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• As mentioned, the Transportation Committee staff and Legislative Information Services are on hand should
• I really commend this legislation and would like to just express my support. Thank you, Jordan.
• And we think what this legislation would enable would help the city really achieve its goals in safety
• Legislative support for this bill, S-2611, will clearly demonstrate the willingness and commitment of
• This legislation has received a favorable report from this committee each of the last three sessions,

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 41 bills covering accessibility, motorcycles, vehicle operation, and water transportation. The chair and vice chair outlined the hearing process and noted the committee members present. Testimony was taken in person and remotely, with written testimony accepted throughout the hearing. Several bills drew testimony in support. Representative Lee Davis supported H. 4130, which would renew and expand the accelerated bridge program, arguing it would speed repairs to structurally deficient bridges, especially in rural areas, and reduce long-term costs. Testimony also supported H. 4402 and S. 2639, which would authorize automated curb enforcement and improve parking violation procedures; witnesses said automated curb management could reduce double parking, improve safety and traffic flow, and should include privacy protections and local opt-in authority. The committee also heard strong testimony for S. 2611, which would require motor coach passengers to wear seatbelts, with witnesses from Sarah’s Wish Foundation citing a fatal crash involving their daughter and low seatbelt usage on buses. Senator O’Connor and Vincent DeAndrea testified for S. 2430, which would tighten motorcycle permit rules for drivers under 18 by requiring rider training, a junior operator’s license, and a clean driving record; they cited teen crash risks and Mr. DeAndrea’s son’s death in a motorcycle crash. The hearing ended after a brief recess and a final request to report out another bill concerning breakdown lanes and fines, followed by a motion to adjourn.

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• Like how legislators are really Of Ada County residents and the region.
• Like how legislators are elected by the constituents of your district and you represent them and make
• Like how legislators are elected by the constituents of your district and you represent them and make
• I think this is an attempt at legislative micromanagement of a local governance model An attempt at legislative
• District, certainly bigger than all of our legislative districts.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1442, which would require agencies to verify and report immigration status and nationality information for arrested individuals. Several members raised concerns that the bill could require holding people for days while status is checked, creating constitutional and liability risks, and could lead to racial profiling or public posting of arrest information even if a person is later found innocent. A motion was made and adopted to hold SB 1442 at the call of the chair. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1356, which would change elections for countywide highway districts so commissioners are elected countywide rather than by subdistricts, with primary and general elections. The sponsor argued this would better align representation with countywide traffic and planning needs. Opponents, including Ada County Highway District officials and a member of the public, said the bill would politicize a part-time, nonpartisan office, require candidates to campaign to a much larger electorate, and dilute local representation. Supporters said it would reduce micromanagement and make the district more accountable countywide. After testimony and debate, the committee rejected a motion to hold the bill and instead voted to send SB 1356 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. The motion passed 10-4. The chair then thanked committee staff and adjourned the meeting.

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• We're going to get stakeholders together, including our legislators who are leading it, to see if we
• Thank you for carrying this important piece of legislation.
• with the legislators that are within that district with any type of capital outlay projects.
• Chairman, and thank you, Representatives, and presenters for this legislation. Mr.
• We have 90 students on our waitlist, and I urge support for this legislation. Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And I think that all legislators should pass that information out.
• of legislation has traveled, we've gone back and forth.
• I am speaking as a legislator. Excuse me. I am speaking as a legislator.
• It is time for the legislators to speak.
• Kind of treat them the same way in the same piece of legislation.

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.

