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• Washington and subsequently George Washington and subsequently became General Washington's trusted Aid
• became General Washington's trusted Aid became General Washington's trusted Aid and and and Protegé
• principles of Liberty and Revolutionary principles of Liberty and Revolutionary principles of Liberty and equality
• secured by the founding equality secured by the founding equality secured by the founding generation

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• It's really primarily, well, or maybe in equal part, a consumer protection mechanism, because if a project
• I do want to point out that TAM members are equally concerned.
• I do want to point out that TAM members are equally concerned about cost shifting and risk shifting.
• rate-making principles have served Texas well across periods of load growth and flat demand, and they are equally
• We pay in what nerd utility language is 'contribution in aid of construction.'

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• continue to bring that wonderful temperament, that faithfulness to the law, and treating everybody equally
• treating litigants, defendants, witnesses, and courtroom professionals with dignity and respect and with equal
• And so, ...equal measures of gravitas and grace.
• So they spend probably about an equal amount of time here in Richmond, but he’s retired. Thank you.
• What was it like to be a legislative aide for Eileen Filler-Corn and Mark Keam in their very first term

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• to determine whether its enforcement would violate constitutional guarantees such as due process, equal
• exposure, loss of funding and institutional ties, potential student expulsion, and loss of financial aid
• My name is John Harris Maurer, and I'm the Public Policy Director for Equality Florida.
• I think in these divisive times, it can be applied not equally, and it could be applied as retribution
• Real order comes from trust, fairness, and equality.

Bills: S0500, S0536, S0762, S1582, S1632, S1634, S1742, S1750, S1792

Keywords: security detail, protective detail, candidate protection, election security, statewide office, governor, lieutenant governor, cabinet officer, nominee, officer-elect, FDLE, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, primary election, general election, canvassing commission, political party, minor party, campaign safety, election protection, public safety

Summary: The committee first considered SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin and supporters said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but helps law enforcement and prosecutors establish gang-related connections for warrants and sentencing enhancements. Senator Smith raised concerns about the lowered threshold for being observed with gang members and possible unintended impacts on business owners and others; Martin said the language was not intended to cover ordinary business interactions and that a gang tattoo must be one used by the gang. After an amendment aligning the Senate bill with the House version was adopted, the committee reported CS/SB 536 favorably. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 762, which allows chief judges to assign capital conflict cases across regional counsel offices, with an amendment requiring judges to consider judicial economy and geographic proximity. Testimony from regional counsel emphasized projected long-term savings, estimated at about $150 million over 10 years. The committee then approved CS/SB 1742, creating a new indecent exposure offense involving sexual conduct directed at minors, and CS/SB 1750, which increases penalties for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses; both bills were amended before passage, with law enforcement groups appearing in support. The committee next took up SB 1582, which creates statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions without creating a new state-run database, while preserving confidentiality protections and law enforcement access. An amendment was adopted, and pawnbroker and recycling stakeholders testified in support. The linked public records bill, SB 1792, creating an exemption for those transaction records while allowing certain information to be released to alleged owners, was also reported favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 500, which provides FDLE protective security details to major party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices after primary certification and until the general election is resolved; a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill was described as mirroring federal candidate protection practices. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would bar Florida courts from enforcing foreign or religious law in a way that overrides the U.S. or Florida constitutions and would create a process for designating foreign or domestic terrorist organizations, with related consequences for schools, funding, and student conduct. Senator Grall said the bill is intended to protect constitutional principles and target violent, criminal conduct rather than protected speech or religious practice, and she explained that designations would follow a public process with judicial review. Senators Smith and Polsky pressed repeatedly on First Amendment, due process, vagueness, and academic-speech concerns, asking how “promotion” would be defined and whether students, attorneys, or advocacy groups could be swept in; Grall said she was open to clarifying language but maintained the bill is aimed at furthering illegal acts, not mere opinion. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, warning it could be used to target Muslim students, religious communities, advocacy groups, and political dissent, while a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety. The transcript ends during public testimony on SB 1632, with no final committee vote shown in the excerpt.

