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• We have industry come in front of us and ask for regulation.
• And then somebody has to regulate it. And then somebody has to pay for that.
• I'm not saying that government, there's no regulation that would be helpful.
• I'm not saying that government, there's no regulation that would be helpful.
• It is a violation of safety and FAA regulations. But pilots are doing it.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

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• </c><00:07:55.840><c> by</c> would be regulated by would be regulated by DHS.<00:07:58.080><c> The</c
• </c> um products that are already regulated. um products that are already regulated.
• The therapeutic cannabis program is self-regulating.
• To be in the program, self-regulating.
• </c> virtually any regulation virtually any regulation whatsoever.<02:14:49.760><c> So</c><02:14:50.000

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• A little slow to the gun on this one. Ikaika Park is very popular. Families use it on the weekends.
• island of Oahu until the Division of Aquatic Resources O'ahu Marine Initiative processes applicable regulations
• island of Oahu until the Division of Aquatic Resources O'ahu Marine Initiative processes applicable regulations
• Initiative processes processes Marine Initiative processes processes applicable<00:26:07.640><c> regulations
• </c> applicable regulations. applicable regulations.

Bills: SB888 , SB2479 , SB2489 , SB2519 , SB2521 , SB2527 , SB2575 , SB2591 , SB2611 , SB2665 , SB2667 , SB2695 , SB2697 , SB2713 , SB2730 , SB2751 , SB2765 , SB2795 , SB2797 , SB2806 , SB2812 , SB2818 , SB2835 , SB2849 , SB2851 , SB2896 , SB2922 , SB2970 , SB2972 , SB2973

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and took up a long list of Senate bills, mostly advancing them with either no amendments or committee amendments. Early measures included SB 888, which bars smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a warrant, and SB 2479, which allows certain defendants to seek reduced sentences based on family violence, dating violence, or child abuse history; both were adopted, with SB 2479 amended for technical and procedural changes. The committee also adopted SB 2489 on invasive species provisions in Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity leases, SB 2519 on Law Enforcement Standards Board deadlines, SB 2521 and SB 2527 on CDL-related exemptions and training/policies for emergency personnel, and SB 2575 on firearm-related mandatory minimum penalties, which was amended to clarify scope and set a far-future effective date. Several transportation and public safety bills were also approved. SB 2591 created a Waikiki refuse-collection pilot program; SB 2611 expanded criminal trespass rules for school premises to weekends and holidays, though one member raised concerns about use of school property as a park; SB 2665 required driver-license renewal applicants with recent citations to complete a road-safety course, later narrowed to moving violations only; SB 2667 restricted towing vehicles from far-left lanes; SB 2695 clarified crosswalk duties; SB 2697 prohibited driving on shoulders except in limited cases; and SB 2812 required driver testing on dangers posed by larger vehicles, with court-ordered timing for re-examination. Most of these measures passed unanimously or with one or more members recording no votes or reservations, but they were still adopted. The committee also advanced SB 2713 on restricting certain pesticide use near elderly care facilities, SB 2730 on warrantless arrest and detention factors for petty misdemeanors and violations, SB 2765 on condominium foreclosure rental income, SB 2795 on flag display rights in housing associations with health and safety carve-outs, SB 2797 on gift card fraud, SB 2806 on real estate listing restrictions, SB 2818 on boating and ocean recreation penalties, SB 2835 on liquor licensing and education funding, SB 2849 on public meeting notice requirements, SB 2851 on a deafness designation for vehicle registration, SB 2896 lowering the commercial driving age to 18, SB 2922 on cooperative association definitions, SB 2970 on state contracting conflicts involving relatives, SB 2972 on temporary Oahu spearing restrictions for certain fish, and SB 2973 on banning jug-line fishing. A few bills drew objections over breadth or penalties, especially the boating and fishing measures, but the committee still adopted the recommendations. SB 2751 on workers’ compensation prescription drug rules was deferred indefinitely, and the meeting ended with the chair noting upcoming joint and committee meetings for the next day.

