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• So, in the middle of the 20th century, our state and most states started to adopt laws.
• concern of of that early 20th century concern of of that early 20th century lawmaking. lawmaking
• specific insurance code and regulations. specific insurance code and regulations.
• <02:38:53.600> of lot younger in life called the code of lot younger in life called the code
• So, we're in the consumer protection uh code here.

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Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and received several committee reports and conference committee permissions. It also adopted a Senate resolution recognizing the 125th anniversary of Western Colorado University (SR 8) by a 35-0 vote, with remarks highlighting the university’s history, workforce role, mountain rescue team, athletics, and ties to Gunnison and the Western Slope. The resolution was adopted and co-sponsors were added. The chamber then took up third reading and final passage on several bills. Senate Bill 152, concerning automated vehicle identification systems, was amended on the floor with a technical correction and passed 32-3. House Bill 1322, creating civil actions related to conversion therapy efforts, prompted emotional testimony from Senator Mullica about his mother and passed 23-12. House Bill 1123, addressing sexual abuse prevention in jails, passed 27-8 after a technical amendment. House Bill 1226, reducing emissions from certain electric generating units, passed 22-13. House Bill 1076, modifying transportation statutes, passed 28-0, and House Bill 1207, requiring employer disclosure of demographic workforce data, passed 23-12. Senate Bill 115, a postconviction relief measure for certain older incarcerated people, was amended and debated at length. Supporters described it as narrowly tailored to a small number of eligible inmates and emphasized victim-rights protections and exclusions for serious offenses; opponents remained opposed. The bill ultimately passed 18-17. The Senate then approved a Committee of the Whole report advancing Senate Bill 181 and several House bills—1338, 1344, 1336 as amended, 1227, 1314, 1028, 1282, and 1317 as amended—to third reading and final passage, and later adopted the consent-calendar bills in special orders without objection.

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• Chair: Representative, you may explain your amendment with bar code 74787. Rep.
• In essence, what they did was take a page out of the Roman playbook, second century when they destroyed
• Only in the last century was it originally referred to as the West Bank.
• reclaiming territory lost to them due to habitat destruction and extreme hunting pressure in the last century

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• Founded in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams, Sweet Briar has spent more than a century preparing women
• spent<00:10:09.360> more<00:10:09.519> than<00:10:09.680> a<00:10:09.839> century
• Sweetbrier has spent more than a century Sweetbrier has spent more than a century preparing<00:10
• Union Calendar No. 484, H.R. 7084, a bill to amend Title 46, United States Code, with respect to the
• A bill to amend Title 46, United States Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, March 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And this is just codifying what we did, putting it in the code book, and cleaning up the errors. >> Yes
• This camp was a well-respected Christian camp with almost a century of experience.
• <00:40:31.839> of camp with almost a century of camp with almost a century of experience.
• So it's not informed consent, which is against the Nuremberg code.
• Nuremberg code. Nuremberg code.

Bills: SB174, SB39, SB40, SB206, SB200, HB169, HB345, HB381, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner

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• This year, the YMCA celebrates its 175th anniversary, almost two centuries of leadership in this country
• This year, the YMCA celebrates its hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary, almost two centuries of leadership
• And when I look at our education code, and the four inches thick that it is now, many of those rules,

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognitions for the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Thomas Clem of Lakeland, and a large YMCA delegation visiting for the organization’s 175th anniversary. Senators highlighted the YMCA’s youth leadership programs and community service, and the chamber entered a proclamation recognizing the YMCA’s long service and its work in community support, youth development, and public health efforts. The chamber then took up several bills on the special order calendar. Senate Bill 100 adopted the 2026 Florida Statutes and the 2025 regular session’s statute materials; Senate Bill 102 removed repealed provisions from the statutes; and Senate Bill 104, the general reviser’s bill, deleted obsolete language, updated cross-references, and corrected drafting errors. Each of those bills was advanced to third reading and passed unanimously, 36-0. Senators also passed Senate Bill 7010, which authorizes Roth post-tax contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans, also by a 36-0 vote. Senate Bill 320, relating to administrative efficiency in public schools, drew the most substantive policy discussion. Its sponsor said the bill would reduce district-level mandates, expand teacher apprenticeship pathways, create longer-term teacher contracts and certificates, streamline salary supplements and assessments, increase flexibility in district finances and Title I use, adjust facility planning requirements, and shift oversight of district-run VPK programs. The sponsor emphasized reducing bureaucracy while preserving accountability and focusing resources on students; the bill passed 36-0. The Senate also withdrew Senate Bill 1720 from further consideration, waived rules to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, and adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• These startups have changed in the 21st century.
• I mean, in the 21st century, we have to go from design to construction a lot faster than we're doing
• Section 3506 seeks to repeal Chapter 132 of the National Resource Code and withdraw its membership from
• Members, House Bill 3707. the criminal code and how we can further address the problems of oilfield theft
• Yeah, that's something that would be really, really... it would be in a different section of code, but

