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• In all 67 counties, plus being staffed here in Montgomery for state government and for sunset reviews
• We've created a new class, and a lot of them work on sunsets. If...
• And a lot of them work on sunsets.
• So he has been a great asset to that committee.
• I just want to tell you and the staff, I'm on this committee. I'm... people.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• the committee sunset.
• > sunset<00:25:08.120> uh eliminate the committee sunset uh eliminate the committee sunset
• The second proposal today is about the sunset of the drug formulary committee.
• the drug is about the sunset of the drug formulary<01:13:28.320> committee<01:13:28.880> and
• <01:14:17.040> on committee um uh to prevent its sunset on committee um uh to prevent its

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for a Health and Finance Policy hearing, began with member and staff introductions, and noted that Representative Keeler was participating as a non-voting member. The chair outlined committee rules on decorum and then introduced the day’s first agency presentation from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), with Commissioner Cunningham appearing to present the department’s budget priorities. Commissioner Cunningham described MDH’s broad public health role and emphasized that public health is underfunded relative to health care, with significant reliance on federal dollars. The department’s main budget request was for infectious disease prevention and response to offset anticipated federal funding losses. MDH also outlined several fee increases tied to public water systems, wells, licensing and certification, assisted living and health care facilities, HMO regulation, food/pools/lodging inspections, radioactive materials, X-ray equipment, and asbestos abatement. The commissioner said these changes were needed because costs, workload, and regulatory complexity have increased, while many fees have not been updated in years. MDH also presented budget-neutral proposals, including continuing the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Committee, converting the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force into a standing advisory committee, restoring some local and tribal public health cannabis and substance misuse prevention grants, creating direct American Indian Health Special Emphasis Grants, reauthorizing the State Trauma Advisory Council, and extending firefighter PFAS biomonitoring work. The department also requested an operations adjustment for rising employee, insurance, fuel, utility, and legal costs, and referenced additional Clean Water Legacy Fund proposals. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided. Representative Bierman then offered supportive comments, praising MDH’s work and backing the funding and fee proposals, especially the restoration of local public health prevention grants.

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• Anybody in this committee is always fun in Senate Insurance.
• So we're creating a board that's going to have a two-year sunset.
• Chairman Furman, members of the committee, thank you again.
• Chairman, as I'm sure this committee would too.
• Chairman, as I'm sure this committee would too.

Summary: The House Insurance Committee met on April 29 with a quorum present and took up several insurance and health care-related bills. SB 192, a dental reimbursement bill, was amended to allow dentists to opt in electronically to credit-card payment methods and to clarify applicability and effective date; it was reported as amended. SB 84 would require prostate cancer screening coverage for men over 40 under current clinical guidelines and prohibit cost-sharing; supporters from the American Cancer Society said Louisiana has a high incidence of prostate cancer and that out-of-pocket costs deter early screening. The committee adopted amendments and reported the bill as amended. SB 275, dealing with reimbursement and network participation for certified registered nurse anesthetists, drew support from nursing and hospital groups and was reported favorably. SB 169, a cleanup bill on biomarker testing, was also amended and reported. The committee spent substantial time on SB 401, which creates a temporary prescription drug affordability board to review pricing data on selected drugs and report findings to the legislature. Supporters said the board would improve transparency and help lawmakers understand drug pricing trends; opponents raised concerns about confidentiality, market effects, and the lack of a defined policy outcome beyond reporting. Amendments narrowed the scope, added confidentiality protections, and removed opposition cards, and the bill was reported as amended. SB 387, a major PBM reform bill tied to SB 401, would change PBM compensation, rebate handling, formulary practices, audits, and appeals, while excluding ERISA plans after discussion and amendment. Supporters argued it would curb spread pricing and other practices that raise costs, while opponents from the Pelican Institute and PCMA warned it would interfere with private contracts, reduce flexibility, and could raise premiums or disrupt city, school board, and small-group plans. After extensive debate and a roll call, SB 387 was reported with amendments by a 10-4 vote. The committee also considered SB 241, which requires certain insurance adjusters and public adjusters to include license numbers in written communications. After amendments limiting the requirement to individual licenses and removing one statutory reference, the bill was reported as amended. Throughout the meeting, members and witnesses repeatedly discussed the need for transparency in drug pricing and PBM practices, the role of ERISA and non-ERISA plans, and potential impacts on public employers and consumers.

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• Chairman and committee, and uh with all uh uh apologies to the Speaker Pro Tem, I'm a little late on
• Committee agrees with that.
• I think people who are on that committee, we just never had any problems.
• <00:14:43.120> Committee outstanding board and Sunset Committee outstanding board and Sunset
• Committee agrees<00:14:43.839> with<00:14:44.000> that.

