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• 02:00:05.000> to and discriminate I urge lawmakers to and discriminate I urge lawmakers to reject
• 06.400> and<02:00:06.599> instead<02:00:07.000> focus<02:00:07.280> on reject
• this bill and instead focus on reject this bill and instead focus on creating<02:00:07.840> policies
• So I would urge the committee to strongly reject this discriminatory legislation.
• to strongly reject this discriminatory legislation<02:07:13.239> thank<02:07:13.440> you

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, which Rep. Jim Kofalt said is the same language as last year’s HB 396, vetoed by the governor. He described the bill as allowing, but not requiring, separation by biological sex in three areas: bathrooms and locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions. Kofalt argued the bill would give local school boards and other policymakers discretion to set practical rules, citing concerns about safety, privacy, and a Milford incident involving a biological male in girls’ locker rooms. Committee members pressed him on the lack of a definition of “biological sex,” and he said he did not think one was necessary because males and females are commonly understood. He also said the bill was meant to address situations where outside groups threaten lawsuits and leave local boards with no latitude. Testimony then split sharply. Supporters, including Executive Counselor Karen Hill and several others, said HB 148 would roll back anti-discrimination protections, contradict New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” values, and harm transgender and non-binary people. Opponents described the bill as discriminatory and unnecessary, arguing that existing bathroom and sports policies already work and that the bill would invite harassment, invasive enforcement, and legal conflict. Several speakers, including trans residents and parents of trans children, said they had used public restrooms without incident and warned that enforcement would be impractical or abusive. One supporter argued the bill was needed to protect girls’ privacy and safety and cited school sports disputes and a concern about a sex offender at a game as examples of why sex-segregated rules should be restored. Committee members asked questions about how biological sex would be defined, whether the bill was responding to real incidents in New Hampshire, and how any restrictions would be enforced. Kofalt said he was aware of issues in several school districts and at the State House, but did not have detailed documentation for every case. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the chair instead moved through public testimony under a strict two-minute limit and noted that follow-up questions would be limited so the committee could hear multiple bills that day.

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• Typically with any sort of state license or application.
• And then it would essentially carry over into any of those future applications for state IDs and licenses
• People are not rejected or harassed because of documentation that doesn't match who they are.
• Reject this bill. Harming Texans does not make Texas stronger. Thank you.
• Industries to jointly develop a next. generation hybrid electric propulsion aircraft for defense applications

Bills: SB29, SB406, SB447, SB875, SB893, SB1033, SB1346, SB1362, SB1539, SCR22, SB 29

Keywords: business organization, internal management, corporate governance, partnerships, liability reduction, birth certificate, biological sex, gender identity, health and safety, sex assignment, SB 875, Texas, independent school district, ISD, school board trustee, superintendent, campus administrator, electioneering, political signs, early voting

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• Charter schools are generally open to all students of applicable age or grade level and are required
• Charter school enrollment provisions typically involve application and admission processes.
• I'll note also, with respect to the roles of authorizers, they primarily approve charter applications
• and approval processes relative to the prioritization of eligible applications, but also in terms of
• States commonly specify allowable reasons that a district can reject an application, the most common

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• the choice to be this individual who perhaps has a checkered history, but we don't have any other applicants
• You don't ever want to be in that place where the only applicants that you have are people that you have
• I ask you to reject this measure that will worsen outcomes, and that is not something we want.
• I ask you to reject this measure that will further drive a mass incarceration rate that is among the

Bills: HB99, HB49, HB164, SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• management practices, including split application.
• management practices, including split application.
• . practices, including split application.
• <00:26:08.120> the These state agencies are rejecting the These state agencies are rejecting
• ,<00:34:54.200> especially management and application, especially management and application

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . >> I'm sorry, which is applicable? >> The code of conduct is the way it's written in state law.
• >> I'm sorry which is applicable >> I'm sorry which is applicable >> the<01:07
• Because I think the title, although that won't affect the application of law, when it says, you know,
• doesn't affect the application. doesn't affect the application.
• I urge you to reject this bill, not because these conversations are easy, but because our children, our

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They look at everything we submit, and then they can reject things.
• I had seven days, I think, to fix anything that they rejected, to show more evidence or whatever they
• I, from what I've seen at UNH and the applicants I've seen when we were carrying faculty, that is one
• I, from what I've seen at UNH and the applicants I've seen when we were carrying faculty, that is one
• What I've seen at UNH and the applicants I've seen when we were carrying faculty, that is one of

