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• contract of a new include a purchase contract of a new phone. phone. phone.
• Or let's say it was purchased<02:40:29.400><c> prior</c><02:40:30.000><c> to</c><02:40:30.200><c> the
• </c> purchased prior to the separation. purchased prior to the separation.
• </c> installment payment plan for purchasing installment payment plan for purchasing the<02:41:14.760
• and whether the incident was firearm and whether the incident was referred<02:48:17.240><c> for</c><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It actually keeps the age of delinquency the way it is right now.
• </c><00:38:55.680><c> of</c> legislation to raise the age of legislation to raise the age of delinquency
• ,</c><01:15:16.880><c> it</c> and they have access to firearms, it and they have access to firearms,
• </c> remove that firearm from the individual. remove that firearm from the individual.
• </c><02:11:18.000><c> that</c> homeowners when they're purchasing that homeowners when they're purchasing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• you steal something, the level of the crime is depending on how much money it's worth, including firearms
• So if you stole a firearm that's only worth 50 dollars, it would be a misdemeanor.
• This is a bill to enforce the VA amendatory clause for veterans that are purchasing a home using their

Bills: HB1082, HB1638, HB3040, HB3269, HB3278, HB3298, HB3587, HB3996, HB4113, HB4140, HB4226, HB4236, HB4301, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB4352, SB1082

Keywords: child custody, joint custody, best interest of the child, guardian ad litem, domestic violence, substance abuse, Governmental Tort Claims Act, definitions, torts, political subdivisions, governmental immunity, medical providers, sex offenders, safety zones, minors protection, loitering restrictions, criminal penalties, arrest warrant, criminal procedure, telephonic communication

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• And so we've named this raising the Age bill that we have in the legislature today.
• HB 3876 by Moody Rulings a definition of firearms.
• HB 3967 by Bernal relating to the purchase of or the acquisition of single-family homes. by certain out
• relating to certain offenses that are associated with possessing, carrying, exhibiting, or using a firearm

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• Is there any evidence that children are purchasing these things?
• Currently in Arizona, you have to be 18 to purchase kratom, so it's not good for children.
• Recognizing age-based vulnerability is not about taking away rights.
• It adds the child's age, needs, and existing parental bonds.
• If you're a felon, you also lose your firearm rights.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes and then heard a long series of bills, mostly from Senators Hoffman, Fernandez, and Bolick. Early action included SB 1436 on school bond/override ballot language, which passed 4-3 after brief debate over ballot length and transparency. SB 1568, requiring election systems to keep clocks within 60 seconds of official time and making violations a misdemeanor, was amended and passed 4-3 despite concerns about machine failures and the breadth of the penalty. SB 1569, limiting special election board members from collecting voter registrations while assisting confined voters, also passed 4-3 after testimony from county officials and a deputy registrar describing alleged misuse of SEBs. SB 1746, requiring schools to serve as polling places and closing schools on regular primary/general election days for staff training, passed 4-3 over objections about school autonomy and safety. SB 1295, allowing certain incarcerated people needing long-term care or treatment to be transferred to contracted medical institutions, passed unanimously after an amendment narrowing the medical eligibility language. The committee then took up SB 1067, a county blight/abatement bill allowing property tax bills to include assessments for removing rubbish, debris, and dilapidated structures; county officials from Gila and Pima Counties strongly supported it, and it passed 7-0. SB 1285, which would have repealed kratom protections and added kratom and its alkaloids to the narcotic-drug list, drew strong opposition from industry and a pharmacist and failed 3-4 after debate over safety, regulation, and criminal penalties. SB 1413, removing the $100,000 restitution cap for serious injury or death caused by a moving violation, passed after a short explanation that it was intended to conform statutes to a prior Arizona Supreme Court ruling. SB 1476, making prenatal exposure to dangerous or narcotic drugs and fetal alcohol syndrome a class six felony child neglect offense with an affirmative defense for mothers who completed treatment, drew emotional testimony from a foster/adoptive parent and opposition from reproductive justice and criminal defense advocates; it passed 4-2. Later, SB 1585, creating standards and funding mechanisms for sex offender-specific evaluations, treatment, and polygraphs, passed 4-2 after supporters argued it would improve oversight and opponents questioned the added surcharge and appropriation. SB 1662, requiring probation conditions to be the least restrictive necessary and tailored to risk and needs, passed 5-0 with support from justice reform advocates and defense attorneys. SB 1664, adjusting constable nomination signature requirements in Maricopa and Pima Counties, passed unanimously after county association support. The committee then began SB 1666 on in-state custodial interference, with the sponsor and a supporter describing repeated violations of custody orders and arguing for a tiered civil-penalty-to-felony structure; the transcript ends during questioning on that bill.

