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• Uh, the question seems to be extending the sunset on that.
• So, you know, we kind of talk about sunsets. They're sort of an abstraction.
• So, you know, we kind of talk about sunsets. They're sort of an abstraction.
• So, you know, we kind of talk about sunsets. They're sort of an abstraction.
• So, you know, we kind of talk about sunsets. They're sort of an abstraction.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Funding from the state GIA will support these architectural and engineering fees and are critical to
• Funding from the state GIA will support these architectural and engineering fees and are critical to
• Friends for Sunset Academy not present. Friends of Sunset Memorial Center not present.
• Academy not present friends for Sunset Academy not present friends for Sunset Memorial<05:44:00.958
• per year to serve each child our fee per year to serve each child our fee structure<06:05:35.120

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Sean Quinlan, Waialua, Haleiwa, and Waimea Beach, Sunset Beach, Waialee, Kawela Bay, Kahuku, Laie, and
• haliva cavala Mulia Sean quinland wua haliva cavala Beach<00:35:49.079> WEA<00:35:50.079> Sunset
• Beach<00:35:52.079> wete<00:35:53.079> Cava<00:35:53.599> Bay Beach WEA Sunset
• Beach wete Cava Bay Beach WEA Sunset Beach wete Cava Bay Kahuku<00:35:56.000> La<00:35:57.000
• <01:09:42.560> in Sunset in...

Keywords: House Agenda:, 910, house, all

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• It shows that eliminating this sunset is not a partisan issue.
• this sunset is not a partisan issue. this sunset is not a partisan issue.
• The ISA is the only major Iran-sanctioned statute that contains a sunset provision.
• Repealing the sunset provision of the ISA is also an issue of checks and balances.
• Repealing the sunset provision of the ISA is also an issue of checks and balances.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• House Bill 472, Delegate Feldmark, Income Tax Theatrical Production Tax Credit Alterations and Sunset
• Production Tax Credit<00:15:35.079> Alterations<00:15:35.800> and<00:15:35.959> Sunset
• <00:15:36.320> Extension, Credit Alterations and Sunset Extension, Credit Alterations and
• Sunset Extension, Favorable.<00:15:37.480> Recognizing<00:15:37.760> chair<00:15:37.880

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Father Mark Bilek of Westminster, introduced by the Senator from the 42nd District and praised by members for his community service and Lenten message of reconciliation. The prayer was journalized. The chamber then recognized several guests, including interns, family members, a shadowing student, and the doctor of the day, Dr. Ann Benfield, before moving to floor business. A scheduling note indicated a light floor agenda, with committee work later in the day and a longer floor session expected the next day. The Senate considered several second-reading committee reports and moved multiple bills to third reading, generally without objection. These included House Bill 229, increasing Maryland Transportation Authority bond capacity from $4 billion to $5 billion; House Bill 266, allowing resource-sharing revenues to support state communications infrastructure, with an amendment conforming it to Senate Bill 85; House Bill 472, extending and adjusting the theatrical production tax credit; House Bill 607, setting constitutional officers’ salaries; House Bill 810, creating a study on blockchain-based lease recordation verification with an amendment adding the Maryland Blockchain Association; House Bill 1095, granting a Calvert County property tax credit for former tobacco barns; House Bill 1142, creating a task force on county and municipal revenue structures; and House Bill 1165, addressing apprenticeship program accountability and completion. The Senate also advanced Senate Bill 956, authorizing the Maryland Transportation Authority to waive portions of video tolls or civil penalties on delinquent accounts, with a sponsor amendment. Members briefly joked about April Fools’ Day during the proceedings, but the chamber continued to adopt reports and amendments without recorded opposition. At the end of the session, leaders announced committee schedules for the afternoon and the next day, including Finance, Triple E, Budget and Taxation, and Judicial Proceedings meetings. The Senate then held a quorum call, confirmed 45 members present, and adjourned until Thursday, April 2 at 10:00 a.m.

