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• A Care, Foster Care, Adoption Subsidies, Permanency Care Assistance Payments. and Relative Caregiver.
• I have a couple of grants that are relatively small, I want to say each of them around $300,000.
• I'm relatively new in this position, and one of my primary goals is to return value for taxpayers.
• And some states do not have that access and have to rely on word of mouth or informal searches like.
• searching the sex offender registry.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article II

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, in Ojibwe, I said, "Greetings, my relatives."
• And when we say nindu relatives."
• These search another 110% increase.
• </c> Then we also increased a provider search Then we also increased a provider search charge<03:08:43.279
• <03:23:38.640><c> charge</c> search charge search charge 115%.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's an act relative to options for end-of-life care, having considered this same report.
• The majority of the Committee on Election Law, to which was referred House Bill 311-FN, an act relative
• </c><05:36:22.798><c> for</c><05:36:22.958><c> a</c> stood out to me in my search for a stood out to
• </c><05:44:35.638><c> in</c> politically diverse Church to search in politically diverse Church to search
• The majority of the Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred House Bill 666-FN, an act relative

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• search and rescue<00:03:38.800><c> personnel,</c><00:03:39.360><c> etc.
• </c><00:47:52.680><c> and</c> volunteers as firefighter, search and volunteers as firefighter, search
• and rescue, search and rescue personnel, telecommunications workers, or ambulance personnel.
• </c> are often also our search and rescue. are often also our search and rescue.
• </c> Um search and rescue personnel. Um search and rescue personnel.

Committee: Joint Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• a minute or two, we could all find each other’s address online, uh, just through a simple Google search
• ><00:09:53.200><c> a</c><00:09:53.440><c> simple</c><00:09:53.680><c> Google</c><00:09:54.080><c> search
• </c> uh just through a simple Google search. uh just through a simple Google search.
• ,</c><00:52:00.079><c> but</c> don't know if members are relative, but don't know if members are relative
• In terms of future and planned development, it's a relatively short list that we're going to talk about

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:27 Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15 KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30 Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15 Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library. The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider. Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.

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• always have our Minnesota Grown directory, and all of you that have districts and everything can search
• c><00:08:29.199><c> that</c><00:08:29.680><c> you</c><00:08:29.800><c> can</c> everything you can search
• that you can everything you can search that you can find<00:08:30.319><c> and</c><00:08:30.879><c> your
• Our down payment assistance program is also a fairly or relatively new program as well.
• </c><00:21:44.559><c> new</c> program also a fairly or relatively new program also a fairly or relatively

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You'll note that they're relatively small, they're relatively narrow, they're relatively tailored.
• Relatives of people with cannabis convictions.
• You'll note that they're relatively small, they're relatively narrow, they're relatively tailored.
• You'll note that they're relatively small, they're relatively narrow, they're relatively tailored.
• They're relatively small, they're relatively narrow, they're relatively tailored.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> committee for House Bill 684 uh relative committee for House Bill 684 uh relative to<00:02:42.440
• ballot list, as well as House Bill 217, relative to absentee ballots.
• I think it might be between $3 and $4 for each search that they do.
• HB 172 is a solution in search of a problem.
• </c><04:16:05.680><c> to</c><04:16:05.960><c> campaign</c> Bill 141 relative to campaign Bill 141 relative

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As I understand it, the BCP is relatively clear and from the chief counsel's comments that the emerging
• which is part of the board-approved strategy, and then also when we're looking at private markets relative
• And they're not convincing me that you have the bandwidth—that's the word I'm searching for—that you
• As such, it's relatively volatile.
• In a simple search of the Cal OES 911 Advisory Committee meeting reports, I found that from October 22nd

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• All right, relative to the purchase or acquisition of certain unmanned aircraft systems. Okay.
• Relative regulation of artificial intelligence technologies chapter. Okay.
• Its purpose is for recycling and buying, paying for the blue bags, and they went searching for a new
• First one up: 1568, relative to mandatory minimum insurance coverage requirements for motor vehicles.
• low insurance is that they relatively low insurance is that they don't<04:59:51.040><c> have</c><04:

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So Madam Speaker and gentle lady, I guess what I'm trying to get at is I'm searching and searching and
• searching and it talks about how the FBI looks for a name check.
• been here since being very young and really have no connection to any other country, maybe some relatives
• Thank you, Madam Speaker and gentle lady, because I've been doing a lot of Google searching in reference
• I'm still concerned and I wish there were more people on the floor to ask questions while I was searching

