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• and was working a retail job for minimum and was working a retail job for minimum wage. wage. wage
• But they will furnish that minimum necessity to keep a foothold.
• But they will furnish that minimum But they will furnish that minimum necessity<04:41:31.520>
• My first job earning minimum wage, $3.35 an hour.
• I would have to rely on church food pantries, and they could only offer the bare minimum.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So this is just a clarification in one sentence to make it more clear what we're really talking about

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice met and took up House Bill 3073, the Summer Willis Act, by Senator Paxton. The committee first removed the previously adopted committee substitute from consideration and adopted a new committee substitute. Senator Paxton explained that the revised language is intended to clarify the statutory definition of consent in sexual assault cases involving intoxication or impairment, changing the wording to state that the actor knows the other person is intoxicated or impaired to the extent that they are incapable of consenting. He said the change was clarifying only and did not alter the bill’s intent. No questions were raised by committee members. The chair then moved that HB 3073 do not pass but that the committee substitute be reported to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and be printed. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 7 ayes and 0 nays, with Senators Flores, Parker, Hinojosa, Huffman, and Hagenbuch voting aye; Senators Miles and King were present but did not vote. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• c><03:04:34.000> appreciate I'd like to just sort of paraphrase your argument in a single sentence
• <04:28:52.640> amount<04:28:53.080> correct all times is the minimum amount correct
• all times is the minimum amount correct that<04:28:53.960> was<04:28:54.119> my<04:28:
• You did an excellent job of drafting the amendment that I would suggest you adopt. full sentence in on
• line four the chair full sentence in on line four the chair of<04:35:41.561> the<04:35:41.719

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• be transferred back to their sending facility after they've completed their restrictive housing sentences
• the projections, and we understand that even monitoring some of the work that's being done by the Sentencing
• looking at population projections that are coming out, done by both the DOC research as well as the Sentencing
• being<00:41:12.160> done<00:41:12.319> by<00:41:12.480> the<00:41:12.640> sentencing
• <00:41:13.040> guidelines being done by the sentencing guidelines being done by the sentencing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, it's a second look to see if somebody can be released from a more extensive sentence.
• Mississippi, the court again opined that a de facto life sentence could be unconstitutional.
• So when we're talking about 40 years, 30 years for these offenders, a de facto life sentence could be
• Read the whole sentence, one second.
• So essentially, if you go to the top of that sentence, mobile devices—yes, that is more of an extension

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation and pledges, and received several announcements and recognitions before moving to legislation. Members honored the UTRGV chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, educator Jessica Lopez, the late Jennifer Maddenly, Jeanette Valdez Duran and Mobile Blessings from the Heart, TAMAC’s 50th anniversary, and journalist Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement. The chamber also adopted motions allowing committees to meet, setting a local and consent calendar, and suspending posting rules for a Public Health hearing on SB 2721. The House then considered a long series of Senate and House bills on third reading, with many passing by wide margins. Measures included SB 906 on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo peace officers; SB 1229 designating Veterans Memorial Highway; SB 855 on foster care medical costs; SB 703 on massage therapy licensing and trafficking protections; SB 1025 on tax-increase ballot language; SB 1119 on water park liability; SB 1080 on provisional occupational licenses for people with criminal convictions; SB 929 on lien deadlines; SB 1355 on liquor sales credit disputes; SB 2231 on fee waivers for college applications; SB 1877 on Public Utility Commission data access; SB 1998 on pediatric preceptorships; and several House bills on topics such as bond forfeiture notice, health workforce planning, civil commitment counsel, expunction of contempt records, consumer transactions, nuisance birds, theft venue, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, military-related tuition, utility recovery mechanisms, psychedelic therapy studies, teacher retirement funding transparency, election procedures, juvenile parole eligibility, and more. Some bills drew notable debate or amendments. HB 200, creating a “second look” parole process for certain juvenile offenders after 20 years, prompted extended discussion about serious offenses and juvenile rehabilitation before passing 102-4. HB 2298 on AI-assisted cancer detection passed 85-62 after the sponsor emphasized “augmented intelligence” and physician oversight. HB 5247 on utility capital recovery saw a failed amendment to require ratepayer credits, then passed. HB 3045, a franchise tax exemption for spaceport operators, initially failed 73-74 but later passed after verification showed a 70-69 result. SB 2420, regulating app stores and mobile software distribution, was postponed for later consideration after substantial debate over age verification responsibilities. Several other measures were postponed, including SB 888, SB 552, SB 17, and SB 2420, while HB 1128 on election judges carrying concealed handguns passed 85-57 after a withdrawn point of order.

