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• This is of document that I sent you.
• diminish the process of documenting diminish the process of documenting religious<03:09:43.760><
• Consent. A motion for consent. Senator Prrentice seconds that. All those in favor say aye. Aye.
• Consent. No, we can't do consent. Can we? We can do consent. Yeah. We're three. Three to nothing.
• Consent. Yeah. Motion. I've got a motion for consent. I'll second that. All those in favor say aye.

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• house with the recommendation that It do pass and printed and be sent to the committee on local and consent
• house with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the committee on local consent
• house with a recommendation that if due pass and be printed and be sent to the committee on local and consent
• with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the committee on local and consent
• The law agreed to in the governing documentation would govern the consequences of such validity.

Bills: HB74, HB175, HB460, HB576, HB2271, HB2294, HB2874, HB3016, HB3133, HB3191, HB3458, HB3929, HB4063, HB4115, HB4394, HB74, HB175

Keywords: Puerto Verde, Port Authority, eminent domain, bonds, tax assessments, economic development, infrastructure, transportation, public welfare, child care, certifications, Texas Rising Star Program, grant program, disability inclusion, family income, affordability, economic impact, state study, cost analysis, government support

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• First, it requires verifiable parental consent for users under 18.
• <00:08:34.959> If parental consent for users under 18.
• If parental consent for users under 18.
• This bill restores parental consent to.
• documentation to multiple services. services. services.

Bills: HB161

Keywords: building codes, standardization, commercial construction, architectural services, energy conservation, federal compliance, local governance, 923, senate, all

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• We have seven items on our agenda today, and one item is on consent.
• The power of youth sport is well documented.
• Consent calendar with its one item.
• We will begin with the consent agenda and then go back to the top of the file on the consent agenda.
• Okay, we're currently at seven votes for the consent agenda.

Summary: The committee heard AB 749, which would create a blue ribbon commission to study equitable access to youth sports and recommend a statewide framework, including coaching standards, PE modernization, and funding models to reduce barriers for families. The author and supporters, including youth sports advocates, educators, coaches, and former athletes, argued that sports improve health, school engagement, and long-term opportunity, while noting racial and income disparities in participation. One member raised concerns that a new commission could add cost and regulatory burdens, but the bill was framed as a study measure rather than immediate regulation. The committee also took up AB 549, aimed at coordinating state and local security planning for major upcoming sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, and Olympic and Paralympic Games. Supporters said the bill would improve interagency coordination, protect visitors and communities, and help prevent human trafficking and discrimination during mega-events. Members discussed the need to avoid over-policing and to center community values, but the bill advanced on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. AB 1291 addressed ticket purchasing for concerts, sports, and other live events by requiring electronic proof of purchase and allowing it to be used for entry if a ticket cannot be accessed through no fault of the buyer. Supporters said the measure would give consumers more certainty and help address problems in a monopolized ticketing market, while opponents from venues, sports teams, and entertainment groups warned it could undermine anti-scalping tools, create security problems, and burden venues with duplicate or fraudulent proofs of purchase. The committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended basis to Privacy and Consumer Protection, with the roll held open for absent members. The consent calendar item, AB 644, was also approved.

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• I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. Without objection, the amendment is withdrawn.
• Unanimous consent to make a brief statement. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President.
• I ask unanimous consent to make a brief statement. Without objection. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Senator Tarr requests unanimous consent to withdraw the pending amendment and also unanimous consent
• President, I request unanimous consent to withdraw the pending amendment and also unanimous consent to

