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• There are hard copies distributed.
• announcement that we're officially open, going to be pushing that green light in and sort of mass distributing
• What you're referencing when you say the clear and convincing standard is the burden of proof—the amount
• That's the amount of evidence that the petitioner has to provide the judge in order for the judge to

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• Can you quickly elaborate on why even the threat of the non-consensual distribution of explicit images
• But the bigger problem though was that... the platforms were the ones that were distributing the content
• Enormous amounts, right? Here's a measure of it.
• the abuser, but we've got these companies that are hosting the content and making money on it by distributing

Keywords: child safety, Big Tech, CSAM, legislation, online exploitation, bipartisan, social media

Summary: The committee meeting focused on the pressing issues surrounding child safety online, with a particular emphasis on recent legislative efforts aimed at curbing child sexual exploitation and harmful content accessible through social media platforms. Senators engaged in a heated discussion regarding the implications of Big Tech's lobbying efforts against vital bills such as the Stop CSAM Act and the Kids Online Safety Act. Noteworthy testimonies highlighted real-life impacts of online dangers, including tragic cases of child exploitation and drug-related fatalities linked to social media interactions. The bipartisan nature of the committee's commitment to address these issues showcased a collective determination to make the digital environment safer for the younger generation.

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• I do have a handout that I hope is being distributed at the moment. I guess it is. Okay.
• So the impact of that is going to be a decreased amount of produce, a decreased amount of milk, and a
• decreased amount of protein.
• of produce, a decreased decreased amount of produce, a decreased amount<03:48:24.080> of<03:48
• amount of milk, and a decreased amount amount of milk, and a decreased amount of<03:48:26.760>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Funds distributed under this program should be prioritized to those landowners who are currently in ag
• we do put in $10 million and maybe one year we only put in 1 million, but it's not prescribing an amount
• it's also supposed to be bringing to the economy how much do you have estimates about what that that amount
• It's the same amount of work, same amount of care and attention.
• the needs and they, they, they design the grant program, decide the rules and of eligibility and amounts

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• HB 556 by Gonzalez of El Paso relating to a criminal offense for the creation or distribution of certain
• for and response to weather emergencies that affect certain natural gas facilities, including the amount
• HJR 42 by Schofield proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount
• HCR 42 by Schofield proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount
• HJR 55 by Morales of Harris proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption

Summary: The House met for first reading and referral of a large number of bills and joint resolutions, with no substantive debate on the measures themselves. The filings covered a broad range of topics, including agency rulemaking and regulatory deference, occupational licensing reciprocity, business entities, eviction procedures, higher education, public education, health care, elections and voting procedures, criminal justice, property tax and appraisal issues, transportation, agriculture, energy, and local government authority. Several proposals also addressed constitutional amendments on matters such as Medicaid expansion, property tax limits, quorum and special-session rules, voting citizenship proof, parental rights, reproductive autonomy, and state funding allocations. Many of the measures focused on education, public health, and election administration. Examples included bills on financial literacy in schools, school nurses and librarians, student meal debt policies, suicide prevention notices, menstrual products, and community-based learning programs, as well as election-related bills on voter registration, disability access, ballot corrections, political advertising, and voting equipment or procedures. Other notable bills dealt with housing and property issues, including evictions, homestead tax exemptions, and land ownership, along with criminal justice measures involving sentencing, juror challenges, trafficking-related nondisclosure, and firearm reporting or transfer restrictions. The House also referred a set of resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars Committee. At the end of the proceedings, Mr. Bell moved that the House adjourn until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in memory of James Edward Cook of Eustace, Texas. There was no objection, and the House adjourned.

