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• Identify yourselves and go ahead."
• Identify yourselves and go ahead." "Good afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Chair and members.
• Identify yourselves and go ahead." "Good afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Chair and members.
• a snafu with our with our internet a snafu with our with our internet service<00:53:43.160> here
• <00:54:53.520> people look at the the lists um identify people look at the the lists um identify

Bills: HF770, HF857, HF38, HF1500, HF43

Keywords: HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B

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• they are facing, um, uh, the assaults of child sexual abusers more than ever before, uh, on the internet
• abusers uh, more than ever before uh, on abusers uh, more than ever before uh, on the<00:27:45.360> internet
• 46.000> so<00:27:46.240> their<00:27:46.480> images<00:27:47.279> are the internet
• And so their images are the internet.
• So I think before we charge forward with a mandate like this without any identified funds to help support

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 3819 was heard and ultimately re-referred to the Judiciary Committee after the committee adopted the author’s A1 amendment and then defeated a DE1 amendment. The bill, as described by Chair West, is aimed at strengthening integrity in state child care assistance and other public programs by requiring annual disaggregated fraud reporting, making certain inspections unannounced and in person, tying inspectors to electronic attendance records, extending data retention for video footage from 28 to 90 days, requiring cameras at entrances and exits for centers receiving more than $500,000 in CCAP and/or early learning scholarship funds, adding an extra licensing visit for those higher-funded centers, and restoring perjury penalties for false attendance records. West said the changes were intended to address fraud, improve accountability, and protect assistance for families who need it. Public testimony was largely opposed. Child care providers and advocates argued the bill would impose expensive, unfunded surveillance and compliance burdens on small businesses, blur the line between fraud enforcement and licensing/safety regulation, and disproportionately target providers serving low-income families and families of color. Several testifiers said cameras and retention requirements would be costly, technically burdensome, and invasive, and warned the bill could deter providers from participating in CCAP and discourage families from using assistance. One testifier supported stronger child protection measures in principle but said the bill should focus on funding, training, and wages rather than surveillance. Another parent testifier opposed the bill on privacy and discrimination grounds and urged investment in child care instead. Representative Hansen offered the DE1 amendment, which would have created a task force to study child care surveillance and develop recommendations on safeguards such as encryption and breach notification. Hansen argued the committee was not equipped to design cybersecurity policy on its own and that the issue of child sexual abuse material required urgent, bipartisan attention. Chair West opposed the amendment, saying task forces often do not produce meaningful change and that the bill already addressed the issue. The committee voted on the DE1, and it failed on a tied vote. After that, the committee voted to re-refer House File 3819, as amended, to the Judiciary Committee.

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• deserves to feel safe in their home, and everybody should be able to get their home address off the internet
• get their their home address<00:24:39.360> off<00:24:39.600> the<00:24:39.760> internet
• <00:24:40.480> So<00:24:40.720> right<00:24:40.880> now address off the internet
• So right now address off the internet.
• So, it looks like we've kind of preliminarily identified two entities that we should reach out to.

Bills: SB2064, SB2312, SB2811, SB2662, SB2744, SB2809, SB2862, SB2343, SB2336, SB2075, SB2308, SB2601, SB2397, SB2219, SB2849, SB2449, SB2781

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government contracts, transparency, record retention, public oversight, Hawaii Revised Statutes, building permits, task force, state-owned lands, construction, regulatory process, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise

Summary: The committee met for decision-making on measures heard earlier in the week and took up a series of government operations, procurement, public records, public meetings, and related bills. Several measures were deferred one week to February 12, 2026, including bills on state construction projects, government accountability, gubernatorial appointments, the legislature, public procurement, and a bill on Hawaiian lei sales, largely so the committee could compare similar measures, address concerns, or integrate related reports. The committee also deferred SB 2449 on public meetings for the year, citing concerns that the proposed business-day definition was overly prescriptive and unnecessary. The committee passed several bills with amendments. These included measures clarifying UIPA applicability to records created or maintained by agencies, with amendments changing “government function” to “agency function” and committee report language noting Attorney General concerns and exempting ERS for now; SB 2811 on state building projects with technical amendments and a delayed effective date; SB 2809 on budget-related reports; SB 2336 on trees, with a Senate draft and removal of “political subdivision”; SB 2308 on small purchase vendor compliance, setting the threshold at $5,000 and adding a delayed effective date; SB 2601 on procurement, reorganizing misdemeanor language and leaving funding/FTE issues to Ways and Means; SB 2219 on a capital visitor center working group; and SB 2849 on public meetings, with technical amendments and a delayed effective date. Bills on neighborhood board concerns and public notice were also adopted, with SB 2929 drawing testimony both for and against. Testimony was generally supportive on procurement and small business measures, especially SB 2928 establishing permanent small business procurement coordinator positions, which drew strong support from the State Procurement Office, DBEDT, the Chamber of Commerce, DOT, the Ethics Commission, and others. On public notice, the County of Maui supported allowing website posting, while another witness raised concerns about accessibility, centralized notice locations, and impacts on kūpuna and people with disabilities. On search and rescue, the committee heard support for creating a statewide coordination structure, along with discussion of where such an office should reside; the Attorney General raised constitutional and placement concerns, while witnesses suggested law enforcement, DLNR, or DoD as possible homes. The committee also heard support for a bill protecting home addresses of covered public servants and candidates, though the Public First Law Center urged broader coverage and a better fit with existing law.

