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• I should say fake news. And he really felt like he was going to get fired. And they came to me.
• Well, what in fake news, when you say it was fake news, what was he falsely accused of, I guess, in the

Bills: SR86, SB491, HB205, HB210, HB228, HB813, HB1045, HB1177

Keywords: Senate rules, Louisiana Senate, Senate Chamber, smart glasses, recording eyewear, audio recording, video recording, wearable technology, covert recording, legislative security, media access, chamber decorum, Senate President, internal rules, public access, lobbyists, official journal, public notices, competitive bid, Louisiana legislation

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• In such cases, where fake conveyance documents make it through the filing process and the property owner
• determines the conveyance documents were fraudulent, it can be very difficult to determine who filed fake
• Determine who filed fake conveyance documents if those documents use the names of the actual property

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and then handled several procedural matters, including a failed motion to excuse Senator Johnson’s absence after a roll-call vote. The chamber also postponed the reading and referral of bills until later in the calendar and adopted motions allowing the Education K-16 Committee to meet while the Senate was in session. The Senate then recessed until 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 6. The main floor action centered on Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 9, which lowers the voter-approval tax rate for certain cities and counties from 3.5% to 2.5% for maintenance and operations. Senator Bettencourt argued the bill would slow local property tax growth and align city and county limits more closely with school district limits, while Senators Hinojosa and Menendez raised concerns about reduced local revenue, public safety funding, and the short time for cities to assess the impact. The Senate suspended the regular order, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the constitutional three-day rule, and finally passed SB 9, with a clarification later entered that the final passage vote was 18-3. The Senate also took up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, which sets state policy for the use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex and creates enforcement mechanisms for state agencies and political subdivisions. Supporters said the bill was needed to protect women and children in restrooms, locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and schools, while opponents questioned the scope, enforcement, civil penalties, and possible conflicts with federal law and local control. After extensive questioning, the chamber adopted a clarifying amendment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed SB 7 by a vote of 19-2. Finally, the Senate passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 15, which addresses deed fraud and real property theft by tightening recording requirements for certain property documents and creating new criminal offenses for real property theft and fraud. Senator Hinojosa explained that the bill combined civil and criminal provisions, added photo ID requirements for in-person filings, and included restitution and enhanced penalties for certain victims and properties; a floor amendment made cleanup changes, removed a training mandate, and clarified that electronic and mail filings were not affected. The Senate adopted the amendment, suspended the three-day rule, and passed SB 15 unanimously, 21-0.

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• Bills number 73, Senate Bill 141, Election Law, Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deep
• Fakes.
• Fakes.
• Fakes.
• deep south but sometimes other places. deep south but sometimes other places.

