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• law uses the term gender and sex interchangeably across dozens of titles: civil law, criminal law, education
• He said he is concerned about higher education across the country and cannot do anything about other
• These decisions directly affect a child's safety, stability, and future.

Committee: Senate Judiciary A

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• For all those reasons—economic growth, price stability, and future readiness—I respectfully urge your
• I encourage my members to educate yourselves, please.
• I encourage my members to educate yourselves, please.

Bills: HB2014 , HB2113 , HB2145 , HB2331 , HB2340 , HB2389 , HB2400 , HB2401 , HB2428 , HB2494 , HB2696 , HB2756 , HB2795 , HB2955 , HCM2008

Committee: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity

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• The Senate Education Committee will have seven members, four from the majority caucus and three from
• By stabilizing health care premium rates to keep more people on their plans, we can keep insurance premiums
• 38.719><c> means</c> Opening opportunities today means ensuring access to good-paying jobs, quality education

Keywords: 981, all

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• We are trying to educate our public. We're putting out publications. We started those years ago.
• We're trying to slow the spread and we're trying to stabilize or lower the prevalence.
• I have one, you know, kind of highlighted there: public education, outreach, and engagement.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with roll call, adoption of the agenda, and approval of the prior minutes. The main presentation was from Julie Grenwald of Louisiana Hunters for the Hungry, who described the nonprofit’s protein donation programs, including freezer clean-out days, deer and fish processing partnerships, and a paused feral hog donation program that had collected about 3,500 hogs and 137,000 pounds of pork before funding ran short. She said the group has donated roughly 300,000 pounds of protein over two years, works with food banks and local agencies, and is protected under Louisiana’s Good Samaritan Law. Members asked about processor locations, exotic species, signage, sponsorships, and whether the program could expand to other invasive species or mobile drop-off options; Grenwald said expansion is possible if processors and funding are available. The task force then received a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries update from Jonathan Bordelon on chronic wasting disease testing. He reported more than 2,800 samples collected and over 2,300 results returned, with nine positives total: eight in Tensas Parish and one confirmed in Concordia Parish on Richard K. Yancey WMA, which triggered preparation of an emergency declaration and future rulemaking to adjust the control area. He said harvest and sampling remain near record levels, most samples are voluntary, and the agency continues to monitor symptomatic deer reports and public submissions. The final major presentation was from William McKinley of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, who gave a detailed overview of Mississippi’s CWD response. He said Mississippi has 529 detections across 18 counties, with prevalence rising from about one in 500 samples to about one in 80 statewide, and much higher in some counties. He described Mississippi’s surveillance system, targeted tags within three miles of positives, environmental sampling, feeder bans in CWD zones, and research showing contamination at feeders and in scrapes. He also discussed possible multiple strains, including one linked to the Wisconsin whitetail strain and another around Vicksburg/Issaquena, and said the disease appears to be expanding about 3.5 miles per year. Members asked about high-fence enclosures, live deer movement restrictions, baiting and feeding rules, hunter participation, and whether Louisiana should develop similar environmental testing capacity; no votes were taken on these issues, but members discussed possible future legislative or budget action.

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• So please educate. Is it normal that you would have Spectrum and AT&T on a rural?
• We just want fairness and stability to know how that rate was determined before we spend company dollars
• We care about the economic development of our communities, the education, the healthcare services that

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

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• I'm not aware of it, so please educate.
• that some of these rates may go up for us, if we adopt the FCC formula, we just want fairness and stability
• just electric service we care about; we care about the economic development of our communities, the education

Bills: HB3445 , HB3448

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Keywords: telecommunications, electric cooperative, rights-of-way, infrastructure, provider access, right-of-way, pole attachment, regulatory access, 1184, house, all

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• early childhood education to the environment<00:03:24.320><c> to</c><00:03:24.480><c> immigrant</c><
• </c> education, and here's why. education, and here's why.
• House Bill 718, Information Technology, State and Higher Education Email Requirements, favorable.
• :23.720><c> institutions</c> bill 1076, higher education institutions bill 1076, higher education institutions
• and a stable and efficient stability and a stable and efficient power<03:22:47.680><c> supply.

