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• I strongly support SB 771 because we have seen how online hate fuels real... ...we have seen how online
• hate fuels real-world violence with devastating results at ING.
• In Sri Lanka, online disinformation fueled anti-Muslim riots.

Summary: The committee hearing covered several bills related to privacy, consumer protection, and online harms. SB 259 by Senator Wahab would prohibit surveillance pricing based on device data such as geolocation or battery level; supporters argued it would curb discriminatory and predatory pricing, while opponents raised concerns about geolocation definitions, legitimate location-based pricing, and impacts on discounts and loyalty programs. The bill was moved on a due pass motion to the Judiciary Committee and passed 8-1, with members noting amendments and ongoing discussions with stakeholders. SB 22 by Senator Laird would raise the amount of gift cards that can be redeemed for cash, with the author saying the goal is to update the long-standing $10 threshold for inflation and preserve consumer value. Consumer advocates supported the bill, while retailers, restaurants, grocers, and chambers of commerce opposed or opposed unless amended, citing fraud concerns, safety issues, and the need for clarification on donated or returned gift cards. The committee voted the bill out on a 6-1 vote and kept it on call. SB 576 by Senator Umberg would apply broadcast-style loudness rules to streaming advertisements. The author said the bill is intended to prevent ads from being much louder than programming, especially for children, while the opposition argued that streaming ad insertion is technically different and that existing industry standards and FCC oversight already address the issue. The bill passed 8-0. SB 683 by Senator Cortese would clarify that people can seek injunctive relief, including a TRO, for unauthorized use of name, image, or likeness; supporters said it strengthens privacy protections, while opponents warned about prior restraint and First Amendment concerns. The bill was moved out on a due pass motion and kept on call. The final bill discussed, SB 771 by Senator Stern, would clarify that existing civil rights and hate-related laws apply to social media platforms and their algorithms, with higher penalties for intentional or reckless violations. Supporters, including the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Islamic Networks Group, described online hate as fueling real-world violence and urged stronger accountability; opponents argued the bill could conflict with Section 230, chill lawful speech, and create vague standards. Members raised questions about constitutionality, definitions, and whether the bill would be workable, but several expressed support for the author’s goals.

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• the calculation for the trajectory, not only fixing them, but ensuring that the trip used up less fuel
• HG 4690 by GERD is relating the motor fuel measuring quality and testing standards are for the Committee
• HB 4941 by Curry relating to the establishment of a strategic fuel reserve program in the state for the

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• the calculation for the trajectory. not only fixing them, but ensuring that the trip used up less fuel
• HB 4690 by GERD is relating to the motor fuel measuring quality and. or for the Committee of Licensing
• HB 4941 by Curry relating to the establishment of a strategic fuel reserve program in the state for the

Bills: HB9 , HB22 , HB908 , HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• We have a half-cent sales tax that fuels our teacher salaries. not because of who lives there.
• We have a half-sense sales tax that fuels our teacher salaries. So Monroe County is blessed.
• We have a half-cent sales tax that fuels our teachers' salaries and allows us to have the highest starting

Summary: The Education Administration Subcommittee held an introductory meeting focused largely on member introductions and “homework” reports about education issues in each district. Members raised a wide range of concerns and priorities, including early childhood care and VPK access, school choice and school closures, teacher recruitment and retention, conflict resolution and school safety, early literacy and preparedness, technology and AI/STEM instruction, attendance and mental health, ESE services, dual enrollment and career/technical education, caregiving youth, and real-time student enrollment/funding tracking. Several members also emphasized local challenges such as housing-driven teacher turnover, disaster-related attendance problems, and funding inequities across counties. The committee then heard a detailed presentation on Florida’s early learning system from Chancellor Carrie Miller of the Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning. She outlined the structure and funding of School Readiness, VPK, and the Gold Seal Quality Care program, the role of early learning coalitions and DCF, and the state’s quality and accountability measures. She highlighted the importance of kindergarten readiness, teacher quality, and the new School Readiness Plus program, which helps families transition off subsidy more gradually. Additional panelists from the Children’s Forum, the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe, and a Tallahassee child care provider discussed workforce shortages, low wages, provider turnover, the TEACH scholarship program, Help Me Grow, local coalition operations, and the need for more providers and more consistent regulation. During questions, members asked about wait lists, special needs services, teacher retention, provider onboarding, and DCF regulation. The panel said Miami-Dade’s wait list was about 4,000 children and described priority categories for service; they also said children with disabilities are screened and referred for support, though not given a separate priority category. Panelists reported that TEACH has helped reduce turnover through education support and service commitments, but said wages and career pathways remain major issues. Members also pressed for clearer, more consistent licensing standards and more support for new providers entering the field. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the meeting.

