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• He said that once exceptions are made for this kind of case, exceptions may be made for another kind
• the system works and making exceptions the system works and making exceptions once<00:14:30.240>
• we<00:14:30.399> start<00:14:30.680> making<00:14:31.000> exceptions<00:
• kind of case maybe we make an exception kind of case maybe we make an exception for<00:14:34.440
• court determines the exceptional court determines the exceptional circumstances<00:26:00.679>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• closed the border to importation and eliminated nearly all options for sourcing new breeding stock except
• except for an in-state breeder. except for an in-state breeder.
• So, there are exceptions to statute prohibiting importation.
• So, there are exceptions to statute prohibiting importation.
• exceptions So, there are exceptions to<00:10:08.600> statute<00:10:09.240> prohibiting

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Heintzeman presented House File 4508, which would allow the importation of elk from other states into Minnesota to help address challenges facing the state’s elk breeding industry and improve herd genetics. The Minnesota Elk Breeders Association supported the bill, arguing that recent CWD-related import restrictions have effectively cut off access to outside breeding stock, hurt breeder numbers, and limited options for maintaining healthy, profitable herds. The group said elk are relatively resistant to CWD and that importation could be allowed under Board of Animal Health oversight. The Minnesota DNR opposed the bill, saying there is no validated live test for CWD that can ensure incoming animals are disease-free and pointing to recent cases in other states where imported elk later tested positive. The DNR also said federal herd certification programs have not prevented spread of the disease and warned that responding to a new captive cervid detection can cost more than $500,000. Members then discussed broader issues around CWD testing, including frustration that a live test developed at the University of Minnesota has not been federally validated and whether Minnesota should pursue state or third-party validation. Representative Heintzeman said the bill was intended to start a broader conversation and noted that the current proposal does not address the testing issue directly. After testimony and discussion, no vote was taken and House File 4508 was laid over.

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• On page 10, exception of the following.
• :27:46.560> conference with the exception of conference with the exception of conference committee
• On page 27, exception of the following.
• On page 40, exception of the following.
• > the<05:27:57.200> measures With the exception of the measures With the exception of the

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um exception that's utterance. Um yeah.
• Only, uh, to back up what he is saying except that last part.
• Only, uh, to back up what he is saying except that last part.
• Only, uh, to back up what he is saying except that last part.
• >> except when it's an escape person. >> except when it's an escape person.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• and return Senate Bill 5 as amended, enacted by the Fifty-Seventh Legislature, First Session 2025, except
• Except for the purpose of a call, seeing no objections. Thank you, Senator Woods (member_14063).
• The records show that the roll has been called and all those present voted in the affirmative except
• The records show the rolls have been called and all those voted in the affirmative except those voting
• The records show that all those present voted in the affirmative except those voting in the negative

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• everyone else except him. everyone else except him.
• <01:36:29.280> that phasing schedule and an exception that phasing schedule and an exception
• <01:39:51.440> in create a right that has an exception in create a right that has an exception
• >> Um, do we need to extend this exception to 2027?
• <02:01:20.239> we because in these rare exceptions we because in these rare exceptions we

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• need to ask unanimous consent to excuse until he returns to The chamber, and that's Senator Brant, except
• And they amended it and reduced the amounts for one year except in Torrance County, where they added
• And except for Torrance, they got cut by half a year by a year, but then they got an ad back.
• House Bill 256 is an exception.
• All those present voted in the affirmative, except those voting negatively by a show of hands.

Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services

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• this hearing in a timely manner, we will be enforcing a 1-minute limit on testimony for everyone except
• this hearing in a timely manner, we will be enforcing a 1-minute limit on testimony for everyone except
• There's no one to ask questions except for me. So, Jody, I see your resume. I agree with Dr.
• There's no one to ask questions except<00:04:03.360> for<00:04:03.520> me.
• So, Jody, I see your except for me.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard and considered several gubernatorial nominations to state boards and councils. The nominees included Jody Hashimoto for the Honolulu County Subarea Health Planning Council (GM 539), Mary Pat Waterhouse for the State Council on Mental Health (GM 556), Shaun Kanani Apuuni for the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council (GM 564), Chrissy Kiamaluhia Doyle for the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission (GM 732), and John Kawamura for the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment (GM 736). Each nominee described relevant experience and why they wanted to serve, and supporters from the Department of Health and various community organizations testified in favor of the appointments. Committee members and supporting testimony emphasized the nominees’ experience and the value of their perspectives. Hashimoto was praised for healthcare consulting, management, financial, IT, and organizational expertise; Waterhouse for her lived experience and active service in mental health; Apuuni for juvenile justice policy work and national coalition ties; Doyle for her work in education and community representation; and Kawamura for his long career in wastewater operations and environmental protection. The Department of Health also strongly supported Waterhouse and Kawamura. Because quorum was initially limited, the chair noted that decision-making would occur later in the calendar once more members were present. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up each nomination and adopted the chair’s recommendation to advise and consent on all five measures, with no objections or written reservations noted. The meeting then adjourned.

