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• Three months later, Lauren learned the driver of the other vehicle had a booking...
• And it's sad to say, I learned how to do that myself, to where I can get somebody to say in a conversation
• You get to learn those skills. I have seen that first... ...hand and weaponize.
• Organized crime involvement in the use of digital channels to quickly cash or deposit fraudulent checks

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• For use of digital tools that exploit and endanger Texas youth. Mr.
• I mean, it is everywhere, uh, and what we're all learning, what we have seen in our social media searches
• In recent years, members, organized crime groups have learned how to tamper with fuel dispenser pulsar
• My husband and I quickly learned that there's a loophole in the animal cruelty law that allows pet service

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• You will see we were even in single digits in August of 19 we had five and in August of 20, we had six
• I'm still trying to wait and learn some of this stuff. It's not my wheelhouse.
• I would love to meet offline on this issue because I'm still I'm trying to learn it all myself.
• And final question, we learned recently that the repeal of the WEP will have some positive impact for

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I felt like I learned something just walking around, like you were talking...
• I've had so much to learn, and I really did learn all of it from you.
• So I got to learn from you. Thank you. Representative Collins.
• They must maintain security measures like alarms and digital surveillance.
• They must maintain security measures like alarms and digital surveillance.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• So, during the school day, when students are there to learn, students would not be able to use the bathroom
• information or political materials, any other public resource for distributing written, printed, or digital
• information, or political materials; any other public resource for distributing written, printed, or digital
• communications on behalf of... ...for distributing written, printed, or digital communications on behalf
• because it's taking away a school district's ability... ...for distributing written, printed, or digital

Summary: The committee met to review and adopt Legislative Council ballot measure analyses, with members repeatedly reminded that the hearing was limited to the accuracy, clarity, and impartiality of the summaries and not the merits of the underlying proposals. Steve Premack explained the statutory role of the analyses in the publicity pamphlet, and staff presented draft language for several measures. The committee considered and voted on multiple amendments, often debating whether proposed wording was clearer or instead crossed into advocacy or added unnecessary legal detail. For SCR 1004, members debated amendments to more closely mirror the measure’s text and to add language about electric vehicles and mileage, but several proposed changes were rejected. The analysis was ultimately adopted by an 8-6 roll call. HCR 2021 was then adopted without amendment by the same 8-6 margin. For HCR 2055, members debated whether the summary should say the Department of Homeland Security must “do everything” or “use all lawful means available,” and whether to add language about cartels acting “individually or collectively”; both amendments were rejected and the analysis was adopted 8-6. The committee next took up SCR 1004 on photo enforcement systems, where members proposed amendments to clarify that the measure would apply to red light cameras, to add “thereafter” regarding recurring voter approval, and to specify that approval would occur at the general election; those amendments failed, and the analysis was adopted 8-6. On SCR 1032, dealing with instructional expenses and classroom site fund reductions, members debated adding a definition of the Classroom Site Fund and spelling out the waiver process in more detail; both amendments failed, and the analysis was adopted 8-6. Finally, on HCR 2001 regarding citizenship identification and early voting, members rejected amendments that would have added background on current law, clarified that mail voting would be affected, added severability and revenue-source language, and struck the measure’s short title; the discussion was lengthy and at times contentious, but the transcript ends before a final roll-call vote on that measure is shown.

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• And so then it asked me to put in a, you know, a six-digit code.
• I put in my six-digit code and it goes through. It goes through. All right.
• The learning curve was steep, and I had years of hospital experience behind me. A statewide...
• The learning curve was steep, and I had years of hospital experience behind me.
• There's a process, and I learned that process of what that would look like that I did not know.

