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• I spent 32 years in the Navy, all of that in the SEAL teams, wrapping my career up as the Force Master
• Force in San Antonio, Texas.
• And then what we would offer as an exception, as a force multiplier, are the deployment of these types
• We really don't know where, if there's a lack of a driving force.
• So the technology, just the same way that Bill, you know, in the SEALs was commanding Predator drones

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met with a quorum and announced a full agenda, including combined public testimony for two bills related to student personal communication devices. The committee first took up Senate Bill 1262 by Senator Nichols, a school safety cleanup bill following House Bill 3. The bill would allow TEA to commission peace officers for school safety purposes, require annual renewal of good-cause exceptions to armed guard requirements, create a new report based on intruder detection audits and vulnerability assessments, and require behavioral threat assessment teams to include someone with specific knowledge of a special education student’s disability. Committee members asked about the difference between TCOLE licensing and TEA commissioning, the scope of the officers’ authority, and how the good-cause exception would work. The committee substitute was adopted, and public testimony included support from school safety and drone-response advocates, Disability Rights Texas in favor of the special education provisions, and a student witness raising concerns about the mental health impact of repeated lockdowns and the need for immediate, reliable school safety responses. The bill was left pending after testimony, then the committee briefly recessed and later reopened testimony to hear the student witness. The committee then laid out Senate Bill 2252 by Senator Creighton, a major early literacy and numeracy bill for kindergarten through third grade. Creighton said the bill builds on prior literacy efforts by funding teacher stipends for literacy and math academies, providing free and clearly administered screeners and assessments, expanding screening options, clarifying how results are used, supporting high-quality pre-K, and increasing the early education allotment. He emphasized low reading performance and the need for early intervention. Members discussed how the bill differs from earlier academy models and whether the assessments are diagnostic or high-stakes; Creighton and witnesses said the tools are intended to identify students needing support, not to serve as punitive testing. The committee adopted the substitute. Witnesses for SB 2252 largely supported the bill. A Uplift Education representative described strong gains from small-group literacy tutoring and said students receiving targeted support can make more than a year of growth in a year. An education specialist explained that the bill aligns general education screening with existing dyslexia and special education practices and helps districts identify students who need intervention before a disability evaluation is required. A Commit Partnership witness cited statewide reading data, the importance of high-quality pre-K, and the need for transparent, consistent progress monitoring and parent engagement. Members asked about the meaning of the growth data, how dyslexia screening works, and how the bill would help identify struggling students earlier. Before finishing all questions, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair after the floor session.

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• force.
• <00:24:00.080> force<00:24:01.000> he he was a member of the HCR task force he he was
• a member of the HCR task force he noted<00:24:01.520> in<00:24:01.679> this<00:24:01.840
• Air Force parcels.
• Air Force parcels.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met on March 21, 2025, and heard several resolutions related to corrections, emergency preparedness, and wildfire risk. Early items included HCR 62/HR 57 on flying the National League of Families POW/MIA flag year-round at the state Capitol, for which no one testified, and HCR 154/HR 49, which would request a comprehensive forensic audit of DCR and DAGS spending tied to planning and building a new jail to replace the Ahu Community Correctional Center. The ACLU strongly supported the audit, arguing that the state has spent millions on jail planning over many years without clear accounting, that a new jail is unnecessary and fiscally irresponsible, and that public-private partnership arrangements could reduce transparency. Committee members questioned the use of the term “forensic,” the age of some cited allegations, and whether the auditor could instead conduct another type of audit; the ACLU said it was open to other audit language and offered to help compile background materials. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard HCR 63, asking DCR to provide separate clinical counseling services for correctional staff, with one supporter, and HCR 23, which asks DCR to include circuit and district court facilities in planning the new Ahu Community Correctional Center and to establish a release procedure that avoids releasing detainees into residential communities or public spaces. DCR Director Johnson said the department supported the intent of HCR 23 and had discussed it with the Chief Justice and court administrator, adding that one multi-purpose courtroom could handle both district and circuit proceedings. The chair then moved on without further discussion. A major portion of the meeting focused on HCR 37, which asks HEMA to work with other agencies on outreach and preparedness for kūpuna. Testifiers from the Pearl City Neighborhood Board, AARP Hawaii, and the Hawaii Council of Community Associations supported the measure, citing the vulnerability of older adults and people with disabilities during disasters, lessons from the Lahaina fires, and the need for clear evacuation plans, siren reliability, and better coordination with care homes and condominium associations. Several speakers described local preparedness efforts and concerns about gaps in communication and implementation. The committee also discussed HCR 69/HR 62 on creating a vegetation management working group to reduce wildfire risk; the Division of Consumer Advocacy supported it, with testimony describing dangerous incidents involving vines and bamboo contacting electrical lines and causing sparking and a utility pole fire. The meeting ended with testimony and questions continuing on that topic, and no final committee action was shown in the excerpt.

