Bills: SB1636, SB1772, SB1221, SB1932, SB1687, SB1213, SB843, SB1410, SB1317, SB1338, SB1976, SB1314, SB1191, SB1613, SB1246, SB1439, SB1930, HR1044

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, motor vehicle safety, headlamps, headlights

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• supports the state's effort to protect supports the state's effort to protect our<00:03:17.040><
• People have been saying Farm Bureau.
• Next is Hawaii Farm Bureau.
• Brian Nemoto, Hawaii Farm Bureau. Farm Bureau was down on his written testimony in support.
• Four in favor. suggested amendments to protect farmers suggested amendments to protect farmers through

Bills: SB2709, SB3154

Keywords: biosecurity, Department of Agriculture, quarantine, Akamai Arrival Program, importation regulations, pests control, plant health, animal health, compliance mechanisms, environmental review, transportation projects, NEPA, state sovereignty, federal compliance, streamlining, Hawaii Department of Transportation, 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing began with SB 2709, which would require the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish rules to enforce the Okami arrival program and strengthen quarantine enforcement for plants, non-domestic animals, and microorganisms. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supported the bill, as did DAB, saying it would improve biosecurity and make some provisions mandatory rather than optional. Alaska/Hawaiian Airlines supported the goal but raised concerns about language changing inspections from “may” to “shall” for aircraft, warning of possible federal preemption and operational conflicts unless the bill is clarified to align with federal aviation safety, security, and operational requirements. Committee members questioned DAB about inspection timing, scope, and compliance; DAB said the measure is intended to increase enforcement, improve form completion rates toward a 90% goal, and expand beyond airlines to other entry modes, while also noting plans to restore detector dog use and improve software/AI tools for processing forms. Decision-making on SB 2709 was deferred to February 17 at 3:02 p.m. in Room CR229. The committees then took up SB 3154, an administration measure authorizing the Department of Transportation to assume certain National Environmental Policy Act responsibilities for highway, rail, public transportation, and multimodal projects, with the aim of streamlining environmental review. DOT supported the bill and explained that it would allow the department to work directly with federal resource agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife and SHPO rather than routing everything through federal highways. After brief discussion, the Committee on Transportation voted to pass SB 3154 with technical amendments, and the AEN committee followed with the same recommendation; the measure was adopted with five votes in favor. A later portion of the transcript shifted to SB 2374 on the blue economy. DBED said it supported the concept but noted that it already sits on many working groups and would need resources if a new working group is created. DBED suggested the committee could instead request research through a letter or memo, and said agencies including ADC, HTDC, and Agriculture had already begun internal discussions. Testimony in support came from IMUA Alliance, Hawaii Food Policy, and others, emphasizing the potential for blue economy ventures to support survivors, align with climate and cultural goals, and create economic opportunity. No final vote on SB 2374 appears in the excerpt.

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• My priorities were improving financial accountability, increasing transparency, implementing enhanced
• As it relates to improved financial transparency and accountability, we implemented stronger internal
• Team to ensure that we are fulfilling the intent and the letter of the law of the Heartbeat Protection
• So we have a new bureau chief over that area, and he’s working with the providers, with our health...
• Customer protections, and that we have another one in front of us.

Summary: The committee met to consider a large slate of appointments, with the main discussion centered on the confirmation of Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Harris testified about her background in state service and outlined agency priorities including Medicaid financial accountability, transparency, managed care oversight, behavioral health redesign, rural health access, workforce recruitment, and use of technology and AI. Senators questioned her extensively about the Hope Florida/Medicaid settlement controversy, opioid settlement-funded advertising campaigns tied to marijuana prevention and the 2024 Amendment 3 election, public records compliance, abortion reporting and enforcement under the Heartbeat Protection Act, managed care denials, value-based purchasing, and Medicaid funding pressures. After debate, the committee voted to recommend her confirmation, with Senator Polsky voting no. The committee then considered Anna Ortega and Robert Payne for the Florida Public Service Commission. Ortega, a current PSC commissioner and former staff advisor, discussed utility regulation, data center load issues, ratepayer protections, transparency in PSC decisions, and lessons from other states. Payne, a former legislator and longtime utility co-op employee, emphasized his technical background and the need to balance utility returns with consumer affordability. Both nominees were confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous votes and recommended favorably to the full Senate. Next, the committee heard from Jeffrey Aaron for reappointment to the Public Employees Relations Commission. Aaron described PERC’s role in public-sector labor disputes and said his work had been upheld in appellate courts without reversal. Senators questioned him about his law firm’s state contracts, his role as chairman of Attorney General James Uthmeier’s PAC, and his connection to the Hope Florida Foundation matter; he declined to discuss the pending investigation. Public testimony included opposition from Florida Voice for the Unborn. The committee nevertheless recommended his confirmation, with several no votes. Finally, the committee approved the remaining appointees on tabs 5 through 46 in a single vote, postponing Dr. John Littell and DCF Secretary Hatch, and then adjourned.

