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• phone number, pictures of the makes and models and license plate numbers of our cars, and a Google map

Bills: SB1888 , SB3003 , SB2417 , SB2459 , SB3055 , HB1393 , HB2884 , SB2943

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• disaggregated by race, income, and zip code and available to the public with download data and interactive maps

Bills: SB1 , HB500 , SB1 , HB1400 , HB 1094 , HB365 , HB 1109 , HB647 , HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• Um, those map on somewhat unevenly but semi-neatly to communities that were targeted for overenforcement

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have purges, I.D. laws, maps drawn to divide rather than unite.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 31, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• If you turn on your Google Maps, it'll tell you that a red light camera is coming up, but we're going

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several transportation and arts-related measures. HB 307 on special member plates drew written support from Protect Ohana, and HB 531 on a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center specialty plate received strong support from the Cancer Center and the American Cancer Society, both emphasizing cancer research, patient care, outreach, and public awareness. HB 706 would require skateboard users under 16 to wear helmets, and HB 1231 would expand red light photo enforcement; both drew support from transportation and safety advocates, while the Judiciary raised concerns about citation volume, staffing, manual processing, and the need for consultation and a phased rollout. The committee also discussed HB 54, which increases penalties for repeated excessive speeding offenses; the Attorney General’s office supported the enforcement rationale and fingerprinting language, while the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it adds harsh penalties and jail time despite broader efforts to reduce excessive punishment. For the camera-enforcement bills, the Department of Transportation said the red-light and speed-camera programs would be expanded gradually, with existing intersections converted first and additional locations added over time, and noted that the system would require about $2 million and significant automation for the Judiciary. The Judiciary repeatedly asked for more time, public input on camera locations, and effective dates that would allow staffing and system changes. On HB 1166, which funds the automated speed enforcement program, DOT proposed technical amendments to make the citations non-moving violations and to align the statute with the red-light program; the Judiciary again said it had no position on the policy but needed time and consultation to absorb the workload. HB 235, a North Shore red-light imaging bill, drew similar Judiciary concerns and support from a testifier who said enforcement would improve compliance and reduce crashes. The committee also heard HB 1159 on commercial harbor evacuations, with Hawaii Emergency Management Agency supporting the bill as a way to give harbor masters enforceable authority to order vessels out during emergencies. The discussion focused on whether the measure would affect all commercial harbor users, including smaller fishing vessels, and whether it would conflict with Coast Guard authority; the bill’s proponents said it would let the state enforce orders already issued by the captain of the port and protect cargo lanes during crises. Finally, HB 17 on the Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority was described by HCDA as a housekeeping and structural bill that would update its purposes, allow it to assist other agencies, and replace multiple county boards with a single program reporting to the 17-member board. DHHL supported the bill because of potential transit and infrastructure benefits for Kapolei and nearby homestead developments, and committee members discussed future financing tools such as improvement districts, TIF, and other mechanisms to fund infrastructure early in the development process.

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• Well, October 20th, 2026, That's why they have redrawn congressional maps from coast to coast in the
• That's why they have redrawn congressional<03:27:46.800><c> maps</c><03:27:47.040><c> from</c><03:27:
• 47.200><c> coast</c><03:27:47.439><c> to</c><03:27:47.680><c> coast</c> congressional maps from coast
• to coast congressional maps from coast to coast in<03:27:48.399><c> the</c><03:27:48.560><c> middle<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I believe the pages are passing around a map of the counties that would be affected by this, and be prioritized
• I believe the pages are passing<03:26:19.080><c> around</c><03:26:19.640><c> a</c><03:26:19.800><c> map
• /c><03:26:20.840><c> of</c><03:26:21.080><c> the</c><03:26:21.200><c> counties</c> passing around a map
• of the counties passing around a map of the counties that<03:26:22.600><c> uh</c><03:26:22.800><c> would

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 12 February, 2026; 9:30 AM, 925, all

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• This bill gives abusers a clear road map to eliminate protective orders, pressure the victim to refuse
• This bill gives abusers a clear<01:18:16.560><c> road</c><01:18:16.800><c> map</c><01:18:16.960><c> to
• </c><01:18:17.199><c> eliminate</c><01:18:17.760><c> protective</c> clear road map to eliminate protective
• clear road map to eliminate protective orders,<01:18:18.960><c> pressure</c><01:18:19.280><c> the</c

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1651, which would create a civil sexual assault protective order for survivors who do not have a domestic violence or stalking relationship with the offender, and would also update the sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights regarding evidence kit retention and tracking. Representative Jennifer Rhodes, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to fill gaps for survivors assaulted by strangers, acquaintances, or others outside existing protective-order categories, and to ensure evidence is preserved for the longer of the statute of limitations or the retention period. Committee members asked whether the new order could be misused and how the bill would prevent frivolous petitions; the sponsor said the same legal process would apply and a victim would still have to prove they were actually assaulted. Representative Eileen Kelly and Lynn Shallet of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence testified in support, saying current law leaves many sexual assault survivors without a meaningful civil remedy unless they qualify for domestic violence or stalking relief. Shallet said the gap has existed for decades and noted that other states already have standalone sexual assault protective orders. She also said the bill would clarify survivors’ rights to know the status and location of their evidence kits. Shauna Foster of New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse described local cases where survivors were denied protective orders because they lacked the required relationship with the offender, including a co-worker assault and an assault involving an unhoused survivor. Lisa Curtis, a survivor and founder of Safe Haven Ballet, gave emotional testimony in support, describing her own sexual assault and the difficulty of seeking protection and justice. She said survivors need safety to recover and that the bill would better align the justice system with trauma-informed support. Janet Carroll, a sexual assault nurse examiner and advisory board co-chair, testified that the bill’s evidence-kit provisions reflect federal changes and existing tracking practices. She explained that New Hampshire uses a kit tracking system that lets patients and professionals follow kits through the process, and said the bill would codify the right to be informed of a kit’s status and location. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• Eveleth represents something bigger than a dot on the map.
• c> a</c><01:04:24.160><c> dot</c><01:04:24.400><c> on</c><01:04:24.559><c> the</c><01:04:24.720><c> map
• </c><01:04:25.440><c> It</c> bigger than a dot on the map. It bigger than a dot on the map.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• couple more votes, there might be something comes up, but I just feel that this is a blueprint and a map
• just feel that this is a blueprint<03:38:04.160><c> and</c><03:38:04.399><c> a</c><03:38:04.640><c> map
• our</c><03:38:05.279><c> values</c><03:38:06.239><c> and</c><03:38:06.560><c> I</c> blueprint and a map
• of our values and I blueprint and a map of our values and I want<03:38:07.040><c> to</c><03:38:07.760

