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• . extension. extension.
• , extension, extension, but<01:04:03.920> that<01:04:04.079> we<01:04:04.319> did
• We saw the three-year extension with no reforms fail last week.
• We saw the three-year extension Senate.
• majority is actively opposing extension majority is actively opposing extension of<02:38:23.359>

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

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• Environment Committee, Business, Occupations, and Professions, State Boards, and Commissions, Sunset Extension
• 07.200> Sunset State Boards, and Commissions, Sunset State Boards, and Commissions, Sunset Extension
• Extension. Favorable. Extension. Favorable.
• We debated it extensively here.
• could be ways that could be done better, could be done smarter, different things we talked about extensively

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, confirmed a quorum, and welcomed several guests and groups, including Maryland Library Association members, Stephen Decatur High School’s boys soccer team, Clarksburg High School’s girls flag football team, NAMI representatives, Baltimore Promise, local soil conservation district representatives, and a 911 center leader. The chamber also journalized the invocation and prepared for the Governor’s upcoming State of the State address by exchanging messages with the House and appointing Senate members to escort the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The body then took up a series of Finance Committee bills, most of them receiving favorable reports and being ordered to third reading without objection. Measures discussed included SB 14 on small business health insurance SHOP enrollment effective dates; SB 22 on Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations; SB 134 on Medicare supplement policy enrollment periods; SB 139 on third-party administrator enforcement; SB 199 on the Individuals with Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Voting Fund; SB 205 codifying federal mental health parity requirements; SB 216 on unemployment insurance confidentiality; SB 43 on the Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund; SB 46 on state veterans cemeteries interment provisions; and SB 226 on the Maryland Heritage Area Authority. Several bills had brief amendments or procedural issues. SB 22 received a technical amendment changing “Attorney General” to “Office of the Attorney General.” SB 199 received an amendment adding a co-sponsor, and SB 46 was briefly set to lie over under the rule after a senator requested time to review a technical clarification. The chamber also received House Bill 1, which was referred to committee, and SB 624 was reassigned to the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee. Most committee reports were adopted unanimously or without objection, and the Senate repeatedly congratulated the honored school teams and library advocates.

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• This extensive infrastructure is critical to our mission and requires constant attention and upkeep.
• infrastructure is critical to extensive infrastructure is critical to our<00:01:54.439> mission
• They also include extensive and complex security systems that require ongoing maintenance for the safety
• and complex security systems extensive and complex security systems that<00:05:00.160> require
• because of this the docc is extensive because of this the docc is not<00:14:14.519> able<00:14

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, how often is that extension requested and how often is the extension granted?
• requests every month. that extension for some period of time. that extension for some period of time
• is the the extension granted? is the the extension granted?
• Absent extension from that 30-day time frame, approved extension, the next step in the process would
• employer for saying I need an extension employer for saying I need an extension from<04:13:52.960

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• After extensive hearings with stakeholders, input, committee review, and debate, this body reached a
• One of the components of this bill is the extension of... Today.
• One of the components of this bill is the extension of the AELS Board, architects, engineers, and land

Summary: The Alaska Legislature met in joint session with a quorum to consider veto overrides on five bills: HB 52 on minors in psychiatric hospitals, SB 41 on mental health education, HB 314 on architects, engineers, surveyors, and interior designers, SB 21 on the Alaska Work and Save Program, and HB 195 on pharmacists and physician associates. Supporters of HB 52 argued it would improve transparency, family communication, oversight, and reporting in psychiatric treatment for minors; opponents were not recorded in the excerpt. The joint session voted 36-24 to sustain the governor’s veto, so HB 52 did not become law through override. For SB 41, supporters said the bill would create developmentally appropriate mental health education guidance for schools and help address Alaska’s high suicide rate, while the governor argued it would intrude on local control. The override failed 38-22. For HB 314, members said the bill was needed to extend the AELS Board and avoid disruption to professional licensing and oversight; the override passed 45-15, so the veto was overridden. For SB 21, supporters said the Work and Save Program would expand retirement savings access for workers and small businesses, including an option to direct PFD funds to retirement; the override failed 39-21. For HB 195, supporters said it would expand access to care by allowing pharmacists to provide more services under a standard-of-care model, especially benefiting rural residents and families seeking lower-cost treatment, while opponents raised concerns about abortion-related implications and scope. The joint session voted 43-17 to override the veto, so HB 195 was enacted over the governor’s objection. The session then adjourned.

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• My colleague from District 4, District 1, have worked extensively to try to mitigate some of the issues
• Yes, I have extensively. Okay. Can I just ask who you're meeting with over there?
• So I have extensive knowledge on the inside and extensive knowledge.
• I have extensive knowledge on the inside and extensive knowledge to speaking with folks about this piece
• And I think there will be someone who's going to speak that has extensive experience in this area.

