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• This is a fully fund the wait list.
• cost efficiency, we must be fully cost efficiency, we must be fully funded.<02:32:43.040> If<
• > mental While fully funded community mental While fully funded community mental health<03:11:
• If Medicaid list was fully funded.
• Please fully fund it was horrible. Please fully fund disability<03:55:48.080> services.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <01:07:19.039> We fully exhausted early um in 2728. We fully exhausted early um in 2728.
• fully and completely both need to pass. fully and completely both need to pass.
• Um, right now, like I said before, that this fund will be fully exhausted in about two years.
• So until we are fully funding our DMV through the general fund, we need to figure out how to pay for
• Um, right now, like I said before, that this fund will be fully exhausted in about two years.

Keywords: 981, all

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• We are in strong support of fully funding these items. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• We recommend modifying the Governor's proposal to make the Tier 2 rate fully fixed.
• I fully get that, thank you.
• I fully get that, thank you.
• Such investments would be fully consistent with CSU Forward.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We all love fully renewable projects. They could do that.
• So, uh, I do request like, uh, give me about 24 hours to fully research this.
• I can't, uh, be fully authoritative on, uh, fully transparent with everything we do with you at this
• fully authoritative on uh authoritative<00:22:54.320> fully<00:22:55.039> transparent<
• 00:22:55.520> with authoritative fully transparent with authoritative fully transparent with everything

Bills: SB3253, SB3154, SB3254

Keywords: conservation, endangered species, wildlife preservation, native birds, biodiversity, sanctuary, nonprofit, DLNR, agricultural district, land use, chapter 195D, chapter 205, chapter 42F, state funding, public purpose, habitat restoration, predator-free sanctuary, ecosystem restoration, Zealandia, wildlife refuge

Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a long series of resolutions focused largely on waste reduction, energy planning, and environmental protection. Early measures included HR 12/HCR 10 on a permanent landfill host benefits program for Honolulu, HCR 148/HCR 157 on a demolition waste reduction working group, and HR 184/HCR 194 on a mattress stewardship program working group. Testimony on these waste-related measures was generally supportive from environmental groups and some individuals, while the Department of Health supported the mattress stewardship proposal. The Department of Health also commented that a proposed study on recyclable/biodegradable/compostable labeling was very broad and would require additional resources to carry out effectively. The committee then took up several energy-related resolutions. HR 192/HCR 202 would create a task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, and HR 194/HCR 204 would ask the Public Utilities Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of cost reductions and financial risk. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the PUC offered support or comments on these measures, with environmental and industry groups also submitting testimony. Members questioned the Energy Office and PUC at length about errors in prior analyses, competitive bidding, and whether utility proposals could proceed through waiver processes; the PUC said any proposal would still be reviewed and that it generally prefers competitive bidding, while the Energy Office said some issues were being characterized differently and would follow up on waiver standards. Additional measures addressed data centers, liquefied natural gas, and utility oversight. HR 196/HCR 206 would convene a working group on the impacts of large data centers, and HR 197/HCR 207 would require conditions before the PUC approves LNG-related costs; testimony on LNG was split, with supporters urging caution and opponents arguing LNG should not be pursued. HR 193/HCR 2003 sought a written status update on implementation of the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, and HR 191/HCR 201 and HR 33/HCR 33 dealt with sewage and wastewater issues, both drawing support from environmental and community groups. The committee also heard strong support for HR 141/HCR 149 on Red Hill remediation meetings and HR 190/HCR 200 on reassessing military PFAS cleanup decisions; the Board of Water Supply testified in support and described ongoing PFAS testing and concerns beyond Red Hill. The transcript ends as the committee moved into decision-making, with the chair indicating a recommendation to pass HR 12/HCR 10.

