Transcript Highlights:

• Especially as resident directors, they trust us, and they know that because we do have a website, we
• Trust me, we have a hard time finding Greg. candidates to run for elected office and in various different
• So some of it I might be a bad example because I think the board trusts or the residents trust the board
• And I'm glad you have your community's trust.
• And I'll just be quick, in a situation where the directors aren't trusted. That, it's a problem.

Bills: HB279, HB310, HB365, HB391, HB420, HB422, HB638, HB279, HB310

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

Transcript Highlights:

• showing up for work, taking a super secret swearing-in session two days earlier, is not helping with the trust
• showing up for work, taking a super secret swearing-in session two days earlier, is not helping with the trust
• ><00:07:15.759> helping<00:07:16.440> with<00:07:16.759> the<00:07:16.960> trust
• <00:07:17.440> and<00:07:17.599> the is not helping with the trust and the is not helping
• with the trust and the ability<00:07:18.120> to<00:07:18.360> negotiate<00:07:19.120><

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House Republican leaders held a press availability focused on the ongoing Minnesota House stalemate caused by the absence of Democratic members, which left the chamber without a quorum. Speaker Lisa Demuth and Leader Harry Niska said Republicans were present and ready to work, argued that Democrats were refusing to attend session, and said the Secretary of State had not allowed motions to be taken on the floor. They also criticized Secretary of State Steve Simon for adjourning the House and for not recognizing Republican motions or members. Niska described a proposed motion under Article 4, Section 13 of the Minnesota Constitution that would have compelled absent members to attend the next session and would have withheld their legislative salary and per diem until they returned. He said the motion was blocked and argued that the Constitution gives the House authority to compel attendance and impose penalties. The leaders repeatedly said Democrats needed to “show up for work,” and said the situation was delaying negotiations over a power-sharing agreement and other House business. The discussion also touched on Representative Brad Tabke, whose seat has been part of the dispute. Republicans said Tabke had not appeared in the chamber and that his absence was not helping negotiations. Demuth said Republicans would return the next day at 3:30 p.m. and continue working if Democrats appeared. No votes were taken, and no motion was adopted during the availability.

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• Minnesotans value stable, reliable access to care and trusted local providers.
• Motans believe hard that they can trust.
• <00:08:59.040> and practices, small businesses, trust and practices, small businesses, trust
• <00:09:04.880> local access to care and trusted local access to care and trusted local providers
• companies to settle checks that trust companies to settle checks that are<00:51:47.839> drawn

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In summary, we urge the committee to trust in the power of everyday Minnesotans and pursue an independent
• These commissions help reduce gerrymandering and restore public trust in the electoral process.
• The public doesn't trust having politicians essentially draw their own maps, which is what the proposal
• The public doesn't trust having politicians essentially draw their own maps, which is what the proposal
• The public doesn't trust having politicians essentially draw their own maps, which is what the proposal

