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• lot of these are being inspected in Utah, and they will be inspected, and I can be corrected if I'm wrong
• They are inspected, and I can be corrected if I'm wrong, they are inspected by HCD inspectors at some
• There's approximately 1,000 to 1,200 pedestrian deaths per year, and there's been a 50% increase in deaths

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Our constituents will see it as a recess, as a break, and they're not wrong. I oppose this motion.
• As a break, and they're not wrong.
• It's leading to death threats.
• It's leading to death threats.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Oh, wrong bill. Oh, wrong bill. AB 149. Oh, boy. Oh, that's on my card. Members, decorum, please.
• learned to read and write, In fact, if you learned to read and write, you could be mutilated, put to death
• more flexibility when entering into service contracts and require independent investigations into deaths

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine procedural motions. Members then moved through a long agenda of Senate and Assembly bills, including several concurrence votes on budget trailer bills and policy measures. Early actions included defeating a motion to send AB 1207 to the inactive file, then passing SB 855 on armory property transfers, SB 57 on data centers and ratepayer impacts, and SB 614 on carbon capture pipeline transport, with SB 614 transmitted immediately to the Senate. The house also approved AB 144 and AB 149, the health and resources budget trailer bills, and later took up a large concurrence file with many mostly bipartisan measures. Among the major policy items, the Assembly concurred in AB 7 on consideration of descendants of enslaved people in higher education admissions, AB 1400 on community college nursing/bachelor’s degree pilots, AB 56 on social media warning labels for children, AB 253 on housing plan-check timelines, AB 265 on disaster recovery support for small businesses, AB 301 on housing reconstruction timelines after fires, AB 325 on antitrust and pricing algorithms, AB 478 on emergency planning for pets, AB 670 on renter stability, AB 841 on the State Fire Marshal, AB 979 on AI cybersecurity, AB 1007 on faster housing permitting, AB 1032 on mental health care for wildfire victims, AB 1181 on firefighter cancer protections, and AB 1264 on ultra-processed foods in school meals. Several bills drew brief opposition or questions, including AB 149, where Assembly Member Dixon criticized omnibus budget drafting and fee increases, and AB 1264, where members discussed agriculture concerns and school nutrition. Most measures passed with strong margins, many unanimously. Later in the day, the Assembly also considered a separate set of Senate bills, including SB 760 on behest reporting for charitable appeals, SB 271 on student parents’ access to child care and financial aid services, SB 613 on methane emissions from imported fossil fuels, SB 744 on postsecondary accreditation, SB 461 on a facility transfer for police services in Imperial, SB 487 on compensation for injured firefighters and peace officers, SB 635 on street vendor protections, SB 641 on licensing relief after disasters, SB 720 on red-light camera programs, SB 763 on Cartwright Act penalties, and SB 274 on limits for automated license plate reader data retention. SB 274 drew the most extended debate, with supporters emphasizing privacy, civil liberties, and misuse of data, and opponents arguing the bill would hamper law enforcement and crime-solving tools. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote shown for SB 274 in the excerpt provided.

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• Now, I know that Austin City Council is often scrutinized by the legislature on what we get wrong, but
• that occur every year in the United States, resulting, according to one estimate, in up to 2,600 deaths
• install bollards would not prevent the overwhelming majority of these crashes or the thousands of deaths
• Representative Jones: Just really quickly, I've seen well-meaning people. assess someone and they were wrong

Bills: SB1117, SB1373, SB672, SB1986, SB1098, SB626, SB1784, SB2480, SB2487, SB437, SB660

Keywords: dentistry, botulinum toxin, aesthetic treatments, dental regulation, training, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges, SB 672, Texas hospital emergency operations plan, hospital diversion, emergency department, cyberattack, cyber security, power outage, electrical outage, patient diversion, hospital preparedness

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• THIS WILL LEAD TO DEATH, THIS WILL LEAD TO ABUSE, THIS WILL LEAD TO RAPES.
• DID YOU TELL YOUR PARENTS WHEN YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG? HOW DID THAT FEEL?
• ABOUT AS WE HEAD INTO BUDGET WEEK THE NUMBER OF AGENCIES WE SUPPORT AS ESTATE FOR PEOPLE DOING THE WRONG
• ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN YOUNG WOMEN IS BLOOD CLOTS FROM CONTRACEPTION.

