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• . >> House Bill 102, engrossed, protecting kids from deep fakes and exploitive images.
• minors; House Bill 9, grooming of children offenses and amendments; and House Bill 28, sexual exploitation
• And House Bill 28, sexual exploitation<03:00:08.720> of<03:00:09.040> children<03:00:09.439
• exploitation of children amendments. exploitation of children amendments.

Keywords: 916, all

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• unleashed<02:47:38.800> a<02:47:38.960> set<02:47:39.120> of<02:47:39.279> exploit
• <02:47:39.920> expletives unleashed a set of exploit expletives unleashed a set of exploit
• Kesha recorded this album and wrote these lyrics while in rehab and after an abusive and exploitative
• <02:48:21.840> an<02:48:22.080> abusive<02:48:22.640> and<02:48:22.880> exploitive

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• They get weak rules that can be exploited and manipulated for financial gain.
• administration has chosen them, the billionaires, the elite, the people who think children are theirs to exploit
• /c><03:06:50.880> are<03:06:51.040> theirs<03:06:51.279> to<03:06:51.439> exploit
• think children are theirs to exploit think children are theirs to exploit over<03:06:52.080>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• it from a law enforcement perspective, the thing that I look for are ways that a new law could be exploited
• think that some of that needs to be defined in the language of a law so that those things are not exploited
• of a law so that those things<04:12:06.040> are<04:12:06.239> not<04:12:06.720> exploited
• um<04:12:08.040> the<04:12:08.159> way<04:12:08.399> that things are not exploited
• um the way that things are not exploited um the way that the<04:12:08.800> potential<04:12:09.279

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Synthetic trainers are like a flat-screen TV, and you use a rifle or pistol with a simulated laser to
• It’s a three-screen... TI Technologies. It’s a three-screen decisionmaking simulator.
• The scenario that’s projected is actually on an LCD screen, so it’s projected on the screen itself.
• But using the screen is just a lot safer and it can be...
• The screen is just a lot safer, and it can be replicated exactly for every student that goes through

Keywords: 928, house, all

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• Dallas, relating to informed consent for certain screening tests. The chair recognizes Mr.
• Currently in the state of Texas, HIV testing is not included in the standard screening of panel tests
• It ensures that an HIV test is offered, not mandatory. individuals who undergo STD screenings.
• So, unless that individual looks that doctor in the eye and says I want you to screen me for an STD.
• And so even under your bill, if they said they're going to be screen for an STD, as part of that, you

Bills: HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB796, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB589, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB1360, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB2337, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2391, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB1749, HB3109, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2001, HB2798, HB 107, HCR29, SB5, SB262, HB 11, HJR72, HB 106, HB18, HB48, HB27, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB503, HB 1089, HB2986, HB972, HB502, HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB796, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB589, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB1360, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB2337, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2391, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB1749, HB3109, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2001, HB2798, HB 107, HCR29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• It also requires the pilot program to include training, resources, and instruction on exploitation, grooming
• , and grooming with the intent to exploit.
• Finally, the amendment defines grooming and exploitation. With that, I'm available for questions.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So you have taken out specific clauses that have been left in purposefully about the sexual exploitation
• Um, sexual exploitation of children, I think, is also chargeable under other statutes.
• Um, sexual exploitation of children, I think, is also chargeable under other statutes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• neglect, provider fraud and the abuse, neglect, and<00:52:43.119> financial<00:52:43.520> exploitation
• <00:52:44.079> of<00:52:44.319> vulnerable and financial exploitation of vulnerable
• and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults<00:52:45.119> residing<00:52:45.520> in

Bills: HF2216, HF1978, HF2354, HF1963, HF1994, HF1995, HF1894

Keywords: assisted living, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, resident rights, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services, elderly, seniors, older adults, disability rights

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• /c><01:33:54.560> fully everybody on the job is uh fully everybody on the job is uh fully exploited
• 56.440> sure<01:33:56.639> that<01:33:56.800> the<01:33:57.040> project exploited
• to make sure that the project exploited to make sure that the project goes<01:33:57.800> well

