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• THE GOVERNOR REQUESTED HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, 50 OF WHICH GOES TO STORM DAMAGE RECOVERY.
• TO BUILD A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE BUT IF I WANT ACCESS I SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT FOR
• THE BILL TAKES POWER AWAY FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND HANDS IT TO BIG GAS COMPANIES LIKE TAMPA ELECTRIC
• A REPRESENTATIVE AND TONE WHICH CREATED A NINE-MEMBER BLACK HISTORY TASK FORCE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR
• AS YOU GROW OLDER KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

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• Business on the President's desk: communications from the Governor.
• During the time I served while Governor Ducey was governor, the majority leaders did not send badly written
• bills to the governor to veto them.
• in bills being sent to the governor that are written very badly.
• A small modular reactor is a nuclear power plant, but small.

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• Loris' story is a testament to the power and resilience of healing and hope.
• , lieutenant governor, Senator Ben, Speaker, and myself to land at this number.
• As I said, I want to thank the governor, lieutenant governor, the speaker, and Senator Betancourt for
• The governor has opened up an investigation.
• It was the most powerful committee hearing I have ever sat in.

Bills: SB4, SB23, SB3, SJR2, SJR85, SB34, SB60, SB75, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1405, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB1948, SB2037, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB243, SB627, SB646, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB1358, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, SB1762, SB552, HCR109, SB2185, SB4, SB23, SB3, SJR2, SJR85, SB34, SB60, SB75, SB706, SB1814, SB1220, SB523, SB565, SB1253, SB840, SB764, SB2383, SB2155, SB1535, SB1405, SB1423, SB1566, SB1804, SB1728, SB1816, SB1952, SB1948, SB2037, SB2068, SB1455, SB213, SB243, SB627, SB646, SB670, SB896, SB917, SB1184, SB971, SB1255, SB1261, SB1283, SB1358, SB991, SB1733, SB21, SB231, SB739, SB1252, SB1371, HB2970, HB 109, SB2308

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, elderly, disabled, ad valorem taxation, school district funding, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption

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• Continuing with further business, messages from the Governor will be deemed read.
• Messages from the Governor will be deemed read. Messages from the Assembly will be deemed read.
• who serves on the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, I recognize how rare and powerful
• The Senate joins in the recognition of a powerful Californian with significant impact in our state and
• The Senate joins in the recognition of a powerful Californian with significant impact in our state and

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through several privileges of the floor. Guests and student groups were welcomed, including students from Flore High School’s Law Academy and a fourth-grade class from Holy Spirit School. Senator Blakespear also introduced Brigadier General Nick Brown, commanding general of Marine Corps Installation West and Camp Pendleton, highlighting his military service and leadership. On the floor, the Senate took up Governor’s appointments. Andrew Rakestra’s appointment to the Board of Environmental Safety was confirmed on a 28-0 vote, and Indira Cameron Banks’s appointment to the Civil Rights Council was also confirmed, 28-8. Senators then announced upcoming budget subcommittee meetings on resources, health and human services, judicial branch funding, and state administration. The chamber also heard adjourn-in-memory tributes. Senator Archuleta honored Yoshi Nakamura, a World War II veteran, educator, artist, and community activist whose life included service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and decades of teaching in Whittier and at Rio Hondo College. Senator Blakespear honored Dr. Rosemary George Strayley, a Peace Corps pioneer and global advocate for education, women, and girls who worked with international organizations and co-founded Run Women Run. The Senate expressed condolences and recognition for both Californians. The session concluded with the desk cleared and the Senate announcing its next meeting date, then recessing until later in the day for an adjournment motion.

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• Continuing with further business, messages from the Governor will be deemed read.
• Messages from the Governor will be deemed read. Messages from the Assembly will be deemed read.
• who serves on the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, I recognize how rare and powerful
• The Senate joins in the recognition of a powerful Californian with significant impact in our state and
• The Senate joins in the recognition of a powerful Californian with significant impact in our state and

