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• Everyone loved the live music scene.
• Hey, let's move downtown for the live music scene, and then, oh, it's too loud.
• vehicle parked campground because Consisting of a privately owned parcel or tract of land under the control

Bills: HB24

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

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• basically says Chapter 893, which is all having to do with drugs, relating to drug abuse prevention and control
• So when we start having this discussion behind the scenes, I wasn't in the discussion, but I did bring
• Behind the scenes. I wasn't in the discussion, but I did bring it up.

Summary: The committee first heard the proposed Pre-K-12 education budget for fiscal year 2025-26, totaling $34.7 billion. The chair highlighted major increases for the FEFP, including $29.6 billion for public schools and K-12 scholarships, a $984 million year-over-year increase, along with higher per-FTE funding, $4 billion for the Family Empowerment Scholarship, $431.4 million for VPK, funding for school safety, the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, school hardening, Jewish day school security, and an education enrollment stabilization fund. With no public comment, the committee adopted a motion for staff technical corrections and then approved the budget proposal as a recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The committee then considered SB 1402 on dropout retrieval programs. The bill expands eligibility so any individual who has withdrawn from high school may enroll in dropout retrieval services and clarifies how school grades are calculated for virtual instruction providers that offer those services. An amendment clarifying the grading calculation was adopted, and the committee reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee took up SPB 7030 on educational scholarship programs, a broad measure addressing school choice funding and administration. The bill would fund the Family Empowerment Scholarship as a separate categorical, expand the education stabilization fund, create fall and spring application windows, require a single scholarship application and more documentation, assign student IDs, standardize payment timing to monthly installments, require continued eligibility verification, and add Level 2 background checks for providers receiving state funds. Members raised questions about background-check enforcement, payment timing, data sharing, and the impact on homeschool and private-school families. Public testimony included support from school-choice advocates and concerns from private-school representatives about added regulatory burdens and deadlines. The committee adopted the bill as a committee bill and reported it favorably, with Senator Osgood voting no. Finally, the committee considered SB 508 on the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, which requires private schools to disclose in writing what accommodations, modifications, and services they will provide to students with existing plans such as IEPs, EEPs, 504 plans, or ELL plans before enrollment. An amendment was adopted to require public schools to consult with private schools about equitable services. Testimony was mixed: supporters said the bill would give parents needed information for informed choice, while private-school representatives said the language could be burdensome and vague. The committee reported the bill favorably.

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• <00:48:32.160> agency activities of an out of control agency activities of an out of control
• Yes, but this is out of control control control and<00:55:15.520> that's<00:55:15.760> the<
• ,<02:18:28.880> patriotism quit the political scene, patriotism quit the political scene,
• , the real design to direct, control, the real design to direct, control, counteract<02:30:18.479
• <03:00:58.560> over manufacturing, and securing control over manufacturing, and securing control

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The bar association is a for-profit organization, and it's controlled by the Supreme Court, which also
• and it's controlled by the Supreme<00:28:58.880> Court<00:28:59.200> which<00:28:59.600
• To the crime scene individuals who are executing the search at a residence.
• These gun control measures only restrict moral, upstanding citizens, the good guy.
• <02:28:59.920> and when we may arrive on scene and when we may arrive on scene and encounter

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Rod had an interest in being on our crime scene team, and so she's been on that team and is a member
• interest in being on our crime scene interest in being on our crime scene team<00:45:53.280>
• The only one that I'm aware of is that crime scene agent that was at the Annunciation School shooting
• agent that was at the Annunciation scene agent that was at the Annunciation School<00:48:13.119>
• Control of them and, uh, some oversight would be very effective in a variety of ways.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• . >> Seeing how it happens behind the scenes was really informative.
• >> Seeing how it happens behind the scenes >> Seeing how it happens behind the scenes was

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We've taken an approach of building in internal controls and risk management tools that will ensure that
• Management, and behind the scenes of all of that we've also been doing the work of building an agency
• that will go on poison in control that will go on cannabis<01:10:27.080> products<01:10:27.440
• the poison control the poison control number<01:10:49.920> the<01:10:50.080> other
• Who is controlling that?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• services and provider controlled services and provider controlled settings<00:53:49.280> that
• <01:29:26.960> over sure that um there's more control over sure that um there's more control
• I mean, there's all these things that we don't know what we can control; we can't control, right?
• I mean, there's all these things that we don't know what we can control; we can't control, right?
• right<01:47:35.480> and can control we can't control right and can control we can't control

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The developer and the city administrator have been working behind the scenes with NDA since late 2023
• The developer and the city administrator have been working behind the scenes with NDA since late 2023
• The developer and the city administrator have been working behind the scenes with NDA since late 2023
• official controls or comprehensive plan. official controls or comprehensive plan.
• Uh we're trying control the information.

