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• following are Assembly bills: 1773, Blanca Rubio; 1785, Hoover; 1828, Chen; 1873, Bennett; 1918, Dixon; 2001
• following are Assembly bills: 1773, Blanca Rubio; 1785, Hoover; 1828, Chen; 1873, Bennett; 1918, Dixon; 2001
• AB 1828, Chen; 1873, Bennett; 1918, Dixon; 2001, Stephanie; 2085, Alanis; 2173, Wallace; 2412, Tarr;
• 1818, 1823, 1841, 1859, 1871, 1871, 1893, 1945, 1965, 1995, 1991, 1891, 1893, 1957, 1955, 1965, 1991, 2001

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and first took up a large consent calendar. It moved a set of bills to the Assembly Floor consent calendar by unanimous vote, including AB 1773, 1785, 1828, 1873, 1918, 2001, 2085, 2173, 2412, 2536, 2644, and 2781, and separately approved another group of unanimous bills not eligible for floor consent, including AB 1544, 1555, 1614, 1621, 1637, 1704, 1816, 1933, 2529, 2559, 2663, and 2731. The committee then heard several individual bills, with each author describing the measure and witnesses generally testifying in support; no organized opposition was recorded on the bills discussed. Among the measures heard, AB 2393 would create fixed statutory damages for certain false imprisonment and arrest claims, while exempting peace officers, custodial officers, and public entities. AB 1697 would delay implementation of a recently enacted prohibition on employment contracts that require workers to repay employer debts if they leave a job, and AB 2534 would extend Domestic Violence Prevention Act restraining order protections to attempted forced marriages and survivors of forced marriages. AB 1608 would strengthen the High-Speed Rail Inspector General’s office by adding staffing and contracting authority, requiring public reports, and allowing limited temporary confidentiality for sensitive information; the bill drew questions from members about transparency and whether information could be withheld, but the author and Inspector General said the measure would increase accountability and only allow narrow, time-limited confidentiality. The committee also approved AB 1916, which would allow American Sign Language interpreters to participate in the same collective bargaining process as other certified court interpreters, and AB 1803, which would require anti-hate speech training as part of workplace harassment prevention training for employers with five or more employees. AB 1821 would change Public Records Act response timelines from calendar days to business days, with local government sponsors arguing it would better reflect actual processing time for broad and complex requests without reducing access. AB 1919 would establish election procedures to let voters decide the future of Santa Cruz Metro service funding after a one-time grant expires. Each of these bills was moved forward on due pass votes, with some members not voting on certain measures. The committee then approved a long suspense file, and the remaining suspense bills were deemed approved without further discussion.

