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• We are back in session. We'll be back on to second reading amendments to House Bill 1.
• Uh, the deadline to approve your third reading amendment is remember this is Wednesday.
• The request does not repeal the session law that we enacted in 2019.
• The request does not repeal the session law that we enacted in 2019.
• That's something that this body has had a lot of conversation about this session.

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• After you folks tackled many of these issues last year in your super productive legislative session,
• So you think about the economic development bill you folks passed last session.
• So you think about the economic development bill you folks passed last session.
• and certainly before the deadline.
• and certainly before the deadline.

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on H. 4144, the Governor’s Energy Affordability, Independence, and Innovation Act, with the administration arguing the bill would lower bills in the short and long term while expanding clean energy supply and innovation. The Governor and Secretary said the bill would reduce or restructure charges on customer bills, reform Mass Save, expand securitization as a financing tool, speed interconnection, create energy-ready zones, strengthen consumer protections in competitive supply, and allow broader state procurement of energy resources. They said the package could save consumers billions over time and would help address high energy costs, especially during extreme heat and winter spikes. Committee members pressed the administration on several provisions, especially securitization, asking whether the bill requires an apples-to-apples comparison of total costs over time, including interest and lost tax revenue, versus paying through rates. Administration witnesses said DPU review and public comment would be required and said they would work to clarify the language if needed. Members also questioned the bill’s solar and procurement provisions, including reduced net metering compensation for some large facilities, the scope of all-resource procurements, and whether hydro, solar, and nuclear would be included; the administration said those resources were contemplated and that procurement would still be reviewed by DPU. Other questions focused on the short-term relief from bill changes, the treatment of low- and moderate-income discounts, and whether the bill’s heat pump and Mass Save reforms would help customers who cannot afford upfront costs. Several witnesses and committee members discussed Mass Save reforms, including securitization of program costs, on-bill financing, pre-approval of rebates, and shifting program administration away from gas utilities. Administration witnesses said the changes were intended to reduce volatility, lower administrative costs, and better align costs with long-term savings. Questions also touched on geothermal permitting, municipal participation in offshore wind procurement, and the proposed repeal of the ballot requirement for nuclear power, which the administration defended as preserving future options under heavy review. No votes were taken during the hearing portion described. Supportive testimony came from labor, environmental, business, planning, and development groups. The AFL-CIO, NECA, and the Environmental League of Massachusetts backed the bill, emphasizing lower bills, job creation, labor standards, just transition protections, and cleaner energy. NAIOP, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and MAPC supported provisions on energy-ready zones, interconnection reform, microgrids, extreme-heat shutoff protections, and Mass Save improvements. A HEET representative praised the bill’s use of securitization, geothermal, and utility financing tools but urged guardrails and workforce protections. Overall, testimony was broadly favorable, with most witnesses calling for refinements rather than opposing the bill outright.

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• recognized the member from Auburn, Representative Osborne, who moves that the House adjourn from the session
• Heavenly Father, as this house gathers again today, we pause at the start of this session to acknowledge
• an annual deadline of July 10<00:10:41.440> for<00:10:41.600> DRRA<00:10:42.240> to
• The legislature last<00:55:12.559> session<00:55:13.040> told<00:55:13.280> these
• Resolve that the House now adjourn from the early session, that the business of the late session be in

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• Because we're getting started with session again, I'm going to read out some of the particulars so that
• ideas on the table is to have an insurer manage whatever entities resulted from this legislative session
• ideas on the table is to have an insurer manage whatever entities resulted from this legislative session
• <00:53:51.520> are have been introduced the session are have been introduced the session are
• and we want to stay in China uh deadline and we want to stay in China uh but<00:58:27.319> the

