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• Child sexual abuse materials; prohibit the use of artificial intelligence; provides for definition.
• homicide, provides relative to parents of minor children who died by vehicular homicide and provides for child
• Bill 994 by Representative Fontenot, restitution, to permit payment of certain restitution to a minor child
• Both of them were champions for Shreveport, and we truly miss them and their advocacy. Dr.
• We miss him as well. Dr. Blake was a phenomenal homilist. We miss him as well.

Bills: HR58 , HR59 , HR60 , HR61 , HR62 , HR63 , HR64 , HCR32 , HB43 , HB447 , HB573 , HB1000 , HB1001 , HB1002 , HB1003 , HB1004 , HB1005 , HR46 , HR48 , HR50 , HR51 , HR52 , HR53 , HR54 , HR55 , HR56 , HR57 , HCR31 , HB20 , HB21 , HB166 , HB494 , HB710 , HB795 , HB985 , HB986 , HB987 , HB988 , HB989 , HB990 , HB991 , HB992 , HB993 , HB994 , HB995 , HB996 , HB997 , HB998 , SB128 , SB149 , SB174 , SB191 , SB205 , SB213 , SB218 , SB220 , SB229 , SB238 , SB243 , SB375 , SB379 , HB8 , HB9 , HB10 , HB15 , HB16 , HB17 , HB18 , HB19 , HB22 , HB33 , HB34 , HB35 , HB44 , HB46 , HB47 , HB48 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB135 , HB142 , HB164 , HB185 , HB215 , HB226 , HB232 , HB233 , HB242 , HB284 , HB292 , HB297 , HB301 , HB334 , HB436 , HB468 , HB548 , HB571 , HB582 , HB593 , HB594 , HB609 , HB613 , HB712 , HB722 , HB732 , HB746 , HB781 , HB827 , HB845 , HB848 , HB921 , HB923 , HB951 , HB953 , HB999 , HB129 , HB130 , HB287 , HB489 , HB545 , HB553 , HB555 , HB570 , HB854 , HB952 , HB28 , HB36 , HB50 , HB52 , HB56 , HB62 , HB68 , HB92 , HB110 , HB117 , HB119 , HB124 , HB140 , HB147 , HB171 , HB182 , HB193 , HB196 , HB203 , HB228 , HB234 , HB260 , HB268 , HB271 , HB285 , HB289 , HB351 , HB400 , HB413 , HB469 , HB534 , HB551 , HB552 , HB574 , HB576 , HB634 , HB649 , HB677 , HB735 , HB739 , HB779 , HB784 , HB796 , HB842 , HB850 , HB919 , HB149 , HB733 , HB875 , HB868 , HB901

Keywords: waterfowl conservation, wetlands preservation, Ducks Unlimited, environmental stewardship, Louisiana, tennis, athlete recognition, family legacy, sports achievements, coaching, student parents, higher education, academic support, family stability, workforce equity, Homeland Security, federal funding, public safety, emergency services, TSA

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• access providers working with some of the state agencies have provisions to address payments for missed
• And that fee schedule says that workers' compensation providers will not be paid for missed appointments
• Under House Bill 2190, payments for missed or canceled appointments are part of economic compensation
• I book other jobs around the time needed, arrange child care, and plan to travel.
• I book other jobs around the time needed, arrange child care, and plan to travel.

