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• Be it resolved by the House that it retains parking for members and employees of the House during the
• I wanted to just, as a housekeeping matter, set the time for coming back tomorrow for retirement speeches
• for coming back tomorrow for um time for coming back tomorrow for um retirement<00:17:08.839><c> speeches
• c> So,</c><00:17:09.400><c> I</c><00:17:09.480><c> move</c><00:17:09.680><c> that</c> retirement speeches
• So, I move that retirement speeches.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Texans are being forced. to fund speech that they fundamentally disagree with.
• for speech. Let me ask you a question.
• Now, if you did that as a full-time employee of a city, you'd get fired.
• Say you had five school districts, and they had an employee during session.
• employees of local government from having to register.

Bills: SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB9 , SB42 , SB15 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SCR1

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• under three minutes, then, um, maybe you should go—what's that program you study on how to give a speech
• He takes speech therapy, where they're trying to teach him to use an iPad to communicate with us and
• </c> brushing his teeth he takes speech brushing his teeth he takes speech therapy<00:15:54.279><c> where
• Thank you for listening to the speech, and I will be happy to take any questions. Thank you, Mr.
• Thank you for listening to the speech, and I will be happy to take any questions. Thank you, Mr.

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I all I could from your speech, sir, I'm very quotable. >> Highly quotable. >> Yes.
• could from your speech, sir, I'm very<00:04:09.760><c> quotable.
• Is it because maybe the employees don't want to go there anymore?
• <01:02:18.720><c> about</c> speeches about speeches about the<01:02:20.400><c> bills</c><01:02:20.880
• So we're increasing pay for our employees as well.

Bills: HF3127 , HF3816 , HF3814 , HF3815 , HF3817

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: taxation, pass-through entity, qualifying owner, partnership, S corporation, tax return, corporate franchise tax, individual income tax, research expenditures, federal compliance, Minnesota Statutes, income tax, corporate tax, section 179, federal conformity, HF3815, Minnesota taxes, tax conformity, Internal Revenue Code, IRC conformity

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• You've litigated some of the most important cases on free speech, religious liberty, voting rights, and
• For everyone to be treated equally, you fought against colleges shutting down free speech for political
• one of the nation's most respected attorneys, known for her unwavering commitment to justice, free speech
• be weaponized for the wrong ends, for political persecution, for payback, for punishing protected speech
• and dating back to college has taught me the importance of standing up up for the rights of free speech

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: Department of Justice, nominations, Assistant Attorney General, civil rights, enforcement, committee discussion

Summary: The meeting covered important discussions surrounding key nominations in the Department of Justice, specifically for the roles of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and the Office of Legal Policy. Various committee members took turns to express their views on the nominees, emphasizing the implications of their potential confirmation on civil rights enforcement in the country. Alongside the committee discussion, the nominees provided insights into their professional backgrounds and how their experiences align with the responsibilities of the positions for which they have been nominated.

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• tried to bring balance by starting a chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, a group focused on free speech
• I'm here representing both myself and the Texas State Employees Union, and we are against all virtual
• I'm here representing both myself and the Texas State Employees Union, and we are against all virtual
• My name is Maggie DeSanza, and I'm here representing both myself and the Texas State Employees Union
• SB37 would drastically limit freedom of speech in classrooms.

Bills: SB 37

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction, 1184, house, all

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• transparency and ethics, amending Section 6-2105, Idaho Code, to revise a provision regarding remedies for employee
• Code, by the addition of a new Section 6-2110, Idaho Code, to establish provisions regarding public employee
• our day; we're here for the judiciary, so the Chief Justice is supposed to come over and give us a speech
• nine months of 2025, those systems blocked more than 1.79 million phishing attempts targeting court employees
• We're doing a lot with a lot less resources, and you mentioned that in your speech.

