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• The reserve deputies are responsible for the majority of our parades, walks in the city.
• Now, these are reserve deputies.
• It doesn't matter if it's full-time, part-time, or reserve.
• It doesn't matter if it's full-time, part-time, or reserve.
• And this is not dealing with the confidentiality of records component. That's before the bill.

Summary: The committee first approved the April 28 minutes and announced that Senate Bill 499 was voluntarily deferred. It then heard several House bills, beginning with HB 168, a reentry/transitional housing program for female parolees near release; supporters said it would improve public safety and reduce recidivism, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 322, a cleanup bill from the Maggie Grace Act clarifying that victims or families requesting transcripts would not be charged, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 622, which aligns Louisiana criminal history information practices with federal rules, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 821, moving the School for Safe Centers from GOSEP to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, was reported favorably as well. The committee then took up HB 364, which directs State Police to partner on public awareness efforts about the illegality of discharging firearms, especially around holidays. An amendment removed a proposed printing cost and shifted the bill toward PSAs; the bill was reported favorably with amendments. HB 568, which strengthens enforcement of drug-free school zone laws by creating a clearer offense for openly smoking or vaping illegal drugs in school zones and setting a specific penalty for marijuana, drew extensive debate. Supporters, including the author and governor’s office, said it was needed to protect children and families and to give law enforcement a workable deterrent. Opponents argued it would impose harsh, geography-based penalties, sweep in medical cannabis patients and veterans, and worsen racial and fiscal disparities. After roll-call, the committee reported HB 568 favorably by a 3-2 vote. The committee also approved HB 296, a cleanup bill removing long-defunct programs from statute, without objection. HB 823, creating an Orleans Parish DA pilot diversion program for unhoused people accused of nonviolent offenses, was supported by Covenant House and others as a way to avoid criminalizing homelessness and was reported favorably without objection. Finally, HB 1038, a major bill revising the authority and liability structure of city marshals and local governments, prompted extensive testimony. The bill and amendments would limit some marshal powers in smaller jurisdictions, require local approval for certain staffing/insurance matters, and allow local governments to restore powers by ordinance. Supporters said it would reduce liability, clarify authority, and address problems in some marshal offices; opponents, including multiple marshals and law enforcement supporters, said it would undermine elected marshals, hurt small offices, and was too broad and under-studied. The transcript ends amid that hearing, with no final committee action shown on HB 1038.

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• Anyone voting with reservations?
• Anyone voting with reservations?
• Anyone voting with reservations?
• <02:23:01.840> reservations<02:23:02.560> reservations reservations reservations reservations
• reservations reservations reservations for<02:23:03.720> representative<02:23:04.280> Ean<

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 13, 2025, and first announced that SB 1456 would be deferred to the end of the agenda and ultimately worked on later, with the chair indicating the bill would be deferred and revisited in a future measure. The committee then heard SB 841 on marine life conservation districts. DLNR supported the bill, saying it would fund carrying capacity studies to inform rules and policies. Testimony noted a pilot study already underway at the Puka Marine Life Conservation District and another nearing completion at the old Kona Airport MLCD. Members discussed costs, with DLNR estimating about $300,000 per year for one user-experience study, potentially more for ecological analysis, and also discussed possible funding from the Mālama Kai special fund. DLNR said it had no objection to consulting current operators and other users, and explained the program would be a new, ongoing adaptive-management tool. The committee next heard SB 411 on capital improvement projects at small boat harbors. DLNR supported the intent, saying the bill would help expedite use of special funds for CIP work, while the Department of Budget and Finance opposed it, arguing the draft could conflict with constitutional limits on appropriations. Public testimony from an industry representative supported the bill and urged more collaboration with commercial operators, while committee discussion focused on whether DLNR could already use special funds for repairs, how much engineering and bidding work is required before projects go out to bid, and whether the current process creates bottlenecks when bids exceed initial estimates. DLNR said it can do some repairs and maintenance within existing authority and funding ceilings, but that the bill as drafted could be too broad. The committee also heard SB 5 on historic preservation, where DLNR supported the measure and NAOP Hawaii opposed it, saying the bill’s broader definition could expand the scope beyond the stated goal of narrowing reviews and reducing backlog. The committee then took up SB 1462 on the state historic preservation income tax credit. The Department of Taxation said the revenue estimate assumes the cap would be reached each year the credit is available, and DLNR supported the bill. SHPD said the prior credit had sunset, outreach had previously been done in targeted communities such as Chinatown, and owners of eligible historic properties are notified during review. Finally, the committee heard SB 268 on island burial councils. DLNR supported the bill, and OHA strongly supported it, saying the councils have struggled with quorum and expertise and that the measure would restore the original intent of having lineal descendants and cultural practitioners as decision makers, while still allowing landowners and developers to testify and participate. OHA also said it would help provide technical support and urged continued involvement from SHPD and the Attorney General’s office.

