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• We will address the removal from the consent calendar.
• Next, we will go to consent calendar.
• The consent calendar is adopted. We will now move on to the regular calendar.
• This bill sought to establish a tax credit for businesses for documented tariff-related costs.
• that were removed from the consent that were removed from the consent calendar.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Because we will never consent to our own subjugation.
• Because we will never consent to free.
• <00:57:03.040> find came to this country documented find came to this country documented find
• Madam Speaker, there is costs without their consent. Since 2019, costs without their consent.
• And that's because it falls short of a document that could have been produced.

Keywords: 981, all

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• people that just have anti-immigrant hate, and they don't think any immigrants should be here, documented
• are people that just have anti-immigrant hate, and they don't think any immigrants should be here documented
• So I've fought my entire career to even in talking with prosecutors, like they think that she's consenting
• So I've fought my entire career to even in talking with prosecutors, like they think that she's consenting

Summary: The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met with a quorum and heard a series of Senate bills, generally receiving sponsor explanations and, in most cases, no public testimony. SB 2595 would create a Class B misdemeanor for harassing, threatening, or intimidating someone while intentionally concealing identity with a mask, with broad affirmative defenses for legitimate mask use; SB 1980 would increase penalties for assaulting peace officers, parole officers, and community supervision officers and add related presumptions and interference protections; and SB 1896 would require magistrates to issue emergency protective orders in certain family violence, sexual assault, stalking, and aggravated cases, with law enforcement required to provide needed information. All three were left pending. The committee also heard SB 955, which increases trafficking of persons from a second-degree to a first-degree felony when the victim was recruited from a correctional facility, and SB 614, which would let the Texas Forensic Science Commission refer dismissed complaints to the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs when they reference a prior FSC report; both were left pending. Members then heard several forensic and criminal procedure bills. SB 1372 would resolve a discovery/access conflict involving the DPS crime lab portal by limiting portal access to defense attorneys rather than defendants directly, prompting questions from members about access for pro se defendants; DPS’s chief crime lab witness testified neutrally. SB 1936 would change the LSD “abuse unit” definition for unmarked/unperforated paper from a square-measurement method to a 10-milligram weight standard, and SB 1937 would require a subject matter expert from the testing lab to participate in pretrial meetings in capital cases involving biological evidence to help identify viable testing and conserve resources. SB 2580 would lower the population threshold for sheriff’s departments to independently use tracking equipment and access certain communications from 3.3 million to 500,000, expanding the authority beyond Harris County; it was described as a public safety and emergency response measure and left pending. The committee also considered SB 2798, which would extend the statute of limitations for certain financial crimes from three years to seven years, with testimony from a Montgomery County assistant district attorney supporting the change because fraud is often discovered late. SB 1099 would increase penalties for felony offenses committed by undocumented or unauthorized aliens, but drew strong opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project, which argued immigration is a federal matter and that the bill would create difficult and potentially unfair status determinations for local courts; members raised concerns about the lack of an expert-testimony requirement. SB 1278 would create an affirmative defense to prostitution prosecution for trafficking victims compelled by their traffickers to commit the conduct, and testimony from advocates and a member’s personal account emphasized the coercive, traumatic nature of trafficking; members discussed whether the defense should be narrower or framed as mitigation, and the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 127 would extend the statute of limitations for failure to report or conceal child abuse, with members discussing mandatory reporting duties and the need to allow more time for delayed discovery of cover-ups; it too was left pending before the committee adjourned.

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• And it's a good historical document. So, with that, I moved to pass and stammer questions.
• They would have to produce documentation, you know, birth certificates that show their lineage.
• Senator Stanley, asking him his consent to strike the title without objection.

