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• , highlight is that the Fair Housing Act, highlight is that the Fair Housing Act, um,<01:51:20.639
• The Assisted Technology Act is an act that awards all of the states and territories funding to improve
• 29:31.359> an<02:29:31.520> act<02:29:31.760> that Assisted Technology Act is an
• act that Assisted Technology Act is an act that awards<02:29:32.319> all<02:29:32.479> of<
• technology act program. technology act program.

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• April 13th, 2026 and designated as Act April 13th, 2026 and designated as Act 3.<00:15:19.520>
• <03:00:30.040> 133, established just last year by Act 133, established just last year by Act
• six, this act should never take effect. six, this act should never take effect.
• But the real question is not whether we act, but how we act.
• , but that instead, how we whether we act, but that instead, how we act. act. act.

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• Please introduce yourself for the record, and we will begin with House Bill 7, an act relating to school
• will begin with House Bill 7, an act will begin with House Bill 7, an act relating<00:04:06.360>
• call forward House Bill 419, an act call forward House Bill 419, an act relating<00:14:33.480>
• relating to state House Bill 436, an act relating to state parks. parks. parks.
• And that is dealing with House Bill 43, an act relating to deputy coroner training.

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• <00:10:34.480> for<00:10:34.720> more updates for the practice act for more updates
• for the practice act for more than<00:10:35.200> 15<00:10:35.600> years<00:10:36.320><
• So I wanted to these practice acts are not easy things to open up and address, but it's very important
• Kentucky Veteran Veterinary Practice Act Kentucky Veteran Veterinary Practice Act in<00:18:44.799
• This is this is what practice acts.

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 00:05 Roll Call 1:00 HB 357 Discussion 4:53 HB 357 Vote 6:40 HB 45 Discussion 8:00 HB 45 Vote 9:29 HB 48 Discussion 15:00 HB 48 Vote 16:25 HB 212 Discussion 20:17 HB 212 Vote 21:50 HB 49 Discussion 25:55 HB 49 Vote 27:16 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations Committee met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with House Bill 387. The bill was presented as a measure to ensure veterinarians are not subject to controlled-substance reporting requirements through regulation or other means, while also revising the controlled substance council to remove an emergency medicine physician and an acute care nurse and add two veterinarians. Supporters said the change was needed because veterinary reporting would be overly complicated, especially in rural Kentucky and for large-animal practices. The committee adopted the committee substitute, approved a committee amendment, and passed the bill unanimously, including the title amendment and emergency clause. The committee then heard House Bill 45, which would modernize Kentucky CPA licensure. The sponsor and the State Board of Accountancy said the bill updates outdated rules, supports workforce mobility and remote practice, reduces barriers to interstate commerce, and adds a new licensing option to address time and cost concerns for candidates. The committee passed the bill unanimously. House Bill 48 followed, a long-updated physical therapy practice act revision. Testimony said it would clarify and streamline the statute, add definitions for physical therapist assistants, change certification language to licensure, allow expungement of minor non-patient-harm violations, clarify sexual misconduct language, adjust disciplinary and fee-setting provisions, and ease requirements for some internationally trained practitioners. The committee again passed the bill unanimously. House Bill 212 was next and would allow licensed veterinary technicians, under direct veterinarian supervision, to administer rabies vaccinations to dogs, cats, and ferrets. The sponsor and Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association said the change would help shelters, humane societies, and mass vaccination clinics, improve recordkeeping, and address rising rabies concerns in Kentucky. The committee approved the bill unanimously. Finally, House Bill 49 was presented by Representative Matt Cook and the Board of Licensure for Engineers and Surveyors as a scholarship program funded by $5 from each annual license renewal plus fines and penalties, aimed at encouraging Kentucky students to enter engineering and surveying and remain in the state for six years after graduation/licensure. Members asked about the service commitment and funding source; the sponsor said the program would use existing funds and not raise renewal rates. The committee passed the bill unanimously, with the chair noting it as a positive example of board modernization.

