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• of weeks when I was first starting.
• And from the moment we first met, it was love at first sight, I would say.
• And I learned that when I first met him and I first joined the legislature, and I would sit with him
• And we met each other for the first time on the first day of session in 2015.
• And we met each other for the first time on first day of session, 2015.

Bills: HB145 , HR1 , HB80 , SB29 , SB37 , HB206 , SB193 , SB58 , SB64 , HB153 , HB195 , HB234 , HB248 , HB255 , HB279 , HB287 , HB292 , HB303 , HB309 , HB371 , SB30 , SB35 , SB40 , SB43 , SB48 , SB96 , SB143 , 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

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

Summary: The meeting opened with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of announcements and personal remarks. Members then spent a large portion of the session honoring Representative Joanne Ferrary, who announced she will not seek re-election. Speakers from both parties praised her persistence, mentorship, and work on public safety, environmental protection, health care, women’s rights, and advocacy for workers and families. Ferrary thanked colleagues and said she hoped to continue supporting initiatives in the interim and beyond. The House also recognized Representative Matthew McQueen, who is running for commissioner of public lands and will leave the legislature after this term. Members highlighted his work on conservation, land grants, wildlife protection, legislative drafting, and his reputation for principled, detailed review of bills. McQueen thanked colleagues and said he hoped to remain involved in the building in another capacity. The House then moved to third reading and passed House Bill 371, the House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute creating a temporary funding source for land grants and acequias from remaining sponge bond revenues. Supporters said it would provide a more stable, long-term funding mechanism for acequia and land grant infrastructure while preserving existing funding streams and requiring legislative appropriation and annual reporting. Some members raised concerns about oversight and the lack of a sunset or review clause, but the bill passed 63-2. The chamber also passed House Bill 248, authorizing $392 million in general obligation bond capacity, by a vote of 65-0. The House then debated House Bill 153, a committee substitute creating a market-based framework for carbon reduction and economic development. The bill includes an environmental product declaration act, a low-carbon materials rebate, and an industrial carbon reduction grant program. Supporters said it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions while encouraging economic development and new technology at industrial facilities. Members questioned the timing of the grants, anti-donation concerns, and whether companies would receive funding only after making investments, and sponsors explained that entities must pre-certify and then apply after beginning production or retrofits. Debate was ongoing at the end of the excerpt, with no final vote shown on HB 153.

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• For too that put public safety first.
• :26:08.159><c> to</c> first African-American regiments to first African-American regiments to serve<00
• </c> and remember the sacrifice of our first and remember the sacrifice of our first line<01:06:20.880
• <c> bill</c><02:30:24.080><c> shall</c><02:30:24.319><c> be</c> first reading of the bill shall be first
• First and foremost, facts matter.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c><01:23:23.120><c> to</c> that is probably above my pay grade to that is probably above my pay grade
• First of all, the cooperative still does have time-of-use rates.
• First of all, the cooperative still does have time-of-use rates.
• First time speaking here.
• </c><04:29:23.279><c> State's</c> option but that the first State's option but that the first State's

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Regina go first. Thank you.
• And my first words to him as a first-time mother, holding him for the first time, were, 'Hi, my love,
• And my first words to him as a first-time mother, holding him for the first time, were, 'Hi, my love,
• First, Mr.
• I'm going to go first, right? Sure. Who's going first? I don't care. Okay.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services. Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards. The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• First, the New couldn't be here today.
• First, it This bill does five things.
• We'll call you and Margaret first. All right. We'll call you and Margaret first. Good morning, Mr.
• So first in section one the years.
• First of all, my view is we business.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> 137% the prison system had its first 137% the prison system had its first homicide<00:07:59.560>
• </c><00:17:50.000><c> Dee</c> he he was in prison for um first Dee he he was in prison for um first Dee
• a peace officer, prosecutor, judge, or correction officer, first-degree assault, first-degree criminal
• That's your first-degree murder conviction.
• That's your first-degree murder conviction.

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:30:35.080><c> woman</c> how the first woman how the first woman who<00:30:36.400><c> was</c><
• And imagine that first day right.
• You see for the first female senator.
• I want to just end by thanking Senator Coleman first for being one of the first people to face these
• I want to just end by thanking Senator Coleman first for being one of the first people to face these

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, first up, uh during the session.
• <00:36:01.839><c> storage</c> first u decentralized hot storage first u decentralized hot storage network
• /c><00:40:52.880><c> or</c> of federal service. um first at the or of federal service. um first at the
• Let me dive into the GENIUS Act first to give you a sense of what it is doing and why it was the first
• </c><00:57:00.079><c> First,</c><00:57:01.280><c> the</c><00:57:02.000><c> obvious</c> First, the obvious

