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• BEFORE YOU IS A DOCUMENT OUTLINING THE HHS BASE BUDGET FOR THE 25 26 FISCAL YEAR FOR OUR SIX AGENCIES
• THIS DOCUMENT CONCLUDES THE BASE BUDGET OVERVIEW AND ONCE YOU HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK YOUR WAY
• NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPLY AS WELL AS THE PACE APPLICATION DEVELOPED WITH CMS HOUSES AND UPDATES THOSE DOCUMENTS
• OUR SUPPORT COORDINATORS ARE WORKING TO GATHER DOCUMENTS AND GET THEM IN AND ALL OF THAT BUT THE PROCESS
• WE UPLOAD DOCUMENTS AND THEN THEY DO AN UPDATE AND THEY ARE GONE AND THEY DISAPPEAR.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Could you file it some kind of document.
• <03:27:41.680> uh subject to the third party document uh subject to the third party document
• Even when it's the functional equivalent of private documents stored in a home, whether those documents
• <04:23:28.240> um uh being able to uh document um uh being able to uh document um uh<04:23
• , you have it documented.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• He said the document would be good for 40 years.
• on its face and to look at the document on its face and to meet<01:31:56.080> the<01:31:56.239
• She said that if a document meets the recording requirements, they are pretty much bound to accept and
• to accept the document and record it.<01:33:14.639> So<01:33:14.960> I<01:33:15.199>
• been people who have signed documents been people who have signed documents that<01:33:37.120>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow New Hampshire state-chartered credit unions to choose, by member vote, to compensate their board members. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, does not require compensation, and is intended to align New Hampshire with other states that already permit this. He argued that credit union board service now requires more time and expertise, and that compensation could help attract stronger candidates and improve governance. Representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank testified in support. They said the change would not create salaries, but could cover modest compensation or reimbursements such as daycare, education, cybersecurity, or accounting training. They emphasized that credit unions remain nonprofit and member-driven, that board members must be credit union members and elected by members, and that any compensation decision would be made by the membership at an annual meeting or through the credit union’s voting process. Witnesses also said the bill would help with recruitment and retention, especially as credit union operations have become more complex and digital, and noted that similar authority exists in 16 other states, including Rhode Island. Committee members asked about the historical reason credit unions were excluded, the amount and structure of compensation, whether there would be a cap, and how voting would work. Witnesses said the bill does not set a statutory maximum, but in practice the amount would be disclosed to members and set through the vote; they also described St. Mary’s Bank’s ballot process and said proxy or ballot procedures depend on each credit union’s bylaws. One witness noted that federally chartered credit unions are subject to different limits. After testimony and questions, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25 and then moved on to Senate Bill 26.

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• It also has a customer portal so folks can enter their own documents and do some things themselves.
• So our next steps include finalizing the RFP, the requirements, and our implementation planning document
• So our next steps include finalizing the RFP, the requirements, our implementation planning document
• And there's sort of, in all of these documents, there's not a lot of information about modernizing access
• And there's sort of, in all of these documents, there's not a lot of information about modernizing access

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thank you. ...documentation from DCC that it was indicating it would follow up with the licensee.
• procedural standards for inspection and investigative case files that require staff to identify and document
• Yet many of the child-appealing products whose sale we documented at the time and submitted to the agency
• We are not aware of any documented cases where cannabis has been purchased by youth in legal stores.
• We are not aware of any documented cases where cannabis has been purchased by youth in legal stores.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit Committee heard an audit on the Department of Cannabis Control’s oversight of cannabis packaging and labeling, focused on whether products attractive to children are being kept out of the legal market. The auditor said the department’s rules are often vague or subjective, leading to inconsistent enforcement, and that the state relies heavily on licensees to self-police because there is no upfront review before products reach the market. The audit cited examples involving cartoon-like images, bright colors, flavor references, candy-like imagery, strain names, and beverage packaging, and recommended clearer statutory standards, possible pre-approval of packaging, better enforcement tools, and stronger tracking of repeat violators. Assemblymembers and senators largely agreed that child safety is the priority, but differed on the best policy response. Some members argued for clearer legislative limits and even plain packaging, saying products like root beer, cherry pie, and cereal-like designs are plainly appealing to children. Department officials said they had already begun reforms, including a centralized label-review team, a rubric, improved databases, and more attention to repeat violations, while also emphasizing that the illicit and intoxicating hemp markets are major sources of youth exposure and that resource constraints limit inspections. They said they are open to working with the Legislature on more specific standards and additional funding. Public witnesses split between public health and industry perspectives. A pediatrician and public health advocate urged stronger restrictions, including plain packaging, limits on flavors and potency, and a pre-market review system, arguing that vague rules have failed children. Industry representatives said they support youth protections but want bright-line, objective standards so compliant businesses can know what is allowed; they argued that most youth-targeted packaging is in the illicit market and that the legal market needs clearer rules rather than broader bans. No formal vote or committee action was taken during the hearing.

