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• AB 981, Gibson, intelligent speed assistant device, two-year bill.
• AB 289, Haney, speed safety program, do pass, out on a B-roll call.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Thank you, Senator Abbis. of up to 200 violation penalty of of up to 200 violation penalty of $250<04
• Not every code of conduct violation is going to amount to a criminal violation.
• violation violation uh<04:15:26.800> of<04:15:26.960> the<04:15:27.199> educator
• 27.279> violation.
• ,<04:16:30.399> they of those potential violations, they of those potential violations, they

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You know, it's like the speed is always focused on, but we never talk about closure or the end.
• You know, it's like the speed is always focused on, but we never talk about closure or the end.
• You know, it's like the speed is always focused on, but we never talk about closure or the end.
• You know, it's like the speed is always focused on, but we never talk about closure or the end.
• You know, it's like the speed is always focused on, but we never talk about closure or the end.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met on May 8, 2026, to narrow 12 proposed Legislative Audit Commission evaluation topics down to 8-10 semi-finalists for a legislative survey. Deputy Legislative Auditor Jodi Munson Rodriguez reviewed the selection criteria and explained which topics were promising now, which might be better deferred to fall because of timing or data limitations, and which were less promising because OLA would have limited ability to add value. She identified the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy, DHS Adult Day Services Licensing, DHS county service approvals and provision, MDH mortuary science program, MPCA feedlot permitting, Minnesota paid leave, the Office of Cannabis Management, and several other DHS-related items as candidates, while recommending that DHS system modernization be shifted to an IT audit and that corporate concentration be narrowed substantially if pursued. Members discussed several topics in detail. Representative Lee asked how a broad DHS county services topic could be narrowed and suggested providing legislators with an addendum listing possible subprograms so they would know what they were ranking; Munson Rodriguez said OLA could add a few suggested subtopics and tailor the survey materials. Representative Hansen urged that the MPCA feedlot permitting review focus on effectiveness and environmental and health impacts, not just speed, and Munson Rodriguez said those kinds of questions could be added. The Office of Cannabis Management was viewed as promising but probably too new to evaluate immediately, and the MDH mortuary science program was also seen as worthwhile but potentially delayed because of overlap with other MDH licensing work. The Minnesota research tax credit drew the most extended discussion. Munson Rodriguez said it remained a weak fit for OLA because of limited data and unclear program goals, and Senator Rest argued it would be better handled by the Department of Revenue’s research staff or possibly the Legislative Budget Office’s tax expenditure research section. Representative Lee asked whether OLA’s financial audit division could review whether the credit “pays for itself,” but Munson Rodriguez said that would require econometric analysis outside the financial audit division’s normal work. The committee did not take a formal vote in the portion provided, but the chair indicated the tax credit issue should be brought to the full commission agenda, and the meeting continued with additional topic review, including the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, which staff said was heavily federally controlled and already reviewed by federal OIG, limiting OLA’s likely impact.

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• Caudill on speed dial here that I can ask about, cuz about all I can tell you is it's blue and it's pretty
• Yes, if you'll let me use my speed dial. Senator from Jefferson 35, he will yield.
• Yes, if you'll let me<00:15:10.440> use<00:15:10.640> my<00:15:10.760> speed<00:
• me use my speed dial. me use my speed dial.

