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• study and develop a statewide plan of action to address the former government policy of forced or coerced
• sterilization of Indigenous women and other women of color in New Mexico, and to lay the groundwork
• for a State Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a memorial to victims of forced or coerced sterilization

Keywords: 996, all

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• The medical providers even counseled me to tell my parents that I would kill myself to coerce them to
• Setting aside the false premise that sterilization or the use of hormones is medically necessary to affirm

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health met in Room 2100 and first established a quorum, then approved a six-bill consent calendar on a 6-0 vote, placing it on call. The committee then heard AB 2233, which would ensure that once applied behavior analysis services for autistic patients are authorized, families can use those approved hours across the authorization period rather than losing them to weekly utilization caps or scheduling barriers. The author and supporters, including behavior analysts and family advocates, said the bill would not expand benefits but would improve access to already authorized care; health plan and insurance representatives initially raised fraud and utilization-management concerns but said they would remove opposition after amendments preserving those safeguards. AB 2233 passed 7-0 and was placed on call. The committee next heard AB 96, which would remove the high school diploma or equivalent requirement for certification as a Medi-Cal peer support specialist. Supporters from county behavioral health, peer services, and local governments argued that lived experience, training, and certification standards—not a diploma—should determine eligibility, and that the change would help address workforce shortages and expand culturally competent peer support. One opposition witness from the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals testified against the bill, but the measure advanced on a 7-0 vote to Appropriations and was placed on call. The final major item was AB 1876, the Fair Care for All Act, which would codify federal non-discrimination protections in state law for health care coverage and services. Supporters said it would protect transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex patients from discriminatory coverage practices and preserve access to medically necessary care; opponents argued it would force coverage of gender-affirming interventions and reduce insurer safeguards. After debate over whether the bill expanded coverage, the author said it simply mirrored existing federal non-discrimination law. AB 1876 passed 7-1 and was re-referred to Judiciary, then placed on call. The committee later opened the roll to record absent members and concluded the meeting after all items were disposed of.

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• The judge in the case, in ruling that her supposed confession had been coerced, found that she was a
• As you have heard, any person can be coerced into falsely confessing no matter their age.
• Please pass S. 1227 and H. 2011 and ensure that no one in Massachusetts is ever again coerced into a
• So why was I being coerced? Nothing they said about the vaccine or the pandemic was making sense.
• We saw people coerced, or sorry, cornered into medical decisions they didn't want to make.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing began with opening remarks from the House and Senate chairs outlining procedures for a large public hearing with more than 100 witnesses on 64 legislative proposals. They explained time limits, rules for in-person and virtual testimony, written testimony procedures, and the committee’s reporting deadline. Testimony then moved through a series of juvenile justice, child protection, and civil liberties bills, with witnesses generally urging favorable reports or, in one case, opposing expanded juvenile court transparency and child advocate access to records. Several witnesses supported bills aimed at juvenile justice reform. Representative Hendricks backed H. 1744 to prevent child labor exploitation and trafficking, citing federal findings of child labor in seafood processing and calling for stronger penalties and a ban on minors working in such facilities. Senator Gomez supported S. 1131 and S. 1121 to reduce juvenile fees, fines, restitution burdens, and bail-related costs, arguing they worsen racial and economic disparities. Senator Crean and other advocates supported S. 1051/H. 1695 to expand juvenile diversion eligibility, while multiple witnesses from juvenile justice and immigrant advocacy groups supported H. 1657/S. 1058 to expand juvenile expungement and to limit sharing juvenile fingerprints with federal authorities, describing recent ICE detentions of Chelsea students and the resulting fear in immigrant communities. Witnesses also supported H. 1918/S. 1240 to narrow the youthful offender statute, raising the minimum age and reducing mandatory adult-style penalties for youth. The committee also heard testimony on child safety and bodily autonomy bills. Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan supported H. 1752 to protect children left in extreme temperatures, explaining it would create civil penalties, allow emergency responders to remove children from cars without liability, and add criminal penalties when serious injury results. Representative Thurber and Senator O’Connor testified for H. 2011/S. 1227, a bill prohibiting coercion or mandates for health-related interventions, including vaccinations, and allowing legal remedies for violations. Senator Jalen supported S. 1136/H. 1847 to prevent false confessions by requiring recording of interrogations and banning deceptive tactics, and several innocence-project and legal-services witnesses described wrongful convictions tied to false confessions and coercive interrogations. Another major topic was H. 1626, which would require age verification for pornographic content and launch an education campaign about online sexual exploitation; Representative Cruz and survivor Udoz Wallace testified in support, describing nonconsensual image sharing and deepfake harms. Not all testimony was supportive. The Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed S. 1035, which would increase transparency in juvenile court proceedings, and H. 1689, which would expand the child advocate’s access to confidential juvenile records, arguing both would undermine privacy and trauma-informed protections for children and families. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the session consisted of opening remarks and public testimony on the listed bills.

