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• Also, please note that registration for House Bill 232.
• That's witness registration for House Bill 232. will be closed one hour after we convene from the House
• . registration closes, which will close an hour after we reconvene from the floor.
• Again, I just want to make sure that everybody understands witness registration for House Bill 232 will
• Sign a statement, and then they swear that they're not an agent of a foreign entity.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• Also, please note that registration for House Bill 232.
• That's witness registration for House Bill 232. one hour after we convene from the House floor. to testify
• on for against House Bill 232, please register now or before witness registration. registration closes
• Again, I just want to make sure that everybody understands witness registration for House Bill 232 will
• Sign a statement, and then they swear that they're not an agent of a foreign entity.

Bills: HB1784, HB2088, HB3062, HB3475, HB3741, HB4279, HB4763, HB5154, HB5294, HB5508, SB1401, HB232, HB232

Keywords: students, homeless, foster care, higher education, liaison officer, housing assistance, transition support, law school, Rio Grande Valley, legal education, public university, accreditation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, mental health resources, substance abuse education, El Paso, university system, funding, public education

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• So, I really think what we need to focus here is not on which entity, big entity, municipality.
• </c><01:27:15.840><c> It's</c> entity, big entity, municipality.
• It's entity, big entity, municipality.
• </c> can provide funds to different entities can provide funds to different entities for<01:33:01.520
• </c> registration fees tribal governments. registration fees tribal governments.

Keywords: 916, all

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• The board's key responsibilities include issuing licenses and registrations to qualified individuals,
• with applicable statutes and rules; and providing information to the public about licensees and registrants
• Are they the same entity? I'm just keep getting, you're switching between the three.
• Madam Chair, Senator Epstein, we're talking about all three entities.
• Okay, anybody signed in to speak on any of these entities, Mr. Carroll?

Summary: The committee first heard the Arizona Auditor General’s 2025 sunset review of the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board. The audit found the board generally processed licenses and complaints timely and had adopted required school curriculum rules, but it also identified inconsistent disciplinary actions, gaps in required infection-prevention and law education for some reciprocity and instructor applicants, weak application review controls, and noncompliance issues involving open meeting law, public records, and conflicts of interest. Auditors also recommended statutory changes on esthetics scope of practice, cease-and-desist authority, and eyelash technician training standards. The board’s executive director said the agency agreed with the findings, had already implemented some changes including updated disciplinary parameters, conflict-of-interest training, lawful presence verification, and revised cash-handling procedures, and was working through the remaining recommendations. After questions, the committee voted 7-0 to recommend the board implement the audit recommendations and be continued for six years, until July 1, 2032. The committee then took up the combined sunset review and performance audit of the Arizona Department of Gaming, the Arizona Racing Commission, and the Arizona Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission. The Auditor General reported that while the department distributed tribal gaming funds and issued some licenses appropriately, it failed to consistently obtain and review required independent audit reports for event wagering and fantasy sports operators, did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements, lacked comprehensive complaint-handling processes, and had delayed some compact trust fund distributions. Additional issues included IT security documentation, horse-racing suitability checks, fee-setting reviews, rulemaking, and public records procedures; the Boxing and MMA Commission also had licensing and fee-setting deficiencies. The department and commissions agreed to implement the recommendations, and the department director said the agency was already making changes, including updated guidance to operators, a new complaint-tracking process, conflict-of-interest training, and work on trust fund distributions and rule changes. Committee members pressed both the auditor and the department on why fantasy sports audit reviews had not been completed, whether underpayments would be recovered, and why no distributions had yet been made to certain Category 3 tribes under the 2021 compact trust fund. The director said the department was now doing a look-back review, would seek any owed fees, penalties, and interest, and was helping tribes resolve the baseline-revenue formula needed for distributions. Members also asked about conflict-of-interest practices, problem gambling, and whether prediction markets fall under gaming regulation. The discussion continued into the department’s broader presentation, with the director describing the agency’s regulatory role and ongoing modernization efforts.

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• certain benefits associated with the registration issues of certain peace officers.
• SB 2001 by King, relating to the registration of vehicles.
• SB 1816 by Hancock relating to the titling, registration, and operation of a miniature...
• Transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or
• SB681 by Hughes, relating to the renewal of an engineering license or registration.

