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• This statute is more intended for what you would consider a negligent parent that is just not parenting
• And I think that would be a better use of our time, but I believe that's a conversation for another time
• Being a domestic abuse survivor, on average, it takes a woman seven times or anyone seven times to leave
• Being a domestic abuse survivor, on average, it takes a woman seven times or anyone seven times to leave
• Last time for anyone in opposition. Last time for anyone in opposition. Seeing none. Next in favor.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• for them at that time. for them at that time.
• This time it's 16. 16. I get it. This time it's 16. >> You<01:44:05.440> forgot.
• <04:03:41.840> to uh I think it is up to the parent to uh I think it is up to the parent to
• It makes grants to parents.
• Now, those makes grants to parents.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So again, this is for first-time... ...time in college, the freshman class.
• And I'm thinking of students with jobs, students who have full-time jobs, or students who are parenting
• or, because it's first-time students, right, that can be non-traditional first-time students, so it
• And so your concern about what's happening in real time is one thing, but it's also giving parents a
• paying for it the whole time?

Summary: The committee first took up PCS for HB 1503, which would require general education courses that use technology to provide students opportunities to build digital literacy, including instruction on applications of artificial intelligence and related topics such as software engineering, computer networks, database systems, and cybersecurity as applicable to the course. It would also require high school computer science courses offered by school districts to include instruction on AI. There was no public testimony or debate, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call vote. The committee then considered PCS for HB 1279, an education bill that the sponsor said was intended to improve consistency, oversight, and transparency while putting Florida students first. The bill drew extensive questioning and opposition over provisions affecting university admissions and funding, including a 95% Florida-resident first-time-in-college enrollment target tied to preeminent funding, a cap on nonresident students from any one country, standardized GPA weighting, limits on institution-wide graduation requirements, and changes related to accreditation references and other education programs. The sponsor argued these changes would open more seats for Florida students, preserve academic rigor, and align statutes with existing regulations and court action, while opponents said the bill would harm university competitiveness, research, revenue, faculty recruitment, and access for international and nontraditional students. Public testimony on HB 1279 was largely opposed. Speakers included a student advocate, a dental hygiene representative concerned about dual regulation of expanded-function dental programs, and faculty representatives from FSU and FAMU who warned the bill would politicize admissions and curriculum, reduce competitiveness, and create negative fiscal impacts. During debate, supporters emphasized taxpayer investment in Florida students and the need to prioritize in-state applicants, while opponents argued the bill would weaken the state university system and undermine its national standing. The committee reported PCS for HB 1279 favorably by a 12-5 vote.

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• And I'm mostly curious about the parental choice tax credit.
• Members, House Bill 3378 makes a limited one-time adjustment to the term.
• At the exact same time.
• love, something I think we would all expect out of a parent regardless.
• to a parent being charged with a crime?

Bills: HB3620, HB3942, HB3279, HB3378, HB3383, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3420, HB3130

Keywords: 2030 census, complete count committee, census outreach, decennial census, enumeration, population count, hard-to-count populations, hard-to-enumerate areas, State Data Center, Oklahoma Census, multilingual campaign, public outreach, school-based outreach, community organizations, minority groups, ethnic minorities, language minorities, self-response rate, census awareness, federal census

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• This is where a trustee gives parents information about parental rights and the options, including the
• And for the first time in a long time, It's on the way to the governor's office.
• And for the first time in a long time, our farmers are going to get the relief that they need when times
• One more time, Senator. Has that changed? One more time, Senator.
• It takes a long time to process.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation and then took up several conference committee matters and resolutions. It granted the House request for a conference committee on House Bill 46 and adopted a conference report on Senate Bill 37, which was described as higher education governance reform, including stronger board authority, changes to faculty senates, general education requirements, and a new ombudsman office. Senators also adopted a large package of resolutions and HCRs by voice vote. A major focus was Senate Bill 12, the “Parental Bill of Rights,” whose conference report was adopted after extended questioning. The bill was described as giving parents more access to school materials and grievance procedures, requiring parental consent for student clubs, and restricting school district employees from assisting with social transitioning or related gender-identity instruction. Senators raised concerns about effects on students already socially transitioned and on parental rights in medical or psychological decisions; the author said the House language was retained in key areas and that districts would need policies and parent notification. The report passed 20-11. The Senate then adopted a resolution allowing the conference committee on Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-2027, to go outside the bounds, and later adopted the budget conference report. Senators highlighted major funding for public education, property tax relief, public safety, health and human services, child care, water and transportation infrastructure, and the Texas Energy Fund. The budget discussion also covered higher education, mental health facilities, community attendant wages, rural hospitals, DFPS case management, child care assistance, and a study rider on TRS. The report passed unanimously, 30-0. Finally, the Senate suspended rules to take up Senate Bill 8 and adopted its conference report. The bill requires counties with jails or jail contracts to participate in the federal 287(g) immigration enforcement program, with sheriffs choosing among available models and counties receiving tiered grants to help cover costs. Supporters framed it as a public safety measure targeting criminal illegal aliens, while opponents questioned whether it would divert local resources and increase fear in immigrant communities. The report was adopted after debate.

