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• <00:17:33.720> these I do think you need to track these I do think you need to track these
• to make sure we can track that and keep<00:25:22.000> track.
• track of them. I thought it was funny. track of them. I thought it was funny.
• Duplication and other tracking tracking tracking down<01:33:28.360> to<01:33:28.480> a<
• <01:36:19.640> those<01:36:19.960> ballots way to track those ballots way to track

Keywords: 9:00am HB 158 9:10am HB 281 9:20am HB 317 9:30am HB 340 9:40am HB 1062 9:50am HB 1187 10:00am HB 1234 10:10am HB 1300 10:20am HB 1306 10:30am HB 1381 10:40am HB 1541, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference first resolved House Bill 158, which concerns public inspection of absentee ballot lists. The Senate explained a revised approach that removed the broader bill language and instead directed the Secretary of State to review absentee ballot data after each general election for patterns such as common addresses and to report findings to the committees of jurisdiction. The House agreed to the Senate position, and the conference committee voted unanimously to concur. The committee then took up House Bill 281, dealing with a sortable electronic voter checklist. Members debated the Senate’s removal of language that would have included the absentee ballot mailing address when different from the voter’s registration address. Concerns were raised that releasing mailing addresses could expose where voters are not home and could affect overseas and military voters. The committee also discussed a related form for election officials who personally know a voter, including how long the form would be retained and whether it would be subject to public records law. After further discussion, the House agreed to the Senate changes with an additional requirement that the form be signed, and the committee voted to proceed with the amended Senate position. House Bill 317, concerning verification of a person’s identity by a supervisor of the checklist without identification, was also discussed at length. The Senate’s version preserved the ability for election officials to identify people they know, but required a signed form under penalty of perjury and added a nursing home-related provision. Members described the measure as balancing community-based identification with tighter documentation, and a House witness described local problems with inconsistent ID checks and concerns about voting in nursing homes. The House sought one additional change requiring the nursing home verification form to be signed, and the Senate accepted that addition; the committee then voted to move the bill forward on the consent calendar. The conference committee next considered House Bill 340 on electioneering by public employees. The chair presented a replace-all amendment that tied the definition of electioneering to existing law, added a prohibition on expressly or primarily political surveys, and created a civil penalty of up to $1,000 alongside the misdemeanor penalty. Members discussed clarifying when the misdemeanor versus civil penalty would apply and which categories of public employees were covered. After caucus, the Senate agreed to the House’s replace-all approach with the clarifying changes, and the bill was closed. The committee also resolved House Bill 1062 by agreeing to strike a sunset clause from the Senate version authorizing random audits of citizenship qualifications, and it began discussion of House Bill 1187 on the filing window for special-election candidates, where the House proposed requiring local election officials to arrange a filing time on the same day or next business day after being contacted.

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• You'll see this is the whole state highway system.
• Anything we deploy on a state highway system.
• And it also includes increased tracking of their funds.
• They look at system performance and that's not travel time reliability.
• And then they also tracked transit performance metrics as well.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• You need to kick me under the... you can get on track. So, where was I?
• As a result, we are thrown into the state's political system in the negotiation process.
• This is not a sustainable system. This isn't a humane system, and it is certainly not a just one.
• I am dedicated to amplifying our community voices to make systemic change.
• But we really think the systemic issue matters.

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• We have set up a triage system.
• We have set up a triage system.
• that through the system.
• So, related to the certified inspector... ...to and so we can help track that through the system.
• that through the system.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Actually, we had a discussion yesterday about leaky pipes in small systems as well as large systems.
• systems.
• Do you track the increase in cost per in some cases? In some cases, pipe, PVC, steel, do you track?
• when they're built in a community, in a municipality, do we have any tracking systems?
• . systems, and systems requiring receivership and shared fees between our agencies.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Registration System. Registration System.
• flagged and challenged in the system. flagged and challenged in the system.
• registration system or not, were tracked registration system or not, were tracked to<01:08:47.759
• <01:14:42.280> anything system an election system or anything system an election system or
• system, so do not appear. system, so do not appear.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And yes, they track criminals. They find...
• They track protected First Amendment activity.
• How do these weapons get in the system?
• I'm here to talk about H. 2657, the act establishing a purple alert system.
• In Maryland, 2023 data, based on their purple alert system, showed that utilizing this alert system reduced

