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• This is unacceptable, especially in a digital age where this kind of material can be copied and shared
• This is unacceptable, especially in a digital age, where this kind of material can be copied and shared
• breaching charge, to blow the door and windows off a home where a mother and her two small children, ages
• And her two small children, ages six and one, were directly inside.
• Her children were born under the age of seven when this happened.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

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• if</c><01:30:02.520><c> we</c><01:30:02.679><c> have</c><01:30:02.800><c> a</c><01:30:02.960><c> toddler
• </c><01:30:03.560><c> walking</c> filming us if we have a toddler walking filming us if we have a toddler
• :10.159><c> naked</c> enforcement officer filming the naked enforcement officer filming the naked toddler
• walking around the yard and toddler walking around the yard and taking<01:30:12.280><c> the</c><01:30
• Chair, from 2017 through 2021 I chaired the ag, housing, rural development policy committee.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• I joined Kappa Alpha Psi in 1962. at age 16. And so Kappa Alpha Psi.
• with families in Baytown to provide information to promote the healthy development of all infants, toddlers
• This group is also active in creating local programs for families with children. from birth to age three
• AG 1474 by Lilloning relating to the prohibited retail sale and provisions of minors over time under
• AG 1475 by C.

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• > Diana Babcock, director of Sing Play Learn at McEl Center for Music, said the program works with ages
• 6 weeks to and we serve children age 6 weeks to kindergarten<00:15:07.079><c> um</c><00:15:07.480><c
• </c><00:35:30.440><c> with</c> for infants and toddlers with for infants and toddlers with disabilities
• Now it's late for me because I have a toddler, so it just never quite worked out.
• But this is just phenomenal, and, you know, I have that toddler.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• I think about my mother-in-law, who took in my husband when he was just a toddler after he lost his mom
• To the moms of littles, the moms of school-age kids, especially the moms here in the legislature, we
• sadness that I rise to adjourn in memory of Dan Hughes, who unexpectedly passed away on April 15 at age

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• And now you, at your young age, you know what we all will learn again and again in living life.
• I am pleased to present AB 770, which is back on concurrence, a bill that I wanted when I was a toddler
• When I was a toddler, I used to complain about people leaving California, but then Thank you.
• But today, intoxicating hemp products are widely sold online without age limits.
• And unfortunately, ag severely opposes this bill.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long floor session focused largely on concurrence votes on Senate amendments and a few budget-related motions. Early procedural actions included a failed motion to send AB 1207 to the inactive file, approval of motions to take up Senate amendments without reference to file, and recesses for dinner and committee meetings. The chamber also heard several guest introductions and brief ceremonial remarks, including birthday acknowledgments and recognition of interns and visitors. Members then considered and passed a series of measures on topics including armory property transfers (SB 855), data center electricity impacts (SB 57), carbon capture pipeline transport (SB 614), health budget trailer bills (AB 144 and AB 149), and a Black Caucus higher-education bill allowing institutions to consider descendants of enslaved people in admissions (AB 7). The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments on bills covering community college nursing programs (AB 1400), public health, signage for the Los Angeles Convention Center, gambling, social media warning labels for children, housing plan-check timelines, small business disaster recovery, wildfire mental health services, antitrust enforcement, foster care kinship placements, housing stability, AI cybersecurity, emergency services, and school nutrition standards. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes or brief debate over policy details. The most extended debate came on SB 274, which would limit retention of automated license plate reader data to 60 days unless tied to an investigation. Supporters argued it was needed to protect privacy and prevent misuse of sensitive location data, while opponents said it would hinder law enforcement and crime-solving. The transcript cuts off during that debate, so no final vote is shown for SB 274 in the provided text. Earlier and later votes recorded in the session showed broad support for many bills, with several measures passing unanimously and others receiving modest no votes, and some urgency measures being sent immediately to the Governor or the Senate after concurrence.