Bills: HB2014, HB2111, HB2156, HB2165, HB2202, HB2305, HB2321, HB2399, HB2403, HB2416, HB2418, HB2446, HB2601, HB2615, HB2620, HB2812, HB2939, HB2940, HB2955, HB2957, HB2960, HB2992, HB4026, HB4049

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access

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• The goal in this type of expansion is to utilize the extensive knowledge and expertise of pharmacists
• As was indicated before, we’ve had extensive conversations with our medical colleagues and our friends
• So it's extensive. So, you know, like, Education is all about pharmacology, right?
• So it's extensive.
• These are really very extensive, very long... ...or might far outweigh that.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2401, which would require physicians to complete continuing education on nutrition and metabolic health as part of the state’s rural health transformation effort. HHS supported the bill, saying it would help physicians better address chronic disease and preserve federal grant points tied to the state’s application. A member of the public also testified in favor, arguing that better nutrition education could improve diabetes outcomes and reduce costs. The committee then adopted an amendment to add the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice to the background-check statute so the occupational therapy compact could proceed, and it passed the bill as amended on a roll call vote. The committee next heard House Bill 1621, which would require the Presidential Fitness Physical Fitness Test in elementary, middle, and high school physical education courses. HHS said the bill was part of the rural health transformation application and could help preserve federal funding, but members raised many questions about the test’s criteria, adaptive options for students with disabilities, equipment needs, and whether the bill should apply to non-public schools. Senator Clemens offered an amendment to limit the requirement to public schools, but it failed. Senator Hogan then offered an amendment to clarify exemptions and allow DPI to align implementation with federal guidance; that amendment passed. A further amendment adding language allowing DPI to establish criteria for and exceptions to the test also passed. The committee then approved the bill as amended on a roll call vote. The committee also considered House Bill 1622, which joins North Dakota to the physician assistant licensure compact. HHS said the compact would improve access to care, especially in rural areas, support military families, and help preserve rural health transformation funding. Members noted the compact had been discussed in a prior session and that many earlier concerns had been resolved. After brief discussion about the compact process and its consistency with other interstate compacts, the committee voted to do pass the bill. Finally, the committee began Senate Bill 2402, which expands pharmacists’ prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution powers. HHS and the Board of Pharmacy supported the bill as a way to improve access to care and maintain rural health transformation funding. Senator Roers introduced a detailed amendment negotiated with the Board of Medicine and Board of Pharmacy to narrow and clarify the bill, including notification requirements, limits on certain drug categories, and patient-protection language for therapeutic substitution. The Board of Pharmacy then testified in support of the broader bill and explained the CLIA-waived testing provisions and the repeal of the older, narrower pharmacist-testing language. The hearing and amendment discussion were still underway when the transcript ended.

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• Smoyer has extensive experience leading government-wide responses to situations like this, and his expertise
• Over 100 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension agents and leadership are scheduled to attend that training.
• So in training the extension agents, what are y'all using to train them?
• So you train AgriLife Extension agents and you're training others.
• You know, simple lists like that that the AgriLife Extension agents and others could use to, you know

Summary: The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border. USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later. Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production. Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.

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• We've gone through an extensive environmental impact report process already and we're just trying to
• Through the cap-and-trade extension to 2045.
• So it is important to note that the agreements we're talking about are the on the extensions.
• These extensions the development are more recent than that What would you say is your most concerning
• So that's on the extension.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So, there's two buckets of money kind of in this cannabis research, and part of it goes to egg extension
• how much goes to the other egg extension how much goes to the other egg extension part.<00:14:10.000
• The remaining amount goes to extension at the University of Minnesota to do research that our center
• goes to extension at the University of goes to extension at the University of Minnesota<00:14:48.000>
• So is there something in the language then that says that the ag extension will not get the money and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• While the language allows<00:08:26.160> for<00:08:26.319> an<00:08:26.479> extension
• , this time frame allows for an extension, this time frame asks<00:08:27.759> for<00:08:27.840
• Over the past few months, we've had<00:18:40.320> extensive<00:18:40.880> conversations
• <00:18:41.600> with had extensive conversations with had extensive conversations with environmental
• The statute also allows the RGU extension with written notice that states the reasons for the extension

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um and then we also provided um<00:02:19.680> extensions<00:02:20.400> for<00:02:20.720
• for things like the cart um extensions for things like the cart barrier<00:02:22.000> project
• And then article three is an also<00:02:36.640> an<00:02:36.879> extension<00:02:37.360
• > requested<00:02:37.840> by<00:02:38.000> the also an extension requested by the
• also an extension requested by the Senate<00:02:38.560> for<00:02:38.720> a<00:02:39.040

