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• On January 1st, 2022, I drove my 12-year-old autistic son Jude to the Terrell State Hospital.
• In 2022, he was in a residential facility.
• In fact, after a review of the codes and rates, they are roughly 40% below the...
• In 2022, ACS, my company, had to shut down our day program in New Braunfels.
• The 2022 average annual cost per IDD person in group homes is about 55,000.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The Latina uninsured rate was 8.8% in 2022, and the undocumented are the most likely to be uninsured.
• And also, you know, even... ...you can scan the QR code to access.
• are... ...what we call heat maps to really demonstrate what ZIP codes are ZIP codes where there has
• been an increase or heightened enforcement activities, and those ZIP codes, as you might surmise, are
• mostly ZIP codes where either there's a large Latino population or a large immigrant population and

Summary: The Select Committee on Latina Inequities met at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar, hosted by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez and joined by Assemblymember Mia Bonta. Rodriguez opened by framing the committee’s work around the economic status of Latinas and the effects of federal policies on the economy and social safety net, while the college president welcomed the committee and described campus services for undocumented and housing-insecure students. Rodriguez also emphasized the local impact of immigration enforcement in the San Fernando Valley and said the hearing would focus on Latinas’ economic conditions, immigration enforcement impacts on the workforce and safety, and H.R. 1’s effects on the safety net. The first panel featured HOPE’s Maria Morales and Dr. Elsa Macias, who presented findings from HOPE’s National Economic Status of Latinas report. They said Latinas are a major and growing part of California’s population and workforce, but face persistent inequities, including a large wage gap, higher unemployment, high uninsured rates, student debt, and affordability pressures around child care, housing, and education. They also discussed entrepreneurship, noting both the growth of Latina-owned businesses and barriers such as limited access to capital, technical assistance, and retirement and health coverage. In response to committee questions, they said higher education can still offer a strong return on investment, but only if students can complete degrees without being overwhelmed by debt and care costs; they also pointed to policy solutions such as SB 642, mentorship, financial literacy, CalSavers access, and support for community development financial institutions. The second panel focused on immigration enforcement and Latina safety in the workforce. Luis Nolasco of the ACLU described arrests tied to apparent ethnicity and Spanish-speaking, the chilling effect on families, and the loss of wages, school attendance, and mobility. Dr. Amada Armenta said immigration enforcement harms California’s economy, public health, and mixed-status families, and noted that undocumented workers are concentrated in agriculture, construction, and child care. SEIU’s Jen Baca Beltran said raids and school-based enforcement traumatize children and families and highlighted the need for Know Your Rights trainings. Megan Ortiz of IDEPSCA described repeated Border Patrol raids on day labor centers, injuries to staff, and the need to protect worker centers, domestic workers, and street vendors. Inclusive Action’s Shannon Camacho said raids have forced many informal workers to stop working, prompted emergency cash assistance and rent relief efforts, and strengthened advocacy for vendor protections and CDFI support. CHIRLA’s Jeanette Zanipatine said the rapid response network has expanded, documented widespread arrests and detention conditions, and is providing direct support and legal referrals; committee members asked about detention, maternal health, and what the state can do, and panelists urged stronger oversight, more legal representation, and protections for pregnant and detained people.

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• vote-by-mail to an in-person, and that means they know what that—they know the, every ballot has a code
• And just to update, and I think you know this so well, is the ballots are coded.
• And just to update, and I think you know this so well, is the ballots are coded.
• AB16 also cleans up the obsolete code referencing a time decades ago when some counties still tallied
• Madam Chair, unlike public safety and penal code, I would not consider elections laws one of my areas

