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• The insurance pool had no money, which we found out later.
• Nearly $700 million to meet current and future disaster risk response needs, including $64 million to
• I agree with you wholeheartedly, and the question is, how much risk do we want?
• You look at someone and say, "What is your risk tolerance?"
• Have some amount that has a little bit higher risk, higher return.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• new offense for trespassing within 250 feet of a school or daycare center if the individual poses a risk
• Senate Bill 1602 provides law enforcement clear authority to act when individuals pose a risk or exhibit
• When this grant program was implemented, ISD officers... officers were left off the initial pool of peace
• participants in maintaining order and addressing security threats in schools, SROs face heightened risk
• The current definition of duress in Texas is limited to immediate risk of death or serious bodily injury

Bills: SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• new offense fortrespassing within 250 ft of a school or daycare center if the individual possesses a risk
• in the daycares, as well as provide law enforcement clear authority to act when individuals pose a risk
• When this grant program was implemented, ISD officers were left off the initial pool of peace officers
• participants in maintaining order and addressing security threats in schools, RSOs face heightened risk
• The current definition of duress in Texas is limited to immediate risk of death or serious bodily injury

Bills: SB 614, SB 872, SB 1199, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1573, SB 1588, SB 1602, SB 1660, SB 1704, SB 1723, SB 1833, SB 1858, SB 1946, SB 2009, SB 2146, SB 2177, SB 2373, SB 2460, SB 2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• There's 94 million dollars for the Florida facilities pool which completes the funding for the Capitol
• Florida citizens are not adequately adequately informed about the potential health risks of fluoride,
• Studies are needed to address the possible risks of fluoridation at the CDC recommended level.
• IQ, particularly in children, also linked to ADHD, hormonal issues, tirade issues and even higher risk
• behalf of the Florida Action Network and their plaintiffs and deemed fluoridation an unreasonable risk

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• leaders in our climate challenges, the people who know the most, will help us to mitigate climate risk
• It brought $500 million in philanthropy in an effort to create a pool of more than 3,000 housing units
• effort<00:48:43.040> to<00:48:43.200> create<00:48:43.440> a<00:48:43.599> pool
• <00:48:43.839> of<00:48:44.000> more<00:48:44.160> than an effort to create a pool
• of more than an effort to create a pool of more than 3,000<00:48:44.960> housing<00:48:45.359

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• direct appropriations, and we also prioritize many of our member projects in these competitive grant pools
• This is another pool for them to draw from. And it's still not enough. Our communities need more.
• what we've done, so wisely, thanks to Chair Vang and our committee members and our staff, is we put a pool
• We maintain a pool of funding within the Minnesota Humanities Center, increasing their funding to $17.5
• In addition, the broad reporting requirements increase the risk of civil rights violations and may County

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• And these findings, many of them relate to issues that increase the risk for fraud.
• them relate to issues that<00:47:27.480> increase<00:47:28.320> the<00:47:28.440> risk
• that increase the risk for fraud. that increase the risk for fraud.
• 52:11.040> made<00:52:11.320> focusing<00:52:11.760> on<00:52:11.880> high-risk
• should have made focusing on high-risk should have made focusing on high-risk sponsors<00:52:12.920

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• receive various types of hormone therapy, especially women who undergo premature menopause and are at risk
• menopause<00:10:48.760> and<00:10:48.880> are<00:10:49.040> at<00:10:49.160> risk
• <00:10:49.360> for menopause and are at risk for menopause and are at risk for osteoporosis
• > heard<01:19:13.320> literally<01:19:13.920> from<01:19:14.400> every pool
• you heard literally from every pool you heard literally from every advocacy<01:19:15.440> group

