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• Senator from Kenton, move adoption. Matter for the body is adoption. All those in favor say I. I.
• Matter for the body is adoption. Matter for the body is adoption.
• Senator from Kenton moved adoption.
• building code enforcement. building code enforcement.
• Move adoption. The matter before the body is adoption. All those in favor say aye. Aye. >> Opposed.

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• While violating a military protective order is a serious offense, And can lead to the military code of
• I've seen entire families wiped out, seen the pain and suffering of vulnerable adults and children.
• THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WELL, I GUESS WE CAN'T DO THAT YET. SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY YEA.
• THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WELL, I GUESS WE CAN'T DO THAT YET.
• THE AMENDMENT IS NOW ADOPTED.

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• We have fewer adults to supervise, increasing issues with student well-being and safety.
• support staff 72 and a half fewer adults support staff 72 and a half fewer adults making<00:07:41.160
• Seeing none, all in favor of adopting the A1 amendment, please say aye. Any opposed?
• Seeing none, the amendment is adopted.
• First, we have to adopt the oral amendment.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I would move that the committee adopt the LFC recommendation.
• We created a new budget program code back in 2020, I think it was.
• I would move that the committee adopt the LFC recommendation.
• Sorry, this is agency code 760.
• I would move the committee adopt the LFC recommendation.

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• The day one and day two of both the adult and youth eSIM focuses heavily on prevention.
• As you can see, we have the adult side and we have the youth side.
• Prior to this, it was the adult focus and it was the traditional SIM.
• We also are going to have to re-verify Medicaid every six months for most adults.
• We've adopted that. Great, thank you very much.

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• This is how we become adults.
• This is how we become adults.
• This is how we become adults.
• This is how we become adults.
• This is how we become adults.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So if the town adopts it, the school district adopts it, if the voters vote yes, you get a tax cap.
• If your town and school district adopts If your town and school district adopts it,<00:22:48.960
• district the town adopts it, the school district adopts<00:22:55.520> it,<00:22:55.760> if
• it is it's going to be the same adopt it is it's going to be the same adopt adoption<00:25:00.559
• But if, uh, I—if where adopts it at the town level and Henniker adopts it at the town level, they won't

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• SB 1769, adult immunizations report requirements.
• SB 176, and adult immunizations report requirements. HHS.
• SB 1778, juvenile sentences of adults. Student elections.
• I move that the Judiciary Committee amendment to Senate Bill 1425 be adopted.
• Pro Tem, you move to adopt the report, please? Mr.

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• This bill contains numerous minor updates to various code sections within the jurisdiction.
• They're violating babies and toddlers and uploading those videos to adult sites.
• I expected adult sites to be complicit, but not the organizations that claim to help.
• It's the only bill that blocks non-consensual content before it gets uploaded to adult sites.
• The adult sites already have this technology. They're just not required by law to use it.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1521, the Judiciary Committee’s civil law omnibus measure. The bill makes a number of minor, mostly clarifying changes, including repealing obsolete Government Code provisions, allowing juvenile courts to hear petitions to establish records of birth, death, or marriage, requiring notice of probate petitions to the Department of Child Support Services, and correcting typos in existing law. It had no opposition and was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations, though it was later placed on call pending additional votes. Members then heard AB 57, which would reserve at least 10% of California’s Home Purchase Assistance Program funds for descendants of formerly enslaved people. The author and supporters framed it as a reparative, race-neutral-by-lineage effort to address historic housing discrimination and the racial wealth gap, while opponents argued it was an unconstitutional racial proxy and should instead be based on individual injury. The bill drew strong support and opposition testimony, was amended, and was approved on a do-pass as amended vote to Appropriations, then placed on call. AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, was heard next. The bill would expand and standardize caregiving and guardianship tools for families facing immigration-related separation, including broader use of caregiver authorization affidavits, recognition of non-relative extended family caregivers, and a new short-term guardianship process that preserves parental rights. Supporters said it would reduce trauma and help children remain with trusted caregivers; there was no opposition testimony. The committee approved it on a do-pass to Human Services vote and placed it on call. The committee also heard AB 392, which would address non-consensual sharing of sexually explicit media by requiring uploader consent certifications, faster takedown procedures, and civil remedies against uploaders and hosting sites. A survivor testified in support, and members discussed implementation details and possible amendments; the bill was moved on a do-pass as amended basis to Appropriations and placed on call. AB 692, which would prohibit employer “stay-or-pay” debt agreements that require workers to repay training or other costs if they leave or are terminated, also advanced despite opposition from business and industry groups concerned about impacts on signing bonuses and voluntary training programs. It was sent to Appropriations on a do-pass as amended vote and placed on call, along with AB 1234, a wage-claim enforcement bill aimed at reducing Labor Commissioner delays and adding consequences for employers who fail to participate in the process. The committee also heard AB 394, which expands protections for transit workers and allows transit agencies to seek restraining orders against violent riders; it received broad support, some concern about system-wide bans, and was discussed with amendments that preserved judicial discretion.

