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• requiring the New Mexico Medical Board to establish a registry of out-of-state telehealth providers, and repealing
• continuing the provision of loans made pursuant to the Allied Health Student Loan for Service Act, repealing
• Bill 156, introduced by Representatives Hochman-Vigil and Thomson, an act relating to vaccination, repealing
• documents, and minutes, enacting new sections of the Medical Practice Act, providing for a contingent repeal

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• And section 9 repeals Minnesota Rules part 5220.2840, which was previously fully codified into statute
• And section 9 repeals<00:04:11.360> Minnesota<00:04:11.840> rules<00:04:12.319> part
• repeals Minnesota rules part repeals Minnesota rules part 5220.2840<00:04:15.599> which<00

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• Additionally, we're repealing a section which contained outdated and duplicative reporting language.
• Finally, but most importantly, this bill follows the SEC ruling SAB 121 and 122, with SAB 122 being repealed
• Last session, the Chairman Lambert: Legislature adopted Senate Bill 895, repealing and replacing Chapter
• The 88th Texas legislature adopted Senate Bill 895, repealing and replacing Chapter 151 of the Texas

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• REPEALING OUTDATED STATUTES RELATED TO WHETHER MODIFICATION AND ESTABLISHING ALSO A CLEAR PROHIBITION
• THE REPEAL OF OUTDATED WEATHER MODIFICATION STATUTE AS WELL.
• THE BILL REPEALS SEVERAL STATUTES OF WHETHER MODIFICATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
• THE REPEAL ENSURES THAT FLORIDA ADAPTS TO MODERN ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS AND ELIMINATES ANY AMBIGUITY REGARDING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I haven't looked into seeing who has repealed it.
• I haven't looked into seeing who has repealed it.
• I haven't looked into seeing who has repealed it.
• I haven't looked into seeing who has repealed it.
• I haven't looked into seeing who has repealed it.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 2644, Affordable Housing Tax Credit, Ways and Means and Appropriations; HB 2658, Dropout Recovery Repeal
• theft, 2461 employment search rent, 2462 covered contracts, 2463 misclassification task force, 2464 repealed
• rights, 2650 rainwater harvesting, 2651 blue envelope program, 2652 abortion notarized, 2653 abortion repealed

Keywords: 1182, all

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• These delays<00:12:40.639> have<00:12:40.800> been<00:12:40.959> putting<00:12:41.200
• > people's<00:12:41.519> lives delays have been putting people's lives delays have been
• Thanks to Donald Trump repealing<03:09:49.359> the<03:09:49.520> rule,<03:09:50.080>
• repealing the rule, there are currently no<03:09:51.520> clear<03:09:51.840> or<03:09:
• from a shortage of errors and delays from a shortage of adequate<04:52:45.760> staffing.

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

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• <01:01:22.319> the treasurer requested to um repeal the treasurer requested to um repeal the
• Again, the other request is the repeal of the Ben Thompson trust laws.
• Again, the other request is the repeal of the Ben Thompson trust laws.
• Again, the other request is the repeal of the Ben Thompson trust laws.
• Again, the other request is the repeal of the Ben Thompson trust laws.

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• The next sections I think I'll talk about are the report consolidation repeal, so we're repealing three
• And then there are a few repeals for obsolete rules or rules that contradict statute.
• <00:52:05.079> reports repeal so we're repealing three reports repeal so we're repealing three
• <00:53:06.440> for and then um there are a few repeals for and then um there are a few repeals
• And then there's three reports we're repealing, and I can provide you specifics on why they're being

