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• We don't want to prevent this bill from passing. We think it's a great idea.
• That measure addresses how the law responds when a vulnerable person with an infirmity dies as a result
• That measure addresses how the law responds when a vulnerable person with an infirmity dies as a result
• He died in a day program because of neglect, 100% preventable.
• This bill simply brings a balance between accountability, intervention, and prevention so that we can

Bills: HB53 , HB57 , HB64 , HB100 , HB102 , HB106 , HB111 , HB137 , HB152 , HB155 , HB337 , HB957

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: racketeering, gambling crimes, law enforcement, public safety, criminal justice, temporary restraining orders, abuse prevention, evidence, court procedures, legal protections, felony speeding, traffic laws, penalties, elderly, infirmities, abuse, neglect, crime of violence, criminal liability, caregiver

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• Congress has a responsibility to prevent families from being priced out of the health care market.
• This will result in more harm to many communities. bill would prevent agencies from bill would prevent
• </c><02:49:17.760><c> If</c> prevents courts from weighing in. If prevents courts from weighing in.
• Speaker, this bill will cause, not prevent harm, and I urge my colleagues to reject it.
• Speaker, this bill will cause, not prevent harm, and I urge my colleagues to reject it.

Bills: HR498 , HR845 , HR1366 , HB4776

Keywords: antisemitism, Jewish safety, civil rights, hate crimes, freedom of expression, political protest, drowsy driving, road safety, public awareness, preventative measures, traffic accidents, NEPA, National Environmental Policy Act, environmental review, permitting reform, permit streamlining, infrastructure, economic development, federal agencies, categorical exclusion

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• I saw that baby's measured growth on ultrasound scans several times. I saw my baby's heartbeat.
• These reforms were designed to prevent independent closures, narrow payment disparities, standardize
• These reforms were designed to prevent independent closures, narrow payment disparities, standardized
• This measure is intended to support students with seizure disorders by gathering important information
• But this bill is a cleanup and alignment measure.

Bills: HB288 , HB403 , HB420 , HB783 , HB815 , HB915 , HB927 , HB933 , HB944 , HB962 , HB971 , HR74 , SCR3 , SCR20 , SB5 , SB34 , SB37 , SB190 , SB255 , SB270 , SB273 , SB314 , SB415

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: medical terminology, documentation, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, healthcare, medical records, billing, Department of Children and Family Services, background checks, child welfare, employee screening, safety regulations, criminal history, vital records, death certificates, financial institutions, confidentiality, state registrar, utilization management, prior authorization

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• So is there anything preventing, you know, Mr.
• I consider it preventative care.
• I consider it preventative care.
• From an access cost-preventive perspective, lactation care is a proven preventative service.
• HB 2085 prevents all opportunities for children.

Bills: HB2049 , HB2050 , HB2051 , HB2072 , HB2082 , HB2085 , HB2177 , HB2178 , HB2179 , HB2183 , HB2195

Committees: House Health & Human Services , House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Keywords: radiation therapy, particle accelerator, critical access hospitals, patient care, rural healthcare, radiologic technologist, radiologist assistant, radiology, imaging, x-ray, diagnostic x-ray, fluoroscopy, mammography, computed tomography, CT technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, bone densitometry, radiation safety, radiation licensing, scope of practice

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• local funds to support a UBI program and tightens up language related to the program requirements to prevent

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: Senate Committee, local government, SB2183, SB2046, committee substitute, legislative measures

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was characterized by the passage of several significant bills, including SB2183, SB2046, SB434, and others with recommendations for further consideration. Discussions involved voting on committee substitutes and the implications of various legislative measures. Senator Paxton and other members provided insights and moved bills forward with emphatic support, leading to their successful passing out of committee. Importantly, the bills addressed various local government concerns, showcasing the committee's focus on practical legislative solutions.

