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• There's a cap until we, until Department of Finance says its conditions are safe again.
• I'm saying is like in that environment where it's much easier to Siphon off of public funds in the condition
• And it also had gift cards for food. so that they could have dignity in supporting their families.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Grant us the gift of your spirit that we may know him and make him known, and through him, at all times

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a prayer by Senator Chris Elliott, followed by the pledge and a roll call establishing a quorum with 29 senators present. The Senate approved a motion to excuse absent senators and another to dispense with reading the previous day’s journal. In committee reports, Senate Bill 1 from the Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development received a favorable report by an 11-3 vote and was placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. No other bills were introduced or discussed in detail during the session. The presiding officer also recognized several guests in the gallery, including Jesse Godbey, Miss Debbie, and Heather Gudgear, described as the 1999 Strawberry Current Queen. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, and adjourned without objection.

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• intellectual property, and defend against any foreign adversary nation; and the total number of grants, gifts
• The number of grants, gifts, or donations that each public university received from a foreign country

Bills: SB1074, SB1327, SB1475, SB1582, SB1583, SB1598

Keywords: student discipline, classroom management, temporary removal, administrative action, education policy, foreign relations, university governance, research security, international agreements, Arizona Board of Regents, interscholastic activities, student eligibility, criminal offenses, school district, youth sports, academic participation, conduct, planned communities, homeowners association, HOA

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard a presentation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne focused on school safety, academic improvement, career and technical education, ESA oversight, and teacher pay. Horne argued that students cannot learn without safe schools and urged more funding for school police officers, citing threats and violent incidents. He also highlighted Project Momentum, tutoring, attendance, classroom phone restrictions, the Student Industry Partnership, expanded ESA participation, and his call to use Proposition 123 land trust funds for direct teacher raises. In response to a question, he said the department is using AI tools, residency checks, and investigators to reduce ESA fraud and abuse. The committee then considered SB 1074, which would require written certification from a principal or administrator before a student removed for discipline could return to class. Horne and the sponsor said the bill would support teachers and hold administrators accountable, while opponents from the Arizona Education Association argued it was redundant, could undermine administrator judgment and FERPA-protected information, and would not address the root causes of classroom disruption. The bill passed 4-3. The committee also heard SB 1327, as amended by a strike-everything amendment requiring Arizona public universities to adopt and report on research security policies to protect against foreign adversary threats and preserve federal funding eligibility. Support came from the sponsor, State Armor, and the Arizona Board of Regents, and the amended bill passed 5-2. Members next approved SB 1475, which bars students convicted of, or admitting to, certain serious offenses from participating in school-sponsored interscholastic activities, with some discussion about rehabilitation, school discretion, and whether a readmittance process should exist. Supporters said the measure was needed for accountability and uniformity after a particularly egregious case; opponents warned it could remove an important rehabilitative outlet. The bill passed 4-3. The committee then advanced SB 1582 and SB 1583, both related to school safety interoperability funding and technical corrections; SB 1582 passed 4-2, and SB 1583, as amended, passed 4-2. Finally, SB 1598, which appropriates $500,000 for school and community gardens, passed unanimously 5-0 after testimony that gardens serve as hands-on learning spaces and supportive environments for students.

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• ability of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to offer site-specific goods for resale at state park gift
• official statutory list, permits nonprofits to collect and use revenues from events, exhibits, and gift

Bills: HCR6

Keywords: Meals on Wheels, senior services, nutrition, community support, volunteerism

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• Just as importantly, the amendment that was brought forward meaningfully streamlines the gifts and donation
• Just as importantly, the amendment that was brought forward meaningfully streamlines the gifts and donation
• brought forward meaningfully<00:54:17.520> streamlines<00:54:18.240> the<00:54:18.559> gifts
• <00:54:18.880> and meaningfully streamlines the gifts and meaningfully streamlines the gifts
• I'm opening the hearing on HB 1414, relative to establishing conditions for dog access to state parks

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• He was a gifted athlete and a graduate of Swanee Military Academy.
• They tell us that their taxpayer-funded gift is just a drop in the bucket, not worth our attention.
• They tell us that their taxpayer funded<05:56:39.680> gift<05:56:40.000> is<05:56:40.240
• 40.480> a<05:56:40.638> drop<05:56:40.878> in<05:56:41.120> the funded gift
• is just a drop in the funded gift is just a drop in the bucket,<05:56:41.840> not<05:56:42.160

