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• Jim Wells County Judge, Judge, step on down.
• Well, good. Well, thank you. My, my words are from experience here.
• OK, well, very good, uh.
• Well, the only copy I got was a pink sheet.
• First-class mail, it's not. And to answer your question, first class mail is 73 cents.

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• I think it's a billion dollars well spent.
• I think it's a billion dollars well spent.
• It's money well spent. It's a concept model.
• Many of them are working-class students of color, first generation, right?
• You'll go to high schools and recruit working-class students from high schools that serve mostly working-class

Summary: The Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color held its second hearing, focused on cradle-to-college-and-career pipelines and education. Members opened with remarks emphasizing bipartisan support, the need to address opportunity gaps, and the committee’s prior hearing in Los Angeles, which helped generate legislation. The chair framed the day around school safety and discipline, community schools, and college/career pathways, and noted that public comment would be included at the end. In the first panel, witnesses described persistent disparities in school discipline and policing, even as suspension rates have declined statewide. Dr. David Turner cited reductions in suspensions tied to reforms such as bans on willful defiance suspensions, but warned that Black and Native boys remain disproportionately suspended and that “ghost suspensions” and police referrals still push students out of class. Other advocates called for stronger accountability, more restorative and culturally rooted practices, and greater investment in community-based supports. Members asked about the role of state and local policy, rural versus urban differences, and how to measure which interventions work best. The second panel centered on community schools. Advocates from Californians for Justice, Reclaim Our Schools LA, MILE, and the Sierra Health Foundation argued for the governor’s proposed $1 billion ongoing investment in the California Community Schools Partnership Act. They said community schools improve attendance, reduce suspensions, strengthen belonging, and create shared decision-making with families and students. Panelists described the role of community school coordinators, the importance of authentic partnerships, and the need to track informal discipline practices. Committee members pressed for a plain explanation of community schools and heard that the model is intended to be a high-return equity strategy that can save the state money over time. The final panel addressed college and career pathways. Speakers from the California Faculty Association, UC Student Association, Brotherhood Crusade, A Men, and Improve Your Tomorrow highlighted barriers facing Black, Latino, Native, and other boys and men of color in higher education, including financial aid gaps, weak transfer pathways, underinvestment in student support, and low campus belonging. They urged continued funding for community schools, expanded dual enrollment and ELOP access, and support for mentorship and culturally responsive programs. Public commenters echoed support for community schools and youth investment, including calls to redirect prison spending toward education and prevention. The chair closed by thanking the panelists, reflecting on his own school struggles and the role of mentorship, and adjourned the committee.

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• Well, uh, thank you for bringing that up.
• Well, thank you.
• Well, howdy.
• So we're very proud of that as well.
• Uh, that well over 60% of every class for many, many years going back have gone into primary care, and

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• Well, good afternoon. I'm Lisa Demuth, Speaker of the House.
• So now I'll turn going forward as well.
• > how bit lower than middle class of how bit lower than middle class of how things<00:08:33.760
• I and it lays it out pretty well.
• We used to be sort of pretty well.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Very well. we got a quorum. All right. Very well. we got a quorum. All right. Very well.
• Well, I I' I've tried to get through Well, I I' I've tried to get through Well, I I' I've tried to get
• So, we've escalated this well beyond So, we've escalated this well beyond So, we've escalated this well
• arrest goes from a class B misdemeanor to a class A misdemeanor. misdemeanor to a class A misdemeanor
• Vance as well. Acknowledgement to Mr. Vance as well. Acknowledgement to Mr. Vance as well.

Bills: HB265, HB146, SB254, HB202, HB3, HB42, SB18

Keywords: resisting arrest, penalties, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, youthful offender, capital murder, victims' rights, SB254, Alabama, statute of limitations, civil procedure, civil action, sex offense, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, survivor rights, tolling, disability, minor plaintiff

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• Well, first of all, let's get an order to yes, we do have to.
• So I have some creative thoughts on that as well.
• Again, they can audit classes again.
• well.
• They walk in the first nursing class.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Class A misdemeanor for obstructing the distribution of election supplies from a Class C misdemeanor
• to a Class A misdemeanor.
• The bill also creates two Class...
• Well, in Chapter 157, it provides that...
• It's like, well, how do we know that?

