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• One brief specifically talks about the harms to women and children, citing studies on how exposure to
• One brief specifically talks about the harms to women and children, citing studies on how exposure to
• One brief specifically talks about the harms to women and children, citing studies on how exposure to
• One brief specifically talks about the harms to women and children, citing studies on how exposure to
• One brief specifically talks about the harms to women and children, citing studies on how exposure to

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 1606, as amended, was debated on the House floor as a bill to prohibit access to nudification technology and related AI-generated sexual deepfakes. Representative Hansen, the bill’s author, described the measure as a response to non-consensual, sexually explicit images and videos, especially harms to children and women, and said the bill would define nudified content, require nudifying features on apps and websites to be turned off in Minnesota, bar promotion of such apps, and create enforcement and remedies. Supporters emphasized testimony from survivors, the rapid growth of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, and the need for state action because federal regulation has lagged. Opponents of the amendment argued the underlying bill should remain a clean, single-issue measure focused on non-consensual content creation and warned that adding age-verification language would complicate the bill and add cost. Representative Bakeberg offered amendment A4, which would add age-verification requirements for commercial adult-content sites, with privacy limits for adults and enforcement mechanisms including audits and attorney general authority. Supporters of the amendment said it would extend existing physical-world protections for minors into the digital space, cited legal support from a Texas case and similar laws in other states, and argued it would help protect children from online pornography. Representative Hansen opposed the amendment, saying she had not been consulted, that it would muddy the bill’s focus on non-consensual nudification, and that it would add fiscal cost. Other members spoke both for and against the amendment, with some saying the issues were related and others saying the amendment was not ready and should be handled separately. The House then took a roll call on amendment A4, and it failed on a 67-67 tie. After the amendment was not adopted, the bill was given its third reading. In closing remarks, supporters of the underlying bill reiterated that it was intended to protect victims and prevent harm before it occurs, while one member said the bill did not go far enough because it targeted software makers rather than the people creating and distributing the material. The transcript ends with further discussion of the bill’s purpose and support for moving it forward.

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• of Arkansas administration to address significant issues at the King FOD Center for Middle Eastern Studies
• a closer look at the curriculum, funding, and operation of the King FOD Center for Middle Eastern Studies
• It appears some faculty members have used the King FOD Center for Middle Eastern Studies as their personal
• $1,500 tire purchase as a $100 sale plus a $1,400 processing fee, and said the committee needed to study
• If we have more time, if we could do a little bit more studies, you know, we can maybe come up a little

Keywords: 1204, all

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• The Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee will come to order.
• But I think it's important, this study committee—you guys have been on this committee longer than I was
• I did a little reconnaissance study on Saturday.
• But I think it's important, this study committee—you guys have been on this committee longer than I was
• I did a little reconnaissance study on Saturday.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• That study should be done by mid-2027.
• I think these types of studies that New Mexico RETA is doing are very important.
• So when studies like that are performed, and I think in Ray's exchange with the Senator before, We're
• But as studies like that are performed, those become a source for us, right, to be able to look at the
• So I think there's a lot of cohesion there in terms of those types of studies. Anything else? Yeah.

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• really important because there's a study really important because there's a study in<00:16:31.680
• I did a study when I was on the Rochester school board. Cableron was going out of business.
• I did a study when I was on the Rochester school board. Cableron was going out of business.
• I did a study when I was on the Rochester school board. Cableron was going out of business.
• I did a study when I was on the Rochester school board. Cableron was going out of business.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I found it interesting as I was studying the bill that we do allow people to sue the school district
• I'm a social studies educator with 24 years of experience and a mom of two school-age boys.
• Part of HB4 is eliminating the mandatory requirement of social studies assessments.
• The support and collaboration that occurs in my school goes beyond simply studying in groups because
• Don't make it harder for qualified future physicians to study in our state.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Please study that. I appreciate that.
• Please study that. I appreciate that.
• Please study that. I appreciate that.
• Please study that. I appreciate that.
• Please study that. I appreciate that.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• we had two meetings, and we basically concurred with the House a little bit in that it should be a study
• instead of a, or that we concurred with, yeah, with the House that it should be a study, but we made
• some different, some minor changes to that particular study that the House originally recommended.
• And that was to narrow the reason, what we are actually studying down to the effects that it does on
• would with this replacement of the resolution and ask the chamber to say aye. what we are actually studying

