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• This one little training thunderstorm in here, where it's rounds and rounds and rounds of heavy rain,
• Issued guidelines and best practices to assist these local jurisdictions.
• But that's a very practical application that has a very real impact.
• To refining our processes and best practices.
• Only the second round of FIFTH will inform next rounds, so we will do better.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Hawaii is supporting year-round use of devices, ah, for students and extending the hours of free public
• One more question or request for information, I guess if you've got some best practices related to the
• initial balance of $75 million in the pole replacement fund, the office has completed two program rounds
• With the second round, we had $729 million available for the program.
• So, you know, I would say, uh, look at best practices is, is my answer.

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• Miss Wilson Lober has dedicated her career to advancing best practices in trauma and burn care while
• So, if we could give them a huge round of applause. Welcome to Oklahoma. Mr.
• Broddy Longhorn Keaton Sproule and Zane Nichols, and then I think we have absolutely given them a round
• Give them another round of applause, please. Mr. Floor Leader, thank you, Madam Speaker.

Bills: SB1636, SB1772, SB1221, SB1932, SB1687, SB1213, SB843, SB1410, SB1317, SB1338, SB1976, SB1314, SB1191, SB1613, SB1246, SB1439, SB1930, HR1044

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, motor vehicle safety, headlamps, headlights

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• AI is not going to slow down, and we don't have any standardized practice to make sure that our students
• members, House Bill 2938, as amended by the Commerce Committee, requires a seller to apply Swedish rounding
• that rounds the total transaction amount to the nearest five cents when pennies are not available or
• that rounds the total transaction amount to the nearest five cents when pennies are not available or
• In fact, they don't even have to be in practice since 2021 and still get access to the country, so I

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a rapid review of a very large bill package, with the chair repeatedly asking staff to keep descriptions high level and many bills placed on third-read consent or consent calendars. A major theme was artificial intelligence: bills would require minors to be told when they are interacting with AI, allow AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, create an AI education program, privilege certain AI communications, and require K-12 instruction on ethical and practical AI use. Other education measures addressed school district superintendents, health instruction, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal development standards, and school safety, including a bill allowing concealed firearms on school grounds under specified conditions. Several health and public safety bills were also discussed. These included funding and oversight measures for childhood cancer research, nursing care complaint timelines, firefighter cancer data collection, limits on pharmacy penalties, and a bill making it a felony to administer abortion-inducing drugs without consent. Members also heard bills on overtime wage enforcement, domestic violence evidence standards in parenting cases, probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, and a measure expanding manslaughter liability to online encouragement of teen suicide. One sponsor strongly opposed a provisional medical licensing bill for foreign-trained applicants, while other sponsors emphasized rural health access, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and the need for a dental board member who is an oral surgeon. A large portion of the meeting focused on water, land, energy, and state agency oversight. Bills would streamline or change rules for small modular reactors, new power plants, water supply determinations, groundwater transportation fees, water hauling, and state land disposition. Members also considered measures affecting the State Land Department, including audits, oversight boards, continuation, land-use maps for data centers and energy projects, and rules for mineral leases and solar or wind siting. Other topics included wildlife and ranching, Mexican wolf policy, annexation, housing and development incentives, transportation and towing rules, digital driver licenses, and a proposed four-year moratorium on municipal and county fee, tax, and utility-rate increases, which drew questions about stakeholder input and the impact on enterprise funds and local utilities. No recorded roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply presented, briefly discussed, and left on consent or calendar status, with one bill noted as held in rules and another pulled for further discussion.

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• As a practical matter, this bill will make all HOA boards set the budget higher than we would otherwise
• I've practiced for the last 37 and almost 38 years.
• And I've been practicing criminal law; I know a little bit about criminal prosecution.
• This has constrained their ability to. ...meet consumer demands to stay in business year-round.
• Round your record late. Here we go. 2260? Yes, sir.

