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• in blue, and needed equipment purchases in blue, and inflationary<00:13:39.080> pressures<00:
• > medical, Equipment purchases to replace medical, Equipment purchases to replace medical, IT<
• to make these purchases in recent years. to make these purchases in recent years.
• You know, this isn't, you know, groups of 50 people.
• So, even a know, groups of 50 people.

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• with pre-existing conditions to purchase with pre-existing conditions to purchase into<00:56:23.520
• <01:15:28.800> of like to have a bipartisan group of like to have a bipartisan group of legislators
• And bipartisan group of female EPA.
• What is a community group? It could be an individual. It could just be a group of people.
• What is a community group? It could be an individual. It could just be a group of people.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In exceptional item two, Keep Texas Competitive, we've grouped our request into three subcategories.
• And it's not only from government officials; many of the Mexican trade groups also contact me and try
• But I will, in addition to the trade group, when I'm requested for assistance, I will refer those to
• This increase will help combat acts of violence or terrorism against nonprofit groups.
• Now, turning to page three, Item 1 discusses the Master Lease Purchase Program.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Another version of the clarification that we're going to tighten the shot group on this thing.
• It singles out a specific group of people who are already marginalized.
• It's a group of children, people, that pay special attention to these laws, pay special attention to
• Just this group of this minority group of people, and I would advocate. that each person, each chairman
• Again, we remember in April of 2023 when an international syndicate was able to purchase effectively

Bills: SB29, SB406, SB447, SB875, SB893, SB1033, SB1346, SB1362, SB1539, SCR22, SB 29

Keywords: business organization, internal management, corporate governance, partnerships, liability reduction, birth certificate, biological sex, gender identity, health and safety, sex assignment, SB 875, Texas, independent school district, ISD, school board trustee, superintendent, campus administrator, electioneering, political signs, early voting

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• farm landowner groups, citizens, environmental groups, local government, state and federal agencies.
• farm landowner groups, citizens, environmental groups, local government, state and federal agencies.
• farm landowner groups, citizens, environmental groups, local government, state and federal agencies.
• and so the damage reduction work group and so the work<00:51:29.960> group<00:51:30.240> is
• flood damage the work group the flood damage reduction<00:56:51.480> work<00:56:51.680> group

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Excuse me, I have been on most all working groups over the past 14 years, including the family child
• excuse me I have been on most all excuse me I have been on most all working<00:02:52.480> groups
• over the past 14 years working groups over the past 14 years including<00:02:55.000> family<00
• and do uh to be able to benefit purchase and do uh to be able to benefit from<00:08:49.800> that<
• <00:42:45.599> is ensure this merging age groups is ensure this merging age groups is limited

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Children and Families Committee met with a quorum, approved the January 21, 2025 minutes, and then focused on child care shortages and the pressures facing family child care providers across Minnesota, especially in Greater Minnesota. Chairing members noted the issue affects both rural and metro areas and introduced testimony from Cindy Cunningham, a St. Paul family child care provider and public policy chair for the State Association for Family Child Care. Cunningham argued that family child care is in crisis despite state investments, saying provider numbers continue to decline and that the system is not working. She raised concerns about food reimbursement tiers, special licenses that may not qualify for the family child care food program, the need for supplemental support for lower-tier programs, and the burden of upfront grant spending and delayed reimbursement. She also said providers receive little financial benefit for their own children in care and described a recent DHS decision affecting supervision of providers’ own children as an example of poor communication. Her broader message was that unclear, inconsistent, and poorly implemented licensing rules are driving providers out of the field. She recommended implementing the Office of the Legislative Auditor’s recommendations, improving DHS communication with both licensors and providers, updating public guidance and training materials, and considering more direct county funding and support for family child care. She also suggested reevaluating support for certified centers and other state-funded programs that she said operate under different standards. Committee members thanked her for the detailed testimony and said they wanted to follow up with her. The committee then moved on to letters and additional testimony from providers around the state, with members emphasizing the goal of identifying specific regulations that are hindering child care startup and continuation.

