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• THIS TIME WE SAW FIVE TO TEN FOOT SURGE AND THE GROUND AT THIS TIME IN THIS AREA WAS NORMALLY DRY.
• SPECIFICALLY SEEING THE TEN TO 12 FOOT STORM SURGE THAT HIT NEAR MARCO ISLAND.
• THE COUNTIES UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TEN REACHED WITHIN THE STATE BUT HERE WE ARE IN REGIONAL ALIGNMENT
• SINCE 2015 WE HAVE OVER TEN TIMES THIS COMMITMENT.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Ten members present. You have ten present. Ten members present in quorum.

Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on May 12 with a quorum present and first took up Senate Bill 341, which would expand the Louisiana churches and nonprofit religious organizations self-insured fund from property-only coverage to broader commercial coverage, including liability, contents, wind and hail, and loss-of-use protections. The sponsor and Department of Insurance said the bill was the product of agreement among the parties and was intended to help churches and nonprofits, including smaller congregations, obtain affordable coverage. After adopting technical amendments, the committee reported SB 341 as amended without objection. The committee then considered Senate Bill 509 on bank-owned life insurance (BOLI), which would clarify insurable interest and allow exchanges of underperforming policies. The sponsor, industry representatives, and the Department of Insurance discussed how banks use these policies for employee benefit funding, the role of 1035 exchanges, consent requirements, and concerns about federal tax issues and state insurable-interest language. Because the parties were still working toward a solution, the committee adopted a technical amendment but voluntarily deferred SB 509 until the following week. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 464 on coverage for severe obesity treatment, which would create a framework for partially implementing the bariatric surgery mandate based on available appropriations. The sponsor and the Department of Insurance said the bill would let the state cover a proportional share of expected surgeries if only part of the required funding is provided. The committee reported SB 464 favorably without objection, and then adjourned.

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• Ten members present. You have ten present.
• Ten members present in quorum, and just a few announcements before we get started.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The House Insurance Committee met with a quorum and took up three Senate bills. Senate Bill 341, by Senator Edmonds, was amended with technical changes and reported as amended. The bill expands the Louisiana churches and nonprofit religious organizations’ self-insured fund from a property-only pool to broader commercial coverage, including premises liability, fraud, contents, wind and hail, and loss-of-use coverage. Testimony from the sponsor and the Department of Insurance emphasized that the measure was intended to help churches and nonprofits, including smaller congregations, while preserving solvency requirements for the fund. The committee then heard Senate Bill 509, by Senator Cloud, concerning bank-owned life insurance (BOLI). The sponsor, bank and insurance industry representatives, and the Department of Insurance discussed allowing banks to exchange underperforming policies for better-performing ones under 1035 exchanges, while clarifying insurable-interest and consent issues. Members raised questions about former employees, split-dollar arrangements, and whether additional consent would be needed. Because the parties were still working on a solution, the committee adopted a technical amendment but voluntarily deferred the bill until the following week. Finally, Senate Bill 464, by Senator Barrow, was presented by Ryan Haney and the Department of Insurance as a framework to cover severe obesity treatment, including bariatric surgery. The bill would allow the state to partially implement the mandate based on the amount of funding appropriated, rather than requiring full funding up front. Supporters said the measure could reduce long-term health costs and align Louisiana more closely with neighboring states. The committee reported the bill favorably, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• Testimony in support from ten organizations and seven individuals.
• They would be able to take away $7.7 million with this tax credit, 7.7 for ten years.
• They would be able to take away $7.7 million with this tax credit, 7.7 for ten years.
• And then par situation is ten fold of that, Pacific biodiesel. This credit is $1.40.
• Up to ten years after they're already convicted.

Bills: HCR93, HCR14, HR85

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• to $17 million for the same year his company killed 19 of my neighbors and destroyed the lives of tens
• I speak on behalf of the tens of thousands of wildfire victims, ratepayers, small businesses, farmers
• Tens of thousands of lives have been devastated, and over 130 Californians have lost their lives.
• Where's the chart and the pie chart for all of the big law firms that have received tens and tens and
• tens of millions of dollars or more defending these cases?

