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• As a member of the Clark College Board of Trustees.
• Sixth order of business, second reading of bills.
• of thing.
• I came with a lot of urgency of wanting to do lots of things.
• part of our working families caucus, I have come to grow a lot of patience and a lot of depth of appreciation

Bills: SCR8410

Keywords: returning bills to house of origin, sine die, end of session, legislative procedure, Rules Committee, third reading, unfinished business, pending bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, joint memorials, special session, bill numbering, legislative records, House of Representatives, Washington Legislature, session adjournment, procedural resolution

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, suspended rules to allow committee work and additional floor resolutions, and referred committee and gubernatorial appointment reports as designated. It then took up several gubernatorial appointments in third reading. Megan Matthews was confirmed as director of the Washington State Office of Equity by a 45-2 vote, and Robert A. Zupon, Denise E. Gideon, Andrea Buchanan, Michelle R. Smith, and Edison A. Valerio were each confirmed to various community and technical college boards of trustees by large bipartisan margins. The chamber then considered Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation revenue and policy measure. After rejecting the Transportation Committee’s original striking amendment and adopting a narrower floor striking amendment, senators debated the bill’s changes, including repeal of the luxury aircraft tax and replacement with higher aircraft fuel taxes, registration fees, and an annual excise tax, along with technical corrections and safety-related transportation provisions. Supporters said the bill was a workable compromise that would sustain transportation funding and support future aviation investments; opponents argued it would raise costs on small aircraft owners and general aviation. The bill passed final passage 33-15. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8703 honoring Senator Steve Conway for his 34 years of legislative service. Multiple senators spoke in praise of his leadership on labor, pensions, veterans, and district advocacy, as well as his institutional knowledge, mentorship, and personal integrity. Senator Conway then offered a personal statement thanking colleagues, staff, family, and constituents, and saying he would continue advocating for working people after leaving the Legislature. The Senate then recessed for lunch and caucus.

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• All of these clients are watching the explosion of AI, and yes, there's a lot of good that comes from
• of America.
• That would put plaintiffs' counsel on notice regarding any of the detail. a kind of laundry list of items
• of the Senator.
• SB 2501 addresses the limitation on a list of approved attorneys, which restricts individuals' ability

Bills: SB1960 , SB1730 , SB766 , SB2342 , SB2501 , SB2903

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code

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• Clause 9(c) of Rule 21 of the...
• of the point of order.
• OF DEFENSE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO MONITOR EFFORTS BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO BUILD OR
• of the Board or staff of the Office of Congressional Conduct: Karyn L.
• Copies of the signed agreements Will be retained by the Office of the Clerk as part of the records of

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• </c> some of the costs of raising a family. some of the costs of raising a family.
• The Chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House the approval
• :20:58.319><c> of</c> house to the board of trustees of house to the board of trustees of Galedet<02:
• Owens of Utah and Miss McCullum of Mr. Owens of Utah and Miss McCullum of Minnesota. Minnesota.

Bills: HB1969 , HB1701 , HR1 , HR435 , SJR31 , HR436

Keywords: veterans, VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention, mental health, emergent suicide care, Columbia Protocol, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, title 38, adaptive prostheses, prosthetic devices, recreational activities, sports prosthetics, pension payments, veterans benefits, Veterans Affairs Committee, suicide screening, crisis care

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• preservation of space.
• of penalty language.
• of the function of general counsel into... ...the separation of the function of general counsel into
• It has made a mockery of the sunset committee and all of their hard work.
• the citizens of the state of Alabama.

Bills: HB159 , HB110 , HB114 , HB115 , HB116 , HB123 , HB125

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, HB110, sunset bill, Alabama Sunset Law, State Board of Medical Examiners, Medical Licensure Commission, medical licensing, physician regulation, healthcare regulation, professional licensing, ethics law, state ethics code, public servants, board members

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• of sworn officers of into that in terms of sworn officers of what<00:18:20.000><c> they</c><00:18:20.120
• </c> this kind of the subsequent uh kind of this kind of the subsequent uh kind of two<00:37:40.520><
• </c> of Eveleth. of Eveleth.
• </c> here because of the Secret War of Laos. here because of the Secret War of Laos.

