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• I was not part of the framework for this budget.
• Just lie about which party I'm part of." This provides that outlet, but Mr.
• If you really want to be part, as a matter of fact, Mr.
• Speaker and generally, I think it depends on what part of the state.
• That actually, that second part was not from the FIR. It's from my expert.

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• ><c> one</c><00:24:40.000><c> of</c> the same as part one of the same as part one of uh<00:24:42.720>
• </c><00:28:51.120><c> of</c> consistent with u uh the first part of consistent with u uh the first part
• It's the just the money part of it.
• Uh, another part of it is that part of the sequestration programs is to offset, uh, carbon gases from
• </c> part of the study committee? part of the study committee?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That's not part of the energy plan. That's part of this judge's plan.
• part of the<01:39:30.080><c> budget.
• </c><01:54:40.800><c> that</c><01:54:41.599><c> those</c> Part of the reason that that those Part of
• I mean, that's part<03:18:30.720><c> of</c><03:18:30.880><c> a</c><03:18:31.920><c> part</c><03:18:32.160
• ><c> of</c><03:18:32.319><c> the</c><03:18:32.479><c> state's</c> part of a part of the state's part

Keywords: 916, all

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• </c> problems to the extent that there's ex problems to the extent that there's ex to<00:33:55.279><c
• </c><03:28:47.000><c> is</c> um certainly and one of those parts is um certainly and one of those parts
• <04:02:01.000><c> of</c> part of part of Obamacare<04:02:03.720><c> okay</c><04:02:04.159><c> Federal
• But the urgency part, I just wanted to address, is part of the 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act,
• But the urgency part, I just wanted to address, is part of the 2020 Consolidated Appropriations Act,

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up several bills and repeatedly chose to retain or table them rather than advance them. House 167, dealing with past wax, was voted ought to pass; House 312 was retained because members said NCAA-related advertising and uniform policy issues were still unresolved; House 434, requiring insurers to provide rental cars for at least seven days, was voted inexpedient to legislate; and House 454, on biodegradable packaging claims, was also voted inexpedient to legislate after members said the proposal lacked a workable enforcement mechanism and would likely be only a symbolic state-by-state measure. House 721, making gold legal tender, was retained, with members saying the bill needed more work and that the issue was less compelling in New Hampshire because the state has no sales tax. The committee then discussed House 310, which was amended to create a study commission on blockchain and related regulatory issues. The amendment expanded the commission’s charge to include legal, regulatory, financial, technological, and environmental considerations, added review of federal developments, included blockchain-based trust and stable token issues, broadened membership, and extended the repeal and report dates by a year. Members said the commission would help New Hampshire develop expertise and a report for future legislation, while also noting that federal action could affect the state’s role. The amendment was adopted 8-1, and the bill itself was then retained. Finally, the subcommittee heard a revised amendment to House 406 on business filings and registered agents. The Secretary of State’s office explained that the amendment, drafted with input from the Business and Industry Association, narrows the bill to address fraudulent or unauthorized entity filings after a written complaint and sworn statement, sets minimum requirements for registered agents, bars use of commercial mail-drop addresses as registered offices, and allows removal or cancellation of fraudulent filings with penalties for false filings. Members asked about which entities must maintain registered offices and how the rules would affect home-based businesses; the sponsor said most New Hampshire business entities must have a registered office, with some exceptions such as domestic nonprofits and trade names. The discussion emphasized concerns about synthetic entities, identity misuse, and the need for a physical in-state registered agent address.

