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• form of modern-day slavery in which individuals perform labor or services through the use of force, fraud
• This effort established a unique brand identity for the program.
• This effort established a unique brand identity for the program, including logos, slogans, brochures,

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs received three presentations and took no bill votes. The Department of Children and Families gave an extensive update on human trafficking prevention and services, describing Florida’s statutory framework, hotline and investigation data, placement options such as safe houses and safe foster homes, new adult safe house certification rules, expanded screening tools for vulnerable adults, and prevention efforts including youth-led outreach and training. Members asked about whether current funding is sufficient, how DCF addresses grooming and re-victimization in residential settings, and how long youth typically remain in safe-house placements; DCF said funding is only one part of the support system, that families and youth receive prevention resources even when allegations are not substantiated, and that placement length varies by child. OPPAGA then presented its 2024 annual report on commercial sexual exploitation of children. The report found that verified CSE victims slightly declined in 2023, with Broward, Miami-Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, and Escambia among the highest-prevalence counties. Most verified victims were community youth rather than children already in care, though dependent youth had higher rates of prior maltreatment. OPPAGA also reported continued concerns about limited placement capacity, especially for less restrictive Tier 1 safe houses, and service gaps such as the need for survivor mentors. Its recommendations focused on expanding placement options, improving data collection, and strengthening collaboration to support survivor mentors. Finally, DCF presented the Step into Success pilot program for current and former foster youth ages 16 to 26. The program combines workforce education, professional development, and paid internships with mentor support; the first cohort launched in 2024 with 15 participants, all of whom secured placements, and the department reported strong satisfaction and early outcomes. Committee members asked about scalability, costs, and whether the model could be moved beyond DCF-run operations into community-based providers. DCF said the program was designed to be scalable, currently costs about $500,000 annually for the pilot, and could be expanded statewide with additional funding and partner support. The committee adjourned after the presentations.

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• An act relating to home improvements and land improvement fraud.
• An act relating to home improvements and land improvement fraud.
• listen to the third reading. >> S. 183, an act relating to home improvements and land improvement fraud
• judicial warrant, but given the fact that so many law enforcement officers are concealing their identity
• judicial warrant, but given the fact that so many law enforcement officers are concealing their identity

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• There's no oversight, rules, lease terms, uh, there's an incumbent loss of cultural and historic identity
• There's no oversight, rules, lease terms, uh, there's an incumbent loss of cultural and historic identity
• It's kind of like setting us up for more waste, use, and fraud in the Department of Health.
• twins that's within 72 hours identical twins that's impossible<02:32:03.720><c> to</c><02:32:03.840>
• in Department of Health um the fraud in Department of Health um the person<02:32:56.439><c> who's</c

Committee: House Finance

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• Nix: WHEN WE SPOKE TO STAKEHOLDERS WE FOUND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT THAT COMES

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• Two voters whose identity was known and attested to by election personnel were allowed to vote.
• Two voters whose identity was known and attested to by election personnel were allowed to vote.
• Is that, do you think a voter has an obligation to prove age, citizenship, identity, and domicile to
• We've never had wholesale examples of voter fraud as far as I can tell.
• <00:52:25.839><c> examples</c><00:52:26.319><c> of</c><00:52:26.559><c> voter</c><00:52:26.880><c> fraud

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• It is nearly identical in the OPLC 313 rules, which are the reciprocity-based endorsement or reciprocity
• It is nearly identical<04:13:10.720><c> in</c><04:13:11.040><c> the</c><04:13:11.199><c> PLC</c><04:13
• 11.840><c> 313</c><04:13:12.399><c> rules</c><04:13:12.800><c> which</c><04:13:12.960><c> are</c> identical
• in the PLC 313 rules which are identical in the PLC 313 rules which are the<04:13:13.840><c> reciprocity

