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• Governor Dan Patrick on this subject.
• Governor and the governor have emphasized with appropriate Urgency, we do not have the option of doing
• Well, the starting point is that the governor has vetoed the ban.
• The lieutenant governor has done an excellent job of raising public awareness of what the true problems
• governor did a good job of raising the specter of the harm of doing nothing.

Summary: Senator Nathan Johnson presented a pair of bills he described as a comprehensive cannabis reform package for Texas. He said one bill would regulate hemp-derived THC with a 21-and-over purchase age, a 5 mg THC threshold, testing, labeling, licensing, packaging, and marketing standards, an advisory committee to report to the Legislature, and a tax structure that would direct revenue to public health, law enforcement, testing, and the Texas Compassionate Use Program. He also said the legislation reflects work by Chairman Ken King and is intended as an alternative to a total ban, which he argued would be unenforceable and undesirable. Johnson said the second bill would decriminalize possession and personal use of up to 2 ounces of marijuana, allow limited home cultivation, and create a path to expunction for people convicted of conduct that would no longer be illegal. He argued current Texas THC laws are inconsistent, harmful, and disproportionately affect communities of color, while also diverting law enforcement resources. He said the bills aim to create a more consistent and enforceable framework and to support medical THC use. Supportive testimony came from Shawn Salvahi, a veteran and Texas Cannabis Collective representative, who said decriminalization and homegrow would help veterans and first responders and that leaders should correct mistaken policy. Senator Molly Cook, an ER nurse, also backed Johnson’s approach and opposed SB 5, saying prohibition has failed, worsened safety, and created criminal and economic harms. In questions, Johnson said the Senate is likely to move SB 5, that the House could still change the outcome, and that he has been consistent in opposing a ban since 2018. The discussion also briefly touched on redistricting, with participants urging attention to flooding and criticizing proposed maps, but the main action was the presentation and defense of the THC bills ahead of floor consideration.

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• , Her Honor the Lieutenant Governor, and the honorable members of the Executive Council to the House
• Governor and Executive Council.
• Lieutenant Governor, and the Executive Council.
• Thank you to the clerk and court officers, members of the Senate who are joining us, Lieutenant Governor
• The sergeant-at-arms will escort the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Executive Council from

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Summary: The House received a Governor’s message on fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The Committee on Rules reported several resolutions, including honors for Abby Goodman, a resolution reaffirming Massachusetts-Taiwan friendship, recognition of the Cambodian-American community’s Khmer New Year celebration, and Elks National Youth Week; the House suspended the rules and approved them. The House also concurred with Senate petitions on assisted living residences and medication administration in rest homes, sending them to the Committee on Aging and Independence. The main legislative business was House Bill 5279/5375, the transportation bond bill financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. Ways and Means recommended a substitute bill, House 5375, with a $2.737 billion general obligation bond authorization, and the House adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading. Later, the House took up House 5375 directly, heard support from members emphasizing Chapter 90 road funding, municipal flexibility, rural road mileage distribution, and broader transportation investments, and then passed the bill to be engrossed by roll call vote, 155-0. The House also passed House Bill 5371, authorizing grants of easements or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston, to be engrossed. In addition, the chamber received and filed the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s report on the March 31, 2026 special election for the 5th Essex District, adopted an order to escort the Governor and Executive Council into the chamber, and administered the oaths of office to Representative-elect Andrew Tarr. The session ended with an order to adjourn until the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• Honor the Lieutenant Governor, and the honorable members of the Executive Council to the House Chamber
• Governor and Executive Council.
• Lieutenant Governor, and the Executive Council.
• Thank you to the clerk and court officers, members of the Senate who are joining us, Lieutenant Governor
• The Sergeant-at-Arms will escort the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Executive Council from

