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• Discrimination is or false or incorrect.
• </c> &gt;&gt; But if a witness has um shared false &gt;&gt; But if a witness has um shared false statements
• I mean this this overblown false claims.
• Uh referenced with those false charges.
• Um the names or those false claims.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The commission heard argument on a renewed motion to compel discovery and related sanctions in an ethics case. Enforcement counsel said the respondent had provided incomplete and inconsistent discovery responses, including no authenticated medical records, and asked the commission to compel full interrogatory answers, bar the respondent from relying on unsupported medical claims at hearing, allow subpoenas for medical records and an LRC report, and continue the December 2 hearing. Respondent’s counsel replied that the defense had complied with discovery, that medical records were being withheld for reasons previously discussed, and that no outstanding discovery remained. The next matter was enforcement counsel’s motion in limine, which sought to exclude a wide range of evidence as irrelevant to the three ethics charges already found to have probable cause. Counsel argued the hearing should focus only on whether the respondent intimidated Fox’s, offered a favor in exchange for a donation, and engaged in inappropriate conduct while intoxicated in his office, and not on complainants’ motives, media coverage, bullying, religious discrimination claims, LRC policies, or other legislators’ conduct. He also argued that any claim of mental or physical condition should be excluded absent supporting medical proof. Respondent’s counsel opposed the motion, saying the excluded topics went to witness credibility, bias, motive, and context, and that LRC materials and testimony from additional witnesses were important to the defense. Commission members questioned both sides about the breadth of the motion in limine and whether any topics could be agreed to as irrelevant. Counsel for the respondent maintained that some challenged topics, including Lexington media coverage and broader legislative practices, were relevant to credibility and context. Enforcement counsel responded that even if such conduct were common, it would not excuse a violation of the ethics code. No final ruling or vote was announced in the excerpt provided.

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• A false years, and innocent stolen.
• </c><03:55:34.479><c> reports</c> receives uh all kinds of false reports receives uh all kinds of false
• </c> ignore the prevalence of false ignore the prevalence of false allegations<03:57:51.120><c> and</
• Parents who make false, knowingly false Parents who make false, knowingly false allegations<03:58:59.120
• </c> consequences for bad faith false consequences for bad faith false reporting<04:00:53.199><c> and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, if a person makes a false report about a police officer, not only does the officer have to
• of an officer that you know is false."
• By making false reports about someone knowingly and intentionally, he felt there should definitely be
• </c> know if a if a person makes a false know if a if a person makes a false report<00:17:28.160><c>
• </c><00:18:44.440><c> reports</c> standard so by making false reports standard so by making false reports

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• She didn't have any identification for the officers.
• They ask for identification. They ask for what they're doing.
• They ask for<00:34:42.720><c> identification.
• They ask for what for identification. They ask for what they're<00:34:44.159><c> doing.
• Identification is a critical part of what it means to be law enforcement in a democracy.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, this bill is removing those two alternative forms of identification that do not have photo identification
• And provide four different alternatives of identification.
• So, this bill is removing those two alternative forms of identification that do not have photo identification
• ballot and then return within a certain amount of time period with a photo ID to prove their identification
• would get us in line with some other states and really in line with a stronger system to have identification

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:05 Attendance Roll Call: 00:10 SB 70 Discussion: 00:58 SB 70 Vote: 04:36 SB 80 Discussion: 05:16 SB 80 Vote: 31:45 SB 127 Discussion: 32:30 SB 127 Vote: 39:38 SB 154 Discussion: 41:25 SB 154 Vote: Adjournment: 47:14, 958, all

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• Under current law, individuals are required to carry physical driver's license for identification.
• and other authorized entities to accept DDLs or digital driver's licenses as a valid form of identification
• Sure, OK, you said Section 52626.103B digital identification.
• And then we have, and then we have international, international, uh, identification going on to where
• Uh, Section 521.348 authorizes the department to revoke a driver's license or identification card for

