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• The way they read appears as if it is restricting the Michael Morton Act.
• Bland Act.
• Sandra Bland Act as well. Thank you. Thank you. Ms. Williams, do you know if there's a...
• The 2.139 and we call it the Richard Miles Act in Dallas, but the Richard Miles Act that you all passed
• I serve as the Executive Director of Act for Us, an action fund based in San Antonio.

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• Senate Bill 7 is the Texas Women's Privacy Act. This is common sense.
• And this bill helps restore those.
• With our Good Men and Women in Uniform Act.
• That policy, practice, or procedure would show an act or an omission of an act, and so I would need to
• Subject to the Freedom of Information Act?

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• This deals with franchisees that assert sincerely held religious beliefs to operate on a religious day
• If you already have the ability to be closed on your sincerely held religious holidays, it allows you
• <00:03:37.120> held be closed on your sincerely held be closed on your sincerely held religious
• 03:40.000> it<00:03:40.239> allows<00:03:40.560> you<00:03:40.720> to religious
• uh holidays, it allows you to religious uh holidays, it allows you to do<00:03:41.040> so.

Bills: SB138, SB166, SB117

Keywords: franchise, franchisor, franchisee, religious freedom, religious accommodation, sincerely held belief, Sunday closing, Sabbath, day of worship, contract law, commercial contracts, renewal, amendment, brand standards, small business, business hours, civil penalties, injunctive relief, attorney fees, Alabama

Bills: SB2, SB3, SB5, SB 9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB18, SB34, SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB 17, SB 4

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects, builders, developers, local government, real property theft, real property fraud, criminal offenses, restitution

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• Chairman, I move to amend House Bill 2975, page 10, lines 13 through 1f, as follows, by restoring all
• House Bill 3263 is the David Ber Act and what it does is designate the morale mushroom as the state mushroom
• Additionally, expanding the Terry North Canadian Watershed Restoration Act to a statewide program.

Bills: HB3406, HB2975, HB3977, HB3263, HB2988, HB3404, HB1770

Keywords: agriculture, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, HB3977, State Veterinarian, Oklahoma veterinary license, food animal veterinary practice, livestock, animal health, State Board of Agriculture, veterinary qualifications, appointed office

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• But haven't, as you said, established that students already have the right to religious expression?
• freedom of expression.
• freedom and is an irresponsible thing for this legislature to do.
• House Bill 3243 restores a legal balance that has long been missing in schools.
• It protects parents' and students' religious freedom and ends official hostility to religion, realigning

Bills: HB4491, HB3240, HB4146, HB4158, HB4159, HB3718

Keywords: extracurricular activities, charter schools, student eligibility, virtual education, Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, prayer, religious freedom, public schools, consent, First Amendment, school policy, paid maternity leave, school employees, public health, childcare, work-life balance, education, family leave, tuition, grant

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• Blossom, what did you say about the Federal Trade Act? Fair Housing Act, I'm sorry.
• It's the Fair Housing Act.
• Acting Chair, members.
• Acting Chair, members.
• Acting Chair, members.

Bills: HB414, HB457, HB475, HB611, HB616, HB740, HB897, HB925, HB926, HB931, HB949, HB962, HB1076

Keywords: healthcare, criminal convictions, employment, background checks, prohibited offenses, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, transitional housing, group home, halfway house, shelter standards, housing standards, sanitation, habitability, fire marshal, inspection, local permitting, parish government, Louisiana Department of Health

Summary: The committee first heard HB 1076, which would repeal the sunset date for the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board. The author said the bill was simply to remove the board’s termination date because the sunset is already effectively addressed within DHH. The committee reported the bill favorably without objection. Members then took up HB 475 on artificial intelligence in health care. The bill originally required patient consent and an opt-out option before a provider could use recording or transcription software, but the author offered amendments changing the requirement to disclosure only and removing the opt-out language. The committee adopted the amendments and then reported the bill favorably with amendments. The committee also advanced HB 740, which creates an independent claim review process for certain Medicaid managed care-related denials involving coordinated system of care providers; after technical amendments and supportive testimony from the author and hospital representatives, it was reported favorably with amendments. HB 926, dealing with vaccination status and access to public buildings, drew testimony in support from medical autonomy advocates but also extensive questioning about its scope and effect on public facilities, hospitals, and private entities operating in public buildings. After discussion, the author agreed to voluntarily defer the bill, and the committee did so. The committee then heard HB 457, which would direct LDH and the Fire Marshal to establish minimum housing standards for shelters, group homes, halfway homes, and similar facilities serving people experiencing homelessness or recovery housing residents. Supporters said the bill would address unsafe and undignified living conditions; opponents warned it could conflict with Fair Housing Act protections and burden nonprofit recovery housing providers. The committee adopted amendments, then reported HB 457 favorably with amendments by recorded vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 616, which would increase oversight of publicly funded homeless service providers and allow certain officials to request performance audits and documentation. Homeless service providers and advocacy groups testified that the bill could be duplicative, costly, and harmful to service delivery, and asked for privacy protections and broader applicability. The legislative auditor explained that a prior performance audit had been difficult because of limited access to data. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with testimony continuing and no final action shown.

