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• So making legislation about by victimhood by declaring people victimhood.
• So making legislation about by victimhood by declaring people victimhood.
• So making legislation about by victimhood by declaring people victimhood.
• So making legislation about by victimhood by declaring people victimhood.
• So making legislation about by victimhood by declaring people victimhood.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Declare the vote 89 to 0.
• Having received a majority vote of those elected to the House, I declare the bill to have passed.
• Having failed to receive the majority of votes, the bill is declared to have failed. Thank you, Mr.

Bills: HCR1030, HB1370, SB893, SB2, SB1589

Keywords: legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation

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• Having seven yeas and two nays, I declare your PCS as a...
• Having seven yeas and two nays, I declare your PCS as a do pass and headed to full A and B.
• Declare the vote, please.

Keywords: 914, all

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• facility becomes inoperable due to significant damage or destruction during a state or federally declared
• facility becomes inoperable due to significant damage or destruction during a state or federally declared
• adult services programs, SB 582 also ensures that for the first 30 days of a state or federally declared

Summary: The Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee met on June 24 with a substitute chair presiding and considered three measures. SB 352 by Senator Reyes was placed on the consent calendar and approved unanimously, 7-0, to be re-referred to the Committee on Emergency Management. SB 433 by Senator Wahab, presented on behalf of Senator Stern, was heard next and focused on room-and-board protections for participants in the assisted living waiver and CalAIM assisted living transition community support programs. Supporters, including Justice in Aging, CANHR, the Western Center on Law and Poverty, the California Commission on Aging, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association, argued the bill would prevent low-income Medi-Cal residents from being charged unaffordable rates and losing their housing. Opponents, including the California Assisted Living Association, LeadingAge California, and Six B’s, said they remained concerned about the bill’s rent-control implications and statutory scope, though they acknowledged recent amendments addressed some eligibility issues. After committee discussion, SB 433 was approved 5-1 with one abstention and re-referred to the Committee on Human Services. The committee also heard SB 582 by Senator Stern, presented by Senator Wahab, which would allow state departments to issue disaster suspensions of active licenses for facilities rendered inoperable by declared emergencies, waive some licensing fees, and provide temporary flexibility for community-based adult services, child care, and evacuation planning requirements for skilled nursing and residential care facilities. Support came from the California Assisted Living Association, LeadingAge California, the California Commission on Aging, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association, CANHR, and a child care resource center, all describing the bill as helpful for rebuilding and continuity of services after disasters. There was no recorded opposition, and SB 582 passed unanimously, 7-0, to the Committee on Health. The meeting then adjourned.

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• I looked in my history and looked at what happened 250 years ago, a year prior to the Declaration of
• They declared a national emergency in the family court system, citing widespread allegations of civil
• This declaration comes amid ongoing hearings by the Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Family Court

Bills: SB 53

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

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• I looked into my history and reflected on what happened 250 years ago, a year prior to the Declaration
• They declared a national emergency in the family court system, citing widespread allegations of civil
• This declaration comes amid ongoing hearings by the Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Family, Children

Bills: SJR27, SB53, SB311, SB1164, SB2807, SB1574, SB 53

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• The increased weights during the COVID-19 declaration of local and national states of emergency that
• When those declarations... When those declarations expire, the additional weights stop.

Bills: SB110, SB64, SB42

Keywords: weight limits, trucking regulations, transportation, enforcement authority, portable scales, SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants

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• We have spoken to our congressional delegation.
• We have spoken to our congressional delegation.
• We have spoken to our congressional<02:37:48.080> delegation.
• 37:48.720> We<02:37:48.960> went<02:37:49.040> to<02:37:49.200> the congressional
• We went to the congressional delegation.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the chair declares those bills just read by the clerk to be