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• We divide it equally. Thank you.
• So the combined salary increases equal approximately $100,000 per year of the agency's appropriations
• your handout is a diagram which shows the four historical fees: prepaid wireless, landline, and equalization
• This exceptional item request would be fully funded through actual revenue collected by the Equalization
• includes both criminal justice system-based advocates and community-based advocates to work together to aid

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• Cloud area, but is equally as important to the 14 counties it represents in central Minnesota that would
• I always... the St Cloud area but is equally as the St Cloud area but is equally as important<00:09:16.839
• between those two settings, the budgets would become roughly equal as well.
• Partners in the manager and be equal Partners in the planning planning planning process<00:59:43.680
• It's like a aide helping him over and over again to learn how to tie his shoelaces.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This group has equal representation of district administrators and local union members.
• This group has equal representation of district administrators and local union members.
• This group has equal representation of district administrators and local union members.
• This group has equal representation of district administrators and local union members.
• This group has equal representation of district administrators and local union members.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But all seven are equally preeminent.
• Our equal rights, what this good Lord put us on this earth for: options. Mr.
• But this is the option for us, for our citizens, for equal rights. Give it back to us.
• Senate Bill 1451 is a notification bill to aid in communication between counties and the state.
• Senate Bill 1451 is a notification bill to aid in communication between counties and the state for voter

Bills: SB1687, HB1687, HB4431, HB2894, HB2979, HB3262, HB3298, HB3369, HB3431, HB3462, SB1226, SB1876, SB1916, SB1920, HB3467, HB3498, HB3500, HB3521, HB3581, HB3650, HB3673, HB3764, HB3767, HB3781, HB3800, HB3831, HB3834, HB3941, HB2749, HB3970, HB3972, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, HB3996, HB4095, HB4104, HB4191, HB4248, HB4298, HB4338, HB4427, HB4428, HJR1023, HB3660, HB3718, HB4326, HB3443, HB3880, HB3649, HB3000, SB1651, SB504, SB372, SB1326, SB1633, SB248, SB1242, SB1238, SB423, SB1989, SB1286, SB904, SB1213, SB1216, SB1827, SB65, SB1390, SB259, SB1944, SB540, SB2139, SB346, SB1595, SB1400, SB1555, SB1209, SB2110, SB1670, SB1061, SB2104, HR1057, SB1946, SB1734, SB1316, SB1360, SB1557, SB1684, SB2049, SB1410, SB2011, SB1437, SB1204, SB1732, SB1775, SB2084, SB1380, SB1572, SB1772, SB1224, SB710, SB1338, SB1266, SB1303, SB1307, SB1562, SB1794, SB1191, SB1983, SB1832, SB1448, SB1534, SB1593, SB1597, SB1630, SB1489, SB1726, SB1796, SB1806, SB1877, SB1451, SB1553, SB1632, SB1423, SB1425, SB1502, SB2180, SB1725, SB2182, HB3003, HB3004, HB4434, HB4324, HB4342, HB2137, HB4432, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53

Keywords: driver licenses, exam proctor, Service Oklahoma, commercial training, background checks, advance directive, advance health care directive, health care proxy, medical power of attorney, durable power of attorney for health care, living will, surrogate decision-maker, default surrogate, health care agent, capacity determination, supported decision making, mental health directive, psychiatric advance directive, end-of-life care, life-sustaining treatment