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• that called before you dig legislation was passed years ago, and this right here is to extend the sunset
• 49.680> the and this right here is to extend the the and this right here is to extend the the sunset
• 52.000> currently<00:38:52.400> it's<00:38:52.720> is<00:38:52.880> set sunset
• So currently it's is set sunset year.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate began with a resolution honoring Special Agent Senior Josh Taylor for his long service in state law enforcement, including work as a traffic homicide investigator, field training officer, SBI major crimes investigator, and later on the Lieutenant Governor’s protective detail. The resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then received a series of gubernatorial confirmations and House messages, including multiple Alabama Army National Guard promotions, appointments to state boards, and several House bills referred to Senate committees. Committee reports followed, with favorable reports on a number of bills from Finance and Taxation Education, Judiciary, State Governmental Affairs, County and Municipal Government, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Children and Youth Health, and Local Legislation. The Senate confirmed Leon M. Nash to the Board of Pardons and Paroles by a 33-0 vote, and also confirmed several State Textbook Committee appointees by unanimous votes. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including memorials for John David Williams and William Grant Lynch Jr., a commendation for Sandra Thompson, and a resolution urging federal action on sextortion and child exploitation. During local legislation, the Senate passed or certified several county-specific measures, including bills involving Pickens, Colbert, Marshall, Blount, Fayette, Franklin, and Walker counties; one Marshall County bill was later indefinitely postponed after word that its House companion had passed. In the special order calendar, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 30 and then passed Senate Bill 95 extending the sunset on the “call before you dig” law, Senate Bill 42 addressing municipal election tie situations, Senate Bill 9 adding vaping to the Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act, and Senate Bill 41 on elder abuse and exploitation after adopting two amendments. The session ended with adjournment until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2nd.

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• The legislature, because of the sunset associated with the bill, will have an opportunity, obviously,
• we've been working this, not just this year, but throughout, has been that it's important to have the sunset
• bold goals that our state has for ...energy production and taking certain industries and trying to sunset
• They put it on a 10-year kind of sunset as to what we were subsidizing geothermal, because they thought

Keywords: 996, all

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• Two is to set a temporary rate of 325% of Medicare for a two-year period, where it will sunset.
• Two is to set a temporary rate of 325% of Medicare for a two-year period, where it will sunset.
• But we want to get this process started. where it will sunset.
• In doing so, uh where it will sunset.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We appreciate the provision in the bill to repeal the sunset on the new payment withholding authority
• bill to appreciate the provision in the bill to repeal<00:10:06.480> the<00:10:06.640> sunset
• on<00:10:07.200> the<00:10:07.360> new<00:10:07.519> payment repeal the sunset
• on the new payment repeal the sunset on the new payment withholding<00:10:08.399> authority<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• First, if a school district does file against the state, the legal fees that would normally be paid to
• certifications that were attained by Texas high school students across the state show that when TEA started to sunset
• So you stop, you see fewer and fewer sunsetted IBCs, those low-quality IBCs being offered.
• Fewer sunsetted IBCs, those low-quality IBCs being offered, while at the same time IBCs in general being
• But no, there's no fee or fine or anything like that associated with it.

