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• line 105, by inserting the following language Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a of this section
• wrong, but I'm noticing that from what I found, Section 140 was repealed in.
• A section that has been repealed.
• The provisions of this section shall be in addition to the provisions of Section 140 of Title 61 of the
• So this section is added to.

Bills: HB3002, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3419, HB3463, HB3919, HB3985, HB4303

Keywords: counties, county officers, education, training, sunset law, county purchasing, procurement practices, budget management, public accountability, emergency procurement, reverse auction, bidding process, competitive bidding, public procurement, city council regulations, public works, bidding procedures, construction contracts, transparency, public trust

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• It just did it in a place other than the definition section.
• ,<00:13:44.560> taking<00:13:44.880> out<00:13:45.120> the definition section
• , taking out the definition section, taking out the private<00:13:45.839> right<00:13:46.079><
• <00:13:49.120> 230<00:13:49.600> of [clears throat] of using section 230 of [clears
• throat] of using section 230 of the<00:13:49.920> Communications<00:13:50.560> Decency

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And somehow there was an error in the bill that included, uh, there's two sections of code that deal
• signed and this bill will include the whole section and basically what we're doing is we're exempting
• of code that deal with sections of code that deal with commercial<00:10:20.480> seafood<00:10
• was included in the only one section was included in the bill<00:10:28.240> that<00:10:28.399
• <00:10:31.200> and will include the whole section and will include the whole section and basically

Bills: HB38, HB39, HB181, HB38, HB39, HB181

Keywords: district attorneys, prosecutorial function, law enforcement, criminal procedure, legal advice, paternity, putative father registry, adoption, legal rights, parental rights, HB181, Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority, bond authorization, state bonds, capital improvements, public buildings, State Capitol, renovation finance, public office facilities, infrastructure financing

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• Below are the changes to each section of the bill listed in sequential order.
• Section 2 makes no change.
• Section 3 removes the requirement that hearing officers also take this training, given that they are
• The substitute amends section 11.059E of the Education code.
• Also, the substitute adds the repeal of Section 11.059F and G of the Education code.

Bills: HB178

Keywords: efficiency audit, political subdivision, tax rate, fiscal management, government accountability

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• Chair, I move to amend House Bill 3000, page one, section 1, line 18, by deleting the year 2027 and inserting
• Chair, I move to amend House Bill 3001, page one, section one, line 18, by deleting the year 2027 and
• Chair, I move to amend House Bill 3003, page 1, section 1, line 18, by deleting the year 2027 303, page
• 1, section 1, line 18, by deleting the year 2027 and inserting in lieu thereof the year 2031, amendment
• Chair, I move to amend House Bill 3004, page 1, section 1, line 18, by deleting the year 2027 and inserting

Bills: HB3000, HB3001, HB3002, HB3003, HB3004, HB3005, HB3006, HB3007, HB3008, HB4319

Keywords: cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics, manicurist, eyelash extension, blow-dry styling, makeup artist, occupational licensing

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• gone, and Section 3, the repeal of the insurance mandate, is gone.
• Section 1 was an amendment that was...
• Section 1 was an amendment that was, or a modification that was specific to the insurance mandate.
• So with that being removed, those two sections were no longer necessary.
• So section 2 of the House version is now section 1 of the Senate version.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The conference committee on HB 1248 met to review differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, which concerns the PERS pilot program and insurance mandate process. Rebecca Frickie, executive director of PERS, explained that the Senate version removed the House provisions repealing the insurance mandate process, kept the two-year PERS pilot intact, and preserved the requirement for a report at the end of the pilot while removing language that would have required PERS to submit a bill to expand coverage to the commercial market. Members discussed the bill’s cost-benefit analysis requirements. Frickie said the current law triggers a cost-benefit analysis at the start of the pilot and again when a bill is introduced to roll coverage out commercially, but the Senate draft would change that to only one analysis at the end of the pilot if a rollout bill is introduced. Legislative Council indicated that if the committee wants that simplified approach, additional conforming changes are needed elsewhere in the code. Senators also asked about the purpose of the initial analysis and whether it is used beyond being attached to the bill packet; Frickie said PERS relies primarily on its own actuary and was not aware of broader use. The committee discussed whether the revised process would still require legislative sponsorship for any future rollout, and Frickie confirmed that a legislator or other sponsor would need to introduce such a bill. Examples mentioned included insulin caps and breast exams as possible future pilot items. The committee agreed to request Legislative Council draft the needed language changes and planned to reconvene after receiving the updated draft; no final vote was taken and the meeting was adjourned.

