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• At the age of 13, a child, we used to say that a child could get married at age 13 in this state.
• At the<00:31:21.039><c> age</c><00:31:21.279><c> of</c> the age of the age of 13,<00:31:23.840><c> a<
• </c><00:55:48.559><c> without</c> minor child in its facility without minor child in its facility without
• </c><01:17:22.320><c> and</c> consenting to because of their age and consenting to because of their age
• So that would be in age appropriate.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• How easy is it for, like, school-age children to...
• There's also states that only have, like, a certain age.
• There's also states that only have, like, a certain age.
• There's three types of age verification methods.
• The committee has a sense of an age range.

Summary: The committee met to approve prior minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), focusing on the economic and public-system impacts in North Dakota. She explained that ACEs are a population-level measure, not a diagnostic tool for individuals, and said higher ACE exposure is consistently associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare involvement, justice-system contact, and reduced workforce participation. She emphasized that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across a person’s life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based prevention and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, historical trends in ACEs, and the role of positive childhood experiences and home visiting. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota, including Healthy Families, Early Head Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers. They described home visiting as voluntary, relationship-based, and tailored to family needs, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, human service zones, pregnancy navigators, self-referrals, and other community sources. A parent, Abby, shared that home visiting helped her family after premature births and NICU stays by providing support with postpartum mental health, breastfeeding, developmental screenings, referrals, and parenting guidance. The presenters said the programs are funded through a mix of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E dollars, Medicaid targeted case management, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and grants, and they noted that current funding is fragmented and insufficient to serve all eligible families statewide. Members discussed whether the state should expand or better fund these services and how to improve outreach and referrals. Later, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, followed by a presentation from a BCI special agent on how AI is already affecting child exploitation investigations in North Dakota. The memo and testimony described AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and risks posed by chatbots, along with relevant federal and state law and recent executive orders. The agent said North Dakota saw 2,698 cyber tips in 2025, the highest on record, and that investigators are increasingly encountering AI-assisted exploitation that is harder to detect and verify. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI undermining critical thinking and spreading misinformation. No votes were taken on the AI materials during the portion provided, and the committee recessed briefly after the report.

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• Importantly, you added $300,000 for Ag in the Classroom, and you denied the request for two FTEs and
• </c> high bay research facility at UW. high bay research facility at UW.
• </c> facility itself. facility itself.
• </c> courts in this case for aging copers. courts in this case for aging copers.
• It was an archaic fund number, AG, which stood for agency funds.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• on this chart, there was a 24% decrease in the number of youth who are not accompanied by an adult age
• when programs serve youth in a dedicated way rather than youth entering programs for adults of all ages
• We do have a large population of foster children in homes, so when they age out, some of those foster
• And it was about 208, I believe, individuals who were residing within that recuperative care facility
• And it was about 208, I believe, individuals who were residing within that recuperative care facility

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• These are not small regional facilities.
• The naming of a facility is an honor. The naming of a facility is an honor.
• Members, the new American golden age.
• Members, the new American golden age, it was born in those gilded halls of Mar-a-Lago, a place where
• Members, the new American golden age, it was born in those gilded halls of Mar-a-Lago, a place where

Summary: The House convened with prayer, moments of silence for Reverend Jesse Jackson and former State Attorney Joseph Di Alessandro, and a quorum present. Members then took up a special order calendar and considered a series of bills, with several recognitions and brief recesses interspersed throughout the day. Early floor action focused on civil justice and estates measures. The House passed CS/HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, clarifying when a complainant may file an employment discrimination suit if the Florida Commission on Human Relations does not issue a right-to-sue notice. It also passed HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, allowing certain non-adversarial irrevocable trusts to be discharged without court involvement; CS/HB 1337 on estates, expanding personal representative authority and increasing small-estate thresholds; and CS/HB 131 on curators of estates, codifying a tool for court protection when the state faces potential loss. Each of these bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief sponsor explanations and, in the case of HB 895, a technical amendment. The House also approved CS/HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over U.S. military installations, which would allow juvenile offenses on certain installations to be handled in state court rather than federal court, and CS/HB 441 on conservation lands, which increases notice and transparency requirements for land swaps involving conservation property. Members from both parties praised the conservation bill as a response to public concern over land swaps. Additional measures passed included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS/HB 461 allowing eligible students to volunteer at polling locations for community service hours, CS/HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services for persons with developmental disabilities, CS/HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to combat senior fraud, and HB 271 addressing premium reporting rules for foreign and alien bail bond insurers. The most extended debate centered on CS/CS/HB 919, which creates a statutory definition for major commercial service airports and preempts local naming authority for seven major airports, including a proposal to rename Palm Beach International Airport for President Donald J. Trump. The bill drew sharp partisan debate over local control, costs, trademark/licensing concerns, and the appropriateness of honoring a sitting president. Amendments to delay the naming until after Trump leaves office and to combine his name with John F. Kennedy’s were both defeated. After structured debate, the bill passed 81-? yeas (the transcript records 81 yeas) and was sent on. The House also began debate on HB 191 regarding re-employment assistance eligibility verification, with the sponsor explaining added disqualifications and identity/eligibility checks; questioning began but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.

