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• As stewards of taxpayer resources and guardians of retirement security for state employees, it's our
• responsibility to ensure these systems are operating in a sound, sustainable, and transparent manner.
• As you can see, not only do we cover the state of Missouri, but we also cover 10 regional colleges and
• Passing this legislation will help increase operational efficiency by returning the members’ money to
• That's not uncommon for a plan that's been in operation since 1957.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This school safety center is going to help bridge the gap because school districts operate very differently
• Suffice to say, help is needed. operability system suffice to say help is needed this school safety center
• Emergency operation plans.
• Emergency operation plans.
• or an aquatics facility center.

Committee: Senate Senate Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee approved the March 11, 2026 minutes and then heard several education bills. HCR 2015, which supports efforts for students to receive at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity and for schools to display dietary guidelines, drew strong support from advocates for recess, student health, and physical education, and passed 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2040, requiring adoption-related information when school employees discuss contraception or STI testing and adding adoption content to sex education curricula, drew opposition from Reproductive Freedom for All and the Arizona Education Association, but was still given a due pass recommendation 4-2. HB 2255, extending Arizona Teachers Academy eligibility for community college students from two to four academic years, passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation. HB 2764, creating a state seal of computer science proficiency for high school graduates, also passed unanimously after support from the Arizona Technology Council. The committee then considered HB 2600, which would require written parental permission for students in grades 6-8 to join school clubs or organizations. The ACLU of Arizona opposed it, arguing it could suppress participation in clubs involving sensitive identities such as LGBTQ, religious, or cultural groups; the bill received a due pass recommendation 4-2. HB 2379 would require school district governing board members to complete finance and governance training, with an amendment narrowing the requirement to newly elected or appointed members and adjusting reporting; the Arizona Association of County School Superintendents supported it, while the Arizona School Board Association opposed parts of it, and the amended bill passed 4-2. HB 2142 would create a School Safety Center and School Safety Council within ADE to provide training, technical assistance, and risk assessments; supporters said it would help schools, especially smaller and rural districts, while opponents raised concerns about funding and council composition, and it passed 4-2. Later, HB 4033, which would require more detailed school bond election pamphlets and separate ballot propositions for certain large or specialized projects, was supported as a transparency measure by the sponsor but opposed by education groups that warned it could make it harder for districts to fund facilities; it passed 4-2. HB 2482, limiting job order contracting on building renewal grant projects to $1 million and requiring verification against artificial splitting of projects, drew concerns from builders and school board groups about delaying repairs and limiting procurement flexibility, but the sponsor said it was needed to improve competition and transparency; it passed 4-2. Finally, HB 2575, the Anti-Semitism and Education Act, would prohibit public schools and higher education institutions from teaching or promoting anti-Semitism and set up reporting and discipline procedures; the sponsor said it was needed to protect students, while the ACLU and Arizona Education Association warned it could chill speech and expose educators to legal risk. The transcript cuts off during testimony on that bill, and no final committee vote is shown in the provided text.

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• </c> doing you know a new community center doing you know a new community center right<02:04:26.440><
• </c> substantial financial and operational substantial financial and operational risk<04:23:23.479><c
• </c><04:53:15.840><c> first</c> operator the its operator shall first operator the its operator shall
• </c> powers to restrict their operation powers to restrict their operation substance<05:01:23.440><c>

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• He's the vice president of operations.
• center.
• It makes updates to operations, security, and enforcement frameworks for the state's lottery system.
• And if the Chief of Domestic Security were aware of such a concerted... ...of Domestic Security were
• Sarge, please secure the chamber. The Senate will be in order.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• initiatives to eliminate student food insecurity at such institutions, through the maintenance and operation
• that, upon the reconstitution of the new college institute as the West Piedmont Higher Education Center
• plan must include a recruitment and expansion strategy and be developed in collaboration with the regional
• partners, including GO Virginia Region 3, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Patrick
• So our approach to discipline is also centered on learning.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: House Committee Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• We are not including data centers. On page 3, line 1, we define what a data center is.
• The space center for the nation.
• Yet these assets operate in parallel rather than in concert.
• Yet these assets operate in parallel rather than in concert.
• And we are in such a fascinating region, right?

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Keywords: 996, all

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• ><c> and</c><00:36:46.800><c> the</c> housing, food security, and the housing, food security, and the
• Uh, throughout the years, we've Center.
• You know, the security guard that welcomes us in.
• Three, operational costs drop.
• </c> Three, operational costs drop. Three, operational costs drop.

Bills: SB2198 , SB2140 , SB3055 , SB3090 , SB3091 , SB3092 , SB2761

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: workforce development, craftspersons, skilled trades, artisan, craftsmanship, trade recognition, award program, DLIR, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, vocational education, career pathways, cultural preservation, workforce excellence, apprenticeship, Hawaii trades, economic diversification, public nominations, governor awards, historically significant venue

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• When I left the Lee County SO, I was a homicide detective and SWAT operator.
• special agent in charge, chief of investigations over the investigative squads in the Jacksonville region
• So can you explain to everyone what CDR McGuire does with respect to the Everglades Detention Center?
• CDR McGuire, the company, was hired to do some civil site work on the Everglades Detention Center site
• The individuals that are being processed at the Everglades Detention Center.

