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• A rule or law, a statute that would impede it from being enforced.
• Chairman, and I understand the ruling. Mr. Chairman, and I understand the rulings.
• But we have rules in the law, what is called statutory construction, which are rules the court has adopted
• Testified in front of Senate Rules.
• We have a rule. We have a rule of procedure by how we do that. It's Rule 45.

Bills: SB40, SB104, SB136, SB164

Keywords: SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance, privacy, data sharing, law enforcement data, immigration enforcement, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, civil liberties, surveillance, public records, Inspection of Public Records Act, New Mexico State Police, Department of Public Safety, data sovereignty, vehicle tracking

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• So the Senate Rules Committee was very busy in the interim, and we have a number of confirmations that
• What I'd like to do is just read in the committee report from the Rules Committee up front since we've
• Her nomination was previously submitted to the Senate Rules Committee on March 28, 2025, through Senate
• Well, your Rules Committee has approved the following certificate of recognition, certificate number
• The Rules Committee will not be meeting tomorrow morning. We'll meet again on Monday.

Keywords: 996, all

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• The Committee on Rules of the Two Branches, acting concurrently, to whom was referred the petition accompanied
• for legislation to establish the firefighter staffing grant program, reports recommending that Joint Rule
• Grant moves that Rule 36 be suspended to allow the matter to be considered forthwith.
• The ayes have it, and the rule is suspended. The question now comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• The ayes have it, and the rule is suspended.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the pledge of allegiance and then took up a committee report from the Committee on Rules of the Two Branches recommending suspension of Joint Rule 12 for a petitioned bill by Michael D. Brady establishing a firefighter staffing grant program. The Senate also suspended Rule 36 to consider the matter forthwith and referred the bill to the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. The chamber then acted on several bills from the Orders of the Day. It ordered to a third reading a Senate bill authorizing the grant of easements or takings of certain parcels of land to the City of Boston, and it passed to be engrossed House Bill 4602, which increases the membership of the select board in the town of Monson after a title change by the Committee on Bills in the Third Reading. After a brief recess, the Senate received House Bill 5280, a fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill. The House had non-concurred with the Senate amendment and appointed a conference committee; the Senate voted to insist on its amendment and appointed its own conferees. The Senate also took up House Bill 5317 concerning easements or takings of certain parcels of land in Boston, suspended the rule to consider it forthwith, and ordered it to a third reading. The session ended with adoption of an adjournment order and adjournment until Tuesday at 11 a.m.

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• Papers from the House: Several petitions come from the House on the suspension of Joint Rule 12, referred
• The question comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
• The ayes have it, and Joint Rule 12 is suspended, and those matters will be referred to their several
• Senator Charmos, the rules to be suspended to allow the matter to be considered forthwith.
• Without objection, the rules are suspended.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several routine and local matters. It adopted an emergency preamble for House No. 4643, authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to convey a parcel of land in Stoneham, and later passed that bill to be enacted. The chamber also adopted a resolution commending the New England Hemophilia Association for recognizing March 2026 as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month. The Senate passed House No. 4502, amending the town manager act of Arlington, to be engrossed. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 on several House petitions so they could be referred to the appropriate committees. In addition, the Senate concurred in a further House amendment to House No. 3898, the Natick home rule charter bill, after suspending the rules to take it up immediately. Before adjourning, the Senate adopted an order setting its next meeting for Thursday at 11:00 a.m. and dispensing with the printing of a calendar. Senator Tarr then moved to adjourn, and the Senate adjourned accordingly.

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• Speaker, I'd call a Rules Committee. Absolutely. Let's have Rules Committee.
• After discussion with the Rules Committee, as chair, I will rule that the division is in order.
• ruling of the chair. ruling of the chair.
• of rules set forth. of rules set forth.
• challenge to my decision on the rules. challenge to my decision on the rules.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Committee will come to order, and the court rule is relaxed.
• Will the clerk court rule is relaxed.
• any kind of way to um question the rules any kind of way to um question the rules that<01:46:14.960
• the final rules, the egg commissioner the final rules, the egg commissioner decided<01:46:27.520
• That's why I to challenge this ruling.