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• :39.960> is they lose internet connectivity if it is they lose internet connectivity if it is
• <00:37:53.119> now technology stage in the internet now technology stage in the internet now
• not sure the family gets the internet not sure the family gets the internet connection connection
• <00:38:42.319> connection equipment and the internet connection equipment and the internet
• organization I think if if my internet organization I think if if my internet is<03:48:29.040>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays. The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0. House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0. The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.

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• tested, DNA can be used to identify tested, DNA can be used to identify serial<00:34:13.119>
• accumulated they are able to identify accumulated they are able to identify when<01:18:42.000>
• trafficking activity has been identified trafficking activity has been identified in<02:07:16.880
• It would blur the identifying the two.
• providing identifying comfortable providing identifying information<04:15:12.080> that<04:15:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The parity comes in because of what's being done with broadband and the internet expansion.
• We're all hooked on the internet.
• This bill has to do with broadband providers and internet providers.
• And that's, say, you all go attack it, and let's have internet throughout the state.
• It will for sure help keep the cost of internet lower and has a better chance to do that.

Bills: SB2102, SB1940, SB1625, SB1442, SB1623, SB1242, SB1949, SB1592, SB1913, SB592, SB992, SB1241, SB259, SB1928, SB1426, SB1531, SB1561, SB1122

Keywords: credit card fees, merchant discounts, payment card network, interchange fees, transparency in fees, Oklahoma law, payment card, rebate, merchant, tax compliance, health insurance, mandate, impact analysis, insurance department, public health, access to healthcare, SB1442, alcoholic beverage control, ABLE Commission, liquor license fees

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• Kirtland Town Hall has a very slow DSL line because there's not the availability for faster internet
• not able to identify themselves.
• That was people who identified as being in the immediate area.
• We work with social work teams in there. and they really identify the children.
• don't actually use the internet that much.

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• This is about identifying places where help and reading is needed as well. technology program etc etc
• <00:10:12.959> that<00:10:13.600> reflects identified that reflects identified that reflects
• And if the folks do not have an internet connection, Waterford pays for it.
• Over half—62.7%—of the world's internet traffic comes from mobile phones. In 2023, the U.S.
• Public education in science led to a career at computer companies helping roll out the internet.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began by announcing that afternoon hearings, including House Bill 283, would be moved to Representatives Hall because of expected public interest. It then took up House Bill 671, which would establish a kindergarten literacy readiness program. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Mark Pearson, described the measure as a way to close gaps in early reading readiness and said it was intended as a first step, with only a placeholder appropriation while details are developed. He framed it as a targeted effort to help children who are not entering first grade ready to read. Testimony on HB 671 was largely supportive. Representatives asked about the bill’s structure, whether a specific program had been identified, how it would interact with play-based learning, and why the provider was limited to a registered nonprofit. Waterford.org representatives Teresa Rosenberger and Rob Riley testified in support, describing Waterford Upstart as a home-based, evidence-based early learning program already used in New Hampshire. They said the program provides adaptive instruction, family coaching, and technology support, including computers, tablets, internet access, and translation services in more than 100 languages. They also said the model has been successful in New Hampshire, including a Nashua pilot and later statewide efforts, and that similar legislation has existed in other states. Rep. Jonah Wheeler also spoke in support of the bill. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 671. After a fiscal note for HB 671 was distributed, the committee moved to House Bill 781, which would require school districts to adopt policies for a cell phone-free education and includes an appropriation. The transcript cuts off as Rep. Litchfield was introduced to testify on that bill, so no testimony, debate, or vote on HB 781 is included in the excerpt.

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• barrier, you're helping them identify barrier, you're helping them identify that<00:31:14.960>
• <00:39:32.000> identifying regulatory reform. identifying regulatory reform. identifying development
• That didn't used to be a internet.
• You can't someone over the internet.
• So just because there's a internet.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So, this was a way to take<00:15:24.560> identified<00:15:25.040> members<00:15:25.600>
• <00:16:25.759> in<00:16:26.000> the<00:16:26.160> New principles identified
• in the New principles identified in the New Hampshire<00:16:26.639> code<00:16:26.880> of
• And it says, "A great place to research fantasies and kinks safely is on the internet."
• It also says, "There are tons internet."

