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• They ask about the Equal Protection Clause, the voting article in the New Hampshire Constitution, and
• in the New Clause the voting uh article in the New Hampshire<00:07:51.520> Constitution<00:07
• 2 of the Clause under part one Article 2 of the New<00:09:18.120> Hampshire New Hampshire New
• Hampshire Constitution<00:09:20.160> part<00:09:20.399> one<00:09:20.720> article
• There's a felony and a high criminal penalty, and then there's civil penalties.

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• This is Senate Bill 398 by Senator Foyle, relative to the Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured and
• I did notice in the bill you’re basically preempting any local ordinances and codes.
• We're working towards getting the, on the Code Council side, we're working towards getting a training
• Yeah, they've got civil penalties.
• I read that article this morning in the Wall Street Journal. Yes.

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 11, 2026, with a quorum present and took up a series of Senate bills, a resolution, and one House bill. The committee reported favorably Senate Bill 79 to recreate Louisiana Economic Development, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 to establish the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, Senate Bill 375 on firefighting foam with amendments clarifying use in declared emergencies, Senate Bill 398 moving manufactured and modular housing oversight under the Contractors Licensing Board with technical and substantive amendments, Senate Bill 163 on virtual currency business licensing with an amendment providing for federal preemption if Congress enacts a national licensing regime, and Senate Bill 287 on virtual currency kiosks with consumer-protection provisions and technical amendments. The committee also reported favorably House Resolution 197, as amended, urging the Public Service Commission to study distributed energy generation and storage resources with LSU involvement, and Senate Bill 54, which would allow estheticians to blow-dry hair after certain services; that bill drew extensive testimony from supporters and opponents in the cosmetology and aesthetics industries before being reported favorably. Several bills prompted detailed discussion and testimony. On Senate Bill 398, the sponsor and Contractors Licensing Board representatives said the change would improve enforcement and consumer safety for manufactured-home installation, especially tie-downs, leveling, and foundation blocking, while not affecting HUD-regulated construction. On the virtual currency bills, OFI said it currently licenses 37 virtual currency businesses with 33 pending applications, and supporters described the kiosk bill as a response to fraud complaints by requiring clearer disclosures, refund procedures, live customer support, and reporting to OFI. For House Resolution 197, the sponsor, PSC officials, and energy stakeholders said the study would examine the value of distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar and battery storage, in light of rising demand and grid reliability concerns; PSC staff and LSU energy experts described the study as focused on market value and avoided-cost benefits. House Bill 744, which would have shifted regulation of certain New Orleans utilities from the city council to the PSC, generated discussion about constitutional history, rate impacts, and utility consolidation. PSC officials and the sponsor said the current city-council regulation is a constitutional exception dating back to 1921, and they argued that PSC regulation could reduce costs and simplify oversight, but the sponsor ultimately moved to defer the bill rather than force a floor fight, and the committee agreed. The committee then began consideration of Senate Bill 386, the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, adopting technical amendments and then a larger amendment package that revised definitions and compliance provisions; the transcript ends while that bill’s amendment process is still underway, with no final action shown in the excerpt.

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• Then he went to the Court of Civil Appeals.
• The first civil right of every Alabamian and every American is to live free from the fear American is
• I'm proud of Code in that are all on bodies of water that go out to the Gulf of America.
• I think there are a lot of good things that will be added to our code.
• LSA missed some numbers in the code. LSA missed some numbers in the code, but that was it. Okay.

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• Thank you, Senator Westlin. trust code and I do have um Lauren Baron trust code and I do have um Lauren
• technical changes to our trust code technical changes to our trust code which<00:03:32.519> was
• <00:03:40.840> that chapters of the Minnesota code that chapters of the Minnesota code that
• that finally the article the last article<00:24:21.799> Article<00:24:22.080> 4<00:24:
• Article 4 in here deals with article Article 4 in here deals with transfer<00:24:24.000> on<00

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• or an agrieved party bringing a civil or an agrieved party bringing a civil action<01:22:20.400>
• <02:43:51.439> section<02:43:51.840> 2 But this article 4 with section 2 But this article
• to enforce the state building code to enforce the state building code within<04:22:40.960> their
• Class A electrical electrical code.
• And with that, uh building code as well.