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• down his life for us. and rising again on the third day, and before he died, he said, I give you commandment
• It's actually one of the Ten Commandments.
• And so, you're forcing a record vote instead of... vote where you go on paper and you say if I could
• HB 117 by Schoolcraft relating to the establishment of the Governor's Task Force of the Governance of
• Early Childhood Education and Care. to the Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Services, I move

Bills: HB630, HB420, HB767, HB1708, HB2842, HB1404, HB2457, HB140, HB333, HB227, HB913, HB201, HB2198, HB 109, HB2763, HB519, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB1318, HB2358, HB2415, HB2765, HB2735, HB3307, HB1373, HB694, HB 1242, HB272, HB1437, HB1888, HCR78, HCR12, HCR128, HR7, HR11, HR37, HR69, HR83, HR89, HR100, HR123, HR129, HR137, HR254, HR258, HR289, HR293, HR318, HR324, HR350, HR368, HR370, HR372, HR379, HR406, HR407, HR432, HR445, HR471, HR504, HR506, HR507, HR528, HR567, HR572, HR591, HR592, HR593, HR603, HR614, HR621, HR673, HR684, HR685, HR687, HR700, HR701, HR711, HR712, HR754, HR757, HR758, HR760, HR764, HR765, HR766, HR767, HR768, HR769, HR770, HR771, HR772, HR774, HR776, HR777, HR778, HR779, HR780, HR783, HR784, HR784, HR6, HR6, HR17, HR17, HR18, HR18, HR49, HR49, HR170, HR170, HR236, HR236, HR247, HR275, HR355, HR356, HR364, HR672, HR690, HR690, HR755, HR755, HR756, HR756, HR759, HR759, HR762, HR762, HR763, HR763, HR781, HR781, HR785, HR785, SB2, SB260, SB569, HB2, HB2000, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117

Keywords: outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 420, Texas Water Code, special district, water district, board meetings, meeting location, teleconference, videoconference, remote meeting, public hearing, tax rate hearing, special districts, Cedar Creek Reservoir, county boundary, local government

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• HIMSELF WITHIN OUR GOVERNMENT, UNLAWFULLY OBTAINED INFORMATION THAT AFFECTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND TASKED
• That means visually impaired and disabled Alaska Natives and elders are forced to make an impossible
• Unfortunately, due to misguided federal policy, the Cherokee were forced from their homes in Tennessee
• UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO MISGUIDED FEDERAL POLICY, THE CHEROKEE WERE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES IN TENNESSEE
• PERSEVERANCE, AND PURE LOVE OF COMMAND OF THE ICE. IT IS MY FAVORITE SPORT.