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• </c><00:27:07.279><c> or</c> um that is not the result of fraud or um that is not the result of fraud
• </c> prevention strategies on financial fraud prevention strategies on financial fraud study<01:42:34.800
• </c> prevention strategies on financial fraud prevention strategies on financial fraud and<01:42:49.280
• Accounts<04:51:08.320><c> require</c><04:51:08.878><c> ident</c><04:51:09.840><c> identity</c> Accounts
• require ident identity Accounts require ident identity verification<04:51:10.958><c> and</c><04:51:11.200

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• She said there are harms that could come from this identity-based disclosure.
• And as a reminder, ...permissible to verify your identity at the polls.
• Do people get attacked for their identity when they're running for office?
• I have been told just a lot of terrible things based on my identity.
• That's just what the intention is, especially when there's been no clear evidence of fraud taking place

Summary: The House met with a quorum present, heard prayers and ceremonial remarks, and then took up a series of returning messages from the Senate. The first major item was CS/CS/HB 1503 on computer science education and certification. Members explained that the House concurred in a Senate amendment that restored teacher certificate language, kept computer science and AI-related content in the bill, and delayed implementation to give the Department of Education time to develop curriculum. The House adopted the amendment and then passed the bill 105-0. The House also considered CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity. Members adopted a House amendment allowing local governments to buy into the cyber grant program even if they do not receive a grant, adding a five-year sunset and reporting provisions. The House then concurred in the Senate amendment shifting grant administration from a university to the Florida Digital Service, and passed the bill 104-1. Several other returning messages were rejected or sent back to the Senate. The House refused to concur in Senate amendments to CS/HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations and HB 6011 on reporting gifts or honoraria, as well as CS/HB 851 on professional learning for instructional and school administrative personnel. The most contentious debate came on CS/CS/HB 1471, which concerns systems of law and terrorist organizations; the Senate amendment defined “promote,” refined notice and timeline requirements, and retained references to Sharia law. Opponents argued the bill was overbroad, lacked due process and evidentiary standards, and threatened First Amendment rights, while supporters said it targeted conduct, not speech, and protected against terrorist support. The House adopted the amendment and passed the bill 80-25. The House then took up a related public records bill, CS/CS/HB 1473, which made a technical conforming change to align with HB 1471; debate focused on transparency and due process concerns.

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• Unfortunately, we know there’s a lot of daycare fraud out there.
• Fraud takes money away from the very communities that the programs are intended to serve.”
• I think the President just pardoned individuals who've committed fraud for me.
• Individuals who have committed fraud for many, many people.
• Members, this is our chance to offer a safe space, a space where identities are validated, where help

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, approved dispensing with the previous day’s journal, and then took up a long third-reading file. Early procedural actions included moving AB 1589 to the inactive file and continuing reconsideration items. The chamber then considered a series of bills largely focused on immigration enforcement, detention, worker protections, child care, voting access, and related public services. Several immigration-related measures passed, including AB 2393 on damages for false imprisonment/arrest, AB 1994 on an immigrant victims’ rights and resources card, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 1633 imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, AB 1650 requiring decals on rental vehicles used for enforcement, AB 1655 protecting CalWORKs benefits when a child is detained, and AB 1896 disqualifying people who participated in immigration enforcement from certain public employment. AB 2230, which would bar immigration enforcement near polling places and child care facilities, also passed after extensive debate. Supporters framed these bills as accountability and protection for vulnerable communities; opponents argued they targeted federal law enforcement, were unnecessary, or raised constitutional concerns. AB 1851 on statewide school mental-health guidance also passed unanimously. After the midday recess, the Assembly returned and continued with more bills tied to immigration impacts and child welfare. AB 2379 passed with urgency, requiring child care providers to be informed of constitutional rights and trained on protections when confronted by immigration enforcement. AB 2460 passed to update school behavioral-health referral protocols for students affected by immigration enforcement trauma. AB 2495 passed to expand prohibitions on employer immigration-related threats, and AB 2662 was presented as a way for California to monitor and document federal enforcement actions and report on their community impacts. Throughout the day, the floor featured repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real problems or were political messaging, but the measures that came to a vote generally advanced with majority support.

