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• sexual behavior concerns specific incidents involving the responding party and is offered to prove consent
• <01:12:48.560> that released without student consent that released without student consent
• Many clients had not sought medical care for themselves but felt compelled to do so when it was offered
• Many clients had not sought medical care for themselves but felt compelled to do so when it was offered
• Many clients had not sought medical care for themselves but felt compelled to do so when it was offered

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House of Representatives for one minute and to revise
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent >> Mr.
• Speaker, I request unanimous consent to address the House out of order. The gentleman's request?
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that it be in I ask unanimous consent that it be in order at any time
• Speaker, request consent to address the House for one minute."

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• your client to negotiate the terms of a lease with the landlord?
• :57:24.040> to possible for you and your client to possible for you and your client to negotiate
• To our clients and tenants, is when you apply for an apartment.
• I've never spoken to any client who had at least longer than 12 months.
• actually just worked with a a client actually just worked with a a client where<03:18:08.120>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And is the client being billed twice for the same service if it's already been checked?
• they use in their rules, we were unable to meet their goal of a 40% curtailment and they fined my client
• My client got no such, no such, um, uh, treatment.
• My client thinks that's too high, but it's something we could live with.
• Um, I have represented clients in all corners of this state from El Paso to Texarkana to the panhandle

Bills: HB 5208, SB 863, SB 1243, SB 1624, SB 1965, SB 2660, SB 2702, SB 2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• , and the consent has to be affirmative consent.
• <02:13:39.679> and<02:13:39.880> the consent and the consent and the consent<02:13:42.360
• <02:13:45.920> um consent has to be affirmative consent um consent has to be affirmative consent
• This has to be real consent.
• This has to be real consent.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met to hear House Bill 520, which would authorize the Department of Education to issue subpoenas in investigations and hearings involving the code of conduct for New Hampshire educators. Representative Lynn, the bill sponsor, said the measure was intended to give the department standard subpoena power during investigations and in later adjudicatory proceedings, with a process for challenging overbroad subpoenas. He argued that agencies with investigative and hearing authority should also have the power to compel witnesses and documents, and said the bill was narrowed from an earlier broader draft to focus on teacher credentialing and address concerns about scope. Members raised several concerns about whether the department already has enough authority, whether the Attorney General could handle subpoenas instead, and whether the bill creates an imbalance by giving subpoena power mainly to the investigating side. Representative Burroughs said she did not feel she had enough information and was uncomfortable with the bill, especially regarding who bears subpoena costs. Representative Biron questioned the trial analogy and whether both sides truly have equal subpoena rights. Lynn responded that the investigative stage is like a grand jury process, where only the investigating body subpoenas witnesses, while the adjudicatory stage allows both sides to seek subpoenas through the hearing officer. Other questions focused on the bill’s scope. Representative Andreos asked what investigative authority the Department of Education already has, and Representative Organ questioned why the bill is limited to educators rather than also covering vendors, charter school boards, or the EFA scholarship organization. Lynn said the limitation to educators was deliberate, because earlier broader versions drew objections for being too expansive. Representative Tur asked whether the Attorney General could already handle such matters, and Lynn said that while the AG might be able to pursue some investigations or court subpoenas, agencies should be able to conduct their own internal investigations. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• And I'm a criminal defense lawyer, so I will have clients.
• Informed consent is obviously the gold standard. In that case, I was able to get in touch with.
• So, but it's not required, you're not required to. to contact the parent to get consent?
• And I deal with clients who have mental illness and they're in the jails. Yes, ma'am.
• Are you required to get informed consent? As an officer, no. Thank you.

