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• So we have to review the amendments.
• So we have to review the amendments.
• I'm with IATSE Local 700's Editors Guild. IATSE Local 700's Editors Guild.
• Joe Aridis, IATSE Local 695. Thank you. Joe Aridis, IATSE Local 695, in strong support. Thank you.
• Raji Munoz, Local 399, in very strong support. Greg Swizzersall, IATSE Local 122, strong support.

Summary: The committee heard AB 749, which would create a blue ribbon commission to study equitable access to youth sports and recommend a statewide framework, including coaching standards, PE modernization, and funding models to reduce barriers for families. The author and supporters, including youth sports advocates, educators, coaches, and former athletes, argued that sports improve health, school engagement, and long-term opportunity, while noting racial and income disparities in participation. One member raised concerns that a new commission could add cost and regulatory burdens, but the bill was framed as a study measure rather than immediate regulation. The committee also took up AB 549, aimed at coordinating state and local security planning for major upcoming sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, and Olympic and Paralympic Games. Supporters said the bill would improve interagency coordination, protect visitors and communities, and help prevent human trafficking and discrimination during mega-events. Members discussed the need to avoid over-policing and to center community values, but the bill advanced on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. AB 1291 addressed ticket purchasing for concerts, sports, and other live events by requiring electronic proof of purchase and allowing it to be used for entry if a ticket cannot be accessed through no fault of the buyer. Supporters said the measure would give consumers more certainty and help address problems in a monopolized ticketing market, while opponents from venues, sports teams, and entertainment groups warned it could undermine anti-scalping tools, create security problems, and burden venues with duplicate or fraudulent proofs of purchase. The committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended basis to Privacy and Consumer Protection, with the roll held open for absent members. The consent calendar item, AB 644, was also approved.

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• Any questions on the amendment? Too many public testimony in the amendment?
• The amendment has been adopted. We're back on the bill as amended.
• So it's a great amendment. Thank you. Further debate on the amendment.
• local industries might be.
• It's not for local.

Summary: The State Affairs Committee met with a quorum present and took up several measures. It first considered HJR 1215, an ad valorem tax exemption for farmers and agricultural lands. The committee adopted an amendment making technical changes and removing a requirement that implementing language be set by general law. Several agricultural and business groups supported the measure, and it was reported favorably by a vote of 22-4. The committee then heard CS for CS for HB 1169, a bill revising water management district planning, budgeting, reporting, and business practices, including restrictions on lobbyist expenditures and additional budget disclosures. An amendment removing the statutory section on management review teams was adopted after debate over whether those teams were still useful. The bill was reported favorably 19-8-7. Members then debated PCS for CS for HB 1221, which would redirect local option tourist development tax revenues toward property tax relief and give counties more control over certain local taxes. County, tourism, beach preservation, and hospitality groups opposed the bill, warning it would weaken tourism marketing, beach renourishment, and local services, while supporters argued it would provide property tax relief and accountability. The bill passed 14-12. Finally, the committee considered HB 4079, which would dissolve the town of White Springs. The sponsor and supporters described years of mismanagement, intimidation, and illegal conduct, while opponents argued dissolution was an extreme step and pointed to the ongoing election and other remedies. After extensive public testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably 19-6. The committee then adjourned.

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• The agency can, obviously, amend the ordinance to conform to state law or amend the ordinance to respond
• Otherwise, that ADU ordinances no, and state ADU standards apply locally until local compliance is achieved
• Motion to pass as amended to the Assembly Committee on Local Government. Haney, Patterson, I.
• SB 748 as proposed to be amended assists local jurisdictions with operating safe parking sites while
• And the motion is do pass as amended to the Assembly Committee on Local Government, and we can take a

