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• Sorry to be reading off my phone; my printer's broken.
• Together we will read a letter on behalf of the PMPA Board of Directors.
• I want to read a list of violent treatments throughout the history of psychiatry.
• I want to read a list of violent treatments throughout the history of psychiatry.
• And while the third driver texted me, 'Where are you?'

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hybrid hearing on a range of bills affecting children, families, disability rights, homelessness, and social services. Early testimony focused on H.215, which would support children experiencing homelessness by speeding access to child care vouchers and early intervention screenings. Boston officials, Horizons for Homeless Children, Head Start, pediatric and early education advocates, and families described delays in child care and early intervention, the developmental risks of homelessness, and the need for automatic referrals and faster access to services. Testimony also supported H.216, which would improve emergency housing assistance by restoring presumptive eligibility, reducing documentation barriers, extending shelter stays from six to nine months, and creating an ombudsperson; providers and legal advocates said current rules leave families sleeping in cars or outside and create unnecessary administrative hurdles. The committee also heard strong support for H.210, which would repeal the “Learn Fair” school attendance sanction that cuts cash assistance to families when children miss school. Advocates from legal aid, education, and anti-poverty organizations argued the policy is punitive, burdensome, and ineffective, disproportionately affecting low-income, disabled, and Hispanic/Latino families. Several speakers said chronic absenteeism should be addressed through supports such as family outreach, wraparound services, and school engagement rather than benefit cuts. Legislators and school officials from Salem also testified that their districts reduced absenteeism through supportive strategies, not sanctions. Additional testimony addressed children’s vision bills H.202 and H.166, with optometrists and researchers urging better screening, data systems, and treatment access to close achievement gaps caused by untreated vision problems. Senator Lovely also presented S.2714, proposing a study of discrimination in public accommodations for people with service animals. Later, testimony on H.279 supported changing social work licensure rules to remove exam requirements that speakers said disproportionately exclude multilingual candidates and candidates of color. The hearing also included testimony on bills related to the Judge Rotenberg Center and electric shock devices, with disability rights advocates opposing continued use of the devices and urging the committee to reject licensing or authorization for them. No votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• READ IT FOR YOURSELF, IF YOU DARE TO.
• HAVING READING MATERIAL AVAILABLE THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO BE INTERESTED IN READING IS KEY TO IMPROVING
• THEIR READING SCORES.
• MY MOTHER WAS A READING TEACHER GROWING UP. I READ A LOT OF CONTENT THAT WAS NOT AGE-APPROPRIATE.
• I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I HAD A KIND TEACHER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT ME READING BELOW MY READING LEVEL

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• You have to read them in that context. You have to read them in that context.
• Could you read that for me real quickly? Under two. Did you read that for me real quickly?
• So if we could scroll up a little and read Mr. Powers' response to this email. Read Mr.
• read it and signed it.
• So it reads, it reads, ‘If I were A.A.G., I would give EEC until the end of the week, 5 p.m. on February

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The hearing concerned a Legislative Ethics Board complaint against Representative Tara Simmons in Washington State OAH Docket 401-645. The judge outlined the process, the two issues on appeal—whether Simmons violated RCW 42.52.020 and RCW 42.52.070, and, if so, what penalty should apply—and admitted a number of exhibits by stipulation or prior ruling, while taking one exhibit under advisement pending an offer of proof. The board also moved to sequester witnesses, which was granted, and the judge deferred ruling on a motion to exclude three defense witnesses until after hearing the board staff’s case. Opening statements followed, with staff alleging Simmons used her position to benefit an outside organization and to secure special privileges, and the defense arguing the conduct was lawful, technical in nature, and consistent with prior ethics guidance. Board staff then called Kimberly Gordon, an attorney and founding board member/treasurer of American Equity and Justice Group (AEJG), as its first witness. Gordon testified that AEJG used data dashboards to make justice-system data more accessible, received state proviso funding sponsored by Simmons, and also received two donations from Simmons—$10,000 and $40,000. She said the first donation was intended to help hire Antoine Coleman, whom Simmons had recommended and who was later identified as Simmons’s romantic partner, and that AEJG returned the $10,000 and declined the $40,000 after concluding there was a potential conflict of interest. Gordon also testified that AEJG believed Simmons’s involvement in the organization and her communications about Coleman created ethical concerns. Gordon further testified about a second proviso intended to expand AEJG’s work into education data and its subcontract with Equity in Education Coalition (EEC). She said EEC did not perform the expected deliverables, prompting repeated communications with the Administrative Office of the Courts and a meeting involving Chris Stanley, where AEJG raised concerns that EEC was not complying and that Simmons had intervened in the dispute. According to Gordon, Stanley ultimately directed the parties to rewrite the subcontract and continue, but AEJG later moved forward largely without EEC’s assistance. The board staff introduced AEJG’s complaint and related timeline exhibits during her testimony. After direct examination, the hearing recessed for lunch, and cross-examination by Simmons’s counsel began when the hearing resumed.