Bills: HB139, HB220, SB274, SB282, SB277

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• Thank you, committee members.
• Committee. Any questions, >> Thank you. Committee.
• >> Committee. Any questions? >> Committee. Any questions?
• Any questions, committee?
• Any questions, committee?

Bills: HB0117, HB0126

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

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• Thank you for your the committee.
• doesn't sunset.
• It sunsets naturally.
• It sunsets<01:21:58.400> naturally. sunsets naturally. sunsets naturally.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee. Madam Chair, members of the committee.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I move the Speaker appoint a committee of three to act with a like committee of the Senate as a conference
• committee.
• of three be appointed to serve with a like committee from the Senate as a conference committee on each
• committee.
• be appointed to serve with a like committee from the Senate as a conference committee on each of the

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then received a gubernatorial message listing numerous bills signed by the governor. The chamber also handled conference committee business, including appointing conferees for House Bills 1003 and 1169 after refusing to concur with Senate amendments, and adopting a conference committee report on House Bill 1053, which repealed a Century Code section related to the length of the state highway system. A major portion of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 2137, which would allow supplemental feed for hunting and include an expiration date. The House divided the proposed amendments into two parts. Division A, dealing with baiting limits and setbacks near livestock facilities, drew extensive debate over private property rights, enforceability, livestock protection, and hunting access, and failed 14-76. Division B, requiring chronic wasting disease surveillance and a report to Legislative Management, also drew debate over whether the reporting requirement was necessary or too late to be useful; it failed 44-46. With both divisions defeated, the House then passed the underlying bill 56-34. The House also laid over Senate Bills 2340, 2326, and 2289. Later, it defeated Senate Bill 2325, which would have created a process for non-federal easements on wetland areas, by a vote of 4-84. It passed Senate Bill 2210, directing a legislative management study on watershed-based water management, 85-3; Senate Bill 2387, establishing rights for sexual violence survivors, 89-0; and Senate Bill 269, allowing state agencies to satisfy legal notice requirements by posting on their websites if newspaper publication is missed, 72-17. The House then excused absent members and adjourned until Monday, April 14, 2025.

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• The committee will come to order. A quorum is present.
• The bill will not be going to the Education Finance Committee. refer to the education finance committee
• <00:23:20.600> representative committee representative committee representative scraba Representative
• Good afternoon, committee. My name is Peter Ripka.
• Thank you, Vice Chair, Chair, and members of the committee.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• For these reasons, Fresh Energy encourages the committee to maintain the existing sunset as approved
• For these reasons, Fresh Energy encourages the committee to maintain the existing sunset as approved
• to maintain the encourages the committee to maintain the existing<00:18:59.080> sunset<00:18:
• the committee? the committee?
• committee. Thank you. committee. Thank you.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The Committee on State Affairs come to order. Kirk Calle roll.
• Uh, Representative Ghan offers up committee substitute.
• The bill is the culmination of work performed by the Sunset committee members and staff based on the
• Oh, Chairman, there's a committee sub. We did not lay out a committee sub. OK, I love it. Uh, OK.
• Committee stands in recess.

Bills: HB 346, HB 1360, HB 1510, HB 1606, HB 1804, HB 1805, HB 2156, HB 2391, HB 2767, HB 3022, HB 3044, HB 3272, HB 3293, HB 3493, HB 3809, HB 3824, HJR 110, HB 2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• Your position will be included in the committee records members.
• Do appreciate members of the committee. Good to see you all today.
• By your vote show committee substitute for Senate Bill. 910.
• Chairman, Good afternoon committee members.
• I'm hoping you can describe for the committee.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Senator Schuler, chairman. 18th, 2026, your committee number one, 18th, 2026, your committee number one
• standing committee amendment.
• So, that is a sunset repeal. There is a standing committee amendment. Can I have that read in?
• sorry, committee number one. sorry, committee number one.
• As you heard, there was a full committee vote from the Transportation Committee.

