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• <05:24:25.718> wage annually income for a minimum wage annually income for a minimum wage
• this country to raise the minimum this country to raise the minimum wage<05:26:16.920> we
• It did not pass, and of course raising the minimum And, of course, raising the minimum wage, I've spoken
• We say raising the minimum wage would create that rising tide that would raise the wages above the minimum
• above the minimum wage the minimum<05:32:27.360> wage<05:32:27.680> has<05:32:27.798><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The state says it's got to be minimum of 15. An example is Orange County. Why 100?
• The law says 15 feet is the minimum. It has to be that, no matter what it is. Rep.
• You know what the minimum Army Corps buffer is? Zero.
• I heard someone ask the calculation to determine a minimum buffer of 25 feet.
• The state has established the criteria that we have a minimum of 15, average of 25.

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• effective date is that I would be concerned that some towns may decide in the interim to make the minimum
• interim to some towns may decide in the interim to make<00:03:07.959> the<00:03:08.080> minimum
• <00:05:10.040> you<00:05:10.120> know,<00:05:10.280> change<00:05:10.640> minimum
• <00:05:10.960> lot to sort of, you know, change minimum lot to sort of, you know, change minimum

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Summary: The committee considered Senate Bill 564 and discussed two related amendments, which were ultimately combined. The main amendment would create carve-outs for wetland buffers and conservation subdivisions, allowing certain facilities or utilities to proceed by conditional use permit or special exception while still requiring site plan review and DES permitting. Supporters said the change would open up developable land and provide a path forward for housing development without an automatic denial. Members also focused on the effective date. The amendment was revised to take effect March 1, 2027, to give municipalities time to update ordinances and, if desired, designate conservation subdivisions. To prevent towns from undermining the bill before it takes effect, a second amendment was added stating that municipalities may not impose additional building or lot-size restrictions on affected properties before the effective date. Senators said this would avoid a “poison pill” response such as increasing minimum lot sizes. After brief discussion, members agreed the amendments were consistent with the bill’s housing and conservation balance. The committee voted unanimously to adopt the combined amendments, agreed to place the bill on consent, and then adjourned.

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• <00:46:26.880> of<00:46:28.160> $145,000 around a minimum of $145,000 around a minimum
• <01:29:57.920> energy and power with a minimum energy and power with a minimum energy efficiency
• <01:33:42.639> energy and power with a minimum energy and power with a minimum energy efficiency
• level of efficiency and meet minimum levels of emission standards.
• also meet minimum levels of emission also meet minimum levels of emission standards.<02:28:37.040

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee began a work session on House Bill 1600, concerning access to the centralized voter registration database on election days. Secretary of State David Scanlan testified that the state already has a new statewide voter registration system connected to town clerks and supervisors of the checklist, and that the bill was probably unnecessary but acceptable if the legislature wanted it. He raised concern about language that could require direct electronic access in every polling place, noting that some polling locations lack reliable internet or cell service and that municipalities can change polling locations, which could make a rigid requirement expensive and impractical. Members discussed whether the bill should be clarified to allow direct or indirect access, including use of a phone-based workaround, and the secretary said that would address his concern. The committee then voted on HB 1600. Representative Maguire moved ought to pass with an amendment adding “direct or indirect access” on page one, line seven, and the motion was seconded. The amendment was adopted 9-0 by voice vote, and the committee then voted 9-0 to OTP the bill. The chair stated that HB 1600 would be placed on consent. The committee next took up House Bill 1197F FN, a technical correction to insurance laws. Members noted it had already passed the House with amendment and that the fiscal note was effectively indeterminate but would not affect the general fund because the insurance agency is self-funded. The committee voted 9-0 to OTP the bill; the chair said consent calendar placement would be decided by the full committee. Finally, the committee opened a work session on House Bill 11:30 FN regarding judicial performance evaluations. Representative Lynn, the bill’s sponsor, argued that the fiscal note overstated the immediate cost and said the judicial branch could likely manage through the current biennium while implementing the new system. He also supported making judges’ names public and said the bill’s anonymity provisions were aimed at protecting the identities of questionnaire respondents, not the judges being evaluated. Members asked about public disclosure, internal access to evaluation materials, and the removal of language allowing the governor and executive council to receive evaluations on request; discussion continued on those points, but no final vote on HB 11:30 FN was taken in the portion provided.