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• The transportation must be provided to elementary school age children up to grade 6 with the exception
• family support plan to expand services available for children with special needs to include infant and toddler

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• If you use marijuana before the age of 18, your likelihood of developing cannabis use disorder increases
• Next slide. 30% of cases of schizophrenia among... 30% of cases of schizophrenia among men age 21 to
• At the time, I was nine months pregnant with a toddler at home, and my husband had just lost his job
• I've been on the front lines in the ERs when children, the same age as my children, have...
• I've been on the front lines in the ERs, when children the same age as my children have come in with

Bills: H5005

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: environment, water conservation, natural resources, public funding, environmental justice

Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a hearing on Initiative Petition 25-10 / House Bill 5002, “An act to restore a sensible marijuana policy,” which would repeal Massachusetts’ adult-use cannabis legalization framework. The chair explained the Article 48 initiative process and noted that, if the Legislature does not enact the measure as written, additional signatures would be needed for it to qualify for the 2026 ballot. The committee heard testimony from an expert, proponents of the petition, opponents, and members of the public, and accepted written testimony through March 27 at 5 p.m. Jessica Trow of MassBudget testified first, focusing on cannabis revenue and spending in Massachusetts. She said legalization has generated nearly $2 billion for the Commonwealth and municipalities since FY 2018, including excise tax, sales tax, local option taxes, fees, and community impact fees. She described how revenues are distributed to public health, the Cannabis Control Commission’s social equity efforts, the cannabis social equity fund, the MBTA, the School Building Authority, the general fund, and local budgets, and argued the industry has supported social equity and community investments. Opponents of the petition argued that repeal would harm public health, consumer safety, jobs, tax revenue, and social equity programs. Wendy Wakeman, speaking for the ballot committee, said legalization has increased potency, addiction, and mental health concerns, and that the state lacks sufficient data on harms. In contrast, business owners, clinicians, and advocates including Caroline Pino, Kristen Rogers, Drudus Ledbetter, Armani White, Lucas Thayer, and Jeff Rawson said the regulated market provides tested products, jobs, tax revenue, and pathways for people harmed by prohibition, while repeal would push consumers back to the illicit market and undermine equity goals. Committee members questioned witnesses about the evidence base, the role of out-of-state funding, the petition’s impact on existing businesses, and whether narrower regulatory fixes might address concerns instead of repeal. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed after testimony ended.

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• It reminds me of when I worked with infants and toddlers. They were afraid of me.
• But yet we're an aging state.
• from 2010 to 2020, while the overall population of New Mexico grew by 2.8%, the population of people aged
• Noting that 1 in 4 people over the age of 65 have a disability, and 50% of those over the age of 85 require
• New Mexico has tried to ensure that folks can age healthily in the state for a long life.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Comparably, children between the ages of 1 and 7 drowned at a rate of approximately 5 per 100,000 and
• from 4 and under to be ages 1 through 7 for participation.
• In addition to young toddlers, now older children, ages 4 to 7 years, will be able to access this great
• 0 to 4 to include children up to the age of 7.
• of zero and three years old. ...between the ages of zero and three years old.

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and considered several health-related bills, most of them focused on drowning prevention and public safety. SB 428, by Senator Yarborough, would expand Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7. The sponsor and supporting testimony from a pediatric emergency physician and YMCA representatives emphasized Florida’s high drowning rates, especially among very young children, and argued that swim lessons can significantly reduce risk. Senator Harrell noted the need to revisit the funding allocation as eligibility expands. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 606, by Senator Smith, which adds drowning prevention and safe bathing practices to postpartum education provided by hospitals, birthing centers, and, after amendment, no longer requires home birth providers to maintain proof of compliance. A parent who lost a child to drowning and Senator Berman spoke in strong support, stressing that the bill would educate new parents at a critical time. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. SB 162, by Senator Davis, would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. The sponsor said the equipment is relatively low-cost and already used in many facilities, while several witnesses supported the bill as a worker-safety measure. Other senators raised concerns about the lack of data, possible rural hospital impacts, and whether the mandate could add costs without clear evidence of harm. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 340, by Senator Harrell, requiring nursing students to complete a two-hour human trafficking course before licensure, after amending the bill to shift the requirement from nursing programs to the students themselves. Testimony from a trafficking survivor and nursing advocates supported the measure, and it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. Finally, SB 192, presented by Senator Trumbull on behalf of Senator Martin, removed the $1,500 cap on advances chiropractic physicians may collect for examinations or treatment; chiropractic industry representatives supported the change, and the bill was reported favorably.

