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• Many gun crimes start before shots are even fired, and that's something that this bill will help, and
• crime can occur, making sure that we're preventing violence before it happens and before the shots are fired
• crime can occur, making sure that we're preventing violence before it happens and before the shots are fired
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, my name is William Fire Eisen.
• I'm trying to understand, and I'm sorry, this is like a big circular firing squad kind of thing.

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• Thank you for your service. Representative Garcia. Mr.
• Thank you for your service. Representative Garcia. Thank you. Thank you for your service.
• services in the northwest side of the state.
• House Bill 4147, 2026-2027 Human Services. House Bill 4147, 2026-2027 Human Services. Thank you.
• , police, fire, education.

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and spent much of the opening portion recognizing guests and interns from both parties, along with former lawmakers and a newly seated member, Representative Sylvia Allen. The chamber then took up House Concurrent Resolution 2065 honoring the late Alfredo Gutierrez. Members from both parties gave extended remarks about his life as a civil rights advocate, student activist, legislator, and mentor, and the resolution was unanimously adopted and transmitted to the Senate. Family members of Gutierrez were recognized in the gallery during the memorial tribute. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole on the first budget-related measures. On House Bill 4138, the “feed bill”/budget operations measure, Democrats argued the budget favored corporations and data centers over seniors, health care, housing, universities, and vulnerable families, while Republicans defended it as a continuation of prior policy and said it preserved tax conformity and modest agency cuts. After debate and questions, the committee recommended the bill do pass and the House adopted that report, sending HB 4138 to engrossing. The chamber next considered House Bill 4139, the amusement/gaming-related budget bill. Members debated whether it was essentially unchanged from last year’s budget language, with Republicans saying it was a continuation bill and that gaming-related provisions would support rural economies and tourism, while Democrats questioned the broader budget context and its effects on working families. The committee recommended HB 4139 do pass, and the House adopted that recommendation. The House then began debate on House Bill 4140, the state budget implementation bill, focusing on the budget stabilization fund and a proposed government efficiency initiative; discussion was still underway at the end of the transcript.

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• budget bill that will significantly cut federal funding to many vital programs; whereas health care service
• Medicaid will prevent New Mexicans from obtaining needed resources such as health care and aging services
• Whereas the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services promulgates vaccine
• geographic health professional shortage areas and stabilize the provision of existing health care services
• Why would someone fire bullets at the homes of the members in this chamber?

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• saving for a rainy day is a critical fiscal practice that helps to prevent cuts to vital public services
• ways to take away healthcare, take away food assistance, and make very deep cuts to vital public services
• When the state is withdrawing from the Rainy Day Fund, should we limit the programs and services that
• what it means is that, you know, say that the funds are going to be earmarked for health and human services
• Sometimes what that will mean is that, you know, the funds go to pay for costs in health and human services

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• And we also brought a social service lens to this work.
• You have to have a fire extinguisher, carbon dioxide, first aid kit, fenced backyard.
• But we will see, you know, some curtailment in services to go back to mom's shopping list.
• that we provide, that the 44 out of every 100 people provide those services for?
• People provide those services for it. I'd love to have that answer. Thanks, Secretary.

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• In 2002, I mean 2002, we had the Rodeo-Chediski fire where fences burned, and a lot of horses came off
• . ...fire where fences burned, and a lot of horses came off of the reservation onto the Apache Sitgreaves
• It's baffling to me that there's them do community service instead of that.
• in lieu of Waterfall dollars and just allow some homeless people to do community service in lieu of
• in the... ...10 days of filing, but in the other types of proceedings, it says within 10 days of service

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• SB 1106 simply shortens that window to 30 days to provide a more expeditious response and service so
• just checking my text to see if I had a text for Senator Chobo because she had to stay in Human Services
• California leads the nation in our use of data to strengthen services and rights for LGBTQ Californians
• that that failed, understanding that the science today certainly doesn't support that natural gas-fired
• residential stoves and hot water heaters are going to end the planet... ...gas-fired residential stoves

