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• The vote was taken. The chair announced, "HB 2 passes. Thank you."
• The chair called for the vote, and the substitute was approved.
• But, as someone who has worked with new technology for 35 years, he said it is painful to watch new technologies
• We’re not voting on this.
• We won't<00:48:46.160> vote.

Bills: SB8, SB22, SB137, HB295, HB2, HB343, HB220, HB303, HB81, SB8, SB22, SB137, HB295, HB2, HB343, HB220, HB303, HB81

Keywords: emergency management, public funds, educational materials, state legislation, disaster response, uniformity, state laws, legislative commission, appointments, government structure, resilience, natural disasters, risk management, Alabama Resilience Council, Chief Resilience Officer, state planning, environmental protection, community preparedness, Alabama Office of Civic Engagement, Alabama Office of Minority Affairs

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• Seconded make a motion the vote to pass?
• ,<01:43:14.480> more<01:43:14.719> reliable safer technology, more reliable safer technology
• > smallcale technology, particularly in smallcale technology, particularly in smallcale nuclear.<
• Not today, not tomorrow, but technology.
• <01:43:32.960> is coming where this technology is coming where this technology is beginning

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It is an emerging technology.
• So you put in the vote. Okay, the vote was 15-0, you guys, and then down here you write consent.
• Hunt, so what is the vote we’re voting on?
• Hunt, so what is the vote we’re voting on? The amendment should be 13, 14, 15, 16. Is it okay now?
• /c><01:48:26.040> amendment vote we're voting on the amendment vote we're voting on the amendment

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 451, which would create a postconsumer paint stewardship program in New Hampshire. Prime sponsor Representative Karen Ebel described the bill as a bipartisan, broadly supported model based on PaintCare programs used in other states. She said consumers and businesses could drop off leftover paint at participating retailers or municipal household hazardous waste sites, with the paint then collected and recycled by the stewardship organization. She emphasized that the program is intended to reduce landfill disposal, improper dumping, and contamination of groundwater and soil, while also helping municipalities save on hazardous waste handling costs. Members asked several questions about how the program would work and how it would be funded. Ebel explained that the program would be financed by a small fee charged at the point of sale on paint products, not a general sales tax, and that retailers could either list it separately or roll it into the price. She said the fee would cover the Department of Environmental Services’ administrative costs, which were described as minimal, and that the program’s structure was developed with DES and industry input. Questions also addressed whether cans would be recycled and how collected paint would be processed; Ebel said the ACA and PaintCare representatives could provide more detail, but that the paint and containers would be handled through recycling or other approved disposal methods rather than landfilled. Representative Judy Aron, a co-sponsor and chair of the House Environment and Agriculture Committee, testified in support, saying the bill had been developed over several years with stakeholders and would keep toxic paint out of landfills while saving municipalities and taxpayers money. Representative Peter Bixby, the ranking member of Environment and Agriculture, also supported the bill, saying his committee had heard it many times and that it had strong bipartisan enthusiasm. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• These rules are the amendments to the rules pertaining to radiologic technology licensure.
• These rules are the amendments to the rules pertaining to radiologic technology licensure.
• Further, any technology purchases over $1,000 will require additional justification.
• with regards to technology?
• But the technology cap, first of all, I guess I should say thank you. I really do appreciate this.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a long agenda of agency rules, with most items approved without objection after brief presentations and no public comment. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s electronic odometer disclosure rule, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and RV parks, lead-based paint, counseling board revisions, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental examiners, nursing, pharmacy, medical board, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these changes were described as updates to match recent acts, federal standards, compact participation, fee adjustments, or cleanup/clarification, and the committee repeatedly approved them without objection. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s broad set of rule changes implementing multiple 2025 acts. Those changes included creating a dialysis patient care technician registry, updating contact information requirements, expanding APRN authority to delegate certain tasks, clarifying death certificate and pronouncement authority, allowing substitution of therapeutically equivalent medications, permitting purchase of compounded products, and updating certified medication assistant rules and training standards. Members asked detailed questions about the meaning of therapeutically equivalent substitutions, delegation limits, compounded products, and how often medication lists would be updated; the board said it would review rules annually and use future rulemaking as needed. The committee also approved new nursing rules for declaratory orders and the new dialysis registry. The Department of Education’s rules drew the most discussion, especially the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify eligible expenses, and streamline approvals. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting certain technology purchases and requiring extra justification over $1,000, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about oversight, appeal timelines, sports equipment, provider credentialing, and whether the rules were too restrictive; department officials said the rules were meant to protect taxpayer funds while preserving flexibility, and they noted the program had received extensive public comment. The committee also approved Education rules for scholarships, residency classification, teacher programs, accelerated learning, and graduate medical education, as well as Labor and Licensing rules on wage and hour standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting incentives.

