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• Two-thirds of Americans don't trust that our elections are free and fair.
• We do have trust issues with our elections.
• And I also would have trust issues if I saw representatives doing that.
• We'll get trust again in our election system.
• And I'm going to trust you to deliver that.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• There being 133 yeas and zero nays, the bill is passed and its title is agreed to.
• There being 133 ayes and zero nays, the bill is passed and its title is agreed to.
• This bill helps build trust. It's about transparency and fairness.
• This bill helps build trust. It's about transparency and fairness.
• There being 133 eyes's and zero nazs, There being 133 eyes's and zero nazs, the<00:54:47.040> bill

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Zero-emission credits.
• Zero-emission credits.
• President, Technically, zero.
• Sounds like you said you think that number is greater than zero.
• Fifteen months, and you have done zero for corrections.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s Journal and moved into motions, resolutions, and budget-related business. Senator Gianaris called up Senate Print 5898A for reconsideration; the Senate voted 59 ayes to restore the bill to the third reading calendar. Several amendments were also received on third-reading bills, and the Finance Committee was called into session while the chamber proceeded with resolutions. The Senate adopted Resolution J.2106 recognizing Second Chance Month and the mental health impacts of incarceration, with Senator Brisport speaking in support and a guest from the community recognized in the chamber. The body also adopted Resolution J.1492 designating May 27, 2026, as Taiwan Heritage Day, with remarks from Senators Sepúlveda, Stavisky, and Liu highlighting Taiwanese contributions to New York and expressing support for Taiwan amid current geopolitical tensions. The Finance Committee then reported several budget bills, including Senate Prints 9003D, 9004D, 9007C, and 9009C, which were moved to third reading. The remainder of the session focused on the supplemental and controversial budget calendars, especially tax and spending provisions. Senators debated the “Protecting Our Wallets” energy rebate, with supporters describing it as a one-time check for eligible taxpayers and critics arguing it was too small and not tied directly to utility bills; the chamber accepted the message of necessity and laid the bills aside. Members also debated extensions and changes to tax provisions affecting corporations, alternative fuel exemptions, Broadway and theatrical production tax credits, charitable deductions for certain 501(c)(3)s, nicotine pouch taxes, a new New York City pied-à-terre tax, and a standardbred horse-racing testing fee. Several senators criticized the budget as raising costs or favoring certain industries, while supporters defended the measures as revenue-raising, affordability, or public-health policies. No final votes on the controversial budget bills are shown in the excerpt beyond procedural rulings, adoption of the resolution calendar, and acceptance of committee reports.

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• And so five We're an offender served zero days of their prison sentence.
• Maybe it goes to zero.
• Maybe it goes to zero. Maybe it goes to 35.
• Could be zero days. It could be 48 months. How much on parole?
• Could be zero days, could be 48 months.

Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence for a deceased member, then approved the April minutes and heard a presentation from HHS on the Diversion Task Force and related youth services grants. Chelsea Florey described the $750,000 one-time appropriation from HB 1012, the five awarded grants, and how programs in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot are using the funds for youth diversion, including school-based groups, physical activity, and services for problematic sexual behavior. Members raised concerns about staffing shortages, family engagement, service silos, and whether diversion eligibility rules are too rigid; Florey said the task force is focused on better coordination, broader education about available services, and possible changes to diversion criteria, with the Children’s Cabinet likely to drive broader recommendations. The committee then received a North Dakota Lottery biennium report from Director Thomas Lawler, who reviewed the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, player programs, and revenue distribution. He reported about $67 million in ticket sales for the 2023-2025 biennium, about $16.2 million transferred overall, including roughly $13.6 million to the general fund, plus transfers to drug task force and compulsive gambling funds. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether it is set by statute. Next, the Department of Corrections presented on criminal justice data sharing and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that jails, courts, DOCR, HHS, and other entities use separate systems with limited interoperability, making real-time communication largely manual. He outlined possible hub or point-to-point IT solutions, but noted cost, vendor, identifier, and data-definition challenges. Robin Schmolenberger followed with an update on a Medicaid data exchange project between DOCR and HHS to suspend and reactivate inmate Medicaid coverage automatically and improve care coordination, with full bi-directional exchange expected in fall 2026. The committee also heard from county representatives on 24-7 sobriety program fees and an AG opinion allowing local sheriffs to use cheaper testing options when courts waive fees. Finally, the North Dakota Racing Commission reviewed a troubling audit. Bruce Johnson acknowledged serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, missing grant documentation, a reversed decision on breeders fund eligibility, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has begun corrective actions, including monthly tracking of the promotion fund cap, stricter grant documentation, written procurement procedures, and clearer eligibility rules in condition books. Members pressed him on how the overspending occurred, whether the commission board would impose consequences, and whether statutory clarification is needed on the promotion fund limit and related spending rules.

