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• We trade the right of private deals for the privilege of public trust.
• Thank you. ...where our government is in people feeling like they trust us or not.
• We trade the right of private deals for the privilege of public trust.
• After all, any trust in government.
• trust in law enforcement<01:13:53.960> agencies.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• measures introducers, the elite trusts measures introducers, the elite trusts and<00:11:10.800><
• So it's DLNR trustees of the Lunalo Trust, Queen Liu Kalani Trust, the Queen's Health System, Bernice
• Pawi Bishop Estate, Kame Schools, Charles Reed Bishop Trust, uh, Abigail Kawana Nakoa and Ali Trust
• Trust. For the record, can you include Trust.
• > Liu<00:24:58.880> Kalani<00:24:59.360> Trust, Lunalo Trust, Queen Liu Kalani Trust

Bills: SB1406, SB521, SB3247, SB1654, SB1112, SB1301, SB2443, SB2996

Keywords: historic preservation, burial sites, DHHL, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Hawaii Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places, cultural resources, archaeology, land use review, environmental review, state historic preservation officer, Hawaiian home lands, project permits, consultation, concurrence, nonconcurrence

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures affecting Hawaiian affairs, historic preservation, water access, and land governance. SB 1406 would let the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands assume historic preservation review for projects on lands under its jurisdiction, except for properties listed or nominated for the state or national historic registers. DHHL supported the bill, while a descendant testifier strongly opposed it, arguing that burial and preservation review protects ancestors and should not be streamlined or reduced. No questions were raised and the bill was moved on after testimony. SB 521 would require DHHL to work with county water boards or water departments to provide potable and agricultural water on Hawaiian homelands, with agreements made public. DHHL said it already works with counties but objected to the bill’s mandatory language, saying it could undermine the department’s discretion and independence. A public testifier supported the measure, and committee discussion focused on how water requirements could affect subsistence lots and infrastructure decisions. The committee then took up SB 3247, which would create a Royal Mausoleum Commission within DLNR to oversee preservation, operations, and outreach at Mauna Ala. State Parks said it valued existing collaboration with the aliʻi trusts but wanted clarity on roles, coordination, and funding if a new commission is created. The Royal Order of Kamehameha strongly supported the bill as a culturally grounded way to protect the site, while several other testifiers opposed it, saying the real issue is the curator selection process and warning that a commission could add bureaucracy and delay. The committee also heard SB 1654, authorizing transfer of certain state lands to DHHL, and SB 112, which would add the DHHL chair or designee to the Hawaii Community Development Authority; the Attorney General and HCDA offered technical and policy comments, with HCDA opposing the board change and DHHL supporting participation to protect beneficiary interests. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• diverse and accountable board, increasing transparency on rate hikes, and thereby improving public trust
• Certain percentage of their cars have to be electric or, you know, zero-emission vehicles.
• We're being joined by Neil Matuka, who is from Net Zero California, Dan Adler from Net Zero California
• We're being joined by Neil Matuka, who is from Net Zero, California, Dan Adler from Net Zero California
• I'm the senior manager for clean power at Net Zero California.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 13, which would restructure the CPUC to increase legislative oversight, add legislative liaisons, require more detailed and timely reporting on rate-setting decisions, and add a public advocate member. The author and supporters argued the bill would improve transparency, accountability, and geographic diversity in CPUC decision-making amid rising utility rates. Witnesses from TURN, San Joaquin County, SDG&E, and former CPUC Commissioner Loretta Lynch offered support or support-in-principle, while no opposition testimony was presented. Members generally praised the bill’s transparency goals, and AB 13 passed 10-0 to Appropriations, with the roll left open for absent members. The committee then adopted the 2025-2026 committee rules and approved three consent items: AB 61, AB 365, and AB 406. The next bill, AB 99, would cap investor-owned utility rate increases above inflation except for specified costs such as safety, modernization, and fuel/commodity costs. The author and supporters, including a representative of the California Senior Legislature, said the bill was needed to protect ratepayers, especially seniors and low-income customers, from repeated rate hikes. Opposition came from utility labor, utilities, the Chamber of Commerce, and others, who argued the bill was too simplistic, could suppress labor costs, and did not account for major cost drivers such as wildfire mitigation, mandates, and net metering. Several members supported moving the bill forward as a starting point on affordability, while others criticized it as overly blunt. AB 99 passed 11-0 to Appropriations, with the roll left open. The hearing then shifted to an informational panel on strategies to reduce California transmission costs. A Public Advocates Office staffer described a growing backlog of approved-but-unbuilt transmission projects, rising transmission access charges, and long project timelines driven largely by utility pre-application and construction periods. Panelists from Net Zero California and consulting firms presented research suggesting that public financing or public-private partnership lease models could reduce transmission costs by lowering financing, tax, and capital costs, with estimated savings of up to 57% and as much as $123 billion over 40 years. PG&E’s representative said the utility is already pursuing federal loan guarantees, grants, and a public-private partnership with Citizens Energy, but warned that state ownership could create tax, wildfire-liability, and governance risks. Members asked about the CPUC’s role, the causes of delays, and whether public financing could complement existing competitive solicitation processes.

