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• And, you know, the topic of Canada and Mexico—what's driving that topic today?
• what's driving that topic today<00:25:13.240> it's<00:25:13.480> fentanyl<00:25:14.039
• We request to repeal the rule and codification of the few provisions that remain.
• Your proposal is to end or stop the expenditure from the state, and if so, what's driving that?
• I think the core question really becomes what drives the ability of counties to get those bodies out

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills and a Department of Corrections budget overview. On Senate File 9, Senator Rest explained a bipartisan campaign finance refund bill that had previously moved through the Elections Committee and the tax bill process. Members asked about the $10 minimum contribution threshold for reporting and refund eligibility, and Rest said it was a reasonable number suggested by Senator Karan to make the system more efficient. The bill also included data practices language classifying certain refund-related information as private data, with a separate nonpublic classification noted for receipt validation reports. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. The committee then took up Senate File 11, a sales tax exemption for firearm safety devices such as trigger locks and gun safes. Rest described the bill as an extension of prior tax exemptions and clarified that it does not apply to the firearm itself. An A1 clarifying amendment defining “government entity” by reference to statute was adopted. Members discussed the bill’s scope and data privacy language, including a provision making purchase or transfer information private if collected by a government entity. The committee then voted to recommend the amended bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. Next, the committee heard Senate File 456, a bill to update Minnesota’s drug statutes to address fentanyl more directly. Anoka County Assistant County Attorney Sebastian Mesa and Senator Oumou Verbeten testified in support, arguing that fentanyl has become more dangerous than methamphetamine and that the law needs to be updated to give prosecutors a better tool. Members discussed overdose trends and whether more recent statistics were available; one member noted 2023 fentanyl deaths exceeded 1,000, while another said national fatal overdoses had declined since mid-2023. The bill was laid over, with the committee noting it would wait for fiscal analysis before further action. Finally, Commissioner Paul Schnell gave an overview of the Department of Corrections, describing its mission, staffing, prison population, community supervision responsibilities, and budget context. He emphasized rehabilitation, evidence-based practices, reentry support, and the public safety benefits of reducing recidivism. No vote was taken on the department presentation.

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• To the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, NISCA moves that the rule therein be suspended and an
• Thank you, Madam Speaker and members, and thank you for suspending the rules.
• Since I live in greater Minnesota, I would have to drive down the night before, but I was always happy
• Could have a modified rule of 90. It is important for us to remember that it is these St.
• It was discussed in the Rules Committee, and I urge member support.

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• statement of name I encourage members of the public who are in attendance to be aware of and observe those rules
• Please be aware that violations of these rules or other violations of general courtesy or decorum may
• committee. that are not eligible for the assembly floor consent calendar consistent with assembly rules
• But under current law, families can lose access to subsidized care due to gaps in eligibility rules.
• Homelessness drives huge costs in emergency medical care, law enforcement, and other crisis services.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• President, the Archbishop, who is seated to your right, by Catholic rules, I guess, as I understand it
• So we are just waiting for a committee report down from Rules, and we have introductions up on the table
• to our committee, and we'll spend some time discussing Those rules to the committee.
• Let me just explain generally the reason that I've adopted those rules the last couple of years is to
• And I know that it's not a rule, but it's certainly been a custom that FIRs come out at least 24 hours

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• Is that commercial driving licenses? Okay. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• The first is to drive demand.
• What, that's a drive. Okay, that makes good sense because that would be a really long drive.
• It's a pretty long drive from Las Cruces.
• Across the U.S., but our main drive is really looking at economic development.