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• And with that, I can hand it to the facility if there's anything to add. Thank you.
• We do have the three facilities. We have our Fire Academy in Socorro.
• It's just an ideal job for somebody in her age range, right?
• I want you to know that we're working very closely with NMSU, Department of Ag.
• I want you to know that we're working very closely with NMSU, Department of Ag.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As far as health care and home health care, aging long term, as well as HCA, if they're veterans, we
• If not, we can also reach out through aging long term...
• Why one location for one facility? Mr.
• We will have aging and long-term care. We can have DMV.
• Utilization of our facilities.

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• protect ratepayers from footing the bill for the new energy and transmission needs, and ensure that facilities
• 00:02:48.160><c> that</c> transmission needs and ensure that transmission needs and ensure that facilities
• 49.920><c> not</c><00:02:50.160><c> derail</c><00:02:50.560><c> us</c><00:02:50.800><c> from</c> facilities
• will not derail us from facilities will not derail us from meeting<00:02:51.360><c> our</c><00:02:51.599
• is some of our prime ag land.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It pays for prenatal care, births, and well-kid visits, seniors in long-term care facilities, mental
• It keeps medical care facilities open in rural areas, which means medical care for everyone in those
• It pays for prenatal care, births, and well-kid visits, seniors in long-term care facilities, mental
• And what ends up happening, it goes back to the Middle Ages.
• There was something where you were Ages.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 2591, the “Support Medicaid Not Millionaires Act,” laid over for possible inclusion in the 2025 taxes bill. Chair Gomez said the bill would create a fifth individual income tax tier on very high earners to offset any future federal Medicaid cuts, arguing that proposed federal budget changes would likely reduce Medicaid funding and create a large state budget hole. Gomez and other supporters framed Medicaid as essential for children, long-term care, mental health, substance use treatment, rural hospitals, and families across Minnesota, and criticized federal tax cuts for corporations and wealthy individuals. Several testifiers supported the bill. A SEIU Healthcare worker described how Medicaid supports her care for a disabled son and her own health needs, warning that cuts would threaten home care, hospitals, and nursing homes. A public health employee from the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees said recent state and federal layoffs had already weakened public health capacity and urged additional revenue to backfill losses. Other supporters, including community and faith leaders, said the wealthy and corporations should pay more to protect public services, youth programs, and Medicaid-funded care. A mental health provider testified that most of the people served by her clinic rely on Medicaid and that cuts would harm clinics, rural access, and the broader behavioral health system. Representative Anderson questioned whether the bill would affect Medicaid spending tied to undocumented immigrants and asked for data on MinnesotaCare and federal-state funding shares. Department of Human Services staff clarified that he was referring to MinnesotaCare, not Medicaid, and said Medicaid is generally matched by the federal government while MinnesotaCare does not have the same match. The exchange became contentious when Gomez objected to Anderson’s use of the term “illegal immigrants” and redirected the discussion back to the bill. Anderson also raised concerns about Medicaid fraud and whether the proposal would backfill any federal changes related to fraud enforcement. No vote was taken; the bill was simply laid over.

