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• Are those members of religious or welfare organizations overseas?
• Are those members of religious or welfare organizations overseas, are these domestic, or what is that
• Are those members of religious or wealth organizations overseas, are these domestic, or what is that
• of is, I thought, for these military personnel, because, through no fault of their own, they’re overseas
• C, an overseas voter. D, civilian employees of the United States...

Summary: The chamber first established a quorum, then moved through House Bills for Perfection. The first major measure discussed was House Bill 305, which would set policies for reconsideration of library materials in public and school libraries, require appeals processes, and prohibit tracking or retaining personalized user data, especially for minors. Supporters framed it as a local-control and parental-rights bill that largely codifies existing library practices, while some members raised concerns about the privacy language and whether materials should be removed during reconsideration. After discussion, the House adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. Members then took up House Bills 2366 and 2511, a bipartisan construction-industry bill aimed at combating illegal labor and off-the-books hiring. The bill would give the Attorney General more investigative authority, including subpoena power, require complaints to be made by affidavit, and impose stronger penalties on violators. Supporters said it would protect law-abiding contractors and workers and level the playing field, while some members asked about possible overreach and whether the bill could be used against businesses unfairly. The substitute was adopted and the bills were ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 2409 followed, proposing child care tax credits for contributions to providers, employer assistance, and provider expansion; it was presented as a response to Missouri’s child care shortage and workforce challenges. Members from both parties largely supported it as an economic and family policy, though one member noted the bill’s fiscal cost and contrasted it with recent budget cuts to child care subsidies. The House adopted the substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. The chamber also considered House Bill 1885, which makes changes to the Missouri Clean Water Commission by adjusting membership qualifications and conflict-of-interest rules to make appointments easier while adding recusal procedures. Members said the changes would help fill vacancies and bring in knowledgeable members, and the bill was ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 2658 addressed telephony laws, expanding the no-call list to any phone subscriber, adding anti-spoofing provisions, and creating penalties for caller ID spoofing; an amendment adding misdemeanor penalties for spoofing was adopted, and the bill was then perfected and printed. House Bill 1919 would require more employers to file certain tax withholding documents electronically, aligning state practice with IRS rules; it passed with support and was ordered perfected and printed. Finally, House Bill 1871, an omnibus elections bill, proposed several election administration changes, including electronic receipt of notices, shifting filing deadlines away from holidays, expanding testing windows for voting equipment, protecting the confidentiality of the permanently disabled voter list, requiring tax compliance for certain local candidates, and tightening write-in candidate rules. A key amendment removed an expansion of no-excuse absentee voting to keep the fiscal note at zero; that amendment was debated at length and then adopted before the bill moved forward.

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• to show the minor is financially independent, for teens whose parents are planning to take them overseas
• Her parents were planning to take her overseas to enter her into a forced marriage, and the courts refused
• parents would pounce on her newfound emancipated status and coerce her to marry in Texas instead of overseas

Bills: HB168 , HB 1044 , HB1534 , HB1914 , HB2240 , HB2530 , HB3284 , HB3395 , HB3515 , HB3783 , HB4034 , HB4213 , HB168

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Keywords: marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody

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• So there's some limited adoption activities that really help engage deployment.
• and adoption cannot work in silos. ...one thing is clear: deployment and adoption cannot work in silos
• These expanded opportunities are fundamental in aligning deployment with local broadband strategy plans
• These expanded opportunities are fundamental in aligning deployment with local broadband strategy plans
• Currently, we have to do time cards for the CPUC. ...and deployment doesn't change on a 15-minute time