Summary: The committee heard a personal privilege update on HB 1227, which Representative DeWitt said would return next week as a proposed HCR for a two-year study of the three-doctor panel after discussions with Dr. Nia Colotta. Better Louisiana also presented its new Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows Program, describing it as a data-driven leadership initiative focused on health care workforce, rural access, chronic disease, and other system issues; members discussed whether the program could also help generate policy research, including on managed care organizations. The committee then considered SB 427 on anatomical gifts. After adopting technical amendments, Senator Presley and Dr. Jeff White explained that the bill would strengthen organ donation law by creating a decision registry that records both yes and no choices, clarifying the legal effect of refusal, and codifying ethical principles such as the dead donor rule. Questions focused on organ viability, registry procedures, minors, and a Monroe case involving a disputed donor designation. Supporters included LOPA and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 946, dealing with hospital price transparency and compliance with federal pricing rules, drew extensive testimony. Representative Landry and a witness from Patient Rights Advocate described it as a consumer transparency measure, but the Louisiana Hospital Association opposed the bill’s state-level enforcement and debt-collection provisions. Landry offered an amendment removing the debt-collection and affirmative-defense language, but after debate the substitute failed on a 5-6 vote and the bill was voluntarily deferred. The committee also reported favorably on SB 109, which revises membership qualifications for the Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; SCR 20, urging federal flexibility on Medicaid redetermination for elderly and disabled beneficiaries; SB 216, allowing coroners to rely on licensed practical nurses for medical pronouncements of death; and SB 45, exempting certain gratuitous hospice houses from licensure, with testimony from hospice house operators and supporters. Finally, HCR 71 by Representative Chasson sought an LDH study of how Louisiana’s law and guidance on pregnancy-related emergency medications is working in hospitals, urgent care, and retail settings. Supporters said providers are hesitant to use medications such as misoprostol because of stigma and uncertainty, while opponents from Louisiana Right to Life argued the resolution was unnecessary and could create controversy. The discussion centered on whether the study should be narrowed or made more objective, but no final action on the resolution was reached in the portion provided.

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• And I quickly learned that the answer was absolutely not.
• And for learning about EHS.
• They can learn information about EMF sensitivity.
• I learned a lot about fluoride. It's a neurotoxin.
• We learned many lessons from COVID-19.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing focused on children’s health, disease prevention, screening, treatment, and pharmacy-related bills. The chair explained that the session was for public testimony only, with no votes or decisions taken that day, and outlined the three-minute limit for individual testimony. The committee then heard testimony on a range of bills, including H. 2413 on adding electromagnetic sensitivity to the state’s MAVEN registry, S. 1508 and H. 2433 on creating an amputation prevention task force, H. 2535 and S. 1551 on establishing a naloxone purchase trust fund, S. 1635 on authorizing pharmacists to provide opioid use disorder treatment, H. 2385 on creating a special commission on avian influenza, and S. 1497 on patient safety and non-FDA-approved compounded drugs. Testimony on H. 2413 came largely from advocates and individuals who described electromagnetic sensitivity as a real health condition and argued that adding it to the registry would improve data collection, provider education, and public awareness. Testimony on the amputation prevention task force bills came from the American Diabetes Association and podiatry groups, who said diabetes-related amputations are often preventable, disproportionately affect people of color, and could be reduced through earlier screening, better care coordination, and improved insurance coverage for preventive foot care. On the naloxone trust fund bills, a representative, emergency physician, and nurse testified that hospitals often cannot reliably send overdose patients home with naloxone because of billing and reimbursement barriers, and that a bulk-purchase fund would expand access at no added cost to payers or providers. The committee also heard strong support for S. 1635 from pharmacists and public health researchers, who said community pharmacists could safely initiate and maintain buprenorphine treatment and help close gaps in opioid use disorder care. On H. 2385, a local board of health chair supported a special commission on avian influenza, citing gaps in emergency preparedness and the need for clearer coordination across agencies. On S. 1497, a pharmacy representative opposed restrictions on compounded drugs from outsourcing facilities, warning that changes could reduce access to life-saving medications and harm patient safety. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• I mean, in the data, suppose the data suggests that visitors are spending double-digit growth rate in
• the growth rate in spending double digit the growth rate in visitor<00:59:04.960> spending<00
• on things like growing double digits on things like eating<00:59:09.760> at<00:59:10.000>
• It's just quicker for them to learn. So what is the relationship between federal tax and state tax?
• So what just quicker for them to learn.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• learning challenges.
• Learning opportunities for students statewide professional learning opportunities for educators and for
• We needed small group learning and one-on-one group learning spaces. We needed flexible classrooms.
• We have incorporated an interactive and immersive digital learning program and room for our students.
• professional learning opportunities.