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee met with a quorum and announced that SB 340 would be moved to a later hearing. The consent calendar included HR 44, SB 233, and SB 410, which were later approved. The committee then heard several housing-related bills, with testimony largely focused on streamlining accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules, regional planning, and homelessness response. SB 9 would require local agencies to submit ADU ordinances to HCD within 60 days and respond to HCD findings within 30 days, or the ordinance would become null and void and state standards would apply. Supporters, including California YIMBY, Casita Coalition, UnidosUS, Housing Action Coalition, and Power California, argued the bill would strengthen enforcement of existing ADU law and reduce local barriers. The bill passed 7-0 with two abstentions and was sent to the Assembly Local Government Committee. SB 486 would exempt UC and CSU projects from having to analyze a no-project alternative under CEQA while requiring the universities to share enrollment forecasting data and participate in regional sustainable communities planning. It passed 9-0 and was referred to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. SB 748, as amended, would expand funding and authority for safe parking sites and related services for people living in RVs or vehicles, using encampment resolution funding and requiring reporting by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness. The City of Compton, the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, and the League of California Cities supported the measure, emphasizing public health, neighborhood safety, and humane alternatives to displacement. The committee members discussed the limits of current encampment cleanup approaches and the need for services and temporary shelter; the bill passed 11-0 and was sent to the Assembly Human Services Committee. SB 543, a cleanup bill for ADU and junior ADU law, clarified review timelines, size standards, and consistency with existing ADU statutes; it also passed unanimously and was referred to the Assembly Local Government Committee.

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• The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted. Senator Klein moves the A7 amendment.
• The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted. Senator Klein moves the A7 amendment.
• Am I reading the right amendment? A-7. Am I reading the right amendment? A-7.
• The motion prevails and the amendment is adopted. Other amendments? Discussion.
• Senator uh Dibble offers the A9 amendment. amendment. amendment.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , the A3 amendment.
• Meers can present the bill as amended.
• Representative Myers has an author's amendment, the A3 amendment. I do, uh, Madam Chair.
• So, as you and I talked about, the A1 amendment is a friendly amendment, and this actually says that
• So, as you and I talked about, the A1 amendment is a friendly amendment, and this actually says that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• AMENDMENT.
• THAT IS THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT.
• ANY DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT?
• ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT? ANY APPEARANCE CARDS ON THE AMENDMENT? DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT?
• IS THAT THE INTENT OR WHICH YOU BE AMENABLE TO LANGUAGE IN AN AMENDMENT THAT ALLOWS FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Are there amendments on the bill? No amendments. Is there public testimony? No amendments.
• Are there amendments on this bill? No amendments on the bill.
• This is on the amendment still. Amendment number two, ma'am.
• Let's get right into the amendment. Amendment barcode 727-1-7.
• Show the amendment is adopted. Back on the bill as amended.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, and local government bills. Early measures included HB 743 on social media use by minors, which would require platforms to provide access to parents and law enforcement with a warrant; PCS for HB 1049 on protection of court officials; PCS for HB 491 restricting warrantless government use of AI cameras to detect concealed firearms; and HB 1053, an FDLE agency bill that removed obsolete provisions, renamed a program, combined reports, expanded security-related definitions, and added support for retired police dogs. All of those bills were reported favorably, with HB 1053 adopted as amended after some questions about eliminating the Victim and Witness Protection Review Committee and related reporting changes. The committee also approved HB 4075, a Leon County local bill capping reimbursement for inmate medical transport and care at Medicare-based rates, and HB 1095, a Hillsborough County pilot program for probationers with substance-abuse conditions that uses frequent testing and short jail sanctions for violations; both were reported favorably as amended. Several bills focused on law enforcement and public safety. HB 1129 clarified that victims’ identifying information, including names, is protected from public release under Marsy’s Law, and its amendment added a 72-hour confidentiality period for law enforcement officers involved in critical incidents, with possible extension if safety concerns remain; the bill passed favorably as amended. PCS for HB 1371 addressed a range of protections and tools for law enforcement and first responders, including limits on vehicle kill switches, funding for critical infrastructure mapping, a 25-year minimum for attempted first-degree murder of specified justice personnel, and procedures after exposure to bodily fluids; it was reported favorably. HB 857 increased penalties for assault or battery on utility workers and was also approved. HB 317 required written, sworn complaints against law enforcement and correctional officers, imposed penalties for false complaints, and limited the use of unsubstantiated investigations in personnel files; it passed despite opposition from some law enforcement groups and support from others. The committee spent substantial time on HB 903, a corrections bill that would tighten inmate complaint procedures, authorize tracking of inmate movement, adjust execution-related provisions, streamline mental health and competency processes, and change contracting authority for prison services. Members raised concerns about costs, civil rights, and the statute of limitations, but the bill was reported favorably as amended by a 14-3 vote. HB 181 on objective parole guidelines, which would require the Commission on Offender Review to incorporate vocational, educational, and self-betterment programming and provide its statistical analysis to legislative leaders, drew strong support from criminal justice reform advocates and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved HB 1455 on repeat sexual offenders, which creates mandatory minimum sentences for subsequent specified sexual offenses and bars gain time or discretionary early release; an amendment increased one mandatory minimum from 10 to 20 years for selling or buying minors for sexually explicit conduct. Throughout the meeting, several bills drew testimony from law enforcement, industry, advocacy groups, and members of the public, with votes generally favoring the measures.

