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• 11 of rule 10 and clause 11 of rule 1, notwithstanding the requirement of clause 11(a)(4)(A) of rule
• Quigley of Illinois. the requirement Clause 11 a4a of rule 10 the requirement Clause 11 a4a of rule 10
• </c> and nays are ordered pursuant to Clause and nays are ordered pursuant to Clause 8<02:33:24.359><
• Further proceedings on this question will be postponed pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I.
• Further proceedings on this question will be postponed pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I.

Bills: HR187 , HR186 , HR375 , HR165 , HR204 , HR197 , HR207

Keywords: government oversight, accountability, federal employees, transparency, administrative leave, Elon Musk, conflict of interest, government efficiency, federal contracts, renewable fuels, ethanol, E15, ethanol-15, renewable fuel standard, RFS, RINs, renewable identification numbers, refinery capacity, farmers, refiners

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• This amendment would replace the bill's severability clause with a non-severability clause.
• </c><02:55:03.760><c> with</c><02:55:03.920><c> a</c> severability clause with a severability clause
• </c> non-severability clause. non-severability clause.
• </c> got a safety clause. got a safety clause.
• So with that, I urge a yes on 10. um we're asking for a safety clause um we're asking for a safety clause

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• This bill has a reverse repealer in it because there's still some work to be done on it.
• </c> Um, but like I said, as a reverse Um, but like I said, as a reverse repealer<00:03:59.439><c> on
• </c> Section 30 is a severability clause.
• I put the reversal pre—that's on me.
• I put the reversal pre that's passage. I put the reversal pre that's on<00:12:58.240><c> me.

Committee: Joint Energy

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• He missed the Romeo and Juliet clause by weeks. This has changed our family forever.
• The appellate court reaction: it was reversed and remanded for a new trial.
• The appellate court action: it was reversed and remanded for a new trial.
• Reverse, remanded. Thank you. Help me understand your question, Senator Pizzo.
• But it was reversed for what reason? You're right.

Bills: S0092 , S0110 , S0192 , S0212 , S0260 , S0350 , S0394 , S0422 , S0434 , S0442 , S0484 , S0546 , S0556 , S0684 , S0696 , S0706 , S0748 , S0786 , S0820 , S0824 , S0838 , S0840 , S0848 , S0856 , S0962 , S1000 , S1014 , S1036 , S1050 , S1054 , S1080 , S1118 , S1134 , S1338 , S1480 , S1500 , S1506 , S1622 , S1724

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: employee protections, whistleblower, retaliation, public trust, ethics complaint, Commission on Ethics, Public Employees Relations Commission, public employee, local government attorney, public officer, adverse personnel action, protected disclosure, whistleblower retaliation, state agency, independent contractor, public employment, civil service, reinstatement, back pay, front pay

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• Pursuant to clause one of rule one, the journal stands approved.
• Pursuant to clause 8 of Rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.
• Pursuant to clause 8 of Rule 20, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed.
• Pursuant to clause 12A of rule 1, the Pursuant to clause 12A of rule 1, the Chair declares the House
• Today, the left reverses 1619 as what they say is the year of America's true founding.

Bills: HB2323 , HB6644 , SB629 , HB8882 , HB8881 , HB8880 , HB8879 , HB4238 , HR915 , HR826 , HB7401 , HB7396

Keywords: Big Bend National Park, land acquisition, boundary adjustment, Secretary of the Interior, conservation, housing, affordability, institutional investors, vacant properties, grants, homeownership, urban development, Holodomor, Ukraine famine, 1932-1933 famine, genocide recognition, Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, collectivization, grain confiscation

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• He missed the Romeo and Juliet clause by weeks. This has changed our family forever.
• They would not be allowed to exercise the renewal clause going forward.
• The appellate court action was that it was reversed and remanded for a new trial.
• Reverse, remanded. Thank you. Help me understand your question, Senator Pizzo.
• But it was reversed for what reason? You're right.

