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• There are times at the police cell block when detainees either refuse to participate or are unable to
• So once the suspect is at the police department cell block, right? They're held there.
• </c><01:37:39.920><c> They're</c><01:37:40.239><c> held</c> um cell block, right?
• They're held um cell block, right?
• So in 20 So at cell block, no victim advocacy, no So at cell block, no victim advocacy, no victim<01:

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• It was blocked by Democrats in the House, even though the Senate had passed it nearly unanimously.
• It was<00:01:52.960><c> blocked</c><00:01:53.720><c> by</c><00:01:53.840><c> Democrats</c><00:01:54.520
• ><c> in</c><00:01:54.600><c> the</c><00:01:54.680><c> House,</c> was blocked by Democrats in the House
• , was blocked by Democrats in the House, even<00:01:55.800><c> though</c><00:01:56.080><c> the</c><00
• ><c> Democrat</c><00:07:52.480><c> tax</c> blocked billions in new Democrat tax blocked billions in new

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• in the village of Ossining and continue the difficult work of trying to preserve the original cell block
• IN THE VILLAGE OF OSSINING AND CONTINUE THE DIFFICULT WORK OF TRYING TO PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL CELL BLOCK
• in your bill, and that's the change that you articulated on the floor that is adding the new check block
• been described by the federal government, or will it be the number of people who have checked that block
• in your bill, and that's the change that you articulated on the floor that is adding the new check block

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and adopted a resolution calendar with several exceptions before taking up a series of ceremonial resolutions and bills. Members welcomed student visitors from the YWCA of White Plains’ Voices Unfiltered Policy Program, then adopted resolutions honoring Senegalese independence and the Senegalese community, MWBE Advocacy Day, John Coltrane’s 100th birthday, the Sing Sing Prison Museum, I Love My Park Day, Animal Advocacy Day, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month, and Denim Day. Speakers emphasized cultural recognition, public service, environmental stewardship, animal welfare, rare disease awareness, and support for survivors of sexual violence; each resolution was adopted. The chamber then moved through the regular calendar, passing a number of bills on broad roll-call votes. Among the measures approved were bills amending the Penal Law, Executive Law, Public Housing Law, Retirement and Social Security Law, Social Services Law, Environmental Conservation Law, General Municipal Law, Railroad Law, Election Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills passed unanimously or nearly so, while a few drew notable opposition, including a public health measure that passed 39-19 and the labor-related bill on ghost job postings that passed 39-19 after extended debate. The most detailed floor debate centered on the Labor Law bill addressing “ghost jobs,” requiring employers with 100 or more employees to disclose whether postings are for current vacancies, expected future openings, or general resume collection, with Department of Labor enforcement and civil penalties. Supporters argued it would protect job seekers from deceptive postings; opponents said it was unnecessary, burdensome, and could invite litigation or penalties disproportionate to the problem. The Senate also debated and passed a bill expanding election-language assistance under the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act to Haitian Creole and Middle Eastern and North African communities, with supporters citing growing language-access needs and opponents raising concerns about scope and local costs. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.

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• Thank you, Representative Block. Thank you so much, Madam Chair.
• Representative Block: no. Representative Brego: yes. Representative Lujan: yes.
• Seeing none, committee members, Representative Block and then Representative Lujan.
• Representative Block. Pass. Thank you. Representative Black. Representative Brago?
• Representative Zamora, Representative Block. Yes. Madam Vice Chair.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• Madam Chair, Senator Block, there were no tax incentives worked into the bill.
• I'd still like to see Representative Block.
• Thank you, Senator Block.
• Madam Chair and Senator Block, yes, actually we do.
• Madam Chair and Senator Block, no.

