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• A substitute, we had previously adopted the committee substitute.
• We have previously adopted a substitute.
• and used as a speech code. against lawyers.
• With the adoption handoff time here.
• Is there objection to the adoption of the motion in writing? Hearing none, motion is adopted.

Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

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• It's the code of ethics and the code of conduct, and within that it specifies that in the code of ethics
• It's the code of ethics and the code of conduct, and within that it specifies that in the code of ethics
• <01:54:56.880> of Education Code of Ethics and code of Education Code of Ethics and code of
• of the records last night, the model policy that they essentially used to adopt the code of conduct.
• <02:12:45.800> there to to adopt the code of conduct there to to adopt the code of conduct

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 362, which would give the Department of Education rulemaking authority over educator licensing and testing requirements, including professional education assessments. Representative Ladd argued the bill is meant to preserve New Hampshire’s higher standards for teacher preparation and to avoid lowering requirements for licensed educators, while also allowing flexibility for career and technical education (CTE) instructors who may have strong industry experience but not traditional classroom credentials. Members discussed whether the bill should preserve industry-recognized credentials and basic academic skills testing while exempting CTE teachers from content exams; DOE Director Steven Appy said an amendment would clarify that the bill applies to initial licenses, exempt CTE teachers from the content-testing requirement, and keep current administrative practice on basic skills and industry credentials in statute. The committee also noted that an executive session would be scheduled later, likely the following week, to act on the bills and amendment. The committee then took up House Bill 90, dealing with the definition of part-time teachers. Representative Ladd explained that the bill is intended to let university and community college faculty teach limited hours in high school concurrent enrollment settings, especially in subjects like math and STEM where some schools cannot find locally certified teachers with a master’s degree. He said the measure is designed to expand student access to college-level courses, not to replace fully certified teachers or reduce standards, and emphasized that the bill is limited to faculty employed or contracted by the University System of New Hampshire or the Community College System of New Hampshire, with criminal background checks and ethics/conduct rules still applying. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the discussion ended with the understanding that further action would come in executive session.

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• Um, but currently similar legislation has passed the Oklahoma House, the Texas House, the Texas Senate
• uh the Oklahoma uh the Oklahoma House,<00:35:27.920> the<00:35:28.160> Texas House
• allowed which is just general um western leg<00:53:54.599> non-Napoleonic<00:53:55.599> code
• c><00:53:56.960> uh<00:53:57.440> common<00:53:58.119> law leg non-Napoleonic code
• uh common law leg non-Napoleonic code uh common law however If<00:54:03.359> legislation<00:54

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session on HB 302, which would add precious metals and digital assets as potential investment options. State Treasurer Monica Misipelli said she took no position on the bill and did not see an immediate fiscal impact or operational problem, but explained that the state’s operating funds and rainy day fund require liquidity and stability, so they would not be suitable for volatile assets like precious metals or digital assets. She said the only funds that might potentially use such investments would be certain trust funds held in perpetuity, which are managed by an outside investment advisor under a contract and investment policy. Members asked about the treasurer’s current investment practices, including the types of funds managed, the role and discretion of the investment advisor, the state’s risk profile, and whether the bill would affect existing authority. Misipelli said the office follows RSA 11 and related statutes, with different objectives ranging from conservative to aggressive depending on the fund, and that the advisor meets with the office regularly, with formal performance reviews on a quarterly basis. She also said the office recently centralized management of about 40 trust accounts totaling roughly $60 million into five combined portfolios under a five-year contract with an RFP-selected vendor. When asked whether precious metals or digital assets are already indirectly available through mutual funds, she said that was possible for some mutual funds, but she was not certain about digital assets. Representative Ammon, the bill’s sponsor, said similar legislation had passed the Oklahoma House, the Texas House and Senate, and had advanced in Arizona. He argued the bill was intended to give the treasurer more tools to help balance portfolios and hedge inflation, noting concerns about federal debt and inflation. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair ended the questioning after thanking the treasurer and asking her to remain available in case further questions arose.

