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• The FBI reported in 2023 that more than 69 Vermonters complained of more than $5 million in losses in
• The FBI reported in 2023 enforcement.
• The FBI reported in 2023 that<00:13:43.120> more<00:13:43.360> than<00:13:43.600> 69
• The<00:15:07.680> FBI<00:15:08.160> also<00:15:08.480> reports<00:15:08.880>
• AP pointed to an FBI scams, and more.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional reading by Theo Novak, a student and Vermont Poetry Out Loud finalist, followed by several announcements, including a welcome for the guest speaker and a reminder about a freshman legislator gathering and the day’s corporate cup road closures. The House then postponed action for one legislative day on Senate Bill 208, relating to law enforcement identification; Senate Bill 212, relating to portable water supply and wastewater system connections; and House Bill 639, relating to genetic data privacy. The main floor action centered on House Bill 648, banking, insurance, and securities. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee presented Senate amendments and its own further amendments, including clarifications to consumer reinvestment reporting and a proposal to extend and then effectively end the moratorium on new cryptocurrency kiosks in Vermont. The committee described extensive testimony and data on crypto kiosk fraud, money laundering, and consumer losses, and also added a new licensing framework for merchant cash advance providers. Ways and Means reported the fiscal impact would be very small. After a brief question about the $1 million exemption threshold for commercial financing, the House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment with further amendment thereto. The House also passed Senate Bill 243, distributing funds to the Vermont Language Justice Project, in concurrence with proposal of amendment. It then took up Senate Bill 198, regulating tobacco products and tobacco substitutes. The Commerce and Economic Development Committee described updates to the definition of tobacco substitutes, creation of a wholesale licensing system under the Department of Liquor and Lottery, tighter controls on online sales, and bans on deceptive products that resemble school supplies, food, smartphones, inhalers, or video games. The committee heard testimony from health, enforcement, industry, and advocacy witnesses and voted 11-0 in favor. Human Services then proposed a strike-all amendment to the committee report, with further consideration to continue.

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• President Trump nominated disruptors to lead his cabinets and agencies, people like Kash Patel at the FBI
• attacks imminent as warned by the FBI attacks imminent as warned by the FBI Trump<02:12:28.840><
• dive teams and the coastal guard FBI dive teams and the Army<04:30:44.640> Corps<04:30:44.880
• <04:31:11.479> and employees from the FAA FBI and employees from the FAA FBI and Department
• <04:38:05.199> the Transportation safety board the FBI the Transportation safety board the

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• There could also be federal information in that file as well that's maintained by the FBI CJIS.
• There could also be federal information in that file as well that's maintained by the FBI Seegis.
• very broad language that says records concerning any information that would be derived from either the FBI
• It is part of the compact that folks have that law enforcement has with the FBI for DAs to access this
• It is part of the compact that folks have that law enforcement has with the FBI for DAs to access this

Bills: HR9, HB709, HB1011, HB1057, HB1186, HB1245, HB1247, SB49, SB425, SB479

Keywords: human rights, individual liberties, Magna Carta, constitutionalism, free speech, Uniform Construction Code, building code, construction code, inspector licensing, building inspectors, plans examiners, public inspector, private inspector, private inspector company, building official, code enforcement, Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission, state fire marshal, International Building Code, International Residential Code

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• Um, currently we do not do FBI background checks.
• Uh this will do FBI background checks.
• <00:14:04.800> Um, the uh support and lead of the FBI.
• Um, the uh support and lead of the FBI.
• <00:26:01.600> background such things like uh FBI background such things like uh FBI background

Bills: HB1853, HB1591, HB1961, HB1854, HB1965, HB1962, HB1959, HB2505, HB2576, HB1801, HB1804, HB1864, HB2319, HB2314, HB2115

Keywords: HB1853, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, memory care, memory clinic, Hanai Memory Network, Executive Office on Aging, aging services, kupuna, caregiver support, long-term care, elder care, geriatrics, public health, dementia screening, care coordination, referral network, neighbor islands, rural health

