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• on the first day of session as we come together to really memorialize, uh, the Hortman's and the tragedy
• the end of this biennium. memorialize uh the Hortman's and the memorialize uh the Hortman's and the tragedy
• 01:42.640> in<00:01:42.880> June<00:01:43.280> 14th<00:01:43.920> and tragedy
• that happened in June 14th and tragedy that happened in June 14th and also<00:01:44.400> just

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• We did not get a single Republican vote for a single gun violence prevention bill, despite the tragedy
• We did not get a single Republican vote for a single gun violence prevention bill, despite the tragedy
• We did not get a single Republican vote for a single gun violence prevention bill, despite the tragedy
• We did not get a single Republican vote for a single gun violence prevention bill, despite the tragedy
• We did not get a single Republican vote for a single gun violence prevention bill, despite the tragedy

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Summary: House DFL leaders reflected on the end of session, saying the legislature accomplished major priorities despite a narrow partisan split and a tense political environment. They highlighted passage of a $705 million package to stabilize HCMC, anti-fraud measures, IT upgrades, property tax cuts, tab fee cuts, and a housing bill that included $40 million for rental assistance. They also said the session was unusually orderly and productive compared with recent years, and credited the power-sharing arrangement with reducing prolonged floor fights and encouraging more individual bills and conference committee work. At the same time, they emphasized several disappointments, especially the failure to pass meaningful gun violence prevention measures and legislation to curb ICE abuses or respond to Operation Metro Surge. Leaders argued Republicans blocked even modest gun safety proposals, including enhanced extreme risk protection orders, and said they would take those issues to voters in the next election. They also said the campaign message would focus on affordability, health care costs, hospital stability, gas and energy prices, and school safety. In response to questions, leaders defended the transparency of the session’s negotiations, saying the underlying ideas had been debated publicly for months even if final packages were released late. They also said the $40 million rental assistance funding was intended to help people affected by Operation Metro Surge, and argued that maintaining Minnesota’s road network requires adequate long-term funding even if the distribution of costs changes.

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• proposals that House Republicans specifically had last year in September following the Annunciation tragedy
• Annunciation in September following the Annunciation in September following the Annunciation tragedy
• 55.320> governor<00:11:55.680> was<00:11:55.840> going<00:11:55.960> to tragedy
• when the governor was going to tragedy when the governor was going to call<00:11:56.280> us<00
• Yeah, I think it was absolutely appropriate that the governor acknowledged the tragedies and what we've

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Republican legislative leaders reacted critically to Governor Walz’s speech, saying it was divisive and focused too heavily on Democratic priorities rather than unity or bipartisan work. Speaker Daudt and Majority Leader Liska argued the governor ignored the state’s affordability problems, including high property taxes, rising business costs, and what they described as mandates imposed under full Democratic control. They also said the speech downplayed poor educational outcomes and failed to offer a unifying vision for the final weeks of session. A major theme was fraud and accountability. Leaders said the governor waited too long to address the state’s large fraud scandal and then deflected blame to other states. They said Minnesotans want accountability and affordability, and they pointed to the House Fraud Committee and the Senate’s OIG bill as examples of anti-fraud work Republicans say Democrats have blocked. They also criticized the governor’s tax proposals as a “bait and switch,” arguing that promised tax cuts would be offset by new taxes on services and banking fees. The discussion also touched on school safety, gun policy, child care credits, and the HCMC bailout. Republicans said they were willing to work on bipartisan school safety measures, including mental health supports and funding for public, private, and charter schools, but believed gun-control proposals lacked the votes. On the child care credit, leaders said they would keep evaluating it but were concerned about future deficits and the need for a pay-for. In response to questions, they said they were not surprised HCMC was not mentioned and said conversations were continuing. One leader also objected to the governor’s comments about voting access for people of color, calling them disrespectful.

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• I hope that by strengthening our laws against driving without a license, we can stop these tragedies
• think it's most disrespectful because when you all pass resolutions, not bills to memorialize the tragedies
• But I do acknowledge his death is a tragedy.
• Of course, the intentions Ranking Member Eskamani: around uplifting the true tragedy of this young man's
• Kirk said, but because I think his death Representative Boyles: was a tragedy.