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• If it had been fraud, has he, you know, filed a bill to correct that fraud? If not, I wish he had.
• And Missouri's, according to FY24, our SNAP fraud rate, fraud slash error rate, is 9.42.
• The Medicaid fraud rate, you know, has fluctuated.
• reasons, but that would be a fraud.
• There's enough fraud as it is.

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

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• Sheriff Bianco’s investigation in last year’s special election on Prop. 50 was a sham, a complete fraud
• Sheriff Bianco’s investigation in last year’s special election on Prop. 50 was a sham, a complete fraud
• If voter fraud is a choice... ...vote-by-mail ballots.
• If voter fraud is truly as rare as supporters claim, then why is California so afraid of audits and reviews
• directs state agencies and universities not to share SOGI data—that is, sexual orientation, gender identity

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved prior journals, and moved through confirmations and floor items. Doreen DiAmico was confirmed to the State Water Resources Control Board by a 34-1 vote, Dr. Anne Maria de Mars was confirmed to the State Athletic Commission by 36-0, and Ronald Fiore was confirmed to the State Athletic Commission by 36-0. The body then took up SB 73 on election security, with supporters arguing it would protect ballot chain of custody and prevent intimidation or unauthorized access to voting materials, while opponents raised concerns about transparency, federal preemption, and the bill’s impact on investigations. SB 73 passed on concurrence and urgency with 29 ayes and 8 noes on both the urgency clause and the measure. The Senate also approved SB 929 on annual Energy Commission oversight (37-0), SB 1370 on wildfire-related testimony/oversight (28-5), SB 983 authorizing Port of San Diego job order contracting (28-8), SB 1367 restricting local approval of new or converted private detention facilities (28-8), SB 1257 requiring annual reporting on immigration enforcement incidents (28-8), and SB 1103 requiring large home improvement retailers to report immigration enforcement activity and related records (23-8). SB 1399, which removes the sunset on DOJ reviews of immigration detention facilities, passed 28-7, and SB 873, “ICE Out of Courts,” passed 28-7 to limit arrests near courthouses without a judicial warrant. Later, the Senate passed SB 1292 creating a pilot for camera- or sensor-based curb management with human review and privacy safeguards, despite opposition over privacy and automation concerns, by 28-7. SB 878 strengthened prompt-payment insurance penalties for delayed claims after disasters and passed 29-6. SB 958, a CEQA clarification related to housing and building height impacts, passed unanimously 37-0. SB 924 modernized low-income energy assistance services and passed 35-1. SB 1057 on certification for nurse assistants and home health aides passed, as did SB 1092 giving mobile home residents a chance to bid on park sales (29-7), SB 1123 requiring agencies to consider consumer and other benefits in rulemaking (26-8), SB 1233 increasing utility rate transparency (29-8), SB 1237 strengthening pay data reporting enforcement (28-6), SB 886 shifting data center infrastructure costs away from existing ratepayers (28-6), SB 905 reforming utility incentives and performance metrics (28-8), and SB 909 strengthening public works wage enforcement (28-7). The final item shown, SB 925 on fusion energy roadmap development, passed unanimously 37-0, while SB 954 on CEQA and advanced manufacturing drew extensive debate over environmental guardrails versus economic competitiveness; the transcript cuts off during closing remarks before the vote is shown.

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• this law really realize what a fraud this law really is<00:36:22.800><c> this</c><00:36:23.079><c> law
• This idea that infants are being left somewhere as a fraud is not happening.
• </c><01:16:58.520><c> that</c> are being left somewhere as a fraud that are being left somewhere as a
• fraud that is<01:16:58.880><c> not</c><01:16:59.280><c> happening</c><01:17:00.000><c> if</c><01:17:
• or existence on this planet Identity or existence on this planet sinful<02:37:36.920><c> unworthy</c

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• by Representative Dye, H-3508.1, and there's actually a second one to the underlying bill that's identical
• making sure that if there's something going on that none of us want to see happen, whether that's fraud
• This program right now is riddled with fraud, waste, and abuse.
• It seems to me almost like fraud, waste, and abuse is a feature of this program.
• It's not a bug. ...to me, almost like fraud, waste, and abuse is a feature of this program.

