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• Representative Rapinski's bill that makes changes to victims' rights requested by the Office of Justice Programs
• House File 3870 comes from the Department of Public Safety for the Office of Justice Programs.
• /c><00:04:03.680><c> When</c><00:04:04.120><c> OJP</c><00:04:05.040><c> uh</c> Office of Justice Programs
• When OJP uh Office of Justice Programs.
• </c> psychiatric residential treatment psychiatric residential treatment facility.<00:20:00.720><c> And

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, I think we have a big group from the University of Louisville APRM program.
• /c><00:01:47.280><c> Uh</c><00:01:47.520><c> would</c><00:01:47.680><c> y'all</c> Louisville APRM program
• Uh would y'all Louisville APRM program.
• have a real strong tie to Kentucky agriculture because of the support that many of you in these programs
• </c> space, and medical treatment space, and medical treatment requirements<00:19:56.160><c> as</c><00

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:32 SB 155 Discussion: 03:00 SB 155 Roll Call Vote: 07:50 SB 45 Discussion: 08:39 SB 45 Roll Call Vote: 36:00, 958, all

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• , and multicultural family programming.
• Beyond leadership development, the program emphasizes community engagement.
• or the juvenile justice DAP program.
• DAP program to the extent practical for a virtual setting.
• This will equate to about 40 additional... high school students enrolled in the FAST program.

Keywords: legislation, Senate Joint Resolution 40, Senate Bill 871, constitutional amendment, emergency powers, governor authority, legislative oversight

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial pieces of legislation, notably Senate Joint Resolution 40, which proposed a constitutional amendment to clarify the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the Supreme Court during emergencies. Senator Birdwell presented the resolution, emphasizing the need for legislative involvement during prolonged crises. It garnered broad support, passing with 29 votes in favor and only 1 against. Following this, Senate Bill 871, considered the enabling legislation, was also moved for discussion, with the aim of reinforcing the legislature's authority during emergencies while establishing clear guidelines for the governor's powers.

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• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1814, substance use disorder treatment committee, passed out of
• we’ve seen several bills that add fingerprinting to different agencies while the universal voucher program
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1814 substance use disorder treatment committee, passed out of a
• Madam Chair, members, Senate Bill 1275 is now entitled Diversion Program, military members, veterans.
• Madam Chair Member, Senate Bill 1275 is now entitled Diversion Program, military members, veterans.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a large calendar of Senate bills, with members mainly hearing short titles, committee vote counts, and whether bills were on consent or pulled for further discussion. Many measures were reported out on party-line or split votes and several were flagged to be removed from consent, especially bills involving artificial intelligence content verification, public benefits eligibility, gender transition procedures liability, health insurance reimbursement for vaccines, light rail feasibility review, public employees merit hiring, public records fees, virtual currency payments, tax conformity, undocumented immigrants and financial services, central bank digital currency, and public monies investment in trust currency. The caucus also discussed a number of education, public safety, child welfare, health, and regulatory bills. These included measures on school communications, bullying liability, AED training, classroom management, school safety reporting, DCS procedures, fingerprinting at behavioral health facilities, probation conditions, missing children reporting, sex offender monitoring, crimes against children probation monitoring, and domestic violence release conditions. Several members raised objections or concerns about specific bills, including mandatory sentencing, religious sectarian law language, concealed weapons notice repeal, and a bill on death sentence by firing squad, with some members asking to pull those bills from consent. A final topic was a blue-sheet Senate amendment to HB 2874 on campaign committee termination statements and penalties. Rhonda explained the Senate changes would void penalties for committees with no contributions or expenditures, retroactive to December 2021, but noted the Senate did not secure enough votes for the emergency clause. Members asked about the rationale, the Secretary of State’s position, and the amount of outstanding penalties. The chair later announced that the Senate amendment was being refused, so the bill would not receive final passage that day and would instead be sent back for further action or conference.