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• Additionally, the bill expands the definition of public safety employee to include crime scene and digital
• program and obviously add two additional types of officers, which are our crime scene techs and our digital
• January 2027, and with regards to adding the two additional workers, the crime team techs and the digital
• analysis people, the... ...and the digital analysis people.

Bills: SB1216, SB1391, SB1493, SB1520

Keywords: trauma, public safety, counseling, mental health, employee benefits, law enforcement, stress management, suicide prevention, workforce readiness, disciplinary action, appeals, termination, superior court, investigative process, reinstatement, immigration, data sharing, federal government, undocumented immigrants, visa overstays

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement heard several bills related to public safety personnel. SB 1520, which would have required state agencies to share certain immigration-related data with the federal government and sunset in 2029, was set aside after a proposed strike-everything amendment was defeated. The committee then voted 7-5 to give the underlying bill a do pass recommendation. SB 1216, which removes the sunset from traumatic event counseling programs for peace officers, firefighters, and 911 dispatchers and expands eligibility to crime scene and digital forensics technicians, drew support from police and fire representatives and passed 12-1 with a do pass recommendation. SB 1391 would create an AZ POST-administered law enforcement stress management pilot program, funded with a $950,000 general fund appropriation and operated through one Arizona nonprofit. The sponsor described it as a preventive, peer-support-focused program, but several members objected that the bill was overly prescriptive and looked like a vendor-specific measure. The committee voted 5-7 against giving SB 1391 a do pass recommendation. SB 1493, as amended, would require employers to pay taxable costs, attorney fees, and expert fees when a law enforcement officer who was terminated without just cause prevails through the administrative appeal process and then in Superior Court after the employer refuses reinstatement. Supporters argued it was a fairness and due process measure for rare cases where officers must litigate twice to be reinstated. After adopting a chairman’s amendment, the committee approved SB 1493 as amended with a due pass recommendation by an 8-3 vote, with one member changing from yes to no before the final tally.

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• They don't have access to the digital platform that the legislators do. I don't think we could...
• I don't really want to discuss if we could have a digital platform for the candidates.
• They don't have access to the digital platform that the legislators do. I don't think we could...
• I don't really want to discuss if we could have a digital platform for the candidates.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission met on March 9, 2026, with a quorum present in person and one commissioner participating from Florida. The meeting began with the swearing-in of new commissioner Joe Palumbo, who briefly introduced himself and his family and business background. The commission then approved the February 2, 2026 minutes and approved the staff budget report, with staff noting the office remained within spending parameters. Staff gave an update on the heavy workload from re-registration and reporting season, saying roughly 4,500 re-registrations and about 10,000 total forms had been processed. They credited the new online payment portal with reducing manual work and discussed ongoing LRC technology work to build a new system for desktop use, online re-registration, payment processing, and a searchable register. Commissioners asked about the timeline and current paper-based process; staff said the system is being built from scratch and that, for now, forms are still often downloaded, completed, emailed or mailed, and manually entered by staff. The commission also reviewed financial disclosure processing. Staff said all required disclosures had been received except one outstanding candidate filing, and that the candidate was still officially running, so notice was being sent by certified mail under the statute. Staff explained that their review is for completeness rather than audit-level accuracy, and that disclosures from legislators, candidates, and certain upper-management/LRC officials are posted for public access. The commission then discussed its informal advisory opinions, including how staff tracks and organizes them, and praised staff for quick turnaround before voting to enter executive session to discuss confidential complaints and informal opinions.