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

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• you can line up the numbers on top of each other, you can use algorithms, you can have students use blocks
• , and then other proposals that have been heard through past hearings, including the discretionary block
• grant and the learning recovery emergency block grant funds.
• Of implementing this screener into the mandates block grant.
• Support teachers to uplift linguistic assets in the classroom as building blocks for other learning,

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• We couldn't get the funding because the Truck Association was blocking the road to gas money.
• funding cuz the Truck<00:05:00.640><c> Association</c><00:05:01.440><c> was</c><00:05:01.560><c> blocking
• </c><00:05:01.960><c> the</c><00:05:02.040><c> road</c> Truck Association was blocking the road Truck
• Association was blocking the road to<00:05:02.840><c> gas</c><00:05:03.280><c> money.

Bills: HB545

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Keywords: HB545, legal tender, cash rounding, nearest five cents, nickel rounding, in-person cash transaction, cash transactions, change making, sales tax, Department of Revenue, merchant payments, consumer payments, currency rounding, cash payment, retail transactions, payment methods

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• Does anyone need to pull any of them out of the block? Any of them out of the block.
• Seeing none, can I get a motion on the block of Senate Joint Resolutions before us? So moved.

Committee: House Privileges and Elections

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• </c><00:37:26.400><c> crosswalks,</c> explicitly blocking crosswalks, explicitly blocking crosswalks,
• </c><00:37:46.480><c> roadways,</c> vehicles don't just block roadways, vehicles don't just block roadways
• , they're<00:37:47.119><c> also</c><00:37:47.359><c> blocking</c><00:37:47.680><c> emergency</c><00:37
• :48.160><c> access</c> they're also blocking emergency access they're also blocking emergency access
• </c> needs because a vehicle inhibitly blocks needs because a vehicle inhibitly blocks free<00:37:57.359

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• In this time block, we will be taking up Senate Bill 214, Senate Bill 326, and House Bill 674.
• In this time block, we will be taking up Senate Bill 214, Senate Bill 326, and House Bill 674.
• I want to give you a heads-up that there will be potentially several bills for our next block of action
• bills uh for be uh potentially several bills uh for our<00:18:48.400><c> next</c><00:18:48.760><c> block
• of action that are bills our next block of action that are bills coming<00:18:50.840><c> off</c><00:

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• ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to go to the rules calendar and I would call up items 2 through 17 in a block
• through 27, but also add that one that she just mentioned, which is SCR 546, and I'll call those up in block
• We will proceed with the block vote, and We will proceed with the block vote, and that will be items
• Ladies and gentlemen of the House, I'd like to take up items three through seven in a block.
• Gentleman calls those bills up in block, moves the rules be suspended, to bill considered engrossed,

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• Sadly, I walked three blocks, but Markeiski Mason, California, I'm a voter, strong support.
• But far more often, big money in politics is blocking legislation.
• engaged in public financing, they have had significant breakthroughs in legislation that was being blocked
• And so we can't measure how much damage is being done in America by the blocking of good legislation
• We've blocked the local government from saying, we think we can do it.

Committee: House Elections

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• Left my car a block and a half away and walked. Left my car a block and a half away and walked.
• Left<00:17:31.360><c> my</c><00:17:31.600><c> car</c><00:17:31.919><c> a</c><00:17:32.080><c> block</
• > a</c><00:17:32.559><c> half</c><00:17:32.720><c> away</c><00:17:33.039><c> and</c> Left my car a block
• and a half away and Left my car a block and a half away and walked.<00:17:34.320><c> I</c><00:17:34.640
• I want to say thank you to Jenny Nash as well, or as I like to call her, Jenny from the block.

Bills: HF719 , HF2484 , HF2486

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: safety, school transportation, infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, library construction, education funding, early childhood, child protection, funding, bonds, education facilities

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• The Child Care Development Block Grant, we are projecting about $550 million this year.
• The Child Care Development Block Grant, we are projecting about $550 million this year.
• The Child Care Development Block Grant, we are projecting about $550 million this year.
• One of those would be per capita caps or block granting federal spending.
• Some of these proposals regarding SNAP and our Child Care Development Block Grant, um, TANF.

