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• These will be filed on the second reading calendar.
• Senate Bill 1321 will be filed on the second reading calendar.
• They refused to insure anyone with more than 300 employees.
• Senate Bill 1347 will be filed for the Second Reading Calendar.
• That bill 1347 will be filed for the Second Reading Calendar.

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, and received messages from the Governor and Senate on bills signed, enrolled, and transmitted. Several committee reports were read, including bills and resolutions advanced to second or third reading, and House Resolution 28 and multiple appropriations and policy bills were introduced and referred. The House also recessed and later resumed business, continuing with messages and committee reports before moving into floor action on selected bills. A major floor debate centered on House Bill 725, which would have allowed cities to join the Idaho State Health Insurance Pool. Supporters argued it would give cities access to a larger, more stable risk pool, lower premiums, and reduce property tax pressure, while opponents warned it could create adverse selection, raise costs for state employees, and expand state administrative burdens. After extended debate, the House rejected HB 725 by a vote of 30-40 and held it at the Chief Clerk’s office. The House then passed House Bill 660, a measure requiring local law enforcement to collect and report twice-yearly counts of arrested individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States. Supporters said it was a limited reporting requirement aimed at understanding costs to taxpayers, while opponents raised concerns about unclear procedures, added burdens on law enforcement, and questionable fiscal assumptions. The bill passed 40-30 and was transmitted to the Senate. The House also took up several budget enhancement bills under suspended rules. House Bills 905, 906, 907, 908, and 909 all passed, covering enhancements for the State Board of Education, community colleges, career technical education, the Military Division, and the Secretary of State. Debate on these bills focused on whether the additions were true restorations or budget growth, the use of one-time funds and federal grants, and concerns about higher education priorities and fiscal restraint.

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• The Committee on Rules reports recommending the resolutions filed by Representative...
• The Committee on Rules reports recommending the resolutions filed by Representatives Mocle of Falmouth
• ..management and maintenance be authorized to provide the City of Waltham with the right of first refusal
• That is the system that Washington built and refuses to repair.
• So in an effort to make these protections airtight, I've filed an amendment today.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• would specifically like to speak on H. 3652 and S. 2343, an act expanding truck safety requirements, filed
• I appear to support H. 3652, filed by the right of free petition through the Office of Representative
• Within the blindness community, it is a growing concern about guide dog refusals.
• They're refusing.
• Uber and Lyft drivers are denying riders; they're refusing them, and it is becoming a growing concern

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 46 bills covering bicycle and pedestrian safety, autonomous and specialty vehicles, street design, and related transportation issues. Chair Jim Arciero and Senate co-chair Brendan Crighton opened the hearing, noted that Senate Bill 2347 was postponed at the sponsor’s request, and explained the hearing procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing. A major portion of testimony focused on autonomous vehicles. Labor representatives from the AFL-CIO, Teamsters, Machinists, and app-based driver organizations opposed bills that would authorize fully autonomous vehicles, arguing they could displace workers, weaken bargaining power, increase congestion, and create safety and data-privacy risks. Waymo and Chamber of Progress supported legislation creating a framework for autonomous vehicles, saying the technology has strong safety results and could improve mobility and economic opportunity, but they opposed provisions requiring a human operator in the vehicle. Transportation and environmental advocates urged stronger oversight, local control, crash-data reporting, and privacy protections before deployment. Several bills on pedestrian and bicycle safety drew support from advocates and affected residents. Testimony backed measures to improve crosswalk timing for slower pedestrians, raise penalties for crosswalk violations, expand truck sideguard and safety-device requirements, and improve roadway marking reflectivity. AARP, MassBike, and other advocates emphasized the need to protect older adults, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users, while some speakers opposed bills expanding e-bike access to sidewalks and natural-surface trails, citing safety concerns. The committee also heard strong support for the Blue Envelope program for drivers with autism and developmental disabilities, with testimony from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, and individuals describing how the program can reduce misunderstandings during traffic stops and crashes.

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• The idea of taking a pledge of no sales or income tax is now in jeopardy because we refuse to charge
• charge</c> user fees or we you refuse to charge user fees or we you refuse to charge people<01:02:31.359
• </c><01:27:06.320><c> toll</c> joint committee has not refused toll joint committee has not refused toll
• </c><02:11:25.840><c> Um</c> into the bill file. Um into the bill file.
• So, I will make sure to have Matthew bring down to Ben the file that I have. >> All right.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Seeing none, we will move to consideration of the daily file. Second reading, file items.
• We will now move to file item 84, SCR 173. We will now move to file item 84, SCR 173.
• We will now move to file item 222. We will now move to file item 222, SB 881.
• We will now move to file item 152, SB 1445. Senator Bill. File item 152, SB 1445.
• We will now move back in the file to file item 65, SB 1193. Secretary, please read.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And the same or contaminated with soil shall be refused admittance. Shall be refused admittance.
• </c> with soil, and the same shall be refused with soil, and the same shall be refused admittance. admittance
• This is Shall be refused admittance. This is your<00:43:51.160><c> section.
• </c> we're The The prevention like refusing we're The The prevention like refusing admittance<00:54:39.000
• They shall refuse admittance organisms.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard several measures and took testimony without questions on SB 2431 relating to health savings accounts and SB 2797 relating to consumer protection. For SB 2797, the DCCA Office of Consumer Protection offered comments, Retail Merchants of Hawaii opposed the bill over gift card fraud compliance costs and legal risk, and AARP Hawaii supported it. The committee also heard SB 2946 on foreclosures, where the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Collection Law Section and several lenders, associations, and individuals opposed the measure, while the Hawaii Bankers Association and others offered comments. SB 2961 on insurance drew comments from the Insurance Division and Hawaii Insurance Council, with NAMIC opposing and some individuals supporting. SB 2948 on insurance fraud received comments from the Insurance Division and support from the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, with NAMIC and the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding also commenting. No votes were taken during the hearing portion, and the committee recessed after testimony. The committee then reconvened for decision-making on the 9:30 agenda. SB 2431 was passed with amendments, including DOTAX-requested changes, a five-year limit on credit carryforwards, removal of an aggregate cap, a rural definition, transparent reporting, technical amendments, and a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050. SB 2797 was also passed with DCCA-requested amendments, technical changes, and the same deferred effective date. SB 2946 was deferred because there was no testimony in support. SB 2961 was passed with amendments, but after Senator McKelvey raised concern that policy-limit language could undermine the bill, the committee removed two policy-limit amendments before adopting the recommendation. SB 2948 was passed with amendments deleting certain definitions, aligning penalties and public-records provisions, adding coordination and disclosure clarifications, and making technical changes; one no vote by Senator Awana was recorded, with the rest in favor. The committee also considered SB 3000 from a prior hearing and recommended passage with amendments clarifying the Attorney General’s authority, creating a special fund, and addressing concurrent actions, again with a deferred effective date and one no vote by Senator Awana. In a joint CPN/GVO agenda, SB 2258 relating to school agriculture procurement targets was passed with amendments after the Department of Education said it would need to follow up on whether changing the target period from calendar year to school year would create procurement or scheduling issues; the committee added technical changes, a deferred effective date, and routed the bill to Ways and Means, with a note that Education should also have received it. In a later joint CPN/AEN hearing, SB 2452 relating to climate-friendly insurers drew strong opposition from the Insurance Division and several insurance groups, who warned it could push insurers out of the authorized market and into the surplus lines market, raising costs; Senator Dela questioned whether the bill would worsen an already strained market, while the division said the legislature could make the policy choice but warned of market disruption. The hearing then moved to SB 2760 on invasive species, where DLNR, DAB, CGAPS, and the Oahu Invasive Species Committee generally supported broader inspection and quarantine authority, civil penalties, and longer interim-rule authority, while committee members asked about staffing, treatment capacity, and implementation for non-agricultural commodities such as building materials and vehicles.

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• Attorneys who file frivolous lawsuits.
• As for refusing to use a student's name.
• We can file those criminal charges at large.
• I had to file for disability because of my gut health.
• I refused to be deemed a criminal. Just for choosing an alternative health option.

Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

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• Every time we refuse to let a dam that's been in operation for over 100 years count their energy as hydroelectric
• We'll now move to file item number two, AB 2458 by Assembly Member Bennett.
• All right, we'll now move on to file item number three, AB 2476.
• All right, we'll now move on to file item number three, AB 2476 by Member Ellis.
• We'll now move on to file item number four, AB 2518. Member Sharp Collins.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Fortify us with your grace, to speak kindly, to keep our actions on the upswing, and to refuse to allow
• notices, first pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10, the following bill is referred to the Committee on Rules: File
• File Item 45, AB 782. And further, Senator Menjivar, you are recognized. Mr.
• President, I request to rescind the vote on File Item A79, AB 1457, and place the item on third reading
• Now moving to consideration of the daily file. Secretary, please read.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the pledge, and then moved through a series of privileges-of-the-floor recognitions. Senators honored California Interscholastic Federation Scholar-Athletes Ryan Liu of Burlingame High School and Mona Sugawata of West Torrance High School for their academic, athletic, and community achievements, and welcomed a delegation from Jiangsu Province in China to mark the 15th anniversary of the California-Jiangsu sister-state relationship. The chamber also recognized the California Taxpayers Association on its 100th anniversary and welcomed Senator Ochoa Bogh’s district staff visiting Sacramento. On floor actions, Senator Menjivar moved to rescind the vote on AB 1457 and place it on third reading; the motion passed on a 28-9 roll call. The Senate then took up the consent calendar, approving Assembly Concurrent Resolutions 129, 164, and 166 by a 38-0 vote, with the same vote applying to the related items. No items were pulled from consent. The remainder of the session consisted of adjourn-in-memory tributes. Senators Becker, Wiener, and Rubio honored Clarence Jones, Rita Semmel, and Deputy Levi Vargas, respectively, highlighting Jones’s role with Martin Luther King Jr., Semmel’s leadership in San Francisco’s Jewish and interfaith communities, and Vargas’s service with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Senate then announced the next floor session for Monday, June 8 at 2 p.m., and recessed.

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• To the desk a privileged report from the Committee on Rules for filing under the rule.
• The Committee on the Budget filed its report on May 21, 2025, which included the following statement
• Today they blocked my amendments to health care costs and refusing that Donald Trump pollster is the
• PRESIDENT BIDEN AND REFUSED TO TALK ABOUT THE ALIENS PUTTING IN AND PUT LIPSTICK ON THE INFLATIONARY
• We are bringing an end to the unauthorized wasteful direct file program, which contradicts Americans'

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Just late file. Without objection, showed the late-filed amendment introduced.
• Just late file. Without objection, showed the late-filed amendment introduced.
• filed to a judge.
• That's why I filed the bill.
• Late-filed substitute amendment.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, introductions, and a moment of silence honoring service members killed in the conflict in Iran, including Florida native Captain Cody Cork. The chamber then moved through a special order calendar, taking up several bills on education, public safety, insurance, health, and local government policy. Many measures were accompanied by sponsor explanations and supportive remarks from members, often emphasizing constituent impacts, public safety, and administrative efficiency. The first major bill, SB 1062 on speech and debate education, was expanded through a delete-all amendment and passed 37-0 after extensive floor debate praising debate programs as a civic and educational tool. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office; an amendment clarified that criticism of Israel is not prohibited, and the bill passed 37-0. SB 1230/HB 1019 addressed PFAS “forever chemicals,” especially in firefighting foam, with phase-outs, testing, enforcement, and exceptions for certain federal, military, and emergency uses; it also passed 37-0 and was dedicated in memory of former firefighter Joe Casello. SB 1706 expanded the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program with tighter eligibility rules, and SB 186 required broader seizure-response training and seizure action plans in schools; both passed unanimously. The Senate also approved SB 598 updating funeral and cemetery regulation, SB 990 authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies, SB 554 modernizing nonprofit corporation law, SB 560 streamlining foster care medication and oversight procedures, SB 684 easing electronic signature requirements for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, and SB 778 revising forensic client services for certain defendants with intellectual disabilities or autism. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including SB 432, SB 928, and SB 620. Most of these measures passed by votes of 36-0 or 37-0 after brief debate or no debate. The most contentious item was SB 1134 on official actions of local governments related to DEI. The sponsor argued the bill would stop taxpayer funding and promotion of discriminatory or indoctrinating DEI practices, citing examples from several counties and cities. Multiple amendments sought to narrow penalties, protect good-faith officials, and preserve local proclamations and observances, including LGBTQ Pride Month and other cultural events, but those amendments were rejected. Debate centered on vagueness, local discretion, and whether the bill would chill legitimate government activity. The transcript cuts off during questioning on the underlying bill, before final disposition is shown.

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• </c><00:36:15.480><c> 25</c> the Senate file 25 the Senate file 25 2735<00:36:17.880><c> uh</c><00:36
• </c> Senator file Senator file 946 where<00:36:55.200><c> and</c><00:36:55.800><c> more</c><00:36:56.280
• I have a Senate File 1569.
• </c><01:05:07.520><c> a</c> uh an officer that they could file a uh an officer that they could file a
• </c> playing over this bill so Senate file playing over this bill so Senate file 2782<01:47:52.000><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> file a bill.
• So that's why 177 was filed file a bill.
• I refuse to do it, that's the end of I refuse to do it, that's the end of it.<00:26:20.320><c> It</c>
• ><c> and</c><00:41:09.920><c> become</c> refusing to work and become refusing to work and become self-supporting
• So if you were looking for the file.

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• Second reading of House File 35 28. Second reading of House File 35 71.
• Second reading of House File 35 79. Second reading of House File 35 87.
• Second reading of House File 35 88. Second reading of House File 35 89.
• Second reading of House File 39 26. Second reading of House File 39 72.
• Second reading of House File 40 62. Second reading of House File 40 63.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, in order to file, would you agree with me that in order to file an amendment there's got to be something
• filed?
• Let’s not forget this: nothing... ...has even been filed.
• We see the tactic, we know the playbook, and we refuse to be silent.
• Ashes, yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• </c> want to cross-examine, please refuse. want to cross-examine, please refuse.
• And they'll be making a subsequent filing soon with the commission to effectuate that.
• So a lot has evolved even since we filed that initial one in March 2023.
• </c> to file one every 3 years with the PSC. to file one every 3 years with the PSC.
• </c> not in the regulatory filings. not in the regulatory filings.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:28 Introduction of Guests 00:02:08 American Electric Power and Kentucky Power Presentation 00:03:31 SB 89 Discussion 00:53:55 SB 89 Roll Call Vote 01:07:46, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for an initial natural resources hearing with a quorum present and introductory housekeeping, including prayer, roll call, and recognition of guests. Chair Smith outlined ground rules for questions and then invited Kentucky Power and American Electric Power representatives to the table to discuss a proposed plan involving the Mitchell Power Plant and future generation needs in Eastern Kentucky. Witnesses Cindy Wiseman, Alex Vaughn, and AEP CEO Bill Fehrman said the company’s goals are to stabilize and lower rates, reduce rate volatility, and expand generation in the Commonwealth. They explained that Kentucky Power seeks legislative authority to securitize its 50% interest in the Mitchell coal plant, describing securitization as a refinancing mechanism that would lower annual plant costs by about $34 million and help offset roughly one-third of the expected cost of adding new generation in Kentucky. They emphasized that the proposal is not intended to close Mitchell, and said Kentucky Power currently has no plan to divest its interest; the company still needs the plant to serve customers while it pursues additional dispatchable generation in Kentucky. Members pressed the witnesses on the plant’s book value versus fair market value, whether the Mitchell interest had ever been assigned a nominal value, how any divestiture proceeds would be handled, whether Kentucky Power owns Wheeling Power, and how long Mitchell can continue operating. The company said it values Mitchell at net book value for accounting purposes, not fair market value, and explained that Wheeling Power is a separate AEP affiliate and that West Virginia affiliates have already proposed securitization of their share. Witnesses said Kentucky Power’s interest cannot technically operate past 2028 without additional environmental control investment, while the West Virginia side is depreciating through 2040. They also described the financing timeline, saying securitization would require enactment of legislation, a PSC financing order, bond issuance, and then parallel work to acquire or build new generation, with any reinvestment terms to be addressed through the regulatory process.