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• talk this isn't the end of civilized talk this isn't the end of civilized society<00:46:24.040><
• <01:54:51.599> interaction civil interaction civil interaction in<01:54:53.159> practice
• rights but to protect take away civil rights but to protect civil<02:17:26.160> rights<02:17:
• What about their civil rights?
• What about their civil rights?

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Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, which Rep. Jim Kofalt said is the same language as last year’s HB 396, vetoed by the governor. He described the bill as allowing, but not requiring, separation by biological sex in three areas: bathrooms and locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions. Kofalt argued the bill would give local school boards and other policymakers discretion to set practical rules, citing concerns about safety, privacy, and a Milford incident involving a biological male in girls’ locker rooms. Committee members pressed him on the lack of a definition of “biological sex,” and he said he did not think one was necessary because males and females are commonly understood. He also said the bill was meant to address situations where outside groups threaten lawsuits and leave local boards with no latitude. Testimony then split sharply. Supporters, including Executive Counselor Karen Hill and several others, said HB 148 would roll back anti-discrimination protections, contradict New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” values, and harm transgender and non-binary people. Opponents described the bill as discriminatory and unnecessary, arguing that existing bathroom and sports policies already work and that the bill would invite harassment, invasive enforcement, and legal conflict. Several speakers, including trans residents and parents of trans children, said they had used public restrooms without incident and warned that enforcement would be impractical or abusive. One supporter argued the bill was needed to protect girls’ privacy and safety and cited school sports disputes and a concern about a sex offender at a game as examples of why sex-segregated rules should be restored. Committee members asked questions about how biological sex would be defined, whether the bill was responding to real incidents in New Hampshire, and how any restrictions would be enforced. Kofalt said he was aware of issues in several school districts and at the State House, but did not have detailed documentation for every case. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the chair instead moved through public testimony under a strict two-minute limit and noted that follow-up questions would be limited so the committee could hear multiple bills that day.

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• As its article accurately outlet.
• Protecting civil rights, not gutting them. Protecting civil rights, not gutting them.
• civil rights abuses in investigating civil rights abuses in schools. schools. schools.
• number of staff who were fired, and the Office of Civil Rights was put in there by the Civil Rights
• number of staff who were fired, and the Office of Civil Rights was put in there by the Civil Rights

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• There was another article that I—there's another article that we may... Thank you, Commissioner.
• There's another article, not just the statement but an article about that gives more detail.
• I may try to get that article back in at the end if we have time.
• You've heard me testify before about civil rights officers and police departments.
• You've heard me testify before about civil rights officers and police departments.

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Summary: The commission held its 16th and final meeting to review and vote on revisions to its draft report on combating antisemitism. After roll call, members approved the prior meeting minutes, adopted a procedure for handling substantive and technical edits, and authorized limited technical corrections after the meeting. Senator John Velis’s letter was read into the record noting his military deployment and support for the final report, and the commission discussed the scope of the report, including its 118 findings and recommendations and the large volume of testimony received over the year. Members then worked through a series of amendments to the report. The chair’s prefatory statement was revised to restore language and data about Massachusetts Jews’ relationship to Israel and the impact on the commission’s work. Commissioner Liken’s proposal called for DESE guidance and teacher training to support intellectually diverse K-12 classrooms; members debated how to ensure it could not be used to justify biased or false material, and the amendment passed with discussion about existing guardrails. Commissioner Hay’s technical edits were adopted, and commissioners also discussed whether DESE’s new reporting system should anonymize data; the language was revised to specify anonymized data and approved. Additional amendments were adopted on public safety and higher education, including clarifying support for nonprofit security grants and personnel grants, refining language on academic boycotts, and adding references to Zionist identity and presumed Zionist identity as possible bases for antisemitic treatment. Commissioner Kipnis’s revisions to the prefatory statement were also considered, with some members objecting to the removal of language about minimization and traumatic invalidation and others supporting a more concise, fact-driven tone. The commission also approved language strengthening recommendations by changing several “should” statements to “must.” Treasurer Deborah Goldberg then delivered closing remarks praising the commission’s work and sharing personal family history to illustrate the persistence of antisemitism in Massachusetts. She said the report offers a practical roadmap, including bias reporting in schools, security coordination, and broader anti-discrimination training, and emphasized that the recommendations will help all communities. Commissioners thanked her for her leadership and testimony. The meeting continued with further amendments, including one on law enforcement security grants and another on higher education findings and recommendations, and the commission repeatedly voted by roll call, generally approving the revisions unanimously.