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• ><c> uh</c><00:14:06.720><c> and</c><00:14:06.920><c> prosecution</c><00:14:07.440><c> of</c> identification
• uh and prosecution of identification uh and prosecution of fraud<00:14:07.880><c> or</c><00:14:08.040
• individual level not only<00:15:29.600><c> for</c><00:15:29.800><c> the</c><00:15:29.920><c> identification
• </c><00:15:30.600><c> of</c><00:15:30.759><c> Fraud</c><00:15:31.199><c> and</c> only for the identification
• of Fraud and only for the identification of Fraud and and<00:15:31.680><c> and</c><00:15:31.800><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• emergency leading to panic and expending our public resources by a false alarm.
• People go out to try to deal with that false alarm. Will there be other questions of the author?
• emergency response, a false emergency response, or public panic.
• emergency response, a false emergency response, or public panic.
• You are creating a false alarm that endangers people's lives.

Bills: HB1002, HB1250, HB2710, HB3008, HB3045, HB3086, HB3595, HB3678, HB3695, HB3831, HB4107, HB4408

Keywords: stalking, victim notification, law enforcement, harassment, penalties, criminal justice, protection orders, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act, emergency communications, public safety radio, statewide radio systems, land mobile radio, interoperability, Project 25, P25

Summary: The Public Safety Committee met and first held House Bill 3045. It then heard and passed several bills, beginning with HB 1250, which creates a public safety technology revolving fund for Attorney General grants to support the Blue Jay pilot program, a voluntary traffic-stop safety app. Members questioned whether the fund would actually be financed this year and how municipalities would be selected; the author said no funding source was yet identified and the bill was only creating the fund. HB 1250 passed 8-0. The committee also passed HB 2710, creating the Oklahoma Emergency Communications Act and a 15-member board to develop a strategic plan for improving emergency radio communications among state, local, and tribal agencies. The author explained the bill was meant to address communication gaps and interoperability problems, with no fiscal impact. HB 3831, dealing with Oklahoma Task Force One, drew extensive discussion over its funding structure and blank appropriations language. The bill would place the urban search and rescue team in state law and seek a reliable funding source; members discussed the team’s statewide disaster response role, its Tulsa and Oklahoma City bases, and a carve-out excluding wildland firefighting. It passed 8-0. Other measures approved included HB 4408, which sets a protocol for calculating and directing savings from State Questions 780 and 781 into the proper drug diversion account; HB 1002, requiring law enforcement to inform stalking victims about certified domestic violence program advocates; HB 3008, extending the sunset date for the Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence to 2031; HB 3086, requiring the Department of Corrections director to keep the Board of Corrections informed about budgets and inmate deaths; HB 3595, creating a DPS revolving fund for counties and municipalities to buy vehicle-barrier equipment to prevent crowd-vehicle attacks; HB 3678, expanding electronic-harassment protections for public officials to include municipal officials and school board members; HB 4107, establishing penalties for unauthorized activation or misuse of emergency warning sirens; and HB 3695, revising the definition of great bodily injury in a DUI-related context. HB 3595 passed 6-1 and HB 4107 passed 6-2; the other bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief questioning and debate.

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• </c> and and and and falsely and and and and falsely treat<00:16:15.120><c> my</c><00:16:15.360><c> child
• </c><00:16:16.320><c> false</c><00:16:16.800><c> because</c><00:16:17.360><c> of</c> treat my child false
• </c><00:16:20.560><c> arrest,</c> &gt;&gt; some if there if there's a false arrest, &gt;&gt; some if
• And so if a student is charged<00:16:27.120><c> is</c><00:16:27.360><c> falsely</c><00:16:27.839><c>
• arrested,</c><00:16:28.240><c> I</c><00:16:28.480><c> think</c> charged is falsely arrested, I think

Keywords: Education - Room 216, 2 February, 2026; 1:45 PM, 925, all

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• know, as a retired federal agent, that everyone that I'm aware of wears badges, everyone has identification
• I know that the identification for these officers are out there. So, I'm definitely a yes.
• 00:23:41.840><c> know</c><00:23:42.040><c> that</c><00:23:42.200><c> the</c><00:23:42.320><c> identification
• I know that the identification there.
• I know that the identification for<00:23:43.400><c> these</c><00:23:43.640><c> officers</c><00:23:44.120

