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• for the Veterans Success on Campus officers, or VSOs, by removing the master's degree requirement to
• THIS LEGISLATION WILL REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT VETERAN READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT, OR VRA COUNSELORS
• It was Garrett Morgan who invented the gas mask, as well as the traffic light.
• It was Garrett Morgan who invented the gas mask, as well as the traffic light.
• It was Garrett Morgan who invented the gas mask, as well as the traffic light.

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• her fellow students to mask.
• We simply cannot know whether it would be valuable to require masking someday in the future.
• </c><00:19:41.559><c> future</c><00:19:42.559><c> we</c> require masking someday in the future we require
• </c> regarding immunization requirements regarding immunization requirements having<02:06:39.719><c>
• </c> required full CPR requires two required full CPR requires two attendants<04:52:51.360><c> necessitating

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• Uh, it allows masks as long as all law enforcement at the scene are not masked.
• Uh, it allows<00:03:44.879><c> masks</c><00:03:45.440><c> as</c><00:03:45.680><c> long</c><00:03:45.920
• ><c> as</c><00:03:46.159><c> all</c><00:03:46.400><c> law</c> allows masks as long as all law allows
• masks as long as all law enforcement<00:03:47.040><c> at</c><00:03:47.200><c> the</c><00:03:47.360><c
• That mean at at least one masked.

Bills: SB2347 , SB2911 , SB2033 , SB2158 , SB2993 , SB2778 , SB2672 , SB2014 , SB3144 , SB3096 , SB3097 , SB2968 , SB2363 , SB3154 , SB2400 , SB3313 , SB2896 , SB3279 , SB2614 , SB2687 , SB2754 , SB2549 , SB3325 , SB2658 , SB2659 , SB2602 , SB2611 , SB2877 , SB3063 , SB2615 , SB3232 , SB2875 , SB3272 , SB2854 , SB3203 , SB2803 , SB2804 , SB3302 , SB3229 , SB2969 , SB2412 , SB2657 , SB2880 , SB2540 , SB2414 , SB3142 , SB3202 , SB2281 , SB2852 , SB2272 , SB2479 , SB2589 , SB2936 , SB2720 , SB2730 , SB2749 , SB2688 , SB2798 , SB3040 , SB3107 , SB3010 , SB3109 , SB3140 , SB3187 , SB2057 , SB2377 , SB3048 , SB3083 , SB3182

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• The actions of the federal government have statewide impacts that require every one of us to work together
• Impacts that require every one of us to work together on solutions that align with Washington's values
• But last week, a mother in Minneapolis, Renee Nicole Good, was shot by a masked agent.
• while Operating in Washington from wearing face-concealing masks while interacting with the public.
• We will be required to spend more of our state dollars to receive less federal dollars, as outrageous

Summary: The House convened for the opening day of the 2026 regular session of the 69th Legislature, with 96 members present. The session included the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, a prayer, and a tribal welcome and blessing from Squaxin Island Tribe members, followed by the swearing-in of several representatives by retired Justice Mary Yu. The Speaker also recognized the deaths of Senator Bill Ramos, Speaker Emeritus Frank Chopp, and Trooper Tara Marissa Gooding with a moment of silence. In opening remarks, the Speaker emphasized the impacts of federal actions on Washington, including tariffs, H.R. 1, health care costs, Medicaid and food assistance losses, climate and clean energy funding threats, immigration and civil rights concerns, and the need to protect food, health, shelter, and affordability. Representative Stokesbary responded for House Republicans, focusing on Washington’s high cost of living, opposing an income tax, and urging action on affordability, housing, and crime. Both sides framed the session as a difficult but important period for budget and policy decisions. The House adopted House Resolution 4665 to notify the governor that it was organized and ready for business, and adopted House Concurrent Resolutions 4406 and 4407 to receive the governor’s address and establish the session’s cutoff dates. The chamber also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 8407, adopted permanent House rules, and approved several committee reassignments and appointments. A House delegation then reported back from a visit with Governor Ferguson, and the House adjourned until the next day, when it was scheduled to meet in pro forma session before the joint session for the governor’s State of the State address.

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• Members, Senate Bill 1024 establishes licensing and registration requirements for roadable aircraft.
• Additionally, the bill requires ADD to issue motorcycle-sized license plates for the rotable aircraft
• Known as ticket masking, for us, ticket masking provisions for speeding and red light violations are
• Known as ticket masking, for us, ticket masking provisions for speeding and red light violations are
• Then they would be required in 2028 in Paradise Valley and... ...then they would be required in 2028

Bills: SB1010 , SB1024 , SB1205 , SB1232 , SB1366 , SB1552 , SB1624 , SCM1002 , SCM1006 , SCR1004

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting

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• They will help clarify the masking issue and describe why this cover up was so egregious.
• They will help clarify the masking issue and describe why this cover up was so egregious.
• They will help clarify the masking issue and describe why this cover up was so egregious.
• They will help clarify the masking issue and describe why this cover up was so egregious.
• </c> she was raising concerns about masking. she was raising concerns about masking.