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• Once considered a relatively obscure issue, recreational abuse of nitrous oxide has increased at alarming
• We searched high and low. We searched home delivery. It's not available.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 1312 by Senator Richardson on abandoned endowed-care cemeteries. Richardson described vandalism, theft, and neglect at abandoned cemeteries and said the bill would define abandonment, create a process for local governments to declare a cemetery abandoned, and allow the Bureau to act as conservator of endowment funds. Support came from Marin County, while county and special district groups opposed or had concerns, arguing the bill could shift burdens to local governments or public cemetery districts without enough safeguards. Members expressed general support but noted the need for further work; the bill was discussed but no final vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then took up SB 758 by Senator Umberg, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide to curb misuse. Supporters, including the League of California Cities, narcotic officers, counties, pediatricians, and other local governments and health groups, said easy access at smoke shops and convenience stores has fueled recreational abuse and health harms. There was no opposition testimony, and members voiced strong support for a statewide approach over city-by-city bans. The bill was well received, with the author closing in support. Dr. Weber-Pierson presented SB 1094, a health care affordability bill on biosimilars and biologic substitution. The bill would allow pharmacists to substitute biosimilars under certain conditions, require advance notice to providers and patients, and add reporting on savings; the author said amendments would strengthen provider notice and preserve the ability to mark prescriptions “do not substitute.” Supporters from health plans, insurers, pharmacies, labor, business, and some provider groups argued the bill would lower costs and expand access. Opponents, including dermatology and rheumatology groups and biotech interests, warned about non-medical switching, prior authorization delays, and patient harm. After extensive discussion, the committee voted 13-0 to pass SB 1094 to the Committee on Health. The committee also passed SB 849 by Dr. Weber-Pierson, which would bar reinstatement of physicians who surrendered their licenses while a sexual misconduct accusation was pending. The Medical Board and California Medical Association were generally supportive or neutral, and members praised the bill’s patient-protection focus. SB 993 by Senator Ochoa Bogh, which limits routine disclosure of identifying information for mental health professionals in correctional and psychiatric settings while preserving complaint processes, also passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 1002 by Senator Niello, extending the David Hall Act to allow certain patients in remission to continue telehealth care with out-of-state specialists, drew strong patient support but opposition from the Medical Board and CMA over licensure and oversight concerns; the committee voted it out on a split roll with some members not voting. Finally, SB 1263 by Senator McGuire, aimed at protecting wildfire survivors and workers by requiring licensed, trained contractors for post-disaster residential debris removal, received support from labor and the Contractors State License Board, with contractors raising a narrower amendment concern about scope.

Transcript Highlights:

• One is the relative of Adeline.
• The article doesn't apply to news organizations, internet service providers, search engines, applications
• The article doesn't apply to news organizations, internet service providers, search engines, applications

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous guest introductions, including students, community leaders, food bank representatives, and visitors connected to Hunger Free West Virginia Day. A resolution recognizing March 10, 2026, as Hunger Free West Virginia Day was adopted, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 on the Southern West Virginia water crisis was referred to the Rules Committee. The chamber also heard remarks highlighting Hunger Free West Virginia’s work and a West Virginia company, Unigen, developing pharmaceutical manufacturing in the state. The Senate concurred with House amendments and passed several measures, including Senate Bill 467 on enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces, Senate Bill 712 on cattle guards on certain public roads, and Senate Bill 781, a supplemental appropriation measure that was also made effective from passage. The chamber then adopted and passed Senate Bill 844, a large supplemental appropriation to the Department of Human Services, and Senate Bill 87, a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Commerce, both effective from passage. Other third-reading bills passed included the Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism, dementia, or intellectual and developmental disabilities; coverage for scalp cooling systems during chemotherapy; expansion of sex-offender registration to include solicitation of a minor and non-consensual disclosure of private images; child safety reporting requirements for school personnel; age-verification requirements for websites hosting harmful sexual material; free Gold Star parent vehicle registration; online training and updated standards for sanitarians; sheriff hiring authority; organ donor registration through voter registration; a Cold Case Task Force; abandoned vehicle title procedures; nutrition continuing education for physicians; special plate rules; gift card fraud offenses; protections for athletic officials; in-year school personnel movement; administrative services powers; pharmacy benefit manager regulation; vape shop regulation; reduced parole supervision fees; disability service credit for certain troopers; property valuation reporting changes; and quarterly Hope Scholarship payments. The Senate also advanced a large number of House bills and committee substitutes on second reading, including supplemental appropriations and measures on mental health examinations, dog registration rules, juvenile jurisdiction on military installations, military interpersonal violence, kinship care subsidies, a statewide prevention plan, contraband smuggling into federal prisons, forestry equipment levy treatment, and Commerce Department rules for microgrid districts and high-impact data centers. Several committee amendments were adopted, and many bills were advanced to third reading without objection. No executive communications were reported.

