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• been in the shoes of a caregiver of a disabled individual who has been missing more times than I can count
• It's also why I created my company, Nuru, a digital platform that centralizes medical records, school
• We're going to go back to the rig and go back to the station house.

Summary: The Committee on Children and Families met in executive session first and approved two measures by roll call vote. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2610, relating to the Missouri State Legal Expense Fund, was amended to cap the fund for that bill at $1 million and then voted do pass by a 17-0 vote. The committee also adopted a substitute combining House Bills 1839, 29, 21, and 3015, described as age verification legislation, and voted the combined House Committee Substitute do pass by a 17-0 vote. The committee then held a lengthy public hearing on House Bill 1840, which would create a statewide Purple Alert system for missing persons with developmental disabilities. Representative Sherry Gallick and numerous supporters testified that the bill would fill a gap between Amber and Silver Alerts and help law enforcement and the public respond faster when vulnerable individuals wander or go missing. Family members, advocates, service providers, and first responders described personal tragedies involving autistic children and adults, emphasized the risks of water, traffic, exposure, and exploitation, and said specialized training for responders was important. No one testified in opposition. After a brief recess, the committee heard House Bill 2170, which would update Missouri child passenger restraint laws to require rear-facing seats for children under age three and tighten other child restraint requirements. The sponsor and supporters from MoDOT, pediatric, medical, and emergency physician groups said the bill would codify best practices and improve child safety, while committee members raised questions about enforcement, exceptions for larger children, and the cost of fines and car seats. The hearing ended with no opposition testimony and no final vote taken on HB 1840 or HB 2170 during the transcript.

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• Community engagement is central to the work that districts do.
• School resource officer Mark Dallas, a trained armed officer stationed on campus, quickly confronted
• sheriff's department does not have enough resources to provide SROs on our basically 11 districts when you count

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Can I give him the count? Just ask him. You want to work? You want me to do his? You can do mine?
• I wanted to also add that, for districts that require the phones be kept in a cubby or a charging station
• As the mother of three teens, one of whom is with me today, I know firsthand how technology is central

Bills: HB126, HB121

Keywords: election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, voting integrity, education, property values, school districts, comptroller, funding formula

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to hear testimony on a full agenda of education-related bills. Several measures were laid out and left pending, including HB 322 to allow JET Grant funds to be used for subscription-based and ongoing technology costs for career and technical education; HB 3062 to require fentanyl and drug-poisoning prevention instruction for entering college students; HB 121 to update school safety laws, including TEA peace officer commissions, annual renewal of certain safety exceptions, new reporting requirements, and special education behavior threat assessment changes; HB 3627 to let the State Board of Education chair employ staff; HB 5515 to curb inflated shipping and handling charges on instructional materials; HB 2674 to prohibit new state regulation of homeschool programs; HB 2310 to require a statewide strategic plan for early learning and inclusion for young children with disabilities; HB 367 to standardize documentation for excused absences due to serious illness; HB 1178 to speed certification for out-of-state educators and military spouses; and HB 1481 to expand cell phone restrictions to the full school day. Testimony was generally supportive on most bills, with some concerns raised on HB 121 about school district police departments investigating misconduct and on HB 2674 about how it would interact with the new ESA program in SB 2. HB 5515 drew support from instructional materials coordinators who described extreme shipping invoices and argued the bill would restore transparency and fiscal responsibility. HB 2310 was supported by disability advocates and early learning groups, who said a coordinated state plan would improve access and inclusion for children with disabilities. HB 367 was presented as a simple clarification to reduce confusion for medically vulnerable students and families, and HB 1178 was described by TEA as a modest pathway that would help bring experienced out-of-state teachers into Texas schools more quickly. HB 126, updating Texas’ NIL law to align with the pending House settlement and allow direct payments and pre-enrollment NIL agreements, received extensive testimony from university counsel and committee questioning about the settlement, recruiting, and future college athletics rules. HB 1481, expanding school cell phone restrictions from instructional time to the entire school day, drew strong support from parents, students, educators, and advocates who linked phones to distraction, cyberbullying, and mental health harms; one teacher asked for flexibility so phones could still be used for limited academic tasks. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee then recessed to attend the floor session.

