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• This involves the reprogramming of adult-derived induced pluripotent stem cells that allows them to,
• , neurodegeneration in aging, and the link to dietary patterns, and the ability of these immune cells
• derived induced plur poent stem cells derived induced plur poent stem cells that<00:40:24.520>
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Would we have 1,100 miles of protected shoreline?
• Would we have protected the critical habitats?
• Put your cell phones away when you're walking. Thank you. Ladies, be on alert.
• Put your cell phones away when you're walking. Notice your surroundings.
• We will continue to build systems that protect, support, and uplift survivors.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then spent much of the early session on guest introductions recognizing students, interns, advocacy groups, sorority members, and other visitors. Members also noted Assembly Member Castillo’s birthday and announced a later floor photo for members wearing denim. The chamber then moved to the Daily File and took up a series of bills and resolutions. Among the major actions, AB 2323 by Assembly Member McKinnor, on modernizing public notice while preserving transparency and due process, passed 57-0. ACR 149 by Assembly Member Hart, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the California Coastal Act and the Coastal Conservancy, drew extensive debate both in support and opposition before being adopted by voice vote, with 46 co-authors added. AB 2011 by Assembly Member Hart, codifying mental health parity standards, was also taken up, and AB 2691 by Assembly Member Addis, expanding disqualifying felony convictions for elected office to include sexual assault and human trafficking, passed 53-0. The Assembly also adopted HR 31 on Denim Day and Sexual Assault Awareness Month after lengthy testimony from members describing personal experiences and the need to support survivors. The body then approved several policy bills with broad support, including AB 1621 on housing permitting timelines (64-0), AB 1704 on studying the cost of low-embodied-carbon building materials and pausing standards if cost parity is not reached (58-0), AB 1916 updating the definition of certified interpreter to include ASL interpreters (59-2), AB 2559 on returning construction and demolition permit deposits when compliance is documented (61-0), AB 2663 as an urgency sunset extension for alcoholic beverage law (64-0 on urgency and measure), and AB 2731 expanding on-sale general alcohol licenses in Santa Cruz County (63-0). The Senate consent calendar was also adopted. The session ended with an adjournment in memory of Josado Dado Banatao, honoring his life, engineering achievements, and philanthropy, followed by a motion to adjourn until April 30 at 9 a.m.

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• Please silence your cell phone. Please silence your cell phone.
• Senate Bill 18 does protect approximately 30 participants who already use this provision, as long as

Bills: SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB416, SB455, SB456, SB477

Keywords: Municipal Employees' Retirement System, Louisiana, participation, employer, retirement, SB 10, Act 222, Louisiana State Police Retirement System, state police retirement, retirement system funding, employer contributions, actuarial gains, amortization, Permanent Benefit Increase, PBI account, benefit increase reserve, supplemental permanent benefit increase, public retirement systems, state pension, pension funding

Summary: The Retirement Committee met on April 29, 2026, established a quorum, and heard a series of retirement-related bills, mostly cleanup or technical measures affecting various public retirement systems. SB 22 would extend Municipal Employees Retirement System eligibility to certain positions in the Second City Court constable’s office in New Orleans. SB 17 would create a funding deposit account for cost-of-living adjustments for registrars of voters’ employees’ retirement system. SB 455 would allow certain district and parish courts to participate in the Parochial Employees Retirement System. SB 456 would update compensation rules for assigned retired judges, and SB 8 would add the Louisiana Asset Management Pool as a participating employer in MERS. All of these bills were described as aligning statutes with current practice or expanding participation options, and each was reported favorably without objection. The committee also heard several Louisiana State Police retirement bills. SB 10 would repeal outdated priority allocation and retiree raise rules and adjust handling of surplus employee contributions; SB 11 would increase the funding cap for benefit increases from 2.5% to 3.5%; and SB 12 would update membership and definition language to reflect the State Police Commission rather than the Civil Service Commission. SB 18 would repeal a special exception allowing certain MERS retirees to return to part-time work while collecting full benefits, while protecting roughly 30 current participants. SB 20 and SB 21 would update actuarial gain/loss and unfunded liability funding rules for school employees’ retirement and LASERS, respectively, in light of the new permanent benefit increase funding structure. Each of these bills was supported by system officials as cleanup or modernization measures and was reported favorably. The committee spent the most time on education and return-to-work issues for teachers and public employees. SB 16 would reduce annual trustee training requirements for retirement system boards from 16 hours back to 12 hours, which witnesses said would better fit smaller systems and match the original intent of the law. SB 13 would similarly update TRSL’s actuarial funding rules after the sunset of the experience account. SB 14, based on a 2025 study work group, would consolidate and simplify TRSL return-to-work rules and expand options for retired teachers, with witnesses emphasizing teacher shortages and the need to retain experienced educators. All three were reported favorably. Finally, SB 416 would allow certain Department of Public Safety and Corrections retirees to return to critical shortage positions after one year, and SB 477 would classify the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board as a full-time state employee for retirement purposes. Both bills drew questions and discussion, especially SB 416, and both were reported favorably. The chair announced the committee’s next meeting would be moved from Monday to Tuesday, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Our system ensures that communities stay informed and protected even if the cell tower power goes out
• It does, and it's a we're the let's just say that your phone goes off, the cell tower has a problem or