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• The association also strongly supports an act relative to the Massachusetts Uniform Commercial Code,
• We support Senate 741, which protects seniors and adults with disabilities.
• Senate 741 protects seniors and adults with disabilities from financial exploitation.
• So it is vital to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ...commercial code.
• statutes. ...passed this legislation to amend their particular Uniform Commercial Code statutes, and

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Summary: The Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on several bills focused on consumer debt, mortgage regulation, credit unions, and foreclosure prevention. The Attorney General’s Office strongly supported the Debt Collection Fairness Act (S. 735/H. 1275), saying it would curb abusive debt collection, prevent stale claims, limit civil arrest warrants, modernize wage garnishment rules, and reduce judgment interest rates. Senator Eldridge and legal aid advocates echoed that support, while the Massachusetts Bankers Association and the Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association supported bills on credit union mission/competition, consumer privacy in mortgage applications, subprime loan definitions, UCC updates, and protections for vulnerable adults, but opposed foreclosure mediation proposals and several credit union expansion measures, arguing they would distort competition and add unnecessary burdens. A large portion of the hearing focused on foreclosure prevention bills (S. 765/H. 1090), with testimony from homeowners, housing organizers, and legal advocates describing predatory lending, confusing servicing practices, health harms, and displacement caused by foreclosure. Supporters said a statewide pre-foreclosure mediation program would give borrowers and lenders a chance to reach alternatives such as loan modifications or repayment plans, and cited local experience in Lynn where mediation reportedly produced high rates of foreclosure alternatives. Opponents from the banking industry argued Massachusetts already has strong foreclosure protections and that a new mandatory process could delay resolution without added benefit, though they also noted a 2024 pilot should be evaluated first. The committee also heard strong support for H. 1282/S. 684, which would update the Massachusetts Uniform Commercial Code. State Street and a bankruptcy attorney said the changes are needed to keep commercial law current with electronic transactions, tokenized assets, and blockchain technology, and to maintain competitiveness with other states. The hearing concluded after public testimony, with no bill votes taken during the session; the chair thanked speakers and the committee voted to adjourn.

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• Senator Sparks moves adoption of the committee's substitute of House Bill 109.
• Senator Perry moves that Senate Bill 466 do not pass but the substitute be adopted.
• Senator Miles moves the adoption of the committee substitute for Senate Bill 1310.
• Hearing none, the motion is adopted.
• Hearing none, the motion is adopted.

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• Madam Witt, members, the Committee on Appropriations adopted an amended strike-everything amendment to
• Madam Whitten, members, the Committee on Commerce adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill
• Madam Witt, members, the Health and Human Services Committee adopted a strike-everything amendment to
• The committee adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2188, which establishes the language
• Madam Witt, members, the Health and Human Services Committee adopted a strike-everything amendment to

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Summary: The meeting was a caucus-style review of two packets of bills, with staff reading summaries and members briefly explaining several measures. Topics included appropriations for pregnancy resource centers, home- and community-based services for the elderly and people with disabilities, veteran specialty courts, child care grants and infrastructure, language acquisition services for deaf or hard-of-hearing infants and toddlers, ambulance service regulation, short-term rental rules, tourism improvement areas, manufactured home installer licensure, CPR/AED training in schools, veterans’ park fee exemptions, and multiple child welfare and family-court bills. Several Senate bills were also reviewed, including optometry standards, behavior analyst licensure transfer, virtual mental health hearings, and assisted-living residency rules. Members speaking for bills emphasized themes such as supporting aging in place, improving rural ambulance access and reporting, protecting children in DCS cases, preventing poverty alone from being treated as neglect, and expanding access to health screenings and services. Other sponsors described measures to help veterans, strengthen school safety, and create local funding or improvement mechanisms for tourism and child care. Some bills were described as technical or administrative changes, such as post-nuptial agreement rules, tax lien procedures, and local government contract posting requirements. No formal votes were taken in the transcript excerpt, but many bills were noted as being on the consent calendar or third-read consent calendar, while a few had been removed from consent or were not yet on a calendar. The meeting concluded after the final bill on the second packet, HB 4025, was summarized as creating a study committee on gasoline and petroleum refinery feasibility.