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• That team now, so we're actually on our way to documenting an official program, building out the roadmap
• We're trying to move from that model to having everything documented.
• We want to pull everyone together, work through the presentations, reduce documentation, and try to get
• I don't know if I'm going to be able to return those documents or what I'm looking for in a matter of
• Is it well documented? There's nobody who has that job.

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• The document, this is, and again, the CARB, the most recent CARB scoping plan is the document driving
• steps in recent years to improve the usability of the energy code by streamlining some of the documentation
• requirements of the energy code may slightly extend housing construction timelines due to added design documentation
• included a requirement that whenever the Water Boards adopt these foundational water quality planning documents
• And it's in the documents that the water boards develop to establish these water quality control plans

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Regulatory Authority held its first hearing to examine how California’s regulatory framework affects housing production, affordability, and timelines. Chair Pacheco and Assemblymember Haney framed the discussion around the state’s housing shortage and the need to reduce costs while maintaining environmental, safety, and community protections. The first panel featured housing experts and industry representatives who argued that state regulations, code complexity, utility constraints, and agency review processes add substantial cost and delay to development. Bill Fulton described overlapping state and local land-use authorities and the tension among housing, coastal protection, climate, and wildfire goals. CBIA’s Chris Ochoa and California Apartment Association representative Bob Raymer said building codes, energy mandates, and agency processes have materially increased per-home costs, and they urged more centralized affordability analysis and greater scrutiny of regulatory impacts. The Bay Area Council’s Louis Marante called for a statewide cost target for housing and stronger timelines and accountability for state agency reviews. The second panel brought in state agencies to explain their roles. HCD said its housing element enforcement, streamlining laws, and technical assistance have helped increase production, shorten entitlement timelines, and improve compliance by local governments. CARB said SB 375 is a planning law that does not directly regulate land use, and argued that regional housing assumptions in sustainable communities strategies are not being fully implemented on the ground. The Coastal Commission said it works with local governments to balance coastal protection, sea-level-rise risk, and housing, and noted recent guidance and pilot efforts to streamline housing approvals in the coastal zone. The Energy Commission said its building energy standards are designed to be cost-effective and save consumers money over time, though they can add some design and documentation complexity. Fish and Wildlife and DTSC both emphasized early engagement and collaboration to reduce delays while protecting natural resources and public health; DTSC said it is refining vapor intrusion guidance and using brownfield grants to support redevelopment. The State Water Resources Control Board said it uses general orders and basin planning to provide predictable permitting while balancing water quality, water rights, and housing needs, and noted billions in grants and loans for water infrastructure and site remediation that can support housing affordability. In response to questions from Assemblymember Haney, several agencies described ongoing coordination across departments, including regular meetings among HCD, CARB, the Coastal Commission, and transportation agencies, as well as broader interagency efforts to reduce redundancies and identify pinch points in project delivery. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the hearing; the main outcome was informational testimony and discussion of possible future reforms to improve coordination, predictability, and affordability in state regulatory processes.

Transcript Highlights:

• The state requires a lot of documentation.
• Sometimes it does take being there with them, showing them how to do it, how to fill out the documents
• I'll be brief, Madam Chair, but we need to document this story.
• One of the documents on our website is the Jose Antonio Esquivel document.
• It's a document called the Sierra Azul Monograph, number one, which Don Esquivel produced in 2010.

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• I've just been looking at the documents.
• process in the same regional court, but it had different outcomes even though they had the same documents
• So I’m just looking at the practical aspects of opening up every name change document or how to—what
• My suicidal ideation had nothing to do with not being a boy, but was related to my well-documented severe
• My suicidal ideation had nothing to do with not being a boy, but was related to my well-documented severe

