Transcript Highlights:

• Rather, this bill is going after the professional thieves, those who are repeat offenders who steal for
• <04:25:01.439> offenders<04:25:02.159> who those who who are repeat offenders who those
• who who are repeat offenders who steal<04:25:02.880> for<04:25:03.120> profit<04:25:03.520
• And when seniority is no longer the means by which we have upward mobility, some things bear repeating
• <08:07:07.840> When some things bear repeating. When some things bear repeating.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I want to repeat or get a better clarification.
• I want to repeat or get a better clarification.
• House Bill 134 strengthens Delaware's animal cruelty statute by escalating penalties for repeat offenders
• HV. 134 strengthens Delaware animal cruelty statute by escalating penalties for repeat offenders and
• Delaware's current law treats repeated abuse too lightly.

Summary: The Senate received communications from the House on numerous measures, including several bills and resolutions passed with amendments, committee reports on bills such as large energy use facilities, campaign finance, voting rights, and appropriations, and a list of pre-file legislation. The chamber then moved through a long floor session with confirmations, bill readings, and roll-call votes, ultimately confirming the nomination of Morgan T. Zern to the Delaware Supreme Court by a 21-0 vote. Among the major policy items considered were property tax and school tax measures tied to the statewide reassessment. The Senate passed House Bill 460, clarifying monthly municipal permit-data reporting to New Castle County; House Bill 461, granting temporary authority for New Castle County school districts to reset school tax rates for one cycle; and House Bill 462, making the split school tax rate permanent with a lower nonresidential cap. Members discussed the fiscal effects at length, including testimony from a school district finance officer that HB 461 would allow revenue-neutral rate setting and offset the fiscal note on HB 462. The Senate also passed House Bill 365 creating a Delaware Indigenous Affairs Commission, House Bill 458 on backflow requirements for low-hazard buildings, Senate Bill 27 establishing the Office of New Americans with a sunset and interagency coordination, and Senate Bill 315 on the Delaware Technical Innovation Program. The chamber also approved Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 300, a firearms dealer regulation bill, after extensive debate over amendments, confidentiality, background checks, and the balance between public safety and burdens on lawful dealers. Several members raised constitutional and practical objections, while supporters argued the bill would reduce trafficking, straw purchases, and theft from dealers. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 305 creating a diabetes wellness pilot program, with supporters emphasizing the state’s diabetes burden and the program’s federal funding, and House Concurrent Resolution 157, which asks the State Lottery Office to report on iLottery’s impact on small businesses. Senate Bill 325, a fire prevention/background-check bill, was laid on the table after concerns about a late House amendment and requests for more time to consult stakeholders.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a repeat of the current budget: $70 million more for the site development program called the
• Kentucky, so that we continue to separate, you know, males and females, high-level and low-level offenders
• region that would be able to accommodate the male juvenile detentions, high-level and low-level offenders
• <00:36:42.880> We<00:36:43.119> also<00:36:43.280> have low-level offenders.
• We also have low-level offenders.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:11 Executive Budget 00:00:50, 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from Dr. Hicks on the governor’s recommended budget for the next biennium. He reviewed the revenue outlook, noting modest general fund growth, a large rainy day fund balance, and the impact of recent income tax reductions. He said the budget was built around recurring reductions, lower debt service and retirement contribution rates, and the use of excess restricted funds, while protecting K-12 education, Medicaid, postsecondary education, public safety, and pension obligations. Dr. Hicks outlined several major spending and reserve proposals, including $350 million from the Department of Insurance’s excess restricted funds to support Medicaid in the first year, $150 million for the affordable housing trust fund, $125 million for rural hospitals, $100 million to offset lost federal ACA premium tax credits, $75 million for utility assistance, and $50 million for food assistance. In education, the proposal included a phased pre-K for all plan funded by sports wagering tax revenue, a 3% annual salary increase for full-time school personnel, continued full funding of teacher pensions, a 2.5% annual increase in SEEK base funding, and additional support for career and technical education and school facilities. He also discussed Medicaid cost pressures, including higher managed care, pharmacy, behavioral health, and nursing facility costs, and explained the expected effects of federal HR1 changes on Kentucky’s Medicaid program. Those changes include work and community engagement requirements and more frequent eligibility redeterminations for expansion members, which the administration estimated would reduce enrollment by about 4,300 in the first year and 28,000 in the second year. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting, which was limited to the budget presentation and member questions.

