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• Homelessness and substance use are complex public health and housing challenges, and treating them as proxy
• proxies for dangerousness can lead to misguided pre-trial policies.
• :14.159> as housing challenges and treating them as housing challenges and treating them as proxy
• <01:20:14.960> proxies<01:20:15.440> for<01:20:15.679> dangerousness<01:20:16.239
• > can<01:20:16.400> lead proxy proxies for dangerousness can lead proxy proxies for dangerousness

Keywords: 910, house, all

Bills: SB1090, SJR49, SB633, HR1059, SB650, SB2063, SB122, SB1614, SB1884, SJR52, SJR53, HJR1101, SJR50, HB3021, HR1058, SB514, SB382, HB3320, SB740, SB833, SB2143, SB1209, SB244

Keywords: wildlife, conservation, Oklahoma, regulations, permanent rules, Leo's Law, child endangerment, fentanyl testing, drug screening, child welfare, Oklahoma Children's Code, substance abuse, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, AAPI, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Oklahoma House resolution, commemorative resolution, heritage month, cultural recognition

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• We do not have proxies for anyone that's absent.

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• know a mother who was separated from her children for eight years and was accused of Munchausen’s by proxy
• evaluated her, didn't get any type of medical records on her, and they diagnosed her with Munchausen's by proxy

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House Committee on Government was called to order with member and staff introductions, followed by a reminder of committee rules and amendment deadlines. Chair Blackman also gave an opening statement framing the committee’s work as legislative oversight focused on child safety, transparency, and systemic issues at the Department of Child Safety (DCS), noting the committee may hold additional hearings and use subpoenas if needed. The committee then heard a presentation from the Arizona Auditor General on a special audit of DCS investigations of non-criminal child abuse and neglect reports. The audit found that while DCS generally met initial contact timeframes, 123 of 125 sampled cases had at least one policy violation. Problems included failures to provide or document required notices to alleged perpetrators, incomplete or missing documentation of key investigative steps and safety plans, and investigations that exceeded statutory or policy timeframes. The Auditor General said DCS agreed with the findings and all 15 recommendations, and members asked questions about sample size, staffing, and whether the issues reflected broader systemic problems. After the audit, the committee considered House Bill 262, which authorizes a Buffalo Soldiers memorial in Wesley Boland Plaza. Supporters testified about the historical significance of the Buffalo Soldiers and the importance of recognizing their contributions in Arizona. The bill passed unanimously, 7-0, with members explaining their votes in support. The committee also heard House Bill 2018, which would prohibit DCS from entering into agreements with health care institutions that allow payment in exchange for reports of child abuse or neglect. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would prevent financial incentives from influencing reporting and protect the integrity of mandatory reporting. Some members and public commenters raised concerns about DCS contracts, hospital reporting practices, and the need for documentation or a paper trail. After a recess and further discussion, HB 2018 was returned with a do pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote.

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• meet, the RDAC (Rare Disease Advisory Council) believes that a positive newborn screen is a strong proxy
• Diseases, so we feel like that's a strong proxy for children who qualify for disability.

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• When those officers then ask as act effectively as ICE proxies, they are acting on behalf of the federal
• , effectively as ICE proxies, effectively as ICE proxies, they<01:05:27.920> are<01:05:28.079
• out that before an officer in a local law enforcement department can start doing acting as an ICE proxy
• , they must go acting as an ICE proxy, they must go through<01:09:33.759> 40<01:09:34.000>
• So they don't have to do everything that they're empowered to do as ICE proxies, and they can decline

