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• Uh the department on slope surfaces.
• <00:29:52.880> So being impervious surfaces. So being impervious surfaces.
• So what small uh modular uh reactors.
• definition of the kinds of small modular definition of the kinds of small modular reactors.<00:34
• utility ownership of small modular utility ownership of small modular reactors<00:48:57.680>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Minnesota is not, we're not deciding here to be a leader with the small modular nuclear.
• units that shut down we'd be able to put in those modular nuclear and have localized power, wouldn't
• leader with the small modular leader with the small modular nuclear.<00:20:25.919> We<00:
• I recognize a member from Hennepin, Representative Craft. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and members.
• ,<00:43:04.400> and Murphy and Representative Craft, and Murphy and Representative Craft,

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of a new type of technology that's being developed that's either going to be more efficient, more modular
• smaller or it's going to more modular smaller or it's going to use<00:04:33.360> new<00:04:33.560
• Chair, if I could, there's kind of some questions for Representative Craft to respond to.
• Chair, if I could, there's kind of some questions for Representative Craft to respond to.
• Representative Craft, you look like you'd like to ask another. Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <01:52:55.520> on with murderous rocket attacks on with murderous rocket attacks on Ukrainian
• It's also about confronting the attacks on Black history.
• Could you imagine that front door of that landing craft opening and the hail of gunfire that was put
• specifically to go around on X attacking specifically to go around on X attacking people<02:58:08.560
• who are being attacked by their own<03:09:43.600> state<03:09:44.040> government.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• What it does do is carve out a narrowly crafted exception to the law. Why?
• This bill has been crafted as narrowly as possible.
• <01:33:02.719> as overseas this bill has been crafted as overseas this bill has been crafted
• This bill is not addressing or attacking that whatsoever.
• And who were the victims of these attacks?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, leaves of absence, guest introductions, and memorial remarks honoring former Representative Carolyn Gargas of Hollis, who was remembered for her long House service, work on child and family issues, and community involvement. The House then adopted a consent calendar and approved a motion to withdraw House Bill 431, which would have created a commission to review draft rules on minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards; the motion failed after a roll call vote, so the bill remained in play. The House next took up House Bill 109-FN, relative to false reports to law enforcement. The majority supported the bill as a way to add penalties for knowingly false reports about law enforcement officers, arguing officers deserve protection from false accusations and that the knowingly standard is a high bar. The minority opposed it as duplicative of existing law and warned it could chill legitimate complaints against police. After debate and a division vote, the majority committee report of ought to pass was adopted, 198-173. The House also considered House Bill 218-FN, which would provide victims of crime a free police report. The committee amendment changed the bill so victims would receive a written confirmation that a crime occurred rather than the initial police report, to avoid conflicts with right-to-know law and active-investigation confidentiality. Supporters said the change was a small but important clarification agreed to by law enforcement and domestic violence advocates, while opponents argued the original language was already workable and that the floor amendment was unnecessary. A division vote was requested on the amendment, and the transcript ends during that debate before the final outcome on HB 218 is shown.

Bills: HB744, HR197, SB54, SB79, SB163, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB398, SB469, SCR5

Keywords: public utility, common carrier, regulation, Public Service Commission, New Orleans, constitutional amendment, distributed energy, energy storage, electricity demand, virtual power plants, reliability, hurricane resilience, esthetics, cosmetology, hair services, beauty industry, Louisiana regulation, Louisiana Economic Development, sunset law, legislative authority

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• With exceptions in 24 V.S.A. 4414, no bylaw shall have the effect of excluding mobile homes, modular
• With exceptions in 24 V.S.A. 4414, no bylaw shall have the effect of excluding mobile homes, modular
• With exceptions in 24 V.S.A. 4414, no bylaw shall have the effect of excluding mobile homes, modular
• With exceptions in 24 V.S.A. 4414, no bylaw shall have the effect of excluding mobile homes, modular
• <01:17:46.280> water minimizes groundwater and surface water minimizes groundwater and surface