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• Rates, forms, and rules are being looked at, and we're also working with other fair plans to see what
• So if you look at those two lines that it was right next to each other, that really kind of drives the
• the program and if we looked at drives the program and if we looked at our<00:37:20.680> loss
• So I know you gave us some suggestions about trying to drive Aon to a quicker solution.
• Aon to suggestions about trying to drive Aon to a<01:04:50.279> a<01:04:50.400> quicker

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• It's very hard unless you're Walmart, you can continue to drive down costs.
• We have people that are covering 15 or 17 counties, one individual driving all over northwest Oklahoma
• I think it's just getting to the table with them and saying, are we ready to work together to drive the
• You all set the rules for us, and we have to do what you tell us.
• And if I could add to that, just making sure that our team is also making sure that all of our rules

Keywords: 914, all

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• Representative Spell is an act to amend Title 49 relative to the Governor's Task Force on Impaired Driving
• , to create the Governor's Task Force on Impaired Driving.
• by Representative Spell is an act to in Title 49 relative to the Governor's Task Force on Impaired Driving
• to create the Governor's Task Force on Impair Driving referred to be.
• Senator Price now moves for suspension of the rules for the purpose of calling House Bill 1017 by Representative

Bills: SR107, SCR53, SCR54, SCR55, SCR12, HB167, HB181, HB243, HB316, HB321, HB335, HB492, HB578, HB624, HB708, HB864, HB906, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB1005, HB1032, HB1077, HB1095, HB1104, HB1118, HB1157, HB1187, HB1189, HB1195, HB1198, HB1220, HB221, HCR58, SB283, SB338, SB488, SB520, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB972, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, SB68, SB76, SB149, SB191, SB196, SB318, SB162, SB382, SCR33, SCR30, SB112, SB194, SB307, SB341, SB346, SB363, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, SB513, SB408, SB131, SB145, SB333, SB464, SB466, SB500, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB228, SB246, SB249, SB268, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB312, SB319, SB323, SB369, SB431, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB501, HCR14, HB537, HB652, HB653, HB661, HB726, HB756, HB851, HB964, HB966, HB34, HB35, HB48, HB474, HB553, HB758, HB852, HB10, HB16, HB36, HB44, HB46, HB52, HB61, HB78, HB98, HB102, HB124, HB126, HB131, HB135, HB141, HB142, HB164, HB170, HB171, HB179, HB194, HB231, HB245, HB280, HB292, HB294, HB297, HB305, HB336, HB337, HB351, HB436, HB594, HB789, HB956, HB957, HB995, HB1040, HB50, HB117, HB120, HB122, HB139, HB148, HB149, HB185, HB199, HB247, HB271, HB286, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB842, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB119, HB129, HB677, HB850

Keywords: condolence resolution, memorial resolution, tribute, sympathy, Joel Parker Sr., Louisiana Senate, rodeo, cowboy, horse trainer, stock and rodeo producer, black cowboy, African American history, community recognition, funeral resolution, celebration of life, Lottie Stampede Arena, Easter Sunday Rodeo, ranching, plantation work, faith community

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a guest minister’s prayer and pledge, and then proceeded through the journal, legislative bureau report, and a large number of bills and resolutions. Several Senate resolutions and concurrent resolutions were introduced or laid over, including measures recognizing individuals and events, commemorating the YMCA’s 175th anniversary, and creating or referring study and memorial resolutions. The House also sent over multiple bills, which were introduced and referred to the appropriate committees, covering topics such as court filings, travel reimbursement, public assistance integrity, pregnancy and baby care data protections, alcohol permits, capital-case intellectual disability procedures, and pharmacy benefit manager transparency. The chamber then considered House-returned Senate bills. SB 68, a constitutional amendment concerning Louisiana Supreme Court jurisdiction over attorney disciplinary matters, failed to receive the required votes on concurrence after a 24-10 vote, though the author gave notice. SB 76, dealing with child custody modification standards, was concurred in unanimously. SB 149, on general obligation bond bid requirements, had House amendments rejected and was sent to conference. SB 191, concerning ad valorem tax notice procedures, and SB 196, extending the appeal period for tax assessments, were both concurred in. SB 318, on publication of the tax exemption budget and local reporting, was also concurred in unanimously. The Senate also suspended the rules to recall HB 1017 from the Retirement Committee and recommit it to Judiciary A. During personal privilege remarks, members highlighted Disability Awareness Day, recognized a local award recipient, and provided an update and prayer request for Senator Selders following surgery. The meeting concluded with committee announcements and adjournment to reconvene the following day.

