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• All right, let's start with the Airmen of the Airmen First Class Ian Wheeler, please stand.
• He ex In first class, Ian Wheeler, B. Stan. He executed 13 sorties supporting U.S.
• This bill is about protecting access to care in rural communities like mine.
• If you apply the proper role of government, you protect rights.
• They have represented our university and our state with heart, with discipline, and with class, both

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and several guest introductions and recognitions, including military award honorees, a resident doctor of the day, and visitors from Sahuarita and Buckeye. The chamber also later paused to honor the University of Arizona men’s basketball team for its Final Four run with a formal proclamation and remarks from legislative leaders and Coach Tommy Lloyd. A separate announcement recognized Motorcycle Awareness Day at the Capitol. The main legislative work centered on a large consent calendar and multiple Senate bills considered in Committee of the Whole and an additional Committee of the Whole. The House adopted committee amendments and advanced bills including SB 1067, 1100, 1137, 1174, 1189, 1206, 1215, 1235, 1254, 1413, 1503, 1620, 1668, 1671, and 1754, while SB 1428 was retained on the calendar. The House also referred SB 1160 and SB 1193 to an additional Committee of the Whole for further amendment, then advanced both as amended. On third reading, the House passed SB 1058, SB 1237, SB 1294, and SB 1372. SB 1058 drew debate over merchant category codes for firearm-related transactions, with supporters arguing it protected Second and Fourth Amendment rights and opponents warning it would hinder business compliance and privacy concerns. SB 1237 and SB 1294 passed with little substantive debate. SB 1372, dealing with reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists, prompted extensive debate over rural health care access, insurance reimbursement, and whether the legislature should set payment rates; it ultimately passed 33-20. The House also concurred in Senate amendments to several House bills and passed HB 2050 on final reading, sending it to the governor. The session adjourned until April 13, 2026.

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• And the second announcement is we've just sent a schedule of classes on workforce training to each of
• Join me In this fight, join me in protecting all the ovaries, because without them, none of us would
• painful injuries, Sergeant Benavides carried the wounded men to the waiting helicopter and provided protective
• In addition to their superior academic programs, Baylor has one of the, sorry, as well as a world-class
• Um, and it's my honor to follow Representative C Curry and to honor the 2025 class of the Bob Bullock

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• in your seat before 930. six please and the second announcement is we've just sent a schedule of classes
• Join me in protecting. Because without them, none of us would be here. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr.
• painful injury, Sergeant Benavides carried the wounded men to the waiting helicopter. and provided protective
• Baylor, as well as a world-class engineering group. that leads the nation in many areas of research,
• And it's my honor to follow Representative Curry and to honor the 2025 class of the Bob Bullock Scholars

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Minneapolis Public Schools announced in November of 2018 a return to resuming classes after Labor Day
• Our bread and butter are middle-class families who are saving all year long to come up and do this, and
• <00:57:41.480> and while ensuring legal protections and while ensuring legal protections and
• It protects the seal of the sites from being broken, not allowing utility lines such as sewer, water,
• to provide protection for human health<01:28:05.320> in<01:28:05.400> the<01:28:05.800

Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803

Keywords: school calendar, education, school year, Labor Day, state law, school construction, landfill, dump site, closed landfill, contaminated site, pollution control agency, school siting, public school, charter school, environmental health, student safety, brownfield, solid waste, waste disposal site, site contamination

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• owner holders we urge you to protect owner holders we urge you to protect these<01:03:59.599>
• <01:11:39.120> that undermine of the legal protections that undermine of the legal protections
• <02:11:57.520> and in 10 or 15 years will be protected and in 10 or 15 years will be protected
• <02:48:46.600> and perpetuity will be protected and perpetuity will be protected and hopefully
• section 14 gives greater protections section 14 gives greater protections than<04:54:32.400>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• If Trump succeeds here, a lot of world-class research institutions like the Fred Hutch Cancer Center
• I've come here, I want to come here because I'm determined to find common ground about how we can protect
• It protects Americans' health.
• Investment you make saves lives, protects futures, and gives children like Charlie a fighting chance
• There is nothing wrong with the idea that we're gonna. protect human beings from disease.

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• I know that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a favorite whipping boy of the Republicans on
• Proud of is Old Glory Protect.
• Ring, you work hard to protect your customers' sensitive personal information, do you not?
• Of trying to protect people against debanking.
• Common, everyday, working-class investors were affected too.

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• protect Costa's image. protect Costa's image.
• has no right to police protection.
• <02:15:12.560> The guaranteed and protected rights. The guaranteed and protected rights.
• > the<02:55:41.840> prosecutors, to protect the judges, the prosecutors, to protect the
• protection of the vulnerable guide you. protection of the vulnerable guide you.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So after they get them higher up If you win your class, then you go to division champion, and then the
• House Bill 2035 is simply a transportation protection.
• Companies that provide transportation protection agreements we're going to follow it. Thank you.
• A transportation protection agreement shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter and Title
• All those provisions still apply; all the protections still apply.