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 957, house, all

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• initiative, Taiwan's Ministry of Education and the Wyoming Department of Education signed a memorandum
• 40.000><c> Education</c> Wyoming Department of Education Wyoming Department of Education [clears throat
• </c> attack on educators. attack on educators.
• </c> they get the best education they can. they get the best education they can.
• I don't want to get into standards education versus our curriculum-based education.

Keywords: 916, all

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• </c> affordable prices along with educational affordable prices along with educational services. services
• </c><00:26:50.559><c> staff</c> hire full full-time educational staff hire full full-time educational
• </c> anything, what you give for education. anything, what you give for education.
• because they need to know these educated because they need to know these things. things. things.
• Half the remaining revenue goes straight to the Education Trust Fund to stabilize school funding and

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Education, police, everybody's taking a hit, but this continues to grow.
• Education would not have alleviated the opioid crisis.
• A merit-based approach to education and health care benefits all Idahoans.
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 883, by the Education Committee, an act relating to education
• an act relating to education, to revise provisions.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, approved the journal, and moved through routine orders before taking up committee reports, gubernatorial messages, House messages, and first and second reading calendars. Several bills were advanced, including appropriations measures and enrolled bills transmitted to the House, Governor, or Secretary of State. The chamber then proceeded to third reading and final action on a series of bills, with debate focused largely on budget priorities, Medicaid, firearms preemption, medical education funding, rural health, and kratom regulation. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1420, creating a dedicated funding source for medical education beginning in 2028; Senate Bill 1430, strengthening state firearms preemption enforcement and authorizing penalties and injunctions against local violations; Senate Bill 1432, an appropriation for Health and Welfare indirect support and related modernization items; Senate Bill 1433, a large Medicaid enhancement budget with discussion of MMIS procurement, estate recovery, program integrity, hospital assessment fund alignment, and population/cost growth; Senate Bill 1434, the Division of Welfare budget reflecting SNAP administrative cost changes and Medicaid eligibility system updates; Senate Bill 1437, an appropriation for Idaho State Police tied to DNA collection for sexual battery and domestic violence offenses; Senate Bill 1439, delaying a school facilities model report deadline to 2027; and Senate Bill 1264 as amended, creating a rural health transformation account and legislative oversight committee for federal rural health funds. Most of these measures passed on party-line or split votes, while SB 1437 and SB 1439 passed unanimously. The most extended debate centered on Senate Bill 1264, where supporters said the bill would give the Legislature oversight over already-awarded federal rural health money and help ensure sustainable uses, while opponents argued it would deepen federal debt and create a process that could still leave control with the executive branch. Another major debate was on Senate Bill 1418, the kratom consumer protection bill, which would restrict sales to adults 21 and older, set product limits and labeling standards, and allow inspections and enforcement against synthetic or adulterated products. Supporters framed it as a consumer protection and harm-reduction measure; opponents raised concerns about warrantless inspections, lack of pharmacy board support, and whether the bill would effectively normalize kratom. The transcript ends during continued debate on SB 1418, before a final vote is taken.

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• Education, police—everybody's taking a hit.
• Education would not have alleviated the opioid crisis.
• Education would not have alleviated the opioid crisis.
• In the House of Representatives, House Bill 883, by the Education Committee, an act relating to education
• an act relating to education, to revise provisions.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon and her husband were recently sued for failing to act on credible
• going to be provided so they can get through this immediate emergency, get the fire out, get people stabilized
• Get the fire out, get people stabilized, and then going forward in the rebuild process.
• well<04:27:05.080><c> as</c><04:27:05.319><c> access</c><04:27:05.560><c> to</c><04:27:05.960><c> education
• </c><04:27:06.960><c> and</c> well as access to education and well as access to education and vocational

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We see lower educational attainment.
• We need more education in schools. We need more education with our parents.
• We need more education in schools. We need more education with our parents.
• About CSA prevention education.
• the education.