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• back of the bill, implementing bill, projects, and the Senate's conforming bill, which is SB 2506E on fuel

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Conference Committee convened and was formally organized by adopting motions naming Representative Snyder as chair and Senator Brodeur as vice chair. Members were told that an original side-by-side packet had been provided showing the starting positions for the budget, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, and conforming bills. Senator Brodeur then presented the Senate’s offer to the House on the budget, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, projects, and the Senate conforming bill, SB 2506E, which relates to fuel taxes. He noted that highlighted figures in the budget spreadsheet showed where the Senate had moved. The House said it would review the offer and return with a response, and both sides expressed a willingness to continue working through the budget issues. There was no public comment. Members were advised to watch for notice of the next meeting, likely the following day, with one-hour notice. Senator Truenow moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• Then as a backlash, uh, to um federal uh CDC and renewed ACIP guidance, uh, they switched it to a AP
• CDC and renewed ACIP guidance<00:43:38.160><c> uh</c><00:43:38.480><c> they</c><00:43:38.960><c> switched
• > to</c><00:43:40.480><c> a</c><00:43:41.040><c> AP</c><00:43:42.240><c> uh</c> guidance uh they switched
• it to a AP uh guidance uh they switched it to a AP uh schedule<00:43:43.040><c> and</c><00:43:43.359
• more to MRNA side but it's switching more to MRNA side but it's interesting<01:42:22.400><c> that</c

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met as a special House committee on COVID response efficacy, noted absences, and restated its mission to review New Hampshire’s pandemic response, including federal guidance, federal funds, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID treatment, patient bill of rights implementation, and vaccination policies. The main business was discussion of a proposed letter or report language concerning current COVID vaccine recommendations for young children, especially those under age two, and how to support any conclusions with cited scientific and state sources. Representative Polozov argued that the committee should ask the governor or agencies to reconsider current recommendations, saying the committee should focus on whether vaccination is needed for that age group, whether it is effective, and whether the risks outweigh the benefits. He said he had distributed articles and wanted the committee to pair its conclusions with scientific and statistical data. Other members asked him to identify the specific New Hampshire DHHS and American Academy of Pediatrics sources for the recommendation, clarify the age range being discussed, and separate any evidence about adverse effects in other age groups from the infant/toddler demographic so the letter would be transparent and not misleading. Members generally agreed the letter should be carefully sourced and refined, with citations for each claim. The chair said the committee would treat the request as urgent and try to finalize a version by the next meeting, noting that some members would be traveling. The committee also discussed scheduling additional testimony in September and October, possibly with extra meetings, to continue gathering evidence and to hear from witnesses. The chair then began reviewing supporting articles, including studies he said were new since the 2024 report, and introduced a 2025 South Korea cohort study and another 2025 Italian cohort study as examples of the evidence he wanted to incorporate into an updated 2026 report.

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• And my first move was to switch him to a long-acting injectable, which I attempted to get prior authorized
• </c><00:14:56.400><c> him</c><00:14:56.520><c> to</c><00:14:56.680><c> a</c> move was to to switch him
• to a move was to to switch him to a long-acting<00:14:57.520><c> injectable,</c><00:14:58.520><c> which
• And I did some stuff with the medications to the primary care doc, switched to duloxetine, which should
• </c><00:42:47.280><c> to</c> to the primary care doc, switched to to the primary care doc, switched to

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Remember members to use your on and off switch that controls your microphone.
• lands um generate revenue from and<00:08:13.919><c> you</c><00:08:14.080><c> can</c><00:08:14.160><c> switch
• </c><00:08:16.319><c> um</c> and you can switch it. Thanks, John. um and you can switch it.
• And in that act, switched the apportionment basis from resident ADM to adjusted ADM, or pupils actually
• </c><00:53:33.440><c> basis</c><00:53:33.839><c> from</c> uh switched the aortionment basis from uh switched

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Kentucky switched and by 2023 the state had saved $283 million.
• Ohio switched to a single PBM model and saved $186 million in year 1 and $230 million in year two.
• </c><01:11:04.800><c> Kentucky</c><01:11:05.360><c> switched</c><01:11:06.000><c> and</c> million per
• Kentucky switched and million per year.
• Ohio switched to a single PBM million.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• here, the person's on a $1,000 drug for four or five months, then there's no incentive for them to switch
• It would be nice if, now again, switching treatment midstream is probably not necessarily the recommended
• /c><01:44:45.520><c> something</c><01:44:45.760><c> else</c><01:44:46.000><c> because</c> them to switch
• to something else because them to switch to something else because it<01:44:46.239><c> doesn't</c><01
• </c> be nice if uh now again switching be nice if uh now again switching treatment<01:45:10.960><c> Midstream

