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• lived by citizens around the world where sports gambling is legal is a foolish bet with no upside except
• lived by citizens around the world where sports gambling is legal is a foolish bet with no upside except
• the states around us with the exception the states around us with the exception of<00:42:01.640>
• <01:07:58.599> that<01:07:58.799> the May that's accurate except that the May that's
• accurate except that the changes<01:07:59.720> that<01:07:59.839> you<01:08:00.200>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• reporting and reports that have to be done in various places, and we are going to go through those except
• :46.960> those um uh we're going to go through those um uh we're going to go through those except
• <00:07:52.360> um<00:07:53.360> has<00:07:53.560> to<00:07:53.759> do except
• for one and that um um has to do except for one and that um um has to do with<00:07:54.319> the
• for fiduciary andate trust exception for fiduciary andate trust Minnesota<01:26:48.040> enacted

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I prefer, um, any exceptions to be made by us, the legislative body.
• I prefer, um, any exceptions to be made by us, the legislative body.
• I prefer, um, any exceptions to be made by us, the legislative body.
• I prefer, um, any exceptions to be made by us, the legislative body.
• I prefer, um, any exceptions to be made by us, the legislative body.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Any exception to that, and you're back in jail completing your sentence.
• That's true, except that you also are maintaining large spaces that are underutilized or unused at all
• No member shall interrupt another one speaking except to call order to correct a mistake.
• Rule 18D: No member shall interrupt another while speaking except to correct a mistake.
• Now, there is one exception.

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call, approved the journal, and took up several Senate bills and one Senate concurrent resolution through motions to reconsider, return bills for reconsideration, and refer measures to additional Committee of the Whole sessions for further amendment. Early actions included returning SB 1175 and SB 1198 to the Senate for reconsideration, rescinding passage of SB 1336 so it could be reconsidered, and referring SB 1111 and SB 152 to an additional COW. The House also recognized Representative Travers for a personal privilege statement honoring National Women Veterans Recognition Day and recorded attendance. In Committee of the Whole, members adopted floor amendments and recommended passage for SB 1511, SB 1552, SB 1198, SB 1110, SB 1618, SB 1431, and SCR 1004, with some debate on SB 1110’s home-confinement/reentry program, SB 1618’s Military Affairs Commission changes, and SB 1431’s city and town authority over residential project standards and streetscapes. The House later adopted the COW reports and moved the measures to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. SB 1336 and SB 1519 were also advanced from committee, while SB 1004 was reconsidered and ultimately failed on reconsideration. On third or final reading, the House passed SB 1127, SB 1180, SB 1428, SB 1198, SB 1336, SB 1511, SCR 1004, SB 1552, HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2114, HB 2311, HB 2729, and HB 4117. SB 1687, SB 1004, SB 1519, and SB 1502 failed. Members explained votes on several measures, including support for tax administration clarity in SB 1180, objections and support for the May primary proposal in SB 1687, concerns about sex offender monitoring in SB 1004, support for the Arizona Beef Council in SB 1198, and debate over the photo enforcement referral in SCR 1004. The session also included recesses for caucuses, lunch, and dinner, plus a brief technical outage of the live stream.

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• And whereas, he's known to be an exceptional floor leader and debater, command of policy, quick wit,
• AND WHEREAS HE'S KNOWN TO BE AN EXCEPTIONAL FLOOR LEADER AND DEBATER.
• We had this chamber empty except for a few necessary folks, and one day I came in and I... ...saw Senator
• For me personally, I would not be here except for Senator Gianaris, who, when I decided to run from the
• So that is also an exception. Through you, Mr. President, if the sponsor would continue to yield?

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar. The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family. Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.

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• leadership to the nurses, techs, EMS, and all the staff throughout the organization who make it an exceptional
• the future and continue to be a great place to learn medicine, to receive care, and to provide exceptional
• care without exception.
• <00:25:15.560> care<00:25:15.760> without<00:25:16.080> exception.
• exceptional care without exception. exceptional care without exception.

