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• Pursuant to Clause 12(a) of Rule 1, the Chair declares the House in recess until 12 noon today.
• the approval thereof pursuant to Clause the approval thereof pursuant to Clause one<02:06:53.199
• The chair would direct the gentleman to Clause 2 of Rule 3.
• Further proceedings on this question will be postponed pursuant to clause 12(a) of Rule 1.
• Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as 5-minute votes pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The House will clause six of rule 20.
• Pursuant to clause and nays are ordered.
• Clause 12A of rule one.
• vote pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20. vote pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20.
• > rule<06:35:49.040> 20,<06:35:49.360> the to clause eight of rule 20, the to clause

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 28, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We highlighted, as you all know, we are going through Sunset Review, and in our Sunset Self-Assessment
• In its recent self-evaluation report to the Sunset Commission, HHSC identifies improving IDD coordination
• and those of you that are going to be involved with the—I guess everyone will be involved with the Sunset
• For some reason, we lost that, which is kind of funny because the sunset recommendation was to provide
• I hope as we're going through this sunset review that we can start to look at a review for the waivers

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• We're now continuing that work with improvements on Sunset Drive and a necessary water tower and water
• that work with now continuing that work with improvements<01:03:17.280> on<01:03:17.520> Sunset
• <01:03:18.079> Drive<01:03:18.319> and<01:03:18.480> a improvements on Sunset
• Drive and a improvements on Sunset Drive and a necessary<01:03:19.119> water<01:03:19.440>
• Drive and $1 million towards the Sunset Drive and $1 million towards the rehabilitation<01:03:31.680

Bills: HF4680, HF4047, HF4590, HF3757, HF3569, HF4507, HF4426, HF4927, HF4788, HF4757, HF4747, HF3561, HF4014, HF4013, HF4689, HF4766, HF4589

Keywords: wastewater treatment, improvements, capital investment, Greenfield, bonds, water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, state bonds, public utilities, HF4590, Tamarack, municipal infrastructure, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, Public Facilities Authority, sewer system, collection system, street reconstruction, local infrastructure

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• Um, I'm not—I was chastised by my co-chair not to talk in terms of organic death and use sunset instead
• So, those provisions regarding business, I saw no sunset dates on that. Correct. taxable income.
• <00:19:04.559> So,<00:19:05.039> those and use sunset in instead.
• So, those and use sunset in instead.
• They are not going to sunset or die a natural death.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Major Tax Provisions in H.R. 1 (Public Law 119-21) 00:02:45 Kentucky’s Workforce 00:33:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and heard a brief member introduction before taking up an overview of major tax provisions in HR1, referred to by the presenters as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Representatives from the Kentucky Society of CPAs explained new federal deductions for tips, overtime, and car loan interest; a new tax-favored “Trump account” for children; expanded bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing for businesses; changes to R&D expensing; and a new limit on wagering loss deductions. Members asked several clarifying questions about the duration of the provisions, W-2 and 1099 reporting changes, and how overtime deductions would work. The presenters emphasized that tips and overtime remain subject to payroll taxes and that many of the business provisions are permanent, while the individual deductions are temporary through 2028 or otherwise phased in over time. The discussion then shifted to individual and nonprofit provisions, including the increase in the state and local tax itemized deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 with income-based phaseouts, the temporary senior deduction, and a new deduction for car loan interest with income limits and vehicle qualifications. On charitable giving, the presenters described a permanent nonitemizer deduction, new floors for individual and corporate charitable deductions, and a new scholarship-granting organization credit that would allow donors to receive a dollar-for-dollar federal credit up to $1,700, beginning in 2027. Members focused heavily on the SGO provision, asking about state implementation, oversight, whether churches would qualify, and whether the credit could support both public and private education. The presenters said the state would need to establish the mechanism and that additional federal guidance is still pending. After the tax presentation, the committee heard from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on workforce issues, with a focus on child care and housing as barriers to labor force participation. Chamber representatives said they were not proposing large new government programs, but rather targeted policy recommendations for the 2026 session. They described Kentucky’s long-term decline in workforce participation since 2000, attributing much of it to demographic change, an aging population, and fewer younger workers entering the labor force. The presentation continued into a broader discussion of workforce trends and the need for practical policy responses, but no votes or formal actions were taken on these informational items.