Bills: HB584, HB604, HB584, HB604

Keywords: marriage, religious solemnization, probate court, marriage license, traditional practices, HB604, Alabama veteran tag program, distinctive license plate, veteran license tag, radiation-exposed veterans, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, nuclear weapons cleanup, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, motor vehicle tag, special license plate, military and veterans affairs, Cold War veterans

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• This bill strengthens parental rights and protects religious freedom. ...rights and protects religious
• freedom while giving parents the choice to provide religious instruction for their children during the
• I could take them to a batting cage and play religious music in the background and call that religious
• religious opportunity on an optional basis to our schools.
• He's actually going... religious release.

Bills: SB13, SB278, SB13

Keywords: education, national anthem, patriotism, school policy, constitutional amendment, SB278, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama Released Time Credit Act, church-state separation, First Amendment, school choice, parental consent, elective course, off-campus instruction, private religious entity, State Board of Education

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• Regarding religious groups, yes, all religious groups are allowed.
• We believe... ...religious groups are allowed. We believe in freedom of religion.
• More freedom, not less, is always the answer. So, uh, Mr.
• I don't want anybody to go off in those religious tangles in your mind thinking one thing.
• One, to act as a messenger to our peers, and also to serve as a voice... to our peers and also serve

Bills: SB278, HB459, HB61

Keywords: SB278, released time, religious instruction, elective credit, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama Released Time Credit Act, church-state separation, First Amendment, school choice, parental consent, elective course, off-campus instruction, private religious entity, State Board of Education, local board of education, attendance credit, core curriculum, religious education, Bible class

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• It only prevents franchisors from adding new religious day operation requirements after the contract
• a different religious day operation.
• a religious day operation requirement<00:09:26.399> already.
• <00:09:37.040> day not open because of religious day not open because of religious day exception
• coming in claiming a different religious coming in claiming a different religious day<00:09:42.399

Bills: HB418, SB138, SB215, HB418, SB138, SB215

Keywords: financial services, banking, insurance, debanking, social credit score, ESG, environmental, social, and governance, diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI, religious freedom, free speech, viewpoint discrimination, political discrimination, firearms, gun industry, ammunition, fossil fuels, oil and gas, mining, timber

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• I'm co-director of Health Freedom Louisiana.
• And our concern about the Medical Freedom Act is that it might limit the availability for public health
• you on your freedom.
• It would also restore lines 22 through 25.
• Acting Chair, if we could do the resolution: HCR 76. Mr.

Bills: HB689, HB742, HB926, HB946, HB948, HB1028, HB1095, HB1114, HB1121, HB1155, HB1185, HB1217, HB1220, HB1227, HCR76

Keywords: public assistance, child welfare, benefit adjustment, DCFS, LDH, fraud detection, household reporting, Medicaid, immunization, healthcare eligibility, Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program, health policy, vaccination requirements, vaccination status, vaccine mandate, medical freedom, medical autonomy, public buildings, public access, government services

