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• :27.280> scarce<01:20:27.520> and process also protects the scarce and process also protects
• I'm sorry I lost my speech in front of me.
• I'm sorry I lost my speech in front of me.
• I'm sorry I lost my speech in front of me.
• <01:37:54.800> transport can purchase protected transport can purchase protected transport

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• Call the Protection and Victim Services Committee to order. Good morning, everybody.
• And if we're out to protect children, we're going to have to start going into that arena and protecting
• I just think we need to understand and protect what freedom is. And...
• I just think we need to understand and protect what freedom is.
• But our goal is to protect children, protect people. And we've made some strides today.

Keywords: 908, all

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• uh to that bottom line again protecting uh to that bottom line again protecting critical<00:12:23.399
• are are not under the equal protection are are not under the equal protection or<00:31:30.720>
• Anan say that it would work for the hospitals, and it protects the state and it protects the budget and
• the state and hospitals and it protects the state and it<00:32:43.480> protects<00:32:44.200>
• [No audible speech.] [No audible speech.] [No audible speech.]

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• ,<00:06:39.199> balance, control their speech, balance, control their speech, balance, coordination
• > by legislation protects taxpayers by legislation protects taxpayers by requiring<03:44:21.040
• <03:44:25.359> for value exchanges, and protection for value exchanges, and protection for
• permits and leases are protected permits and leases are protected throughout<03:50:01.439> the
• > wildlife significant protections for wildlife significant protections for wildlife habitat,<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• those who don't that includes protection those who don't that includes protection against<00:03:
• future earning potential and protecting future earning potential and protecting that<00:04:21.000
• protect someone else.
• protect someone else.
• protect someone else.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• think the rest of this probably we should just let sleeping dogs lie, to add another cliche to my speech
• think the rest of this probably we should just let sleeping dogs lie, to add another cliche to my speech
• think the rest of this probably we should just let sleeping dogs lie, to add another cliche to my speech
• And this bill, even as amended, does not protect that. So, I will not be able to vote for it.
• So, I will not be able to protect that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• to try to make this office protections to try to make this office as<00:14:54.959> independent
• On the removal side, to protect this office from partisan influence, the inspector general can only be
• going to be serious or we can continue sitting here in this committee and use this as a campaign speech
• campaign speech. Thank you, Mr. Chair. campaign speech. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• <00:47:37.760> people's really great at protecting people's really great at protecting people's

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up Senate File 856, a bill to create a statewide Office of Inspector General to combat fraud. Representative Norris presented a delete-everything amendment that would keep most of the Senate bill but add more emphasis on fraud prevention, fully fund the office, avoid duplicating work already done by the BCA’s financial crimes division, and preserve subject-matter expertise by keeping some existing inspectors general in their agencies. He said the amendment would retain strong investigative powers, including subpoenas, while using the BCA for arrests, and he acknowledged his original version was likely too broad, so he planned to offer smaller amendments if needed. Chair Nash and other members challenged the DE on both process and substance. Nash said the amendment had not been shared with key stakeholders, noted that the Senate author had publicly distanced herself from it, and pointed to a governor’s office document saying the administration wanted a different approach than the Senate bill. He argued the Senate bill was a bipartisan, bicameral product and said the committee should be careful about accuracy and process. Representative Davis questioned Norris about the claim that the Senate bill was underfunded and about the governor’s role in selecting the inspector general, arguing that the governor should not have broad control over the office. Norris responded that the Senate bill’s fiscal note estimated roughly $12 million for the biennium, but the bill appropriated less than that amount, and he said the Constitution requires the governor to appoint the inspector general if the office is in the executive branch. He said the DE tried to preserve independence through a bipartisan advisory commission, Senate confirmation, a five-year term, restrictions on partisan activity, and removal only for cause with a public hearing. After debate from several members, the committee held a roll call and the DE failed on a 7-7 tie, so it was not adopted.

