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• This would permit this algorithm-driven proprietary tool, designed for cost control and return to work
• We have no control over it, and so that's really the driver.
• Price control, just my opinion.
• Medicare sets rates for public programs, but this bill extends that control into the private sector.
• The SUV swerved out of control and hit all four of them.

Bills: HB4806

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all

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• It restores local control. ...county tax abatements.
• And be reminded, Visa and MasterCard control 85% of the market, and by the way as...
• They’re super expensive, but our third biggest cost is the silent killer: there’s no control over the
• So, you know, we need help controlling and maintaining transparency in a competitive market.
• Whatever the big banks get to endure because they control everything, we get to endure as well.

Bills: SB231, SB584, SB600, SB668, SB841, SB986, SB1003, SB1244, SB1625, SB1960, SB1963, SB1964, SB2026, SB2056, SB2368

Keywords: temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start

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• I'm assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
• <00:10:24.839> agency<00:10:25.839> just Minnesota potion control agency just Minnesota
• potion control agency just want<00:10:26.079> to<00:10:26.240> talk<00:10:26.360> a
• For the record, my name is Kirk Kadelka with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
• <00:21:14.240> agency alcam Minesota Pollution Control agency alcam Minesota Pollution Control

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For one thing, common sense border control will help stem the flow of fentanyl.
• Most of our state's laws are tied to the Controlled Substances Act.
• I was on the Controlled Substance Board in Wisconsin in 2015.
• The Mexican government does not have control over the situation.
• There are really no laws on the books that control their behavior and protect consumers.

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• When I read through the bill, I said, I understand we don't want AI to be out of control for our kids
• their families during the time they were juveniles the ability to delete content, allowing them to control
• This would give them control of their image back when they turn 18, allowing them to take back control
• This would give them control of their image back when they turn 18, allowing them to take back control
• This bill has had strong. ...control, begin a process of healing.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard a long agenda focused largely on AI-related consumer protection, child safety, and privacy bills. Members first adopted the consent calendar, then took up SB 1050, which would require disclosures when advertisements use AI-generated or synthetic performers. Supporters, including SAG-AFTRA, Common Sense Media, and labor groups, said consumers should know when an ad depicts a non-human performer and that the bill protects both consumers and workers. Opponents from TechNet, the Motion Picture Association, broadcasters, and business groups argued the bill was too broad, lacked a deception standard, could burden accessibility uses and short audio ads, and created litigation risk. The committee voted the bill out on a party-line-leaning roll, with several members noting concerns but supporting continued work on the measure. The committee also approved SB 1111, which creates liability and remedies for non-consensual digital replicas using a person’s voice or likeness, and SB 1146, which targets deceptive AI-generated health advertisements that depict synthetic health care providers. Both measures drew support from consumer, labor, medical, and child-safety advocates and faced no formal opposition. Members emphasized the need to prevent deepfake abuse, especially in health-related ads where consumers could be misled into trusting fake doctors or medical endorsements. Several child- and privacy-focused bills were also heard and advanced. SB 867 would place a four-year moratorium on AI chatbot-powered toys for children, with supporters warning about harmful content, addictive design, and privacy risks; some opposition raised definitional concerns and asked for clearer standards. SB 1247 would give child influencers the right to delete monetized content posted during their minority, and it moved forward without opposition. SB 1000 updated California’s AI Transparency Act to align content provenance rules with newer technology and international standards, with support from Google and Adobe and no opposition. Finally, SB 957 would require social media companies to notify users when the federal government seeks their data through administrative subpoenas, give users time to challenge the request, and report disclosures; supporters framed it as a First Amendment and due process protection, while one member opposed it as an overreach against federal law enforcement. All of the measures discussed were reported out of committee, with several rolls left open for absent members.

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• The bill also strengthens program quality controls and transparency.
• A director is not subject to discipline for anything outside his or her immediate control.
• We're setting in a whole mechanism, not just holding the directors under control, responsible for what
• they have under their control, but the bill sets up a whole process, including the preceptorships, that
• , depression, or pain, and my diabetes is now diet controlled.