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• statute requires that a shelter cannot release a dog or cat for adoption unless the animal is... sterilized
• money to a state-administered fund that grants to groups that provide free or low-cost animal sterilizations
• gets the pet spayed or neutered, then the owner's money will be returned, and the animal will be sterilized
• But if the owner fails to sterilize the animal, then the deposit will contribute to the spaying and neutering
• The bill creates a system that would lead to more animals being sterilized, no matter what decision an

Bills: SB670, SB1388, SB627, SB912, SB269, SB528, HB2711, HB4819, HB5248, HB4175

Keywords: SB 670, investigational sun protection products, sun protection, sunscreen, FDA approval, clinical trial, phase one trial, patient access, informed consent, physician prescription, Texas Health and Safety Code, Texas Medical Board, compassionate use, experimental treatment, medical freedom, patient autonomy, healthcare regulation, dietitian, dietitians, licensed dietitian

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• And um, is it true that not every vaccine is sterilizing?
• 00:17:39.360> every<00:17:39.679> vaccine<00:17:40.080> is<00:17:40.320> sterilizing
• not every vaccine is sterilizing not every vaccine is sterilizing vaccine?
• They're not being coerced. Mandates are coercion.
• <01:11:45.280> They're coerced. Mandates are coercion. They're coerced.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I’m open to how we can address those because I don’t want for any young woman to face sterilization for
• I do believe... ...young woman to face sterilization for lack of treatment.
• Senator, you said that employers are prohibited from coercing or cursing. I'm sorry.
• Nobody can be coerced. How do you report that? I think Senator Davis asked that question.
• Nobody can be coerced. Well, how do you define coercion?

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. The sponsor explained that the bill, as amended, would align Florida law more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” requiring providers to furnish requested records within set timeframes, allowing a limited extension with notice, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several members asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill affected meaningful-use rules or post-mortem access. Multiple witnesses opposed the bill, arguing it could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with existing privacy rules, and burden providers; supporters said it would improve patient access and consistency. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. The bill would direct DEP to establish rules for synthetic turf and limit local governments from banning it if state rules are followed, while also addressing change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor work, building code updates, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and single-trade inspections. Amendments removed the pool and spa contractor provisions and the tall mass timber language. Testimony on the bill centered heavily on the pool industry, with contractors and the Florida Swimming Pool Association opposing expansion of scope to general and building contractors, while some speakers supported other parts of the bill. After adopting the amendments, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. The bill would allow minors to be tested for STDs without parental consent but require parental consent for treatment, expand parents’ rights to access records and control certain health decisions, and restrict health care services, medical procedures, and biofeedback devices for minors absent consent or an exception. An amendment moved survey and questionnaire provisions into the education code, added an explicit court-order exception, clarified DNA and biofeedback provisions, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions. The committee heard extensive public testimony both for and against the bill, with supporters emphasizing parental authority and opponents warning it could delay STI treatment, mental health care, and other services for vulnerable minors. The transcript ends during public testimony on the bill, before any final committee action is shown.

