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• to provide full and complete remedies for those already harmed by banking.
• Chairman, history teaches us that if this time there is no real accountability and no genuine remedy
• Popular among consumers and are considered a best practice by the American Bankers Association.
• in past legalese means that person could potentially go in and alter code or manipulate payments.
• And you're right, Senator, that in my research, I keep finding these practices at military bases.

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• But that provision already exists in our Civil Practices and Remedies Code.
• The act that it's actually found in, and the Civil Practices and Remedies Code, is also known as the
• If there's a need to address the belts-and-suspenders approach of the language from the civil practices
• If there's a need to address the belts and suspenders approach of the language from the civil practices
• put so much effort and thought into this and best practice, you're looking at really an explosion of

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Several senators emphasized support for public education, teacher pay and safety, parental choice, and the combined K-16 jurisdiction of the committee. The chair also reviewed hearing procedures, including public testimony registration and time limits. The main item was Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, laid out by Chairman Creighton. He described the bill as an education savings account program intended to expand school choice, with a $200 million universal eligibility pool and an additional $800 million targeted to students with disabilities and lower-income families. He said the bill includes anti-fraud safeguards, criminal background checks for vendors, reporting requirements, data protections, and annual testing for participating students, while not imposing STAAR on private schools or homeschoolers. He also said the bill removes a prior hold-harmless provision for public schools and is separate from public school funding and teacher pay legislation. Members questioned the bill’s income threshold, lottery and priority structure, treatment of homeschoolers, microschools, charter schools, religious freedom protections, citizenship/lawful presence language, cybersecurity, open records, and disability-related issues, including whether 504 students and foster children should be included. Creighton said the bill is designed to prioritize former public school students with disabilities or lower incomes, while also allowing universal eligibility within the program’s first funding tier, and that the Comptroller would oversee vendor screening and cybersecurity rules. He said the bill does not direct curriculum or interfere with religious beliefs and that amendments may be offered later on citizenship and other issues. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, starting with EdChoice representative Robert Inlow, who testified in support of SB 2 and cited national growth in school choice programs and studies he said show positive effects for students and public schools.

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• attorneys and who are engaging in unauthorized practice of law.
• And in more extreme cases, where it continues and where we see a repeated practice, we can go to the
• And in more extreme cases where it continues and where we see a repeated practice, we can go to the Superior
• , and there were other charges that were violations of Business and Professions Code section 6106, which
• examine our practices, examine our programs, and not be afraid to make hard decisions and bring tough

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules established a quorum and first approved several items without required appearances, including the appointments of Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California, along with references of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments. The committee then heard testimony on two State Bar of California appointments requiring appearance: George Cardona, J.D., for Chief Trial Counsel, and Laura Enderton Speed, J.D., for Executive Director. Cardona described his first four years as chief trial counsel, emphasizing reforms after the Girardi matter, including stronger conflict-of-interest and gift rules, tighter trust-account investigations, more data tracking, and efforts to reduce case backlogs and discipline disparities. Senators questioned him about the John Eastman disbarment case, the office’s role and jurisdiction, racial and Latino discipline disparities, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, staffing vacancies, and the use of AI in pleadings and internal work. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others supported his confirmation, and the committee voted 3-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate. Enderton Speed said she sought the executive director role to help restore public trust, strengthen discipline and admissions, and address the February 2025 bar exam problems. Senators asked about the State Bar’s budget deficit, hiring freeze, long-term fiscal stability, the bar exam audit and litigation, safeguards against conflicts and gifts, and the decision to move the February exam largely remote before returning to in-person administration for July. Public witnesses also supported her confirmation, citing leadership, accessibility, and a focus on core functions. The committee voted 5-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate. The meeting ended with remarks honoring Senator Jones on his final day on the committee and a cake presentation before adjournment to executive session.

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• And Chasson. H.B. 1052 Children's Code. HB 1052, Children's Code. Good morning.
• Exceptions in HB 1052 are cited specifically, as is referenced for mechanism and disclosure in civil
• Chair, and members and ladies and gentlemen.
• “And that's really what the bill does now: the Department of State Civil Service, if you apply for a
• And, of course, And, of course, Mr.