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• ago when I lost my son, methadone was sort of the medically used drug at that time to help people block
• ago when I lost my son, methadone was sort of the medically used drug at that time to help people block
• ago when I lost my son, methadone was sort of the medically used drug at that time to help people block
• ago when I lost my son, methadone was sort of the medically used drug at that time to help people block
• ago when I lost my son, methadone was sort of the medically used drug at that time to help people block

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• . >> Uh, I'd like to suspend the rules and take up item 232 and 233 in block. >> 232, 233 in block. >
• </c> take up item 232 and 233 and block. take up item 232 and 233 and block.
• &gt;&gt; 23233 &gt;&gt; 23233 &gt;&gt; 23233 and<00:52:42.880><c> block.
• </c> and block. See him? No objection. and block. See him? No objection.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Motion is to take it up in block. &gt;&gt; Motion is to take it up in block.

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• Those are the building blocks of a data exchange. Now, again, I'm going to go back to it.
• Now, again, blocks of a data exchange.
• And the more focused it is with these building blocks, the better it will be.
• these building blocks, the better it<00:22:41.960><c> will</c><00:22:42.120><c> be.
• </c><00:24:34.600><c> is</c> whole the all the building blocks is whole the all the building blocks is

Committee: Joint Technology

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• So we'll start with Representative Block. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you so much, Daniel.
• Chairman, Representative Block, the PED recommendation came September 1st.
• Chair, Representative Block, I think it's a reasonable question.
• Oh, Representative Block? Yes, I'm sorry. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm sorry.
• And Representative Block, you bring up a good point about the FIR.

Summary: The committee first heard a detailed staff presentation on the LESC FY27 public school support recommendation. Staff reviewed the budget structure and explained that, despite a downward revision in state revenue estimates, the recommendation still relied on recurring and non-recurring revenue to support educator compensation, insurance, transportation, literacy, math, special education, and other school programs. Major recurring items included a 3% compensation increase, funding for an 80-20 health insurance cost share, insurance premium growth, and transportation adequacy funding. Staff also flagged a possible supplemental need of up to $35 million for virtual education tied to rapid enrollment growth in Chama and Santa Rosa, and members raised concerns about the quality, accountability, and funding model for virtual programs. Members asked questions about transportation for rural districts, the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit fees, the treatment of enrollment declines in the school funding formula, and whether the word “average” in salary language should remain in the budget. Staff explained that the SEG should remain whole, that the insurance and transportation recommendations applied to all public school employees but not contractors, and that the budget included multiple math-related investments spread across several lines rather than one single appropriation. There was also discussion of out-of-school learning grants, school meals, literacy center operations, special education training, and the Public Education Reform Fund, including the use of multi-year, evaluation-based appropriations for high-impact tutoring and community schools. After discussion, the committee adopted the LESC budget recommendation. The committee then moved to endorsed legislation proposals. It endorsed a bill allowing the secretary to suspend an individual school board member, with notice and appeal procedures clarified, and a bill creating an 80-20 health insurance cost-share requirement for public school employees, along with a study of the sustainability of public school insurance programs. It also endorsed a bill on attendance provisions for students with severe medical conditions, which would keep those students from being classified as excessively absent. Finally, the committee discussed a teacher residency bill that would raise stipend levels, allow residents to complete service anywhere in New Mexico, and remove the requirement that sponsoring schools must hire them, though the bill did not include an appropriation. Members also raised questions about bilingual, Hispanic, and Black education funding, cultural and linguistic supports in teacher preparation, and where various programs should be placed in the budget or PERF framework.