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• >> I was trying to read >> I was trying to read >> and<00:04:44.960> it
• c> requirements Third, the soil testing requirements Third, the soil testing requirements will<01
• reading this right. reading this right. >> Oh,<01:53:38.000> okay.
• third-party information of customers to third parties. and it we found out that there is no way and
• We're all thirding it. So all in it. We're all thirding it.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• consideration, which I will now read consideration, which I will now read into<00:03:47.920>
• just give it to our aid and we'll read just give it to our aid and we'll read it<02:02:34.639>
• We can read it. So please give it to us. We can read it.
• And<02:34:51.439> third,<02:34:52.399> um, And third, um, And third, um, no,<02:34:54.880
• inform how the courts are going to read inform how the courts are going to read this.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And they have come up with facts and figures that you can look at based on third grade reading scores
• <00:09:17.600> grade<00:09:18.000> reading can look at based on third grade reading
• can look at based on third grade reading scores.<00:09:19.519> It<00:09:19.760> also<00
• We still read to them. little babies. We still read to them.
• Um, my uncle struggled to read.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• Third, legislators should be extremely cautious...
• When you read that, would you read this to also cover...
• When you read that, would you read this to also cover pro-life women's resource centers who provide many
• Third, here's the... ...would cause a reasonable person to be intimidated.
• As we read it on our side of the table, this is an automatic function.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• I can speak more on third reading. I can speak more on third reading.
• Third reading.
• House File number 4240 as amended. >> Third reading. Discussion.
• its third reading. its third reading. >> Third<02:33:29.120> reading.
• House file number 4240 as >> Third reading.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 4240, an elections administration bill, was introduced as a package of updates to absentee voting, statewide voter registration system use, early voting procedures, recordkeeping, removal of outdated statutory language, and reimbursement for municipalities and counties that administer certain special elections. The author, Rep. Freiberg, described the bill as a modernization and efficiency measure that would clarify procedures while maintaining election security. Several amendments were adopted. The A4 amendment, offered by Rep. Freiberg, was described as aligning language with the Senate and passed without objection. The A6 amendment, offered by Rep. Cosnik, would give school districts more direction on polling locations for special elections in multi-county districts; Rep. Lee raised concerns that it could affect many districts statewide and questioned whether it applied to early voting, while Rep. Cosnik said it was narrowly tailored and intended to prevent disenfranchisement. Rep. Freiberg and Rep. Lee both said they would support it as a voter-access measure despite possible costs, and it was adopted. The A5 amendment, offered by Rep. Schultz, would require the Secretary of State to provide voter information to the U.S. Department of Justice upon request for civil-rights and federal voting-law enforcement; it was debated at length, with supporters framing it as election integrity and opponents arguing it would jeopardize voter privacy and could be used by the Trump administration to pressure Minnesota. The amendment was adopted after a roll call request. The debate on A5 was especially contentious, with Republicans arguing the state should cooperate with federal efforts to clean voter rolls and Democrats arguing the DOJ had overreached, mishandled civil-rights investigations, and sought voter data without a lawful need. Members on both sides cited voter fraud, privacy, and federal-state election authority, and several speakers referenced recent DOJ actions and court disputes. The transcript ends during further discussion of the federal role in elections, with no final disposition on the underlying bill shown in the excerpt.

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• reading, at least one of the bodies, if not both, and I will commit to doing that.
• I will read that.
• Obviously, if it is not workable, they will not get a third reading vote.
• The statute currently reads as follows. I won't read that for you.
• The statute currently reads as follows. I won't read that for you.