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• FEEDBACK FOR THE FIRST TIME TO TEACHERS AND LEADERS.
• WE HAVE COME INTO A TIME WHERE THERE ARE PARENTS WHO CANNOT READ.
• OVER TIME IN THE MID-70S -- AND MID 90S HEARTLAND WAS BORN.
• ONE, CAM TWO, PN THREE TO LOOK AT STUDENT PROGRESS OVER TIME.
• I THINK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO EDUCATE US AND I APPRECIATE YOU.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• here is to extend the amount of time here is to extend the amount of time that<00:04:03.200>
• The idea being that a minor who has an estranged parent, if they died, the estranged parent would not
• the minor dies, then that estranged parent is disinherited.
• The idea being that a minor who has an estranged parent, if they died, the estranged parent would not
• the minor dies, then that estranged parent is disinherited.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• When you look at the data here, our teens are reporting the exact things we hear from them time and time
• We got you for a short time, and you are electing to not come I got you for a short time and you are
• And even though we disagreed at times, we agreed at times as well.
• Public Safety Committee and other committees, and even though we disagreed at times, we agreed at times
• Democracy sometimes takes time.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• residents with few options for timely residents with few options for timely Medical<01:36:58.239
• <02:03:55.960> of are cons are patient are parents of are cons are patient are parents of
• it uh the informed consent at the time it uh the informed consent at the time it's<02:07:21.119>
• , that the parent reviewed it, and that the parent signed it.
• that the parent provided to the parent that the parent reviewed<02:16:44.639> it<02:16:44.840

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Parents are forced out of the workforce.
• Parents forced financially devastated.
• Thank you for your time and assistance.
• They know parents know the care.
• So I first want to call out the parents.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And as we go through session, you'll, you'll notice from time to time there'll be empty chairs, there'll
• At the time of the day. That's how an algorithm works.
• It has to scan in one time to be counted one time. OK.
• We do this all the time in our party.
• And then I also wanted to say there was once upon a time, a long time ago I was I had to vote in a special

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• Wrong that parents can teach their children.
• I've run this bill three times. I've run it...
• So, we can do both things at the same time.
• We've proven this body has proven time and time again that we can do both.
• period's time frame.

Bills: HB3674, HB4326, HB4331, HB3029, HB2963, HB3551, HB2973, HB3019, HB3461, HB2961, HB3261, HB3759, HB3429, HB3069, HB3372, HB3705

Keywords: school resource officer, sexual assault training, law enforcement training, CLEET, school safety, mental health, continuing education, HB4326, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, Oklahoma's Promise, scholarship, tuition assistance, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, eligibility expansion, adopted students, foster care, DHS custody, child-placing agency, tribal custody

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• health uh of our children and parents health uh of our children and parents and<00:34:44.560>
• baby for the last time.
• How many times a year? >> Four times a year. >> Four times a year.
• Thanks again for your time.
• for your time. Please pass this. for your time. Please pass this. Thank<01:13:28.239> you.

Bills: SB2198, SB2140, SB3055, SB3090, SB3091, SB3092, SB2761

Keywords: workforce development, craftspersons, skilled trades, artisan, craftsmanship, trade recognition, award program, DLIR, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, vocational education, career pathways, cultural preservation, workforce excellence, apprenticeship, Hawaii trades, economic diversification, public nominations, governor awards, historically significant venue

