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• And so, the way it's being presented is that we're being punished, that New Mexico's being punished for

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• just want to say, you know, and you shared that story with me before, Senator, about no one gets punished
• They get punished for doing too much, and I hear that, and in my nursing practice, we want to hit it

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB 2, SB 3, SB 5, SB 9, SB 10, SB 14, SB 16, SB 18, SB 34, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 15, SB 17, SB 4, SB1, SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB4

Keywords: flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products

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• from the outside world, force-fed medication, psychologically abused, and threatened with cruel punishments
• from the outside world, force-fed medication, psychologically abused and threatened with cruel punishments

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum for much of the hearing and heard several bills out of order. SB 249 by Senator Umberg would move county board of education elections from the primary to the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters and many educators, argued the change would increase turnout and make the electorate more representative. The Orange County Board of Education opposed the bill, saying it would increase costs, reduce local control, and bury education races on crowded general-election ballots. The chair and members discussed turnout, cost, and representation, but the bill was held pending a quorum. Senator Grove presented SB 373, which adds safeguards for California students placed in out-of-state non-public schools through IEPs. The bill would require more robust LEA and CDE oversight, including annual site visits, student interviews, quarterly contact, stronger certification standards, and restrictions on prone, supine, and mechanical restraints. Testimony from a survivor of an out-of-state placement and from advocates emphasized abuse, neglect, and the need for stronger monitoring. There was broad support and no opposition testimony, but the measure was also held pending a quorum. Senator Ashby presented SB 568, the epinephrine in schools modernization act, to clarify and expand requirements for stocked epinephrine so they clearly apply to all public schools, including preschool programs. School nurses and medical experts said the bill would close gaps created by universal preschool and ensure life-saving treatment is available for anaphylaxis. The committee discussed dosing and implementation, and the bill was supported without opposition testimony. The committee also heard SB 414, the Charter School Accountability Act, which would strengthen fiscal oversight, audit standards, and transparency for charter schools and authorizers. Supporters said it responds to fraud and audit findings while preserving charter flexibility; opponents, including school employees and teachers, said it did not go far enough on authorizer accountability and small-district oversight. After discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to pass SB 414 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also briefly heard SB 743 by Senator Cortese, which would create an equalization reserve account to provide additional funding to underfunded school districts and reduce funding inequities tied to ZIP code. The author said the bill would support student achievement and teacher retention over time. The transcript cuts off before testimony or action on SB 743 was completed.

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• More expensive, more risky, more vulnerable to technical violations, more vulnerable to punishment by
• </c><03:51:48.400><c> by</c><03:51:48.560><c> the</c> more vulnerable to punishment by the more vulnerable
• And again, what this bill does is punish the lawful, the legitimate.
• And I know we're going to have some more of my colleagues coming up here, and it's not to punish anybody
• It's just to it's not to punish anybody.

Keywords: 981, all

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• It's used often to punish and terrorize people.
• It's used often to punish and terrorize people.
• This is not meant to<01:20:47.199><c> punish</c><01:20:47.520><c> landlords.
• It's not their to punish landlords.
• This is intentionally drafted to not punish small, unintentional mistakes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm not I don't think it's necessarily to punish a child in any means.
• I'm not I don't think it's necessarily I'm not I don't think it's necessarily to<03:44:01.520><c> punish
• </c><03:44:02.800><c> I</c><03:44:03.040><c> think</c> to punish a child in any means.
• I think to punish a child in any means.
• is not going to take away punishment is not going to take away someone's<05:09:28.480><c> neurology<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This will have no impact on violent crime and only punishes those inclined to follow the law already.
• </c><00:10:29.440><c> those</c><00:10:29.640><c> inclined</c> crime and only punishes those inclined
• crime and only punishes those inclined to<00:10:30.160><c> follow</c><00:10:30.440><c> the</c><00:10:
• It is a punishable-by-a felony-level offense, so that's not going away, which means the burden is on
• It is a punishable-by-a felony-level offense, so that's not going away, which means the burden is on

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Representative Corey: ...punish you.
• Taxes, government, spending, and I'm just sad that this bill punishes love. Further remarks.
• Taxes, government... ...spending, and I'm just sad that this bill punishes love. Further remarks.
• Taxes, government, spending, and I'm just sad that this bill punishes love. Further remarks.
• It duplicates audits the IRS runs and punishes taxpayers protecting their funds.