Bills: HF550

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I trust HPD in a sense that they're not going to just arrest everybody who falls asleep at a bus stop
• accounts but also what states have trust accounts but also what states have included<00:59:56.200>
• When the minor has to put the money in the trust, when can they use the money?
• You know, not the full 100% going into the trust. It's only 15%, the way it's written today, sir.
• the trust the trust account<01:25:49.280> and<01:25:49.440> then<01:25:49.760>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The hearing began with HB 1113, which would create an intensive mobile team pilot program in the Department of Health for chronically houseless individuals with serious brain disorders such as schizophrenia. The Department of Health Adult Mental Health Division strongly supported the bill, and written support was also submitted by several health and harm-reduction organizations. Members asked about the program’s size and coordination with existing services; the testifier said the team would use a low-caseload, 24/7 mobile model, coordinate with police, ERs, hospitals, housing, dual-diagnosis treatment, and other case-management resources, and continue serving participants even if they cycle through jail or hospital. The committee amended the bill to change the participant language from a maximum of 40 to “at least 40,” blanked out the appropriations section, deferred the effective date to July 1, 3000, and then adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass with amendments by unanimous vote in both committees. The next measure, HB 1140, would appropriate funds for DLNR to clean up homeless encampments on department lands. DLNR testified in support, saying it conducts about 22 to 24 cleanups per year and the bill would help it address homelessness statewide. Members asked whether the funds would be used to sweep people out of areas; DLNR said its practice is to give notice, allow time to leave, and then clean up what remains, with storage procedures for personal property. The department also said people still present are told to move to the county area across the road. DLNR confirmed the bill is not in the governor’s budget, though it is in the governor’s legislative package. The committee then heard HB 1486, which would make it disorderly conduct to remain or loiter within 20 feet of a bus stop without intent to use bus services. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that criminal enforcement is not the right tool, could lead to arrests of people who are simply tired or unhoused, and could create a cycle of repeated low-level cases and constitutional issues around questioning and intent. HPD supported the bill, saying officers would generally try to get people to move first, but could also use field questioning, citations, or arrests depending on the circumstances; HPD said such incidents can be documented and later used in ACT or other mental-health interventions. A private resident testified in support, describing bus stops near her home as occupied overnight and burdening nearby residents and small businesses. Written support came from the City and County of Honolulu Mayor’s Office, and one individual opposed the bill. Members also asked about neighbor-island impacts, property handling, and whether the bill could help connect people to services; HPD said it had not consulted other counties and would follow up. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 877, which would prohibit encampments within 100 feet of the property line of a K-12 public or private school or school facility. DLNR stood on its written testimony, and the Department of the Attorney General raised concerns that the bill did not specify how violators would be removed, what would happen to property or the encampment, or whether the buffer zone applies only to public spaces. The AG suggested making violations petty misdemeanors and adding clearer definitions and due-process guidance. Members asked whether charter schools are included and whether private-property situations within the buffer zone should be clarified; the AG said public schools include charter schools and indicated the bill may need more specificity about private property and trespass situations.

Transcript Highlights:

• is at unemployment trust fund is at 38.5<01:13:12.600> million<01:13:13.400> which<01:
• thank you um does the um does the trust thank you um does the um does the trust fund<01:29:35.800
• <01:30:35.040> fund citizens account to our trust fund citizens account to our trust fund
• They do not touch the dollars that are in the trust fund.
• It goes into the trust fund. Yes, okay.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt on the New Hampshire Insurance Department budget. He said the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers based on New Hampshire premium volume, with about $8 billion in premiums written in the state and a department budget of roughly $15.5 million. He explained that the department has 88 authorized positions, eight vacancies, and that three full-time positions were unfunded after the governor’s requested 4% reduction exercise. He also said the department is trying to balance staffing needs with not overburdening carriers during a hard insurance market. A major topic was the department’s $2.6 million rebate to industry from the prior fiscal year, which Bettencourt described as a credit against the next assessment rather than a direct cash payment. Members questioned why that credit was not reflected as a reduction in the upcoming budget, and Bettencourt and staff explained that the budget assumes full staffing and full spending, with any year-end surplus returned to insurers. The commissioner said the department had added staff in recent years for succession planning and to preserve institutional expertise, and that the rebate reflects careful budgeting rather than excess spending. Members also asked about staffing changes by division, including positions unfunded in fraud, property and casualty examinations, life and health examinations, and tax. Bettencourt said fraud investigations remain strong and that the department can use outside contractors for examinations, with those costs billed to the company being examined. He also described the department’s examination process, including periodic financial exams and targeted market conduct reviews triggered by consumer complaints or trends. Additional questions covered OIT transfers, the department’s oversight of fully insured health coverage, the insurance premium tax and fines going to the general fund, and the department’s limited role in auto repair reimbursement disputes, where he said complaints have recently declined.

Transcript Highlights:

• They have a trusted adult in the school environment, and they have a classroom and school community that
• I was 12 years old when I lost all trust in peers, friendships, adults, and good intentions.
• And I think we have shown that we can be trusted.
• I trusted the process because I was told that it would come back to the Assembly Education Committee.
• And I spoke with you, Assemblymember Addis, and I said I trust you and I trust that you will get it right

