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• , provides us some funding flexibility, provides us some funding flexibility, i.e.<00:14:48.959><
• And uh I was talking with the general and we were discussing what would it take to purchase a point from
• And uh I was talking with the general and we were discussing what would it take to purchase a point from
• And uh I was talking with the general and we were discussing what would it take to purchase a point from
• And uh I was talking with the general and we were discussing what would it take to purchase a point from

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But this, your bill also talks about anything that’s in the library—possession, acquisition, purchase
• Did you know KDISD informed staff and librarians in 2024 that they can no longer request to purchase
• Literary reviews to curate their purchase order requests.
• The policy passed in this district is essentially a purchase freeze.
• It balances flexibility with ensuring discipline in our classrooms.

Bills: SB15, SB646, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1610, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB2972, SB973, SB865, SB506, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB974, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB1302, SB519, SB2807, SB13, SB7, SB1718, SB1567, SB1233, SB413, SB2177, SB30, SB2024, SJR1, SCR27, SB2018, SB1580, SB2121, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1596, SB2753, SB2221, SB1719, SCR9, SB204, SB437, SB568, SB612, SB672, SB710, SB823, SB876, SB904, SB905, SB968, SB1084, SB1207, SB1230, SB1313, SB1504, SB1790, SB2232, SB2366, SB2367, SB2398, SB2515, SB2520, SB2589, SB2786, SB2790, SB3048, SB3050, SB3052, SB3053, SB3056, SB3029, SCR3, SCR18, SCR30, HCR146, HCR148, HCR149, HCR153, HCR155, HCR157, HB5560, HB762, HB1584, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB4341, HB6, HB2712, HB171, HB3153, HB143, HB2688, HB3464, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB2, HB1522, HB24, HB 1237, HB2637, HB3126, HB3233, HB4310, HB3487, HCR9, HB5331, HB1397, HB163, HB3250, HB3071, HB3463, HB5033, HB35, HB3824, HB216, HB4226, HB3512, HB18, HB5154, HB 103, HB851, HB647, HB4520, HB3016, HB2313, HB2818, HB2851, HB4486, HB4264, HB1500, HB5081, HB2974, HB2080, HB4384, HB5659, HB493, HB4903, HB2516, HB4488, HB4530, HB3689, HB145, HB43, HB5247, HB2221, HB5671, HB700, HB3711, HB 120, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB379

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

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• 45.880> of needs and in general there is a lot of needs and in general there is a lot of flexibility
• > in<00:09:46.800> designing<00:09:47.160> a<00:09:47.279> reinsurance flexibility
• in designing a reinsurance flexibility in designing a reinsurance program<00:09:48.560> particularly
• any kind of Private residents purchase any kind of Private health<00:41:10.400> insurance<00:
• a mechanism to be able to purchase a mechanism to be able to purchase insurance<00:41:39.280>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Our community leaders need resources and more flexibility from our housing programs to make that happen
• And it finally prohibits large investors from purchasing single-family homes so that they remain affordable
• The issue of the homes that could go to first-time home Buyers being purchased by corporations.
• That will make it easier for the builders to do what they do, and for persons who desire to purchase
• These home builders are building places that allow equity to be acquired by the home purchasers.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• findings in their 2023 Work in America survey showed that workers who said they did not have the flexibility
• environment had a negative impact on their mental health, 67%, compared to those who did have that flexibility
• Compared to those who did have that flexibility, 23%.
• It might help some employees, but it's going to harm a lot more employees, again, with flexibility and
• For example, a growing nursing home operator, after purchasing an older facility, refused to negotiate

Summary: The Senate Committee on Labor met with a quorum, adopted the June 4 minutes, and then took up Senate Bill 948, the Workplace Employees Boundaries Act (WEB Act), after adopting an S-1 substitute by a 4-1 vote. Senator Geis presented the bill as a Michigan “right to disconnect” measure that would generally bar employers from requiring employees to access or respond to work communications outside usual work hours, allow employees to set availability hours, prohibit retaliation, direct LEO to write rules, and provide complaint and enforcement procedures with exceptions for emergencies and existing collective bargaining agreements. In questioning, Senator Albert raised concerns about how the bill would apply in small businesses and practical situations like staffing calls, school notifications, and emergency-like circumstances; Geis said the bill was meant to protect non-work time while preserving emergency carve-outs and informational messages. NFIB’s Amanda Fisher opposed the bill, arguing it was too broad, difficult to define across industries and schedules, potentially duplicative of existing wage-and-hour law, and likely to create confusion and reduce flexibility, especially for small employers. The committee then shifted to testimony on health care workforce and labor disputes. Nurses from Teamsters Local 332 described a 291-day strike at Henry Ford/Genesis over safe staffing, return-to-work terms, and alleged union-busting, saying the hospital’s staffing levels and use of replacement workers threatened patient safety and could displace experienced specialty nurses. Michigan Nurses Association president Aaron McCormick and Marquette RN union president Christina Hanson said Michigan’s problem is not a shortage of licensed nurses but of nurses willing to stay in overworked, hostile workplaces; they cited retaliation, slow grievance/arbitration processes, hospital consolidation, rural OB closures, and unsafe staffing ratios as drivers of burnout and departures. They urged stronger protections and faster dispute resolution, especially given the limited effectiveness of the NLRB and delays in labor processes. Additional testimony came from UAW Local 4911’s Kim Wheeler, who said UMH Sparrow was outsourcing two low-paid support groups—patient transport/housekeeping and food and nutrition—despite their importance to hospital operations and despite a recently ratified contract, and asked for transparency and limits on corporate outsourcing. Don Hill of SEIU Health Care Michigan described chronic understaffing in nursing homes, mandatory overtime, burnout, retaliation fears, and the need for enforceable patient-to-staff ratios and stronger wage support; he also noted that home care workers are negotiating first contracts after restored bargaining rights. The committee took no vote on SB 948 beyond adopting the substitute, heard extensive testimony, and adjourned without further business.

