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• We're definitely interested in healthy utilities because without a healthy utility, we don't get power
• So it's really important that we have healthy utilities.
• I grew up in an analog age; I now live in a digital one. My children are digital natives.
• Those of us who are of the, I guess, the true noble age should understand the science that we're dealing

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• It sows seeds of disengagement and disconnection, making all Texas communities less safe and less healthy
• Folks born before the Ice Age and everyone else, I implore you to rethink and reconsider this.
• Not only does it make us healthier physically, it also makes us healthy mentally, right?
• impacts Latinas and Latinos who face persistent barriers that rob us of the tools we need to stay healthy
• At a young age, we learned when it was appropriate or safe to speak our native tongue, Spanish, understanding

Bills: HB1320 , HB2012 , HB2293 , HB2655 , HB3174 , HB4108 , HB4661 , HB4799 , HB5534 , HB5580

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: transportation, infrastructure, funding, state budget, public safety, child welfare, county boards, membership, local governance, public welfare, government service, social services, Texas Family Code, regulation, vendors, solicitors, roadside sales, county authority, Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors

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• Progress, albeit slow, still provides hope that California will return to a competitive and healthy insurance
• expanded coverage limits for commercial customers, such as summer camps, homeowners associations, and our ag
• So we are committed to maintaining a healthy Fair Plan reserve, so as we're looking into approaching
• But this is why we engaged ag industry because the farmers were losing their coverage.
• paper, it's important to have patience and understanding as we move forward together to restore a healthy

Summary: The committee first heard AB 597, a bill to strengthen consumer protections for disaster survivors who use public adjusters. The author and the Department of Insurance said the measure would cap public adjuster fees at 15% for claims tied to declared disasters, require clearer contracts, prohibit solicitation during emergency conditions, and allow consumers to rescind contracts that were solicited during prohibited periods. Insurance industry groups supported the bill, while public adjuster representatives opposed it as written but said they were willing to work on revisions. The committee approved the bill and re-referred it to Appropriations; the roll call was ultimately recorded as 16-0. The committee then held its fourth oversight hearing on the Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy, with Commissioner Ricardo Lara giving an extensive update on wildfire-related market reforms and consumer protections. He said the recent Southern California wildfires had not derailed the strategy and described actions including advance claim payments, a one-year moratorium on residential non-renewals in affected areas, a new fraud strike team, smoke-damage claim guidance, additional living expense protections, and a consumer claims tracker. He reported more than $12.1 billion in claims paid, over 37,000 claims filed, and more than 7,000 survivors assisted directly. He also discussed related bills and reforms, including AB 597, SB 495, SB 547, SB 429, SB 616, AB 888, and AB 2026. Members questioned the commissioner about the Fair Plan’s growing exposure, the $1 billion assessment, rate increases, non-renewals, underinsurance, and whether the reforms would actually stabilize the market. Lara said the assessment was already approved, that policyholders would not be hit with one large bill because insurers have two years to recover costs, and that the department was pushing insurers to use catastrophe modeling and reinsurance tools in exchange for commitments to write more policies in wildfire-distressed areas. He said the department expects to see market stabilization by 2026, though he emphasized the timeline depends on insurer participation, implementation of the new regulations, and future disaster activity. Members generally expressed support for the goals of the strategy while pressing for clearer expectations for consumers and faster action on mitigation and market reform.

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• incredible landscape that offers countless opportunities for homeowners and entrepreneurs to build a healthy
• Not having a bank account adds significant costs, makes people less healthy, and makes it impossible
• [Name Unclear], a vast majority of people who complain to the CFPB, but also to AGs—I'm a former AG—I
• And I think that's a very healthy thing for us to understand.

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

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• What does it look like to have clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment that we can leave to
• our children. ...to have clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment that we can leave to our
• Like the state, we share the value of investing our resources and energy in policies to ensure a healthy
• One thing that we have in common with oil and ag is we just can't pick up and leave.
• And once we leave, we can't come... ...in ag, is we just can't pick up and leave.