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Next up, Senate Bill 52, relative to default provisions in New Hampshire trusts. Okay.
• But I mean you're for trust here, right? Don't you care about this bill? Yeah. Okay.
• <00:58:19.839> here, But I mean you you're for trust here, But I mean you you're for trust
• So, a beneficiary of what if the beneficiary of a trust is also a— right.
• I'm with the New Hampshire Trust Council, and I work at Jordan Park in Portsmouth.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee took up HB 164, dealing with homeowners and certain service agreements tied to residential real estate. Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be framed as prohibiting “service agreements” or more specifically as banning “future right to listing” agreements, and whether the bill should mirror Maine’s newer law. Mike Padmore of AARP New Hampshire presented suggested edits, including clarifying that the agreements are unenforceable, striking a provision at Roman 6C, and adding language making clear that registry of deeds staff are not liable when they record documents they are statutorily required to file. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors said the bill and Maine’s law reach the same result, but he preferred simpler wording and argued the bill should not include a two-year time limit because legitimate listing agreements should not create liens at all. Members and witnesses debated whether the bill should simply make the practice illegal outright, whether the Consumer Protection Act is the right enforcement vehicle, and whether the lien-removal process should be modeled on the recent undischarged mortgage bill. A consumer protection official said the bureau supports the statute and explained that under RSA 358-A, consumers could seek damages and equitable relief to strike a lien, while also noting that the bureau often uses the Consumer Protection Act as an enforcement tool. The committee also discussed narrowing the bill to residential real estate, with the sponsor and witnesses saying the problem has been seen in residential transactions and that commercial property was not the focus. The testimony described the underlying problem as companies, often national rather than New Hampshire-based, using long-term or future listing agreements to impose liens or penalties on homeowners, sometimes in connection with estate transfers or home sales. Witnesses said legitimate real estate listings do not normally place liens on houses, but these arrangements can include hidden or unclear penalties, including a reported 3% charge on home value. No vote was taken in the excerpt, but the committee appeared to be working through possible amendments and whether to adopt Maine-style language or a simpler New Hampshire-specific approach.

Transcript Highlights:

• um<00:21:33.120> that<00:21:33.640> school At this point right now, that school trust
• need to know first of all is I would love if everybody would educate themselves around the school trust
• So, just Google Minnesota school trust lands and learn a little bit more about it.
• lands cuz it's a in fascinating trust lands cuz it's a in fascinating part<00:26:39.760> of<00
• Google, you know, Minnesota school trust Google, you know, Minnesota school trust lands<00:26:45.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to the highest standard, current law prohibits those guilty of certain crimes violating the public trust
• It will affirm the public's trust in our democracy and hold our elected officials to a higher standard
• vote on this as we look into bringing safeguards and making sure that we have safe individuals and trusted
• Trust is the foundation of patient care. Trust is the foundation of patient care.
• These edits were made out of concern for the clinic's reputation, compromising patient care and trust

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a large daily file of bills and resolutions. Early procedural motions were adopted, including re-referrals and a motion to allow the Appropriations Committee to notice SB 73, which passed 46-15. Members also introduced several guests, including young legislators, schoolchildren, a championship girls’ basketball team, realtors, and CASA advocates. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1389, a tribal gaming compact urgency bill for the Yurok Tribe, which passed 55-0 on the urgency and measure. The body then passed a series of bills on topics including trespass enforcement (AB 1632), pest control fees (AB 2380), county investment authority (AB 2080), pupil achievement gap reporting (AB 2149), transit board stipends (AB 1625), e-filing for workplace violence restraining orders (AB 2179), election eligibility restrictions for registered sex offenders (AB 2753), juvenile firearm possession and deferred entry of judgment (AB 2636), court access and First Amendment issues (AB 1544), physician medical record integrity (AB 1637), forced marriage protections (AB 2534), and local authority to restrict under-12 e-bike use in San Mateo County (AB 2595). Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with votes ranging from 53-0 to 63-0. The Assembly also adopted ACR 173, reaffirming California’s sister-state relationship with Jalisco, Mexico, after adding 50 coauthors. Later, it adopted ACR 163 designating May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month after extensive testimony from the author and multiple caucus members emphasizing the crisis, data gaps, tribal sovereignty, and the need for more resources and action; 64 coauthors were added before the resolution passed by voice vote. The chamber likewise adopted ACR 180 designating Compost Awareness Week and ACR 182 establishing Youth Mental Health Awareness Week, both after coauthor roll calls and voice votes. The day concluded with urgent action on AB 108, which provides up to $25 million in one-time emergency bridge funding for distressed hospitals facing imminent closure. Members from both parties spoke in support, citing rural access, prior hospital closures, and the need to protect community health care; the bill passed 59-0 and was sent to the Governor immediately. The Assembly then handled consent calendar items, heard an adjournment in memory for labor leader Larry Mazzola Sr., and adjourned until Monday, May 11 at 1 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• you will not—we can't trust you will not go back and do it again.
• The Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.
• This trust is funded from items that happen at the prison like phone use, tablet use, and canteen.
• The Welfare Trust Fund that is established that would support the contractor operated institutions.
• My question is we have an Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.