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened its second meeting on House Bill 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and discussed whether to also examine differentiated aid within the adequacy formula. The chair said the committee had previously heard from HHS/Medicaid officials and now wanted to hear from local special education directors about how the aid system works in practice, including billing, training, data collection, and whether districts handle claims consistently. Members also referenced Arkansas as a possible comparison state and said they hoped to develop ideas by November to address the current funding process. Committee members focused on the current special education aid thresholds and the impact of proration. The chair described the existing formula as requiring districts to absorb costs up to 3.5 times the state average per student, with the state paying 80% from 3.5 times through 10 times and paying above that, and said FY25 appropriated about $34 million while actual claims were about $50.1 million, leaving roughly a $16 million shortfall that caused proration. Members also raised the possibility of lowering the threshold to 2.5 times and asked how that would affect the number of eligible students and costs. Another member asked about how districts decide whether services are education-related or medical-related and how Medicaid or private insurance reimbursement affects later state aid claims. District representatives from Boothby Therapy Services, Bedford, and Guilford introduced themselves and described their roles. Guilford’s director said the district tracks students with paraprofessional support, nurses, transportation, or specialized programming, uses a data system to log every service touchpoint, and tries to maximize both Medicaid and special education aid; she said a lower threshold would likely capture all students with paras or nurses and that rising staffing and service costs would increase the number of students over the cap. Bedford’s assistant director said the district uses a different system, tracks roughly 60 to 80 students a year, and pursues Medicaid and special education aid simultaneously but does not pursue private insurance if it would affect FAPE; she said reducing the threshold to 2.5 times would likely double the number of qualifying students. Members asked follow-up questions about software, data entry, and how districts decide whether to bill Medicaid or seek state catastrophic aid, and the directors explained that their systems log services by staff type and student, with some districts using the same data for both Medicaid and state reimbursement claims.

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• We ought to reject this budget. We ought to do our work.
• What else is the majority supporting and Republicans are rejecting? 30 seconds.
• And Republicans are rejecting. 30 seconds.
• So I'm going to begin with the $1 billion that we invested to make sure that we reject.
• And of course, we have to recognize the rejection of the IHSS cuts.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base, and proceeded with routine procedural business, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees and several rule suspensions to allow bills to be heard or moved. Assembly Member DeMaio attempted to amend and then return AB 109 to the Senate to add health care premium reductions, but the motions were ruled out of order and his request to suspend the rules failed on a 13-45 vote. The main floor action was on AB 109, the 2026-27 state budget. Assembly Member Gabriel presented the budget as balancing fiscal responsibility with protections for health care, schools, housing, wildfire prevention, and the safety net, while opponents argued it raised costs, underfunded education and public safety, and relied on gimmicks. Supporters emphasized investments in hospitals, Medi-Cal, IHSS, child care, food banks, housing, and reserves, and repeatedly defended the budget’s approach to Proposition 36 funding and prison closures. After extensive debate, the Assembly voted to concur in the Senate amendments to AB 109, and the bill was immediately transmitted to the Governor. Later, the Assembly took up SCR 89 on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Members from several caucuses spoke in support, arguing DEI is central to equal opportunity, civil rights, and California’s identity, and warning against federal efforts to roll back such programs. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, saying DEI treats people differently based on immutable characteristics. The transcript ends during that debate, with the resolution still under consideration.

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• students from the CAPS program for the deaf at Newton North High School wrote to me about why they reject
• We get the First Amendment, and its application to the States.
• And now, we get the First Amendment and its application to the states, and that has led to widespread
• The circumstances regarding enslavement are no longer applicable to the petite treason statute in our

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up several committee reports, resolutions, and House messages, then moved through a series of bills on the calendar. Early action included adopting a Ways and Means order on Senate Bill 2549, which promotes student learning and mental health, by substituting a new draft and setting amendment deadlines and a second reading date. The chamber also adopted congratulatory resolutions for the Sport Fish Restoration Program’s 75th anniversary and the Hawthorn Hotel’s 100th anniversary, and suspended rules on a sick leave bank petition for a trial court employee and on a House bill validating a special election in Hardwick, which was ordered to a third reading. The Senate also adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Peter Hayden Lapin of Springfield, a veteran and former public servant. The Senate then considered Senate Bill 137, renaming and updating references in the General Laws to replace outdated and offensive terms regarding people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Senators spoke at length in support of the bill, emphasizing respect, disability rights, and the work of advocates such as Melissa Riley and the Arc of Massachusetts. An amendment by Senator Creem replaced “hearing impaired” with “deaf or hard of hearing,” and a corrective amendment by Senator Lovely was also adopted. The bill was then passed to be engrossed by a unanimous 40-0 roll call. Next, the Senate considered Senate Bill 1034, which repeals archaic laws including sodomy-related provisions, the common nightwalker law, and the blasphemy statute, and creates a commission to review archaic laws going forward. Senators described the measure as a civil liberties and dignity issue, with particular attention to the misuse of the common nightwalker law against women and trans people and the historical injustice of blasphemy laws. Amendments were adopted to add the Supreme Court as a recipient of commission reports and to remove the crime of petite treason. The bill was then passed to be engrossed unanimously, 40-0. Finally, the Senate considered Senate Bill 2558, the “blue envelope” bill to improve interactions between police officers and people with autism spectrum disorder. Supporters said the voluntary program would help drivers and passengers with ASD during traffic stops and would be made permanent through the Registry of Motor Vehicles, with the State Police and advocacy groups involved. An amendment requiring in-service training by the Massachusetts Police Training Council was adopted, while a proposed yellow-dot amendment for older drivers with chronic illness was rejected 5-34. A Ways and Means amendment was then adopted, and the bill passed to be engrossed unanimously, 39-0. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned.