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• <01:10:21.040> saying, this amendment, is we are saying, this amendment, is we are saying, except
• , you know what, you don't except, you know what, you don't actually<01:10:23.280> have<01:10:
• As our sponsors have stated, this is as they interpret the good faith exception to be in the bill.
• <01:47:24.800> And<01:47:24.960> so<01:47:25.119> we exception to be in the
• And so we exception to be in the bill.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The meeting included routine floor business, announcements, and several committee notices, followed by consideration of resolutions and third-reading votes on multiple bills. Members also recognized visiting groups, including North Glenn High School students, NFIB members for Small Business Day at the Capitol, Parker Day participants, and advocates for intellectual and developmental disabilities. A resolution honoring Youth Mental Health Action Day was taken up and adopted 62-0, with sponsors emphasizing the shortage of mental health services in many Colorado counties and the need to support children’s mental health. The House then passed several bills on third reading. House Bill 1189, concerning property held by a community property spouse under the Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Act, passed 61-1. House Bill 1039, concerning requirements for municipal jails, passed 46-16. House Bill 1044, aimed at improving equity in maternal health, passed 49-13. House Bill 1135, increasing transparency about chemicals used in certain hair products, passed 42-20. House Bill 1134, addressing conditions for municipal court defendants, passed 43-19. House Bill 1113, concerning modifications to election laws, passed 41-22. The House also heard a lengthy debate on House Bill 1110, which would allow financial institutions to place temporary holds on suspicious transactions involving vulnerable adults and provide related protections. Supporters said the bill would help prevent elder financial exploitation and give banks and credit unions tools to intervene. Opponents argued the bill’s liability protections for financial institutions were too broad and could weaken protections for victims. Representative Garcia offered amendment L007 to strike the immunity provision, and several members spoke for and against the amendment, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on the amendment or final action on the bill.

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• Chairman, I agree with my colleague from Nrona County, except for we have this little provision called
• Chairman, I agree with my colleague from Nrona County, except for we have this little provision called
• Chairman, I agree with my colleague from Nrona County, except for we have this little provision called
• Chairman, I agree with my colleague from Nrona County, except for we have this little provision called
• Chairman, I agree with my colleague from Nrona County, except for we have this little provision called

Keywords: 916, all

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• value under a base salary or a stepper lane, and uh, the legislature is not going to control that except
• value under a base salary or a stepper lane, and uh, the legislature is not going to control that except
• value under a base salary or a stepper lane, and uh, the legislature is not going to control that except
• value under a base salary or a stepper lane, and uh, the legislature is not going to control that except
• value under a base salary or a stepper lane, and uh, the legislature is not going to control that except

Bills: HB0159

Keywords: student rights, free expression, K-12 education, speech protection, religious views, political speech, 916, all

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• 16<00:26:22.799> on<00:26:23.039> page<00:26:23.640> R16<00:26:24.640> except
• <00:26:25.200> I um for section 16 on page R16 except I um for section 16 on page R16 except
• Chair, motion to adopt House Section 2, Senate File 2669, Senate Section 2, except House File Section
• 2669, Senate Section 2, Senate File 2669, Senate Section<01:14:19.600> 2,<01:14:19.920> except
• House File Section 4, Section 2, except House File Section 4, line<01:14:22.159> 113.21,<01:14

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > Chief<00:16:08.480> rnek<00:16:09.079> will<00:16:09.680> explain exceptions
• which Chief rnek will explain exceptions which Chief rnek will explain um<00:16:10.880> so<00
• They're not allowed to use political data except for limited purposes for Voting Rights Act compliance
• They're not allowed to use political data except for limited purposes for Voting Rights Act compliance
• They're not allowed to use political data except for limited purposes for Voting Rights Act compliance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:24:27.679> to out there is adding another exception to out there is adding another exception
• that was uh passed previously<00:24:36.760> and<00:24:36.960> one<00:24:37.240> exception
• <00:24:37.679> in previously and one exception in previously and one exception in particular
• c><00:25:13.520> which<00:25:13.640> is<00:25:13.840> recognized additional exception
• which is recognized additional exception which is recognized under<00:25:14.559> the<00:25:14.640