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• of business and they're required to continue to... ...because people are locked in those closed blocks
• And they're increasing partially because of those closed blocks of business.
• Patrick Block with Otero Consulting, registered lobbyist for Prime Therapeutics.
• Patrick Block with Otero Consulting, registered lobbyist for Prime Therapeutics.
• We appreciate— Patrick Block with Otero Consulting, registered lobbyist for Prime Therapeutics.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 21, as amended, which would create an annual birthday-based open enrollment period for Medicare supplement policyholders age 65 and older, allowing them to switch to equal or lesser coverage without medical underwriting. The Aging and Long-Term Services Department and the Office of Superintendent of Insurance supported the bill as a consumer protection measure for seniors who are locked into rising premiums, while AHIP opposed it, warning it could raise premiums for existing policyholders. The League of Women Voters and AARP supported the measure. After debate over premium impacts and market stability, the committee voted 6-4 to give SB 21 a due pass. The committee then considered Senate Bill 20, dealing with prior authorization for medications used to treat serious mental illness. An amendment to change the bill from limiting prior authorization to once every three years to once every 12 months was debated; insurers supported the annual review, while nursing, disability, and mental health advocates argued that more frequent prior authorization would add burden and delay care. The committee tabled the amendment 5-4, then passed the unamended bill on a do pass vote. Testimony emphasized that the bill would not change how often patients see their doctors, only how often insurers can require prior authorization. Next, Senate Bill 101 was heard, which repeals the delayed sunset of the Health Care Delivery and Access Act so the hospital provider tax can continue. Sponsors and the Health Care Authority said the program has generated substantial federal matching funds and supports hospitals, especially rural facilities. AARP, Health Action New Mexico, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, and the New Mexico Hospital Association supported the bill. Committee members asked about how funds are distributed and reported; the agency said distributions are based on Medicaid discharges and hospitals must report on spending. The bill received a do pass. The committee also approved House Memorial 52, which requests a study group on health insurance premium affordability for working families and small employers. Supporters from Blue Cross and Blue Shield and AHIP said the memorial would help identify cost drivers and improve transparency. The committee then passed House Bill 132, as amended, creating a workers’ compensation presumption for certain occupational conditions affecting police officers. Supporters from labor, state police, OSI, and business groups said it would help recruitment, retention, and recovery, while members discussed the removal of back pain from the presumption and the reinstatement of PTSD. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 14, which expands the state’s health professional loan repayment program and creates a broader advisory structure to address workforce shortages. The bill would cover physicians and many other health professions, with a large appropriation and special provisions for part-time service and loan repayment terms. The sponsor described it as a competitive recruitment tool, and numerous health care, labor, and consumer groups testified in support. The sponsor also described a proposed amendment to reallocate physician funds to other eligible health professionals if there are not enough qualified physician applicants, but the committee was preparing to move on when the transcript ended.

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• With the Clean Miles standard, the building blocks are there, but it hasn't been fully implemented yet
• With the Clean Miles Standard, the building blocks are there, but it hasn't been fully implemented yet
• , census track, and a zip-com. of a particular incident, and that includes census block, census track
• And instead, they are reported at census geographies, like census blocks and block groups.
• And instead, they are reported at census geographies, like census blocks and block groups.

Summary: The hearing focused on transportation network companies in California, with the chair framing it as an informational hearing on the history, regulation, safety, climate, accessibility, and data issues surrounding Uber, Lyft, and smaller or autonomous TNC services. The CPUC described its decade-long regulatory role, including safety rules, background checks, insurance requirements, reporting obligations, and two major legislative programs from 2018: the Clean Miles Standard and the Access for All program. Members asked about complaint trends, data collection and disclosure, program implementation, and how the CPUC uses annual reports for policymaking, compliance, and program oversight. Uber and Lyft said the statewide framework has supported growth while providing safety and access benefits, but both companies emphasized that insurance is a major cost driver and argued that California’s UM/UIM requirement is unusually high compared with other vehicles. They said the Clean Miles Standard is pushing electrification but faces headwinds from EV affordability and charging infrastructure, while Access for All has expanded wheelchair-accessible service but still needs continued support. They also discussed transit partnerships, wildfire response, and the potential role of autonomous vehicles, with both companies saying human drivers will remain important and that future regulation should account for new technology. The final panel, including the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and UC Berkeley researchers, presented evidence that TNCs have increased congestion and reduced transit ridership, especially in dense urban areas. They described prior research showing TNCs contributed to congestion growth in San Francisco and noted that this work helped spur local taxes on ride-hailing trips to fund safety and transit improvements. The panel also discussed the CPUC’s evolving data-disclosure decisions, arguing that public access to TNC trip data is important for understanding transportation impacts and informing local policy.