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• She then asked for clarification on whether the bill would replace the current rural health care tax
• Representative Jones asked whether the bill would replace what is already in place, the rural health
• would update the name from the rural health care tax credit to the health care tax credit and would replace
• Would this bill replace what is already in place the rural health care tax credit?
• Thank you. ...and would replace the current legislation. Thank you, Representative.

Keywords: 996, all

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• impose a one-size-fits-all cumbersome standard that would, in the name of empowering parents, actually replace
• impose a one-size-fits-all cumbersome standard that would, in the name of empowering parents, actually replace
• <00:20:42.480> parents'<00:20:42.880> own parents actually replace parents' own parents
• actually replace parents' own decision-m<00:20:44.240> with<00:20:44.799> the<00:20:45.039
• So I think a valid point made by one of the speakers is this isn't and should never replace parental

Bills: HB69, HB114, HB161

Keywords: firearms, possession, Class 1 municipalities, criminal penalties, federal law, stolen firearms, prohibited persons, HB114, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama, dental board, dental licensing, dentist regulation, professional licensing, occupational licensing, healthcare regulation, licensure board, state agency continuation, agency sunset review

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• Um, on line five, replace line 93 on page four following. And that should be the last amendment.
• I have my first amendment, starting on line 16, replace line 16 on page one of the following.
• Well, replace line 16 on page one. The Um, well replace line 16 on page one.
• Replace line 16 on page one, the following: peace officer...
• So do you put that in to replace what was scratched out with the line? Well, it's related.

Bills: HB202, HB42, HB146, HB492, HB285, HB7, HB454, HB42, HB7

Keywords: law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice, Alabama law, youthful offender, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, juvenile offenders, delinquent acts, juvenile court, nonfelony offenses, water safety offenses, HB285

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• The first one is to seek and remove the term “sexual performance” from our criminal code and replace
• And so the term has been abandoned, as I mentioned, by some jurisdictions and replaced by the term child
• pornography or, more recently, by child sexually and replaced by the term child pornography, or more
• When one looks at the criminal statutes to replace the term “sexual performance,” it poses some challenges
• because those phrases are not a perfect, easy replacement.

Bills: HCR3028

Keywords: human trafficking, victim services, re-entry programs, legislative study, public safety, mental health, law enforcement, 908, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and acted on several measures related to human trafficking, criminal procedure, and child protection. It first took up House Concurrent Resolution 3028, which would direct a legislative study of human trafficking victim services and re-entry programs. The sponsor and supporters emphasized helping victims rebuild basic life and workforce skills and better understanding existing services; YouthWorks and the North Dakota Catholic Conference described current programs and the trauma victims face. The committee discussed overlap with other interim studies, then voted unanimously to give the resolution a due pass, with Senator Braunberger designated to carry it. The committee then considered House Bill 1263, concerning sealing criminal records, and moved it forward without changing the House version after members noted the House had removed presumption language and reduced the waiting period. That bill also received a due pass recommendation. Next, House Bill 1226, which revises the state’s mask law for public places, drew testimony from the sponsor and an expert witness who argued that masking to conceal identity during group criminal conduct undermines public safety and law enforcement. Members debated the House-added requirement that law enforcement request unmasking; the committee adopted an amendment to remove that language, then passed the bill as amended, with Senator Luick to carry it. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1410, a study resolution on criminal conduct against children, including child sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, and the use of artificial intelligence in exploitation crimes. Supporters from the Child Sexual Assault Prevention Task Force, YouthWorks, and the Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Dakota said the study would help update outdated terminology, review AI-related issues, and improve investigation and prosecution tools. The committee approved the resolution with a due pass recommendation, and Senator Cory was assigned to carry it. The committee also received a brief report that, in a quick review, there were 82 active studies introduced, including 10 shall studies and 35 shall-consider studies, with limited overlap identified beyond the trafficking-related measures.

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• committed individuals in the Minnesota sex offender program petition for a reduction in custody, and replace
• ><00:08:20.919> custody<00:08:21.639> and<00:08:22.280> um<00:08:22.720> replaces
• reduction in custody and um replaces reduction in custody and um replaces this<00:08:23.479>
• updating terminology by deleting the terms emotional disturbance and severe emotional disturbance and replacing
• for children's mental health, and also deleting the term out-of-home placement where necessary and replacing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It simply replaces line 220 with 221.
• Represent simply<00:12:20.079> replaces<00:12:20.480> line<00:12:20.880> 220<00:
• <00:12:23.360> Uh<00:12:23.600> you've simply replaces line 220 221.
• Uh you've simply replaces line 220 221.

