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• there's just a couple of language there's just a couple of language changes<00:37:43.640> that
• <00:51:48.720> on thank you delete the new language on thank you delete the new language on
• <00:57:05.079> already titles we believe the language already titles we believe the language
• <01:01:33.520> is property the removed language is property the removed language is redundant
• and not necessary the removed language and not necessary the removed language is<01:02:33.440>

Bills: HF1621, HF1701, HF1796, HF1676, HF40, HF1428, HF1540

Keywords: HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy

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• We're going to maintain that language. It adds language about ratioed products.
• We're going to maintain that language. It adds language about ratioed products.
• We're going to maintain that language. It adds language about ratioed products.
• We're going to maintain that language. It adds language about ratioed products.
• We always intended for this section of law to be plain language and easy for a business owner to understand

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <01:40:27.360> that see section one is the language that see section one is the language that
• <01:40:48.560> in<01:40:49.520> the language in the language in the policy<01:40:52.400
• <01:43:34.560> that this is a piece of Ohei language that this is a piece of Ohei language
• Section 66 uh back to agency language Section 66 uh back to agency language removes<01:47:02.320
• our our presidents and this language our our presidents and this language sets<01:58:02.000>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, so just based on the plain language of the statute that's being proposed, it didn't seem very clear
• clarifying existing language? clarifying existing language?
• You know, added some language here.
• <01:44:26.800> and trying to put some limiting language and trying to put some limiting language
• 57.119> quote, new language would read, quote, new language would read, quote, "Whenever<02:00

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard opening remarks and ground rules from Chair David Tarnas, including a request for two-minute testimony limits, clear speaking, Zoom etiquette, and respectful conduct. The first measure taken up was HB 2062, relating to gun violence prevention, which would appropriate funds for enforcement of gun violence protective orders and for public awareness campaigns. Judiciary submitted written testimony recommending technical changes to clarify that it does not enforce laws and instead should be funded for personnel to process temporary restraining orders and gun violence protective orders; the Department of Law Enforcement supported the bill and said it is well positioned to conduct public education. Support also came from county and advocacy witnesses, including Moms Demand Action, Giffords Gun Owners for Safety, HGEA, and a retired police officer, while opposition testimony argued the measure raises due process and Fifth Amendment concerns and that education, not enforcement, should be the focus. The chair noted 37 testimonies in support, 103 in opposition, and three comments; no vote was taken in the portion provided. Testimony on HB 2062 emphasized both public safety and constitutional concerns. Supporters described the bill as a way to increase awareness of an existing legal tool, prevent suicides and shootings, and help law enforcement and the public understand gun violence protective orders. Opponents, including gun owners and firearms groups, argued that red flag laws can be abused, lack due process, and should not be expanded through state funding. A county neighborhood safety witness suggested an amendment to allow public, private, and nonprofit consultants to assist with training and implementation. Members asked a few questions, but the agencies with written testimony were not present, so the chair referred members to their submissions. The committee then moved to HB 2061, relating to firearms, which appropriates money for the state gun buyback program and requires at least two buyback events in each county. Written support was noted from the Department of Law Enforcement, Hawaii County Council, the County of Kauai Prosecuting Attorney, and the Hawaii State Association of Counties, with the latter emphasizing that buybacks are voluntary prevention tools that can reduce risk before crises escalate. Opposition came from the Mid-Pacific Pistol League, SDM Training Group/Bows and Bullets, and others; one witness argued buybacks are ineffective, costly, and can be vulnerable to misuse or black-market diversion, and suggested a year-round surrender option instead. The committee heard additional support from a retired police officer and from a gun violence survivor with Students Demand Action, but no final action or vote was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• The rule changes also included clarifying language for temporary license holders available to members
• I don't have the language in front of me or the granular level, but if it is supposed to go down, with
• If the value is higher in 2028, then that is the new bar, and the plain language of the statute says

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Plain, Executive Director of Texas Civil Commitment Office, and Jessica March, Deputy Director.
• have about 25% that are essentially Spanish-speaking only when they present. that as their primary language

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The amendment deletes the language that had caps that raise the limits with the CPI.
• The language directly involved in... ...immunity outside of the birthing room.
• the way the language is today.
• If we leave language the way the language is today, we have to face the fact that here in Florida, we
• language of the bill.