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused primarily on House Bill 1087 and House Bill 123, both related to firearms. HB 1087 was introduced as a Second Amendment measure, but after questions from the chair and discussion with law enforcement, the sponsor agreed it should be set aside and referred to a study committee for further review, rather than advanced as written. The New Hampshire Chiefs of Police Association testified in opposition to the bill as written, while also indicating support for the sponsor’s proposed amendment or a study approach. The bulk of the discussion centered on HB 123, which would require the return of firearms after a not guilty verdict or dismissal. The sponsor and several members described the bill’s purpose as speeding up the return of property, but law enforcement and judicial branch witnesses raised concerns about federal law, the need to ensure a person is still legally eligible to possess firearms, and the bill’s 24-hour return requirement. Witnesses from the State Police and judicial branch explained the current process, including background checks through the state police gun line, and said the existing procedure already aims to return firearms promptly while allowing time to verify disqualifying information. Members and witnesses discussed possible amendments, including removing language that would bar background checks and instead tying return of firearms to completion of the check within a set time frame. Judicial branch and State Police witnesses said a process that requires a background check and return within a reasonable period, with notice if there is a delay or denial, would better address safety and legal concerns. The hearing ended without a vote; the committee closed the public hearing and indicated it would continue working on the language before executive session.

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• Aye by proxy. Nguyen. Aye. Ms. Blunt-Rochester. Aye. Mr. Cruz. Aye.

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• It has armed, funded, directed<04:38:54.719> terrorist<04:38:55.279> proxies<04:38:56.240
• > across<04:38:56.719> the directed terrorist proxies across the directed terrorist proxies
• Iranian leaders, clerics,<04:39:33.600> and<04:39:33.760> Iranbacked<04:39:34.561> proxies
• <04:39:35.520> meet<04:39:35.760> the clerics, and Iranbacked proxies meet the clerics
• , and Iranbacked proxies meet the criteria<04:39:36.480> for<04:39:36.879> designation<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 8, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Between 2003 and 2011, more than 600 American soldiers were killed by Iranian proxies.
• But Hamas is a proxy and largely paid for by Iran.
• But Hamas is a proxy and largely paid for by Iran.
• Hamas is a proxy and largely paid for by Hamas is a proxy and largely paid for by Iran.<00:23:17.280>
• But Hamas is a proxy and largely paid for by Iran.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So what we've done is we've used a $6 million U.S. per megawatt as a proxy for nth-of-a-kind capital
• A lot of vendors... ...as a proxy for nth-of-a-kind capital costs.
• the workforce numbers that are known for gigawatt-scale nuclear reactors, like the AP1000 is a good proxy
• the reactor and you're into the steam cycle and the water treatment, those have some interesting proxies

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.

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• $4,000 based on those who qualify for free and reduced lunch, which is just a parameter used as a proxy
• parameter<00:20:33.360> used<00:20:33.679> as<00:20:33.919> a<00:20:34.240> proxy
• just that's a parameter used as a proxy just that's a parameter used as a proxy to<00:20:35.039>
• and<00:21:00.480> reduce<00:21:01.200> as<00:21:01.440> a<00:21:01.679> proxy
• <00:21:02.000> of based on free and reduce as a proxy of based on free and reduce as a proxy

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• of<00:54:59.160> 1998<00:55:00.160> I<00:55:00.280> can<00:55:00.480> attest
• <00:55:00.799> that<00:55:00.960> the<00:55:01.079> ICC summer of 1998 I can attest
• that the ICC summer of 1998 I can attest that the ICC is<00:55:01.720> hopelessly<00:55:02.319
• I had the privilege of serving him during his term in the White House, and I can attest to the man he
• <04:21:40.279> to in the white house and I can attest to in the white house and I can attest

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Iran has long provided support to Hamas and other terrorist groups and proxies, and prior United States
• 53:30.000> terrorist<01:53:30.560> groups<01:53:31.440> and<01:53:32.119> proxies
• and other terrorist groups and proxies and other terrorist groups and proxies and<01:53:33.440><
• 44.119> terrorist The Minnesota Senate needs to condemn Iran's support for terrorist groups and proxies

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• SB 1503, Public Pensions Proxy Voting.