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the California Earthquake Authority’s SB 254 report and possible reforms to California’s utility wildfire recovery system. The chair framed the discussion around the Palisades and Eaton fires, the high and growing wildfire-related costs on utility bills, and the need to weigh tradeoffs among survivors, ratepayers, utilities, insurers, and taxpayers. The chair emphasized that the SB 254 report is an inventory of policy pathways rather than recommendations, and that the Legislature’s role is to evaluate the options publicly. The first panel featured wildfire survivors William Abrams and Joy Chen, who described severe ongoing displacement, housing insecurity, delayed compensation, and frustration with what they characterized as opaque and unfair compensation structures. They argued for greater transparency, clearer accountability for utilities, stronger oversight of wildfire mitigation spending, and incentives tied to safety performance. They also urged faster survivor payments, but only if they are full, fair, and not financed by shifting more costs to taxpayers or ratepayers. Committee members asked about gaps in the SB 254 report, the meaning of “full” compensation, and how a fast-pay facility might work. The second panel included the California Earthquake Authority, RAND, PG&E, LADWP, Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Public Advocates Office. Tom Welsh of CEA explained the report’s process and the current wildfire fund structure, including that utilities remain liable, the fund reimburses eligible claims, and prudency reviews can require reimbursement to the fund. RAND’s Lloyd Dixon outlined how roughly $38 billion has been paid to survivors, insurers, and public entities since 2017, and noted substantial litigation costs and cost-shifting among stakeholders. Utility representatives supported reforms that preserve financial stability and reduce risk, while consumer and public-interest advocates opposed shifting more costs to ratepayers and stressed accountability, audits, and safety-linked recovery. No votes or formal actions were taken in the hearing.

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• physician, or if she wants to order abortion drugs by mail without consulting a clinician, there are ten
• Signatures of over ten national and state pro-life organizations, seven state conservative groups, ten
• We are concerned about the tens of thousands of dangerous underground abortions that continue to take
• that after taking mifepristone, the first drug in the chemical abortion— cocktail, more than one in ten
• He put ten pills in her hot chocolate, and she doubled over in pain about 30 minutes later.

Bills: SB10, SB16, SB6, SB 6, SB 10, SB 16

Keywords: trafficking, prostitution, affirmative defense, victims, criminal justice reform, victim rights, criminal justice, judicial reform, court procedures, mental health services, criminal penalties, court security, SB 6, Woman and Child Protection Act, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, pro-life

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• He said that three of the ten did not smoke or drink, and I said, And why don't those three smoke or
• However, the PMTA process is about a ten-year process, so a lot of good products are on the shelf.
• There's another ten-year-old me still out there. There's another eleven-year-old me out there.
• This This was the impetus for ten years of litigation, which ended last year in our victory.
• These locations can generate thousands to tens of thousands of dollars per week.

Bills: SB30, SB517, SB1313, SB1314, SB1316, SB1541, SB1698, SB1845, SB1860, SB2420, SB2429, SB 30

Keywords: gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections

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• advance notice that the online service would end, and many of these games were available for five to ten
• advance notice that that online service would end, and many of these games were available for five to ten
• Ten years, no.
• changes, they are real cost drivers that determine whether a small business can open, and in many cases, tens
• Ten to zero. Ten to zero. That bill is out.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• 56.000> of<00:24:56.159> dollars<00:24:56.400> of<00:24:56.559> annual tens
• of millions of dollars of annual tens of millions of dollars of annual revenue revenue revenue [Music
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• of thousands of get potentially tens of thousands of dollars<00:25:27.679> or<00:25:27.919>

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• Speaker, I move that we sever amendments one, five, six, and ten. We will sever.
• It has been properly moved to sever amendments one, five, six, and ten of the twelve amendments.
• Delegate from Alexandria, the private moves that we pass by one, five, six, and ten.
• Delegate from Alexandria, Judge McPypey moves that we pass by amendments one, five, six, and ten.
• Amendments one, five, six, and ten to House Bill 95 are now passed by for the day.