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• Purchase and installation of the mobile and modular kitchen modifications to the existing space will
• It would purchase about four track miles of rail and systematically replace it.
• <04:56:43.360> a veteran tubs um and and purchase a veteran tubs um and and purchase a bariatric
• <04:59:53.600> one then we are wanted to purchase one then we are wanted to purchase one bariatric
• last bium the language was so flexible last bium the language was so flexible enough<05:18:24.200

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a Department of Corrections capital budget presentation on HB 25, focused largely on urgent maintenance and security needs at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men and other DOC facilities. DOC officials described the governor’s proposed priorities: boiler surge and radiator tank replacements, electronic controls and camera upgrades, and replacement of HVAC units using R22 refrigerant. They also outlined additional requested projects totaling $15.4 million, including a body alarm/man-down system at Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility, steam line and trap repairs, fire alarm replacements, and removal of an underground diesel tank in favor of above-ground storage. DOC testified that many systems are well beyond their expected service life, including 40-year-old boilers, outdated analog cameras, and HVAC equipment using discontinued R22 refrigerant. They said the men’s prison is relying on a leased temporary boiler, has significant steam leaks causing major water loss and reduced boiler efficiency, and is dealing with frequent fire alarm faults and deteriorating wiring. On the body alarm system, they said the vendor no longer supports the equipment and replacement parts are no longer available. On the diesel tank, members questioned whether it could be abandoned in place or whether fuel could be reused; DOC said it had not explored all alternatives and would follow up, while noting the tank is underground and tied into the warehouse system. Members also asked whether some current investments could be reused in the planned new men’s prison. DOC said some items, such as air handlers, might potentially be moved, but most projects are needed to keep the current facility operational and would not be practical to transfer. Questions were also raised about the leased boiler arrangement, the use of the man-down system by staff and visitors, and whether the kitchen project could be converted to a modular unit. DOC said the modular kitchen approach is necessary because the existing kitchen cannot remain fully operational during repairs. The committee then moved to lapse extensions, and DOC identified several projects no longer needing extensions, including items numbered 64, 65, and 66 in HB 25, with the chair noting those balances would be deleted and that the lapse amount was $550,500.

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• there are differences of opinion when it comes to gun rights, what people should be eligible to purchase
• We're asking for flexibility for school funding.
• We're asking for flexibility for school funding.
• > for<01:32:09.160> school We're asking for flexibility for school We're asking for flexibility
• straw purchasers straw purchasers accountable.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the million for phase 1 to help fund the million for phase 1 to help fund the land land land purchase
• counties<00:42:03.040> are<00:42:03.200> committed<00:42:03.520> to purchase
• The counties are committed to purchase.
• Uh, this bill provides funding for that to happen and gives the DNR the flexibility it would need to
• Um that will redevelopment flexibility.

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

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• You know, we have significant flexibility in terms of how we spend the GGRF funds.
• So thinking about all those things we think will be important. between flexibility and certainty for
• They kind of, it's not under discussion. process every year, but it's sort of less flexibility and less
• Anyway so there's a range of things you can do depending on how much flexibility you want.
• It was townhomes, they were going to be for purchase.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• He said the bill does not alter the purpose of the medical review board, but it adds flexibility, transparency
• He said it does not change the purpose of the medical review board, but it adds flexibility, transparency
• 10:30.360> more but but it certainly adds a lot more but but it certainly adds a lot more flexibility
• c> it<00:10:31.640> adds<00:10:31.880> more<00:10:32.279> transparency flexibility
• it adds more transparency flexibility it adds more transparency and<00:10:33.399> it<00:10:33.560

