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• there was the core value that has been enshrined in me since that due process must be provided without bias
• This nation, and any accusations leveled against me that I would somehow put political bias before the
• Senator, this question speaks directly to my ability to leave political bias and allow independent behavior

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• or views as we just heard personal bias or views as we just heard admitted<01:02:46.480> on<01
• 'What people are going to sell us out before in their own personal views or bias.'
• <01:44:07.199> personal<01:44:07.520> views<01:44:07.840> or<01:44:08.080> bias
• <01:44:08.480> When<01:44:08.639> you<01:44:08.719> say own personal views or bias
• When you say own personal views or bias.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• BIA, we have CLF, we have NHMA, battery manufacturers.
• BIA, we have CLF, we have NHMA, battery manufacturers.
• BIA, we have CLF, we have NHMA, battery manufacturers.
• BIA, we have CLF, we have NHMA, battery manufacturers.
• BIA<03:21:53.120> um<03:21:53.359> we<03:21:53.680> have<03:21:53.920> CLF,

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Are the laws and fees that the state creates and implements mostly free from personal bias?

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• we also know that on our best days we make mistakes, we're hindered by our own weakness. personal bias

Bills: HR34, HR36, HR38, HR39, HR41, HR42, HR43, HR67, HR68, HR73, HR77, HR81, HR104, HR166, HR201, HR202, HR223, HR226, HR233, HR234, HR246, HR264, HR266, HR268, HR271, HR280, HR282, HR286, HR291, HR292, HR296, HR298, HR319, HR326, HR329, HR348, HR354, HR373, HR376, HR381, HR385, HR386, HR387, HR391, HR394, HR395, HR396, HR399, HR400, HR402, HR403, HR404, HR408, HR409, HR410, HR413, HR414, HR417, HR418, HR419, HR422, HR424, HR429, HR435, HR439, HR440, HR22, HR88, HR94, HR136, HR194, HR231, HR302, HR397, HR416, HR420, HR421, HR423, HR430, HR431

Keywords: Ramadan, Islam, Muslim community, spiritual observance, cultural recognition, Eid al-Fitr, celebration, Texas legislation, Mother's Day, family, women, honor, Father's Day, gratefulness, recognition, Diwali, festival of lights, Hinduism, unity, Veterans Day

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• Senator Vice Chair Bia? Senator Aino hi. Senator Decorte hi. Senator Elefante hi.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Ways and Means committee met in several decision-making agendas and took action on a number of Senate bills. Early in the meeting, members adopted a measure with amendments that removed a section due to legal issues identified by the Attorney General and set an effective date of July 1, 2050. The committee then passed SB 14, SB 1434, SB 1443, and SB 152 unamended, and SB 1612 with amendments clarifying that certain requirements apply to buildings constructed after December 31, 2025, and defining joint custody between the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Health for inmate mental health services and medications. In a joint Judiciary and Ways and Means agenda, the committee considered SB 242 on foreign ownership of agricultural land. Members agreed to amendments adding non-impairment-of-contract language and revising enforcement and penalty provisions so consideration exchanged in a violating transaction would revert to the respective parties. The bill was adopted with reservations noted by several members. The committee also took up SB 534 on the Hawaii Community Development Authority and residential development on certain Makakilo Makai parcels, but because there was no consensus, the measure was deferred indefinitely. Later Ways and Means agendas approved several additional bills, mostly unamended, including SB 878, SB 1146, SB 614, SB 891, SB 964, SB 1559, and SB 503. SB 1379 was passed with amendments adding a blank appropriation for acquisition of land for Community Readiness centers and an emergency operations center, with the funds to lapse on June 30, 2027. SB 1571 was amended to remove an advisory board and restore earlier authority language, and SB 1632 was amended to rank the appropriation and set the date to 2050. Across these votes, measures were generally adopted with some members recording reservations or being excused.

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• Let no decision be driven by bias, fear, or political evangelism, but let it be tempered by justice,

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• It is, once again, the result of prejudice and bias and not the result of anything grounded in real life

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, recorded attendance, and recognized several guests and proclamations, including Arizona Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness, the Doctor of the Day, educators visiting the Capitol, and student guests. The chamber also announced temporary committee replacements and received House messages and bill referrals before moving to floor action. On third reading, the Senate passed SB 1014 on health insurance, SB 1016 on employment practices, SB 1050 on state parks board/veterans park access, SB 1054 on referendum power and emergency measures, SB 1177 on public monies and gender-affirming care, SB 1194 on health care services and vaccination-related treatment issues, SB 1398 on AHCCCS, SB 1751 on capital punishment, and SCR 1049, a constitutional amendment proposal related to capital punishment. Several members explained votes, with supporters emphasizing veterans’ benefits, limits on emergency measure abuse, health care access, and policy changes on capital punishment, while opponents raised concerns about worker protections, local government authority, discrimination against transgender people, and the death penalty. Each measure passed by recorded vote and was transmitted to the House. The Senate also noted upcoming committee meetings, including Health and Human Services the next day, and then adjourned until Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 10 a.m.

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• Individuals with sickle cell routinely report delayed care, inadequate pain management, and bias in emergency

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Individuals with sickle cell routinely report delayed care, inadequate pain management, and provider bias

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And then in 1969, at age 19, I was sent on that BIA relocation to Oakland, California.

Bills: SM14

Keywords: forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs, Commission on the Status of Women, survivor testimony, reproductive health access, genocide, transitional justice

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• determine if there's a pattern of legal error or if a decision was motivated by an improper motive such as bias

Bills: SB 53

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

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• there's a pattern of legal error. ...or if a decision was motivated by an improper motive, such as bias

Bills: SJR27, SB53, SB311, SB1164, SB2807, SB1574, SB 53

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• Sadly, bias against military families still lingers today.

Bills: SB2007, SB2104, SB2543, SB2545, SB2926, SB2938

Keywords: military status, vehicle registration, veterans, Texas transportation, state records, discrimination, employment rights, spouses of service members, labor code, SB 2543, Texas veterans cemeteries, state veterans cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Land Board, Natural Resources Code, veterans land fund, veterans housing assistance fund, veterans burial, burial eligibility, cemetery location

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• Mercy Gray, Senior Gender Bias Violence Specialist, Restorative Justice Trainer and Facilitator.

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• More concretely, adding the ERA to the state constitution would provide sturdier protection against bias
• would provide sturdier<00:21:30.480> protection<00:21:31.200> against<00:21:31.600> bias
• sturdier protection against bias. sturdier protection against bias.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're also concerned about accenting bias, where AI might prioritize pleasing a student over providing
• We're also concerned<00:28:33.280> about<00:28:33.760> accenting<00:28:34.560> bias,
• <00:28:35.560> where<00:28:35.840> AI concerned about accenting bias, where AI concerned
• about accenting bias, where AI might<00:28:36.520> prioritize<00:28:37.680> pleasing<00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• So thank you very much for the opportunity to testify. opposition Hawaii yimi in support Bia opposition
• Hawaii yimi in support Bia Hawaii<00:31:24.279> in Hawaii in Hawaii in support<00:31:27.080><
• None of this is relevant, and adding this language shows clear bias to exclude the law for some and in
• None of this is relevant, and adding this language shows clear bias to exclude the law for some and in

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Housing Committee heard testimony on several housing-related bills. On SB 26, SD 2, relating to affordable housing, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development explained a prior transit-oriented development study that identified roughly 59,000 possible units and about 25,000 affordable units from known projects, and said the bill would help fill gaps by evaluating additional public lands for housing suitability and possible co-use with existing facilities. Members asked about the need for resources and staffing to do that work, and OPSD said it would need time and consultant support to carry it out. Testimony on the bill included support from state and county housing agencies and comments from planning and land use entities. On SB 66, SD 2, relating to housing and historic preservation review, SHPD and OHA both testified. SHPD said the bill would not override existing burial-site protections and that county staff with proper qualifications could make historic-property determinations locally, while OHA asked for clearer language requiring consultation when Native Hawaiian historic sites are involved and clearer procedures if an adverse effect is found. Committee members and SHPD discussed whether the bill should explicitly preserve existing Chapter 6E processes, whether counties have qualified staff, and how quickly a county would have to decide if it cannot complete the review itself and must use a third-party reviewer. Supporters said the measure could speed permitting and keep decisions local; one opponent argued it could rush approvals and strain infrastructure. The committee also heard support from housing, construction, business, and food-industry groups, and opposition from some preservation and community advocates. The committee then heard SB 332, SD 1, on foreclosure-related protections, with testimony focused on Lānaʻi and concerns about speculative real estate after the foreclosure moratorium ended. SB 414, SD 2, on restoring access to disaster-affected areas, drew support from HHFDC, DHS, and the Maui Chamber; HHFDC noted DOH plans for a temporary paved access road to the Kayola temporary housing site and said agencies were discussing which parcels would be needed. On SB 102, SD 2, relating to affordable housing and third-party historic review, SHPD said it would need to do more upfront screening and that the bill’s timelines and third-party provisions should be clearer; OHA said the measure should include a sunset and better staffing, and asked that the department fill positions to meet review demand. No votes or final committee actions were reported in the transcript.

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• Together we can overcome the injustice of racial bias to claim the birthright of every American that
• Together we can overcome the injustice of racial bias to claim the birthright of every American that
• Together we can overcome the injustice of racial bias to claim the birthright of every American that
• Together we can overcome the injustice of racial bias to claim the birthright of every American that

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 29 was heard in committee as a proposal to suspend adoption of the revised social studies standards, push implementation to 2030-31, repeal the requirement to embed ethnic studies across all standards, and cancel related appropriations. The bill sponsor argued Minnesota schools should focus on basic academic achievement and that ethnic studies requirements add burdens and distract from reading, math, and science. The chair moved the bill to the Committee on Education Finance after opening the hearing and then took extensive public testimony. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters of HF 29, including Katherine Kersten, Deanna Moose, Kendall Qualls, Hillary Swanson, and Diane Smith, argued the ethnic studies framework is ideological, overly focused on race, insufficiently transparent, and costly in professional development time; several said it would divide students or burden teachers. Some supporters also claimed the standards or framework promote activism, critical race theory, or racial stratification. Opponents, including Mark Westfall, Crystal Johnson, Jim Grathwol, Marcus Penny, Claude Sigman, and Courtney Major, said the standards are inclusive, research-based, and designed to help students understand multiple perspectives, civic life, and the contributions of diverse Minnesotans. They emphasized that ethnic studies can improve engagement, critical thinking, and representation, and that teachers should be trusted to implement the standards. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided. The only formal action noted was the chair’s motion to re-refer House File 29 to the Committee on Education Finance.

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• Constitution, it is implicit that if one is a U.S. citizen, one is also a citizen of the state in which
• 58:24.240> Constitution,<00:58:25.520> it<00:58:25.839> is<00:58:26.240> implicit
• <00:58:27.680> that the US Constitution, it is implicit that the US Constitution, it is implicit

Keywords: 1189, house, all