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of elections-related bills. It first approved three consent items: AB 808, AB 1029, and AB 1072. The committee then took up AB 1249, which would require non-Voter’s Choice Act counties to offer at least one Saturday early-voting location before statewide elections and allow in-person return of vote-by-mail ballots at designated county offices or satellite locations. Supporters said it would expand access for working voters and those with transportation barriers; some members raised concerns about ballot verification and added workload for rural counties. The bill passed the committee on a divided vote and was placed on call for absent members. The committee next considered AB 25, a voter ID and election integrity measure that would require citizenship verification, government ID for voting, tighter voter-roll audits, and a 72-hour ballot-counting deadline. The author and supporters argued it would restore public trust and improve election integrity, while opponents from the League of Women Voters, ACLU California Action, labor groups, disability advocates, and others said it would restrict access, burden vulnerable voters, and amount to voter suppression. After extensive debate, the committee voted the bill out on a narrow split and kept it on call. Members also approved AB 1164, which clarifies when voters are entitled to a replacement ballot and updates the Voter Bill of Rights language; AB 1441, which would create an independent citizens redistricting commission in Merced County despite opposition from the county board over cost and local control; and AB 16, which would clarify county election officials’ authority to begin processing vote-by-mail ballots earlier and clean up outdated code. The committee also heard AB 1411, which would require non-VCA counties to prepare voter education and outreach plans and use a Secretary of State template, with the sponsor saying it would improve voter information statewide.

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• We do have some data I got just for our quick meeting here, but since 2022, when we took over that program
• So, these Licensees ensure that these projects are safe, code-compliant, and read.
• They've had over 1,000 commercial permits in Oklahoma City since 2022, and have had over 11,000 commercial
• We have started implementing class surveys, which are now done using a QR code instead of paper. done
• But to be able to go and bend the pipe and do the fittings and make a safe installation According to code

Keywords: 914, all

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• And this slide is just, you know, within the 2022 Eastern Kentucky flood, was a wild event, as most of
• Uh<01:04:29.839> the<01:04:30.160> 2022<01:04:31.119> flood<01:04:31.520> in<
• After the 2022 floods, they found themselves being an impromptu disaster hub.
• Use that QR code. >> Thank you. Yes.
• <01:29:58.239> Use<01:29:58.400> that<01:29:58.560> QR<01:29:58.960> code.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met to adopt the minutes of the second meeting by voice vote, then heard an update focused on disaster preparedness, resiliency, response, and coordination among state agencies and partners. The chair emphasized avoiding duplication of resources and highlighted the importance of agriculture-related response issues, including animal evacuation, feed distribution, and the role of extension services during disasters. The Department for Public Health was invited to explain its role in emergency planning and response. Public Health described its Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch as the lead coordinating agency for Emergency Support Function 8, covering health and medical services under Kentucky’s emergency operations framework. Testimony outlined its broad responsibilities, including support for hospitals, morgues, local health departments, behavioral health, crisis counseling, suspicious package testing, disease outbreaks, and coordination with emergency management, EMS, transportation, and nonprofit and private partners. Officials also described the agency’s risk-assessment process, training and exercise programs, and deployed assets such as PPE caches, deployable communications, a federal medical station, a mobile treatment center, and alternate care support used in events like the eastern Kentucky floods and COVID-19. The agency also discussed funding through federal cooperative agreements for public health emergency preparedness and hospital preparedness, noting that these programs have evolved since 9/11 and have been shaped by major disasters and emerging threats. Officials said Kentucky’s funding has declined over time and that current awards are partially funded for the first time in the program’s history. They expressed support for efficiency if federal programs are consolidated, but cautioned that combining programs could risk further funding losses.