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• I'm a proud USF graduate, Go Bulls, class of 2001, with a degree in business management.
• I would love nothing more than to work alongside President Lemieux as USF enters this next great chapter
• I sit on work alongside President Lemieux as USF enters this next great chapter.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education convened with a quorum and first took up CS for SB 1694 on technology education. The bill would require technology-integrated postsecondary general education core courses to include digital literacy and competency instruction, including use of artificial intelligence tools, and would encourage high school computer science courses that include AI to teach how AI systems use data, their benefits and limitations, and responsible use in academic and personal settings. The bill sponsor and several supporters emphasized preparing students for an AI-driven workforce while teaching critical evaluation and ethical use; one speaker raised concerns about overreliance on AI and the need to preserve real-world skills. Senator Davis supported the measure and suggested introducing similar instruction earlier, possibly in middle school. The committee voted the bill favorably, with Senator Leak later recorded in the affirmative. The committee then heard a large block of confirmations for higher education boards, including appointees to Tallahassee State College, the University of South Florida, the University of North Florida, Palm Beach State College, the College of the Florida Keys, Hillsborough College, Miami-Dade College, Florida A&M University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, Florida Polytechnic University, and the University of Florida. The appointees generally highlighted backgrounds in education, health care, law, business, technology, and public service, and described priorities such as student success, workforce alignment, affordability, fiscal responsibility, and institutional growth. One nominee to Tallahassee State College was asked about low NCLEX pass rates and said the college had a plan approved by the Florida Board of Nursing. Another nominee discussed Florida Poly’s STEM mission, and several members praised the nominees’ community ties and professional experience. After hearing the appointees, the committee voted to report the block of confirmations favorably to the Ethics and Elections Committee. The committee then received a high-level overview of the higher education budget, totaling $11.9 billion, with major emphasis on workforce training and development. Highlights included increases for school district workforce education, the Florida College System, workforce development capitalization, a rural educator recruitment program, funding for the USF Center for Nursing, preeminent research universities, UCF’s community school grant program, UF’s literacy and math initiatives, UF’s autism and neurodevelopment center, and a postsecondary guardian program for campus security. Members asked a brief question about a workforce fund transfer, and the chair explained it was a transfer of an existing program with new funds added. No public comment was offered, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Property taxes are primarily local and were local until 2001, when the state general levy was established
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• The state general levy was established in 2001 as...
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It happened again in 2001. What was happening in 2001, guys?
• <00:20:08.640> happened<00:20:08.960> again<00:20:09.120> in<00:20:09.720> 2001
• It happened again in 2001. What elected. It happened again in 2001.
• What was<00:20:11.120> happening<00:20:11.360> in<00:20:11.600> 2001,<00:20:12.240
• was happening in 2001, guys? was happening in 2001, guys?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• uh chapter 146A. uh chapter 146A.
• For example, Mississippi, which was licensed in 2001, has the biggest per capita rate of sex trafficking
• that was for example, Mississippi, who that was licensed<00:27:04.080> in<00:27:04.400> 2001
• um,<00:27:06.159> has<00:27:06.640> the<00:27:07.039> biggest licensed in 2001
• , um, has the biggest licensed in 2001, um, has the biggest per<00:27:07.760> capita<00:27:08.559

Bills: HF362, HF2590, HF2760, HF3444

Keywords: massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation

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• The 2001. Maybe you want to grab that from me. Yes. So that you have that to make sure that. Okay.
• Is there a way for you to take that 2001 amendment and make it with the additional language that you
• Did, when you look at what you guys had put together then and what that 2001 version does, does it encompass
• Chairman and members of the committee, I'd like the opportunity to take a look at this 2001, compare

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House Energy and Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with Senate Bill 2267 on on-site wastewater systems. DEQ testified that the bill would make DEQ the sole agency responsible for developing statewide wastewater code and licensing installers, replace local public health unit codes, create enforcement authority and civil penalties, and provide a $99,500 general fund appropriation for implementation. Members discussed whether the bill and proposed amendments adequately protected existing functioning or nonconforming septic systems, and DEQ said it would compare the Senate amendment with the committee’s draft and return the next day with feedback. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2339, a wildfire mitigation plan bill, and adopted amendment 02001 with a change from “Shell” to “May” on one line. After amendment, the bill passed 9-3 on a do pass as amended vote, despite opposition from members who argued it created a utility carve-out, reduced liability exposure for utilities, and incentivized safety without requiring compliance. The companion study bill, Senate Bill 2340, on fire service operational response needs also received a do pass recommendation, and the committee later agreed it should be handled on the floor before the mitigation bill so the two measures could be explained together. The committee also approved Senate Bill 2210, a study bill on watershed boundaries, with members noting it would help inform ongoing work on related water legislation. Finally, Senate Bill 2325, dealing with ordinary high watermark determination, received a unanimous do not pass recommendation after members expressed concern that high-water-mark language is difficult to define and may be better addressed in a separate study or resolution. The committee adjourned after noting that DEQ would return the next day with proposed amendments and that work on Senate Bill 2276 would continue with interested parties.

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• ,<00:09:49.279> I As she embarks on her next chapter, I As she embarks on her next chapter
• We are grieving the lives lost on September 11th, 2001.
• <02:33:53.600> We lives lost on September 11th, 2001.
• We lives lost on September 11th, 2001.
• <02:37:44.640> of Enjoy the well-earned next chapter of Enjoy the well-earned next chapter

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• If you ask them if they get consent from families under Texas law under Chapter 711 for the next of kin
• Madam Chair, I did want to point out that in current law right now under the Health and Safety Code, Chapter
• So in 2001, I discovered that The University of North Texas Health Science Center was accepting unclaimed
• I respectfully suggest adding two healthcare experts on the commission under Chapter 691.

