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• This bill adds in maternity leave for adoptive parents as long as the child is up to the age of 4, that
• All those in favor of adopting the amendment signified by saying 'aye.'
• The amendment is adopted. Now, members, we are back on the bill as amended.
• All those in favor of adopting the amendment signified by saying aye, are you opposed and declared the
• amendment to be adopted.

Bills: HB2210 , HB2398 , HB2959 , HB3006 , HB3026 , HB3151 , HB3315 , HB3372 , HB3467 , HB3590 , HB4268 , HB4359 , HB4427

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: youth apprenticeship, career education, workforce development, high school programs, mentorship, vocational training, state oversight, credential of value, education, labor market, government reporting, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent, law enforcement notification

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• Now >> got a motion to move adoption of the sub by Senator Givhan, second by Senator Figures.
• Um Miss Ogden, if adoption of the sub.
• I'll move to adopt the substitute. Do I have a second? You got a second by Senator Elliott.
• Any opposition using previous roll on the adoption of the substitute? [clears throat] None.
• The substitute's adopted. Senator Melson on the substitute. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: SB24 , SB83 , SB142 , SB140 , SB94 , SB24 , SB83 , SB142 , SB140 , SB94 , HB132 , HB37 , HB51 , HB105 , HB54 , HB7 , HB158 , HB188 , HB189 , HB111 , HB13 , HB192 , HB149 , HB132 , HB37 , HB51 , HB105 , HB54 , HB7 , HB158 , HB188 , HB189 , HB111 , HB13 , HB192 , HB149

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: body-worn camera, public records, law enforcement transparency, recording disclosure, civil rights, adult-size changing table, changing station, accessible restroom, public bathroom, public building, public entity, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility, restroom renovation, new construction, grant program, state grant, local government facilities, historic property

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• Madam Chair, I move that the Bliss Amendment dated March 11, 2026, at 9:34 p.m. be adopted.
• Members, the motion before you is the Bliss Amendment dated March 11, 2026, at 9:34 p.m. be adopted.
• Our other speakers are, if necessary, so this is our one speaker. ...be adopted.
• Members, the motion before you is that the Bliss Amendment dated March 11, 2026, at 10:44 a.m. be adopted
• The legislature and governor approved Arizona's first dementia services program and adopted the state

Bills: SB1095 , SB1114 , SB1116 , SB1162 , SB1164 , SB1178 , SB1179 , SB1249 , SB1253 , SB1346 , SB1347 , SB1446 , SB1561 , SB1813

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: gender transition, minors, irreversible surgery, health professionals, puberty-blocking drugs, medical procedures, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing

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• you can see it when you look 10 years ago and you look at it today, and that is the explosion of technology
• is the you look at it today and that is the explosion<00:26:20.559><c> of</c><00:26:20.799><c> technology
• that</c><00:26:21.600><c> is</c><00:26:21.760><c> in</c><00:26:21.919><c> your</c> explosion of technology
• that is in your explosion of technology that is in your pocket<00:26:22.640><c> that</c><00:26:22.960

Bills: HB19 , HB170 , HB171 , HB173 , HB174 , HB19 , HB170 , HB171 , HB173 , HB174

Committee: House Children and Senior Advocacy

Keywords: Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, HB170, supplemental appropriations, Education Trust Fund, Alabama education budget, school funding, K-12 education, local boards of education, textbook adoption, school buses, school safety, charter schools, summer programs, afterschool programs, reading intervention, college and career readiness

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• entire file that they get as they do adoption.
• I testified earlier in the session about adoption, and again I thank you for making adoption a priority
• And when you look at these case files and adoptions, adoptive families get $400 a month for adoption
• For adoption subsidy, that's $2,360.
• until they're 5, or at 10 and not adopted till they're 12.

Bills: SB500 , SB1522 , SB1137 , SB1266

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

Summary: The Committee on Human Services met with a quorum and first voted out Senate Bill 1589, relating to contract requirements between a single-source continuum contractor and DFPS. The motion to report the bill favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed prevailed on a 7-0 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 500, which would set deadlines for providing foster care adoption records, including health, social, educational, and genetic history reports, to speed adoptions. The bill’s author and witnesses from Addie’s Hope Social Services supported it, saying delays in redacted files can take months, slow permanency for children, and increase costs to the state. Members asked about redactions and sibling/family information, and witnesses explained the bill would mainly speed the preliminary file used to decide whether to proceed with placement. SB 500 was left pending. Members also heard Senate Bill 1266, which would require regular reevaluation of the Medicaid provider support team and add written notice of provider disenrollment at least 30 days in advance. There were no witnesses, no questions, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1522, concerning continuing care retirement communities, was then laid out and supported by LeadingAge Texas and counsel, who said it updates outdated definitions, clarifies licensing and disclosure rules, and strengthens consumer protections for seniors. It was also left pending. After a brief recess, the committee heard Senate Bill 1137, which would prohibit group home consultants from referring people to unlicensed or unpermitted group homes except in limited circumstances, require disclosure of complaints, and create a Class B misdemeanor for violations. Members discussed whether consultants are regulated and noted concerns about unlicensed referral practices. The bill was left pending, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• DSHS is to adopt rules and policies that require document and record sharing between and within department