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• I'm the chair on the House side of the Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus.
• Similar legislation has been implemented in Maryland with strong results.
• When people hear anti-poverty legislation, they only think about direct services.
• the committee report this legislation out favorably as soon as possible.
• Thank you very much for your favorable consideration of this legislation. Thank you.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business held its final hearing of the session on H. 5187 and S. 3022, the Enough Act, with Chair Andy Vargas and Senator Adam Gomez opening by thanking committee members and stakeholders for their work during the session. The bills were described as a grant-based, place-based anti-poverty initiative intended to support cradle-to-career services by funding local nonprofits, schools, community organizations, and backbone entities that can coordinate housing, education, health, workforce, and family supports in high-poverty neighborhoods. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bills. Speakers including Strategies for Children, Chelsea Public Schools, Bunker Hill Community College, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Rep. Antonio Cabral, the Harlem Children’s Zone’s Kwame Owusu Kesse and Jeffrey Canada, former Education Secretary Paul Reville, AFT Massachusetts, United Way, the Boston Foundation, Give Black Alliance, Eastern Bank Foundation, and others argued that poverty is a systems issue that schools alone cannot solve. They emphasized the need for local control, community voice, coordinated services, and long-term public-private investment, often citing examples from Chelsea, New Bedford, Springfield, Lowell, Boston, and other communities, as well as the Harlem Children’s Zone and Maryland’s similar model. Committee members asked several questions about how the bill would function in practice, including what organizations would do on day one, how it would interact with existing efforts like community schools, McKinney-Vento, and the Student Opportunity Act, and how it would be sustained over time. Witnesses said the act would help create or strengthen backbone organizations, reduce duplication, align existing resources, and leverage philanthropy and future revenue sources for long-term sustainability. No vote was taken during the hearing, but multiple speakers urged the committee to report the bill favorably and quickly.

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• I want to thank our legislative liaisons. I could not have done this job without you.
• Further discussion on the legislation.
• Further discussion on the legislation?
• Charles County, approve and support this legislation.
• Charles County have been asking for this legislation for years. Mr.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• She can't legislate, but...
• Appropriation is the legislative authority, not the executive authority.
• Is there a way we could improve that legislation?
• And so as a legislative body and we're looking at different revenue streams.
• I don't know that we can legislate for some of these things to happen.

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• God, we thank you for this legislative body.
• In 2000, Barbara received the Legislator of the Year award from the National Republican Legislators Association
• Our legislative districts, they're represented by two representatives each.
• Speaker, again, I'm new this legislative term, but I wasn't here in 2016.
• All legislators and legislative staff are welcome to join me tonight from 4 to 6 p.m. for the National

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I, as a legislator, want to know exactly how much it's costing us.
• Senator Parker, we spoke earlier about your legislation and the tremendous need.
• I think this is a great piece of legislation.
• I believe you and I I think this is a great piece of legislation.
• Texas Legislative Medal of Honor nominations.

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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• Legislation.
• Some legislation that might say, Process.
• Where you can't legislate, you can operate.
• And if you could draft registration or legislation, or legislation, to you, and if you could draft a
• Despite years of legislative efforts, the leaks keep coming.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We're now dealing with the executive branch legislating, taking away codified legislation that says we
• >> We're dealing with the executive branch legislating, taking away codified legislation that says we
• </c> community members from legislators community members from legislators ourselves<00:14:31.839><c>
• </c><00:14:52.480><c> are</c> to an agency when the legislators are to an agency when the legislators
• So legislation of course passes around So legislation of course passes around May<00:37:00.320><c> or

Bills: HF3379

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

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• </c> the HHS panel who wrote the legislation the HHS panel who wrote the legislation for<00:05:36.400
• </c><00:18:21.280><c> has</c> hence where this this legislation has hence where this this legislation
• </c><00:23:58.080><c> was</c> the in intent of this legislation was the in intent of this legislation
• </c><00:28:33.760><c> I</c> cost analysis of this legislation. I cost analysis of this legislation.
• </c> inexpedient legislation motion. inexpedient legislation motion.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up an insurance-related chronic pain bill and an amendment modeled on language from Massachusetts and Maine. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed after stakeholder meetings because the original bill would have created an unaffordable insurance mandate in New Hampshire. The amendment was intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies by limiting prior authorization and step-therapy barriers so they are not more restrictive than for other treatments, including opioid therapies. After questions, the committee took a straw vote and advanced the amendment. The next item was a department-sponsored bill involving the state’s all-payer claims database. Insurance Department officials explained that the bill would encourage self-funded employer plans to opt in voluntarily by giving them aggregated, deidentified claims information in return. They said self-funded plans cannot be required to report data because of federal law, but the bill would provide an incentive while protecting employee privacy. Members asked detailed questions about who would see the data, whether individual employees could be identified, and how privacy would be enforced; the department said access would be aggregated and deidentified, and employer privacy issues would be governed by ERISA and the U.S. Department of Labor. The committee also discussed a glucose-monitoring bill. Members debated whether the bill was aimed at type 1 diabetes coverage or broader access to continuous glucose monitors, and whether it would amount to an unnecessary insurance mandate that could raise premiums. Department testimony estimated the equipment cost and said the annual impact per member would be modest, but also noted that non-insulin therapies have not consistently shown clinically significant A1C reductions. The chair and some members emphasized that the bill should be considered on its own terms as a CGM coverage issue, not as a general diabetes mandate. The committee discussed the bill’s cost implications and asked the department for any prior cost analysis.