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge, a quorum call, and approval of journal corrections. It then handled several House messages, appointing conference committees on Senate Bills 2004 and 2006 and House Bills 1018, 1019, and 1363, and re-referring House Bill 1216 to Appropriations. The chamber also adopted amendments to House Bill 1601, which would have expanded special assistant attorney general authority for certain offices, but the bill failed on final passage after strong opposition centered on preserving the Attorney General’s control and avoiding a solution in search of a problem. A major portion of the day focused on education funding. House Bill 1369 was amended to raise per-pupil aid from 2% and 2% to 3% and 3% and to increase the school construction loan transfer from $75 million to $100 million; supporters said this would help local schools and military base projects, while opponents raised questions about special education placement language and state coordination. The bill passed 44-3. House Bill 1013, the DPI budget, was also amended extensively to adjust staffing, funding sources, grants, meal assistance, teacher training, and other education programs; it passed 45-2. House Bill 2234, dealing with Choice Ready grants, was amended to shift funding away from general funds and toward federal or other sources, but then failed on final passage after the sponsor urged a red vote. The Senate also approved House Bill 1482, restricting bond and indebtedness elections for counties, cities, school districts, and park districts to primary or general election days, and House Bill 1332, creating a value-added agriculture facility incentive program with an emergency clause. House Bill 1010, the Insurance Department budget, passed unanimously after amendments reflecting the merger of the Securities Department into Insurance and adding staff and fee changes, while House Bill 1011, the separate Securities Department budget, failed because its funding was already included in HB 1010. House Bill 1584, a major pharmacy benefit manager reform bill, passed with an enforcement fund and new licensing/enforcement structure despite debate over ERISA and market transparency. In other action, the Senate concurred in House amendments and passed Senate Bills 2226, 2230, 2069, 2082, 2387, 2385, and 2186, with SB 2186 on parenting time interference and a child custody task force passing 27-20 after debate over whether the issue should be left to the courts. Senate Bill 2234, on Choice Ready grants, and Senate Bill 2243, on driver’s license points and traffic penalties, both failed after concurrence motions were adopted but final passage votes were overwhelmingly negative. The chamber also advanced Senate Bill 2291 to conference committee consideration near the end of the transcript.

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• public comment, and complete the study required under AB 3264?
• The law requires us to prepare that transmission financing study by July 1st...
• The law requires us to prepare that transmission financing study by July 1st, 2025.
• In the meantime, for that first goal of getting that study done by July 1st, we are already working with
• As mentioned previously, we're also working with our partners at CAISO, CEC, and I-Bank on the study

Summary: The hearing was an informational budget session on energy agency proposals, with no votes taken. Early discussion focused on Proposition 4 climate bond implementation, including funding for demand-side grid support, offshore wind development, and transmission financing. The Department of Finance said the budget includes allocations for demand-side grid support and offshore wind, but not yet for the $325 million transmission financing piece pending a required study. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the Legislature to consider whether to wait on offshore wind funding, whether to keep shifting funds into demand-side grid support, and how to direct future transmission financing. Members also raised concerns about local technical assistance for offshore wind, Salton Sea priorities, and the need for more information before final decisions. The California Energy Commission and CPUC then reviewed the broader energy package. The CEC highlighted the demand-side grid support program’s growth, distributed energy backup assets, long-duration storage, hydrogen grants, and the SIRP clean energy reliability program. CPUC testimony emphasized affordability, wildfire mitigation costs, rooftop solar cost shifts, and efforts to reduce rates while maintaining reliability and clean energy goals. Members questioned CPUC staffing, delays in proceedings, coordination with the CEC and CAISO, and the impact of rate increases on customers. The agencies also discussed the AB 3264 transmission financing study, with CPUC saying work on the study had already begun and was on track for the July 1 deadline. Several trailer bill and implementation items were also discussed. The committee reviewed a proposal to extend the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program surcharge, with members split over whether it should be handled in budget trailer bill language or policy legislation; the administration said the surcharge supports a critical program serving about three-quarters of a million Californians. The committee also heard a CPUC data-sharing proposal to allow nondisclosure agreements for transmission and reliability data, which members generally supported as a technical fix. DWR explained a proposal to clarify language for the Electricity Supply Strategic Reliability Reserve so it can potentially sell three gas-fired units it owns, and the CEC presented a federal transmission grant proposal tied to grid-enhancing technologies and ratepayer cost recovery. Finally, the committee discussed California Lifeline and possible broadband pilot reforms in light of uncertainty around federal Universal Service Fund support, with CPUC saying it is exploring a statewide standalone broadband option for eligible customers.

