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• Patrick Henry didn't say, “Give me security or give me death.” He understood...
• Patrick Henry didn't say, “Give me security or give me death.”
• That AI really got it wrong.
• And she gave us printouts of things that were wrong.
• His life to the idea: Let's have civil discourse and prove me wrong. With that, I'm an aye.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• <02:45:11.279> with I mean, what the hell is wrong with I mean, what the hell is wrong with
• <02:46:20.399> Speaker, hell is wrong with them? Mr. Speaker, hell is wrong with them?
• <03:08:37.840> The wrong. I reserve. The wrong. I reserve.
• For us to say so is just wrong. Mr.
• For us to say so is just wrong. Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• concerned about and what I'm surprised about what I just heard you say, I mean, I think there's nothing wrong
• cannot consent for their own pregnancy and deliver care, this could put that minor and baby at risk of death
• cannot consent for their own pregnancy and deliver care, this could put that minor and baby at risk of death
• We're going to see, you know, potentially even death with HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea not being treated
• to assuming that everybody is guilty and they're going to be treated the same, that all parents are wrong

Summary: The committee on Pre-K through 12 Education took up SB 1288, a parental rights bill by Sen. Grall, which would expand the Parents Bill of Rights to require written parental consent for minors’ medical care and prescriptions, give parents access to medical records, require parental review/consent for surveys and questionnaires, and restrict use of biofeedback devices without parental permission. The sponsor said the bill is intended to restore parents’ role in major medical decisions and to address concerns about schools or providers collecting sensitive information from children without parents’ knowledge. She said she was open to clarifying language, especially around exceptions and definitions, but maintained that parents should generally be the decision-makers. Committee members pressed the sponsor on how the bill would affect minors who are abused, homeless, estranged from parents, or otherwise without a safe guardian, as well as access to STI treatment, mental health care, contraception, and care after sexual assault. The sponsor repeatedly said children in unsafe situations should come into the child welfare or law enforcement system and that she was open to changes for truly unsafe or unavailable parents, but she rejected the idea that the bill was merely about notification rather than consent. She also defended the survey provisions as a way to stop routine questioning of children about suicide and other sensitive topics without parental awareness, and said the biofeedback language was aimed at school settings where data about children’s anxiety or stress is allegedly being shared with classmates. Public testimony was heavily divided, with many speakers opposing the bill and describing personal experiences with abuse, rape, mental health crises, lack of supportive parents, and the need for confidential access to birth control, STI testing, and counseling. Opponents argued the bill would delay care, endanger vulnerable minors, and reduce access to medically necessary services and surveys that can identify risk. Supporters said the bill would restore parental authority, improve transparency, and protect children from inappropriate surveys and biometric monitoring. During debate, Sen. Berman and Sen. Davis opposed the bill, saying it conflicts with existing law and could harm vulnerable youth, while Sen. Yarborough supported it, arguing that not all parents are bad actors and that the state should not treat all families as if they were. The transcript ends with debate underway and no final vote or action recorded.

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• What did I do wrong now? But no, she's got a purpose. She knows what she's doing.
• to fix a wrong or change policy.
• Really going off the wrong track, down the wrong road, so to speak." >> Yeah. >> I want them to fix the
• That's why you have people saying, "Yeah, legislator is on the wrong track."
• Wait, I think that I'm reading the wrong thing.

Keywords: 981, all

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• It's bold, and even advertising online is very wrong.
• Each death leaves behind children and families deeply affected by trauma.
• Willow's death was not only preventable, it was predictable.
• What likely happened is someone put the wrong number in the wrong cell on a spreadsheet.
• Over and over again, I kept telling them something was wrong.

Bills: HB1455, HB1777, HB2101, HB2136, HB2609, HB3142, HB3552, HB3846, HB4155, HB4514, HB4879, HB4995, HB5014, HB5139, HB5228, HB5436, HCR40

Keywords: mental health, jail diversion, law enforcement, reporting requirements, criminal justice, data collection, criminal justice reform, intellectual disability, mental illness, data reporting, public safety, reporting, substance abuse, sex offender, driver's license, identification, gunshot detection, unreported gunshots, municipal police, crime investigation

