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• Uh, 7:25 for Center Mark at 8:25 at night, Not Your Average Joe.
• provides supports for individuals with disabilities either on the Medicaid provider, which is what Mark
• They established some benchmarks to ensure they were moving towards the five-year mark of no longer having

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• Mark Finchem, Chairman. Senator Finchem. Thank you, Mr. President Pro Tem.
• Mark Finchem, Chairman. Senator Finchem. Thank you, Mr. President Pro Tem.
• Mark Finchem, Chairman. Senator Finchem. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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Summary: The Senate met with 28 members present and approved the journal, then took up several motions to recall or reconsider previously passed House bills, including HB 2035, HB 2249, and HB 2192. The chamber then resolved into Committee of the Whole to consider a series of bills and memorials. Major floor action centered on HB 2248, a public health bill restricting medical intervention requirements; HB 2313, relating to teacher strikes and remote instruction; HB 2379 and HB 2380, both dealing with school district governing boards; HB 2720, relating to prostitution assessment and the anti-trafficking fund; HB 2873, concerning local government referendum petitions; and several memorials and resolutions on foreign policy, education, water, and energy. HB 2248 drew the most debate, with supporters arguing for parental and individual choice and opponents warning it would undermine public health protections, especially for children, immunocompromised people, and patients in schools and medical settings. Amendments were adopted in committee, and the bill advanced. HB 2379 and HB 2380 also prompted extended debate over school board training and livestreaming requirements, with opponents calling them unfunded mandates or attacks on democracy and supporters emphasizing transparency and fiscal responsibility. HB 2873 was heavily discussed as a Marana-specific referendum measure tied to a local data center dispute; supporters said stakeholders agreed to the language, while opponents said it was an end run around voters and pending court proceedings. In third reading, the Senate passed HB 2118 on mobile food vendors, HCM 2009 on mineral access and federal land withdrawals, HCR 2015 on school physical activity and dietary guidelines, HCR 2020 on housing outside designated service areas with assured water supply, HCR 2057 supporting next-generation geothermal energy, and HB 2248, HB 2379, and HB 2380. The chamber also passed HCM 2001 and HCM 2002 urging federal terrorist designations for the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR, and HCR 2047 recognizing Judea and Samaria. These memorials and resolutions drew strong opposition from senators who said they targeted Muslims, promoted religious or ideological messaging, or were not based on adequate evidence. The Senate also adopted a House request to adjourn after April 22 and then adjourned until April 21, 2026 at 10 a.m.

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• I think that there is no question mark on severity, and that's really based upon the fire marshal's recommendations
• Would they have to mark someplace, you know, say that there was visible damage to the front... ...have
• to mark someplace, you know, say that there was visible damage to the front right or whatever.

Summary: The Transportation Committee met with a quorum and first took up SB 1362 on advanced air mobility. Senator Harrell described the bill as creating a framework for vertiports and eVTOL operations, including DOT oversight, vertiport licensing, preemption of local design and operational regulation, and limited liability protections. An amendment was adopted that removed the bill’s sales tax exemptions and narrowed the sovereign immunity language so it would apply only to vertiports co-located at airports, aligning the bill more closely with the House companion. Supporters from eVTOL companies praised Florida’s leadership and the regulatory clarity, while the Florida Justice Association urged caution about extending immunity to unproven entities. The committee then reported the bill favorably. The committee next considered SB 260 on storage and cleanup of electric vehicles after crashes. An amendment narrowed the bill to EVs with visible battery or battery-compartment damage or saltwater submersion, clarified that the fee applies to storage rather than towing, and tied the proposal to existing fire marshal rules requiring damaged EVs to be stored away from structures. Insurance and rental-car industry representatives supported the narrowed approach but asked for more data reporting, clearer limits on cleanup language, and safeguards against overcharging or cost shifting. The bill was debated as a response to the space and safety burdens placed on tow operators, and it was reported favorably after amendment. The committee also approved SB 1352, which creates a secure online portal for license plate seizure/confiscation processing, allows disabled veterans to retain their DV plate alphanumeric designation, authorizes immediate issuance of DV plates by tax collectors, bans license plate covers/overlays that obscure plates, and routes online driver license/ID renewals to the customer’s county tax collector with service fees remitted accordingly. SB 1370 was reported favorably as well; it closes a loophole so drivers who never had a license can still be treated similarly to suspended-license offenders for habitual traffic offender purposes after repeated offenses. Finally, the committee considered SB 1220, FDOT’s transportation package, which included updates to trail prioritization, SunTrail materials and sponsorships, seaport and airport resilience planning, drone delivery and personnel delivery device provisions, LiDAR coordination, turnpike toll programming changes, and felony penalties for damaging autonomous vehicles. An amendment removed some provisions, including digital driver license authorization and the rapid rail transit compact, and added advanced air mobility corridor language and an FDOT study on alternative-fuel revenue impacts; after support from several stakeholders, the committee reported the bill favorably and adjourned.

