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• I'm open for questions and move for passage. We have a motion and a second.
• I stand for questions and move for passage. We have a motion and a second.
• And so it's...
• I move for adoption and yield for questions. We have a motion and a second.
• But you get them in an experiential learning opportunity, and I know several programs that do that.

Bills: HB3790 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB3087 , HB3974 , HB3500 , HB3697 , HB3262 , HB3582 , HB4226 , HB3037 , HB4139 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB2936 , HB3322 , HB4296 , HB3278 , HB4202 , HB4176 , HB3303 , HB3648 , HB4119

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Keywords: home repairs, consumer protection, contracts, homeowner rights, rescission, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent

Summary: The committee considered a series of House bills, mostly on civil procedure, public records, insurance, local government, and liability issues. Early measures included HB 4139, creating the Oklahoma Home Warranty Transparency Act to improve disclosures in home service contracts; HB 4143, raising the property-damage threshold for Oklahoma City officers to work traffic collisions from $300 to $3,000; HB 4144, clarifying that arrest and incident reports must include a brief summary; and HB 3974, allowing counties in multi-county jails to limit lawsuits to the county that placed the inmate in the facility. Each of these bills received a motion, no debate, and a unanimous due-pass recommendation. The committee also heard HB 3303, which was presented as a response to an insurance claim dispute involving fault allocation after a red-light crash. The author said the bill would align with Oklahoma Insurance Department processes and could be revised further before oversight; members raised concerns about jury verdicts and whether the bill could affect premiums. HB 3790, giving homeowners a five-day cooling-off period after door-to-door home repair sales, and HB 3697, a procedural fix codifying extra time defendants can already obtain by reservation, also advanced unanimously. HB 3262, a request bill from the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office to update warrant fees, was amended to say “up to” and then passed 7-2. Additional bills approved included HB 4226 on timelines for judicial recusals, HB 2936 barring people convicted of pedophilia from adopting, HB 3322 on interpreting statutes when multiple versions exist, HB 4296 protecting a notary’s home address from publication, HB 3278 creating a process to resolve Open Meetings Act violations without court, HB 4202 moving radiology reimbursement rates in workers’ compensation to the fee schedule, HB 3648 extending Governmental Tort Claims Act coverage to OU Health entities, HB 3500 removing a nine-month delay for filing a transfer-on-death deed confirmation, and HB 3037 adding certain students working under professors to the employee definition for tort-claim purposes. The committee also laid over HB 2941, HB 2959, HB 387, HB 4176, and HB 419, and adjourned after reporting the remaining bills due pass.

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• We bolster public trust and prevent bad actors from exploiting weaknesses.
• We bolster public trust and prevent bad actors from exploiting weaknesses.
• ><01:50:06.400><c> Bad</c> we bolster public trust and prevent Bad we bolster public trust and prevent
• also prevents it from being a free-for-all and everyone just putting their signs up 93 North and mucking
• from</c> every day and also prevents it from every day and also prevents it from being<04:12:34.920>

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• of carrots and peas and vegetables, then we will go ahead and call U.S.
• And it flows in and you manage it.
• By prioritizing good jobs and workforce development, we can reduce reliance on costly downstream interventions
• and trained.
• It creates a place where data, policy, program administration, and community expertise can come together

Committee: House Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• opioid treatment and opioid related opioid treatment and opioid related programs. programs. programs.
• programs and all of our, um, substance use services programs.
• programs and all of our, um, substance use services programs.
• programs and all of our, um, substance use services programs.
• </c><01:00:43.200><c> and</c> choices for independence program and choices for independence program and

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The purpose of these programs is to provide equitable and stable access to child care and development
• families, and early educators.
• the magic of early care and education and what the influence of an early educator has on a child's life
• the magic of early care and education and what the influence of an early educator has on a child's life
• I am a child care provider and early childhood educator as well, and I'm part of CCPU.

