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• Jennifer Grepe, Parent Voices California, and thousands of parents across the state, in strong support
• Jennifer Grepe, Parent Voices, California, and thousands of parents across the state in strong support
• It also extends that same protection to unmarried surviving spouses, ensuring that families are not displaced

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard several bills dealing with tax policy, local revenue authority, consumer protections, and incentives for development. AB 1726 would create catastrophe savings accounts for homeowners to save pre-tax dollars for disaster mitigation and recovery costs; it drew support from the Department of Insurance and the California Bankers Association, while the California Teachers Association opposed it because of the General Fund and Prop. 98 impact. The bill was referred to suspense. AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties to ask voters to approve local transaction and use taxes to offset projected federal funding cuts affecting health care and safety-net services; it received broad support from health providers and county representatives, opposition from one member and a resident, and passed the committee 5-2 to the Assembly Local Government Committee. The committee also considered AB 1790, which would repeal the Waters Edge corporate tax election and require worldwide combined reporting for multinational corporations. The author and supporters argued it would close a loophole, raise several billion dollars annually, and help fund schools, Medi-Cal, and other programs; opponents warned of double taxation, compliance burdens, retaliation from foreign governments, and job losses. After extensive testimony and member debate, the bill was referred to suspense. AB 2020 would provide a full property tax exemption for the primary residence of 100% disabled veterans and surviving spouses, and AB 2069 would create a targeted sales and use tax exemption to spur development projects at fairgrounds; both measures had support from sponsors and related organizations, no opposition, and were referred to suspense. Finally, AB 2705 would regulate third-party “asset finders” who help claim excess proceeds from tax sales by requiring written agreements, disclosure that claims can be filed free with the county, and a cap on fees at 10%. County officials and local government groups supported the bill as a consumer protection measure, while recovery companies and related firms opposed it, arguing the work is complex and the cap would reduce access to services. The committee moved AB 2705 to the Assembly floor on a 4-0 vote.

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• My name is Amy Litzinger, and I am representing myself and Texas Parent to Parent, which is a statewide
• I need to survive. Thank you. I appreciate your testimony. Members, any comments? Senator Alvarado.
• I'm Linda Litzinger, the advocacy director at Texas Parent to Parent, a statewide non-profit serving

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The ranchers are doing everything they can to try to survive and live in this atmosphere because we have
• As you know, in statute currently, we have the Parent Bill of Rights, and it declares all parental rights
• are exclusively reserved to a minor child's parent without obstruction or interference from the state
• Thank you. ...children without the knowledge of their parents. Therefore, I vote aye.
• So to assume that all parents might react in a compassionate way, to make this assumption that we can

Summary: The House convened, approved the prior journal, received gubernatorial communications, and then moved into an additional Committee of the Whole to consider Senate bills on two calendars. In that committee, members adopted floor and committee amendments and reported SB 1100, SB 1160, and SB 1178 out as amended. On the second calendar, the committee considered SB 1200, SB 1560, SB 1627, and SB 1723, adopting amendments on SB 1200, SB 1627, and SB 1723 and reporting all four measures out, while SB 1725 was retained on the calendar. The House then adopted the committee reports and sent the amended bills to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. The chamber then took up a long series of third-reading votes. Several bills passed with recorded votes and some member explanations focused on public safety, parental rights, school safety, health care, local control, property rights, and wildlife management. Among the measures that passed were SB 1013, SB 1015, SB 1046, SB 1094, SB 1095, SB 1124, SB 1186, SB 1214, SB 1275, SB 1280, SB 1315, SB 1318, SB 1205 on reconsideration, SB 1327, SB 1416, SB 1418, SB 1582, SB 1613, SB 1662, SB 1664, SB 1670, SB 1711, SB 1741, SB 1821, and several concurrent memorials. A number of bills failed, including SB 1052, SB 1170, SB 1457, SB 1074, SB 1540, SB 1649, and SB 1663. Debate on several bills drew pointed partisan and policy disagreements. Members opposing health-related bills argued they targeted LGBTQ people or medical decision-making, while supporters framed them as protecting children or bodily autonomy. On SB 1170, members said the bill contained a drafting error that would create extreme penalties and strain prison capacity. On SB 1280, supporters and opponents split over Mexican gray wolf management and federal conservation efforts. On SB 1199, the Salt River horse herd bill, members discussed herd management, heritage, property impacts, and a required emergency clause; it passed with the needed two-thirds majority. The House also adopted a group concurrence motion on numerous House bills and passed several House bills on final reading, including HB 2013, HB 2016, HB 2028, HB 2086, HB 2118, HB 2140, HB 2170, HB 2226, HB 2244, HB 2248, HB 2249, HB 2327, HB 2379, HB 2380, and others, forwarding them to the Governor.