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Summary: The Senate considered a fiscal year 2025 close-out supplemental appropriations bill and a series of amendments, many of which were withdrawn, adopted, or rejected. Early debate focused heavily on funding for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Massachusetts, with Senators O’Connor and Feeney arguing for restoring money for transportation, safety, and event readiness, citing projected ridership surges, economic benefits, and the need for Boston and the Commonwealth to invest. Senator Driscoll also won adoption of an amendment directing the MBTA to study and report on its local assessment formula, using Milton and Quincy as examples of perceived inequities in how communities are charged relative to service received. The Senate then took up several other amendments, including measures on fire survivor support, vaccine liability, mental health and sidewalk projects, council on aging and public safety items, disaster relief, service dogs, and MBTA assessments. Senator Tarr offered amendments on driver record transparency and energy cost reporting, but those were not adopted. A major roll-call vote rejected Tarr’s amendment to restore a larger share of excess capital gains to the stabilization fund; supporters argued for stronger rainy day reserves, while the Ways and Means chair defended the bill’s use of a deficiency reserve fund and warned of revenue losses from federal tax changes. The Senate also adopted an amendment on shelter and Home Base spending transparency, requiring renewed reporting on emergency shelter and housing assistance programs. Later, the chamber adopted Senator Edwards’ amendment creating a Massachusetts Federal Employee and Service Member Civil Relief Act to protect federal workers and service members in the event of a shutdown, including relief from eviction and foreclosure-related harms. The Senate also adopted Senator Rodrigues’s Ways and Means amendment, then approved the underlying supplemental budget as amended and ordered it to third reading. After the final roll call, the bill was passed to be engrossed by a 39-0 vote. The Senate concluded by agreeing to adjourn and by honoring Mrs. Anne Lee in memory, with a brief communication from Senator Cyr noting a prior remote-vote error for the journal.

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• Is there any objection to consent? >> Consent calendar. Okay. Go on consent. Consent calendar.
• We don't want to put it on consent. consent. consent.
• Any objection to consent?
• Any objection to consent? Any objection to consent?
• any objection to consent? any objection to consent?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 155, which drew a lengthy debate over an amendment to delay implementation until tax year 2027. Supporters said the delay would give lawmakers time to see whether projected revenues materialize and to reconsider the policy if needed; opponents argued it would reduce money available to services and local governments at a time of tightening revenues. Members also discussed broader revenue trends, including tobacco, rooms-and-meals, real estate transfer, and lottery revenues, and disagreed over whether tax cuts tend to increase revenue. The committee adopted amendment 2025-2983H on an 11-9 vote, then voted 11-9 to report HB 155 ought to pass as amended. The bill was sent to the consent calendar, with a majority and minority report to be filed. The committee then considered HB 224, with members expressing concern that the bill would redirect money collected for one purpose to another and should receive more study. A motion for interim study was made and seconded, and the committee approved interim study unanimously, 20-0, sending HB 224 to the consent calendar. Next, the committee took up SB 83, which the Lottery described as a vehicle for technical corrections to gaming law. The Lottery requested changes to remove a bond cap, reconcile inconsistent free-play/promotional-play language, redirect problem-gambling funds to the Commission on Addiction Treatment and Prevention, and revise background-check language after the FBI declined to conduct checks under the existing wording. The committee adopted amendment 2025-2984 unanimously, 20-0, then voted 20-0 to report SB 83 ought to pass as amended and placed it on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee began work on HB 524, a bill to repeal the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. Representative Yuli said members had received many emails and calls both supporting and opposing the program and that he had questions about transparency and the dollars involved. The transcript cuts off before any vote or further action on HB 524.

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• Next, we have the adoption of today's proposed consent calendar.
• We have seven items on consent calendar.
• Okay, the consent calendar is passed and adopted. Thank you.
• On the consent calendar last... I'm sorry, on the consent calendar, Lackey, aye. Lackey, aye.
• Item 19, AB 1195, was on consent. Item 20, AB 1210 was on consent. Item 21, AB 1213 was on consent.