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• </c><00:29:02.840><c> admittance</c> and the same shall be refused admittance and the same shall be refused
• </c> be treated or destroyed or refused be treated or destroyed or refused entry,<00:53:39.080><c> the
• That's not for refusal at the ports.
• That's not for refusal at the ports.
• They're a nation, refuse at the port.

Bills: HB389, HB1166, HB1510, HB1541, HB1605, HB1661, HB1663, HB1678, HB1769, HB1785, HB1801, HB1802, HB1815, HB1824, HB1838, HB1840, HB1853, HB1860, HB1891, HB1952, HB1960, HB1969, HB1970, HB1972, HB1976, HB2050, HB2094, HB2104, HB2158, HB2165, HB2171, HB2208, HB2246, HB2271, HB2300, HB2310, HB2315, HB2319, HB2338, HB2339, HB2343, HB2443, HB2498, HB2551, HB2599, HB2606, SB17, SB83, SB99, SB148, SB411, SB709, SB847, SB874, SB888, SB1032, SB1166, SB2001, SB2014, SB2031, SB2041, SB2050, SB2057, SB2061, SB2074, SB2075, SB2089, SB2095, SB2101, SB2102, SB2108, SB2109, SB2110, SB2125, SB2135, SB2138, SB2140, SB2146, SB2151, SB2152, SB2175, SB2203, SB2239, SB2246, SB2247, SB2253, SB2261, SB2268, SB2271, SB2272, SB2320, SB2340, SB2347, SB2353, SB2363, SB2367, SB2372, SB2376, SB2386

Keywords: HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes

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• They will refuse to let health birth control. I disagree with the sponsor.
• There is an amendment late filed. >> Thank you. Senator Collins.
• We do have one late filed amendment. Without objection.
• We'll move to the late filed amendment. Without objection. We'll take that up.
• That's like just we really almost refusing to say is happening.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , students would be from college readiness to their overall educational experience, students are refusing
• From college readiness to their overall educational experience, students are refusing to confront their
• expelled for smaller nonviolent infractions such as talking back, dress code violations, or even refusing
• I think they started off as paper, and then they were like maybe they were PDF files.
• I think they started off as paper and then they were like maybe they were PDF files.

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly Education Committee hearing featured opening remarks from legislators welcoming students from the California Association of Student Councils and SABLE, with members emphasizing student voice and noting that several past student proposals had become law. The hearing then moved through multiple student panels presenting policy ideas, with members responding in a mix of support, technical questions, and cautions about cost, implementation, and tradeoffs in instructional time. The first panel proposed an annual civic engagement day for grades 7-12 to increase civic literacy and participation through flexible school-based activities. Members asked about costs, flexibility for sixth grade, voter registration, and how the proposal would fit within existing curriculum and standards. The second panel proposed amending Education Code Section 35012 to require at least one student board member in every unified and high school district, with added motioning rights and training on budgeting and LCAPs; members raised concerns about mandate costs, board size, and the scope of motioning authority. The third panel proposed middle school financial literacy instruction, potentially embedded in existing classes like math, with a 10-year phase-in for teacher training and curriculum updates; members questioned whether the state should wait for the already-approved high school financial literacy course to be implemented first. The fourth panel proposed expanding restorative justice by creating a CDE task force and authorizing PPS-certified staff to use restorative justice materials in discipline processes; members discussed prior legislation, confidentiality in expulsion hearings, and the likely cost of a state task force. The fifth panel proposed short, twice-a-semester mental health and life-skills sessions for grades 7-12, but members expressed skepticism that brief classroom sessions could meaningfully address mental health needs and suggested wellness centers or student-led awareness efforts instead. The hearing then began panel six on AI implementation in classrooms, with students arguing that districts need clearer guidance on AI use and that education must adapt rather than ignore the technology.

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• House File 2432.
• House File 2446.
• House file number File number 2432.
• House File 2431.
• </c> House<00:17:05.439><c> file</c><00:17:05.679><c> number</c> House file number House file number

Keywords: 1187, senate, all