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in Division 3 work session on HB 2 and began by noting a delayed start to allow the Legislative Budget Assistant to finish a large packet of updated amendments and revisions. The chair said the goal for the day was to move as many items as possible, with any cleanup deferred to a Friday follow-up. Members also discussed the process for handling public and department testimony on selected items before votes. Several early amendments were taken up and voted on. The committee unanimously recommended items dealing with repealing the liquor transfer to the alcohol fund and redirecting liquor-related revenue to the general fund, and it also approved an amendment revising Granite Advantage funding so there would be no automatic transfer from the liquor fund, instead using a general fund appropriation. Members then approved repealing the foster grandparent program by a 5-4 vote, and later approved an amendment requiring DHS contractors to comply with the patients’ bill of rights by a 9-0 vote. The committee also approved incorporating House Bill 94 on Medicaid coverage of circumcision by a 5-4 vote, while deferring the Wick Farmers Market Nutrition Program repeal for more discussion. The committee spent substantial time on the youth risk behavior survey amendment. Supporters said the change was intended to clarify opt-out procedures and ensure parents, guardians, and students are clearly notified that they may opt out without negative consequences. Some members raised privacy concerns and said the language could add administrative burden, but the amendment was ultimately recommended to Finance by a recorded vote of 8-1. Another amendment on civil rights and contractor standards for DHHS was discussed but not voted on after concerns were raised about vague enforcement language and possible penalties. The committee also struck amendment 1026 as redundant, with members noting related work in existing law and Senate Bill 134, and then moved on to other items, including a revised equity/access-related amendment that was postponed for later discussion.

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• It's like this concentrated effort in this map. You just go, 'Whoa, what's going on here?'
• That's something because if you look at it, if you look at the map, and when we first did it—when we

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They have a beautiful map. You should all go pull it up immediately.
• It shows deep blue areas, pockets of deep blue, the map is blue, not the political persuasion, although

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 957, house, all

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• This is an American project happening in every region across every map.
• This is an American project happening in every region across every map.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The bill modernizes surveying infrastructure by ensuring maps and land records align with up-to-date
• Does it change those people out there that are using GPS units for mapping, for designs, and plot plans

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• the nine planning commissions so that they would better serve each town and also possibly redraw the map
• reconfigure the nine planning commissions so that they would better serve each town and possibly redraw the map

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Now you can't find Palestine on a map. I want you to know, Mr.
• Now you can't find Palestine on a map. I want you to know, Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, February 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Its investigation found no consolidated countywide process map or formal protocol governing public guardian

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 16, which would require county behavioral health directors to create clear pathways for clinicians to be authorized to initiate 5150 involuntary holds. The author and supporters argued the bill would reduce reliance on law enforcement and create more consistent crisis response standards statewide, while county behavioral health directors opposed it as an unfunded mandate that could increase law enforcement involvement and create implementation burdens. Members raised questions about county costs and funding, but the author emphasized the bill’s role in building a more clinical response system. SB 561 would require public guardians to acknowledge conservatorship referrals, make determinations within a reasonable time, and provide status updates on request. Supporters said the bill would reduce delays that leave vulnerable adults in limbo, while the opposition from public guardian representatives was removed after amendments. SB 381 drew extensive public testimony in support; it would allow California-born adoptees, and descendants of deceased adoptees, access to original birth certificates, with a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents. Supporters framed the bill as a matter of dignity, identity, and health, and there was no formal opposition on the record. The committee also discussed SB 880, which would give tenants and prospective owner-occupants notice and a first opportunity to make an offer when institutional investors sell certain homes. Supporters said it would expand homeownership opportunities and preserve neighborhood stability, while opponents warned about conflicts with federal law, bundled-sale restrictions, and impacts on build-to-rent and affordable housing projects. Members and the author discussed possible amendments to address those concerns. SB 1238 would impose a duty of care and additional transparency requirements on HOA managers and boards; supporters said it would protect homeowners from mismanagement, while the main opposition argued the duty should remain contractual and could increase litigation. Finally, SB 423 would require disclosure of emergency-service records related to private detention facilities, and SB 28 would make changes to the CARE Court process, including a statewide ombudsperson and expanded oversight; both drew support and opposition, with concerns focused on transparency, privacy, implementation, and the balance between treatment and coercion. SB 574, discussed at the end, would require disclosure and human oversight for AI use in courts and legal practice and create a complaint process for ADR providers, with the State Bar noting requested amendments related to complaint handling and confidentiality.

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• Its investigation found no consolidated countywide process map or formal protocol governing public guardian

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It has a variety of industrial use cases, and it can be directly mapped onto the task of detecting print

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Those states that have enacted new maps include Texas, California, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, Tennessee

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, May 15, 2026, 1012, house, all