Bills: HB1647, HB2612, HB3125, HB3158, HB3240, HB3506, HB3516, HB3707

Keywords: carbon sequestration, environmental policy, Texas, energy, climate change, regulatory council, geothermal energy, workforce development, education and training, energy industry, apprenticeship, energy production, energy policy, renewable energy, state council, administrative law, public information, transparency, government accountability, judicial process

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• I will be bar code 5, 7, 0, 7, 3, 2, >> Thank you, Mr.
• All. >> The bar code 4, 5, 4, 7, 1, 8, the delete all Amendment.
• Code is 5, 1, 2, 7, 7, 4, Are there questions on the amendment? Seeing none.
• Mister chair that century.
• Did you have a question century? Yes, just got Jeff, because you come back.

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• May the next century be full of legacy.
• Some of the most consequential negotiations of the 21st century.
• And the consequences are real. not depend on your zip code. But today, not depend on your zip code.
• For more than a century, that truth was denied.
• For more than a century, that truth was denied.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• There may be an incidental line of Chinese code in some product you buy, but that's not covered by this
• In the early 1990s, Chinese scholars anticipated the global competition in the 21st century would include
• form to explore cross-agency collaborations, Medicaid waivers, potential statute or administrative code
• Fernandez, my understanding is that it would just say class D restricted, and then there might be a code
• I'm not exactly sure how that looks, so... ...and then there might be a code on the back.

Bills: HB2051, HB2114, HB2127, HB2134, HB2207, HB2574, HB2700, HB2800, HB2916

Keywords: AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, motorcycle registration, safety fund, education, awareness programs, low-income scholarships, motorcycle training, special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations met with all members present, approved the March 17, 2026 minutes, and announced its final hearing would be the following Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. The committee first heard HB 2134, the Arizona Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, which would bar state and critical infrastructure entities from contracting with Chinese companies for access to critical infrastructure, prohibit Chinese-produced software and equipment in certain systems, require annual certifications and reporting, and direct the Corporation Commission and DEMA to implement oversight and emergency communications measures. The sponsor and a witness argued the bill was a targeted national-security measure and a companion to federal efforts; concerns were raised about cost, overlap with federal law, and staffing, but the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 6-4 vote. The committee then considered HB 2051, which would require AHCCCS contractors, subject to CMS approval, to provide breastfeeding and lactation care services in multiple settings. Testimony from lactation consultants, researchers, advocates, and tribal representatives emphasized maternal and infant health benefits, access gaps, and potential Medicaid savings; AHCCCS and ADHS were neutral, with AHCCCS estimating a $1.8 million general fund cost and ADHS saying it could not absorb implementation costs. The committee adopted a 15-page amendment creating a voluntary state certification for lactation care providers and a DHS advisory committee, then passed the bill as amended on a 9-0 vote. HB 2700, creating a technology-first study committee on assistive technology for people with disabilities, also passed unanimously after testimony from disability advocates and a proposed amendment to add minority-party appointments was discussed but not voted on. HB 2800, which increases the penalty for knowingly lending a vehicle to a person with a DUI-related driving restriction if that person causes serious injury or death, drew extensive debate over whether the felony penalty was appropriate when the lender may not know the eventual outcome; after testimony from the sponsor and the victim’s widow, the bill passed 9-1. HB 2114, which uses motorcycle safety fund money for scholarships for rural and low-income riders and requires ADOT to issue motorcycle registrations only when an owner has a class M license, passed 10-0 amid concerns that the license language may need clarification on the floor. The committee then began HB 2127, an omnibus special-plates bill with multiple amendments, but discussion centered on whether one amendment was hostile and whether a community-college plate should be offered later; no final action on HB 2127 was taken in the portion provided.

