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• And we have this game, a grant program and that program has so far been appropriate, 60 million dollars
• specifically to this game, a grant program.
• We get funding from dock stamps and also there was 100 million Putin through the gaming compact.
• We had issues at the school board not willing to give up area for pump station neighboring this game
• lands are to once again be mindful of the existing area rules on those public lands and how they interact

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• You can't watch a football game without seeing it. Some of it's a little bit goofy.
• And I understand that everybody's got a balancing game to do.
• And generally speaking, our banks have been the winners of the consolidation game.
• Frauding the seniors is not a new game, right?
• Or maybe a better way is: what has been your interaction with the BDO?

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• And as a result, we have staff interacting with multiple systems, fairly aged systems.
• This is derived from the sale of Texas lottery veterans games.
• A location for the purpose of conducting a charitable bingo game.
• That game has about a 1 in 25 and a little. under 1 in 26 million chance of winning.
• had a one in 25 million chance of winning that game.

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• online gaming? How do you know how many online gaming?
• any game or series of games conducted on one<00:43:27.839> game<00:43:28.160> date<00:43
• over into subsequent games. Um, I wonder over into subsequent games.
• > game.
• problem gaming which was problem gaming problem gaming which was problem gaming was<01:57:00.880

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Summary: The committee held a public hearing on SB 60, which would expressly authorize advanced deposit wagering for horse racing in New Hampshire and set the online tax rate at 1.25%, matching the existing rate for in-person horse betting at Seabrook and Belmont. Senator Tim Lang said the bill is intended to clarify that online horse betting is permitted, regulate the activity, and create a revenue stream while keeping the tax rate consistent with brick-and-mortar wagering. Members asked about the rate compared with other states, whether the bill was really about casino front money, and whether geofencing would apply; Lang and later witnesses said the bill is narrowly limited to parimutuel horse racing and would use geofencing to keep wagering within New Hampshire. Peter Bragdon, speaking for Churchill Downs, supported the bill and described advanced deposit wagering as remote betting on horse races under the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978. He said Churchill Downs and other operators have long been active in New Hampshire, but the state’s lack of a specific statute has created a gray area. Bragdon said Churchill Downs stopped its own New Hampshire online operations in 2022 after discussions with the Lottery Commission and attorney general, while competitors continued operating, and he framed the bill as a fairness and consumer-protection measure that would clarify the law going forward. He also said the bill would not affect historic horse racing machines and would not create cannibalization of charitable gaming. Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre said the Lottery Commission and attorney general had identified the issue as similar to the earlier fantasy sports situation, where legislation was used to regulate an activity rather than pursue enforcement. He said the commission requested the bill, would serve as the regulator, and would address violations through rulemaking and penalties. McIntyre said operators would maintain customer and transaction records, with the commission reviewing them as needed, and he noted that three operators are currently active in the state and not paying the proposed 1.25% rate. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• He spent over 30 years as an umpire officiating recreational high school and collegiate games.
• , including social gaming platforms like Roblox and chatbots.
• social media companies and social gaming platforms.
• Barrett is passionate about growing the game through instruction and by creating game through instruction
• Congratulations, son, on all you've done to inspire new players and grow the game of golf.

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• intake scheduling and follow-up by integrating with existing systems and maintain contacts across interactions
• powering that system and then have that feedback of the constituents of the users that are actually interacting
• >> Yeah, great question said this is actually on the individual experience of a user is interacting and
• see when when we develop a new tool that, you know, Rives that we have to use because it really is a game
• You know exactly what at the end user to experience when they're interacting with.

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• This program is a game-changer for manufactured homeowners in Minnesota, and will bring home ownership
• This program is a game-changer<00:08:13.520> for<00:08:13.640> manufactured<00:08:14.200
• > homeowners game-changer for manufactured homeowners game-changer for manufactured homeowners
• Managers, maintenance techs, and other employees interact with residents every day.
• with residents every employees interact with residents every day. day. day.

