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• If the AG is successful in the legal action, the comptroller shall deposit the sum of the collected money
• Why would any... doesn't that remove any city's ability to actually challenge an AG decision because
• And it creates an adversarial position there where the AG is on behalf of the state.
• To cure, prior to any AG action is very reasonable.
• This process... and we've talked about how when the suit is filed by the AG, that...

Bills: HB5691 , SB427 , SB2623 , SB2858

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: municipal management district, bonds, assessments, property taxes, economic development, eminent domain, special district, SB 427, local government, political subdivision, state loan, state grant, financial reporting, annual financial statement, annual report, county report, municipal finance, water district, municipality, county auditor

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• I was obviously an athlete before the age of social media.
• Act, which created a knowledge standard framework that uses age signals to send a user's age range from
• AB 1856 will help further these goals by clarifying the age assurance framework.
• integrates websites into the Digital Age Assurance Act.
• and loaded in that operating system, and that becomes the age.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection heard several bills focused on privacy, AI, surveillance, and consumer protections. AB 302 would bar schools from excluding students from extracurricular activities because they do not use social media and would require schools to use at least one non-addictive means of contacting students and parents; it drew support from Common Sense Media and no opposition. AB 1705, the Reclaim Act, would require websites hosting non-consensual pornography to verify consent before upload; district attorneys and the Commission on the Status of Women supported it, while TechNet and CCIA opposed or raised concerns. AB 2007 would separate parental consent for a child’s image/likeness from general program enrollment forms in youth programs; educators supported it, while local government and parks groups raised implementation and penalty concerns. AB 2212 would update higher education sexual harassment definitions to include tech-facilitated harassment such as cyberbullying, doxing, and nudification-related abuse; students and advocacy groups strongly supported it, with no opposition. AB 1837 would extend transit agencies’ authority to use camera enforcement in bus-only lanes and at transit stops, with privacy retention limits and human review; transit agencies supported it, while some senators expressed concern about automated enforcement and surveillance, and the bill was placed on call after a split vote. AB 2392 would create an intersegmental higher education working group on generative AI training and procurement standards; it passed 5-0 after amendments removed prerequisites tying AI deployment to completion of the report. The consent calendar was also approved on call. Later, AB 1798 would prohibit life and disability insurers from using non-diagnostic genetic information in underwriting; supporters argued it protects privacy and encourages testing, while insurers opposed the bill as undermining risk-based underwriting, and it advanced on a 3-0 vote on call. Finally, AB 1883 would restrict workplace use of emotion-recognition and neural-data surveillance tools; labor and privacy advocates supported it, employers and local agencies raised safety and litigation concerns, and it passed 3-0 to Labor after narrowing amendments.

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• age 66.
• The normal retirement age is lower than the normal retirement age for the PERA general plan, and the
• The normal retirement age again is lower than the normal retirement age for the MSRS general plan, but
• /c> the normal retirement age for the PERA the normal retirement age for the PERA general<00:56:16.680
• </c> plan starts to shift the retirement age plan starts to shift the retirement age from<01:18:11.000

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• And two years ago, the average age was 38 years old.
• And if you go back a decade or so ago, it was in the mid to late 20s was the average age.
• /c><00:02:43.120><c> was</c><00:02:43.360><c> the</c><00:02:43.519><c> average</c><00:02:43.840><c> age
• </c> the mid to late 20s was the average age. the mid to late 20s was the average age.
• Now, again, the average age a homeowner.

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• now, the state of New Mexico requires the state to provide public education to a student up to the age
• So it would be any student who is not currently enrolled in school and is of school age up to the age
• OK, Madam Chair, so that would be any student not currently enrolled in school from ages, we could say
• We also did after-age programming for students so that they could come back to school because we had
• Students that are trying to find their way, especially at that vulnerable age.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• Amazon, Walmart, they sell canisters to anyone regardless of their age.
• And so this bill would fix that by setting the required age to purchase nitrous oxide to 21.
• Chair Hughes mentioned, seeks to prohibit the sale of nitrous oxide to individuals under 21 years of age
• used in these procedures, it's really only 30 to 70%... 70% but right now the availability of all ages
• it's not that nitrous oxide hasn't been around, but the accessibility, the lack of restrictions on age

Bills: SB18 , SB19 , SB666 , SB688 , SB707 , SB888 , SB 18 , SB 19

Committee: Senate State Affairs

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• The world over is mourning the loss of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21st, 2025, at the age
• , and he accepted his calling at the age of 16.
• It is probably not a widely known fact that at a young age he had a respiratory infection that caused
• Why not just have the AG pick up the case?
• No new revenue period if the AG wins the case.

Bills: HCR35 , SJR59 , SJR84 , SCR30 , SB127 , SB317 , SB324 , SB457 , SB506 , SB511 , SB529 , SB547 , SB584 , SB619 , SB636 , SB646 , SB659 , SB715 , SB732 , SB735 , SB771 , SB784 , SB800 , SB801 , SB904 , SB1026 , SB1049 , SB1065 , SB1181 , SB1224 , SB1250 , SB1383 , SB1467 , SB1524 , SB1528 , SB1531 , SB1568 , SB1585 , SB1640 , SB1681 , SB1754 , SB1757 , SB1777 , SB1972 , SB1980 , SB2007 , SB2041 , SB2046 , SB2050 , SB2055 , SB2069 , SB2080 , SB2119 , SB2138 , SB2139 , SB2154 , SB2201 , SB2225 , SB2268 , SB2306 , SB2308 , SB2310 , SB2330 , SB2366 , SB2375 , SB2392 , SB2401 , SB2422 , SB2480 , SB2514 , SB2530 , SB2533 , SB2543 , SB2544 , SB2589 , SB2610 , SB2615 , SB2623 , SB2660 , SB2662 , SB2693 , SB2695 , SB2707 , SB2722 , SB2742 , SB2753 , SB2807 , SB2843 , SB2844 , SB2858 , SB2880 , SB2885 , SB2891 , SB2925 , SB2938 , SB2986 , SJR3 , SJR18 , SB5 , SB914 , SB963 , SB1197 , SB1415 , SB1437 , SB1786 , SB326 , SB767 , SB769 , SB783 , SB1035 , SB1271 , SB1619 , SB1637 , SB1806 , SB1 , SB260 , HB135 , HB 1109 , HCR35 , HCR64 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SJR84 , SJR59 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SCR48 , SCR19 , SCR30 , SCR3 , SB2023 , SB619 , SB2742 , SB646 , SB1026 , SB2880 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB1502 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1376 , SB1585 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1163 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB261 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB529 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB1999 , SB511 , SB2309 , SB510 , SB584 , SB1085 , SB2046 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB1524 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB517 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB1863 , SB2681 , SB2200 , SB2199 , SB1757 , SB2050 , SB2458 , SB2201 , SB2660 , SB2662 , SB1065 , SB801 , SB2533 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB1721 , SB2366 , SB1013 , SB2797 , SB2383 , SB1754 , SB2119 , SB2448 , SB1777 , SB1283 , SB2392 , SB2076 , SB2786 , SB2876 , SB2284 , SB2225 , SB1540 , SB2929 , SB1972 , SB2540 , SB2595 , SB2217 , SB715 , SB2330 , SB1383 , SB500 , SB1640 , SB2001 , SB2080 , SB506 , SB2514 , SB2753 , SB2398 , SB1241 , SB2927 , SB2173 , SB2538 , SB898 , SB1449 , SB2529 , SB1531 , SB2846 , SB2476 , SB986 , SB1181 , SB2075 , SB2154 , SB2864 , SB1359 , SB2386 , SB771 , SB2844 , SB2550 , SB1351 , SB1423 , SB1931 , SB2245 , SB2589 , SB2707 , SB2807 , SB410 , SB659 , SB2776 , SB2693 , SB2580 , SB1980 , SB1886 , SB1234 , SB739 , SB456 , SB127 , SB1666 , SB2843 , SB2801 , SB800 , SB2055 , SB784 , SB2986 , SB735 , SB1012 , SB324 , SB2926 , SB2938 , SB2007 , SB2138 , SB1242 , SB2615 , SB1049 , SB2310 , SB1224 , SB2972 , SB1568 , SB2841 , SB2885 , SB3016 , SB2858 , SB2610 , SB2139 , SB1856 , SB2035 , SB2308 , SB2306 , SB2041 , SB1528 , SB1681 , SB1141 , SB2401 , SB2530 , SB2375 , SB547 , SB1266 , SB1373 , SB1467 , SB2069 , SB2269 , SB2480 , SB2544 , SB672 , SB904 , SB2695 , SB2891 , SB2422 , SB2543 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB2539 , SB2532 , SB2925 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB2203 , SB457 , SB2357 , SB2721 , SB243 , SB1285 , SB2568 , SB1959 , SB1442 , SB1454 , SB2520 , SB2541 , SB1708 , SB1237 , SB1844 , SB1586 , HB1392 , HB22 , SB1551 , SB3039 , SB2819 , SB66 , SB629 , SB1015 , SB2342 , SB2903 , SB2933 , SB1965 , SB2477 , SB3029 , SB2605 , SB2419 , SB1957 , SB375 , SB250 , SB777 , SB628 , SB2523 , SB2367 , SB2703 , SB2608 , SB2778 , SB3044 , SB2965 , SB2521 , SB865

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• The other thing is that we are now assessing children at an earlier age.
• start addressing those earlier, and a lot of those efforts are starting at the very, very earliest age
• And we feel that if we really use interventions at that earlier age, that will counteract some of the
• you know in kindergarten uh earlier age you know in kindergarten uh they<00:02:20.160><c> are</c><00
• yeah now you mentioned that we're age yeah now you mentioned that we're catching<00:02:47.239><c> up

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• My name is Trinh Phan with Justice in Aging.
• That aging population is also becoming more ethnically and racially diverse.
• All of these efforts are consistent with and uplifted by the Master Plan for Aging.
• 55 and older, and expand the program to include all ages.
• Include all ages so that everyone at the table has enough to eat.

