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• misdemeanor to a third-degree felony.
• misdemeanor to a third-degree felony.
• For manufacturing or selling a license plate obscuring device, it would be a third-degree felony.
• It requires that students applying for any health-related degree, such as applying for medical school
• Mello, would this bill apply to someone seeking a degree, a bachelor's degree in nursing?

Summary: The Government Operations Subcommittee heard a long agenda of bills covering education, public safety, local government, labor relations, and foreign policy. Early measures included HB 1055, which would support Florida State University’s Election Law Center; CS/HB 4073, a Leon County local bill updating career service rules for sheriff’s office employees; CS/HB 253, creating penalties for license plate obscuring devices and misuse of emergency-style lights; and HB 293, codifying the Office of Faith and Community in the Governor’s Office and creating a liaison and advisory council. Members raised questions on academic freedom in HB 1055 and on church-state concerns and oversight in HB 293, but both bills advanced after supportive testimony from university, faith-based, and law enforcement representatives. The committee also approved HB 4029, a local bill for the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District, and HB 889, requiring classroom driver education for minors before licensure, with supporters emphasizing roadway safety and teen crash reduction. The committee then took up PCS/HB 731, which would require standardized testing for admission to health-related degree programs at state universities. The sponsor argued the bill would ensure qualified applicants and objective admissions standards, while several members and public witnesses raised concerns that it would duplicate existing requirements like the MCAT and create unnecessary barriers; the bill still passed, though with several no votes. HB 1519, expanding Florida’s anti-BDS law to cover academic boycotts, nonprofits, local governments, and certain grants, drew strong support from Jewish organizations and strong opposition from speakers who argued it chilled free speech and punished criticism of Israel. After an amendment narrowing and clarifying parts of the bill, it passed favorably as a committee substitute. The most contentious debate came on HB 1387, a major overhaul of Public Employees Relations Commission procedures and public-sector union rules. Supporters said the bill would streamline PERC processes, improve fairness, and address cases where unions were certified with very low participation; opponents, including teachers and labor advocates, said it weakened collective bargaining and public employee rights. After a strike-all amendment and extensive testimony, the bill passed as a committee substitute. The committee also approved HB 351, which adds extreme speeding to reckless driving and increases penalties, after removing impoundment language in an amendment, and PCB GOS 25-07, preserving a public records exemption for minors seeking judicial waiver of parental notice/consent for abortion. The meeting adjourned after all measures were reported favorably.

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• THE BILL RECLASSIFIES MISDEMEANORS TO A HIGHER DEGREE IF THE PERSON HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME.
• ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO VOTES IN ANY ELECTION AND ANYONE WHO HELPS THEM WILL BE CHARGED WITH A THIRD-DEGREE
• RIGHT NOW THERE IS DISCUSSION IN WASHINGTON ABOUT REINSTITUTING THAT TO SOME DEGREE.
• THIRD-DEGREE FELONY RIGHT NOW. >> Chair Hooper: SENATOR POLSKY YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Sen.
• THIS THIRD-DEGREE FELONY AS A LEVEL IV, THERE'S A POINT SYSTEM IN THE CRIMINAL CODE SCORESHEET AND IF

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• If you're representing an association or someone, please say that. Let's do start at my, my left.
• technology early, early college high school, P-TEC programs, which ensures more students attain an associate
• degree or certificate while in high school.
• Yes, I am Mark Bosher with the Career and Technical Association of Texas.
• to CTE programs for all students, ensuring that they can earn industry recognized credentials and degrees

Bills: HB6, HB120, HB210

Keywords: hemp, consumable hemp products, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, Texas hemp law, hemp regulation, cannabinoid products, delta-9 THC, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, retail registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, youth access, minor sales

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• Social Work Program throughout the state, and so we're excited to expand that and provide terminal degrees
• I'm the director New Mexico Ezequiel Association, and I'm also a former county commissioner from Mora
• New Mexico Ezequiel Association, our non-profit, is a TA provider.
• On the Hermit's Peak Calf Canyon fire, you've got a handout there, and our state association was first
• Well, I tried to get good grades, got a degree, got a good career, and here we are, I'm a ditch digger

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• Association of School Administrators, Association of School Administrators, Executive<00:15:52.480>
• <00:39:31.280> of we're we're all at varying degrees of we're we're all at varying degrees
• Let the firefighters choose what associations they want to associate with and how they pay for them.
• , the Wyoming Association of Educators, the Wyoming Association of Agriculture Educators, the Association
• association. I think they do great work. association. I think they do great work.

