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• It's called the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018, and it limits foreign government's

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Rules Committee met to consider several bills for constitutional and proper-form review. House Bill 2171, which would bar certain hostile governments and associated persons from owning or possessing Arizona real property and create enforcement penalties, was found to raise possible conflict with federal foreign-relations law, but was still recommended as constitutional and in proper form by a 5-2 vote. House Bill 2446, dealing with English proficiency requirements for commercial truckers and out-of-service orders, was also recommended 5-2, with staff noting a needed floor amendment to carve out the federal border commercial zone to avoid Supremacy Clause concerns. House Bill 2331, which would require electric utilities to obtain 85% of electricity from “reliable” sources by 2030 and assign enforcement to the Corporation Commission, drew concerns about the Commission’s exclusive constitutional authority over utility regulation and rate-making, but was likewise recommended 5-2. The committee then considered House Bill 2589, which would make it a felony to allow minors to attend or view drag shows. Staff said the bill raised First Amendment and parental-rights concerns and could face strict scrutiny, and recommended an amendment to narrow it; the sponsor’s office was reportedly working on changes. Despite objections from members who called it overly broad and unconstitutional, the bill was recommended 5-2. House Bill 2592, concerning state agency use of artificial intelligence and legislative ratification of temporary rules, was flagged for legislative entrenchment issues because it attempted to bind future legislatures and set a simple-majority ratification requirement, but it too was recommended in proper form with a suggested amendment to remove the problematic mechanism. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up a large mass motion covering many additional bills, memorials, resolutions, and one concurrent memorial, all of which staff said were constitutional and in proper form. During that discussion, staff specifically noted House Bill 2976, relating to justice court administration, as needing amendment to avoid tension with the Arizona Supreme Court’s constitutional authority over court administration. The mass motion passed 7-0 with one member absent, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Um, according to a 2021 report by the Modern Language Association, the number of college students enrolled

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• According to a 2021 report by the Modern Language Association, the number of college students enrolled

Bills: SB800, SB1534, SB2055, SB2310, SB2431, SB2786, SB3039, SB1242

Keywords: sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, higher education, student safety, orientation policies, health physics, workforce development, nuclear energy, radiological safety, scholarship, education, Texas Leadership Scholars Program, student funding, transparency, degree requirements, certificate programs, student transfer, foreign language

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• It is not uncommon for the modern student to attend a university, then a junior college, then move on

Bills: SB 49

Keywords: Galveston County, legal expenses, appropriation, litigation, state funding

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard several higher education bills and took public testimony on each. Senate Bill 60 would let public junior college libraries donate outdated, duplicative, or valueless materials instead of treating them as surplus property; no public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 49 would expand performance-tier funding incentives so community colleges are also rewarded for student transfers to private four-year universities; it also received no public testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 365 would allow higher education institutions to choose a transcript lookback period between 5 and 10 years for adult undergraduates seeking to waive older transcripts. Senator Eckhardt and witness Daniel Arrevalo described how old academic records can block adults from returning to college; the bill was left pending after testimony. Senate Bill 895 would expand the FAST dual-credit program beyond public school students to include eligible private school and homeschool students, with support from the Texas Private Schools Association, the Texas Homeschool Coalition, and a coordinating board witness explaining the funding structure; it too was left pending. Senate Bill 1400 would clarify what counts as a transfer for performance-tier funding by allowing students with 30 or fewer prior university credit hours to still be counted as transfer students when moving from a public junior college to a general academic institution. Former Representative Leighton Schubert testified that the change would address funding losses and better reflect modern student pathways; after testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• several statutes governing the operation of our courts and judiciary to more accurately reflect the modern

