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• 3233 and recognizes its sponsor, Senator Co-Course, to explain the difference between the bill as filed
• The committee substitute returns the bill to its filed version prohibiting offshoring in any location
• It also aligns the filed bill with Senate Bill 1188 that is scheduled on the general state calendar tomorrow
• Three, refusing to refer an individual to a transplant center or specialist because of their vaccination
• the thing: they were willing to get up to date on her school-required vaccines, but the hospital refused

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.

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• So, and the cities are filing a class action suit on behalf of the people, right? Correct.
• House Bill 3347 addresses the rapid rise of lawsuits filed by local governments against companies that
• The city of San Francisco became the first to file a lawsuit against food manufacturers.
• Does that mean a filed case? Does it mean a case that the AG is going to file next week?
• Does that mean a filed case? Does it mean a case that the AG is going to file next week?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Senator, you have also authored Senate File 1506, which aims to encourage more students to pursue jobs
• Senator, you have also authored Senate File 1506, which aims to encourage more students to pursue jobs
• Senator, you have also authored Senate File 1506, which aims to encourage more students to pursue jobs
• Senator, you have also authored Senate File 1506, which aims to encourage more students to pursue jobs
• </c> placed on just 2.7 of all returns filed placed on just 2.7 of all returns filed is<00:28:00.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• After I filed the bill, I received a call from some folks down on the seacoast.
• , and usually it is just a principal thing; they refuse to get it.
• And usually because someone refuses.
• They refuse it's just a principal thing.
• </c> exists, uh, the intent could be filed exists, uh, the intent could be filed with<05:48:39.920><c

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• back, the description of the property that was being annexed was the wrong description on what we filed
• Record the vote. description on what we filed. So, we description on what we filed.
• They are voters who refuse to be boxed in. And under our current system, they are welcome.
• They are voters who refuse to carefully.
• They are voters who refuse to be<03:05:48.399><c> boxed</c><03:05:48.800><c> in.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We are grateful for Chair Cleborne and Chair Nash for hearing House File 3621 in the State Government
• </c> OIG investigative files. OIG investigative files.
• I have a bill that you helped me work on, House File 3093, that passed out of committee, state gov.
• </c><01:32:15.880><c> uh</c> financial management, and they filed uh financial management, and they filed
• </c><01:32:30.720><c> They</c> refused to grant that request. They refused to grant that request.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senator Scott has also filed the Safe Kids Act, which would prohibit surrogacy contracts with citizens
• It was a timely filed amendment, part of a larger amendment during the committee process.
• Across the state, we've seen how Floridians refuse to comply with unjust policies by refusing to open
• So I filed this amendment, to some degree in a petty sense, but also with good faith, because I think
• Representative Bartleman and Representative Maney, thank you so, so much for filing this bill and for

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum verification. Members then adopted the special order report and a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber also recognized Deputy First Class Stefano Gargano as law enforcement officer of the day and several visiting groups in the gallery. On the floor, HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously, 109-0. The House then took up CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew questions about surplus conservation lands and oversight by the Acquisition and Restoration Council; it passed 94-10. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign-country-of-concern restrictions, critical infrastructure, gifts, contracts, sister city agreements, and related ethics and criminal provisions, passed 80-20 after debate and a germane amendment was adopted over objections. The House also passed CS/CS/HB 1197 on information technology procurement and contracting, aimed at modernizing oversight of major IT projects, by 109-0. CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use development and development regulations passed 71-38 after extensive debate over development fees, manufactured homes, and reducing local supermajority requirements for comprehensive plan changes; an amendment to preserve Orange County’s rural boundary vote failed, and a strike-all amendment was ruled out of order. Members then adopted a technical amendment clarifying manufactured homes language. Several local bills also advanced: HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed 109-0; HB 4051 and HB 4053 on Santa Rosa County fire protection district assessments passed 84-25 and 83-27, respectively, after compromise amendments; HB 4081 on the East Point Water and Sewer District passed 110-0; and HB 4093 on the Felsmere Water Control District passed 109-0. The transcript ended as the House moved on to HB 4095, with no final action shown.

