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• I'd like to make one is local control I'd like to make one is local control and<00:02:16.160>
• So you can go to the Minnesota Report Card. It’s online.
• that for the react we got the pby report that for the react we got the pby report on<00:09:59.839
• mandates around testing reporting mandates around testing reporting curriculum<00:56:57.720>
• charged us with and return local control charged us with and return local control that<01:09:33.600

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• We urge you to invest instead in strengthening parent-child communication and encouraging self-control
• We urge you to invest instead in strengthening parent-child communication and encouraging self-control
• So we recognize that it is naive to think that we can control the entire actions of a young individual
• So we recognize that it is naive to think that we can control the entire actions of a young individual
• This bill maintains local control.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several Senate bills focused on student health, access, equity, and career preparation. SB 608 by Sen. Menjivar would expand access to condoms and related sexual health resources for students in grades 7–12 and direct the Department of Education to align with the California Healthy Youth Act. Supporters argued the bill would help address high STI rates among youth and remove barriers to access, while opponents raised concerns about parental authority, local control, and encouraging early sexual activity. The bill was approved on a 6-1 vote and sent to the Health Committee. SB 965 by Sen. Blakespear would prohibit libraries from requiring a parent to be physically present for a 16- or 17-year-old to obtain a library card, while still allowing libraries to require parental consent or signature. Supporters said the current rule creates unnecessary barriers for teens and school research projects, and the California Library Association said it was now neutral after amendments. The committee passed the bill 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 998 by Sen. Gonzalez would define and expand the duties of discrimination prevention coordinators in the state’s Office of Civil Rights, including adding a disability coordinator and deputy coordinators focused on anti-Black, anti-Asian, anti-Latino, and anti-Native American discrimination. Testimony emphasized the need to address rising hate incidents and discrimination in schools, especially for Black, LGBTQ+, AAPI, and other marginalized students. The bill was approved and sent to Judiciary with amendments to be processed there. SB 845 by Sen. Perez, which expands work-based learning and youth apprenticeship opportunities, also received broad support from education, workforce, and industry groups and passed unanimously to Labor and Employment. The committee also approved a consent calendar of additional bills and adjourned after all items were acted on.

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• Underground injection control and groundwater protection issues are critical.
• Will be within that report.
• So I'm actually confident that the report will be helpful to this committee and the other committees.
• Does that report go to these two task forces? I mean, that's required by the law, the report?
• The Underground Injection Control Program has historically been around for about 40 years now.

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• is a report of report, the next report is a report of the<00:09:32.720> Committee<00:09:33.120
• report adopted. report adopted.
• The next report is the report of the Committee on Judiciary. It is report number 51.
• The next report is the report of the Committee on Judiciary. It is report number 50.
• The next report is the report of the Committee on Judiciary. It is report number 50.

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, April 11, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House met in session, opened with a prayer, confirmed a quorum, and then moved through a long series of concurrence items and committee reports. Early on, the House rejected Senate amendments to House Bills 14 and 573 and sent messages asking the Senate to recede or appoint conference committees. It also entered conference on House Bill 907 (third degree assault) and on several other measures where the chambers disagreed, including Senate Bill 233 (cemeteries) and Senate Bill 626 (sex designation on birth certificates and IDs). House Bill 501, dealing with sexual offenses by a person in a position of authority, was concurred in and passed unanimously. The House then took up a large concurrence calendar and passed a number of bills with Senate amendments, including House Bill 613 on living shoreline waivers, House Bill 315 on income-based housing subsidies, House Bill 548 on development rights and the Maryland Housing Certainty Act, House Bill 571 on nonprofit housing corporation tax exemptions, House Bill 895 on predatory pricing and protected class data, House Bill 1430 on charter school facilities funding, House Bill 1076 on over-the-counter contraception access and reporting, House Bill 624 on hospital staffing committees and plans, House Bill 811 on aging-in-place and multi-generational third places, House Bill 939 on birth certificate filing time periods, House Bill 1151 on a Medicaid hospice reimbursement study, House Bill 1367 on the Commission on Reimagining Healthcare in Maryland, House Bill 828 on State Board of Education membership, House Bill 130 on deed fraud, House Bill 281 on child care provider background checks, House Bill 963 on appointment of personal representatives, House Bill 1326 on child abuse and neglect records, and House Bill 525 on phone-free schools. Several of these were briefly explained on the floor, including changes to shoreline waiver timing, housing and tax provisions, contraceptive access concerns, hospital staffing protections, and the school phone policy’s exemptions. The chamber also received committee reports that advanced additional bills for third reading, including House Bill 1020 and Senate Bill 654 on the State Police Retirement System mandatory retirement age, Senate Bill 877 on Baltimore City stop sign monitoring systems, Senate Bill 940 on water quality testing, House Bill 44 on plain-language ballot questions, Senate Bill 215 on the Maryland Veterans Trust Fund, Senate Bill 627 designating Korean American Day, and Senate Bill 634 on county discrimination complaints. No final votes were taken on those reported bills in the portion provided; the report simply adopted favorable reports and ordered the bills printed for third reading.