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• We trust those recommendations because we value and trust their expertise.
• . ...that have violated that love and trust.
• I have zero tolerance for any kind of sexual abuse.
• NDAs and statute of limitations are not zero tolerance.
• Sharing my story has helped me rebuild trust and relationships in my self-worth.

Bills: HB128, HB34, HB128, HB621, HB748, HB2259, HB2960, HB3113, HB4749, SB835

Keywords: heat illness prevention, workplace safety, administrative penalties, advisory board, employee protection, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy, local government, state agency, political subdivision, foreign adversary, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Taiwan, major non-NATO ally

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• funds, the lion's share of that is federal funds, but we also have SIF funds in here, Community Health Trust
• And one of the areas of great need is for the zero to three and zero to 18 months and 18 months to three
• And then Section 15 is all the funding for various projects in the Community Health Trust Fund.
• The Community Health Trust Fund is monies that come from the tobacco settlement from quite a number of
• Then Section 50 is appropriated out of any money in the Community Health Trust Fund $150,000 to cover

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1012, the Department of Health and Human Services budget. Senator Dever walked through the amended budget, highlighting a roughly $5.85 billion all-funds total, major one-time items for IT, child care, housing, behavioral health, juvenile justice, rural EMS, and supportive housing, along with funding for Medicaid expansion, CCBHCs, opioid settlement uses, and several studies and reporting requirements. Members discussed the provider inflation increase, with Senator Mathern urging a 2%/2% rate instead of 2%/1.5%, but the committee adopted the subcommittee amendment and then passed the amended bill 15-0 with a do-pass recommendation. Senator Dever was named as carrier. The committee then considered House Bill 1540, a school choice/education savings account-style bill. Senator Shibley explained the subcommittee amendments, including clarifying the Bank of North Dakota as administrator, adding a means test at 400% of the federal poverty guideline, and adjusting the fiscal note to about $21.7 million for the second year. In debate, members raised concerns about the bank being assigned duties outside its normal role, the lack of DPI involvement, and whether the means test should be tiered rather than a hard cutoff. The committee rejected a do-not-pass motion 5-10-1, then approved a do-pass motion on the amended bill 9-6-1, with Senator Wobama noted as the likely carrier. The meeting ended with the chair announcing the committee would adjourn and reconvene the next morning.