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• The ranchers are doing everything they can to try to survive and live in this atmosphere because we have
• As you know, in statute currently, we have the Parent Bill of Rights, and it declares all parental rights
• are exclusively reserved to a minor child's parent without obstruction or interference from the state
• Children without the knowledge of their parents. Therefore, I vote aye. Members, please vote.
• So to assume that all parents might react in a compassionate way, to make this assumption that we can

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• in regards to our foster parent Again, we have over 2,000 kids in care.
• Do you know the equivalent qualifications of your foster parents?
• Foster parents are paid $21 to $24 a day, and they are providing 24-hour care.
• , the treatment foster parents, and the workers who have left...
• parents.

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• Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 25-419 relating to legal decision-making and parenting
• an act amending Title 25, Chapter 103, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to domestic relations, parents
• Sending money home to help your parent buy food or your child to attend school should not be a crime.
• of the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding Section 25-4-19, relating to legal decision-making and parenting
• I think there's about 110,000 parents out there, plus, who would be happy to argue the point that this

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I’m also parenting my only son, who will be starting preschool this year.
• I found myself wandering in the streets for 2 weeks trying to do everything I could do to survive.
• I went back wandering through the streets again trying to survive for the next 3 months.
• I did what I learned to do when I was first kicked out of my home in order to survive, picking out food
• is right there is good parenting is right there is breaking<00:50:55.720> the<00:50:55.800>

Bills: HF4234, HF3697, HF1183, HF4738

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation

Summary: The committee first adopted the April 14, 2026 minutes as amended, correcting a misspelling in the reference to Chair Davids. It then heard House File 4234, a tax-exempt bonding/affordable housing bill from Representative Rey Rower, and adopted a technical A1 amendment before laying the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. The bill would conform Minnesota law to recent federal changes to low-income housing tax credit rules by lowering the amount of tax-exempt bonds needed for projects to qualify, with the stated goal of spreading bond allocations across more projects and increasing affordable housing production without additional state funds. Testimony in support came from the bill author, the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, and Mary Tingerthal, who said the change would increase efficiency in the use of federal bond authority and could raise the number of funded housing projects from about 16 to 25 per year, bringing in roughly $120 million more annually for housing. Members discussed where the benefits would be felt statewide, including greater Minnesota and larger metro areas, and the author said the bill would help address shortages in affordable and senior housing. The committee took no final vote on the bill, instead laying it over. The committee next heard House File 3697 from Vice Chair Norris, which would change Minnesota’s tax refund claim timelines to better align with federal law and most other states. The author and a tax attorney testifier said the bill would reduce confusion and help taxpayers, especially vulnerable individuals who may overpay or be overassessed and then miss the current deadline to seek refunds. The Department of Revenue said it had no concerns with the language and did not oppose the bill, and the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Finally, the committee began hearing House File 4738 from Representative Keeler, a Safe Harbor funding proposal for victims of sex trafficking and sexually exploited youth. The author described Safe Harbor as a statewide program serving youth across Minnesota and said the committee should consider creative funding options, but Chair Davids stated the proposed funding source would not work because it would take money from women’s sports scholarships. Testifiers from Lake House in Duluth and a former Safe Harbor youth described the program’s impact on homeless and trafficked youth, including shelter, mental health services, education, and transition to adulthood. The hearing continued with testimony, but no action was taken in the portion provided.

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• We don't recognize who we are outside of the uniform, and just to go outside and survive knowing that
• It teaches parents to implement successful parenting techniques.
• And parents sleep easier at night knowing that they will be able to care for their children.
• Benefits following certain parental truancy convictions.
• Texas parents want answers.