Bills: HJR144, HJR218, HB40, HB 101, HB 112, HB146, HB168, HB214, HB413, HB1523, HB493, HB521, HB594, HB557, HB305, HB549, HB854, HB 1057, HB 1052, HB842, HB3174, HB3311, HB2486, HB3196, HB824, HB 1039, HB2529, HB2713, HB4936, HB4995, HB4830, HB4864, HB5219, HB5263, HB5154, HB2674, HB5525, HB5623, HB2545, HB2587, HB2625, HB5520, HB5436, HB4926, HB1573, HB5165, HB4811, HB5081, HB4755, HB3179, HB4310, HB4611, HB2159, HB4626, HB3637, HB3153, HB3066, HB2786, HB2966, HB638, HB640, HB876, HB497, HB5539, HB4809, HB5308, HB4687, HB4070, HB4421, HB4412, HB3284, HB3369, HB3420, HB3449, HB4098, HB4281, HB4120, HB4504, HB4370, HB 1106, HB2370, HB2404, HB3863, HB2407, HB2253, HB2273, HB2040, HB1586, HB3788, HB3993, HB4690, HB4309, HB4696, HB2308, HB 1142, HB1533, HB1621, HB2242, HB2012, HB2193, HB2442, HB2464, HB2348, HB2313, HB2289, HB1942, HB2011, HB1629, HB2993, HB3592, HB3824, HB4076, HB4535, HB4623, HB4773, HB 1091, HB5115, HB5515, HB3372, HB5659, HCR118, HB 1233, HB2239, HB2379, HB2863, HB3368, HB3787, HB3815, HB3898, HB4023, HB4285, HB4329, HB4331, HB4429, HB4646, HB4904, HB5200, HB5320, HB5651, HB5662, HB5668, HB5670, HB5672, HB5674, HB5676, HB5679, HB5688, HCR108

Keywords: regional mobility, transportation authority, local law, constitutional amendment, public projects, Texas energy fund, energy efficiency, retail electric customers, electric generating facilities, business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, science park district

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• I spoke on the phone all morning with Congressional, and they're telling me it's in us to do the directive
• I spoke on the phone all morning with Congressional, and they're telling me it's in us to do the directive
• I spoke on the phone all morning with Congressional, and they're telling me it's in us to do the directive
• I spoke on the phone all morning with Congressional, and they're telling me it's in us to do the directive
• Because I spoke on the phone all morning with Congressional, and they're telling me it's in us to do

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Paul City Council unanimously voted to declare the city was in a climate emergency.
• But House File 5 is not a declaration of independence; it is a declaration of gullibility.
• But House File 5 is not a declaration of independence; it is a declaration of gullibility.
• <01:01:25.599> of file 5 is not a declaration of file 5 is not a declaration of Independence
• /c><01:01:27.640> of Independence it is a declaration of Independence it is a declaration of gullibility

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On June 7, 2025, the Breckinridge Circuit Court issued its declaration of rights.
• And in that uh declaration of rights.
• Five, whether the Court of Appeals erred in declaring the 2025 ordinance invalid in its entirety despite
• Number five is whether the Court of Appeals erred in declaring the 2025 ordinance invalid in its entirety
• Number five is whether the Court of Appeals erred in declaring the 2025 ordinance invalid in its entirety

Keywords: 958, all

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• Declaration of Indigenous Rights.
• Declaration of Indigenous Rights, the United Nations Declaration of Indigenous Rights, the United Nations
• Declaration of the United Nations...
• The United Nations Declaration of Indigenous Rights is a great thing, but it's a declaration the United
• And meanwhile, we don't ask our own congressman to sponsor the signing of that declaration of Indigenous