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• haven't changed the program rules, but what they have done is hold funds—not because we did something wrong
• My deep apologies; I'm sure I pronounced some of those names wrong, but thank you for being here.
• We see that connection around those increases that are going to be impacting communities, and deaths
• About people's lives and life and death. So, you know, is there a contingency plan?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Sorry, correct me if I'm wrong. These are 18... yes?
• Clearly, I asked the question to the wrong presenter.
• eliminate the 112,000 jobs supported by Florida's world-renowned horse industry and may well be a death
• knell for our thoroughbred racing nation. ...and may well be a death knell for our thoroughbred racing

Summary: The subcommittee first heard presentations on protecting minors from age-restricted products from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Attorney General’s office. DBPR described its Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco division’s licensing and enforcement work on alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, and hemp sales, including inspections, undercover underage-purchase operations, arrests, and coordination with the Attorney General on hemp and nicotine enforcement. Members asked about trends in youth use, retailer training, use of underage decoys in investigations, and whether additional education or penalties could help reduce sales to minors. The Attorney General’s office then outlined the new nicotine dispensing device directory created under last year’s law, explaining the criteria for listing devices attractive to minors, the notice process for manufacturers and retailers, and enforcement consequences once listed devices become contraband. Members discussed online sales, product descriptions, notice to industry, and whether more outreach to parents, schools, and local partners could help. The committee then took up House Bill 105, which would decouple thoroughbred pari-mutuel permit holders from the requirement to conduct live racing in order to operate card rooms/slot gaming. The bill sponsor said the measure would align thoroughbred permits with other live-event permits and argued the industry is already declining and heavily subsidized, so the Legislature should not force a private business to keep an unprofitable line of business. An amendment by Rep. Yeager was adopted to remove live-racing requirements for thoroughbred permit holders who are card room licensees, broadening the bill’s effect to include Tampa Bay Downs as well as Gulfstream Park. Public testimony was sharply divided: supporters said decoupling would give tracks flexibility and not end racing, while opponents from the thoroughbred breeding and racing industry warned it would undermine live racing, breeding, jobs, farmland, and the broader equine economy. After debate, several members spoke in favor of the bill, emphasizing business flexibility, declining foal counts, and the view that the state should not require a private industry to maintain racing to keep gaming rights. Opponents argued the bill could damage a signature Florida industry and its economic impact. The committee then voted 10-6 to report HB 105 favorably, with several members voting no and some excused. The meeting then adjourned.

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• You heard what she said, so I'm just going to ask—I'm assuming again, and that's where you get wrong
• That's usually the kiss of death, you know. Well, maybe I should have not said that.
• That's usually the kiss of death. Well, maybe I should have not said that.
• Ron Gitz, Executive Director of the Society of Louisiana CPAs, at the risk of kiss of death, I will tell

Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee met on May 13 with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes. The committee then heard and advanced a series of House bills, many of them described as modernization or consumer-protection measures. HB 555, as amended, expands the definition of financial exploitation under the Protection of Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation Act, adds training and transaction-delay provisions for financial institutions, and was reported favorably after technical and substantive amendments. HB 1166 creates a disclosure form for vacant residential property transactions and was also reported favorably. HB 267, which changes how candidates for the Louisiana Board of Home Inspectors are submitted to the governor, and HB 1195, which updates rules and penalties for athletic contests, exhibitions, and sports-agent/NIL regulation, were each moved favorably without objection. The committee also advanced several licensing and regulatory bills. HB 917 modernizes life safety and property protection licensing by reducing burdens on some employees and moving to a three-year license cycle; it was reported favorably. HB 1230 overhauls Louisiana’s money transmission laws, replacing older statutes with a new framework for digital payments and stronger consumer protections; a technical amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. HB 1103, described as opening Louisiana for business in certain commerce areas, was reported favorably. HB 478 requires utility bills to clearly label and reimburse overcharges within 90 days and was reported favorably. HB 1096 gives electric cooperatives an opt-out from a prior law allowing boards to amend bylaws without member approval, and HB 921 modernizes private security licensing while restoring penalties for unlicensed activity; both were reported favorably, with HB 921 amended. HB 548 adds CPA licensure pathways to help address shortages, especially in rural areas, and was also reported favorably. Several bills drew more extensive discussion. HB 670 would promote wood pellet manufacturing and related workforce development; supporters argued it could create jobs and help manage timber waste, while an opponent warned about pollution, environmental violations, and the risks of biomass facilities. Committee members raised concerns about permitting and environmental oversight, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably, with discussion of possible follow-up with DEQ. HB 259, dealing with BEAD broadband projects, extends notice requirements before excavation, requires coordination with utility operators, and addresses damage reimbursement; an amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. HB 848 clarifies repair obligations for ATV and golf cart sellers, aiming to ensure consumers have meaningful repair access and to level the playing field between small dealers and big-box retailers; it was reported favorably after questions about enforcement and service requirements. The committee also heard HB 672 and HB 670 as economic-development measures tied to brick manufacturing and wood pellets, respectively, and both were moved favorably. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced that remaining bills would be carried over to the following week, and the committee adjourned.

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• with drains in the neck and ventilators and very, very serious infections, including a mortality or a death
• That's the challenge. ...including a mortality or a death rate associated with those infections.
• said, dental decay is not just cavities; they turn into facial infection, hospital admissions, even death
• There are some people who believe that fluoride is great, there's nothing wrong with it, and that it

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government heard a presentation on its 2025-2026 budget recommendations and adopted the proposal as a recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The chair highlighted major funding items including more than $1.2 billion for water quality and Everglades work, citrus recovery, food bank and pantry grants, wastewater and drinking water loans, beach restoration, flood and sea level rise projects, rural land protection, disaster loans, state facilities repairs, SLERS, accounting system replacement, and continued funding for My Safe Florida Home. Staff were authorized to make technical adjustments, and members were told final proviso project lists would be printed later in the week. The committee then considered several bills and reported them favorably, including SB 796 on DEP general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems to help local governments address failing septic-related water quality problems; SB 1162 expanding boating improvement and water access facilities programs; SB 466 implementing the Florida Museum of Black History task force’s selection of West Augustine as the museum site; SB 178 creating a FAMU agronomic study on viable crops for land taken out of production; CS/SB 678 allowing pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; and CS/SB 736 updating the Brownfields program, with a technical amendment adopted. Testimony on these bills was generally supportive, with speakers from affected industries, local governments, and advocacy groups. The committee also took up CS/CS/SB 700, the comprehensive Florida Farm Bill, which included technical agency changes and major policy provisions such as restrictions on additives to public water supplies, labeling requirements for meat, milk, poultry, and eggs, drone-related protections for farmland, disaster recovery loan updates, an honest services registry for charities, FFA scholarship and school infrastructure provisions, and a mechanism for state purchase of former solar-converted agricultural land. The water-additive provisions drew extensive debate and testimony from supporters and opponents, including dental professionals, public health advocates, and groups arguing for medical freedom and local control. Despite the controversy and a no vote from Senator Arrington, the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1226 creating a regulatory framework for pet insurance was also reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after members recorded additional votes on several bills.

