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• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co-authors on the resolution.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co-authors.
• On debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co-authors.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co-authors.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll.

Summary: The Assembly met on March 6, 2025, established a quorum, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine procedural motions, including unanimous consent requests and a re-referral of AB 506. The chamber then moved through a series of guest introductions and second-reading items before taking up several resolutions recognizing awareness days and cultural observances. Members adopted ACR 41 on Down Syndrome Awareness Week/Day and HR 24 on Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month after extensive bipartisan remarks focused on family experiences, inclusion, bullying, funding for services, and support for people with disabilities. The Assembly also adopted ACR 48 recognizing Women in STEM Day, ACR 49 recognizing California STEM Robotics Day, HR 18 celebrating Nauruze, and ACR 2 marking the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Each resolution drew co-authors and supportive comments from members across the aisle. The body then debated and passed AB 248, which would remove the state wage cap on county jail inmate labor and allow counties more discretion; supporters framed it as local control and rehabilitation, while opponents argued it would raise costs and conflict with voter sentiment. The Assembly also passed AB 100, a budget-process measure moving a large package of bills to the Senate, and used a substituted roll call for the remaining related bills. Consent calendar items were approved, and the chamber concluded with multiple adjournments in memory, including tributes to Eric Lopez, Johnny D. Giles, and Roger Diamond, before adjourning until March 24, 2025.

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• The gentleman from District 1 requested unanimous consent to cease further reading of Senate Bill 1296
• The gentleman from District 15 asked unanimous consent to cease any further reading of Senate Bill 1271
• I ask unanimous consent that we cease further reading of Senate Bill 1340 as amended.
• I stand to cease to request unanimous consent to cease with further reading of House Bill 508.
• Speaker, we request unanimous consent to cease further reading of Senate Concurrent Resolution 120.

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• resides actually permanently in the district from which he or she may be chosen to represent shall cease
• to represent such district immediately on his or her ceasing to be qualified as a for said.
• ><00:39:13.839><c> to</c><00:39:14.000><c> represent</c><00:39:14.400><c> such</c> shall chees she cease
• to represent such shall chees she cease to represent such District<00:39:15.040><c> immediately</c><
• to be qualified as a for said ceasing to be qualified as a for said it's<00:39:19.160><c> just</c><00

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Bills: HJR1088 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HB1370 , SB2154 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1099 , HJR1100 , HB3021 , SB893 , SB206 , SB248 , SB259 , SB423 , SB563 , SB604 , SB633 , HJR1077 , SB667 , SB1224 , SB1257 , SB1264 , SB1319 , SB1360 , SB1437 , SB1531 , SB1543 , SB1806 , HB3004 , SB1572 , HB4342 , SB1618 , SB2 , SB237 , SB1632 , SB1687 , SB1726 , SB1859 , SB1894 , SB1461 , HB4432 , SB1948 , SB1589 , SJR52 , SR46 , HCR1030 , SB2071 , SB2182 , SB1451 , HJR1088 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1096 , HJR1099 , HJR1100 , SB2185 , SB893 , HB3021 , SR46 , SB206 , SB237 , SB248 , SB259 , SB423 , SB563 , SB604 , SB625 , SB633 , SB667 , SB1224 , SB1257 , SB1264 , SB1319 , SB1360 , SB1378 , SB1437 , SB1531 , SB1543 , SB1572 , SB1618 , SB1632 , SB1687 , SB1726 , SB1806 , SB1859 , SB1894 , SB1948 , SB2071 , SJR52 , HB1370 , HJR1077 , SB2 , SB1451 , SB2182 , HCR1030

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

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• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony. Members adopted House Resolution 35 recognizing May as AAPI Heritage Month, with extensive floor remarks from caucus leaders and members highlighting AAPI history, contributions, and solidarity with other communities. The chamber then honored 14 AAPI honorees from across the state, including public servants, advocates, artists, health professionals, and community leaders, before moving to the regular file. On the floor, the Assembly passed a series of bills on social media harms to minors, labor privilege, foster care family-finding, low-impact camping areas, student body association governance, drink-spiking prevention at music festivals, behavioral health access, greenhouse gas recapture, physical therapy access, housing enforcement, insurance licensing, density bonus clarification, water district proxy voting, park district updates, secured transactions, and property tax relief during emergencies. Most measures passed with broad or unanimous support; notable votes included AB 2 on social media platform accountability passing 59-0, AB 1109 on union communications privilege passing 45-4, AB 409 on student body association open meetings passing 55-6, AB 518 on low-impact camping passing 55-0, AB 668 on drink-spiking protections passing 72-0, AB 348 on behavioral health access passing 69-0, AB 663 on HFC recapture passing 71-0, AB 574 on physical therapy access passing 68-0, AB 712 on housing enforcement passing 57-1, AB 943 on insurance pre-licensing reform passing 63-0, AB 87 on density bonus law clarification passing 63-0, AB 523 on Metropolitan Water District proxy voting passing 62-1, AB 769 on park district code cleanup passing 68-0, AB 771 on secured transactions passing 69-0, and AB 1416 on property tax installment deferrals passing 66-0. The Assembly also took up AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Protection Act, which would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service. Supporters described the practice as predatory and discriminatory, while noting ongoing concerns about preserving legitimate discounts and loyalty programs. The bill was presented as a consumer protection measure aimed at preventing hidden price discrimination and reducing cost-of-living pressures. The transcript ends amid repeated and partially duplicated readings of AB 446, without a final vote shown for that item.

