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• Bartley of Fairfax. Rebecca of Winooski. Biron of Vergennes. Yes. Bishop of Colchester. Yes.
• It will be a bridge to take care of a uniquely small group of incarcerated people who are struggling
• support of our work to get a forensic facility, including with this amendment for finding an interim or bridge
• support of our work to get a forensic facility, including with this amendment for finding an interim or bridge
• Bartley of Fairfax: yes. Rebecca of Winooski. Barongan of Winooski: yes. Bishop of Colchester: yes.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• SNAP is a vital safety net, but it must function as Congress intended, as a temporary bridge for those
• as a temporary bridge for those in<00:21:05.039><c> need,</c><00:21:05.679><c> not</c><00:21:05.919>
• The incident took place near the Miles Newton Bridge above the Sandusky River around 7:00 p.m.
• The incident took place near the Miles Newton Bridge above the Sandusky River around 7:00 p.m.
• , flooding businesses, and even bridges, flooding businesses, and even the<07:26:12.320><c> local</c>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

Bills: SB683, SB1579, SB1389, SB1387, SB1390, SB1391, SB2063, SB1829, SB2060, SB1842, SB1398, SB1212, SB2158, SB102

Keywords: education, tax credit, student support, private school, Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit, financial assistance, homeschooling, qualified expenses, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, school choice, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, sales tax, motor vehicles

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• Currently, the Camargo Bridge and the Progresso Bridge are the only two bridges that are allowed to move
• Uh, we've got a witness from the bridge that he just testified that it is a hazmat bridge, OK.
• And right now as it stands, uh, the Camargo Bridge can do that and the Progresso Bridge can do that.
• So this bill would not take away the right for these other two private bridges, bridges to continue to
• And it just and the bill actually brackets it towards the far bridge because the far bridge is at the

Bills: HB 767, HB 1242, HB 1373, HB 1404, HB 1708, HB 1936, HB 2041, HB 2198, HB 2270, HB 2315, HB 2415, HB 2427, HB 2455, HB 2457, HB 2522, HB 2523, HB 2686, HB 2763, HB 2775, HB 2944, HB 3034, HB 1683, HB 1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• bridges...
• Currently, the Commodity Bridge and the Progressive Bridge are the only two bridges that are allowed
• The Pharr Bridge, again, is a monopoly for private bridges in South Texas.
• But you said, as we know, it is currently a hazmat bridge. HAZMAT bridge. How do we know that?
• We've got a resource witness from the bridge that testified that it is a HAZMAT bridge. Okay.

Bills: HB767, HB 1242, HB1373, HB1404, HB1708, HB1936, HB2041, HB2198, HB2270, HB2315, HB2415, HB2427, HB2455, HB2457, HB2522, HB2523, HB2686, HB2763, HB2775, HB2944, HB3034, HB1683, HB1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• We barely have the funds to maintain it as it is, and we certainly don't have the money to build a bridge
• If this ever happens when the bridge is closed due to flooding, it could be a very serious problem, very
• In 1941, the bridge washed out due to a flood, and for 11 years, there was no bridge.
• This is about half a mile before you even get to the bridge, and then once you get there, you can see
• That's just what happened from one of my blade drivers as he was trying to clear the mud off of that bridge

Bills: HB767, HB 1242, HB1373, HB1404, HB1708, HB1936, HB2041, HB2198, HB2270, HB2315, HB2415, HB2427, HB2455, HB2457, HB2522, HB2523, HB2686, HB2763, HB2775, HB2944, HB3034, HB1683, HB1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• . >> Bartley of Fairfax, yes. >> Rebecca Wooki, yes. >> Byron of Reens. >> Bishop of Colchester. >> Black
• &gt;&gt; Bartley<01:25:07.120><c> of</c><01:25:07.280><c> Fairfax.</c> &gt;&gt; Bartley of Fairfax.
• &gt;&gt; Bartley of Fairfax. &gt;&gt; Yes. &gt;&gt; Yes. &gt;&gt; Yes.
• Heartland. >> Yes. >> Bartley of Fairfax. >> Yes. >> Rebecca Vanooki. >> Yes. >> Byron of Jensen. >>
• Bartley of Fairfax. Yes. Rebecca Vanooki. Nope. Byron of Jensen. Bishop of Colchester.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Member from Fairfax. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• </c> Member<00:07:19.919><c> from</c><00:07:20.720><c> Fairfax.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• to secure $10 million in funding be provided for DOTD relative to certain appropriations, request bridges
• to secure $10 million in funding be provided for DOTD relative to certain appropriations, request bridges
• action necessary to secure $10 million in funding for DOTD relative to appropriations for certain bridges
• Serena Fairfax. That resolution becomes H.R. 187.