Keywords: 958, all

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• It implements certain recommendations of the SPEED Task Force.
• > implements certain recommendations of implements certain recommendations of the<00:15:04.480> speed
• 06.000> First<00:15:06.240> up,<00:15:06.480> we<00:15:06.800> have the speed
• First up, we have the speed task force.
• This is relating to off-site construction, implementing recommendations of the SPEED Task Force.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard and then took action on several measures. Senate Bill 3048, relating to the State Building Code Council and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, received support from OPSD and the Chamber of Commerce, with OPSD requesting amendments tied to software licensing and a public permitting dashboard. The committees ultimately recommended passing the bill with amendments, including an effective date, and later adopted that recommendation by vote. Senate Bill 3083, relating to protective orders, drew support from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Military and Community Relations Office, and a member of the public, while the Judiciary asked that the bill be deferred or amended because a prior notification process had lapsed and a new mandate could be difficult to implement. The committees nevertheless recommended passage with amendments and an effective date, noting implementation concerns in the report, and that recommendation was adopted. The committees also considered Senate Bill 3010, which would allow law enforcement, animal control officers, and firefighters to enter unattended vehicles to rescue animals in distress. The Animal Legal Defense Fund supported the measure as a common-sense good Samaritan protection, and the Hawaii Association for Justice recommended a small amendment. The bill was recommended for passage with amendments and later adopted. Senate Bill 3187, relating to off-site construction and SPEED Task Force recommendations, received OPSD testimony in support with comments; the committees recommended passing it with amendments, deleting the dollar amount and adding an effective date, and adopted that recommendation. In a later joint hearing with the Committee on Education, Senate Bill 2138, which would expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to graduate study, received support from the University of Hawaii, the Department of Defense, the Hawaii Army National Guard, and the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office. Members asked whether the current law limited assistance to undergraduate degrees and whether the program would require new funding; witnesses said the bill would simply expand authority and could be implemented within the current budget. Senate Bill 2614, authorizing high school diplomas for certain veterans whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices, also drew support from DOE and the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, with DOE explaining it had previously issued diplomas under an earlier version of the law and would verify eligibility through an application process. Senate Bill 2687, requiring a 100th Infantry Battalion history curriculum plan and pilot program, drew mixed testimony: DOE said the topic is already covered in existing social studies standards and the bill was unnecessary, while supporters argued the history is not being consistently taught and should be mandated. The transcript cuts off before final action on the education bills.

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• get to market six months, a year faster, really there's no other incentive that's going to beat that speed
• You mentioned it yourself, the speed that we have to do things so we don't lose production.
• But sometimes in the speed and enthusiasm, we lose the public and then we have to backtrack.
• And so to say that there wasn't, and the process wasn't speeded up, it went with the normal process.
• Can we Speed it up. It went with the normal process. Can we be better? Of course.

Summary: The committee first recognized Mark Roper of the Economic Development Department for his long service and retirement, with members and the secretary praising his work on economic development across the state. Secretary Rob Black then presented EDD’s budget and special appropriation requests, describing strong recent job and income growth and outlining the department’s strategy around science and technology, site readiness, workforce development, foreign direct investment, and rural/community programs. He highlighted wins in advanced energy, quantum, space and defense, and biosciences, and asked for funding for quantum/DARPA matching funds, additional site readiness work, LIDA closing funds, JTIP training support, New Mexico Partnership, and healthy foods and other community programs. Members asked detailed questions about the quantum proposal, site readiness, the new mapping tool for industrial sites, workforce participation, trade missions, foreign investment, tariffs, water and produced water, tribal site evaluation, and public engagement on major projects. Black said the quantum request was intended to match federal dollars and build a workforce pipeline, that the site-readiness software would be a set enterprise license, and that the department was working with tribes and local partners on future site evaluations. He also said tariffs have created uncertainty but New Mexico’s infrastructure and foreign trade zones could help attract manufacturing, and he acknowledged concerns about transparency and community input while noting that some projects, such as Pacific Fusion, had gone through extensive public processes. The committee also discussed specific projects and funding balances, including Mantis Space’s move to Albuquerque, the status of Virgin Galactic’s spaceport lease, and the current LIDA fund balance and encumbrances. Black and Deputy Secretary Isaac Romero said the department was trying to use State Investment Council-backed venture funds to attract companies and that the new investments were already producing deals and jobs. Members generally supported the department’s direction but pressed for more targeted expertise, faster deployment, and stronger community involvement in future economic development decisions. Later, Secretary de Blassie of the Department of Health presented the department’s budget request and progress report. He said DOH had improved revenue cycle management, reduced old Medicaid-pending cases, increased census at facilities, improved budget and contract timeliness, and responded effectively to the measles outbreak. The department requested additional base funding for epidemiology and response, the DOH helpline, the Vital Records Virtual Vault, state labs, and the veterans home, along with special requests for respiratory vaccinations and marketing and lab equipment replacement. He also noted progress on MOUD and the medical psilocybin program, and said the department was not seeking to launch new programs given the limited time left in the administration.