Bills: HB2720, HB2073, SB5816, SB5919, SB5831, SB6244, SB6044, SB5109, SB5877, SB6258

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification

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• We punish our younger homeowners, the people that want to buy homes now, the ones that are trying to
• </c><02:11:00.960><c> We</c><02:11:01.199><c> punish</c> happens when we drop to 2%?
• We punish happens when we drop to 2%?
• We punish our<02:11:01.920><c> younger</c><02:11:02.400><c> homeowners,</c><02:11:03.280><c> the</c><
• someone based on their behavior or personal traits, and then use that score to treat them worse or punish

Keywords: 916, all

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• I'm starting to reconsider my position on whether or not we should have license suspension as a punishment
• I'm starting to reconsider my position on whether or not we should have license suspension as a punishment
• I'm starting to reconsider my position on whether or not we should have license suspension as a punishment
• I'm starting to reconsider my position on whether or not we should have license suspension as a punishment
• I'm starting to reconsider my position on whether or not we should have license suspension as a punishment

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• power of the federal government to enrich themselves at the expense of the American people and to punish
• </c> and to punish their political opponents. and to punish their political opponents.
• If you return here illegally, you will be punished. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• If you return here illegally, you will be punished. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back.
• If you return here illegally, you will be punished. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I yield back.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So the monitor is not about punishing somebody more.
• HCR 2040 is not a reform; it is a punishment.
• Workers should not be punished for exercising their right to organize and to advocate for fair treatment
• Even more concerning, the bill punishes districts that fall short by reducing classroom site fund dollars

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call, approved the journal, and took up several Senate bills and one Senate concurrent resolution through motions to reconsider, return bills for reconsideration, and refer measures to additional Committee of the Whole sessions for further amendment. Early actions included returning SB 1175 and SB 1198 to the Senate for reconsideration, rescinding passage of SB 1336 so it could be reconsidered, and referring SB 1111 and SB 152 to an additional COW. The House also recognized Representative Travers for a personal privilege statement honoring National Women Veterans Recognition Day and recorded attendance. In Committee of the Whole, members adopted floor amendments and recommended passage for SB 1511, SB 1552, SB 1198, SB 1110, SB 1618, SB 1431, and SCR 1004, with some debate on SB 1110’s home-confinement/reentry program, SB 1618’s Military Affairs Commission changes, and SB 1431’s city and town authority over residential project standards and streetscapes. The House later adopted the COW reports and moved the measures to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. SB 1336 and SB 1519 were also advanced from committee, while SB 1004 was reconsidered and ultimately failed on reconsideration. On third or final reading, the House passed SB 1127, SB 1180, SB 1428, SB 1198, SB 1336, SB 1511, SCR 1004, SB 1552, HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2114, HB 2311, HB 2729, and HB 4117. SB 1687, SB 1004, SB 1519, and SB 1502 failed. Members explained votes on several measures, including support for tax administration clarity in SB 1180, objections and support for the May primary proposal in SB 1687, concerns about sex offender monitoring in SB 1004, support for the Arizona Beef Council in SB 1198, and debate over the photo enforcement referral in SCR 1004. The session also included recesses for caucuses, lunch, and dinner, plus a brief technical outage of the live stream.

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• these crimes or offenses are taken more seriously, so that these crimes and offenses are also... ...punished
• Can you tell us what was the punishment? Good afternoon. Good afternoon.
• Can you tell us what was the punishment with that example you gave with that welding company?
• It's purely about punishment, and we're not considering that individual in their circumstance.