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee met with two bills on the agenda after opening remarks on hearing rules and public conduct. AB 2279 by Assembly Member Gibson proposed changes to the California Advanced Services Fund for regional broadband consortia, including expanding their authority to support broadband deployment and adoption, increasing multi-year funding, and shifting grants from reimbursement-based to performance-based payments. Supporters, including representatives from Cal Poly Humboldt, Valley Vision, and several broadband and technology organizations, said the bill would help consortia better close the digital divide and reduce administrative burdens. There was no opposition, and members discussed the high audit and accounting costs under current rules. The committee passed AB 2279 with a due pass as amended recommendation and re-referred it to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 2041 by Assembly Member Carrillo, which would add existing dispatcher training requirements for pre-arrival medical instructions to the standards public safety agencies must meet to receive CETNA funding, without changing the funding amount or structure. Proponents, including emergency medical dispatch and ambulance representatives, argued the bill would help ensure consistent life-saving instructions for 911 callers. Opposition from CalNENA and a Riverside County Sheriff’s Office representative focused on the bill’s timing, since the underlying law from AB 645 does not take effect until 2027, and on concerns that withholding CETNA funds could harm PSAP operations. Members questioned where compliance gaps exist and whether education or other alternatives might work better. The committee ultimately passed AB 2041 with a due pass recommendation and re-referred it to the Committee on Emergency Management, with one member not voting at the time of the roll call. At the end of the hearing, the secretary completed roll calls on both measures after additional members arrived, confirming AB 2279 passed 9-0 and AB 2041 passed 8-0 with one not voting. The committee then adjourned.

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• So, in this case, the seller was overseas and then they were going to be able to be there and then they
• So, in this case, the seller<00:50:36.720><c> was</c><00:50:36.960><c> overseas</c><00:50:38.400><c>
• and then and they seller was overseas and then and they were<00:50:40.079><c> going</c><00:50:40.160
• You know, is a dead giveaway, especially overseas.
• . overseas. overseas. um um um at<00:55:31.280><c> in</c><00:55:31.520><c> the</c><00:55:31.680><c> legal

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• $675 million for broadband deployment.
• The federal government recently approved $75 million for broadband deployment.
• We recently, just two weeks ago, got approval for that $382 million for deployment in our most rural
• So the way that we would run that is up to future rules and deployment for the Office of Broadband.
• So it's a much smaller portion of the overall fund for that broadband equity access deployment program

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

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• Use It Act, there have been significant problems with its implementation that have held back the deployment
• CCUS deployment, and I now recognize our Ranking Member, Whitehouse, for his opening statement.
• I advocated for funding for offices and programs that support carbon capture deployment, including for
• The deployment of CCUS technologies offers a unique solution to meet this dual challenge.
• Preventing accelerated CCUS deployment involves several challenges.

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

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• So too is it when United States-based companies are competing and selling overseas.
• . overseas. overseas.
• and sold overseas.
• </c><00:09:14.040><c> income</c> do we have to tax this overseas income do we have to tax this overseas
• </c><00:26:16.440><c> jurisdictions,</c> low-tax overseas jurisdictions, low-tax overseas jurisdictions

Committee: House Taxes

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• It covers the result of having a child or adjusting to a military deployment that is not covered under
• in their family, either to help someone prepare for that deployment or in the event of illness or injury
• in their family, either to help someone prepare for that deployment or in the event of illness or injury
• in their family, either to help someone prepare for that deployment or in the event of illness or injury
• in their family, either to help someone prepare for that deployment or in the event of illness or injury

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 437, which would change New Hampshire law on undischarged mortgages by creating a shorter period after which certain old mortgages would be treated as unenforceable. Prime sponsor Representative Bill Boyd said the bill was developed with input from bankers, lawyers, realtors, the Attorney General’s office, and the Banking Department, and he noted a drafting correction needed on line 18. He explained that the proposal would replace current law with a new framework modeled partly on Massachusetts, including a five-year expiration after a stated maturity date and a 35-year period for mortgages without an expiration date. Supporters said the bill would help clear obsolete title defects, reduce costly quiet-title litigation, and make real estate transactions easier for consumers, attorneys, and conveyancers. Representative Mary Hakken-Phillips, Susan Cole of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, and Michelle Coffin all testified in support, describing the bill as a consumer protection measure. They said undischarged or improperly discharged mortgages often surface during title searches, causing delays, legal expenses, and failed or delayed closings. Coffin and Hakken-Phillips emphasized that many of these cases involve old, effectively obsolete mortgages and that the current process often requires expensive court action even when no one contests the title. Cole described a recent transaction in which a title defect caused a buyer to walk away and later restart the financing process, creating costs for both buyer and seller. A committee member asked about notice to mortgage holders; the response was that the lender bears responsibility for recording and extending the mortgage, and that due process rights would remain if a lender later contested the discharge. Ryan Hill of the New Hampshire Bankers Association said the banking industry had reviewed the bill and was generally comfortable with it, while requesting a delayed effective date so members would have time to adjust their recording practices. He said the bill’s January 1, 2028 effective date reflected that request. After closing the hearing on HB 437, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 721, the Gold and Silver Legal Tender Act. Representative Juliet Harvey-Bolia introduced it as a bipartisan economic justice bill intended to recognize gold and silver as legal tender, protect against inflation, and address concerns about trust, taxes, and government taking. She argued that gold is a stable store of value and discussed tax treatment in neighboring states, federal history, and digital gold platforms. The hearing on HB 721 was still in progress when the transcript ended, with the chair limiting questions because of time.