Summary: The House recognized several visitors and groups during the day, including the Norman North High School Cheer and Stunt Team, a student page, Bartlesville Day at the Capitol, and Leadership Elk City. The chamber then took up a long series of Senate amendments and final passage votes on a wide range of measures, with most amendments adopted without objection and many bills passing by wide margins. Topics included advanced health care directives, the Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act, motor vehicle and insurance changes, food truck fire suppression, foreign adversary land ownership restrictions, plumbing licensing reform, probate procedure, financial institutions, riots, Medicaid, court reporters, public finance, district attorney recruitment incentives, child care, the Oklahoma Brine Development Act, adjunct teachers, workers’ compensation, and other technical or policy updates. Several bills drew substantive debate. The Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act prompted questions about the additional $15 million funding tranche, return on investment, and the use of out-of-state fund managers; supporters said the program had created thousands of jobs and generated strong tax revenue, while opponents criticized the lack of independent ROI data and transparency. House Bill 3500 on probate procedure also drew questions about a nine-month deadline for successor affidavits, with the author saying the change would prevent a “gotcha” that could defeat a decedent’s wishes. House Bill 3660 on natural organic reduction was the subject of extended debate, with supporters arguing for personal freedom and rejecting claims about misuse of the resulting material, while opponents raised concerns about the practice and its regulation. The House passed most measures by comfortable margins, including bills on advanced health care directives, professions and occupations, motor vehicles, Medicaid, insurance, child care, court reporters, public finance, and criminal law. A few measures failed or were reconsidered: Senate Bill 1916 initially failed on a 46-39 vote, but the House later voted to reconsider and then passed it on reconsideration. Several bills also carried emergency clauses, which were adopted where required by two-thirds votes. The session ended with the House still considering debate on House Bill 3660 after the chamber had recessed and returned to order.

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• We're definitely supportive of any efficiencies that can be gained in that case, but we're equally concerned
• ><00:21:15.039> case,<00:21:15.360> but<00:21:15.600> we're<00:21:15.760> equally
• gained in that case, but we're equally gained in that case, but we're equally concerned<00:21:16.559
• increase trust on the part of folks and members of the community and made them more willing to accept aid
• We provided first aid and CPR training and certified a lot of our folks there during that time.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met to adopt the minutes of the second meeting by voice vote, then heard an update focused on disaster preparedness, resiliency, response, and coordination among state agencies and partners. The chair emphasized avoiding duplication of resources and highlighted the importance of agriculture-related response issues, including animal evacuation, feed distribution, and the role of extension services during disasters. The Department for Public Health was invited to explain its role in emergency planning and response. Public Health described its Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch as the lead coordinating agency for Emergency Support Function 8, covering health and medical services under Kentucky’s emergency operations framework. Testimony outlined its broad responsibilities, including support for hospitals, morgues, local health departments, behavioral health, crisis counseling, suspicious package testing, disease outbreaks, and coordination with emergency management, EMS, transportation, and nonprofit and private partners. Officials also described the agency’s risk-assessment process, training and exercise programs, and deployed assets such as PPE caches, deployable communications, a federal medical station, a mobile treatment center, and alternate care support used in events like the eastern Kentucky floods and COVID-19. The agency also discussed funding through federal cooperative agreements for public health emergency preparedness and hospital preparedness, noting that these programs have evolved since 9/11 and have been shaped by major disasters and emerging threats. Officials said Kentucky’s funding has declined over time and that current awards are partially funded for the first time in the program’s history. They expressed support for efficiency if federal programs are consolidated, but cautioned that combining programs could risk further funding losses.

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• A very good and equally meritorious use of those monies would be to backfill the losses we've had in
• /c><00:41:02.160> very<00:41:02.800> good<00:41:03.040> and<00:41:03.359> equally
• A very good and equally infrastructure.
• A very good and equally meritorious<00:41:04.400> use<00:41:04.720> of<00:41:05.040>
• economic development, determinants of public health, violence prevention, youth development, civil legal aid

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Adopting the changes in the bill would aid Crookston and our other campuses, who are facing similar issues
• Liquor retailers are retailers that are not Total Wine do not have the same equal access to large retail
• are not Total Line do not have<01:11:01.320> the<01:11:01.440> same<01:11:01.679> equal
• <01:11:02.159> access<01:11:02.440> to<01:11:02.640> large have the same equal
• access to large have the same equal access to large retail<01:11:03.400> as<01:11:03.920>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The funding—our problem is our salaries are equal when living conditions are not.
• I was not aware that the funding would be equal on a per capita basis as compared to trying to identify
• I was not aware that the funding would be equal as per capita basis as compared to trying to identify
• Under the provisions of this rider, the agency is required each biennium to collect an amount equal to
• These instructors would also benefit their mutual aid partners in their neighboring communities because