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• about consumer protection um with risk about consumer protection um with risk disclosures<00:42:
• These are not risk-free assets.
• The risk is low. Um, you can do with Tether or PayPal, anything you want to do.
• The risk is low. Um, you can do lot. The risk is low.
• And so increases the security risks.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met with a quorum, approved the agenda, and approved the November 12 minutes after a motion, second, and unanimous voice/online consent. The chair said the meeting would include two presentations—one from Noah Herman of Fortress Global and one from John Kicko and team from Hedera—followed by discussion of the commission’s next steps and public comment. The chair also noted he was still seeking a clerk for note-taking. Herman’s presentation focused on stablecoins, blockchain use cases, and operational considerations for states and other institutions. He described Fortress as an enterprise crypto-wallet and treasury platform serving corporates, governments, and nonprofits, and used examples such as Save the Children and a large global commodities firm to illustrate custody and treasury management on blockchain rails. He said stablecoins are designed to maintain a U.S. dollar peg, are increasingly backed by treasuries and subject to greater transparency, and are being adopted by major firms and payment companies because they can improve speed, reduce cost, and simplify payments. He also highlighted market growth, including claims that stablecoins now represent a significant share of on-chain activity and are a major holder of U.S. Treasuries. He identified custody as a key issue for state and institutional use, outlining qualified custody, managed custody, and self-custody models. He said the main practical challenge for the commodities client was moving funds safely and quickly across global time zones and that blockchain rails could solve problems that traditional banking rails could not. He framed the broader trend as one of accelerating institutional adoption, citing recent acquisitions and product launches by Visa, Stripe, Citi, and PayPal as evidence that stablecoin infrastructure is becoming mainstream.

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• It's our largest vacancy, um, out of all of our vacancy pools and our, and our staffing.
• Without specific funding guarantees, Senate Bill 568 risks being another policy with very good intention

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• Costa Pacifica serves at-risk children and adolescents with severe emotional, behavioral, and mental
• many to pursue other employment opportunities, further depleting our already limited workforce talent pool

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services met, adopted its committee rules, and then considered four items, including two consent bills. The chair opened with remarks about protecting California’s safety net and set limits on testimony. The committee rules were adopted by roll call, and the consent calendar later passed 5-0, with the remaining member’s vote added afterward for a 6-0 final tally on the rules and consent items. AB 276 by Assemblymember Bennett addressed delays in out-of-state child abuse registry background checks for children’s residential agency staff. Supporters, including the California Alliance of Child and Family Services and Casa Pacifica, said long clearance times were worsening staffing shortages and causing qualified applicants to leave, while the bill would allow provisional hiring only after DOJ, FBI, and California Child Abuse Central Index clearance and without unsupervised contact with children. There was no opposition, and the committee approved the bill 5-0, sending it to the Assembly Public Safety Committee. AB 319 by Assemblymember Jackson sought to improve services for foster youth with severe trauma by requiring counties to submit and update detailed plans to the Joint Interagency Resolution Team for providing effective therapeutic interventions in the least restrictive settings. A former foster youth testified in support, and a committee member noted the ongoing shortage of therapists serving foster youth. The bill was approved 5-0 as amended and sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. After the consent calendar and remaining votes were completed, the hearing adjourned.

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• By allowing irrigation rights to be moved around the state, this bill risks increasing overall groundwater
• That creates a real risk of increased groundwater pumping in sensitive areas and shifts the burden of
• is a good chance for us to talk about what other ideas we can do to help bolster the veterinarian pool
• protections that matter for Arizona communities facing extreme heat, ozone pollution, and public health risk

Bills: SB1041, SB1176, SB1197, SB1198, SB1199, SCM1004

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, irrigation rights, water duty, water allocation, management areas, Arizona beef council, beef promotion, agricultural marketing

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved the January 13, 2026 minutes and held Senate Bills 1041 and 11676 by request for further review. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1197, which would allow irrigation grandfather rights and associated water duty in subsequent active management areas (AMAs) to be sold, leased, or transferred within the same AMA. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help wineries and other farmers in the Wilcox and Douglas areas adjust fields and expand while staying within existing water limits. Opposition testimony from Sierra Club and Rural Arizona Action argued the bill could increase groundwater pumping unless it includes stronger safeguards, such as a net reduction in water use and clearer ties to AMA management goals. The City of Wilcox and the Department of Water Resources were neutral but said the bill needs more work on consistency, oversight, and transparency. The committee passed SB 1197 on a 4-3 vote, with one member not voting. The committee then unanimously passed Senate Bill 1198, which continues the Arizona Beef Council for eight years until July 1, 2034. Testimony from the council’s executive director was supportive, and members discussed the importance of the beef industry and the value of longer continuation periods for agency review. Senate Bill 1199, which continues the Arizona State Veterinary Examining Board for eight years until July 1, 2034, also passed unanimously. Members used the discussion to raise broader concerns about the shortage of rural and large-animal veterinarians and the need for future funding and workforce support. Finally, the committee considered Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004, urging Congress to clarify the EPA’s powers and end what the sponsor described as regulatory overreach. Supporters framed it as a request for Congress to fix unclear federal law, while opponents said it would weaken science-based environmental protections and deny climate and public health realities. The memorial passed 4-3 with one not voting. The committee then adjourned.

