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• <00:25:30.559> about of concern and for a good reason about of concern and for a good reason
• This is reasonably restrictive.
• <00:47:17.839> for there's no Regional accommodation for there's no Regional accommodation
• Sadly, there are plenty of reasons to leave.
• Sadly, there are plenty of reasons to leave.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee began with member and staff introductions, including several new members and committee staff. Representative Zach Stevenson, the DFL lead, objected to the day’s presentation, saying he was disappointed the committee was starting with a group he viewed as aligned with Republicans rather than a nonpartisan budget presentation. The chair responded that the committee had a bipartisan agreement and that hearing a different perspective was appropriate. The committee then proceeded to a presentation from economists with the Center of the American Experiment, with questions held until the end. The presentation focused on Minnesota’s budget outlook, arguing that the state faces a structural imbalance and a projected $5.14 billion deficit in the 2028-29 biennium. The presenters said spending has outpaced revenues, highlighted a large increase in general fund spending since 2023, and argued that inflation-adjusted per-capita spending remains above pre-2024 levels through the forecast period. They said the biggest growth areas are E-12 education and especially Health and Human Services, with HHS projected to become the largest budget category and much of its growth tied to Medicaid and long-term care waivers. The presenters also argued Minnesota spends more than most states on welfare and Medicaid, citing comparisons showing the state near the top nationally in spending per person in poverty and in several Medicaid categories. They said some of the HHS growth reflects policy changes from the 2023 session, while other pressures come from enrollment growth, health care prices, federal debt, and an aging population. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting shown.

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• Comp ed is still provided; it's provided for a reason, it's generated for a reason, and...
• It's provided for a reason; it's generated for a reason.
• And I think the reason why you—tell me if I'm wrong—but the reason why you say that is because if this
• What would the third reason be?
• Students are being removed from Algebra Two and placed in Algebraic Reasoning, which uses reasoning.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• not all cemeteries uh can accommodate not all cemeteries uh can accommodate that<00:04:13.439>
• <00:14:32.759> to correctly it has given me reason to correctly it has given me reason to
• The only reason I ask is I know oftentimes contract for deeds are used for very specific reasons.
• The only reason I ask is I know oftentimes contract for deeds are used for very specific reasons.
• The only reason I ask is I know oftentimes contract for deeds are used for very specific reasons.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We hear about this quite often. to accommodate them and what are we doing for those people?
• Part of the reason why, I think, the... so I think if my colleague mentioned, the reason why we have
• There's no reason to compel anybody to do anything as part of that.
• There's no reason to compel anybody to do anything as part of that.
• And I believe that we all do this for the same reasons. We want to see the outcomes.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance heard an overview of the governor’s new Career Education Master Plan and related budget items. Labor Secretary Knox described the plan as an effort to reduce fragmentation across K-12, community colleges, workforce boards, and other systems by improving statewide and regional coordination, data sharing, skills-based hiring, career pathways, and wraparound supports such as child care, housing, food, and transportation. Members asked how success would be measured, how the plan would serve disconnected youth and adults, and whether the proposed data integration would rely on Cradle to Career; the secretary said it would. The Department of Finance said it was available to answer questions on the education side. The committee then reviewed existing CTE funding and oversight. The LAO, CDE, and Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office described the major ongoing programs, including CTIG, Perkins, K-12 Strong Workforce, and Community College Strong Workforce, and noted that many programs overlap in purpose and administration. Members repeatedly raised concerns about duplication, annual applications and reporting burdens, lack of clear outcome metrics, and whether funding incentives should be better aligned to regional collaboration. CDE and the Chancellor’s Office said they support alignment and dual enrollment, and Finance and CDE said LCFF/local match dollars are part of the funding structure. The committee also discussed child care as a barrier to participation and the need for better tracking of enrollment, completion, and job outcomes. On the consolidated application proposal, Finance proposed a study directing CDE to examine whether three long-standing CTE grant programs—Specialized Secondary Programs, CTIG, and California Partnership Academies—could be streamlined into a single application and reporting process. The LAO supported reducing administrative burden but noted that the largest programs, CTIG and K-12 Strong Workforce, were excluded from the proposal even though districts most often cite them as burdensome. CDE said it did not oppose the study but warned that statutory differences may limit consolidation. Members said the proposal should better address regional coordination, multi-year funding stability, and outcome measures rather than only simplifying paperwork. Finally, the committee heard a proposal for a $5 million ongoing California Education Interagency Council. GovOps said the council would provide a neutral venue for statewide coordination across education and workforce systems. The LAO opposed the proposal, arguing that existing bodies already provide coordination, the proposal does not change agency incentives, and the council would lack authority to implement decisions. Members expressed mixed views, with some supporting a coordinating body and others questioning whether it would differ from past efforts. No votes were taken during the portions summarized here, and the committee indicated it would hold some items open for further discussion.