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• into the state of Minnesota,<00:14:41.040><c> given</c><00:14:41.360><c> them</c><00:14:41.600><c> guns
• , given them guns, given them masks,<00:14:43.760><c> and</c><00:14:43.920><c> they</c><00:14:44.160>
• </c><00:15:48.240><c> They</c><00:15:48.560><c> had</c><00:15:48.800><c> guns.
• They had guns. There She had a whistle. They had guns.
• Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs.

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• They have these big laser guns.
• And then the idea is that this information is available to regulators and policymakers who think about
• You don't actually develop any of the regulations related to the science you produce, do you?
• How do you relate to them when you provide the science and they might have to do regulation or public
• How do you communicate that to policymakers, to regulators, to communities?

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The committee first handled several routine items, approving three gubernatorial appointees not required to appear: Hampus Eitsiter to the Boating and Waterways Commission, Peter Stern to the California Horse Racing Board, and Dean White to the State Mining and Geology Board. It also approved referral of bills to committees and floor acknowledgements, all by 5-0 votes. The committee then heard Tyler Sadwith’s appointment as Chief Deputy Director of Healthcare Programs at the Department of Health Care Services. Sadwith said his priorities would be protecting Medi-Cal access amid federal changes and continuing CalAIM and behavioral health reforms. Senators questioned him extensively about rural and financially distressed hospitals, Medi-Cal reimbursement, eligibility redeterminations, work requirements, fraud controls, dental access, labor and delivery closures, and CalAIM’s evaluation. He said DHCS is working on expedited payments, hospital monitoring, county technical assistance, targeted audits, and community supports such as medically tailored meals. Public commenters from county, hospital, and care organizations supported his confirmation, and the committee voted 5-0 to send the appointment to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Dr. Chris Thayer, nominated to lead the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Thayer described OEHHA’s role as providing transparent, scientifically rigorous health assessments and risk communication to inform other agencies and policymakers. Senators focused on the agency’s use of models versus real-world data, CalEnviroScreen, Prop 65, PFAS, wildfire health impacts, and how OEHHA communicates risk to the public. Thayer said the office relies on a mix of data sources where direct evidence is limited, is updating CalEnviroScreen, and is working to reduce Prop 65 over-warning through guidance and outreach. The discussion did not reach a final vote on his appointment in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• They have these big laser guns.
• You don't actually develop any of the regulations related to the science you produce, do you?
• How do you relate to them when you provide the science and they might have to do regulations?
• How do you relate to them when you provide the science and they might have to do regulation or public
• How do you communicate that to policymakers, to regulators, to communities?

Committee: Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:

• I had not taken into account that we had Machine-Gun Bullard as our presiding officer today, thinking
• Madam Leader, we don't need a second on the Machine-Gun Bullard part. Will there be announcements?
• I had not taken into account that we had machine-gun Bullard as our presiding officer today, thinking
• Madam Leader, we don't need a second on the machine-gun Bullard part. Will there be announcements?

Bills: SB1238 , SB1277 , SB1304 , SB1378 , SB1423 , SB1484 , SB1501 , SR32 , SB1502 , SB1721 , SB1735 , SB1832 , SB1847 , SB1859 , SB1876 , SB2170 , SB2182