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• And it is that last clause that I will spend some time on, uh, discussing where we ended up.
• by far the single largest and most significant change to the policy falls under the ability to pay clause
• , and interchanges, a dimminimous clause, and interchanges, a dimminimous clause, drainage<00:04:
• 05:02.000> pay policy falls under the ability to pay policy falls under the ability to pay clause
• Under the updated policy, uh, we clause.

Bills: HF3131, HF3436, HF3106, HF3241, HF3531

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal

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• Section three of the bill includes a deemed amended clause that applies the increased exemption amounts
• The clause includes a proviso that seeks to limit the application of the increase so that it applies
• So the department recommends not amending the deemed amended clause on page three, lines 20 through page
• <00:02:39.920> that<00:02:40.239> applies<00:02:40.800> the The clause includes
• on pardon me, the deemed amended clause on page<00:03:47.599> three,<00:03:48.000> lines

Bills: SB2444, SB2446, SB2450, SB2453, SB2461, SB2457, SB2462, SB2313, SB2528, SB2532, SB2571, SB2678, SB2529

Keywords: real property, exemption, attachment, execution, consumer protection, financial security, inflation adjustment, head of family, senior citizens, Intermediate Court of Appeals, judges, Hawaii judiciary, court membership, legal system, presidential preference primary, elections, political parties, Hawaii voting, 2028 election, voting

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 2444 would raise the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution, which the Attorney General said could create vague retroactivity language and litigation risk; the committee noted the exemption had last been adjusted around 1978. SB 2446 would add a seventh associate judge to the Intermediate Court of Appeals. Judiciary staff testified in opposition, saying recent internal restructuring and a pending vacancy had improved output and that it would be prudent to wait and see the effect before adding another judge. The Public Defender supported the goal of faster appellate resolution but said it would defer to the court’s assessment and had no objection to revisiting the issue later. The committee also discussed current appellate timelines, with staff saying at least 225 days is built into the process before a case reaches a merit panel, and that a two-year delay from panel assignment was realistic under the current structure. The committee then heard SB 2450, which would establish a presidential preference primary for the 2028 cycle. The Chief Election Officer said the election would cost about $4 million, less if combined with the regular primary. Several opponents argued the bill would add bureaucracy, duplicate or undermine party-run processes, and waste taxpayer money; one speaker estimated the total cost could be closer to $6 million when county costs are included. Supporters and committee members discussed that the measure would not require parties to use the results and that Hawaii remains one of the few states still using caucuses. The committee also asked whether counties could staff the election and whether the results would be useful given Hawaii’s current primary timing. SB 2453 would require the Office of Elections to include a notice with each ballot that a digital and printed voter information guide is available, with the notice in 32-point font as a separate insert. The Chief Election Officer said the insert would cost about $90,000 and asked for an effective date of January 1, 2027 because mailing preparations for the primary would already be underway. The Disability and Communications Access Board, League of Women Voters, National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii, and others supported the bill. The committee also began hearing SB 2461, which would have the Office of Elections prepare a questionnaire for candidates and publish responses online and in the voter guide; the Chief Election Officer said the office did not think it should be the agency to shape campaign questions, though he said it could work if the questions were specified in statute. Finally, the committee heard SB 2457, which would require a criminal conviction before seized property could be forfeited. The Attorney General and Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill, arguing it would prolong cases, increase storage costs, and make forfeiture less effective against crime, especially where owners flee, die, or hide assets through shell companies. The Public Defender strongly supported the measure, saying forfeiture should be tied to convictions and that people challenging forfeiture often lack counsel. The Honolulu Prosecutor also opposed the bill, but said it supported transparency, due process, and even a right to counsel; it argued conviction-only forfeiture would fail in cases involving fugitives, deceased suspects, or hidden ownership structures. The committee questioned what would happen to property if an owner could not be found, and the prosecutor said the outcome would depend on the type of property and could involve abandonment or interpleader proceedings.