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, April 10, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House met with 122 members present, heard the journal read, and proceeded through a long series of Senate messages, concurrence motions, and third-reading votes on a wide range of bills. Early business included conference committee appointments on Senate Bill 159 (Emergency Medical Services Vehicles and Ambulances, Required Supplies), Senate Bill 514 (Third Degree Assault), and Senate Bill 866 (Chain Restaurants, disclosure of sodium and added sugars), along with several other bills where the House declined to recede from its amendments and named conferees. The chamber also adopted concurrence on House Bill 1181 (children in out-of-home placement) and House Bill 1219 (climate change/homeowners insurance study), and adopted a favorable committee report on House Bill 1602 (no-cost cancer screening for volunteer firefighters), which was amended to add sponsors, make technical changes, and include retired volunteer firefighters before being ordered printed for third reading. The House then took up a Rules Committee consent calendar and moved a batch of bills to the appropriate committees. On third reading, it passed House Bill 1028 (Caroline County Board of Education compensation increase) and House Bill 1599 (Choptank River Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund) by constitutional majorities. It also rejected Senate amendments on House Bill 107 (Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program), House Bill 153 (residential rental apartments air conditioning requirement), House Bill 1063 (hunting management), and House Bill 1067 (lead and lead-based ammunition phase out), appointing conference committees in each case. House Bill 717 (Baltimore City raffles for organizations affiliated with professional baseball and football teams) and House Bill 892 (cemeteries, actions for sale/transfer/alternate use) also had Senate amendments rejected. The chamber then passed a series of Senate bills on third reading, including Senate Bill 309 (precious metal bullion or coins sales tax exemption), 523 (vernal pools identification), 742 (Maryland Protecting People with Disabilities Act), 141 (election misinformation/disinformation and deep fakes), 298 (Maryland Capital Police statewide jurisdiction), 515 (Health Services Cost Review Commission rate setting), 638 (Maryland Heritage Areas funding and grants), 28 (state employee arbitration reform), 72 (Baltimore County off-premises alcohol sales), 361 (Baltimore City alcoholic beverages license extension), 414 (Anne Arundel County nonprofit swim club license), 601 (cybersecurity standards), 305 (incarcerated individual training and reentry grant fund extension), 331 (retired law enforcement handgun permit renewal), 516 (protective body armor requirements and reporting), 651 (transfer-on-death deed establishment), 865 (private passenger automobile insurance work group), 933 (temporary appointment to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities), 261 (money transmission act definition changes), and 823 (Parole Commission selection committee changes). Most passed with little or no debate; Senate Bill 523 drew opposition from a delegate who warned that identifying vernal pools could lead to future regulation and land-use restrictions, while Senate Bill 823 prompted questions about victims’ rights and whether state’s attorneys remained opposed, with the floor leader saying the bill added a victims’ rights advocate to the selection committee and that opposition had been limited to written testimony. Several members later changed votes on Senate Bill 638 and Senate Bill 865 before the House moved on.

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• You'd have to get a lot of fake stuff, and then you're going to be on the rolls with an address.
• <02:22:32.319> you'd of all you'd have to get a fake you'd of all you'd have to get a fake
• ID you'd have to get have to get a fake ID you'd have to get a<02:22:34.280> lot<02:22:34.439
• > of<02:22:34.600> fake<02:22:34.960> stuff<02:22:35.600> and<02:22:35.720
• > then<02:22:35.840> you're a lot of fake stuff and then you're a lot of fake stuff and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• are not buying them from reputable stores; they're buying them from bad actors or they're using a fake
• ... from bad actors or they're using a fake ID or some form.

Bills: SB274

Keywords: cannabis, psychoactive cannabinoids, CBD, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, delta-10 THC, criminal penalties, youth protection, medical cannabis, 923, senate, all

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• people, a 20-year-old, a 17-year-old, and a 15-year-old, and they're very clear with what they see is fake
• Filipinos have a deep and powerful history in California's labor movement, and they carry forward that
• Filipinos have a deep and powerful history in California's labor movement, and they carry forward that
• It's a starting point and really a deep dive into a number of the recommendations and other areas that

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Higher Education and the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an oversight hearing on the California State University’s AI-empowered initiative, including the systemwide rollout of ChatGPT EDU and broader AI integration across CSU campuses. Opening remarks emphasized both the promise of AI for student success, workforce preparation, and access, and the need to address risks such as bias, privacy, misinformation, environmental impacts, and mental health harms. CSU representatives said the initiative grew out of Academic Senate recommendations and a systemwide generative AI committee, and that the goal was to provide equitable access, training, governance, and workforce alignment across the 23-campus system. CSU officials described systemwide contracts for AI tools, the AI Commons training hub, and faculty grant programs supporting AI-related curriculum innovation. They said more than 93,000 ChatGPT EDU accounts had been activated, over 4,300 faculty had taken voluntary training, and $3 million had been awarded to 63 faculty-led projects from more than 400 submissions. San Jose State University highlighted its own AI-focused programs, courses, orientation training, faculty fellows, student ambassadors, and interdisciplinary efforts to build AI literacy and responsible use into instruction and co-curricular programs. CSU also said it was tracking metrics on adoption, academic outcomes, workforce outcomes, and environmental impacts. Faculty, staff, and student representatives welcomed the educational potential of AI but raised concerns about the rollout, saying it had moved quickly and without enough consultation or consistent systemwide policy. They urged stronger protections for academic freedom, intellectual property, privacy, equity, and worker input, and warned about bias, surveillance, job displacement, and the environmental cost of AI. Legislators pressed CSU and OpenAI representatives on training requirements, data privacy, bias reporting, discipline for misuse, liability, sycophancy, and safeguards against harmful uses such as non-consensual imagery or self-harm-related interactions. CSU said interactions in the licensed tool are private, data are not used to train models, and campuses retain their own conduct processes; members also asked CSU to follow up on systemwide training, policy consistency, and additional safeguards.