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• A medical malpractice insurance premiums, the company, the effort to enact the exceptions.
• Those exceptions effectively singled out.
• The exceptions run counter to the spirit behind the legislative intent created in Florida's Wrongful
• The legislative intent is clear was placed in law nearly 20 years before the exceptions at issue were
• I filed Senate Bill 734 because the current exceptions and 7 68 21 8 are unjust and prevent accountability

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This short-term hardship exception would be a temporary exception from the Medicaid work requirement
• You know, the big concern as a legislator obviously going into the area of exceptions is the exceptions
• would be a temporary temporary exception would be a temporary temporary exception<00:28:56.000> from
• exceptions is the exceptions swallowing exceptions is the exceptions swallowing the<00:30:16.880
• , authorization to adopt those exceptions, authorization to adopt those exceptions, we<00:34:52.320

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the draft minutes from its May 29 meeting and then received an informational update from the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing about the state’s ASL interpreter pipeline. Representative Woods and Associate Commissioner Ann Landry explained that the American Sign Language program at UNH Manchester, the nation’s first fully accredited program, is facing viability concerns because high tuition has left only two of a potential 20 students committed so far. They warned that if enrollment does not recover, the program could face a teachout and eventually be lost, which they said would be detrimental because many state services and legal proceedings require qualified interpreters. Members discussed possible alternatives, including whether community colleges could help, and asked for follow-up research and contact information for UNH officials. The committee also heard that interpreter demand across DHHS continues to rise and that the department must ensure compliance with civil rights and service-access requirements. The committee then turned to Medicaid policy changes tied to Senate Bill 134 and a new federal interim final rule on Medicaid community engagement, or work, requirements. DHHS officials Olivia May and Ann Landry explained that the state law and federal rule align in many areas, but the committee still needed to decide how to implement several remaining policy choices. The department recommended adopting all four short-term hardship exceptions because the federal rule requires states to take them all or none: inpatient or institutional care, federally declared emergencies, high-unemployment areas, and extensive out-of-state travel for serious medical care. Members generally supported the exceptions but raised concerns about how they would be defined and applied, especially the emergency and medical-travel categories. Several legislators asked for more clarity on terms like “extensively” and “serious or complex medical care,” and DHHS said the federal rule does not rigidly define them, though the state could refine implementation through rulemaking if authorized. The department also said the emergency exception would apply only to federally declared emergencies, not state declarations, and would be tied to the emergency event itself. No final vote on the Medicaid policy was recorded in the portion provided, but the discussion indicated the committee was reviewing the remaining decisions needed to implement Senate Bill 134 under the new federal framework.

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• However, Article 84 creates an exception for retirement systems, requiring those cases...
• exceptions, prescription exceptions, so many exceptions that have been filed in all these cases—there's
• You mentioned the exceptions of prescription that were filed.
• You mentioned the exceptions of prescription that were filed.
• I believe every parish in the state has them except Orleans. That's my understanding.

