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• We’ll give the United States Senate the same opportunity if we vote to keep it open.
• We’ll give the United States Senate the same opportunity if we vote to keep it open.
• </c><02:44:52.640><c> to</c> Now, the Senate has an opportunity to Now, the Senate has an opportunity
• </c><02:54:01.200><c> to</c> them, to suppress their opportunity to them, to suppress their opportunity
• But just the contrary, in opportunities.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c> high school math there is a 17-digit high school math there is a 17-digit code<00:18:54.240><c>
• I appreciate the opportunity this morning. Thank you.
• I appreciate the opportunity this morning. Thank you.
• I appreciate the opportunity this morning. Thank you.
• </c> thank you very much for the opportunity thank you very much for the opportunity to<00:36:33.400>

Bills: HF957, HF877

Keywords: education, mandate relief, school funding, local control, state laws, fund transfers, 1183, house

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• Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve.
• ><00:02:18.160><c> giving</c><00:02:18.400><c> us</c><00:02:18.640><c> the</c><00:02:18.879><c> opportunity
• </c> Thank you for giving us the opportunity Thank you for giving us the opportunity to<00:02:19.760>
• 09:26.080><c> four</c> non-driver ID number or the last four non-driver ID number or the last four digits
• So, I am digits of your social security.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Chairman and members for the opportunity to lay out House Bill 4867.
• Chairman and members for the opportunity to lay out House Bill 4396.
• I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you in support of HB 4811.
• HB 4811 will give South by Southwest the opportunity.
• Uh, thank you for the opportunity to lay it out.

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• And then, if you don't have that, you can put the last four digits of your Social Security number.
• This looks like it's mainly abusing kids in person, not through digital media in some way.
• I don't see anything in it that talks about digital media or child pornography or anything that's talking
• about... ...in it that talks about digital media or child pornography or anything that's talking about
• that it's illegal to knowingly and intentionally make any oral, written... in it that talks about digital

Bills: SB1450, SB1458, SB1232, SB1238, SB1325, SB1209, SB1362, SB2072, SB1451, SB1540, SB1581, SB1535, SB1266, SB1927, SB1460, SB2084, SB2182

Keywords: criminal court costs, court fees, fines, assessments, waiver, ability to pay, indigent defendants, post-release relief, probation compliance, parole, deferred sentence, suspended sentence, restitution, child support, municipal court, district court, criminal justice reform, court debt, legal financial obligations, fee waiver

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and considered a long series of bills, mostly on criminal justice, elections, civil procedure, and higher education liability. Early measures included SB 1450, allowing judges to waive certain fines and fees for people who have completed probation or incarceration, with an amendment requiring a request and a judicial order; SB 1458, repealing a statute that allowed disclosure of grand jury witnesses; SB 1232, increasing penalties for tower vandalism and copper theft; SB 1238, making domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor a felony on the first offense; and SB 1325, requiring GPS monitoring and victim-alert protections for certain domestic abuse defendants before release. All of those bills advanced, most on strong or unanimous votes, though SB 1458 and SB 1232 each had one nay. The committee also advanced SB 1209, which adjusted eviction-related civil procedure timelines by replacing “weekends” with Sundays and holidays in the filing-to-summons period, and SB 1362, which standardized early voting hours across the state’s consolidated election schedule, with Thursdays through Saturdays set at 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesdays retained for general elections. Members asked about the effect on landlords, voters, rural counties, and staffing, and the authors said the changes were intended to improve consistency and give more time for payment or mediation. SB 2072, dealing with deed fraud and title theft, was amended to clarify that fee waivers apply to orders restoring title after a fraudulent conveyance, and then advanced unanimously. Later, the committee considered SB 1451, which adds a checkbox for prior voter registration, codifies cancellation of prior registrations, and requires an annual statistical report on registration notices; it advanced on a 6-2 vote after questions about whether the bill could burden voters. SB 1540 created a new felony offense for “grooming” a minor, prompting debate over whether existing indecent-proposal statutes already cover similar conduct; it advanced 7-1. SB 1581 extended the time for county grand jury initiative petitions from 45 to 90 days and added a protest period, and SB 1535 would adjust charity-enforcement procedures for the Attorney General; both advanced. The committee also advanced SB 1266, increasing penalties for violations of the anti-notario law, SB 1927, elevating unauthorized boarding or refusal to leave a school bus to a felony, SB 1460, strengthening penalties for repeat peeping Tom and clandestine recording offenses, and SB 2182, creating civil remedies for nonconsensual sharing of intimate images. SB 1618 was laid over, and the meeting adjourned with notice of another meeting the following week.

