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• For his leadership and dedicated support of this key piece of legislation.
• I'd like to give a little background and context to this legislation.
• We do have a legislative council approved committee substitute.
• The bill as filed was not a Legislative Council draft.
• The committee substitute is drafted by the Legislative Council.

Bills: HB 1039, HB2289, HB2370, HB2404, HB3066, HB3076, HB3117, HB3118, HB3169, HB3178, HB3179, HB3182, HB3196, HB3241, HB3377, HB3500, HB3567, HB3715, HB3954, HB4098, HB4109, HB4222, HB4226, HB4412, HB4659, HB4682, HB4683, HB4755, HB4926, HB5165, HB5562, HB5596

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax authority, border counties, tax legislation, municipalities, hotel tax revenue, convention centers, economic development, local government authority, HB 2370, HOT tax, venue projects, convention center, municipal finance, local government code, Section 334.0082, tourism tax, debt financing, bond repayment

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• So we welcome Will Owens from the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Some individuals do not understand the legislation, quite honestly.
• It was legislation that was authorized in 2021.
• Mark Newton with the Legislative Analyst Office.
• In addition, the legislation allowed the legislature to appoint representatives, delegates, for the legislators

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The legislation also caps the amount of medical damages recoverable in personal injury actions.
• Did you discuss the whole branch legislative agenda?
• McClure, to discuss the Judicial Branch legislative agenda, you are recognized, sir.
• They can also emanate from budget issues that are part of our legislative budget request.
• There are some positions legislatively prescribed in statute for the court system.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Working with you doing this legislative session to provide the resources necessary for you to continue
• In 2021, I was proud to author a piece of legislation that could have created the Texas Music Incubator
• It's a great pride and privilege that I stand up here. Yeah, I've got to go back to Yolanda Adams.
• I had the great privilege of playing with the Josh Abbott band at our first. inauguration, I think it
• Today we have a very special day with the of Edinburgh, at the capital, visited our legislators.

Bills: SJR1, SB9, SB40, SJR36, SJR1, SJR5, SB9, SB40

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, 1185, senate

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• It<00:14:42.800> is<00:14:42.880> my<00:14:43.120> privilege<00:14:43.680> to
• It is my privilege to recognize Dr. It is my privilege to recognize Dr.
• It's my privilege to recognize Sha Murashig as a Hawaii healthcare hero for his devotion and compassion
• It's my privilege to recognize Sha Murashig as a Hawaii healthcare hero for his devotion and compassion
• And it's my privilege to recognize Dr.

Bills: SB2723, HB9

Keywords: law enforcement, State Sheriffs Day, Hawaii, commemoration, public safety, honor sheriffs, HB9, Hawaii Purple Heart state, Purple Heart, Purple Heart recipients, veterans, military, armed forces, service members, combat wounded, war veterans, military honors, state designation, symbolic legislation, honorary designation

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• President, rise on a point of personal privilege. Please proceed.
• President, point of personal privilege. Please proceed.
• 00:05:32.880> point<00:05:33.120> of<00:05:33.160> personal<00:05:33.480> privilege
• President, point of personal privilege. President, point of personal privilege.

Bills: SCR56, SCR79, SCR85, SCR120, SCR129, SCR181, SCR63, SCR112, SCR194, SCR195, SCR196, HB202, HB963, HB1050, HB1511, HB1546, HB1550, HB1553, HB1643, HB1656, HB1658, HB1664, HB1667, HB1682, HB1700, HB1721, HB1810, HB1823, HB1824, HB1878, HB1969, HB2005, HB2078, HB2152, HB2246, HB2270, HB2279, HB2289, HB2385, HB2417, HB2429, HB2503, HB2599, SB253, SB847, SB1142, SB1432, SB2043, SB2050, SB2074, SB2102, SB2135, SB2138, SB2140, SB2320, SB2340, SB2386, SB2396, SB2397, SB2398, SB2433, SB2446, SB2521, SB2544, SB2567, SB2578, SB2580, SB2595, SB2601, SB2645, SB2673, SB2706, SB2727, SB2802, SB2852, SB2892, SB2929, SB2972, SB3007, SB3069, SB3073, SB3076, SB3136, SB3138, SB3157, SB3204, SB3234, SB3247, SB3302, SB3324, SB3325, HB1815, HB2592, HCR32