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• back of the bill, implementing bill, projects, the Senate's conforming bill, which is SB 2506E on fuel

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Vice Chairman Jenkins and I are going to switch places, and she's going to take over the last two bills

Bills: SB1327 , SB2065 , SB2155 , SB2159

Committee: House Tourism

Keywords: tourism, recreation, economic development, Oklahoma Commission, executive director, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, Route 66, revolving fund, commission, cultural heritage, funding applications, official crop, wheat, Oklahoma, 914, all

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• Yeah, it'll switch on and off on you sometimes. Clerk will lock the machine, record the roll.

Summary: The House convened with 67 members present and 3 absent and excused, then opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The main business was approval of the House Journal for the second legislative day, which was adopted without objection after a favorable report from the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration. The House also received a standing committee report that House Concurrent Resolution No. 20 had been enrolled and would be signed by the Speaker and returned to the Senate for the Senate President’s signature. No substantive debate or votes on legislation occurred beyond the journal approval. During announcements, members noted several upcoming events and committee meetings, including a Boise Metro Chamber luncheon, an Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee meeting, a geoengineering presentation, and a Bible study on the Ten Commandments. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026.

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• Yeah, it'll switch on and off on you sometimes. Clerk will lock the machine, record the roll.

Keywords: 989, all

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• capital investments, the utility is going to have an incentive to use more capital and less labor or fuel
• We're going through that very issue regarding energy as it relates to fuel.
• We're going through that very issue regarding energy as it relates to fuel.
• tied primarily to capital spending rather than performance, rate pressure will continue, and fossil fuel
• large loads, including data centers, do not shift additional costs onto ratepayers, nor use fossil fuels

Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications held an oversight hearing focused on electric rates, utility regulation, affordability, reliability, and wildfire-related costs. The chair framed the discussion around the challenge of transitioning to a cleaner grid while keeping bills affordable and the system reliable, and noted the hearing also served as the annual update from the CPUC and Public Advocates Office. Professor Severin Borenstein gave a primer on utility regulation, explaining the split between deregulated generation and regulated transmission/distribution, the basics of cost-of-service regulation, and the role of return on equity. He argued that high allowed returns can encourage capital-intensive spending and that many public policy costs now embedded in rates would be better funded through the state budget, while warning that price caps or performance-based regulation are not silver bullets. CPUC President-designate Alice Reynolds described the commission’s role as economic regulator of investor-owned utilities and said affordability is being addressed through rate case scrutiny, reasonableness reviews, and legislative direction. She said wildfire mitigation and insurance costs have been major drivers of rate increases, but some wildfire-related costs are time-limited and will roll off rates over time. She also highlighted progress on clean energy procurement, battery storage growth, and integrated resource planning to meet climate goals while maintaining reliability. Reynolds said the CPUC is reviewing utility spending, disallowing imprudent costs where appropriate, and litigating at FERC to challenge transmission costs. Members pressed both witnesses on several issues, including whether rates are being inflated by legislative mandates and balancing accounts, whether utility returns are too high, and whether the state should shift more public-policy costs off electric bills and into the General Fund. Senators also raised concerns about load growth from data centers and ports, gas-system stranded assets as electrification advances, and whether the CPUC is over-regulating or discouraging innovation. Reynolds said the CPUC is working with the Energy Commission, CAISO, and the Air Resources Board on a holistic planning process, and pointed to tools such as interconnection reforms and demand flexibility. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with several follow-up requests for reports and data.