Summary: The committee convened for its first hearing, took roll, and heard several privacy- and AI-related bills. SB 1106 by Senator Cabaldon would shorten the Delete Act data broker deletion deadline from 45 days to 30 days; it drew support from a technology and democracy group, no opposition testimony, and was moved out on a due pass to Appropriations vote. SB 923 by Senator Becker would expand the CCPA deletion right to cover all personal information held by a business and require online-only businesses to offer a web form or similar method for privacy requests; supporters included the California Privacy Protection Agency and privacy advocates, while business groups raised concerns about scope, compliance, and the email/web-form requirement. The bill passed 6-0 to Appropriations, with some members noting they were laying off or wanted further amendments. The committee also heard SB 1142, the Digital Dignity Act, which would regulate digital replicas and deepfakes on large online platforms, including takedown and revocation procedures and penalties. Supporters said it would protect Californians from fraud, harassment, and nonconsensual synthetic likeness use; opponents, including the Motion Picture Association, CCIA, TechNet, and others, raised First Amendment, due process, Section 230, and overbreadth concerns, especially around deceased persons and the 48-hour takedown process. Members said they supported the bill but wanted further work before Judiciary, and it passed 6-0 as amended to Judiciary. The committee also adopted its rules without objection. Later, SB 867 by Senator Padilla would impose a four-year moratorium on the sale and manufacture of AI chatbot-powered toys for children, citing research showing unsafe, sexually explicit, or privacy-invasive behavior; child advocacy and consumer groups supported it, while retailers and civil justice groups sought narrower definitions and liability protections. It passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 1247 would give child influencers, once adults, a right to request deletion or modification of images and likenesses used in monetized social media content; it drew no support testimony but was opposed by a civil justice group over the creation of a new private right of action, and it passed 7-0 to Judiciary. SB 930, the consent-calendar item, was approved 7-0. The committee then heard SB 1114, which would restrict sharing of state-collected data related to LGBTQ Californians absent an enforceable order, with supporters arguing it would protect sensitive data from misuse by federal agencies and preserve trust in state programs. It passed 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 1159 would let local governments treat AI bots and agents differently from people for Brown Act, public records, and related civic participation laws, in response to AI-generated comment floods; supporters from environmental, local government, and nonprofit groups said it was needed to preserve human participation, while opponents argued the bill should focus on fraud rather than AI and warned about overreach. The bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1050 would require disclosures when synthetic performers are used in advertisements; labor and consumer advocates supported it as a truth-in-advertising measure, while media and industry groups objected that it was overbroad and should be narrowed to misleading ads and aligned with existing law. Members signaled support for the bill’s goal but also raised concerns about scope and consistency with current false-advertising rules.

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• Senator Smith has a bill with Senator Rounds, the Rural Housing Service Reform... Act.
• And I really appreciate your service to your community and in many ways to Texas and beyond.
• In the past two Congresses, Senator Smith and I have introduced the Rural Housing Service Reform Act
• But who are the folks that are living in these rural housing service homes? Like, who are we?
• So the firing, obviously, of and closing down of some of our Tribal Bureau of Indian Affairs offices

Keywords: affordable housing, government investment, barriers, legislative solutions, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on addressing the significant issue of affordable housing in America. Members expressed concern over the persistent barriers faced in the housing sector, despite substantial government investment aimed at alleviating these issues. It was highlighted that government interference plays a critical role in complicating the housing landscape, and discussions revolved around potential legislative approaches to mitigate these challenges. Several witnesses provided testimony, contributing to a thorough exploration of the topic.

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• House File 1824 will enable us to expand our services even further.
• </c> our services even further. our services even further.
• </c> Health and Human Services. Health and Human Services.
• </c><01:04:10.480><c> to</c> We're required to provide services to We're required to provide services
• He qualified and he speech services.