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• AB 282 seeks to prevent the gravest threats to our elections by preventing any attempts.
• AB 282 seeks to prevent the gravest threats to our elections by preventing any attempts to seize ballots
• We are proud to support this measure.
• On behalf of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, we are proud to support this measure.
• AB 1853 is a common-sense measure that would provide California's elections officials with the authority

Bills: AB686 , AB1130 , AB502 , AB1853

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: referendum, fiscal impact, voter information, elections, ballot measures, state finances, legislative analysis

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on August 28, 2026, with a quorum present and heard five bills focused on election integrity, campaign transparency, and misleading political content. Chair Pellerin and Assembly Member Berman presented AB 1130, which would strengthen disclosure rules for campaign spending on social media influencers and impose civil penalties for violations, and AB 686, which extends existing law targeting deceptive or manipulated audio/video of political candidates, including deepfakes. Both bills were described as needed to improve transparency and protect voters from deceptive campaign media. The committee also heard AB 282, which would make it a felony to seize or interfere with ballots, election records, or certified voting technology before election results are certified, and AB 1853, which would give elections officials more authority to reject or alter candidate statements in the voter information guide when they contain hateful, irrelevant, or inappropriate material. Supporters of AB 1853, including a representative from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, argued that official voter materials should not be used to spread hate or extremist rhetoric. AB 502 was presented as a narrower, constitutionally safer version of AB 2839, limiting remedies and shortening the protected time window for deceptive AI-generated campaign content while preserving protections against deepfakes. All five bills were moved with recommendations that Senate amendments be concurred in; AB 282 was also re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety. The recorded committee votes showed broad support, with AB 1130 passing 7-0, AB 686 5-2, AB 282 5-2, AB 1853 5-0, and AB 502 5-2. After the initial votes, the absent member later added an aye vote on each item, and the chair thanked members and staff before adjourning the hearing.

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• kind of program the Climate Commitment Act was intended to support, one that significantly and measurably
• reduces emissions in hard-to-abate sectors while... ...to support, one that significantly and measurably

Bills: SB5919 , SB5816

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access

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• So the goal of the bill is to prevent that from being a loophole that can be exploited.
• on that bill was set aside and the public hearing on HB 2606 was opened, concerning performance measures
• Performance measures, duties, and reporting requirements for the Office of Privacy and Data Protection
• This bill supports performance measures that capture improvements in agency practices, training, and
• So we are looking at an idea where... ...measures. It's the customer who pays the bill.

Bills: HB2426 , HB2606

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy

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• And this is a tool we're going to use to measure progress against the plan as we go.
• Another key provision is consumer choice, and another factor of preventing steering.
• Another practice is it prohibits fee controls and steering, prevents shops from charging inflated or
• The proposed changes to And prevent steering by large multinational corporations.
• Restricting those same tools for independent repairs does not prevent fraud.

Bills: SB5871 , SB5919

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: motor vehicle, glass repair, insurance claims, consumer protection, regulations, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures

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• the most significant criminal and delinquent conduct and incentivizes schools to implement safety measures
• of a juvenile record creates obstacles and barriers, which have long-term negative impacts like preventing
• Focusing on measures that are restorative and developmentally appropriate to address the needs of students

Bills: H3895 , H5157

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: career education, technical training, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute, pilot program, youth education, school safety, education, mental health, children, security measures

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• Now, as it's... ...fisc, and the second is it prevents special-interest enrichment.
• It prevents cities from waiving taxes that cost them little or nothing but impose real costs on other
• Over the past decade, the City of Mesa has seen meaningful and measurable economic investment in our
• And this bill does not prevent reassessment.
• It prevents reassessment when nothing is actually changed.

Bills: SB1090 , SB1293 , SB1414 , SB1429 , SB1503 , SB1536 , SB1633 , SB1724 , SB1764

Committees: Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Keywords: savings and loan, technical correction, Arizona Revised Statutes, financial institutions, prohibitions, GPLET, abatement, tax incentives, local government, property improvement, central business district, insurance, settlement demands, time limits, third-party claims, regulatory compliance, initiative, referendum, ballot measures, petition circulators

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• As background relating to the proposed ballot measure filing process, if any legal voter...
• The bill before you would require a sponsor of a proposed ballot measure to include...
• It is rare for a measure to fail a random sample check.
• When wealthy individuals drive ballot measures and pay... truthful information.
• I've worked on several statewide ballot measures, including 940, 1639, and 1491.