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• those with the Drug Enforcement Administration, retiring two and a half years ago as a result of the tragedy
• Just what happens in the event, the most recent tragedy, well, I shouldn't say the most recent, the tragedy
• Just what happens in the event, the most recent tragedy, well, I shouldn't say the most recent, the tragedy

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met with a quorum and announced a full agenda, including combined public testimony for two bills related to student personal communication devices. The committee first took up Senate Bill 1262 by Senator Nichols, a school safety cleanup bill following House Bill 3. The bill would allow TEA to commission peace officers for school safety purposes, require annual renewal of good-cause exceptions to armed guard requirements, create a new report based on intruder detection audits and vulnerability assessments, and require behavioral threat assessment teams to include someone with specific knowledge of a special education student’s disability. Committee members asked about the difference between TCOLE licensing and TEA commissioning, the scope of the officers’ authority, and how the good-cause exception would work. The committee substitute was adopted, and public testimony included support from school safety and drone-response advocates, Disability Rights Texas in favor of the special education provisions, and a student witness raising concerns about the mental health impact of repeated lockdowns and the need for immediate, reliable school safety responses. The bill was left pending after testimony, then the committee briefly recessed and later reopened testimony to hear the student witness. The committee then laid out Senate Bill 2252 by Senator Creighton, a major early literacy and numeracy bill for kindergarten through third grade. Creighton said the bill builds on prior literacy efforts by funding teacher stipends for literacy and math academies, providing free and clearly administered screeners and assessments, expanding screening options, clarifying how results are used, supporting high-quality pre-K, and increasing the early education allotment. He emphasized low reading performance and the need for early intervention. Members discussed how the bill differs from earlier academy models and whether the assessments are diagnostic or high-stakes; Creighton and witnesses said the tools are intended to identify students needing support, not to serve as punitive testing. The committee adopted the substitute. Witnesses for SB 2252 largely supported the bill. A Uplift Education representative described strong gains from small-group literacy tutoring and said students receiving targeted support can make more than a year of growth in a year. An education specialist explained that the bill aligns general education screening with existing dyslexia and special education practices and helps districts identify students who need intervention before a disability evaluation is required. A Commit Partnership witness cited statewide reading data, the importance of high-quality pre-K, and the need for transparent, consistent progress monitoring and parent engagement. Members asked about the meaning of the growth data, how dyslexia screening works, and how the bill would help identify struggling students earlier. Before finishing all questions, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair after the floor session.

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• Definitely a preventable tragedy. Thank you, Representative Gottlieb.
• We know the Fernandez family, but they seemingly have taken a tragedy and have determined that Lucy would
• know that I'd be able to stand up here in any fashion to help others not have to live through that tragedy
• So I want to thank... ...to help others not have to live through that tragedy.
• Similar to a bill that we recently heard, the Jason Rayner Act is being presented today because of a tragedy

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard and advanced a series of bills on inmate medical billing, court-order transmission, animal abandonment during disasters, first responder peer support, firearm purchase waiting periods, capital felony aggravators, domestic violence protections, boating safety, restitution for leaving the scene of a crash, xylazine trafficking, and offenses against law enforcement officers. Testimony was generally supportive across the agenda, with some opposition or caution raised on the xylazine bill, the boating safety bill, and parts of the law-enforcement-officer bill. Several measures were presented as responses to specific tragedies, including the Martin County jail medical billing bill, the Baker Act transmission bill, Trooper’s Law for restrained dogs, the Jason Rayner Act, and Lucy’s Law. HB 407 would cap certain emergency medical charges for Martin County jail inmates at 110% of Medicare rates, mirroring Department of Corrections practice; it passed 15-0. HB 513 would require faster electronic transmission of certain court orders, including Baker Act orders, to law enforcement within six hours; it passed 15-0. HB 205, Trooper’s Law, creates a third-degree felony for abandoning a restrained dog during a natural disaster; it passed 15-0. HB 421, as amended, expands peer support for first responders to certain support personnel involved in crime scene work or evidence handling; it passed 16-0. PCS for HB 383 would let law enforcement, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and active military service members bypass the three-day handgun waiting period without a concealed carry permit; it passed 18-0. HB 693 adds an aggravating factor in capital cases when the victim was gathered with others for a school, religious, or public government meeting; it passed 17-1 after opposition testimony from Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. PCS for HB 19 and HB 41, the Haven Act, would expand domestic and dating violence protections, including a feasibility study for a web-based 911 alert system and confidentiality/public-records protections for victims; both passed 18-0. PCS for HB 289, Lucy’s Law, would align boating penalties with driving offenses and expand boating safety card requirements; it passed 18-0 despite concerns from one witness that the bill should go further. HB 479 would allow courts to order restitution in leaving-the-scene property-damage cases; an amendment changing mandatory to discretionary restitution was adopted, and the bill passed 18-0. PCS for HB 57 would regulate xylazine, add trafficking penalties, and include veterinary-use exceptions; it passed 17-0 after one witness opposed mandatory minimums. HB 175, the Jason Rayner Act, clarifies that officers are protected when acting within the scope of their duties and adds manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses requiring life imprisonment; it passed 17-0 after debate over self-defense and unlawful police conduct.

