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• 31st of 2027 to clarify that minors in this state who are currently using puberty-blocking drugs or cross-sex
• president, Donald Trump, would classify under this for stealing our fuel since he has put us in an illegal
• President Donald Trump would classify under this for stealing our fuel since he has put us in an illegal
• By way of background, it's already illegal in Arizona to use foreign law in any of our courts.
• By way of background, it's already illegal in Arizona to use foreign law in any of our courts.

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills spanning elections, transportation, health care, criminal justice, housing, water, and local government. Early discussion focused on SB 1037, which would tighten security and custody requirements for electronic voting systems, and SB 1568, which would require testing of election equipment timekeeping functions. Members also discussed several election-related measures, including SB 1687 moving the primary date to May starting in 2028 and SB 1825 changing the process and deadline for filling precinct committeeman vacancies. Some members raised concerns about whether election-related bills had testimony from people who actually work elections. Several transportation, land use, and local-government bills were summarized, including SB 1024 on roadable aircraft, SB 1205 on motor vehicle booting, SB 1473 on assisted living occupancy limits, SB 1566 on penalties for malicious permit delays, SB 1787 on exactions and appeals, and SB 1419 on solar installation and roof integrity requirements. Members flagged SB 1624, which caps photo-enforcement civil penalties at $75 and bars points and insurance impacts, as well as SB 1478, a liquor omnibus bill with cider-related changes. There was also discussion of water and land issues, including SB 1200 on commingling effluent in water systems, SB 1447 extending a Pinal County groundwater fee diversion, SB 1560 increasing the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund loan cap, SB 1075 creating a foreign entity review commission for land conveyances, and SB 1280 prohibiting transport of Mexican gray wolf pups into Arizona. Health and human services bills included SB 1095 and SB 1094, both related to gender transition care for minors, which drew strong opposition from members who called them harmful and unnecessary; both were pulled from consent for further discussion. Other health-related measures included SB 1165 on breast cancer screening cost-sharing, SB 1253 allowing newborn surrender at hospitals, SB 1446 reducing dialysis documentation requirements, SB 1561 on assisted living notices and vulnerable adult study work, SB 1162 and SB 1164 on health care institution licensing and ownership-change claims processing, and SB 1178 expanding naturopathic IV drug administration authority, which was noted as having mixed votes and was pulled for closed caucus discussion. The caucus also reviewed criminal justice and public safety bills such as SB 1092 on probation for dangerous crimes against children, SB 1239 on sex-offender registration prosecutions, SB 1240 on probation success incentive payments, SB 1493 on reinstatement costs for law enforcement officers, SB 1502 on unlawful flight and reckless endangerment, SB 1512 on vulnerable adult theft definitions, SB 1520 on immigration data sharing, SB 1540 on motor fuel theft, SB 1635 on warning someone about an imminent arrest, and SB 1669 on rape-shield evidence rules. Several bills were pulled from consent, some were noted as split votes or controversial, and the meeting ended with plans to move into closed caucus for further discussion.

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• There is an African proverb that says the moon moves unhurriedly, but it crosses the entire sky.
• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1580, a bill to be entitled an act relating to illegal gaming.
• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1580, a bill to be entitled an act relating to illegal gaming.
• Illegal gaming is bad, and we're going to fix that. That's the bill. Are you ready to vote for it?
• Illegal gaming is still bad. Please vote in favor of this bill. Secretary will unlock the board.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• PERC must determine the exclusive bargaining representative through either conducting a cross-check or
• PERC may certify by cross-check Through either conducting a cross-check or an election.
• PERC may certify by cross-check if an organization has filed federal LM forms in the previous two years
• SB 6045 pushes a card check or cross-check process instead of a free and fair secret ballot voting process
• The only reason this would be necessary is if these workers are in Washington state illegally.

Bills: SB6045 , SB6188 , SB6053 , SB5852

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: agriculture, collective bargaining, labor relations, public employment, agricultural employees, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training, asbestos certification, asbestos worker, asbestos supervisor, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, rulemaking authority, occupational safety, workplace safety, hazardous materials, abatement, encapsulation, removal

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• We're going to represent a cross-white hater. You're recognized for a question on the resolution.
• Hi, eye and Luttrell, it was a cross-white. Do you care to vote? It was an Archer.
• Any reason why acquiring land illegally for citizens wouldn't also be covered under this?
• but through other illegal means and then this wouldn't apply to them, correct?
• Straw ownership purchases or illegal alien. Formal follow up and ask you back in the cue.