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• This is our education trust fund situation. These represent our revenues.
• The executive branch of government closes every account to zero and reopens the books on a new fiscal
• With that, I'll move to the Education Trust Fund and again, I'll begin with the FY25 before we talk..
• Currently, the Education Trust Fund (ETF) supplemental, as Kirk has alluded to, shows that we do have
• That has been the objective as it relates to the allocations for K-12 in the Education Trust Fund (ETF

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• It came from voluntary care, peer support, trusted providers, and stable housing.
• For over a decade, I have worked alongside families who trust our field with...
• , and that trust carries an enormous responsibility.
• And I trust that the process will play out. So thank you.
• And I trust that the process will play out. So thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I trust our law enforcement officers, but I don't know.
• I trust our law enforcement officers, but I don't know.
• Because I'm going off of zero data, and I don't pass anything unless I have more...
• Because I'm going off of zero data, and I don't pass anything unless I have more data.
• Six to zero on House Bill 52. Thanks.

Keywords: 996, all

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• accountable... ...team that can help us resolve issues more quickly, which means not starting from zero
• I've dedicated my career to promoting health safety and trust within my community.
• Our professional integrity can also erode public trust in the healthcare system.
• Through the committee substitute, we think we've gotten it down to zero.
• I know we all want enforcement, but we wanted that fiscal note down to zero, and I...

Bills: SB623, SB1266, SB1310, SB1373, SB1580, SB1952, SB2032, SB2269, SB2544, SB2653, SB2796

Keywords: pharmacist, vaccine administration, COVID-19, exclusive authority, healthcare, Medicaid, provider enrollment, credentialing, administrative burden, Texas Health and Human Services, senior retirement communities, emergency response, residential safety, contract provisions, health and safety regulations, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges

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• That is becau- because voters and candidates don't trust our elections in Texas.
• It's an extreme solution, which I have never really supported because I'm gonna take 674 that the trust
• And until there's access people in this state are not going to trust the electronic voting.
• There being nine ayes and zero nays, Senate Bill 11-19 will be reported favorably to the whole Senate
• Middleton, Parker, Perry. 1726 There being nine ayes and zero nays, Senate Bill 1220 will be reported

Bills: SB108, SB318, SB507, SB511, SB533, SB1026, SB1386, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596

Keywords: elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General

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• There's nothing, zero oversight.
• To pass SB 758 so that we might help reinforce trust, truth, and transparency.
• Because these are zero emission, they deem them as not an issue.
• And when you speak on negative pricing or low pricing, zero pricing, the biggest...
• I would ask you both—y'all talked about zero carbon and stuff.

Bills: SB458, SB819, SB1238, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1791, SB1810, SB1824, SB1825, SB758, SB1455, SB1706

Keywords: insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer

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• If it was a grow item, it would revert to the Grow Trust Fund.
• If it was a grow item, it would revert to the Grow Trust Fund.
• funds are being utilized for different seed programs, and so that's where you're kind of seeing the zero-zero
• funds are being utilized for different seed programs, and so that's where you're kind of seeing the zero-zero
• That's why those are all zero. But you'll see some consensus there on a couple of the items.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I'm co-chair of the Texas Real Estate and Probate Trust Law Institute. You laid it out perfectly.
• And then finally, it will be at zero taxpayer cost. Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. Is your...
• This reduces fraud and increases trust in the system.
• There being six ayes and zero nays, the committee. The substitute is favorably reported.
• All right, there being six ayes and zero nays, the bill is favorably reported. Thank you, sir.

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Donald Trump has proven that no one, not the American people, not our trading partners, no one can trust
• His life is recounted in his own autobiography, Zero to Ninety.
• By challenges, you mean the trust funds, just to elucidate.
• In the case of the Social Security trust fund, I think the current projection is that the trust fund
• They want to go to zero tariffs.

Keywords: Commerce, International Trade, Tax Policy, Nominees, Inflation, Middle-class, Trade Practices, Economic Concerns

Summary: The committee convened to discuss various bills and nominees, including the critical nominations of William Kimmett for Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Ken Keyes for Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department. Discussions highlighted the nominees' roles in managing critical trade and tax policies amidst rising economic concerns, particularly focusing on inflation and its impact on American families. Members expressed both support and skepticism, emphasizing the significance of fostering fair trade practices and ensuring tax policies that benefit the middle-class amidst claims of an agenda favoring affluent individuals and corporations.