Keywords: lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, community wellbeing, invasive species, octocoral, Pearl Harbor, environment, Navy responsibility, marine ecosystem, ecosystem preservation, shoreline maintenance, civil service, classification review, compensation systems, labor shortage, employee retention, department collaboration

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• My name is Rick Thompson, legislative director for the Judge Commissioners Association.
• So we really appreciate this being a new tool if you see, see, willing enough to pass this legislation
• So I'd, I'd encourage you to, uh, support this legislation and be happy to try to answer any questions
• Are you talking about legislative intent or no?
• That's why we need this piece of legislation.

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• Speaker, and gentlemen, that this booklet is given to us legislators.
• It's a remarkable story that I've been so privileged to be part of.
• Well, you know, I'm introducing legislation.
• Speaker, I move we go to the next order of business, introduction of legislation.
• I just want to take a point of personal privilege.

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• I also want to say the hospitality industry, and what we're talking about, is a privileged industry.
• It's kind of like legislative time: a day is like a week, a week's like a month.
• It's kind of like legislative time: a day is like a week, a week's like a month.
• It's kind of like legislative time: a day is like a week, a week's like a month.
• It's kind of like legislative time: a day is like a week, a week's like a month.

Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803

Keywords: school calendar, education, school year, Labor Day, state law, school construction, landfill, dump site, closed landfill, contaminated site, pollution control agency, school siting, public school, charter school, environmental health, student safety, brownfield, solid waste, waste disposal site, site contamination

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• Jim Lindberg, Friends Committee on Legislation of California, opposed.
• It shouldn't be considered a privilege.
• It shouldn't be considered a privilege.
• And if I might, I just wanted to take a moment of personal privilege.
• So we encourage legislators to look at that instead.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• President, it is my privilege to nominate Senator Kyle Davison as the next Senate pro tem.
• The success of any piece of legislation doesn't rest solely on its text. It rests on trust.
• The Senate will be on the fourth order for a point of personal privilege?
• The creation of that would also have to be approved by this body, the legislative body.
• These are from things that happened also to some legislators here.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call, then approved journal corrections and moved to elect Senator Kyle Davison as President Pro Tem. Davison was nominated, elected by unanimous ballot, escorted to the rostrum, sworn in, and gave remarks thanking his family, colleagues, and faith, emphasizing relationships, service, and stewardship. The chamber also recognized National Public Health Week with a floor statement honoring public health workers and training programs, and that statement was ordered printed in the journal. The Senate then considered several House bills, beginning with HB 1485, which increases the personal needs allowance for Medicaid residents in certain facilities by $15 per month and indexes it to inflation; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed 46-1. HB 1018, the State Historical Society budget, was amended to adjust one-time and ongoing funding for museum exhibits, repatriation compliance, archives storage, local historic grants, and the military gallery project, then passed 42-0 with one senator excused from voting due to a conflict. HB 1181, defining gender in state code as an individual’s sex and removing a broader application section, passed 41-6. HB 1144, adding a penalty and enforcement mechanism related to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools, passed 40-7 with its emergency clause. The Senate also passed HB 1600, creating an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota School of Law and shifting its funding to the strategic investment and improvements fund, by 34-13. HB 1019, the Parks and Recreation budget, was amended to fund deferred maintenance, technology, sewer work, matching grants, and other park projects, add language requiring legislative approval for new or renamed state parks, and clarify use of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library line of credit; a proposed amendment to remove funding for the International Peace Gardens cactus conservatory failed 20-27, and the bill then passed 39-8. HB 1417, dealing with parole/probation violations, court fees, and a study of criminal justice fees, passed 40-7 after amendments. The most extensive debate centered on HB 1450, which would require parent or guardian access to a minor’s medical exam room and notice of questions asked of the minor, with exceptions for emancipation and suspected abuse or trafficking. Supporters framed it as a parental rights and transparency measure, while opponents warned it could hinder screening for abuse, neglect, mental health concerns, and confidential care; multiple senators shared personal experiences on both sides. A proposed amendment to narrow the bill failed 21-26, and the transcript ends amid continued debate on the bill itself, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Is that a privilege? Absolutely. Yes, sir.
• for the new safety legislation that was passed in August.
• The license is a privilege to have. We set a standard.
• And the best new legislation out there to keep everyone safe.
• You have legislative intent.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• All those not having a privilege floor, please vacate the chamber.
• President, and distinguished guests, it is my privilege to introduce you today to the official delegation
• President, and distinguished guests, it is my privilege to introduce you today to the official delegation
• All those without privilege floor, please vacate the chamber. Senator from Lewis.
• All those without privilege floor, please vacate the chamber. Senator from Lewis. Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Rick Thompson, legislative director for the Judge Commissioners Association.
• We are fighting against that this session on some other pieces of legislation.
• Legislative Director Thompson, could I, a, uh...
• Are you talking about legislative intent or?
• That's why we need this piece of legislation.