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• small degree by getting this passed. small degree by getting this passed.
• Lauren Zerbal with Hawaii Food Industry Association.
• offense of assault in the first degree. offense of assault in the first degree. clarifies<01:14:
• , second degree, third degree, terroristic threatening in the first degree, terroristic threatening in
• from the Hawaii Association of Realtors. from the Hawaii Association of Realtors.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1790 HD1, which would require law enforcement and oversight agencies to collect and report data on stops, use of force, and complaints to the Hawaii Crime Lab, which would publish incident-level information and annual reports. Supporters, including the Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the ACLU of Hawaii, Hawaii Justice Rising, and the Policing Project, said the bill would improve transparency, help identify disparities, and support better policy and accountability. OHA requested amendments to ensure Hawaiians are identified as a distinct category in the data, and the University of Hawaii’s Ashley Rubin said the Crime Lab would work with agencies to make implementation as seamless as possible. The Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill’s intent but asked for a longer timeline and culturally appropriate methodology, while HPD opposed the bill as written, saying it would require too many new data points, create a significant administrative burden, and rely on subjective perceptions of race and ethnicity; HPD also noted it is piloting an e-citation system that could help with data collection. Committee members questioned HPD about current manual processes and technology options. The chair reported 18 testimonies total: 15 in support, one in opposition, and two with comments, and no vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard HB 1611 HD1, which would phase down the general excise tax on groceries and nonprescription drugs until a full exemption takes effect in 2034. The Department of Taxation offered technical recommendations, including clearer definitions for groceries and nonprescription drugs and a technical change regarding the county surcharge exemption. Supporters, including the Hawaii Public Health Institute and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, argued the GET on groceries is regressive and worsens food insecurity, especially for low-income households, and said the bill would provide needed relief. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical concerns, including a possible wholesale-tax enforcement issue once the exemption is fully phased in. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1611, with no final committee action shown.

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• Both are working toward a degree.
• Dan Merwin, on behalf of both the California School Boards Association and the California Association
• California Teachers Association.
• Megan Loper on behalf of the California Hospital Association and the Hospital Association of Southern
• Association, and many more.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• ; Jennifer McMahon with Louisiana Hospital Association.
• Kevin Hayes with Home Care Association. Kevin Hayes with Assisted Living Association.
• He's earned an associate and a bachelor's degree in Christian ministry from the New Orleans Baptist Theological
• junior attorneys, we're talking about people who specialize... ...degree.
• And I did also speak with the DA's Association.

Summary: The committee first handled several housekeeping items, voluntarily deferring HB 123, HB 255, and HB 994 without objection. It then took up SCR 3 by Senator Brock Myers, which would delay and revise implementation of a state police rule affecting criminal history background checks for licensed ambulance personnel and certain health care workers. After adopting Amendment Set 434 to remove a provision involving parish and local law enforcement checks, the committee reported SCR 3 as amended favorably. The committee also heard HB 978 by Rep. Lecombe, which as amended raises the population threshold for municipalities required to remit certain special costs to the District Indigent Defender Fund from under 5,000 to under 9,000; with support from the town of Addis and related stakeholders, the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 967 by Rep. Moore, which sought to remove language limiting parole eligibility for certain pre-July 2, 1973 life-sentenced offenders to those who had pleaded guilty, thereby allowing a small group of elderly inmates convicted at trial to seek parole consideration. Supporters argued the bill would only create an opportunity for review, not release, and cited rehabilitation and fairness concerns; opponents, including district attorneys and corrections officials, argued the 2022 law already addressed the intended group and that the current bill would reopen cases involving serious violent crimes. After extended debate, the motion to report HB 967 favorably failed on an 8-3 vote. Finally, the committee took up HB 1107 by Rep. Melerine, a bill on determining intellectual disability in capital cases. The bill, as amended, raised the burden of proof to clear and convincing evidence, set an IQ threshold framework, required expert reports and Daubert-type reliability review, and limited the article to post-conviction capital cases. The Attorney General’s office and district attorneys supported the bill as a way to create clearer procedures and speed resolution of Atkins claims, while criminal defense lawyers, disability advocates, clergy, and medical experts opposed it as inconsistent with current clinical standards and potentially unconstitutional, warning that rigid IQ cutoffs and presumptions could wrongly expose people with intellectual disabilities to execution. The transcript ends during closing remarks on HB 1107, with no final committee vote shown.