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

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• Organ Alliance Austin Methodist Special Transplant Hospital and members of the chronic kidney disease Task
• Force.
• She was instrumental in the creation of the Texas Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force, and since then the
• The Texas Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force has developed a state plan to address chronic kidney disease
• Littlefield, the Texas Renal Coalition, and the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force for her leadership

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• He went on to serve as the air mission commander for the initial invasion of Cambodia and during long
• Methodist Special Transplant Hospital and members of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.
• She was instrumental... ...in the creation of the Texas Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force, and since
• The Texas Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force has developed a state plan to address chronic kidney disease
• Little Field, the Texas Renal Coalition, and the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force for her leadership

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Before this address, I signed an executive order establishing the Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force
• The results of the School Funding Modernization Task Force will be on my desk come this December, but
• Missouri Task Force One deployed to St. Louis, where they worked with the St.
• The task force is one of 28 urban search and rescue teams in the United States.
• The task force is one of 28 urban search and rescue teams in the United States, managed by the Boone

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Follow-up: I'm a law enforcement officer, and I give you a command.
• Uh, I want to, uh, you know, not a command, but I want to see this.
• Follow-up: I'm a law enforcement officer, and I give you a command.
• Uh, I want to, uh, you know, not a command, but I want to see this.
• I am the commander of our operations bureau.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I've also been promoted to commander of American Legion Post 2001.
• I've also been promoted to commander of American Legion Post 2001.
• I've also been promoted to commander of American Legion Post 2001.
• I've also been promoted to commander of American Legion Post 2001.
• I've also been promoted to commander of American Legion Post 2001.

Bills: HF1439, HF1004, HF498, HF1326

Keywords: HF1439, Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation, Carts to Careers, workforce development fund, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, grocery industry, food industry, food retail, retail workforce, job training, career pathways, scholarships, certifications, workforce pipeline, one-time appropriation, industry training, labor shortage, youth employment, apprenticeship

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• <00:43:00.720> Our<00:43:00.960> Medicaid<00:43:01.440> fraud fraud task force
• Our Medicaid fraud fraud task force.
• So there's, you know, we have task force members that are on Secret Service task forces that we are able
• > that<01:21:27.760> are<01:21:28.000> on<01:21:28.320> secret task force
• members that are on secret task force members that are on secret service<01:21:29.040> task<01

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:07 Office of the Attorney General Update: 00:04:52 Department of Kentucky State Police Update: 00:44:57, 958, all

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• officer, Commander Chad Giglio, his crew, and their families.
• LET THE FORCES OF EVIL OVERCOME THE FORCES OF GOOD AND THE DECENCY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
• Force.
• But leadership is not just about titles and task force forces. It's about action.
• But leadership is not just about titles and task force forces. It's about action.

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

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• My daddy led a NATO Joint Expeditionary Task Force during Korea, and my ex-husband began 26 years of
• can use any reasonable force. suppressing their symbols before persecuting them.
• force.
• So the Ten Commandments and everything else is... We'll be fine, but not any other flag.
• So the Ten Commandments and everything else is cool, but everything else is a no-go, yes?

Summary: The committee took up several claims bills first and reported both favorably without debate. SB 20, relating to relief of J.N., a minor, would pay the remaining $400,000 of a $600,000 settlement after an 11-year-old was injured on a Hillsborough County sidewalk with a known defect; SB 14, relating to the estate of Pineal Januier, would authorize payment of the remaining $1.7 million of a $2 million settlement after a drowning at a Miami Beach youth center pool. Both bills were supported by the sponsors and the Senate Special Master’s favorable recommendations, and both passed on roll call votes. The committee then considered SJR 1510 and its implementing bill, SB 1512, both by Senator Avila, which would create a new property tax benefit for owners who lease a non-homestead residential property for more than six months in order to encourage more affordable rental housing. Local governments, the Florida League of Cities, and the Florida Association of Counties opposed the proposal, warning of major revenue losses, impacts on public safety and services, and uncertainty for local budgets; several senators also questioned whether landlords would pass savings on to renters and whether the measure would worsen density and parking issues. Despite the opposition, both measures were reported favorably after the sponsor said the bills would be refined and revised. SB 674, by Senator Wright, was reported favorably with support from property appraisers who said it would let them budget and pay hiring or retention bonuses, similar to authority already given to tax collectors, to help compete for specialized staff. CS for CS SB 268, by Senator Jones, also passed after an amendment adding congressional members; the bill would create a public-records exemption for certain home-address information for elected officials, and debate centered on balancing transparency with safety after members described death threats and harassment. The committee then approved SB 100, by Senator Fine, which would bar government buildings from displaying flags representing political viewpoints and allow active or retired military or National Guard members to use reasonable force to stop desecration of the U.S. flag; the bill drew extensive opposition from transparency, civil rights, and LGBTQ advocates who argued it was vague, unconstitutional, and aimed at pride flags, while supporters said government should not endorse political messages. Finally, CS for SB 1664, by Senator Trumbull, was reported favorably after a strike-all amendment. The bill would require voter reapproval every eight years for certain local discretionary taxes, including tourist development taxes and some local option taxes, unless pledged to revenue bonds. Cities, counties, tourism groups, and the lodging industry opposed it, saying the measure would create uncertainty, threaten tourism marketing and beach restoration funding, and make long-term infrastructure and debt planning difficult. Senator Trumbull argued the proposal simply gives voters a recurring chance to decide whether they still support the taxes and the projects they fund.

