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• So a plater or a landfill could bring their materials to them, have it pre-treated before.
• I'm the agency PFAS coordinator at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. aggregate material on them
• The DOC does not have the authority to do that without explicit legislative approval.
• A handout summarizing the results of the study is in your materials.

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security

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• As Chief Justice John Roberts correctly noted last week, the framers were explicit.
• legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the legislation and to insert extraneous material
• legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the legislation and to insert extraneous material
• materials of manufacturing industry.<02:24:12.720> The<02:24:12.960> south<02:24:13.359
• <02:29:55.359> and exists till changed by an explicit and exists till changed by an explicit

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

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• devices in areas of business where individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy without explicit
• Explicit consent.
• In 2024, the Apollo Fire, sparked by illegal dump material, burned 800 acres. ...destroyed a home, and
• And increasingly, technology has changed the way vendors access and consume this material.
• They now access child sex abuse material through streaming rather than traditional downloads.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills and took testimony on each, with members often noting amendments and continuing negotiations. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require juvenile courts to find that less restrictive alternatives are unsuitable before ordering detention, and would require periodic review of continued detention and consideration of alternatives at disposition. Supporters argued it would reduce unnecessary youth detention and improve transparency; probation, judges, and police groups opposed it as an undue limit on judicial discretion and potentially unsafe in serious cases. The chair said he would recommend an aye with amendments, but the bill was held pending quorum and later remained on call. SB 1130 by Senator Gomez Reyes would update privacy law for wearable recording devices such as smart glasses, requiring consent before recording in places where people have a reasonable expectation of privacy and banning devices or accessories designed to defeat recording indicators. Supporters said the bill addresses secret recording and invasive surveillance; opponents from tech and hospitality groups sought clarification to avoid unintended liability for businesses and exempt workplace communication devices. Members discussed those exemptions, and the chair recommended an aye, but the measure also remained on call. Senator Blake Spear presented SB 99, which would let courts consider military protective orders in domestic violence proceedings and require better communication between civilian law enforcement and military authorities. Supporters from the Department of Defense, local officials, and military representatives said it would close protection gaps for military families; the ACLU opposed it on due process grounds because MPOs are issued without judicial process. The chair and author emphasized that the bill only allows consideration of MPOs and does not require civilian enforcement of them. The bill passed out on a vote, though it remained on call for additional members. The committee also heard SB 937 by Senator Gonzalez, restricting flashbang use for crowd control and banning flashbangs and explosive breaching charges in immigration enforcement, and SB 1022, creating a statewide anti-trafficking task force. SB 937 drew support from civil rights and community groups and opposition from police and sheriffs over the use-of-force standard and limits on tactics; it passed out on a vote but remained on call. SB 1022 was supported by survivor and faith groups and opposed by public defenders and sex worker advocates who raised concerns about racial disparities and enforcement harms; it also passed out on a vote. Later, SB 1395, extending criminal protective orders for certain felony sex offenses against minors up to 20 years, and SB 1230, increasing penalties for repeat illegal dumping, were both heard with mixed testimony and were held on call after committee votes. The committee also adopted a consent calendar and several bills were moved forward with amendments.

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• Libraries can still set their own policies, such as who is liable for any damage to any library materials
• Libraries can still set their own policies, such as who is liable for any damage to any library materials
• Equally important, this bill gives local educational agencies explicit authority to cover insurance costs

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So at the end of this meeting, it'll get added to the materials, but no, we didn't make enough for everyone
• So at the end of this meeting, it'll get added to the materials, but no, we didn't make enough for everyone
• One is to create a permanent ongoing plan to do type COLA, but explicit statutory language authorizing

Keywords: 904, all

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• It creates a simple, low-cost standard requiring high schools to distribute voter registration materials
• Schools already have access to free registration materials through the Secretary of State's office.
• affect local taxes, California's Elections Code conflicts with that authority due to the lack of explicit

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on July 16, 2025, and heard five measures focused on election administration, voter participation, judicial retention elections, charitable solicitation by officials, and local transportation tax initiatives. The chair noted the committee’s rules for limited witness testimony and accepted written testimony through the legislative portal. Several authors presented their bills in person or through a committee member due to scheduling conflicts. SB 3 by Senator Cervantes would tighten and clarify the ballot signature-cure process, including requiring standardized forms from election officials and adding a reminder on vote-by-mail envelopes about signature matching. Supporters said the bill would reduce rejected ballots and make the process more reliable; there was no opposition. The committee voted do pass as amended and re-refer to Appropriations. SB 316 by Senator Reyes, presented by Assembly Member Pellerin, would expand high school voter registration and pre-registration outreach to students, with testimony from students, education groups, disability advocates, and civic organizations in support. One member opposed on the grounds that it could be an unfunded mandate for schools. The bill passed 4-1. ACA 8 by Assembly Member Pellerin would change appellate and Supreme Court judicial retention elections so justices would appear on the ballot only if voters file a petition requesting it. Supporters, including the Secretary of State, the League of Women Voters, and the California Judges Association, said it would reduce ballot length, voter fatigue, and costs while preserving accountability. One member raised concern about the future petition threshold and the possibility it could be set too high, and voted no. The measure passed 4-2. SB 760 by Senator Allen would narrow behested payment reporting requirements for public appeals to charities, especially in disaster response, while preserving disclosure where officials, family members, or staff have conflicts of interest. Good-government groups supported the bill as a balance between transparency and encouraging charitable appeals; it passed unanimously on the recorded vote. SB 512 by Senator Perez would clarify that voters in transportation districts may use citizen initiatives to propose transportation sales taxes where the district already has taxing authority. Supporters argued it aligns Elections Code with Proposition 218 and recent case law, while opponents from business and real estate groups objected to the measure’s implications for tax approval rules. The committee approved the bill 5-2. After calling absent members, the committee cleared the calendar and adjourned.

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• Federal law is supreme and may preempt state law in one of two ways: explicit congressional direction
• systems that give parents more control over their children's online activity and prevent obscene material
• I think the quality of the materials and the research that you have here is very clear, and we just need

Bills: SB1065, SB2117, SB2217, SB2363, SB2533, SB2742, SB2743, SB2881, SB2964, SB3013, SB3014

Keywords: SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty

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• We receive written materials. We watch videos.
• <04:34:49.359> that the prescriber to use FDA materials that the prescriber to use FDA materials
• <04:35:02.279> simply cover to cover these materials simply cover to cover these materials
• shelves avoid checking out any material shelves avoid checking out any material and<06:03:45.400
• harmful inappropriate or explicit harmful inappropriate or explicit material<06:10:13.080> that

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• grants office, to build the central grants office, to build the training, to do all of the supportive materials
• Last year, the legislature also added explicit authority to DHS to sanction MA providers, excuse me,
• 27.680> added Last year, the legislature also added Last year, the legislature also added explicit
• 28.920> to<01:31:29.080> DHS<01:31:29.840> to<01:31:30.040> sanction explicit
• authority to DHS to sanction explicit authority to DHS to sanction for for for um um um sanction<01:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Is it material support to represent a group in challenging this designation?
• No, I do not believe that that would fall under the definition of material support.
• Material support, again, is already defined in our laws. It's 775.33.
• I don't think that that would be limited or considered material support.
• In the 1950s, in this country, providing material support to a terrorist group.

Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern gang recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but clarifies definitions used for gang-related enhancements and law enforcement investigations. Members raised concerns about the meaning of “observed in the company” of gang members and possible impacts on businesses and bikers; Martin said the language was not intended to reach ordinary business customers and that the bill still requires other criteria. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably after debate, with some members supporting it and others warning it was still too broad. The committee also approved CS/SB 762, allowing cross-jurisdictional assignment of conflict capital cases with cost and reporting requirements, after an amendment emphasizing judicial economy and geographic proximity; the bill was described as a cost-saving measure and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1742, creating a new offense for indecent exposure or sexual acts directed at minors under 16, was amended to align with the House version and to cover observing a child for sexual gratification, then reported favorably. CS/SB 1750, increasing penalties and mandatory minimums for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses, was amended to restore some current-law provisions and limit reclassification to offenders who were 18 or older at the time of the offense, then reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 1582 on statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions, along with its companion public-records bill SB 1792, both described as theft-prevention and law-enforcement tools with confidentiality protections and stakeholder support. CS/SB 500, providing FDLE protective security for major-party nominees for statewide constitutional offices, was also reported favorably after a technical amendment. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would create a process for Florida to designate foreign and domestic terrorist organizations, restrict courts from enforcing foreign or religious law when it conflicts with state or federal law, and bar public funds from supporting designated organizations. Senator Graal said the bill targets conduct, not belief, and creates due-process protections through written findings, public notice, cabinet action, and judicial review. Senator Smith and Senator Polsky repeatedly questioned whether the bill’s use of terms like “promotion” could chill protected speech, academic debate, protest activity, or legal representation, and whether the designation process could be used politically or against religious and advocacy groups. Graal said promotion was meant to cover support for illegal acts, not mere disagreement or academic speech, and said she was open to clarifying language. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, arguing it was vague, unconstitutional, and likely to be used against Muslim communities, students, nonprofits, and dissenting political speech; a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety and to prevent state support for terrorism. The committee did not take a final vote on CS/SB 1632 in the portion provided, and the transcript ends during public testimony on that bill.

Bills: HB3790, HB2941, HB2959, HB3087, HB3974, HB3500, HB3697, HB3262, HB3582, HB4226, HB3037, HB4139, HB4143, HB4144, HB2936, HB3322, HB4296, HB3278, HB4202, HB4176, HB3303, HB3648, HB4119

Keywords: home repairs, consumer protection, contracts, homeowner rights, rescission, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent

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• explicit images without consent. explicit images without consent.
• AI-generated explicit images.
• Threatening to disclose an explicit image is a deeply coercive act.
• Threatening to disclose an explicit image is a deeply coercive act.
• <00:44:42.680> The explicit images actually unfold. The explicit images actually unfold.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• ability to accept certain situations, or if someone was in an accident and couldn't produce the materials
• ability to accept certain situations, or if someone was in an accident and couldn't produce the materials
• ability to accept certain situations, or if someone was in an accident and couldn't produce the materials
• Someone was in an accident and couldn't produce the materials. That may put them at a disadvantage.
• in OB3 that they can't make explicit in OB3 that they can't make decisions.<00:48:40.000> They