Bills: SB434, SB844, SB898, SB1177, SB1214, SB1454, SB1920, SB1927, SB1935, SB1965, SB2010, SB2046, SB2068, SB2073, SB2183, SB2260, SB3034, SB907

Keywords: SB 434, Harris County Hospital District, hospital district police, peace officers, commissioned officers, law enforcement authority, Health and Safety Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, public safety, hospital security, county hospital district, local government, Texas criminal procedure, district police, armed security, SB 898, low income housing tax credits, LIHTC, affordable housing, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

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• President, round two of our education three, if you include Senator Claudio, of our education policy.
• President, round two of our education three, if you include Senator Claudio of our education policy.
• And I think we landed on a really well-rounded product. Senator Davis. Thank you, Madam President.
• And finally, it amends a piece in the optometry practice. You can't use that.
• And finally, it amends a piece in the optometry practice, which allows the Board of Optometry to be able

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, and a retiring Senate employee. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators should not plan to be in next week, with hopes of sharing more budget news soon. The chamber then moved to third reading and took up a major bill on citizen initiatives and constitutional amendments, with sponsors saying it was needed to address documented petition fraud and to protect the integrity of the process. That bill drew extensive debate. Supporters argued that recent investigations showed widespread fraud in petition gathering, that the measure would add reasonable guardrails, and that it would prevent taxpayer-funded government messaging from being used to influence ballot measures. Opponents said the bill would make it much harder for ordinary Floridians to place amendments on the ballot by adding costs, deadlines, registration requirements, fines, and felony exposure, and they warned it would chill grassroots participation and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed campaigns. After debate, the Senate passed the bill 28-10. The Senate then adopted several House amendments and concurred on a series of education and public-safety measures, including bills on stem cell therapy, student-athlete electrocardiograms, cardiac emergency planning in schools, school safety, Bright Futures and other education policy items, and educator preparation. Most of those measures passed unanimously or with overwhelming support, and the chamber also recognized additional interns and a long-serving education advocate before recessing and returning to continue with House messages.

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• Expanding to year-round use brings year-round economic ability to businesses along the way.
• Expanding to year-round use brings year-round economic ability to businesses along the way.
• Expanding to year-round use brings year-round economic ability to businesses along the way.
• Expanding to year-round use brings year-round economic ability to businesses along the way.
• Year-round use brings year-round economic ability to businesses along the way.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The Florida Administrative Register is just going to be the practical trigger.
• So I'm 100 percent okay with banning any type of law or practice that does that.
• So I'm 100 percent okay with banning any type of law or practice that does that.
• Law or practice that does that. It's completely incompatible.
• There are certain practices, especially religious practices, that we choose and we do them voluntarily

Bills: S0500, S0536, S0762, S1582, S1632, S1634, S1742, S1750, S1792

Keywords: security detail, protective detail, candidate protection, election security, statewide office, governor, lieutenant governor, cabinet officer, nominee, officer-elect, FDLE, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, primary election, general election, canvassing commission, political party, minor party, campaign safety, election protection, public safety

Summary: The committee first considered SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin and supporters said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but helps law enforcement and prosecutors establish gang-related connections for warrants and sentencing enhancements. Senator Smith raised concerns about the lowered threshold for being observed with gang members and possible unintended impacts on business owners and others; Martin said the language was not intended to cover ordinary business interactions and that a gang tattoo must be one used by the gang. After an amendment aligning the Senate bill with the House version was adopted, the committee reported CS/SB 536 favorably. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 762, which allows chief judges to assign capital conflict cases across regional counsel offices, with an amendment requiring judges to consider judicial economy and geographic proximity. Testimony from regional counsel emphasized projected long-term savings, estimated at about $150 million over 10 years. The committee then approved CS/SB 1742, creating a new indecent exposure offense involving sexual conduct directed at minors, and CS/SB 1750, which increases penalties for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses; both bills were amended before passage, with law enforcement groups appearing in support. The committee next took up SB 1582, which creates statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions without creating a new state-run database, while preserving confidentiality protections and law enforcement access. An amendment was adopted, and pawnbroker and recycling stakeholders testified in support. The linked public records bill, SB 1792, creating an exemption for those transaction records while allowing certain information to be released to alleged owners, was also reported favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 500, which provides FDLE protective security details to major party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices after primary certification and until the general election is resolved; a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill was described as mirroring federal candidate protection practices. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would bar Florida courts from enforcing foreign or religious law in a way that overrides the U.S. or Florida constitutions and would create a process for designating foreign or domestic terrorist organizations, with related consequences for schools, funding, and student conduct. Senator Grall said the bill is intended to protect constitutional principles and target violent, criminal conduct rather than protected speech or religious practice, and she explained that designations would follow a public process with judicial review. Senators Smith and Polsky pressed repeatedly on First Amendment, due process, vagueness, and academic-speech concerns, asking how “promotion” would be defined and whether students, attorneys, or advocacy groups could be swept in; Grall said she was open to clarifying language but maintained the bill is aimed at furthering illegal acts, not mere opinion. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, warning it could be used to target Muslim students, religious communities, advocacy groups, and political dissent, while a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety. The transcript ends during public testimony on SB 1632, with no final committee vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Immediately, I began 16 rounds of chemotherapy and 21 rounds of radiation.
• You're getting patients that are just coming into your practice, or are they over the internet, or are
• In our practice, I know there are access points for patients who don't have cancer.
• Maybe you can speak more to how you see your patients, but for me, it's just in my practice that I supply
• mean, if you can pop a gummy and get what you need, that's great, but that's not what most of my practice

