efforts. Chairs and members emphasized that rebuilding should prioritize worker safety, equity, local hiring, and strong labor standards rather than simply moving quickly or relying on the lowest bidder. They also stressed the need to learn from past disasters and to create a more coordinated state response for future emergencies. Worker advocates described how domestic workers, day laborers, firefighters, and other frontline workers were affected by the fires. Testimony focused on workers being trapped in evacuation zones, lacking timely information in Spanish, losing jobs and income, and facing exposure to toxic debris without adequate PPE. Speakers called for expanded outreach and education, stronger Cal/OSHA enforcement, broader occupational safety coverage for domestic workers and day laborers, recall and transfer rights, childcare and transportation support, and a centralized disaster relief system that can quickly deliver cash aid and equipment regardless of immigration status. Firefighter Derek Irwin said California firefighters face serious carcinogenic exposure and urged continued funding for the firefighter cancer prevention and research program, along with a long-term state health monitoring and research effort similar to the World Trade Center Health Program. Building trades and labor representatives argued that cleanup and rebuilding should be done through community workforce agreements, prevailing wage, apprenticeship requirements, and local hire provisions, and said the state already has trained workers available. They also said federal debris-removal work through the Army Corps has limited the state’s ability to impose some standards, but that state and local funding or subsidies should trigger labor requirements. Employer and business representatives described major losses to property, inventory, revenue, and jobs, especially in Altadena and nearby areas. The Altadena Chamber said it is coordinating recovery resources, while a construction business owner said small local firms are being shut out of disaster contracts and proposed a more accessible procurement process for local and minority businesses. LAEDC presented preliminary estimates of billions in property damage and business disruption, tens of thousands of potential job losses, and a recovery timeline of five to ten years, warning that low-income communities will be disproportionately affected and that workforce retraining and upskilling will be needed alongside the broader economic recovery.

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• > our<02:09:49.920> military foreign intrusion into our military foreign intrusion into
• It means greater dependence on foreign adversaries that are getting rich in the process.
• It means greater<02:29:07.600> dependence<02:29:08.000> on<02:29:08.240> foreign
• greater dependence on foreign greater dependence on foreign adversaries<02:29:09.680> that<02
• According to yesterday's news, he's focused on foreign affairs, giving money to Argentina, blowing up

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Struggle to track the full financial picture of the taxing entities that impact their communities.
• statewide publicly accessible database administered by the comptroller in coordination with local entities
• There is a requirement for the local taxing entities to provide this information to the Comptroller.
• Yes, it would be accessible per taxing entity, so each school district would provide that information
• database ultimately looks like, but they would be collecting the data for each individual taxing entity

Bills: HB 103, HB 1256, HB1587, HB1632, HB2027, HB2525, HJR88, HJR138, HB103

Keywords: taxing unit, bond database, local government, transparency, civil penalty, education reform, funding allocation, school infrastructure, teacher recruitment, student achievement, tax exemption, water conservation, graywater systems, rainwater harvesting, ad valorem taxation, county commissioners, HB 1587, Texas sales tax holiday, back-to-school tax holiday, clothing tax exemption

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• This bill permits limited liability companies and other corporate forms, including foreign limited liability
• companies and all other business entities registered with the Secretary of State, to file reports on
• at the time of the fifth consecutive timely annual filing or during the next reporting window for entities

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Government Organization met with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then considered a series of House bills, most of them related to licensing, local government administration, and agency operations. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint a county commissioner as a voting member of a convention and visitors bureau board, including for multi-county CVBs; it was reported to the full Senate. House Bill 5087 would join the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing licensed cosmetologists to obtain multi-state practice privileges in compact states, and it was also reported. The committee then took up a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4793, which combined provisions affecting barbering/cosmetology apprenticeships and lowered certain age and education requirements; after adopting a Jefferson amendment clarifying the salon training language, the bill was reported as amended. Members next approved a strike-and-insert for House Bill 5638, which clarifies the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, changes cyber risk review procedures, and updates references to the Office of Technology head as the chief information officer; it was reported as amended. House Bill 4483, dealing with the Board of Funeral Examiners, was amended to change the effective date for licensee-in-charge requirements and make technical corrections, then reported as amended. House Bill 5653, requested by the Department of Revenue, would expand confidentiality protections to cover audit manuals, guidelines, procedures, algorithms, and related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and it was reported. House Bill 4452 repeals acreage limits on church property ownership, and House Bill 4801 expands permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax funds to include demolition of unsafe structures and planning or improvement of public property; both were reported. The committee also advanced House Bill 5622, which creates an expedited process for municipalities to conform local election terms and procedures to the state requirement that municipal elections be held with statewide primaries or general elections, and recognizes the Secretary of State as keeper of municipal charter rolls. House Bill 4546 would allow business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, with higher biennial fees and updated enforcement provisions; its strike-and-insert amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 5613 would define and regulate telematics for state fleet vehicles, require reporting on unsafe driving and corrective actions, and include cost-benefit information in annual reports; it was reported. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based restriction, and House Bill 4819 would revise criminal-record standards for certain non-Chapter 30 occupational licenses, shifting to a direct-relationship standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; both were reported. The committee then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.