Summary: The committee first adopted a seven-bill consent calendar, then heard several public safety measures. AB 1127 by Assembly Member Gabriel would restrict sale of certain semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to automatic weapons with “switches”; supporters, including Everytown and Moms Demand Action, said it targets a specific Glock-style design flaw linked to mass shootings, while the NRA and gun-rights groups argued the bill duplicates existing federal law and effectively bans popular handguns. The bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Judiciary and remained on call. AB 468, also by Gabriel, would increase penalties and clarify offenses involving looting and impersonating emergency personnel in evacuation zones and during disasters; firefighters, district attorneys, and law enforcement supported it as a deterrent, while public defenders and justice advocates warned it was overbroad and could worsen racial profiling. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, also held on call. The committee then heard AB 1187 by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez, which would require eight hours of firearm safety training, including live-fire instruction, before obtaining a firearm safety certificate and would add a requirement for new residents who import firearms. Supporters said California should require training comparable to other safety-sensitive activities and that the measure would reduce gun deaths; opponents argued the bill misunderstands the existing FSC process, would be hard to implement because of range and instructor limits, and would burden a constitutional right. The bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and was held on call. The committee also heard AB 1424 by Rodriguez, which would require CDCR climate resiliency and heat-safety measures in prisons, including temperature monitoring, shade, showers, fans, and emergency planning. Prisoner-rights and labor groups strongly supported the bill, citing extreme heat, wildfire, and flooding risks, while one opponent said the monitoring mandate could be too costly; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Labor and Employment and held on call. Finally, the committee began hearing AB 1258 by Assembly Member Kalra, which would extend the sunset of the Young Adult Deferred Entry Program through 2029 for selected counties. Kalra and Santa Clara County Judge Erica You described the program’s success in reducing recidivism and providing wraparound services for young adults with felony charges, including housing, counseling, and parenting support. The transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on AB 1258.

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• It also grants parents the right to review and consent to any survey or questionnaire given to their
• children and ensures that the surveys are not shared without parental consent.
• It also grants parents the right to review and consent to any survey or questionnaire given to their
• children and ensures that the surveys are not shared without parental consent.
• They will also have substitute consent. So we're not touching any of that.

Summary: The committee took up a large health and human services agenda and first approved HB 711, the Spectrum Alert bill, which would create a statewide alert system for missing autistic children and require FDLE to coordinate training with state and local agencies. The measure drew a supportive waiver from the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and passed unanimously, 24-0, reported favorably. Members then considered CS for HB 229 on health facilities, which modernizes the Health Facilities Authority Act to allow additional nonprofit health system structures to use tax-exempt financing. Two amendments were adopted: one requiring advance notice, public hearings, and stakeholder notifications before a nonprofit hospital closure, and another removing a property tax exemption for a nonprofit hospital that closes and fails to maintain emergency services for 120 days, applied retroactively to January 1, 2025. The Florida Hospital Association opposed the amendments, citing workforce and nonprofit-status concerns, but the bill as amended passed 24-0. The committee also approved CS for HB 1405 on juvenile justice status offenders, expanding early truancy intervention, parent involvement, and shelter placement review timelines; it passed 24-0. CS for HB 27, joining the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, and its linked public records bill CS for HB 29 both passed unanimously after supportive testimony from several advocacy and business groups. The committee then debated HB 111 on out-of-network referrals and HB 1083 on patient access to records. HB 111 would require referring practitioners to inform patients in writing when a referral is out of network and to apply out-of-network payments to deductibles; it drew opposition from medical groups over administrative burden and patient-care concerns, but passed 17-8. HB 1083 would shorten the time for producing medical records to 14 working days and standardize access rules, with amendments clarifying portal access and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2026; despite opposition from some health information and provider groups over HIPAA and access concerns, it passed 19-7 as amended. Later, the committee approved HB 883, allowing autonomous practice for psychiatric nurse practitioners with the required credentials, after strong support from nurse practitioner groups and opposition from psychiatric and medical associations; it passed 23-3. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing exceptions with federal law and removes several state exemptions, passed 19-7 despite opposition from hospice, emergency physician, rheumatology, and medical groups concerned about paper prescriptions in emergencies and hard-to-find medications. HB 1353 on home health care services and CS for HB 989 on foster home licensure transfers both passed unanimously after supportive amendments. The committee also heard HB 1505 on parental rights, which would require written parental consent for many health care services, surveys, and biofeedback devices for minors and expand parental access to records; the bill drew extensive support testimony but also questions and concerns about confidentiality, abuse reporting, and existing exceptions, and the transcript ended before a final vote on that bill.