Summary: The House convened, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and received a gubernatorial message on fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The House also approved several resolutions, including honoring Abby Goodman, reaffirming Massachusetts-Taiwan friendship, recognizing the Cambodian American Khmer New Year celebration, and observing Elks National Youth Week. Senate petitions on assisted living residences and medication administration in rest homes were referred to the Committee on Aging and Independence, and the House concurred with those referrals. The main legislative business was House Bill 5279/5375, the transportation bond bill financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. Ways and Means recommended an amended substitute bill, and the House adopted the amendment and advanced the bill to third reading. Later, the House took up the substitute bill, House 5375, and members spoke in support of the Chapter 90 transportation package, emphasizing municipal road and bridge funding, rural road mileage distribution, housing-related infrastructure, lifecycle asset management, DCR deferred maintenance, and MBTA electrified locomotives. A roll call vote was ordered, and the bill was passed to be engrossed by a vote of 155 in favor and 0 against. The House also passed to be engrossed a bill authorizing the grant of easements or takings of certain parcels of land to the city of Boston. In addition, the chamber received the certified returns for the 5th Essex District special election and adopted an order creating a special committee to escort the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Executive Council for the swearing-in of Representative-elect Andrew Francis Robert Tarr. Tarr was then administered the oaths of office by Governor Maura Healey and seated. The House later adopted an order to adjourn and recessed until the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• Honor the Lieutenant Governor, and the honorable members of the Executive Council to the House Chamber
• Governor and Executive Council.
• Lieutenant Governor, and the Executive Council.
• To the clerk and court officers, members of the Senate who are joining us, Lieutenant Governor, Governor's
• The sergeant-at-arms will escort the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Executive Council from

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Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and received a Governor’s message on fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The Committee on Rules reported several resolutions, including honoring Abby Goodman’s retirement, reaffirming Massachusetts-Taiwan friendship, recognizing the Cambodian American community’s Khmer New Year celebration, and observing Elks National Youth Week; the House suspended the rules and approved them. The House also concurred in Senate petitions on assisted living residences and medication administration in rest homes, sending both to the Committee on Aging and Independence. The main legislative business was House No. 5279/5375, an act financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. Ways and Means recommended a substitute bill with a $2.737 billion general obligation bond authorization, and the House adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading. Later, the House took up the bill again as House 5375, with members describing it as the Chapter 90 transportation bond bill. Supporters highlighted funding for municipal roads and bridges, highway and bridge projects, the Chapter 90 program, rural road mileage distribution, lifecycle asset management, housing-related transportation infrastructure, DCR maintenance, and MBTA electric locomotives. A roll call was ordered, and the bill passed to be engrossed by a vote of 155-0. The House also passed to be engrossed House No. 5317, authorizing easements or takings of certain parcels of land to the City of Boston. In addition, the chamber welcomed guests from the Hilltown Charter Cooperative Public School, received and filed the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s communication on the 5th Essex District special election returns, and adopted an order creating a special committee to escort the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Executive Council for the swearing-in of Representative-elect Andrew Francis Robert Tarr. Governor Maura Healey administered the oaths to Representative Tarr, after which the House recessed briefly and then adjourned to meet the next day in informal session.

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• S.J.R. 68 reaffirms Article 4, Section 16 of the state constitution, that the lieutenant governor will
• Current law allows the lieutenant governor to sit as the presiding officer over a court of impeachment
• governor serves as the governor, but could possibly also serve as the presiding officer; the lieutenant
• or lieutenant governor is the impeached official.
• or lieutenant governor.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jim Harris of Tilden Baptist Church, followed by remarks from Senator Zaffirini recognizing his service and retirement as an agricultural teacher. The chamber also received a message from the governor on appointments to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors. Senators then adopted SR 434 honoring Goodwill Industries of San Antonio’s 80th anniversary, with Senators Gutierrez, Menendez, and Zaffirini praising its workforce training and second-chance employment mission; SR 435 recognizing Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho as Doctor of the Day; and a group of additional resolutions adopted by voice vote. Senator Zaffirini also introduced the McMullen County Day delegation, and Senator Gutierrez introduced the Doctor of the Day. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1951 addressed penalties for late property rendition filings and removed a financial incentive for appraisal districts; SB 1261 related to financing water supply projects in the state water plan; SB 1620 created a Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program; SB 530 updated higher-education accreditation rules; SB 2183 standardized fireworks sales periods statewide; SB 2368 strengthened the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act and added foreign-affiliation safeguards for electricity market participants; SB 1398 limited children without placement (CWOP) practices and added community-based care transparency; and SB 1960 established digital replication rights for voice and visual likenesses. Each of these bills advanced through suspension of the regular order, passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few measures. The chamber also debated SB 825, which would require an annual study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration. Senators Middleton, Hinojosa, Gutierrez, and Eckhardt debated whether the study should include positive as well as negative impacts; an amendment to require that broader analysis failed, and the bill was left pending after passage to engrossment. Other measures passed included SB 2010, prohibiting political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs; SB 546, requiring reporting and continued implementation of school bus seat belts; SB 586, establishing the Historical Texas Cemetery designation program; SB 1150, requiring inactive oil and gas wells to be plugged or returned to production under a compliance plan; SB 1184, lowering the minimum age of wine eligible for sale by wine collection sellers; SB 2185, clarifying bilingual education allotment funding; SB 1923, making child support follow the child in certain temporary placements; SB 2252, expanding early literacy and numeracy supports and screening tools; SB 1870, barring local decriminalization of drugs; and SB 2405, the major TDCJ sunset bill, which included facility planning, parole and rehabilitation reforms, and an amendment protecting parole board discretion. Most of these bills were adopted after floor amendments and passed with recorded votes, often along party-line or near-party-line divisions.