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• Pursuant to clause one of rule one, the Journal stands approved.
• One of their whereas clauses political.
• One of their whereas clauses is<00:47:44.640> whereas<00:47:45.040> California's<00:47:
• ,<00:54:00.720> whereas defamation uh with this clause, whereas defamation uh with this clause
• work period under clause 13 of Rule<01:43:50.560> One.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Second, let's talk about supremacy clause immunity.
• There is Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18.
• We have the naturalization clause, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4.
• 1, naturalization clause, Article 1, naturalization clause, Article 1, Section<01:25:40.280>
• Congress has the Section 8, Clause 4.

Keywords: 981, all

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• However, those are scheduled to sunset in 2027.
• <00:59:44.880> So,<00:59:45.040> what scheduled to sunset in 2027.
• So, what scheduled to sunset in 2027.
• benefits, we are extending the sunset benefits, we are extending the sunset for<00:59:52.920>
• That provision may be subject to challenge under the Commerce Clause.

Bills: HB2459, HB1616, HB1799, HB1604, HB1732, HB1736, HB1931, HB772, HB2153, HB2122, HB2009, HB2012, HB1779, HB2296, HB2397, HB2398, HB1596, HB2233, HB1976, HB1563, HB815, HB1655, HB1851, HB1941, HB2037, HB1635, HB2201, HB1943, HB1163, HB2452, HB2429, HB2148, HB2306, HB2007, HB2049, HB2616

Keywords: food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing

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• So some discussion prior to the House bill going through was to eliminate the escalator clause and go
• Prior to the House bill going through, there was discussion about eliminating the escalator clause and

Summary: The Senate Corrections and Public Safety Committee met in hybrid format, approved the minutes from May 13, June 10, and June 17, and then considered two bills. HB 329 would reduce the governor’s control over emergency powers by giving the General Assembly more authority to review, limit, or end emergency orders and regulations, requiring more frequent updates and tighter renewal rules; members discussed the bill’s effective-date language, and no public comment was offered. The committee then heard HB 468, which would raise the monthly 911 surcharge from 60 cents to 90 cents, the first increase in about 20 years, to generate roughly $13 million annually for 911 operations and next-generation technology. Senator DeFar and the state 911 administrator emphasized the need to stabilize funding and improve services such as text-to-911, geolocation, and faster language translation for non-English callers; several members expressed support and asked to be added as sponsors. No votes on the bills were taken during the meeting, and there was no in-person public comment on either measure. The meeting concluded after public comment was closed.

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• Walsh moves to amend the bill by inserting before the enacting clause an emergency preamble.
• To amend the bill by inserting before the enacting clause an emergency preamble.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports. It adopted resolutions commending Plymouth on becoming the 451st International City of Peace and honoring the Massachusetts Pain Initiative for recognizing September 2025 as Pain Awareness Month. The House also adopted orders extending reporting deadlines for the committees on Community Development and Small Businesses, Education, Environment and Natural Resources, Health Care Financing, and Telecommunications, Utility, and Energy. The chamber concurred in a Senate referral sending a petition on modernizing permitting for certain transportation loads to the Committee on Transportation. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 for several petitions, including proposals on pipe-fitting exemptions, Hispanic-serving institutions in higher education, and adding bone marrow and organ donation to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. The House then approved a slate of bills for consideration, including measures on gender-neutral election-law language, several Haverhill civil service exemptions, improved headlight safety, a Natick civil service exemption, and a sick leave bank for Aidan Daniels. After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave second reading and ordered several bills to a third reading. It then passed to engrossment local bills concerning the Natick town home rule charter, Rochester governance, and Leicester stabilization funds. On House No. 3392, designating September as PCOS Awareness Month, the House adopted an emergency preamble amendment offered by Representative Walsh and then passed the bill as amended to engrossment. The House also observed a moment of silent tribute requested by Representative Jones for political activist Charlie Kirk, with remarks condemning the killing and calling for civil discourse. Finally, the House adopted an order to meet again Wednesday at 11 a.m. and adjourned accordingly.