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• Uh, in order to be able to say, you know, that the state is, uh, counting those towards public education
• The transient nature of these criminal groups makes it necessary to have centralized data and intelligence
• Um, in addition, we use, um, we use debt to purchase pumps for our, for our water stations in our lower

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• Voting stations press the red button.
• Voting stations are open for 30 seconds. Voting stations are open for 30 seconds.
• Voting stations press the red button.
• Voting stations press the red button.
• </c> way from Seabbrook nuclear power station way from Seabbrook nuclear power station to<02:34:16.240

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• What I just handed you is a map of the south central Texas area that shows Maverick County and then if
• only one way now that that the bad guys will be able to go either north or south, and we can have stationed

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• </c><01:39:56.239><c> And</c> put it in a special revenue count.
• And put it in a special revenue count.
• </c> fund a fire station or a police station fund a fire station or a police station when<02:29:06.160
• </c> you who might think three fire stations you who might think three fire stations is<02:40:42.800>
• </c> they're looking at for the fire station they're looking at for the fire station 3<02:40:49.920><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Stand up for the millions of Americans who count on Medicaid every day.
• </c><00:29:56.799><c> I</c><00:29:57.039><c> yield</c> count on Medicaid every day.
• I yield count on Medicaid every day.
• Let's see what it takes to get a gallon of fuel to a station.
• </c> Labor Statistics fails to count Labor Statistics fails to count firefighter<02:13:05.119><c> EMTs

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Um, these amounts were based on the homeless counts that the Department of Education produces, and we
• Um, these amounts were based on the homeless counts that the Department of Education produces, and we
• that the Department of homeless counts that the Department of Education<00:05:32.880><c> produces,</
• </c> public services that Minnesotans count public services that Minnesotans count on. on. on.
• In greater Minnesota, they still have radio stations and newspapers and things like that.

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

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• After waiting outside the polling station in the rain, we got inside and I got to the registration and
• in the rain, we got inside and I station in the rain, we got inside and I got<01:21:19.120><c> to</c
• or radio stations or podcast or<01:31:37.040><c> whatever.
• Uh that way certainly<01:43:04.560><c> we</c><01:43:04.880><c> could</c><01:43:05.040><c> count</c><01
• forms of certainly we could count the forms of people<01:43:07.679><c> and</c><01:43:08.080><c> see<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Bills: SJR27, SJR39, SB22, SB33, SB34, SB37, SB209, SB310, SB326, SB505, SB605, SB618, SB732, SB762, SB769, SB783, SB819, SB825, SB870, SB964, SB1030, SB1080, SB1085, SB1099, SB1124, SB1208, SB1233, SB1314, SB1320, SB1333, SB1398, SB1405, SB1541, SB1567, SB1596, SB1598, SB1625, SB1646, SB1662, SB1750, SB1758, SB1791, SB1804, SB1810, SB1818, SB1838, SB1855, SB1869, SB1951, SB2024, SB2077, SB2078, SB2252, SB2253, SB2368, SB2411, SB2420, SB2425, SB2569

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, veto override, legislature power, governor, Texas Constitution, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department

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• training to local. law enforcement agencies conduct public outreach initiatives and maintain a centralized

Bills: SJR27, SJR39, SB22, SB33, SB34, SB37, SB209, SB310, SB326, SB505, SB605, SB618, SB732, SB762, SB769, SB783, SB819, SB825, SB870, SB964, SB1030, SB1080, SB1085, SB1099, SB1124, SB1208, SB1233, SB1314, SB1320, SB1333, SB1398, SB1405, SB1541, SB1567, SB1596, SB1598, SB1625, SB1646, SB1662, SB1750, SB1758, SB1791, SB1804, SB1810, SB1818, SB1838, SB1855, SB1869, SB1951, SB2024, SB2077, SB2078, SB2252, SB2253, SB2368, SB2411, SB2420, SB2425, SB2569

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, veto override, legislature power, governor, Texas Constitution, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department

