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• I'm David Pettit with the Legislative Budget Board.
• Information Specialist 5, and a Database Administrator 3.
• Administration strategy funding.
• Is that going to be through legislation? Legislation and rule. And rule. Okay.
• Legislative Budget Board. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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• this legislation. this legislation.
• Administration, let's go back to the Biden administration. Go back to the Obama administration.
• As I've mentioned before, the Obama administration, the Bush administration, the first Trump administration
• , the Bush administration, administration, the Bush administration, the<03:26:32.560> first<03
• administration, the the first Trump administration, the Biden<03:26:34.399> administration, Biden

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We have incredibly talented professors and administrators over there, but the administration has gotten
• We have incredibly talented professors and administrators over there, but the administration has gotten
• We have incredibly talented professors and administrators over there, but the administration has gotten
• We have incredibly talented professors and administrators over there, but the administration has gotten
• responsibility, our legislative responsibility, our legislative responsibility,<00:18:47.200>

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• under a Trump administration. under a Trump administration.
• the underlying legislation. the underlying legislation.
• We should not be administration.
• administration.
• Energy uh and across the administration. Energy uh and across the administration.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I just want to stand in support of this piece of legislation.
• One is, That there were two years of cutbacks by the administration.
• And when we have a new administration come in next year.
• That was what was voted on under the Richardson administration.
• Then there would be legislation set.

Bills: SB194, SB200, SB203, SB204, SJR3

Keywords: appropriation, higher education, sports facilities, community college, Luna Community College, KANW, educational radio, rural news, public education, funding, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, cultural heritage, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University

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• So today's hearing is going to focus on legislation related to employment rights.
• If this administration continues to go down the path that it's on.
• States pass similar legislation with a trigger like this in this proposed legislation in order to better
• It is very clear at this point six months into this administration.
• And this legislation would end that.

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Summary: The hearing focused on employment rights legislation, especially the Protect Labor Act (H. 2086/S. 1327), which would create state-level labor protections if federal private-sector labor law is weakened or struck down, and would also add protections such as bans on captive audience meetings, virtual elections, stronger misclassification rules, and protections for health care workers and immigrant workers. Supporters from the AFL-CIO, nurses, SEIU, UAW, building trades, teachers, graduate workers, and policy groups argued that the bill is needed because of Trump administration actions, Project 2025, and threats to the NLRA and NLRB. They described the bill as a “trigger” law meant to preserve organizing and bargaining rights in Massachusetts if federal protections disappear or if the NLRB declines jurisdiction over certain workers. The committee also heard testimony on bills to restore a limited right to strike for certain public employees (H. 2078/S. 1311 or related filings). Supporters, including a representative, educators, and labor advocates, said the current ban on public employee strikes weakens good-faith bargaining and leaves workers without leverage to secure wages, staffing, and student supports. They argued that strikes are used as a last resort and that legalizing them under defined conditions would improve negotiations and better reflect the realities of recent teacher strikes in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Municipal Association opposed the strike bills, warning that public employee strikes are already prohibited by state law, that strikes disrupt students and communities, and that local governments face budget constraints under Proposition 2 1/2. The committee also took testimony on paid family and medical leave bills (S. 1351/H. 2110 and S. 1352), which would improve notice to workers, expand public reporting on claim denials and demographics, and fix a technical definition issue that has limited access for some covered contract workers. Witnesses from legal aid, policy organizations, and a small business owner said the changes would improve transparency, equity, and access to benefits without imposing major burdens on employers. Additional testimony supported a railroad sick leave bill and a private construction transparency bill, with Senator Keenan urging favorable action on both. No votes were taken during the hearing; members asked questions, and several witnesses and legislators requested favorable reports on the bills.