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• state CRA is simply unnecessarily costly to implement, and and subjects credit unions to unnecessary risk
• Credit unions exist to... ...offer pooled savings and lending services for member owners.
• active in this state, and to what degree any regulators lack enforcement tools, putting consumers at risk

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• AB 2445 by Dutton relating to the cardiogenic risk level and the development of certain environmental
• 2563 by ASP relating to the establishment of the temporary prescribed burn Manager Self Insurance pool
• HB 2570 by Bryant relating to the extreme risk protective orders and certain other protective orders

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• minor or for the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, AB 2445 by Dunn relating to the cardiogenic risk
• 2563 by Ashby ruling to the establishment of the temporary prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool
• HB 2570 by Bryant relating to the extreme risk protective orders and certain other protective orders

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And we find ourselves competing for a small pool of applicants with counties at least 2 to 3 times our
• The CDC determined that firefighters are at 9% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14% higher
• risk of dying from cancer than the general US population.

Bills: HB318, HB198

Keywords: ERCOT, interconnection, electric utilities, power grid, transmission, election administration, school board elections, trustee terms, general election, Education Code

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• It creates risk for the Commonwealth as well.
• Cybersecurity risks will increase as legacy systems age.
• Ultimately, those risks also translate into revenue risk for the Commonwealth.
• Someone's going to risk their license.
• Someone's going to risk their license.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a public FY27 budget hearing at Barnstable Town Hall, with opening remarks emphasizing the Cape and Islands’ seasonal infrastructure, housing, transportation, workforce, and digital needs. The hearing began with testimony from the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, which outlined the Healey-Driscoll administration’s budget priorities for job training, apprenticeship, youth employment, reentry programs, and unemployment insurance modernization. The secretary highlighted proposed funding for the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund, Career Technical Initiative, YouthWorks, reentry workforce development, and services for young adults with disabilities, along with a proposal to streamline youth work permits. Members also discussed the unemployment trust fund, the COVID assessment on employers, rising unemployment, and the need to improve DUA customer service and claims processing. Committee members asked about job seeker barriers such as child care, housing, transportation, and out-migration of young workers, as well as how to keep Cape Cod graduates and seasonal workers in the region. The administration said its strategy is to pair training with broader affordability investments and to expose students to career pathways earlier, including through middle school, early childhood STEM, YouthWorks, pre-apprenticeships, and Building Pathways. Senators and representatives also raised concerns about regional funding disparities, especially for Hampshire Franklin MassHire, and the administration said it is reviewing MassHire funding and service equity through a policy committee and statewide workforce board. On unemployment assistance, officials reported major improvements in wait times and claims processing, but said they are still working through backlogs and staffing challenges while maintaining program integrity. The committee then heard testimony from the Executive Office of Economic Development. The secretary described House 2 as a fiscally restrained budget with no new taxes or fees, while preserving core programs and using the Mass Leads Act tools to support competitiveness. EOED’s proposal included funding for the Community One Stop for Growth, rural economic development, social enterprise operating grants, regional economic development organizations, the Workforce Investment Trust Fund, Community Workforce Partnerships, Pathmaker, advanced manufacturing training, life sciences, innovation vouchers, AI initiatives, small business assistance, and tourism and live theater support. The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation also testified on its FY27 request, focusing on consumer protection, licensing, banking, insurance, and public safety regulation. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Mitigating risks that contribute to abuse, substance use, and poor health outcomes.
• Our top priority is assessment and mitigation of risk.
• In a high-risk case, such as a victim in the community, would not be able to be.
• It should also be communicated to DCF to prevent risk to their juvenile population.
• And those three areas place kids at the greatest risk for safety.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing was an informational and oversight session of the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities, with chairs and members hearing agency updates from several commissioners. The Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition described its maternal and child health work, including home visiting, early intervention, WIC, newborn hearing screening, and cross-agency efforts on prenatal substance exposure, respite care, children’s vision, and maternal health initiatives. DPH emphasized that federal grant cuts, layoffs, and the loss of data systems such as PRAMS would weaken services and planning, and members asked about Title V funding and the impact of federal uncertainty. The Massachusetts Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing highlighted communication access services, interpreter and CART referrals, emergency after-hours support, family navigation, and independent living services. Commissioners and members discussed the shortage of ASL interpreters and the need to expand training pipelines, including partnerships with colleges and possible ASL programming for younger students. The Department of Developmental Services reported serving nearly 50,000 people and focused on youth and adult services, transition-age supports, autism services, self-direction, respite, and new high-acuity residential models. Members asked about respite availability, self-direction outcomes, and workforce shortages; DDS said it was expanding clinical capacity and provider rates while monitoring possible federal Medicaid, SNAP, and immigration-related impacts. The Commission for the Blind described services for about 28,000 legally blind residents, most of whom are older adults, including social rehabilitation, orientation and mobility training, children’s services, assistive technology, vocational rehabilitation, and Turning 22 supports. The commissioner discussed a UMass-based effort to build the workforce pipeline for blindness services and said the agency was watching federal restructuring but had not yet seen direct cuts. MassAbility’s leadership then warned about major federal changes affecting Social Security disability determinations, including staff restructuring, office closures, and a new overpayment repayment policy, and said the agency was preparing for possible increases in claims and uncertainty around reallotment dollars that help fund services. The Disabled Persons Protection Commission closed the hearing with an update on its abuse investigations and protective services for adults with disabilities. DPPC reported rising hotline calls and investigations, a growing caseload, its sexual assault response team, the abuser registry, and a new interagency protective services integration system funded by ARPA dollars through 2027. The agency also flagged new federal rules that could affect funding eligibility and said it may need statutory changes to comply. Members asked about funding, reporting pathways, and how complaints reach DPPC, and the commissioner said the agency uses both mandated reporting and proactive outreach to identify and respond to abuse.

