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• You can be good now to do brain surgery.
• He had the compassion and fortitude to say no to the irreversible hormones and surgeries that had been
• surgeries and take harmful pharmaceuticals.
• surgeries and take harmful pharmaceuticals.
• they will undergo these irreversible they will undergo these irreversible surgeries<04:24:39.279

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So is this an external or an internal surgery?
• Well, it's a surgery on the eye, and there are different surgeries.
• I want to correct not laser surgery. Mr.
• Speaker, gentlelady, I want to correct not laser surgeries, but surgeries to the eyelid and the ocular
• When we authorize surgery, these procedures we're talking about—and they are surgery—using the highest

Bills: HB145, HB164, HR1, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB306, SB29, SB37, HB99, HB206, HB213, HB270, SB104, SB193, HB38, HB254, HB256, SB58, SB64, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM59, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB253

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation, subpoena power, public corruption, criminal activity, Zorro ranch, Santa Fe County

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• parents, and not perpetuating mental illness or leading children down a path that could lead to irreversible
• A history of gender affirmation surgery had a 12.12 times greater risk of suicide attempts compared to
• patients who had no history of gender affirmation surgeries.
• So, one of the reasons that we banned gender transition surgeries from minors last session was because
• toward a medical transition, which includes puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and in some cases, surgeries

Bills: HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843, SB 13, SB 27, SB 57

Keywords: student transfer, public servants, education code, peace officer, servicemember, judicial officer, school security, volunteer program, retired law enforcement, veterans, public safety, school safety, criminal background check, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, emergency operations plan

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• Members, I want everyone to know that this goes beyond surgery, which is already illegal for minors to
• have gender transition surgery in Arizona, but this will also negatively affect any minor who is taking
• It is irreversible in its own way.
• Minors, 18 and under, from these irreversible changes, which you heard from my colleagues... ...and under
• from these irreversible changes, which you heard from my colleague, oftentimes they grow out of.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and recognition of guests, including Maricopa Community Colleges representatives, Club America students, and the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jane Lyons. A proclamation honoring Maryvale High School’s Mariachi Las Panthers de Oro was read and adopted, with Representative Abaitia praising the program’s cultural and educational impact. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole for calendar consideration. In Committee of the Whole, several Senate bills received do-pass recommendations, including SB 1011, SB 1170, SB 1400 as amended, SB 1456 as amended, SB 1476, SB 1511 as amended, and SB 1805 as amended; SB 1519 was retained on the calendar. Members debated multiple measures, especially SB 1476 on prenatal child abuse penalties and SB 1511 on CDL licensing and immigration status, with opponents warning about impacts on mothers, the trucking industry, and law enforcement. SB 1400, SB 1456, SB 1511, and SB 1805 all had amendments adopted before favorable recommendations were reported. The House then took up third reading and passed SB 1121, SB 1137, SB 1206, SB 1477, and SB 1786 by recorded vote. In a second Committee of the Whole on calendar number two, the House gave do-pass recommendations to SB 1043, SB 1095, SB 1316, SB 1421, SB 1649, and SB 1711, with SB 1095 drawing the most extensive debate over gender-affirming care for minors and SB 1421 and SB 1711 also prompting sharp disagreement. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, bills were assigned for third reading or engrossing as appropriate, and the House adjourned until April 16, 2026.