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• Comparably, children between the ages of 1 and 7 drowned at a rate of approximately 5 per 100,000 and
• from 4 and under to ages 1 through 7 for participation.
• In addition to young toddlers, now older children, ages 4 to 7 years, will be able to access this great
• 0 to 4 to include children up to the age of 7.
• Between the ages of zero and three years old. But 100% of those tragedies are preventable.

Bills: S0428 , S0606 , S0192 , S0162 , S0340

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and took up several health-related bills, with a strong focus on drowning prevention and patient safety. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7. Supporters, including a pediatric emergency physician and YMCA leadership, cited Florida’s high child drowning rates and argued that swim lessons reduce risk and should be available to more children. Senator Harrell noted the need to consider increasing the program’s funding as eligibility expands. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 606 by Senator Smith, which adds drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials provided by hospitals, birthing centers, and, after amendment, no longer home birth providers. A parent who lost a child to drowning testified in support, and senators emphasized the preventability of such deaths. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 340 by Senator Harrell would require nursing students to complete a two-hour human trafficking course before licensure; after a strike-all amendment shifted the requirement from nursing programs to the students themselves, the bill received support from advocates and was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also considered SB 162 by Senator Davis, which would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. The sponsor said the equipment is relatively inexpensive and already common in many facilities, while opponents and some senators questioned the medical evidence, enforcement, and possible impacts on rural and smaller facilities. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably, with some members voting no. SB 192, presented by Senator Trumbull on behalf of Senator Martin, would remove the $1,500 cap on advances chiropractic physicians may collect for examinations or treatment; the Florida Chiropractic Society supported the change as pro-small-business, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also received an OPAGA presentation comparing Florida’s health care practitioner regulation system with other states, focusing on board autonomy, rulemaking oversight, board composition, appointments, term limits, and funding mechanisms.

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• health system in Central Mass, a region of the state with the fewest hospital beds per capita, an aging
• , navigate recovery, and how they feed their newborn, manage their toddler, navigate recovery, and the
• Starting with age 1117, 784. This critical to achieving those goals.
• Starting with age 1117, 784, this bill supports the creation and sustainability of free-standing birth
• And that extends to people well into their 90s who didn't get the memo that somebody over a certain age

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Summary: The committee held a public hearing with testimony on several health care bills, with most of the discussion focused on primary care access, community health center reimbursement, midwifery and birth centers, telehealth, hospital-at-home, direct primary care, and trans-inclusive health care access. Chair Feeney and Chair Murphy opened by noting the large number of signups and asking testifiers to keep remarks brief because of time constraints. Legislators and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that Massachusetts’ primary care system is under strain and that federal policy changes and reimbursement gaps are worsening financial pressure on providers. On community health centers, Representative Blay, Senator Lovely, Michael Curry, Bethany Keeley, Jag Deep Trevetti, Sean Cahill, and Christina Severin all supported H. 1096/S. 711, which would require commercial insurers to pay federally qualified health centers at least the MassHealth prospective payment system rate. They argued that commercial plans currently reimburse health centers below Medicaid rates, threatening sustainability, staffing, and access, especially as federal cuts and coverage losses could increase uncompensated care. Testifiers said the bill would stabilize health centers, protect primary care access, and not cost the state money. A second major topic was H. 1117/S. 784 on sustaining birth centers and the midwifery workforce. Senator Lovely, Senator Miranda, Emily Anesta, Rebecca Orden, Catherine Rushworth, Nishira Burrill, Joel Sutherland, Rachel Blessington, Joelle Ward, and others described the 2024 maternal health omnibus as an important first step, but said birth centers and midwives still face low reimbursement, workforce shortages, and financial instability. They urged reimbursement parity, a workforce development fund, and support for freestanding birth centers, citing improved outcomes, lower C-section rates, better patient experience, and racial equity in maternal health. Several speakers shared personal birth stories and said the bill would help preserve and expand birth options in communities like Roxbury, Worcester, and the North Shore. The committee also heard support for H. 1343 on direct primary care from Dr. Garofalo, Dr. Altman, Dr. Nair, Stephanie Cameron, Dr. Haley Moke-Blessed, and others, who said current insurance rules force patients to use a separate in-network primary care doctor for referrals and sometimes prevent physicians from dispensing medications. They argued the bill would reduce delays, administrative burden, and costs while improving continuity of care. In addition, Dr. Miklides and Sue Stempeck supported H. 1141 on hospital-at-home parity, saying the model has strong outcomes and should be reimbursed at the same rate as brick-and-mortar hospital care. Heather Myers and Katrina Cook testified on telehealth and digital health equity, urging broader coverage for asynchronous care, remote monitoring, interpreter services, and digital literacy supports. SEIU Local 509 supported H. 1188/S. 681 on trans-inclusive health care access, saying it would remove arbitrary insurance barriers to gender-affirming care. No votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• to give them more flexibility and make their businesses more viable without affecting infant and toddler
• to give them more flexibility and make their businesses more viable without affecting infant and toddler
• to give them more flexibility and make their businesses more viable without affecting infant and toddler
• to give them more flexibility and make their businesses more viable without affecting infant and toddler
• </c> uh without affecting infant and toddler uh without affecting infant and toddler ratios.<01:35:01.760