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• On section three, the—sorry—section four, the duties of the commission, we basically narrowed that down
• On section three, the—sorry—section four, the duties of the commission, we basically narrowed that down
• He said he believed the section was section B on page two, and that was what the amendment did.
• particular section of the original bill. particular section of the original bill.
• <01:36:01.840> Um section B. Thank you. On page two. Um section B. Thank you.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The Pesticides Branch is made up of four main sections: the enforcement section, which is our largest
• section with 15 positions; the education and certification section with 12 positions; the registration
• information and while this section information and while this section primarily<00:13:43.880>
• <01:01:41.520> of map of just the square mile sections of map of just the square mile sections
• our Ed ation and certification section our Ed ation and certification section actually<01:34:56.040

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on restricted use pesticides in Hawaiʻi, with Senate and House members opening the meeting and explaining that the session was intended to hear expert presentations and community concerns. Fern Holland outlined the background for the briefing, describing how restricted use pesticides differ from general-use products, why state-level regulation matters, and how community advocates have sought disclosure and protections for years. She summarized 2019 reporting data, saying a small number of users accounted for most reported use, with especially heavy application in North Central Oʻahu and on the west side of Kauaʻi. She highlighted concerns about applications near schools, homes, and coastlines, and identified 1,3-dichloropropene and metam sodium as among the heaviest-used fumigants. She also noted concerns about highly hazardous pesticides, some banned in other countries, and the lack of research on long-term combined exposure to multiple pesticides. Greg Takashima of the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture described the department’s pesticide program and regulatory authority under FIFRA and state law. He explained the distinction between general-use and restricted use pesticides, the certification requirements for applicators, and the department’s role in tracking RUPs from sale through use. He reviewed the branch’s functions in enforcement, education and certification, registration and technical review, and laboratory analysis, including inspections, complaint response, market surveillance, product registration, groundwater review, and outreach on drift reduction and integrated pest management. He also noted staffing and funding limitations, saying the branch lacks a toxicologist and long-term monitoring capacity, and compared Hawaiʻi’s resources to California’s much larger pesticide regulatory program. Takashima thanked the legislature for passing Act 231 the prior year and said the department supports the measure as it moves forward this session. Dr. Lee, speaking for the Hawaiʻi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and as a former member of the Kauaʻi Joint Fact-Finding Task Force, said pediatric guidance has shifted from focusing on acute poisoning to recognizing chronic low-level pesticide exposure as a concern. He cited AAP publications linking pesticide exposure to cancer, brain tumors, leukemia, birth outcomes, neurobehavioral effects, and asthma, and said pediatricians are now encouraged to advise families on reducing exposure and to support right-to-know measures and buffer zones around schools and public gathering places. He also described the Kauaʻi task force’s work, saying it found the west side of the island to be an unhealthy community but could not prove causation because of missing drift, geospatial, and biomarker data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, questions were held until after presentations, and the department expressed support for Act 231.

