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• Grants for tribally controlled community colleges, we agree.
• I just have a question regarding the tribally controlled community colleges.
• Section 14, no changes for the tribally controlled community colleges.
• We would be removing the section that... ...for the tribally controlled community colleges, would be

Bills: SB2003

Keywords: higher education, student loans, scholarships, capital projects, workforce development, funding, North Dakota university system, 908, all

Summary: The committee first reconsidered Senate Bill 2003 in the higher education budget and adopted several changes. It removed $3 million for enterprise resource planning, struck $2 million for a grant program for students who are pregnant or recently gave birth, and then added $3 million back into workforce education and innovative grants, restoring that line to $12 million. Members also discussed a possible purchase of the 19th Avenue building in Fargo for the State School of Science, but the motion was withdrawn for later consideration. Other higher ed items were briefly noted, including tribally controlled community colleges and a state magazine funding line, but no final action was taken on the building proposal during this segment. The committee then moved to Senate Bill 2018, the Commerce budget, and reviewed a long list of funding items. It restored a vacant workforce FTE, increased tourism marketing to $10 million and Find the Good Life to $5 million, raised Operation Intern by $1 million, removed a $100,000 infrastructure study, increased autonomous agriculture grants to $15 million, and set the Regional Workforce Impact Program at $10 million. It also kept or adjusted several other items, including the uncrewed aerial vehicle replacement program, the global talent office, tribally controlled community colleges, Native American small business grants, and technical skills training grants. A major new provision would transfer $50 million total, split between SIF and Bank of North Dakota profits, to the Theodore Roosevelt Library Museum Endowment Fund, matching a private fundraising challenge; members expressed both support and concern, and said they would revisit it later. The committee also discussed language to allow commercialization of Vantis and to permit the Turtle Mountain gaming compact proposal to move forward with required federal approvals, while clarifying that a previously discussed $100,000 study had been removed. Commerce officials said the workforce language was intended to centralize data and strategy, and they noted Operation Intern would need an emergency clause because applications begin in May. No final vote on the Commerce budget was taken in this segment, and the chair said the committee would return later to finish both budgets.

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• would allow magistrates to prohibit individuals who are subject to a protective order from remotely controlling
• ..magistrates to prohibit individuals who are subject to an order for emergency protection from controlling
• an individual... ...charged with family violence, a condition that the individual refrain from controlling
• There are other ones, of course, as you know, for controlling the thermostat. ...the home, or lights,

Bills: HB368, HB3311, HB1734, HB2495, HB2716, HB793, HB3376, HB2524, HB3421, HB3446, HB3181

Keywords: electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer

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• So this is how the legislature exercises its power of the purse control over what technically isn't the
• power<00:04:51.320> of<00:04:51.440> the<00:04:51.560> pur<00:04:51.880> control
• exercises its power of the pur control exercises its power of the pur control over<00:04:53.479>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The cities, the counties, and the state are still in control and still have all of that authority.
• They have to have a background check and a fingerprint, which we are not in control of; that is in the
• control of the FBI and ALEA.
• Further, I think we put a lot of safeguards on this to try to make sure that these folks are still in control

Bills: SB36, SB39, SB40, SB12, SB29, SB121, SB131, SB12

Keywords: competitive bidding, procurement, disclosure statements, state contracts, contract protest, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner

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• Birth control has a lot of side effects that parents should be made aware of if their children are on
• ,<02:19:24.639> could which could include birth control, could which could include birth control
• , child, let's say um birth control, child, let's say um birth control, hormonal<02:24:07.680>
• > they hormonal birth control, you know, they hormonal birth control, you know, they run<02:24
• And right now, teens are able to access birth control confidentially in New Hampshire.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And as you can see from the map here, about 640 million acres are controlled by the federal government
• by the chair and ranking and controlled by the chair and ranking minority<02:32:03.520> member
• of debate equally divided and controlled of debate equally divided and controlled by<02:35:29.520
• Garcia, each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky. Mr.
• One, the bill modernizes our air traffic control system.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So, so I'm looking at this bill has a exposing children to controlled substances.
• There are example birth control etc.
• comes to the STDs where or birth control comes to the STDs where or birth control where<01:42:35.199
• And in these cases and birth control.
• So that's the reason why Berg still controls.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• we want to do here is set forth the parameters around which the General Assembly would select and control
• guardrails right now before a call becomes a reality, so we're making decisions about how we would control
• a delegate to a convention and sets forth those procedures that the General Assembly would use to control