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• We have family dinners, we play games, we sing, we celebrate birthdays and holidays together, not just
• <00:29:56.919> we<00:29:57.080> sing<00:29:57.640> We dinners we play games
• we sing We dinners we play games we sing We celebrate<00:29:58.360> birthdays<00:29:58.760>
• My other question was about that interaction between the rental license and the CUP process, so that
• My other question was about that interaction between the rental license and the CUP process, so that

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• district, could lose out on monies they were counting on to make crossings safer and reduce adverse interactions
• But, you know, we had crude oil trains that were going under Target Field during baseball games, and
• 00:26:31.320> uh<00:26:31.600> during<00:26:31.919> baseball<00:26:32.799> games
• <00:26:33.799> and<00:26:34.080> if Field uh during baseball games and if Field uh
• during baseball games and if you<00:26:34.320> can<00:26:34.520> imagine<00:26:35.320><

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• Texas Game Wardens actively work alongside a multitude of agencies including U.S.
• those game wardens full-time in high traffic areas purposely.
• Our supervisors work very hard to strategically move game wardens around the state.
• And I saw that in 2024, game wardens had patrolled nearly 600,000 hours.
• How are you interacting with the federal agencies to close the dairying gap?

Bills: HB214, HB626, HB647, HB658, HB668, HB674, HB908, HB214

Keywords: firearm acquisition, gun smuggling, criminal offenses, ammunition, terrorism, public safety, Texas criminal procedure, federal law enforcement, state arrest authority, search and seizure, felony offenses, federal air marshal, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Defense police, military police, Homeland Security, Public Safety, veterans affairs, federal officers, joint law enforcement authority

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• I'm not trying to be gaming with you, but I'm not sure I understand.
• requires... ...the Public Utility Commission of Texas to conduct simulations, to really engage in game
• and members, just by way of recap, this bill is very important because it not only requires us to game
• Now they're less likely to want to interact with police because they don't want to make the call.
• The fact is, we do not fully understand how genetically engineered or lab-cultured cells interact with

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence. The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38. Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel. Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• Rights in education to allow for video recording and streaming of public events such as basketball games
• :59.039> basketball of public events such as basketball of public events such as basketball games
• interactions or classroom observations? interactions or classroom observations?
• which are so important for interactions which are so important for children.<03:55:02.160> SB578<
• , meals and rooms, BPT, charitable gaming, meals and rooms, BPT, charitable gaming, BET,<04:45:24.240

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• I appreciate the interaction that we've had on this piece of legislation.
• There are a lot of risks to this new technology, especially prolonged interactions with chatbots can
• As our kids are still developing and growing, these interactions with chatbots have risks, and risks
• Last year, Senator Padilla passed a first-in-the-country bill to regulate how companion AI interacts
• Number of the prior interactions.

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Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on privacy, AI, consumer protection, and public safety. AB 1979 would require a licensed health care professional to retain final clinical judgment when using AI tools in health care and would limit chatbot access to medical records; supporters, including nurses and TechEquity, said it preserves human decision-making, while hospitals and industry groups opposed it unless amended, citing burdens and training concerns. The bill passed 6-1 and was placed on call. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home confidentiality program to immigrant service providers and workers facing harassment and doxing; supporters described threats against advocates and their families, while one senator raised concerns about a private right of action and penalties. The bill passed 4-1 and was placed on call for further committees. AB 2103 would make Engaged California a permanent statewide public engagement program; supporters said it broadens civic participation and transparency, while concerns were raised about partisan balance in topic selection. It passed 6-0 and was placed on call to Appropriations. The committee also considered AB 2, which would set statutory damages and other financial accountability measures for large social media platforms when negligence causing harm to children is proven in court. The author and supporters, including a parent who lost her daughter and child-safety advocates, argued that stronger remedies are needed because social media design features are harming children and existing enforcement has been insufficient. Opponents, including TechNet, CCIA, CalChamber, and others, argued the bill blurs content and conduct, could increase litigation, and is unnecessary given existing lawsuits and verdicts. Several senators said the bill was a consumer-protection measure and supported it; it passed 5-0 and was placed on call. AB 883, as amended, would use California’s Delete Act/DROP system to help elected officials and judges remove personal information from data brokers, while also shortening the deletion timeline for all Californians from 45 to 30 days. Supporters said the bill responds to rising threats against public servants and improves privacy tools broadly; some opponents removed or softened opposition after amendments, though CalChamber and CCIA remained opposed unless amended, largely over the private right of action. The bill passed 4-0 and was placed on call. The committee then recessed briefly before taking up AB 2023, a chatbot safety bill for children that would require age verification, safety audits, default protections, parental controls, crisis-response measures, and limits on targeted ads and data sharing. Supporters said it builds on prior AI and child-safety legislation and is needed to prevent harms like self-harm and manipulation; opponents raised concerns about vague harm standards, audit requirements, and liability. The hearing continued with testimony and committee discussion, but no final vote on AB 2023 was shown in the transcript.