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and a series of guest introductions recognizing doctors, nurses, psychologists, interns, students, civic groups, and special honorees, including a tribute to Senator Paul Rosino’s military service and a citation for 2025 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Melissa Yvonne. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 32 recognizing March 9 as Bob Wills Day at the Capitol, with remarks from Carolyn Wills and musical guests from the Texas Playboys. The Senate then took up and passed a long list of bills. SB 1238 made domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor a felony on the first offense and passed 42-3 after questions about sentencing impacts and equity concerns. SB 1277 codified weekly work-search actions and passed 46-0. SB 1304 clarified alcohol sample serving sizes and passed 30-15, with one senator recorded as not voting. SB 1378 created the Olympics and Oklahoma revolving fund and passed 46-0 as an emergency measure. SB 1423 repealed the Hospital Advisory Council and passed 39-7. SB 1484 expanded sudden unexplained infant death investigations and passed 46-0. Later measures included SB 1501, which clarified medical marijuana grow remediation and notice requirements, passing 41-5 amid concerns about pending renewals and law-enforcement notification; SB 1502, repealing the Alzheimer’s Disclosure Act Advisory Council, passing 46-0; SB 1721, extending the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education and passing 40-6 as an emergency; SB 1735, a CareerTech/SDE accreditation cleanup bill, passing 46-0 as an emergency; SB 1832, reauthorizing veterans’ tax checkoffs, passing 46-0 as an emergency; SB 1847, allowing certain Medicaid waiver recipients in assisted living to age in place, passing 34-10 as an emergency; SB 1859, creating an OSBI cybercrime and financial fraud division, passing 37-8 despite concerns about duplication with another agency; SB 1876, modernizing service of process for foreign insurers, passing 45-0; SB 2170, requiring supervised visitation after DHS findings of child sexual abuse, passing 45-0; and SB 2182, creating civil remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images, passing 44-0. The Senate concluded with announcements about the Bible Reading Marathon and an upcoming Ireland-related economic development event, then adjourned until Tuesday, March 10 at 9 a.m.

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• 30.800><c> illegal</c> since gone on to reaffend with illegal since gone on to reaffend with illegal gun
• 32.080><c> and</c><02:32:32.399><c> committing</c><02:32:32.800><c> child</c><02:32:33.120><c> sex</c> gun
• possession and committing child sex gun possession and committing child sex crimes<02:32:34.080><c>
• ><c> to</c><04:15:26.560><c> discriminate</c> proposed a regulation to discriminate proposed a regulation
• </c> regulations that were driving up costs. regulations that were driving up costs.

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• </c><00:54:02.960><c> to</c> may jointly adopt regulations to may jointly adopt regulations to implement
• . regulation. regulation.
• </c> making a lot of changes on regulation making a lot of changes on regulation relative<01:36:07.360
• </c> may or may not be changing regulations may or may not be changing regulations involving<01:36:53.520
• Jumping the gun. 145. &gt;&gt; 145. Jumping the gun. 145.

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• seeing the amendment online last night, I did understand that this is clearly not to try to create a gun-free
• general public, excuse me, the restrictions on access or activity is that if it's not going to be a gun-free
• over-criminalization of something that we have, in fact, been trying to better understand, better regulate
• over-criminalization of something that we have, in fact, been trying to better understand, better regulate

Bills: HB59 , HB74 , HB159 , HB167 , HB175 , HB255 , HB330 , HB364 , HB458 , HB525 , HB568 , HB656 , HB1033 , HB1034 , HB1070

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: public defender, funding, district court, East Baton Rouge, judicial expenses, Autism Spectrum Disorder, missing children, law enforcement, public safety, Spectrum Alert, inmate documentation, post-release employment, special identification card, Louisiana Department of Public Safety, reentry services, veterans, veterans services, lottery proceeds, special fund, grant board

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• They’re already regulated under federal law through the National Firearms Act.
• This measure recognizes suppressors as regulated equipment rather than prohibited contraband.
• So you’re simply lowering the level of the fired gun to still a very loud level, but not an unhealthy
• Don’t confuse this with some kind of a Second Amendment gun bill. This is a health bill.

