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• the market, but it would not exempt any future products, which essentially creates a grandfather clause
• ..who's been scammed, they get a significant amount of information and the ability potentially to reverse
• data from their DOJ's 2025 report shows that when they got enough information, they were successful reversing
• And they are in a unique position to be able to reverse those transactions.

Summary: The Assembly Judiciary Committee heard several bills focused on public safety, privacy, animal welfare, and elder protection. AB 634 by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez would ban the manufacture, distribution, and sale of tianeptine, described as “gas station heroin,” with supporters citing addiction and hospitalization risks and noting the bill had been narrowed to civil penalties and research exceptions. AB 1159 by Senator Addis would expand student data privacy protections to higher education and limit how ed tech companies use student information, including a narrow private right of action; supporters emphasized student privacy and opponents warned it could chill innovation and create litigation risk. AB 1382 by Assemblymember Castillo would prohibit the sale of genetically modified animals for cosmetic purposes, with supporters pointing to animal welfare and shelter overpopulation concerns and opponents seeking a narrower exemption for glowfish and other already regulated aquatic species. The committee also heard AB 871, which would strengthen reporting and training requirements for financial institutions responding to suspected elder financial abuse and scams, including reporting to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center and encouraging rapid client reporting. Supporters said the bill could help recover funds and improve pattern detection across jurisdictions, while one member raised concerns about duplication with existing suspicious activity reporting and bank procedures. In discussion, members generally supported the bill but noted the need to refine it; the author said it was intended as a practical step to improve existing processes. All four bills were moved out of committee with do pass recommendations, with AB 634, AB 1159, AB 1382, and AB 871 each passing on recorded votes after discussion and amendments. The committee also adopted consent calendar items and ended with a recognition of Republican caucus judiciary consultant Daryl Thomas, who is retiring after more than 20 years of service.

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• President Trump is gladly reversing this madness and making our border secure.
• President Trump is gladly reversing this madness and making our border secure.
• </c><00:50:22.400><c> this</c> president Trump is gladly reversing this president Trump is gladly reversing
• Pursuant to Clause 12(a) of Rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess until noon today. today e
• A sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20.

Bills: HJR75

Keywords: HJR75, H.J.Res. 75, Congressional Review Act, CRA, Department of Energy, DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, energy conservation standards, commercial refrigerators, commercial freezers, refrigerator-freezers, appliance standards, energy efficiency, federal regulation, regulatory disapproval, small business compliance, manufacturers, commercial refrigeration, Public Law 119-9

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• We're going to reverse a lot of what has been done in past years, and we're going to start this game
• Okay, so part of this original bill was kind of the no-opt-out clause.
• , that we adopt a substitute amendment in concept that removes the repeal of the full dissolution clause
• , that we adopt a substitute amendment in concept that removes the repeal of the full dissolution clause
• Around the time of COVID, we did lose more than 50 officers, which triggered the partial dissolution clause

Committee: House Retirement

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• The third part of the bill relates to a reverter clause for land conveyance affecting military entities
• Section 253.025 contains a reverter clause that allows the state to reclaim property if conditions are
• The proposal is to exempt military installations and federal agencies from the reverter clause to provide
• I get that this bill is not as harsh on employers as, well, actually, I have it reversed here.
• That may happen in the supremacy clause; we'll kick in there.

Bills: S0214 , S0482 , S7030 , S0554 , S0994 , S0998 , S1004 , S1074 , S1076 , S1266

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Keywords: special districts, funding, financial assistance, rural community, state agency, economic development, artificial intelligence, personal data protection, consumer rights, chatbot, deceptive practices, government contracts, public records, consumer protection, data privacy, investigations, proprietary information, chatbots, Florida statutes, nonprofit

Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 1076 would raise Florida’s research and development tax credit cap from $9 million to $50 million, with the higher cap first applying to the 2027 allocation; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1266 would create a Cybersecurity Experiential Internship and Clearance Readiness Program with the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida, but an amendment removed the bill’s funding appropriation; the amended bill was reported favorably. SB 554, a Florida Bar-backed update to the not-for-profit corporations statute, was also reported favorably after support testimony from the Bar and others. SB 1004, aimed at protecting buyers of dogs and cats from deceptive financing and undisclosed health conditions at retail pet stores, drew strong support from animal welfare advocates and was reported favorably. SB 1074, which sets rounding rules for cash transactions if pennies are unavailable, was reported favorably as well. The committee also considered SB 998, the Department of Commerce package. The bill would modernize the small cities CDBG program, clarify rural community eligibility to include certain unincorporated areas, exempt military conveyances from a reverter clause, and revise E-Verify enforcement and penalties. Members questioned the E-Verify provisions, including the fine structure, treatment of workers incorrectly flagged, and whether the bill could affect gig workers or retroactive cases. Senator Smith opposed the bill during debate, arguing it created unequal treatment for employers and immigrant workers, while Senator Wright supported the military-related provisions. SB 998 was reported favorably. SB 214 would expand the rural economic development initiative to include special districts in rural counties and was reported favorably. SB 482, the Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, generated the most extensive discussion; it would create consumer protections for companion chatbots, require parental consent and access for minors, mandate disclosures and de-identification rules, restrict unauthorized use of name, image, and likeness, and give enforcement authority to the Attorney General. Supporters emphasized child safety, privacy, and the need for guardrails, while opponents and some informational witnesses raised concerns about privacy, age verification, enforcement, and the bill’s breadth. The bill was reported favorably, and the committee also approved SPB 7030, a committee bill creating a public records exemption for Department of Legal Affairs investigations tied to the AI enforcement provisions.

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• So, we got a reverse the county there.
• Yes, and I do have a reverse repealer on here."
• There's going to be a reverse repealer put in here in a second.
• </c><02:36:04.000><c> repeater</c> There's going to be a reverse repeater There's going to be a reverse
• Is there a reverse repealer in this bill, Mr. Chairman?

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• The emergency clause is simply so that Access can move forward.
• How much time does the emergency clause put, like when it gets into effect?
• But, Madam Chair, what are the consequences of that in an emergency clause?
• clause in, it becomes immediately effective after the signing of the governor.
• I just would like the public to know that emergency clauses on any bill take that... ...clauses on any

Bills: SB1086 , SB1193 , SB1318 , SB1345 , SB1346 , SB1451 , SB1496 , SB1611 , SB1630 , SB1631 , SB1632 , SB1672

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: reimbursement, healthcare, laboratory services, noncontracting providers, Arizona health care cost containment, personal identifying information, PII, privacy, confidential records, public records exemption, commercial disclosure, data privacy, licensure, certification, health professions, health care licensing, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, emergency medical care technician, EMCT

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• One of the clauses we wrote into those settlements was that in the event that the settlement itself had
• One<00:08:05.440><c> of</c><00:08:05.520><c> the</c><00:08:05.680><c> clauses</c><00:08:06.000><c> we
• </c><00:08:06.240><c> wrote</c><00:08:06.479><c> into</c><00:08:06.960><c> those</c> One of the clauses
• we wrote into those One of the clauses we wrote into those settlements<00:08:08.240><c> were</c><00:
• And so over the past overdose reversals.

Summary: The committee first established a quorum, approved the minutes from the November 10 meeting, and then approved a large agenda of contracts and related items, with the total agenda amount stated as $359,638,393.88. Most items were approved without objection, but two contracts were pulled for discussion: attorney general panel counsel contingency fee contracts and a Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission personal services contract. For the attorney general’s office, Chris Lewis explained that the contracts were panel counsel contingency fee agreements, with 14 qualified awards from 16 applicants. He said the contracts were contingency-based, so no money would be paid unless cases were successful, and that the fee structure worked out to roughly 5% under the statutory waterfall. Senators asked about the size of the contracts, whether the terms were uniform, why no Kentucky firms were among the awardees, and how the public should understand the large dollar figures. Lewis said one Kentucky firm applied but was disqualified for a late submission, other Kentucky firms had inquired but did not apply, and local firms could still work with national firms on cases. The committee then approved the contracts. The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission contract drew more extensive questioning. Commission representatives said they had previously had a contract disapproved because the proper process was not followed, so they used an RFI process posted on the state and commission websites for at least three weeks. They received one applicant, a Kentucky firm, and set the rate at $125 per hour. Members questioned whether the commission was acting beyond its ethics mission, whether staff were helping draft complaints against legislators, and whether the commission was taking on a prosecutorial or human-resources role. The commission said its role is limited to enforcing the legislative code of ethics, providing advisory guidance, and following the formal complaint process; it does not pursue matters outside that code. Members also raised concerns about the earlier procurement misstep and the commission’s credibility, and the commission apologized, said it had corrected the process, and pledged to comply going forward. The committee then approved the contract.

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• You know, working through this on the one-size-fits-all, the preemptive clause, I think this body, both
• the House and the Senate, the legislature in general, has looked at preemptive clauses, you know, and
• And, you know, working through this on the one-size-fits-all, the preemptive clause, I think this body
• It's specific to this clause. It's not a mandate. It doesn't change a bunch of new things.
• It's specific to this specific clause, but it's an acknowledgment to the provider.