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• Interactions within the CSU AI tools are treated with the same confidentiality as other services, Interactions
• And my colleague here addressed the fact that we treat the CSU interactions as totally private.
• We don't actually see those interactions, just like we don't see your email.
• I think our students really, they know the technology that they're interacting with.
• I think our students really, they know the technology that they're interacting with.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Higher Education and the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an oversight hearing on the California State University’s AI-empowered initiative, including the systemwide rollout of ChatGPT EDU and broader AI integration across CSU campuses. Opening remarks emphasized both the promise of AI for student success, workforce preparation, and access, and the need to address risks such as bias, privacy, misinformation, environmental impacts, and mental health harms. CSU representatives said the initiative grew out of Academic Senate recommendations and a systemwide generative AI committee, and that the goal was to provide equitable access, training, governance, and workforce alignment across the 23-campus system. CSU officials described systemwide contracts for AI tools, the AI Commons training hub, and faculty grant programs supporting AI-related curriculum innovation. They said more than 93,000 ChatGPT EDU accounts had been activated, over 4,300 faculty had taken voluntary training, and $3 million had been awarded to 63 faculty-led projects from more than 400 submissions. San Jose State University highlighted its own AI-focused programs, courses, orientation training, faculty fellows, student ambassadors, and interdisciplinary efforts to build AI literacy and responsible use into instruction and co-curricular programs. CSU also said it was tracking metrics on adoption, academic outcomes, workforce outcomes, and environmental impacts. Faculty, staff, and student representatives welcomed the educational potential of AI but raised concerns about the rollout, saying it had moved quickly and without enough consultation or consistent systemwide policy. They urged stronger protections for academic freedom, intellectual property, privacy, equity, and worker input, and warned about bias, surveillance, job displacement, and the environmental cost of AI. Legislators pressed CSU and OpenAI representatives on training requirements, data privacy, bias reporting, discipline for misuse, liability, sycophancy, and safeguards against harmful uses such as non-consensual imagery or self-harm-related interactions. CSU said interactions in the licensed tool are private, data are not used to train models, and campuses retain their own conduct processes; members also asked CSU to follow up on systemwide training, policy consistency, and additional safeguards.

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• <00:52:49.440> addiction who has expertise in gaming addiction who has expertise in gaming
• So those are those uh gaming addiction.
• interactions with first responders. responders. responders.
• > are<05:11:15.600> harmful At worst, the interactions are harmful At worst, the interactions
• Come on up. some state, at some stage of the game some state, at some stage of the game here,<06:04:50.320

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• important legislative issues, but also for the friendliness and care that he showed to everyone that he interacted
• And that first interaction and that meeting touched off a friendship that lasted over 10 years.
• free time, he loved spending time with family, but he also enjoyed Army football, Sacramento Kings games

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a largely procedural floor session. Members also heard guest introductions recognizing the 20th anniversary of UC Merced and visiting interns and local officials. The Speaker reminded members about floor managers for Senate bills and noted several items were passed and retained on file or deferred during the day’s business. On the Daily File, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 385 on park property and AB 1119 on teacher credentialing, both by unanimous 57-0 votes. The house also passed SB 351, a health practices measure presented as strengthening enforcement of California’s corporate practice of medicine rules and protecting the doctor-patient relationship, by a 61-0 vote. SB 697, relating to water rights adjudication and allowing the State Water Board to use technology such as drones for investigations, passed 55-0. The Assembly then took up SB 346 on local government and short-term rentals. Supporters said it would help cities collect transient occupancy taxes, enforce local ordinances, and identify unpermitted rentals; Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Papin, and Dixon spoke in favor, with Dixon describing local regulatory challenges from her time in Newport Beach. The bill passed 50-0. The second-day consent calendar was then approved. The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment in memory remarks honoring Miguel Antonio Cano, Officer of the California Highway Patrol; Vincent Dino, a longtime Palmdale water district and civic leader; Andrew Meredith, a labor and building trades leader and former Galt mayor; and Erica Hoffman, a California School Boards Association advocate for public education. The Assembly then adjourned until Tuesday, September 2 at 1 p.m.

