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• <00:04:43.840> three neutral by striking out uh section three neutral by striking out uh section
• section was removed. section was removed.
• >> Add it as in section two and move section two to section three. That sound about right?
• two and move >> Add it as in section two and move section<00:22:59.919> two<00:23:00.159
• section two to number to section three. section two to number to section three.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• of concern is other uh area or section of concern is section<00:45:02.680> 27.
• Uh it's related to section 27.
• <00:56:05.280> Supported article 10 section 1. Supported article 10 section 1.
• This is article 2, section 15.
• This section sets limits on section 35.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• >> What is the the new language in section >> What is the the new language in section
• So that for purposes of venue under the provisions of the section, any violation of the section may be
• sections concerning. sections concerning.
• So these code sections are pretty. So these code sections are brought<06:42:28.160> forward.
• code sections, these code sections, we<06:43:30.478> are<06:43:30.718> considering<06:

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened, confirmed a quorum, received an invocation from Dr. Lenon Duncan, and led the pledge of allegiance. Routine business followed, including unanimous consent to dispense with reading the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including a governmental affairs representative, a doctor of the day and medical student, a county leadership group, agricultural youth council participants, a former senator’s spouse, and MSMS students. The chamber then took up several appropriations and finance measures. Senate Bill 2189, the transfer bill for state funds and agency budget setup, passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2190 increased the Working Cash Stabilization Reserve Fund minimum balance from 10% to 15% of general fund revenue; supporters said it would strengthen the state’s fiscal position, and it passed by morning roll call after no questions. Senate Bill 2480, a capacity project bill providing $265 million from CAPEX to MDOT for highway projects in Madison and Rankin counties and initial work on Highway 90, was amended to make it effective upon passage and then passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2832 extended the railroad tax credit repealer to 2029, and Senate Bill 2847 required state and local tax calculations to round to the nearest nickel in response to the federal penny phaseout; both passed by morning roll call. The Senate also approved Senate Bill 2191, which expands the purposes for which municipal use tax funds may be spent to include sidewalk repair and building acquisition/rehabilitation, after questions about municipal and subdivision sidewalks. Senate Bill 2885 created the Mississippi Work and Save Program, a voluntary retirement savings option for small employers and employees, with the sponsor emphasizing that participation is optional and that the program is intended to help workers without access to retirement plans; it passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2834, the omnibus tag bill, and Senate Bill 2838, the omnibus qualified resort area bill, were each amended with committee substitutes and passed by morning roll call. Later, the Senate suspended the rules and took up a large block of resolutions and commemorative measures, including sympathy and congratulatory resolutions, arts awards, sports championships, and other recognitions, along with House concurrent resolutions and two House bills designating observances. The transcript ends while the clerk is reading the long list of titles in the block.

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• . >> So I just need to look at this chapter section to see which ones it specifically impacts.
• That's the question. >> Yes, it's the nonprofit section.
• > >> So I just need to look at this chapter >> So I just need to look at this chapter section
• to see which ones it section to see which ones it specifically<00:09:40.720> impacts.
• Just so that's is so everybody section.

Bills: HB248

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• President Pro Tem Stewart and members of the Senate, pursuant to Article 4, Section 5B2 of the New Mexico
• requiring the public posting of Interstate Commission bonds, laws, rules, and minutes, enacting new sections
• President Pro Tem Stewart and members of the Senate, pursuant to Article 4, Section 5B2 of the New Mexico
• Pursuant to Article 4, Section 5B2 of the New Mexico Constitution, I am authorizing for your consideration
• the provision of loans made pursuant to the Allied Health Student Loan for Service Act, repealing sections

Keywords: 996, all

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• message number one: President Pro Tem Stewart and members of the Senate, pursuant to Article Four, Section
• , requiring the public posting of Interstate Commission bylaws, rules, and minutes, enacting new sections
• Number two: President Pro Tempore and members of the Senate, pursuant to Article 4, Section 5B2 of the
• Pursuant to Section 5B2 of the New Mexico Constitution, I am authorizing for your consideration during
• Repealing sections of the NMSA 1978. Making an appropriation. Senate Bill 14.

