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• of business, and to act with a like committee from the Senate to wait upon the Governor, giving notification
• 2044, abandon a classification, judiciary; 2045, drive-by shooting, immediate judiciary; 2046, notification
• shared water supply will debt, natural resources, energy and water; 2097, forgiveness, financial system
• ACR 2003, and scratch to the entry; ACR 2004, foreign enforcement systems, transportation and infrastructure

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened for an opening-day floor session marked by ceremonial activities, including the invocation, posting of the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and musical performances. Members also welcomed the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jason Jamison, and a large number of special guests, dignitaries, family members, and community leaders. The Speaker delivered extended remarks about Arizona’s history, the responsibilities of legislators, and the importance of civility and respect in the chamber. Guest speakers included ASU football coach Kenny Dillingham and University of Arizona basketball coach Tommy Lloyd, both of whom spoke about leadership, culture, teamwork, and the role of athletics in uniting and retaining talent in Arizona. The House then took up organizational business. Members adopted amendments to the House rules for the 57th Legislature, Second Regular Session, and then adopted the amended rules as the governing rules for the session. The chamber also approved an emergency declaration for bill readings, allowing bills, resolutions, and memorials to be read by number and short title only. The Speaker announced two new standing committees for the session: Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, chaired by Representative Justin Wilmeth, and Rural Economic Development, chaired by Representative Teresa Martinez. A House Organizational Committee was appointed to notify the Senate that the House was organized and ready for business and to join a committee to notify the Governor. A lengthy portion of the meeting was devoted to points of personal privilege, during which many members introduced family members, constituents, local officials, educators, business leaders, veterans, and advocacy groups. Several members highlighted issues such as water security, affordability, education, health care access, reentry services, veterans’ citizenship, and support for working families. The session concluded with the House recessing and then reconvening for the formal start of legislative business, including committee membership changes and the first reading of a large slate of bills covering elections, taxes, education, health, water, transportation, public safety, and other topics.

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• information for issuing NOTAMs and conducting safety flight evaluations to impact the National Airspace System
• put up meteorological evaluation towers will have to register with the FAA, so that gets into the system
• Then they make the notifications as part of their evaluation for the airspace process.
• as making any sort of evaluations, to ensure that the entities doing that work put that into the system
• to evaluate its impact on any airports that are on our system.

Bills: HB2564, HB2760, HB2765, HB2898, HB3260, HB3800, HB4341, HB4396, HB5195

Keywords: Defense Economic Adjustment, grant applications, economic assistance, local government, Evaluation panel, judicial review, Texas Workforce Commission, unemployment compensation, legal proceedings, labor law, rural development, infrastructure, Texas economic fund, private investment, job creation, meteorological evaluation towers, wind resources, aviation safety, regulations, construction notice

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• information for issuing NTAMS and doing safety flight evaluations to impact the national airspace system
• to put up meteorological evaluation towers will have to register with the FAA so that gets in the system
• at the FAA level and then they make the notifications out as part of their evaluation for the airspace
• any sort of evaluations is to make sure that the, the entities doing that work put that into the system
• to evaluate its impact on any airports that are on our system, but as far as route management or low

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• We will increase our ability to analyze data from different systems and to do so proactively.
• modernization of our uh computer systems modernization of our uh computer systems uh<00:53:10.799>
• <00:57:22.760> or card swipes or cheating the system or card swipes or cheating the system
• to be put in place prior to the recordkeeping system.
• who are coming out of the prison system who are coming out of the prison system who<01:13:50.440

Bills: HF1470, HF1310, HF1837

Keywords: opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations

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• 47.039> the The committee has been selected for the The committee has been selected for the notification
• .<00:21:48.080> is<00:21:48.320> Representative<00:21:48.799> Wharton, notification
• . is Representative Wharton, notification. is Representative Wharton, Representative<00:21:50.640>

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• opioids in the state of Oklahoma, think this would be a good bill where you could add that that notification
• The change of electronic notification is this something that is being done, and it's not identified in