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard several bills, generally leaving them pending after testimony. HB 4995 would create a training/certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would protect tactical medical staff and improve emergency care; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the OmniBase/failure-to-appear-or-pay license hold program; the author and supporters argued it unfairly compounds debt and traps drivers in noncompliance, while judges and municipal court representatives said it is an effective, voluntary tool that prompts court appearances and reduces warrants. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/THC substances, and HB 5436 would allow licensed auto recyclers to purchase certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shop activity; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would place a discrete sex-offender designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for registrants under Chapter 62. The author said the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and cited other states and research in support, while opponents argued it would function as a scarlet letter, increase harassment, and punish people who are already complying with the law. HB 4155 would create a Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study risk factors, coordinate agencies, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, TCFV, and a survivor testified in support, emphasizing the number of family violence homicides and the need for coordinated, data-driven prevention, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 4514 would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and confidentiality protections, to help businesses verify identities and combat fraud. Supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce losses from fake IDs and organized theft, while the author stressed privacy safeguards and limited, consent-based use. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending.

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• of Graham Champion, we the death of Graham Champion, we the death of Graham Champion, we celebrate his
• benefit that group of have your death benefit that group of have your death benefit that group of people
• Uh there was a school shooting, there was actually four deaths shooting, there was actually four deaths
• toll got to do anything until the death toll got to do anything until the death toll got to about 140
• Not saying that the science on it is right or wrong, but I'm just it is right or wrong, but I'm just

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Chairman, the sovereign immunity cases, if I, and counsel may correct me if I'm wrong, but they are gross
• got a choice: you can either get a toe-hold now at a place you may not like, but that's better than death
• increased cap to $6 million, which is less than the inflation-adjusted cap of 1976, is just frankly wrong
• The notion that people will stop writing policies in Virginia is just frankly wrong.
• The notion that hospitals were cut out of this process is frankly wrong. You will hear that.

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• Without insulin, death is not a distant risk; it is an immediate one.
• insulin means you end up in diabetic ketoacidosis and could lead to coma, brain swelling, and possible death
• I'm sorry I grabbed the wrong form, I guess.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a hearing with Chair Jamie Murphy and Senate co-chair Senator Feeney presiding. Members asked witnesses to keep testimony to three minutes and noted that written testimony could still be submitted. The committee heard testimony on several health insurance and pharmacy-related bills, including a proposal to allow controlled prescriptions to be transferred between pharmacies within the same chain, legislation affecting health savings account (HSA)-compatible plans and future insurance mandates, a bill on small business health insurance incentives, and H. 1212 on emergency insulin access. Several parents and patients testified in support of emergency insulin access, describing severe diabetes emergencies, diabetic ketoacidosis, prescription delays, and the need for pharmacists to dispense insulin in urgent situations when doctors or insurers are unavailable. A parent also described the burden of repeatedly obtaining new prescriptions for ADHD medication when pharmacies are out of stock. Witnesses supporting the HSA bill argued that state coverage mandates can unintentionally disqualify HSA-qualified plans and that the bill would preserve tax advantages for enrollees while avoiding repeated legislative fixes. A representative of the Retailers Association supported the small business health insurance incentives bill, saying it could help retain small employers in the merged market by allowing carriers to offer financial incentives tied to cooperative purchasing and utilization efforts. One witness, Kathleen Demarest, testified against a co-pay assistance restriction, saying a state rule had unexpectedly cut off her drug assistance before a generic was actually available, leaving her with very high out-of-pocket costs. Committee members asked a few clarifying questions about HSAs, insulin dispensing, and school support for diabetes care. After all scheduled witnesses had testified and no additional testimony was offered, the committee voted to close the hearing.

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• There's been some, I guess, issues lately, you know, SIDS deaths and that type of thing, so there's a
• forward to people that are involved with the sale and the promotion of fentanyl that results in the death
• And I believe that I might have the wrong bill. But is this HB 2575? We have to pay 75.

Keywords: 914, all

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• We felt that that was wrong, and we struck that down.
• because of that concern. 7-OH is a short version of what this drug is, and it has caused numerous deaths
• BECAUSE OF THAT CONCERN IS. 70H IS A SHORT VERSION WHAT THIS DRUG IS, AND IT HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS DEATHS