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• Safety, identifying those implications around AV testing and deployment.
• Identifying those implications around AV testing and deployment.
• And lastly, defining a path to deployment.
• What would wide-scale deployment do to our existing workforce?
• for testing, the deployment of this for the future.

Summary: The committee held a work session on autonomous vehicles, beginning with an overview from the Washington State Transportation Commission on the state’s five-year AV work group. The commission described its 2018 legislative mandate, the 35-member executive committee and seven subcommittees, and the resulting 29 recommendations and “roadmap to the future.” The presentation emphasized six policy “building blocks” for Washington: agency readiness, public outreach, equity, safety, testing and pilots, and a path to deployment. It also noted current Washington law requires AV testing companies to self-certify with the Department of Licensing, carry $5 million in liability insurance, report collisions and violations, and notify local law enforcement before testing; three companies are currently certified. State regulators from California and Arizona then outlined their AV frameworks. California described its long-running permit system for testing with and without a safety driver and for commercial deployment, its current rulemaking to expand use cases to heavy-duty trucks and passenger shuttles, and new requirements for mileage, operational assessments, and more detailed crash and incident reporting. California also said it is creating a new enforcement tool allowing citations to be issued to manufacturers for moving violations by AVs. Arizona described its executive-order-based approach, later codified by statute, which allows testing and driverless operations through self-certification, law enforcement interaction plans, quarterly meetings with companies, and reporting of crashes or near misses; Arizona also said it tracks crashes monthly and has not recorded fatalities attributed to AVs. Industry representatives from Waymo, Zoox, and the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association argued that AVs can improve safety, accessibility, and mobility while creating jobs. They described extensive sensor systems, community outreach, first-responder engagement, and current operations in multiple cities. Waymo cited more than 127 million rider-only miles and said its data show large reductions in injury-causing and pedestrian crashes; Zoox said it operates in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Seattle and stressed its purpose-built electric robotaxi and local jobs; AVIA said its members have driven more than 145 million autonomous miles and that 26 states now expressly authorize driverless operations. Members asked about public education, crash and fatality tracking, enforcement, weather, school zones, first-responder interactions, and labor impacts. Labor and public-safety witnesses from the Teamsters, firefighters, and driver unions opposed commercial AV deployment without stronger safeguards. They argued Washington should not be an unregulated testing ground, especially for heavy trucks and hazardous materials, and warned of job losses for drivers, taxi and rideshare workers, and related occupations. Firefighters and driver representatives raised concerns about AVs interfering with emergency scenes, blocking responders, and creating risks in dynamic roadway incidents. Committee members also asked for comparisons to human-driven vehicles, data on citations and crashes, and more information on how AVs interact with pedestrians, first responders, and workers.

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• Basically, it's supercharged the ability to pay lower taxes overseas, and now we got pharmacy companies
• And a better way to bring companies back from overseas is to change the tax law so it's more attractive
• profits are recorded so that it appears that profits that come from American consumers actually overseas
• profits, and those overseas profits then get taxed at a lower rate.
• investigation has just shown with Pfizer for instance hiding potentially billions of dollars in overseas

Committee: Senate Finance Committee

Keywords: Commerce, International Trade, Tax Policy, Nominees, Inflation, Middle-class, Trade Practices, Economic Concerns

Summary: The committee convened to discuss various bills and nominees, including the critical nominations of William Kimmett for Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Ken Keyes for Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department. Discussions highlighted the nominees' roles in managing critical trade and tax policies amidst rising economic concerns, particularly focusing on inflation and its impact on American families. Members expressed both support and skepticism, emphasizing the significance of fostering fair trade practices and ensuring tax policies that benefit the middle-class amidst claims of an agenda favoring affluent individuals and corporations.

