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• God bless these elected members, their families, their staffs, and all constituents in a special way
• 07:54.000> along, Members, if you'd like to follow along, I'm reading from our Senate agenda dated
• OCM extended that date to March 31st to give us time to act.
• OCM extended that date<00:41:29.240> to<00:41:29.440> March<00:41:29.800> 31st<00
• to March 31st to give us time to date to March 31st to give us time to act. act. act.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, a roll call, and confirmation that a quorum was present, then moved to committee reports. The main floor debate centered on a Rules Committee report involving the referral of a sports betting bill. Senator Rasmussen and others argued the bill should go first to the State and Local Government Committee because gambling falls within that committee’s jurisdiction, while Senator Franzen, Senator Klein, and others defended the Rules Committee’s 6-2 decision to send it to Commerce, emphasizing committee discretion and past referral practice. After clarification that the vote was only on adopting the committee report, the Senate rejected the report by a vote of 22-44. The Senate then handled second readings of a slate of Senate and House bills and introduced two new Senate files: SF 4759, eliminating Cesar Chavez Day, referred to State and Local Government, and SF 4760, changing employment/occupation rules related to criminal convictions, referred to Judiciary and Public Safety. In motions and resolutions, several bills were re-referred with little or no opposition: SF 2689 was moved from State and Local Government to Judiciary and Public Safety but failed on a 30-35 vote; SF 4194 was moved from Taxes to Health and Human Services; SF 4274 was moved from Judiciary and Public Safety to Transportation; SF 4332 was moved from Environment, Climate, and Legacy to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development; and SF 4592 was moved from Judiciary and Public Safety to Jobs and Economic Development. SF 4455 was also given a second reading and placed on General Orders. The session ended as the Senate moved into special orders.

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• Of that is coming from the Federal Grants Trust Fund and aids local governments for a special election
• And so I'm just asking: talk to us about that $4.5 million and this elections program and what's that
• The election programs at this, these dollars, that's not a separate pot from the Office of Election Crimes
• All of that is the same pot of money as the Election Crime and Security Office.
• Senate Bill 2508 removes the scheduled expiration date of July 1st, 2020, on a three dollar surcharge

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• There are many such voters who only vote in presidential elections, so if they do not vote in one election
• <01:40:55.199> so only vote in presidential elections so only vote in presidential elections
• <01:40:58.639> they if they do not vote in one election they if they do not vote in one election
• would have to have a sheet name date would have to have a sheet name date where<02:14:43.280>
• is still active on the effective date is still active on the effective date abruptly<02:30:08.560

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We choose to hold our elections on the same day. Right?
• We choose to hold our elections on the same day, right?
• date isn't until January 1,<00:37:27.440> 2027.
• <00:38:04.400> whether I'm not sure at this late date whether I'm not sure at this late date
• January 7th, I think, is the date.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in executive session to consider HB 314, which would prohibit the use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying activities. Representative Turkot offered a replace-all amendment intended to be a compromise measure focused on transparency and local control. He explained that the amendment narrows the bill to registered lobbyists, clarifies that public officials and employees who are not required to register as lobbyists are not restricted from testifying, and adds a process allowing municipalities to opt in to lobbying-related spending if approved locally and disclosed in annual reports. He also said the amendment was designed to address confusion he believes has been caused by misinformation about the bill’s effect on municipalities and associations. Committee members raised repeated concerns about how the amendment would apply to school districts, cooperative districts, counties, and other associations beyond the New Hampshire Municipal Association. Turkot and others said the language in RSA 15 and the added references to RSA 318-A were intended to cover lobbying entities generally, while the NHMA section was included because it is separately addressed in statute. Several members questioned whether the amendment’s intent was clear enough without explicit references to schools and counties, and whether the committee should have held a public hearing on the substantially revised language. Supporters argued the amendment was clear, that school districts and municipalities are distinct legal entities, and that cooperative districts could handle the issue through their existing annual-report and voting processes. The discussion also covered how local approval would work, including whether the proposal would require an opt-in vote and how county budgets would reflect lobbying-related dues or expenses. Members noted that in cooperative districts and county settings, approval would likely be handled through existing budget or annual report procedures, with majority vote rules applying where relevant. No final vote on the amendment or bill is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee spent most of the session debating the scope, clarity, and transparency requirements of the proposed changes.

