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• That a that that a life taken doesn't carry full weight unless the person behind the trigger is legally

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• So they don't, they don't pay anyway, and there were triggers.

Bills: HB24

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

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• you would like to respond to a roll call, ask a question, or provide a comment, please be sure to activate
• There are 391 active collaborations or about to start that the CSUs are offering, including, for example
• They would be triggered for a layoff, and then, in fact, perhaps not reach their full time for permanent
• Despite this robust supply of active RN licenses, disparities in RN staffing levels continue to persist
• Despite this robust supply of active RN licenses, disparities in RN staffing levels continue to persist

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• She returned to active duty in 2001 at the Federal Medical Center in Colorado.
• and retired judges. active and retired judges are eligible to have a license to carry.
• Is this where parents must waive constitutional rights to participate in a school activity?
• It's not about this group activity.
• What we're doing with this group activity is not constitutionally tested.

Bills: SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB987, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SCR8, SB31, SB33, SB3, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB2581, SB3031, SB24, SB2570, SB1566, SB552, SJR1, SB646, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SB263, SB370, SB663, SB924, SB987, SB1939, SB1937, SB1598, SB2798, SB2801, SB2580, SB2569, SB2514, SB2064, SB1940, SB1621, SB2601, SB1379, SB1376, SB1372, SB1353, SB2216, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1612, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SCR5, SCR32, SCR8, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB4238, HB2775, HB34, HB33, HB 12, HB148, HB 130, HB4273, HB4850, HB2733, HB4783, SB1833

Keywords: SB 263, Texas franchise tax, cost of goods sold, COGS, broadcasters, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, media tax, broadcast license, FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part 73, 47 C.F.R. Part 74, film production, television production, tax deduction, margin tax, Texas Tax Code, depreciation, amortization, broadcast rights

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• It gang activity, maybe drug dealing.
• <00:35:34.000> league believe, uh, police activity league believe, uh, police activity league
• We need to violent activity? Right?
• State law of that type of activity.
• <01:47:38.320> That if violent activity is defined. That if violent activity is defined.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The report must include a summary of the activities of the task force, provide findings and recommendations
• <00:01:34.640> summary<00:01:35.040> of<00:01:35.200> the<00:01:35.360> activities
• <00:01:35.759> of<00:01:35.920> the sum summary of the activities of the sum summary
• of the activities of the task<00:01:36.320> force,<00:01:37.360> provide<00:01:37.759>
• recovery because are still in active recovery because they<01:23:13.760> have<01:23:13.920>

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The task force approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then reviewed the structure and statutory requirements for its final report. Staff explained that the report must go to the commissioners of commerce, housing finance, and economic development, as well as relevant legislative leaders, and must include a summary of task force activities, adopted findings and recommendations, tort reform recommendations to reduce insurance costs, any draft legislation, and other necessary information. A draft report, likely excluding recommendations and draft legislation, is expected to be circulated before the first January meeting. Most of the meeting focused on the Fair Plan and whether it could be expanded to help homeowners associations, affordable housing, and common interest communities that are struggling to obtain coverage. Supporters said these groups are facing availability problems and often end up in the surplus lines market, which lacks the consumer protections of the admitted market. They argued the Fair Plan could serve as a third-market option with stronger protections and better access, especially for properties that are having difficulty getting quotes. Several members and witnesses raised concerns that the Fair Plan was never intended to be a broad affordability solution and warned against using it to artificially lower prices below risk-based levels. They said doing so could shift losses onto other policyholders through assessments and potentially weaken the broader insurance market. The Fair Plan administrator explained that any expansion would require substantial research, staffing, actuarial and underwriting expertise, reinsurance planning, IT changes, and likely assessments or other capitalization decisions, and that the plan would need to focus on a limited subset of properties rather than the entire market. No votes were taken on policy recommendations, and the discussion ended with agreement that more information and scoping work are needed before any formal recommendation is made.