Summary: The committee first received staff briefings on amendments for a series of bills, including measures on child care workforce standards, homelessness programs, community preservation authorities, domestic violence survivor relief, public defense funding, student behavioral health supports, water system ownership changes, nonprofit health carrier surplus assessments, 340B drug pricing reporting, Secretary of State filing fees, step housing, campaign security reimbursements, digital equity programs, a Boys and Men’s Commission, a waste-to-energy facility’s Climate Commitment Act obligations, 6PPD tire substitutes, and an early education scholarship. Staff described the policy changes and, where available, the expected fiscal effects of each proposed substitute or line amendment. The committee then went into caucus before returning for executive session. In executive session, the committee voted out House Bill 1073, then adopted a Couture line amendment to House Bill 1128 exempting private K-12 schools with licensed child care programs from the child care employer definition before reporting the bill out as Second Substitute House Bill 1128. House Bill 1316, 1408, 1591, 1592, 1634, 1906, 1960, 2073, 2145, 2248, 2266, 2301, 2333, and 2365 were also reported from committee, with several amendments adopted along the way. Notable actions included adopting an emergency clause for House Bill 1408, rejecting proposed amendments to House Bill 1591 that would have narrowed relief for survivors and removed retroactivity, adopting a narrower amendment to House Bill 1592’s public defense funding formula, and adopting a substitute to House Bill 2145 that limited 340B reporting to hospitals. The committee also debated and rejected several amendments to the step housing bill, House Bill 2266, including proposals for larger school/daycare buffers, more local oversight, and broader local government authority; the bill still advanced on a 16-13 vote. House Bill 2073, which requires nonprofit health carriers to contribute surplus funds to Cascade Care Savings, advanced over concerns about using one-time money for an ongoing program. House Bill 2248 advanced after an amendment redirected annual license fee deposits to the state treasury rather than the Secretary of State’s revolving fund. House Bill 2333 was narrowed to allow use of campaign funds for personal security reimbursements, and House Bill 2365 advanced with some amendments adopted and others rejected as the committee began discussing additional digital equity oversight provisions.

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• </c> fraud or specul speculative valuation. fraud or specul speculative valuation.
• </c> they have had enormous amounts of fraud they have had enormous amounts of fraud and<03:04:23.359
• I've come challenges related to fraud.
• We don't account for the fraud. We have over $400 million in fraud just by three different audits.
• Fix the fraud in it. Fix the problem.