Bills: SB1406, SB1681, SB2480, SB2721

Keywords: body donation, medical science, forensic science, willed body program, informed consent, boarding home, boarding home facility, adult care home, group home, assisted living, county reporting, municipal reporting, annual report, reasonable accommodation, fair housing, disability accommodation, local ordinance, permit requirement, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC

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• This bill reforms Chapter 984 in Florida Statutes.
• This bill reforms Chapter 984 in Florida Statutes.
• Chapter 984 concerns ungovernable, runaway, and truant youth, known as status offenders, and provides
• So this bill, you think about this chapter as the youth prevention area in Florida law, prevents our
• In Chapter 408, it pulls a definition for a legal representative that was created in 2001.

Summary: The committee took up a large health and human services agenda and first approved HB 711, the Spectrum Alert bill, which would create a statewide alert system for missing autistic children and require FDLE to coordinate training with state and local agencies. The measure drew a supportive waiver from the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and passed unanimously, 24-0, reported favorably. Members then considered CS for HB 229 on health facilities, which modernizes the Health Facilities Authority Act to allow additional nonprofit health system structures to use tax-exempt financing. Two amendments were adopted: one requiring advance notice, public hearings, and stakeholder notifications before a nonprofit hospital closure, and another removing a property tax exemption for a nonprofit hospital that closes and fails to maintain emergency services for 120 days, applied retroactively to January 1, 2025. The Florida Hospital Association opposed the amendments, citing workforce and nonprofit-status concerns, but the bill as amended passed 24-0. The committee also approved CS for HB 1405 on juvenile justice status offenders, expanding early truancy intervention, parent involvement, and shelter placement review timelines; it passed 24-0. CS for HB 27, joining the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, and its linked public records bill CS for HB 29 both passed unanimously after supportive testimony from several advocacy and business groups. The committee then debated HB 111 on out-of-network referrals and HB 1083 on patient access to records. HB 111 would require referring practitioners to inform patients in writing when a referral is out of network and to apply out-of-network payments to deductibles; it drew opposition from medical groups over administrative burden and patient-care concerns, but passed 17-8. HB 1083 would shorten the time for producing medical records to 14 working days and standardize access rules, with amendments clarifying portal access and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2026; despite opposition from some health information and provider groups over HIPAA and access concerns, it passed 19-7 as amended. Later, the committee approved HB 883, allowing autonomous practice for psychiatric nurse practitioners with the required credentials, after strong support from nurse practitioner groups and opposition from psychiatric and medical associations; it passed 23-3. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing exceptions with federal law and removes several state exemptions, passed 19-7 despite opposition from hospice, emergency physician, rheumatology, and medical groups concerned about paper prescriptions in emergencies and hard-to-find medications. HB 1353 on home health care services and CS for HB 989 on foster home licensure transfers both passed unanimously after supportive amendments. The committee also heard HB 1505 on parental rights, which would require written parental consent for many health care services, surveys, and biofeedback devices for minors and expand parental access to records; the bill drew extensive support testimony but also questions and concerns about confidentiality, abuse reporting, and existing exceptions, and the transcript ended before a final vote on that bill.

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• They have the second-longest consecutive winning seasons ever, 19 from 2001 to 2018.
• for education technology infrastructure, conforming Section 7-27-12.6 NMSA 1978, being Laws 2025, Chapter
• children of youth, making conforming amendments, repealing Section 33-9A-5 NMSA 1978, being Laws 1988, Chapter
• requiring that sealed bids be opened in accordance with Section 13-1-107 of NMSA 1978, being Laws 1984, Chapter
• requiring that sealed bids be opened in accordance with Section 13-1-107 of NMSA-1978, being laws 1984, Chapter

Keywords: 996, all

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• One medal may be awarded for acts committed prior to 1956. ...and then from 1956 to September 10, 2001
• , and from September 11, 2001, and later.
• Nathan Gage Ingram to be the nominee of the post-September 11, 2001 era for the Texas Legislative Medal
• Choice to be the recipient of the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor for service post-September 11, 2001