Summary: The committee first approved the May 5 minutes and then heard House Bill 578, which would define sex in Louisiana law as biological sex, replace references to gender with sex in various statutes and forms, and direct the Law Institute to make conforming changes. Supporters from the governor’s office said the bill would bring clarity and consistency, while opponents argued it could create conflicts with existing law and weaken protections tied to gender identity. After debate, the committee reported HB 578 favorably. Members then considered House Bill 1250, a measure aimed at aerospace-related litigation. The bill would allow a special motion to strike certain claims against aerospace flight entities when the claims are preempted by federal law. Senators raised concerns that the language was broad enough to affect airports, airlines, contractors, and even unrelated incidents, and the author said he was willing to work on narrowing amendments. The committee nevertheless reported HB 1250 favorably. House Bill 718, dealing with liability protections for private airstrips used for recreation, was amended to narrow its scope and then reported favorably, while House Bill 163, a narrower related airstrip bill, was voluntarily deferred so the committee could work from the other measure. The committee also approved House Concurrent Resolution 61, which asks the Louisiana Law Institute to review possible conflicts between the constitution and statutes on expropriation. House Bill 180, defining foreign adversaries and agents of foreign adversaries for a proposed constitutional amendment, and House Bill 192, a constitutional amendment barring foreign adversaries from expropriating land in Louisiana, were both reported favorably. House Bill 1008, which sets out academic freedom and whistleblower protections for higher education, was rejected on a roll-call vote after concerns about its scope and limits on university discipline. House Bill 638, a prompt-payment bill for contractors, was set aside while amendments were being located. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 71, which would extend existing liability protections for justified use of force to properly trained armed security guards. The author and the Board of Private Security Examiners said security officers receive training and often face dangerous situations, but opponents argued the bill would give too much protection to personnel with far less training than law enforcement and could shield bad shootings. After debate, the committee voted to defer HB 71. The last measure discussed was House Bill 1082, which would change venue rules for lawsuits involving the Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System so actions by the system would be filed where the employer is located; the author said the bill was meant to help small municipalities, and members indicated they were open to narrowing amendments.

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• We called out an exception for our RSOs a couple years ago, maybe last year.
• We called out an exception for our RSOs a couple years ago, maybe last year.
• We called out an exception for our RSOs a couple years ago, maybe last year.
• We called out an exception for our RSOs a couple years ago, maybe last year.
• But we also put a buffer in... to make that exception because if not, to make that exception because

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• H5, an act relating to a hearsay exception for a child under 16 years of age.
• for a child under 16 years of exception for a child under 16 years of age. age. age.
• It is important to note that H5 does not create a new hearsay exception.
• reaffirms that the hearsay exception reaffirms that the hearsay exception applies<00:13:54.720><
• The court must hearsay exception.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House convened, suspended its rules to introduce 18 bills by number only, and referred the bills to the appropriate committees. House Bill 647, relating to the Vermont Sister State Program and carrying an appropriation, was referred to Appropriations under House Rule 35A. The chamber also read several resolutions: HR13, concerning support for the people of Palestine and Israel and the end of apartheid, was treated as a bill and referred to Government Operations and Military Affairs; JR88, condemning a U.S. military incursion in Venezuela and calling for withdrawal of U.S. forces, was likewise referred to Government Operations and Military Affairs; and JRS37, supporting gender equality in Nordic combined Olympic competition, was referred to Commerce and Economic Development. JRS39, a weekend adjournment resolution, was adopted in concurrence. On the action calendar, the House passed H541, relating to interference with voters and election officials. It then took up H5, which expands Vermont’s existing hearsay exception for child victims from age 12 and under to age 15 in specified abuse and sexual assault proceedings, with judicial safeguards and a July 1, 2026 effective date. The Judiciary Committee reported the bill favorably 10-1, and the House adopted the committee amendment and ordered third reading. The House also considered H626, a major Judiciary Committee bill on voyeurism, non-consensual disclosure of explicit images, and sexual extortion. Committee members described the bill as updating criminal and civil remedies for image-based abuse, creating a separate sextortion offense, extending criminal statutes of limitation, and clarifying civil recovery for trauma-related harm. During floor debate, members questioned the distinction between the voyeurism and disclosure provisions and the meaning of “reasonable expectation of privacy”; the committee responded with examples and statutory explanations, including that voyeurism covers unlawful recording while the disclosure offense covers later dissemination of images. The bill remained under consideration as the discussion continued.

Transcript Highlights:

• Seeing none, will everybody shut off their microphones except for Representative Corson and our clerk
• , you take away the expiration date on that, and you leave this exception, you're actually no longer
• A right in law does not have an exception to it.
• This is going to codify the exception, which is a problem.
• circumstance shouldn't have an exception circumstance shouldn't have an exception because<00:17:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Basically things like DWI 3rd, pretty much almost any offense except for things like, uh, and talk, except
• And then are the below you've got a box with murder and I don't those are exceptions where they cannot
• So you're saying that's one of the exceptions. Those are the exceptions.
• Your exceptions are going to be murder, indecency with a child.
• There's, there's a litany list of them, uh, but currently intoxication, manslaughter is the exceptions

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• Even I do, except when you get him on the golf course.
• Uemasa is an exceptional leader, believing that no one is more important than another.
• when you get him on the even I do except when you get him on the golf golf golf course<00:04:18.720>
• 00:04:43.479> an King above all Mr UNAM Masami is an King above all Mr UNAM Masami is an exceptional
• leader believing that no one exceptional leader believing that no one is<00:04:46.280> more<00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• it covers some of the items that were heard at the testimony, including creating some additional exceptions
• The request would be to include some additional exceptions for individuals that were acquired from a
• It would request an exception for color variants and not the color variants as the DNR is proposing.
• Except when I'm just trying to... ...what the committee is proposing today, except what I'm just trying
• Yes, most rules, with a few narrow exceptions, do need to have a public hearing.