Keywords: 989, all

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• and chair of the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board.
• Nationally, the need for speech and hearing professionals is expected to grow anywhere between 9% to
• Nationally, the need for speech and hearing professionals is expected to grow anywhere between 9% to
• Andrea Ball here today on behalf of the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
• Kasha represents speech-language pathologists, speech-language pathology assistants, audiologists, students

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Last biennium, the legislature targeted certain political speech and attempted to ban certain speech
• under the category of foreign-influenced speech.
• Our concern is that any investigation would basically capture all the city employees.
• This is not, not all city employees would have their data made publicly available.
• only the heads or directors of certain departments, and in small cities, almost every one of our employees

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

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• essentially bring—all maintenance of Texas DPS-owned and operated aircraft... ...maintained by Texas DPS employees
• You're leaving law enforcement to decide whether these speech acts on Facebook or other social media
• sites constitute a violation or are protected speech.
• Full due process, whether or not you were engaging in protected First Amendment political speech or whether
• you were engaging in speech that identified you as a gang member.

Bills: SB2199 , SB2200 , SB2201 , SB2949 , SB2332

Committee: Senate Border Security

Keywords: overweight vehicle, vehicle weight limits, hazardous materials, hazmat, cargo tank, fuel transport, trucking, commercial vehicle, Transportation Code, criminal penalty, second-degree felony, loading violation, truck weight, axle weight, gross weight, public safety, commercial carrier, Texas, commercial truck, truck route

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• to public officials and employees from foreign countries of concern.
• The First Amendment protects freedom of speech and association.
• The First Amendment protects freedom of speech and association.
• It is protected speech.
• they prefer over what speech they dislike.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum verification. Members then adopted the special order report and a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber also recognized Deputy First Class Stefano Gargano as law enforcement officer of the day and several visiting groups in the gallery. On the floor, HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously, 109-0. The House then took up CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew questions about surplus conservation lands and oversight by the Acquisition and Restoration Council; it passed 94-10. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign-country-of-concern restrictions, critical infrastructure, gifts, contracts, sister city agreements, and related ethics and criminal provisions, passed 80-20 after debate and a germane amendment was adopted over objections. The House also passed CS/CS/HB 1197 on information technology procurement and contracting, aimed at modernizing oversight of major IT projects, by 109-0. CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use development and development regulations passed 71-38 after extensive debate over development fees, manufactured homes, and reducing local supermajority requirements for comprehensive plan changes; an amendment to preserve Orange County’s rural boundary vote failed, and a strike-all amendment was ruled out of order. Members then adopted a technical amendment clarifying manufactured homes language. Several local bills also advanced: HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed 109-0; HB 4051 and HB 4053 on Santa Rosa County fire protection district assessments passed 84-25 and 83-27, respectively, after compromise amendments; HB 4081 on the East Point Water and Sewer District passed 110-0; and HB 4093 on the Felsmere Water Control District passed 109-0. The transcript ended as the House moved on to HB 4095, with no final action shown.

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• maintain ownership of their own brand and control their own fundraising, seeing that as part of their speech
• We have an employee-directed corporation that helps the employees direct their funds where they wanted
• Melissa Coase here with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, we have an employee directed corporation that
• helps the employee direct their funds where they wanted to go, and the foundation, the PG& Corporation
• have given to IRS already recognize. because of the not good standing, although for years the employees