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first took up S. 298, the Vermont Voting Rights Act. Members explained the Senate’s further proposal of amendment, including changes to language about how the State Ethics Commission may respond to ethics inquiries, a directive for the Secretary of State and Ethics Commission to work out a shared process for the candidate financial disclosure form by January 30, and a technical PAC-related wording change. The committee reported an 11-0-0 vote in favor, and the House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment. The chamber then suspended rules to take up S. 328, the omnibus housing bill, and heard detailed committee reports from General and Housing, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. The bill addresses common interest community resources, a service-supported housing advisory council, expansion of the 10% for Vermont program to 12.5%, an off-site construction accelerator pilot, VHFA’s rental housing revolving loan program, special assessment districts, municipal housing planning requirements, and several reports on housing-related issues. Ways and Means described revenue impacts from the cash-balance expansion and revised the off-site construction pilot and loan program language; Appropriations removed a section already included in the budget and adjusted advisory council per diem funding. The House adopted the amendments, ordered third reading, suspended rules to place the bill in all remaining stages, passed it in concurrence with proposal of amendment, and messaged the action to the Senate forthwith. The House then suspended rules to take up S. 197, relating to payment reform for primary care. The House Health Care Committee recommended a strike-all amendment, saying the health care system is in crisis, premiums are rising, access to primary care is limited, and clinicians are burdened by documentation and administrative work. The committee vote on its amendment was 10-0-1, and the bill was also referred to Ways and Means and Appropriations because of fiscal implications. The transcript cuts off as the House was beginning consideration of the bill.

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• In construction on the Texas side, State Highway 178, which is our craft, these are the improvements
• Pito Manichae and our craft, right? So, you know, that's gonna be a a choke point.
• The thing I loved about Lego is they're modular.
• What I say is we have the modular inputs for incredible infrastructure outcomes here.
• So, back to Legos: Legos are modular and repeatable, right?

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• And if it was bad, he was going to knock it down and wanted to put a modular home in.
• However, because of a modular home in.
• homes and just this adds about modular homes and just this adds modular<00:58:50.880> homes<00
• This is an attack on a what's happening.
• This is an attack on a New<01:31:18.960> Hampshire<01:31:19.280> company.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Now, at this point, all states are in some level of having to go down the modular path, because as their
• But really what this meant was that, various stages of re-procuring in this modular approach.
• And we've protected and prevented over 630,000 attacks on the system since we actually went live.
• And we've protected and prevented over 630,000 attacks on the system since we actually went live.
• What would happen if Access went down, like in a ransomware attack or something?

Summary: The subcommittee heard updates on several major technology modernization efforts, beginning with the Department of Financial Services’ Florida PALM project, which is replacing the state’s decades-old FLAIR accounting system. DFS described PALM as a statewide effort affecting all three branches of government, with cash management already live and the remaining financial management, payroll, and data warehouse components still in development. Officials said the project began in 2014, was restructured after a 2022 legislative pause, and is now being recommended for a go-live delay from January 2026 to July 2026. Members asked about governance, staffing, contract structure, cost growth, and maintenance costs; DFS said the contract is deliverable-based, the current amendment would add a net $2.2 million, and post-go-live maintenance is expected to be about $13 million annually under the current contract through July 2027. The Agency for Health Care Administration then updated the committee on the FX Medicaid enterprise modernization program. AHCA explained that federal CMS directed states to move from monolithic Medicaid systems to a modular approach, leading Florida to procure separate vendors for integration services, data warehouse, unified operations, provider services, and claims processing, with pharmacy benefits still to be procured. Officials said the project has spent about $334 million to date, with most costs federally matched, and requested $189.95 million for the upcoming year. They also highlighted a 2024 special assessment that produced 81 recommendations, most tied to staffing shortages, and said the Legislature added 47 FTEs, with 17 currently filled or being filled. Members asked about governance changes, production status, data access, and future technology maintenance; AHCA said some components are operational, the data warehouse is nearing certification, and the agency is working to keep the system adaptable and nonproprietary. The Department of Children and Families presented its Access modernization project, which is replacing a mainframe-based eligibility system used for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid assistance, and related programs. DCF said the six-year, $205 million project is in its third year and has already delivered a new customer portal with mobile access, multi-factor authentication, and fraud protections, while also building a worker portal, document management, community partner tools, and workload management functions. The agency said it is requesting $36.625 million for the next fiscal year, the same as last year, and emphasized that the project has remained on schedule and on budget by breaking work into smaller modules and using strong vendor and staff support. Members praised the project’s progress and asked about cybersecurity testing and the long delay before modernization began; DCF said security requirements were built in from the outset and that the remaining work will focus on moving staff off the legacy mainframe and modernizing notices and back-end processes.

