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• for current law and the H949 boxes for current law and the H949 committee of, um, conference construct
• In that box, you can find a couple of different things.
• And in the box next to it, the excess spending threshold at 15.5% is $16,121.
• in the current funding formula, and in some cases it does actually affect who lands in the penalty box
• errors in the underlying formula, that will also affect who ends up in the excess spending penalty box

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• THE SECOND BOX THERE IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR WAIVER SUBMISSION WAIVER SUBMISSIONS HAVE TO GO
• THE THIRD BOX REFERENCES OUTBOUND CALLS HERE COME BECAUSE THIS WAS AN EXPANSION FROM EXISTING STATEWIDE
• AN EXAMPLE OF THE POSTCARD MAILED OUT TO INDIVIDUALS ADVISING THEM, STAY ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE BLUE BOX
• , THE GRAY BOX DOWN THERE ADVISING THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING A LETTER FORTHCOMING WITH THE BLUE STRIPE
• IN THE REASON THAT MATTERS IS BECAUSE WE MAY BOX UP OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS INTO NEAT

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• Thousands of firearms are stored in full glove box. Uh glove boxes are quite trivial to break into.
• glove box at a minimum.<00:04:20.239> That<00:04:20.400> was<00:04:20.560> that
• /c><00:04:35.680> quite<00:04:35.840> trivial<00:04:36.160> to box.
• Uh glove boxes are quite trivial to box.
• Uh glove boxes are quite trivial to break<00:04:36.560> into.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• lowered into is one of our standard waste boxes.
• Wasn't there a lot of old equipment, like boxes and stuff, that you thought...
• How many years have they been removing the glove boxes and replacing them with new glove boxes up there
• Glove boxes come in, glove boxes come out, depending on their mission needs, which do change.
• I wanted to address the issue regarding earthquakes and glove boxes.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So we are partnering with, um, uh, I believe it's Creative Industries or HDC; it's in a box.
• > HDC<00:11:05.800> it's<00:11:06.000> in<00:11:06.120> a<00:11:06.279> box
• creative Industries or HDC it's in a box creative Industries or HDC it's in a box yeah<00:11:07.839
• <00:42:20.000> um<00:42:20.240> big<00:42:20.440> box replaced with the big
• box um big box replaced with the big box um big box stores<00:42:21.160> and<00:42:21.359>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard confirmations for two Hawaii Technology Development Corporation board nominees, Jaclyn Ka and Gregory Oara. Testimony for both was overwhelmingly in support. Supporters for Ka emphasized her Kauaʻi roots, work in workforce development and digital equity, and ability to connect schools, industry, and community needs. In her own remarks, Ka said she wants to bring resources to Kauaʻi and the neighbor islands, strengthen local workforce pathways, and use the HTDC board to help local residents access technology jobs and training. Members questioned Ka about how to reduce reliance on mainland hires for jobs at PMRF and other technology employers, how to better align training with local needs, and how to connect Kauaʻi schools, community college programs, and creative media/digital technology efforts. Ka described KDB’s role in building islandwide digital media and drone clubs, professional development for teachers, and partnerships intended to create a pipeline from school to workforce. She also said the legislature can help mainly by listening and staying informed about local needs. For Oara, supporters highlighted his engineering and semiconductor background, his experience in academia, industry, and startups, and his potential to help HTDC with technology commercialization, IP, and exportable services. Oara said he wants HTDC to better support early-stage companies, improve coordination among universities, government, and the private sector, and create a directory of technical skill sets to connect startups with needed expertise. He also discussed AI, saying Hawaii can contribute by developing smaller, locally relevant models rather than only relying on large-scale data-center infrastructure. The hearing focused on these nominations and testimony; no vote or final committee action was stated in the transcript.

