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• academic programs, the rigor, the productivity, and its alignment with our... ...state and system priorities
• So this is to reflect the current legislative priority where they come from operations or anywhere else
• Chair, just while we're on the question of the super priority SIPs and education, there's SIP codes 13
• And then kind of the super priority ones to the left of that, priority two-time standard, that's the
• So those boxes at the bottom are where you would move dollars up and down based on priorities.

Keywords: 908, all

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• to where the budget has to go, and then whatever is left... ...the priority to where the budget has
• And this legislature has made early learning a priority. You need to know, thank you.
• This legislature has made early learning a priority.
• Mental health is a priority, and what we can't cover in mental health, Children's Service Councils are
• So as a state, our priority should be all those things that we are asking for today.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• I'm understanding is the state has unfunded mandates for local governments, and those would be the priority
• to where the budget has to go, and then whatever is left... ...the priority to where the budget has
• And this legislature has made early learning a priority. You need to know that.
• Mental health is a priority, and what we can't cover in mental health, Children's Services Councils are
• So as a state, our priority should be all those things that we are asking for today.

Summary: The House met in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and adopted the special order report setting the day’s calendar. The chamber then took up CS/House Joint Resolution 1F, the Governor’s property tax proposal, which would raise the homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and restrict county and municipal ad valorem revenue to public safety and certain other uses. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf said the measure would return money to homeowners and give local governments flexibility, while opponents repeatedly argued the ballot language was misleading and that the proposal could create large local revenue shortfalls, shift costs to other taxpayers, and threaten local services and debt obligations. Members debated a series of amendments aimed at protecting specific programs from the bill’s effects. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to exempt Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was defeated 25-74 after supporters said those entities fund child care, mental health, aftercare, and family support, while opponents said local governments could still choose to fund them. Rep. Cross’s amendment to include water management districts in allowable uses of ad valorem taxes was also defeated, despite testimony that the districts are essential for flood control, water supply, Everglades restoration, and drought response. Rep. Eskamani’s amendment to require the Legislature to backfill public safety funding failed 25-71 after debate over whether the proposal could reduce police and fire budgets and response times. The House then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other aging services, and opponents saying the state already funds senior programs. Finally, Rep. Gant’s amendment to protect veteran services was introduced and debated, with members emphasizing housing, mental health, transition assistance, and homelessness concerns for veterans; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment. Throughout the debate, sponsors and supporters of the main resolution maintained that local governments would retain spending discretion and could use other revenue sources, while critics argued the measure lacked clear backfill provisions and could force cuts or tax shifts at the local level.

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• At OJJ, our priority is the youth within our care.
• your many decades of experience in law enforcement, what would you say would be one or two top priorities
• So every report that we receive that is accepted for investigation is responded to based on the priority
• So every report that we receive that is accepted for investigation is responded to based on the priority
• timeframes that. that is accepted for investigation is responded to based on the priority time frames

Bills: HCR95, HB4, HB244, HB615, HB648, HB1049, HB1201

Keywords: sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability

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• But, you know, the governor had made this a priority.
• The legislature was making this a priority, and so we all came together, and seriously, the JBC team
• we have here and their staff members made this work and made this a priority.
• <01:07:55.520> and<01:07:55.600> we have to set our priorities and we have to set our
• priorities and we there's<01:07:56.200> a<01:07:56.240> lot<01:07:56.440> of<01

