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• Members of the task force may not fraud.
• . forces. forces.
• information obtained by the task force is made available to all the members of the task force.
• <03:34:11.240> had task joint federal state task force had task joint federal state task force
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Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, April 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Associate Pastor Justin Wills of Miracle Temple Church in Lothian, followed by remarks recognizing his family’s ministry and requesting that the prayer be journalized. The chamber then moved through several introductions, including Johnston Square Elementary students who were recognized for strong grades, education-related guests, and staff and family members of senators. After the roll confirmed a quorum, the Senate returned to business. On third reading, House Bill 563, concerning emergency response animals, was amended to align the House and Senate versions. The amendment added self-defense as an affirmative defense, included horses used in search and rescue within the definition of emergency response animal, added a definition of law enforcement unit, and adjusted penalties. The bill then passed with 44 affirmative votes. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 159 on EMS vehicle supplies and neonatal care; the chamber refused to concur in House amendments and sent a message asking the House to recede or appoint a conference committee. The Senate introduced House Bill 420 and referred it to Rules. In Judicial Proceedings, Senate Bill 791 on immigration enforcement prohibitions in correctional facilities was reported favorably with three amendments, including technical changes, limits tied to certain convictions, notice requirements for state facilities, and authorization for judges or commissioners to consider immigration detainers in bail decisions. The minority leader and others requested that the bill be special ordered for more time to review and prepare amendments, arguing the issue was controversial and had been fast-tracked; supporters of the committee report said the bill had already been heard and discussed. The debate over the special-order motion was ongoing at the end of the transcript.

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• her first presentation to the task force her first presentation to the task force policies<00:25
• uh looking through this task force uh looking through this task force recommendation<00:41:27.480
• all of you to read that task force report.
• <00:47:22.359> report of you to read that task force report of you to read that task force
• self-identification likely forcing self-identification likely forcing females<01:22:28.719> to

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• Now one of the things that we're keeping a close eye on is labor force participation rate.
• participation rate uh we are labor force participation rate uh we are currently currently currently
• constraint here thank you y labor force constraint here thank you y you're you're you're welcome<04:
• And we can see that the size of the labor force based on these data went down across all 10 counties
• <04:22:19.279> constraint characterize the labor force constraint characterize the labor force

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a Ways and Means briefing opened by the vice chair, who introduced Jason Wong of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston to discuss the national and regional economy. Wong focused on inflation, asking why it had fallen from about 9% in 2022 to the 2%–3% range, and what that meant for monetary policy and the risk of an economic downturn. He said the Fed’s target is 2%, noted that recent PCE inflation was about 2.4% and core PCE about 2.7%, and described the ongoing debate over whether interest rates should stay tight or be lowered further to protect the labor market. Wong explained that the improvement in inflation has been driven largely by goods prices, especially durable goods such as cars, appliances, and furniture, as well as non-durable goods like food. He said supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic caused major price spikes in 2022, but those pressures have eased and many goods prices are now at or below the Fed’s target. He also referenced the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, saying it showed extreme pandemic-era disruptions that have since receded. The main remaining inflation problem, he said, is in services, especially housing. Wong broke services into rent of shelter and all other services, explaining that shelter is a large share of household budgets and that housing inflation has a lag because rent measures often reflect older lease terms rather than current market rents. He said monthly Zillow data suggest market rents have cooled and may eventually feed through to official inflation measures. Members asked several questions about the chart’s time scale, the treatment of real estate, property taxes, and utilities, and Wong clarified that housing costs are counted in services and that the slides would be shared digitally. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• [Music] The chaplain for today is Sharon Day, executive director of Indigenous People's Task Force in
• task force in Minneapolis Minnesota<00:03:56.519> Pledge<00:03:56.799> of<00:03:57.000
• We should challenge your eligibility and force you to prove what reproductive organs you have.
• We should challenge your eligibility and force you to prove what reproductive organs you have.
• We passed the task force on anti-violence against Latina peoples.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• SCR-65, by Senator Edmonds, creates and provides for the K-12 Student Success Pathways Task Force to
• H.R. 260 by Representative Carlson to continue the task force created in the 2025 session relative to
• Knox to create a task force on illegal dumping prevention and enforcement.
• This member just adds two folks to the task force, people that come from the H-FAC world.
• This member just adds two folks to the task force, people that come from the H-FAC world.