Bills: S0162, S0254, S0688, S0794, S1110, S1574

Keywords: surgical smoke, health standards, hospital safety, patient protection, medical regulations, nursing education, licensure, remedial courses, temporary license, graduate nursing preceptorship, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, background screening, support coordination services, developmental disabilities, Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome, public hearings, orthotics, prosthetics, healthcare, Medicaid

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum present and took up several health-related bills. CS/SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics was heard first. The bill would require coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics without lifetime or continuous-use caps, direct AHCA to seek federal approval and update contracts, and require annual reporting. Testimony from a child using prosthetic “gymnastics blades,” his mother, and another young person with a prosthetic leg emphasized the high cost of activity-specific devices and the impact on children’s mobility, sports participation, and quality of life. Senators voiced strong support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 1574, “Maddie’s Law,” which adds newborn screening for biliary atresia using the existing blood specimen collected at birth. The sponsor and the child’s father described the condition as time-sensitive and potentially fatal without early detection, and argued the screening could prevent transplants and save money. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 794 on background screening for employees of residential facilities and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities, plus a review of waiver support coordination quality, training, and access issues. Parents and a support coordinator testified that strong support coordination is essential for families and that the bill would help standardize expectations and improve services. An amendment aligning the bill with the House companion was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. Members next heard SB 162, which requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. Supporters, including nurses and the Florida Nurses Association, described surgical smoke as a workplace hazard with toxic chemicals and potential cancer risks; hospital representatives said they support the intent but argued existing federal and state standards already regulate the issue and the bill is too prescriptive. A late-filed amendment clarifying the smoke must be “effectively captured and filtered” was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 254, a major nursing education bill that tightens oversight of low-performing nursing programs, creates a temporary provisional license and preceptorship pathway for graduates awaiting NCLEX results, requires remediation for delayed testing, and increases transparency by posting passage rates. Nursing groups supported stronger standards, while private nursing schools warned the bill could reduce capacity and discourage program directors; the amended bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 688, which would reestablish licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors in Florida, create a board of naturopathic medicine, set licensure and renewal requirements, and define the scope of practice while excluding most prescription authority. Supporters said it would expand health care choices and allow naturopathic doctors to practice openly, while opponents from the medical community warned the bill could authorize diagnosis and treatment without sufficient training and rely on unproven therapies. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned after members thanked staff for their work.

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• Chair Alvarez: Alana Zimmer, Florida Gaming Control Commission waves in support.
• with constitutional government confrontational rights because it ensures the defendant is keeping control
• The defendants have complete control over their questions.
• The defendant is representing themselves. with actual control preserved.
• It is only asking questions to the defendant who will keep control of the case.

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• We are currently conducting five different FDA-controlled trials looking at various psychedelic medicines
• They're administered only in controlled clinical environments with supervision and lots of safeguards
• DEA to cooperate with right-to-try law, even when it involves an investigational drug that's a controlled
• though we technically would qualify for both federal and state right-to-try law because it's a controlled
• substance or non-controlled.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Access to Breakthrough Mental Health Therapies met to discuss psychedelic-assisted treatments for serious mental health conditions, with a focus on psilocybin, ibogaine, MDMA, and related compounds. The chair framed the issue as a clinical and access problem for veterans, first responders, and others with PTSD, depression, TBI, addiction, and suicidal ideation, emphasizing that these therapies are intended for supervised medical settings rather than take-home use. Members reviewed research claims and policy trends, including FDA breakthrough therapy designations, state-level psychedelic legislation, and the role of Arizona’s right-to-try law in expanding access once federal approval is in place. Testimony came from Alan Mullen, a retired Army Special Forces veteran, who described his PTSD/TBI history and said ibogaine treatment helped him confront trauma and showed promise in reducing symptoms under strict medical monitoring. Dr. Sue Cisley of Scottsdale Research Institute described ongoing FDA-controlled trials in Arizona, said current medications often fail high-need patients, and urged removal of research barriers and preparation for right-to-try and expanded access. Dan Freiberg of the Professional Firefighters of Arizona said firefighters face chronic exposure to trauma, often rely on alcohol or other coping mechanisms, and need effective alternatives beyond traditional therapy. Dr. Chung Trin discussed late-stage psychedelic trials, the FDA breakthrough pathway, safety oversight, and the need for state readiness when approvals occur. Committee members asked about how the treatments work, whether they require psychotherapy support, safety concerns including suicidality and black-market abuse, patenting and synthetic versus natural versions, and costs compared with ketamine and other treatments. Witnesses said the therapies are administered with extensive screening, monitoring, and integration support, and argued that addiction potential appears low under medical supervision. The discussion ended with interest in sending correspondence to federal officials to support right-to-try cooperation and in continuing the research and policy work; no formal vote or action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Entities with flood control, planning, and management responsibilities.
• It's our, we call it our Phase One Flood Control Project located in the southeast area of the county.
• Gauges, crossing barriers to drainage structures, detention or retention ponds, erosion control, levees
• , pump stations, and flood control or mitigation infrastructure are all examples of eligible projects
• Changing the allocation in a particular flood control, like in Texas, is way more difficult.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• The bill provides districts are going to control over their facilities which removes prescribed 5 year
• We removes the cost per student station limits the building Hansen's financial control from districts
• safety part a couple of years ago, sadly between 2023 2024, we saw 28% increase in calls to poison control
• That's about shifting control. And we need to talk about who's gaining that control.
• use disorder disease, a disease that impacts my brain in my behavior and leads to the inability to control