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• It obviously slows the speed, uh, slows the spread caused by movement of infestations of domestic animals
• You know, we moved the speed of government that has to be approved by the FDA.
• for everything, you got a big thing coming, I'm telling you, uh, it's, it's they don't move at the speed
• livelihood and this will be devastating to us, and it seems like we're moving at snail pace instead of warp speed
• , and this is something that should be at warp speed.

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• Congress might be saying, "We're giving you this money to expand broadband, to, you know, increase high-speed
• legislation that stymies innovation for technology and systems they could be using once they get that high-speed
• once they systems they could be using once they get<00:08:31.320> that<00:08:31.520> high-speed
• <00:08:32.880> So,<00:08:33.360> um get that high-speed internet."
• So, um get that high-speed internet."

Keywords: Meeting Start - 00:00 Roll Call – 00:34 KY Chamber of Commerce KY Business Perspectives – 01:50 COT Update on SB4 – 27:16 Adjournment – 48:18, 958, all

Summary: The 2025 Artificial Intelligence Task Force met for its first meeting of the year and heard updates on federal AI policy, state implementation of Senate Bill 4, and the business community’s perspective on AI regulation. Co-chairs noted that federal legislation could affect the task force’s work later in the year, but said Kentucky still has significant issues to study, including energy, land use, education, social media, and children’s engagement with AI. The task force had quorum and no votes were taken. Kate Shanks of the Kentucky Chamber said the business community supports continued discussion but favors a federal approach over a patchwork of state laws. She described the Trump administration’s new AI executive order as emphasizing innovation over regulation, noted the pending federal AI action plan, and discussed congressional action including the Take It Down Act and industry-specific changes to existing laws. She warned that state-by-state AI rules could increase costs and burden businesses, and said the Chamber would prefer incremental, flexible policy that avoids conflict with existing law and limits private rights of action. Members asked about uniform model legislation, education uses of AI, and civil liability; Shanks said a model approach could help avoid fragmentation and that liability should generally be handled through consumer-protection-style enforcement rather than broad litigation. The Commonwealth Office of Technology then reported on implementation of SB 4, saying it has worked with industry, agencies, other states, and vendors to build an AI policy framework now in final review. Officials said an AI Governance Committee has been established and will meet in July, and a draft RFP is being prepared to meet the bill’s tracking and documentation requirements. They said no major implementation challenges have been identified so far, but the impact of pending federal rules remains uncertain. Members also discussed the need to educate students and teachers about AI, with one member emphasizing that schools should teach both how to use AI and how to think critically about information online.

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• President, I think it violates our state constitution.
• President, I think<04:14:51.120> it<04:14:51.359> violates<04:14:51.760> our<04:
• 14:52.000> state think it violates our state think it violates our state constitution.<04:14:55.199
• I believe spending this $97 million for the State Patrol headquarters using trunk highway funds violates
• I believe spending this $97 million for the State Patrol headquarters using trunk highway funds violates

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Or if they get pulled over and are attempting to get pulled over for speeding and they don't stop.
• Or if they get pulled over and are attempting to get pulled over for speeding and they don't stop.
• Or if they get pulled over and are attempting to get pulled over for speeding and they don't stop.
• Or if they get pulled over and are attempting to get pulled over for speeding and they don't stop.
• chase and they're running in high-speed chase and they're running in a<01:50:49.119> in<01:50

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• What she stated was that this bill does not care about feeding seniors, which is a violation of Rule
• So why don't we speed it up, knock out these bills as soon as possible?
• The violation of any of the House rules shall be deemed disorderly behavior. Mr.
• Speaker, Representative Sandoval has been in violation of House Rule 9,000. Mr.
• Speaker, Representative Sandoval has been in violation of House Rule 19A five times in the last 20 minutes