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House first took a call of the House, locked the doors, and then raised the call after members were counted. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 149, concerning pathways for individuals with mental health disorders and an appropriation, along with House Bill 1307 being set as a special order. A recorded vote adopted the motion to make SB 149 and HB 1307 special orders, 50 ayes, 5 noes, and 10 excused. The House adopted the Appropriations and Judiciary committee reports on SB 149. Appropriations explained that its amendment corrected earlier deficiencies and left the fiscal note at roughly $30 million. Judiciary described an amendment resolving overlap with HB 1343 by moving a cash fund and electronic reporting provisions into SB 149. Members then debated the bill’s fiscal note and capacity estimates, with one member questioning whether the projected beds and costs would meet the need; sponsors responded that the bill is based on fiscal analysis, that capacity will be built over time through hardened facilities, new beds, and contracted beds, and that the issue should be monitored in future budgets. On the floor, the bill’s sponsors and supporters described SB 149 as a major reform to create a constitutional pathway for civil commitment and treatment of defendants found incompetent to stand trial and unlikely to be restored, especially in serious violent or sexual offense cases. They emphasized due process protections, counsel, hearings, judicial oversight, least restrictive placement, and treatment rather than punishment, while citing public safety concerns and victim cases. The House then adopted a series of mostly technical and conforming amendments, including changes to definitions, agency references, reporting and placement language, HIPAA-related disclosure language, and terminology such as replacing treatment references with restoration services. After the amendments, one member raised concerns about stakeholder positions, noting many groups were listed as “amend” rather than “support,” and the sponsor replied that the bill had broad stakeholder involvement and that amend positions reflected the complexity of the measure rather than opposition.

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• He said his number one priority is academic... ...last week he said his number one priority is academic
• So in order for that to be a priority, we need to make sure that the professionals in teaching academics
• And the need to grow firefighters in our area is a priority, and being able to do that so we can... .
• We should be evaluating all of the different competing priorities for the state's resources, from the
• We should be evaluating all of the different competing priorities for the state's resources, from the

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2266, which would change school district and charter governing board policy from permissive to mandatory for excusing students for religious instruction during the school day. The sponsor and supporters framed it as a parental-choice and religious-liberty measure that preserves release-time programs, while opponents argued it would reduce local control, take students out of core instruction, create peer pressure and bullying, and raise constitutional concerns. After testimony from Secular AZ, a LifeWise Academy board member, and a school board president, the committee voted 7-5 to give HB 2266 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 2193, a cleanup measure related to student directory information and parent organizations such as PTOs/PTAs/APTs. Supporters said the bill would restore parent-to-parent communication that had been unintentionally limited by prior privacy legislation, while some members raised concerns about how the information could be used and suggested narrowing the language to prevent political or lobbying uses. The bill advanced on a 10-1 vote, with members generally supporting school-community communication but asking for possible amendments. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2075, which requires public school districts to submit superintendent and other top administrator contracts or attestations to ADE and have the information posted in a searchable database. The sponsor and Goldwater Institute supporters said the bill is a transparency measure because base salary reports do not show total compensation, benefits, or allowances; opponents from school administrator groups and rural districts argued the bill singles out districts while ignoring charters and other publicly funded education providers, and they said superintendent pay is already publicly available in other forms. Discussion also touched on whether the bill should be expanded to charters and private schools. The sponsor closed by emphasizing transparency and the committee continued discussion of the measure.

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• , is how do we hold the LEAs accountable to spend accordingly when they're presented with their priorities
• I think that their budgets and the way that they're managing their priorities is really difficult to
• that we're setting up compared to their priorities, and we're giving them what they want as well.
• request later on the phone, but as an initial preview, I think this gives you a sense of where the priority
• know we're in a tight budget, and that's the opposite direction of what you want if your number one priority

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• Um, so for, for USDA and for AFIS, this is certainly a high priority for us.
• And so that's a second piece of the priority for us is finding a way for us to produce more flies as
• This is definitely our first priority, our highest priority, and it has been now for a number of months
• You know, it really, really, really is a high priority for us, and, but we want to do it in a way that
• You're in a bind trying to solve the problem, but you can't tell me this is a top priority.

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• Universal meals is one of the governor's main priorities, so we can't touch that.
• So we can't touch main priorities.
• Um, I think it's something that, uh, you know, that the House leadership said this is a priority, and
• Um, I think it's something that, uh, you know, that the House leadership said this is a priority, and
• said<00:44:59.280> this<00:44:59.359> is<00:44:59.520> a<00:44:59.680> priority

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• came into session this year hoping to pass a budget because keeping government going is the top priority
• this year and so really the top priority this year and so I<00:28:34.320> feel<00:28:34.480><
• uh<00:35:14.079> was<00:35:14.240> a<00:35:14.400> big<00:35:14.560> priority
• <00:35:14.880> for<00:35:15.119> my security uh was a big priority for my security
• uh was a big priority for my co-chair.<00:35:15.920> So<00:35:16.079> I<00:35:16.240>