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held an informational briefing on digital assets, blockchain, and related regulatory developments. Chair Jarrett Keohoko said the committee was focusing on national and state policy issues around digital assets, while leaving the separate issue of Bitcoin kiosks and fraud to the House Consumer Protection Committee, which had already noticed a similar briefing. No public testimony was taken; the session was for informational updates and member questions. Representatives from the Aptos Foundation, including JC Yun and Michael Cheng, gave a detailed presentation on blockchain basics and Aptos’s technology. They described blockchain as a tamper-resistant digital ledger, explained proof-of-work and proof-of-stake systems, and argued that proof-of-stake networks are faster, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly. They also emphasized smart contracts and potential uses beyond speculation, such as car titles, college transcripts, collectibles, digital IDs, real estate, and other tokenized assets. The presenters highlighted Aptos’s Hawaii connections and said the technology could help local residents and businesses participate in the digital economy. They cited adoption statistics, including billions of transactions on Aptos, tokenized money market funds from major financial firms, micro-lending applications, decentralized cloud infrastructure, and the rapid growth of stablecoins. They acknowledged concerns about scams and consumer protection, but argued that the answer is stronger regulation and education rather than avoiding the technology altogether.

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• The first thing provided is a description of the bill.
• First, it's the estimate from the current law base.
• </c> on Tuesday can get that one done first on Tuesday can get that one done first things<00:17:58.919
• I think it was either your first term, Mr.
• I think it was either your first term, Mr.

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee’s first? You have to press the button. Sorry, it’s my first time.
• Committee’s first? You have to press the button. Sorry, it’s my first time.
• Who would like to go first? Mr.
• I approached this bill first, presenting AB 1902.
• First, some background.

Summary: The Senate Public Safety Committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing a long agenda of bills. Early items included AB 2605, which would require statewide reporting on public defense services; supporters said California lacks basic data on how indigent defense is delivered and that the bill would help identify under-resourced counties, while no opposition appeared. AB 1650 would require rental vehicles used in law enforcement operations to display agency identification; supporters framed it as a transparency and community-trust measure in response to immigration enforcement tactics, while sheriffs and police groups opposed it unless amended, arguing it could compromise undercover and task-force operations and raise legal and indemnification concerns. AB 1930 would require notice to the Attorney General before business entities respond to subpoenas involving legally protected abortion or gender-affirming care information; supporters said it protects patient privacy and provider safety, while opponents raised constitutional, law-enforcement, and business-burden concerns. The committee also heard AB 458, directing state procurement guidelines for firearms and accessories so agencies buy from responsible vendors, with support from police chiefs, gun-violence prevention groups, and local officials, and no opposition testimony offered. The committee then heard AB 1588 on sideshows and street takeovers, which would update the definition of sideshows, include motorcycles and dirt bikes, and align penalties with street racing. Supporters, including police, city, transportation, and road-safety advocates, said the bill responds to dangerous events, property damage, and injuries; opponents from civil liberties and public defender groups argued higher fines and criminal penalties are ineffective and disproportionately harm low-income people, favoring roadway design and community-based prevention instead. AB 910, the Survivors Act, would expand affirmative defenses and vacature relief for survivors of trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence; supporters, including a survivor who described decades of abuse and wrongful conviction, said the bill gives survivors a chance to tell their stories and seek relief, while district attorneys opposed expanding relief to violent offenses and warned it could erase restitution and undermine victims’ rights. AB 2624 would expand Safe at Home confidentiality protections to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters described threats, doxxing, and harassment against immigrant-serving organizations, while opponents claimed the bill was prompted by investigative reporting on fraud and would chill journalism and transparency. The committee also heard AB 31, making the tribal police pilot program permanent and creating a missing and murdered Indigenous persons task force, which drew strong support from tribal representatives and no opposition. Later, AB 1959 sought to close a resentencing loophole tied to a 2001 Santana High School shooting case by restoring judicial discretion in resentencing for certain juvenile offenders; supporters said the current process can lead to automatic release even after parole denial, while opposition testimony began with concerns that the bill was responding to one case and lacked broader evidence. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly noted they supported several bills but could not formally vote because the committee lacked a quorum, so motions were held for later action.

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• So that would be my first question, or first two questions.
• So that would be my first question, or first two questions.
• </c> first question is a two-part question. first question is a two-part question. if<00:30:16.480><c
• would be my first question or first<00:30:32.480><c> two</c><00:30:32.720><c> questions.
• First question. here till midnight. No. First question.