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• Third Act, New Mexico. Third Act, New Mexico. Good morning.
• This is Glenn Weichael with Third Act, New Mexico. I will be brief.
• Third Act, New Mexico. Third Act, New Mexico. Good morning.
• This is Glenn Weichael with Third Act, New Mexico. I will be brief.
• Glenn Bichael, Third Act, New Mexico.

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• There's a balancing act of optimizing and minimizing the impact on customers.
• This transition led right into the 1996 Federal Telecommunications Act.
• The Digital Equity Act also passed with the bipartisan infrastructure law.
• To do the penetration, to do the malicious act.
• We may need to use AI to strengthen our defenses, so it's a very interesting balancing act.

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• Assembly Bill 30 is the Cleaner, Cheaper Fuel E15 Blend Act.
• Assembly Bill 30 is the Cleaner, Cheaper Fuel E15 Blend Act, which seeks to allow the sale and use of
• This soil acts like a long-term vault.
• This bill makes two changes to the California Coastal Act.
• This bill makes two changes to the California Coastal Act.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of natural resources and climate-related bills. AB 70 would codify a definition of pyrolysis and allow procurement credit for projects using organic waste to generate pipeline biomethane; supporters said it would help divert organic waste from landfills, reduce methane, and support energy reliability. AB 30 would authorize E15 fuel sales in California, with supporters arguing it could lower consumer fuel costs and emissions, while opponents from boating and marine groups raised concerns about engine damage and the need for clear labeling and continued E10 availability. AB 66 would create a CEQA exemption for emergency evacuation routes in high fire-risk areas; supporters emphasized wildfire evacuation safety, while some members worried the bill lacked sufficient guardrails and environmental review. AB 399 would let the Coastal Commission consider blue carbon sequestration in coastal permitting and authorize blue carbon demonstration projects; environmental groups supported it, while business groups objected to new costs and regulatory uncertainty. AB 491 would codify California’s nature-based solutions climate targets for lands and wetlands, with supporters citing climate and adaptation benefits and the Farm Bureau opposing statutory targets. AB 580 would extend Metropolitan Water District authority related to the Colorado River Aqueduct, and AB 43 would make permanent state authority to protect federally designated wild and scenic rivers if federal protections are weakened. The committee also considered AB 436 to streamline siting and permitting of composting facilities and AB 539 to streamline certain Coastal Act procedures and reporting. Most measures received due-pass recommendations and were reported out on roll calls, with several bills also moving on consent; AB 404 was pulled at the author’s request.

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• House Bill 776 is Strawder Memorial Act.
• <01:05:42.240> of vulnerable road user protection act of vulnerable road user protection act
• That's a long banking protection act.
• Maryland Stable Coin Act. Maryland Stable Coin Act.
• What What is federal genius act of 2025.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum and then moved through messages from the Senate, introducing several Senate bills and referring them to committees. It then took up multiple third-reading calendars and considered a large number of bills across public health, criminal law, education, estates and trusts, social services, and state government. Most bills passed with broad margins, including measures on fiduciary attorney-client privilege, food labeling and prohibited ingredients, human trafficking awareness training, pharmacy prescriber-pharmacist agreements, provisional social work licensure, structural racism training funding sources, youth delinquency prevention funding, menstrual hygiene product labeling, school resource officer sexual activity prohibitions, nurse licensure enforcement, physician delegation changes, child support income definitions, AI-related child sexual abuse material, trauma-informed care resources, restrictive housing for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, open movie captioning, autism and dementia police training, gift card fraud, scholarship eligibility, retention proceeds, graduate scholarship eligibility, intercepted communications penalties, benefits for children in custody, juvenile supervision petitions, institutional debt reporting, contraception access reporting, surgical smoke evacuation systems, tax foreclosure notice requirements, special police officer study, child advocacy center standards, victim notification at charging, human trafficking reporting, drug dispensing cost surveys, school board nominating commission changes, the Henrietta Lacks Commission, ID card photograph requirements, and several others. A few bills drew substantive floor discussion. House Bill 963 on appointment of personal representatives was supported as a way to help families and heirs access assets, including in cross-border situations. House Bill 877 on institutional debt reporting prompted debate over whether the bill was useful and whether it would burden colleges; supporters said it would create needed aggregate data and a data dictionary to better understand debt incurred directly from institutions. House Bill 1076 on over-the-counter contraception access and reporting was clarified as a reporting measure that harmonizes prior reporting requirements and does not use taxpayer funds to purchase contraception, though grants had supported vending machine installation. House Bill 288 on extending a state of emergency for schools was explained as applying to natural disasters, civil disasters, public health emergencies, or specific security threats, with one member expressing concern about state involvement and learning loss from prolonged closures. House Bill 746 on the Medicaid/health insurance collaborative care model was briefly delayed by a computer issue, then passed after a short pause. Several members announced vote changes after the roll calls, including corrections on House Bills 65, 771, 769, 900, 1058, 1076, 1490, 1540, and 1554. Final actions on the floor were overwhelmingly favorable to the bills considered, with only a handful of measures drawing notable negative votes, including House Bills 410, 963, 1042, 1058, 1076, 1152, 1540, and 1554. The House also passed a number of local and policy bills with strong bipartisan support, and no amendments or motions to postpone were recorded in the excerpt.