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• increase in impressions to a more robust media plan that prioritized higher channels for awareness to drive
• That's really what drives those clicks, but when you're doing it. Right.
• traffic to a website, or are you going to try to drive more traffic in terms of awareness to spread
• Court twice that went all the way up through the state Supreme Court, and they were ruled against.
• The Supreme Court had that ruling in 2023.

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• even myself I operate our family does in five different counties so that requires me to physically drive
• Special Rangers have to drive all over the state to identify what that stolen animal might be.
• In 2021, the PUC adopted adopted a SIC rule to implement that process with a Truro mechanism.
• then, several TAWC members have filed SIC applications and now have experience with the PUC's SIC rule
• You have to get... an exception to the rule.

Bills: SB 384, SB 503, SB 565, SB 616, SB 740

Keywords: hunting license, fishing license, donation, operation game thief fund, wildlife conservation, livestock, electronic registry, marks and brands, Texas Animal Health Commission, animal identification, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension, utility consolidation, regionalization, water supply, sewer

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened under the leadership of Chairman Kelly Hancock, who opened the meeting with a prayer in remembrance of Chairman Perry, who was absent due to a personal loss. The session focused on the discussions surrounding SB384, which aims to support the longstanding initiative known as Operation Game Thief. Senator Flores presented the bill, emphasizing its essential role in the fight against poaching through public support. The operation has a successful track record of convictions but is currently dependent on donations and merchandise sales for funding. The committee aimed to vote on multiple bills during this session, contingent on achieving a quorum. Notably, discussions also revolved around fiscal notes on two bills that were set aside for later consideration, indicating the committee's intention to carefully manage their legislative decisions. The meeting showcased a productive atmosphere, with committee members actively engaged in the review and potential advancement of key legislative measures.

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• My biggest concern is making sure we don't drive providers out.
• concern is making sure we don't drive concern is making sure we don't drive providers<00:19:20.080
• 245D with the positive supports rule. 245D with the positive supports rule.
• So this is related to a rule that was passed or promulgated.
• 40:49.119> for definitions, clarifying rules for definitions, clarifying rules for counties,<01

Bills: HF3935, HF2216, HF4354, HF4210, HF4212

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• For the record, my name is Phil Hunt from Mobile, Alabama, 2657 Relative Drive. I don't...
• Alabama, 2657 Relative Drive. I don't think you've already handed this out, have you?
• I don't even think Wall Street knows their own rules, so I can't speak to that, but ultimately we play
• by their rules, and that's why we're in favor of this.
• So ultimately, yes, this new bill would fall into the current rules of foreclosure, but the way my...

Bills: HB145, HB311

Keywords: HB145, scrap tires, scrap tire disposal, illegal dumping, ADEM, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, environmental enforcement, Class 2 municipality, municipal court, local enforcement, delegation agreement, primacy, waste management, tire recycling, tire hauling, environmental quality act, misdemeanor penalties, Class A misdemeanor, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor

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• We have to follow the New Mexico Board of Nursing rules on who can teach the nurses or teach our nursing
• There are a lot of relationships and community connections within that community that Helps drive that
• So is that something that's driving these people?
• And then just to raise awareness so that people can plan and realize that they can drive an hour and
• I like making rules work for myself, so I'm going to do it this way.

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• The company continues to create thousands of high-paying jobs while driving economic opportunity and
• SB 1449, Asbestos Program Rules Fees. Finance and Appropriations; Transportation and Technology.
• SB 1531, Special Plate Distracted Driving. Transportation Technology. SB 1532, Continuation ASDB.
• SB 1491, Air Quality Fee Rules Applicability. SB 1492, Cradome Products Packaging Advertising.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• What is unique about the United States Supreme Court ruling is two important things.
• Court ruling is two important things.
• We're not asking the federal government to drive those reservoirs into the mud.
• We cut off our own nose to fire our face if we wanted to drive them into the mud.
• Does that drive down the cost of the home?