Bills: HF3489 , HF3393 , HF3785 , SF856 , HF4006 , HF4615 , HF3919 , HF4591 , HF3682 , HF4240

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• It's a live sentence of healing for all of us.
• of trafficking have a history of placement in foster care, and the average number of out-of-home placements
• and the notification of the rights of the defendant.
• hours of supervised work in order to receive a certification in marriage and family therapy.
• So first, I'd like to say that I'm unaware of any of the...

Bills: HB168 , HB 1044 , HB1534 , HB1914 , HB2240 , HB2530 , HB3284 , HB3395 , HB3515 , HB3783 , HB4034 , HB4213 , HB168

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Keywords: marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody

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• But in the arrangement of a marriage, without publicly stating that sort of thing, it happens.
• Previously, a minor of any age could marry with parental consent and additional approval, and that 2017
• They do wake up with all of the rights of adulthood.
• Of that, 78% were girls wed to adult men, with an average age difference of four years.
• A word of regret.

Bills: HB168 , HB 1044 , HB1534 , HB1914 , HB2240 , HB2530 , HB3284 , HB3395 , HB3515 , HB3783 , HB4034 , HB4213 , HB168

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Keywords: marriage age, minors, family law, void marriage, rights of minors, Texas marriage law, marriage ceremony, authorized officiants, family code, judges, religious leaders, parent-child relationship, Department of Family and Protective Services, legal rights, notice requirements, HB 1914, Texas Family Code, Chapter 156, conservatorship, custody

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• Senator Fried, on behalf of Senator Pugh, you're recognized to explain the provisions of House Bill 3711
• We had lots of concerns from members of the Senate concerning some parts of TSET that they really liked
• For example, if health outcomes, a lot of rural hospitals have lots of lots of debt, so maybe the legislature
• I think having some legislative control over some of this money, the proceeds of some of this money,
• Opportunity for the folks of the state of Oklahoma to say yes.

Bills: HB3327 , HB3711 , HB4104 , HJR1077 , HB3329 , SB2184 , SB171

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: State Board of Education, Oklahoma education board, board appointments, school governance, education reform, governor appointments, legislative appointments, speaker of the house, president pro tempore, senate confirmation, board vacancies, removal for cause, public education, state superintendent, school board training, board member qualifications, emergency clause, Oklahoma statutes 70 O.S. 3-101, school funding, transparency

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• Signed, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House the approval
• Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the Journal stands approved.
• APPROVAL THEREOF -- THE SPEAKER: THE CHAIR HAS EXAMINED THE JOURNAL OF THE LAST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS AND
• PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1 OF RULE 1, THE JOURNAL STANDS APPROVED.

Bills: HR878 , HB2659 , HB1608 , HB2261 , SB260 , HB5078 , HB2212 , HR782 , SB2392

Keywords: cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, CISA, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, FBI, interagency task force, Volt Typhoon, People’s Republic of China, PRC, state-sponsored cyber actors, Chinese cyber threats, cyber espionage, critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, national security, information sharing, threat intelligence, digital forensics, sector risk management agencies

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• of State.
• And two, the nature of the databases has changed since the implementation of the law, which is one of
• I ask for your favorable consideration of extension of the work of the Joint Select Committee.
• of superintendent of public instruction.
• of past treatment of people with developmental disabilities, and it is an important part of our state

Bills: SCR8406 , SB5892 , SB5863

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: civic health, community engagement, committee reestablishment, public participation, governance, voter registration database, election security, public records exemption, Secretary of State, county elections office, election infrastructure, cybersecurity, ballot signatures, ballot return envelopes, signature correction forms, voter privacy, personal identifying information, Social Security number, driver's license number, state ID number

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• My sort of just looking at how we're taking care of people's needs.
• of thousands who knows and it is a little yeah that is a kind of an open ended question. any money's
• I did have a couple of questions.
• Except a citizen of the United States of the age of not less than 31 years old and who shall have been
• thousands of dollars worth of law school debt, because that's how awesome Oklahoma is, and you I know

Bills: HJR1074 , HB3501 , HJR1070

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: Oklahoma veterans lottery, veterans trust fund, constitutional amendment, lottery proceeds, veterans services, military families, veteran assistance, emergency relief, indigent veteran funerals, veterans outreach, service organizations, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Guard, Air National Guard, Purple Heart, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma Veterans Council

