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• And remember that the judge said and the Supreme Court said that these new numbers are bare minimums,
• Um and uh numbers are bare minimums.
• We know that what the court said is the minimum base amount.
• The court said is the minimum base amount.
• trying to define what's the bare minimum trying to define what's the bare minimum is<00:52:30.079

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee Subcommittee on Adequacy and Funding Sources opened its second meeting by reviewing four retained bills assigned to it: HB 651, HB 772, HB 491, and HB 734. The chair said the goal was to compare the bills across the board, consider whether any one of them should be the committee’s recommended vehicle, and then vote on a recommendation to the full committee. He noted the bills would move out before November 21 and be taken up on the House floor in January, while related LSRs were also being developed for the coming session. Representative Ames argued that HB 651 should be the main vehicle because it would substantially raise the adequacy base and adjust differential aid categories to better reflect real school costs, including poverty, special education, and English learner needs. He described the bill as building on court guidance and said the current funding formula is far below actual district needs. He also supported HB 491 as a study vehicle to examine revenue options, saying the legislature needs informed choices about how to pay for the changes. Representative Damon strongly backed HB 651 and HB 491, citing constitutional obligations, the Conval and Rand rulings, and large projected funding increases for districts such as Claremont, Windham, and communities in the chair’s district if HB 651 had passed earlier. Representative Fellows said he has an LSR similar to HB 491 that would study existing and new revenue options using criteria such as revenue potential, administrative cost, affected groups, implementation timeline, and implementation cost, with input from revenue administration and outside agencies. Representative Papich Muller emphasized constitutional separation-of-powers concerns, reading Article 83 and saying he was not comfortable with the broad claim that “cherish” clearly mandates a specific spending level, though he said he intends to follow Supreme Court guidance. Representative Ricky read testimony from a local school board member arguing that the state already imposes many mandates on schools while providing the least funding in the country, and that HB 651 would help restore meaningful local control. No final vote or action was taken in the portion provided, though the chair had indicated the subcommittee would vote before adjournment.

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• special populations, so aging special populations, so aging populations, populations, populations
• Not everyone at that age or their parents want them to take medicine.
• Not everyone at that age or their parents want them to take medicine.
• The 5% is just the minimum that we can spend.
• The minimum that we can spend.

Keywords: 958, all

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• We've been working now since Ag-to-Urban got put into place in multiple irrigation districts in both
• We've been working now since Ag-to-Urban got put into place in multiple irrigation districts in both
• ABWC represents several irrigation districts around Arizona, and while we appreciate the Ag-to-Urban
• ABWC represents several irrigation districts around Arizona, and while we appreciate the Ag to Urban
• But it will probably free up a minimum of 10,000 acre-feet that would—now, it's not going to flow like

Bills: SB1137, SB1176, SB1287, SB1335, SB1336, SB1445, SB1677

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

Summary: The committee first received a presentation from the Arizona Water Banking Authority by Dr. Rebecca Burnett. She explained the authority’s role in storing Colorado River water as long-term storage credits, its funding sources, and its obligations to provide backup supplies for CAP municipal and industrial subcontractors, the Hualapai River Indian community, and Nevada. Members asked about future firming for CAP users, recovery of credits, water quality issues, and whether municipalities banking water themselves affects the authority’s supply. Burnett said the authority has no current firming policy for CAP M&I subcontractors, is waiting on Colorado River guidelines, and does not have excess water to bank because no surplus is available. No action was taken on the presentation. The committee then heard and voted on several bills. SB 1445, as amended, allows small municipalities to test bacteriological samples on site with EPA-approved equipment; the sponsor and a rural mayor argued it would save money and improve responsiveness, while some members questioned whether the change was already possible under existing law. The bill passed 6-4. SB 1137, with a Taylor amendment, modernizes Arizona’s 811 call-before-you-dig system by adding large-project coordination meetings, an interactive positive response system, and related procedures; it passed unanimously 10-0. SB 1287, which expands an existing groundwater use allowance for irrigation grandfathered rights from initial AMAs to all AMAs, passed 9-1. The committee also considered SB 1335, as amended, which in its final form addressed a temporary continuation of irrigation tied to the Ag-to-Urban program and groundwater savings credits; DWR said the amendment was still a placeholder and needed cleanup, while supporters said it would help manage timing issues for farmers and developers. It passed 5-4. SB 1336 reauthorized the State Land Department through 2030 and added oversight, reporting, and planning requirements; the department was neutral but raised concerns about the proposed oversight committee and implementation details. After debate over the need for another board and the length of reauthorization, it passed 5-4. Finally, SB 1677 appropriates $3 million to the Department of Forestry and Fire Management for salt cedar mitigation along the lower Gila River corridor. Supporters from Audubon Southwest, the City of Buckeye, and local landowners said the invasive trees increase flood and wildfire risk, consume large amounts of water, and crowd out native habitat; some members raised concerns about herbicide use and wanted more detail on the mitigation plan. The bill passed 9-0. The chair then thanked staff and members, and the meeting adjourned.