Bills: HR308, HR309, HR310, HR311, HR312, HR313, HR314, HR315, HR316, HR317, HR318, HR319, HR295, HR296, HR297, HR298, HR299, HR300, HR301, HR302, HR303, HR304, HR305, HR306, HR307, HCR115, HCR116, HCR117, SCR71, SCR72, SCR73, HR73, HR118, HR144, HR196, HR237, HR249, HR260, HR267, HR272, HR273, HR276, HR278, HCR85, HCR100, HCR105, HCR107, HCR113, HCR114, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR37, SCR63, HB255, HB378, HB509, HB1090, SB80, SB131, SB143, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB367, SB384, SB388, SB389, SB398, SB408, SB431, SB468, SB469, SB496, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB295, SB433, HR179, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, HR252, HR253, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB74, HB108, HB956, HB1085, HB1137, HB62, HB193, HB210, HB220, HB246, HB364, HB420, HB475, HB584, HB622, HB772, HB784, HB949, HB953, HB1043, HB1070, HB1092, HB1134, HB1162, HB1176, HB1196, HB1214, HB1199, SB268, SB283, HB782, SB149, HR84, HB646, HB998, SB56, SB163, SB197, SB97, SB326, SB341, SB518, SB123, SB353, SB479, SB495, HB901, HR20, HR74, HR168, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB441, SB449

Keywords: HR 308, House Resolution 308, Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Church, Holy See, Vatican, commendation, resolution, Louisiana Catholic heritage, St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, South Louisiana parishes, religious recognition, ceremonial resolution, faith leadership, pontificate, spiritual solidarity, human dignity, peace, mercy

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and a quorum, then spent much of the day on recognitions and commemorative resolutions. Members honored coach Jeffrey Craig Whittington, tourism and the Louisiana Oil Makers Association, Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Tangipahoa Parish Fair, Washington Parish festivals, ACOG’s 75th anniversary, Louisiana Tech women’s basketball, and Memorial Day. A major Memorial Day presentation commended Lane Frenchy Boudreau for helping recover the body of Army Sgt. First Class James H. Moore in Vietnam; the House observed a moment of silence and presented a flag to Moore’s family. The chamber also received Senate messages, enrolled bills, and committee reports, and introduced several new resolutions on topics including Pope Leo XIV, orphan wells, scenic rivers, Teche water quality, and the LaMelle family’s pilgrimage to Rome. The House then took up numerous resolutions and bills, often adopting them without objection. Among the measures adopted or advanced were studies on neighborhood crime prevention districts, parish solid waste and disaster resiliency in Washington Parish, the Louisiana Climate Action Plan, the Louisiana Maneuvers museum/trail, cash-rounding practices after penny production ends, residential construction costs and inspection practices, roundabout education, Taiwan relations, TSA worker loan assistance in Shreveport, human growth and development standards, and the state income tax credit for water utility customers. The chamber also adopted or concurred in several Senate amendments on bills dealing with financial disclosure, video voyeurism, personal information protections, online child safety, STEM advisory council changes, dual enrollment tuition, fleet vehicle registration, menhaden fishing rules, recording fees, amusement ride insurance, drone footage authentication, garbage and trash contracts, insurance prescription periods, retirement system changes, juror qualifications, fireworks, inspection stickers, employment discrimination, and inactive boards and commissions. Several measures drew discussion or division. H.B. 1199, requiring coverage for genetic testing and treatment for SCN2A-associated disorders, passed 94-0 after being discharged from Appropriations. H.B. 302, which would prohibit vape sales within 300 feet of schools, passed 86-4. H.B. 84, encouraging an interest-free loan program for TSA workers at Shreveport Regional Airport, passed 64-27. H.B. 1054 on self-authentication of law enforcement drone footage passed 78-12, and H.B. 1137 limiting employment discrimination protections to state employees passed 71-23. The House rejected Senate amendments on H.B. 468 (residential real property wholesaling), H.B. 1117 (insurance contractual payments and prescriptive periods), H.B. 956 (fireworks dates), and H.B. 74 (Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism), while concurring in or adopting amendments on many other bills. The session ended amid continued consideration of Senate Bill 56 on the West Bank/Lafitte levee governance structure, including an adopted amendment to ensure Lafitte-area representation on the board, with extended remarks about the history and accomplishments of the existing levee authority.

