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• It was voted 148 to 0 in April to send this bill to the Senate.
• Be quick, because we're going to vote on some more pending business.
• Members, we're going to vote on these bills that we just heard.
• Consider the vote by which Senate Bill 1073 was reported from committee.
• The Chair moves to reconsider the vote by which that bill failed.

Bills: SB1960, SB1730, SB766, SB2342, SB2501, SB2903

Keywords: digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code

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• We just won't do voting.
• There is no voting by proxy. Participants can choose to abstain from a vote.
• There is no voting by on the task force. There is no voting by proxy. proxy. proxy.
• voting is 80%. So, we're at we're at 80% voting is 80%.
• Looks like we've got majority of us saying yes. Um, Steve, you didn't vote any.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I don't like the cap on major corporations.
• Madam Chair, you have 10 votes yes. Zero votes no. Thank you very much. Yes, you are. Yeah.
• Madam Chair, you have seven votes yes, three votes no. Thank you.
• Madam Chair, you have nine votes yes, zero votes no. Bill. We're going to have an early evening.
• Madam Chair, you have seven votes yes, two votes no. All right.

Bills: HB99, HJR5, HM39, HB206, HB213, SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• I THINK ANY OF THE ARCHITECTS IN PHASE 1 INSPECTIONS WILL TELL YOU THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE MAJORITY OF
• THEN THE MAJOR CHANGE IN MORTGAGE RATES PROCEED THAT.
• AS I SHOWED IN THE FIRST CHART WE HAD A WHOLE SERIES OF EVENTS THAT COULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON
• WHEN THEY WENT TO VOTE, THE BOARD VOTED 18 – 0.
• EVERY OWNER IN THE PLACE VOTED WHEN THEY WENT TO VOTE, THE BOARD VOTED 18 – 0.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I'm really excited to vote for the compact today. Thank you.
• Place where we can all vote for it. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• I honor that oath by saying I wasn't going to vote for it.
• Guy, that's why you vote no by yourself.
• Major, major, you're welcome. State Police.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• It's from the various general discretionary and majority vote set-aside.
• It's from the various general discretionary and majority vote set-aside account.
• Chair, whenever it's time to vote, whenever it's time to vote on this, and I'll have some questions on
• Chair, so this is coming out of the discretion in majority vote set-aside account.
• We've got a request for vote by division.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Yeah, I vote aye. Thank you. Director Chapman: aye. Senator Conway: aye.
• So I'll be voting for it. Thank you. Thank you. Any further discussion?
• Representative Jacobson vote? Aye. Director Leathers? Aye. Senator McEwen? Aye.
• No need to vote on it.
• But the suspension of the funding of the unfunded liability, I thought that was kind of a major, major

Summary: The committee approved the July minutes and then received an informational presentation from the Office of the State Actuary on the financial condition of the state retirement systems. The actuary reported that employer contribution rates are generally declining, helped by strong investment returns and reduced funding for PERS 1 and TERS 1, while funded ratios have continued to improve; on a combined basis the plans were reported at 100% funded in 2024, with open plans above 95% and legacy plans varying by system. The presentation also reviewed projected rates and funded ratios under current assumptions, noted that pension costs are taking a smaller share of the state general fund, and discussed risks from investment volatility, policy changes, and demographic experience. Committee members asked about savings from lower rates, deferred asset smoothing, and how Washington compares with other states. The committee then considered the state actuary’s recommendation on long-term economic assumptions and adopted all four recommendations by roll call votes: inflation at 3.0%, general salary growth at 3.5%, membership growth for Plan 1 funding at 1.0%, and investment rate of return at 7.25%. The actuaries explained that the inflation and salary growth increases were driven largely by higher long-term inflation expectations, while the investment return recommendation matched the current statutory assumption. Members discussed the timing of the Pension Funding Council’s decision, the effect of tariffs and inflation uncertainty, and how assumption changes would affect future contribution rates and budgets, particularly for open plans. Staff then gave an update on the LEOFF 1 study, explaining the difference between being “ahead of schedule” and truly overfunded, and summarizing responses received from DRS, the State Treasurer, and the State Investment Board on the merger and restatement proposals. DRS said both bills could be administered, though the merger bill’s COLA banking provision would be challenging until its new system is ready; the Treasurer urged caution, especially about the restatement bill and the use of one-time funds; and the Investment Board said removing assets from the trust would have some transaction costs but likely small impacts. The committee discussed whether to invite additional agencies and local government groups to testify, and staff said more responses, including from Ice Miller and the State Actuary, were expected for the October meeting. Finally, the committee heard a briefing on PERS 1/TERS 1 COLA policy and related bills from the last session. Staff reviewed the committee’s prior ongoing COLA recommendation, the SCPP-endorsed bills that would have created a one-time 3% COLA followed by an ongoing COLA, the Senate merger bill, and a separate ad hoc COLA bill. Public testimony largely supported Plan 1 COLAs and stable contribution rates, while several speakers urged caution about transferring LEOFF 1 surplus assets or merging legacy plans, and others raised concerns about climate risk and the pension fund’s investments. No further committee action was taken on the COLA item during this portion of the meeting.

