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• And he told me he was going to file it, and we thanked him because we really like it.
• And he told me he was going to file it, and we thanked him because we really like it.
• reached out to that ambulance service, who does not have a community paramedic program, and they refused
• The agency that refused to let us come in would not sign one in any capacity. Okay. Thank you.
• Just like the business community, it's hard to get people to file for office.

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and unanimously voted Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 914 and House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3467 due pass. HB 3467 was amended before passage; the sponsor said the changes clarified that any tax authority would apply only if a tax change is actually approved, corrected county/city references, and fixed ballot-language issues involving sheltered workshops. Members generally praised the sponsor’s work, though one member noted concern about shifting more burden to sales taxes. The main public hearing was on H.J.R. 107, which would place before voters a constitutional question allowing Jackson County to consider separating Kansas City from the county or otherwise altering its charter government. Sponsor Rep. Steinmeyer argued the measure was about voter sovereignty and local control, citing prior Jackson County ballot measures and saying entrenched local power had blocked reform. Supporters echoed that Jackson County residents were frustrated with representation, taxes, and county governance. Opponents, including Kansas City and chamber representatives, argued the proposal was unnecessary, costly, procedurally unclear, and potentially destabilizing; several members also questioned the 10-year resubmission clause, the exclusion of local officials from the transition process, and the statewide fiscal impact. No action was taken on the resolution during the hearing. The committee then heard Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 975, dealing with ambulance district mergers and community paramedic/mobile integrated health services. Senator Black and supporters said the bill would help struggling rural ambulance districts merge without disrupting billing, contracts, or service, and would expand community paramedic care for low-acuity patients and hospital-at-home models. Several witnesses from ambulance and fire districts described successful programs and said the bill would improve patient care and help rural areas. Opponents, including ambulance and fire district representatives, supported the merger provisions but objected to Senate-added language they said would let districts provide community paramedic services across jurisdictional lines without memorandums of understanding, undermining local control and negotiating power. The hearing ended with testimony still ongoing after a recess for floor session; no vote on SB 975 was reported in the transcript.

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• There's records problems when we try to file lawsuits around it.
• As a Palestinian mother, I refuse to accept this status quo and ask that you move this bill forward to
• put time and effort and resources into this while offices right now in many of your districts can't file
• These lawsuits are being filed by inmates who aren't getting the medical care that DOC is statutorily
• These lawsuits are being filed by inmates who aren't getting the medical care that DOC is statutorily

Bills: SB5439, SB6109, SB6304

Keywords: investment, thermal coal, divestment, state investment board, fossil fuels, environmental impact, renewable energy, detention facilities, state funds, privatization, criminal justice reform, Washington State Investment Board, responsible investment, sustainability, corporate governance, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There is no remediator or threat, which were in the original filed version of the bill, so those are
• There will be dramatically more lawsuits filed in the state of Texas right now.
• I'm glad that you have admitted to the legislature that you refuse to admit questions at any other point
• I was also forced to perform live streams and TikTok videos for revenue, and if I refused, I would get
• Refusal meant not eating at all.

Bills: HB4806

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all

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• It does say, though, that it has to be publicly disseminated, I believe, in the bill, and filed with
• It does say, though, that has to be publicly disseminated, I believe, in the bill, and filed with the
• . to action until you're notified and refused to comply.
• Be filed with the clerk of court? What does that look like?
• It's not necessarily a place where anyone actually lives in filing these false claims in this...

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• That was when you filed those bills.
• Four members are on the record voting to subpoena the Epstein files.
• I adopted and filed the House map.
• The House filed their map.
• I filed the map. My intent was to help elect more Republicans. Chairman: ...to the U.S.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• We've never been fined, we've never filed bankruptcy, and we've never had any kind of regulatory action
• We've never been fined,<00:12:05.839><c> we've</c><00:12:05.960><c> never</c><00:12:06.200><c> filed<
• /c><00:12:06.400><c> bankruptcy,</c><00:12:07.040><c> and</c> fined, we've never filed bankruptcy, and
• fined, we've never filed bankruptcy, and we've<00:12:07.320><c> never</c><00:12:07.960><c> had</c><00
• service only to be refused by a store<00:36:38.840><c> representative?

