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• Equipment used in the operation of voting equipment must be stored in a locked room to restrict access

Bills: SB801, SB1200, SB1410, SB1717, SB1862, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB506, SB2626, SJR63, SB 3

Keywords: SB 801, birth certificate, birth record, certified copy, homeless, homelessness, unhoused, vital records, state registrar, local registrar, county clerk, fee waiver, identity documents, ID access, housing insecurity, shelter, transitional housing, Health and Safety Code, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• in 1999, in which mothers placed their child in a hatch in a church wall and a door automatically locked

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard a lengthy agenda of health care and public health bills. The first major item was HB 649, which would remove the paper supervision protocol for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and allow autonomous practice. The sponsor and supporters argued it would improve access, especially in rural areas, address workforce shortages, and reduce costs, while opponents from the medical community raised patient safety concerns and argued it would weaken physician oversight. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee reported the bill favorably by a vote of 18-7. The committee then unanimously advanced several other measures. HB 259, creating a special observance for fentanyl awareness and education, passed 23-0. HB 791, which codifies infant safety devices as an option for surrendering newborns and amends safe-haven law, passed as amended 25-0. HB 355, allowing schools to use FDA-approved emergency opioid antagonists rather than only naloxone, passed 26-0. HB 1119, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric readiness policies, training, coordination, and assessment requirements, also passed 26-0 after two amendments. HB 431, changing the date for level-two background screening of athletic coaches to July 1, 2026, passed 26-0. Later, the committee approved CS for HB 907, the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases or “Sunshine Genetics Act,” which would establish an opt-in newborn genome sequencing program at FSU and a statewide consortium for rare disease research; supporters emphasized earlier diagnosis and cost savings, and the bill passed 25-0. CS for HB 519, aligning state law with federal law on controlled substances for paramedics, passed 25-0. Finally, CS for HB 723, requiring the Department of Health to provide early-detection materials for type 1 diabetes to families of young schoolchildren, passed as amended 26-0. The meeting adjourned after all bills were reported favorably.

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• where I'm leaning right now is that we're giving the judges another tool that want to keep bad folks locked

Bills: HB43, SB81, SB178, SB138, SB89, SB183, HB27, HB188, HB199, HB190, SB117, HB43, HB27

Keywords: criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, custodial sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct, inmate abuse, prisoner exploitation, correctional staff, jail staff, detention center, probation officer, parole officer, Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Services, sheriff, county jail, municipal jail

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• Our communities have stood side by side throughout history to ensure that we stand together locking arms

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Lock. >> I think we well, I don't want to put a definitive yes or no.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• what we should do is pause our military activities while we exercise the constitutional and just the smart
• what we should do is pause our military activities while we exercise the constitutional and just the smart
• what we should do is pause our military activities while we exercise the constitutional and just the smart
• what we should do is pause our military activities while we exercise the constitutional and just the smart
• what we should do is pause our military activities while we exercise the constitutional and just the smart

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• That they have managed to play into the hands of Gavin Newsom, who is not a very smart person, who is
• That they have managed to play into the hands of Gavin Newsom, who is not a very smart person, who is
• That they have managed to play into the hands of Gavin Newsom, who is not a very smart person, who is
• And it turns out it's not deregulation, it's smart regulation.
• </c><04:42:14.878><c> find</c><04:42:15.200><c> these</c> it's smart regulation. find these it's smart

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• That's why we must continue to fight for a modernized farm bill and for smart bipartisan policies that
• Alstom, a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has opened its new cutting-edge Plant 4 facility
• that foreign all should and all know that foreign assistance<04:00:11.279><c> is</c><04:00:12.000><c> smart
• </c><04:00:12.479><c> policy</c><04:00:13.359><c> and</c><04:00:13.680><c> a</c> assistance is smart
• policy and a assistance is smart policy and a national<04:00:14.880><c> security</c><04:00:15.520><c>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Other methods include locked containers or security pouches, collection bins, and classroom phone caddies
• heard from parents who have asked that the phones be allowed to be stored in the backpack rather than locked
• If that phone is locked away with a teacher who may or may not be available to unlock that device, that
• keys to the Texans' wallet or the educational keys to the Texas future, the danger is identical: a locked
• should, but it has produced a system where innocent educators are flagged, investigated for years, and locked

