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• In your retirement, may the Lord give you fair winds and following seas.
• In your retirement, may the Lord give you fair winds and following seas.
• In your retirement, may the Lord give you fair winds and following seas.
• take full control of Key Resources take full control of Key Resources including<07:20:54.080>
• finalized its sweeping new Resource finalized its sweeping new Resource Management<08:09:14.558>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• If the standard becomes that maps can be redrawn whenever the political winds change, then there is no
• If the standard becomes that maps can be redrawn whenever the political winds change, then there is no
• We should be repurposing the time, energy, and resources that we're spending on redistricting to focus

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Mark Weissman and local officials Donna Lou Fiala and Eric C. Brecknitz, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members approved the journal and adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the calendar and debate times for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1D, establishing Florida’s congressional districts, as the main item on the special order calendar. During questioning and debate on HB 1D, sponsors and opponents focused heavily on the map’s process and legality. Supporters argued the plan was based on a viable legal theory, used the 2020 census data as required, and was within the Legislature’s discretion to consider mid-cycle redistricting. Opponents repeatedly argued the map was drawn by the governor’s office using partisan data, without meaningful legislative or public input, and that it violated the Fair Districts Amendment by favoring a party, splitting more counties and municipalities, and reducing compactness. Several members also raised concerns about taxpayer costs, the absence of a new census or court order, and the Legislature’s role versus the governor’s office. After structured debate, the House voted on final passage of HB 1D and passed it 83-28. A motion to recess for two hours to consider a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision failed. Following passage of the redistricting bill, the House adopted a motion to adjourn sine die, ending the session.

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• If the standard becomes that maps can be redrawn whenever the political winds change, then there is no
• If the standard becomes that maps can be redrawn whenever the political winds change, then there is no
• We should be repurposing the time, energy, and resources that we're spending on redistricting to focus

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Regarding Florida Winds, we have about $240 million from the federal government.
• On October 1 of this year, this will be the first time when the Florida Winds system is fully operational
• Workforce training, and they're trying to make sure that they're tapping into the resources that the

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• There may be at some point the winds change.
• Resources: Is DFA going to monitor this, or are these resources going to each one of the departments?
• And again, the reason I say that is because you're going to have resources going to a plentiful.
• deserve clear accountability on how transportation revenues are spent and better use of existing resources

Keywords: 996, all

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• we took up the entire lending resources we took up the entire lending and<00:58:05.039> business<
• aren't necessarily a lot of resources aren't necessarily a lot of resources for<01:29:47.880>
• —$400 million in resources—to be able to match instances where Minnesota companies were approved for
• —$400 million in resources—to be able to match instances where Minnesota companies were approved for
• Federal opportunities that we were then wanting to match are winding down, being changed in a lot of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In exceptional item one, we are still seeking resources for five additional FTEs.
• We're going to move on to the **Department of Information Resources**.
• We're going to move on to the **Department of Information Resources**.
• I’m **Amanda Crawford**, Executive Director, Department of Information Resources.
• But I'm just wondering about the resources that we have; the added resources for the tool sure don't

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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• that we send here from California, a disproportionate share of resources that we send to the federal
• And that's with existing resources.
• I'm the director of the YMCA Community Resource Center serving South City, San Bruno, and Brisbane.
• Our faculty grantees develop innovative curriculum, teaching resources, and technology tools to improve
• She's currently winding up her responsibilities at the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education.

