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• <00:02:21.599> branch clear was that the executive branch clear was that the executive branch
• Uh that the executive needs to back off.
• And also as from the executive branch.
• . executive currently with that sentiment. executive currently with agency<00:17:27.919> deference
• ,<01:51:34.800> I'm two primarilies in that sentence, I'm two primarilies in that sentence

Bills: HB0066, HJ0005, HB0010

Keywords: administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, state agencies, regulatory interpretation, statutory interpretation, separation of powers, individual liberty, administrative procedure, agency action, Wyoming Supreme Court, district court review, oil and gas inspector, regulatory challenge, anti-deference, law enforcement, memorial, Patrolman Rosa

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• ; and provides relative to probation, sentencing guidelines, and determining suspension of sentence or
• , provides relative to probation, sentencing guidelines, determining suspension of sentence or probation
• Those rights are not self-executing. They require witnesses. They require voices.
• Those rights are not self-executing. They require witnesses. They require voices.
• That sentence was later vacated.

Bills: HR192, HR193, HR194, HCR80, HCR81, HCR82, HCR83, HCR84, HCR85, HR188, HR189, HR190, HR191, SB134, SB140, SB281, SB331, SB384, SB389, SB415, SB451, SB458, SB479, SB504, SB523, HR38, HR96, HR160, HCR31, HCR61, SCR19, HB316, HB549, HB578, HB646, HB748, HB798, HB824, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1032, HB1081, HB1108, HB1129, HB1140, HB1157, HB1186, HB1192, HB1195, HB1198, HB1222, HB1244, SB73, SB89, SB128, SB149, SB191, SB196, SB238, SB318, SB340, HB225, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HCR32, HB362, HB893, HB990, HB1007, HB1153, HB1243, HB12, HB42, HB205, HB222, HB267, HB324, HB325, HB350, HB478, HB610, HB617, HB745, HB749, HB752, HB797, HB807, HB821, HB896, HB979, HB992, HB1000, HB1024, HB1050, HB1166, HB1172, HB1173, HB1207, HB1218, HB1223, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, SB127, SB244, SB256, HB911, HB306, HB366, HB1161, HB1230, HB59, HB481, HB772, HB897, HB1003, HB1008, HB1112, HB1180, HB1189, HB181, HB1118, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB393, HB458, HB459, HB525, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB864, HB996, HB1035, HB1058, HB1082, HB1113, HB1234, HB1240

Keywords: ACOG, maternal health, healthcare professionals, patient-physician relationship, obstetrics, gynecology, condolences, military service, veteran, community, memorial, visual acuity, student health, de-identified data, longitudinal analysis, education policy, property rights, carbon dioxide sequestration, expropriation, Landowner Bill of Rights

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• We're going to go into our noticed executive session, so we're going to open up the executive session
• I'm going to close the executive session for House Bill 472 and open the noticed executive session for
• <01:09:49.120> session close the public the executive session close the public the executive
• I'm going to open up the executive I'm going to open up the executive session<01:10:30.280> for
• <04:16:54.920> session let's finish up our executive session let's finish up our executive

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm executive I'm executive I'm sorry it said executive director that's sorry it said executive director
• director is is executive the executive director is is executive the executive director is is executive
• director instead of adding executive director instead of adding executive executive but I'm saying and
• then so if executive but I'm saying and then so if executive but I'm saying and then so if if the executive
• director doesn't do it if the executive director doesn't do it if the executive director doesn't do