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• We also removed the hand-washing station requirement when it's being done at a home or, you know, an
• Arizona is taking a step forward to protect its children by mandating handwashing stations, enclosed
• I know for a fact that they already put out handwashing stations at these things.
• For the record, Jeff Gray here with Central Arizona Project.
• In particular, I have in the past worked with the U of A's experiment station, so these are all very

Bills: SB1082, SB1200, SB1335, SB1336, SB1559, SB1761, SB1762, SB1785, SCM1007

Keywords: petting zoos, animal encounters, public health, handwashing, supervision, sanitization, safety regulations, civil penalties, water supply, groundwater, Phoenix, certificates, long-term storage credits, water conservation, municipal provider, replenishment obligation, water banking, annual report, Arizona Water Banking Authority, water supply management

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• Marion County Fire Rescue is currently going to be building a station on that location.
• Marion County Fire Rescue is currently going to be building a station on that location.
• And majority of these departments are in north central Florida and the Panhandle, but we do have them
• If it's safe for a fire station, the same thing, they're going to, just like the issues we're having
• the fire station, and a specific need for their community.

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, then returned to its ongoing budget workshop with the Department of Management Services. DFS’s Division of Risk Management described its role as the state self-insurance fund, covering about 200,000 employees and 27,000 vehicles, paying roughly $150 million in claims last year, and managing a pilot ETS treatment program for veterans and first responders that had 49 patients and 804 treatments as of the latest report. The Division of State Fire Marshal outlined its fire prevention, training, emergency response, and grant programs, including hurricane deployments, the Florida State Fire College, and several capital and grant requests for roof, courtyard, memorial, and equipment needs. The Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation explained how it handles insolvent insurers under Chapter 631, currently administering 14 estates with $1.2 billion in assets and $3.7 billion in liabilities, and said no new receiverships had been opened since February 2023. Members asked about grant backlogs, fire truck procurement delays, memorial repairs, and whether affiliate transfers were occurring in insurer liquidations. Secretary Griffin then updated the committee on DBPR’s implementation of House Bill 1021 on community associations. He said the department had used the new authority to expand education, complaint handling, and ombudsman services, including 10 free standardized courses, a new condo website, and a four-hour board certification course that had already drawn more than 12,000 attendees. He reported that outreach to condominium communities had increased by more than 60%, that complaint filings were up 39% while jurisdictional dismissals dropped to 11%, and that about 81% to 82% of the 65 new positions had been filled. Members pressed him on whether the department had enough authority and funding, how condominium counts are determined, how self-reported structural integrity reserve study data is verified, and whether more public-facing complaint tracking and better reporting from local governments or developers would improve the system. The committee then resumed questioning Secretary Allende of DMS about outstanding budget and operations issues. Members focused on the delayed People First contract extension required by statute, with the secretary saying the delay involved technical and contractual complexity in moving a legacy hard-coded system to the cloud. They also revisited the state data team and data catalog project, asking why a statutory 2022 deadline had not been met, how the four-person team and broader data staff were organized, how many applicants were considered for key positions, and what each role was doing. The secretary said the catalog work was being simplified into six metadata fields and supported by a broader community of practice, but no firm completion date was given during the exchange.

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• have to cut weekend service that's been so successful, look at skipping stops, some closures of stations
• Brendan Ropecki, with the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, in support, and we thank you, Madam
• to the most basic of ridership needs, such as working escalators, operational bathrooms, and safe stations
• to the most basic of ridership needs, such as working escalators, operational bathrooms, and safe stations
• And that says nothing about their job as, operational bathrooms and safe stations, and that says nothing