Committee: Joint Protection and Victim Services Committee

Summary: The committee first approved the December 16 minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their economic and public-system impacts. She explained that ACEs are population-level risk indicators, not individual diagnostic tools, and said higher ACE exposure is associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare and justice involvement, and lower workforce participation. She cautioned that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across the life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based interventions and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, trends in ACEs, and home visiting; she emphasized supportive relationships, protective factors, and the importance of positive childhood experiences. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco, along with a recorded family story from Abby, about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota. Abby described how Healthy Families North Dakota supported her family after a premature birth and NICU stay by providing weekly in-home coaching, developmental screenings, postpartum mental health check-ins, referrals, and parenting support. The presenters explained that home visiting is voluntary, relationship-based, and usually begins prenatally or shortly after birth, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, pregnancy navigators, human service zones, self-referrals, and other community partners. They said North Dakota currently has four main evidence-based models operating through 12 organizations, with Healthy Families available in all 53 counties, though only a fraction of eligible families are served. Funding was described as a patchwork of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E, Medicaid, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and other grants; members discussed whether the Legislature or agencies should expand support and how to improve outreach and sustainability. Finally, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, focusing on AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and chatbot-related risks. The report summarized federal and state law, including North Dakota’s existing computer-generated image provisions, the federal PROTECT Act, the Take It Down Act, and recent federal executive orders on AI policy. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI’s effect on critical thinking and misinformation. The committee then heard from BCI Special Agent Cassidy Halsef, who said AI is already driving a sharp rise in child exploitation cases in North Dakota, including AI-generated explicit images of real minors and school-based incidents involving mass-shared manipulated images. She said investigators are seeing more cyber tips, more difficult forensic work, and lasting harm to victims and families, and urged stronger legal penalties, specialized training, victim services, and prevention education in schools and communities.

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• The Education Committee is meeting at the same time.
• They have been called to an education hearing, so that's where they are.
• Education being key.
• We're required to maintain a library of education.
• Jennifer Toon: ...the importance of higher education.

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I do not see the government as a provider of security or stability.
• Um</c><00:07:37.680><c> I</c><00:07:37.919><c> believe</c><00:07:38.240><c> that</c> security or stability
• Um I believe that security or stability.
• It stabilizes communities in the time of major unemployment.
• It stabilizes communities in the time of major unemployment.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c><01:41:32.320><c> each</c> training and continuing education each training and continuing education
• I'm educated. At that point, I'd been in the House for six years.
• I'm not dumb.<04:29:44.399><c> I'm</c><04:29:44.640><c> educated.
• I'm educated. At that point, I'd dumb. I'm educated.
• </c> prosecute a crime and not to stabilize prosecute a crime and not to stabilize them. them. them.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1651, which would create a civil sexual assault protective order for survivors who do not have a domestic violence or stalking relationship with the offender, and would also update the sexual assault survivors’ bill of rights regarding evidence kit retention and tracking. Representative Jennifer Rhodes, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to fill gaps for survivors assaulted by strangers, acquaintances, or others outside existing protective-order categories, and to ensure evidence is preserved for the longer of the statute of limitations or the retention period. Committee members asked whether the new order could be misused and how the bill would prevent frivolous petitions; the sponsor said the same legal process would apply and a victim would still have to prove they were actually assaulted. Representative Eileen Kelly and Lynn Shallet of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence testified in support, saying current law leaves many sexual assault survivors without a meaningful civil remedy unless they qualify for domestic violence or stalking relief. Shallet said the gap has existed for decades and noted that other states already have standalone sexual assault protective orders. She also said the bill would clarify survivors’ rights to know the status and location of their evidence kits. Shauna Foster of New Beginnings Without Violence and Abuse described local cases where survivors were denied protective orders because they lacked the required relationship with the offender, including a co-worker assault and an assault involving an unhoused survivor. Lisa Curtis, a survivor and founder of Safe Haven Ballet, gave emotional testimony in support, describing her own sexual assault and the difficulty of seeking protection and justice. She said survivors need safety to recover and that the bill would better align the justice system with trauma-informed support. Janet Carroll, a sexual assault nurse examiner and advisory board co-chair, testified that the bill’s evidence-kit provisions reflect federal changes and existing tracking practices. She explained that New Hampshire uses a kit tracking system that lets patients and professionals follow kits through the process, and said the bill would codify the right to be informed of a kit’s status and location. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• , from even educating our scholars.
• As a person from higher education, language matters to me. I know.
• I mean, Department of Education and secondary education, you could throw whatever underneath that.
• All other employees will be provided training and education.
• doing our part to educate our scholars on everything.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• charity care, investments in workforce training for future hospital workers, and free community health education
• protect access to care for low-income and rurally isolated residents, and it will not allow hospital stability
• residents and it will not allow isolated residents and it will not allow hospital<01:37:09.760><c> stability
• </c> hospital stability to be further eroded. hospital stability to be further eroded.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 09:57.279><c> ensure</c><00:09:57.760><c> high</c><00:09:58.080><c> quality</c> For the housing stabilization
• So our fight against fraud and overbilling starts at the front end with vetting and educating providers
• specific actions would be that in March, uh, I designated a couple services, EIDBI and housing stabilization
• It seems to be in some of the programs you've already identified as high-risk: housing stabilization,
• It seems to be in some of the programs you've already identified as high-risk: housing stabilization,