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• respectfully on a 30th day of June 27 and the 30th day of June 28 to amend and reenact portions of the Code
• , 2027 and the 30th day of June 2028 to amend and reenact portions of the Code and repeal portions of
• the Acts of Assembly of 2022 affected for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2027.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Members received introductions of Pastor Ralph S. Hodge of Second Baptist Church in Richmond and students from the 26th District and surrounding areas. The House also adopted House Resolution 2195 honoring Robert Stouffer, with a request that adjournment be in his memory. During personal privilege remarks, members spoke on Pride Month and LGBTQ+ rights, and another member delivered a lengthy floor speech opposing firearm restrictions and defending self-defense rights. The chamber then adopted memorial and commending resolutions in blocks, including additional commending resolutions added by the clerk. The main item of business was House Bill 30, the budget, on which the House considered the governor’s 14 amendments. Amendments 3, 4, and 5 were taken up together and adopted, followed by adoption of Amendment 1 on referendum costs, Amendment 2 on Atlantic research support, Amendment 6 expanding REGO utility credit to cooperatives, Amendment 7 clarifying law-enforcement facial covering restrictions, Amendment 8 creating a firefighter cancer screening grant program, Amendment 9 funding a digital services team, Amendment 10 relating to acquisition of Oak Hill Farm, Amendment 11 on data center electricity tax technical changes, Amendment 12 on local sales tax referendum timing, Amendment 13 on paid sick leave, and Amendment 14 on firearms in public areas and delayed enactment. Most amendments passed by substantial margins, with Amendment 8 adopted unanimously. The House completed work on the calendar and then agreed to a motion to stand in recess pursuant to House Resolution 2069.

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• Even in 2022, almost none that are two bedrooms.
• What MFA is not going to do is replicate the local building code in the local building department.
• As long as it's a home built to New Mexico code, I think that itself is fine. That itself is fine.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Specifically, the bill will amend Section 3.03(b) of the Penal Code to allow consecutive sentences. for
• In 2022, there were 492 assaults on public transit vehicles, as reported by the Urban Institute.
• Section 38.15a of the Penal Code states that a person commits the Class B misdemeanor offense of interference

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• In 2022, tropical storms filled Mexico's reservoirs, and despite being 350,000 acre feet behind of water
• These goals are supported by sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code, which provide federal
• To preserve sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the IRS code to support the preservation and expansion of America's

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• Duggan, you're recognized to explain Amendment bar code 395363. Duggan: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Sir, you're recognized to explain Amendment bar code 231079.
• LaMarca, you're recognized to explain Amendment bar code 75575. Rep.
• This is coded into their technologies.
• And it has to spread the code, access that device.

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• This bill creates a new chapter in the property code, Chapter 223, titled Business Entity-Owned Residence
• Currently, Chapter 2258 of the Government Code governs the enforcement of prevailing wage laws. and publicly
• Right now, according to the TEC's 2023 self-evaluation report, between 2018 and 2022, the value of the
• this bill is expanding the Attorney General's power to unilaterally go after any perceived election code
• this bill is expanding the Attorney General's power to unilaterally go after any perceived election code

Bills: HB842, HB1907, HB2844, HB2892, HB3439, HB4211, HB4536, HB5111, HB5138, HB5182, HB5247, HB5269, HB5323, HB5435, HJR201, SB871, HB3896, SJR40

Keywords: power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties

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• Do you know if that's covered under another code of law, or what your answer to that is?
• Do you know if that's covered under another code of law, or what your answer to that is?
• Do you know if that's covered under another code of law, or what your answer to that is?
• <00:19:40.640> of establishes that this this new code of establishes that this this new code
• <01:38:43.679> were from abroad between 2017 and 2022 were from abroad between 2017 and 2022

