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• worker, and I'm not sure about where you live, but where I live, sometimes you don't get... you can mail
• Because nobody's come to the mail slot or the door or anything like that.
• And I'm sorry that the mail system in your town is so poor. Mine is great. We have a...
• I mean, they're still hiring and such, but I have no quarrels with my mail system.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

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• and I'm not sure about where you live, but where I live, sometimes you don't get, you know, you can mail
• Because nobody's come to the mail slot or the door or anything like that.
• And I'm sorry that the mail system in your town is so poor. Mine is great.
• We have a, I mean, they're still hiring and such, but I have no quarrels with my mail system.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Summary: The Committee on Health and Mental Health first met in executive session and voted House Bill 2370, House Bill 3278, and House Bill 1638 do pass. HB 2370 passed 13-9, while HB 3278 passed 15-0 and HB 1638 passed 17-0. The committee then moved into public testimony. Senate Bill 1015, sponsored by Senator Nuremberg, was presented as a measure creating a legal process for assisted outpatient treatment for adults with serious mental illness who are at risk of deterioration, hospitalization, or harm. Supporters, including the Missouri Behavioral Health Council and the Missouri Association of Public Administrators, said it would reduce hospitalization and incarceration and improve access to care. The senator and witnesses emphasized collaboration with hospitals and the Department of Mental Health, and no opposition was offered. The committee also heard a detailed presentation on the STARS program from SSM Health representatives, explaining it as a Missouri-based EMS and pediatric emergency planning system that uses physician-approved, electronic care plans for children with complex needs. Members asked about costs, access, and how the program differs from the bill discussed previously; witnesses said the program is free for EMS and emergency access, but hospitals that write plans pay implementation and subscription fees. House Bill 2903, by Representative Mayhew, would give county and district hospitals relief from certain public-entity requirements, including some Sunshine Law-related burdens, board qualifications, and financial reporting timelines, to help them compete with private hospitals. Supporters from Phelps Health said the bill would reduce administrative burden and protect proprietary information; there was no opposition. Finally, House Bill 3379, by Representative Dolan, would expand and strengthen Missouri’s employee disqualification and mandated reporting rules for abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. The bill adds more mandated reporters, including bank personnel and first responders, creates penalties for knowingly failing to report, and requires quicker DSS follow-up to reporters. DHSS supported the bill, citing recent financial exploitation complaints, while the Missouri Bankers Association said it supports the goal but wants to work on the mandatory reporting language so banks are not exposed to liability for situations they cannot readily detect. No formal opposition was presented, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.

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• The mailing addresses of LLCs, and even publicly available information about management companies, is
• for me, I looked at this situation, okay, I would have to write a check, pay with a stamp, and then mail
• you rather than you or your spouse writing a check, putting it in the envelope and stamp, and then mailing
• YOU RATHER THAN YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE WRITING A CHECK, PUTTING IT IN THE ENVELOPE AND STAMP, AND THEN MAILING

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal, then moved through a series of introductions and resolutions recognizing Women’s History Month honorees, Prince Hall Masons and Eastern Stars, Agriculture Week, Pakistan-American Heritage Day, visiting Mercaz Academy students, and the 175th anniversary of Albany Law School. Several senators spoke in support of the commemorations, and each resolution was adopted. The chamber then took up a number of bills on the calendar. Among the measures passed were bills related to insurance, private housing finance, public health, mental hygiene, real property, elder law, public authorities, and environmental conservation. One bill on the Environmental Conservation Law drew a procedural challenge over a proposed amendment; the Chair’s ruling that the amendment was nongermane was upheld by a show of hands, after which the bill passed. Another bill amending the Emergency Tenant Protection Act was debated on the issue of vacant rent-stabilized units and LLC ownership transparency, with supporters saying it would help identify responsible owners and opponents arguing it was too broad and could impose unclear penalties; it ultimately passed. The most extended debate centered on a real property bill concerning electronic rent payment systems and automated clearinghouse fees. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure that lets tenants choose whether to use such systems, while critics questioned how fees would be handled and whether the bill would affect landlord costs. After debate, the bill passed. A public health bill sponsored by Senator Webb also passed after she explained it was intended to improve transparency and oversight of changes to maternity and perinatal services amid concerns about maternal health deserts and hospital closures. The Senate then completed the calendar and adjourned until the next day.

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• the configuration of the plate that Corrections is going to make for you, and then we're going to mail
• So you'll get your hard plate in the mail? Yes, sir. Okay. All right.
• So everybody will essentially have this photocopy of their actual plate, and then we will mail them the
• I hope we don't call them photocopies, though. ...mail them the hard plate.