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• So the new rulemaking is considering whether to update the COLR rules, given the age of the COLR rules
• Outside of that, the CPUC has adopted rules over facility-based communication providers and wireless
• Outside of that, the CPUC has adopted rules over facility-based communication providers and wireless
• These are now, we know, baffling artifacts of a very different age.
• No community should be left behind because of aging infrastructure. Thank you.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) to examine its history, current operation, and possible future changes in California. Chair Tasha Berner said the hearing was prompted in part by AT&T’s 2023 request for relief from COLR obligations and by broader concerns about public safety, affordability, universal service, and access to modern broadband and telecommunications. The first panel featured a telecommunications expert who traced COLR back to universal service principles and explained how states have handled COLR differently, including full deregulation, limited rural obligations, or transition pathways tied to competition and customer protections. Members asked about affordability, federal and state processes for service withdrawal, and whether COLR remains necessary given modern competition. CPUC staff then described California’s COLR framework, explaining that universal service rests on access, reliability/quality, and affordability, and that COLR requires carriers to provide basic service, including voice-grade calling, 911 access, relay services, and Lifeline. Staff said AT&T’s application sought relief in nearly all of its territory, but no replacement COLR came forward during the proceeding, and public participation hearings drew thousands of comments and strong concern from rural and vulnerable customers. The CPUC outlined its ongoing rulemaking to reconsider whether the 1996 COLR rules and 2012 basic-service definition still fit current conditions, with workshops and public hearings scheduled and a proposed decision expected later in the year or into 2026. Members pressed staff on geographic outreach, wireless coverage, whether broadband can be part of basic service, public safety during wildfires, and what reporting and complaint processes currently exist. In the final panel, industry and public-interest witnesses sharply disagreed. A U.S. Telecom representative argued COLR is outdated, costly, and copper-focused, and said reform should allow technology-neutral alternatives such as wireless, fiber, and satellite while preserving reliable voice and emergency access. The CPUC Public Advocates Office countered that COLR remains a necessary public safeguard, especially for rural and low-income customers, and argued that any transition should maintain or improve service, with public benefits such as broadband investment and continued protections for 911, disability access, and affordability. Committee members focused on the difference between an obligation to serve everyone and a mere option to serve, and on whether the Legislature should provide clearer guidance as the CPUC’s rulemaking moves forward.

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• and</c><00:58:11.760><c> um</c><00:58:11.920><c> this</c><00:58:12.160><c> needs</c> pedestrian facilities
• and um this needs pedestrian facilities and um this needs to<00:58:12.359><c> be</c><00:58:12.440><c
• regarding the language on page six Also regarding the<00:59:46.680><c> 15-year-old</c><00:59:47.400><c> age
• c><00:59:47.680><c> requirement</c><00:59:48.280><c> as</c><00:59:48.440><c> we</c> the 15-year-old age
• requirement as we the 15-year-old age requirement as we have<00:59:48.760><c> several</c><00:59:49.079

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on February 11, 2025, and heard a series of bills focused on transportation funding and roadway safety. HB 1154 would cap Central Services assessments from the state highway, airport, and harbor funds, with a CPI-based process for additional deductions; the Department of Transportation supported it and the Department of Budget and Finance offered comments. HB 1164 would restore highway revenue bond authorization for DOT capital projects, and HB 1286 would prohibit pedestrians from walking along interstate and certain state highways except for authorized duties; both drew DOT support, with Ulupono Initiative and an individual offering comments or support on HB 1286. HB 1162 would require motorcycle instruction permit applicants, beginning July 1, 2026, to complete an approved basic rider course before becoming eligible, and HB 537 would require helmets and chin straps for all operators and passengers of two-wheel motorized vehicles; both had DOT support, with HB 537 also drawing support from AAA Hawaii and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, and opposition from one individual. The committee then took up HB 387, which would expand negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing current law already covers drunk driving and that the proposal would turn alcohol-caused negligence causing injury into a felony; prosecutors from Honolulu and Hawaiʻi counties and DOT supported it, saying serious injuries short of “substantial bodily injury” are not adequately punished and that circuit court would better handle restitution and related proceedings. Members asked about data on cases that might fit the new felony category, and prosecutors said they did not have exact numbers but could try to provide more information. The committee also heard HB 1084 and the related HB 1387, both of which would lower Hawaiʻi’s per se DUI blood alcohol limit from 0.08 to 0.05. Support came from DOT, police departments, the Department of Health, prosecutors, the Governor’s office, MADD Hawaii, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Alcohol Policy Alliance, AAA Hawaii, and the National Transportation Safety Board, all citing research that lower BAC limits reduce impaired driving and fatalities. The Public Defender opposed the change, and some testimony raised concerns about enforcement and the need for an amendment in HB 1084. Several individuals and advocates gave emotional testimony about crashes and losses tied to impaired driving, while supporters emphasized that a 0.05 standard would save lives and would not harm alcohol sales or the tourism economy. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.

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• Uh working age uh population to look.
• </c> 1964 have not yet reached retirement age 1964 have not yet reached retirement age and<00:05:13.520
• </c> young people aging into the workforce. young people aging into the workforce.
• </c> and care uh um facilities or or workers. and care uh um facilities or or workers.
• </c> aging faster than the rest of the state. aging faster than the rest of the state.