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• The senator said there are advocacy groups that would protect tenants’ interests, along with the bureau
• /c><03:39:57.760> of<03:39:57.920> housing bureau chief of the bureau of housing bureau
• would actually look like, protecting would actually look like, protecting privacy,<04:06:18.319>
• individual privacy and data protections individual privacy and data protections in<04:12:31.199>
• you know and the different protections you know and the different protections that<04:22:54.640>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 254, which Senator David Roford described as a technical correction to controlled substance inventory law for pharmacies. He said the bill would remove outdated language requiring inventories to be done in an odd-numbered year, while keeping the existing requirement that pharmacies conduct a full controlled substance inventory every two years in line with federal law. Members asked several clarifying questions about whether the requirement is pharmacy-by-pharmacy, whether new pharmacies would be affected, and whether the change would alter scope or compliance; the sponsor and a representative of the New Hampshire Pharmacist Association said it would not, and that it mainly provides clarity for pharmacies and inspectors. The public hearing on SB 254 was then closed, and the committee also heard support from a representative of the pharmacist community, who said the association supports the bill. The committee then discussed a non-germane amendment to SB 254 dealing with FBI background checks for educational surrogate parents under the Department of Education. Representative Leyon explained that the amendment was requested by the Department of Education after the FBI rejected prior statutory language, and that the goal was to allow people serving as educational surrogate parents to complete FBI fingerprint-based background checks so they can perform their duties. Department of Education and Department of Safety staff testified that the amendment mirrors language that has worked in other education-related background check statutes, including provisions with specific disqualifying offenses tied to child safety, and that the FBI requires precise statutory language and direct transmission of records through the Department of Safety. Members questioned why the FBI’s approval was needed, whether individuals could simply provide their own records, and whether changing federal leadership could require future changes; witnesses said the state needs both state and national records, that records must come directly from the FBI through the Department of Safety, and that the language is intended to satisfy current federal requirements. During the discussion, some members expressed skepticism about the need for the amendment and about placing it on a bill about controlled substance inventories, but no vote was taken during the portion of the transcript provided. The committee also briefly discussed a separate bill on physician assistants/physician associates, with members noting that the proposed name change would not alter scope of practice and that some outside groups had raised concerns about transparency, but that discussion was interrupted and not concluded in the excerpt.

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• It protects Louisiana's economy, supports a better legal climate for business, It protects Louisiana's
• HB 804 protects that foundation and ensures we continue to meet American energy needs. ...4 protects
• This is about protecting Louisiana jobs, Louisiana energy production, and Louisiana consumers from an
• It creates the Louisiana Energy of Protection Act.
• We were trying to keep this from ever happening again and to protect the agents and to protect the department

Summary: The committee first took up HB 804, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, which was presented as a narrowly focused ban on climate-change damages lawsuits rather than a measure affecting emissions claims, pollution claims, or private property rights. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to stop speculative suits targeting energy producers, farmers, truckers, manufacturers, and other businesses for global climate impacts, while preserving claims for actual legal violations under state or federal environmental and safety laws. After a substitute amendment was adopted to clarify and streamline the bill, the committee heard extensive support from oil and gas, chemical, business, port, and legal reform groups, along with a few opposition speakers who argued the bill could still be read to shield industry too broadly or weaken climate accountability. HB 804 was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 802, as amended, which creates a watershed conservation fund tied to the Amite River Basin. The author explained that the bill was narrowed from a statewide proposal to a basin-specific program to reduce flood risk and restore watershed areas using existing severance revenue from sand mining, modeled in part on coastal restoration funding. Supporters from the concrete industry, landowners, levee boards, and conservation groups described it as a practical, low-cost, non-government solution to help remediate old sand and gravel pits and improve flood control. With no opposition cards and no objections, HB 802 was reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard HB 934, as substituted, which would allow licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer fawns under specific conditions, including disease monitoring, release only within the same management zone, and other handling requirements. The author said the bill was meant to prevent the euthanizing of orphaned fawns that could be rehabilitated and to create a lawful pathway for licensed care. A supporter described her experience rescuing an orphaned fawn that was later confiscated and killed, while the Louisiana Wildlife Federation opposed the measure, warning it could effectively create a captive deer program, undermine wildlife conservation principles, and lead to dangerous or inhumane facilities. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 934, before final committee action is shown.