Summary: The committee continued hearing testimony on Senate Bill 2252, which would expand early literacy and numeracy screening, parent notification, intervention supports, and teacher training, including math academies and early childhood supports. Supporters from Texas 2036, Good Reason Houston, Texas Business Leadership Council, and several parents argued that early identification of skill gaps, clearer data for families, and stronger teacher preparation would improve student outcomes, workforce readiness, and long-term earnings. They cited low math proficiency statewide, the importance of early intervention, and examples of districts using screeners and data dashboards to guide instruction and resource allocation. One witness also highlighted home visiting as a family-support model, while another urged more funding for pre-K partnerships and stronger support for parents with reading materials and guidance. A district special education administrator testified neutrally, saying the bill reflects practices already used in her district but expressing concern that it could reduce local control and teacher discretion by standardizing screening and tying it to funding. A Texas Classroom Teachers Association representative supported the intent but warned that mandatory math academies and intervention academies could burden teachers if implemented like prior reading academies, and a substitute teacher/teacher-of-the-year witness asked for clearer protections around special education information and pay for alternative certification candidates. After public testimony closed, SB 2252 was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2253, as substituted, which would phase out routine hiring of uncertified teachers over time, require parent notification when a teacher is uncertified, and expand high-quality preparation pathways such as university programs, residencies, improved alternative certification, and grow-your-own programs. Senator Creighton said the bill responds to the rise in uncertified teachers and aims to strengthen the teacher pipeline with more structured preparation, mentorship, and oversight by SBEC. Invited testimony strongly supported the measure: a Texas Tech researcher said uncertified teachers and fast-track programs are associated with significant learning losses, while year-long residencies and mentored pathways produce stronger outcomes and higher earnings for students. Leaders from Dallas College and Sam Houston State University described successful residency and grow-your-own models, high completion and retention rates, and the need for paid residencies and stipends so candidates can afford to enter the profession. Committee members asked about the difference between mentorship and residency, the cost-effectiveness of paid residencies, retention incentives, and how to scale the model statewide. The committee also adopted the substitute for SB 2253 and later paused to vote out several other bills, including SB 1191, SB 1786, SB 226, SB 326, SB 570, SB 870, SB 991, SB 60, SB 365, SB 1401, and SB 1067, all of which were reported favorably, many with unanimous votes and some placed on the local and uncontested calendar.

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• It's the sunset process. TEA hasn't been...
• We have not passed a sunset bill for TEA since before 2005. We can't find a bill since before 2005.

Keywords: education funding, House Bill 5419, zero-based budgeting, public testimony, school safety, special education

Summary: State Representative Gina Hinojosa and a group of parents and education advocates testified in support of House Bill 5419, a zero-based budgeting proposal aimed at reviewing Texas Education Agency spending and redirecting more public education dollars to classrooms. Hinojosa argued that public schools are being weakened by chronic underfunding, teacher shortages, delayed special education services, and inadequate school safety funding, and said the bill would help cut bureaucracy, vendor contracts, and other non-classroom spending in favor of teacher pay, safety, and special education. Several witnesses, including self-identified Republicans and former GOP officials, backed the bill as a good-government measure and said they were crossing party lines because public schools need more direct investment. They criticized TEA growth, vendor contracts, public-private partnerships, and what they described as unfunded mandates from the state, including school safety requirements. One witness said rural districts are being forced into four-day school weeks, while others cited campus closures, deferred maintenance, and local tax increases tied to state funding shortfalls and recapture payments. The discussion also focused on the need for a systematic review of TEA spending and the lack of a sunset review for the agency since before 2005. Hinojosa and others said increasing the basic allotment would help districts, reduce recapture pressures, and prevent local tax hikes. The exchange was primarily a public hearing and advocacy session; no vote or formal committee action was described in the transcript.

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• Okay, so if you're talking about just the $129, so this is supposed to sunset June 30, 2026, correct?
• ><00:50:08.920> to just the 129 so this is supposed to just the 129 so this is supposed to Sunset
• 12.240> 2026<00:50:13.240> correct<00:50:14.160> so<00:50:14.319> you Sunset
• June 30th 2026 correct so you Sunset June 30th 2026 correct so you have<00:50:14.960> we're<00
• the program after 5 property Sunset the program after 5 years<01:33:35.520> and<01:33:35.719>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Housing and Public Safety/Water and Land hearing first took up HB 1096, which would repeal statutory tenant-selection preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans in state low-income housing. HPHA testified in support, saying the change was a housekeeping measure because the same preferences already exist in administrative rules and could be adjusted later to align with other local preferences, while also noting the federal VASH program provides stronger veteran housing support. Several members questioned why the preference should be removed at all, emphasizing that veterans have long been underserved and asking for a stronger justification; the committees ultimately deferred HB 1096. The later Housing/Hawaiian Affairs agenda heard HB 606 HD1, a measure to extend Act 279 funding and related exemptions for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Supporters argued the bill would give DHHL more time to use the $600 million appropriation to acquire land, work with developers, and address a wait list of about 29,000 applicants, while also helping restore Hawaiian communities and reduce the Hawaiian diaspora. Opponents focused on accountability and oversight, saying DHHL needs clearer plans, measurable goals, and stronger safeguards before receiving more money, and warning that prior spending and strategic-plan changes had reduced the number of applicants served. The committee also heard testimony that the bill would help DHHL fulfill long-standing obligations to Native Hawaiians and that the housing need affects the broader state, not only Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries.