Bills: HB1511, HB1535, HB1642, HB1753, HB1810, HB2282, HB2614

Keywords: consumer protection, unsolicited mail, unsolicited email, junk mail, spam email, deceptive marketing, misleading solicitation, high-pressure sales, vehicle warranty, auto warranty, service contract, home warranty, license renewal, registration renewal, government impersonation, affiliation disclosure, direct mail, email marketing, consumer fraud, refund

Summary: The committee heard several consumer-protection and insurance measures. HB 1511 HD2 would prohibit unsolicited mail or email using high-pressure tactics or falsely implying affiliation with another entity; it drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection, the DCCA Insurance Division, and the Service Contract Industry Council, with some written support and at least one opposition. HB 1535 HD2, concerning automated external defibrillators and a tax-related provision for devices installed in certain public accommodations, received comments from DOTAX and the Tax Foundation, with additional support from the Department of Health and other groups. HB 1642 HD1 would ban ownership or operation of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that accept U.S. currency; it was strongly supported by OCP, the Attorney General, and AARP, while kiosk operators and industry representatives opposed the ban and urged a regulatory approach instead, including licensing, transaction limits, refunds, and other safeguards. Members questioned whether federal action could preempt the bill and whether a licensure regime could be funded through a surcharge, but no action was taken during the discussion. The committee also took up HB 1753 on social media account deletion and permanent erasure of personal information, with OCP standing on its initial comments and TechNet and Will Caron in support. HB 1810 HD2 would impose prompt payment and financial reporting requirements on professional solicitors selling donated tangible property on behalf of charities; Goodwill Hawaii testified in strong support, emphasizing donor trust and transparency, and several nonprofit and business groups submitted supportive testimony. HB 2282 HD1, which would require explanations for premium increases and clarify insurance licensing and cancellation/non-renewal procedures, was supported by the Insurance Division and OCP; a vice chair asked for complaint data related to condo associations, and a member noted that the same agencies had previously opposed similar Senate bills. Finally, HB 2614 HD1 would require cosmetics merchants to accept returns of new or unopened goods within specified time frames and improve signage requirements; OCP said the bill addressed longstanding complaints about high-pressure sales tactics and no-return policies, citing over 180 complaints and survey results showing most complainants did not understand the policy and felt misled.

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• People lost jobs, lost careers, and were banned from public places for refusing a medical intervention
• that they had every legal and ethical right to refuse.
• People lost jobs, lost careers, and were banned from public places for refusing a medical intervention
• that they had every legal and ethical right to refuse.
• the audit report is issued and refer any matter not settled to the Attorney General, who must then file

Bills: HB2048, HB2189, HB2248, HB2403, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2906, HCR2058

Keywords: orders of protection, domestic violence, court procedures, legal guardian, enforcement, healthcare, licensed health aides, scope of practice, ventilator care, training standards, medical freedom, healthcare mandates, employment requirements, public health, government regulation, elderly, physical disabilities, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, home and community based services, funding increase

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• state is now going to oversee and help the foster kids, children, receive their benefits, help them file
• And the director in Idaho so far has refused to allow these types of donations.
• responsibilities, HB 528 ensures that individuals seeking direct donor blood are not turned away, refused
• The hospital refused the treatments that we were asking for.
• And then when we asserted medical power of attorney, the hospital refused to actually respond to us any

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate Health and Welfare Committee began with introductions from three new pages, then approved the minutes from February 3rd. The committee first heard House Bill 558, which would codify Idaho’s current practice of preserving Social Security survivor benefits for foster youth rather than diverting them to state overhead. The sponsor and supporters said the bill protects money left by deceased parents and helps foster youth transition to adulthood; questions focused on the fiscal note and how the program works. No one testified in opposition, and the committee voted to send HB 558 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 528, dealing with directed and autologous blood donations. Supporters, including the bill sponsors, patients, medical professionals, and advocates, said the bill would clarify that Idaho patients can use directed or self-donated blood when medically appropriate, and described personal experiences with being unable to access such donations in Idaho and having to travel out of state. Opponents from the Red Cross and blood donation organizations argued the bill is unnecessary because such donations are already allowed, warned it could create confusion, increase costs, waste resources, and imply the general blood supply is unsafe. Testimony also addressed safety screening, blood shortages, and whether unused directed donations can be returned to the general supply. After closing remarks from the sponsors and committee discussion, including concerns about patient choice versus potential impacts on the broader blood system, the committee voted to send HB 528 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. One amendment request from the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association sought to change the bill’s immunity language, but the sponsor said he preferred to keep the bill as drafted.

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• It also removes an age cap of 45 for filing one of these type of events.
• It also removes an age cap of 45 for filing one of these type of events.
• And so you're taking the right of that victim to be able to have a lawsuit filed and for a judge to be
• So if there is a refusal to participate in mediation, do you see...
• with moving removal and/or whatever rulings that they would have if it was refused to go to?