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• Uh, 6,000 would go to the irrigation pool.
• Uh, 6,000 would go to the irrigation pool.
• Uh, 6,000 would go to the irrigation pool.
• Uh 3,000 will be left irrigation pool.
• <03:05:46.479> sponsored pool investment and earnings sponsored pool investment and earnings

Keywords: 916, all

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• more restrictive as to the types of risk more restrictive as to the types of risk exposure exposure
• Eric will discuss the enforcement component, as well as risk pool management, which is also another function
• The other part of our office is pooled risk management programs.
• There are four pooled risk management programs in New Hampshire, and they are responsible for hundreds
• These pooled risk management programs are required to provide us with audited financial statements and

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductory remarks for new and returning members of the House Commerce Committee, led by Chairman John Hunt. Members briefly introduced themselves and their backgrounds, and several noted the committee’s bipartisan, collegial tone. Hunt explained the committee’s structure and traditions, including the division into three subcommittees: banking and business, consumer protection, and liquor commission matters, with insurance now handled as a single area. He also reviewed basic hearing procedures, including decorum, questions for information only, and the committee’s practice of moving bills through subcommittees before full committee executive sessions. The committee then heard an overview from the New Hampshire Insurance Department, led by Commissioner DJ Bettencourt and staff. The department described its mission as promoting a safe and competitive insurance marketplace and emphasized consumer protection, market competition, and affordability. Officials outlined the department’s responsibilities, including licensing insurers, producers, adjusters, and TPAs; reviewing insurance forms; regulating companies and market conduct; overseeing financial solvency; and investigating insurance fraud. They also noted that the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers, collects premium taxes and fees for the state, and returned more than $2.7 million to companies in fiscal year 2024 due to underspending. The presentation also covered the broader regulatory framework for insurance, including the role of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in promoting uniform standards across states and territories. Officials said New Hampshire licenses about 1,200 insurance companies and roughly 245,000 producers and adjusters, and that the department’s financial examinations are part of an accreditation system used nationwide. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided; the session was primarily organizational and informational, with the insurance department presentation beginning the committee’s substantive work for the term.