Bills: HF1660, HF1824, HF1926, HF1002, HF994, HF1915, HF1336

Keywords: children, youth programming, needs assessment, community engagement, state funding, education, funding, school districts, state budget, rural schools, food support, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, food shelves, grant funding, Minnesota FoodShare, early childhood, Head Start, education funding, developmental programs, literacy

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• I don't know if you were aware that during the fires in California, there was a drone flying through
• and it damaged one of the two Super Scoopers that they used to try and put out the fires, and that was
• guilty of a misdemeanor if the person operates a small UAS in FAA-restricted airspace. put out the fires
• and that was out put out the fires and that was out of<00:17:42.720><c> out</c><00:17:43.280><c> of<
• so again one provision is these services so again one provision is about<01:18:59.520><c> the</c><01

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• Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and other issues.
• We appreciate your service, Jennifer. So thank you so much. Thank you so much.
• SB 1378, Ochoa Bowe, service learning designation, holding committee.
• SB 946, Searto, escrow rating service, due pass. That's out on an A roll call.
• SB 1079, Stern, fire innovation unit, do pass. That's out on an A roll call.

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• Thank you for your service. It's an honor for us to have you here.
• We commend you on a lifetime of service to our young people in our state.
• And we will pause here now for a moment of silence in memoriam to him and his service.
• We go on to amend on line 317 by striking fire service, inserting in lieu thereof water and sewer.
• [cheering] [applause] [Applause] In visitor services, Ms.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 2 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• Father, we thank you for the opportunity to have a life of service.
• service and inserting in lieu thereof water and sewer.
• Legislative Services, Ian...
• [applause] Visitor Services, Brenda, Ashley, Amy, and Lauren...
• Visitor Services, Brenda, Ashley, Amy, Lauren, Sharon, Diane, and Rita.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 2 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• If you look now, and you get a certain TV, so like you know, you may have a Fire Stick.
• I also have Matt Larkson, he's our assistant director of financial services.
• We're also looking at a field services manager.
• Are they bound up in statute that you can't hire for these positions or hire AI services?
• What is more important, the royalty compliance person or field services person?

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• holding an ownership interest in a business organization that offers to the public professional services
• Madam Chair, Senator Carroll, the bill does not specifically address anything regarding fire safety.
• Finally, the bill establishes the Midwifery Advisory Council and the Department of Health Services to
• So the National Park Service, in our contracts—we're concessioners of the National Park Service—requires
• One is to allow proof of age for adult subscription services.

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2308, which would prohibit a dental insurer or its holding company from owning interests in dental practices regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and insurer control over provider care, while Delta Dental opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create divestment burdens. After discussion of possible exemptions and market-share caps, the committee passed HB 2308 on a 7-0 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, increases penalties for sales to minors, restricts youth-oriented marketing, and licenses manufacturers and distributors. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, and Vapor Technology Association, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency and help curb illegal products and youth vaping. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued it should instead use a full tobacco retail licensing model and that the bill’s enforcement structure lacks sufficient resources. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The strike-everything amendment allows a person or organization that filed a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before ballot qualification, applies the rule retroactively to withdrawals filed on or after January 1, 2026, and bars tallying or canvassing votes for referenda with a withdrawal notice. The sponsor described it as a common-sense governance fix, and the committee gave it a 7-0 do-pass recommendation. The committee next heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and related disciplinary processes. Nursing board officials opposed parts of the bill, warning that changes to nursing education oversight and tighter deadlines could weaken patient safety and increase costs and liability, while the Arizona Nurses Association and several nurses supported the bill as a way to prioritize serious complaints, improve timeliness, and allow expungement in appropriate cases. After adopting the amendment, the committee passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. The committee also passed House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures, and House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, both by unanimous votes. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 4010 on creating a Board of Genetic Counselors, with the sponsor and supporters describing it as a licensure and patient-safety measure; the transcript ends during testimony on that bill.

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• And this is to repeal a communication services tax.
• And this is to repeal a communication services tax.
• I mean, there are some charities that provide certain services and some provide services that may not
• </c> &gt;&gt; The number of times that Hudson Fire &gt;&gt; The number of times that Hudson Fire Department
• </c><00:44:35.880><c> that</c> charities to do to provide services that charities to do to provide services

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• May their service be marked with integrity and wisdom.
• The money to provide services for all students is within the FEFP.
• , reduced public service, and a less stable economy.
• By Health and Human Services Committee, Human Services Subcommittee, and Representative Franklin, CS
• By Health and Human Services Committee, Human Services Subcommittee, and Representative Franklin, CS

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding. The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0. The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.