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• But when you live in a zero floodplain, apparently there is no such thing. Mm-hmm. Yes, well.
• Page 69, the Missouri Family Trust Company Fund transfer to the Finance...
• The Missouri Family Trust Company Fund transfer to the Finance Fund.
• Division of Finance. ...to move oversight of Missouri Trust Company Family Trust Company registrations
• But on FY 25, there was $150 million in authority, but there were zero actual expenditures.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Yeah, suffer not our trust in thee to fail. We will not fail. We cannot fail.
• in thee to yeah suffer not our trust in thee to fail<02:36:16.880> we<02:36:17.080> will
• committee and zero zero of them are committee and zero zero of them are included<03:58:49.479>
• These are total trust-fund babies that take helicopters to work, totally out of touch with reality.
• These are total trust-fund babies that take helicopters to work, totally out of touch with reality.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, January 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So in essence, there would be zero penalty on the person doing it.
• Nine ayes, no nays, and zero present not voting. The motion prevails.
• There being eight ayes, one no, and zero present, not voting, the motion prevails.
• Aye, one nay and zero present not voting. The motion prevails.
• There being six ayes, three noes, and zero present not voting, the motion prevails.

Bills: HB304, HB401, HB556, HB1475, HB1489, HB2259, HB2424, HB2773, HB2811, HB3323, HB304

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship proof, provisional ballot, election security, Texas, voting rights, deep fakes, misleading videos, election integrity, criminal offense, digital misinformation, deep fake, political manipulation, misinformation, artificial media, political influence, artificially generated media, election influence, Texas Election Code, healthcare reform

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• There being 67 yeas and zero nays, the bill is passed and its title agreed to.
• The greatest cost is the erosion of trust. The public hears us speak about compassion.
• The greatest cost is the erosion of trust. The public hears us speak about compassion.
• With just 10 minutes of session remaining, we're bringing forward legislation with zero vetting, zero
• VETTING ZERO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS DOES I'M VERY CONFUSED.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Eight yeas, zero nays. Thank you. By your vote, CS for Senate Bill 948 will be reported favorably.
• That relates to interest rates applicable to the interest, excuse me, on trust accounts program.
• Whether a bank participates by offering Supreme Court-approved trust accounts is completely voluntary
• Ten yeas, zero nays. Thank you. By your vote, CS for Senate Bill 576 will be reported favorably.
• Senators, if you'll turn to Tab 7 to SB 806 on Florida trust code by Senator Yarborough.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and considered several bills. SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults would allow service of process on scammers through the same nontraditional communication methods they use; it passed 8-0. CS/SB 280 on candidate qualification would create an enforceable party-affiliation requirement and a private right of action to disqualify noncompliant candidates; it passed unanimously. CS/SB 948 on flood disclosures was amended to extend disclosure requirements to residential leases, condo developer leases, and mobile homes, with tenant remedies if disclosures are not provided and flooding causes major losses; it passed 8-0. The committee also advanced CS/SB 498 on IOTA interest rates after a lengthy debate over legal aid funding and bank regulation. Supporters argued the bill would restore sustainability and fairness to the program by setting alternative interest-rate benchmarks, while opponents said it would cut funding for civil legal aid and that banks participate voluntarily. After testimony from legal aid leaders and bankers, the bill passed 7-2. SB 774, requiring clerks to electronically transmit certain mental health, substance abuse, and risk protection orders to sheriffs within six hours, was presented in response to a fatal Volusia County incident and passed 11-0. CS/SB 752 on defamation and online publication was amended to require removal from a website rather than the internet, then passed 8-2 after testimony from the media, a private attorney, and supporters who said it would help people harmed by false online reports. The committee also heard SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands, which would create a narrow defense against strict liability claims if notice and gamma radiation survey requirements are met. The bill was amended to clarify notice provisions and received support from industry and technical witnesses describing radiation surveys and reclamation practices. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on SB 832, so no committee action on that bill is shown in the excerpt.

