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• Jones, Phelps, Price, Seitz, Taylor, Violet, West, Williams.
• And they had done that in West Virginia, and Alyssa's mom had asked for us to make that change.
• West, Williams.
• I'm the state representative for the 98th District, which is West St. Louis County.
• Representative West.

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and took up House Bill 3174 by Representative Justice. Members adopted two committee amendments: one removed the bill’s mapping provisions so that the vendor-list portion could move forward separately, and another required schools to have at least one master key box for emergency responders. The amendments were rolled into a committee substitute, which the committee then voted do pass on a 10-0 roll call. A second executive-session bill was postponed until the following week because of a family emergency involving Representative Williams. The committee then heard Senate Bill 982, a cleanup and reorganization bill dealing with Missouri’s sex offender registry and related registration rules. Senator Mary Elizabeth Coleman said the bill was intended to align the registry statutes with prior changes, clarify tiering and registration requirements, address offenders with ties to Missouri but living elsewhere, and improve information-sharing rules for law enforcement and victims, including notice when a registrant dies or moves. Testimony in support came from the Missouri Alliance for Family Restoration, which said the bill codifies case law and reduces administrative confusion for the Highway Patrol and registrants. No opposition was offered. The committee also heard House Bill 3414, which would create a state offense modeled on a federal online-fraud law to help law enforcement pursue internet-based fraud, including schemes involving credit cards, account numbers, telecommunication identifiers, and similar access devices. The sponsor and a law-enforcement witness said the bill would give investigators another tool against increasingly common fraud, including elder fraud and VoIP-based schemes; a Maverick convenience stores representative also supported it as a response to changing technology. No opposition was presented. Finally, the committee heard House Bills 2628 and 3460, the CARE Act, which would require hospitals and health facilities treating sexual-assault survivors to inform patients about emergency contraception, provide it if requested, test and treat for sexually transmitted infections, and seek reimbursement through the Department of Public Safety. Sponsor Jacqueline Zimmerman said the bill is meant to reduce trauma and prevent pregnancies resulting from rape, and witnesses from sexual-assault nursing, reproductive-health, anti-poverty, medical, and nursing organizations supported it as a way to standardize care, especially in rural areas. Several members raised questions about whether the bill would require abortion-inducing drugs, whether hospitals could opt out on conscientious grounds, and how reimbursement would work; the sponsor said she intended to add language excluding abortion-inducing medications and that the current DPS forensic-exam payment structure would not change. No votes were taken on the later bills in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• </c> West. Uh, thank you, Madam Chair. West. Uh, thank you, Madam Chair.
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Bills: HF2300 , HF2432 , HF2445 , HF2443 , HF2439 , HF3023 , HF1615 , HF2563

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• Senator West. Parliamentary inquiry. State your inquiry. So what is on the agenda?
• Okay, well, I'm sure we'll hear more about Adam Kincaid, a non-Texan from Virginia, drawing the maps.
• West Texas had a region as well.
• And the vast majority of them are off in West Texas, along with Senator Blanco.
• Senator West, what purpose? Thank you very much, Mr. President.

Bills: SR5 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB25 , SB26 , SB28 , SB35 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB25 , SB26 , SB28 , SB35 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB25 , SB26 , SB28 , SB35 , SR5

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• So we actually did have an employee based in West Sacramento who was dealing with essentially this exact
• And then there's a couple of clarity questions because, so I, too, live in a townhome here in West Sac
• states with varying political party leadership, like Massachusetts, New York, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
• "New York, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and others all require landlords to provide a minimum
• I'm with the National Self-Storage Association in Alexandria, Virginia.