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a wide range of public safety bills, with strong support from law enforcement, advocates, and other stakeholders. Several measures focused on police and correctional officer wellness and protections, including bills on critical incident leave and post-incident support for officers, a bill to improve POST Commission representation, and a bill to protect correctional officers from assaults and exposure to synthetic drugs like K2. Witnesses described traumatic incidents, rising assaults in prisons, staffing shortages, and the need for confidentiality in peer-support debriefings. Committee members asked questions about assault classifications, K2 smuggling, tablet-related contraband, and whether counseling records would remain confidential. No votes were taken during the hearing. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to canine-related bills. Testimony supported creating a fund for retired police dogs and expanding emergency care training for working dogs injured in the line of duty. Speakers described police dogs as partners who locate suspects, missing persons, drugs, and weapons, and said retirement and medical costs are currently borne by handlers or nonprofits. The committee also heard testimony in favor of a purple alert system for missing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with advocates citing wandering risks, drowning dangers, and data from other states showing faster recovery times. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the definition of sexual assault by an officer to cover situations beyond formal custody, including investigations and other encounters where police have coercive power. Advocates for sex workers and anti-trafficking organizations said the change would close a loophole, protect vulnerable people, and address documented abuses. In addition, testimony was taken on a bill to protect Massachusetts residents from federal surveillance through fusion centers, with critics calling for stronger oversight of BRIC and related databases. Representative Jeff Turco also testified on bills to change POST Commission membership, arguing for more law enforcement representation.

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• Do you keep track of it in any way?
• We do track load.
• We don't track number of houses and things like that, but we do track the overall load impact.
• And a battery can be put on the system in less than two years. Okay.
• So we have four nuclear reactors on the system. There are 1,250 megawatt units.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• EMS Injury Prevention System Branch. EMS Injury Prevention System Branch.
• Basically the ditch system and the land underlying the ditch system and any rights and easements that
• Basically the ditch system and the land underlying the ditch system and any rights and easements that
• We're tracking money.
• We're tracking money. are requesting it. We're tracking money.

Bills: HCR13, HCR61, HCR136, HCR185, HCR155, HCR68, HCR174, HCR178, HCR179, HCR91, HCR103, HCR115, HCR199, HR15, HR128, HR175, HR147, HR62, HR164, HR168, HR169, HR83, HR95, HR107, HR189

Keywords: coral reefs, sunscreen, environmental education, student stewardship, marine conservation, reforestation, Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, native forests, climate resilience, sustainable practices, economic opportunity, biodiversity, wildland-urban interface, WUI, wildfire mitigation, wildfire safety, Maui County, County of Maui, Kauai

Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on March 31, 2026, and heard testimony on several resolutions. HCR 13/HR 50, which asks DLNR to work with DOE and the Public Charter School Commission on a student coral stewardship program, drew comments from DLNR, which said it stood on written testimony and had proposed amendments, and from supporters in the room. HCR 61, urging investment in reforestation policies, workforce, nursery capacity, and related support for public and private lands, received strong support from DLNR and multiple testifiers, including members of a reforestation policy hui, a resident, and others who emphasized watershed protection, flood and fire resilience, and the need to upgrade nursery infrastructure and staffing. Committee members asked questions about nursery modernization, staffing, island-specific needs, and whether reforestation could reduce wildfire impacts; the DLNR witness said all islands need investment, with especially large opportunities on Hawaiʻi Island, and that healthier forests improve resilience though they cannot eliminate climate-related risks. The committee then heard HCR 136/HR 128 on wildland-urban interface safety standards for Maui plantation towns, but no one testified. It also heard HCR 185/HR 175, which urges denial of permits for ICE detention-related warehouses; Chris Coffey of Immua Alliance testified in support, saying migrant survivors of exploitation are harmed when ICE detains people and that Hawaii would not be the first place to take such action, citing examples from other states and cities. In questioning, members explored whether a local facility would keep people closer to families and services or instead increase local detention; Coffey said detention generally cuts off access to services and can intensify fear, and that a local facility could incentivize more detention and make survivors less likely to come forward. Finally, the committee heard HCR 155/HR 147 supporting the Hawaii Water Safety Coalition’s Hawaii Water Safety Act. Testifiers included Allison Shapera, who described the statewide water safety plan, Hawaii’s high drowning rate, the economic and human costs of drownings, and her personal loss of her daughter in a preventable drowning; Kirsten Hermstead and Kalani Vierra of the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association said the plan’s recommendations need legislative recognition to help with implementation and grant funding; and Jessamine Town Horner testified by Zoom as a co-founder and bereaved family advocate. The transcript provided does not show any votes or final committee actions on the measures discussed.

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• Chair, um we've had some discussion about how to divvy up the elements of the bill and in which tracks
• Chair, um we've had some discussion about how to divvy up the elements of the bill and in which tracks
• Line 36 is a repeal of a system biennial system audit requirement that is considered redundant with the
• <00:13:01.440> a Line 36 is a repeal of a system a Line 36 is a repeal of a system a biennial
• > um biennial system audit requirement um biennial system audit requirement um that<00:13:05.000

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The second one would be the systems-based programs.
• This is when a district is in need of a new roof or HVAC system, the different systems within the facility
• Next slide is your list of the systems-based programs, uh, systems-based awards that the council awarded
• It included one standards-based project and 9 systems, and that there is your list for that. Mr.
• So first of all, we have Gadsden Riverside On Track Center.

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• build an entire new system from scratch. build an entire new system from scratch.
• The system failed.
• Access is an obligation and systems accountable for real systems accountable for real accessibility.<
• > shows<01:01:46.200> up, transportation system that shows up, transportation system that
• Technology and machine vision systems that complement detector systems to make the rail network even

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• adjust our systems to accommodate that. adjust our systems to accommodate that.
• the university system. the university system.
• ,<01:16:32.520> the um the community college system, the um the community college system,
• And it would be the same on track.
• , trying to set a plan, get back on track, trying to set a plan, get back on track, get<02:00:05.720

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If we could just recover that, that would fix our system.
• Um, that means that there's more stress in the system in terms of watersheds, more stress in the system
• I think it depends on the system.
• , and they've completed the work of mapping all the employees onto the new system and.
• So it helps track some fraud there.

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• In fact, they feel as though the system is created in a way to do just that.
• it refers any disputes, um, regarding the discharge of an employee to the dispute resolution, um, system
• We show you registered as Betty Voights Career Tracks, Smithville, testifying for the bill.
• Uh, yeah, I, um, I just got on the Career Tracks board.
• You have to keep track of their hours, you have to keep track of all of the different administrative

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• such as overhauls on the tracks such as overhauls on the tracks overhauls<00:04:27.600> on
• amongst like siiz commuter rail systems amongst like siiz commuter rail systems period<00:15:54.440
• We can make our transit system more cost-effective.
• We can make our transit system more cost-effective.
• <01:07:05.079> more can make our transit system more can make our transit system more costeffective