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The first bill on our agenda is Senate File 1356.
• That's just the tiniest first step.
• </c> you need you need to address me first you need you need to address me first answer<00:53:54.720>
• I'll also state that when I first started farming, my first capital investments were in grain storage
• My First Capital started farming My First Capital Investments<01:25:19.679><c> were</c><01:25:19.880>

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• First, I want to just thank the opposition.
• I come first with my own personal testimony.
• I come first with my own personal testimony.
• First of all, let me just say this. Thank you, Mr.
• First of all, let me just say this: thank you, Mr.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, with extensive testimony on firearms regulation, disability and sexual assault, mental health diversion, emergency response, and law enforcement masking. SB 704 by Senator Arreguín would require firearm barrels to be purchased through licensed dealers with a background check, as a response to the rise in ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms; supporters said barrels are a key component of untraceable guns, while opponents argued the bill burdens lawful gun owners and does little to stop criminals. SB 258 by Senator Wahab would eliminate the remaining spousal rape exception for victims unable to consent because of disability; supporters called it a needed closure of an archaic loophole, while disability-rights advocates opposed it unless amended, warning it could worsen misunderstandings about capacity to consent and harm disabled people’s autonomy. After debate, SB 258 passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, with several members voting aye and the bill held on call. Senator Umberg presented SB 398, which closes a loophole in the law prohibiting paying or offering money or other value to induce someone to vote or register to vote; there was little opposition, and the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Appropriations and was held on call. He also presented SB 27, a CARE Court cleanup measure that would allow certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial to be routed into CARE Court and would expand eligibility to some people with mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would improve access to treatment and reduce unnecessary incarceration, while county behavioral health directors and disability advocates warned it could blur the line between voluntary civil treatment and coercive criminal proceedings and expand CARE Court beyond its intended scope. SB 27 passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 36 from Senator Umberg, a price-gouging measure tied to wildfire-related emergency conditions that also expands search-warrant authority for certain misdemeanor investigations. Public defenders opposed the search-warrant expansion as unnecessary, while a late supporter from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office spoke in favor; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and held on call. SB 571 by Senator Arreguín would increase penalties for impersonating emergency personnel and related conduct during disasters; supporters cited post-fire looting and impersonation, while opponents argued longer sentences do not deter crime and that existing law is sufficient. The bill passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and was held on call. Finally, Senator Wiener presented SB 627, which would prohibit law enforcement from wearing extreme masks except in limited circumstances, aimed largely at masked federal immigration enforcement operations. Supporters said masked, unidentified officers create fear and undermine trust, while law enforcement groups argued the bill wrongly sweeps in local officers, is too broad, and should instead target federal agents or impersonators. Testimony was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final committee action on SB 627 is shown here.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, you heard it here first.
• </c> it here first. it here first.
• </c> You heard it here first from Uncle Greg. You heard it here first from Uncle Greg.
• Okay, we got Sam first here.
• Okay, we got Sam first here.

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It's been first language of Minnesota.
• And be before I te pass to your<00:15:59.199><c> first</c><00:15:59.839><c> first</c><00:16:00.199><c
• > testifier,</c><00:16:01.199><c> Miss</c><00:16:01.440><c> McGee,</c> your first first testifier, Miss
• McGee, your first first testifier, Miss McGee, I<00:16:02.079><c> also</c><00:16:02.320><c> want</c>
• </c> Senator Nen's going to go first. Yeah. Senator Nen's going to go first. Yeah.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• My journey began long before that, when Colorado first, when Colorado became the the first state to legalize
• Consumer safety should always come first.
• I'm a first-time home buyer.
• And just to add, on record, this is the first time I'm hearing about TPOT. The first time.
• The first one broke me.

Bills: HB 28 , SB 3

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, HB28, public testimony, committee decorum, bill substitute, legislative process

Summary: The meeting featured significant discussions regarding HB28, where the chair outlined the plans to bring forward a substitute for the bill. The chair emphasized the importance of maintaining order and decorum during the proceedings. Members engaged in deliberations, and a number of public witnesses were invited to testify, thereby enriching the discussion around the bill. This interaction provided valuable insights into public sentiment regarding the issues at hand.

Transcript Highlights:

• First, I request a roll call." A roll call has been requested.
• First, the Olympics..."
• <01:07:38.360><c> place</c> first place first place or<01:07:39.640><c> second</c><01:07:39.960><c> place
• </c> my own mother was a part of that first my own mother was a part of that first generation<01:19:50.880
• The first is the Minnesota Supreme Court ruling from last October.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The first evaluation being committed.
• </c> First, the the rep from First, the the rep from South<01:30:03.720><c> Burlington</c><01:30:04.200
• The first instance of described.
• ><c> and</c><01:53:36.160><c> vital</c> The first extremely positive and vital The first extremely positive
• </c> says do the program first says do the program first before<02:06:16.960><c> thinking</c><02:06:17.360

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• </c> changes and we are some of the first changes and we are some of the first people<00:10:57.519><c
• needing this for the very first time in, needing this for the very first time in, you<00:23:34.080><c
• This is not my first rodeo.
• This is not my first rodeo.
• And then Natalie Benjamin, first.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If this bill passes, the first impact would be to dehumanize me...
• AB 2225 is the first step to do that.
• First of all, Prop. 36 already does provide alternatives.
• First of all, Prop. 36 already does provide alternatives.
• So it's not the first offense that you get hit with a felony.

Keywords: 988, house, all