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• That shifts issues from administrative oversight to code enforcement or public safety responses, which
• Chair and members of the committee, Hugo Polanco on behalf of UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil
• And so I've done my own research and I've read many Reddit articles and talked to many stakeholders,
• across many different jurisdictions when it's often left up to individual planners who don't their codes
• The way that that provision is written, it starts with 'notwithstanding this article,' which means that

Bills: HB2118, HB2181, HB2308, HB2309, HB2402, HB2476, HB2682, HB2698, HB2875, HB2877, HB2903, HB2910

Keywords: mobile food vendors, licensure, food safety, statewide regulations, health standards, zoning, temporary vendors, HB2181, death certificate, death certificates, vital records, funeral establishment, funeral home, human remains, medical certification of death, death registration, state registrar, local registrar, county medical examiner, alternate medical examiner

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• hate crimes and bias incidents, a bulletin, as well as a pocket victim referral card that has a QR code
• incarcerated people, as well as continuing to serve out-of-custody people along with our colleagues in civil
• We lean on our colleagues at civil legal aid, and vice versa.
• Recent law review articles say that one standard deviation increase in a public defender's caseload can
• And our, we have some small firms who do public defense as well, some civil stuff, who have contracts

Summary: The committee received agency updates on several behavioral health and justice programs. The Health Care Authority reported that assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) has expanded from two counties to eight, with a ninth expected in December, and described AOT as a court-ordered, least-restrictive treatment model that depends on close coordination among courts, treatment providers, and local officials. The agency also reviewed Joel’s Law, which lets family members, guardians, conservators, or tribes petition for an initial involuntary detention when they disagree with a designated crisis responder’s decision. Judges Ferreira and Larson said petition use has increased significantly statewide and in Snohomish County, but many cases do not proceed beyond the initial detention stage; they also noted family frustration, disjointed processes, and bed shortages as ongoing issues. Committee members asked about expansion criteria, the law’s effectiveness, and how the system fits together with other mental health interventions. The Attorney General’s Office presented on the hate crimes and bias incidents hotline created by SB 5427. The hotline began a pilot in King, Clark, and Spokane counties on July 1, 2025, with a statewide launch planned for 2027. Officials said the advisory committee helped shape the referral process, intake questions, outreach materials, and public branding. In the first five months, the hotline received 301 reports, with roughly 45% from King County and about 38% from outside the pilot counties; 42% requested follow-up, and only about a quarter of those wanted law enforcement referral. Testimony emphasized that the hotline is non-emergency, anonymous if desired, and focused on referrals rather than investigation. Members asked about why callers do not seek law enforcement involvement, how the hotline compares with Oregon’s launch, and what kinds of incidents are being reported. The Office of Independent Investigations reported progress on its work investigating police deadly force fatalities. Director Roger Rogoff said the agency has grown to 66 employees, including 31 investigators, and has completed six fatality investigations, with two public final reports posted. He said the office now operates in Region 1 and plans to expand statewide as staffing allows, with a future east-side expansion dependent on additional investigators. He also said the office has 29 requests to review prior cases, but those reviews are time-intensive and limited to cases with new evidence. Committee members asked about staffing needs, local cooperation, and whether the office conducts parallel investigations; Rogoff said OII performs the criminal investigation, while agencies may still do administrative reviews. The committee then heard a lengthy panel on public defense caseload standards and funding. The Washington State Bar Association, Washington Defender Association, county representatives, and city representatives all discussed the new caseload standards and the implementation timeline. Speakers said the standards reflect modern public defense realities but warned that funding, attorney recruitment and retention, office space, and data collection remain major barriers. Survey results from county offices showed wide variation in readiness, with many counties uncertain about timelines and most citing lack of funding as the biggest obstacle; attorney attrition was also described as high. County and city representatives argued that the new standards will require far more attorneys and support staff, and that local governments cannot absorb the cost without substantial state funding. They urged the Legislature to increase state support, improve workforce pipelines, and address structural issues in the public defense system.

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• The topic has its own Wikipedia article, actually, time in Indiana.
• But article actually time in Indiana.
• the the person that was handling uh code the the person that was handling uh code enforcement enforcement
• > are<03:29:31.040> providing amending article 51, we are providing amending article 51
• So number one, they violate uh US code. So number one, they violate uh US code.