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered a wide range of bills, with substantial testimony on commemorative days and several local development measures. Early testimony focused on competing proposals about Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Senator Comerford and others supported redesignating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, while several Italian American legislators and advocates opposed changing Columbus Day and instead urged a separate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on August 9 or another date. Committee members noted the long-running debate, discussed the state flag and motto review process, and emphasized that any changes would require legislation. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee also heard strong support for a Fred Korematsu Day bill, with testimony from advocates, legal organizations, community leaders, and Korematsu’s daughter. Witnesses described Korematsu’s resistance to Japanese American incarceration during World War II, argued that his story remains relevant amid current immigration and civil liberties concerns, and said the designation would help educate students and the public. A separate bill to designate September as PCOS Awareness Month drew testimony from Senator Miranda and health advocates, who described the disorder’s prevalence, frequent misdiagnosis, fertility and pregnancy risks, and the value of public awareness and education. Other bills discussed included a Domestic Workers’ Rights Day proposal, supported by Representative Garcia and Representative Sousa, who spoke about the invisibility and vulnerability of domestic workers and the importance of recognizing their labor. The committee also heard support for a veteran suicide awareness and remembrance day, a Boston branch library and affordable housing project in Dorchester, and a Fall River waterfront redevelopment bill transferring land to the local redevelopment authority for a major mixed-use project. In addition, Senator Miranda testified in favor of a memorial portrait for former Representative Doris Bunty, highlighting her pioneering role in the legislature and Boston public housing. The hearing was hybrid and lengthy, with the chair repeatedly asking witnesses to be concise and noting that testimony would be public record.

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• accordance with the official emergency directives specifically in response to the state of emergency declared
• :39:55.839> state<00:39:56.000> of<00:39:56.240> emergency<00:39:56.720> declared
• <00:39:57.280> under the state of emergency declared under the state of emergency declared
• 00:40:27.359> mandates<00:40:28.079> during<00:40:28.320> a<00:40:28.560> declared
• government mandates during a declared government mandates during a declared emergency. emergency

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Opioids were originally declared a public health emergency by the federal government on October 26, 2017
• , and the declaration has continuously been renewed into 2026.
• Opioids<00:04:21.199> were<00:04:21.519> originally<00:04:22.160> declared<00:04
• :23.280> a Opioids were originally declared a Opioids were originally declared a public<00:04:
• <00:04:31.360> has<00:04:31.680> continuously and the declaration has continuously

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first moved through administrative regulations without comment. The committee then heard Senate Bill 56, sponsored by Senator Gerald Neal, which would require Medicaid and its managed care entities to treat non-opioid pain medications on equal footing with opioid analgesics by prohibiting more restrictive coverage controls, prior authorization, or step therapy for non-opioids. Neal argued the bill would improve access to safer pain treatment options and reduce the risk of opioid use disorder, and Billy O'Brien of Young People in Recovery testified in support, describing personal experiences where non-opioid options were difficult to obtain despite a desire to avoid opioids. After discussion, the bill received a motion and second and passed the committee on a 10-0 vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 72, sponsored by Senator Don Douglas and presented with Greg Chaffin of Alliance Defending Freedom. Douglas described the bill as a provider recruitment and retention measure intended to protect health care workers from being compelled to act against their conscience and to address workforce shortages and pressure in health care settings. He said the bill would protect individual beliefs while maintaining professionalism. A large number of witnesses then testified, and the chair limited public comments to two minutes each because of the number of speakers and the controversy surrounding the bill. Most public testimony opposed SB 72. Speakers including representatives of the Kentucky Council of Churches, a psychologist, an ordained minister and nurse, a nurse practitioner, and an ACLU policy strategist argued the bill was overly broad, could allow refusals of care by a wide range of health care workers, and could delay or deny treatment, especially for vulnerable patients and in rural or emergency settings. Several cited concerns about discrimination, patient safety, and the lack of adequate protections for patients. One witness recounted the death of an 18-year-old pregnant patient as an example of the harm that can result from delayed care. The transcript ends during additional testimony on SB 72, before any committee vote or final action on that bill is shown.