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• Yes. 26 yeas, zero nays, Madam Chair. Show the bill reported favorably as amended. Congratulations.
• Yes. 25 yeas, zero nays, Madam Chair. Show the bill reported favorably. Congratulations.
• Woodson: Yes. 26 yeas, zero nays, Madam Chair. Show the bill reported favorably as amended.
• Woodson: Yes. 26-0, zero nays, Madam Chair. Show the bill reported favorably as amended.
• Yes. 26 J's zero nays, Madam Chair. Congratulations, so that bill reported favorably. Thank you.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee considered eight bills and reported all of them favorably, several as amended. HB 1347 on clinical laboratory personnel was presented as a response to staffing shortages in Florida labs; the sponsor and Quest Diagnostics supported aligning state licensure with CLIA standards to improve hiring and turnaround times. The bill passed 24-0. CS/HB 47, dealing with specific medical diagnoses in child protective investigations, drew extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates who said children had been wrongly removed after misdiagnoses; the bill was amended to tighten timelines and record-sharing requirements, then passed 26-0. CS/HB 287 created a public records exemption for applicants, owners, operators, and references of family foster homes and passed unanimously. The committee also approved CS/HB 439, allowing chiropractors to inject vitamins and nutrients under training and safety limits, after an amendment clarified they may not prescribe prescription drugs; it passed 26-0. CS/HB 1021 would allow pharmacists to administer medications in trauma centers under physician direction, and an amendment added pediatric trauma centers; it passed 26-0. HB 867 would let occupational therapists perform dry needling after specified training and supervision, and it passed 25-0. HB 1309, which shortens deadlines for patients to access their medical records and aligns nursing home access rules with federal law, drew opposition from health information management groups over privacy and portal/data-security concerns, but supporters argued it simply speeds access to records; it passed 21-5. CS/HB 915 codifies and expands Medicaid eligibility protections for working people with disabilities so they can keep coverage while employed, with strong support from disability advocates and emotional testimony from the sponsor about her son’s benefits concerns; it passed 26-0. After these votes, the committee adjourned.

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• public trust we communities is trust public trust we communities is trust public trust we shouldn't
• he back to him and today he has no trust he back to him and today he has no trust he has no trust in
• because he realized that we all trust because he realized that we all trust because he realized that
• because if you can be prosecuted at zero because if you can be prosecuted at zero because if you can
• police state who just don't trust police state who just don't trust police officers and I think when

Bills: HCR 21, HCR 22, HCR 23, HCR 24, HCR 25, HCR 26, HCR 27, HCR 31, HCR 41, HCR 42, HCR 43, HCR 44, HCR 45, HCR 52, HCR 53, HCR 66, HCR 67, HCR 73, HR 8, HR 10, HR 13, HR 20, HR 21, HR 50, HR 59, HR 61, HR 71, HR 74, HR 79, HR 84, HR 86, HR 90, HR 91, HR 102, HR 103, HR 107, HR 113, HR 125, HR 126, HR 132, HR 142, HR 145, HR 149, HR 150, HR 152, HR 167, HR 179, HR 181, HR 183, HR 186, HR 192, HR 196, HR 199, HR 207, HR 211, HR 212, HR 213, HR 216, HR 249, HR 256, HR 259, HR 261, HR 263, HR 272, HR 281, HR 285, HR 294, HR 295, HR 300, HR 305, HR 311, HR 313, HR 315, HR 316, HR 323, HR 331, HR 339, HR 340, HR 346, HR 349, HR 352, HR 357, HR 358, HR 360, HR 363, HR 374, HR 377, HCR 20, HCR 28, HCR 30, HCR 32, HCR 49, HR 14, HR 15, HR 19, HR 23, HR 24, HR 25, HR 26, HR 27, HR 29, HR 47, HR 48, HR 55, HR 56, HR 66, HR 85, HR 92, HR 93, HR 95, HR 96, HR 140, HR 155, HR 164, HR 204, HR 241, HR 242, HR 250, HR 253, HR 260, HR 262, HR 265, HR 279, HR 310, HR 312, HR 328, HR 332, HR 359, HR 362, HR 367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