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• Their attorney has been calling people in Clovis to foster-adopt them.
• What's the next step to get them adopted, and how many children right now are free for adoption that
• are not adopted?
• free to be adopted?
• And I believe that we have 200 kids freed for adoption right now.

Keywords: 996, all

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• voluntary adoption is inadequate. voluntary adoption is inadequate.
• Does the code ban mandates?
• >> In the Nuremberg Code, um, there is no condition. No, you have the right to say no.
• testified to mention the Nermberg code. testified to mention the Nermberg code.
• Does it have >> Does the code ban mandates?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Father, we thank you so much for the ability we have to be here today to serve the great people of Oklahoma
• Father, we thank you so much for the ability we have to be here today to serve the great people of Oklahoma

Summary: The House convened, the clerk called the roll, and the chamber proceeded with routine opening business including the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. The Speaker outlined the day’s order of business, but the session did not move into substantive legislative debate or bill action because a quorum was lacking. During announcements and personal privilege remarks, Representative Crosswhite Hader noted a gubernatorial proclamation recognizing Child Care Providers Day on May 8. Representative Hasenbeck shared several FFA-related recognitions, including Henley Hasenbeck’s selection to the National FFA Chorus and local FFA officer team, and congratulated new State FFA President Coy Davidson. The Speaker also offered a personal family birthday announcement. With no quorum present, the floor leader moved to recess, and the House adjourned until Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.

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• I invite all of Oklahoma to pray. Lord, it is a great reminder that you.
• Bless each one and through them, bless the great state of Oklahoma, our home in Jesus' name. Amen.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Chairman, I would have to look into what constitutes a public agency in Montana code.
• I'm not seeing it right Montana code.
• agency um shall use the fees um adopted agency um shall use the fees um adopted by<01:10:40.880>
• Can we hear the Oklahoma thing? What is the specifics of Oklahoma's two-tier that you like so well?
• Oklahoma was mentioned because I'm licensed in Arizona and I've litigated these issues in Arizona.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Colorado had less, Oklahoma had less, and Utah had more, but they're all within five points of each other
• And the advisory committee adopted their five guiding principles.
• For the first two years, what the city and county adopted is in the first two funding cycles, we want
• They want your zip code; they're trying to get some demographic information.

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• When we put dollars and cents in the tax code, it does not go with inflation.
• We've also looked at road user charges that have been adopted in other states as well.
• We would expect to see a reduction in our electric vehicle adoption. Without the tax credit.
• Chairman goes from LA to Uh, to the east coast, but it stops at Oklahoma City and then from there you

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• Yes, have a committee report adopted. Yes, I have a committee report adopted. Mr.
• Yes, have a committee report adopted. Yes, I have a committee adopted. Mr.
• Speaker, move adoption. We're in adoption of a favorable committee report.
• No, we are in adoption of an adoption of an adoption. Mr. Speaker, move adoption.
• Move adoption. We're in adoption of a favorable committee report for House Bill 180.

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HB9, SB2, SB19

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• Demographically, geographically, states like Alabama, states like Oklahoma, states like West Virginia
• We saw in Oklahoma they're more likely to attend college, and when I say that, 12 percentage points more
• We saw in Oklahoma they're high school.
• We saw in Oklahoma they're more<00:26:44.559> likely<00:26:44.799> to<00:26:45.039>
• drastically improve kindergarten readiness, and we've seen it in red states and blue states—Alabama, Oklahoma