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• This bill has two sections.
• The first section makes it a violation of Section 112, the Florida Code of Ethics, for anyone who is
• Section 2 of the bill, Mr.
• The first section does expand the commission's jurisdiction regarding stolen valor.
• The second section is something that was recommended by the committee.

Summary: The Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum and took up two bills. First, it heard SCS for SB 348, which would make it an ethics violation for a public official, candidate, or appointee to falsely claim military rank or honors for material gain, and would also require withholding delinquent ethics fines from the paychecks of current public officials or employees after 90 days. Senator Gates presented the bill, the Florida Commission on Ethics supported it, and members discussed the wage-withholding process. The committee voted the bill favorably. The committee then considered SB 400, which removes the repeal date from Florida’s participation in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, making the compact permanent unless later repealed by the Legislature. Senator Wright explained that the compact helps military families with school transitions, and a representative from Foundation for Florida’s Future waived in support. The committee voiced support and voted SB 400 favorably. After completing both measures, the committee had no further business and adjourned.

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• can uh look into this specific section can uh look into this specific section to<00:06:05.520>
• <00:36:09.839> three RSA 195 section 29 specifies three RSA 195 section 29 specifies three
• <03:57:31.359> you that you don't see the full section. you that you don't see the full section
• I'm reading the wrong section. I apologize. I'm reading the wrong section. I apologize.
• It's in that sectional to restraint.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Section three amends RSA 1516, Sections A through C, to require those facilities to post results of life
• They're already covered in a previous section.
• Section three amends RSA 1516, Sections A through C, to require those facilities to post results of life
• They're already covered in a previous section.
• Section three amends RSA 1516, Sections A through C, to require those facilities to post results of life

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:41:38.960> even section on healthcare doesn't even section on healthcare doesn't even
• Does that stay in under section two? But section two has not been changed. It looks like it has.
• This is section one with the following. This is section one.
• That's all section reordering. right? That's that's all section right?
• 12 as section subsection A. 12 as section subsection A. Yes,<01:42:47.679> sir.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So there are child welfare uh section.
• This also is, um, going to, in sections, uh, same article 3 but sections 6 and 28.
• c> article<00:04:33.280> 3<00:04:33.520> but<00:04:33.680> sections sections
• uh same article 3 but sections sections uh same article 3 but sections 6<00:04:34.240> and<00
• <01:05:15.760> All section, let's get it into Okay. All section, let's get it into Okay.

Bills: HF1918, HF2305, HF897, HF2191, HF2617, HF2551, HF2137

Keywords: HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program

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• statute in the child support section statute in the child support section that<00:03:19.000>
• section section 504b<00:55:45.839> uh<00:55:46.480> that<00:55:46.720> landlords
• <01:14:43.280> eight the bill afterwards um section eight the bill afterwards um section eight
• Um, you know, the section in this is section four, which was the testimony on, and I thought we agreed
• Um, you know, the section in this is section four, which was the testimony on, and I thought we agreed

Bills: HF1855, HF102, HF1082, HF1354, HF2184, HF1792, HF2296, HF2429, HF2543, HF2566

Keywords: veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements

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• There's a four-mile section of that road which, by the way, for your...
• <00:47:27.960> death out and hung in the inter section death out and hung in the inter section
• > South compared to AB budding sections South compared to AB budding sections South which<01:30
• would be in Chisago and the section that would be in Anoka County.
• that would be in Chisago and the section that would be in Chisago and the<01:32:30.119> section

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I recommend moving this forward with amendments, just adding a new section incorporating sections 3 and
• I recommend moving this forward with amendments, just adding a new section incorporating sections 3 and
• I recommend moving this forward with amendments, just adding a new section incorporating sections 3 and
• I recommend moving this forward with amendments, just adding a new section incorporating sections 3 and
• I recommend moving this forward with amendments, just adding a new section incorporating sections 3 and