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard the Legislative Budget Board’s overview of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s 2026-27 budget, followed by extensive testimony from DPS leadership. The LBB presentation covered funding and staffing changes across driver license services, facilities, troopers and recruit schools, crime labs, vehicle and aircraft operations, and border security. The recommendations included added support for customer service staffing and trooper hiring, but did not include several DPS exceptional items such as major driver license staffing and technology requests, new regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio, and other capital projects. Members also discussed proposed rider changes, including a new rider to lapse unused trooper funding and require reporting after recruit schools. Much of the committee’s questioning focused on driver license operations, where senators criticized long call wait times, low call-answer rates, appointment delays, and what they viewed as an overreliance on adding staff rather than improving processes. DPS and LBB witnesses said the agency is pursuing some technology upgrades, including automation, online pre-population of applications, and appointment-system improvements, but acknowledged that the driver license division remains a major problem area. Senators also raised concerns about whether the 2019 efficiency study led to meaningful changes and whether the agency should consider broader process redesign or even a different administrative structure. Colonel Freeman and other DPS officials then defended the agency’s broader law enforcement and border-security work, emphasizing the need for the Williamson County training academy, the 500 additional troopers funded in prior sessions, and continued support for Operation Lone Star. They described DPS’s role in border interdiction, threat-to-life investigations, oilfield theft cases, Capitol and Alamo security, and highway safety, and said the agency is stretched thin by deployments and overtime. Members asked about border reimbursement possibilities, regional staffing differences, pursuit safety, fleet and aircraft replacement needs, and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame museum. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• I had met with folks from 603 Legal Aid and also New Hampshire Legal Aid, two separate programs, but
• balanced using the state's reallocation process to create more probation and parole officers to equalize
• balanced using the state's reallocation process to create more probation and parole officers to equalize
• The ACLU focuses on equality and fighting discrimination.
• <01:44:03.040> and themselves so we focus on equality and themselves so we focus on equality

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Commission report data demonstrating that resource use and costs of providing hospital-at-home care are equal
• By doing this, you will aid the evolution of the health care system in the U.S., which definitely has
• in rural communities, low-income communities, and communities of color, digital access is far from equal

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing with testimony on several health care bills, with most of the discussion focused on primary care access, community health center reimbursement, midwifery and birth centers, telehealth, hospital-at-home, direct primary care, and trans-inclusive health care access. Chair Feeney and Chair Murphy opened by noting the large number of signups and asking testifiers to keep remarks brief because of time constraints. Legislators and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that Massachusetts’ primary care system is under strain and that federal policy changes and reimbursement gaps are worsening financial pressure on providers. On community health centers, Representative Blay, Senator Lovely, Michael Curry, Bethany Keeley, Jag Deep Trevetti, Sean Cahill, and Christina Severin all supported H. 1096/S. 711, which would require commercial insurers to pay federally qualified health centers at least the MassHealth prospective payment system rate. They argued that commercial plans currently reimburse health centers below Medicaid rates, threatening sustainability, staffing, and access, especially as federal cuts and coverage losses could increase uncompensated care. Testifiers said the bill would stabilize health centers, protect primary care access, and not cost the state money. A second major topic was H. 1117/S. 784 on sustaining birth centers and the midwifery workforce. Senator Lovely, Senator Miranda, Emily Anesta, Rebecca Orden, Catherine Rushworth, Nishira Burrill, Joel Sutherland, Rachel Blessington, Joelle Ward, and others described the 2024 maternal health omnibus as an important first step, but said birth centers and midwives still face low reimbursement, workforce shortages, and financial instability. They urged reimbursement parity, a workforce development fund, and support for freestanding birth centers, citing improved outcomes, lower C-section rates, better patient experience, and racial equity in maternal health. Several speakers shared personal birth stories and said the bill would help preserve and expand birth options in communities like Roxbury, Worcester, and the North Shore. The committee also heard support for H. 1343 on direct primary care from Dr. Garofalo, Dr. Altman, Dr. Nair, Stephanie Cameron, Dr. Haley Moke-Blessed, and others, who said current insurance rules force patients to use a separate in-network primary care doctor for referrals and sometimes prevent physicians from dispensing medications. They argued the bill would reduce delays, administrative burden, and costs while improving continuity of care. In addition, Dr. Miklides and Sue Stempeck supported H. 1141 on hospital-at-home parity, saying the model has strong outcomes and should be reimbursed at the same rate as brick-and-mortar hospital care. Heather Myers and Katrina Cook testified on telehealth and digital health equity, urging broader coverage for asynchronous care, remote monitoring, interpreter services, and digital literacy supports. SEIU Local 509 supported H. 1188/S. 681 on trans-inclusive health care access, saying it would remove arbitrary insurance barriers to gender-affirming care. No votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• But we have been equally clear that innovation cannot come at the expense of public or transportation
• vehicles our response patterns and build out notifications for their vehicles directly from our computer-aided
• The safety framework is equally deficient, relying on self-certification rather than independent validation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The second is equally important, which is actually improving the lives of folks who are experiencing
• Not all services are created equal in this space, and this is a big thing that I am committed to for
• That should fund about 101 additional caseworkers, $9.6 million over two years to hire case aides, $5.6

