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• Uh, we did flag this one as potential one subject violation.

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• IT'S A RAPIDLY GROWING SECTOR OF OUR STATE AND ONE WE ARE TRULY SEEKING TO PUT A FLAG IN THE GROUND IS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• statutory interpretation the word anyone trips up a lot of judges, and I'm just, um, I have a red flag
• statutory interpretation the word anyone trips up a lot of judges, and I'm just, um, I have a red flag
• statutory interpretation the word anyone trips up a lot of judges, and I'm just, um, I have a red flag

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• homes, fought for those battling addiction, and never stopped working to uphold the dignity of our flag
• homes, fought for those battling addiction, and never stopped working to uphold the dignity of our flag
• homes, fought for those battling addiction, and never stopped working to uphold the dignity of our flag
• When I look at the Texas flag, I see more than a symbol.
• When I look at the Texas flag, I see When I look at the Texas flag, I see more<07:56:05.760> than<

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

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• a Weston County case where they're like, man, something doesn't seem right, that could have been flagged
• a Weston County case where they're like, man, something doesn't seem right, that could have been flagged
• ><00:40:41.839> could<00:40:41.920> have<00:40:42.079> been<00:40:42.240> flagged
• That could have been flagged seem right. That could have been flagged right<00:40:42.800> away.

Bills: HB0022, HB0052, HB0076

Keywords: municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, elections, hand counting, recounts, vote auditing, Wyoming legislature, electoral process, annexation, landowner rights, municipal law, city planning, property, local government, 916, all

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• Being able to have machine learning and predictive analytics to be able to flag claims, to be able to
• is we had, uh, like over 450 employees at DHS say that they for the last several years they were flagging
• <00:57:42.960> years<00:57:43.200> they<00:57:43.520> were<00:57:43.920> flagging
• last several years they were flagging last several years they were flagging fraud fraud fraud uh

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• just want to make sure from your perspective there's nothing in this compact that would raise any red flags
• just want to make sure from your perspective there's nothing in this compact that would raise any red flags
• Nothing in this compact that would raise any red flags or if you have any heartburn over this provision
• just want to make sure from your perspective there's nothing in this compact that would raise any red flags
• Nothing in this compact that would raise any red flags or if you have any heartburn over this provision

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• <00:34:03.760> allegiance<00:34:04.159> to<00:34:04.399> the<00:34:04.559> flag
• <00:34:05.120> of<00:34:05.279> the >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
• >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United<00:34:05.760> States<00:34:06.080>
• and I've supported these votes, we've killed multiple bills that, you know, the quote-unquote red flag

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm against this bill mostly because I'm against the red flag laws, or the firearms protection orders
• I'm against this bill mostly because I'm against the red flag laws, or the firearms protection orders
• And these red flag laws have been used in the past and weaponized by individuals to get back on others
• I'm against this bill mostly because I'm against the red flag laws, or the firearms protection orders
• And these red flag laws have been used in the past and weaponized by individuals to get back on others

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard opening remarks and ground rules from Chair David Tarnas, including a request for two-minute testimony limits, clear speaking, Zoom etiquette, and respectful conduct. The first measure taken up was HB 2062, relating to gun violence prevention, which would appropriate funds for enforcement of gun violence protective orders and for public awareness campaigns. Judiciary submitted written testimony recommending technical changes to clarify that it does not enforce laws and instead should be funded for personnel to process temporary restraining orders and gun violence protective orders; the Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill and said it is well positioned to conduct public education. Support also came from county and advocacy witnesses, including Moms Demand Action, Giffords Gun Owners for Safety, HGEA, and a retired police officer, while opposition testimony argued the measure raises due process and Fifth Amendment concerns and that education, not enforcement, should be the focus. The chair noted 37 testimonies in support, 103 in opposition, and three comments; no vote was taken in the portion provided. Testimony on HB 2062 emphasized both public safety and constitutional concerns. Supporters described the bill as a way to increase awareness of an existing legal tool, prevent suicides and shootings, and help law enforcement and the public understand gun violence protective orders. Opponents, including gun owners and firearms groups, argued that red flag laws can be abused, lack due process, and should not be expanded through state funding. A county neighborhood safety witness suggested an amendment to allow public, private, and nonprofit consultants to assist with training and implementation. Members asked a few questions, but the agencies with written testimony were not present, so the chair referred members to their submissions. The committee then moved to HB 2061, relating to firearms, which appropriates money for the state gun buyback program and requires at least two buyback events in each county. Written support was noted from the Department of Law Enforcement, Hawaii County Council, the County of Kauai Prosecuting Attorney, and the Hawaii State Association of Counties, with the latter emphasizing that buybacks are voluntary prevention tools that can reduce risk before crises escalate. Opposition came from the Mid-Pacific Pistol League, SDM Training Group/Bows and Bullets, and others; one witness argued buybacks are ineffective, costly, and can be vulnerable to misuse or black-market diversion, and suggested a year-round surrender option instead. The committee heard additional support from a retired police officer and from a gun violence survivor with Students Demand Action, but no final action or vote was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• So that should definitely be a red flag that we are trying to get more money from the programs that are
• So that should definitely be a red flag that we are trying to get more money from the programs that are
• definitely<00:20:16.640> be<00:20:16.799> a<00:20:17.039> red<00:20:17.200> flag
• that should definitely be a red flag that should definitely be a red flag that<00:20:17.760>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Jeff Barry of Brazoria County to lead us in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
• Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
• And you definitely can't wrap your bigotry in the flag and call it patriotism. And let me...
• And you definitely can't wrap your bigotry in the flag and call it patriotism.

