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• the various funding mechanisms and identifying while we have a funding mechanism that's not being utilized
• Part of the issue of it not being utilized was the lower amount that was provided.
• prohibit school officials from granting immigration authorities permission to access a campus without a valid
• what's happened to our communities and, you know, I very genuinely wanted us to not have to even utilize

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• applies to all causes of action, regardless of when they accrued, and creates a safe harbor that would validate
• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1002, a bill to be entitled an act relating to utility services.
• developed and maintained as a golf course, tennis court, or swimming pool, regardless of its zoning, to utilize
• developed and maintained as a golf course, tennis court, or swimming pool, regardless of its zoning to utilize

Summary: The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and gallery recognitions, including students, university basketball coaches, and other visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special order calendar of bills, with most measures explained by sponsors, often substituted with identical House companions, and many passing on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, utility services, higher education, pre-arranged transportation services, the Uniform Commercial Code, altered sexual depictions, firearms during emergencies, brownfields, false reporting, health care billing and collection, and motor vehicles. Among the bills passed were measures on the Florida Trust Code, school district reporting requirements for educator arrests and misconduct, debt collection email communications, service of process, public lodging and food service establishments, lien waivers and releases, public records protections for Crime Stoppers personnel, foreign ties affecting health care licensure, diabetes management in schools, platting procedures, fentanyl testing in hospitals and emergency departments, third-party reservation platforms, electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices, restitution for leaving the scene of a crash, background screening of athletic coaches, and surrendered infants. Debate was especially notable on the surrendered infants bill, where some senators raised concerns about safety, anonymity, and liability, while supporters argued the devices could save lives. The affordable housing/Live Local bill also drew extensive discussion and a late-filed amendment, with the sponsor describing major land-use and permitting changes and the chamber adopting the amendment before final passage. The most contentious floor debate came on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, where senators argued over its fluoride-related provisions and broader policy package. Opponents criticized the bill as an overbroad preemption and raised public health concerns, while the sponsor defended it as a farm-and-consumer package with multiple unrelated provisions. That bill ultimately passed 27-9. At the end of the session, the Senate agreed to certify all bills passed that day to the House, recognized a resolution honoring Florida’s sister-state relationship with Taiwan, made additional announcements, and then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• The ability to distinguish valid<01:02:27.839> from<01:02:28.079> invalid<01:02:28.640>
• on valid from invalid arguments based on logic.<01:02:30.640> The<01:02:30.880> habit<
• <01:55:13.840> Valid<01:55:14.159> and >> talk about valid arguments.
• Valid and >> talk about valid arguments. Valid and invalid<01:55:14.639> arguments.
• So if, on average, all the children in the program who are utilizing the program, it's between 5 and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , not reputation from care validation, not reputation from care providers<00:21:30.000> and<00
• And so we were able to utilize the collaborative care model to offer a source of comfort within that
• This decreased his ED utilization, which meant less cost of care for this patient, and also more beds
• <00:36:17.760> the And so we were able to um utilize the And so we were able to um utilize
• ,<00:36:44.080> which This decreased his ED utilization, which This decreased his ED utilization

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But I will tell you that I don't know if that's valid, but that was a concern that was voiced to me.
• ><01:02:55.079> that's<01:02:55.319> if<01:02:55.440> that's<01:02:55.880> valid
• <01:02:56.319> but don't know if that's if that's valid but don't know if that's if that's
• Those are the challenges, but it comes back to the bottom line: we're a water utility.
• source of Revenue to operate our utility source of Revenue to operate our utility so<01:11:14.000

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The informational briefing focused on the City and County of Honolulu’s effort to site a replacement landfill for Oahu before the Waimanalo Gulch landfill closes in 2028. Chair Nicole Lowen and other legislators opened the meeting by framing the issue as important statewide and encouraging recycling, composting, and proper use of the curbside bins. The city’s Department of Environmental Services, led by Director Roger Babcock and Deputy Director Mike O’Keefe, then presented the background and siting process. ENV explained the legal and technical constraints that shaped the search, including the 2019 Land Use Commission decision requiring closure of Waimanalo Gulch by March 2, 2028, and the 2020 Act 73 restrictions on landfill siting near residences, schools, hospitals, conservation districts, airports, and tsunami inundation areas. They said a landfill advisory committee reviewed six candidate sites in 2021-2022 and rejected them because they fell within the Board of Water Supply’s no-pass zone. After further evaluation and an extension of the naming deadline, the city selected a site in central Oahu near Wahiawa, on agricultural land currently used as a Dole pineapple field. City officials said the selected site was chosen as the best of the evaluated options and, in their view, could be permitted under state and federal law. They described planned environmental protections, including a modern sanitary landfill design with double liners, leachate collection systems, monitoring wells, and post-closure monitoring, and said the existing Waimanalo Gulch landfill has operated for 35 years without leachate leaks. They also emphasized that the site would still require a special use permit, Department of Health approvals, an environmental impact statement, and other public permitting processes, and that public engagement would continue over the next several years.