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees first heard House Bill 229, which would establish a statewide speed restriction for motor vehicles under certain circumstances. Testimony on the bill was limited and came in support from the City and County of Honolulu’s transportation services, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. No one testified in opposition, and there were no questions. The committees then took up House Bill 860, which would grant immunity from liability to the state or counties when they repair or maintain a street whose ownership or jurisdiction is disputed between them. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted written testimony, and the Hawaii State Association of Counties, Maui County Council Chair Alice Lee, Hawaii County Council member Heather Kimble, and the Iolani Homestead Community Association for Justice testified in support. The Ho Association for Justice opposed the bill, arguing the immunity was too broad and that the issue had already been addressed by prior legislation. In discussion, members raised concerns about liability and asked whether a different approach, such as extending the 2017 law transferring Oahu roads in limbo to the counties, would be acceptable; county representatives said that path could be considered if immunity were removed. House Bill 1161, which would authorize counties to use a road usage charge mechanism similar to the state’s, drew support from the Department of Transportation, the Energy Office, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, several county and city offices, and the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. Rental car companies and industry groups supported the concept but asked for amendments, including a flat fee instead of a per-mile charge, relief for plug-in hybrid vehicles, and a delayed implementation date. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii also supported relief for hybrids. Members questioned the rental car representatives about the flat-fee proposal, and they said a per-mile charge would be difficult to calculate and pass on to customers. At the end of the joint agenda, the committees deferred decision-making on HB 1161 to Tuesday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m., and the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee also deferred the three measures to that date and time. The Transportation and Culture and the Arts committee then began hearing House Bill 925, which would create a Performing Arts Special Fund, and House Bill 1378, which would establish a Performing Arts Grants Program and Special Fund and revise the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ responsibilities and funding sources. HB 925 received support from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and written support or comments from DBEDT, the Hawaii Arts Alliance, and others. HB 1378 drew extensive testimony and discussion focused on preserving arts funding while addressing concerns about the use of Works of Art Special Fund dollars for positions and programming. The Governor’s office said it supported the intent but had concerns; the Attorney General warned that the bill’s cap and transfer provisions were unclear and could affect the tax-exempt status of bond-funded dollars; and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts opposed the measure, urging an audit, tracking of deposits, and a shift of positions and programs to general funds instead of changing the law. The chair explained that the bill was intended to protect arts funding while tightening the legal guardrails around bond-financed dollars and preserving federal support, and asked testimony to focus on new points as the hearing continued.

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• He referred to the original bill language at sections 2.13 to 2.15.
• Section 6 simply removes some redundant language.
• Education and then sections 9 through 13 Education and then sections 9 through 13 move<01:07:54.240><
• recommends reallocating those funds to cover the needs in section 17.
• those funds to cover the needs in section 17.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It’s the House sections 1 and then sections 59, 69, and 82.
• There's one section, Section 6, that's a Senate-only provision.
• > one,<00:22:04.920> were these sections, all but one, were these sections, all but one
• There's one section, Section 6, Safety.
• There's one section, Section 6, that's<00:22:09.520> a<00:22:09.560> Senate<00:22:09.960

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Public Safety Policy Conference Committee met on May 8, 2026, with all conferees present. The chair opened with decorum instructions, explained that the meeting was policy-only, and noted that no public testimony had been signed up. Members then introduced themselves, with several noting they were retiring at the end of the session or year. The committee adopted a series of provisions, mostly by unanimous voice vote, including House language on identity theft and financial crimes updates, supervision abatement and restitution considerations for corrections, protective-order enhancements for murder penalties, prediction markets, victim-notification requirements for plea and sentencing hearings, research data privacy, ignition interlock and impaired-driving license changes, DOC licensing and sanctions for juvenile/adult community-based residential facilities, criminal-conviction employment and licensing standards, jail medication procedures, domestic abuse law changes, and a grant-use extension for dual-status/crossover youth funding. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, while others updated law to address AI-related identity theft, foreign protective orders, victim privacy, and corrections oversight. The committee also heard discussion on a Senate provision allowing victims of domestic violence to petition for wireless account and phone-number transfers. A witness supported the concept but urged changes to better align the state language with existing federal law; members noted the issue might need another vehicle or further work. For the domestic abuse item, staff explained that an A15 amendment would later adjust the warrantless-arrest window from 28 days to 14 days. On the jail-medication item, a member emphasized the changes were clarifying and not an admission that last year’s law was flawed. All adopted provisions passed by voice vote without opposition.

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• And so we respectfully request that that be added into section two of the 2031.
• <01:08:05.760> of frequently we do note the the section of frequently we do note the the section
• <01:08:14.400> of would have a reference to the section of would have a reference to the section
• Um, sorry, I in the enforcement section.
• and permitting language in that section and permitting language in that section and<01:47:05.040

Bills: SB2607, SB2031, SB2043, SB2623, SB2876, SB2396, SB2964, SB2089

Keywords: landscape architecture, licensure, educational requirements, examination, professional standards, consumer protection, junk fees, live-event tickets, short-term lodging, transparency, pricing disclosure, deceptive practices, insurance, captives, regulations, policyholders, SB2623, Hawaii pharmacy law, Board of Pharmacy, registered pharmacy technician

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.

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• We're explicitly calling it out on section on line 17.
• section 3211. section 3211.
• The removal of all the existing adoptions in section two and then the effective date in section three
• to annually adopt pursuant to section to annually adopt pursuant to section one<01:07:37.520>
• um the first section um the first section right<01:20:48.560> after<01:20:49.360> line

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And if you go through Title 25 statute, what you see here in the bill is amending section 110.
• Prior to that, in section 109, is that continued detention, which can be issued for up to 10 days.
• And then in section three, we give the department the ability to promulgate any necessary rules.
• And then this goes into effect July 1, except for sections three and four.
• Fuches on page 15 section Hey u Mr.

Bills: SF0023, SF0057

Keywords: mental health, involuntary hospitalization, examiners, public safety, Wyoming legislature, hospital pricing, healthcare transparency, public health, civil penalties, shoppable services, 916, all

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• This bill has essentially two sections. The sections one and two have to do with the civil action.
• Um bill has essentially two sections.
• <00:16:24.320> five<00:16:24.639> that section 4 and delete section five that section
• Um but there was a section move forward.
• sections four and five. sections four and five.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2693 relating to capital improvement projects for aerospace infrastructure. Members had no questions, and the recommendation to pass the bill with a defective date of July 1, 2050 was adopted unanimously. The committee then deferred decision making on Senate Bill 26980 relating to transportation and Senate Bill 2374 relating to the blue economy until Thursday, February 19, 2026, in Room 229, pending additional information. In the joint hearing on Senate Bill 2816 relating to state enterprise zones, agencies and organizations including DBEDT, HTDC, Taxation, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Oceanit, the Hawaii Medical Association, and the Queen’s Health System testified in support or submitted written comments. One public testifier urged expanding enterprise zones around the Kakaako/Cancer Center area and combining them with the foreign trade zone to reduce taxes and attract business. A senator questioned whether the enterprise zone program had ever been comprehensively evaluated, noting DBEDT said it had not done a full study in recent years and cited annual report figures including about $221 million in company revenues and $460,000 in foregone state revenue in 2022. The discussion focused on whether the bill would subsidize existing activity or support new economic development, and on the broader policy question of whether enterprise zones should be used to revitalize depressed areas or to target strategic sectors like health care technology. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2900 relating to sports officials. The Department of Education supported the measure, saying the Attorney General is best positioned to represent employees in temporary restraining order matters and that elevating intentional bodily injury of a sports official to a class B felony would improve safety. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it would escalate conduct already covered by existing assault statutes and go beyond other protected classes. The Department of the Attorney General recommended narrowing the bill by inserting “substantial” before bodily injury in the criminal section and deleting a section that would make the AG’s office act like plaintiff’s counsel in civil matters, suggesting instead that departments adopt policies to help employees obtain TROs without creating an open-ended civil representation role. Several sports and school-related organizations testified in support, and members discussed whether the bill should be narrowed or coordinated with other measures before further action.