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• on what the expense is, whether it's something departments can avoid spending or whether they're locked
• I just think we're unnecessarily locking families out of very valuable services.
• And no one's presented me with an alternative that's, you know, lock, stock, and barrel, pick this up
• But I don't know that it's each of them, their own, locked in a room.
• work a lot easier because we have placed the baselines and the nodes in place that allow us to just lock

Summary: The House Budget Committee met with a quorum and began by taking up a series of budget bills and committee substitutes, including House Bills 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, which were laid over. The chair then walked members through a committee amendment package, explaining a mix of technical corrections, fund swaps, and adjustments involving highway patrol fringe costs, summary budget timing, rural health care, the CCBHO FMAP correction, and marijuana-fund reallocations. Members adopted the chair’s decrease amendments and later adopted the corresponding increase amendments, including partial restoration for Care to Learn, a Title I grant language change, an Overpass and Seymour road project, technical corrections for DPS and health-related items, and restorations for Jordan Valley and FQHC substance abuse funding. After a brief recess for session and lunch, the committee returned to House Bill 2 and began considering member amendments. On House Bill 2, the committee adopted Representative Lewis’s amendment making the curriculum transparency and parent portal item a pilot program, and Representative Davidson’s amendment adding $2 million in federal Child Care and Development Block Grant funds for One-Time Wonder School. Representative Steinhoff’s attempt to shift funding from Missouri Star Solutions and WorkKeys to the Success Ready Student Assessment failed, as did Representative Taylor’s proposal to move $1.2 million from career ladder to community college nursing programs. The committee then rejected Representative Steinhoff’s attempt to redirect Title I Innovation and Improvement Grant funds back to the governor’s recommendation, and later adopted Representative Steinhoff’s vocational rehabilitation amendment, which restored the department’s request and drew down additional federal matching funds. The committee also adopted Representative Hyne’s language amendment to allow flexibility between the MOQPK pre-K grant program and the Child Care Works tri-share program, though members discussed concerns about cross-bill flexibility and whether funds would actually be available. Representative Fogle’s amendment to require budget communications sent to committee chairs to also go to the full Budget Committee was defeated after members expressed concern about information overload and the difference between required distribution and requested information. The committee then took up a lengthy debate over Representative Fogle’s amendment to remove language barring Parents as Teachers participation for children already enrolled in public pre-K. Supporters argued the programs serve different purposes and that families should not be forced to choose between them, while opponents said the language was intended to prevent duplication of services and preserve resources for children without other options. After extensive discussion, the amendment failed. The committee continued with additional House Bill 2 amendments, but the transcript ends before final action on the remaining items.

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• And then you have the lock-in effect, which is obviously influencing existing homes and the move-up buyers
• Obviously, historically low interest rates of locking in at 15 or 30-year conventional rates, and it's
• historically low interest obviously historically low interest rates<00:28:25.039><c> of</c><00:28:25.840><c> locking
• ><c> at</c><00:28:26.960><c> 15</c><00:28:27.279><c> or</c><00:28:27.520><c> 30-year</c> rates of locking
• in at 15 or 30-year rates of locking in at 15 or 30-year conventional<00:28:28.480><c> rates</c><00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So that could look like a room with a locked door.
• student's lead with their behavior as far as when that door becomes unlocked and then when it becomes locked
• then<01:26:58.320><c> when</c><01:26:58.480><c> it</c><01:26:58.719><c> becomes</c><01:26:59.040><c> locked
• </c><01:26:59.920><c> So</c><01:27:00.080><c> if</c> then when it becomes locked again.
• So if then when it becomes locked again.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Their doors have to be locked from a secure...
• Their doors have to be locked from a secure...
• Their doors have<01:25:15.760><c> to</c><01:25:15.920><c> be</c><01:25:16.080><c> locked</c><01:25:16.639
• </c> have to be locked from a secure it. have to be locked from a secure it.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• if what I'm asking you, cuz I can't say nothing to you, what I'm asking you, do you believe if we lock
• you<02:02:29.960><c> believe</c><02:02:30.960><c> if</c><02:02:31.120><c> we</c><02:02:31.280><c> lock
• ><02:02:31.720><c> a</c><02:02:31.840><c> vast</c><02:02:32.160><c> majority</c> you believe if we lock
• a vast majority you believe if we lock a vast majority of<02:02:32.640><c> young</c><02:02:32.920><c
• I know there’s some with that you can lock individuals up, there’s others that you partner, get grant