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• <00:09:06.959> This we just put in the bare minimum.
• This we just put in the bare minimum.
• <00:09:32.240> standards, not can we put in the minimum standards, not can we put in the minimum
• statute minimum program requirements? statute minimum program requirements?
• <00:10:22.880> um Authorization to put in minimum um Authorization to put in minimum um program

Keywords: 916, all

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• doing so, we'll be working to encourage ambulance services to go in network, starting with, at a minimum
• There is a permanent out-of-network minimum rate schedule.
• There is a permanent out-of-network minimum rate schedule.
• a a letter of starting with at a minimum a a letter of intent<00:11:48.160> or<00:11:48.320><
• . um any willing minimum rate schedule. um any willing ambulance<00:12:06.000> provider,<00:12

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Many counties are imposing setbacks and minimum front lot frontages that are not justifiable with often
• We build right now primarily in the city, um, going out to the county with minimum lot size changes,
• We're going to change our lot minimums.
• lot minimum in order to make sure that I didn't go in there and, and oppose them.
• They've just recently gone to a 40-foot lot minimum.

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• So on line 59, you change from a minimum of 20 hours to up to 20 hours of skilled training.
• Could you explain why you reduce the minimum training hours for care providers?
• So on line 59, you change from a minimum of 20 hours to up to 20 hours of skilled training.
• Could you explain why you reduce the minimum training hours for care providers?
• Senator Berman, if you would reduce the minimum training hours for care providers?

Summary: The Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of health care, Medicaid, and patient-access measures, along with confirmation votes. The committee first reconsidered and amended SB 1606 on patient access to records, clarifying portal obligations, deleting a section affecting nursing home facility records, and setting a January 1, 2026 effective date; the bill then passed favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of appointees and separately confirmed Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after Harris testified about priorities including financial accountability, managed care oversight, transparency, and quality improvement. Senators asked about audit findings and Medicaid managed care performance, and several witnesses and committee members voiced support for her appointment. The committee then advanced a series of bills, most of them with amendments, including claims bills SB 28 and SB 22 for South Broward Hospital District settlements, SB 772 on undesignated glucagon in schools, SB 998 on death certification by physician assistants and APRNs, SB 1412 on home health administration flexibility, SB 1800 creating a Parkinson’s disease research consortium at USF, SB 306 on managed care network access during holidays and after hours, SB 1768 on stem cell therapies by physicians, SB 1602 on pediatric readiness in emergency departments, SB 1156 on the home health aide program for medically fragile children, SB 1490 on Children’s Medical Services and managed care administration, and SB 1182 on Medicaid coverage of continuous glucose monitors. Most of these bills received support from industry, advocacy, or provider groups and were reported favorably as committee substitutes. The most debated measure was SB 1270, a broad strike-all amendment combining provisions on mRNA vaccine documentation, vaccination-status protections in the Patient Bill of Rights, medical marijuana reporting and background-screening definitions, compact language, and volunteer immunity. The committee heard extensive testimony both for and against the vaccine-related provisions, including concerns about discrimination, patient safety, provider discretion, and medical liability. After additional technical amendments and a time-certain motion, the bill passed favorably as a committee substitute, with Senators Davis and Osgood voting no and Senator Harrell expressing a weak yes. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.

