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• You've been tireless in your advocacy, and this is probably the Third or fourth session I've seen you
• Third, but certainly not least, we encourage our regional education service centers to collaborate with
• , Texas school officials may not use public resources to advocate for or against... ...a political party
• district email, telephone, home mail list, or property to electioneer for or against any political party
• They didn't come from some third-party reliable source.

Bills: SB204, SB570, SB735, SB784, SB1207, SB1396, SB1447, SB2392, SB2540, SB747, SB875

Keywords: parental rights, education, school trustees, training, handbook, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district, open-enrollment charter school, student support services, school counselor, principal, administrator

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• to third reading. to third reading.
• and the bill is ordered to third and the bill is ordered to third reading.<01:44:03.119> Okay
• Again, human error is a lot of what we're talking about here. That was a human error.
• Again, human error is a lot of what we're talking about here. That was a human error.
• and the bill is ordered to third and the bill is ordered to third reading. reading. reading.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Chairman, Vice Chairman Campos, and members of the Libertarian Party of Texas. supports HB4014.
• Tools that reduce errors, improve care coordination, and ensure continuity of treatment.
• Third, the Board must update profiles annually and provide APRNs and operations. to correct factual errors
• What we're talking about is that third piece.
• The public should not have to utilize third-party links and portals guiding them away from the Board

Bills: HB5141, HB4638, HB2264, HB2035, HB4813, HB4408, HB2684, HB1621, HB2300, HB216, HB3829, HB4466, HB1747, HB2284, HB3614, HB2587, HB3219, HB3318, HB5147, HB4014, HB216

Keywords: lease, state property, public purpose, Travis County, Health and Human Services, pharmaceutical initiative, drug distribution, healthcare services, generic drugs, advanced pharmaceuticals, cost savings, mental health, patient discharge, medical records, health care professionals, substance use, family involvement, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions

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• nearly 25% had been approved in error. nearly 25% had been approved in error.
• This bill allows for collection of fees and third-party consultants to expedite the process, and any
• This bill allows for collection of fees This bill allows for collection of fees and<02:59:21.600> third-party
• <02:59:22.240> consultants<02:59:22.880> to<02:59:23.200> expedite and third-party
• consultants to expedite and third-party consultants to expedite the<02:59:23.920> process<02:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is time-consuming, inefficient, and has a higher likelihood of error.
• It's prone to error.
• We've because the The party running the daycare pulled out. It's gone back to bid.
• Just to clarify, the party building the daycare went belly up and left.

Keywords: 914, all

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• <01:17:48.679> party this so third party this so third party review<01:17:50.639> um
• Once that third-party evaluation is agreed upon, we split the cost.
• finding a third party out of state finding a third party out of state entity<01:31:19.159> to
• going<01:31:50.480> to the third party entity that's going to the third party entity that's
• Are you talking about the denial from the hospital or from the third-party reviewer?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Remember, Senate Bill 372 is now on third reading for final passage.
• Remember, Senate Bill 1451 is free on third reading, final passage.
• parties that they would contract with.
• Remember, Senate Bill 1833 is free you on third reading final passage.
• Members, Senate Bill 80 is for you on third reading and final passage.

Bills: SB1521, SB372, SB1232, SB1307, SB1338, SB1390, SB1451, SB1463, SB1558, SB1567, SB1595, SB1621, SB1734, SB1749, SB1827, SB1833, SB1991, SB1992, SB63, SB2063, SB2180, SB1198, SB80

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI, companion AI, AI companion, virtual companion, chatbot regulation, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, content moderation, self-harm, suicidal ideation, crisis intervention, mental health claims, romantic AI, emotional dependence, app store

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• employment at the time of the alleged incident, thereby establishing liability for its employee's alleged errors
• in an accident; the lack of transparency regarding the company's conduct could prevent the injured party
• This outcome could seriously undermine the case for the injured party, as their ability to prove fault
• When these cases are filed, is the... ...company, a party, named? Yes. Okay.
• The employee may have made the driving error, but why did he make the error?