Bills: SB2026, SB1376, SB1355, SB2115, SB1533

Keywords: military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, Oklahoma National Guard, education assistance, military benefits, dependents, CareerTech Assistance Act, burial grant, memorial headstone, eligibility requirements, funding, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, fiscal management, state law, veteran burial, burial assistance, indigent veterans

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• Senate Bill 1853 by West relating to an action to determine the status of certain documents or instruments
• Senate Bill 1914 by Eckhardt relating to consent by County Commissioners for the creation of certain
• Bill 1953 by Campbell relating to the inclusion of a person's biological sex on certain government documents

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• Discharge planning on the Marchman Act must now include documents.
• This discharge planning on the Marchman Act must now include documenting the individual's needs as well
• sometimes intercede on behalf of their loved ones or as a professional when they're incompetent to consent
• serve as the foundation for consistent implementation of the law by setting minimum standards for documentation

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive an update from the Florida Department of Children and Families on implementation of House Bill 7021, which revised the Baker Act and Marchman Act and was funded with a $50 million appropriation. Deputy Assistant Secretary Bill Hardin reported that the department has updated reference guides, training, administrative rules, and forms; launched regional behavioral health collaboratives; and created the Office of Children’s Behavioral Health Ombudsman. He said early data show continued declines in Baker Act use, high diversion rates from involuntary examinations through 988, mobile response teams, and care coordination, along with generally positive provider feedback on changes such as allowing psychiatric nurses to initiate emergency treatment orders and clarifying the 72-hour examination period. Hardin also described Marchman Act changes, including a streamlined petition process, remote testimony, improved discharge planning, and a new annual data report. He said the department has completed or is completing multiple training courses for providers and law enforcement, and has adopted or is finalizing numerous rules and forms. He reported that the regional collaboratives are identifying common statewide needs such as service capacity, resource sharing, funding flexibility, and peer support, while the ombudsman office is handling complaints and helping families navigate services. Members asked about whether the current funding is sufficient, future budget needs, outreach for the new ombudsman office, and services for juveniles. Hardin said DCF has posted legislative budget requests for additional forensic FACT services and short-term residential treatment beds, including children’s beds, and noted the ombudsman office is staffed with two FTEs and supported through existing complaint-management and regional systems. He said outreach is being done through regional collaboratives and coordination with other agencies, especially the Department of Education, and that juvenile transport and placement issues have improved with the new law. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• He said all the documentation was in place.
• And they lost all of, like, their documents.
• And they were trying to get, like, a new document and get all their IDs.
• And they lost all of, like, their documents.
• So we'll wait a document it, but that's the honest case. Okay.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Well, while we're on the record, the Texas Exchange would document that. ...while we're on the record
• issue escalated with platforms hosting applications that use AI to digitally undress photos without consent
• artificial intimate visual material, defining it as computer-generated intimate content created without consent
• they produce, solicit, disclose, or promote artificial visual material without the depicted person's consent

Bills: HB4922, HB4713, HB4256, HB872, HB1571, HB4266, HB4559, SB251, SB441, SB1719

Keywords: healthcare liability, emergency medical care, standard of proof, negligence, legal reforms, Texas General Arbitration Act, arbitration, binding arbitration, statute of limitations, limitations period, tolling, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 16.073, alternative dispute resolution, ADR, civil procedure, lawsuit filing, court jurisdiction, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, procedural law

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• We can help with applications and governance to get their documents in order.
• Those are the five documents. It really tears off of four; that's why we did it this way.
• These documents, I know Nat just went through a lot. It's a complicated settlement.
• Those documents were filed with a special master on August 29th.
• There's a lot in all these documents. What does it actually mean for New Mexico?

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• You held up a couple of documents there.
• And as you know, the Education Committee passed it 18 to 0, and it was on consent in the House.
• <05:15:01.958> that you know if you have documentation that you know if you have documentation
• allegations upload your documentation allegations upload your documentation and<05:15:17.080>
• <05:15:29.440> so know if we had that doc documentation so know if we had that doc documentation