Bills: HR179, HR180, HR181, HR182, HR183, HR184, HR185, HR186, HR187, HCR75, HCR76, HCR77, HCR78, HCR79, HR165, HR166, HR168, HR169, HR170, HR171, HR172, HR173, HR174, HR175, HR176, HR177, HR178, HCR65, HCR66, HCR67, HCR68, HCR69, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR73, HCR74, SCR34, SB34, SB43, SB52, SB56, SB165, SB173, SB189, SB190, SB260, SB322, SB345, SB374, SB387, SB401, SB448, SB449, SB455, SB487, SB496, SB502, SB505, HB362, HB893, HB990, HB1007, HB1153, HB1243, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HB55, HB385, HB394, HB396, HB406, HB608, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB897, HB1030, HB1035, HB1038, HB1045, HB1049, HB1056, HB1058, HB1059, HB1092, HB1100, HB1117, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1177, HB1180, HB1189, HB1216, HB1239, HB1240, HB59, HB74, HB159, HB330, HB364, HB414, HB458, HB525, HB568, HB786, HB1008, HB1033, HB1034, HB1041, HB1062, HB1070, HB1079, HB1112, HB1118, HB1139, HB1151, HB1176, HB1182, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB368, HB433, HB441, HB447, HB466, HB481, HB741, HB1242, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, SB127, SB244, HB977, HB181, HB31, HB664, HB9, HB192, HB225, HB306, HB310, HB366, HB635, HB911, HB1230, HB1236, HB615, HB864, HB1103, HB1175, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB996, HB1003, HB1082, HB1113, HB1234

Keywords: neighborhood, crime prevention, security districts, law enforcement, community safety, funding, Counseling Day, mental health, Louisiana Counseling Association, community support, mental wellness, Louisiana State University, athletics, NAIA, sports achievements, recognition, success, competition, education, higher education

Summary: The House opened with a prayer, pledge, quorum call, and several personal privileges recognizing guests and special observances, including Junior League Day, Renewable Energy Day, Wholesalers Day, and Sin Law Day. Members also introduced and adopted a number of commemorative resolutions, including condolences, recognitions of schools and community figures, and resolutions related to LSU, ALS Awareness Month, and local festivals. Several Senate and House measures were referred or laid over, and the chamber announced upcoming scheduling changes for House and Senate bills. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 385, which would require certain TOPS scholarship recipients to repay one semester of aid if they fail to meet academic requirements, subject to listed exemptions and an option to avoid repayment by entering certain high-demand career and technical programs. Opponents questioned the bill’s impact on students, its possible constitutional issues, administrative costs, lack of a fiscal note and implementation details, and whether it would worsen brain drain or convert a merit scholarship into a loan. The motion to recommit the bill to Appropriations failed 34-16, but after continued questioning and criticism, the author later moved to return the bill to the calendar, and that was agreed to. The House then passed House Bill 55, which restricts public disclosure of juror information, after adopting an amendment clarifying that juror interviews are still allowed if jurors choose to participate. The chamber also passed House Bill 394 extending the conditional parole programming period from nine months to 24 months, House Bill 396 making autopsy photographs admissible in criminal proceedings, House Bill 406 directing the Department of Education to study whether it should supervise interscholastic high school athletics, House Bill 622 aligning state criminal history record handling with federal requirements, and House Bill 676 creating the crime of fraudulent patient referrals, or body brokering, with amendments clarifying lawful marketing arrangements. House Bill 1030, concerning reimbursement for non-emergency medical transportation for certain mental health-related services, was taken up with amendments and then temporarily returned to the calendar.

