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• FACILITATE SOME TYPE OF PROGRAM WERE OUR KIDS ARE BEING EXPOSED AND WE CAN GET BASICALLY BACK IN THE RACE
• AND WIN THE AI RACE WHICH BASICALLY RIGHT NOW WE ARE BEHIND.

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• 2 countries who are are Russia and China and so for thinking about this from a global competitive race
• essential to the meeting that energy demand that's necessary to keep costs low for consumers for the race

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• He entered a three-way house race that no poster in Texas gave him a chance to win.
• But until then, we have a responsibility to run the race.

Bills: SB27 , SB30 , SB293 , HB4 , HB2974 , HB5138 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB2023 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB1085 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB2458 , SB801 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB2797 , SB2076 , SB2876 , SB1640 , SB1449 , SB1181 , SB1234 , SB2926 , SB2841 , SB1528 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB1237 , SB2819 , SB629 , SB2608 , SB1602 , SB2009 , SB867 , SB640 , SB1698 , SB2680 , SB913 , SB1071 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1483 , SB1444 , SB1553 , SB1556 , SB1703 , SB2133 , SB2297 , SB2298 , SB2622 , SB2955 , SB2334 , SB1367 , SB2044 , SB2363 , SB2565 , SB1888 , SB3036 , SB3057 , SB3043 , SB3063 , SB3035 , SB203 , SB2688 , SB2522 , SB2459 , SB2655 , SB2251 , SB1884 , SB2928 , SB2566 , SB2549 , SB2553 , SB2919 , SB1944 , SB1232 , SB1798 , SB2603 , SB2607 , SB2683 , SB1319 , SB3045 , SB3071 , HB796 , HB1523 , HB5294 , HB748 , HB3395 , HB180 , HB3171 , HB146 , HB5596 , HB5694 , HB 1135 , HB3225 , HB186 , HB1449 , HB3793 , HB 112 , HB 104 , HB3336 , HB3520 , HB3320 , HB5663 , HB2399 , HB 111 , HB3483 , HB4580 , HB3748 , HB632 , HB4730 , HB5690 , HB5689 , HB3385 , HB4359 , HB5381 , HB 123 , HB5606 , HB 1057 , HB3664 , HCR141 , HCR40 , HCR59

Keywords: judicial conduct, judges discipline, judicial compensation, retirement benefits, judicial transparency, SJR 50, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, securities tax, transaction tax, occupation tax, financial markets, broker-dealer, stock exchange, securities exchange, trading platform, clearing agency, transfer agent, FINRA

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• It was one race, one name, and I could not read it with strong reading glasses. It was microscopic.
• It affects everyone of every race.

Bills: HB34 , HB 128 , HB621 , HB748 , HB2259 , HB2960 , HB3113 , HB4749 , SB835 , HB128

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy, local government, state agency, political subdivision, foreign adversary, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Taiwan, major non-NATO ally, cultural exchange, educational exchange, tourism, bilateral cooperation, foreign relations

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• Not many of them know if their heart is racing any faster than the person next to them.
• organizations, direct service organizations from spending funds in any entity that discriminates based on race

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• LOWEST VOTER DROPOUT RATES MEETING WHEN PEOPLE FILL OUT THEIR BALLOTS THEY WILL VOTE ON EVERY SINGLE RACE
• THE POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUALITY OF RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS AND TO ELIMINATE RACE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It also allows an applicant to include a financial commitment to the horse racing industry within their

Keywords: 964, all

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• NEGLIGENCE HAS A STRONG CASE THE PROCESS IS COMPENSATION OF $200,000 REQUIRES AN ACTIVE LEGISLATIVE RACE

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• She was so kind and out there as a warrior during my very first race for the legislature.

Bills: SB 2 , SB 10 , HB27 , HB18 , HB17 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB18 , SR 1 , SR 2 , SR 5 , HB18 , HB17 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SR1 , SR2 , SR5 , SB2 , SB10 , HB27

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• And now when we say they can lobby, we don't mean they can get involved in political races, right?