Bills: HR1038, HB3263, HB3127, HB2997, HB3115, HB2123, HB3587, HB3028, HB2035, HB3369, HB3620, HB3621, HB3622, HB3624, HB3175, HB3173, HB3178, HB1979, HB4476

Keywords: Oklahoma Youth Expo, OYE, 4-H, FFA, agriculture, agricultural education, youth expo, livestock show, junior livestock, scholarships, youth leadership, Oklahoma City, rural communities, ag mechanics, engineering contest, farm youth, student recognition, ceremonial resolution, house resolution, livestock competition

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• allocated to the Supreme Court of Appeals for a pilot project for the establishment of a child protective
• the $3 million set in the fund for the Supreme Court pilot program for establishment of a Child Protective
• What this rule does is it creates a new license class, the S4N class, for nonprofits to sell alcohol
• There is a strike-and-insert amendment that amends two rules, adding consumer protection to a lottery
• And I can answer any questions of counsel. ...protection that goes to the county commissioners.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Sheriff Busbee has committed his career. to protecting and serving the people of Live Oak County, earning
• Congratulations, Class of 2016! Congratulations, Class of 2016!
• Certain laws protecting a free exercise of religion refer to the Committee on State Affairs.
• HB 1440 by Gervin Hawkins, relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services annual report
• Wilson, relating to the protection of students from sexual grooming, and refer to the committee. me on

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• You can protect your constituency from any violation of the constitution.
• They're not just talking in class or throwing their book on the floor.
• Members, House Bill 2933 is an omnibus consumer protection bill for insurance carriers.
• Members, this is a protection bill for your constituents.
• House Bill 3183 is ratepayer protection. It looks at advanced transmission technology.

Bills: HB3329, HR1039, HR1040, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3419, HB3420, HB3706, HB3711, HB4139, HB1268, HB3660, HJR1023, HB3298, HB3056, HJR1084, HB3934, HB3919, HB4118, HB4119, HB3791, HB4260, HB4178, HB4215, HB4324, HB3270, HB4352, HB4305, HB2955, HB3315, HB3066, HB1245, HB4125, HB3075, HB3129, HB3239, HB4153, HB3265, HB4491, SB680, HB4263, HB4268, HB1675, HB3885, HB2984, HB3697, HB2959, HB3671, HB3852, HB2933, HB3057, HB3802, HB4294, HB4285, HB3708, HB3979, HB3977, HB3986, HB3985, HB3588, HB3742, HB3845, HJR1070, HB3590, HB3595, HB3391, HB3183, HB3764, HB3765, HB1002, HB4434, HJR1086, HB4060, HB3881, HB3500, HB4408, HB3648, HB3127, HB3606

Keywords: long-term care, advisory board, sunset legislation, mental health, psychologists, University of Oklahoma, gymnastics, NCAA, congratulations, sports excellence, recognition, honor, athletics, Joseph Castiglione, leadership, education, sports management, HB3413, public finance, state budget