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• Line 858 is a Senate proposal relating to speech language pathology assistance fee adjustment.
• Line 858 is a Senate proposal relating Line 858 is a Senate proposal relating to<00:22:27.919> speech
• ><00:22:28.400> language<00:22:28.880> pathology<00:22:29.760> assistance to speech
• language pathology assistance to speech language pathology assistance uh<00:22:32.000> fee uh
• This is child protection and welfare policy.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Good morning and welcome to the Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.
• Next nominee is Governor’s Message 706, Brian Chen, for consideration to the Board of Speech Pathology
• Next nominee is Governor’s Message 706, Brian Chen, for consideration to the Board of Speech Pathology
• Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology, term to expire June 30, 2029.
• Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology in support.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held a confirmation hearing on a long list of nominees to state boards and commissions. Early nominees included David Padilla to the State Boxing Commission, Steven Pine to the Board of Dentistry, Deborah McMmen to the Board of Acupuncture, Tiffany Lyn Hmel and Gabriel Aay to the Board of Veterinary Medicine, Nathan Eslin to the Cable Advisory Committee, John Takitani and Tony Lao to the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, John Arbles to the State Board of Public Accountancy, and later nominees to the Board of Psychology, Board of Pharmacy, Hawaii Medical Board, Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Board of Chiropractic, Board of Physical Therapy, Board of Private Detectives and Guards, and the Real Estate Commission. Most nominations were for terms expiring in 2027, 2028, or 2029, with one Real Estate Commission term expiring in 2026. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support. DCCA and the relevant boards or commissions generally stood on written testimony supporting each nominee, and many individual supporters also testified, including professional associations, industry representatives, and community members. Several nominees briefly addressed the committee, expressing appreciation and interest in continuing or beginning service. The committee asked a few questions on some nominations, especially about the Real Estate Commission and the Board of Private Detectives and Guards, where members discussed condominium-related complaints, association practices, and whether the board could do more to assist security personnel; the nominee said staffing and authority limits constrained additional training or oversight. For the Real Estate Commission, members also asked about broader housing and market conditions, and the nominee said inventory shortages and housing supply issues remained a major concern. No opposition testimony or contentious votes were described in the transcript. The chair repeatedly asked whether there were questions or additional testimony, and after each nominee the committee generally moved on without objection. The hearing was focused on receiving testimony and evaluating the nominees for later confirmation rather than taking final action during the meeting.

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• It protects children.
• the public or are we protecting the public or are we protecting<00:55:05.119> businesses<00:55
• afford protecting businesses who can afford lobbyists?
• Not in a campaign speech, not on a W card, right here, right now.
• Not in a campaign speech, not on a test.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:14:55.120> the How are we going to protect the How are we going to protect the wilderness
• <00:15:19.040> land, have a history of protecting land, have a history of protecting land,
• despite the trib's efforts to protect despite the trib's efforts to protect wildlife.
• <00:31:14.480> animal protecting our plant and animal protecting our plant and animal relatives
• wildlife,<00:32:36.080> growing By protecting them as wildlife, growing By protecting them

Keywords: 916, all

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• , we should also protect kids from being paralyzed. >> I'm just saying now that's a nonstarter.
• I just you know if we want to protect I just you know if we want to protect kids<02:09:44.880>
• protect kids from being paralyzed. protect kids from being paralyzed.
• There's nobody looking to do away with that protection. Repres...
• There's nobody looking to do away with that protection. >> No, I did not have any problems with those

