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• the nationwide consumer and fuel the nationwide consumer and fuel retailer<00:32:04.960> choice
• and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025. and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025.
• reforms to the to the renewable fuel reforms to the to the renewable fuel standard.<00:41:11.200
• <01:19:35.360> retro<01:19:36.080> fuel nationwide consumer and fuel retro fuel nationwide
• consumer and fuel retro fuel retailer<01:19:37.120> choice<01:19:37.440> act<01:19:37.840

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Children who view pornography are three times more likely to be sexually exploited, and porn exposure is fueling
• exploited and porn to be sexually exploited and porn exposure<02:09:13.400> is<02:09:13.520> fueling
• ><02:09:14.400> massive<02:09:14.840> increases<02:09:15.520> in exposure is fueling
• massive increases in exposure is fueling massive increases in child-on-child<02:09:16.360> sexual

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 232, which would protect health care workers’ conscience rights in connection with certain procedures, especially abortion and sterilization, and also referenced contraception. The prime sponsor, Rep. Mark Pearson, said the bill is meant to prevent medical professionals from being forced to participate in procedures that violate their beliefs, while still prohibiting discrimination against patients based on protected characteristics. He said the measure was intended to help retain health care workers in New Hampshire and noted he had added an amendment to address concerns about people taking jobs only to later refuse duties, as well as emergency situations where a provider is the only one available. Committee members raised concerns about how broadly the bill and amendment were written. Questions focused on whether the protections could apply to non-physician staff such as schedulers, receptionists, or pharmacy employees; whether a provider could refuse to schedule, refer, or otherwise assist with services; and how “emergency” would be determined in practice. Several members also questioned whether the bill could affect access to contraception, including pharmacy sales and procedures such as tubal ligation, and whether the language was clear enough to prevent confusion or unintended refusals of care. Pearson said the bill was not intended to allow refusal of emergency care or general patient discrimination, and he acknowledged some language could be tweaked. Rep. Paige Boerman, a maternal-child health nurse, testified in opposition, saying she had seen pharmacists question prescriptions related to miscarriage care and that the bill could create barriers to contraception and other reproductive health services. She warned that the lack of a disclosure requirement and the broad definitions could create risks, especially in rural areas with limited providers. She also pointed to problems she said had occurred in other states, arguing the bill could lead to delayed care in emergencies. The hearing ended after questions and discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• This is somebody who, as the bill says, is seriously ill, debilitated, or terminally ill, where they
• We don't oppose compassionate release in cases where the inmate has a terminal illness.
• And we appreciate the terminal illness.
• 4, you're spending more more terminal 4, you're spending more more money<01:53:39.280> trying
• working toward the eventual termination working toward the eventual termination of<03:33:46.399>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places. Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii. A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.

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• Third Act is in support of virtual power plants because they defer the need for building new fossil fuel
• It’s as dispatchable as a fossil fuel resource. Right, Mr. Chairman.
• that needs to move through the system at peak times, which then, in turn, helps reduce the fossil fuel
• sources, and for a time, Fossil fuel sources, and for a time, we subsidized that, but as soon as that
• So fossil fuels, renewables, all different kinds of facilities, but not as, according to TRD, But not

Keywords: 996, all

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• We should not be burning more fossil fuel; we should be. Good of the country is going.
• We should not be burning more fossil fuel.
• By putting in any sort of burning of fossil fuel for energy is going to exactly.
• We're concerned about, you know, we want to move to cleaner fuel sources as opposed to non.
• There is natural gas available to fuel the facility.

Keywords: 996, all

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• It includes notification requirements and provisions for the extension and termination of the delayed
• It includes notification requirements and provisions for the extension and termination of the delayed
• the bill in four budget and terminates the bill in four years.<00:53:52.800> So<00:53:53.040>
• The bill takes effect June 1, 2027, and terminates June 30, 2029.
• takes effect uh June 1, 2027, terminates takes effect uh June 1, 2027, terminates June<01:35:54.080