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• If I wanted, if I ever wanted to, like, if I all of a sudden saw a sentence that would make me want to
• 21:56.880> a like either if I all of a sudden saw a like either if I all of a sudden saw a sentence
• 21:57.760> make<01:21:57.960> me<01:21:58.159> want<01:21:58.280> to sentence
• that would make me want to sentence that would make me want to change<01:21:58.760> my<01:21:
• necessary and employing such other staff as it should deem necessary, so I'm not sure that these two sentences

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 313, and Representative Perez moved to retain the bill, saying it needed work and was not ready as written. Representative Smith supported that approach, and the motion to retain passed 18-0. The committee then considered House Bill 391, an anti-SLAPP measure. Representative Smith and others argued the bill was too broad, could create litigation and discovery disputes, and might even be read to affect criminal cases. The committee voted 18-0 to retain HB 391 as well, and the chair agreed to place it on consent with a report to be prepared. The committee next heard House Bill 462, establishing a cause of action for unwarranted video imaging of residential properties. Representative McFarland moved to retain, saying the bill raised First Amendment and property-rights concerns. The motion passed 18-0. The committee then took up House Bill 509, a fiscal note bill requiring reporting related to forfeitures. Members on both sides discussed the bill’s cost, the burden of collecting and collating the data, possible duplication across fiscal years, and whether the information was already being collected. The OTP motion passed 11-7, and Chairman Lynn asked Representative McFarland to prepare the report; a minority report was anticipated. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 520, which would authorize Department of Education hearing officers to issue subpoenas. Representative Kuttab supported the bill, saying similar authority exists in other agencies and states. Opponents argued the DOE already can obtain information through the attorney general, that the bill would create an unbalanced internal enforcement process, and that the subpoena authority was not tied to the curriculum-related concerns raised in testimony. Representative Ter offered Amendment 0842H to shift subpoena authority from DOE hearing officers to the attorney general; the amendment failed 7-11. The committee then voted on the bill as amended, and the OTP motion passed 10-8, with a minority report also requested.

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• That sentence is a little jargony, so I have some visuals to break it down with.
• want to point folks to the New York Times article that was put in your packets—the very last two sentences—as
• put in your packets the very<01:11:32.960> last<01:11:33.840> two<01:11:34.120> sentences
• <01:11:35.120> uh<01:11:35.199> as<01:11:35.360> a very last two sentences uh
• as a very last two sentences uh as a superintendent<01:11:37.120> who<01:11:37.360> had

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senator Morris explained that the amendment applies to persons sentenced to five years or more for either
• Members, this clarifies the law that when you're serving consecutive sentences, that credit for custody
• shall apply only to one of the consecutive sentences imposed.

Bills: SCR63, SCR12, HB89, HB451, HB595, HB617, HB621, HB730, HB1064, HB1125, HB221, HCR58, SB106, SB206, SB248, SB441, SB104, SB122, SB180, SB260, SB424, SB476, SCR9, SCR30, SB57, SB414, SB525, SB35, SB65, SB135, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB276, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB501, SB513, HCR31, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB691, HB712, HB720, HB723, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1091, HB1117, 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, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, HB23, HB136, HB17, HB21, HB51, HB55, HB74, HB106, HB108, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB168, HB215, HB226, HB263, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1033, HB1034, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1237, HB1239, HB36, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB677, HB726, HB789, HB850, HB956, HB966, SB149, SB382

Keywords: fiscal notes, legislation, legislative auditor, state policy, conflict of interest, logging, recognition, John Keith, environment, safety, HB89, Act 615, district attorney, assistant district attorney, retiree health insurance, group health insurance, retirement benefits, public employee benefits, Third Judicial District, Thirtieth Judicial District

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• Administration definition of disability based on 1995 clinical guidelines, back when HIV was a death sentence
• Foundation, my supervisor asked me a question that no one ever thought to ask a 25-year-old with a death sentence
• Foundation, my supervisor asked me a question that no one ever thought to ask a 25-year-old with a death sentence

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• What this is requiring judges to do is honestly to give out illegal sentences where they’re just giving
• determine whether that's true what this is requiring judges to do is honestly to give out illegal sentences
• where they're just giving time for credit anyways or being forced to have these illegal sentences where

Bills: HB2127, HB2257, HB2305, HB2573, HB2772, HB2941, HB2957

Keywords: special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, boating, watercraft licensing, law enforcement, safety fund, state funding, Arizona Revised Statutes, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, DUI, ignition interlock, substance abuse treatment, driving privileges

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• Under current law, someone sentenced to life becomes eligible for parole after 30 years.
• Under current law, someone sentenced to life becomes eligible for parole after 30 years.
• So before parole can be granted in life sentence cases, the parole board must hear from the victims,

Keywords: 996, all

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• There's a one-word sentence that says no, and then it says every year Arizona's individual income tax
• it's one of the questions you pose should taxpayers wait to file their taxes there's a one word sentence
• that says no and then it says every year There's a one word sentence that says no, and then it says

Bills: SB1042, SB1043, SB1044, SB1135, SB1136, SB1142, SB1180, SB1221, SB1252, SB1254, SCR1003

Keywords: public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, workers' compensation, death benefits, burial costs, spousal compensation

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• Thank you for the sentence.<00:57:13.200> Myself<00:57:13.520> as<00:57:13.680> chair
• ,<00:57:14.400> chair,<00:57:14.799> uh, sentence.
• Myself as chair, chair, uh, sentence.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I noticed that your closing sentence is...
• This is not a death sentence. It's not a death sentence for these stores.

