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• <00:28:43.919> and<00:28:44.120> to racist and anti-semitic material and to racist
• Education sadly we have inclining test Education sadly we have inclining test scores<02:00:23.400
• That test is now before the Congress of the United States.
• Speaker, I wanted to focus a little on Elon Musk and put some materials in the record.
• Speaker, I wanted to focus a little on Elon Musk and put some materials in the record.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We're not talking about the trucks or other instruments of delivery for this material, but rather the
• <01:30:51.239> they they're alternative uh uh materials they they're alternative uh uh materials
• haven't identified what those materials haven't identified what those materials are are are uh<01
• and just a general sweeping materials and just a general sweeping statement<01:31:03.199> saying<
• <01:31:27.600> are where if these alternative materials are where if these alternative materials

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Section 19 requires the rubrics for ongoing reviews of curriculum and intervention materials to be posted
• Section 20 requires the rubrics for future reviews of curriculum and intervention materials to be posted
• <01:08:33.920> to curriculum and intervention materials to curriculum and intervention materials
• rubrics for future reviews of curriculum and<01:08:43.120> intervention<01:08:43.839> materials
• /c><01:08:44.319> to<01:08:44.480> be<01:08:44.640> posted and intervention materials

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And this is an example of a privileged project that may never materialize while real shovel ready project
• In the past few years, we've seen the very foundation of our democracy tested, our electoral processes
• We started our paperwork in 1990 and it took four years for us to be called to take the test.
• I can still answer most of them, but they studied so that they can go take that test.
• It's a moral test of our commitment to the people that we represent and that we serve every single day

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• What, what tests are you going to use at each of the grade levels and then acknowledge that.
• Figure out what test you want to use, and if, you know, for at the high school level is it this, and
• people into one particular area and, and then you, you go and you're, you're basically teaching to the test
• Have them present the material. You can copy something.
• Uh, so I don't really like, uh, standardized tests very much for a whole variety of reasons, but I will

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• We have 80 years of data on the bio accumulation of the materials used in water and soil resoundingly
• There's been plenty of independent testing that has been done on this many conducting taking samples
• Barry compounds are also found in this independent testing that also can contribute to Castro diseases
• I think there's a balancing test.
• words very specifically say if warranted and therefore, it's a discretionary subjective, a a litmus test

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• restaurant could include looking at the menu or the type of cuisine, the variety, maybe even taste testing
• These are typically low dollar, so they're not of a material effect.
• And with that requirement being outdated as well, we are currently collecting materials from our schools
• Before I walk through the materials, I do want to briefly explain how we developed the survey response
• We've beta tested it. And maybe we can save, you know, $5 million in hiring a contractor.

Keywords: 908, all

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• c> of library materials increase of library materials increase of approximately<00:36:08.800>
• We just need some lead time materials.
• We supportive of having those materials.
• It's part of the committee<02:20:26.000> materials.
• committee materials. It's easy to find. committee materials. It's easy to find.

Keywords: 916, all

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• I think the other thing you bring up is a really critical one around material costs and supply chains
• I completely understand that it's going to vary by regions and the materials that are available and the
• A quick note: Marty and our great staff have reminded me that any of the new materials that you'd like
• to keep today—so not the regular materials in our briefing books—please go ahead and take those with
• So, if you want those materials, they'll be available online, and we'll work with Director Writing and

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• We tested out some of the language that we thought was very clear, and they didn't quite agree, uh, so
• discussions with uh industry and some stakeholders stakeholders stakeholders we<00:03:30.599> tested
• out some of the language that we tested out some of the language that we<00:03:32.319> thought
• Okay, uh, before you go, Max, put you to the test: can you just kind of go over the quick changes real
• can you just Max put you to the test can you just kind<00:16:22.720> of<00:16:23.160> kind

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• have dismissed cases involving harassment and stalking, sexual exploitation, child sexual abuse materials
• by deleting the reasonable basis from the definition of publicly available, SB 435 overrides these tested
• have used ADS systems for decades, such as SCADA systems and water treatment, and are cautiously testing
• to allow people to detect when AI is the principal creator of something, including some of these materials
• I like that, but I want to kind of acid test it.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• have dismissed cases involving harassment and stalking, sexual exploitation, child sexual abuse materials
• by deleting the reasonable basis from the definition of publicly available, SB 435 overrides these tested
• have used ADS systems for decades, such as SCADA systems and water treatment, and are cautiously testing
• people to be able to detect when AI is the principal creator of something, including some of these materials
• I like that, but I want to kind of acid test it.

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.