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• </c> legislators is serving our constituents. legislators is serving our constituents.
• Vice Chairman McDonald, yes. us is inexpedient to legislate on Senate us is inexpedient to legislate
• Without objection, the legislate.
• </c> a motion to inexpedient to legislate. a motion to inexpedient to legislate.
• </c><02:35:02.000><c> that</c> accomplished, then um legislation that accomplished, then um legislation

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I work for the Legislative Coordinating Commission in a research analyst capacity, and I was responsible
• I'm nonpartisan staff with the Legislative Coordinating Commission.
• <00:44:56.680><c> members</c> legislative members legislative members one<00:44:58.119><c> from</c><00
• </c> not saying that there isn't legislation not saying that there isn't legislation that<01:14:28.000
• </c> to get the the best piece of legislation to get the the best piece of legislation possible<01:20

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One was the legislative work group for the deaf, blind, and hard of hearing; that legislative report
• One was the legislative work group for the deaf, blind, and hard of hearing; that legislative report
• One was the legislative work group for the deaf, blind, and hard of hearing; that legislative report
• </c> heart of hearing that some legislative heart of hearing that some legislative report<00:21:03.799
• </c><00:35:41.440><c> and</c> support of this vital legislation and support of this vital legislation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> or have been on the joint legislative or have been on the joint legislative committee<00:19:39.760
• As a legislator, I get your newsletters delivered to my legislative inbox all the time, and I do have
• "As a legislator, I get your newsletters delivered to my legislative inbox all the time, and I do have
• "As a legislator, I get your newsletters delivered to my legislative inbox all the time, and I do have
• </c> we we uh we support uh this legislation we we uh we support uh this legislation um<01:55:49.960>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• There are 2011 legislative districts.
• </c><00:09:36.760><c> districts</c> there are 2011 legislative districts there are 2011 legislative districts
• </c> um yes the board has had legislative um yes the board has had legislative recommendations<00:37:
• platform for the next legislative year.
• as the League's legislative platform for the<00:56:33.680><c> next</c><00:56:34.319><c> legislative</

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm the sponsor of that legislation. I'm aware of it. Perfect.
• I'm the sponsor of that legislation. I'm aware of it. Perfect.
• Now we can move to the legislative portion of the committee.
• Chair, we do not have anyone signed up for public comment on this legislation.
• I am so excited that legislation is before us. I think it's really important.

Bills: HB364, HB364

Keywords: film production, tax credit, Delaware, esports, video games, media projects