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• Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death among young athletes, often due to undiagnosed cardiac
• In our case, the death was premature and unnecessary.
• The death of a young football player gave rise to the development of a local foundation that provides
• sports have at least one, possibly two opportunities to figure out preemptively if something may go wrong

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• operating agreement or LLC agreement is you can designate who will get your transferable interest at your death
• arrested on an out-of-state warrant if the individual has been charged with a crime that is punishable by death
• or life. that is punishable by death or life imprisonment.
• She was going to attempt to take possession of the gun, which is nothing wrong with that.

Bills: SB76, SB35, SB116, SB119, SB118, SB129, SB32, SB31, SB115, SB75, HB27, HB40

Keywords: jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, firearm possession, domestic violence, violent offenses, criminal penalties, pretrial detention, bail, offenses, constitutional amendment, criminal justice, law enforcement

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• And this is why it causes death more times with their cuts than any other, you know, other cut were actually
• Should a manslaughter charge in the death of a law enforcement officer correction officer give rise to
• And we're here on only 2 days after the anniversary of the Death of Trooper Zachary think who passed
• It could be wrong about that.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• In no instance should a manslaughter charge in the death of a law enforcement officer or correctional
• officer give rise... ...slaughter charging the death of a law enforcement officer or correctional officer
• second of the Florida Highway Patrol, and we’re here on only two days after the anniversary of the death
• I could be wrong about that, but about half of them serve the Florida Highway Patrol.

Summary: The committee heard a series of domestic security and law enforcement presentations from the Florida Sheriffs Association, Florida Police Chiefs Association, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE. Sheriff Rob Hardwick outlined the sheriffs’ legislative priorities, focusing on adding xylazine to Florida’s trafficking statute and increasing penalties for luring or enticing a child under 12 from a misdemeanor to a felony. He also discussed domestic security coordination, fusion center intelligence sharing, and jail-based reentry efforts. Members asked about xylazine prevalence in Broward County and whether canine units can detect it; Hardwick said he would follow up with data and noted that dogs are not specifically trained for xylazine, though fentanyl-certified dogs may alert on mixtures. Chief Charlie Vasquez of the Florida Police Chiefs Association presented three priorities: stronger protections for law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and their families when threatened because of their jobs; faster and more consistent access to blood-borne pathogen testing results after exposure incidents; and mandatory life without release for anyone convicted of murdering a police or correctional officer, reviving a version of the Jason Raynor Act. Senators asked about delays in blood testing after exposure, and Vasquez said officers can be forced to take prophylactic medication while waiting for results and that the process should be streamlined. Florida Highway Patrol Director Dave Kerner described FHP’s domestic security role, including criminal interdiction, canine units, traffic homicide investigations, aviation, drones, border operations, and responses to threats such as human smuggling and the October 7-related security posture at synagogues and campuses. He said staffing remains constrained by vacancies and pay disparities, so he was not seeking more authorized troopers at this time. FDLE Deputy Commissioner David Binder then reviewed the state’s domestic security structure, fusion centers, critical infrastructure assessments, and grant funding, warning that federal homeland security dollars have declined sharply while threats remain high. He highlighted work on drone mitigation, radiological detection, vehicle barriers, and school security assessments, and emphasized the need for continued interagency coordination. The committee took no formal votes and adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• What's wrong with waiting? You know what it does?
• Hennepin County provides death investigation to one in every three Minnesotans.
• Hennepin County provides death investigation to one in every three Minnesotans.
• Thank you. >> Hennepin County provides death investigation to one in every three Minnesotans.
• provide med medical legal death provide med medical legal death investigation<01:23:30.159> for