Bills: HB2076, HB2135, HB2175, HB2186, HB2223, HB2345, HB2364, HB2417, HB2440, HB2666, HB2763, HCR2043

Keywords: school safety, employee training, firearm certification, crisis response, school policies, reimbursement fund, local law enforcement, HB2135, Arizona, civil liability, private right of action, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, critical race theory, anti-racism, race stereotyping, sex stereotyping, race scapegoating, sex scapegoating, gender identity

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced several bills. HB 2763 would require legislative approval before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a state-run shooting range. Supporters, including the sponsor, a Prescott doctor, gun-rights advocates, and Game and Fish, argued that range closures can push shooting into unsafe desert areas and that the legislature should have a voice; the bill passed 8-1. HB 2417 would let courts, at a defendant’s request, use speed-inhibiting devices instead of license suspension for certain speeding and racing offenses. The sponsor and supporters said it would help people keep working and reduce recidivism, while an Arizona Trucking Association representative warned the bill was overbroad and conflicted with federal law; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill 7-2. HB 2345 created a felony for unlawfully present persons possessing falsified CDLs and imposed vehicle forfeiture and employer penalties; trucking industry testimony said it was preempted by federal law and unenforceable, but the sponsor said he would keep working on it, and the bill passed 5-3 with one present after amendment. The committee also considered HB 2666, which increases penalties for sexual extortion involving victims ages 15-17. The sponsor and supporters from the anti-trafficking community and county attorney’s office said the bill responds to a serious and growing online exploitation problem affecting teens. Defense and juvenile-justice concerns focused on whether the bill could sweep in minors, create mandatory consecutive sentences, and fail to account for age-related defenses; the sponsor and supporters said they were open to discussing amendments, but the bill passed 8-0 with one present. HB 2175 would add political expression and political affiliation to Arizona’s bias-crime sentencing enhancements and create new misdemeanor-level enhancements for certain bias-motivated offenses. The sponsor, ADL, and county attorney’s office said it fills gaps and targets conduct, not speech; the ACLU and defense testimony warned it could chill speech and give prosecutors too much discretion. The bill passed 6-2 after amendment. HB 2186 would allow a passenger in a traffic stop to satisfy identity requirements by verbally providing name and date of birth rather than producing physical ID. The sponsor said it was meant to fix an unconstitutional-vagueness problem and clarify the law after a prior court issue; there was little opposition, and it passed 7-0 with one present. The committee also began hearing HB 2364, which would add penalties for distributing or receiving abortion-inducing drugs by courier, delivery, or rail service; the sponsor said it would strengthen enforcement of existing Arizona restrictions, but the transcript cuts off before testimony, debate, or any vote on that bill.

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• They're like, hey, I was arrested, but they didn't read my Miranda rights, so my rights were violated
• Add something in there that allows for a third party, not the police department itself, not the internal
• affairs, nobody associated with that, some third party, whether it's a committee of citizens, that they
• And I think a separate committee or a third party.
• Um, so there that was Senator King's read of the bill.

Bills: SB 15

Keywords: law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code

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• The third factor is a deep and abiding love for our great nation.
• And the third is to partner for success.
• You think there's a reason that I read that twice?
• I think as I have studied the problem and read the stockpile reports and read the blueprint enterprise
• So, I'm not really, so I've been reading newspaper articles about Mr. Palatori, but I don't know.

Keywords: national security, nuclear energy, Department of Defense, military readiness, public commentary, nominations

Summary: The meeting convened with a focus on the scrutiny of various nominations and their implications for national security. Mr. Brandon Williams was nominated as the Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, drawing attention to the pressing need to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal amid growing threats from other countries. This was echoed in discussions led by committee members who expressed concern over military readiness and the management of military installations, with emphasis on ensuring accountability within the Department of Defense. Public commentary was notably supportive of the nominations, although some concerns were raised regarding the administration's broader strategies.

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• Reading of the previous day's journal.
• That the reading of the previous day's journal be dispensed with.
• Reports of committees will be deemed read, and amendments need and adopted.
• Assembly third reading file items five through seven pass and retain.
• Senate third reading file items eight and nine pass and retain.

Summary: The Assembly met for a floor session marked largely by ceremonial and procedural business. After a quorum call, the body opened with Valentine’s Day remarks, a prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by guest introductions recognizing California YMCA Youth and Government participants from several delegations, including Glendora High School, Crenshaw YMCA, Wilmington YMCA, and Mid Valley YMCA. On the daily file, most items were passed, retained, or continued without controversy. The only recorded vote was on the consent calendar, which included Senate Concurrent Resolution 107 honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; it was adopted 63-0. The chamber also approved a request to allow certain members to speak on adjournments in memory. Several members then offered adjournment tributes: Assembly Member Gibson honored James Armstrong, a veteran and community leader in Carson and Watts; Assembly Member Rubio remembered actor-comedian Thomas Kent Carter (TK Carter); and Assembly Member Boerner honored Dave Hodges, founder of the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. The Assembly then announced there would be no session on President’s Day, with the next floor session scheduled for Tuesday, February 17 at 1 p.m., and adjourned accordingly.