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• attacked German troops hidden deep attacked German troops hidden deep within<00:20:56.880> Italy's
• Jack's love for his family was deep and unwavering.
• was deep and unwavering. was deep and unwavering.
• With them, they brought a deep respect for the values of faith, family, and hard work.
• Beyond the weather desk, Tom was also a man of deep faith.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Higher taxes in Washington State than even deep blue states like New York and California.
• <00:24:37.440> blue Washington state than even deep blue Washington state than even deep blue
• And the damage these fake pregnancy centers do isn't theoretical.
• In Illinois, a woman seeking an abortion was deliberately misled by a fake clinic.
• Now, today they offer this bill to funnel taxpayer dollars to fake health clinics to deceive women.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• 30.240> of this bill in its present form and out of this bill in its present form and out of deep
• 32.000> Chair<00:33:32.320> Cleorne<00:33:32.960> and<00:33:33.200> if deep
• respect for Chair Cleorne and if deep respect for Chair Cleorne and if I'm<00:33:33.760> honest,<
• This happens when bad actors hijack a legitimate business or create fake ones in someone else's name.
• create fake ones in someone else's name. create fake ones in someone else's name.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• then you start a conversation, and then, you know, three weeks later you're depositing money into a fake
• ><00:12:58.040> a later you're depositing money into a later you're depositing money into a fake
• 59.320> coin<00:12:59.560> account<00:12:59.880> and<00:13:00.120> that fake
• Within the sort of deep research, there's also some indication that people who started the program on
• <01:09:39.679> research within the sort of uh deep research within the sort of uh deep research

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I wanted to go over a few fake Social Security cards that were sold illegally in Massachusetts by
• He sold fake cards in exchange for cash.
• He sold fake cards in exchange for cash.
• A Williamsburg woman was also sentenced in 2022 for creating fake IDs in the Covington area.
• A Williamsburg woman was also sentenced in 2022 for creating fake IDs in the Covington area.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call establishing a quorum of 35 members, and approval of the previous day’s journal. The chamber also received messages from the House that it had passed House Bills 43, 139, 297, 414, and 485 and requested concurrence. Second reading reports placed several bills in the Rules Committee, including measures on property disposition, children, school district sick leave, unemployment insurance, and status offenses, and a new resolution was introduced honoring the 10th anniversary of the 2016 session and its bullying-prevention legislation. The main floor action was on Senate Bill 39, relating to fishing in privately owned lakes and ponds. Senators debated multiple floor amendments, with several withdrawn and floor amendment 6 adopted. Supporters said the bill clarified private property rights and allowed stocking of F1 Florida bass without changing existing license requirements, while opponents and some supporters emphasized protecting the public trust, conservation funding, and the North American wildlife management model. After extended debate, the Senate passed SB 39 as amended by a vote of 29-8. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 154, relating to elections. The sponsor said it would strengthen election integrity by removing non-photo identification options, specifically Social Security cards and EBT SNAP cards, from the list of acceptable voter verification methods. Opponents argued the bill would make voting harder without evidence of fraud, citing that many Kentuckians used those IDs in the last election and that transportation and access barriers already exist. The transcript cuts off during debate on SB 154 before a final vote is shown.