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• .direction by the end of June, at which time the Office of Long-Term Care will come back out and validate
• I know you said you utilize CPI, and I didn't know if it was CNR or CPI or PMT or what you utilized from
• And so when people are on vacation or call in sick, we do have to utilize staff from other houses to
• We have utilized contracts for many, many years. I'm talking about this.
• It costs a bit more money, but we still are cheaper than what we're utilizing on these contracts every

Summary: The Joint State Agencies committee met to approve the October 8, 2025 minutes and then held an extended hearing on the death of Zachary Moore at the Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center. DHS officials Lori McDonald, Jennifer Brise, and Melissa Weatherton described the HDC system, staffing and resident needs, and said Moore died after being held in a prone restraint for about 13 minutes, followed by a delayed chemical restraint and delayed CPR. They said the family settled a wrongful death claim for $725,000, 13 staff were terminated, the facility leadership was changed, and at least five staff had been criminally charged, with the death certificate later described as homicide and the cause of death as physiologic stress associated with struggle and prone restraint. Members pressed DHS on why the family was not kept informed, whether there was a written restraint protocol, how staff are trained, and why the agency did not have more complete information ready for the hearing. DHS said staff receive CPI restraint training, annual restraint training is mandatory, and a consultant is reviewing policies, retraining staff, and conducting a root cause analysis under a directed plan of correction from the Office of Long-Term Care. Legislators also raised broader concerns about low pay, staffing shortages, use of float and contract staff, and a waiting list of about 2,000 people for home- and community-based care. DHS said it is working on a retention and recruitment plan and a rate report for certain PASS services, but that the PASS rate study does not cover CNA pay. Several members said the incident reflected both a failure of restraint practice and a broader staffing and oversight problem. DHS acknowledged that prone restraint should not have been used, that the chemical restraint was given at the wrong time, and that multiple breakdowns occurred in supervision, communication, and equipment use. The committee also discussed whether there should be more regular independent audits of HDC policies, and DHS said it does not currently have a separate annual policy audit beyond existing oversight. At the end of the meeting, the committee asked DHS to keep it updated on recruitment, consultant reports, and to contact Moore’s mother about the communication she had been promised. The meeting adjourned without any additional formal action beyond approving the minutes.

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• And all of that is valid in its own regard.
• So we will likely see increased utilization of emergency rooms.
• One of those is a utility deduction.
• We call it the standard utility deduction that gives people the highest amount of deduction that they
• Utility amounts they pay, which is very error-prone and burdensome for them.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a work session to review how H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) could affect Washington’s Medicaid, long-term care, developmental disabilities, and food assistance programs, with a focus on implementation challenges, fiscal impacts, and likely coverage losses. Staff and agency officials explained Washington’s Medicaid financing structure, eligibility categories, caseload trends, and the role of the Health Care Authority and DSHS in administering Apple Health and related services. They also described how Medicaid expansion increased access to behavioral health services and how H.R. 1’s provisions are expected to affect the expansion population most directly. Health Care Authority and DSHS officials outlined several major H.R. 1 changes: new work and community engagement requirements for the Medicaid expansion population, six-month redeterminations instead of annual renewals, changes to immigrant eligibility, limits on provider taxes and state-directed payments, new cost-sharing requirements, reduced retroactive coverage, and changes affecting long-term care eligibility. They said Washington is still awaiting federal guidance on many details, but estimated that about 620,000 Apple Health expansion enrollees could be subject to work requirements, that roughly 30,000 immigrants could lose Medicaid eligibility under the new definition of qualified alien, and that some long-term care and developmental disability clients could be indirectly affected. Officials also said the state is working with other agencies to build shared verification systems and may seek a delay waiver, though they do not expect broad federal flexibility. The committee also heard that H.R. 1 immediately blocks Medicaid reimbursement for Planned Parenthood services for one year, with the state planning to backfill about $11 million to preserve access. In addition, officials warned that the law could reduce federal Medicaid revenue by billions over time and strain hospitals and emergency rooms as more people become uninsured. They noted that Washington’s rural health transformation grant application is due November 5 and could bring some funding, but not to offset coverage losses. No votes were taken; the session was informational only. The committee then heard a separate presentation on food assistance, where staff and DSHS described H.R. 1’s SNAP changes, including expanded work requirements, immigrant eligibility restrictions, higher state administrative costs, and a possible future state share of benefit costs tied to payment error rates. DSHS estimated a four-year fiscal impact of about $750 million for food assistance changes and said the state is working on system and policy changes across agencies before the new requirements take effect.