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, family law, privacy, housing, and artificial intelligence. SB 477 would clarify FEHA procedures for the Civil Rights Department, including tolling deadlines by agreement and updating complaint definitions; it drew some concern about venue and convenience but was moved forward. SB 450 would confirm California jurisdiction over adoption proceedings for children born in the state even if families have moved away, and would require all legal parents to be listed on adoption orders; it received strong support, especially from LGBTQ family advocates, and passed to Appropriations. SB 683 would clarify that people whose name, image, or likeness is misused may seek TROs or injunctions under existing publicity-rights law; opposition from media and First Amendment groups focused on the 48-hour compliance default and speech concerns, but the bill advanced as amended to Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee also considered SB 11, the AI Abuse Protection Act, which would regulate voice, image, and video cloning technology, require warnings, and direct the Judicial Council to develop evidence standards for AI; it passed to Public Safety. SCR 66, a resolution designating May 1 as Law Day and emphasizing the rule of law, was adopted unanimously after supportive comments from members. SB 808 would create expedited judicial review for housing permit denials that violate state law; supporters said it would reduce costly delay and help housing production, while the Judicial Council opposed it as imposing unreasonable timelines and staffing burdens. The bill passed to Appropriations despite concerns about court resources and broader housing-law issues. The committee then took up two privacy bills from Senator Wiener. SB 59 would automatically keep confidential court records for adult and retroactive gender/name change petitions, expanding protections previously enacted for minors; supporters described real-world doxxing and harassment, while opponents raised First Amendment and public-records objections, and the bill passed to Appropriations. SB 497 would require warrants for out-of-state law enforcement access to California prescription monitoring data, expand transgender shield protections for gender-affirming care records, and bar certain disclosures without legal process; the author framed it as a response to out-of-state anti-trans enforcement, and the bill was presented with support from trans advocacy groups.

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• Having accurate identification documents such as driver's licenses, birth certificates, is vital, absolutely
• They cannot afford time delays receiving valuable. identification documents. 1084 will improve the ability
• of transgender and non-binary Californians to obtain accurate identification documents and protect themselves
• and the California State University. in the Proposition 2 funds because we know that it's doc the documented
• inadequate and even fraudulent service often referred to as sewer service, so named because of the documents

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• When you're doing a coordination of benefits document for the Department of Insurance, coordinating benefits
• House Bill 388 would require TDI to create and use one document coordinating benefits under dual plans
• For example, one argument made in the document is that vaccines are contaminated by DNA, which, as the
• May I please ask, do you have these documents before I begin my two minutes?
• May I please ask, do you have these documents before I begin my two minutes?

Bills: HB18, HB37, HB 116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB 1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388

Summary: The committee first reopened testimony on House Bill 2216, which would strengthen child welfare requirements by expanding “active efforts” to help families avoid removal and support reunification, while also raising standards related to removals and terminations. Supporters from child welfare and family defense groups said the bill would better protect families and align Texas more closely with ICWA-style principles, but several warned it would require significant new funding, staffing, and community services such as mental health care, housing, child care, and substance use treatment. The committee then left HB 2216 pending. The committee next heard Senate Bill 1782, aimed at boarding and group homes. Senator Miles said the bill closes enforcement gaps left by prior law by requiring retention of background-check records and creating misdemeanor penalties for failing to conduct or keep them, or for knowingly hiring people with serious convictions. Harris County sheriff’s investigators testified in support, describing illegal boarding homes, operators who evade permits and background checks, and exploitation of vulnerable residents; the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 481 on emergency preparedness for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities, adopted a new committee substitute that softened some requirements and removed the fiscal note, and left the bill pending. The committee then heard House Bill 388, which would require the Texas Department of Insurance to create a single standardized coordination-of-benefits form for dual health plans to reduce errors and surprise bills; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1590 would move paternity registry searches for adoptions to an electronic process with a 10-day target, and House Bill 2809 would track child suicide attempts in managing conservatorship and require related reporting and parental notice; both were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1887, which would prohibit administering mRNA-containing products for immunization for 10 years, with exceptions for cancer and genetic disorders. Supporters argued the bill was needed for safety, informed consent, and medical freedom, while opponents from the medical, research, and public health communities said mRNA vaccines are well-studied, save lives, and that the bill would harm access, research, and Texas’s biotech economy. The bill remained under discussion as testimony concluded.

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• This program has a documented history of racial profiling and civil rights abuses, as shown in studies
• we had accurate numbers, my research, community practice, and lived experience tell me that the documented
• Still, what we have documented already is catastrophic.
• border safety have specialized resources that are better suited for this task. ...still have a documented
• This includes mixed-status families and documented residents.

