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• an increasing problem in other states and in municipalities, so they need to be carved out because parents
• When you get hit by a car that is going 42 miles an hour or more, your chance of survival is only 50%
• If you get hit by a car that is going 32 miles an hour, it's 25% survival rate, and if you get hit by
• a car that's going 23 miles an hour or less, it jumps to 90% survival rate.
• Kids of all ages run around the area and parents are terrified for them to cross the street on their

Bills: HB 535, HB 2120, HB 2822, HB 3243, HB 3457, HB 3544, HB 4089, HB 4192, HB 4669, HB 4868, HB 4955, HB 5253, HB 5669, SB 1371, SB 1919, SB 2001

Keywords: motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, traffic safety, municipality, criminal offense, pedestrian safety, traffic regulations, municipal law, bicycle regulations, motor vehicle passing, traffic law, municipalities, bicycle operation, traffic laws, municipal regulations, port commission, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, San Patricio County

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• becoming an increasing problem in other states and municipalities, so they need to be carved out because parents
• When you get hit by a car that is going 42 miles an hour or more, your chance of survival is only 50%
• If you get hit by a car that is going 32 miles an hour, there is a 25% survival rate.
• If you get hit by a car that is going 23 miles an hour or less, it jumps to a 90% survival rate.
• Kids of all ages run around the area and parents are terrified for them to cross the street on their

Bills: HB535, HB2120, HB2822, HB3243, HB3457, HB3544, HB4089, HB4192, HB4669, HB4868, HB4955, HB5253, HB5669, SB1371, SB1919, SB2001

Keywords: motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, traffic safety, municipality, criminal offense, pedestrian safety, traffic regulations, municipal law, bicycle regulations, motor vehicle passing, traffic law, municipalities, bicycle operation, traffic laws, municipal regulations, port commission, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, San Patricio County

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• They survive on the fees that they're able to collect in their airports.
• I'm sure the parents out there have asked a million what-ifs in their mind, and as has the city.
• We need to make sure that we afford every opportunity for those small businesses to survive to help our
• We need to make sure that we afford every opportunity for those small businesses to survive to help our
• youth. that we afford every opportunity for those small businesses to survive to help our youngest.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on April 16, 2025, with one agenda item: PCB WMC-2502, the committee’s tax package. Chair Duggan presented the bill as a broad tax measure covering sales tax, tourist development taxes, ad valorem/VAB procedures, affordable housing property tax changes, tangible personal property, special assessments, fuel taxes, communication services taxes, corporate income tax updates, pari-mutuel/card room taxes, local incentives, and a redistribution of horse industry trust fund money. He also noted emergency rulemaking authority for the Department of Revenue and estimated a recurring state impact of $34.6 million in FY 2025-26. Members questioned several provisions, including the aviation fuel tax repeal, the delay of the natural gas fuel tax, the extension of the local communication services tax freeze, the charitable trust corporate income tax clarification, the reduction in card room taxes, and the affordable housing changes tied to the Live Local Act. Public testimony included support from airlines, UPS, child care management, and others, while the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association opposed the lifeguard/TDT change, the Florida Association of Counties and Florida League of Cities opposed the missing-middle exemption changes, and local government representatives raised concerns about revenue impacts and the loss of local opt-out authority. The committee also adopted Amendment 1 by Representative Rizzo, which limits certain special assessments on RV parks when based on square footage. During debate, members split on some provisions but generally supported the package, with comments focused on aviation competitiveness, preschool assessment relief, lifeguard funding, affordable housing, and the horse industry funding shift. Representative Duggan closed by emphasizing that the bill was only the beginning of the process and would continue through conference and floor consideration. The committee then voted 16-1 to report PCB WMC-2502 favorably, with Representative Alvarez voting no.

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• I'd like to introduce my reason for Bill 243: the parents of Devon Rooney and John Wesley Holt.
• And then, of course, I have the parents of John Wesley Holt, Florencia Holt and Terry Holt.
• of Devon Rooney and John the parents of Devon Rooney and John Wesley<00:11:27.920> Holt.
• And then of course I have uh the<00:11:41.120> parents<00:11:41.440> of<00:11:41.680>
• ><00:14:43.360> and<00:14:44.000> sustained had survived the crash and sustained had survived