Bills: S0036, S0620, S0796, S0934, S1080, S1096, S1366, S1536, S1548, S1580, S1588, S1620, S1756, S7034, S7044

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, candidate qualifying, federal office, election integrity, regulatory compliance, political candidacy, veterinary medicine, telehealth, veterinary professional associate, animal health, public safety, access to veterinary services, payment bond exemption, Habitat for Humanity, Florida Forever Act, land acquisition

Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.

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• I apologize, but English is the primary language.
• Our standards cover social, instructional language, language arts, mathematics, language of science,
• and language of social studies, so it encompasses all.
• <01:55:39.400> at get her her materials in her language at get her her materials in her language
• language of 899 F2.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 627, which concerns Department of Education school safety funding and staffing. DOE said the bill would restore two positions and related funding that had been removed from the governor’s budget: a targeted violence prevention and threat assessment program manager and a security technology manager. DOE described ongoing work on school vulnerability assessments, fire suppression measures, security camera research, panic buttons, and active shooter prevention training. Testifiers from DOE, the Department of Law Enforcement, fire services, HSTA, and an individual witness all supported the bill, with the individual citing a past school shooting experience as a reason to increase school resource officers and safety measures. Members asked about the positions’ duties, how the request differed from existing security funding, and the status of active shooter training; DOE said it would provide more information on training statistics. The committee then took up HB 249, relating to Executive Office on Early Learning family child interaction learning programs. The Early Learning Board, EOEL, Commit to Kids, Early Childhood Action Strategies, Partners in Development Foundation, and others testified in support. EOEL said it currently spends about $800,000 annually on FCI program contracts and supports expanding state funding for FCIL programs, including infant and early childhood mental health, if the appropriation covers the broader scope. Testifiers emphasized that FCIL programs are trauma-informed, evidence-based, and help families and children, with one provider sharing a long-term example of a parent and child benefiting from the program. Members asked how many programs are supported, whether FCIL exists on all islands, and whether the request was in the governor’s budget; EOEL said the expansion was requested by the office but not included in the governor’s budget. HB 429, concerning pre-K expansion, drew broad support from the Lieutenant Governor, EOEL, HSTA, and community groups. Supporters said the Ready Keiki initiative has already opened more than 50 classrooms and would add another 50 over the next two years, including Hawaiian immersion classrooms. EOEL said it currently administers 72 public pre-K classrooms across 74 campuses and that the bill’s funding was included in the governor’s budget request. Testimony stressed kindergarten readiness, affordability for working families, equity across islands, and inclusion classrooms. Members asked about national quality benchmarks, with EOEL stating Hawaii meets 10 of 10 benchmarks and that only five states had done so at the time referenced. The Lieutenant Governor also described construction and delivery efforts, including refurbishing existing classrooms, modular options, possible use of state buildings, and even collaboration with libraries to expand child care access. Finally, the committee heard HB 439 on J-1 teacher licensure. DOE supported the bill, while the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board opposed it, arguing licensure standards are not place-based and should remain rigorous and uniform for all educators. The Attorney General’s office offered technical comments, including replacing “educators” with “teacher” and clarifying the bill’s language on issuance and renewal conditions. Several organizations and individuals testified in support, including school, cultural, business, and educator groups. One witness, a teacher from the Philippines, said J-1 educators are highly qualified and described the rigor of teacher preparation in the Philippines. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• representation—representatives who share their values, understand their culture, and are able to communicate with them. language
• This is targeted exclusion, plain and simple, driven not by the needs of Texans but by out-of-state political
• He said in the Jewish language, "In times past, men didn't make their decisions in their mind; they made