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy, Transportation, and Natural Resources focused on California’s transportation fuels sector, especially the state’s response to refinery closures and the broader transition away from fossil fuels. Opening remarks emphasized the tension between climate and air-quality goals, fuel affordability, refinery jobs and local tax bases, and the need to avoid crisis-driven responses as Phillips 66 and Valero consider shutting refineries in Wilmington and Benicia. Professor Emily Grubert framed the issue as a long-term managed transition in which the public already bears much of the risk and should also capture benefits from a well-planned shift. CARB Chair Leanne Randolph reviewed the state’s emissions and fuel policies, including AB 32, the low-carbon fuel standard, clean vehicle programs, and the at-berth regulation for ocean-going vessels. She said California’s transportation sector remains the largest source of greenhouse gases and a major source of smog-forming pollution, but that the state has made substantial progress and still needs to reduce demand for fossil fuels while maintaining compliance with federal air-quality standards. Randolph also said CARB’s recent LCFS amendments had not caused the predicted spike in gas prices and explained that compliance pathways for the at-berth rule include emissions-reduction technologies or payments into a remediation fund. CEC Vice Chair Gunda described declining gasoline demand, shrinking in-state refining capacity, and growing dependence on imports, arguing that the state is in a “mid-transition” period that requires both support for legacy infrastructure and continued investment in cleaner alternatives. He outlined the administration’s petroleum market stabilization proposal, which aims to return California crude production to 125 million barrels a year through four components: codifying the ban on fracking, validating the Kern County oil-and-gas permitting ordinance, creating a temporary CEQA exemption paired with a two-for-one plug-and-drill framework, and strengthening pipeline and spill-safety requirements. Department of Conservation Director Jennifer Lucasey said the proposal is intended to stabilize crude supply and pipeline throughput while preserving health and environmental protections, and noted that CalGEM would still review permits and enforce other requirements. Mayor Steve Young of Benicia testified that a Valero closure would significantly reduce city revenue and leave the community facing years of cleanup and redevelopment challenges. He said the city supports environmental protection but is worried about the economic hit, the possibility that Benicia becomes a fuel-import terminal, and the lack of local influence over refinery decisions. Members pressed the panel on the CEQA exemption, tribal and habitat review, disclosure of closure liabilities, fuel-demand projections, and whether the proposal should include more demand-side measures. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and officials said some proposals, including a margin-cap pause and further transition planning, would be taken up later in the process.

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• And those clients are ages 16 to 21.
• So even on the handgun proposals that You're proposing here under the age of 18.
• You mentioned intervening through CYFD calls from a very young age.
• What does it mean to teach healthy masculinity within those reintegration programs?
• You can have a handgun, but you can't have a long gun under the age of 18 or under 19.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• Please stay safe and healthy. Representative is Buffy Wicks. Please stay safe and healthy. Hello.
• Also registering support on behalf of the campaign for a safe and healthy California steering committee
• So we're not talking about healthy trees here.
• Swan, but the Forest Service, Cal Fire, and others stopped small healthy fires for a long time.
• The ag community has stepped up significantly.

Summary: The committee hearing centered first on AB 1243, the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025, which would direct CalEPA to identify major fossil fuel companies, study California’s climate damages, and assess fees on the largest polluters to fund resilience, recovery, and related projects. The author and supporters argued the bill would make polluters help pay for climate harms, protect taxpayers, create jobs in construction and clean energy, and dedicate at least 40% of funds to disadvantaged communities. Support testimony came from environmental justice groups, labor, youth advocates, health organizations, and many individual witnesses, while opponents from the building trades, chambers of commerce, petroleum, and business groups warned it would raise fuel and consumer costs, threaten refinery jobs, and create legal and economic uncertainty. Committee members debated the bill’s impact on affordability, jobs, refinery closures, and whether cap-and-trade already addresses climate funding needs. The committee ultimately voted to give AB 1243 a due pass recommendation to the Judiciary Committee, with the roll left open. After AB 1243, the committee moved to another bill on wildfire mitigation and related resilience work. The author said the measure addresses a long-running wildfire problem and accepted committee amendments, describing the bill as a response to increasingly severe wildfire seasons and the need to help communities stay safe and rebuild after disasters. The transcript cuts off as that presentation begins, so no final action on the second bill is shown in the excerpt.

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• I was pounded to pieces every day of my life from age 6 to age 17 because I was a late bloomer in puberty
• I was pounded to pieces every day of my life from age 6 to age 17 because I was a late bloomer in puberty
• I was pounded to pieces every day of my life from age 6 to age 17 because I was a late bloomer in puberty
• I was pounded to pieces every day of my life from age 6 to age 17 because I was a late bloomer in puberty
• age 6 to age every day of my life from age 6 to age 17<01:07:19.720><c> cuz</c><01:07:19.920><c> I</

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Ag wants something that's certified as organic.
• , goes to ag. ...wants the organic certification, and it's prohibited.
• The infrastructure is aging, and the gap between the two is getting harder to ignore.
• Nearly 600,000 jobs rely on clean beaches and a healthy ocean.
• Vanessa Flores, on behalf of Clean and Healthy California, in support. Dr.