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• A PLATFORM IN BRINGING STATE-LEVEL POLITICAL AGENDAS INTO LOCAL SCHOOL GOVERNANCE FOR THE VOTERS REJECTED
• IF IT INCLUDES MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS AND GIVES PARAMETERS FOR PROPER EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS, SCHOOL
• THINGS THAT ARE CLEARLY HARMFUL TO MINORS, BUT BECAUSE OF AN APPLICATION OF 1/3 PRONG, LET ME ALSO SAY
• STATE LAW CLEARLY PROHIBITS OBSCENE OR PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL IN SCHOOLS SO THIS DOES NOT FEEL LIKE APPLICABLE

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• SUBMITTING A REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST IS USER-FRIENDLY AND STRAIGHTFORWARD FOR THE HOUSEHOLD WITH THE APPLICATION
• THE GUARDIAN MAY LOG INTO THE APPLICATION AT ANY TIME TO REVIEW THE UPDATED STATUS INCLUDING CONFIRMATION
• >> Vice Chair Trabulsy: FOR THE RECEIPT YOU ARE INCORPORATING AI INTO SLOWLY, ARE YOU GOING BACK REJECT
• WE DO MAKE THEM CONFIRM THEIR CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS IF IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S ON YOUR APPLICATION

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• I want to remind everyone of a statistic I shared a few weeks ago. 24% of programs had to reject qualified
• applicants due to a shortage of clinical... clinical placements, which is unsurprising given that the
• I can read you the. to feel applicable for this, to apply this.
• They received 40,000 qualified applicants in 2023 and were only able to. 26,205 students in the program

Bills: HB 1105, HB1527, HB1787, HB1972, HB2081, HB3296, HB3976, HB4071, HB4234, HB4438, HB4701, HB5092, HB5150, HB5180, HB5265, HB5333, HJR203

Keywords: tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, laboratory fees, emergency medical services, peace officers, criminal justice, law enforcement, degree programs, public institutions, HB 1787, HPV, human papillomavirus, college health, university health, student health, public health education, prevention program, screening, early detection

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• Last year for the 3,500 positions in College Corps, we received applications from nearly 11,000 students
• system, and a reduction to the state's middle-class scholarship program, we recommend the legislature reject
• throughout the state but it really it's going to reach it will also reach the the 105 FFA grant applicants
• proposal, but our understanding is that the additional staff would allow OPSC to continue to process applications

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• . >> We may want to come here on the reject this application.
• I serve on the county Planning Commission 3 terms as chairman revealing county and the applications for
• cetera, and making recommendations to the county commission prior to the consideration to submit an application

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• some kind, then this proposal is not likely to achieve those outcomes. and we would suggest instead rejecting
• Seeing none, we will move to issue 11. and equipment true up personal services true up and support application
• true up second is the operating expenses and equipment true up and the third one is the support in application
• is a third request for the expenditure authority and corresponding reimbursement to support the application

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We might even reject them up front.
• Staff review licensure applications on a.
• No, well, of course, part of our application is a coronal background check.
• And we know that we've got 100,000 of those applications that are going to come in.
• You gave an example of what I would call a complete application, if an application is. not complete and

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• applicable electric distribution The applicable electric distribution utility<02:16:41.280> may
• Therefore, it's considered to be weaker support for a financing application.
• <02:47:14.640> And support for a financing application.
• And support for a financing application.
• of uh panels and it was soundly rejected of uh panels and it was soundly rejected at<03:04:25.680

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So I encourage you to reject this amendment. knowing. And then there's a process that knowing.
• So I encourage you to reject this amendment. Mr.
• So I encouraged to reject this testify.
• So I encouraged to reject this amendment<00:19:59.440> and<00:19:59.679> Mr.
• Uh the court software applications.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The A1 amendment largely used definitions that are already found in state law or, in some cases, applicable
• state law or in some cases applicable state law or in some cases applicable fed<00:03:59.760>
• <00:09:00.920> and Grant grants Grant applications and Grant grants Grant applications and
• A number of school districts have, for example, banned rainbow flags from their buildings or rejected
• A number of school districts have, for example, banned rainbow flags from their buildings or rejected

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I urge you to reject SB 295 based on three key concerns that I'm going to go over: the financial burden
• An initial audit of the New Hampshire voucher program found that 24% of applications had inconsistencies
• And this is not from public schools I urge you to reject from public schools I urge you to reject s<01
• <02:02:15.480> had applications had applications had inconsistencies<02:02:17.239> including
• I urge you to uphold the values of fairness, fiscal responsibility, and community investment by rejecting

Keywords: 1191, senate, all