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing. The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• Putting another law on paper that would actually violate other Americans' rights isn't going to change
• Putting another law on paper that would actually violate other Americans' rights isn't going to change
• Putting another law on paper that would actually violate other Americans' rights isn't going to change
• That would actually violate other Americans' rights isn't going to change anything.
• And just to speed this up, I will go on. So, Representative Duran had HF 3492. He also had HF 3495.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• HB 2073 by Hull, relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations.
• Members, this bill enhances the offense for violation of a protective order or bond if the offender does
• enforcement mechanism for... county and district attorneys to enforce civil penalties against those violating
• Reactors will be able to store their waste on-site instead of doing anything that would violate the ban
• can still feel the way any way they want to feel and get... ...haircut they want to, and have any speed

Bills: HJR144, HJR218, HB40, HB 101, HB 112, HB146, HB168, HB214, HB413, HB1523, HB493, HB521, HB594, HB557, HB305, HB549, HB854, HB 1057, HB 1052, HB842, HB3174, HB3311, HB2486, HB3196, HB824, HB 1039, HB2529, HB2713, HB4936, HB4995, HB4830, HB4864, HB5219, HB5263, HB5154, HB2674, HB5525, HB5623, HB2545, HB2587, HB2625, HB5520, HB5436, HB4926, HB1573, HB5165, HB4811, HB5081, HB4755, HB3179, HB4310, HB4611, HB2159, HB4626, HB3637, HB3153, HB3066, HB2786, HB2966, HB638, HB640, HB876, HB497, HB5539, HB4809, HB5308, HB4687, HB4070, HB4421, HB4412, HB3284, HB3369, HB3420, HB3449, HB4098, HB4281, HB4120, HB4504, HB4370, HB 1106, HB2370, HB2404, HB3863, HB2407, HB2253, HB2273, HB2040, HB1586, HB3788, HB3993, HB4690, HB4309, HB4696, HB2308, HB 1142, HB1533, HB1621, HB2242, HB2012, HB2193, HB2442, HB2464, HB2348, HB2313, HB2289, HB1942, HB2011, HB1629, HB2993, HB3592, HB3824, HB4076, HB4535, HB4623, HB4773, HB 1091, HB5115, HB5515, HB3372, HB5659, HCR118, HB 1233, HB2239, HB2379, HB2863, HB3368, HB3787, HB3815, HB3898, HB4023, HB4285, HB4329, HB4331, HB4429, HB4646, HB4904, HB5200, HB5320, HB5651, HB5662, HB5668, HB5670, HB5672, HB5674, HB5676, HB5679, HB5688, HCR108

Keywords: regional mobility, transportation authority, local law, constitutional amendment, public projects, Texas energy fund, energy efficiency, retail electric customers, electric generating facilities, business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, science park district

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• Providers have only one choice: what law did they violate?
• A provider complying with Senate Bill 1606 and granting third-party access to these portals violates
• That's well within the speed, the norms of how this industry puts things out there.
• Are you saying that that would be a violation of the bill that we are voting on today?
• And I will never violate the hook from Madam President. Thank you, ma'am.

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. The sponsor explained that the bill, as amended, would align Florida law more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” requiring providers to furnish requested records within set timeframes, allowing a limited extension with notice, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several members asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill affected meaningful-use rules or post-mortem access. Multiple witnesses opposed the bill, arguing it could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with existing privacy rules, and burden providers; supporters said it would improve patient access and consistency. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. The bill would direct DEP to establish rules for synthetic turf and limit local governments from banning it if state rules are followed, while also addressing change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor work, building code updates, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and single-trade inspections. Amendments removed the pool and spa contractor provisions and the tall mass timber language. Testimony on the bill centered heavily on the pool industry, with contractors and the Florida Swimming Pool Association opposing expansion of scope to general and building contractors, while some speakers supported other parts of the bill. After adopting the amendments, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. The bill would allow minors to be tested for STDs without parental consent but require parental consent for treatment, expand parents’ rights to access records and control certain health decisions, and restrict health care services, medical procedures, and biofeedback devices for minors absent consent or an exception. An amendment moved survey and questionnaire provisions into the education code, added an explicit court-order exception, clarified DNA and biofeedback provisions, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions. The committee heard extensive public testimony both for and against the bill, with supporters emphasizing parental authority and opponents warning it could delay STI treatment, mental health care, and other services for vulnerable minors. The transcript ends during public testimony on the bill, before any final committee action is shown.