Bills: HB74, HB175, HB460, HB576, HB2271, HB2294, HB2874, HB3016, HB3133, HB3191, HB3458, HB3929, HB4063, HB4115, HB4394, HB74, HB175

Keywords: Puerto Verde, Port Authority, eminent domain, bonds, tax assessments, economic development, infrastructure, transportation, public welfare, child care, certifications, Texas Rising Star Program, grant program, disability inclusion, family income, affordability, economic impact, state study, cost analysis, government support

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• /c><00:20:42.200> health<00:20:42.840> the And we need to remember that people are sentenced
• You could be sentencing them to a death sentence without meaning to.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:08 SB 169: 00:01:07 SB 02: 00:05:56 Discussion in Opposition to SB 02: 00:19:22, 958, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee first took up Senate Bill 169, which would expand the Attorney General’s and Kentucky State Police’s authority to use administrative subpoenas in child exploitation investigations. Senator Danny Carroll and Attorney General’s office staff said the bill updates existing law to reflect modern online platforms, adding social networking companies, mobile payment services, and cloud storage services so investigators can obtain limited account-holder information tied to online child exploitation cases. Members raised no opposition, and the committee approved SB 169 17-0 with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2, which would prohibit the use of public funds for certain cosmetic or elective procedures in correctional facilities, including gender-affirming surgeries, and would also affect some hormone-related treatment. Senator Mike Wilson and supporters said the bill was intended to stop such procedures from being authorized by memo rather than regulation and to ensure taxpayer money is not used for elective care. Several members asked whether any such surgeries had occurred in Kentucky; Wilson said none had been approved, and he emphasized the bill was about public funding, not general medical care. Supporters argued the state should not pay for elective procedures, while opponents said the bill targeted a tiny population and could create constitutional problems. Opponents included incarcerated and advocacy voices, a psychologist, and legal advocates, who said gender-affirming care is medically necessary for some patients, that withholding it can cause serious mental health harm, and that similar restrictions have faced court challenges. One speaker described personal harm from being denied hormone therapy while incarcerated. Another warned the bill could violate the Eighth Amendment and lead to costly litigation. After debate, the committee moved to vote on SB 2, with members giving explanations both for and against, but the transcript cuts off before the final roll call result is shown.

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• If I were to know that since 2020 judges considered the financial affidavit at sentencing rather than
• If I were to know that since 2020 judges considered the financial affidavit at sentencing rather than
• If I were to know that since 2020 judges considered the financial affidavit at sentencing rather than
• If I were to know that since 2020 judges considered the financial affidavit at sentencing rather than
• <06:12:18.840> hearing would occur at the sentencing hearing would occur at the sentencing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We do this as their alleged crimes are investigated and the cases are prosecuted and their sentences
• So, in the Department of Corrections context, if you've got an individual who has been serving a sentence
• has<01:02:22.440> been<01:02:22.600> serving<01:02:22.960> a<01:02:23.040> sentence
• <01:02:24.040> uh<01:02:24.400> ICE<01:02:24.680> is has been serving a sentence
• , uh ICE is has been serving a sentence, uh ICE is placing<01:02:25.560> a<01:02:25.640> detainer

Keywords: 1183, house

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• SPREADSHEET INCLUDES THE INITIAL SENATE AND HOUSE BUMPED LANGUAGE IN THE FIRST TWO COLUMNS AND IN THE SENTENCE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• . >> Is this like mandatory sentencing or sentencing?
• > mandatory >> is this is this like mandatory >> is this is this like mandatory sentencing
• <01:50:23.280> or sentencing or sentencing or >> the<01:50:24.480> judge<01:50:24.800
• c><01:50:33.360> them<01:50:33.520> a<01:50:33.679> higher<01:50:34.000> sentence
• <01:50:34.719> if can't give them a higher sentence if can't give them a higher sentence if

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• amendment recommended by Her Excellency the Governor be considered in the following form: The second sentence

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up a series of Rules Committee reports, mostly extending committee reporting deadlines on various House orders and bills. These extensions covered committees including Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities; Economic Development and Emerging Technologies; Education; State Administration and Regulatory Oversight; Revenue; and Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy. In each case, the House suspended the rules and adopted the orders without recorded opposition. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then reported several bills for House consideration, including measures on critical incident leave, hostile architecture targeting unhoused individuals, the Salem licensing board, James J. O'Neill Park, the Boylston select board, and Milford’s authority to appoint a highway surveyor. The House suspended Rule 7A, ordered these bills to a third reading, and proceeded through the calendar. On third reading and final action, the House accepted a governor’s recommended amendment to House No. 3912, which would increase the Marblehead Board of Health from three to five members, and then passed the bill as amended. The House also passed to be engrossed House No. 924 on the Great Barrington Fire District, House No. 4657 authorizing additional on-premises liquor licenses in Scituate, and House No. 1064 renaming the Inland Fisheries and Game Fund, after adopting an amendment offered by Representative Walsh. Finally, the House enacted House No. 4287 authorizing West Springfield to grant four additional off-premises liquor licenses, adopted an order to meet again Monday at 11 a.m., and adjourned to that time in informal session.