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• the completion of the wings, 1,310 total flying hours at a 13% increase over initial National Guard Bureau
• Also, financial institutions developed these codes as standard business practices to manage risk, prevent
• The codes are essential for financial institutions to determine.
• This bill is about protecting access to care in rural communities like mine.
• If you apply the proper role of government, you protect rights.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Let us see your face behind the mask of life always directing events and always protecting the good from
• and promoting mangroves, oyster reefs, and living shorelines to reduce flooding and Senator Garcia: protect
• together to safeguard coastal communities and ensure long-term environmental and Senator Garcia: financial
• Standards of practice as well as federal and state consumer protection laws will continue to apply.
• 314, a memorial to the Congress of the United States urging Congress to impel the National Guard Bureau

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• After the 2008 financial crisis, other justice partners received regular increases as the cost of living
• But more than just the financial burden, there's an immense psychological toll. all on those affected
• Allison Mendoza Bureau Chief Bureau of Firearms Department of Justice.
• I'm the Director of the Bureau of Firearms within the California Department of Justice Division of Law
• So through 2018-19, the Bureau of Firearms Workload has been funded through through the regulatory fees

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Welcome to Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection. We have eight bills on the agenda today.
• Welcome to Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection. We have eight bills on the agenda today.
• This is the consumer protection issue. It's also a cybersecurity issue.
• We need to inform consumers about these issues so they can protect themselves.
• SB 435 is a critical piece of pro-consumer legislation that will protect consumer information and increase

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Speaker, that there is a consumer price index currently in statute, and as applied, that Consumer price
• And, um, About patient protection and patient safety in this session.
• So how would this amendment protect? gentlelady, that is correct.
• Okay, so how would this amendment protect patients?
• This protects privacy... The lobbyist employer needs to be listed.

Bills: HB145, HB164, HR1, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB306, SB29, SB37, HB99, HB206, HB213, HB270, SB104, SB193, HB38, HB254, HB256, SB58, SB64, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM59, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB253

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County

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• Both amendments focus on consumer protection. Mr. President, I urge adoption. Sir, discussion.
• The bottom line is the gentleman's amendment would protect incumbents and career politicians.
• Additionally, it raised the top end of the financial penalty from $6,000 to $10,000.
• Additionally, it raised the top end of the financial penalty from $6,000 to $10,000.
• Thank you. ...which is to protect workers in these zones. Thank you.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Members, I have here the Arizona Farm Bureau. Please stand up.
• SB 1012, consumer; Judiciary. SB 1134, Federal and Military Affairs and Elections.
• This bill is the work and the culmination of the work between Arizona Game and Fish, the Farm Bureau,
• This bill actually strips away the very tools the Attorney General uses to provide that protection.
• If we really wanted to protect youth of Arizona... ...our children, they care about their pockets.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Speaker, your Consumer and Public Affairs Committee, to whom has been referred House Bill 49, has had
• Speaker, your Consumer and Public Affairs Committee, to whom has been referred House Bill 60, has had
• Are you aware of the impact that'll have financially on my district?
• So this is not something— in our effort to do something to protect one group of people, Mr.
• Speaker, gentlemen, they could put together a financial study.

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HB9, SB2, SB19

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• So that's a financial risk of my own.
• It's human capital, financial assets, physical assets. So our job is to make sure it's protected.
• They can afford it because you all set aside fire protection.
• Protection fund, or law enforcement protection fund, or now EMS fund distribution, coupled with the finance
• There's a big thank you for many pieces: Fire Protection Fund, Law Enforcement Protection Fund, EMS Fund

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• This bill isn't about consumer protection.
• This bill isn't about consumer protection.
• Tripp Hunter, Farm Bureau, waving in support.
• Consumer-friendly offices.
• This bill doesn't protect democracy. It attacks it.