Keywords: Roll Call 00:39 Approval of Minutes 01:45 SB 136 Discussion 02:51 SB 136 Vote 07:14 SB 43 Discussion 08:49 SB 43 Vote 20:02 SB 38 Discussion 20:45 SB 38 Vote 35:50 SJR 66 Discussion only 37:08 Admin. Reg. Review 41:10, 958, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4 minutes, and then took up several Senate measures. Senate Bill 36, dealing with cleanup language for CAVIS and electronic submission of liens and satisfactions, was amended by committee substitute to require lien holders to begin using electronic title and registration systems starting July 1, 2026. After questions from members and testimony from county clerk Jason Denny and title-industry representative Tom Underwood, the committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably with the substitute attached. The committee then considered Senate Bill 43, which updates the medical review board process under KRS 186.444. Senator Donald Douglas and Senator Jimmy Higdon described the bill as a response to complaints about fairness and transparency in medical review cases, including a constituent example involving a disabled veteran whose VA medical clearance was rejected. The bill changes who may serve on the board, adds flexibility and transparency, shifts reimbursement language to allow the Transportation Cabinet to set costs by regulation, and includes provisions aimed at broadening participation by qualified health care providers. Members discussed the role of school resource officers, the use of family affidavits in reporting, and the need to keep costs down; the committee adopted the substitute, approved a title amendment, and reported the bill favorably. Senate Bill 38, concerning stop-arm violations on school buses and the use of cameras and enforcement procedures, also received a committee substitute and was reported favorably. Senator Greg Elkins and supporters said the bill is intended to address widespread illegal passing of stopped school buses and to help fund stop-arm cameras, while critics raised concerns about automated enforcement and the role of a live officer. Members cited survey data and personal stories about school-bus safety, and the sponsor explained that school resource officers would work with local law enforcement on citations, which are contemplated as civil penalties. The committee also heard discussion-only testimony on Senate Joint Resolution 66, which would create a task force on aviation, aerospace, and logistics economic development; no vote was taken on the resolution because it had just passed the Senate and had not yet been formally received by the committee.

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• Is this only for new bike purchases, or would somebody be able to buy a used bike? Anybody know?
• Metro Cities' policies support a flexible policy at MnDOT that factors in a city's ability to pay and
• In short, the league supports flexibility in or exemption from cost participation when a city cannot
• In short, the league supports flexibility in or exemption from cost participation when a city cannot
• 42:09.679> at<01:42:09.760> that having that flexibility looking at that having that flexibility

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:27:27.279> and demand increase flexibility and demand increase flexibility and efficiency
• <00:42:00.280> ammonia billion out of state to purchase ammonia billion out of state to purchase
• We are frankly open and flexible with regards to wherever the resource comes from, so happy to make a
• We are frankly open and flexible with regards to wherever the resource comes from, so happy to make a
• I mean, is that being purchased in some way to make sure that it's credited to them, or how does that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Well, thank you for your flexibility in terms of what was happening behind us. I don't know.
• Well, thank you for your flexibility in terms of what was happening behind us.
• The cost for our senior citizens and all the people, they always have to get a limit for the purchase
• donated food, as well as food from the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and then items that we purchase
• donated food, as well as food from the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and then items that we purchase

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture opened its first hearing by outlining procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony options, and the plan to hear 27 bills in docket order. The committee then took testimony on H.11/S.53, a resolve promoting equity in agriculture, with advocates from the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership, and urban farming organizations describing racial and economic disparities in farming, lack of data on BIPOC farmers, barriers to land and capital, and the need for a commission to collect information and recommend policy changes. Committee members asked questions about the importance of data collection and future policy development, and the bill was repeatedly urged to be reported favorably out of committee. Testimony also supported H.118, which would create a special commission to examine the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. The Amherst Survival Center described serving 1.6 million meals last year and explained that food pantries are now functioning as essential parts of the state’s food system while relying heavily on donations, volunteers, and unstable funding. Members discussed the need for a more holistic look at food security infrastructure. The committee then heard H.119/S.60 on climate change impacts on farms and fisheries, with regional planners and farm advocates describing flood damage, rising costs, canceled federal climate-smart funding, and the need for direct state support for adaptation, resilience, and infrastructure improvements. The committee also heard testimony on H.125/H.142/S.65, a healthy soils bill, from landscape professionals who said construction sites often leave poor or stripped soil and that the bill would require better post-construction soil standards to support healthier landscapes and reduce long-term maintenance and environmental problems. Finally, the committee took extensive testimony on H.127, which would prohibit aquaculture of octopus for human consumption. Supporters, including legislators, scientists, veterinarians, students, and animal welfare advocates, argued octopus are highly intelligent and sentient, cannot be farmed humanely, and that octopus aquaculture would create environmental harms such as waste runoff, pressure on wild fish stocks, and ecosystem disruption. No votes were taken during the hearing; the bills were heard and testimony was received.

