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• The proposed legislation provides more flexible options for families to meet their own unique situations
• You know, the idea that we are going to not subsidize the purchase of junk food raises the question of
• The challenges of food deserts include where people can purchase food, and that’s why a long time ago
• Senate Bill 379 prohibits the purchase of certain food and drink items under the Supplemental Nutrition
• the purchase of any food or beverage item produced or processed or manufactured within the state of

Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SB7, SB8, SB16, SB108, SB125, SB207, SB318, SB371, SB379, SB396, SB406, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB578, SB599, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB763, SB854, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB920, SB924, SB961, SB965, SB985, SB988, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1059, SB1185, SB1202, SB1207, SB1252, SB1330, SB1396, SB1484, SB1527, SB1535, SB1596, SB1619, SB1697, SB1737, SB1741, SB1841, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SJR81, SJR50, SCR39, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship, election integrity, constitutional amendment, voting rights, water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses

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• make that request with approval from the fiscal committee and basically cut out a step, giving flexibility
• <00:10:35.440> so<00:10:35.639> it's and gives them that flexibility so it's and gives
• them that flexibility so it's more<00:10:35.959> it<00:10:36.079> seems<00:10:36.279><
• <01:02:53.880> of<01:02:54.119> pharmaceutical<01:02:54.960> products purchases
• of pharmaceutical products purchases of pharmaceutical products mention<01:02:57.920> was<01:02

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• bridges and are a portion by formula by the commissioner to those towns, and then 53.5% goes to a flexible
• <00:13:06.160> highway then 53.5% goes to a flexible highway then 53.5% goes to a flexible
• And then the aircraft sales tax, just sales tax on sale or purchase of aircraft.
• <00:21:38.240> of<00:21:38.400> aircraft tax on sale or purchase of aircraft tax on
• sale or purchase of aircraft aircraft.<00:21:39.679> This<00:21:39.840> is<00:21:39.919

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• same travel insurance policy purchased same travel insurance policy purchased by<00:32:55.840>
• He added that the product is different from purchasing through a broker because, when you purchase through
• He added that the product is different from purchasing through a broker because, when you purchase through
• When you purchasing through a broker.
• :05:10.240> you're<02:05:10.360> not purchase through a broker, you're not purchase through

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• registration tax, the tabs you pay on your vehicle, and 60% of the motor vehicle sales tax when you purchase
• a vehicle uh those three purchase a vehicle uh those three elements<00:03:49.120> make<00:03:
• this flowchart in that 5% set aide um this flowchart in that 5% set aide um the<00:14:46.480> flexible
• > Highway<00:14:47.360> account<00:14:47.800> is<00:14:47.959> also the flexible
• Highway account is also the flexible Highway account is also known<00:14:48.360> as<00:14:48.480

Bills: HF1167, HF1242

Keywords: Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance

Transcript Highlights:

• It's one thing that we are trying to work with the Department on, to see if we can have flexibility on
• <00:36:05.880> on<00:36:06.040> that see if we can have flexibility on that see if
• we can have flexibility on that quintile<00:36:06.760> rule<00:36:07.160> of<00:36:07.319
• Monthly mortgages are up to $3,200 a month now on new homes when they're purchasing it, so the entry
• it uh so the entry they're purchasing it uh so the entry cost<00:42:36.559> barriers<00:42:37.000

Keywords: 1183, house

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• My SNAP is all I have to purchase food on my own.
• I'm here to witness to the dignity and flexibility SNAP provides me.
• I'm here to witness to the dignity and flexibility SNAP provides me. Yes.
• I'm here to witness to the dignity and flexibility SNAP provides me.
• We had the local food purchase We had the local food purchase assistance<03:11:53.120> program

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And they will share what those responses tell us about why flexibility matters. Judge Onan.
• And they will share what those responses tell us about why flexibility matters. Judge Onan.
• And they will share what those responses tell us about why flexibility matters. Judge Onan. Yes.
• And they will share what those responses tell us about why flexibility matters. Judge Onan. Yes.
• In 2017, we purchased a second coroner van, and all of these were made to spread the workload of approximately

