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• It said that if you want to use that to establish a protected class, you cannot, but it doesn't mean
• Acquire a seat for a commissioner, and they wanted it to have protected class.
• You say on one hand you don't want to be protected. That's right. And you want to be protected.
• The majority are working-class people.
• And so, the legal protections start to, start to, the legal protections attach.

Bills: HB4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

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• Moving on, without objection, the Fire Protection of Lasting Board, the Licensing Protection Board, will
• The Licensing Protection Board will be moved to the March meeting. Do you have any objections?
• All of these licenses are necessary to protect the health and safety of our individuals that live in
• To the National Board and then you did $26,000 for the training classes, and so your fund balance is
• So that's why we have that contract with the Arkansas Health Care Association to provide training classes

Summary: The Occupational License Review Committee met and, without objection, moved consideration of the Fire Protection of Lasting Board and the Licensing Protection Board to the March meeting. The committee then heard a report from the Department of Human Services, Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance, which oversees three occupational licenses: certified nurse aide, nursing home administrator, and psychiatric residential treatment facility licenses. DHS said these licenses are intended to protect the health and safety of people living in residential facilities. Members asked about the nursing home administrator license fund balance, noting it was around $800,000 compared with relatively small annual expenses. The chair questioned whether fees could be reduced or the money used more effectively rather than remaining unused. DHS responded that the statute limits use of those fees to training, and that the division contracts with the Arkansas Health Care Association to provide training classes. No further questions or other business were raised. The committee thanked the witness and adjourned.

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• Moving on, without objection, the Fire Protection of Lasting Board.
• The Licensing Protection Board will be moved to the March.
• The Licensing Protection Board will be moved to the March meeting. Do you have any objections?
• All of these licenses are necessary to protect the health and safety of our individuals that live in
• So that's why we have that contract with the Arkansas Health Care Association to provide training classes

Summary: The Occupational License Review Committee met and first approved, without objection, moving the Licensing Protection Board item to the March meeting. The committee then heard a report from the Department of Human Services, Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance, which oversees three occupational licenses: certified nurse aide, nursing home administrator, and psychiatric residential treatment facility licenses. The division said these licenses are needed to protect the health and safety of people in residential facilities. Members asked about the nursing home administrator license fund balance, noting it was around $800,000 compared with relatively small annual expenses. The division responded that the statute limits use of those fees to training, and that it contracts with the Arkansas Health Care Association to provide training classes. A member suggested considering ways to reduce fees or otherwise use the accumulated funds more effectively. No further questions or business were raised, and the committee adjourned.

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• So, instead of going to his gym class at the university, he audited it in art history class.
• he audited it in art history class. he audited it in art history class.
• Uh, that was a member of the 2004 class. And they've all done very well here.
• projects that will restore and protect projects that will restore and protect Vermont's<01:12:45.520
• to protect that state investment.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional reading by poet April Osmon, who read two poems focused on bridging political divides and shared humanity. Members then recognized the final day of service for the legislative pages, thanking them for their work during the 2026 session and presenting each page with a pin and a photo opportunity. The chamber then handled bill referrals: Senate Bill 193, creating a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons, was referred to Judiciary; Senate Bill 198, regulating tobacco products and tobacco substitutes, went to Commerce and Economic Development; Senate Bill 214, concerning pre-kindergarten education in geographically isolated school districts, went to Education; and Senate Bill 218, reducing chloride contamination in state waters and carrying an appropriation, was referred to Appropriations. The House also read and adopted two concurrent resolutions: HCR 237 congratulating Vermont-associated 2026 Winter Olympic medal winners, and HCR 238 honoring the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired on its 100th anniversary. Much of the remainder of the session consisted of tributes and guest recognitions tied to those resolutions. Members highlighted Vermont’s Olympic skiers and coaches, including Ben Ogden, Paula Moltzan, Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Jessie Diggins, Mikaela Shiffrin, Barbara Ann Cochran, Bill Koch, and others, and read a note from Diggins thanking Vermont for its support and emphasizing teamwork and community. Speakers also praised VABVI’s century of service and its role in helping blind and visually impaired Vermonters, and several members offered personal remarks honoring retiring Representative Francis “Topper” McFaun for his long service, mentorship, and family legacy.