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• You should be giving us Texans policies that people. want to vote for instead of trying to rig that vote
• We are young, and voting is the lifeblood of that democracy.
• He's holding up a sign that says, "Vote no, please." We see your sign that says, "Vote no, please."
• Thank God I was able to vote for Monica de la Cruz in CD15.
• People under, however, vote Democrat usually.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Representative Cells voted yes. Representative Griffin voted yes. Representative Sweeney voted yes.
• Representative Eel voted yes. Representative Muns voted yes. Representative Rung voted yes.
• Representative Wier voted yes. Chairman Maguire voted yes. The motion passed, 9 to 0.
• Representative Rang voted yes. Representative Maguire voted yes.
• There was no ongoing technology.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding. Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension. The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.

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• I vote no. Representative DeL Santos votes no. They won't say. I vote no.
• I vote no. Representative Patty Contreras votes no. Representative Aguilar. My vote?
• Representative Villegas votes no. Have you all voted? Thank you. I vote no.
• I vote no. They won't say. I vote no. Representative Austin votes no.
• I vote aye. Representative Olson votes aye. Representative Travers, how do you vote?

Keywords: 1182, all

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• However, as technology evolves, the investment landscape is shifting.
• Being visionary, we have led the way in technologies like fracking in the oil and gas sector.
• industries, including aerospace and space exploration, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology
• Looking forward on the horizon, Texas can be expected to play a role in such bold technological initiatives
• as AI, space exploration, quantum computing, and pioneering strategic technologies.

Bills: SB 21, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• Voting changes.
• Johnson: not voting. Bennett: aye. Berman: not voting. Elhawary: aye. Ellis: not voting.
• technologies that may be... ...on a broader range of records, equipment, and certified voting technologies
• The current vote is three to two, with the chair voting aye.
• opportunity to vote.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• You spoke of the the capital investment of equipping camera technology on, on the entire fleet.
• The technology exists.
• Proven life uh safe technology.
• It could be that or just people not paying attention right now with our technology.
• Technology can be for us or against us. If we have a cell phone, that technology is against us.

Bills: HB 767, HB 1242, HB 1373, HB 1404, HB 1708, HB 1936, HB 2041, HB 2198, HB 2270, HB 2315, HB 2415, HB 2427, HB 2455, HB 2457, HB 2522, HB 2523, HB 2686, HB 2763, HB 2775, HB 2944, HB 3034, HB 1683, HB 1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• We voted it out 11 to 0 during our April 28th formal meeting. Are there any questions?
• opportunity to encourage more carriers to adopt or utilize equipment that has the latest in safety technology
• The last time I was elected, it was a majority of them were Republican judges, and they vote me in because
• And so this updates for today's modern technologies. Happy to answer any questions.
• out they're having to bring this stuff down to the courthouse and don't need it, uh, with modern technology

Bills: SB 53

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

Transcript Highlights:

• We voted it out 11-0 during our April 25th hearing. Are there any questions?
• opportunity to encourage more carriers to adopt or utilize equipment that has the latest in safety technology
• Judges, the last time I was elected, the majority of them were Republican judges, and they vote me in
• And so this updates for today's modern technologies. I'm happy to answer any questions.
• hospitals out there having to bring this stuff down to the courthouse and don't need it. with modern technology

Bills: SJR27, SB53, SB311, SB1164, SB2807, SB1574, SB 53

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• Our main focus is voter registration, helping more people gain access to their rights to vote.
• Voting is not just a right; it's a responsibility that shapes our future.
• <00:54:00.079> and understand the importance of voting and understand the importance of voting
• Friends of Hō Technology Academy not present. Friends for Sunset Academy not present.
• not present friends of Hoy Technology not present friends of Hoy Technology Academy<05:43:57.958