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• I endured menopause as a child, thickened my vocal cords irreversibly, grew hair like a male, broadened
• I endured menopause as a child, thickened my vocal cords irreversibly, grew hair like a male, broadened
• Access to puberty blockers, hormones, and affirming surgeries not only lowers the risk of self-harm and
• But there is this notion that it's just everyone is getting surgery, and that is not true.
• But there is this notion that it's just everyone is getting surgery, and that is not true.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, family law, privacy, housing, and artificial intelligence. SB 477 would clarify FEHA procedures for the Civil Rights Department, including tolling deadlines by agreement and updating complaint definitions; it drew some concern about venue and convenience but was moved forward. SB 450 would confirm California jurisdiction over adoption proceedings for children born in the state even if families have moved away, and would require all legal parents to be listed on adoption orders; it received strong support, especially from LGBTQ family advocates, and passed to Appropriations. SB 683 would clarify that people whose name, image, or likeness is misused may seek TROs or injunctions under existing publicity-rights law; opposition from media and First Amendment groups focused on the 48-hour compliance default and speech concerns, but the bill advanced as amended to Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee also considered SB 11, the AI Abuse Protection Act, which would regulate voice, image, and video cloning technology, require warnings, and direct the Judicial Council to develop evidence standards for AI; it passed to Public Safety. SCR 66, a resolution designating May 1 as Law Day and emphasizing the rule of law, was adopted unanimously after supportive comments from members. SB 808 would create expedited judicial review for housing permit denials that violate state law; supporters said it would reduce costly delay and help housing production, while the Judicial Council opposed it as imposing unreasonable timelines and staffing burdens. The bill passed to Appropriations despite concerns about court resources and broader housing-law issues. The committee then took up two privacy bills from Senator Wiener. SB 59 would automatically keep confidential court records for adult and retroactive gender/name change petitions, expanding protections previously enacted for minors; supporters described real-world doxxing and harassment, while opponents raised First Amendment and public-records objections, and the bill passed to Appropriations. SB 497 would require warrants for out-of-state law enforcement access to California prescription monitoring data, expand transgender shield protections for gender-affirming care records, and bar certain disclosures without legal process; the author framed it as a response to out-of-state anti-trans enforcement, and the bill was presented with support from trans advocacy groups.

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• So one of the issues with making this pretty substantial move is that it's irreversible.
• The increased cost of moving forward from a grandfathered plan to an Obamacare-compliant plan is irreversible
• This is an irreversible move to move to a non-grandfathered plan that we can't come back.
• I work for the college at NDSCS, and I've been here for at least 10 years, and I had open-heart surgery
• It may impact you that year if you have a baby or if you have open-heart surgery or you pick whatever

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened and handled several House messages and conference committee appointments before taking up a series of bills. It appointed conference committees on Senate Bill 2265 and House Bills 1454, 1448, and 1524. The chamber also adopted a Senate amendment to House Bill 1216, delaying its effective date for the copay accumulator prescription drug bill to January 1, 2026, with later renewal timing for non-PERS plans. House Bill 1216 then came up for final passage. Senators debated whether allowing copay accumulator programs to count manufacturer coupons toward deductibles would help patients with expensive drugs or unfairly shift costs to insurers and other policyholders. Supporters said it would help people afford life-saving medications and that the coupon payments go to pharmacies, not insurers; opponents argued it could raise premiums and create perverse incentives for drug pricing. The bill passed 29-18. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2160, which changes health insurance benefits under the Uniform Group Insurance Program to move from a grandfathered to a non-grandfathered plan, with supporters emphasizing added benefits and flexibility and opponents warning of higher costs and irreversible changes. That bill passed concurrence 33-14 and final passage 39-8. The Senate next concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2339, the wildfire mitigation bill, which requires utility mitigation plans to be updated every two years, incorporate national electric standards, and creates a rebuttable presumption of reasonable care if the plan is followed. The bill then passed final passage 46-1. The chamber also adopted conference committee reports and passed House Bill 1460 on adult foster care and monitoring devices, House Bill 1440 on cigar lounge tobacco use, and Senate Bill 2374 on insurance-related provisions including property insurance arbitration, managed repair programs, and surplus lines issues; SB 2374 also added a study on towing and recovery coverage. The session ended with announcements of upcoming conference committee meetings and adjournment until April 22, 2025.

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• It was never intended to bankroll irreversible gender-mutilating surgeries on vulnerable children.
• Surgeries irreversibly alter healthy organs. These aren't neutral acts.
• The government will not participate in, endorse, or normalize irreversible gender surgeries and chemical
• Surgeries [snorts] irreversibly<04:03:48.720> alter<04:03:49.120> healthy<04:03:49.520>
• surgeries and irreversible gender surgeries and chemical<04:04:38.640> interventions<04:04:39.120