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on General Laws met in executive session on Senate Substitute No. 3 for Senate Bill 1062, which concerned the “Inspiration Act” and related program changes. Representative Jones offered two committee amendments: one to mirror language from House Bill 3470, rename the program from “charity” to the Inspiration Act, and create a task force; the second to remove a $300,000 cap on grants for blind and deaf services so additional funds could be sought. Both amendments were adopted, then rolled into a House Committee substitute. The substitute was voted do pass by a roll call of 12 ayes and 2 noes, with Representative Matthiesen voting no. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1119, the Convention of States implementing legislation. Senator Curtis Trent said the bill would establish neutral guardrails for selecting and controlling Missouri’s delegates if a convention of states is called, including qualifications and procedures for legislative oversight. Supporters said the bill would clarify how delegates are chosen, provide statewide representation, and include recall mechanisms if delegates exceed their authority. Public testimony included support from Rosendo Martinez and Brett Sterley, both of whom backed the bill as a way to prepare Missouri for a possible convention and to ensure legislative control over delegates. Opposition came from R.N.C. A.C. Deanoff, who said he supported a convention in principle but argued the delegates should be elected by voters in the congressional districts rather than appointed by the General Assembly. No committee vote was taken on SB 1119, and the meeting adjourned after the hearing.

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• want to do... ...here is set forth the parameters around which the General Assembly would select and control
• guard rails right now before a call becomes a reality, so we're making decisions about how we would control
• a delegate to a convention and sets forth those procedures that the General Assembly would use to control

Summary: The House Committee on General Laws met with a quorum present and first took up executive session on Senate Substitute No. 3 for Senate Bill 1062. The committee adopted two House amendments: one renaming the program the “Inspiration Act,” removing references to charity, and creating a task force to oversee implementation; the other removing a $300,000 cap so blind and deaf service grant recipients could apply for additional funds. The amendments were rolled into a House Committee substitute, which the committee then voted do pass by a 12-2 roll call. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1119, the Convention of States implementing legislation. Senator Curtis Trent explained that the bill would establish procedures and qualifications for selecting and controlling Missouri’s delegates if a convention of states is called, describing it as neutral guardrails for future use. Supporters said the bill would clarify delegate selection, keep Missouri’s process orderly, and preserve legislative oversight; one witness also said the measure was important for fiscal restraint and constitutional reform. An opponent argued that delegates should be elected directly by voters rather than appointed through the legislature, saying the positions are too important to be controlled by lawmakers. No vote was taken on SB 1119 during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after testimony concluded.

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• So that's the reason I'm running this bill, just hoping they will start doing their job controlling people
• state they only have certain places, but our highway patrolmen and the sheriff's departments can control
• Highway were controlling in A certain spot, then log trucks will start driving the county road, and my

Keywords: 914, all

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• could enhance efficiency, there are real risks, such as passive government surveillance, potential control
• However, a CBDC could allow for unprecedented oversight and control over individual expenditures.
• This would result in increased levels of federal control over our financial lives.

Bills: SB1036, SB1566, SB1664, SB2268, SCR5, SCR8, SCR9, SCR32, SCR46

Keywords: residential solar, solar retailer, solar salesperson, solar panel sales, solar lease, solar installation, renewable energy, clean energy, consumer protection, deceptive sales, door-to-door solicitation, occupational registration, TDLR, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, Public Utility Commission, electrical contractor, interconnection, net metering, Truth in Lending Act