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• I have a son who is serving in special forces in the army, and so I have a special place in my heart,
• I'm here with Force Master Chief Walter Dittmar.
• The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor recognizes a member of the state or federal military forces who
• It was about denying a terrorist organization the means to inflict harm on U.S. and allied forces.
• The purpose of the task force was to seize the illicit cargo and to protect American sailors and our

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• and friends we must bring the full force and friends we must bring the full force of<00:16:39.000
• Speaker, of physical force.
• Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force, serving a warrant on a repeat offender.
• Coast violent offenders task force Coast violent offenders task force serving<02:19:10.519> a
• <04:14:12.479> to SpaceX together with the Air Force to SpaceX together with the Air Force

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:39:00.520> to land for building and are forced to land for building and are forced to
• It will cost money, forcing some towns to adjust their ordinance.
• It will cost money, forcing some towns to adjust their ordinance.
• It will cost money, forcing some towns to adjust their ordinance.
• <01:14:10.440> to going to be forced to going to be forced to sell sell sell yikes<01:14:15.080

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The first amendment allows the task force to add members to the task force and to continue meeting until
• add members to the task force and to continue meeting until February 5th, 2027.
• I'm still just looking at the makeup of the task force.
• I mean, I'm still just looking at the makeup of the task force.
• I just wonder if we could add another consumer group to the task force itself.

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• be safe from a forced marriage.
• The bill extends protections under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act. ...from a forced marriage.
• into a marriage or to feel safe and secure escaping the harms of a forced marriage.
• Forced marriage is a form of domestic violence and domestic abuse.
• Yet we are still forced to stand here and demand the most basic human rights.

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a large daily file of bills and resolutions. Early procedural motions were adopted, including re-referrals and a motion to allow the Appropriations Committee to notice SB 73, which passed 46-15. Members also introduced several guests, including young legislators, schoolchildren, a championship girls’ basketball team, realtors, and CASA advocates. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1389, a tribal gaming compact urgency bill for the Yurok Tribe, which passed 55-0 on the urgency and measure. The body then passed a series of bills on topics including trespass enforcement (AB 1632), pest control fees (AB 2380), county investment authority (AB 2080), pupil achievement gap reporting (AB 2149), transit board stipends (AB 1625), e-filing for workplace violence restraining orders (AB 2179), election eligibility restrictions for registered sex offenders (AB 2753), juvenile firearm possession and deferred entry of judgment (AB 2636), court access and First Amendment issues (AB 1544), physician medical record integrity (AB 1637), forced marriage protections (AB 2534), and local authority to restrict under-12 e-bike use in San Mateo County (AB 2595). Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with votes ranging from 53-0 to 63-0. The Assembly also adopted ACR 173, reaffirming California’s sister-state relationship with Jalisco, Mexico, after adding 50 coauthors. Later, it adopted ACR 163 designating May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month after extensive testimony from the author and multiple caucus members emphasizing the crisis, data gaps, tribal sovereignty, and the need for more resources and action; 64 coauthors were added before the resolution passed by voice vote. The chamber likewise adopted ACR 180 designating Compost Awareness Week and ACR 182 establishing Youth Mental Health Awareness Week, both after coauthor roll calls and voice votes. The day concluded with urgent action on AB 108, which provides up to $25 million in one-time emergency bridge funding for distressed hospitals facing imminent closure. Members from both parties spoke in support, citing rural access, prior hospital closures, and the need to protect community health care; the bill passed 59-0 and was sent to the Governor immediately. The Assembly then handled consent calendar items, heard an adjournment in memory for labor leader Larry Mazzola Sr., and adjourned until Monday, May 11 at 1 p.m.

