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• I rise today to recognize extraordinary Black luminaries from Central Florida for their work and impact
• c><00:10:45.120><c> and</c> Central Florida for their work and Central Florida for their work and impact
• And that's what we had impacts policy.
• </c> the fact that there are unique impacts the fact that there are unique impacts uh<03:49:01.520><c
• areas, uh, some much needed in rural areas, uh, some much needed relief<03:52:47.279><c> and</c><03:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee will come to order.
• They will receive a do pass out of the Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee.
• The Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee will be in recess until next Tuesday.

Bills: SB216 , SB225 , SB248

Committee: Senate Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Keywords: Native American, language certification, cultural education, appropriation, education funding, tribal liaison, voter education, electoral access, translation services, Indian Affairs, communication, consultation, New Mexico, tribes, federal government, 996, all

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• The Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee will come to order.
• They will receive a do pass out of the Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee.
• And the Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee will be in recess until next Tuesday.

Summary: The Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee met on a consent calendar for Senate Bills 216, 225, and 248. Members described the measures as appropriation bills, with one noted as a $33 million appropriation. There was brief discussion among committee members, but no concerns were raised about any of the three bills. The committee agreed to handle the bills individually for the record while voting on them together in practice. A motion was made to approve all three bills, and the motion was seconded. The committee then advanced Senate Bills 216, 225, and 248 with do pass recommendations, with no opposition recorded. At the close of the meeting, the chair announced the committee would recess until the following Tuesday. Members were told that two additional pieces of legislation were expected for full hearings at that next meeting.

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• All of these are impacting the available space.
• It is also impacting hiring, especially for young college graduates.
• It ensures policies are data-driven and grounded in real-world impacts.
• It ensures policies are data-driven and grounded in real-world impacts.
• And the impact is beyond what we understand.

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and reinforce confidentiality and privacy protections for therapy records. Supporters, including a mother and therapist whose son died by suicide after extensive chats with ChatGPT, argued the bill is needed to prevent harmful, crisis-related interactions. Behavioral health groups and labor/privacy organizations supported the measure, while TechNet, the California Medical Association, and the California Hospital Association opposed unless amended, saying the bill could restrict useful clinical tools and create conflicts around triage, screening, and data use. The committee passed SB 903 4-0 to Appropriations, with members noting the need for further work on definitions and implementation. SB 1119 would create a broader framework for chatbot safety for children, including annual risk assessments, crisis response protocols, default child protections, parental controls, notice and time limits, restrictions on advertising and use of children’s data, incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The author and supporters again cited the death of Adam Raine as evidence that chatbots can reinforce suicidal ideation and isolate children. Common Sense Media and several labor and privacy groups supported the bill. CalChamber, TechNet, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and other industry and local government groups opposed unless amended, raising concerns about vague standards, overlap with SB 243, prescriptive design mandates, and litigation risk. The committee approved SB 1119 4-0 to Judiciary, with amendments to be taken there. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader data by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for most data. Supporters said the bill responds to documented misuse and over-retention of data that mostly belongs to innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, arguing the retention limit would hinder investigations and reduce the usefulness of ALPRs in serious or delayed cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, a local control bill for six cities, would allow camera or sensor-based enforcement of curb and loading zones, with a human reviewing each violation before issuance. Supporters said it would help cities manage congestion and unsafe blocking of bike lanes and loading zones; privacy advocates warned about expanding automated surveillance. It passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard SB 1101, which would require higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies and limit disclosure to what is legally required. Supporters framed it as a transparency and anti-doxing measure in response to recent federal investigations and subpoenas; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee then began hearing SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, which would require advance notice and reporting when employers displace workers due to technology and give displaced workers priority for openings, but the transcript cuts off before the hearing concluded.

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• It simply calls for an independent, fact-based study to evaluate potential rate impacts, infrastructure
• I just want to close and say we've seen and we've been impacted already by the investments of private
• I like our state taking a considered and thoughtful approach to what the impacts of private equity are
• I like looking into, I like our state taking a considered and thoughtful approach to what the impacts
• The impacts of private equity are in a variety of areas, and how we should be responding to them.