Keywords: MS House Floor - 31 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• same thing and to make sure that we we same thing and to make sure that we we we<01:25:11.199><c> lock
• down</c><01:25:11.679><c> a</c><01:25:11.840><c> good</c><01:25:12.080><c> straightforward</c> we lock
• down a good straightforward we lock down a good straightforward approach<01:25:12.960><c> that</c><01
• </c><04:36:52.879><c> on</c> to stay here past when the doors lock on to stay here past when the doors
• lock on Wednesday,<04:36:53.520><c> which</c><04:36:53.760><c> would</c><04:36:53.920><c> be</c><04:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• in the mix, the sweet spot, you know, nationally, from a fiscal policy perspective, and it doesn't lock
• It doesn't lock us into valuations down the road.
• um<03:39:07.800><c> and</c><03:39:07.880><c> it</c><03:39:08.000><c> doesn't</c><03:39:08.279><c> lock
• us into uh to a um and it doesn't lock us into uh to a number<03:39:10.319><c> like</c><03:39:10.640
• us into um uh valuations it doesn't lock us into um uh to<03:39:19.560><c> that</c><03:39:20.160><c>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session focused on school funding formulas, adequacy aid, and special education aid, with the chair outlining a schedule for the next several Tuesdays and noting that the committee would likely need multiple executive sessions to narrow down the bills. Members discussed the FY 26 formula, including base cost, differentiated aid, extraordinary needs grants, hold harmless provisions, and the roughly $28 million in excess statewide education property tax (SWP) funds that are not currently returned to the state under the existing formula. The first bill discussed was HB 137, which would allow excess SWP funds to remain with the local municipality for school and municipal purposes. Representative Spilsbury argued the issue is fundamental and suggested the state should require excess funds to be remitted back to the state, while Representative Damon said the bill appears to codify current practice and may be unnecessary, especially given possible court action. The discussion then shifted to a related bill from Representative Fellas that would redefine SWP as local money rather than state money and keep the current adequacy aid numbers revenue-neutral for now. Representative Fellas explained that SWP was created in 1999 after the Claremont lawsuit as part of the state’s effort to show increased school aid, but that it effectively labeled part of the local property tax as state money without changing property tax bills. She argued the state should not be tapping local property tax revenue and said her bill would preserve the current distribution while removing the SWP tax label, with future work possible on a different measure of local capacity such as income, home values, or poverty rate. Members also referenced prior discussions of fiscal capacity aid, relief aid, and other formula changes as part of the broader effort to restructure school funding.

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• families across rural Arkansas for many years, as I said, managing their finances, they're pretty smart
• </c> pretty smart about how to do that. Mr. pretty smart about how to do that. Mr.
• And as a community banker, four decades, I can promise you families were smart about it.
• And as a community banker, four decades, I can promise you families were smart about it.
• </c><01:28:48.880><c> about</c> promise you families were smart about promise you families were smart

