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• President, we do have a resolution here.
• The clerk will read the resolution in full.
• Senate of Maryland offers sincerest congratulations to the Bethesda Roosters U16 Rugby Team in recognition
• The entire membership extends its best wishes on this memorable occasion and directs this resolution
• [applause] resolution be presented on this 3rd day resolution be presented on this 3rd day of<00:06:13.280

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Reverend Dr. Patrick Claybourne of Bethl AM Church in Baltimore, introduced by the senator from the 40th district, who highlighted the church’s long history, community work, scholarships, food pantry, school partnerships, and a planned rise center. The Senate journalized the invocation and then recognized several guests, including the Bethesda Roosters U16 rugby team, which was congratulated for winning the Maryland state title and the 2025 National U16 Championship, and members of the Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland. The chamber also welcomed a Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board appointment letter, which was referred to the Executive Nominations Committee, and later a delegation from the Ghana Parliament legislative staff visiting with the Department of Legislative Services and NCSL representatives. The main floor business centered on Senate Bill 1, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings. The minority whip argued against the bill, saying it was unenforceable, an improper use of legislative time amid other state crises, and could create a system where local officers detain federal officers for a civil violation; he also said officers mask themselves because of threats and doxxing. Senators in support argued the bill was needed to address masked ICE agents, protect public safety, and respond to concerns about civil rights abuses and intimidation. After debate and vote explanations from senators, including one emphasizing immigrant heritage and another supporting the bill as a protection measure, SB 1 passed with 31 affirmative votes. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill on alcoholic beverages related event promoters permits, by unanimous affirmative vote. It next took up Senate Bill 245, an emergency bill prohibiting immigration enforcement agreements. The minority leader questioned whether the bill would eliminate formalized 287(g) agreements and replace them with county-by-county policies, arguing that this could reduce uniformity, weaken safety, and create a patchwork of local practices. The bill’s sponsor responded that counties would still be bound by constitutional and legal limits, that the agreements provide minimal training and resources, and that the state should stop formally cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. The sponsor also said the bill would not increase profiling and that public safety would remain intact. The debate continued with concerns about Montgomery County’s evolving policy and the impact on smaller counties, but the transcript ends before final action on SB 245.

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• also honored that Representative Cedric Frasier presented the Minnesota House of Representatives resolution
• Representatives Hopper House House of Representatives Hopper House House of Representatives resolution
• resolution for sweet potato comfort pie. resolution for sweet potato comfort pie.
• It produces legacy and it has been sustainable and deserves recognition and money.
• It produces legacy and it has been sustainable and deserves recognition and money.

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• a framework and put controls in place in regards to law enforcement or government using facial recognition
• technology warrant Act of recognition technology warrant Act of 2025<00:15:19.519> Senator<00
• So this is my attempt, even though facial recognition technology is obviously out there, the bill is
• technology at the facial recognition technology at the mall<00:18:54.000> and<00:18:54.159>
• There are proponents of facial recognition technology who are correct: there are good applications of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 44.800> the leadership training that emphasizes the leadership training that emphasizes the recognition
• unconscious<01:14:46.239> bias<01:14:46.960> and<01:14:47.199> the recognition
• of unconscious bias and the recognition of unconscious bias and the promotion<01:14:47.600> of
• offering support in areas like financial literacy,<02:03:21.920> conflict<02:03:22.400> resolution
• ,<02:03:22.960> and literacy, conflict resolution, and literacy, conflict resolution, and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Resolutions adopted. Mr. President, I have a resolution. Mr. President, I have a resolution.
• President, move adoption of the resolution. resolution. resolution.
• Secretary, read the resolution. resolution. resolution. >> Yeah.
• President, I move passage of the U resolution. resolution. resolution.
• this resolution. this resolution.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber also recognized guests, including members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employees of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative. A senator then delivered a Black History Month-style presentation highlighting James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Jan E. Matzeliger, and Percy Lavon Julian for their contributions to civil rights, labor, industry, and science. The Senate received House messages referring two Archives and History board appointments to the Committee on Confirmations, then took up numerous committee reports. Several bills from Finance and Taxation, Judiciary, Education Policy, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Healthcare, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, State Government Affairs, and Local Legislation received favorable reports, some with amendments or substitutes, and were advanced to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The chamber also recommitted Senate Bill 266 to the Tourism Committee. The Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Llaya McNair to the Alabama Trust Fund Board, several members to the Credit Union Administration Board, and Elizabeth Smithart, Leslie Sanders, and Wayne Sers to the Alabama State Board of Human Resources. It then adopted several resolutions, including commendations and memorials, such as resolutions honoring Mary Francis Holland, the Stanhope Elmore boys bowling team, and Alicia Cannon for more than 50 years of service to the Alabama judicial system. The Senate also adopted a resolution creating the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety, after discussion about its purpose, membership, and duties; an amendment to the commission resolution was adopted before the resolution itself was adopted.