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• Why would a supplemental report be a reasonable thing to invest in?
• <00:38:43.720> that a very good question um the reason that a very good question um the reason
• <01:38:03.760> our reasons our reasons our society society society generally<01:38:07.599>
• And there's a really, really big reason we want to make sure that we can do this.
• And there's a really, really big reason we want to make sure that we can do this.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The reasoning for purchasing this vehicle is we had a crew coming to employment in the city of and we
• The reasoning that was given to us was. Because that's what was available.
• And to me that's reasonable on a custom.
• I think it's reasonable for what you do, and I appreciate that.
• I'm doing this for work. reason, okay?

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

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• You'll hear that referred to as RLUIPA to accommodate inmates' religious diets.
• > inmates<00:29:46.640> religious RUPA to accommodate inmates religious RUPA to accommodate
• And the the the main reason uh licences.
• Anyway, um, we'll talk a little bit about some of the reasons for that.
• And the reason is Medicare drugs.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Okay, we're going to defer this item till tomorrow, 10:31, and the reason why we're going to defer is
• Okay, we're going to defer this item till tomorrow, 10:31, and the reason why we're going to defer is
• Okay, we're going to defer this item till tomorrow, 10:31, and the reason why we're going to defer is
• Okay, we're going to defer this item till tomorrow, 10:31, and the reason why we're going to defer is
• Okay, we're going to defer this item till tomorrow, 10:31, and the reason why we're going to defer is

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees considered a large number of Senate bills, with many measures advanced either unamended or with technical or substantive amendments. Early action included SB 88 and SB 11 SD1, both passed unamended, and SB 562 SD1 and SB 642 SD1, which were passed with amendments reflecting agency testimony. SB 1133 SD1 was amended to remove duplicative county requirements and clarify tax credit carry-forward eligibility, while SB 1569 SD1 on sports wagering was deferred. Later, SB 933 on nonprofit/federal funding support drew strong testimony from nonprofit and health advocates emphasizing the risk of federal funding freezes and the importance of protecting services such as early learning, domestic violence support, housing, and workforce supports; the committee recommended amendments to define eligible organizations, require reporting, and include the Judiciary. SB 934 and SB 935 were also amended, with SB 934 tying mass transit funding to Honolulu project milestones and SB 935 revising retirement-system language to change “fewer than five years” to “five or more years.” The committees then took up additional measures with targeted amendments. SB 1033 was amended to clarify that the bill applies to legal entities, not individuals, though members noted concerns about closely held family corporations and asked that the issue be reflected in the committee report. SB 1166, SB 1249, and SB 1256 were advanced with amendments or committee-report notes reflecting concerns from the Attorney General, Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and Hawaii Farmers Union United, respectively. SB 1432 and SB 137, both relating to electric utilities, were amended to require retention of covered employees after mergers or acquisitions and to direct the PUC to consider whether proposed transactions further state policy goals. SB 157 on antitrust was narrowed to focus on coordinator conduct in rental housing markets, SB 252 on invasive species received a defective effective date, and SB 336 on defense of state employers and employees passed unamended. SB 536 on the Hawaii Community Development Authority was deferred to a later hearing, and SB 1064 on medical cannabis was heavily amended to authorize cultivator licenses with limits on canopy size, license counts, physician fees, and a special-fund appropriation for enforcement. In the Ways and Means portion, the committee passed several bills unamended, including SB 19, SB 124, SB 264, SB 345, SB 422, and SB 741 and SB 747 later in the agenda. SB 361 was amended to remove references to the attorney general and delete an appropriation section, SB 438 was amended to redefine buffer zones and landfill-unit language, and SB 441 and SB 494 were amended to blank appropriations and, in SB 494, assign charter-school audit responsibility to the state auditor. SB 659 was substantially amended to promote local procurement, including county-level geographic preferences and higher thresholds for locally sourced purchases, and SB 732 was amended to adjust film tax credit provisions, including the streaming-platform definition and sunset-related language. SB 819 was amended to replace references to “educators” with “teachers.” Throughout, most measures were adopted without recorded opposition, though several members noted reservations on particular bills.