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <04:13:06.680> mark<04:13:06.920> on irreversible mark on irreversible mark on it<04:13
• they continue to perform this surgery they continue to perform this surgery but<04:37:41.680>
• <04:37:54.279> but refusing to perform the surgery but refusing to perform the surgery but
• <04:40:09.440> as regarding specifically the surgery as regarding specifically the surgery
• want the surgery do you want<04:41:06.040> this<04:41:06.200> surgery<04:41:07.080>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• After my brain surgery, I faced immense stress from filing new accommodations and navigating my life
• You see it all the time in education, in bills and surgeries.
• YOU SEE IT ALL THE TIME IN EDUCATION,   663 IN BILLS AND SURGERIES PICK THEM SO  MUCH
• For example, when you're expecting a baby tooth can irreversibly damage or extract the developing adult
• GOES WRONG, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN  YOU'RE EXPECTING A BABY TOOTH CAN  1357 IRREVERSIBLY DAMAGE OR

Summary: The committee first heard HB 245, which would replace references in Florida law to “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material.” The sponsor said the change was overdue and more accurately reflects the criminal nature of the material. There was brief supportive public testimony, no debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. The committee then took up HB 237 on the use of professional nursing titles. The sponsor said advanced practice registered nurses should be able to use earned academic titles such as DNP or PhD. Supporters testified in favor, there was no opposition or debate, and the bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The longest discussion centered on HB 173, which would expand parental consent and access requirements for minors’ medical care, medical records, certain school surveys, and biomedical devices. Supporters argued it restores parental rights and keeps parents involved in children’s health decisions, while opponents—many from medical, mental health, LGBTQ, and youth advocacy groups—warned it could block access to STI treatment, mental health care, crisis hotlines, and confidential services for vulnerable youth, including those in abusive homes. After extensive testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably on a 19-7 vote. Finally, the committee began HB 327 on uterine fibroid research. The sponsor explained the bill would require health care providers to submit identified data so the Department of Health can build a usable de-identified research database, after prior implementation problems with duplicate or unverified data. A supportive local official testified, and members indicated support as the meeting moved toward a vote.

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• person hits their out-of-pocket maximum, I think we heard the bill sponsor say he had an open-heart surgery
• I think we heard the bill sponsor say he had an open-heart surgery one day.
• But I also agree there would be individuals that it's more due to surgeries or an accident one year.
• We're leaving a grandfathered plan, and it's irreversible. So once we leave, we can't go back.
• And I think, And it's irreversible. So once we leave, we can't go back.

Bills: SB2160

Keywords: health insurance, public employees, uniform group insurance, retirement, state employees, 908, all

Summary: The committee resumed work on Senate Bill 2160, which would move the Public Employees Retirement System health plan from grandfathered to non-grandfathered status under the Affordable Care Act. PERS officials Rebecca Frickie and Derek Holbein explained that the bill would allow more flexibility in plan design, including higher deductibles, co-pays, and out-of-pocket maximums, while also adding enhanced preventive benefits. They clarified that ACA “essential health benefits” apply to individual and small-group markets, not to PERS as a large employer, and that the bill’s projected cost increases were based on actuarial estimates and prior bid scenarios from Sanford and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Members debated whether the bill would actually save money or simply shift costs to employees. Supporters argued that non-grandfathered status would create more levers to manage medical inflation and could produce net premium savings through plan redesign, citing prior bid comparisons showing potential reductions of 1% to 8% depending on the option. Opponents, including Representative Schauer and North Dakota United president Nick Archelette, questioned how the state would pay for the estimated $25 million to $30 million in added benefits and warned that employees could face higher out-of-pocket costs amid already strained household budgets. Frickie said the legislature would control funding decisions and that current law requiring the state to pay full family premiums could be changed only by statute. The committee also discussed reserve funding, with members noting that a $4.3 million reserve draw in the bill was intended to cover the final months of the biennium and could be modified. After testimony and discussion, Vice Chair Johnson moved a do-pass recommendation and referral to Appropriations. The motion passed 10-3-1, with Representatives Ostlie, Schatz, and Schauer voting no. Representative Gump agreed to carry the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• They are a segue to cross-sex hormones, and they have long-term irreversible effects.
• We're not talking about surgery. We're not talking about surgeries.
• There's no surgeries happening to minors in this state, nor before the passage of 2023.
• Reconstructive surgery is extremely expensive.
• They cover surgeries and therapy, the whole gamut. The information that I'm presenting...