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee opened its public hearing with HB 249, sponsored by Representative Seth Miller, which would allow bicycles, human-powered vehicles, and electric bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs in certain situations. Miller argued the bill would improve cyclist safety and traffic flow at no cost to the state, citing Idaho and Delaware as examples where similar laws were associated with fewer injuries and crashes. He emphasized that the proposal would remain optional for cyclists, who would still be required to yield to cross traffic and obey right-of-way rules, and said the bill is intended to help riders maintain momentum and avoid the instability that comes from repeatedly starting from a full stop. Committee members raised concerns about uncertainty for drivers and pedestrians, liability, and whether the bill would create a special class of road users with different rules. Representative Crawford asked about the red-light left turn language, and Miller explained it was included because bicycles may not trigger some traffic signals. Representative Hill questioned how other road users would know what a cyclist intended to do at an intersection, and Representative Gon noted the bill did not appear to address liability the way some motorcycle-related laws do. Miller responded that cyclists would still be expected to yield appropriately and said he would be open to an amendment if liability language was needed. Representative Emble also questioned whether the bill would create a special vehicle class, and Miller replied that bicycles already have different roadway rules and that the bill was meant to improve safety and flow. Several supporters testified in favor of the bill. Michael Frank, a cyclist and League cycling instructor from Spofford, said he regularly rides a cargo bike for errands and that stopping fully at intersections leaves him exposed longer and makes it harder to restart on hills. He said the bill would let cyclists slow, assess traffic, and proceed safely while maintaining momentum, and noted that he had not personally received a ticket for rolling through a stop sign, though he had been warned by police. Tim Blagden, former head of the Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, said the bill reflects how many people already ride, saves energy, and helps bicycles move through intersections faster and more safely. No vote or committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• The businesses have to have revenues under a million, and we use the 2021 to 2022 tax returns, as you
• The businesses have to have revenues under a million, and we use the 2021 to 2022 tax returns, as you
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 21, and we are working on a committee substitute, is addressing Chapter 394 of the Local Government Code
• It's not a governmental taking under chapters of the government code.
• We had one in Austin, the Guaranteed Income Pilot, that ran from 2022 to 2023.
• There was another program that ran through 2021 and 2022 that was sort of co-sponsored...
• Enforcement of cannabis through the local police department in 2022.

Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223, HB323, HB524, HB530, HB636, HB762, HB21, HB211, HB223

Keywords: housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, tax exemption, audit requirements, affordable housing, local government, development bonds, housing assistance, financial assistance, low income housing, community support, affordability, veterans housing, community involvement, air conditioning, tenant support, healthcare, elderly, taxation

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• The committee substituted House Bill 3699 with a Texas Labor Code 2008.002 defines "labor" and the "person
• We've had a balance since 2022.
• regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 1304 of the Occupations Code
• subjects these services to the outdated in-home sales law under Chapter 601 of the Business and Commerce Code
• I want to just take one step back regarding Chapter 601 of the Business and Commerce Code.

Bills: HB 112, HB199, HB621, HB1349, HB2214, HB3466, HB3698, HB3699, HCR9, HB112, HB199, HCR9

Keywords: science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration, infrastructure development, Texas Economic Development Office, workforce development, unemployment benefits, state average unemployment rate, benefit year, economic support, Texas Workforce Commission, property owners' association, free speech, assembly rights, government officials, political candidates, floodplain, landlord, tenant

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• Uh the idea is that they're going above and beyond the code in exchange for uh what would typically be
• 37.680> the that they're going above and beyond the that they're going above and beyond the code
• 03:38.799> for<00:03:39.440> uh<00:03:39.599> what<00:03:39.920> would code
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• a PUD was utilized in Maple Grove is Maple Grove's Rush Hollow neighborhood, which was approved in 2022

Keywords: 1183, house

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• for independence against the brutal unlawful invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2022
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• He lost his life to fentanyl in 2022.
• Did they tamper with the code?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And that's Amendment bar code 9, 4, 5, 5, 0, 4, You're recognized to explain the amendment.
• If you go back, I mean, obviously are in this bill in the House back in 27 2022. Or 23.
• Bar code 9, 4, 5, 5, 0, 4, It was we do voice vote. All right. All in favor say aye. All opposed.
• Code. 8, 6, 4, 1, 1, Go ahead. >> Thank you, Mister Chair. This strike.
• What's the bar code for the delete all bar code 1, 7, 9, 5, 4, 0, Thank you. >> This amendment provides

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• He even wore a 712 area code during the biggest game of his life.
• Ethel Rosenberg she had no KGB code name Ethel Rosenberg she had no KGB code name and<00:28:04.880>
• Code as income under HUD-VASH.
• Code as income under HUD-VASH.
• He also gave me the four-digit code to his safe.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Senate Bill 121 is exactly like the maps of 2022. Now, Of 2022.
• Liability on Louisiana for its 2022 map.
• It took that 2022 map and it changed it slightly.
• And what I'm asking you is, this map looks very similar to 2022.
• I started with the 2022 map that was passed by this legislature.

