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• NEPA has been weaponized for over a half a century, virtually from day one.
• NEPA has been weaponized<00:39:49.520> for<00:39:49.760> over<00:39:49.920> a<00
• :39:50.079> half<00:39:50.240> a<00:39:50.480> century, weaponized for over a half
• a century, weaponized for over a half a century, virtually<00:39:51.680> from<00:39:52.000>
• who are weaponizing loopholes in our<00:41:43.520> permitting<00:41:44.000> system<00:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• What we believe, though, is that if you literally detect two, three, or four cases...
• If you literally detect two, three, or four cases out of the Medicaid population, you will pay for this

Bills: HB45, HB79, SB79

Keywords: Medicaid, colorectal cancer, screening tests, noninvasive tests, preventive care, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sex-based terminology, gender identity, male, female, man, woman, boy, girl, single-sex spaces, women's rights

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• FWC's role and derelict vessel enforcement is to serve as the lead state agency and detection investigation
• The process starts with detection.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Unbeknownst to the defendant, the individual to whom he was communicating was an undercover detective
• Unbeknownst to the defendant, the individual to whom he was communicating was an undercover detective
• Unbeknownst to the defendant, the individual to whom he was communicating with, was an undercover detective

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee met to consider three bills. HB 199, relating to Veterans Court, was presented as a repeat measure aligning Veterans Court procedures with mental health and drug court laws and allowing post-adjudicatory referrals. A technical amendment was adopted, numerous witnesses waived in support, and the bill passed unanimously 17-0. The committee then took up HB 45, which would add public swimming pools and public bathing places to existing sex offender residency, work, volunteer, and visitation restrictions. The sponsor argued it would protect children and apply only to specified sex offenses. Several members and public witnesses raised concerns that the bill’s definitions were overly broad, could effectively ban registrants from much of Florida, and could increase homelessness and make offenders harder to track. An amendment narrowing the bill’s scope and definitions was adopted after debate, and the bill passed 11-5 as amended. Finally, HB 17, the Jason Rayner Act, was heard to clarify that force may not be used to resist an arrest by an officer acting in the performance of official duties, retain good-faith language, add manslaughter to offenses requiring a life sentence when reclassified, and increase the severity level for battery on a law enforcement officer. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen protections for officers; opponents argued it could sweep in accidental or less culpable conduct, while supporters said existing law already covered serious cases. A clarifying amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 16-0 as amended. The committee then adjourned.

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• response, particularly to some new discoveries of chronic wasting disease that we had not previously detected
• This is something that I'd like to get more information on—what's happening, how are you detecting?
• We work on that, but making sure we're putting all of our available tools to ensure detections are found

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• Two bio plants and students bringing over bio-weapon material to affect our crops and whatnot.
• <01:38:00.680> material right, that had bio-weapon material right, that had bio-weapon material
• as a way to weaponize these centers? as a way to weaponize these centers?
• I believe those would allow to provide security that you look against bio-weapon centers.
• Thank you. bio weapon bio weapon centers.<01:44:14.040> And<01:44:14.760> generally<01:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Second, detectives often don't know what they need until later in the investigation.
• Second, detectives<00:48:16.560> often<00:48:17.120> don't<00:48:17.640> know<00
• :48:17.920> what<00:48:18.120> they detectives often don't know what they detectives often
• Subdivision three on page four allows systems to detect and record potential violations automatically
• This system can automatically detect This system can automatically detect potential<01:29:02.920

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the department is requesting $4 million for support for oversight, fraud detection, recovery of improper
• expenditures, customer service, and technical... ...fraud detection, recovery of improper expenditures
• install a biometric identification system in each school building that, among other requirements, detects
• It has to detect the presence of individuals who are registered sex offenders or who have a criminal
• The bill does say that it would detect the presence of these individuals through biometric scanning,

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, budget, biennial budget, state spending, fiscal year 2026-2027, appropriations, state agencies, public funding, education funding, health and human services, public safety, transportation, government operations, budget bill, fiscal policy, state finance, spending plan, legislative budget, capital appropriations, operating budget