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• Uh these amounts will as Public Safety.
• Those three lines add up to the reduction, and those amounts will be gone from the base here.
• So why don't you go ahead and explain that, and we will get the A16 distributed as well.
• A16 has now been distributed. Go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• I find it troubling when I look at the amount of the increase from like $30 to $70, $80 to $325.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're amount of transportation money.
• Uh, all, I'm confused about the amount.
• First of all, I'm confused about the amount.
• [snorts] Uh that could use that amount.
• ones. uh that also limits uh the amount ones. uh that also limits uh the amount of<02:04:48.480>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the amount of the EFA scholarship is 90% of what foundation funding is.
• So if you all increase the foundation funding amount, then the EFA scholarship amount automatically increases
• So the EFA scholarship amount will again decrease proportionately to that. So I appreciate that.
• So if funding increases, though, is there a budgeted amount for the EFAs to increase?
• So potentially it could be a large amount of money? It could.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• <00:40:28.720> them resources hces and not Distributing them resources hces and not Distributing
• I look forward to a larger amount of support from Democrats when we vote on this today.
• of tax revenue generated from the amount of tax revenue generated from the<04:18:50.439> Virgin
• You can cut stunning amounts of money from the delivery of health care, not by cutting services, but
• <06:03:04.400> of Nome had exaggerated the amount of Nome had exaggerated the amount of forest

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• What is the total amount that you can put in? Is it a percentage of your salary, or... yeah?
• What is the total amount that you can put in? Is it a percentage of your salary or and yeah.
• I run diabetes groups on Facebook, and the amount of people that are in dire need come to Facebook, which
• No one wants to pay that amount.
• I called Representative Asch's office, and come to find out that due to distribution issues, the drug

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a hearing with Chair Jamie Murphy and Senate co-chair Senator Feeney presiding. Members asked witnesses to keep testimony to three minutes and noted that written testimony could still be submitted. The committee heard testimony on several health insurance and pharmacy-related bills, including a proposal to allow controlled prescriptions to be transferred between pharmacies within the same chain, legislation affecting health savings account (HSA)-compatible plans and future insurance mandates, a bill on small business health insurance incentives, and H. 1212 on emergency insulin access. Several parents and patients testified in support of emergency insulin access, describing severe diabetes emergencies, diabetic ketoacidosis, prescription delays, and the need for pharmacists to dispense insulin in urgent situations when doctors or insurers are unavailable. A parent also described the burden of repeatedly obtaining new prescriptions for ADHD medication when pharmacies are out of stock. Witnesses supporting the HSA bill argued that state coverage mandates can unintentionally disqualify HSA-qualified plans and that the bill would preserve tax advantages for enrollees while avoiding repeated legislative fixes. A representative of the Retailers Association supported the small business health insurance incentives bill, saying it could help retain small employers in the merged market by allowing carriers to offer financial incentives tied to cooperative purchasing and utilization efforts. One witness, Kathleen Demarest, testified against a co-pay assistance restriction, saying a state rule had unexpectedly cut off her drug assistance before a generic was actually available, leaving her with very high out-of-pocket costs. Committee members asked a few clarifying questions about HSAs, insulin dispensing, and school support for diabetes care. After all scheduled witnesses had testified and no additional testimony was offered, the committee voted to close the hearing.

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• This is a 12-times increase in the amount of capital, if I understand it right, that the bondsmen are
• This is not 12 times the amount that somebody arrested has to put up to bond out.
• So we've got a gangster who is doing drug deals with a cartel from Mexico and distributing fentanyl throughout
• they're still able to receive to have a bondsman there so they don't have to put up the full cash amount
• themselves and make sure that they're not getting charged an over-exorbitant amount by that bondsman

Bills: SB378, SB540, SB1061, SB1475, SB1531, SB1534, SB1684, SB1824, SB1826, SB2049

Keywords: bail bondsman, bondsman license, multicounty agent bondsman, surety bondsman, Insurance Commissioner, bail bond regulation, bond deposit, forfeiture, deposit ratio, writing capacity, license transfer, power of attorney, surety bond, bail industry, Oklahoma insurance law, financial solvency, administrative action, SB1061, Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, SAFE Act