Keywords: 916, all

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• That was in committee the other day. I believe we had that example on the education committee.
• apply the Sunset Commission's standard across the board. ...to apply the Sunset Commission standard
• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 664.
• That's the committee you wanted.
• The Transportation Committee will reconvene at 3.20.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, recognized a Karnes County Day delegation and the Texas Association of Museums, received a governor’s message on Texas Diabetes Council appointments, and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 388 honoring the Texas Association of Museums, and adopted SRs 380, 382, and 387 by voice vote. Senator King was excused due to a family death, and the journal reading was dispensed with. The Senate then moved through a series of bills, most of them on expedited suspension of the regular order and three-day rule. Measures passed included SB 868 on Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program funding for high-wildfire-risk areas; SB 264 exempting certain family motor-vehicle transfers from tax; SB 2112 on oyster mariculture penalties; SB 1484 on catfish labeling and marketing; SB 660 on bollards near hospital emergency rooms; SB 1809 creating offenses for gift card fraud; SB 32 and SJR 81 providing business personal property tax relief and a related constitutional amendment; SB 1267 modernizing boat titling and adding disclosure for hidden hull damage; SB 1470 allowing DPS data sharing for voter list maintenance; SB 2406 and SB 2407 implementing Sunset recommendations for the Sabine River Authority and Lower Neches Valley River Authority; SB 609 on school district compliance with legally required policies; SB 921 on ex parte Medicaid eligibility renewals; SB 2320 increasing DWI penalties; SB 1822 requiring disclosure and oversight of AI-based utilization review algorithms; SB 693 on notaries public and deed theft prevention; and SB 664 setting statewide qualifications and oversight for magistrates and related judicial officers. One of the most contested items was SB 779 on common law public nuisance claims, which drew extended debate over whether the bill would limit lawsuits against lawful, regulated activities and whether it would preserve private nuisance and other existing remedies. Despite objections, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment by a 17-12 vote, holding it there. Another debated measure was SB 1008 on state and local authority over the food service industry; after a perfecting amendment, it was passed to engrossment and then to final passage. Several bills were adopted or passed with near-unanimous support, while others, including SB 1267, SB 1470, SB 1822, and SB 2320, saw some opposition but still cleared the chamber.

Transcript Highlights:

• One is changing the sunset removal to a January 1, 2040 sunset.
• The amendment from the Appropriations Committee is being scaled back in this committee.
• Chair and committee members.
• Thank you to the committee staff and the committee for the work that's gone into this bill.
• committee amendments.

Summary: The committee first established a quorum, adopted the consent calendar for SB 423 and SB 581, and then heard a series of bills, most of which were presented as streamlining or safety measures tied to transportation, climate, public lands, health care, and higher education. SB 71 by Senator Wiener would extend and expand a CEQA exemption for sustainable transportation projects, adding modes such as microtransit, paratransit, shuttles, and ferries, while also accepting committee amendments that narrowed a Tier 4 diesel rail provision, restored existing right-of-way language with utility protections, and set a new sunset date. Support came from transit agencies, local governments, and advocacy groups; some members raised concerns about the diesel rail language and possible interactions with housing-related legislation, but the bill advanced on a due pass vote as amended. The committee then heard SB 614 by Senator Stern on carbon dioxide pipeline safety. The bill would direct the State Fire Marshal to adopt safety standards for intrastate CO2 pipelines, building from federal draft rules and adding state discretion and possible enhanced protections such as planning zones and more detailed exposure modeling. Supporters argued California needs to fill a federal regulatory gap to advance carbon capture and climate goals, while environmental justice and conservation groups opposed unless amended, citing risks from CO2 leaks and asking for stronger siting restrictions and more specificity. The bill passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations, with members noting the need for continued work on the safety provisions. Senator Arreguín also presented SB 304, which would temporarily lift public trust use restrictions on specific land at Jack London Square to allow the Port of Oakland more leasing flexibility under conditions and annual reporting. The measure was described as a limited, time-bound effort to address high vacancy and revitalize the waterfront, and it drew support from Oakland city and county representatives with no opposition in the room. The committee then approved SB 304 on a due pass vote. Arreguín’s SB 830 followed, creating CEQA streamlining for Sutter Health’s new Emeryville hospital campus and designating the City of Emeryville as lead agency; supporters said it would preserve East Bay hospital access before seismic deadlines, and the bill passed with broad support and no opposition. Finally, Senator Caballero presented SB 486, a higher education planning bill intended to align UC and CSU enrollment growth with regional sustainable communities plans and to remove the need to analyze a no-project alternative in certain long-range development plans. Supporters said the bill would better integrate university enrollment forecasting into regional planning, while opponents warned that eliminating the no-project analysis could weaken accountability for housing and infrastructure impacts around campuses. Committee members expressed mixed views and asked for further clarification, but the bill was moved out on a due pass as amended vote to Appropriations. The transcript then shifted to SB 629, a fire response and rebuilding bill, with the author describing amendments to apply fire safety requirements in wildfire-burned areas, update fire mapping, and require annual defensible space inspections, though the discussion was cut off before any final action was shown.

