Angelique Ashby — The Chair called on Senator Ashby, and Senator Ashby responded after being recognized, acknowledging the Chair and the next speaker.
Angelique Ashby — Angelique Ashby is recorded as voting aye on SB 574, SB 747, and SB 342 during consecutive roll-call votes.
John Laird — Recorded as present during the quorum call.
John Laird — Votes aye on the motion.
John Laird — Senator Laird appears in a short sequence of committee actions: he is recorded voting aye on the roll call for SB 99, then is noted as moving SB 719, and later is again recorded voting aye on the roll call for SB 719.
John Laird — Senator John Laird votes aye, then moves file item number one, SB 479, as the chamber proceeds through the legislative agenda.
John Laird — The roll call records Senator Laird voting aye.
John Laird — Senator Laird votes aye.
John Laird — Called on the roll and votes aye.
John Laird — John Laird is mentioned during the roll call and then recorded as voting aye on SB 574.
Henry Stern — Henry Stern is recorded present during the quorum call and then votes aye on the motion.
Henry Stern — Stern was called during roll-call votes on SB 99 and SB 719, participating in the voting sequence on both measures.
Henry Stern — Senator Stern is called on to follow up in the discussion.
Henry Stern — Senator Stern asks whether the bill creates strict liability or merely clarifies existing law.
Henry Stern — Senator Stern's question about strict liability is being answered.
Henry Stern — Senator Stern votes aye; name is slightly misspelled in the transcript.
Henry Stern — Senator Stern's aye vote is recorded.
Henry Stern — Voted aye.
Henry Stern — Henry Stern followed up on the mechanics and practical effect of the non-binding parental contact form, asking how it would actually work in practice and what impact it would have on people seeking access to adoptive practices.
Henry Stern — The speaker references Senator Stern's earlier question.
Henry Stern — The speaker restates Senator Stern's question about the form.
Henry Stern — The roll call records Senator Stern voting aye.
Henry Stern — Senator Stern votes aye.
Henry Stern — Named by the chair as potentially having a question.
Henry Stern — The Chair recognizes Senator Henry Stern as the next speaker, and Stern then follows up on the ongoing line of questioning, beginning his comments and questions on the issue.
Henry Stern — Referenced for line of questioning about the bill.
Henry Stern — Called on the roll and votes aye.
Henry Stern — Henry Stern is referenced in connection with the bill motion/question and then repeatedly recorded during roll-call votes, where he votes aye on multiple measures, including SB 574, SB 99, and SB 719.
Suzette Valladares — Suzette Valladares is called during the quorum/roll call, with the transcript inconsistently capturing her name and omitting the clear response or vote line; both mentions reflect the same procedural attendance/vote check.
Suzette Valladares — Valladares was mentioned during consecutive roll-call votes, first on SB 99 and then on SB 719, as part of the aye vote listings.
Suzette Valladares — The transcript appears to say 'Senator Weber Pearson'; likely a mis-transcription of Senator Weber. No exact expected-member match is available for Weber Pearson.
Suzette Valladares — Suzette Valladares is called during the roll call, with the transcript briefly garbling her name, and her vote is ultimately recorded as aye.
Suzette Valladares — Suzette Valladares thanks the author and supporters of the bill, references a prior conversation in her office, and notes she will focus on the privacy issue. She observes that the bill may come before the Health Committee later. She then discusses how opponents may prefer anonymity, expresses appreciation for parents who chose open adoptions or later changed from closed to open adoption, and acknowledges that some women who chose closed adoption still want confidentiality.
Suzette Valladares — Suzette Valladares thanked the author for bringing forward the bill and praised the author’s courage and advocacy for foster and adopted people. She shared a personal family connection to adoption, explaining that relatives have been adopted and that her aunt is now seeking information about her biological parents, which reinforced her view that individuals have a right to know and understand their own history and origins. She concluded by saying the bill is narrowly tailored and important, and asked to be added as a co-author.
Suzette Valladares — The roll call records Senator Valladares voting aye.
Suzette Valladares — Senator Valadares is identified as a participant and then introduced for comments, indicating the speaker is transitioning to Valadares’s remarks within the same discussion segment.
Suzette Valladares — Introduced personal law-enforcement family and friendship connections while beginning opposition concerns about the bill.
Suzette Valladares — The speaker says they appreciate Senator Valladares's remarks.
Suzette Valladares — Called on the roll and votes no.
Suzette Valladares — Suzette Valladares is repeatedly recorded during a roll-call vote sequence, first as voting aye (with one early transcript misspelling of her surname), then continuing to vote aye on SB 574, SB 479, SB 99, SB 719, SB 33, and SB 300, before being recorded as voting no on SB 46.
Aisha Wahab — Aisha Wahab is mentioned during the roll call/quorum process, but the transcript does not clearly capture her response or vote line.
Aisha Wahab — Senator Wahab is mentioned during the roll-call/file-order sequence, including participation in the SB 99 vote and a later roll-call vote on SB 719.
Aisha Wahab — Senator Wahab votes aye.
Aisha Wahab — Senator Wahab's aye vote is recorded.
Aisha Wahab — Senator Aisha Wahab discusses her adoption-related bill, explaining that it is not about forcing contact but about giving adoptees access to their original birth information and a contact preference form. She notes that the proposal is less intrusive than current DNA-based situations because only the individual involved would receive the information. Wahab also explains that the contact preference form may include additional details, and she emphasizes the emotional complexity of adoption and foster care, including cases where mothers were forced, traumatized, or otherwise pressured into giving up a child. She adds that some parents may later regret those decisions, reinforcing why the bill is designed to provide information while limiting broader exposure.
Aisha Wahab — The chair thanks Senator Aisha Wahab for bringing the bill forward, and the roll call later records her voting aye on the measure.
Aisha Wahab — Senator Wahab votes aye.
Aisha Wahab — Senator Aisha Wahab is recognized, then speaks in support of the bill as a proud joint author, explaining its importance. She later thanks the author, witnesses, and opponents, and says she will move the bill when appropriate.