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior Journal, and then handled several introductions and resolutions. Senator Bailey introduced Jayson Fefami, described as the Bronx-based creator of the “quarter zip” trend, and the chamber welcomed him with applause. Senator Cooney presented a privileged resolution memorializing Governor Hochul to proclaim July 1, 2026, as Canada Day in New York, emphasizing the state’s economic, cultural, and border ties with Canada; the resolution was adopted. Senator Hinchey also spoke on a previously adopted resolution designating February 21-28, 2026, as National FFA Organization Week, with Senator Helming and visiting FFA students and advisers offering remarks in support of agricultural education and youth leadership. The Senate then took up the calendar and passed a series of bills, including measures related to a fiscal task force, environmental conservation, urban development, education, workers’ compensation, elder law, real property, general business, state finance, insurance, tenant protection, and public health. Several bills passed unanimously, while others drew limited opposition; for example, the Environmental Conservation and Education measures had a handful of negative votes, and the real property bill drew more substantial opposition. Senator Webb explained her vote on a bill addressing college student food insecurity by exempting certain meal-share donations from sales tax, saying students should not have to choose between class and hunger. Senator Palumbo also explained his vote on the kratom labeling bill, supporting the measure while urging future action on the synthetic opioid 7-OH. The chamber also discharged several identical Assembly bills from Rules and substituted Senate versions earlier in the day, and later passed those measures on the floor. At the end of the session, the Senate completed the calendar, reported no further business, and adjourned until Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

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• end the drug overdose crisis in Massachusetts, so we do not lose one more citizen to an unnecessary death
• So we do not lose one more citizen to an unnecessary death.
• You just feel like there's something wrong with you, that you must be a bad mom.
• On one end of the spectrum, maternal deaths do occur. More than 15. Births every year.
• On one end of the spectrum, maternal deaths do occur—more than 15 deaths per 100,000 births in our state—but

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on a large group of behavioral health and insurance-related bills. Topics included expanding access to mental health services by allowing physician assistants to authorize Section 12 emergency holds and be recognized as licensed mental health professionals (H. 1131/S. 773); improving coverage for community behavioral health centers so commercial insurance matches MassHealth’s bundled outpatient and crisis services (H. 1276/S. 703); eliminating cost sharing for certain behavioral health services (S. 718); extending detox and clinical stabilization coverage from 14 to 30 days and adding transitional support services (H. 1319/S. 772); requiring coverage for dual-diagnosis treatment in psychiatric facilities (H. 1277/S. 771); and preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness through coverage of coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment (H. 1135/S. 709). The committee also heard bills on preventive behavioral health services for children (H. 1228/S. 802) and post-pregnancy mental health care, including postpartum depression and pregnancy loss-related care (H. 1314/S. 823).

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• control protocols, return-to-care standards — they all exist to reduce outbreaks, hospitalization, and death
• They all exist to reduce outbreaks, hospitalization, and death.
• committee that the board was working on had been working on it for a few years and there had been a few deaths
• know, I’ll never forget sitting through my first core meeting with the Auditor General and hearing deaths
• Right now this bill shows exactly what's wrong with the Arizona we have and why we need the Arizona we

Bills: HB2048, HB2189, HB2248, HB2403, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2906, HCR2058

Keywords: orders of protection, domestic violence, court procedures, legal guardian, enforcement, healthcare, licensed health aides, scope of practice, ventilator care, training standards, medical freedom, healthcare mandates, employment requirements, public health, government regulation, elderly, physical disabilities, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, home and community based services, funding increase

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• We usually only get called when something is has already gone terribly wrong.
• But we also are a committee that deals with a lot of life and death. decisions, and a lot of things that
• Unfortunately, Texas continued to experience a significant... rise in overdose deaths between 2018 and
• In fact, they rose to the point from 2,568 deaths in 2018 to nearly 5,000 in 2020.
• Reports could mean the difference between life and death. We know that.

Bills: HB35, HB138, HB754, HB1314, HB1612, HB2254, HB2510, HB2789, HB3560, HB3597, HB4224, HB4273, HB4643, HB4783, HB138

Keywords: peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, health impact analysis, cost analysis, coverage mandates, health insurance, legislative analysis, health care data, human trafficking, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting

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• And, um, I just find it, um, wrong for our tax, our taxpayer dollars to be funding, uh, the women who
• Please protect me and other taxpayers in my position, as well as preborn Texans whose deaths are enabled
• Texas leads the nation in maternal mortality, in pregnancy sepsis rates, and in infant deaths.
• From a surge in maternal deaths, a rise in sepsis, and a dramatic increase in infant deaths, Texans are
• To the other person who is not also in his seat, he asked about the, the deaths that come from this our

Bills: SB 6, SB 11, SB 33

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• This goal of this bill... ...is to prevent fentanyl deaths through educational initiatives at institutes
• Health Services, Fentanyl-related deaths have increased from 891 lives lost in 2020 to 2,306 lives.
• The death rates have gone in on the ones that won't.
• And it's the leading cause of death.
• Some of the deaths have gone down, but the poisonings have gone up.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• This goal of this bill is to prevent fentanyl deaths through educational initiatives at institutions
• According to the Department of State Health Services, fentanyl-related deaths have increased from 891
• The death rates have gone in on the ones that we don't educate, and the ones that have gone down, they're
• I will say that some of the deaths have gone down, but the poisonings have gone up.
• It's the wrong name for it because we call them electricians on set, but they're the lighting crew.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• This goal of this bill... is to prevent fentanyl deaths through educational initiatives at institutes
• The death rates have gone in on the ones that won't.
• And it's the leading cause of death.
• Some of the deaths have gone down, but the poisonings have gone up.
• And I guess kind of it's the wrong name for it.