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Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the pledge, recorded attendance, and approved the prior day’s journal. The chamber recognized Lucid Motors Day at the Capitol, highlighting the company’s Arizona operations, investment, and job creation, and also welcomed county officials and noted a temporary committee replacement appointment and a governor’s nomination for the State Liquor Board, which was referred to the appropriate committee. The main floor business was the introduction and first reading of a large slate of bills and resolutions covering commerce, elections, immigration, education, water, transportation, public safety, labor, housing, taxation, and appropriations. One measure, SB 1429, was further referred to the Senate Finance Committee. The Senate then proceeded through second reading of numerous bills, including measures on roads, collective bargaining, tax relief, school mapping, assisted living, crime-free lease addenda, utility disclosures, public pensions, and several local appropriations and tribal-related items. No substantive votes on the listed bills were taken in the transcript beyond referral and placement on the calendar. The majority leader used a personal privilege statement to criticize the Attorney General’s recent remarks, saying they were inappropriate and should be retracted, and then moved to adjourn. The Senate adjourned until Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• A presence in the United States and entities that are under the control or, uh, or the proxies of a hostile
• Number 3, what I'll call a proxy entity of a foreign government organization, which has significant interest
• So that kind of captures that situation, proxy entities, and then category 4, a governmental entity of

Bills: HB 256, HB 1308, HB 1554, HB 1743, HB 2308, HB 2351, HB 2858, HB 3676, HB 3784, HB 4312, HB 4552, HB 4823, HB 4852, HB 5007, HB 5010, HB 5520, HB 5524, HCR 19

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• You have to attest to those, especially if you want to request an extension for plugging. 2663 strengthens
• them more efficient and limit the potential for these processes to be hijacked or held for ransom by proxies

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• for DOT workers nationwide, and that there was a positive correlation between worker pay, which is a proxy
• pay,<00:11:08.760> which<00:11:08.920> is<00:11:09.080> a<00:11:09.160> proxy
• <00:11:09.680> for between worker pay, which is a proxy for between worker pay, which is a
• proxy for skill<00:11:10.080> and<00:11:10.160> expertise,<00:11:10.880> and<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It does not allow for proxy voting, which had been our members' concern previously, but allows for voting
• It does not allow for<00:01:36.560> proxy<00:01:36.960> voting,<00:01:37.280> which<
• /c><00:01:37.439> had<00:01:37.680> been<00:01:37.759> our for proxy voting, which
• had been our for proxy voting, which had been our members<00:01:38.400> concern<00:01:38.799>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Even a proxy, somebody who has proxy access for a family member, gets proxy access to the portal through
• They are logging into their portal and seeing the information for the person that they have proxy access
• When my son had a biopsy at age 12, I was told that he would need to sign a proxy form to give me only

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. Sponsor Senator Grall explained an amendment that aligned the bill more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” allowing a 14-day extension, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several senators asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill applied post-mortem; Grall said the bill was limited to authorized access during the patient’s life. Testimony was largely opposed, with health information and provider groups warning that the bill could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with HIPAA and meaningful-use rules, burden facilities, and improperly broaden access to portals and sensitive records. Supporters argued it would improve patient access and speed. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote after debate on the bill as amended. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. Grall described provisions on synthetic turf, change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor scope, tall mass timber, pool and spa contractor scope, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and solar/energy storage inspections. Two amendments were adopted: one removed pool and spa contractor language and delayed the change-order provision until July 1, 2025; the other removed the tall mass timber section. Pool contractors testified against the scope expansion in the original bill, while others supported the remaining provisions. Senators raised concerns about the Florida Building Commission process and how the public-works language might affect small-business participation, but the bill as amended was ultimately reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. Grall said the bill would require parental consent for most minor health care decisions, allow parental access to records, restrict surveys/questionnaires, and limit use of biofeedback devices, while preserving certain exceptions such as emergency care and STD testing. An amendment clarified questionnaire opt-outs for K-12 students, added court-order exceptions, addressed DNA sampling for criminal investigations, refined biofeedback language, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions; it was adopted. The bill drew extensive testimony both for and against: supporters said it restored parental authority and protected children from decisions they are not equipped to make, while opponents argued it would endanger minors seeking confidential STI, mental health, or abuse-related care, especially in unsafe homes. Senators also debated whether the bill would conflict with existing laws and whether it could leave some minors untreated. The transcript ends during continued public testimony on the bill.

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• Even a proxy, somebody who has proxy access for a family member, gets proxy access to the portal through
• They are logging into their portal and seeing the information for the person that they have proxy access
• When my son had a biopsy at age 12, I was told that he would need to sign a proxy form to give me only

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.