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division 2 work session first took up HB 506, a bill dealing with the return of seized firearms. Members discussed how the measure would shift background-check processing for firearm returns through the Department of Safety, while the physical firearms would still remain with local police unless State Police had taken custody. The department said the bill would change which cases come to it, and members clarified that the bill concerns the background-check decision rather than possession of the firearms. The committee then voted OTP on HB 506 FN by a 7-0 roll call. The committee next discussed HB 671, establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. Department of Education staff explained that the bill grew out of a COVID-era Waterford contract that provided home-based early literacy support for families using federal relief funds, at a cost of about $600,000 per year, but that the program ended when those funds expired. Members raised concerns that the bill’s $1 appropriation was not realistic, that the prior program lacked sufficient outcome data, and that the references to ESSA tier-one benchmarks were unclear. The department said it was conducting a broader literacy needs assessment and updating the state literacy plan, including data from the zero-to-five range, K-5, and dyslexia-related work. Waterford representatives described the program as an early-literacy, pre-K readiness service for children ages zero to five, originally designed to work in homes with computers and internet provided where needed, and later expanded in some settings such as daycares and pre-K classrooms. They said the program used assessments at the beginning and end, had served hundreds of children, and was intended to support family engagement and kindergarten readiness. Despite that testimony, members remained concerned about funding and the lack of clear results, and one member moved to retain the bill for more information. The discussion ended with the bill retained rather than advanced.

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• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for one minute to revise and extend my remarks.
• Consent to address the House for one minute to revise and extend my remarks.
• I seek unanimous consent to address the House for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks.
• Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to address the House for one minute and extend my remarks.
• Speaker, I rise and ask consent to address the House for one minute to... Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to speak to the House for one minute.
• to speak to the house without consent to speak to the house without that<02:13:30.360> objection<
• I ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their
• Speaker, I'd ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and
• I ask unanimous consent to address the House for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And from that discussion, a group of individuals within that subgroup will be creating a document or
• So that young person, again, is consenting to participate in the program and will direct the support
• Then my question is whether these children need a parent consent or how they work with it. ...do they
• need parent consent or how do they work with it for the peer support?
• More broadly, and then access to the peer support services that I mentioned, caregiver consent is not

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Summary: The meeting opened with approval of the April minutes and brief administrative updates, including notice that House Bill 5447 had passed both chambers of the General Assembly. Speakers reflected on the bill’s key provisions, which include eating-disorder working groups, an evidence-based screening requirement for school-based health centers beginning July 1, 2027, and a DSS-led feasibility process to explore an inpatient psychiatric facility for young adults ages 14 to 21. New staff introductions were also made for the Behavioral Health Advocate’s office and the TCB team. A major portion of the meeting focused on marketing and outreach for urgent crisis centers (UCCs) and the broader youth crisis continuum. Daydream Communications presented research showing low public awareness of UCCs but strong interest once families learn about them, with parents wanting specialized, compassionate care, clear expectations, insurance clarity, and bilingual support. United Way described its parallel work on a statewide crisis continuum marketing toolkit, using the SAMHSA framework of “someone to talk to, someone to respond, and somewhere safe to go,” and outlined plans to distribute consistent messaging through websites, social media, flyers, and community venues. Members emphasized coordinating with existing platforms and ensuring the marketing reflects the actual experience at UCC sites. DCF then presented on adolescent substance use services, citing data showing high need and low treatment access among Connecticut youth. The department reviewed its ASAM-based continuum, SBIRT efforts in outpatient psychiatric clinics, medication-assisted treatment access, and statewide services such as MST, MST emerging adults, STRIDE, multidimensional family therapy, youth recovery supports, and the AIM matching tool. A new young people peer support program was highlighted, with referrals accepted from families, hospitals, community providers, DCF, youth diversion, and the judicial branch. Questions addressed parent consent, peer matching, and whether the AIM tool could be linked through 211. The meeting concluded with an update from the Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board and its regional boards and grant-funded initiatives. Presenters reviewed the state suicide prevention plan, regional coalition work, postvention response, lethal means safety efforts, and the 988 capacity improvement grant that supports Connecticut’s centralized 988 contact center at United Way. They also shared youth suicide risk data from the Connecticut Youth Risk Behavior Survey, noting recent declines in reported suicidal ideation and attempts, and provided resources for training and materials. No formal votes were taken beyond the approval of the April minutes.