Bills: SM20 , SM9 , SJR6 , HB124

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

Keywords: youth violence, violence prevention, violence intervention, community violence intervention, credible messengers, peer support, restorative justice, violence interrupters, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, high-risk youth, public safety, Department of Health, New Mexico, statewide summit, data collection, reporting, interagency coordination, community-based organizations, law enforcement

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• then it just ended with saying, "Lord, I just ask that you bless these pumpkins that they make an impact
• bless these pumpkins that they<00:09:01.279><c> make</c><00:09:01.360><c> an</c><00:09:01.600><c> impact
• </c><00:09:02.080><c> your</c><00:09:02.320><c> kingdom</c><00:09:03.120><c> and</c> they make an impact
• If you're in rural Kentucky, you'll know what I'm talking about.
• </c> enormous impact. enormous impact.

Committee: Senate Agriculture

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:12 SB 5 Discussion: 03:10 SB 5 Roll Call Vote: 18:05 SB 73 Discussion: 22:00 SB 73 Roll Call Vote: 22:40, 958, all

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• So one of the things that we talked about in the last hearing was around the scope of impact that the
• The significance is that AIHP members were directly impacted by CBHSG-related policy changes and rate
• The significance of this is that Access cannot evaluate the quality or differential impact of DFSM and
• No impact study for key rate setting. Access did not conduct an impact study.
• Access acknowledged that it changed behavioral health rates without an impact study.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1182, all

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• House Bill 2401 does not address critical root causes impacting boys and men.
• House Bill 2401 does not address critical root causes impacting boys and men.
• Many of these cases have impacts on people's lives, and so our judges experience similar threats.
• Many of these cases have impacts on people's cases. to us by more than 40 state agencies.
• ALJs decide cases with high emotional impact for parties.

Bills: HB2198 , HB2401 , HB2462 , HB2419 , HB2210 , HB2205 , HB2249

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: regulatory efficiency, permitting, licensing, executive order, state government, commission, gender equity, boys, men, advocacy, state policy, unpiloted aircraft, drones, regulation, airspace safety, privacy, address confidentiality, administrative law judges, privacy protection, staff employment

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• critical sectors like MRO, pilot training, and air traffic control were not typically considered high impact
• Out of our normal cycle of review, we added those to our high impact sectors because again, at some point
• As you know, I'm grateful for your work, particularly in my rural communities that you're doing.
• the retaining goes, I think it's just being able to get them to the point where they can make an impact
• not only the education of the children and our future workforce, but also impacting the ability for

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• But I will tell you that Mary's impact on the Northland far exceeds any other legislator in our region
• But I will tell you<00:28:35.360><c> that</c><00:28:35.679><c> Mary's</c><00:28:36.240><c> impact</c>
• Um, other people have already talked about it, but Mary's impact was really incredible.
• Um, other people have already talked about it, but Mary's impact was really incredible.
• Um, other people have already talked about it, but Mary's impact was really incredible.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• what the impact will be on community bankers.
• This could have a drastic impact on Community Bank's ability to lend to... small businesses, to serve
• This amendment would require the Treasury Department to assess. assess the impact of the GENIUS Act on
• If the Treasury Department finds, after five years, that the GENIUS Act has had a negative impact, the
• This reporting would include any impacts on the banking sector, and that includes community banks.

Bills: SB875

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: banking regulation, federal agencies, reputational risk, financial services, supervision, FIRM Act, bank supervision, depository institutions, federal banking agencies, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve, NCUA, CFPB, credit unions, Operation Choke Point, financial discrimination, safety and soundness, supervisory guidance, examination manual

Summary: This meeting focused on the markup of the Genius Act and the FIRM Act, two significant pieces of legislation addressing stablecoin regulation and the financial industry's regulatory framework. The Chairman noted the importance of providing clarity to the digital asset community and protecting American consumers, while also promoting innovation and competition within the financial sector. Members of both parties expressed varying viewpoints, with some highlighting concerns related to national security and the potential risks associated with stablecoins.

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• ensure that they were bringing a level of technical, scientific, law, public health, and cumulative impact
• to ensure that they were bringing a level of technical, scientific law, public health, cumulative impact
• would also adjust downward very significantly for those fee facilities, which has a very beneficial impact
• Collaboration is how we multiply our impact.
• And if we don't push towards that, the impacts to community members will not be lessened.