Summary: The California State Assembly Select Committee on Child Care Costs held its first hearing to examine the state of child care access, affordability, and provider compensation. Chair Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and other members described child care as essential infrastructure for working families and the economy, noting that costs are unaffordable for many households and that providers are underpaid. Early testimony came from a San Francisco parent, Quinn Chung, who described the difficulty of finding safe care and the financial and career sacrifices caused by lack of child care, and from Tuolumne County provider Anita Viscini, who detailed her monthly costs, low margins, and the need to work weekends and teach CPR classes to make ends meet. Assemblymembers also emphasized the crisis in rural communities and the need for a long-term strategy. The first policy panel featured Jennifer Troia of the California Department of Social Services, Laura Pryor of the California Budget and Policy Center, and Alexa Frankenberg of Child Care Providers United. Troia said the state has nearly doubled child care funding in five years, expanded subsidy slots, and reached a new tentative three-year agreement with providers that includes cost-of-living adjustments, stabilization payments, and continued work on an alternative rate methodology and single rate structure. Pryor argued that despite funding gains, child care remains too expensive, only a fraction of eligible children receive subsidies, and provider wages remain far below comparable jobs, worsening racial and gender inequities. Frankenberg said the tentative agreement is progress but not enough, calling for a true cost-of-care system, fair wages, paid time off, better support for emergency and nontraditional care, and stronger integration of family child care into the mixed-delivery system. Members asked about why the crisis persists, how the alternative methodology will work, how family fees and sliding-scale help are being used, and why middle-income families still struggle. The panel said the problem reflects long-term underinvestment, a broken market, and a system that still leaves many families without access. The committee also heard an economic panel from Ashley Hoffman of the California Chamber of Commerce and Sarah Bone of the Public Policy Institute of California. Hoffman described employer child care benefits and public-private partnership models in other states, including shared-cost programs and local chamber efforts. Bone said child care costs reduce family financial security and labor force participation, especially for mothers of young children, and estimated that if mothers of young children worked at the same rate as mothers of older children, more than 80,000 additional women could be in the workforce each year. In the final panel, parent and provider advocates, including Jennifer Greppie and Black Californians United for Early Care and Education co-founder Keisha Doyle, argued for fully funding child care, ending waiting lists, protecting culturally affirming care, and addressing racial inequities and private equity’s role in the sector.

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• these very key and vital programs in people's lives.
• and behavioral intervention, or EIDBI, service.
• early intensive developmental and 372.00 early intensive developmental and behavioral<00:10:01.079><
• enrolling in the program um a key and enrolling in the program um a key and important<00:11:02.880><
• ><c> um</c> first services and supports program um first services and supports program um this<00:18:

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• specialized Committee on Public Health and its sexual assault prevention.
• </c><00:37:22.400><c> my</c> and its sexual assault prevention my and its sexual assault prevention my
• </c><00:37:40.359><c> and</c> opportunity to educate about prevent and opportunity to educate about prevent
• prevent unwanted pregnancies and STIs, and puts the non-consenting party in a vulnerable position.
• prevent unwanted pregnancies and STIs, and puts the non-consenting party in a vulnerable position.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Tuesday, September 2nd, 2012, pending the receipt of messages and committee reports and the reading and
• Tuesday, September 2nd, pending the receipt of messages and committee reports, and the reading and referral

Bills: SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 10 , HB17 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB17 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SB2 , SB5 , SB10