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• They're more delicate about it, but it's in a box. It's just in a box. It's all set to go.
• But it's in a box. I can't go down and see the portrait. I can see the box that it's stored in.
• delicate about it, but it's in a box. delicate about it, but it's in a box.
• I can't go down and But it's in a box.
• Is it in a box? No, no, no. We can it? Is it in a box? No, no, no.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Administration Committee opened with Senate Bill 197, which would remove the Department of Health and Human Services commissioner’s supervisory role over the legislative facilities committee nurse and instead place the nurse under the Board of Nursing’s scope of practice. The sponsor’s aide and DHHS legislative director explained that the change updates outdated language last amended in 1995, aligns the statute with current practice, and was reviewed with legislative staff and nursing regulators, who were said to be comfortable with the proposal. Members asked why the change was needed and whether the commissioner had actually been supervising; the response was that the language no longer reflected how the position functioned. The chair said the bill might still be a simple consent item, but additional modifications were being discussed, so the hearing was closed with no vote taken at that time. The committee then heard Senate Bill 186, authorizing the Joint Legislative Historical Committee to accept and display a portrait of former Senator Jeb Bradley in the State House. The sponsor’s aide described Bradley’s legislative and congressional service and urged the committee to move the bill ought to pass. Members asked practical questions about whether the portrait was completed, its size, and where it would be hung. The witness said the portrait was not yet completed and that size and placement had not been determined, though the committee was told the historical committee would decide placement. A committee member noted that portrait sizes and locations are already being reviewed because of space concerns, and the hearing ended without a vote. A work session followed on the portrait bills, with the chair using them as a vehicle to discuss broader problems in the statutes governing portraits and the historical committee. He said the committee had gathered information from other states and suggested possible policy ideas such as portrait moratoriums, waiting periods after death, size limits, and clearer placement rules. Members discussed the need to update the RSAs and better define the historical committee’s authority. The committee did not take final action during the work session, but the discussion indicated that the portrait bills may be held while broader statutory revisions are considered.

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• , missing signatures, inaccurate vote counts, things in the wrong boxes that are totally mislabeled.
• So we say put all the ballots in a box, seal it with tamper-evident tape, and if the box shows up and
• <01:04:33.079> missing inappropriately sealed boxes missing inappropriately sealed boxes missing
• > shows<01:05:57.880> up evident tape and if the box shows up evident tape and if the box
• When you file online, there’s this box here that says no activity report.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:59:27.280> MDVA<00:59:28.720> would boxes and things like that.
• MDVA would boxes and things like that.
• Since this inception, they are averaging 300 boxes a month to veterans.
• <01:14:55.679> We residents to help fill the boxes. We residents to help fill the boxes.
• This is about and build the boxes there.

Bills: HF3919, HF3467, HF3741

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, veterans affairs, food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, state resources, reporting requirements, agency initiatives, veterans, educational assistance, tuition waiver, spouses, children, military service, benefits

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard an update from Metro Meals on Wheels on a veterans home-delivered meals grant funded by the committee in 2023. Testifiers said the program has served more than 82,000 meals to over 500 veterans, but funding is running short; enrollment was stopped in July 2025 and meal service was reduced to five per week to stretch dollars. They said the program is serving 168 veterans as of January 31 and will likely run out of funds in July unless additional money is provided. Members asked about eligibility and how the program ensures the grant is used only for veterans who do not qualify for other services; the organization said referrals come through county veteran service officers, MACV, hospitals, and other partners, and that it can provide confidential tracking information. No vote was taken on funding, but members expressed support and interest in more documentation. The committee then took up House File 3919, which implements recommendations from a task force on benefits for SGU veterans and irregular forces who served in the secret war in Laos from 1961 to 1975. The Department of Veterans Affairs said the bill largely reflects the task force report and technical recommendations, including adding SGU veterans to the burial fee statute so burial costs in state cemeteries can be covered, while noting there is still an unresolved issue about headstone costs for spouses and dependents. A testifier from the task force supported the bill but objected to creating a separate SGU veteran designation on driver’s licenses, arguing it could create two classes of veterans and add administrative costs; he urged using a single veteran designation instead. Other public testimony emphasized the service of Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, Vietnamese, and other allies in Laos and urged the legislature to adopt the recommendations broadly. The committee discussed the burial fee language and the purpose of the designation, but no final action or vote on HF 3919 was taken in the portion provided.