Bills: HF4382 , HF2929

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

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• But like them, I support age restrictions on purchases. a ban on synthetic cannabinoids, and I support
• By raising the legal purchasing age to 21, the bill prohibits young adults, including veterans, under
• And the number of toddlers exposed to these products—children aged 0 to 5—went up 550% from 150 cases
• Last year, there was an 800% spike in calls from children ages 6 to 12.
• Involving cannabis poisoning in children under the age of 18 in 2024, that number jumped to 43.

Bills: SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12

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• Typically speaking, the age of consent is 18, but in Louisiana, Typically speaking, the age of consent
• of consent. can agree or students who have reached the age of consent, but age of consent for medically
• Talking about people who reach the age of majority.
• And that's about paying to age, school-age children. I thank you because... ...school. Right.
• And as for paying to age, school-age children, I thank you because I can't afford to have my children

Bills: HB624 , HB1022 , HB1203 , SB82 , SB206 , SB305 , SB376 , SB441

Committee: House Education

Keywords: school safety, emergency operations plan, crisis management, active shooter, drills, training, classroom security, primary health services, behavioral health, school health providers, medical necessity, student health care, education, school week, instructional time, public schools, performance score, student athletes, cardiovascular health, sudden cardiac arrest

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• The average age of our moms is 27.
• age.
• of our moms is needs the average age of our moms is 27<01:08:31.839><c> uh</c><01:08:32.120><c> they
• </c> with uh older than 3 to 10 years of age with uh older than 3 to 10 years of age we<01:08:42.440>
• has been doing um we should which the AG has been doing um we should we<01:11:29.159><c> should</c><

Bills: HF25 , HF1 , HF428

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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• group to another age group based solely on age.
• group to another age group based solely on age.
• </c> timing before age 50, not a penalty. timing before age 50, not a penalty.
• </c><01:21:19.840><c> group</c><01:21:20.080><c> based</c> age group to another age group based age group
• </c> solely on age. Thank you. solely on age. Thank you.

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• Development, as they believe there are efficiencies to be gained by housing it with the infant and toddler
• This program ensures that all children under the age of 19 have access to free or low-cost vaccines.
• The first is Early Learning and Development, which houses the infant and toddler program, Head Start