Bills: SR122, SR123, SR124, SCR12, HB940, HB221, HCR109, HCR58, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB909, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB938, HB971, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, SB121, SCR22, SCR24, SB29, SB30, SB32, SB41, SB42, SB43, SB47, SB84, SB93, SB113, SB192, SB199, SB219, SB220, SB221, SB222, SB241, SB253, SB255, SB289, SB292, SB306, SB314, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB14, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB274, SB304, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB436, SB424, SCR61, SCR9, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR31, HB296, HB299, HB322, HB364, HB519, HB535, HB538, HB568, HB571, HB622, HB635, HB676, HB772, HB784, HB1006, HB1018, HB1043, HB1070, HB1134, HB1239, HB62, HB193, HB203, HB210, HB220, HB228, HB246, HB420, HB475, HB486, HB574, HB584, HB750, HB813, HB815, HB826, HB870, HB949, HB953, HB1045, HB1092, HB1151, HB1162, HB1176, HB1177, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB22, HB28, HB33, HB41, HB47, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB195, HB214, HB217, HB233, HB283, HB290, HB319, HB324, HB345, HB362, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB382, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB503, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB636, HB655, HB664, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB732, HB738, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB807, HB822, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB905, HB908, HB961, HB980, HB990, HB992, HB999, HB1000, HB1010, HB1146, HB1157, HB1233, HB1236, HB1243, HB17, HB36, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB759, HB789, HB844, HB850, HB966, HB1036, SB149, SB382, SB441, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782

Keywords: SR122, Senate Resolution 122, Metairie Park Country Day School, Country Day Cajuns, Cajuns basketball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Division III Select, boys basketball, state championship, high school sports, athletic commendation, sports resolution, Lake Charles, Marsh Madness, Mike McGuire, Brennan White, Kellen Brewer, Calvary Baptist Academy, school recognition

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard a guest minister’s prayer and the pledge, and dispensed with reading the journal. The chamber then received Legislative Bureau reports on numerous House bills, many of which were reported favorably or without amendments and ordered to third reading or to the Legislative Bureau. The Senate also adopted a House concurrent resolution commending Special Olympics Louisiana by a 35-0 vote, and it took up several Senate resolutions, including one urging the Navy to use a transparent and competitive acquisition strategy to protect jobs at Conrad Shipyard, one commending Metairie Park Country Day School, one designating Early Ed Day, and one offering condolences for Carolyn Ann Cherry Moore. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 121, the congressional redistricting bill. Senator Morris presented the bill as a response to the federal court’s Calais decision, arguing the current map was unconstitutional and that the new plan should avoid race as the predominant factor while using partisan advantage, incumbency protection, compactness, contiguity, and communities of interest. Senators questioned whether the proposal effectively created a 5-1 Republican map, whether it diluted Black and Democratic voting strength, and whether it split too many parishes. Morris said the map was drawn from the 2022 plan, tweaked in committee and again on the floor, and that litigation was likely regardless of the final version. Two competing amendments drew extended debate. Senator Morris’s amendment, which further refined his map, was adopted 26-10. Senator Price then offered an alternative map based on an amicus brief and algorithmic criteria, arguing it would create two opportunity districts, split fewer parishes, avoid using race, and better reflect the state’s partisan balance; supporters said it was fairer and more compact, but it failed 10-27. After the amendments, the Senate returned to SB 121 for further questions, with members continuing to debate whether the bill’s 5-1 structure was a lawful partisan gerrymander or an impermissible racial dilution of voting strength.