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and first heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials on career and technical education funding. KDE explained that House Bill 499 created a CTE funding formula using 60% weighted full-time equivalent enrollment and 40% incentives, but House Bill 6’s budget language excluded area technology centers (ATCs) from that supplemental funding. KDE requested approval of an additional budget request of $14,789,352 in each fiscal year 2027 and 2028 to include ATCs in the formula and hold local districts harmless. Officials said ATCs serve students from 117 of Kentucky’s 171 districts and argued the change would reduce funding disparities and better reflect the return on investment from CTE programs, citing growth in dual credit and work-based learning participation. Members asked whether the issue would need to be revisited each budget cycle. KDE responded that the problem could be fixed by removing the notwithstanding language from the budget bill, which they said would allow ATCs to be included under the existing statute. Representative Klein supported the request, saying the current clause could lead to stagnation and that the committee should help the program continue to grow. No vote was taken on the CTE item during the portion of the meeting provided. The committee then heard a presentation from PreK for All on expanding preschool access in Kentucky. Advocates said the state’s preschool program has been funded since 1990 and currently serves about 14,200 children at roughly $84 million per year, but that many working families still fall into a coverage gap. They proposed expanding eligibility to 250% of the federal poverty line, which they said would add about 9,600 children at a cost of $40 million in year two, after a planning year. The proposal also included regulatory flexibility for classrooms and partnerships with private child care providers and nonprofits, with speakers emphasizing child care deserts in some counties and citing research that early learning improves kindergarten readiness and later outcomes. No action or vote was taken on the preschool proposal in the transcript provided.

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• Show that amendment not adopted. Read the next. Opposed no? No. Show that amendment not adopted.
• Show the amendment not adopted. Read the next.
• Show that amendment not adopted.
• Show that amendment not adopted. Read the next amendment.
• Show the motion adopted.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and adoption of the special order report for the day. The chamber then moved into a special-order agenda focused almost entirely on immigration-related measures, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. The memorial was adopted 85-27 after brief debate, with supporters arguing Florida should help maximize federal immigration enforcement and opponents saying Congress, not the state, should fix immigration policy. The House next took up Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses for illegal entry and reentry by adult unauthorized aliens and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members debated constitutional concerns, due process, racial profiling, fiscal impacts, and whether the bill intruded on federal immigration authority. Several amendments were offered and defeated, including proposals to extend protections to Venezuelans with TPS, to remove the mandatory death penalty, to protect certain long-term immigrant workers and teachers, to expand exemptions for Haitians and humanitarian parole recipients, and to create a task force on best practices for immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive locations. A final amendment to strip the bill as unconstitutional was also rejected. The bill then passed 85-29. The final measure discussed was Senate Bill 2C, which creates a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establishes grants and incentive bonuses for local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities, repeals the fee waiver for undocumented students beginning July 1, 2025, and appropriates more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as a broad enforcement package, while questions from members focused on the impact on current students who receive in-state tuition and whether the bill would remove incentives for those already enrolled. The transcript ends during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• Upon adoption of this resolution, two.
• The bill as amended shall be adopted.
• Upon adoption of this resolution, three.
• These standards set an ethical code where they agreed to adopt a transparent and honest service model
• they agreed to ethical co code where they agreed to adopt<04:51:58.240> a<04:51:58.560> transparent

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• practices that we have gone through as a trade association that we would suggest for utilities to adopt
• And, as all of you know, we also have a variety of types of cities and towns of different sizes, code
• , non-code, classifications, etc.
• I have a geeky suggestion: make sure that you've covered—I used to be a code advisor for 15 years at
• the legislature—make sure you cover code cities, non-code, all those little jurisdictions.