Summary: The committee first approved a $3,700 dedicated-fund enhancement for the Endowment Fund Investment Board to replace a high-end laptop. It then took up several Department of Lands items. A $125,000 supplemental for Forest and Range Fire Protection to help stand up firefighters was rejected after concerns were raised that prior firefighter bonus money had gone largely to office staff rather than firefighters. The committee did approve a supplemental shifting 1.25 FTP and $160,000 from the Abandoned Mines Lands Fund to the Navigable Waterways Fund to align spending with statutory uses, and later approved a broader FY 2027 Department of Lands package including radio equipment, vehicle storage, a UTV, legal counsel fund shifts, Idaho Geological Survey support, replacement items, and OITS hardware. A proposed substitute that would have omitted the $140,500 general-fund restoration for eastern Idaho fire preparedness failed, but the original motion including that amount passed. The committee also adopted language for the Idaho Geological Survey and later approved Parks and Recreation FY 2027 enhancements for staffing, trail work, a mower, grant pass-throughs, staff housing, interpretive displays, Farragut entrance work, RV campsite development, and replacement items, after questions about federal replacement-item funding were answered by the director. A FY 2026 Parks and Recreation supplemental allowing program transfers above the 10% cap also passed. The committee then moved to the Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health Services. It approved FY 2027 funding for the Idaho Home Visiting Program, immunization assessment fund restoration, disaster planning and training, fee-for-service lab testing, ARPA multi-year grants, HIV prevention, hepatitis prevention, and a $19,000 suicide prevention restoration; a substitute motion that would have reduced the home-visiting restoration to $500,000 failed, and the original motion passed. The committee adopted reporting language for suicide prevention, HIV prevention, hepatitis prevention, and immunization assessment funds. It then considered the Division of Early Learning and Development, approving funding for Idaho Child Care Program capacity, replacement items, population forecast adjustments, and the transfer of the Idaho Home Visiting Program from Public Health; a separate motion to require an open competitive acquisition process for Idaho STARS was set aside and the committee instead held the language in committee for further work. The committee also adopted language for Idaho Home Visiting reporting, Idaho Child Care Program reappropriation, Idaho Child Care Capacity Grant restrictions, and a transfer-limitation exemption for the division. Finally, the committee began the Division of Family and Community Partnerships and heard a request for $180,000 in federal funds for kinship navigation services to help relatives and close family friends care for children and prevent foster care entry. The transcript cuts off before the vote on that item, so no final action on it is shown here.

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• An angry person with access to my home address is a terrifying prospect, far more so in the internet age
• I was hypervigilant entering and exiting my home for weeks, especially when I had my toddler in my arms
• But I live with the fear that an... ...my toddler in my arms. Thank God he never took action.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with House Bill 2333, which would expand protections for elected officials, candidates, executive state officers, election officials, and criminal justice participants by allowing address confidentiality, redacting campaign and property records, increasing some penalties for threats, and authorizing security assessments and reimbursement for personal security measures. The prime sponsor and supporters described rising political violence and personal threats, while opponents and agency staff raised concerns about implementation, constitutional issues, public-records transparency, costs, and whether the bill would actually prevent determined actors from finding addresses through other sources. The Secretary of State’s office, county officials, and the Public Disclosure Commission said the bill would create major logistical and fiscal challenges, while prosecutors, judges, and advocacy groups testified that the protections were needed for safety and retention in public service. House Bill 2176 would make collaborative drug therapy agreements confidential under the Public Records Act except when the agreement is the basis for a disciplinary action, in which case only relevant information would be disclosed with personal information redacted. The sponsor and supporters, including pharmacists, physicians, and reproductive-health advocates, said the bill would protect clinicians from harassment and out-of-state targeting while preserving accountability for misconduct. News media representatives and open-government advocates said the underlying agreements should remain accessible only in limited circumstances and emphasized the balance between privacy and transparency. Committee members also discussed how the bill would affect access to the agreements and the scope of disclosure. House Bill 2120 would eliminate two JLARC reporting requirements: the biennial report on municipal lodging-tax revenues and the periodic evaluation of the training benefits program. The bill’s sponsor and JLARC leadership described it as a cost-saving measure that would free staff for other audits, while the hospitality industry supported tourism funding but warned that the lodging-tax report provides useful oversight and accountability. The committee also received staff briefings on House Bill 2244, which would implement multiple Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee recommendations by changing confidentiality rules in 13 areas, including grand jury reports, accident reports, driver case records, certain health and social-service records, corporate interrogatories, family court files, and other records.

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• I wanted to highlight the importance of House Bill 2374 for school-age children.
• I worry about the safety of those his age, but especially those who are younger than him.
• In 2022, at the age of 14, I was involved in an e-bike crash.
• At this age, I was completely unaware of the dangers e-bikes can bring.
• We are in an age now where we have a lot of events happening.

Bills: HB2307 , HB2374 , HB2379 , HB1823 , HB2111

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: commute trip reduction, definitions, transportation, environmental impact, urban planning, electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, regulation, vehicle classification, tolling, emergency suspension, public access, state highways, transportation improvement board, TIB, transportation improvement account, motor vehicle fund, arterial streets, local match, private match