Bills: HB530, HB559, SB317, HB568, HB530, HB559, SB317, HB568

Keywords: tax exemption, Kidz Eatz, sales tax, non-profit, local government, loitering, mask mandate, public safety, school policy, college regulations, law enforcement, Alabama Innovation Corporation, board of directors, staggered terms, economic development, entrepreneurship, voting rights, restoration, pardons, Parole Board

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• They had to replace that actually took the copper out. system we have system we have pretty<00:02:50.080
• They had<00:03:03.040> to<00:03:03.200> replace that<00:03:07.519> actually took
• Replace line 230 on page 9 with the following: A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, 4, A1.
• Replace line 230 on page 9 with the following: A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, 4, A1.

Bills: SB277, HB395, HB482, SB251, HB513

Keywords: decentralized nonprofit association, unincorporated nonprofit association, blockchain, distributed ledger technology, smart contract, digital asset, crypto, web3, DAO, decentralized autonomous organization, nonprofit governance, digital membership, consensus mechanism, ledger, Alabama nonprofit law, entity formation, liability protection, service of process, real property, winding up

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• I'm appointing Senator Finchem to the Committee on Rules to temporarily replace Senator Peterson for
• I'm appointing Senator Angus to the Committee on Rules to temporarily replace Senator Farnsworth for
• And I'm appointing Senator Shope to temporarily replace... ...February 23, 2026, and I'm appointing Senator
• Shope to temporarily replace Senator Farnsworth as chairman of the Committee on Rules for Monday, February

Keywords: 1182, all

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• . >> Chairman, the amendment replaces lines 82 and 83 on page three with the following: a franchise agreement
• Uh<00:09:52.320> amendment<00:09:53.040> uh<00:09:53.440> replaces<00:09:54.000>
• line<00:09:54.399> 82<00:09:54.800> and<00:09:55.040> 83 Uh amendment uh replaces
• line 82 and 83 Uh amendment uh replaces line 82 and 83 on<00:09:55.519> page<00:09:55.839>

Bills: HB418, SB138, SB215, HB418, SB138, SB215

Keywords: financial services, banking, insurance, debanking, social credit score, ESG, environmental, social, and governance, diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI, religious freedom, free speech, viewpoint discrimination, political discrimination, firearms, gun industry, ammunition, fossil fuels, oil and gas, mining, timber

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• Um, everybody should have it in front of them, but what it does, it replaces line 37 on page two with
• :16.720> it in front of them, but what it does, it in front of them, but what it does, it replaces
• 05:18.400> page<00:05:18.800> two<00:05:19.680> uh<00:05:19.759> with replaces
• line 37 on page two uh with replaces line 37 on page two uh with following<00:05:20.960> uh<00

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• This replaces lines 169 through 172 on page seven with the following.
• <00:04:38.320> This<00:04:38.680> replaces original omnibus bill.
• This replaces original omnibus bill.
• This replaces lines<00:04:39.560> 169<00:04:40.480> through<00:04:40.640> 172<00

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Is to replace that with some training for the CEO at our mandatory trainings.
• It's got four bolts to replace. You call me, and I'll send you a replacement set. Okay.
• replacements, and usually only for a couple of weeks.
• It cost the city about $30,000 every time I had to replace an officer.
• The city about $30,000 every time I had to replace an officer.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <01:44:27.199> to extraordinary expensive to replace to extraordinary expensive to replace
• We will not replace the swine facility likely until, you know, we go down that phase until the swine
• get that in place we will not replace get that in place we will not replace the<01:54:30.360>
• perhaps or something like that replace perhaps or something like that it's<01:54:56.599> not<
• /c><01:54:58.280> to it's not to replace them it's to it's not to replace them it's to complement

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• AI therapists cannot replace the clinical judgment, training, duty of care, and human instinct that a
• AI therapists cannot replace the clinical judgment, training, duty of care, and human instinct that a
• They want to use it to support their workforce, not replace it, to expand access, not dilute quality,
• First, we agree with the author that AI should not be advertised as replacing licensed professionals.
• So we're actually capturing when a business is saying, 'This job is replaced by AI.'