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on the Board of Environmental Safety (BES), created by SB 158 in 2021, and on broader DTSC reform efforts, including permitting, community engagement, fee setting, and the hazardous waste management plan. Chair Connolly opened by noting the board’s original goals of improving transparency, accountability, and fiscal stability, and raised concerns about a recent board appointee later becoming a lobbyist with DTSC-regulated clients. Witnesses and members also discussed the long-delayed SB 673 regulations on facility permitting and community vulnerability protections, as well as the board’s role in approving the hazardous waste management plan and reviewing permit appeals. Community and environmental justice witnesses argued that the board has improved access by creating a public forum, ombudsperson, and appeal process, but said it remains too passive and lacks authority over budgets, staffing, and implementation. They urged more statutory direction, stronger community participation, better transparency on how comments are used, and more meaningful authority in permit and plan decisions. One witness suggested the Legislature consider a separate oversight body or stronger legislative engagement, while another called for youth representation and paid fellowships on advisory bodies. Business and regulated-community testimony was more supportive of the board’s structure, emphasizing that SB 158 was a negotiated compromise that improved transparency and accountability while avoiding politicization, and calling for faster fee analysis and clearer budget information. Board Chair Andrew Rakestra and DTSC Director Barbara Butler reported that reform has produced measurable gains: more public engagement, stronger enforcement, fewer continued permits, improved compliance, increased revenues from the generation-and-handling fee, and progress on Exide cleanup, safer consumer products, and community revitalization grants. They acknowledged, however, that the board’s authority is limited, permit appeals can be slow, SB 673 regulations remain unfinished, and public trust still needs work. Both said the board is most effective when involved early and when DTSC shares information proactively. Members asked about fee stability, the hazardous waste management plan, and whether the Legislature should give the board a more formal role in budget change proposals, regulatory processes, and implementation oversight. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with public comment.

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• For many of us who represent rural districts, we know firsthand the importance of institutions like Chico
• The Armenian diaspora is not only impacted by the Armenian Genocide, but in so many ways is shaped by
• If you really care about the prices, that would absolutely make up for any perceived or real impact of
• I've had an opportunity to lead hearings on the impacts of the President's tariffs, and what we have
• The Strait of Hormuz is closed, and it's open, and it's closed, and it's open, and the impact.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a delayed quorum call, then moved through routine procedural actions, including unanimous-consent requests on guest seating and committee referrals. A motion by Assembly Member DeMaio to withdraw AB 2624 from committee failed on a roll call vote, 14-44. The chamber also heard multiple guest introductions and held an Armenian Genocide Remembrance ceremony with a prayer, pledge, and moment of silence. The main floor action centered on H.R. 97, commemorating the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Assembly Member Schultz and numerous colleagues spoke in support, emphasizing historical recognition, solidarity with Armenian Californians, and opposition to denial. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 66 co-authors were added. Later, H.R. 99 recognizing California Agriculture Day also drew extensive support from members highlighting the state’s agricultural economy, farmworkers, and the need for continued investment in agriculture; it was adopted by voice vote after 65 co-authors were added. Several bills were also considered and passed: AB 1838 on contractor wage-and-hour disclosure for public works bids, AB 1562 authorizing counties to randomly select poll workers, AB 2297 standardizing restitution rules in diversion programs, AB 1659 improving school re-enrollment support for justice-impacted youth, AB 1974 creating an optional temporary firearm storage program for law enforcement, AB 2402 updating health studio fee rules, and AB 1607 extending the Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund. AB 1607 drew sharp opposition over fee funding and broader policy concerns, but passed 66-1. The Assembly also adopted ACR 129 establishing a sister-state relationship with Lagos State, Nigeria, and considered a Senate joint resolution on tariffs, with members split over whether tariffs or state policies were the main driver of higher costs; the transcript ends during debate on that resolution.

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• In summary, bills with a revenue impact of more than $150,000 will not be eligible for a vote immediately
• I hear me to test. ...is impacted by detention enforcement activities.
• This has a significant negative economic impact on the state.
• Commercials shoot in urban centers, suburbs, and rural communities alike.
• They impact the broader economy.