Bills: SB39, SB2129, SB2141, SB2246, SB2323, SB2439, SB2722, SB 39

Keywords: commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident

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• ordered printed for third reading. ordered printed for third reading.
• Printed for third reading. All ordered. Printed for third reading.
• Passed for third reading. ordered. Passed for third reading.
• <01:44:45.360> Uh<01:44:45.760> the party. There is the same party. Uh the party.
• Passed for third reading. right order. Passed for third reading.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation by Rabbi Ari Goldstein, whose remarks were journalized at the request of the senator from District 33. The chamber then recognized the doctor of the day, Dr. Maryann Lamont, for her 50 years in medicine and her work in neurology and stroke care, and also thanked a legislative aide, Samantha Briggs, who is leaving for law school. The presiding officer noted a quorum was present and moved into the day’s floor work. The Senate handled several messages and committee reports, including a conference committee appointment on Senate Bill 18, which concerns provisional social work licensure. In Finance, the chamber advanced Senate Bill 246 on Health Services Cost Review Commission member terms, Senate Bill 370 on acupuncture board revisions, Senate Bill 564 creating a Division of Data Protection in the Attorney General’s office and a related work group, Senate Bill 782 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, Senate Bill 808 on health insurance provider panel requirements, Senate Bill 849 on agricultural equipment warranties, Senate Bill 867 on the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission, and Senate Bill 982 on mutual insurance holding companies converting back to mutual insurers. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or conforming amendments, which were adopted without objection, and each was ordered printed for third reading. The committee also considered several House bills with Senate cross-files or identical measures. These included House Bill 118 on money transmitter licensing, House Bills 339 and 512 on Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners compensation, House Bill 1100 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, House Bill 1395 on agricultural equipment warranties, House Bill 1473 creating Maryland’s Future Board, House Bill 226 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, House Bill 278 codifying the Longevity Ready Maryland plan, and House Bill 746 on collaborative care model coverage and cost-sharing limits. In each case, the committee reports were adopted, amendments were approved where offered, and the bills were advanced to third reading or passed for third reading, with no recorded opposition on the floor.

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• I will note that there is a drafting error that on line 11 the prospective repeal should read 2029.
• And so that's what we're trying to accomplish. included in error.
• So, we wanted to uh included in error.
• There was a drafting error, which you'll see in the amendment.
• There was a drafting error, which you'll see in the amendment.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The commission, the creation, will provide an opportunity for members of both chambers, both parties,
• :10:49.920> both<00:10:50.240> chambers,<00:10:50.800> both<00:10:51.040> parties
• members of both chambers, both parties members of both chambers, both parties to<00:10:51.680>
• So, I'll end by just saying, Chair Frasier, you said, I think it was our second or third meeting that
• together, and both parties' ideas are represented in this bill today.

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• That determination is made internally within DFPS and is not subject to third-party validation before
• This determination is made internally within DFPS and is not subject to third-party validation before
• individuals have the opportunity to contest findings that may unjustly affect their lives. subject to third-party
• party involved, there still will need to be a mechanism.
• It's about one third, which is a pretty disappointing number in my opinion.

Bills: SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034

Keywords: SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights

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• They don't have any third option.
• c> sporting<01:16:27.199> comp Third, the athletic and sporting comp Third, the athletic and
• For those who believe that there are more than two sexes, what's the third gam?
• <03:04:25.680> Still sexes, what's the third gam? Still sexes, what's the third gam?
• Um uh I people by their political party.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Follow up, your third correct. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• I'll be the third reading of the bill.
• That'll be the order of the third reading of the bill.
• I just Lot of additional opportunities for income for outside parties requesting transcripts.
• That will be the only third reading of the bill.