Summary: The Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met with a quorum present and first received an implementation update on CS for SB 606, the Boating Safety Act of 2022, from FWC Lieutenant Colonel Robert Roe. He described the livery permit system, safety and insurance requirements, required pre-rental and pre-ride instruction, recordkeeping, overdue-vessel reporting, accident reporting, and penalties for violations. He also reported enforcement results since the permit requirement took effect in January 2023, including 1,428 permits issued, 1,093 liveries operating, three 90-day suspensions, one revocation, and two pending revocations. Members asked whether liveries may require boating safety education even for people exempt under current law; Roe said they may do so as a business decision, but current law does not require it unless the statute is changed. A member noted concern that many accidents involve boaters in the older exempt age group and said the issue may be revisited this session. The committee then considered SB 878 by Senator Martin, which extends probation for misdemeanor offenders who were using controlled substances when they committed the offense, allowing supervision for up to one year and aligning those cases more closely with existing alcohol-related misdemeanor probation rules. With no appearance forms or debate, the bill was voted favorably. Next, the committee took up CS for SB 538 by Senator Bradley, the state court system package. The bill updates statutes to reflect current court operations, including duty judge procedures, removal of a location limit for duty hearings, repeal of a cap on arbitrator compensation in court-ordered non-binding arbitration, and an alternative method for judicial authentication when a court seal is unavailable. An amendment shifting certain clerk reimbursement requests through the Justice Administrative Commission was adopted, and the bill was then reported favorably with support waivers from several court-related entities. Finally, the committee heard SB 472 by Senator Truenow, which provides that inmates who complete classes meeting required curriculum standards may receive credit toward licensure requirements for those classes. Several organizations waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• history and culture. the contributions of the Texas Pandanal from its early pioneering cattlemen to modern

Bills: SJR2, SB4, SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SR42, SR74, SR76, HCR5, SB710, SB710

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• Essentially, folks, this is modern-day slavery. And we should not have that.

Summary: Texas senators, representatives, trucking industry leaders, DPS, and Bob’s House of Hope held a press event to launch a new awareness campaign against human trafficking, with a particular focus on the trafficking of boys and young men. Speakers said Texas remains among the worst states for stopping trafficking and emphasized that the problem affects people of all ages and genders, not just women and girls. They described the trucking industry’s role in spotting suspicious activity, the importance of public education, and the need to tell people to “see something, say something.” The Texas Trucking Association and Titus Transport announced that trucks will carry decals/posters promoting Bob’s House of Hope and providing a QR code and phone number for help and information. Bob Williams said his organization operates the first safe house in the country specifically for boys and young men who have been sex trafficked, and he cited studies suggesting boys may make up a substantial share of trafficking victims. He also said many of the youth in their care have suffered severe abuse and some have also experienced labor trafficking. Legislators and DPS officials praised the partnership and said the state must give law enforcement every possible tool to combat trafficking. Senator Hinojosa added that the issue is especially visible in South Texas and along the border, and that private-sector involvement is needed to help eradicate the crime. The event ended with plans to photograph the first truck carrying the new decals.

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• But these connections are often omitted or downplayed in modern curricula.
• They are considered to be the precursor to modern legal and moral frameworks, influencing everything
• They are considered to be the precursor to modern legal and moral frameworks, influencing everything
• legal<00:41:22.880> and<00:41:23.200> moral<00:41:23.599> frameworks to modern
• that continue to reshape modern that continue to reshape modern societies. societies. societies.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.

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• Professor Silver, the RAND study came out before modern oncology.
• And normally when we bring seminal research, we couch it in other modern research that supports the idea
• Two is to modernize pharmacy care.
• Addressing PBM conflicts while modernizing pharmacy practice laws can help protect local health care
• And so any way that we can modernize that and evolve that, I think brings great benefit to all of us.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• So, if the legislature creates programs like the one in this bill in the future, looks at modernizing
• <01:24:43.640> the<01:24:43.760> district looks at modernizing the district looks at
• modernizing the district formation<01:24:44.600> statutes,<01:24:45.800> we<01:24:45.960
• So, this is to kind of modernize the rural water system and look at it in today's time. >> Uh, Mr.
• >> Um, yes, this would be to modernize the way to form one of these because, yeah, it's very cumbersome