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is how our position counts break out, so I just want to point out that with the exception of any
• We made none except for what was legislatively required of us.
• of any point out that with the exception of any required<00:13:11.760> legislation<00:13:12.480
• <00:13:19.320> we<00:13:19.399> made<00:13:19.680> none<00:13:20.040> except
• prepared for that we made none except prepared for that we made none except for<00:13:20.519>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee convened an informational Division 3 Finance hearing focused on DHHS programmatic issues rather than budget line items. The chair emphasized that members should avoid questions requiring dollar figures and noted that the coming budget cycle would likely be difficult because revenues are expected to be tighter. Commissioner Lori Weaver said the department wanted to use the session to explain its functions at a high level, with more detailed presentations to follow, and to collect questions for later responses. Weaver outlined DHHS’s mission of supporting optimal health for state residents and described the department’s three main responsibilities: protection and prevention, client service delivery, and regulatory oversight. She said DHHS has eight divisions, a $3.6 billion total budget, about $1.217 billion in general funds, roughly a quarter of state positions, and personnel costs that are less than 11% of the budget. She also noted a recent hiring freeze, explained that the department did not request new positions except where required by law, and said vacancy rates had improved from 22% to 14% over the last two years but could rise again because of attrition and the hiring freeze. Weaver and CFO Nathan White then discussed why the DHHS budget is complex, explaining that it is built from multiple funding sources and is shaped by assumptions made months before the fiscal year begins, actual service demand, and cost allocation rules used to draw down federal funds. White highlighted maintenance-of-effort requirements, including TANF, where state spending is needed to secure federal matching funds and shortfalls can trigger penalties. At the committee’s request, DHHS agreed to provide a simplified historical accounting of TANF contributions to show how the match is assembled across positions, contracts, and other factors. The department also reviewed its roadmap, which Weaver described as a framework developed with staff and stakeholders around three themes: culture, community, and customer service. She highlighted priorities such as Mission Zero to end emergency department boarding, expanding access to community-based and residential behavioral health services, reducing reliance on institutional care, improving contract management with nonprofit and provider partners, using data dashboards to guide decisions, and investing in workforce stability and culture. No votes were taken; the main action was DHHS’s commitment to provide additional follow-up materials, including the TANF contribution breakdown.

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• I expect my friend from Marlborough and East Boston would probably take exception with the idea of the
• When it was adopted by town meeting in 1983, the vote was unanimous except for one person who is not
• When it was adopted by town meeting in 1983, the vote was unanimous except for one person who is not
• You have to bring every single thing over there except for the sand. And we're losing that too.
• We're hearing about it from all over the state, and of course Western Massachusetts is no exception.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on a series of bills focused largely on local-option real estate transfer fees and housing funding tools for communities facing severe affordability pressures. Testimony strongly favored bills for Somerville, Concord, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Chatham, and a statewide local-option transfer fee, with speakers arguing that high-end real estate transactions should help fund affordable housing, anti-displacement efforts, workforce housing, and related capital improvements. Elected officials and local housing leaders described rising rents and home prices, investor activity, shrinking year-round housing stock, and difficulty recruiting or retaining teachers, police, health care workers, and other essential employees. Several witnesses emphasized that the proposals would be optional for municipalities, could include exemptions for first-time homebuyers or seniors, and would direct revenue into local affordable housing trust funds or housing banks. Committee members asked questions about who would pay the fee and whether it could make housing less affordable, and supporters responded that the fees would be targeted at higher-value transactions and designed with local flexibility. For Somerville, the delegation and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne backed both a local home rule petition and statewide enabling legislation, saying the city has already used zoning reform, inclusionary zoning, and local housing funds but still needs a new revenue source to address displacement and investor-driven purchases. For Concord, Representative Carmine Gentile and Concord housing advocates supported a home rule petition and the statewide bill, arguing that a modest fee on sales above $1 million could generate predictable revenue for affordable housing production and preservation. One committee exchange focused on whether the fee would affect most Concord sales and whether it would be passed on to buyers; supporters said the policy was intended to shift costs toward higher-value properties and help leverage other funding sources. The committee also heard testimony on House 4105, which would redirect a casino-related revenue stream to the Healthy Incentives Program. Farmers, advocates, and residents said the current funding was originally intended to support horse racing but has not met that goal, and that the money would be better used to support Massachusetts farmers and food-insecure residents through HIP. In a separate bill, Senator Becca Rausch testified in support of Senate 268, which would create a state-level hostile learning environment complaint process for higher education institutions and potentially strip tax exemptions from colleges or universities found to have such environments; she cited anti-Semitic and transphobic incidents on campuses and argued that existing federal protections should be mirrored in state law. The hearing also included testimony on college tuition debt reduction legislation from Senator Michael Moore, who said the bill would allow a deduction for tuition and fees paid to Massachusetts public colleges and universities to ease student debt and support the state’s workforce. A major portion of the hearing focused on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket housing bank proposals. Hospital, school, housing, planning, and municipal officials from Martha’s Vineyard said the island’s year-round housing shortage is harming health care, schools, and the local workforce, and urged approval of a housing bank funded by a local-option transfer fee. Nantucket witnesses made similar arguments, pointing to a very high median home price, a large seasonal housing stock, and the need for a dedicated revenue stream to preserve and create year-round housing. Supporters repeatedly cited the long-running success of the islands’ land banks as evidence that transfer fees can work without harming real estate markets. Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Thomas Moakley Luddy also backed the Cape and Islands transfer-fee bills, saying the region needs bold action and a sustainable local funding source to address its housing crisis.