Bills: SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB4, SB23, SB1762, SB34, SB60, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB75, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB627, SB2037, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB646, SB3, SCR27, SB552, SB1405, SB1948, SB243, SJR1, SB31, SB33, SB20, SB217, SB264, SB269, SB650, SB681, SB528, SB502, SB740, SB916, SB995, SB10, SB2581, SB2570, SB3031, SB24, SB379, SB1171, SB1121, SB1120, SB1061, SB1036, SB1019, SB890, SB11, SB868, SB1188, SB1254, SB2778, SB2543, SB2443, SB1333, SB1259, SB1401, SB1404, SB2139, SB2165, SB2237, SB2268, SB1202, SB1198, SB1212, SB1451, SB1470, SB1498, SB965, SB1547, SB1667, SB1818, SB1902, SB2129, SB2078, SB2069, SB1737, SB1589, SB1318, SB387, SB1150, SB1574, SB2127, SB3034, SB860, SB1278, SCR5, SCR32, SB546, SB647, SB648, SB1493, SB1709, SB2001, HB5669, HB3115, HB5655, HB5675, HB5689, HB5690, HB5653, HB3228, HB2802, HB45, HB1318, HB5560, HB2894, HB4344, HB2775, HB33, HB 12, HB148

Keywords: SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education

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• And the secondary documents are a voter registration notice, a current bill, not more than 12...
• I want to ask you, what's the voter registration notice? That's your voter registration card.
• And now they've got to go and get the voter registration.
• It just corrects the names of the entities referenced in the bill. All right.
• It just corrects the names of the entities referenced in the bill. All right.

Bills: HR118, HR196, HR237, HR285, HCR85, HB442, HB443, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR63, SB25, SB202, SB319

Keywords: water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, fallen trees, property damage, insurance, property values, hurricanes, storm damage, local government, homeowners, risk management, committee study, census, military population, Department of Defense, representation, federal funding

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• the program itself would be administered by a nonprofit organization, but for-profit and nonprofit entities
• There is a required reporting mechanism built into the bill for an annual report to certain entities
• The Governor's Office, DHSS, and other entities, including the Delaware General Assembly, will receive
• House Bill 424 repeals Delaware's Autism Surveillance and Registration Program that was established in
• House Bill 424 repeals Delaware's Autism Surveillance and Registration Program that was established in

Bills: HB359, HB385, HB165

Keywords: human remains, indigent, burial, cremation, next of kin, social services, environmental impact, nursing education, preceptorship programs, healthcare workforce, nurse shortage, clinical training, dry needling, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, referral process, neuromusculoskeletal pain, Western medicine

Summary: The Senate Health and Social Services Committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the prior two meetings, and briefly acknowledged the tragedy at Christiana Care before moving to legislation. The committee heard House Bill 385, which creates a statewide nurse preceptor grant program to expand clinical training placements for nursing students; testimony from nursing organizations, health care associations, and educators emphasized workforce shortages, the need for preceptor stipends and training, and the bill’s potential to help students complete programs and remain in Delaware. Members asked about eligibility and reporting, and several senators asked to be added as co-sponsors. Public comment was uniformly supportive, and the bill was advanced out of committee. The committee then considered House Bill 424, which repeals Delaware’s Autism Surveillance and Registration Program and requires DHSS to expunge protected health information collected through the registry. The sponsor and DHSS said the registry is no longer used for research or policy development and that repeal would reduce outdated reporting burdens; Autism Delaware, the Delaware Health Care Association, and the State Council for Persons with Disabilities support the change. A committee member raised the question of whether families would be notified before records are expunged, and DHSS said that process was not yet clear and would need further verification. Members discussed the issue, and the bill also moved forward. House Bill 419 was next, making children in foster care automatically eligible for the Purchase of Care child care subsidy and extending the same treatment to certain kinship and safety-plan placements through House Amendment 1. The Children’s Department and advocacy groups said the bill would provide immediate stability for children and caregivers, reduce delays from applications and income verification, and support working foster and kinship families. The committee also heard House Bill 359, which would allow cremation as an option for unclaimed and indigent remains when there is no family objection or next of kin cannot be found, addressing a shortage of burial plots and lowering costs; funeral industry testimony focused on preserving next-of-kin rights. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 475, creating a Delaware Nursing Advancement Fund financed by a $10 surcharge on nursing licenses and disciplinary fines to support workforce data collection and analysis through a nonprofit partner, and House Bill 165, authorizing physician associates, occupational therapists, and APRNs to perform dry needling under training and practice standards set by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. All of the bills received supportive testimony, several members added their names as co-sponsors, and the committee adjourned after moving through the agenda.