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings

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• We've raised beef and longhorns, and we're big into the horse breeding program right now.
• The program documents recurring issues and provides educational materials to landowners, and we ensure
• And the program provides assistance on royalty issues, operators, under the definition, and it limits
• And so, but then they want to use the career and tech centers to set up a program to be able to train
• And we do this early in the project discussions.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Energy Development and Transmission Committee met in interim session and approved the November 6 minutes. Chair Novak outlined the committee’s study agenda, including large energy users such as data centers, geothermal, landowner relations, wind and solar, and other energy topics across the state. The meeting was framed as informational only, with no bills or formal legislative action taken beyond the minutes approval. Testimony focused first on landowner relations. Oliver County Commissioner Dave Berger described the county’s energy history and local support for coal and related development. North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue emphasized proactive, face-to-face communication with landowners, respect for property rights, and the need for developers to be transparent about tradeoffs; he also discussed insurance and liability concerns tied to easements. Committee members asked about eminent domain, local versus state authority, and how communities can better understand the revenue and infrastructure implications of energy development. Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine then described the department’s ombudsman programs for pipeline restoration and reclamation, wind restoration, and royalty oversight. He said the programs provide confidential, third-party assistance on reclamation and royalty disputes, but do not provide legal advice. Senators raised concerns about post-production deductions in royalty leases and whether the ombudsman can explain them; Bodine said the program can clarify statements and deductions but cannot resolve legal disputes. He also said the department has not received requests related to fiber lines. Representatives from Grid United and One Oak described their project development and landowner engagement practices. Grid United’s Brent Johnson discussed the North Plains Connector transmission project, its route selection process, voluntary acquisition approach, and efforts to avoid eminent domain by working closely with regulators, counties, townships, and landowners. One Oak’s Danette Welsh and Tom Giltner described the company’s midstream operations, extensive North Dakota footprint, and emphasis on direct landowner communication, consistent local regulation, careful construction practices, and post-construction reclamation. Members asked about setbacks, zoning consistency, invasive species prevention, outside advocacy groups, and eminent domain use; One Oak said it has not used eminent domain on its North Dakota projects, largely because most gathering lines are negotiated easements.

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• And that every single Texan has access to open and fair and transparent courts and that our system of
• with states taking this on across the country. the Cape Nation and helping them develop these programs
• This program handled over 22,000 calls and closed more than 80% of those cases by basically re-establishing
• , accessing the system, the filing of grievances. and the availability of other State Bar programs.
• programs and to give you our commitment that we're available. to help you in your quest in working with

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• c> from</c><05:06:17.360><c> being</c> sense and will prevent towns from being sense and will prevent
• The supposed purpose of this bill is to smooth over and prevent injustices and interferences with the
• and prevent injustices and smooth over and prevent injustices and interferences<06:18:00.798><c> with
• 09:21:44.480><c> question</c><09:21:44.560><c> that</c> program, and this was a question that program
• ><c> a</c> treatment and prevention uh adding a treatment and prevention uh adding a member<09:46:26.560

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• him to be vigilant. and stay alert for heavy rain over the area in the late evening and early morning
• that are the worst and the likeliest to flood early.
• And so my understanding is that TASB has a program, something called Connected, and so...
• So we're talking about flooding and responses and how to be more effective or to prevent.
• to guide our program on data collection and dissemination methods and on product development.

Committee: House Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• They're just mowing, but again, it can be programmed, and there's cameras, and I think it can default
• grant agreements, monitoring grantees and programs, ensuring expenses are allowable and according to
• </c><00:58:13.440><c> program</c> device manufacturers and program device manufacturers and program participants
• The ignition interlock device program is a large and extensive program.
• </c> device program is it's a large and device program is it's a large and extensive<01:02:57.599><c>

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Come on up and tell us your name and who you represent, and you have two minutes.
• I could go on and on and on about the reports, research documents, the money, the programs, but let me
• And then there was a second plane, and its exhaust was the entire length of the sky, and it was wide.
• We like our land clean and our water clean, and we like to know what goes into our bodies, and that’s
• It is time for Idaho to take a clear stand and explicitly state our opposition to geoengineering programs