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• continue to use AI for anti-fraud purposes and to make sure that information needed from regulated entities
• third-party lender, whether or not that lender is chartered in the state or not, whether it is a foreign
• or domestic entity, whether it is in-state or out-of-state, and regardless of whether or not a previous

Bills: HB12, HB149, HB12, HB149, SB229, SB1361, SB1749, SB1897, SB2113, SB2566, SB2677, SB1652, SB2327, SB2344, SB2696

Keywords: election law, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, law enforcement, jurisdiction, voter fraud, local prosecuting attorney, public safety, communication, governor approval, interoperability, political subdivision, radio systems, artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance

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• And I said that the Foreign Committee and had net profits of upwards of $10 billion last year and, and
• creating a really unfair, unbalanced, um, approach in terms of how we are going to deal with any private entity
• ready to go, um, that this might be the alternative to that, to help that community, not a private entity

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• As a UCLA student with a deep passion for public service, he dreamed of pursuing a career in foreign
• previous administration, which led to record high gas prices, severe job loss, and dependence on foreign
• dependence on foreign oil. dependence on foreign oil.
• was the alter ego of the real coal council, with no clear lines of separation between the federal entity
• only entity only entity that<06:50:26.000> Bob<06:50:26.558> loves<06:50:26.958>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Foreign-born workers make up a significant share of the workforce in production and manufacturing such
• <00:37:11.359> Um<00:37:12.000> and plastic workers are foreign born.
• Um and plastic workers are foreign born.
• c><00:56:51.839> fortune<00:56:52.240> 500<00:56:53.040> an<00:56:53.280> entity
• <00:56:53.520> of typical that a fortune 500 an entity of typical that a fortune 500 an entity

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They're also from congressionally chartered VSOs like the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
• Chief Foreign Officer Jeff Gonzalez, United States Marine Corps retired, and Assemblyman for the 36th
• Had this bill existed, homeowners and the public entities would have been better able to monitor which
• Please state your name, entity, and position. Good afternoon, Chair and members.
• Is there anyone else here in opposition, state your name, entity, and position?

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with most drawing support after amendments or ongoing stakeholder negotiations. SB 29, by Senator Laird, would extend a sunset on the law allowing pain-and-suffering claims to survive a plaintiff’s death; supporters, including a family member describing a medical negligence case, labor groups, consumer advocates, and disability and elder organizations, argued it prevents defendants from running out the clock, while hospitals, medical groups, and business organizations warned of higher costs and added liability. After extensive debate about data collection, settlement reporting, and the impact on health care access, the bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. SB 294, by Senator Reyes and presented by Senator Laird, would require employers to notify a worker’s emergency contact if the worker is arrested or detained and would create a template to inform employees of state and federal labor rights. Labor and worker advocates said the bill would help workers understand and enforce their rights amid weakened federal enforcement; there was no opposition on file, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 697 would modernize water-rights adjudication by allowing the State Water Board to use technology instead of requiring in-person field investigations; with no opposition, it also passed unanimously. The committee also advanced SB 37 on attorney advertising, SB 645 on peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 303 on bias-mitigation trainings in public workplaces, and SB 464 on expanding pay-data reporting for specified state workers. SB 37 drew support from consumer and legal groups but concerns from Walker Advertising about joint advertising; members said negotiations were ongoing, and the bill passed. SB 645 would extend anti-bias jury-selection rules to certain civil rights cases; criminal-defense and defense groups said they were close to agreement, and the bill passed. SB 303 and SB 464 were both amended to narrow scope and moved forward after several opponents shifted to neutral or removed opposition. The committee also approved a consent calendar of additional bills, all sent to Appropriations.

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• So with the UW, the University of Washington, the Cancer Research Center, all of these entities are a
• to say we're going to be a leader in medical technology, science, vaccines; we are going to fight foreign