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• without a CDL to operate heavy equipment, heavy trucks during certain emergencies when they are declared
• This would uh allow an operator to move equipment uh in a declared emergency on any state or municipal
• This would uh allow an operator to move equipment uh in a declared emergency on any state or municipal
• This would uh allow an operator to move equipment uh in a declared emergency on any state or municipal
• This would uh allow an operator to move equipment uh in a declared emergency on any state or municipal

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• you represent like Tea Roosevelt action, that your preference is lethal versus non lethal wildlife control
• Violations to occur before a vessel is declared a public nuisance.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• You had 180 days to perform and we all know when you don't when you're not in control of the schedule
• issuance of financial obligations by the Laguna Madre Water District during a time of disaster declaration

Bills: HJR40

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, constitutional amendment

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• HB 3777 by Tupper relates to the requirements of owners of a dog taken into custody by an animal control
• HB 3786 by Busey relates to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of filing an

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The bill is declared retroactive and curative and repeals the opt-out statute. opting out must create
• The bill is<01:22:11.040> declared<01:22:11.760> retroactive<01:22:12.719> and<01
• :22:14.000> curative<01:22:15.280> and is declared retroactive and curative and is declared
• And you still got the control.
• "And you still got the control.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then adopted the previous day’s journal and excused absent senators. The chamber recognized visiting members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and adopted a Senate resolution designating February 10, 2026, as Alpha Phi Alpha Day at the Alabama State Capitol. Senators offered remarks praising the fraternity’s service, civic outreach, and historical significance, and the House later sent over a matching resolution, which the Senate adopted. The Senate also heard a Black History Month presentation highlighting Benjamin Banneker, Dr. Charles Drew, Ralph Bunche, and Carter G. Woodson. The Senate then processed a large number of House messages and confirmations. House bills and resolutions were referred to committees, including measures on juvenile offenders, administrative rules, state income tax, local legislation, ad valorem tax, multi-member boards, license plates, criminal procedure, and food banks. The Senate confirmed several appointments, including multiple Alabama Army National Guard promotions, Mike Suo to the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees, and Christy Andrews to the Alabama Securities Commission, each by roll call with no opposition. In motions and resolutions, the Senate adopted numerous commemorative and honorary resolutions, including observances for National Blood Donor Month, Diabetes Month, Booker T. Washington Day, the Alabama Community College Football Study Commission, and recognitions for individuals and organizations such as the Baldwin County Fair, Sheriff Derek Cunningham, William Riley Hawkins Jr., and Clifford Ray Miller. Senator Barfoot’s resolution urging federal funding for the state logging efficiency grant fund was adopted after adding all senators as co-sponsors, and a resolution honoring Sheriff Derek Cunningham was read at length and adopted. The Senate also adopted the Rules Committee’s special order calendar for the next legislative day, which prioritized several bills on libraries, taxation, retired state employees, municipalities, transportation, coal-impacted communities, income tax, the Alabama Space Authority, cosmetology and barbering, security, entertainment incentives, and health. In local legislation, the Senate passed several local bills, including measures for Mobile County, class 2 municipalities, public transportation, Jefferson County, and the town of Morris.

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• You know, hopefully, we're going to get inflation back under control.
• Do you provide birth control information? We do.
• We talk about birth control, but we do not provide it. Okay. So, yes. You educate on it.
• They cannot control many of these reasons.
• Let's control the controllables and approve a much-needed increase in the Medicaid allowable rate for

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Part of the problem with the human service zones is that we want to control too many things in Bismarck
• This would combine the current approved relatives, in-home providers, and self-declaration providers
• And it's a lot because the word self-declaration. So are we going to label the program types?
• So are we going to continue to call program type 1 self-declaration, program type 2 family child care
• Nation, operate their health care services under a self-governance model that allows the tribes to control