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• It would ensure that school personnel are trained to recognize seizure activity, respond appropriately
• I live at Hanscom Air Force Base, so my husband is active duty Army, and I live at Hanscom Air Force
• Base, so my husband is active duty Army, and he's in Kuwait for the year.
• The act also importantly Vagus nerve stimulation that would halt seizure activity.
• Thank you so much for your support and encouragement in this activity. Thank you. Good afternoon.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with the chairs emphasizing time limits, written testimony, and grouping similar measures together. Early testimony focused on opioid use disorder education in schools (S.382), with Senator Keenan arguing that students should be taught about the risks of substance use disorder and naloxone use as part of health curricula. Representative DeCost also briefly introduced H.551, a narrow bill concerning parent rights for children in third grade and younger. Several bills were then closed without testimony, including measures on type 1 diabetes informational materials and other diabetes-related proposals. A major portion of the hearing centered on school health and emergency response bills. Supporters of H.652/S.342 on diabetes management in schools described inconsistent district practices and urged clearer standards so students can receive care in classrooms rather than being sent out of instruction. Bills on epinephrine access and seizure disorders drew extensive testimony: advocates for stock epinephrine in schools argued that unassigned epinephrine can save lives and should be funded in a cost-neutral way, while a pediatrician opposed one version as an unfunded mandate. For seizure-safe schools (S.422/H.635), students, parents, educators, and advocates described missed or delayed responses to seizures, stigma, and the need for staff training, seizure action plans, and emergency medication protocols. A separate bill, H.645, allowing anti-seizure medication on school buses, was supported by a parent and student who said current law forces costly and restrictive transportation arrangements. The committee also heard testimony on youth skin health bills (S.334/H.600/H.619), which would let students carry and apply sunscreen at school and camp without a physician’s note. Supporters from melanoma prevention, dermatology, and industry groups said the bills would remove unnecessary barriers and promote sun-safe habits, while one witness cautioned about drafting details and unintended consequences. The hearing then moved to CPR/AED education for graduation (S.456), where Senator Tarr, a student advocate, and the Red Cross all supported requiring hands-on CPR certification for high school students. Finally, the committee took testimony on healthy school lunches (H.539/S.401): supporters from the Healthy School Lunch Coalition and school food directors backed stronger nutrition standards and a standing advisory council, while Consumer Brands Association witnesses opposed the bill as too vague and potentially disruptive. A nutrition scientist also warned about unintended restrictions on medically necessary or innovative foods. The chairs closed the hearing on the healthy lunch bills and then opened testimony on universal school meals for virtual schools (H.700), with Superintendent Patrick Latuka supporting access for students in Commonwealth virtual schools who currently receive no meal support.

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• to this program complete criminal and civil immunity for any harm caused with a firearm during an active
• I mean, then where are all their students when the teacher is actively doing that?
• Fourth, physical activity is a natural antidepressant.
• We have activities and classes all the time that aren't necessarily education-related.
• They are actively having sex and, in some cases, getting STIs.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So, what activity can we do because people are trying to manage their bills and pay less?
• But if the consumer wants to get its credit rechecked, what activity should the consumer be doing to
• What I would like to know is what activities can improve your special insurance credit score and what
• We've actively supported these measures because we believe in leading by example, protecting landowners
• As was mentioned earlier, there is a lot of activity in this space right now.

Bills: SB458, SB819, SB1238, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1791, SB1810, SB1824, SB1825, SB758, SB1455, SB1706

Keywords: insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer

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• And like many teens, Sophie is active in her school and plays on the soccer team.
• And now it's incumbent really upon states to step up and be an active participant in trying to do the
• Crucially, August passed his newborn hearing screen, so the one trigger that currently exists for a CMV
• Music therapy, massage, child life, and art activities gave my son purpose and moments of joy.
• Will I be able to do the activities that I love to do? Will I die before my parents?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on children’s health, tobacco control, newborn screening, pediatric cancer, palliative care, and professional licensure. Early testimony highlighted Senate bills to expand newborn screening for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency, lysosomal storage disorders, and congenital CMV, with families and clinicians describing severe diagnostic delays, missed treatment windows, and the benefits of early detection. Speakers also supported a bill to improve pediatric cancer research through a dedicated trust fund, and a bill to extend pediatric palliative care services to age 22, with parents and providers emphasizing continuity of care for seriously ill young people. Several witnesses gave personal accounts in support of the newborn screening measures. Families described children who endured years of misdiagnosis before receiving diagnoses such as Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, Pompe disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and CMV, often after irreversible damage had already occurred. Medical and advocacy witnesses said Massachusetts already collects some of the relevant screening data and argued that results should be reported to families, while others urged the committee to add conditions to the state panel because effective treatments already exist. The committee also heard support for a bill to establish a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder program and training for providers. On tobacco and youth health, testimony supported bills to ban internet tobacco sales, strengthen youth protections, and reduce lung cancer deaths through point-of-sale information and quit-line access. A student testified about easily purchasing flavored nicotine products online without meaningful age verification, and public health advocates backed measures to keep tobacco out of children’s environments. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to ensure parents have access to their children’s medical records through age 16, with exceptions for sensitive services already protected by law. The committee additionally took testimony on an optometry licensure bill, where ophthalmologists opposed language they said could broaden scope of practice and allow optometrists to use the title “optometric physician,” while optometry educators and students supported the bill as a modernization measure with no scope expansion. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair repeatedly reminded speakers of time limits and noted that written testimony could be submitted for additional comments.