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• one or article two or article three.
• <00:54:39.920> or was in article one or article two or was in article one or article two or
• article<00:54:40.720> three.
• behavior through the lens of articles. behavior through the lens of articles.
• 1.30 of the code of ethics. 1.30 of the code of ethics.

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• And Article 8 is the continuity of care.
• Article 3 uh describes the Department of Article 3 uh describes the Department of Health<00:01:57.800
• <00:02:29.520> the And Article nine is about the And Article nine is about the miscellaneous
• coded A8. coded A8.
• coded A13. coded A13.

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Summary: The House took up Senate File 476, the human services policy bill on continuity of care, assisted living safety, vulnerable adult protections, and program integrity. Representative Noor, the bill’s author, described it as a broad policy package covering direct care and treatment, Department of Health policy, aging and disability services, behavioral health, maltreatment of vulnerable adults, continuity of care, and miscellaneous changes. Representative Schumacher also supported the bill, saying the final language reflected extensive stakeholder work and compromise, especially in aging and long-term care, while also adding guardrails around fraud-related processes and other DHS policy decisions. Several amendments were considered. A DE3 amendment was offered and adopted, and an A8 amendment to the amendment was initially discussed as a way to create a legislative working group and bring more community input into human services program changes, but Representative Curran withdrew it. Curran then offered A11, which would have changed billing limits for individualized home supports with training, but withdrew that as well after noting DHS concerns about possible costs. The House then suspended the rules to allow Noor’s A13 technical amendment, which was adopted. On third reading, Representative Frederick praised the bipartisan work and highlighted provisions addressing intimidation of staff in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program, extending voluntary return time for certain civilly committed individuals, and allowing some DCT staff to move from unclassified to classified positions. Noor thanked staff and reiterated that the bill protects vulnerable people while preserving program integrity and taxpayer dollars. The bill passed as amended by a vote of 93 ayes to 39 nays, and its title was agreed to.

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• Uh, the new items are in Article 2, sections 156, 7, and 8, and then Article 3, section 1.
• Section 1 of Article 1 and section 3, I'm sorry, section 3 of Article 6, or Article 3, section 6, both
• All right, seeing none on Article 1, we will move on to Article 2.
• code.
• Any questions on Article 3?

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• Article two is our health policy piece.
• The last article is the miscellaneous article, which provides a way for the agency to notify nonpartisan
• Uh article 5 addresses the Speaker.
• articles in our bill. Thank you, Mr. articles in our bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Chair. Chair.
• <00:04:20.959> I The amendment is coded A5 A5. I The amendment is coded A5 A5.

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• The Department's Title I funding ensures all children, regardless of which zip code they were born in
• whereby we can for a subset of the code whereby we can for a subset of<00:40:17.200> Grants<00
• Not because the Preamble of the Constitution leads right into Article I.
• of the foregoing powers, then you get to Article II: four short sections about the president.
• There wasn’t even a president included in the Articles of Confederation. They decided to add it.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Civil Air Patrol. That's exactly it. I'm sorry I wasn't coming up with that term. There is covered.
• Civil Air Patrol. That's exactly it.
• Code right now, or do we have to make any changes to Century Code to give you the authority to do some
• Current Century Code, everything you've discussed with us this morning is that. current century code
• So, you know, this language is already the language that is being used, and that's in the code.