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• period of 25 days to resolve the allegation before the findings go further and are submitted to the AG
• And so I think it is important that we keep those supports available at a minimum.
• At a minimum. Is that your perspective on this? Definitely so.
• Many undergraduates have insurance from their parents, which ends at age 26.
• Between the ages of 19 and 25, that uninsured rate is about 27 percent.

Summary: The committee heard and discussed several higher education and public school bills. Senator Burwell presented SB 1242 to remove an outdated Coordinating Board approval requirement for Texas State Technical College land and facility acquisitions, and SJR 59 to create a constitutionally dedicated endowment for TSTC capital needs; both drew strong support from industry and workforce groups and were left pending. SB 757, by Senator Middleton, would create a debt-to-earnings accountability system for public college programs, with supporters saying it would protect students from low-value degrees and opponents warning it could unfairly penalize programs with long-term value, especially graduate, medical, and public service fields; it was also left pending. SB 1241, by Senator Millington, would expand acceptable college entrance exams beyond the SAT and ACT, including the Classic Learning Test, and was left pending after testimony from CLT, homeschool, and student groups in support. SB 1085, by Senator Blanco, would let Sul Ross State University offer lower-division courses at its satellite campuses in the Middle Rio Grande region; it too was left pending. The committee then took up a series of public school and higher education measures, voting several out favorably. SB 605, as substituted, limits commissioner approval of charter school expansion amendments for schools under conservatorship or a management team and was reported favorably 9-0. SB 1871 and SB 1873, both by Senator Perry, were revised to narrow teacher immunity, clarify removal and suspension procedures, require periodic review of in-school suspension placements, and align discipline rules; both substitutes were adopted and reported favorably. SB 1872, SB 1874, SB 762, SB 1962, SB 1750, SB 2252, SB 2253, SB 2365, SB 1924, and SB 37 were also considered, with most reported favorably on party-line or near-unanimous votes. SB 1750 would replace a flat charter school facilities funding cap with an attendance-based formula; SB 2252 and SB 2253 address kindergarten readiness, early literacy/numeracy, and educator preparation; SB 2365 concerns student phone use during instructional time; SB 1924 restores local citation authority for certain school offenses and adds reporting, notice, and completion requirements; and SB 37 would expand state oversight of higher education curriculum, governance, faculty senates, and compliance with state law. Other measures heard included SB 769, which would require a Coordinating Board report on barriers faced by students with disabilities in higher education; supporters emphasized the need for better data and accessibility, while witnesses suggested broader reporting on race, disability types, and K-12-to-college transitions. SB 2231 would designate a Free College Application Week in October and was left pending. SB 1878 would modernize the Josie School statute and provide formula funding and aid eligibility for Polytechnic College. SB 1409 would authorize universities to offer self-funded student health benefit plans, with Rice University and Texas 2036 supporting the measure as a way to lower costs and expand coverage. SB 2431 would require universities to give foreign language credit for study abroad programs, SB 2314 would require schools to inform students about opting in or out of record sharing for direct admissions through My Texas Future, and SB 2138 would extend the state’s anti-ESG contracting restrictions to public higher education endowments and governing boards; these later bills were introduced and left pending.