Bills: HB9, HB177, HB181, HB202, HB225, HB398, HB459, HB540, HB906, HB1052, HB1057, HB1245

Keywords: HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, court reporter, official court reporter

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• Treated effluent, treated remediated groundwater, and other exempted sources. So, Madam Chair, yes.
• to include wind load, structural, and seismic codes as prescribed by a local authority and a manufacturer's
• , and seismic codes.
• , and seismic codes.
• But there are questionable practices and the information that I need.

Bills: SB1137, SB1200, SB1419, SB1447, SB1560, SCM1004

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

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• microbial content in soils and capturing carbon, and it's a solid, sustainable farming practice.
• microbial content in soils and capturing carbon, and it's a solid, sustainable farming practice.
• carbon and it's a solid you know sustainable farming practice and I'd really like to know if that is
• So that's existing law, current law, and current practice has been going on a long time.
• So in order to work well with industry as changes evolve and best practices and new research develops

Bills: HB2016, HB2104, HB2105, HB2174, HB2256, HB2289, HB2477, HB2903, HB2939, HB2979, HB2996, HB4103

Keywords: tax penalties, filing, tax returns, administration, Arizona Revised Statutes, agricultural property, classification, county assessor, property inspection, appeal process, property tax, agricultural classification, Department of Revenue, property valuation, inspection notice, inspection report, on-site inspection, full cash value, rural land, farm land

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• Likewise, Charlie Kirk lost his life last year while engaged in civil and open debate, again enshrined
• chapter of the Arizona criminal code that's been in place since 1962 and hasn't been amended since 2001
• And again, they stem from a 1962 criminal code from the obscenity chapter.
• And that code hasn't been amended since 2001.
• So I believe that librarians are the bastion of First Amendment principles and practices.

Bills: SB1433, SB1434, SB1435, SB1567, SB1571, SB1686, SB1745, SCR1024, SCR1025, HB2671, HB2676, HCR2044

Keywords: county boundaries, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, La Paz, local governance, Arizona Revised Statutes, Maricopa county, county division, new counties, intergovernmental agreements, special election, shared use agreements, education, explicit material, parental consent, student protection, library access

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• Our Exactix system was developed using industry best practices and an advanced geographic database to
• Senate Bill 1137 does reflect national best practices, was developed collaboratively, and will improve
• And yes, Ms.
• other related statutes to determine whether the existing civil penalties and criminal fines adequately
• By enabling interstate practice and reducing licensing-related downtime, the compact supports military

Bills: SB1128, SB1137, SB1144, SB1145, SB1186, SB1235, SB1238

Keywords: scrap metal theft, study committee, Arizona, regulated industries, public safety, underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire

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• I've been a bill clerk and engrossing clerk and research admin, and now this is my third year as an assistant
• analyst for the Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee. ...and now this is my third year
• And if the pages could line up and introduce themselves and remember your school and your major.
• And as an academic medical center, we have an obligation to not only practice contemporary medicine,
• and benefits that can really take away independence and dignity and cost the state.

Bills: SB1001, SB1011, SB1016, SB1052, SB1072, SB1100, SB1112, SB1113, SB1116, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1122, SB1123, SB1124, SB1125

Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, medical examiners, sudden infant death, autopsy protocols, forensic pathology, public health, religious exemption, employment practices, COVID-19 vaccination, accommodation, discrimination, assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent

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• local departments, to hold AVs accountable when violations of the Vehicle Code are observed and when
• These practices are utilized and improved, and have helped us to improve the current regulations, providing
• and the Vehicle Code, and that includes construction zones or yielding to our Caltrans workers who are
• and the vehicle code, and that includes construction zones or yielding to our Caltrans workers who are
• The fire department is then dispatched Code 3, with lights and sirens, to that location.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard an informational hearing on California’s newly finalized autonomous vehicle regulations, with DMV and CHP officials describing the updated framework and committee members pressing them on safety, enforcement, and first-responder impacts. DMV said the rules, effective April 28, 2026, expand reporting, create a phased permitting system from testing to deployment, add requirements for safety cases, remote operations, and first-responder coordination, and open a path for heavy-duty AV testing and deployment while still prohibiting oversized loads and hazardous materials. CHP said it worked with DMV on enforcement tools, first-responder interaction plans, and training local agencies on the new notice of noncompliance process. Members asked about crash data, immobilizations, freeway and construction-zone safety, weigh-station enforcement, and whether foreign licenses can qualify for remote assistants or drivers; DMV and CHP said the rules are intended to keep AVs accountable and that heavy-duty AVs will be held to the same roadway standards as human-driven commercial vehicles. A second panel focused on data collection and enforcement. Consumer attorneys argued the prior rules were too limited because DMV stopped collecting meaningful data once AVs moved from testing to deployment, making it difficult for the public and litigants to understand incidents; they supported the new regulations but urged that the collected information be made public. The industry association said California now has the nation’s most robust AV oversight, with monthly or quarterly reporting of collisions, system failures, immobilizations, harsh braking, vehicle miles traveled, and notices of noncompliance, plus broad DMV authority to restrict or suspend operations. In response to questions, the industry said it generally supports the new framework, believes the regulations are clear, and does not favor full federal preemption of state AV rules, though it wants federal standards for design, construction, and performance. A third panel addressed first-responder interaction and remote operations. The San Francisco Fire Department described repeated AV interference with emergency scenes and said AVs have generated hundreds of “sleeper calls,” where passengers fall asleep and trigger 911 responses; the department said these incidents consume significant staff time and it wants better protocols to reduce unnecessary dispatches. Waymo said it has trained thousands of public-safety personnel, maintains a 24/7 emergency line, uses geofencing/avoid-the-area messages, and can allow first responders to manually override or move vehicles when needed. Committee members asked about sleeper-call prevention, remote assistant licensing and drug testing, communication redundancies during outages, and how manual overrides work for vehicles without traditional controls; Waymo said it is collaborating with responders and that its vehicles are designed to reach a safe stop if connectivity is lost. The final panel began with testimony on heavy-duty autonomous vehicles. A transportation researcher said freight is essential to California’s economy and that heavy-duty AVs pose distinct safety risks because of their weight, stopping distance, and the potentially severe consequences of crashes or immobilizations on highways. He said the new regulations are important because they create a regulated pathway for heavy-duty AV deployment, require a safety case, set mileage thresholds, and add reporting categories that can serve as leading safety indicators. The hearing was still in progress when the transcript ended, with additional testimony expected from labor and industry witnesses on heavy-duty AV deployment.

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• the struggle for civil rights, equal opportunity, and human dignity.
• the struggle for civil rights, equal opportunity, and human dignity.
• Juneteenth reminds us that freedom on paper and freedom in practice are not the same thing.
• When Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights, they were branded lawbreakers.
• And it's a celebration, it's a campus that for generations to come will offer education, will offer civil

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved procedural motions, and recognized several guests and honorees, including CAUSE leadership academy participants, retiring FCMAT CEO Michael Fine, a Capitol intern, environmental leaders celebrating Black Conservation Week, family members of members, and NASA astronaut Captain Victor Glover Jr. The body also took up a number of routine file items and committee referral requests, with several bills referred to committees by unanimous consent and multiple items passed or retained on file. The main floor debate centered on ACR 214, the Juneteenth resolution. Members from the Black Caucus and other caucuses spoke in support, describing Juneteenth as both a celebration of emancipation and a reminder that freedom and equality remain unfinished work. Speakers emphasized Black history, civil rights, solidarity across communities, and ongoing issues such as education, housing, health, incarceration, and economic inequality. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 66 coauthors were added. The Assembly also considered AB 2285 on blockchain staking and crypto regulation. The author argued the bill would provide consumer protections and clear rules for banks, credit unions, and crypto exchanges, while an opponent warned it could weaken securities oversight and consumer safeguards. The bill passed 45-1, and the author requested immediate transmission to the Senate. Later, SB 1036 on mitigation fee credits for redevelopment passed 55-0 after brief support for clarifying fee rules and reducing duplicative costs. The chamber then adopted the second-day consent calendar, including resolutions for Women’s Equality Day and the International Day of Yoga, along with several Senate bills, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Assembly announced it would not meet on Friday, June 19, would reconvene Monday, June 22 at 1 p.m., and then adjourned.