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Summary: The committee opened by outlining hearing procedures, including a two-minute limit for live testimony, a request not to repeat written testimony, and a reminder about decorum. The first bill heard was SB 697, which would create a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for expenses to retrofit residences with wind-resistive devices. The Insurance Division said it supported the concept but noted it may need an appropriation or outside expertise to develop certification standards, while the Department of Taxation said the bill should retain a third-party certification requirement if the Insurance Division cannot administer the credit. The Hawaii Insurers Council supported the bill, and the Tax Foundation suggested a subsidy-style program would be more efficient than a tax credit and criticized the bill’s 100% credit structure. A testifier in support argued the measure would help homeowners fortify houses against hurricanes and reduce shelter demand; written testimony from several others, including HIEMA, was noted as supportive. The committee then moved through SB 76, which would require the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to provide commercial property coverage after two private-market denials, and SB 83, which would require insurers to give advance written premium-change notices and explanations to common-interest community policyholders and the insurance commissioner, along with a report on premium increases. For SB 76, the State Insurance Division stood on its written comments, and testimony in support came from Michael Honda, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and Jessica Herzog. SB 83 drew more extensive discussion: the Insurance Division supported the need for better transparency, while the Hawaii Insurers Council opposed the bill, arguing that agents—not insurers—typically communicate with AOAO boards and that the measure could worsen an already difficult market. Insurance Division staff acknowledged widespread complaints from condo associations about lack of transparency and said the division had received many calls about premium increases and nonrenewals. The discussion on SB 83 expanded into broader concerns about condo insurance, nonrenewals, surplus lines, and the difficulty of getting timely explanations for large premium increases. Committee members and testifiers described older buildings struggling to fund repairs and upgrades while facing steep insurance costs, and some urged the committee to craft baseline statutory protections for unit owners. The Insurance Division said surplus lines serve a critical gap-filling role and warned against regulating that market in a way that could slow access to coverage. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Serto, an attorney who works for me last session. I think it was on February 24th.
• 00:01:17.439> uh attorney who works for me uh last uh attorney who works for me uh last uh session
• I think it was on February session.
• <01:04:40.000> and didn't go through last session and didn't go through last session and hopefully
• State bonding support is needed this session because this problem cannot wait.

Bills: HF333, HF2712, HF1064, HF1069, HF1113, HF2207, HF204, HF2867, HF2924, HF746, HF1530, HF2587, HF1078

Keywords: HF333, Duluth, Lot D, redevelopment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds, public infrastructure, seawall repair, utility connections, demolition, debris removal, transportation improvements, site preparation, soil correction, economic development, DEED, capital appropriation, general obligation bonds

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• <00:01:23.840> in created in uh the legislative session in created in uh the legislative session
• <00:47:35.079> and with in the last legislative session and with in the last legislative session
• I fought hard last session to make sure that we addressed it after a pandemic.
• I fought hard last session to make sure that we addressed it after a pandemic.
• I fought hard last session to make sure that we addressed it after a pandemic.

Bills: HF1419, HF500

Keywords: nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 1183, house

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• Last session, it just got hung up in the Senate, as most of our bills do.
• for the Harris County Local Provider Participation Fund, which was originally created in the 86th session
• and renewed in the 87th and 88th sessions.
• So during my first legislative session, I expanded the program to state employees.
• session, when I saw that Representative Lujan had already done it, I went to meet him, shake his hand

Bills: HB334, HB583, HB605, HB1327, HB1646, HB2115, HB2379

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, fencing, reservoirs, local government, regulation, land use, conservation capacity, property regulation, fence regulation, reservoir safety, county authority, fencing regulations, counties