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• You may remember that we commissioned the Thermal Energy Network Deployment Work Group that reported
• 38.600><c> Thermal</c><00:01:38.960><c> Energy</c><00:01:39.280><c> Network</c><00:01:39.640><c> Deployment
• </c> the Thermal Energy Network Deployment the Thermal Energy Network Deployment Work<00:01:40.320><c
• This bill complements the thermal energy network deployment framework this legislature has been building
• </c> thermal energy network deployment thermal energy network deployment framework<00:04:39.520><c> this

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• On my last deployment overseas with the U.S.

Summary: The meeting began with roll call, approval of the May 5 minutes, and opening remarks thanking commissioners and the public for their attendance. The commission then heard testimony from former Ambassador Alan Solomont, who argued that antisemitism is rising in multiple forms, including white nationalist antisemitism and antisemitism tied to anti-Israel rhetoric after October 7. He said campus antisemitism should be addressed with nuance, distinguishing protected political speech from conduct that targets Jewish students, and warned against weaponizing antisemitism to attack higher education, civil liberties, or federal research funding. He urged the commission to use multiple definitions and frameworks, including IHRA, Nexus, and the Jerusalem Declaration, and to focus on campus-specific solutions, civic education, and civil discourse. Commissioners asked him about Tufts’ antisemitism training, the role of the federal government, the use of the IHRA definition, and how to improve civic education; he emphasized local campus responses, broader civics instruction, and protecting democracy and due process. The second major witness was Professor David Weber of Boston University, who testified on the BDS movement and anti-BDS laws. He described BDS as a campaign targeting Israeli businesses, universities, and institutions, and argued it functions as a propagandistic and discriminatory effort that fuels antisemitism and chills dialogue on campuses and in public life. He cited examples such as SodaStream, Ben & Jerry’s, and Brown University, and said anti-BDS laws in 37 states have been effective and constitutional because they regulate government economic activity rather than suppress speech. Weber urged Massachusetts to adopt an anti-BDS statute or executive order, saying the state’s large Jewish population and economic ties to Israel make the issue especially important. Commissioners questioned him about which states have such laws, the impact on dialogue and campus culture, possible legal frameworks, and whether BDS is really aimed at the Israeli government or at individuals and institutions; he maintained that BDS targets people and entities connected to Israel and that anti-BDS measures can help draw a line against illiberal conduct.

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• And given the early stage we find ourselves in regarding the deployment of these reactors, which are
• potentially compete for extremely limited supplies here in the states or even have to source fuel from overseas

Bills: HB2014 , HB2113 , HB2145 , HB2331 , HB2340 , HB2389 , HB2400 , HB2401 , HB2428 , HB2494 , HB2696 , HB2756 , HB2795 , HB2955 , HCM2008

Committees: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity

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• In fact, overseas the cabinet members.
• In<01:13:39.760><c> fact,</c><01:13:40.159><c> overseas</c> In fact, overseas In fact, overseas the<01
• Quite the opposite, it was the deployment of fear as a governing strategy.
• Quite the opposite, it was the deployment of fear as a governing strategy.
• Quite the opposite, it was the deployment of fear as a governing strategy.

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• <01:10:26.000><c> by</c> and post deployment audits by and post deployment audits by independent<01:10
• </c><01:44:25.840><c> Um</c> deployment funds. Um deployment funds.
• </c> uh there's also the non-deployment uh there's also the non-deployment funding,<01:44:30.360><c>
• or deployment funds.
• </c> either non-employment or deployment either non-employment or deployment funds.<01:45:20.360><c>

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• And lastly, defining a path to deployment.
• What would wide-scale deployment do to our existing workforce? First. Jobs?
• What would wide-scale deployment do to our existing workforce?
• for testing, the deployment of this for the future.
• We are rushing deployments to perceive safe and responsible protections.

Committee: House Transportation

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• For large-scale deployment pipelines are widely recognized as the most efficient, lowest emission, and
• In short, the deployment of hydrogen infrastructure is moving full. applications.
• It does not create a hydrogen deployment program.
• Establish the safety rules first, then allow deployment to proceed within the predictable regulatory
• Public confidence in this is essential to the successful deployment of this critical energy resource.