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• if you were to slip up, as you say, and accidentally hired an illegal alien or the documents were fake
• if you were to slip up, as you say, and accidentally hired an illegal alien or the documents were fake
• . and accidentally hired an illegal alien or the documents were fake and it was determined that they

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate considered and passed several measures, beginning with House Bill 4245, a Department of Revenue rules bundle covering 27 rules from six agencies. The Senate adopted an amendment changing two lottery rules and one tax rule related to pre-need cemetery companies, then passed the bill 30-1, adopted a title amendment, and made it effective from passage. The chamber also adopted a group of interim study resolutions, including studies on school finance transparency, divorce grounds, the Southern West Virginia water crisis, athletic trainer access in public secondary schools, the Eastern gray fox population, upland game bird stamps, and the PSC. Members then passed House Bill 5381, which reworked the Office of Energy’s role to develop a comprehensive energy development policy and grid stabilization plan, moved coalfield community development under that office, and expanded energy development planning authority. House Bill 5412, the Future Ready Education Act, was amended to require annual vocational and agricultural offerings unless not viable, and to require K-5 literacy teachers to complete science-of-reading training by the 2028-29 school year; it passed 33-0. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 845 on supplemental appropriations and the civil contingency fund, concurring in a House amendment that reappropriated funds and increased the fund from $15 million to $25 million, and made it effective from passage. A major floor debate centered on House Bill 4198, the E-Verify Safe Harbor Act. Senators discussed whether to require employers to use E-Verify, with one amendment narrowing the mandate to public employers and creating a permissive option for private employers, while preserving penalties for unauthorized hiring and recordkeeping violations. After debate over small-business impacts and federal-state law conflicts, the Senate adopted the amendment as amended, passed the bill 31-3, and amended the title. The chamber also passed House Bill 5453 to modify the school aid funding formula by adding weighted enrollment for certain special education students and adjusting staffing-related provisions, and House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program, which was passed and made effective from passage. Later, the Senate resolved several House amendment disputes by concurring in or receding from amendments on bills including House Bill 4009 on portable benefits, Senate Bill 587, Senate Bill 164 on long-term substitute teachers, House Bill 4606 on pretrial release for certain felonies, House Bill 4010, House Bill 5438, and House Bill 4765. Most of these measures passed with broad support, and several were made effective July 1, 2026 or from passage. The session concluded with the Senate adjourning sine die.

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• We printed out what apparently is the most common way students around Texas will get a fake driver's
• Pay 30 bucks, send them your picture and you can get a fake driver's license today.
• But we hear very often of, and there was mention of people getting fake IDs earlier, there's $30 online
• Um, they're sending data overseas now to get a fake card that looks good, um, but isn't good, but it's
• It's all exacerbated by the emergence of AI and high quality fake documents.

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• We printed out what apparently is the most common way students around Texas will get a fake driver's
• Send them your picture and you can get a fake driver's license today.
• which is very, very valid, but we hear very often of, and then It was mentioned of people getting fake
• Um, there's Extending that overseas now to get a fake card, that looks good, but isn't good, but it's
• It's all exacerbated by the emergence of AI and high quality. fake documents.

Bills: HB2034, HB2436, HB3010, HB3033, HB3138, HB3177, HB3426, HB3686, HB3858, HB4176, HB4257, HB4264, HB4804, HCR98

Keywords: groundwater, foreign ownership, national security, water permits, environmental health, deadly conduct, firearm, recklessness, peace officer, prosecution, Penal Code, Texas laws, disaster recovery, infrastructure, rural communities, grants, state funding, emergency management, HB 3033, Texas Department of Public Safety

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• appreciate the comments from both of the assembly members who are here, and thank you to the chair for your deep
• advancement of AI and generative AI has made it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and fake
• discussion, but that's what we've been working on, only just to make sure that people are not being faked

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• appreciate the comments from both of the Assembly Members who are here, and thank you to the Chair for your deep
• advancement of AI and generative AI has made it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and fake
• discussion, but that's what we've been working on, only just to make sure that people are not being faked