Bills: HB1320, HB2012, HB2293, HB2655, HB3174, HB4108, HB4661, HB4799, HB5534, HB5580

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors

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• It would define gender as an individual's sex, which would give certain clarity to documentation and
• It would define gender as an individual's sex, which would give certain clarity to documentation and
• Or a suspected case of physical or sexual abuse when the provider has documented the concern and notified
• and then line 10 is, ...line 9, when the is stricken, and then line 10 is stricken, provider has documented
• this is when you look at the final line where we're striking out the fact that you need to have documented

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call, then approved journal corrections and moved to elect Senator Kyle Davison as President Pro Tem. Davison was nominated, elected by unanimous ballot, escorted to the rostrum, sworn in, and gave remarks thanking his family, colleagues, and faith, emphasizing relationships, service, and stewardship. The chamber also recognized National Public Health Week with a floor statement honoring public health workers and training programs, and that statement was ordered printed in the journal. The Senate then considered several House bills, beginning with HB 1485, which increases the personal needs allowance for Medicaid residents in certain facilities by $15 per month and indexes it to inflation; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed 46-1. HB 1018, the State Historical Society budget, was amended to adjust one-time and ongoing funding for museum exhibits, repatriation compliance, archives storage, local historic grants, and the military gallery project, then passed 42-0 with one senator excused from voting due to a conflict. HB 1181, defining gender in state code as an individual’s sex and removing a broader application section, passed 41-6. HB 1144, adding a penalty and enforcement mechanism related to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools, passed 40-7 with its emergency clause. The Senate also passed HB 1600, creating an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota School of Law and shifting its funding to the strategic investment and improvements fund, by 34-13. HB 1019, the Parks and Recreation budget, was amended to fund deferred maintenance, technology, sewer work, matching grants, and other park projects, add language requiring legislative approval for new or renamed state parks, and clarify use of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library line of credit; a proposed amendment to remove funding for the International Peace Gardens cactus conservatory failed 20-27, and the bill then passed 39-8. HB 1417, dealing with parole/probation violations, court fees, and a study of criminal justice fees, passed 40-7 after amendments. The most extensive debate centered on HB 1450, which would require parent or guardian access to a minor’s medical exam room and notice of questions asked of the minor, with exceptions for emancipation and suspected abuse or trafficking. Supporters framed it as a parental rights and transparency measure, while opponents warned it could hinder screening for abuse, neglect, mental health concerns, and confidential care; multiple senators shared personal experiences on both sides. A proposed amendment to narrow the bill failed 21-26, and the transcript ends amid continued debate on the bill itself, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• HB 4531 by Bo Johnny Ring, the status of certain documents or instruments purporting or conveyed title
• creating criminal funds for the use of the notary seal or the counterfeit seal of the fraudulent document
• HB 4677 by Harris ruling to the third-party review of development documents, inspections of improvements
• HB 4924 by Kalla is relating to certain electronic documentation for the transfer of a motor vehicle
• HG 5032 by Matt Kafferling display of historical documents at the Capitol Complex are for the Committee

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• And to Jim for his relentless reporting and documenting of this story and all of its raw detail because
• Further, the bill requires additional documentation to be submitted at the time of application. more
• That happens in my district, so here we are requiring additional documentation, more than one form to
• document residency and the child's birth certificate.
• The bill requires families to document they are not enrolled in public school. are not enrolled in public

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• CSAC also met with us to discuss this request as well as provide additional information. and documentation
• After examining the provided documents and meeting with the department, we believe further clarification
• CSAC documented in the budget change proposal that we've Shared with LAO and with committee staff, we
• all LAO and staff inquiries, as well as shared a copy of our 14-page budget change proposal that documents
• And with committee staff to provide any helpful documentation on our operational and fiscal needs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• First, it makes it mandatory that a person filing a property transaction document... a photo ID and that
• a person called by the legislature or a legislative committee to refuse to testify or produce a document
• While claiming that the testimony or document incriminates them, the bill grants what's called transactional

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB34, SB18, SB 2, SB 3, SB 5, SB 9, SB 10, SB 14, SB 16, SB 18, SB 34

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products

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• time-limited, and documented. time-limited, and documented.
• Records of the House Impeachment Committee proceedings, including the documents and testimony received
• :27:12.280> the Committee proceedings, including the Committee proceedings, including the documents
• and testimony received and documents and testimony received and considered<01:27:15.840> by<01
• Sound of receipt document. Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Keywords: 958, all

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• May I ask you just to read the document number just for clarification? C X U D 9 W W - 1.
• It is a pretty big document. y'all so much. Don't forget to sign the y'all so much.
• It is a pretty<00:28:58.400> big<00:28:58.679> document.
• pretty big document. pretty big document.
• That's why the sub is substantially a longer document than the original.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Located in that envelope would be different types of documentation on that individual.
• would be different type of documentation would be different type of documentation on<00:27:06.880
• Is it purely self-attestation, or do you need some sort of documentation?
• need some sort of documentation? need some sort of documentation?
• So there is no documentation needed.

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