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

Keywords: municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations

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• Medical examiners and death investigators frequently respond to the same scenes as law enforcement and
• perform multiple autopsies daily. uh, investigators are working daily on a wide variety of death scenes
• They're exposed every day at every scene investigation and every autopsy to the very same, uh, health
• Death investigators are either working hands-on at death scenes, following up on death investigation

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• increase funding that is unencumbered that goes into the general fund that schools can have local control
• on how to schools can have local control on how to use<00:31:44.000> and<00:31:44.240> I
• a really big part with the site control a really big part with the site control and<02:57:20.080
• Um, we're really not done in 28 hours because, you know, that scene where I'm not quite dead yet.
• that scene where I'm not quite dead yet. that scene where I'm not quite dead yet. we<03:04:42.640

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I'm not sure what is going on behind the scenes why we're even looking at this.
• House Bill 3767 by Turner of the House and Ye of the Senate, an act relating to controlled dangerous
• She decides that she likes his brother better because he's got more power and control and so then then
• Clerk, please activate the scene touch for Colo Halls. Work in progress for a Williams aye.
• Scenes sources were calling in the halls were causing progress. Townley, II.

Bills: SB1687, HB1687, HB4431, HB2894, HB2979, HB3262, HB3298, HB3369, HB3431, HB3462, SB1226, SB1876, SB1916, SB1920, HB3467, HB3498, HB3500, HB3521, HB3581, HB3650, HB3673, HB3764, HB3767, HB3781, HB3800, HB3831, HB3834, HB3941, HB2749, HB3970, HB3972, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, HB3996, HB4095, HB4104, HB4191, HB4248, HB4298, HB4338, HB4427, HB4428, HJR1023, HB3660, HB3718, HB4326, HB3443, HB3880, HB3649, HB3000, SB1651, SB504, SB372, SB1326, SB1633, SB248, SB1242, SB1238, SB423, SB1989, SB1286, SB904, SB1213, SB1216, SB1827, SB65, SB1390, SB259, SB1944, SB540, SB2139, SB346, SB1595, SB1400, SB1555, SB1209, SB2110, SB1670, SB1061, SB2104, HR1057, SB1946, SB1734, SB1316, SB1360, SB1557, SB1684, SB2049, SB1410, SB2011, SB1437, SB1204, SB1732, SB1775, SB2084, SB1380, SB1572, SB1772, SB1224, SB710, SB1338, SB1266, SB1303, SB1307, SB1562, SB1794, SB1191, SB1983, SB1832, SB1448, SB1534, SB1593, SB1597, SB1630, SB1489, SB1726, SB1796, SB1806, SB1877, SB1451, SB1553, SB1632, SB1423, SB1425, SB1502, SB2180, SB1725, SB2182, HB3003, HB3004, HB4434, HB4324, HB4342, HB2137, HB4432, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53

Keywords: driver licenses, exam proctor, Service Oklahoma, commercial training, background checks, advance directive, advance health care directive, health care proxy, medical power of attorney, durable power of attorney for health care, living will, surrogate decision-maker, default surrogate, health care agent, capacity determination, supported decision making, mental health directive, psychiatric advance directive, end-of-life care, life-sustaining treatment