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• Next slide is about AAA site visits, so area agencies on aging.
• Next slide is about AAA site visits, so area agencies on aging.
• And the next slide: Creative Aging and Creative Futures.
• It's a more comprehensive application, operating income of $150,000 plus, minimum grant award of $5,000
• With the new size of the commission going from 13 to 9 and the minimum recommended committee members

Keywords: Virginia Commission for the Arts Board Meeting, 976, house, all

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• that requires a recipient to meet certain federal conditions such as DOT, highway funding, tied to a minimum
• drinking age of 21.
• Um, but in, uh, 2022, uh, the minimum royalty rate for new leases was increased to almost 17% from that
• Changing the current work requirements by increasing the age of able-bodied adults without dependents
• to under 7 years of age, um, and then it requires counties to have a 10% unemployment rate in order

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• All branches of the Armed Forces have 17 as the minimum age for recruitment.
• of 16 as the age of consent.
• of 16 as the age of consent.
• of 16 as the age of consent.
• And that's because federal law doesn't specify a minimum age for marriage; instead, it defers to state

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The House Children and Family Law Committee met on January 28, 2025, and first heard House Bill 322, which would give a parent paying child support the exclusive right to claim the child as a dependent on taxes. Representative Barton, the sponsor, argued that because child support is no longer tax-deductible, the paying parent should at least receive the child tax credit. Committee members and later testimony from New Hampshire Legal Assistance raised concerns that the bill would override court discretion, could disadvantage low-income custodial parents, and would not account for cases where child support payments are small or where parents share support unevenly. Several members noted that judges already allocate dependency claims in divorce orders and can modify those orders when circumstances change. After testimony, the committee moved to ITL (inexpedient to legislate) HB 322. The motion was seconded, discussion continued, and the roll call was unanimous in favor of ITL. The committee then placed the bill on consent and ended the executive session on HB 322. The committee next took up House Bill 325, which would eliminate term and reimbursement alimony in no-fault divorces. Representative Barton testified that alimony in those cases was akin to involuntary servitude and should not survive dissolution of the marriage contract. The hearing then moved into questions about whether alimony is meant to compensate a spouse for sacrifices made during the marriage, such as supporting a partner through school or staying home with children, and the sponsor maintained that post-divorce support should not continue as a marital obligation. The transcript cuts off before any vote or further action on HB 325 is shown.

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• But I respect you enough to please, like, bring ag in. Okay?
• Ag is the original environmentalist, and I think we lose sight of that.
• Enough to please, like, bring ag in, okay?
• Ag is the original environmentalist, and I think we lose sight of that.
• We might have a higher minimum wage, but no jobs.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, approved dispensing with the previous day’s journal, and then took up a long third-reading file. Early procedural actions included moving AB 1589 to the inactive file and continuing reconsideration items. The chamber then considered a series of bills largely focused on immigration enforcement, detention, worker protections, child care, voting access, and related public services. Several immigration-related measures passed, including AB 2393 on damages for false imprisonment/arrest, AB 1994 on an immigrant victims’ rights and resources card, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 1633 imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, AB 1650 requiring decals on rental vehicles used for enforcement, AB 1655 protecting CalWORKs benefits when a child is detained, and AB 1896 disqualifying people who participated in immigration enforcement from certain public employment. AB 2230, which would bar immigration enforcement near polling places and child care facilities, also passed after extensive debate. Supporters framed these bills as accountability and protection for vulnerable communities; opponents argued they targeted federal law enforcement, were unnecessary, or raised constitutional concerns. AB 1851 on statewide school mental-health guidance also passed unanimously. After the midday recess, the Assembly returned and continued with more bills tied to immigration impacts and child welfare. AB 2379 passed with urgency, requiring child care providers to be informed of constitutional rights and trained on protections when confronted by immigration enforcement. AB 2460 passed to update school behavioral-health referral protocols for students affected by immigration enforcement trauma. AB 2495 passed to expand prohibitions on employer immigration-related threats, and AB 2662 was presented as a way for California to monitor and document federal enforcement actions and report on their community impacts. Throughout the day, the floor featured repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real problems or were political messaging, but the measures that came to a vote generally advanced with majority support.