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• comes from the House with the endorsement that the House has amended the bill by inserting after Section
• 60 a Section 61, and by inserting after Section 63A additional language, and inserting after Section
• 71 a Section 71A. ...inserting after Section 63 a Section 63A and inserting after Section 71 a Section

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate considered and advanced several local and appropriations measures. It first took up Senate No. 2552, authorizing the town of Berkeley to recall elected officials; an amendment substituting Senate No. 3018 was adopted, and the bill was passed to be engrossed. The Senate also passed to be engrossed a Springfield local tax measure, House No. 3213, which had been retitled to authorize the city to appropriate funds to help certain residents meet local tax obligations. The Senate then concurred in House amendments to Senate No. 2859, the Sandwich charter bill, after suspending the rules. It also adopted a rules committee order extending the Public Health Committee’s reporting deadline to April 17, 2026, for bills related to establishing a celiac disease screening pilot program. Finally, the Senate advanced House No. 5348, a fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, ordering it to a third reading, passing it to be engrossed, adopting the required emergency preamble by standing vote, and then passing it to be enacted. The bill was ordered sent to the Governor. The Senate then set its next meeting for Wednesday at 11 a.m. and adjourned.

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• In other words, what does it have to do with dividing the city of Tampa into three sections?
• The Court has now held that compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act...
• It did not overturn Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
• But the Supreme Court did not overturn Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
• But the Supreme Court did not overturn Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Summary: The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D, later substituted with House Bill 1D, both establishing Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Senator Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a proposed redistricting plan on short notice and argued that mid-decade congressional redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based provisions in the Fair Districts Amendment are unconstitutional. He repeatedly said the Legislature was not being asked to prove the Governor’s legal theory, only to consider the proposal, and noted that no amendments were offered. A lengthy question-and-answer period followed, with senators raising concerns about the rushed process, lack of statewide public hearings, and the map’s effects on minority communities, compactness, communities of interest, and partisan fairness. Senators questioned whether the map cracked Latino and Black communities, whether partisan data was used, whether the Governor’s office had outside consultants, and whether the plan complied with the Florida Constitution, the Fair Districts Amendment, and the Voting Rights Act. Gates generally deferred on legal conclusions, said the Governor’s representatives had testified the map was race-neutral and used political data only as one factor, and emphasized that any constitutional challenge would be for the courts. After a motion to temporarily postpone failed by a recorded vote of 12 yeas to 23 nays, the Senate continued debate. Senators Rouson, Bernard, and others spoke in opposition, arguing the proposal was rushed, partisan, and harmful to communities of interest and minority voting power. Gates maintained that the Governor had a constitutional prerogative to propose the map and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The House companion bill was then substituted for the Senate bill, read a third time, and the chamber moved into final debate on the congressional redistricting plan.

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• In other words, what does it have to do with dividing the city of Tampa into three sections?
• becomes, what about the rest of Article 3, Section 20?
• Recent legal reasoning makes clear that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act must be understood.
• The SCOTUS case in Louisiana did not overturn Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
• But the Supreme Court did not overturn Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• In all respects, except for Section 23 of the House amendments, amending Section 814.103, Government
• amendments adding Section 23 to the bill and adopt, in lieu thereof, Section 20 of the Senate version
• The Senate sustained a Germaneness point of order on one section of the House committee substitute.
• Pursuant to House Rule 13, Section 9F, the chair announces the introduction of H.R. 1495, suspending
• But I draw your attention to Section 11 of the bill.

Summary: The House met in a late-session floor session that began with prayer, pledges, quorum, and a series of excused absences and Senate messages reporting action on numerous bills, conference committee appointments, and conference reports. Members also adopted a memorial resolution honoring Mark James Hanna, a Capitol lobbyist and advocate for nurses, and a congratulatory resolution for Rishi Tarumalasetti, an eighth-grade civics bee winner from Katy. The chamber also received and recorded a parliamentary colloquy about an unusual Senate request on SB 293, with the Chair stating the House could not recede from only part of its amendments and could not suspend the rules because the bill had not been returned from the Senate. The bulk of the session was devoted to taking up conference committee reports and related procedural resolutions, especially the state budget. The House adopted a resolution allowing the SB 1 conferees to go outside the normal bounds, then adopted the SB 1 conference report on a 107-21 vote. Debate on the budget centered on public education funding, tax relief, health care, corrections pay, and judicial compensation, with supporters calling it a responsible compromise and opponents arguing it was overly expansive and insufficient on property tax relief. The House also adopted a technical correction resolution tying judicial pay increases in SB 1 to the House version of SB 293, and members discussed at length the relationship between judicial salaries and legislative pensions. The chamber then adopted a long series of conference reports on measures covering topics such as school library review and book challenges (SB 13), SNAP restrictions on sweetened drinks and candy (SB 379), hospital price transparency (SB 331), nursing home accountability (SB 457), school district personnel compensation conflicts (HB 3372), property notice rules (HB 2011), research and development tax credits (SB 2018), and several other bills affecting elections, permits, education, and criminal justice. Most reports passed by wide margins, though some drew significant opposition, especially SB 13 and SB 379. The House also granted several Senate requests for conference committees and introduced additional resolutions to suspend conferee limits on various bills as the session moved toward adjournment.