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• Existing firearms. Senator Dhingra. Thank you, Mr. President.
• And those parts can all be put together and be made into a firearm.
• But isn't the set of plans to design this firearm the exact same thing, Mr. President?
• . and the mechanical designs to make a firearm.
• But isn't the set of plans to design this firearm the exact same thing, Mr. President?

Bills: SB6061, SB6234, SB6170, SB6176, SB6182, SB6335, SB5647, SB6047, HB2367, HB2606, SB6129, SB6228, SB6231, HB2235, HB2272, HB2340, HB2543, HB2554, HB2632, HB2464, HB2619

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, contracting rules, state highway construction, procurement limits, state regulations, infrastructure funding, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law

Summary: The Senate opened with ceremonial items, then moved through gubernatorial appointments and a series of floor votes. It confirmed Acacia E. Ingram to the Evergreen State College Board of Trustees, Ashland J. Tibbet and David S. Frockt to the Western Washington University Board of Trustees, and Christine Rolfes to the Olympic College Board of Trustees. Members spoke in support of the appointees’ public service and ties to higher education. The chamber also heard a personal privilege statement honoring a Colfax basketball coach who died of pancreatic cancer, followed by a caucus break. The Senate then considered several bills, passing measures on derelict vessels (SHB 2199), radiologic technologist supervision (HB 2113), nitrous oxide retail sales (ESHB 2532), ambulance transport fund alignment (HB 2531), EMT recertification (HB 2540), affordable housing on religious property (2SHB 1859), factory-built housing standards (SHB 2151), social housing public development authorities (EHB 1687), the Washington Voting Rights Act and voter suppression claims (ESSHB 1750), privacy and data protection reporting and AI use (HB 2606), military family school stability (ESHB 2534), coal-fired utility treatment (HB 2367), and school access to albuterol (SHB 2360). Most passed on strong bipartisan roll calls, though the voting-rights bill and coal-utility bill drew the most debate and partisan division. Several bills were amended on the floor. The Senate adopted changes to the nitrous oxide bill, the factory-built housing bill, the social housing bill, the albuterol bill, and the 3D-printer/firearm-manufacturing bill (ESHB 2320), while rejecting some proposed amendments on the voting-rights and 3D-printer bills. Debate centered on whether the voting-rights bill set too low a threshold for lawsuits and whether the coal-utility bill gave improper treatment to coal generation; supporters framed both as needed protections or transition measures, while opponents warned about litigation and policy overreach. The chamber also discussed tribal consultation in energy siting (SHB 2496), ultimately passing it after a close vote, and later returned to the 3D-printer bill, which advanced after amendments narrowed exemptions for gunsmiths and dealers and clarified the bill’s focus on digital files used to manufacture firearms.

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• The ease of purchasing one of these illegal plants is staggering.
• professor from UC Davis, and Taylor Triffo, representing California Citrus Mutual and a series of other ag
• More than one-third of these highly harmful pests are readily available for purchase.
• So it's the fine from, let's say, an ag commissioner would be for a nursery that is selling noxious weeds
• You know, this is such a simple idea that consumers ought to be aware of what they're purchasing.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><00:02:38.920><c> that</c> faith that it took to purchase that faith that it took to purchase that
• I can't tell you the firearms, the illegal firearms that were arrested.
• I can't tell you the firearms, the illegal firearms that were arrested.
• I can't tell you the firearms, the illegal firearms that were arrested.
• I can't tell you the firearms, the illegal firearms that were arrested.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, April 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• The fraud rate, with a sample of 383,000 polls of spending, was 20%, meaning 20% of those 383,000 purchases
• Children's Safety Program Fund to allow eligible schools to authorize employees to possess and carry firearms
• I'm seeing some... okay seeing some it is a split vote no hands let's go to age thank you Ozzie let's
• Children's Safety Program Fund to allow eligible schools to authorize employees to possess and carry firearms
• Manslaughter Online Advice, Encouragement, as amended, adds that a person who is at least 18 years of age