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• Is climate change caused by human activity?
• it at the higher ed level, where students are being picked up by ICE because of their political activism
• how high school students, they may have employment after school, they may have extracurricular activities
• , and that there are those that feel... ...curricular activities and that there are those that feel that
• It's right there: Identification of actions and activities necessary for the second phase of education

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• attempt to obtain credit or other attempt to obtain credit or other fraudulent<00:44:53.240> activities
• <00:44:54.040> using<00:44:54.520> that<00:44:54.800> that fraudulent activities
• using that that fraudulent activities using that that business<00:44:55.240> detail<00:44:56.000
• in first by some about triggered in first by some government<01:12:53.120> securities<01:12:53.520
• And this one doctor, who happens to be a colonel in the New Hampshire National Guard but also an active

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up several bills and repeatedly chose to retain or table them rather than advance them. House 167, dealing with past wax, was voted ought to pass; House 312 was retained because members said NCAA-related advertising and uniform policy issues were still unresolved; House 434, requiring insurers to provide rental cars for at least seven days, was voted inexpedient to legislate; and House 454, on biodegradable packaging claims, was also voted inexpedient to legislate after members said the proposal lacked a workable enforcement mechanism and would likely be only a symbolic state-by-state measure. House 721, making gold legal tender, was retained, with members saying the bill needed more work and that the issue was less compelling in New Hampshire because the state has no sales tax. The committee then discussed House 310, which was amended to create a study commission on blockchain and related regulatory issues. The amendment expanded the commission’s charge to include legal, regulatory, financial, technological, and environmental considerations, added review of federal developments, included blockchain-based trust and stable token issues, broadened membership, and extended the repeal and report dates by a year. Members said the commission would help New Hampshire develop expertise and a report for future legislation, while also noting that federal action could affect the state’s role. The amendment was adopted 8-1, and the bill itself was then retained. Finally, the subcommittee heard a revised amendment to House 406 on business filings and registered agents. The Secretary of State’s office explained that the amendment, drafted with input from the Business and Industry Association, narrows the bill to address fraudulent or unauthorized entity filings after a written complaint and sworn statement, sets minimum requirements for registered agents, bars use of commercial mail-drop addresses as registered offices, and allows removal or cancellation of fraudulent filings with penalties for false filings. Members asked about which entities must maintain registered offices and how the rules would affect home-based businesses; the sponsor said most New Hampshire business entities must have a registered office, with some exceptions such as domestic nonprofits and trade names. The discussion emphasized concerns about synthetic entities, identity misuse, and the need for a physical in-state registered agent address.

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• includes ratios such as one-to-one care for a patient who's in an operating room, a trauma unit, actively
• <00:08:13.039> giving room, a trauma unit, actively giving room, a trauma unit, actively giving
• Under this bill, that action would be illegal, triggering a $25,000 fine and potentially reporting to
• If a patient comes in and they are in an active heart attack, they are going to drop everything that
• If a patient comes in and they are in an active heart attack, they are going to drop everything that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, it's not a the illegal activity.
• Um, for drug trafficking, we do make active investigations predominantly.
• we do we do make um active we do we do make um active investigations<01:10:46.000> predominantly
• Where you have a request on the table, but you have athletics teams that are actively recruiting.
• Uh so, in the are actively recruiting.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• He said we have not heard the governor come out and condemn this activity when it happened.
• <01:23:20.480> when<01:23:20.719> it and condemn this activity when it and condemn
• What are sort of the factors that would trigger this law? And so I'd encourage a no vote.
• And so I'd would trigger this law?
• They're all very active. They all have very large populations that they serve, and they serve well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There seems to be some measure of active resistance.
• So those very few people that are active, and they can be, go get active.
• So those very few people that are active, and they can be. Go get active.
• So once we've hemmed in, I think, the appropriate level of activities or scope of activities, then we
• should probably also consider some... ...level of activities or scope of activities, and we should probably

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• and we help them out with an active and we help them out with an active license.<00:20:23.919>
• activities that are available. activities that are available.
• At what point is that triggered?
• <02:05:51.360> apprenticeships any active apprenticeships any active apprenticeships like<
• they have to do data driven activities? they have to do data driven activities?

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• When you're considered inactive, or so, you can actually become active by actually going and voting and
• There may be some, but I think for the most part, if you're an active voter, you will continue to be
• an active voter.
• So those people at church participating in those activities are there lawfully present. Okay.
• And I'm wondering, just because they're not actively campaigning, wouldn't that fall...