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:36:57.679> emergency<01:36:58.480> response actions within modern emergency response
• actions within modern emergency response frameworks,<01:37:00.239> including<01:37:00.719>
• 37:30.719> with school safety, align current law with school safety, align current law with modern
• <01:37:31.600> evidence-based<01:37:32.400> practices<01:37:32.960> already modern
• evidence-based practices already modern evidence-based practices already being<01:37:33.520> used

Bills: HF3698, HF3067, HF3730

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction

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• human beings lose their appreciation for how risky driving is because their experience of driving a modern
• Modern car design works against us, and going 80 feels like it used to feel when you were going 35 miles
• If you could do it with modern technology and driver simulators, that would be great.
• could<00:43:41.760> do<00:43:41.920> it<00:43:42.079> with<00:43:42.880> modern
• <00:43:43.359> technology you could do it with modern technology you could do it with modern

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We really need to modernize our program integrity technology.
• We really need to modernize our program integrity technology.
• To the extent we can automate our systems and modernize our technology, that's where we need to go.
• our<01:15:50.640> technology,<01:15:51.360> that's<01:15:51.600> where modernize
• our technology, that's where modernize our technology, that's where we<01:15:52.080> need<01:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• funding and provides some new general fund resources to support program integrity enhancements, modernization
• The governor's budget also includes a dedication of $10 million from existing DCYF funding to modernize
• The governor's budget also includes a dedication of $10 million from existing DCYF funding to modernize
• 00:03:40.080> dcfit<00:03:41.080> funding<00:03:41.439> to<00:03:41.640> modernize
• from existing dcfit funding to modernize from existing dcfit funding to modernize ssis<00:03:43.360

Bills: HF2436, HF470, HF2643, HF2456, HF102, HF1367

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, early education, scholarships, funding, children, families, Minnesota education, child care licensing, family child care, child care center, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, correction order, conditional license, fix-it ticket, documented technical assistance, license suspension

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• need to have something like the North Star Promise to allow Minnesotans to be competitive in the modern
• need to have something like the North Star Promise to allow Minnesotans to be competitive in the modern
• need to have something like the North Star Promise to allow Minnesotans to be competitive in the modern
• need to have something like the North Star Promise to allow Minnesotans to be competitive in the modern
• need to have something like the North Star Promise to allow Minnesotans to be competitive in the modern

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• And it will modernize 911 service in Morgan County near beautiful Lake of the Ozarks.
• that will modernize the Cass County<02:51:22.880> Sheriff's<02:51:23.359> digital<02:51
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• it will modernize 911 service in Morgan<02:51:44.560> County<02:51:44.880> near<02:51:
• <09:03:34.878> their have transformed and modernized their have transformed and modernized

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• He further states, "Modern scholarship He further states, "Modern scholarship increasingly<02:18:57.599
• He said they shouldn't have to be forced into being on a portal or forced to follow the modern new...
• Representative Bennett said that, as a person who's dealing with this at this time, she thinks modern
• She said they shouldn't have to be forced into being on a portal or forced to follow the modern new..
• this time I just think that the modern this time I just think that the modern technology<04:39:55.520