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• should be civil service and you're saying it isn't.
• Flat fines and fees are equal in theory, but really inequitable in practice.
• <01:17:10.240> And<01:17:11.080> the inequitable in practice.
• And the inequitable in practice.
• > to and inducement practices related to and inducement practices related to insurance<01:24:49.960

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 83, which would require hotel keepers to give adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but asked for amendments to restore remedies and add a nonwaiver provision, arguing that without penalties the measure would lack consequences and that consumers should not be able to waive the notice rights. Supporters, including Unite Here Local 5 and individual testifiers, said guests deserve transparency and meaningful recourse when disruptions occur, especially for labor disputes, construction, or other service interruptions that affect the experience they paid for. Hotel industry representatives, including the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the Hawaii Hotel Alliance, and hotel workers/testifiers, opposed the bill in its current form while offering amendments. They said the measure was too broad, difficult to implement, and could interfere with collective bargaining, third-party booking systems, and existing contracts. They also argued that some disruptions are not easily known in advance and that the bill unfairly singles out hotels compared with other industries. One testifier emphasized that notice should be required only for actual, known disruptions rather than potential events, and another raised concerns about applying the bill to properties not directly involved in a labor dispute. After the SB 83 testimony, the committee moved on to SB 2798, which would make permanent and expand statewide the agricultural enforcement pilot program created in 2025 and rename it the agricultural enforcement program. The chair introduced the measure and called on the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity as the first testifier, but the transcript excerpt ends before testimony or any vote on SB 2798.

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• and unfair practices in selling its subscription service.
• potentially could place a lien on somebody's property under the Arizona Civil Code. ...and potentially
• Improper billing and refund practices at SimonMed.
• Deceptive and unfair practices in selling...
• Deceptive and unfair practices in selling its subscription services.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The other $6.16 is for mold remediation, and that includes going into the air conditioning ducts and
• The other $6.16 is for mold remediation, and that includes going into the air conditioning ducts and
• The other $6.16 is for mold remediation, and that includes going into the air conditioning ducts and
• violates sound fiscal policy and violates sound fiscal policy and practices<02:08:46.079> and
• civil beat back in and this is this is civil beat back in 2016<02:30:26.520> here's<02:30:26.920

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• It repeals the civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault, and it allows survivors to
• to ask them to join me in a civil lawsuit against our abuser and the Boys and Girls Club organization
• The attorney asked if I wanted to join a civil lawsuit against our abuser and the Boys and Girls Clubs
• The civil lawsuit, Madam Chair and Representative, is quite horrifying.
• But here I am, and I intend to fully practice when I become a lawyer and graduate from law school.

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• And humble desires, serve with wisdom and compassion.
• and his wife and two children, for the young mother and her four-year-old child.
• General surgery and surgical critical care, and specializes in trauma and emergency general surgery.
• And to celebrate that, a reception will follow in the lounge, and we'll have Danish Kringle and off to
• and goals.

Bills: HB4248, HB4429, HB2588, HB3472, HB4317, HB3462, HB2035, HB3501, HB3127, HB3143, HB3144, HB3260, HB4321, HB3011, HB3522, HB3530, HB3940, HB3078, HB3043, HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246, SJR49, HB3281, HB4319, HJR1086, HJR1024, HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

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• This is a pretty common practice as we go out in the oil and gas industry to, um, pre-survey, if you
• This just adds civil penalties, and it's important.
• This just adds civil penalties, and it's important.
• He said he does not question the motives of his Democrat colleagues who support civil liberties and the
• He said he does not question the motives of his Democrat colleagues who support civil liberties and the