Keywords: 958, all

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• remit to tax collector service fees for all online transactions related to driver's license and identification
• card renewals and replacements, and provides that driver's license and identification card renewals
• Because when I look at, you know, identification at line 89 of the amendment, identification analysis
• say yes, but if the local, you know, this developer may have what is their belief in terms of identification

Bills: S0002, S0026, S0354, S1112, S1192, S1220, S1352, S1670

Keywords: negligence, settlement, appropriation, highway safety, damages, law enforcement, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, land use, development, sustainability, environmental protection, housing policy, labor pool, employment, temporary work, placement fee, Department of Commerce

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard several bills and reported most of them favorably. The first major measure, CS/SB 1220, was described as a broad transportation package expanding FDOT authority over trails, seaports, aviation, advanced air mobility, delivery devices, and related technology, while also addressing toll revenue use, autonomous vehicle penalties, digital driver licenses, and an FDOT study on alternative-fuel vehicles. An amendment narrowed some provisions, including local regulation of personal delivery devices and FDOT airport language. Senator Smith and others raised concerns about language involving FDOT assistance to local governments on federal grant applications, but the bill passed unanimously after support from industry and local-government appearance cards. The committee also approved SB 1112, the Labor Pool Act, which would prohibit labor pools from charging placement fees when workers are hired permanently by a third-party employer and require annual registration with the Department of Commerce. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would reduce barriers to full-time employment, improve oversight, and help returning citizens and low-wage workers; multiple witnesses testified in support, including labor advocates and individuals describing high placement fees. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s worker and reentry benefits, and it passed unanimously. The committee then favorably reported SB 2, a claims bill for the estate of Danielle Maudsley arising from a fatal FHP arrest incident and settlement, and SB 26, another claims bill providing relief for the estate of Mark Legata after alleged FDOT negligence. Senate Bill 1352 on motor vehicles also passed without opposition. It would create a secure online portal for license plate seizure processing, allow disabled veterans to retain their DV plate designation upon reissuance or transfer, ban license plate covers and similar devices that obscure plates, and route certain online driver license and ID transactions through county tax collectors. SB 1192, a customer service pilot requiring callback queues for certain calls to the Department of Commerce and Department of Children and Families, was likewise reported favorably to improve response times and reduce hold times. The most extensive debate centered on CS/SB 354, the Blue Ribbon Projects bill, which would create a new process for very large developments on 10,000-acre or larger parcels if the owner sets aside 60% of the land for conservation or reserve uses. Supporters said it was intended to promote long-range planning, preserve land, and provide certainty for infrastructure and services, while opponents from counties, planning groups, and environmental organizations argued it would preempt local land-use authority, weaken public participation, and allow conservation requirements to be too vague. An amendment added more detail, but concerns remained about administrative approval, timelines, and the definition of reserve areas. Despite opposition from some members, the committee reported the bill favorably on a divided vote. SB 1670 was temporarily postponed, and the committee adjourned after recording one member’s vote on SB 1220.

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• remit to tax collector service fees for all online transactions related to driver's license and identification
• card renewals and replacements, and provides that driver's license and identification card renewals
• Because when I look at, you know, identification at line 89 of the amendment, identification analysis
• But if the local, you know, this developer may have what is their belief in terms of identification,

Bills: S0002, S0026, S0354, S1112, S1192, S1220, S1352, S1670

Keywords: negligence, settlement, appropriation, highway safety, damages, law enforcement, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, land use, development, sustainability, environmental protection, housing policy, labor pool, employment, temporary work, placement fee, Department of Commerce

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• wellness and support space where tools are not providing therapy but may improve access and early identification
• The next bill is House Bill 2261, and this is the bill that relates to identification requirements for
• This would limit the application of the identification badge requirements to health care providers who
• It allows health care providers to remove identification badges as necessary to provide health care services
• Lastly, it adds pharmacies to the facilities that must provide updated identification badges on a specified