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• <01:08:00.600> for or greater than the maximum sentence for or greater than the maximum sentence
• <01:21:42.960> Director General's Office, the Executive Director General's Office, the Executive
• The second sentence take effect.
• They both received life in prison sentences.
• It's not about people who would otherwise be facing a life sentence.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first returned to Senate Bill 71, a consumer data privacy and online surveillance bill. Members debated a proposed amendment that would have removed language allowing companies to rely on consumer consent to sell certain sensitive data. Supporters argued consent pop-ups and terms-of-service notices are not meaningful consent and that sensitive data should be categorically protected, citing Maryland and other states. Opponents, including the committee presenter, said the bill was a carefully negotiated compromise needed to establish Vermont’s first data privacy framework and warned that adopting the amendment could jeopardize passage in the Senate or with the governor. The committee reported the amendment unfavorable on a 9-0 straw poll, the House rejected the amendment, and then approved the committee’s recommended proposal of amendment by roll call vote, 129-3. During questioning on S. 71, members discussed the bill’s applicability thresholds, with the presenter explaining that the 35,000-consumer threshold was modeled on Connecticut, while lower 3,000 thresholds for sensitive data and data sales were based on business testimony and intended to capture smaller entities such as accountants, lawyers, nonprofits, and trade associations that share or sell lists. Members also asked about the bill’s many exemptions, which were described as covering entities already regulated by state or federal law, including health care entities under HIPAA and banking and insurance sectors. The presenter and supporters emphasized that the bill still requires clear privacy notices, limits data collection to what is reasonable and disclosed, and gives consumers rights to opt out, correct, and delete data. After the roll call vote, the House ordered third reading, suspended rules to place S. 71 in all remaining stages, passed it in concurrence with proposal of amendment, and suspended rules to message the action to the Senate forthwith. The House then moved to Senate Bill 193, relating to establishing a forensic facility for certain criminal justice-involved persons. The committee presenter from South Burlington previewed that the bill would create a permanent forensic facility, with a separate amendment expected to address interim arrangements while the facility is being developed. The transcript ends as the House begins second reading of S. 193 and the committee reports are introduced, with further debate not shown.

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• But then you mandate the very next sentence.
• I couldn't hear that last sentence. >> Sorry, I need to stand closer to the microphone.
• couldn't<03:39:23.760> hear<03:39:23.920> that<03:39:24.160> last<03:39:24.399> sentence
• couldn't hear that last sentence. couldn't hear that last sentence.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from April 23, and then moved through announcements and recognitions before taking up third-reading business. Members recognized a guest connected to the Mason Museum and Learning Center in Aurora, honored the family of a bicyclist killed in a 2021 hit-and-run, and heard reminders about open enrollment and an upcoming Auctioneer Day fundraiser for nonpartisan staff. The chamber also welcomed guests from Concerned Women for America and celebrated a pair of birthdays with the capital choir. On legislation, Senate Bill 95, concerning measures to support victim survivors of certain crimes without changing substantive criminal offenses, passed third reading 58-0 with five excused. House Bill 1132, which would increase pollinator habitats through conservation of native plant materials on state lands, passed 43-18 with four excused. House Bill 1130, requiring baby diaper changing stations in public restrooms, drew extensive debate: supporters said it would improve accessibility for parents and that small businesses were exempted or given flexibility, while opponents argued it was an unfunded mandate that would burden small businesses, raise installation and liability costs, and create safety and maintenance concerns. The bill ultimately passed 35-28 with two excused. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 136, requiring reporting of missing livestock to the Department of Agriculture, by a vote of 63-0 with two excused, and House Bill 1287, continuing certain Division of Real Estate regulatory functions under the sunset process, by a vote of 49-14 with two excused. Senate Bill 43 was laid over until Monday. At the end of the excerpt, the House began receiving committee reports from Appropriations, listing several bills recommended for referral onward.

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• Do they like this sentence or not?
• the sentence.
• No, I missed that that sentence. Yeah. No, I missed that that sentence.
• so so we've you can read the sentence so so we've you can read the sentence that<01:20:46.239>
• that sentence as well. that sentence as well. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on reviewing and amending draft minutes and then discussing a draft report on SAU consolidation and school administration efficiency. Members first corrected a disputed statement in the minutes about who starts charter schools, and agreed to mark it as disputed. They also noted a donation figure mentioned in the meeting but not reflected in the notes, and then approved the minutes as amended. The committee then reviewed supporting materials, including a Census Bureau education spending table and a 1993 report on eliminating SAUs. The chair argued New Hampshire ranks very high in administrative spending and used that as evidence for reducing administrative costs. Other members pushed back, noting that education costs are largely borne locally and that the committee should stay focused on its charge. Several members also objected to characterizations of SAU boards and to relying heavily on an old report or on the School District Governance Association’s proposal. The draft report itself drew repeated edits. Members objected to language suggesting the testimony from associations was simply that change was not needed, and proposed more neutral wording about concerns over the impacts of changes. There was also disagreement over a proposed model in which a county-level school administrator would be elected; some members said that would be inappropriate and premature, while others argued the committee had not yet fully developed a consolidation model. The discussion ended with a call from some members for more time and for a future joint legislative committee to continue refining any proposal before legislation is introduced.