Bills: HB46, HB272, HB551, HB1661, HB2820, HB3181, HB4145, HB4157, HB46, HB272

Keywords: low-THC cannabis, dispensing organization, Texas Compassionate-Use Program, medical use, patient access, registration, healthcare, legislation, credit card fraud, debit card fraud, prosecution, illegal possession, state law, political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, election supplies, ballots

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• Well, good afternoon.
• , not a mandatory, but a class that... ...being a mandatory class, not a mandatory, but a class that
• Well, I will start with that.
• Well, we have our ALCAP, right?
• There is a bit of a destabilized system as well.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Additionally, the bill does outline penalties for violating the act’s provisions, and it is a class one
• Lastly, the bill changes the classification from a class one misdemeanor to a classified felony for an
• Lastly, the bill changes the classification from a class one misdemeanor to a classified felony for an
• What we're trying to do is keep bad actors in this country, as well as countries outside of the U.S.,
• Well, from there, there was some confusion in the role of the supervising nurse.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials across several policy areas, with most items presented as consent or third-read measures and little debate. Topics included special license plates for the Arizona Space Commission, local land-use and housing restrictions, liquor regulation updates, limits on municipal delays in permitting and exactions, election equipment security and timekeeping requirements, precinct committeeman vacancy procedures, assisted living and deed-fraud measures, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming Wesley Bolin Plaza, and a ban on gender transition procedures for minors. Members also discussed health and human services bills on behavioral health technician standards, Medicaid billing during ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic IV administration authority, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and access claim-processing timelines. The Judiciary portion covered probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, a civil cause of action related to prohibited gender reassignment surgery on minors, elimination of the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, probation incentive calculations, victim-rights expense recovery, unlawful flight penalties, vulnerable adult theft definitions, motor fuel theft, unlawful alerting, and evidence rules in sexual-assault-related hearings. In discussion, members asked for clarifications on several bills, including the definitions of “malicious” delay, internet access on election equipment, the scope of the breast screening bill, and the meaning of unlawful alerting. Supporters repeatedly described bills as common-sense, fraud-prevention, patient-access, or public-safety measures, while one member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee. Additional measures in land, agriculture, water, public safety, and transportation included foreign-entity restrictions on land transactions, limits on transporting Mexican gray wolf puppies, water reuse and groundwater fee extensions, a larger water supply revolving fund loan cap, congressional memorials on EPA authority and the San Carlos irrigation project, expanded traumatic event counseling coverage, reimbursement of legal costs for certain disciplined law enforcement officers, data sharing with the federal government on unauthorized aliens, roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military-property sign placement, a towing and impound study committee, photo enforcement penalties, and highway renaming memorials. No roll-call votes were described in the transcript, and the meeting ended after the transportation items and memorials were completed.

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• I'm supposed to be in English class right now, so I will try and keep this brief.
• Whenever I first took my STAAR test, I remember my teacher telling us, "Do well.
• You have to do well."
• Well, this is his bill.
• That never works out well for our Texas students.

Keywords: House Bill 8, standardized testing, student testimony, education policy, mental health, parent concerns, Texas Education Agency

Summary: The committee meeting focused on the impacts of House Bill 8, which proposes increasing the frequency of state testing for students in Texas. During the meeting, various testimonies were provided by students, highlighting their concerns about the negative effects of standardized testing on their educational experience. Students expressed that the pressure of multiple assessments causes significant stress and detracts from the joy of learning. Some lawmakers voiced their opposition to the bill, emphasizing the need for a thorough review and consideration of alternative evaluation methods that prioritize student well-being over testing metrics.

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• <00:04:36.600> A is a class A is a class A misdemeanor<00:04:38.880> what<00:04:39.039
• Representative Nemes: Well, thank you, Chairman, for bringing the bill.
• <00:37:02.240> thank<00:37:02.440> you chairman well thank you chairman well thank
• It's not just, well, you know, he or she probably didn't do it.
• I didn’t do too well in statistics. I’ll get the exact count. Yeah, okay. Well, thank you.”

Keywords: The live stream for this meeting cut off before the end. This is the complete meeting pulled from back ups. Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:05 HB 38: 00:02:42 HB 206: 00:29:22, 958, all