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• And it's not lost on me that we put a lot of burden on our counties to fully implement our different
• And whether or not, in the application for funding, you are fully funding the compliance components.
• We also want to support our counties to fully administer these programs as we move forward.
• The conditions under which these corporations have gotten out of fully repaying the residents and the
• We fully acknowledge that and regret it. It is unfortunate.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I fully respect OIP.
• So I fully support that.
• So I fully support that.
• So I fully support that.
• So I fully support that.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with Senate Bill 869 on community outreach boards. The Office of Information Practices said the bill was now clear and raised no concerns after clarification that it applies to Hawaii County community development action plan committees under the Sunshine Law. Written support was received from several individuals, and one testifier initially opposed the bill but withdrew opposition after hearing OIP’s explanation. No vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard Senate Bill 405 on neighborhood board meetings, which would let boards receive and discuss reports from government officials that were not on a noticed agenda, with final action deferred to a later noticed meeting. OIP said the bill was a policy choice but warned it would give boards more flexibility at the cost of less public notice. Support came from the Wke neighborhood board and Jacob Weinek, while Natalie Iwasa and Greg Mian opposed it, arguing it could lead to unclear agenda items and deeper discussion without adequate public notice. No vote was taken. The committee also heard Senate Bill 903 on a claims review working group in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands asking for the measure to be deferred because it believed a complete inventory and audit of the public lands trust should come first. Members asked about the status of related House Bill 1358. The committee then heard tax measures: Senate Bill 1469, which would suspend the collection statute of limitations while tax assessments are on appeal, and Senate Bill 1467, which would clarify that county tax appeals do not need to be served on the Director of Taxation. The Tax Department supported both bills, and the Tax Foundation’s witness generally agreed but suggested a possible amendment to SB 1469 regarding insurance premium tax language. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 544 on sentencing of minor defendants, which would require courts to consider youth-related factors and allow departures from mandatory minimums; OHA, the Public Defender, Human Rights for Kids, and others supported it, citing trauma, diminished culpability, and national trends, and no opposition was noted in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 691 on family courts, which would set a minimum age of 12 for adjudication of law violations. The Public Defender and Human Rights for Kids supported the bill, saying very young children should not be treated as law violators and can still receive services through other family court mechanisms. The Attorney General’s office and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office opposed the measure, arguing it could limit court jurisdiction and services for younger children and might have unintended consequences, including recruitment of children into criminal activity. Members asked whether amendments could preserve the bill’s intent while addressing those concerns; no final action is shown in the excerpt.

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• The office will be dissolved once community-based care is fully implemented.
• You need this federal grant as it is assumed to be fully expended in the current biennium.
• Recommendations fully fund HHS.
• As part of that, it indicates it will fully fund the Medicaid program for.
• Examples of programs that are fully funded with federal dollars?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The barrier is funding to fully implement the program.
• I'm here today on behalf of the Texas PACE Association to urge you to fully fund the PACE exceptional
• I urge you to fully fund the PACE exceptional item.
• I urge you to fully fund the PACE exceptional item request to ensure we can continue providing quality
• I'm here today on behalf of the Texas PACE Association to urge you to fully fund the PACE Exceptional

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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• uh in my is finally for the first time uh in my lifetime<00:04:50.560> uh<00:04:51.120> fully
• <00:04:53.840> Uh lifetime uh fully staffed and happy.
• Uh lifetime uh fully staffed and happy.
• Um, but the current number does put us below what we would need to do to fully fund those employees who
• need to do to um fully fund those employees<00:08:48.399> who<00:08:48.560> are<00:08:

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Commonwealth’s Attorneys, County Attorneys, Prosecutor’s Advisory Council 00:00:18 Approval of Minutes 00:20:09 State Treasurer 00:20:33, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with testimony from representatives of the Prosecutor’s Advisory Council, including county and commonwealth attorneys, on their proposed budget. They described the scope of their work in district and circuit court, juvenile and dependency cases, specialty courts, guardianship, involuntary hospitalization, and the Rocket Docket program. The witnesses emphasized that their budgets are overwhelmingly personnel costs and warned that proposed cuts could lead to layoffs, reduced retention, and loss of recently added positions. They also said the General Assembly’s recent salary classification plan had improved recruitment and retention, and that underfunding could reverse those gains. A major topic was the Rocket Docket program, which they said speeds lower-level cases through the system, reduces jail costs, and saves money for both counties and the state. They reported that in one circuit, average jail time for certain cases dropped from about 50 days to about 6 days. They also raised concerns that the Rocket Docket line item may not be clearly included in the committee substitute and asked for clarification on how the budget would treat it. In response, the chair said the intent was to move some of those items into the base budget, though the exact structure was still uncertain. The presenters also discussed a 2022 subsidy for county attorney employees tied to retirement contributions, saying it totals about $1.3 million and should not be reduced because the obligation remains. They said the budget would need to support the salary classification plan extensions, House Bill 8 subsidies, and a new case management system that they described as essential to modernizing operations and improving communication with victims and law enforcement. The chair thanked them for the testimony and indicated the committee would continue reviewing the budget. The committee then heard from Deputy State Treasurer Russell Weber, who reported that the treasury has now returned more than $90 million in unclaimed property to Kentuckians. He said the office faces ongoing fraud issues and requested funding for a dedicated legal counsel and a fraud investigator, along with outreach money to educate the public about unclaimed property. He also outlined several capital requests, including the final year of a printer-system lease and replacement of HVAC equipment in the treasury building. Members briefly joked with him about a mineral-rights bill and coal, but no votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and adjourning the meeting.

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• NMECG fully supports this affordability component.
• Again, the NMECG fully supports committee substitutes for Senate Bill 152 and asks the Senate Finance
• That's a net zero cost and ensuring that universal child care is fully funded.
• Those are paid out fully.
• Or increases to items that are there that are not fully funding a critical element.

Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247

Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent

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• aware, is a nonprofit organization and doesn't have the funding currently to hire everybody to really fully
• aware, is a nonprofit organization and doesn't have the funding currently to hire everybody to really fully
• aware, is a nonprofit organization and doesn't have the funding currently to hire everybody to really fully
• aware, is a nonprofit organization and doesn't have the funding currently to hire everybody to really fully
• aware, is a nonprofit organization and doesn't have the funding currently to hire everybody to really fully

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on Friday, November 21st and first approved the October 17th minutes, with one member abstaining because she was not present. The committee then adopted the remainder of the consent calendar after removing two items for separate consideration. On tab four, members discussed item 25282 with the Commissioner of Administrative Services and Public Works staff; the project had been delayed after testing revealed design errors and flaws, and the committee was told the work would restart with test piles the following week and was projected for completion in fall 2027. The item was approved. On tab five, item 25279 concerned a Health and Human Services facility project and a federally required element added late in the process. Commissioners explained that the project had originally been funded at $21 million, later required additional financing, and that the legislature had recently lifted a restriction so non-ARPA funds could be used. They also said the sale of the existing Manchester property would not be needed to complete the build, that a broker RFP was about to be issued, and that any sale would require further approvals. The committee approved the item. The committee then approved item 25280 after a brief exchange about rainy day fund estimates and prior budget assumptions, and approved item 25278 without discussion. Item 25272 drew questions about the consumer advocate’s RFP for outside utility-rate-case assistance; the office said it eliminated proposals focused only on return on equity work after the Eversource decision, selected a Michigan firm for spreadsheet and operating-cost analysis, and noted there were no in-state firms doing this specialized work. The committee approved the item, with one member recorded in opposition. On tab nine, item 25261 concerned a new judicial council budget obligation tied to legislation and public defense staffing needs. The presenter said the request reflected a late-added obligation from the judicial branch, that more requests may still be needed, and that public defense staffing was strained by vacancies and competition from Massachusetts. The committee approved the item. Under informational items, members received an update on 529 plan distributions and on interest and dividends tax refunds, with Revenue Administration saying roughly $21 million more in refunds remained and that the repeal-related refunds were nearly finished. The committee also noted an environmental services item for which questions would be submitted separately. The next meeting was set for December 19th at 11:00 a.m., and the committee adjourned.