Keywords: 908, all

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• these crimes or offenses are taken more seriously, so that these crimes and offenses are also... ...punished
• Can you tell us what was the punishment with that example you gave with that welding company?
• At that point, it's purely about punishment, and we're not considering that individual and their circumstance
• At that point, it's purely about punishment, and we're not considering that individual and their circumstance

Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focusing on the economic and public-system impacts in North Dakota. She explained that ACEs are a population-level measure, not a diagnostic tool for individuals, and said higher ACE exposure is consistently associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare involvement, justice-system contact, and reduced workforce participation. She emphasized that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across a person’s life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based prevention and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, historical trends in ACEs, and the role of positive childhood experiences and home visiting. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota, including Healthy Families, Early Head Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. They described home visiting as voluntary, relationship-based, and tailored to family needs, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, human service zones, pregnancy navigators, self-referrals, and other community sources. A parent, Abby, shared that home visiting helped her family after premature births and NICU stays by providing support with postpartum mental health, breastfeeding, developmental screenings, referrals, and parenting guidance. The presenters said the programs are funded through a mix of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E dollars, Medicaid targeted case management, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and grants, and they noted that current funding is fragmented and insufficient to serve all eligible families statewide. Members discussed whether the state should expand or better fund these services and how to improve outreach and referrals. Later, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, followed by a presentation from a BCI special agent on how AI is already affecting child exploitation investigations in North Dakota. The memo and testimony described AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and risks posed by chatbots, along with relevant federal and state law and recent executive orders. The agent said North Dakota saw 2,698 cyber tips in 2025, the highest on record, and that investigators are increasingly encountering AI-assisted exploitation that is harder to detect and verify. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI undermining critical thinking and spreading misinformation. No votes were taken on the AI materials during the portion provided, and the committee recessed briefly after the report.

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• So, you don't really want to punish the current city that's trying to do the right thing based on what
• So, you don't really want to<00:42:45.320><c> punish</c><00:42:45.680><c> the</c><00:42:45.800><c> current
• </c><00:42:46.360><c> city</c><00:42:46.880><c> that's</c><00:42:47.160><c> trying</c> to punish the
• current city that's trying to punish the current city that's trying to<00:42:47.520><c> do</c><00:42:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Think of how many laws we both make here, but also update here because the punishments haven't been done
• </c><01:18:51.760><c> the</c> but also update here because the but also update here because the punishments
• :52.840><c> been</c><01:18:53.080><c> done,</c><01:18:53.400><c> or</c><01:18:53.520><c> we</c> punishments
• haven't been done, or we punishments haven't been done, or we hear<01:18:54.320><c> folks</c><01:18:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• House Bill 4106 by Ford of the House and Fricks of the Senate, an act relating to crimes and punishments
• bill: House Bill 4106 by Ford of the House and Fricks of the Senate, an act relating to crimes and punishments
• House Bill 3495 by Duel of the House and Gollihare of the Senate, an act relating to crimes and punishment
• House Bill 3495 by Duel of the House and Gollihare of the Senate, an act relating to crimes and punishment