Bills: HF3698, HF4243, HF4239, HF4241, HF4242, HF4240

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee

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• think is the wrong way to go about it. think is the wrong way to go about it.
• <00:19:30.320> Thank think this is the wrong direction.
• Thank think this is the wrong direction. Thank you,<00:19:30.720> Mr.<00:19:30.960> Chair.
• This just is going in the wrong direction, and we all know that.
• this just is going in the wrong this just is going in the wrong direction<00:20:35.520> and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• also mention, as has been noted, that repeat offenders and substantial or serious bodily injury or death
• would receive enhanced penalties death would receive enhanced penalties as<00:25:44.120> well
• The .50 cal is not a death ray, not a Death Star kind of blow-up-planet thing.
• <01:17:47.880> ray missed the 50 cal is not a death ray missed the 50 cal is not a death ray
• stabbed to death um shortly before<01:32:03.400> she<01:32:03.600> was<01:32:04.199>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on March 13, 2025, and took up several firearms and fireworks measures. On SB 227, which would create an illegal fireworks enforcement division in the Department of Law Enforcement and appropriate funds, DLE supported the bill, saying fireworks enforcement has become a full-time job requiring dedicated staff rather than a collateral-duty task force. Members discussed whether the bill and the related task force bill were both needed; DLE said yes, explaining that the new division would provide full-time state employees while the task force funding covers interagency costs such as transportation, storage, overtime, and personnel. Testimony on SB 227 was reported as 12 in support and 6 in opposition. On SB 222, which would fund the illegal fireworks task force and extend its sunset to June 30, 2030, DLE and the Honolulu Police Department supported the measure, emphasizing continued enforcement pressure and interagency coordination. An opponent from the Libertarian Party of Hawaii argued the bill was a waste of time, criticized fireworks prohibition as cultural overreach, and performed a song in opposition. Representative Shimizu asked about results from the extra enforcement effort, and DLE said enforcement has driven up street prices and made investors think twice, which they described as a goal of pricing people out of the market. The chair reported 13 testimonies in support and 6 in opposition. The committee then heard SB 1324, a more comprehensive fireworks bill that would revise definitions and penalties, create first- and second-degree fireworks offenses, add infractions, and increase penalties for serious injury or death. DLE and the Attorney General strongly supported it, saying the bill would improve enforcement, address black-market activity, and help prosecutors when fireworks have already exploded and evidence is destroyed. The Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing existing laws already punish these offenses and that the real issue is enforcement; the office also raised constitutional concerns about the bill’s concurrent civil infraction and criminal trial process. Honolulu Police supported the bill, while the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office said the alternative definitions would help in cases involving exploded versus seized fireworks. The chair noted 17 testimonies in support, 7 in opposition, and 3 comments, and members discussed whether the bill could be amended to address the public defender’s concerns. The committee also began hearing SB 308, which would expand the state’s magazine-capacity restrictions to firearms with detachable magazines over 30 rounds, with a grandfathering provision for certain magazines obtained before January 1, 2026. DLE supported the bill as a fair balance that would grandfather existing magazines while preventing new high-capacity acquisitions. Opposition testimony from Jerry Yuan of the Pool, Oil, Rifle, and Pistol Club argued the proposal was another shifting restriction and opposed magazine bans generally. The hearing continued with additional testimony not fully captured in the excerpt.

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• I'm looking at the wrong one in the packet.
• does, um I I just think it's the wrong does, um I I just think it's the wrong direction<00:43:31.040
• court and uh I think it's it's the wrong court and uh I think it's it's the wrong direction. direction
• >> I think it's I think it's just the wrong >> I think it's I think it's just the wrong
• enough evidence for his actual death. enough evidence for his actual death.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The day death Murphy, Tenzar, and Vney.
• Speaker. hepatitis B infection or death rates. hepatitis B infection or death rates.
• cancer, and death. cancer, and death.
• And finally, conduct, it's simply wrong.
• The or towns had done anything wrong.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• legislation dealing with birth and death legislation dealing with birth and death records.<01:06
• Um so that that's just it's just wrong.
• That’s just wrong.
• That's just wrong. and not the hospital. That's just wrong.
• Conditions such death in New Hampshire.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Individuals over the age of 65 accounted for approximately 72% of the deaths in the 2017 Tubbs fire and
• 84% of deaths in the 2018 Camp Fire.
• These services are not only the right supports; they are the building blocks for California's no wrong

Keywords: 988, house, all