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• The resident-owned community absolutely refused to give the information, so the buyer agent went and
• asked for the information, and they refused as well.
• absolutely refused to give the<02:16:42.880><c> information</c><02:16:44.040><c> refused</c><02:16:45.040
• ><c> so</c><02:16:45.519><c> the</c><02:16:45.719><c> buyer</c> the information refused so the buyer
• as well she said only and they refused as well she said only members<02:16:50.920><c> who</c><02:16:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Speaker, I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate refuses
• I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate refuses to concur
• Speaker, I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate refuses
• I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate refuses to recede
• I move that the House refuse to adopt the conference committee report on Senate substitute for Senate

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal by roll call, and a long series of special guest introductions recognizing family members, interns, public servants, nonprofit leaders, students, and a park ranger honored for life-saving actions. Committee reports and Senate messages followed, including Senate nonconcurrence on numerous amendments to Senate Bill 1421 and the appointment of a conference committee on another bill. The main floor action centered on budget conference committee reports, especially House Bill 2002 on public education. Members debated whether the conference version fully funded the foundation formula, with supporters arguing it maintained record-level funding and opponents saying it left schools about $190 million short and relied on uncertain funding sources such as blind pension, lottery, and possible ARPA dollars. After a substitute motion to send the bill back to conference was defeated, the House adopted the conference report 83-68 and then third-read and passed House Bill 2002 by the same margin. The House then took up House Bill 2003 on higher education, where members discussed a move toward a future performance-based funding model while keeping current funding flat; the conference report passed 119-28 and the bill was third-read and passed 109-32. The chamber next considered House Bill 2004, covering the Departments of Revenue and Transportation. Debate focused on transportation funding, rural roads, and a small local safety project in Lebanon that had already been addressed by MoDOT. The conference report was adopted 128-21 and the bill was third-read and passed 127-27. Finally, the House began debate on House Bill 2005 for the Office of Administration and IT-related functions, with the sponsor and supporters emphasizing IT accountability, the Movers project, and the transfer of some staff to DSS; the transcript ends during discussion of that bill.

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• Speaker, I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate refuses
• I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate refuses to concur
• Speaker, I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate refuses
• I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate refuses to recede
• I move that the House refuse to adopt the conference committee report on Senate Substitute for Senate

Summary: The House convened with prayer, approved the House Journal by a 107-1 vote, and then spent much of the day on introductions of guests, family members, interns, and public servants. Members recognized visitors including family of legislators, a park ranger honored for life-saving work, substance-use treatment advocates, nonprofit and apprenticeship program representatives, students, and staff. The chamber also received committee reports and Senate messages, including a conference committee appointment on House Bill 2818 and fiscal review reports recommending passage of Senate Bill 1020 and Senate Bill 1062. The main floor action centered on the state budget, especially House Bill 2 on public education. The budget chair explained the conference report as providing $8.4 billion for K-12 and the Office of Childhood, with disputes over funding sources and the foundation formula. Several members argued the bill underfunded schools by about $190 million and objected to using blind pension and projected ARPA/lottery-related funds; others defended the budget as record-level funding and emphasized that the total education dollars were unchanged, only the funding mix differed. A substitute motion to reject the conference report and send the bill back to conference failed 62-89, and the conference report on House Bill 2 was then adopted 83-68; the bill was third read and passed 83-68. The House then adopted and passed House Bill 3 on higher education, after debate over a proposed performance-based funding model and language directing the department to develop a new formula by the end of the year. Members generally supported keeping funding flat this year while studying a longer-term model. House Bill 4, covering Revenue and Transportation, was adopted 128-21 and passed 127-27, with discussion of rural roads funding and transportation investments. The House also took up House Bill 5 on the Office of Administration and IT consolidation/accountability, with the sponsor describing it as the central state-government operations bill; debate on that measure began before the transcript ended.