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

Bills: HR210, HR142, HCR150, HR132, HCR140, HR133, HCR141, HR182, HCR192, HR96, HCR104, HR57, HCR63, HR56, HCR62, HR39, HCR43, HR48, HCR52, HR119, HCR127, HR111, HCR119, HR88, HCR96, HR120, HCR128, HR117, HCR125, HR51, HCR55, HR54, HCR58, HR149, HCR159, HR64, HCR70, HR42, HCR46, HR84, HCR92, HR92, HCR100, HCR172, HR172, HCR182, HR75, HCR83, HR116, HCR124, HR36, HCR38, HR73, HCR79, HR125, HCR133, HR136, HCR144, HCR60, HCR20, HR32, HCR32, HR115, HCR123, HR108, HCR116, HR7, HCR8, HR47, HCR51, HR178, HCR188, HCR48, HCR49, HR15, HCR13, HR107, HCR115, HR168, HCR178, HR62, HCR68, HR83, HCR91, HR147, HCR155, HR164, HCR174, HR169, HCR179, HR175, HCR185, HR106, HCR114, HR183, HCR193, HR85, HCR93, HR137, HCR145

Keywords: Earl Kawaʻa, Earl Kawaa, H.R. 210, House Resolution, Hawaii Legislature, Hawaiian language, language revitalization, mānaleo, native Hawaiian speaker, Hawaiian culture, cultural preservation, Hoʻoponopono, Kamehameha Schools, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, community mentorship, traditional practices, āina-based education, kaiapuni, Peace Corps

Bills: HR210, HR142, HCR150, HR132, HCR140, HR133, HCR141, HR182, HCR192, HR96, HCR104, HR57, HCR63, HR56, HCR62, HR39, HCR43, HR48, HCR52, HR119, HCR127, HR111, HCR119, HR88, HCR96, HR120, HCR128, HR117, HCR125, HR51, HCR55, HR54, HCR58, HR149, HCR159, HR64, HCR70, HR42, HCR46, HR84, HCR92, HR92, HCR100, HCR172, HR172, HCR182, HR75, HCR83, HR116, HCR124, HR36, HCR38, HR73, HCR79, HR125, HCR133, HR136, HCR144, HCR60, HCR20, HR32, HCR32, HR115, HCR123, HR108, HCR116, HR7, HCR8, HR47, HCR51, HR178, HCR188, HCR48, HCR49, HR15, HCR13, HR107, HCR115, HR168, HCR178, HR62, HCR68, HR83, HCR91, HR147, HCR155, HR164, HCR174, HR169, HCR179, HR175, HCR185, HR106, HCR114, HR183, HCR193, HR85, HCR93, HR137, HCR145

Keywords: Earl Kawaʻa, Earl Kawaa, H.R. 210, House Resolution, Hawaii Legislature, Hawaiian language, language revitalization, mānaleo, native Hawaiian speaker, Hawaiian culture, cultural preservation, Hoʻoponopono, Kamehameha Schools, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, community mentorship, traditional practices, āina-based education, kaiapuni, Peace Corps

Bills: HR210, HR142, HCR150, HR132, HCR140, HR133, HCR141, HR182, HCR192, HR96, HCR104, HR57, HCR63, HR56, HCR62, HR39, HCR43, HR48, HCR52, HR119, HCR127, HR111, HCR119, HR88, HCR96, HR120, HCR128, HR117, HCR125, HR51, HCR55, HR54, HCR58, HR149, HCR159, HR64, HCR70, HR42, HCR46, HR84, HCR92, HR92, HCR100, HCR172, HR172, HCR182, HR75, HCR83, HR116, HCR124, HR36, HCR38, HR73, HCR79, HR125, HCR133, HR136, HCR144, HCR60, HCR20, HR32, HCR32, HR115, HCR123, HR108, HCR116, HR7, HCR8, HR47, HCR51, HR178, HCR188, HCR48, HCR49, HR15, HCR13, HR107, HCR115, HR168, HCR178, HR62, HCR68, HR83, HCR91, HR147, HCR155, HR164, HCR174, HR169, HCR179, HR175, HCR185, HR106, HCR114, HR183, HCR193, HR85, HCR93, HR137, HCR145

Keywords: Earl Kawaʻa, Earl Kawaa, H.R. 210, House Resolution, Hawaii Legislature, Hawaiian language, language revitalization, mānaleo, native Hawaiian speaker, Hawaiian culture, cultural preservation, Hoʻoponopono, Kamehameha Schools, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, community mentorship, traditional practices, āina-based education, kaiapuni, Peace Corps