Bills: S0092 , S0110 , S0192 , S0212 , S0260 , S0350 , S0394 , S0422 , S0434 , S0442 , S0484 , S0546 , S0556 , S0684 , S0696 , S0706 , S0748 , S0786 , S0820 , S0824 , S0838 , S0840 , S0848 , S0856 , S0962 , S1000 , S1014 , S1036 , S1050 , S1054 , S1080 , S1118 , S1134 , S1338 , S1480 , S1500 , S1506 , S1622 , S1724

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and considered a long agenda of bills, many of them retained from the prior week. The most debated measure was CS for SB 706, which would preempt naming of major commercial service airports to the state and designate Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport, subject to FAA approval and a trademark agreement. Amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to prevent private financial benefit from the naming. Several senators spoke in opposition, citing concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and the trademark/licensing arrangement; supporters argued there was no cost to the airport and that the bill simply set a state naming policy. The committee reported the bill favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements, CS for CS for SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, CS for SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings, SB 962 on excluding farms from certain zoning definitions, and CS for SB 820 on problem-solving court reporting requirements. The committee then approved several bills from Senator DiCeglie and Senator Arrington. SB 840, addressing land-use regulations for local governments affected by natural disasters, was supported by local-government and environmental advocates who said it would restore local control after SB 180’s hurricane-related restrictions; the sponsor said it was intended to correct unintended consequences of last year’s law. CS for SB 856, requiring online listing platforms to show estimated ad valorem taxes on residential listings, was amended to exclude social media platforms and broaden liability protections; the sponsor and a county property appraiser described it as a consumer-transparency measure. CS for SB 110, clarifying homestead exemption treatment for long-term leases that end at death, was also reported favorably. The committee took up a controversial strike-all amendment to SB 212, which focused on public swimming pools and added residency and related restrictions for certain sex offenders and offenders on community control or probation. The amendment drew strong opposition from advocates and affected families, who argued it would worsen homelessness, impose broad geographic restrictions, and lack evidence of improving child safety; supporters said it was a targeted public-safety measure. Despite the objections, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, SB 394 on reinsurance intermediary managers, SB 434 on property tax assessment treatment for wind-hardening improvements, CS for CS for SBs 658 and 608 on water-safety requirements for rental properties with pools or nearby water, SB 748 on adding voting-rights restoration information to sentencing score sheets, and CS for SB 824 requiring school districts to inventory unimproved real property. The meeting ended while the committee was beginning SB 848 on stormwater treatment, with an amendment being introduced as the transcript cut off.

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• Hardwick, an act relating to zoning regulations for certain manufactured housing, with an emergency clause
• It's that it's reversible.
• Can transgender surgery be reversed?
• Natural anatomical reversal is not possible.
• So do not also try to pretend that these surgeries are reversible. Thank you. Gentleman from St.

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• . 1884, reports that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause
• place thereof the text contained in Senate Document No. 3109. ...and inserting before the enacting clause
• Ways and Means having recommended that the bill be amended by striking out all after the enacting clause
• with reference to House Bill 5280, as amended by the Senate by striking out all after the enacting clause
• And that is something that we collectively had worked very hard on reversing the trend of, and now that

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, adopted two resolutions recognizing the town of Sturbridge on the nation’s 250th anniversary and congratulating Zachary Erich on becoming an Eagle Scout, and then took up several committee reports and extension orders. The chamber suspended rules multiple times to act immediately on committee extensions for Financial Services and State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, and it referred a House petition on cleft lip and cleft palate treatment to Financial Services. Members also adopted an order extending the Financial Services committee’s reporting deadline on credit union and mortgage financing matters. The Senate then considered and passed House No. 4361, a bill on teacher retirement benefits, after extensive debate in support of a one-time window for certain teachers who were excluded from Retirement Plus due to administrative errors. Senators described the measure as a long-overdue fix for more than 8,500 educators, noting that eligible teachers would have to pay the difference in contributions. The bill was ordered to a third reading, passed to be engrossed by a 39-0 roll call, and sent on for further action. The chamber also passed Senate No. 3106 on toxic-free medical devices and Senate No. 3107 on commercial interior design licensure, both after supportive remarks about patient safety and professional regulation. A major item was the conference committee report on H. 5280, the FY26 fair share supplemental budget. Supporters highlighted funding for municipal winter relief, MBTA operations and capital needs, education initiatives, housing incentives, home heating assistance, and collective bargaining agreements, while opponents raised concerns about MBTA subsidies, legal defense funding, and tax policy implications. After roll call, the report was approved by a 37-3 vote. The Senate also adopted the emergency preamble and passed H. 5470, the FY26 supplemental appropriations bill, and later enacted local bills including Berkeley recall authority, a Milton school deadline extension, a Lexington parkland exchange, and long-term municipal roads and bridges financing. Near the end of the session, the Senate recognized guests from the Caribbean diplomatic corps and the Authentic Caribbean Foundation, who spoke about Caribbean American Heritage Month and partnership agreements with Massachusetts. The chamber then concurred in a House amendment to Senate No. 2563, a bill updating disability-related terminology in the general laws, with senators emphasizing the importance of person-first language and dignity for people with disabilities. The Senate adopted the emergency preamble and enacted the bill. The session concluded with an adjournment order to meet again the following Monday and with adjournment in memory of Richard Louis Volpe of Sturbridge.