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• Chair, I know that in state and local government, one suggestion that was made would be to have a sunset
• Maybe this has a sunset clause in it.
• Maybe this has a sunset<00:28:21.920> clause<00:28:22.280> in<00:28:22.400> it.
• <00:28:23.280> Um sunset clause in it. Um sunset clause in it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Sunset a few years ago and a lot of the recommendations that we had we've fully implemented in some of
• Sunset in 2022, you were tasked with developing a tracking. system.
• In the sunset report, we were tasked with improving our project review processes.
• Have you looked at the Sunset Report that the Water Development Board went through last legislative session
• when when I was on nominations previously I always want to make sure that folks are looking at their sunset

Keywords: Texas Water Fund, water management, infrastructure funding, local governments, workforce development, community colleges, educational programs, sustainability

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial issues, including the Texas Water Fund and its implications for development in the state. Various members highlighted the critical need for effective management of water resources, discussing the role of the Water Development Board and their strategies for outreach to local governments. The committee engaged in a thorough examination of funding projects and the sustainable financing necessary for communities facing challenges in meeting their infrastructure needs. Additionally, there was notable discussion regarding promoting workforce development and the alignment of educational programs with the demands of the job market as indicated by recent trends in community colleges.

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• Alcoholic beverages license fee refund requirements alterations. Favorable.
• none, Senate Bill 13 is hereby ordered printed for third reading. issued alcoholic beverage license fee
• be issued alcoholic beverage license fee be issued<00:12:19.920> to<00:12:20.079> a<00
• a peer-to-peer car sharing program to transfer monetary liability and charge drivers for any toll, fee
• ,<00:28:54.159> charge,<00:28:54.399> or drivers for any toll fee, charge, or drivers

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, journalized the prayer, and recognized Read Across America Day with a special resolution congratulating the Maryland State Education Association on the program’s 28th anniversary. Senators also welcomed several guests and student groups, including Eleanor Roosevelt High School students, Maryland Federation of Republican Women members for Red Scarf Day, medical shadows from Johns Hopkins, a student page prospect, and a group from Matthew Henson Elementary School. The chamber then took up multiple Finance Committee consent calendars and individual local alcohol-related bills, all of which were reported favorably, adopted without objection, and ordered printed for third reading. Measures included changes to alcohol license fee refunds for uniformed service members, Anne Arundel County license classifications and compensation for liquor board officials, a Baltimore City racetrack license extension, a Cecil County license quota change, and new or expanded licenses for golf courses, sports venues, and barber shop/beauty salon establishments. The Senate also advanced bills on social work licensing, a rural readiness economic development program, a Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission extension, peer-to-peer car sharing insurance rules, telematics-based auto insurance disclosures and appeals, and veteran status notation on public profiles. Several bills were amended before being advanced, generally with technical or clarifying changes and no recorded opposition. Senate Bill 18 would create a provisional social work license; Senate Bill 351 would regulate insurer use of vehicle telematics data; Senate Bill 395 would revise insurance and liability rules for peer-to-peer car sharing; and Senate Bill 197 would alter comprehensive plan elements in land use law. Senate Bill 439, protecting fire and rescue public safety employees from adverse action based on medical cannabis certification, also moved forward without amendment. One measure, Senate Bill 69, which would make permanent the nonprofit navigator position in the Department of Commerce, was discussed at length after a member raised concerns about oversight of nonprofit grant funding. On request, the bill was special ordered to the next day for further consideration. All other bills discussed in the transcript were advanced to third reading by unanimous or near-unanimous voice action, with no recorded roll-call votes.