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Quick question about local control, um.
• So it would not preserve local control in that fact pattern, would it?
• So as far as local control right now, you're not answering my question.
• You're trying to preempt local control.
• It's not something they can control and it's not something that, that they can consistently adjust so

Bills: HB 246, HB 796, HB 1056, HB 1544, HB 1846, HB 2001, HB 2618, HB 2625, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3069, HB 3114, HB 3157, HB 3228, HJR 98

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• Is there any kind of thermostat control?
• I need to fix that... yeah the same temperature control situations exist with cold as well.
• particular weaknesses of our ventilation systems as they exist today provide very little discrete control
• What other things are CDC are looking at to help control temperature in cells?
• Still have the same temperature control issues and because they were all built to the 89 degree standard

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Members, House File 6 covers the following priorities: where literacy is learning, global control is
• Instead of funding political agendas, members, we should be funding innovation and local control.
• Most importantly, this section unleashes local control to promote innovative and flexible education programs
• We cannot expect every child to learn in the same way, and local control is innovation.

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• There is one project in the 2021 list; it's for the Hillsboro Cooling and Control, so I'm going to try
• so I'm going to try Cooling and control so I'm going to try to<00:29:00.120> see<00:29:00.360
• and safe firearms and controlled and safe firearms and decision-making<03:52:30.800> training
• and intercom capabilities, and allow PST staff to control entry to the facility. facility regularly
• <03:54:45.640> in<03:54:45.760> the also doors and access control in the also doors

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining that it maintains and operates 96 state buildings and uses annual facility walkthroughs, condition assessments, and rough cost estimates to rank projects for the governor’s capital budget. Officials described how requests are triaged, how the governor’s office and Public Works refine estimates, and how the resulting capital budget book serves as legislative intent for approved projects. They also noted that this year the governor’s office asked for estimates on all selected projects, which increased workload but reduced detail. The department highlighted several requested projects, including $1.5 million for the ERP system sustainability fund, which officials said is critical because the state is upgrading its core financial, HR, and budget system to the cloud. Other priorities included courthouse HVAC and boiler work, brick repointing at the State House annex/main building, window replacement at the Spalding building, and elevator replacement on the hospital campus. Officials also said the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and asked the committee to consider funding closer to historic levels. The committee then reviewed lapse and reallocation items. DAS said most older projects are still in design, bid, or construction because projects now take four to six years rather than two to three, in part due to ARPA-related workload and post-COVID construction backlogs. Members discussed lapsing $81,000 from the completed Spalding roof project and redirecting small remaining balances from several 2019 projects toward the Hillsboro County South cell block project through the Capital Project Overview Committee. Officials also confirmed ARPA-funded projects are expected to be completed before the December 2026 deadline and explained that the ERP system is the main state IT exception outside DOIT’s usual centralized control, though it still requires DOIT consultation and approval.