Bills: HB 3772, HB 1656, HB 4504, HB 1896, HB 4420, HB 4421, HB 4076, HB 3708, HB 2806, HB 3540, HB 1586, HB 5459, HB 4553, HB 4535, HB 3811, HB 3749, HB 4255, HB 4051, HB 5098, HB 3554, HB 4539, HB 5274

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• first time, and I cannot tell you how many times I've received calls from those family members, not clients
• those family received calls from those family members,<00:34:36.040> not<00:34:36.280> clients
• <00:34:36.919> but<00:34:37.080> those<00:34:37.399> family members, not clients
• , but those family members, not clients, but those family members<00:34:38.840> who<00:34:38.960
• Express written consent from the qualified adults, so they have another layer of protection.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 963, which would make crimes against elders age 60 and over strict liability offenses by removing the requirement that the perpetrator knew or should have known the victim’s age. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that removing the state-of-mind element would create unfair and subjective results and suggesting sentencing enhancements or broader vulnerability-based language instead. Supporters, including Sandy Wong and another testifier with elder-abuse experience, said the current knowledge requirement creates a loophole that lets offenders avoid the elder enhancement even when they target vulnerable older adults. No vote was taken on the measure in the portion provided. The committee also heard HB 384, which increases penalties for promoting minor-produced sexual images, extends probation terms for felony obscenity offenses, tolls the statute of limitations during a victim’s minority, and requires sex offender registration for certain felony obscenity offenses involving minors. The Public Defender opposed the bill as overly broad and warned of absurd results, while the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney supported it, saying the bill addresses sextortion and other exploitation cases where adults solicit images from minors and that the 3-year age-gap threshold preserves ordinary teen relationships. Committee members questioned whether the bill was aimed at adults only and whether the age-gap carveout was narrow enough; the prosecutor said it was intended to cover adult predators and not consensual peer conduct. No final action was reported. HB 1100, which renames the Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program to use “low vision” instead of “visually impaired,” was supported by the Department of Human Services and disability advocates, who said the current term is derogatory and that the change responds to the blind community. The department said it was beginning work on administrative rules and expected to seek an appropriation, with implementation hoped for in 2026. The committee then heard HB 1283, exempting paternity proceedings from mediation when domestic abuse is alleged; the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence and others supported it as consistent with divorce law and important for survivor safety. HB 689, creating safe harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement help, drew support from HPD, Emua Alliance, the Judiciary, and others, who said it would prevent traffickers from using prostitution charges to silence victims. Finally, HB 383, reinstating mandatory minimum jail terms for successive violations of protective orders and removing the court’s ability to suspend those minimums, drew opposition from the Public Defender, who said some repeat violations stem from mental health or substance use issues, and support from the Prosecuting Attorney, who argued the bill treats protective orders like temporary restraining orders and preserves judicial discretion within a misdemeanor framework.

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• By unanimous consent, we go to business announcements and miscellaneous.
• Today I ask for unanimous consent to excuse two senators. Mr.
• I asked unanimous consent of this... Madam President, thank you.
• Madam President, I would like unanimous consent to excuse Senator R.
• Unanimous consent, we go to our business introduction of legislation.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Representative West requests unanimous consent that the amendment be adopted without objection; that
• Representative West requests unanimous consent that the amendment be adopted without objection, and that
• Representative West requests unanimous consent that the amendment be adopted without objection; that
• Representative West now requests unanimous consent that the amendment be adopted without objection; that
• Representative Stewart requests unanimous consent that the resolution be adopted without objection; that