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They are also prohibited from transporting hazardous materials.
• They are also prohibited from transporting hazardous materials.
• protects the city through fire suppression, emergency medical services, rescue operations, hazardous materials
• Waymo publishes and continuously maintains this document, providing public safety agencies with explicit
• Heavy-duty trucking employs hundreds of thousands of Californians, and the explicit purpose of this technology

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard testimony on the DMV’s finalized autonomous vehicle regulations, with a focus on how the rules update California’s oversight of testing, deployment, reporting, and enforcement. DMV and CHP officials said the new framework expands data collection beyond crashes to include immobilizations, hard-braking events, system failures, and notices of noncompliance, while also creating clearer requirements for first responder interaction, remote operations, and heavy-duty AV testing and deployment. Members raised concerns about safety, emergency response delays, freeway and work-zone operations, and whether the state has enough data to compare AVs with human drivers. Witnesses from consumer and labor-related groups emphasized transparency and accountability, arguing that the prior rules were outdated and that public access to the collected data is important for regulators, researchers, and injured parties. Industry representatives said California now has the nation’s most comprehensive AV permitting and reporting system, with phased permits, mileage thresholds, and broad DMV authority to restrict or suspend operations. They supported the regulations as a path to safer, more transparent deployment, while noting that the rules stay within state operational authority and do not replace federal standards for vehicle design and performance. A second panel focused on first responder interactions and remote operations. The San Francisco Fire Department described AVs blocking emergency scenes and generating “sleeper calls” when passengers fall asleep, consuming significant fire and EMS resources. Waymo said it maintains 24/7 emergency contacts, first responder plans, geofencing protocols, and remote support that can help move vehicles or allow first responders to override them. Members asked about license requirements for remote personnel, redundancy during communication outages, and how companies handle sleeping passengers before calling 911. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational.

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• that distribute electrical energy, natural gas, petroleum products. telecommunications, or other materials
• This is also funded by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or PHMSA through their
• Enacted in 1999, and last material. amended in 2011, the act is now more than 25 years old.
• the Missouri law obviously wins but but a lot of the states use best practices even if it's not explicit
• like this and there are other states that are explicit but the very fundamental reason best practice

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I was given materials that suggested in some cases it might be over-inclusive, and in others it might
• And so this is new in the sense that we just had to make it explicit that this tolling provision still
• And so it's trying to be very explicit as to what is included rather than just naming the statute as

Bills: SB38, SB17, SB41, SB264

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations

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• authorize the United States to enforce our existing sanctions when North Korea or Iran buy nuclear materials
• If additional explicit restrictions on executive compensation are necessary, they can be addressed in
• We have very explicit anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act laws that prevent banks from doing business

Bills: SB875

Keywords: banking regulation, federal agencies, reputational risk, financial services, supervision, FIRM Act, bank supervision, depository institutions, federal banking agencies, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve, NCUA, CFPB, credit unions, Operation Choke Point, financial discrimination, safety and soundness, supervisory guidance, examination manual

Summary: This meeting focused on the markup of the Genius Act and the FIRM Act, two significant pieces of legislation addressing stablecoin regulation and the financial industry's regulatory framework. The Chairman noted the importance of providing clarity to the digital asset community and protecting American consumers, while also promoting innovation and competition within the financial sector. Members of both parties expressed varying viewpoints, with some highlighting concerns related to national security and the potential risks associated with stablecoins.

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• Material on digital service.
• systems that give parents greater control over their child's online activity and prevents obscene material
• It's just slowing it down again to make sure that the material that is sometimes pushed to harm children
• materials and gender identity.
• For example, our code prohibits misrepresenting material information about a property.

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• this bill by Senator Hughes relating to the applicability of law protecting minors from harmful materials
• Limit exposure to dangerous materials.
• any piece of them using... ...algorithms; it's just slowing it down again to make sure that the material
• materials and gender identity.
• For example, our code prohibits misrepresenting material information about a property. say that a roof

Bills: SB1361, SB2105, SB2690, SB2713, SCR38, SB2637, SB2881

Keywords: SB 1361, Texas disaster recovery loan, small business loan, micro-business loan, community development financial institution, CDFI, economic disaster assistance, post-disaster financing, business recovery fund, Texas Economic Development Bank, zero-interest loan, working capital, payroll support, health benefits, job retention, declared disaster, small business relief, microenterprise, franchise exclusion, private equity-backed business

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• There were 1 million cases of child sexual abuse material distributed in 2014, 1 million.
• That increased to 156 million of child sex abuse material distributed in the first nine months of 2021
• , a clip that we have never seen before in the history of our state, at least in part due to the material
• take the step further in protecting kids online as well, because not only can they have access to explicit
• material through social media, but there are other harms on social media as well, such as Peer bullying

Bills: HB 186

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556