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• As a program, the Stillwater Girls Varsity Soccer Team enjoyed great success and set a high standard
• This program would be renamed in his honor.
• It supports those in treatment, BECOME A LAW. &gt;&gt; CALL THE ROLL.
• THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE RENAMED IN HIS HONOR, AGAIN, IT IS AN OASAS SCHOLARSHIP AND ONE TO TRAIN THOSE
• IT SUPPORTS THOSE IN TREATMENT, ...prevention, recovery.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Imam Tahir Kukaj of the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, who offered remarks about gratitude, diversity, and support for Kosovo’s independence. The Journal was approved, and the chamber then took up several previously adopted resolutions, including Resolution 1516 commemorating the 18th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence and Resolution 1317 honoring the Stillwater Girls Varsity Soccer Team and Head Coach Christine Ihnatolya for winning the NYSPHSAA Class C state championship. Both resolutions were adopted, and the sponsors were authorized to seek additional co-sponsors. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed a series of bills, including measures on environmental conservation, education, public health, civil service, penal law, public service, labor, and a retroactive real property tax exemption for the Silver Lake Foundation. Most bills passed with broad support, though several drew recorded no votes from a small group of senators. Senator Fahy explained her vote on a bill renaming an OASAS scholarship in honor of Father Peter Young, emphasizing his work on addiction, incarceration, and homelessness. Two items drew extended debate. On Calendar 141, Senator Walczyk appealed the chair’s ruling that an amendment to a public service bill was nongermane; the Senate voted 21 to overrule the chair, so the ruling stood, and the bill then passed 52-6. On Calendar 213, Senators Kavanagh and Borrello debated a food-safety bill concerning disclosure of certain food ingredients and chemicals; supporters said it would improve transparency and protect children’s health, while opponents argued federal action was already underway and a national standard would be preferable. After the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar, it passed 56-2. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, February 9 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days as legislative days.

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• crop farmers like myself have filed for prevented planting. through the USDA RMA's crop insurance program
• and while that planning program does help, it really doesn't cover my cost for the year.
• Water treatment plants are planned in Hidalgo County and a fourth one is a floating permit in Willisee
• this project and its sponsor do not fit the typical metrics and criteria currently used by the FIF program
• or the fifth program by the Texas Water Development Board for funding.

Bills: SCR13, SB1248

Keywords: water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, harvest reports, wildlife harvest data, public information act, open records, confidentiality, hunter privacy, angler data, game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals

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• There can be complaints associated with those federal programs that the Public Utilities Commission has
• We're committed to creating a comprehensive and effective environmental review program and process.
• We're committed to creating a comprehensive and effective environmental review program and process.
• </c> uh storm water retention and treatment uh storm water retention and treatment regime<01:50:03.000
• </c> water mitigation or wastewater treatment water mitigation or wastewater treatment could<01:55:16.960

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We have already seen the... catch and revoke program is currently catch and revoke program is currently
• I'm the policy program manager at Violence Free Minnesota.
• This will harm communities when immigrant communities fear seeking treatment.
• This will harm communities when immigrant communities fear seeking treatment.
• This will harm communities when immigrant communities fear seeking treatment.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House File 16, and the chair moved the bill with a recommendation that it be re-referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations. Representative Rymer said the bill would require reporting to ICE when an illegal immigrant is arrested on suspicion of a violent crime, even if the county attorney does not prosecute, and would bar state and local entities from blocking federal immigration enforcement. He described the bill as narrowly focused on serious offenses such as murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, and criminal sexual conduct, and said it was intended to improve communication with federal authorities about dangerous offenders. Supporters argued the bill would improve public safety and cooperation with federal law enforcement. David Zimmer, a former local law enforcement official, said cooperation with ICE is consistent with law enforcement practice and helps with information-sharing, warrants, consulate notifications, and locating individuals. Several other supporters, including a crime victim family member and a security officer, said the bill would help identify dangerous criminals and protect communities. Opponents said the bill would reduce trust in local law enforcement and discourage victims and witnesses from reporting crimes. Testifiers from the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, The Advocates for Human Rights, Violence Free Minnesota, the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Northstar Alliance, the City of Minneapolis, and others said mandatory ICE notification could deter domestic violence and trafficking victims from seeking help, harm due process, and undermine community safety. Some also warned it would interfere with local separation policies, burden local agencies, and have negative economic and civil rights impacts. The committee also heard emotional testimony from individuals describing domestic abuse and immigration-related fears, and from family members of a murder victim who supported the bill.