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• reimbursement of our administrative reimbursement of our administrative expenses<00:27:18.799>
• ,<00:38:18.640> which tribal nation administrators, which tribal nation administrators, which
• receive in our administrative receive in our administrative um<00:52:27.200> costs<00:52:
• us to continue our administrative us to continue our administrative investigation<01:14:34.000><
• :32.960> tools have some other administrative tools have some other administrative tools that<

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• the Obama administration.
• in the majority and it was the Biden administration, they didn't push for this legislation, shows that
• favor of this common sense legislation. favor of this common sense legislation.
• America for endorsing this legislation. America for endorsing this legislation.
• is the sponsor of this legislation. is the sponsor of this legislation.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• legislation. And I'm honored to, Mr. legislation.
• Administrative Hearings to the Court of Administrative Hearings.
• The report has to be to the supervisor, the commissioner of administration, or to the legislative auditor
• commissioner of administration. commissioner of administration.
• administration, or to the legislative administration, or to the legislative auditor.<01:46:10.000

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• So, to work, Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Caitlin O’Neill with the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
• As the administration well knows, this was the subject of legislative directive in Assembly Bill 379
• As the administration well knows, this was the subject of legislative directive in Assembly Bill 379
• Caitlin Nogneal with the Legislative Analyst's Office.

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• I am the director of the division of administrative rules for the Office of Legislative Services.
• rules by the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules.
• Oversight of administrative rules is a core legislative function, not a new program.
• I am the director of the Division of Administrative Rules for the Office of Legislative Services.
• So there is some legislative review and oversight of administrative rules.

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• and the need for this legislation from our colleagues.
• This legislation will do four key things.
• She's also been a major proponent in... ...support of this legislation.
• The underlying legislation.
• Rauch, a legislation to establish lobular breast cancer awareness day.

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Summary: The Senate first debated and advanced Senate Bill 2561, an act to promote student learning and mental health, centered on a statewide bell-to-bell restriction on student cell phone use in schools. Supporters argued the bill would reduce distraction, improve academic performance and mental health, and encourage social interaction, while preserving flexibility for districts and exceptions for emergencies, special education, health needs, and instructional uses. Several senators emphasized local control and the need for public input, and a number of amendments were considered: some were withdrawn, some were rejected, and others were adopted, including an amendment requiring consistent and necessary exceptions and another requiring public hearings and local public input. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 38-2. The Senate also took up a conference committee report on a $259 million FY2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The report funded EMS costs, home care, the Healthy Incentives Program, DTA chip card technology, veterans benefits, the state police crime lab, the SSI state supplement, the Fair Housing Fund, and the National Guard, and included major indigent defense provisions: $40 million for 320 new CPCS staff attorneys, rate increases for private bar advocates, guardrails to reduce future work stoppages, and an independent review of the indigent defense system. Senators questioned the timing of the report, the inclusion of items not previously voted on by either branch, and the funding sources, including use of the transitional escrow fund and excess revenues. The report was accepted, the emergency preamble was adopted, and the supplemental budget was enacted. In addition, the Senate passed other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District and a municipal roads and bridges financing bill, both by roll call vote. The chamber also enacted a health care protections bill, and it concurred in referrals on a governor’s municipal empowerment legislation. The session included a brief memorial tribute and adjournment in memory of Harry C. Christensen.

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• , approached the uh school administrator, approached the uh school administrator, basically<00:02
• reasoning, I filed this legislation reasoning, I filed this legislation essentially.<00:03:29.920
• I think it might be legislator.
• It's her legislation.
• additional legislative action is needed. additional legislative action is needed.

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Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 69, which would require local school boards to publicly vote on whether to accept or reject charitable gifts or donations, prompted by a case in which a church offered to pay off school lunch debt but the offer was refused and families were sued instead. Senator Keith Murphy said the bill is intended to force transparency and public accountability in similar situations, while acknowledging that boards may still reject gifts with strings attached or for ethical reasons. Members raised questions about anonymity, privacy, and whether school boards already have authority to address meal debt before litigation. Murphy said the bill was aimed at cases where money is refused and families are sued, and he said he would accept amendments to make the vote requirement apply to both accepted and rejected gifts. The hearing on the bill was then closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 206, which requires public schools to adopt policies limiting student cell phone use during the school day. Trisha Milo, presenting for Senator Rashardi, said the bill is meant to improve focus, reduce distraction and cyberbullying, and create more consistent policies across districts, while still allowing exceptions for medical, disability, language support, and instructional needs. Committee members questioned whether districts would retain flexibility, whether the bill should apply to charter schools and other devices, and whether the annual policy-update requirement and enforcement language were too prescriptive. Milo said districts would still have flexibility in how they write their policies and that she would seek clarification from the senator on several drafting questions. Becky Wilson of the New Hampshire School Boards Association testified in support of the general concept of a cell phone policy, saying many districts already have some form of policy, though not all do, and that existing sample policies are outdated. She said the annual update requirement would likely be burdensome and that the enforcement language seemed intended to ensure administrative involvement rather than teacher discipline, but she suggested the wording may need revision. Members also discussed whether very small districts or districts without schools should be covered and whether the bill should better distinguish between classroom enforcement and student discipline. The chair closed the hearing on Senate Bill 206 after no further testimony, and the committee moved on to the next bill.