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• The crew of three were fully qualified to fly in the local area.
• Are we fully staffed?
• Anyway, last question is just the importance of fully funding the FAA.
• I can talk about fully funding the NTSB. Yes, please do.
• We will be able to go up to 450, but fully staffing the NTSB to accomplish our mission.

Keywords: aviation safety, midair collision, American Airlines Flight 5342, Army Black Hawk helicopter, NTSB, FAA, ADS-B technology, safety protocols

Summary: The meeting focused on the discussions surrounding the tragic midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, which resulted in the loss of 67 lives. Testimonies were provided by key figures including NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and FAA Acting Administrator Chris Richelieu. The committee expressed grave concerns regarding the existing safety protocols, questioning why the FAA failed to act on numerous warnings and data indicating potential collision risks. Members emphasized the need for urgent reforms in aviation safety to prevent such tragedies in the future. Specific highlights included the recognition of the importance of ADS-B out technology and concerns about the operational practices of military helicopters in controlled airspaces.

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• advance of these things so that<01:38:52.000> we<01:38:52.239> can<01:38:52.400> fully
• /c><01:38:52.800> understand<01:38:54.239> you<01:38:54.320> know that we can fully
• understand you know that we can fully understand you know some<01:38:54.719> of<01:38:54.800>
• <01:39:10.719> understand<01:39:11.119> the offices so we could fully understand the
• offices so we could fully understand the bills<01:39:11.679> that<01:39:11.840> are<01

Bills: HF4362, HF4252, HF4440

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun rights, gun control, campus safety, public college, university, postsecondary institution, higher education, visitor carry, concealed carry, open carry, campus policy, Minnesota Statutes 624.714, petty misdemeanor, parking lot carry, firearm possession, public safety, college campus, student carry

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• They’re wise, proven, and should be fully funded.
• I have the largest department in the county, but that allows us to be fully integrated within a health
• I have the largest department in the county, but that allows us to be fully integrated within a health
• But at the same time, we need to be fully funding. So it was mentioned...
• But at the same time, we need to be fully funding.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• these benefits are not fully paid for. these benefits are not fully paid for.
• It fully funds the benefits.
• It fully funds the benefits.
• <00:38:48.480> been proposal before us has not fully been proposal before us has not fully
• I am fully fund and fix that issue.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Department of Public Safety road testing facilities around the state and the challenges that they have fully
• <00:04:43.840> Staffing challenges that they have fully Staffing challenges that they have
• fully Staffing the<00:04:44.759> existing<00:04:45.240> examiner the existing examiner
• 22.160> can students and their families so they can students and their families so they can fully
• participate in behind the wheel fully participate in behind the wheel instruction<00:14:24.920> and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's fully funded, even though the excess authority was reduced, it's still fully funded. Okay.
• am working with the Office of Financial Regulation, Senate professional staff, and stakeholders to fully
• policy. ...with the Office of Financial Regulation, Senate professional staff, and stakeholders to fully
• It requires eligible stable coins to be fully backed, redeemable for U.S. dollars, and comply with federal
• It requires eligible stable coins to be fully backed, redeemable for U.S. dollars, and comply with federal