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I think the transitioning surgery is probably easy.
• I'm planning to have top surgery.
• There will be no surgery that will save you.
• He looked into nullification surgery.
• González, surgery—sorry, Representative Goodwin—surgery can be scheduled with one letter from a mental

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• open the floodgates to irreversible open the floodgates to irreversible breast<02:14:31.360>
• > virtually breast surgeries on minors for virtually breast surgeries on minors for virtually
• for minors, oral surgery in preparation for orthodontia or plastic surgery that likewise has no medical
• we allow for other elective surgeries we allow for other elective surgeries for<02:15:16.000>
• > preparation for minors, oral surgery in preparation for minors, oral surgery in preparation

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• their secret transgender program from the public, but they were using taxpayer dollars to fund irreversible
• What's the hospital association's position on the hospital performing illegal surgeries?
• What does the hospital association do knowing that there's a possibility that there are illegal surgeries
• So if you have it brought to your attention, you find out by golly, they are doing illegal surgeries.
• They're doing abortions, they're doing transgender surgeries on children, and they're billing it as Medicaid

Bills: SB 240, SB 1183, SB 1184, SB 1577, SB 2043, SB 2051, SCR 42, SJR 68

Keywords: biological sex, gender identity, public facilities, civil penalties, local government, EBT, electronic benefits transfer, food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, TANF, temporary assistance for needy families, welfare benefits, benefit card fraud, fraud hotline, card replacement, photo ID, recipient photograph, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

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• The transactions are near-instant and completely irreversible.
• Given that this predatory business model relies entirely on high fees and irreversible cash transactions
• unfortunately quite attractive to scammers because transactions are fast, hard to trace, and largely irreversible
• They work in our hospitals and endoscopy centers and our surgery centers.

Bills: HB373

Keywords: infused beverages, THC, alcohol control, regulation, non-intoxicating cannabinoids, marijuana, legalization, taxation

Summary: The Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee met in hybrid format and heard testimony on several bills. HB 373, as amended, would regulate hemp-derived THC-infused beverages by defining the products, limiting them to 10 mg of Delta-9 THC per container, restricting sales to package stores and licensed marijuana retail stores, requiring testing and labeling, and imposing a 50-cent per container tax; the sponsor said the bill is intended to create guardrails and protect youth, and a wholesaler representative testified in support. HB 398 would allow racinos to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. and remove local authority to require earlier closing times; the sponsor and Bally’s representative said it would help Delaware remain competitive and increase revenue, and no opposition was heard. HB 433 would let municipalities and counties extend last call for bars, restaurants, and clubs from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.; a witness from Connect Delaware supported it as a competitiveness and retention measure, emphasizing that it is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 441, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks/crypto ATMs in Delaware and require existing machines to be removed within 90 days. The sponsor and supporters, including AARP, the Delaware Department of Justice, and the League of Women Voters, argued the machines are heavily used in scams, especially against older adults, and that regulation has not been effective. CoinFlip opposed the bill, saying it is a regulated operator, that the fraud statistics are overstated or incomplete, and that Delaware should instead adopt a regulatory framework and amendment. HB 465 would update the criminal code to formally define virtual currency and incorporate it into theft, money laundering, racketeering, and search-and-seizure provisions; the sponsor said it would align Delaware law with modern crypto-related crimes, and no opposition was presented. The committee then heard HB 467, which would prevent landlords from requiring renters to buy insurance from a specific company while still allowing them to require coverage meeting lease terms; the sponsor described it as a consumer-choice bill and there was no public opposition. HB 435 would require payment parity for certified registered nurse anesthetists and physicians when the same services are provided; the sponsor, nurse anesthetists, the Delaware Health Care Association, the Department of Insurance, and ChristianaCare supported it as a workforce and access-to-care measure, with no opposition. Finally, HS 1 for HB 450, the Road DE Act, would overhaul permitting and traffic-impact review, emphasize peak-hour traffic, set density standards in growth areas, create a transportation impact fee, and direct some revenue to open space, farmland, and coastal restoration; realtors, builders, environmental groups, engineers, and GEAR supported it as a way to speed permitting, reduce sprawl, and improve infrastructure planning. The committee adjourned after public comment; no votes were recorded in the transcript.