Summary: The hearing began with a vote-only agenda and then focused first on San Mateo County’s request to restore in-lieu vehicle license fee (VLF) funding. County officials, city leaders, labor representatives, nonprofits, and public safety advocates argued that the loss of roughly $157 million would force major cuts to homelessness services, housing assistance, mental health programs, libraries, parks, fire and police staffing, and other local services. They described the current formula as outdated and unfair, tied to school funding and basic-aid dynamics that no longer work for San Mateo County, and urged both an immediate budget restoration and a permanent legislative fix. The Department of Finance said the payments are discretionary, not statutorily required, and noted the administration does not view the expenditure as sustainable in the current fiscal climate. Committee members expressed sympathy, questioned the formula, and said they would keep the issue under consideration; the committee later voted to move the two vote-only items on the agenda. The committee then received an update from the Department of General Services on state property redevelopment, including the Hillcrest DMV site in San Diego, the Fell Street DMV site in San Francisco, and other state-owned properties. DGS explained that Hillcrest is not currently an active project, while the Fell Street project shifted from an integrated DMV-housing plan to a more feasible relocation of the DMV into leased commercial space, with a budget change proposal pending. Members pressed DGS on the slow pace of redevelopment, the potential for housing on state sites, and the costs and feasibility of adaptive reuse. DGS said many state buildings are aging and that adaptive reuse depends heavily on building design, floorplate depth, light, and risk from unknown conditions behind walls. The Government Operations portion then turned to the California Education Learning Lab, which supports intersegmental higher education innovation grants. The Lab asked for permanent restoration of $4 million in ongoing funding and a move of its home agency from the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to GovOps, along with technical trailer bill changes. Supporters said the program has funded more than 120 projects reaching thousands of faculty and hundreds of thousands of students, including work on generative AI in higher education. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the restoration and continuing the wind-down, citing the state’s projected deficit and suggesting the California Education Interagency Council could pursue non-state-funded grant opportunities instead. The committee held the item open. Finally, GovOps presented the new California Education Interagency Council staffing request, seeking four ongoing positions to support the council, with funding already included in last year’s budget. The department said the governor has appointed Debbie Cochran as executive officer and that the remaining positions are being recruited. Finance and LAO had no objections, and the committee began questions about how the council will be staffed and organized.

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• Japan does not have resources of their own.
• products from that raw resource.
• We are going to create resource.
• We simply do not have the water resources to do this on an industrial scale.
• About a lot of our natural resource assets and have that leadership opportunity.

Bills: HB0120

Keywords: energy production, natural gas, industrial sovereignty, manufacturing, tax exemptions, 916, all

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• of Public Safety need a separate attorney from the AG, or ABLE, or Transportation, or the Energy Resources
• Board, or the Water Resources Board?
• one who is interpreting the law, as the Constitution says they have the right to do, then we don't wind
• longer and put more stress and actually make more crowding in their jail because of the lack of resources

Keywords: 914, all

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills. Senate Bill 419, as amended to update the effective date to 2026, would allow the state treasurer and the Department of Wildlife Conservation/Wildlife Conservation Commission to employ or appoint attorneys. Supporters said the treasurer’s office handles highly specialized financial matters and needs in-house expertise and faster legal advice; questions focused on possible conflicts with the Attorney General, fiscal impact, and why Wildlife was included. After discussion, the bill was reported due pass by a 7-2 vote. Senate Bill 835, also amended to a 2026 effective date, would require qualifying licensing boards and commissions to submit proposed non-rulemaking actions with anti-competitive implications for review by the Secretary of State. The author said the bill responds to antitrust concerns raised by the North Carolina dental board case and is intended to provide state supervision before boards take potentially anti-competitive action. Members questioned whether existing court remedies and Attorney General oversight were sufficient, and whether a single official should have that authority. The bill passed due pass 8-2. Senate Bill 1618 would require courts to conduct pretrial risk assessments early in criminal cases, with the assessments used as one factor in bail decisions but not as the sole basis for granting or denying bail. The author said the bill is modeled on federal practice and is meant to help judges make fact-based decisions and reduce jail overcrowding, especially in Oklahoma County. Members asked about who validates the assessments, county implementation, and costs; the author said counties could choose their own approach and that the fiscal impact would not be significant. The bill was reported due pass 6-4. The committee also considered Senate Bill 262, which was heavily amended and had both the title and enacting clause struck while members continued working on it. The bill concerns moving certain inmates convicted of nonviolent financial crimes out of county jails and into appropriate intake/transport processes, with the author emphasizing the goal of reducing jail overcrowding and inviting further collaboration on the language. Members raised concerns about fairness and possible unequal application based on community ties, and the bill was reported due pass 8-1 despite being acknowledged as a work in progress.

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• HUMAN SERVICES AND NATURAL RESOURCES THAT ARE DRIVING A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THERE.
• TOTAL WHEREAS HUMAN SERVICES DECLINES OVER THAT THREE-YEAR IN BOTH DOLLARS AND SHARES AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• CO-OCCURRING RISK THAT WOULD BE NOT JUST A STRESS ON RESERVES BUT ALSO IN HUMAN CAPITAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCES
• AND IT WENT TO PENSACOLA, SANTA ROSA AREA AND BASICALLY SAT THERE FOR 24 HOURS WITH HURRICANES FORCE WINDS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We also have the comptroller's office with us to be here as a resource that can help answer our questions
• We've maintained high ratings almost no matter what we do because we have so many resources here.
• where you've talked about this. that the rating agencies give us a high rating because of all the resources
• Representative Hunter, or Chairman Hunter's bill, to use the Rainy Day Fund as a backstop for... windstorm, wind