Bills: HB1784, HB2088, HB3062, HB3475, HB3741, HB4279, HB4763, HB5154, HB5294, HB5508, SB1401, HB232, HB232

Keywords: students, homeless, foster care, higher education, liaison officer, housing assistance, transition support, law school, Rio Grande Valley, legal education, public university, accreditation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, mental health resources, substance abuse education, El Paso, university system, funding, public education

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• Reminded us that the opposite of life It's not death, but it is forgetfulness.
• shared firsthand how the atrocity of the Holocaust did not start with the construction of the first death
• remember that the Holocaust did not begin with the concentration camps, the mass executions, or the death
• Into the death pits where many people were discarded.
• From From 2013 to 2023, the state experienced a nearly 60% increase in these deaths.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And so as a parent calling in, they don't want or need to hear about what they're doing wrong or what
• In 2022, fentanyl was involved in nearly 70% of opioid-related deaths in the state.
• In 2022, fentanyl was involved in nearly 70% of opioid-related deaths in the state.
• Lethality assessments are used to determine a victim's risk of serious bodily injury or death at the
• which eligibility for such coverage is provided, where the officer suffers a catastrophic injury or death

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, many involving public records exemptions and government operations. Several measures were reported favorably, including SB 342 on an Agency for Health Care Administration public records exemption for employees facing threats; SB 7018 preserving a public records exemption tied to parental consent/judicial bypass records for minors seeking abortions; SB 626 lowering quorum requirements and allowing remote participation for the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys; SB 710 protecting personal information of Crime Stoppers employees, board members, volunteers, and their families; SB 300 extending clerk personal-information protections to appellate court clerks; and SB 302 creating a similar exemption for Judicial Qualifications Commission employees. The committee also approved SB 7010 and SB 7008, which preserve and narrow public records exemptions related to the Department of Financial Services as receiver for insolvent insurers and the financial technology sandbox, respectively. The committee also heard and advanced several policy bills. SB 820 codifies the Office of Faith and Community in the Executive Office of the Governor; Senator Polsky questioned whether the office was duplicative of existing services and raised concerns about religion in state governance, while supporters argued it complements existing networks and helps connect Floridians to services. SB 1144 codifies the Hope Florida program, with supporters describing it as a connector to community resources and critics again raising concerns about overlap, private donations, and accountability; both SB 820 and SB 1144 passed on largely party-line votes with Senator Polsky voting no. SB 804 would redesignate the SS American Victory as the state flagship, but Senator Rodriguez opposed giving up the current flagship designation for the Key West schooner, though the bill still passed favorably. SB 214 designates August 21 as Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day and passed without opposition. SB 1088 requires certain state customer-service phone lines to offer callback features, and SB 576 makes technical fixes to service-of-process law; both were reported favorably. Additional bills included SB 1524, a broad Department of State measure with a strike-all amendment that revises grant-review procedures, adds an America 250 funding focus, and changes commission-fee and oath requirements; Senator Arrington and Senator Polsky expressed concerns about reviewer qualifications, grant criteria, and the impact on arts and cultural programs, and both voted no while the bill still passed. SB 1640, on confidentiality of lethality assessment forms in domestic violence cases, was amended to allow disclosure to domestic violence centers while barring disclosure to state attorneys, and it passed favorably. SB 1160 expands health insurance premium benefits for certain officers catastrophically injured or killed in the line of duty; supporters from the Fraternal Order of Police appeared in support, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee also confirmed eight appointments to the Florida Commission on Community Service, the Investment Advisory Council, the Public Employees Relations Commission, and the State Retirement Commission. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded on specific bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• I have it all here if you want me to bore you to death.
• I have it all here if you want me to bore you to death.
• I have it all here if you want me to bore you to death.
• Um, again, raise your hand if anything I say is wrong.
• Um this this has surprised me is wrong.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all