Bills: SF1959, HF2444, SF2298, HF2445, SF2216, HF2443, HF2130, HF1943, HF2436, HF2442

Keywords: veterans, military affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military Affairs, omnibus veterans bill, appropriations, National Guard, state active service, armory, State Armory Building Commission, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, county veterans service office, Minnesota GI Bill, Gold Star families, Blue Star families, Secret War in Laos, Hmong veterans, Laos veterans, special guerrilla units

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• So, our mutual priority is to get this right.
• So, our mutual priority is to get this right.
• So, our mutual priority is to get this right.
• <00:16:12.720> because<00:16:12.959> I that's a really big priority because I that's
• a really big priority because I want<00:16:13.279> to<00:16:13.639> understand<00:16:14.639

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• And I think we identified this as a priority for all of us. This is a discussion.
• um for all of priority um for all of us<00:31:47.960> this<00:31:48.080> is<00:31:48.240
• It's an ongoing discussion, and I know it was identified as a priority for me and for the chief when
• It's an ongoing discussion, and I know it was identified as a priority for me and for the chief when
• It's an ongoing discussion, and I know it was identified as a priority for me and for the chief when

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to discuss the guardian ad litem system, including appointment qualifications, training, payment, and whether any changes are needed. Roll was called, the February 25, 2025 minutes were approved, and the chair emphasized that the meeting was informational only and no vote would be taken. Representatives from the Court of Justice, including Chief Justice Deborah Henry Lambert and several family and district judges, testified about how the system has evolved since concerns raised in 2019 about overappointment and fees. Court witnesses said the judiciary responded to earlier concerns by requiring open appointment lists of trained and qualified attorneys, improving training, and increasing oversight of fee orders. They reported that statewide GAL fees have fallen from a little over $14 million in 2019 to about $12 million, even as caseloads have grown, and said the average payment works out to about $650 per case, with the statutory cap for trial-level GAL fees still set at $500 since 1986. They argued that the current local appointment model works well, especially in rural areas, and warned that moving to a DPA-style regional model would create serious scheduling and conflict problems because of overlapping dockets and related criminal cases. Judges from rural districts described shortages of available attorneys, high burnout, travel burdens, and the difficulty of finding enough counsel in smaller counties. They also said the Court of Justice cannot seek certain federal Title IV-E reimbursements, but urged the legislature to encourage the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pursue that funding through an MOU. One judge noted that some appointed attorneys are effectively underpaid relative to private rates and that better compensation would help attract and retain lawyers. The discussion also covered training standards adopted after the 2019 audit. Witnesses said Rule 37 now requires initial training and four hours of multidisciplinary continuing training every two years, with topics including child development, trauma-informed care, substance use, child welfare, forensics, ethics, and communication with clients. They said the Court of Justice has offered in-person regional trainings and remote options, and that the goal is to keep qualified attorneys on the appointment lists while improving representation for children and parents in dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination-of-parental-rights cases.

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• So stabilizing and retaining that workforce is really a key priority.
• And one of our top priorities, new laboratory space on our DSHS campus to address growing demand for
• I mean, I think we, I think the agency is well aware that the legislature has placed a high priority
• So we kind of track that and we categorize it into four different buckets. than we asked for priority
• On the next slide, you see the priorities for our organization.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• standpoint in visiting with the State Fair management, it's certainly clear to us that their number one priority
• So that's certainly going to be the Senate's priority as we go forward with these discussions and still

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The conference committee for Senate Bill 2009 met to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions, focusing mainly on a $100,000 item tied to State Fair improvements. House members explained that the money was intended for facility upgrades such as locker rooms, showers, restrooms, concessions, and safety areas used by youth hockey, rodeo, and other events, and the House position remained that the State Fair should share costs on the fence and campground restroom-related work. Senate members said their priority was security improvements and argued that those safety provisions should be funded as a straight grant rather than requiring a match, though they were open to other matched items. After further discussion and a brief recess, the House proposed moving the $100,000 from the original line item into the security infrastructure funding, reducing the amount the State Fair would need to match on that project. Senate members indicated they were agreeable to that change and noted that State Fair personnel would likely prefer the money be directed to security. The committee did not take a final vote in the transcript, but members appeared to reach tentative agreement to shift the funding toward security and continue discussions on the remaining match requirement.