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• license, a good Samaritan comes and, say, you know, does CPR, then the first responders show up, stabilize
• So traffic motors typically are responsible for traffic education, traffic enforcement, and DUI enforcement

Summary: The committee first took up HB 2669, which would limit railroad train length in Arizona to 8,500 feet. The sponsor and several witnesses argued that very long trains create public safety risks, block rural crossings, delay EMS and fire response, and can worsen hazardous materials incidents, citing derailments and blocked crossings in places such as El Mirage, Holbrook, Sanders, and Santa Cruz County. Railroad representatives opposed the bill, saying train length does not cause derailments, that railroads already use tracking and crossing-management systems, and that shorter trains would increase congestion and delays. After debate, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2669 a do-pass recommendation, though some members said they supported the safety concerns but had constitutional concerns about interstate commerce. The committee then considered HB 2369, as amended, which requires photo-enforcement citations to be signed by the presiding judge, with the amendment limiting the requirement to photo-enforcement citations and allowing an electronic signature. The sponsor said the bill was prompted by a Mesa issue involving thousands of citations signed by the wrong judge after that judge had left the bench. A Paradise Valley court representative said their photo citations already include a judge/clerk signature and that the form had long been approved. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill 7-0. HB 2256, a technical cleanup bill for salvage auction dealers, was also passed unanimously. It allows a salvage auction dealer to receive title to an abandoned vehicle tied to a denied or unpaid insurance claim and sets out notice and title-release procedures; the amendment clarified that insurers may request actions rather than taking possession of a vehicle and that storage fees must be paid. HCM 2007, which urges renaming sections of State Route 69 in honor of veterans from five former wars, also received a 7-0 do-pass recommendation, with members discussing whether World War I should be included and how the memorial highway designation would work alongside the existing route number. HB 2772, which would place a pre-hospital medical care directive indicator on driver licenses and state IDs, generated extended discussion and was ultimately held over after a recess. Supporters said it could help first responders and families quickly identify a DNR/advance directive, while opponents and committee members raised concerns about liability, whether first responders or bystanders would be protected, whether the bill should instead reference advance directives, and whether ADOT and EMS stakeholders had been fully consulted. The committee then heard HCR 2004, a proposed voter-approved prohibition on photo enforcement systems. The sponsor argued photo radar is unconstitutional and cited Mesa and Paradise Valley problems with erroneous or dismissed citations. Scottsdale and Phoenix police opposed the resolution, saying photo enforcement reduces serious injury and fatal crashes, supports local traffic safety efforts, and is especially useful amid officer shortages. The Phoenix commander noted the department has more than 600 sworn vacancies and said automated enforcement helps augment roadway safety.