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• My own sister aged out of foster care last year.
• Like many other youths here, I aged out of the foster care system.
• </c> had moved without me even after aging had moved without me even after aging out<01:28:47.199><c>
• Judith Jones, from New Futures, said she is the healthy aging policy coordinator.
• , and that she also does advocacy for the New Hampshire Alliance for Healthy Aging.

Summary: Division 3 Finance held a work session to move through five bills before noon, noting one member’s early departure and adjusting the order of bills accordingly. The first item, HB 54, would allow some alternative treatment centers in the medical cannabis system to operate for profit. Members discussed a fiscal note showing a one-time $133,000 cost, which was described as a Division 1 budget item to be handled through HB 2 rather than directly in Division 3. After discussion about keeping Division 1 informed and the distinction between retaining a bill versus funding it, the committee voted unanimously to retain HB 54 for further finance work and conversion into HB 2. The committee then took up HB 547, concerning reimbursement to counties for enhanced FMAP funds during the COVID period. The chair summarized the issue as federal enhanced Medicaid matching funds that were received by the state before authority existed to pass them through to counties, creating a disputed amount owed to counties. County representatives said the money should have gone to counties and clarified the relevant time period, while the department did not take a position. The chair proposed retaining the bill and moving it into HB 2, with discussion of a possible four-year repayment structure in equal annual installments. The committee agreed to retain the bill for continued work in the budget process. During the HB 547 discussion, members also clarified the fiscal and accounting details, including that the fiscal note had not been widely available and that some figures in the note should be treated as county revenue rather than county expenditure. Testimony explained that the enhanced FMAP increased from 50 percent to 56.2 percent, and that the state’s and counties’ shares of claims were affected by the timing of the federal change and the later state authorization. The committee emphasized that the issue was complex and budget-dependent, and that retaining the bill would allow further negotiation and incorporation into HB 2 rather than immediate final action.

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• The ages of 25.
• might be different as they age.
• The meeting right now is about age gating. It's age restrictions and age gating, right?
• Age limit of 21.
• them, with certain ages?

Bills: HB5

Committee: House Public Health

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• I would also question why does this bill now include adults, those below the age of 65 years of age,
• I would also question why does this bill now include adults, those below the age of 65 years of age,
• I would also question why does this bill now include adults, those below the age of 65 years of age,
• 65 years of age versus the age of 65 years of age versus the previously<01:03:34.240><c> mentioned</
• Thank you. under age 65. That's all it is. It's to under age 65. That's all it is.

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• </c> around our schools even at at Young ages around our schools even at at Young ages and<00:44:25.599
• Is it a way to make it age appropriate?
• </c> um is it a way to make it age um is it a way to make it age appropriate<00:49:53.640><c> yeah</c
• </c> say age say age appropriate<00:50:15.400><c> but</c><00:50:15.599><c> I</c><00:50:15.720><c> think
• And making sure that they're age appropriate.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Chair Storm, would protect parents and prospective parents with disabilities by barring disability alone from being the sole basis for denying an adoption petition or terminating parental rights. Testimony from Judge Marcus Vanover and Crystal Adams described the bill as a product of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health and its work groups, cited Kentucky and national cases and federal ADA guidance, and said the bill would require consideration of supportive services, clearer documentation, retention of records, and conforming language changes. Senator Carroll asked how the bill would apply to a hypothetical adult child with special needs; witnesses said the bill is aimed at adoption and termination proceedings where the Cabinet is already involved, not proactive service requests. The committee approved SB 26 by a unanimous 7-0 vote and sent it to the floor with favorable expression. The committee next considered Senate Bill 64, also sponsored by Chair Storm, which would expand the definition of key infrastructure assets to include telecommunications services such as telephone lines and broadband and make damaging, tampering with, or rendering those services inoperable a Class D felony. Representatives from Charter/Spectrum and AT&T testified that copper theft and vandalism have increasingly damaged fiber and other facilities, citing more than 20 incidents in Kentucky in 2024 affecting over 30,000 customers and diverting resources from broadband expansion. The committee adopted a committee substitute and then passed SB 64 by a 7-0 vote with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 73, sponsored by Senator Julie Adams, which would create a felony offense for sexual extortion, allow victims or their representatives to bring civil actions, include the offense in Kentucky’s sex-crime definitions, and require school-based notification and education efforts along with resource information for students. Senator Adams and witness Lady T. Thompson described sextortion as a fast-growing online crime targeting minors, often through social media, gaming, and messaging apps, and argued that stronger penalties and prevention efforts are needed. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on SB 73.