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• It's one of the spiraled out of control.
• The global report on food right now.
• longinstalled pollution control longinstalled pollution control equipment<02:29:29.680> that<
• their longinstalled pollution control their longinstalled pollution control equipment,<02:35:35.920
• emissions control emissions control technology.<02:45:04.080> They've<02:45:04.399> done

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Seeing no objections, that's been reported as amended.
• We have a motion by Senator Hinskins to report House Bill 796.
• We have a motion by Senator Henskins to report House Bill 796.
• , reporting, and investigation for communicable diseases.
• Well, Senator Boudreau, this is beyond the state's control.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 13 and approved the minutes from the prior week before taking up a series of House bills, many of them with testimony from sponsors, agency officials, and stakeholders. Early action included HB 971, which would direct LDH to equalize Medicaid reimbursement rates between independent rural health clinics and hospital-owned rural health clinics; the sponsor described a significant payment disparity and the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also deferred HB 1030 and HB 796 until the following week before moving to other items on the agenda. Several bills dealing with Medicaid and provider regulation were advanced. HB 414, as amended, closes a loophole so health care providers cannot hire unlicensed workers with certain serious out-of-state convictions; amendments addressed effective dates, FBI background-check issues for therapeutic group homes, and delays for direct support professional applicants caused by minor record issues. HB 740, as amended, creates an independent review process for Medicaid claims disputes in the coordinated system of care for behavioral health providers, with amendments clarifying applicability dates and program definitions. HB 786, which prohibits extrapolation in managed care claims recoupments and requires recovery to be based on actual overpayments or underpayments, was also reported favorably. HB 915 set timelines and accountability standards for prior authorization and utilization management in Medicaid managed care and was reported favorably after testimony about delays in care. The committee also heard and passed several bills affecting health professions and facilities. HB 405 simply updates the name of the national acupuncture certification body. HB 1095 allows nursing homes to use alternative power sources while keeping existing generator and fuel requirements. HB 557 defines long-term care pharmacies for policy purposes. HB 779 authorizes expedited partner therapy prescriptions for certain sexually transmitted diseases. HB 933 creates an optional commemorative birth certificate, with part of the fee going to the Office of Women’s Health. HB 796, carried by another representative for the author, establishes a chiropractic preceptorship program with on-site supervision requirements and was reported favorably after questions about student training and patient safety. The committee also heard emotionally charged testimony on HB 288, which would place the term “miscarriage” alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical documentation and patient communication. Several witnesses described the distress caused by current coding language, and supporters said the change would make records more compassionate and understandable; the bill was reported favorably. HB 403 increased the cottage food gross-sales cap, and after testimony from small producers and the committee’s discussion of other states’ higher limits, an amendment raised the cap to $150,000 before the bill was reported favorably. HB 930 modernizes cosmetic-product regulation and creates a small home-based producer exemption under a wholesale-sales threshold; it was also reported favorably. Finally, HB 1041, a no-mandate bill restricting discrimination based on medical intervention status, prompted extended debate over exemptions for schools, hospitals, and other entities, with one amendment failing on a roll-call vote and the discussion continuing over the scope of the bill and federal funding concerns.

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• We have no control over how those winds blow.
• You said that there was A control blind study.
• So we've tested about 20 animals as part of that blind control study.
• The last USDA report was conducted in 2007.
• This was a very comprehensive report on the Senate Memorial.