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• Our children deserve to be our priority. Our children deserve to be our priority.
• <02:22:08.240> and communities remain a top priority and communities remain a top priority
• This is about priorities, Mr. Speaker.
• This is about priorities, Mr. Speaker.
• This is about priorities, Mr. Speaker. This is about priorities, Mr. Speaker.

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

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• In this case, it targeted infant/toddler care as one of their priorities, and then we also default to
• So let me start by saying that subsidized child care is a shared priority for the administration.
• I would disagree that the administration has not shown that shared priority in the past couple years.
• LIF strongly aligns itself with the ECE Coalition priorities.
• Recognizing these were a priority system. Yeah, no, yeah. They're priorities. I get it. Yeah.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard May Revision items for child support, child care, and related human services. The Department of Child Support Services described two technical adjustments, which the LAO said raised no concerns. The Department of Social Services then walked through child care proposals, including a shift in how federal and Proposition 64 funding reductions would be absorbed, a 2.01% COLA, disaster-related child care infrastructure grants, an increase in in-contract administrative support costs for alternative payment agencies, reversion of prospective-pay implementation funding after a federal rule change, a one-time allocation to cover the first quarter of Cost of Care Plus payments in the next fiscal year, reappropriation for existing infrastructure grant closeout work, and estimates of unspent child care funds. The department also outlined trailer bill language on a single rate structure, site safety and emergency procedures, CalWORKs child care data sharing, and child care oversight. The LAO recommended that the Legislature seek more justification for shifting reductions from General Child Care to the Alternative Payment Program, noting that CAP reductions affect more slots and that General Child Care has had significant unspent funds. It supported removing prospective-pay funding, but recommended rejecting the administrative cost shift to a percentage-based rate because it could create future General Fund pressure. It also suggested the Legislature review alignment between the disaster grants and the child care infrastructure program. Senators and members pressed the administration on why the budget would reduce child care slots and COLA percentages while the state still has waitlists and unspent funds, and questioned the need for early funding of Cost of Care Plus payments and the move from a flat administrative amount to a percentage. Public commenters, including providers, advocates, county offices, and infrastructure partners, urged full COLA funding, preservation of child care slots, support for prospective pay, and continued investment in child care access and facilities. After a short recess, the committee moved to Part B on health and heard the Department of State Hospitals. DSH presented a May Revision budget of $3.2 billion and described proposals for a central utility plant replacement at Metropolitan State Hospital, an electronic health record implementation, reduced county bed billing authority due to phased-in LPS bed capacity, limited contract exemption authority for online clinical subscriptions, reversion of prior-year unspent operating funds, and a workforce development proposal shifting some costs to Behavioral Health Services Act funds, including support for an additional psychiatric training cohort at Napa. The department also outlined IST-related savings and a trailer bill to remove the sunset on the independent placement panel program.

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• Um, but two, this was identified as a priority, I think, for both sides on the committee.
• Um, but this was identified as a priority, I think, for both sides on the committee.
• These are the priorities of the Democratic Party here in Minnesota. >> Point of order, uh Mr.
• different policy priorities different policy priorities that<01:19:25.760> the<01:19:25.840
• action on this very priority. action on this very priority.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up House File 4252, the higher education finance and policy bill, which the author described as a bipartisan agreement. Representative Wolgamott highlighted a $1.5 million appropriation to Minnesota State to create an identification verification system to combat “ghost students,” a one-time $5,000 appropriation for trees at Bemidji State University, and other noncontroversial recommendations from the Office of Higher Education. He urged support for the bill and noted that amendments would be considered. The main debate centered on an amendment by Representative Rarick to change how University of Minnesota regents are selected if the legislature fails to elect them. Rarick argued the amendment would keep the governor from appointing regents outside the legislative vetting process and prevent “pay-to-play” or donor influence, citing recent gubernatorial appointments and campaign contributions. Representative Kotter offered a secondary amendment to require that any fallback appointees meet RCAC eligibility criteria and to bar candidates who had recently contributed to legislative caucuses or leadership; supporters said it would reduce the appearance of pay-to-play while preserving the RCAC process. Opponents of the secondary amendment, including Representatives Robbins and others, argued it did not address the real concern because it did not restrict contributions to the governor and would weaken the legislature’s role in regent selection. Supporters of the secondary amendment said it was a more objective, statute-based approach and raised separation-of-powers concerns with the underlying amendment. After debate, the secondary amendment failed on a 67-67 tie and was not adopted. The House then continued discussion on the underlying Rarick amendment, with members divided over legislative authority, gubernatorial appointment power, and the influence of campaign donations.