Keywords: 958, all

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• any way that they choose to, so that was an amendment yesterday that was made to allow for more flexibility
• That will mean less flexibility, slower responses to local needs, and more politics in place of local
• It's a tax shift for wealth held in property to the paychecks and purchases of working Floridians.
• Let's give them the flexibility that they need to run local government.
• Let's give them the flexibility that they need to run local government.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• And also preserving flexibility.
• And also preserving flexibility.
• production, including creating a statewide vehicle miles traveled mitigation banking program as a flexible
• But it's individual car purchasers, and given that they're low income and there are lots of requirements
• I don't know a person in the state of California who can purchase a home with $18 an hour.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the final three-party budget agreement and related trailer bills, with the Department of Finance outlining the major budget bill and omnibus measures. Finance described a package built around balancing the state budget amid economic uncertainty, preserving core health and safety-net programs, and making significant ongoing reductions in some state programs. The budget bill included major items such as shifting $1 billion from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for Cal Fire, funding universal transitional kindergarten, deferring some UC and CSU funding, supporting foster care and homelessness programs, providing Proposition 36 implementation funding, and achieving Medi-Cal savings through changes to benefits and eligibility. The committee also heard that votes on the budget bills were expected later in the week and the following Monday. Finance then walked through the trailer bills, including health, human services, early learning, education, resources, energy, transportation, labor, housing, tax, public safety, courts, general government, cannabis, and energy-related measures. Notable provisions included a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze for certain adults, new premiums and benefit changes for some immigrants, child care COLA changes, education funding for literacy, teacher support, universal meals, and community college student support, as well as resource and climate measures affecting Cal Fire staffing and energy permitting. The housing trailer bill drew the most discussion, with provisions on CEQA streamlining, a vehicle miles traveled mitigation banking program, a renters’ credit trigger, and a six-year moratorium on new residential building standards. Members also discussed a film tax credit expansion, cannabis enforcement funding, a tribal police pilot program, and changes to tax policy, including military retirement income exclusions and wildfire settlement payment exclusions. Committee members largely praised the staff and the budget process, but several raised concerns and asked detailed questions, especially about the housing trailer bill’s new wage standards, tribal consultation provisions, and possible effects on prevailing wage protections. Finance explained that the housing language was intended to set wage floors for market-rate projects receiving CEQA streamlining, with different county-based tiers and a notwithstanding clause preserving existing prevailing wage laws. Members also questioned the size and timing of funding for the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, Clean Cars for All, Proposition 36, and the film tax credit expansion. Other members highlighted support for public safety, veterans’ tax relief, child care providers, housing production, and higher education, while some expressed concern that the budget’s policy changes were being negotiated too quickly or without enough stakeholder input.

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• More flexibility to fit the unique needs of the building. That is the bill, Mr. Speaker.
• Members, CS for HB 1099 will give law enforcement the flexibility they need when dealing with some of
• They need flexibility.
• This bill will allow public schools to purchase, use, and maintain emergency opioid antagonists that
• This bill will allow public schools to purchase, use, and maintain emergency opioid antagonists that

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Deputy Will May of the Walton County Sheriff’s Department, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and CS for HB 947 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The chamber then took up several special-order bills, mostly reviser and technical measures, including SB 36, SB 42, SB 40, and SB 38, all of which passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief explanations that they updated or cleaned up Florida statutes. Members also passed HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders, requiring clerks to send certain petitions, notices, summonses, and orders within six hours, including Baker Act, Marchman Act, and risk protection orders. HB 615, on electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices by email when both parties agree in writing, passed after adoption of a tenant-protection amendment offered by Rep. Gottlieb. HB 655 establishing a regulatory framework for pet insurance and wellness programs passed unanimously. HB 1145 on workforce education passed 100-4, expanding CAP grant eligibility to public charter schools for CTE startup/expansion and increasing minimum program offerings tied to a money-back guarantee program. HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements passed unanimously, and HB 649 on autonomous practice by certified registered nurse anesthetists passed 77-30 after structured debate. The most extensive debate centered on CS for HB 1205, which would significantly revise Florida’s citizen initiative process. The bill would require a $1 million bond after 25% of required signatures are collected, require petition handlers and circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose background checks and training for paid circulators, shorten petition turn-in deadlines to 10 days, increase penalties, add signature revocation notices, require more identifying information on petition forms, and create felony penalties for certain misconduct. Supporters argued the changes were needed to combat fraud and protect petition integrity; opponents said the bill would burden First Amendment activity and make ballot initiatives harder for ordinary Floridians to pursue. Multiple amendments sought to roll back or soften the bill’s requirements, protect personal information, restore longer deadlines, lower validation thresholds, and bar public funds from being used to advocate for or against amendments. Some amendments were adopted, but several key ones failed as debate continued.