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• Pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, this Pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, this 15-minute<03:29:20.880><c
• /c><04:28:45.840><c> of</c> violation of clause 9 and clause 18 of violation of clause 9 and clause 18
• ><04:29:10.960><c> other</c> Sexual harassment, clause 18, or any other clause to the extent of an act
• 9 as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment, clause 18, or any other clause to the extent of an act
• Alleged violations of clause 9 as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment, clause 18, or any other clause

Bills: HCR38 , HR1099 , HR1100 , HB6472 , SB723 , HR1095

Keywords: military action, war powers, Iran, foreign relations, congressional authority, terrorism, national security, military, Middle East, nuclear program, U.S. policy, sexual harassment, ethics, House of Representatives, transparency, investigation, education, tuition, territorial residents, in-state tuition

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• While differential privacy ensured that no one person's personal data can be reverse engineered from
• may change by 2030, providing less detail on the multiracial categories I described earlier and a reversal
• may change by 2030, providing less detail on the multiracial categories I described earlier and a reversal
• 1964, the Court established the one-person, one-vote principle, finding that the Equal Protection Clause
• 1964, the Court established the one-person, one-vote principle, finding that the Equal Protection Clause

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on the Census

Summary: The Senate Committee on the Census held a hearing on July 7, 2026 focused on how the census defines and tabulates race and ethnicity for redistricting. The sole witness, Professor Jeffrey Weiss, reviewed the history of Public Law 94-171, the Voting Rights Act, and Census Bureau race categories, explaining how block-level census data has been central to one-person, one-vote compliance and to enforcing Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. He described the evolution from separate race and Hispanic-origin tabulations to multiracial reporting, the addition of voting-age and citizen voting-age data, and the increasing complexity created by coalition districts and multiracial populations. A major theme was uncertainty about Census 2030. Weiss said the federal government is considering changes to race and ethnicity questions, possible elimination of the MENA category, reduced multiracial detail, and discontinuation of differential privacy, while also discussing a possible citizenship question and other procedural changes coming through the Commerce Department rather than the Census Bureau. He warned that these shifts, combined with staffing cuts, reduced outreach, and scaled-back testing, could affect the availability and granularity of redistricting data and may trigger litigation. Committee members pressed him on the Biden-era revisions, the Trump administration’s current actions, and whether future data might have to be reported at a higher geographic level if block-level privacy protections are removed. Weiss also summarized Supreme Court redistricting doctrine, describing the move from Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v. Sims to the Gingles framework, then to later decisions limiting race-conscious districting, including Shelby County, Rucho, and the recent Louisiana v. Calais decision. He said Calais significantly narrowed federal Section 2 protections but does not directly preempt state voting rights acts, which he noted are being adopted in several states and may still allow coalition-based protections. The hearing ended after questions from the chair and vice chair, with no votes or formal committee actions taken, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And these people tell me that that has not been reversed after COVID.
• I believe that has been reversed, but I don't know for I believe that has been reversed, but I don't
• The one in Newport is the one that I was asked about, and they said it had not been reversed.
• It could have an emergency clause. You could pass an emergency rule that would last 120 days.
• In the case of us changing and fixing the bill in session, and with an emergency clause, you passing

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large slate of agency rules and related reports. The chair announced that several items were stricken from the agenda and that the maternal health providers and remote monitoring rules were pulled by the agency. The committee filed reports on emergency rules, ALC subcommittee rule reviews, and administrative directives, then moved through agency rules from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce/Insurance, Department of Corrections, and multiple divisions of the Department of Human Services. Most rules were explained as technical updates or implementations of 2025 legislation and were approved without objection. Examples included repeal of obsolete equine ID-chip rules, updates to agriculture financing and pesticide rules, removal of duplicative workers’ compensation plan language, a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities, DHS marketing rules for PASS programs, a comprehensive DCFS policy manual revision, Medicaid-related changes for fictive kin, ABLE accounts, presumptive eligibility for pregnant women, SNAP work requirements and alien eligibility, coverage for certain incarcerated youth, nurse aide training updates, and permanent rules for state employee insurance and procurement. The committee also approved requests to exclude the Insurance Department from rulemaking requirements for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting and for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would issue rules later when more guidance is available. The most extended discussion concerned DHS’s dental Medicaid rate rule under Act 1025. Members and witnesses debated whether the statute’s language covered only oral surgeons or also general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, and whether the rate increase should apply more broadly to the services rather than the provider title. DHS said it was following the black-letter language of the law and could not confirm a broader interpretation without further approvals and funding, while legislators and a Dental Association representative said the intent was to increase payment for the services, especially in rural areas. Members also discussed the possibility of fixing the language in a future session or through a new rule if approvals and CMS review allow. Despite the concerns, the committee approved the rule. The meeting ended with approval of rule review reports and monthly updates, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And these people tell me that that has not been reversed after COVID.
• I believe that has been reversed, but I don't know for I believe that has been reversed, but I don't
• The one in Newport is the one that I was asked about, and they said it had not been reversed. Okay.
• It could have an emergency clause. You could pass an emergency rule that would last 120 days.
• I just described of us changing, fixing the bill in session, and with an emergency clause, you passing

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large set of agency rules and reports. Early items were routine filings: emergency-rule reports, subcommittee review reports, and administrative directive reports were filed without objection. One rule from the Department of Agriculture on maternal health providers and remote monitoring was noted as pulled by the agency and not considered. The committee then reviewed and approved several Agriculture rules, including repeal of equine ID-chip rules after Act 703 of 2025, updates to finance rules adding a new water and sewer treatment facilities grant and consolidating revolving-fund rules, and a pesticide rule creating a Class J pesticide category for feral hog toxicant use. It also approved a Commerce/Insurance rule removing duplicative workers’ compensation plan provisions, and a Corrections rule creating a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities and community correction centers. A member asked about prison visitation hours during COVID, and staff said they would check on that. The committee next approved multiple Department of Human Services rules. These included marketing rules for provider-led organizations under Act 301 of 2025, a comprehensive revision of the DCFS policy manual, changes to Medicaid eligibility to include fictive kin placements and to expand ABLE account eligibility under Act 875, presumptive eligibility changes for pregnant women to align with federal rules, and a follow-up SNAP/TEA/Work Pays rule with updated work requirements, mandatory employment and training, alien eligibility changes, and job-search requirements for certain applicants. DHS also presented a rule implementing federal coverage for certain incarcerated youth before and after release, and the committee approved it. Another DHS rule updated nurse aide training requirements to match federal CNA hour standards and moved criminal-records-check procedures to the agency website. The most extended discussion involved DHS Division of Medical Services’ dental rate rule under Act 1025. The agency explained that it was increasing pediatric dental rates and certain oral-surgery-related rates, but not orthodontic rates or a broader special-needs benefit limit because CMS would not approve a diagnosis-based limit. Members debated whether the statutory language was intended to cover general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, with legislators, the Dental Association, and DHS discussing legislative intent, fiscal impact, and whether a future fix or emergency rule might be needed. Despite the disagreement, the committee approved the rule. The committee also approved other DHS medical rules: adverse-decision appeal changes and prior-authorization posting requirements, an increased RSV administration fee for children, expanded emergency treat/triage/transport ambulance authority, and clinic-based physical and occupational therapy coverage. Later, the committee approved permanent rules for the new state insurance program under Shared Administrative Services, procurement rule revisions recommended after an ACASO review, and commodity-management rule updates including a new revenue distribution model. Under Act 595 of 2021, the committee granted two Department of Commerce/Insurance requests to be excluded from rulemaking requirements: one for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting, and one for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would promulgate rules later when clinical guidelines are available. Finally, the committee accepted a recommendation to keep and extend the Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education rules, filed outstanding rulemaking updates, and adjourned without further business.

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• Clause F is for meat processing, the liaison position.
• Clauses C through I are the pass-through grants.
• Clause L is for the Emerging Farmers Office. Clause M is Farm Advocate Services.
• > I</c> February 17th Clause Clauses C through I February 17th Clause Clauses C through I are<00:19:57.320
• > is</c><00:20:40.799><c> the</c> rural finance Authority Clause p is the rural finance Authority Clause

Bills: HF1704

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

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• SB 955, Blakespear, reverse vending machines, due pass as amended to modify the supermarket sales threshold
• SB 955, Blakespear, reverse vending machines, due pass as amended to modify the supermarket sales threshold
• as amended to apply civil and criminal liability provisions to electronic data and add an urgency clause
• as amended to apply civil and criminal liability provisions to electronic data and add an urgency clause
• ) — Civil rights: due pass as amended to clarify qualified immunity defenses and add severability clauses

Committee: House Appropriations

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• . 2531, reports that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause
• Ways and Means having recommended that the bill be amended by striking out all after the enacting clause
• Oliver moves to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof
• It is morally unconscionable in America and the Commonwealth that we can't do more to help reverse this
• trend, and the Commonwealth that we can't do more to help reverse this trend, to dive into it, to figure

Summary: The Senate began with routine formalities, then took up several final-passage and engrossment matters. It adopted emergency preambles for House Bill 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Iwanek, and House Bill 1024, authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer service to a parcel in Sharon. The Senate also passed to be enacted Senate Bill 2528, allowing Marblehead to establish fines related to parking violations, and adopted a pair of congratulatory resolutions. Later, it ordered several House bills to third reading, including measures for an additional off-premises alcohol license in Somerset and sick leave banks for David A. Russell and Jean McCarran, and concurred in a gubernatorial amendment to a vital statistics bill. The chamber then considered major committee reports and amendments on military and veterans issues. It advanced a Ways and Means substitute for a bill on free expression and a substitute for a bill on assault and battery upon a transit worker, placing both on the Orders of the Day. The Senate also debated and amended Senate Bill 2503, the EASE Act for military-connected families, with remarks emphasizing school stability for military children, special education continuity, juvenile justice transfers, and use of military protective orders in domestic violence cases. Several proposed amendments were withdrawn or rejected, including tax relief proposals for 100% disabled veterans, while an amendment requiring tracking of veteran suicides was adopted. The bill was then ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed by roll call, 39-0. Another major item was Senate Bill 2501, clarifying the duties of the adjutant general. The Senate adopted a Ways and Means substitute and considered multiple amendments, including one withdrawn proposal on entry by non-federalized armed forces from other jurisdictions and another adopted amendment requiring recruit training on lawful orders; other amendments were withdrawn. The bill was then ordered to third reading and passed to be engrossed. The Senate also passed House Bill 3388, designating September 22 as Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day. Throughout the session, members also offered and adopted several adjournment motions honoring the lives and service of Judge Leslie E. Harris, former Newton Mayor Seyi Warren, and Anthony P. Dwingnan, and the Senate adjourned to meet again the following Monday at 11:00 a.m.

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• Senate No. 1884, reports the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause
• place thereof the text contained in Senate Document No. 3109, and by inserting before the enacting clause
• Ways and Means having recommended that the bill be amended by striking out all after the enacting clause
• And that is something that we collectively had worked very hard on reversing the trend of, and now that
• we, We collectively had worked very hard on reversing the trend of, and now the trend is going the other

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• With that said, I'm going to start in reverse order since I have Bissucci here currently.
• models and outlines study committee membership, duties, and authorities, and contains an emergency clause
• It has an emergency clause because we need to get these individuals into a facility, which right now
• So this is saying, you know, there's a sunset clause because we hope a facility is built to accommodate

Summary: The caucus primarily discussed HB 2307, which as amended would allow the Arizona Department of Health Services to place a dangerous, incompetent defendant in a secure setting at the Arizona State Hospital when no in-state secure mental health bed is available. Members and the sponsor explained that the bill is intended as a temporary fix while the state works toward building a secure facility, and that it also directs DHS to study costs and options for a new secure state mental health facility and possible interstate compacts. The sponsor said the measure is needed to ensure such defendants are treated in a secure environment and receive mental health services aimed at restoring competency so they can stand trial. Questions focused on where the individual would be housed, whether the placement would be secure, and whether treatment would address mental health needs; the sponsor said the person would be in a guarded, separate room at ASH and receive treatment there. The caucus also took up HB 272. Staff explained that the House bill originally created an optional state certification program for lactation care providers and a related advisory committee, but the Senate adopted a strike-everything amendment that instead repeals Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez Day and makes the bill an emergency measure. It was noted that Representative Fink concurs with the Senate amendments. No votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended after the caucus concluded.

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• </c><00:11:04.240><c> their</c> women that attempted to reverse their women that attempted to reverse
• </c> reversing medication abortion. reversing medication abortion.
• </c> pill would help reverse the pregnancy. pill would help reverse the pregnancy. case<00:24:25.600>
• </c><00:29:19.200><c> reversals</c><00:29:19.840><c> in</c> abortion reversal reversals in abortion reversal
• </c> pill reversal which I'll just point out. pill reversal which I'll just point out.

Committee: House Judiciary

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• And Section C is a severability clause that was added to reflect the General Assembly's intent that the
• The gentleman from Platte is again recognized for the emergency clause. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Gentleman from Jefferson, speak in support of the emergency clause. Proceed, Representative.
• With the ayes being 136 and the nays being five, the emergency clause to Senate Bill 1421 is adopted.
• There were some cuts we proposed in committee that were reversed on the floor.

Summary: The House recognized its drafters and research staff, then moved through committee reports and several conference committee reports and final passage motions. Senate Joint Resolution 87 was adopted and finally passed after debate over a provision affecting the City of St. Louis sheriff; supporters said the final version restored the original format with a minor wording change, while opponents argued it removed local voter control. The resolution passed 95-46 on both the conference report and final passage votes. Members then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 973, a measure combining a wholesaler provision and a land bank/real estate transparency provision, with supporters describing it as consumer protection and cleanup language. Senate Bill 1421, a public safety package, was also advanced after a motion to exceed the conference differences; debate focused on clean slate provisions, masked intimidation penalties, prosecuting attorney salaries, fentanyl language, good time credit, Brianna’s Law, and a St. Louis liability provision. The conference report passed 116-18, final passage 110-25, and the emergency clause for the drone-related portion passed 136-5. The House also adopted and finally passed Senate Bills 835 and 1111, a broad package including insurance claim assignment protections, court automation updates, treatment court administration, a circuit judgeship codification, a St. Louis civil case surcharge, and anti-SLAPP protections. Senate Bill 1408, which authorizes MoDOT and the Highway Commission to consider raising rural interstate speed limits from 70 to 75 mph, was receded to the Senate version and finally passed 93-46. Senate Bill 913, extending multiple agricultural tax credits through 2033 and adding a short-line railroad credit, drew extensive debate over tax credits, budget priorities, and return on investment before the previous question was ordered and the bill passed 107-30. Finally, Senate Bill 1553 was passed, creating incentives and a grant program tied to critical minerals and pharmaceuticals to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers; supporters framed it as a jobs and national security measure, while one member raised concerns about local revenue impacts before clarifying the bill’s scope. The House then received Senate messages indicating the Senate had passed a House bill, and the session continued.

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• Indeed, it contains an emergency clause.
• House Bill 2874 has passed without the emergency clause.
• clause.
• The bill has the emergency clause that was desired.
• We're moving and it looks like it's going to get the emergency clause.