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• Now, in 20 years, it's going to come back to haunt you because now you're gonna have a large group in
• If I could do 30 cars a year, which would be 1.6%, we would be able to purchase those vehicles and put
• The Bureau of Narcotics has also talked about purchasing a building there for their headquarters.
• Than a half mile away from where this building is, we would purchase.
• But our average cost could be around $70,000 to outfit it, purchase a vehicle, and most of our vehicles

Keywords: 914, all

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• Beyond being redundant, this expansion allows the state to potentially threaten an entire group with
• Payment card networks have created firearms-specific merchant category codes that allow lawful purchases
• on the merchant category... ...on purchases and laws or anything to do with that is completely on the
• We do, and we have Kristen Bellini here on behalf of the GEO Group.
• We have it—how many times have we talked within the police group, where Phoenix goes up and all your

Bills: SB1010, SB1035, SB1058, SB1077, SB1093

Keywords: Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, appropriation, state budget

Summary: The Public Safety Committee met to introduce staff and pages, then heard several bills. SB 1010 would designate Loop 202 as the Charlie Kirk Highway and require signage; an amendment to rename it the Freedom of Speech Highway failed, and the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote after testimony both supporting the honor and objecting that it could affect existing freeway names, including the Ed Pastor Freeway. SB 1077 would impose felony penalties for using an interactive computer service to facilitate prostitution, pandering, or child sex trafficking, and to require age verification for harmful sexual material; it passed 5-2 after a brief clarification about the law-enforcement defense. SB 1093 would expand the definition of riot to include acts or threats causing property damage and add riot to racketeering and conspiracy provisions; one public commenter opposed it as overbroad and anti-protest, but the bill still passed 4-3. The committee also heard SB 1058, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, which would bar government firearm registries and restrict merchant category codes tied to firearm purchases. A firearms industry representative said the bill protects financial privacy, and it passed 4-3. SB 1035 would appropriate funds for a 5% salary increase for correctional officers and department civilians; the sponsor and correctional employee representatives said raises are needed for retention, while others argued the increase should also cover private prison employees to preserve parity. The committee adopted a Payne amendment extending the raise to private prison workers under contract with the department, and the amended bill passed 4-3. The committee then adjourned.

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• modest service fee, and then purchase modest service fee, and then purchase cryptocurrency<00:25
• <00:57:38.559> at know how much that they can purchase at know how much that they can purchase
• Um, and so we're not taking away the opportunity to purchase crypto.
• purchase cryptocurrency<00:59:38.880> there.
• [clears throat] It's purchase crypto.

Bills: HF3642, HF2700, HF3615

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosks, prohibition, customer payouts, cryptocurrency regulation, consumer privacy, data privacy, health data, sensitive data, Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, personal data, data broker, targeted advertising, geofencing, location tracking, health care privacy, patient privacy, consent, minor privacy, children's privacy

Summary: The Commerce Finance and Policy Committee met on House File 3642, which would prohibit virtual currency kiosks in Minnesota. The bill was laid over, and the committee adopted a DE1 author’s amendment. Chair Kaggel and Representative Perryman described the measure as a response to widespread scams using crypto kiosks, especially against older adults and other vulnerable people, and said they would continue working with the Department of Commerce and other stakeholders. Testimony from law enforcement and advocates strongly supported the ban. A St. Cloud police sergeant and a Woodbury detective described cases in which victims lost large sums, said the current safeguards and refund rules are being bypassed, and argued that the kiosks are difficult to investigate because funds move quickly and often overseas. An AARP Minnesota volunteer also supported the bill, saying kiosks are a preferred tool for scammers and that existing protections have not kept pace with the problem. The Department of Commerce said it strongly supports the bill and reported that it has received 120 complaints over three years involving nearly $1 million in reported losses, with 2025 the worst year so far. The main opposition came from CoinFlip’s general counsel, who argued that the problem is fraud generally, not kiosks themselves, and said Minnesota already has consumer protections, including refunds for eligible victims. He urged stronger regulation rather than a ban, citing blockchain analytics, hold periods, and 24-hour customer service as alternatives. Committee members then asked questions about how long kiosks have operated in Minnesota, how many there are, who owns them, and the scale of losses; Commerce said there are hundreds statewide, operated by a variety of companies, and that reported losses are likely undercounts.

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• All of us would, that are in the group would love to be able to legally make our own bourbon at home,
• And it was kind of different groups across today.
• You know, you don't know if you're going to be getting, you know, a large group or a small group, but
• The alcohol will still be purchased from the local, uh, liquor store.
• I mean they don't care about, you know, some lobby groups interests.