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• the reporting to the commissioner. Okay. the reporting to the commissioner. Okay.
• You know, reporting is not a fraud control.
• I mean take control of our own finances.
• and a report, money and funds are the same.
• <00:36:09.720> and<00:36:10.040> a<00:36:10.120> report, reports and a report, reports

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• Clerk, please report. >> The Appropriations and Revenue Committee has met and reports Senate Bill 76
• Clerk, that concludes your report. >> Mr. Clerk, that concludes your report.
• Clerk, please report Senate Bill 38. >> Mr.
• Medicaid and ultimately helps control Medicaid and ultimately helps control cost<00:18:30.880>
• Clerk, that concludes your report. >> Mr. Clerk, that concludes your report.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call establishing a quorum. The House then communicated passage of House Bills 184 and 265 and House Joint Resolution 24, requesting concurrence. The Senate also approved the prior day’s journal, excused absent senators, and received committee reports advancing several measures, including Senate Bill 76 with committee substitute, Senate Bill 12, Senate Joint Resolution 23 with committee substitute, and Senate Bills 27 and 40 with committee substitutes. New bills introduced included Senate Bill 1 on education, Senate Bill 3 on school district finances, and Senate Bill 112 on short-term rentals. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 29 on solid waste management facilities. The sponsor explained that the bill would prohibit counties from charging designation or origination fees to solid waste facilities located in other counties, while leaving intact local authority over facilities within a county and existing host fees. The bill passed on a roll call vote of 36 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 pass. Senate Bill 49 on battery stewardship was next. Its sponsor described growing fire risks from lithium batteries in landfills, recycling trucks, and waste facilities, and said the bill would prohibit lithium batteries in curbside trash and recycling containers and create a statewide stewardship program with a phased implementation timeline. The measure passed 37-0. Senate Bill 38 on pharmacist reimbursements and services followed; supporters said it would improve access to routine care through pharmacists, reduce unnecessary emergency room visits, and align Medicaid and KCHIP reimbursement policies with private insurance standards. It also passed unanimously, 37-0. Finally, the Senate considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, which directs the Legislative Research Commission to procure a vendor for a feasibility study on an accountable communities for health Medicaid delivery model pilot project. The sponsor argued that Medicaid and broader health care costs are unsustainable and that a community-based model could reduce bureaucracy and improve outcomes. Several senators spoke in support, including questions about the cost of managed care organizations and administrative overhead. The resolution was adopted after debate and roll call, with strong support from members who described it as a potentially revolutionary approach to health care delivery.

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• >>YES >> Chair: CONGRATULATIONS BY YOUR VOTE THIS BILL PASSES SHOW CS FOR HOUSE BILL 401 REPORTS FAVORABLY
• REPORT THIS FAVORABLY. REPRESENTATIVE OVERDORF.
• SHOW CS FOR HOUSE BILL 1063 REPORTS FAVORABLY. ALL RIGHT. REPRESENTATIVE SALZMAN. YOU WERE HIDING.
• DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH TALLAHASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER ON CAMPUS
• WE CANNOT CONTROL THAT. WE CANNOT CONTROL GOOD. WE CAN'T CONTROL EVIL.

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• <01:07:47.839> as the Bureau of Infectious Control as the Bureau of Infectious Control as
• believe required under uh the reportable believe required under uh the reportable disease<02:12:
• We can reporting on the decline.
• > or not reported or reported incorrectly or not reported or reported incorrectly or because<02
• Um, and as for saying placebo<03:16:41.439> control, placebo control, placebo control, we're<03

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• that report was going to be for a purpose.
• So I think the quarterly report is really important.
• There's been documentation and reports that when you...
• And they have control with the new digital thermostats, control of your temperature in your house.
• Thank you very much for that report.