Summary: The committee first heard an update on North Dakota’s Interagency Council on Homelessness and Continuum of Care funding. Jennifer Henderson of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency reported that homelessness remains driven by tight housing markets, low incomes, rising rents, and barriers to rental assistance, public benefits, and disability determinations. She said the state’s one-time North Dakota Homeless Grant is serving all regions but reaches far fewer households than the former Rent Help program, and that aging homelessness, shelter staffing shortages, and limited affordable units are growing concerns. Members discussed the need for more housing supply, better coordination with Health and Human Services, landlord engagement, reentry housing, and possible continued one-time funding for the $10 million Homeless Grant and $25 million Housing Incentive Fund. Henderson also warned that federal Continuum of Care funding is uncertain, with HUD expected to issue a new notice June 1 and possible shifts away from permanent supportive housing toward transitional housing and other models. The committee then took testimony on accessibility of government services for people who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, or hard of hearing. Paul Olson of North Dakota Vision Services School for the Blind described the school’s services for infants, children, and adults, including screenings, mobility training, assistive technology, and outreach across the state. He said the agency works closely with Vocational Rehabilitation and is also involved in improving website and document accessibility, especially for PDF materials. Public testimony highlighted barriers such as inaccessible CAPTCHA systems, online forms, driver’s license requirements on job applications, and limited transportation in rural areas. A deaf resident urged broader use of video remote interpreting and video relay services, along with training so people know how to use them effectively. Finally, Kay Larson presented the final report on the child care provider licensing study. The report recommended streamlining North Dakota’s child care licensing structure into three provider types plus a preschool designation, while preserving health and safety standards and maintaining eligibility for child care assistance. The committee discussed simplifying training and qualification rules, revising ratio and group-size requirements, and adjusting age bands for infants and toddlers. The report also noted that some changes would require statutory amendments and later administrative rule changes, with a transition period likely extending through 2029. No formal votes were taken in the transcript, but the committee accepted the updates and scheduled follow-up presentations for a later meeting.

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• There was a case in Monroe where an individual was declared brain dead.
• And the... ...was declared brain dead.
• especially for a living donation by someone who is not competent, and depending on how death is declared
• says, “I have not had difficulty accessing misoprostol in a timely manner since it was made into a controlled
• Accessing misoprostol in a timely manner since it was made into a controlled substance, I've been able

Bills: SB57, SB405, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB222, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB815, HB949, HB1092, HB1214

Keywords: SB 57, Act 735, Act 463, nutrition, public health, food additives, artificial colors, banned chemicals, ingredient labeling, food labeling, FDA, food and beverage regulation, consumer disclosure, school nutrition, Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 40, Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 17, food manufacturers, food retailers, compliance, effective date delay

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• be able to provide food for homeless shelters as well as those who have been displaced due to a declared
• displaced<00:10:31.760> due<00:10:32.000> to<00:10:32.160> a<00:10:32.399> declared
• <00:10:32.959> natural displaced due to a declared natural displaced due to a declared natural

Keywords: 958, all

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• any conversations with the executive or with the governor's office around a potential disaster declaration
• these, particularly things that are coming back after decades away, they may warrant a disaster declaration
• So, any conversations with the governor's office about what to do and whether a disaster declaration
• If it's a declared emergency by the governor, we deploy in terms of state active duty.

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• Assembly Bill 642 by Assembly Member Muratsuchi, an act relating to emergencies and declaring the urgency
• by Assembly Member Wicks, an act relating to state claims and making an appropriation therefor, declaring
• Senate Bill 611 by Senator Richardson and others, an act relating to land use and declaring the urgency
• Caballero, an act relating to payment of claims against the state and making an appropriation therefor, declaring