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• There are just some things that are out of our control, like the total number of civil service positions
• are<00:21:26.840> out<00:21:27.000> of<00:21:27.080> our<00:21:27.200> control
• , some things that are out of our control, some things that are out of our control, like<00:21:27.800
• the people who work [music]<01:24:12.920> behind<01:24:13.160> the<01:24:13.240> scenes
• and do the [music] behind the scenes and do the paperwork,<01:24:14.840> the<01:24:15.200>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• This legislation will prohibit an aircraft, an aircraft and an air traffic control.
• This is about fiscal responsibility and local control.
• That's what should be done while negotiating behind the scenes.
• That's what should be done while negotiating behind the scenes.
• That's what should be done while negotiating behind the scenes.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of introductions recognizing guests, visiting groups, and special honorees in the galleries. The chamber then took up committee and executive appointment business, adopting a report confirming 42 gubernatorial appointments by a vote of 36-0. The Senate next considered a long special-order calendar of bills, most of them passing with little or no opposition. Measures included public-records sunset reviews and trade secret/cybersecurity exemptions; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; commercial driving school oversight; human trafficking training for nurses; a new injunction for protection against serious violence and its related public-records exemption; nature-based coastal resiliency and mangrove protection; a chiropractic trust-funds cap repeal; specialty license plates; a waiver of late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation; the Florida Farm Bill with multiple agriculture, biosolids, and enforcement provisions; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leases; disability presumption clarifications for first responders; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and the Blue Envelope program; campus safety reporting procedures for public postsecondary institutions; and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary critical-need practice certificates, and domestic animals. The floor debate featured the most discussion on the farm bill, the HCSM/nonprofit religious organizations bill, the autism law-enforcement bill, and the school athletics bill. The HCSM bill drew extended debate over whether licensed insurance agents should be allowed to market faith-based health care sharing ministries, with supporters emphasizing consumer choice, free speech, and religious liberty, and opponents warning about unregulated products and commissions; it passed 32-5. The athletics bill, prompted by the Teddy Bridgewater/Miami Northwestern situation, would let coaches provide good-faith support to student-athletes while requiring reporting and FHSAA oversight; it passed 38-0. Most other measures passed overwhelmingly, including the autism bill 38-0, the campus safety bill 37-0, the public school patriotic displays bill 36-2, and the farm bill 38-0 after amendments addressing Everglades lands and biosolids timing were adopted.

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• currently blocked between Shawnee Lane and Foreman Boulevard. 3-55 southbound after 2-70 had been the scene
• across the freeway headed toward the third street tunnel northbound 95 after lorton road that was the scene
• of a wreck on the left side right now your delays are before the aquan headed past the scene and everything

Keywords: nominations, William Kimmett, Kenneth Keyes, Commerce Department, Tax Policy, economic agenda, trade, tax cuts, public testimony

Summary: This meeting of the committee was centered around the consideration of nominations for two key positions: William Kimmett as Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Kenneth Keyes as Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department. Members were given the opportunity to provide remarks on the nominees, with discussions revealing contrasting views on their potential impact on U.S. economic policy. While some members expressed support for the nominees, highlighting their qualifications and expertise, others voiced strong opposition, arguing that their confirmation would further a harmful economic agenda that favors billionaires over average Americans. Senator Wyden, the ranking member, emphasized concerns about trade chaos and the detrimental effects on workers and businesses across the country.

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• The way I read this, that this should be documented on the scene, which Would that mean it would be the
• have any concerns that since You now create criminal penalties for these individuals going out to the scene
• Are you concerned that they could be more worried about documentation and reporting the scene of the
• you're sending EMS employees, first responders, firefighters, potentially volunteer firefighters, to a scene
• Yet you're also asking an individual to record a potential crime scene. Talks about in here.

Bills: SB1936, SB1612, SB1543, SB1260, SB1988, SB1859, SB2041, SB1257, HB4272, HB3277, HB3148, HB3651, HB3323, HB4287, HB4105, HB3304, HB3345

Keywords: forfeiture, criminal offenses, law enforcement, Class D1 offenses, property seizure, SB1612, mandatory reporting, violent injury reporting, gunshot wound, stab wound, poisoning, burn injury, explosive injury, medical reporting, healthcare providers, law enforcement notification, evidence preservation, patient video records, confidentiality waiver, misdemeanor penalty

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• Stevens, are each will control 20 minutes. Mr.
• Stevens, will each control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
• Stevens, will each control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas. Mr.
• Stevens, will each control 20 minutes. Mr.
• Stevens, each will control 20 minutes. Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So this year, we've increased our quality control case samples. We've doubled that.
• As you can see from this description, some factors are harder to control than others.
• For SNAP, since it's 100% federally funded, we have much less control over those things.
• They have the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Health Care Program Enforcement Division.
• It would be a re-engineering of all the processes behind the scenes as well as the system.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• done is being done by this individual's peers, as opposed to a single individual having complete control
• hour, travel in the wrong way, fail to obey a stop sign or yield sign, and fail to obey a traffic control
• Stop sign or yield sign and fails to obey a traffic control and create great bodily harm.
• creating the right of the government to have control over your right to a jury trial, and whether or
• was a partial confession, there were statements by co-defendants, both placing the offender at the scene

Bills: HCR50, HB123, HB219, HB251, HB404, HB769, HB1065, SB58, SB81, SB92, SB97, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB207, SB396, SB410

Keywords: electronic monitoring, GPS ankle monitor, ankle bracelet, pretrial release, post-conviction supervision, bail monitoring, house arrest, corrections, criminal justice, law enforcement, prosecuting authority, court reporting, provider registration, LCLE, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, data privacy, personal information, cybersecurity, confidentiality, monitoring violations

Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on May 6, 2026, and first considered SB 396, which would allow children in Office of Juvenile Justice custody to attend review hearings by secure video conference. After adopting an amendment to clarify the in-person six-month review requirement and require OJJ staff to participate virtually as well, the committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee then took up SB 181, which creates a limited raffle license for nonprofit health care organizations and allows related entities within a health system to operate under one charitable gaming license; after adopting the amendment, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee next debated SB 81 and SB 97, companion measures dealing with waiver of jury trials in non-capital felony cases. Supporters, including the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, argued that requiring prosecutorial consent would align Louisiana with federal practice and many other states and would reduce abuse of jury-trial waivers. Opponents, including criminal defense lawyers, the ACLU, and Vote, argued the bills would shift power to the state, reduce defendants’ control over their mode of trial, and could worsen delays and pressure on jailed defendants. SB 81 and SB 97 both passed on divided roll-call votes, 7-3. The committee also reported SB 207 favorably, extending the prescriptive period for certain public corruption offenses to 10 years after an elected official or public employee leaves office; SB 92, requiring district attorneys to submit sexual assault kits to the statewide tracking system; SB 156, increasing the maximum penalty for negligent homicide, with a technical amendment; SB 58, imposing a mandatory minimum for aggravated flight from an officer and dedicating fine proceeds to pursuit training/technology; SB 141, moving the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board to the Louisiana Supreme Court; and SB 410, creating enhanced penalties for accessories after the fact to sex offenses. Later, HB 769, dealing with a holding period for certain domestic violence-related offenders, was reported favorably as amended after debate over its relationship to existing “Gwen’s Law” procedures, and HB 251, requiring notice to victims or families in resentencing matters, was also reported favorably as amended after concerns about post-conviction procedure and possible duplication of existing notice requirements. The committee additionally voluntarily deferred HB 404 and heard HCR 50, which calls for reporting on opioid abatement and treatment programs in correctional facilities and clarification of funding guidance.

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• done is being done by this individual's peers, as opposed to a single individual having complete control
• hour, travel in the wrong way, fail to obey a stop sign or yield sign, and fail to obey a traffic control
• ... ...stop sign or yield sign and failing to obey a traffic control and create great bodily harm.
• So this is actually creating the right of the government to have control over your right ...is actually
• creating the right of the government to have control over your right to a jury trial, and whether or

Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on May 6, 2026, and considered a series of juvenile justice, criminal procedure, public corruption, domestic violence, sentencing, and victim-notification measures. Early in the meeting, SB 396 was amended and reported favorably to allow children in Office of Juvenile Justice custody to attend review hearings by secure video conference, with OJJ staff also participating virtually. SB 181 was amended and reported favorably to create a limited raffle license for nonprofit health care organizations within a single health system. SB 81, a bill requiring prosecutorial consent before a defendant may waive a jury trial in a non-capital felony case, drew extensive debate; supporters said it would align Louisiana with federal practice and other states, while opponents argued it would give the state more power and reduce defendants’ control over their own trial rights. After testimony from district attorneys, defense lawyers, and advocacy groups, the committee reported SB 81 favorably by a 7-3 vote. The committee then took up SB 207, which extends the prescriptive period for prosecuting certain corruption offenses committed by elected officials and public employees to 10 years after they leave office. Supporters said it would help prevent officials from using their influence to avoid prosecution; opponents raised concerns about optics and scope. The bill was reported favorably by an 8-3 vote. SB 92, requiring district attorneys to submit sexual assault kits to the statewide tracking system, was also reported favorably without objection. SB 156, which increases the maximum penalty for negligent homicide and includes special treatment for cases involving children under 13, was reported favorably after sponsors said they would make a technical fix before floor debate. SB 58, imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for aggravated flight from a law enforcement officer and dedicating fine revenue to pursuit training and technology, was reported favorably after supporters cited fatal high-speed pursuits and law enforcement backing. Later, the committee approved SB 97, the constitutional amendment companion to SB 81, after similar testimony for and against the proposal; it was reported favorably by a 7-3 vote. SB 141, moving the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board’s functions to the Louisiana Supreme Court, was reported favorably without objection. SB 410, increasing penalties for accessories after the fact to sex offenses, was also reported favorably. The committee then considered HB 251, which requires notice to victims or their families in resentencing proceedings; after amendments and testimony about post-conviction procedure and possible unintended consequences, it was reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard HCR 50, a resolution calling for reports on opioid abatement and treatment programs in correctional facilities and guidance on available funding; the sponsor described it as a study effort to improve access to treatment and recovery, and the resolution was moved favorably.