Bills: HB2564, HB2599, HB1809, HB2242, HB2261, HB2384, HB2505

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, certification, state regulation, health plan, therapy, psychotherapy, mental health, regulation, professional standards, behavioral health, mental health crisis, crisis response, co-response, co-responder, first responder, EMS, emergency medical services, paramedic, EMT

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• wellness and support space where tools are not providing therapy but may improve access and early identification
• The next bill is House Bill 2261, and this is the bill that relates to identification requirements for
• This would limit the application of the identification badge requirements to health care providers who
• It allows health care providers to remove identification badges as necessary to provide health care services
• Lastly, it adds pharmacies to the facilities that must provide updated identification badges on a specified

Summary: The House Health Care & Wellness Committee held public hearings on HB 2564 and HB 2599, then moved into executive session on several bills. HB 2599, which would restrict the use of AI in therapy and psychotherapy services, drew strong support from the prime sponsor, mental health professional groups, a privacy advocate, and an AI ethics researcher, all of whom warned that chatbots can mislead users, encourage delusions or self-harm, and lack licensure, accountability, and confidentiality protections. Several witnesses from health systems and telehealth organizations supported the bill’s intent but asked for narrower definitions and amendments to avoid unintended impacts on clinician-supervised tools, screening questionnaires, scribes, and other legitimate uses of AI. No vote was taken on HB 2599 during the hearing. HB 2564, which would give the Health Benefit Exchange authority to adopt market-factor certification criteria for exchange plans, was presented as a way to address affordability, bare counties, and plan duplication. Supporters included the Exchange, consumer advocates, rural and tribal representatives, navigators, and some individual consumers, who said the bill could improve access, preserve bronze plan availability, and help stabilize the market in counties with too few carriers. Opponents from health plans, Regence, Premier, and insurance producer groups argued the bill would expand exchange authority without clear standards, could reduce competition and carrier participation, and might conflict with existing OIC filing and confidentiality processes; the OIC supported the bill but requested an amendment on rate disclosure timing. The committee then moved to executive session and later reported out HB 1784, HB 2242, HB 2384, and HB 2505 with due pass recommendations, while deferring action on HB 1809 and HB 2261. In executive session, the committee adopted a substitute for HB 1784 on certified medical assistants by an 18-0 vote, adopted one amendment and passed a substitute for HB 2242 on preventive services and immunization recommendations by an 11-7 vote, and passed a substitute for HB 2384 on actuarial reviews for continuing care retirement communities by a 16-2 vote. It also adopted an amendment and passed a substitute for HB 2505 on limited adult family home licensure exemptions for certain foster family situations by an 18-0 vote. The meeting adjourned after those actions.

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• provides services to the homeless to the list of persons who are exempt from the non-operating identification
• Additionally, the bill specifies that non-operating identification licenses issued after the general
• provide services to the homeless to the list of persons who are exempt from the non-operating identification
• Additionally, the bill specifies that non-operating identification licenses issued after the general
• What guarantees we're going to be issuing an Arizona identification, correct?

Summary: The committee heard and advanced six measures. SB 1118, as amended, appropriates $3 million to the Department of Health Services for a grant program to help rural hospitals install enhanced radiation protection systems in cardiac catheterization rooms; testimony from an interventional cardiologist emphasized worker safety, reduced radiation exposure, and recruitment/retention of physicians, and the bill passed 10-0. SB 1154 provides $500,000 to ADOT for a traffic and safety study on SR 64 between Williams and the Grand Canyon; local officials, law enforcement, and fire personnel described heavy tourism, rising crashes, and the need for broader roadway improvements, and it passed 6-4. SB 1063 appropriates $10.4 million for safety improvements on U.S. 70 in the San Carlos Apache area; tribal leaders and law enforcement cited high fatality and injury rates, dangerous design features, and limited federal funding, and it also passed 6-4. The committee then approved SB 1153, which creates a Grand Canyon National Park specialty license plate and fund; the Grand Canyon Conservancy supported the measure as a way to generate dedicated revenue for park programs, and it passed 10-0. SCM 1001, as amended, urges naming SR 260 the Donald J. Trump Highway through the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names rather than ADOT; the memorial drew sharply divided testimony and debate, but it passed 6-4. Finally, SB 1209 exempts homeless individuals and those using shelter addresses from non-operating ID fees and extends the validity period for those IDs to eight years; advocates said the change would help people obtain housing, jobs, and services, and it passed 9-0.

