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• So if you do get the moment of where you want to cross-examine, please refuse. Don't do that.
• where you if you do get the moment of where you want<00:04:03.440> to<00:04:03.600> cross-examine
• want to cross-examine, please refuse. want to cross-examine, please refuse.
• first two lines of the bill here says, "The purpose of the EPIC Commission is to engage in the examination

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:28 Introduction of Guests 00:02:08 American Electric Power and Kentucky Power Presentation 00:03:31 SB 89 Discussion 00:53:55 SB 89 Roll Call Vote 01:07:46, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for an initial natural resources hearing with a quorum present and introductory housekeeping, including prayer, roll call, and recognition of guests. Chair Smith outlined ground rules for questions and then invited Kentucky Power and American Electric Power representatives to the table to discuss a proposed plan involving the Mitchell Power Plant and future generation needs in Eastern Kentucky. Witnesses Cindy Wiseman, Alex Vaughn, and AEP CEO Bill Fehrman said the company’s goals are to stabilize and lower rates, reduce rate volatility, and expand generation in the Commonwealth. They explained that Kentucky Power seeks legislative authority to securitize its 50% interest in the Mitchell coal plant, describing securitization as a refinancing mechanism that would lower annual plant costs by about $34 million and help offset roughly one-third of the expected cost of adding new generation in Kentucky. They emphasized that the proposal is not intended to close Mitchell, and said Kentucky Power currently has no plan to divest its interest; the company still needs the plant to serve customers while it pursues additional dispatchable generation in Kentucky. Members pressed the witnesses on the plant’s book value versus fair market value, whether the Mitchell interest had ever been assigned a nominal value, how any divestiture proceeds would be handled, whether Kentucky Power owns Wheeling Power, and how long Mitchell can continue operating. The company said it values Mitchell at net book value for accounting purposes, not fair market value, and explained that Wheeling Power is a separate AEP affiliate and that West Virginia affiliates have already proposed securitization of their share. Witnesses said Kentucky Power’s interest cannot technically operate past 2028 without additional environmental control investment, while the West Virginia side is depreciating through 2040. They also described the financing timeline, saying securitization would require enactment of legislation, a PSC financing order, bond issuance, and then parallel work to acquire or build new generation, with any reinvestment terms to be addressed through the regulatory process.

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• The Speaker pro tempore: The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's proceedings and announces

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, October 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So, is the Attorney General going to have the authority to essentially examine all this is ...
• May, in relation to authorizing Christopher Walsener and Matthew to each take the civil service examination
• relation to Calendar 1719, Christopher Walser and Matthew Pitter to each take the civil service examination
• Print 9450A, Senator Hinchey, an act to amend the Steven Canobe Jackson to take the civil service examination
• OBE JACKSON TO TAKE THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. >> HOME RULE MESSAGE AT THE DESK.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games. The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually. The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.

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• These duties include examining the relationship between nutrition and human health, particularly the
• otoscope for the inner ear, and a high-definition camera for eye, ear, nose, throat, and skin examinations
• The second ceiling is clinical: A video call alone can't measure blood pressure, examine the eardrum,
• examination and certification costs and administrative costs, supporting health care-related career and
• Students spend years completing rigorous coursework, clinical training, examinations, and supervised

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The Chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House the approval
• I rise today to say that I have examined the salaries of the TSA workers.
• So I've examined their salaries, and here's what I found: that the salary first year for a TSA worker
• the salaries of the that I have examined the salaries of the TSA<02:20:19.040> workers.
• So I've examined 500 miles per hour.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Um, it's the same fees for whether you're going to apply by examination.
• Um, so that would be to sit for the examination, the EP.
• Um, we usually maybe have one to two every two years denials. through examination waiver.
• So you would through examination waiver.
• <01:25:49.679> that supply the board with a examination that supply the board with a examination