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• Um, I think one thing to remember is the gap has two components.
• Now, we're only asked by the courts to do a nutritional component, but why are do a nutritional component
• So, we're obviously in the schools component of that.
• But the other thing is that, you know, that's maybe the only component that they eat.
• So, thinking about that is as another component of this, right?

Keywords: 916, all

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• I performed in the Air Force Reserve for six years.
• Do they compete for active guard and reserve slots? Active guard and reserve slots? Yes, sir.
• I worked in the dental clinic and was in a reserve unit on Kirtland for a little bit.
• I mean, even myself, I was in a reserve unit.
• Any component of the military, active, reserve, and National Guard, and any rank.

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• Any members voting with reservations? Any members voting no?
• Any votes of reservations?
• any other reservations any Senator Melby any other reservations any other<00:48:34.280> no other
• <00:50:02.160> hearing votes any votes or reservations hearing votes any votes or reservations
• Happy Aloha Friday. chair go reservations because of the chair go reservations because of the requirement

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees first heard SB 443, which would require agricultural-district lands with solar energy facilities to also be certified as being used for a farming operation. DLNR, the State Energy Office, and the Agri-Business Development Corporation all supported the bill but recommended changes, including shifting the certifying authority from DLNR/BLNR to the Department of Agriculture. The Attorney General also recommended replacing the certification requirement with a condition that the land be used for a farming operation, citing the lack of a clear statutory framework for certification. The Hawaiʻi Farmers Union supported the measure but suggested using existing county agricultural dedication processes and raised concerns about conversion of agricultural land. The committees adopted amendments reflecting the Department of Agriculture as the certifying body and the Attorney General’s proposed language, then passed SB 443 with amendments. The committees then took up SB 79, relating to historic preservation reviews for state affordable housing projects. DLNR State Historic Preservation and DHHL supported the bill with amendments, including striking a redundant section and conforming the language to existing law. The committees agreed to those changes, and after a brief recess and decision-making, Water and Land, Housing, and Hawaiian Affairs each voted to pass SB 79 with amendments. The record notes that some members were excused and that the committees adopted the chair’s recommendations. Later, the joint Housing and Water and Land hearing considered SB 26, SB 867, and SB 1170. SB 26 would create an affordable housing land inventory task force within HCDA; HHFDC supported it, while HCDA suggested an alternative approach involving county coordination. The committees amended the bill to incorporate OPSD’s proposed language, add legislative and county representatives to the task force, and include an appropriation for the Mayor Wright project, then passed it with amendments. SB 867, which creates a working group to inventory water resources and streamline well permit approvals for affordable housing, drew broad support and was amended to specify the Department of Health director rather than the Clean Water Branch chief; it also passed with amendments. SB 1170, which would exempt certain Maui affordable rental housing projects from chapter 205A, drew support from housing interests but concern from the Attorney General that it could be unconstitutional; the AG suggested narrowing the bill to disaster recovery and limiting its scope. Testifiers also discussed the Weinberg Court Apartments project and other redevelopment concerns, but the transcript ends before final action on SB 1170 is completed.

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• do the two line there but you could somewhere else, or if tribes have specific concerns near the reservation
• that's going to that's going reservation that's going to that's going to<00:14:39.600> harm<00
• :08.160> various money get shifted around to various money get shifted around to various components
• and how much go to I'll just components and how much go to I'll just stick<00:43:10.720> with
• And so, there's a training component to looking from the windshields to the plate.