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• So the actual amount of general fund Exposure does not change.
• use, which complements utility solar and community and can help reduce or delay transmission and distribution
• and so I'll look forward to more of the fiscal impact analysis, is that it doesn't raise the total amount
• But if they do have a tax liability, then that liability is lessened by the amount of the credit.
• So these credits help everybody, and the average amount that's used each year is about 2,500, and that's

Keywords: 996, all

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• . $19,000 AB 546 could save Californians up to 4,000 times that amount per year in decreased hospitalizations
• This cost shift amounted to an estimated $8.5 billion last year alone.
• Distribute that $220 million to all of your constituents who don't have the luxury of having solar because
• in the UNE committee, which I did watch, because this is a bill that have gotten tremendous. this amount
• and are they contributing to helping with the fire mitigation costs that are taking a tremendous amount

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But at the beginning, those three cities took a tremendous amount of pressure to support the Bakken.
• The attempt was to increase the amount that we were going to support them with because our thinking was
• We increased the amount of the grant fund from $20 million up to $25 million a year.
• process, we found out the percentages maybe the way they were written into the first bill on the distribution
• Well, that is a good question, and I don't know that I can answer it with any amount of certainty.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee met and first took up Senate Bill 2093, described as providing a small amount of income tax relief for widowed law enforcement peace officers. The committee briefly discussed the limited scope of the relief, then recommended a due pass by roll call vote, with all members present voting yes. Representative Hagert was assigned to carry the bill to the floor. The committee then spent most of its time on Senate Bill 2023, which concerned the Prairie Dog/energy impact grant funding formula and support for debt incurred by oil-impacted cities. Members debated whether the bill unfairly shifted money from the remaining 1% pool that also serves non-oil-producing cities and counties. Supporters argued that Williston, Dickinson, and Minot took on substantial debt to accommodate Bakken growth and that the state has already benefited from that development; opponents said the formula has been repeatedly eroded and that the bill would further disadvantage other political subdivisions. An amendment was offered to narrow the bill’s duration from six bienniums to two, increase the grant amount to $25 million per year, correct distribution percentages, and require reporting to legislative management. A legislative staffer explained the added guardrails: the money could only be used for debt incurred within a specified date range and only for debt service, not new projects or operations. The amendment passed on a roll call vote, and the committee then recommended the amended bill due pass and re-refer to Appropriations by a 7-6 vote, with one member absent. Representative Steiner was designated to carry the bill. The committee then adjourned.

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• I'm That would have required midwives to have a certain amount of training.
• I'm that would have required midwives to have a certain amount of training.
• the amount, maybe decreasing the required service time.
• So there's a reduction in the amount of time, or the amount of patients, that those facilities can see
• Well, and there's such a difference in the amount of student loans.