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2047, relating to pharmacy benefit managers. The Insurance Division said the bill would require new enforcement resources and estimated an appropriation of about $1.5 million and five positions. Kaiser Permanente asked for an amendment to exclude HMOs from the definition of third-party PBMs, saying the bill should not interfere with integrated care models. PCMA and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association supported narrowing amendments, with pharmacists objecting to section 3 and warning the bill as amended could create major operational burdens and a significant general fund cost. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved on to the next measure after questions. The committee then took up SB 2080, which would allow Hawaii to join the psychology interjurisdictional compact. Supporters, including DCR, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, the Grassroot Institute, and others, said the compact would expand access to psychology services, especially for people in rural areas or those needing continuity of care while traveling. Opponents, including the Board of Psychology and a Shamanad University psychology professor, raised concerns about client safety, crisis-response procedures, enforcement costs, FBI background checks, and possible loss of state control over training and specialization standards. The board said Hawaii’s current 1,900-hour internship/postdoc requirement is higher than the compact’s standard and that the state is still implementing a separate provisional licensing law that may address some access issues. The discussion focused on whether the compact would meaningfully reduce shortages and whether Hawaii should instead pursue changes within its existing licensing system. Finally, the committee heard SB 2277 on hospital price transparency. The Office of Consumer Protection initially noted the bill could require significant staffing, but later testimony from SHIP suggested the measure could be handled more simply by working with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and publicly posting violations. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing hospitals already must comply with federal CMS transparency rules and that adding state requirements would increase costs and legal exposure, especially if violations were treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices. Steve Fenberg testified in support, saying the bill would simply codify existing federal requirements in state law and that he was open to amendments removing state enforcement and the unfair trade practice language. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• > the what federal FBI agent will see the what federal FBI agent will see the president<02:59:53.600
• this not only at the CIA at the FBI this not only at the CIA at the FBI where<04:03:15.640> eight
• 5,000 out of the 37,000 employees of the FBI. But the FBI only has 14,000 special agents.
• The FBI only has 14,000 special agents.
• If you decimate the FBI, Americans will die. If you dismantle the FBI, Americans will die.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, February 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• You’re FBI? Great. Now I will answer your questions. Interesting. Thank you.
• <03:36:34.560> division<03:36:35.120> uh Head of the FBI division uh Head of the FBI
• <03:36:55.760> can people were FBI agents and further can people were FBI agents and further
• <03:37:02.199> inform undercover there's you know FBI inform undercover there's you know FBI
• If these were real FBI agents, they could have said, “Yes, of course, we are here.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But later that week, the FBI agents equipped with a signed warrant prepared to document blood splatter
• And that was because Kash Patel, the head of the FBI, told them not to.
• later that week, the FBI agents equipped with<00:56:17.520> a<00:56:17.680> signed<00:
• , because Cash Patel, the head of the FBI, because Cash Patel, the head of the FBI, told<00:56:32.000
• Yet, the FBI this week said they would not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The reality is that Donald Trump's FBI scrubbed these files in March, long before Thomas... FILES.
• THE REALITY IS THAT DONALD TRUMP'S FBI SCRUBBED THESE FILES IN MARCH, LONG BEFORE THOMAS Massie and I
• The Epstein Transparency Act requires them to unredact those FBI files.
• Whatever the FBI sent us. And guess what? The FBI sent scrubbed files.
• They were just told to upload things that Donald Trump's FBI had already scrubbed.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• NSA Texas, the 16th Air Force, the FBI Cyber Squad, Joint Base San Antonio's Fusion Center, and more
• We have the FBI Cyber... Squad. We have NSA Texas. All of that is here in the neighborhood.
• Some of the FBI have cross-clearances; they have different things.
• , China, the risk to academia, FBI looking into possible Chinese spying on UT, UT's COVID research.
• FBI Director Wray testified under oath that they have 50 for every one we have.

Bills: HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833, HB146, HB150

Keywords: HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity

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• Um, typically if an FBI agent the time.
• <02:45:59.359> So just a saying I'm FBI as well. So just a saying I'm FBI as well.
• And DEA, FBI, the state, you name it.
• <02:52:20.880> I've I've supported FBI cold cases. I've I've supported FBI cold cases.
• particular expertise from other FBI particular expertise from other FBI offices.<03:16:17.520>