Summary: The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 2303 would prohibit employers from requesting, requiring, or coercing employees to receive subcutaneous microchip implants, with enforcement through L&I complaints, civil penalties, and private lawsuits; the sponsor said it was a preventive labor standard and noted there was no opposition. HB 2144 would require employers to give written notice before using electronic monitoring for employee performance evaluations, and testimony split between labor supporters, who said workers should know how they are monitored, and business, local government, trucking, retail, construction, and law enforcement representatives, who raised concerns about broad definitions, safety uses, and litigation exposure. HB 2190 would expand collective bargaining rights for language access providers so missed or canceled appointments could be bargained as compensation; interpreters and union representatives supported it, saying they lose income when clients no-show, while the sponsor said the bill would clarify bargaining rights without changing employment status. The committee also heard HB 2345, a technical change to the state paid family and medical leave premium split in response to IRS guidance. Staff explained the proposed substitute would shift the employer contribution from the medical share to the family share so benefits would not be treated as taxable wages, while keeping the overall premium burden roughly the same; supporters called it a common-sense fix, and some business and school district witnesses said they wanted to avoid additional taxes and preserve program stability. The most extensive debate was over HB 2191, which would make property owners and direct contractors liable for unpaid wages and benefits in construction projects, with exceptions for government and small residential properties. Workers, unions, the Attorney General’s office, and some contractors supported the bill as a way to combat wage theft and level the playing field, while industry groups and subcontractors argued it would impose broad liability on responsible contractors, raise costs, hurt small businesses and minority-owned firms, and should be narrowed with safe harbors or right-to-cure provisions. No votes were taken; the committee held hearings on the bills and adjourned after testimony.

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• from the Department of Child Safety, and I have not been shy about stating that there's I'm not fond
• Safety because I don't think they keep children safe And the Department of Child Safety.
• Specifically, there was another bill out there, Senate Bill 1416, that was to address missing persons
• is reported missing.
• Yet distracted driving continues to endanger lives every single day.

Bills: SB1088 , SB1156 , SB1157 , SB1169 , SB1245 , SB1273 , SB1330 , SB1332 , SB1391 , SB1498 , SB1531 , SB1550 , SB1598 , SB1677 , SB1707 , SB1811 , SB1818

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, appropriation, public safety, detention, unauthorized aliens, local government funding, border security, fencing, appropriations, southern border, local government, medical education, physician shortage, healthcare funding, Arizona health care

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• </c><00:14:45.680><c> Patty</c> ambulance services and miss Patty ambulance services and miss Patty forsberg
• </c> with um we provided them advisory with um we provided them advisory calculations<00:20:05.159><c
• Miss Hubish, absolutely.
• </c> application status tracker Advisory application status tracker Advisory workg<01:31:45.960><c> Group
• Those are our certified child care providers and our licensed child care providers.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I rise today in recognition of Miss Emily Tuttle Miller, our Deputy Chief of Staff.
• They were missing out on hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a month.
• I will miss you, Renee. I love you.
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• </c><02:35:37.760><c> public</c> New Motor Vehicles endangered public New Motor Vehicles endangered public

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• There's something called a district advisory committee.
• So if you have a low-income child, that child needs to be at school one day in the school year.
• And if that child is in school one day in the school year, you get about $1,800 for that child, period
• You will begin getting special education. for that child once that evaluation is done.
• And I know I missed the first part of this, I did not want to make you repeat something.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: infrastructure, water supply, flood mitigation, Texas Water Fund, community projects, funding allocations

Summary: During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.

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• Zachary Miss Gustine Unified School District, in strong support. Misty D.
• Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, in support.
• Trevor Nelson, with the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, in support.
• Trevor Nelson with the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, in support.
• These pilots are the missing piece.

Summary: The committee began without a quorum and first heard AB 302, which would prohibit schools from requiring students to use addictive social media feeds as a condition of participating in extracurricular activities and would require schools to offer a non-social-media way to communicate with students and families. The author and a student witness argued the bill protects minors from being forced onto addictive platforms, while senators asked how coaches and clubs would communicate; the author said email, built-in messaging, and other direct methods would still be allowed. The bill was held on call for absent members. The committee then took up AB 2504, creating a pilot program to train creative-industry workers for AI-related changes through partnerships among community colleges, employers, unions, and tech companies. Supporters from WME and the Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office said the program would help workers adapt to rapid industry change, while senators discussed the pilot’s size, geographic diversity, and sunset date. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee. AB 1534 followed, adding state guardrails for federal Workforce Pell short-term training programs, including limits on tuition, restrictions on certain financing products, and transparency rules for partnerships with unaccredited entities. Support came from TICAS, EdTrust-West, and the Campaign for College Opportunity; senators questioned the scope of state authority and why private institutions were not clearly included, and the author said the broader approval framework was being handled in trailer bill language. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee. The committee also heard AB 1381, a gut-and-amend proposal to strengthen screening for school teachers with histories of egregious misconduct while balancing due process and privacy concerns. Supporters and opponents both emphasized student safety and the need for reliable information-sharing, and members noted the bill was similar to a previously held measure; the author said amendments were still being worked out. The bill passed to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee. AB 2202, which would create a Closing the Achievement Gap Commission to coordinate statewide efforts, drew broad support from school board and education groups but also concern that it could duplicate existing work and add bureaucracy; after extended debate about whether the commission would identify causes or solutions, it passed to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Finally, AB 1547, requiring a UC feasibility study for a branch medical school in Kern County, drew local support but opposition from a senator who argued the Legislature cannot direct UC’s internal operations under the state Constitution; the chair said the Legislature can make recommendations and the bill remained under discussion.