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• respond to the types of attacks we may see in any kind of conflict, or heck, the Russians and Chinese
• It also depends on commercial aircraft who participate in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet craft.
• And craft participants are always concerned about how much cargo capacity Transcom will purchase from
• First, are you taking action to rely more heavily on craft? in peacetime.
• And in this way also for the organic craft that we have, we can use them for higher level operations.

Keywords: Transcom, logistics, military readiness, air refueling, KC-135, KC-46, strategic infrastructure, geopolitical threats, Alaska

Summary: During this meeting, the committee hosted an extensive discussion on the operations and logistical challenges facing the U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom). General Reid provided testimony on key areas including the importance of maintaining robust logistical capabilities in contested environments, particularly in relation to geopolitical threats posed by adversarial nations. Various members emphasized the necessity for modernization of the air refueling fleet, addressing issues such as the readiness of the KC-135 and the procurement of the next-generation KC-46 aircraft, which has experienced delays and technical challenges. The dialogue further extended to the strategic importance of U.S. ports and transportation infrastructure, especially in regions like Alaska which play a crucial role in military logistics and power projection.

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• He said the paint is encapsulated on the outside, not on the surface that touches food, and that it is
• He said the paint is encapsulated on the outside, not on the surface that touches food, and that it is
• is not on the surface which touches food. food. food.
• I don't see a single one of them in here from a mobile home or a modular home manufacturer.
• here from a mo mobile home or a modular here from a mo mobile home or a modular home<01:01:05.839

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• First and foremost, mobile homes do not have the same tax rate as a stick-built home or as a modular
• in 2016, it said the way it was crafted in 2016, it said we're<00:51:34.559> not<00:51:34.720
• As I said, I I crafted this bill. As I said, I I crafted this bill.
• <04:25:56.000> Um,<04:25:57.199> the and our current modular code.
• Um, the and our current modular code.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill has been crafted as narrowly as possible.
• do is carve out a narrowly crafted do is carve out a narrowly crafted exception<01:32:33.400>
• <01:33:02.719> as overseas this bill has been crafted as overseas this bill has been crafted
• This bill is not addressing or attacking that whatsoever.
• This bill is not addressing or attacking that whatsoever.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• home a lot of manufactured home modular home a lot of people<00:24:58.360> people<00:24:58.600
• inspectors modular homes are built<00:25:53.279> to<00:25:53.600> the<00:25:53.840>
• We are in Versailles trying to craft language that would bring more affordable housing to Versailles,
• We are in Versailles trying to craft language that would bring more affordable housing to Versailles,
• We are in Versailles trying to craft language that would bring more affordable housing to Versailles,

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:01 Roll Call 00:16 HB 211 Discussion 02:55 HB 211 Vote 16:30 HB 160 Discussion 18:50 HB 160 Vote 52:06 Adjournment 57:35, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Local Government met for its first meeting of the year, established a quorum, and heard two bills. House Bill 211, sponsored by Representative Chris Lewis, would create a definition for cigar bars and allow indoor cigar smoking in qualifying establishments if they meet criteria such as deriving at least 15% of gross income from cigar-related sales, restricting entry to those 21 and older, prohibiting cigarettes and vaping, and requiring a smoke-free area for deliveries. Lewis and Louisville Metro Council member Anthony Pantini described the bill as a small-business and tourism measure modeled on Tennessee law, while the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and a St. Elizabeth physician opposed it, arguing it would undermine local smoke-free ordinances and expose patrons and workers to harmful secondhand smoke. Several members raised local-control concerns, and Lewis said he was open to local governments making decisions on less restrictive approaches. The committee adopted a committee substitute and then approved HB 211 on a roll call vote, with multiple members voting yes and several no votes, sending the bill forward as amended. The committee then heard House Bill 160 from Representative Susan Whitten, with Logan Haynes of the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute. They said Kentucky faces a housing shortage of roughly 200,000 units and that starter homes are increasingly unaffordable, making manufactured housing an important part of the solution. Whitten said the bill would treat manufactured housing more like site-built housing while still allowing local governments to enforce cosmetic standards such as roof pitch, exterior facade, and foundation material, and she emphasized that HOA, deed, and historical preservation restrictions would remain in place. Haynes argued that modern manufactured homes are federally and state inspected, more energy efficient, faster to build, and more affordable than site-built homes, and he said the bill would not open the door to older-style mobile homes or single-wides except in limited narrow-lot situations. Representatives from the Kentucky League of Cities and the Kentucky Association of Counties expressed concerns about the bill’s current language, saying land-use decisions should remain local and warning that the definition of qualified manufactured home and the bill’s treatment of local standards could have unintended consequences. They said they appreciated Whitten’s willingness to work with them and indicated they hoped to continue negotiating amendments as the bill moved forward. No vote on HB 160 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• ,<00:31:44.000> those student gets an asthma attack, those student gets an asthma attack,
• modular and advanced reactor testing. modular and advanced reactor testing.
• <05:00:51.920> Alaska, that attack Alaska, that attack Alaska, attack<05:00:54.000> North
• c> Montana, attack North Dakota, and attack Montana, attack North Dakota, and attack Montana, locking
• last attack last attack on<05:01:49.120> American<05:01:49.520> energy,<05:01:50.160