Bills: SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127

Keywords: foreign ownership, real property, national security, criminal penalties, civil penalties, personal information, higher education, privacy protection, governing board, institutional security, software applications, mobile devices, age verification, parental consent, data protection, app store regulation, HJR 161, Texas constitutional amendment, voting rights, non-citizen voting

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, received the invocation and pledges, and heard several announcements and recognitions before moving into floor action. Members honored the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, recognized educator Jessica Lopez, and paid memorial tribute to Jennifer Maddenly, along with recognitions for Jeanette Valdez Duran’s food pantry work, TAMACC’s 50th anniversary, and Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement from WFAA. The House also granted permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, set a local consent calendar, and suspended posting rules for a Public Health Committee hearing on SB 2721. The chamber then considered a long series of Senate and House bills, with many passing on record votes. Measures addressed local law enforcement authority (SB 906), veterans highway designation (SB 1229), foster care medical billing (SB 855), massage therapy trafficking safeguards (SB 703), tax ballot language (SB 1025), occupational licensing for people with convictions (SB 1080), lien deadlines (SB 929), liquor sales complaints (SB 1355), higher education application fee waivers (SB 2231), utility data access (SB 1877), pediatric preceptorships (SB 1998), and several House bills on bond forfeiture notice, health workforce coordination, indigent civil commitment representation, consumer transaction cancellations, bird dispersal rules, theft venue for digital property, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, in-state tuition for military-related programs, utility capital recovery, energy waste advisory oversight, gas utility rate recovery, psychedelic therapy study, teacher retirement funding transparency, pension changes, tax payment plans, and voter registration security. Some measures drew notable debate or amendments, including HB 5247, where a ratepayer-credit amendment failed, and HB 2298, HB 4014, HB 510, HB 561, HB 1128, HB 1904, HB 30, HB 200, HB 3045, and HB 5111, which all passed after recorded votes with varying margins. A major point of contention was SB 2420, the app store age-verification bill, which prompted extended debate over whether the bill should also require app developers to verify users’ ages. Representative Bryant offered an amendment to preserve developer verification obligations, arguing the bill would otherwise shift responsibility away from app makers; the author opposed it, saying the bill’s approach was more workable and raised concerns about First Amendment issues. Multiple points of order were raised and withdrawn during the debate, and the amendment discussion remained unresolved in the excerpt. The House also postponed further consideration of SB 17, SB 552, and SB 2420 at different points, and recessed for lunch after completing a large block of third-reading votes.

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• So, just wanted to flag that and see if the IT investments that we are making could potentially bring
• There's all kinds of things in our criminal justice or our judicial system that cause red flags.
• our our our judicial system that cause our our our judicial system that cause red<00:51:05.760> flag
• :06.599> to<00:51:06.720> make<00:51:06.839> it<00:51:06.960> more red flag
• I'm not trying to make it more red flag I'm not trying to make it more complicated<00:51:07.920>

Bills: HF2436, HF470, HF2643, HF2456, HF102, HF1367

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, early education, scholarships, funding, children, families, Minnesota education, child care licensing, family child care, child care center, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, correction order, conditional license, fix-it ticket, documented technical assistance, license suspension

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• As soon as they solicit bids from a co-op, that’s a pretty big flag that there’s some other sale in the
• As soon as they solicit bids from a co-op, that’s a pretty big flag that there’s some other sale in the
• that's<00:35:04.119> a<00:35:04.760> pretty<00:35:05.160> big<00:35:05.440> flag
• <00:35:06.079> that co-op that's a pretty big flag that co-op that's a pretty big flag that