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• You know, some of that is, we don't regulate CYFD offices.
• Those are regulated by CYFD, but I can tell you that the issues around adolescents and their consent
• When we think about car crashes, we also think about gun violence; frequently, gun violence has an alcohol

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• and reports House Bill 299 should pass with House Committee Substitute 1, an act relating to machine gun
• Substitute 1, an act relating<00:05:18.000><c> to</c><00:05:18.400><c> machine</c><00:05:18.720><c> gun
• </c><00:05:19.199><c> conversion</c> relating to machine gun conversion relating to machine gun conversion
• General Assembly passed House Bill 232, sponsored by the gentleman from Warren 17, to address the regulation
• was not on overwhelmingly the comment was not on how<01:05:05.200><c> the</c><01:05:05.440><c> regulations

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications. The Senate reported passage of Senate Bills 52 and 124, and several House committees reported favorable action on bills including HB 1, HB 2, HB 94, HB 246, HB 282, HB 299, HB 307, HB 519, HB 613, and HB 648. Most of those measures were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar; HB 1 and HB 307 were sent to the Rules Committee after having had two previous readings. The House then recessed briefly before returning to the orders of the day. The chamber took up HB 568, relating to public adjusters. The sponsor explained that the bill would prohibit new public adjuster licenses, allow current licensees to renew, impose conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, set a 5% fee cap, and bar public adjusters from negotiating claims, citing consumer protection concerns and legal opinions about the practice of law. After debate and a brief explanation of vote from a member citing local storm-related abuses, the House voted on roll call and passed HB 568 with one nay vote. The House then considered HB 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program. Supporters said it would allow private donations to scholarship-granting organizations to benefit Kentucky students without using state general funds, and argued it could help public, private, and homeschool families with education-related expenses. Opponents criticized the speed of the process, warned it could open the door to vouchers and charters, and argued it would mainly benefit wealthier donors while public schools remain underfunded. Members also questioned the bill’s waiver of 11th Amendment immunity and received explanations that the waiver was limited to federal-court jurisdiction over the federal program and would not create individual liability for state actors. A motion to table the bill failed with 19 votes in favor, and debate continued.

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• ><00:15:54.680><c> range</c><00:15:55.160><c> but</c><00:15:55.279><c> it's</c> actually a um a a a gun
• range but it's actually a um a a a gun range but it's not<00:15:55.519><c> a</c><00:15:55.639><c> gun
• range for law enforcement it's not a gun range for law enforcement it's a<00:15:57.160><c> gun</c><00
• range for our laboratory there's a gun range for our laboratory there's storage<00:15:59.279><c> of<
• This compares cartridge casings we're covered at crime scenes and guns recovered to be able to connect

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• moving through Louisiana are coming from legitimate permitted businesses that follow our laws and regulations
• Sorry, members, we jumped the gun there.

Bills: SCR12 , HB1259 , HB221 , HB509 , HCR117 , HCR58 , SCR29 , SCR33 , SB295 , SB312 , SB326 , SB348 , SB485 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR32 , HCR5 , HCR95 , HB75 , HB198 , HB244 , HB302 , HB325 , HB623 , HB719 , HB749 , HB755 , HB761 , HB797 , HB823 , HB1028 , HB1049 , HB1194 , HB1199 , HB1201 , HB1222 , HB17 , HB27 , HB36 , HB41 , HB73 , HB140 , HB166 , HB181 , HB211 , HB223 , HB226 , HB271 , HB308 , HB337 , HB399 , HB410 , HB487 , HB690 , HB712 , HB730 , HB750 , HB759 , HB762 , HB775 , HB906 , HB966 , HB968 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1018 , HB1036 , HB1062 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1098 , HB1107 , HB1112 , HB1203 , HB1215 , HB1220 , HB1242 , HB1252 , HB1256 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB283 , SB300 , SB341 , SB382 , SB387 , SB389 , SB401 , SB408 , SB449 , SB469 , HB74 , HB119 , HB134 , HB368 , HB414 , HB552 , HB732 , HB776 , HB848 , HB870 , HB953 , HB956 , HB1117 , HB1236 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB149 , SB441 , HB210 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB784