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• Photo of one of those segments being lowered into a standard waste box.
• That is one of our standard waste boxes. Next slide, please.
• How many years have they been removing the glove boxes out and replacing new glove boxes up there at
• Glove boxes come in, glove boxes come out depending on their mission needs, which do change and did historically
• So I just wanted to say that issue as far as earthquake and glove box.

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Environment Department on PFAS contamination in private wells in La Cienega, Santa Fe County. Staff said the plume likely came from historic use of firefighting foam associated with airport and National Guard fire-training activities, with possible additional contribution from septic systems and consumer products. They described the contamination as affecting about 200 private wells, the short-term response of providing residential filters through a $2 million legislative appropriation, and ongoing work to define the plume’s full extent, identify responsible parties, and consider longer-term regional water solutions. Members asked about filter costs, replacement schedules, disposal of used cartridges, follow-up testing, health studies, and whether cleanup or containment had begun; the department said cleanup would follow once the plume is fully mapped and that DOH is soliciting interest in a blood study. The committee also discussed the need to track disposal of PFAS filters and the possibility of broader statewide capacity for similar work. The committee then took up abandoned uranium mine cleanup. NMED and EMNRD staff reviewed the new uranium mine reclamation program created by HB 164, the state dashboard tracking sites, and the FY26 appropriation of $20 million for neglected contaminated sites, of which $12 million is being used for neglected uranium mines and the remainder for other contaminated sites. They said six contractors were hired, three priority sites in Grant County are moving forward quickly, and additional sites are being prepared for possible FY27 work. Members pressed for details on how funds are spent, why the revolving fund remains unfunded, how federal, state, tribal, and landowner requirements are coordinated, where contaminated material will be moved, and whether cleanup could also address homes built with contaminated materials. Staff said the work is governed by multiple regulatory layers, that the state is seeking an additional $25 million for FY27-FY28 plus a time extension, and that partnerships with tribes would require longer-term agreements. The committee also discussed federal cleanup efforts and the new Good Samaritan law, with members urging stronger advocacy for New Mexico sites, including tribal lands, and asking whether the Attorney General should pursue legal action against federal parties responsible for legacy contamination. Staff explained that some sites are already covered by settlement funds tied to responsible parties, while neglected sites are those with no responsible party and no other cleanup program. The committee then heard from EMNRD on Class VI carbon sequestration primacy. Staff said New Mexico currently has no operating Class VI wells, about 27 Class II acid-gas injection wells are operating, and only a small number might be candidates for conversion. They explained that the state’s primacy application would require more public outreach than federal rules alone, and that cost estimates for post-injection site care are based on long planning horizons, with some costs borne by operators and some by the state after closure. No votes were taken on the substantive items discussed; the committee approved the prior meeting minutes and took a brief recess between presentations.

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• It is outside of the box.
• It is outside of the box.
• It is outside of the box.
• It is outside of the box.
• It is outside of the box.

Bills: HF4338

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management

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• The right to vote is not just a right. just a box we check on Election Day, it's the guarantee that this
• . literally stood there and matched up the address to the box.
• They took pictures of the post office boxes.
• The law was actually broadened out so it doesn't just have to be a box it could be an oval.
• There's a process in place to detect and keep that box of ballots from going. through again.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Or a wholesaler, and you get a box, and it says... well, what would it say? If it's not imported?
• So if the wholesaler gets a box that says one thing, they're to know that it's not correct? No.
• If the box says America and they are presented as America, great. If the box...
• Sounds like a missed delivery if somebody signs for American shrimp and the box says China on it.
• If somebody receives a box that says China of shrimp and they put a new label on it, is that not already

Bills: HB43, HB519, HB1275, HB1592, HB2842, HB3088, HB3479, HB4163, SB823, HB609

Keywords: agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, bovine producers, dairy farms, permits, bovine tuberculosis, public health, wildlife management, disease prevention, alert system, Texas A&M, white-tailed deer, public safety

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• Box beef does not contribute to the U.S. economy. Importing live cattle does.
• And finally, in the words of the great boxing promoter Bruce Buffer, I would say it's time.
• And finally, in the words of the great boxing promoter Bruce Buffer, I would say it's time.
• And importing boxed beef from foreign countries should not be the solution.
• And when we are importing boxed beef products, we're doing so with the assumption they are following