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When voting rights were under attack, you stood up.
• With the nation and the world watching, we crafted an extraordinary package of reforms.
• An attack against one is an attack against all of us, and only by standing together can we...
• An attack against one is an attack against all of us, and only by standing together can we model acceptable
• But who's leading with these small modular reactors is China and Russia.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, several introductions, and an announcement that there would be no weekend conference. The chamber then took up a long special-order calendar of bills, generally moving each measure through third reading and final passage, often by substituting House companion bills. Early measures included trust law modernization (SB 786/HB 895), military affairs changes and Guard retirement corrections (SB 474), rounding rules for cash transactions as pennies phase out (SB 1074), podiatric medicine regulation and informed-consent requirements (SB 1092), veterans court expansion (SB 50/HB 199), RV park special assessment clarification (SB 118), concurrent jurisdiction for juvenile offenses on military installations (SB 502/HB 351), alcoholic beverage loss deductions (SB 678/HB 1137), and bail bond/pretrial release revisions (SB 600). Most passed unanimously or near-unanimously; SB 600 passed 36-1 after questions about charitable bail bonds and an amendment aligning with the House version and prosecutors’ concerns. The Senate also considered bills on portable electronics and eyewear insurance (SB 772), the linking industry to nursing education fund and health science workforce programs (SB 1246), recovery residences and behavioral health licensing (SB 1030, with a technical amendment on background checks and probationary licenses), felony battery enhancements for repeat offenders and offenses against law enforcement (SB 436), and child welfare changes including foster-home visitor screening, a permanent statewide Step Into Success program, and a best-practices repository (SB 1718). These measures were explained by sponsors as efforts to streamline regulation, improve workforce and health-care training, strengthen public safety, and reduce administrative burdens while preserving safeguards. Votes on these bills were overwhelmingly favorable, with final tallies typically 36-0 or 37-0. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to a farewell tribute to Senator Lori Berman. Members from both parties praised her leadership, collegiality, policy work, and advocacy on issues including voting rights, women’s rights, Israel and antisemitism, school safety, breast cancer, and family law. Berman delivered a lengthy farewell reflecting on her 16 years in the Legislature, her caucus leadership, and the importance of dignity, respect, and public service. The Senate adopted a motion to spread her remarks upon the journal and then recessed before returning to continue the calendar.

Transcript Highlights:

• When voting rights were under attack, you stood up.
• With the nation and the world watching, we crafted an extraordinary package of reforms.
• An attack against one is an attack against all of us, and only by standing together can we...
• An attack against one is an attack against all of us, and only by standing together can we model acceptable
• But who's leading with these small modular reactors is China and Russia.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, several introductions, and an announcement that there would be no conference that weekend. The chamber then took up a long special order calendar and passed a series of bills, often by substituting House companions. Early measures included trust law modernization to create a nonjudicial trustee discharge process, military affairs changes expanding leave and retirement-related provisions, a bill to prepare for the end of penny use by standardizing cash rounding, and a podiatric medicine bill regulating cellular or tissue-based products and informed consent. The Senate also approved veterans court expansion, RV park assessment clarification, alcohol-loss tax deduction authority, bail bond and pretrial release revisions, and a military-installation jurisdiction bill to allow juvenile cases on bases to be handled in state juvenile court under certain conditions. Most bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, with the bail bond bill passing 36-1 after questions about charitable bail bonds and confirmation that existing law on return of charitable bail funds would remain unchanged. The chamber then paused for a lengthy farewell presentation honoring Senator Lori Berman, featuring a video, remarks from many senators, and Berman’s own closing speech reflecting on her 16 years of service, her legislative priorities, and her call for civility, bipartisanship, and continued support for issues such as school safety, Israel, anti-Semitism, and affordability. After the tribute, the Senate resumed and passed additional bills, including one expanding insurance coverage definitions for portable electronics and eyewear, a workforce and nursing education funding bill broadening support for health science programs, a recovery residences regulatory streamlining bill, a felony battery enhancement bill adding resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense, and a child welfare bill extending visitor thresholds in out-of-home placements, making the Step Into Success program permanent, and creating a best-practices program. The chamber also advanced a candidate qualification bill tightening party-affiliation requirements and adding a House provision on recent legal name changes; debate began on that measure as the transcript ended.