Summary: The committee heard several bills from Senator Umberg and Senator Allen, with testimony from supporters and opponents before roll-call votes were taken once quorum was established. SB 253, the annual State Bar fee bill, would keep fees unchanged while requiring two-year notice for substantial changes to the bar exam, including vendor changes, and returning to an older delivery method for the upcoming exam; it was presented as a response to recent State Bar problems and the February bar exam failure. SB 25, the Pre-Merger Notification Act, would require certain merger parties to provide California’s attorney general the same Hart-Scott-Rodino materials filed federally, so state antitrust review can occur in parallel with federal review; supporters said this would reduce delay and uncertainty, while members questioned whether it would add another layer of review. SB 36 would strengthen price-gouging enforcement after the January 2025 Southern California firestorms by requiring rental-listing platforms to report suspected gouging, expanding consumer and prosecutor remedies, and allowing warrants in housing-related cases; supporters said it would close loopholes, while opponents from business groups raised concerns. All three bills were later approved on roll call, with SB 36 and SB 413 placed on call before final passage and SB 253 and SB 25 moving forward on committee votes. The committee also heard SB 413, which would streamline access to juvenile case files in certain civil cases brought by or on behalf of the youth who is the subject of the file, allowing attorneys to use heavily redacted records without first petitioning the juvenile court. Supporters, including Los Angeles County counsel and county associations, said the current petition process is costly, slow, and routinely granted, creating delays in civil litigation and court congestion. Opponents, including the Youth Law Center, argued the bill would weaken longstanding juvenile confidentiality protections by bypassing judicial review and could expose sensitive information unnecessarily. After discussion about redactions, sealing, and the scope of access, the bill was passed on a do-pass-as-amended vote. Finally, Senator Wahab presented SB 436, which would extend the notice period for nonpayment of rent from three days to 14 days. Supporters, including tenant advocates, legal aid groups, and several local governments, argued the change would reduce unnecessary evictions, give renters more time to obtain assistance or a paycheck, and help prevent homelessness. Opponents, including apartment associations, property owners, and the California Association of Realtors, said the bill would burden landlords, especially small owners, and could unintentionally affect commercial leases; members also raised concerns about repeated late payment and the lack of stronger guardrails. The author said she would work on clarifying commercial coverage and safeguards, and the bill remained under discussion as the hearing continued.

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• Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, West
• Virginia.
• Dennis Damock, registrar of voters of Jefferson, present in support; Courtney Corrie, Prasano, passing; West
• West Baton Rouge registrar of voters Connie Cromham Horn; St.

Bills: SB25 , SB250 , HB22 , HB27 , HB33 , HB47 , HB233 , HB290 , HB308 , HB324 , HB382 , HB533 , HB559 , HB575 , HB980 , HB1157 , HB1207 , HB1236 , HCR45

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: registrar of voters, parish registrar, chief deputy registrar, confidential assistant, election administration, elections, salary schedule, compensation, merit evaluation, population-based pay, census-based pay, Department of State, Secretary of State, State Board of Election Supervisors, redistricting, senate districts, Senate District 33, Senate District 34, Senate District 35, precincts

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• The 1873 B there is nicknamed the “gun that won the West,” and it was made in 1873 and was in production
• And it was used quite extensively in the settlement of the American West, as was C, the 1873 Colt Single
• West Virginia is a Hall Model 1819 flintlock.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• the product that's in our state in lots of different places, and it's a little bit of the Wild Wild West
• As I said at the beginning, it's a little bit of the Wild Wild West, and we are frankly playing a little
• Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia all allow 2 a.m.

Bills: HB373

Committee: Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology

Summary: The Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee met in hybrid format and heard testimony on several bills. HB 373, as amended, would regulate hemp-derived THC-infused beverages by defining the products, limiting them to 10 mg of Delta-9 THC per container, restricting sales to package stores and licensed marijuana retail stores, requiring testing and labeling, and imposing a 50-cent per container tax; the sponsor said the bill is intended to create guardrails and protect youth, and a wholesaler representative testified in support. HB 398 would allow racinos to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. and remove local authority to require earlier closing times; the sponsor and Bally’s representative said it would help Delaware remain competitive and increase revenue, and no opposition was heard. HB 433 would let municipalities and counties extend last call for bars, restaurants, and clubs from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.; a witness from Connect Delaware supported it as a competitiveness and retention measure, emphasizing that it is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 441, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks/crypto ATMs in Delaware and require existing machines to be removed within 90 days. The sponsor and supporters, including AARP, the Delaware Department of Justice, and the League of Women Voters, argued the machines are heavily used in scams, especially against older adults, and that regulation has not been effective. CoinFlip opposed the bill, saying it is a regulated operator, that the fraud statistics are overstated or incomplete, and that Delaware should instead adopt a regulatory framework and amendment. HB 465 would update the criminal code to formally define virtual currency and incorporate it into theft, money laundering, racketeering, and search-and-seizure provisions; the sponsor said it would align Delaware law with modern crypto-related crimes, and no opposition was presented. The committee then heard HB 467, which would prevent landlords from requiring renters to buy insurance from a specific company while still allowing them to require coverage meeting lease terms; the sponsor described it as a consumer-choice bill and there was no public opposition. HB 435 would require payment parity for certified registered nurse anesthetists and physicians when the same services are provided; the sponsor, nurse anesthetists, the Delaware Health Care Association, the Department of Insurance, and ChristianaCare supported it as a workforce and access-to-care measure, with no opposition. Finally, HS 1 for HB 450, the Road DE Act, would overhaul permitting and traffic-impact review, emphasize peak-hour traffic, set density standards in growth areas, create a transportation impact fee, and direct some revenue to open space, farmland, and coastal restoration; realtors, builders, environmental groups, engineers, and GEAR supported it as a way to speed permitting, reduce sprawl, and improve infrastructure planning. The committee adjourned after public comment; no votes were recorded in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Jones, Phelps, Price, Seitz, Taylor, Violet, West, Williams.
• And they had done that in West Virginia, and Alyssa's mom had asked for us to make that change.
• West, Williams.
• Representative West.
• Representative West.