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• This bill updates and modernizes Florida's probate code by clarifying when a curator may be appointed
• This is the 21st century, and somehow our newspapers in general circulation aren't quite what they were
• So this is an attempt to help solve that problem and bring us into the 21st century. ...to help solve
• that problem and bring us into the 21st century.
• So, ...the 21st century and we're going to allow this type of advertising.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee considered a long agenda of claims bills, housing and business measures, and court-administration legislation. It reported favorably several claims bills, including SB 20 for J.N., a minor, SB 14 for the estate of Pennial Janvier, SB 10 for Sidney Holmes, SB 8 for Marcus Button, SB 22 for Eric and Jennifer Miles, and SB 26 for Kristen and Leah McIntosh. Members also approved SB 520 on curators of estates, SB 386 on self-storage lien-sale notices, SB 362 on reusable tenant screening reports, SB 316 creating series LLCs in Florida, and SB 1650 and SB 1652 on vexatious litigants and related public-records issues. SB 248, expanding eligibility for private school and homeschool students to participate in FHSAA sports at public schools, also passed after amendment. Most of the claims bills were described as settled cases with amounts above sovereign-immunity limits, and several senators spoke in support of compensating victims of catastrophic injury or wrongful conviction. SB 10 drew comments about the 34 years Sidney Holmes spent incarcerated after a wrongful conviction, and SB 8 prompted discussion about the long delay in resolving Marcus Button’s injuries from a 2006 school-bus crash. SB 26 was presented as an uncontested claim arising from a DACS employee’s fatal crash that severely injured two teenage girls, and the committee adopted an amendment placing funds for the minor claimant into trust. The policy bills drew more substantive debate. SB 386 would let self-storage operators use websites instead of newspaper ads for lien-sale notices, with newspaper representatives opposing the change and storage-industry witnesses supporting modernization and lower costs. SB 362 would let renters reuse tenant screening reports for 30 days, with the sponsor saying it would reduce repeated application fees. SB 316 would authorize series LLCs while adding record-keeping protections, and SB 1650/1652 would broaden Florida’s vexatious-litigant rules and create a public-records exemption for certain stricken filings. SB 248 passed over concerns from private-school and public-education witnesses about instructional time, funding, and fairness in athletic participation. All measures were reported favorably, with recorded votes ranging from 7-2 on SB 248 to unanimous or near-unanimous support on the other bills.

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• And what this does, it allows for a one-time transfer from the 21st Century Fund to the Department of
• And I'm glad that we are stepping into the 21st century.
• Is there a 21st Century Board? I remember when we did this, it was in the mid-90s.
• From the 21st Century Fund.
• part of the 21st Century that we're not dealing with that are not a part of this particular bill.

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• item number two, which is SB 321 with Senate Amendment 1, an act to amend Title 26 of the Delaware Code
• agenda item number one, which is SB 9 with Senate Amendment 1, an act to amend Title 7 of the Delaware Code
• In fact, our founder, William Bancroft, at the turn of the 20th century, tasked us with three missions
• In fact, our founder, William Bancroft at the turn of the 20th century, tasked with three missions, affordable

Bills: SB9

Keywords: wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands, Delaware, environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon sink, permitting process

Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met to consider two Senate bills. SB 321, with Senate Amendment 1, would change community solar billing so subscribers receive one consolidated utility bill instead of separate bills from the utility and the solar provider. Supporters said the bill would simplify enrollment and payment, improve customer retention—especially for low-income customers—and include safeguards such as guaranteed savings and an escrow mechanism to prevent cost shifts to other ratepayers. After public testimony from solar developers, the Public Advocate, the Sierra Club, and others, the committee initially lacked enough members present to release the bill, so the vote was circulated to absent members and the bill was later reported out for floor action. The committee then heard SB 9, with Senate Amendment 1, a long-negotiated wetlands protection bill. The sponsor and DNREC explained that it would create a state non-tidal wetlands program with exemptions for certain agricultural, conservation, and routine activities, general permits for some lower-impact projects, and individual permits for higher-value wetlands. Witnesses described the bill as a compromise among environmental, agricultural, development, and local government stakeholders, while some members raised questions about flooding, landowner impacts, wetland delineation, and the role of the regulatory advisory committee. Public testimony was broadly supportive from environmental groups, the Farm Bureau, builders, engineers, and affordable housing advocates. The committee then voted to release SB 9 from committee. At the end of the meeting, members offered thanks and remarks recognizing the chair’s service and leadership on environmental and energy issues. Both bills were ultimately released from committee and reported out.

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• building energy code. building energy code.
• code work since the 1980s. code work since the 1980s.
• :21.320> um, building codes, um, building codes, um, electrical<00:31:22.720> code,<00:
• <00:31:46.240> is building code in Minnesota, the code is building code in Minnesota, the
• <00:40:35.000> So, building code. So, building code.

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• So after nearly a century of calls for change, California can now no longer afford to not respond to
• For over a century, we've inspected the problem.
• Under current law, Education Code Section 33043, the Governor is authorized to appoint a total of six
• Additionally, as shown on slide 11, Education Code Section 33143 currently authorizes the appointment
• We’re really not able to discuss a lot of ideas right now, but we’re not looking at hard language, code

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate Education and Budget Committee hearing focused on Governor Newsom’s education governance proposal, which would reorganize state K-12 education leadership by shifting day-to-day management of the Department of Education from the elected Superintendent of Public Instruction to a governor-appointed education commissioner, while giving the superintendent a more policy-focused role and voting seats on the State Board of Education and the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. Brooks Allen, for the State Board of Education and Governor’s office, argued the change would reduce fragmented authority, improve accountability, and align California with other states that use appointed chief education officials. Amber Alexander of the Department of Finance outlined the budget-neutral staffing transfers and transition timeline, and LAO analyst Sarah Cortez said the LAO supports the shift to an appointed commissioner but recommends Senate confirmation, clearer statutory duties, preserved legislative oversight, and a cost-neutral fiscal plan. Committee members raised substantial concerns about timing, constitutionality, voter expectations, and whether the proposal would actually improve student outcomes. Senator Cabaldon argued the change would effectively alter the meaning of the constitutionally created superintendent office during an election year without voter approval, and questioned whether governance restructuring has evidence of improving achievement or should instead yield savings. Other senators asked how the new structure would work in practice, who would be accountable if it failed, whether a governor-appointed commissioner was the best model, and whether local districts would truly see clearer lines of authority. Allen responded that the Legislature retains plenary authority over education, that the transition would be minimally disruptive, and that the proposal was designed to create a single line of management and clearer communication for local districts. The discussion also covered the Legislature’s role in curriculum and education policy. LAO staff explained that the Legislature has broad authority over education and can direct curriculum-related policy, though it has generally delegated detailed curriculum work to the State Board and the Instructional Quality Commission. Several senators said the current system already creates confusion for voters and local educators, while others argued the proposal adds another layer of bureaucracy and overpromises on results. No vote was taken at this hearing; members continued questioning witnesses and indicated the proposal would be examined further in later panels, including testimony from local education leaders.

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• The current UI eligibility formula is a half a century old and it both assumes and rewards workers who
• The current UI eligibility formula is a half a century old and it both assumes and rewards workers who
• It's been half a century since we rewrote the unemployment laws.
• In an ideal world, all employers would create safe environments for their employees, with clear codes
• The society, founded by this legislature in 1781, has served over two centuries to advance medical...