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• MDOT has been uh studying this uh for a long time with their uh connected autonomous vehicle task force
• MDOT has been uh studying this uh for a long time with their uh connected autonomous vehicle task force
• MDOT has been uh studying this uh for a long time with their uh connected autonomous vehicle task force
• MDOT has been uh studying this uh for a long time with their uh connected autonomous vehicle task force
• c><01:15:24.320> think vehicle task force and so I think vehicle task force and so I think Minnesota's

Bills: HF3169, HF3749, HF2605, HF3541, HF4102, HF3513, HF268

Keywords: suicide prevention, transportation, mental health, bridge safety, data collection, state law, bridge inspection, active transportation, truck parking, public safety, vehicle registration, fee structure, full-service providers, Capitol security, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, Minnesota State Patrol, State Patrol compensation, trooper salary

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• We remember that small businesses were forced to close, many for good.
• This bill would protect Massachusetts residents from being forced to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA
• Small family-owned businesses were forced to close while all the big box stores stayed open.
• My daughter was forced to drop out of college and put her life and career on hold.
• Blunt Force, trauma, spent an old, any fraud on death records.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management held a hearing on several emergency management bills, with most of the testimony focused on Senate Bill 539, which would prohibit COVID-19 mRNA vaccination or gene-altering procedures as a condition of entry, employment, school attendance, or access to public venues. Senator Durant and many public witnesses supported the bill, arguing that COVID-era mandates were coercive, ineffective, and harmful, and that the state should not require proof of vaccination in future emergencies. One witness, Joanne Tuller, testified in opposition, saying the government should retain authority to impose public health measures in emergencies and warning against permanently limiting that power based on the COVID experience. The committee also heard testimony on Senate Bill 540, concerning the prevention of radioactive material discharge, with a Sierra Club representative and local residents opposing Holtec’s disposal of wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant and citing health, environmental, and economic concerns in Plymouth and nearby communities. Senator Driscoll testified in support of Senate Bills 537 and 538, describing them as measures to strengthen the Commonwealth’s strategic preparedness stockpile and to create a framework for emergency response during surges in hospitalizations, including temporary waivers of prior authorization when hospitals are over capacity. In addition, Dr. Jennifer Carlson testified in support of H.885, a resolve creating a special commission on the field of emergency management, arguing that the profession should be more fully professionalized and staffed by dedicated experts rather than part-time “second hat” officials. Several other bills on the docket, including H.883 and H.84, had no sign-ups. The chair closed each bill’s testimony section as the list was exhausted, and the hearing was adjourned without any votes taken during the session.

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• This bill meets the recommendations the legislature received from the Psychedelic Medicine Task Force
• I strongly recommend checking out the Psychedelic Medicine Task Force committee legislative report.
• My name is Stephanie Cann, selected member of the Minnesota Psychedelic Task Force convened in 2023.
• I also served on the Psychedelic Medicine Task Force, representing patients with treatment-resistant
• >> Thank you, chair and members for this bill. 2 years ago when we passed the task force, I just

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Tant: Thank you for taking up the bill on command, Representative Kendall.
• where they would rather walk on the streets and avoid the trail all altogether because of this commandeering
• Chaney: I think the importance of this bill is that you're putting together a task force who are overseeing
• And that is what this task force and your bill puts together and does.