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So we're better identifying poverty.
• I represent a district that we don't even have internet in order to...
• We have the infrastructure to get internet.
• In that statute, there's a mechanism to identify poverty in a school.
• As a state, we need to identify what the measures are.

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• I was at the UN Internet Technology Conference and had the opportunity to speak with some legislators
• But if these companies could build systems sophisticated enough to identify adult users seeking this
• Awesome Herewith, on behalf of Internet Works and our 30-plus member companies, some of whom have been
• This amendment compounds rather than resolves the compliance uncertainty we have identified as a core
• We have at times when that's been identified for us. That was identified by a district attorney.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• An affordable connection to high-speed internet is critical, particularly for rural communities that
• rely on the internet for telehealth opportunities, public safety updates, and online learning.
• and report on agencies to identify and report on permitting<03:36:37.720> bottlenecks,<03:36:
• making and scientific work to identify making and scientific work to identify critical<03:47:10.400
• conditions, and identify irregularities. conditions, and identify irregularities.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• If so, please identify yourself for the record.
• Fritzinger, please identify yourself for the record.
• Please identify yourself for the record.
• um Miss Kaufman if you'd identify um Miss Kaufman if you'd identify yourself<00:54:03.079> for
• if you'd begin uh by identifying if you'd begin uh by identifying yourself<00:59:26.200> uh

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Verdell, it is true that all the public servants that you identified are entitled to their back pay unless
• Identified expanding career and technology education as a legislative emergency.
• In 2023 United States Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 800,000 complaints about cybercrime
• And I met teachers that had actually left for that reason, and others that were considering Internet,
• Representative, would you agree that without guaranteed access to the internet and a computer computer

Bills: HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB2143, HJR2, HB147, HJR6, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, SB1

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, mental health, telehealth

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• First of all, not everyone has internet; we know...
• They don't even have cell phone internet, I guess not. They asked me, "We don't have internet.
• Then there's a difference between internet and broadband, right?
• internet access or any other things, but you know we've got to find solutions.
• We talk about literally can you access the internet? Then there's the broadband part.

Bills: HB333, HB329, HB362

Keywords: law enforcement, training facility, regional authority, municipal cooperation, public safety, military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, transparency, public meetings, accountability, education, 1136, house, all

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• Speaker Pro Tem Dugan, you are recognized to identify those individuals whom we will honor today with
• Is the thought that the AI would be used to identify for the agency mistakes they're making, or is it
• When we talk about the funding to monitor wastewater to identify drug manufacturing trafficking, are
• ...to monitor wastewater to identify drug manufacture and trafficking.
• Well, we only pay for the computer, the Internet, books, and some incidental expenses.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Senator Don Childers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Antonio Richardson as law enforcement officer of the day. The chamber announced it would take up 11 budget conference committee reports, with no third-reading bills or special-order calendar items. Members were reminded that conference reports were subject to debate but not amendment, and that the required review periods had been satisfied. The first major action was on HB 7031E, the tax package. Representative Duggan explained that the conference report included a mix of retained, modified, and new tax provisions, including sales tax holidays, property tax and homestead-related changes, reductions in certain gaming and carbon-related taxes, changes to child care and documentary stamp tax credits, a new refund process for public works construction tax paid by universities and colleges, and other tax administration changes. Debate focused on the bill’s consumer impact, the reduction of the child tax credit from three years to one, the inclusion of firearm accessories in a sales tax holiday, the absence of gas tax relief and combined reporting, and the homestead exemption provision for certain deployed diplomatic and foreign service personnel. Critics argued the package favored niche or corporate interests over broad affordability relief, while supporters said it provided targeted tax relief and reflected conference negotiations. The House adopted the conference report and passed HB 7031E by a vote of 88-11. The House then began presenting the conference report for HB 501E, the state budget, which totaled $114.5 billion for fiscal year 2026-27 and was described as below the prior year’s spending level while maintaining reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined major budget areas: pre-K-12 funding included an increase in FEFP, salary increases for veteran teachers, stabilization funding, and support for declining enrollment; higher education included full Bright Futures funding, workforce programs, college operating support, university initiatives, and school guardian expansion; IT funding focused on Palm, ACCESS, APD’s I-Connect replacement, corrections systems, emergency management systems, and cybersecurity grants; health care funding covered Medicaid, nursing home rates, waiver provider increases, ADAP funding and restructuring, child welfare, and behavioral health; transportation and economic development included housing, cultural grants, jobs and rural infrastructure, Visit Florida, Space Florida, highway patrol equipment, and local transportation projects; justice funding included correctional construction, juvenile justice facilities, law enforcement grants, and clerk and due process reimbursements; state administration included fire stations, constrained counties, building maintenance, and Safe Florida Home; and agriculture/natural resources funding emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality, land acquisition, Florida Forever, state parks, and citrus research. Members then began questioning the budget details, including school voucher accountability, school funding formulas, public defender parity, prison technology, wastewater monitoring in prisons, ADAP policy, SNAP fraud controls and AI-assisted verification, Florida Forever funding, school lunch funding, and coral reef restoration. No final vote on HB 501E appears in the transcript excerpt.