Summary: The New Hampshire House Special Committee on the COVID Response Efficacy met to continue its fact-finding review of the state’s pandemic response, with the chair restating the committee’s mission and focus on federal guidance, federal funding, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID, patient rights, and vaccination policies. The chair said the committee had previously reviewed materials about the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear a COVID vaccine case and CDC internal emails about vaccine risks, and introduced additional research on CDC testing and communications failures. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to summarizing articles and a recent U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report titled *Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals*. The chair argued that CDC testing and guidance were flawed, citing delayed data publication, confusing guidance, a faulty early COVID test, missed opportunities to study silent spread, and alleged suppression of safety information. The Senate report was described as alleging that FDA and CDC officials knew their surveillance systems could mask vaccine safety signals, that officials discouraged internal analysis from being shared externally, and that newer analytical methods identified multiple statistically significant adverse-event signals. The chair also discussed the V-safe system, VAERS, and claims that federal officials downplayed or concealed adverse-event data. Members and the chair connected these federal issues to New Hampshire, noting changes in the state’s health care landscape since the pandemic, including more urgent care facilities and satellite ERs. The chair suggested New Hampshire should develop independent scientific assessment resources to validate federal information in future emergencies. Representative Wheeler noted that the materials would be entered into the committee record and made available on the House website. No votes were taken; the committee discussed the materials, invited further questions, and indicated that a proposed committee communication would be revisited later after additional supporting information is gathered, with a goal of issuing a statement by the end of June.

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• , Speaker Melissa Hortman, was murdered by a person purporting to be law enforcement and wearing a mask
• ,</c><00:02:23.280><c> refusing</c><00:02:23.680><c> to</c> streets, wearing masks, refusing to streets
• , wearing masks, refusing to identify<00:02:24.319><c> themselves,</c><00:02:25.040><c> entering</c><
• <c> the</c><00:02:41.599><c> middle</c><00:02:41.760><c> of</c><00:02:41.840><c> the</c> wearing a mask
• in the middle of the wearing a mask in the middle of the night.<00:02:42.400><c> That</c><00:02:42.640

Summary: House DFL leader Stevenson said the tied House will require cooperation, noting the caucus has tried to model bipartisan work through co-chairs and that he has a good working relationship with Speaker Damuth. He highlighted the three new DFL special-election winners—Xp Lee, Shelley Buck, and Meg Luger-Nikolai—as bringing health, tribal leadership, nonprofit, labor, and education experience to the chamber. On policy, Stevenson said DFLers want to push back against certain federal immigration enforcement tactics, including masked officers and warrantless entries, and tied the issue to the murder of former Speaker Melissa Hortman. He also said the caucus will pursue gun restrictions such as bans on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, binary triggers, and ghost guns, while acknowledging that Republican leadership would need to allow a floor vote for any bill to advance. He added that DFLers are open to and will lead on fraud prevention, especially in programs serving vulnerable Minnesotans, and said those who steal public funds should face prison. Looking ahead to the second year of the biennium, Stevenson said he hopes for a large bonding bill focused on statewide infrastructure needs, but warned he will not support using bonding as leverage for unrelated policy concessions. He also said affordability will be a major focus, especially food, energy, housing, and health care costs, and argued Minnesota should try to counter rising premiums and hold insurers and pharmaceutical companies accountable.