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• When you look at the data here, our teens are reporting the exact things we hear from them time and time
• We are all parents, grandparents, friends, waste any more time. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
• And even though we disagreed at times, we agreed at times, we agree.
• Public Safety Committee and other committees, and even though we disagreed at times, we agreed at times
• Democracy sometimes takes time.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving through the daily file. Several measures were taken up and passed, including bills on county jail accountability (AB 2257), claims against public agencies (AB 2529), affordable housing management metrics (AB 2689), digital wellness instruction in schools (AB 2071), pedestrian and bicycle safety project streamlining (AB 1976), manufactured home transport permits (AB 2012), a Surplus Land Act amendment tied to an Inland Empire soccer project (AB 2139), a Monterey Bay stewardship authority (AB 1548), online electrician licensing (AB 1707), a Caltrans study of navigation apps’ traffic impacts (AB 2105), coastal resiliency permitting reforms (AB 2051), downtown housing streamlining and financing (AB 2074), Cal Fire compensation (AB 2129), emergency care authority for Del Puerto Health Care District (AB 2282), charter school facilities hardship relief (AB 2316), theft by a peace officer under color of authority as serious misconduct (AB 2337), an Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-serving institution designation (AB 2374), energy and cannabis support bills (AB 2464, AB 2537), and a suicide prevention plan requirement for treatment facilities (AB 2562). Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan margins, and several were described as support bills with no opposition. The floor also debated a major criminal justice measure, AB 2727, which would raise the threshold for elderly parole eligibility for people serving sentences for violent sex offenses and add screening safeguards. Supporters from both parties emphasized child protection, survivor trauma, and specific local cases involving offenders who had become eligible for release; the bill passed 66-0. Another significant debate centered on AB 1958, which would clarify procedures under the California Racial Justice Act by refining how disparity claims are established and rebutted; the author said he would take Senate amendments to address concerns from district attorneys. The Assembly also considered AB 2313, a gas-to-electric transition bill allowing customers with planned service line replacements to opt out of gas service and use funds to electrify their homes. Members raised concerns about cost shifts and equity, and the author responded that the bill includes no-cost-shift language, larger credits for disadvantaged communities, and would not proceed if the math does not work; it passed 41-21. The final major item was AB 1709, a high-profile social media safety bill creating a minimum age of 16 for accounts on platforms using addictive features and establishing an e-safety commission. The author and many supporters from both parties framed the bill as a response to youth mental health harms, addictive design, and the need for age-based safeguards, while some members raised concerns about impacts on LGBTQ youth and other isolated young people who rely on online spaces. Supporters said the bill targets addictive design rather than speech and is intended to preserve safe online connection while limiting harmful features. The measure drew extensive bipartisan support and was still under debate at the end of the transcript.

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• It creates more testing at a time when we hear constantly from parents and teachers in our neighborhood
• Students spend more time stressed and tired and bored than inspired.
• It's time we stop letting standardized tests define our worth and our future.
• Parents do not want more testing for our kids.
• Parents are busy. Teachers are busy, school communities.

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• Because even in law, they're still parents. SB 32, Angel's Law, is about protecting time.
• They're still parents. SB 32, Angel's Law, is about protecting time.
• Grieving parents should not have to race against time to say goodbye to their child. Heidi is a...
• Grieving parents should not have to race against time to say goodbye to their child.
• Time to hold their baby, time for family to meet them, and time for them to make memories that will last

Bills: SCR37, SB145, SB237

Keywords: informed consent, healthcare, medical procedures, patient rights, surgeon general, regulatory review, adult residential care, generators, emergency power, health safety, Louisiana Department of Health, compliance, regulations, child welfare, Department of Children and Family Services, mandatory reporting, abuse prevention, investigative teams, child ombudsman, forensic interviews

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 28 with a quorum and took up several health-related bills. SB 113, concerning the local health care provider participation program in Calcasieu Parish, was amended with a technical set and reported favorably with amendments after the author explained it would shift the local sponsor from the parish to the city. SB 23, which exempts certain assisted living facilities from the definition of food service establishment, was reported favorably. SB 150, allowing LDH to scan and return supporting documents for vital records changes, was also reported favorably. SB 221, which would allow EMS providers to be reimbursed by Medicaid for treating patients on scene without transport, drew questions about billing, coding, and implementation but was reported favorably, with members noting it could reduce unnecessary ER use and costs.

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• Matthew and Devin love spending time together.
• And his parents had to move out of the area.
• And I can tell you my time... ...is going to be hiring a lot of engineers, and I can tell you my time
• President, I believe it just because it takes time. It takes time to learn structured literacy.
• But a parent can retain their child.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I put my time and effort into this.
• Every time I wanted to say it.
• Every time I wanted to say it.
• I've read them multiple times.
• So it seems like the time is ripe to look at this, but we don't want to waste people's time.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several Senate measures focused on student access, workforce needs, and institutional stability. Senator Laird presented SJR 4, which urges the federal government to restore NIH funding cuts and protect California’s research universities; UC testified in support and there was no opposition. Senator Ashby presented SB 761, the CalFresh for Students Act, to connect Cal Grant applicants with potential CalFresh eligibility and expand qualifying programs; the bill drew broad support from higher education, student, anti-hunger, and county groups, with members sharing personal experiences with food insecurity and no opposition. Senator Cabaldon presented SB 520 to create a California Nurse Midwifery Education Fund for a new master’s-level nurse midwifery program, citing maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and Central Valley communities. Supporters from the California Nurse Midwives Association and the Black Wellness and Prosperity Center emphasized workforce shortages and maternal mortality; one member raised concerns about the bill’s use of inclusive language, but the bill was otherwise well received. Cabaldon also presented SB 640, which would create a statewide direct admissions process to CSU for eligible high school seniors using existing data systems; supporters said it would reduce barriers, improve equity, and help declining-enrollment campuses, while members raised questions about special education students, rural access, dual enrollment, and measuring effectiveness. The committee voted SB 640 out on a 6-0 roll call. Cabaldon’s SB 744 would preserve California students’ access to enrollment and financial aid if a federally recognized accrediting agency loses approval, by treating affected institutions as accredited for state purposes; the bill drew no public testimony and advanced on a 4-2 roll call. Senator Cortese’s SB 494 would require classified school employees’ disciplinary appeals to be heard by an administrative law judge, matching protections already available to teachers and community college faculty; labor groups supported the bill, while school districts and administrators opposed it over cost, local control, and implementation concerns. The committee also heard SB 550, a revised pilot to allow San Jose State and a nonprofit, state-accredited law school to jointly develop a public law school pathway; supporters argued it would expand affordable legal education and public-interest careers, while UC and independent colleges opposed it as inconsistent with the Master Plan. Members debated access, jurisdiction, funding, and bar pass rates, and the bill advanced on a 4-2 roll call to the Judiciary Committee.