Keywords: 914, all

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• Two of the bills are proposed for consent: File Item 4, AB 1322, which is an Ag Committee bill, and File
• Before we move on to the next bill, we're going to take up the consent calendar.
• On the consent calendar, Soria. Aye. Soria. Aleneese. Aguiar-Curry. Connolly. Gonzales. Hadwick.
• The consent calendar is approved with eight votes. Ransom, aye. Eight votes.
• The consent calendar is approved with eight votes.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Agriculture met as a subcommittee and heard several bills, with extensive discussion focused on balancing agricultural land preservation, water scarcity, renewable energy, and farm equity. AB 1156 by Assembly Member Wicks would update the solar use easement program to allow certain Williamson Act lands facing water constraints to be used for solar projects through a suspension rather than cancellation of contracts. Supporters said the bill could help landowners and local governments adapt to falling water supplies and meet clean energy goals, while opponents, including the Farm Bureau, warned it could weaken Williamson Act protections, expand solar development onto prime farmland, and eliminate cancellation fees that help preserve agricultural land. RCRC said its concerns had largely been addressed through amendments and moved from opposition to support once changes are in print, though committee members continued to raise concerns about prime farmland, community benefits, and definitions of commercial viability and water constraints. The bill passed the committee on a due-pass-as-amended motion, with a later roll call recording six votes in favor and one absent member voting aye. AB 524 by Assembly Member Wilson would create a new state land access program for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, using Proposition 4 funding to provide financial and technical assistance for land acquisition, protection, and long-term leases. Testimony emphasized the lack of secure land tenure for small and underserved farmers, the loss of farmland statewide, and the difficulty of investing in sustainable practices without stable access to land. Committee members strongly supported the measure, with several noting the importance of land access for family farms and equity in agriculture. The bill passed unanimously on an 8-0 vote. The committee also approved AB 675 by Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry, which would codify California’s Farm to School program in statute. Supporters said the program connects students to healthy local food, creates stable markets for farmers, and supports agricultural and nutrition education, while helping direct school meal dollars to California producers. Witnesses from the Center for Ecoliteracy and CAFF described the program’s statewide reach and benefits for small farms and high-need schools. The bill passed on an 8-0 vote. The committee also adopted the consent calendar, approving AB 1322 and AB 1505 on an 8-0 vote.

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• Consent is moved. All in favor? >> I. Consent is moved. All in favor? >> I.
• >> Consent. >> Move consent. >> Consent's moved. All in favor?
• >> Consent. >> Consent. >> Consent. >> Move<02:31:00.399> consent.
• >> Move consent. >> Move consent. Consent's<02:31:02.160> moved.
• >> Consent. Move consent. >> Consent has been moved. All in favor? >> I. >> Consent has been moved.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Let's call the roll on the consent calendar. Thank you. On the consent calendar.
• Let's call the roll on the consent calendar. On the consent calendar. Barcaham. I. Bara Caham. I.
• On the consent calendar, Lowenthal. Mr. Lowenthal, on the consent calendar? Aye. Lowenthal, aye.
• The consent calendar. We have seven votes. Brian, DiMaio, McKinnor, on the consent calendar.
• The consent calendar. We have seven votes. Brian, DiMaio, McKinner on the consent calendar.

Summary: The committee heard several AI- and consumer-protection-related bills, with extensive testimony from authors, supporters, and industry opponents. SB 53 by Senator Wiener would create transparency requirements for large AI developers, including disclosure of safety and security protocols, reporting of critical safety incidents, whistleblower protections, and the CalCompute public cloud. Supporters said it is a narrower, transparency-based follow-up to last year’s vetoed AI safety bill, while opponents argued it still relies too much on company size, could expose trade secrets, and should be narrowed further. The committee approved SB 53 on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations, with the roll held open for absent members. SB 766 by Senator Allen would codify the FTC’s Cars Rule and create a three-day cooling-off period for certain used-car purchases, along with stronger disclosure rules on pricing, add-ons, and government affiliation claims. Supporters said it would save consumers money and time and help buyers avoid bad deals, while dealer and industry groups said amendments addressed many of their concerns. Several former opponents moved to neutral, and the committee passed SB 766 unanimously as amended to Appropriations. SB 7 by Senator McNerney would regulate automated decision-making systems in employment by requiring notice, human review for discipline and termination, and limits on predictive behavior analysis. Labor and consumer advocates supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or overly automated workplace decisions, while employer and industry groups raised concerns about scope, notice burdens, and the predictive-analysis ban. The committee passed SB 7 to Appropriations on a 4-2 vote, with the roll held open. SB 833, also by Senator McNerney, would require human oversight of AI used in critical infrastructure, along with training and system assessments; it drew limited opposition focused on scope, and the committee passed it as amended to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote, also holding the roll open. Later, the committee took up SB 11, which would address AI-generated voice, image, and video cloning and deepfakes by clarifying likeness protections, requiring consumer warnings, and addressing misuse and evidence tampering. Supporters framed it as a targeted response to nonconsensual deepfakes, while industry groups said recent amendments improved the bill but still had concerns about penalties and warning language. The committee also heard SB 720, the Safer Streets Act, which would let cities opt into a revised red-light camera system that shifts from driver to owner liability, removes facial identification, makes violations civil rather than criminal, and directs revenue toward transportation safety projects; the author presented the bill, but the transcript ends before any final action on SB 720.