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• energy goals and will supply local energy goals and will supply local businesses<00:11:53.639>
• Pacific is working to develop a local Pacific is working to develop a local source<00:12:05.720>
• encouraging growing feed stocks locally encouraging growing feed stocks locally have<00:12:36.720
• <00:15:12.360> it level if it was produced locally it level if it was produced locally it
• will still incentivize the local will still incentivize the local industry<00:15:19.040> and<

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on HB 976, a measure related to incentives for renewable fuels, including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Supporters said the bill would help close the cost gap between renewable and conventional fuels, strengthen Hawaii’s energy security, support climate goals, and encourage local economic development. Testifiers from Pono Pacific, PAR Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, Pacific Biodiesel, Aloha Carbon, and others described ongoing or planned projects, local feedstock development, and potential benefits for agriculture, waste diversion, and emissions reductions. Several testifiers also discussed proposed amendments. The Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition said it wanted to remove the import tax credit, eliminate the aggregate cap increase to avoid additional state funding, and revise local-production language to rely on a carbon-intensity threshold rather than location-based preferences. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised technical concerns about the bill’s administration, including prorating credits if the cap is exceeded and the feasibility of a 30-day filing window. Some supporters urged keeping solid waste, including construction and demolition debris, as eligible feedstock, while Energy Justice Network opposed that approach and also urged removing GMO-related language and waste-based feedstocks because of environmental and toxic emissions concerns. Opposition testimony focused on the bill’s cost and feasibility. Energy Justice Network and Ted Metros argued the measure could become a large subsidy for a refinery and questioned whether Hawaii has enough land and water to produce meaningful quantities of biofuel locally. Metros also criticized the refundable credit structure and said the state should not bear the cost for what he described as a benefit largely tied to tourism and imported fuel. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the chair later noted the committee had received 13 testimonies in support, 18 in opposition, and seven comments, and then invited further discussion on cost allocation and lowering caps to broaden participation.

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• This shall be a division vote on the amendment. on the amendment with piis only so on the amendment with
• The amendment is adopted. a of pass pass with Amendment sen Lisa a of pass pass with Amendment sen Lisa
• The amendment is adopted. pass with Amendment sen Glenn cordelli pass with Amendment sen Glenn cordelli
• contribute to local tax base local tax contribute to local tax base local tax dollars<01:05:54.920
• <05:51:41.280> Bill that amend as amended on House Bill that amend as amended on House Bill

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• amendment only. amendment only.
• I don't think I can support this amendment with its taking away the local site plan review of a residence
• amendment amendment 2026-0738H.
• . amendment. amendment.
• . amendment. amendment.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The amendment is now passed. There is an amendment at the desk.
• would this amendment allow local school districts to decide what's best for their community?
• this amendment.
• The amendment is adopted to amend Senate File 1740. There is an amendment at the desk.
• The amendment is not adopted. There is an amendment at the desk.