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• We had a zero target, and so I, you know, there we are.
• So we had a zero target, and we held them harmless.
• We held them harmless in the base because we had a zero target...
• We had a zero target and a $239 million hole in the state grant program.
• Excuse me, two hundred and thirty-nine million dollar hole, zero target.

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• It comes from their trust division.
• And what we have of the trust code.
• At least 35 other trust can exist.
• This bill sets a duration for trusts.
• It increases the to directed trusts.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We don’t want to have anything to do with net zero.
• Yeah, it shows zero. All right, got cards here.
• Zero. It goes to zero. L.D.H. is that due to the fiscal note? Zero. It goes to zero. L.D.H. Okay.
• There's a zero fiscal note on it.
• There's a zero fiscal note on it.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 27 and first took up House Bill 175 and its companion House Bill 165, both dealing with lottery proceeds for veterans. HB 175 was amended to create a Veterans Service Grant Board within the Department of Veterans Affairs and direct $500,000 annually from Louisiana Lottery net proceeds into a Veterans Service Grant Fund, with unused money returned to the lottery proceeds fund that supports the MFP. Supporters, including the bill sponsor, The Boot Louisiana, LDVA Secretary Charlton McGinley, and Bastion Veterans Organization, argued the grants would help veteran services, workforce placement, mental health, housing, entrepreneurship, and retention of veterans in Louisiana. Members raised concerns about drawing from lottery proceeds that traditionally support education, but the committee adopted amendments and reported HB 175 favorably as amended. HB 165, the constitutional amendment companion, was also amended for technical and ballot-language changes and then reported favorably as amended for voter consideration. The committee then considered House Bill 457, which would authorize the Louisiana Department of Health and the State Fire Marshal to set minimum housing standards for homeless shelters, group homes, and halfway homes. The sponsor said the bill responded to a state auditor recommendation and to unsafe conditions in some facilities; he also explained an amendment changing the Fire Marshal’s duties from mandatory to permissive to reduce fiscal impact and allow agencies flexibility. Some members questioned whether local standards already existed and how enforcement and funding would work, while others supported the need for statewide minimum standards for human housing. The committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 457 favorably as amended. House Bill 488, by Representative Brough, sought to create a Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund using recurring severance tax revenues from Plaquemines Parish to help buy out the Belle Chasse toll bridge and end what the sponsor described as excessive tolls and fees. He and several local witnesses, including business owners, a YMCA representative, and a parish council member, testified that the tolling arrangement had harmed access, businesses, and quality of life. The committee adopted a technical amendment clarifying the revenue source and then reported HB 488 favorably as amended. House Bill 566, which would prohibit state funds from supporting net-zero greenhouse gas initiatives tied to the 2022 Louisiana Climate Action Plan, drew significant debate over whether it would interfere with agency funding and economic development efforts; the sponsor argued the plan lacked legislative approval and should be repudiated, while members urged caution and suggested hearing from affected agencies. The sponsor agreed to consider deferring the bill, and the committee did not advance it at that time. House Bill 603, a constitutional amendment authorizing investment of state funds in digital assets and precious metals, was discussed as a way to hedge inflation and preserve value; members asked about limits and safeguards, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then began hearing House Bill 763, a transparency measure creating a public database for settlement agreements involving state agencies.