Keywords: 914, all

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• Members, I want to remind everyone to please silence your cell phones and any other electronic devices
• Members, I want to remind everyone to please silence your cell phones and any other electronic devices
• Health insurance is really important to parents because it protects their most important asset, their
• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been implemented in 2010.

Summary: The committee received a briefing from AHCA Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer and Florida Healthy Kids CMO Ashley Carr on implementation of HB 121, which was enacted in 2023 to expand Florida’s KidCare/CHIP eligibility from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty level and replace the sharp premium “benefits cliff” with a tiered premium glide path. Sponsor Rep. Bartleman described the bill as a bipartisan effort to help working families keep children insured while moving toward economic self-sufficiency. The presenters explained that the program remains a joint federal-state structure, with Medicaid unchanged and the bill affecting only the CHIP-related portions of KidCare. AHCA said implementation has been delayed by federal CMS actions. The agency reported that CMS first rejected a state plan amendment approach, then required revisions to the premium tiers under a new maintenance-of-effort interpretation, and later issued a new interpretation of continuous 12-month eligibility that would prevent disenrollment for nonpayment of premiums. AHCA said it submitted an 1115 waiver, but negotiations over special terms and conditions reached an impasse, and the state has filed litigation challenging CMS’s interpretation. Members asked about the cost of litigation, the effect on future bills, the review process for CMS documents, disenrollment and reenrollment rules, and whether any additional legislative action is needed; AHCA said no further state action is needed at this time and that the key issue is the pending federal litigation. Several members and the sponsor emphasized the need for immediate implementation and asked about possible interim relief. AHCA said current coverage remains in place under the preexisting program, that there is a 30-day grace period for premium payment, and that reenrollment does not require a penalty or back payment, though coverage is not active during lapsed periods. The committee also heard public comment from Nicholas Hessing of the Children’s Services Council of Broward County and the Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils and Trusts, who supported HB 121 and said the expansion could make about 17,600 additional children eligible in Broward County alone. The meeting ended with Rep. Bartleman thanking staff and expressing hope that the new federal administration would allow the program to move forward, and the chair adjourned the meeting.

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• There's a very common use in practice of personal cell phone use for work purposes.
• The hospital will come back and say all of that's confidential and protected, and we can't get to it
• Chair, Senator, language was added on page 12 and also I think it's on page 14 to protect choices.
• the privacy and protect the doctors who were performing the abortions.
• The joint investigation piece is an important part of the subpoena protection.

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• areas for that include conserving existing water resources, developing new water resources, and protecting
• This is key to protecting watershed function and dry land.
• They have a dead pool that's more there to protect any wildlife in the reservoir, and then there's also
• Fund, the Environmental Protection Agency has a memorandum of agreement with FEMA whereby CWSRF funds
• He called me on my cell; we played phone tag. We got together.

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• Do you see any problem with the cell phone situations of students during classroom time?
• Every school currently sets their own policy regarding the use of cell phones.
• Like they have these little pockets that kids can put their cell phones into that locks and then open
• Thank you for Senate Bill 684, relating to the Board of Education and the usage of cell phones at DOE
• <00:44:34.680> phones education and the usage of cell phones education and the usage of cell

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education and Labor and Technology heard Senate Bill 420, which would extend Department of Education workers’ compensation coverage to newly graduated high school students participating in DOE-sponsored work-based learning programs through July 31 after graduation. DOE testified in support, estimating the bill could affect about 50 to 100 students in the first year and saying it would help students gain experience and transition to employment. Members asked about current coverage, costs, and partnerships; DOE said current coverage ends at graduation, there had been no incidents, and the bill would create no additional cost. The committees voted to pass SB 420 with amendments, including an amended effective date, and the bill was adopted. The Committee on Education then took up several education measures. It adopted a proposed SD1 for SB 894, a Farm to School measure that would appropriate funds to help meet a goal of serving 30% locally sourced food in public schools. The committee also heard SB 789 on school cafeteria meal costs; DOE said it wanted the existing requirement lowered from 50% of meal preparation cost to 25% rather than repealed, to align with its administrative package, and explained current prices were about $2.75 while meal costs were about $9. Testifiers from the Hawaii Public Health Institute and Hawaiʻi Appleseed supported removing the requirement entirely or at least reducing it, saying it would avoid large price jumps and move toward free school meals. The committee later voted to pass SB 789 with amendments lowering the threshold to one-fourth of meal cost and changing the effective date. The committee also heard SB 449 on a school facilities planning database. DOE said it supports better planning but believes the database should be housed within DOE rather than duplicated under the School Facilities Authority, while SFA supported the bill as a proactive decision-making tool. The Attorney General’s office suggested clarifying language to make clear references to the Board of Education. In later agenda items, the committee heard SB 423, which would add Head Start-related ex officio members to the Early Learning Board; EOEL and the board chair supported it and suggested technical language to preserve required representation. The committee also heard SB 1384, a housekeeping bill redirecting repaid early childhood educator stipend funds to the Early Learning special fund after the prior special fund was repealed; EOEL supported it and said about $31,864 was being recouped from nine recipients. Finally, SB 684 would require the Board of Education to adopt rules banning cell phones at DOE schools; testimony was in support, and members discussed the need for a consistent statewide policy, with the board expected to work on one in collaboration with DOE.