Bills: HB2034, HB2436, HB3010, HB3033, HB3138, HB3177, HB3426, HB3686, HB3858, HB4176, HB4257, HB4264, HB4804, HCR98

Keywords: groundwater, foreign ownership, national security, water permits, environmental health, deadly conduct, firearm, recklessness, peace officer, prosecution, Penal Code, Texas laws, disaster recovery, infrastructure, rural communities, grants, state funding, emergency management, HB 3033, Texas Department of Public Safety

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• I am taking a... it's almost a personal privilege because we have a... we end up having Sweetmeys.
• So he gets the privilege and gets blamed for it. Well, there we go. Thank you very much.
• And we'll come back with the legislation to follow this up next year.
• Well, you know, it's chairman's privilege.
• But so far, we are not in that legislative space.

Bills: SR119, SCR65, HCR47, HB196, HB218, HB256, HB325, HB352, HB434, HB448, HB476, HB608, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB749, HB818, HB1059, HB1112, HB1242, HB1249

Keywords: SR119, Senate Resolution 119, D-D Breaux, Sara Breaux, LSU gymnastics, LSU Gymnastics Training Center, LSU Board of Supervisors, facility naming, honorary resolution, public buildings and grounds, women's athletics, Title IX, college gymnastics, SEC gymnastics, Louisiana State University, Tiger Athletic Foundation, women in sports, coach recognition, sports legend, campus naming

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with four members present and took up a long agenda of education-related bills. Early items included SCR 65, which would create a K-12 student success task force to study statewide career and academic pathway advising; the committee adopted a substantive amendment adding designees and then reported the resolution favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SCR 119, honoring Coach D.D. Breaux, after brief remarks about her LSU gymnastics legacy and the request that LSU study naming its gymnastics training facility in her honor. Several bills affecting school operations and student support were heard and reported favorably, including HB 434 on probationary school bus driver employment and superintendent authority over dismissal; HB 484 expanding scholarship benefits for children and spouses of fallen or disabled firefighters and police officers; HB 749 and HB 1059 on savings accounts and TOPS math eligibility alignment; HB 218 adding food insecurity questions to student questionnaires, which was amended and reported favorably; HB 325 expanding TOPS Tech eligibility through dual enrollment and part-time use; HB 476 requiring Safe Haven law postings in middle and high school restrooms; HB 1249 clarifying access to school-based health centers, with an amendment adopted; HB 1242 allowing more than one early learning center license at the same location under certain circumstances; HB 632 improving data protections and functionality for LA First; and HB 352 on behavioral health services for public school students, which was amended to address IEP and dispute-process concerns before being reported favorably. Two bills drew extended debate over transparency, privacy, and school autonomy. HB 608 would create confidentiality for intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing documents; LSU representatives argued the bill was needed to protect student-athletes and competitive information, while PAR and the Louisiana Press Association opposed it as an improper secrecy carve-out for state-generated revenue. Despite the opposition, the committee reported HB 608 favorably. HB 1112, which would exempt BESE-approved non-public pre-K programs from certain licensure and safety requirements and adjust related definitions, was amended and then heard with testimony from the Pelican Institute in support, arguing it corrects overreach from prior law and protects private school autonomy and parental choice.