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• So hydroxychloroquine requires, at least when it's given as a prescription, requires the patient to get
• So hydroxychloroquine requires, at least when it's given as a prescription, requires the patient to get
• . requires, at least when it's given as a prescription, requires the patient to get regular eye exams
• Again, nothing is mandated, nothing is required on the vaccine portion.
• One of her nebulizer masks broke and we had to go to the doctor and try and get it.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Mental Health heard testimony on several measures. HCR 42, sponsored by Representative Perkins, urged Congress to support programs aimed at reducing prescription drug costs for Medicaid and Medicare patients. The sponsor said it would help elderly and low-income residents, while Representative Dahl argued the referenced program could cost more than other pharmacy options and criticized the resolution. No one testified in support or opposition, and the hearing on HCR 42 was closed. The committee then heard SB 878, a pharmacist practice act bill sponsored by Senator Fitzwater. The bill would make permanent several pandemic-era pharmacy practices, including pharmacist administration of certain vaccines, medication therapy plan authority, dispensing of some medical devices and supplies, over-the-counter availability of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine with warning labels and standardized procedures, and nonprofit pharmacy emergency waivers. Supporters said it would improve access, especially in rural areas, reduce delays in treatment, and help pharmacies remain open. Opponents raised concerns about vaccine authority shifting away from the governor, the safety of over-the-counter hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, and whether pharmacists should be treated as equivalent to physicians. The Missouri Pharmacy Association, Walmart, and Walgreens testified in support, and the hearing was closed without a vote. The committee also heard two resolutions. HCR 538, by Representative Hruza, would designate May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month and encourage support for research and advocacy. Members generally supported the resolution, with comments about the severity of ALS and the importance of early communication supports; no opposition was presented. HCR 4661, also presented by Representative Hruza, would encourage awareness and screening for chronic kidney disease, especially among high-risk patients, and promote public-private education efforts around urine albumin-to-creatinine testing. Testimony emphasized the prevalence and cost of kidney disease and the value of early detection. The committee took no votes on these measures and adjourned after the hearings.

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• The new FBI security standards require us, or security policy require us to do this.
• Are there other databases that maybe they're not required to?
• And my follow-up, if you will, are they also required, or are you required to then upload that data to
• New judges require additional clerk staffing and resources.
• New judges require additional clerk staffing and resources.

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the clerks of court. FDLE outlined 28 legislative budget requests for fiscal year 2026-27, including funding for a new Fort Myers regional operations center lease, technology and data system upgrades, moving several programs off uncertain federal grants, expanding the wellness office, cryptocurrency seizure efforts, cybersecurity, forensic equipment, digital forensics, criminal history modernization, training, and the SAFE fentanyl enforcement program. Members asked about the reported 79% increase in officer misconduct cases, the role of body cameras and masking, public records request burdens on local agencies, and the status of Fibers and the Uniform Arrest Affidavit systems. FDLE said the misconduct data covers all sworn officers and corrections personnel, that many cases would not be affected by body cameras because they involve off-duty conduct or internal matters, and that it is working with agencies and vendors to improve participation in reporting systems. DJJ Secretary Matt Walsh updated the committee on the Florida Scholars Academy, describing the new unified education system across 39 residential facilities. He reported first-year enrollment, course completions, graduations, and compliance results, and said the program now provides in-person and blended instruction, individualized support, mental health services, and career and technical education. He also discussed staffing shortages in some detention facilities, the need for more residential beds, and the importance of recognizing and supporting staff. In response to questions, he explained how the program addresses students with disabilities and behavioral needs through one-on-one instruction, paraprofessionals, and immediate mental health support. The clerks of court presented a budget request centered on funding shortfalls and rising costs. Clerk and Comptroller Stacey Butterfield said clerks are operating with outdated funding levels despite increased statutory duties, higher postage and staffing costs, and growing workloads in priority case types such as injunctions for protection and other high-risk matters. The clerks requested $22 million in direct appropriations, including support for due process costs, jury management, and staffing for 37 new judges approved last session. Members also asked about Senate Bill 532, which Butterfield described as a CPI-based measure to update court fines and fees that have remained unchanged since 2008. The committee took no votes on the presentations and adjourned after discussion.

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• Those projects could trigger SB 79 density and height requirements.
• SB 1202 also requires Medi-Cal managed plans to conduct outreach and education on work requirements and
• This is a deviation from the previous compliance requirement, which set a monthly requirement based on
• It requires discretionary funds to serve a clear public purpose.
• It requires a majority vote of the board of supervisors before funds are awarded.