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• It also covers covert entities and third-party agents who receive a presumption against liability in
• That says, hey, if you are one of these entities and you substantially meet these requirements, which
• So if a covered entity complies on paper but not necessarily in practice...
• So a lot of the covered entities will give you a go back to the hospital.
• Registration and intake process for users across all areas where they receive services.

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• </c> alcohol and other drug treatment entity. alcohol and other drug treatment entity. and<00:09:28.800
• </c> Alcohol and drug peer support specialists achieve registration with the board.
• Uh, a lot of these different individuals or these different entities have to be registered.
• that bills for peer support any entity that bills for peer support services<00:25:14.000><c> only</c
• have to be or these different entities have to be registered.<00:26:14.080><c> Um</c><00:26:14.720><

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:27 - Discussion of 26RS HB 470 29:05 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 470 32:06 - Discussion of 26RS HJR 25 34:49 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HJR 25 37:08 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• You do not have to have this registration with the Attorney General's office. I don't think so.
• You do not have to have this registration with the Attorney General's office. I don't think so.
• You do not have to have this registration with the Attorney General's office. I don't think so.
• You do not have to have this registration with the Attorney General's office. I don't think so.
• </c> but every single no every single entity but every single no every single entity that<00:56:31.359

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You know, we have an issue with certain entities wanting to push the UDB line, and I'm sort of wondering
• , considering the amount of land and perhaps authority that these entities would have, would they be
• The pilot program involves... ...and other public nonprofit entities for day-to-day operations.
• The pilot program involves Thank you. and other public nonprofit entities for day-to-day operations.
• does come out and sue, like as we've seen before, or even if somebody, some entity does come out and

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• the financial reporting side of the boards; insurance for HOAs and reserves; dispute resolution; registration
• the financial reporting side of the boards; insurance for HOAs and reserves; dispute resolution; registration
• and and courts um for registration and and Licensing<00:11:25.839><c> uh</c><00:11:25.920><c> the</c
• to offer hiia loans as an state entities to offer hiia loans as an option<00:13:43.040><c> and</c><00
• One is the piece about databases and registration, that of course will have a cost.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For instance, first of all, just this registration piece, we based the fee structure of that registration
• of that registration on fee structure of that registration on the<00:14:29.760><c> cost</c><00:14:30.440
• Um however, knowing that registration.
• </c> watercraft registration fees. watercraft registration fees.
• Would it be an outside entity?

Keywords: 916, all

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• alters distributions of the motorcycle safety fund and outlines guidelines for motorcycle vehicle registration
• The Senate amendment specifies that ADOT may renew a registration for a motorcycle only if at least one
• members, there was a provision I believe was added in the Senate amendment that exempts governmental entities
• difference because once you've purchased it, it would be considered property of the governmental entity

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We will be utilizing electronic registration systems.
• We will be utilizing electronic registration systems.
• what we're trying to do with this bill and this committee substitute is to make sure that local entities
• we're trying to do with this, this bill and this committee substitute is to make sure that local entities

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee met with a quorum and considered several bills and resolutions, beginning with Senate Bill 393. The bill would restrict political subdivisions from issuing debt for personal property whose useful life ends before the debt matures, and the committee substitute broadened the restriction to include certificates of obligation and anticipation notes as well as general obligation bonds. Members asked about how the weighted-average maturity calculation works, but no detailed explanation was provided. The committee adopted the substitute and left SB 393 pending without a final vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 464, a youth vaping measure by Senator Campbell. The committee substitute defined vaping apparatus, added a Class A misdemeanor, increased the school buffer from 300 feet to 1,000 feet, preserved limited local authority over tobacco-related retail regulation, and removed a 50% threshold. The substitute was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably; it was also placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also took up SJR 81, which would create a general-law exception for up to $25,000 of tangible personal property held for production of income, and after no public testimony it was reported favorably. Members next considered SB 32, a tax relief measure. The committee substitute reduced the franchise credit amount from $700 million to $500 million, paired with the recently passed $200 million from the related resolution to keep the total at $700 million over the biennium. The substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also reported out SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1453, and SB 2016, with most passing on 5-0 votes; SB 1453 passed 4-1 and SB 2016 passed 4-1. SB 1163 was reported to the full Senate but not placed on the local and uncontested calendar. The committee ended the meeting by leaving SB 393 pending and then adjourning/recessing subject to the chair's call.