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And I think that if we put too many conditions in here, we’re going to take the teeth out of it, so I
• in here we're going to many conditions in here we're going to take<00:53:50.000> the<00:53:50.119
• in terms of dealing with equally gifted in terms of dealing with these<04:36:37.639> serious
• deserve less less protective condition deserve less less protective condition conditions<06:22:05.400
• than the members of community conditions than the members of community where<06:22:06.638> a<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee met in work session on several bills, beginning with HB 153, which would require two or more law enforcement officers in each county to receive animal cruelty training. Members said the bill had been sent to the Animal Protection and Licensing Subcommittee, where Representative Kuttab is expected to schedule a meeting soon to consider possible amendments based on testimony and other ideas. The committee later returned to HB 153 and confirmed a work session was planned for February 14, with discussion also including whether to explore a task force concept raised in testimony. The committee also discussed HB 215 and HB 566, both related to landfill permitting and leachate or harm/benefit reporting. Representative Gerana said he had met with the DES director and was working on amendments that would add a preliminary screening phase for determining net public benefit and expand the list of benefits beyond capacity need to include items such as economic and infrastructure benefits. HB 566 was said to be in the same posture as HB 215, and both were slated for subcommittee review the following Tuesday morning. HB 171 was also added for subcommittee discussion, with members saying the changes would be technical rather than substantive. HB 240, which removes forfeiture penalties for non-payment of dog licenses, drew support for a simple amendment changing a statutory “shall” to “may” so municipal officials would have discretion about issuing a warrant. Representative Bixby said OLS advised that this was the cleanest way to provide flexibility, and he reported that the sponsor was agreeable to the change. The committee also discussed HB 179, concerning hazardous waste accident fees, where the sponsor proposed a revised amendment imposing a $1,000-per-day penalty after 90 days of non-payment. Members raised concerns about homeowners, hobby farmers, and whether the bill could unfairly burden people who were not negligent or whose insurance claims were delayed. The sponsor and others said the intent was to recover costs from responsible parties, especially businesses, and to protect local taxpayers and fire departments from bearing the cost of damaged hazardous materials equipment. No votes were taken; the bills were left for further subcommittee work and amendment drafting.

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• In Texas, nearly 4.8 million adults have a mental health condition, with over 1.1 million experiencing
• conditions classified as serious.
• Moreover, people suffering from these conditions are limited in their ability to assist in their own
• These are recognized as the two most serious conditions, limited to schizophrenia and schizoaffective
• He was also a very gifted cook. He was great at barbecuing.

Bills: HB 1194, HB 1221, HB1738, HB1913, HB2177, HB2178, HB2180, HB2229, HB2282, HB2448, HB2492, HB2777, HB2984, HB3357, HB3553, HB3602

Keywords: emergency protection order, protective order, magistrate, criminal procedure, victim safety, family violence, domestic violence, stalking, assault, magistrate's order, temporary protection, court order duration, defendant restrictions, Article 17.292, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, emergency restraining order, victim protection, firearm restriction, pretrial intervention, reimbursement fee

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• Senate Bill 1613 by Johnson and Paxton Relaying to Eligibility for the Gifted and Tabled student allotment

Bills: SJR60, SJR62, SJR65, SJR66, SJR67, SJR68, SCR27, SCR28, SCR29, SB1576, SB1577, SB1578, SB1579, SB1580, SB1581, SB1582, SB1583, SB1584, SB1585, SB1586, SB1587, SB1588, SB1589, SB1590, SB1591, SB1592, SB1593, SB1594, SB1595, SB1596, SB1597, SB1598, SB1599, SB1600, SB1601, SB1602, SB1603, SB1604, SB1605, SB1606, SB1607, SB1608, SB1609, SB1610, SB1611, SB1612, SB1613, SB1614, SB1615, SB1616, SB1618, SB1619, SB1620, SB1622, SB1623, SB1624, SB1625, SJR60, SJR62, SJR65, SJR66, SJR67, SJR68, SCR27, SCR28, SCR29, SB1576, SB1577, SB1578, SB1579, SB1580, SB1581, SB1582, SB1583, SB1584, SB1585, SB1586, SB1587, SB1588, SB1589, SB1590, SB1591, SB1592, SB1593, SB1594, SB1595, SB1596, SB1597, SB1598, SB1599, SB1600, SB1601, SB1602, SB1603, SB1604, SB1605, SB1606, SB1607, SB1608, SB1609, SB1610, SB1611, SB1612, SB1613, SB1614, SB1615, SB1616, SB1618, SB1619, SB1620, SB1622, SB1623, SB1624, SB1625