Bills: HB3329 , HR1039 , HR1040 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3415 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3419 , HB3420 , HB3706 , HB3711 , HB4139 , HB1268 , HB3660 , HJR1023 , HB3298 , HB3056 , HJR1084 , HB3934 , HB3919 , HB4118 , HB4119 , HB3791 , HB4260 , HB4178 , HB4215 , HB4324 , HB3270 , HB4352 , HB4305 , HB2955 , HB3315 , HB3066 , HB1245 , HB4125 , HB3075 , HB3129 , HB3239 , HB4153 , HB3265 , HB4491 , SB680 , HB4263 , HB4268 , HB1675 , HB3885 , HB2984 , HB3697 , HB2959 , HB3671 , HB3852 , HB2933 , HB3057 , HB3802 , HB4294 , HB4285 , HB3708 , HB3979 , HB3977 , HB3986 , HB3985 , HB3588 , HB3742 , HB3845 , HJR1070 , HB3590 , HB3595 , HB3391 , HB3183 , HB3764 , HB3765 , HB1002 , HB4434 , HJR1086 , HB4060 , HB3881 , HB3500 , HB4408 , HB3648 , HB3127 , HB3606

Keywords: long-term care, advisory board, sunset legislation, mental health, psychologists, University of Oklahoma, gymnastics, NCAA, congratulations, sports excellence, recognition, honor, athletics, Joseph Castiglione, leadership, education, sports management, HB3413, public finance, state budget

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• thousands of civilians, 13 U.S. soldiers dead, an illegal invasion in Venezuela, illegal killing of
• Through this budget request, Trump isn't just waging illegal wars abroad.
• I thank my colleagues for joining of Trump's illegal war with Iran, Trump of Trump's illegal war with
• </c><06:24:44.000><c> He's</c> just waging illegal wars abroad.
• He's just waging illegal wars abroad.

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• Well, it says basically that the proposition in question here here is void ab initio, that it was illegal
• It does not cross the streams between your maintenance and operation and INS interest in sinking funds
• It's illegal moving forward, but Transit Forward's position is that there's been five years of investment
• not crossing streams makes sense to me.
• But yeah, I think the key part is this crossing of streams of M&O and INS.

Bills: HB9 , HJR1 , SB1331 , SB1375 , SB1443 , SB1578 , SB2251 , SB2519 , SB2553 , SB2655 , SB2764 , SB2907 , SB3030 , SB3033 , SB3035 , SB3036 , SB3037 , SB3043 , SB3047 , SB3050 , SB3051 , SB3056 , SB3057 , SB3063 , HB9 , HB467 , HB331 , HB 1244 , HB1399 , HB2559 , HB2730 , HB3307 , HJR1 , HJR99 , SB3048 , SB3052 , SB3053 , SJR78 , HB1327 , HB2723

Committee: Senate Local Government

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• That's Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Health Partners, Hennepin Health, Medica, and Sanford
• ,</c><01:21:25.800><c> fraudulently,</c><01:21:26.720><c> we</c> doing things illegally, fraudulently
• Only three of the charter illegality.
• This gap is often referred to as the cross subsidy.
• </c> often referred to as the cross subsidy. often referred to as the cross subsidy.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• Obviously, we want to take it back to the folks at the department to dot the i's and cross the t's, but
• tees but um in to dot eyes and cross tees but um in terms<01:30:29.600><c> of</c><01:30:29.760><c> the
• for a project like this to be illegal for a project like this to be developed<01:33:04.000><c> now</
• Crease identified, possibly this may be illegal now to be honest with you.
• now to be possibly this may be illegal now to be honest<01:36:19.520><c> with</c><01:36:19.679><c> you