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• And it is a perfect opportunity. Tomorrow is Mother's Day.
• Yes, this is, today's Mexican Mother's Day, tomorrow is Mother's Day, and it is a perfect opportunity
• Thank you for the opportunity to discuss this needed amendment with the committee.
• But we didn't touch on the higher education opportunities for awareness to save lives in fentanyl?
• Valerie Swanson for allowing me to be a joint author on this bill as it makes it an opportunity.

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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• Ladies and gentlemen, with regards to public school digital content and curriculum fund, this is purely
• It gives an opportunity for entities or family members across the country to donate to these organizations
• I think that those of us that had the opportunity to watch what happened in Northern Idaho, this bill
• We should allow kids an opportunity to just think for a minute.
• We should allow kids an opportunity to just think for a minute.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Thank you. even more opportunity for price gouging. even more opportunity for price gouging.
• Now's your opportunity. that. that.
• </c><01:12:59.760><c> here,</c> Minnesota has a real opportunity here, Minnesota has a real opportunity
• </c> of digital sweepstakes. of digital sweepstakes.
• I hope I opportunity to testify today.

Bills: HF3794, HF4472, HF4410, HF4347, HF4412, HF4398, HF4397, HF4201, HF4199, HF4203, HF3706, HF4071, HF4120, HF4175, HF4188

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, school district health insurance, charter school health benefits, employee benefits, public sector health insurance, health insurance survey, Legislative Budget Office, LBO report, premium costs, retiree coverage, broker commissions, third-party administrator, health plan transparency, health reimbursement arrangement

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• That would be an opportunity, a revenue bond. We've looked at that.
• </c> would be an opportunity, a revenue bond. would be an opportunity, a revenue bond.
• Uh with opportunity across the state.
• </c><01:15:41.760><c> Uh</c> those opportunities and more quickly.
• Uh those opportunities and more quickly.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Thank you for the opportunity to testify on a Thank you.
• Thank you for this opportunity to testify on a substitute for SB 6171.
• Thank you so much for the opportunity to provide comment on the Senate.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify on Senate Bill 6171.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify.

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on Senate Bill 5941, which would exempt certain school districts from a Washington State Energy Code requirement for onsite renewable energy systems on large new commercial buildings or additions. The committee adopted Senator Short’s amendment narrowing the eligible school district definition from 1,000 or fewer students to 500 or fewer students, then approved the bill as amended and sent it to the Rules Committee with a do pass recommendation. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 6171, a proposed substitute addressing emerging large energy use facilities, primarily data centers. Staff explained that the bill would require utilities serving such facilities to adopt tariffs or policies to protect other ratepayers, require long-term contracts and full cost recovery, allow curtailment during emergencies, add reporting and sustainability requirements, create a fee to fund energy assistance, weatherization, and higher education programs, and impose new clean energy and labor-related requirements. The prime sponsor said the bill is intended to protect affordability, reliability, transparency, and the public interest as data center demand grows. Testimony was mixed. Supporters, including community action groups, environmental organizations, some utilities, Ecology, and student representatives, argued the bill would prevent cost shifting, improve transparency, support low-income energy assistance, and help manage grid and climate impacts. Opponents, including data center representatives, public utility district and business groups, and some local government and port officials, said the bill was too prescriptive, could raise costs, threaten competitiveness, duplicate existing utility practices, and interfere with existing CCA/CETA provisions and local flexibility. No vote was taken on SB 6171 during the hearing, and the meeting adjourned after public testimony.

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• Not having the opportunity to see the file is incredibly difficult."
• Of property taxpayers without the property taxpayers' knowledge, consent, opportunity to intervene, or
• Petitioners will have an opportunity to limit the use of data they provide to assessors to just the case
• The subjects of that data were not notified and didn't have an opportunity to intervene.
• budgetary side, $5.1 million in fiscal year 26-27, and $1.8 million in 28-29 to meet some federal digital

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• on Rules, to whom was referred the Senate bill addressing challenges facing public libraries and digital
• collections, Senate No. 2710, reports in part a bill addressing challenges facing public libraries and digital
• and the rules to the contrary, the Senate bill addressing challenges facing public libraries and digital