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• House No. 4769, the report saying ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause
• Ways and Means having recommended that the bill be amended by striking out all after the enacting clause

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate convened on February 19, 2006, with a Pledge of Allegiance and remarks noting the Commonwealth’s observance of Iwo Jima Day. The chamber also adopted a congratulatory resolution for Elizabeth Beth Renaud on her retirement from public service to the city of Salem. Members then acted on several local and procedural matters. House Bill 4272, authorizing Hudson to grant one additional off-premises wine and malt beverages license, was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed. The Senate also adopted orders extending committee reporting deadlines for the Environment and Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee and the Transportation Committee, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committees. Later, the Senate passed to enact House Bills 3977 and 4438, concerning alternate members for Beckett’s Conservation Commission and a fall annual town meeting in Swampscott. The chamber also adopted an order placing House Bill 4769, the “build resilient infrastructure to generate higher-ed transformation” bill, on the Orders of the Day for immediate second reading with Ways and Means text as the amendment. Another petition, filed by Senator Brownsberger and others regarding violations of the U.S. Constitution under cover of law, was referred to the Judiciary Committee after suspension of the necessary rules. The Senate concluded with an order to adjourn until the following Monday at 11 a.m. and a motion to adjourn in memory of Phyllis Chapman of Hingham, followed by a moment of silence. The motion prevailed and the Senate adjourned in her memory.

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• This bill also extends the sunset on the IT sales tax exemption to 35 years. Second reading.
• This bill also extends the sunset on the IT sales tax exemption to 35 years.
• The A25 amendment puts a sunset on the 50% increase to the cannabis tax.
• The least we could do is sunset this tax.
• So I would say we should do a sunset. tax revenue. tax revenue.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But don't feel it's okay to invoke somebody's name and then, in the same sentence, do the but clause
• President, Senator McQuade, the word disability is used in your clause C of this bill, but there's no
• So, as already existing in our state law, it's just one clause above the new clause in this bill, um,
• <02:19:04.479> There clause in Minnesota state statute.
• There clause in Minnesota state statute.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He said they need to look at the issue according to the supremacy clause, and referenced Arizona v.
• He said they need to look at the issue according to the supremacy clause and referenced Arizona v.
• those things, he thinks they can get there without feeling like they are violating the supremacy clause
• Representative Nelson said that, according to the supremacy clause, and as reinforced in Arizona v.
• cuz that's where I feel like I am clause cuz that's where I feel like I am today. today. today.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3415, a bill aimed at limiting immigration enforcement activity at child care centers. House Research explained the DE1 amendment, which defined key terms and barred child care employees from consenting to civil immigration enforcement entry without a judicial warrant, while requiring officials to identify themselves and state their purpose; the amendment also clarified that it would not block officials administering child care programs. After brief debate, members adopted the DE1 amendment. The bill author, Representative Sensor Mura, said the measure was intended to address fear and disruption in child care settings caused by recent immigration enforcement activity and to keep those spaces safe for children and families. Supporters, including a pastor, a Children’s Defense Fund representative, parents, child care workers, and an ACLU policy counsel, testified that immigration enforcement near daycares has caused fear, staff absences, lockdowns, and emotional harm to children. They argued the bill would not stop lawful enforcement but would require warrants and basic identification before entry, protecting children from witnessing raids or arrests and giving providers clear rules. Several witnesses described specific incidents involving ICE activity near Spanish immersion daycares in Minneapolis and St. Paul, including staff members being detained, parents organizing safety watches, and children showing distress. Testimony emphasized that many affected children are U.S. citizens in immigrant families and that visible enforcement can create toxic stress and separation anxiety. No final action on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided beyond adoption of the DE1 amendment and continuation of testimony.