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• hasn't completed the legislation hasn't completed the legislation necessary<00:30:50.600> to<
• <00:57:31.600> around identified with this legislation around identified with this legislation
• <01:17:10.160> last Thank you for passing legislation last Thank you for passing legislation
• > on<01:35:48.200> this A brief legislative history on this A brief legislative history

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 00:16:08.240> the<00:16:08.480> following The chair hereby appoints the following legislators
• /c><00:16:27.440> Drew<00:16:27.920> Kuha The chair hereby requests the following legislators
• Our vision has been to build an economy that works for all of our people, not just a privileged few;
• The state, our partners, the legislators in Maui, the council, everyone came together and provided 6,800
• The state, our partners, the legislators in Maui, the council, everyone came together and provided 6,800

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• If this legislation passes, it's going to put a nail in the coffin for unemployment.
• You're an incredibly gifted, gifted legislator.
• And thank you for this legislation. Thank you, sir. And I believe she's got a card for you.
• I actually support this legislation.
• But I urge your support today and allow this important piece of legislation to advance. Thank you.

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, beginning with agency and records measures from Senator Massullo. SB 488, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency package, would update reporting thresholds for crashes, expand DHSMV’s use of email for certain transactions, and align tank vehicle definitions with federal rules; it was reported favorably. Its companion, SB 490, creates a public records exemption for certain email records and also passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 892, revising enhanced sentencing procedures for repeat offenders, and SB 124, which cleans up outdated Florida Virtual School language without changing day-to-day operations. Later, SB 584 on commercial driving schools, SB 656 codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and related grant program, and SB 816 establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute all passed favorably as well. The most extensive debate centered on SB 216, which would tighten reemployment assistance eligibility by adding job-search requirements, interview attendance rules, identity and immigration verification every two weeks, and fraud-reporting duties for the Department of Commerce. Senator McLean argued the bill targets fraud and improves program integrity, while opponents and several members raised concerns about fiscal impact, administrative burden, and reduced access for unemployed workers, especially seniors and rural residents. Dr. Rich Templin of the Florida AFL-CIO testified against the bill, warning it could sharply reduce recipiency and worsen an already restrictive system. Despite opposition, the bill was reported favorably on a divided roll call. The committee also approved CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles, which requires riders to yield to pedestrians on shared pathways, sound an audible signal before passing, and limits speed near pedestrians; it also creates a task force to study further regulation. Michelle Lynch, whose son was killed in an e-scooter crash, testified in support of broader safety rules and urged the committee to add e-scooters back into the bill. Several members echoed concerns about e-scooter safety and asked for further work, but the bill advanced favorably. At the end of the meeting, members requested to be recorded on specific tabs, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• All persons not entitled to the privilege of the floor will please be seated in the gallery.
• capital leave for Senators Muth, Pisciottano, Lindsay Williams, Anthony Williams, and Collett, and legislative
• He acted as a primary liaison to legislative data processing for all legislative financial system changes
• around the behind-the-scenes operations that keep this place running, but to those of us who had the privilege
• The last time Pennsylvania passed minimum wage legislation was in 2006.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, received committee reports, and approved the prior day’s journal by a 50-0 vote. Several members were granted leaves of absence, and the chamber also took up a number of procedural motions, including re-referring Senate Bill 1212 to Appropriations and moving Senate Bill 911 from the table to the calendar. The Senate later recessed for committee meetings and party caucuses, then reconvened to continue floor action. On the calendar, Senate Bill 1206 passed 50-0 after supporters said it would help Pennsylvania’s life sciences industry by allowing manufacturers to pursue state licensure while federal FDA approval is pending, without weakening safety standards. Senate Bill 1273 passed 48-2; its sponsor said it would clarify that turnpike automated plate-reading data may be shared with investigators in missing or endangered persons cases, including Amber Alerts. Several other bills were either agreed to and re-referred to Appropriations or ordered over in their place, including House Bill 681, Senate Bills 1061, 1303, and 1355, and House Bill 1505 and 1667. The Senate also considered Senate Resolution 326, where an amendment by Senator Mastriano was adopted and the resolution was then held over as amended. In executive session, the chamber returned several nominations to the governor, then confirmed a slate of gubernatorial nominations, including appointments to the Pennsylvania Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Board, the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and several Pennsylvania Army National Guard promotions, by a 50-0 vote. The Senate additionally approved committee-reported bills from Appropriations and Health and Human Services, and signed House Bill 1344 in the presence of the Senate. During petitions and remonstrances, Senator Tartaglione urged action on minimum wage legislation, noting Pennsylvania has not raised the wage since 2006 and pointing to House Bill 2189. Senator Dush delivered extended remarks on the nation’s founding and the religious views of Benjamin Franklin. The Senate then adopted a motion to recess until June 25, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., unless recalled sooner.

