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• </c> and representative, I'm sorry, Assistant and representative, I'm sorry, Assistant Majority<01:10
• </c> which is an extreme fear of dogs? which is an extreme fear of dogs?
• </c> assistance. Where do we draw the line? assistance. Where do we draw the line?
• /c><02:07:13.199><c> and</c> &gt;&gt; Madame Assistant Majority Leader and &gt;&gt; Madame Assistant
• </c> &gt;&gt; madam assistant majority leader. &gt;&gt; madam assistant majority leader.

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• Well, the original bill, the way it was written, if a dog would bite anybody once, it would be a misdemeanor
• And I did wear my mean dog tie today just to support this bill. Thank you. Thank you.
• that should be so simple, but yet it's so hard to define because I don't want someone who has a little dog
• But at the same time, in a case where a dog mauls a six-year-old girl or three dogs maul them, and the
• sheriff and the prosecuting attorney said they can't do anything because the dogs have never been reported

Committee: House Rules - Administrative

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• We asked for their assistance.
• We asked for their assistance.
• We asked for their assistance.
• We asked for their assistance.
• </c> partners for our public assistance. partners for our public assistance.

Bills: SCR21 , SCR75 , SCR50 , SCR149 , SCR47 , SCR163 , SCR169 , SCR170

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• Well, the original bill, the way it was written, if a dog would bite anybody once, it would be a misdemeanor
• And I did wear my mean dog tie today just to support this bill. Thank you. Thank you.
• that should be so simple, but yet it's so hard to define because I don't want someone who has a little dog
• But at the same time, in a case where a dog mauls a six-year-old girl or three dogs maul them, and the
• sheriff and the prosecuting attorney said they can't do anything because the dogs have never been reported

Committee: House Rules - Administrative

Summary: The Rules Administrative Committee met with eight members present, establishing a quorum and moving into executive session. The committee then considered several bills and, in each case, moved them do pass. First, the House committee substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 973 was approved 7-1. Next, Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 903, dealing with copper wire, passed unanimously 9-0. Senate Bill 834, sponsored by Senator Crawford and carried in the House by Representative Owens, also passed 9-0 after brief discussion. Senate Bill 938, sponsored by Senator Bernskelder and carried by Representative Haley, likewise passed 9-0. The final item was House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3304, sponsored by Representative Justice. Members discussed changes to the bill, including removing the “serious emotional injury” language, restoring original language on dog bites, and combining it with animal neglect provisions from another bill. Representative Justice explained the bill was intended to address dangerous dog incidents without criminalizing minor bites, while also allowing action in serious mauling cases. The committee praised the work on the bill, and it passed 9-0. After completing action on all agenda items, the committee adjourned.

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• If somebody qualifies for general assistance, you come to the zoo for free any day you want.
• you come to the zoo for free assistance you come to the zoo for free any<00:09:44.440><c> day</c><00
• the traditional dog cat horse cow<00:25:03.360><c> pig</c><00:25:03.960><c> that</c><00:25:04.080><c
• They expect it to stay with them, and it's kind of a dog-eat-dog world out there in this, pun intended
• The rabbit’s not doing well, but you’re a dog-cat vet, and rabbits are hard if you don’t take care of

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• would love to actually see it get the kind of scrutiny that we would reserve for the smallest cat and dog
• Get the kind of scrutiny that we would reserve, you know, for the smallest cat and dog bill in this body
• Marathon, starting with requests relating to disaster assistance. This is fiscal bureau.
• local government fund appropriation to provide additional funding for the state disaster assistance
• All right. ...funding for the state disaster assistance program. All right.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Finance

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• and we looked at what we thought, so what would it look like if we, rather than have like the prairie dog
• So we would end up with, so the first step is we would end up not having the Prairie Dog funding any
• We would stop doing that and take those funds that were in the Prairie Dog and move those into, ...and
• And then we found that, you know, some of the times the funds coming out of Prairie Dog were limited
• Because right now,” “Which would give certainty that Prairie Dog is going to fill, because right now

Committee: House Appropriations - Government Operations Division

Summary: The House Appropriations Government Operations section met with a full committee present and took up discussion of the Department of Transportation budget and a House funding package. Members described a proposal to simplify DOT funding by eliminating the Prairie Dog bucket, consolidating money into three main buckets/funds, and using DOT expertise to select projects while giving counties, cities, and townships more certainty. They said the plan would also restore 100% of the motor vehicle excise tax to the general fund and use other existing funds, including SIF and the legacy earnings fund, to support DOT and local road distributions. A major part of the discussion focused on how to cover Highway 85 and other road needs. Members and DOT Director Ron Hankey said federal highway formula funding for the next biennium should continue as long as the federal highway bill remains unchanged, but that the six-mile Highway 85 segment is unlikely to receive a federal grant because of benefit-cost issues. The committee discussed bonding for the $155 million set aside for Highway 85, with members noting Garvey bonds as one option but wanting flexibility to use the best available rate. They also discussed a possible five-cent gas tax to support the highway distribution fund; several members raised concerns about the policy and political difficulty, while others argued it was needed because oil revenues are down and the state needs a sustainable funding source. Members repeatedly asked for a clearer visual or flow chart showing how the money would move through the new structure, and the chair and sponsors said staff would prepare a pictorial and amendment language. There was general support for the concept, but some members wanted caucus education before floor action. No formal vote was taken during this discussion, and the chair indicated the committee would move quickly, with amendments to follow and the bill expected to continue in conference committee.