Summary: The Senate Executive Committee first considered several gubernatorial appointments. Heidi Gilmore was nominated to the Marijuana Appeals Commission and said her real estate and administrative-law background would help her support implementation of Delaware’s new marijuana framework. Lee Wynne Lynn and Ruth Tucker were both nominated to the Delaware River and Bay Authority Board; both emphasized long Delaware ties, public service, and experience in technology, transportation, and executive leadership, with committee members asking about modernization, cashless tolling, and potential conflicts of interest. Lindsay Alexic and Dr. Jennifer Hallman were nominated to the Professional Standards Board and described their classroom and administrative experience in Delaware public education, with discussion focused on supporting teachers, improving educator effectiveness, and helping schools address post-COVID classroom and student-support challenges. Jason Munion and F. Todd Collada were nominated to the Environmental Appeals Board; Munion cited his engineering and environmental background, while Collada noted his work as Milford’s mayor and a contractor. No votes on the nominations are reflected in the transcript excerpt. The committee then moved to legislation. House Bill 364 would create a Delaware Entertainment Production Tax Credit for film, television, e-sports, and video game production, with a $10 million annual cap, audit and reporting requirements, a 2031 sunset, and a focus on verified in-state spending and Delaware hiring; the bill was circulated after no public comment. House Bill 437 was described as a technical corrections bill affecting certain municipal charters and requiring a three-quarters vote; it also drew no public comment. The committee approved the previously circulated minutes by motion and second. House Bill 446 would reorganize the Delaware Forest Service chapter, consolidate authority in one section, and add definitions related to forests and urban forestry without creating new authority; House Amendment 1 was noted as clarifying existing authority for the Department of Agriculture. House Bill 180, the first leg of a constitutional amendment on voting, would limit felony-related voting loss to actual imprisonment or pardon, remove outdated residency and literacy provisions, update the voting age to 18, and eliminate a post-sentence voting ban; members raised a question about whether the change would apply retroactively, which was left for later clarification. No public comments were offered on the bills, and the committee adjourned after announcing written comments would be accepted for 24 hours.

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• Representative Healy: I appreciate you bringing this legislation to us.
• That was the legislation we passed yesterday.
• That was the legislation we passed yesterday.
• But as a mom, I fully understand where the legislation is going.
• And I look at this legislation and I view it as basically, well, I'll just use a...

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Health and Welfare Committee approved the minutes from March 12 and March 20, then took up House Bill 864, a held bill involving a regulatory issue tied to a Senate measure. Members discussed whether to move it to the floor without recommendation or hold it until March 27 so the committee could consider both bills together. The substitute motion to send it to the floor failed on a 6-10 roll call, and the committee then voted to hold HB 864 in committee until March 27. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1294 as amended, which would require newborn hearing-loss screening or referral for babies born outside hospitals, such as in birthing centers or home births with an attendant. Sponsor Representative Healy and supporters said the bill closes a gap in early hearing detection, allows parents to decline, and helps connect infants to early intervention; Lisa Coleman and other members shared personal testimony about the importance of early screening and the harms of delayed diagnosis. Some members objected that the bill’s “shall” language sounded mandatory and raised concerns about parental choice and federal funding, while others said it regulates providers rather than parents and simply ensures referral. After debate, the committee passed SB 1294 as amended on a 9-7 roll call and sent it to the floor with a do pass recommendation. Representative Healy was expected to carry the bill on the floor, and the committee adjourned without meeting the next day.

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• And so The fire district is primarily where the changes are for this legislation.
• This is challenging because really, you know, the last 20 years there's been urban renewal legislation
• This legislation isn't specifically geared towards fixing a defective... ...legislation every year.
• This legislation isn't specifically geared towards fixing a deficiency with the statute itself.
• So I was going to ask if maybe my colleagues might want to be the pallbearers for this legislation to

Summary: The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee heard three House bills. House Bill 734, presented by Rep. Ben Furman, would change how wind and geothermal tax revenues are distributed to school districts that do not have supplemental levies, using the county levy rate instead. Furman said the bill closes an unintended loophole and does not change total revenue or affect solar. After brief questions, the committee voted to send HB 734 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 670, presented by Rep. Monks, would clarify last year’s urban renewal law regarding whether fire protection and ambulance districts may withdraw from existing or new urban renewal districts when there are no outstanding bonds or contractual obligations funded by district revenues. Monks said the bill is meant to reflect legislative intent and address ongoing litigation. Testimony from the Association of Idaho Cities, the Redevelopment Association of Idaho, and Garden City Urban Renewal Agency opposed the bill, arguing it could increase ambiguity and litigation and that the courts should resolve the current disputes first. The committee voted to send HB 670 to the 14th order for possible amendment. House Bill 658, also presented by Rep. Birch, would create a process for county commissioners to fill vacancies on cemetery maintenance district boards when a quorum is lost, and would allow counties to handle temporary district functions until a board is restored. Birch said the bill responds to a cemetery district board vacancy problem and has support from local government associations. The committee asked a few light questions and then passed HB 658 to the floor with a due pass recommendation before adjourning.