Transcript Highlights:

• I am a small business owner, as well as 20 independent owners who collaborate together to purchase homes
• They're citizens of Texas that are using their savings to purchase apartments as investments.
• challenge is that because the system takes so long, it is actually decreasing the amount of... of flexibility
• If House Bill 32 were to pass, it gives us a little bit more flexibility to go through that process.
• It's the biggest and least flexible expense in a household budget.

Bills: HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• less flexibility which means less transparency<01:23:35.840> we<01:23:36.000> do<01:23
• They were able to take CNC machine purchase through the manufacturing grant to allow them to establish
• They were able to take CNC machine purchase through the manufacturing grant to allow them to establish
• <02:15:22.280> it<02:15:22.480> through<02:15:22.639> the machine purchase it
• through the machine purchase it through the manufacturing<02:15:23.360> ground<02:15:23.559><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• They're a private agreement for those who enter, you know, when they purchase that home.
• They're a private agreement for those who enter, you know, when they purchase that home.
• They're a private agreement for those who enter, you know, when they purchase that home.
• They're a private agreement for those who enter, you know, when they purchase that home.
• live on this land that she had purchased live on this land that she had purchased years<01:29:14.600

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• with retention of certification by unemployed law enforcement officers, making sure that they have flexibility
• with retention of certification by unemployed law enforcement officers, making sure that they have flexibility
• You have to leave a little bit of flexibility, and that's what we're hearing from some of our law enforcement
• You have to leave a little bit of flexibility, and that's what we're hearing from some of our law enforcement
• Currently, state funds can't be used for ride-share partnerships because all purchased transportation

Summary: The committee heard and voted on a long series of criminal justice, public safety, victim protection, and regulatory bills. Several measures were reported favorably, including SB 1374 on school district reporting requirements, SB 1378 on restitution for leaving the scene of a crash, SB 1072 creating an expedited DNA testing grant program, SB 1140 establishing a Hillsborough County criminal offender substance abuse pilot program, SB 1266 revising public records protections for crime victims and certain law enforcement identities, SB 1546 delaying and refining background screening requirements for athletic coaches, SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings related to terrorism victims, SB 1444 making a broad set of criminal justice changes, SB 240 on domestic and dating violence protections, SB 606 clarifying public lodging and food service removal procedures for nonpaying guests, SB 1450 giving law enforcement discretion in arrests involving people with significant medical conditions, SB 44 increasing penalties for impersonating law enforcement with unauthorized red or blue lights, SB 1000 expanding court-ordered sealing options, SB 1400 requiring platforms to remove altered sexual depictions, and SB 1696 addressing rideshare impersonation and transit service rules. Many of these bills were amended before final passage, often with strike-all amendments or technical changes, and several had support from law enforcement, advocacy groups, or industry representatives. Testimony was generally supportive on the public safety and victim-protection bills, with speakers emphasizing faster DNA testing, better protections for domestic violence survivors, clearer rules for hotel and motel operators, and stronger tools against fraud, impersonation, and trafficking. Some bills drew notable concerns or opposition. SB 1266 prompted questions about whether a 72-hour cooling-off period for officer identities could be extended too broadly, while SB 606 drew concerns that the bill could affect families living in hotels or extended stays during the housing affordability crisis. SB 1444 generated discussion about false reporting language, off-duty carry for prosecutors and judges, and the scope of automatic sealing changes. SB 1000’s expanded sealing relief received broad support but was narrowed by amendments excluding certain offenses such as DUI and indecent exposure. The most contentious measure was SB 1804, which would create a capital offense for trafficking a child under 12 or a mentally incapacitated person for sexual exploitation. The sponsor argued it targets the most severe trafficking cases and includes safeguards such as excluding minors from capital punishment and preserving life imprisonment if the capital procedure is invalidated. Opponents, including the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, argued the death penalty is unconstitutional for non-homicide crimes, costly, and ineffective, and committee members raised concerns about whether the bill would incentivize traffickers to kill victims to avoid identification. Debate also touched on broader concerns about the death penalty’s constitutionality and whether life imprisonment is a more severe punishment. The transcript ends during that debate, without a final vote on SB 1804 included in the excerpt.

