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• /c> of manip I work as the Director of of manip I work as the Director of college<00:03:33.319><c> race
• Equity</c><00:04:06.120><c> advocacy</c><00:04:06.680><c> advisory</c><00:04:07.239><c> Council</c> race
• Equity advocacy advisory Council race Equity advocacy advisory Council this<00:04:08.120><c> is</c><
• c><00:07:08.440><c> degree</c><00:07:08.759><c> based</c><00:07:09.000><c> on</c><00:07:09.400><c> race
• </c> credential or a degree based on race credential or a degree based on race supporting<00:07:10.879

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But the good news is that with this new bill, there are incentives to get back into the workplace.
• to get back into the incentives to get back into the workplace.<00:29:23.360><c> And</c><00:29:23.600
• And while the private sector has raced ahead, Washington has been stuck. The Genius Act fixes that.
• And while the private sector has raced ahead, Washington has been stuck. The Genius Act fixes that.
• And while the private sector has raced ahead, Washington has been stuck. The Genius Act fixes that.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• At the same time, we erode the<02:02:02.239><c> legal</c><02:02:03.119><c> incentive</c><02:02:03.760
• ><c> to</c><02:02:04.000><c> use</c><02:02:04.960><c> non-legal</c> the legal incentive to use non-legal
• the legal incentive to use non-legal lethal<02:02:07.119><c> alternatives,</c><02:02:08.400><c> and<
• language, nationality,<05:31:59.920><c> faith,</c><05:32:00.480><c> ethnicity,</c><05:32:01.280><c> race
• ,</c> nationality, faith, ethnicity, race, nationality, faith, ethnicity, race, political<05:32:02.320

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• or other races.
• or other races.
• or other races.
• or other races.
• or other races.

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What is the difference between race and color? Representative Black, you're recognized.
• What is the difference between race and color? Representative Black, you're recognized.
• It says race and color. And it's throughout the, um, okay. Thank you for the question.
• Race refers to race, and color refers to pigmentation. Follow-up question. To pigmentation.
• It includes more than just race.

Committee: House Commerce Committee

Summary: The committee first considered CS/HB 1263 on the Office of Insurance Regulation. The sponsor said the bill would strengthen OIR’s tools to oversee property insurance, including market conduct and solvency exams, claims handling oversight, mandatory discounts for certain mitigation measures, storage of mitigation inspection forms, and clearer authority over pharmacy benefit managers. An amendment narrowing fingerprinting requirements was adopted, and the bill passed favorably after supportive testimony from OIR and others. Members then heard CS/HB 527, which would require a human review before an insurance claim can be denied or reduced when artificial intelligence or automated systems are used. After an amendment removing the term “algorithm” was adopted, the bill drew opposition from several insurance industry groups, while consumer and labor witnesses supported it. The sponsor argued the measure was needed after reports of AI-driven claim denials, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved CS/HB 637 on farm equipment “lemon law” protections, with an amendment clarifying who qualifies as a consumer, refund rights, repair timelines, and an effective date. The committee next took up CS/HB 1007 on data centers, which would create a regulatory framework for siting and operating large data centers, limit NDAs in some circumstances, set PSC tariff requirements, and restrict certain locations near homes and schools. After an amendment narrowing the five-mile buffer to data centers over 50 megawatts and adding noise-study requirements, the bill drew mixed testimony from business, consumer, and local-government groups, with supporters emphasizing guardrails and opponents warning about competitiveness and site restrictions. The bill passed favorably despite several no votes. Later, the committee approved CS/HB 1291 on the NICA birth-related neurological injury compensation program after a strike-all amendment revised reimbursement and assessment provisions; testimony included support from NICA and concerns from the Florida Justice Association and a family affected by the program. The committee also passed CS/HB 185 on a sales tax exemption for home-hardening products, CS/HB 425 on a historic African-American cemetery preservation program, CS/CS/CS/HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations, CS/CS/CS/HB 657 on community associations and HOA/condo reforms, and CS/CS/HB 1221, the DFS agency package. The final bill discussed was CS/HB 1001, which would restrict county and municipal DEI-related actions and contracting; the sponsor explained the strike-all, and members began questioning its definitions and exceptions, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s final disposition.