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• <01:33:40.400> Guidelines and the Sentencing Guidelines and the Sentencing Guidelines Commission
• Maybe the sentence could have had jail.
• Maybe the sentence could have had some<01:34:29.240> jail.
• , um a prison sentence or a jail sentence, um a prison sentence or a jail sentence, I<01:34:46.200
• <01:38:26.920> I've you know, eight, 10 word sentence I've you know, eight, 10 word sentence

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . >> And I'm Gina Kerry, the executive budget and policy adviser for the Prosecutor's Advisory Council
• During those 50 days, the county would pay for them pre-sentencing.
• And if there's any post-sentencing, the Commonwealth is paying for that.
• <00:14:08.560> and<00:14:08.720> get us just to get to the sentencing and get us just
• to get to the sentencing and get them<00:14:08.959> in<00:14:09.120> the<00:14:09.279>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Commonwealth’s Attorneys, County Attorneys, Prosecutor’s Advisory Council 00:00:18 Approval of Minutes 00:20:09 State Treasurer 00:20:33, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with testimony from representatives of the Prosecutor’s Advisory Council, including county and commonwealth attorneys, on their proposed budget. They described the scope of their work in district and circuit court, juvenile and dependency cases, specialty courts, guardianship, involuntary hospitalization, and the Rocket Docket program. The witnesses emphasized that their budgets are overwhelmingly personnel costs and warned that proposed cuts could lead to layoffs, reduced retention, and loss of recently added positions. They also said the General Assembly’s recent salary classification plan had improved recruitment and retention, and that underfunding could reverse those gains. A major topic was the Rocket Docket program, which they said speeds lower-level cases through the system, reduces jail costs, and saves money for both counties and the state. They reported that in one circuit, average jail time for certain cases dropped from about 50 days to about 6 days. They also raised concerns that the Rocket Docket line item may not be clearly included in the committee substitute and asked for clarification on how the budget would treat it. In response, the chair said the intent was to move some of those items into the base budget, though the exact structure was still uncertain. The presenters also discussed a 2022 subsidy for county attorney employees tied to retirement contributions, saying it totals about $1.3 million and should not be reduced because the obligation remains. They said the budget would need to support the salary classification plan extensions, House Bill 8 subsidies, and a new case management system that they described as essential to modernizing operations and improving communication with victims and law enforcement. The chair thanked them for the testimony and indicated the committee would continue reviewing the budget. The committee then heard from Deputy State Treasurer Russell Weber, who reported that the treasury has now returned more than $90 million in unclaimed property to Kentuckians. He said the office faces ongoing fraud issues and requested funding for a dedicated legal counsel and a fraud investigator, along with outreach money to educate the public about unclaimed property. He also outlined several capital requests, including the final year of a printer-system lease and replacement of HVAC equipment in the treasury building. Members briefly joked with him about a mineral-rights bill and coal, but no votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and adjourning the meeting.

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• And while I've got plenty of thoughts on whether or not the executive branch ought to be complying with
• And while I've got plenty of thoughts on whether or not the executive branch ought to be complying with
• 41.039> short some pardons for people who had short some pardons for people who had short sentences
• were<00:27:42.720> remorseful,<00:27:43.600> who<00:27:43.840> kind sentences
• , who were remorseful, who kind sentences, who were remorseful, who kind of<00:27:44.080> got<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The federal executive has issued a series of executive orders, some of which I have passed out as handouts
• that we can cover that in executive that we can cover that in executive session<00:22:32.320>
• name is Lisa Bodwin I am the executive name is Lisa Bodwin I am the executive director<01:23:48.239
• <02:12:33.040> the they think that they can execute the they think that they can execute the
• <02:43:12.000> it bail or who were serving a sentence it bail or who were serving a sentence

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Sentence is needed at all.
• standards, in addition to sentencing guidelines commission standards for sentencing, and so on.
• Cases sentenced pursuant to mandatory minimum sentences have some of the highest rates of departure in
• 02:29:30.000> minimum sentenced pursuant to mandatory minimum sentenced pursuant to mandatory
• pursuant to mandatory minimum sentenced pursuant to mandatory minimum sentences<02:31:37.680> or<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm not at all against executive session for the exchange and the review of confidential information
• I have deep concerns about that, having been the executive in the middle of a disaster and having to
• refuse to ratify, but perhaps not requiring the legislature to act before the executive acts.
• ratify, but perhaps not requiring the legislature to act before the executive acts.
• Senate Bill 745 provides an additional sentencing option for prosecutors.