Bills: HB163 , HB216 , HB721 , HB2035 , HB2038 , HB3057 , HB3153 , HB3233 , HB3595 , HB3801 , HB3812 , HB4076 , HB4129 , HB4377 , HB4535 , HB4666 , HB4730 , HB4743 , HB4903 , HB5149 , HB5155 , HB1534 , HB163 , HB216

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.

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• Pursuant to clause 12A of rule one, the Chair declares the House in recess until 2 p.m. today.
• Sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20.
• </c> convergence that we need to uh reverse convergence that we need to uh reverse the<04:28:57.760><
• A sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20.
• Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.

Bills: HB6504 , HB6500 , HB2683 , SB269 , HB6732 , HB6715 , HB6719 , SB3424 , HR909

Keywords: Haiti, duty-free imports, economic recovery, trade, Caribbean Basin, tariff, apparel, remote access, national security, export controls, cloud computing, foreign policy, international relations, improper payments, deceased, social security, federal coordination, state agencies, coercion, minors

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• Pursuant to clause 12A of rule one, the chair declares the House in recess until noon today.
• The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20.
• Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on a motion to suspend the rules
• Pursuant to clause 8 of Rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.
• Pursuant to clause 9 of Rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes.

Bills: HJR60 , HB1442 , HR859 , HR1402 , HR354

Keywords: Glen Canyon, National Park Service, environmental regulation, motor vehicles, congressional disapproval, sodium nitrite, poisoning prevention, consumer product safety, banned hazardous product, youth poisoning, public health, toxic chemicals, online sales, retail regulation, industrial chemicals, food additives, meat curing, poultry products, egg products, FDA

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• They cannot deny the right to do it because they have been enabled by the may clause to be able to do
• They cannot deny the right to do it because they have been enabled by the may clause to be able to do
• </c><00:34:07.440><c> to</c> have been enabled by the May clause to have been enabled by the May clause
• You don't want to do the it reverse.
• Actually, let's just do it reverse. You don't want to do the spending. I want to do the spending.

Committee: House Election Law

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• </c> innovative vending machines in reverse innovative vending machines in reverse that<00:30:14.320>
• Pursuant to clause 12A of rule one, the Chair declares the House in recess until noon.
• Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved.
• Pursuant to clause nine 15minute vote.
• Pursuant to clause 8 of Rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. clause 8 of

Bills: HCR64 , HCR61 , HB3632 , HB4371 , HR951

Keywords: military intervention, Venezuela, Congress, War Powers Resolution, hostilities, military action, foreign policy, terrorism, congressional authority, power plant, electricity generation, retirement notice, Federal Power Act, interstate transmission, trafficking, children, unaccompanied minors, placement regulations, immigration law, safety

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• There is a reverse repealer in it.
• There is a reverse omnibus bill.
• </c> amendment to insert a reverse repealer. amendment to insert a reverse repealer.
• on the reverse repealer?
• on the reverse repealer?

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• Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert amendment.
• Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the amendment.
• Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the amendment.
• Here's the part: But later, the Senate reversed course. That was yesterday. We reversed course.
• And we, the Senate, reversed course.

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• And just a reminder that our reversion rate, even though those reversions do end up being millions of
• to make sure that our current HDAA program that's supporting rural hospitals, to repeal the sunset clause
• You will see that we had some reversions last year.
• And so that's why we did have some reversions last... And so we did slow down.
• And so that's why we did have some reversions last year, but we're not expected to revert this coming

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

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• The emergency clause is simply so that I'm... The emergency clause is simply so that Access can...
• is, um The MCO, how much time does the emergency clause put?
• Again, Madam Chair, what are the consequences of that in an emergency clause?
• clause in, it becomes immediately effective after the signing of the governor.
• I just would like the public to know that emergency clauses on any bill take that... ...clauses on any