Bills: SB5681 , SB6024 , SB6036 , SB6063

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: employment services, community inclusion, age limitations, disability services, home and community living, community residential services, oversight, monitoring, service providers, streamlining, foster care, licensure, adoption, child welfare, support services, terminology alignment, social services, Washington state code, department reorganization, legislative amendment

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• It also covers moms and dads of adopted children. It also covers moms and dads of adopted children.
• We take our staff and technology, and we go on the road during... ...the school day and we do cyber camps
• I’m Matt Massie, president of the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering.

Bills: SB175 , SB195 , SB196 , SB199

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: aircraft, tax exemption, sales tax, lease tax, maintenance, Alabama, health insurance, Medicare, retirees, public education, contracts, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, parental leave, state employees, local education agencies

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• The amendment is adopted. Please move the bill. Aye. Opposed?
• The amendment is adopted. Please move the bill as amended.
• So ordered, the amendment is adopted. Please move the bill as amended.
• So ordered, the amendment is adopted. Please move the bill as amended.
• The amendment is adopted. Please move the bill as amended.

Bills: SB1017 , SB1149 , SB1162 , SB1192 , SB1249 , SB1253 , SB1331 , SB1333 , SB1334

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: informed consent, surgical procedures, healthcare professionals, patient rights, regulatory compliance, child welfare, dependency hearings, foster care, court procedures, parental rights, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing, monitoring, administrative burdens, basic first aid, good samaritan, medical licensing exemption, Arizona medical board, A.R.S. 32-1421

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• Members, any objections to the adoption of the amendments?
• Any objections to the adoption of the amendment? Seeing no objections, the amendment is adopted.
• So not adoption, not foster.
• It does include adoption and the birth of a child.
• Any objections to the adoption of the amendment? Seeing no objections, the amendment is adopted.

Bills: HR249 , HR251 , HB395 , HB902 , SB83 , SB132 , SB157 , SB338 , SB450 , SB484 , SB501 , SB507

Committee: House Education

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, content standards, K-12 education, public schools, curriculum, digital literacy, computer science, STEM, technology education, student privacy, ethical AI, workforce development, future-ready workforce, instructional resources, education policy, school standards, Louisiana education

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• Does anybody object to us adopting the amendment unanimously? If not, the...
• So I urge adoption, yield to questions. Any questions? So I urge adoption. Yield to questions.
• This will help more kids get adopted and prevent certain parents from not being able to adopt in the
• So we'll adopt that without any objection. We'll adopt the PCS. So it's adopted.
• Yield for questions, move for adoption. Yield for questions. Move for adoption.

Bills: HB3131 , HB3380 , HB3502 , HB3552 , HB3849 , HB3886 , HB3907 , HB4201 , HB4302 , HB3448 , HB3409 , HB4095 , HB3637

Committee: House Children, Youth and Family Services

Keywords: homelessness, shelter standards, safety, accountability, state funding, local governance, regulation, Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Safety and Accountability Act, foster care, child welfare, Department of Human Services, educational opportunities, employment support, technology in child welfare, faith-based organizations, self-sufficiency, financial literacy, HB3502, Oklahoma, children's code

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• Thank you. ...including the provisions that are retroactive to tax year 2025, with a specific adoption
• Some of the landmark economic growth drivers that were adopted at the federal level.
• In addition, we can pass a balanced budget and adopt this conformity.
• We need to adopt this legislation. Representative Crews. Mr. Chair, Mr.
• ...February 2nd, 2026, at 11:45 a.m., be adopted. Is there any discussion on the amendment?