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• These will be all Senate, except we do have proposal compromise language that will go in House Bill 3
• It's all of page 9 except 3.402, St. Louis Community College Nursing Program.
• Except, that's true, except on page 9, 3.402, St. Louis Community College, that's $400,000. Okay.
• recognize that apart from, I think, other contexts, I might agree with you that it's a quick turnaround, except

Summary: The meeting was a lengthy conference committee review of multiple budget bills, with most of the discussion focused on House Bill 2 and related education funding. Members walked through numerous fund switches and appropriations tied to the foundation formula, blind pension, Capital Commission, Lottery Proceeds, and Classroom Trust funds. Several members urged fully funding the foundation formula or getting as close as possible, while others defended the compromise approach as a way to close the gap with available revenue. The committee also settled a number of education-related items, including child care grants, career ladder, school safety training, assessment pilots, Title I reallocation, parents as teachers language, child care subsidy language, and flex percentages on selected lines. The committee agreed to sign the House Bill 2 conference report after resolving the listed positions and language compromises. The committee then moved through House Bill 3 on higher education, agreeing to most Senate positions and a conference proposal directing the department to develop a new higher education funding model by December 1, 2026. Several members raised concerns about the timeline and whether the model would preserve separate funding buckets for two-year and four-year institutions, but the proposal was retained. House Bill 2004, covering transportation, was also reviewed, with compromises on items such as safety operations, low-volume roads, port funding, and several flex percentages. Members discussed the use of Capital Commission dollars and the status of road and port projects, and the bill was advanced with the agreed positions. House Bill 5, dealing with information technology and administration, generated substantial debate over a new Senate-added language proposal for OA/ITSD. Several members objected that the language was overly prescriptive, resembled a resolution, and could steer the state toward a specific cloud-computing direction or vendor; others said it was intended to create accountability and a plan for better oversight of IT spending. The committee left some items open briefly, then returned with a shorter conference proposal and agreed to distribute it. House Bill 7, House Bill 8, House Bill 9, and House Bill 2010 were also handled, with a mix of Senate, House, and compromise positions on public safety, veterans, agriculture, economic development, and behavioral health items. The committee recessed several times and repeatedly instructed members to sign the conference reports after the agreed changes were read into the record.

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• OKC Spark professional softball team and founder and executive director Tina Floyd for the team's exceptional
• It's just that it's just except in a positive way to the state of Oklahoma.
• Oklahomans, except for some people from Stillwater, love the University of Oklahoma.
• Since we're talking about taxes, it's a very direct comparable program, except it focuses on families
• I'm speaking specifically about effectively... ...a rainy day fund, except it's actually a slush fund

Bills: HB3257, HB3176, HB3544, HB3619, HB3546, HB1782, HB2293, HB4358, HB3081, HB3983, HB3790, HJR1023, HB4139, HB3297, HB3041, HB3673, HB4105, HB3338, HB3048, SR33, SCR21, SCR20, HB4030, HB4031, HB4032, HB4034, HB4036, HB4037, HB4038, HB4040, HB4041, HB4042, HB4043, HB4045, HB4046, HB4047, HB4048, HB4044, HB4050, HB4051, HB4052, HB4053, HB4054, HB4056, HB4057, HB4071, HB4065, HB4067, HB4072, HB2992, HB4338, HB4170

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, social AI companions, minors, emotional attachment, safety protocols, civil penalties, parental controls, geographic information