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• to our rural communities in Ely to make sure that we have housing um across two different pilot programs
• to our rural communities in Ely to make sure that we have housing um across two different pilot programs
• in the region um so with pilot programs in the region um so with that<00:03:23.280><c> Mr</c><00:03:
• </c><00:21:12.960><c> project</c><00:21:13.320><c> to</c><00:21:13.480><c> boost</c> water treatment
• project to boost water treatment project to boost efficiency<00:21:14.440><c> and</c><00:21:14.760><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm the executive director of Child Nutrition Program.
• I'm the executive director of Child Nutrition Program. And we have Stephanie.
• I'm the executive director of Child Nutrition Programs at the Department of Education.
• They are actively delivering treatment throughout the school day.
• So this is to provide balance and really equal treatment under law for our students.

Summary: The House Education Committee met on March 25, 2026, with a quorum present and heard a series of education-related bills and one resolution. The committee first took up HB 636 on hazing at public post-secondary institutions. Representative LaFleur presented the bill as a response to Caleb Wilson’s death, and family members, former Rep. Jason Hughes, and other supporters urged stronger prevention, reporting, and penalties. The committee adopted amendments adding implementation details and a lifetime ban on re-chartering an organization if hazing results in death, then reported the bill as amended as the “Caleb Wilson Hazing Prevention Act.” The committee then heard HB 218 on food insecurity screenings in public schools. LaFleur said the bill would formalize a process to identify hungry students and connect families to resources, with amendments tying the screening to existing McKinney-Vento forms and adding food-insecurity questions. Support came from charter school representatives, the Department of Education, and others, while Dr. Will Hall suggested involving caregivers and faith-based groups. The bill was reported with amendments. The committee also approved HB 626, which would require colleges and universities to provide suicide-prevention information, hotline access, and aggregated non-identifiable reporting on suicide risk. Rep. Jordan described it as a response to an uptick in suicides among college-age students, and the Board of Regents said most institutions already use telehealth or 988 resources. The bill was reported favorably. Next, the committee heard HB 749 on the administration of START, START K-12, and ABLE savings accounts. Rep. Carver said the bill would modernize and secure the program by allowing a third-party manager and online platform, while Treasury and Board of Regents staff explained that oversight would remain in place and that ABLE accounts would not be charged fees. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered HB 352 on behavioral health services for public school students. Rep. Mack and advocates from the Arc and ABA providers said the bill would ensure medically necessary services can be delivered in classrooms or other school settings, while the Louisiana Federation of Teachers asked for clearer pre-conference expectations to avoid classroom disruption. After testimony from parents, providers, and school stakeholders, the bill was reported with amendments. Finally, the committee approved HB 201 creating a state seal of fine arts for high school graduates, and HB 738 revising student disciplinary proceedings at colleges and universities to ensure evidence and fairness in disciplinary actions. Both bills were reported favorably. The committee also began hearing HCR 14, which expresses support for federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, but the transcript cuts off before any final action on the resolution is shown.

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• Why is it not being this, why are we not using the Safer Products for Washington program?
• For the record, my name is Lucas Hall, and I’m the chief program officer with Long Live the Kings.
• Stormwater treatment is the only intervention that we know today that can reduce 6 PPD.
• Stormwater treatment captures pollution from all vehicles, and stormwater treatment is scalable.
• Unfortunately, the safer product doesn't, the safer program does not allow for that.

Bills: SB5984, SB6119, SB6076

Keywords: artificial intelligence, chatbots, regulation, technology, consumer protection, pollutants, tire regulation, 6PPD, environment, public safety, SB 6076, consumer-owned utilities, public utility districts, municipal procurement, competitive bidding, public works, clean energy, renewable energy, nonemitting generation, energy storage

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• Why is it not being this, why are we not using the Safer Products for Washington program?
• Why are we not using the Safer Products for Washington program? It's too slow.
• Stormwater treatment is the only intervention that we know today that can reduce 6 PPD.
• Stormwater treatment captures pollution from all vehicles, and stormwater treatment is scalable.
• Unfortunately, the safer product doesn't, the safer program does not allow for that.