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• And then in the middle the summer after you're down, what's your minimum?
• But also that as baby boomers age, we are able to open new facilities and we're not restricted to the
• Because the stress of the elderly is due to the aging process.
• So, at 82 years of age, I've seen this distress, I've lived it, and some of you...
• I am hoping all of us can come here at age 82 and make a cogent testimony like you just did.

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

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• <01:18:02.480> They um enforcement minimum standards.
• They um enforcement minimum standards.
• <01:58:18.560> or evaluating circumstances like age or evaluating circumstances like age or
• The town has a 2-acre minimum.
• The town has a 2-acre minimum.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I developed breast cancer at an early age, and I wonder if those two things are connected.
• I wouldn't have been so brave when I was your age. So we have those on Zoom. Hello Madam Chair.
• I am a woman of a certain age, and so I was around in the 80s.
• I was blessed to raise three sons, and I had "the talk" with them at an appropriate age.
• I would say there has been an increase, at least in our age group.

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• student attendance rates, and the study group had lots of interest in more data such as breakdowns by age
• <00:05:27.039> by<00:05:27.240> severity<00:05:27.919> of as breakdowns by age
• We have 16 schools, all grade bands, serving a minimum of 20 students per site.
• Service duration will be a minimum of one year rather than serving only the student who received the
• Service duration will be a minimum of one year rather than serving only the student who received the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• daughter from Hearts we shared with our daughter from a<00:10:07.440> young<00:10:07.640> age
• about her conception story a young age about her conception story she<00:10:10.040> quickly<00
• So when I found out at age 34 that I was conceived by anonymous sperm donation, I immediately took a
• 34 that I was conceived by out at age 34 that I was conceived by Anonymous<00:21:34.640> sperm
• amount of marijuana that minimum amount of marijuana that constitutes<00:37:51.040> the<00:37

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard SB 1231, which would repeal the Parentage Uniform Act of 1973 and update Hawaii’s parentage laws, including parts of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017. Supporters said the current statutes are outdated and do not adequately address assisted reproduction, surrogacy, and modern family formation. The Attorney General’s office supported the bill with technical amendments, including conforming changes to the Probate Code and child support provisions, and several testifiers urged passage as a needed modernization of the law. A major point of disagreement was Part 10, which concerns donor anonymity. Some supporters, including members of the task force, the Uniform Law Commission, fertility and family law practitioners, and LGBTQ+ advocates, backed the bill as written or said it should move forward even if Part 10 is removed. Others, including donor-conceived adults, parents, and advocacy groups, opposed Part 10 and urged the committee to adopt the 2024 version of Article 9 or delete Part 10 entirely, arguing that anonymous donation harms donor-conceived people’s access to genetic, medical, and identity information and that anonymity is not realistic in the DNA-testing era. One task force member and attorney said she supported the bill but preferred removing Part 10 if necessary to pass the rest. The hearing included extensive public testimony both in support and opposition, with many individuals describing personal experiences with adoption, IVF, surrogacy, and donor conception. No committee vote or final action on the bill was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• record, which is how the industry actually operates, keeping digital records in this digital day and age
• The first repeals the requirement that a lodging business post a maximum and minimum room rental rate
• Again, in our digital day and age, both of these rules are antiquated and no longer necessary.
• both of these rules are Antiquated age both of these rules are Antiquated and<00:05:11.639> no
• <00:06:51.360> and required that I have the minimum and required that I have the minimum and

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The minimum standards are state regulations. Those are the ED 306s.
• Those are required by the minimum standards, but they are not the minimum standards.
• standards in that um the minimum standards in that um the minimum standards<00:36:56.240> require
• within the minimum standards. within the minimum standards.
• That means it at a minimum every month.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And the AG enforces that negligent standard.
• Yes, the AG is gonna have all the information. They're going to do the investigation.
• We use the term reasonable age verification measure, so that seems vague.
• And all of the fake profiles indicated that they were 13, which is the minimum age to get on and use
• I think in the process, it talks about age verification.