Summary: The committee first approved the previous meeting minutes and then heard a detailed annual report from Dr. Thomas Arnold, chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, on maternal mortality trends and policy issues. He explained the committee’s review process, confidentiality protections, and national and North Dakota data showing that most maternal deaths are preventable and that mental health conditions, substance use, cardiovascular issues, infection, hemorrhage, and embolism are the leading causes. Members asked about suicide, domestic violence, midwife training, home births, and whether pregnancy testing at death scenes should be expanded; Dr. Arnold said better coroner education, more investigation of unexplained deaths, and possible post-mortem pregnancy testing could improve case identification, especially in rural areas. He also noted that deaths often occur well after 42 days postpartum and that mental health-related deaths remain a major concern. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark on cigarette reduced-ignition-propensity standards and related fire prevention issues. He recommended updating the state’s cigarette propensity law to current national standards and also raised a separate recommendation to require fast-breakaway oxygen tubing for home oxygen users, citing fatal fires linked to smoking around oxygen. Members asked about implementation, cost, insurance coverage, and whether the standards apply in tribal communities; Dr. Clark said he would provide follow-up information and was willing to help with any legislation, but no agency bill had yet been planned. Next, Christine Greff of the Department of Health and Human Services reported on the North Dakota Stroke System of Care. She described the statewide network of stroke-ready hospitals, registry-based quality improvement, and performance data showing continued improvement in stroke recognition, imaging, thrombolytic treatment, transfers, and EMS pre-notification. She highlighted new quality measures for inter-facility transfers and intracerebral hemorrhage care, and said the system remains strong but depends on continued legislative and hospital support. Committee members asked about participation by the VA hospital and were encouraged to consider outreach to include it more fully in the stroke system. Finally, the committee began a presentation on prior authorization and non-opioid pain treatment from Taha Khan of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He argued that prior authorization can delay access to non-opioid acute pain medications, especially in the 24- to 72-hour post-discharge window when pain is most severe, and said delays can push patients toward opioids. He emphasized that prior authorization has a role in utilization management but should not create barriers in acute pain care, and he noted that current use of the company’s non-opioid product remains very low. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• We've been able to capitalize on the investment that was made with a minimal amount of baseline funding
• at our peak, because of a budget that was a multi-year budget a few years ago, there was a total amount
• Within departments individually, there's a fair amount of consistency as well.
• But we are down, so we have had a healthy amount of spending left.
• But there's a significant amount of spending this year, and we want to make sure that we're doing that

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard opening remarks from Secretary of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross, who reviewed the department’s budget and priorities. She emphasized California agriculture’s record production, but also the pressures facing farmers from climate change, drought, groundwater regulation, supply chain disruptions, low commodity prices, and federal funding cuts. Ross highlighted ongoing investments in Farm to School, local food procurement, food hubs, climate-smart agriculture, invasive pest prevention, bird flu response, and food safety, and she warned that proposed USDA cuts and market disruptions could harm research, pest control, and export development. Members also discussed the importance of local food systems, school kitchens, and the need to better connect farmers to schools, food banks, and institutions. A major topic was the Farm to School program and related local food initiatives. The chair raised concerns that the Legislative Analyst’s Office was recommending against continued funding for Farm to School because it did not meet the state’s “must-have” standard, and suggested pairing it more closely with the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program and food hubs to broaden its impact. Ross responded that Farm to School has already reached nearly half of California students, has helped small farms, and is part of a larger strategy that includes school kitchen investments and culinary training. Members also discussed Market Match/CNIP, which Ross said was not funded in the current budget, and Proposition 4 climate bond spending, including SWEEP, Healthy Soils, urban agriculture, invasive species work, tribal food sovereignty, and land access programs. The committee then moved to Item 1 on eliminating vacant positions at the Departments of Fish and Wildlife, Parks and Recreation, and Food and Agriculture. The LAO explained that the Governor proposed eliminating 6,000 vacant positions statewide, with the JLBC previously not concurring with 650 of them, including 174 in these three departments. The LAO recommended retaining the special-funded positions at Fish and Wildlife and Food and Agriculture because they support important functions and do not materially help the budget, while weighing the General Fund positions against other priorities. Finance said the vacancy reductions were intended to improve budget resiliency and preserve flexibility, noting that vacant positions can be used to cover other operational costs or be reclassified. Department representatives argued some eliminated positions were hard to fill and that the cuts would affect permitting, public safety, maintenance, and pest detection, though they said immediate impacts would be limited because many positions were already vacant. Members pressed Finance and department staff on whether the savings justified the program impacts, especially at Fish and Wildlife, where permitting bottlenecks were described as a concern for housing, clean energy, water, and transportation projects. Several members questioned why special funds tied to fees were being reduced, and why Fish and Wildlife’s special funds were treated differently from other departments. Parks said the proposed ranger and maintenance cuts would not have immediate effects but could slow long-term maintenance and staffing capacity. CDFA said some of the eliminated positions supported early pest detection, the broom rape program, and other oversight functions, but that the department believed it could still meet its mandate through reclassification and internal prioritization. No votes were taken, and the chair noted that public comment would come after all items were heard.