Bills: HB4, HB 4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

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• The Texas Animal Health Commission continues to meet once a week with the Great Plains Regional New World

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• those ...where we've used those materials to give greatly enhanced energy efficiency compared to plain

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:58 Approval of Minutes 03:05 Member Comments 03:18 Nanotechnologies in Energy 06:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee met and approved the minutes, then heard announcements and introductions from members and guests, including an invitation to an East Kentucky trail ride opening and welcomes for new EPIC and Kentucky Coal Association representatives and several constituents. After the opening business, the committee turned to a presentation on nanotechnology and energy applications by Rodney Andrews of the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research. Andrews explained how nanoscale materials behave differently because of their size and surface area, and described uses in consumer products, batteries, solar panels, catalysts, coatings, sensors, and energy storage. Members asked about the relationship between nanomaterials and coal, and Andrews said carbon nanotubes can be made from coal-derived hydrocarbons, which members noted as an opportunity for Kentucky’s coal and manufacturing sectors. He also discussed work on improved solar coatings, more stable perovskites, fuel-processing catalysts, hydrogen storage, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, electromagnetic shielding, and conductive yarns and fabrics. The presentation also covered more advanced applications such as thermoelectric textiles, power transmission materials, thermal transport composites for aerospace, nanofluids for cooling, and fusion reactor shielding. In the final discussion, members raised questions about electromagnetic pulse protection and quantum computing; Andrews said the materials discussed could absorb and spread energy and that shielding applications may help with EMPs, while quantum computing remains limited by extremely low operating temperatures. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• It's like Culture shock when you come out of those old high plains where I'm at when we have 610 people

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• these things occur, posing environmental risk, especially panels that are damaged or broken or just plain

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just.
• So he said, because the need for this action is plain and it is so clear indeed that we marvel not simply
• c><05:03:24.878> is because the need for this action is because the need for this action is plain
• plain plain and<05:03:28.080> it<05:03:28.320> is<05:03:28.400> so<05:03:28.638

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Uh, the bill language exempted from the local share language, and so can you tell us what is the total
• Chair and Chair Anderson. uh the bill Chair and Chair Anderson. uh the bill language<00:44:19.359>
• 20.079> from<00:44:20.319> the<00:44:20.560> local<00:44:20.800> share language
• exempted from the local share language exempted from the local share and<00:44:21.200> so<00:
• The realignment as proposed will allow us to infill the site out of the flood plain and add essential

Bills: HF1569, HF460, HF850, HF707, HF798, HF852, HF366, HF365, HF836, HF866, HF885, HF959, HF1196, HF1788, HF1349, HF2272, HF2652, HF1251, HF607

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure

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• ICE agents have dressed in plain clothes, showed up at schools claiming to pick up food or drop off food
• ICE targets based on the color of your skin and what language you speak on the North Side.
• language you speak on the north side. language you speak on the north side.
• students being part of our language students being part of our language academy<01:28:56.000>
• happening, but using accurate language happening, but using accurate language to<01:58:36.320>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It clearly this is written by—I don't understand when you see some of this stuff, that language, that
• It clearly this is written by—I don't understand when you see some of this stuff, that language, that
• <01:04:51.000> is And what the intent of this language is And what the intent of this language
• And to share that we did consult with MDH to make sure that our language is implementable and safe.
• I’m going to try to just add on to what Julie said in plain language a bit.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Well, basically if I look at the language of the bill, all it's doing is requiring that uh work
• The amendment before you, 2025-1682H, modifies some of the language around the dedicated account that
• So that fiscal note is with the original language that the senator submitted to OS originally and not
• the fiscal note was with the language the fiscal note was with the language that<01:45:40.880>
• <01:46:11.920> that note is with the original language that note is with the original language

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I do have language in front of us.
• This is all existing language here.
• <01:31:59.440> It language here earlier this session.
• It language here earlier this session.
• This is all existing language of health.

Keywords: 1183, house