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• And her grandmother is a veteran and she served, I believe, in the Air Force and the Army.
• Base, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, the Air Force Research Laboratory, story.
• And that community has taken a retired Air Force base, a retired Strategic Air Command Air Force base
• They're... ...Air Force by the name of the Blue Angels. And guess what?
• Now, it's pretty much the Space Force now. And this is just a huge opportunity for our state.

Keywords: 996, all

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• This misclassification strips workers of essential protections, forces them to shoulder operational costs
• Workers should not be forced to do more, and hours and positions continue to be cut.
• In 2023, the task force released a final report...
• In 2023, the task force released a final report laying out policies to address the enduring harms of
• As the California Reparations Task Force report clearly outlines, Black Californians are earning just

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on worker rights, workplace technology, pay equity, and retail/self-checkout standards. SB 703 would require ports to collect and report information on trucking companies to help identify worker misclassification in the port trucking industry; supporters, including Teamsters and the California Labor Federation, said better data is needed for enforcement, while trucking and retail groups said they were working with the author and expected to remove opposition after amendments. The bill passed 5-0 and was re-referred to Transportation. The committee also approved a consent calendar of other measures. SB 294, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, would require the Labor Commissioner to create a template for annual employer notices about workers’ labor and civil rights, including emergency contact notification if a worker is detained or arrested. Supporters said the bill would help workers understand their rights amid federal rollbacks and weak enforcement; the California Restaurant Association opposed it. SB 7 would require notice and human review before employers use automated decision-making systems for discipline or termination, and would bar predictive use of such systems for employment actions. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or opaque algorithmic management, while HR, chamber, retail, and local government groups raised concerns about breadth, notice burdens, and small-business impacts. Both bills passed 5-0 to their next committees. The committee also advanced SB 238, which would require disclosure about workplace surveillance and AI monitoring tools, and SB 442, which sets staffing and operational standards for self-checkout, including at least one staffed lane, one employee dedicated to monitoring self-checkout, item restrictions, and a 15-item limit sign. Supporters argued both bills improve transparency, safety, and worker protections; opponents warned SB 238 could expose security practices and SB 442 could raise costs and create preemption issues. SB 464 would expand state pay-data reporting to better capture public-sector workforce demographics in line with reparations and pay-equity goals, and SB 642 would strengthen the Equal Pay Act by extending recovery periods, clarifying wage definitions, and updating pay-scale language. SB 464 and SB 642 also passed, with some opposition from county and business groups over scope and retroactivity. All measures taken up in the hearing were approved by committee, generally on 5-0 votes, and re-referred to the appropriate policy or fiscal committees.