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• In March of 2025, Richard vonewell was reported missing in 1996.
• I am told you don't want to miss the chicken dance. I highlighted the festival.
• Parents who are interested in making a different educational choice for their child.
• Jacobow to the Air Quality Advisory Council for a partial term. Senator Coleman, Mr.
• Keel II to the Air Quality Advisory Council. Senator Dossett, Mr.

Bills: SJR50 , SJR51 , SJR52 , SJR53 , SJR54 , SJR39 , SB1290 , HB4028 , HB4029 , HB4073 , HB4074 , HB4075 , HB4076 , HB4077 , HB4078 , HB1250 , HB2951 , HB2961 , HB3151 , HB3581 , HB3705 , HB3970 , HB3972 , HB3980 , HB3981

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

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• We're anticipating the birth of a new child. We talk to them about reading to their unborn child.
• that was ready to take a bottle of pills and take their child to the ER.
• On November 12th, we will have our advisory teams that will be advising.
• There's a room very near here for Child Welfare Services.
• In a different room, Child Welfare is in here.

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• They're missing a policy or have one expired vest.
• I'm also the Chairman of the T-Cole Wellness Advisory Committee.
• Chairman of the T-Cole Wellness Advisory Committee.
• Who are we missing? Jennifer? Jennifer Walsh? Oh, okay.
• I think you missed. Thank you so much for your attention. I think you missed Ms. Holt. Okay.

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Now, let me be clear: I certainly believe that every child, every special ed child, should get what they
• My child and every child with dyslexia deserves instruction based on science, not chance.
• the child fell, or hit, or was hit by another child without supervision.
• When a child cannot speak, the camera becomes their voice.
• child without supervision a child cannot talk how can a story be told the story is told through pictures

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing focused primarily on special education-related bills, with testimony centered on two major themes: transition planning for students aging out of school-based services at age 22, and the fiscal strain special education costs place on districts. Committee members explained hearing procedures, noted the House was in formal session, and periodically stepped out for votes while staff recorded testimony. A separate bill on special education due process was also taken up briefly, along with a bill on special education finance and another on equitable access/data reporting. On House Bill 752 and Senate Bill 313, witnesses from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, self-advocates, and Senator Comerford described the “Turning 22” transition as a crisis point that often leaves families without adult placements, services, or clear communication. Testimony emphasized earlier planning, more accountability, better data collection, and a commission to improve coordination and residential placement. Several parents and advocates shared personal accounts of traumatic transitions, delayed placements, and the need for plans to begin at least a year before age 22. The committee later closed testimony on these bills after hearing from all signed-up speakers. House Bill 4217, on special education due process, drew support from Representative Sullivan-Almeida, parents, and advocates who argued that the burden of proof should shift from families to school districts. Testimony described costly legal battles, delays, and parents having to become experts in reading instruction or hire advocates and attorneys to secure services. Brody Dwyer, a 10-year-old student with dyslexia, and his mother described how evidence-based instruction helped him after years of struggle. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 546/Senate Bill 317, which would require DESE to publish cross-tabulated data on race, disability, gender, income, and other factors; advocates said this would better expose disparities and help address the school-to-prison pipeline. Finally, on House Bill 691/Senate Bill 430, school leaders, educators, and union representatives testified that special education costs are outpacing district budgets and that increasing circuit breaker reimbursement and creating a commission to study long-term sustainability would help prevent staffing cuts and service reductions. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee repeatedly closed testimony on individual bills as speakers finished and moved through the agenda.