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• Lastly, the delayed implementation date is going to be moved out to 2027.
• It's not going to be their self-identifying information, such as their date of birth or their Social
• I've had testimonies from other parents where the insurance deemed the hearing aids elective or cosmetic
• or cosmetic which hearing aids elective or cosmetic which is<00:09:11.320> just<00:09:11.760>
• No date was set for the prepayment review to end.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 27, as amended by committee substitute, which would create a Kentucky Parkinson’s disease research registry. The sponsor said the substitute was developed with UK, U of L, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and Parkinson’s in Motion to better define a movement disorder center, add Parkinson’s experts from both universities to the advisory committee, require automated reporting, and delay implementation until 2027. Testimony emphasized the need to track diagnoses and testing while protecting confidentiality and allowing people to opt out. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted unanimously to pass SB 27 with a favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 93, dealing with hearing aid coverage for children. A parent described the high cost of hearing aids for her son and the financial burden created by insurance limits, while a pediatric audiologist explained that early identification and treatment improve language outcomes and that families can spend about $30,000 on hearing aids from birth to age 18. The committee substitute removed adults from the bill and added an in-network requirement for pediatric audiologists, along with a replacement interval consistent with Medicaid guidelines and repair/loss coverage provisions. After questions about costs, replacement timing, and insurer practices, the committee voted unanimously to pass SB 93 with a favorable expression. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 153, a transparency and due-process bill concerning Medicaid prepayment review. The sponsor and witnesses from Addiction Recovery Care and Frontier Behavioral Health said prepayment reviews can be imposed with little notice or explanation, disrupt cash flow, and burden rural and smaller providers; they argued the bill would require clearer notice, reasons, and timelines without stopping legitimate reviews. Members asked about managed care organizations, contract issues, and whether the bill would conflict with existing agreements, and the sponsor said it would not. After discussion and an explanation of vote from Senator Douglas, the committee voted to pass SB 153 with a favorable expression.

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• Protect each and every individual serving here, whether they are elected representatives or members of
• Issues rise and fall, but this body has endured wars, economic depressions, and quorum breaks dating
• legislation that strengthens the Attorney General's authority to investigate and prosecute state election
• Preparedness and flooding select HB 4 by Hunter relating to the composition of the districts for the election
• court documents, and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election

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• To choose your elected employees. Thank you.
• We have a right to sit with you, if elected, duly elected by our constituents, and come up with policies
• What were the dates that that app was down?
• There are election databases for every general election.
• Breaking quorum is not what the public elected you to do. You were not elected to be absent.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• All members monitor election, miss, and disinformation.
• a group that rigged elections with Prop 50.
• over 27 years as an elections official.
• The results of federal elections.
• of faith in our election systems.

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a ceremonial observance for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Members from multiple caucuses spoke in support of House Resolution 107, which designates May as AAPI Heritage Month, emphasizing the community’s contributions, resilience, and the need to confront discrimination and hate. The resolution was adopted, and the chamber then recognized 13 honorees for the 2026 AAPI Heritage Month celebration, highlighting leaders in education, business, labor, media, cultural preservation, and public service. After guest introductions, the Assembly took up a series of bills. Measures discussed included HOA reserve funding for common interest developments (AB 2050), professional review requirements for lawsuits against design professionals (AB 2106), direct home delivery of enteral formula (AB 1794), expanded CalWORKs-related support for student parents (AB 1829), longer insurance moratoriums for wildfire survivors (AB 2038), election cybersecurity (AB 2281), medical privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care (AB 2448), water district board compensation (AB 2568), county public contract change-order authority (AB 1658), and several other education, health, and licensing bills. Most measures passed with broad support; AB 2050 passed 44-6, AB 2038 passed 45-8, AB 2448 passed 49-13, and AB 1658 passed 61-2, while several others passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The Assembly also adopted AJR 29, a resolution opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail and affirming California’s mail voting system. The resolution prompted extended debate over election integrity, voter access, and federal versus state authority, with supporters arguing mail voting is secure and accessible and opponents calling for stronger voter list maintenance and verification. The resolution passed 47-13. In addition, ACR 141 and ACR 123 were adopted by voice vote after co-author roll calls, and the chamber continued or passed on numerous other file items as it worked through the daily file.