Keywords: 981, all

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• with rule with rule making<00:58:25.839> than making than making than questions<00:58:27.559
• committee, and then the rest is for the cost of amending those rules.
• process with rule the rule making process with rule the rule making process itself<00:59:50.559><
• person to take this through rules person to take this through rules committee<01:00:03.480> and
• <01:04:45.200> making and to ask for more for rule making and to ask for more for rule making

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate File 75, a pilot project to test autonomous or semi-autonomous mowing and vegetation management along state highways. Senator Jasinski said the bill is intended to reduce traffic delays caused by ditch mowing and improve worker safety by moving crews out of active traffic. An A1 amendment was adopted to shift the funding source from the general fund to trunk highway funds. Testifiers from Bot Crew described robotic mowing technology, including remote piloting, autonomous navigation using LiDAR, cameras, GIS data, and obstacle detection, and said the machines could work at night and potentially reduce labor needs while improving safety. Members asked about mowing around guardrails, bridge features, and sensitive plants; the company said the system could be programmed to identify and avoid certain vegetation and could also be used for seeding. The committee then approved the bill, as amended, and re-referred it to finance. The committee next received the Department of Public Safety’s presentation on the governor’s budget request. Commissioner Bob Jacobson outlined an operating adjustment for DPS divisions, a request for grant administration authority to allow a portion of grant funds to cover oversight costs, and then turned to division-specific items. State Patrol Colonel Christina Bovich presented a request for $48.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for a new metro headquarters, plus a recruitment proposal that would provide $1 million in each of 2026 and 2027 and $10 million in later years to expand recruiting, advertising, and academy capacity. She also proposed a change to the excessive-speed penalty so that driving more than 35 miles per hour over the limit would trigger a six-month license revocation, regardless of the posted speed zone. Members questioned the headquarters funding source, the cost of recruitment efforts, and academy expenses; Bovich said the academy costs about $350,000 per person and that the recruitment request would support broader outreach, including nationwide recruiting. Office of Traffic Safety Director Mike Hansen then presented a request for an additional $485,000 per year in trunk highway funds for planning and administration. He said the money is needed to cover rising operating costs, maintain the federal match for traffic safety grants, and support new federal public participation and engagement requirements tied to traffic safety funding. No votes were taken on the DPS budget items during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• <00:32:43.320> that over the past few months and ruled that over the past few months and ruled
• enforcement of the statutes and rules enforcement of the statutes and rules governing<01:01:35.640
• <01:02:34.400> to and voluntarily retired from rule to and voluntarily retired from rule to
• It currently exists in rule, and so we're moving that from rule into 256B to help increase our ability
• > 256B that from uh from rule into 256B that from uh from rule into 256B to<01:25:32.920> help

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• rules while conducting 180 to 200 inspections annually.
• rules while conducting 180 to 200 inspections annually.
• um issuing the Reg regulations the rules um issuing the Reg regulations the rules regarding<01:55
• rules for low-THC gummies and no-THC drinks.
• and do did just come out with rules and do did just come out with rules<01:59:11.360> for<01:

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Senate Bill S223, being on the calendar for notice and carrying an appropriation under Rule 31, is referred
• I believe we'll be passing over S25 today, but I would move that the Senate suspend its rules in order
• Federation's military and political actions in Ukraine. >> Senator from Chittenden has moved that the rules
• 08:53.360> to<00:08:53.519> take<00:08:53.680> up<00:08:53.920> JRS42, rules
• uh in order to take up JRS42, rules uh in order to take up JRS42, pending<00:08:56.240> entry

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Pursuant to Senate Rule 21, the... >> Thank you, Mr. President.
• <00:13:39.839> 86<00:13:40.240> of Uh as a result pursuant to R rule 86 of Uh as a
• result pursuant to R rule 86 of the<00:13:40.639> 2025<00:13:41.360> 2026<00:13:41.920>
• > uh<00:13:43.519> I the 2025 2026 rules of the Senate uh I the 2025 2026 rules of the
• Again, the one announcement pursuant to Senate Rule 21, the notice for any meeting to be held on the