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• Immediately I began 16 rounds of chemotherapy and 21 rounds of radiation.
• palliative care physician at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, which is a community oncology practice
• Also question for doctors, do you generally see these patients they're just coming into your practice
• maybe you can speak more to, you know, how you see your patients, but yeah, for me it's just in my practice
• What most of my practice within the medical campus consists of. So, um, you know, I think that.

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• that representing regulated entities, particularly ones they don't like or agree with, in private practice
• I've practiced environmental law for nearly 14 years including my prior service at the EPA.
• Legislation has to be passed by Congress to be able to make E15 all-year-round permanent.
• We did commit to have a second round.
• Padilla, do you have a question for a second round? Yeah. Mr.

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• During the first round of applications, they pretty much went through that money.
• We haven’t been through a BRAC round or Base Realignment and Closure round in many years, but to remind
• I'm rounding off.
• Yes, and in fact, while we had information around strong practices to begin with...
• The SAO also conducted an audit of financial practices at the commission.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• permanent structures for year-round permanent structures for year-round farmers<00:30:41.279>
• So you have dairies year-round.
• So you have dairies year-round.
• So you have dairies year-round.
• Dairies year-round.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And we've been round and round, and I'm still not certain this bill completely does it, but I'm willing
• that we had in the committee of trying to make sure that we weren't legitimizing these unlawful practices
• we weren't legitimizing<00:11:10.920> these<00:11:11.240> unlawful<00:11:11.760> practices
• legitimizing these unlawful practices legitimizing these unlawful practices and<00:11:12.600>

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• opportunities to get their products into those markets, they're able to scale up not only in the practices
• And we'll also be launching a community of practice for food. distribution and retailers throughout the
• And our communities are benefiting from small farmers who are implementing earth-friendly practices,
• , water conservation techniques, and sustainable practices.
• So these grants and working with WRI are really going to help us with practices that help the farmers

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• There are many people who believe this barbaric practice should end.
• The cruel practice— At local farmers markets and at local sanctuary farms.
• and round in circles.
• Whipping and other painful practices are used.
• Other practices such as the use of tongue ties, which are widely used but unregulated, Other practices