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• So, thank you. given the school finance act that will given the school finance act that will be<01:09
• The original Civil Rights Act of 1866, we're talking about the Civil Rights Act that we generally, so
• , not the Civil from the Civil Rights Act, not the Civil Rights<01:18:49.600> Act<01:18:49.760
• The original Civil Rights<01:18:56.239> Act<01:18:56.560> 1866, Rights Act 1866, Rights
• Civil Rights Act we're talking about the Civil Rights Act that<01:19:01.920> we<01:19:02.719><

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• That declaration allowed the Act.
• Act? Act?
• So this is not a new act. >> Not a new act.
• Um, the short act would have removed SBRs and SPS's from the National Firearms Act.
• Um, the short act would have removed SBRs and SPS's from the National Firearms Act.

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• No insurance company is going to write a policy that covers willful acts.
• And so now is the time to act. I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• We see the pain up close, and we share the urgency to act.
• We see the pain up close, and we share the urgency to act.
• We see the pain up close and we share the urgency to act.

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• Fourth, it expands the FACE Act existing protections against the doxing of health care professionals
• I'm here today to present Assembly Bill 22 and the Reckless Release of Criminals Act.
• The Sexually Violent Predator Act unconstitutional and endanger our community safety.
• In 2020, the Legislature passed the Racial Justice Act, which I was honored to author...
• Colleagues, Madam Acting Chair, that sounds great, doesn't it? I love that.

Summary: The committee heard AB 82, which would expand privacy and safety protections for patients and providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care. The author and supporters said the bill is needed because of rising harassment, doxing, and threats, and because sensitive health data could be used by hostile actors; opponents argued it would create constitutional problems, enable abuse of safe-at-home protections, and improperly shield providers and records from scrutiny. Public testimony was heavily divided, with many advocates in support and many privacy, civil liberties, and anti-trafficking or sex-based policy groups in opposition. The bill was moved on a due pass recommendation and remained on call. The committee then heard AB 331, which would clarify that county election certification is a ministerial duty, prohibit misleading ballot return envelopes, and require voter information guides to be delivered to jails in an acceptable format. The Department of Justice and several good-government groups supported the measure, the Secretary of State had no position after amendments, and a committee member noted ongoing concerns but supported it after the changes. The bill passed on a do pass recommendation to Appropriations and was placed on call. AB 1178 followed, proposing to protect undercover peace officers’ names, images, and likenesses in public records while preserving disclosure of sustained misconduct records. Law enforcement and public safety groups supported the bill as a needed safety measure, while journalists, transparency advocates, and civil liberties groups opposed it, saying existing law already protects officers and the new language could lead to overbroad withholding. After discussion about the scope of undercover status and the need for judicial discretion, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted a consent calendar. Later, AB 981 was heard, creating a five-county pilot program requiring intelligent speed assistance devices for certain reckless driving convictions. Supporters, including traffic safety advocates and crash victims, said the bill could reduce repeat speeding and save lives; opponents raised concerns about cost, installer oversight, liability for automakers, and the breadth of the pilot. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 22, which would repeal Proposition 57 and restrict release of sexually violent predators and certain sex offenders, drew strong opposition from youth justice, public defender, and civil liberties groups who said it would be unconstitutional and harmful; the chair recommended no, no motion was made, and the bill was held. Finally, AB 897, a squatter-removal bill, was presented with the author arguing it would protect property owners through a faster due-process process; the transcript cuts off during early support testimony and does not show a final action on that measure.