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• And Jess McCarty, Executive Assistant County Attorney for Miami-Dade County, also waving in support.
• And Jess McCarty, Executive Assistant County Attorney for Miami-Dade County, also waiving in support.
• Back when I was a young doctor, I would drive 45 minutes down there with my dog, specifically to take
• my dog on the beach.
• They weren't going to call the cops on my dog. They certainly weren't going to call the cops on me.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Summary: The committee first took up CS for Senate Bill 304, which would address child protective investigations involving children with certain pre-existing genetic or medical conditions. Senator Sharif said the bill is intended to prevent children from being wrongly removed from their families when symptoms of conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, rickets, or vitamin deficiencies are mistaken for abuse. Several parents and advocates testified in support, describing long dependency cases and removals they said were caused by misdiagnosis. The committee adopted a substitute amendment that removed language requiring certain medical personnel to provide differential-diagnosis analysis, and the bill then passed favorably with unanimous support. The committee then heard SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings relating to terrorism, sponsored by Senator Collins, who described the long effort by U.S. victims of the FARC to enforce a federal judgment and recover assets. The bill would clarify procedures for terrorism-related judgments, modernize intangible asset law, and help prevent terrorists from hiding assets or blocking wire transfers. After one supportive appearance form and no debate, the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 96, a local claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and SB 382, an affordable housing rent bill that was amended to define base rent and apply to certain shorter-term rental agreements entered after July 1, 2026; SB 382 drew support from housing advocates and some opposition, but passed unanimously. Several claims bills were also approved: SB 4 for Patricia Armini, SB 6 for Jose Correa, SB 28 for Darlene Engerville and J.R., SB 30 for the estate of M.N., and SB 24 for Mandy Penny Lemon, each involving injuries or damages caused by local government or hospital district negligence and each reported favorably after brief testimony and roll calls. The committee also passed SB 658 on waiver or release of liens after discussion about form language and enforceability. SB 72, which would allow campaign funds to pay certain child care expenses incurred while a candidate is actively campaigning, prompted questions about definitions and safeguards; the sponsor said the bill would require the expense to exist only because of campaign activity, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SB 1142 on release of conservation easements, which would create a statewide process for releasing certain small, low-value parcels from conservation easements if mitigation credits are secured elsewhere. The bill drew support from the sponsor and a property representative, but environmental advocates and President Passidomo raised concerns about flood control, wildlife corridors, and whether the bill was too property-specific; the sponsor said he would continue working on the language. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 1622, which would repeal the 2018 customary use law and restore local authority over public beach access. Supporters argued the current law has privatized beaches, hurt tourism, and led to harassment and conflict, while opponents defended private property rights and warned against taking away owners’ ability to exclude others. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1622, before a final vote is shown.

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• So SB 433 establishes room and board rate protections for participants in the Assisted Living Waiver
• and CalAIM Assisted Living Facility Transitions Community Support Program.
• It's just for participants of the Assisted Living Waiver Program.
• Danielle Parsons with the California Assisted Living Association.
• So any assistance that can break down a barrier to rebuilding an RCFE is very helpful.

Committee: House Aging and Long-Term Care

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• Here visiting with us is his wife, Parker Evans, and their special little dog, Dixie.
• Here visiting with us are his wife, Parker Evans, and their special little dog, Dixie.
• I think it does a number of very important and very needed things to assist our service members when
• through the Senate, added some interstate compacts for athletic trainers, dietitians, and physician assistants

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• I thought coming in it was going to be this dog-eat-dog world.
• I thought coming in it was going to be this dog-eat-dog world, and I was just going to be fighting for
• We have successfully concealed from you the dog-eat-dog nature that goes on behind the scenes.

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

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• But the word actually comes from a Powhatan word in Algonquian. which means white dog or dog-like beast
• And, you know, studies have shown that dispatcher-assisted CPR has.
• So this, what we're discussing today is known as dispatcher-assisted CPR or telephone CPR.
• Board for that assistance.
• My research assistant is going to be doing at the fruit growers workshop up in Abiquiú.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• She believes an Eagle Scout such as State Representative Mark Murphy (member_20562) should assist her
• But the word actually comes from a Powhatan. word in Algonquian, which means white dog or dog-like beast
• Longer, and it's very critical for 9-1-1 operators to be trained in this so they can at least assist
• What we're discussing today is known as Dispatcher-Assisted CPR or Telephone CPR.
• go to the Water Trust Board for that assistance.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• Assistant district attorneys, investigators, and believe me, in this Commonwealth I can speak with great
• Anti-drag can detect obstructions such as a small backpack, strap, or a dog leash.
• to detect and that standardized anti-pinch solutions may not detect, such as a jacket, a backpack, a dog