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• ><00:15:19.280><c> they</c> other treatment um even after they other treatment um even after they refuse
• :21.360><c> with</c><00:15:21.480><c> that,</c><00:15:21.760><c> I</c><00:15:21.880><c> would</c> refuse
• Um, so with that, I would refuse x-rays.
• unless</c><00:19:27.960><c> the</c><00:19:28.040><c> patient</c> One to then add, unless the patient refuses
• there is a way to not revoke that if they're willing to clean somebody's teeth even though they're refusing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• victims of domestic violence who are too afraid to call the police, workers who are robbed of wages but refuse
• to report to their employers... ...workers who are robbed of wages but refuse to report to their employers
• that same spirit, I'm here to ask you to protect Massachusetts residents by standing up to ICE and refusing

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on the Safe Communities Act, House 2580 and Senate 1681, along with related proposals to limit local and state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, prohibit 287(g) agreements, and expand legal defense for immigrants. Most testimony came from advocates, attorneys, labor leaders, health care professionals, educators, and community members who argued that fear of ICE discourages immigrants from reporting crimes, seeking medical care, attending school, or cooperating with courts, and that a clear statewide policy would improve public safety, due process, and trust in institutions. Several speakers described personal or client experiences involving domestic violence, trafficking, workplace abuse, or children affected by deportation, and many emphasized economic harms to workers, families, and small businesses. Health care witnesses said immigration enforcement is causing patients to miss appointments, avoid emergency rooms, and delay preventive care, with resulting public health consequences. Labor and education representatives said immigrant workers and students are increasingly fearful, and that the state should not allow local police to act as ICE agents or enter 287(g) agreements. ACLU and coalition witnesses cited examples they said showed existing or recent collaboration between local agencies and ICE, including courthouse alerts, vehicle stops, and use of municipal spaces, while also arguing that the bill would still allow cooperation on criminal matters and public safety emergencies. One witness opposed the bill, arguing that serious criminal offenders should be deported and defending ICE’s role. Committee members asked several questions about whether the harms described were widespread or anecdotal, and about the distinction between assisting ICE in civil immigration arrests versus responding to violent or public safety emergencies. Witnesses said the bill was aimed at civil immigration enforcement, not criminal investigations or emergency situations. At the end of the hearing, a committee member requested a study on immigration enforcement’s effect on emergency room wait times, and the committee then adjourned without taking a vote on the legislation.

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• House made a commitment to people that she would allow a gun vote to come to the floor, and she's refusing
• look at small business relief as a result of something that happened to us not by our invitation. refusing
• Um I am really refusing to do that.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: A Minnesota Senate leader discussed the end-of-session budget deal and said the Senate had passed a comprehensive budget that addresses several recent crises and federal policy changes. He highlighted funding to respond to gun violence, Metro Surge, and the effects of a federal Republican budget bill, saying the package includes retroactive medical assistance coverage, support to keep SNAP functioning, $10 million for food banks and shelves, rental assistance, and aid for counties and property taxpayers. He also said the Senate secured $205 million for HCMC, a $30 million uncompensated care pool for other distressed hospitals, and a $500 million health care stabilization reserve, along with a one-year license tab fee reduction and a $1.2 billion bonding bill. He said some priorities were left out or rejected in negotiations, including small business relief, low-income rent, energy assistance, rural EMS stabilization, a manufactured home bill of rights, a social media platform data collection tax, and proposals to block private equity from nursing homes and single-family homes. He also said the House Speaker had promised but not brought a gun vote to the floor, and he expressed disappointment that immigration-related action and some gun control measures did not advance further. He defended the rental assistance as available to Minnesotans regardless of documentation status and said it was not tied only to Operation Metro Surge. The leader also addressed concerns about payment withholding and program integrity in human services, saying the goal was to fight fraud without cutting services. He said hospitals seeking access to the stabilization reserve would need to show distress and financial need, and that both the governor and a legislative advisory committee would have to approve. He closed by saying the process had been difficult and too much negotiation had moved into backroom settings, but that the chambers were working toward an orderly conclusion and that he expected the remaining bills to be finalized and sent to the governor.