Bills: HB2299, HB2939, HB2941, HB2960, HB3062, HB3087, HB3114, HB3244, HB3262, HB3304, HB3345, HB3386, HB3431, HB3498, HB3581, HB3645, HB3648, HB3764, HB3852, HB3974, HB4141, HB4144, HB4227, HB4237, HB4343, HB4425

Keywords: Article V, convention, amendments, criminal penalties, legislative authority, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, firearm liability, tort reform, manufacturers

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee considered a large slate of executive nominations and bills. The nominations of Kevin Buchanan to the Oklahoma State Council of Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, Bobby Raines to the Polygraph Examiners Board, and Colton Richardson to the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board were each advanced to the full Senate without opposition. The committee then heard and advanced several measures on elections, criminal law, public safety, and civil procedure, including bills on Article V convention commissioner guardrails, precinct official terms and oaths, fraud and identity theft, treatment screening for arrested individuals, electronic monitoring eligibility, press access to certain arrest information, foreign terrorist organization-related offenses, CDL eligibility tied to the meth registry, sheriff service fees, fentanyl overdose reporting and presumptions, corporate law updates, appraiser fees in condemnation cases, child sexual abuse reporting protections, eviction mediation, garnishment response deadlines, retired municipal judges carrying firearms, critical mineral ownership restrictions, removal of a sunset on a sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator, enhanced riot and assault penalties, ability-to-pay hearings at sentencing, firearm component liability protections, hospice admission authority, government tort claims coverage for OU Health Authority, and tort claims coverage for county jails housing inmates for other entities. Several bills drew notable questioning and amendments. House Bill 2299, dealing with Article V convention commissioners, was advanced after debate over the bill’s “intimidation” language and its potential effect on political speech; Senator Jett opposed it on vagueness grounds. House Bill 3852 on precinct officials was amended to reflect Election Board recommendations, including changing a disqualification period from three to six years, before advancing. House Bill 2939, removing obsolete fax-machine references from election law, was amended to strike a repealed-law reference and then advanced. House Bill 4343, setting a $350 fee for court-appointed appraisers, prompted extended concern about fixing a market rate in statute; the title was stricken so the measure could be worked on further, but it still advanced. House Bill 4227, the child sexual abuse NDA bill, advanced after the author recognized concerns and agreed to strike the title for further work, and House Bill 3386 on same-day eviction mediation also advanced after the author struck title to revisit discrimination concerns. Other measures advanced with little or no opposition, including House Bills 3244, 3345, 3114, 4144, 3764, 3304, 3262, 2941, 3498, 4141, 4237, 3062, 3431, 3581, 3648, and 3974. Some bills generated focused policy questions, such as whether the fentanyl overdose presumption would be rebuttable, whether the meth registry is lifetime or time-limited, whether the electronic monitoring bill would be too restrictive, and whether the riot-mask felony language could affect law enforcement officers operating in an official capacity. The committee also restored title on several measures before advancing them. The meeting concluded with Chairman Howard thanking the committee and staff and noting it was his final policy committee meeting as chair before adjournment.

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• </c><00:31:45.679><c> And</c><00:31:45.840><c> this</c> refuse to do anything about it.
• And this refuse to do anything about it.
• </c><00:53:05.280><c> an</c> Ranking Member Caster, filed an Ranking Member Caster, filed an amendment
• </c><03:45:12.720><c> to</c> to a federal government that refuses to to a federal government that refuses
• and even more refuse these treatment and even more refuse these surgeries<04:12:02.319><c> to</c><04

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, December 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• you know, really excited that we have a bipartisan bill from Chair Franson and Chair Hansen, House File
• you know, really excited that we have a bipartisan bill from Chair Franson and Chair Hansen, House File
• ><00:52:30.960><c> 33:22</c><00:52:31.839><c> to</c><00:52:32.079><c> look</c> Chair Hansen, House File
• 33:22 to look Chair Hansen, House File 33:22 to look at<00:52:32.880><c> how</c><00:52:33.119><c> we
• uh that don't of Minnesota that refuse uh that don't want<00:53:18.480><c> us</c><00:53:18.720><c> to

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , when you file the petition.
• So, to file it in the first place is when you pay the money, the filing fee.
• County attorneys don't file filing fees when they file criminal charges, right?
• ><c> filing</c><03:01:01.760><c> fees</c><03:01:02.160><c> when</c> attorneys don't file a filing fees
• when attorneys don't file a filing fees when they<03:01:02.800><c> file</c> they file they file criminal

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> submit vote modifications and have filed submit vote modifications and have filed the<00:05:21.280
• </c><00:55:17.359><c> to</c> herself to the courts that refused to herself to the courts that refused
• </c><00:58:25.440><c> they</c> motions, as I said, were filed. they motions, as I said, were filed. they
• </c> based on speculation alone, refused based on speculation alone, refused recusal,<01:09:26.239><c
• And yet now filed a complaint. No one.