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee first approved the February 4 minutes, then heard Senate Bill 1086, which would require AHCCCS contractors to reimburse non-contracting providers for certain lab services when a member was referred by a contracting provider and would bar prior authorization for diagnostic services. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address unpaid claims and improve access, while Access testified neutral but warned the prior-authorization ban could increase utilization and create a fiscal impact. The committee adopted the Warner amendment limiting non-contracting reimbursement rates to no more than contracting rates, then passed SB 1086 as amended on a 4-2 vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1611, an emergency measure to require Access to contract with an administrative services organization for the American Indian Health Plan, while keeping Access ultimately responsible for administration. The chair’s amendment expanded ASO duties to include provider support, quality improvement, and data analytics, removed Access claims-payment authority, added tribal observers to the selection committee, and exempted IHS and tribal-facility services. The sponsor and tribal witnesses described the bill as a response to fraud, provider nonpayment, and harm to Native communities, while Access raised concerns about the fast timeline, tribal consultation requirements, possible duplication of program-integrity functions, and fiscal uncertainty. After debate over the emergency clause and tribal consultation, the committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1611 as amended on a 5-2 vote. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1630, which would direct Access to seek federal approval for a Medicaid home- and community-based services program for adults with serious mental illness. Supporters said the bill would create a long-term community-care option for the sickest SMI members, reduce cycling through hospitals, jails, and homelessness, and potentially save state general fund dollars; family members and advocates testified in support. Access was neutral and said it was finalizing a fiscal estimate. The Angus amendment narrowed eligibility to long-term SMI, reduced the enrollment cap from 500 to 250, changed reporting to semiannual, and removed priority-order language; the committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1630 as amended unanimously. Later, the committee passed Senate Bill 1193, which protects emergency medical care technicians’ personal identifying information from sale or disclosure by the Department of Health Services, after adopting a clarifying amendment expanding the protected information and addressing commercial requests. It then heard Senate Bill 1318, which repeals the state’s separate dense-breast notification requirement so Arizona law aligns with the FDA’s newer mammography notice standard; the sponsor and DHS said the change would reduce confusion from duplicate, slightly different notices, and the bill was moving forward with discussion of possible future amendment language.

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• was after the Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause
• And you can tell that it's that because reversing it is a good thing.
• But if you were to reverse it in this context, you would literally say, let's have a legislature of one
• And you can tell that it's that because reversing it is a good thing.
• But if you were to reverse it in this context, you would literally say, let's have a legislature of one

Committees: House Government , House House Government Committee of Reference

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• And I don't know if they reversed your appeal. I didn't... well, let's see.
• It was, uh, the court, the Court of Appeals in Maryland is reversed. Yes.
• But yes, so they reversed the Maryland ruling.
• It was, uh, the court, the Court of Appeals in Maryland is reversed. Yes.
• But yes, so they reversed the Maryland ruling. And the ruling was 5'4.

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 2587, then voted the substitute do pass on an 18-0 roll call. The sponsor said the bill was updated to mirror federal law and included an emergency clause, with supporters noting it was intended to align Missouri law ahead of the FIFA World Cup and related public safety concerns. The committee also briefly took up House Bill 2055 and voted it do pass 18-0 before moving on to public hearings. The main public hearing was on House Bill 2868, which would expand Missouri DNA collection to all felony arrests rather than the current narrower list of qualifying offenses. Representative Parker argued the change would help solve crimes and exonerate the innocent, citing Maryland v. King and examples from other states. Committee members raised concerns about juvenile language, privacy, the presumption of innocence, retention and destruction of samples, access to CODIS, and whether the bill should be limited to violent or higher-level felonies. Supporters, including victim Ashley Spence and other advocates, described how arrest-stage DNA collection helped identify a serial rapist and solve cold cases, while opponents Joshua Kieser and others argued the bill was overbroad, could be used as a fishing expedition, and should not apply before conviction. Missouri State Highway Patrol staff testified that the bill would add nearly 14,000 arrestees annually, could aid about 731 investigations each year, and would reduce confusion in current collection practices. The hearing also included detailed testimony about wrongful convictions, expungement safeguards, identical twins, and the difference between arrest, charge, and conviction. Several members said they supported the goal of helping victims but wanted narrower language or stronger guardrails, especially for nonviolent felonies. The hearing on HB 2868 was then closed, and the committee began hearing House Bills 3012, 2997, and 3058, with the bill sponsors introducing themselves as the next items up.

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• This year we reversed our roles but are still standing strong Representative Bankson: To stop this dangerous
• But my son was 18 when he had teen sex, missed the Romeo and Juliet clause by weeks.

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• Journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House the approval thereof, pursuant to clause
• Reverse it. Have you any sense of humanity? Do you have any compassion?
• If you do, you will reverse the policy of destroying USAID. I yield back.
• Reverse it. Have you any sense of humanity? Do you have any compassion?
• If you do, you will reverse the policy of destroying USAID. I yield back.

Bills: HR35

Keywords: Delta Sigma Theta, sorority, anniversary, community service, historical recognition