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• Its basic allotment of $220 falls way short of what we are capable of doing.
• infusion of resources to provide certification. paths to these individuals can make an economic impact
• I am president of the Board of Trustees. of the Texas Business Leadership Council.
• All of us. But I am a prodigy of public education.
• of Texas.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Yes, it's called a maintenance of certificate.
• So that would answer the problem of. There are 24 certificates available.
• So for the process of the certification, it can vary based on the performance.
• There's other states that have higher rates of certification.
• I think a lot of us do as well if you're going to National Board Certification.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• I also appreciate provisions that allow for a waiver of certain certification exams and exam fees. and
• of the new categories of certification with the exception of the interns. ...have to be paid more than
• a new teacher who does not have one of those certificates.
• That is a high-quality certification worthy of that cost, right, essentially.
• The intent is to professionalize really three pathways in terms of certification.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• This bill would also require TEA. to establish a list of approved facilities that districts could use
• that that come before this body to be approved in the name of innovation.
• OK, and just to be clear, I don't want a list of all the innovative programs that we have approved.
• The bill allows a thoughtful transition of requiring candidates to attain certification. that certification
• certification and alternative certification programs alike, and they will need all of those to address

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• This is the one that the Secretary of State has recommended because I got out of the other system, and
• After talking to the Secretary of State's office and just... ...the Secretary of State's office and just
• So what has changed is not the original purpose of... changed is not the original purpose of navigable
• Okay, so some of them are licensed, but in general, there are a lot of them that are not licensed.
• One of the conversations and one of the reasons the governor's office is pretty heavily on one side of

Bills: SB5 , SB142 , SB158 , SB171 , SB5

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, SB142, Alabama, voting, voter registration, election law, Secretary of State, board of registrars, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, National Change of Address, NCOA, voter roll maintenance, address change, voter list cleanup, inactive voter

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• Three of them involve certification at the national level.
• Um three of<01:24:25.199><c> them</c><01:24:25.360><c> involve</c><01:24:25.760><c> certification</c>
• <01:24:26.320><c> at</c><01:24:26.560><c> the</c> of them involve certification at the of them involve
• Because, um, it was clear that out of all the certifications that an educator can get, you know, out
• of all the credentials that an educator can get, the national board certification is by far the most

Bills: SB2024 , SB896 , SB2613 , SB494 , SB2391 , SB2125 , SB2614 , SB2615 , SB3262 , SB3325 , SB3118

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• Members, SJR39 is a referendum to refer to the state people or to the people of Oklahoma for their approval
• It's the issue of the fact of how it goes up.
• growth and a lot of increased values of those homes.
• citizens who are on a very fixed income, from being forced out of their homes because of the cost of
• of people that are going to vote for the president on behalf of the citizens of the state of Oklahoma

Bills: HJR1024 , SB1316 , SB1491 , SB1552 , SB1679 , SB1877 , SB2040 , SB2133 , SB2153 , SB2174 , SB2180 , SB227 , SJR39 , SJR47 , SJR48

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: Judicial Nominating Commission, congressional districts, terms of office, Oklahoma Constitution, legal qualifications, political party restrictions, family ties, administrative rules, sunset provision, state agencies, regulatory review, legislative oversight, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, county home rule charter, home rule, county government

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• And pursuant to clause one of rule one, the Journal stands approved.
• </c><02:06:02.880><c> The</c><02:06:03.119><c> pledge</c><02:06:03.360><c> of</c> journal stands approved
• The pledge of journal stands approved.
• 39.519><c> of</c><02:19:39.760><c> the</c> of the original founders of the of the original founders of
• </c><08:27:42.398><c> of</c><08:27:42.638><c> any</c> of of nuclear test results of any of of nuclear

Bills: HB7006 , HR992

Keywords: appropriations, national security, foreign aid, transparency, democracy, House Resolution 992, H.Res. 992, HR 992, rule resolution, procedural rule, Rules Committee, Committee of the Whole, previous question, motion to recommit, waiver of points of order, closed rule, structured rule, FY2026 appropriations, consolidated appropriations, federal spending