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• and your work. my household was filled with them and my my household was filled with them and my parents
• my dad worked three jobs bar parents my dad worked three jobs bar early<00:41:30.359> home<00
• home and with food their parents home and with food insecurities<00:41:49.000> thinking<00:41
• We all need it to survive.
• We all need it to survive.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I didn't know what it was or what a future looked like because I was just surviving.
• I didn't know what it was or what a future looked like because I was just surviving.
• <01:04:13.119> a and needing to support to survive a and needing to support to survive a challenging
• Students are driving parents to work, going to the laundromat, and shopping for essentials.
• And like many parent we've heard today.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's number six shared parenting day.
• Since then, Missouri, parenting law.
• parents even after separation. parents even after separation.
• > healthier cooperative parenting builds healthier cooperative parenting builds healthier kids
• <00:04:16.639> in irreplaceable role of both parents in irreplaceable role of both parents

Bills: SF0122, SJ0006, SF0121, SF0106

Keywords: medical necessity, insurance, healthcare policy, independent review, claim processing, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, pharmacy, collaborative care, healthcare, prescriptions, patient safety, Wyoming Pharmacy Act, welfare, Medicaid, employment, eligibility verification

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• It's my honor to introduce students, teachers, and parents from Southlands Christian School's fourth-grade
• It's my honor to introduce students, teachers, and parents from Southlands Christian School's fourth
• At the age of two, his parents brought him to Texas, and after a brief stay in New Mexico, he arrived
• unprecedented attacks on journalists, attacks on media companies, and even lawsuits against their parent
• In 2020, she told a reporter that her people survived wars, floods, fires, and landslides, so she wasn't

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially without a quorum, and the clerk called the roll until a quorum was present. The body then proceeded with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and several unanimous-consent motions, including re-referrals of AB 1878, AB 2089, and AB 1660 to different committees. Members also introduced guests, including the 2025 Central East High School football team, Morgan Hill leadership students, Southlands Christian fourth graders, and journalist Juan Esparza Loera, whom members praised for decades of reporting in the Central Valley. On the floor file, ACR 139 was presented to designate March as Sleep Apnea Awareness Month. Supporters described the health and safety risks of undiagnosed sleep apnea and emphasized the value of screening and treatment; the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 61 coauthors were recorded. AB 1656, a human-trafficking victim protection bill, was also taken up and passed 58-0 after testimony that it would expand “good cause” for trial continuances to better protect survivors and preserve continuity of counsel. The chamber also adopted the consent calendar, including AB 1583 and SCR 11, by 63-0 votes. The session concluded with adjournments in memory for Salinda Gonzalez, a Yurok community advocate for mental health and suicide prevention, and Sandy Steers, a Big Bear conservationist and executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley. Members highlighted Gonzalez’s work supporting Native communities and Steers’ decades of wildlife advocacy and public education. The Assembly then announced its next meeting for Monday, March 16 at 1 p.m., including the Women of the Year ceremony, and adjourned.

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• Whereas an abundance of research shows that children who grow up in married, two-parent families are
• > married, that children who grow up in married, that children who grow up in married, two-parent
• families are more likely to two-parent families are more likely to be<00:58:28.400> employed,
• Whereas he was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Irene Whiteside Morgan, and is survived
• by his daughter, Shannon, his survived by his daughter, Shannon, his son,<01:08:02.880> Brandon,<

Keywords: 958, all

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• or the law survive.
• Parents should be trusted to... decide what programs are right for their children.
• My parents read to me as a kid, I had supportive teachers, and I went to public libraries frequently.
• I believe that parents should have the right to choose what programs their children can participate in
• Parents deserve the freedom to make decisions about what will work best for their family.