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• But by Proviso, we are directed to contract with a not-for-profit entity to purchase these medications
• The cases that we work are complex and their long term, the complexity of the criminal groups that we
• And but the other part of it is they had the resources they needed to target prolific criminal groups
• No for YA. >> Sheriff's office to purchase equipment for each county.
• How do they go about getting connected to your land group?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Okay, next up we have the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species.
• Christie Martin, Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species.
• I’m glad to hear that you’re open to the working group option instead.
• I’m glad to hear that you’re open to the working group option instead.
• I’m glad to hear that you’re open to the working group option instead.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several agriculture, water, invasive species, and land-use bills. HB 299 and HB 1220, both relating to invasive species, drew broad support from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, DLNR, the Department of Agriculture, C-GAPS, Sierra Club, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, and others. Testifiers said HISC funding fills gaps between agency mandates, supports research and technology, and helps respond to both terrestrial and marine invasive threats. On HB 1220, C-GAPS described a marine anemone infestation in Kāneʻohe linked to aquarium release and said control and restoration would be difficult without the bill’s funding. A committee member asked for tracking information on the species, and the Division of Aquatic Resources said it maintains monitoring data and annual reports. No opposition was noted on either measure. HB 506, relating to conservation enforcement, also received support from DLNR and Malama Pu‘u Ma. Committee discussion focused on the bill’s scope and how the funding would be used. Members asked about a prior boat purchase mentioned in opposition testimony and about whether mainland vendors were being used; the department said it did not buy that boat and that procurement follows the normal state process, with total bid price including delivery, taxes, and other fees. The department explained that the bill’s funding is primarily for marine enforcement work in nearshore fisheries, including herbivore protection around O‘ahu. HB 915, relating to water use, had mixed testimony. DLNR supported alternative water sources and amendments to the water code, while the Department of Agriculture opposed the bill as drafted, saying its irrigation program is designed for non-potable agricultural use and is not structured for residential or mixed-use development. The Department of Health said it needed more information on its reuse guidelines and noted concern about removing the recycled water manager requirement, which it said helps ensure safe operation and maintenance of reuse systems. Members questioned the bill’s preemption language and whether county or state rules would be displaced, and Agriculture suggested county water agencies might be better suited for some of the proposed uses. HB 502, concerning land use, drew support from the Attorney General’s office, the Land Use Commission, Hawaii Realtors, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Farmers Union, with the Department of Agriculture standing on its written testimony. The Attorney General warned that allowing important agricultural lands to be redistricted through a declaratory ruling process could conflict with the state constitution and recommended excluding IAL from the bill. The Land Use Commission said it has an inventory of IAL lands and did not believe the bill would affect them, and it agreed to the suggested protection. Supporters said the bill could help move lands with limited agricultural value into the rural district, reduce pressure on productive farmland, and better align land use with actual farming potential. HB 929, relating to the agricultural land conveyance tax, received comments from the Department of Taxation and opposition from Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Realtors; Farm Bureau said it supports preserving agricultural land but was concerned about unintended consequences and questioned whether speculative flipping of ag land is a current problem.

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• Affordability is about those prices of things that we purchase and rely on every day, but it's also about
• lot of family resources go to just those necessities and this chart breaks it down for five income groups
• They might be buying less in any of these categories or purchasing lower-quality items.
• It's not just what you hear from folks like me that represent. at large groups of people.
• And of that, over 76.2% are in historically under-advised care. underrepresented demographic groups.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We're close to having 400 school districts participating in that, which allows them to purchase food
• We also are in the process of purchasing some new vehicles that had been a few years since we've been
• We purchased those pumps and then store them until a fire department needs them.
• We purchased those pumps and then and store them until a fire department needs them then they purchase
• Firefighting equipment has been purchased and is in service.

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Secretary Blaine Arthur and Deputy Commissioner Jan Lee described the agency’s divisions and recent efforts to improve efficiency, including expanded online licensing, electronic veterinary inspection certificates, and a new laboratory information system. They highlighted youth and workforce programs, local food initiatives for schools, market development efforts, and ongoing animal health concerns such as avian influenza, equine herpesvirus, and the threat of New World screwworm. They also discussed staffing, turnover, and uncertainty around federal cooperative agreement funding, while noting they were not requesting new or additional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Members asked about meat inspection staffing, the use of one-time forestry firefighting funds, biosecurity and national security coordination, and agency staffing levels. The department said meat inspection was currently in good shape but dependent on federal funding stability, and explained that prior firefighting dollars had been used for equipment purchases. They also said they work with state and federal partners, including DHS and FBI, on threat preparedness and have reduced turnover by adjusting salaries and maintaining staffing at or below prior levels. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission then presented its budget and program overview. Staff described the agency’s long history and current work in water quality, flood control, soil health, unpaved roads, wetlands, and woody species control, especially eastern red cedar removal. They emphasized data-driven, voluntary conservation practices, citing stream cleanups, flood-control dam benefits, pond cleanouts during drought, and the Cherry-Peach watershed project as examples of programs that improve water resources and reduce wildfire risk. The agency said its workload has grown significantly and requested funding for critical dam repairs, local conservation district staffing, continued unpaved roads work, and expansion of woody species control statewide. Members asked about county matching for road and dam projects, who to contact about flooding roads, sediment removal from pond cleanouts, and the effectiveness of county training programs. Commission staff explained that county in-kind work can count as match, local conservation districts are the first point of contact, and the road training has produced measurable savings and better maintenance practices. They also clarified that “high hazard” dams are those where failure could threaten people or infrastructure downstream, not necessarily dams that are structurally failing.