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• The Chair asked if the committee could move the consent calendar.
• The committee moved the consent calendar.
• The roll was called and the consent calendar passed 5-0. The roll was left open for absent members.
• Counties are responsible for working with recipients and ensuring they have the proper documentation
• That consent calendar is out. The consent calendar is out. Okay, I'll just make sure. Okay.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on labor standards, worker safety, and public transparency. SB 954 by Senator Blakespear would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by adding worker protections such as prevailing wage, a skilled and trained workforce, high-road employment standards, and environmental guardrails. Supporters from labor, environmental justice, and conservation groups said the bill restores promised safeguards after SB 131, while business groups argued the added requirements would undermine the exemption and discourage investment. The committee voted 5-0 to do pass and re-refer SB 954 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open for absent members. The committee then considered SB 966 by Senator Gonzalez, which would codify refinery worker participation and safety protections adopted in 2017 after the 2012 Chevron Richmond fire. Supporters, including United Steelworkers and a former refinery worker, said the bill would preserve workers’ ability to report hazards, select representatives, and stop unsafe work, preventing future disasters. The Western States Petroleum Association opposed the bill, arguing it could be preempted by federal labor law and would add regulatory uncertainty. The committee passed SB 966 3-0 and re-referred it to Appropriations, with the roll left open. Next, SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas sought to modernize private security guard training, expand de-escalation instruction, strengthen accountability, and create a clearer professional pathway for the industry. The author and many security workers testified that guards are often first responders in volatile situations and need more practical training and better standards; opponents from industry and business groups warned the bill would raise costs, worsen staffing shortages, and create implementation problems, especially around third-party training and a new wage order. The committee voted 4-1 to do pass and re-refer SB 1203 to Public Safety, with one no vote and the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 1284 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, a transparency bill requiring DHCS to publish the names of large employers with workers enrolled in Medi-Cal and the estimated taxpayer cost. Supporters said the measure would show how low wages and unaffordable coverage shift health costs to the public, while opponents argued Medi-Cal enrollment depends on many factors and that naming employers would be misleading and amount to public shaming. After discussion, the committee voted 4-2 to do pass and re-refer SB 1284 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open. The transcript then began discussion of SB 1054 by Senator Cabaldon, which would improve workforce data collection and sharing to better evaluate job-training pathways, but the excerpt cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

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• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent >> Mr.
• ,<02:33:56.319> and transactions, false documentation, and transactions, false documentation
• Alas, it stalled by unanimous consent.
• members<05:34:01.360> have<05:34:01.600> five consent that all members have five consent
• <05:40:12.798> This consent of the parties exists. This consent of the parties exists.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• governing documents, budgets, and material<00:10:14.920> information<00:10:16.240> before<
• Chair and members, I also identified subdivision seven because it requires documentation on parental
• consent.
• Subdivision seven on page six is the verifiable parental consent and the documentation required of social
• verifiable parental consent.

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• been one on consent move consent who been one on consent move consent who been seconded<01:14:06.520
• Move consent. Second. Consent moved and seconded. All in favor?
• Move consent. Second. Consent moved and seconded. All in favor?
• <01:34:43.679> second<01:34:44.239> all consent oh yeah move consent second all consent
• Consent, yeah, all in consent. You okay with all those votes? That's fine.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Speaker, request consent. House for >> Mr. Speaker, request consent.
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to >> Mr.
• <00:25:33.279> that Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that Speaker, I ask unanimous consent
• <02:09:15.199> to ask for unan unanimous consent to ask for unan unanimous consent to address
• Uh two felony false or forged document.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• >> Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent >> Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent
• Lead poisoning has been documented in over 130 species.
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to submit this letter to the record.
• <04:53:08.480> But consent to submit it to the record.
• But consent to submit it to the record.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• HB 3398 by Lozano relating to requirements for issuance of export documentation.
• The following resolutions are being referred to the Committee on Local Consent calendars.
• The following resolutions by Laloni are being referred to the Committee on Local Consent calendars, HR
• Following resolutions by Reynolds are being referred to the committee on local consent calendars.
• The following resolutions by Fairley are being referred to the committee and local consent calendars,

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• House Republicans have been floating documents talking about $2 trillion.
• I'll ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendments be waived.
• I ask unanimous consent that I be listed as the primary sponsor of that amendment.
• So we see all these documents coming from the House. They're calling for cuts.
• I ask for unanimous consent that in preparing the measure.