Summary: The committee began with roll call and introductory remarks, including recognition of new members and guests. It then took up House Bill 38, sponsored by Representative Tipton, which would increase penalties for repeated violations of an order of protection. Under the committee substitute, a third violation involving the same order and same individual could be elevated from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony. Tipton and domestic violence survivor Maryanne Pratt testified in support, with Pratt describing repeated abuse, protective-order violations, and ongoing fear despite arrests and jail time. Several members spoke in favor of the bill and praised Pratt’s testimony. Members and outside witnesses raised concerns about the substitute’s language, especially the requirement that the same victim be involved and whether the bill could leave gaps for repeat abusers with different victims. Representative Burke and others questioned whether the conduct was already covered by stalking or assault statutes. Scott West, speaking for the Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, argued that the bill could allow technical contempt findings to be used as predicate offenses and noted that existing assault and stalking laws already address much of the conduct. Sponsor Tipton said the language was not final and that further changes might be considered in the Senate. Despite the concerns, the committee adopted the substitute and passed HB 38 with favorable expression by a 19-0 vote. The committee then heard House Bill 206, sponsored by Representative Nemes, on wrongful conviction compensation. Nemes introduced exonerees and representatives from the Kentucky Innocence Project, and the substitute was adopted without objection. Testimony came from Paul Herd, who spent 20 years wrongfully convicted and described the difficulty of reentry, and Jon Acar, who said he was wrongly convicted as a teenager and spent years in custody and on parole. Both urged passage of the bill as overdue support for people exonerated after wrongful convictions.

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• <00:09:09.079> so including this able program as well so including this able program as well
• sorry second on a weekly basis as well sorry second on a weekly basis as well students<00:43:10.520
• the committee the breakdown um as well the committee the breakdown um as well um<01:05:18.720>
• um and be be ready to learn and be well um and be be ready to learn and be well fed<01:43:39.239
• like that they're not focusing in class like that they're not focusing in class and<02:06:01.960

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 707 on the College Savings Program. Members discussed a suggested amendment from the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities to include the Hawaii ABLE Savings Program. The chair said the Department of the Attorney General advised there was no title problem, so the bill could be broadened to cover both the College Savings Program and the ABLE program. The committee also noted technical, non-substantive changes and a defective date of July 1, 3000 for further discussion. HB 707 HD1 was then voted on and the recommendation to pass with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present, with two members excused. The committee then heard House Bill 424, which would provide free breakfast and lunch beginning the next school year to students who currently qualify for free and reduced-price meals. The Department of Education supported the measure, and testimony in favor came from teachers, public health and food security advocates, and several organizations. Supporters described students being denied meals because of unpaid balances, said school meals should not depend on family debt, and argued that the bill would reduce stigma and help hungry students learn. Committee questions focused on meal pricing, the impact of raising prices on families who pay full price, and whether portion sizes could be increased; DOE said breakfast costs less than lunch, full-price students would bear any increase, and portion sizes must follow USDA rules. Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute and Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network said many families above the free/reduced thresholds still cannot afford meals, citing estimates that the DOE collects about $20 million a year in meal payments and that federal reimbursement totals are much larger. The committee then heard House Bill 757, the universal free school breakfast and lunch bill. DOE and the Department of Health supported it, and testimony was overwhelmingly in favor from county officials, teachers, students, food banks, advocacy groups, and community organizations. Witnesses argued that universal meals would eliminate stigma, reduce paperwork and debt collection, and ensure students do not fall through the cracks because of income cutoffs, language barriers, or administrative hurdles. Several students from Castle High School described classmates asking for food and families struggling to keep meal accounts funded, while teachers said they regularly see negative meal balance notices and hungry students. Advocates also said the bill is the better equity vehicle because it avoids means testing and reaches students who are not currently receiving meals despite needing them. The hearing on HB 757 was still ongoing at the end of the transcript, and no final vote on that bill was shown.

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• So um if you greatly on it as well.
• That equates to about eight persons per class at $450 per person for each class.
• <00:54:19.680> class.
• Let's do health and safety well.
• <02:15:33.040> Well, whole the whole other issue. Well, whole the whole other issue.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• By the way, I skipped all of your classes to ask as much as I could.
• I was going to classes at the time, even on the corners at night.
• I scored the highest score in that class, and you pulled me off to the side.
• You may take the class over because it was a core course.
• Well, you're the example. And, you know, it's just a wonderful thing.

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• From Class C to Class GC. Move the amendment.
• Move the from class C to class GC.
• decreases as well? decreases as well?
• Well, well, we've seen a do that? Sure.
• well, and is very important. well, and is very important.