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, received a House message that H.B. 422 had passed the House, and heard gubernatorial nominations for the Council on Sex Offender Treatment. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day and several visiting groups and adopted a resolution designating June 20, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day. Members then considered and passed several bills and resolutions, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. SB 311 passed to final passage on the Texas Supreme Court’s writ power. SB 883, on off-label prescription access for COVID-19 treatment, passed to engrossment. SB 1706, creating an Open Meetings Act exception for certain defense, military, and aerospace deliberations, passed despite concerns from Sen. Eckhardt that the bill’s use of “deliberate” could weaken open-government protections. CS SB 1677, directing a study on diabetes-related amputations, passed with support from Sen. Menendez. SB 1967 expanded flood infrastructure fund eligibility to certain multipurpose projects, and SB 1255, a cleanup bill on mold assessor and remediator regulation, passed unanimously. The Senate also approved CS SJR 40 and CS SB 871, which would change emergency and disaster law to require legislative involvement after prolonged or widespread emergencies and to limit gubernatorial suspension powers, with Sen. Eckhardt questioning whether the bill could slow urgent business closures during a disaster. Additional measures passed included SB 1426 transferring management of the First Capital State Historic Site to the Texas Historical Commission, SB 249 requiring TxDOT to fund memorial markers for fallen peace officers, SB 1592 centralizing collection of hotel occupancy taxes from accommodation intermediaries, SB 1271 allowing concurrent jurisdiction on military installations for certain juvenile matters, SB 745 creating a higher penalty for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, SB 365 shortening the academic fresh start waiting period at public colleges, and SB 1171 adjusting compensation and standards for certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department inspector general employees. CS SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, passed after questions about its relationship to federal homeland security and its focus on border security and critical infrastructure. The latter part of the session focused heavily on CS SB 38, a major eviction and squatter-related bill. Sen. Bettencourt described widespread squatter cases and argued the bill, with a Moody amendment, would clarify notice and eviction procedures while balancing property-owner and tenant rights. Sen. West said he supported addressing squatters but worried the broader eviction changes could harm vulnerable renters, especially single mothers, and said he would vote present not voting. The discussion continued with additional testimony from Sen. Kolkhorst about the need for a balanced eviction process.

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• So, I am the Executive Director of the Justice Administrative Commission (JAC) and have been with the
• They sign up to serve on the registry, and they execute a contract with JC, and those are the rates.
• all of those cases that the public defender handles, including death penalty and death penalty re-sentencing
• are affirmed on direct appeal by the Florida Supreme Court, Meaning affirming their conviction and sentence
• But that is more Executive Director for the Statewide Guardian ad Litem. Good morning, Mr.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Section 13 rewrites a sentence to make it a more clearly written sentence and strikes a reference to
• Section 13 rewrites a sentence to make it a more clearly written sentence and strikes a reference to
• Section 13 rewrites<01:03:54.720> a<01:03:54.960> sentence<01:03:55.200> to<01:03
• :03:57.440> sentence<01:03:57.760> and<01:03:58.000> strikes<01:03:58.319> a<
• /c> clearly written sentence and strikes a clearly written sentence and strikes a reference<01:03:58.720

