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• Today, the Arkansas chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy is here.
• The Arkansas chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy is here for their capital today.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Black? Davis? Aye. Dolan? Hardwick? Jamison? No. Thank you. Hardwick? Jamison? No. Keathley? Yes.
• And, you know, the pleadings aren't going to—by the black letter in the pleadings itself—is not going

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Bethune established the organization to bring together the voices and leadership of Black women across
• women in leadership and frontline combat roles, including Brigadier General Laura Yeager, a former Black

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then recognized several guest groups, including representatives of the National Council of Negro Women, students from Santa Clarita Christian School, and the Coachella Valley High School girls soccer team. The chamber also marked Senator Allen’s birthday and later took up a memorial adjournment in memory of Dr. William Ma, offered by Senator Wiener. On the floor, the Senate confirmed three gubernatorial appointments: Andy Nakahata as executive director of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, Richard Stein to the California Arts Council, and Nick Hardiman to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors. Each confirmation passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief supportive remarks about the appointees’ experience and qualifications. The Senate also adopted several resolutions. SCR 127 designated December as Multi-Faith Heritage Month, SCR 110 recognized Women’s Military History Week, SCR 137 proclaimed March 15 as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day, and SR 85 marked Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. Members spoke in support of each measure, emphasizing interfaith understanding, women’s military service, Ginsburg’s legacy on equality, and the need for MS awareness and research. All of the resolutions passed by unanimous roll call, and the special consent calendar items were also approved 33-0. The session concluded with committee announcements for upcoming budget subcommittee meetings and a select committee meeting on California’s wine industry, followed by recess and notice of the next Senate session.

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• Bethune established the organization to bring together the voices and leadership of Black women across
• women in leadership and frontline combat roles, including Brigadier General Laura Yeager, a former Black

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It encourages higher turnout and deeper engagement for Black, Latinx, Asian American, and other communities
• It encourages higher turnout and deeper engagement for a black, Latinx, Asian American, and other communities

Bills: H4916 , H4262

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws

Keywords: ranked choice voting, instant runoff voting, RCV, Bedford, municipal elections, town offices, local option, ballot question, election reform, plurality voting, multi-seat elections, single-seat elections, town clerk, tie-breaking, ballot tabulation, Boston elections, voter preference, local government, 1212, all

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• Senator Black, I think that's a fair question and is also the genesis of us reintroducing this memorial
• Alexandria, what's the oldest age of the current kit of those 1 000 plus kits, Madam Chair, Senator Black

Bills: SB132 , SM16 , SM17

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

Keywords: SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation

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• We are a statewide reproductive organization by and for Black, Indigenous women and people of color.
• , Bold Futures has worked in the state to highlight and center autonomy and bodily sovereignty for Black

Summary: The Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee heard Senate Memorial 14, which calls on the Indian Affairs Department and the Commission on the Status of Women to conduct a comprehensive study of the history, scope, and continuing impacts of forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women and women of color. Sponsors and advocates said the memorial is intended to document harms that occurred not only in Indian Health Service facilities but also through other health providers, while being culturally sensitive and respectful of tribal sovereignty. Supporters described the issue as a reproductive justice, human rights, and Indigenous rights matter, and said the study could help lead to acknowledgment, healing, and possible reparative action. Several witnesses gave personal testimony. Representative Caballero shared a personal experience in which she nearly underwent a hysterectomy after a miscarriage due to forms she was asked to sign while sedated, and said that experience motivated her support. Jean Whitehorse, a Navajo Nation member and daughter of a Navajo code talker, described being sterilized in 1972 after treatment at Gallup Indian Health Service and said the practice caused lasting trauma to Native families. Other speakers, including Elena Giacchi, Keeley Badger, Jennifer Raphael Gatz, Rachel Lorenzo, Alicia Carese Lobbius, Nasserian Olamako, Deanna Warren, and Kat Sanchez, supported the memorial and emphasized the need for survivor testimony, historical records, data gathering, informed consent protections, and culturally grounded healing. Committee members asked about the difficulty of obtaining records and whether the information exists or is being blocked. Witnesses said access is limited, requests often need to come from official state or federal bodies, and many records may be sealed or difficult to retrieve. The Commission on the Status of Women said it could serve as the organizing entity for a three-phase process: gathering data, holding discussions with subject matter experts and survivors, and contracting with an Indigenous organization to prepare the report. After public comment and questions, the committee voted 4-0 to give Senate Memorial 14 a do pass recommendation, and the chair then recessed the meeting.