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• going on here: that you are just, you know, absolutely brutalizing the smaller party so that they cease
• engaging in the activism or cease engaging in the free speech. you know cows being treated poorly or
• brutalizing the smaller party so that brutalizing the smaller party so that they<03:39:14.760><c> cease
• engaging in the activism or they cease engaging in the activism or cease<03:39:17.000><c> engaging</
• engaging in the free speech, or cease engaging in the free speech or whatever it is that they're doing

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 232, which would protect health care workers’ conscience rights in connection with certain procedures, especially abortion and sterilization, and also referenced contraception. The prime sponsor, Rep. Mark Pearson, said the bill is meant to prevent medical professionals from being forced to participate in procedures that violate their beliefs, while still prohibiting discrimination against patients based on protected characteristics. He said the measure was intended to help retain health care workers in New Hampshire and noted he had added an amendment to address concerns about people taking jobs only to later refuse duties, as well as emergency situations where a provider is the only one available. Committee members raised concerns about how broadly the bill and amendment were written. Questions focused on whether the protections could apply to non-physician staff such as schedulers, receptionists, or pharmacy employees; whether a provider could refuse to schedule, refer, or otherwise assist with services; and how “emergency” would be determined in practice. Several members also questioned whether the bill could affect access to contraception, including pharmacy sales and procedures such as tubal ligation, and whether the language was clear enough to prevent confusion or unintended refusals of care. Pearson said the bill was not intended to allow refusal of emergency care or general patient discrimination, and he acknowledged some language could be tweaked. Rep. Paige Boerman, a maternal-child health nurse, testified in opposition, saying she had seen pharmacists question prescriptions related to miscarriage care and that the bill could create barriers to contraception and other reproductive health services. She warned that the lack of a disclosure requirement and the broad definitions could create risks, especially in rural areas with limited providers. She also pointed to problems she said had occurred in other states, arguing the bill could lead to delayed care in emergencies. The hearing ended after questions and discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• I ask unanimous consent that the clerk cease reading further of Senate Bill 1299 as amended.
• I ask unanimous consent to cease with further reading of Senate Bill 1294. I'm sorry. Thank you.
• I request unanimous consent to cease further reading of Senate Bill 1412.
• Okay, to cease further reading of Senate Bill 1412. Is there objection?
• I ask unanimous consent that we cease any further reading of this legislation.

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• It also removes the requirement for the legislature itself to approve the conveyance of land to a hostile
• The legislature itself to approve the conveyance of land to a hostile foreign entity.
• underlying bill in that it would also prohibit a single-family residence from being conveyed to a hostile
• Quite frankly, this is about selling property to hostile foreign nations, not to corporate giants.
• So trying to keep the bill as narrowly focused as possible, it is a hostile amendment.