Bills: HF624

Keywords: HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house

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• Federal Reserve data shows that the richest 10% of American households now own over two-thirds of the
• > that<00:08:48.000> the Federal Reserve data shows that the Federal Reserve data shows
• And so, um, investment accounts on reserves and things like that.
• And so, um, investment accounts on reserves and things like that.
• investment accounts on reserves and things like that.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• >> I<01:14:22.320> reserve. >> I reserve. >> I reserve.
• I<01:24:52.159> reserve I reserve I reserve >> reserves.<01:24:54.400> Gentlemen,
• I reserve. Boy, that was the balance. I reserve.
• >> I<06:46:38.558> reserve. >> I reserve. >> I reserve.
• >> Reserve. >> Reserve. >> Reserve. >> Gentleman<07:45:51.120> reserves.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I, uh, respectfully reserve my right to close. Alright, yes sir.
• So, Is there a federal component of this? In other words, we passed this bill in Texas.
• that are pending that we may not be aware of with the, the labeling, but, um, is there a federal component
• There's a bunch of different, uh, components to this, uh, some of which are our governmental agencies

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• Importantly, this funding was reserved for certified special education teachers actively serving students
• So I, I, I know you're, I'm sure you're familiar with the plan, the components that were presented by
• the plaintiffs, the 9 components.
• Those 9 components are it. They're your comprehensive plan.
• These 9 components were integral to the judge's initial order.

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• The SCFF is composed of three main components: a base allocation.
• The last question I'll ask on this component is about this work group that you intend to create with
• The one-time component is associated with developing the pathways for which to embed credit for prior
• Is it accurate that the Common, sorry, yeah, the Common Data Platform component of this request is 96
• This component is just 96 million. That's certainly one of the potential cost estimates.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• for determination at the public reserve for determination at the public adjudicative<01:21:04.960>
• But we should reserve some time for appropriate requests.
• But we should reserve some unreasonable.
• And I touched on this in just that comment, but I think there's kind of an interesting component when
• <01:44:24.239> that<01:44:24.400> have<01:44:24.639> been components of the

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met to hear the Legislative Budget Assistant Office’s performance audit of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. Auditors said the commission was inefficient and ineffective in investigating discrimination complaints and closing cases in a timely manner during fiscal years 2020 through 2023. The report contained 25 observations; the commission fully concurred with 24 and concurred in part with one. Auditors highlighted major problems with case processing delays, inaccurate case data, lack of a case management system, weak strategic planning and risk assessment, outdated and disorganized policies, confidentiality issues, expired administrative rules, fee-setting practices, incomplete financial-interest filings, and failure to complete required reports and reconciliations. Two recommendations, involving complaint screening and conciliation, may require legislative action. Several observations focused on the commission’s intake and investigation practices. Auditors said complaints may have been screened out before docketing, potentially preventing commissioner review required by statute, and that the investigation process lacked clear rules and guidance. They also found investigators were assigned non-investigative tasks, training was inadequate, interview requirements were unclear, supervisory duties were burdensome, and confidential information was not always protected by encrypted email. The audit recommended clearer administrative rules, better internal controls, more focused staffing, a supervisory investigator position, and improved training and documentation. Commission representatives said they had already made progress on several items since the audit began, including posting overdue biennial reports and moving toward a case management system expected to go live in June. They said they were working with EEOC counterparts and legal counsel, but emphasized staffing shortages and high turnover, noting the commission currently had nine people working out of 15 authorized positions, with three investigator vacancies and a vacant paralegal position. Committee members thanked the auditors and commission staff, discussed the history of the audit request, and raised concerns about how long the recommended corrective actions might take. The committee took no vote or formal action during the hearing.

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• I think if Senator Mayne Quigley wants to work on sort of defining that local government component, yeah
• I think if Senator Mayne Quigley wants to work on sort of defining that local government component, yeah
• component, yeah, I think<00:21:00.080> that<00:21:00.880> that<00:21:01.040> would<
• . reservation. reservation.
• The constitutional amendment is just one component of a set of broader housing solutions that includes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Louis Federal Reserve looking at Minnesota building permits.
• Louis, Missouri<00:17:53.760> Federal<00:17:54.080> Reserve<00:17:54.559> looking
• ><00:17:54.799> at Missouri Federal Reserve looking at Missouri Federal Reserve looking at Minnesota
• And then all of that has to be done, and you have to get the bids for all the different components that
• to that where there's effort component to that where there's effort involved<00:21:01.120> in