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and reinforce confidentiality and privacy protections for therapy records. Supporters, including a mother and therapist whose son died by suicide after extensive chats with ChatGPT, argued the bill is needed to prevent harmful, crisis-related interactions. Behavioral health groups and labor/privacy organizations supported the measure, while TechNet, the California Medical Association, and the California Hospital Association opposed unless amended, saying the bill could restrict useful clinical tools and create conflicts around triage, screening, and data use. The committee passed SB 903 4-0 to Appropriations, with members noting the need for further work on definitions and implementation. SB 1119 would create a broader framework for chatbot safety for children, including annual risk assessments, crisis response protocols, default child protections, parental controls, notice and time limits, restrictions on advertising and use of children’s data, incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The author and supporters again cited the death of Adam Raine as evidence that chatbots can reinforce suicidal ideation and isolate children. Common Sense Media and several labor and privacy groups supported the bill. CalChamber, TechNet, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and other industry and local government groups opposed unless amended, raising concerns about vague standards, overlap with SB 243, prescriptive design mandates, and litigation risk. The committee approved SB 1119 4-0 to Judiciary, with amendments to be taken there. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader data by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for most data. Supporters said the bill responds to documented misuse and over-retention of data that mostly belongs to innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, arguing the retention limit would hinder investigations and reduce the usefulness of ALPRs in serious or delayed cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, a local control bill for six cities, would allow camera or sensor-based enforcement of curb and loading zones, with a human reviewing each violation before issuance. Supporters said it would help cities manage congestion and unsafe blocking of bike lanes and loading zones; privacy advocates warned about expanding automated surveillance. It passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard SB 1101, which would require higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies and limit disclosure to what is legally required. Supporters framed it as a transparency and anti-doxing measure in response to recent federal investigations and subpoenas; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee then began hearing SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, which would require advance notice and reporting when employers displace workers due to technology and give displaced workers priority for openings, but the transcript cuts off before the hearing concluded.

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• I don't want someone not to get a heart valve replacement because we don't have an adequate way to do
• in it, I'm willing to do that to save our military's lives right now while we look for better replacements
• were pretty hot and heavy in committee um the airplane fire departments were like we have nothing to replace
• were pretty hot and heavy in committee um the airplane fire departments were like we have nothing to replace
• were pretty hot and heavy in committee um the airplane fire departments were like we have nothing to replace

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The meeting was a PFAS-focused hearing of the Capital Investment Committee, with members informally discussing the scale of PFAS cleanup costs, possible Minnesota-made removal technology, and even committee birthday treats before the testimony began. No formal votes or motions were taken in the portion provided. The chair also noted the committee was waiting on a computer/cable issue before starting the presentation. The main testimony came from Sandy Wyn, co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, who described how PFAS contamination affected her Michigan community. She recounted that her private well tested at extremely high PFAS levels after a state visit, linked the contamination to Wolverine Worldwide’s historic dumping practices, and said the pollution spread through groundwater and municipal systems. She emphasized that PFAS are widespread in consumer products, firefighting foam, wastewater biosolids, and agriculture, and argued that the chemicals’ persistence makes them difficult to manage once released. Wyn said PFAS exposure is associated with health problems including cholesterol issues, liver and thyroid damage, kidney cancer, low birth weight, and reduced vaccine response in children. She told members she had her own blood tested, later developed thyroid cancer, and said a local child had very high PFAS levels and vaccine complications. Members asked for supporting studies, and she referenced the C8 study and other research. She urged stronger product restrictions, labeling, blood and water testing support, caution around biosolids, and continued efforts to reduce PFAS use, while acknowledging some limited uses may still be necessary in critical applications like military firefighting foam or medical devices.

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• our great nation, employ nearly 62 million Americans, and enable them to feed their families, put a roof
• Uh, my constituents were, you know, patching their roofs, clearing debris by hand.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So a wage replacement rate that's more down in the line of around 30%.
• <01:53:51.800> rate $888,000 so a wage replacement rate $888,000 so a wage replacement rate
• Now there are a lot of other types of wage replacement programs that are out there. You have, Mr.
• <04:55:22.280> programs other types of wage replacement programs other types of wage replacement
• event um you receive wage replacement event um you receive wage replacement for<04:55:43.400>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Under Section 407.37, the topic of shared leave, Section 407.3701, the scope of the chapter, we replaced
• The term permanent employee was replaced with regular and probationary employee.
• We replaced the term permanent employee with regular and probationary employee.
• The term serious or extraordinary was replaced with severe, extreme, or life-threatening, and we removed
• In a nutshell, it's equipment that organizations can use at their sites to replace bar staff having to