Bills: HJR4209 , HB2260 , HB2259

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: redistricting, congressional representation, census, state law, legislative boundaries, ballot measures, petitioners, signature gatherers, voting rights, election integrity, initiative process, referendum, signature gathering, ballot measure, citizen actions, support demonstration

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• These water conservation measures that were required by the district court order were contested by several
• We already maintain extensive policies, staff training, and compliance systems to prevent improper waste
• We already maintain extensive policies, staff training, and compliance systems to prevent improper waste
• We already maintain extensive policies, staff training, and compliance systems to prevent improper waste
• </c> a need that water conservation measures a need that water conservation measures are<00:59:22.400

Bills: HF1531 , HF4017 , HF3399 , HF4146 , HF4019 , HF3677

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: crossbow, crossbow hunting, archery season, deer hunting, bear hunting, turkey hunting, fishing, common carp, rough fish, game and fish, wildlife management, hunting license, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, sunset clause, expiration removal, archery equipment, outdoor recreation, infectious waste, pathological waste

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• associated with serving these large loads, as well as adding important guardrails within Section 6 to prevent
• or the large load would... large loads, as well as adding important guardrails within Section 6 to prevent
• would like to see more of a partnership and incentivization than penalties and punitive types of measures
• in commercial advertising, and only when the information is factual, uncontroversial, and meant to prevent
• labels required under this proposed law and the underlying enforcement mechanism, we think, will prevent

Bills: HB2338 , HB2367 , HB2426 , HB2606

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: weatherization, energy efficiency, community projects, sustainability, environment, coal-fired plant, preferential treatment, energy policy, electric generation, regulatory reform, pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy

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• Bill 2523 concerning the Community Reinvestment Program, and House Bill 2606 concerning performance measures
• So just want to prevent double-dipping and would ask for support on this amendment.
• The next bill we will consider moving is House Bill 2606 concerning performance measures, duties, and
• reporting requirements for the Office of Privacy and Data Protection. ...measures, duties, and reporting

Bills: HB2523 , HB2606 , HB2684 , HJM4012

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: community reinvestment, housing, local funding, urban development, economic revitalization, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy, social disadvantage, business certification, state guidelines, economic equity, minority-owned businesses, combat veterans, support, military service, injury compensation, veteran affairs

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• 150 to 200 children in the U.S. die from asthma exacerbations, and these are thought to all be preventable

Bills: HB2246 , HB2360

Committee: House Education

Keywords: firearm violations, education, student discipline, school policies, safety measures, albuterol, asthma, inhaler, rescue inhaler, respiratory emergency, school nurse, student medication, self-administration, anaphylaxis, public schools, private schools, charter schools, tribal compact schools, K-12 health, medication policy

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• prisons to make efforts to stop that from happening by jamming, hacking, or physical capture or other measure
• Let's go ahead and get the amendments before us. physical capture or other measure to physical capture
• or other measure to intercept<00:12:06.320><c> or</c><00:12:06.560><c> disable</c><00:12:06.959><c>
• </c><00:29:41.200><c> them</c><00:29:41.440><c> from</c> roadblocks up to prevent them from roadblocks
• up to prevent them from getting<00:29:42.080><c> driver's</c><00:29:42.559><c> license.

Bills: HB274 , HB287 , HB301 , HB157 , HB254 , HB88 , HB274 , HB287 , HB301 , HB157 , HB254 , HB88

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: Crenshaw County, county board of education, school board, board of education, term limits, term length, elected officials, local constitutional amendment, Alabama Constitution, education governance, local legislation, November 2026 election, ballot measure, constitutional amendment, school board elections, law enforcement, transparency, reporting, public safety, regulation

Bills: SB169 , SB201 , SB1290 , SB1377 , SB1991 , SB2060

Committee: House Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, minimum salary, education funding, teacher compensation, Oklahoma education, salary schedule, 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, foster care, duffel bags, personal belongings, children's welfare

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• We get the information out and we develop incentives to prevent wildfires to both sides. ...incentives
• to prevent wildfires to both sides.
• So we also ask that the legislature restore funding to DNR's wildland fire prevention and response, and
• and find either through rulemaking or a legislative process or potentially proviso some way of preventing
• ... ...some way of preventing this policy from being implemented.

Bills: SB5919 , SB5816 , SJM8015 , HB2737

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, federal response, wildfire protection, community safety, infrastructure, natural resources, commercial shellfish, shellfish fees, Department of Health, biotoxin testing, export certificate

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• These programs both prevent and tackle the challenge of youth homelessness, which we know is critical
• By way of background, the Office of Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Programs, otherwise known
• It expands the membership of the Office of Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Program's Advisory
• It expands the membership of the Office of Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Programs Advisory
• And from the Raised lens, prevention means stability.

Bills: SB5957 , SB5977

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability, youth services, homelessness prevention, protective services, Department of Commerce, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, advisory committee, lived experience, data sharing, outcome measures, interagency coordination, service providers, at-risk youth