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• In order to add on to that, they sunset that product line.
• > [clears throat] on to that [clears throat] on to that [clears throat] they<00:31:05.039> sunset
• <00:31:06.240> We<00:31:06.399> were they sunset that product line.
• We were they sunset that product line.
• That’s the way to keep things on a current model, to keep it from sunsetting, to keep that system from

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:23 Approve Minutes from January 15, 2026- 00:01:03 Kentucky State Police Update on SERVS- 00:01:47 Adjournment- 00:54:18, 958, all

Summary: The committee received an update from Kentucky State Police on the SERVE radio system project, with David Barker and consultant Brandon Marshall explaining progress across multiple phases. They reported that Mayfield PD fire/EMS and Graves County Sheriff are fully operational on the system, Phase 2 is 77% complete with 48 existing sites finished and 13 new sites pending acquisition, and Phase 3A remains funded but not yet complete. They also said router upgrades are complete, radio dispatch positions and mobile/portable rollout are complete, and microwave replacement is nearly finished, with one remaining site delayed by weather. A major part of the discussion focused on why the project has taken so long and why equipment is being purchased before some sites are built. KSP said the project began as a radio system upgrade but expanded as they discovered additional infrastructure needs, including routers and microwave links that were not in the original scope. They explained that equipment must be purchased in advance to match versions and preserve warranty coverage, and that older existing tower sites are being refurbished rather than replaced to make use of existing public-safety infrastructure. They also said all expenditures are tracked in inventory and accounting records and that the project remains transparent. Members pressed for a master plan and timeline, with Representative Smith arguing the project needs clearer structure and fewer layers of decision-making. KSP acknowledged the need for a timeline, said they had plans but not a full timeline earlier, and stated that if the remaining funding is approved they expect to complete the remaining existing sites and 25 new sites by June 30, 2027. They said 56 new-build sites remain, identified as the yellow-dot sites on the maps, and that some sites may be able to use existing Demar/National Guard tower locations. The committee did not take a vote on the project during this portion of the meeting.

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• coming to the state to do business and an increase in public interest. which was highlighted in our Sunset
• the state federal lab that was in existence filled this role but in 2021 That lab was closed after sunset
• This program was examined very closely during the agency's most recent sunset commission review as of
• s and the sunset commission's most recent reports on implementation progress.
• The state board has fully implemented the Sunset Commission's directives.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And then the last question: is this going to have an urgency clause?
• I believe this does have an urgency clause. Okay.
• And then the last question, is this going to have an urgency clause?
• I believe this does have an urgency clause. Okay.
• And with it having an urgency clause, I think he will have to work overtime to ensure that not only the

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This proposal adds a clause authorizing the closure of the facility under specific circumstances, under
• This proposal adds a clause authorizing the closure of the facility under specific circumstances, under
• This proposal adds a clause<00:19:03.679> authorizing<00:19:04.240> the<00:19:04.400>
• > closure<00:19:04.640> of<00:19:04.799> the<00:19:05.520> so clause authorizing
• the closure of the so clause authorizing the closure of the so specific<00:19:07.840> circumstances

Bills: HF3540, HF3522, HF3544

Keywords: veterans rights, employment discrimination, human rights, Minnesota laws, protected classes, veterans, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs, Secret War in Laos, SGU veteran, Hmong veterans, Laotian veterans, honor guard, military funeral honors, state veterans cemetery, burial eligibility, veterans home, temporary closure, state active service, National Guard