Summary: The Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee met with a quorum and first took up HCR 32, a resolution on Idaho’s energy future. Representative Leavitt said the measure emphasizes baseload generation, transmission, energy sovereignty, and private property rights, citing Idaho’s reliance on imported energy and concerns about projects such as Lava Ridge and the Southwest Intertie Project North. Public testimony included support from Renewable Northwest, whose representative praised the resolution’s recognition of regional market participation, ratepayer protection, and the need for more generation and transmission, while noting that regional market access can reduce the amount of baseload generation needed. The committee then voted to send HCR 32 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next considered H.J.M. 18, a memorial urging opposition to solar geoengineering. Representative Hostetler explained that the memorial had been revised to focus specifically on solar geoengineering rather than weather modification generally. A long line of public testimony supported the memorial, with witnesses arguing that solar geoengineering poses risks to health, agriculture, water, soil, wildlife, and property rights, and calling for Idaho to assert state sovereignty and urge federal action. Several witnesses cited federal reports, research plans, and alleged environmental and health impacts, while others described personal observations and sampling results they believed showed harmful particulates in rain or air. One witness, a federal trial practitioner, argued that airplane trails are not merely water vapor and urged independent scientific study, while other speakers claimed links between geoengineering and infertility, neurological illness, bee decline, drought, and crop impacts. A sponsor clarified the memorial’s language in response to a question about the term “generally,” explaining it was intended to distinguish solar geoengineering from broader weather modification. After testimony ended, the committee voted to send H.J.M. 18 to the floor with a due pass recommendation and then adjourned.

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• I think prevention of homelessness looks like mental health, and I think focusing on art and music and
• </c><00:48:36.559><c> mental</c> and art is prevention from mental and art is prevention from mental
• parents</c><00:49:19.880><c> they're</c> and these programs help parents they're and these programs help
• c> and</c> well as programming and positions and well as programming and positions and and<01:30:31.199
• be here next year having not tried to insulate ourselves and the programs and positions and everything

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees first heard House Bill 229, which would establish a statewide speed restriction for motor vehicles under certain circumstances. Testimony on the bill was limited and came in support from the City and County of Honolulu’s transportation services, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. No one testified in opposition, and there were no questions. The committees then took up House Bill 860, which would grant immunity from liability to the state or counties when they repair or maintain a street whose ownership or jurisdiction is disputed between them. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted written testimony, and the Hawaii State Association of Counties, Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee, Hawaii County Council member Heather Kimble, and the Iolani Homestead Community Association for Justice testified in support. The Ho Association for Justice opposed the bill, arguing the immunity was too broad and that the issue had already been addressed by prior legislation. In discussion, members raised concerns about liability and asked whether a different approach, such as extending the 2017 law transferring Oahu roads in limbo to the counties, would be acceptable; county representatives said that path could be considered if immunity were removed. House Bill 1161, which would authorize counties to use a road usage charge mechanism similar to the state’s, drew support from the Department of Transportation, the Energy Office, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, several county and city offices, and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. Rental car companies and industry groups supported the concept but asked for amendments, including a flat fee instead of a per-mile charge, relief for plug-in hybrid vehicles, and a delayed implementation date. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii also supported relief for hybrids. Members questioned the rental car representatives about the flat-fee proposal, and they said a per-mile charge would be difficult to calculate and pass on to customers. At the end of the joint agenda, the committees deferred decision-making on HB 1161 to Tuesday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m., and the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee also deferred the three measures to that date and time. The Transportation and Culture and the Arts committee then began hearing House Bill 925, which would create a Performing Arts Special Fund, and House Bill 1378, which would establish a Performing Arts Grants Program and Special Fund and revise the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ responsibilities and funding sources. HB 925 received support from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and written support or comments from DBEDT, the Hawaii Arts Alliance, and others. HB 1378 drew extensive testimony and discussion focused on preserving arts funding while addressing concerns about the use of Works of Art Special Fund dollars for positions and programming. The Governor’s office said it supported the intent but had concerns; the Attorney General warned that the bill’s cap and transfer provisions were unclear and could affect the tax-exempt status of bond-funded dollars; and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts opposed the measure, urging an audit, tracking of deposits, and a shift of positions and programs to general funds instead of changing the law. The chair explained that the bill was intended to protect arts funding while tightening the legal guardrails around bond-financed dollars and preserving federal support, and asked testimony to focus on new points as the hearing continued.