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The credit children ages 17 and younger.
• People talk about this as a new Gilded Age.
• Age. Age.
• ,</c><00:57:00.280><c> and</c> work, children can grow up healthy, and work, children can grow up healthy
• Um it's golden age, which was mentioned.

Bills: HF4621 , HF4123 , HF4616 , HF1183

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: child tax credit, financial assistance, low-income families, state revenue, tax policy, net investment income, taxation, business income, self-employment, tax increase, wealth tax, fairness, public services, high-income earners, economic equity, Internal Revenue Code, employee classification, federal law, Minnesota statutes, 1183

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• We know that fertilizer is an essential component to healthy crop production.
• </c><00:05:03.840><c> Crop</c> an essential component to healthy Crop an essential component to healthy
• It also happens to be Ag Water Quality certified.
• Yeah, we'll focus on just the ag benefits here. Okay, I hear you, Mr. Chair.
• Yeah, we'll focus on just the ag benefits here. Okay, I hear you, Mr. Chair.

Bills: HF363 , HF2155 , HF1524 , HF821 , HF1677 , HF1292

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF363, property tax credit, agricultural water quality credit, Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, clean water fund, class 2a, class 2b, certified acres, conservation incentive, water quality, agricultural property, county assessor, county auditor, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, property tax reimbursement, school district reimbursement, legacy finance, taxes committee, southeastern Minnesota

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• </c><00:49:10.799><c> out</c> that is okay my girls have aged out that is okay my girls have aged out
• </c> loses access to a portal system at age loses access to a portal system at age 12<01:08:35.719><c
• </c> young people and that's a healthy young people and that's a healthy progress<01:56:12.159><c> that
• </c><02:08:29.040><c> of</c> um yes I've already said all ages of um yes I've already said all ages of
• </c><03:11:12.279><c> 18</c><03:11:12.840><c> to</c> that is for youth ages 18 to that is for youth ages

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Children and Family Law Committee opened with a brief prayer for Representative Grossman’s son, Oscar, who was reported to be in critical condition after a traumatic fall. The committee then took up House Bill 430, which would reduce DHHS retention of unfounded abuse and neglect reports from 10 years to 3 years. Prime sponsor Chairman James Spain argued that 10 years is excessive and burdens families with a long-lasting stigma, while emphasizing that founded reports and reports with reasonable concern would still be retained indefinitely. Committee members questioned whether longer retention helps identify malicious reporting or patterns of abuse, and whether parents understand the distinction between unfounded and unfounded with reasonable concern. The Office of the Child Advocate and DCF opposed the bill. Child Advocate Cassandra Sanchez said historical reports are important for identifying patterns, reviewing critical incidents, and understanding family dynamics, and that screened-out and unfounded reports can be essential context when later reports arise. She also noted that the records are highly confidential and not publicly accessible. DCF General Counsel Susan Larabe added that the bill could create inconsistencies by retaining screened-out reports longer than unfounded reports, and explained that unfounded reports can be used in court and in administrative reviews when there are multiple prior reports. The committee discussed how other states handle retention, with testimony that some keep records indefinitely and others for long periods. The hearing on HB 430 concluded, and the chair said the bill would not be executed until early March, leaving time for amendments. The committee then opened House Bill 187, concerning restraining orders sought by a parent on behalf of a minor child. Prime sponsor Representative Mike Belcher said the bill is intended to correct a gap in the law so children can access the same restraining-order protections adults can, through a parent or guardian, and framed it as an equal-protection issue. Members questioned why the proposal was placed in the child abuse and neglect statute rather than the civil restraining-order statutes, and whether it should instead be handled as a broader civil-law fix. Alanda Peterson, who said she created Jade’s Law, testified that the original wording was meant to protect all children, not just those harmed by family members, and supported expanding the language. The hearing continued with additional discussion of the bill’s scope and purpose.