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• based on the numbers and the information you provided that pay ought to be going up, at least the minimum
• based on the numbers and the information you provided that pay ought to be going up, at least the minimum
• based on the numbers and the information you provided that pay ought to be going up, at least the minimum
• The information you provided that pay ought to be going up, at least the minimum level of pay ought to
• The next step is to see if they need to go above the minimum because the market is competitive, and the

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 22 January, 2026: 1:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the insurance commissioner’s office. The commissioner said most of the request was for personnel costs, including an increase above LBO and two additional IT positions tied to a possible conversion to a state-based system and cybersecurity needs. The office also discussed travel costs, contractual expenses, vehicle replacement, and hurricane mitigation funds, noting that some funds are in trust accounts and require legislative authority to spend. The commissioner also briefed members on possible policy changes affecting the ACA exchange and a proposed low-cost plan for the high-risk pool, warning that if coverage options are not developed, more people could shift into uncompensated care. Members asked about the budget request, the IT positions, and a constituent question about propane meter regulation, which the commissioner said falls under the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, though his office sometimes checks related issues informally. The committee then moved to the State Fire Academy hearing. The academy director described a workforce stabilization proposal focused on retaining and recruiting fire instructors, citing competition from local fire departments that pay more, a shrinking applicant pool, and a growing number of retirement-eligible staff. He said the academy’s instructors are being recruited away by municipalities, that recent applicant pools have produced very few qualified candidates, and that the academy may soon have to cut advanced courses if staffing does not improve. He referenced a State Personnel Board review that supported the need for compensation changes and said the academy is trying to remain competitive while continuing to train firefighters, hazmat responders, EMS personnel, and fire officers statewide. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the portion provided. Members mainly asked questions, requested written follow-up on some budget items, and indicated they would work with the agencies later in the session if pending bills or funding needs changed.

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• However, the minimum salary of $200 per day for people with associate degrees can be a hindrance and
• However, the minimum salary of $200 per day for people with associate degrees can be a hindrance and
• background check and then a minimum background check and then a minimum requirement<01:20:06.320
• <01:29:56.000> would the removal of the $200 minimum would the removal of the $200 minimum
• it actually it it guarantees a minimum it actually it it guarantees a minimum and<01:57:26.119><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• municipalities, and I know many of yours, as two-thirds of Massachusetts schools now receive only minimum
• We are appreciative of the increases that we have seen in minimum aid.
• But it is time for us to not rely on increases in minimum aid.
• To not rely on increases in minimum aid and return to a formula that provides sustainable, fair, and
• So we're going to see even more school districts that are going to be subject to minimum aid.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first handled a House petition from John H. Rawlers and others seeking eminent domain authority for a parcel in Norwood; Joint Rule 12 was suspended and the matter was referred to the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. The chamber then resumed debate on the literacy bill, with Senator Tarr offering a series of amendments focused on school district funding, teacher competency, reporting, waivers, and curriculum implementation. Most of Tarr’s amendments were rejected, but one requiring written, appealable denials of district waivers was adopted by roll call, and another amendment on reporting from the Early Literacy Fund, including provisions for English language learners and special education educators, was also adopted. A separate amendment extending the timeline for DESE to publish high-quality curricula was adopted, while several other amendments were withdrawn or defeated. The Senate also considered and adopted an amendment from Senator Comerford addressing rural and regional equity in education funding. That amendment expanded eligible uses of the Early Literacy Fund to include screening assessments, required DESE to prioritize geographic and funding equity, mandated a public hearing in Western Massachusetts before final grant criteria were finalized, and directed technical assistance to rural districts. Senators from across the chamber spoke in support, emphasizing chronic underfunding, declining enrollment, minimum-aid pressures, and the need for a broader review of the Chapter 70 formula and a Foundation Budget Review Commission. The amendment passed unanimously. Later, the Senate took up an amendment from Senator Moore on children’s vision care, which would have created a registry for vision screening and expanded eye exam requirements, but it was withdrawn after supportive debate. The chamber then adopted the Ways and Means redraft, ordered the bill to third reading, and passed An Act relative to teacher preparation and student literacy to be engrossed by a unanimous roll call. Final passage was also achieved for a separate House land-taking bill allowing the town of Hingham to use municipal property for a center for active living, which passed by the required two-thirds vote and was enacted. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday and adjourned in memory of Donna Goldstein.