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House Committee on International Trade held its first meeting of the year, with members introducing themselves and the chair emphasizing Arizona’s role in foreign relations, especially with Mexico. The committee then heard presentations from the Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce and related local partners about the region’s importance as a trade, tourism, agriculture, logistics, and mining corridor. Chamber representatives described efforts to support small businesses with bilingual resources, digital and procurement assistance, entrepreneurship training, Google certificates, and workforce development tied to the South32 mine and other emerging industries. They also highlighted tourism promotion efforts to counter negative perceptions of Nogales, noting increased online engagement and stronger visitor activity. Members asked about state and federal improvements that could help trade, and witnesses said the top needs were infrastructure upgrades, especially roads and port-of-entry access, along with more pedestrian-friendly crossings and housing to retain workers. The Santa Cruz County Provisional Community College District described its unusual provisional status, its contract with Pima College, and the challenge of limited spending authority despite expected revenue growth from mining. The college said it is expanding workforce training, especially in AI, advanced manufacturing, trades, and ESL support, and is working toward eventual accreditation. The committee also heard from cattle industry representatives from Cattlemex, T4 Ranch, and J.M. Fletcher Cattle Co. They urged the reopening of the U.S.-Mexico border to live cattle imports, arguing that Sonoran cattle are safe, traceable, and vital to Arizona’s economy and the national beef supply. Witnesses said the New World screwworm-related border closure has reduced imports, raised beef prices, hurt feedlots and packing plants, and shifted cattle trade to other states. They asked lawmakers to advocate with USDA for a Sonora-specific reopening and to support Arizona’s livestock infrastructure and grazing lands. No bills were heard and no votes were taken.

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• It adds the piece of the infant safety device, also known as a baby box, as a legal form of surrender
• Nor are there any protections for the emergency personnel where the boxes are located.
• I have real concerns about the use of these baby boxes.
• I am just worried about the way the baby box surrender works. What if power goes out?
• We already have a baby box process in Florida, and I am so glad that this gives women the opportunity

Summary: The committee took up a large health policy agenda. SB 1568 on electronic prescribing was explained as a federal conformity measure, but members raised concerns about preserving patients’ ability to obtain paper prescriptions and about exemptions for emergency, hospice, and other situations. Emergency physicians testified in support of e-prescribing but asked for flexibility, and the bill was reported favorably despite Senator Harrell’s opposition. SB 1606 on patient access to records sought to standardize record-production timelines and require electronic delivery when available; after an amendment correcting a drafting error, the bill drew concerns about HIPAA, behavioral health confidentiality, and the distinction between personal and legal representatives, and it was reported unfavorably as a committee substitute. The committee then approved SB 1346 on fentanyl testing, with a technical amendment, to require hospitals and campus emergency departments to test for fentanyl in urine testing for suspected overdose or poisoning. SB 1224 on administration of controlled substances by paramedics was amended to clarify language and reported favorably. SB 656 on health care billing and collection activities was substantially revised by strike-all amendment to allow sale of medical debt to third parties under new limits, including no interest or fees and return of debt if charity care applies; it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 68 expanded health facilities authority financing to include not-for-profit LLCs and parent companies, and SB 524 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the newborn screening panel; both were reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 1842 on out-of-network referrals after multiple amendments, requiring providers to verify network participation at the point of service and notify patients in writing, though several members and physicians warned it could burden providers and increase workload. The committee also advanced proposed committee bill SB 7028, which revises the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, adds oversight and reporting requirements, creates a pediatric cancer research incubator, and establishes the Bascom-Palmer VisionGen initiative; cancer center representatives testified in strong support, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee bill. SB 172 on specialty titles and designations was amended to clarify enforcement and was reported favorably after supporters said it would prevent misleading use of specialist titles, while opponents argued it could confuse practitioners’ titles. Finally, SB 1690 on surrendered infants was reported favorably after supporters said it would codify and expand safe-haven baby box procedures and opponents raised safety concerns about the devices. The committee also noted SB 1606 remained pending for reconsideration next week before adjourning.