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• I AM OPEN TO HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANY YOUNG WOMAN TO FACE STERILIZATION FOR
• SENATOR YOU SAID EMPLOYERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM ENFORCING OR COERCING EMPLOYERS ARE PROHIBITED FROM COERCING
• NO ONE IS COERCING SOMEONE TO TAKE A JOB IN THIS BILL.
• NOBODY CAN BE COERCED. HOW DO YOU REPORT THAT? I THINK SENATOR DAVIS ASKED THAT QUESTION.
• NOBODY CAN BE COERCED. HOW DO YOU DEFINE COERCION? IF THERE IS COERCION WHO DO YOU REPORT IT TO?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• hers is the area that is defined in H, which talks about those being an intimate partner as far as coercing
• That's a very dignified and sterile and nonemotional and non-triggering way.

Bills: SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618

Keywords: expungement, record sealing, criminal records, clean slate, automatic expungement, expedited expungement, criminal history, OSBI, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, deferred judgment, delayed sentence, pardon, pardon and parole board, law enforcement records, sealed records, arrest records, conviction records, reclassification of felony to misdemeanor, reentry, second chance

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• For Lacey and for... ...countless other survivors still trapped by the weight of coerced crimes, I urge
• This young daughter was coerced into having an abortion she did not want and ended up in the hospital
• constant fear of losing my bodily autonomy, fears so profound that this year I chose to voluntarily sterilize
• Texas bounty hunter law to control his ex-wife and basically coerce her through the Texas law that was

Bills: SB10, SB16, SB6, SB 6, SB 10, SB 16

Keywords: trafficking, prostitution, affirmative defense, victims, criminal justice reform, victim rights, criminal justice, judicial reform, court procedures, mental health services, criminal penalties, court security, SB 6, Woman and Child Protection Act, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, pro-life

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• Claims that this bill authorized sterilization or other harmful medical procedures are incorrect.
• It will label chemical sterilization as health care activity.
• I would have gone to jail for saying how it let children be mutilated and sterilized.
• Make it a crime to coerce a vulnerable kid into being transed.
• Sterilization? Come on. Do your research. Speak to the individuals who go through this process.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• I'm open to how we can address those because I don't want any young woman to face sterilization for lack
• Senator, you said that employers are prohibited from coercing or cursing.
• I'm sorry, employers are prohibited from coercing. How does that look?
• Nobody can be coerced. How do you report that? I think Senator Davis asked that question.
• Nobody can be coerced. Well, how do you define coercion?

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. Sponsor Senator Grall explained an amendment that aligned the bill more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” allowing a 14-day extension, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several senators asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill applied post-mortem; Grall said the bill was limited to authorized access during the patient’s life. Testimony was largely opposed, with health information and provider groups warning that the bill could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with HIPAA and meaningful-use rules, burden facilities, and improperly broaden access to portals and sensitive records. Supporters argued it would improve patient access and speed. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote after debate on the bill as amended. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. Grall described provisions on synthetic turf, change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor scope, tall mass timber, pool and spa contractor scope, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and solar/energy storage inspections. Two amendments were adopted: one removed pool and spa contractor language and delayed the change-order provision until July 1, 2025; the other removed the tall mass timber section. Pool contractors testified against the scope expansion in the original bill, while others supported the remaining provisions. Senators raised concerns about the Florida Building Commission process and how the public-works language might affect small-business participation, but the bill as amended was ultimately reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. Grall said the bill would require parental consent for most minor health care decisions, allow parental access to records, restrict surveys/questionnaires, and limit use of biofeedback devices, while preserving certain exceptions such as emergency care and STD testing. An amendment clarified questionnaire opt-outs for K-12 students, added court-order exceptions, addressed DNA sampling for criminal investigations, refined biofeedback language, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions; it was adopted. The bill drew extensive testimony both for and against: supporters said it restored parental authority and protected children from decisions they are not equipped to make, while opponents argued it would endanger minors seeking confidential STI, mental health, or abuse-related care, especially in unsafe homes. Senators also debated whether the bill would conflict with existing laws and whether it could leave some minors untreated. The transcript ends during continued public testimony on the bill.