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• and lieutenant governor.
• governor.
• and lieutenant governor.
• That was very powerful. He said to love your nation, powerful. He said to love your nation.
• It was powerful. One of you said that.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and several recognitions, including tributes to former members and law enforcement. The chamber then adopted the special order report and moved to the day’s special-order calendar. Early bills passed unanimously, including CS/HB 401 on FDLE security details for major party nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, CS/HB 1063 on gubernatorial transition procedures, HB 593 on governmental agencies and personnel, CS/CS/HB 655 on confidential attorney-client meetings for local governments in pending litigation, and HB 6011 on ethics gift/honoraria reporting procedures. Each of these measures was explained by sponsors as transparency, security, or administrative process legislation, and each passed 115-116 to 0. The chamber then took up CS/HB 125, designating October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance. The bill drew extensive and sharply divided debate over whether a state remembrance was appropriate for Kirk, with opponents arguing he was a polarizing political figure and that the House should focus on affordability and other constituent concerns, while supporters framed the bill as a defense of free speech and opposition to political violence. A proposed amendment to replace the designation with a George Floyd remembrance was ruled not germane. After structured debate, the bill passed 82-31. Members also considered transportation designation measures. SB 628, substituted for CS/HB 885, included multiple road and bridge namings and an amendment designating a 124-mile stretch of State Road 80 as the President Donald J. Trump Highway; the amendment and bill passed 82-26. CS/HB 33 similarly designated portions of roads as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and President Donald J. Trump Boulevard, prompting another lengthy debate over the appropriateness of honoring political figures and the use of public roadways for such designations; it passed 82-30. The House then began debate on CS/HB 35, “Isaiah’s law,” which would add driving without a valid license to the habitual traffic offender list after repeated offenses, with sponsors citing a fatal hit-and-run and opponents questioning prosecutorial discretion and the bill’s practical effects.

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• My point is, a big power line came through our land.
• So, I mean, it's a really powerful tool.
• A lot of folks talk about bring your own power, which we've talked about as well, where, in a speed-to-power
• world, the data center attempts to bring its own power.
• In a speed-to-power world, the data center attempts to bring its own power.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, establishing its purpose as a study and policy-development body rather than one aimed at producing many bills. Majority Leader Hogue urged members to move quickly, focus on federal and other states’ AI laws, consider possible federal preemption, child protections, and the siting and economic impacts of data centers. Committee leadership echoed that the goal is practical, balanced governance that protects North Dakota while allowing innovation to continue. Legislative Council staff provided a background memo and NCSL presented a detailed overview of AI concepts and the current state legislative landscape. The presentations distinguished narrow AI, generative AI, agentic AI, and theoretical AGI/ASI, and summarized major state policy themes: comprehensive AI laws in states such as Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois; targeted laws on deepfakes, chatbots, health, education, notifications, and digital likeness; and growing use of appropriations and agency inventories. Members asked about Colorado’s repeal and reenactment, Texas’s sandbox and training provisions, oversight structures, and whether AI regulation is bipartisan; presenters said most issues cut across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfakes but more division on broader regulatory approaches. The federal update focused on executive orders, preemption, and congressional activity. NCSL described a White House framework favoring a single federal standard, a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department review of state laws, and possible funding conditions tied to state AI policy, though no formal state-law challenge had yet occurred. The presentation also covered a recent executive order creating a voluntary federal vetting process for advanced frontier models after safety concerns, and congressional proposals including a failed 10-year state moratorium, Senator Blackburn’s child-safety bills, the Kids Online Safety Act, a House-passed children’s digital safety package, a Senate data center moratorium proposal, and a House ratepayer/data-center bill. The committee took no formal action beyond receiving testimony and asking questions.

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• Governor Healey's budget increases funding for school meals by $18 million to $198 million.
• This past year, Governor Healey's K-12 statewide graduation council has been hard at work.
• I want to thank the legislature for moving Governor Healey's Bright Act forward.
• I was there when the power went out.
• The governor is the bargainer. Correct.

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• We're just ones with the real power.
• </c> tax for governor. tax for governor.
• , it doesn't matter what a governor, it doesn't matter what governor<02:13:31.680><c> is</c><02:13:31.760
• , your limits on your power.
• The governor they've got to have 3/5.

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• Uh, AI demands more power for their servers. Power distribution is a huge issue.
• Uh, AI demands more power for their servers. Power distribution is a huge issue.
• Uh, AI demands more power for their servers. Power distribution is a huge issue.
• Uh, AI demands more power for their servers. Power distribution is a huge issue.
• Uh, AI demands more power for their servers. Power distribution is a huge issue.

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• And so we will be able to have power and water for our pump.
• On the fifth, the governor came out and Chief Kidd came out as well.
• But after the flood happened, when we had no power, no Wi-Fi, no electricity, No power, no Wi-Fi, no
• So you have the power. You have legislative intent.
• You do have the power. We gave you that power.

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• Maybe they have issues with the Governor...
• Let's put the power back in the people's hands.
• Power to ensure no citizen is left behind.
• Rely on people power movements.
• Let's retain the power and freedom for the people.