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• And these changes have to do with providing greater flexibility for being able to pick two separate vendors
• for um for being greater flexibility for um for being able<00:37:24.000> to<00:37:24.240>
• and fire departments to allow certain individuals who volunteer to provide emergency services to purchase
• and fire departments to allow certain individuals who volunteer to provide emergency services to purchase
• The volunteer may purchase up to four new tires for one personal vehicle every three years and must pay

Keywords: 1183, house

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• To put that into perspective, that is enough to purchase 50,000 pounds of high-quality copper wire.
• Prevent repeat DUI offenders from purchasing alcohol.
• Thank you and appreciate everyone's flexibility. We'll make sure that we get back to business.
• Those regulations were regarding public carry, not purchase.
• I get calls all the time to purchase my home all the time. And I'm in the flood area.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, though no final votes were taken because a quorum had not yet been established. SB 493 by Senator Becker would add war or armed conflict to California’s price-gouging emergency triggers, with the author and supporters arguing it would protect consumers from gas-price spikes tied to international conflict. Opponents, including business and housing groups, warned the bill could over-trigger emergency powers and create broad, ongoing price controls. The chair indicated support for an aye-as-amended recommendation once quorum was reached. SB 1056 by Senator Grayson would require protective orders for disclosure of sexually explicit material involving adult victims in specified criminal cases. Denise Huskins-Quinn and Aaron Quinn testified in support, describing how sensitive evidence in their case was copied and handled without adequate safeguards; supporters said the bill would extend privacy protections similar to those already used for child sexual abuse material. Criminal defense attorneys supported the goal but raised concerns about notice procedures and how the bill would apply when material is in the public domain. The chair said the bill filled a gap in existing law and would receive an aye recommendation. SB 1208 by Senator Grayson would let law enforcement seize and return crypto assets used in scams and fraud to victims. The Attorney General’s office and law enforcement groups supported the bill as a tool to recover losses from transnational crypto fraud, while the ACLU and public defenders argued it lowered the burden of proof, raised constitutional concerns, and could be misused against unbanked or low-level defendants. The chair nevertheless said the bill aligned with existing law for stolen property and would be recommended aye. SB 874 by Senator Weber-Pearson would strengthen oversight of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, including requiring background checks for employees of providers and convening a stakeholder workgroup; it drew support from the California Association for Behavior Analysis and no opposition was heard. Later, SB 1266 by Senator Stern would change how the value of stolen copper and related infrastructure damage is calculated, aiming to address copper theft and its costs to cities and utilities. Supporters said the bill would better capture the real harm from thefts that disrupt streetlights, telecom, and emergency services, while opponents argued it would inflate charges, turn many misdemeanors into felonies, and increase court and incarceration costs. The author said he would continue discussions and accept the amendments. Senator Cervantes presented SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County sheriff and coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner; supporters cited in-custody death concerns and conflicts of interest, while opponents said the problem was not unique to Riverside and that the bill would override local control. Cervantes also presented SB 1418 to extend ballot-custody protections to other election records and equipment after a Riverside County ballot seizure, with support from the Attorney General’s office. Finally, Senator Blakespear began presenting SB 936 on nitrous oxide misuse, describing public health, impaired-driving, and disposal concerns, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s testimony concluded.