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hybrid public hearing with testimony on a wide range of labor, workforce, unemployment insurance, apprenticeship, disability services, farm labor, hospital staffing, and workplace harassment bills. Chairs Jake Oliveira and Paul McMurtry outlined hearing procedures, limited testimony to two minutes, and noted written testimony would be accepted after the hearing. Committee members and staff were introduced throughout the session as witnesses arrived in person or remotely. A major portion of the hearing focused on unemployment insurance legislation. Greater Boston Legal Services, the AFL-CIO, and Rep. Joan Meschino supported bills to adjust UI eligibility for workers with fluctuating schedules and to streamline waivers and write-offs for non-fault overpayments, arguing the current system unfairly denies benefits or burdens workers who were not at fault. They also backed bills calling for more oversight and resources for the Division of Unemployment Assistance, citing persistent delays in benefit payments. NFIB opposed the UI changes, warning that the trust fund is headed toward insolvency and arguing the bills would worsen the system’s finances. Rep. Meschino and committee members emphasized that the proposals were meant to protect good-faith claimants and did not apply to fraud. Another large set of bills addressed wages, workforce development, and working conditions. Testimony supported raising and modernizing direct care wages to address severe staffing shortages in human services and disability services, with advocates from the Massachusetts Developmental Disability Council, The Arc of Massachusetts, parents of adults with disabilities, and a direct care worker describing how low pay and turnover harm people needing support. The committee also heard support for apprenticeship-related bills from the AFL-CIO and the Carpenters, while Associated Builders and Contractors opposed mandatory apprenticeship ratios and urged changes to align them with licensing laws. Farm worker advocates supported a bill to raise farm labor standards, including minimum wage, paid breaks, and paid time off, while the Farm Bureau opposed parts of it beyond the minimum wage increase. The hearing also featured testimony on workplace harassment training, overtime protections, hospital mandatory overtime, suicide prevention signage on construction sites, and a proposal to update the Massachusetts Medical Society’s mission language from “citizens” to “people.” Labor groups, educators, and compliance trainers strongly supported mandatory annual sexual harassment training, saying it would improve workplace culture and reduce harm. SEIU 1199 supported extending the hospital nurse mandatory overtime ban to the broader hospital workforce. Witnesses on the suicide prevention bill described personal losses in construction and recovery work and urged posting 988 information on job sites. The committee took no votes during the hearing; witnesses repeatedly asked for favorable reports, and members asked follow-up questions on UI calculations, apprenticeship ratios, small-business impacts, and emergency exceptions for hospital staffing.

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• The amendment is coded A-3. Representative Johnson will explain the amendment.
• The amendment is coded A-5.
• The amendment is coded A-B-C-D-E.
• The amendment is coded A-9.
• By the seventh century, he was revered as a patron and a saint of Ireland.

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• Bar code 9, 4, 0, 1, 0, 1, You're recognized to explain that amendment. >> Thank you, Mr.
• A century-old racing circuit.
• place now that Vince install 12 or 15 years ago does not mean that meets the requirements of today's code
• Century and Sen. Yes. Macfarlane. Yes. Miller. Yes. Nixon, Oliver. Yeah. Overdorf no, ma'am.
• So bar Code 8, 8, 1, 9, 3, 7, You're recognized. >> Thank you, Mr.

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• AB 930 updates the California's elections code to reflect how people actually vote today, especially
• AB 930 updates and aligns election code with modern election processes and procedures.
• Section of vote-by-mail election code to match vote-by-mail acceptance periods that were updated in AB
• Let's bring California elections into the 20th and 21st centuries by allowing electronic signatures for
• A century later, we've come full circle.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The startups are, they're, uh, they've changed, you know, the 21st century.
• I mean, in the 21st century we, we have to go from, from design to construction a lot faster than we're
• House Bill 3506 seeks to repeal Chapter 132 of the National Resource Code and withdraw its membership
• Members, House Bill 3707 addresses the criminal code and how we can further address the problems of oilfield
• Yeah, that's something that would be really, really be in a different section of code, but as we're what

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• industry, and the relationship between our industry and our agents has worked for consumers for a century
• shouldn't be and to allow that business model to continue to serve New Jersey consumers for another century
• the treatment of licensed insurance agents. industry and our agents has worked for consumers for a century
• joined the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, I took an oath to adhere to a code
• And this business model has worked for centuries. Again, I work for National Life.

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