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• I guess I would, you know, would it take a majority of the vote of the board to change things again?
• Miss Solo, uh Chair, Senator, yes, a majority of the board would vote for anything different. Yeah.
• I guess I would, you know, would it take a majority of the vote of the board to change things again?
• Miss Solo, uh Chair, Senator, yes, a majority of the board would vote for anything different. Yeah.
• take our vote? Thank you, Madam Chair. take our vote? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It passed by voice vote.
• A vote against this bill is a vote to invite illegal aliens who rape and abuse women and children into
• A vote against this bill is a vote to invite illegal aliens who rape and abuse women and children into
• criminal delinquency the vast majority criminal delinquency the vast majority of<01:23:02.800>
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a five-minute vote.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And this created a major issue with the T&T calculations, the truth and taxation.
• shortfalls that could have happened in these major valuation disputes.
• It was major, and this bill will fix that problem.
• There was a major adjustment in value.
• I ask you to vote in favor of SB 325, and then...

Bills: SB467, SB325, SB867, SB994, SB1052, SB1237, SB1449, SB1531, SB2063, SB2172, SB2173, SB2520, SB2529, SB2538, SB2541, SJR46, SJR84

Keywords: SB 467, Texas property tax, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, fire damage, house fire, destroyed home, temporary tax relief, appraisal district, chief appraiser, local taxing unit, tax rollback, tax refund, Tax Code Chapter 11, prorated exemption, homestead improvement, disaster relief, property tax exemption, residential property

Summary: The committee heard several local government and property tax bills, with most testimony focused on appraisal disputes, tax administration, and development rules. Senate Bill 1052 by Senator Hinojosa would address coastal county appraisal litigation by requiring property owners in certain large-value disputes to report an uncontested taxable value while appeals are pending, so taxing units can base truth-in-taxation calculations on more realistic revenue. Nueces County, Del Mar College, and Corpus Christi ISD testified in support, describing major budget shortfalls caused by refinery valuation disputes; the committee substitute narrowed and clarified the bill’s scope. No opposition was heard, public testimony closed, and SB 1052 was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1531, which would require local tax collectors to accept common electronic property tax payments such as credit cards, debit cards, and e-checks. Witnesses supported modernizing payment options and the committee substitute removed ACH/electronic funds transfer language to avoid bank-account disclosure concerns. Public testimony closed and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 325, by Senator Perry, would restore platting and groundwater-certification requirements that were unintentionally weakened by prior legislation; supporters from county government, water groups, and builders’ representatives debated whether the real issue was groundwater protection or road standards for private roads. The bill was left pending after extensive testimony and no vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 994 and SJR 46, which would exempt certain livestock feed inventory from property tax and provide the constitutional amendment needed for that change. Feed store and Farm Bureau witnesses supported the measure as relief for seasonal inventory taxes, and the bills were left pending. Senator Paxton presented SB 467 and SJR 84 to create a temporary property tax exemption for homes completely destroyed by fire, with refunds or corrected bills based on the date of loss; both were left pending. SB 1237 would clarify charitable property tax exemptions for senior housing and retirement communities, with testimony from Catholic and Baptist retirement organizations and a resident describing rising costs and exemption revocations; it was also left pending. The committee later voted 6-0 to report SB 2073, a pending bill on appraisal district authority to purchase or finance real property, and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar. Finally, the committee heard SB 2172, SB 2173, and SB 2063, all related to property tax administration. SB 2172 would limit when appraisal districts can require homeowners to reapply for homestead exemptions, requiring a specific reason and written notice; SB 2173 would protect new homeowners from surprise tax liabilities caused by prior owners’ erroneous homestead exemptions, with testimony describing large back-assessment bills; both were left pending. SB 2063 would bar appraisal districts from using market-value evidence in unequal appraisal protests, and testimony sharply divided between taxpayer advocates, who said market data improperly overwhelms equity claims, and appraisal district representatives, who argued market value is inherently tied to equal-and-uniform taxation and cited a recent Texas Supreme Court decision; the bill was left pending after testimony.