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• Control your destiny.
• And OIR now will have control at the end of the day.
• But now that OIR is basically in control of something...
• Senator Gruters: However, the agent and the consumer still have control.
• That's why I got women who control my life. That's why I got women who control my life.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, introductions, and a moment of silence honoring service members killed in the conflict in Iran, including Florida native Captain Cody Cork. The chamber then moved through a special order calendar, taking up several bills on education, public safety, insurance, health, and local government policy. Many measures were accompanied by sponsor explanations and supportive remarks from members, often emphasizing constituent impacts, public safety, and administrative efficiency. The first major bill, SB 1062 on speech and debate education, was expanded through a delete-all amendment and passed 37-0 after extensive floor debate praising debate programs as a civic and educational tool. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office; an amendment clarified that criticism of Israel is not prohibited, and the bill passed 37-0. SB 1230/HB 1019 addressed PFAS “forever chemicals,” especially in firefighting foam, with phase-outs, testing, enforcement, and exceptions for certain federal, military, and emergency uses; it also passed 37-0 and was dedicated in memory of former firefighter Joe Casello. SB 1706 expanded the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program with tighter eligibility rules, and SB 186 required broader seizure-response training and seizure action plans in schools; both passed unanimously. The Senate also approved SB 598 updating funeral and cemetery regulation, SB 990 authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies, SB 554 modernizing nonprofit corporation law, SB 560 streamlining foster care medication and oversight procedures, SB 684 easing electronic signature requirements for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, and SB 778 revising forensic client services for certain defendants with intellectual disabilities or autism. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including SB 432, SB 928, and SB 620. Most of these measures passed by votes of 36-0 or 37-0 after brief debate or no debate. The most contentious item was SB 1134 on official actions of local governments related to DEI. The sponsor argued the bill would stop taxpayer funding and promotion of discriminatory or indoctrinating DEI practices, citing examples from several counties and cities. Multiple amendments sought to narrow penalties, protect good-faith officials, and preserve local proclamations and observances, including LGBTQ Pride Month and other cultural events, but those amendments were rejected. Debate centered on vagueness, local discretion, and whether the bill would chill legitimate government activity. The transcript cuts off during questioning on the underlying bill, before final disposition is shown.

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• We've taken an approach of building in internal controls and risk management tools that will ensure that
• We've taken an approach of building in internal controls and risk management tools that will ensure that
• that will go on poison in control that will go on cannabis<01:10:27.080> products<01:10:27.440
• the poison control the poison control number<01:10:49.920> the<01:10:50.080> other
• Who is controlling that?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Morurell, each will control 20 minutes.
• Tano, each will control 20 minutes.
• The chair recognizes control 20 minutes.
• Waters, will each control 20 minutes.
• Waters, will each control 20 minutes.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• This is about power, and it is about control.
• <01:49:13.199> World<01:49:13.560> Health Disease Control World Health Disease Control
• I don't want my government to take control of what I get to do.
• He might not feel like he can control the private schools.
• he might not feel like he can control he might not feel like he can control the<04:13:31.159>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard several measures, beginning with HB 194, which would designate May 22 as Maritime Day. Testimony from labor, health, and community groups was in support, and the committee later recommended passage of the bill as is, with several members voting yes and some reserving or being excused. HB 458 would designate April 27 as Brother Joseph Dutton Day; the Department of Accounting and General Services, the Joseph Dutton Guild, and a descendant all supported it, and the committee recommended passage with technical amendments. HB 957 would designate the first Friday in May as Lā‘au Day; support came from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and many individuals, and the committee recommended passage as is. HB 345 would establish the ʻōpae ula as the state shrimp to promote awareness and protection of anchialine ecosystems; DLNR, Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAu, and other supporters testified, and the committee recommended passage with technical amendments. The committee also heard HB 901, which would allow public charter schools to appeal directly to the Board of Education on certain operational, governance, or funding matters. The Attorney General and the Public Charter School Commission offered technical comments and suggested amendments, while the commission described its current monitoring and renewal process and said it works closely with schools over the life of a charter contract. Members raised concerns about whether the bill would shift too much work to the Board of Education, and one member voted no when the committee later moved the bill with the Attorney General’s amendments. HB 1066 would add Head Start-related ex officio members to the Early Learning Board; the Early Learning Board and the Executive Office on Early Learning supported it, explaining the changes were needed to align with the federal Head Start Act, and the committee moved it forward without opposition. HB 1069 would add voting members from the Department of Education and Board of Education to the School Facilities Authority Board. DOE and the School Facilities Authority supported the change as a way to strengthen collaboration, though questions from members focused on the current communication process between the agencies. HB 1343 would require the Board of Education to adopt a policy banning student phone and related device use during school hours; the committee noted written testimony in support and then moved to decision-making. At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted recommendations to pass HB 194, HB 458 with technical amendments, HB 957, HB 345 with technical amendments, HB 901 with amendments, HB 1066, HB 1069, and HB 1343.