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• me, "Are you all looking at protection me, "Are you all looking at protection for<00:31:55.120><
• There's our second uh class.
• There's our second class.
• <00:46:08.400> right about 3,000 inmates are in class right about 3,000 inmates are in class
• So I want to call your protect them.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• We also have recommendations having to do with ratepayer protection.
• We also have recommendations having to do with ratepayer protections.
• Similarly, we have support for protecting communities that, you know, are located near data centers,
• potentially protect their interests.
• line workers and Class B for line clearance tree trimmers.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Energy Supply, Energy Conservation, and Energy Resilience opened by electing Senator Shoemake as chair and Representative Alex Ibarra as vice chair. Members then moved into a series of work sessions focused on data centers, transmission, and workforce needs tied to Washington’s clean energy and grid planning challenges. Kate Bruns and Glenn Blackman presented preliminary findings from the governor’s Data Center work group, created under Executive Order 25-05. They said the group met for six months, received more than 1,000 public comments, and included representatives from agencies, industry, tribes, labor, utilities, environmental groups, and research institutions. The presenters emphasized that data centers are expected to be the largest source of load growth over the next five to ten years, creating concerns about grid capacity, ratepayer impacts, forecasting, water use, backup generation, and compatibility with Washington’s energy and climate laws. They described nine recommendations, including protecting existing energy and climate policy, improving forecasting, seeking more clean power and transmission, and encouraging flexible data center operations. A proposed tax incentive change that would have expanded eligibility while tying the exemption to new clean electricity sources narrowly failed in the work group. Members asked about tribal consultation, cooling technologies, and local benefits from data centers; the presenters said tribal consultation was ongoing and a final report would follow. Keegan Moyer of West Tech then outlined a regional transmission study showing major strain on the Western grid from load growth, electrification, resiliency needs, and limited transmission capacity. He said the 10-year study identified about 12,000 line miles of needed projects across the West, with roughly $56 billion in estimated costs, including planned projects, reliability upgrades, and new interregional transfer projects. He stressed that many projects are upgrades within existing rights-of-way, but new corridors are still needed, and he previewed recommendations on permitting, equipment procurement, cost allocation, and project sponsorship. In response to questions, he discussed the difficulty of crossing jurisdictional “seams,” the role of federal coordination, landowner compensation, eminent domain as a last resort, and the limited role of public financing beyond a federal GRIP grant. Stephanie Scott of Commerce presented the transmission workforce study, which focuses on substation technicians, line workers, and line clearance tree trimmers. She said current workforce levels are far below what will be needed under a clean energy expansion scenario, and that active projects are essential because apprenticeship training depends on thousands of hours of hands-on work. She highlighted barriers such as high upfront CDL and pre-apprenticeship costs, the need for wraparound supports, and the importance of expanding access for women, people of color, and tribal communities. Members asked about tribal utility apprenticeship programs, utility-run training pipelines, and whether the study included funding sources; Scott said the report would include an inventory of apprenticeship programs and tribal considerations, but revenue ideas were outside the study scope. Finally, Brant Johnson of Grid United described the North Plains Connector as a case study in large transmission development. He said the project, a 420-mile, 3,000-megawatt HVDC line connecting Montana and North Dakota, has relied on early stakeholder engagement, route changes, tribal consultation, and coordinated federal and state permitting to reduce risk and shorten timelines. He said the project aims for permits by the end of 2026 and construction beginning in 2028, with an earliest commercial operation date of 2032. In response to questions, he discussed the challenges of crossing regional seams, interconnection queues, land acquisition and compensation, eminent domain, and financing, noting that the project is primarily privately financed with a $700 million federal grant covering a portion of costs.

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• <00:08:32.719> that alumni's determination to protect that alumni's determination to protect
• <03:32:43.920> It's is about protecting uh forest. It's is about protecting uh forest.
• . protections. protections.
• Now, exempting protect people.
• world-class care to Witchah families. world-class care to Witchah families.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• A crossover district being where one class of voters that doesn't typically vote of age...
• How many counties have 400,000 or more constituents who are in a race, class, or language class that's
• protected?
• You know, many of my constituents are working-class citizens that work during the day, and they don't
• We are engaged in protecting a monarch. An authoritarian.

Bills: SR5, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35

Keywords: redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes

Summary: The meeting centered around the discussion of congressional redistricting, where the committee established the procedures to ensure a fair and transparent process. Led by Senator King, the session focused on adopting a resolution that authorized a special committee dedicated to congressional redistricting and allowed for regional hearings to gather public input via videoconferencing. Concerns were raised about ensuring adequate notice for public participation, especially from marginalized communities potentially affected by proposed changes. Disagreements emerged regarding the timeline for regional hearings and how to address the implications of the redistricting process on minority districts. Overall, participants acknowledged the complex nature of redistricting and the importance of engaging constituents in the legislative process.

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• So the contractors and not to get too much into the weeds, but there are two classes of attorney who
• <00:21:18.240> of the weeds, but there are two classes of the weeds, but there are two classes
• <00:49:51.359> Does<00:49:51.520> that<00:49:52.119> protect<00:49:53.119>
• Does that protect existing out today.
• Does that protect existing awards<00:49:54.240> that<00:49:54.480> have<00:49:54.640>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:10:12.040> human about like you know protecting human about like you know protecting human
• No synthetic nitrogen, no pesticide class chemicals, and drip irrigation is used for water efficiency
• No synthetic nitrogen, no pesticide class chemicals, and drip irrigation is used for water efficiency
• <00:30:59.760> the everything we need to do to protect the everything we need to do to protect
• you know when I speak about the class you know when I speak about the class ification<00:35:28.320

Keywords: 1183, house

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• In 2020, there was a report issued by the University of Texas by UT Law Professor Heather Way's class
• Most are class A complexes with gyms, coffee bars, ceramic and marble furnishings.
• deals actually exceed the tenant protections that are incorporated into HB 21.
• The bill is not about protecting Texans. It's about controlling cities.
• A or a Class B misdemeanor marijuana possession except in limited circumstances.

Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223

Keywords: HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold

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• The guardrails protect both students and taxpayers.
• The guardrails protect both students and taxpayers.
• 8,200 bucks, and really what we were always looking at, we can't really control fees and different classes
• 8,200 bucks, and really what we were always looking at, we can't really control fees and different classes
• control fees and different classes control fees and different classes charge<00:27:44.000> more

Bills: SF0018, SF0036, SF0047

Keywords: K-12 education, part-time attendance, public schools, student enrollment, education funding, scholarship, Hathaway, academic eligibility, financial aid, Hathaway scholarship, education, state funding, college access, 916, all