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• Had to have a bachelor's degree in that process.
• We prayed and talked about the process.
• So again, you have the initial arraignment process that's pre-indictment.
• So we're going to walk you through our investigative process very quickly.
• That’s the process of our investigation.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• making process for sure. making process for sure. Okay.<01:16:03.600> Other Okay.
• presumably you field complaints, right? presumably you field complaints, right?
• and then our our process. and then our our process. Further<04:16:40.560> questions?
• process anyways. More than likely. Okay. process anyways. More than likely. Okay.
• The governor's version had it last in the process. It's frontloading it in the process.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee reviewed a handout comparing House Bill 2 to current retirement law and walked through the bill section by section with staff from the retirement system. The discussion focused on vesting, earnable compensation, average final compensation, compensation-over-base limits, special duty pay, normal retirement age, re-retirement, and maximum benefit rules for Group 2/Tier B members. Staff explained that some provisions would restore pre-2011 rules, including counting certain end-of-career payments such as unused sick and vacation time in earnable compensation and reducing the AFC averaging period from five years back to three. They also described how the bill would eliminate the current cap on compensation over base, which mainly affects overtime, and noted that the actuarial cost of the AFC-related changes is interrelated rather than easily broken out by feature. A separate discussion covered the special duty pay limitation, which currently applies to Tier A and would be removed under the governor’s bill for both Tier A and Tier B members after their vested buy date. Staff said the actuary estimated that removing the special duty limitation would increase costs by about $13.9 million. Members also asked about the practical difference between overtime and special duty, with staff explaining that special duty generally involves work for a private third party, often police detail work, while overtime depends more on staffing and scheduling. The committee also reviewed the normal retirement age changes for Tier B and the possibility that some members would need to work longer to reach the new vested buy date. Members raised concerns about an ambiguity in the bill that could allow already-retired Tier B members to return to work, then re-retire and claim the higher benefits, or allow vested deferred members to stop working and wait for the new vested buy date. Staff said the governor’s office did not intend to allow that result and requested clarifying language, noting that the bill as drafted does not expressly prohibit it. The committee also discussed part-time and seasonal work after retirement, with staff explaining that such work generally does not restore membership unless the person takes a full-time position requiring enrollment. Finally, the committee reviewed the maximum benefit provisions and noted that HB 2 in the current year does not change the maximum benefit date or include the 1.5% annual escalator that had been part of the 2023 proposal, making the current bill more costly than the earlier version.

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• <00:37:11.760> does point out that our parole process does point out that our parole process
• to engage in the rehabilitative process to engage in the rehabilitative process which<00:57:48.119
• It’s a political process.
• , and valuable process.
• There's no due process. This law is literally replete with due process.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 146, which would require longer retention and quicker disclosure of certain video recordings from traffic stops and similar motor vehicle violations when a citation is disputed. The prime sponsor described the bill as a response to a constituent who challenged a speeding ticket but could not obtain a cruiser video before it was deleted under the current 30-day retention practice. Supporters argued the bill is about fairness and access to potentially exculpatory evidence, and one member suggested a simple 60-day retention period might avoid confusion over different timelines. The sponsor also noted that the bill would not affect criminal cases and that victims and complainants should have access to the same evidence as law enforcement when a recording is relevant to a defense. Major Brendan Davey of the New Hampshire State Police testified in opposition. He said the proposal would create a different discovery standard for one type of evidence, could discourage agencies from adopting body-worn or cruiser cameras, and would add cost and administrative burden. He explained that the State Police already retain routine traffic-stop videos for at least 30 days, but keep videos much longer when complaints or possible litigation are involved, and said the current system balances efficiency with accountability. He also argued the underlying speeding case did not make the trooper video directly material to the citation, though he acknowledged the legislature could choose a longer blanket retention period if it wished. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee then opened a public hearing on House Bill 638, which would allow people serving life without parole sentences to become eligible for a parole hearing at age 60 after serving at least 18 years, provided they have had no major conduct violations in the prior 10 years. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give a narrow second look to a small number of elderly prisoners, citing the high cost of incarceration and the health challenges of aging in prison. He emphasized that the bill would not automatically release anyone, would not apply to capital murder convictions under RSA 630:1, and would still allow victims to participate in the parole process. Testimony on HB 638 was mixed. Alexander Bailey, a survivor of violent crime and domestic violence advocate, supported the bill, saying many survivors favor rehabilitation, second chances, and restorative justice, and that people in prison often age faster and face serious health and safety problems. Another supporter, Russell Roy, began offering a personal story about crime, addiction, and violence in Concord, but the transcript cuts off before his full remarks. Committee members asked about why age 60 was chosen, how released individuals would support themselves, and whether victims or families would be consulted; the sponsor said 60 was meant to limit eligibility and reflect the health realities of prison, and that parole boards already consider support networks and victim input. No action or vote was taken in the hearing.

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• it can be shared and and the processes it can be shared and and the processes that<00:15:15.360>
• with the state the procurement process with the state the procurement process and<00:21:59.600><
• process process and<00:58:57.000> that<00:58:57.200> system<00:58:57.520> was<00
• their learning their learning process their learning their learning process and<01:17:47.719>
• general nature of a of the complaints general nature of a of the complaints you<03:09:02.239>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division III convened a work session on the DHHS budget, with the chair noting there would be no votes and that the committee would spend the day hearing from the commissioner’s office. Nathan White, DHHS Chief Financial Officer, opened with the Division of Finance/Office of Business Operations, explaining that the unit supports the department through daily financial management, AP/AR, audit work, expense projections, transfers, and procurement functions such as contracts, amendments, RFPs/RFAs, and grants management. He also described the division’s revenue and reporting work, including federal draws, CMS-64 reporting, and the public assistance cost allocation plan, and said the department had centralized rate-setting work and a small team handling Medicaid rate analysis and nursing facility rebase work. Members asked about vacancies, turnover, and budget changes. White said the division had 18 positions unfunded in the governor’s budget, reducing personal services from about $10.8 million to $9.9 million, and estimated the division’s vacancy rate at about 11 percent, below the department average. He said turnover was relatively low, with one retirement at the manager level and higher turnover mainly at lower AP-level positions. He also explained that some budget lines reflected reallocations rather than new spending, including fringe benefits centralized elsewhere and an EBT card contract moved into this unit because the staff member overseeing it works in Finance. When asked about a rent/lease increase, he said it was due to higher copier leasing costs under a statewide DAS contract. White highlighted several management and technology improvements. He said a business intelligence tool procured in 2022, using Salesforce and Excel-based data, helped DHHS better track federal revenue and maintenance-of-effort spending, reducing FY24 General Fund lapse by about 70 percent and federal/other revenue lapse by 88 percent compared with FY23; he warned that the tool is not funded in the current budget. He also described Lean Six Sigma efforts in the contracts team, training for vendors and nonprofits on procurement and indirect cost rules, and a Finance Academy to standardize policies and procedures. On the contracts side, he said the department uses Smartsheet for project management and DocuSign for electronic signatures, which cut contract execution time dramatically, but noted DocuSign is also not funded in the governor’s budget. The session ended as the committee prepared to move on to the Employee Assistance Program presentation.

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• and they go through the committee process And then they come to the floor.
• This is following a normal process.
• It eliminates the passive, inefficient calendar-based rubber stamp sunset process.
• This bill would outline a process for correcting those errors to the detriment.
• They file their complaint.

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• Then section three is codifying the state complaint process. communication with uh parents or that communication
• <00:22:10.080> um<00:22:10.320> a The complaint process is for a parent or other individual
• rather than the expedited rulemaking process.
• This was a good process.
• So, thank you for this process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , no due process, no due process in these settings.
• So, there is due process.
• We do not get due process; we’re arrested.
• Okay, now we're talking about due process.
• And there are some states that require even more due process, for example, going through a court process

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• That wouldn't change the process with complaints and enforcement.
• If there's a complaint made to OPLC, they can investigate through the entire process, in which they have
• That wouldn't change the process<01:25:38.320> with<01:25:38.560> complaints<01:25:38.960
• process with complaints and enforcement. process with complaints and enforcement.
• a complaint. a complaint.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• met today to considered pending motions for the formal hearing in the matter of Chris Patty, sworn complaint
• There's an application process and if they qualify, then they get on.
• There was no due process allowed for the employee to, to have an option, um, there.
• It was just part of that review process and we sent notice in December that we believed they may have
• Um, as the commissioners are well aware, we're in the process of this chapter by chapter rule review.

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• All of the criteria that my process.
• guidance on that and that's in process. guidance on that and that's in process.
• Of the 15 decision-making processes.
• hardware stores that'll that'll process hardware stores that'll that'll process this<04:15:54.159
• there's some sort of approval process there's some sort of approval process for<04:20:08.239>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:18:59.360> that ago and unfortunately the process that ago and unfortunately the process
• years and probably number one complaint years and probably number one complaint for<00:30:58.240
• The first complaint is the tax the door.
• This is a work in process of progress. It does have a reverse repealer in it.
• <01:31:44.159> Um, processing company charges them. Um, processing company charges them.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 25 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer by Reverend Max Smith of Jesus Name Tabernacle in Florence, and then led the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber quickly dispensed with the reading of the journal and committee reports, and then spent much of the morning recognizing guests, including multiple FFA groups, the Mississippi FFA state officer team, the Mississippi Food Bank Collaborative, optometrists visiting for Optometry Day, and representatives from engineering and fire service organizations. On the calendar, the Senate took up several finance-related bills. Senate Bill 2824, extending deadlines related to renewable energy fee-in-lieu agreements and construction start dates, was explained and adopted, then passed by use of the morning roll call with three no votes and one present. Senate Bill 2867, revising the income tax credit for employer-provided dependent child care or child care stipends, was explained as a targeted, capped credit for actual employer spending on licensed child care; it was adopted and passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 3109, clarifying that a nonprofit leasing and managing LaFleur’s Bluff State Park land is not subject to ad valorem taxes on state-owned park land, was adopted and passed by morning roll call with one no vote. The Senate also considered Senate Bill 2840, which would provide a 75% rebate or sales tax credit related to inventory taxes and eliminate local privilege taxes. After extended discussion, the committee substitute was adopted, a reverse repealer amendment was added, and the bill passed by morning roll call with one no vote. Senators discussed the burden of inventory taxes on retailers and the need for more data before fully implementing the proposal. Finally, Senate Bill 2868, creating a tax credit tied to employer contributions for individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (ICHRAs), was introduced and explained as a way to encourage employer-supported health coverage for small and midsize businesses; the transcript cuts off during the explanation before final action on that bill.

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• process what those claims might cost. process what those claims might cost.
• talk a little bit describe that process talk a little bit describe that process at<01:05:00.560>
• We look at the complaints.
• a complaint from them. a complaint from them.
• process, our hiring process<03:59:15.480> once<03:59:15.760> a<03:59:15.840> year,<

Keywords: 916, all

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• Discontinuance of service and COLA requirements is a dual federal and state regulatory process.
• None of that record from the first application will be carried over to this new process.
• And I know that when this process came up last year, based off of the material that I saw.
• Some more information about your stakeholder process this time around.
• Affairs branch detailing the types of complaints we get.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We've added a statute of limitations on certain submitted complaints.
• We update the review and the suspension process for when a sworn complaint is filed regarding substance
• several provisions regarding the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and its ability to handle complaints
• How important is it for you not to process them like they're just the next widget?
• at the felony level in El Paso, we see... ...Defender and with the Sheriff's Department to create processes

Bills: HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

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• And that's what the process is that we engage in every year at this time.
• the complaints have to be unresolved.
• We are saying that providers can continue operating until RLD, FID stands up a licensure process.
• To me, that seems like it's a charge on the expedited process, not on the advance itself.
• That would be a consideration that could help this process.

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• yet I'm still receiving complaints yet I'm still receiving complaints online<00:01:46.159> amplified
• The process requires a professional gunsmith, and it's not an easy or inexpensive process.
• The process requires a high-end trigger.
• in the process of our work on AAS. in the process of our work on AAS.
• and so I I've always loved that process and so I I've always loved that process and<02:12:24.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It establishes that the petition and process are the same as the process for existing injunctions.
• Training Commission must act independently of any criminal justice agency, and amends the notification process
• for serving administrative complaints on certified law enforcement, correctional probation officers,
• Training Commission must act independently of any criminal justice agency, and amends the notification process
• for serving administrative complaints on certified law enforcement, correctional probation officers,

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice heard and approved several bills. SB 504 and its related public records bill SB 506, both by Sen. Burgess, would allow local governments to authorize code enforcement officers to use body cameras under standardized policies and create a public records exemption for certain recordings; members raised questions about disclosure and when cameras may be used, and both bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 32 and SB 210 by Sen. Sharif, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and extending public records protections to petitions under that injunction category. Supporters included law enforcement, women’s advocacy groups, and justice organizations. The committee then favorably reported SB 676 by Sen. Arrington, which creates a graduated penalty structure for adults who involve minors in certain animal cruelty offenses and increases penalties related to fighting or baiting animals. SB 432 by Sen. Yarbrough was also approved; it adds certain concentrated 7-OH to Schedule I, exempts FDA-approved veterinary xylazine products, creates penalties for candy-like xylazine products, and establishes trafficking penalties for xylazine. Sen. Osgood spoke in support of the bill, emphasizing the dangers of adulterated street drugs for people with substance use disorder. Finally, the committee approved SB 524 by Sen. Simon, which makes a series of technical and administrative changes affecting the Medical Examiners Commission, district medical examiner appointments, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, and notice procedures for administrative complaints. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement appeared in support. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• Or complaint or charge against a public employee.
• First of all, I'd like to thank Representative Curran for a productive dialogue throughout this process
• We have two items for the committee to consider as this bill moves through the process. ...application
• I really appreciate the collaborative process we've had, and perhaps it was helped along a little bit
• And compensation kind of together is that, as I learned through this process, kind of the way the agencies

Bills: HF2300

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• enforcement and inspection processes enforcement and inspection processes here<00:21:47.480>
• they also do the complaint they also do the complaint investigations<00:35:25.200> and<00
• <00:35:30.480> um process for them but the processes um process for them but the processes
• that they review own intake process that they review those<01:13:24.719> complaints<01:13:25.400
• Is there an internal process?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• local law enforcement officers to digitize all records associated with unresolved missing persons complaints
• strike-and-insert applies the digitization requirement to all cold cases, not just missing person complaints
• strike-and-insert applies the digitization requirement to all cold cases, not just missing person complaints
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4603, relating to the creation of the process of obtaining
• The committee substitute for House Bill 4603 creates a new process known as pre-adjudicatory alternative

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate took up a long second- and third-reading calendar of House bills and one joint resolution, with most measures advanced after committee strike-and-insert amendments or technical changes. Major topics included economic development and infrastructure, education and school choice, public safety and criminal justice, election law, tax and revenue matters, health and human services, and several supplemental appropriations. Several bills were advanced to third reading without amendment, including measures on Ireland education, youth/handicapped hunting, child care, tax efficiency, school transfer eligibility repeal, religious organizations, teacher and state police pay raises, Medicare supplement guaranteed issue rights, and various supplemental appropriations. Among the more substantive amendments, the Senate approved changes to industrial access road funding, airport hangar financing, driver’s license reciprocity with Ireland and Japan, foster youth virtual instruction, medical cannabis fund allocations, EMS funding, virtual currency kiosk regulation, workers’ compensation updates, and protection of personal residential information for certain public officials. The chamber also adopted amendments on election-related bills, including changing party-switching deadlines for candidates, and on a bill creating a new offense and bail rules for terroristic threats to schools or children. The Senate also advanced bills on missing persons/cold case record preservation, campus safety mapping, pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition in abuse and neglect cases, hotel occupancy tax recordkeeping, and domestic violence penalties. Several measures received floor debate. The party-switching bill drew the most discussion, with supporters arguing it would prevent election gamesmanship and opponents saying it would protect incumbents and limit access for new candidates; a division vote adopted an amendment, and the bill was then advanced. The work-zone fines bill was amended on third reading to apply higher penalties only when workers are present, then passed 34-0. The Foster Youth Post Secondary Transition Awareness Act also passed after an amendment adding agricultural vocational program provisions. The Senate adopted a title amendment on the passed bills and then recessed for 15 minutes.