Keywords: 9:00am HB 155 9:30am HB 1102 10:30am HB 1109 11:00am HB 1356 11:30am HB 1469 1:00pm HB 1323 2:00pm HB 1376, 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with unanimous committee approval of amendment 2026-2021S to HB 2. Senator Lang explained the amendment corrected a drafting error so that $2.5 million in state funds, matched with federal money for a total of $5 million, could be spent during the biennium rather than lapse at the end of the fiscal year. The money is intended to stabilize Medicaid per diem rates for county nursing homes, and members agreed without objection to adopt the amendment and continue working from the bill as amended by the Senate. The committee then discussed HB 155 and a proposed amendment, 2026-201H, dealing with the business enterprise tax. The House side described the proposal as a compromise that would raise the filing threshold from $250,000 to $375,000 and create a trigger that would reduce the BET rate by 0.05% for each $100 million in combined business tax surplus, down to a floor of 0.25%. Senate members opposed lowering the rate at this time, arguing that tax relief should focus on the filing threshold, which they said would remove filing burdens for about 3,500 small businesses, and that rate cuts should be considered in a budget cycle rather than an off-year. Concerns were raised that one-time revenues, such as tax amnesty receipts or federal repatriation-related surpluses, could unintentionally trigger reductions. Representative Sweeney later offered a revised approach by moving the effective date of the trigger mechanism to January 1, 2028, and said he was also willing to carve out tax amnesty revenues or adjust the effective date to avoid using one-time funds. The Senate remained unwilling to agree to a rate reduction, though it expressed openness to raising the filing threshold further. The committee ultimately did not resolve the business tax issue and recessed to continue discussions at a later time. The final item discussed was HB 1102, concerning an increase in the research and development tax credit paired with changes to state park fees. House members supported the R&D credit increase but opposed tying it to higher park fees, citing concerns about tourism, especially at border parks, and noting that the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources had said it did not need the increase. Senate members defended the park fee changes as a fairness issue, arguing that New Hampshire residents should pay less than out-of-state visitors and that the department had not raised rates in many years. No vote was taken on this item during the discussion captured here.

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• This bill provides targeted protection for contractors operating within the scope of their contract and
• , protect state tax dollars, and help ensure Missouri can continue to deliver critical infrastructure
• We want those to be protected, too. And we're not offering them any kind of blanket protection.
• I thought MoDOT needs that protection. Now, Now, there's some concern.
• I will say Senator Berger explained it pretty well, so I won't go into a lot of my speech here.

Summary: The Commerce Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 916, which would limit contractor liability on Missouri Department of Transportation projects when contractors are following approved plans and standards, and would also clarify that contractors are not required to indemnify the state as a condition of bidding or beginning work. Senator Berger and several supporters argued the bill would align responsibility with control, reduce unnecessary litigation, and lower insurance and project costs for contractors who are sued for conditions they did not create. They emphasized that the bill would not protect negligence, defective workmanship, or concealment, and the sponsor described examples of contractors being drawn into lawsuits before work began or after projects were complete. Supporters included representatives of construction firms, the Missouri Asphalt Payment Association, the AGC of Missouri, the Missouri Municipal League, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and engineering groups. Contractors described cases where they were sued over alleged design issues or incidents occurring after completion, saying they had no ability to change the design but still incurred legal and insurance costs. One municipal league witness also explained a separate provision clarifying that a public entity does not waive sovereign immunity merely by being named as an additional insured on a contractor’s policy. MoDOT’s deputy director testified for informational purposes, warning that removing indemnification could expose the state to more litigation during construction. After the committee established a quorum in executive session, a motion was made to vote Senate Bill 916 do pass. The committee approved the bill unanimously, 8-0, and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's not about who can make the best speech, but who can do the best job.
• , but who can do the make the best speech, but who can do the best<00:05:15.880> job.
• or protecting state officials or dignitaries, dignitaries, dignitaries.
• Other than protecting dignitaries or state officials.
• to the fire protection in the area.<03:54:56.280> Thank<03:54:56.520> you.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 31 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Dr. Reginald Anderson, and recited the pledge of allegiance. The journal and committee reports were dispensed with by voice vote. Early in the meeting, senators also introduced guests, including Dr. Adrian Gilliam Pierre as doctor of the day and several school groups and community visitors in the galleries. A major portion of the session was devoted to recognizing student athletes and coaches through commendation resolutions. The Senate honored the Northside High School Gators boys basketball team for winning its first Class 2A state championship, the Morton High School Panthers boys basketball team for winning the 2025 Class 4A title, East Rankin Academy teams for multiple championships, Simpson County Academy’s boys cross country team and Lily Overby, Brookhaven Academy’s fast-pitch softball team, and several other schools and programs. The chamber also recognized Mississippi artist Castro Coleman (Mr. Sipp) for his music contributions, and later introduced the Meridian High School Choir, Brookhaven Academy fifth graders, and David Hoke, who has delivered Bibles to all 50 state legislatures. The Senate then took up nominations and approved three by advise-and-consent: Kent Gerard Nico to the Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, Marcus Jones Martin to the State Tax Appeals Board, and Keith Allen Williams Jr. to the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation. After that, Senator Kirby moved to suspend the rules and take up a large block of commending resolutions, which the Senate agreed to consider together. The block included numerous resolutions honoring schools, athletes, educators, and community figures, and the Senate agreed to proceed to final passage by roll call with no objection noted.