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• I've talked to every director of DCS since its inception, and The first director told me one of the reasons
• What makes this... ...accommodation and money in their programs.
• Chair, Senator Leach, therein lies the reason for the bill. No, it did not. So to further expand...
• “And for some reason, anyone living east of Power Road is not allowed any public transportation.
• Because if they do, there's no reason to...

Bills: SB1088, SB1156, SB1157, SB1169, SB1245, SB1273, SB1330, SB1332, SB1391, SB1498, SB1531, SB1550, SB1598, SB1677, SB1707, SB1811, SB1818

Keywords: cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, appropriation, public safety, detention, unauthorized aliens, local government funding, border security, fencing, appropriations, southern border, local government, medical education, physician shortage, healthcare funding, Arizona health care

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• Again, there is reason to worry these systemic challenges are only becoming more serious.
• I have no reason to believe that DOJ is subject to FOIA.
• doing and its role in order for the courts to make that determination and at this point I see no reason
• You may want to require bad faith with a reasonable, not an impossible, definition of bad faith.
• An accommodation is the way the words work.

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• I, I filed a similar bill and then when I met with the stakeholders, they noted all of the reasons why
• There's a reason for that. It's been here 4 times already.
• That's the reason why it's been here 4 times already.
• That it is designed to accommodate a small number of vehicles solely for cosmetic reasons that would
• Yet to me it seems that it would be much more also reasonable to propose this form of legislation if

Bills: HB 408, HB 787, HB 1029, HB 1126, HB 1136, HB 1607

Keywords: cultural attractions, highway signs, Texas Department of Transportation, travel guidance, Museum of the Big Bend, traffic control, tourism, sunscreening devices, motor vehicle, judicial specialty license plate, vehicle safety, Texas Transportation Code, disability, parking, Governor's Committee, mobility impairment, disabled veterans, legislative recommendations, license plates, vehicle registration

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• Things like accommodations or comorbidities like mental health, ADHD, behavior commonly associated with
• Things like accommodations<00:04:42.720> or<00:04:43.120> comorbidities<00:04:44.240>
• > like accommodations or comorbidities like accommodations or comorbidities like mental<00:04:45.199

Bills: HF60, HF3067, HF3730, HF3638, HF3401

Keywords: interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction

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• not have to perform an engineering study, which is basically like an extra step in the process to accommodate
• 45.599> to like an extra step in the process um to like an extra step in the process um to accommodate
• 47.840> planning<00:07:48.840> um<00:07:49.000> of<00:07:49.199> the accommodate
• the planning um of the accommodate the planning um of the design<00:07:50.520> for<00:07:51.240

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Transportation and Culture heard testimony on several transportation-related bills. HB 1422, which would exempt certain community-based organizations providing transportation services from motor carrier law, drew support from the Department of Transportation, PUC, DLNR, Kauaʻi County, the Hōnaunau Initiative, and others; members asked about narrowing amendments to prevent unintended use, and the bill later advanced with amendments, including a three-year sunset. HB 1162, requiring motorcycle instruction permit applicants to complete a DOT-approved basic rider course, received support from DOT and Honolulu Customer Services; it advanced with amendments to address city and county concerns and to allow more implementation time. HB 1259, which would remove the need for an engineering study when reducing speed limits by up to 10 mph, had mixed testimony and was deferred for further discussion. HB 1260, establishing summer streets pilot programs for counties other than Oʻahu, drew support from DOT, DOH, UH, Hawaiʻi Appleseed, bicycling and public health groups, and individuals; DOH and others asked that Oʻahu be included, but the measure was deferred for later decision-making. HB 177, making civil ID cards free, had opposition from DOT and Honolulu Customer Services and support from health advocates; DOT said the program costs about $1.3 million annually and would need replacement funding, and the bill was deferred. HB 862, authorizing motor coaches, small buses, and vans for school bus services under certain conditions, received broad support from disability advocates, DOE-related entities, neighborhood boards, and private providers, with testimony emphasizing flexibility and accessibility; it was deferred. HB 667, requiring microchip scanning and reporting when deceased cats or dogs are removed from roadways, was supported by DOT, the Hawaiian Humane Society, and many animal groups and individuals, and was passed unamended. HB 960, increasing the cap on certain DOT capital investment contracts, and HB 228, authorizing electronic license plates and banning plate-obscuring devices and flipping devices, were both heard and then deferred. HB 1156, increasing the amount of special facility revenue bonds available for harbor improvements, received support from DOT, the Island Chamber of Commerce, Alakaʻi Energy, and the Harbor Users Group, and was passed unamended to Ways and Means.