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• So no, the short answer. offender was at. or maybe that already offender was at. or maybe that already
• I know is a registered sex offender I know is a registered sex offender because<01:12:43.360>
• it means getting out the sex offender it means getting out the sex offender next<01:12:58.159>
• if you are a registered sex offender if you are a registered sex offender underneath<01:14:38.880
• that does apply to all sex offenders that does apply to all sex offenders regardless<01:15:58.320

Keywords: 916, all

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• Would you repeat that one more time? Senator Eckhardt: Absolutely.
• Would you repeat that one more time? Absolutely.
• And so if a court does not Join an entire statute, not only the offending parts.
• Please repeat that. Senator, I apologize.
• I repeat, that has full support from all commissioners.

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, approval of the previous journal, and messages from the House, then moved through several recognitions and resolutions honoring visiting groups. Members adopted resolutions recognizing the Texas chapters of Blue Star Mothers of America, Fine Arts Education Day, Donate Life Texas Day, Baha’i Capitol Day, County Government Day, Jack County Day, Crockett County Day, and a recognition of Navy Petty Officer Simon Urbanik for service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The chamber also heard remarks from visiting doctors, students, county officials, and community groups, with multiple senators speaking in support of military families, arts education, organ donation, and local government service. The Senate then took up Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2779, relating to the allocation and use of certain hotel occupancy tax revenues. Senator Birdwell said the bill would stop local governments from conditioning HOT funds on race- or class-based priorities and would require Galveston to transfer the full state rebate for beach cleaning and maintenance to its park board. After questions, the Senate suspended the rules, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed it, though the final vote showed significant opposition. The chamber also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2322, described as a cleanup bill removing the compelling-factor test for dispatchable generation from the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. A major debate centered on Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2253, which would phase out uncertified teachers in core classrooms and strengthen educator certification requirements. Senator Creighton argued the bill responds to a teacher pipeline crisis, adds parent notification, creates multiple preparation pathways, and provides financial incentives for certification; Senator West and Senator Sparks pressed for rural flexibility and implementation details. An amendment from Senator Gutierrez to add a teacher student-loan repayment program failed on a 11-17 vote, while other technical and fiscal amendments were adopted. The bill then passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and it was finally passed. The Senate also passed Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2371, updating skimmer-reporting rules to cover electronic terminals beyond fuel pumps, and Committee Substitute Senate Bill 2351, relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. Senate Bill 619, a conscience-protection bill for health care workers, drew extended questioning from Senators Cook, Eckhardt, and Menendez about patient abandonment, scope, and whether it could allow refusals of legal services such as vaccines, antibiotics, contraception, or personal care; despite those concerns, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment. Finally, the chamber began consideration of Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1169, which would allow public entities to form public utility agencies to cooperate on water and wastewater projects without eminent domain or cross-collateralization, with Senator Hinojosa explaining it as a tool for small and rural communities facing utility infrastructure problems.

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• ever seen but we cannot we cannot repeat ever seen but we cannot we cannot repeat history<02:49:
• Let me repeat that again: to give billionaires a tax cut.
• Let me repeat that again: to give billionaires a tax cut.
• Let me repeat that again: to give billionaires a tax cut.
• Let me repeat that again: to give billionaires a tax cut.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Fines for domestic battery and assault are increased, with doubled fines for repeat offenders and a third

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate took up a long second- and third-reading calendar of House bills and one joint resolution, with most measures advanced after committee strike-and-insert amendments or technical changes. Major topics included economic development and infrastructure, education and school choice, public safety and criminal justice, election law, tax and revenue matters, health and human services, and several supplemental appropriations. Several bills were advanced to third reading without amendment, including measures on Ireland education, youth/handicapped hunting, child care, tax efficiency, school transfer eligibility repeal, religious organizations, teacher and state police pay raises, Medicare supplement guaranteed issue rights, and various supplemental appropriations. Among the more substantive amendments, the Senate approved changes to industrial access road funding, airport hangar financing, driver’s license reciprocity with Ireland and Japan, foster youth virtual instruction, medical cannabis fund allocations, EMS funding, virtual currency kiosk regulation, workers’ compensation updates, and protection of personal residential information for certain public officials. The chamber also adopted amendments on election-related bills, including changing party-switching deadlines for candidates, and on a bill creating a new offense and bail rules for terroristic threats to schools or children. The Senate also advanced bills on missing persons/cold case record preservation, campus safety mapping, pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition in abuse and neglect cases, hotel occupancy tax recordkeeping, and domestic violence penalties. Several measures received floor debate. The party-switching bill drew the most discussion, with supporters arguing it would prevent election gamesmanship and opponents saying it would protect incumbents and limit access for new candidates; a division vote adopted an amendment, and the bill was then advanced. The work-zone fines bill was amended on third reading to apply higher penalties only when workers are present, then passed 34-0. The Foster Youth Post Secondary Transition Awareness Act also passed after an amendment adding agricultural vocational program provisions. The Senate adopted a title amendment on the passed bills and then recessed for 15 minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• Did you repeat the question? Many.
• shout the loudest about we need to fund our schools better are the same people who are the most offended