Keywords: April 22, 2026 - Reconvened Session, 976, house, all

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• this 179.4 million gap that we have between the LFC and the executive recommendation so that these tens
• Of thousands of families and the tens of thousands of professionals who are serving them can continue
• But we put so many tens of millions of dollars there...
• We're sitting here and we're debating whether to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a baby in a child
• Usually, it's about ten hours a week, about before and after, so maybe it's more after than before or

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• We are still quantifying the exact impacts, but we are in the tens of millions of dollars at this point
• You know, those expenditures add up in the tens of millions of dollars very quickly when you're talking
• You know, those expenditures add up in the tens of millions of dollars very quickly when you're talking
• Specifically at UW Bothell, nine out of ten of our alumni continue to live and work in Washington.
• And now at UW Bothell, most of my classes have at least five to ten students who had also done Running

Summary: The committee held a work session on the state of Washington’s community and technical college system with State Board executive director Nate Humphrey and Tacoma Community College president Ivan Harrell. They described the system’s open-access mission, 34 colleges serving more than 307,000 students, relatively low tuition, enrollment growth over 12 consecutive quarters, and strong outcomes such as more than 46,000 credentials awarded last year. They also highlighted system initiatives including guided pathways, I-BEST, dual enrollment, tribal partnerships, a new program search tool, and six colleges named Aspen Prize finalists. At the same time, they emphasized major challenges: high rates of student food, housing, and homelessness insecurity; sharply rising emergency aid requests; and federal funding disruptions affecting TANF, BFET, adult basic education, Carl Perkins, NOAA-related tribal work, and several federal grants. Members asked about SNAP impacts, declining high school graduates, and how BFET and TANF interact with other aid programs. The presenters also discussed system priorities such as AI, Workforce Pell, capital planning, nursing accreditation alignment, and the Washington College Grant. The committee then heard testimony from AFT Washington and the Washington Association of Higher Education on faculty and staff conditions in the community and technical college system. Jackie Kane and Suzanne Sutherland argued that classified staff, professional staff, and contingent faculty are essential to student success but face low pay, instability, and weak retention, and they urged lawmakers to protect existing funding and avoid further cuts. They said working conditions for faculty and staff are student learning conditions, and that underfunding leads to reduced services, shortened advising, and program instability. Marina Parr of the Workforce Board presented on federal H.R. 1’s new Workforce Pell provisions and the updated Career Bridge website. She explained that Workforce Pell would allow federal aid for short-term training programs of 8 to 15 weeks, with high completion, employment, and earnings thresholds and a requirement that credentials be stackable and portable. She said Washington is well positioned to implement the program because of its existing eligible training provider evaluation system and Career Bridge, which now has a redesigned public portal, digital portfolios, multilingual access, and performance data on programs. Members asked about rulemaking, possible gaps in state services, and how the wage and completion standards would be applied. The Washington Student Achievement Council then briefed the committee on the new Washington Completes FAFSA campaign created by executive order. Staff described an advisory board with statewide representation, a pilot that used microgrants and other supports at 25 priority schools, and a new goal of 46,000 FAFSA or WASFA completions this year. They reported that completion rates were tracking slightly ahead of last year, with 24% of high school seniors having completed a FAFSA by the end of November, and they showcased a public dashboard with subgroup data and a WIAA-based leaderboard. Members asked about outreach to rural and homeschool students, legislative communications, Pierce County representation, and barriers to FAFSA completion, and staff said they would provide toolkits and continue expanding outreach. The committee then began hearing from student presenters about affordability, access, equity, and student experience.

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• Those tax credits for, and they're worth ten times that.
• So that million dollars ends up being a ten million dollar tax credit, and they may pay, say, nine million
• Those ten million dollars in tax credits over the next ten years to defer their tax liability.
• You've got tens of thousands of parts that have to be assembled correctly, to code, and inspected.
• inclined to not make it just sort of an open-ended thing where maybe we look at it five years in and then ten

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• There being ten ayes and zero nays, Senate Bill 668 is favorably reported.
• There being ten ayes and zero nays, Senate Bill 841 is favorably reported without objection, sent to
• There being ten ayes and zero nays, Senate Bill 1299 is favorably reported and, without objection, sent
• There being ten ayes and zero nays, the committee substitute is favorably reported.
• There being ten ayes and no nays, Senate Bill 1643 is reported favorably.