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• Um, Black, you had said that you had lost all federal funding for OETA.
• Independent libraries are the black dots in the beige counties on the map, and they usually function

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

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• SO THE LAST PIECE WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT IS THE BLACK SWANS. SOMETIMES WE HAVE MULTIPLE.
• , THAT IS WHAT WOULD UNABLE TO REBUILD BSF IN THE INTERVENING TIME, THAT IS WHAT WOULD PRODUCE THE BLACK

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• AB 335 Gibson, California Black Serving Institution grants. holding committee.
• AB 73 Jackson, Black Mental Health Navigators, holding committee.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It's poor families—white, black, Latino, whatever it is—it's the poor families who have trouble getting
• the reforms were put into place in 2013 and 2015, falls upon the backs of primarily working-class Black

Bills: HB2947 , HB3276 , HB3513

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

Keywords: truancy, school attendance, parent responsibility, education code, community service, criminal record nondisclosure, juvenile board, Moore County, appointments, juvenile justice, county legislation, 1184, house, all

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• </c> you fight for the scarlet and the black. you fight for the scarlet and the black.
• The latest episode in a long history of the experimentation and exploitation of Black bodies.
• c> women's</c><00:51:54.480><c> bodies</c> of enslavement, black women's bodies of enslavement, black
• I grieve for Adriana's black bodies.
• Not if you're working class, not if you're Black or brown, not if you come from a zip code.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• At a time when Black people were discouraged from construction jobs, Larry founded a construction company
• Mia Love made history as Utah's first Black mayor and the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress
• </c><02:05:04.560><c> and</c><02:05:04.800><c> the</c><02:05:04.960><c> first</c> Utah's first black
• mayor and the first Utah's first black mayor and the first black<02:05:05.440><c> Republican</c><02:05
• to black Republican woman elected to Congress.<02:05:07.840><c> But</c><02:05:07.920><c> her</c><02:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Also, this is an issue that is double the rate for Black and Hispanic children: 20% of Black children
• </c> issue that is double the rate for Black issue that is double the rate for Black and<01:32:21.360
• </c> and Hispanic children 20% of black and Hispanic children 20% of black children children children
• buttons, you know, like little black buttons, and that's what we had to take up when we got our meal
• like little black buttons and know like little black buttons and that's<02:25:31.359><c> what</c><02

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• that are going to continue here black that are going to continue black<01:03:48.000><c> Colorado</c>
• </c><01:03:50.240><c> Not</c> black Colorado racial equity study.
• Not black Colorado racial equity study.
• </c><01:04:25.760><c> Colorado</c><01:04:26.240><c> racial</c> into that and uh black Colorado racial
• The very next year, 2013, was the Black Canyon fire or monument.

Keywords: 981, all

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• So, if I am a farmer or black for farmer So, if I am a farmer or black for farmer So, if I am a farmer
• Um, then quickly, do we know if we have any members, uh, black members that have any members, uh, black
• farmers through has represented black farmers through has represented black farmers through the years
• Um just one black woman's opinion. Thank you. one black woman's opinion.
• discussed with representative black discussed with representative black chair you would then be going

Bills: SB 1 , HB 500 , SB 1 , HB 1400 , HB 1094 , HB 365 , HB 1109 , HB 647 , HB 500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• know if folks saw there was a recent viral video of a security officer who encountered a woman, a Black
• Many of them were young Black men.
• Many of them were young Black men, young Latino men, who were picked and chosen to take on this profession