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On line 978 is an extension of the linguistically and culturally specific training pilot grant.
• extensions extensions uh<00:31:15.840> all<00:31:16.000> of<00:31:16.159> which
• On line 978 is an extension communities.
• Uh on line 1058<00:34:20.399> is<00:34:20.960> the<00:34:21.520> extension<00:34
• commitment reform task force extension commitment reform task force extension report<00:35:29.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Members met to review a budget bill agreement using a nonpartisan spreadsheet and summary materials. Chairs and members thanked fiscal, research, revisers, and agency staff for the collaborative process, noting the bill had been difficult and that the final product reflected compromise. The chair also said only minor technical changes were expected before final enactment, and the spreadsheet walkthrough was then turned over to fiscal staff. Fiscal staff explained that the agreement met the overall budget target and walked through major human services provisions. Key items included nursing facility payment changes, including a phased PDPM change, APS inflation, modified single-bed incentives, and a CPI-U capped payment cap; a nursing facility surcharge; workforce standards board rule costs; continuation of certain nursing facility property tax rates; regulation of for-profit acquisitions of nursing homes and assisted living facilities; repurposing assisted living special project funds; funding the SEIU self-directed worker agreement; CFSS reimbursement in acute care hospital settings; and multiple disability waiver rate and authorization changes, including CPI-U inflation caps, waiver authorization reforms, and a waiver reimagined advisory task force. The agreement also included family residential service rate increases, a temporary extension of customized living disproportionate share payments, tribal eligibility for targeted case management, positive supports training changes, out-of-home respite modifications, swimming lessons as an allowable service for certain children with disabilities, a provisional EID provider license, and program integrity services funded by licensing fee increases. Additional provisions covered MinnChoices studies and assumed savings, behavioral health fund changes, substance use disorder treatment billing and rate changes, supportive recovery housing, housing support supplemental rates for specific providers, disability determinations, enteral nutrition payment timing, temporary funding for Boundary Waters Care Center, several one-time human services grants, senior nutrition funding, and grant reductions and extensions. No formal vote was described in the transcript; the discussion focused on explaining the agreement and its fiscal effects.

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• In the absence of this extension, it's estimated that $310,000 would cancel to the general fund.
• 01.440> that<00:10:02.279> $139,000 extension, it's estimated that $139,000 extension,
• On line 58 is an extension for the fund.
• In the absence of this extension, 2026.
• In the absence of this extension, costs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• on speech must directly and materially advance a substantial government interest and not be more extensive
• on speech must directly and materially advance a substantial government interest and not be more extensive
• Furthermore, this committee and I have engaged extensively with the entertainment industry to ensure
• These subpoenas demand big tech companies like Google and Meta turn over extensive privacy data about

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard a long agenda focused largely on AI-related consumer protection, child safety, and privacy bills. Members first adopted the consent calendar, then took up SB 1050, which would require disclosures when advertisements use AI-generated or synthetic performers. Supporters, including SAG-AFTRA, Common Sense Media, and labor groups, said consumers should know when an ad depicts a non-human performer and that the bill protects both consumers and workers. Opponents from TechNet, the Motion Picture Association, broadcasters, and business groups argued the bill was too broad, lacked a deception standard, could burden accessibility uses and short audio ads, and created litigation risk. The committee voted the bill out on a party-line-leaning roll, with several members noting concerns but supporting continued work on the measure. The committee also approved SB 1111, which creates liability and remedies for non-consensual digital replicas using a person’s voice or likeness, and SB 1146, which targets deceptive AI-generated health advertisements that depict synthetic health care providers. Both measures drew support from consumer, labor, medical, and child-safety advocates and faced no formal opposition. Members emphasized the need to prevent deepfake abuse, especially in health-related ads where consumers could be misled into trusting fake doctors or medical endorsements. Several child- and privacy-focused bills were also heard and advanced. SB 867 would place a four-year moratorium on AI chatbot-powered toys for children, with supporters warning about harmful content, addictive design, and privacy risks; some opposition raised definitional concerns and asked for clearer standards. SB 1247 would give child influencers the right to delete monetized content posted during their minority, and it moved forward without opposition. SB 1000 updated California’s AI Transparency Act to align content provenance rules with newer technology and international standards, with support from Google and Adobe and no opposition. Finally, SB 957 would require social media companies to notify users when the federal government seeks their data through administrative subpoenas, give users time to challenge the request, and report disclosures; supporters framed it as a First Amendment and due process protection, while one member opposed it as an overreach against federal law enforcement. All of the measures discussed were reported out of committee, with several rolls left open for absent members.