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• in six California households do not have access to a bank account due to pricey overdraft fees and minimum
• AB 1365 removes banking barriers by offering a zero-fee, zero-penalty, and no minimum debit account,
• standards ensuring access to checking accounts with low fees, including no overdraft fees and low minimum
• As already mentioned, Bank On has a low minimum balance, not no minimum balance.
• I maintain those minimum balances.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We lowered the minimum for the community wealth building program.
• We lowered the minimum for the community wealth building program.
• and that in that case there's a minimum and that in that case there's a minimum maximum.<00:30:51.679
• We lowered the minimum for the maximum.
• This one, we're lowered the minimum.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Within the program of BEAD, are they meeting the minimum requirements there?
• meeting the minimum requirements there? meeting the minimum requirements there?
• That's where this minimum came from.
• That's where this minimum came from. Just across the board.
• <01:17:29.840> acreage regarding zoning and the minimum acreage regarding zoning and the minimum

Bills: HF3508, HF3548, HF3549

Keywords: dairy assistance, agriculture, investment, relief initiative, farm support, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, 1183, house

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• In 2017, an effort by Senator Larry Taylor and And Rep Drew Darby was passed, which did raise the minimum
• an attorney named Ringo Bosley, who was inspired by the bill in Texas after Texas established its minimum
• In Louisiana, they had no minimum age for marriage in 2018.
• to shuffle the bill off to the side until the last possible moment to keep it tabled, to keep no minimum
• in committee where the parties finally came across the aisle with bipartisan commitment, and the minimum

Bills: HB168

Keywords: certificates of obligation, local government debt, municipal finance, county finance, public works, bond election, voter petition, registered voters, refinancing certificates, Texas Local Government Code, municipality, county, hospital district, infrastructure financing, public improvement, debt issuance, general obligation alternative, public oversight, local bonds, historic preservation

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• 2017, an effort by Senator Larry Taylor and Representative Drew Darby was passed, which raised the minimum
• Its minimum age for marriage. In Louisiana, they had no minimum age for marriage in 2018.
• Democrats alike agreed that it should be 18, but louder voices won out on the House floor, and the minimum
• To keep no minimum age for marriage and scuttle the bill.
• and committee, where the parties finally came across the aisle with bipartisan commitment, and the minimum