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So this is not going to have the impact that proponents think it will.
• Thank you, and I'd really like to see a fiscal note on this, and we don't even know the impact of, I
• of impact it's going to be to the prison system.
• So my little Hattaflis and my little rural counties are the ones that are charging this?
• The JLBC has been able to estimate the fiscal impact for one of them.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee heard and advanced several House bills dealing with criminal law, victims’ rights, and court fees. HB 2131 would remove the financial-gain requirement from weapons and explosives trafficking and make trafficking three or more weapons or explosives in one offense ineligible for probation, pardon, commutation, or early release until the sentence is served; it passed 6-1. HB 2132 lowered the fentanyl trafficking threshold from 200 grams to 100 grams and adjusted related sentencing language; supporters said it would help law enforcement and prosecutors, while opponents argued it would sweep in heavy users and lacked data on current enforcement; it passed 4-3. HB 2223 requires sex offenders seeking a name change to notify prosecutors and victims, and to register under the new name if granted; it passed 6-1. The committee also passed HB 2411, which creates the crime of coerced abortion for secretly or forcibly administering an abortion-inducing drug with intent to cause an abortion, as a class 2 felony. Supporters described cases of covert or forced abortion drug use and said existing laws do not clearly cover situations where the drug is given but no death occurs; opponents argued current assault, manslaughter, homicide, and food-contamination statutes already address the conduct and that the bill is unnecessary. HB 2043, which adds unborn children to the felony-murder statute, also passed 4-3 after testimony from prosecutors and advocates on both sides; supporters called it a cleanup measure, while opponents warned it advances fetal personhood and could have broader reproductive-health consequences. HB 2046, requiring victims to be notified of pre-hearings in probation review proceedings for certain sex offenders, passed unanimously after emotional testimony from a victim’s family and county prosecutors. The committee then approved HB 2666, which increases penalties for sexual extortion involving 15-, 16-, and 17-year-olds when the offender is an adult and knew or should have known the victim’s age. Finally, HB 2265, which eliminates court-imposed fees and assessments on criminal defendants for public defense, jury trials, and appeals, passed 7-0 despite county opposition over lost revenue and shifting costs to taxpayers. The last bill, HB 2133, would require commercial websites hosting sexual material to verify the age and consent of depicted persons, retain records, and treat synthetic depictions like AI-generated images similarly to existing revenge-porn laws; it drew support from adult-industry representatives on some implementation issues but also significant constitutional and privacy concerns, and the committee adopted an amendment before passing the bill as amended.

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• So this is not going to have the impact that proponents think it will.
• what kind of impact it's going to be to the prison system.
• So I don't believe that it's something that's going to impact them negatively in a large way.
• So my little Hatathlie's and my little rural counties are the ones that are charging this?
• JLBC has been able to estimate the fiscal impact for one of them.

Bills: HB2043 , HB2046 , HB2126 , HB2131 , HB2132 , HB2133 , HB2223 , HB2265 , HB2411 , HB2666

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: felony murder, unborn child, homicide, Arizona Revised Statutes, life imprisonment, death penalty, education, funding, school districts, state aid, education reform, venue, employee conflict, superior court, legal proceedings, workplace disputes, weapons, explosives, trafficking, firearm regulations

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• It is a small addition in hours, but such a meaningful addition and impact.
• Substance use disorder also disproportionately impacts our industry.
• impact on the general fund.
• Significant impact on the general fund. Are there any questions?
• The fiscal note shows no fiscal impact and there are no amendments. Thank you.

Bills: SB6053 , SB6134 , SB6147 , SB6106 , SB6045 , SB6135 , SB6128 , SB6282 , SB6068 , SB6303 , SB6290

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: SB 6053, domestic workers, domestic worker rights, labor protections, minimum wage, overtime, private household employment, nanny, home care worker, personal care provider, housekeeper, cleaner, cook, gardener, household manager, wage theft, retaliation, anti-discrimination, immigration status, privacy rights

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• Parents and students know best what resources will make the greatest impact on their education.
• Is there something that we had so much impactful testimony? I can't remember.
• Is there a difference between a rural and urban geographical location?
• Killian talked about about was the impact of contracted evaluation staff.
• We have it written out for everybody, but it really impacts most the students.

Bills: SB568 , SCR5 , SB57 , SB1447 , SB27 , SB24 , SB 57 , SB 24 , SB 27

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Keywords: special education, funding, individualized education program, visual impairments, accessibility, support services, state education code, SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame

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• A build of this magnitude really needs more input from all impacted stakeholders.
• </c> more input from all impacted more input from all impacted stakeholders<01:43:44.760><c> but</c><
• Most impacted stakeholders were not consulted.
• Most impacted stakeholders were not consulted.
• manufacturers but also just impacting manufacturers but also impacting<01:56:20.760><c> dealers</c><

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• access gaps as I as I mentioned, rural access gaps as I as I mentioned, reduce<00:53:08.440><c> travel
• We're actually going to see and provide a different opportunity for the more rural campuses.
• Kentucky, particularly those rural Kentucky KCTCS campuses.
• Kentucky, particularly those rural Kentucky KCTCS campuses.
• Kentucky, particularly those rural Kentucky KCTCS campuses. >> I like your emphasis on rural Kentucky

Committee: Joint Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order 02:45 Roll Call 05:25 Cosmetologists 13:48 Barbers 01:16:06 Adjournment, 958, all