Summary: The committee heard public hearings on three bills. SB 6076, sponsored by Sen. Gaynor, would streamline procurement for consumer-owned utilities on clean energy, storage, transmission, and distribution projects through 2045 by raising contract thresholds, allowing more use of vendor lists, electronic bids, and broader competitive-bidding exemptions for certain energy-related projects. The sponsor and utility and labor supporters said the bill would help PUDs respond to rising costs, supply-chain shortages, aging infrastructure, and growing electricity demand, while keeping work with union labor. No opposition testimony was presented, and the hearing closed with 60 people signed in pro and 3 con. The committee then heard SB 5984, a governor-request bill sponsored by Sen. Wellman that would regulate AI companion chatbots by requiring disclosure that users are interacting with AI, restricting manipulative engagement techniques for minors, requiring safeguards against sexual content and self-harm, and creating enforcement under the Consumer Protection Act with a private right of action. Supporters included the governor’s office, the Attorney General’s office, privacy officials, parents, child-safety advocates, researchers, and some tech-industry voices who urged stronger safeguards; they emphasized harms to minors, suicide risks, and the need for transparency and accountability. Opponents and critics argued the bill could sweep too broadly, create constitutional/free-speech problems, burden general-purpose AI and consumer-facing businesses, and rely on unclear or ineffective definitions. The hearing closed with 697 signed in pro, 219 con, and 477 other. Finally, the committee heard SB 6119 on 6PPD-containing tires. The bill would phase out sale and distribution of tires containing 6PPD or regrettable substitutes beginning in 2035, create a mitigation fee on such tires, and dedicate revenue to Ecology administration, monitoring, salmon and waterbody studies, and waste tire removal. Supporters, including the bill sponsor, scientists, environmental groups, Seattle Public Utilities, and salmon-recovery advocates, said 6PPD-Q is acutely toxic to coho salmon and that a deadline and fee would accelerate safer alternatives and fund mitigation. Ecology and industry witnesses acknowledged the problem but said no proven alternative is yet available and warned the bill could be premature, raise costs, and affect tire safety and affordability; business and trucking groups also opposed the measure, citing duplication of the existing Safer Products process and the need for further stakeholder work. No votes or executive action were taken in the meeting.

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• SB 624 on batterers' intervention program activities.
• Each client is responsible for paying for the entire cost of their treatment.
• Each client is responsible for paying for the entire cost of their treatment.
• The second part of the bill modernizes Florida's address confidentiality program.
• The second part of the bill modernizes Florida's address confidentiality program.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would create an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation qualification requirements and allow challenges by qualified candidates or political parties. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and impose a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; the sponsor and local law enforcement supporters emphasized the Raynor case, while criminal defense lawyers objected to deleting existing force-limit language and to the mandatory life penalty. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills extending or preserving public records exemptions, including CS/SB 7014 on social media platform investigations, SB 7016 on small business loan program records, CS/SB 7012 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles investigations, CS/SB 7000 on emergency shelter recipient information, CS/SB 7002 on Department of Military Affairs records, SB 7004 on conviction integrity unit reinvestigation materials, SB 7006 on Florida Public Service Commission records and meetings, and SB 7008 on Florida Gaming Control Commission records and meetings. Other measures reported favorably included SB 624 allowing optional faith-based activities in batterers’ intervention programs, HB 167 protecting former phosphate mining lands from certain strict-liability claims, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units and housing supply, SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, CS/SB 364 modernizing CPA licensure, SB 292 creating a records exemption for appellate court clerks and families, CS/SB 296 expanding domestic violence safety tools and address confidentiality protections, CS/SB 298 as the public-records companion, SB 386 on farm equipment lemon-law style protections, and SB 168 expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses. Several bills drew supportive testimony from local governments, advocacy groups, industry groups, and affected families, with some opposition on SB 156 and SB 290. For CS/SB 48, the committee adopted two amendments before reporting the bill favorably. SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was temporarily postponed after the chair allowed public testimony but no final action was taken. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• LASTLY WE HAVE OUR HOSPITAL DIRECTED PAYMENT PROGRAM.
• AND DATA DRIVEN GOALS FOR THE PROGRAMS AND RECORDING.
• NEXT OF HEALTHY BEHAVIORS PROGRAMS.
• THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF MMA SPECIFICALLY TO THE MMA PROGRAM.
• WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO WITH THAT PROGRAM IS INCREASE.