Summary: The Senate began with a roll call, a moment of silence for the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The body then moved through gubernatorial appointments, confirming Julia Montgomery as General Counsel for the Agricultural Labor Relations Board and reappointing Dr. Cynthia Glover Woods, Dr. Brenda Lewis, and Gabriela Orozco Gonzalez to the State Board of Education, and George Cardona as Chief Trial Counsel for the State Bar. The Senate also heard a guest introduction welcoming Cal Lutheran University students, faculty, and staff to the gallery. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 111 recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersex Phobia, and Transphobia; SCR 129 designating part of Highway 152 as the Rusty Arraes Highway; SCR 169 proclaiming October 2026 as Women's Small Business Month; and SCR 173 designating May 2026 as California Fairgrounds Appreciation Month. All of these resolutions passed, with members speaking in support of Arraes, women-owned businesses, and the public safety and community roles of fairgrounds. The Senate also passed a series of policy bills. These included SB 1154 on best-value procurement for community college public works, SB 1369 on judicial recall safeguards, SB 1106 shortening the data broker deletion timeline under the Delete Act, SB 1417 increasing transparency for mutual water companies, SB 1408 authorizing a future Contra Costa transportation sales tax measure, SB 1172 adding guardrails to local tax sharing agreements, SB 1383 protecting locally adopted labor standards in density bonus projects, SB 1371 barring waste haulers from suspending service during lawful labor disputes, SB 908 streamlining residential window replacement permits, SB 1361 limiting actions taken solely to avoid transit-oriented housing standards, SB 1014 requiring early fee and improvement estimates for housing projects, SB 1272 giving homeowners more time to fix preexisting code violations, SB 1406 targeting the Montana tax loophole, SB 1238 increasing HOA transparency and oversight, and SB 868 creating a plug-in solar framework. Most passed on largely party-line votes, with some Republican members objecting to labor-related or regulatory measures. Later in the day, the Senate approved additional health, education, privacy, and AI measures, including SB 950 on early-onset Alzheimer’s treatment coverage, SB 874 on Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment oversight, SB 1049 on correcting health plan claims, SB 1067 on early math screening, SB 1202 on Medi-Cal outreach amid federal changes, SB 944 on acupuncture coverage, SB 957 on notice for federal subpoenas to social media companies, SB 998 on discrimination prevention coordinators, and SB 1000 on AI content transparency. The final item shown, SB 1056 on protective orders for sexually explicit material involving adult victims, was introduced with the author noting ongoing work on amendments, but the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.

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• This law requires uniformity.
• to be put on our babies on airplanes or vaccines, forced masks, forced vaccines, all these other things
• are using the overreach of government, city, state, whatever, are the same that we're calling for masks
• to be put on our babies on airplanes or vaccines, forced masks, forced vaccines, all these other things
• There were 201, and four had disincorporated because they found that the regulations and requirements

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• Because of the way, before the cap was reduced, it was masking the overtaxation of property tax.
• So we don't have that mask anymore that hides the abuse of our local governments on people's wallets.
• I think, Representative Matisseon, you made a really good point about the fact that this is masking the
• And I think you're right, but I also think this current situation is masking a fundamental flaw that
• There is a requirement at the state level.

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• So hydroxychloroquine requires, at least when it's given as a prescription, requires the patient to get
• So hydroxychloroquine requires, at least when it's given as a prescription, requires the patient to get
• . requires, at least when it's given as a prescription, requires the patient to get regular eye exams
• Again, nothing is mandated, nothing is required on the vaccine portion.
• One of her nebulizer masks broke, and we had to go to the doctor and try to get it.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

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• It's just the coding; it's masking it.
• It's just the coding; it's masking it.
• It's just the coding; it's masking it.
• It's just the coding; it's masking it.
• It's just the coding; it's masking it.

Bills: HF737 , HF247 , HF325 , HF1330

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• </c> explicitly just stated no masking explicitly just stated no masking requirements<01:37:32.600><c
• SB 2 has never had a quorum requirement, and this bill would impose a quorum requirement.
• Under quorum requirement, if you don’t meet the quorum requirement, you can’t proceed.
• ><02:17:10.920><c> statute</c><02:17:11.639><c> to</c> requirement as as required in statute to requirement
• That's one of the requirements.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

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• c><00:02:30.640><c> speak</c> require any accommodation, please speak require any accommodation, please
• They are asking for clarity around testing and compliance requirements.
• </c> activity near our campuses required activity near our campuses required daily<00:58:56.400><c> security
• Masked men putting a getting to schools.
• Requiring students to stay home univil.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• men for no front of her by armed masked men for no reason?
• Um, and requires the civil immigration...
• Um<00:53:13.560><c> and</c><00:53:13.720><c> requires</c><00:53:15.000><c> the</c> Um and requires the
• So, it does require the daycare search.
• That's not what this bill requires.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• know that whistles would take on a completely different meaning, becoming our tool for safety when masked
• What we know now is that we must protect our state from lawless, amoral, masked, and armed wing of our
• It includes a really simple mandate against masked and secret police.
• And so, members, Minnesota has seen enough violence from guns, enough violence from masked federal agents
• </c><00:19:01.560><c> federal</c><00:19:01.960><c> agents</c> from masked federal agents from masked

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• ><c> of</c><00:05:42.040><c> Health</c> This requires the Department of Health This requires the Department
• </c><00:09:07.000><c> for</c> financial reporting requirements for financial reporting requirements for
• </c><00:24:28.880><c> insurers</c> 1st of January 2027, requires insurers 1st of January 2027, requires
• :52.800><c> the</c> repeals the requirement that the repeals the requirement that the Department<00:26
• ><c> law</c> Requires state and county law Requires state and county law enforcement<00:32:38.080><c>