Bills: HB2011 , HB2089 , HB2090 , HB2092 , HB2477 , HB2785

Committees: House Ways & Means , House House Ways & Means Committee of Reference

Keywords: individual income tax, subtraction, Arizona Revised Statutes, retirement benefits, adoption costs, charitable contributions, health insurance, premium payment, Arizona State Retirement System, contingent annuitant, long-term disability, benefits limitations, disability compensation, social security, retirement system, elected officials, ASRS, eligibility waiver, age 65, taxation

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• Seeing no objection, the amendment is adopted.
• Representative LaFleur has made a motion to adopt the amendment.
• Birth, pregnancy loss, adoption, and foster placement.
• Representative LaFleur has made a motion to adopt the amendment.
• Seeing no objection, the amendment is adopted. Back on the bill.

Bills: SB25 , SB132 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB237 , SB250 , SB433

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: dental care, cancer treatment, health insurance, medically necessary, health coverage, paid parental leave, educators, teachers, school employees, public schools, local education agency, LEA, school board, charter schools, maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, foster care leave, pregnancy loss, stillbirth

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• you know, as a former foster parent, my wife and I were foster parents for several years, and we adopted
• I was a foster parent for several years, and we adopted a child out of the foster parent program.

Bills: HB2511 , HB2660

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: child welfare, dependency, imminent physical harm, child abuse, neglect, foster care, extended foster care, shelter care, out-of-home placement, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, family law, juvenile court, child protection, unsafe home, substance use, caregiver impairment, relative placement, guardianship, adoption

Bills: SF626 , HF873 , HF908 , SF620 , SF621 , SF622

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: federal funding, block grants, substance abuse, mental health, community services, energy assistance, city regulations, foster care, adoption services, chemical dependency, reimbursement, human trafficking, juvenile protection, child exploitation, restitution, stakeholder meeting, victim support, legal reform, health services, dependent adult abuse

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• And the fact of the matter is in the year 2026, unfortunately, technology follows us everywhere and This
• All in favor of adopting the amendment, signified by saying 'aye.' All oppose, 'nay.'
• The amendment is adopted. Senator Kirk, we're back on the bill. Thank you, Mr. Ir. Mr.
• All in favor of adopting the amendment, signified by saying 'aye.' All oppose, 'nay.'
• The amendment is adopted. Back on the bill as amended. Senator Reinhart, thank you, Mr.

Bills: SB1290 , SB1332 , SB1369 , SB1379 , SB1381 , SB1386 , SB1390 , SB1428 , SB1584 , SB1696 , SB175 , SB1778 , SB1794 , SB1806 , SB1836 , SB201

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, mental health, crisis services, 988 Lifeline, suicide prevention, behavioral health, human trafficking

Bills: HB451 , HB645 , HB 1041 , HB 1151 , HB 1155 , HB1536 , HCR12 , HCR12

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit

Bills: HB451 , HB645 , HB 1041 , HB 1151 , HB 1155 , HB1536 , HCR12 , HCR12

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit

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• The bill calls for the State Board of The bill calls for the State Board of Education to adopt rules
• And then again on the adoption side, which I definitely don't want to say there's any difference between
• I haven't been through the adoption process; I know you have, so you probably feel a little stronger
• In adoption, you're not going through that; it's more... ...not going through that; it's more emotional
• U... ...under the catastrophic leave roles, maternity and adoption had been added for 8 weeks.

Bills: HB61 , HB327 , HB253 , HB297

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: home school, career and technical education, public schools, K-12 education, enrollment policy, parental leave, state employees, adoption, employee benefits, aircraft tax, aviation tax, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, lease tax, rental tax, commercial aircraft, air carrier, airline, aircraft parts, maintenance

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• House Bill 4819 would provide some incentive to the adoptive owner by requiring a $50 deposit.
• Is there an objection to the adoption of the committee's substitute?
• If not, the substitute is adopted. Of course, the new committee substitute is in your drop box.
• **Adoption Agencies** - Organizations that facilitate the adoption process, helping expectant mothers
• and families seeking to adopt.

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

Committee: House Public Health

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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• Chairman, I move that the D.S. strike everything amendment dated March 19th, 2026, at 3:33 p.m. be adopted
• The section is the Yuma Center for Excellence for Desert Agriculture, and some of the technologies and
• As agriculture changes and develops into new technologies, trying to adapt those things, farmers and
• Chairman, I move that the Diaz amendment dated March 19, 2026, at 4:44 p.m. be adopted.
• What kind of things could they gather with some of the technology? Do you know? Yes, ma'am.

Bills: SB1198 , SB1199 , SB1286 , SB1683 , SB1761

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: Salt River horse herd, wild horses, feral horses, Arizona Department of Agriculture, Tonto National Forest, Saguaro Lake, lower Salt River, equine genetics, genetic viability, inbreeding, allelic diversity, effective population size, fertility control, population control, horse removal, horse adoption, humane management, free-roaming horses, wild horse protection, stray animal law