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• We had leadership from both houses with a very intensely crafted deal.
• Under the bill, HCD would approve modular unit plans by unit serial number.
• I'm a huge fan of modular. I think it's the future. I appreciate your leadership.
• I'm a huge fan of modular. I think it's the future. I appreciate your leadership.
• But we want to continue to craft in this area to allow people to have more clarity.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, which would lower California’s annual rent cap, remove the single-family home exemption, and eliminate the sunset on existing tenant protections. The author and supporters argued that renters are facing severe affordability pressures, especially in single-family rentals, and that stronger statewide rent stabilization is needed to prevent displacement and homelessness. Opponents, including apartment, building, and property-owner groups, said the bill would discourage housing production, harm small landlords, and override a deal they said was intended to be temporary while the state focused on building more housing. Public testimony on AB 1157 was extensive, with many renters, tenant advocates, labor groups, and community organizations speaking in support, while many landlords, business groups, and property-owner representatives spoke in opposition. Committee members were split: some praised the bill as a necessary response to the rent crisis, while others warned it could reduce investment and worsen the housing shortage. The committee ultimately voted 7-5 to pass AB 1157 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The committee then approved the consent calendar, including AB 413, AB 1152, and AB 1275, on a 9-0 vote. It also heard ACA 3, which would require the University of California to make available a limited number of down payment loans for eligible long-term support staff who are first-time homebuyers. Supporters said the measure would help lower-wage UC workers afford homeownership and improve retention, while UC and other opponents argued the proposal was duplicative of existing state programs, unnecessary, and potentially harmful to UC finances. The discussion focused on financing mechanics and the relationship to CalHFA, but no final vote on ACA 3 was included in the portion provided.

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• models that already exist to make this happen, primarily from the COVID pandemic, where temporary modular
• So, again, as a short-term solution, you get these modular structures in place.
• Canton High School students have had Friday Friends sessions at Pappas, where they go over and do crafts
• plan that I fully support that would preserve and modernize the Canton campus while maintaining surfaces
• In the summer of 2025, Billy's father suffered a massive heart attack and fell into a coma.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The special legislative commission on the future of Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children held a hybrid public hearing focused on the hospital’s future, admissions, staffing, infrastructure, and whether the facility should be preserved, expanded, or reimagined. Opening remarks from legislators, commissioners, parents, and union representatives emphasized that Pappas provides a unique combination of medical, rehabilitative, educational, and residential services for children with complex needs, and several speakers argued that the hospital is effectively being depopulated through reduced admissions and ongoing discharges despite public assurances that it remains open. Multiple speakers urged the commission to extend its authorization and continue its work before any closure or major change can occur. Testimony from labor leaders, including AFSCME, SEIU Local 509, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association, described a “silent closure” in practice, with staff reporting confusion about the hospital’s status, declining census numbers, blocked admissions, and uncertainty about the workforce’s future. They called for immediate action to stop admission denials and unnecessary discharges, and some proposed short-term solutions such as temporary modular structures to address infrastructure barriers and allow admissions to resume. Parents and former patients testified that Pappas provided life-changing independence, specialized therapy, and campus-based supports that they said could not be replicated elsewhere, and they criticized alternative placements as inadequate. Commissioner Robert Goldstein of the Department of Public Health said the administration supports keeping Pappas open and funded while the commission works, but he argued that admissions must comply with hospital-level-of-care rules and that the campus’s deteriorating infrastructure limits the kinds of children who can safely be served there. He said the department is continuing admissions for appropriate patients, working to expand outreach and services, and exploring long-term options, including broader statewide models of care. Commissioners pressed him on whether discharge status or lack of a clear discharge plan had been used as a barrier to admission, and requested de-identified data on patients recommended for admission but denied. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.