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• The legislature declares that this act should also serve as a valid public purpose and an appropriate
• Let me start from the beginning: the legislature declares the act shall serve as a valid public purpose
• 46:53.440> this<00:46:53.839> the<00:46:53.960> legislature<00:46:54.480> declares
• levels this the legislature declares levels this the legislature declares that<00:46:55.040>
• the ACT Shall Serve as a valid declares the ACT Shall Serve as a valid public<00:47:17.680> purpose

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation met on March 18, 2025, to hear several measures and later take up amendments and votes. Early items included a budget measure to increase the mass transit special fund expenditure ceiling, a bill extending lapse dates for drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory funds, and a measure creating buffer zones for parking near crosswalks and intersections. Testimony on the crosswalk-parking bill was broadly supportive from transportation, law enforcement, planning, bicycling, public health, and advocacy groups, with the Department of Health emphasizing visibility and roadway safety. The committee also heard a bill establishing the Mokai air carrier subsidy program for Molokaʻi, which drew support from the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii and comments from the Department of Transportation. The committee then heard SB 106 on pedestrian rules, which generated mixed testimony: the Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Workers Center, and the Department of Health supported it, while the Honolulu Police Department and Kīpuka Injury Prevention Coalition opposed it. Supporters argued the bill would reduce inequitable jaywalking enforcement and reflect a broader safety culture; opponents warned it could create confusion and risk. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect other traffic-code provisions and asked about crash data in other jurisdictions; the Department of Health said crashes had not increased in other places and cited California data showing decreased crashes and fatalities. In decision-making, the committee voted to pass SB 934 SD2 with amendments, with Representative Miyake reserving and Representative Cochran excused. It then passed SB 1526 SD2 with amendments. SB 1195 SD1 was also passed with amendments after the chair proposed adding language tying fines for illegal parking near crosswalks and intersections to the Safe Routes to School special fund and establishing a fine range of $100 to $500 per violation, with collected fines dedicated to pedestrian safety improvements. Members voiced support for the dedicated revenue source and community safety rationale. The committee next passed SB 1638 SD2 with amendments to strengthen the constitutional/public-purpose findings for subsidizing air carriers serving Molokaʻi and to add annual audit requirements and penalties for misuse of funds. The amended findings emphasized that affordable air service is essential for health care, employment, education, and overall well-being in remote island communities, and that the subsidy program is intended to improve access and competition while lowering costs for residents. The chair then recessed the meeting after the final vote.

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• I would like to point out that Senator Perkins-Kwoka has declared a conflict of interest and will not
• conflict<01:38:09.239> of<01:38:09.480> interest<01:38:10.159> and has declared
• a conflict of interest and has declared a conflict of interest and will<01:38:10.480> not<01:
• <01:55:42.760> of<01:55:42.880> Independence<01:55:43.560> and of the Declaration
• of Independence and of the Declaration of Independence and accompanied<01:55:44.239> throughout

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Seeing none, there being 35 members present, a quorum is declared and the Senate is authorized to proceed
• <00:05:30.880> and<00:05:31.039> the present, a quorum is declared and the present,
• a quorum is declared and the Senate<00:05:31.440> is<00:05:31.600> authorized<00:05:32.000
• Senate Joint Resolution 23 with Senate Committee Sub One, a joint resolution declaring Kentucky a food
• :06:51.039> a<00:06:51.280> joint<00:06:51.520> resolution<00:06:52.080> declaring