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• It's a group of over 20 specialty nursing organizations that all support this bill.
• We have to give approval, and then we have to do it as a group.
• And since then I have purchased the frog life cycle.
• I purchased it from Heritage House, and it's just the fetal baby models.
• I purchased it from Heritage House, and it's just the fetal baby models.

Summary: The Committee on Education K-16 heard several bills focused largely on special education transparency, school safety, and student support services. Senate Bill 1908, by Senator Zaffirini, would direct the Higher Education Coordinating Board to study the feasibility of a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements, including regional portals for healthcare clinical slots, with a report due by December 1, 2026. A representative of the Texas Nurses Association and the Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition testified in support. The bill was left pending subject to the call of the chair. The committee then took up Senate Bill 111, by Senator Hall, which in its committee substitute was narrowed to a reporting bill requiring school districts to disclose legal proceedings involving special education due process complaints when legal fees exceed $10,000, rather than capping spending. Several parents and advocates testified that districts spend large sums on litigation against families of children with disabilities and that greater transparency is needed; some senators raised concerns about unintended consequences, including possible pressure to settle cases. The committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1551 on automated external defibrillators in public schools, Senate Bill 865 on CPR instruction requirements for certain volunteers, Senate Bill 1032 on the Governor’s University Research Initiative, and Senate Bill 571 on school employee misconduct reporting and access to the Do Not Hire Registry; each was reported favorably after committee substitute adoption and roll-call votes. Additional bills discussed included Senate Bill 1884, which would formalize and expand dedicated staff support for the State Board of Education and give the board chair hiring authority over that staff; members questioned whether it duplicated TEA functions, while a witness argued the workload increase justified the change, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 625 would replace the current half-credit economics requirement with a half-credit in personal financial literacy; educators and advocates strongly supported making the course required, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 582 would make TEA settlement agreements in special investigations publicly available when sanctions are imposed, and Senate Bill 2600 would bar transportation fees for students living within two miles of campus unless districts do not receive state transportation funding; both were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2751, which would require TEA inspections of non-public special education programs to consider medical standards of care and crisis-prevention training; testimony from a program operator described severe student behaviors and the need for more flexibility, and the bill was left pending after the substitute was adopted.

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• processing centers to pay state non-educational ad valorem taxes and sales and use taxes on the purchases
• processing centers to pay state non-educational ad valorem taxes and sales and use taxes on the purchases
• and sales and use taxes on the purchases and sales and use taxes on the purchases of<00:07:12.720
• of people, then I'm going to a group of people, then I'm going to have<00:17:48.080> a<00:17:
• crazy groups that you're talking about. crazy groups that you're talking about.

Bills: HB403, HB399, HB392

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, data privacy, criminal justice, Lamar County, property auction, county commission, online auction, public notice, HB392, Lauderdale County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, district attorney, chief assistant district attorney, assistant district attorney, assistant district attorneys, prosecutor, prosecutorial compensation, salary supplement

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• already required in the purchase already required in the purchase agreement<00:59:12.760> in<
• So what's the recourse for a purchaser if they did not have that information?
• how what's the recourse for a purchaser how what's the recourse for a purchaser if<01:04:10.359>
• I would think anyone purchasing property would notice that.
• canterberry has an extremely loyal group canterberry has an extremely loyal group of<01:37:03.960

Bills: HF1621, HF1701, HF1796, HF1676, HF40, HF1428, HF1540

Keywords: HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy

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• community um we help them to purchase community um we help them to purchase their<01:55:56.920><
• , just like purchasing a condo.
• , just like purchasing a condo.
• have the resources to not only purchase have the resources to not only purchase the<02:17:33.000
• <02:17:44.000> to review everyone wants a home purchase to review everyone wants a home purchase

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:57:08.960> agreements about why power purchase agreements about why power purchase agreements
• allowing power purchase agreements with existing<00:57:27.440> facilities.
• Well, you can share risk with a couple of groups, mostly ratepayers, taxpayers.
• <01:04:04.319> It<01:04:04.559> just purchase any nuclear energy.
• It just purchase any nuclear energy. It just enables<01:04:05.280> it.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, as an aside, respectfully, you are a rather striking group. Let me just say.
• by, by population size, the top 12, uh, size, uh, sheriff's offices in the state, uh, a bipartisan group
• We have a fuller homicide Special Victims Unit, an organized crime group that are out taking on domestic
• We joke that we are a victim of our purchasing agents success in getting our surplus property sold off
• Commissioner's court makes that decision to purchase, sends it over to them to do that.