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• And the last thing I'll mention here is that Congress more recently also introduced an exception to the
• So again, very important to keep in mind that the IMD exclusion is narrow and limited, and exceptions
• And the last thing I'll mention here is that Congress more recently also introduced an exception to the
• So again, very important to keep in mind that the IMD exclusion is narrow and limited, and exceptions
• And there’s this tendency to be willing to make an exception to that rule for the sake of fighting the

Keywords: 908, all

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• An exception to that is with what I think—time's up, but thank you though. Are there any questions?
• properties from an on-site inspection for the three-year period after the most recent inspection, with exceptions
• after but I think I applaud your HOA that you had that kind of extensive training I think that's exceptional
• I got on because they were telling me in my neighborhood I couldn't fly the American flag except on recognized
• They don’t satisfy any of the five authorized exceptions.

Bills: SB1206, SB1254, SB1290, SB1421, SB1432, SB1515, SB1563, SB1641, SB1649, SB1670, SB1671, SB1747

Keywords: storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention, storm chaser, residential construction contract, workers' compensation, joint check, claim solicitation

Summary: The Commerce Committee heard and acted on a long series of bills, with several strike-everything amendments. SB 1421, dealing with restrictions on financial institutions, check cashers, and remittances involving undocumented immigrants, drew strong opposition on constitutional and economic grounds and support from the sponsor as a sovereignty measure; the committee rejected a Villegas affordable-housing striker and gave the bill a due pass recommendation. SB 1254, a continuation/cleanup bill for the Industrial Commission of Arizona and its divisions, was explained as mostly renaming and administrative changes and passed unanimously after adopting the chairman’s striker. SB 1515 created a Public Safety Parity Fund for DPS and corrections retention bonuses funded by investment earnings from the Budget Stabilization Fund; law enforcement witnesses supported it as a needed retention tool, while some members objected to using rainy-day fund interest, and it passed on a split vote. SB 1206 updated homeowner protection rules for adjusters and contractors after disasters, limiting certain conduct during loss events and emergency responses, and passed unanimously after amendment. The committee also approved SB 1563, which continues the Barbering and Cosmetology Board and lowers some fee caps, after testimony that the board protects public health and sanitation. SB 1649 established a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund; a Ripple Labs witness discussed self-custody options for unclaimed crypto, while an Aguilar striker would have required reporting on employers whose workers receive public assistance, but that amendment failed and the underlying bill passed. SB 1290, originally about HOA closed meetings, became a major debate over transparency versus privacy; opponents warned the Carter striker would force disclosure of sensitive member and employee matters, supporters argued HOAs should not take secret action, and the committee adopted both the Aguilar consumer-protection striker and the Carter HOA transparency striker before passing the bill. SB 1670, preempting local contractor licensing and allowing certain journeyman licenses, was amended with a Villegas striker aimed at landlord algorithmic pricing and passed unanimously. The committee continued the Arizona Department of Gaming, Racing, and Boxing/MMA commissions in SB 1671, with the chairman’s amendment narrowing reporting requirements and adding aggregate complaint reporting; the department said it had worked with auditors and supported the bill, which passed. The meeting then moved into SB 1747, beginning discussion of social media application requirements for developers and covered companies, including age verification and parental consent, but the transcript cuts off before further testimony or action on that bill.

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• All of them, with the exception of turquoise hydrogen, use water. Mr.
• Chairman, Representative Smith, all of the colors, with the exception of turquoise hydrogen, use water
• All of the colors, with the exception of turquoise hydrogen, use water as a feedstock.
• All of the colors, with the exception of All of the colors, with the exception of turquoise<00:33:45.200

Bills: HB0120

Keywords: energy production, natural gas, industrial sovereignty, manufacturing, tax exemptions, 916, all

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• There was a bill last year that was virtually identical to this bill, except for one distinct difference
• We evaluated that and thought the Senator had a strikingly good point, frankly, that that exception would
• We decided this year, working with the sponsor, that that exception didn't need to be there.
• But I do know that the board is an exceptional board.
• But I do know that the board is an exceptional board.

Bills: SB246, SB146, SB300, SB301, SB309, SM17

Keywords: massage therapy, licensure, health and safety standards, continuing education, establishment licensing, civil rights, sovereign immunity, damages, public body, lawsuit limitations, legal notice, child welfare, computing infrastructure, data management, Department of Health, appropriation, foster care, Indian children, cultural competency, training services