Bills: SJR4, SJR 4

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, term limits, state offices, governor, lieutenant governor, election reform, 1184, house, all

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• <00:10:23.160> and morning everyone on resources and morning everyone on resources and Recreation
• Yeah, yep, broadly speaking, fire for sure, and wind, yeah, wind would be covered.
• <01:52:33.239> yeah for sure fire for sure and wind yeah for sure fire for sure and wind yeah
• wind<01:52:33.800> would<01:52:33.960> be wind would be wind would be covered<01:52:36.599
• <01:57:12.679> the people does not have the resources the people does not have the resources

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed scheduling and notice for upcoming executive sessions on a larger slate of bills, including plans to take up eight bills in the morning and possibly the last three bills in the afternoon, with caucus time provided if needed. The chair emphasized advance notice, publication, and flexibility if more bills are added later. The hearing then opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and proceeded to HB 568, a bill allowing local planning boards to request water supply studies for subdivisions to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases. Representative Kat McGee, the prime sponsor, said HB 568 was developed after constituent concerns about private wells being affected by nearby development. She described the bill as narrowly tailored, non-mandatory, and intended to preserve local control while clarifying that planning boards may request studies under local regulations. She noted bipartisan support, an exclusion for community water systems and larger groundwater withdrawals regulated elsewhere, and said the bill would help prevent water shortages and related problems for new and existing homes. Questions from members focused on whether the bill should specify that it applies to subdivisions of four or more lots, since that language had been in an earlier version. Testimony on HB 568 was mixed. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors opposed the bill, arguing it lacked a definition of “water supply study,” could lead to expensive hydrology studies, and might raise housing costs; he suggested more work with DES or a study committee. DES administrator Brandon Kernin said the department had worked from a 2010 groundwater commission report, that such problems arise only intermittently in certain areas, and that the bill would make explicit local authority to adopt such ordinances. He also said DES data and homeowner surveys can help identify problem areas and that more robust wells could be considered in the long term. The committee noted 10 online submissions in favor and 3 opposed, plus blue-sheet testimony of 2 in favor and 1 neutral, and then closed the hearing on HB 568. The committee immediately opened HB 582, a bill on safety requirements for operation of personal watercraft. Representative Darby, the sponsor, said the bill responds to the speed and maneuverability of modern personal watercraft, which he described as more like motorcycles on water than traditional boats, and cited a fatal accident on Lake Monomonac as an example of the risks. He said the bill is not intended to restrict ordinary recreation or wake surfing, but to update safety standards for a newer class of larger, quieter three-person PWCs. The hearing began with Darby’s presentation, and no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Under natural and cultural resources, the governor had Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway appropriated at
• If the winds are blowing a certain strength, they have to have people leave the building because they're
• are in<00:34:32.480> it,<00:34:33.119> if<00:34:33.280> the<00:34:33.440> winds
• <00:34:33.679> are<00:34:33.760> blowing<00:34:34.159> a in it, if the winds
• are blowing a in it, if the winds are blowing a certain<00:34:34.639> strength,<00:34:35.040>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• mothers have the support and resources mothers have the support and resources they<00:21:17.200>
• <07:42:11.360> Mr colleague and chairman of resources Mr colleague and chairman of resources
• But the wind can come back, and who knows what it'll hit next.
• and coverage here thankfully the wind and coverage here thankfully the wind had<07:47:40.680>
• arms around it somewhat but the the wind arms around it somewhat but the the wind can<07:47:45.478