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• They're they're just part of their life.
• of the test and the actual driving part.
• </c> a car later to do the practical part a car later to do the practical part after<01:55:11.199><c>
• </c><01:55:12.880><c> at</c> after you pass the computer part at after you pass the computer part at
• </c> and they're part of our workforce. and they're part of our workforce.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• use part should be changed.
• I think the substance use part should be changed.
• This essentially makes judges part of the prosecution and thereby part of the executive function.
• Witnesses are not part of the prosecution, Madam Chair.
• That's the part that we're trying to address here.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then heard a long series of bills, mostly from Senators Hoffman, Fernandez, and Bolick. Early action included SB 1436 on school bond/override ballot language, which passed 4-3 after brief debate over ballot length and transparency. SB 1568, requiring election systems to keep clocks within 60 seconds of official time and making violations a misdemeanor, was amended and passed 4-3 despite concerns about machine failures and the breadth of the penalty. SB 1569, limiting special election board members from collecting voter registrations while assisting confined voters, also passed 4-3 after testimony from county officials and a deputy registrar describing alleged misuse of SEBs. SB 1746, requiring schools to serve as polling places and closing schools on regular primary/general election days for staff training, passed 4-3 over objections about school autonomy and safety. SB 1295, allowing certain incarcerated people needing long-term care or treatment to be transferred to contracted medical institutions, passed unanimously after an amendment narrowing the medical eligibility language. The committee then took up SB 1067, a county blight/abatement bill allowing property tax bills to include assessments for removing rubbish, debris, and dilapidated structures; county officials from Gila and Pima Counties strongly supported it, and it passed 7-0. SB 1285, which would have repealed kratom protections and added kratom and its alkaloids to the narcotic-drug list, drew strong opposition from industry and a pharmacist and failed 3-4 after debate over safety, regulation, and criminal penalties. SB 1413, removing the $100,000 restitution cap for serious injury or death caused by a moving violation, passed after a short explanation that it was intended to conform statutes to a prior Arizona Supreme Court ruling. SB 1476, making prenatal exposure to dangerous or narcotic drugs and fetal alcohol syndrome a class six felony child neglect offense with an affirmative defense for mothers who completed treatment, drew emotional testimony from a foster/adoptive parent and opposition from reproductive justice and criminal defense advocates; it passed 4-2. Later, SB 1585, creating standards and funding mechanisms for sex offender-specific evaluations, treatment, and polygraphs, passed 4-2 after supporters argued it would improve oversight and opponents questioned the added surcharge and appropriation. SB 1662, requiring probation conditions to be the least restrictive necessary and tailored to risk and needs, passed 5-0 with support from justice reform advocates and defense attorneys. SB 1664, adjusting constable nomination signature requirements in Maricopa and Pima Counties, passed unanimously after county association support. The committee then began SB 1666 on in-state custodial interference, with the sponsor and a supporter describing repeated violations of custody orders and arguing for a tiered civil-penalty-to-felony structure; the transcript ends during questioning on that bill.

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• </c><01:56:53.800><c> clerks</c> but in small towns with part-time clerks but in small towns with part-time
• It will be a part of the public record.
• He then asked why the part about AI was needed if it was already covered.
• It is one of the best parts of running. We have signs on public property.
• It's just part of the game. We're going to go over there now.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, so that would be companies based in the U.S. for the most part.
• Um, again, in the US for the most part.
• ><c> differentiation</c> that's part of our differentiation that's part of our differentiation between
• It's not part of county government.
• It's not part of county government.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The part of the influence influence it.
• The part of the influence behavior,<00:15:47.519><c> the</c><00:15:47.839><c> part</c><00:15:48.000><
• An example would be a fruit chew that is one part THC and one part CBD.
• </c><01:33:36.639><c> We</c> one part THC and one part CBD. We one part THC and one part CBD.
• I think part of the I I don't know.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That may be part of what's happening in the business tax row, but overall your business taxes are not
• As people have moved back into the offices, there's been less of that, so that's part of it.
• Okay, and the second part of that question would be the out-of-state sales.
• </c> automatically for you that may be part automatically for you that may be part of<00:27:23.520><c
• </c> there's been less of that so that's part there's been less of that so that's part of<00:28:13.279

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken. Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales. Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.

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• We had our office on a part-time basis.
• &gt;&gt; But a part of the law is knowing that &gt;&gt; But a part of the law is knowing that you're<
• But part of my seen uh just now.
• </c> will take part in in assisting? will take part in in assisting?
• ><c> not</c><03:03:16.319><c> being</c> that's the part that's not being that's the part that's not being