Summary: The Senate met in several Committee of the Whole sessions to consider a large number of bills, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations and several being amended before advancing. Early action included bills on fentanyl penalties (SB 1061), firearm suppressors/prohibited weapons (SB 1069), DCS attorney appearance and hotline/case-history access (SB 1081 and SB 1174), mandatory reporting and scrap metal theft (SB 1127 and SB 1128), and a narcotic-drug-to-minor offense bill (SB 1170). Senators Ortiz, Kuby, and others argued against the drug bills as harmful mandatory-minimum policies that would reduce judicial discretion and worsen addiction and incarceration outcomes, while supporters framed them as public-safety measures. SB 1170 ultimately failed on third reading; SB 1061, SB 1069, SB 1127, SB 1128, SB 1171, SB 1174, and SB 1188 passed, while SB 1021 later failed after concerns were raised about possible federal anti-kickback conflicts. The chamber also advanced health-care and regulatory measures, including chiropractic board compliance training (SB 1021), radiation protection and health-care institution requirements (SB 1120 and SB 1121), health care cost containment system changes (SB 1171), and pharmacy scheduling/prescription authority (SB 1188). Several of these bills were amended with technical changes or rulemaking authority, and most passed on third reading. SB 1243 and SB 1244 on court-ordered treatment also moved forward after amendments; supporters said the changes would improve notice and allow guardians or agencies to act more effectively, while opponents warned about due-process concerns and expanded coercive treatment authority. In later calendars, the Senate considered local planning and permitting (SB 1241), school access and GED preparation (SB 1166 and SB 1370), water and groundwater issues (SB 1202 and SB 1287), tax and finance measures (SB 1180, SB 1221, SB 1293, SB 1294, and SB 1429), and a constitutional resolution on legislative boundaries (SCR 1031). SB 1166 was amended to limit GED preparation to grades 11 and 12, SB 1241 and SB 1287 received technical amendments, and SB 1180 was clarified to align tax forms with federal conformity. SB 1075 on foreign entities and land sales drew the most debate: an Ortiz amendment would have shifted it toward corporate homebuyer restrictions and housing affordability, but that amendment was defeated on a roll call vote before the bill advanced as amended. Most remaining measures passed their third readings, with the Senate adopting Committee of the Whole reports and transmitting the approved bills to the House.

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• 2175 creates hate-crime-style sentencing enhancements when certain offenses are committed out of hostility
• strengthens the law by establishing clear standalone accountability for crimes committed out of hostility
• commit a criminal offense, and then secondary to that is whether they committed the crime out of hostility
• And then next, we look at whether or not the purpose of the crime was committed out of hostility toward
• And then next, we look at whether or not the purpose of the crime was committed out of hostility toward

Bills: HB2076 , HB2135 , HB2175 , HB2186 , HB2223 , HB2345 , HB2364 , HB2417 , HB2440 , HB2666 , HB2763 , HCR2043

Committees: House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Keywords: school safety, employee training, firearm certification, crisis response, school policies, reimbursement fund, local law enforcement, HB2135, Arizona, civil liability, private right of action, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, critical race theory, anti-racism, race stereotyping, sex stereotyping, race scapegoating, sex scapegoating, gender identity

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• And one of the things that I, as I look at this, I am concerned obviously the continued hostility that
• I am concerned obviously the continued hostility that we are seeing in the public.
• But then also at the local level, it's not the hostility doesn't end just here at the legislature.
• Senator Hostile for those voting pursuant to Rule 40.7. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Seeing none, we'll go to Senator French for a motion. >> Senator Hostile. >> Thank you, Mr.

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• direct the Department of Health and Human Services and other relevant state agencies to immediately cease
• direct the Department of Health and Human Services and other relevant state agencies to immediately cease
• ... ...agencies to immediately cease recommending COVID-19 vaccines for New Hampshire residents, particularly
• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ceased its mRNA vaccine development activities under the
• respectfully request that the governor strongly consider these facts and take immediate action to cease

Summary: The Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy met to review its mission, approve prior minutes at a future meeting, and discuss materials related to COVID-19 vaccination guidance. Members examined a pediatric vaccination handout from a private pediatric practice and compared it with New Hampshire DHHS and AAP/AAFP immunization guidance, focusing on how COVID-19 vaccine recommendations are presented for children and adults. Committee members also discussed the scope and accuracy of the committee’s endnotes and supporting documents. The main business was a draft letter urging the governor to direct state agencies to stop recommending COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. Members revised the letter paragraph by paragraph, including changing wording about age ranges for children, clarifying references to the American Academy of Pediatrics, and adding discussion of vaccine safety concerns, alleged suppression of safety data, and federal investigations. They also debated whether to reference specific reporting systems such as VAERS and V-safe, and whether to include examples from other states, including Tennessee, Arizona, Minnesota, and Florida, as evidence of broader concern about mRNA vaccines. After the edits were completed, Representative Villio moved to accept the letter as amended, Representative Leroy seconded, and the committee approved it by voice vote 4-0. The chair said the revised letter would be finalized and distributed later in the week. The meeting then adjourned at approximately 11:57 a.m.

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• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co-authors.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co-authors.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote.