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• Just so you know, folks, some data, members: three hours of session today. Three hours of session.
• Three hours of session today, we dispensed with 34 items.
• Next week's session, folks, we need to get through 429.
• Session scheduled as follows: Friday, May 30th, no floor session, no check-in session.
• Monday, June 2nd, floor session at 1 p.m.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file with numerous guest introductions and recognitions, including tributes to outgoing University of California President Michael Drake, student and community advocates, and visitors connected to foster care, military appreciation, and college savings. The chamber also took up several procedural items, including concurrence in Senate amendments to ACR 75 on California Farm Week, which passed 59-0. Members then adopted AJR 7 on protecting federal special education funding and services for students with disabilities, with broad bipartisan support and a 65-0 vote after 63 co-authors were added. The Assembly also adopted ACR 82 recognizing Foster Care Month and ACR 85 recognizing 529 College Savings Day by voice vote after adding co-authors, and ACR 89 recognizing Military Appreciation Month, also adopted by voice vote after co-authors were added. These resolutions featured testimony and remarks emphasizing support for vulnerable children, foster youth, military families, and access to higher education. On policy bills, the Assembly passed AB 929 on groundwater and managed wetlands (41-14), AB 1026 on utility connection timelines for housing projects (52-0), AB 1332 on direct shipment of medicinal cannabis under specified conditions (55-0), AB 1356 on follow-up reporting in DHCS death investigations at treatment facilities (54-0), and AB 671 on streamlining restaurant openings through self-certification of certain plans (62-0). The chamber also approved AB 715 on anti-Semitism and school climate after extensive debate and cross-caucus support, 64-0, and AB 33 on autonomous vehicle deliveries requiring a human safety operator, 52-6. Later, AB 5 on election ballot-counting timelines passed 66-0, AB 27 and AB 28 addressing the Chiquita Canyon landfill disaster passed 61-0 and 44-6 respectively, and the Assembly began consideration of AB 43 to extend state authority over wild and scenic rivers.

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• And so we're just—we may not be through with this bill, but we got this in on deadline day to try to
• 18.160> on with this bill, but we we got this in on with this bill, but we we got this in on deadline
• 10:19.839> make<00:10:20.000> sure<00:10:20.160> we<00:10:20.320> had deadline
• day to try to make sure we had deadline day to try to make sure we had an<00:10:20.640> option

Keywords: Agriculture - Room 210, 3 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first discussed a bill codifying herd-share/custom slaughter practices for small livestock producers. The sponsor proposed amending the bill to change “sale and/or purchase” to “deposit” and to allow pricing by live weight, dressed weight, or final weight. Members raised concerns that allowing payment by dressed weight could trigger federal USDA inspection requirements and conflict with existing federal rules. After discussion, the committee agreed to keep only the first change, striking “purchase” and inserting “deposit,” and to leave the weight-pricing language unchanged. The sponsor then withdrew the broader amendment, and the bill was reported out with a title-sufficient do-pass motion. The committee next took up a bill authorizing Mississippi State University Extension to assist poultry farmers with management plans, citing delays caused by short staffing at NRCS and DEQ. Members asked whether the extension service was comfortable with the role and were told the assistance would be voluntary and not mandatory. The bill was reported out on a title-sufficient do-pass motion. The committee also approved a bill to allow crawfish farms to be licensed, and a bill on district livestock shows that would let the northeast district show be held at any facility within the county rather than only at the Verona livestock center, which the sponsor said was no longer suitable for the children involved. The committee then considered a meat-labeling bill making technical amendments to last year’s law on cultured meat and related products. After an initial vote was set aside because of a communications problem, the committee reconsidered the bill and adopted an amendment changing a funding reference from “special” to “general fund.” The bill was then reported out as amended. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2631, creating a voluntary Mississippi Grain Indemnity Act to protect grain producers if elevators or buyers fail financially. The sponsor said the program would be funded by a per-bushel assessment, capped at $25 million, with possible state seed money still under discussion. Members asked about the source of any additional funds and the history of recent grain failures, and the bill was then moved forward on a title-sufficient do-pass motion.

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• SHOULD HOPEFULLY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY STUDENT THAT WOULD HAVE COME IN AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, THAT DEADLINE
• FOR OUR MEMBERS KNOWLEDGE THE DATES AND DEADLINES THAT STEP UP OUR DISCUSSING OUR DEADLINES THAT THEY
• WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON BUSINESS RULES, FOR INSTANCE WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR AND DEADLINE THAT CAUSES THIS