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up several final-passage matters, first adopting emergency preambles for H. 3388, establishing September 22 as Military Service Members’ and Veterans’ Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, and H. 4249, relative to vital statistics. It then enacted three bills: S. 23, authorizing alternate members to the Swampscott Conservation Commission; H. 1024, allowing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer service to certain parcels in Sharon; and H. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for a Trial Court employee. The Senate also advanced local bills concerning Boston district council vacancies, Arlington town clerk procedures, and a Marlborough Ward 7 council vacancy, ordering some to third reading and passing others to engrossment. The chamber considered several committee and House reports under suspension of rules, including Senate bills on public libraries and digital resource collections and on the Commission on LGBTQA+, both placed on the Orders of the Day for future consideration. It also advanced House bills on the continued employment of a Lancaster firefighter and alternate members for the Beckett Conservation Commission, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several petitions to the appropriate committees. The Senate marked the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps with remarks from Senator Collins and Senator Durant, a citation to the Boston Semper Fidelis Society, and brief comments from Tom Lyons on behalf of local Marines and veterans. The session concluded with an order to meet again on Thursday at 11:00 a.m., a motion to adjourn in memory of Wayne T. Laundrie of South Boston, a moment of silence, and final adjournment.

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• So, yes, we do have opportunities for that squared away.
• Were last year, and the opportunities have expanded dramatically.
• on the agenda today, and some other opportunities that we can expand upon.
• I just really believe it opens an opportunity.
• So, it's very exciting to have these opportunities come forth.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Chairman, members of the committee, I thank you for the opportunity to be present and to present Senate
• /c><00:02:35.519><c> you</c><00:02:35.599><c> for</c><00:02:35.760><c> the</c><00:02:35.920><c> opportunity
• </c><00:02:36.239><c> to</c><00:02:36.480><c> be</c> I uh thank you for the opportunity to be I uh thank
• you for the opportunity to be present<00:02:37.760><c> and</c><00:02:37.920><c> to</c><00:02:38.080>
• It does not prevent you from transmitting or receiving data as part of a digital dispatch system while

Keywords: 01:09 Roll Call 02:11 SB 7 12:42 SB 7 Vote 13:48 SB 30 17:26 SB 30 Vote 19:56 SB 28 46:35 SB 28 vote, 958, all

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• Again, I had the opportunity to present during the recess here in Sacramento not so long ago.
• So on behalf of our entire delegation, thank you for giving us this opportunity.
• It demands opportunities. It requires more than expanded civic education.
• Students fundamentally deserve access to opportunities that bring civic values to life.
• A short, Literacy without an opportunity for earlier exposure.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It become more complex and more digital.
• > creates structured opportunities for creates structured opportunities for stakeholding<03:02:53.200
• I think it really highlights the opportunity that we have here.
• I think it really highlights the opportunity that we have here.
• I think it really highlights the opportunity that we have here.

Keywords: 981, all

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• So on behalf of our entire delegation, thank you for giving us this opportunity.
• So on behalf of our entire delegation, thank you for giving us this opportunity.
• It demands opportunities. It requires more than expanded civic education.
• Students fundamentally deserve access to opportunities that bring civic values to life.
• A short, Literacy without an opportunity for earlier exposure.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• SB 1111, Ashby, digital replicas, do pass out on an A roll call.
• SB 1146, Gonzalez, health-related digital replicas, holding committee.
• SB 1208, Grayson, digital financial assets, due pass as amended to include reporting requirements and
• SB 1208 Grayson, digital financial assets, due pass is amended to include reporting requirements and

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• To Energy and Digital Infrastructure. H653. To Environment. H654.
• age 651 651 651 &gt;&gt; to<00:02:47.120><c> energy</c><00:02:47.440><c> and</c><00:02:47.680><c> digital
• </c><00:02:48.160><c> infrastructure</c> &gt;&gt; to energy and digital infrastructure &gt;&gt; to energy
• and digital infrastructure &gt;&gt; H65<00:02:49.440><c> 52</c> &gt;&gt; H65 52 &gt;&gt; H65 52 &gt;

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• And they're also trying to digitize their records, and that would cover the shredding cost of the old
• And they're also trying to digitize their records, and that would cover the shredding cost of the old
• And they're also trying to digitize their records, and that would cover the shredding cost of the old
• </c> opportunity to test. opportunity to test.
• > from</c> opportunity to move from opportunity to move from illegal illegal illegal back<00:29:30.399

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 5 February, 2026; 8:30 AM, 925, all