Keywords: 916, all

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• If not, I was going to give up my seat for a member of the FBI.
• Just give up my seat for a member of the FBI. Currently, I'm not seeing any questions.
• Do we have a representative from the FBI? Have you filled out a white card, sir?
• Louisiana State Police and the FBI work hand-in-hand the entire time.
• So with our partners at FBI, we just... ...with our partners at the FBI, they allow select people.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard an update on the Northwest Louisiana earthquake cluster. Laura Sori of the Department of Conservation and Energy said the agency has inspected Class II injection wells within 12 miles of the earthquakes, found no permit violations, and is requiring monthly reporting of daily injection data. LSU and Tulane researchers explained that the swarm includes about 50 earthquakes detected by USGS since December 2025, including a 4.9 magnitude event on March 5, and that better monitoring is needed because Louisiana has very limited seismic station coverage. Dr. Cynthia Ebinger said her temporary array has detected more small quakes than USGS, that the pattern looks more like a swarm than normal aftershocks, and that the data suggest pressure changes in the subsurface, though no definitive cause was identified. Keith Hall of LSU described how other states responded to suspected induced seismicity with more monitoring, more frequent reporting, injection limits or moratoria, and “traffic light” systems that escalate regulatory responses as seismicity increases. Members asked about depths, fault locations, possible links to injection or fracking, and whether more monitoring and data-sharing should be pursued; several speakers said Louisiana likely needs a denser monitoring network and more structured data collection. A Texas geoscientist, William Berger, also testified that Texas uses large-scale data analysis and AI to study injection-related seismicity and argued for secure sharing of operator data to improve forecasting and risk management. The committee then took testimony on UAV and drone incursions over Barksdale Air Force Base. GOSEP said the incident was logged in WebEOC and the common operating picture, but that Barksdale did not request direct GOSEP resources and that the matter was handled through law enforcement channels. Louisiana State Police and the FBI said they were limited in what they could disclose, but confirmed multiple drone sightings on the morning and evening of March 9 and continued monitoring for several days. State Police said they have created a task force with the Police Chiefs Association, Sheriffs Association, GOSEP, and LSP, and that officers are receiving FBI-related training to help detect and, where authorized, mitigate drones. Members discussed whether the activity was nefarious, what counts as an incursion, and the need for better public education about drone restrictions near military and critical infrastructure sites. No formal action was taken, but members said the issue will continue to be tracked alongside pending legislation. Finally, the committee received a one-year update on the merger of GOSEP with the Louisiana National Guard and Military Department. Major General Thomas Freelieu and Brigadier General Jason Maffus said the merger has reduced GOSEP from seven divisions to three, shifted administrative functions to the Military Department, and produced about $10.5 million in first-year cost avoidance. They said the agency has modernized its common operating picture, returned staff to in-person work, and continued statewide preparedness exercises. Freelieu highlighted Guard missions including cyber expansion, the new Air National Guard cyber squadron at Jackson Barracks, modernization of the 159th Fighter Wing, and ongoing support for homeland security missions in New Orleans and Washington, D.C. Maffus said GOSEP’s core mission remains emergency preparedness, response, and recovery, and that the merger is intended to make state support to parishes faster and more efficient.

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• If not, I was going to give up my seat for a member of the FBI.
• Just give up my seat for a member of the FBI. Currently, I'm not seeing any questions.
• Do we have a representative from the FBI? Have you filled out a white card, sir?
• So with our partners at FBI, we just... they allow selected people. Please, thank you.
• So with our partners at FBI, we just... they allow selected people. Please introduce yourself, sir.