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• In the industrial age, legacy became about scale, factories, production capacity, and national champions
• Personally, I went into menopause at the age of 35, which got me into this space.
• It's an industry that's helping our citizens become healthy. They're getting off tobacco.
• A healthy way to get off of smoking by smoking? That would be gum. So let me ask you this, sir.
• The people who go in to attempt these purchases, ages 15, 16, and 17, are successful 13% of the time

Bills: HB2746 , HB2750 , HB2765 , HB4036

Committee: House International Trade

Keywords: trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona-Sonora, Sonora, Mexico, trade commission, cross-border trade, bilateral trade, international trade, economic development, foreign relations, border economy, investment, infrastructure, business exchange, academic exchange, legislative commission

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• So, um, you know, as we know, unfortunately, the many innovations that have come into this digital age
• ><00:05:14.560><c> into</c><00:05:14.880><c> this</c><00:05:15.039><c> digital</c><00:05:15.440><c> age
• into this digital age um that have<00:05:16.800><c> helped</c><00:05:17.120><c> us</c><00:05:17.600>
• can't recover the restitution and the AG can't recover the restitution money<00:09:06.959><c> from</
• Um and I'm them under an age of 13.

Bills: HF1392 , HF2233 , HF695 , HF2228 , HF1289

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: consumer protection, restitution, attorney general, consumer enforcement, unclaimed funds, victim compensation, settlement funds, special revenue fund, general fund, restitution account, consumer fraud, state treasury, eligible consumers, distribution of funds, tax subtraction, income tax, refund, unpaid compensation, Minnesota Department of Revenue, consumer redress

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• from wolves to Dungeness crab, while also recognizing the communities whose livelihoods depend on healthy
• Imagination, or E.T.I., which is a national leader in hands-on STEAM education for students of all ages
• servant, trailblazer, and cornerstone of the Carlsbad community, who passed away on March 9th at the age
• servant, trailblazer, and cornerstone of the Carlsbad community, who passed away on March 9th at the age

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• that we have a federal government that is interested in helping people and making sure people are healthy
• The AG says he's not investigating.
• The AG says he's not investigating. D.CYF is... audit. The AG says he's not investigating.

Summary: Senate and House Democratic leaders used the meeting to discuss a broad package of bills they said were aimed at responding to federal ICE actions and protecting Washington residents. They highlighted an upcoming Senate vote on Senator Valdez’s bill banning law-enforcement masking, a Flock automated license plate reader restrictions bill moving through rules, and a bill to protect emergency response operations. They said the face-covering bill is intended to apply to law enforcement generally but is mainly aimed at federal agents, and argued it would improve accountability and set a clear state norm, while acknowledging legal questions and a similar California case. They also said they were working with the governor and attorney general on related protections and invited Republican support. The leaders also addressed several other policy items. They said a Senate bill to restore Washington College Grant and College Bound scholarship funding would be considered in the operating budget process, but it was too early to know whether reductions could be reversed. They expressed openness to a House bill limiting non-emergency charity care to Washington residents, citing border hospitals and the burden on local resources, and said they were open to oversight ideas for housing-related fraud concerns while defending the accountability systems already in place. They also discussed a House bill on camping enforcement tied to shelter availability, saying it was a complex issue and likely still under discussion. On budget and tax issues, they said an income tax proposal was likely to be introduced later in the week or the following week, with offsets either included in the bill or outlined in a companion measure. They also said they were still evaluating a tort-liability proposal and its projected savings, and were open to Representative Keaton’s memorial urging Washington to opt into a federal education tax credit, though they emphasized their priority remains funding public schools. Finally, they said a recycling/deposit-return bill had improved and was likely to move out of committee, and they expected a floor vote on the BAC bill the next day.

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• school employees, aiding in our effort to lower the cost of healthcare and ultimately to make Texas healthy
• no longer getting COAs while we're in drop and limiting the COAs to people who are over 55 years of age
• enter the deferred retirement option plan once they reach the greater of 20 years of service or their age
• and, uh, age and service time equaling 70 points.

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

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• The 2023 law reduced the normal retirement age from 66 to 65.
• The 2023 law reduced the normal retirement age from 66 to 65.
• The 2023 law reduced the normal retirement age from 66 to 65.
• The 2023 law reduced the normal retirement age from 66 to 65.
• But to be clear, in an age 60 benefit.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The healthy and responsible decision here for all Kentuckians would be to delay this until we actually
• </c><00:43:39.240><c> and</c><00:43:39.440><c> responsible</c> governments the healthy and responsible
• of five with 40% of kids under the age of five with untreated untreated untreated Decay<00:52:07.200
• I just wanted folks to understand that it's not just in children at preschool age.
• I just wanted folks to understand that it's not just in children at preschool age.