Bills: HB2150, HB2262, HB2267, HB2268, HB2351, HB2425, HB2426, HB2427, HB2755, HB2781, HB2913, HB2943, HB2956, HB2975, HB2985, HB4009

Keywords: state land department, mineral lease, renewals, indexed royalties, land use planning, auditor general, five-year plans, geospatial data, Arizona Geological Survey, resource analysis, geographic information systems, wildlife protection, public nuisance, renewable energy, wind farm, solar farm, residential property, public health, local regulations, state land

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• accepting amendments today from the committee on AB 407, which would expand the California Pollution Control
• The credit card industry in the United States is controlled primarily by Visa and MasterCard, who have
• As referenced in the committee analysis, the 2021 DFPI annual report showed that the Bank On program
• With so many people feeling out of control in our economy, another option to build economic security
• That no control zone covers millions of Californians using digital assets for spending and saving.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• There are example birth control etc.
• reporters, are they not? they had that. reporters, are they not? they had that.
• <03:12:08.479> of So, the intentional false report of So, the intentional false report of
• > reporting<03:13:44.960> this<03:13:45.200> that's mandatory disc reporting this
• mandated reporter. Right. Right. Okay. mandated reporter. Right. Right. Okay.

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• So it gives us greater control over the things without having to have control over the larger network
• So it gives us greater control over the things without having to have control over the larger network
• So it gives us greater control over the things without having to have control over the larger network
• So it gives us greater control over the things without having to have control over the larger network
• So it gives us greater control over the things without having to have control over the larger network

Keywords: Meeting Start - 00:00 Roll Call – 00:34 KY Chamber of Commerce KY Business Perspectives – 01:50 COT Update on SB4 – 27:16 Adjournment – 48:18, 958, all

Summary: The 2025 Artificial Intelligence Task Force met for its first meeting of the year and heard updates on federal AI policy, state implementation of Senate Bill 4, and the business community’s perspective on AI regulation. Co-chairs noted that federal legislation could affect the task force’s work later in the year, but said Kentucky still has significant issues to study, including energy, land use, education, social media, and children’s engagement with AI. The task force had quorum and no votes were taken. Kate Shanks of the Kentucky Chamber said the business community supports continued discussion but favors a federal approach over a patchwork of state laws. She described the Trump administration’s new AI executive order as emphasizing innovation over regulation, noted the pending federal AI action plan, and discussed congressional action including the Take It Down Act and industry-specific changes to existing laws. She warned that state-by-state AI rules could increase costs and burden businesses, and said the Chamber would prefer incremental, flexible policy that avoids conflict with existing law and limits private rights of action. Members asked about uniform model legislation, education uses of AI, and civil liability; Shanks said a model approach could help avoid fragmentation and that liability should generally be handled through consumer-protection-style enforcement rather than broad litigation. The Commonwealth Office of Technology then reported on implementation of SB 4, saying it has worked with industry, agencies, other states, and vendors to build an AI policy framework now in final review. Officials said an AI Governance Committee has been established and will meet in July, and a draft RFP is being prepared to meet the bill’s tracking and documentation requirements. They said no major implementation challenges have been identified so far, but the impact of pending federal rules remains uncertain. Members also discussed the need to educate students and teachers about AI, with one member emphasizing that schools should teach both how to use AI and how to think critically about information online.

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• We respectfully request that House Bill 2859 be reported out favorably to ensure that these employees
• So I urge you to report this bill out favorably and do it quickly.
• I hope you report favorably out on these bills. Thank you. Good afternoon.
• We don't have control over that.
• What we have control over, what really you have control over, is how we are able to respond to those

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of bills affecting public employees, retirees, and public safety personnel. Early testimony focused on House Bill 2859, which would make Massachusetts Department of Correction industrial instructors permanent civil service employees after years of provisional status, and House Bill 2995, which would reduce the Boston Fire Cadet Program service requirement from two years to one year. Supporters of the Boston fire cadet bill argued it would improve equity, expand opportunities for Boston residents, and help diversify the Boston Fire Department; committee members asked about the current makeup of academy classes and the effect of a hybrid model, and the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association was described as neutral on a separate age-related police bill. The committee also heard several proposals related to post-retirement earnings and civil service rules for police and fire retirees. Testimony supported bills including H. 2903 and H. 2966, which would loosen earnings limits for retired public safety workers returning to work, and related measures affecting civil service exemptions and professional services for retirement boards. Speakers argued the current limits are confusing, discourage experienced workers from filling needed municipal jobs, and can create safety issues on public works and construction sites. One witness from Worcester Police supported raising the police academy age limit from 32 to 39 to improve recruitment, especially in BIPOC communities, while Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata supported a separate bill to raise the Boston Police Academy age cap from 39 to 45. A substantial portion of the hearing was devoted to H. 2812 and S. 1817, which would increase the pension COLA base from $13,000 to $18,000 and freeze certain retiree health insurance contribution rates, with additional testimony about capping out-of-pocket health costs for some retirees. Educators and union representatives said the current COLA structure has eroded pension value and leaves retirees struggling with rising costs, while one witness described long delays and confusion in navigating retiree health coverage. The committee took no substantive votes on the bills during the hearing and adjourned after hearing all testimony.