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• It's extensive and we need a little more time to look at that.
• It's<00:26:27.039> extensive<00:26:27.520> and<00:26:27.679> we<00:26:27.840>
• need<00:26:28.000> a<00:26:28.080> little<00:26:28.240> more It's extensive
• and we need a little more It's extensive and we need a little more time<00:26:28.559> to<00:26

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:05 Attendance Roll Call: 00:09 HB 456 Discussion: 02:05 HB 456 Vote: 07:00 HB 136 Discussion: 07:54 HB 136 Vote: 09:36 HB 448 Discussion: 10:28 HB 448 Vote: 13:26 HB 220 Discussion: 14:12 HB 220 Vote: 17:14 HB 213 Discussion: 18:17 HB 213 Vote: 19:19 HB 518 Discussion: 20:23 HB 518 Vote: 23:03 HB 600 Discussion: 24:05 HB 600 Vote: 25:17 Adjournment: 26:32, 958, all

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• We worked it extensively over the interim, and I think it's ready to go.
• We worked it, you<00:10:54.160> know,<00:10:54.399> extensively<00:10:55.040> over
• c><00:10:55.200> the<00:10:55.440> interim you know, extensively over the interim you know
• , extensively over the interim and<00:10:56.320> uh<00:10:57.040> uh<00:10:57.200> I

Bills: SF0007, SF0008

Keywords: theft, penalties, larceny, criminal offense, felony, Wyoming, absconding, law enforcement, criminal justice, 916, all

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• However, for small towns with limited personnel, a modest allowance for extension and complex cases would
• However, for small towns with limited personnel, a modest allowance for extension and complex cases would
• However, for small towns with limited personnel, a modest allowance for extension and complex cases would
• However, for small towns with limited personnel, a modest allowance for extension and complex cases would

Bills: SF0020, SF0021, SF0022

Keywords: data privacy, government accountability, personal data, data retention, resident rights, stable token, liquidity, trust account, Wyoming, fund distribution, financial regulation, state commission, decentralized, nonprofit association, merger, conversion, liability, membership, governance, indemnification

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• signed off on by the cattleman association, the police association, by the state veterinarian, by the extension
• veterinarian, association, by the state veterinarian, by<00:15:44.800> the<00:15:45.040> extension
• <00:15:46.959> So<00:15:47.440> a<00:15:47.760> lot by the extension veterinarian
• So a lot by the extension veterinarian.

Bills: SB125, SB123, SB124, HB38, SB125, SB123, SB124, HB38

Keywords: oyster shell, tax credit, recycling, restaurant, state revenue, environmental benefit, sales tax exemption, seafood, fishing industry, local government, municipal exemption, seagrass restoration, environmental policy, water quality, marine ecosystems, conservation efforts, marine conservation, environmental remediation, coastal ecosystems, state waters

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• They underwent extensive testing, including functional MRIs, electroencephalograms, and monitored psychometric
• For me, it was extensive research and speaking with others who had undergone similar treatments, and
• For me, it was extensive research and speaking with others who had undergone similar treatments, and
• hope that there is an opportunity to talk with the legislature about implementing an open-label extension

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Access to Breakthrough Mental Health Therapies met to discuss psychedelic-assisted treatments for serious mental health conditions, with a focus on psilocybin, ibogaine, MDMA, and related compounds. The chair framed the issue as a clinical and access problem for veterans, first responders, and others with PTSD, depression, TBI, addiction, and suicidal ideation, emphasizing that these therapies are intended for supervised medical settings rather than take-home use. Members reviewed research claims and policy trends, including FDA breakthrough therapy designations, state-level psychedelic legislation, and the role of Arizona’s right-to-try law in expanding access once federal approval is in place. Testimony came from Alan Mullen, a retired Army Special Forces veteran, who described his PTSD/TBI history and said ibogaine treatment helped him confront trauma and showed promise in reducing symptoms under strict medical monitoring. Dr. Sue Cisley of Scottsdale Research Institute described ongoing FDA-controlled trials in Arizona, said current medications often fail high-need patients, and urged removal of research barriers and preparation for right-to-try and expanded access. Dan Freiberg of the Professional Firefighters of Arizona said firefighters face chronic exposure to trauma, often rely on alcohol or other coping mechanisms, and need effective alternatives beyond traditional therapy. Dr. Chung Trin discussed late-stage psychedelic trials, the FDA breakthrough pathway, safety oversight, and the need for state readiness when approvals occur. Committee members asked about how the treatments work, whether they require psychotherapy support, safety concerns including suicidality and black-market abuse, patenting and synthetic versus natural versions, and costs compared with ketamine and other treatments. Witnesses said the therapies are administered with extensive screening, monitoring, and integration support, and argued that addiction potential appears low under medical supervision. The discussion ended with interest in sending correspondence to federal officials to support right-to-try cooperation and in continuing the research and policy work; no formal vote or action was taken in the portion provided.