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• Transfers funds from the hydrogen fueling system subaccount to the electric vehicle charging system subaccount
• imposes this tax on petroleum products, but it does not impose the same increase on non-petroleum fossil fuels
• increase on not impose the same increase on non-petroleum<01:12:22.960><c> fossil</c><01:12:23.280><c> fuels
• which</c><01:12:23.760><c> is</c><01:12:23.840><c> in</c><01:12:24.000><c> a</c> non-petroleum fossil fuels
• which is in a non-petroleum fossil fuels which is in a different<01:12:24.320><c> subsection</c><01:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard several vehicle and traffic safety measures. HB 2347, which would require the director of transportation to adopt rules allowing mobile vehicle safety inspections, drew support from DOT and individual testifiers who said it would add convenience and efficiency for passenger vehicle owners. Committee members questioned how home or driveway inspections would handle safety standards such as headlight checks and whether added convenience would come with higher costs; DOT also said it would follow up on inspection fees and audit procedures. HB 182, which would exempt motorcycles and passenger cars from safety inspections, received opposition from DOT, the Hawaii Police Department, and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, with Grassroot Institute in support. HB 2022, which would equalize county and state annual vehicle registration fees, was opposed by the Hawaii Transportation Association because it would raise costs that would likely be passed on to consumers. The committee also took testimony on HB 1708, which would make operating a vehicle under the influence at a high intoxication level a class C felony and add probation requirements. Prosecutors, police, DOT, and the Honolulu customer services department supported the bill, while the Public Defender’s Office opposed it, arguing that it would increase court workload, require more defense resources, and create collateral consequences, including possible immigration impacts. Several witnesses and members discussed a proposed HD1 that would change the bill to a graduated penalty structure, making a first offense a misdemeanor and a second offense a felony, while also addressing deferred pleas and DUI deferrals. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the bill’s intent but warned that Oahu lacks a reliable electronic or telephonic warrant system, which could lead to more refusals and additional court impacts. HB 2086, which would amend negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, received support from DOT, county prosecutors, police, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office. Honolulu’s prosecutor supported the bill but recommended against the attached HD1, saying the current drafting better preserves negligent injury as a lesser included offense and avoids blending it with a separate statutory scheme. HB 2154, which would create a framework for intelligent speed assist technology and require a report to the legislature, was supported by DOT, county police, Smart Start LLC, AAA Hawaii, and others, with the Alliance for Automobile Innovation offering comments and proposed amendments. A testifier described the bill as a way to prevent repeat speeding by limiting vehicles from accelerating beyond the speed limit. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.

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• force are operating with Vladimir Putin ambition to create some illegal and unholy American empire fueled
• FORCE ARE OPERATING WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN AMBITION TO CREATE SOME ILLEGAL AND UNHOLY AMERICAN EMPIRE FUELED
• Speaker, in Springfield, Ohio, families are preparing for the worst kind of ice storm, a storm fueled
• A STORM FUELED BY HATE AND RACISM.
• predominantly rural and home to hardworking farmers who produce the nutritious food that feeds and fuels

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So one big thing that we assumed is that there's money coming from the switching from historical horse
• So one big thing that we assumed is that there's money coming from the switching from historical horse
• And then switching to the fish and game fund, similar kind of situation.
• And then switching to the fish there.
• I want to switch to an HB2 question if so.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And this repeals a 2007 mandate that federal buildings reduce their use of fossil fuels by 2030 by, I
• their use of fossil fuels by 2030 by<02:52:48.560><c> I</c><02:52:48.720><c> think</c><02:52:48.960>
• Whereas a wildfire consumes more fuel and produces denser, more toxic smoke.
• As a matter of fact, control burns consume one-sixteenth of the fuel per acre as an intense wildfire.
• This budget request would fuel crisis.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• tax and you see that number our fuel tax and you see that number coming<01:45:11.880><c> down</c><01
• </c> into electrification um alternative fuel into electrification um alternative fuel and<02:21:42.600
• </c> reducing our dependence on fossil fuels reducing our dependence on fossil fuels being<02:22:20.080
• </c> one pushing forward on hydrogen fuel one pushing forward on hydrogen fuel usage<02:22:44.479><c>
• We just did it, made sure we went in to ensure that we cut fuel to minimize the potential for fire.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee held an informational briefing with the University of Hawaiʻi, led by new President Wendy Hensel and Vice President for Budget and Finance Calbert Young. Hensel outlined the university system’s scope, student demographics, research activity, and campus missions, emphasizing four strategic priorities: serving Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi, student success, workforce development, and economic diversification through innovation and research. She highlighted the system’s enrollment, research funding, and the roles of Mānoa, Hilo, West Oʻahu, the community colleges, and specialized institutions such as JABSOM and the Cancer Center. Young then reviewed the budget request, focusing largely on making prior one-time appropriations permanent and supporting recurring needs. Items included funding for Mānoa athletics, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology, K-12 teacher education, Pamantasan Council support, Hilo programs, Windward’s mental health technician certificate, Maui’s practical nursing bridge program, and student support positions such as financial aid and admissions counselors. He also described workforce-related requests tied to nursing expansion at Mānoa and West Oʻahu, as well as facilities support at West Oʻahu. A major portion of the testimony addressed the university’s two Kakaʻako medical facilities. Young explained that declining tobacco settlement and cigarette tax revenues are no longer sufficient to cover debt service for JABSOM and the Cancer Center, so the governor’s budget includes general fund support to supplement those obligations. He also described a regents-approved request not included in the governor’s proposal: expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise financial aid program to the four-year campuses, estimated at about $11–12 million. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.