Bills: HB2042, HB2052, HB2055, HB2056, HB2094, HB2098, HB2185, HB2328, HB2758, HB2798

Keywords: solar radiation management, environment, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, public health, complaint process, Attorney General, groundwater management, water conservation, irrigation, water supply, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, brackish water, groundwater, water resources

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• 6 of Rule 20.
• affirmative, the rules are suspended. affirmative, the rules are suspended.
• I rise and I move to suspend the rule I rise and I move to suspend the rule rules<05:56:51.280><
• the rules and pass the bill HR 1764? the rules and pass the bill HR 1764?
• The rules are suspended. The confirmed. The rules are suspended.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Rules of conduct for members of the public include: no engaging in conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or
• Please be aware that violations of these rules may subject you to removal or other enforcement processes
• Finally, selectively mandating special coverage rules for certain conditions creates a discriminatory
• to neighboring counties, if they could afford transportation at all. ...care now face long drives to
• requirements, building standards, privacy rules, or the rules governing payments from public payers.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, with most items presented for later vote once quorum was reached. Early in the hearing, the committee adopted a consent calendar of multiple bills with motions for due pass to Appropriations, and it noted that AB 2029 had been pulled from the agenda. The committee also took up AB 1973, a bill by Aguiar-Curry to expand who may provide procedural abortion care. Supporters, including physicians and certified nurse midwives, argued the bill would align law with current training and improve access, while opponents said later-term abortion procedures require physician-level surgical training and raised safety concerns. The author emphasized hands-on training, consultation, and transfer protocols, and the bill was held pending quorum with a motion and second recorded. The committee then heard AB 1558 by Arambula, which would adopt the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act to speed the use of out-of-state licensed volunteers during declared disasters. Supporters from the Uniform Law Commission and the Red Cross said the bill would reduce delays and clarify legal authority for volunteer health workers; there was no opposition testimony. AB 2282 by Alanis, a temporary rural emergency stabilization center for Patterson while a permanent hospital is built, drew support from local emergency responders and a late opposition from the California chapter of ACEP. The chair praised the bill as a creative local solution and agreed to coauthor it; a motion and second were recorded, with the vote to occur later. Several public health access bills followed. AB 1843 by El-Hawari would limit prior authorization and align hepatitis C treatment coverage with medical guidelines; supporters said it would remove barriers to a curable disease, while health plans opposed it as a mandate, citing premium impacts and the recent SB 306 prior-authorization process. AB 2247 by El-Hawari would create the THRIVE program for mental health services for youth affected by gun violence; Youth Alive and other supporters described trauma-informed, community-based care, and the chair and another member asked to be added as coauthors. AB 2138 by Krell would expand access to certified peer support specialists in enhanced care management and remove automatic disqualifications based solely on criminal history; supporters said peers are essential to engagement and recovery, and the bill was held with a motion and second. Later, AB 1682 by Hart would require coverage of scalp cooling for chemotherapy patients, with emotional testimony from cancer survivors and clinicians; insurers opposed it as another mandate, but the author stressed the modest per-member cost and the bill was moved with a motion and second. AB 1879 by Dixon would standardize data reporting for alcohol and drug treatment facilities, including private providers, to improve statewide information on outcomes and access; the bill drew broad support from recovery organizations and the prior opposition was withdrawn after amendments. AB 1906 by Aguiar-Curry would require coverage of at-home cervical cancer screening kits without cost sharing; supporters cited improved access for rural and working Californians, insurers opposed it on affordability grounds, and the bill passed on a recorded roll call after quorum was established. Finally, AB 1556 by Haney would clarify and support drug-free recovery housing and return-to-use policies; supporters said it would expand sober housing options, while opponents warned it could allow evictions after relapse and conflict with Housing First principles. The hearing ended with the bill still under discussion and opposition-unless-amended concerns noted.