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• The wire fraud protection<00:07:05.520> requires<00:07:06.000> custodians<00:07:06.639>
• of<00:07:06.880> public protection requires custodians of public protection requires custodians
• um a class C felony. Okay. um a class C felony. Okay.
• what what's the mechanism to protect what what's the mechanism to protect because<00:14:37.680><
• Uh, HB 427 is a consumer protection bill.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• This is House-only language, defining terms and adding protections for state workers who report fraud
• This is House-only language, defining terms and adding protections for state workers who report fraud
• This is House-only language, defining terms and adding protections for state workers who report fraud
• <00:20:54.000> 4 discuss that was attached to the class 4 discuss that was attached to the
• park the uh class 4 electrical circuits<00:21:14.039> R86.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So if you're giving us direction for those, uh, yeah, so the lines would be class 16, class 60, class
• I believe it was 3.5 in class 10 and another 3 million in class 50 because we also increased the pay
• 3.5 in um class 10 and another 3 million 3.5 in um class 10 and another 3 million in<01:11:56.560>
• also<01:11:58.239> increased in class 50 because we also increased in class 50 because
• And then Class 20 is our office expenses, and Class 70 is the stipend...

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first reviewed House Bill 1, focusing on the legislative branch budget, especially the Senate and House lines. Members discussed that the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 adjusted authorized amount was higher than 2024 actual spending, largely due to personnel, benefits, and travel, and one member proposed a $500,000 annual cut. Staff explained that any reduction would need to be allocated across specific line items such as personnel, benefits, and travel, and noted that the Senate budget is entirely General Funds. After discussion of how the adjusted authorized figures were calculated and why the branch no longer staffs some joint committees as it once did, the committee moved on without taking a vote on that section. The committee then heard a detailed presentation from the New Hampshire Retirement System. NHRS officials described their statutory administrative budget, which is funded through the retirement trust rather than the General Fund, and said the FY 2026-2027 increase is driven by IT modernization, cybersecurity, a new strategic plan, and additional staff positions. They also reviewed the system’s funding progress, clean audit opinions, investment performance, and changes to asset allocation, while noting that several recent pension-related laws required major database changes. Members questioned the large increase in salaries and benefits, the need for new employees versus contractors, the purpose of training costs, and the source of the Group Two benefit funding. NHRS said the governor’s budget includes General Funds for Group Two benefit changes, with $5 million in FY 2026 and $27.9 million in FY 2027, and that the figures reflect the governor’s recommendation and related HB 2 provisions. Committee members also asked about employer and employee contribution rates for Group Two police and fire members, which NHRS said were not included in the budget document but were about 31.2% for police and 30.35% for fire, with employee shares around 11.55% and 11.8%. The committee did not make a decision on the NHRS budget during this exchange and indicated it would review the details further before returning to it later. The committee then heard from the Community Development Finance Authority on the State Treasury Department budget line for the required state match to administer the federal Community Development Block Grant program. CDFA explained that its $280,000 annual request for FY 2026 and FY 2027, totaling $560,000, supports administration, technical assistance, contracting, and monitoring of roughly $19 million in annual federal CDBG funds. Members asked about the leverage of the state match, oversight of projects, staffing, and grant prioritization. CDFA said it has 18 employees, uses public hearings and a scoring system to prioritize awards, and conducts both desk and on-site monitoring, with annual audits to ensure compliance. No vote was taken on the CDFA item in the portion provided.

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• Um, a class D felony is internet.
• protections protections >> well<00:26:45.440> certainly<00:26:45.679> some<00:26
• Those who are seen by file review are those who are serving on Class C and Class D nonviolent, nonsex
• on class C and class D nonviolent nonsex offenses.<01:26:30.480> And<01:26:30.719> that's<
• Statute says for those who are serving on Class C or Class D offenses, the board can only defer them

Bills: HB60

Keywords: geoengineering, weather modification, environmental safety, atmospheric pollutants, criminal pollution, Meeting Start: 00:00:02 Roll Call: 00:00:08 26 RS HB 60 - AN ACT relating to geoengineering: 00:01:35 Department of Corrections Update: 00:32:59 Kentucky Parole Board Update: 01:19:21, 958, all

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• And so this is a cost-effective way to protect a lot of damage. It can do so.
• Regardless of the current same class provision, this change creates uniformity across the parimutuel
• market to allow all classes of permit holders to lease their facilities to other permit holders.
• valid parimutuel permit may least a parimutuel permitted facilities to any other holder of a same class
• A debate on the amendment talking during class but to me on the amendment now. All right, Sir.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• if you if you have these protections if you if you have these protections that<00:22:08.400>
• <00:23:19.159> I state with Right to Work protections I state with Right to Work protections
• okay um you know um we need to protect okay um you know um we need to protect everybody's<01:10:
• <02:50:09.960> against coverage protection against coverage protection against discrimination
• Court protecting the Janice decision to Court protecting the Janice decision to the<03:11:11.200>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It does have protections if you would want to make sure that everybody's on board.
• It does have protections if you would want to make sure that everybody's on board.
• It does have protections if you would want to make sure that everybody's on board.
• And again, it does have all those protections at the end of the bill that I mentioned earlier on, so
• And again, it does have all those protections at the end of the bill that I mentioned earlier on, so