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• Thank you for your time. Correct, Madam Chair. Okay.
• New York State and Massachusetts have one-time training for doctors.
• New York State and Massachusetts have one-time training for doctors.
• And we know that there's all parents.
• which certainly leaves plenty of time which certainly leaves plenty of time for<00:18:23.679>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 538, a Liquor Commission cleanup bill. Chair Joseph Mica and CFO Tina Deir explained that the bill updates outdated statutory titles and positions after the commission’s 2014 restructuring, deleting references to the former commissioner and COO roles, adding a director of administration and a director of finance and audit, and keeping the new positions at the same labor grade pending review by the Joint Committee on Employee Classification (JCEC). Members discussed the proper sequence for JCEC review, but generally treated the bill as housekeeping. The committee then voted ought to pass, and the roll call was unanimous, 16-0. The committee next took up House Bill 493, which would require continuing education related to child abuse/ACE recognition for physicians and other providers. Testimony and committee discussion focused on whether the bill was too vague, whether it improperly intruded on the Board of Medicine’s authority to set professional education requirements, and whether it would effectively mandate a narrow training course that is currently voluntary and free. Supporters argued the bill addressed a real problem and cited testimony about missed abuse cases, while opponents said the board should handle the issue through its own rules and that the bill was poorly drafted. A motion of inexpedient to legislate passed 9-7, and the committee noted a minority report would be needed. The meeting ended with procedural and scheduling announcements, including that the committee would be dealing with budget hearings the following week and had a large number of Senate bills scheduled for later in the month.

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• perpetrator doesn't realize exactly what's going on at the time.
• He went around telling everyone, my kid this time.
• And it's the time that they're most likely to be killed.
• This bill isn't about justice for grieving parents.
• Thank you for your time. Thank you.

Summary: The committee heard and voted on a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, and civil justice bills. Among the measures reported favorably were SB 984, which adds aggravating factors for capital sentencing when a murder occurs during religious, school, or public government gatherings; SB 1140, creating a Hillsborough County pilot program to address substance abuse among offenders on probation; SB 1180, expanding child pornography laws to cover lewd altered or filtered images and solicitation; SB 10, providing compensation to Sidney Holmes for a wrongful conviction; SB 500, creating a Spectrum Alert system and training for missing children with autism; SB 1054, increasing penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring devices; SB 1072, establishing an expedited DNA testing grant program; and SB 240, the Haven Act, which aligns domestic and dating violence protections and creates a feasibility study for a discreet emergency contact system for victims. Several bills were amended before passage, including funding for the Spectrum Alert program and technical changes to the DNA, juvenile justice, and other proposals. Members also advanced SB 494, creating a statewide FDLE animal abuse database and increasing sentencing consequences for aggravated animal cruelty, with strong support from animal welfare groups and county officials. SB 1422 was reported favorably to strengthen penalties for unmanned aircraft over critical infrastructure and for weaponized drones, though members raised concerns about the bill’s “reasonable force” language. SB 1268 updated FDLE statutes and increased reimbursement for retired police dogs. SB 1252 was amended into a feasibility study for a statewide pawn data database, and SB 1386 increased penalties for assaults and batteries on utility workers, drawing support from utility and industry groups. The committee also approved SB 1084 on sexual cyber harassment, which criminalizes dissemination of intimate images and digitally forged intimate images, and SB 1654, which revises sexual offender and predator registration rules, including online reporting for certain in-state travel residences. SB 1650 expanded the vexatious litigant law, and SB 1652 created a public records exemption for stricken non-criminal court filings. Finally, SB 1284, expanding Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child, drew extensive testimony both for and against; supporters called it a life-affirming measure, while opponents warned it could increase litigation, affect abortion-related care, and discourage physicians from practicing in Florida. The bill was heard with multiple public comments, but the transcript excerpt does not show a final vote on SB 1284.