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• First, the system of lifetime parole continues a legacy of control and punishment.
• For these things, it's out of our control. Can you imagine how hard it is to settle into your life?
• Patients lose not only control over their treatment, but also their freedom of movement.
• That is why it should be controlled by health professionals like morphine is.
• It is the state acknowledging that kratom's compounds are dangerous enough for Class A control.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on several juvenile justice and parole-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on H. 2051/S. 1087 to end lifetime parole for juveniles and emerging adults, and H. 1923 to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. Chairs Brandy Fluker-Reid and Lydia Edwards opened the hearing by noting the large number of bills and witnesses, the need to keep testimony moving, and special procedures for incarcerated witnesses and sensitive testimony. They also acknowledged the historic nature of the hearing being chaired by two Black women attorneys. No votes were taken during the hearing itself. Many incarcerated speakers and advocates supported ending lifetime parole, arguing that young people can change, that lifetime supervision creates constant fear of technical violations, and that it undermines rehabilitation, family stability, employment, and reintegration. Several testified about their own trauma, youth, and growth in prison programs, while others emphasized the costs of decades of supervision and the racial disparities in the system. Support also came from elected officials, UTEC, the Transformational Prison Project, United Way, CPCS’s Youth Advocacy Division, the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, and others, who said juvenile systems are better suited to developmentally appropriate treatment and that the bills would improve public safety and reduce recidivism. There was also opposition, including testimony from family members of a murder victim who argued that lifetime parole should remain for serious violent crimes and that some offenders are not sufficiently rehabilitated. One virtual witness described a family tragedy involving the kidnapping and murder of her infant nephew and warned that ending lifetime parole could remove needed long-term supervision for dangerous offenders. In addition to the juvenile justice bills, the committee heard testimony on H. 1867, a bill related to continuing care for severe mental illness, and H. 2063, which would increase penalties for assaults on correction officers and other prison staff; the correction officers’ union supported H. 2063 and related safety bills. The hearing continued with many more witnesses and bill topics, but no final committee action was announced in the portion provided.

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• It ensures California retains control over any armed or law enforcement operations conducted within its
• They've told me, 'I've lost control over my body. I felt humiliated.'
• And within days, someone has found her, built trust, and taken control.
• SB 1221 gives criminal prosecutors effective control over conservators' investigations.
• Giving prosecutors that control effectively turns them into criminal proceedings, with...

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

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• fill them out, put them under their shirt or whatever and get them to the polls, there would be no control
• fill them out, put them under their shirt or whatever and get them to the polls, there would be no control
• I guess I disagree that there are no controls over absentee ballots, and they are still kept securely
• <01:39:55.440> or<01:39:55.679> not<01:39:55.840> they >> how do I control
• whether or not they >> how do I control whether or not they retained<01:39:56.639> your

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• <00:52:34.800> over and local taxpayers more control over and local taxpayers more control
• So when people say, "Well, this is local control," honestly, most of the taxpayers have no idea. bad
• So, it really says local control and it really isn't. Um, and lastly, the amendment that was done.
• <01:03:22.400> Um,<01:03:23.039> and control and it really isn't.
• Um, and control and it really isn't.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I've been the controlled substances act.
• So, Senator Mann, you had mentioned Poison Control had 3,000 calls.
• So, Senator Mann, you had mentioned Poison Control had 3,000 calls.
• We have uh poison control you're right.
• <01:05:24.760> our Public defenders do not control our Public defenders do not control our

Keywords: 1187, senate, all