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• > to rhetorical support, but real support to rhetorical support, but real support to police<03:34
• > application The retroact the retroactive application The retroact the retroactive application
• let's see who else uh supports this. let's see who else uh supports this.
• Gupta support it. Gupta support it.
• It does become retroactive. month. It does become retroactive.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• > travel, This route supports regional travel, This route supports regional travel, freight<00
• sends her strong support for this bill. sends her strong support for this bill.
• support the community.
• support the community.
• to support uh, the schools, to support to support uh, the schools, to support the<01:35:09.280><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So in support of my bill, I just want to say that that's the kind of organization that's Opposed to the
• Follow up question, and then you're gonna strike the Retroactivity provision at the end is correct.

Bills: HB3041, HB4428, HB4429, HB1064, HB3265, HB3721, HB3028, HB3313, HB3588, HB3020

Keywords: credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, ESG, environmental social governance, social goals

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• There's currently a statute in the child support section that allows for redirecting child support when
• Child support is often redirected under this redirection statute under the child support section, and
• <00:03:06.560> services the child support services the child support services division<00:
• <00:03:18.440> section statute in the child support section statute in the child support section
• also been very helpful um and supportive also been very helpful um and supportive of<00:15:09.600

Bills: HF1855, HF102, HF1082, HF1354, HF2184, HF1792, HF2296, HF2429, HF2543, HF2566

Keywords: veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements

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• If it was, you'd have my support 100%.
• If it was, you'd have my support support support 100%. 100%. 100%.
• <01:19:17.840> We've retroactive to uh, tax year 2024.
• We've retroactive to uh, tax year 2024.
• language that supports the spreadsheet? language that supports the spreadsheet?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Those in support will rise. Division 1. Twenty.
• So I urge you to join me once again in standing with our educators and supporting H. 4361. ...supporting
• Madam Speaker, through you to the members, I rise in support of House Bill 4360.
• Members, I rise in support of House Bill 4360.
• And there's so many people to thank because there are so many supporters in this chamber, supporters

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with ceremonial and procedural business, including adoption of resolutions recognizing the National Asian Pacific American Caucus and several orders extending reporting deadlines for committees, all of which were adopted by suspension of the rules. The House also concurred with a Senate petition concerning accidental death benefits for the surviving spouse of a former Boston firefighter, referring it to the Committee on Public Service. The chamber then took up several Ways and Means bills and local matters, including human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers, teacher benefits under the Retirement Plus program, and land/easement measures for Westford, Wellesley, and Bourne. Most of these items were advanced to third reading after amendments were adopted. The House also moved through a series of local bills on the calendar, ordering multiple measures to third reading, including bills related to Watertown digital legal notices, Newton alarm divisions, Springfield property tax assessment, Natick’s charter, Beckett conservation commission membership, and Leicester stabilization funds. Later, the House considered and passed two major bills to be engrossed by roll call vote. H. 4361, relative to benefits for teachers, was supported by members who described it as a long-sought fix to Retirement Plus enrollment problems caused by unclear implementation and communication years ago; it passed 158-0. H. 4360, requiring human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers, also drew strong support from members and advocates emphasizing victim identification, hotel and motel staff training, and anti-trafficking enforcement; an amendment updating the training language was adopted, and the bill likewise passed 158-0. The House then recessed until the next day.

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• I will say about it that there's nothing in this resolution that is retroactive.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• That'll be retroactive this year.
• He relies on other people to provide maximum physical support for anything he needs to do.
• He relies on other people to provide maximum physical support for anything he needs to do.
• And more importantly, supported living.
• It is time to fund supported living.