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• distinguished Texas Legislative intern program known as TLIP, and Rishi is a senior at UT Austin studying
• I bring this up because studies have shown that where there is competition, services are more affordable
• When in, in my economic study we used, uh, we used some data from uh an internet back uh a a website
• The internet company then pays a per pole engineering study fee.
• The co op completes the engineering study identifying any changes needed to make ready the poles to be

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• Part of that is the social cost of carbon, which is a study that is done by the region, so all...
• The social cost of carbon, which is a study that is done by the region.
• Renew has also submitted written detailed testimony, and I will submit our new study.
• our new study, Nathan has also submitted written detailed testimony and our new study on how offshore
• after study has shown that study after study has shown that unequivocally, the federal legislation would

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on H. 4144, the Governor’s Energy Affordability, Independence, and Innovation Act, with the administration arguing the bill would lower bills in the short and long term while expanding clean energy supply and innovation. The Governor and Secretary said the bill would reduce or restructure charges on customer bills, reform Mass Save, expand securitization as a financing tool, speed interconnection, create energy-ready zones, strengthen consumer protections in competitive supply, and allow broader state procurement of energy resources. They said the package could save consumers billions over time and would help address high energy costs, especially during extreme heat and winter spikes. Committee members pressed the administration on several provisions, especially securitization, asking whether the bill requires an apples-to-apples comparison of total costs over time, including interest and lost tax revenue, versus paying through rates. Administration witnesses said DPU review and public comment would be required and said they would work to clarify the language if needed. Members also questioned the bill’s solar and procurement provisions, including reduced net metering compensation for some large facilities, the scope of all-resource procurements, and whether hydro, solar, and nuclear would be included; the administration said those resources were contemplated and that procurement would still be reviewed by DPU. Other questions focused on the short-term relief from bill changes, the treatment of low- and moderate-income discounts, and whether the bill’s heat pump and Mass Save reforms would help customers who cannot afford upfront costs. Several witnesses and committee members discussed Mass Save reforms, including securitization of program costs, on-bill financing, pre-approval of rebates, and shifting program administration away from gas utilities. Administration witnesses said the changes were intended to reduce volatility, lower administrative costs, and better align costs with long-term savings. Questions also touched on geothermal permitting, municipal participation in offshore wind procurement, and the proposed repeal of the ballot requirement for nuclear power, which the administration defended as preserving future options under heavy review. No votes were taken during the hearing portion described. Supportive testimony came from labor, environmental, business, planning, and development groups. The AFL-CIO, NECA, and the Environmental League of Massachusetts backed the bill, emphasizing lower bills, job creation, labor standards, just transition protections, and cleaner energy. NAIOP, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and MAPC supported provisions on energy-ready zones, interconnection reform, microgrids, extreme-heat shutoff protections, and Mass Save improvements. A HEET representative praised the bill’s use of securitization, geothermal, and utility financing tools but urged guardrails and workforce protections. Overall, testimony was broadly favorable, with most witnesses calling for refinements rather than opposing the bill outright.