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• And with that, I want to adopt the rules for.
• UT Austin we fully adopt and we embrace and adhere to that statement.
• And the fact that the adults, the 18-year-olds, I guess they're adults, they're the ones that have the
• I've rarely seen Jake Cole course cry as an adult man.
• error code: 520 Most schools I would say no.

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• Thank you. of the January 2025 Adult Correctional Population Projections.
• This concludes my presentation on the adult criminal justice population.
• The adult incarceration population chart, you're page seven.
• This was adopted in HB1 as the increase in the FSP allotment.
• , Human Resources Code, and what we know to be- sound correctional practices.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• amendments are adopted. amendments are adopted.
• . adopted. adopted.
• amendments are adopted. amendments are adopted.
• the adoption of the concurrence. the adoption of the concurrence.
• amendments are adopted. amendments are adopted.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, April 9, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first outlined its plan to clear pending concurrence items, focusing on Senate bills with House amendments and not taking up unamended House bills. Members then approved several motions not to concur with House amendments, including Senate Bills 514, 626, and 866, with the clerk reading the formal Senate messages in each case. The chamber also addressed an excused-vote question, with the presiding officer explaining that excused votes do not count as missed votes. The Senate then concurred in House amendments and passed a series of Senate bills, including SB 11 on campaign finance reporting and the Fair Campaign Financing Fund, SB 164 on the Pamela J. Kelly Tree Maryland program, SB 266 on local regulation of invasive trees, SB 509 on workforce Pell Grant implementation, SB 553 reestablishing the lithium-ion battery safety commission, SB 581 on statewide technology master plan reporting, SB 670 on polling-place authority, SB 848 on municipal election reporting, and SB 940 on water quality testing. Most of these House amendments were described as technical, clarifying, or conforming changes, and each bill received the required constitutional majority on final passage. The chamber also took up House Bill 862, a rail safety bill requiring certain freight trains to have crews of at least two under specified interstate conditions. After questions from the minority leader about the bill’s trigger conditions and effect on an Eastern Shore rail line, a senator explained support for the measure and the bill passed with 33 affirmative votes. Additional special-order House bills passed as well, including HB 497 on protective order durations, HB 552 establishing a commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, and HB 573 on fair housing and discriminatory effect standards. Later, the Senate continued with more concurrence items from Finance, including SB 22 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, SB 412 on forensic review boards and community forensic aftercare, SB 413 on morticians and funeral directors board operations, SB 496 on Medicaid coverage for obesity treatment, SB 555 on dementia services and brain health resources, and SB 579 on no-cost preventive cancer screening for retired volunteer firefighters. These bills were generally amended in the House with clarifying or conforming changes, and the Senate adopted the amendments and passed the bills by constitutional majority.

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• It could give young adults without a clear path a foothold in the workforce.
• watersheds, the communities and towns that did not burn because the crews got there first, the young adults
• watersheds, the communities and towns that did not burn because the crews got there first, the young adults
• Of course, they’re all adults over 18, but we don’t apply any other criteria or constraints, just so
• In a local responsibility area, Government Code 51182 only applies to the very high fire hazard severity

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Summary: The subcommittee heard overviews and budget proposals from the California Conservation Corps (CCC) and Cal Fire, with no votes taken and all items held open for a future hearing. On the CCC side, Director J.P. Patton highlighted the program’s 50th anniversary, its role in conservation, disaster response, and workforce development, and described proposals for the Greenwood Residential Center, a seven-day wildfire readiness schedule for Cal Fire hand crews, deferred maintenance, vehicle replacement, and Proposition 4 funding for local corps and tribal workforce projects. Members praised the program and asked about funding sources, recruitment, retention, follow-up with alumni, and the use of fee-for-service reimbursements; the LAO suggested the Legislature consider lower-cost alternatives for some proposals, including fewer new corps members or delaying Greenwood’s opening. Discussion then focused on Cal Fire’s wildfire readiness and staffing. Cal Fire officials described the need to align CCC hand crews with Cal Fire’s year-round fire operations, noting staffing gaps in the current model and the decline in incarcerated hand crews, which they attributed to broader criminal justice reforms and eligibility changes. Members asked about the role of goats and other grazing animals in fuel reduction, and staff said grazing can help with prevention but cannot replace hand crews for suppression. Cal Fire also presented its department overview, emphasizing its expanded workforce, year-round operations, use of technology, partnerships with federal and local agencies, and concerns about federal reorganization and reimbursement for work on federal lands. The committee also heard proposals to make defensible space inspections permanent and to increase fixed-wing pilot and mechanic contracts. Cal Fire said permanent staffing is needed to maintain roughly 250,000 annual defensible space inspections and meet AB 38 and future Zone Zero-related workload, while the LAO suggested possible modifications such as more GGRF support, a reinstated SRA fee, or one-time funding. On aviation, Cal Fire said year-round fire conditions and a larger, more complex fleet require more pilots and mechanics, and the LAO supported the proposal as addressing near-term health and safety needs. Members questioned contract costs, the value of owning versus contracting aircraft services, and how effective aircraft are in extreme wind conditions; Cal Fire said aircraft are highly effective in initial attack but limited when winds and fire behavior are severe. No actions were taken on any item.