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• But when we spending is out of control.
• . growth has been controlled.
• So I would be reluctant to hand that level of control over to that.
• So I would be reluctant to hand that level of control over to that.
• So I would be reluctant to hand that level of control over to that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• advocate for using Article 5 to control advocate for using Article 5 to control the<00:09:50.279
• It is clearly out of control.
• You will control those delegates.
• You will control those delegates.
• Supreme Court to select and control and Supreme Court to select and control and remove<02:53:15.960><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Just recently, the FDA approved Moderna's M-Nex spike without a single placebo-controlled trial.
• That said, I know I only have control over my children, and I, in no way, ever look to control how other
• A school is not a controlled clinical setting, especially at the end of the school year.
• It took nine months for them to get my body under control.
• It took nine months for them to get my body under control. I was then unable to work completely.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on several vaccination-related bills, including proposals to eliminate non-medical or religious exemptions for school immunizations (notably H. 2554 and S. 1557), a bill to require or improve reporting and administration of immunization data and exemptions (described as the Community Immunity Act, S. 1618), and H. 2431, which would prohibit COVID-19, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccine requirements. The committee also heard testimony on H. 2463, which would classify funeral directors as public health workers for vaccine-priority purposes during emergencies. The chair reviewed testimony rules and repeatedly asked speakers to keep comments orderly and brief so the committee could hear as many people as possible. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony on H. 2554 and S. 1557 was sharply divided. Pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, public health advocates, and groups such as the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Massachusetts Medical Society, March of Dimes, Massachusetts Families for Vaccines, and several parents supported eliminating religious exemptions, arguing that vaccination protects medically vulnerable children and adults, improves herd immunity, and helps prevent outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other diseases. They cited local school data showing pockets of lower coverage and incomplete reporting, and several speakers referenced outbreaks in other states and the need for stronger, more consistent reporting and exemption management. Opponents argued the bills would infringe on religious freedom and parental rights, force families to choose between faith and education, and unfairly target a small number of families; some also said Massachusetts already has high vaccination rates and that the real issue is incomplete data or the gap population rather than religious exemptions. H. 2431 drew testimony from supporters who said COVID-era mandates caused job losses, privacy concerns, and harm, and that the bill would prevent future requirements for COVID, mRNA, or gene-altering vaccines in schools, workplaces, and public settings. Supporters described personal experiences with alleged vaccine injury or mandate-related hardship. H. 2463 was supported by the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association, which argued funeral directors work in infection-facing settings and should be eligible for vaccine priority during public health emergencies. The hearing featured extensive public testimony but no committee action beyond hearing the bills and taking questions from members.

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• The economy has been rapidly consolidating, particularly in grocery, where just four firms control over
• ,<00:23:13.280> and<00:23:13.440> it disputes that we don't control, and it disputes
• All of those factors are outside the control of the businesses and continue to drive up operating costs
• <00:29:42.799> of those factors are outside the control of those factors are outside the control
• Control and Prevention. Control and Prevention.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,<00:45:04.000> and strengthen internal controls, and strengthen internal controls, and continuously
• <00:45:07.680> assessments, includes internal controls assessments, includes internal controls
• We don't have local control, the funding, and flexibility.
• , districts not having um local control, districts not having um local control, but<01:03:57.440>
• but we are a very heavy local control but we are a very heavy local control state,<01:03:59.839>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Finance Committee met on March 3, 2026, approved the minutes from February 26, and then held a lengthy informational hearing on the Minnesota Department of Education’s funding and internal allocation of resources. House fiscal staff walked members through several spreadsheets showing federal, non-general fund, and general fund administrative spending, noting the data was filtered from SWIFT and was not exact. The chair said the discussion was intended to help members understand how MDE is funded and how those funds are used internally, in advance of later budget decisions and a separate upcoming hearing on the Perpich Center. Commissioner Willie Jett opened by describing MDE’s mission, statewide reach, and FY 2026 budget of about $14.1 billion, most of which flows directly to districts and charter schools for instruction, special education, transportation, nutrition, and operations. He emphasized transparency, accountability, and the department’s role in implementing laws, distributing aid, and supporting schools and students across urban, suburban, and rural communities. He also noted the department serves more than 873,000 pre-K through 12 students in 2,264 schools. Deputy Commissioner Maren Holden outlined the Office of American Indian Education, the Office of General Counsel, and the Office of Inspector General, highlighting support for American Indian students, legal and rulemaking work, special education dispute resolution, fraud prevention, and student maltreatment investigations. Assistant Commissioner Dr. McCari Traum described the Office of Equity and Engagement, including equity and inclusion training, safe and supportive schools work, public engagement, family outreach, and fraud-prevention coordination. Assistant Commissioner Darren Cordy reviewed nutrition programs, special education services, and the charter center, including free school meals, commodity food distribution, IDEA compliance, and charter school support. Assistant Commissioner Bobby Bernham then described the Office of Teaching and Learning, including early education, academic standards, instruction and assessment, state library services, expanded learning, and literacy work. He highlighted early childhood alignment efforts, standards development across core subjects, professional learning, and library grants. No votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes, and the meeting remained informational, with members expected to ask questions after the presentations.

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• federal government to enforce federal federal government to enforce federal gun<00:04:35.919> control
• <00:04:36.639> It's<00:04:36.800> of<00:04:36.960> high gun control laws.
• It's of high gun control laws.
• It simply says that Wyoming cops cannot aid the federal government in enforcing federal gun control laws
• They cannot order, they cannot force localities to help enforce federal gun control laws.

Bills: SF0101

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all