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• I didn't see any amendments there. No, Mr. Chair, I have no amendments.
• local uh these local directly by these local uh these local entities<00:18:55.000> and<00:18:55.600
• <00:42:51.200> a<00:42:51.359> local government about a local government about a local
• There is an amendment I'd like to ask for: Amendment A1.
• Okay, and any questions on the amendment? Okay, and any questions on the amendment?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So all this amendment does is it simply directs our local law enforcement to not...
• So all this amendment does is it simply directs our local law enforcement to not enter schools during
• This amendment does not deter local law enforcement from following the law and entering our schools for
• So all this amendment does is it simply directs our local law enforcement to not enter schools during
• This amendment does not deter local law enforcement from following the law and entering our schools for

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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• That's the amendment. Are there questions on the amendment? Are there amendments to the amendment?
• So all this amendment does is it simply directs our local law enforcement to not...
• This amendment does not deter local law enforcement from following the law and entering our schools for
• So all this amendment does is it simply directs our local law enforcement to not is it simply directs
• This amendment does not deter local law enforcement from following the law and entering our schools for

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, quorum call, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Rules and Ethics Committee special order report for February 13, 2025 was adopted, setting the day’s special order calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up immigration-related special order items, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C, which urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. Members debated federal immigration policy and state cooperation with DHS, and the memorial passed 85-27. The House next considered Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses related to unlawful entry and reentry into Florida and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, including Supremacy Clause, due process, and Eighth Amendment concerns, and several speakers argued it would create separate classes of people and invite litigation. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow or expand exemptions, including protections for Venezuelans on TPS, certain Haitian TPS and humanitarian parole recipients, undocumented people brought to Florida as children working in critical professions, and a proposal to delay action pending court rulings; all of those amendments were rejected. The bill passed 85-29. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 2C, which would create a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establish a local law enforcement immigration grant program and advisory council, repeal the undocumented-student fee waiver, and appropriate more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as supporting cooperation with federal immigration agencies and ending the in-state tuition incentive for undocumented students. Early questioning focused on the impact on “dreamers” and whether the bill would effectively raise their tuition costs; the sponsor said it removed the incentive of in-state tuition but did not bar attendance. The transcript cuts off during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

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• So amendment number four will be passed by. Amendment four is passed by for the day.
• I urge a vote no on this amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Shall the bill be amended?
• Speaker, I move that we pass Amendment Number 2. Shall Amendment Number 2 be passed?
• amendments two and three.
• Speaker, I would like to move that we sever Amendments 1 through 6, Amendment 8, and Amendment 11, and

Keywords: April 22, 2026 - Reconvened Session, 976, house, all

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• without amendments, 579, without amendments, 608, without amendments, 621, without amendments, 624,
• without amendments, 626, without amendments, 627, without amendments, 6.56, without amendments, 722,
• amendments, 833, without amendments, 833, without amendments, 833, without amendments, 833, without
• amendments, 951; without amendments, 968; without amendments, 979; without amendments, 979; without
• ; 1,024 without amendments; 1,032 without amendments; 1,038 without amendments; 1,050 without amendments

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• The motion is due pass as amended to the Senate Committee on local. Moved by Senator Cortese.
• The motion is do pass as amended to the Senate Committee on Local Government.
• Motion is do pass as amended to Senate Local Government, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair
• Motion is do pass as amended to Local Government. Chair voting aye, Vice Chair voting no.
• Motion is do pass as amended to the Senate Local Government Committee. Chair voting aye.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Housing met without a quorum at first and operated as a subcommittee, then later established a quorum and took up several housing-related bills. Early presentations focused on AB 2390, a cleanup measure to clarify streamlined housing approvals and how modifications are reviewed; AB 1890, which would increase state matching funds for Napa County farmworker housing centers; and AB 956, which would clarify accessory dwelling unit law by allowing more flexibility in how ADUs are built and by clarifying application of ADU protections in common interest developments. Supporters for these bills emphasized predictability, farmworker housing stability, and expanded housing options for multigenerational families, while opponents of AB 956 raised concerns about neighborhood density, infrastructure, and local control. AB 956 drew the most extensive debate. Committee members discussed whether it was a clarification or expansion of ADU law, the potential for triggering density bonus rules, and possible local government costs. The author accepted committee amendments to avoid allowing a third ADU/JADU combination that could trigger density bonus implications. The committee then voted to do pass AB 956 as amended to the Senate Committee on Local Government, with one no vote recorded and the bill held on call for absent members. The committee also took votes on the consent calendar and on AB 2390 and AB 1890, but those measures were likewise held on call for absent members after favorable motions. The committee also heard AB 939, which would let developers transfer income-restricted ownership units to qualified nonprofit affordable housing organizations without waiting 180 days after certificate of occupancy. Supporters, including Habitat for Humanity and California YIMBY, said the bill would reduce vacancy, carrying costs, and help preserve long-term affordability. The California Association of Realtors opposed the bill unless amended, arguing it could limit buyer choice, codify first-right-of-refusal practices, and reduce wealth-building opportunities for families. After discussion, the bill was moved to the Senate Appropriations Committee on a do pass motion and held on call. Later bills included AB 1165, which would require state housing agencies to create a fiscal analysis and financial plan for ending homelessness; AB 1184, which would add transparency and open-meeting style requirements for homeowners associations; and AB 2035, a narrowly tailored measure to help Laguna Woods Village update outdated CC&Rs by lowering the vote threshold needed to seek court approval. AB 1165 and AB 2035 both received broad support and were moved forward on do pass motions, while AB 1184 also advanced despite late opposition from the California Association of Realtors. The committee then began hearing AB 1573, which would add survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking to local housing element target populations, but the transcript cuts off before that bill’s testimony or any vote.