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• As you can see, the LFC's recommendation is 932 700 higher than the executive, and the principal reason
• Within contractual services to accommodate this, the LFC recommendation is $95,000 less than the executive
• within other costs, the LSC Recommendation is $82,000 less than the Executive Recommendation for the reasons

Keywords: 996, all

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• Every essential service for a reason.
• the downside of that is that the reason the downside of that is that the reason you<01:12:01.040
• <01:30:55.040> that Um, I think there are other reasons that Um, I think there are other reasons
• Um, I think we got to for that reason.
• way your program sort of uh accommodates way your program sort of uh accommodates those<01:39:32.159

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So we've had the evidentiary... a reasonable doubt at least one of these a reasonable doubt at least
• Now, these review reasonable doubt.
• hospitalized if he or she can reasonably hospitalized if he or she can reasonably benefit<00:34:
• unless there's beyond a reasonable unless there's beyond a reasonable doubt.<00:51:44.079> the
• It was a tried to accommodate them.

Keywords: This meeting was split into two parts due to a technical issue. This is the complete meeting pulled from backups. Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:01 24RS HB198: “Angela’s Law”: 00:01:22 KRS Chapter 202C: 00:11:50 Eminent Domain: 00:54:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the June 10, 2025 minutes, then took up House Bill 198, Angela’s Law, sponsored by Representative Samara Heavrin. The bill would add a new aggravating circumstance in death-penalty cases when an offender abuses the corpse of a kidnapping or murder victim by engaging in deviate sexual intercourse, sexual intercourse, or sexual contact. Representative Heavrin and the victim’s parents described the underlying case and argued the current law does not adequately account for postmortem sexual abuse, leaving the offender parole-eligible despite the family’s view that the conduct warranted harsher punishment. Several members expressed sympathy and support, and one member suggested the proposal should be drafted carefully so it would apply broadly enough to cover co-conspirators or multiple offenders. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard an informational presentation on KRS Chapter 202C from Judge Lisa Payne Jones and Shauna Mitchell of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. They explained that Chapter 202C, enacted in 2021 to close a gap in the civil-commitment statutes, applies to respondents found incompetent to stand trial who are charged with qualifying serious offenses such as capital offenses, certain Class A and Class B felonies causing death or serious injury, rape in the first degree, or sodomy in the first degree. The process begins with a Commonwealth’s petition, followed by a prompt evidentiary hearing, appointment of a guardian ad litem, and then a commitment hearing if the offense is proven. The presenters outlined the procedural standards and recent statutory changes. At the evidentiary hearing, the Commonwealth must prove the charged offense by a preponderance of the evidence before a judge, with the respondent able to present defenses; if the Commonwealth fails, the respondent must be released. If the case proceeds, the commitment hearing requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt of at least one involuntary-commitment criterion, and the hearing may be before a jury if requested. They noted that a 2024 amendment changed the commitment criteria from requiring all four factors to only one, and added language about recent criminal behavior and prior involuntary hospitalizations under Chapters 202A or 202B. If commitment is ordered, the respondent is placed in a designated forensic psychiatric facility, currently KCPC.

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• that that isn't a reasonable time frame. that that isn't a reasonable time frame.
• debate what reasonable should mean.
• Seven years is not reasonable. I don't think five years is reasonable.
• <00:32:49.440> renewables, we've tried to accommodate renewables, we've tried to accommodate
• pencil out for for a number of reasons. pencil out for for a number of reasons.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Senator Prakowski, you're so accommodating. Thank you. Prakasi, you're so accommodating, thank you.

Keywords: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 49, introduced by Representative Borrego, is an act relating to disability accommodations,
• enacting the Closed Captioning Act, which requires places of public accommodation that display television

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• And then accommodations to students.
• <00:43:39.680> This reasonable for a library's mission.
• This reasonable for a library's mission.
• And I resources for so many reasons.
• Um, but they have people have reasons to testify or not to testify.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all