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• Another partner that we have is the New Mexico Primary Care Association.
• For example, my persuasion is that a student with a bachelor's degree can qualify for many, many jobs
• arena, even if they have a degree.
• Pointing to whoever perhaps the Medical Association suggests.
• What kinds of, I mean, what's the criteria in terms of the kinds of degrees?

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• Our nurse practitioners are in a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program.
• We also offer, in addition to the three-year DNP degree, we offer a postgraduate certificate program.
• She grew up in Silver City; that's where she did her nursing degree and training.
• We do have a relationship with the New Mexico Hospital Association.
• So when some of the earlier federal reductions came through, not associated with the reconciliation bill

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• As we enter these very turbulent and choppy waters, and I just want to associate myself with all of your
• programs beyond bachelor's degrees.
• Justin Garrett with the California State Association of Counties representing all 58 counties.
• Morning Chair Hart, Laura Lane on behalf of the California Association of Public Hospitals.
• George Cruz on behalf of the California Behavioral Health Association.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• uh on the committee forces Association uh on the committee and<01:00:45.200> I'm<01:00:45.359
• I was receiving my master's degree, and that was all that was the topic during COVID.
• It is a four-year bachelor's degree, about a thousand practical hours.
• relative to the eye and Associated relative to the eye and Associated disease<04:32:50.119> and
• been managing the associated been managing the associated complications<05:04:46.280> since

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 144 and House Bill 145, both related to professional licensing for dietitians and dental hygienists. HB 144 was described as a technical fix to align statute with existing Board of Dental Examiners rules allowing dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide and local anesthesia, with supporters saying the bill would add needed training and examination requirements to statute. A dentist and dental society representative testified that the practice is already being done safely within scope, and committee members discussed whether nitrous oxide is still used and whether the bill was mainly to keep the paperwork and law consistent. The committee moved HB 144 forward on a 12-0 vote and placed it on consent. HB 145 would join New Hampshire to a dietitian licensure compact and add a criminal history check for initial licensure to match compact language. The sponsor and board witnesses said the compact would improve portability, support telehealth, help military families and spouses, and maintain public safety by ensuring qualified practitioners and information-sharing among member states. Committee members asked about withdrawal from the compact, the difference between single-state and compact licensure, and why a background check was included; the witness said the compact is not yet active, with four states enacted and seven needed, and that the background check is required by the compact language. Additional testimony from a private-practice dietitian supported the bill, citing continuity of care, rural access, and workforce mobility, while some members raised concerns about telehealth across state lines and the practical effect of the background check.

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• 00:24:30.640> vice >> Alicia Crouch, um, associate vice >> Alicia Crouch, um, associate
• ><00:26:04.480> of<00:26:04.559> our associates degree, but a lot of our associates degree
• >> Terrell Cahan, associate extension >> Terrell Cahan, associate extension administrator
• young kids um it to such a great degree. young kids um it to such a great degree.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 0:00:00 Workforce Pell Grant Update – 0:03:30 Extension Office Update – 0:33:25 Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies – 1:07:08 Early Literacy Outcomes – 1:32:20 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 1:58:30 Adjournment 2:13:13, 958, all

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• to the director of Explore Minnesota for a grant to the city of Chaska to attract and for costs associated
• to the director of Explore Minnesota for a grant to the city of Chaska to attract and for costs associated
• to the director of Explore Minnesota for a grant to the city of Chaska to attract and for costs associated
• Um, through the chair, Senator... been diluted to to a large degree and so been diluted to to a large
• degree and so um<00:20:31.760> the<00:20:32.159> budgetary<00:20:33.280> challenges