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, January 29, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened after a snow delay, heard an invocation from Reverend Scott Shelton, and conducted several floor introductions and recognitions, including birthday wishes for staff, a welcome for a temporary office staffer, recognition of the Center for Urban Families, and introduction of the week’s pages. The chamber then approved the prior journal and moved through bill and bond initiative readings, referring the listed measures to their standing committees or the capital budget subcommittee. The first substantive action was adoption of a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill authorizing the Baltimore City Board of Licensed Commissioners to issue a related event promoters permit for the CIAA tournament. The floor leader said the bill had no amendments, no fiscal impact, and no opposition in committee. The Senate adopted the report without objection and ordered the bill printed for third reading. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 1 from the Judicial Proceedings Committee, which would require the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to adopt a statewide policy on law enforcement face coverings, apply it to state, local, and federal officers in Maryland, and enforce violations through a civil citation and discipline. The committee report included two amendments: one technical and one making the policy statewide and preempting local policies. During extended debate, the bill’s sponsor argued that masks undermine transparency and trust and that the measure would create a uniform standard. A senator from Frederick County questioned whether the bill would effectively create a policy for federal agents without Maryland-specific training and raised concerns about enforcement, temporary detention, complaints, and possible conflicts with federal authority. The sponsor responded that officers would retain discretion, that the bill would be enforced through civil citations, and that similar civil enforcement mechanisms have been upheld in Maryland. No final vote on the amended report is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• First of all, first of all, we believe supplying forms is part of the role of government.
• The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Ex parte John Stafford struck down a different portion of this
• Artificially generated media is a part of it.
• That's right after the part about intent to deceive.
• One part of the code. I'm not, you the legislature already this bill was on local consent.

Bills: HB304

Keywords: franchise tax credit, food desert, grocery store, healthy corner store, nutrition assistance, economic development, public health

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• Cheyenne does other southern parts.
• Do I get to say your point part? voice. Do I get to say your point part? Yes. Yes. Yes.
• </c> this part of the strategy discussion. this part of the strategy discussion.
• And that's really what business part.
• </c><02:17:56.639><c> The</c><02:17:56.800><c> southern</c><02:17:57.120><c> part</c> The southern part

Keywords: 916, all

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• </c><00:19:44.480><c> Basically,</c> uh decreased one part-time.
• And that is that we part of our nation.
• Um, is it part of the uniform laws, and has it been adopted by anybody else?
• Um, is it part of the drafted it?
• Vote closed. 56 I, 4 no, 1 conflict, 1 excused. store ex conflict to store ex conflict to conflict<03

Keywords: 916, all

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• Civics is a key part of that.
• Further, I've been part of the drafting of this year's bill.
• These problems were created by approvals that were done in part by the state, but in large part because
• by the state but in large um in part by the state but in large part<03:30:17.160><c> because</c><03:
• I am part of the L.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• to go after potentially part department to go after potentially part of<00:21:24.880><c> the</c><00:
• The second part is the network component, and this is credentialing and contracts.
• Um the second part go to other places.
• It's a It's an ex it's an excursion. It's a project. project. project.
• We're talking about a work at least part-time or 80 hours per month.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, as far as investigations goes, in 2024, we had five full-time investigators and one part-timer.
• We now have four full-timers, and we don't have any part-time investigators at the moment. took other
• We now have four part-timer.
• </c><00:05:39.039><c> I</c> Part-time investigators at the moment.
• So not only that, they're responsible, of course, that's part of teacher retirement's cost.

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:09 Roll call 00:00:24 Election of Co-Chairs 00:01:11 Office of Education Accountability Annual Report 00:04:41 Office of Education Accountability District Data Profiles, School Year 2024 00:23:50 Update from the Education Professional Standards Board 00:58:19 Adjournment 01:08:00, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting with roll call and procedural business, including elections of co-chairs. The House elected Representative Truett as House co-chair, and the Senate elected Senator Denine as Senate co-chair. After the organizational votes, the committee heard the Office of Educational Accountability’s annual report, beginning with Brian Jones and Deborah Nelson describing OEA’s investigations and research divisions and recent staffing turnover. On the investigations side, OEA said it handled complaints only when submitted in writing and generally opened cases only when it had enough facts to evaluate. Jones reported complaint volume declined from 805 in 2023 to 738 in 2024, with 325 in the first half of the current year. He outlined the kinds of matters OEA investigates, including school-based council issues, open meetings, board eligibility, nepotism, conflicts of interest, certification, activity funds, and surplus property, while noting that routine personnel matters, bullying, child interviews, and cases tied to litigation are generally handled locally or referred elsewhere. He also said OEA refers special education, assessment/testing, discrimination, and serious misconduct matters to the appropriate agencies, and that he did not see a need for statutory changes to improve OEA’s work, though he said cases should move more quickly. The research division presentation focused on OEA’s district data profiles and annual research agenda. Nelson explained that OEA reviews KDE-reported data and underlying datasets to verify accuracy, analyze trends, and produce reports for the General Assembly. She highlighted 2024 publications on district governance models and student achievement, and said this year’s agenda includes district data profiles, student discipline analysis, and a review of early childhood regional training centers. She also noted OEA received an NCSL notable document award for its 2023 staffing shortages report, its 10th such award. Sabrina Smith then walked through the district data profiles, which compile demographic, staffing, finance, and performance data for all 171 districts, plus statewide and comparative data. She noted changes in the report format, the continued availability of an online interactive version, and several trends: adjusted average daily attendance declined statewide from 2015 to 2024; the counselor-to-student ratio has improved but has not yet reached the statutory goal of one counselor per 250 students; the share of teachers moving from rank three to rank two has declined; special education identification has risen from 13% to 16%; and starting teacher salaries vary widely by district, with Kentucky’s average starting salary around $40,000 ranking near the bottom compared with surrounding states and the nation. Members asked about the history of the research division and whether the paper copies of the district profiles would continue, and staff said the printed versions would continue unless legislators asked otherwise.

