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• I've worked in the forestry industry since then, and this is a huge honor and privilege that I come before

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• Heavenly Father, we come before you today with grateful hearts, thankful for the privilege of serving

Summary: The House convened in special session after opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the reading of Governor DeSantis’s proclamation calling the Legislature into special session from June 1 to June 3, 2026. A quorum was established with 96 members voting. No bills, resolutions, messages, or committee reports were on the desk at the time of the floor session. The Speaker announced the schedule for the special session, saying the State Affairs Committee would meet later that afternoon to consider the property tax bill and related policy, followed by the Rules and Ethics Committee that evening. The House then adopted a motion to receive reports, adjourn for committee and other House business, and reconvene Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 9 a.m. or upon call of the Chair.

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• a long time—12 years, to be exact—because 12 years is how long the state of Arkansas has had the privilege

Summary: The meeting opened with remarks recognizing Representative Lane Jean for his 12 years as chair of the Joint Budget Committee and praising his leadership, mentorship, and role in helping build the state’s reserves. Vice Chair Representative Johnson and others thanked him for his service and noted the significance of the leadership transition. The committee then took up its only item of business, House Bill 1002, the General Appropriation Act. There were no questions on the bill, and a motion to do pass was made, seconded, and approved by voice vote. Members were informed that the committee would reconvene the next day at 9 a.m. to assign bills to committees only, with no other actions planned, and that the chamber would return to session at 10 a.m. The meeting was then adjourned.

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• allowing us to be part of the United States of America, the great citizens that it has, for the great privilege

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• If you're asking for specifics, even before I was speaker, I've always thought one of the privileges

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• Just uh need to get a quick privilege of the floor here. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Privilege of the floor, please.
• Can I have a quick privilege? Yes, you may. Please proceed. All right, Mr. Speaker.
• Can I have a quick privilege? privilege? privilege?
• Privilege, Mr. Speaker. As usual, Mr.

Keywords: 916, all

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• She also said payer mix challenges make it important to balance privilege and responsibility, especially
• and allowing entities to provide services, that we're balancing privilege and responsibility, and the
• <01:55:39.280> and thinking about allowing Privileges and thinking about allowing Privileges
• provide services that<01:55:42.639> were<01:55:42.920> balancing<01:55:43.560> privilege
• <01:55:44.000> and that were balancing privilege and that were balancing privilege and responsibility

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Heavenly Father, we come before you today with grateful hearts, thankful for the privilege of serving

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Heavenly Father, we come before you today with grateful hearts, thankful for the privilege of serving

Summary: The House convened in special session with 96 members present, establishing a quorum. The meeting opened with prayer by Representative Andrade and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Representative Valdez. The clerk then read Governor Ron DeSantis’s proclamation calling the Legislature into special session from June 1 to June 3, 2026. No bills, resolutions, committee reports, messages from the Senate, or other legislative items were on the desk. The Speaker announced the schedule for the special session, saying the State Affairs Committee would meet that afternoon to consider a property tax bill and related policy, followed by the Rules and Ethics Committee later in the evening. The House planned to return to the floor the next morning to take up both measures. Representative Garrison moved that the House receive reports and adjourn for committee and other House business, reconvening Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 9 a.m. or upon call of the Chair. The motion was approved, and the House adjourned.

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• The chair recognizes the Dean of the Senate for a highly privileged moment. Motion? Thank you, Mr.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• If you're asking for specifics, even before I was Speaker, I've always thought one of the privileges

Summary: The speaker, likely the House Speaker, opened by emphasizing the urgency of the special session after unprecedented flooding in the Hill Country and said legislators have been working on bills for victim funding and flood-related policy changes. He also noted other items on the governor’s call, including eliminating the STAAR test and addressing human trafficking, and stressed that the Constitution requires legislators to appear and do their duty. He praised the members present, said the effort was bipartisan, and criticized absent members who had left the state. He said civil arrest warrants had been signed, that the House would work with DPS to locate absent members, and that the governor had offered DPS support to help establish a quorum. He said he remained hopeful Democrats would return and declined to discuss specific private conversations. The speaker did not take any legislative votes in this exchange, but said the House rules’ automatic penalties would be imposed and that the chamber would continue efforts to restore quorum. He concluded by saying the House would meet again the next day at 1 p.m. to continue business.

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• So the Speaker will take a point of personal privilege to thank the amazing staff here at the rostrum

Summary: The transcript covers end-of-session floor action in both chambers of the Washington Legislature. Messages were received announcing that the House had adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 8404 and that the Speaker had signed Senate Bill 5161, while the Senate President signed open session substitute Senate Bill 5194, substitute Senate Bill 5195, Senate Concurrent Resolution 8404, and House Concurrent Resolution 4404. The Senate also moved all measures on the floor calendar or held at the desk back to the Committee on Rules, and the Senate journal for the 105th day was approved. In the House, the Speaker reported signing the same measures and took a brief point of personal privilege to thank legislative staff. The House also dispensed with reading the journal and approved it by consent. Staff were invited to the floor for a sine die ceremony, indicating the close of session. The final action was a motion to adjourn sine die for the 2025 regular session of the 69th Legislature. After clarification of the motion, the Legislature agreed and adjourned sine die without objection.