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• As the K-3 instruments are adopted, that will expand.
• As the K-3 instruments are adopted and implemented, that will expand.
• All the adults come out—your years, three or more. But who comes in? The adults come out. Right.
• You take all the adults out and you put new adults in. Same kids, different adults, I believe.
• I've given my entire adult life to this career, but I'm an adult who has already benefited from public

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Any objection to the adoption of the resolutions? Hearing none, resolutions are adopted.
• I move adopted. Adoption of floor amendment number 11. Chair recognizes Creighton on the amendment.
• Hearing none, the amendment is adopted.
• Adopting the amendment is their objection to adopt excuse me is their to adoption of the amendment.
• There being 26 ayes and 4 nays, the amendment is adopted. is adopted.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• The committee sub has been adopted. You can go on. to House Bill 481?
• Uh, we'll adopt the sub. what that does. Uh, we'll adopt the sub.
• Um, so in order to to our criminal code.
• The committee substitute is adopted.
• Please go ahead and get started. a motion to adopt the proposed House a motion to adopt the proposed

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:05 - Discussion of 26RS HB 418 21:23 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 418 22:40 - Discussion of 26RS HB 611 26:00 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 611 26:52 - Discussion of 26RS HB 598 51:25 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 598, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Families and Children met to consider three bills. House Bill 418, relating to domestic violence and child custody, was presented by Rep. Neimus with testimony from ZeroV and Greenhouse 17. The bill, as amended by a committee substitute, would require courts to prioritize family violence in custody decisions, create a rebuttable presumption against unsupervised visitation and custody after two or more acts of domestic violence, require certain offenders to complete parenting or intervention programs before unsupervised contact, require training for paid supervised visitation providers and parenting coordinators, and ensure victim advocates are available in protective order hearings. Members discussed the two-incident threshold, the definition of domestic violence under Kentucky law, fiscal impact, and whether the bill adequately addresses severity and context; the bill passed 14-0 with favorable expression. The committee then heard House Bill 611, also on domestic relations, presented by Rep. Dietz with support from ZeroV. The committee substitute would create a 10-year interpersonal protective order upon conviction for certain felony assaults, sexual offenses, and stalking involving family members, unmarried couples, or dating partners, and would expand reporting requirements related to domestic violence data, legal representation in protective order hearings, and child dependency/neglect/family violence data. Testimony emphasized improved tracking of cases and survivor safety. The bill passed the committee 14-0 with favorable expression. Finally, House Bill 598, relating to guardian ad litem and other appointed counsel, was presented by Rep. Dietz with testimony from Kentucky Youth Advocates. The bill, titled the Family Representation and Advocacy Act, would reorganize how legal representation is provided in child welfare cases by creating a Family Representation and Advocacy Commission under the Supreme Court, allowing the department to hire staff attorneys or contract with private attorneys, nonprofits, law school clinics, and social workers, and aiming to improve quality, accountability, compensation, and support. Testimony cited high caseloads, low compensation, attorney turnover, and delays in foster care cases. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed 14-0 with favorable expression.

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• levels, and that, frankly, is helping the state of California's revenues with our progressive tax code
• The legislative plan adopts a framework to transition more seniors out of nursing facilities into home
• Principally, all proposed reductions to IHSS and adult protective services were rejected.
• who want to, elders who want to age at home, and adults who have sustained serious injuries.
• Thank you for rejecting that awful age of eligibility increase to adult protective services.

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