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• A bill to be entitled an act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• A bill to be entitled an act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• A bill to be entitled in act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• It is a balancing act. It is a very precise exercise.
• It demands that we act with integrity, not with any race... ...is a covenant.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Mark Weissman and local officials Donna Lou Fiala and Eric C. Brecknitz, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members approved the journal and adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the calendar and debate times for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1D, establishing Florida’s congressional districts, as the main item on the special order calendar. During questioning and debate on HB 1D, sponsors and opponents focused heavily on the map’s process and legality. Supporters argued the plan was based on a viable legal theory, used the 2020 census data as required, and was within the Legislature’s discretion to consider mid-cycle redistricting. Opponents repeatedly argued the map was drawn by the governor’s office using partisan data, without meaningful legislative or public input, and that it violated the Fair Districts Amendment by favoring a party, splitting more counties and municipalities, and reducing compactness. Several members also raised concerns about taxpayer costs, the absence of a new census or court order, and the Legislature’s role versus the governor’s office. After structured debate, the House voted on final passage of HB 1D and passed it 83-28. A motion to recess for two hours to consider a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision failed. Following passage of the redistricting bill, the House adopted a motion to adjourn sine die, ending the session.

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• The board still makes the final decision, and they can act immediately in emergency situations where
• allow them the same protection, with amendments to ensure it does not affect the Rural Preservation Act
• that fit that current model, the current guidelines that was presented into the Rural Preservation Act
• Acting Chair, if we could do the resolution, HCR 76. Mr.
• Obviously, with the funding that's coming down for Rural Transformation Act, they have an opportunity

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 23 and first disposed of several items without hearing them, including HB 1093 and HB 1145, and voluntarily deferring HB 946. The committee then quickly reported HB 1095 favorably without objection. That bill would require nursing facilities to have fuel or another alternative power generation source to maintain power, and supporters said it preserves existing backup-power safety requirements while giving facilities more flexibility as technology changes. The committee then took up HB 926, which concerns vaccination status and admission to public buildings and seeks to prohibit medical mandates. After adopting an amendment set and additional changes clarifying exclusions for licensed health care providers and facilities, medical masks, and child welfare/school-related provisions, the committee heard testimony both for and against the bill. Supporters framed it as a civil-liberties measure limiting vaccine-card requirements for public buildings, while opponents warned it could interfere with public health measures, school immunization rules, and the ability of health care facilities to protect patients. The bill was reported favorably on an 8-4 vote. HB 1220, a cleanup bill for the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, was then reported favorably after a technical amendment set. HB 1227, which would require complaints involving medical judgment to be reviewed by a three-physician panel before formal disciplinary action, drew extensive testimony from a physician sponsor, a doctor describing his disciplinary experience, and the board’s executive director, who said the board already uses practicing physicians, nurses, and experts in its process and warned the proposed panel system could be impractical because physicians are difficult to recruit for such reviews. At the sponsor’s request, the committee voluntarily deferred HB 1227 for further work. Finally, the committee reported HB 1217 favorably with amendments to a pharmacy benefit manager transparency bill, after supporters said it would expose hidden pricing and rebate practices and opponents argued some provisions were duplicative or unnecessary. HB 1028, setting minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical transportation, was reported favorably and referred to Appropriations after supporters described the need for higher rates and members discussed funding. The committee also reported HB 1185 favorably, with amendments preserving the existing Rural Hospital Preservation Act while extending similar protections to additional rural-lookalike hospitals, and adopted HCR 76 to continue the Health Inequities and Disparities in Rural Areas Task Force for another year.

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• of intimate acts that never actually<00:09:53.519> happened.
• The Take It Down Act, a rare instance of bipartisan cooperation, isn't enough.
• The Take It Down Act still allows the creation of this abusive material.
• The Take It Down Act, a justice for us.
• The Take It Down Act still isn't enough.