Summary: The committee first took up CS for CS for CS for SB 462 on transportation, adopting a substitute amendment that would require counties receiving transportation surtax proceeds to report how the money is used, prohibit certain airport fees tied to collegiate flight training, create a Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority pilot program, and fund a traffic signal modernization program with $10 million annually from the State Transportation Trust Fund. The amendment also removed several provisions from the bill, including a sales tax transfer to the trust fund, a bid protest-related contracting requirement, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. A late-filed amendment was tabled, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for CS for SB 628, “Lucy's Law,” on boating safety, which would strengthen penalties for leaving the scene of a vessel accident and reckless vessel operation. Lucy’s parents gave emotional testimony in support, describing the fatal 2022 boating crash and urging stronger accountability. The sponsor withdrew pending amendments, and the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, was next; the strike-all amendment covered a broad range of agriculture-related changes, including water fluoridation restrictions, labeling rules, drone restrictions over farmland, disaster recovery programs, an honest services registry, FFA-related provisions, and agricultural land preservation. Testimony included support from agricultural and gun-rights groups, opposition from banking, dental, and local-government advocates, and a lengthy public debate over fluoridation and financial discrimination. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems was reported favorably with little debate. The committee then took up CS for SB 1618 on K-12 education, adopting a delete-all amendment that combined a wide range of education provisions, including VPK flexibility, agriculture education, financial literacy, reading intervention requirements, teacher assignment reporting, restrictions on spending public funds on political or social activism, postsecondary and workforce-related changes, and other school and college system updates. Several speakers opposed the activism-related funding restriction, while the sponsor said the bill was intended to keep publicly funded schools focused on education; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 7016 on initiative petitions, adopting a strike-all amendment that would sharply tighten petition circulation rules and increase penalties. The proposal would require circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose training and registration requirements, shorten petition submission deadlines, require more identifying information on petition forms, limit sponsors to one amendment per election cycle, and create new enforcement and investigation triggers, including a 25% invalid-signature threshold. Sponsors argued the changes were needed to address fraud and protect the integrity of constitutional amendment petitions, while senators raised concerns about due process, public-records issues, burdens on volunteers, and the impact on voters and sponsors. The bill was not reported in the portion provided, and the discussion remained ongoing at the end of the transcript.

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• who are supposed to protect the kids chose not to.
• We will protect the terrorists.
• make sure that they can protect themselves.
• When you're 18, the government has refused to protect these adults is our obligation to let them protect
• This recklessness invites unnecessary litigation consuming the financial and legal sources of hardworking

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And even without transfers, many systems are already financially constrained.
• And ensure the long-term protection of Texas livestock industry and wildlife.
• Environmental Protection Agency retains oversight of that program.
• This is a short-sighted financial trade-off.
• They're staying in Mexico to be consumed in Mexico.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• > the<00:12:13.839> people<00:12:14.000> of protected and preserved the people of protected
• state and protects the most vulnerable. state and protects the most vulnerable.
• <04:26:42.080> and<04:26:42.319> to protect those who need protection and to protect
• Speaker, how do we protection. Mr.
• we can protect our women.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Former financial fraud civilian world.
• their time and effort to protecting their time and effort to protecting program<00:19:56.600>
• That will allow us not protection act.
• To other financial crimes.
• protection which I know we all share. protection which I know we all share.

Bills: HF3043, HF2891

Keywords: public safety, illegal remunerations, healthcare fraud, grants, criminal penalties, state law, grants management, state employees training, certification, monitoring grants, accountability, grant fraud, 1183, house

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• It also protects privacy.
• It also protects privacy.
• And it also protects its own.
• protection.
• In 2023, the General Assembly passed the Medical Debt Protection Act, which creates a range of protections

Summary: The House met on June 30, 2026, with opening ceremonies, guest introductions, a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a moment of silence for two deceased community members. Members also adopted Consent Calendar 29, which included House Concurrent Resolutions 153, 154, and 156, and passed House Concurrent Resolution 157 directing the State Lottery to report on iLottery options to support traditional lottery retailers, as amended to set a February 15, 2027 reporting deadline. The chamber then considered several bills on agriculture, telecommunications, health, fire service standards, corrections, elections, and education. Among the measures passed were Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program, Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecom carriers, Senate Bill 339 clarifying advance health care directives, Senate Bill 235 extending manufactured home rent increase rules, Senate Bill 325 updating firefighter/EMS background check and membership standards, Senate Bill 309 discharging incarceration-related balances, Senate Bill 324 on constable-related handgun purchase exemptions, Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication access, and Senate Bill 293 creating a licensure pathway for summer camp providers in the Purchase of Care program. The House also passed Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right to marry regardless of race or gender while explicitly preserving religious freedom. The bill drew extended debate, with supporters framing it as a safeguard against future rollbacks of marriage equality and opponents raising concerns about constitutionalizing an issue already in statute; several members explained changed votes and personal reflections before the final roll call, which passed 28-12. House Bill 188, which would allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after amendment, despite some opposition over party-system effects. Two measures were tabled or amended after debate: Senate Bill 233 on removing snow and ice from vehicles was initially tabled to consider a truck-driver exemption amendment, then the amendment failed and the bill later passed as amended; and Senate Joint Resolution 19 on studying health care costs was tabled briefly pending legal clarification. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a three-year pilot program for AI and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, data privacy, and teacher oversight. The transcript ends as House Bill 478 is being read in, but no final action on that bill appears in the provided text.