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• We are being asked to prescribe a cure before we've completed the diagnosis.
• And we're considering all of this, senators, all of this, without a completed fiscal analysis or completed
• It requires presenting a complete solution.
• ... ...our way up to cities, to counties, and the burden is eventually, to a large degree, will fall
• Having completed questions and debate on CS for SB 4F, Senator Avila, the bill be read a third time.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• In order for us to complete our agenda and allow everyone equal time, the rules for witness testimony
• Not that you can't group and say, hey, we want to get veterans a discount—completely allowable, and it's
• got to be publicly noticed, but it's completely allowable.
• Many businesses that receive a complaint or have a suit filed against them are completely caught off
• Although it is not a complete representation of how many businesses have received a CASP inspection,

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. AB 416 would allow emergency room physicians to initiate 5150 mental health holds, with supporters saying it would reduce emergency room bottlenecks and speed care for patients in crisis. County and behavioral health representatives opposed the bill, and some members raised broader concerns about the 5150 system and juvenile placements. The bill was ultimately approved on a do-pass as amended vote. AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Act, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued it would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service, describing the practice as discriminatory and exploitative. Business and industry groups opposed the bill, warning that its language was too broad, could affect discounts and loyalty programs, and would create litigation risk through a private right of action. After discussion about enforcement and possible amendments, the bill passed on a do-pass motion. AB 632 would give local governments a faster way to collect penalties for serious code violations, including unsafe housing, fire hazards, and illegal cannabis activity, by allowing certain fines to become money judgments and clarifying lien authority. It had support from county and city groups and no opposition was voiced in the hearing; the bill passed as amended. ACA 7, a constitutional amendment intended to clarify and limit misuse of Section 31A, also moved forward after brief support testimony. The committee then took up AB 649, which would extend protections for businesses that proactively obtain certified access specialist inspections and fix accessibility violations; the author, a small business owner, and others testified in support, while disability rights groups moved to neutral after amendments. Members discussed the balance between access enforcement and reducing predatory litigation, and the bill was still under consideration as the transcript ended.

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• > agricultural a four-year degree in agricultural a four-year degree in agricultural economics
• in<00:20:26.960> English have a master's degree in English have a master's degree in English
• The training was completely full, and there was a waiting list for attendees to join in.
• The project is on track to be completed.
• project is on track to be completed. project is on track to be completed.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He responded that phase one and two are complete.
• So, >> Uh, phase one and two are complete.
• Those will be complete.
• Those will be complete. This documents. Those will be complete.
• adequate to um complete these projects? adequate to um complete these projects?

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• Well, we invested—I was looking to, I apologize, my notes are not complete here—we put some additional
• It also extends it to parties within the first degree of consanguant. a record owner.
• It also extends it to parties within the first degree of consanguinity, so it could be a record owner's
• This would be completely separate of that. Correct. Okay. All right.
• This would be completely separate of that. Correct. Okay. All right.

Summary: The committee first reviewed several wage-claim and labor-related litigation reports from the Department of Labor and Licensing. Members questioned the department’s authority and jurisdiction, whether it was acting like a court, and why it sought attorney’s fees and costs. Department staff explained that the claims arose under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act and related labor statutes, that the department investigates small wage claims and can file suit when informal resolution fails, and that filing fees are waived by statute though service costs may be incurred. The committee reviewed individual cases, including one where the employer had not proven cash payments, another that had already been paid and dismissed, and a third where service could not yet be completed. The committee then voted to review or batch-file the labor items. The University of Arkansas System then reported on three pending lawsuits under the litigation-notification statute. One case involving a tenured professor alleging age and race discrimination had already been resolved and dismissed after the university re-engaged in discussions about a position. A second case involving a former employee alleging ADA and FMLA retaliation was moving forward after partial dismissal and an answer denying liability. A third case involved a former vendor employee alleging retaliation tied to a parking ticket; members asked about individual-capacity exposure for a university police sergeant, and counsel explained that punitive damages could potentially create personal exposure. The committee reviewed each report. The Department of Finance and Administration presented a proposed tax settlement reducing a sales-and-use tax assessment from about $48,000 to $20,000, with interest and penalties waived, and the committee approved it. The Claims Commission then presented several claims and settlements, including an unpaid salary differential for the Department of Health, reissued warrants, unpaid bills for DHS, and multiple negotiated settlements involving UAMS, Arkansas State Police, and ARDOT; these were generally approved or batched for approval. The most extensive discussion involved a settlement between the Teacher Retirement System and Tetronics International Limited in liquidation, arising from losses tied to the failed Blue Oak project; members questioned the company’s liquidation status, the prior investment loss, and why the matter was settling for $65,000, and the committee ultimately affirmed the settlement. The committee also heard a disputed tax-sale claim involving the Commissioner of State Lands, where a claimant argued that excess proceeds from a 2009 tax sale should have gone to her family rather than escheating to the county. After testimony from the claimant and counsel, members debated sovereign immunity, heirship, and whether the committee could or should award the $4,200 overage. The motion was amended and then replaced with a motion to hold the matter over for further review in a future joint session, which passed. Finally, the committee considered an appeal by Andrew Simpson challenging dismissal of his claim against the Arkansas Court of Appeals; after Simpson and court staff explained the underlying dispute, the committee reviewed the dismissal and the matter was held over for further consideration.