Bills: HB442 , HB459 , HB90 , HB91 , HB461 , HB481

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication

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• Many people may not know that Bill was also a race car driver.
• </c><07:38:05.200><c> That</c> was also a race car driver. That was also a race car driver.
• Whether<07:38:08.080><c> he</c><07:38:08.240><c> was</c><07:38:08.398><c> racing</c><07:38:08.798><c>
• down a track or Whether he was racing down a track or advancing<07:38:10.160><c> America's</c><07:38
• </c><07:42:20.558><c> I</c> I had the opportunity to experience firsthand Bill's passion for racing,

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 8, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• A time when legal segregation still reigned and race determined where you could be educated in our state
• <00:06:44.400><c> still</c><00:06:44.639><c> reigned</c><00:06:45.360><c> and</c><00:06:45.680><c> race
• </c> segre segregation still reigned and race segre segregation still reigned and race determined<00:
• , cure cancer, prevent to win the AI race, cure cancer, prevent the<00:20:31.919><c> Chinese</c><00:20
• Had Nancy decided to take that step the next day, Nancy would have probably won that race.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• been ruled unconstitutional by the Mattis decision, and yet lifetime parole continues to reinforce stereotypes

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on several juvenile justice and parole-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on H. 2051/S. 1087 to end lifetime parole for juveniles and emerging adults, and H. 1923 to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. Chairs Brandy Fluker-Reid and Lydia Edwards opened the hearing by noting the large number of bills and witnesses, the need to keep testimony moving, and special procedures for incarcerated witnesses and sensitive testimony. They also acknowledged the historic nature of the hearing being chaired by two Black women attorneys. No votes were taken during the hearing itself. Many incarcerated speakers and advocates supported ending lifetime parole, arguing that young people can change, that lifetime supervision creates constant fear of technical violations, and that it undermines rehabilitation, family stability, employment, and reintegration. Several testified about their own trauma, youth, and growth in prison programs, while others emphasized the costs of decades of supervision and the racial disparities in the system. Support also came from elected officials, UTEC, the Transformational Prison Project, United Way, CPCS’s Youth Advocacy Division, the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, and others, who said juvenile systems are better suited to developmentally appropriate treatment and that the bills would improve public safety and reduce recidivism. There was also opposition, including testimony from family members of a murder victim who argued that lifetime parole should remain for serious violent crimes and that some offenders are not sufficiently rehabilitated. One virtual witness described a family tragedy involving the kidnapping and murder of her infant nephew and warned that ending lifetime parole could remove needed long-term supervision for dangerous offenders. In addition to the juvenile justice bills, the committee heard testimony on H. 1867, a bill related to continuing care for severe mental illness, and H. 2063, which would increase penalties for assaults on correction officers and other prison staff; the correction officers’ union supported H. 2063 and related safety bills. The hearing continued with many more witnesses and bill topics, but no final committee action was announced in the portion provided.

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• We as people have our own unconscious biases or stereotypes, and I believe that those things influence

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened, opened with an invocation and pledge, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The House clerk then announced that the House had passed several bills and requested concurrence. The chamber also received second-reading reports for a number of bills and resolutions, which were referred to the Rules Committee, and committee reports from the Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor Committee and the Judiciary Committee recommending passage of several measures. New resolutions were also introduced, including one honoring Michael Mingi, Amanda Maize, and Senator Maize Bledsoe, and another designating March 31, 2026, as Kentucky Transitional Science Day. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 145, relating to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The chamber concurred in House Committee Substitute 1 and House Floor Amendment 1, then passed the bill as amended by a roll call vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays. The Senate next considered Senate Bill 59, relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and resources. After adopting Senate Committee Substitute 1, members debated whether the bill’s enforcement provisions were needed to prevent public funds from being used to influence ballot questions; supporters cited prior school-related advocacy, while one opponent raised concerns about possible uneven treatment of schools receiving federal funds. The bill passed 28-9. Finally, the Senate took up Senate Bill 137, relating to a provisional license to practice medicine. Supporters described Kentucky’s physician shortage, especially in rural areas, and argued the bill would help recruit foreign medical graduates by allowing a path to licensure based on prior residency and work experience. A floor amendment was offered to preserve standards by emphasizing U.S. residency pathways and cautioning against lowering the standard of care, but the amendment was withdrawn after discussion. The bill remained under consideration at the end of the transcript.