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard SB 63 by Senator Wiener, as amended and coauthored by Senator Arreguín, a Bay Area transit funding measure intended to avert major service cuts at BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit. The authors said the region faces a fiscal cliff and that without new revenue, BART could collapse and other systems could face severe reductions. They described the bill as the product of extensive negotiations among the five Bay Area counties and transit operators, with San Mateo and Santa Clara counties opting in during the process. Much of the discussion focused on accountability and governance. Supporters said the bill includes some of the strongest oversight provisions in recent memory, including a third-party efficiency review and ad hoc adjudication committees that can withhold a portion of funding if operators fail to correct problems. Assembly Member Papin and Assembly Member Lackey argued the measure amounts to a taxpayer bailout with insufficient representation and too much control left to MTC, while the authors responded that the bill gives affected counties direct complaint and enforcement authority and that MTC must follow the ad hoc committees’ recommendations. Several members asked about complaint procedures, withholding thresholds, opt-in/opt-out issues, and whether the funding would return to the source counties if withheld. Testimony in support came from SPUR, Caltrain, MTC, the Bay Area Council, BART, SamTrans, VTA, San Francisco MTA, transit coalitions, environmental groups, local governments, and labor. Supporters emphasized the risk of severe service cuts, the importance of preserving recent investments such as Caltrain electrification, and the need for regional self-help. There was no registered opposition witness, though some members spoke against the bill. The committee ultimately voted 11-5 to pass SB 63 as amended to the floor, with the committee amendments also removing urgency language.

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• We're not counting divisions. We don't count division for roll call. So, Mr.
• We're not counting divisions. We don't count division for roll call. So, Mr.
• We're not counting divisions. We don't count division for roll call. So, Mr.
• We're not counting divisions. We don't count division for roll call. So, Mr.
• We don't count division for divisions. We don't count division for roll<00:43:16.079><c> call.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the Attorney General did, I'm sorry, but I think it was a deep concern to you on the Foxborough T Station
• the coming years, including the Cape Cod bridges, the Allston Multimodal Project, the MBTA North Station
• We're in complete agreement, and ironically I strongly support the goal of more EV charging stations
• And I think revenue sharing versus profit sharing, you know, I don't know—is that like more counting
• But they shouldn't look like a service station, you know.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• Other mechanics can see this if you bring your car to that station.
• Now, this is counting both their time.
• Did you bring it back to the same station to get your sticker?"
• There is no consistency between inspection stations.
• </c><04:29:16.119><c> but</c> consistency uh between stations but consistency uh between stations but

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee held a public hearing on HB 249, which would allow bicycles, and in the bill’s language human-powered vehicles and e-bikes, to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs when safe. The bill sponsor, Rep. Seth Miller, said the measure is intended to improve cyclist safety and traffic flow at no cost to the state, citing Idaho and Delaware as examples where similar laws were associated with fewer crashes or injuries. He emphasized that the bill would remain optional, would not let cyclists ignore cross traffic, and would help riders avoid the unstable “wobble” that comes from repeatedly stopping and starting, especially on cargo bikes or other heavier bicycles. Committee members raised concerns about predictability, liability, and whether the proposal creates a special class of vehicle. Rep. Crawford asked why the bill also addresses left turns on red for one-way streets; Miller said that provision is meant to address situations where bicycles do not trigger signal equipment and could otherwise be stranded at a light. Rep. Gannon questioned the lack of explicit liability language, and Miller said he did not know of a separate provision but would be open to an amendment if the committee wanted clearer language. Rep. Hill and Rep. Emble expressed concern that other drivers would not know what cyclists intend to do and that the bill could create special rules; Miller responded that cyclists would still be required to yield and that the law would not change right-of-way rules. Several witnesses testified in support. Michael Frank, a Spofford cyclist and League cycling instructor, said the bill would help him safely commute and carry heavy groceries by reducing the effort and exposure involved in restarting after a full stop. Tim Blagden, former head of the Bike Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, said the bill reflects how many people already ride, saves energy and time, and would still require cyclists to stop at red lights unless the intersection is clear. He also noted that traffic signals often do not detect bicycles. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• This is reducing, um, 7 million, um, due to double counting benefits.
• Item 13 is to revise rider 17 hardship stations to reflect, to increase the number of hardship stations

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• </c><00:19:29.200><c> Um</c><00:19:29.440><c> the</c> intowards central New Hampshire.
• Um the intowards central New Hampshire.
• </c> radius around the Seabrook Station radius around the Seabrook Station nuclear<02:27:23.840><c> power
• </c><02:27:55.439><c> Um</c><02:27:55.680><c> and</c> inspectors at Seabrook Station.
• Um and inspectors at Seabrook Station.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all