Bills: HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB4117, HB3428, HB4275, HB3257, HB3901, HB4298

Keywords: HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits, paid leave, paid holidays, retirement benefits, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, temporary workers, veterans affairs, Title 72, Oklahoma Personnel Act, budget reporting

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• Luis Ortiz, our construction information management system specialist.
• This announcement serves as the official notification and release of the application cycle to all New
• For systems-based eligibility, we are recommending school facilities within the top 300 of the ranking
• The eligibility of systems includes exterior envelope, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, special systems
• Adequacy in 3004 systems. Would be eligible. Mr. Chair, yes, that is correct.

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• And we've been doing remarkably well in adding storage to the system.
• They've got a control system, and it's just being commissioned, but that should be up and rolling by
• They've got a control system, and it's just being commissioned, but that should be up and rolling by
• Safety, system reliability, cost containment, and clean energy.
• We received notification of a conditional award and...

Summary: The hearing was an informational budget session on energy agency proposals, with no votes taken. Early discussion focused on Proposition 4 climate bond implementation, including funding for demand-side grid support, offshore wind development, and transmission financing. The Department of Finance said the budget includes allocations for demand-side grid support and offshore wind, but not yet for the $325 million transmission financing piece pending a required study. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the Legislature to consider whether to wait on offshore wind funding, whether to keep shifting funds into demand-side grid support, and how to direct future transmission financing. Members also raised concerns about local technical assistance for offshore wind, Salton Sea priorities, and the need for more information before final decisions. The California Energy Commission and CPUC then reviewed the broader energy package. The CEC highlighted the demand-side grid support program’s growth, distributed energy backup assets, long-duration storage, hydrogen grants, and the SIRP clean energy reliability program. CPUC testimony emphasized affordability, wildfire mitigation costs, rooftop solar cost shifts, and efforts to reduce rates while maintaining reliability and clean energy goals. Members questioned CPUC staffing, delays in proceedings, coordination with the CEC and CAISO, and the impact of rate increases on customers. The agencies also discussed the AB 3264 transmission financing study, with CPUC saying work on the study had already begun and was on track for the July 1 deadline. Several trailer bill and implementation items were also discussed. The committee reviewed a proposal to extend the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program surcharge, with members split over whether it should be handled in budget trailer bill language or policy legislation; the administration said the surcharge supports a critical program serving about three-quarters of a million Californians. The committee also heard a CPUC data-sharing proposal to allow nondisclosure agreements for transmission and reliability data, which members generally supported as a technical fix. DWR explained a proposal to clarify language for the Electricity Supply Strategic Reliability Reserve so it can potentially sell three gas-fired units it owns, and the CEC presented a federal transmission grant proposal tied to grid-enhancing technologies and ratepayer cost recovery. Finally, the committee discussed California Lifeline and possible broadband pilot reforms in light of uncertainty around federal Universal Service Fund support, with CPUC saying it is exploring a statewide standalone broadband option for eligible customers.

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• the predecessor to the US Department of Transportation, officially approved the national highway system

Bills: HB1937, HB2153, HB3674, HB2978, HB3885, HB3671, HB3261, HB3021, HB3029, HB4274, HB3701, HB3076, HB2299, HB3852, HB3244, HB3345, HB3114, HB3764, HB4144, HB3304, HB2939, HB4227, HB3262, HB2941, HB3498, HB4343, HB4425, HB3386, HB3087, HB3062, HB3431, HB4141, HB3581, HB4237, HB2960, HB3645, HB3648, HB3974, HB3045, SCR18, HCR1024, SJR39, SJR49, HB4486, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142, HB1823, HB4476, HB3378, HB3880, HB3031, HB3369, HB3429, HB3657, HB4215, HB3624, HB1170

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• They want to go to a percentage system.
• So essentially the registered feedlots are paying for a system that may not have much benefit for them
• So what is the right price for them to pay, and what do we need to do to make this system work?
• So recognizing those... ...do to make this system work.
• The framework already exists; those networks and those systems, and that ability to distribute those

Bills: LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504

Keywords: paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes

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• Notification to parents on performance on dyslexia screening, $70,000 per year.
• Notification to parents on performance on dexlexia screening, $70,000 per year.
• I've had a firsthand review of what this looks like in the public school system in Omaha.
• This is a system overhaul. And what does it cost? It costs approximately $3.9 million annually.
• They are already using multi-tiered systems of support, the MTSS, and Science of Reading practices.