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• This measure specifies that a simple majority of affirmative votes of the members of the Land Use Commission
• voting staff member, a non- voting voting staff member, a non- voting military<03:12:00.560>
• If not, vice chair for the vote. vote. vote.
• Are there any voting?<03:26:52.960> No. voting? No. voting? No.
• So, I will be voting<03:42:03.040> no. voting no. voting no.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on HB 1875, which would expand Hawaii’s existing protections to include gender-affirming health care, clarify permitted disclosures of protected health information, and bar certain adverse actions by malpractice insurers and health carriers against providers of lawful reproductive or gender-affirming care. The Insurance Division of DCCA supported the bill with a technical amendment, suggesting language tied to actuarial analysis rather than the phrase “actuarially sound.” The Office of Information Practices also provided comments. Most testimony was strongly in support. State agencies and advocacy groups, including the Hawaii State Youth Commission, State Health Planning and Development Agency, Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Stonewall Caucus, ACLU of Hawaii, PFLAG Oahu, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said the bill would protect patient privacy, reduce chilling effects from out-of-state litigation, and help retain providers in a state already facing shortages. Several testifiers said gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based, and life-saving, and emphasized that Hawaii should protect its own health care decisions from outside political pressure. A few individuals testified in opposition, arguing the bill was unnecessary or that it protected providers more than opponents of the bill, but these views were not echoed by most of the testimony. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers to keep comments brief and maintain decorum. The transcript provided does not include a final committee vote or disposition on the bill.

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• This is a $32 million transfer from the various general discretionary and majority-vote set-aside.
• This is a $2.5 million transfer from the various general discretionary and majority-vote set-aside account
• a minimum of a voice vote.
• Chair, so this is coming out of the discretion majority vote set-aside account.
• Okay, the vote... All right, that's been withdrawn.

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of temporary appropriation requests, reserve fund transfers, federal grant appropriations, and review items. Early items included a $32 million appropriation and matching reserve transfer for the Department of Education’s educational freedom account program, a $476,000 request for the State Crime Lab, and a $90,000 assessment coordination request from DFA. Members asked questions about the assessment contract costs, and the item was approved. The committee also approved a $1 ARPA return to the CDC and a Department of Human Services reallocation package that moved general revenue and positions among divisions to meet client needs. The most extensive discussion centered on a $32 million restricted reserve transfer for the educational freedom account program. Members questioned the growing number of participating students, the program’s long-term funding needs, and safeguards against improper purchases. Agency representatives said about 44,000 students were being funded, that reimbursements and marketplace purchases are reviewed, and that reporting and audit controls are in place, though not every instance of fraud can be prevented. The committee approved the transfer after discussion. Members also approved smaller cash and federal grant items, including funding for a teacher shortage data dashboard, All Kids Bike grants, crime lab outsourcing, veterans cemetery operations, and a podiatric medicine licensing investigation fund. The most contentious item was a $7 million federal Forest Legacy grant request for Central Arkansas Water and the Department of Agriculture to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed, including acreage in Perry County and Pulaski County. Members debated water quality, development pressure, property tax impacts, local support, and whether Perry County had been adequately consulted. Agency and company representatives argued the acquisition would protect drinking water, preserve forested watershed land, and support recreation, while some legislators emphasized the county’s tax and development concerns. Senator Davis moved to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and to request removal of the Perry County portion; that motion passed. The committee then reviewed the remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay plan request, and adjourned.

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• We're going to vote them out right now. Do you want to vote on the bill?
• We're going to vote on all the pending business at this time.
• To clarify, he has not been voting for her.
• To consider the vote that we passed, House Bill 4337.
• We're going to move the vote on that. What was the vote on that? Enough.