Summary: The Assembly held its first-ever outcome review hearing, focused on AB 488, Assemblymember Irwin’s 2021 law regulating charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities. Chair Bauer-Kahan and Irwin described the hearing as part of a new oversight process meant to evaluate whether enacted laws are working as intended and to identify implementation problems. Irwin reviewed the bill’s purpose: updating California’s charitable solicitation rules for online fundraising, requiring platform registration and reporting, setting disclosure and conduct rules, and creating protections for charities and donors. The Attorney General’s office said the implementing regulations took effect in stages in 2024 and 2025 after extensive rulemaking, and argued the law was needed because online fundraising had outgrown older solicitation laws. The office highlighted enforcement concerns, including unregistered platforms, delayed remittances, and unauthorized fundraising pages, and said the new online filing system should improve processing and compliance. Nonprofit representatives and platforms generally supported the law’s transparency goals but said implementation has created major burdens, especially around “good standing” determinations, slow registry response times, and disruptions to fundraising when charities are flagged as delinquent. PayPal Giving Fund and GoFundMe both said they complied with the law but urged changes to better fit platform operations, reduce delays, and ease requirements for small or micro-donations. Committee members pressed the witnesses on donor protection, due process, and whether California should shorten the time to resolve good-standing issues. Several members said the law has helped stop misleading or unauthorized fundraising practices, while also acknowledging unintended consequences for nonprofits. Irwin said she is preparing follow-up legislation to address implementation problems and balance the interests of charities, platforms, donors, and the Attorney General’s office. During public comment, Candid praised the review and the DOJ’s efforts to improve the process, and a PG&E representative described an unintended consequence in employee giving where donations were redirected because recipient charities were not in good standing.

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• The state health care plan for state employees—there are some employees that do not avail themselves
• And if you become an employee and we're spending $900 additional on another employee.
• But maybe this employee, this other employee doesn't want health care.
• state employees that are not putting off that... because when you have healthy state employees, when
• therapists, speech therapists, physical therapists, special instructors, speech-language pathologists

Committee: House Government Efficiency

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Physical therapists helping a child take their first independent steps, speech-language pathologists
• Physical therapists helping a child take their first independent steps, speech-language pathologists
• It includes PT, OT, speech services, orthopedic impairment, adaptive PE, and music therapy.
• He's had services, including reading and speech. He probably talks a little too well now.
• The fiscal note also requires one new full-time employee.

Committee: House General Laws

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• and free speech rights of an employee of the state government?
• as an example for state employees and the guidelines for state employees, and that this would be redundant
• The office has eight employees in it.
• The office has eight employees in it.
• It ensures that employees are protected by mandating that the agreement is in writing, the employee is

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions and introductions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. The chamber then took up a motion to reconsider the prior day’s failed vote on CS for SB 1080 (local government land regulation), which was adopted without objection, and moved into the special order calendar. A series of bills were debated and mostly passed, often after substituting House companions. Measures approved included funding for expedited DNA testing grants, additional aggravating factors in capital cases, fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients, commuter rail indemnification, migrant vessel disposition, specialty license plates, an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign, relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter school changes, sexual offender registration updates, utility worker assault/battery penalties, juvenile justice revisions, student mental health outcome reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School changes, school readiness resources for children with disabilities, sexual images/child exploitation penalties, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county tax collector/property appraiser employees. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, benefits for certain officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and brownfields. Debate centered on public safety, health care access, education, recovery housing, and government administration. Some of the most substantive discussion came on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered and defeated after extended debate over election-related communications and the proper scope of existing ethics laws. The certified recovery residences bill also drew extensive support and testimony about addiction recovery and housing stability. Most bills passed on strong bipartisan votes, with a few receiving notable opposition, including the charter schools bill, the aggravating factors bill, and the Office of Faith and Community bill.

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• That school district employs 1,300 employees. My school district employs 950.
• I have had the opportunity to teach many of the people who are now employees in our district, one of
• Kat Brackman with the California School Employees Association in support. Thank you.
• I wonder how that will conflict with the freedom of speech amendment that... ...equal freedom of speech
• I was not comfortable at all, but under the equal freedom of speech, activities for them to be treated