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• amendments.
• I oppose unless amended.
• I oppose on less amended.
• And the motion is do pass to the Committee on Local Government. Do you have any closing as amended?
• The motion is do pass as amended to the Committee on Local Government. Ransom: I. Hadwick: I.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Emergency Management heard several bills after a delay while the Senate was in budget deliberations. The committee first approved the consent item, SB 895, on a do-pass motion to the Committee on Communications and Conveyance. The main policy discussion centered on SB 1299, which would place in statute a certification and training framework for fire sprinkler fitters and apprentices after prior regulations were struck on procedural grounds. Supporters said the bill would protect public safety by ensuring qualified installation and maintenance of fire suppression systems; opponents raised concerns about added costs, housing affordability, and impacts on rural areas. The bill was approved on a do-pass-as-amended vote to the Committee on Labor and Employment, with Assembly Members Hadwick and DeMaio voting no. The committee then heard SB 1153 on wildfire preparedness and public water systems. The author and supporters from water agencies argued the bill would require urban retail water suppliers to include wildfire response procedures in emergency plans, clarify that water systems are not designed to suppress large wildfires, and reduce litigation costs passed on to ratepayers. Several water districts, fire-related organizations, and business groups testified in support. Members discussed transparency, backup power for pumps, and whether the bill should require more public disclosure about generator capacity; the author said he would continue working on the issue. The bill passed on a do-pass-as-amended vote to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. Finally, the committee considered SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion. The bill would tighten fireworks licensing and storage rules by requiring disclosure of storage locations, proof of local permits, and confirmation that licensees are not federally disqualified. Support came from local government and environmental health representatives, while one pyrotechnic operator opposed unless amended, arguing the permit-verification requirements could not be met for hobby rocketry and some jurisdictions lack a permit process. Members and the author discussed possible clarifications for model rockets and other niche uses, and the author said he would continue working with the Fire Marshal and stakeholders. SB 828 passed on a do-pass-as-amended vote to the Committee on Local Government, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• AMENDMENT.
• SHOW THE AMENDMENT ADOPTED, READ THE NEXT AMENDMENT. >> NONE ON THE DESK MR. PRESIDENT.
• ARE THERE AMENDMENTS. ON THE DESK. READ THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
• YOU ARE RECOGNIZED EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED EXPLAIN THE AMENDMENT.
• SHOW THE AMENDMENT ADOPTED. READ THE NEXT AMENDMENT. NONE ON THE DESK.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• I move ought to pass on the amendment. Okay. Is there any discussion on the amendment?
• And, as a proponent of local control, I appreciate what you've done with the amendment.
• Um, however, without amending out exceptions for local control, I unfortunately cannot support this.
• We also have an amendment. It's amendment number 1891S.
• <00:17:28.360> So, First Amendment rights. So, First Amendment rights.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all