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• It dates back to 2001, so I'm not really sure.
• written, there are two exemptions: there's for... for facilities authorized prior to September 1st, 2001
• Therefore, any concrete crushing facility... issued since September 1st, 2001 could be applicable to
• What happened in the 2001 bill that affected anybody who was already operating, the way you described

Bills: SB2082, SB2203, SB2351, SB2550, SCR48

Keywords: concrete crushing, hospital proximity, environmental regulation, public health, zoning laws, SB 2203, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, contested case, administrative law judge, ALJ, discovery, scope of discovery, certification, administrative procedure, permit dispute, agency rules, Government Code

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• With over 20 chapters across Texas, with thousands of members, there's no doubt that these ladies fight
• Back in 2001, our Secretary of State, Henry Cuellar, wrote an election law opinion advising that ranked
• And let me say finally, Senator Menendez, you and I were freshmen over there in 2001, and then we were
• And this is next chapter. This is the next chapter.” “This is the next chapter, huh?

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, received a House message announcing passage of H.B. 500, and a gubernatorial nomination for the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including SR 409 recognizing Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, SR 402 honoring the discovery of the woolly devil plant at Big Bend National Park, and recognitions for Operation Christmas RGV and Wilson County Day. The Senate also heard an announcement that the Committee on Senate Nominations action report had been placed on members’ desks. The body then took up and passed several bills. SB 2365 was passed to prohibit personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time, with exceptions for health, special education, and safety needs. SB 1869 was passed to reaffirm the DSHS commissioner’s authority over controlled-substance schedule changes without rulemaking or judicial review. SB 1124 was passed to revise criminal discovery procedures in response to the Heath decision, with supporters saying it preserves exculpatory evidence protections while limiting suppression of inculpatory evidence when the defense already knew of it. SB 1758 was passed to create a Grayson County pilot study and temporary permitting hold concerning a cement kiln/quarry near a semiconductor wafer facility, and SB 2078 was passed to regulate composting in certain counties, after a clarifying amendment. The Senate also passed SB 33, barring governmental entities from transactions that support abortion assistance or out-of-state abortion procurement; SB 34, expanding wildfire preparedness measures, studies, equipment databases, and rural fire department funding; SB 1208, increasing the penalty for interference with public duties from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony; SB 1030, removing the maintenance, repair, and overhaul tax for general aviation; SB 505, creating processes to address election irregularities; SB 2411, updating the Business Organizations Code and changing filing-method requirements; and SB 1333, addressing unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, or conveyance of real property. Most measures advanced on voice vote or recorded roll call after motions to suspend the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule, with several members raising questions or objections, especially on the criminal justice, abortion, and public duties bills.

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• He's been waiting for an immigration remedy since 2001.
• Since 2001, he's been waiting for his immigration remedy to arrive.
• He's been waiting for an immigration remedy since 2001.
• Since 2001, he's been waiting for his immigration remedy to arrive.
• He's been waiting for an immigration remedy since 2001.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Lawmakers and advocates from the POCI Caucus held a news conference focused on protecting recent DFL-enacted policies in a newly divided Legislature. They highlighted accomplishments from the last biennium, including earned sick and safe time, ethnic studies, unemployment insurance changes, environmental protections, and MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented immigrants, and argued these measures should not be rolled back in budget negotiations. Speakers said Republicans were pushing cuts or carveouts that would disproportionately harm Black, brown, immigrant, women, and low-income communities, and they urged the House and Governor Walz to reject those changes. A major theme was opposition to proposed carveouts to earned sick and safe time. Amanda Otero of TakeAction Minnesota said the proposed changes would remove benefits from more than 100,000 workers based on employer size, and lawmakers said sick leave should be universal. Another major topic was MinnesotaCare for undocumented immigrants. Representative María Isa Pérez Vega, Council Member Jason Chavez, and others argued the program is affordable, reduces uncompensated emergency care, and improves public health by expanding preventive care. Chavez and Emilia Gonzalez Avalos shared personal stories about family members who benefited from health coverage and said cutting access would worsen disparities and hurt families and communities. The event also included remarks on ethnic studies and historical memory. Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura connected the Ethnic Studies for All Act to her family’s experience with Japanese American incarceration during World War II, and Sally Sudo described her family’s removal and imprisonment under Executive Order 9066. Speakers framed these stories as warnings against scapegoating and exclusion. In the question-and-answer portion, lawmakers said they were still in negotiations but emphasized that certain protections were non-negotiable and that any compromises should be distributed equitably rather than targeting specific groups.