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• The bill would place these chemicals as controlled scheduled drugs in Oklahoma.
• We're adding three more categories there on controlled dangerous substances.
• They will develop protocols for reporting cases to law enforcement.
• Just one question on Page eight talks about the report submitting an annual report to the governor, the
• Will this report be made available to the public?

Bills: HB3767, HB3934, HB4199, HB4336, HB2947, HB3834, HB4302, HB4095, HB3287, HB3649, HB4430, HB4431, HB2059, HB3647

Keywords: dentistry, licensing, dental hygiene, foreign-trained dentists, temporary license, public health, emergency response, child care, workforce, pilot program, affordable care, income eligibility, interventional pain management, pain management clinic, chronic pain, acute pain, spinal injections, epidural steroid injection, peripheral nerve block, nerve ablation

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• News and World Report and Niche with four blue ribbons schools and powerful reputation for excellence
• for the on Higher Education, HB 1508 by Emmett Caperelli to the repeal of the Franchise Tactical Report
• AB 1512 by Hicklin, relating to the reporting of the number of children known for a reasonable belief
• Plains of the prosecution punishment of criminal offense relating to making false statements or reports
• substances under the Texas Control Substances Act refer to the committee on public health HB 1637 by

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The FBI does a report every year; the 2024 report, because 2025 isn't out yet, estimates $16 billion
• Arkansas, let's talk about Arkansas from the FBI report. 4,238 fraud incidents were reported in 2024,
• That report does have those numbers, and I can get you the full report.
• That report does have those numbers, and I can get you the full report.
• was reported last year.

Summary: A joint House-Senate Insurance and Commerce meeting focused on the growing threat of financial fraud in Arkansas, with members hearing from bankers, regulators, law enforcement, AARP, and mortgage and insurance industry representatives. Witnesses described a wide range of scams, including spoofed bank calls and texts, fake websites and social media impersonation, romance and investment scams, business email compromise, gift card fraud, check fraud, wire fraud, reverse mortgage scams, and crypto kiosk schemes. Several speakers emphasized that fraud is increasingly organized, technology-driven, and amplified by artificial intelligence, and that seniors are disproportionately targeted and often suffer the largest losses. Testimony highlighted both prevention and recovery efforts. Bankers said institutions spend heavily on training, customer education, and fraud detection, but often cannot stop losses once customers have been convinced to authorize transfers. The Attorney General’s office described its Consumer Protection Division, a new Financial Fraud Task Force, and examples of recovering funds quickly from crypto kiosk and wire fraud cases. The State Bank Department and Securities Department said Arkansas’s 2025 crypto ATM legislation and related education requirements have helped, and they urged continued public education. The Insurance Department reported major insurance-fraud trends, including fake insurance cards, forged policies, premium-finance schemes, and staged auto accidents, and said it prosecutes these cases aggressively. Members asked about reporting scams, the security of tap payments, how fraud losses are tracked, the role of crypto kiosks, and whether Arkansas should pursue model legislation or stronger action against telecom and social media companies. Witnesses said tap payments are generally safer than chip or swipe, that crypto transfers are often unrecoverable, and that spoofed caller ID and impersonation ads remain major problems. Paul Benda of the American Bankers Association urged state and federal action against telecom and social media platforms and supported national scam legislation. No new bills were voted on at the meeting, but members approved the November 3, 2025 minutes and several witnesses offered to share model legislation, consumer education materials, and state-by-state fraud data with the committee.

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• some updates on their on their report some updates on their on their report that<00:04:16.639>
• , but also in in Taylor and in our report, but also in in Taylor and Stoddard's<00:09:34.399> reports
• did we still have that in our report. did we still have that in our report.
• It is a loss of local control.
• control uh over local decisions. control uh over local decisions.

Keywords: 916, all