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• Ex parte E.R.G. has done the same.
• So there has been conversations relative to making sure sexual abuse is a part of the area that you raised

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• As part of the 2018 criminal justice reform law, we allow judges to, As part of the 2018 criminal justice
• People have no idea how quickly the car heats up, and this really has to be part of a public education
• What, as a teacher, I found, I was a part of a really bold initiative where we were asked to create a
• had the forethought to know about the internet websites that would be given to minors in school as part
• The saddest part was that after a majority of people took these COVID mandate shots in 2021, mortality

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing began with opening remarks from the House and Senate chairs outlining procedures for a large public hearing with more than 100 witnesses on 64 legislative proposals. They explained time limits, rules for in-person and virtual testimony, written testimony procedures, and the committee’s reporting deadline. Testimony then moved through a series of juvenile justice, child protection, and civil liberties bills, with witnesses generally urging favorable reports or, in one case, opposing expanded juvenile court transparency and child advocate access to records. Several witnesses supported bills aimed at juvenile justice reform. Representative Hendricks backed H. 1744 to prevent child labor exploitation and trafficking, citing federal findings of child labor in seafood processing and calling for stronger penalties and a ban on minors working in such facilities. Senator Gomez supported S. 1131 and S. 1121 to reduce juvenile fees, fines, restitution burdens, and bail-related costs, arguing they worsen racial and economic disparities. Senator Crean and other advocates supported S. 1051/H. 1695 to expand juvenile diversion eligibility, while multiple witnesses from juvenile justice and immigrant advocacy groups supported H. 1657/S. 1058 to expand juvenile expungement and to limit sharing juvenile fingerprints with federal authorities, describing recent ICE detentions of Chelsea students and the resulting fear in immigrant communities. Witnesses also supported H. 1918/S. 1240 to narrow the youthful offender statute, raising the minimum age and reducing mandatory adult-style penalties for youth. The committee also heard testimony on child safety and bodily autonomy bills. Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan supported H. 1752 to protect children left in extreme temperatures, explaining it would create civil penalties, allow emergency responders to remove children from cars without liability, and add criminal penalties when serious injury results. Representative Thurber and Senator O’Connor testified for H. 2011/S. 1227, a bill prohibiting coercion or mandates for health-related interventions, including vaccinations, and allowing legal remedies for violations. Senator Jalen supported S. 1136/H. 1847 to prevent false confessions by requiring recording of interrogations and banning deceptive tactics, and several innocence-project and legal-services witnesses described wrongful convictions tied to false confessions and coercive interrogations. Another major topic was H. 1626, which would require age verification for pornographic content and launch an education campaign about online sexual exploitation; Representative Cruz and survivor Udoz Wallace testified in support, describing nonconsensual image sharing and deepfake harms. Not all testimony was supportive. The Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed S. 1035, which would increase transparency in juvenile court proceedings, and H. 1689, which would expand the child advocate’s access to confidential juvenile records, arguing both would undermine privacy and trauma-informed protections for children and families. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the session consisted of opening remarks and public testimony on the listed bills.

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• The part that I could be off and I'll give you a detailed breakdown. The part right before that.
• We still have counties, mostly suburban and ex-suburban counties, suburban and ex-suburban counties still
• In other words, if there was a pie chart, this part is a declining population, and this part is students
• Part of TEA and also tied to AISD.
• Part of that is capacity.

Keywords: 1184, house, all