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• land management and stewardship: do pass as amended to, among other things, postpone the report deadline
• AB 638, Celeste Rodriguez, stormwater guidance: do pass with author's amendments to move a deadline and
• AB 638, Celeste Rodriguez, stormwater guidance: do pass with author's amendments to move a deadline and
• AB 69, Celeste Rodriguez, CalWORKs waivers: do pass as amended to extend the deadline six months; out

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 23, 2025 suspense hearing and opened by emphasizing the difficult budget environment, rising costs for constituents, and the need to make tough choices. The chair said many bills would be held, amended to reduce costs, or made two-year bills because the state could not afford broad program expansions this year. The committee also noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later that day. The committee then acted on a large suspense file, taking up hundreds of Assembly bills across topics including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, climate, water, transportation, elections, and technology. Many bills were held in committee, while many others were approved with cost-saving, clarifying, or author’s amendments. Examples included measures on CalABLE, Covered California enrollment, wildfire and insurance issues, reproductive health, school and college programs, prison and juvenile justice matters, AI and data privacy, and local government and utility regulation. Several bills were converted to two-year bills to continue discussion. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly voted on bills by A roll call or B roll call, often with Republicans not voting on amended measures. Some bills were advanced with notable amendments, such as narrowing scope, removing appropriations, delaying implementation, or striking costly provisions. The committee also approved a number of committee bills and omnibus measures, including emergency management, judiciary, insurance, and water-related bills. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved 435 bills to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass as amended, and adjourned the meeting.

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• Although unable to attend today's floor session, I would like to recognize two additional awardees on
• ,<00:37:10.160> I<00:37:10.400> would attend today's floor session, I would attend
• today's floor session, I would like<00:37:10.720> to<00:37:10.960> recognize<00:37:11.440
• Your committee is requesting this waiver to meet the first lateral deadline for Senate resolutions.
• The filing deadline for standing committee reports on House bills that need to pass second reading and

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• The reason for that is we are on a deadline this week, and these bills need to be heard and recommendations
• The reason for that is we are on a deadline this week, and these bills need to be heard and recommendations
• But whatever happens to this bill this session, please do what you can to ensure that protection of primary
• ><00:35:58.520> this whatever happens to this bill this whatever happens to this bill this session
• 36:00.319> you<00:36:00.520> can<00:36:00.839> to<00:36:01.119> ensure session

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Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held decision-making on SB 146, SB 147, and SB 1166. SB 146 and SB 147, both relating to condominiums, were recommended to pass with amendments. The committee adopted amendments based on testimony from Anne Anderson, including mediator/arbitrator qualifications, clarifications about disputes involving managing agents, small claims timing, lien rights, and refund determinations by an early neutral evaluator. For both bills, the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050 for further discussion. Each measure was adopted with no objections. SB 1166, relating to insurance, was also passed with amendments. The committee removed language that would have required insurers to bring claims and condition rates on doing so, replacing it with encouraging language. The amended bill adds a private cause of action against responsible parties, authorizes insurer actions under certain conditions, defines terms tied to climate-related events and fossil fuel products, and requires HPIA to report to the insurance commissioner on whether it exercised direct action rights. The effective date was likewise deferred to July 1, 2050, and the measure was adopted without objection. The committee then heard SB 985, relating to consumer protection and gift card fraud, and SB 1525, relating to electronic smoking devices and e-liquids. SB 985 drew support from a consumer fraud victim and others who said gift card scams disproportionately harm kupuna, while the Retail Merchants of Hawaii opposed the bill’s packaging/display requirements and suggested stronger penalties instead. The committee voted to pass SB 985 with amendments, deferring its effective date to July 1, 2050, and noted it would move on to Judiciary next. SB 1525 drew significant opposition from the Attorney General’s office, Department of Taxation, Department of Health, and public health groups, who argued it conflicted with federal tobacco law, was hard for Tax to administer, and would not effectively remove unauthorized vape products. After testimony, the committee recommended deferral of SB 1525 without objection.