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• Public safety entities like the Fairfax County, Virginia Sheriff's Office and the San Antonio Fire Department
• early-stage dementia, ALS, etc., can legally voluntarily stop eating and drinking as they, quote, bridge
• , a bridge to acquire lethal drugs under assisted suicide laws, including this one.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health opened its first hearing of the session and heard testimony on bills in three areas: emergency medical services/AED access, athletic training and student safety, and end-of-life options. Committee chairs outlined testimony rules and noted that written testimony would also be accepted. Some bills had no live witnesses, while others drew extensive testimony from advocates, professionals, and legislators. On AED-related bills, the American Heart Association supported requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events and athletic fields, citing sudden cardiac arrest survival rates and urging cardiac emergency response plans as an added safeguard. A parks and recreation professional supported AED access but raised concerns about the cost, staffing, maintenance, and feasibility for municipalities with limited resources. Athletic trainers supported expanding their scope of practice and removing workplace restrictions, arguing it would improve injury prevention, reduce costs, and help retain professionals in Massachusetts. The committee also took extensive testimony on end-of-life options legislation. Supporters included legislators, physicians, hospice volunteers, clergy, patients’ family members, and advocacy groups, who described the bills as allowing terminally ill, mentally capable adults to choose a peaceful death with strict safeguards and self-administration requirements. They emphasized personal stories of suffering, public support, and the claim that other states have not seen abuse. Opponents, including faith-based, disability-rights, and family policy representatives, argued the bills amount to physician-assisted suicide, could pressure vulnerable people, and may be influenced by prognosis errors, coercion, or financial incentives. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• And what what comes to mind like he I stay here is we have something in Jacksonville called the Fairfax

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• As long as I've been aware, we've been talking about this mythical Ramsey-Dayton Bridge that needs to
• approximately<00:36:21.599><c> 80%</c><00:36:22.079><c> of</c><00:36:22.240><c> all</c><00:36:22.400><c> bridges
• </c><00:36:22.880><c> in</c><00:36:23.119><c> the</c> approximately 80% of all bridges in the approximately
• 80% of all bridges in the state.<00:36:24.320><c> Since</c><00:36:24.560><c> the</c><00:36:24.720><c

Bills: HF4680, HF4047, HF4590, HF3757, HF3569, HF4507, HF4426, HF4927, HF4788, HF4757, HF4747, HF3561, HF4014, HF4013, HF4689, HF4766, HF4589

Keywords: wastewater treatment, improvements, capital investment, Greenfield, bonds, water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, state bonds, public utilities, HF4590, Tamarack, municipal infrastructure, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, Public Facilities Authority, sewer system, collection system, street reconstruction, local infrastructure

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• strikes and do something to help prevent all the bridge strikes?
• I mean, we know what happened with the Skagit River Bridge on I-5 back in 2013.
• strikes and do something to help prevent all the bridge strikes and I I don't want to take a lot of
• I mean, we know what happened with the Skagit River Bridge on I-5 back in 2013.
• And we know what's happened recently with the 410 bridge, with the overpass at Frog Road, Bullfrog Road

Bills: HB2092, HB2114, HB2172, HB2251, HB2374, HB2410, HB2552, HB2588, HB2718, HB2722, HB2727

Keywords: passenger rail, transportation, committee, advisory, infrastructure, defective license plates, vehicle registration, Department of Licensing, state regulations, route jurisdiction, abandonment, local governance, climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, regulation

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• The member from Fairfax, Representative Bartley, will speak for the committee.
• Member from Fairfax. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• members, earlier today the House Committee on Rules met and appointed Representative Ashley Bartley of Fairfax

Keywords: 926, house, all

Bills: SB62, HB361, HB244, HB377, HB411, HB422, HB423, HB425, SB16, HB452, HB354

Keywords: SB62, Alabama, conservation and natural resources, hunting license, fishing license, wildlife heritage license, license identification, government-issued ID, residency determination, in-state residency, student residency, tuition classification, public higher education, domicile, resident status, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, Section 9-11-32, Section 9-11-33, Section 16-64-3

Bills: SR5, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SR5

Keywords: redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes

Bills: SR5, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SR5

Keywords: redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes

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• I'm the owner of Hunter Industries of Highway and Bridge Contractors.
• How do you get highways built, bridges built in time?
• I'll give you an example of a project that was done in, uh, good, uh, North Carolina bridge that had
• The DOT might not want to design that bridge, that type of bridge themselves, but by doing it design-build
• Uh, this brings state regulations in line with modern federal bridge and weight standards.

Bills: SB 35, SB 1113, SB 1365, SB 1394, SB 2243, SB 2245, SB 2589, SB 2199, SB 2200

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County

Bills: SB 35, SB 249, SB 546, SB 1353, SB 1493, SB 2246, SB 1902, SB 1029

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County