Bills: LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504

Keywords: paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes

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• So if this bill doesn't save money, that means nobody's getting off the system because of this bill.
• And if nobody's getting off the system then this bill doesn't do anything.

Bills: HB3057, HB3130, HB4113, HB3310, HB3314, HB3985, HB4486, HB3040, HB3407, HB4343, HB2981, HB3764, HB3765, HB3767, HB3982, HB3321, HB3322, HB3323, HB4126, HB4130, HB4170, HB3345, HB2941, HB3062, HB3244, HB3298, HB2977, HB3304, HB3299, HB3297, HB4260, HB3906, HB3648, HB3319, HB2933, HB3544, HB1322, HB4104, HB4105, HB4106, HB4107, HB4108, HB3974, HB3134, HB3055, HB3115, HB3471, HB3497, HB3500, HB3505, HB3755, HB4202, HB4226, HB4236, HB4139, HB4144, HB4422, HB4423, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3176, HB3239, HB3263, HB3673, HB3794, HB3796, HB4265, HB4266, HB2123, HB3048, HB2445

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, gender transition, minors, health services, punitive damages, parental rights, health care providers, voter registration, voter eligibility, felony disenfranchisement, restoration of voting rights, formerly incarcerated, reentry, parole, probation, supervision

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• workers' compensation benefits for the. post-traumatic stress disorder under the workers' compensation system
• Members of the Employee Retirement System, a text for the Committee on Pension Investments and Financial
• to the payment of certain employer contributions for employed retirees of the teacher retirement system
• Hicklin relating to the applicability of certain parental notification requirements of school districts
• of certain changes to the assignment of performance ratings under the public school accountability system

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:24:26.320> that add enough money to the system that add enough money to the system that
• And that's a pretty hard management system to operate within.
• So management system to operate within.
• A strong Wyoming only exists with a strong education system.
• And our public education system.

Bills: HB0159

Keywords: student rights, free expression, K-12 education, speech protection, religious views, political speech, 916, all

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• fund projects throughout the state that are trying to get rid of PFAS and come up with filtration systems
• new things lately, getting some new mailing lists, you know, to try to expand the reach of our notification
• 15.640> our know, to try to expand the reach of our know, to try to expand the reach of our notification
• <00:46:18.120> But<00:46:18.280> if notification of this opportunity.
• But if notification of this opportunity.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 28.280> we<01:28:28.400> cleaned also, for the notification, we cleaned also, for the notification
• That is not system we actually need.
• <03:15:57.800> and We also thank the many system-based and We also thank the many system-based
• However, the notifications required by HB 1275 were not aligned with the VRA notification process, and
• The bill also aligns notifications outlined in HB 1275 with the usual process for VRA notifications by

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal from April 20, 2026. Members then made announcements about committee schedules, open enrollment, and the Bolder Boulder event, and welcomed guests from the Leadership Program of the Rockies. The House also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 20, recognizing April 9, 2026 as Home Education Day in Colorado, on a 60-2 vote with three excused. Supporters described home education as a longstanding family choice and emphasized parental rights and educational flexibility. The chamber then received committee reports, including an Appropriations Committee report advancing House Bills 1052, 1132, 1143, 1226, 1343, and 1344 to the Committee of the Whole. The Majority Leader moved several bills to special orders for April 21, 2026 at 9:20 a.m., and the motion was adopted without objection. The Committee of the Whole took up House Bill 1028, concerning second language diploma endorsements for graduating high school students. After adopting the appropriations report, the House passed the bill. Supporters said it would recognize bilingualism and Colorado’s diversity. The committee then considered House Bill 1143, concerning background checks for non-employment-based educational opportunities. The bill sponsor said it would allow qualified people without Social Security numbers to participate in internships, clinical placements, and volunteer opportunities by using alternative identification. Several members opposed the bill and supported amendments, arguing for employer or institutional choice, narrower definitions, and concerns about constitutional rights, tax compliance, and the breadth of the bill. Amendment L6 failed, and the transcript ends amid extended discussion of Amendment L7 regarding enforcement against public entities, with no final action on the bill shown in the excerpt.