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• This is Miss Anna Randle.
• </c> to me, "I hate to tell you this, Miss to me, "I hate to tell you this, Miss Miss<01:11:45.199><c
• That is an advisory opinion.
• That is an advisory opinion.
• </c> Miss Stevens, for taking my question. Miss Stevens, for taking my question.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It endangers those people.
• What a horrible idea for everybody.<00:50:55.359><c> It</c><00:50:55.599><c> endangers</c><00:50:56.240
• It endangers those people. It everybody. It endangers those people.
• ><c> are</c><00:50:59.440><c> trying</c><00:50:59.599><c> to</c> endangers the agents that are trying
• to endangers the agents that are trying to carry<00:51:00.000><c> out</c><00:51:00.400><c> the</c><00

Keywords: 981, all

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• It looks like Miss Plof is here.
• </c> them thank you Miss them thank you Miss Oliver<00:53:19.520><c> uh</c><00:53:19.640><c> we'll</c
• </c> her question repres or Miss her question repres or Miss Oliver<00:54:02.760><c> thank</c><00:54:
• Miss Oliver, do you want to start, and then we'll go to Miss Fitzgibbon?
• </c> use we lean heavily on the advisory use we lean heavily on the advisory Council<01:03:47.079><c>

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• get a hold of their child.
• If you don't want your child to read certain books, that's up to you as a parent and the child.
• What happened to that child...
• child as best we could.
• Do you think it's okay for a parent to abuse a child if the parent finds out that the child identifies

Committee: House House Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horn’s annual State of Education address, which focused on school safety, academic outcomes, school choice, teacher pay, and opposition to DEI/CRT in schools and teacher preparation. Horn said the department has expanded school police officers, promoted Project Momentum and tutoring, supported cell phone restrictions in classrooms, and pushed for more phonics-based reading instruction and stronger university teacher-prep programs. Members questioned him about DEI complaints, cell phone implementation, ESA oversight, school safety funding, reading proficiency, and teacher compensation; Horn said ESA spending is reviewed and recovered when inappropriate, and argued teacher raises should come directly to teachers, not through districts. No formal action was taken on his presentation. The committee then considered HB 2008, which would prohibit public school libraries from using public funds to pay dues to professional library associations. Sponsor Representative Cooper argued the bill would keep school libraries politically neutral and prevent taxpayer money from supporting ideological advocacy, while saying membership itself would still be allowed if paid privately. Opponents, including a former librarian, a school board member, and the ACLU of Arizona, said the bill would undermine professional development, local control, literacy support, and constitutional rights of association and petition. Supporters said associations promote ideological content and that free professional-development alternatives exist. After public testimony and debate, the committee voted to return HB 2008 with a do-pass recommendation.

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• Basically, if I take a child and that child comes here on a boat and lands on our shore, I cannot in
• rule that child and k through 12 public school because there's no identification for that child.
• The child that's being taken into the K through 12 public school is in fact, the child that I am presenting
• I know Miss Mears is here, but I do.
• Is there any senator wish to be recorded on voting on a bill that you missed?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Upon completion of its inquiry, the committee transmits letters of report, which are advisory only, to
• commissioner who actually spoke to this at one of our meetings recently, who is, who was a foster child
• One of our meetings recently, who was a foster child, and so he has continued that relationship with
• . one of our meetings recently, who was a foster child, and so he has continued that relationship with
• We have an investigations manager who is monitoring those investigations closely, so we don't miss.