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• . to draw a district based upon race alone.
• They have a reprobated mind when it comes to other races and... ...mind when it comes to other races
• So, the FCPA applies to state races.
• So, the FCPA applies to state races.
• So, the FCPA applies to state races.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• They don't have to spend $100 million against you in your next race.
• They don't have to spend $100 million against you in your next race.
• And so, I mean, you can, in some ways, in your next race.
• And I'll tell you, in my city council first race and in my Assembly race, we had a local billionaire
• Races would be so much more affordable for working-class people.

Committee: House Banking and Finance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• November 2020, Precinct 207 is voting in a Precinct 3 race.
• And you would miss the example that I just gave you, that voters are voting for races they should not
• races, 50 races for each precinct.
• We've had voters report, 'I was supposed to vote in that school board race' and they're not able to do
• They're voting in races that I, you know, I would disagree with how these people voted.

Bills: HB223

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all

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• </c> studies analyzes the ways in which race studies analyzes the ways in which race and<00:03:07.360
• </c><00:26:10.480><c> and</c><00:26:10.720><c> racism</c> race Theory it teaches race and racism race
• Most people get race and ethnicity confused.
• force, and it talks about the connection of race to the stratification of other groups.
• A common worry is that, due to the way ethnic studies talks about race and that it teaches critical race

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> my presentation today deals with race my presentation today deals with race and<00:01:45.079><c>
• That honest denominator is the number of criminal offenders by race, not our general population by race
• </c> new data set offender data by race new data set offender data by race allows<00:10:34.880><c> for
• category of race in the race data reports is unknown.
• I said the third largest category of race is listed as unknown race, which would be at least a nontrivial

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So you win the race. Good morning.
• What we are seeing across the board with oversupply and oversaturation is a race to the bottom when it
• more than just one medical, you know, active ingredient, so to speak, and there really isn't an incentive
• The state of the industry has been impacted by oversaturation, burdensome regulations, and the race to
• The state of the industry has been impacted by oversaturation, burdensome regulations, and the race to

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held its first hearing of the 194th session to take public testimony on 21 cannabis-related bills. Chairs Donahue and Gómez outlined hearing procedures and noted that written testimony would also be accepted. Much of the hearing focused on the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), with Senator Mike Moore urging support for S. 90 to create an inspector general unit within the CCC. He argued the commission has suffered from dysfunction, workplace harassment allegations, delayed governance reforms, missed fee collections, and high legal costs, and said stronger legislative oversight is needed. Committee members largely agreed the CCC needs reform, though some expressed hope that new leadership would improve operations. A major theme was market structure and business viability. Representative Tyler testified for H. 183 to raise adult-use purchase limits from one ounce to two ounces, saying the change would reduce confusion and help retailers compete with neighboring states. Senator Payano supported S. 100, which would require a study of cannabis supply and demand to guide cultivation licensing, warning that oversupply is driving down prices and threatening cultivators. The Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition, represented by Ryan Dominguez, backed a package of bills aimed at increasing revenue, reducing regulatory burdens, attracting investment, and stabilizing the market, including higher purchase limits, simpler badge and testing rules, and a phased increase in the retail license cap. Attorneys Kevin Conroy and Mike Ross also supported raising the cap, arguing that the industry lacks capital and that more investment and exit opportunities are needed for provisional and distressed licensees. The most contentious issue was whether to raise the retail license cap from three to six. Supporters, including several business owners and industry advocates such as Peyton Shubrick, Tito Jackson, Armani White, Sean Burt, and others, said the current cap traps owners in declining businesses, prevents exits, and limits access to capital. They argued that many social equity and economic empowerment operators are struggling, that oversupply has pushed prices down, and that allowing more ownership could help businesses scale or sell. Opponents, including Senator Liz Miranda and several social equity operators, warned that lifting the cap now would let larger operators and multi-state companies dominate the market and harm equity-owned businesses. Miranda’s S. 88 would instead strengthen enforcement of ownership limits through audits, whistleblower protections, an anonymous tip line, and greater transparency. Another major topic was worker and consumer safety: Laura Bruno, Danny Carson, Al Vega, and others supported H. 194 after the death of Lorna McMurray, arguing for a CCC workplace and consumer safety department, better ventilation and PPE standards, stronger testing oversight, and retaliation protections for workers. The hearing ended without votes, with members thanking testifiers and indicating the committee would continue reviewing the bills.