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on a range of gaming, racing, horse protection, problem gambling, and lottery bills. A major focus was H. 356 and related horse-racing legislation, which drew strong support from residents and animal-welfare advocates who argued that proposed racetrack and simulcast developments should require upfront traffic, environmental, public health, and economic studies, plus stronger local approval and transparency. They said past proposals in several communities had lacked adequate information and had imposed costs on towns. Opponents, including the New England Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, argued that the bills would harm racing, breeding, farms, and related jobs, and said horse racing is already heavily regulated and that claims about slaughter and safety were overstated. Several speakers also supported S. 280, which would protect horses and phase out or restrict horse racing, citing animal cruelty, injuries, and deaths. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 235 and HB 332 to authorize regulated online casino gaming (iGaming). DraftKings, FanDuel, IDEA, and the Sports Betting Alliance supported the bills, saying iGaming is already occurring illegally in Massachusetts and should be brought into a regulated, taxed market with age verification, responsible gaming tools, and consumer protections. They projected substantial annual tax revenue and argued legal iGaming would not cannibalize brick-and-mortar casinos, instead creating a “rising tide” effect. Opponents, including Local 26, the National Association Against iGaming, and problem-gambling advocates, warned of job losses, casino cannibalization, increased addiction, and greater harm to vulnerable players, citing experiences in other states and rising helpline calls. The committee asked for follow-up information on revenue and market-size estimates. Later, Rep. Scanlon testified in support of S. 240 and S. 241, which would standardize gambling disclaimers and require annual reporting on problem-gambling treatment funded through the Public Health Trust Fund. He said the bills would make it easier for people to find help and improve oversight of treatment programs. Rep. Garcia testified in support of H. 434, which would change the formula for distributing lottery revenues, arguing that gateway and lower-income communities such as Chelsea contribute heavily to lottery sales but receive too little back in local aid. After hearing additional testimony and reading into the record bills that received no testimony, the committee recessed briefly, then closed the hearing by motion and vote.

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• It's a standard practice that happens in other committees that have certain expertise on them, but it's

Bills: HB4248, HB4429, HB2588, HB3472, HB4317, HB3462, HB2035, HB3501, HB3127, HB3143, HB3144, HB3260, HB4321, HB3011, HB3522, HB3530, HB3940, HB3078, HB3043, HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246, SJR49, HB3281, HB4319, HJR1086, HJR1024, HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

Bills: SB667, SB904, SB1344, SB1380, SB1423, SB1425, SB1484, SB1500, SB1502, SB1503, SB1555, SB1561, SB1562, SB1565, SB1572, SB1644, SB1749, SB1833, SB2007, SB2044, SB2074

Keywords: chiropractic, licensure, animal chiropractic, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, licensing requirements, gender transition, gender-affirming care, transgender, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, hormone therapy, sex reassignment, transition surgery, Medicaid, public funds, state facilities, state hospital, Oklahoma, intersex, DSD

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• We give everyone a round of applause and welcome her to the House of Representatives.
• We<00:16:49.880> give<00:16:50.120> everyone<00:16:50.480> a<00:16:50.520> round
• <00:16:50.600> of<00:16:50.640> applause<00:16:50.880> and We give everyone a round
• of applause and We give everyone a round of applause and welcome<00:16:51.240> her<00:16:51.440

Bills: HR39, HCR43, HR178, HCR188, SB3144, SB3102, SB2053, SB3248, SB2256, SB3118, SB2245, SB2519, SB3055, SB2090, SB2765, SB2169, SB3136, SB2521, SB2851, SB3154, SB3262, SB2387, SB3001, SB2818, SB2972, SB2372, SB2108, SB888, HR63, HCR69

Keywords: pedestrian safety, crosswalks, traffic calming, school zone, Honolulu, community safety, raised crosswalks, traffic infrastructure, agritourism, agricultural tourism, Hawaii Tourism Authority, HTA, working group, farm tourism, regenerative tourism, working lands, agricultural land use, county ordinances, permitting, farm bureau

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• So, give him a warm round of applause, and hopefully, he sees us at some point. Mr. Leader, Mr.
• Senate Bill 1948 updates Oklahoma's fireworks laws to better reflect current use and sales practice.
• You know, what I'd no longer practice throwing fireworks for that very reason.
• Sold year-round. I'm just curious if that would apply to your favorite firework.
• I had to carry that for my own protection whenever I serve in my law practice.

Bills: SB1627, SB227, SB366, SB1193, SB1433, SB1450, SB1481, SB1749, SB1810, SB1812, SB1921, SB1948, SB2044, SB2178, SB169, SB1877, HB1409, SB1266, SB1432

Keywords: criminal code cleanup, duplicate statutes, statutory consolidation, repealer bill, emergency clause, Title 21 crimes, Title 47 DUI, child abuse reporting, child neglect, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, sex offenses, rape, stalking, domestic abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, sex trafficking, gang-related offense, eluding police