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

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• that may be at risk of disconnection a minimum of six times through a combination of phone calls, mail
• c> throughout the combination of phone throughout the combination of phone calls,<00:15:19.519><c> mail
• letters,</c><00:15:20.560><c> and</c><00:15:20.959><c> physical</c><00:15:21.440><c> site</c> calls, mail
• letters, and physical site calls, mail letters, and physical site visits.<00:15:23.040><c> Utilities

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• An act relating to modifying the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, amending RCW 19.190.
• In fact relating to modifying the Washington Commercial Electronic Mail Act, amending RCW 19.190.
• So in the Commercial Email Electronic Mail Act, it's important that we have accurate information and
• So in the Commercial Electronic Mail Act, it's important that we have accurate information and not have

Bills: SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6176 , SB6335 , SB6047 , HB2235 , HB2464 , HB2619 , HB1376 , SB5808 , SB5949 , HB1347 , HB1759 , HB1983 , HB2120 , HB2264 , HB2338 , HB2385 , HB2495 , HB2521 , HB2604 , HB2610 , HB2675 , HB2426 , SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6176 , SB6335 , SB6047 , HB2235 , HB2464 , HB2619 , HB1376 , HB1796 , HB2091 , HB2249 , HB2353 , HB2431 , SB5808 , SB5949 , HB2124 , HB2104 , HB2624 , HB2510 , HB1347 , HB1759 , HB1983 , HB2120 , HB2264 , HB2338 , HB2385 , HB2436 , HB2495 , HB2521 , HB2604 , HB2610 , HB2675

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects

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• I'm Aware sends the package to the individual's home with another package for them to mail it back, and
• <00:17:17.439><c> to</c> with a a another package for them to with a a another package for them to mail
• 19.039><c> it's</c><00:17:19.360><c> tested</c><00:17:20.079><c> and</c><00:17:20.400><c> then</c> mail
• it back and so it's tested and then mail it back and so it's tested and then the<00:17:20.799><c> department

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• Every household in Louisiana with a registered voter received a direct mail piece late last year outlining
• But we have procedures in place to make sure voters know about that if there's not time to mail them
• We did a direct mail piece to every household in the state that has a registered voter, and we've done
• We have push cards, which we are, by the way, mailing to each of you this week.

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee heard a budget presentation for the Department of State. House Fiscal Division said the FY27 recommended budget is $128.6 million and 367 positions, with elections making up the largest share. Secretary of State Nancy Landry said the office is implementing Louisiana’s first closed party primary, continuing voter education efforts, and moving toward procurement of a new voting system that would produce a voter-verifiable paper ballot and support risk-limiting audits. Members asked about polling place confusion, machine replacement costs, election commissioner pay, and the cost of educating voters about the new primary system. Landry said polling places are not changing because of the new primary law, the new system is expected to cost about $100 million total, and a bill this session would raise election commissioner pay by $100 per day. Fiscal staff also estimated the closed primary law will add about $31.5 million in costs over five years, mostly from converting local elections to statewide elections and voter outreach. The committee then reviewed the Department of Veterans Affairs budget, which was presented at about $105.2 million with a mix of federal, state, self-generated, and interagency funds. The department said most costs are tied to personnel and veterans’ homes, and that the homes are funded largely by federal dollars plus self-generated revenue. Members focused heavily on delays in processing National Guard disability claims and payments to veterans. Representatives said constituents had waited about a year for claims to be resolved, while the department said it had increased staffing and was processing a backlog of more than 400 claims, but still had about $950,000 in approved claims awaiting funding. The department said the payout program is governed by statute and that additional supplemental funding has been requested. Members also discussed veterans’ home care, including how service-connected disability status affects eligibility and costs, and whether chronic wound care and related complications could increase long-term costs. The department said veterans with higher service-connected ratings receive care with federal support, while others pay fees. Several members urged the department to provide clearer timelines and better communication to claimants, and one member suggested a separate oversight hearing to address the disability claim process and any needed statutory changes. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• Every household in Louisiana with a registered voter received a direct mail piece late last year outlining
• But we have procedures in place to make sure voters know about that if there's not time to mail them
• We did a direct mail piece to every household in the state that has a registered voter, and we've done
• We have push cards, which we are, by the way, mailing to each of you this week.

Committee: House Appropriations

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• Written testimony can be submitted via email to Seda Karoch in my office at mass.gov, or physically mailed
• A-R-M-B-R-U-S-T-E-R at M-A-Senate.gov, or physically mailed to the House Chair, written testimony by

Bills: S2907 , H4890 , H4909 , H4879 , H4846 , H4848 , H3924 , H4740 , H4741 , H4267 , H4799 , S2750

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: police, firefighters, retirement, civil service, credible service, public safety, H4890, Quincy, Quincy Retirement Board, public safety personnel, accidental disability retirement, Chapter 32, Section 94, Section 94A, Section 94B, pre-employment physical examination, medical records, retirement benefits, disability retirement, public employees

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• It also provides a mailing address and an email address.
• Each<00:19:23.360><c> notification</c><00:19:23.919><c> letter</c><00:19:24.160><c> mailed</c><00:19:
• 24.480><c> to</c> Each notification letter mailed to Each notification letter mailed to agencies<00:19
• also provides a mailing address and an<00:19:34.960><c> email</c><00:19:35.280><c> address."