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• Chair, Representative, we have purchased land in Austin.
• Chair, Representative, we have purchased land in Austin.
• Chair, Representative, we have purchased land in Austin.
• Chair, Representative, we have purchased land in Austin.
• We have done purchased land in Austin.

Bills: HF4266

Keywords: higher education, state grants, financial aid, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium, summer 2026, 1183, house

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• And I would put it this way, the bill attempts to balance basic dollars that are flexible, that go to
• We can get to where we need to be in terms of flexible dollars for our school districts but also make
• This does provide some additional flexibility with our funding.
• Flexibility of resources before we have to... Yeah, basically...
• As a former superintendent I greatly appreciate that flexibility.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• This flexibility allows the PRC to adapt in both the short term and the long term, especially as it takes
• You just add, Madam Chair, so it keeps—it gives the flexibility, but it keeps the duties that we have
• The Trust Fund is a flexible financing source that supports construction, rehabilitation, and critical
• The homeowners or purchasers get a mortgage, and once they do, the money gets paid back into the fund
• Hernandez said that on down payment assistance, they are purchasing a house that was built with those

Bills: HB70, HB93, HB95, HB139, HB140, HJR4

Keywords: Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup

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• Ensuring schools can document in justify the necessary flexibility that I just mention, partnering with
• Additionally, as we just talked about, if there is a school district that chooses to purchase and the
• The bill provides greater flexibility for parents to withdraw their children from of the P K program
• The bill also repeals the Florida School for competitive academics and allow schools to purchase and

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• able to step in and negotiate a purchase able to step in and negotiate a purchase agreement<00:13
• Cloud able to purchase a median-priced home at $39,000. So need is extremely high.
• Cloud able to purchase a median-priced home at $39,000. So need is extremely high.
• Cloud able to purchase a median-priced home at $39,000. So need is extremely high.
• Cloud able to purchase a median-priced home at $39,000. So need is extremely high.

Bills: HF2148, HF2693, HF2542, HF1141, HF1770, HF1489, HF1709, HF244, HF1266, HF807, HF2619, HF1340

Keywords: affordable housing, local control, revolving loan fund, community partnerships, Minnesota housing policy, housing, locally controlled housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, housing infrastructure bonds, state bonds, bonding bill, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, homelessness, veterans housing, senior housing, manufactured home parks, community land trust, single-family housing, multifamily housing

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• Senator Jones was bringing up about the stacking and guy and worrying like maybe if there's any flexibility
• Now, if we were to purchase one of those sites, even though it was zone for public school owned by Broward
• County Schools, if a charter school was to come in and purchase that site for at least that site, we
• This bill would raise the price of that act. 25 $1 with the discount provided for bulk purchases. 15

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• type of things are covered, all of the relevant things that any consumer would want when they're purchasing
• And a lot of these folks that might qualify or might be able to purchase a Farm Bureau plan could probably
• qualify for that group of people that could go onto the marketplace and purchase a plan that complies
• Will this bill prohibit those local governments from having the flexibility to implement additional safety

Summary: The committee heard and acted on six bills. SB 480, by Senator DeSigley, would allow a narrowly tailored nonprofit agricultural organization to offer health coverage to its members, especially farmers and ranchers, outside the Florida Insurance Code; supporters said it would improve affordable access in rural areas, while the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network warned the plans would not have to cover preexisting conditions or comply with ACA protections. An amendment aligning the bill with the statute for nonprofit religious organizations was adopted, and the bill passed as amended. SB 1226, also by Senator DeSigley, would create a regulatory framework for pet insurance and wellness programs; it drew no opposition and was reported favorably. SB 988, by Senator Truenow, would revise securities exemption and filing requirements under Florida’s Invest Local exemption law; a strike-all amendment clarifying terms, fingerprinting, and related compliance provisions was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably with the committee substitute. SB 944, by Senator Davis, would correct an omission in the law governing insurance overpayment claims so the 12-month limit applies to psychologists and HMO claims, with an effective date tied to January 1, 2026; the Florida Psychological Association supported the measure, and it was reported favorably with committee substitute after an amendment. SB 756, by Senator Burton, would remove the age-8 diagnosis cutoff and age cap for mandated insurance coverage for autism services, update the autism definition to the current DSM, and also repeal age caps for Down syndrome diagnosis; disability advocates and provider groups supported the bill, and it passed as amended. SB 1078, introduced on behalf of Senator McLean, would streamline permitting and inspection procedures for certain fire alarm and sprinkler projects, set deadlines for local agencies, limit extra documentation demands, and restrict enforcement of local ordinances not properly submitted; fire industry representatives supported the compromise amendment, some senators questioned local flexibility and permitting delays, and the bill was reported favorably after the amendment was adopted. The committee also approved a motion allowing staff to make technical and conforming changes and then adjourned.