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• also will accept recorded video testimony, so if you're more comfortable talking, you can take your cell
• Cell phone, record that, and we'll watch that.
• By granting this exemption, you are protecting a valuable option within our district and surrounding
• H. 4927, an act relative to protecting access to applied behavior analysis.
• It makes you feel like your child isn't visible to the system that is supposed to protect him.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing on two late-file bills: H. 4867, concerning school choice, and H. 4927, concerning access to applied behavior analysis (ABA). For H. 4867, testimony focused on a DESE interpretation of M.G.L. c. 76, §12B(k) that would require small elementary-only districts with school choice students to pay secondary tuition when those students continue into high school. Superintendents, school committee members, parents, teachers, and a representative argued this creates large fiscal shortfalls for rural districts such as Hancock, Warwick, Richmond, and Worthington, which do not operate high schools and already rely on tuition agreements for their own resident students. Witnesses said the current interpretation has led some districts to stop accepting school choice students, reducing class sizes and limiting educational opportunities; they urged an exemption or amendment so these districts could continue school choice without assuming high school tuition obligations for nonresident students. Committee members asked about the number of affected districts, how the arrangement worked before 2023, and whether alternative statutory language might solve the issue more broadly. Representative Barrett described the bill as a simple fix to an unenforced provision that had only recently been raised by DESE, and the hearing later included testimony from both district officials and families supporting the bill. The committee closed testimony on H. 4867 and H. 4927 and then adjourned. H. 4927 drew testimony from educators, an ABA provider, and a parent of a child with autism in support of protecting in-school ABA access. Witnesses said the bill would clarify that qualified ABA providers, including BCBAs and RBTs under supervision, may deliver services in schools while allowing districts to maintain neutral safety and operational rules. They argued that inconsistent access to ABA can undermine districts’ obligations under IDEA, including free appropriate public education and placement in the least restrictive environment, and that school-based ABA can reduce removals from class, improve student progress, and support families. A parent testified that her young son needs ABA to function in school and that promised supports had been delayed or not delivered, while another witness said the bill would help ensure accountability and consistent services for students with autism.

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• The bill does not change the requirement of sending a notice of the impending cell by verified mail to
• It does not remove the values of a public cell, which include being transparent.
• Which protects homeowners from being fined by homeowners associations during times of drought.
• I think it's I think we have a duty to protect our children and responsibility to do that.
• speech, important protected speech that that children have the right to engage in.

Bills: HB186, HB517, HB 1093, HB 1268, HB1395, HB186

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental

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• Keeping public lands protected and decisions local.
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• protected and decisions<00:11:21.360> local.
• Stem Cell Freedom Act, an act Barlo.
• engrossed Stem Cell Freedom Act. engrossed Stem Cell Freedom Act.

Keywords: 916, all

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• , Shaver, Shaw, Shyrie, Sers, Cells, Shaver, Shaw, Shyrie, Simpson,<00:16:37.440> Smith,<00:16
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• We are here for the protection of our kids.
• some level of umbrella of protection some level of umbrella of protection that<01:39:28.159>

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• phones with some cell phone access, and I think this is pretty reasonable.
• phones with some cell phone access, and I think this is pretty reasonable.
• <01:02:53.279> the<01:02:53.400> rate and protect the rate and protect the rate payers
• It is an essential strategy to protect our public safety, to protect our public health, and cut down
• lot like a court in a child protective lot like a court in a child protective case<04:35:33.879>

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• My name is Matthew Cushman, and I am a community paramedic for the Raytown Fire Protection District.
• This is not a matter of protecting state revenue.
• This is not a matter of protecting the marijuana industry.
• Amphetamine, whatever their brain cells respond to by producing the neurotransmitter dopamine.
• Maybe we could pass a tax, a cell phone tax, to help support funding for 988.