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

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• </c> state of Virginia. state of Virginia. Next<01:08:19.440><c> slide.
• Campground upgrades west: We split the $40 million for the campground upgrades into an east and west
• Campground upgrades west. We slide. Campground upgrades west.
• into an east and west uh fund of<01:10:47.920><c> money.
• </c><01:27:21.840><c> Kentucky</c> Environment Cabinet and West Kentucky Environment Cabinet and West

Summary: The committee met jointly for State Government, State and Local Government, and Elections and Constitutional Amendments, approved the minutes from the September 23 meeting, and then took up discussion of Senate Bill 126, a proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the governor’s pardon power. Senator Chris McDaniel said the measure was prompted by concerns over pardons issued in 2019 and would bar pardons for 60 days before a gubernatorial election through the swearing-in of a new governor, leaving the power otherwise intact. Members who spoke generally supported the proposal as a way to increase accountability, and McDaniel said he intended to place it on the 2026 ballot. No vote was taken on the bill during the discussion. The committee then moved to House Bill 16 on water fluoridation. Representative Hart and Senator Greg Elkins said the bill would remove Kentucky’s fluoridation mandate and give local water districts the choice to add fluoride or not. They emphasized that the revised draft also adds immunity language to protect districts from civil litigation regardless of their decision. Dr. Jack Call, a Louisville dentist, presented against fluoridation, arguing that the main dental benefit is topical rather than from drinking water and citing studies and reports he said linked fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children and other health concerns. Cindy Batson, a nurse and parent, also supported the bill and said she had testified on the issue for years. During questions, Senator Rollins raised concerns about fluoride being an industrial byproduct and described fluoridation as forced medication. The discussion remained focused on the bill’s local-control and immunity provisions, with sponsors saying they were not trying to relitigate the broader science but wanted to remove the mandate. The transcript ends while questions and testimony on HB 16 were still underway, and no final committee action is shown.

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• We personally test in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, West Virginia
• That's north, south, east, west, red, blue.
• Florida, Georgia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and are expanding even further.
• That's north, south, east, west, red, blue.

Committee: House Transportation

Bills: HR133 , HR134 , HR135 , HR136 , HR137 , HR138 , HR139 , HR140 , HR141 , HR142 , HR143 , HR144 , HR145 , HR146 , HR147 , HR148 , HR149 , HR150 , HR151 , HR152 , HR119 , HR120 , HR121 , HR122 , HR123 , HR125 , HR126 , HR127 , HR128 , HR129 , HR130 , HR131 , HR132 , HCR53 , HCR54 , HCR55 , HCR56 , SCR3 , SCR22 , SB4 , SB18 , SB66 , SB106 , SB201 , SB256 , SB274 , SB292 , SB326 , SB386 , SB406 , SB422 , SB423 , SB456 , SB475 , HCR3 , HB1 , HB3 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB345 , HB366 , HB383 , HB446 , HB473 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB836 , HB983 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1126 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , HB76 , HB132 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB265 , HB275 , HB291 , HB322 , HB342 , HB475 , HB486 , HB616 , HB635 , HB639 , HB690 , HB740 , HB757 , HB761 , HB774 , HB808 , HB855 , HB872 , HB883 , HB886 , HB903 , HB949 , HB962 , HB996 , HB1003 , HB1036 , HB1054 , HB1071 , HB1076 , HB1078 , HB1113 , HB1132 , HB1146 , HB1232 , HB1233 , HB21 , HB24 , HB29 , HB31 , HB39 , HB45 , HB77 , HB136 , HB150 , HB263 , HB273 , HB299 , HB315 , HB376 , HB377 , HB431 , HB444 , HB450 , HB519 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB663 , HB664 , HB715 , HB717 , HB805 , HB822 , HB823 , HB834 , HB864 , HB867 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1068 , HB1134 , HB1137 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB1236 , HB961 , HB399 , HB868 , HB905 , HB180 , HB192 , HB284 , HB476 , HB915 , HB952 , HB1006 , HB401 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB750 , HB911 , HB977 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB151 , HB193 , HB310 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB615 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773