Bills: HB137, HB283, HCR114, HB137, HB283, HB1398, HB1960, HB2153, HB2431, HB2638, HB2699, HB2999, HB3208, HB3389, HB3413, HB3510, HB3642, HB3859, HB3974, HB3986, HB4142, HB4173, HB4174, HB4542, HB4605, HB4663, HB4731, HB5064, HB5216, HB5218, HB5332, HB5453, HB5577

Keywords: state budget, fiscal biennium, budget repeal, financial management, state funding, Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, low-income individuals, insurance coverage, memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority

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• is that majority of them pay minimum. is that majority of them pay minimum.
• the people would have to vote. Correct. the people would have to vote. Correct.
• That's all we would be voting for in November.
• But with probably would have voted no.
• <00:54:33.040> Uh taking a vote on the bill today. Uh taking a vote on the bill today.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Representative McGuire voted yes. Representative Erf voted yes. Representative Mooney voted yes.
• Representative Murray voted yes. Representative Lang voted yes. Representative Turiski voted yes.
• Murray voted yes. Representative R. Muns voted no. Representative Kelly voted yes.
• Representative Murray voted yes. Representative Lang voted yes. Representative Turiski voted yes.
• Murray voted yes. Representative R. Muns voted no. Representative Kelly voted yes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• the vote in committee was 500. the vote in committee was 500.
• >> Senator<01:19:29.199> Major, >> Senator Major, >> Senator Major, >>
• Those voting yes, 12. Those voting no, 18, and the amendment fails.
• Those voting no, Those voting yes, 12.
• The town voted on this charter change as well, with a vote of 4,959 to 3,729.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• or didn't vote for things.
• The vote is now open. The vote is about to close.
• A vote of yes, and my ruling is upheld; a vote of no, and it is not upheld.
• The vote is now open.
• So I had to. vote no.

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• If not, Vice Chair, for the vote. >> Voting on House Bill 1886 HD1 with amendments. >> Voting on House
• chair for the vote. chair for the vote.
• Any additional no<03:46:25.359> votes? no votes? no votes? >> No<03:46:26.080> vote.
• >> No vote. >> No vote.
• for the vote. for the vote.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on two immigration-enforcement bills: HB 1886 HD1 and HB 2540 HD1. HB 1886 would limit state and federal collaboration in immigration enforcement, require visible identification and restrictions on facial coverings for law enforcement officers, and create offenses for improper masking, lack of identification, and unauthorized civil immigration interrogation, arrest, or detention. HB 2540 would also limit state and federal collaboration, require law enforcement agencies to adopt and publicly post written civil immigration enforcement policies, prohibit stops or arrests based solely on immigration status, and restrict state and county participation in civil immigration enforcement in certain places. Most testimony supported both measures. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and several private individuals said the bills would increase transparency, accountability, and community trust, and would help protect constitutional rights and reduce fear among immigrants and other community members. Several testifiers emphasized Hawaii’s history and the need to keep local law enforcement separate from federal immigration enforcement, while others said the bills would help people feel safer going to court, school, work, or public protests. A retired police officer also supported visible identification and uniform standards for officers, including federal agents operating in Hawaii. A few testifiers opposed the use of masked or unidentified officers and argued that local police should not be diverted from ordinary public safety duties to immigration enforcement. One ACLU witness noted that the federal government has increasingly used local and state agencies to expand immigration enforcement, and said the task-force provisions in the bills are important to prevent blurred lines between agencies. The committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the meeting provided, but it recorded very large numbers of supportive testimonies for both bills, with only a small number in opposition.

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• take a roll call vote on House Bill 17. take a roll call vote on House Bill 17.
• left an I vote. left an I vote. >> Representative<00:13:26.720> Harshman.
• We need to pass it out of the House with majority now. 32 votes.
• then if if is that third reading vote then if if majority<01:26:00.239> floor<01:26:00.480>
• >> Uh, she left a no vote. >> Uh, she left a no vote.

Bills: HB0015, HB0017, HB0019

Keywords: right to repair, digital electronics, consumer protection, embedded software, manufacturers, repair providers, tools and documentation, anti-theft measures, blockchain, financial technology, digital innovation, economic development, select committee, trespass, hunting, land use, public access, wildlife, 916, all

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• I voted for it. I spoke in favor of it on the House floor.
• I voted for it again when it returned from the Senate.
• Right now, our state-chartered banks and credit unions are at a major disadvantage.
• are at a credit unions are at Major are at a major<00:53:34.200> disadvantage<00:53:35.200>
• major at a major credit unions are at a major at a major disadvantage<00:53:42.880> they're<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all