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• We hope to have that completed before the end of this year.
• To me, a complete aquifer map really needs to include these four bullet points: 1.
• So those are the four things that a complete aquifer map includes.
• Basically, the goal here is to complete aquifer characterization.
• Areas of the state are completely lacking in metering.

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• Or buying food just to earn their degrees.
• Evidence of a completed packet so the school can receive ADA funds for 17 instructional days.
• We often get derailed in our conversations when we talk completely about the charter school systems.
• And what we've heard today is 180 degree shift. And it's something that we haven't even seen yet.
• We We have completed over 400 bills.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I mean, I think one of the things about the situation we find ourselves in is the degree to which we've
• Is that true of China where they have said the U.S. is unilaterally bullying and completely groundless
• Let me ask this question because this one's based completely on fact on something I think you look at
• Do you think Congress should be completely left out of the process?
• Do you really think that he has the power under an emergency degree to reorder the treaty?

Keywords: tariffs, Trump administration, economy, public testimony, trade policy, market access, export controls

Summary: The meeting focused on various significant topics concerning the recent tariff policies and their wide-ranging implications on the American economy. Members expressed their concerns regarding the negative impact of increased tariffs as proposed by the Trump administration, with specific emphasis on how families might suffer from higher costs and market access issues. The discussion was lively, with members questioning the clarity of the tariff plan and raising concerns about its potential effects on small businesses and American exports.

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• These are things an apprenticeship program, a college degree, a certification that you don't go in having
• an apprenticeship program, a uh um a an apprenticeship program, a uh um a college<00:24:58.799> degree
• , uh a certification that college degree, uh a certification that you<00:25:01.679> don't<00:25
• > then<00:36:31.920> allows<00:36:32.320> you<00:36:32.480> to license a degree
• that then allows you to license a degree that then allows you to take<00:36:32.800> it<00:36:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• A year later, in 2020, Phase 1 of the park was complete, which consisted of a playground, a basketball
• Two years later, in 2022, the plan and budget is complete.
• Two years later, in 2022, the plan and budget is complete.
• My name is Ree Flores, and I am a student at the University of Hawaiʻi, pursuing my bachelor's degree
• You said it completely right. Thank you. Aloha, Chair, members of the committee.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs met on February 13 and heard testimony on three measures before taking up decision-making. On SB 1410, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands supported the bill as a practical way to require counties to timely respond when DHHL seeks transfer of infrastructure or facilities, and the chair later recommended passage without amendment. The committee adopted that recommendation, with Senator Ihara excused. The committee then heard extensive testimony on SB 1549, which would help fund the Kahili Homestead community’s planned multi-service center and park improvements. DHHL supported the measure, and community witnesses described a 16-year planning process, prior grant and developer funding, completed phase-one park work, and the need for state bonding to complete phase two. Members asked about community engagement, fundraising, and whether the design included features such as a lāʻau garden, Hōlua mound, imu hall, craft pavilion, and space for Native Hawaiian games and lua practice. The chair recommended passage of SB 1549 unamended, and the committee adopted the recommendation. The committee also considered SB 903, described as a housekeeping bill to create a vehicle for continued funding of OHA after the current working group sunsets. The chair recommended passage with amendments incorporating the contents of proposed Senate Draft 1 and recommittal to the Hawaiian Affairs committee, and that recommendation was adopted. The meeting then shifted to a joint hearing with Transportation and Culture and the Arts on SB 614, relating to Hawaiian Independence Day, and SB 1051, relating to Hawaiian History Month. Testimony on SB 614 was largely supportive, emphasizing cultural recognition and education, though one witness from Hawaii Sovereignty Studies opposed it; the Office of Collective Bargaining said it did not yet know the cost. SB 1051 also drew support, with testimony stressing the importance of teaching the history of the overthrow and Hawaiian sovereignty. Both bills were advanced with amendments, including technical changes and effective dates, and both committees adopted the chair’s recommendations.