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• It acts as a transfer facility. Larger hospitals have these in-house; the smaller ones don't.
• of 1973 and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reduce regulatory requirements for ranchers.
• On the Endangered Species Act, it does include the migratory birds.
• ... ...and so we're urging Congress to change the Endangered Species Act from the wolf to some of the
• These are new technologies that are coming on board, and instead of acting retroactively, it's to get

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Summary: The meeting was a rapid review of a very large bill package, with the chair repeatedly asking staff to keep descriptions high level and many bills placed on third-read consent or consent calendars. A major theme was artificial intelligence: bills would require minors to be told when they are interacting with AI, allow AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, create an AI education program, privilege certain AI communications, and require K-12 instruction on ethical and practical AI use. Other education measures addressed school district superintendents, health instruction, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal development standards, and school safety, including a bill allowing concealed firearms on school grounds under specified conditions. Several health and public safety bills were also discussed. These included funding and oversight measures for childhood cancer research, nursing care complaint timelines, firefighter cancer data collection, limits on pharmacy penalties, and a bill making it a felony to administer abortion-inducing drugs without consent. Members also heard bills on overtime wage enforcement, domestic violence evidence standards in parenting cases, probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, and a measure expanding manslaughter liability to online encouragement of teen suicide. One sponsor strongly opposed a provisional medical licensing bill for foreign-trained applicants, while other sponsors emphasized rural health access, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and the need for a dental board member who is an oral surgeon. A large portion of the meeting focused on water, land, energy, and state agency oversight. Bills would streamline or change rules for small modular reactors, new power plants, water supply determinations, groundwater transportation fees, water hauling, and state land disposition. Members also considered measures affecting the State Land Department, including audits, oversight boards, continuation, land-use maps for data centers and energy projects, and rules for mineral leases and solar or wind siting. Other topics included wildlife and ranching, Mexican wolf policy, annexation, housing and development incentives, transportation and towing rules, digital driver licenses, and a proposed four-year moratorium on municipal and county fee, tax, and utility-rate increases, which drew questions about stakeholder input and the impact on enterprise funds and local utilities. No recorded roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply presented, briefly discussed, and left on consent or calendar status, with one bill noted as held in rules and another pulled for further discussion.

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• Senate Bill 1268, an act amending section 42-1-111, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to property tax
• Chair, Senator Miranda, you may remember my bill, SB 1342, the Immigrant Trust Act, which is related
• Chair, Senator Miranda, you may remember my bill, SB 1342, the Immigrant Trust Act, You may remember
• So, Senator, are undocumented immigrants eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act
• House Bill 2792, an act amending Section 42-1111, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to property tax

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• In 2021, the legislature created the REACH Act.
• That act ultimately created a number of system changes in Florida. to really bring together all of our
• That act, the REACH Act, required that our department into a feasibility study for creating what the
• That feasibility study that we did with KPMG after the REACH Act passed showed that there was no single
• The REACH Act created that foundation, that connectivity.

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• Chairman, for your leadership on the Repeatedly Flooded Communities Act as well as Senator Britt for
• her work on the Insurance Data Protection Act.
• You just need to allow total freedom of insurance markets to act in response to risk and that sends a
• The community will act as a passive fire break rather than as a dense fuel source.
• Spending a trillion dollars on green energy subsidies and the Inflation Reduction Act, for example.

Keywords: homeowners insurance, natural disasters, insurance costs, climate change, disaster preparedness, federal policies, bipartisan solutions

Summary: The meeting reviewed critical issues surrounding the rising costs and accessibility of homeowners insurance across the United States, particularly in light of increasing natural disasters linked to climate change. Members engaged in extensive discussions regarding the implications for families and the economy, citing significant increases in premiums and decreasing availability of policies in high-risk areas. Supervisor Peysko highlighted the direct impact of federal policies on local communities, emphasizing the growing burden on homeowners as they face skyrocketing insurance costs amidst a backdrop of environmental challenges and regulatory constraints. The committee expressed a unified call to action for bipartisan solutions, focusing on improving building codes and enhancing disaster preparedness measures.