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Rule 67A will repeal the rule allowing members to pair their vote, basically proxy voting, which we have
• and the immediate family members due to limited space in the temporary chambers, and we will be repealing
• chambers. and we space in the temporary chambers. and we will<00:12:19.760> be<00:12:19.920> repealing
• the<00:12:20.639> references<00:12:21.279> to<00:12:21.519> the will be repealing
• the references to the will be repealing the references to the gallery. gallery. gallery.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Senate convened for the opening of the 2026 regular session with an invocation and pledge, then administered the oath of office to Senator-elect Gary Clemens of Jefferson 37. The chamber adopted Senate Resolution 1, establishing the 2026 Senate membership, and declared a quorum present with 36 members. The absent senators were excused, and the journal from March 28, 2025 was approved. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 2, which set the rules of procedure for the 2026 session. The rule changes included moving certain resolutions and announcements, removing the 12-member limit on standing committees, shifting administrative regulation jurisdiction, eliminating hard-copy posting and bill-printing requirements in favor of electronic versions, allowing same-day action on conference reports, striking COVID-era remote voting language, tightening floor privilege and lobbying access rules for the temporary chambers, and repealing vote-pairing language. Democratic leadership also reported a change in majority whip, naming the senator from Jefferson 19 after the former whip resigned. The clerk reported a large number of newly filed measures, including memorial resolutions, policy resolutions, and bills on topics such as safe room rebates, trauma center coverage, planning commission membership, paid maternity leave for state employees, veterans benefits, wages, CASA, podiatry, mushrooms, motor vehicle operation, schools, city government, music therapy, dual credit scholarships, geoengineering, educational discrimination, cremation, solid waste, motor vehicle commission, economic infrastructure, recovery residences, property transfer at death, oaths, and an Article V convention term-limits resolution. Senate Resolution 3, inviting Frankfurt-area pastors to open sessions with prayer, was adopted. Members also announced an ethics training for the next day and a reception for Senator Clemens. The Senate then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting date announced by the chair.

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• with that legislation, and this bill simply saves the existing public records exemption from the repeal
• This exemption is subject to future legislative review and can be repealed if deemed unnecessary.
• This bill saves from repeal the public records exemption for certain information held by the Department
• This bill saves from repeal the public records exemption for certain information held by the Department
• Senators, Senate Bill 7008 saves from repeal the public records exemption for certain records received

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, many involving public records exemptions and government operations. Several measures were reported favorably, including SB 342 on an Agency for Health Care Administration public records exemption for employees facing threats; SB 7018 preserving a public records exemption tied to parental consent/judicial bypass records for minors seeking abortions; SB 626 lowering quorum requirements and allowing remote participation for the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys; SB 710 protecting personal information of Crime Stoppers employees, board members, volunteers, and their families; SB 300 extending clerk personal-information protections to appellate court clerks; and SB 302 creating a similar exemption for Judicial Qualifications Commission employees. The committee also approved SB 7010 and SB 7008, which preserve and narrow public records exemptions related to the Department of Financial Services as receiver for insolvent insurers and the financial technology sandbox, respectively. The committee also heard and advanced several policy bills. SB 820 codifies the Office of Faith and Community in the Executive Office of the Governor; Senator Polsky questioned whether the office was duplicative of existing services and raised concerns about religion in state governance, while supporters argued it complements existing networks and helps connect Floridians to services. SB 1144 codifies the Hope Florida program, with supporters describing it as a connector to community resources and critics again raising concerns about overlap, private donations, and accountability; both SB 820 and SB 1144 passed on largely party-line votes with Senator Polsky voting no. SB 804 would redesignate the SS American Victory as the state flagship, but Senator Rodriguez opposed giving up the current flagship designation for the Key West schooner, though the bill still passed favorably. SB 214 designates August 21 as Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day and passed without opposition. SB 1088 requires certain state customer-service phone lines to offer callback features, and SB 576 makes technical fixes to service-of-process law; both were reported favorably. Additional bills included SB 1524, a broad Department of State measure with a strike-all amendment that revises grant-review procedures, adds an America 250 funding focus, and changes commission-fee and oath requirements; Senator Arrington and Senator Polsky expressed concerns about reviewer qualifications, grant criteria, and the impact on arts and cultural programs, and both voted no while the bill still passed. SB 1640, on confidentiality of lethality assessment forms in domestic violence cases, was amended to allow disclosure to domestic violence centers while barring disclosure to state attorneys, and it passed favorably. SB 1160 expands health insurance premium benefits for certain officers catastrophically injured or killed in the line of duty; supporters from the Fraternal Order of Police appeared in support, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee also confirmed eight appointments to the Florida Commission on Community Service, the Investment Advisory Council, the Public Employees Relations Commission, and the State Retirement Commission. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded on specific bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• The legislation repeals outdated statutes related to weather modification licensing and establishes a
• The legislation repeals outdated statutes related to weather modification licensing and establishes a
• A repeal of outdated weather modification statutes as well.
• The bill repeals several sections of Florida law related to outdated weather modification licensing and
• The repeal ensures that Florida adapts to modern environmental concerns and eliminates any ambiguity