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• But you mentioned utilization, and so how do we know the actuarial projections on utilizations are accurate
• We're talking missing 1.5% on my utilization request.
• We're gonna see more utilization.
• The second half of this program, so it is for utilization.
• That's just more utilization in the system.

Keywords: 914, all

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• But once centers began to utilize this program for their own employees, we saw that they were opening
• And Senator Funky Profoot, you make some very valid points within the cabinet and within the administration
• 08.120> some And Senator Funky Profoot, you make some And Senator Funky Profoot, you make some valid
• <00:53:09.040> very<00:53:09.320> valid<00:53:10.160> points<00:53:10.720> within
• <00:53:11.080> the valid very valid points within the valid very valid points within the cabinet

Keywords: 958, all

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• I think that there are valid policy implications with all of them.
• I think that<00:13:54.079> there<00:13:54.240> are<00:13:54.399> valid<00:13:54.720
• > valid<00:13:55.200> policy<00:13:56.000> uh that there are valid valid policy
• uh that there are valid valid policy uh implications<00:13:56.800> with<00:13:57.120> all
• All ambulance services utilize EMTs for at least 50% of the staffing and are eligible.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the legislative body votes to rescind the authority, importantly, any existing leases shall remain valid
• the legislative body votes to rescind the authority, importantly, any existing leases shall remain valid
• <00:39:39.680> unless out uh shall not be valid unless out uh shall not be valid unless ratified
• and we bring it down to 90 utilities and we bring it down to 90 they're<02:00:02.119> using<02
• versus a lease is... ...when a bond is utilized versus a lease is used?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Municipal and County Government Committee held public hearings on House Bill 471 and House Bill 373. HB 471 would create a temporary commission to study growth, traffic, planning, and land use issues in a group of southern New Hampshire towns, with possible recommendations on regional planning commission boundaries or coordination. Representative Perez said the bill was requested by Londonderry residents and local officials, and Eric Power of Brookline testified in support, saying the towns share corridor and development issues that cross regional planning commission lines. Several members questioned whether existing law already allows towns to form regional planning commissions under RSA 364:6, whether the bill should be broader, and whether the town list should include additional communities. The hearing closed with testimony counts reported as two in support and three opposed on remote sign-in, plus one opposed and one in support on the blue sheet. HB 373, sponsored by Representative Diane Powers, would revise RSA 41:11-a on town property leases. Powers said current law is too restrictive because leases over five years require repeated town votes, which she argued is impractical for long-term arrangements. She cited examples from Hampton and Brookline, including long-term road and property leases, and said she had found multiple similar cases. The bill would keep select board authority for leases under one year, allow a legislative body to authorize a specific longer lease by a three-fifths ballot vote, and preserve the existing five-year blanket leasing authority with a three-fifths vote, while keeping existing leases valid if authority is later rescinded. Eric Power testified in support, describing recurring lease renewals in Brookline and saying longer terms are needed for projects such as housing, cell towers, and solar arrays. Members asked about the change from a simple town vote to a three-fifths threshold and whether the bill duplicates existing mechanisms; Powers said the higher threshold was intended because the leases involve long-term commitments. No votes were taken during the hearing portion described.