Bills: HB4104, HB3722, HB3787, HB3700, HB3701, HB3310, HB3404, HB2964, HB2398, HB3024, HB3499, HB3278, HB3279, HB3645, HB3649, HB2293, HB3260, HB3176, HB3177, HB3114, HB3172, HB3322, HB3323, HB4248, HB3720, HB2210, HB1322, HB1937, HB3301, HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• The maximum, of course, if it's a third-degree felony, would be five years.
• And sometimes the judges will then appoint third and fourth people.
• And sometimes the judges will then appoint third and fourth people.
• I think I need two-thirds of the vote, and I'm in a prevailing party to vote pursuant to Senate rules
• We need a vote of two-thirds in favor. There's no vote until next week. Oh, okay.

Bills: S0132, S0418, S0442, S0646, S0748, S1326, S1332, S1660, S1734, S1742, S1750

Keywords: voting rights, felony conviction, database, Florida Commission on Offender Review, restoration of rights, autism spectrum disorder, law enforcement, communication, training, blue envelope, blue card, search warrant, remote appearance, drones, data privacy, drug paraphernalia, narcotic testing, fentanyl, controlled substances, civil forfeiture

Summary: The committee took up a series of criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 646, allowing the use of drug testing tools such as fentanyl test strips and reagent kits to detect dangerous adulterants, was presented as a harm-reduction measure and reported favorably after supportive testimony from advocates and criminal defense groups. SB 442, extending the return period for warrants involving digital evidence from 45 days to one year, also passed unanimously amid testimony from prosecutors and law enforcement about encryption, backlogs, and large volumes of child exploitation evidence. SB 418, creating autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope Program for traffic stops and other encounters, was reported favorably with support from police, disability advocates, and families. SB 132, creating a public database to help people determine eligibility for restoration of voting rights, and SB 748, requiring notice of voting-rights restoration information on sentencing score sheets, both passed with broad support from voting-rights and criminal defense advocates. The committee also approved SB 1734, recognizing juvenile probation and detention officers as officers under Florida law and extending related training and benefits, and SB 1660, designating June as Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month. SB 1742, which repealed the existing “unnatural and lascivious acts” statute and created a new offense for indecent exposure of sexual organs to a minor, was amended with a delete-all amendment and then reported favorably. SB 1750, a major overhaul of career offender registration requirements, was later reconsidered after a bill-number mix-up and then reported favorably as SB 1332, with FDLE and sheriff’s association support. The most contentious measure was SB 1326, which would eliminate the traditional insanity defense and replace it with a lack-of-culpable-mental-state defense, require malingering assessments in competency evaluations, and limit downward departures based on mental illness. Criminal defense attorneys and disability advocates argued it lacked a treatment component, raised scientific and cost concerns, and could worsen public safety by sending mentally ill defendants to prison without adequate care. Supporters, including the sponsor and the Attorney General’s office, argued it would close gaps and better protect the public. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote, with several members voting no. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on some bills, and Senator Pizzo moved for reconsideration of SB 1326 for a future meeting.

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• Third-party independent so that there is reference to what actually happens typically in the cases of
• Well, under letters of protection, people are not sending bills to third party payers.
• And then the third thing is, some...
• This is where third-party liability patients are involved, where the providers may not get paid for two
• The government has never before dictated private medical pricing in third-party legislation. ...cases

Bills: HB4806

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all

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• Third, we have switched to universal mail-in ballots using those outdated voter lists.
• Third, I'm sorry, fourth, we allow for ballot harvesting.
• Third, subjective signature verification.
• Again, third-world countries count their ballots by midnight.
• concerns about the part of the bill that would allow the Secretary of State to develop an API for third-party