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• We just have access to a Medicaid screen.
• We just have access to a Medicaid<00:36:06.800> screen.
• And if there's any Medicaid screen.
• would do a pre-employment drug screen would do a pre-employment drug screen whenever<00:58:40.680
• have to do a pre-employment drug screen. have to do a pre-employment drug screen.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board first approved the September 24 minutes and then heard a presentation from four certified community behavioral health clinic providers: Pathways, NorthKey, Seven Counties Services, and NewVista. The presenters explained the difference between traditional community mental health centers and CCBHCs, describing CCBHCs as an enhanced model that integrates behavioral health, primary care, wraparound services, and crisis response. They reviewed the federal history of the model, Kentucky’s entry into the Medicaid demonstration in 2022, and the scheduled end of the enhanced federal match on December 31, 2027. They also emphasized required services such as 24-hour mobile crisis, care coordination, and services for veterans, and described care coordination as a key feature that helps patients follow up after hospital or emergency discharge, manage medications, and connect to transportation and other supports. The presenters gave examples of improved outcomes, including a patient who was able to remain living independently because of coordinated home-based and telehealth support, and they argued that CCBHCs are helping Kentucky build a more responsive crisis system through 988, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization units. They said the model is data-driven, uses performance metrics, and has led to stronger collaboration among community partners. One speaker said more than 100 agencies participated in a Jefferson County community health needs assessment and continued meeting afterward to reduce redundancies and barriers to care. They also said crisis call hub compliance and mobile crisis outreach compliance improved significantly over the past year. Members asked about how navigators and connectors fit into the model, how CCBHCs work with managed care organizations, and how the program could expand statewide. The presenters said navigators are not built into the CCBHC model but may be used through referrals, while the CCBHCs continue to bill MCOs the same way and receive a Medicaid wrap payment for the enhanced rate. They said the goal would be for all community mental health centers to become CCBHCs, but that a state plan amendment would be needed and could not be limited only to CMHCs if submitted to CMS. They estimated about $28 million would be needed statewide to continue the program in the next biennium, combining the loss of enhanced federal match and the state share of enhanced service costs. The board also discussed transportation, with one presenter explaining that their program arranges Medicaid transportation for eligible appointments, and members raised concerns about mental inquest warrant transport and whether sheriffs should remain involved. No votes were taken on the CCBHC or transportation items during the discussion.

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• The difference between identification screening for something like a student with a disability versus
• This bill would require sending home information to parents 30 days after screening three times a year
• This bill would require sending home information to parents 30 days after screening three times a year
• As a speech therapist, I do screenings. They're required, right?
• Universal screenings, for example, targeted intervention, progress monitoring, and teacher training.

Summary: The committee continued hearing testimony on Senate Bill 2252, which would expand early literacy and numeracy screening, parent notification, intervention supports, and teacher training, including math academies and early childhood supports. Supporters from Texas 2036, Good Reason Houston, Texas Business Leadership Council, and several parents argued that early identification of skill gaps, clearer data for families, and stronger teacher preparation would improve student outcomes, workforce readiness, and long-term earnings. They cited low math proficiency statewide, the importance of early intervention, and examples of districts using screeners and data dashboards to guide instruction and resource allocation. One witness also highlighted home visiting as a family-support model, while another urged more funding for pre-K partnerships and stronger support for parents with reading materials and guidance. A district special education administrator testified neutrally, saying the bill reflects practices already used in her district but expressing concern that it could reduce local control and teacher discretion by standardizing screening and tying it to funding. A Texas Classroom Teachers Association representative supported the intent but warned that mandatory math academies and intervention academies could burden teachers if implemented like prior reading academies, and a substitute teacher/teacher-of-the-year witness asked for clearer protections around special education information and pay for alternative certification candidates. After public testimony closed, SB 2252 was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2253, as substituted, which would phase out routine hiring of uncertified teachers over time, require parent notification when a teacher is uncertified, and expand high-quality preparation pathways such as university programs, residencies, improved alternative certification, and grow-your-own programs. Senator Creighton said the bill responds to the rise in uncertified teachers and aims to strengthen the teacher pipeline with more structured preparation, mentorship, and oversight by SBEC. Invited testimony strongly supported the measure: a Texas Tech researcher said uncertified teachers and fast-track programs are associated with significant learning losses, while year-long residencies and mentored pathways produce stronger outcomes and higher earnings for students. Leaders from Dallas College and Sam Houston State University described successful residency and grow-your-own models, high completion and retention rates, and the need for paid residencies and stipends so candidates can afford to enter the profession. Committee members asked about the difference between mentorship and residency, the cost-effectiveness of paid residencies, retention incentives, and how to scale the model statewide. The committee also adopted the substitute for SB 2253 and later paused to vote out several other bills, including SB 1191, SB 1786, SB 226, SB 326, SB 570, SB 870, SB 991, SB 60, SB 365, SB 1401, and SB 1067, all of which were reported favorably, many with unanimous votes and some placed on the local and uncontested calendar.

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• It would protect against foreign threats by ensuring adversaries cannot exploit weak U.S. oversight.
• IT WOULD PROTECT AGAINST FOREIGN THREATS BY ENSURING ADVERSARIES CANNOT EXPLOIT WEAK U.S.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• House Bill 4806, a vital step towards transparency, fairness, and protecting Texas consumers from exploitation
• lawyers, I give them their due, and healthcare providers learned how to create a system that they could exploit

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• I'm here to be a voice for these children. ...girls who are my age and often face abuse and exploitation
• We discourage private ownership and exploitation of these animals, and instead support efforts to place

Bills: HB45, HB755, HB 1232, HB1555, HB2460, HB2702, HB2973, HB3120, HB3225, HB3314, HB3356, HB3371, HB3634, HB3638, HB4247, HB4283, HB4290, HB4302, HB4503, HB4511, HB4565, HB4581, HB4627, HB4632, HB4660, HB4668, HB4960, HB5042, HB45