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• I want to begin by thanking Speaker Burroughs for issuing our committee important charges to study this
• I'm hopeful that we are Burroughs for issuing our committee important charges to study this interim.
• , and you directed us to study the possibility of creating our own licensure exam.
• The state did go back to study how effective Medicaid managed care had been on this.
• There are studies on this as well, where you see a wide variation of it. It does follow.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Studies show that 2013 and 2022.
• a speed study.
• a speed study.
• a speed study.
• This road safety audit of February 2024—what was the scope of that study?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• He said that is what the future study would determine.
• to determine where be used for u a study to determine where we're<00:09:51.360> going.
• study would determine, Mr.<00:11:17.440> Chairman.
• It just kind of puts framework on the study in two areas. Appreciate it, Mr. Chair. Mr.
• They had done a study, a watershed study, and in 2008 they came to Water Development to evaluate storage

Keywords: 916, all

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• airport operation hours and to study airport operation hours and provides duties thereto.
• This bill establishes a committee to study airport...
• You mentioned HB 1118, which you said is in interim study in the Senate currently.
• they put an interim Study last term so they put an interim Study last term so essentially<01:57:27.599
• it into a study committee turning it into a study committee because<05:36:56.000> I<05:36:56.520

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 758, which would establish a study committee on airport operation hours and possible noise abatement measures, including whether New Hampshire should prohibit departures between midnight and 6 a.m. The sponsor said the committee would examine the pros and cons and consult stakeholders. The Bureau of Aeronautics testified neutrally, noting that New Hampshire has 25 public airports, 12 with federal funding and grant assurances that may require them to remain open during those hours, and that cargo operations, including at Manchester, commonly occur overnight. Members also discussed existing noise abatement programs and how mitigation is determined by noise contours and FAA funding decisions. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing after testimony. The committee then heard House Bill 489, allowing voluntary emergency workers to use rear-facing blue lights on private vehicles when responding to emergencies. The sponsor said the bill corrects an oversight in existing law, would not cost the state or towns money, and would improve visibility and safety, especially in rural areas. Supportive testimony from a volunteer responder emphasized that blue lights help cut through fog, snow, and nighttime conditions, and that the bill would only add a single rear-facing blue light to existing red, amber, and white emergency lighting. The New Hampshire State Police opposed the bill, arguing that expanding blue lights to private vehicles would confuse the public and desensitize drivers to blue lights, which are associated with law enforcement. The hearing closed without action. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 533, which the sponsor and State Police clarified is actually two separate changes: one authorizing civilian automotive equipment inspectors to assist with vehicle inspection work, and another expanding language in motor carrier enforcement to include new entrant safety audits and compliance reviews. The State Police explained that civilian inspectors are hired and trained through the department and that any findings of state-law violations would be referred to troopers; they also said the new motor carrier language was requested to satisfy federal audit concerns about right of entry. The New Hampshire Motor Transport Association said it had no position if the civilian inspectors were not doing commercial truck inspections, but would oppose the bill if they were. Members asked about the difference between audits and compliance reviews, and the State Police said audits are for newer carriers and are non-enforcement, while compliance reviews look for violations. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 533. After a brief reset, the committee opened House Bill 594, which would repeal an alternate definition of “way” for the driving-after-suspension statute. The sponsor said the change was requested by the Department of Justice. Representative Erica Leon opposed the repeal, explaining that the prior language was intended to avoid criminalizing people who mow lawns or perform similar work near property edges while suspended, but she worried the repeal could create a loophole allowing driving on places like highway medians. Members questioned whether the issue was limited to mowing or broader vehicle use on property edges, and Leon said she would work with agencies to clarify the language so it protects lawful mowing without allowing misuse. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• and friendship among college<00:32:55.760> women,<00:32:56.640> to<00:32:56.800> study
• <00:32:57.280> and<00:32:57.480> help college women, to study and help college women
• , to study and help alleviate<00:32:58.520> problems<00:32:59.360> concerning<00:32:59.960
• Two<02:15:11.960> independent<02:15:12.480> studies<02:15:13.080> show<02:15:13.440
• > that<02:15:13.640> farm Two independent studies show that farm Two independent studies

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• You guys might be the perfect case study in conservative fiscal conservatism.
• A year ago, we put forth the study, and you heard that the governor vetoed the money.
• A year ago, we put forth the study, and you heard that the governor vetoed the money.
• We talked a lot about how there weren't any studies done. Thank you, Chair.
• I think that there should be an OPPAGA study in between that time period.