Keywords: 908, all

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• Section 40-7-37.01, the scope of the chapter, we replace the term permanent employees with regular and
• The term permanent employee was replaced with regular and probationary employee.
• We replaced the term permanent employee with regular and probationary employee.
• We replaced the term permanent employee with regular and probationary employee.
• The term serious or extraordinary was replaced with severe, extreme, or life-threatening, and we removed

Summary: The committee approved the March 12, 2026 minutes and granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rule changes tied to House Bill 1620/1622, which concern North Dakota’s entry into the physician assistant licensure compact. The Board said it is waiting on compact rules, especially fee structures, before finalizing its own rules. The committee then took up extensive Office of Management and Budget personnel rule revisions, covering salary administration, recruitment, leave policies, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR practices and implement recent legislation, including new hire leave and enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions; the committee raised concerns about the subjectivity and fairness of the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but no action was taken against the rules. The North Dakota Lottery presented emergency and regular rule changes, including updates tied to the Millionaire for Life game and miscellaneous clarifications. The Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology described rule updates that add speech-language pathology assistants to the rules, ease continuing education requirements for out-of-state applicants, expand temporary licensure, and clarify supervision standards. The State Electrical Board reviewed numerous code updates, including changes to electrical and fire alarm standards, receptacle labeling, countertop receptacles, and a major new conveyance/elevator inspection program added by the Legislature; the board said it is preparing to begin inspections by August 1. The Industrial Commission’s Geological Survey Division presented new rules implementing House Bill 1459 on critical minerals in coal-bearing formations, including permit, reporting, confidentiality, and royalty-related provisions. The committee asked about confidentiality of exploration data and drilling depth. The Public Employees Retirement System outlined rule changes implementing several bills affecting defined benefit, public safety, defined contribution, insurance, deferred compensation, and retiree health credit programs, and noted possible future proposals to add state EMS or create a LOSAP-style plan. The Department of Health and Human Services presented substance use disorder voucher rules implementing House Bill 1012, including allowing individuals to apply directly and setting reimbursement procedures; the rules were expected to have a $250,000 general fund impact already included in the budget. The longest discussion involved the Gaming Commission rules. Members questioned whether the commission had authority to raise poker tournament buy-ins from $300 to $1,500, viewing it as an expansion of gaming rather than a mere clarification. After debate, the committee voted to void that specific rule section for lack of statutory authority. The rest of the gaming rules covered higher raffle limits from House Bill 1192, the change from “bar” to “alcoholic beverage establishment,” veterans’ organization proceeds, credit ticket voucher kiosks, online raffles, and advertising restrictions; the presenter said several public comments led to revisions or withdrawals of proposed language. The meeting ended with discussion of upcoming Ethics Commission travel-reporting rules and scheduling the next committee meeting in September.

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• Section 407.3701, the scope of the chapter, we replace the term permanent employees with regular and
• The term permanent employee was replaced with regular and probationary employee.
• We replaced the term permanent employee with regular and probationary employee.
• We replaced the term permanent employee with regular and probationary employee.
• The term serious or extraordinary was replaced with severe, extreme, or life-threatening, and we removed

Summary: The Administrative Rules Committee met on June 11 and first approved the March 12, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rules tied to recent legislation, including North Dakota’s participation in the physician assistant licensure compact and a new physician nutrition continuing education requirement. The Board said it was waiting on compact rules and fee information before finalizing its own changes. The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the Office of Management and Budget on broad personnel rule revisions, including salary administration, recruitment, leave, sick leave, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR language and implement recent legislation such as enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions and new hire leave. Members questioned the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but OMB and counsel said those standards come from statute, not the rules. The committee also heard and accepted rule packages from the Lottery, the Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, the State Electrical Board, the Industrial Commission, PERS, and Health and Human Services, with each agency describing mostly technical, clarifying, or statutory-conforming changes and noting the public notice and comment process. The most significant action came during the Gaming Commission rules presentation. After questioning whether the commission had authority to raise the poker tournament buy-in limit from $300 to $1,500, members moved to void Section 99-01.3-09-01 on the ground that the agency lacked statutory authority for that change. The motion passed on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed several gaming-related issues, including online raffles, kiosk use, advertising restrictions, and the broader policy question of whether charities should be allowed to own bars, but took no further formal action on those topics.