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• So for a couple of teams, we had entirely remote operations because we did not have a place to put their
• Our project oversight team, which is headed by Donny Quintana, is also under his purview.
• So I'll point to the Primary Care Capital Fund and the Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund.
• Our credit team currently uses this process in underwriting.
• that protects against that?

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• I mean, we all are trying to be really good employers to our teams, but I think as we grow our teams,
• Okay, Andrew Shane, he, him, from Grace and Child Poverty.
• Okay, Andrew Shane, he, him, from Grace and Child Poverty.
• Okay, Andrew Shane, he, he, him, from Grace, and Child.
• I would love to work with you or your teams on similar letters.

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on food insecurity in California and how state and federal nutrition programs, agricultural production, and food distribution systems intersect. Assemblymembers emphasized that many Californians, including farmworkers, seniors, children, and communities of color, remain food insecure despite California’s agricultural abundance. Panelists and members discussed CalFresh, WIC, school meals, Sun Bucks, food banks, and the impact of federal policy changes, including possible nutrition cuts, tariffs, and immigration enforcement, on access to food and the agricultural workforce. Secretary Karen Ross described CDFA programs aimed at improving access to fresh food and supporting local agriculture, including the senior farmers’ market program, California Nutrition Incentive Program, Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program, Community Food Hubs, Farm to School, urban agriculture, and a proposed tribal food sovereignty program. She said these efforts help connect local producers to consumers, expand healthy food access, and build infrastructure such as refrigeration, mobile markets, and aggregation hubs. Department of Social Services Deputy Director Alexis Fernandez Garcia outlined CalFresh, CFAP, Sun Bucks, CACFP, emergency food programs, and tribal nutrition assistance, noting that CalFresh and related programs significantly reduce poverty and food insecurity, but participation gaps remain for non-English speakers, some Asian American communities, and undocumented households. PPIC researcher Tess Thorman presented data showing that 13% of California households experienced food insecurity in 2023, with higher rates among households with children and Latino, Black, and other households. She said nutrition programs reduce poverty and food hardship, but federal rules, income thresholds, immigration restrictions, and high living costs limit their reach. Members asked about simplifying applications, improving call center access, increasing outreach in multiple languages, and adjusting benefits for inflation. Officials said the state has used available federal options to streamline enrollment, improve customer service, and target outreach, but many core rules and benefit levels are set federally. The second panel shifted to food production and market access. A farmer, a UC food systems leader, and a produce distributor described efforts to connect small and medium farms with food banks, schools, universities, and Medi-Cal food-as-medicine programs. They highlighted programs such as Farms Together, the USDA Southwest Regional Food Business Center, Farm to School, food hubs, and climate-smart infrastructure grants as ways to create stable markets for local growers while improving food access. Speakers also raised concerns about land tenure, consolidation, regulatory burdens, labor constraints, and the loss of federal funding, and members discussed whether state investments and Prop. 4 funds could help sustain and expand these efforts.

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• Now, you can identify in CHINS work if this is a child in need of protection.
• It includes things like promoting child pornography, or what we now call child sexual abuse material.
• If it's aggravated assault, fentanyl trafficking, meth dealing, endangering a child, possessing child
• or child sexual abuse material.
• That zone director then picks where that child lives.

Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence honoring a deceased member, then approved the April minutes. The first major presentation was from Chelsea Florey of Child and Family Services on the Diversion Task Force and related grant programs created with one-time funding from HB 1012. She reported that five of six proposals were funded, with youth diversion services operating in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, and a Red River Children’s Advocacy Center program focused on problematic sexualized behavior. Members discussed barriers such as staffing shortages, voluntary family engagement, service fatigue, and the need for better coordination, broader outreach, and possible changes to diversion eligibility rules so low-level cases can remain in diversion longer. Several legislators pressed for more practical system changes and clearer service navigation, while Florey said the task force is trying to build a service array or hub and is leaning on the Children’s Cabinet for broader recommendations. The committee then heard from North Dakota Lottery Director Thomas Lawler, who gave an operational overview and biennium report. He described the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, Pick and Click subscriptions, Players Club membership, and revenue distribution. For the 2023-25 biennium, about $67 million in tickets were purchased, with roughly $16.2 million transferred overall, including money for the general fund, drug task force grants, and compulsive gambling prevention and treatment. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether the amount is set by statute. A lengthy presentation followed from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on criminal justice data connectivity and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that North Dakota’s jail, court, HHS, and correctional systems use multiple separate databases that do not communicate in real time, requiring manual cross-checks and staff communication. He said the department is exploring a centralized hub or other integration approach, but noted challenges with identifiers, vendor contracts, confidentiality, and cost. Robin Schmolenberger then updated the committee on a Medicaid data-sharing project with HHS, saying monthly application assistance is now occurring in correctional facilities and that automated bi-directional data exchange is expected in late 2026 to help suspend and reactivate Medicaid coverage and identify former foster care youth. Members also discussed parole, probation, transitional housing, and the need for better real-time notifications and clearer data definitions. The committee also received an update from county representatives on the 24/7 sobriety program, including a recent attorney general opinion that if a court waives 24/7 fees, sheriffs may use the cheaper twice-daily breath test or urine testing instead of SCRAM bracelets or drug patches. Finally, Bruce Johnson of the Racing Commission presented on an audit report, acknowledging serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, grant documentation failures, a breeders fund eligibility reversal, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has already changed its procedures by tracking fund limits monthly, requiring grant applications and itemized reports, enforcing breeders fund rules as written, and routing purchases through procurement with written contracts. The committee asked follow-up questions throughout but took no formal votes on these presentations.

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• To work with General Aguilar and his team, and our team, to ensure that this is a successful event for
• Gene is an extraordinary person, and his team with Charles and those guys.
• And we're going to work with Dan and his team to help that come back.
• that, protect the reputation and the benefits of HBCUs.
• Our resources to protect that, protect the reputation and the benefits of HBCUs, because we really feel

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• information is well protected. information is well protected.
• police for their protection? police for their protection?
• We protect them at all costs.
• <01:32:06.239> in an adversarial role with the child in an adversarial role with the child
• <01:33:30.239> their partners in that and protect their partners in that and protect their

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• adequacy standards are real protections adequacy standards are real protections for<00:54:06.880
• So, with the total expenditure for child care, the child care scholarship fund is 415 right now.
• And child care costs are no joke.
• And child care costs are families earn. And child care costs are no<04:31:53.439> joke.
• We need to protect our care partner. We need to protect our care<05:21:51.680> partners.

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• c><00:16:27.040> actual 1144, child support, adjusted actual 1144, child support, adjusted actual
• <00:25:27.000> need<00:25:27.240> of juvenile law, child in need of juvenile law, child
• <00:52:06.960> Um >> It's a team effort. Um >> It's a team effort.
• bargaining and heat protection. bargaining and heat protection.
• local consumer protection codes. local consumer protection codes.

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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• HB 1682 would give survivors a stronger tool to protect themselves and reclaim agency.
• stronger tool to protect themselves and reclaim<00:10:03.880> agency.
• The bill includes very strong confidentiality protections to protect the plaintiff through the litigation
• <00:15:27.880> in contexts while being protected in contexts while being protected in others
• Those situations to DHERD's recruitment team, and we do a suitability investigation.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. HB 2271 HD2, making emergency appropriations for public employment cost items, drew support from state agencies and other entities, including HPHA, the University of Hawaiʻi, DLNR, OYS, DAGS, DOH, DOA/Biosecurity, and the Behavioral Health Administration; no opposition was noted. HB 2324 HD2, relating to the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Law, was supported by DLIR, which said the bill removes a duplicative Hoisting Machine Operators Advisory Board requirement and aligns whistleblower investigation timelines with federal standards. HB 2387 HD1, relating to workers’ compensation medical benefits, also received support from DLIR and the State Fire Council, with the chair noting 40 supporters and no opposition or comments. HB 2116 HD2, relating to grants, was presented as a response to federal SNAP-related eligibility changes. Supporters included the Office of Community Services, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and several other organizations. Testimony said the bill would help nonprofits provide volunteer opportunities that could count toward an 80-hour monthly work requirement and help vulnerable residents avoid losing benefits; witnesses cited potential impacts on older adults and households with dependent children. HB 1682 HD1, relating to the disclosure of intimate images, drew strong support from advocates, the Uniform Law Commission, the Commission to Promote Uniform Laws, the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, and others. Testifiers emphasized the harms of non-consensual image sharing, the need for civil remedies, confidentiality protections, and the bill’s alignment with a uniform act already enacted in other states. HB 2468 HD1, relating to internship programs, received support from the University of Hawaiʻi, DLIR, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others. Testimony focused on the Hālau Mua internship program, workforce development, and the need to clarify sponsor contracts, background checks, and onboarding; committee members asked about a former intern now working in an 89-day hire position and how to streamline hiring into civil service roles. HB 2091 HD2, relating to petitions to restrain and enjoin harassment of DOE employees, was supported by DOE, the Attorney General’s office, UPW, and others; the AG’s office requested a data-driven appropriation amount, and members discussed a $300,000 figure for the full two-year pilot. The chair also asked for confirmation of prior cost figures for HB 2116 before moving toward decision-making.