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• <00:16:40.880> Each independent legislating body. Each independent legislating body.
• is the president, the legislative is the president, the legislative branch,<00:22:36.640> which
• from set uh the Trump administration from set uh legislation<00:27:43.279> to<00:27:43.520>
• check and balance on the administration. check and balance on the administration.
• certainly true in this administration. certainly true in this administration.

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Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the rule of law with U.S. Representative Ed Case. Chair Carl Rhodes opened by explaining the purpose of the briefing, noting it was being livestreamed and that public testimony would not be taken in the usual way. He described the rule of law as central to democracy and introduced Case, who was invited to discuss the concept and its relevance to recent federal actions affecting Hawaii. Case framed the rule of law as a durable system grounded in the Constitution, federal laws, separation of powers, and checks and balances, with each branch of government and the public itself playing a role. He emphasized that Congress makes the laws, the president executes them, and the courts decide whether the Constitution and laws are being followed. He also stressed that elected officials swear to uphold this structure and that the rule of law is distinct from ordinary policy disagreements. Case then argued that the Trump administration has undermined the rule of law through actions such as dismantling or weakening agencies created and funded by law, withholding appropriated funds, removing inspectors general and other independent officials, ignoring or challenging court orders, weakening the independence of agencies like the Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve, and intimidating dissenting voices, the press, and other opponents. He said these actions have harmed Hawaii and reflect a coordinated effort to concentrate power in the executive branch. He noted that Congress has not been serving as an effective check, while federal courts have been the main remaining check through more than 46 lawsuits, and he identified voters as the ultimate check and balance, briefly correcting the timing of the next midterm election to 2026.

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• What is the role is legislative intent.
• has been legislatively enacted. has been legislatively enacted.
• has to come through legislative process. has to come through legislative process.
• We’re now dealing with the executive branch legislating, taking away codified legislation that says we
• <00:08:04.400> legislation<00:08:05.039> that uh taking away codified legislation that

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Summary: The committee took up House File 3379, a technical bill dealing with the housing stabilization supports program in human services. The bill’s author explained that the program had been terminated at the state’s request and approved by CMS, and the bill would remove it from statute so the legislature would have a role if the program is later brought back. The discussion quickly broadened into a debate over legislative versus executive authority in Medicaid and human services programs, with members arguing about whether the department should be able to terminate or redesign programs without legislative approval and how to protect vulnerable participants. Members discussed three amendments. The A1 amendment sought to require 30-day public comment periods for Medicaid waiver and state plan changes, require publication of comment text online, and prohibit the commissioner from terminating legislatively enacted Medicaid waivers or benefits or requesting federal assistance to do so without legislative involvement. The A3 amendment was offered as a modification to A1 to address concerns about requiring the legislature to be called back in during the interim; however, after debate over whether the amendment would give the commissioner too much authority and whether it could affect existing fraud-sanction procedures under section 256B.064, A1 was withdrawn and A3 was also set aside. A2, described as a technical cleanup amendment from nonpartisan staff, was then adopted. The committee then voted on the bill as amended. The motion to re-refer House File 3379 to the General Register passed on a voice vote, and the bill was recommended to be placed on the General Register. Throughout the discussion, members emphasized different priorities: some stressed oversight, public input, and legislative control over program changes, while others argued the department needed flexibility to address fraud and protect services for seniors, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable residents.