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• That's the model that I think is most desired with reading.
• The learning to read initiative in Oklahoma is going to break out this summer.
• We do have one already You have one based upon the science of reading.
• So what's the third Thursday? So we probably moved back to the twenty-ninth.
• Deadline for third reading. That could be a long day, couldn't it? What's the next Thursday?

Keywords: 914, all

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• requested that we add the language that is in many bills that provides, if a bill receives a two-thirds
• So as I read, all kidding aside, you know, you talked about, I think...
• So as I read, all kidding aside, you know, you talked about, I think you said that the reason for this
• I'll read more. I'll look into it, but I appreciate you taking my questions.
• I'll read more. I'll look into it, but I appreciate you taking my questions. Thank you, Mr.

Bills: HB111

Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.

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• Um, in reading through it, is a yes.
• corporations third amendment right? corporations third amendment right?
• when you question about the third when you question about the third amendment<00:34:27.200> whether
• <01:54:43.679> I the read of the new new language. I the read of the new new language.
• Senator Kun. stealing third base I believe and stealing third base I believe and initially<02:43:45.920

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Secretary will read.
• The bill is restored to its place on the third reading calendar.
• Have the title read and call on Senator Hinchey. >> Secretary will read.
• Please take up the reading of the calendar. Secretary will read.
• Secretary will read.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal, then moved through a series of introductions and resolutions recognizing Women’s History Month honorees, Prince Hall Masons and Eastern Stars, Agriculture Week, Pakistan-American Heritage Day, visiting Mercaz Academy students, and the 175th anniversary of Albany Law School. Several senators spoke in support of the commemorations, and each resolution was adopted. The chamber then took up a number of bills on the calendar. Among the measures passed were bills related to insurance, private housing finance, public health, mental hygiene, real property, elder law, public authorities, and environmental conservation. One bill on the Environmental Conservation Law drew a procedural challenge over a proposed amendment; the Chair’s ruling that the amendment was nongermane was upheld by a show of hands, after which the bill passed. Another bill amending the Emergency Tenant Protection Act was debated on the issue of vacant rent-stabilized units and LLC ownership transparency, with supporters saying it would help identify responsible owners and opponents arguing it was too broad and could impose unclear penalties; it ultimately passed. The most extended debate centered on a real property bill concerning electronic rent payment systems and automated clearinghouse fees. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure that lets tenants choose whether to use such systems, while critics questioned how fees would be handled and whether the bill would affect landlord costs. After debate, the bill passed. A public health bill sponsored by Senator Webb also passed after she explained it was intended to improve transparency and oversight of changes to maternity and perinatal services amid concerns about maternal health deserts and hospital closures. The Senate then completed the calendar and adjourned until the next day.

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• According to the NIH, one-third of youth experience parental rejection and one-third do not come out
• Was that what you're reading now? Uh, that is yes, I'm reading from that. Okay.
• That's that we can read it on our own. Whatever you didn't manage to read to us. Okay.
• them so I can read them and see them. them so I can read them and see them.
• <02:27:17.920> Any just give it to us to read. Any just give it to us to read.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I don't need to go ahead and read all that, but there are several.
• The Environment Department is sort of the third stop in this process. Stop on the way.
• We go to a third party, if you will, the WQCC for rulemaking.
• Bring the Defense Nuclear Safety Board in here as a third leg of the stool so there are third leg of
• I read that same article.

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• You can read all the statutes as to ways that children can be taken advantage of.
• know took advantage of you you can read know took advantage of you you can read all<00:14:23.440
• represent kusen but um the way I read represent kusen but um the way I read the<01:01:03.200>
• , whatever that third person involved, as long as they know what's going on.
• however that third person involved as however that third person involved as long<01:33:00.360>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The funding and bonding capacity, I'd like to read this.
• Now, about one-third of our population is uninsured, and it's a growing problem.
• So, it reads it, this license plate.
• License plate, you can't read it, but the police can be more aware about those things.
• So whenever you order something online, a third party there's a surcharge added to that.