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• Yet, our dedicated TSA officers moved us through security with speed, efficiency, and professionalism
• officers moved us through<00:10:37.760> security<00:10:38.480> with<00:10:38.800> speed
• ,<00:10:39.680> efficiency, through security with speed, efficiency, through security with
• speed, efficiency, and<00:10:40.560> professionalism.
• To honor his remarkable life, he earned the nickname Rabbit for his incredible speed on and off the field

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• um, the department, in order to reduce the burdens associated with the application process and to speed
• um, the department, in order to reduce the burdens associated with the application process and to speed
• um, the department, in order to reduce the burdens associated with the application process and to speed
• um, the department, in order to reduce the burdens associated with the application process and to speed
• um, the department, in order to reduce the burdens associated with the application process and to speed

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• violation of chapter 515b. violation of chapter 515b.
• Debt Collection Practices Act violation. Debt Collection Practices Act violation.
• violates violates uh,<00:46:43.119> the<00:46:43.359> requirements.
• <00:48:18.079> the misdemeanor crime also to violate the misdemeanor crime also to violate
• Senator Friends, why do you always seem to keep violating this rule? Sir, stop violating the rule.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:01:34.720> that severe consequences if they violate that severe consequences if they violate
• The civil penalties establish that violations of disclosure requirements and violation of the prohibition
• constituting a separate violation.
• constituting a separate uh violation. constituting a separate uh violation.
• <02:10:08.719> for you can see up to 50,000 violation for you can see up to 50,000 violation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We could be speeding along within our budget that would Immediately offer reductions, and costs.
• WE COULD BE SPEEDING ALONG WITHIN OUR BUDGET THAT WOULD IMMEDIATELY OFFER REDUCTIONS, AND COSTS.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then took up a Rules Committee report advancing several bills directly to third reading, including Senate Print 9630, an appropriations extender for government operations, and Senate Print 9631, an extender related to Part U1 of Chapter 61 of the Laws of 2023. The chamber then moved to the controversial calendar and debated the first extender, with Senator O’Mara questioning what the bill covered, how much funding it extended, and the status of budget negotiations. Senator Krueger said the extender covered about $1 billion for payroll and certain payments for agencies including Health, Law, OPWDD, and Veterans Services through April 7, and described the budget talks as still unresolved, with no announced follow-up Joint Budget Conference Committee meetings or table targets. She also discussed utility affordability proposals, including a three-year moratorium on A.I. and crypto data/storage facilities and support for green energy and low-income ratepayer relief. O’Mara argued the lack of urgency and absence of written proposals on climate and utility costs was concerning. Both extender bills were then passed, with the first receiving 59 ayes and the second passing 46-13 after debate over its two-year duration. The Senate then adopted the resolution calendar, excluding two items initially, and took up two resolutions. Resolution 1821, sponsored by Senator Ramos, recognized Farmworkers Day and highlighted the essential role of farmworkers, the history of organizing for farmworker rights, and concerns about immigrant workers facing fear and retaliation; Senator May added support, noting the importance of farm labor to dairy production and food supply and the impact of deportation fears on farms in her district. The resolution was adopted. Resolution 1823, sponsored by Senator Zellner, proclaimed March 20, 2026 as Behavior Analysis Day in New York, recognizing applied behavior analysis and its benefits for individuals with developmental disabilities, autism, education, healthcare, and other fields; it was also adopted. The chamber also welcomed a group of students from Queens visiting Albany, with Senator Comrie speaking about the importance of civics education and government engagement. After the introductions and acknowledgments, there was no further business, and the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, April 1, at 11:00 a.m.

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• that is going to have a great impact on our workforce within the schools, not only to bring up to speed
• with other, In the schools, not only to bring up to speed with other state entities, but also to give

Bills: SB29, SB64

Keywords: SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention