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• I laid it out on a map, so I had to actually look at the percentages on the map for all the states, and
• On the map for all the states, I was like, 'Well, that's great.'
• thing I wanted to point out is that the transfers and reversion line looks like it's jumping off the map

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• I know I googled it. I had to figure out what's doxing.
• Chair, Senator Westrom, I could certainly provide a map for you of places that do not have local newspapers
• Senator Westerm, I could certainly<00:52:17.200> provide<00:52:17.920> a<00:52:18.160> map
• <00:52:18.400> for<00:52:18.640> you<00:52:18.880> of certainly provide a map
• for you of certainly provide a map for you of places<00:52:19.440> that<00:52:19.760> do

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Mandatory mergers, dictated maps, forced school closures, stripping power from elected school boards.
• has come from the days when I was showing a... ...from the days when I was showing a forced merger map
• the people who worked on that plan... ...that plan and then took a lot of heat for not including the maps

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• On this map, you'll see all the derelict vessels that we have in our derelict vessel database.
• Many of the vessels on this map on the West Coast were rendered derelict by this last year's hurricane
• season, and nearly half of the vessels on the map and in our database at this time are directly attributed

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources received a presentation from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on derelict vessels, enforcement challenges, and a long-term stored vessel study. FWC reported about 1,040 derelict vessels currently in its database, with roughly 600 new cases entering each year, and noted that hurricanes account for a large share of recent cases. The agency explained the legal definition of derelict vessels, the environmental and navigation hazards they create, and its enforcement process, including investigation, notice to owners, administrative hearings, removal authorization, and recovery of costs through registration holds. FWC also described prevention efforts such as at-risk vessel enforcement, nuisance vessel designations, public awareness campaigns, and the vessel turn-in program, which has received more than 250 applications and removed more than 145 vessels since rollout. Committee members asked about owner resistance to removal, rapid-response options for hazardous vessels, county differences in derelict vessel numbers, and how local governments participate. FWC said only a small percentage of owners contest removals, that the agency relies on contractors and does not generally have its own removal equipment, and that local governments may conduct removals with their own funding but must still provide due process. Members also asked where removed vessels go; FWC said they are taken to landfills, with recyclable materials recovered, and that storage is used only when necessary for public safety because it is costly. The presentation also highlighted the long-term stored vessel study, which found a strong correlation between long-term anchored vessels and later derelict vessels, especially in Monroe County. No votes were taken on the presentation, and the committee adjourned after Senator Errington moved to adjourn and there was no objection.

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• go to those large like go to Google go to those large like go to Google payments<02:05:37.280>
• > and<02:05:37.599> understand<02:05:38.000> what<02:05:38.320> Google payments
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Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• On the right-hand side, it is important to know that the hatched areas on this map are areas outside
• Most importantly, why I'm showing this map: if you look at the state of Arizona, the tributaries within
• Most importantly, why I'm showing this map: if you look at the state of Arizona, the tributaries within
• I put this map back up while you were speaking for a reason.
• In 1981, way back when, DWR published a map of these areas.

Bills: HB2042, HB2052, HB2055, HB2056, HB2094, HB2098, HB2185, HB2328, HB2758, HB2798

Keywords: solar radiation management, environment, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, public health, complaint process, Attorney General, groundwater management, water conservation, irrigation, water supply, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, brackish water, groundwater, water resources

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• which would appropriate $55,000 each year to the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, or MAP
• To provide additional leadership training opportunities to all MAP regions in Minnesota. 3.
• This is a request from MAP that builds on a strong research-based approach of encouraging an asset-based
• This map also shows, as of October 2023, all of the individuals.

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• It's not marked in the map, but it's near a splash pad.
• 11:02.160> the um uh up in the it's not marked in the um uh up in the it's not marked in the map
• :02.720> a<00:11:02.880> splash<00:11:03.279> pad<00:11:03.680> there's map
• but it's near a splash pad there's map but it's near a splash pad there's no<00:11:04.000> swimming

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs met on February 13 and heard testimony on three measures before taking up decision-making. On SB 1410, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands supported the bill as a practical way to require counties to timely respond when DHHL seeks transfer of infrastructure or facilities, and the chair later recommended passage without amendment. The committee adopted that recommendation, with Senator Ihara excused. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 1549, which would help fund the Kahili Homestead community’s planned multi-service center and park improvements. DHHL supported the measure, and community witnesses described a 16-year planning process, prior grant and developer funding, completed phase-one park work, and the need for state bonding to complete phase two. Members asked about community engagement, fundraising, and whether the design included features such as a lāʻau garden, Hōlua mound, imu hall, craft pavilion, and space for Native Hawaiian games and lua practice. The chair recommended passage of SB 1549 unamended, and the committee adopted the recommendation. The committee also considered SB 903, described as a housekeeping bill to create a vehicle for continued funding of OHA after the current working group sunsets. The chair recommended passage with amendments incorporating the contents of proposed Senate Draft 1 and recommittal to the Hawaiian Affairs committee, and that recommendation was adopted. The meeting then shifted to a joint hearing with Transportation and Culture and the Arts on SB 614, relating to Hawaiian Independence Day, and SB 1051, relating to Hawaiian History Month. Testimony on SB 614 was largely supportive, emphasizing cultural recognition and education, though one witness from Hawaii Sovereignty Studies opposed it; the Office of Collective Bargaining said it did not yet know the cost. SB 1051 also drew support, with testimony stressing the importance of teaching the history of the overthrow and Hawaiian sovereignty. Both bills were advanced with amendments, including technical changes and effective dates, and both committees adopted the chair’s recommendations.

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• Yeah, so that map is just showing, is highlighted as 23 teachers where they came from that were in this
• So that would, that's not this map. So I would have to give you another map.
• The map here is showing you each district's ESAF.
• The map here is showing you each district's ESA rate for the '25 school year.
• Of course, the map is only showing you the traditional school districts.

Summary: The committee first approved the March 9 and 10 minutes, then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship Program featuring three third-grade teachers from Poyen, Drew Central, and Cabot, along with Department of Education Secretary Jacob Oliva. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long collaboration among 23 merit-pay recipients from across the state, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about teacher experience, how the fellowship information is shared locally, the role of merit pay, and how teachers are addressing third-grade reading and retention concerns under the ATLAS assessment system. The teachers emphasized early intervention, relationships with students, small-group instruction, progress monitoring, and communication with families; they also described community supports such as churches, food backpacks, and local donations. Several members raised broader questions about poverty, trauma, social services, DHS involvement, and whether similar professional learning should be expanded to more teachers. Secretary Oliva said the fellowship is a small subset of a larger merit-pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is working to improve literacy supports, clarity, and alignment across grades. He also said ATLAS results are now available to schools and families much faster than in the past, often within 24 to 72 hours, and that the state is using the data to identify at-risk students earlier and support intervention before retention decisions are made. The committee then moved to the adequacy/resource allocation presentation from the Bureau of Legislative Research. Staff explained that the report is part of the statutory adequacy review and focuses on state funding sources beyond foundation aid, including categorical and supplemental funds. They noted that districts and charters spent more than $7 billion in the 2025 school year, with roughly 49% from foundation funding and 51% from other sources over the last three years. The presentation outlined the four categorical funds—Alternative Learning Environment, English Learners, Enhanced Student Achievement, and Professional Development—describing their restricted uses, student-based funding formulas, and the ability of districts to transfer some money among categoricals while keeping it within allowable purposes. Staff said categorical funds account for about 4% of total spending, or less than $300 million, and reviewed superintendent feedback on whether those funds met district needs, with responses varying by category and district.

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• water purveying companies or entities showed up from Senator Colcourt's district and they showed. a map
• And when they showed us that map, you saw this water tree, if you will.
• If you look at the map, it's something like that.
• I've seen maps that take Gulf all the way up to the Panhandle from 1940s forward.
• types of brackish water, I don't want to get into the specifics. state brackish zones that they've mapped

Bills: SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 7, SB 8, SB 27, SB 29, SB 125, SB 241, SB 371, SB 396, SB 406, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 608, SB 617, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 707, SB 731, SB 732, SB 763, SB 779, SB 836, SB 854, SB 857, SB 875, SB 878, SB 879, SB 906, SB 920, SB 921, SB 922, SB 942, SB 965, SB 985, SB 996, SB 1029, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1084, SB 1098, SB 1101, SB 1185, SB 1188, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1366, SB 1388, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1563, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1619, SB 1737, SB 1738, SB 1741, SB 1816, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1939, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.