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, housing, public safety, and administrative process. Early items included SB 46, which would authorize the Secretary of State to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice presidential candidates from California ballots; SB 1078, requiring notice to the Civil Rights Department when court filings involve civil rights violations; SB 989, expanding access to Care Court by letting first responders refer cases through county behavioral health agencies; SB 998, clarifying and expanding discrimination prevention coordinators in the new Office of Civil Rights; SB 1146, requiring disclosure for AI-generated health advertisements and giving physicians a limited private right of action; SB 1164, a California Voting Rights Act expansion responding to federal voting-rights rulings; SB 1256, a housing bill aimed at limiting repeated litigation over the Harmony Grove Village South project; SB 1267, addressing HOA liability and indemnification for EV charger installations; and SB 1425, authorizing an encroachment permit program for high-speed rail right-of-way management. The committee also later heard SB 873, restricting ICE arrests near courthouses, and SB 1160, requiring eviction data reporting by zip code. Most bills drew support from sponsors, advocacy groups, labor organizations, or local officials, while opposition centered on concerns about county workload, due process, fire safety, civil liberties, or the scope of the policy changes. Members generally expressed support for the bills while noting unresolved issues and the need for amendments or further stakeholder work, especially on SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, SB 1425, and SB 1160. The Judicial Council opposed SB 1160 because of the burden of adding zip-code reporting to court systems, while the author and supporters argued the data would help target eviction-prevention efforts. SB 873 drew strong support from public defenders, immigrant-rights groups, and court-related stakeholders, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department opposing. SB 989 drew support from firefighters and family advocates, while Disability Rights California opposed, arguing Care Court is too costly and diverts resources from community-based services. SB 1164 received broad civil-rights and voting-rights support, with cities opposing unless amended over definitions, cure periods, and litigation risk. SB 1256 drew support from housing and labor interests and opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about fire safety and evacuation. SB 1267 was supported by the HOA and utility stakeholders after amendments addressing liability concerns. After quorum was established, the committee voted to pass a consent calendar and then approved the listed bills, sending them to the appropriate committees or to Appropriations, including SB 46, SB 873, SB 989, SB 998, SB 1078, SB 1146, SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, and SB 1425. The transcript ends with SB 1160 still under discussion, with members indicating support for the bill’s goals but acknowledging the Judicial Council’s implementation concerns and the need for further work.

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• So if we were able to pass all of these, and then a student still had to... use a fake ID to go and purchase
• The legislation presents deep constitutional issues from its mandate for device manufacturers or app
• The security guard was allegedly armed, but he was armed with a fake handgun.

Bills: SB30, SB517, SB1313, SB1314, SB1316, SB1541, SB1698, SB1845, SB1860, SB2420, SB2429, SB 30

Keywords: gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections

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• There were fake videos, not in Minnesota, but fake videos created and promoted by foreign entities attempting
• There were fake videos, not in Minnesota, but fake videos created and promoted by foreign entities attempting
• So, again, while Minnesota thankfully did not encounter swatting or foreign-created fake videos related
• There were fake videos, not in Minnesota, but fake videos created and promoted by foreign entities attempting
• There were fake videos, not in Minnesota, but fake videos created and promoted by foreign entities attempting

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Unity in moments of deep disagreement. Yet through it all, you have been faithful.
• Today I rise with a heavy heart, but also deep gratitude as we honor the life and legacy of Pastor Dave
• I rise today to recognize and congratulate 407 BBQ for a remarkable achievement and also for the deep
• From day one, Cassandra brought sharp legal instincts, deep compassion, and a commitment to service that
• This was the bill that addresses the explosive deep fake media and provides avenues for justice for the

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And so I was not supported by this fake clinic. I was deceived by them.
• c> um and so I I I was not supported by um and so I I I was not supported by this<00:16:59.120> fake
• Madam Speaker, members, fake and deceived are pretty strong words.
• Madam Speaker, fake and deceived are pretty strong words. It happens to be Women's History Month.
• <01:29:34.199> being no mistake these centers fake being no mistake these centers fake being

Keywords: 1183, house