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved procedural motions including suspension of rules for same-day action on certain bills and removal of several measures from the consent calendar. Members also introduced guests and interns from their districts and offices. The chamber then moved through a large number of second- and third-reading items, with many bills deemed read and amendments deemed adopted, and several items passed or retained on file without debate. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 104, a budget measure making technical and conforming changes to the 2025 Budget Act and extending loan repayment terms for two Imperial County hospitals, and to AB 138, which ratified additional collective bargaining agreements and related addenda. Members also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1114 on private ambulance toll fee waivers, AB 642 on emergencies, AB 1051 on state highways, AB 1533 appropriating funds for state claims, SB 611 on housing and land-use litigation delays, SB 251 appropriating funds to pay claims against the state, and AB 1459 on hazardous materials regulatory programs. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 611 and the claims bills were presented as urgency measures and passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The consent calendar was adopted after ABs and SBs on the remaining list were approved, and the Assembly also re-referred SB 104 and SB 138 to the Budget Committee and moved SB 773 to the inactive file. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes for James Raymond Bell, a juvenile justice reform advocate, and Gail Yolanda McGowan, followed by notice of committee meetings and an announcement that the House would stand in summer recess and reconvene on August 18, 2025, at 1 p.m.

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• And so mandamus, declaratory relief—if they've done an ordinance, they can have it declared.
• The court could declare it illegal because of the way they did it, right? Public hearings, correct.
• mandamus declaratory relief, declaratory relief, if they've done an ordinance, they can have it declared
• , the court could declare it illegal because of the way they did it, right, public hearings, correct,

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 2215, which would clarify that property owners may challenge municipal zoning ordinances that are adopted without following Chapter 211 procedures, and would expressly waive municipal sovereign immunity for declaratory, injunctive, and mandamus actions in those cases. The bill sponsor and witnesses argued it would simply enforce existing notice, hearing, and due process requirements and give landowners a practical remedy when cities fail to comply. Testimony in support came from attorneys and a landowner describing alleged zoning actions in Selma that they said occurred without proper notice or hearings and caused significant financial harm. After questions, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2639, which would add disclosure and compensation requirements for local historic designations, including compensation based on the greater of repair/restoration costs or the difference in appraised value with and without the designation. The bill author said it was intended to address situations where historic designation delays or blocks redevelopment and to ensure property owners are fairly compensated. A property owner testified in support, describing an Austin case in which a demolition permit led to historic designation and what he said was a costly forced rehabilitation. Opponents, including a preservation advocate and an East Austin resident, argued the current process is already rigorous, rare, and balanced, and that the bill would undermine cities’ ability to preserve historic places and community heritage. During closing on SB 2639, the chair raised a concern that Section 3B appeared to apply retroactively to pending cases, which he said could be unconstitutional under the Texas Constitution’s prohibition on retroactive laws. The committee did not resolve that issue during the hearing, and the bill was left pending. The committee then adjourned.

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• Medicine and International Cat Care, the Pet Professional Guild, and the National Animal Care and Control
• the National Animal Care and Control the National Animal Care and Control Association.
• Surgery methods have evolved, and pain control has evolved, but paw anatomy is the same.
• or shelters like damaged animal control or shelters like damaged goods. goods. goods.
• and when he was found by animal control and when he was found by animal control after<00:19:24.640

Keywords: 1183, house

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• President, I'm concerned with the lack of financial controls. We talked about this in finance.
• Now, I was an air traffic controller in the Navy for four years.
• <02:37:54.600> airplanes, while I was trying to control airplanes, while I was trying to control
• Why can't you as a legislator get that under control? Why can't you stop it?'
• under control? Why can't you stop it?" under control? Why can't you stop it?"

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was beyond our control. We appreciate your patience.
• What happened in that particular case here in Travis County is that a mistrial was declared and then
• So I'm sorry it worked out this way, but it's something we didn't have any control over.
• You know, the prosecutors control the narrative in these grand jury rooms.
• I mean, that's how the prosecutor controls the narrative.

Bills: HB200

Keywords: HB 200, emergency communication, backup communications, satellite phone, portable satellite equipment, radio, floodplain, 100-year floodplain, FEMA, natural disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency preparedness, vulnerable populations, children, elderly, seniors, people with disabilities, care facilities, residential care, assisted living

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• It was beyond our control. We appreciate your patience and your willingness to stay around.
• I was declared a mistrial, and then they impaneled a new grand jury.
• Most importantly, I realized God was in control and that His spirit led me in the ways I should carry
• But I'm just sorry it worked out this way, but it's something we didn't have any control over.
• Prosecutors control the narrative in these grand jury rooms. I was a former felony prosecutor.