Keywords: SJR 60, Texas constitutional amendment, property tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, rainwater harvesting, graywater system, water conservation, water reuse, residential tax incentive, local government finance, county commissioners court, appraisal value, environmental incentive, November 2025 ballot, Article VIII, tax relief, healthcare workforce, education funding, higher education, economic growth

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• The student often works during this time period on summer break and is considered a conditional employee
• The student often works during this time period on summer break and is considered a conditional employee
• period uh on summer break and is time period uh on summer break and is considered<00:34:09.359> conditional
• <00:34:09.919> employees<00:34:11.040> uh considered conditional employees uh considered
• conditional employees uh while<00:34:11.359> they're<00:34:11.679> doing<00:34:11.919>

Keywords: Reuploaded to restore a few minutes lost at the end of the meeting Representative Tackett-Lafferty: 00:22 • Line of Duty Disability Benefits Representative Grossberg: 26:32 • Loss of TRS Credit Due to Religious Holiday Observance Representative Blanton: 32:01 • Educational Contracts and Membership Dates in KERS Representative Tipton and Representative Blanton: 40:55 • Apply SB 10 Changes from 2025 to KERS/SPRS Senator Higdon: 46:08 • PPOB Reporting on Line of Duty Benefits • TRS Annual Leave Impact on TRS • PPOB Membership • Use of Sick Leave for Religious Holidays Adjournment: 56:03, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty on a bill to extend minimum line-of-duty hazardous duty retirement benefits to certain CERS and KERS non-hazardous members who are injured in the line of duty and cannot return to that work. She used a video and examples from Eastern Kentucky first responders, including a deputy who lost a leg and an emergency management director who lost an eye, to argue that some injured officers and responders fall through the cracks because their employers did not elect hazardous-duty coverage. She said the proposal would provide 25% of pay to the disabled officer, plus 10% for dependent children and minimal health benefits, and noted estimated actuarial costs of about $2.9 million for CERS and $0.542 million for KERS, funded through small employer-rate increases. Members asked how far back the bill would reach, how many people might qualify, and whether the benefit would apply only to active employees or also to past injuries. Laferty said the bill would include a five-year window for recent situations and could potentially cover a total of 3,333 positions statewide that could be certified as hazardous, though benefits would only apply if the person was injured in the line of duty and disabled from returning to that work. Questions also focused on whether a non-hazardous employee could qualify if injured in a hazardous situation; Laferty said yes, if the position could be certified as hazardous, but only for the bill’s minimum benefits. Rep. Josh Calloway and others noted that local governments choose whether to pay the higher hazardous-duty contribution rates, which they said often drives the coverage decision. The committee then heard Rep. Daniel Gberg present a separate bill revising school leave rules so teachers and school employees may use accumulated sick leave to observe religious holidays not on the school calendar, with a required personal statement and advance notice. He said the change would address a longstanding inconsistency for teachers who observe non-Christian holidays and currently may have to choose between unpaid leave or improperly using sick days, and he said prior concerns about retirement service credit and maternity leave were reduced by other policy changes. The discussion ended without a vote, with members indicating they had the relevant materials and that the bill would be revisited later.

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• Authority may not require charter schools to obtain a special exemption or conditional use approval.
• I WILL TELL YOU THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR SMALL COMMUNITIES, WHICH WE HAVE THE GIFT OF REPRESENTING, IS SMALL
• It prohibits an insurance policy from conditioning payout upon passage of a claims bill.
• Current technology would allow the Sunshine Genetics Program to screen for as many as 600 conditions
• We know early diagnostics is the key to saving... lives, because identifying conditions before a child

Bills: SB 2, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117, SB 503, SB 2, HB 120, HB 20, HB 150, HB 6, HB 100, HB 210, HB 215, HB 1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB 142, HB 451, HB 124, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

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• Primary reasons for actuarial conditions is the adverse 2022 investments experience and the investment
• We get money from the state, but it hasn't kept up Jessica Almaguer: with the economic conditions that
• Now Their computers log gift shop revenues and visitation as well as many other responsibilities.
• Representative Gervin-Hawkins: Well, once we know the number and the condition, the fact that a building
• So why don't you and I get together when we have the number and we have a, let's call it a condition

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• These gifts, my God, I'll use for thee where thou sendest willingly.
• These gifts<00:00:54.160> my<00:00:54.399> God<00:00:54.960> I'll<00:00:55.280><
• c> use<00:00:55.520> for<00:00:55.680> thee<00:00:56.000> where gifts my God
• I'll use for thee where gifts my God I'll use for thee where thou<00:00:56.559> sendest<00:00
• The requirement to submit financial disclosures, the requirement to not accept improper gifts.