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• This is going to be a tough hearing of unspeakable tragedy, and I am in awe of the Minnesotans who came
• and I am awe in awe unspeakable tragedy and I am awe in awe of<00:04:21.280> the<00:04:21.519
• I'm here to tell you that the type of weapon directly impacts the severity of these tragedies and the
• A tragedy that could have been one or two victims became a tragedy of more than 20 people shot because
• In a tragedy like Annunciation, with so many critically injured patients, our paramedics are trained

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3433 and House File 3402 together, both aimed at restricting assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. The bill authors described the measures as bans on the sale and possession of enumerated military-style semi-automatic weapons and magazines over 10 rounds, while allowing current owners to keep firearms through a BCA certification process. They framed the bills as a response to the Annunciation School shooting and broader gun violence, emphasizing public support and the need to act to protect children and communities. Testimony in support came from Annunciation families and a Hennepin Healthcare emergency physician. Survivors and family members described the shooting’s aftermath in personal detail, including the death of children, severe injuries, long-term trauma, and ongoing medical treatment. They argued that the type of weapon mattered because it increased the speed and severity of the attack, and that limiting access to these weapons could slow future mass shootings and save lives. The physician said the injuries he treated showed how high-velocity rifles cause far greater tissue damage and urged swift action to limit access. Opposition testimony came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center and the NRA. They argued the bills would not have prevented the Annunciation shooting, contended that the 1994 federal assault weapons ban did not reduce crime, and said the legislation would likely face constitutional challenges because the firearms and magazines are in common use and protected by the Second Amendment. They also raised concerns about the bill’s grandfathering, registration, renewal, inspection, storage, and ammunition restrictions, and suggested lawmakers should instead focus on mental health intervention and other upstream causes of violence. The hearing ended with the committee moving into member discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.

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• This bill is about protecting workers from preventable tragedies and ensuring that the basic safety standards
• <00:21:05.440> and<00:21:05.760> ensuring from preventable tragedies and ensuring from
• preventable tragedies and ensuring that<00:21:06.559> the<00:21:06.880> basic<00:21:07.360
• We need to get going right now because we don't want to lose another young person to this tragedy.
• We need to get going right now because we don't want to lose another young person to this tragedy.

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• A tragedy highlighted the urgency of this issue: a four-year-old, Muhammad, drowned in Hopkins, and an
• that highlighted the reason tragedy that highlighted the Urgent<00:52:40.559> of<00:52:41.200
• My hope is that my tragedy can inspire meaningful legislation so that no other family has to face what
• <01:12:55.760> can<01:12:56.080> Inspire<01:12:56.600> meaningful my tragedy
• important tragedies and provide important protection<01:14:01.320> that<01:14:01.480> so

Bills: HF2296, HF1566, HF1854, HF1385, HF1142

Keywords: landlord-tenant, victim confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, tenant privacy, housing law, eviction, unpaid rent, damages, release of information, shared database, protective order, victim of violence, Minnesota Statutes 504B.206, housing finance, civil law, autism, rental properties, reasonable accommodation

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• But we don't want to just respond to tragedy.
• We actually wanted to increase tragedy.
• We can never have another tragedy like the one they rebuild their homes permanently. they rebuild their
• We can never<00:51:48.800> have<00:51:49.040> another<00:51:49.359> tragedy<00:51
• :50.079> like<00:51:50.319> the<00:51:50.480> one Never have another tragedy like

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• I see no reason to export that tragedy to the state of Minnesota.
• I see no reason to export that tragedy to the state of Minnesota.
• reason to of laws like this I see no reason to export<00:07:56.159> that<00:07:56.400> tragedy
• to the state of export that tragedy to the state of Minnesota<00:07:58.960> shoot<00:07:59.479
• This bill is the right thing to honor the heroes of such tragedies who give the ultimate sacrifice.

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• This tragedy also reminds us that violence persists in our communities, but it's not who we are.
• Members, let us observe a moment of silence to honor the victims of this senseless, horrific tragedy.
• Members, let us observe a moment of silence to honor the victims of this senseless, horrific tragedy.