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• Messages from the Governor, there are none. Messages from the Senate, there are none.
• And she knew the power of sharing our stories, inviting us to speak to the new class of La Pai.
• May she rest in power. Thank you all. Thank you.
• Joy was never passive about power. She was intentional.
• So let me simply say, Joy, rest in peace, rest in power.

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• The Ombudsman's office basically reports to the governor.
• Basically reports to the governor.
• And the governor, Hobbs, sent it back over to ADOT. ADOT reframed the question.
• Has the governor got a plan?
• He wrote, 'Knowledge is power.

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, as amended by a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety with 15 members, authority to review DCS data and practices, request briefings and audits, conduct site visits, and receive confidential complaints, with a $2.2 million FY 2027 appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and foster/adoptive caregivers testified in support, describing child safety failures and arguing for independent accountability, while some members questioned whether the Ombudsman’s office was the right home for the committee and suggested other oversight structures. The amendment was adopted, but the bill itself failed on a 5-5 vote. House Bill 2620, which would appropriate $300,000 annually from FY 2027 through FY 2031 to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services for grants to emergency shelters serving veterans, received strong support from the sponsor and shelter advocates who said the funding would help move homeless veterans toward stable housing and connect them with VA services. Members emphasized veterans’ service and the need for trauma-informed case management, and the bill passed with a 10-0 do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321, requiring DCS to place and later remove a credit freeze for children in care to prevent identity theft, also passed unanimously after the sponsor and members discussed the administrative process and protections for foster youth. The committee then considered House Bill 2601, directing ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg so environmental review could proceed separately from litigation affecting the southern portion. Supporters framed the bill as a bipartisan way to keep the project moving, while opponents from environmental groups and several members argued it would encourage sprawl, harm desert habitat, and add cost and delay; the bill passed 6-4. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, drew testimony from a trafficking survivor and others who supported prevention efforts, but some members argued the topic should be handled through broader sex education or parent education; it passed 6-4. Later bills also advanced: HB 2156, appropriating $250,000 to the Livestock Compensation Fund, passed 7-3; HB 2165, exempting certain veterans and National Guard members from state park admission fees, passed 6-4 after amendment narrowing the exemption; HB 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and related data-sharing requirements, passed 8-0; HB 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and fuel feasibility amid EPA waiver concerns, passed 6-2; and HB 2957, preserving non-Real ID licenses and limiting biometric/data retention with a Kavanaugh amendment, passed 5-4-1.

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• No, I believe that the governor still can appoint this person. That's my understanding.
• It's still below, still that serves with the pleasure of the governor.
• And if I'm wrong, But it's still below, still that serves with the pleasure of the governor.
• Power has five and a half years to appeal the decision.
• So that governor does do that.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 19 and March 11. It then heard Senate Bill 1285, which would make high school diplomas from non-public schools, including homeschool, equivalent to public school diplomas or GEDs for Idaho occupational and professional licensing. The sponsor and supporters said the bill removes a barrier for homeschool and private-school graduates without changing other licensing requirements. After brief questions and supportive testimony from Homeschool Idaho, the committee voted to send the bill to the House floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next considered House Bill 841 on prior authorization in health insurance. The sponsor said the bill would add transparency, predictable timelines, qualified clinical review, stability once authorization is granted, and reporting requirements, while preserving fraud protections and not dictating prices or coverage design. Testimony from the Idaho Medical Association, a migraine patient, and the Idaho State Dental Association supported the bill as a way to reduce delays and administrative burden. Representative Harris raised concerns about complaints and fiscal impact, but after debate the motion to send the bill to the floor failed on a 9-5 roll call, with four absent. Senate Bill 1262 followed, a narrow insurance code change that removes a confusing “lesser of” investment limit and leaves a 10% asset cap for certain insurer investments. The sponsor and a domestic insurer said the change would simplify the code and improve portfolio flexibility, and the committee approved it for the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 898, which moves the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the new Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Supporters argued the move would streamline permitting and keep federal historic-preservation duties intact, while opponents warned of conflicts of interest, loss of independence, and possible funding and efficiency problems. After extensive testimony from preservation professionals, water users, and others, the sponsor closed by saying the budget and staff would follow the office and that the change would improve permitting efficiency; the transcript cuts off before the final disposition of the bill.

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• in human history: freedom under a constitution that protects individual rights, limits government power
• And you can ask the governor, because she's aware of it too, and her office had to do their own research
• and a firm thank you. ...deference to the principles of federalism and the separation of powers and
• Congress's help to restore that authority, that power back to the states.
• However, the desire for power does. However, the desire for power does. So with that, I'm an aye.