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• Um, so that was section 321.
• Um, so that was section 321.
• Um, so that was section 321.
• Um, so that was section 321.
• Um, so that was section 321.

Keywords: 916, all

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• bill section by section. bill section by section.
• you, and so on your behalf um section you, and so on your behalf um section one one one deals<00
• <00:49:40.360> in um as newly defined then in section in um as newly defined then in section
• > split<01:13:56.520> into There's one major section split into There's one major section
• the<01:14:53.120> bill The second section of the bill The second section of the bill is<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• also sent out an updated section-by-section to help us all understand this almost 120-page bill.
• That section that I prepared, that was section House Bill 139, is what we call a continuous election
• of the sub that uh section-by-section of the sub that uh sent<00:10:53.440> out<00:10:53.600>
• <00:10:58.520> to out an updated uh section-by-section to out an updated uh section-by-section
• That section House Bill 139.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:10 Attendance Roll Call: 00:19 HB 10 Discussion: 02:19 HB 10 Vote: 06:24 HB 139 Discussion: 08:23 HB 139 Vote: 19:50 HB 607 Discussion: 21:29 HB 607 Vote: 25:55 HB 642 Discussion: 28:15 HB 642 Vote: 32:06 Adjournment: 33:25, 958, all

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• Section four will provide definitions to establish the purview of the OIG.
• Section eight is data practices.
• want to take away from the general powers set forth in section six either.
• Section six of the bill now... section seven of the bill could be expanded on, particularly, as Senator
• want to take away from the general powers set forth in section six either.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 2344, amending section 35-326, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the local government
• House Bill 2437, amending section 36-222, chapter 21.1, article 2.1, and section 41-619, relating to
• House Bill 2573, amending sections 28-1382 and 28-1319, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to driving
• For, evidence-based psychotherapy is defined in the same way that it is defined in Section 28-1381.
• House Bill 4043, amending Section 15-120.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to public schools.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, guest introductions, and several personal privilege remarks, including a proclamation recognizing March 10 as Cade’s Day in honor of Cade Keller and teen suicide prevention efforts. Members also welcomed guests from local governments, schools, and the medical community, and the chamber received routine committee and Senate messages. The House then considered several bills in Committee of the Whole. HB 2946 and HB 4018 were amended and given do-pass recommendations, with HB 2946 receiving a floor amendment tied to housing cost concerns. On the main calendar, HB 2083, HB 2308, and HB 2388 were amended and advanced; HB 2389, dealing with energy and environmental review, drew debate over utility costs versus environmental oversight and was also advanced. The House retained HB 4030 and HCR 2052 on the calendar. During third reading, the House passed HB 2047 on forcible entry and detainer, HB 2127 on special license plates, HB 2344 on local government investment pools, HB 2371 on dissolution of marriage, HB 2140 on state investment in gold and silver, HB 2429 on short-term rentals, HB 2434 on the prescription monitoring program, HB 2437 on emergency medical services, HB 2444 on pharmacy-based testing and treatment, HB 2573 on DUI-related treatment, HB 2601 on state highways and routes, HB 2620 on veterans’ services funding, HB 2781 on solar energy power plants, HB 2914 on long-term care cameras, HB 2968 on child custody evidence, HB 4043 on public schools, HB 4064 on municipal improvement districts, HB 4130 on local government budgets, and HCM 2016 renaming a stretch of US 191 as Chief Barbonsito Highway. HB 2123 on financial institutions failed on reconsideration, and HB 2726 on sleep apnea treatment devices failed. Several measures passed with notable split votes and floor explanations focused on housing, licensing, health care access, veterans, family court reform, and tribal sovereignty. The House then adjourned until Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