Bills: SB1468, SB1612, SB1789, SB2530, SB2571, SB2717, SB2967

Keywords: utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year

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• Ten other states have done it and D.C., so we're a little behind.
• Ten other states have done it and D.C., so we're a little behind.
• have seen through my own work and through the past experiences shared by our volunteers and partners, tens
• And this is that opportunity for the tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands that tonight will go
• the difficult decision to leave the workforce and stay home with children or dependents to avoid the tens

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing focused largely on tax-credit proposals tied to children, families, caregivers, child care, health care workforce development, and public health. A major portion of the hearing concerned bills to expand the state earned income tax credit and child and family tax credit, including H. 3073/S. 1957 and S. 1975. Testimony from advocacy groups, legal services, tax assistance organizations, and health providers supported increasing the EITC match from 40% to 50% of the federal credit, expanding eligibility to immigrant and mixed-status ITIN filers, larger families, younger and older workers, and SSI recipients, and raising the child and family tax credit to $600 per child with inflation adjustments and possible advance payments. Witnesses said these changes would reduce poverty, improve health and educational outcomes, and help families meet basic expenses; committee members asked questions about ITIN filers and expressed support for the policy goals. The committee also heard extensive testimony on S. 1938/H. 3159, An Act Supporting Family Caregivers. Speakers described the scale of unpaid caregiving in Massachusetts and supported a package that would create a refundable tax credit, respite vouchers, workplace and housing protections, unemployment insurance access for those who leave work to care for relatives, a permanent advisory council, and a provision allowing spouses to be paid caregivers under MassHealth. Several witnesses shared personal caregiving experiences, and committee members responded favorably, noting the emotional and financial strain on caregivers and the importance of supporting them as Medicaid and long-term care systems face pressure. Additional bills discussed included H. 3174 on a child and dependent care tax credit, which was presented as a way to offset the high cost of child care; H. 3197/S. 2019 to improve the financial security of family child care providers through a tax credit; H. 3218/S. 1960 to create tax credits for health care preceptors to address workforce shortages; S. 2064 to establish a living organ donor tax credit; S. 2034 to promote healthy alternatives to sugary drinks through a tiered tax; H. 3015 to create a tax-return checkoff for the YMCA Youth and Government Program; and several public testimony ideas including vaccination, literacy, and grade-improvement tax credits. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing, which ended after all testimony was heard.

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• Proceeding to page nine, the last item in section three, Item Ten is another informational item pertaining
• Proceeding to page nine, the last item in section three, Item Ten is another informational item pertaining
• Moving on to page ten, page ten shows a summary of federal funds for the agency.
• Quickly on your presentations relaying the success of ten billion dollars plus, I see in my printouts

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• have to go through what we call pre suit mediation, which for many homeowners, essentially cost them tens
• adequate authority and staffing overall, those associations all as homeowners would be the to the tune of tens
• But for example, in my community and the hammocks where there was tens of millions of dollars that were
• one H.O.A. that has multiple many a choise that's still reside in a receiver because they've stolen tens

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• Ten community visits, five town halls.
• Ten community visits, five town halls.
• Ten community visits, five town halls.
• Across the state of Minnesota, ten community visits, five town halls.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There will be ten ayes and zero nays. The hearing is adjourned.
• That means ten ayes and zero nays; the motion prevails. I really need a new... Glasses.
• OK, there have been ten ayes. OK, nine. There are nine ayes and zero nays. The motion prevails.
• In 1973, my mother, who by then was a widow, opened a small ten-table restaurant called Memphis on Navigation

Bills: HB 112, HB199, HB621, HB1349, HB2214, HB3466, HB3698, HB3699, HCR9, HB112, HB199, HCR9

Keywords: science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration, infrastructure development, Texas Economic Development Office, workforce development, unemployment benefits, state average unemployment rate, benefit year, economic support, Texas Workforce Commission, property owners' association, free speech, assembly rights, government officials, political candidates, floodplain, landlord, tenant

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• Six in ten Americans have at least chronic disease, at least one chronic disease, and four in ten have
• They're getting eight to ten- ten thousand steps per day, mindlessly.

Keywords: health policy, lifespan, quality of life, community health, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.