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• The second part of this rule is to complete. Kids’ Medicaid.
• Do we have a timeline for when that update may be completed? Should be any day now. Any day?
• And so it was the intent to reward the services rather than the position of degree, if you will, at an
• additional degree.
• The act is well written and complete, and a rule is not necessary for us to enforce the act.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• where a car recklessly drove into one of our neighborhood entrances and hit a resident's mailbox, completely
• And so, what is third-degree forgery? What does it carry? I'm not sure, senator.
• Any person with intent to obtain that they perhaps did not complete that task, not saying That any ill
• responders, and so I would never have thought of that as a situation, but they want to be able to complete
• So I have completely reviewed the bill, and we certainly would not want to pass something that would

Bills: SB1226, SB1456, SB1462, SB1463, SB1980, SB1479, SB1608, SB1923, HB2979, HB2980, HB3662, HB4107, HB3082, HB2997, HB3083, HB3055, HB2951

Keywords: motor vehicle, accident, notification, liability, civil action, gender neutral, SB1456, Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence, sunset extension, sunset law, breath alcohol testing, DUI, DWI, drunk driving, drug testing, chemical testing, field sobriety, roadside screening, blood test, saliva test

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• HB 3709 will standardize the audit process, regardless of how... ...completion of the audit.
• This is complete vote dilution. I was a voter in that election in Florence.
• workers and candidates, but they allow folks with felony convictions, including first- or second-degree
• Right now, the offense of illegal voting is a second-degree felony, but election fraud is only a Class
• new governor's list of foreign adversaries, and companies on the governor's list that have also completed

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard several House bills, with most measures left pending after testimony and later taken up in a batch of votes. Early in the meeting, HB 5624 on liability protections for motocross/off-road vehicle tracks, HB 223 on requiring competitive procurement for municipal lobbying contracts, HB 3709 on post-election audit procedures, and HB 5081 on protecting personal information of judicial officers and court staff were all discussed and left pending after testimony. Witnesses on HB 223 supported greater transparency in municipal lobbying contracts. HB 3709 drew sharp opposition from an election integrity advocate who argued the bill would reduce precinct-level granularity and make it harder to detect ballot errors, while a Secretary of State resource witness said the bill would simplify and standardize the audit process by location. HB 5081 received strong support from court administration and a district judge who described prior threats and an attack tied to publicly available personal information. The committee also heard HB 3546 on allowing school districts to move elections to November, HB 493 on barring certain felony offenders from serving as poll watchers, HB 5115 on increasing penalties for election fraud and related conduct, HB 4081 on trade secret filing procedures, HB 3909 on limiting restrictions on wireless devices at polling places, HB 2702 on limiting gubernatorial closure authority for certain veterans organizations during pandemics, HB 119 on foreign adversary lobbying, and HB 5138 on the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes. Several of these bills were explained with committee substitutes and then left pending before final action. Testimony on HB 493 and HB 5115 came from an election integrity advocate who supported both bills, saying the poll watcher restriction was appropriately narrowed and that the election fraud bill would help address invalid votes and refusal to count valid votes. Later, the committee took up pending business and voted out a large number of bills, generally along party lines or with broad support. HB 186 on minors’ social media use, HB 229, HB 2885, HB 3909 as substituted, HB 4285, HB 1661, HB 2820, HB 3181, HB 4157, HB 223, HB 521, HB 640, HB 1234, HB 2253, HB 2294, HB 3053, HB 3697 as substituted, HB 4281, HB 4463, HB 4995, HB 5081 as substituted, HB 5624 as substituted, HB 119 as substituted, HB 3225, HB 5138 as substituted, HB 5115, HB 481 as substituted, HB 3546, HB 493, and HB 4145 were reported favorably to the full Senate, with several also placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted committee substitutes for multiple bills, including HB 3909, HB 5081, HB 5624, HB 119, HB 5138, and HB 481. At the end, the chair noted another committee meeting would likely be needed before deadlines, possibly on a weekend, and recessed the committee subject to the call of the chair.