Summary: The meeting focused on Missouri’s substance use prevention and treatment system, with repeated emphasis on recovery support services, peer support, recovery housing, transportation, and harm reduction. Dan Haniken of Into Action described his own recovery from addiction and incarceration and argued that treatment alone is not enough; he urged greater investment in recovery housing, peer support, employment, and community-based supports that help people stay sober and avoid relapse. Members asked about funding sources, program capacity, referrals, treatment court, transportation, and how Into Action supports people on medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Haniken said the organization is funded through a mix of federal, state, county, city, foundation, and private donations, and that housing and transportation remain major barriers, especially because support is often funded for too short a period compared with the longer time people need to stabilize. Matt Cushman of the Raytown Fire Protection District gave a strong endorsement of harm reduction, including naloxone distribution, syringe service programs, and broader decriminalization of harm reduction tools. He argued that stigma is a major barrier to care and that Missouri should expand access to clean needles, test strips, and other services, while also improving access to MAT in jails and communities. Committee members questioned the evidence base, the role of faith-based providers, and whether safe consumption sites should be pursued; Cushman said syringe exchange decriminalization should be the immediate priority, while safe consumption sites are a longer-term issue. He also described community paramedicine and mobile integrated health as valuable but funding-dependent, and said naloxone distribution is improving but still uneven, especially in rural and minority communities. Representatives from Central Ozarks Medical Center and Four Rivers Community Health Center highlighted the importance of peer support specialists, community health workers, care coordinators, and wraparound services in rural health centers. COMC’s Morgan McClure and Monet Lehman described a jail reentry program in Pulaski County, with Lehman sharing her trauma and recovery story and explaining how she helps incarcerated people prepare for release with housing, employment, benefits, transportation, and treatment connections. Four Rivers’ Devon Polarys and Cassandra Trout said their CEO would change Missouri policy to allow FQHCs to receive reimbursement for peer support and community health worker services similar to CCBHCs, arguing that these roles are essential for addressing barriers like transportation, housing, food insecurity, and insurance. Members discussed confusion over reimbursement rules, the differences between FQHCs and CCBHCs, and the need for better funding and clearer policy for peer and community health worker services. No votes were taken; the discussion ended with a suggestion to bring in a subject matter expert on community health workers for a future session.

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• Please take your seats and silence your cell phones.
• I was wondering if this could go through the cell phones, if you could just use the cell phones?
• So, I'm just mentioning that I think the cell phone option may reduce the cost of this significantly.
• And so they also had no cell phones during the program.
• Representative Stubs: That was going to be my comment or question as well regarding cell phone use.

Bills: HB205, HB226, HB234

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, exemption, tax conformity, tangible personal property, Alabama Department of Revenue, retail tax, consumer use tax, nonresident, religious publications, church magazines, Bible class materials, Sunday school materials, tax administration, indirect tax, state revenue, HB226, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax

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• I actually got a bill to ban, and right now, to ban cell phones in schools, and anyone else should sign
• Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law that helps protect the digital privacy of residents of this state
• Your child doesn't have to have a cell phone. That is reality. You could just say no.
• , there's increasing research around the globe that kids being on devices in schools—not just your cell

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• get a grasp on this is we worked with our parents because we wanted our parents to know that their cell
• We, we did, uh, we found for that cell, uh, we arrested, uh, we, we actually had the house demolished
• It will protect animals and people and make our neighborhoods safe. Thank you. Thank you.
• HB 285 is to protect pets from those who commit animal abuse through criminal negligent actions.
• This bill does not offer greater protection or justice. It doesn't uphold the law.

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• Solid, long-lasting protections that are carved in the law.
• Yes, this would allow a protection for these nursing mothers and... ... protection for these nursing
• Cell phone usage extortion can lead to terrible consequences, absolutely.
• You know, you have to protect people's rights.
• We've got to have protections... ...We've got to have protections here so that when the accusation comes

Bills: SB76, SB35, SB116, SB119, SB118, SB129, SB32, SB31, SB115, SB75, HB27, HB40

Keywords: jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control

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• they're saying are adequate to protect they're saying are adequate to protect the<00:41:12.599><
• <03:41:14.399> communities heavy rainfall and protect communities heavy rainfall and protect
• <03:41:21.160> reefs Network whose effort to protect reefs Network whose effort to protect
• So these investments are vital to the protection of Hawaii's natural resources. Thank you.
• <03:45:42.080> the we are willing to go to to protect the we are willing to go to to protect

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• asset protection lens. asset protection lens.
• > the<00:36:48.280> integrity we need to protect the integrity we need to protect the integrity
• That's all. >> Cell phone? Oh, yeah, that's no—oh, I'm sorry.
• It's about protection of resources.
• strengthens whistleblower protections. strengthens whistleblower protections.

Bills: HF3643, HF4470, HF4462, HF4366, HF4172, HF3629, HF4356, HF3093

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470