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• concern is that your amendment goes beyond that, not just members of the military, but would give recognition
• Thank you. ...beyond that, not just members of the military, but would give recognition to anyone who's
• Plus, putting security cameras in, or having cameras that meet a certain resolution—not specified in
• Have a certain resolution, not specified in your bill, rulemaking, unelected officials, also sound, that's

Keywords: 996, all

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• <01:06:48.559> So,<01:06:48.720> what no continuing resolution.
• So, what no continuing resolution. So, what happens<01:06:49.359> next?
• <01:12:31.840> what lack of a continuing resolution what lack of a continuing resolution what
• We also know that there was not full agreement on a continuing resolution.
• And then in 1977, again 12 days where they couldn't have a continuing resolution.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I think it was a trend that was happening anyway because there is a broad recognition among everybody
• 12-step program, addiction, education, anger management, cognitive behavioral therapy, conflict resolution

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting was the third public session of the Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration. Members introduced themselves, and the commission approved the prior meeting minutes. The main presentation came from the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association, led by several sheriffs, who described the role of sheriffs’ offices as independently elected county institutions that operate jails and houses of correction, regional lockups, civil process, 911 communications in some counties, school resource officers, and investigative units. They emphasized that most of their population is pretrial, that admissions and releases are far higher than the Department of Correction’s, and that their facilities now house more people overall than DOC despite having a smaller budget. The sheriffs argued that their work has shifted toward rehabilitation, reentry, and public health, highlighting extensive programming in mental health, substance use treatment, medication-assisted treatment, education, vocational training, and gender-specific, trauma-informed services. They said standardized risk/needs assessments and better funding would help make services more consistent across counties. They also described specialized units and models such as regional evaluation and stabilization units, older-adult housing, emerging adult and gang-intervention programs, and reentry centers that connect people to housing, employment, family support, and community services. Several examples were cited, including Suffolk’s Project Evolve, Middlesex’s older-adult unit, Hampden’s MAGIC program, Worcester’s STOP program, and county reentry centers across the state. A major theme was that these programs are expensive but, in the sheriffs’ view, reduce recidivism and improve safety by stabilizing people before release and supporting them afterward. They pointed to COVID-19 as a period when sheriffs adapted facilities for quarantine and medical care, and said they continue to work with public health partners. They also stressed that their facilities are heavily audited by state and federal agencies and that maintaining humane, safe conditions requires significant staffing and operating costs. Commission members responded favorably at points, noting the importance of the turnover in sheriff populations and the need to understand the different correctional mission compared with DOC. The meeting ended with discussion of future commission dates and a note that the presentation materials would be shared electronically.

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• I rise to read the Senate concurrent resolution as a point of personal privilege. Please proceed.
• President Obama expanded the official Pride Month recognition in 2011, and President Biden recognized

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, guest introductions, and routine communications from the governor and Senate. Members then moved into multiple Committee of the Whole sessions to consider a large number of Senate bills and later House bills on final reading. Several measures were retained on the calendar, while many others advanced with or without amendments. The House also adopted a group concurrence motion on numerous Senate amendments to House bills and later took up third-reading votes on a series of House bills. Among the main committee actions, SB 1049, SB 1315, SB 1401, SB 1418, and SB 1540 were amended and recommended do pass; SB 1332 and SB 1538 also advanced, while SB 1016, SB 1519, SB 1624, SB 1627, SB 1723, and SB 1725 were retained. Debate centered on school safety and interoperability equipment in SB 1315, housing and zoning issues in SB 1118, and school discipline/bullying transparency in SB 1684. Members also discussed SB 1074 on student discipline notifications, SB 1275 on diversion program wording, and SB 1684 on bullying reporting and school liability, with supporters emphasizing safety, accountability, and clarity and opponents warning about unfunded mandates, litigation, and impacts on public schools. On final reading, the House passed a long list of bills, including HB 2032, HB 2035, HB 2109, HB 2120, HB 2176, HB 2189, HB 2195, HB 2203, HB 2342, HB 2383, HB 2423, HB 2428, HB 2439, HB 2440, HB 2573, HB 2594, HB 2621, HB 2641, HB 2673, HB 2693, HB 2752, HB 2756, HB 2875, HB 2895, HB 2916, HB 2923, HB 2946, and HB 2999, with recorded votes ranging from narrow to unanimous. HB 1118, dealing with municipal zoning and historic properties, failed on the floor after debate over housing policy and charter/public school issues, though a motion to reconsider was later made. The session ended with personal announcements, including recognition of Child Help, a memorial reading for Major General W. Bill Van Dyke, caucus meeting notices, a retirement reception reminder, an anniversary acknowledgment, and a Pride Month statement.