Summary: The Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments heard several measures, beginning with SCA 5, which would create an Equalization Reserve Account to help reduce long-standing per-pupil funding disparities between basic aid and non-basic aid school districts. The author and supporters argued the measure would create a stable, endowment-style funding source using only interest earnings, while charter school advocates opposed it, saying the bill would exclude charters and could raise equal protection concerns. After the quorum was established, SCA 5 was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee then heard SJR 18, a resolution condemning Citizens United and urging limits on corporate money in politics. The author argued that unlimited independent expenditures have increased corporate influence and dark money in elections, while there was little testimony in opposition. The resolution was approved and referred onward. The committee also considered two consent items, AB 1736 and AB 2421, which were approved together without debate. ACA 7 generated the most extensive discussion. The measure would revise the state constitution’s application of Proposition 209 in education, with supporters saying it would allow race-conscious tools to address persistent racial inequities in student outcomes and resource allocation, especially for Black students. Opponents argued it would weaken Proposition 209, invite discrimination, and likely fail politically and in court. After lengthy debate, the measure was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also approved ACA 18, which would add a second student voting seat on the UC Board of Regents, with supporters emphasizing student representation and opponents absent. Finally, AJR 29, opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail administration, was approved and sent onward. All measures on the agenda were ultimately advanced.

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• such orders... ...infringe on a person's right to due process, keeping and bearing arms, or free speech
• enacted horrible vernacular that would take away my identity as a woman, and it was considered hate speech
• This is what set off my red flags: corrupt employees abuse risk protection orders.
• Educating both our customers and our employees has been an important tool to combat fraud.
• With our member banks across Texas, we hear from hundreds of bank employees.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Can you tell...” “1.55 FTE or full-time employees.
• Can you tell us how many employees in the school district statewide are not included in that 1.55?
• a different FTE equivalency and they report total employees, right?
• So schools might have, um, you know, I think 39,000 employees total on FY 2025.
• The employee is aware. The employee is aware that when the grant is gone, the grant is gone.

Keywords: 989, all

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• that would be prohibited by this bill, the remaining parts in large part contain a regulation on speech
• The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down non-speech-neutral restrictions, or restrictions
• already illegal, And because the bill aims to regulate a mix of conduct that is already illegal and speech
• And all it does is say that a district with a current employee who meets All it does is say that a district
• with a current employee who meets certain skill sets and is willing to go through the training, the

Bills: HB372 , HB414

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: HB372, Justice of the Peace Court, Delaware courts, Title 10, court administration, judicial staffing, county courts, Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Wilmington, 24-hour hearings, court locations, court hours, magistrate court, access to justice, court consolidation, Delaware General Assembly, destructive weapon, possessing a destructive weapon

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on public safety, courts, and family law. House Bill 141, with House Amendment 1, would require the Department of Safety and Homeland Security to create a firearm responsibilities notice for firearm purchasers through licensed dealers, covering Delaware gun laws, safe storage, lost/stolen reporting, straw purchases, suicide prevention, and other safety responsibilities. Testimony from the NRA, Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, Moms Demand Action, the Coalition for Safer Delaware, and Delaware State Police was uniformly supportive, emphasizing education, standardized dealer practices, and potential evidence for straw-purchase prosecutions. No committee questions were raised, and the bill was moved forward after public comment. House Bill 326 would create a new offense for theft by impersonating a family member, aimed at scams involving spoofed calls, texts, or online messages that pressure victims to send money. The sponsor described the bill as a response to increasingly sophisticated fraud enabled by artificial intelligence, and noted that a House amendment removed an original mandatory minimum jail term, leaving sentencing to the courts. No public testimony was offered on the bill. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 150 would prohibit civil arrests inside courthouses and certain Department of Labor proceedings, with the sponsor arguing that such arrests deter people from coming to court or seeking protection; the bill would allow criminal arrests and civil arrests only with advance written notice. No testimony was taken on that measure. Senate Bill 284, the First State Emergency Responders Act, would create a narrowly tailored offense for intentionally approaching within 25 feet of first responders at emergency scenes after crossing a barrier or ignoring warnings, if done to interfere, threaten, or harass. Supporters, including police, fire service, and sportsmen’s groups, said it would protect responders and preserve emergency operations, while the Office of Defense Services opposed it on First Amendment and overbreadth grounds, arguing existing laws already cover much of the conduct. Senate Bill 304 would amend Delaware’s safe school zone law to allow private schools to use trained, vetted sentries or similar security arrangements; supporters said it would give smaller private schools an affordable safety option, while the sponsor said the bill needed more work and should not move forward yet. The committee also heard Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 314, which would clarify how courts handle evidence that a sexual assault complainant previously made a false allegation; DOJ and ODS said the substitute reflects a consensus approach, and YWCA Delaware supported it as a survivor-protective reform. Finally, Senate Bill 343 would expand methods for serving child support respondents in Family Court by authorizing service through certified mail and carriers such as USPS, UPS, and FedEx, addressing cases where people avoid in-person service using doorbell cameras and other technology. The Division of Child Support Services supported the bill as a practical update that would improve timeliness while preserving proof-of-delivery safeguards. At the end of the meeting, a motion was made and seconded, and the chair adjourned the session.