Transcript Highlights:

• So that means that they'll have as much time as they require to review the code, the plans relative to
• You know, I've gone so far as to find a title company that would perform the title search and give a
• I just fear some long-term consequences that I'm going to have some soul-searching on.

Committee: House Government Efficiency

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He said that for those who did get in accidents, he had done a Google search before coming in and found
• They usually file a motion to dismiss right away and they get dismissed relatively quick.
• So this is a bill that's in search of a problem rather than a solution. Okay. Got it.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard House Bill 2926, which would extend sovereign or derivative immunity and a liability cap to private contractors, subcontractors, and employees working on Missouri Department of Transportation projects. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to protect contractors from being named in lawsuits before they begin work, and to limit exposure when they are following MoDOT plans and specifications, arguing that contractors are often sued as “deep pockets” even when they did nothing wrong. Several members pressed the sponsor on the bill’s wording and timing, noting confusion over whether immunity applies only before work begins or throughout the project and after completion. Supporters, including representatives from asphalt, construction, insurance, and business groups, said the current system drives up insurance costs, increases legal expenses, and discourages firms from taking roadwork jobs. They cited examples of contractors being sued before starting work or after following approved traffic-control plans, and argued that the bill would align Missouri with other states that provide similar protections. Opponents, including trial attorneys and injured workers and family members, argued that the bill would improperly extend government immunity to private businesses, reduce accountability, and limit recovery for seriously injured people. They said existing tort law already protects non-negligent actors and warned that the bill could make it harder for injured parties to find counsel or recover full damages. Testimony also focused on the $500,000 state liability cap, with opponents calling it too low and supporters saying it is already the standard for public entities and should apply to contractors acting on the state’s behalf. Several witnesses described tragic crashes and work-zone incidents on MoDOT projects, while others emphasized that distracted drivers, not contractors, often cause the accidents. The hearing ended without a vote; the committee took only testimony and then adjourned after hearing from both proponents and opponents.

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• competitive real estate marketplace where consumers, not hidden networks, are in control of their home searches
• when I have a listing, five minutes after I press publish, it's available on every public-facing search
• alone if you're a senior, if you have any physical mobility issues or any cognitive issues or no relatives

Summary: The Senate Housing Committee heard public testimony on several bills. SB 6091 would prohibit real estate brokers from marketing residential properties to limited or exclusive groups unless the listing is also marketed to the general public and all brokers, with exceptions for health or safety and private party sales. The sponsor and supporters, including Washington Realtors, Habitat for Humanity, Zillow, the Fair Housing Center, and others, said the bill promotes transparency, competition, and fair housing by preventing “pocket listings” and insider access. Opponents, including Compass representatives and some brokers, argued it would limit homeowner autonomy, harm privacy-sensitive sellers such as seniors, and create legal risk for brokers; the Attorney General’s office said it supported the competitive goal but wanted a different enforcement mechanism than WLAD. The committee later closed testimony on SB 6091 without taking final action in the hearing. The committee also heard SB 6200, which would allow tenants and residents in manufactured home communities to install portable cooling devices, subject to safety, code, and electrical restrictions, and would require landlords to notify tenants of their rights and limitations. The prime sponsor and many public health, tenant, and climate advocates said the bill is needed to prevent heat-related illness and death during extreme heat events, especially for renters in older or low-income housing who lack built-in cooling. Landlord and property management groups supported the idea of portable floor units but raised concerns about window-mounted devices, citing fall hazards, property damage, and insurance issues. Testimony emphasized that the bill includes liability protections for landlords and is intended as a narrow public health measure. The committee then heard SB 6096, which would require cities and towns collecting water and sewer connection charges to offer a deferred payment option for qualifying residential construction until final inspection or certificate of occupancy. The sponsor and builders’ groups said deferral would reduce upfront financing costs and help housing production. Cities and utility districts opposed the bill, arguing it shifts financial risk to utilities and ratepayers, complicates infrastructure planning, and could delay or reduce needed system investments. Finally, the committee heard SB 6153, which would create a senior independent housing ombuds program, require registration of senior independent housing facilities, and make certain landlord-tenant violations subject to Consumer Protection Act enforcement. The sponsor said the bill responds to complaints from seniors in independent living settings who lack an ombuds or other practical recourse, while staff noted the bill carries an estimated $4.4 million biennial fiscal impact.

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• Many regional fire authorities have formed since, leaving relatively few city fire departments in the
• I know the legislature has been searching for ways to help us get to where we need to go under CETA.
• I know the legislature has been searching for ways to help us get to where we need to go under CETA.

Bills: HB2103 , HB2388 , HB2316 , HB2006 , HB2224

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: renewable energy, nonemitting generation, public entities, contracting, electric generation, distributed energy, agricultural land, energy generation, renewable resources, siting regulations, land use, urban development, vegetation management, shrubsteppe, environmental regulation, economic development, sales tax, rural counties, industrial land banks, growth management

Transcript Highlights:

• capacity to have this conversation locally, as evidenced by the testimony that just preceded me relative
• reminder of the immense sacrifices made by millions of Vietnamese people who fled their homeland in search
• Made by millions of Vietnamese people who fled their homeland in search of safety and dignity.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 220, which would require Los Angeles Metro to submit an expedited governance reform report to the Legislature in light of Measure G and the upcoming creation of a countywide elected executive. Senator Allen said the bill was intended to prompt a locally driven discussion about how Metro’s board should reflect the new county structure, not to prescribe a specific governance plan. Metro and the City of Los Angeles opposed the bill, arguing that local task forces and an ad hoc Metro committee were already studying the issue and that the bill was premature and unnecessary. Several committee members echoed local-control concerns, while others supported keeping the bill alive as a vehicle for further discussion. The bill was moved on a do-pass motion to Appropriations and ultimately recorded at 7-2, with the measure held on call for absent members. The committee then heard SB 667, the California Railway Safety Act, which would require freight railroads to install wayside detector systems at specified intervals, with different treatment for short-line railroads, and would require railroad response plans to be submitted to the CPUC. The author and labor supporters argued the bill would help prevent derailments like the East Palestine disaster by detecting overheated bearings earlier and improving crew notification and inspection protocols. Railroads and business groups opposed the bill, saying the spacing mandate and related requirements would be costly, could slow freight and passenger operations in shared corridors, and might discourage investment in short-line infrastructure. After extensive discussion about safety, preemption, costs, and passenger rail impacts, the committee passed the bill to Appropriations on a 7-2 vote, with the measure also held on call. Finally, the committee took up ACR 71, which designates a portion of State Route 101 in Santa Clara County as the Little Saigon Freeway. The author and numerous supporters described the designation as a recognition of San Jose’s Vietnamese American community, its refugee history, and the cultural and commercial importance of Little Saigon. There was no opposition testimony. Members spoke in support, including comments about the connection between the San Jose and Orange County Vietnamese communities. The resolution was adopted and sent to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call among those present, with 10 votes recorded before the chair returned.

Transcript Highlights:

• capacity to have this conversation locally, as evidenced by the testimony that just preceded me relative
• reminder of the immense sacrifices made by millions of Vietnamese people who fled their homeland in search
• Made by millions of Vietnamese people who fled their homeland in search of safety and dignity.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Generally, the search function online is nice for those of us that can do that with PDFs, but also if
• So if there's a quick search feature or, again, Senator Roers and I might know where to look and we've
• And I think that's an external variable that we haven't really, I mean, we've had a relatively stable

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first discussed security and member contact procedures, with several members emphasizing the need for formal security training at the start of each session and clearer procedures for knowing where legislators are staying during session for welfare checks and emergency contact. Members also raised concerns about the disclosure of home addresses in other public records and forms, and Legislative Council was asked to prepare a background memo on possible training, best practices, and related legislative or rule changes. The committee then took up a bill draft to reduce the number of paper copies of state publications sent to the State Library from eight to two. Legislative Council explained the cost savings and the move toward digital distribution, but the State Librarian testified that the library still needs paper copies for circulation, archives, and depository libraries, and requested a minimum of three copies. After discussion, the committee amended the draft to require three copies instead of two and passed the motion. The committee also approved a related House and Senate Rules amendment reducing the number of bound journals distributed, and a separate rule change removing the requirement that legislators’ home addresses be printed in the rule book and allowing a lower print run based on request and need. The committee next reviewed data on bill pre-filing and legislative workload. After hearing testimony that agency bills tend to arrive in a late-year rush and that staff workload is especially heavy around organizational session and the holidays, the committee voted to move the agency pre-filing deadline to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It also amended the deadline for constitutional amendments and study resolutions, moving them earlier so they would occur before crossover, and adjusted the reporting deadline accordingly. Members discussed whether these changes should be handled in special session or organizational session, and staff explained that the agency deadline change could be made effective for the next regular session through a permanent rules change. Finally, the committee reviewed proposed special session rules. Staff explained that the special session would use joint appropriations and joint policy committees, with expedited bill processing, limited bill introduction routes, and remote participation allowed for members and public testimony with approval. The committee also resolved a House appropriations membership issue by keeping the House side at 23 members and giving the House majority leader authority to appoint a replacement for the vacant seat, while increasing the Senate dollar threshold to match the House. Members then discussed the upcoming rural health special session process, including how the interim rural health group would differ from the actual special session committees, the timing of committee work and the governor’s address, and whether remote participation would be permitted in the special session.