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• AB 2694, Alvarez, statewide baccalaureate degree program, do pass on a B roll call.
• is deemed approved after 30 days, provided all necessary environmental and technical reviews are complete
• AB 1858, Lowenthal, joint associate's degree pilot, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1858 Lowenthal Joint Associates degree pilot, that's a due pass out on an A roll call.
• amendments to limit the community college provision to only those already offering bachelor's programs or degrees

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.

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• heat, and even more so increasingly, because right now, you know, this week we've experienced 90 degrees
• heat, and even more so increasingly, because right now, you know, this week we've experienced 90 degrees
• We're down to 30 days, and we have abandoned the flea and tick completely.
• A reinstatement process for the students who have already completed their disciplinary action.
• A reinstatement process for the students who have already completed their disciplinary action.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• That's what sorry, I completely forgot.
• a case is complete which makes sense. a case is complete which makes sense.
• And then statute 493 A1A in any degree.
• <05:28:55.120> on today that the focus is completely on today that the focus is completely
• So somehow if the parent time degree.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The first phase was completed back in February of 2024, and there's a link in your packet so you can
• The first phase was completed back in February of 2024, and there's a link in your packet so you can
• The first phase was completed back in February of 2024, and there's a link in your packet so you can
• <00:09:45.240> back<00:09:45.480> in first phase was completed back in first phase
• even been able to respond um to complete even been able to respond um to complete a<01:09:58.120

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from DHS on its early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention (EIDBI) study and related licensing proposal. Christy Grom explained that EIDBI is a Medical Assistance state plan service for children and young adults under 21 with autism or related conditions, and that DHS’s multi-phase evaluation included standards review, community engagement, and a comparison with other states. She said the service is important but that DHS identified gaps in oversight, including stretched clinical supervision, providers affiliated with many centers, out-of-state providers, and rapid growth in enrollment that has outpaced current monitoring capacity. DHS’s main recommendation was to create a provisional license for EIDBI in Chapter 245A as an immediate step, with later work toward full licensing standards. The proposal would let DHS identify controlling individuals, disqualify ineligible people, investigate maltreatment, suspend or revoke licenses, require background studies and qualifications before service delivery, move EIDBI providers into a higher-risk category for revalidation, and make DHS the lead investigative agency for maltreatment. DHS also recommended statutory standards for supervision, caseloads, training, and documentation, while emphasizing the need to balance oversight with continued access to services. Grom said the provisional licensure proposal is part of the governor’s budget and that DHS hopes to begin implementation in 2025, with a possible full license start date in 2028. Testifiers then spoke in support of EIDBI while urging the committee to preserve access and include more community input. Ana Hagi Muhammad, a parent of three autistic children and a Somali community advocate, said EIDBI has been beneficial for her family and that community organizations serving Somali families have not been sufficiently engaged in DHS’s process. Ana Muhammad, a Black mother of a young autistic child, said ABA has helped her son with communication, self-regulation, and independence, and asked that discussions reflect the diversity of family experiences. Committee members asked testifiers to keep remarks brief and to identify which modality they use, and the chair indicated the committee would continue hearing from additional testifiers before further discussion.

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• And about 66 students have completed some of the initial programming and earned certificates.
• Students aren't able to get all of the course sections they need to complete timely.
• So while we didn't complete necessarily a replacement, we have exceeded the undergraduate enrollment
• In the case of the ESL literacy program, state funding will completely run out June 30th.
• We were able to complete part one during the morning, and we had public testimony for that.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• If you want examples of educational pursuits that do not lead necessarily to jobs, look at my two degrees
• And we're going to stay right there because I have one of those theology degrees too.
• And to be fully disclosed, I also have a public administration degree. So we're right there.
• You know, I hesitate to say that people with political science degrees like that necessarily lead on
• requirements for the 440 customer service representative license to allow a high school student to complete

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• standing with another state to apply for a Kentucky license without having to retake the test or complete
• goal of 60 by 30 says we'd like for 60% of the citizens in the Commonwealth to have a postsecondary degree
• our residents having that to hit 60% of our residents having that postsecondary<00:38:20.400> degree
• degree or credential by<00:38:22.120> the<00:38:22.240> year<00:38:22.440> 2030.
• Those students now only get a completion certificate. They do not get a diploma.

Keywords: 958, all