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• individuals navigate what can be a complex process and ultimately access services timely, helping prevent
• But just how to prevent potential duplication.
• You mentioned 211 and others, so how do we prevent that? Chair Melo: You're recognized.
• And I want to say as a mental health crisis prevention certified nurse, this is a mental health crisis
• Families across the state are facing life-changing consequences based on preventable mistakes.

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• was that you guys are pulling kids out of the river, and we, as a body, here are meant to try to prevent
• Children's Code, the reasons for detention are to ensure that they show up for court or possibly to prevent
• And then we also work with our continuum To provide additional services like our violence prevention
• asked is that both Tamara and our chief have been really rigorous about helping us think about prevention
• it's important for the taxpayers to realize that doing that has a cost economically, right, and prevents

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• So is the problem here that we want to prevent athletes from...
• , we passed HB 3, which continued the efforts to address this important issue. ...the effort of preventing
• Barriers have prevented parents and students from exercising that right, and at least 15 schools have
• The bill will ensure that religion and government are not mixed, but will also prevent school districts
• assignments, tests, access to a quiet room for rest periods, and scheduled breaks during class events to prevent

Bills: SB226, SB413, SB571, SB1049, SB2398, SB2920

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension, reporting requirements, released time, religious instruction

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• The evidence on prevention lowering health care spending is extremely weak.
• And the reason it's weak, so prevention is an incredibly good thing.
• Representative Walters asked a good question about prevention.
• I want to make it really clear: I think prevention is incredibly important.
• I want to see more primary care; I want to see more preventive health care.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I would like to prevents more crimes.
• This is about the safety, prevention, and protection of Wyoming children.
• And I don't think that preventing it and talking about it is great, but I prevented it.
• Um, but I am glad prevent everything.
• And I don't think that preventing it and talking about it is great, but I prevented it.

Bills: HB0008, HB0009

Keywords: stalking, minors, felony, protection orders, criminal penalties, grooming, sexual offenses, child protection, 916, all

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• This bill is about prevention, accountability, and protecting the public good. And with that, Mr.
• , scandal, this bill is about prevention, scandal, this bill is about prevention, accountability,
• Let's tell them we hear them and we are acting to prevent fraud in Minnesota. Thank you.
• Let's tell them we hear them and we are acting to prevent fraud in Minnesota. Thank you.
• are acting to prevent fraud in Minnesota.<00:25:22.799> Thank<00:25:23.039> you.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , and I have a few questions on definitions and sort of getting more concrete, we and the fraud prevention
• committee U makes this prevention committee U makes this conversation<00:19:24.039> helpful<00
• committee have not the fraud prevention committee have not actually<00:19:37.039> heard<00:19
• Representative Greenman, to move since I can't refer the bill to the fraud prevention and government
• I'd ask that we refer the bill to the fraud prevention and government oversight committee.

Bills: HF23, HF1355

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932

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• you know, we'll see a reduced impact, or kind of a reduced reduction to LGA, CPA, local homeless prevention
• aid and the um local homeless prevention aid and the local<00:02:01.920> housing<00:02:02.320
• The local homeless prevention aid is to make sure that kids who are in our schools have a place to lay
• program aid, cuts homeless prevention program aid, cuts homeless prevention aid,<00:06:54.880>
• <00:26:06.400> aid, government aid, homeless prevention aid, government aid, homeless prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If a judge were to issue an order prevent $100,000. Is that correct?
• If a judge were to issue an order preventing you from filing a claim under this statute, yes.
• If a judge were to issue an order preventing you from filing a claim under this statute, yes.
• And so if the someone is Jane and she's trying to prevent Bob from bringing this suit, Jane has to pay
• But if we're talking about a pre-enforcement challenge where someone seeks to file suit to prevent the

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.

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• Now, some cities and towns have opted to prevent their police from doing that, correct?
• Now, some cities and towns have opted to prevent their police from doing that, correct?
• Massachusetts should prevent this dangerous form of the technology from being used.
• Passing this law is an urgent matter of life or death to prevent a further serial killer like the Gilgo
• the Trump administration from abducting my classmates, prevent them from stripping away funding for

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law. On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.

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• who could help us prevent this from happening to other young students.
• And so... ...to help us prevent this from happening to other young students.
• They are the line between safety and preventable harm.
• They are the line between safety and preventable harm.
• It means being present enough to prevent danger before it happens.