Bills: HR115, HR116, HR117, HR118, HR112, HR113, HR114, HCR51, HCR52, SCR18, SCR20, SB14, SB76, SB118, SB142, SB156, SB170, SB197, SB234, SB258, SB287, SB288, SB313, SB315, SB393, SB396, SB426, SB427, HCR7, HB76, HB84, HB132, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB265, HB275, HB291, HB322, HB342, HB457, HB475, HB477, HB486, HB616, HB635, HB639, HB690, HB740, HB757, HB761, HB766, HB774, HB808, HB855, HB866, HB872, HB883, HB886, HB903, HB949, HB962, HB996, HB1003, HB1036, HB1054, HB1071, HB1076, HB1078, HB1113, HB1132, HB1146, HB1232, HB1233, HR15, HR20, HCR14, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HR74, HCR26, HCR35, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB288, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB380, HB392, HB403, HB420, HB459, HB476, HB540, HB615, HB631, HB637, HB648, HB665, HB682, HB789, HB813, HB815, HB835, HB870, HB905, HB915, HB933, HB938, HB987, HB1040, HB51, HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB180, HB192, HB393, HB430, HB445, HB506, HB515, HB521, HB565, HB590, HB614, HB638, HB670, HB672, HB685, HB692, HB752, HB773, HB781, HB799, HB860, HB874, HB887, HB917, HB937, HB956, HB965, HB972, HB977, HB982, HB1006, HB1010, HB1044, HB1072, HB1088, HB1179, HB1200, HB81, HB400, HB154, HB410, HB463, HB827, HB868, HB952, HB953, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB52, HB961, HB399, HB401, HB901, HB9, HB58, HB193, HB284, HB570, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB733

Keywords: Kappa Alpha Psi, fraternity, Louisiana, commemoration, community engagement, recognition, state championship, basketball, sports achievement, school commendation, commendation, athletics, team sports, youth, community recognition, water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee

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• Upon the termination of these grants, the university has been actively coordinating with campus leaders
• Programs such as TRIO and Finish in 5: some of them remain active, some of them have closed.
• Those that remain active are doing so on repurposed funding or existing carry-forward funds, but the
• However, federal actions have created fear, and some students hesitate to participate in activism.
• Given this federal climate, California must play a more active role in protecting access for graduate

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee held an oversight hearing on how federal actions are affecting California higher education, with opening remarks from the chair and members emphasizing the importance of state-federal shared governance and the need to protect access, affordability, and campus diversity. The first panel included leaders from the CSU, University of the Pacific, California Community Colleges, and UC, who described broad impacts from federal grant terminations, changes to student aid, loan limits, visa and immigration policy, and proposed reductions to research support. Testimony focused on the elimination of Grad PLUS loans, caps on Parent PLUS and Pell-related changes, the loss or suspension of hundreds of grants, and the resulting harm to student support services, research, workforce pipelines, food assistance, and health care training. UC and CSU representatives warned of major losses in research funding, indirect cost reimbursement, and student opportunities, while community college leaders highlighted uncertainty around federal grants and the need to maintain services for low-income, first-generation, undocumented, and other vulnerable students. Committee members asked how the state could respond, including through intersegmental partnerships, dual enrollment, transfer pathways, and support for basic needs and nutrition programs. Witnesses said California could help by sustaining financial aid, protecting minority-serving institution programs, and investing in research, housing, and workforce development. Several speakers stressed that federal changes were creating instability for students and campuses, and that the effects would likely be long-lasting, especially in health care, teaching, STEM, and social work pipelines. A second panel then focused on equitable access. The California Student Aid Commission described state efforts such as the $3.9 billion investment in aid programs, the Cal Grant system, the Dream Act, and possible reforms to better serve adult learners, foster youth, undocumented students, and students with dependents. The Los Angeles Community College District reported that federal cuts and policy shifts are discouraging students from applying for aid, threatening TRIO and MSI/HSI-funded services, and reducing support for basic needs, counseling, and workforce programs. The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities and the CSU Academic Senate echoed concerns about FAFSA confusion, international student restrictions, grant losses, and the erosion of equity-focused programs. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and discussed possible state responses.

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• FCMAT was also an active member in the Controllers Multi-Agency Task Force on charter school audits that
• So will you be participating in the activities that they currently approve of by the legislation?
• As a matter of fact I keep my credential active and I am currently on a leave of absence in case this
• How to de-escalate, avoid common triggers, and support students in crises.
• It is urgent that immigration enforcement activities are added losses in school funding.

Keywords: 988, house, all