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• I want to point out, we've now detected, we've identified over 8,000 other gases coming out of that river
• Those are usually—those have never, as far as I know, been detected in any environment, air environment
• She has been detecting in our samples, not just this year, but in years past.
• She has been detecting in our samples, not just this year, but in years past.
• as early as last week, I finally got some of the data that said we have 106 chemicals that were detected

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly Environmental Quality/Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials informational hearing focused on the Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis, with members from both parties emphasizing that the problem is long-running, cross-border, and severe enough to require federal, state, local, and binational action. Opening remarks described the crisis as an environmental and public health emergency affecting beaches, air and water quality, marine life, tourism, and residents’ quality of life in South Bay communities. Assembly Member Boerner and Senator Jones both stressed the need for continued funding and cooperation, while Senator Padilla said the issue is underappreciated because of where it occurs but has major public health, economic, and educational consequences. Congressman Mike Levin’s office reported more than $650 million in federal funding secured for infrastructure and cleanup, along with federal legislation and requests for CDC and EPA involvement. Supervisor Paloma Aguirre gave a detailed overview of county efforts and the scope of the crisis, citing decades of sewage flows from Tijuana, nearly four years of beach closures, and the county’s expanded water-quality monitoring. She said the county is pursuing warning signs, an air purifier distribution program, an epidemiological study, soil testing, an economic impact study, and a feasibility analysis to remove the “hot spot” near Saturn Boulevard, which she described as a key local source of airborne pollution. She also pointed to binational funding for treatment plant upgrades and said the county is seeking state support, including from Proposition 4 cross-border river funds, to expand relief and mitigation efforts. Scripps researchers Dr. Sarah Giddings and Dr. Kimberly Prather presented scientific findings on water and air transport. Giddings described a high-resolution forecast model that predicts wastewater movement and beach closure risk up to five days ahead, using real-time observations and showing about 72% accuracy against county measurements. Prather said the main exposure route is through air, not just water, and reported that turbulence at the river hot spot aerosolizes pollutants, with hydrogen sulfide and other gases spiking at night and dropping when river flow is diverted. She said the team has identified thousands of gases and linked measurements closely to odor complaints, while also noting that air purifiers can reduce indoor exposure but are not a permanent solution. Dr. Paula Stigler Granados added that community health surveys and CDC assessments show widespread symptoms, sleep disruption, anxiety, and daily life impacts, especially during nighttime odor events. She said her team has found more than 900 contaminants in river water and 106 chemicals uniquely associated with the Saturn Boulevard hot spot, with passive air sampling showing similar chemical fingerprints in nearby homes. The panel discussion ended with questions about standards and accountability, and witnesses and legislators agreed that the crisis requires updated air-quality standards, more health research, and continued coordination to reduce exposure and address the source of pollution.

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• So, USDA and SAGARPA and Senecica out of Mexico announced that they had detected one additional CAF basically
• Detected one additional CAF basically with the screw.
• It was at the same feedlot as the previous detection down in Nuevo León. Good and bad.
• Woods, we are not releasing flies in the United States yet because so far there have not been any detections
• We're releasing millions of flies in Mexico around the detection areas, which is the most effective way

Keywords: 996, all

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• The Chair calls Veronica Warnes with Detective. It's a civil rights project. Hello, ma'am.
• I'm a little confused about the layout of the bill regarding the mechanical ability to detect how someone
• Constitution explicitly mandates in Article 6 that the legislature may... make regulations necessary to detect
• and applies equally to all. and without meaningful consequences, our current system accomplishes detection
• Secretary of State Nelson in 2020. 23 of 27 very severe election law waivers, all related to the detection

Bills: HB569, HB766, HB1638, HB2316, HB2773, HB2785, HB3113, HB3709, HB3775, HB4275

Keywords: early voting, ballot correction, voting rights, election integrity, mail-in voting, voter notification, HB 766, precinct chair, precinct chair candidate, ballot application, Texas Election Code, Section 172.021, election administration, candidate filing, party precinct chair, county party, political party office, email address, telephone number, confidential candidate information

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• I'm a detective for the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Major Crime Division.
• I'm a detective for the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Major Crime Division.
• 05.600> a the intro uh my name is Shane myy I'm a the intro uh my name is Shane myy I'm a detective
• c> the<00:01:06.479> henip<00:01:06.840> county<00:01:07.080> sheriff's detective
• for the henip county sheriff's detective for the henip county sheriff's office<00:01:07.759> major

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• where it's impossible for the public to be fully informed about the public body's decisions or to detect
• where it's impossible for the public to be fully informed about the public body's decisions or to detect
• board's<00:34:55.599> decisions<00:34:56.159> or<00:34:56.280> to<00:34:56.480> detect
• <00:34:56.839> improper board's decisions or to detect improper board's decisions or to detect

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee met for an introductory, familiarization-only session. Members and staff introduced themselves, and House Fiscal Staff provided a budget overview for the committee’s elections-related jurisdiction. That overview covered the Office of the Secretary of State, including a requested $200,000 one-time general fund match to draw down additional federal HAVA funds released in 2024, and the presidential primary, which is an open statutory appropriation that reimburses state and local costs in even-numbered election years. It also reviewed the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board’s operations budget, the public subsidy program’s statutory and taxpayer checkoff funding, and the Voting Operations and Elections Resources account, which is funded at $3 million annually for local election-related costs. Members asked questions about the HAVA match, including whether the funds were tied to the most recent election cycle and what specific goals or security-related uses the Secretary of State’s request would support. Staff said they would need to research the details further and would share responses with the full committee. One member also raised broader concerns about non-state money entering elections and the need for clear guidance and oversight; staff said that area was beyond their expertise but could be researched further. The chair noted that the Secretary of State would appear at a future meeting and encouraged members to submit questions for shared follow-up. House Research then gave an overview of the committee’s government operations jurisdiction. Staff explained that the committee historically deals with structural and administrative issues such as agency organization, rulemaking, boards and commissions, state contracting, state IT services, emergency management, and state symbols and recognition days. They emphasized the committee’s role in maintaining consistency and compatibility across state government and in considering the balance between legislative authority and executive-branch discretion. Staff also noted overlap with State Government Finance for fiscal matters and said they would return for more detailed discussion if members wanted it. The final presentation introduced local government concepts. House Research outlined Minnesota’s local government structure, including counties, cities, towns, and special districts, and explained terms such as political subdivision, home rule charter, and Dillon’s rule. The presentation described local governments as creatures of the state, reviewed home rule charter and general welfare authority, and noted that local government powers are defined by statute unless otherwise provided. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• And currently you can use lethal force if the person has a deadly weapon.
• House will agree that when you are at your home and someone kicks in the door and they don't have a weapon
• And currently you can use lethal force if the person has a deadly weapon.
• House will agree that when you are at your home and someone kicks in the door and they don't have a weapon
• House will agree that when you are at your home and someone kicks in the door and they don't have a weapon

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The continued conference on House Bill 609 focused on reconciling House and Senate drafts dealing with firearms and other personal defense tools, local government preemption, and agency rulemaking. Representative Leyon walked through amendment 21107H, explaining that it narrows undefined terms, clarifies that the General Court has supremacy over local regulation, allows damages actions for violations of preemption law, and adds language limiting agency rules unless specifically authorized by statute. She also described a three-year sunset and a delayed effective date for new rules so existing rules could continue temporarily while the legislature considers any needed statutory carveouts. Members then debated the practical effect of the language, especially whether it would bar agencies from adopting internal employment rules or instead require those rules to come through JCAR and be tied to express statutory authority. Several examples were discussed, including state plow drivers, corrections employees, and other workers who may need to carry personal defense tools in the field. The committee also discussed a provision making a plaintiff a prevailing party if a municipality changes a challenged policy after suit is filed, and a clause stating that good faith or advice of counsel is not a defense, though it may be considered in mitigation. The discussion narrowed to the difference between the House approach, which some members read as an absolute prohibition on agency rules in these areas, and the Senate approach, which some members said would allow rules only when an agency can point to express enabling authority and JCAR can review them. Members agreed that the goal was to prevent agencies from adopting rules that conflict with the statute while still allowing legitimate safety-related regulations where the legislature has authorized them. The conference took a recess and later resumed with the chair stating the parties had reached an agreement in principle based on the latest Senate language, and Representative Leyon was asked to continue reviewing the draft line by line for remaining concerns.

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• shall not be awarded to projects whose primary purpose is the development, testing, or development of weapons
• 21.800> of development, testing, or development of development, testing, or development of weapons
• :28:23.920> We<01:28:24.040> want<01:28:24.240> to<01:28:24.440> make weapons
• We want to make weapons or munitions.
• And so, we want to limit the funding scope and make sure that deployment of weapons and munitions are

Bills: SB2580, SB2578, SB2259, SB3084, SB2816, SB2928, SB2075, SB3322, SB2377, SB2436, SB2835, SB3248

Keywords: SB2580, Hawaii film tax credit, motion picture tax credit, digital media credit, film production incentive, income tax credit, general excise tax exemption, DBEDT, DOTAX, local hires, local workforce, film industry, movie production, television production, streaming platform, streaming series, loan-out companies, motion picture project employer, qualified production, qualified production costs

Summary: The committee opened by reviewing hearing procedures and then took up SB 2580, which concerns Hawaii’s film production tax credit and related incentives. Testimony was strongly supportive overall, with witnesses saying the measure would help attract productions, extend the sunset date, include streaming platforms, and strengthen the state’s competitiveness. Several supporters asked for cleanup language on grant administration, tax credit management, local-hire uplifts, and limits on third-party audit requirements for smaller productions. The state film office said the bill was generally strong but suggested clarifying language and noted that DBEDT and DOTAX already provide oversight of the current credit. No vote was taken in the transcript, but the bill drew broad support with a few comments and one opposition noted later in the hearing. The committee then heard SB 2578 SD1, a measure to create a film commission and related grant structure. Testifiers said the proposal would formalize industry input, improve accountability, and help the state compete globally, but they also raised concerns about how a new grant program would interact with the existing tax credit system. The film office said the grant program and tax credit should be separated operationally, that the advisory structure should include industry voices and possibly union representation, and that county film commissioner language may need technical adjustment. A testifier also suggested a Hawaii film museum and related tourism opportunities. The measure was described as having 42 supporters, one opposition, and five comments, with no final action shown. The committee next considered SB 2259, a dementia training measure. Supporters, including the bill’s drafter and the Alzheimer’s Association, described personal caregiving experiences and said free dementia training could help workers and families. Suggested amendments focused on clarifying the relationship between EOA and DBED and allowing retraining every two years because of workforce turnover. DBED said the bill is worthwhile but is not really an economic development initiative, and it should align with existing dementia programs and be easy for businesses to use, preferably online. The committee then moved to SB 3084 SD1, which HTDC said would expand its R&D matching program beyond SBIR to other federal research grants because of uncertainty at the federal level; the transcript ends as testimony begins, with no vote or final action recorded.

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• That would apply also to companies like Flair down in Nashua and several others that deal with weapons
• That would apply also to companies like Flair down in Nashua and several others that deal with weapons
• that<01:05:30.559> deal<01:05:30.880> with<01:05:31.280> uh<01:05:32.000> weapons
• <01:05:32.400> of that deal with uh weapons of that deal with uh weapons of destruction.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to review tax expenditures, elect a chair and clerk, and hear updates on two credits due for periodic review: the career and technical education (CTE) center tax credit and the research and development (R&D) tax credit. Members first organized the meeting, then heard from Jennifer Ramsey of DRA, who explained the purpose of the tax expenditure review process and summarized the CTE and R&D credits. She said the CTE credit allows donations to CTE centers for a credit against business profits tax, is capped at 25% of a taxpayer’s liability, has a $500,000 aggregate limit, and was extended in SB 98 to fiscal year 2031. She also noted DRA could not provide detailed financial data because of statistical disclosure limits when too few taxpayers claim the credit. Committee members pressed for more historical and aggregate information, arguing they needed numbers to judge whether the credit is effective and worth continuing. The committee then heard from Chrissy Vanderhook of the Department of Education on the CTE credit. She described New Hampshire’s CTE system as serving 26 secondary centers and seven post-secondary centers, with industry partners providing internships, work-based learning, equipment, employee time, and other in-kind support that can qualify for the credit. She said the department reports annually to legislative leaders and that fiscal year 2025 credit activity was down about 48% from FY24, partly due to staffing changes and outreach issues. Members asked whether the program extends to community college-level programs, and she said it can, though she was not sure how broadly it is used that way. The committee also discussed a new Granite Patron of the Arts credit, which DRA said went into effect July 1 and is included in the tax expenditure report even though it is not yet listed in the statute. For the R&D credit, Ramsey explained that it offsets business profits tax and can carry forward to business enterprise tax, is based on incremental research spending, and currently has a $7 million annual aggregate cap. She said the cap has not yet been reached but could require proration as early as fiscal year 2026 if not increased. She noted there were 271 taxpayers claiming the credit in fiscal 2024 and that a proposal last session to raise the cap to $10 million and increase the per-company limit did not advance. Mark Liberty of BEA said the credit is an important recruitment and retention tool, especially for life sciences, aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing, but acknowledged BEA does not track direct revenue return. Andrea Hchvaria of New Hampshire Life Sciences argued the R&D credit is critical for startups and cited growth in applicants from 71 in 2008 to 248 in 2024, with qualified wages rising substantially over that period. Committee members repeatedly asked for more objective economic-impact data, but DRA said it only tracks who claimed the credit and the amount claimed, not broader business outcomes.

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• They're using Saran Wrap to avoid detection when they do get inspections.
• I'm the detective Charlie Pendleberry.
• detective sergeant. detective sergeant.
• <00:53:36.000> think detective sergeant mentioned, I think detective sergeant mentioned, I
• Detective Sergeant Pendleberry mentioned Detective Sergeant Pendleberry mentioned and<01:37:24.239

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Would you be amenable to some language that would include violence, including use of deadly weapons,
• ,<00:30:29.680> assault,<00:30:30.760> uh<00:30:31.120> at use of deadly weapons
• , assault, uh at use of deadly weapons, assault, uh at the<00:30:31.440> bus<00:30:31.720>
• /c><00:35:50.320> but<00:35:50.960> uh<00:35:51.040> I'd defined as a deadly weapon
• , but uh I'd defined as a deadly weapon, but uh I'd gotten<00:35:51.520> her<00:35:51.800>

Keywords: 958, all

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• the matter, the U.S. bombed Iran under claims that Iran was weeks away from completing a nuclear weapon
• This is a claim that I have heard my entire adult life that Iran is weeks away from a nuclear weapon.
• 36:22.560> completing<00:36:22.800> a<00:36:22.960> nuclear<00:36:23.280> weapon
• away from completing a nuclear weapon. away from completing a nuclear weapon.
• I spoke to away from a nuclear weapon.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• c> of<01:11:50.600> a<01:11:50.800> Brady<01:11:51.320> Giglio uh the weaponization
• of a Brady Giglio uh the weaponization of a Brady Giglio designation<01:11:54.280> for<01:11:
• important again, as we'll see examples of how Brady or the designation of one on Brady is being weaponized
• :17.840> being designation of one on Brady is being designation of one on Brady is being weaponized
• and three it provides a weaponized and three it provides a framework<01:16:24.280> for<01:16:

Keywords: 1183, house