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• prevent some of these issues down the line or it's going to exacerbate the problem and come to us in a giant
• <c> to</c><00:58:36.720><c> us</c><00:58:36.880><c> in</c><00:58:37.119><c> a</c><00:58:37.359><c> giant
• </c><00:58:38.599><c> um</c> problem and come to us in a giant um problem and come to us in a giant um

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• My testimony will focus on the corporate giant that we think is engaging in anti-competitive behavior
• 09.200><c> corporate</c> testimony will focus on the corporate testimony will focus on the corporate giant
• 10.240><c> think</c><00:32:10.480><c> is</c><00:32:10.720><c> engaging</c><00:32:11.279><c> in</c> giant
• that we think is engaging in giant that we think is engaging in anti-competitive<00:32:12.480><c> behavior

Committee: Senate Labor

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• the highest levels in General Mills-made Annie's Organic Cheesy Ravioli, Cheerios, Yoplait, Green Giant
• three-year-old's favorite yop<00:08:32.719><c> plate</c><00:08:32.919><c> Green</c><00:08:33.200><c> Giant
• </c><00:08:33.560><c> and</c><00:08:33.719><c> Progressive</c> yop plate Green Giant and Progressive
• yop plate Green Giant and Progressive Brands<00:08:35.279><c> there</c><00:08:35.399><c> is</c><00:08

Bills: HF44 , HF2102 , HF2279 , HF2280 , HF2281

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization

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• It's this giant, I think, old train shed or some sort of industrial building in which a number of small
• 15:46.839><c> this</c> can be had at Malcolm yards it's this can be had at Malcolm yards it's this giant
• 15:48.480><c> train</c><00:15:48.759><c> shed</c><00:15:49.079><c> or</c><00:15:49.199><c> some</c> giant
• I think old train shed or some giant I think old train shed or some sort<00:15:49.480><c> of</c><00:

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

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• that was taken away, effective January 1, 2025, the open all E pull tabs are now illegal, and so this giant
• illegal<00:03:46.239><c> and</c><00:03:46.439><c> so</c><00:03:46.920><c> this</c><00:03:47.120><c> giant
• </c><00:03:47.439><c> source</c><00:03:47.720><c> of</c> illegal and so this giant source of illegal
• and so this giant source of revenue<00:03:48.239><c> for</c><00:03:48.439><c> our</c> revenue for our

Bills: HF169 , HF195 , HF194 , HF1756 , HF2133

Committee: House Taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• you do have questions, just jot them down about these various bills, and we'll look at them as one giant
• you do have questions, just jot them down about these various bills, and we'll look at them as one giant
• you do have questions, just jot them down about these various bills, and we'll look at them as one giant
• questions, just jot them down if you would about these various bills, and we'll look at them as one giant

Committee: House Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• pedestrian bridge, where we desperately need to provide a safer railing option; to Moose Tower, a 19-story giant
• <c> 19-story</c> railing option to Moose Tower a 19-story railing option to Moose Tower a 19-story giant
• 17.879><c> extensive</c><00:08:18.280><c> work</c><00:08:18.479><c> to</c><00:08:18.639><c> meet</c> giant
• that needs extensive work to meet giant that needs extensive work to meet modern<00:08:19.280><c> high-rise

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

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• For example, our core innovation is a platform technology applicable to a giant, multihundred-billion-dollar
• /c><00:15:03.120><c> a</c> platform technology applicable to a platform technology applicable to a giant
• c> multi</c><00:15:04.320><c> hundred</c><00:15:04.680><c> billion</c><00:15:05.120><c> dollar</c> giant
• multi hundred billion dollar giant multi hundred billion dollar market<00:15:06.480><c> our</c><00:15

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Bills: HR218 , HR219 , HR220 , HR221 , HR222 , HCR91 , HCR92 , HCR93 , HR210 , HR211 , HR212 , HR213 , HR214 , HR215 , HR216 , SCR29 , SCR38 , SB100 , HR171 , HCR49 , HCR65 , SCR23 , HB276 , HB508 , HB512 , HB599 , HB632 , HB656 , HB998 , HB1052 , HB1084 , HB1171 , HB1193 , HB1194 , HB1204 , HB1209 , HB1250 , SB2 , SB19 , SB24 , SB50 , SB70 , SB96 , SB101 , SB103 , SB104 , SB114 , SB122 , SB159 , SB160 , SB173 , SB180 , SB182 , SB260 , SB412 , SB418 , SB424 , SB442 , SB460 , SB476 , HCR41 , HCR76 , HCR77 , HCR63 , HCR69 , HCR86 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , HB64 , HB68 , HB92 , HB130 , HB167 , HB227 , HB243 , HB321 , HB335 , HB398 , HB492 , HB624 , HB689 , HB708 , HB804 , HB906 , HB926 , HB955 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB985 , HB1005 , HB1029 , HB1069 , HB1077 , HB1095 , HB1104 , HB1107 , HB1187 , HB1203 , HB1217 , HB1220 , HB730 , HB225 , HB175 , HB198 , HB437 , HB457 , HB488 , HB646 , HB763 , HB909 , HB971 , HB981 , HB1066 , HB1089 , HB1125 , HB1154 , HB1231 , HB1246 , HB1248 , HB1249 , SB47 , SB82 , SB106 , SB206 , SB210 , SB248 , SB305 , SB376 , SB397 , SB441 , HCR32 , HB59 , HB617 , HB897 , HB911 , HB1223 , HB798 , HB824 , HB989 , HB1140 , HB1166 , HB1244 , HB901 , HB79 , HR20 , HR74 , HB284 , HB306 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1113 , HB1180 , HB1234 , HB1240 , SB89