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• It's our policy to take elected officials out of turn.
• What was the sense for why there was a sunset date?
• It is now three years and five days after that date. Chapter 177... ...days after that date.
• And the Allied Mental Health Board is the only board not able to elect its own chair.
• And the Allied Mental Health Board is the only board not able to elect elect its own chair.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from House Chair Mindy Domb and Senate Vice Chair Robyn Kennedy, who outlined procedures for the hybrid public hearing, noted the committee would hear testimony on 15 bills related to treatment settings, and recognized members present. The first major bill discussed was H. 4200, authorizing a pilot program for psychedelic-assisted treatment in licensed facilities. Representative Jim O’Day and witnesses from Control Z supported the bill, describing it as a tightly controlled, medically supervised pilot with DPH oversight, limited sites, and screening requirements. Committee members asked about the number of sites and whether Column Health still existed; witnesses said the bill contemplated three separate pilot programs and that Column Health no longer existed after being purchased by another company. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1405 to make the drug stewardship program permanent by removing its 2026 sunset date. Senator John Keenan and others said the program helps collect and safely dispose of unused medications, reduces diversion, and should remain in place because manufacturers should bear disposal costs. A member from Boston added support based on local concerns about people searching through bags for drugs, and Keenan explained the original sunset reflected pilot status and industry pushback. A large portion of the hearing focused on S. 1394 and H. 2193, which would strengthen implementation of the 2023 Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform. The Children’s Mental Health Campaign, Parent/Professional Advocacy League, Massachusetts Association for Mental Health, and Elliott Community Human Services testified that the roadmap’s helpline, community behavioral health centers, and crisis services are important but unevenly implemented. They urged a single point of accountability within EOHHS, regular strategic planning, a public data dashboard, and financial analysis of the behavioral health system and the access and crisis intervention trust fund. Witnesses said commercial insurance often does not fully reimburse community behavioral health center services, making sustainability difficult, and asked for better coordination across agencies and crisis response systems. Committee members asked whether the roadmap includes substance use disorder; witnesses said it is intended to cover behavioral health broadly, including mental health and substance use. The committee also heard testimony on bills to ban aversives and on suicide prevention signage. Lisa Jean Graff testified in support of S. 1394 by urging a statewide ban on aversive practices, including electric shock, withholding food or bathroom access, and other painful interventions, arguing disabled people deserve the same protections from harm as others. Fonda Bryant and Carol McLean supported a bill requiring suicide prevention signs on tall parking garages, describing personal experiences and saying the signs could create a brief pause and connect people to 988 or other help. McLean said her son died by suicide from a parking garage and that signage might have made a difference. The committee also heard strong testimony in support of creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within DMH facilities (S. 1398/H. 2204), with the Massachusetts Nurses Association and a DMH nurse arguing that highly assaultive patients need specialized, more secure units to protect staff and other patients and to improve care. Additional testimony supported creating a dedicated board for licensed mental health counselors (H. 4696/S. 1382), with Rep. John Badger, the Mass Mental Health Counselors Association, and others saying LMHCs are a large and growing workforce that needs its own licensing board, clearer standards, and faster implementation of existing licensure reforms. The committee also heard extensive testimony on H. 2223 regarding benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics. Survivors and advocates described severe withdrawal, lack of informed consent, cognitive harms, and long-term disability, while a physician supported the bill as a way to improve disclosure of risks. Finally, the committee heard multiple witnesses in favor of H. 2231/S. 1383 to establish peer-run respite centers statewide. Advocates and people with lived experience said peer respites provide non-coercive, home-like alternatives to hospitalization, can reduce trauma and repeated admissions, and may be especially important for marginalized communities; they also cited cost savings and existing positive outcomes from current respite programs. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing portion reflected in the transcript.