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long calendar of House bills across education, health, water, land, housing, labor, public safety, and taxation. Several measures dealt with artificial intelligence, including bills on AI disclosures for minors, AI-assisted divorce arbitration, an Arizona AI education program, AI privilege protections, and a required AI course in schools. Other topics included ESA administration funding, a prohibition on public money for certain foreign-controlled genetic sequencing devices, towing regulations, DUI and ignition interlock changes, health facility and nursing facility complaint timelines, internationally trained physicians, nurse anesthetist reimbursement, pharmacy penalties, childhood cancer research, cybersecurity encryption, school mental health instruction repeal, superintendent performance pay, adoption disclosures in student health settings, anti-Semitism in schools, and a range of water, land, and housing bills. Members frequently raised concerns about local control, unfunded mandates, constitutional issues, and the scope of state intervention. Several bills drew criticism for affecting school curriculum, public education, reproductive rights, protest activity, or tribal communities. Others were supported as technical fixes, consumer protections, or funding measures. The caucus also discussed a series of bills related to the Mexican gray wolf, state land management, solar and wind siting, groundwater transport, and rural development, with some members objecting that the proposals would undermine federal protections or tribal interests. A number of bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including HB 2020, HB 2957, HCR 2044, HB 2352, HB 2667, HB 2906, HB 2093, HB 2386, HB 2481, HB 2830, HB 2076, HB 2411, HB 2136, HB 2665, and HB 2904. The meeting ended with an announcement of the Latino Caucus guest presentation and an emotional tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, followed by presentation of an Affordability Award to Representatives Lorena Austin and Stephanie Simacek for work on economic justice and working families. The caucus then adjourned.

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• Madam Whip and members, Senate Bill 1424 requires each public school to provide annual age-appropriate
• firearm safety awareness instruction beginning in the 2027 to 2028 school year to students in kindergarten
• Senate Bill 1424 requires ADE to develop firearm safety and awareness instructional materials and directs
• authority that public universities colleges and community college governing boards have to regulate firearms
• any questions questions for staff seeing none 1069 madam weapon members Senate bill 1069 removes firearms

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of third-read consent bills across multiple committees, with staff giving brief descriptions and members asking only occasional clarifying questions. Topics included claims against the state, CPA certification, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week civics instruction, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign filing addresses, federal land designations, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial benefits, first responder death benefits, veterans’ flags in HOA communities, restrictions on sexually explicit material for minors, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal child welfare MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, EMT privacy, guardian notification in court-ordered treatment, dense breast tissue notice repeal, referral agency background checks and insurance, attorney disciplinary recoveries, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting of child abuse, attorney licensing authority, municipal penalties tied to emergency calls, forcible detainer procedures, utility-worker assault enhancements, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactor siting, groundwater recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, a military-police-to-peace-officer pathway, and scholarship tax credits. Most bills were simply presented as consent items, with no major debate or votes recorded in the transcript. A few measures drew brief discussion. On SB 1040, members clarified that the voter-registration portal would redact personal identifying information such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, and Social Security numbers. SB 1193 prompted comments that emergency medical technician data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as a guardian-rights bill to streamline notice in court-ordered treatment. SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure aligning dense-breast-tissue notice requirements with federal law. SB 1477, dealing with referral agencies for assisted living and home care, was noted as having passed committee unanimously. The most substantive exchanges came on SB 1148 and SB 1418. For SB 1148, members discussed shifting attorney licensing responsibility more directly to the Arizona Supreme Court rather than the State Bar, with staff explaining that the court already oversees licensing but currently delegates some functions to the Bar. On SB 1418, which limits county regulation of small modular nuclear reactors in certain circumstances, a member objected that it would reduce local control and said they would likely oppose it on the floor. H.C.M. 2009 was also presented, asking Congress to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits; the sponsor tied it to Arizona’s mining history and land-swap interests. The caucus ended after SB 1142, with no recorded votes or formal actions beyond the bills being discussed as third-read consent items.