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• If the determination is made that the commission can render a decision without that written documentation
• No sooner had that consent decree been lifted in 2002...
• No sooner had that consent decree been lifted in 2002, than the department started sliding back down.
• And now, 20 years later, we have the Kevin S. case, which isn't a consent decree.
• And so you don't have the same federal oversight that the consent decree did.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Uh, one thing I see throughout this document, or significantly in this document, is unfunded mandate.
• or significantly in this document or significantly in this document<05:55:24.000> is<05:55:24.638
• Give us the documents. No, we're not giving you the documents.
• No, we're not Give us the documents.
• giving you the documents. giving you the documents.

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• The document I just shared with you has the points, and on the back it has an excerpt of the state's
• ,<00:34:39.440> the<00:34:39.760> next at the rest of my document, the next at the
• It passed the Commerce Committee unanimously in the House on consent.
• It passed the Commerce Committee unanimously in the House on consent.
• >> Uh, the Commerce Committee passed it and it's on the consent calendar for the next Senate session.

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Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 1042, which would increase the BFA contingent credit limit. State Treasurer Monica Misipelli explained that under RSA 66, state debt capacity is tied to unrestricted revenue and that guaranteed debt counts in the calculation even though it is contingent rather than direct debt. She said the state currently has about 4.2% to 4.3% debt-to-revenue ratio, about $120 million in additional capacity, and that approving the bill’s proposed increase would reduce available capacity for future state borrowing, including capital budgets. She noted the BFA has a long history of using guarantees without a state payout, but said the legislature should consider whether the full additional $250 million is needed and whether unused guarantee authorizations, such as one for the Pease Development Authority, should be reviewed in the future. Committee members asked whether guarantees have the same effect as actual debt for bonding capacity, and the treasurer confirmed that they do for purposes of the formula. Members also asked about the usual level of debt relative to the statutory 10% cap, and she said the state generally stays well below that limit. BFA Executive Director James Key Wallace then testified that the request was driven by rising project costs, inflation, and the need for more runway so the agency does not have to return to the legislature in an emergency. He said the BFA is self-supported, has never had a guarantee paid out by the state, requires collateral and reserves, and believes the appropriate range is closer to $400 million to $450 million; he also said a Senate bill would raise the limit to $400 million. He added that the BFA’s pipeline includes projects from about $15 million to $100 million and that housing availability is an important factor in business location decisions. After closing the work session on House Bill 1042, the committee opened House Bill 241, a bill on health insurance coverage for pain management services for chronic pain. Representative Dave Nagel, the prime sponsor, gave extensive background on his long career in pain medicine and said the bill is intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies and evidence-based pain management. He described the broad population affected by chronic pain and opioid use disorder, and said the proposal has long had bipartisan and stakeholder support. No vote or final action was taken on House Bill 241 in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to address the House.
• Speaker consent to address the House for one minute.
• c><04:11:01.600> have<04:11:01.840> five consent that all members have five consent that
• c><04:20:41.680> have<04:20:41.920> five consent that all members have five consent that
• c><04:34:04.561> have<04:34:04.799> five consent that all members have five consent that

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• protecting mental health care from unregulated artificial intelligence use, emphasizing disclosure, consent
• Collecting and publicly reporting this data will allow California to document some of the harms of these
• Some investor-owned utilities also cancel ADU applications without the homeowner's consent, prompting
• It bars utilities from canceling a service connection application without the applicant's consent.
• completed extensive environmental review through multiple adopted plans and prior environmental documents

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And then, if you pass that time as a Uniform Law Commissioner by virtue of the documents of the Uniform
• <00:24:35.039> in examination that have been documented in examination that have been documented
• Officers have found that, in order to receive consent from the owner or to receive confirmation that
• found that in order to receive consent found that in order to receive consent from<01:18:53.840>
• Documentation in the record or the case or whatever, so people can always go back and look.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• document or<01:08:56.719> that<01:08:57.040> document,<01:08:57.600> that<01:08
• <02:10:28.880> if<02:10:29.040> you're documents I'm just looking if you're documents I'm
• process. providing these documents to parents providing these documents to parents before<03:02:26.720
• consistency in access to documents consistency in access to documents central<03:03:27.359> to
• So again, stacks of documents.

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