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• It's always about bringing up race.
• I just don't understand why it has to be race. We're all Americans here.
• </c> be race. We we're all Americans here. be race. We we're all Americans here.
• And let's leave race out of it. It's not fair. It's not fair to any of you.
• I appreciate the comments, and yes, wouldn't it be nice if race wasn't a part of this?

Keywords: 981, all

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• Truly, a space for learning, coming together across boundaries of geography, race, and class.
• DESE has already documented inequities in higher education by race, parental income, and parental in
• higher education by race, parental income, and parental education.
• It says no funding shall be expended to any EAO or any school that does not provide, regardless of race
• ... ...or any school that does not provide, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, or disability

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• students are Black, 25% of our students are Hispanic or Latino, 12% of our students are two or more race
• are</c><00:19:31.919><c> two</c><00:19:32.080><c> or</c><00:19:32.240><c> more</c><00:19:32.400><c> race
• ,</c><00:19:32.880><c> 7%</c> of our students are two or more race, 7% of our students are two or more
• We saw people from across the state and this has really unified people across race and place regardless
• </c><01:58:14.880><c> and</c> really unified people across race and really unified people across race

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• or</c><01:03:00.839><c> their</c><01:03:01.039><c> form</c><01:03:01.240><c> of</c> looked at their race
• or their form of looked at their race or their form of speech<01:03:01.960><c> we</c><01:03:02.079><
• There won't be any, uh, poor people, people of different races will now have the same exact sentencing
• 01:14:02.679><c> people</c><01:14:02.920><c> of</c><01:14:03.159><c> different</c><01:14:03.480><c> races
• </c><01:14:04.239><c> will</c> people people of different races will people people of different races

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You know, we've seen and I've always brought that up, the intersectionality of race and disability, right
• think you've really articulated it super effectively that we do see that intersectionality between race
• :58.440><c> intersectionality</c><00:52:59.400><c> of</c><00:52:59.680><c> of</c><00:52:59.839><c> race
• </c> that up the intersectionality of of race that up the intersectionality of of race and<00:53:00.319
• and disability type or uh between race and disability type or other<00:53:29.920><c> types</c><00:53

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• favor opposed the bills reported 10 566 Martinez in that amendment environmental move by center of my race

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up a long list of bills and chapter amendments, largely under the Education Law, Insurance Law, General Business Law, Social Services Law, Election Law, Environmental Conservation Law, and related statutes. The transcript reflects repeated motions and seconds, with members generally voting in favor and no recorded opposition on most items. Bills reported included measures sponsored by Senators Prasad, Martinez, Krueger, Serrano, CUNY, Gianaris, Harckham, Fernandez, and others, along with several technical amendments to prior laws and chapter acts. Among the topics referenced were education-related changes, insurance and business regulation, veterans services, housing finance, election law, labor and civil rights matters, mental hygiene and health provisions, retirement and social security, property tax and state finance updates, and amendments to older chapters and laws. The meeting also included reports on bills affecting vehicle and traffic law, military law, environmental conservation, and local or municipal law provisions. The transcript is noisy and repetitive, but the overall pattern is that the committee advanced a broad slate of legislation. No substantive testimony or debate is captured in the transcript beyond the motions, seconds, and the repeated statement that bills were reported, often “in favor” or “all in favor.” The session concluded with the remaining items being reported and “all pieces of business for today being adjourned.”