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• It's currently task force relationships with a number of federal agencies in this process.
• It's currently task force relationships with a number of federal agencies in this process.
• It's currently task force relationships with a number of federal agencies in this process.
• We have this individual, you know, really to be able to be a force multiplier.
• We don’t have two different use-of-force programs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,<00:15:32.320> so communication from the task force, so communication from the task force
• The forms of exploitation range from forced and coerced agricultural labor to forced prostitution.
• 12.400> a<01:10:12.640> collaborative force works to provide a collaborative force works
• The task force has throughout the state.
• And in recent forced prostitution.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• largely was due to American armed forces largely was due to American armed forces with<02:10:13.040
• authorization to use military force. authorization to use military force.
• Gaza Strip involving the forced Gaza Strip involving the forced resettlement<02:44:48.560> of
• force of effect. force of effect.
• American forces Revolutionary War.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• When part of the uh labor force release.
• But those numbers for the unemployment rate and the labor force—because the labor force is broken down
• force is within each community.
• you know even though the the labor force you know even though the the labor force and<02:01:56.400
• stats right now and go into labor force. stats right now and go into labor force.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Now, for those of you who are not aware, the Military Freefall School is a Special Forces where people
• NOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT AWARE, THE MILITARY FREEFALL SCHOOL IS A SPECIAL FORCES WHERE PEOPLE
• MILITARY, THE ARMED FORCES. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
• And the other issue I have with this bill, at this time, is that it is forcing municipalities of every
• AND THE OTHER ISSUE I HAVE WITH THIS BILL, AT THIS TIME, IS THAT IT IS FORCING MUNICIPALITIES OF EVERY

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Major Brittany Wooten, then took up Senate Resolution No. 1749 designating March 19, 2026, as West Point Day in New York State. Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Senator Skoufis, Minority Leader Ortt, and several other senators spoke in support of West Point, its cadets, and the academy’s history and role in national service. Colonel Daniel R. Stuewe, commander of U.S. Army Garrison West Point, also addressed the chamber, emphasizing the long-standing partnership between West Point and New York and the academy’s mission to develop leaders of character. The resolution was adopted, and the West Point Day observance included recognition of cadets and academy staff. The Senate then moved through a calendar of bills, passing measures including amendments to the Public Health Law, Election Law, Executive Law, Penal Law, Elder Law, Real Property Tax Law, General Municipal Law, and Public Authorities Law. Several bills drew brief explanations of vote or debate. Senator Mayer spoke in support of a bill establishing Fred Korematsu Day, framing it as a reminder of the injustice of Japanese American internment and the need to defend civil rights. Senator Ryan supported a bill streamlining the senior citizen property tax exemption process, calling it a way to reduce burdens on older residents. Senator Helming opposed a local government planning mandate as an unfunded mandate, while Senators Walczyk and Martins criticized a housing-related reporting bill as burdensome and ineffective. The most debated item was Calendar 457, a housing-data and reporting bill sponsored by Senator May. Supporters argued it would improve transparency and help the state understand zoning and housing capacity, while opponents said it imposed new reporting burdens on municipalities and could penalize poorer communities by threatening CDBG funding. After debate, the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar and ultimately passed by a vote of 37-23. The Senate then adjourned until the next legislative day.

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• A regulation promulgated by the compact commission that has the full force of law.
• One creating those rules that have the full force of law.
• Signing off on blank rules with the full force of law is not a smart thing to do.
• We've got Scott Air Force Base. It's probably 40 minutes away.
• meant to have the full force of law.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• That's not neutrality; that's... ...forced abandonment.
• It forces them to consider it, right? That's true. And that's the only really thing.
• If they're forced to do so and if they choose not to do so, they can choose that as well.
• This is not about forcing religion on anyone.
• SB11 does not force anyone to participate in prayer or to be exposed to the Bible.

Bills: SB6, SB11, SB33

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• Board with creating the Healthcare Workforce Task Force to examine this issue, ways to remove barriers
• The task force, led by Victoria Ford, took a thoughtful and strategic approach to finding solutions to
• So that's part of what the task force discovered: there's not a consistency across the state.
• , adjudicate perceptions, or are forced to adjudicate political conversations.
• Was it a recommendation from TEA, a task force, or something?

Bills: HB295, HB824, HB1579, HB1581, HB2189, HB295

Keywords: bullying, antisemitism, school policies, school discipline, education, education policy, Texas Education Code, hate speech, student rights, civics education, high school curriculum, government, voting process, elected officials, Texas Seal of Biliteracy, biliteracy, bilingual education, multilingual, language proficiency, high school diploma