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several Senate bills, with most of the discussion focused on worker training, public safety, and consumer protection. SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would expand training and de-escalation requirements for private security officers. Supporters, including security workers and labor groups, said the bill would better prepare officers who often respond first to mental health crises and violent incidents. Opponents, including security industry representatives and business groups, argued it would impose major costs, create training bottlenecks, and could reduce licensed security coverage. The committee ultimately voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Labor and Employment, with some members noting future amendments to address training capacity and employer-provided training. The committee also approved SB 936 by Senator Blakespear, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Support came from county officials, public health groups, waste management organizations, law enforcement, and local governments, who described rising misuse, impaired driving, and recycling hazards. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed to Public Safety. SB 1271 by Senator Reyes, aimed at strengthening California’s midwifery training pipeline by requiring data collection on licensed midwife preceptor capacity, also passed unanimously to Health. Supporters said the bill would help address shortages in rural birth care and improve access to training for aspiring midwives. SB 903 by Senator Padilla, which would place guardrails on the use of AI in mental health and psychotherapy settings and prohibit AI from being marketed as a therapist, drew emotional testimony from a mother whose son died by suicide after extensive chatbot interactions. Health and behavioral health groups supported the measure, while several industry and health organizations were opposed unless amended; the committee nevertheless sent it to Privacy and Consumer Protection on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 1165 on consent and then adjourned.

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• know if folks saw there was a recent viral video of a security officer who encountered a woman, a Black
• Many of them were young Black men.
• Many of them were young Black men, young Latino men, who were picked and chosen to take on this profession

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Bo Black is on the way. My role in this is trying to find someone with DOTD, and Mr.
• Bo Black is on the way, but he's not here right now. So I see Rep.
• Bo Black shows up in the next 10 seconds, he could answer that for you. That sounds good.

Bills: HR159 , HR160 , HR161 , HR162 , HR163 , HR164 , HCR60 , HCR61 , HCR62 , HCR63 , HCR64 , HR153 , HR154 , HR155 , HR156 , HR157 , HR158 , HCR57 , HCR58 , HCR59 , SB124 , SB399 , SB441 , SB447 , SB460 , HCR4 , HCR47 , HB59 , HB74 , HB159 , HB175 , HB330 , HB364 , HB414 , HB458 , HB525 , HB568 , HB628 , HB786 , HB909 , HB1008 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1041 , HB1052 , HB1062 , HB1070 , HB1079 , HB1112 , HB1118 , HB1139 , HB1151 , HB1154 , HB1176 , HB1182 , HB1196 , HB1214 , HB1231 , HB1241 , SB244 , HB1 , HB2 , HB3 , HB312 , HB313 , HB383 , HB314 , HCR3 , HB983 , HB1126 , HR1 , HR17 , HCR5 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB345 , HB366 , HB446 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , 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 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , SB127 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB750 , HB911 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB151 , HB180 , HB192 , HB193 , HB310 , HB635 , HB690 , HB961 , HB1003 , HB1146 , HB864 , HB977 , HB181 , HB31 , HB664 , HB615 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB284 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1113 , HB1234 , HB1236

Keywords: occupational therapy, healthcare, medical professionals, recognition, professional day, property transfer, public records doctrine, bad faith, Louisiana State Law Institute, real estate law, Black Maternal Health Week, maternal health, racial disparities, healthcare access, culturally competent care, Louisiana, community health, motorcycle safety, awareness month, motorcyclists education

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• Next, the gubernatorial reappointment of Nikaela Black Abrams to the Idaho State Racing Commission.
• Chairman, I move that the gubernatorial appointment of Nikaela Black Abrams to the Idaho State Racing
• Motion by Senator Den Hartog, second by Senator Anthon, that the gubernatorial reappointment of Nikaela Black

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all