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:37 Discussion of 25RS HB 392 00:03:10 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 392 00:04:20 Discussion of 25RS HB 580 00:13:28 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 580 00:14:54 Discussion of 25RS HB 688 00:18:40 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 688 00:21:40 Discussion of 25RS HB 16 01:19:44 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 16 01:27:32 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 392, sponsored by Representative Proctor, which would help the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities pay for emergency medical and psychiatric services provided to patients outside state facilities when those facilities cannot meet their needs. Proctor described it as a continuing improvement bill to address payment issues for services delivered at community-based facilities. The bill received no substantive opposition in the meeting and passed the committee with favorable expression by a vote of 15 yes, 0 no, and 1 pass. The committee then considered House Bill 580, presented by Representative Kim Moser and Elena Sweezy, which tightens oversight of peer support specialists. The bill was described as building on House Bill 505 from the prior year by reinstating supervision requirements, adding parameters around group sizes, creating a pathway for temporary peer support specialists to become fully registered after nine months, and addressing Medicaid reimbursement and accountability concerns. Members asked about reimbursement; the sponsor said Medicaid was okay with the bill and that commercial insurance coverage would be up to insurers. Representative Fleming emphasized the need for stronger financial oversight of the peer support code. The committee adopted a substitute and title amendment, then passed the bill with favorable expression. House Bill 688 was then heard, with Representative Bratcher explaining that it addresses two issues: preventing fraud in nurse licensure by giving the Kentucky Board of Nursing more discretion to review out-of-state credentials, and expanding school authority to administer certain emergency medications. He said the bill changes the board’s authority from “shall” to “may” so it can verify transcripts, curricula, accreditation, and exam passage. During discussion, Representative Sharp explained his yes vote by noting the bill also adds rescue medications such as glucagon and Solu-Cortef and allows prescribed emergency medications for known conditions in schools. The committee passed the bill with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 16, which would leave decisions about adding fluoride to drinking water to local governing bodies rather than maintaining a state mandate. Supporters, including Representative David Hale, Dr. Jack Call, and Cindy Batson, argued that fluoridation should be a local choice and raised concerns about cost, potential health risks, and the precautionary principle. Opponents, including Dr. Steve Robertson of the Kentucky Dental Association, defended fluoridation as beneficial for preventing tooth decay and warned that local removal decisions could increase Medicaid costs and may not reflect the broader public interest. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote on House Bill 16 in the excerpt.

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• They set the tone for their peers, and they deserve the support to stay healthy and also competitive.
• We all want our loved ones, our communities, and particularly young people to be safe and healthy.
• connection there between drug or nicotine or alcohol abuse or any substances for that matter and healthy
• We want our kids happy and healthy and successful.
• I disagree with some of the things that were said by the opposition, but that's why we have a healthy

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on youth health, sports, and entertainment access. AB 1626 would require mental health training for youth sports coaches and create a model training for recreational and club coaches; supporters said coaches are often the first adults to notice mental health struggles, and the bill passed 6-0 to the Assembly Education Committee. AB 1884, as amended, would allow school districts that already use athletic drug-testing programs to add nicotine testing, with safeguards limiting disclosure and removing earlier punitive provisions; supporters framed it as a response to youth vaping, while opponents warned it could stigmatize students, discourage participation in extracurriculars, and burden schools. The bill passed 3-2 to the Assembly Education Committee, with some members still expressing reservations but supporting it after amendments. AB 2503 addressed heat guidelines for desert school athletics, seeking flexibility in wet-bulb temperature rules so practices and games would not be pushed so heavily into evening hours. The author and a desert athletic trainer argued current standards do not reflect local acclimatization and create scheduling burdens; the bill passed 5-0 to the Assembly Education Committee. AB 1954, the PAR Act, would require third-party golf reservation platforms to have written authorization from municipal golf course operators before listing or reselling tee times, aimed at stopping inflated resale of public golf reservations. Supporters from city and golf organizations said the bill would protect affordable access to public courses; it passed 5-0 to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. The committee also heard AB 2319, which would create a standalone California post-production tax credit to keep editorial, sound, visual effects, and finishing work in-state even when principal photography occurs elsewhere. Labor and industry witnesses said California is losing post-production jobs to other jurisdictions and urged the bill be amended to include stronger labor standards; the bill passed to the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. Finally, AB 1720, the California Fans First Act, would cap resale prices for concert and live entertainment tickets at no more than 10% above face value, excluding sporting events and certain season-ticket arrangements. The author argued the bill would curb scalping and make live events more affordable for fans.