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• allows charter schools to directly access funding through the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive
• Without hesitation, he raced toward danger in his golf cart, immediately assisting wounded students and
• So hypothetically, the holder or the operator who has slots and has thoroughbred racing, because there's
• 35 miles, they can go ahead and lease their facility to a Hialeah operator in lieu of thoroughbred racing
• I think maybe some of our pari-mutuel facilities should consider having Hialeah areas instead of racing

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions before taking up the special order calendar. The chamber first postponed CS/SB 80 on state land management, then moved through a series of bills, often substituting House companions when identical or nearly identical. Early actions included unanimous passage of HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, which directs DEP to develop a recycling and waste-diversion roadmap, and passage of CS/CS/SB 492 on land development and mitigation banking after amendments addressing out-of-service credits and former phosphate mine lands; that bill passed 35-3 after debate over possible constitutional concerns. The Senate also passed HB 255 on aggravated animal cruelty, adding a sentencing multiplier and a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers, and HB 711 establishing the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, with $190,000 in nonrecurring implementation funds and a July 1, 2026 implementation date. The chamber then approved HB 1089 to add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening, and HB 393 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects, lower the approval threshold, and clarify ownership and reimbursement issues. Members discussed funding levels and whether insurance premium credits would be required, but the bill passed unanimously. The Senate also passed HB 1145 on workforce education, HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, and HB 181 on parole guidelines, all without recorded opposition. CS/CS/SB 976 on court-appointed psychologists also passed unanimously, as did HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment, which broadened protections against non-consensual and digitally forged intimate images. Later, the Senate approved HB 1156 creating the Home Health Aid for Medically Fragile Children Program, after clarifying training requirements and hearing support that the measure would help families keep medically fragile children at home while compensating trained parents. The chamber also passed HB 1091 on substance abuse and mental health care, with an amendment allowing designated facilities to retain stabilized patients who still meet involuntary examination criteria. Throughout the day, senators used questions and debate to probe charter school governance in CS/CS/SB 822, which was substituted with HB 443 and amended to expand charter autonomy over conduct codes, enrollment, reporting, and facility use while maintaining sponsor oversight; that bill was placed on the calendar for third reading rather than voted on in the excerpt. Several other measures, including SB 716, SB 76, and the final SB 1252 item, were postponed or not reached before the transcript ended.

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• </c><00:15:27.360><c> It's</c> to them because of their race. It's to them because of their race.
• </c> because of their race. because of their race.
• Some were killed because of hostility towards the race of Black people as a race.” Mr.
• ><c> race.
• </c> black people as a race. black people as a race.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• She kept his parents informed as they raced home, ensuring that they were with him in every way possible
• </c><00:06:48.680><c> home,</c> parents informed as they raced home, parents informed as they raced home
• Zang, took over the life-saving efforts, doing everything in their power to keep Dustin alive as they raced
• </c><00:09:49.040><c> Trevor</c><00:09:49.519><c> never</c> raced to the hospital.
• Trevor never raced to the hospital.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• , uh, single people making over $600,000, uh, with their money, those people are engaging in space races
• money, those people are engaging<00:57:18.280><c> in</c><00:57:18.480><c> space</c><00:57:18.880><c> races
• </c> engaging in space races for fun. engaging in space races for fun.
• CEO-to-median worker pay ratios and then disqualify those same employers from state grants and incentives
• But policies that single out large employers and tie incentives to federal metrics will push investment

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• it builds off of the success of long-standing Market Bucks programs by expanding this nutrition incentive
• it builds off of the success of long-standing Market Bucks programs by expanding this nutrition incentive
• 01:23:43.600><c> age,</c> who are vulnerable due to their age, who are vulnerable due to their age, race
• ,<01:23:44.960><c> economic</c><01:23:45.520><c> status,</c><01:23:46.159><c> disability,</c> race, economic
• status, disability, race, economic status, disability, identity,<01:23:47.760><c> lack</c><01:23:48.000