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• And the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Speaker of the House are automatically TDLR-approved
• And the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Speaker of the House are automatically TDLR-approved
• And the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and if we have a two-thirds vote.
• And the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Speaker of the House are automatically TDLR
• Governor.

Bills: HB668, HB677, HB766, HB3133, SB3070

Keywords: HB 668, Texas, handgun license, license to carry, LTC, concealed carry, open carry, firearm permit, gun license renewal, public safety, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Government Code Section 411.185, renewal fee, handgun permit, Second Amendment, carry permit, firearms regulation, HB 677, Texas Election Code

Summary: The committee met to hear several bills, beginning with House Bill 766, which would require precinct chair applicants to provide an email address, phone number, or both on their applications while keeping that contact information confidential. No one testified for or against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 677, a companion to a previously approved Senate bill, would bar county election administrators from simultaneously holding another office or position appointed by an elected official; it also drew no public testimony and was left pending. Members then heard House Bill 3133, which would add explicit deepfake material to the list of content social media platforms must handle through complaint systems, including prompt acknowledgment, investigation, and status updates. Senators discussed concerns about how platforms would verify whether reported content was actually a deepfake, and the sponsor indicated the bill may be held pending while federal law on the subject is reviewed. House Bill 668 would create a one-year grace period for renewing an expired Texas handgun license to carry, codifying an existing DPS practice; it also received no testimony and was left pending. The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 3070, a major overhaul of the Texas Lottery system. The bill would move oversight from the Lottery Commission to TDLR, dissolve the commission, impose new restrictions on ticket sales and internet play, create a lottery advisory committee, increase transparency and audit requirements, and include a sunset review that could lead to abolishing the lottery if not continued by 2027. The author described the bill as a response to alleged misconduct and illegal practices by the commission, while a witness from the Christian Life Commission testified in favor, supporting changes to prize anonymity and other lottery restrictions. After testimony, the bill was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Let it fall upon the Lieutenant Governor, every senator, and every staff member who strives to lead this
• Let it fall upon Lieutenant Governor,<00:05:44.400> every<00:05:44.720> senator,<00:05:
• President, she wanted me to let you know that for career day, she was a two-term lieutenant governor.
• governor.
• So, if y'all will lieutenant governor.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 29 January, 2026; 9:00 AM, 925, all

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• . >> Thank you, Lieutenant Governor. Can we bow our heads?
• I pray your blessings would be upon our Lieutenant Governor.
• <00:03:38.720> Governor.
• Lieutenant Governor. Lieutenant Governor.
• Lieutenant Governor's<00:13:19.240> right.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 6 January, 2026; 12:00 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, now we're going to go to the Lieutenant Governor. You're doing budget cuts now, right?
• Lieutenant Governor. Thanks to you and your team.
• Lieutenant Governor. Thanks to you and your team.
• As the Lieutenant Governor said, I'm Cindy Montoya.
• I am the Chief Financial Officer for the Office of the Governor and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor

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• And I want to acknowledge that our lieutenant governor is here.
• Lieutenant Governor, did you take that test? I passed it.
• Before we go on with our regular agenda, I would like to have Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales come
• up to the table and say a few words in your stomping grounds, Lieutenant Governor.
• I really related to the Lieutenant Governor talking.