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing with opening remarks from Senate Chair John Cronin and House Chair Dan Cahill, followed by member introductions and instructions limiting testimony to three minutes. The committee first heard testimony on S. 2743, an act addressing staged suicides. Elizabeth Sherin Feiner of Jewish Family and Children’s Service and later Susan Altman, a domestic violence advocate, described cases in which deaths initially treated as accidents or suicides were later found to be homicides, arguing the bill would improve training, investigation protocols, and accountability in deaths involving domestic abuse. Committee members asked about current police and medical examiner practices, and one member noted that sudden-death determinations are handled by the chief medical examiner in Massachusetts. The committee then heard testimony on S. 2861, a special commission to examine school bus safety, led by Representative Sabadosa and Amanda Taylor, whose daughter Summer Steel was killed in a school bus door incident. Taylor urged adoption of anti-pinch sensor technology on new buses, saying it could have prevented her daughter’s death. Representative Sabadosa and later a Mazur USA representative supported the bill, explaining that anti-pinch and anti-drag technologies are already used in other transportation sectors and could prevent similar tragedies. The hearing also included discussion of costs and the fact that the proposal would apply prospectively to buses manufactured going forward. Finally, the committee heard testimony on S. 3021, updating Massachusetts student transportation. Ever-Driven Technologies and Chamber of Progress supported the bill, saying it would modernize Section 7D requirements for smaller passenger vehicles used for alternative student transportation while keeping core safety standards in place. They argued the change would help districts serve students experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or with disabilities, reduce costs, and expand transportation options amid a statewide transportation crisis. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the committee adjourned after public testimony concluded.

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• When you compare that you can get more jail time for strangling a dog than you can for strangling a woman
• I am the first assistant at the DA's office in New Orleans.
• relentless in advocating on behalf of her daughter, who was hit by a driver while she was walking her dog

Committee: Senate Judiciary C

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• I want the cardiologist being the one doing the surgery and her there being there assisting him and,
• We have 175 free roaming feral unmanaged horses. 175 dogs or cows would be managed.
• action plan showed 11,400 deer hits in 17 years, over 3000 elk hits, over 1000 cattle hits, and 600 dog

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

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• If that animal or bear, say, was attacking my dog, would I be legal to protect the dog?
• ,</c> animal or bear say was attacking my dog, animal or bear say was attacking my dog, would<01:05:25.680
• </c> would I be legal to uh protect the dog? would I be legal to uh protect the dog?
• Also hunting with dogs,<03:37:56.640><c> also</c><03:37:57.040><c> baiting.
• These are all dogs, also baiting.

Committee: House Fish and Game and Marine Resources

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• Okay, next up is Senate Bill 573, establishing certification standards for facility comfort dogs.
• Wait, if the puppy and the dog come up? We do. Okay, then. >> [laughter] Maybe Neil will walk.
• Can we vote on facility comfort dogs.
• </c><00:30:39.280><c> We</c><00:30:39.760><c> Okay,</c> and the dog come up? We do.
• We Okay, and the dog come up? We do. We Okay, then. then. then.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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• You would need an assistant, a legal assistant, to process the volumes of paperwork that would need to
• On August 20, 2024, my grandmother was taken from me, Ruth Dalton, the 80-year-old dog walker who was
• the mother of Eric, who was killed in 1993 by the same offender who killed Ruth Dalton, the Seattle dog
• the mother of Eric who was killed in 1993 by the same offender who killed Ruth Dalton, the Seattle Dog
• living beds to larger capacity at massive expense to the state. ...expanding their assisted living beds

Bills: SB5439 , SB6109 , SB6304

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: investment, thermal coal, divestment, state investment board, fossil fuels, environmental impact, renewable energy, detention facilities, state funds, privatization, criminal justice reform, Washington State Investment Board, responsible investment, sustainability, corporate governance

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• Ibogaine-assisted therapy.
• I'm currently working as a surgical assistant.
• I don’t know why I keep thinking of a hot dog. I think it's an appropriate thought.
• It could be made into a hot dog.
• If it's a hot dog someone wants to eat or a pet.

Bills: HB44 , HB2200 , HB1612 , HB2747 , HB2038 , HB3717 , HB1431 , HB3800 , HB3801 , HB3560 , HB3246 , HB44

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: HB 44, Life of the Mother Act, abortion exceptions, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, fetal survival, Texas abortion law, abortion ban, physician liability, health care provider, disciplinary action, aiding and abetting, emergency abortion, obstetric care

Summary: The meeting of the public health committee focused on the pressing issue of opioid addiction in Texas, with a particular emphasis on House Bill 3717. Chairman Harris detailed the bill's intent to fund a grant program for Ibogaine clinical trials, framing it as a critical response to the ongoing opioid crisis. He shared poignant testimonies highlighting the struggles of families and veterans battling addiction and mental health issues. The conversation underscored the necessity of innovative treatments, like Ibogaine, which showed promising results in studies for reducing symptoms of withdrawal and PTSD.