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Summary: The Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections convened, established a quorum, and members introduced themselves and the committee staff. Chair Gaetz outlined the committee’s jurisdiction over election law, ethics law, executive appointments, and related confirmations, and described the committee’s process for handling gubernatorial nominations and member concerns about nominees. The committee then received a briefing from the Florida Commission on Ethics on its 2025 legislative priorities and on implementation of Senate Bill 7014 from the prior year. The commission recommended three changes: expanding the definition of “relative” in the gift law to include current and former foster parents and foster children; authorizing salary withholding to help collect civil penalties and restitution; and adding whistleblower-like protections for people who file ethics complaints. Commission staff also explained how SB 7014 changed complaint processing by requiring allegations to be based on personal knowledge or non-hearsay information and by imposing new deadlines for legal sufficiency review, investigations, and advocates’ recommendations. They said the commission has adapted its intake and review process and is currently meeting the new timelines, though the tighter deadlines may create staffing and scheduling challenges. Commission counsel also provided an update on two active lawsuits. One challenges the constitutional in-office lobbying ban, and the other challenges the requirement that elected municipal officers and mayors file Form 6 financial disclosure forms. The committee discussed the impact of the new complaint standards, the possibility of litigation if deadlines are missed, and whether local ethics boards are implementing SB 7014 similarly. Members expressed support for the commission’s work and asked for written legislative recommendations and proposed statutory language. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

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• </c> and advisory councils are not symbolic. and advisory councils are not symbolic.
• </c> their child? their child?
• If you want your child vaccinated, bravo. Take your child. Do your parental responsibility.
• Take want your child vaccinated, bravo. Take your<02:33:59.840><c> child.
• </c> month a student's going to miss school. month a student's going to miss school.

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• endangered species on a piece of land endangered species on a piece of land whose<02:01:41.280><c> land
• So, we point out very directly what they missed. They will pass it the second time.
• So, we point out very directly what<04:59:43.600><c> they</c><04:59:43.760><c> missed.
• They will pass it the what they missed. They will pass it the second<04:59:45.680><c> time.

Committee: House Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Have we forgotten the parents who still wake up every day missing their children?
• Is it Miss Benoit? Charles? All right. Miss Coffin, Linda Coffin, LWV, you are an opponent?
• If you buy your child a gun or you take your child hunting, take them with your gun and take them out
• And I understand somebody's been training their child since 10 years old.
• I am a former victim of child sexual assault before I was the age of 10.

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard a series of bills, beginning with HB 759, which would lower Florida’s minimum age to purchase or transfer firearms from 21 to 18. The bill drew strong opposition from gun-violence prevention groups, Parkland survivors and families, and several members who argued the current law was enacted after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting and should not be reversed. Supporters, including gun-rights advocates and some members, argued 18-year-olds are legal adults who serve in the military, vote, and should have full Second Amendment rights. After debate, the committee voted 13-5 to report HB 759 favorably. The committee then unanimously approved HB 431, extending Level 2 background screening requirements for youth athletic coaches through July 1, 2026, and HB 231, which keeps certain medical examiner information confidential, both with little opposition. It also approved HB 663, increasing penalties for unlawfully using tracking devices or apps in furtherance of dangerous crimes, after adopting a technical amendment, and HB 845, which clarifies the intake process for Veterans Treatment Court and removes Veterans Hall of Fame language from the bill. Each of those measures passed without recorded opposition. Members also approved PCS for HB 255, known as Dexter’s Law, which creates a sentencing multiplier for aggravated animal cruelty cases. The bill was presented as a response to a high-profile dog abuse case and was supported by animal welfare and law enforcement groups; members cited animal cruelty as a predictor of broader violence. The committee then approved HB 1021, allowing active law enforcement officers to carry concealed weapons at sporting events, after debate over identification, venue procedures, and whether the bill should extend more broadly; it passed 16-1. Finally, HB 653, adding aggravating factors for capital felonies involving the assassination or attempted assassination of a head of state, was reported favorably after brief discussion about federal penalties and deterrence. The transcript ends as the committee begins hearing HB 6025, a repeal bill related to emergency restrictions on firearms during local states of emergency, but the discussion is cut off before action is taken.