Bills: HB285, HB795, HB1795, HB1871, HB2407, HB2461, HB2695, HB3507, HB4911, HB200

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

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• and ongoing reactions to consumers and businesses. to higher interest rates aimed at easing and controlling
• that property tax values in the state were essentially I thought I had seen data come out from the controls
• In terms of the remaining capacity, it's about $5 billion. controls. The tax spending one.
• Yeah, and it kind of it can change which one is the controlling limit. just based on what's in the budget
• language on or remove those doing business with those entities that have declared open warfare and I

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The goal anything they cannot control. The goal is<00:52:45.280> simple.
• <01:17:13.440> Act<01:17:13.679> or Empowerment Control Act or Empowerment Control
• Raskin, will each control<02:33:54.240> 30<02:33:54.560> minutes.
• The chair now control 30 minutes.
• <02:43:12.720> the fact, the party that now controls the fact, the party that now controls

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It also includes federal requirements, national emergency and disaster declarations, as well as any governor's
• declaration of emergency.
• <00:04:24.240> disaster national emergency and disaster national emergency and disaster declarations
• , as well as any governor's declarations, as well as any governor's declaration<00:04:28.400> of
• of emergency along with we declaration of emergency along with we also<00:04:30.520> have<00:

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee for Health and Family Services met for its first meeting, established quorum, and heard a presentation from Department for Medicaid Services Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Becktold. The department reviewed its compliance with House Bill 695, which requires legislative approval before certain Medicaid eligibility, service, benefit, or waiver changes, along with fiscal impact reporting to the Legislative Research Commission. They described current waivers, including home and community-based waivers, managed care and transportation waivers, and the 1115 re-entry waiver, and said the community engagement waiver is in public comment and on track for submission to CMS. They also said required reports and other HB 695 tasks, including a pharmacy rebate fund, budget analyses, expenditure reports, and a behavioral health scorecard, are underway or completed as required. The CFO outlined Medicaid’s budget, saying the department has two appropriation units and projecting near-full use of state funds while leaving some federal funds unspent because of matching-rate differences. They reported roughly 211 filled positions and 11 vacancies. Members asked about the vacancy makeup, the behavioral health scorecard, and whether a provider involved in quality metrics could have a conflict if used in the scorecard process; the department said it would follow up. Members also asked about the community engagement waiver and its interaction with federal policy, and the department said CMS guidance is still pending and that it will proceed under HB 695. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on federal Medicaid policy changes under a reconciliation bill, including possible limits on provider taxes, directed payments, cost-sharing, and community engagement requirements. Department officials said the final federal impact is still uncertain because the Senate bill is not finalized, but they have modeled several scenarios and warned that any reduction in federal support or benefits would be harmful, especially for hospitals and rural hospitals. They estimated Medicaid benefits are funded about 80% federal and 20% state overall, with expansion populations closer to 90% federal funding, and said administrative costs would also rise if federal requirements change. Members also asked about work requirements and eligibility. The department said the community engagement waiver would mainly affect the expansion population, which they estimated at about 450,000 people out of roughly 1.5 million total Medicaid enrollees, and that many groups are exempt, including children, the aged, blind, disabled, and people in substance use disorder treatment. Officials said they can provide data on how many enrollees are working or work-ready and explained that their eligibility system is designed to prevent duplication by automatically placing people in the correct category and correcting errors quickly. They also noted a federal proposal to require expansion eligibility reviews every six months, compared with current annual renewals.

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• >>Speaker: THE HOUSE IS DECLARED OFFICIALLY IN SESSION FOR THE 128TH REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
• PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA I MOVE THE HOUSE FIND AND DECLARE
• >>Speaker: REPRESENTATIVE ROBINSON W DECLARES REPRESENTATIVE LONG AND YOUNG HAVE BEEN DULY ELECTED AND

Keywords: 998, house, all