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The last bill on the agenda today is House File 16.
• I appear today in support of House File 16.
• I urge you to vote yes on House File 16.
• The council wishes to express its opposition to House File 16.
• The council wishes to express its opposition to House File 16.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House File 16, and the chair moved the bill with a recommendation that it be re-referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations. Representative Rymer said the bill would require reporting to ICE when an illegal immigrant is arrested on suspicion of a violent crime, even if the county attorney does not prosecute, and would bar state and local entities from blocking federal immigration enforcement. He described the bill as narrowly focused on serious offenses such as murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, and criminal sexual conduct, and said it was intended to improve communication with federal authorities about dangerous offenders. Supporters argued the bill would improve public safety and cooperation with federal law enforcement. David Zimmer, a former local law enforcement official, said cooperation with ICE is consistent with law enforcement practice and helps with information-sharing, warrants, consulate notifications, and locating individuals. Several other supporters, including a crime victim family member and a security officer, said the bill would help identify dangerous criminals and protect communities. Opponents said the bill would reduce trust in local law enforcement and discourage victims and witnesses from reporting crimes. Testifiers from the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, The Advocates for Human Rights, Violence Free Minnesota, the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Northstar Alliance, the City of Minneapolis, and others said mandatory ICE notification could deter domestic violence and trafficking victims from seeking help, harm due process, and undermine community safety. Some also warned it would interfere with local separation policies, burden local agencies, and have negative economic and civil rights impacts. The committee also heard emotional testimony from individuals describing domestic abuse and immigration-related fears, and from family members of a murder victim who supported the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to start with file item 161 back on the supplemental file.
• File item 161 back on the supplemental file. Secretary, please read.
• Secretary, please read file item 170.
• So, without reference to the file, and without any objection, I'd like to go through the file.
• Moving on to file item 57. The resolution is adopted. Moving on to file item 57.

Summary: The Senate session opened with a roll call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long series of floor recognitions and votes. Members spent substantial time honoring the Los Angeles Dodgers, celebrating their back-to-back World Series championship and highlighting the team’s history, community role, and connections to Jackie Robinson, Fernando Valenzuela, Vin Scully, and Jaime Jarrín. Senators also recognized summer interns and welcomed members of Kappa Alpha Psi’s Kappa League and Guide Right program to the floor. The chamber then took up several measures, beginning with AB 182 on ballot order and proposition numbering for the 2026 statewide ballot, which passed 38-8 after debate over whether placing legislatively referred measures first was fair. SR 113, commemorating the International Day of Peace and honoring Dr. Yongshik Cho’s role in proposing it, passed unanimously after supportive remarks about peace, education, and California’s diversity. The Senate also adopted SJR 16 urging Congress to restore commercial driver’s licenses for affected California truck drivers, and SCR 185 designating Probation Services Week. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to budget trailer bills. The Senate concurred in Assembly amendments to AB 112, AB 150, AB 152, AB 181, and AB 179, covering Medi-Cal, child care, human services, education governance, and housing. It also passed or concurred in SB 168, SB 169, SB 170, SB 171, SB 172, SB 174, SB 177, and SB 180, addressing public resources and energy, transportation, executive branch reorganization, labor, state government, courts, Medi-Cal financing, and taxation. Several of these drew opposition centered on energy costs, transparency, business impacts, or the proposed “fair share” approach to Medi-Cal costs for large corporations, but most measures passed on party-line or near-party-line votes. The Senate also confirmed three California Horse Racing Board appointments and ended with adjournment motions, including a request to adjourn in memory of Francis Lydia Limos of American Canyon.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are, I think, more than 1,500 lawsuits filed against Meta right now from parents who have... ..
• .more than 1,500 lawsuits filed against Meta right now from parents who've lost their children or had
• They can also refuse to allow their children to engage with certain platforms and devices altogether.
• You always have to look when you're getting ready to file a lawsuit for a statute that tells you...
• The Christian group asked if they wanted to put a flag up, and they refused them.