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• This bill itself is important because we are mapping a federal rule onto state law.
• <00:22:44.120> a is important because we are mapping a is important because we are mapping
• I think it is clear that the bill itself actually maps.
• And I of whether this actually maps.
• But we what what we want actually maps.

Bills: SB2607, SB2031, SB2043, SB2623, SB2876, SB2396, SB2964, SB2089

Keywords: landscape architecture, licensure, educational requirements, examination, professional standards, consumer protection, junk fees, live-event tickets, short-term lodging, transparency, pricing disclosure, deceptive practices, insurance, captives, regulations, policyholders, SB2623, Hawaii pharmacy law, Board of Pharmacy, registered pharmacy technician

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.

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• In collaboration with Protect Minnesota, we created a pilot Minnesota map of voluntary out-of-home firearm
• In collaboration with Protect Minnesota, we created a pilot Minnesota map of voluntary out-of-home firearm
• In collaboration with Protect Minnesota, we created a pilot Minnesota map of voluntary out-of-home firearm
• this out uh from a state perspective map this out uh from a state perspective and<00:40:09.200> know
• 00:59:41.760> and<00:59:42.079> and<00:59:43.200> try it and see what's on the map

Bills: HF3668, HF2779, HF2771

Keywords: gun violence, public health, Department of Health, prevention, criminal justice, health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration

Summary: The House Finance and Policy Committee met on March 2 with a quorum present and heard House File 3668, which would create a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The bill author argued the office would treat gun violence as a public health crisis, improve research and coordination, and help reduce deaths and trauma, especially among children. Several supporters testified, including representatives from the Minnesota Medical Association, Protect Minnesota, family medicine, public health, and obstetrics/gynecology, all emphasizing firearm injury and suicide as major public health problems and urging a coordinated, data-driven response. Multiple testifiers shared personal accounts of shootings and their effects on children and families, including the Annunciation shooting, and said the office could help align prevention efforts across health care, law enforcement, and community organizations. Opposition came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, which argued the bill would create a permanent taxpayer-funded bureaucracy that could be used to shape firearm policy and restrict a constitutional right. The group said Minnesota should focus instead on enforcing existing laws, prosecuting violent offenders, and providing direct victim services. During committee discussion, Vice Chair Nadeau offered an A2 amendment to move the proposed office from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety, citing data-sharing, accountability, and examples from other cities and states; after discussion with the bill author, he withdrew the amendment. Chair Becker then noted existing state and local spending on violence prevention and public safety programs and raised concerns about duplication of effort.

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• You can see in my, Map on, oh, I don't remember which slide it was. It's page four, I believe.
• More research is desperately needed to flush out Distribution Maps, Species Assessments and Extinction
• There is a map on Enchantmentfund.org where you can see all 185 projects.
• You can see it in the map there. Can you? Nobody can really see that.
• I'll try it since we can't see the map.

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• And so, I'm happy to map out.
• I mean, we have a map of the GROW funding and everything that The language is specific of.
• Chair, is there any way you could map out How CYFD, the structure of CYFD?
• We do have an org chart, but I would actually love to sit with you one on one to map it out with you.
• This heat map is very helpful, and we can give you the updated data for fiscal year 26.