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• So the work that he led us through was the Police Accountability Board, the Child Interrogation Protection
• the Police Accountability Board, the Child<00:02:58.959> Interrogation<00:02:59.920> Protection
• <00:03:00.480> Act, Child Interrogation Protection Act, Child Interrogation Protection Act
• <00:46:50.319> women's introduced a bill to protect women's introduced a bill to protect women's
• protected? Think about that. protected? Think about that.

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.

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• Assembly Bill 589, introduced by Assemblymember Yeager, establishes requirements to protect the privacy
• Assembly Bill 589, introduced by Assemblymember Yeager, establishes requirements to protect the privacy
• Assembly Bill 230, introduced by Assembly Member Marzola, and acts of the audiology and speech language
• I rise today in strong support of SB 435, a critical measure to protect public health, restore market
• It protects consumers, supports our enforcement efforts, and ensures a fair marketplace.

Keywords: 909, all

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• He asked me to come to this meeting and give a speech about what I'm doing at my farm and why all this
• One is that in our last budget, we actually passed legislation in the budget that actually protects the
• There's probably six that we should protect. We have already protected four.
• grassland that's protecting wilderness and agricultural lands.
• grassland that's protecting wilderness and agricultural lands.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee, chaired by Senator Kevin Parker, considered several Public Service Law bills and advanced each one to the Rules Committee after brief discussion and recorded no votes or without-recommendation votes on some measures. The bills included proposals to prohibit utilities from using ratepayer funds for certain activities (1012A), establish minimum standards for payment plans for eligible customers (1327), adjust residential fixed charges (1329), require the Public Service Commission to consider economic impacts when setting rates (1847), require utilities to adopt PSC-authorized equity ratios and returns on equity (1896), create the Rate-Hike Notice Act (5553C), suspend certain utility rate changes while allowing retroactive revenue recovery (5593), allow consideration of non-economic losses in penalty determinations (7165A), change the composition of the Public Service Commission (7328A), and let utilities retain revenues above authorized returns on equity (7693). Members asked questions about who would be affected by the bills, including whether fixed-charge reductions would apply to vacant units or vacation homes and whether economic-impact considerations could affect customers differently depending on where they live; the chair and sponsors generally explained the measures as territory-wide or applicable to all residential customers, with no occupancy or income-based circuit breaker in the text. The committee then heard testimony from Alexandra Fasulo, introduced as an entrepreneur and farmer in Schuylerville, about her concerns regarding the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) and utility-scale solar development on farmland and grasslands. She argued that solar developers were pressuring landowners, including older and lower-income property owners, into long-term leases, that ORES approves most projects despite local opposition, and that the process lacks transparency, with redacted documents and limited public access to information. She also criticized the siting of solar projects on productive farmland and said decommissioning rules could leave equipment buried in the soil. Committee members responded that the Legislature has already taken steps to protect high-quality soils, that ORES was created by statute and operates within the Public Service Department, and that DEC and ORES are supposed to work together rather than ORES superseding DEC. Several senators said they were sympathetic to concerns about farmland and community engagement, but also emphasized the need to expand renewable energy and balance that with land preservation. Members suggested that specific complaints about ORES transparency or solar siting could be addressed through future legislation or by inviting ORES and PSC officials back for further discussion.