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• driving the cost of child care down. driving the cost of child care down.
• to find someone to care for their kids or driving their kids to school.
• proposed for new to revise the rules proposed for new landfills. landfills. landfills.
• Uh the rules right warrant against it.
• >> It is a procedure thing and the rules >> It is a procedure thing and the rules exist

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• of rule development within a specified time after the law.
• so long as they are following DEP rules and regulations.
• We show the matter referred to the Rules Chair for a ruling.
• The Rules Chair will make the ruling in the morning. Any other announcements?
• The Rules Chair will make the ruling in the morning. Any other announcements?

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Senators also paid tribute to former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron with a moment of silence. The chamber then moved to special-order bills after routine announcements that no committee reports, governor’s messages, or House messages were on the desk. The first major bill, SB 138/HB 687 on transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses and added warnings and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. After a brief amendment and questions about attorney rights and prior impairing-substance language, the bill passed 37-0. SB 306 on Medicaid providers followed, requiring broader provider access, including after-hours availability and more primary care access for Medicaid enrollees; it also passed 37-0. The chamber then took up the major condominium reform bill, SB 1742/HB 913, addressing post-Surfside safety, reserve funding, milestone inspections, budgeting, reserve flexibility, manager regulation, conflicts of interest, and condo sale rescission periods. Senators from both parties praised the sponsors for extensive stakeholder work and the bill passed 37-0 after multiple amendments. The final major item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendments and petition-gathering rules, with sponsors arguing the bill was needed to combat fraud in the 2024 petition process and opponents warning it would burden citizen initiatives. The Senate adopted the House bill and then considered numerous amendments on petition circulator rules, submission deadlines, invalid-signature thresholds, voter notification, and related enforcement provisions; several amendments were adopted, and the substitute was later withdrawn, leaving the chamber to continue on the underlying bill and remaining amendments.

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• His death was ruled an overdose, and that was simply not true.
• My own son, Richard Matus Jr., was also ruled an overdose.
• He did, and the sheriff coroner ruled it an accident and not a suicide.
• It creates real opportunities for them to drive change.
• If you can please call the rule.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills on public safety, parole, criminal justice oversight, Proposition 36 implementation, behavioral health, gang database reform, cargo theft, and nonconsensual intimate images. The chair explained hearing procedures and noted that SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Several measures were heard but not voted on because quorum was lacking. SB 1446, a committee bill, would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make en banc votes public record, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluation of certain incarcerated people serving determinate or indeterminate terms. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association; opposition came from the Ella Baker Center, Uncommon Law, public defenders, and others who argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The author said the bill was intended to clarify review standards and improve transparency. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual/one-strike offenders from elderly parole eligibility. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association supported it, citing cases such as Gregory Vogelsang and David Funston; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and others argued elderly parole is already highly restrictive, evidence-based, and cost-effective. Vice Chair Seyarto strongly supported SB 1278, emphasizing victim justice and public safety. SB 1354 would bar out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission; a committee amendment removed a criminal penalty and left enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for Proposition 36 implementation, with committee amendments deleting a specific appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and administration, while opponents criticized the bill as fiscally reckless and duplicative. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer statewide standards for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services for children; supporters said it would improve patient safety and program integrity. SB 1210 would extend CalGang-style oversight, notice, appeal, and DOJ regulation to all gang databases, not just shared ones; supporters described harms from inaccurate, unregulated local databases, while police chiefs opposed applying the CalGang framework to all local investigative files. The committee also heard SB 1019, which would create a DOJ cargo theft task force and add reporting requirements; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, ports, and law enforcement said organized cargo theft is harming supply chains and worker safety, and no opposition was presented. Finally, SB 1217 would create a DOJ clearinghouse to help victims remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, from covered platforms; amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and clarified law enforcement’s role. The author and survivor witnesses described ongoing trauma from repeated reposting of exploitative images and argued the bill would provide a centralized removal process. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1217, with no final votes taken on the measures heard.