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• And there are a lot of great bills moving this session. I think this is another one.
• And there are a lot of great bills moving this session. I think this is another one.
• Representative Carver didn't say it was one of his favorite bills of the session. You set me up.
• Representative Carver didn't say it was one of his favorite bills of the session. You set me up.
• But we did what we had to do when we met the deadline.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 206, which would require cardiovascular pre-screening and blood pressure testing for student athletes beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. Chairman Miller said the bill was prompted by concerns about undiagnosed hypertension and sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, and Coach Marcus Scott testified about his own kidney transplant after years of untreated high blood pressure. Members asked about who would perform the screenings and how follow-up would work; the American Heart Association said existing athletic physical processes and referral networks could handle it. An amendment was adopted, and the committee reported SB 206 favorably as amended. The committee then took up SB 305, which would require a publicly available statewide career-alignment dashboard showing how degree programs connect to workforce outcomes, including completion, employment, wages, and high-demand jobs. Chairman Edmonds and student task force member Cruz Cassard said the goal was to help students understand job opportunities in Louisiana and reduce the number leaving the state after graduation. Workforce and higher education stakeholders supported the measure as a transparency and workforce-planning tool. The committee reported SB 305 favorably. Next, the committee considered HB 624, a school safety cleanup bill updating references from crisis management plans to emergency operations plans and aligning school emergency language with national standards. Representative Johnson and the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools said the bill would not create new mandates or costs, but would clarify existing requirements. The committee reported HB 624 favorably. The committee then heard HB 1022, as substituted, concerning school-based health care services. Representative Jackson said the bill was intended to clarify that medical decisions in school-based health centers should be made by licensed health professionals, not school staff, while preserving parental consent. Testimony from school-based health center providers supported the bill, but several members raised concerns about consent, parental authority, and whether the language shifted too much responsibility away from schools; the Charter School Association suggested adding more collaborative language. After discussion, the committee adopted the substitute and reported HB 1022 favorably by a 10-4 vote.

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• The Minnesota Senate Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development is now in session
• also made sure that the date gets pushed back because we do not want to be running up against a deadline
• also made sure that the date gets pushed back because we do not want to be running up against a deadline
• also made sure that the date gets pushed back because we do not want to be running up against a deadline
• And I also want to thank their session.

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• that at the work session? that at the work session?
• to be discussing this in a work session to be discussing this in a work session this<01:49:39.120
• , uh last uh week during our work session, uh last uh week during our work session, um um um and<
• <03:20:20.440> on work session on work session on uh<03:20:21.840> seven<03:20:22.240
• Do we have Do we have house session Do we have Do we have house session next?

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• , so there wasn't much pushback in the last session either.
• Absent any deadlines, there are negative consequences to the consumer.
• Welcome to this session. I'm grateful for those of you.
• After much deliberation last session, it didn't change anything. I mean... it did.
• In the 2023 session, a nearly identical bill was introduced.

Bills: SB458, SB819, SB1238, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1791, SB1810, SB1824, SB1825, SB758, SB1455, SB1706

Keywords: insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer

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• An executive session on 129. Move to ... We got a motion. Senator Long is the second.
• All those in favor to come out of executive session on Senate Bill 129 say aye. I did.
• in and asked him to jump on and thought, oh, miss another passing ship in the night, missed the deadline
• <00:17:02.920> so then I thought he missed the deadline so then I thought he missed the deadline
• As you know, there was a similar coverage mandate that was introduced last session.

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• We do believe there is a deadline in September with the Roth bill, Senate Bill 1249, and we are on notice
• Extending and aligning the deadlines through 2028 and 2030 will increase administrative efficiencies
• The proposal would also align liquidation deadlines for the remaining time-limited funding awarded to
• The proposal would also align liquidation deadlines for the remaining time-limited funding awarded to
• Dibber Banks, which has a proven network that has provided over 200 million diapers since it's in session

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• Welcome members to the fourth day of session, February 12th, 2026, of the budget session of the 68th
• shall be conducted in public session. shall be conducted in public session.
• hours<01:08:04.079> what session hours after session hours what session hours after session
• Is anyone else but us allowed on the floor at session when we’re in session?
• during a session. during a session.

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