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• SB 1307 is a targeted measure that ensures that fraud...
• their operations and that there is no cognizable justification for law enforcement to conceal their identities
• of our law enforcement have pretty good judgment about when it's time to be careful about their identities
• But I think officers need the discretion to know when they should be careful about their identities and
• But our officers can't protect themselves and their identities when they need to.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, juvenile justice, criminal procedure, and human trafficking. SB 1157 by Sen. Archuleta would create a framework for less restrictive juvenile placements in probation settings, with Judicial Council rules on issues such as insurance, staffing, background checks, notice to local governments, and zoning. Supporters, including county probation and local government representatives, said the bill would add needed oversight and safety standards; opponents argued it would impose rigid standards on a diverse continuum of community-based placements and that the Judicial Council was not the right body to set substantive program rules. The bill was discussed but no vote was taken at that point due to quorum issues. SB 1012 by Sen. Smallwood-Cuevas, the Fire Camp to Career Act, would connect incarcerated fire camp participants to state-approved apprenticeships and require apprenticeship programs to consider their prior training and experience. The author and supporters from labor, fire training, and formerly incarcerated workers described it as a fair pathway to stable careers and a way to recognize skills gained in conservation camps. Committee members generally supported the concept, with one member noting that certification should still require demonstrated competence. The bill was moved forward after discussion. SB 1306 by Sen. Cortese would align state law with federal exemptions for certain low-concentration GBL chemical mixtures used in semiconductor manufacturing and research, while leaving rules for pure GBL unchanged. Supporters said the bill would reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens and help keep semiconductor work in California; there was no opposition testimony, and members described it as a practical measure. SB 1401 by Sen. Stern would align felony incompetent-to-stand-trial procedures with existing misdemeanor rules, including timelines, information-sharing, and conservatorship referral provisions. Supporters said it would improve treatment pathways and prevent people from being released without care, while opponents warned it would expand court control, weaken confidentiality, and reduce due process protections. The committee approved SB 1401 on a do-pass motion to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1027 by Sen. Strickland, which was amended to create a task force to study street prostitution, human trafficking, victim services, and related community impacts. Local officials and law enforcement supported the bill as a data-driven way to address trafficking and neighborhood harms, while some advocacy groups remained opposed to the bill as introduced and wanted to review the amendments. After discussion, the committee passed it as amended to the Governmental Organization Committee. Later, SB 1307 by Sen. Jones, dealing with fraudulent or forged real estate documents and clouded titles, was amended to focus on voiding false instruments in criminal cases; supporters said it would help victims clear title more quickly, and the bill was moved forward on a do-pass motion to the floor. The committee also heard the beginning of SB 1276 by Sen. Rubio, which would clarify that viewing live-streamed or AI-generated child sexual exploitation content is a crime; the author said it closes a loophole created by new technology, and supportive testimony began from child exploitation prosecutors and treatment specialists.

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• This also applies to, of course, identity theft.
• This also applies to, of course, identity theft.
• This also applies to, of course, identity theft.
• </c> legislation to combat fraud. legislation to combat fraud.
• It aims to reduce fraud, waste, and improper payments in those programs.

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• ensures that ed tech does not collect students' immigration status, sexual orientation or gender identity
• ensures that ed tech does not collect students' immigration status, sexual orientation or gender identity
• Information that is gender identity or reproductive or sexual health information, information that is
• violence, violence, Harassment, predation, drug trafficking, human trafficking, extortion, violence, fraud
• This does not clearly address many of the broader data-sharing arrangements that support fraud prevention

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1159, which would update California student data privacy law for educational technology and college-level platforms. The author and supporters argued that students’ personal information is being collected and used far beyond educational purposes, including sensitive health and demographic data, and said the bill would limit misuse and add stronger privacy protections. Support came from privacy, labor, education, and civil rights groups, while opposition from college store and industry representatives focused on narrowing the definition of “operator,” preserving institution-related communications, and concerns about the bill’s private right of action. Members raised questions about how the bill would affect scholarships, financial aid, adult students, consent, and litigation; the author said the bill includes a right to cure and notice to the Attorney General. The committee voted 4-0 to pass the bill to Appropriations, with the measure placed on call. The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for social media accounts on platforms with specified addictive design features and create a youth safety commission. The author, pediatric and safety advocates, and several public supporters argued that social media companies intentionally design compulsive features that harm youth mental health, sleep, and development, and that the bill is a necessary product-safety response. Opponents argued the bill is overbroad, may be ineffective, raises First Amendment concerns, and could cut off vulnerable youth from important online support networks. Members focused heavily on possible amendments, especially a non-addictive feed option for younger users and strengthening the commission; the author said he was open to those changes and to further work with the committees. The bill was moved to Judiciary on a 5-0 vote and placed on call. At the end of the excerpt, the author began presenting a third measure, AB 2076, which would strengthen California’s Parents’ Accountability and Child Protection Act by adding nitrous oxide to the list of age-verified dangerous products, banning purchase with gift cards or store credit, and increasing penalties for large sellers. The author described nitrous oxide as increasingly accessible to minors online and cited enforcement gaps in the current law, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