Keywords: 970, all

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• With the amendment, it takes everything else out of the bill except for the makeup of the board.
• Dustin Miller, Chair; those Senate bills except for Senate Bill 433 will be referred to the Bureau.
• for Senator 122-157 will be referred to the Bureau. the Senate bills except for Sen.
• Dustin Miller, Chair, those Senate bills except for Senate Bill 433, referred to the Bureau.
• Bobo-Ye, Chair, the Senate Bill's except for Senate Bill 25, 202, be referred to the Bureau.

Bills: HR295, HR296, HR297, HR298, HR299, HR300, HR301, HR302, HR303, HR304, HR305, HR306, HR307, HCR115, HCR116, HCR117, HR286, HR287, HR288, HR290, HR291, HR292, HR293, HR294, SCR61, SCR68, SB121, SB250, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR252, HR253, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, SB268, SB283, SB414, HCR98, HR179, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB74, HB108, HB956, HB1085, HB1137, HB75, SB39, SB99, SB111, SB112, SB124, SB134, SB174, SB189, SB190, SB201, SB233, SB236, SB258, SB270, SB273, SB288, SB307, SB313, SB320, SB321, SB325, SB326, SB331, SB339, SB341, SB345, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB357, SB359, SB387, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB419, SB422, SB426, SB435, SB437, SB440, SB451, SB464, SB470, SB487, SB488, SB495, SB504, SB505, SB518, SB523, HR84, HB646, HB998, HB1191, SB78, SB81, SB97, SB100, SB109, SB123, SB125, SB208, SB385, SB479, SB56, SB163, SB197, HB901, HR20, HR74, HR168, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: Energy Caucus, Louisiana House of Representatives, energy policy, fossil fuels, oil and gas, natural gas, renewable energy, solar, wind power, nuclear power, legislative caucus, industry group, economic development, state legislature, House resolution, energy sector, victims' services, criminal justice, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Act No. 370

Summary: The House met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present, and began with prayer, the pledge, leave requests, and several personal privileges recognizing visitors and groups at the Capitol, including early education advocates, a poster contest winner, Entergy’s River Bend Nuclear Station on its 40th anniversary, a Children’s Miracle Network champion, Community Action leaders, and Leadership Tangipahoa participants. The chamber also received Senate messages, enrollment reports, a conference committee report on Senate Bill 149 that was allowed to lie over, and a long list of House resolutions and Senate bills that were either introduced, referred, or set aside for later consideration. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including measures recognizing Early Education Day, World Preeclampsia Awareness Day, Dora’s Voyager, Tourism Day, and National Mississippi River Day, while House Concurrent Resolution 98 on SNAP grocery delivery fees failed on reconsideration by a vote of 46 yeas to 39 nays. The House then took up a series of Senate bills. Among the measures passed were SB 39 on provisional massage therapist licenses; SB 111 on freshwater recreational fish limits in the Atchafalaya Basin; SB 124 on peer review confidentiality for health systems; SB 134 on child sexual abuse material and sexting involving minors under 17; SB 99 on electronic DEQ notifications; SB 190 on special-focus nursing facilities; SB 201 on juvenile life-without-parole sentencing procedures; SB 233 on a statewide data exchange compact; SB 236 on annual kidney disease reporting; SB 258 on juvenile traffic offenses; SB 270 on medical marijuana use by terminally ill patients in health care facilities; SB 273 on hospice care requirements; SB 307 on educational displays and a Ten Commandments monument on Capitol grounds; SB 320 on CODIS hit tracking; SB 321 on electronic bonds; SB 325 on excluding threatening persons from sports wagering; SB 331 on temporary exceptions to the Scenic Rivers Act for lower Pearl River Basin work; SB 339 on gaming-related background checks; SB 345 on annual OJJ reporting; SB 346 and SB 347 on deepfake misuse in schools and on campuses; SB 357 on judiciary cleanup provisions; SB 359 on hospital district commissioner terms; SB 387 on pharmacy benefit managers; SB 393 on explosives regulation; SB 401 creating a Prescription Drug Affordability Board; SB 415 creating the Empower Louisiana Food Purchase Program; SB 419 on pre-charged pneumatic devices for deer hunting; SB 422 on unsupervised probation for certain repeat DWI offenders; SB 426 on the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority and peer support credentials; SB 435 creating a Commission on Fatherhood Engagement; SB 437 on licensed treatment services in facilities housing judicially referred residents; SB 440 creating a Renaissance District in Rapides Parish; SB 451 on newborn hearing screening and intervention; SB 464 on severe obesity treatment coverage; SB 470 on pregnancy-related rules in correctional facilities; SB 487 on gaming premises rental agreements; and SB 488 creating a school safety drone response pilot program. Several bills were returned to the calendar for later action, including SB 189 on atmospheric releases affecting weather and climate, SB 326, SB 341, SB 353, and SB 495. A number of bills drew debate over policy and fiscal effects. SB 112 on school release time for religious instruction prompted questions about public-school participation, sponsoring entities, and parental consent; SB 189 on prohibiting intentional atmospheric release of substances for climate or weather modification passed 75-21 after questions about aircraft fuel dumping and agricultural exceptions; SB 201 on juvenile sentencing led to discussion of Supreme Court precedent and appellate review; SB 233 raised privacy concerns about interagency data sharing; SB 313 on electronic filing fees in criminal matters was criticized as a possible unfunded mandate and failed 25-68; and SB 451 on newborn hearing screening drew questions about board expansion, Medicaid coverage, and added administrative costs before passing 94-1. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, and the House repeatedly adopted motions to table reconsideration after final passage votes. The chamber also announced it would stop debate at 5:00 p.m. and continued working through Senate bills as the Natural Resources Committee finished its meeting.