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House met with 125 members present and began with the pledge, prayer, and opening formalities. Two House resolutions were presented and adopted by voice vote: one honoring the pioneering women of the Maryland State Police and State Fire Marshal’s Office during Women’s History Month, and another recognizing the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Infant and Childhood Loss on its 50th anniversary. Both resolutions highlighted the honorees’ service and contributions, and the clerk read each resolution into the record. The chamber then received Senate bills introduced in the House, including Senate Bill 6 and Senate Bill 551, which were read the first time and referred to committee without objection. The House also took up multiple committee reports, largely adopting favorable reports and ordering bills printed for third reading. Measures advanced included bills on residential real estate contract contingencies, Maryland data privacy, local alcoholic beverages licenses and fees in several counties, county salary study commission membership, sheriff and municipal enforcement matters, estates, health occupations background checks, school book fair tax exemptions, school board compensation and voting, and a Calvert County medical center bill. Several bills were amended before advancing. House Bill 443 on Prince George’s County small event center alcohol licensing received a capacity-related amendment; House Bill 348 on Baltimore City alcohol license extension received a technical amendment and a change expanding coverage to transfers of ownership before July 1, 2029; House Bill 682 changed a license classification from Class C to Class GC; House Bill 405 on EV recharging equipment in condo/HOA documents was amended to clarify budget treatment; and House Bill 895 on dynamic pricing and predatory pricing received amendments clarifying definitions, disclosures, and enforcement. After extended discussion of HB 895, including questions about whether it bans dynamic pricing for food, how it treats discounts and loyalty programs, and whether supply-and-demand pricing changes are affected, the House agreed to special order the bill until later in the day.

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• I don't see why certain classes of vehicles should be banned from.
• Um, currently, the I-35 corridor is not working well for Texans.
• Well, good morning, uh, uh, Chairman and members.
• I hope y'all can just support it as well.
• Well, this bill is it, is it a $10 increase or a $20 increase?

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• And I would be remiss if I didn't mention his name as well.
• Well, I appreciate that.
• And what are we talking about as far as not a Class A source?
• Well, there was a period of time when you weren't here. That is true.
• Well, thanks for that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Well, I just pray... And perhaps model good things for the nation.
• Successful completion of those classes, and that is the bill. Are there amendments?
• Well, we will be on the lookout. It's $100,000 per offense.
• Well, and thank you.
• Well, 75 to 80 percent of our parents are choosing our...

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including state championship athletic teams, visiting chambers of commerce, apprentices, students, and other guests. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading calendar and special order calendar, with no committee reports or executive messages on the desk. A moment of silence was held for Walton County Deputy William Will May, who died in the line of duty. Among the major bills passed was SB 234, which strengthens restrictions on resisting law enforcement officers and increases penalties related to manslaughter of an officer; an amendment clarifying “good faith” in an officer’s duties was adopted, and the bill passed 37-0. The Senate also passed SB 7020 on open government review of certain cybersecurity information, SM 1488 urging Congress to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, SB 944 reducing the overpayment claim period for insurers/HMOs seeking reimbursement from licensed psychologists from 30 months to 12 months, SB 878 extending probation treatment options for misdemeanor offenses involving controlled substances, SB 538 updating the state court system, SB 480 expanding nonprofit agricultural medical benefit plans, SB 472 giving correctional education credit toward professional licensure, SB 86/House companion 421 expanding peer support for first responders to include support personnel, SB 164 on vessel accountability, SB 282 on warranty association financial requirements, SB 316 creating Series LLC rules, and SB 384 requiring notice to legislative delegations before municipal annexation of state-owned lands. The most debated measure was CS/CS/SB 56 on geoengineering and weather modification, which Garcia said would prohibit unauthorized atmospheric interventions, create reporting and enforcement mechanisms through DEP, and impose felony penalties; Polsky questioned the bill’s practicality, federal preemption issues, and agency capacity, while supporters said it would address public concerns and close loopholes. The Senate also passed CS/SB 166 on public school administrative efficiency after adopting several amendments affecting school purchasing timelines, third-grade retention exemptions, teacher contracts, certification, facilities planning, and an OPPAGA study of cost-per-student-station limits; senators debated testing, teacher evaluations, and school accountability. At the end of the day, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify all passed bills to the House, received budget process guidance from Appropriations Chair Hooper on SB 2500 and SB 2502 amendment deadlines, and then adjourned until April 9.

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• Because their success is judged on how well we answer multiple choice questions.
• Um, I'm supposed to be in English class right now, so I will try and keep this brief.
• Whenever I first took my SA test, I remember my teacher telling us, do well, you have to do well, pressuring
• us immensely to do very well on the SAR test.
• That never works out well for our Texas students. So we need to slow down.

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• defense as well? defense as well?
• in self-defense, well, then where is it? in self-defense, well, then where is it?
• Um, the first conviction would be a Class A misdemeanor. from a class A misdemeanor to a class D from
• Well, Mr.
• And I see that from this side as well. And I see that from this side as well.

Keywords: 1136, house, all