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government heard and reported favorably several bills. CS/SB 800 would increase penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and create an engineering student loan assistance program funded by licensure fees and fines; Senator Sharif asked about restitution for victims, and the sponsor said the bill does not create a reimbursement mechanism. CS/SB 576 would create a local government cybersecurity protection program administered by Florida Digital Service, with state purchasing support, grant access, and data-sharing requirements; local government and cybersecurity groups waived in support. CS/SB 1078 would establish transition procedures between gubernatorial administrations, including liaisons, briefing books, office space, IT access, and access to agency records under a signed confidentiality agreement. The committee also reported favorably CS/SB 314 on payment stablecoin issuers, CS/SB 530 updating lottery operations and security rules, CS/SB 1614 giving JAC/LAC-related audit findings more enforcement effect for local governments seeking state funds, SB 990 authorizing protective cell captive insurance companies, SB 1588 beginning implementation of the prior gold-and-silver legal tender law, CS/SB 1440 adding cybersecurity-related exemptions and reporting provisions for financial institutions, and CS/SB 1568 creating a stablecoin pilot program for DFS fee payments. Several bills had support testimony from state agencies and industry groups, and some included technical or guardrail amendments that were adopted without objection. The committee also received a budget overview highlighting major funding items, including more than $350 million for Florida Forever, $738 million for Everglades restoration, more than $500 million for water quality projects outside the Everglades, $60 million for Farmers Feeding Florida, and more than $250 million for citrus recovery. Members asked questions about school lunch funding, state park improvements, land acquisition, water quality funding, gaming enforcement offices, and staffing for PERC. After the bills and budget discussion, members recorded a few affirmative votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.

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• gain the value of their expertise without having to pay the big dollars involved in bringing them fully
• We have fully litigated four of our last five rate cases.
• So the Duke has time to put these projects together, make sure that they're fully vetted and valuable
• Well, when we're determining whether or not we're going to fully intervene or we're going to monitor.
• The things we would normally be doing, we just can't afford to do right now because we're just fully

Summary: The joint committee met with a quorum present and first received an overview of its jurisdiction and duties related to appointing the Florida Public Counsel. Staff explained the committee’s authority under joint rules and state law, noted that the current Public Counsel’s term expires February 28, 2025, and that applications for the next four-year term were open with a February 6, 2025 deadline. The committee then heard an extensive update from Public Counsel Walt Truerweiler on the Office of Public Counsel’s work representing utility ratepayers before the Public Service Commission and in appeals. Truerweiler described the office’s caseload and priorities, including electric, gas, water, and wastewater rate cases; storm recovery dockets; cost-recovery clauses; rulemakings; and customer service hearings. He emphasized that the office seeks to challenge unsupported or imprudent costs, find value for customers, and use expert analysis and customer testimony to shape outcomes. He highlighted recent and ongoing matters, including major Duke, TECO, Sunshine water/wastewater, and hurricane recovery proceedings, and said the office had fully litigated four of its last five rate cases, while also achieving a major settlement in Duke that reduced a requested increase and imposed cost controls on solar projects. Members praised the office’s work and asked about the benefits of settlements, staffing and compensation, and how the office decides when to fully intervene versus provide guidance or monitor a case. Truerweiler said settlements can create predictability, reduce uncertainty and expense, and produce tangible value for both customers and utilities. He also acknowledged recruitment challenges, including lower pay than comparable agencies and difficulty attracting attorneys who do not want in-person litigation work. The committee took no substantive action beyond receiving the presentations, and adjourned after a motion was adopted.

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• allow people with disabilities to fully allow people with disabilities to fully to<02:00:54.000>
• participate<02:00:54.560> fully to participate fully to participate fully in<02:00:56.800
• which is to participate fully. which is to participate fully.
• > being So participating fully and being So participating fully and being discriminated<02:03:
• with the new language to fully with the new language to fully participate<02:04:54.239> in

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that my college education did not fully that my college education did not fully prepare<00:21:11.080
• what it track does is you're fully what it track does is you're fully immersed<00:35:45.520>
• <00:52:58.240> licensed for retention and being fully licensed for retention and being fully
• <00:53:26.240> like<00:53:26.520> lied fully like lied fully like lied teacher<00:53:28.440
• Thomas grow-your-own program was the promise that my tuition was fully funded—free.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all