Bills: HB3674, HB4326, HB4331, HB3029, HB2963, HB3551, HB2973, HB3019, HB3461, HB2961, HB3261, HB3759, HB3429, HB3069, HB3372, HB3705

Keywords: school resource officer, sexual assault training, law enforcement training, CLEET, school safety, mental health, continuing education, HB4326, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, Oklahoma's Promise, scholarship, tuition assistance, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, eligibility expansion, adopted students, foster care, DHS custody, child-placing agency, tribal custody

Transcript Highlights:

• And a couple of times mentioned real estate would offend like this have limitations on buying up single-family
• Well, since my microphone wasn't on, I'm gonna just simply repeat that what I said in your last response

Bills: HB 104, HB2054, HB3459, HB3745, HB4486, HB4488, HB4601, HB104

Keywords: Texas Future Fund, investment review board, economic stabilization, innovative technology, national defense, HB 2054, Texas volunteer fire department assistance fund, Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, volunteer fire departments, wildfire mitigation, wildland fire, rural fire protection, insurer assessment, insurance premium tax, state appropriations, firefighting grants, emergency services, high-risk wildfire areas, Texas Comptroller, Texas Government Code

Transcript Highlights:

• Please limit your testimony to three minutes and avoid repeating any testimony that has already been
• tax inside the U.S. and the U.S. alone without bringing other countries along, specifically the offending

Bills: HB 103, HB 1256, HB1587, HB1632, HB2027, HB2525, HJR88, HJR138, HB103

Keywords: taxing unit, bond database, local government, transparency, civil penalty, education reform, funding allocation, school infrastructure, teacher recruitment, student achievement, tax exemption, water conservation, graywater systems, rainwater harvesting, ad valorem taxation, county commissioners, HB 1587, Texas sales tax holiday, back-to-school tax holiday, clothing tax exemption

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm a little offended by the senator to my right over here who suggested that any vote in this Senate
• Um, I'm truly offended by that. Um, the question is not the merits of the bill right now.
• Let<01:16:06.000> me<01:16:06.080> repeat<01:16:06.400> that.
• > We<01:16:07.400> are<01:16:07.480> $53<01:16:08.600> million Let me repeat
• We are $53 million Let me repeat that.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Please raise your right hand and repeat after me: I, state your name, do solemnly swear that I will support
• operations in order to increase oversight of medical and mental health programs, to ensure youthful offenders
• operations in order to increase oversight of medical and mental health programs to ensure youthful offenders
• Will you repeat the question? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Representative, I apologize.
• Will you repeat the question? Representative Bartleman. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Summary: The House convened on the final day of session, observed a moment of silence for the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and for Representative Rosenwald’s father, then swore in and seated new members Boyles and Hodgers. The Speaker also outlined the chamber’s end-of-session priorities, including action on the budget and related conforming bills. The House then took up H.J.R. 5019, a constitutional amendment to expand Florida’s budget stabilization fund by raising the cap, requiring annual transfers, and allowing withdrawals for critical state needs. After sponsor explanations and questions about what would qualify as a critical need and how the fund might respond to possible federal funding cuts, the House adopted an amendment that added more flexibility for suspending transfers and withdrawals. The joint resolution then passed on final passage. Members next considered HB 7031, the tax package conference report. The bill repeals the business rent tax and aviation fuel tax, delays the natural gas fuel tax, creates or extends several sales tax exemptions and holidays, and makes changes affecting property taxes, local taxes, pari-mutuel taxes, and revenue distributions. Debate focused heavily on the new permanent exemption for ammunition and hunting-related items, the elimination of recurring housing trust fund and transit-related distributions, and the shift of some funding from recurring to nonrecurring status. Supporters argued the package provides tax relief and preserves annual budget flexibility, while opponents criticized the ammunition exemption and the reductions in recurring housing and transit support. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed. The House then passed HB 5017, which creates a debt reduction program funded by a recurring transfer from general revenue to retire state bonds early, and HB 5015, the state group insurance conforming bill, which directs DMS to develop a formulary management plan and codifies the administrative health insurance assessment. Finally, the chamber began explanation and questions on the General Appropriations Act conference report for fiscal year 2025-26, described as a $115.1 billion budget that is down from the current year and includes more than $12 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs summarized major budget areas, including K-12 education, health care, transportation and economic development, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and information technology, highlighting funding for school choice, Medicaid, housing, transportation infrastructure, Everglades restoration, workforce programs, cybersecurity, and technology modernization.

