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• It provides for, with respect to the advisory board created to recommend new treatments for rare can.

Bills: HB761 , HB1199

Committee: Senate Insurance

Keywords: rare cancers, advisory board, medical recommendations, oncologists, Louisiana cancer treatment, genetic testing, SCN2A, medical necessity, health insurance, rehabilitative services, neurological disorders, 974, senate, all

Bills: HB145 , HR1 , HB80 , SB29 , SB37 , HB206 , SB193 , SB58 , SB64 , HB153 , HB195 , HB234 , HB248 , HB255 , HB279 , HB287 , HB292 , HB303 , HB309 , HB371 , SB30 , SB35 , SB40 , SB43 , SB48 , SB96 , SB143 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM59 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County, public accountability, government oversight, impeachment power, children and vulnerable persons, public funds

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• I think you've got to work on the board. So he was in the Senate. Early session, I was in town.
• And whereas Representative Ferrary is a graduate of Manzano High School in Albuquerque and has lived
• Speaker and gentlelady, if my builders could buy locally right from the Mescalero sawmill?
• Have you thought about how they would interact with the local building departments? Thank you, Mr.
• So exactly, if we can keep the supply local and use our local lumber producers, we're going to incentivize

Bills: HB145 , HR1 , HB80 , SB29 , SB37 , HB206 , SB193 , SB58 , SB64 , HB153 , HB195 , HB234 , HB248 , HB255 , HB279 , HB287 , HB292 , HB303 , HB309 , HB371 , SB30 , SB35 , SB40 , SB43 , SB48 , SB96 , SB143 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM20 , HM51 , HM1 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM46 , HM53 , HM54 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM59 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County, public accountability, government oversight, impeachment power, children and vulnerable persons, public funds

Summary: The meeting opened with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of announcements and personal remarks. Members then spent a large portion of the session honoring Representative Joanne Ferrary, who announced she will not seek re-election. Speakers from both parties praised her persistence, mentorship, and work on public safety, environmental protection, health care, women’s rights, and advocacy for workers and families. Ferrary thanked colleagues and said she hoped to continue supporting initiatives in the interim and beyond. The House also recognized Representative Matthew McQueen, who is running for commissioner of public lands and will leave the legislature after this term. Members highlighted his work on conservation, land grants, wildlife protection, legislative drafting, and his reputation for principled, detailed review of bills. McQueen thanked colleagues and said he hoped to remain involved in the building in another capacity. The House then moved to third reading and passed House Bill 371, the House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute creating a temporary funding source for land grants and acequias from remaining sponge bond revenues. Supporters said it would provide a more stable, long-term funding mechanism for acequia and land grant infrastructure while preserving existing funding streams and requiring legislative appropriation and annual reporting. Some members raised concerns about oversight and the lack of a sunset or review clause, but the bill passed 63-2. The chamber also passed House Bill 248, authorizing $392 million in general obligation bond capacity, by a vote of 65-0. The House then debated House Bill 153, a committee substitute creating a market-based framework for carbon reduction and economic development. The bill includes an environmental product declaration act, a low-carbon materials rebate, and an industrial carbon reduction grant program. Supporters said it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions while encouraging economic development and new technology at industrial facilities. Members questioned the timing of the grants, anti-donation concerns, and whether companies would receive funding only after making investments, and sponsors explained that entities must pre-certify and then apply after beginning production or retrofits. Debate was ongoing at the end of the excerpt, with no final vote shown on HB 153.

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• don't, aside from, um, as it relates to revenue, they don't really have to go through it with the board
• It's really the 1% assessment that's new for the local and private authority in particular.

Committee: Joint Local and Private

Keywords: Local and Private - Room 210, 30 March, 2026; 11:00 AM, 925, all

Committee: Joint Local and Private

Keywords: Local and Private - Room 210, 27 March, 2026; 11:15 AM, 925, all

Committee: Joint Local and Private

Keywords: Local and Private - Room 210, 26 March, 2026; 9:30 AM, 925, all

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• This bill is the city and the board West Rankin to enter into an agreement with a local operator, and
• The board and the city would have to approve it.
• The the board and the be entered into?

Committee: Joint Local and Private

Keywords: Local and Private - Room 210, 24 March, 2026; 10:45 AM, 925, all

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• They came on board. They looked at all my records, and I have the records.
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• It was used in order to ensure that young African-American children could go to school.