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• The industry should be able to trust that SAFER publicizes only legitimate entities so that we can make
• Clearly not a lot of clarity when every law enforcement entity, FBI, locals are pointing to someone else
• risen to the same level of attention as maybe some other competing interests have for these federal entities
• They need to explicitly authorize to, they need, FMCSA needs to explicitly authorize to withhold registration
• They have all this information, they have everybody's registrations and all that.

Keywords: Committee, Transportation, aviation safety, confirmation, Lieutenant Commander, Deputy Secretary, Bradbury, Hafensteiner, aircraft incidents

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened to consider the promotion of Coast Guard Lieutenant Samuel Hafensteiner to Lieutenant Commander and the nomination of Stephen Bradbury as Deputy Secretary of Transportation. The meeting highlighted ongoing concerns regarding aviation safety, especially in light of recent aircraft incidents. Members discussed the critical need for knowledgeable leadership within the Department of Transportation to address these safety challenges effectively. Mr. Bradbury's background as a former General Counsel of the Department was presented as a strong asset for the role he seeks.

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• Last follow-up: are you a registered for-profit entity or a non-profit?
• We've been hearing about how we don't want to put funding into non-profit entities, but this is the second
• time we have seen a for-profit entity coming before the committee to ask for funding.
• Not wanting to be spending precious tax dollars on private entities. Any further comments?
• In those sections, it creates the registration, which would happen this calendar year.

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• Treasurer, allows the state, including a state agency, county, municipality, and any other governmental entity
• alters distribution of the motorcycle safety fund and outlines guidelines for motorcycle vehicle registration
• hospital, abortion clinic, physician, or midwife submit a completed fetal death certificate for registration
• hospital, abortion clinic, physician, or midwife submit a completed fetal death certificate for registration
• Administration Due Process, and it establishes due process procedures for when a state or county entity

Summary: The committee worked through a long Minority Caucus calendar covering a wide range of bills, with many items on consent and several pulled for discussion. Early items included resolutions on Judea and Samaria, bullion depository bills, a produce incentive appropriation, a biennial budget proposal, and a veterans services appropriation. Members also heard transportation-related bills on driver permits, citations, boat insurance, English proficiency for commercial drivers and motor carriers, photo enforcement, and a measure restricting incarceration for unpaid fines and fees. Several members raised concerns about constitutional issues, public safety, or whether bills were duplicative or targeted at specific groups. A large portion of the meeting focused on education and school governance bills. These included proposals on school district bond advisors, restrictions on school property leases and purchases, public meeting requirements, term limits and training for school board members, patriotic youth group access to students, computer science proficiency, and a bill requiring fingerprint clearance cards for traffic school instructors. Members repeatedly criticized what they described as inconsistent treatment of public schools versus ESA/private school programs, and several education bills were pulled from consent for further discussion. Other bills addressed child safety and family law, including DCS credit freezes, recorded child interviews, parents’ rights notices, mandatory reporting of threats by minors, sex offender residency and GPS monitoring, and a bill on guardianship rights during DCS investigations. The committee also considered a number of social services, health, and labor/consumer bills. These included SNAP work requirement and verification measures, a SNAP error-rate audit, dementia care telemonitoring funding, a Braille transcription appropriation, court fee limits, a physician assistant compact, pediatric licensure compact, and a kratom regulation bill. Members debated an earned wage access licensing bill at length, with opponents calling it predatory and akin to payday lending, while supporters argued it provided a regulated consumer option. Other measures covered cash acceptance by businesses, 529-to-Roth IRA rollovers, AI rules for state agencies, and a bill on public nuisance actions by the Attorney General. Several of these drew warnings about constitutional problems, preemption, or burdens on vulnerable populations. Energy, water, and tax policy also featured prominently. The committee heard bills on fuel formulations, gas tax relief, data centers and small modular nuclear reactors, utility reporting, and a Commerce Authority mandate to reduce fuel prices. Members criticized some proposals as favoring industry, preempting local control, or lacking a clear funding plan. The meeting ended after additional items on veterans, sample ballot mailing dates, and other miscellaneous measures, with multiple bills noted as pulled from consent or subject to later votes; no final roll-call results were detailed in the transcript excerpt.