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• This is a Senator Pratt provision that was heard in committee to offer a speech condition indicator on
• to<00:24:39.560> um<00:24:40.320> offer<00:24:40.800> a<00:24:40.880> speech
• heard in committee to um offer a speech heard in committee to um offer a speech condition<00:24:
• <00:37:55.080> condition written identifier of a speech condition written identifier of a
• speech condition or<00:37:55.600> disorder,<00:37:56.320> including<00:37:56.720> but

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What is the protection against that?
• We will never stop fighting to protect survivors, to be the voice for the voiceless.
• It protects families living in USDA-designated food deserts.
• Vote to protect working families. Vote to protect hungry kids. Please vote for this amendment.
• All this is doing is putting in protections so Texas can develop its own film.

Bills: SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB37, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB12, SB15, SJR27, SB552, SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: sexual abuse, nondisclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, public policy, victim rights, lottery, bingo, regulation, Texas Lottery Commission, Department of Licensing and Regulation, criminal offenses, state administration, audits, transfers, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation

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• I'm a speech pathologist who has been treating vaccine. members.
• So this kind of mismatch under this bill doesn't protect providers.
• So her protection is relying on every single member...
• I spent 10 decades protecting my community.
• It should be about the health of our children and protecting our children.

Summary: The committee first took up CS for SB 896 on school safety, which would expand the Guardian program to public postsecondary institutions, require active assailant response plans and threat management protocols, improve reporting and information sharing, and make it a felony to discharge a weapon within 1,000 feet of a campus. A late-file amendment by Senator Polsky was adopted to clarify that students who are also employees or faculty at a public postsecondary institution are not eligible for the Guardian program. The bill drew strong opposition from faculty, students, and gun-safety advocates who argued that more guns on campus would create confusion, weaken safety, and undermine campus police; supporters said trained guardians would improve deterrence and protection. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably by a roll call vote. The committee then considered SB 1690 on child care and early learning services, which updates child care laws, reduces some regulatory burdens, and expands the Florida Education Foundation’s authority to fundraise for early learning from birth through VPK. Members discussed oversight of the related direct-support organization and the removal of certain notice requirements, while supporters from Moms Rising and other advocates said the bill would help families access affordable, high-quality child care and support home-based providers. One opponent argued the bill added more government regulation, but the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee passed CS for SB 118, a narrow bill on non-ad valorem special assessments for recreational vehicle parks, clarifying how assessments are calculated for RV spaces and campsites. The bill received supportive comments from RV advocates and was reported favorably without controversy. The committee then took up CS for SB 1220, the Department of Transportation package, which included provisions on seaports and airports, personal delivery devices, autonomous vehicles, broadband and utility permitting, and advanced air mobility. Amendments were adopted that revised research institute membership, limited some delivery-device provisions, and clarified cruiser light rules for law enforcement; after questions about utility preemption and PDD safety, the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would require new vaccine educational materials, expand school-entry exemptions to include conscience-based objections, limit the Surgeon General’s emergency vaccination authority, and allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults with written information and liability protections. The bill drew extensive testimony from both supporters and opponents, with supporters emphasizing parental rights, informed consent, and vaccine injury concerns, and opponents warning about reduced immunization rates, public health risks, and the appropriateness of ivermectin provisions. The transcript ends during public testimony and debate on SB 1756, before final action on that bill is shown.