Keywords: 996, all

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• In your booklets, I invite you to see a map of our state's public libraries on the last two pages.
• Independent libraries are the black dots in the beige counties on the map, and they usually function
• The colorful counties on your map represent library systems, as outlined in the Oklahoma constitution

Keywords: 914, all

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• AB 305, Arambula, Air District Permit Mapping, holding committee.
• committee AB 846 Connolly incidental take for wildfire preparedness do pass is amended to strike mapping
• AB 598 Gibson school mapping data grants due pass out on an a-roll call.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• HOWEVER, WITH 1379 AND THE ADDITION OF NON-SPRINGS MAPS RAP AND PRP'S, THAT ENABLED US TO MOVE FORWARD
• YOU SAW IN THE MAP. PART OF 1379 WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR ANYONE UNDER A NON-SPRINGS B MAP.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• 59:29.359> road working group just to establish a road working group just to establish a road map
• 00:59:30.720> able<00:59:30.960> to<00:59:31.760> land<00:59:32.079> on map
• for us to be able to address road map for us to be able to address the<01:00:47.760> challenges
• also<01:04:31.599> proposals<01:04:32.079> that<01:04:32.319> we some road map
• and also proposals that we some road map and also proposals that we can<01:04:32.720> bring<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• still continue to do outreach across the state, and we fully expect at some point in time that that map
• still continue to do outreach across the state, and we fully expect at some point in time that that map
• hopefully you can see by looking<00:09:43.760> at<00:09:44.000> this<00:09:44.240> map
• from last time we looking at this map from last time we were<00:09:45.839> here<00:09:46.600>
• will be fully filled map will be fully filled in<00:10:05.680> um<00:10:06.079> Madam<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, as many of the members of this body set before you, I'd just like to show you the map and show that
• This body set before you, I'd just like to show you the map and show that it's not one specific area
• Then we're proposing a third safe fund, if you will, that covers the entirety of the map that Director
• <00:21:47.440> that covers the the entirety of the map that covers the the entirety of the
• map that director<00:21:47.919> Gibson<00:21:48.279> showed<00:21:48.520> you<00

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Senate Roll Call 00:00:00 House Roll Call 00:00:10 Discussion of Recent Disaster 00:01:18 House Adjourned 00:42:28 SB 218 Discussion 00:43:00 SB 218 Vote 00:46:46 SB 186 Discussion 00:47:22:00, 958, all

Summary: The concurrent House-Senate meeting opened with a roll call and then received a briefing from Kentucky Emergency Management and the Transportation Cabinet on the February storms and flooding. Officials described the event as ongoing and statewide in scope, beginning in western counties and then heavily affecting Eastern Kentucky, including major impacts in Perry, Letcher, Clay, Bell, Martin, Pike, and other counties. They reported widespread power and water outages, nearly 600 people initially sheltered, more than 1,500 water rescues, over 250 National Guard members activated, and substantial mutual aid from other states and FEMA. They also said 73 counties had declared emergencies, 23 fatalities had been confirmed at that point, and individual assistance had already distributed $5.5 million to residents after the federal declaration was signed. The administration emphasized that recovery needs were still being assessed but were already significant. Kentucky Emergency Management said public assistance estimates were about $58 million and rising, with about 2,005 homes and 272 businesses inspected so far. Debris removal was identified as a major issue, and officials said they had requested Category A federal assistance for debris in four counties while continuing to seek more as assessments continued. They also noted that disaster recovery centers were opening and that teams were going door to door in affected areas. On transportation, KYTC reported 39 counties affected, a peak of 355 road closures reduced to 49, 18 damaged bridges, 94 bridges with debris on them, and 579 roadway damages, while continuing to clear roads and move supplies such as water, food, blankets, and heaters. Secretary Hicks then asked lawmakers to consider additional funding mechanisms. He said the current $50 million emergency cap in the budget was likely to be exhausted, with $21.5 million already allocated, and proposed either lifting the cap or creating a new “safe fund” for this disaster, similar to prior funds used after the western Kentucky tornadoes and the 2022 eastern Kentucky floods. He said the state could redirect about $25 million from an unused western Kentucky economic development allocation and about $20 million from an eastern Kentucky transportation allocation, for a total of $45 million, to help with this response. Members and officials also discussed debris disposal, with the Pike County landfill expansion identified as a possible site to receive some of the debris and reduce costs. Representative Fugate thanked the agencies for their response and described severe local impacts, including water outages, road slides, damaged water treatment plants, and heavy debris in homes and driveways.