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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• First,<00:46:23.440><c> the</c><00:46:23.520><c> cross</c><00:46:23.800><c> state</c><00:46:24.040><c
• > movers</c><00:46:24.400><c> report</c> First, the cross state movers report First, the cross state
• state movers report but for or cross state movers report but for those<00:47:22.240><c> that</c><00:
• But if they're here illegally, they won't be on that list then, and they won't be flagged.
• So, it is illegal, I want to make clear, to pay by the voter registration in Minnesota.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• </c> depicting the Over Mountain men crossing depicting the Over Mountain men crossing the<00:17:05.120
• </c> satellite technology that tracks illegal satellite technology that tracks illegal fishing<00:22:
• </c> always find money for another illegal always find money for another illegal war.<02:44:52.479><c
• </c> House renovations, and for an illegal House renovations, and for an illegal war
• </c> are hurting because of Trump's illegal are hurting because of Trump's illegal war.<03:20:42.080>

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• They're averaging, under this program, about 64 arrests per day of criminal illegal aliens.
• It's not illegal to be Hispanic, but it is illegal to be here unlawfully. our elected sheriffs and our
• to be Hispanic, but it is illegal to be here unlawfully. unlawfully.
• Rasmussen and other pollsters show overwhelming support to deport all illegals.
• I'm not sure where that came from because 287(g) has to do with illegal immigration enforcement.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• So, probably one of the reasons you have so many protests is because all these illegals coming in drilling
• So, follow up: would you believe that illegal people are coming in from all other countries?
• your forms To have an Oklahoma State driver's license and they showed it, we would know they're not illegal
• And another thing that we have done is cross-train our employees so if somebody's checking amusement

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• expected to run away, but just holding the pointy end of your keys between your fingers would be illegal
• The Supreme Court said that that was illegal, that he was brandishing a dangerous weapon before he retreated
• ones in a more dangerous position by going around the corner or going down the street or trying to cross
• work to track, disclose, and report on some particular variables, including where profits from this illegal

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• If they're paying for the right to receive compensation but no product, it's classified as an illegal
• It's coding they are using to get around the fact that we have made illegal the gender affirming care
• Isn't it already something that is illegal if a physician does that? Representative Melo: Yes.
• As mentioned before, there is already a law in place that makes gender-affirming care illegal.
• We made it illegal. There is a glide path. People who are grandfathered in, everyone else.

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• And we must push back, and we should all be pushing back against illegal executive orders.
• And we must push back, and we should all be pushing back against illegal executive orders.
• And we must push back, and we should all be pushing back against illegal executive orders.
• And we must push back, and we should all be pushing back against illegal executive orders.
• And we must push back, and we should all be pushing back against illegal executive orders.

Bills: HF1167 , HF1242

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

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• They should not have their tax dollars fund an activity that is illegal in Texas.
• Number one by Huffman, proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal
• So people can still have access to hemp, but not be illegally consuming THC, right?
• It's not in this bill, but I still think people want to understand how they cross.
• About border security and the cartels: well, guess what you do when you make something illegal?

Bills: SB31 , SB33 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB10 , SB2581 , SB2570 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SB4 , SB23 , SB1762 , SB34 , SB60 , SB706 , SB1814 , SB1220 , SB523 , SB565 , SB1253 , SB840 , SB764 , SB2383 , SB2155 , SB1535 , SB1423 , SB1566 , SB1804 , SB1728 , SB1816 , SB1952 , SB75 , SB2068 , SB1455 , SB213 , SB627 , SB2037 , SB670 , SB896 , SB917 , SB1184 , SB971 , SB1255 , SB1261 , SB1283 , SB991 , SB1733 , SB21 , SB231 , SB739 , SB1252 , SB1371 , SB646 , SB3 , SCR27 , SB552 , SB1405 , SB1948 , SB243 , SJR1 , SB31 , SB33 , SB20 , SB217 , SB264 , SB269 , SB650 , SB681 , SB528 , SB502 , SB740 , SB916 , SB995 , SB10 , SB2581 , SB2570 , SB3031 , SB24 , SB379 , SB1171 , SB1121 , SB1120 , SB1061 , SB1036 , SB1019 , SB890 , SB11 , SB868 , SB1188 , SB1254 , SB2778 , SB2543 , SB2443 , SB1333 , SB1259 , SB1401 , SB1404 , SB2139 , SB2165 , SB2237 , SB2268 , SB1202 , SB1198 , SB1212 , SB1451 , SB1470 , SB1498 , SB965 , SB1547 , SB1667 , SB1818 , SB1902 , SB2129 , SB2078 , SB2069 , SB1737 , SB1589 , SB1318 , SB387 , SB1150 , SB1574 , SB2127 , SB3034 , SB860 , SB1278 , SCR5 , SCR32 , SB546 , SB647 , SB648 , SB1493 , SB1709 , SB2001 , HB5669 , HB3115 , HB5655 , HB5675 , HB5689 , HB5690 , HB5653 , HB3228 , HB2802 , HB45 , HB1318 , HB5560 , HB2894 , HB4344 , HB2775 , HB33 , HB 12 , HB148