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• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All members vote who desire to vote.
• Okay, members, all debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co-authors.
• Okay, all debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. Members, this is for co-authors.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. Members, this is for co-authors.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and prayer, then proceeded through routine procedural business, including unanimous-consent motions to suspend rules, re-refer several Senate bills to committees, and remove certain items from the consent calendar. Members also offered multiple guest introductions recognizing local officials, students, interns, and business delegations, including the Harupa Community Services District, a National FFA scholarship winner, Japanese business leaders, and a Stanford-bound student from the Central Valley. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 390, expanding the slow down, move over law to stationary vehicles, by a vote of 60-0, and to AB 1478, allowing retailers to absorb mattress recycling fees, by a vote of 63-0. The Assembly also adopted AJR 12, a bipartisan resolution urging protection and increased funding for Head Start, after extensive supportive testimony from members describing personal and district-level impacts; the resolution passed 70-0, with 69 co-authors added. The chamber likewise adopted ACR 96 naming a portion of Highway 101 in Humboldt County the Patty Berg Memorial Highway, and SCR 50, which calls for better state review of climate-adaptation policies to avoid maladaptation; both measures passed unanimously. The second-day consent calendar was then approved unanimously, with several measures adopted and some items removed or retained on file. The Assembly also approved co-authorship on ACR 81, the Border Patrol Agent Daniel R. Salazar Memorial Highway resolution. The session concluded with numerous adjournment-in-memory tributes, especially for Rincon Tribal Council Chairman Bo Mazzetti and former legislative secretary George Steffes, followed by a moment of silence and adjournment until Monday, July 14 at 1 p.m.

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• Unfortunately, this hostility is fueled by the deliberate dehumanization, scapegoating, and targeting
• Tragically, this hostility isn't just coming from fringe internet groups.
• Tragically, this hostility isn't just coming from fringe internet groups.
• That is what today is about: uplifting our communities, defending our democracy, resisting federal hostility

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• Another fact, members, staff, and the public regularly experience harassment, toxicity, and hostility
• harassment, public regularly experience harassment, toxicity, toxicity, toxicity, and<00:22:34.760><c> hostility
• </c><00:22:35.560><c> in</c><00:22:35.680><c> this</c><00:22:35.880><c> building,</c> and hostility in
• this building, and hostility in this building, particularly<00:22:38.080><c> in</c><00:22:38.200><c>

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• bill prohibits the conveyance of land, as well as the sale, lease, or sublease of state land to a hostile
• It prohibits the conveyance of land to a hostile foreign entity, and they're able to decide whether it

Committee: House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee took up two bills. SB 1075 would create a foreign entity review commission and bar the conveyance, sale, lease, or sublease of state land to hostile foreign entities without commission approval, with penalties for violations. Supporters said it was needed to protect land and critical infrastructure from foreign ownership, while opponents argued it duplicated existing safeguards and could burden lawful property transactions. The bill passed on a 5-4 vote, with one member absent. The committee then heard SB 1280, which would prohibit the Arizona Game and Fish Commission from transporting Mexican gray wolf pups into Arizona or using public funds or resources for that purpose. The sponsor and supporters said the state should not spend money importing wolves and argued the population had already reached recovery goals, while opponents from Sierra Club and Humane World for Animals said the bill would undermine science-based recovery efforts and genetic diversity for a highly endangered species. Members debated wolf recovery numbers, population status, and potential impacts on ranchers and public safety. After public testimony and member discussion, the committee voted SB 1280 out with a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote, with one member absent. The meeting then adjourned.

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• bill prohibits the conveyance of land, as well as the sale, lease, or sublease of state land to a hostile
• It prohibits the conveyance of land to a hostile foreign entity, and they're able to decide whether it

Bills: SB1075 , SB1144 , SB1280

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: foreign ownership, land sales, review commission, national security, property rights, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, Mexican gray wolf, Mexican wolf, Mexican gray wolf puppies, Arizona Game and Fish Commission, Arizona Game and Fish Department, endangered species, wolf reintroduction, wolf translocation, cross-fostering, wildlife management

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• critical pressing needs of all Californians, provide the strength and fortitude to stand in the midst of hostile
• critical pressing needs of all Californians, provide the strength and fortitude to stand in the midst of hostile
• critical pressing needs of all Californians, provide the strength and fortitude to stand in the midst of hostile

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• have a federal government that is to have a federal government that is actively<00:10:25.760><c> hostile
• to</c><00:10:26.720><c> the</c><00:10:26.959><c> states</c><00:10:27.920><c> programs</c> actively hostile
• to the states programs actively hostile to the states programs that<00:10:28.880><c> the</c><00:10:29.040

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• take action here in the very short term, one of the biggest challenges is that metro communities will cease
• 00:01:50.079><c> communities</c><00:01:50.799><c> will</c><00:01:51.520><c> uh</c><00:01:51.680><c> cease
• </c><00:01:52.000><c> to</c><00:01:52.240><c> see</c> metro communities will uh cease to see metro communities
• will uh cease to see their<00:01:53.040><c> broadband</c><00:01:53.840><c> uh</c><00:01:54.000><c> installations

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration