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• offenses are included in a screening process.
• No, but I know that the author will continue the process when, if the...
• The destruction would be voluntary, celebrated, and live-streamed.
• And this has been a process that has been very collaborative.
• I want to thank again... ...processes make sense for business.

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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• standard permit would present another option for regulated entities to consider, and that it would be voluntary
• That should either be a negotiated rulemaking process, which is something that's in statute, or the actual

Bills: SB2037, SB1757, SB1758, SB1759, HB29

Keywords: rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ

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• <00:33:09.200> of<00:33:09.440> putting the process of putting the process of putting
• Madam Chair, Senator Aki, the fiscal note for that bill is in process.
• As the bill moves through the process, I hope we can address a few items.
• <01:17:33.600> Please administrative appeal process.
• Please administrative appeal process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• No, they're hired through an IEP process to work with the A students.
• hired through an IEP process hired through an IEP process to<00:38:23.840> work<00:38:24.080
• Division two is putting a new process in place, which is going on a percentage.
• Division two is putting a new process in place, which is going on a percentage.
• Senate File 84 sponsored by voluntary water... on reconsidering that. Absolutely.

Keywords: 916, all

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• And it has to do with a voluntary disciplinary matrix.
• :02:18.239> uh<00:02:18.959> uh gives them voluntary disciplined uh uh gives them voluntary
• And I think we have a good process.
• Repayment happens through the payroll process.
• happens through the payroll process. happens through the payroll process.

Bills: HF2400, HF1724, HF3437, HF4333, HF2874, HF4052

Keywords: real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care

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• process where we're going to talk. process where we're going to talk.
• <01:58:23.360> that process by establishing a process that process by establishing a process
• that is setting up the process. that is setting up the process.
• that process should be maintained. that process should be maintained.
• Our process right now is process.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• H.U. 4516 by Gainor really prohibiting the use of Chinese technology to collect process transfers stored
• Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services, HB 4611 by Slauson relating to the mutual consent voluntary
• HB 4730 by Hull relating to the voluntary Relinquishment of parental rights adoption and the regulation
• by Reynolds ruling the study conducted by the Texas Division of Emergency Management regarding the process
• H.J.R. 192 by Rodriguez-Ramos, processing a constitution member.

Bills: HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• This isn't a new process.
• This isn't a new process.
• , that considers due process, and we should all be very proud of this.” “...rights, that considers process
• They're already going through the process.
• It's a negotiation process.

Summary: The Senate began with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. After routine business, the Senate took up several special-order bills. The first major bill, transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses. An amendment added penalties for refusal to submit to breath or urine testing and required law enforcement to notify suspects of those penalties. The bill passed 37-0. The Senate then passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers, requiring broader after-hours and holiday access to care and setting network standards for Medicaid managed care plans, also by a 37-0 vote. The chamber next considered a major condominium and cooperative associations bill responding to post-Surfside safety and financial concerns. Senators described the measure as balancing building safety with financial relief, extending reserve-study deadlines, allowing temporary reserve relief after inspections, tightening oversight of managers and inspectors, and adjusting voting, resale, and reserve rules. After extensive debate and praise from members for the bill’s sponsors and staff, the bill passed 37-0. The longest discussion centered on a constitutional amendments/petition process bill aimed at curbing fraud in citizen initiative petitions. Sponsors argued that the 2024 petition process was plagued by fraud and identity theft and proposed tighter rules for circulators, faster submission deadlines, voter notification, penalties, and limits on petition handling. Senators offered and adopted multiple amendments, including changes to petition-circulator definitions, invalid-signature thresholds, and voter notification procedures. After a substitute amendment was withdrawn, the Senate continued debating the underlying amended bill, with members split between concerns about election integrity and worries that the bill would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizen initiatives to qualify.

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• This isn't a new process.
• This is a process. So I'll walk you through the process.
• Rights that considers process, that considers due process, and we should all be very proud of that.
• They're already going through the process.
• It's a negotiation process.