Keywords: EJ Fields, Shreveport, Louisiana, gospel music, commendation, resolution, honorary resolution, Billboard Gospel Airplay, Mediabase Gospel Airplay, Mercy Endureth, music award, ministry, artist recognition, cultural heritage, spiritual heritage, African American gospel, local hero, state commendation, St. Charles Parish, parish day

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• probably should add on that<00:08:04.840><c> graphic</c><00:08:05.720><c> the</c><00:08:06.160><c> giant
• pots</c><00:08:06.880><c> of</c><00:08:06.960><c> money</c><00:08:07.320><c> on</c> that graphic the giant
• pots of money on that graphic the giant pots of money on the<00:08:07.520><c> bottom</c><00:08:08.040

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• The San Francisco Giants were winning the World Series year after year after year.
• The San Francisco Giants were winning the World Series year after year after year.
• He recently built a giant Jenga set for playing outside in the summer.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a very full public hearing on the first Education Committee hearing of the session, with testimony taken on a large slate of bills, especially H. 650/S. 436 and related measures. The chairs explained the hearing rules, including two-minute testimony limits, live streaming, written testimony, and accommodations for interpreters and disabilities. The committee first heard extensive testimony on H. 460/S. 436 and later H. 650/S. 436, bills to affirm and maintain equal access to public education for all children, including immigrant students, English learners, and students with disabilities. Witnesses included parents, advocates, educators, attorneys, and state officials, many of whom described fears caused by federal policy changes and argued that Massachusetts should codify protections for school enrollment, special education, interpreter services, and due process in discipline cases. The Attorney General’s office, Mass Advocates for Children, Lawyers for Civil Rights, MIRA, the Children’s Law Center, the Disability Law/advocacy community, and others all urged favorable action, while committee members asked questions about Plyler v. Doe, manifestation determinations, interpreter qualifications, and how the bill would mirror or preserve existing federal protections at the state level. The committee also heard testimony on H. 702/S. 460, establishing an elementary and secondary school robotics grant program, which was supported as a way to expand STEM opportunities and help schools fund robotics programs. Representative Sweeney also testified on H. 713, a bill to support student participation in 4-H programming by allowing excused absences similar to those for athletics and other sanctioned activities; members noted bipartisan support and the bill’s long history. The hearing then moved to H. 543/S. 417, a recess bill requiring at least 30 minutes of free-play recess for K-8 students. Supporters included the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the League of Women Voters, educators, and parents, who emphasized recess as important for physical health, social-emotional development, attention, and academic performance, and noted that unequal local policies create disparities across districts. Several witnesses also tied recess to broader concerns about student well-being and screen time. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee simply received testimony and closed testimony on the bills as it moved through the agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, if you come and visit us, you will see a giant scaffold, um, which is holding up our visitor pathways
• Um, if you've ever been to Como and you watch a young mom struggling down the steps with a giant stroller
• Um, if you've ever been to Como and you watch a young mom struggling down the steps with a giant stroller

Committee: House Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:

• up for the Constitution, stood up for their workers, and their communities in a way that she said giant
• Constitution, stood up for their workers, and their communities in a way that she said they did not see from giant
• Representative Greenman said that giant multinational businesses don't need our help.

Bills: HF3732

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

Transcript Highlights:

• Not a big old giant muzzle-loading contraption. And so... Giant muzzle-loading contraption.
• And so now we're going to have these giant signs all over the place, and they will uniformly be ignored

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• packets of seeds this year to school districts across the state of Kentucky to be able to grow their giant
• And so we gave them a giant pumpkin.
• </c><00:40:30.079><c> So,</c> So, I think we're going to have a huge participation for the giant pumpkin

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel, and Public Retirement heard presentations from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Department of Agriculture. Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office had no major new budget or authority requests, but he updated members on voter-roll maintenance, ongoing litigation over a law preventing voting in multiple states, the Safe at Home program for domestic violence survivors, human trafficking outreach, reduced spending, and new anti-fraud measures for business registrations and electronic service of process. Members then discussed Adams’ remarks, especially his criticism of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. One senator objected that the organization should not be shut out of the legislative process, citing First Amendment concerns. Adams responded that he was not seeking to ban anyone from speaking, but wanted lawmakers to remember the harm he believes the group’s litigation does to election integrity and bipartisan reform. Representative Jackson praised Adams and his staff for their work. Deputy Attorney General Rob Duncan outlined the office’s work, including criminal prosecutions, civil litigation, body armor grants, administrative hearings, domestic violence and violent crime initiatives, election security, child support services, and the new Office of Data Privacy. He said the child support program transition from CHFS had created budget shortfalls and that the office would seek additional funding next session. In response to questions from Representative Lockett, Duncan said he did not yet have exact cost figures but expected funding needs and noted barriers related to personnel, budgeting, and integration. The committee also heard from Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell, who highlighted the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy’s 25th anniversary, the new Office of Economic Development, and the role of Miss Kentucky in promoting agriculture. He said the department would seek recruitment and retention funding, possible staffing for EV station inspections, and continued support to make the agriculture economic development fund permanent.

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• So today we gather to recognize and pay homage to our iconic and legendary alumni, the giants whose shoulders
• But right now, we have an immensely comprehensive bill that takes a giant leap towards addressing things
• that had been made... ...immensely comprehensive bill that takes a giant leap towards addressing things

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects. Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.

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• Unlike giant retailers who stand to benefit from this bill, credit unions are owned by the people they
• Jessica Kong, on behalf of a Jersey Giant Club and chicken lovers everywhere, opposed.
• it makes it so that we can get to the heart of the problem, rather than just waiting until we see a giant

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 2, which would create enhanced civil penalties for large social media companies when negligence proven in court causes harm to children and teens. The author and supporters argued the bill is needed to address addictive algorithms and harmful content, while opponents warned it was vague, could chill speech, and might be preempted by federal law. Members largely focused on whether the bill changed the standard of care or burden of proof; the bill passed out of committee on a roll call vote, with some members noting concerns but supporting it to continue the discussion. AB 282, dealing with housing vouchers and source-of-income discrimination, would clarify that housing providers may prioritize applicants who qualify for rental assistance without violating fair housing law. Supporters from housing authorities, local governments, and advocacy groups said it would help voucher holders find units and improve use of housing funds. There was no opposition, and the bill passed to Appropriations on a roll call vote, with two no votes. The committee also considered AB 882 on court reporter availability and electronic recording in certain cases when a court reporter is unavailable. Supporters said the bill is a temporary, narrowly tailored response to a shortage of reporters and would preserve access to accurate records, while opponents argued it was too narrow, raised access-to-justice concerns, and should be broadened. Members from both sides emphasized the importance of court reporters and electronic recording as a backup; the bill passed with an urgency clause and was sent to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 325 on algorithmic price fixing, AB 935 on civil rights data clarity, AB 1414 on tenant choice of internet service provider, and AB 67 on Attorney General enforcement of the Reproductive Privacy Act; each drew support from sponsors and advocacy groups, opposition centered on overbreadth or policy concerns, and each advanced on committee votes, with several members requesting further amendments or clarification.

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• and that's because of a lot of the companies that choose California, from our startups to industry giants
• Epic is the giant in the room, and I think we should just acknowledge that.

Summary: The hearing focused on how artificial intelligence is being used across California’s life sciences sector, from research and drug discovery to digital health, medical devices, and patient care. Chair Ward and Chair Bauer-Kahan opened by emphasizing California’s leadership in biotech, the need to preserve that ecosystem, and the importance of balancing innovation with privacy, consumer protection, and equitable access. They also highlighted the potential role of public compute and public-private partnerships, including CalCompute, in keeping California competitive. The first panel featured representatives from UCSF, the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr. Ida Sim described AI-enabled digital health tools, including sensor-based blood pressure monitoring and efforts to connect wearable data with electronic health records through open infrastructure. Dr. Karen Knudson focused on cancer, saying AI can accelerate drug discovery, improve learning from every patient, and expand clinical trial access. Dr. Shankar Sundaram discussed AI for public health and biosecurity, including outbreak prediction, antibody redesign, and the need to unlock data, expand compute access, and support public health agencies. Panelists also discussed privacy, HIPAA/CMIA protections, open-source versus closed models, validation, and the need for faster, more modern FDA pathways. The second panel included speakers from Pangea Data, Dexcom, Eli Lilly Ventures, and Twist Bioscience. Dr. Vibhur Gupta described AI systems that identify care gaps in electronic health records and argued for reimbursement frameworks that would let such tools scale beyond large health systems into rural care. Dexcom’s Ginny Hu explained how the company uses AI in its continuous glucose monitoring products, with strong FDA-aligned verification, validation, cybersecurity, human oversight, and post-market monitoring. Eli Lilly’s Danjima Corliss emphasized AI as a scientific collaborator in drug discovery and highlighted Lilly’s high-performance computing investments in California. The discussion continued to return to data access, model transparency, regulatory modernization, and how California can support innovation while protecting patients.

Transcript Highlights:

• and that's because of a lot of the companies that choose California, from our startups to industry giants
• Epic is the giant in the room, and I think we should just acknowledge that.

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• The elections are totally different in a big, giant county than they are in the county I'm in now.
• The elections are totally different in a big, giant county than they are in the county I'm in now.

Committee: House Elections