Bills: HF2779 , HF1645 , HF1885 , HF1289 , HF1534 , HF2707 , HF1675 , HF3046

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• Any effort to manipulate or otherwise influence the composition of employees with reference to race,
• sex, color, or ethnicity, other than ensuring colorblind and race-neutral... [00:22:30] Race, sex, color
• But it is not a school that, you know, you have to be one race in order to go to.
• But it is not a school that, you know, you have to be one race in order to go to.
• People based on their quality and excluded because of race or other tendencies that could happen.

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Summary: The committee first confirmed Heather L. Turnbull to the Florida Commission on Community Service, with the motion adopted and the confirmation recommended favorably. Members then took up SPB 7022, which sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2025, updates rates to address unfunded actuarial liability, and allows certain elected officers to elect a DROP accumulation; a technical title amendment was adopted, the bill was submitted as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably as a committee bill. The committee then heard extensive debate and public testimony on SB 1710, which would restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion-related policies, trainings, and activities in state agencies, state-funded contractors and grantees, and medical institutions of higher education. Sponsor Senator DiCeglie said the bill is intended to prevent state agencies and contractors from using state funds for DEI programs and to limit state agencies from adopting DEI-related official positions; he also said the medical-school portion would likely be amended out later. Senator Polsky and others questioned the bill’s breadth and how it would affect health-related grants, public universities, historically Black institutions, recruitment, and contractor training. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill would harm health care, education, access, and inclusion; a few supporters said DEI is ideological, can undermine merit, and should not be used by state agencies or publicly funded institutions. After debate, Senator Polsky argued the bill was confusing, overbroad, and harmful to serving diverse communities, while Senator Arrington said it was an overreach into private business and could have significant fiscal impacts. Chair Fine closed by saying DEI is political ideology and that the bill is meant to ensure government focuses on talent rather than identity. SB 1710 was then reported favorably on a roll call vote, with Senator Arrington voting no and the remaining members voting yes. The committee then began SB 1678, relating to entities that boycott Israel, and heard the sponsor’s explanation of a delete-all amendment that would expand and clarify state restrictions on dealings with entities engaged in boycotts of Israel, including certain nonprofits, foreign educational institutions, and grants; the amendment was adopted, and the sponsor and a witness began answering questions when the transcript cuts off.

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• ,</c> racetrack facilities who host the races, racetrack facilities who host the races, service<00:08
• </c><00:09:00.080><c> Minnesota</c> races every weekend. Minnesota races every weekend.
• Going to see Racing to the finish line.
• So maybe I did live there when you were racing one day a week, and now all of a sudden you're racing
• </c> or prohibit the operation of a racing or prohibit the operation of a racing facility<00:15:40.600

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• at the same time, I do want to emphasize that the federal VRA's protections extend to voters of any race
• So what we use is kind of what courts rely on to impute race and ethnicity in redistricting cases.
• These are ballot rejection rates by imputed race and ethnicity.
• ultimately rejected by imputed race and ethnicity.
• We’re going to continue to explore race and ethnic differences in ballot rejections and cures.