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money, HB 1232, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, public employee, retaliation

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• , to their screen, to their screen, um<00:08:29.560> this<00:08:29.760> might<00:08
• Let me just share the screen. All right, I'll go ahead.
• Uh let me just share the<00:08:55.160> screen.
• And we've even provided classroom posters that you see on the screen to make these rules visible and
• <01:23:52.600> time, now to create messaging on screen time, now to create messaging on screen

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• bylaws and standards for ECG evaluations, including collaboration with partners for affordable screenings
• ECG heart screenings will save students’ lives.
• We have been doing these heart screenings in Florida for a long time, and we have saved over 400 kids
• groups, Who We Play For and Parent Heart Watch, are getting the cost down by doing these group screenings
• have presented here today and Who We Play For and others, because they can come in and do these screenings

Summary: The committee first heard CS for CS for SB 344, which would modernize the Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991 based on Public Service Commission recommendations. The bill drew no opposition and was reported favorably. Members then took up several Senator Burton measures: CS for SB 714 on non-opioid advanced directives, which was amended to create a Department of Health website access point for a voluntary form allowing patients to notify providers they do not want opioid medications; CS for SB 738 on child care and early learning providers, which streamlines and updates child care regulation and was supported by industry and business groups; CS for SB 756 on health insurance coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities, which removes the age-8 diagnosis limit and age cap for mandated autism-related coverage; and CS for CS for SB 1356, creating a Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a newborn genetic testing pilot, later amended to add FIU and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to the board and remove specific appropriations. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 1624 on higher education, a broad bill affecting tuition policies, workforce programs, institutional governance, and naming changes. The bill generated extended discussion over replacing references to “minority” with “underrepresented,” with the sponsor explaining the intent was to focus on low-income access and student support, while members raised concerns about impacts on majority-minority institutions and preeminence pathways. An amendment added guardrails for private religious postsecondary institutions by requiring public review of affidavits of compliance and giving the Commission for Independent Education enforcement authority. After debate, the bill was reported favorably. The committee then passed CS for SB 1626 on child welfare, which addresses military-family investigations, emergency shelter certification, children’s services council appointments, criminal-background exemptions, group-home rates, licensing extensions, small residential group homes, missing-children procedures, and psychotropic medication refills; it was amended to adjust council board composition and then reported favorably. Additional bills approved included SB 178, directing Florida A&M University to conduct an agronomic study on emerging crops for land taken out of production; SB 1162, expanding boating improvement funding for trailer parking and offering lease incentives for clean marine manufacturers; CS for CS for SB 958, creating a type 1 diabetes early detection information program for parents and schools; CS for CS for CS for SB 1070, requiring ECGs for student athletes with phased implementation and exemptions, after extensive testimony from parents and advocates about sudden cardiac arrest; CS for SB 774, requiring electronic transmission of certain court orders to sheriffs within six hours; SB 1516, creating an International Aerospace Innovation Fund administered by Space Florida; SB 994, revising driver education requirements and prompting a commitment to add distracted-driving instruction; and CS for CS for SB 1402, expanding eligibility for dropout retrieval programs. The committee also took up SB 810 on stormwater management systems, amending it to focus annual inspections on vulnerable MS4 infrastructure. That bill drew significant opposition from the Florida League of Cities, counties, and stormwater groups, who argued the mandate would duplicate existing permit requirements and impose major costs, but supporters said it was a basic flood-prevention measure. The transcript ends during debate on SB 810, before a final vote is shown.

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• Often, people who suffer from substance use disorder could have something else going on, and the screening
• H.S. in 2023 to not screen inter-child protection families who cannot safely bring a child home that
• still experience on a monthly basis hospitals referring children to child protection and counties screening
• Because the screening guidelines are being ignored, NAMI adamantly believes that we need to put this
• it from 260C, which is kind of once you get in the child protection door, to 260E, which is the screening

Bills: HF2233, HF1999, HF1995, HF1614, HF2781, HF1775, HF1316, HF2127, HF2521, HF689, HF2380, HF1273

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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• , to a location that has a continued history, very recent history, of these youth being actually exploited

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee held an invited-testimony hearing on LR 425, which examines the Whitehall campus in Lincoln and possible long-term options for youth currently served there. Chair Brian Hardin explained that Whitehall houses two separate programs for adolescent males: a substance use program and a youth-who-sexually-harm program. Testimony from DHHS officials described Whitehall as a Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) that provides about 40 hours of weekly programming, family involvement, school services, and community reintegration activities. Officials said the department is evaluating whether the programs should remain at Whitehall or move to another state-owned facility, with Hastings described as the department’s preferred alternative because it is more residential in design than a youth rehabilitation treatment center (YRTC).

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• to a location that has a continued history, a very recent history, of these youth being actually exploited

Keywords: 956, all