Bills: HB624, HB1022, HB1203, SB82, SB206, SB305, SB376, SB441

Keywords: school safety, emergency operations plan, crisis management, active shooter, drills, training, classroom security, primary health services, behavioral health, school health providers, medical necessity, student health care, education, school week, instructional time, public schools, performance score, student athletes, cardiovascular health, sudden cardiac arrest

Summary: The House Education Committee met on April 23, 2026, with a quorum present and took up several education-related bills. SB 206 by Chairman Miller would require blood pressure screening for student athletes as part of physical examinations, with amendments narrowing the bill to student athletes and removing BESE rulemaking language. Supporters, including Coach Marcus Scott and the American Heart Association, said the measure could help detect undiagnosed hypertension and prevent serious health events. Rep. Freiberg moved to report the bill as amended, and it passed without objection. The committee also heard SB 305 by Chairman Edmonds, which would require a publicly available statewide career-alignment dashboard showing how degree programs connect to workforce outcomes, including graduation, employment, wages, and job placement data. Edmonds, student task force member Cruz Cassard, and supporters from workforce and business groups said the dashboard would help students understand Louisiana job opportunities and reduce outmigration. Rep. Landry moved to report the bill favorably, and it passed without objection. HB 624 by Speaker Pro Tem Johnson would update public school emergency planning language from “crisis management plans” to “emergency operations plans” and align the law with current safety standards. School safety officials said it was a cleanup bill that would not create new mandates or costs. Rep. Carpenter moved to report it favorably, and it passed without objection. The committee then considered HB 1022 by Rep. Jackson, as substituted, concerning school-based health care services. Jackson said the bill was intended to clarify that medical decisions in school-based health centers should be made by licensed health professionals, not school staff, while preserving parental consent and not expanding services. School-based health center providers and health association representatives supported the bill, citing examples of improved access and continuity of care, but several members raised concerns about consent, the role of school staff, instructional time, and whether the bill could shift authority away from schools or create legal confusion. Jackson said he would work on amendments with stakeholders and legal staff. After discussion, Rep. Landry moved to report the substitute bill, and the committee approved it on a 10-4 roll call vote.

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• Mostly because we want to prevent our staff from getting stressed out and burned... private business
• Mostly because we want<00:43:36.760> to<00:43:37.160> prevent<00:43:37.560> our<
• and the vetting in place that prevent people getting caught from defrauding one public program from
• <01:08:08.720> committee, about in the fraud prevention committee, about in the fraud prevention
• <01:08:12.600> people vetting in place that prevent people vetting in place that prevent people

Bills: HF3643, HF4470, HF4462, HF4366, HF4172, HF3629, HF4356, HF3093

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470

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• <00:42:35.040> and for the alcohol abuse prevention and for the alcohol abuse prevention and
• Um what the prevention and treatment.
• Under the governor's commission, this is the alcohol abuse prevention fund.
• for tobacco prevention and cessation. for tobacco prevention and cessation.
• <01:21:46.800> It's alcohol abuse prevention fund. It's alcohol abuse prevention fund.

Keywords: LBA Briefing on Budget, 928, house, all

Summary: The presentation was an LBA overview of Senate changes to the House-passed state budget, with Michael Kane explaining how Senate Finance updated revenue and spending estimates after April revenue figures and agency discussions. He said the Senate’s revenue outlook was higher than the House’s in some areas, but lower in others, especially video lottery terminal revenue, and that the biggest differences also came from changes to revenue splits between the general fund and education trust fund, lapse estimates, and several policy changes in House Bill 1 and House Bill 2. Kane highlighted several major revenue and policy differences: the Senate changed the business tax, tobacco tax, and real estate transfer tax splits; adjusted liquor revenue dedication; removed the House’s meals-and-rooms distribution cap; delayed the Lakes Region facility proceeds plan; altered the PECARD fund treatment; added a granite patron of the arts tax credit; and changed the treatment of unique funds and video lottery terminal revenue. On spending, he noted Senate changes to judicial, corrections, HHS, human rights commission, and other budgets, including additional settlement costs, higher lapse assumptions, and a different approach to Medicaid premium revenue and retirement savings. He also described Senate additions such as a nursing home bed fee, Hampstead Hospital transition funding, and changes to the YDC claims settlement fund. The presentation focused on comparing House and Senate surplus statements across fiscal years 2025 through 2027, including projected ending balances and rainy day fund transfers. Kane repeatedly emphasized that the numbers were still dependent on final revenues and lapse amounts, and that some balances would be carried forward and trued up later in the biennium. No committee vote or final action was described in the excerpt; it was an informational budget briefing and comparison of the two chambers’ proposals.

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• All of OIG has embraced an enhanced operational mission to prevent the introduction of contraband into
• OIG investigators are working as a team with correctional officers to prevent the introduction, and we
• As Narcan use, has it been, how successful has that been at preventing more overdoses?
• They can't go and work loss prevention. They can't work... ...work loss prevention.
• Both of those are entirely preventable actions that can be stopped.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• legislative intent, but may prevent legislative intent, but may prevent unnecessary unnecessary
• towns from creating these extraordinary requirements that would effectively prevent ADUs.
• towns from creating these extraordinary requirements that would effectively prevent ADUs.
• Creating these extraordinary requirements that would effectively prevent ADUs.
• options they need to mitigate or prevent options they need to mitigate or prevent potential<01:10