Summary: The committee held a work session on voting rights in the United States and Washington, beginning with testimony from Marissa Wright of Campaign Legal Center and David Montes of the ACLU of Washington. They described the federal Voting Rights Act’s main protections—preclearance, vote suppression, and vote dilution—and argued that Supreme Court decisions such as Shelby County v. Holder and Brnovich have weakened those tools. They said Washington should consider stronger state-level protections, including a preclearance program and broader safeguards against discriminatory voting practices. Members asked about Washington’s history of discrimination, voter roll purges, noncitizen registration, and remedies under the Washington Voting Rights Act, including ranked-choice voting and district-based systems. The committee then heard from the Office of Equity and several commissions, which described their roles in advising state government and working with communities. They focused on the immigration sub-cabinet created under Executive Order 2509, saying it is intended to improve coordination across agencies, the legislature, the courts, and community organizations on issues such as data privacy, language access, health care, education, and accountability under the Keep Washington Working Act. Members asked about the use of NGOs, accountability for KWW violations, and the sub-cabinet’s goals, and the panel said the effort is meant to help government respond more quickly and collaboratively while centering immigrant, disability, LGBTQ, and other communities. The final panel was from the University of Washington Elections Database Project, which presented data on vote-by-mail ballot challenges, cures, and rejections from 2020 to 2024. They reported that about 1.5% of ballots are signature-challenged in most elections, roughly 60% of challenged ballots are cured, and overall rejection rates are about 1% in general elections and 1.5% in primaries. The researchers said voters of color, younger voters, and some tribal-area voters experience higher rejection rates, and that differences appear tied to signature mismatch, language access, ballot timing, and familiarity with the system. In the last panel, Maria Fernandez and Vicki Frausto of EIA described voter education and civic engagement work in Yakima County and Sunnyside, including concerns about intimidation, language barriers, signature mismatch, and at-large election systems; they said stronger Washington Voting Rights Act protections would help communities elect candidates of choice. No votes were taken during the work session.

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• Members of the Assembly, Senate Bill 2023 is the budget of the North Dakota Racing Commission.
• Today, the North Dakota Racing Commission holds five key responsibilities.
• wagering and horse racing.
• They also promote horse racing and the development of horse racing as an economic activity.
• They also promote the promotion of horse racing and the development of horse racing as an economic activity

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then approved journal corrections and recognized visiting students from Underwood School. The chamber also handled several conference committee appointments after failing to concur with Senate amendments on House bills 1022, 1049, 1229, and 1029, and after the Senate failed to concur on House amendments to Senate bills 2010 and 2113. The House then concurred in or passed a series of amended measures, including House Bills 1481 (dental insurance loss ratio and reporting), 1511 (physician guidance on abortion law, with an emergency clause), 1562 (mandated reporter training), 1197 (correctional facilities study), 1095 (child protective services liaison work group), 1317 (barber licensing board changes), 1549 (corrections facility grants and reentry-related provisions), 1354 (appraiser evaluations), 1374 (open meeting exemption for township supervisors during on-site inspections), 1355 (abbreviated notice for administrative rulemaking), 1025 (advanced nuclear energy study), 1470 (Game and Fish fee changes), 1592 (Lignite Research Council updates), and 1375 (alcohol service/photo ID provisions). Final passage votes were recorded on each bill, with most passing comfortably and some drawing notable opposition, especially HB 1470 and HB 1549. The House spent substantial time on Senate Bill 2011, the Highway Patrol appropriation. Members discussed shifting one-time funding from the general fund to the Electronic Motor Carrier Permit Fund, including body armor, preliminary breath tests, an emergency vehicle course, resurfacing, fleet costs, and handgun/taser replacement, while also noting a federal grant and no new FTEs. Questions focused on salary-line increases and the new-and-vacant FTE pool, with Appropriations explaining that those dollars had been moved back into agency budgets from OMB. The bill passed 84-6. The House also passed Senate Bill 2013, the Commissioner of University and School Lands appropriation, after discussion of Trust Lands operations, unclaimed property staffing, and distributions from the Common Schools Trust Fund; one member was excused for a conflict, and the bill passed 67-22. Senate Bill 2023, the Racing Commission appropriation, passed 65-25 after a brief explanation of the agency’s responsibilities and funding. A major policy debate centered on Senate Bill 2385, which revises mobile home park regulation. Supporters said it creates receivership procedures if a license is revoked, requires clearer tenant notices, limits certain fees, and strengthens protections against eviction and utility overcharges. Two members were excused from voting due to conflicts tied to mobile home park ownership, and the bill passed 84-4. Another extended debate occurred on Senate Bill 2159, which allows the State Energy Research Center to study nuclear-related projects with approval from the Industrial Commission and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. Supporters said it is meant to help study advanced nuclear energy while preserving existing prohibitions on high-level radioactive waste storage; opponents raised concerns that the language could weaken prior protections and open the door to waste-related research or storage. The transcript ends during that debate, before a final vote on SB 2159 is shown.