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, with the clerk calling the roll and a quorum eventually declared present. The day began with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by routine procedural actions: the previous day’s journal was dispensed with, committee reports were deemed read, and several motions were approved, including unanimous consent to allow specified members to speak on adjournments in memory and to let Assemblymember Ortega have guests in the rear of the chamber. The body also gave one-day notice to remove SB 25 from the inactive file. On the daily file, Assembly Bill 673 was read with amendments and the amendments were deemed adopted. Concurrent items 2 and 3, Governor’s vetoes in items 4 through 77, reconsideration items 79 through 81, and third-reading items 82 through 84 were passed and retained or continued as noted. No substantive floor debate occurred on legislation during the session, which was described as a very short session. Most of the meeting was devoted to adjournment-in-memory tributes. Members honored Monica Lynn Martinez Hayes, a Capitol scheduler and artist; Edwin Silva Brazil, a dairyman and community leader; Grand Master Deng Huiduk, a martial arts instructor and mentor; victims of a Stockton shooting, including four young people; and the victims of the Eaton and Palisades fires. Several members spoke about the fire victims by name and emphasized recovery, resilience, and the need to support affected communities. A moment of silence was observed, the names were ordered printed in the journal, and the House adjourned until Friday, January 16 at 9 a.m.

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• <01:14:40.080> happens<01:14:40.480> and<01:14:40.600> that crisis, a tragedy
• happens and that crisis, a tragedy happens and that really<01:14:41.120> is<01:14:41.240>
• here and it's also, I would just want to be clear, it's, you know, about preventing the tragedy and
• here and and it's also I would tragedy here and and it's also I would just<01:17:34.120> want
• <01:17:36.760> and<01:17:36.880> saving about preventing the tragedy and saving about

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• for attorneys representing the parents involved in these cases and the children would help prevent tragedies
• for attorneys representing the parents involved in these cases and the children would help prevent tragedies
• prevention because preventing harm always is more effective than responding after a disease or any kind of tragedy
• We should act before tragedy happens.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety met with a quorum and adopted the June 4, 2026 minutes. The committee first took up Senate Bill 712, adopting the S-2 substitute, which expands residency requirements to include adjoining districts and removes a provision allowing a district to appoint someone employed by the district. The committee then reported SB 712 to the floor. It also considered House Bills 4025 and 4026, described as safe storage tax exemption bills; the committee heard one supportive written card and reported both bills to the floor, each on a 5-1 vote. The committee next heard testimony on Senate Bill 885, which would create a statewide Parent and Child Legal Representation Commission and Office within LARA to address child protective legal representation. Senator Singh and Alicia Moon of the Michigan Supreme Court described the current county-by-county system as uneven, with attorney shortages, inconsistent pay, and limited specialized training. They said the bill would set standards for training, caseloads, client contact, and compensation, while requiring public comment and future appropriations before implementation. Testimony and written cards from a broad range of organizations and judges supported the measure, and the committee reported SB 885 to the floor on a 6-0 vote. The committee then heard extensive testimony on Senate Bills 1015 and 1016, which would create an Office of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention within MDHHS and establish a grant program to support community violence intervention efforts statewide. Sponsors and witnesses from Force Detroit, D-Live, Seize the Smoke, Advance Peace, public health, law enforcement, and advocacy groups described CVI as a public health and public safety strategy that reduces shootings, supports survivors, and saves public costs. Several witnesses cited local data showing reductions in shootings and homicides in Detroit and Lansing, while one witness from the Michigan Sheriff's Association opposed the bills as written. The committee voted to report both SB 1015 and SB 1016 to the floor, each on a 5-0 vote with one pass, and then adjourned after additional testimony and reading of support cards.

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• in this bill, officer interactions with our autistic population can become success stories, and a tragedy
• most vulnerable population with autism in our law enforcement officers by equipping them to prevent tragedies
• but support law enforcement officers by equipping them to make more success stories rather than tragedies
• ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS  708 BY EQUIPPING THEM TO MAKE MORE  SUCCESS STORIES RATHER THAN  709 TRAGEDIES