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• John works with Homes for All, a program which provides small-scale development training to people looking
• reduced or considered reducing services like maternity care, mental health care, substance use treatments
• reduced or considered reducing services like maternity care, mental health care, substance use treatments
• ostetrics, perennial care, impatient psychiatric<00:39:25.839><c> services,</c><00:39:27.040><c> treatment
• </c><00:39:27.440><c> for</c> psychiatric services, treatment for psychiatric services, treatment for

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• /c><00:37:04.720><c> Mal</c> to the level of psychological Mal to the level of psychological Mal treatment
• sort of what you're talking treatment sort of what you're talking about<00:37:06.440><c> representative
• in physical we would see in cases and in psychological<00:37:13.680><c> Mal</c><00:37:13.920><c> treatment
• Mal treatment was very rarely<00:37:14.920><c> used</c><00:37:15.280><c> because</c><00:37:15.400><c
• a and so forth and so on we programs a and so forth and so on we started<01:03:14.960><c> teaching</

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee continued work on HB 553, a bipartisan bill to update the child protection act’s definitions, especially around abuse, neglect, psychological maltreatment, and serious impairment. Supporters said the current law is outdated, vague, and too limited to address modern child welfare concerns, and argued the bill is intended to create clearer standards for DCF/DCYF, courts, and parents without adding criminal penalties or expanding authority to remove children. They also noted the bill had been developed over months of bipartisan work and that similar concepts exist in other states; a committee researcher had circulated a comparison of 17 states with prenatal and substance-use-related provisions. A major focus was whether the bill should include a more explicit definition of emotional abuse. Some members argued that the bill’s current language is not specific enough and could leave parents without fair notice, while others said the bill already addresses the issue through definitions of psychological maltreatment, emotional harm, and serious impairment. Office of Child Advocate staff explained that the drafting process intentionally avoided defining every emotional-abuse term separately and instead used a pattern-based psychological maltreatment standard with examples such as threatening, demeaning, humiliating, and belittling behavior. They said those provisions were drawn from other states and were meant to fill gaps seen in cases involving severe emotional harm and injured infants. The committee also discussed trauma-informed language related to substance use disorder and pregnancy. Members said the amendment was intended to avoid discouraging pregnant people with substance use disorder from seeking medical care, while still allowing intervention when a child is substance-exposed; they noted the proposal would include an exemption when a licensed health care provider is monitoring the pregnancy. Several members emphasized that the bill is meant to protect children while also giving parents clearer notice of prohibited conduct, and one member raised concerns about how the bill could affect other legislation dealing with criminal neglect. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• </c> transformation program application. transformation program application.
• . program. program.
• Um uh with existing programs.
• fellowship programs.
• </c> the rural health transformation program. the rural health transformation program.

Bills: HF1925

Keywords: nurse licensure, multistate license, healthcare, public safety, interstate compact, nursing regulation, 1183, house

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• These include substance use treatment, sexually transmitted disease treatment, reproductive health services
• ,</c> were under substance use treatment, were under substance use treatment, those<02:12:45.440><c>
• It requires providers planning program.
• Um and ratios for centerbased programs.
• </c> okay so when was the this waiver program okay so when was the this waiver program supposed<04:39

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> the same issues in the K22 12 programs the same issues in the K22 12 programs where<00:04:44.919
• </c><00:50:18.599><c> manager</c> Schools and a program manager Schools and a program manager position
• I believe that it is a great program.
• This is for the two-year library and pilot program.
• </c><01:09:01.719><c> recommendation</c> library and pilot program recommendation library and pilot program

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• I got great support from the IMG career guidance and support program at The International Institute of
• </c><00:05:35.240><c> at</c> career guidance and support program at career guidance and support program
• and he said, 'You apply to my program because we look for people with your talents.'
• I applied for 12 family medicine programs, and I got only one interview.
• and I can to get into residency programs and I can really<00:26:53.760><c> testify</c><00:26:54.360>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all