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• I mean no disrespect, but that's the definition in chapter 77. It's an adjective.
• Yeah, the Water Trust Board has been around since 2001, and it serves several different purposes.

Bills: HM26, HB243, HB109

Keywords: insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication

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• guests, and staff to join me in a moment of silence in memory of all those lost on September 11th, 2001
• The Senate stands adjourned in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001
• On September 11, 2001, to meet again on Monday next at 11 a.m.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted two congratulatory resolutions recognizing IBEW Local 103’s 125th anniversary and the Town of Tewksbury’s 375th anniversary. It then took up several local and private bills, including a revised charter bill for the City of Somerville and a sick leave bank bill for a Department of Corrections employee, both of which were advanced to engrossment. The chamber also suspended various joint rules to refer several House and Senate petitions to the appropriate committees. During the session, Senator Carr delivered a personal privilege statement reflecting on the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and urging unity, compassion, and resolve in the face of division and violence. Later, the Committee on Ways and Means reported favorably on bills updating Nikki’s Law and the MassHealth day habilitation program, allowing fentanyl test strips, and regulating affordable car rentals; the Senate suspended the rules to consider these matters forthwith and ordered the first two to third reading, while adopting a Ways and Means amendment and advancing the car rental bill as amended. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to the Cambridge and Medford charter bills, adopted emergency preambles for two sick leave bank bills, and passed several measures to be enacted, including sick leave bank bills, the Cambridge and Medford charter bills, and a charter bill for the City of Saugus. The chamber adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11 a.m., approved a motion to adjourn in memory of the victims of September 11, and observed a moment of silence before adjourning.

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• You're testifying on behalf of Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club, and you're for the bill.
• Yes, my name's Ken Flipin, uh, with the Texas chapter of the US Green Building Council.
• I am with the Texas chapter of the US Green Building Council.
• I presume that those are targeted at chapters 312 and 380 and 381 agreements.
• You're here on behalf of Lone Star chapter of Sierra Club, and you're for the bill.

Bills: HB 1951, HB 2715, HB 3092, HB 3237, HB 3278, HB 3511, HB 3592, HB 3675, HB 3778, HB 3782, HB 3826, HB 3970, HB 4016, HB 4049, HB 4341, HB 4344, HB 4406, HB 4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• September 11, 2001, was one of America's darkest days, with the coordinated hijackings and attacks claiming
• This year marks the 25th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, a solemn milestone in our
• official flag or symbol dedicated to the remembrance of the tragedy that took place on September 11, 2001
• resolution would recognize the Freedom Flag as our official state symbol for remembrance of 9/11, 2001
• While 9/11, 2001, will forever be one of the United States' darkest days in history, what many do not

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And it has. has been flat since about 2000, 2001.
• Governed by Chapter 37 of the Education Code.
• I will tell you, my personal opinion, Chapter 37 is a mess.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• She did an executive amendment on May 17, 2001, and formed a study group of 12 people to go back, look
• She did an executive amendment on May 17, 2001, and formed a study group of 12 people to go back, look
• She did an executive amendment on May 17, 2001, and formed a study group of 12 people to go back, look
• She did an executive amendment on May 17, 2001, and formed a study group of 12 people to go back, look
• She did an executive amendment on May 17, 2001, and formed a study group of 12 people to go back, look

Bills: HB245, SB16, SB59, SB62, SB79, SB88

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, SB16, four-point restraint, hog-tie, hog tie, prone restraint, law enforcement, police, sheriff, use of force, restraint techniques, positional asphyxia, arrest procedures, detention