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:36 HB 808 Discussion 01:31 HB 808 Vote 03:44 HB 775 Discussion 05:11 HB 775 Vote 10:05, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 808, sponsored by Rep. Ken Upchurch. The bill, as explained by the sponsor and his guests, would support a public-private partnership process for developing Burnside Island State Park in Pulaski County into a tourism destination with possible lodging and restaurants. Members asked questions about the proposal, and one lighthearted objection was raised during questioning. The committee adopted the committee substitute and then passed HB 808 with favorable expression. The committee then considered House Bill 775, sponsored by Rep. Jason Nemes, which would allow a new TIF within the existing Yum Center TIF in Louisville. Nemes said the measure was requested by Louisville officials, would not cost the state money, and was intended to spur development and strengthen the broader TIF area. Members asked about the purpose and scope of the bill, including whether it would apply elsewhere in the state and how a nested TIF would help; Nemes said it was narrowly tailored and designed to encourage growth through added activity and tourism. The committee adopted the committee substitute and passed HB 775 with favorable expression.

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• And that's the intent of this is to protect children and protect people by having it not public and the
• And that's the intent of this is to protect children and protect people by having it not public and the
• And that's the intent of this is to protect children and protect people by having it not public and the
• children and protect this is to protect children and protect people<00:09:04.360> by<00:09:04.600
• pass and protect pass and protect kids<00:13:26.639> that's<00:13:26.959> my<00:13

Keywords: 1183, house

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• as as a as a item not treated own class as as a as a item not treated as<00:27:02.440> residential
• Then students can move on to early childhood or preschool classes that are on site.
• <00:48:26.800> classes<00:48:27.079> that<00:48:27.200> are<00:48:27.319>
• on<00:48:27.640> site preschool class classes that are on site preschool class classes that
• um most recently um they protection um most recently um they required<00:53:51.119> uh<00:53:

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Policy Committee met for its first hearing of 2025 and began with member and staff introductions, along with opening remarks from Chair Peggy Bennett about her first time chairing the committee. Members briefly described their districts and backgrounds, and the chair also reviewed committee rules and procedures, including deadlines for bill requests, amendments, testifiers, and handouts. Nonpartisan House Research then provided an extensive overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and the education code. The presentation covered the Department of Education’s duties, including supervision of public schools, rulemaking under legislative authority, state and federal education funding and compliance, standards and assessments, accountability systems, student discipline, and model policies. It also discussed related entities such as PELSB, the Board of School Administrators, the Perpich Center, regional centers of excellence, Compass, MTSS, and the READ Act. The committee asked questions about zoning for school sites and about teacher licensure changes, including the tiered licensure system and recent adjustments affecting special education teachers and standards of effective practice. No bills were heard and no votes were taken. The meeting was primarily organizational and informational, focused on orienting members to the committee’s work and the structure of Minnesota’s education policy system.

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• We have larger class sizes.
• School Spanish we have larger class School Spanish we have larger class sizes<00:07:53.919> if
• That significant cut has impacted staffing, class size, and opportunities for our students.
• size and opportunities for our class size and opportunities for our students<00:15:44.720> our
• What he enjoys most is that he can have that device in class and be just like every other child with

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Redland. ...about protecting human health and these things.
• No synthetic nitrogen, no pesticide class chemicals, and drip irrigation is used for water efficiency
• no synthetic nitrogen no pesticide class no synthetic nitrogen no pesticide class chemicals<00:21
• It implements everything we need to do to protect the water.
• <00:30:26.600> the everything we need to do to protect the everything we need to do to protect

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Just briefly explain the different classes of railroads and whether grants are available for those classes
• There are classes of railroads: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3.
• We have three Class 1 railroads and 54 Class 3 railroads. ...railroads in Texas.
• And what about the other classes? No, sir. So this is the only class?
• This class isn't available for the other classes?