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• And $13.4 billion, about 9.4%, is for developmental services.
• placement decisions, services, and transition.
• Would OYCR be engaged in how services are going to be, how effective services are going to be given now
• services reductions.
• After the devastating L.A. fires, the Eaton Fire shelter outbreak and infection control response and

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• We're at Representative Frived to call up the first test fire.
• of Washington State, and I'm a mother who's being asked to carry the water instead of fuel to this fire
• I am an honorably discharged United States Marine veteran with 11 years of service. Thank you.

Summary: The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2735, the “Troxel 2” bill relating to establishing a constitutional floor in family law cases. Staff explained that the bill would add legislative findings and intent to Chapter 26.09 RCW, emphasizing parental fitness, equal standing for similarly situated parents, and a duty to cooperate. The prime sponsor and public testifiers largely supported the bill, arguing that family courts too often restrict fit parents’ access to children without sufficient due process and that the bill would restore constitutional protections and reduce conflict. Some testimony also framed the proposal as a way to improve child safety, stability, and outcomes. No action was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then moved into executive session on multiple bills. It advanced bills on garnishment forms (ESSB 5865), child hearsay/testimony rules (SSB 5169, amended), immigration-enforcement policies for health care and related facilities (ESSB 5906, amended), compensation claims for wrongly convicted persons (SSB 5520), reinstating the Indigent Defense Task Force (ESSB 5912), preserving streamlined administrative and land-use review procedures (SSB 6009), authorizing court security threat assessments (ESSB 6086), adding superior court judges in Skagit and Yakima counties (SB 5868), requesting reinstatement of the limited license legal technician program (SJM 8006), expanding personality rights to digital likenesses (SSB 5886), and liability protections for certain children’s item donations, including car seats (ESSB 6087). Several bills were amended before passage out of committee. Votes were recorded on each measure, with most passing on strong bipartisan margins. Notable split votes occurred on SSB 5169 and ESSB 5906, reflecting concerns about balancing child protection, due process, and immigration-related enforcement issues. The committee concluded by thanking staff and adjourned after reporting all listed executive-session bills out of committee with do pass recommendations, some as amended.

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• And as, you know, I've driven an ambulance and a fire truck for years and years, how would one guide
• And as a, you know, I've driven an ambulance in a fire truck for years and years.
• transportation connections at such locations and connections to existing and planned public transportation services

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on February 18 and heard several Senate transportation bills, then announced it would caucus after the public hearings. Engrossed Senate Bill 5081, concerning unattended motor vehicles and remote starter systems, was briefly introduced and described as having no fiscal impact; the sponsor framed it as a public-safety and anti-theft measure, but no substantive testimony followed before the hearing was closed. The committee then heard Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5203 on wildlife habitat connectivity and safe wildlife crossings, which would require WSDOT and WDFW to develop and update a statewide connectivity strategy, create dedicated wildlife corridors and crossings accounts, and report regularly to the legislature. Supporters emphasized reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions, better habitat connectivity, and access to federal matching funds, while opponents from southwest Washington argued the bill lacked local landowner and county input and could push wolves or other wildlife into agricultural areas. No vote was taken. The committee also heard Engrossed Senate Bill 5705, which would double penalties for using a personal electronic device while driving in school, playground, and crosswalk speed zones and direct the additional revenue to school zone safety accounts. Testimony from the Traffic Safety Commission and the sponsor stressed rising distracted-driving fatalities, the vulnerability of children and pedestrians, and the need for stronger deterrence; members asked about messaging, enforcement, and how the new penalties would be used. Finally, Engrossed Senate Bill 5581 was heard, a broad active transportation and complete streets bill that would update roundabout and crosswalk definitions, integrate shared-use paths into highway planning, and allow WSDOT to use local or tribal facilities as mitigation when they provide equal or better access. Supporters from transportation advocacy groups and local governments said it would improve safety and clarify existing law, while one Lake Forest Park official warned that complete streets mandates can create unfunded costs that delay needed maintenance. The committee closed public testimony on all bills and adjourned without taking final action.