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 23 with a quorum and first deferred or did not hear several bills, including HB 1093, HB 1145, and HB 946. The committee then quickly advanced HB 1095, which would allow nursing facilities to use alternative power generation sources in addition to fuel-powered backup systems; supporters said it would give nursing homes more flexibility while maintaining existing safety and backup-power requirements. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then took up HB 926, a bill concerning vaccination status and admission to public buildings and related medical-freedom provisions. After adopting a set of amendments, including exclusions for licensed health care providers and facilities and clarifications regarding masks and school-related provisions, the committee heard testimony both for and against the measure. Supporters framed it as a privacy and bodily-autonomy bill, while opponents warned it could interfere with public health measures and school immunization rules. After extended debate, HB 926 was reported favorably with amendments by an 8-4 vote. HB 1220, a cleanup bill concerning the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 1227, which would require physician peer review before certain disciplinary actions against doctors, drew testimony from the sponsor, a physician supporting the bill, and the board’s executive director, who described the board’s current complaint and review process and raised concerns about practicality and staffing; the sponsor asked for more time to work with the board, and the bill was voluntarily deferred. The committee also reported favorably HB 1217 on pharmacy benefit manager transparency after technical and substantive amendments, and HB 1028 on non-emergency medical transportation reimbursement rates, which was sent to Appropriations. Finally, the committee advanced HB 1185 on rural hospital payment methodologies and HCR 76, which would continue the rural health inequities task force for another year; both were reported favorably.

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• But I was left wondering about what's the next challenge to religious freedom and religious liberty and
• Yes, ma'am, when I, when we say religious freedom for all, I mean all.
• A commission on religious freedom would identify systemic issues such as this.
• Um, we have religious freedom in the US, um, we have it.
• We, we don't experience problems with having religious freedom.

Bills: HB 346, HB 1360, HB 1510, HB 1606, HB 1804, HB 1805, HB 2156, HB 2391, HB 2767, HB 3022, HB 3044, HB 3272, HB 3293, HB 3493, HB 3809, HB 3824, HJR 110, HB 2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• Requiring Airbnb to act responsibly, and so Airbnb ...
• Chairman: And how do they want Airbnb to act?
• Andrew Muris: They want them to act as a responsible business, a legal business.
• I want to thank Sarah Horne for all of her great work on the Governor's Small Business Freedom Council
• This is extremely consistent with all the efforts of the Small Business Freedom Council.

Bills: HB346, HB1360, HB1510, HB1606, HB1804, HB1805, HB2156, HB2391, HB2767, HB3022, HB3044, HB3272, HB3293, HB3493, HB3809, HB3824, HJR110, HB2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

Bills: HB346, HB1360, HB1510, HB1606, HB1804, HB1805, HB2156, HB2391, HB2767, HB3022, HB3044, HB3272, HB3293, HB3493, HB3809, HB3824, HJR110, HB2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

Bills: SB 1888, SB 3003, SB 2417, SB 2459, SB 3055, HB 1393, HB 2884, SB 2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• Wyoming seeking to have Wyoming restore Wyoming seeking to have Wyoming restore their<00:16:23.040
• <00:17:07.839> of faith and credit to a restoration of faith and credit to a restoration of
• to people who had their rights restored to people who had their rights restored someplace<00:21:
• rule to restore this petition process. rule to restore this petition process.
• Are those<00:39:06.079> different<00:39:06.880> acts? those different acts?

Bills: HB0108, HB0039, HB0091, HB0070

Keywords: audit, transparency, government reporting, accountability, public access, firearm rights, restoration of rights, criminal justice, felony convictions, Wyoming law, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws

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• It's going to take act on their own.
• The delegate limitation act, 2017, 187.
• Thank you. all acted appropriately. Um and they all acted appropriately.
• reclaimed authority can restore reclaimed authority can restore federalism.<00:13:58.880> Uh<
• And this includes civil rights, civil liberties, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, privacy

Bills: HB0108, HB0039, HB0091, HB0070

Keywords: audit, transparency, government reporting, accountability, public access, firearm rights, restoration of rights, criminal justice, felony convictions, Wyoming law, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws

Bills: HB 346, HB 1360, HB 1510, HB 1606, HB 1804, HB 1805, HB 2156, HB 2391, HB 2767, HB 3022, HB 3044, HB 3272, HB 3293, HB 3493, HB 3809, HB 3824, HJR 110, HB 2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, ethics, transparency, political subdivisions, administrative penalties, compliance, religious freedom, commission, government, advocacy

Bills: HB 346, HB 1360, HB 1510, HB 1606, HB 1804, HB 1805, HB 2156, HB 2391, HB 2767, HB 3022, HB 3044, HB 3272, HB 3293, HB 3493, HB 3809, HB 3824, HJR 110, HB 2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, ethics, transparency, political subdivisions, administrative penalties, compliance, religious freedom, commission, government, advocacy