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• Some seem to be forced in nature.
• And then we ended up converting it to a study resolution to create a task force to make recommendations
• And that task force gave us recommendations on how to streamline operations, how to eliminate duplication
• It's a difficult and challenging task. Change is hard, and big change is big hard.
• It's a difficult and challenging task. Change is hard, and big change is big hard.

Bills: HR243, HB939, SB56, SB72, SB129, SB171, SB252

Keywords: Tickfaw River, boating safety, warning signs, parish governing authorities, Livingston Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Lake Maurepas, Natalbany River, boat collisions, vessel incidents, recreational boating, marine safety, public safety, navigation hazards, waterway signage, Louisiana House Resolution 243, HR 243, motor vehicle, licensing

Summary: The committee first adopted Amendment Set 527 without objection, then took up Senate Bill 56 concerning the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District and its possible transfer into the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West. Amendment Set 5327 was adopted to add a compliance officer with specified qualifications, described as a checks-and-balances measure separating that role from the chief of police. Testimony in support emphasized the district’s limited recurring revenues, the need for professional management, and the West Bank authority’s ability to provide administrative and operational support. A witness for affected landowners raised concerns about unpaid takings claims and urged amendments to preserve liability and avoid litigation, but the committee ultimately reported SB 56 favorably with amendments. The committee then received an update from DOTD Secretary Glenn Laude on the department’s transformation initiatives, including outsourcing operations and maintenance, construction process improvements, faster contractor payment times, quicker change-order approvals, and improved project delivery rates. After that, the committee reported favorably Senate Bill 171, which makes cleanup changes to the new water resources authority, and Senate Bill 252, which updates driver’s license organ-donor authorization to record both yes and no choices. Senate Bill 72, dealing with electronic titles and vehicle registration, was amended extensively to modernize OMV processes, support electronic lien and title transactions, and set standards for secure digital titles; it was then reported with amendments. House Bill 939, which would have created a Louisiana New and Used Motor Vehicle Commission, was converted into a substitute bill creating a Louisiana Vehicle Commission and consolidating the existing new and used vehicle commissions. After discussion of implementation, governance, funding, and employee-transition concerns, the committee adopted the substitute amendments and then deferred the bill. Senate Bill 129, creating a Master Combat Infantry Specialty license plate, was amended to add designated state officials for a related special plate request tied to security and parking around the Supreme Court in New Orleans, and it was reported with amendments. Finally, House Resolution 243, as amended, urged safety warning signage on the Tickfaw River after a fatal boating accident; the amendment shifted responsibility from DOTD to surrounding parish governing authorities, and the resolution was reported with amendments before the committee adjourned.

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• I also like to introduce Lieutenant Colonel Jordie Womack, United States Air Force and Air National Guard
• It's an essential force of economic mobility and community strength, and it's helping individuals unlock
• Socorro, New Mexico, and just five months before graduating high school, a serious health condition forced
• Speaker and gentlemen, on page two, physical restraint means the use of physical force, without the use

Bills: HB111, HB103, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB145, HB154, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB38, HB47, HB63, HB64, HB127, HB165, HB184, HB200, HM20, HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• He says that once when someone asks, "What's the greatest commandment?"
• force here in the state.
• Dollars taken from taxpayers by force of law, not given freely.
• This is something that we've heard from the counties and also from the Priority Admission Task Force,
• ; this is a difficult task for our branch of government—really, really difficult.

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• Their involvement and use of force.
• Why will we not honor the police officers like Sergeant Canel, who was forced to leave the police force
• They were forced to withdraw got in.
• both<03:40:54.720> chambers commanding majorities of both chambers commanding majorities of
• Dakota, in my state, is no easy task. Dakota, in my state, is no easy task.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all