Bills: SB2097, SB2317, SB2319, SB2177, SB2190, SB2424, SB2524, SB2627, SB3084, SB895, SB896, SB3102, SB3157, SB3215, SB2050, SB2090, SB2211, SB2572, SB2096, SB2025, SB2127, SB2046, SB2262, SB2354, SB2387, SB2487, SB2955, SB3234, SB2851, SB2573, SB2391, SB3282, SB3055, SB2189, SB2194, SB3152, SB2635, SB888, SB2203, SCR1, SCR2, SCR3, SCR4, SCR5, SCR6, SCR7, SCR8, SCR9, SCR10, SCR11, SCR12, SCR13, SCR14, SCR15, SCR16, SCR17, SCR18, SCR19, SCR20, SCR21, SCR22, SR3, SR5, SR6, SR7, SR8, SR9, SR10, SR11, SR12, SR13, SR14, SR15, SR16, SR17, SR18, SR19, SB2010, SB3118, SB3276

Keywords: sustainable agriculture, climate adaptation, food system resilience, grant program, Hawaii agriculture, agriculture, insurance, small producers, state support, biosecurity, farm coverage, public-private partnerships, agricultural policy, grant funding, food security, climate resiliency, housing development, zoning exemption, government assistance, affordable housing

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• There is a Rules Committee resolution at the desk to suspend Joint Rule 61.61.
• Resolve that Joint Rule 61A be suspended to permit... Okay, the clerk will read.
• Joint Rule 61 is suspended.
• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 51, I request unanimous consent. Are you Excuse me.
• Those are the two rules. Thank you. The gap year in Europe—what could go wrong?

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the previous day’s journal. Procedural motions were adopted to allow certain members to speak on adjournment in memory and to host guests on the floor, and the chamber suspended Joint Rule 61 to allow the Appropriations Committee to meet and consider AB 1533. The majority leader also requested that SB 272 and HR 44 be removed from the consent calendar. The main floor action was the Assembly’s Pride Month observance, centered on HR 43, which recognizes June 2025 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month. Assembly Member Ward and members of several caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, civil rights, community contributions, and current political attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, arguing the resolution was divisive and included controversial policy references. After debate, 49 coauthors were added and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then held a Pride Month ceremony honoring 14 distinguished individuals for contributions to the LGBTQ+ community, followed by guest introductions recognizing APICA fellows, family members, educators, and community leaders. The Assembly later adopted the consent calendar, with SB 61, SB 66, SB 846, SB 229, and SCR 3 approved, and then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for John E. Brison and former Assembly Member William T. Bagley. The House adjourned until Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 9 a.m.

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• We apply these rules consistently to all people who participate in our proceedings.
• rule, if we don't get any authors, we will not be able to continue.
• in a second for the committee rules we got a motion We've got a second.
• Madam Secretary, please call the vote on the committee rules.
• On the adoption of the committee rules, Elhori.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Well, and I appreciate, like, just because I said, you know, rule, you know, and I'm in one of those
• issue areas, you know, say look at it from the city versus the rule.
• I represent just a tad, but see all... rule. I represent just a tad, but see all my rule.
• You know, one thing to think there is it's better as a rule than in the statute.
• It's the constitution and the rules that govern our internal... the rules that govern our internal process

Bills: HB402, HB402

Keywords: rural impact, legislation, agriculture, school funding, transparency, data assessment, rural communities, land bank authority, property acquisition, tax-delinquent properties, real estate management, local government revenue, floodplain management, stormwater drainage, emergency powers, 1136, house, all

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• And pursuant to clause 13 of rule one, the Journal of the last day's proceedings is approved.
• Under clause 5(d) of rule 20, the Chair announces to the House that in light of the administration of
• Pursuant to clause 13 of rule one, the House stands adjourned until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
• 20, the chair Under clause 5D of rule 20, the chair announces<00:18:14.400> to<00:18:14.559><
• Pursuant to clause 13 of rule one, 433.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The first vote will be to approve the committee rules and budget resolution.
• The necessary housekeeping items to run the committee include our rules and our budget.
• [member_22436] staff, we have proposed some updates and streamlining edits for the rules.
• The three main changes to the rules we are providing for are: receiving sworn testimony from witnesses
• I urge my colleagues to support our committee rules and budget resolution for the 119th Congress.