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

Summary: The House considered and passed a series of bills focused on public finance, securities, pharmacy regulation, criminal penalties, energy, housing associations, and Medicaid. Early votes included House Bill 4428, which requires public retirement systems to base proxy voting and related engagement on fiduciary, pecuniary factors, and House Bill 4429, which adds disclosure requirements for proxy advisors and excludes charitable organizations from the definition; both passed. House Bill 1170, also dealing with public finance and aligning definitions with the earlier retirement-system bill, passed the House, but its emergency clause failed. The chamber also adopted a motion to suspend House Rule 4.4J to allow food on the floor for the rest of the legislative day. Members then passed House Bill 3538, a negotiated pharmacy benefits manager measure that establishes a mandatory minimum dispensing fee for pharmacies and was described as intended to help independent pharmacies; it passed unanimously. House Bill 4124, allowing pharmacies to sell human ivermectin over the counter, also passed after extended debate. House Bill 3904, which changes Oklahoma Medicaid maternity payments to separate prenatal, delivery, and postpartum reimbursements, passed with broad support. House Bill 4106, lowering the felony threshold for repeated petty larceny from $1,000 to $900 and tying it to multiple offenses within 180 days, passed after amendment. The House also approved House Bill 2999, which would prohibit requiring public officials to sign nondisclosure agreements under certain conditions, and House Bill 3982, addressing temporary tags for new and used dealerships and commercial vehicles. House Bill 3464, an energy bill adding landowner protections, notice, decommissioning, and permitting reforms for wind, solar, and battery storage facilities, passed unanimously and its emergency clause also passed. House Bill 2588, requiring HOA board members to own property and physically reside in the association, passed as well. A major debate centered on House Joint Resolution 1077, a constitutional amendment to restructure how tobacco settlement funds are used: it would move TSET legacy functions to the Health Department, direct more funding toward Oklahoma’s Promise/OLAP and related education opportunities, and preserve the corpus while redirecting distributions. Supporters framed it as a long-term investment in education and workforce opportunities; opponents argued it would undermine public health funding and repurpose a voter-created trust. The resolution passed the House, and the special-election referral required for the constitutional amendment also received the necessary two-thirds vote. Later, House Bill 4440, which would move Medicaid expansion from the Constitution into statute and separate expansion from traditional Medicaid, also passed after substantial debate over health care access, provider rates, and the role of voters. Finally, House Bill 3462 on plumbing licensing was laid over after amendments were discussed, including changes to apprenticeship and out-of-state reciprocity.

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• This isn't about punishing our good friends at the hospitals here.
• This isn't about<00:59:19.839><c> punishing</c><00:59:20.319><c> our</c><00:59:20.559><c> good</c><00
• :59:20.720><c> friends</c><00:59:20.960><c> at</c><00:59:21.200><c> the</c> about punishing our good
• friends at the about punishing our good friends at the hospitals<00:59:21.839><c> here.

Bills: SF0023, SF0057

Keywords: mental health, involuntary hospitalization, examiners, public safety, Wyoming legislature, hospital pricing, healthcare transparency, public health, civil penalties, shoppable services, 916, all

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• . >> House Bill 422, an act relating to crimes and punishments. >> Representative Fister. >> Gentleman
• crimes</c><02:02:20.639><c> and</c> an act relating to crimes and an act relating to crimes and punishments
• .<02:02:21.760><c> Representative</c><02:02:22.320><c> Fister,</c> punishments.
• Representative Fister, punishments.

Keywords: This version of the House chambers was retrieved from back up and uploaded. The original live stream contained issues where audio and video got out of sync., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received committee reports on several bills. Reported measures included House Bills 1 and 2 from Appropriations and Revenue, along with bills on animal control officers, emergency services revenue, postsecondary education, proactive postsecondary admission, vehicle lights, motor vehicle operation, motor vehicle dealers, and machine gun conversion devices. The chamber also took up Senate Bills 52 and 124 for concurrence, and House Bill 1 was moved from rules to the orders of the day for immediate action. The House then considered House Bill 568, which would regulate public adjusters by prohibiting new licenses, allowing renewals for current licensees, imposing conflict-of-interest and contract requirements, capping fees at 5%, and barring adjusters from negotiating claims. Supporters described it as a consumer-protection measure responding to complaints and investigations, especially after recent storm-related exploitation. The bill passed overwhelmingly, 95-1. The House next debated House Bill 1, which would opt Kentucky into the federal education freedom tax credit program and authorize the Secretary of State to administer the state’s participation without using state general funds. Supporters argued it would bring federal scholarship dollars into Kentucky for K-12 students, including public school students, and could generate significant private donations for scholarship-granting organizations. Opponents raised concerns about shifting resources away from public education, the speed of the process, and a proposed waiver of Eleventh Amendment immunity. A motion to table the bill failed by a wide margin, and members continued debating the bill and its implications for public schools and state sovereignty.

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• Students shouldn't be punished for living in a community with a small tax base.
• :26.000><c> Students</c><01:40:26.400><c> shouldn't</c><01:40:26.800><c> be</c><01:40:26.960><c> punished
• Students shouldn't be punished broken.
• Students shouldn't be punished for<01:40:27.520><c> living</c><01:40:27.679><c> in</c><01:40:27.840><

Keywords: 1183, house