Transcript Highlights:

• Number four: Representative Olson refuses to play unless the game has a line item in the budget.
• Reason number six: Senator Gowan refuses to play because he's denied per diem for the drive to Tempe
• Senator Gowan refuses to play because he's denied per diem for the drive to Tempe Diablo Stadium.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• give the committee the documents we need to get to the bottom of the... the issue, but so far she's refused
• Rojas' medical records, which Customs and Border Patrol then refused to release to the San Diego Police
• To be a black box that detains people and refuses to tell anyone where they are for hours, sometimes

Keywords: Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, border security, asylum, transparency, Hernandez Rojas, migrant treatment, public testimony

Summary: The meeting centered on the nomination of Rodney Scott to serve as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Throughout the session, various senators expressed concerns regarding CBP's recent practices, including issues related to border security and the treatment of migrants. Questions were raised about Scott's involvement in previous incidents, particularly surrounding the controversial death of Mr. Hernandez Rojas while in custody, which sparked a heated discussion about accountability and transparency in current border policies. Senators emphasized the importance of balancing efficient border security with humane treatment of individuals seeking asylum.

Transcript Highlights:

• Today we are hearing testimony on various late-file bills.
• Today is another example of that with seven more towns having late filings of home rule petitions, and
• Today is another example of that with seven more towns having late filings of home rule petitions, and
• Back in 2022, Arlington was the first community to file this home rule petition.
• When we filed back in 2022, we had only lost one.

Bills: H5432, H5433, S3093, H5363, H5137, H5247

Keywords: Newbury, rodenticides, second generation anticoagulant rodenticides, SGARs, pesticides, pest control, wildlife protection, environmental regulation, local bylaw, municipal authority, private property, rodent control, anticoagulant poison, public health, Massachusetts local option, Wellfleet, fertilizer, nitrogen, phosphorus, nutrient pollution

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• You need to know that our team, along with the attorney general, has probably filed over a hundred lawsuits
• Implementing electronic filing and internet disclosure of campaign and lobbyist financial information
• Maintaining business filings, commissioning notaries public, operating the safe at home.
• Bisfile California is the agency's online portal to help businesses file, search, and order business
• We have filed an unfair practice charge with the Public Employment Relations Board.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• File. On pages 3 to 11, House amended. File.
• Referrals and re-referrals are made in accordance with the supplemental orders of the day that may be filed
• supplemental orders of the day that<00:16:32.480><c> may</c><00:16:32.720><c> be</c><00:16:32.959><c> filed
• </c><00:16:34.639><c> No</c> that may be filed later today. No that may be filed later today.
• When I was a refuse inspector for the city and county of Honolulu, I had a complaint of bulky items being

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• would ask for your affirmative support, and Chancellor Reeser is here as a resource unless he still refuses
• The bill is filed to all the commissioner actions under Section 39A.002 of the Education Code.
• It says that if a citation is issued or a complaint is filed against a student, the officer or school
• The committee substitute for Senate Bill 37 refines and modifies broad categories of the original filed
• Senator Menendez has already explained the difference in the substitute and the original filed measure