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• And I would ask for us to give families flexibility, not just tie them into only free child care.
• Flexibility in making things affordable, maybe it's a health care premium.
• GSD has purchased a building in White Rock, but the building requires some tenant improvements to become
• GSD thinks they will have some money left over from their source of funds from the purchase of the property

Keywords: 996, all

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• In Texas, most civilians can legally purchase and wear body armor, such as bulletproof vests, without
• important to emphasize that House Bill 108 does not restrict law-abiding Texans from owning or purchasing
• The committee substitute to House Bill 2594 provides prosecutors with greater flexibility to pursue these
• The committee substitute to House Bill 2594 provides prosecutors with greater flexibility to pursue these

Bills: HB75, HB108

Keywords: building standards, youth camps, floodplains, safety regulations, environmental policies, drainage utilities, flood management, land use regulation, county authority, drainage fees

Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice and public safety bills, with most measures focused on tougher penalties, victim protections, and procedural changes. Bills discussed included HB 75, requiring magistrates to make written findings when denying probable cause despite believing an arrestee committed an offense; HB 413, limiting pretrial detention so it cannot exceed the maximum jail term for the charged offense, with competency-related exceptions; HB 1422, expanding sexual assault survivor protections and increasing penalties for certain sexual offenses and voyeurism; HB 2073, increasing penalties for violating protective orders or bond conditions while armed; HB 2593, raising indecent assault penalties against elderly or disabled victims; HB 108, enhancing punishment when body armor is used during violent crimes; HB 3816, expanding cruelty-to-livestock offenses to include unlawful controlled-substance administration; HB 2854, requiring parole officers to notify hospitals or law enforcement when violent parolees visit hospital premises; HB 1871, increasing punishment for attempted capital murder of a peace officer and making such offenders ineligible for parole; HB 3463, clarifying notice methods in theft-of-service cases; HB 2348, allowing video-recorded depositions of elderly or disabled witnesses; HB 2594, expanding venue options for cybercrime and digital theft prosecutions; HB 2761, clarifying that children cannot be deemed to consent to prostitution-related offenses; HB 3185, authorizing administrative subpoenas in cybercrime investigations; HB 2017, increasing penalties for certain intoxication manslaughter cases involving undocumented immigrants with prior DWI convictions; HB 2306, making certain trafficking offenses ineligible for parole; HB 1607, allowing a rear-only license plate when a vehicle lacks a front bracket; HB 1828, creating a legislative leave pool for TDCJ correctional officers; and HB 3664, requiring prospective grand jurors to complete training and proposing additional changes to grand jury procedure in a future substitute. The committee also took up HB 3073, the Summer Willis Act, which would clarify consent in sexual assault law and address intoxication-related incapacity; the committee substitute narrowed the language to situations where the perpetrator knows the other person cannot consent because of intoxication or impairment, while removing withdrawal-of-consent and “reasonably should know” language from the House version. Several bills were laid out with committee substitutes adopted, including HB 3463, HB 2594, HB 3073, and HB 3073’s substitute, and most bills were left pending after no invited or public testimony or after hearing testimony. Public testimony was especially extensive on HB 3073, with survivors, advocates, and prosecutors supporting broader consent language, while some prosecutors said the substitute was an improvement but still favored the House version’s broader protections. HB 3664 drew significant opposition from district attorneys, who argued that mandatory transcription or recording of grand jury testimony would be costly, chill grand juror questioning, and complicate timely presentations; concerns were also raised about new-evidence requirements and grand jury shopping. No final votes were taken on the bills discussed in the transcript, and the committee recessed partway through to return to the floor before continuing its hearing.

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• , and that expense is also taking a higher share of household costs. household budgets, and food purchase
• also applies. to certain services which are enumerated in state statute and I've listed those tax flexible
• other notable exemptions are the sale for resale provision, which exempts the sale of a tax. to a purchaser
• The next slide shows tax. flexible value by category of property and here we're looking at single-family

Keywords: 1184, house, all