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• this bill is looking at entities that are purporting to support or oppose a particular organization, party
• Um, there are errors sometimes in documents.
• Um, there are errors birth certificate.
• Um, there are errors sometimes<00:07:39.120> in<00:07:39.280> documents.
• He was the most constant thing in our state and in our local party.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The program focused heavily on election policy and campaign finance. Senator Liz Boldon discussed the federal SAVE Act, saying it would require in-person proof of citizenship to register, limit online and mail registration, and require qualifying photo ID to vote. She argued the measure would create barriers for eligible voters, especially people without passports, women who have changed names, and mail voters, and said there is little evidence of non-citizen voting to justify the bill. The segment also noted Minnesota’s high turnout in 2024 and framed the issue as one of access and disenfranchisement. Boldon also outlined her Minnesota bill, Senate File 4147, aimed at reducing dark money in elections by limiting corporate spending and increasing transparency. She cited the growth in outside spending since Citizens United, said Minnesotans want to know who is influencing elections, and described the bill as a novel approach that could face constitutional challenges. She said the measure had already moved through three committees and might not affect the upcoming election season even if enacted. The program then highlighted Senate File 5050, the Republican-backed Save Minnesota Act, which would require qualifying photo ID at the polls and during early and absentee voting, allow provisional ballots when voters cannot prove identity, citizenship, or residence, create free state-issued voter ID cards, and direct officials to remove non-citizens from voter rolls. It also covered Senate File 1851, a bipartisan bill by Senator Bonnie Westlin to ban scam PACs and allow victims, the Attorney General, and others to sue fraudsters; the bill was laid over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill and could take effect in August if passed. The final portion introduced newly seated Senator Michael Holmstrom, who won a special election after the death of Senator Bruce Anderson. Holmstrom described his long involvement in Republican and pro-life politics, his work on campaigns and door-knocking, his small-business background, and the personal experiences that shaped his views. The segment also noted that all state Senate seats will be on the ballot in November, listed several senators not seeking reelection, and gave the candidate filing window as May 19 through June 2.

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• Well, other states have two-party consent, which would already take care of that.
• that they can file versus those in the majority party.
• Some members have the thought that the minority party shouldn't have any chairmanship, right?
• But we have folks in the minority party that are chairman and vice chairman. That's true, but...
• This kind of continuation is the third year for this resolution.

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• I think at this time we decided it was prudent to proceed with what we thought all parties were at least
• select areas i think at this time we decided it was patient to proceed with what where we thought all parties
• you know, we don't believe compromise is a dirty word, and this seems to be where we can get all parties
• I've been informed that we're not going to have that testimony, so that was an error. All right.
• I was an error. All right.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services met with a quorum, adopted the June 16, 2026 minutes, and then unanimously adopted S-1 substitutes for House Bills 5570 and 5571. The chair said the committee would take testimony and likely not move to final passage that day, in order to allow more discussion and questions. The bills, as substituted, would allow local governments to permit certain multifamily buildings up to four stories to be built or converted with a single staircase, subject to conditions such as limits on units per floor, floor size, and existing fire safety requirements. A sunset provision was described as ending the statute once LARA adopts corresponding building code rules. Representatives Fairbairn and Wooden testified in support, saying the bills are intended to address Michigan’s housing shortage by making smaller infill and “missing middle” projects more feasible and less costly. They argued the current two-stair requirement drives up costs, makes land assembly harder, and limits development on narrow or irregular lots. Senators asked about stair width, emergency safety, the choice of four stories instead of six, and why the American Institute of Architects opposed the approach; the sponsors said the 48-inch stair width was intended to allow two-way movement, four stories was a compromise aligned with expected code changes, and the architects preferred rulemaking over statutory change. Supportive testimony came from Pew Charitable Trusts, which said research from New York City, Seattle, and other places found fire death rates in modern single-stair buildings to be indistinguishable from other multifamily buildings, and that modern safety features such as sprinklers, alarms, and fire-rated construction make these buildings safe. A developer from Ann Arbor and the Michigan Home Builders Association said the reform would improve floor-plan efficiency, reduce wasted circulation space, lower construction costs, and help smaller projects pencil out. Abundant Housing Michigan also supported the bills, estimating they could reduce apartment construction costs by nearly 13%. The clerk read in numerous written cards in support from business, housing, municipal, and advocacy groups, while the Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs and the Michigan Professional Firefighters Union were listed as neutral. The committee adjourned without further business.