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• that are critical teams that are, that are.
• child abuse of any kind.
• But if even one child is harmed, one is too many.
• child, child abuse in general.
• Um, and navigate that situation with my child.

Bills: HB268, HB305, HB307

Keywords: gun show, firearm sales, criminal background check, firearm regulation, gun show promoter, election procedures, voter registration, residence requirements, change of address, voter eligibility, youth camp, flood safety, life jackets, grant program, flotation devices

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• Team on winning the 2026 Alabama High Team on winning the 2026 Alabama High School<00:09:03.920> Athletic
• The team dominated early Legacy Arena.
• His teams are multiple state titles.
• a crucial role in motivating the team. a crucial role in motivating the team.
• Legislative Study Commission on Child Legislative Study Commission on Child Sexual<00:17:13.039>

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• He's going to join a great team at Western, and I welcome him to Western.
• We appreciate you just coming and being part of the Western Mustang team. Thank you so much, Mr.
• Are we protecting from federal changes? Is that what we're doing with this bill, Mr. President?
• President, to protect New Mexico residents.
• But when you have 30 child rape cases that weren't prosecuted—child rape—that were just dismissed.

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• A 7-year-old child is a little child. I just recall for you a conversation I had with some moms.
• A 7-year-old child is a little child. I just recall for you a conversation I had with some moms.
• A 7-year-old child is a little child. I just recall for you a conversation I had with some moms.
• A 7-year-old child is a little child. I just recall for you a conversation I had with some moms.
• A 7-year-old child is a little child. I just recall for you a conversation I had with some moms.

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

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• I've never seen Brian or his team walk in and say, hey, we just have this idea. What do you think?
• They are where parents rush with a sick child at 2 a.m., where the trauma team responds after a serious
• those who protect our nation.
• those that protect our nation.
• The impact community and took care of the individuals that protect us on the base.

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• It is earned, protected, and supported.
• Dignity, respect, justice, and the protection of the most vulnerable among us must always come before
• Justice and the protection of the most vulnerable among us must always come before any one person.
• ...live with someone who has been sexually assaulted as a child.
• I want to congratulate the U of A men's basketball team for advancing to the next phase.

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• and whomever else is on their team and whomever else is on their team within<00:03:38.000> the
• And then finally, we add some protections to strengthen the protections in the existing medical patient
• And then finally, we add some protections to strengthen the protections in the existing medical patient
• And then finally, we add some protections to strengthen the protections in the existing medical patient
• <01:15:50.320> can Homeless Elders Program uh team can Homeless Elders Program uh team can

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• HB 1552 introduces child sexual abuse material, the term widely supported by child protective organizations
• He child pornography or child sexual abuse material as we're and I think Mr.
• Many international organizations and child protection advocates are already supporting the use of the
• Still no protection.
• We've had wonderful protections in our code of Criminal Procedure for many years now for child sexual

Bills: HB47

Keywords: HB 47, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem taxes, property tax, voter-approval tax rate, tax rate election, taxing unit, injunction, taxpayer rights, property owner, local government finance, tax refund, attorney's fees, court costs, voter-approved tax increase, tax reform, municipal taxes, county taxes, school district taxes, bond election

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• I've trained, excuse me, educated soccer teams.
• the team take a class every fall so that the entire team would know what to do.
• Growing up as a military child, I learned how to adapt quickly.
• Growing up as a military child, I learned how to adapt quickly.
• and protected. and protected.

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• relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services
• relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services
• relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services
• Very simply, Senate Bill 1923 makes the child support follow the child for Chapters 34 and 35 placements
• And if the child has been with a non-kinship family, does this amendment in any way force the child to

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jim Harris of Tilden Baptist Church, followed by remarks from Senator Zaffirini recognizing his service and retirement as an agricultural teacher. The chamber also received a message from the governor on appointments to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors. Senators then adopted SR 434 honoring Goodwill Industries of San Antonio’s 80th anniversary, with Senators Gutierrez, Menendez, and Zaffirini praising its workforce training and second-chance employment mission; SR 435 recognizing Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho as Doctor of the Day; and a group of additional resolutions adopted by voice vote. Senator Zaffirini also introduced the McMullen County Day delegation, and Senator Gutierrez introduced the Doctor of the Day. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1951 addressed penalties for late property rendition filings and removed a financial incentive for appraisal districts; SB 1261 related to financing water supply projects in the state water plan; SB 1620 created a Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program; SB 530 updated higher-education accreditation rules; SB 2183 standardized fireworks sales periods statewide; SB 2368 strengthened the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act and added foreign-affiliation safeguards for electricity market participants; SB 1398 limited children without placement (CWOP) practices and added community-based care transparency; and SB 1960 established digital replication rights for voice and visual likenesses. Each of these bills advanced through suspension of the regular order, passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few measures. The chamber also debated SB 825, which would require an annual study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration. Senators Middleton, Hinojosa, Gutierrez, and Eckhardt debated whether the study should include positive as well as negative impacts; an amendment to require that broader analysis failed, and the bill was left pending after passage to engrossment. Other measures passed included SB 2010, prohibiting political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs; SB 546, requiring reporting and continued implementation of school bus seat belts; SB 586, establishing the Historical Texas Cemetery designation program; SB 1150, requiring inactive oil and gas wells to be plugged or returned to production under a compliance plan; SB 1184, lowering the minimum age of wine eligible for sale by wine collection sellers; SB 2185, clarifying bilingual education allotment funding; SB 1923, making child support follow the child in certain temporary placements; SB 2252, expanding early literacy and numeracy supports and screening tools; SB 1870, barring local decriminalization of drugs; and SB 2405, the major TDCJ sunset bill, which included facility planning, parole and rehabilitation reforms, and an amendment protecting parole board discretion. Most of these bills were adopted after floor amendments and passed with recorded votes, often along party-line or near-party-line divisions.

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• a vulnerable child from further harm and helped restore his path to safety and hope.
• for their heroic service and dedication to protecting the lives and dignity of others, dated this 9th
• So this is a good consumer protection act.
• I see an area where we all want to protect our elections and make sure they run smoothly.
• And that Arizona... ...where we all want to protect our elections and make sure they run smoothly and

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• Cronin: protecting the personal information of Massachusetts judges.
• Cronin, protecting the personal information of Massachusetts judges.
• This kind of important data is vital to protect.
• protected to make sure that their personal data is still safe.
• President, ...between a parent and a guardian and a child. And so, Mr.

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Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, recognized several guests in the chamber, and adopted a resolution congratulating Coleman-Nee on election as National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans. It also took up several local and personnel matters, including a sick leave bank for Emily Cullick and later Paul Stavarski, and local bills affecting the town of Weston and a Dorchester housing/library procurement exemption; those measures were advanced to third reading or engrossment as appropriate. The chamber also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committees. The main business was Senate No. 2516, the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, which came before the Senate on a Ways and Means substitute (Senate Document 2608). Senators Creem, Moore, Charles, Feingold, Keenan, and others spoke in support, describing the bill as a comprehensive consumer privacy measure with data minimization rules, limits on sensitive data, protections for minors, and strong Attorney General enforcement. Several amendments were debated, with many rejected or withdrawn, while some were adopted, including provisions on geolocation data protections, opting out of targeted advertising, affiliate and merger/acquisition protections, internal operations exemptions, parental access to child data, and a Ways and Means amendment. A number of other amendments on employee data, union data, loyalty programs, AI training, reporting, and related issues were either not adopted or held/withdrawn. After the amendment process, the Senate adopted the amended Ways and Means substitute and ordered the bill to a third reading. The bill was then passed to be engrossed on a roll call vote of 40-0. The Senate also adopted an order to adjourn to the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar. The session adjourned in memory of Darrow Logan Alexander of South Boston.