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It has a loan component.
• It has<00:49:24.880> a<00:49:25.040> loan<00:49:25.359> component.
• Some projects will has a loan component.
• <01:08:16.719> trust language on what the reserve trust language on what the reserve trust
• of the dollars we have a 102% reserve of the dollars that<01:09:05.359> are<01:09:06.480>

Bills: SF0102, SF0123, SF0021, SF0099

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, energy, funding, grants, loans, coal, natural gas, mineral processing, economic development, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation

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• , but again we have not component, but again we have not received<00:19:08.799> official<00:19
• <00:21:39.200> So<00:21:39.919> uh permitting and land use component.
• So uh permitting and land use component.
• some of the money, about half reserve some of the money, about half the<00:46:09.440> funding
• component to me being<01:02:48.880> able<01:02:49.119> to<01:02:49.280> make<01

Bills: HF3508, HF3548, HF3549

Keywords: dairy assistance, agriculture, investment, relief initiative, farm support, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, 1183, house

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• There was an effort to put in specific language to reserve a different percentage of administrative funding
• She said she had another question but would reserve it for later. um sees the entirety of the the program
• Deputy Commissioner Graph responded that yes, it could be based on some of those components, including
• He said those would be some components that would be potentially considered.
• <01:19:48.280> see on um on some of those components see on um on some of those components

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Without adequate funding, these critical components cannot be implemented effectively, and the goals
• be implemented components cannot be implemented effectively<00:37:18.720> and<00:37:18.880>
• I was born and raised on Leech Lake Reservation.
• <00:58:36.599> I<00:58:36.720> work raised on Leech Lake reservation I work raised
• on Leech Lake reservation I work at<00:58:37.280> a<00:58:37.400> border<00:58:37.760><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Legislative Assembly did not fund that increase, which essentially means we paid for it from our health reserves
• We do have health insurance reserves to help cover those costs.
• We do have health insurance reserves to help cover those costs.
• this group that when we're talking about total rewards, we're talking about an entire suite of components
• And the fourth component that we were asked to weigh in on was whether there are any suggestions or thoughts

Keywords: 908, all

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• If we were able to bifurcate the tax component, what would stop, let's say, the bank or the credit union
• As soon as that law passed, the banks and credit unions went to the Federal Reserve, which was tasked
• And I also just want to highlight that Cal Account really has these tailored components to help reach
• off of the merit of the policy in this committee and not the fiscal impact, which will be another component
• in order for Regarding the public participation component, in order for this bill to be funded, if it

Summary: The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 407, which would expand the California Pollution Control Financing Authority. The author said the measure would increase flexibility and access to resources, and the bill was approved 7-0 and sent to the Committee on Local Government. The committee also adopted the consent calendar, which included AB 76, by a 7-0 vote. A lengthy portion of the meeting focused on AB 1065, which would prohibit swipe fees on the sales tax portion of credit card transactions. Supporters, including small business owners, restaurant and grocery representatives, and a payments-policy expert, argued the bill would reduce costs for merchants and consumers and rein in dominant card networks. Opponents, including banks, credit unions, and payment industry groups, argued the bill is likely preempted by federal law, would be difficult to implement, and could disproportionately affect community banks and credit unions. After extensive questioning about preemption, fraud, implementation, and consumer impacts, the committee rejected the bill on a 6-0 vote, but then granted reconsideration by a 7-1 vote. The committee then heard AB 1365, which would create the Cal Account Program, a zero-fee, zero-penalty state banking account for unbanked and underbanked Californians. Supporters said the program would help low-income households, survivors of abuse, and others facing barriers to traditional banking, while opponents from community banks and credit unions argued existing low-cost accounts and the Bank On program already address the need and raised concerns about cost, feasibility, and duplication. The bill advanced on a 6-0 vote and later received enough votes on the reopened roll to move forward to the Committee on Labor and Employment. The committee also approved AB 1052, which would create a legal framework for digital assets and address unclaimed digital property and restrictions on public officials issuing or promoting digital assets, and AB 1180, which would create a pilot program for paying state fees with digital financial assets and require a report on broader adoption. Both bills passed with broad support after brief testimony and discussion. Final roll calls later confirmed AB 1052 and AB 1180, along with AB 407 and AB 1365, were moved out of committee.