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• Mark Delagall, the doctor's company, waving in opposition. Barbara DeVance, waving in opposition.
• Mark Stevens, ACLU. Thank you for being here. Mark Stevens, ACLU. You're recognized.

Summary: The Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee met to consider one measure, PCS for HB 289, which would amend Florida’s wrongful death statute to allow parents of an unborn child to recover damages for the child’s wrongful death and to include parents in the definition of survivors. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give parents a remedy when a wrongful act, negligence, breach of contract, or breach of warranty causes the loss of an unborn child, while also preserving existing protections for lawful medical care and the mother. Members questioned the bill extensively about the meaning of “survivors,” whether it could reach surrogacy situations, friends or family who assist someone in obtaining abortion care, paternity issues, and whether abusive or unqualified fathers could bring claims. The sponsor repeatedly said the bill is limited to parents, does not authorize suits against the mother or lawful medical providers, and would still require the normal wrongful death procedures, including appointment of a personal representative. He cited Duncan v. Flynn as the case holding that current law does not allow recovery for the death of an unborn child. Representative Gottlieb offered an amendment modeled on criminal-law protections, aimed at expanding explicit immunity for a pregnant woman and for persons providing medical care or abortion-related conduct with consent. Supporters of the amendment said it would better align civil law with criminal protections; opponents argued it was overly broad and could shield unlicensed conduct. The amendment failed on a voice vote. Public testimony was divided, with supporters from pro-life and Catholic organizations backing the bill and some asking to remove the health care exemption, while opponents from ACLU, Equality Florida, Planned Parenthood affiliates, Florida Voice for the Unborn, Voices of Florida, and others warned the bill could chill reproductive health care, increase liability for doctors and hospitals, and invite lawsuits involving surrogates, family members, and abortion-related care. In debate, supporters said the bill simply recognizes the value of unborn children and gives parents a remedy for wrongful loss, while opponents argued it could create unintended consequences in family law, surrogacy, IVF, and medical practice, and could empower abusive partners or rapists. After closing remarks, the committee voted 13 yeas and 3 nays to report PCS for HB 289 favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Redistricting is not supposed to happen at the five-year mark.
• as districts that concentrate a lot of non-white voters, which is actually my district, I live in Mark
• is one of the ones that would be affected by this redistricting, has been represented right now by Mark

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• If the paper is perforated or marked, each individual square is considered one abuse unit.
• However, if the paper is not perforated or marked, the law defines an abuse unit as one, as each quarter-inch
• However, if the paper is not perforated or marked, the law defines an abuse unit as one, as each quarter-inch