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• So, ma'am, who is your client? Mr. Chairman, Lucid Motors. Okay.
• Carrie Hayden, on behalf of my client, Progressive Insurance.
• Unanimous landowner consent.
• You can't form one of these without 100... ...form unanimous landowner consent.
• Fraud impacts not only our companies, but also our clients, the insured.

Bills: HB2091, HB2140, HB2320, HB2384, HB2398, HB2502, HB2780, HB2918, HB2939, HB2950, HB2999, HB4020, HB4026, HB4029

Keywords: insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, bonds, financial advisors, elections, municipal advisors, cost of borrowing, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved the minutes from March 16, 2026, then heard testimony on a series of bills, with the chair noting that testimony and votes would be handled in batches because members were coming and going. HB 2939 would raise the rural qualified facilities tax credit from $20,000 to $25,000 per job for certain projects with initial investment under $2 billion. Lucid Motors supported the change as a tool to attract manufacturing jobs to rural Arizona, while opponents questioned whether the higher credit would actually create new jobs and pointed to a fiscal note that could reach $48 million. The committee later passed the bill 5-2. HB 2950 would authorize municipalities and counties to form tourism improvement areas funded by lodging business assessments for marketing and tourism promotion. The Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association and Visit Phoenix supported the measure, describing TIAs as voluntary, locally controlled tools already used in other states and useful for rural destinations; senators pressed on whether the assessments were truly voluntary and how the districts would be formed and administered. The bill passed 5-2. HB 2780, a technical cleanup bill related to property tax lien foreclosure and excess proceeds sales, was described as conforming changes to a prior law creating a mechanism for delinquent taxpayers to recover equity; it passed 6-1. HB 2502 would allow certain ASRS members who are elected officials to retire at normal retirement age without resigning their elected office, with the employer paying the alternate contribution rate. ASRS said it was neutral, and the sponsor and a lobbyist argued the bill would create parity with non-elected members who can retire and return to work; the committee passed it 5-2. HB 2140, as amended by a striker, would let the state treasurer invest up to 10% of trust and treasury monies in physical gold or silver bullion held in secure U.S. depositories. The sponsor and Sound Money Defense League supported it as a diversification and inflation hedge, while opponents argued gold is volatile, costly to store, and not a better use of taxpayer funds; the committee adopted the striker and passed the bill 4-2. HB 2398 would require commercial liability insurance for watercraft rented or hired in Arizona, including peer-to-peer boat-sharing programs, while not affecting ordinary personal boat ownership. The sponsor, insurers, and rental operators said the bill responds to uninsured boats being rented through apps and to safety and liability problems; some members said training should also be addressed. The committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill 6-1. Finally, HB 2999 would create state affordable infrastructure districts to finance public infrastructure for housing through bonds, taxes, and assessments, with unanimous landowner consent and disclosure requirements. Home builders and contractors said the districts could lower upfront housing costs and improve financing, but contractors sought stronger payment protections and some senators worried the bill could add red tape and costs without guaranteeing savings to homebuyers. After adopting a large amendment, the committee passed HB 2999, though at least one member voted no and another passed on the vote.