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• /c><00:54:58.480><c> a</c><00:54:58.640><c> person's</c> The checklist from verifying a person's identity
• That will increase voter their identity.
• </c> thorough identity verification process. thorough identity verification process.
• > Representative Newsome said that during the hearing on the bill, they heard of zero instances of fraud
• He said it was not a fraud problem in practice, but that the bill would undoubtedly lead to a lawsuit

Committee: House Election Law

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• It's the kind of fraud where somebody, you know, calls you from Florida.
• </c><00:41:29.200><c> where</c> and um it's the kind of fraud where and um it's the kind of fraud where
• And the language is identical to what is carried in the House. Identical. Wow, that's cool. Okay.
• </c><00:47:40.160><c> Identical.</c><00:47:41.040><c> Wow,</c> carried in the House. Identical.
• Identical. Wow, that's<00:47:42.079><c> cool.</c> that's cool. that's cool.

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• Ways and Means. 1308 foreign adversary fraud. Science and Technology and Appropriations.
• A program that, by the way, has a 20% fraud rate. Point of voter. Point of order has been called.
• exercise their power, and that includes making it harder to rein in the ESA program, which has a 20% fraud
• My amendment would include gender identity and strike out political expression or political affiliation
• And if we're looking at this bill as a way to look at waste, fraud, and abuse, I would say that we need

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a journal approval, and recognitions including the Doctor of the Day and guests. Members also adopted a proclamation honoring National School Social Work Week, with remarks emphasizing the role of school social workers in student mental health, crisis intervention, and family support. The chamber then moved through first readings and multiple Committee of the Whole calendars. On the first calendar, the House considered HB 2123, HB 2140, and HB 2144, all dealing with gold and silver or child support beginning at pregnancy. HB 2123 and HB 2140 were amended and recommended do pass; HB 2144 drew debate over paternity, genetic testing, rape-related pregnancies, and whether support should begin before birth, but it also received a do-pass recommendation as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report and engrossed those bills. On a later calendar, the House advanced HB 2492 on urban growth boundaries, HB 2875 with clarifying amendments, HB 2946 on housing affordability and construction costs, and HB 4115 and HCR 2051 on ballot initiative petition rules and disclosure. Supporters said those measures would improve transparency and ensure Arizona initiatives are driven by residents, while opponents argued they would make it harder for citizens to qualify measures and would burden direct democracy. The House also considered HB 2175 on hate-crime law, HB 2270, HB 2416, HB 2495, HB 2557, HB 2697, HB 2940, and HB 4010. HB 2175 prompted a failed attempt to add a Garcia amendment that would have included gender identity and removed political affiliation from the hate-crime statute; the House later adopted the Committee of the Whole report without that amendment. HB 2557 was described as a medical-records bill changing timing from calendar days to business days, and HB 2697 was explained as a Good Samaritan-style measure extending protections for expired opioid antagonists such as Narcan. HB 2940 drew substantial opposition from Democrats and health advocates who said it would cut people off SNAP and Medicaid/Access and could violate pension protections, while the sponsor argued it would reduce ineligible enrollment and save money; it still advanced as amended. HB 4010 also advanced as amended. In the final portion, the House took up HB 2324, HB 2573, HB 2601, HB 2876, and HCR 2004. HCR 2004, on photo enforcement, was amended to allow cities with photo radar to put the issue to local voters; supporters framed it as a compromise and a local-choice measure, while opponents argued photo enforcement saves lives and reduces speeding-related crashes. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole reports, then reconsidered earlier failed bills HB 2055, HB 2150, HB 2426, and HB 2755. The chamber also passed several third-reading bills, including HB 2264 and HB 2373, while HB 2413 failed. The transcript ends amid debate and voting on HB 2862, a sentencing bill involving crimes committed while wearing a mask.