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• must be ratified by a majority of active drivers through a statewide vote, ensuring a true driver consent
• /c><00:03:27.840> a<00:03:28.080> true<00:03:28.400> driver<00:03:28.879> consent
• <00:03:30.159> We vote, ensuring a true driver consent.
• We vote, ensuring a true driver consent.
• , they have problems uploading documents, they have problems uploading documents, pay<00:15:48.880

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• Another one would be where you have no consent, where you don't have effective consent; you have a person
• who is unable to properly consent to the relationship.
• But here we're talking about consenting adults in their own home.
• It also lays out the rules with regard to consent. When is it truly consent?
• Victims often flee with nothing, without any money, documents, or housing.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2777 by Representative Rose, which would bar the death penalty for defendants who can prove by clear and convincing evidence that they had schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and active psychotic symptoms at the time of the offense. Rose said the bill would still hold defendants accountable through life without parole, would save money by avoiding lengthy capital litigation, and would address cases where severe mental illness was not adequately considered. Supporters from NAMI Texas, the Catholic bishops, and a forensic psychologist said the bill is narrowly tailored, consistent with neuroscience and moral principles, and would prevent executions of people whose psychosis substantially impaired reality testing. Committee members questioned how the bill interacts with existing competency and insanity law, whether the diagnosis is sufficiently defined, and whether the statute requires active psychosis at the time of the offense. An opponent argued the death penalty should remain available for juries to decide in all cases. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 1221 by Representative Lozano, which would raise the cap on pretrial intervention program fees from $500 to $1,200. Lozano and a district attorney witness said the increase is needed because program costs have risen and the fees help make diversion programs self-sustaining, allowing first-time or low-level offenders to complete rehabilitation and potentially obtain expunction. Opponents from the Texas Fair Defense Project argued the higher fee could make diversion unaffordable for indigent defendants and undermine an important alternative to incarceration, especially where related supervision and monitoring costs already add up. Members discussed whether the fee applies only to PTI participants, how payment plans and waivers work, and whether ability to pay should be addressed more explicitly. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1738 by Representative Jones, which would repeal Penal Code Section 21.06 and related Health and Safety Code references concerning homosexual conduct. Jones said the law is unconstitutional under Lawrence v. Texas, remains harmful on the books, and has led to confusion and unnecessary costs even though it is unenforceable. Supporters said the bill simply removes outdated language and protects civil liberties, while opponents from Texas Values argued the statute still serves as a statement that homosexual conduct is unacceptable and should remain as a warning, even if unenforceable. Members debated whether the law’s remaining language is merely symbolic or still harmful, and whether other criminal statutes already cover conduct such as prostitution, incest, and offenses involving minors. The bill was left pending after testimony.

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• Any and consent? Do we have a second? Consent. All in favor?
• do we have a second any and consent do we have a second consent<00:30:08.559> all<00:30:08.720
• <00:30:15.039> oh to come out of exact who on consent oh to come out of exact who on consent
• <01:45:39.480> move<01:45:39.760> consent opposed do cons Mo consent move consent opposed
• do cons Mo consent move consent the<01:45:40.360> motion<01:45:40.679> to<01:45:41.000

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• At that moment, access to documentation is critical.
• And then the 1129 is on consent. And then SB 1129 is on consent. That's correct. That's correct.
• Consent to the floor. Kalra? Aye. Motion includes SB 1129, Cabrera. Consent to the floor. Kalra?
• Add-ons for the consent calendar. For the consent calendar, Macedo? Aye. Bryan? Aye. Harabedian?
• Sorry, consent calendar. For consent calendar, Harabedian? Aye. Item one, SB 16, Blake Speer.

Keywords: 988, house, all