Summary: The Budget Committee met with a quorum present and heard several bills, with HB 1483 temporarily postponed. The most contentious measure was HB 945, which would create a state counterintelligence/counterterrorism team within FDLE. The sponsor said it was aimed at terrorists, nation-state actors, and other criminal threats, not political speech, and noted an amendment would address First Amendment concerns later. Opponents from the First Amendment Foundation, ACLU Florida, and other groups argued the bill was too vague, lacked guardrails, and could enable surveillance of protected speech or political activity. Members also raised questions about fiscal impact, oversight, warrants, and the bill’s July start date. Despite those concerns, the committee reported HB 945 favorably by roll call vote. The committee then unanimously passed HB 6507, a claims bill appropriating funds to compensate for damages caused by departmental negligence. HB 813, which clarifies Florida’s firefighter cancer law and death-benefit provisions, also passed after an amendment narrowed the bill and added language allowing a firefighter’s family to receive the death benefit if the firefighter separates from employment and dies within one year. Firefighter representatives supported the bill as a compassionate fix, while one local firefighter representative opposed the amendment, saying it would remove protections and create an arbitrary cutoff. Sponsors responded that DROP would not be affected and that the change was intended to help terminally ill firefighters spend their final days at home without losing survivor benefits. Finally, HB 365, dealing with law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism, passed favorably. Supporters, including family members and autism advocates, said in-person training and positive interactions are crucial to preventing escalations and tragedies during police encounters. They described real-life incidents where lack of training led to harmful outcomes and urged adoption of the bill’s training provisions. Members from both parties voiced support, calling the measure overdue and important for both public safety and the autism community. The chair closed the meeting by noting it was likely the committee’s last budget meeting and adjourned without objection.

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• have been in the law with bipartisan support in the past, and so, you know, it would really be a tragedy
• would<00:03:01.560> really<00:03:01.760> be<00:03:01.879> a<00:03:02.040> tragedy
• <00:03:02.480> if it would really be a tragedy if it would really be a tragedy if Democrats

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• This tragedy shocked not only the Milby High School in East End community but the entire city.
• As an alum of Milby, I'm familiar with the intersection where this tragedy took place.
• This bill represents a commitment by the state to preventing future tragedies.
• Passing Senate Bill 1555. could prevent such tragedies from occurring in the future.

Bills: SB35, SB284, SB296, SB305, SB857, SB995, SB1121, SB1555, SB1902, SCR25, SB 35

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County

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• And these tragedies in central Texas should bring us together.
• But Democrats are saying that this is just a ruse, that Governor Abbott is using this tragedy, using
• And not only that, once again, we are dealing with a preventable tragedy, preventable like the deaths

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• Wednesday, his first full day as Secretary of Transportation, he did not know that it would be marked by tragedy
• imagine that's how Howard Lutnick felt when he woke up on the morning of September 11th, unaware of the tragedy
• Chairman, our hearts go out to these families for the tragedies they are suffering, for the long-term

Bills: SB161, SB195, SB216, SB245, SB246, SB257, SB258, SB260, SB278, SB281, SB283, SB93, SB98, SB99, SB306, SB314, SB315

Keywords: vehicle safety, crash test, crashworthiness, NHTSA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Car Assessment Program, NCAP, motor vehicle safety standards, 49 CFR parts 571 and 572, THOR dummy, THOR-50M, THOR-05F, WorldSID, female crash test dummy, male crash test dummy, occupant protection, frontal impact, side impact, vehicle ratings, automotive safety

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• Uh, so anonymous threat reporting systems, or ATRS, are fundamental to preventing the next tragedy.
• As legislators, we have to next tragedy.
• As legislators, it's our duty to take action to prevent the next tragedy from happening.
• That access can mean the difference between a child getting help in time and a tragedy that cannot be
• <00:28:28.320> that getting help in time and a tragedy that getting help in time and a tragedy

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 4893, a school safety and gun violence prevention bill, and first adopted a DE1 amendment before hearing the bill. The author and supporters described the measure as a layered approach to school safety, combining increased funding for student support personnel, required school safety plans, and anonymous threat reporting systems. They cited research from the Violence Prevention Project and other sources arguing that many school shooters are insiders, often show warning signs, and frequently leak plans beforehand, making early intervention and trusted adults in schools important. Members and testifiers also discussed the bill’s firearm storage provisions. Representative Green explained that the bill would require firearms on school property and in vehicles to be unloaded and locked, and would limit or remove principals’ discretion to allow firearms in school buildings, while preserving access for trained school security personnel. Supporters said the bill would improve clarity and safety for schools, while a representative from private schools raised concerns that the language could limit flexibility and create staffing and accountability problems for non-public schools, prompting discussion of possible amendments. Several student and organizational testifiers supported the bill, including students from Edina High School, Education Minnesota, the Minnesota School Counselors Association, and the Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota. They emphasized the impact of gun violence on students’ mental health and learning, the value of anonymous reporting systems, and the need to invest in counselors, social workers, psychologists, and nurses. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided, but the committee did adopt the DE1 amendment and continued discussion of possible changes, including with the BCA and school safety center.