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• AB 2047, Bauer-Kahan, firearm 3D printing, do pass with author amendments to remove the certification
• AB 2339, Gibson, firearms, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1753, Stephanie, firearm and ammunition, do pass with author's amendments to make technical changes
• AB 1743, Wix, firearms, do pass as amended to clarify format options, among other things.
• AB 2246, Wix, age-appropriate design code, do pass. That's out on an A roll call.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Instead of purchasing land and spending a lot of taxpayer dollars to manage it, or I would even submit
• Instead of purchasing land and spending a lot of taxpayer dollars to manage it, or I would even submit
• People can afford to purchase better than they can to pay their rent.
• The bill also prohibits certain age-related defenses from being raised in a prosecution.
• The bill also prohibits certain age-related defenses from being raised in a prosecution.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding. The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0. The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.

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• to the people: licensing, elections, definition of homicide, the right to protect oneself with a firearm
• to the people: licensing, elections, definition of homicide, the right to protect oneself with a firearm
• the same definition of marriage that has been recognized by all major civilizations throughout the ages
• And because of that, we pay them a 50-cent fee for every single license plate purchased.
• And it also says nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the purchase or sale of cryptocurrencies

Keywords: 989, all

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• Allison Mendoza Bureau Chief Bureau of Firearms Department of Justice.
• I'm here today to present a summary of the firearm-related budget proposals.
• workloads such as our firearm clearance section which conducts firearm eligibility background checks
• necessary for public safety and preventing prohibited persons from obtaining firearms and our carry
• To replace 17 firearm and ammunition systems and databases.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• was to limit access to firearms commonly used in crimes of that era.
• Attacks on firearms, ammunition, or related accessories amount to attacks on civilian life.
• The ability to manufacture firearms is essentially the right to keep and bear them.
• Under this bill, Texans may manufacture firearms.
• I live in Llano County. ...a burn ban for ages.

Bills: HB551, HB 1281, HB1378, HB1617, HB2868, HB2881, HB3374, HB4439, HB4726, HB4732, HB4878, HB4914, HB4921, HB4958, HB5200, HB5318, HB5360, HB5402, HB5568, HB5573, HB5623, HJR218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• amend and reenact the existing code section regarding petitioning to regain the ability to possess a firearm
• for a person that has been adjudicated mentally incompetent or involuntarily committed to get their firearm
• that correctional officers are law enforcement officers for the purposes of carrying a concealed firearm
• notwithstanding other state firearm restriction laws, so long as that law enforcement officer has a
• I don't see language that makes it clear that this training program is going to include firearm safety

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Under existing law, a person armed with a firearm during the commission of a felony is already subject
• It would actually apply to any felony filed in the state of California involving the use of a firearm
• get this important data and better understand what's fueling these evil acts by individuals with firearms
• ; there's an enhancement for personally using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
• There's an enhancement for discharging a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Three armed robbers targeted his home in order to steal more firearms.
• Three armed robbers targeted his home in order to steal more firearms.
• The Bible is the only book which is capable of affording this support to old age.
• The Bible of age and smooth the avenues of approaching death.
• The Bible is the only book which is capable of affording this support to old age.

Keywords: Scheduler, 972, senate, all

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• Green from Calcasieu Council on Aging. And Ms. Ruth Collins.
• I'm the executive director for the Calcasieu Council on Aging in Lake Charles, and we also operate a
• Green from Calcasieu Council on Aging. And Ms. Ruth Collins.
• I'm the executive director for the Calcasieu Council on Aging. My name is Jacqueline Green.
• I'm the executive director for the Calcasieu Council on Aging in Lake Charles, and we also operate a

Bills: HB53, HB57, HB64, HB100, HB102, HB106, HB111, HB137, HB152, HB155, HB337, HB957

Keywords: racketeering, gambling crimes, law enforcement, public safety, criminal justice, temporary restraining orders, abuse prevention, evidence, court procedures, legal protections, felony speeding, traffic laws, penalties, elderly, infirmities, abuse, neglect, crime of violence, criminal liability, caregiver

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• We've got things like 3D microscopes in firearms that will be brought online.
• We've got things like 3D microscopes in firearms that we'll be bringing online, so this is kind of where
• firearm analysis is heading, is actually taking 3D captures of cartridge cases that give better detail
• , and we had almost 2,000 sexual assault kits submitted to us around 2016, and these kits varied in age
• some of the kits were almost 10, 15 These kits varied in age.

Keywords: 1204, all