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• minimum amount that goes to schools and community colleges each year and essentially there's an interaction
• reality because of the complexity of the formula and the very complicated ways that these two can interact
• many times over the last several decades, a rainy day fund, or in this case, the BSA, isn't the only game

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• It's not a blame game. We're not here to blame anybody.
• It's not a blame game. We're not here to blame anybody.
• It's not a blame game. We're not here to blame anybody.
• And I'll note that that's outside of even just the interaction with the regulatory agency.
• And I'll note that that's outside of even just the interaction with the regulatory agency.

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• That interaction allowed for people to think about shaping their prevention and other intervention activities
• states, but is there any thinking about how we would engage current people who are in the drug supply game
• But when we’re talking about a game of margins, and if it’s, you know, we have an impact on a few folks
• probably a lot more that we could learn from pharmacists in terms of thinking about medications and interactions

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Summary: The Special Commission on Xylazine convened its second meeting, approved the minutes from its June 23 meeting, and reviewed its timeline and working groups. The co-chairs said the commission’s final report is due to the House and Senate clerks by March 30, 2026, and outlined three working groups focused on regulation/oversight of xylazine, treatment and outreach for exposed patients, and education/training for first responders, clinicians, treatment providers, and people who use substances. Staff will schedule working group meetings, with group presentations planned for December 11, followed by commission meetings in February and March to review and finalize the draft report. Public comment centered on research and practical responses to xylazine contamination in the drug supply. Dr. Tracy Green of Brandeis reviewed recent studies showing severe xylazine-related wounds and amputations in Philadelphia, withdrawal symptoms, the value of wound identification tools, and the usefulness of drug checking in detecting xylazine even when users did not suspect it was present. She urged expanded low-barrier wound care, more access to medications for opioid use disorder, overdose prevention sites, housing, and trauma-informed care, while cautioning that stricter controls could push the market toward other dangerous alpha-2 substances. Commissioners asked about early wound identification, dilution/cutting strategies, supplier engagement, and how to reduce stigma and improve treatment access. Tia Johnson of Boston Medical Center and Boston Health Care for the Homeless testified that xylazine contamination still requires naloxone for overdose response, but sedation can last longer and may require low-dose naloxone, oxygen support, and low-threshold monitoring spaces. She emphasized that xylazine-associated wounds can heal with consistent care, but patients often lose access to services when sent to hospitals unnecessarily. Commissioners discussed reimbursement barriers, especially in MassHealth and behavioral health settings, and the need for wound care to be available within detox and treatment programs rather than requiring transfers. The meeting ended with agreement to continue working group planning and adjournment.

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• Sir, respectfully, and again, this is not a blame game, whatever, and I understand, and there's people
• We're not playing the blame game, and I don't know that this pie-chart percentage is entirely attributable
• We've had some interaction.
• We've had some interaction.

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met for its first meeting of the 2025 session to hear the Auditor General’s operational audit on 2024-25 school funding accountability challenges, focused largely on the Family Empowerment Scholarship and its interaction with the FEFP. Deputy Auditor General Matthew Tracy described rapid growth in scholarship enrollment, timing mismatches between scholarship payments and public-school funding calculations, delayed membership survey processing, weak cross-check and recoupment procedures, inconsistent handling of parent survey responses, and limited documentation for withholding and returning funds. The audit said these issues contributed to funding inequities, duplicate-payment risks, and an unexpected draw on state education funds, and it recommended separating scholarship funding from the FEFP, aligning application windows with budget timing, strengthening controls and staffing, and creating clearer, documented recoupment and balance-limit processes. Committee members questioned whether current law gives the department and scholarship funding organizations enough authority and whether the system is effectively a pay-and-chase model. Several senators expressed concern about the lack of timely reconciliation, the size of the funds involved, and the absence of clear records showing how money was recovered or withheld. Adam Emerson, executive director of the Office of School Choice, said the department is working more closely with school districts and scholarship funding organizations, including pausing payments when districts identify students still enrolled in public schools, and said the office wants to improve the process. President Gates then previewed legislation he said would address the audit’s findings by funding Family Empowerment Scholarships as a separate FEFP categorical, expanding the Education Stabilization Fund, setting clearer application and acceptance deadlines, moving to monthly payments with eligibility verification before each payment, assigning student IDs for scholarship assistance, lowering SFO management fees, requiring annual audits, and requiring prompt return of audit-related funds. Public comment included a private-school attorney describing losses from unpaid scholarship amounts. Members generally supported the need for reform, with several senators saying the program should be preserved but better structured and more accountable. The committee adjourned after the discussion, with no vote taken on the legislation.