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with 38 members present and a quorum, then began with an invocation and several ceremonial introductions. The chamber recognized pioneering women of the Maryland State Police for Women’s History Month, including the original six female graduates and other firsts in the department, and also introduced the day’s doctor and a student intern. The Senate agreed to journalize the remarks honoring the Maryland State Police guests. The body then took up several Finance Committee bills, adopting committee amendments and favorable reports without objection on Senate Bills 385, 387, 389, 753, 469, and 608, each of which was ordered printed for third reading. SB 385 concerns immunization, screening, and preventive-service recommendations and pharmacist administration; SB 387 restricts predatory pricing and use of personal data by food retailers and delivery services; SB 389 makes transit-oriented development changes; SB 753 addresses financial exploitation protections for seniors and vulnerable adults; SB 469 authorizes a Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund affordability program; and SB 608 requires coverage for pharmacogenomic testing. Senate Bill 626, dealing with birth certificate sex designation changes and related identification documents, was briefly set aside at the request of a senator seeking possible amendments, with the presiding officer agreeing to hold it until the next session. Senate Bill 739, a climate change, homeowners insurance, and emergency management study bill, was also introduced with one amendment and sparked debate over its scope and funding, including discussion of a $150,000 Strategic Energy Investment Fund allocation and whether the study would examine the General Assembly’s own climate policies. The transcript ends during that discussion, before any final action on SB 739.

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• within 60 days of a notice of termination, regardless of what the mortgage documents require.
• , notice uh, to from of termination, notice uh, to from of termination, regardless<00:35:18.640><
• When you go from 80% to 60% to terminate a CIC, that does make it easier to terminate, but it also makes
• <00:42:30.319> a go from uh 80% to 60% to terminate a go from uh 80% to 60% to terminate a
• association's notice uh of termination. association's notice uh of termination. if<02:01:04.080>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Section 12 begins on the bottom of page 35 and relates to causes for non-renewal or termination of a
• relates to causes for non-renewal 35 and relates to causes for non-renewal or<00:16:15.120> termination
• 15.519> of<00:16:15.680> a<00:16:15.839> charter<00:16:16.079> school or termination
• of a charter school or termination of a charter school contract.<00:16:18.000> The<00:16:18.720
• authorizer to publish on its website information about charter contracts, performance reviews, notices to terminate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the way that the alimony law works, where Representative Sher had said it typically will terminate
• had said it typically it will terminate had said it typically it will terminate at<00:36:50.480>
• <00:57:54.079> three her child, mom has been terminated three her child, mom has been terminated
• That's not the right reason in family law to terminate parental rights.
• terminate parental rights. terminate parental rights.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• By Senator Brodeur, Senate Bill 2506E, a bill to be entitled an act relating to fuel taxes.
• Members, this is the Senate bill related to fuel taxes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Members, this is the Senate bill related to fuel taxes. Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. Speaker.
• By Senator Brodeur, Senate Bill 2506E, a bill to be entitled an act relating to fuel taxes.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• California is experiencing a wave of retail crime that not only robs businesses and consumers, but it also fuels
• California is experiencing a wave of retail crime that not only robs businesses and consumers, but also fuels
• California is experiencing a wave of retail crime that not only robs businesses and consumers, but also fuels
• The human cost is far beyond these victims, as organized retail crime fuels drug smuggling, human trafficking

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met and announced that, under its suspense-file rules, every bill on the agenda would be referred to suspense because each had a fiscal impact. The chair also reminded attendees to submit position letters in advance for inclusion in the bill analysis. A quorum was established and the committee then heard six bills, all of which drew support testimony and no opposition testimony in the room. AB 814 would exempt law enforcement pensions from state income tax to encourage retired peace officers to remain in California and support recruitment and retention. AB 918 would create a targeted income tax exemption for pay earned by local first responders deployed under mutual aid during declared emergencies, with supporters saying it would help sustain disaster response and reward extraordinary service. Both bills were backed by police and public safety organizations and were referred to suspense. AB 976 would create a nonrefundable tax credit for small retailers in disadvantaged communities to help pay for security equipment in response to retail theft and violence; members discussed whether the bill should be broader and how it related to Proposition 36 and crime policy. AB 984 would allow state tax deductions for contributions to CalABLE accounts, with testimony from CalABLE representatives and families describing the program as an essential savings tool for people with disabilities. AB 1282 would create a deduction for out-of-pocket medical expenses up to $5,000 through 2030, and AB 838 would raise California’s renter’s tax credit from $60/$120 to $2,000 for eligible filers. Each of these bills was also referred to the suspense file, and the committee then adjourned.