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met to consider several gubernatorial appointees, beginning with Matthew Walsh, Secretary of Juvenile Justice, for confirmation. Walsh outlined his law enforcement background, social work training, and priorities at DJJ, including staff wellness, seeking statutory recognition and training standards for juvenile detention and probation officers, and increasing bed capacity so adjudicated youth can move from detention into residential programming sooner. Members asked about the impact of detention “dead time” and the need for more beds; Walsh said DJJ is evaluating ways to let youth begin programming earlier while in detention. Public support was noted, and the committee voted unanimously to confirm Walsh and forward his nomination to the full Senate. The committee then heard from Tina Vidal-Duarte, nominee to the Florida Atlantic University Board of Trustees. She described her business background, service on multiple boards, and prior service on FAU’s board pending confirmation, emphasizing governance, accountability, and strategic planning. Senators questioned her about FAU’s handling of faculty social media controversies, the university’s relationship with its new president, student and faculty engagement, AI planning, diversity, and her role on the Hope Florida board and with CDR Health’s state contracts, including work related to the Everglades detention center. Public testimony included strong opposition from one speaker who criticized her ties to state contracts and Hope Florida, while another senator spoke in support, citing her community service and business experience. The committee voted 5-2 to confirm her, with Senators Polsky and Bernard voting no. Afterward, the committee considered the remaining nominees in Tabs 2 through 15, excluding Tab 10, en bloc. No separate votes were requested, and the committee approved the group of nominees by voice roll call to be forwarded to the full Senate. The meeting then concluded with no further business.

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• They then then need to give it to the president of the center Senate and the speaker of the House with
• Weather modification such as cloud seeding involves altering local regional atmospheric conditions to
• So centers, if there are no further questions, we can take up the Amendment.
• It also removes language that would that might have prevented the operation of the Wakulla Lodge since
• The protocol for our co-operatives fish and cooperate.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This bill also requires ALPR operators to require data security training and data privacy training for
• all of our cryptographic security systems.
• A utility must file regarding the use of AI in utility operations.
• I'm a professor of computer science at Harvard, where I teach operating systems and computer security
• is enforced by the operating system.

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 protect psychotherapy records under confidentiality laws. The bill was presented with powerful testimony from Maria Rain, whose son died by suicide after prolonged interactions with ChatGPT, and was supported by behavioral health groups, labor organizations, and privacy advocates. Tech and medical groups opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could restrict beneficial clinical uses of AI, create conflicts around triage and screening, and raise privacy and innovation concerns. The committee voted 4-0 to send SB 903 to Appropriations. SB 1119, a companion measure to AB 2023, would create a broader regulatory framework for chatbot interactions with children, including annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, parental controls, notice and time-limit requirements, limits on advertising and use of children’s data, public incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. Maria Rain again testified in support, describing how ChatGPT allegedly encouraged and coached her son Adam Raine toward suicide. Supporters said the bill is needed to prevent sycophantic, addictive chatbot behavior and protect minors. Opponents, including CalChamber, TechNet, the California Medical Association, and others, raised concerns about overlapping requirements with SB 243, vague standards, prescriptive design mandates, audit confidentiality, and the private right of action. The committee voted 4-1 to send SB 1119 to Judiciary. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would require annual DOJ audits of automated license plate reader users, stronger employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for ALPR data. Supporters argued the bill would address widespread misuse and over-retention of data that mostly tracks innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, saying the 30-day limit would hinder investigations, especially in older or complex cases, though they supported stronger safeguards and audits. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, dealing with automated curb-management enforcement in six cities, passed 4-1 to call after supporters said it would help cities manage loading zones, bike lanes, and AV-related curb use, while privacy advocates warned against expanding automated surveillance and pilot programs. The committee also approved SB 1101, requiring higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies; it passed 5-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, was introduced to require advance notice and reporting when AI or other technology displaces workers, with labor support and Chamber opposition; testimony began, but no final action on that bill appears in the transcript excerpt.

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• </c><00:41:02.400><c> Uh</c> benefit of every region in our state.
• Uh benefit of every region in our state.
• </c> 25% going to local re regional 25% going to local re regional government,<00:48:58.880><c> tribal
• When uh at the university center green.
• I am here representing the Raptor Center.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> and village centers. and village centers.
• ,</c> succeed, improving their operations, succeed, improving their operations, giving<00:23:22.320><
• </c> them, not for their operation. them, not for their operation. Okay. Okay. Okay.
• , and village centers.
• , our downtowns, and village centers, our downtowns, and village centers. centers. centers.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• , which is split up between regions: North Minneapolis, South Minneapolis, St.
• ,</c><00:08:22.639><c> which</c> Neighborhood Development Center, which Neighborhood Development Center
• ,</c><00:08:25.599><c> North</c> um is split up between regions, North um is split up between regions
• :34.000><c> onetime</c> development center, a onetime development center, a onetime appropriation<00:
• </c> uh on line 449 there's an operating uh on line 449 there's an operating increase<00:17:25.760><c