Bills: HF3004 , HF3663

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

Keywords: workforce development, youth employment, internships, mentoring, job opportunities, digital platform, online portal, career pathways, youth workforce, employment and economic development, DEED, general fund appropriation, nonprofit grant, social media outreach, digital outreach, workforce opportunities, teen jobs, young adults, career exploration, Minnesota youth

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:35:12.880><c> to</c> Outbreaks can also force facilities to Outbreaks can also force facilities
• </c><00:35:27.040><c> and</c> and increased costs for facilities and and increased costs for facilities
• I'm a midwife and a New Hampshire parent of seven children ranging from age 7 to 24.
• </c><03:03:20.399><c> Um</c> aging uh ranging from age 7 to 24.
• Um aging uh ranging from age 7 to 24. Um all<03:03:20.960><c> unvaccinated.

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Lord, in an age of shifting values, help us to return to your design, where life can flourish.
• We have the second highest median age in the country because young people need to leave.
• We have the second highest median age in the country because young people need to leave.
• They include laundry facilities; it is what their customers expect and demand.
• They may be aging out of Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled or aging out of Medicaid expansion

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• including one specifically examining Texans high. schools show a direct link between inadequate facility
• type, elementary, middle, and high school campuses, as well as. other distinct district facilities.
• Long and short, in many European countries, students are enrolled in school based on their age within
• It's hard to be different anywhere, at any age. for a kid.
• She says it's age two minus sixteen. Sixty or sixteen? Sixteen. Thank you.

Bills: HB4 , HB54 , SB 10 , SB 24 , HB4 , HB54 , HB775 , HB850 , HB 1122 , HB 1249 , HB1405 , HB2336 , HB2757 , HB3372 , HB3622 , HB4442 , HB4687 , HB4893 , HB5089 , HB5515 , HB5606 , SB10 , SB24 , HB1573 , HB3369

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• We remove the age of 18... ...annual appropriations authorizing the service.
• We remove the age of 18 requirement for personal care services providers except for school-based services
• Bridger Fly, the CEO and Administrator of Community Care Incorporated, which is an intermediate care facility

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Health Care Facilities and Systems Subcommittee will come to order.
• out, are asking and suggesting, or recommending, essentially, to have these screenings at our earlier age
• chemicals, access to the environment that might be impacting our higher incidence rates at younger ages

Summary: The Health Care Facilities and Systems Subcommittee met and heard two bills. HB 141, by Rep. Woodson, would require the state group insurance program to cover out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations for covered employees, with the goal of improving early detection and reducing the chance that patients skip follow-up imaging because of cost. Woodson described her personal experience with breast cancer screening and emphasized that the bill would help state employees get recommended mammograms, MRIs, ultrasounds, and related tests without financial barriers. The American Cancer Society and Cancer Action Network supported the bill, and several members spoke in strong support, citing the importance of early detection and employee retention. The committee voted 15-0 to report HB 141 favorably. The committee then heard CS for HB 839, by Rep. Booth, which would shorten the period for health insurers to seek overpayment claims against participating psychologists from 30 months to 12 months, aligning psychologists with other health care providers and applying to claims on or after January 1, 2026. Booth said the change would improve access to mental health care by encouraging more psychologists to participate in insurance networks. The Florida Psychological Association appeared in support, and there was no debate. The committee voted 15-0 to report the bill favorably. At the end of the meeting, the vice chair, ranking member, and chair each offered brief remarks thanking members and staff for their work during the session. The chair noted the committee had focused on implementation and oversight issues and described the process as member-driven. The meeting then adjourned by motion to rise.

Transcript Highlights:

• It was the age of wisdom. It was the age of foolishness. It was the epic of belief.
• Bill 1057, a bill to be entitled an act relating to assisted living facilities.
• a bill to be entitled an act relating to assisted living facilities.
• This is a bill related to assisted living facilities. That's the bill.
• Bill 1057, a bill to be entitled an act relating to assisted living facilities.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• know, it was a makeshift workout facility.
• The facility... Senator Sparks: This is not something that happens last minute.
• But it could not occur at a Planned Parenthood facility. That's correct.
• But it could not occur at a Planned Parenthood facility. That's correct.
• Okay, even if their neighbor reports them to the AG.

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.

Transcript Highlights:

• I always taught my students, even at that age, to respect our military and veterans, and I do too, and
• </c><00:03:35.760><c> to</c> taught my students even at that age to taught my students even at that age
• across the state and in facilities across the state and in addition<00:09:34.640><c> to</c><00:09:34.959
• and then also to certain care facilities and then also to respond<00:10:40.279><c> to</c><00:10:40.399
• In those facilities, there are currently about 700 residents throughout the eight state veterans homes

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house