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• <00:04:02.600> Governor's this today at the Lieutenant Governor's this today at the Lieutenant
• I want to note the passing of our governor, Ariyoshi.
• I want to add to the senator's remarks. passing of our our governor, Ariyoshi. passing of our our governor
• > senator's<00:05:36.400> remarks >> I want to add to the senator's remarks about our governor
• all of you who drive in your cars, when you get in and you see your tinted windows, it's because Governor

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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• and Lieutenant Governor State Planning and Lieutenant Governor State Planning and Budgeting<04:50
• , Lieutenant Governor, state Governor, Lieutenant Governor, state planning<04:52:20.718> and<04
• , Lieutenant Governor, state Governor, Lieutenant Governor, state planning<04:58:20.480> and<04
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• Members appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker are responsible for the overall governance
• I thank the Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, for making the creation of DPRIT one of
• I also want to say a word of thank you to the Lieutenant Governor for his very public call for people
• First and foremost, I'd like to thank Senator Huffman, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, and the Legislature
• One of the reasons that I'm so thankful that the Senate, that Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and that

Bills: SB5, SJR3, SB 5, SJR 3

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, district apportionment, legislative rules

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• HB 934, and in person we have the Honorable Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke in support.
• We are in strong support of the Connect Kākou initiative under the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
• We are in strong support of the Connect Kākou initiative under the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
• We are in strong support of the Connect Kākou initiative under the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
• Hopefully, as this measure moves forward, with the Lieutenant Governor's eye on it, we can find ways

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Summary: The Committee on Economic Development and Technology met on February 5, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills related to economic development, broadband, tax policy, and family support. HB 455 drew support for a startup-business loan program, with DBEDT, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and Hmua Collective among those in favor; Tax Foundation Hawaii questioned the need for a special fund. HB 437, concerning Hawaii trade/investment offices, received support from DBEDT and Hawaii Friends for Civil Rights, and members asked DBEDT about how to measure return on investment from the overseas offices. HB 650, dealing with broadband-related administration, was supported by DBEDT, the Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, and others, while committee discussion focused on the role of the state’s trade and investment offices and broadband administration. HB 935, on digital navigator support, received testimony in favor from DBEDT, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the University of Hawaii system, and others, but also drew comments about consumer representation and the need for service on neighbor islands. The committee also heard strong testimony on tax and family-related measures. HB 572, which would remove the grocery tax, received overwhelming support from groups including the Hawaii Food Industry Association, AARP Hawaii, and others, with testimony emphasizing food insecurity and cost-of-living relief; Tax Foundation Hawaii offered technical comments. HB 701, a caregiver tax credit bill, was supported by AARP Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and others, with AARP stressing the burden on family caregivers and Tax Foundation Hawaii suggesting the credit percentage be reduced to preserve price-shopping incentives. HB 753, another child and dependent care tax credit measure, drew support from AARP Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and others; Tax Foundation Hawaii again raised technical concerns, this time about the complexity of the formula. After testimony, the committee took up decision-making. HB 455 was passed with amendments, including transferring administrative responsibility from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to the Community-Based Economic Development Program, blanking out the appropriation, adding one business loan officer FTE, and noting a $95,000 cost. HB 437, HB 650, HB 934, HB 442, and HB 572 were all advanced with amendments, generally involving blanking out appropriations, moving amounts into committee notes, technical cleanup, and setting effective dates to July 1, 3000. HB 935 was deferred because of overlap with public library programs and uncertainty about federal funding for digital navigator positions. The chair also indicated HB 7 would be amended to add a nonrefundable family caregiver tax credit and related technical changes, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• THE ELECTORATE DOESN'T GET TO CHOOSE AN INDEPENDENT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
• , AND THOSE QUALITIES ARE GOING TO BE PUT FORWARD BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ARE ELECTED
• THE ELECTED LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WOULD TRANSITION TO THE ELECTED COMMISSIONER.
• BUT NOW WE ARE HAVING SOMEONE WHO WAS ELECTED AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BUT NOT THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
• BUT KIND OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, BUT NOT REALLY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, BE THE PERSON TO TALK THROUGH AND

Bills: SB 2, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117, SB 503, SB 2, HB 120, HB 20, HB 150, HB 6, HB 100, HB 210, HB 215, HB 1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB 142, HB 451, HB 124, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

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• The sergeant-in-arms, the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor, to the rostrum to administer the oath
• The Chair recognizes the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and Representative Field.
• The sergeant-at-arms will escort the Governor and Lieutenant Governor from the chamber.
• Please welcome First Lieutenant Santana to the chamber.
• Please welcome First Lieutenant Santana to the chamber. Mr.