Summary: The committee considered and reported favorably several bills, most of them sponsored by Senator Rodriguez. CS/SB 164 on vessel accountability was presented as a measure to help law enforcement identify vessel owners, create a free long-term anchoring permit program, increase penalties for derelict vessel violations, and authorize grants for local governments in FWC’s prevention program; it passed without amendment. SB 388, dealing with FWC trust funds, was also reported favorably after Senator Berman asked whether non-game wildlife funds would support immigration enforcement; Senator Rodriguez said they would not. CS/SB 1320 was amended to recreate the Resilient Florida Trust Fund and then passed favorably. CS/CS/SB 344 modernizing the Telecommunications Access System was amended to define new terms and reduce the maximum surcharge from 25 cents to 15 cents, then reported favorably. CS/SB 86 on peer support for first responders expanded eligibility to support personnel and passed with broad support from law enforcement and related groups. The committee also took up CS/CS/SB 92, a hit-and-run accountability bill by Senator Gruters. The adopted amendment added a front license plate requirement, lowered the damage threshold from $5,000 to $2,500, and retained reporting requirements for repair shops. NFIB testified in opposition to parts of the bill, citing concerns about the lower threshold, short reporting deadlines, and potential license revocation, while supporters argued the bill would improve accountability and help solve hit-and-run cases. The bill was reported favorably after debate. The final and most contentious measure was CS/SB 56 by Senator Garcia, which would prohibit geoengineering and weather modification activities in Florida, repeal older weather-modification statutes, create a public reporting system at DEP, and impose penalties for violations. Supporters, including individuals identifying with weather-watch and anti-geoengineering concerns, argued that the bill would address public fears and environmental risks. A cloud-seeding company representative testified that cloud seeding is distinct from solar radiation management and said permitting should exist for responsible weather modification, while warning the bill could hinder beneficial precipitation enhancement. Despite skepticism from some members about the bill’s premise and scope, the committee reported it favorably. The meeting then concluded after members recorded missed votes and the committee adjourned.

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• Judicial Proceedings Committee, Public Safety, Police Employees, and Deputy State Fire Marshals, repeal
• identification cards, license<00:19:09.280> and<00:19:09.520> permits,<00:19:10.000> repeal
• <00:19:10.320> of<00:19:10.559> color, license and permits, repeal of color, license
• and permits, repeal of color, photograph<00:19:11.440> requirements.
• Senate Bill 125, Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, Vehicle Laws, Transfer of Used Vehicles, repeal

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, February 19, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened with an invocation by Rabbi David Hland, followed by a series of introductions and recognitions for visiting groups and guests, including Delta Sigma Theta members for Delta Day in Annapolis, Towson High School students, the Maryland Pharmacy Coalition, interns, and other visitors. The Senate adopted a resolution honoring Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Maryland chapters for service, scholarship, sisterhood, and social action, and also journalized the rabbi’s invocation. Several committee and delegation announcements were made, including upcoming bill hearings and voting sessions. On legislation, the chamber handled a number of special-order and third-reading bills. Senate Bill 56 and Senate Bill 99 were both delayed for further amendment work, with SB 99 ultimately amended and ordered printed for third reading. The Senate also received and referred a bond initiative and heard an executive nominations report, with the nominations set for consideration in open session at a later time. During third reading, the Senate passed numerous bills, including measures on mail and service animal program disqualifications, police promotion pay restrictions, counterfeit lease penalties, Motor Vehicle Administration identification card requirements, environmental health specialist board sunset extension, used vehicle bill of sale requirements, collective bargaining for ATC cannabis police officers, transfer-on-death designations for vehicles and vessels, heavy-weight port corridor permits, controllable electronic records, lead paint abatement bonding and insurance, civic excellence in public schools, child pornography penalties, cemetery sale/transfer requirements, tobacco licenses for electronic smoking devices, legal services board membership, Baltimore County Public Library supervisory bargaining, money transmitter definitions, scalp cooling insurance coverage, prosthesis and orthosis coverage, elevator inspection database access, tax increment financing in noncontiguous areas, professional liability disclosure for certain care facilities and midwives, immunity for donation of pet supplies, massage therapy board revisions, and others. One bill drew floor debate: Senate Bill 82, which would increase penalties for counterfeit lease of real property, was opposed by a senator who argued it would disproportionately impact renters and conflict with justice reform goals. Despite that objection, the bill passed. The Senate also changed one recorded vote on Senate Bill 252 from red to green by unanimous consent. Overall, the session was marked by routine passage of a large slate of bills, a few postponements for amendment negotiation, and several ceremonial recognitions and announcements.