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• She is a PBS Digital Innovator All-Star and a CSTA Equity Fellow who emphasizes real-world applications
• she<00:16:48.839> is<00:16:48.959> a<00:16:49.079> PBS<00:16:49.560> digital
• competitions she is a PBS digital competitions she is a PBS digital innovator<00:16:50.360> All-Star

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Using a debit card and being charged a fee as if it were a credit card, and then learning that the Durbin
• veterans organizations, municipalities, and rural health facilities to get them more interested in digital
• I know Louisiana has been trying to close the digital divide, especially in underserved communities.
• I've had the honor of going to Taiwan with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Organization to learn about
• what this allows to do is to test this out and to validate the technology before, and then we can learn

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present and the chair noting it was the committee’s last meeting of the session. The committee first considered Senate Bill 254, which would prohibit certain excess debit card surcharges and authorize enforcement by the Attorney General. After adopting technical amendments and a committee amendment requiring written notice before a private right of action, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then took up Senate Bill 80 on broadband administration fees and GUMBO program closeout. Members questioned the proposed increase in administrative and contractor fees, the timing of project completion, and how withheld reimbursements would work for utility damage. After adopting several amendments, including cleanup language and a provision to restore the reimbursement process, the bill was reported favorably as amended, though the Louisiana Telecommunications Association voiced concerns about the withholding language and lack of a clearer fault-determination process. The committee next considered Senate Bill 469, updating the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law. Technical amendments were adopted, along with amendments clarifying that the bill’s 30-day notice to utility owner-operators is separate from existing GUMBO notice requirements and creating a rapid dispute-resolution process involving the Office of Broadband, the utility operator, and the local governing authority. Testimony from broadband and municipal stakeholders emphasized the need for quicker responses to excavation damage and better enforcement, while some witnesses raised concerns about the late amendment and the need for clearer recourse and standards. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 468, dealing with fuel rewards programs and fuel discount limits, was also amended to allow such discounts while capping them at $1 below the advertised price; it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 131, concerning attorney’s fees and costs in professional licensing disciplinary proceedings, drew testimony from a cosmetology board representative and the Pelican Institute. Supporters argued the bill would curb incentives for boards to generate revenue through enforcement and give licensees a fairer opportunity to resolve cases; board testimony noted that some boards already have fee caps and that enforcement actions are relatively limited. After adopting an amendment clarifying when a licensee is the prevailing party, the bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 251 on critical infrastructure protection also received technical amendments and several substantive changes, including adding ports and airports to the definition of critical infrastructure, clarifying “significant access,” adding a knowledge requirement, and adjusting exemptions and enforcement timing; it was reported favorably as amended after testimony from State Armor representatives about foreign adversary threats. Finally, House Resolution 253 was introduced to create a task force to study how post-2005 building code additions and inspection requirements affect residential construction costs, with the sponsor explaining the goal was to gather industry input and return recommendations next session.

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• meant to be a kind of a one-stop shop portal that producers, consumers, media, anyone interested in learning
• Approximately 233,000 individuals have reached. have been reached through digital platforms.
• require, you know, the increase of – it's not going to happen. before the numbers of flies, And we have learned
• I guess I'll add just a little bit from what What I had learned in a couple of meetings is that this
• risk risk of New World Screwworm in South Texas goes up dramatically, goes basically from single digits

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I also learned that Senator McCarty, and it's not in the resolution that we're going to read, has cattle
• I do agree that people go to school and learn how to become librarians.
• And it would also include digital collections maintained by the school district, correct?
• The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human. this is what our kids are learning in school
• And she had to learn that she had to go through a whole process of recovery.