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• We've been doing it for a long time, and they trust our name.
• So it's a little different than the Water Trust Board, where we require certain amounts of information
• Charge those programs accordingly, so if it's a Water Trust Board, our staff is tracking their time as
• Water Trust Board.
• After we've paid the bills, we go out and find out which portion was related to the Water Trust Board

Transcript Highlights:

• Moving on to finance on page 55 in general administration, Kentucky affordable prepaid tuition trust
• affordable prepaid tuition trust fund. affordable prepaid tuition trust fund.
• Battlefield Trust to carry forward.
• Battlefield Trust to carry forward. Battlefield Trust to carry forward.
• There were differences in what was actually appropriated to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Free Conference Committee on the 2026 General Assembly budget met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of House Bill 500. Leaders opened by thanking the other chamber’s work, asking members to turn microphones on and off to avoid feedback, and stressing the need to clearly note decision points so both chambers record the same actions. Staff then walked through the bill page by page, explaining that the committee was comparing only House and Senate differences, not the governor’s proposed budget. The discussion covered a wide range of appropriations and language items, including next generation non-911 services, school safety reporting tools, restored funding for brain injury, epilepsy, veteran service, homeless veterans, and rocket docket programs, debt service changes, rural infrastructure, disaster aid caps, Attorney General and Medicaid fraud funding, agriculture and county fair grants, auditor and pension-related appropriations, school facilities and SEEK funding, and numerous education programs. Members also discussed charter-related funding such as Star Academy, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, school resource officers, school-based mental health providers, AP/IB exams, Governor’s Scholars and Entrepreneurs, and several pilot or initiative programs in economic development, energy, and labor. Several items were described as technical corrections or restorations of language and funding, while others reflected differences in amounts or how funds would be distributed. There were several questions and comments from members about wording such as “implement and carry out,” the absence of the governor’s budget from the comparison document, and whether SEEK funding should be tied to teacher raises. The chair and other members emphasized that the committee’s role was to reconcile the two chambers’ budgets, not to adopt the governor’s proposal. Members also raised concerns about opioid settlement funds and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library match rate, with one senator urging restoration of the House language. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the meeting primarily consisted of explanation, questions, and discussion of proposed budget differences.

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• in the Governmental Tort Claims Act and the act political subdivision is defined to include public trust
• In this bill, public trust expands to include public trust that oversees a county jail facility by expanding
• the definition of trust to include trust overseeing a county jail facilities.

Bills: HB1082, HB1638, HB3040, HB3269, HB3278, HB3298, HB3587, HB3996, HB4113, HB4140, HB4226, HB4236, HB4301, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB4352, SB1082

Keywords: child custody, joint custody, best interest of the child, guardian ad litem, domestic violence, substance abuse, Governmental Tort Claims Act, definitions, torts, political subdivisions, governmental immunity, medical providers, sex offenders, safety zones, minors protection, loitering restrictions, criminal penalties, arrest warrant, criminal procedure, telephonic communication

Transcript Highlights:

• These were older voters, people who plan ahead, who rely on consistency, who trust These were older voters
• , people who plan ahead, who rely on consistency, who trust that the system will work the way that it
• At the end of the day, that comes down to trust.
• is not fixed, do you worry about the damage that this could cause in voters and cause them to not trust
• the the damage that this could cause in voters and cause them to not trust the system, and that their

Transcript Highlights:

• counties or for the subcommittee on County and regional government, HP 3349, but relating to the events Trust
• Fund and abolishing the Pan-American Games Trust Fund and Olympic Games.
• Trust Fund and the Motorsports Racing Trust Fund for the Committee on Culture, Recreation and Tourism
• occupancy for the Committee on Land and Resource Management HB 3405 by Hayes relating to the contents of a trust