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• Yet this resource is not being fully utilized. Yet these resources are not being fully utilized.
• The only way I see you accomplishing all of these tasks is to utilize our current correction officers
• Through my continued contact with these policy makers, utilizing officers' rehabilitative roles breaks
• I believe we truly need to start rethinking the future of Massachusetts' correctional system by utilizing
• I think that this gentleman has brought up a very valid point.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The special commission on consolidation and cooperation among public safety agencies held a hearing focused on union and correctional staff testimony. Chair Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger opened by noting the commission’s extensive site visits and prior testimony, and they recognized Correctional Officers Week. Union representatives from KOUF, NCEU, AFSCME, and local county correctional unions described the daily realities of correctional work, emphasizing staff safety, staffing shortages, retention problems, mental health impacts, and the need to preserve local sheriff’s offices and collective bargaining agreements. Testimony centered on several recurring concerns: violence inside facilities, the spread of synthetic drugs such as K2, inmate suicides and suicide attempts, and the strain these issues place on officers, EMS, and local resources. Speakers also raised concerns about gender-identity housing policies, arguing they can create safety and workplace issues for staff, and urged more support for officer wellness, debriefing, and programs like OnSide Academy. Several witnesses argued that county facilities should remain locally controlled and that consolidation with the Department of Correction would weaken programming, staffing, and community-based reentry work. One witness described the Norwegian correctional model as a possible source of ideas for more rehabilitative approaches. Commission members responded with support for correctional staff and asked questions about K2 detection, paperless systems, EMS transports, and possible metrics to quantify incidents and facility needs. Members also discussed the importance of individualized assessments of each facility rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. The commission voted to seek an extension of its reporting deadline from September 30 to November 30, and agreed to continue site visits, including the upcoming Barnstable visit and a June 15 hearing. The meeting adjourned after the motion passed.

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• Sometimes they're shopping for plans, crazy plans out there that even pay for people's utilities now
• So one of the reasons that prior authorization is utilized is to search for more affordable options.
• So it's always based on actual Utilization.
• have to, that's per federal rules that we have to make those payments based on actual Medicaid utilization
• Or Madam Chair, Representative, Madam Chair, do you have Actual data that shows how the money was utilized

Bills: SB101, SB21, HM52, HB132, SB14, SB20

Keywords: SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation

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• Is there data on how many purchases utilized it last year? It's actually a great question.
• Is there data on how many purchases utilized it last year? It's actually a great question.
• Chair, I think that's an absolutely valid question. I wouldn't quite frame it like that, though.
• program, are you all making sure that when they are completing those degrees, that they're able to utilize
• the system as a consumer representative. ...as a person living with HIV, utilizing the system as a consumer

Summary: The Appropriations Committee first took up SB 7010, which would authorize Roth contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans. Senator Mayfield explained that current law only allows pre-tax contributions, and the bill would let the Department of Financial Services and local governments offer post-tax Roth options. The bill had one support appearance card, no debate, and was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then received a lengthy presentation from the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget on the governor’s recommended “Floridians First” budget, totaling $117.4 billion and $53.2 billion in general revenue. The presentation highlighted reserves, debt paydown, tax relief, and proposed reductions and efficiencies, along with major spending areas in education, health care, public safety, corrections, transportation, and economic development. Key proposals included higher K-12 funding, teacher salary increases, funding for Everglades and water quality projects, emergency preparedness, corrections staffing and facility funding, cybersecurity, law enforcement recruitment bonuses, and affordable housing and infrastructure investments. Members asked extensive questions about property tax reserves, litigation funding, emergency response fund balances and spending, the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility and federal reimbursement, the Second Amendment sales tax holiday, animal abuse hotline funding, Hope Florida, corrections staffing, and teacher pay. A major portion of the discussion focused on the Department of Health’s planned changes to the ADAP HIV medication program, with senators and a public witness expressing concern about access to life-saving medications and possible misuse or redirection of funds. The committee did not take further action on the budget presentation, and the meeting ended after additional comments supporting the budget and the corrections funding, with SB 7010 already approved.