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• And page 19, AGR192, sequence 2080-001, House Senate adjustment: convert one permanent from trust to
• :46.080> from adjustment, convert one permanent from adjustment, convert one permanent from trust
• to 100,000 A funds in fiscal year trust to 100,000 A funds in fiscal year 26,<00:26:50.080> convert
• <00:47:07.839> uh reduction of 9.0 zero uh reduction of 9.0 zero uh 9<00:47:10.880> B
• I've learned a lot and am grateful that the House has trusted me with this responsibility.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• However, the funding source changes to the opioid abatement trust fund.
• is through the opioid abatement trust is through the opioid abatement trust fund.<00:08:48.399><
• trust trust fund.<00:09:01.800> The<00:09:02.800> complications<00:09:03.519> that<
• Yes, it includes every single obligation and vote that has been taken by the trust fund.
• So it went from zero to 40. Oh, I have my number here. Um, 44.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The Water Trust Board has been phenomenal.
• You all last year put an additional $200 million into Water Trust Board.
• So then we get to the Water Trust Board specifically.
• They will apply to the Water Trust Board.
• So those standards were set largely by the Water Trust Board.

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• We've had zero issues with any of the dry cask storage. Zero.
• Dang, zero radiation yet again.
• They're very strong on moving at the speed of trust.
• They're very strong on moving at the speed of trust.
• You have to move at the speed of trust.

Keywords: 908, all

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• They have to start from ground zero and completely rebuild it.
• If you have a zero-dollar budget, you can't argue that's sustainable to me.
• Officers are not going to go talk to somebody peer-to-peer if they don't trust them.
• The invoice has zero information on it. Nothing ever leaves that clinician's office.
• The invoice has zero information on it, and the invoice is paid in a trust-but-validate relationship

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• On this question, 34 yeas, zero nays, zero absent, and all voting.
• Zero absent, not voting.
• On this question, 34 yeas, zero nays, zero absent, all voting.
• On this question, 34 yeas, zero nays, zero absent, and all voting.
• On this question: 34 yeas, zero nays, zero absent, not voting.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Zero issues.
• I can't remember exactly, but it'll say point zero zero three zero one, etc.
• I am from ground zero of this marijuana... expansion movement.
• Our in-house science says that if we keep everything below zero...
• I have worked hard to earn the trust of my community.

Bills: HB28, SB3, SB 3

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program

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• This bill promotes transparency, accountability, and public trust by requiring law enforcement officers
• And so even if we fully trust our local police departments that they're doing this the right way, we
• And so even if we fully trust our local police departments that they're doing this the right way, we
• So, 44 in support, zero opposing, one comment. And that brings us to questions from members.
• support, zero opposing, one comment. support, zero opposing, one comment.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard several Senate bills. SB 2149 would exempt paternity proceedings involving allegations of domestic abuse from mediation and clarify the domestic abuse mediation exemption in divorce cases. The Department of the Attorney General and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the measure but recommended technical and conforming changes, including updating references from HRS Chapter 584 to 584A and aligning the language more closely with the Uniform Mediation Act. Members discussed whether the bill’s wording could limit who may bring a support person to mediation, and the chair suggested the intent was to preserve survivor choice while avoiding ambiguity. No vote was taken in the portion heard. SB 2203 would create an offense for law enforcement officers using masks or personal disguises. The Office of the Public Defender, ACLU of Hawaii, Legal Clinic, and many other supporters argued the bill would improve transparency, accountability, and public trust, while still allowing safety exceptions. Law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Law Enforcement, Honolulu Police Department, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, raised concerns about operational needs, undercover and auxiliary units, body cameras, and possible supremacy clause issues if the bill is aimed at federal officers. The chair noted the bill appeared likely to move forward and asked agencies and advocates to work on possible amendments; testimony count was reported as 114 in support, 3 opposed, and 2 comments. SB 2251 would appropriate funds for the victim witness assistance program in the City and County of Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The prosecutor’s office supported the bill, saying it would replace shortfalls from declining federal funding and help maintain victim services and rights information. A former program director also testified in support. When asked, the office said it would not object to a simple reporting requirement. The committee then moved on to SB 2311, which would address claims against the state and add reporting and timing requirements; the Department of the Attorney General testified with concerns and recommendations, and members began questioning current practices for handling claims and settlements.