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• initial explosion of production, and processing facilities needed to support the industry have not materialized
• transitions have proven beneficial in reducing costs for registrants while maintaining the same level of testing
• But I love this pilot, both the way it's been deployed and built and tested, and with the deep engagement
• maybe a more structural reform of the R&D credit itself, the revenues would take a long time to materialize
• This statutory change would allow departments to use DGS-established, tested procedures until such time

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard several May Revision proposals, primarily from the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Government Operations Agency, the Department of Technology, and the Franchise Tax Board. CDFA presented funding for the animal care program under Proposition 12, a transition away from the state hemp program to USDA oversight by January 1, 2028, ongoing support for agricultural statistics reporting after USDA reorganization, and trailer bill changes to the department’s indirect cost cap. The LAO generally supported the animal care, hemp transition, and statistics proposals, while also urging future review of the Prop 12 funding once litigation is resolved. The indirect-cost-cap language was described as technical and not increasing charges to programs, and it was held open with no objections from the LAO or Finance. The committee also discussed the new federal Workforce Pell program and related Cradle to Career funding and trailer bill language. Finance said the state is still reviewing federal rules and is focusing on basic implementation steps, with the trailer bill assigning eligibility determinations to the California Student Aid Commission, requiring data sharing through Cradle to Career, and prioritizing public institutions first. The LAO urged caution because the federal rules were just finalized and said the Legislature should better define the process and costs before appropriating the $1.3 million requested for Cradle to Career. Members raised policy concerns about limiting the program to certain institutions and about aligning the proposal with pending legislation and broader workforce policy. The Department of Technology presented a $1 million request for Poppy, the state’s digital assistant, to expand a secure GenAI platform for state employees. Members asked detailed questions about data security, model training, bias controls, and whether the system could eventually support local governments; CDT said the system uses state-controlled cloud infrastructure, does not use user data for training, and quarantines new models for review. CDT also sought provisional authority for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative to cover possible operating shortfalls while the network is still being built; the LAO remained concerned about broad spending authority, and several members questioned the revenue assumptions and oversight. FTB then proposed retaining a smaller set of CalFile resources after the federal Direct File program was discontinued, with the LAO saying the reduced staffing level was broadly reasonable but still worth legislative scrutiny. The committee also began hearing the administration’s revenue proposals, including a permanent limitation on business tax credits and a tax on electronically delivered prewritten software, with the LAO generally supporting the goal of raising ongoing revenue but recommending changes to the software proposal’s exemptions and business-use treatment.

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• You have to have flood-resistant materials in that bottom floor.
• You have to have flood-resistant materials in that bottom floor, and you have to have ingress and egress
• Established standards: the Texas Water Development Board will adopt rules on operation, testing, equipment
• Local governments must regularly test those sirens and document results.
• yards or less from a siren, and we don't hear it if we're inside our house when they do the regular test

Bills: HB48, HB66, HB68, HB71, HB75, HB164, HB171, HB254, SB3, SB18, HB123, HB149, HB117

Keywords: HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert, Silver Alert, Blue Alert, missing persons alerts, accessible alerts, hearing impaired

Summary: The committee met in special session to hear a series of flood, preparedness, and youth-camp safety bills, with members repeatedly noting that many of the measures were intended as planning, warning, or authority-clarifying bills rather than direct spending bills. House Bill 254 would expand eligibility for the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program to include Kerr County and 18 other flood-affected counties by raising the GDP cap and lowering the poverty threshold; it drew no opposition and was left pending. House Bill 68 would direct a study of flood mitigation in flatland areas, especially in the Rio Grande Valley, to develop cost-effective drainage and infrastructure recommendations; local officials and advocates supported it, and it was also left pending. The committee then heard several youth camp bills tied to the recent Hill Country flooding. House Bill 75 would impose flood-aware building and site standards for youth camps near floodplains, and House Bill 71 would require camps and youth activity entities to submit emergency preparedness plans to TDEM, coordinate with local responders, and maintain readiness protocols; both bills were supported by safety advocates and camp representatives, and both were left pending. House Bill 171 would require campgrounds near flood-prone waters to give written flood-risk notice to campers and obtain signed acknowledgment; it was presented as informed consent and left pending. Testimony on these bills emphasized Camp Mystic and other recent flood tragedies, with some witnesses urging broader building-code and floodplain reforms. The committee also heard House Bill 117, which would let counties regulate impervious cover for flood mitigation in unincorporated areas. Supporters, including county officials, environmental groups, and residents, argued that rapid development in the Hill Country and other growing areas is worsening runoff and downstream flooding; opponents from the builders’ association said counties already have substantial authority and warned about overreach into rural property use. After extensive testimony, the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 18 would streamline permitting for certain flood control districts to repair dams and reservoirs and build small holding areas, and it was left pending after supportive testimony from Plum Creek Conservation District. Senate Bill 3 would create a state-backed outdoor flood warning siren program for identified flood-prone areas, funded through a grant program; witnesses generally supported it, though some cautioned that sirens are not sufficient by themselves and may not be heard indoors or in overnight storms. It too was left pending. The committee also began hearing House Bill 149 on public-safety radio interoperability, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s full testimony or action is shown.