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• <02:10:37.840> of<02:10:38.159> working<02:10:38.480> with privilege of working
• Uh, thank you, Madam Speaker, which is a point of personal privilege.
• We don't recognize points of personal privilege, but you may have a late introduction.
• <03:20:01.359> I<03:20:01.520> would point of personal privilege.
• I would point of personal privilege.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• For over two centuries, the power to define the form, powers, limits, and privileges of corporations
• Because we, the state, have the power to define what powers and privileges corporations have and what
• And this bill takes that power and privilege away for all artificial legal entities.
• of corporation belong to privileges of corporation belong to states.<00:19:02.320> That's<00:
• corporations have and what privileges corporations have and what they<00:19:11.280> don't.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I've<00:26:55.919> had<00:26:56.080> the<00:26:56.320> privilege<00:26:56.720>
• > to<00:26:57.039> work<00:26:57.200> with I've had the privilege to work with I've
• What's extreme is telling a school a third grader to rank their racial privilege.
• <01:29:59.280> What's rank their racial privilege. What's rank their racial privilege.
• It has been our privilege to have the daughter of the Honorable Henry B.

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• I think they have First Amendment privileges, and even adults have privileges to the First Amendment
• I think they have first<01:53:22.000> amendment<01:53:22.400> privileges<01:53:23.360><
• c> and<01:53:23.599> even first amendment privileges and even first amendment privileges and
• even adults<01:53:24.320> have<01:53:24.480> privileges<01:53:24.960> to<01:53:
• 25.119> the<01:53:25.280> first adults have privileges to the first adults have privileges

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Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 102, which would make informational materials about type 1 diabetes available on the Department of Education website. Senator Ward said the bill is intended to help parents, teachers, and school staff recognize early symptoms such as thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, and weight loss so children can be referred for care before they develop diabetic ketoacidosis. He noted that a newer blood test can identify some children at risk earlier than in the past. Members asked how people would be directed to the website, and Ward said the information would be posted online and also distributed in handouts, with school personnel helping spread awareness. He emphasized the bill is informational only and not a diagnostic or treatment tool. Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives from the Dartmouth Diabetes Link and students with type 1 diabetes who described delayed diagnoses, emergency hospitalizations, and the difficulty of having symptoms misunderstood as stress, athletics, or normal teenage changes. They said the bill could help parents, teachers, and peers recognize warning signs earlier and reduce the risk of life-threatening ketoacidosis. One witness noted that New Hampshire ranks high in childhood type 1 diabetes, and another said even a single person seeing the information could make a difference. A retired diabetes educator and state representative also testified in support. The hearing on SB 102 was then closed. The committee then opened the hearing on Senate Bill 211, which would require school sports teams to be designated as male, female, or co-ed, bar biological males from female-designated teams and locker rooms, and create a cause of action for violations. Senator Avard said the bill responds to constituent concerns and is meant to protect fairness, safety, and privacy for biological females. In questioning, he said girls could still play on boys’ teams, but boys could not play on girls’ teams, and he said he would be open to changes. Opponents, including an attorney from LGBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, argued the bill is substantially the same as a law passed the previous year that was already challenged in federal court and found likely unconstitutional under equal protection and Title IX; they urged the committee to mark it inexpedient to legislate. The transcript cuts off before any committee vote or further action on SB 211.

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• For the privilege to serve you and one another.

Bills: SB198, SB179

Keywords: Alabama National Guard, National Guard legal services, legal assistance program, judge advocate, staff judge advocate, paralegal, military justice, military law, legal aid, preventive law, notary, notarial acts, Adjutant General, State Military Department, Office of General Counsel, Army Regulation 27-1, Army Regulation 27-3, Air Force Instruction 51-304, Air National Guard Instruction 51-504, Title 31

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• Many years later, I had the privilege to represent Michael’s brother, Gary Siffisari, whose own wrongful
• So I know Senator Cataldo and I met; I had the privilege of working, going with Mike Bush, the author
• So I know Senator Cattaldo and I met, I had the privilege of working, going with Mike Bush, the author
• Passing this legislation upholds that legacy by safeguarding medical freedom as a right, not a privilege