Bills: SB3240

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: defense, workforce development, local business, manufacturing, federal funding, economic resilience, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety-related measures and indicated at the outset that, because of short notice, the bills would likely be deferred to the later decision-making agenda. On SB 2645 relating to fire prevention, the bill would restructure the process for selecting the State Fire Marshal and make related changes to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Governor’s office, the State Fire Marshal’s office, the Hawaii State Fire Council, DLNR, Maui Fire Department, AIA Hawaii State Council, and others testified, with DLNR supporting most of the bill but opposing the provision changing the marshal’s nomination process to a governor appointee. In questions, members reviewed the relationship between the State Fire Council, the commission, and the marshal, and the Governor’s office clarified that it supported the overall intent but wanted the commission to remain the sole appointing entity. The bill was not voted on in the hearing. The committee then heard SB 3083 relating to protective orders, with support from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the judiciary, the Hawaii National Guard, the Military and Community Relations Office, DBED, and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Members focused on whether the draft reflected language worked out with the judiciary and whether the bill addressed a previously identified gap in implementation. The Military and Community Relations Office said it had worked with the judiciary on amendments and wanted to ensure the statute created a collaborative process with installation partners and law enforcement. The witness also said the draft appeared to reflect the agreed language, though he noted there were multiple bills moving and that technical amendments might still be needed. No action was taken during the hearing. SB 608 relating to veterans’ rights and benefits drew both support and opposition. Support came from the Hawaii Office of Veterans Services, Veterans Benefits Guide, Aloha Independent Living Hawaii, and individual veterans and service members, who argued the bill would improve access to claims assistance and provide choice and faster help for veterans. Opposition came from the VFW Department of Hawaii and the Veterans Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, which argued the bill should be amended to align with federal law, especially on accreditation and fee caps. Testimony and questioning centered on whether third-party claims assistance should be regulated, whether fee caps are preempted by federal law, and whether there was evidence of fraud tied to non-accredited representatives. Supporters said the bill would help veterans navigate a slow system, while opponents said accredited representatives are accountable and that the bill should be narrowed. The committee also heard SB 2054 relating to public safety, which would prohibit the Hawaii National Guard from deploying to assist federal troops, federal law enforcement, or other states’ National Guard units in Hawaii when the governor objects. The Hawaii National Guard opposed the bill, while the ACLU of Hawaii, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and numerous other organizations and individuals supported it, arguing it would protect civil liberties and prevent federal overreach. The hearing ended without a vote or final action on these measures.

Committee: Joint Local and Private

Keywords: Local and Private - Room 210, 17 March, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

Committee: Joint Local and Private

Keywords: Local and Private - Room 216, 11 March, 2026; 9:00 AM, 925, all

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• Uh, what we're simply doing here is authorizing the board of trustees of the Greenwood Laflur Hospital

Committee: Joint Local and Private

Keywords: Local and Private - Room 210, 4 March, 2026; 9:00 AM, 925, all

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• On November the 20th, School Board.
• </c><00:10:21.839><c> This</c> the school board members. This the school board members.
• It's not school board versus the people or the people versus school board because in...
• It's not school board versus the people or the people versus school board because in...
• It's not school board versus the people or the people versus school board because in...

Bills: HB180

Committee: House Local Legislation

Keywords: education, county superintendent, appointed, elected officials, Conecuh County, local control, 1136, house, all

Bills: SB3

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: disaster relief, emergency funding, flood management, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities

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• Kate Brown from Ter High School. She's a junior there at the school.
• This is the only county in the state of Alabama like this that is a local bill.
• an amendment for local legislation.
• I think that's probably only the third local bill that has been passed in the last 10 years.
• But there will be another local legislation committee meeting a week from today.

Bills: HB590

Committee: House Local Legislation

Keywords: lodging tax, Winston County, road improvements, fire departments, local elections, 1136, house, all

Bills: HB486 , HB508

Committee: House Local Legislation

Keywords: Baldwin County, Belforest Landmark District, annexation, constitutional amendment, local governance, 1136, house, all

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• I'll go ahead and call the meeting of the county local legislation to order.
• It would be found in their related city ordinances or their local regulations.

Bills: HB393 , HB497

Committee: House Shelby County Legislation

Keywords: entertainment district, alcohol consumption, local governance, city council, public spaces, 1136, house, all

Keywords: Local and Private - Room 409, 28 March, 2025; 10:45 A.M., 925, all

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• ago, she took another job as well as the one she's been doing, and she's the dean of the nursing school
• My name is Holly Jeffries, and I am a board certified.
• I'm a board certified family nurse practitioner as well as psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner
• In my local community in the panhandle of Texas, that excludes a lot of my hardworking patients who have
• Pennock is the, uh, state chairman of our prescribed burn born board over at TDA.

Bills: HB139

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: ad valorem tax, tax rates, voter-approval, taxing unit, property tax, local government

Keywords: Local and Private - Room 210; 26 March, 2025: 9:00 AM, 925, all

Keywords: Local and Private - Room 409, 18 March, 2025; 9:30 A.M., 925, all