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• People associated with fire are always on time, and so I wasn't surprised when I walked in a few minutes
• Association Chief, Fire Authority Chief, he says the problem with welfare is it's everyone's problem
• temperatures in Redding are 75 to 80 degrees in Sacramento.
• We find ourselves getting into Southern California in the deserts, where it is well over 100 degrees,
• The associations that is, CSAC, RCRC, the Cal Cities, and 15 other organizations.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Richard Markson, for the Western Electrical Contractors Association.
• Marcus Detweiler with the California Special Districts Association, CSDA.
• Matthew Seiberling, on behalf of the State Association of County Auditors.
• Pat Marean, at the Retired Public Employees Association, supports the bill.
• There have been associations and private entities that have I don't know.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and first approved the consent calendar, including SB 1187 and SB 1388. The committee then heard SB 983, which would authorize the Port of San Diego to use job order contracting for smaller repair and maintenance work; supporters said it would speed up routine repairs and reduce costs, while opponents raised concerns about construction language and project labor agreement effects. The bill was moved to the floor but initially remained on call after a split vote, along with several other measures heard later in the day. The committee also heard SB 1256, aimed at limiting repeated litigation against a San Diego County housing project, with supporters arguing it would curb duplicative lawsuits and opponents warning it could weaken wildfire safety review. SB 992, which would make permanent and expand a financial oversight option for very small special districts, drew support from county auditors and special districts and passed unanimously. SB 1115, addressing governance failures at the Tulare County Public Cemetery District by allowing supervisors to remove individual trustees under specified conditions, also passed unanimously after testimony about district dysfunction and insurance concerns. Later, the committee considered SB 1193, which would impose transparency requirements on Alameda County discretionary funding; supporters said it would add guardrails against conflicts of interest, while the county argued its current process is already transparent and the bill is overly restrictive. SB 1383, clarifying that local labor standards cannot be waived through density bonus concessions, passed on a divided vote after labor groups supported it and no opposition testified. SB 1361, intended to prevent local governments from undermining transit projects to avoid SB 79 housing requirements, also passed on a split vote. Finally, SB 1272, the CASH Act, would give homeowners more time to cure certain non-safety code violations; county and code enforcement groups opposed the introduced version but said they were working on amendments, and the bill passed unanimously as amended. The committee adjourned after reporting several bills out, with some measures remaining on call until later votes were taken.

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• The Florida Sheriff's Association waving in support.
• misdemeanor or a third-degree felony based on the nature of the misconduct.
• Tanner Warwick, Associated Industries of Florida, waving in support.
• Allie McNair with the Florida Sheriff's Association is waiving in support.
• Florida Justice Association, waiving in support.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a long agenda of 20 bills, beginning with CS/HB 1173 on the Florida Trust Code, which clarified that the Florida Attorney General is the only public official with standing to enforce charitable trusts administered in Florida; it was amended and reported favorably. The committee also unanimously or near-unanimously approved several claims and relief bills, including HB 6507 for Marcus Button, HB 6523 for Darlene Engerville and J.R., HB 6525 for Eric and Jennifer Miles, HB 6529 for J.N., and HB 6519 for the estate of Beniel Hambier, all involving settlements or compensation for injuries or wrongful death. Other measures reported favorably included CS/HB 213 on commercial squatters, CS/HB 1447 on trespass at large-scale ticketed events, CS/HB 515 updating the Uniform Commercial Code for virtual currency and related technologies, CS/HB 1007 on gift card fraud, CS/HB 1049 on protection of court officials, CS/HB 1219 on non-compete and garden leave agreements, CS/HB 399 on stolen valor in the ethics code, CS/HB 57 on xylazine regulation, HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, and CS/HB 265 on enforcing terrorism-related judgments against frozen assets. Most of these bills had support from industry, law enforcement, or affected parties and passed with little or no opposition. The most contested measure was CS/HB 1517, which would expand Florida’s wrongful death statute to include parents of unborn children as survivors. Supporters argued it would allow families to recover damages when negligence causes the loss of a pregnancy, while opponents—including the ACLU of Florida, Planned Parenthood affiliates, reproductive rights advocates, and some committee members—warned it could be used to advance fetal personhood, chill medical care, and empower abusive partners or others to sue over abortion-related conduct. The sponsor said the bill remained within the wrongful death framework and included protections for mothers and lawful medical providers, but the committee still reported it favorably on a 14-6 vote. CS/HB 903, a corrections bill addressing inmate litigation, sentencing, execution methods, tracking devices, health services, and offender review appointments, also drew debate over a proposed tolling amendment and due process concerns; the amendment failed and the bill passed 16-5. CS/HB 57 on xylazine likewise saw debate over whether penalties should target users or traffickers, but the committee rejected a narrowing amendment and passed the bill 20-1. Several bills were amended in committee, often with technical or clarifying changes, including CS/HB 1219, HB 1351 on sexual offender and predator registration, and HB 901. Public testimony was generally supportive on the non-controversial bills, especially from law enforcement, business groups, and affected claimants. At the end of the meeting, Rep. Gottlieb offered a personal correction, acknowledging he had wrongly criticized FOP in a prior meeting after learning the organization had, in fact, contacted him. The committee then adjourned after completing the full agenda.