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• Report of select committees. >> We have none, Mr. Speaker.
• Report of standing committees. >> We have reports on the calendar, Mr.
• Alma McMillan, who is our Democratic Chair for Jackson County Democratic Executive Committee.
• This sunsets in 2028. So, we're just removing the repealer, not changing anything.
• This sunsets in 2028. This sunsets in 2028.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 14 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, during which the guest minister, Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Gladney, offered a prayer focused on justice, health care, public education, accessible elections, and economic progress across Mississippi. Members then introduced several guests, including a doctor of the day, local officials, former legislators, and visitors in the galleries. On the calendar, the House adopted several blocks of House Concurrent Resolutions and House Resolutions, with the recorded vote on one block showing 120 yeas and 0 nays. The chamber then took up House Bill 325, which removes the sunset repealer from the lottery-funded transportation program so the first $80 million continues to go to transportation and the remainder to the education enhancement fund. The sponsor said the bill does not change the program’s substance and is intended to allow MDOT to keep planning beyond 2028; a question was raised about whether education enhancement funds could later be redirected to PERS, and the sponsor said that could be considered later. The bill passed 121 yeas, 0 nays. Later, members made announcements, including notice of committee meetings and a Mississippi State Medical Association Alliance screening event. The House also observed the death of former Representative Jerry Wilburn and agreed to adjourn in his memory, with the full membership added as co-authors unless they opt out. The House then adjourned until 10:00 a.m. the next day.

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• <00:03:16.720> Senator said welcome to the committee Senator said welcome to the committee
• Welcome to the committee. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and committee members.
• Welcome to the committee. Greetings, Mr. Chair and committee members.
• Chair and committee members.
• Welcome to the committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I'll see it at the next stop if it, you know, presumably it gets out of committee today.
• I look forward to continuing to work on this bill and thank all the members in this committee for their
• Members of the committee, approximately one in five people in the U.S. have Parkinson's.
• Committee, Madam Chair, this is House Bill 591.
• Thank you, Madam Chair and committee. Thank you. All right.

Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met and reported several bills favorably. PCS for HB 647, which allows physicians to use advanced practice registered nurses under written protocol to certify deaths and file death certificates for hospice patients, passed unanimously after brief supportive testimony from hospice, AARP, and physician assistant representatives. HB 803 on acupuncture updated outdated statutory language, clarified the definition of acupuncture, listed allowable point injection therapy items while prohibiting certain drugs, and affirmed referral authority for imaging and labs; it passed 16-1 amid support from acupuncture stakeholders and opposition from several medical groups. PCS for HB 1545 would create recurring state funding for Parkinson’s disease research at the University of South Florida and a consortium of Florida universities; it drew support from USF, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and Mayo Clinic, with concerns raised about limiting participation to universities, and it passed unanimously. HB 901, which clarifies procedures for parents challenging court-appointed psychologists in family law cases, passed 15-1 with support from a witness and no debate. HB 591, the children with developmental disabilities/autism bill, was presented as a broad early-diagnosis and intervention measure to help children enter treatment and mainstream life sooner; it received supportive testimony from the Florida PTA and strong floor support, and passed unanimously. Finally, PCS for HB 1299, the Department of Health agency bill, made multiple changes including preventing the mRNA vaccine from sunsetting in statute, adding vaccination-status protections in the patients’ bill of rights, updating medical marijuana center screening and reporting requirements, revising nurse active-practice requirements, making technical compact changes, and extending sovereign immunity protections to dental students doing charitable clinic work. After a brief note that optician-related provisions had been removed, the bill passed unanimously. The committee adjourned after reporting all measures favorably.

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• Grafstrom, welcome to the committee.
• Grafstrom, welcome to the committee. Grafstrom, welcome to the committee.
• Welcome to the committee.
• Chair, members of the committee.
• associated with extending the sunset? associated with extending the sunset?

Bills: HF4110, HF4101, HF4144, HF3546

Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, medical assistance, data matching, eligibility, reporting, human services, assisted living, health regulations, inspection authority, vulnerable adults, local government, program integrity, high-risk providers, enrollment requirements, fraud prevention, compliance

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• I think back to the committee today.
• Thank you, committee members.
• We, you know, I've sat in this committee for a number of years and I love this committee, but we talk
• we got a good picture and uh of a sunset we got a good picture and uh of a sunset because<01:26:
• So, [laughter] >> Uh, for Zeb, it was not a sunset. It was... >> Uh, for Zeb, it was not a sunset.

Bills: HF624

Keywords: HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house

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• Okay, I guess we'll go through the committee directives. >> What did you capture, Mr.
• Chairman, you know, I don't think I have any committee requests at this point. Certainly.
• The average length of home ownership. think I have any committee requests at think I have any committee
• If the committee recalls, there was a piece in there that moved the residential property.
• Is there an appetite on the committee to have a bill draft just addressing amendment A?

Keywords: 916, all