Summary: The committee met on May 26, 2026, and first approved the minutes from the May 22, 2025 meeting. The main topic was the Northwest Louisiana earthquake cluster, with testimony from Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy staff, LSU and Tulane geoscientists, and later LSU law professor Keith Hall. Witnesses said the cause of the swarm has not been definitively identified, but induced seismicity from wastewater injection or hydraulic fracturing remains a concern. They described 50 earthquakes reported by the USGS in Red River, Bienville, DeSoto, and Natchitoches Parishes, including a magnitude 4.9 event on March 5, 2026, and explained that Louisiana’s sparse seismic network limits detection and depth/location estimates. C&E said it inspected Class II injection wells within 12 miles of the events, found no violations, now requires more frequent injection reporting, and is working with researchers and LSU on a possible state monitoring network and future policy changes. Committee members asked about injection depths, fault locations, whether the activity could be natural, and whether Louisiana should adopt stronger monitoring or a traffic-light regulatory system like other states. The witnesses said more data is needed before firm conclusions can be drawn, but that denser monitoring can detect smaller quakes and help identify patterns. Professor Hall summarized responses in other states, including more frequent reporting, increased monitoring, injection reductions, moratoria, and traffic-light systems in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, and Illinois. Members also discussed whether operators should share more seismic and geologic data, and several said the state should avoid jumping to conclusions while still improving oversight. The committee then heard from William Berger, a Texas geoscientist, who described using AI and operator data to model wastewater injection and seismic risk, and said broader data sharing would improve forecasting and siting decisions. He and another witness emphasized that many earthquakes arise from clusters of wells rather than a single well, and that proprietary concerns limit voluntary disclosure. The committee also received a brief update from GOSEP and the Louisiana National Guard on the Barksdale Air Force Base drone incursions. GOSEP said it logged the incident in WebEOC and shared releasable information, while State Police and the FBI said they were limited in what they could disclose. Officers said a task force has been formed, some personnel have received federal drone-mitigation training, and House Bill 940 is intended to mirror the task force MOU. Finally, Major General Thomas Friloux and Brigadier General Jason Maffus updated the committee on the merger of GOSEP into the Louisiana Military Department. They said the merger has reduced GOSEP from seven divisions to three, brought back employees to in-person work, modernized the state’s common operating picture, and produced about $10.5 million in first-year cost avoidance through staffing and contract changes. They also noted the planned transfer of the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, ongoing hurricane preparedness, and continued coordination with parish emergency managers. No votes were taken on the substantive topics, and the meeting ended with the committee moving through its agenda items and receiving informational testimony.

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• However, the FBI identified deficiencies ...into statute, citing overly broad categories that they would
• House Bill 4643 will add clear definitions for the categories identified. ...by the FBI.
• The FBI granted the OIG a grace period until April 1st, 2026, to make the necessary statutory changes
• will update the Texas Government Code by adding clear definitions for the categories identified by the FBI
• The FBI granted the Office of Inspector General a grace period until April 1st, 2026, to make the necessary

Bills: HB1531, HB2667, HB2809, HB2865, HB3589, HB3151, HB3748, HB3750, HB4419, HB4643, HB3597, HB4129, HB4130, HB4131

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies

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• So to ensure children's safety, prospective employees must clear the checks through the DOJ, the FBI,
• To ensure children's safety, prospective employees must clear the checks through the DOJ, the FBI, and
• AB 276 ensures that qualified candidates who have already cleared the FBI, DOJ, and California's Child

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services met, adopted its committee rules, and then considered four items, including two consent bills. The chair opened with remarks about protecting California’s safety net and set limits on testimony. The committee rules were adopted by roll call, and the consent calendar later passed 5-0, with the remaining member’s vote added afterward for a 6-0 final tally on the rules and consent items. AB 276 by Assemblymember Bennett addressed delays in out-of-state child abuse registry background checks for children’s residential agency staff. Supporters, including the California Alliance of Child and Family Services and Casa Pacifica, said long clearance times were worsening staffing shortages and causing qualified applicants to leave, while the bill would allow provisional hiring only after DOJ, FBI, and California Child Abuse Central Index clearance and without unsupervised contact with children. There was no opposition, and the committee approved the bill 5-0, sending it to the Assembly Public Safety Committee. AB 319 by Assemblymember Jackson sought to improve services for foster youth with severe trauma by requiring counties to submit and update detailed plans to the Joint Interagency Resolution Team for providing effective therapeutic interventions in the least restrictive settings. A former foster youth testified in support, and a committee member noted the ongoing shortage of therapists serving foster youth. The bill was approved 5-0 as amended and sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. After the consent calendar and remaining votes were completed, the hearing adjourned.