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Summary: The House first took up several routine matters, adopting resolutions recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival and congratulating Father Gerald Francis Finnegan, S.J., on his long ministry. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow a petition establishing a sick leave bank for a Massachusetts State Police employee to go to the Committee on Public Service. The chamber then moved to Senate Bill 2543, An Act Strengthening Health Care Protections in the Commonwealth, and adopted the Ways and Means amendment before sending the bill to third reading. Later, after the bill was released from third reading, the House considered it on final passage. Supporters described the measure as protecting reproductive and gender-affirming care, patient data, providers, and Massachusetts residents from out-of-state interference, while also incorporating federal emergency care requirements. Amendment 4, which would have barred state funding for campaign ads discouraging pregnant women from using pregnancy resource centers, was rejected. Amendment 8, which would have broadened the bill to include refusals of care and other preventive care for adults and minors, was also rejected after opposition argued it could allow one parent to block care for a child. Amendment 6, as changed, narrowing certain data protections to abortion-related care, IVF, and gender-affirming care, was adopted. The House also adopted Amendment 7, clarifying that businesses handling information for payment, treatment, or health care operations would not violate the bill, and Amendment 9, directing the Commissioner of Public Health to convene a technical advisory group to review a section of the General Laws. After these amendments, the bill passed to be engrossed by a vote of 136-23. The House then observed a moment of silence for victims of the Gabriel House assisted living fire in Fall River and adjourned to meet the next day in informal session.

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• from seven to six, adding the lieutenant governor as a board member who must serve as chairperson, and
• This bill in front of you would empower the Lieutenant Governor to take one of the three seats that the
• For instance, Space Florida has had both the governor, and at times the lieutenant governor there, head
• governor, like the other states, the lieutenant governor will actually be chair of that association.
• Governor, but it seems to be a great way to give additional structure to the Lieutenant Governor's office

Bills: SB1047, SB1365, SB1474, SB1618, SB1620

Keywords: National Guard, active duty, combat, Arizona, declaration of war, state law, military service, property tax, exemptions, veterans, disabilities, widows and widowers, Arizona Revised Statutes, immigration enforcement, local law enforcement, federal cooperation, law enforcement training, public safety, military affairs, funding

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• I thank the Lieutenant Governor for his appointment.
• I thank the Lieutenant Governor for his appointment. Thank you, Dean.
• I thank the Lieutenant Governor for his appointment.
• So I thank the Lieutenant Governor for that.
• I also appreciate the Lieutenant Governor pointing me...

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth; Her Honor, Kimberly Driscoll, Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth
• Please welcome the Governor, and she's joined by the Lieutenant Governor, Driscoll, as well.
• So on behalf of the Lieutenant Governor, who supported you and helped make this possible.
• And now I'll ask the Lieutenant Governor to join me and ask that members stand and raise their right
• Members will rise as the sergeant-at-arms escorts the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and the Constitutional

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Summary: The House of Representatives convened on January 1, 2025, for the opening of the 194th General Court. The session began with the call to order, invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and National Anthem, followed by remarks from the Dean of the House, Governor Maura Healey, and Speaker Ron Mariano. Speakers highlighted the historic nature of the new session, the approaching 250th anniversary of American independence, and priorities such as public service, transparency, and continued collaboration between the House, Senate, and administration. The House received and filed the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s communication transmitting election returns, then adopted a special committee report confirming that the members-elect had been duly elected. The chamber also accepted the resignation/declination of Representative-elect Gerald Paracela, who had been nominated to the District Court. A committee was appointed to notify the Governor that a quorum of members-elect had assembled and were ready to be sworn in, after which the Governor administered the oaths of office to the members. The House then elected Ronald Mariano of Quincy as Speaker by roll-call vote, with 132 votes; Bradley H. Jones Jr. received 21 votes, Mark T. Lombardo 4, and the total vote count was 157. Timothy Carroll of Hull was elected Clerk by acclamation and sworn in, and he announced the appointment of assistant clerks. The House also adopted temporary rules to continue the prior session’s House rules and temporary joint rules, and agreed to a Senate order scheduling a convention for the following day to administer oaths to the Governor’s Council. The session concluded with a benediction and adjournment until the next day at 11 a.m.

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• , throughout our state from our governor, throughout our state from our governor, lieutenant<00:09
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• And paging for the Lieutenant Governor, we have Eli Causey of Petal, Truitt Berry of Kosciusko, James
• <00:18:52.000> Governor, And paging for the Lieutenant Governor, And paging for the Lieutenant

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 3 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all