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• Chair, they will shoot two boxes of ammunition. Each box of ammunition contains 25 shotgun shells.
• It's a military base in central Minnesota. from $ 15 to $20 a box. from $ 15 to $20 a box.
• I might only be able to buy one box of ammo and then I also have to buy boxes of ammo so I can practice
• <01:47:07.360> of might only be able to buy one box of might only be able to buy one box of
• ammo and then I also have to buy boxes ammo and then I also have to buy boxes of<01:47:09.119>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• his or her parole or probation officer from using a post. probation officer from using a post office box
• When you talk about post office boxes in some of my areas, where, and not that I support sex offenders—I
• But when I look at some of my areas, my people only receive mail by their post office box.
• This may not be fair, and I think the PO box is included because of the anonymity you can get from a
• PO box.

Bills: SB324, HB395, HB222, HB310, HB285, HB144, HB251, HB380

Keywords: parole, pardons, paroles board, board of pardons and paroles, Alabama criminal justice, sentencing reform, prison reform, reentry, recidivism, risk assessment, validated risk and needs assessment, supervision, probation, parole denial, parole reconsideration, medical parole, violent offense, nonviolent offense, law enforcement member, board appointments

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• working to pass legislation to try to put some, as I said, guard rails to ensure that AI and chat boxes
• Another case, Google's chat box told a user, "Please die." These are not theoretical risks.
• health professionals. um a AI chat box health professionals. um a AI chat box being<00:03:01.599
• that encouraged his suicidal box that encouraged his suicidal ideiation. ideiation. ideiation.
• case, Google's chat box told a user,<00:03:57.920> "Please<00:03:58.319> die."

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then heard testimony on the use of artificial intelligence in therapy and mental health settings. Representative Lisa Willner and Brenda Rosen of NASW Kentucky argued for “guard rails” on AI chatbots so they cannot present themselves as licensed therapists or replace school counselors, psychologists, or social workers. They said AI can support licensed professionals, but warned that chatbots cannot reliably recognize nonverbal cues, escalate crises, or provide accountable care, and they cited examples of harmful chatbot interactions, including a suicide case and a chatbot telling a user to “Please die.” The witnesses also raised concerns about data privacy, commercialization of sensitive mental health conversations, and the use of personal clinical content to train AI models. They said minors should require parental consent and suggested transparency about how a chatbot is trained and who created it. They distinguished between unvetted consumer chatbots and AI tools that have been scientifically validated or approved as digital therapeutics, noting that some evidence-based tools may be useful for specific conditions such as depression, anxiety, or eating disorders. Committee members asked whether regulation should be handled by the legislature or by professional boards, and whether a multi-state model would be preferable to 50 different state approaches. The witnesses generally favored expert-led standards and said a board or panel of experts could review and approve mental health chatbots, but members cautioned that boards can become too restrictive and that legislation should preserve flexibility and avoid discouraging children from seeking help. The discussion ended with a request for the witnesses to restate their proposed policy ideas, including privacy protections, bans on commercialization, limits on training AI with clinical content, transparency requirements, and informed consent.

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• Since 2015, we've had over 120,000 produce boxes.
• The farms have their expenses to deliver a CSA box through the whole season.
• We don't need a whole box every week.
• We don't need a whole box every week.
• They might have eggs, meat, cheeses in those boxes.

Keywords: 958, all

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• So what SIPA does is it eliminates those two boxes. The SIPA repeal gets rid of those two boxes.
• The Sipper repeal gets rid of two boxes.
• The Sipper repeal gets rid of those<00:08:30.479> two<00:08:30.720> boxes.
• It's general fund those two boxes.
• And then we decided that box wasn't good enough, so then we wanted to put a guarantee.

Bills: HB0075, HB0128

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosk, financial institutions, regulation, Wyoming Money Transmitters Act, penalties, severance tax, oil production, tax exemption, energy sector, economic impact, 916, all

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• Would you like me to check either of those boxes for you?
• Would you of those boxes that should be.
• like me to check either of those boxes like me to check either of those boxes for<00:30:31.840><
• if for the record you feel that um a box if for the record you feel that um a box should<00:30:38.320
• I can't check a box oppose the bill.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all