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• Sterile flies.
• to sterilize them.
• will be sterile.
• These are sterile flies that we know are sterile.
• will be sterile.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The sterile males to eliminate them.
• A new sterile fly strain was created by .
• On May 28th, Mexico agreed to convert a sterile fruit fly facility to a sterile New World Screwworm fly
• These flies can only be eradicated by the U.S. release of sterile males, known as the sterile insect
• flies. ...sterile flies.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Phase one of that facility will produce up to 100 million sterile flies.
• So hopefully that you'll be able to hear sterile screw worm flies.
• ... ...sterile male.
• males and females, the sterile females are not mating, the sterile males are still mating, but the idea
• Like if you have sterile flies, if you're saying that... ...released, trapped, like if you have sterile

Summary: The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border. USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later. Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production. Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.

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• With uh sterile male flies. They make one time and then that's it.
• So the eradication method, the eradication is accomplished through the sterile insect technique. sterilized
• These flies can only be eradicated through the release of sterile males, known as the sterile insect
• Uh, a lot of conversations around how we sterilize the flies.
• SDA as long as they need it for producing sterile flies.

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• It was soon eradicated by using the sterile fly method.
• Our only sterile fly production remains.
• And so, as was mentioned, the GE fly meaning sterile male.
• The sterile females are not mating. The sterile.
• The sterile males are still mating, but the idea is if they're sterile, of course, It will not result

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I go, Of course, it'll kill the sterile flies.
• You don't put the bait out and the sterile flies at the same time.
• Chairman, and then you drop the sterile flies to mop up the remaining 10%.
• The establishment of a sterile fly facility must be swift.
• A 300 million per week sterile fly facility.

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• Of course, it'll kill the sterile flies.
• Into a sterile New World screw worm fly production facility.
• Could produce 60 to 100 million sterile flies a week.
• The sterile fly production facility will produce upwards of 300 million sterile flies.
• Because remember, when you release sterile flies, half of those are females; they're all sterilized.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• I believe disability can be sterilized.
• We require counseling sterilization.
• do we make this person sterile? do we make this person sterile?
• Now, this bill talks sterilization.
• > sterilization than just sterilization than just sterilization because<01:01:17.520> that<

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened after a brief recess for Appropriations, approved the journal from February 9, 2026, and then moved to third readings. House Bill 1038, concerning county commissioner redistricting, drew opposition from Representative DeGraaf, who argued the bill was an unnecessary state intrusion and criticized its emphasis on diversity and representation. Despite that, the bill passed third reading 40-25. House Bill 1020, dealing with field drug tests in drug possession cases, passed unanimously 65-0. House Bill 1040, concerning the sterilization rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, prompted extensive debate. Supporters, including Representatives Bradley, Bottoms, Brooks, DeGraaf, and Garcia, said the bill strengthens consent protections, prevents forced sterilization, and addresses Colorado’s history of discriminatory sterilization laws. Several speakers also raised concerns about broader consistency in protecting minors and vulnerable people, and Representative Luck noted a related organ-transplant conforming amendment that he hoped the Senate would refine. The bill passed 65-0. The final bill discussed was House Bill 1003, modifying the small business recovery and resiliency loan program. Representative DeGraaf opposed it, arguing it would extend government-backed loans and debt under vague hardship criteria, increase inflation, and amount to taxpayer-funded plunder. During that exchange, the chair cautioned him about name-calling after he referred to colleagues as “emo reps.” The transcript ends during continued debate on the bill, before any vote is shown.

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• Sterile insect technique, Sterile insect technique works because, in this case, it doesn't work in boll
• sterile fly release patterns in and around an infested zone.
• So that's our only sterile fly production facility.
• Obviously, the end tool is the sterile insect technique.
• Screwworm flies were sterilized using X-ray technology.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all