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Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. During second reading, several bills and a joint resolution were reported to the Rules Committee, including measures on trauma center provider coverage, cremation, public library trustees, local occupational license fees and taxes, and a food-is-medicine resolution. The House also communicated passage of House Bills 176, 178, and 280 and requested concurrence. Committee reports advanced Senate Bill 39, Senate Bill 181 with a committee substitute, Senate Bill 17 with a committee substitute and title amendment, and Senate Bill 34. The chamber then took up and passed Senate Bill 13, which would allow military installations to have ex officio representation on nearby planning and zoning bodies to improve communication about land use near bases. It passed 37-0. Senate Bill 46, concerning school transportation, was amended by committee substitute to require background checks and drug testing for drivers of school vans and to extend van use to 10-passenger vehicles; it passed 37-0 after a brief clarification about the amendment’s display in the system. Senate Bill 22, expanding the dual credit scholarship program to support a teacher apprenticeship pathway, was amended to require a 2.75 GPA and then passed 36-1 after questions about employment status and liability; the sponsor explained it would help address teacher shortages and reduce student debt. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 90, which extends the behavioral health conditional dismissal pilot program from 2027 to 2031 to continue offering treatment-based alternatives to incarceration for eligible low-level offenders; it passed 37-0. Senate Bill 51, a proposed constitutional change to freeze property tax assessment increases for homeowners age 65 and older on their primary residence, also passed 37-0. Senate Bill 30 was passed over but retained its place in the orders of the day. The rules committee later posted Senate Bills 27, 40, and 76 for the next day, and the Committee on Committees referred Senate Bill 109 to Licensing and Occupations, Senate Bill 68 to State and Local Government, and Senate Resolutions 45 and 46 to the Senate floor.

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• We give Thee thanks for the founding documents of our country, for the Declaration of Independence, and
• the principles of freedom that were established, the Declaration of Independence and the principles
• of freedom that were established in the Declaration that we celebrate the anniversary of 250 years this
• This bill is a freedom bill, and in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
• , and in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it states that we have, each

Summary: The House convened, approved the prior journal, received gubernatorial communications, and then moved into an additional Committee of the Whole to consider Senate bills on two calendars. In that committee, members adopted floor and committee amendments and reported SB 1100, SB 1160, and SB 1178 out as amended. On the second calendar, the committee considered SB 1200, SB 1560, SB 1627, and SB 1723, adopting amendments on SB 1200, SB 1627, and SB 1723 and reporting all four measures out, while SB 1725 was retained on the calendar. The House then adopted the committee reports and sent the amended bills to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. The chamber then took up a long series of third-reading votes. Several bills passed with recorded votes and some member explanations focused on public safety, parental rights, school safety, health care, local control, property rights, and wildlife management. Among the measures that passed were SB 1013, SB 1015, SB 1046, SB 1094, SB 1095, SB 1124, SB 1186, SB 1214, SB 1275, SB 1280, SB 1315, SB 1318, SB 1205 on reconsideration, SB 1327, SB 1416, SB 1418, SB 1582, SB 1613, SB 1662, SB 1664, SB 1670, SB 1711, SB 1741, SB 1821, and several concurrent memorials. A number of bills failed, including SB 1052, SB 1170, SB 1457, SB 1074, SB 1540, SB 1649, and SB 1663. Debate on several bills drew pointed partisan and policy disagreements. Members opposing health-related bills argued they targeted LGBTQ people or medical decision-making, while supporters framed them as protecting children or bodily autonomy. On SB 1170, members said the bill contained a drafting error that would create extreme penalties and strain prison capacity. On SB 1280, supporters and opponents split over Mexican gray wolf management and federal conservation efforts. On SB 1199, the Salt River horse herd bill, members discussed herd management, heritage, property impacts, and a required emergency clause; it passed with the needed two-thirds majority. The House also adopted a group concurrence motion on numerous House bills and passed several House bills on final reading, including HB 2013, HB 2016, HB 2028, HB 2086, HB 2118, HB 2140, HB 2170, HB 2226, HB 2244, HB 2248, HB 2249, HB 2327, HB 2379, HB 2380, and others, forwarding them to the Governor.

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• We give thee thanks for the founding documents of our country, for the Declaration of Independence, and
• We give thee thanks for the Declaration of Independence and the principles of freedom that were established
• in the Declaration, which we celebrate the anniversary of 250 years this July.
• This bill is a freedom bill, and in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
• , ...in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it states that each of us

Keywords: 1182, all