Summary: The committee held a work session in Mill Creek focused first on the eviction process. Judge Michael Scott of King County Superior Court described historic highs in unlawful detainer filings across Washington, especially in urban counties, and said King County has reduced its backlog and average time to resolution to about 60 days by adding two dedicated eviction judges and using more judges when needed. He also described how King County and other counties are implementing the right to counsel for indigent tenants, and noted that additional housing commissioners may help. Office of Civil Legal Aid representatives Philippe Knapp and Jane Paxe said the statewide appointed counsel program has represented more than 30,000 tenants, referred clients to social services, and helped many remain housed, but they warned of a funding shortfall that could eliminate about 17 attorneys and leave roughly 2,000 tenants without representation. A landlord-side panel argued that eviction timelines remain too long and fragmented, creating unpaid rent, safety issues, and uncertainty for both landlords and tenants; they urged more uniform procedures, streamlined rental assistance, and procedural changes to reduce refiling and delays. The second work session addressed theft and vandalism of critical infrastructure, especially copper and telecom cable theft. Committee staff reviewed existing criminal and regulatory laws covering malicious mischief, theft, scrap metal businesses, and metal property deception. Comcast, Mason Public Utility District, and the Recycled Materials Association testified that theft of aerial cable and copper has become a crisis affecting power, internet, 911 service, schools, hospitals, and line-worker safety. Utility representatives described outages, hazards, and rising costs, and asked for stronger audits of scrapyards, tougher penalties for theft affecting critical infrastructure, and tighter rules on payment and identification. Recyclers said they oppose the thefts and already operate under heavy regulation, but acknowledged enforcement gaps and the need for better coordination; committee members discussed possible bill concepts and asked for written recommendations. The final work session covered standards for law enforcement personnel. Criminal Justice Training Commission Executive Director Monica Alexander and Assistant Director Kimberly Bliss explained current certification and decertification rules, including background checks, training requirements, mandatory and discretionary grounds for decertification, and the hearing process. They said elected sheriffs are not currently required to undergo the same pre-election background check as other applicants, though they can still be decertified if already certified, and they reported a backlog of more than 1,000 cases with about 70 to 80 new cases coming in each month. Retired Judge Ann Levinson then outlined ways the legislature could strengthen and align standards for chiefs, sheriffs, and marshals, including requiring certification within a set time, setting a minimum age, requiring recent state background checks, and making loss of certification a vacancy in office. Committee members asked questions about accountability for elected sheriffs, background-check administration, and decertification outcomes.

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• with our sister nation, Mexico, to the north. northern border with Red River, the panhandle with Oklahoma
• We're authorized to convene upon a adoption by the House of today's adjournment motion members you've
• heard the motion is there any objection chair here's And the motion is adopted. 98 99 Members, please
• The chair lays out the following previously adopted resolution.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
• Bless each one, and through them bless the great state of Oklahoma, our home. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into announcements and introductions. Members noted upcoming Hispanic Heritage Day hosted by the Latino Caucus and discussed the legislative schedule, including that the Senate was not expected to meet and that the House clerk’s desk would still open in case business was needed. Floor leaders clarified that there would be no quorum requirement for the next day because no Senate business was coming over, though the House would still be available if the Senate unexpectedly returned. There was also a light exchange about possibly introducing the Senate and a suggestion to play frisbee in the empty parking lot. No bills were debated or voted on. The House adjourned until the next day at 1:30 p.m.

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• <02:40:18.960> by phrase subject to policies adopted by phrase subject to policies adopted
• No district shall be required<04:23:04.080> to<04:23:04.239> adopt<04:23:04.479> or<
• /c><04:23:04.720> migrate<04:23:05.120> to<04:23:05.279> the required to adopt or
• Um, we have Kentucky, Arizona, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.
• <04:41:51.520> South Kentucky, Arizona, Oklahoma, and South Kentucky, Arizona, Oklahoma, and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Adoption, you're welcome for the questions and thank you for the due pass already.
• Yield for questions and move adoption. We've got a do pass in a second. Do we have any questions?
• with an issue that arose two days ago and dealing with an agency that is telling the citizens of Oklahoma

Keywords: 914, all

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• The House version also made similar changes to the adoption section of the code.
• By a vote of 38 to 0, S. 11 is adopted. Thank you. S-11 is adopted by the Senate.
• It's adopted.
• Move for adoption.
• Move adoption of the amendment. Ending question is the adoption of the amendment?

Keywords: 977, all