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• The Vice Chair then moved the Martinez amendment dated February 3 at 8:58 a.m. be adopted.
• The amendment, dated February 2, 2026 at 5:43 p.m., allows the insurance company to request that the
• Chair, I move that the Biasiucci amendment dated February 2nd at 5:43 p.m. be adopted.
• The Biasiucci amendment dated February 2nd at 5:43 p.m. be adopted.
• Our position is that decisions about photo enforcement are best made by the elected officials... from

Bills: HB2163, HB2256, HB2305, HB2367, HB2369, HB2669, HB2772, HB2916, HCM2007, HCR2004, HR2003

Keywords: lighting laws, construction equipment, farm equipment, vehicle safety, Arizona Revised Statutes, salvage vehicles, insurance claims, abandoned vehicles, salvage auction dealers, vehicle title, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, law enforcement, neighborhood electric vehicles, alternative fuel, vehicle license tax, tax exemption

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• I was still 27. ...concerns with their elected officials.
• Dated March 20th, 2026, at 8:06 a.m., be adopted.
• After that, the child may elect to have the freeze remain or be removed.
• I move the 13-page Fincham amendment to HB 2995, dated March 18th, 2026, be adopted.
• The 13-page Finchem amendment to HB 2995, dated March 18, 2026, at 10:06 a.m., be adopted.

Bills: HB2041, HB2144, HB2239, HB2321, HB2371, HB2594, HB2661, HB2662, HB2793, HB2968, HB2995

Keywords: child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, child support, preborn children, retroactive support, medical expenses, child welfare, child care, grant program, low-income, early learning, infrastructure, economic growth, security freeze, credit reporting, dependent children, parental notification

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• 2010. don't up until I believe it was 2010. don't have<00:12:03.680> that<00:12:03.920> date
• <00:12:05.440> um have that date right in front of me. um have that date right in front of
• <00:51:30.160> So we're losing some of our electives.
• So we're losing some of our electives.
• <01:14:06.880> credit It may also fulfill an elective credit It may also fulfill an elective

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Having received a majority of those elected to the House, the bill passed.
• It received a two-thirds vote of those elected to the House.
• Having received a majority of those elected to the House, the bill passed.
• Having received two-thirds vote of those elected... 85 aye, 12 nay.
• She was elected to serve on the 2025-26 ODAF-F-AG Youth Council.

Keywords: 914, all

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• <01:17:33.040> in about a library trustee election in about a library trustee election in
• election.
• and library trustee is an elected and library trustee is an elected position<01:29:32.800> in
• election.
• I I would library trustee election.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• THIS BILL PROPOSES AN AMENDMENT FOR THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL AD VALOREM
• THEY DON'T HAVE THESE AND PRIVATE SERVICE THEY CAN GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT THE DIVISION OF ELECTIONS.
• SOMEONE WANTS TO BLOW ME AWAY I CAN DEAL WITH THAT BUT THEY WERE COMING TO KILL MY CHILDREN AND ELECTED
• NOR DOES IT WEAKEN ON TRANSPARENCY BUT THERE IS NO PUBLIC INTEREST EXPLOITING ELECTED OFFICIALS.
• THIS IS US INTERIM INDIVIDUALS WHO RUN FOR ELECTED OFFICE DO NOT FIND THEMSELVES AND FAMILIES HAVING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The 15-page amendment in your name, dated March 7, 2026, at 1:05 p.m., requires, rather than allows,
• I move the 15-page Payne amendment to House Bill 2402, dated March 17, 2026, at 1:05 p.m., be adopted
• I move the 15-page Payne amendment to House Bill 2402, dated March 17, 2026, at 1:05 p.m., be adopted
• I move the eight-page Sears amendment to House Bill 2673, dated March 16, 2026, at 11:45 a.m., be adopted
• We believe this is a common-sense bill that would allow county elected officials to determine how their