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Probably now, as I know the session's winding down, you know, looking over the horizon here, we know
• <00:11:44.760> down winding down winding down you<00:11:45.760> know<00:11:46.000> looking
• Um, and then if you need resources or information about warning signs and those things, those are at
• <01:11:05.680> are schools and what resources are schools and what resources are available
• are getting access to those resources. are getting access to those resources.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met on May 29 and approved the draft minutes. DHHS Commissioner Weaver then opened the department update by asking Medicaid Director Henry Litman to brief members on federal and state Medicaid changes, and later turned to DHHS Chief Operating Officer David Weathers for an update on data governance. Members also asked that acronyms be spelled out in future materials and requested a follow-up on the federal Medicaid rule once it is published. Litman reviewed several federal Medicaid provisions tied to HR 1/"OBBA" and related state implementation issues. He said the first major change would be restrictions on certain non-citizens’ Medicaid coverage, affecting about 400 people in New Hampshire, with notices likely 30 to 60 days before the effective date. He also discussed new work requirements/community engagement rules, saying New Hampshire is on track to implement them and will likely need a state plan amendment rather than an 1115 waiver. Other changes included shorter retroactive coverage periods, a new state option for certain community-based services with an estimated $740,000 in implementation support, a freeze and phased-down reduction in the Medicaid enhancement tax beginning in state fiscal year 2029, and limits on directed payments to hospitals after a grandfathering period. He also noted that Medicaid enrollment has fallen from pandemic-era levels, with about 167,000 people covered as of May 1, and that the department is working with CMS on child premiums and other cost-sharing changes approved in HB 2. Committee members asked how the department could plan for the 2029 changes given the number of elections before then, and Litman said federal rules may be adjusted over time as states and stakeholders raise concerns. He emphasized planning for the worst while hoping for the best, and said rural health care transformation funding would help the state prepare. In the second presentation, Weathers explained that data governance is now embedded in DHHS operations to control access, manage reporting, and respond to risk. He defined it as managing what data is collected, how it is used, who can access it, and what laws apply, and said DHHS has moved from governance as a committee to governance as an operational process. He described privacy impact assessments for new systems going into production, monthly privacy and security training, and ongoing review of access controls and data-sharing rules.

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• out of their lives during the middle of out of their lives during the middle of a<00:27:38.320> wind
• :39.600> come<00:27:39.760> out<00:27:39.919> here<00:27:40.159> and a wind
• advisory to come out here and a wind advisory to come out here and tell<00:27:40.480> you<00:
• <01:32:25.920> and<01:32:26.159> it our island's limited resources and it our island's
• to be able to handle seek more resources to be able to handle all<01:37:47.119> of<01:37:47.280

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Senate Bill 433, which would restrict the carrying of “bladed weapons” and related items. The Office of the Public Defender, Honolulu Police Department, the Hawaii Firearms Coalition, Knife Rights, and many individual testifiers opposed the bill, arguing it is overbroad, vague, and likely unconstitutional. Common concerns were that the term “bladed weapon” could sweep in ordinary tools such as pocketknives, Leathermans, multi-tools, fishing and camping gear, and items used by farmers, ranchers, hunters, divers, and martial arts practitioners. Several speakers also warned that the bill could burden lawful self-defense and create an affirmative-defense scheme that shifts costs and proof burdens onto defendants. Supporters and opponents alike focused on the need for a clearer definition, with HPD saying a narrower definition would help distinguish ordinary tools from dangerous weapons used in assaults. Opponents repeatedly urged the committee to defer or kill the measure, citing pending and related court cases and the risk of new constitutional challenges. Some testifiers tied the bill to Native Hawaiian gathering rights and subsistence practices, saying it would interfere with hunting, fishing, and food gathering, while others argued it would do little to deter criminals and instead penalize law-abiding residents and visitors. After finishing testimony on SB 433, the committee moved on to Senate Bill 2575 relating to firearms. The transcript shows the start of that item with the Office of the Public Defender and other agencies being called, but no substantive testimony or action on SB 2575 is included before the excerpt ends. No votes or final committee actions are reflected in the portion provided.

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• Strengthening public education means prioritizing resources, supporting teachers, and improving access
• These schools are already underfunded, overburdened, outdated resources. and insufficiently funded and
• As families with more resources are better able to take advantage of private school options.
• Stripping rural schools from resources, I don't think it's the way to get there.
• Some require more resources.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• students gain fluency in Hawaiian language, along with the ability to identify the names of the rain, winds
• name<00:12:08.000> of<00:12:08.040> the<00:12:08.160> rain,<00:12:08.680> winds
• ,<00:12:09.160> clouds, name of the rain, winds, clouds, name of the rain, winds, clouds,

Bills: HB1166, HB389, HB644, HB1509, HB1692, HB1842, HB1878, HB1926, HB1949, HB2116, HB2581

Keywords: HB1166, automated speed enforcement, speed cameras, traffic enforcement, road safety, traffic safety, Department of Transportation, state highway fund, special fund, appropriation, fiscal year 2026-2027, camera enforcement, speeding citations, automated traffic enforcement, highway safety, HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS

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• budget process, I’m charged a bill a million dollars and I don’t get credit for the three, and that winds
• /c><00:10:09.680> three<00:10:10.680> and<00:10:10.839> that<00:10:11.160> winds
• <00:10:11.480> up credit for the three and that winds up credit for the three and that winds

Keywords: 1187, senate, all