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• Hearing that Republicans<00:04:29.840> want<00:04:30.000> to<00:04:30.160> repeal
• ><00:04:30.560> this Republicans want to repeal this Republicans want to repeal this provision
• That means there are a lot of things that Republicans want to repeal, but there's to cut programs, life-saving
• lot of things that Republicans<00:27:06.640> want<00:27:06.720> to<00:27:06.880> repeal
• ,<00:27:07.120> but<00:27:07.360> there's Republicans want to repeal, but there's also

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Lawmakers and advocates from the POCI Caucus held a news conference focused on protecting recent DFL-enacted policies in a newly divided Legislature. They highlighted accomplishments from the last biennium, including earned sick and safe time, ethnic studies, unemployment insurance changes, environmental protections, and MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented immigrants, and argued these measures should not be rolled back in budget negotiations. Speakers said Republicans were pushing cuts or carveouts that would disproportionately harm Black, brown, immigrant, women, and low-income communities, and they urged the House and Governor Walz to reject those changes. A major theme was opposition to proposed carveouts to earned sick and safe time. Amanda Otero of TakeAction Minnesota said the proposed changes would remove benefits from more than 100,000 workers based on employer size, and lawmakers said sick leave should be universal. Another major topic was MinnesotaCare for undocumented immigrants. Representative María Isa Pérez Vega, Council Member Jason Chavez, and others argued the program is affordable, reduces uncompensated emergency care, and improves public health by expanding preventive care. Chavez and Emilia Gonzalez Avalos shared personal stories about family members who benefited from health coverage and said cutting access would worsen disparities and hurt families and communities. The event also included remarks on ethnic studies and historical memory. Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura connected the Ethnic Studies for All Act to her family’s experience with Japanese American incarceration during World War II, and Sally Sudo described her family’s removal and imprisonment under Executive Order 9066. Speakers framed these stories as warnings against scapegoating and exclusion. In the question-and-answer portion, lawmakers said they were still in negotiations but emphasized that certain protections were non-negotiable and that any compromises should be distributed equitably rather than targeting specific groups.

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• So, uh, Senate File 2094 has just been delayed. Senator Dibble, to your bill.
• need to be staff review time of design plans submitted to MNDOT under other rules, not just those repealed
• the standards that are in the facility design guide, given that they're so similar to state aid. repealed
• Um that MIDOT repealed in the language.
• These projects get delayed for months or longer while variances are reviewed, and also this incentivizes

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• here, but do you think that there's upcoming new technology, like Starlink, and that's why they've delayed
• here, but do you think that there's upcoming new technology, like Starlink, and that's why they've delayed
• exactly alike, because my question to you was going to be if you could have a magic wand and help us repeal
• exactly alike, because my question to you was going to be if you could have a magic wand and help us repeal
• exactly alike, because my question to you was going to be if you could have a magic wand and help us repeal

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Jeff Sigerson, executive director of the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, who outlined the board’s mission and core programs: campaign finance disclosure, economic interest statements, and lobbying registration/reporting. He described the board as an independent agency with six members, noted current vacancies and confirmation requirements, and said the board’s budget request was essentially flat, with a base budget of about $1.793 million and most costs tied to salaries, office space, and other fixed expenses. He also reviewed the board’s enforcement structure, emphasizing civil-only penalties, a complaint-driven process, and the availability of reports, enforcement actions, and advisory opinions on the board’s website. Sigerson highlighted several recent and upcoming changes. Local ballot question committees for city, school district, levy, and bond issues now must register with the board if they exceed $750 in activity, and the board is preparing outreach and online registration tools to help local committees comply. He also discussed the public subsidy and political contribution refund programs, saying the board paid out about $2.12 million to 230 House candidates in 2024, that 93% of candidates signed the subsidy agreement, and that 2023 PCR refunds totaled about $447,000 for candidates and $1.616 million for party donors. He noted that the PCR maximum refund was recently increased from $50 to $75 per donation, and that payments could drop significantly in 2026 if the one-time supplement is not renewed. A major focus of the presentation was the board’s lobbying report and related legislative recommendations. Sigerson said the board is moving from tracking marginal expenses to tracking the subjects and entities being lobbied, and that lobbying will be expanded from certain metro-area governmental units to all cities, counties, school districts, townships, and other political subdivisions, potentially adding thousands of lobbyists. He said the board held two public hearings and received 23 written comments on proposed changes. The board’s main recommendations were to broaden the expert-testimony exception so that certain paid experts at local hearings would not need to register as lobbyists, while still requiring disclosure of who testified, before whom, and on what subject, and to adjust the current lobbying definition for local government employees and officials who spend more than 50 hours a month on intergovernmental lobbying work.