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• exception of Representative Moriwaki. exception of Representative Moriwaki.
• On the measures before us, all majority members vote aye with the exception of the following.
• <01:08:32.560> of<01:08:32.719> the vote aye with the exception of the vote aye with
• the exception of the following.<01:08:33.560> On<01:08:33.799> page<01:08:34.319> 48
• Members vote aye with the exception of the following.

Bills: SB3136, SB2521, SB2851, SB3154, SB3262, SB2387, SB3001, SB2818, SB2972, SB2372, SB2108, SB888, SB3320, SB2798, SB2110, SB3007, SB2615, SB2095, SB2101, SB3138, SB2756, SB3229, SB2969, SB3286, SB3238, SB2557, SB3140, SB2014, SB3097, SB3096, SB3069, SB99, SB2930, SB2268, SB2543, SB3022, SB3109, SB3215, SB3152, SB3156, SB3234, SB3053, SB3067, SB2673, SB411, SB2041, SB2919, SB2532, SB2152, SB2721, SB2446, SB2601, SB2239, SB2804, SB3324, SB2802, SB2577, SB2320, SB2706, SB2595, SB2781, SB2961, SB2433, SB2657, SB2340, SB3045, SB3203, SB2861, SB3245, SB2803, SB3204, SB3025, SB2138, SB2645, SB3082, SB2109, SB2261, SB3332, SB2811, SB2567, SB2125, SB2866, SB83, SB874, SB2386, SB3137, SB3132, SB2175, SB2272, SB2271, SB847, SB3302, SB2089, SB2102, SB2050, SB2694, SB2487, SB2061, SB709, SB3083, SB2151, SB2852, SB2471, SB2568, SB2253, SB2697, SB2429, SB2929, SB3032, SB2057, SB148, SB2353, SB2075, SB2907, SB2074, SB3219, SB3218, SB2367, SB3048, SB17, SB3253, SB2376, SB3103, SB2999, SB3255, SB1166, SB3157, SB2698, SB3029, SB2146, SB2470, SB3040, SB3076, SB2575, SB3294, SB2438, SB2530, SB2688

Keywords: lead-free, lead in drinking water, drinking water, water infrastructure, public water system, plumbing, pipe fittings, solder, flux, fixtures, cast iron pipe repair, nonpotable water, Safe Drinking Water Act, Department of Health, water quality, lead exposure, lead contamination, water utilities, backflow preventer, fire hydrant

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• Uh, while this legislation would make an exception in the statute, uh, it does not make an exception
• <01:27:53.360> in legislation would make an exception in legislation would make an exception
• But also creating exception to enforced.
• So that's kind of the impetus of how that exception was necessary.
• And if that exception was was necessary.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all