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, February 12, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. Members then adopted a congratulatory House resolution honoring the Kent Island High School boys lacrosse team for winning the 2025 Maryland Class 2A state championship. The House also journalized Baltimore City 2026 bond/loan authorization resolutions and moved a series of introductory House bills and bond initiatives through first reading and committee referral without objection. On the special order calendar, House Bill 28, concerning higher education/private career schools advertising, received a favorable report and was ordered printed for third reading. House Bill 226, creating a Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations structure, was also reported favorably as amended. Two floor amendments were adopted to that bill: one clarifying that any affiliated foundation may only raise funds or provide support and may not run programs or set policy, and another restoring conflict-of-interest and ethics protections, including limits on family members and public ethics application requirements. A later amendment to HB 226 was rejected by a recorded vote of 95 in the negative, and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. The most extended debate centered on House Bill 229, which increases the Maryland Transportation Authority’s revenue bond limit from $4 billion to $5 billion to help finance the Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild. One amendment sought to prohibit toll increases without General Assembly approval; its sponsor argued the added borrowing would likely lead to future toll hikes and that elected representatives should vote on them. The floor leader opposed the amendment, saying it would weaken MDTA’s independent rate-setting authority, harm its bond rating, and increase financing costs, while noting the bill is intended to cover bridge reconstruction costs and federal reimbursement timing. After debate, the amendment failed on a recorded vote, and HB 229 was ordered printed for third reading.

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• on remote last remote testifier<01:18:06.679> Dr<01:18:07.520> Gil<01:18:08.280> gift
• <01:18:09.280> saloo testifier Dr Gil gift saloo testifier Dr Gil gift saloo saloo<01:18:12.360
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• chair my name is gift chair my name is gift Sala<01:18:21.480> good<01:18:21.679> afternoon

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• We also provide grocery gift cards so our clients can pick up fresh food for their families. ...services
• We also provide grocery gift cards so our clients can pick up fresh food for their families.
• We also provide grocery gift cards so our clients can pick up fresh food for their families.
• We also provide grocery gift cards so our clients can pick up fresh food for their families.
• Thank you. ...gift cards so our clients can pick up fresh food for their families.

Bills: HF25, HF1, HF428

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices

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• May our hearts always be full of the wonder and mystery of this gift so that our works may always find

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 3 April, 2026; 9:00 AM, 925, all

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• THEN WITH THE GIFT OF PASSOVER AND EASTER AND RESURRECTION THE BILL CAME BACK TO LIFE.

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• Education Coordinating Board by September 1 of each year. 2 by prohibiting universities from accepting gifts

Bills: SB 37

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction

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• a debtor transfers an asset or incurs an obligation not for reasonably equivalent value, such as a gift
• a debtor transfers an asset or incurs an obligation not for reasonably equivalent value, such as a gift
• :36:23.520> a reasonably equivalent value, such as a reasonably equivalent value, such as a gift
• > guarantee<00:36:25.600> where<00:36:25.760> the<00:36:25.920> debtor Gift

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• recognize you as someone who is a trailblazer, someone who has broken so many glass ceilings, and I have a gift
• recognize you as someone who is a trailblazer, someone who has broken so many glass ceilings, and I have a gift
• recognize you as someone who is a trailblazer, someone who has broken so many glass ceilings, and I have a gift
• recognize you as someone who is a trailblazer, someone who has broken so many glass ceilings, and I have a gift

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened for the first day of session and first elected Delegate Luke Clippinger as Speaker Pro Tem. Members nominated and seconded him with remarks praising his leadership, work on Judiciary Committee issues, and ability to mentor colleagues. Nominations were then closed, the House voted by voice, and Clippinger was sworn in. The chamber then opened nominations for Speaker of the House. Multiple members spoke in support of Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk, highlighting her personal story, legal background, public service, and committee leadership. Speakers emphasized her work on major policy areas including education, police reform, racial and economic justice, reproductive freedom, and support for historically Black colleges and universities. One member from the minority party also seconded the nomination, saying she had been inclusive and respectful in committee work and legislative process. After nominations were closed, the House voted by voice and elected Peña-Melnyk Speaker of the House of Delegates. She was sworn in and thanked members for their support, reflecting on the diversity in the chamber and the significance of the moment. In her remarks, she also praised outgoing Speaker Adrienne Jones and recognized family members, dignitaries, and colleagues in attendance.