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations took up SJR 2-F, the proposed constitutional amendment on property tax relief, which would reduce assessment growth on non-homestead property, expand homestead exemptions, create a new exemption for new homesteaders, and direct counties, cities, and school districts to use property tax revenues for specified core services. Senator Avila presented the measure as the governor’s plan to provide historic relief and argued that local governments should tighten budgets and prioritize core functions. Senators raised concerns about the lack of fiscal scoring, the breadth and ambiguity of the permitted uses, the effect on special districts and local services, and whether the proposal would shift costs to fees or other taxes. The committee adopted several amendments, including Avila’s amendment clarifying that ad valorem revenues could be used for county and municipal operations and administration and other expenditures not prohibited by law, and Trumbull’s amendment removing school board ad valorem taxes from the proposal. Other amendments failed, including proposals to allow user fees and non-ad valorem assessments, add a sunset, redirect tourism development taxes, narrow the small-business provision, and change the ballot title to reference local service reductions. Grall’s amendment removing the constitutional trust fund requirement was adopted, while the committee also rejected Berman’s title-change amendment and Smith’s sunset and tourism-tax amendments. The committee then returned to the bill as amended for questions, including extended debate over whether the proposal would affect noncitizen residents, the impact on local government finances, and whether local governments would respond with higher fees or special assessments. The meeting ended with the bill still under discussion after the final round of questions, with Avila saying he would continue working with the governor’s office on the language before the next vote.

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• Social Studies and Language Arts. Social Studies and Language Arts.
• It would also study the creation of a data broker registry fund that would support and offset the cost
• <01:33:15.240> the Secretary of State to study the Secretary of State to study the feasibility
• It would also study deletion request.
• It would also study the<01:33:35.640> creation<01:33:36.080> of<01:33:36.200> a<

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through first readings and referrals of several bills. House Bill 950, the pay act for certain state employees, was read and referred to Appropriations, and House Bill 951, the government appropriations bill, was read and referred to Ways and Means. Senate bills referred included S. 138 on commercial property assessed clean energy projects, S. 181 on eliminating a pre-sentence investigation requirement for deferred sentences, S. 206 on licensure of early childhood educators, S. 219 on an energy navigator program report, S. 239 on the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group, and S. 291 on travel disclosures for legislators and certain executive officers, each sent to the appropriate committee. The chamber also read several House concurrent resolutions adopted on the consent calendar. These included resolutions congratulating Rice Memorial High School’s Division Two girls soccer team and Division One field hockey team, designating March 2026 as Athletic Trainers Month in Vermont, and remembering the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters in Japan. The Japan remembrance resolution included a message from the Japanese consul general expressing gratitude for Vermont’s solidarity and friendship after the disaster. Later, members offered announcements recognizing guests in the gallery, including Rice Memorial athletes and coaches, representatives of the Vermont Association of Athletic Trainers, and students and teachers from Pondbrook and Sterling College. The House also heard a detailed floor speech in support of House Bill 861, which would establish a statewide Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator. The sponsor described accessibility barriers faced by disabled Vermonters, argued that ADA responsibilities are currently uneven across state government, and said a coordinator would improve coordination, compliance, and access across agencies. The House then announced the order of upcoming bills, starting with H. 861 and H. 931, but no final vote on H. 861 was taken in the portion provided.

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• <00:34:41.440> SAU there was a a committee to study SAU there was a a committee to study SAU
• I sent you studies and information. We do have issues with the program.
• and information we do sent you studies and information we do have<00:44:05.359> issues<00:44:
• I will move interim study. >> Is there a second for interim study?
• All in favor of the motion of interim study say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> No. supported EFAS.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So we've really come to the conclusion that this particular subject has been studied.
• So what we decided to do was actually make a commission, not a study committee.
• Additionally, we asked for the interim study report.
• So, now the not a study committee.
• So, if we do have to bring study report.

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