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• From time to time, we come before the committee to talk about repealing boards, commissions, or committees
• I'm proposing today to repeal the hospital advisory council. It is advisory.
• And it's been suggested that we repeal this because that was their specific assignment when the bill

Bills: SB1423, SB1426, SB1502, SB1377, SB1983, SB1466, SB1645, SB1647, SB1847, SB1565, SB1562, SB1329, SB1383, SB1833, SB1555, SB1344

Keywords: Oklahoma Hospital Advisory Council, hospital licensure, public health, State Department of Health, State Board of Health, hospital regulations, healthcare regulation, hospital standards, hospital construction, hospital operations, stroke care, stroke system, emergency medical services, EMS transport, psychiatric treatment, chemical dependency treatment, substance use disorder, drug storage, pharmacy, quality indicators

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• SB 1835, an act amending section 5572, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 210, repealing section 5572,
• , Chapter 2, Article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 46-232, 46-234, and 46-235, repealing
• We're actually proposing to repeal solar tax credits and the TPP exemptions, policies that actually help
• Because everything in TCJA in '17, I believe it was, would be repealed.
• Arizona-ar-ovized statutes, repealing section 43-1170, Arizona-ovized statutes, amending titled 433,

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and several guest recognitions, including a student honored for a national Mandarin speech contest, a Ms. Black Arizona candidate, and a Madison Elementary School reusable-tray pilot program. The body also recognized interns and approved the prior journal. The chamber then moved through Committee of the Whole calendars and adopted committee reports recommending passage of a series of budget-related bills. The main legislative business centered on the 2026-27 budget package and related omnibus measures, including appropriations, budget implementation, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, K-12 education, state property, revenue/taxation, and transportation bills. Most of these measures were advanced with do-pass recommendations, with repeated debate focused on the tax omnibus and the overall budget’s policy choices. Supporters argued the package provided affordability, tax relief, conformity with federal tax changes, reduced government spending, and reforms to entitlement and other programs; opponents argued it favored corporations and wealthy taxpayers, cut health care, food assistance, housing, tourism, wildfire response, and education, and would forfeit federal matching funds. Several members specifically criticized the failure to close the data center tax exemption and to raise sports betting taxes, while supporters defended those provisions as pro-business and pro-growth. There was also discussion of fund sweeps, including university research funds, housing trust funds, and other agency balances, with opponents saying the sweeps targeted encumbered or already-committed money. After debate, the Senate adopted Committee of the Whole reports and advanced the bills, and later took up House bills introduced and placed on third reading, with members explaining their votes on HB 4138, the General Appropriations Act, largely along party lines. At the end of the session, the Senate processed messages from the House requesting the return of SB 1160 and SB 1786 for reconsideration, and the Senate requested the House return HB 2415 for reconsideration. The chamber also introduced and placed several House budget bills on third reading, including HB 4138 through HB 4153, continuing the budget process.

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• This is a repeal bill. All it's doing is... This is a repeal bill.
• Um, this basically repeals an on this.
• It's pretty much repealing 15-1603.
• It's uh pretty much<03:53:21.120> repealing<03:53:21.680> 15-1603.
• much repealing 15-1603. much repealing 15-1603.

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• that there's also a notion of uh delayed that there's also a notion of uh delayed openings<00:38
• openings that have occurred and delayed openings that have occurred and delayed openings<00:38:23.119
• This will just delay a world in which all people are treated equally under the law.
• This will just delay a world in which all people are treated equally under the law.
• This will just delay a world in exist.

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