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• We have some concerns concerning First Amendment-protected speech and whether or not this infringes upon
• protected speech.
• Early in 2024, an employee at U.N.G.
• The 48-hour provision is operationally difficult and would exacerbate the removal of legal speech in
• under the First Amendment. ...not suppressing what would be protected speech under the First Amendment

Summary: The committee held its first hearing and took up several privacy, AI, and consumer protection bills. SB 1106 (Cabaldon) would shorten the Delete Act data broker deletion response deadline from 45 days to 30 days; it received support from the California Initiative for Technology and Democracy, one senator said they would lay off pending implementation of the original law, and the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Appropriations with a 5-0 vote on call. SB 923 (Becker) would expand the CCPA deletion right to all personal information held by businesses and require online-only businesses to offer a web form or similar method for privacy requests; supporters included the California Privacy Protection Agency and privacy groups, while business groups raised concerns about scope, compliance, and the email/web-form requirement. The committee advanced it 6-0 to Appropriations, on call, with members noting continued work on amendments. SB 1142 (Becker) would regulate digital replicas and deepfakes, including takedown and notice provisions for large online platforms and protections against misuse of a person’s likeness, voice, or identity. Supporters emphasized harms from non-consensual synthetic media and fraud; opponents, including the Motion Picture Association and tech industry groups, raised First Amendment, due process, Section 230, and overbreadth concerns, especially around deceased persons and the 48-hour takedown process. Members said they would support the bill while working on constitutional issues, and it passed 6-0 to Judiciary, on call. The committee also adopted its rules without objection. The committee then heard several member bills. SB 867 (Padilla) would impose a four-year moratorium on AI chatbot-powered toys for children; supporters cited research showing sexual content, dangerous advice, and privacy risks, while opponents asked for narrower definitions and retailer liability protections. It passed 7-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1247 (Padilla) would give child influencers a right to request deletion or modification of images and likenesses used in monetized social media content; there was little testimony beyond a civil justice group’s opposition to a new private right of action, and it passed 7-0 to Judiciary, on call. SB 1114 (Cabaldon) would restrict sharing of state-collected LGBTQ-related data absent an enforceable order; Equality California and other advocates supported it as a safeguard against misuse of sensitive data, and it passed 6-0 to Appropriations, on call. SB 1159 (Cabaldon) would limit local governments’ obligation to treat AI bots and agents as persons in public participation and records processes; supporters said AI-generated comment floods and requests can drown out human participation, while opponents argued the bill should focus on fraud and warned about overreach. It passed 9-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1050 (Ashby) would require disclosures when advertisements use AI-generated synthetic performers; supporters framed it as a truth-in-advertising and worker-protection measure, while opponents urged narrower, materiality-based standards and exemptions for broadcasters. Members generally supported the goal but raised concerns about breadth and alignment with existing law, and the bill was moved forward on a due-pass motion to Judiciary.