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 269 and House File 749 together, both aimed at ending Northstar Commuter Rail service. The bill author described HF 269 as directing the Metropolitan Council and MnDOT to request a federal waiver and discontinue Northstar operations, with HF 749 setting performance requirements that would trigger a similar termination request. Supporters argued Northstar has low ridership, high operating subsidies, and large maintenance costs, and said the agencies now agree with the intent to terminate the line and possibly replace it with bus rapid transit. The chair moved HF 269 to the general register while also laying HF 749 over in committee, and testimony was heard on both bills at once. Testimony split sharply. Supporters of termination, including the bill author and Annette Meeks, said Northstar has consistently underperformed ridership projections, has required large taxpayer subsidies, and should be ended rather than extended. Opponents, including Jesse Cook, Darwin Scherlan, Joel Mueller, Katie Nicholson, and Annie Buckle, argued the line still serves riders, workers, and communities, that low frequency and underinvestment are the real problems, and that the state should improve service rather than shut it down. Several opponents emphasized Northstar’s role for commuters, special events, and future growth, especially the St. Cloud corridor. Met Council Chair Charlie Zelle and MnDOT Commissioner Danenberger said they support carefully evaluating alternatives to commuter rail and acknowledged the subsidy is not acceptable, but they also said the agencies are working with the federal government and BNSF on possible next steps. Zelle said the agencies believe bus service could provide more frequent and direct service, and when asked directly, he confirmed they are in favor of terminating Northstar and replacing it with bus service if feasible. No final disposition beyond the motion on HF 269 and the laying over of HF 749 was recorded in the excerpt.

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• At the same time, the bill is system.
• of<00:40:22.960> success track record record of success track record record of success
• track record. Yes. track record. Yes.
• . system. system.
• ensured under this system. Am I correct? ensured under this system. Am I correct?

Keywords: MS House Floor - 21 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum call, and several guest introductions, including a pastor, a doctor of the day, medical students and physicians for MSMA White Coat Day, and visitors in the galleries. The chamber then moved to the calendar and took up House Bill 314, the Ibogaine Treatment Drug Development Grant Program Act. The sponsor described ibogaine as a potential treatment for opioid use disorder, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, depression, and related conditions, emphasizing that the bill would not legalize the drug but would authorize the State Department of Health to fund a consortium for FDA-regulated clinical trials with private matching funds, a university and hospital partner, and a requirement that at least 20% of commercialization revenue go to the state. Members asked about VA involvement, whether the trials would serve veterans or civilians, how the drug would be administered and monitored, why a statute was needed, and the source of the proposed state funding. The bill passed by a vote of 110 yeas and 1 nay. The House then considered House Bill 534, as a committee substitute, creating the Mississippi Health Exchange, a statewide health information exchange for real-time sharing of admission, discharge, transfer, and related patient information among hospitals, clinics, payers, and public health officials. The sponsor said the system would improve continuity of care, help with bed availability and mental health placements, and support public health analysis while protecting privacy through HIPAA compliance, an opt-out process, and limits on access to identified data. The bill would require hospitals, community mental health centers, and state hospitals to participate as a condition of licensure, designate a single nonprofit operator selected by the Department of Health, and create a fund for implementation and cybersecurity costs. Members questioned the bill about privacy protections, the opt-out process, whether data could be sold or shared improperly, costs to hospitals, whether hospitals and the hospital association supported the measure, and how the exchange would work in transfer scenarios. The sponsor said the bill would make unauthorized sharing illegal, that most hospitals already participate in some form of HIE, and that the exchange would not cost the state anything immediately because there was no appropriation attached. The discussion also noted possible help from rural transformation funding. The transcript ends during continued questioning of House Bill 534, before final passage or other action is shown.

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• We get weekly wage reports so we can track what's being used.
• in that entire 112-acre system, is going to be required to hook up to the district system that we feel
• <00:53:59.880> that owner of of that District system that owner of of that District system
• <00:54:45.880> and the operations of of this system and the operations of of this system and
• system system that<00:54:58.640> we<00:54:58.799> feel<00:54:59.520> is<00:54:59.680

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:24:26.399> the ability as policy makers to track the ability as policy makers to track
• legislator's ability to accurately track legislator's ability to accurately track the<00:32:52.600
• We're just going to lose track of it. Mr.
• We're just going to lose track of it. Mr.
• We're just going to lose track of it. Mr.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We can start with the system itself.
• This gives us a diverse and far-reaching system.
• We're a diverse and impactful system.
• A lot of the business that's tracked through there is tracked primarily by the federal government.
• They were on another system previously. Things you'll see that.