Keywords: commendation, leadership, energy sector, Shell USA, Louisiana pride, House Resolution 134, HR134, honorary resolution, Bob Lupo, Robert E. Smith Lupo, Lakeview, New Orleans, civic service, philanthropy, real estate development, Hurricane Katrina recovery, community service, charitable giving, public recognition, Louisiana House of Representatives

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• Three school divisions in Virginia and continue to grow their service.
• Old Dominion University, Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center renamed as Virginia Health Sciences.
• Senate Bill 91 simply renames Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at ODU as Virginia Health Sciences
• This legislation seeks to amend the Code of Virginia relating to the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation
• Senate Bill 794 is the Virginia Health Care Protection Act.

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• West Texas, they'll be forced to go to schools in their own states.
• I�m the president of West Texas A&M University. I�m the president of West Texas A&M University.
• I�m the president of West Texas A&M University. My name is Randy Reichel.
• I�m the chief Financial officer at West Texas A&M and I am also an insurer. Thank you.
• West Texas A&M University is located in a unique and tough landscape. of West Texas and it serves a population

Bills: HB3032 , HB3434 , HB3574 , HB5339 , HB5646

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: nursing education, clinical sites, health facilities, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, legislative study, healthcare training, tuition, financial assistance, higher education, public institutions, student support, nonresident students, Texas Education Code, resident tuition, scholarships, regenerative agriculture, grants, sustainable farming, soil health, bioremediation

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• I have no plans to redistrict Virginia."
• It amends the Virginia Human Rights Act and prohibits discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights
• It amends the Virginia Human Rights Act and prohibits discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights
• to the Virginia Human Rights Act and the definition of employer.
• to the Virginia Human Rights Act and the definition of employer.

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• The chair now recognizes the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Maguire, for five minutes.
• The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Subramanyam.
• I yield back. >> For what purpose does the gentleman from Virginia seek recognition?
• Ralph dedicated his life to service both here in Virginia and around the world.
• </c> Virginia seek recognition? Mr. Virginia seek recognition? Mr.

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• One of those, West Virginia, does exempt accounting services from taxation.
• One of those, West Virginia, does exempt accounting services from taxation.
• One of those, West Virginia, does exempt accounting services from taxation.
• One of those, West Virginia, does exempt accounting services from taxation.
• One of those, West Virginia, does exempt accounting services from taxation.

Committee: Senate Taxes

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• Here in Virginia, the American Heart Association leads the Virginia Healthy School Meals for All Coalition
• So we have 131 school divisions total in Virginia.
• So we have 131 school divisions total in Virginia.
• of the students... ...Virginia.
• Sarah Steeley with No Kid Hungry, Virginia.

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• That moment signaled a major health crisis for Virginia.
• The delegate from Virginia Beach? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• all throughout Virginia.
• Virginia soon became her home. Mr.
• Speaker, energy prices are skyrocketing, and Virginia... Mr.

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• They make Virginia Beach and the Commonwealth proud.
• They make Virginia Beach and the Commonwealth proud.
• Kathy's influence has also extended beyond Virginia.
• This is legislation that seeks to amend the Code of Virginia relating to the Virginia Boys and Men's
• However, Virginia law to reflect federal recognition of Virginia tribes.

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• Not just here in Virginia, but really across the nation, because America was made in Virginia.
• We have to understand Southside Virginia and racing in Southside Virginia.
• Virginia Humanities.
• Virginia Humanities grants are above $10,000.
• I noticed we mentioned the grants and those coming from Virginia Tourism and Virginia Humanities.