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• Well, this amendment requires a petition signer to provide valid proof of identification at the time
• It's still... ...petition signer to provide valid proof of identification at the time of signing a petition
• nine senator Wilson well this amendment requires a petition signer to provide valid proof of identification
• at the time of petition signer to provide valid proof of identification at the time of signing a petition
• I'm going to urge a no vote on this requirement of identification for a signature on a petition or initiative

Bills: SB5973, SB5892, SB6081, SB5842, SB5827, SB5968, SB6034, SB6035, SB5888, SB6123, SB5853

Keywords: initiative, referendum, ballot measure, petition, signature gathering, circulator, per-signature pay, paid circulator, election integrity, voter fraud, ballot title, Secretary of State, Code Reviser, direct democracy, citizen lawsuit, civil penalties, Washington elections, initiative process, referendum process, grassroots petition

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• </c> implemented laws regarding false implemented laws regarding false reporting<01:29:57.239><c> has
• </c> further efforts to cut down on false further efforts to cut down on false reports<01:30:12.960><
• against false reporters.
• reports in states with penalties false reports in states with penalties or<01:34:09.119><c> false</c
• </c> where there is no penalty against false where there is no penalty against false reporters<01:34:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Yes, it deals with biometric data and vocal biomarker, personal identification.
• Looks like there's a fair amount of difference on that. ...identification.
• Brian, you know, can you give us a little bit on 19 de-identification issues?

Keywords: 1212, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Data Privacy convened its first conference committee meeting to reconcile House Bill 5479 and Senate Bill 2619. Representative Michael Moran and Senator Cindy Creem opened by stressing that the bills are broadly similar and that the goal is to work through differences and produce a strong consumer privacy law. Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Senator Barry Finegold, along with Senator Pat O’Connor remotely, echoed support for meaningful safeguards, consumer protection, and stronger rules governing how companies use residents’ personal data. The committee then began reviewing the bill’s definitions section item by item. Members quickly identified a number of provisions that appeared identical or close enough for staff to finalize, including affiliate, consumer rights, controller, collection, covered entity, gender-affirming health care services, targeted advertising, and several website-related definitions. Other items were flagged for further work because of substantive differences, especially affirmative consent, biometric data, dark patterns and deceptive design, de-identified data, consumer versus individual terminology, minors versus younger than 18, precise geolocation, publicly available information, sale/transfer of personal data, sensitive data, and trade secret-related language. Several recurring drafting issues were noted as likely to require staff follow-up, including whether to use “consumer” or “individual” throughout the bill and how to handle HIPAA and COPPA citations. The committee also grouped a number of related definitions together for later discussion, including the sale and transfer provisions and the sensitive data sections. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with agreement to have staff work through the remaining differences and schedule the next conference committee session.

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• And so you're seeing that there is better identification going on now.
• And so you're seeing that there is better identification going on now.
• And so you're seeing that there is better identification going on now.
• </c><00:25:23.279><c> In</c> better identification going on now.
• In better identification going on now.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• as well as do what we need to do to make sure that everybody has access to the information and identification
• program where seniors can voluntarily give up their driver's license and, for $5, can just have an identification
• So when we talk about trust loss, Madam Speaker, I do not want to hold out this false...
• I do not want to hold out this false idea that we are bringing something new to the table when, in fact

Bills: HB2720, HB2073, HB2681, SB5467, SB5820, SB5863, SB5892, SCR8406, HB2487, HB2711, SB5816, SB5919, SB5995, SB6278

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government