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• , Senator Stewart, Madam Leader Daniels Vice Chair Bergstrom, Chair Bullard, that is nine ayes and zero
• Haven't received non and zero.
• nays, and received 9 a and zero nay.
• Chair Bullard, that is 9 highs and zero nays, and received 9 a and zero nay.
• And if somebody is highly suspicious of ESG and they hear one of the trustees or there's a trusted report

Bills: HB1170

Keywords: fiduciary responsibility, proxy voting, public finance, Oklahoma statutes, pension plans, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, financial risk, Attorney General, 914, all

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• Logan, Senator Prietto, Senator Wingard, Senator Woods, Senator Peterson, Senator Murdock. 12 ay's, zero
• something in stone that that is a qualification if you're gonna seek this role and then I'm gonna trust
• Ice, Senator Prietto, Senator Wingard, Senator Woods, Senator Peterson, Senator Murdock. 11 ayes, zero
• Haven't received two ayes, zero nays. I declare the same to have passed.
• Haven't received two ayes, zero nays. I declare the same to have passed.

Bills: HB3406, HB2975, HB3977, HB3263, HB2988, HB3404, HB1770

Keywords: agriculture, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, HB3977, State Veterinarian, Oklahoma veterinary license, food animal veterinary practice, livestock, animal health, State Board of Agriculture, veterinary qualifications, appointed office

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• ownership Land trust keeps home ownership Land trust keeps home ownership affordable<01:50:11.600
• <03:30:35.760> population States is basically at zero population States is basically at zero
• year we're even closer to zero year we're even closer to zero population<03:30:47.600> growth
• Social Security trust fund is empty.
• functionally at zero population growth. functionally at zero population growth.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• There are 16 states currently at zero resolutions.
• It's no surprise then that trust in the federal leadership is at an all-time low.
• Money that reduces the deficit by exactly zero. I'm going to let those numbers sink in.
• Zero.
• We trust the Constitution.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing of the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs was opened by Chair Joe McGonagle and Vice Chair Senator Mike Rush, who noted that Chair John Velis was deployed with the Massachusetts National Guard. The chairs explained the hybrid format, three-minute testimony limit, live streaming, and filing deadlines, and said the committee would hear 11 House bills and eight Senate bills dealing with federal and overseas issues. Much of the hearing centered on competing resolutions about Article 5 constitutional conventions, along with related resolutions on D.C. statehood, child labor, Citizens United, and Cambodia. Supporters of H. 4692 and S. 284, a joint resolution to rescind all prior Massachusetts Article 5 convention applications, argued that old resolutions from the 1930s and 1970s could be used to count Massachusetts toward the 34-state threshold for calling a federal constitutional convention. Testifiers from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, Reproductive Equity Now, labor groups, and others warned that a convention would have no clear rules, could not be reliably limited to specific topics, and could put civil rights, reproductive rights, labor protections, and other constitutional protections at risk. Several speakers also cited a recent federal lawsuit and said the safest course was to remove outdated applications from the books. A large opposing panel testified in support of H. 3888, a resolution calling for a Convention of States to propose amendments limiting federal power, imposing fiscal restraints, and establishing term limits. Supporters argued that Article 5 provides a lawful way to address federal overreach, debt, and congressional stagnation, and said the process would be limited by state applications and ratification by 38 states. Some committee members and witnesses raised concerns about a runaway convention, broad language in the resolution, and whether Congress could or should set rules for such a convention. Representative Gentile also testified in support of several related resolutions on overturning Citizens United, D.C. statehood, and the child labor amendment, while Representative Howard and Representative Tongue supported a Cambodia resolution condemning political oppression and urging free and fair elections. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.