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• And the word uniformed is, will be brought back into sections 18544 and 18544.
• . ...and every ethnic group share this belief, and voters are rightly concerned about the attacks and
• We welcome federal intervention to ensure honest, transparent California elections, and we urge a no
• contest, and laws were passed to prevent uniformed guards being deployed to polling sites.
• being opened and scrutinized and looked at and things getting misplaced.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Your vote tonight is about a spay-and-neuter program that is currently under litigation before the First
• We especially value the spay and neuter program when it comes to the treatment of cats and the impact
• And it's why I'm here today to talk to you about gun safety and mass shooting prevention.
• SB 17 is a gun crime prevention bill. It outlines a strategy to curb the program.
• organization supporting prevention and intervention services throughout the state.

Bills: SB38 , SB17 , SB41 , SB264

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 38, which would make permanent the New Mexico affordable spay-neuter program funded by fees on registered pet food. The sponsor and supporters said the program helps reduce companion animal overpopulation, shelter intake, and euthanasia, while opponents argued the charge is an unlawful tax, is tied to ongoing litigation, and that required annual reporting has not been done. After public testimony, the committee adopted a due pass motion on SB 38 by a 10-1 vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 17, a gun-safety measure that would impose new requirements on firearms dealers and prohibit future sale of certain assault-style and high-capacity weapons. Supporters, including sponsors, gun-violence survivors, public safety advocates, and some local officials, argued the bill would address straw purchasing, trafficking, dealer accountability, and mass-casualty weapons. Opponents, including firearms retailers, ranchers, law enforcement, and gun owners, said the bill would burden lawful businesses, raise constitutional concerns, and do little to stop crime. After extensive testimony and questions about the bill’s legal basis, definitions, and dealer regulations, the committee did not vote and instead rolled the bill for further work on amendments. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 41, as amended, which would eliminate the statute of limitations for second-degree criminal sexual contact of a minor. Support came from the Chamber of Commerce and sexual assault advocacy groups, who said delayed disclosure is common and justice should not expire before survivors are ready to come forward. Committee members asked detailed questions about the bill’s scope, including why certain offenses remained covered and how the criminal statutes are categorized. The committee adopted an amendment to correct drafting issues and then passed SB 41 as amended on a 10-0 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 264, an elections safety bill that would strengthen penalties for election interference, create emergency polling-place protocols, and clarify when law enforcement may be present at polling places at the request of election officials. Supporters said it was needed to protect voters from intimidation, while an opponent argued it could put law enforcement at risk and restrict their ability to vote. The sponsor and Secretary of State explained that the bill was aimed at preventing ordered deployment of armed personnel to polling places, not barring officers or service members from voting. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• just</c> of letters and numbers and and just of letters and numbers and and just making<00:43:38.560>
• And so I saw a situation where an agency did their interim rule too early and they had to get a waiver
• early and they had their interm rule too early and they had to<00:55:50.640><c> get</c><00:55:50.720
• not</c><03:40:38.000><c> prevent</c> And again, this does not prevent And again, this does not prevent

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that is going to go and provide us, if you will, with the outreach as we develop more and more programs
• programs have to travel probably up and down the East Coast to compete.
• program, and every other program essentially used commercial flights or buses to competition.
• And my daughter-in-law is... ...a pretty good program in West Texas, a New Mexico program.
• I'll probably, and because I want to see your programs succeed.

Bills: SB234 , SB210 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16 , HB8

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: foster children, school transportation, education funding, public education, child welfare, New Mexico Highlands University, soccer field, women's sports, infrastructure improvement, funding allocation, student athletes, appropriation, New Mexico State University, nutrition, travel support, funding, education, university support, financial assistance, parenting students

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• and intervention programs and language and literacy programs.
• </c> in implementing reading assessments and in implementing reading assessments and intervention<01:
• 14:50.239><c> program</c><01:14:50.560><c> and</c><01:14:50.800><c> language</c><01:14:51.120><c> and
• </c> intervention program and language and intervention program and language and literacy<01:14:51.600
• And the meat of the literacy programs.

Keywords: 916, all