Summary: The Florida Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness for sexual assault survivors, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a memorial proclamation for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special-order bills, with senators also briefly discussing the session’s pace and thanking staff and colleagues for their work. The first major bill, on driving and boating offenses, was amended and passed 37-0. As amended, it increases penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide/vessel homicide offenses, and adds notice requirements and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. Senators also passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers 37-0, requiring Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hours and holiday access and ensuring more primary care appointment availability outside regular business hours. The Senate then passed a major condominium and cooperative associations bill, also 37-0, after extensive debate and multiple amendments. The measure extends deadlines for structural integrity reserve studies, adds flexibility for reserve funding and budgeting, tightens rules for managers and inspectors, limits certain requirements to buildings of three or more habitable stories, and extends the rescission period for condo purchases. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s sponsors for years of work responding to post-Surfside safety and affordability concerns. The longest and most contentious item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendment petition procedures. Sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse in the citizen initiative process by tightening circulator rules, requiring faster submission of signed petitions, adding voter notification, increasing penalties, and shifting costs to sponsors. Opponents argued it would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives. The chamber adopted a series of amendments, including changes to the petition-circulator threshold, volunteer protections, submission timing, invalid-signature investigation thresholds, and notice/cure provisions, while debate continued over whether the overall package would protect election integrity or suppress citizen-led amendments.

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• We seek to protect the rights of all who participate in the legislative process so that we can have a
• through the end of the election cycle for the unsuccessful election cycle. the opposition allowing a process
• language to the effect that the Secretary of State shall adopt standards that meet or exceed federal voluntary

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• relating to disclosure by a seller of certain property to the purchaser of information regarding the process
• HB 3491, relating to the process to address election irregularities and providing a civil penalty, referred
• Dating April 16th as Selena HB 3531 by Morgan, relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for

Summary: The House met briefly to read a large number of first-reading bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions and refer them to the appropriate committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including public health, education, criminal justice, taxation, transportation, water and natural resources, elections, housing, veterans issues, local government, and constitutional amendments. Several bills focused on school policy, health care regulation, property tax and sales tax changes, criminal penalties, and local or state agency authority. Among the notable items were proposals on name and sex changes on birth records, college admissions inquiries into criminal history, foster care contractor liability, school nutrition and assessment policy, election procedures, homestead and franchise tax exemptions, public retirement system reporting, and numerous transportation and infrastructure measures. The House also received resolutions designating local honors and observances, including Brownsville as the bicycling capital of the Rio Grande Valley, Port Aransas as the fishing capital of Texas, and Selena Quintanilla Perez Day. Some measures proposed constitutional amendments on legislative procedure, homestead taxation, and election-law enforcement authority. No debate or testimony occurred in this segment; the action was limited to first reading and referral. The session also referred several resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars. At the end of the proceedings, the House adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. Tuesday.

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• <00:04:26.560> um process um process um if<00:04:29.120> you<00:04:29.360> come<
• would you would go through the process would you would go through the process then<01:21:36.000>
• Marriage in New Hampshire is voluntary. Marriage in New Hampshire is voluntary.
• So waiver process already in our rule.
• use the statute, but we have the process use the statute, but we have the process in<04:40:31.840

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• just and equitable pre-trial system in Minnesota by prioritizing fairness, public safety, and due process
• detain those who pose a clear and demonstrable risk to others or to the integrity of the judicial process
• ><00:02:51.840> safety,<00:02:52.160> and<00:02:52.319> due<00:02:52.640> process
• fairness, public safety, and due process fairness, public safety, and due process over<00:02:53.519
• [clears throat] a part of that process [clears throat] a part of that process and<00:23:17.760><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So it's voluntary right now? Representative Mlan, thank you, Mr. Chair.
• So it's voluntary right now? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• <00:22:22.799> would<00:22:23.000> be prescribing process would be prescribing process
• Um, but unfortunately it was before the immunization process came out.
• Um, but unfortunately it was before the immunization process came out.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• IT IS NOT A CLEAR PROCESS.
• IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH FORM IS PROCESSED.
• Ingoglia: IS THAT PROCESS GOING TO A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE? >> Sen.
• Grall: I BELIEVE THAT IS A CIRCUIT COURT PROCESS, NOT A DOA PROCESS. >> Sen.
• BUT THERE IS A PROCESS, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCESS AND IF IT IS MORE THAN A CIVIL VIOLATION AND IS A

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So, it's a voluntary participate.
• that are not involved in this process that are not involved in this process since<01:16:44.880><
• , been able to understand that process, been able to understand that process, but<01:26:13.040>
• It's completely voluntary. >> Correct. It's completely voluntary.
• <02:33:17.200> I what you know in my thought process I what you know in my thought process

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• ...does process birds for other people. We have a great following.
• We are in the process of revamping the department's website as well.
• <03:13:54.640> of challenge we are in the process of challenge we are in the process of revamping
• The decision-making process we use comes from statute.
• The decision-making process we use comes from statute.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held an introductory orientation for members, many of whom were new or newly assigned to the committee. Leadership emphasized that the committee is intended to operate in a nonpartisan, collaborative way, and members introduced themselves and described their backgrounds in farming, gardening, food service, environmental work, water and waste issues, veterinary work, and related fields. Several members noted personal ties to homesteading, livestock, orcharding, food security, landfill concerns, and animal welfare, while others said they were eager to learn the committee’s work. The chair then reviewed committee procedures and expectations. Members were told the committee would generally meet on Tuesdays, with hearings starting around 10 a.m. and often running until about 4:30 p.m., and that absences, substitutes for executive sessions, and email communications would be handled through House rules and the committee’s email system. The chair also covered decorum rules for live-streamed meetings, including professional dress, limiting food and drink at the table, and giving full attention to witnesses. Members were reminded that legislative emails are subject to public records laws and that the committee may soon transition to a new email domain. The chair also explained logistics such as bill folders, committee room storage, and emergency procedures for evacuation or shelter-in-place. No bills were debated or voted on in this meeting, but the chair noted that the committee already had roughly two dozen bills pending, including animal welfare, landfill, policy, and cat-and-dog related measures. Members were told to expect a broad mix of topics beyond agriculture, including solid waste and animal-related legislation.

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• CFFA is a nonprofit voluntary trade association that represents the interests of the fresh fruit industry
• essential for the quality and quantity of the fruit we grow and healthy... bees are at the heart of that process

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• forced into this process are impacted by many other systems.
• So they can actually be hurt through this process.
• So they can actually be hurt through this process.
• So they can actually be hurt through this process.
• I think that the way this process has been going for the past several weeks is the way these processes

Summary: The committee met as a subcommittee without quorum at first, then later established quorum and continued hearing several bills. SB 27, the annual CARE Court cleanup bill, would require courts to consider CARE referral for certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial, combine some hearings, allow limited data sharing among licensed medical professionals, and expand eligibility to include mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would clarify the meaning of “clinically stabilized,” streamline the process, and help more severely ill people receive treatment; opponents argued it would expand CARE Court too broadly, strain county resources, and divert attention from housing and voluntary services. The bill passed to the Health Committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call. SB 82, dealing with so-called “infinite arbitration clauses,” would limit consumer contract arbitration provisions to disputes arising from the product or service actually purchased. The author and supporters said the bill would stop companies from forcing arbitration in unrelated claims and would not ban arbitration itself. Opponents from business and banking groups argued the language was too restrictive, could create litigation over related transactions, and should be clarified as prospective only. The committee approved the bill and placed it on call after a roll call vote. The committee then heard two reparations-related bills. SB 437 would direct CSU to develop a genealogical methodology and framework for verifying descendants of enslaved people, with oversight, reporting, and guardrails tied to recently allocated state funding. Supporters said the bill would create a fair, evidence-based process; opponents, including professional genealogists and reparations advocates, argued the work is already well understood, the bill is unnecessary, and it could delay action. SB 518 would create a Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery within state government, with divisions for genealogy, property reclamation, outreach, and legal affairs. Supporters framed it as needed infrastructure to implement reparations recommendations; opponents objected to locating it in the Department of Justice, warned about data privacy and law enforcement control, and criticized the inclusion of broader communities. Both bills were moved to Appropriations and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 52, the End AI Rent Hikes Act, which would prohibit the use of algorithms to collude on and artificially inflate rental prices; the author and supporters described it as a response to AI-assisted rent fixing in California’s housing market.

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• HG 4516 by gain a ruling prohibiting the use of Chinese technology to collect, process, transfers, store
• History 4570 by Dean relating to an appraisal process for disputed.
• Relating to the mutual consent voluntary adoption registries for the Committee on Human Services HB 4612
• Management regarding the process for obtaining disaster related financial assistance for the Committee
• HB 5046 by Reynolds relating to the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumer personal data