Summary: The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met with a quorum and heard a series of Senate bills, generally receiving sponsor explanations and, in most cases, no public testimony. SB 2595 would create a Class B misdemeanor for harassing, threatening, or intimidating someone while intentionally concealing identity with a mask, with broad affirmative defenses for legitimate mask use; SB 1980 would increase penalties for assaulting peace officers, parole officers, and community supervision officers and add related presumptions and interference protections; and SB 1896 would require magistrates to issue emergency protective orders in certain family violence, sexual assault, stalking, and aggravated cases, with law enforcement required to provide needed information. All three were left pending. The committee also heard SB 955, which increases trafficking of persons from a second-degree to a first-degree felony when the victim was recruited from a correctional facility, and SB 614, which would let the Texas Forensic Science Commission refer dismissed complaints to the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs when they reference a prior FSC report; both were left pending. Members then heard several forensic and criminal procedure bills. SB 1372 would resolve a discovery/access conflict involving the DPS crime lab portal by limiting portal access to defense attorneys rather than defendants directly, prompting questions from members about access for pro se defendants; DPS’s chief crime lab witness testified neutrally. SB 1936 would change the LSD “abuse unit” definition for unmarked/unperforated paper from a square-measurement method to a 10-milligram weight standard, and SB 1937 would require a subject matter expert from the testing lab to participate in pretrial meetings in capital cases involving biological evidence to help identify viable testing and conserve resources. SB 2580 would lower the population threshold for sheriff’s departments to independently use tracking equipment and access certain communications from 3.3 million to 500,000, expanding the authority beyond Harris County; it was described as a public safety and emergency response measure and left pending. The committee also considered SB 2798, which would extend the statute of limitations for certain financial crimes from three years to seven years, with testimony from a Montgomery County assistant district attorney supporting the change because fraud is often discovered late. SB 1099 would increase penalties for felony offenses committed by undocumented or unauthorized aliens, but drew strong opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project, which argued immigration is a federal matter and that the bill would create difficult and potentially unfair status determinations for local courts; members raised concerns about the lack of an expert-testimony requirement. SB 1278 would create an affirmative defense to prostitution prosecution for trafficking victims compelled by their traffickers to commit the conduct, and testimony from advocates and a member’s personal account emphasized the coercive, traumatic nature of trafficking; members discussed whether the defense should be narrower or framed as mitigation, and the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 127 would extend the statute of limitations for failure to report or conceal child abuse, with members discussing mandatory reporting duties and the need to allow more time for delayed discovery of cover-ups; it too was left pending before the committee adjourned.

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• The chair calls Mark Thiessen, representing himself. OK.
• You are registered as Mark Thiessen, representing yourself. You're on for or against the bill?
• People say, "Mark, how can you represent DWI clients?"

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• this is the very first time I recall sitting on a committee where the committee had no opportunity to mark
• If this had been a conference committee, obviously, there's no opportunity to mark up that bill.
• And so I believe, you know, if this is rare that we wouldn't have had this opportunity to mark things

Bills: HF2435

Keywords: healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health

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• The chair calls Mark Westerman.
• My name is Mark Westerman, CPA from Victoria here on tax day, so it's important. I'm in.
• The vehicle is clearly marked for transporting malt beverages.

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• Mark Frazenhah is second, and Kenneth Flippen, you're 3rd. Michael D.
• All right, Mark Fresen. I'm sorry, sir.
• My name's Mark Friesenhan.

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• Mark Frazenhan is second, and Kenneth Flippen, you're third. Michael DiLosano, I have you.
• All right, Mark Friesenhain, I'm sorry, sir, Friesenhain.
• My name is Mark Friesenhahn.

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• JESSICA WAIVING AGAINST, CHRIS WAIVING AGAINST, MARK JEFFRIES WAIVING AGAINST.
• THE CHIEF WILL COME FORWARD AND THEY WILL TALK ABOUT OPERATIONAL ISSUES. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE MARK JEFFRIES
• NEXT WE HAVE MARK JEFFRIES AGAINST REPRESENTING ORANGE COUNTY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• In a session that's marked to be about educational freedom and choice, this bill is not any different
• And there it demonstrates that there's a marked improvement in student outcomes.
• And you talked about your, your benchmark mark scores are up.

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

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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• Good morning, Representative Christine Chandler (member_12846), Representative Mark Duncan (member_13964
• We don't need any more red marks against New Mexico.
• We only need marks that are going to say we want you here. We welcome you to be here.