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• Retail Association. I do stand in strong support of the memorial. I won't go the Jason Weeks route.
• As an industry association, we too stand in support of this bill.
• Hospitality Association. I won't repeat what our lobbyist, Mr.
• I'm also the policy chair for the New Mexico Early Childhood Association.
• We are now mandating teachers to have bachelor's degrees for infants through preschool.

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• A week of awareness first established by the Invisible Disabilities Association in 2014.
• An act to amend Title 29 of the Delaware Code relating to the Association of the Association of the Association
• to assault in the second degree.
• to assault in a second degree.
• , the executive director of the Delaware Association of Chiefs.

Summary: The Senate reconvened, read committee reports, and assigned House Bill 89 with House Amendment 1 and House Bill 393 with House Amendment 1 to the Senate Finance Committee. It then adopted Consent Calendar 64, which included resolutions recognizing Take Our Children to Work Day, Juneteenth, National Farmers Day, Invisible Disabilities Week, Stonewall Uprising Remembrance Day, National Nonprofit Day, and two property-assessment working group resolutions. The calendar passed by a unanimous roll call, and the chamber heard remarks supporting Juneteenth, Delaware agriculture, invisible disabilities awareness, and the nonprofit sector. The Senate passed the fiscal year 2026 and 2027 revenue estimates in Senate Joint Resolution 16 and Senate Joint Resolution 17, and approved the fiscal year 2027 operating budget in Senate Bill 335 after extended debate on budget growth, recurring costs, health care, education, public safety, retiree obligations, and fiscal restraint. It also passed Senate Bill 336, the one-time supplemental appropriation bill, which includes one-time investments such as a $100 million transition toward a weighted education funding formula, election support, early childhood education, classroom projects, lead remediation, and campaign finance modernization. Several members praised the budget process and staff, while others cautioned against future spending growth. Among policy bills, the Senate passed House Bill 369 to codify the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety, House Bill 268 to increase penalties for assaulting postal workers, House Bill 374 to require workforce reporting on large public works projects, Senate Bill 253 with House Amendment 1 to standardize school bullying parental-notification procedures, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 342 to modernize the Delaware Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, House Bill 402 to extend Clean Air Act Title V permit fees, and Senate Bill 346 with Senate Amendment 1 to streamline Environmental Appeals Board timelines. The Senate also began consideration of House Bill 293, which would add hate crimes to the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program, but the transcript cuts off before its vote is shown.

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• I'm an attorney in Galveston, and I'm president of the Texas Association.
• I'm the VP of Public Policy for the Texas Assisted Living Association.
• Two degrees with Beryl was horrible. CenterPoint failed us miserably.
• I am today representing the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Radiological Association, and myself
• or the Texas Hospital Association on the same side of the bill I was on.

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

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