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• to um that it says any fossil fuel to um that it says any fossil fuel generation<01:29:55.360>
• in current law that any fossil fuel in current law that any fossil fuel generation<01:33:40.320>
• generation on any existing fossil fuel generation plant<01:35:34.080> in<01:35:34.400> the
• <02:28:15.520> and law that requires all fossil fuel and law that requires all fossil fuel
• > generation it's all fossil fuel generation it's all fossil fuel generation generators<02:28:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee began a work session on House Bill 1600, concerning access to the centralized voter registration database on election days. Secretary of State David Scanlan testified that the state already has a new statewide voter registration system connected to town clerks and supervisors of the checklist, and that the bill was probably unnecessary but acceptable if the legislature wanted it. He raised concern about language that could require direct electronic access in every polling place, noting that some polling locations lack reliable internet or cell service and that municipalities can change polling locations, which could make a rigid requirement expensive and impractical. Members discussed whether the bill should be clarified to allow direct or indirect access, including use of a phone-based workaround, and the secretary said that would address his concern. The committee then voted on HB 1600. Representative Maguire moved ought to pass with an amendment adding “direct or indirect access” on page one, line seven, and the motion was seconded. The amendment was adopted 9-0 by voice vote, and the committee then voted 9-0 to OTP the bill. The chair stated that HB 1600 would be placed on consent. The committee next took up House Bill 1197F FN, a technical correction to insurance laws. Members noted it had already passed the House with amendment and that the fiscal note was effectively indeterminate but would not affect the general fund because the insurance agency is self-funded. The committee voted 9-0 to OTP the bill; the chair said consent calendar placement would be decided by the full committee. Finally, the committee opened a work session on House Bill 11:30 FN regarding judicial performance evaluations. Representative Lynn, the bill’s sponsor, argued that the fiscal note overstated the immediate cost and said the judicial branch could likely manage through the current biennium while implementing the new system. He also supported making judges’ names public and said the bill’s anonymity provisions were aimed at protecting the identities of questionnaire respondents, not the judges being evaluated. Members asked about public disclosure, internal access to evaluation materials, and the removal of language allowing the governor and executive council to receive evaluations on request; discussion continued on those points, but no final vote on HB 11:30 FN was taken in the portion provided.

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• even in an alleged strong Minnesota economy and labor market, the rising costs of food, diapers, and fuel
• even in an alleged strong Minnesota economy and labor market, the rising costs of food, diapers, and fuel
• government has prematurely ended funding from multiple grants that have resulted in layoffs and the termination

Bills: HF4621, HF4123, HF4616, HF1183

Keywords: child tax credit, financial assistance, low-income families, state revenue, tax policy, net investment income, taxation, business income, self-employment, tax increase, wealth tax, fairness, public services, high-income earners, economic equity, Internal Revenue Code, employee classification, federal law, Minnesota statutes, 1183

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• AUTHORIZES MUNICIPALITIES TO EXEMPT PRESCHOOLS FROM SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, AND REPEALS THE AVIATION FUEL
• TAX, AND DELAYS THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF NATURAL GAS FUEL TAXES FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2026, TO JANUARY 1ST,
• They were open to the termination date brought forward, but I think we have to give them the opportunity

Bills: HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2798, HB 107, HB 1587, HB 3684, HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 609, HB 630, HB 420, HB 767, HB 1708, HB 1404, HB 2457, HB 140, HB 227, HB 913, HB 2198, HB 2763, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB 1318, HB 2358, HB 2765, HB 2735, HB 3307, HB 1242, HB 2842, HB 333, HB 201, HB 694, HB 2415, HB 155, HB 272, HB 405, HB 519, HB 1136, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1990, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 3129, HB 3251, HB 3354, HB 3479, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3887, HB 4163, HB 4238, HB 1240, HB 1842, HB 2029, HB 2622, HB 3255, HB 654, HB 4643, HB 4945, HB 3611, HB 3724, HB 3623, HB 3810, HB 4127, HCR 78, HCR 12, SB 767

Keywords: HB 388, HB388, coordination of benefits, COB questionnaire, health benefit plan, health insurance, insurance commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance, uniform form, primary payer, secondary payer, multiple coverage, dual coverage, Medicaid, CHIP, managed care, HMO, small employer health plan, school district health coverage, self-funded plan

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• 9, striking 'an interstate agreement that is established to administer the payment or reporting of fuel
• An interstate agreement that is established for paying or reporting fuel taxes. I'm sorry, Mr.
• Paying or reporting fuel taxes—oh yeah, no.
• What I was doing initially: an interstate agreement that is established for paying or reporting fuel
• Away from individual consumption of fossil fuels.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So, it's just fuel.
• And that fuel is still there today because we haven't had any snow to mash it down.
• So, it's just<00:47:46.000> fuel.
• <00:47:48.240> still<00:47:48.400> there just fuel.
• And that fuel is still there just fuel.

Keywords: 916, all

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• font color="aaaaaa">actually references tanks that Kerry, for example, fuel
• font color="aaaaaa">actually references tanks that Kerry, for example, fuel
• this bill would amend to the Kerry, for example, fuel
• we know if the articles of international fuel
• articles of agreement and international fuel