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• time when whenever there's um a point in time when the<00:13:44.800> the<00:13:45.200> examiner
• feels like there's an the the examiner feels like there's an adequate<00:13:47.200> pool,<00:
• They work really well with our examiners.
• <01:37:15.119> They<01:37:15.679> are really well with our examiners.
• They are really well with our examiners.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Labor held an informational briefing on August 22, 2025, to receive an update from DEH on statewide recruitment efforts aimed at reducing vacancies across state departments. Director Hashimoto, joined by DEH staff, presented on two hiring initiatives: Wikiwiki Hire and Operation Hire Hawaii. The committee focused on how each program works, how quickly applications are screened and referred, and how the programs differ from standard recruitment procedures. For Wikiwiki Hire, DEH described it as an accelerated recruitment pathway used mainly for classes with multiple vacancies. DEH screens applications every two weeks, then sends qualified applicants a list of participating departments and recruiter contact information so applicants and departments can connect directly. Committee members asked about effectiveness data, timelines, and whether the process aligns with the merit principle. DEH said the program is intended to speed hiring, that departments are not required to interview every person on a list, and that applicants can be hired as vacancies are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so long as all qualified applicants have the same opportunity. DEH also said it could provide data later and that it is working through a backlog of screenings. The committee then discussed Operation Hire Hawaii, an executive-order-based hiring effort launched in February to expedite hiring, including for displaced federal workers but open to all applicants. DEH reported more than 6,000 applications, 127 recruitments, 81 closed recruitments, and 142 hires, with a goal of conditional offers within two weeks. DEH said it turns applications around daily, while departments do the initial screening, interviews, and hiring decisions, with DEH completing final qualification screening and suitability checks at the end. Members asked about the program’s duration, its low conversion rate, and what happens to applicants who are not hired; DEH said it can refer qualified applicants to other vacancies and that the pilot was originally intended to run about a year, with possible extension if departments want it to continue.

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• This past year, the Alabama public examiners found a flaw in their pistol permit process.

Bills: HB375, HB494, HB375

Keywords: pistol permits, Jefferson County, fees, public schools, fund distribution, tax collector, tax assessor, compensation, salary increase, 1136, house, all

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• As a part of this study, it must include an examination of the effects of the supporter's involvement

Bills: SB66

Keywords: disability, supported decision-making, legal assistance, confidentiality, access to justice, autonomy, civil rights, advocacy, 1184, house, all

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• re-examination requests that come in. re-examination requests that come in.
• It's an opportunity before you go out on the road for the examiner that's going to sit in the car with
• And examiners in Manchester, for instance, that deal with limited English proficiency candidates on a
• that's going to road for the examiner that's going to sit<01:16:50.239> in<01:16:50.400> the
• > for And examiners in Manchester, for And examiners in Manchester, for instance,<01:17:01.840

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• As part of the study, it must include an examination of the effects of the supporters' involvement in

Summary: The committee met at 5:39 p.m. with a quorum present and took up one item, Senate Bill 66. The chair laid out a committee substitute for the bill, which concerns supportive decision-making agreements as an alternative to full guardianship for adults with disabilities who can make their own choices but may need assistance understanding options, accessing information, and making decisions. The substitute would direct the Office of Court Administration to conduct an interim study on the legal and ethical issues involved in allowing a supporter under such an agreement to assist an adult with a disability in criminal or civil legal proceedings. The discussion noted stakeholder concerns about confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, and how the proposal would work in practice. The study is to examine effects on privilege and confidentiality, identify related estate code and other legal provisions that may need amendment, evaluate best practices from other jurisdictions, and recommend statutory changes. No committee members asked questions, and no one registered or appeared to testify. The chair closed the hearing, withdrew the committee substitute and left it pending, then concluded the agenda. The committee adjourned without objection, subject to the call of the chair.

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• The Chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House the approval

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• SCR 603 by Senator Bass to urge and request the auditor to examine the process of developing and preparing
• We're looking to create a process, so we want the legislative auditor to examine the process that's currently
• I have the analysis that was prepared, and it was an examination of six years of appellate court activity
• House Bill 921 by Representative Muscarello provides for private security examiners.

Bills: SCR59, SCR70, HR275, HR279, HR282, HR289, HR307, HCR112, SCR61, SCR62, SCR64, SB121, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HCR117, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, SCR30, SCR40, SCR65, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB54, HB137, HB321, HB368, HB386, HB414, HB431, HB552, HB555, HB578, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB638, HB670, HB692, HB707, HB708, HB715, HB718, HB732, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB796, HB807, HB822, HB848, HB856, HB887, HB888, HB917, HB921, HB1082, HB1243, HB1246, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB159, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1126, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1235, HB1249, SB259, SB295, SB312, SB348, SB444, SB485, SB441, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB463, HB998, SB197, SB268, SB123, SB276, SB326, SB80, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB479, HB74, HB119, HB134, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1117, HB1236, SB42, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB341, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB401, SB449, SB487

Keywords: Major Richard Star Act, veterans, military retirement, disability compensation, VA benefits, combat-wounded, medically retired, military retirees, service members, veterans benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, concurrent receipt, retirement offset, combat-related disability, bipartisan support, memorial resolution, Congressional memorial, Louisiana delegation, Richard Star

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• inventory, there's bloody footprints and blood droplets 16 feet away from his body where the medical examiner
• his body where the a where<00:53:45.920> the<00:53:46.079> medical<00:53:46.480> examiner
• /c><00:53:47.040> said<00:53:47.280> he<00:53:47.520> was where the medical examiner
• said he was where the medical examiner said he was dead<00:53:47.760> in<00:53:48.000> seconds