Transcript Highlights:

• are a hot topic right now because every single penny of our state income tax goes to the education trust
• cut... ...Whenever we have any kind of cut to reduce taxes, that's considered a cut to the education trust
• could get even physician's offices to just have posters about it, creating a central place where they trust
• Places where people trust.
• It's a trusted source for information, and there's one in just about every community. ...so we really

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:06:07.120> and headwinds, he's gained the trust and headwinds, he's gained the trust and
• <03:50:43.840> act At the same time, the trust act At the same time, the trust act maintains
• upholding the position of public trust. upholding the position of public trust.
• <04:59:18.000> but Reagan might have said, trust but Reagan might have said, trust but verify
• , looking directly at in God we trust, looking directly at in God we trust, which<08:56:05.120>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Every dollar is traceable, every report is verified, and voters can trust that the financial information
• This issue does not only impact our voters; it deeply affects those we trust to assist in moving our
• Transparency strengthens trust, and trust is the foundation of a healthy democracy.
• So I ask you to favorably report on Senate 530 to advance public trust in our democracy through transparency
• Under this bill, a municipality could choose to establish a democracy trust fund to match small contributions

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House and Senate Election Laws committees held a hearing focused on campaign finance and several local election-related bills. Office of Campaign and Political Finance Director William Campbell testified in support of H. 848 and S. 515, saying the campaign finance law needs modernization and highlighting proposals for stronger Super PAC disclosure, more timely reporting, improved security for campaign participants, and other reforms. He said the bills would help update a 50-year-old system to reflect legal, economic, and cultural changes. A major portion of the hearing concerned H. 868/S. 507, which would require earlier and more frequent reporting by ballot question committees. Witnesses from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and others argued that ballot campaigns now involve tens of millions of dollars, much of it raised during periods with no real-time disclosure, and that moving these committees into the depository system would improve transparency without burdening grassroots signature-gathering. The committee also heard support for H. 811 and H. 812, which would allow municipalities to create citizen-funded election programs and require identifying information on political text messages, as well as S. 525/H. 875, which would bar political spending by foreign-influenced corporations. The committee also heard testimony on S. 2605, a Canton home rule petition to move town elections from April to November. Canton residents, a select board member, and a poll worker said the change would increase turnout, better align local elections with the November voting cycle, and give newly elected officials more time to prepare for town meeting. Senator Rausch also testified in support of S. 530, requiring presidential primary candidates to disclose recent tax returns. The hearing ended with no votes taken and the committee adjourning, with a note that the next hearing was tentatively scheduled for January 13.

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• May they remember the trust placed in them.
• Let their example inspire confidence and trust throughout the state.
• Almighty God, we place our trust in your providence.
• <00:01:14.080> placed<00:01:14.560> in May they remember the trust placed in May they
• remember the trust placed in them. them. them. extend<00:01:16.720> peace<00:01:17.040> to

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, January 15, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened on January 15 with a prayer offered by Reverend Sheridan Almond of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Kensington, introduced as a guest of the senator from the 18th district. Her remarks were journalized without objection. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including Carter Pry, a recent Crofton High School graduate interested in cybersecurity and AI, interns Isabelle War and Daniel Mora, and the Catonsville Middle School Student Council and adviser Katie Tucci. Members also recognized the day’s pages and thanked them for their service. The only bill read at the desk was Senate Bill 232, by Senator Salling, concerning state procurement preferences for historically underutilized business zone businesses; it was referred to the appropriate standing committee. Committee announcements followed, with Finance, Education, Energy, and the Environment, Judicial Proceedings, and Ethics all scheduling organizational meetings and related briefings later that day. Additional announcements noted Baltimore City and Baltimore County delegation meetings, a Fire EMS Coalition meeting, and Cecil Day events in Annapolis. A senator from Montgomery County highlighted an art exhibit, Art in Full Spectrum, on the fourth floor of the House office building, featuring artists with disabilities from many districts and a future reception. The Senate then confirmed a quorum of 45 members and, on motion of the majority leader, adjourned pro forma until Friday, January 16 at 11:00 a.m.