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• teachers is undeniable, the contribution of school nurses, counselors, counselors, and librarians are equally
• chain to make sure that we can produce this if there is, even if, as Travis said, There is another equal
• But if you look on the Red Cross's current Choking First Aid webpage, these devices are not mentioned

Bills: HB367, HB497, HB549, HB983, HB 1188, HB 1290, HB1368, HB2243, HB2310, HB2849, HB3099, HB3546, HB3629, HB3627

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

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• We did not cut county program aid.
• and county program aid.
• We uh cut invasive species aid.
• I thought that was county program aid.
• substantial cuts to local government aid substantial cuts to local government aid and<02:26:26.560

Keywords: 1183, house

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• that particular crime, and then you have a pill count that equals to that same crime.
• that particular crime, and then you have a pill count that equals that same crime.
• the word 'equal.'
• to 3% of the premium to go amount equal to 3% of the premium to go towards<03:52:43.600> those
• Okay, with the ultimate goal in that to aid and assist our local rural firefighters, is that correct?

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 31 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Dr. Reginald Anderson, and recited the pledge of allegiance. The journal and committee reports were dispensed with by voice vote. Early in the meeting, senators also introduced guests, including Dr. Adrian Gilliam Pierre as doctor of the day and several school groups and community visitors in the galleries. A major portion of the session was devoted to recognizing student athletes and coaches through commendation resolutions. The Senate honored the Northside High School Gators boys basketball team for winning its first Class 2A state championship, the Morton High School Panthers boys basketball team for winning the 2025 Class 4A title, East Rankin Academy teams for multiple championships, Simpson County Academy’s boys cross country team and Lily Overby, Brookhaven Academy’s fast-pitch softball team, and several other schools and programs. The chamber also recognized Mississippi artist Castro Coleman (Mr. Sipp) for his music contributions, and later introduced the Meridian High School Choir, Brookhaven Academy fifth graders, and David Hoke, who has delivered Bibles to all 50 state legislatures. The Senate then took up nominations and approved three by advise-and-consent: Kent Gerard Nico to the Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, Marcus Jones Martin to the State Tax Appeals Board, and Keith Allen Williams Jr. to the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation. After that, Senator Kirby moved to suspend the rules and take up a large block of commending resolutions, which the Senate agreed to consider together. The block included numerous resolutions honoring schools, athletes, educators, and community figures, and the Senate agreed to proceed to final passage by roll call with no objection noted.

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• Equally critical, the bill imposes no standard of care for the treatment of customer data by municipal
• Equally critical, the bill imposes no standard of care for the treatment of customer data by municipal
• Equally critical, the bill imposes no standard of care for the treatment of customer data by municipal
• <04:11:19.120> Uh like mobility and mobility aids. Uh like mobility and mobility aids.
• equality, proactive planning. equality, proactive planning.

Keywords: 1189, house, all