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• mandatory situations where the BCA has to investigate, or if it's under a certain threshold, may examine
• <00:49:15.400> may it's under a certain threshold, may it's under a certain threshold, may examine
• 49:16.840> it<00:49:16.960> to<00:49:17.080> a<00:49:17.120> different examine
• it and refer it to a different examine it and refer it to a different entity.<00:49:18.040> But,<

Bills: HF4074

Keywords: retirement, pension, public employees, MSRS, PERA, TRA, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association, police and fire, correctional employees, probation officers, telecommunicators, dispatchers, 911 operators, public safety answering point, PSAP, firefighters, volunteer firefighters, paid on-call firefighters, fire relief association, state aid

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• . >> House Bill 134, an act relating to sexual assault nurse examiners. >> Senator from Taylor. Mr.
• act relating to sexual<01:27:49.920> assault<01:27:50.480> nurse<01:27:50.880> examiners
• sexual assault nurse examiners. sexual assault nurse examiners.

Keywords: 958, all

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• We examined what was working, what is not working, and where our statutes are inconsistent or outdated
• We examined<00:52:39.120> what<00:52:39.320> was<00:52:39.480> working,<00:52:40.160
• > what<00:52:40.320> is<00:52:40.400> not examined what was working, what is not
• examined what was working, what is not working,<00:52:41.560> and<00:52:41.600> where<

Keywords: 958, all

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• But, you know, sometimes I think that our animals deserve on-site examinations and recommended treatments
• Basically, it says the patient has visited or been examined by a veterinarian at least once every 12
• Basically, it says the patient has visited or been examined by a veterinarian at least once every 12
• Um, currently in our statutes, um, we specifically say they must be examined in a timely manner.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So look at this bill and examine it and then let's talk some more. Uh, meetings adjourned.
• So look at this bill<01:03:07.440> and<01:03:07.680> examine<01:03:08.000> it<01
• > and<01:03:08.319> then<01:03:08.559> let's<01:03:08.799> talk bill and examine
• it and then let's talk bill and examine it and then let's talk some<01:03:09.200> more.

Bills: HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, HB426, SB24, SB106, SB254, HB505, HB458, HB535, HB509, HB320, HB518, HB261, SB316, HB228, SB318, SB260, HB132, HB347, HB405, HB86, HB263, HB302, SB336

Keywords: Alabama Ad Valorem Advisory Committee, ad valorem taxes, property tax, real property, personal property, tax assessment, tax collection, county tax officials, Department of Revenue, Commissioner of Revenue, taxpayer representation, resident taxpayers, local government, property tax administration, Association of Alabama Tax Administrators, tax policy, advisory committee, public input, governance reform, body-worn camera

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• And so if we've done our math correctly in examining the data that the commission gave to us, there are
• And so if we've done our math correctly<00:32:32.000> in<00:32:32.240> examining<00:32:
• the<00:32:32.880> data<00:32:33.039> that<00:32:33.279> the correctly in examining
• the data that the correctly in examining the data that the commission<00:32:34.399> gave<00:32

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met for its sixth regular-session meeting and first took up House Bill 5, as substituted by committee amendment, which would authorize KCTCS to partner with the Department of Corrections to create a vocational training campus at North Point Training Center. The sponsor and witnesses described the bill as a prison education and re-entry initiative aimed at reducing recidivism, saving taxpayer money, and meeting workforce needs, citing Michigan’s vocational village model as evidence that prison-based training can lower reoffending. Testimony emphasized that the program would include high-demand vocational fields, credentials, eligibility and security safeguards, data collection, annual reporting, and re-entry documentation such as certificates of employability and employment protections. Several members voiced support, including comments that the bill builds on existing second-chance and employability efforts. One member asked whether post-release employment outcomes could also be tracked, and the sponsor said that would be encouraged and discussed as a possible friendly amendment. After discussion, the committee voted 19-1 to adopt the committee substitute and pass House Bill 5. The committee then began consideration of House Bill 468, which would update the Kentucky Civil Rights Act to conform the state definition of disability to the 2008 federal ADA amendments and clarify the meaning of “qualified individual with a disability.” The bill sponsor said it would remove the Kentucky Human Rights Commission’s adjudicative authority over employment and public accommodations cases, while leaving investigative powers intact and preserving housing-related adjudication, with the goal of placing those disputes in court and preserving jury-trial rights. In response to questions, the sponsor said a local mandate analysis found the court impact would be minimal to moderate, and cited commission data showing relatively few hearings. The transcript cuts off during continued discussion of HB 468.