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• intended to address concerns expressed by the Department of Safety about OPLC's ability to receive FBI
• It changes section four of the bill to reflect technical language changes suggested to OPLC to meet FBI
• criteria for statutory OPLC to meet FBI criteria for statutory approval<01:11:14.000> of<01:11
• <01:11:29.679> by effective yet or approved by the FBI by effective yet or approved by the
• FBI by a<01:11:30.159> period<01:11:30.400> of<01:11:30.560> one<01:11:30.800><

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• agents and treasury agents and FBI agents and treasury agents and others<00:04:03.599> 200<00
• They did a report just last week on a new set of searches that were undertaken by the FBI of Evergreen
• <00:09:36.800> of that were undertaken by the FBI of that were undertaken by the FBI of Evergreen
• He said recent FBI actions included unsealing a search warrant, with “slight variations on the theme”
• The FBI agents and the auditors who testified in federal court in the last week did the same thing.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• funders as well as some of our training contracts so that whenever you see fatter or F BHA know that FBI
• Furthermore, this also provides a biometric responses to record ID checks, Forza biometric data to the FBI
• they sure that the numbers that they provided are valid and then we submit that information up to the FBI
• that have start actually submitting data to FDA leaving that information is not being sent up to the FBI
• So with starting with the January 2021 reporting cycle, the FBI was no longer taking in summary state

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• is a nine-character code assigned<00:29:29.480> by<00:29:29.640> the<00:29:29.800> FBI
• <00:29:30.440> to<00:29:30.600> identify<00:29:31.200> the assigned by the FBI
• to identify the assigned by the FBI to identify the specific<00:29:31.960> organization<00:29
• approval to obtain the ORI number and approval to receive<00:29:59.520> the<00:29:59.640> FBI
• receive the FBI fingerprint background check<00:30:01.720> results<00:30:02.200> and<00

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened, received the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The clerk also announced Senate passage of Senate Bills 59, 137, 177, and 199 and requested concurrence. The chamber then moved into second reading, reporting a slate of bills and resolutions on health care, energy, child welfare, Medicaid, workplace violence, and coal/energy assessment, before proceeding to third reading and passage of several measures. A major focus was House Bill 542 on eminent domain. The sponsor described it as a transparency measure to improve communication with property owners, require better notice, prohibit misleading statements, allow owner-paid appraisals to be used throughout negotiations, and account for agricultural improvements and access. Members discussed the bill’s intent to treat property owners fairly and reduce court costs; the House adopted House Committee Substitute 1 and passed the bill 89-0. House Bill 565 on fire protection was presented as technical cleanup to clarify enforcement authority for local fire appeal boards created last year, and it passed 91-0. The House also passed House Bill 611 on domestic relations, which creates a 10-year interpersonal protective order for certain felony assault convictions involving family members, unmarried couples, or dating partners, and updates domestic violence data reporting requirements; the committee substitute was adopted and the bill passed 91-0. House Bill 657 on professional licensing background checks was explained as giving five licensure boards authority to obtain FBI ORI numbers so they can receive fingerprint background checks and comply with interstate compacts; it passed 91-0. House Bill 762 on legal representation was amended on the floor to avoid excluding appellate attorneys, then passed 91-0; it was described as clarifying Department of Public Advocacy representation and related salary provisions. The House also passed House Bill 108 on solid waste management, which its sponsor said closes a loophole allowing residual waste landfills to be sited in a different county from the industry without local input; it passed 79-8. House Bill 67 on schools, a cleanup measure to prior legislation requiring traceable communication systems for school employees, was introduced with a committee substitute and discussed as clarifying definitions and exemptions while preserving protections for students; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on that bill.

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• Um section 1 and 7 is related to aligning with FBI requirements um which do not include FBI checks for
• Um section 1 and 7 is related to aligning with FBI requirements um which do not include FBI checks for
• Um section 1 and 7 is related to aligning with FBI requirements um which do not include FBI checks for
• Um section 1 and 7 is related to aligning with FBI requirements um which do not include FBI checks for
• Um section 1 and 7 is related to aligning with FBI requirements um which do not include FBI checks for

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have also held meetings with local law enforcement, the FBI, the Texas Congressional Delegation.
• In a given month, and in our interaction with the FBI, they have individuals that are focused on these
• Gonzalez on his Protecting the Permian Act, which will provide additional resources and funding to the FBI
• So it's a priority here and at the FBI. It's a priority for the federal level. All right.

Bills: SB766, SB290, SB494, SB1145

Keywords: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water regulation, environmental protection, pesticide management, natural resources, LP-gas, property owner notice, gas installations, safety notification, petroleum theft, task force, oil and gas, law enforcement, economic impact, environmental regulation, water permits, water quality, land application, 1185, senate