Committee: House Emergency Management

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• Um, and I think it's really apparent even when you go overseas.
• even<00:19:24.960><c> when</c><00:19:25.120><c> you</c><00:19:25.280><c> go</c><00:19:25.520><c> overseas
• Um</c><00:19:26.400><c> so</c><00:19:26.559><c> I</c><00:19:26.720><c> just</c> even when you go overseas
• Um so I just even when you go overseas.

Bills: HB2391 , HB2294 , HB2374 , HB1997 , HB2147 , HB2185 , HB1641 , HB2195 , HB2023 , HB2031 , HB2033 , HB1937 , HB2586 , HB2575 , HB2030 , HB2115 , HB2233 , HB1801 , HB1546 , HB2132 , HB2102 , HB2356 , HB2457 , HB2292 , HB2554 , HB676 , HB1528 , HB2061 , HB2094 , HB2095 , HB2181 , HB2369 , HB2578 , HB2493 , HB1642 , HB1991 , HB1652 , HB2104 , HB2593 , HB1553 , HB1823 , HB1918 , HB1860 , HB2604 , HB2605 , HB2001 , HB2437 , HB1947 , HB2384 , HB2473 , HB2140 , HB1458 , HB2603 , HB2411 , HB1611 , HB2138 , HB2141 , HB2284 , HB1568 , HB1924 , HB1928 , HB2570

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• . >> So there's not a board that sells medical equipment overseas, entities that sell medical devices
• gt;&gt; So there's not a board that sells medical<00:13:08.000><c> equipment</c><00:13:08.480><c> overseas
• </c> medical equipment overseas medical equipment overseas [clears throat] [clears throat] [clears throat

Bills: SB54 , SB126 , SB128 , SB101 , SB102 , SB104 , HB282 , HB298 , SB54 , SB126 , SB128 , SB101 , SB102 , SB104 , HB282 , HB298

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: sunset law, Alabama Surface Mining Commission, environmental regulation, mining, state commission, Alabama Private Investigation Board, regulatory oversight, agency review, continuation, sickle cell disease, healthcare, regulatory commission, public health, regulation, electrical contractors, state agencies, home medical equipment, board continuation, boards, commissions

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• wasted and that have been taken by people who go and buy cars and boats and islands and shoveled it overseas
• <00:14:15.480><c> and</c><00:14:16.199><c> shoveled</c><00:14:16.639><c> it</c><00:14:16.759><c> overseas
• </c><00:14:17.519><c> but</c><00:14:18.279><c> uh</c> islands and shoveled it overseas but uh islands
• and shoveled it overseas but uh what<00:14:18.639><c> they're</c><00:14:18.880><c> hearing</c><00:14

Summary: State Representative Jim Nash and Representative Kristin Robbins discussed a package of fraud-prevention bills, centered on House File 3 and a separate whistleblower-protection measure. HF 3 would require annual reports based on Office of the Auditor (OA/OLA) findings to be sent to ranking members of relevant committees, with the goal of giving appropriators more information about internal controls and follow-up on audit recommendations. Nash said the bill is intended to help reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, cited the Feeding Our Future case as an example of weak controls, and noted that the OA helped draft the proposal and supports it. He also said the bill’s language is modeled in part on Colorado and on earlier recommendations for more information to be shared with decision-makers. Robbins said her bill would expand whistleblower protections for state employees, including unclassified employees, and add new protected reporting channels and definitions. She said employees are often afraid to come forward because of job and career concerns, and that the bill would better protect reports made to legislators, the OA, governmental bodies, and law enforcement. She and Nash said they were working with DFL members and committee chairs on bipartisan amendments to define “fraud” and “misuse,” and to align the language with the Inspector General bill and prior law. In questions, Robbins explained that current law protects only certain employees and that her bill would broaden coverage and make it easier for employees to report concerns without fear. She said the OA supports the effort and that the added reporting pathways would help with follow-up on agency recommendations. Nash and Robbins both emphasized that the measures are part of a broader fraud-fighting package and expressed hope for bipartisan support, though Nash criticized DFL leadership for not backing the bills more openly. No votes or final actions were taken in the exchange shown.