Bills: HB2134, HB2253, HB2270, HB2402, HB2404, HB2673, HB2941

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, law enforcement, disciplinary action, administrative appeals, investigative files, due process, retaliation, county seal, law enforcement authority, sheriff's posse, public safety, county governance, ambulance services, certificate of necessity, emergency medical services, state regulations

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• We've extended the effective date of the bill.
• to work with us, and we do like the fact that they've delayed and given more time for the effective date
• There's no fiscal impact, and the effective date becomes 90 days after.
• There's no fiscal impact, and the effective date becomes 90 days after.
• There's no fiscal impact, and the effective date becomes 90 days after the adjournment.

Bills: SB47, SB195, SB196, SB197, SB198, SB78

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, soil conservation, water resources, training services, outreach programs, environmental protection, animal care, veterinary services, spay and neuter, Las Vegas, community funding, animal welfare, animal shelter

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• it's been seven years in the works of this, the multimedia study that the work that's been done to date
• As Assembly Member Wallis mentioned, the elimination of the sunset date or extension thereof...
• So elimination or modification of the sunset date will allow Metropolitan regulatory certainty moving
• This was one of the first bills that I actually ever engaged in when I was here, elected three years
• now, and Assembly Member break. here, elected three years ago now, and Assembly Member Burner and I

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of natural resources and climate-related bills. AB 70 would codify a definition of pyrolysis and allow procurement credit for projects using organic waste to generate pipeline biomethane; supporters said it would help divert organic waste from landfills, reduce methane, and support energy reliability. AB 30 would authorize E15 fuel sales in California, with supporters arguing it could lower consumer fuel costs and emissions, while opponents from boating and marine groups raised concerns about engine damage and the need for clear labeling and continued E10 availability. AB 66 would create a CEQA exemption for emergency evacuation routes in high fire-risk areas; supporters emphasized wildfire evacuation safety, while some members worried the bill lacked sufficient guardrails and environmental review. AB 399 would let the Coastal Commission consider blue carbon sequestration in coastal permitting and authorize blue carbon demonstration projects; environmental groups supported it, while business groups objected to new costs and regulatory uncertainty. AB 491 would codify California’s nature-based solutions climate targets for lands and wetlands, with supporters citing climate and adaptation benefits and the Farm Bureau opposing statutory targets. AB 580 would extend Metropolitan Water District authority related to the Colorado River Aqueduct, and AB 43 would make permanent state authority to protect federally designated wild and scenic rivers if federal protections are weakened. The committee also considered AB 436 to streamline siting and permitting of composting facilities and AB 539 to streamline certain Coastal Act procedures and reporting. Most measures received due-pass recommendations and were reported out on roll calls, with several bills also moving on consent; AB 404 was pulled at the author’s request.

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• Judiciary and Elections. HB 2156, livestock compensation fund appropriation.
• Look forward to chatting with the sponsor at a future date.
• HB 2006, sample ballots mailing date. Judiciary and elections.
• Judiciary and elections. HB 2109, distracted driving penalties, motorcycles.
• Judiciary and elections. HB 2168, public nuisance action consent requirement.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• c><00:13:35.040> things<00:13:36.160> about<00:13:36.560> implementation some date
• things about implementation some date things about implementation and<00:13:38.240> also<00:13
• Representative Lawrence asked whether, in three or four years, if there is another presidential election
• have another presidential election have another presidential election >> and<00:20:19.360>
• provide a physical or digital receipt, including the operator's contact info, transaction time and date

Bills: SB8, SB22, SB137, HB295, HB2, HB343, HB220, HB303, HB81, SB8, SB22, SB137, HB295, HB2, HB343, HB220, HB303, HB81

Keywords: emergency management, public funds, educational materials, state legislation, disaster response, uniformity, state laws, legislative commission, appointments, government structure, resilience, natural disasters, risk management, Alabama Resilience Council, Chief Resilience Officer, state planning, environmental protection, community preparedness, Alabama Office of Civic Engagement, Alabama Office of Minority Affairs