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• So why the surgeries?
• So why the surgeries?
• So why the surgeries?
• So why the surgeries?
• irreversibly damaged by their failure. irreversibly damaged by their failure.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• gender reassignment surgery to a minor for damages resulting from the surgery.
• gender-affirming surgeries.
• This is because of bad information, and sadly, surgeries.
• surgeries, recommends against doing them.
• That's what motivates them to go through these major surgeries when they're under 18.

Bills: SB1014, SB1094, SB1146, SB1177, SB1192, SB1194, SB1214, SB1372, SB1390, SB1398, SB1399, SB1494, SB1557, SB1561, SB1564, SB1602, SB1603, SB1621, SB1628, SB1629, SB1713, SB1752, SB1776, SB1813, SB1814, SB1821

Keywords: gender transition, gender detransition, health insurance, medical procedures, insurance claims, official documents, Arizona law, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, dependent children, foster care, periodic review, court hearings, child welfare, public funds, prohibition, Arizona legislation

Summary: The committee heard and acted on several health-related bills, with the longest discussion centered on SB 1214, the Arizona Stem Cell Therapy Act. The bill would regulate stem cell and birth tissue therapies, bar use of tissues derived from aborted fetuses or embryos, require informed consent and disclosure for non-FDA-approved therapies, and create civil and criminal penalties for violations. Supporters framed it as a patient-safety and bioscience-innovation measure, while opponents objected to the abortion-related language and felony penalties. The committee approved SB 1214 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also advanced SB 1194, which would prohibit health professionals and institutions from denying care or reducing care quality based on vaccination status, and SB 1814, which creates a study committee on substance use disorder treatment standards and oversight. SB 1602, increasing monthly stipends for kinship foster care parents, and SB 1603, expanding child-only cash assistance eligibility for certain foster and relative placements, were both amended and passed unanimously. SB 1177, barring public funds from being used for gender transition procedures, and SB 1014, requiring insurance coverage for detransition care and related reporting, both drew strong support and opposition and were each approved on 4-3 votes. Later, the committee unanimously passed SB 1628, requiring insurers and health plans to report claims-denial and prior-authorization data to DIFI for public reporting, and SB 1629, requiring AHCCCS managed care organizations to give advance notice and network-adequacy documentation before terminating high-volume providers without cause. Supporters of both bills emphasized transparency and patient access, while opponents argued the measures duplicated existing federal or state oversight. The committee then heard SB 1752, which would criminalize commercial harvesting or sale of mescaline while preserving a religious-use defense; the sponsor said it was intended to address improper sales of peyote-derived substances, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• It could encourage the relocation of ASCs, or ambulatory surgery centers, toward commercially attractive
• Years ago, she had gender-transitioning surgery.
• But recently, she has renewed her faith in Christ, She had gender-transitioning surgery, but recently
• hospital, life is a... ...or protesting in front of an abortion center or a trans-surgery hospital.
• for children that is now proven to cause great irreversible harm.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• I've had bottom surgery.
• <00:05:39.280> So I've had bottom surgery. So I've had bottom surgery.
• <00:35:58.880> does estrogen and undergoing surgeries does estrogen and undergoing surgeries
• and all that, from transitioning from a man to a woman, has had all the upper surgery and lower surgery
• <03:42:26.160> and<03:42:26.399> all surgery and and lower surgery and all surgery

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• have stopped providing decline surgeries have stopped providing decline surgeries as<00:57:23.440
• The fangctomy surgery.
• The fangctomy surgery.
• The University of Minnesota no longer teaches declaw surgery.
• <01:10:20.159> pain irreversible pain irreversible pain they<01:10:22.800> experience<01

Bills: HF4080, HF3693, HF1857, HF4350

Keywords: agriculture, livestock, retailers, ownership interest, exclusive contracts, meat packing companies, dominant retailers, state law, Department of Agriculture, appropriation, funding, agriculture policy, state budget, animal welfare, cat declawing, animal cruelty, therapeutic procedures, civil penalties, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, aquatic life