Keywords: 916, all

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• freedom to participate fully in civil and community life.
• We also see attempts to undermine and erase the human and civil rights of our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters
• So you can break out the sequins, practice your runway walk, and, Mr.
• They've also learned about practical things like budgeting and personal financial finance.
• We've also learned about practical things like budgeting and personal finance and networking.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of several Senate bills, notices for committee hearings, and a successful motion to suspend rules so ACA 20 could be taken up later in the week. The chamber also recognized former Assembly Member Christina Garcia and later moved into a Pride Month observance. The main ceremonial item was House Resolution 115 recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Assembly Member Ward opened on the resolution, and multiple members from different caucuses spoke in support, highlighting Pride history, LGBTQ+ rights, and the contributions of LGBTQ Californians. Assembly Member DeMaio offered supportive remarks while noting policy differences, and the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 53 co-authors were added. The Assembly then held a Pride honoree ceremony recognizing 15 individuals and groups for contributions to the LGBTQ community. On the floor file, members also adopted several resolutions by voice vote after adding co-authors: ACR 187 on Men’s Mental Health Month, ACR 157 marking the 50th anniversary of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, ACR 222 declaring Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Awareness Month, and ACR 224 recognizing Social Media Harms Victim Remembrance Day. Each drew personal testimony from members about the underlying issues, including suicide prevention, caregiving and dementia, mining reclamation, and harms to youth from social media. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 46 on mental health diversion by a 51-1 vote, and later adopted the consent calendar 66-0. The House adjourned until June 25, 2026, at 9 a.m.

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• House Bill 2730 seeks to remedy this mass reapplication practice by requiring the appraisal district
• And this is a remedy to that, is that correct? OK, thank you.
• beer, and USDA and FDA agree that this is a safe practice.
• To further encourage this practice, House Bill 3336 introduces an excise tax credit for breweries and
• Um, Pastor Buckner came to Texas and after the Civil War started seeing orphans in the streets and decided

Bills: HB249

Keywords: real property, ad valorem tax, tax appraisal, property value limitation, real estate taxation, property ownership

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• Please go ahead and step forward and please state your name and your organization. Good morning.
• I've actually drafted language and gone back and forth with the committee and shared it with a couple
• I looked at it and, you know, I've practiced in two states now using my own experience.
• And it's a broken system, and it needs help. And we put people in jeopardy for no reason at all.
• By codifying principles already known to and practiced by some of our prison institutions, SB 551 will

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee met and adopted a consent calendar that included SB 4, SB 229, SB 385, SB 459, and SB 553. SB 221 was pulled by the committee and will return later. The committee then heard several bills, with members repeatedly noting the next hearing would be July 1 in Room 126. SB 281 by Senator Perez would require judges to use the exact statutory immigration-consequences advisement when taking pleas from noncitizen defendants. Supporters said judges have been deviating from the required language, creating confusion and harming defendants; opponents, including district attorneys, warned that the bill could affect plea withdrawals and appellate litigation unless amended. The committee discussed possible amendments, including a nonretroactivity clarification and language proposed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, and the bill was passed on call. SB 337 by Senator Menjivar would strengthen protections against sexual abuse and misconduct in prisons, especially women’s prisons, by requiring documentation of searches, extending grievance timelines, limiting hiring of people with violent or sexual convictions, and improving investigation procedures. Supporters emphasized staff abuse, retaliation concerns, and the need for oversight; opposition testimony focused on transgender inmate placement and was criticized by committee members as not germane. The bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations. SB 379 by Senator Jones, dealing with oversight of sexually violent predator conditional release placements, passed to Appropriations after support from law enforcement and prosecutors and no opposition. SB 734 by Senator Caballero, which would provide due process protections for law enforcement officers affected by California Racial Justice Act findings, also passed to Appropriations with support from police and district attorney groups and no opposition. SB 551 by Senator Cortese, which would codify normalization and dynamic security principles in corrections, passed to Appropriations despite concerns from one member that it went too far in making prisons too home-like.