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Summary: The committee was called to order, a quorum was established, and the minutes from the prior meeting were approved. The first major presentation came from Montana Public Employees Retirement System executive director William Hollahan, who gave an overview of Montana’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Compensation Act plan. He explained that the plan covers volunteer firefighters in unincorporated areas, is funded by 5% of state fire insurance premium taxes, and currently serves 228 departments with about 2,936 active members and 1,242 retirees. He described eligibility rules, annual training and reporting requirements, benefit levels for partial and full pensions, disability, death, medical, and funeral benefits, and said the plan is actuarially sound with roughly $60 million in assets and a funded ratio slightly above 100%. Committee members asked about prior-service credit, whether EMS personnel are included, the effect on recruitment and retention, and whether expanding coverage would require a funding analysis; Hollahan said prior service is not credited, EMS is not currently included, and any expansion would need financial review. Tim Walleen of Workforce Safety and Insurance then presented a draft North Dakota workers’ compensation solution for volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS personnel. He explained that volunteer responders are already covered by workers’ comp for medical and wage-loss benefits, but the proposal would set a minimum annual wage of $30,000 for calculating wage-loss benefits for qualifying volunteers, with the benefit paid at two-thirds of that amount. Representative Porter suggested tying the volunteer definition to existing code rather than a fixed dollar amount, and Walleen agreed. Questions focused on whether search and rescue or other volunteer emergency services could be included, whether departments would face new paperwork, and whether volunteer organizations can already elect coverage; Walleen said there would be no additional paperwork and that volunteer coverage is already available. The committee also heard from volunteer fire service representatives and the state fire marshal. An Oakes-area firefighter, Mr. Olson, testified that small departments are struggling with retention, communication, and administrative burdens, especially around separate bookkeeping and funding rules for donated or fundraising money, and he said departments need clearer guidance from the state. State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark introduced himself and outlined a broader effort to improve education, support, and coordination for fire departments, including a planned 10% audit of certificates of existence beginning in 2027, more outreach through his office, and better assistance with training, reporting, and grant access. He said his office is authorized under current law to provide these services, but the role has been vague and underused. Finally, Arnagard Rural Fire District Chief Rick Schreiber testified in favor of new recruitment and retention ideas, including retirement-style benefits, health insurance, tax incentives, scholarships, grants, and more remote or regional training. He said volunteer departments are losing members, that local tax and donation funds are already stretched, and that any new retirement or incentive program should be sustainable and likely involve a mix of state and local support.

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• Hospital stabilization is in Article 3 of the bill.
• LANGUAGE THE WAY THE PROVISIONS ARE STRUCTURED SO IN ARTICLE 3 ARTICLE 3 THERE IS THE ADDITION OF A HOSPITAL
• article.
• 14 IN THE MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLE.
• The amendment is coded as CH 3908-A1. Members, Sen. Dibble, anything else?

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• You're in the House Civil Law Committee. Ms. Jarizano, please call the roll. Chairman Muscarello?
• Members, this is a draft 6.8A report for Senate Bill 123 by Senator Morris, which proposes to amend Article
• SB 97 proposes to amend Article 1, Section 17A of the Constitution of Louisiana.
• One other side note is other civil law jurisdictions around the world, including Quebec and France, they
• have a remote online notary process, their civil law jurisdictions, and they allow for authentic acts

Summary: The House Civil Law Committee met on May 11, 2026, with a quorum present and heard several bills and resolutions. It reported favorably without objection Senate Bill 466, which bars foreign adversaries from using expropriation authority in Louisiana and creates a narrow expropriation category for very large aerospace/LED projects of at least 20,000 contiguous acres with no residential structures. The committee also reported favorably House Bill 986, requiring child support payments from persons convicted of vehicular homicide for the benefit of a child who lost a parent. The committee then considered two constitutional amendments by Senator Morris. Senate Bill 123 would allow judges to be removed for cause by a majority vote of the legislature and certification by the governor; it was amended to change the ballot language to refer to removal for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence, and was reported favorably after a roll-call vote of 5 yeas and 1 nay, with Representative Carter voting no. Senate Bill 97 would require prosecutorial consent for a defendant to waive a jury trial, except in capital cases; after adopting Amendment Set 5277 to clarify the capital-case exception, the committee heard opposition from Chris Alexander of the Louisiana Citizens Advocacy Group and then reported the measure favorably by a 5-1 vote, again with Representative Carter voting no. The committee also heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 35, which urges the Louisiana State Law Institute to study remote online notarization for authentic acts. Testimony in support came from the Louisiana Bankers Association, which argued the study is needed because of declining notary availability, especially in rural areas, and noted similar practices in other civil law jurisdictions. SCR 35 was reported favorably without objection. Finally, House Bill 1098, by Chairman McFarland, was reported favorably without objection; it provides a limited liability framework for FAA-licensed aerospace flight entities operating in Louisiana. House Bill 375 was voluntarily deferred, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Pages, there's an article by Jeff Meitrodt from the Star Tribune that kind of summarizes a series the
• Um, but in reading, and I will not—we would be here all day just from the set of articles and testimony
• and testimony we've had, set of articles and testimony we've had, but<00:12:09.320> the<00:12
• Not criminal charges, but a civil lawsuit.
• And there were civil litigation.