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1001, sponsored by Representative Les Eaves, which would lower Arkansas’s personal income tax rate to 3.7% retroactive to the current year and reduce the corporate income tax rate to 4.1% beginning in 2027. Eaves argued the bill continued a decade-long strategy of broad-based tax relief, would help working families, and would keep Arkansas competitive with other states. He said the measure would reduce future surpluses rather than cut current services, and noted the average taxpayer could see roughly $800 to $1,000 in annual savings from recent tax changes. Several witnesses testified against the bill. Arkansas Appleseed’s Anna Morchetti, Missy Wyatt Joyce, Pastor Preston Clegg, Michelle Pedro of the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese, and Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families’ Pete Guest all argued the state should prioritize funding for public schools, health care, supported living services, food assistance, rural hospitals, and early childhood education instead of further tax cuts. They said Arkansas faces significant unmet needs, including underfunded schools, food insecurity, and shortages in disability and community-based services, and warned the tax cut would mainly benefit higher earners while reducing resources for essential programs. After testimony, the committee limited debate time for witnesses to five minutes. Representative Eaves closed by saying the state had been responsible in prior tax cuts and that the bill would return money to taxpayers without reducing services. Representative Bray also spoke in support, saying the legislature has continued to fund major priorities while still providing tax relief to working families. The committee then voted to pass the bill, and HB 1001 was approved.

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• probably better than I can, but what I will say about it, there's nothing in this resolution that is retroactive

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• Logan and southern Illinois communities that support its work, and I'm proud to support this measure.
• Logan and southern Illinois communities that support its work, and I'm proud to support this measure.
• Logan and southern Illinois communities that support its work, and I'm proud to support this measure.
• I support the National Women's Relief Corps' work, and I urge my colleagues to support this legislation
• SUPPORT THIS BILL TODAY AND SUPPORT OUR NATION'S VETERANS AND THEIR I have no further speakers.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• This is not retroactive.
• We're very supportive of the TSP's position in this.
• Are there schools in which we can help support? that.
• We do want to support those in any way we can.
• So we are very supportive for that here in Texas.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We do support the bill. We specifically like the fact...
• We were supportive...
• Well, I think up here, it seems to me there's a lot of support, support of the Capitol and beyond, that
• I appreciate the support.
• We don't support House Bill 3314.

Bills: HB45, HB755, HB 1232, HB1555, HB2460, HB2702, HB2973, HB3120, HB3225, HB3314, HB3356, HB3371, HB3634, HB3638, HB4247, HB4283, HB4290, HB4302, HB4503, HB4511, HB4565, HB4581, HB4627, HB4632, HB4660, HB4668, HB4960, HB5042, HB45

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money, HB 1232, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, public employee, retaliation

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• Because, as you might imagine, many of the issues that come up require actuarial support.
• I hope that with the Michigan model coming forward, that's something we can support.
• Help me with this, Superintendent, or your support.
• So, and I bring this up not to be critical of what we've done; I supported it.
• That gives them retroactive coverage. Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair and Ms. Hasse.

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• and support of the legislative priorities.
• And then within that COC Continuum of Care, there's permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, supportive
• And then within that COC continuum of care, there's permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, supportive
• We give them some counseling, but there hasn't actually been support.
• then later appropriating funding to support construction.

Keywords: 996, all

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• There is an effective date difference, and it is not retroactive in the House sections.
• c> the<00:16:23.519> house It's not retroactive in the house It's not retroactive in the house
• It's not that we don't support the tax credit.
• <01:00:47.520> It's<01:00:47.680> we don't support the tax credit.
• It's we don't support the tax credit.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You'll be able to have that put some guardrails on, maybe make it prospective instead of retroactive,

Keywords: 996, all

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• I think there is literature out there supporting its use for COVID.
• Support this well-thought-out, straightforward, short-term solution.
• The pharmacist wouldn't have anything on record to support that.
• I support this bill. The chair recognizes Dr. Lalani in opposition. Thank you, Mr.
• No credible medical authority supports this bill.

Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192, HCR3, HCR4, HCR5, HCR6, HCR8, HCR14, HCR16, HR1, HR2, HR3, HR4, HR6, HR7, HR8, HR9, HR12, HR11, HR13, HR14, HR15, HR16, HR20, HR22, HR23, HR24, HR25, HR26, HR27, HR28, HR29, HR30, HR31, HR32, HR33, HR45, HR48, HR49, HR51, HR52, HR55, HR56, HR57, HR59, HR60, HR61, HR62, HR63, HR64, HR65, HR66, HR70, HR71, HR72, HR74, HCR2, HCR7, HR10, HR21, HR35, HR36, HR37, HR38, HR39, HR40, HR42, HR43, HR44, HR46, HR47, HR50, HR53, HR54, HR67, HR69, HR75, HCR 5, HCR 6, HCR 8, HCR 14, HCR 16, HR 1, HR 3, HR 4, HR 6, HR 7, HR 8, HR 9, HR 12, HR 11, HR 13, HR 14, HR 15, HR 16, HR 20, HR 22, HR 23, HR 24, HR 25, HR 26, HR 27, HR 28, HR 29, HR 30, HR 31, HR 32, HR 33, HR 45, HR 48, HR 49, HR 51, HR 52, HR 55, HR 56, HR 57, HR 59, HR 60, HR 61, HR 62, HR 63, HR 64, HR 65, HR 66, HR 70, HR 71, HR 72, HR 74, HCR 7, HR 10, HR 21, HR 35, HR 36, HR 37, HR 38, HR 39, HR 40, HR 42, HR 43, HR 44, HR 46, HR 47, HR 50, HR 53, HR 54, HR 67, HR 69, HB 25, HB 48, HB 149, HB 254, HB 26, HB 192

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert

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• It adds a sentence that says the Department, being the Department of Labor, shall not retroactively apply
• new rules and standards to existing structures unless the Department produces written findings supported
• I'll be in support, but I also know we're going after the business owners here.

Bills: HB3239, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3832, HB3673, HB3783, HB3800, HB2956, HB3960, HB2471, HB3338

Keywords: veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, elevator safety, inspections, Department of Labor, safety standards, regulatory compliance, funeral services licensing, funeral director, embalmer

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• I am here to testify in support of the Act relative to harm reduction and racial justice, again in support
• I'm in full support of H. 225. I'm in full support of H. 225.
• Support for this doesn't mean that you don't also support preventing and treating heart disease.
• The legislature's lack of support has a cost.
• Among these, our recovery-supportive workplace project is increasingly Our recovery-supportive workplace

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery held a public hearing on several harm reduction bills, including measures to decriminalize simple possession and paraphernalia, authorize overdose prevention centers, and expand access to naloxone for first responders. Chair Mindy Domb and Senator John Velis opened by describing harm reduction as an evidence-based public health strategy and noting Massachusetts’ recent decline in fatal overdoses. They emphasized that testimony would help shape whether and how the bills advance, and explained the hearing process, including time limits and written testimony. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including Rep. Kate Donaghue, Sen. Cindy Friedman, Rep. Marjorie Decker, Rep. Manny Cruz, public health professionals, recovery advocates, and people with lived experience, argued that harm reduction saves lives, reduces stigma, and can connect people to treatment. They supported overdose prevention centers and decriminalization as tools to keep people alive long enough to enter recovery, and several speakers described personal losses to overdose or family experiences with addiction. Some supporters also framed the bills as racial justice measures, arguing that criminal penalties for possession have disproportionately harmed Black and brown communities. Opponents, including Sen. Nick Collins and several South End residents, argued that overdose prevention centers and decriminalization would worsen public drug use, crime, and neighborhood disorder, especially around Mass and Cass. They said current approaches such as Section 35, diversion, and police leverage into treatment are more effective, and they urged more treatment beds and recovery facilities instead of harm reduction sites. Committee members questioned witnesses about research, local siting, crime data, and the relationship between harm reduction and treatment, and several members said neighborhood impacts must be considered alongside overdose prevention. The committee did not take a vote during the hearing; it continued receiving testimony and announced a later break before resuming on H. 2196 and S. 1393.

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• submitted testimony and support. submitted testimony and support.
• transportation and support. transportation and support.
• David Devin Stats in support. Jonathan Drew in support.
• >> stand in support. >> stand in support.
• We want to support the support.

Bills: HB2392, HB2462, HB2423, HB1771, HB2081, HB2334, HB2336, HB1666, HB2375, HB2415, HB2451, HB2373, HB1641, HB1694, HB1695, HB1986, HB1797, HB1879, HB2034

Keywords: transportation, tax credit, employer incentives, commuting, environmental impact, flexible work arrangements, carpooling, bicycling, public transportation, consumer protection, subscription services, motor vehicles, ownership expectations, transparency, biodiesel, renewable diesel, diesel blend, B5, blending mandate, clean energy

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.