Bills: SB1670, SB1716, SB1521

Keywords: security breach, data breach, cybersecurity, breach notification, privacy, consumer protection, class action, civil liability, Attorney General, district attorney, financial institution, banking regulator, data security, reasonable safeguards, breach notice, Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot

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• <01:11:04.640> or regardless of the individual's age or regardless of the individual's age
• It may be a toddler who gets hurt at age two, or it may be somebody like me at age 50 that falls off
• injuries and disabilities have no age. injuries and disabilities have no age.
• two or it may be somebody like me at age two or it may be somebody like me at age 50<01:47:56.080
• don't have an age don't have an age criteria.<01:48:11.520> Um<01:48:12.480> what<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• bill establishes clear standards for in-person visitation in our state correctional facilities, with minimum
• Black-on-Black crime, under the age of 25, in impoverished communities.
• But $350 million that we, at minimum, get from this in our budget.
• H.B. 1525 is the prohibition on the purchase of handguns by anyone between the ages of 18 and 20 years
• How about not eliminating mandatory minimums?

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• if you allow somebody to get a five-year and it was nine years old, then it would fall outside that age
• If we eliminated it... ...then it would fall outside that age frame for inspections.
• keep your voices Can I please ask that the people in the back just kind of keep your voices to a minimum
• committee, and of course the sponsors of the bill, could allocate that would be to ensure that insurance minimums
• actually correlate, right, in some way, to the harm that could be... ...minimums actually correlate,

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Therefore, we argue to pass this bill because it's the minimum requirement, the minimum bare minimum
• legislature has a duty to ensure that there are an adequate number of nurses and caregivers to support the aging
• It is today's kindergartners who will be taking care of us as we age.
• Our population is aging.
• Our population is aging.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hybrid hearing on a wide range of bills focused on patient safety, workforce development, health equity, and access to care. A major portion of the hearing centered on H. 2362/S. 1491, which would require health care providers to offer trained chaperones for sensitive exams. Sponsors and supporters said the bill is a common-sense safeguard prompted by cases of physician sexual abuse, and survivors gave emotional testimony describing grooming, isolation, and abuse during exams when no chaperone was present. Support also came from a health services researcher, a physician, and a RAINN representative, all arguing that trained chaperones and clearer documentation would improve transparency and protect patients. Committee members asked about clarifying who may serve as a chaperone and whether the bill would apply to other clinicians such as PTs and OTs. The committee also heard testimony on H. 2401/S. 1485, which would require explicit informed consent for certain educational exams performed on unconscious patients. The bill’s supporters said patients should know in advance if students or physicians will conduct non-medically necessary exams while they are under anesthesia, and that the measure would protect survivors from retraumatization. The hearing then moved to H. 2537, a primary care access bill. Health Care for All, the Massachusetts Medical Society, pediatric and internal medicine physicians, and a patient advocate described long waits, provider shortages, and difficulty finding primary care, especially for low-income people and people of color. They supported the bill’s proposed primary care spending target, payment reforms, Medicaid graduate medical education funding, and a commercial payment floor for health centers. Another set of bills addressed workforce and safety issues. H. 2397/S. 1593 would establish a nursing workforce center; nursing leaders said Massachusetts should make the current workforce council permanent to support data collection, apprenticeships, and long-term planning for the state’s largest health care workforce. H. 2396/S. 1535 would require safe patient handling and mobility programs in health facilities; nurses described serious injuries from lifting patients and said better equipment and programs would reduce staff injuries and improve patient outcomes. H. 2501/S. 1505 on LGBTQ+ health disparities drew support from a medical student and Doctors for America, who urged collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data to improve care and school outcomes. Finally, H. 2448/S. 1522 on patient safety and equitable access to care drew strong support from nursing organizations and individual nurses who described unsafe staffing, burnout, and patient harm, while the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems opposed the bill as redundant for psychiatric facilities already regulated by the Department of Mental Health.