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• tax program at the treasurer's office and the economic development rate program through the Public Utilities
• It does have a six-year carry-forward period, so if they earn the credit but can't utilize all of it
• Audit of every awardee at least once and usually more than once to validate the information that they
• legislature and for us to externally evaluate whether the grant applicants truly are not able to utilize
• The department's plan is to utilize its existing authority to resolve deficits beyond those that require

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Congress recently provided utilities nine billion dollars specifically to address PFAS in the bipartisan
• infrastructure law and water utilities have so far covered $14.7 billion from PFAS manufacturers through
• Monterey One Water, Monterey to Vista Water District, San Gabriel Water Quality Authority, Liberty Utilities
• My name is Andrea Abergele with the California Municipal Utilities Association.
• It's very resource intensive, there's a lot of work that goes into data validation, data collection,

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So I do believe there are opportunities for people to be able to utilize this.
• hear people to be able to utilize this. hear people to be able to utilize this.
• There's an awakening happening across the country to the concern of the validity of our elections when
• There's an awakening happening across the country to the concern of the validity of our elections when
• There's an awakening happening across the country to the concern of the validity of our elections when

Keywords: 916, all

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• The Deloitte model validated this. That as well with the 2027 water development plan data.
• The Deloitte model validated this and showed that in the near term, or in the short term, there was a
• And then we'd also be able to utilize some of that existing infrastructure where Grafton's water plant
• So then we would obviously utilize those funds.
• But it is a valid point, and we will be looking, not unlike what Representative Volmer said, we will

Keywords: 908, all

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• legally gray area by clarifying that a protective order which restricts contact with a child will remain valid
• even after the death of the parent or legal guardian who has... ...will remain valid even after the
• collaboration and consolidation issues relative to the various services that are currently being utilized
• Okay, it would just either validate or invalidate that suspension. Thank you. That was my question.
• So prior to that, it was more of a question of the Civil Service Commission: was a termination valid

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a wide range of criminal justice, victim services, and records-sealing bills. Early testimony focused on H.1811, the Clean Slate automated record-sealing bill, with supporters arguing that automatic sealing after existing waiting periods would remove barriers to jobs, housing, and education without changing eligibility rules. Advocates from legal aid, business, and housing organizations said the current petition-based system is underused, burdensome, and costly, while opponents of expanding surveillance-related laws urged the committee to preserve privacy protections. The committee also heard testimony on H.1693, which would immediately seal records in cases ending without conviction and clarify the presumption of innocence, with speakers describing how dismissed cases still create lasting collateral consequences and prevent people from moving forward. No votes were taken during the hearing. Several bills centered on victim safety and domestic violence. Senator Michael Moore testified for S.1201, which would keep child-protective orders in effect even if the parent or guardian who filed them dies, and for S.1204, which would update the wiretap statute. Multiple survivors and advocates supported S.1215 and S.1222, arguing for a narrow wiretap defense for recordings made to document threats or abuse and for making GPS tampering a separate felony offense. Testifiers described situations in which GPS devices were cut off or disabled and said current law leaves victims at risk and gives abusers too much leeway. The committee also heard emotional testimony on H.1685/S.1238, a bill prompted by the suicide of Stavri Yanka in custody, with the sponsor, his mother, and the sheriff describing the need for better information-sharing so suicide-risk information follows a person into custody. Law enforcement and prosecutors supported several due-process and dangerousness-related bills. MassCOP, the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, and the State Police Association backed H.1828/S.1039/S.1235, which would require de novo Superior Court review for POST Commission suspensions over two weeks or decertifications, arguing officers need a meaningful appeal beyond administrative review. The committee also heard support for H.1691, expanding the dangerousness statute to additional offenses; Bristol County District Attorney Quinn said the changes would let prosecutors seek detention in serious cases such as child rape and manslaughter when facts warrant it. In contrast, the Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed expanding dangerousness detention, warning that pretrial detention causes serious harms and disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic defendants. The hearing also included testimony on H.1654/S.1063 to enhance victims’ rights and H.1525, which would rename and expand community corrections into community justice programs, with supporters emphasizing reentry, reduced stigma, and broader service access.

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• Technology all around us is developing all the time, and a lot of it is utilized.
• bottom of page four, the last line, top of page five, that you are going to take out 'for pursuant to a valid
• , for those that don't give the express consent, it also gives the option to collect pursuant to a valid
• I noted in subsection D for page three, this law wouldn't apply to somebody with a valid search warrant
• It would apply to somebody with a valid search warrant, I agree with that, or an arrest warrant, I probably

Bills: SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164

Keywords: SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance, privacy, data sharing, law enforcement data, immigration enforcement, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, civil liberties, surveillance, public records, Inspection of Public Records Act, New Mexico State Police, Department of Public Safety, data sovereignty, vehicle tracking