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• This bill repeals 10 sections of RSMo and adds one new section, section, section—I'm going to be able
• This bill repeals 10 sections of RSMO and adds one new section, section, section, I'm going to be able
• to be able to be Repeals 10 sections of RSMo and adds one new section.
• you what the section numbers are.
• For violating these RSMo sections. Representative Burton: Which are what?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Section one gives Management Council some flexibility authority. I'm sorry, that's section two.
• > the<00:35:02.160> various Section two goes into the various Section two goes into the
• > into<00:40:37.760> major Section three we move into major Section three we move into
• So the section would read: 'children's section means any portion of a library devoted primarily to or
• children's section on page 4 line seven. children's section on page 4 line seven.

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• Parents and school employees would also be given a written copy of the relevant code section before a
• They wanted to delete Section C3-2, where... ...to delete Section C3-2, where there are two pilot regions
• It's in the code section itself: 61-7-7, subparagraph C, new subdivision 5.
• So there were two penalty sections, five and seven, and there still are two penalty sections, but we
• You see that in the section heading there for Section 5. That stayed the same.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee considered and advanced several bills. House Bill 4995, concerning video cameras in special education classrooms, was explained as requiring parents to be notified of recording interruptions, providing written notice of the law to parents and school employees, shortening the required random review of recordings from every 90 days to every 30 days, and clarifying that school boards must still conduct independent investigations even if DHS or prosecutors do not act. The committee adopted the motion to report the bill to the full Senate. House Bill 5214, dealing with drug testing in child abuse and neglect cases, would allow courts to order testing of parents in certain cases, require laboratory confirmation of positives, and require DHS to notify the court and other parties; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, then reported the bill as amended and adopted a title amendment. The committee also advanced House Bill 4025 and House Bill 5441, both restructuring state personnel systems. HB 4025 would exempt employees of the Department of Health, health facilities, and human services from classified civil service and grievance procedures beginning July 1, 2026, while preserving status for some current employees and allowing exemptions to comply with federal requirements; the committee adopted a piecemeal amendment and reported it as amended. HB 5441 would eliminate separate civil service systems for Transportation, Revenue, and the Bureau for Social Services and move classifications and compensation structures to the Division of Personnel, with testimony from the governor’s counsel emphasizing faster hiring and more flexibility; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment and reported the bill as amended. House Bill 4602, a child welfare pilot program creating a private community-based system for post-removal services, drew testimony from DHS about concerns over costs, continuity, oversight, and child well-being outcomes, while supporters argued it could reduce caseloads and improve flexibility. The chair amended the bill to remove one of the two pilot regions, leaving only the Berkeley/Jefferson County pilot, and the committee then reported the bill as amended despite opposition from the senator from Marion. House Bill 4106, removing the provisional concealed handgun license requirement for ages 18 to 21, heard testimony from a pediatrician opposing the change and from a gun rights advocate supporting it; an amendment requiring firearms training for under-21 carriers failed by a 1-14 roll call, and the committee then reported the bill as amended. Finally, House Bill 4198, after a subcommittee rewrite, was advanced with a strike-and-insert amendment that refined E-Verify requirements for public and private employers, added exemptions for certain small or new employers and sole proprietors, clarified recordkeeping and notice requirements, and adjusted penalties and enforcement procedures. After a motion for the previous question, the committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 4198 as amended. House Bill 5319 was removed from the agenda, and the committee adjourned.