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Summary: The committee hearing began with opening remarks from the House and Senate chairs outlining procedures for a large public hearing with more than 100 witnesses on 64 legislative proposals. They explained time limits, rules for in-person and virtual testimony, written testimony procedures, and the committee’s reporting deadline. Testimony then moved through a series of juvenile justice, child protection, and civil liberties bills, with witnesses generally urging favorable reports or, in one case, opposing expanded juvenile court transparency and child advocate access to records. Several witnesses supported bills aimed at juvenile justice reform. Representative Hendricks backed H. 1744 to prevent child labor exploitation and trafficking, citing federal findings of child labor in seafood processing and calling for stronger penalties and a ban on minors working in such facilities. Senator Gomez supported S. 1131 and S. 1121 to reduce juvenile fees, fines, restitution burdens, and bail-related costs, arguing they worsen racial and economic disparities. Senator Crean and other advocates supported S. 1051/H. 1695 to expand juvenile diversion eligibility, while multiple witnesses from juvenile justice and immigrant advocacy groups supported H. 1657/S. 1058 to expand juvenile expungement and to limit sharing juvenile fingerprints with federal authorities, describing recent ICE detentions of Chelsea students and the resulting fear in immigrant communities. Witnesses also supported H. 1918/S. 1240 to narrow the youthful offender statute, raising the minimum age and reducing mandatory adult-style penalties for youth. The committee also heard testimony on child safety and bodily autonomy bills. Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan supported H. 1752 to protect children left in extreme temperatures, explaining it would create civil penalties, allow emergency responders to remove children from cars without liability, and add criminal penalties when serious injury results. Representative Thurber and Senator O’Connor testified for H. 2011/S. 1227, a bill prohibiting coercion or mandates for health-related interventions, including vaccinations, and allowing legal remedies for violations. Senator Jalen supported S. 1136/H. 1847 to prevent false confessions by requiring recording of interrogations and banning deceptive tactics, and several innocence-project and legal-services witnesses described wrongful convictions tied to false confessions and coercive interrogations. Another major topic was H. 1626, which would require age verification for pornographic content and launch an education campaign about online sexual exploitation; Representative Cruz and survivor Udoz Wallace testified in support, describing nonconsensual image sharing and deepfake harms. Not all testimony was supportive. The Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed S. 1035, which would increase transparency in juvenile court proceedings, and H. 1689, which would expand the child advocate’s access to confidential juvenile records, arguing both would undermine privacy and trauma-informed protections for children and families. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the session consisted of opening remarks and public testimony on the listed bills.

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• This decision was made even though additional credentialing, proctoring, and privileging requirements
• additional credentialing, proctoring, additional credentialing, proctoring, and<00:07:09.160> privileging
• <00:07:09.720> requirements<00:07:10.480> already and privileging requirements already
• and privileging requirements already exist<00:07:11.600> to<00:07:11.680> perform<00:07

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Summary: The subcommittee considered an emergency regulation from the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners, 201 KAR 5021E, along with a staff amendment to conform the text to KRS Chapter 13A. The regulation was described as implementing an Attorney General opinion and a review of optometrists licensed during the 2020–2023 period when alternative testing and waivers were used during the COVID-19 era. The board explained that the rule requires affected licensees to complete specified examinations or an alternative certification before renewing in 2027, and that it now removes the OEBC Canadian exam as a future pathway while preserving recognition of OEBC results submitted during the period when that option was in effect. The staff amendment was approved without objection. Testimony was sharply divided. Board representatives and the Attorney General’s office said the regulation is needed to protect public health and to bring the licensure review into the formal administrative process. They said the NBEO Part 3 exam is the nationally recognized hands-on clinical licensure test, while the American Board of Optometry certification is a post-licensure credential for already licensed practitioners and is not a substitute for initial licensure testing. They also said no other state uses the ABOC certification for licensure, and that the board’s approach balances fairness, due process, and public protection. Opponents argued the regulation would allow individuals who were improperly licensed to continue practicing without meeting the same standards as other Kentucky optometrists. A representative from the Kentucky School for the Blind Charitable Foundation described cases of alleged inadequate care and urged the committee to require full national board passage before independent practice. Representatives from ARBO and NBEO said the emergency regulation is not justified as an emergency, does not adequately address public safety or fiscal impacts, and exceeds the board’s authority by creating a renewal path for licensees whose initial licensure was challenged. They emphasized that NBEO Part 3 is a practical, hands-on exam and that the ABOC certification is not designed or validated for initial licensure. The committee asked several questions about the differences between the exams, and no final vote on the regulation itself was described in the transcript beyond approval of the staff amendment.

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• And I have had the privilege... ...of watching that over the last few years, and I want to thank them
• But it has really been a privilege for our agency, housing 12 departments, five offices, and having a
• And I want to say, you know, I've had the privilege of partnering with, I think, every one of you.
• I've had the privilege of partnering with, I think, every one of you.

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