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• </c> communities through voter registration communities through voter registration efforts,<00:36:55.920
• If you're a provider, right now there's three entities in a contract.
• And I think it also provides providers with clear knowledge of what insurance entities have access to
• </c><00:56:22.720><c> have</c><00:56:22.960><c> access</c> of what insurance entities have access of
• what insurance entities have access to<00:56:23.440><c> their</c><00:56:23.680><c> contracted</c><00:

Keywords: 981, all

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• Senator Broder mentioned, there is a House bill that we think is not tolerable for the sovereign entities
• It creates a state-level framework for the registration of agents and organizations associated with foreign
• It also curtails influence operations by making transparency through registration, by ending the ability
• , the International Muslim Brotherhood sent out orders to all of its chapters to support this new entity
• Sections 5 and 10 of this bill address contracts with entities that have a foreign country of concern

Bills: S0002, S0006, S0018, S0026, S0028, S0050, S0178, S0326, S0538, S0786, S1004, S1096, S1178, S1366, S1632, S1634

Keywords: negligence, settlement, appropriation, highway safety, damages, law enforcement, child welfare, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, compensation, law enforcement accountability, personal injury, motorcycle accident, Department of Transportation, legal claim, police negligence, monetary compensation, civil rights, city liability, veterans

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, most of them claims or civil-law measures, and reported each favorably. Among the bills approved were SB 326 on curators of estates, SB 1096 clarifying filing deadlines under the Florida Civil Rights Act, SB 28 and SB 26 on claims against the City of Lakeland and the estate of Mark Legata, SB 6 involving a DCF-related claim for Layla Estrada/Sapphire Williams, SB 786 creating a nonjudicial process for closing trusts, SB 18 and SB 2 on claims involving the estate of McKenzie Navarre and Daniel Mosley, and SB 50 expanding veterans’ courts statewide. The committee also approved SB 538 on extracurricular activities, SB 1004 on pet sales and financing disclosures, and SB 1366, the sovereign immunity bill, which was presented as a starting point for negotiations with the House over higher claims caps and related provisions. Most of these bills were explained by sponsors as clarifying existing law, modernizing procedures, or resolving uncontested claims, and several had support from affected organizations or individuals; some also drew opposition or concerns from speakers, especially on trust notice issues, sovereign immunity, and the scope of the extracurricular and pet-sale bills. Several bills were amended before passage. SB 326 was narrowed by removing a section and changing reporting language for curators. SB 786 received a technical clarification amendment, while SB 18 removed an unneeded Medicaid-related section. SB 50 on veterans’ courts drew broad support from veterans’ groups and criminal-justice organizations. SB 538 on extracurricular activities was amended multiple times to address home education eligibility, activity fees for homeschool participants, technical cross-references, and compensation for extracurricular sponsors. SB 1004 was supported by animal-welfare advocates and consumer-protection interests. SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools was amended to limit the bill to head coaches, require personal funds, and allow similar bylaws by other athletic associations; it passed after discussion of a Miami Northwestern coaching controversy. The committee also took up two major policy bills with substantial testimony and questions. SB 1178 on foreign influence would create a state framework for foreign-agent registration, restrict gifts and contracts tied to foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, limit certain sister-city and university linkage activities, and increase penalties for crimes committed to benefit foreign governments or terrorist groups; supporters framed it as a national-security and transparency measure, while the sponsor withdrew one amendment before passage. SB 1632 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles generated the most extended questioning, especially about its domestic-terrorism designation process, references to Sharia law, notice and due-process protections, and potential effects on students and speech; supporters argued it targets conduct, not belief, while opponents warned it could chill protected activity and unfairly target Muslim communities. The committee heard many public speakers on both sides, but no floor debate followed before the bill was moved forward.