Bills: HB168, HB 1044, HB1534, HB1914, HB2240, HB2530, HB3284, HB3395, HB3515, HB3783, HB4034, HB4213, HB168

Keywords: marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody

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• Why not just make it a $50 minimum wage? Why not make it a $100 minimum wage?
• Let's give a minimum wage increase.
• wage is a minimum wage, that we shouldn’t find reasons why we can lower that minimum wage below what
• wage is a minimum wage, that we shouldn’t find reasons why we can lower that minimum wage below what
• But we have a minimum wage.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened in session, established a quorum, offered a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a very large third-reading file while urging members to be at their desks for their bills. The day featured many support measures on housing, health care, public safety, local government, labor, education, and consumer protection, with repeated reminders that absent authors would have their bills skipped. Several bills were passed temporarily or retained on file, but the chamber spent most of the time taking up individual measures and voting on them. Among the bills discussed were measures on land surveying, nurse midwifery access, historic-district transit zoning, EV charging infrastructure, foreclosure equity protections, tribal inclusion in interstate cannabis commerce, outdoor advertising permitting delays, commercial building permit timelines, DUI penalties, farmworker disadvantaged-community designation, restaurant reservation bots, open-space tax exemptions, pop-up business permits, anti-hate training for officials, sideshows and street takeovers, utility rate transparency, CalWORKs eligibility, dynamic electricity rates, interior designer licensure, compost contamination, modular housing standards, small claims limits for businesses, Native American Day as a paid state holiday, rural maternity care funding, protective orders tied to defendant release, immigrant service provider privacy under Safe at Home, mentally disordered offender evaluations, compounded weight-loss drug regulation, plasma donation center rules, missing persons DNA database updates, AI chatbot safeguards for children, an official state apology to California Native peoples, foster youth housing navigation, CTE teacher credentialing, Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, CalFresh protections, public hospital physician employment authority, child care, and film tax credit changes for post-production work. Testimony was generally supportive from authors, who framed the bills as cleanup, modernization, consumer protection, or targeted equity measures. A few measures drew notable opposition or debate, especially AB 2624 on Safe at Home privacy protections for immigrant service providers, where opponents argued it could chill journalism and transparency while supporters said it was needed to protect people facing doxing and threats. AB 2208 and AB 2299 were presented as responses to federal HR 1 impacts on Medi-Cal and CalFresh, and AB 2023 on AI chatbots drew emotional support centered on child safety and a reported suicide case. The chamber also heard strong advocacy for Native American recognition bills, rural health access, and housing affordability. Most bills passed with little or no opposition, often unanimously. Recorded votes included AB 1933 (48-0), AB 1696 (49-0), AB 2415 (54-0), AB 1820 (50-0), AB 1957 (53-0), AB 2506 (60-0), AB 2024 (58-0), AB 2418 (61-0), AB 1578 (44-17), AB 1600 (46-9), AB 1661 (44-10), AB 1715 (46-7), AB 1755 (66-0), AB 1787 (43-5), AB 1796 (45-6), AB 1812 (47-1), AB 1815 (57-0), AB 1827 (59-0), AB 1841 (64-0), AB 1868 (61-0), AB 1882 (64-0), AB 1889 (69-0), AB 2624 (49-19), AB 1897 (57-1), AB 1990 (52-0), AB 2009 (65-0), AB 2018 (60-0), AB 2023 (58-8), AB 2115 (65-0), AB 2162 (60-0), AB 2206 (62-0), AB 2208 (42-17), AB 2237 (54-0), AB 2241 (62-0), AB 2246 (56-1), AB 2249 (51-0), AB 2299 (51-1), AB 2311 (65-0), and AB 2314 (68-0). The session ended with the Assembly still working through the file, including the opening of AB 2319 on film tax credits.

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• to today's, aligning the minimum base pay to the grade of E5 within the Defense Accounting Services
• to today's, aligning the minimum base pay to the grade of E5 within the Defense Accounting Services
• Considering these factors in 1997, the state passed and enacted a state active duty minimum base pay
• of $130. minimum base pay of $130 per day set by minimum base pay of $130 per day set by the<00:03:32.840
• <00:03:37.720> base to today's, aligning the minimum base to today's, aligning the minimum

Bills: HF4615, HF3532, HF4492, HF4171

Keywords: military, pay, officers, enlisted members, state active service, Minnesota Statutes, veterans, burial eligibility, honor guard, state cemeteries, military service, burial fees, veterans affairs, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, advisory task force, commanders task force, veterans service organizations, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW

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• Like, stuff that they should be doing already, basic minimum standards.
• We're expanding that out to also the school safety personnel, and again that is a minimum.
• They should also have the ability to, at a minimum, sound the alarm. are not teachers.
• They should also have the ability to, at a minimum, sound the alarm.
• This is intended to be a minimum standard, right?

Keywords: 985, all

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• This is why you don't have minimums.
• <00:29:32.000> Study mandatory minimums and so on. Study mandatory minimums and so on.
• rolling back some mandatory minimum rolling back some mandatory minimum sentences<00:39:51.280><
• They tie minimums don't deter migration.
• <01:05:38.640> It<01:05:38.799> is minimum. It's not compulsory. It is minimum.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1012, house, all