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We don't do so well in prevention. I actually had two general questions.
• We don't do so well in prevention. Job of apprehension reports. We don't do so well in prevention.
• Our community requires the right to protection, not just to prevent violence, but to allow us to live
• Don't reverse the damage that has already been done by the MTA and prevent this virus from spreading.
• It also obviously prevents students who are raised in other traditions from learning.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting focused on the commission’s work addressing antisemitism in Massachusetts, including security, education, victim services, and legal responses. A major presentation came from former federal prosecutor Eric O’Sham, who described the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, the attack’s planning and execution, the 11 victims killed, the defendant’s white supremacist and antisemitic online activity, the federal prosecution, and the long aftermath for the victim community. Commissioners asked about prevention, radicalization online, security for houses of worship, and how to support victims; O’Sham emphasized the limits of law enforcement when speech is protected, the importance of public education, security grants, and victim-witness support. The commission also heard from Ariel Holman of Agudath Israel, who described a wide range of antisemitic incidents affecting Orthodox Jews, including assaults, threats, vandalism, school harassment, and zoning barriers, and urged expanded security personnel grants, mental health resources, kosher food access, and support for synagogue development. Other speakers included advocates and local officials who supported Holocaust education, the planned Boston Holocaust Museum, cemetery protection, and broader public education efforts, while some public commenters criticized the commission’s focus or raised concerns about definitions of antisemitism and free speech. The meeting concluded with approval of prior meeting minutes and the start of public comment, which was limited to three minutes per speaker due to time constraints.

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• <00:07:55.759> any the beds and in order to prevent any the beds and in order to prevent any
• <00:09:07.120> So<00:09:07.760> glad prevention specifically as well.
• So glad prevention specifically as well.
• Um, I did want to mention the suicide prevention again.
• So, with that experience, we want to prevent that as we absolutely support our veterans.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Injury Prevention Coalition in support.
• Injury Prevention Coalition in support.
• <00:42:10.839> Coalition support Ki injury prevention Coalition support Ki injury prevention
• The severity of these preventable injuries is devastating, including permanent lifelong disability as
• just Mass overgrowth from we can prevent just Mass overgrowth from under<01:19:29.920> undermanaged

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard several bills on March 11, including measures on harbor vessel requirements, transportation funding, clean fuels, water carriers, parking enforcement, and electric mobility. For SB 1402 SD1 on vessels in state commercial harbors, testimony was split: the General Contractors Association of Hawaii and the Longline Association supported it, while Hol Holo Charters and one individual opposed it, saying the bill should be more specific about tourboat operators. For SB 1473 on central services assessments, SB 321 on privately owned roads, and SB 419 on insurance coverage for child passenger restraint systems, the committee heard brief testimony with no noted objections or actions beyond moving through the agenda. For SB 1009 SD2 on parking, the bill would create fines for misuse of disability and EV parking spaces and direct the revenue to the Safe Routes to School special fund. Support came from Ulupono Initiative, Climate Protectors Hawaii, the Disability Communication Access Board, and others, while the Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported the bill’s intent but questioned using the fines for Safe Routes to School, and Hawaiian Electric suggested directing EV-related fines to the EV charging system subaccount instead. Hawaii Appleseed supported the measure but raised concerns about the size of the fines and possible impacts on low-income residents. The committee asked questions about enforcement when EV chargers are inoperable; DAGS indicated the stalls could be used and would not be enforced in that situation. For SB 1120 on a clean fuel standard, the Department of Transportation supported the measure but asked for the implementation date to be delayed by one year and requested an independent Hawaii-specific economic impact study due before the next session. Support also came from several transportation, airline, and industry groups, while Tim Rhymer and Frank Schultz opposed it. The committee then heard SB 21 on water carriers, which would authorize a PUC inflationary cost index adjustment mechanism and exemptions; DOT, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Young Brothers, and the Hawaii Harbors Users Group supported it, while Frank Schultz opposed. Finally, the committee heard SB 117 on electric mobility, which would expand and rename the rebate program, set age limits and operating rules for e-bikes and electric motorcycles, require insurance for electric motorcycle operators, and make conforming changes. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DOT, the Hawaii Bicycling League, the Queen’s pediatric trauma center, and Ulupono Initiative, though one testifier warned that the bill’s wattage definition could unintentionally capture some pedal-assist e-bikes. No votes were taken on the individual bills in the portions shown, and the transcript ended with the committee continuing its hearing agenda.

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• The Biden-created border crisis is as real as it was preventable.
• Colleagues, this instruction is to, in effect, prevent Medicaid from being cut.
• You can prevent that by supporting this amendment, and I yield back. Senator Sanders.
• This would prevent us from together eliminating any wasteful nutrition programs.
• This is about preventing any President from doing that.

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• An act to prevent the release of black plastic into the environment.
• We urge you to embrace sustainability goals that also prevent exposure to toxic synthetic petrochemicals
• We urge you to embrace sustainability goals that also prevent exposure to toxic synthetic petrochemicals
• It prevents simply swapping one throwaway item for another and encourages long-term, meaningful change
• So this is a preventable problem with significant economic impacts.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA. A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries. Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.