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• Please note the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.
• Please note the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.
• Please note the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's end.
• Lastly, we know that a change also was made to clearly identify domestic insurers as the ones that should
• domestic insurers as clearly identify domestic insurers as the<00:30:56.960> ones<00:30:57.240

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills, with most measures drawing support from state boards, agencies, and industry groups. SB 102 (restaurants) had one supportive testifier and no questions. SB 1367 SD1 (installment loans) drew support from DCCA and other boards, but the chair raised concerns about a proposed $5 debit-card convenience fee, saying it seemed high and suggesting it might be amended downward; DCCA said it would check with industry on the likely impact. SB 1373 SD2 (administrative licensure action against sex offenders) received broad support from DCCA and multiple professional licensing boards, including psychology, physical therapy, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, massage therapy, nursing, optometry, barbering and cosmetology, the Hawaii Medical Board, and HPD. The committee then heard SB 1142 SD1 (insurance proceeds), which was supported by DCCA, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, while State Farm offered comments and the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed. Testimony focused on insurance access after the Lahaina wildfires and the need to address underinsured homeowners. The committee also discussed SB 144 SD2 (stabilization of property insurance), with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, and comments from the Attorney General and DCCA Insurance Division about revising the financing structure and correcting bill language. Opponents and reservationed supporters argued the bill may not help if applicants can still obtain coverage at very high prices, while supporters said it would expand market capacity and provide a safety net as climate-related losses continue. Finally, SB 253 SD2 (condominium reserves) received support from Hawaiʻi Realtors, CI, and several individual testifiers. Supporters said it would enforce existing disclosure requirements under Act 199 and improve reserve funding transparency, while one individual argued stronger enforcement and an ombudsman-style office would be more effective. The chair reminded testifiers to stay on the bill at hand. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• that might something that I identified that might be<01:33:55.199> a<01:33:55.360> barrier
• because again there's we've identified because again there's we've identified some<01:57:18.960>
• The first is the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
• <02:20:05.120> Crimes were grants for the Internet Crimes were grants for the Internet Crimes
• The first is the internet priority here.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It gives a method for law enforcement to identify by putting a QR code or a barcode on the placard or
• Make a way they can identify, put a timeline of 90 days or when the estate is probated that they have
• And somebody else says, “Well, we can always pull it up on the internet.”
• So, unless we're going to ban all the internet, the phones, television, videos, everything that's out
• There are other ways to get STDs without having sexual intercourse. ...find out through the internet,

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports throughout the day. The chamber first took up House amendments to Senate Bill 19 on insurance, including a changed start date and a bill name honoring David McHanie and Roy Johnson. On a long roll, the Senate concurred 22-0 with one abstention. Senator Singleton then used personal privilege to present a Black History observance highlighting Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., and Mahalia Jackson. Committee reports followed, with the Senate confirming Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission and Lynn Brewer to the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. Senator Singleton spoke at length in support of the trades-related confirmation, emphasizing the importance of skilled labor, contractor oversight, and workforce training, while also discussing the need to support such professions and the role of boards in protecting consumers. The Senate also received favorable reports from Judiciary, Education Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Tourism, and Local Legislation on a range of bills, many with amendments or substitutes, and placed them on the next day’s calendar. In motions and resolutions, Senator Elliott recommitted Senate Bill 310 to local legislation and introduced Senate Joint Resolution 50 honoring Coach Tim Carter, which was sent to rules. The Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 51 mourning Junior Harold Sorrells and several House resolutions from the Rules Committee, including recognitions for the Alabama State Games, Mack McCutcheon’s retirement, the Black pioneers of Macon County, Alicia Cannon, Joseph William Jones Jr., and Louis Vuitton the Pitbull Day. The chamber also recognized several school leaders in the gallery and then moved into local bills, beginning with Senate Bill 266, a proposed constitutional amendment regarding Covington County, for which a bill reading was requested using the previous roll.