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• It clarifies that firearms made with 3D printers or CNC milling machines are illegal.
• It clarifies that firearms made with 3D printers or CNC milling machines are illegal.
• uncertainty for when a new crime of possession, distribution, et cetera, of digital firearms codes crosses
• This bill will make it...” “...harder for people to get what they need to illegally print 3D guns like
• They acquired their firearms through friends who had purchased them illegally at gun shows.

Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 2255, House Bill 2548, and House Bill 2320. HB 2255 would regulate third-party litigation funding by requiring disclosure of funders and agreements, prohibiting funder control over litigation, capping funder recovery at 25%, and creating enforcement remedies. Supporters, including the sponsor, insurance groups, and liability reform advocates, described it as a transparency and consumer-protection measure that could improve court efficiency and reduce costs. Opponents, including the Washington State Association for Justice and the commercial litigation funding industry, argued it would burden plaintiffs, reveal protected work product, chill access to justice, and create satellite litigation. No vote was taken; the chair closed the hearing and asked testifiers to submit written comments. HB 2548 would expand state oversight of health care market transactions by broadening the types of mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, and ownership/control changes that trigger notice to the Attorney General, pausing transactions until information requests are substantially complied with, expanding interagency data sharing, and revoking nonprofit status in certain transactions. Supporters, including patient advocates, nurses, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, the Attorney General’s office, physicians, and individual health care workers, said private equity and consolidation are driving higher costs, reduced access, and lower quality. Opponents from the Washington State Hospital Association and MultiCare said the bill is unclear, may contain drafting errors, does not adequately target private equity structures, and could create problems around nonprofit status and charitable assets. The hearing ended with the committee moving on to the next bill. HB 2320 would update Washington’s ghost gun laws to address 3D-printed firearms, CNC manufacturing, digital firearm manufacturing code, and the sale of machines marketed for firearm production, and would make certain violations per se Consumer Protection Act violations. The sponsor and supporters, including school officials, gun violence prevention advocates, a trauma survivor, a 3D-printing industry representative, and others, said the bill closes a public safety loophole and responds to the growing availability of untraceable weapons. Opponents, including the NRA, makerspace representatives, and some industry witnesses, argued the bill is overbroad, may sweep in lawful 3D-printing and CNC activity, raises First, Second, and Fifth Amendment concerns, and could create uncertainty through rebuttable presumptions and the CPA provisions. The transcript ends during the HB 2320 hearing, with additional testimony panels still to come and no final committee action recorded.

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• Something that just crossed my mind when we're talking about the DD waiver.
• 2019 and they decided to follow the plan of some providers basically in Las Cruces who are using illegal
• This is still the rate that we're relying on today is a rate that is illegal to use.
• The provider who has sued their attorney came to this committee and said this is a problem and it's illegal
• Fingers crossed. Yes, thank you, Representative and Chair and members of the committee.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Holy Cross has received 19 million because of this bill.
• As you well know, I sit on the board for the Holy Cross Hospital.
• We lost Holy Cross Medical Center.
• Last spring, I took a little hike, and there was an illegal filming happening.
• We've identified a specific area that crosses a county road where we are working with them designing

Committee: House House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

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• </c><00:13:33.440><c> um</c> uh this bill is likely uh illegal um uh this bill is likely uh illegal um
• </c><00:20:06.799><c> or</c> ameliate that would be illegal or ameliate that would be illegal or unconstitutional
• </c> to fix the unconstitutional and illegal to fix the unconstitutional and illegal activity,<00:20:
• , not the special education cross-subsidy.
• cross-subsidy.

Committee: Senate Education Finance