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on March 19, 2025, and first heard SB 137 SD2 HD1 relating to electric utilities. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the Public Utilities Commission said they stood on their written comments, IBEW Local 1260 supported the bill, and Ulupono Initiative also supported it. Hawaiian Electric supported the intent but asked for an amendment, saying the bill’s definition of “acquiring entity” was too broad and could unintentionally cover purely local utility transactions. A later witness from Life of the Land supported the bill only if the merger/acquisition language were removed, arguing the PUC would not have a workable mechanism to let a cooperative intervene in a utility sale process. Committee members questioned whether the bill could still work without that section, and Ulupono said it was open to clarifying language but did not seek to remove the provision; the discussion ended without a vote in the excerpt provided. The committee then took up SB 1220 SD2 relating to a renewable gas tariff. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the PUC again stood on written comments. HGas strongly supported the measure, saying it would create a faster, more cost-effective path for a voluntary renewable gas tariff without requiring a full rate case, while preserving PUC oversight and consumer protections. The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas also supported the bill, emphasizing that it would expand consumer choice and help Hawaii’s clean energy goals while keeping the program voluntary and shielding non-participating customers from costs. Henry Curtis of Life of the Land opposed the bill, arguing that HGas already had an active rate case and could have raised the issue there, and that the proposal did not increase renewable gas supply or speed up acquisition; he called it a gimmick. In response, HGas said the bill was mainly a mechanism to speed filing and that the details would be worked out in a PUC docket. Committee members pressed HGas on whether the measure would actually add renewable gas, what source would be used, and whether customers would simply be paying more for the same gas; HGas said it had two projects in development, including banagrass and hydrogen-related work, and that the tariff would be a voluntary opt-in rate for customers seeking renewable natural gas to meet sustainability goals. No vote was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• happened, and then it would still be marked on the criminal history as being charged and that would flag
• happened, and then it would still be marked on the criminal history as being charged and that would flag
• 06.679> would history as being charged and that would history as being charged and that would flag
• :32:07.159> it<00:32:07.320> for<00:32:08.120> any<00:32:08.360> other flag
• it for any other flag it for any other um<00:32:10.720> like<00:32:11.000> applying<00

Bills: HF1662, HF1224, HF1836, HF1367, HF1168, HF1999, HF1792, HF102, HF2127, HF104

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, foreclosure

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• In our subcommittee hearing over the past few months, you mentioned the likelihood of some UT flags being
• Do you feel that the flags provided to UT students, which represent different perspectives over the course
• It's sort of a... ...menu where, for example, one of the flags is quantitative reasoning, and there are
• Reaching to reconsider the existence of the flags as an additional set of requirements.
• That the flags, in particular, are solving for. Yes, that would be helpful to me.

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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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• So that was a red flag right away.
• that<03:28:26.680> was<03:28:26.800> a<03:28:26.960> red<03:28:27.160> flag
• of knowledge so that was a red flag of knowledge so that was a red flag right<03:28:27.760> away

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
• :07:58.240> the Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag
• 08:00.319> America<00:08:01.280> and<00:08:01.400> to<00:08:01.599> the flag
• unit States of America and to the flag unit States of America and to the rep<00:08:02.440> for
• The speaker wanted to flag some very basic things and then let others chat with everyone else waiting

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm asking, this isn't a wave-the-flag against an industry.
• It's wave a flag for democracy and wave a flag for local governance, just like we do with gambling, just

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• as we can to administratively separate anyone who may be engaged in wrongdoing or who has those red flags
• as we can to administratively separate anyone who may be engaged in wrongdoing or who has those red flags
• In an ideal world, these red flags present themselves and meaningful treatment and a process is available

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Finally, I'd like to flag that Chaburp notes that the immediate impact of this bill is projected to be
• protecting consumers and sometimes protecting consumers' pocketbooks that, you know, that I think could be flagged
• It just provides more information on the impact. ...that, you know, that I think could be flagged in

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, with several measures held for later action until quorum was established. Early in the hearing, the committee approved a consent calendar of multiple bills to Appropriations and noted that AB 2029 was pulled from the agenda. The committee also took up AB 1973, which would expand the ability of trained advanced practice clinicians, including nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants, to provide procedural abortion care under consultation and transfer protocols. Supporters argued the bill would improve access and reflect existing training and safety evidence, while opponents raised safety concerns about later-term procedures. The author and committee members discussed training standards and collaboration requirements, and the bill was held pending quorum. The committee then heard AB 1558, which would adopt the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act to speed the use of out-of-state volunteer health professionals during declared emergencies. Supporters from the Uniform Law Commission and the Red Cross said the bill would reduce delays and fill gaps in disaster response; there was no opposition testimony. AB 2282 followed, proposing a temporary rural emergency stabilization center in Patterson to address the lack of nearby emergency care while a permanent hospital is built. Local EMS and health district witnesses described long transport times and ambulance shortages, while the California chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians opposed the measure. The chair expressed support and joined as a co-author, and the bill was moved with a motion and second, to be considered when quorum was available. The committee also heard AB 1843 on hepatitis C treatment, AB 2247 on mental health services for youth impacted by gun violence, AB 2138 on peer support specialists in behavioral health, AB 1682 on insurance coverage for scalp cooling during chemotherapy, AB 1879 on standardized data reporting for substance use disorder treatment programs, AB 1906 on coverage for at-home cervical cancer screening kits, and AB 1556 on drug-free recovery housing. Most of these bills drew strong support from patient advocates, health providers, and community organizations, while insurers or industry groups opposed several of the coverage mandates on premium-cost grounds. AB 1906 was voted out on a roll call after quorum was established. AB 1556 drew support from recovery advocates and local officials but also opposition-unless-amended concerns from housing groups worried about relapse-related evictions and conflicts with Housing First principles; the bill was still under discussion at the end of the excerpt.