Bills: SB 682, SB 1013, SB 1369, SB 1422, SB 2001, SB 2080, SB 2366, SB 2705, SB 2841

Keywords: memorial highway, Captain Kevin Williams, Firefighter Austin Cheek, Smith County, transportation, pedestrian right-of-way, sidewalk users, bicycle safety, micromobility, electric scooter, motor-assisted scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, skateboard, roller skates, driveway crossing, alley crossing, traffic safety, yield law, Texas Transportation Code, vehicle-pedestrian collision

Summary: The meeting of the committee focused on several bills aimed at enhancing the operational efficiency of Texas transportation and port authorities. Key discussions included the implications of SB2080, which seeks to streamline operations for navigation districts by raising procurement authority, exempting security discussions from recording requirements, and aligning Texas ports with national standards to foster economic growth. Senator Alvarado advocated fervently for the bill, emphasizing its positive impact on competitiveness with ports in states like Virginia and New Jersey. Public testimony reflected mixed responses, with strong support from industry representatives but opposition from some municipal authorities concerned about the potential overreach of port authorities into local development.

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• This article contains the class rate changes for class 1C homestead resorts.
• This article contains the class rate changes for class 1C homestead resorts.
• Johnson Economic Protection Trust Fund, and it establishes new fixed distributions to certain cities
• 4C12 seasonal recreational market class 4C12 seasonal recreational market value<00:07:20.800> in<
• Economic Protection Trust Fund Economic Protection Trust Fund and<00:08:23.840> it<00:08:23.919

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• These classes allow students to expand their knowledge of agriculture and explore the wide varieties
• in order to agriculture education class in order to be<00:02:38.680> an<00:02:38.840> FFA<
• /c><00:02:39.280> member<00:02:40.080> these<00:02:40.319> classes<00:02:40.959>
• allow be an FFA member these classes allow be an FFA member these classes allow students<00:02
• <01:46:12.639> on that provides some protection on that provides some protection on responsibility

Bills: HF1063

Keywords: grain buyers, grain dealer, grain elevator, agriculture, financial reporting, audit, CPA review, independent accountant, financial statement, balance sheet, cash flow, nonpublic data, licensee oversight, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, grain purchase volume, insolvency, nonpayment, warehouse chain, fiduciary duties, producer protection

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• one customer class to another. one customer class to another.
• that's what we're all about: protecting the member owners and ultimately protecting those 250,000 people
• the member owners and protecting the member owners and ultimately<01:07:30.240> protecting<01
• <01:07:41.520> the Again they're all about protecting the Again they're all about protecting
• Now again, we're protected increase.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:10 Approval of Minutes 00:01:19 Helping Power Kentucky's Growth (LG&E/KU) 00:01:39 Update from Kentucky's Electric Cooperatives 00:47:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the previous meeting, and then heard a presentation from LG&E and KU representatives Caroline Clark and John Bevington on economic development, energy demand, and the utility’s role in supporting Kentucky’s growth. Bevington described the company’s service territory, generation fleet, and recent economic development activity, including 76 projects supported in 2024, more than $2.8 billion in private investment, and over 3,000 new jobs. He emphasized that data centers are now the dominant driver in the pipeline, with 22 data center projects representing about 8.7 of the 9.7 gigawatts of potential demand, alongside other manufacturing and commercial projects. A major focus was how data centers choose sites and how utilities respond. Bevington explained that hyperscale data centers typically approach utilities first because they need transmission-level access, and that utilities then conduct internal analyses, estimate infrastructure needs, and require financial security before proceeding. He said the company is working through formal transmission studies and long-lead infrastructure planning, and noted that Kentucky’s sales tax exemption for data centers helped attract interest. He also outlined the economic benefits of data centers, citing an announced Louisville project of 525 megawatts and about $11 billion in investment, with an estimated $500 million in new tax revenue over 10 years, plus broader job and GDP impacts. Members asked about whether data centers could generate their own power, the reliability of the pipeline numbers given confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, and cybersecurity concerns. Bevington said the company does not assume all pipeline projects will materialize in Kentucky and instead assigns probabilities to avoid overbuilding. He also said he was not the right person to address cybersecurity in detail but offered to return to a committee focused on IT or security. In response to questions about future supply, he said LG&E and KU are adding generation through a 120-megawatt solar facility in Mercer County, a 120-megawatt solar purchase in Marion County, and a 645-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle plant in Louisville, with PSC approval recently granted for additional generation and related system upgrades.

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• our seniors and other protect our seniors and other Minnesotans<00:12:31.000> from<00:12:31.120
• > and participants' first-class mail and participants' first-class mail and accepts<00:35:40.960
• <00:35:45.160> their behalf whilst securely protecting their behalf whilst securely protecting
• The bill strengthens protections around The bill strengthens protections around disclosure<00:36:38.120
• . protections. protections.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all