Bills: SB34, SB75, SB330, SB1535, SB18, SB 18, SB 34

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature

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• We just celebrated the Jewish holiday last Friday celebrating the survival of the Jews in the face of
• Unlike traditional foster homes, treatment foster parents receive specialized training to care for children
• to the children that are in our system and the children who don't have access to the right foster parents
• making sure these folks aren't forgotten and they have just as much of an opportunity to thrive and survive
• The kids would do the cleaning and the parents are the owners of these hotels.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• guardian or parent.
• or legal guardian the death of a parent or legal guardian of<00:15:53.160> a<00:15:53.240>
• financial support to each surviving financial support to each surviving child<00:16:02.880> of
• for the surviving um guardian or<00:17:09.600> parent<00:17:10.600> um<00:17:10.839>
• When I display this bag at the Waiʻanae Farmers Market, parents were shocked.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 655 would limit collection of unpaid motor vehicle taxes, fees, and penalties to the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency. The Department of Transportation opposed the bill, saying it could significantly affect state and county revenues and that the fiscal impact was hard to estimate. The Tax Foundation noted the bill would shorten the existing collection period, while an individual testifier supported it as a narrow measure that would help owners of old or inherited vehicles. In questioning, the department said it could not quantify the cost but suggested it would prefer case-by-case flexibility rather than a fixed five-year limit. HB 697 would authorize Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement personnel to inspect and certify evidence from automated speed enforcement systems and would appropriate funds for the program. The Department of Transportation supported the measure, citing the workload created by the red-light camera pilot and the need to assist police and prosecutors. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended technical amendments so the verification language would apply consistently across the chapter and allow the appropriate reviewing entity to act. The committee also heard support from the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization and opposition from three individuals. HB 711 would require defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child while driving under the influence to provide financial support to the surviving child. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that criminal restitution must be tied to verified losses and that this type of long-term support is better handled in civil court, where trusts, conservatorships, and insurance claims can be addressed. The Department of Transportation supported the bill as a deterrent to impaired driving, and police, prosecutors, and an injury prevention group also submitted support. Members questioned whether the measure was better suited to civil litigation, and the public defender agreed that the civil system was the proper venue. HB 108 would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require county liquor commissions to adopt rules. The Attorney General raised constitutional concerns, saying the bill’s different treatment of out-of-state manufacturers could violate the dormant Commerce Clause and recommended revisions. Brewers and distillers testified in support, saying the bill would put beer and spirits on a similar footing with wine direct shipment, help small producers reach consumers, and support the local economy without increasing underage access. They also said the bill should be amended to address grandfathering language. No final votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• and support parents who are raising their kids alone is really important to me.
• <00:30:00.880> wouldn't as a as a as a a young parent wouldn't as a as a as a a young parent
• versus asking parents to cash to parents versus asking parents to spend<00:40:49.079> more<00
• understanding that we don't want parents understanding that we don't want parents to<00:41:49.040
• They are literally in survival mode.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We still often, as parents, turn to conservatorship because we just don't know what else exists.
• In 15 or 20 years, I might say this, but when parents are getting old, they really feel desperate and
• Parents can't work, so you lose there."
• They won't be able to survive; it's just a fact. You also heard about the workforce.
• They're getting care; they're surviving, and one of those is an 80-year-old woman.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As a parent, we send our kids to school hoping they make friends. Hoping they never get bullied.
• As a parent to a child with developmental disabilities, we know our kid is going to get bullied.
• And then parents of these kiddos are up there, and then EG Speaks, which is an organization that advocates
• Into survival mode, but this can also be an opportunity to strengthen our solidarity.
• He is survived by my friend and his incredible wife. friend Diamond, their two daughters, four grandchildren

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Brittany was injured but survived.
• Merely because one survived should not be the reason.
• There were several parents of A&M students that were very shocked and horrified at what was going on.

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• One, we lost the only surviving, last surviving sibling of. My father's family.
• I on all my mom boards and parent boards that I see all the time.
• What does it mean by unlawful to that parent?
• , not for a parent to be...
• I understand even the parent or guardian can. And fill it out.

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• My relatives, my parents, my grandparents were from both Sicily and Naples.
• My relatives, my parents, my grandparents were from both Sicily and Naples.
• I'm a staff member at an organization called Cultural Survival, which is based in Cambridge.
• And there would be parents there in support of honors programs that were being cut.
• Third, many Native tribal nations in Massachusetts and elsewhere have survived.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered a wide range of bills, with substantial testimony on commemorative days and several local development measures. Early testimony focused on competing proposals about Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Senator Comerford and others supported redesignating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, while several Italian American legislators and advocates opposed changing Columbus Day and instead urged a separate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on August 9 or another date. Committee members noted the long-running debate, discussed the state flag and motto review process, and emphasized that any changes would require legislation. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee also heard strong support for a Fred Korematsu Day bill, with testimony from advocates, legal organizations, community leaders, and Korematsu’s daughter. Witnesses described Korematsu’s resistance to Japanese American incarceration during World War II, argued that his story remains relevant amid current immigration and civil liberties concerns, and said the designation would help educate students and the public. A separate bill to designate September as PCOS Awareness Month drew testimony from Senator Miranda and health advocates, who described the disorder’s prevalence, frequent misdiagnosis, fertility and pregnancy risks, and the value of public awareness and education. Other bills discussed included a Domestic Workers’ Rights Day proposal, supported by Representative Garcia and Representative Sousa, who spoke about the invisibility and vulnerability of domestic workers and the importance of recognizing their labor. The committee also heard support for a veteran suicide awareness and remembrance day, a Boston branch library and affordable housing project in Dorchester, and a Fall River waterfront redevelopment bill transferring land to the local redevelopment authority for a major mixed-use project. In addition, Senator Miranda testified in favor of a memorial portrait for former Representative Doris Bunty, highlighting her pioneering role in the legislature and Boston public housing. The hearing was hybrid and lengthy, with the chair repeatedly asking witnesses to be concise and noting that testimony would be public record.