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.

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• Many patients bring this mail in the envelope to their visit, confused about what this list of plans
• in the envelope patients bring this mail in the envelope to<00:09:54.360><c> their</c><00:09:54.600>
• It's like, okay, they were like, I'll mail you the form.
• They mailed me the form.
• I filled it out again, this time sending it back certified mail.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• 19:32.960><c> where</c><00:19:34.080><c> and</c> Everyone that didn't go to a university that was mailed
• :19:54.960><c> university</c><00:19:56.000><c> that</c><00:19:56.320><c> was</c><00:19:56.799><c> mailed
• </c><00:19:57.360><c> out</c> go to a university that was mailed out go to a university that was mailed
• going<00:21:19.120><c> to</c><00:21:19.360><c> a</c><00:21:19.679><c> single</c><00:21:21.120><c> mail
• ><00:21:21.679><c> stop</c><00:21:22.000><c> within</c><00:21:22.400><c> the</c> going to a single mail

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• Just for the record, SB 259 would make it a misdemeanor for any person having charge of a vote-by-mail
• penalties relating to the willful interference with the delivery or receipt of a VBM ballot, vote-by-mail

Committee: House Public Safety

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard Senate Bill 259 by Senator Wahab, presented by Assembly Member Schultz after the author had not yet arrived. The bill would make it a misdemeanor to interfere with the delivery of a vote-by-mail ballot and a felony for a person with supervisory authority to interfere with a ballot’s return or delivery. SEIU California testified in support, saying the measure would strengthen protections for voting rights and election integrity, and no one testified in opposition. After questions and no public opposition, the committee voted on a motion for due pass to the Committee on Elections. The initial roll showed support from most members, with Assembly Member Lackey voting no. The chair then left the roll open briefly for absent members to add on, and additional members later recorded votes. The bill ultimately passed out of committee with seven votes and was referred to the Elections Committee.

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• be taken out of my paycheck, I just checked the box and they put it in the computer and then they mailed
• if that's okay, because it is a taxpayer-funded employee that has to manually either put that in, mail

Committee: House Commerce and Human Resources

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• First, we increased the allotment for postage to 5,550, which is paid by LCS, so your pieces of mail
• Mail would be 8,500. So that's great.

Committee: Senate Senate Committees' Committee

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• We've seen the way that data can be stolen, and we know the detriment of how this data is sold at times
• And then there's also the idea that any data we collect on students can be sold, stolen, or subpoenaed

Summary: The committee heard AB 1159, which would expand and modernize student data privacy protections, extend similar protections to higher education students, and create limited enforcement mechanisms. The author and supporters argued that ed tech now collects far more sensitive information than students and families realize, including health, location, and identity-related data, and said the bill is needed to address AI, subpoenas, data theft, and misuse. Some higher education and bookstore interests raised concerns about definitions and preserving ordinary student communications, but committee members generally supported the bill and emphasized protecting sensitive information; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection Committee and placed on call. The committee also heard AB 1171, which would protect and stabilize the Part-Time Community College Faculty Health Insurance Program by keeping funds dedicated to that purpose and requiring districts to begin negotiations by 2030. The author and supporters said part-time faculty often lack employer-sponsored coverage despite teaching most community college courses, while opponents from the Community College League and administrators argued the measure was premature because participation is growing and the Legislature should retain budget flexibility. Several senators discussed the tension between budget discretion and honoring the state’s commitment to faculty health care; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. AB 1581 followed, proposing changes to improve identification and reporting of Native American students in CalPADS through tribal affiliation data. Supporters said current systems severely undercount Native students and that better data would improve resources and accountability, while members raised implementation questions about multi-tribal identities and consultation with tribes. The bill was moved to Appropriations and placed on call. The committee then heard AB 1665, requiring mental health training for school sports coaches. The author and a psychiatrist witness said coaches are trusted adults who already receive training on physical safety and should also be trained to recognize mental health warning signs and connect students to help. Support came from school, health, and sports organizations, with no opposition, and the bill was moved to Appropriations and placed on call. Finally, AB 1766 was heard, expanding human trafficking prevention education from grades 7-12 to K-12 and adding content on online exploitation, grooming, and digital abuse. The author, a survivor witness, and a foundation representative described the need for earlier, age-appropriate prevention education and stronger staff awareness; supporters included educators, school districts, and industry groups, with no opposition. Senators praised the testimony and the bill’s focus on prevention, and a motion was made to move it forward.

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• We've seen the way that data can be stolen, and we know the detriment of how this data is sold at times
• And then there's also the idea that any data we collect on students can be sold, stolen, or subpoenaed

Committee: Senate Education

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• qualifiers that the gun will have to be background checked when it comes in to make sure it wasn't stolen
• But each of these stores also was involved in other types of criminality, including the sale of stolen

Committee: Senate Public Safety

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• A few years ago, I met Miko, and many like myself have had their rights violated and their wages stolen
• A few years ago, I met Miko, and many like myself have had their rights violated and their wages stolen