Summary: The committee heard and discussed several higher education and public school bills. Senator Burwell presented SB 1242 to remove an outdated Coordinating Board approval requirement for Texas State Technical College land and facility acquisitions, and SJR 59 to create a constitutionally dedicated endowment for TSTC capital needs; both drew strong support from industry and workforce groups and were left pending. SB 757, by Senator Middleton, would create a debt-to-earnings accountability system for public college programs, with supporters saying it would protect students from low-value degrees and opponents warning it could unfairly penalize programs with long-term value, especially graduate, medical, and public service fields; it was also left pending. SB 1241, by Senator Millington, would expand acceptable college entrance exams beyond the SAT and ACT, including the Classic Learning Test, and was left pending after testimony from CLT, homeschool, and student groups in support. SB 1085, by Senator Blanco, would let Sul Ross State University offer lower-division courses at its satellite campuses in the Middle Rio Grande region; it too was left pending. The committee then took up a series of public school and higher education measures, voting several out favorably. SB 605, as substituted, limits commissioner approval of charter school expansion amendments for schools under conservatorship or a management team and was reported favorably 9-0. SB 1871 and SB 1873, both by Senator Perry, were revised to narrow teacher immunity, clarify removal and suspension procedures, require periodic review of in-school suspension placements, and align discipline rules; both substitutes were adopted and reported favorably. SB 1872, SB 1874, SB 762, SB 1962, SB 1750, SB 2252, SB 2253, SB 2365, SB 1924, and SB 37 were also considered, with most reported favorably on party-line or near-unanimous votes. SB 1750 would replace a flat charter school facilities funding cap with an attendance-based formula; SB 2252 and SB 2253 address kindergarten readiness, early literacy/numeracy, and educator preparation; SB 2365 concerns student phone use during instructional time; SB 1924 restores local citation authority for certain school offenses and adds reporting, notice, and completion requirements; and SB 37 would expand state oversight of higher education curriculum, governance, faculty senates, and compliance with state law. Other measures heard included SB 769, which would require a Coordinating Board report on barriers faced by students with disabilities in higher education; supporters emphasized the need for better data and accessibility, while witnesses suggested broader reporting on race, disability types, and K-12-to-college transitions. SB 2231 would designate a Free College Application Week in October and was left pending. SB 1878 would modernize the Josie School statute and provide formula funding and aid eligibility for Polytechnic College. SB 1409 would authorize universities to offer self-funded student health benefit plans, with Rice University and Texas 2036 supporting the measure as a way to lower costs and expand coverage. SB 2431 would require universities to give foreign language credit for study abroad programs, SB 2314 would require schools to inform students about opting in or out of record sharing for direct admissions through My Texas Future, and SB 2138 would extend the state’s anti-ESG contracting restrictions to public higher education endowments and governing boards; these later bills were introduced and left pending.

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• Chair and members, this arose for me to file this bill based on some unfortunate circumstances we've
• This idea arose for me to file this bill based on some unfortunate circumstances we've experienced in
• So that's the nature of the bill and why I filed it, and I'd be happy to answer any questions and ask
• There's a late-filed amendment. I'm sorry, is there any objection to the late-filed amendment?
• relates to students enrolled in dropout retrieval programs, and really the only difference between the filed

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 considered a series of education-related bills, many of them after adopting amendments. SB 1122 on Florida Virtual School was amended to remove virtual preschool provisions and then passed favorably, with the sponsor describing it as a clarifying bill about FLVS operations, revenue sources, reporting, and student access. SB 1374, on school district reporting requirements for educator arrests and misconduct, was also approved; it requires faster district action and reporting when instructional personnel are arrested for certain offenses and clarifies that self-reports are not admissions of guilt. SB 1402, on student enrollment and dropout retrieval programs, was amended and passed to broaden eligibility for dropout retrieval services and allow certain virtual providers to receive a school improvement rating instead of a school grade. SB 364, moving the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys from the Department of Education to Florida Memorial University, was amended and reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 772 on diabetes management in schools, which would allow districts to obtain and store glucagon for emergency use by trained school staff or nurses, with liability protections included. SB 1102 on school readiness programs for children with disabilities passed after testimony that it would expand identification of disabilities, require more training for providers, and direct special-needs funding toward better-supported classrooms. SB 1382, also on school readiness, was approved and would change the definition of economically disadvantaged families, adjust priority tiers, and update the waitlist and forecasting process for child care assistance. The most debated measure was SB 140, which was substantially rewritten by delete-all amendment to create “job engine charter schools,” allow municipalities to seek charter schools aimed at attracting industry, authorize parent votes for conversion of existing public schools, and set requirements for district five-year property plans and surplus property use, including affordable housing and charter school purposes. Supporters argued it could aid economic development and repurpose underused property, while opponents raised concerns about privatization, reduced stakeholder input, unclear voting procedures, and loss of district control over property. Despite extensive debate and multiple public speakers against it, the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 430, a merged AED and cardiac emergency response bill requiring public schools to have a cardiac emergency plan, trained staff, and an operational AED in a publicized location, with reimbursement provisions and liability protections; it passed after supporters emphasized life-saving benefits and manageable training costs. The committee adjourned after recording additional members’ votes on selected bills.