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• We obviously every that it was the test is generally speaking.
• And then we stress tested in a variety with using the public model.
• against against the risk of of 2 years ago we began I I think we we upgrade the modified the stress testing
• Yaworsky mentioned, on top of all that, we've seen inflation really impact at the cost of rebuilding materials
• Commissioner Yaworsky was talking a little bit about scenario testing that something that we do with

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• You can see the materials and videos we have provided today, plus more information about our work across
• field trip to go see the play, and it started off with an elderly man taking his U.S. citizenship test
• I think you've got some material about the show itself among the CIA secret army.
• <00:48:41.480> about<00:48:41.720> the think you've got some material about the think
• you've got some material about the show<00:48:42.240> itself<00:48:43.119> among<00:48

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Even when we make a seizure at the docks, now we have to process 30,000 pounds of explosive material
• material.
• You know, here's, for example, a 3-inch shell for us to test it. Somebody has to cut it open.
• shell for us to test shell for us to test it<00:18:28.799> somebody<00:18:29.080> has<
• <01:09:32.719> prenten drug testing prenten drug testing prenten investigations<01:09:34.799

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance received an informational briefing from the Department of Law Enforcement on its priorities following the January 1 transfer of law enforcement assets into the department, including the sheriff’s division, narcotics enforcement, criminal investigations, homeland security, and the inspector general’s office. DLE said its goals are to improve public safety, accountability, communications, training, and standards. The department outlined planned initiatives such as stronger federal partnerships, narcotics and gun-violence enforcement, an agricultural crime unit, traffic and commercial vehicle enforcement, an explosive/fireworks enforcement section, gun buybacks, new police facilities in the airport area, Aahu, and the leeward side, a state training center, upgraded law-enforcement IT, and efforts to narrow salary gaps with county departments to improve recruitment. A major portion of the discussion focused on illegal fireworks enforcement after the recent explosion tragedy. DLE said its current task force is small and relies on ad hoc support from HPD, the Attorney General’s office, criminal investigations, and sheriffs, which is not sustainable. The department requested eight FTEs for the effort—one administrator, two clerical staff, and six investigators—plus funding for a laboratory, equipment, storage, disposal, vehicles, safety gear, and a criminalist. DLE said the explosive enforcement section would use an existing facility and that the initial lab startup cost is about $2 million. Members asked for follow-up materials, and DLE said it would send the explosive enforcement forms and additional details to the Finance and Judiciary chairs. Members also questioned staffing vacancies, interagency coordination, and whether new specialized units could be filled. DLE said it has about 119 vacancies and that recruitment is hindered by a roughly $28,000 starting pay gap with county police departments; academy classes are down to about 12 to 14 recruits. The department said it is streamlining hiring, using QR-code recruitment, and hopes specialized units will attract applicants. On coordination, DLE said it works closely with HPD and other agencies on operations such as fireworks enforcement and public events, and that DOCARE remains a case-by-case partner but is not currently moving into DLE. The committee also received updates on the Silver Alert program, which is nearing rollout with county MOUs and a coordinator expected later in the month, the special duty officer program, which is being moved to a web-based vendor-managed system at no cost to the department, and the SaferWatch school safety system, which is being deployed statewide with annual software costs of $3,500 per school in the first year and $2,500 thereafter. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• And it lets them freeze aid based on a barely tested system.
• freeze aid based on a barely tested freeze aid based on a barely tested system.<02:42:18.479>
• <03:00:54.319> immediately any extraneous material immediately any extraneous material immediately
• extraneous material on HR 7726. extraneous material on HR 7726.
• The gentleman from Michigan is recognized. extraneous material on the resolution extraneous material

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• But it's still, because, you know, you and I were talking about the pregnancy test with the impressory
• The preference there was to offer the pregnancy test.
• cautioned that if there is any doubt, you need to seek legal counsel and you need to rely on a DNA test
• "By clear and convincing evidence that such an act was induced by fraud, duress, or material mistake
• This is a simple study resolution for the Law Institute to review and study in test states a session.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• I know about the one that had to do with scholarships and one that had to do with playground materials
• Recorded the lowest scores on their third-grade assessments as well as on the NAP test.
• And so when I read the Board of Nursing requirements, it says that The APNs will be required to test
• And so, that my district question is, is that if all the APRNs have to do is to sign and edit a test
• scores or how many people passed the driving test rather than just on the personal preference of the

Bills: SB1521, SB372, SB1232, SB1307, SB1338, SB1390, SB1451, SB1463, SB1558, SB1567, SB1595, SB1621, SB1734, SB1749, SB1827, SB1833, SB1991, SB1992, SB63, SB2063, SB2180, SB1198, SB80

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI, companion AI, AI companion, virtual companion, chatbot regulation, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, content moderation, self-harm, suicidal ideation, crisis intervention, mental health claims, romantic AI, emotional dependence, app store