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• This bill uses clever accounting to hide a massive education deficit, but California's parents and teachers
• I also want to ask us to please do the thing that would help them survive in these very difficult times
• Because we know bad things happen when people fall into survival mode that will have ripple effects,
• We are also looking to make sure that 22,000 new child care opportunities are open so that parents can
• When we tax the digital tools that working people rely on to survive, we tell them that we think they

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, and then completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge. Members observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Assemblymember Lackey’s district. The body then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees, suspending rules for committee notices, and taking up the budget bill, AB 109, without reference to file for concurrence in Senate amendments. Debate on AB 109, the 2026 budget act, centered on competing views of the state’s fiscal condition and policy priorities. Supporters said the budget balances the current and next year’s budget, reduces the structural deficit, builds reserves, protects health care, schools, housing, food assistance, and other safety-net programs, and responds to federal cuts under H.R. 1. Opponents argued the budget increases taxes and costs, shortchanges schools, underfunds Proposition 36, relies on gimmicks, and does not adequately address public safety, cost of living, or long-term sustainability. Several members also highlighted specific provisions such as hospital support, Medi-Cal and IHSS protections, child care, immigrant legal services, prison closure, and funding for courts and victim services. A motion by Assemblymember DeMaio to return AB 109 to the Senate failed on a roll call vote, 13 ayes to 45 noes. The Assembly then voted on concurrence in the Senate amendments to AB 109; the measure passed, and the Senate amendments were concurred in without objection, with immediate transmittal to the Governor. Afterward, the Assembly moved to the daily file and took up SCR 89, a resolution affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion. Supporters from several caucuses framed DEI as a core California value and a response to federal attacks, while opponents criticized DEI as divisive. The transcript ends during debate on SCR 89, before any final vote is shown.

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• My parents spent many of their early days as parents stressed and tired, and they struggled to connect
• My parents spent many of their early days as parents stressed and tired, and they struggled to connect
• My parents spent many of their early days as parents stressed and tired, and they struggled to connect
• My parents spent many of their early days as parents stressed and tired, and they struggled to connect
• My parents spent many of their early days as parents stressed and tired, and they struggled to connect

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1462 on crisis services. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement, the Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Department of Health supported expanding behavioral health crisis services as an alternative to arrest or incarceration. Witnesses said additional crisis sites would help divert people in mental health crisis to appropriate care, and the Department of Health described its current crisis center in Ewa, including the need for renovations such as a padded room and the time required to get the facility operational. In response to questions, the department estimated the Ewa center’s budgeted cost at about $4.3 million, not including rent or startup repairs, and said a second site’s cost would depend on whether it was freestanding or attached to an existing facility. The committee then heard House Bill 700 on cognitive assessments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the bill’s intent but asked that it be amended to make assessments optional rather than mandated, to pilot the program first, and to allow flexibility in handling HIPAA-protected data. SHPDA also supported the measure but said it should not be mandatory and suggested that payers reimburse for assessments when requested by patients, families, or physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers strongly supported standardizing cognitive assessments to improve early detection and access to newer treatments, while noting the existing opt-out provision. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill but asked that the age 65 threshold be removed because cognitive decline can begin much earlier for people with Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and related conditions. In response to a question, the Office on Aging said a pilot project could likely be done for about $150,000, with data security being the main added cost. The final bill discussed was House Bill 237 on peer support programs. Testimony from Family Hui Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, peer support workers, and families described peer-to-peer programs as a cost-effective way to reduce isolation, strengthen families, and provide long-term community support. Speakers said these programs help parents and caregivers navigate crises, child welfare involvement, addiction recovery, and other challenges, and can have lasting benefits for children’s development and family stability. Several witnesses tied the bill to broader state goals, including infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and child welfare reform. Written testimony from about a dozen organizations and individuals was also noted in support.