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• And again, a more balanced budget would be better to align the priorities, ensure that those with the
• This budget does not reflect the priorities, morals, or values of a majority of Arizonans.
• And going through this budget, I don't see a lot of priorities for everyday Arizonans.
• This budget is about priorities and, more importantly, it's about people.
• It is proof that we are imposing partisan Washington, D.C. priorities on Arizonans.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And again, a more balanced budget would be better to align the priorities, ensure that those with the
• This budget does not reflect the priorities, morals, or values of a majority of Arizonans.
• And going through this budget, I don't see a lot of priorities for everyday Arizonans.
• This budget is about priorities and, more importantly, it's about people.
• It is proof that we are imposing partisan Washington, D.C. priorities on Arizonans.

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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• These amendments are consistent with Cal Cities' priority and advocacy related to property...
• These amendments are consistent with Cal Cities' priority and advocacy related to Proposition 36 and
• So what we're left with is we have work to do, and it's a priority because the residents, the voters
• And it's a priority because the residents, the voters in California, told us it's a priority.
• Case law has reaffirmed that the priority of the Murphy conservatorship is public safety.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing a long agenda of public safety bills. Early announcements covered consent calendar items, a pulled bill (SB 906), testimony limits, and a recess for lunch. Several measures were heard in special order and file order, with votes deferred until quorum was established. The committee also accepted or discussed amendments on multiple bills during presentation. SB 1446, by the committee, would change parole en banc review procedures by giving commissioners more discretion, making en banc votes public, and allowing CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluations in certain cases. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association, while opposition came from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender and youth justice groups, who argued it would add confusion, raise constitutional concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278, by Senator Nilo, would exclude certain sex offenses from elderly parole eligibility; the author and district attorney supporters cited high-profile cases and victim trauma, while opponents said the current process is already rigorous, low-risk, and evidence-based. SB 1354, by Senator Archuleta, would prohibit out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission; the committee amendment removed a criminal penalty, and the bill drew support from the California Public Defenders Association and allied groups, with no opposition heard. SB 926, by Senator Strickland, would fund implementation of Proposition 36 through a public safety services support fund; supporters said local agencies need resources for treatment, probation, and accountability, while opponents argued the bill was fiscally reckless, lacked guardrails, and prioritized incarceration over community-based treatment. The chair and author discussed amendments removing a fixed appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process. SB 874, by Senator Weber Pearsons, would strengthen oversight of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services, by requiring background checks for certain unlicensed providers, creating a stakeholder workgroup, and directing DHCS to issue guidance and report to the Legislature. Supporters said the bill would improve patient safety and program integrity, and no opposition testified. SB 1210, also by Senator Weber Pearsons, would extend CalGang oversight and due-process protections to local gang databases; supporters described privacy harms and inaccurate labeling, while law enforcement opposition said local investigative databases need flexibility and that the bill could significantly expand regulation. SB 1019, by Senator Grove, would create a California Cargo Thief Task Force in the Attorney General’s Office to combat organized cargo theft; it drew broad support from rail, trucking, shipping, and port interests, with testimony describing organized, dangerous theft rings and supply-chain disruption, and no opposition was heard. SB 1217, the non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse bill, was introduced at the end of the transcript after committee and privacy amendments were summarized, but its testimony and any action were not included in the excerpt.