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then spent much of the early session on guest introductions recognizing students, interns, advocacy groups, sorority members, and other visitors. Members also noted Assembly Member Castillo’s birthday and announced a later floor photo for members wearing denim. The chamber then moved to the Daily File and took up a series of bills and resolutions. Among the major actions, AB 2323 by Assembly Member McKinnor, on modernizing public notice while preserving transparency and due process, passed 57-0. ACR 149 by Assembly Member Hart, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the California Coastal Act and the Coastal Conservancy, drew extensive debate both in support and opposition before being adopted by voice vote, with 46 co-authors added. AB 2011 by Assembly Member Hart, codifying mental health parity standards, was also taken up, and AB 2691 by Assembly Member Addis, expanding disqualifying felony convictions for elected office to include sexual assault and human trafficking, passed 53-0. The Assembly also adopted HR 31 on Denim Day and Sexual Assault Awareness Month after lengthy testimony from members describing personal experiences and the need to support survivors. The body then approved several policy bills with broad support, including AB 1621 on housing permitting timelines (64-0), AB 1704 on studying the cost of low-embodied-carbon building materials and pausing standards if cost parity is not reached (58-0), AB 1916 updating the definition of certified interpreter to include ASL interpreters (59-2), AB 2559 on returning construction and demolition permit deposits when compliance is documented (61-0), AB 2663 as an urgency sunset extension for alcoholic beverage law (64-0 on urgency and measure), and AB 2731 expanding on-sale general alcohol licenses in Santa Cruz County (63-0). The Senate consent calendar was also adopted. The session ended with an adjournment in memory of Josado Dado Banatao, honoring his life, engineering achievements, and philanthropy, followed by a motion to adjourn until April 30 at 9 a.m.

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• Would anyone like to change their vote? The Chief Clerk will record the vote.
• Would anyone like to change your vote? The Chief Clerk will record the vote.
• Would anyone like to change our vote? The Chief Clerk will record the vote.
• Would anyone like to change your vote? Chief Kirk will record the vote.
• Would anyone like to change your vote? Chief Crook will record the vote.

Keywords: 909, all

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• I urge a green vote on this. committee. I urge a green vote on this. Thank<00:06:07.600> you.
• ,<00:23:50.720> which technology, which technology, which spoiler<00:23:52.000> alert<00
• I'm I'm I voted<00:53:56.520> I<00:53:56.600> voted<00:53:57.040> Republican<00:
• 53:57.720> for<00:53:57.920> so<00:53:58.160> many voted I voted Republican for
• so many voted I voted Republican for so many years,<00:53:58.960> yet<00:53:59.360> I<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You mentioned sensor technology a couple times. In your dialogue with Mr.
• it as technology changes.
• Renewed at additional costs could take advantage of new technology, new equipment.
• to, in order to participate in those technology upgrades. Or is it on an annual basis?
• The blue over here on the right, the technology type by location. 22%, light green, 27, pink, 51.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• beneficial owner and holders of voting beneficial owner and holders of voting trust<01:32:48.480
• Things like rocket technology, space exploration, and a lot of the future technologies that we'll rely
• Things like rocket technology, space exploration, and a lot of the future technologies that we'll rely
• > exploration, technology, space explor exploration, technology, space explor exploration, and<01
• and a lot of the future technologies and a lot of the future technologies that<01:53:06.960>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chair, if I can expand my vote. You may.
• Can you explain my vote? Of course. This really ties the hands of our schools.
• So I vote no. Senator Rogers? Aye. Senator Alford.
• I vote yes.
• Members, by vote of four ayes, three nays, and zero not voting, SCR 1032 receives a do pass as amended

Bills: HB2035, HB2041, HB2611, HB2860, HB4004, HB4049, SCR1032

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health, child safety, oversight, independent committee, transparency, accountability

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• Therefore, we respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you.
• That is out with Republicans not voting, with Mr. Tangapa voting aye. Thank you. Thank you.
• Ta not voting. Thank you. Next up we have Mr. Bennett. Mr.
• So, for all those reasons of equity, we would urge an aye vote.
• Arambula also not voting. with Mr. Tangapah voting no and Mr. Taw voting aye. Did you all get that?

Keywords: 988, house, all