Summary: The Senate convened with 26 members present, heard a prayer from Dr. Steve Horn, and recited the pledge. The chamber then handled messages from the House, including concurrence in SCR 83 and appointment of conference committee members on several disagreements. A number of Senate resolutions were introduced or adopted, mostly creating study task forces or commending individuals and organizations, including resolutions on energy infrastructure, breast pump access, insurance coverage for auto repairs, biomarker testing, higher education funding, public-private partnership contracting, and various commendations. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, while others were returned to the calendar or concurred in by recorded vote, including SCR 29 and SCR 33 with House amendments. The Senate also considered House and Senate bills and resolutions returned from the House, with many measures adopted or concurred in. Notable actions included concurrence in HCR 117 on homeowner insurance claims processes, adoption of HCR 5 on special red drum harvest permits, and passage of bills on TOPS Tech eligibility (HB 325), vapor product permitting (HB 623), ABLE/Tuition Trust administration (HB 749), design services contracting (HB 755), rare cancer advisory board composition (HB 761), non-emergency medical transportation reimbursement (HB 1028), public meeting notices (HB 1049), healthy food retail financing (HB 1194), genetic testing coverage for SCN2A disorders (HB 1199), grocery initiative grants (HB 1222, which failed), and a constitutional amendment on retirement debt repayment order (HB 27). The chamber also adopted HCR 95, creating a joint rule requiring a fiscal review of certain tax measures for sales and use tax uniformity. Several measures drew extended debate. HB 181, which would allow the legislative auditor access to Medicaid and SNAP-related tax information for eligibility verification and fraud review, prompted concerns about privacy and scope but ultimately passed 26-8. HB 1220 on the State Board of Medical Examiners generated amendment discussion about board composition and transparency, including live video broadcasting of meetings, but was returned to the calendar before final action. HB 1018, creating a temporary local moratorium on certain alcohol permits in one Shreveport district, passed after discussion about broader policy solutions. The Senate then recessed for lunch at 2 p.m. after completing the subject-to-call list for the morning session.

Transcript Highlights:

• That is why we put in the definition of a fixed-wing piloted aircraft because they have rules and regulations
• We've had guns pulled on us, which is fine.

Bills: SB1280 , SB1392 , SB1393 , SB1395 , SB1400 , SB1405 , SB1832 , SB1839 , SB1989 , SB2001 , SB2143

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: excise tax, oil tax, natural gas tax, state revenue, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, income tax, tax credit, aerospace sector, employment, economic development, adaptive reuse, affordable housing, urban renewal, economic impact, program, housing, revitalization, urban development, income tax credit, manufacturing

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• or blue guns.
• It's just a plastic gun so that we can train in a safer way.
• </c> call them red guns or blue guns it's call them red guns or blue guns it's just<01:02:28.319><c>
• a</c><01:02:28.480><c> plastic</c><01:02:28.920><c> gun</c><01:02:29.599><c> so</c><01:02:29.760><c>
• so that we can train just a plastic gun so that we can train in<01:02:30.640><c> a</c><01:02:30.880>

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• And what we're trying to do is remove regulation and barriers, and, and I have, uh, it seems to me that
• Um, as it stands, microgrids are Not regulated by the PRC, uh, they're behind the meter generation sources
• Um, they're not gonna be regulate the microgrids won't be regulated as a public utility, uh, until 2035
• Like sometimes they'll have all like even a gun show in there they'll have events or these two in there
• remind you again is that um in, in our conference committee that we We stuck, we stuck to our, our guns

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• keeping ICE agents out of our school buildings and ensuring that our kids and our state can be free from gun
• keeping ICE agents out of our school buildings and ensuring that our kids and our state can be free from gun
• keeping ICE agents out of our school buildings and ensuring that our kids and our state can be free from gun

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• Various governments tried to stamp out or regulate the output of the press.
• </c><00:32:40.040><c> that</c><00:32:40.320><c> will</c> uh rules and regulations that will uh rules
• and regulations that will uh uh uh will<00:32:42.400><c> hamper</c><00:32:43.400><c> innovation</c><00
• </c> would supersede any zoning regulations would supersede any zoning regulations that<00:39:30.240>
• So, there’s not a lot for you to enforce; we didn’t give you rules. ordinances or regulations on any

Committee: Senate Judiciary