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• We will now turn to the legislative portion of the agenda.
• So House Bill 447, I have the great privilege of presenting this bill from Speaker Minor-Brown.
• So House Bill 447, I have the great privilege of presenting this bill from Speaker Minor Brown.
• We've got legislators, although we are non-voting members, Rev. Smith and I.
• They also, you know, I think in Legislative Hall, we know when there's not a person...

Bills: SB293, SB279

Keywords: SB 293, youth camp, child care licensing, Office of Child Care Licensing, OCCL, American Camp Association, ACA accreditation, Purchase of Care, POC reimbursement, summer camp, school-age child care, child care exemption, Division of Public Health permit, Title 14, Delaware Department of Education, health and safety standards, child care provider reimbursement, summer child care, camp licensing, license exemption

Summary: The Senate Education Committee approved the June 10 minutes and then heard House Bill 447, which would create a framework for voluntary child care cost-sharing partnerships among the state, employers, community sponsors, and families. Supporters said the bill is meant to help make child care more affordable and support workforce participation by using the existing Interagency Resource Management Committee to coordinate planning and funding. Committee discussion focused on how the tri-share model would work, who would participate, and whether it would reach lower-income families; no public comment was offered on the bill. The committee then took up House Bill 300, as amended, which would establish a statewide Title IX coordinator within the Department of Education to provide training, technical assistance, data collection, and oversight for interscholastic athletics in grades 6 through 12. The bill’s sponsor and supporters said the position would help schools comply with Title IX, improve consistency, and make athletic participation and spending data more transparent; opponents or skeptics questioned whether a new DOE position was needed and whether districts were already meeting their obligations. The sponsor and witnesses responded that existing federal data are delayed and incomplete, that some Delaware schools have participation gaps, and that a state-level coordinator would provide needed support and accountability. Public comment on HB 300 included testimony from the Delaware State Education Association, the Delaware Association of School Administrators, the Delaware School Sports Network, and the Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy, all generally supporting the bill or its goals. DASA noted it remained neutral but appreciated changes made in House Amendment 1 to reduce reporting burden. After public comment, the chair asked members to sign the bill release forms for the two bills heard, and the committee adjourned.