Bills: SCR17, SB2104, SB2155, SB1428, SB1250, SB1651, SB1794, SB444, SB1061, SB1327, SB1425, SB1455, SB1458, SB1460, SB1480, SB1530, SB1543, SB1555, SB1593, SB1209, SB1730, SB1733, SB1769, SB1805, SB2069, SB2095, SB1503

Keywords: trusts, Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code, trust administration, trustee, beneficiary, qualified beneficiary, nonjudicial settlement agreement, trust accounting, fiduciary duty, forfeiture clause, no-contest clause, in terrorem clause, certification of trust, trust property, district court jurisdiction, venue, surcharge trustee, trust protector, trust advisor, principal distribution

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• In the Institute for AI and Machine Learning Practical Applications, we want to extend that not only
• Eight education institutions out of state are coming here to learn from us.
• Investing in work-based learning is all really going to move the needle in many positive ways.
• And I've learned this because any time we give you money to develop, A program.
• This is J when you they've explained it to me and I learned it right.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• From the committee, so, but we are here to learn more about your budget requests.
• We're also trying to move more from paper to digital paperwork documents.
• had that, there are Many apartment complexes that will pay to have somebody on site, and they're learning
• Analyzing participation, retention, early outcomes, and lessons learned to inform future policy decisions
• specific programs to say this Particular program is more effective or graduate their students that learn

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• It's what we learned this morning, but so it was a local to the state, so.
• We think of libraries as safe places for children to go and roam and learn.
• They cultivate. wonder, exploration, and learning.
• In library school, I learned that librarians are governed by certain principles.
• are, if only we choose to do it. to tear apart spaces that are alive, that pulse with joy, with learning

Bills: HB256, HCR19, SB2101, SB2334, SB2633, SB2637, SB2713, SB2781, SB2782, SB3059, HB1130

Keywords: severe weather, adaptation plan, vulnerability assessment, environmental protection, state agencies, federal agents, transparency, law enforcement, identification, public trust, immigration enforcement, HCR 19, Texas concurrent resolution, federal immigration enforcement, masked agents, facial coverings, visible identification, uniforms, badges, name tags

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• which is what we have learned which is what we have learned uh<04:54:43.040> the<04:54:43.280
• So, new, um, learning on the job.
• So, new, um, learning on the job.
• We've learned a lot together.
• Trevor has been learning the ropes and learning me. I'm not really an easy person to learn.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• administered by the University of Central Florida, and $44.1 million for the Lastinger Center for Learning
• I promise I've actually learned something these past two sessions. You guys are great.
• factual accuracy of their content, whether the content is published online, in print, by audio, or digitally
• Whether the content is published online in print by audio or digitally or by broadcasting via radio,

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved to the conference report on House Bill 501E, the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026-27. Budget chairs presented the major spending areas, describing a $114.5 billion overall budget that they said was fiscally responsible and below the prior year’s spending. Highlights included pay increases and retirement adjustments for public safety employees, education funding for K-12, higher education, health and human services, criminal justice, transportation, environmental programs, and agriculture/regulatory agencies. Members then questioned chairs on several items. In education, senators discussed K-12 declining enrollment funding, teacher salary set-asides, private school scholarship spending, mental health funding, preeminence funding for universities, the Hamilton Center at UF, and charter school PICO funding. In health and human services, questions focused on the iBudget waiver waitlist, provider rates, ADAP/HIV funding and the return of Biktarvy to the formulary, KidCare, rural health funding, SNAP-related IT and error reduction efforts, and the IDD managed care program. In criminal justice, senators asked about correctional officer pay, prison staffing and infrastructure, air conditioning in prisons, juvenile justice facilities, law enforcement recruitment, and court system funding. Environmental and transportation questions covered Florida Forever, water quality, state parks, water projects, housing, elections funding, and emergency management. Several specific actions and explanations were given during debate: the budget includes $8.8 million for state attorney competitive area differentials but no funding for public defender CAD requests; assistant state attorneys will start at $70,000 and assistant public defenders at $65,000; the battery disposal issue was described as a temporary study/preemption approach; and the Senate said the budget does not fund Medicaid expansion, preeminence funding, or the SunBucks Summer EBT state share. Senators also noted that some proposals discussed in committee did not make it into the final budget. The transcript ends with debate statements from members praising the budget process and Chair Hooper, while also expressing concerns about public schools, health care access, affordability, and the lack of funding for certain priorities.