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first continued its hearing on HB 1287, which concerns the definition of “veteran.” Representative Manion explained that the amendment would adopt the federal-style definition by including a general discharge under honorable conditions, while restoring documentation requirements such as a DD214 and removing a problematic reference to World War II allied veterans. The chair said the committee would close the hearing and take the bill up later in executive session. The committee then moved to HCR 13, a resolution calling for an Article V convention limited to proposing a constitutional amendment imposing term limits on members of Congress. Representative Joe Alexander, the prime sponsor, said the measure is narrowly focused on congressional term limits, that 12 states have already passed similar resolutions, and that broad public support in New Hampshire justifies action. Members asked whether the effort would prompt Congress to act on its own, whether the resolution should also cover Supreme Court justices, and how many states are needed; Alexander said the goal is to pressure Congress, that the Constitution already treats Supreme Court justices differently, and that 34 states are required. Testimony in support came from former Representative Linda Masamela, who gave a history-based argument for Article V conventions as a constitutional check, and from Deborah Childs and Aaron Ducet of U.S. Term Limits. Childs said New Hampshire voters strongly support term limits and argued they would open seats to younger, more diverse candidates. Ducet said the application is single-topic and would allow only one amendment, described Article V applications as historically common, and argued that state pressure can force Congress to act. No vote was taken in the portion provided; the chair continued hearing testimony on HCR 13.

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• other things that have to happen, too, and so we're excited about infrastructure upgrades and modernization
• This is the Stand for Security Act, which seeks to modernize training standards, strengthen accountability
• SB 1203 recognizes the realities of modern security work by ensuring officers receive meaningful de-escalation
• costs will force struggling retail businesses to eliminate human security jobs, replacing them with modern
• Human security jobs, replacing them with modern advances in technology.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We pretty much have to have it in modern life.
• combine the stability of traditional currency with the speed, efficiency, and programmability of modern
• If successful, Texas could become a national model for modernizing public sector payments while maintaining
• This would create a model for modernizing public sector payments while maintaining strong consumer protection
• leadership to close every remaining access gap and ensure that Texans can fully participate in our modern

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• strong support of five important bills that will be heard at today’s hearing, S-1125, an act to modernize
• the...” ...important bills that will be heard at today’s hearing: S. 1125, An Act to Modernize the Roles
• remaining bills that are very important to the criminal justice reform process, which focus on modernizing
• 1655, Senate 1413, an act to promote victim service funding, and House 1640, Senate 1125, an act to modernize
• The paper-driven petitioning process was put into place, and we're long overdue for modernization and

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on several Judiciary bills, with the largest portion focused on S. 1178/H. 2052 to reduce mass incarceration and end life without parole. People incarcerated at MCI Framingham, MCI Norfolk, and NCCI Gardner described personal growth, rehabilitation, restorative justice work, family separation, and the belief that parole eligibility after long sentences would better reflect public safety and human development. Speakers emphasized that life without parole removes hope and can undermine rehabilitation, while supporters argued that many lifers are older, less likely to reoffend, and could contribute positively if given a chance at parole review. Committee members did not take votes during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1139 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving tobacco use, with Sen. Keenan explaining that a recent SJC decision had cut off claims where the injured person did not sue within three years before death. He said the bill would restore families’ ability to seek redress in cases involving long-latency tobacco harms like COPD. Another major topic was S. 1205, which would add abusive litigation to the definition of coercive control in domestic violence law; Sen. Michael Moore said the bill would stop abusers from using repeated court filings to harass and financially burden survivors. The committee also took up S. 1114 on automatic record sealing, with Sen. Friedman and others arguing that the current petition-based process is slow, burdensome, and disproportionately harms people with criminal records, especially Black and Latino residents. Testimony also supported H. 1965/S. 1132 on compensation for wrongful conviction, with advocates and sponsors describing a faster administrative claims process, transitional support, and higher compensation without the current cap. Sen. Payano testified for S. 1241 to expand educational programming for incarcerated emerging adults, saying education reduces recidivism and improves reentry outcomes. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on S. 2522, an update to Massachusetts’ shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care. Sen. Friedman, the Attorney General’s office, and DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the bill is needed to strengthen protections against out-of-state legal attacks, protect patient and provider data, clarify enforcement authority, and add a state-level EMTALA-style emergency care requirement. Committee members asked detailed questions about prescription labeling, the prescription monitoring program, attorney discipline, custody and full faith and credit issues, and whether the bill’s enforcement language could create unintended limits or conflicts. The Attorney General’s office said it would provide follow-up written testimony on several technical questions.