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• Administration.
• on rules and legislative Administration<00:07:33.919> pursuant<00:07:34.360> to<00:07:
• <00:07:53.360> Administration<00:07:54.360> pursuant and legislative Administration
• pursuant and legislative Administration pursuant to<00:07:54.919> rules<00:07:55.319> 1.21
• From the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to Rule 1.21, the following bills

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• Paul Steenhausen with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Is that correct for administration?
• Seventeen legislators from across L.A.
• Seventeen legislators from across L.A.
• Paul Steenhausen with the Legislative Analyst's Office.

Summary: The subcommittee first heard an informational presentation on the May Revision’s proposed reorganization of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into separate housing-focused and consumer/business-focused entities. Administration officials said the split would improve oversight, streamline decision-making, and create a dedicated California Housing and Homelessness Agency with a new housing development and finance committee. The Department of Finance said funding was needed in 2025-26 to begin implementation, while the LAO recommended rejecting the proposal without prejudice because the Little Hoover Commission review was still pending and the plan would require ongoing General Fund costs. Members raised concerns about the timing, the lack of alignment with the budget process, and whether the reorganization would improve accountability for homelessness spending; several public witnesses supported the concept but stressed it could not substitute for new housing and homelessness dollars. The committee then took up the Department of Veterans Affairs. CalVet requested funding for phase three of its electronic health care record project and a trailer bill to preserve authority for federal background checks, but the May Revision withdrew requests for deferred maintenance and additional administrative support. The LAO noted deferred maintenance can prevent larger future costs, and the chair criticized the withdrawal of less than $1 million for veterans’ homes as short-sighted given existing repair needs. No vote was taken. Next, the Department of Housing and Community Development presented its budget. HCD said the May Revision provides no new affordable housing or homelessness funding, but does retain existing rounds of funding and proposes a $31.7 million reversion from undersubscribed housing programs. Members from both parties expressed concern about zeroing out ongoing housing and homelessness investments, especially for LIHTC, the Multifamily Housing Program, and HAP. HCD also defended its homelessness accountability and compliance work, saying the unit includes about 30 program staff and six attorneys, with three additional attorneys requested mainly to handle public records and litigation workload. Public commenters largely opposed the lack of new funding and urged continued support for housing and homelessness programs, while some supported the reorganization and accountability efforts. Finally, the committee heard Go-Biz proposals. The administration requested authority to increase funding for a federal trade program match if needed, plus reappropriations for administrative funds tied to the Containerized Ports Interoperability Grant Program, zero-emission vehicle operations, and the Women’s Business Center Enhancement Program. It also proposed withdrawing the Cal Competes grant request and reverting remaining funds from the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund. The LAO said Cal Competes is generally effective but could be cut as a budget solution, while warning that the performing arts fund was close to awards and should be considered carefully. Members objected to pulling back committed funds for performing arts organizations and questioned why the state would withdraw support after applications had already been submitted.

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• The only change we made under this piece of legislation... ...we made under this piece of legislation
• Subpoena power in the administrative... we'll say the administrative portion by code or an administrative
• It is power within the administrative court. ...power within the administrative court.
• legislation.
• The right to repair legislation.

Bills: SB324, HB395, HB222, HB310, HB285, HB144, HB251, HB380

Keywords: Morgan County, judge of probate, legal qualifications, equity jurisdiction, constitutional amendment, campaign finance, electronic notifications, civil penalties, Fair Campaign Practices Act, Secretary of State, sex offenders, treatment programs, electronic media, post office box restrictions, Class C felony, parole, probation, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo

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• We urge the administration to act.
• > administration<00:25:09.880> to<00:25:10.200> unblock we urge the administration
• where they set in motion legislation where they set in motion legislation where<02:09:14.800>
• sides of the aisle this legislation sides of the aisle this legislation directly<04:40:36.680>
• Administration and the Court's time to Administration and the Court's time to assess<05:02:29.840>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• do all other administrative regulations. do all other administrative regulations.
• yes. more stronger pieces of legislation that more stronger pieces of legislation that we've<01:17:24.159
• ,<02:01:37.440> employee,<02:01:38.719> external administrator, employee, external administrator
• > All district operations, administrative All district operations, administrative decisions,<02:02:02.000
• > are<02:02:17.280> to superintendent and administrators are to superintendent and administrators

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