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB1, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• We get calls like that a lot, and it's absolutely devastating to tell a parent that your 30-year-old
• These are real people, parents, professionals, and caregivers. Not just cases on paper.
• These are real people, parents, professionals, and caregivers right here in our state trying to rebuild
• insurance coverage for cognitive rehabilitation would give so many others the same chance not just to survive

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• We also want to make sure that you know, an upset parent in a A divorce proceeding should not allow false
• Chairs, parent to close. Stigalla declares the vote. Zero nay. The bill has passed.
• It allows for our faith-based organizations to be part of the process for finding foster parents and
• Members Before we get announcements and introductions, congratulations on surviving the first deadline

Bills: HB3407, HB1242, HJR1081, HB3443, HB3781, HB1939, HB4237, HB3430, HB3321, HB3905, HB3329, HB4253, HB4421, HB4311, HJR1046, HB2015, HB3244, HB4265, HB3941, HB4203, HB2941, HB3695, HB3380, HB3132, HB3673, HB3134, HB3383, HB4490, HB4058

Keywords: property rights, abandoned homes, manufactured homes, notification, salvage, real estate, Oklahoma Tax Commission, landowner liability, redemption, HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, agriculture

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• But let's talk about our veterans with PTSD who take these to survive the day or to go to sleep.
• court-appointed attorney is provided, including guardianship and conservatorship cases, termination of parental
• In juvenile cases, if we prohibited attorneys from talking to the victim, if the parent is the Representative
• Gottlieb: Victim, it prohibits the lawyer from reaching out to the parent of the victim for purpose

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• - and 17-year-old students experiencing homelessness and who are not in the physical custody of a parent
• - and 17-year-old students experiencing homelessness and who are not in the physical custody of a parent
• She would later raise her family on the reservation alongside her parents.
• Rina is survived by two sisters, four children, 17 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, her best friend

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, offered a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then spent much of the session on guest introductions recognizing visitors, community college delegations, students, caregivers, a retired Assembly staff member, and a championship high school football team. Members also observed an adjournment in memory for Alex Preddy, a VA nurse killed in Minnesota, and later for Kathy Wooten and Rowena Ramos. The chamber then moved through the daily file and third reading file, with several items passed, retained, or continued. Among the bills taken up, AB 34 on renewable portfolio standard exemptions for publicly owned utilities passed 55-0; AB 35 to accelerate implementation of Proposition 4 climate resilience funds passed 62-0; AB 52 on food and agriculture equity passed 50-6; AB 72 creating an EV economic opportunity zone passed 58-0; AB 96 removing a diploma requirement for Medi-Cal peer support specialists passed 55-0; AB 230 extending Pierce’s disease control programs passed 64-0; AB 277 requiring background checks for behavioral health employees passed 59-0; AB 647 clarifying a county RV disposal pilot passed 54-0; AB 664 authorizing limited bachelor’s programs at Southwestern Community College passed 60-1; AB 673 creating a support grant for unaccompanied homeless youth passed 55-1; AB 710 on dynamic electricity pricing passed 54-0; AB 748 streamlining pre-approved housing plans passed 65-0; AB 767 expanding protections around sexually violent predator placements near schools and daycares passed 65-0; AB 883 protecting officials’ personal information from data brokers passed 66-0; AB 946 expanding 30x30 conservation efforts to urban areas passed 65-0; AB 1054 creating a deferred retirement option program for CHP and Cal Fire passed 61-1; AB 1070 on missing middle housing code simplification passed 66-0; AB 1159 strengthening student data privacy passed 54-4; AB 1204 revising the Local Control Funding Formula passed 54-1; AB 1265 extending the historic building tax credit passed 64-0; AB 1349 banning speculative ticketing passed 61-0; AB 1359 allowing seniors 80+ to opt out of jury service without a doctor’s note passed 67-1; AB 643 on organic waste procurement credits passed 48-4; AB 685 creating a small business resiliency fund passed 63-0; AB 714 tightening oversight of commercial driving programs passed 65-1; and AB 805 establishing a youth apprenticeship bridge program passed 66-0. Several other items were passed and retained or continued without debate. Debate on AB 1054 drew the sharpest disagreement, with opponents warning about pension costs and supporters arguing it would help retain experienced CHP officers and firefighters. AB 767 also prompted strong comments about public safety and placement of sexually violent predators in rural communities. On AB 1349, supporters from both parties backed the anti-speculative ticketing bill as consumer protection, while AB 664 drew support from members emphasizing access to higher education in underserved regions. The Assembly then adjourned until January 29, 2026, after announcing upcoming session dates and recording a few vote changes from the dais.