Summary: Senate State Affairs began by taking up HCR 31, a resolution honoring former Representative Lyndon Bateman. Senator Anthon, Tess Molitor, and former Lieutenant Governor David Leroy spoke in tribute, describing Bateman’s long legislative service, his work on Idaho Day, his advocacy for cursive and Idaho history, and his humor and letter-writing. The committee moved HCR 31 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation, and the motion carried. The committee then heard gubernatorial appointments to the State Building Authority from Nicholas Gouho and Todd Christensen, both of whom outlined extensive backgrounds in construction, development, finance, and public service. The committee also considered and approved confirmations for Robert Donaldson and Irving Littman to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board, sending both to the floor with recommendations for confirmation. Several RS requests were introduced and sent to print, including measures on liability protections for polling places, a legislative salary reduction resolution, revisions to 340B drug reporting, surveyor access, and cremation identification requirements. The committee also advanced HB 637 on gold and silver legal tender, HB 573 expanding who may teach enhanced concealed carry courses, and HB 561 on government flag displays. HB 542, the social media bill aimed at limiting addictive features and requiring age estimation and parental controls for minors, drew extensive testimony both for and against; after debate over the effective date and private cause of action, the committee sent it to the 14th order for possible amendments rather than directly to the floor.

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• For authors and their staff, you'll note that our hearing is public, noticed as file order.
• Next, we'll have file item two, AB 1630, Colosa. I'll make sure.
• The CSU and UC allow ...refuse those requests.
• The CSU and UC allow in-person observers, but they have refused to provide remote access to observers
• The next item, file number five, AB 1896, Gonzalez. No, I'm joking. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Some cities have refused, and litigation has ensued.
• If the city fails to approve de-annexation, the bill provides, uh, that suit may be filed to force that
• The committee substituted the bill as well as the bill as it was filed.
• And the bill, the committee substitute has improved, we believe, from the as filed version, but Uh, y'all
• services from say an ESD if there's overlapping jurisdiction between the city and the ESD, the as filed

Bills: HB24

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

Transcript Highlights:

• Then they were asked to come and explain why this was needed, and they refused to do that.
• Then they were asked to come and explain why this was needed, and they refused to do that.
• /c><00:03:12.799><c> to</c><00:03:12.959><c> do</c><00:03:13.280><c> that</c> everything and they refused
• to do that everything and they refused to do that they<00:03:14.640><c> asked</c><00:03:14.959><c> for
• a civil suit the confidentiality filing a civil suit the confidentiality shall<00:39:14.319><c> be</

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:04 SB 02: 00:01:37 Discussion in Opposition to SB 02: 00:09:49 SB 84: 00:22:19 SB 111: 00:30:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first considered Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Senator Mike Wilson, which would prohibit incarcerated people from receiving cross-sex hormones or gender-affirming surgeries, while allowing a tapering period if stopping an existing treatment would cause physical harm. Wilson said the bill was needed to prevent the Department of Corrections from providing such care by memo or policy rather than statute, and he argued the care was elective and not medically necessary. Senators Thomas, Neal, Nemes, Styers, and others questioned whether any gender-affirming surgeries had actually occurred in Kentucky, whether the hormone treatments were physician-prescribed, and whether the bill would override medical judgment; Wilson said the department reported no surgeries, that 67 incarcerated people were receiving cross-sex hormone therapy, and that he would only support treatment if it fit the bill’s narrow medical-harm exception. Public testimony on SB 2 was strongly opposed. Chris Hartman of the Fairness Campaign said the bill would deny medically necessary care, violate the Eighth Amendment, and target a very small and vulnerable incarcerated population. Dr. Jack Skilles testified that gender-affirming care is medically necessary and supported by major medical organizations, warning that denying it could worsen mental health and lead to suicidality. Hannah Callahan, a transgender woman, described being denied hormone therapy while incarcerated and said the interruption caused severe physical and mental harm, including suicidal thoughts. Emma Curtis, Lexington’s Fourth District councilwoman, also urged a no vote, framing the issue as a matter of compassion and religious duty. The committee then voted on SB 2. Senator Neal explained his no vote by saying he was not medically trained and deferred to doctors; Senator Nemes said he wanted clarification that the bill would not stop ongoing treatment; and Senator Styers argued the bill was a poor priority and noted there was no fiscal note and that only 67 people were affected. Senator Wheeler moved the bill, Senator Reed seconded, and the committee reported Senate Bill 2 favorably. Afterward, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 84, sponsored by Senator Steve Rawlings, which would limit judicial deference to state agency interpretations and require courts, not agencies, to interpret ambiguous laws, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 Loper Bright decision overturning Chevron deference.

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• What does Senate File 3228 do?
• What does Senate File 3228 do?
• </c> Why, you ask, is this file necessary? Why, you ask, is this file necessary?
• Senate file<00:40:10.880><c> uh</c> file uh file uh 3364.<00:40:13.440><c> Um</c><00:40:14.320><c> Senator
• Senate<00:43:34.560><c> file</c> Senate file Senate file 3364<00:43:37.280><c> would</c><00:43:37.599

Keywords: 1187, senate, all