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• Management is rapidly evolving with more accessible diagnostic tools, smarter insulin delivery systems
• The current system isn't working.
• Each notification is a distraction. Multiply that by how many kids you have in a classroom.
• Are there systems in place in your school to help you out?
• <01:27:46.360> in do you have backup are there systems in do you have backup are there systems

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Most specifically, I'm here to speak to the intersections of systems involved youth and disconnection
• The majority of those young people have been systems involved.
• youth and young adults who have experienced homelessness and who have been in foster care or other systems
• low incomes in the period between ages 18 and 21, and only half of foster youth who age out of the system
• years, Teenoise has listened and learned from youth and young adults across Texas who have these systems

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• temporarily office in a space assigned to the Senate or the House of Representatives without written notification
• written House of Representatives without written House of Representatives without written notification
• 48.160> the<00:03:48.280> leaders<00:03:48.600> of<00:03:48.680> each notification
• to the leaders of each notification to the leaders of each caucus<00:03:49.480> in<00:03:49.600

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, shall take effect on either the date of the Secretary of the Interior's notification
• of on either the date of the secretary of the<00:23:10.440> interior's<00:23:10.919> notification
• <00:23:11.480> Al<00:23:11.960> to<00:23:12.080> the the interior's notification
• Al to the the interior's notification Al to the Congressional<00:23:12.640> committee<00:23:12.960

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection and Judiciary decision-making meeting on February 21, 2025, considered a long list of previously heard measures and generally recommended passage, often with amendments that delayed effective dates to July 1, 2050 or made technical clarifications. Among the measures acted on were bills relating to property, hotels, service disruptions, transportation, consumer protection, license plates, condominium disputes and fines, election fraud intimidation, vehicle inspection fines, restaurant reservation services, insurance claim checks, foreclosed home sales, labor relations court authority, public housing authority powers, community outreach boards, arson penalties, driving without a valid license, pet animals in vehicles, important agricultural lands, public records retention, transit-oriented development review, sex offender-related licensing actions, National Guard assault penalties, federal recognition timing, medical cannabis caregivers, cease-and-desist orders, and critical infrastructure information sharing. Several measures drew specific discussion or reservations. SB 1030 on election fraud intimidation was amended after consultation with the Attorney General to focus on unconcealed carry and add definitions. SB 5 on legislative vacancies was recommended to pass unamended, but the committee noted constitutional concerns and requested an Attorney General opinion. SB 95 on inspection fines was amended to set a $400 fine amount, though one member objected and the recommendation failed in at least one committee. SB 102 on third-party restaurant reservation services was amended to clarify who may sue and to allow contracted reservation services to distribute reservations on a restaurant’s behalf. SP 1022 on leaving pets in vehicles was amended to remove duplicative language because existing animal cruelty law already covered the conduct. SP 1451 on critical infrastructure information sharing was amended to tighten confidentiality language from “would reveal” to “could reveal” vulnerabilities. Most measures were adopted by the committees with little or no opposition, though several members noted reservations or objections on particular bills, including transportation, consumer protection, and inspection-fine measures. One bill, SB 1255 on records retention for government-function contractors, was deferred to a later meeting on February 26, 2025. Overall, the committees advanced most measures with amendments and recorded the recommendations for transmission to the next committee or chamber.