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• HB 569, Forensic Clients. The Agency for Persons with Disabilities... Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• HB 569, Forensic Clients.
• Pornography implies consent and lawful adult content.
• But this subject is, when there's a child, there's no consent, there's no legality, there's no ambiguity
• Any child that is taken advantage of does not have consent.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Joseph Di Alessandro, the Pledge of Allegiance, and announcements confirming a quorum. Members also adopted the special order report and recognized several guests in the gallery, including former Speaker Dan Webster and law enforcement and civic visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, mostly on third reading, with several measures passing unanimously or by wide margins. Among the bills considered were measures on civil procedure and estates, including C.S. HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, C.S. HB 1337 on estates, HB 131 on curators of estates, and C.S. HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations. The House also passed C.S. HB 441 on conservation lands, which would lengthen notice and increase transparency for land swaps involving conservation property, and C.S. CS HB 919 on commercial service airports, which created a statutory definition for major airports and preempted local naming authority for several airports. HB 919 drew extensive debate over the proposed naming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump, with amendments to delay or alter the naming failing before the bill passed. Other bills approved included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS HB 461 allowing certain students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, CS HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services, CS HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to address fraud, and HB 271 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers. The House also passed HB 191 on re-employment assistance eligibility verification after extended questioning about its effects on benefits, appeals, and suitable work standards. One bill, CS HB 243 on electric bicycles, was temporarily postponed, and CS HB 1073 on school districts was also postponed.

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• I am here on my own behalf and on behalf of some of my clients, who include the Texas Apartment Association
• from here on a motion to compel filed by Travis Central Appraisal District in a case involving my client
• , financial, market-directed information of the comparable properties that they were asking of my client
• the county and forced the average resident to accept a $250,000 and a $37 tax hike without their consent
• Oh, I want unanimous consent to show Senator Middleton is voting yes on Senate Bill 2073.

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

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• With a unanimously passing age of consent for two years in a row, thank you.
• Chair, as you him his consent to work from committee sub.
• You also ask a unanimous consent to work from a committee sub without objection.
• And so I've actually come across instances where my clients are getting penalized or attempted to be

Bills: SB1638, SB504, SB2072, SB1283, SB1216, SB1655, SB2011, SB1643, SB1446, SB1256, SB1258, SB1441, SB1224, SB1448, SB1496, SB1597, SB1621, SB1827, SB2066, SB2104

Keywords: Governmental Tort Claims Act, liability limits, claims, medical negligence, tort reform, state liability, public health, claims adjustment, compensation limits, fraudulent conveyance, property rights, title theft, real estate law, law enforcement, probate procedure, agent residency, legal process, statutory language, gender neutral, SB 1216

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• I do see a heavy shift once I get a client who's interested in getting it done.
• <00:28:05.519> who's a heavy shift once I get a client who's a heavy shift once I get a client
• So there are some clients that I said there were some that are highly susceptible to the benefits.
• I work to educate the public on vaccine policy and law and advocate for informed voluntary consent.
• how they are going to keep their clients how they are going to keep their clients in<03:06:22.680

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• A lot of times, I receive information directly from CPS, who is technically my client, as I am partially
• As an attorney for DFPS or CPS, anything that they tell me... is technically attorney-client privileged
• As a defense attorney, if I step back and put on my other hat, if I have a client that's sitting in jail
• So in my dealings with DPS, I have a client who's charged with a crime.
• Members, this bill, Senate Bill 442, strengthens Texas law by requiring written consent for the creation

Bills: SB456, SB826, SB872, SB957, SB993, SB1660, SB2017, SB2611, SB2785, SB2794, SB442

Keywords: human organs, criminal penalties, physician license, medical ethics, illegal trade, SB 826, Texas, DWI, driving while intoxicated, intoxicated driving, school crossing zone, school zone, reduced speed limit, traffic safety, child safety, pedestrian safety, felony DWI, state jail felony, Penal Code Section 49.04, Transportation Code Section 541.302

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• brought in, and I think it was at, actually, this was at an arraignment where I was brought in from a client
• Would it be okay with the consent of the committee for him to come up, so I can ask him a couple questions
• Very rarely do I see a case in which somebody who's a client of mine, who has a felony, is given a PR
• I was going to ask for unanimous consent to have the bill sponsor come up, please.
• I'm going to ask for unanimous consent to have the bill sponsor come up, please.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the letter I received from GAO be entered into the record.
• Chairman, I'm consent to submit this into the record. Mr.
• Chairman, ask unanimous consent to enter Chapter 2 of Project 2025 into the record.
• As I understand it, there's no attorney-client privilege here, right?
• or you're not claiming an attorney-client privilege? I'm not claiming a privilege, Senator.