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• during existing operating hours for those businesses.
• Hours of operation, limiting to existing 10 hours during existing operating hours for those businesses
• We've been fighting the rollback of call centers for years.
• Justice, Ultraviolet Action, Warehouse Workers Resource Center, Western Center for Law and Poverty,
• Warehouse Workers Resource Center, Western Center for Law and Poverty, and the Women's Foundation of

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• you know, when we talk about barriers to home ownership, the two things that come up the most are securing
• you know, when we talk about barriers to home ownership, the two things that come up the most are securing
• you know, when we talk about barriers to home ownership, the two things that come up the most are securing
• 00:45:07.040><c> boosts</c><00:45:07.480><c> local</c><00:45:07.880><c> and</c><00:45:08.000><c> regional
• </c> This funding boosts local and regional This funding boosts local and regional economy<00:45:08.680

Bills: HF2715 , HF2499 , HF3420 , HF3657 , HF2303

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: HF2715, homestead credit refund, property tax refund, property tax relief, homeowner tax relief, homestead credit, co-pay reduction, Minnesota property taxes, tax rebate, state refund, income thresholds, inflation adjustment, property tax circuit breaker, housing affordability, elderly homeowners, fixed income, taxation, Minnesota Statutes 290A.04, renters credit, income tax

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• expanding state funding for abortion care and insurance, and making sure that unregulated pregnancy centers
• grateful to God for our civil and religious liberty and desiring to perpetuate its blessings and secure
• grateful to God for our civil and religious liberty and desiring to perpetuate its blessings and secure
• </c> of ancient verses into modern operating of ancient verses into modern operating rooms<00:17:50.280
• who usually rather than giving centers who usually rather than giving sound<00:18:00.440><c> medical

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm here representing the Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society. Surgery Center Society.
• My surgery center does. Not necessarily, okay.
• I prescribed at Fort Bliss and at Brooke Army Medical Center as well.
• , so individuals often need to visit a Social Security office.
• I had to really go through hoops to help her secure an ID.

Bills: SB2024 , SB227 , SB268 , SB1467 , SB1580 , HB5537 , SB1313 , SB1677 , SB918 , SB331 , SB2207 , SB2721

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid

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• </c> to 10 years so because the operational to 10 years so because the operational cost<00:16:26.000>
• </c> uh potentially being the owner operator uh potentially being the owner operator of<01:06:01.520>
• </c><01:10:21.320><c> fencing</c><01:10:22.000><c> black</c> it into the site security fencing black
• </c><01:23:32.239><c> check</c> years her small social security check years her small social security
• </c> and had she had a small social security and had she had a small social security check<01:23:34.560

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As a result, both security and non-security staff are stretched thin, supervising more inmates, covering
• Including QT Security, which is, that $35 an hour. Is what? QT Security starts at $35 an hour.
• "QT Security starts at $35 an hour?
• Center in Eloy.
• Center in Eloy.

Committee: Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Summary: The Public Safety Committee met for its first session, introduced staff and pages, and then heard several bills. SB 1010 would designate Loop 202 as the Charlie Kirk Highway; an amendment to rename it the Freedom of Speech Highway failed, and after testimony both supporting the honor and objecting that it would affect the Ed Pastor portion of the freeway, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. SB 1077 would impose felony penalties for operating online services that facilitate prostitution, pandering, or child sex trafficking, and also address harmful sexual material and age verification; with no public testimony, it passed 5-2. SB 1093 would expand the definition of riot to include force or violence causing property damage and add riot to racketeering and conspiracy provisions; the ACLU opposed it as overbroad and harmful to protest rights, but the committee still gave it a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. SB 1058 would create the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act to bar government firearm registries and restrict firearm-related merchant category codes; gun-rights advocates supported it as a privacy measure, and it passed 4-3. The committee also heard SB 1035, which appropriates funds for a 5% pay increase for sworn correctional officers and department civilians at ADCRR. The sponsor said the raise is a top priority and part of budget discussions. Correctional employee representatives supported the pay increase but argued it is not enough and urged a larger raise, while private prison representatives and the Arizona Police Association asked that the increase also cover private prison employees to preserve pay parity and retention. Some members raised concerns about the fiscal impact and about whether private prison funds would be directed to salaries rather than profit. An amendment extending the raise to private prison employees under contract with the department was adopted, and the amended bill passed 4-3, with several members explaining their votes based on the need for a footnote or further safeguards and others supporting parity across state and private facilities.

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• The same applies to the beef calf operation; I need veterinarians to work with them.
• Thanks to the work of the committee, in-home and child care centers are also able to.
• This program has operated at a loss during four of the past five years and is on track to be out of operating
• They've been knowingly operating in a deficit for four of the last five years.
• Having results-based incentives allows farmers to choose what works best for their operations.

Committee: House Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development