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• So yes, it does add up to that amount. But our FY 20, FY 27 ICIP is about 25 million total.
• We have now structured a lease anticipating a certain amount of revenue to come in, but now the costs
• Well, we have seen in Cruces a fair amount.
• The amount of things cost before COVID... With it versus after, it's radically different.
• If you can't spend a certain amount of dollars, you're getting fewer people.

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• principal reason for this difference is due to the LFC's recommendation taking into account a higher distribution
• Those two IGAs have gone out, one to Zune and one to Hickory for... and I forget the overall total amount
• If we are approved for our requested amount, the executive recommendation, a bar might only be $70,000
• The contracts amount that we've increased in CBRC is to assist additional contracts for victims of Sexual
• But back to my statements with regard to your handouts, it demonstrates the amount of work that has taken

Keywords: 996, all

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• It seems like there's a tremendous amount of developments that are being made right now in these research
• , and we're ready to contribute our data, our partnerships, as well as what we've learned from distributing
• , and we're ready to contribute our data, our partnerships, as well as what we've learned from distributing
• The amount of surgical smoke produced in a plastic surgery operating room was found to be equivalent
• To date, we are steadily working toward distributing over 534,000 menstrual products.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on environmental health, disease prevention, and access to care. Major topics included restricting polystyrene use, creating a pancreatic cancer awareness and early-detection initiative, improving indoor air quality through a task force and new regulations, expanding access to epinephrine in public places, improving access to health care for people with long COVID, creating an OBGYN loan repayment program for underserved areas, expanding access to hygiene products, modernizing licensure for dietitians and nutritionists, updating school postural screening requirements, and restricting harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Several legislators also testified in support of their own bills, including measures on menstrual product access and ingredient disclosure, and surgical smoke protections. Testimony on the polystyrene bill emphasized local municipal bans and the need to reduce plastic pollution. Pancreatic cancer advocates and patients described the disease’s low survival rate, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the need for an awareness campaign and implementation of commission recommendations. Indoor air quality supporters from environmental justice groups, public health organizations, and residents described asthma, mold, pollution, and the need for a task force with technical expertise; some witnesses urged adding remediation professionals to the task force. On epinephrine access, family members of a man who died after a bee sting and an allergy organization stressed that anaphylaxis can be sudden and fatal and that stock epinephrine in public venues could save lives. Long COVID advocates said the condition affects hundreds of thousands of residents and called for better surveillance and access to care, with a request to include MECFS in the bills’ scope. Other testimony focused on workforce and equity issues. Supporters of the OBGYN loan repayment bill said it would help address maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. Hope and Comfort described widespread hygiene insecurity and a long waiting list for basic products, urging a task force to study statewide solutions. Dietitians and nutritionists supported modernization of licensure to clarify standards for medical nutrition therapy while allowing broader wellness counseling. School nurses backed reducing mandatory postural screenings, arguing the current law is not evidence-based, is not reimbursed by MassHealth, and takes time from other student health needs. On the supplement bill, the industry trade group opposed restrictions as overbroad and burdensome, while a public health expert cited research linking weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to serious harms and urged passage. The committee also heard support for menstrual product access and surgical smoke protections, with legislators and advocates describing those bills as longstanding priorities.

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• Okay, will it be just for a certain amount of time, like the Purple Heart, and it's like you get...
• They felt like if they distributed the Ranger resources, they would have better units.

Bills: HB 1023, HB2537, HB3302, HB3324, HB3644, HB3722, HB3815, HB4053, HB4789

Keywords: specialty license plates, military honor, Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, Texas Superior Service Medal, Texas Outstanding Service Medal, Texas Medal of Merit, military honors, Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, veterans, Texas Homeland Defense Medal, military, commemorative recognition, transportation code, claims assistance, disability benefits, court representation, legal services, naming, commemoration, local honor