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a large decision-making agenda and adopted most measures, often with technical or clarifying amendments. Bills addressed wildlife habitat conservation plans, civil identification cards for 16- and 17-year-olds, electronic and mail voting for associations, remedies for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images, traffic safety around stationary vehicles and pickup truck passengers, expedited permitting for housing for people with disabilities, rainwater catchment systems, EMS advisory committee membership, social media account deletion, limits on immigration-enforcement cooperation, prompt payment rules for professional solicitors, fetal death vital statistics, protections for gender-affirming care, passenger ropeways, law-enforcement facial coverings and immigration-related detention, domestic violence, health care facility access, guardianship record sealing, child protective proceedings, remote driver’s license hearings, disposable vaping products, dog attacks, insurance premium increase explanations, the DOE harm-to-student registry, Hawaiian Homes lease succession, EMS law modernization, hoisting machine regulation, release on recognizance, language interpretation rules, civil asset forfeiture for fireworks offenses, and assisted community treatment. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1897, HB 1957, HB 2121, and HB 2324, while HB 1957 was deferred indefinitely. Most measures were adopted without recorded opposition, though HB 1875 and HB 1961 drew no votes from Vice Chair Gabbard, and HB 2413 was adopted with reservations. A number of bills received substantive amendment instructions. HB 1682 was amended with committee report language noting concerns about departing from the model act. HB 1768 and HB 1886 were revised to narrow or clarify immigration-enforcement restrictions and law-enforcement identification and facial-covering provisions, including plainclothes and undercover exceptions, a narrower civil immigration arrest/detention offense, and savings clauses. HB 2540 received extensive amendments to convert policy language into mandatory terms, refine facial-covering and identification rules, align criminal and policy exemptions, narrow immigration-related offenses, and clarify the definition of law enforcement agency. HB 2413 was amended to define violent offenses, change written findings to oral findings on the record, limit reconsideration of bail, and restrict who may request sanctions or financial conditions. Other amendments included technical fixes, bad-date corrections, severability clauses, and chapter-consistency changes. The committee also heard a joint Education/Judiciary item, SCR 105 and SR 99, urging the Department of Education to provide students information on pre-registering to vote before reaching voting age. Testimony was reported in support from the Department of Education, Office of Elections, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and the League of Women Voters. With no opposition or further discussion, the committee voted to pass both resolutions with technical, non-substantive amendments (SD1).

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• An act relative to requiring trauma kits in public buildings. Welcome.
• There isn't a registry that is required for these AEDs.
• They mandate hearings be held before the state imposes new requirements.
• Some counties were not enforcing the mask mandate.
• Some counties were not enforcing the mask mandate.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of public health and emergency services bills, with many speakers focusing on EMS system failures, hospital service closures, trauma preparedness, epilepsy awareness, drink-spiking response, sudden cardiac arrest, and survivor financial assistance. Several legislators and advocates described the EMS system as underfunded and overstretched, citing long ambulance waits, staffing shortages, and the need for statewide oversight, a special commission, and clearer recognition of EMS as an essential service. A number of speakers also supported bills to preserve essential hospital services after closures such as Nashoba Valley Medical Center and birthing services in Leominster, arguing that current closure rules lack enforcement and leave communities without critical care. Multiple panels testified in support of bills requiring trauma kits in public buildings, public education on SUDEP and epilepsy mortality, and improved cardiac arrest response. Supporters of the trauma-kit bill said public buildings should have bleeding-control kits and trained staff, comparing them to AEDs and first aid supplies. Epilepsy advocates, clinicians, and grieving parents urged a public health campaign on SUDEP, saying families are often not warned about the risk and that awareness could improve medication adherence, reduce guilt, and save lives. On cardiac arrest, EMS professionals and the American Heart Association backed measures to improve telecommunicator CPR, create an AED registry, and strengthen dispatch and training standards. The committee also heard extensive testimony on a bill addressing illicit drink spiking. Senators, city officials, victims, physicians, and an international anti-spiking advocate described cases in which hospitals refused toxicology testing unless a sexual assault was reported, and argued for standardized testing protocols, better data collection, and coordination with law enforcement and licensed venues. Another bill drew a sharp exchange over local public health control and the SAFE 2.0 law, with one senator arguing for more local approval and voluntary participation, while committee members defended the earlier law as a response to inequities in local public health capacity. Finally, advocates from Jane Doe, Inc. supported legislation to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, saying unrestricted cash helps survivors meet basic needs, escape abuse, and rebuild stability.