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• Symmetrical rounding will only be applied to the total transaction price after the application of taxes and fees
• the possibility that pennies may come back, and at the very least the bill should probably have a sunset
• excessive ticket price gouging by capping resale prices at no more than 10% above face value, including fees
• excessive ticket price gouging by capping resale prices at no more than 10% above face value, including fees
• Tickets still available direct from Harlow's using the E-Tix platform are $27.19, including fees.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• <00:47:08.680> a tweak it next year, but don't sunset a tweak it next year, but don't sunset
• My recommendation: we try it, we sunset it.
• My recommendation: we try it, we sunset it.
• My recommendation: we try it, we sunset it.
• We try it, we sunset it.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened under call, established a quorum, and received routine executive communications and House messages, including the House’s passage of Senate File 3623 on school bus stopping requirements and transmittal of House Files 3241, 3731, 3741, and 3802. The chamber also adopted committee reports and gave second readings to several Senate files and House File 3379, while referring Senate File 4854 to the Capital Investments Committee and Senate Resolution 68 to Rules and Administration. The main floor action involved a series of motions to re-refer bills to different committees. The Senate adopted motions to move Senate File 1671 from Judiciary and Public Safety to Housing and Homelessness Prevention, Senate File 2373 from Finance to Labor, Senate File 4452 from Capital Investment to Human Services, Senate File 4580 from Human Services to State and Local Government, Senate File 4589 from Judiciary and Public Safety to Higher Education, Senate File 4630 from Education Policy to Education Finance, and Senate File 4662 from Capital Investment to State and Local Government. The chamber also adopted a motion to give House File 3378 a second reading and place it on general orders after a roll call vote of 46-21. The Senate then took up Senate Resolution 69, which would amend the temporary rules to allow certain accommodations for members who are new parents. Senators Murphy and Coleman spoke in support, arguing the rules should better reflect modern family life and make the chamber more welcoming to parents, especially mothers. Senator Nelson offered the A4 amendment to allow caucus leaders to permit a member’s child under age one on the floor, with the member responsible for supervision and the child exempt from Rule 17.6. Opponents, including Senator Boldon, argued the age limit was too restrictive and that parents should have more flexibility. After roll call, the Nelson A4 amendment failed 32-35, and the resolution remained pending with additional amendments possible.

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• Um, so please reconsider the hard setting of a sunset date for county's contracting ability in this bill
• Um, so please reconsider the hard setting of a sunset date for county's contracting ability in this bill
• Um, so please reconsider the hard setting of a sunset date for county's contracting ability in this bill
• Um, so please reconsider the hard setting of a sunset date for county's contracting ability in this bill
• Um, so please reconsider the hard setting of a sunset date for county's contracting ability in this bill

Bills: HF3738, HF2295, HF3520, HF3666

Keywords: pediatric care, hospital discharge, home care, healthcare accessibility, nursing services, family support, mental health, crisis services, Dakota County, mobile crisis response, public safety, treatment services, rehabilitation, behavioral health fund, client eligibility, home and community-based services, case management, waiver services, county services, disability advocacy

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• Members, House Bill 3661 removes the sunset debt for the sales tax exemption on commercial forestry equipment
• This updates the fee schedule for oversize and overweight permit fees.
• The increase in revenue from these fees will go directly to the roads fund to help our road infrastructure
• And the fees that are going to be charged now, where did you say those monies would go?

Bills: SR44, HCR1027, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53, HB1185, HB1937, HB2035, HB2137, HB2166, HB3148, HB3323, HB3466, HB3498, HB3661, HB3678, HB3710, HB3977, HB3986, HB4104, HB4108, HB4142, HB4191, HB4274, HB4275, HB4322, HB4336, HB4484, HB3880, HB1687, HB3673, HB1170, HB2959, HB3718, HB3021, HB3443, HB3501, HB4143, HB4326, HB2992, HB3660, SB171, SB1325, SB1980, SB2045, HB4422, HB4423

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs, provider regulations, benefits administration, rule approval

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• It establishes a sunset on the bill to see how it works out.
• It establishes a sunset on the bill to see how it works out. Fantastic.

Keywords: 1182, all