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• I rise to read the Senate concurrent resolution as a point of personal privilege. Please proceed.
• President Obama expanded the official Pride Month recognition in 2011, and President Biden recognized

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• With that, I think we have a resolution to be read. The clerk will read the citation. Be read.
• And whereas, in recognition of Sisterhood Month for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and Women's History Month

Bills: SCR17, SB2104, SB2155, SB1428, SB1250, SB1651, SB1794, SB444, SB1061, SB1327, SB1425, SB1455, SB1458, SB1460, SB1480, SB1530, SB1543, SB1555, SB1593, SB1209, SB1730, SB1733, SB1769, SB1805, SB2069, SB2095, SB1503

Keywords: trusts, Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code, trust administration, trustee, beneficiary, qualified beneficiary, nonjudicial settlement agreement, trust accounting, fiduciary duty, forfeiture clause, no-contest clause, in terrorem clause, certification of trust, trust property, district court jurisdiction, venue, surcharge trustee, trust protector, trust advisor, principal distribution

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• and raise our voices around what we would like to discontinue to see across the globe, in just recognition
• Clinton and Kosovo, Obama and Libya, and Biden in Syria, so we don't have any resolutions about that

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• Many, um, school districts passed resolutions that made it more difficult for law enforcement to go on
• proficiency levels, but it is something that we're tracking and, and again I just wanna uh give uh recognition

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• That was actually part of the bigger continuing resolution last December that unfortunately got blown
• In recognition of the value and vibrancy those productions bring to the state, doubling the opportunity

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We thank this committee for its resolute efforts to improve the health of all Texans, and thank you for
• Um, seeing that there's this widespread recognition that we are the, the nutrition experts, is what we

Bills: HB25, HB38

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, interest rate, ad valorem taxes, homesteads, property tax, tax deferral

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• AS WE MENTIONED THIS MODEL IS RECEIVING NATIONAL RECOGNITION.
• IT FOCUSES ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• pre-kindergarten, or our VPK program, funded at $438.1 million in general revenue, and our school recognition
• Ed, as well as resolution of school district audit findings as they relate to the federal awards awarded

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee held its first interim meeting, took roll, and established a quorum. Members introduced themselves, many noting backgrounds in education, school boards, local government, or parenting, and Chair Jenna Persons-Mulicka outlined the committee’s goal of building the fiscal year 2025-26 Pre-K-12 budget. She also reviewed the fiscal year 2024-25 education budget, noting that the Pre-K-12 portion totals about $21 billion, with the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) as the largest driver, along with major funding for VPK, school readiness, and school recognition. She explained that federal COVID relief funds have ended and that recent school choice legislation has affected budget structure. Commissioner Manny Diaz and department leaders then gave overviews of their divisions. Diaz highlighted Florida’s education rankings, record graduation rate, progress monitoring, expanded school choice participation, charter school growth, and teacher salary investments, while emphasizing a focus on literacy, math, and early learning. Carrie Miller described the Division of Early Learning’s school readiness and VPK programs, their funding, eligibility, accountability systems, and the importance of kindergarten readiness. Paul Burns outlined the Division of Public Schools’ work on educator quality, literacy, standards, certification, family outreach, federal programs, and school improvement. Suzanne Pridgen reviewed finance and operations functions, including budget management, FEFP calculations, grants, procurement, transportation, and emergency management. Adam Emerson described parental choice programs, including scholarships, charter schools, schools of hope, virtual education, and home education. Darren Norris detailed the Office of Safe Schools’ responsibilities for risk assessments, compliance inspections, threat management, grants, and training created after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas tragedy. Members asked questions about several issues, including whether the Safe Schools office recommends changes to the school safety grant distribution formula, whether early learning eligibility should shift from federal poverty level to state median income, how scholarship payments are verified to avoid funding students who return to public school, and whether daily attendance systems could improve funding accuracy. Other questions addressed hurricane-related survey disruptions, VPK provider reimbursement rates and instructional hours, teacher salary increases, school start time costs, and how voucher schools handle IEP accommodations. Department officials generally said some issues remain under review, supported moving school readiness eligibility to SMI, noted that scholarship and enrollment data are cross-checked and adjusted when needed, and said progress monitoring now helps schools support mobile students. On school safety, officials said exemptions are allowed in statute for some items but not for classroom doors, and that district-specific conditions matter. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported beyond receiving presentations and discussion.

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• The Youth of the Year program is a premier leadership and recognition initiative that honors exceptional
• The Youth of the Year program is a premier leadership and recognition initiative that honors exceptional
• The Youth of the Year program is a premier leadership and recognition initiative that honors exceptional
• The Youth of the Year program is a premier leadership recognition initiative.
• In recognition of her leadership and dedication, Aria was named the 2026 Luke Air Force Base Military

Keywords: 1182, all

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• of the hobby—and I don't like to call it a hobby because it's more than just that—recognition of it
• license plates for all electronic tolls without an E-ZPass transponder, as well as for dispute resolution
• license plates for all electronic tolls without an E-ZPass transponder, as well as for dispute resolution
• <03:26:21.760> for<03:26:21.920> free<03:26:22.239> versus recognition for free
• versus recognition for free versus >> outside?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• California seek recognition? California seek recognition?
• Kentucky seek recognition? Kentucky seek recognition?
• Arkansas seek recognition? Arkansas seek recognition?
• from Arkansas seek recognition? from Arkansas seek recognition?
• Arkansas seek recognition? Arkansas seek recognition?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 21, 2025, 1012, house, all