Keywords: 1183, house

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• plenty of time for the full executive plenty of time for the full executive session<01:53:40.679
• <02:28:18.800> uh 16 the last sentence uh 16 the last sentence uh the<02:28:20.800> right
• me you're you're adding a new sentence me you're you're adding a new sentence into<02:34:14.120>
• Place paragraph with that sentence.
• Place paragraph with that sentence.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first reviewed its schedule, noting that 13 bills were being executed the next day and that additional subcommittee work would be scheduled around Town Meeting Day and the following session days. The chair explained that the committee would not meet on Town Meeting Day, would handle the remaining bills on the next available subcommittee day, and would continue any unfinished items later in the month. The committee then took up House Bill 774, which concerned Medicare-related coverage issues. Members discussed the bill’s purpose and the differences between Medicare standard and Medicare Advantage, with one member saying the proposal was informative but did not offer a workable solution. The committee also moved to inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 185, and the motion passed on a 6-0 vote. House Bill 241, relating to alternatives to opioids, was retained for further work. Members said the bill raised concerns about insurers effectively practicing medicine and about the lack of evidence on the efficacy of some alternative treatments, while also noting that chiropractic coverage mandates already exist in statute. The committee voted to retain the bill, with the motion passing 6-0. The most extended discussion was on House Bill 648, which would expand insurance coverage for glucose monitoring. Testimony and committee comments focused on whether coverage should be tied to insulin use or instead to a physician’s medical judgment, the role of continuous glucose monitoring for people with type 2 diabetes who are not on insulin, and the potential cost impact. An insurance department fiscal analyst said the original $22-per-member estimate was based on the unamended bill and that the amended version would require updated analysis; members agreed to retain the bill to narrow the eligible population and revisit the language later.

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• Well, the president signed an executive order a little more than a year ago.
• Well, the executive order was signed over a year ago, and a lot of that work is already being done.
• He gives out even sentences or whatever.
• a judge that is going to be intentionally harsher in their sentencing.
• I have seen multiple cases where the defendant is trying to find a judge—” “In their sentencing.

Bills: HR115, HR116, HR117, HR118, HR112, HR113, HR114, HCR51, HCR52, SCR18, SCR20, SB14, SB76, SB118, SB142, SB156, SB170, SB197, SB234, SB258, SB287, SB288, SB313, SB315, SB393, SB396, SB426, SB427, HCR7, HB76, HB84, HB132, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB265, HB275, HB291, HB322, HB342, HB457, HB475, HB477, HB486, HB616, HB635, HB639, HB690, HB740, HB757, HB761, HB766, HB774, HB808, HB855, HB866, HB872, HB883, HB886, HB903, HB949, HB962, HB996, HB1003, HB1036, HB1054, HB1071, HB1076, HB1078, HB1113, HB1132, HB1146, HB1232, HB1233, HR15, HR20, HCR14, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HR74, HCR26, HCR35, HB98, HB108, HB131, HB151, HB161, HB288, HB294, HB305, HB310, HB320, HB336, HB380, HB392, HB403, HB420, HB459, HB476, HB540, HB615, HB631, HB637, HB648, HB665, HB682, HB789, HB813, HB815, HB835, HB870, HB905, HB915, HB933, HB938, HB987, HB1040, HB51, HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB180, HB192, HB393, HB430, HB445, HB506, HB515, HB521, HB565, HB590, HB614, HB638, HB670, HB672, HB685, HB692, HB752, HB773, HB781, HB799, HB860, HB874, HB887, HB917, HB937, HB956, HB965, HB972, HB977, HB982, HB1006, HB1010, HB1044, HB1072, HB1088, HB1179, HB1200, HB81, HB400, HB154, HB410, HB463, HB827, HB868, HB952, HB953, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB52, HB961, HB399, HB401, HB901, HB9, HB58, HB193, HB284, HB570, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB733

Keywords: Kappa Alpha Psi, fraternity, Louisiana, commemoration, community engagement, recognition, state championship, basketball, sports achievement, school commendation, commendation, athletics, team sports, youth, community recognition, water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee

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• However, we do oppose adding any more offenses to those that can incur adult sentencing and have some
• , but we're extending the sentence to provide treatment and training.
• I'm the acting director of the New Mexico Sentencing Commission.
• Madam Chair, Representative, as part of the sentencing...
• In the executive budget, the reported number is noted.

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• <01:48:32.719> right Let's start and read the sentence right Let's start and read the sentence
• > there<01:49:19.119> uh That first sentence right there uh That first sentence right there
• page three but it starts with a sentence page three but it starts with a sentence on<01:51:35.280
• executive session. executive session.
• So, this concludes the hearing and no executive session.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• to a 30-year sentence as appropriate. to a 30-year sentence as appropriate.
• 45.840> departments The committee on executive departments The committee on executive departments
• Got a two-year jail sentence, is now on parole.
• :11:34.639> on jail sentence is now on jail sentence is now on parole.<02:11:36.400> Another
• County Executive Committee, two meetings County Executive Committee, two meetings to<03:06:19.760>

Keywords: 1189, house, all