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• benefits, nutritional assistance. assistance, and the things that our children and families need to survive
• Hicks is here in her position as a planned parent, and that is who she is here representing.
• Maybe I shouldn't do that bill because it's a responsibility of the parent to pay further for their hearing
• We've had parents picked up at drop-off at the school bus sites and recently there was a disabled student

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• Who here wants to go home and tell their constituent parents and farmers that they had a chance to feed
• Creating local jobs and supporting parents who rely on local schools. to feed their kids fresh locally
• And giving struggling parents one less thing to worry about while the people of California faces growing
• I survived off this type of meals.

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• Well, the chances of survival go down by 10%.
• How would they represent what New Mexico parents actually want for their children, rather than their
• I didn't hear parents or community leaders listed in the vision of who would be appointed.
• Parents, you need to get more involved in your kids' education.

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• does the parent get the misdemeanor? does the parent get the misdemeanor?
• The parent is innocent. innocent. The parent is innocent.
• virtual. the parent virtual. the parent >> the<03:46:51.199> parent<03:46:51.680>
• >> No parent knows.
• believe as parents is not being parents believe as parents is not being parents is<03:54:03.279>

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• For some, especially working parents, rural residents, tribal members,...
• Those who are left behind when their parents deploy hurt and experience pain.
• And their parents choose public schools.
• You have parents that are coming and going.
• Those parents have a right to determine the education that their kids are going to have.

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• , is about families, working parents, is about families, working parents, seniors,<00:16:01.040><
• too soon who deserves and needs the benefits that allow them to survive.
• Social Security is not a survive.
• > disruptions Parents are concerned about disruptions Parents are concerned about disruptions
• That's what the American dream parents.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <01:28:27.600> in ability to communicate with parents in ability to communicate with parents
• leadership we needed uh to survive leadership we needed uh to survive really.<01:57:30.560> Even
• Uh some of the parents in my comment.
• Uh, and parents in my milk carton.
• <02:59:04.560> has school and so since then the parent has school and so since then the parent

Bills: SB2613, SB2147

Keywords: public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property

Summary: The committee heard SB 2613, a cleanup bill relating to public school land transfers under Act 307 (2022), which revises tax map key references and the conveyance process for properties transferred to the Department of Education. The Hawaii State Public Library System supported the measure, saying it would complete the long-unfinished separation of the library system from DOE property control and make future building projects more efficient and cost-effective. DOE also supported the bill and requested an amendment to remove TMK 43-62 parcel 10, the Wilcox Elementary School parcel, so that it could instead be transferred to the county for use with the adjacent park and tennis courts. Members focused heavily on why land transfers and construction approvals have been slow, especially the need for right-of-entry documents and an MOA for a library construction project. Library and DOE witnesses said the delays stemmed from site-control issues and confusion over property status, and that the bill would clarify which parcels are transferred by operation of law and remove the need for additional transactional documents in many cases. Several members questioned whether the bill actually changes authority or simply clarifies existing practice, and DOE said it wanted legislative clarity so the transfers are unmistakably effective on a date certain. The committee also discussed a separate section of the bill dealing with public use of school facilities after hours, including parking fees on property under DOE jurisdiction. DOE explained that any parking charges would apply only to property it controls, not county roads, and that fees are set through existing facility-use procedures. Members raised concerns about the pace of land transfers generally and urged DOE to move more expeditiously on pending parcels. The hearing then moved on to SB 2147, which would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the library system testified in support as the committee began that measure.

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• The world was naive, and we imagined surviving.
• I thank each and every foster parent, caregiver, youth advocate, youth counselor, and child welfare worker
• Most parents have even felt compelled to go so far as to remove their students from California public
• at this bill, each of us, as my colleague mentioned, not just as legislators but fundamentally as parents
• and I just would like to say that those of us the sit-in privacy committee have seen a string of parents

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