Transcript Highlights:

• Let me repeat that.
• When you talk about being registered as a sex offender, yeah.
• it's just law enforcement collecting the necessary information, ensuring that the DAs didn't have to repeat
• We repeat mistakes that previous generations of Americans worked hard to overcome.
• And you know, one of the things that offends me to my core is the fact that there are people who are

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• <00:37:12.200> already that if there's a sex offender already that if there's a sex offender
• area where a registered sex offender area where a registered sex offender lives, lives, lives, &
• <00:44:38.560> that<00:44:38.720> is<00:44:38.880> not offender that is not offender
• And so, when I look at offender list.
• placing someone on the sex offender placing someone on the sex offender registry registry registry

Keywords: 916, all

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• cybersecurity improvements, as well as $32 million in the back of the bill to continue development of the offender-based
• Could you just please repeat the question? Thank you. Senator Polsky. Sure.
• Each law enforcement agency must capture and electronically submit the fingerprints of qualifying offenders
• FDLE must create and maintain a corresponding record containing the offenders' immigration detainer information

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It prevents violent offenders who should not be here from harming our communities, and in many cases
• who should not be here uh from offenders who should not be here uh from harming<00:01:33.759> our
• who happen to report violent offenders who happen to be<00:02:21.319> illegal<00:02:21.720>
• so it'll be heard in public offenders so it'll be heard in public safety<00:02:52.080> today<
• <00:04:10.239> off are going to get violent offenders off are going to get violent offenders

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• probation and parole supervise offenders probation and parole supervise offenders who<00:35:02.560
• maintain public safety, hold offenders maintain public safety, hold offenders accountable<00:36:
• <01:26:14.400> from information regarding the offender from information regarding the offender
• So, uh we give them for the offender.
• um the offender gets the um the offender gets the um the<01:39:24.719> decision<01:39:

Bills: HB60

Keywords: geoengineering, weather modification, environmental safety, atmospheric pollutants, criminal pollution, Meeting Start: 00:00:02 Roll Call: 00:00:08 26 RS HB 60 - AN ACT relating to geoengineering: 00:01:35 Department of Corrections Update: 00:32:59 Kentucky Parole Board Update: 01:19:21, 958, all

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• Habitual offenders need to be taken care of. It can't continue like this. I'll take any questions.
• Habitual offenders need to be taken care of. It can't continue like this. I'll take any questions.
• Habitual offenders need to be taken care of. It can't continue like this. I'll take any questions.
• Habitual offenders need to be taken care of. It can't continue like this. I'll take any questions.
• Habitual offenders need to be taken care of. It can't continue like this. I'll take any questions.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• One IJM study found 34% of cases involved U.S. offenders.
• offenders who consume CSAM are more likely to abuse children in person.
• the psychological barrier to contact offend by directing live sexual abuse of a child.
• Convicting more than 350 online offenders during that time.
• We explained what was happening as my offender continued to post online.

Keywords: Stop CSAM Act, child exploitation, online safety, reporting requirements, tech accountability, NCMEC, survivor support, legislative testimony

Summary: The committee meeting centered around the urgent need to address child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online, focusing primarily on the testimony and discussions surrounding the Stop CSAM Act. Several witnesses, including representatives from law enforcement and advocacy organizations, highlighted the significant drop in reports of child exploitation cases despite an alarming increase in actual incidents. Concerns were raised about tech companies' reporting practices, with calls for more stringent requirements to ensure timely and accurate reporting of suspected abuse. The legislation aims to fortify protections for child victims by imposing stricter obligations on tech platforms to report incidents and support law enforcement in investigations.

Transcript Highlights:

• subchapter permits the Attorney General and crime victims to bring a legal action to prevent an offender
• c><00:11:13.280> to<00:11:13.360> prevent<00:11:13.680> an<00:11:13.760> offender
• <00:11:14.160> from legal action to prevent an offender from legal action to prevent an offender
• know where the defendant is held, if the defendant is released, how to locate the DOC's Vermont Offender
• Locator website, and Vermont Offender Locator website, and how<00:16:01.880> to<00:16:02.000>

Keywords: 927, senate, all