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• of state legislatures and the Department of Justice for the 1990 redistricting data program, voting-age
• population of individuals 18 years of age or over was added to the cross-tabulation. 18 years of age
• Voting age is needed when evaluating redistricting plans for compliance with the Voting Rights Act.
• I'll refer to citizen voting age as CVAP.
• I'll refer to citizen voting age as CVAP.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on the Census

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• the bill does is that it prevents retailers and pharmacies from asking for identification to prove age
• , knowing that there is no age-verification law in California.
• Despite the fact that there are no age requirements for condom or contraceptive purchases, students in
• I also disagree that if an individual gets pregnant at that age, they won't be successful.
• Gets pregnant at that age, they won't be successful.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several Senate bills focused on student health, access, equity, and career preparation. SB 608 by Sen. Menjivar would expand access to condoms and related sexual health resources for students in grades 7–12 and direct the Department of Education to align with the California Healthy Youth Act. Supporters argued the bill would help address high STI rates among youth and remove barriers to access, while opponents raised concerns about parental authority, local control, and encouraging early sexual activity. The bill was approved on a 6-1 vote and sent to the Health Committee. SB 965 by Sen. Blakespear would prohibit libraries from requiring a parent to be physically present for a 16- or 17-year-old to obtain a library card, while still allowing libraries to require parental consent or signature. Supporters said the current rule creates unnecessary barriers for teens and school research projects, and the California Library Association said it was now neutral after amendments. The committee passed the bill 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 998 by Sen. Gonzalez would define and expand the duties of discrimination prevention coordinators in the state’s Office of Civil Rights, including adding a disability coordinator and deputy coordinators focused on anti-Black, anti-Asian, anti-Latino, and anti-Native American discrimination. Testimony emphasized the need to address rising hate incidents and discrimination in schools, especially for Black, LGBTQ+, AAPI, and other marginalized students. The bill was approved and sent to Judiciary with amendments to be processed there. SB 845 by Sen. Perez, which expands work-based learning and youth apprenticeship opportunities, also received broad support from education, workforce, and industry groups and passed unanimously to Labor and Employment. The committee also approved a consent calendar of additional bills and adjourned after all items were acted on.

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• Nearly one in six Idahoans is now over the age of 65, and that number continues to increase.
• Idaho is experiencing rapid population growth and a rapidly aging population.
• Nearly one in six Idahoans is now over the age of 65, and that number continues to increase.
• Second, the bill supports aging in place.
• As we continue to grow in age, housing policy must evolve accordingly.

Committee: Senate Local Government and Taxation

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• Insects are important to me because, even at the young age of 10, I understand that they play a big part
• Why do we not have representation from the Ag? Are they wanting to have this?
• Madam Chair, we do have somebody from the Ag, and if you wanted to come, you can.
• And so, I'll ask it about the Ag Department since the Livestock Board is now in support of giving up
• So does this mean that those reports will be made to the Department of Ag in the future? Mr.

Bills: HM26 , HB243 , HB109

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication

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• We’re always happy to have you here in House Ag.
• Typically the way we do it here in Ag is we will call folks up to testify.
• So this isn't about ag coming up with new programs or other things.
• “And that’s partnerships with retailers, it’s partnerships with the ag community.
• “Well, we are always happy to have first timers here in ag.

Bills: HB2238 , HB1311 , HB1608 , HB1735 , HB1825 , HB1976 , HB2062

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance, anti-hunger, nutrition education, food system literacy, agricultural viability, supply chain resilience, Washington Department of Agriculture, food policy forum, BIPOC, tribal consultation, small farmers, diet-related health disparities, food affordability

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• California ag can lead the way.
• And please enjoy the Ag Day crates that have been delivered to your office, that our California ag industry
• all of us, as California legislators, should brag that ag comes from California, that ag is a part of
• So when I get to brag about ag, we get to cheer it from Fresno County too.
• So thank you to my colleagues, and let's all celebrate Ag Day. Thank you, Assembly Member Tangipa.

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• They work with them all the way up to almost the age, I think, 25 or 26.
• And then all the way up to the age of 25, as long as they follow the.
• Transition services can work with them up to the age of 25 and often do.
• age of 26; that definition is specific to community corrections.
• For people who have aged out of the system, whether aging out of the Delinquency Act provision in incarceration

Committee: House House Judiciary