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• I pray their deliberations be marked by civility and compassion.
• The CEO, Allison O'Toole, formerly worked for Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and U.S.
• were forcefully taken from their homeland and brought to the Americas in 1619, their journey was marked

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• Through years marked honored them all.
• This milestone marks an extraordinary lifetime of military service and leadership.
• 07:27:24.080> uh milestone marks an extraordinary uh milestone marks an extraordinary uh lifetime
• This week marks 5 years since his passing, but his words are more important than ever.
• This week marks 5 years since his passing, but his words are more important than ever.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Egleston have left a<00:39:32.240> incredible<00:39:32.800> lasting<00:39:33.200> mark
• c><00:39:33.599> not<00:39:33.760> only<00:39:33.920> on a incredible lasting mark
• mark through community initiatives. mark through community initiatives.
• by a breakdown of law and order, marked by a breakdown of law and order, intersectarian<08:22:00.320
• Speaker, tomorrow, May 8th, marks 80 years since Nazi Germany surrendered to America and its allies.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• give a little wave when I say your name: Senator Crighton, Senator Edwards, Senator Oliveira, Senator Mark
• I want to thank everyone for joining us here today as today marks the first legislative step in our FY27
• over the past three years, we've worked together collaboratively and constructively through a period marked
• And I'm grateful to Mark Nunley from Bain and Dan Canary, founder of Harpoon Brewery, who are sharing
• the day meeting with stakeholders in the city of Newton, including their newly inaugurated mayor, Mark

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Summary: The joint budget hearing opened the FY27 budget process with remarks from the Senate and House Ways and Means chairs, who described the fiscal outlook as challenging because of slow revenue growth, rising health care and other costs, and uncertainty from federal policy changes. Governor Healey and Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz then presented House 2, a $62.8 billion budget that they said grows by about 1% and does not raise taxes or fees. They emphasized affordability, fiscal discipline, protection of core services, and continued investment in education, transportation, housing, child care, health care, and public safety. The administration also discussed a separate bill to delay and phase in certain federal tax-code changes from the so-called OB3 law, especially research and experimental expense provisions, to reduce immediate budget impacts and preserve competitiveness. A major portion of the hearing focused on education and municipal aid. The administration said House 2 provides about $7.6 billion for Chapter 70 aid, fully funds the final year of the Student Opportunity Act, increases special education circuit breaker funding, and raises rural school aid. Senators and representatives from both parties raised concerns that Chapter 70 and other aid formulas are not equitable for small, rural, and low-wealth communities and are not keeping pace with inflation, and several called for broader review of the formula and related funding streams. The governor and secretary said they are open to further discussion, pointed to additional support through rural aid, special education, transportation reimbursements, and minimum aid, and said total Student Opportunity Act investment would reach about $2.1 billion over the life of the law. Transportation, housing, and fair share spending were also central topics. The administration said fair share revenues are being used holistically, with education-heavy spending in the operating budget and transportation-heavy spending in the supplemental budget, and estimated the overall split to date at roughly 57% education and 43% transportation. They highlighted MBTA stabilization, regional transit authority support, microtransit, fare-free regional transit, and bridge and commuter rail investments, while noting the MBTA remains a major fiscal concern. On housing, the governor stressed production, permitting reform, ADUs, down-payment assistance, and support for public housing authorities, while lawmakers pressed for more funding for local housing authorities and for ways to address out-migration, energy costs, and affordability. The governor also said the administration will not withhold fire safety grants from communities over MBTA Communities Act noncompliance and will handle such issues case by case. No votes were taken at the hearing; it was an informational presentation and question-and-answer session.

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• I would defer to Mark if he would be willing to talk about it, but I understand that.
• I would defer to Mark if he would be willing to talk about it, but I understand that.
• I would defer to Mark if he would be willing to talk about it, but I understand that.
• I would defer to Mark if he would be willing to talk about it, but I understand that.
• For the record, Mark Manganello, Bureau of School Finance, Department of Education.

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• Mark Gonzalez, we are going to take the, or entertain a motion on the file item number one.
• My name is Meg Madden-Arader-Mark.
• Mark, the evangelist, whose gospel reminds us again and again that faith is not passive.
• In Mark 12 31, Jesus says you shall love your neighbor as yourself.
• Hello this is Maya from Mark with Cadingo in strong support of this bill.

Keywords: 988, house, all