Summary: The committee heard several bills and a memorial, with extensive testimony on each. SB 1018 would amend Arizona’s foreign-law statute to expressly include Sharia law. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill was needed to prevent foreign legal systems from being enforced in Arizona courts and said it would not restrict private religious practice. Opponents, including the ACLU of Arizona, said the measure singled out Islam, was based on fear rather than evidence, and was unconstitutional. After debate, the committee approved SB 1018 on a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered SB 1075, which restricts conveyance of Arizona land to foreign entities deemed hostile to the United States and adds disclosure and penalty provisions through an amendment. The sponsor said the bill was modeled on similar efforts in other states and was intended to prevent adversarial foreign ownership near sensitive sites. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill as amended on a 4-3 vote. SB 1141, dealing with presidential electors, would require electors to vote for a properly nominated successor if a winning presidential or vice presidential candidate dies or withdraws before the Electoral College meets, and would treat an elector’s office as vacant if the elector fails to appear. Supporters said the bill closes a gap in Arizona law and helps avoid a deadlock in an unlikely but possible contingency. The committee passed SB 1141 unanimously, 7-0. Finally, the committee heard SCM 1003, a memorial urging Congress to affirm state authority over election processes and campaign finance through a constitutional amendment. Supporters framed it as a federalism measure responding to concerns about outside money in politics, while some members questioned claims about money laundering and noted the memorial’s broad language. The committee approved SCM 1003 unanimously, 7-0.

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• Those two bills are passed to be enacted, will be signed by the President and laid before the Governor
• Those two bills are passed to be enacted will be signed by the president and laid before the governor
• , we continue to believe there are important constitutional limits that protect the separation of powers
• Requests that seek to overstep the powers of the legislature to organize and conduct its business are
• But at the same time, understanding what these constitutional concerns and separation of powers are,

Summary: The Senate took up several local and special bills on third reading and final passage. It amended and passed to be engrossed Senate 1831, a Rutland bill providing killed-in-the-line-of-duty benefits for Joanne Saundi as the surviving spouse of Detective John DeSongy, and also passed to be engrossed two Haverhill bills exempting Nick Santos and Anthony Morales from the maximum age requirement for police officer appointments. The chamber then enacted bills concerning police age requirements in Newton and Stonem, sending them to the Governor. It also adopted two congratulatory resolutions, including one for the Florence Community Band’s 25th anniversary and another recognizing the Italian Consulate in Boston and Italian National Day. The Senate suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer a House petition from Rep. Carol Fiola to the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, proposing a temporary pilot to let municipalities extend liquor-license hours and allow public consumption in designated districts during summer 2026. The chamber also addressed House 5501, the fiscal year 2027 state budget, after the House nonconcurred in a Senate amendment; the Senate insisted on its amendment and appointed a conference committee, naming Senators Rodrigues, Comerford, and O’Connor. A major floor debate centered on Senate 3104, a resolution responding to the Supreme Judicial Court’s May 7, 2026 order regarding the State Auditor’s request for Senate financial records. Supporters said the resolution would provide documents in four clarified categories—budgets, audits, balance-forward transactions, and monetary settlement agreements—while preserving constitutional separation-of-powers objections to broader requests. Opponents argued the Senate should have sought the court’s guidance earlier and that the documents should be produced without further delay. The resolution was adopted on a roll call vote, 33-6. The Senate then adjourned in memory of William F. Howard of Beverly and set its next meeting for Monday at 11:00 a.m.

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• And yet, even given that narrow scope, prosecutors, who are the most powerful actors in the criminal
• Needless to say, if I change the language in the House and the governor doesn't like it, the governor
• This nation was formed on the idea of distributing power, not consolidating it.
• This nation was formed on the idea of distributing power, not consolidating it.
• And that is, we distribute power instead of consolidating it. I'm glad to see it's going to pass.

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• She was appointed to Division III in March of 2025 by Governor Katie Hobbs.
• The government promised that these powers were for terrorists.
• He understood that liberty is security and that a government powerful enough to watch everyone is powerful
• Your power as a senator comes at a... ...COW. Your power as a senator comes at every level.
• Your power comes in COW.

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• Last time—well, not last time, but when Governor Richardson was in office, there were lots of rules that
• It happens because people in positions of power choose courage over comfort, and the Green Amendment
• We don't know who's going to be the next governor.
• The governor cited the Green Amendment, which was important.
• You know, the legislature loses power if we go judicial or we go a different way to the courts.

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