Bills: SB347, SB351

Keywords: brownfields, brownfield cleanup, site remediation, environmental cleanup, contaminated property, redevelopment, revitalization, CERCLA, Superfund, EPA grants, state response programs, environmental justice, disadvantaged communities, small communities, local government grants, nonprofit eligibility, community engagement, Alaska Native tribes, Regional Corporations, Village Corporations

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• Having been read twice by title, is ordered printed and referred to the Senate Rules Committee, then
• Senate Bill 109, having been read twice by title, is ordered printed and referred to the Rules Committee
• Senate Bill 124, having been read twice by title, is ordered printed and referred to the Senate Rules
• Senate Bill 135, having been read twice by title, is ordered printed and referred to the Senate Rules
• The Senate Rules Committee will be meeting on Monday.

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• Under Rule 2.39, paragraph 4, in the germanity standards outlined in the Senate rules, this amendment
• If you've already made your ruling, I will wait until the ruling to share my points and make a further
• And under that ruling, ...to civil litigation, and under that ruling, no other amendments should be germane
• Senator Grall appeals the Chair's ruling.
• There's a lot of things that if you go through the rules of evidence, or even the case rulings that I

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

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

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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• It gives the DOR and the Banking Commission the authority to promulgate rules.
• and provide a report on those rules to the committee.
• Rules and in the what's ...the standard.
• They’ve actually published the rules and regulations earlier... ...rules and regulations earlier, at
• So, the rules have been filed.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• As a reminder to the committee, our visitors, and the witnesses today, under House Rule 4, Section 13
• , House committees are subject to the same rules of decorum that govern House proceedings.
• Under those rules, the chair is responsible for preserving order and decorum during committee meetings
• We found out recently that these facilities are not even following federal rules.
• Those rules and standards should be upheld.

Bills: HB240

Keywords: tax exemption, farm products, ad valorem taxation, tax code, producer ownership

Summary: The subcommittee heard a series of county and regional government bills, with most measures left pending after testimony. HB 2097 would let counties that opt in give sheriff’s deputies an alternative appeal route for certain discipline cases through an independent hearing examiner instead of the Civil Service Commission. The author and a CLEET witness said it would be faster, cheaper, and fairer; questions focused on why the bill was needed and whether sheriffs could already use such a process. No opposition testified, and the bill was left pending. HB 4642 drew extensive testimony after the author said it was prompted by a death involving an out-of-state jail contract. The bill would require counties contracting with out-of-state jail facilities to include Texas-like jail standards and oversight provisions. The author, a former detainee held in Louisiana, his wife, and a Texas Jail Project advocate described poor conditions, lack of accountability, and multiple deaths of Texans housed out of state. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards director said five counties are currently housing 1,251 Texas inmates out of state, mostly because of staffing shortages, and said the bill would give the commission more authority and oversight. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4350, which would allow peace officers to request redaction of personal information from online real property records. Supporters said officers face retaliation risks and should have protections similar to judges and other officials; a title industry witness cautioned that redaction should not compromise the integrity of land records. The bill was left pending. HB 3687 would require county fire marshals in counties over 100,000 to meet specified training and certification standards, and HB 4105 and HB 4205 would give Harris County preferences in construction contracting and require pay parity for comparable law enforcement ranks within the county, respectively; all drew support from county officials and were left pending. HB 5403 would repeal a special rule requiring Dallas and Tarrant county sheriffs to get commissioners court approval for commissary disbursements, and it was also left pending. Later, HB 4462 would let elected county officials in large counties choose outside counsel in civil cases involving them, rather than relying solely on the county attorney. Supporters argued this would reduce conflicts of interest and protect officials’ reputations; questions centered on who qualifies and whether it could conflict with county interests. Finally, HB 240 would restore a five-member quorum requirement for Harris County tax levies, effectively requiring all commissioners to be present before a new tax rate can be adopted; supporters framed it as a taxpayer protection, while the Conference of Urban Counties opposed it as giving one member a de facto veto and potentially disrupting the budget process. Both bills were left pending.