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• And so that's again conforming with the federal stuff.
• 00:06:34.400> so<00:06:34.520> that's<00:06:34.760> again<00:06:35.280> conforming
• <00:06:35.760> with Um and so that's again conforming with Um and so that's again conforming
• not conform then to those<00:24:32.520> the<00:24:32.640> phrase<00:24:33.160> or
• Um, and so, a few years ago when we added this allowance, um, it was to conform our state form to match

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Just as a matter of mechanics, if this bill is the law before we pass those bills, then we can conform
• Just as a matter of mechanics, if this bill is the law before we pass those bills, then we can conform
• Just as a matter of mechanics, if this bill is the law before we pass those bills, then we can conform
• Just as a matter of mechanics, if this bill is the law before we pass those bills, then we can conform
• Bills then we can conform all those bills to what will then be existing law.

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 21 January, 2026; 3:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 3, a certificate-of-need measure that had passed last year but was vetoed by the governor because of one objectionable provision. The chair explained that the House had just passed the bill unanimously and urged quick Senate action so it could be sent to the governor again. He said the bill is intended to restore the prior law, with the main policy focus on rural hospitals and other future certificate-of-need changes. A question was raised about language affecting the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s academic exemption; the chair said the intent was to preserve the teaching hospital’s core exemption around its main campus while requiring certificate-of-need review for facilities it operates elsewhere, and the committee then voted title sufficient, due pass. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2476, requested by the Board of Pharmacy. Senator Hill explained that it would let licensed pharmacists self-report substance abuse or mental health issues and enter treatment before disciplinary action, similar to programs already available for nurses and with comparable provisions for physicians and dentists. Board representatives said participants would have to stop practicing until cleared, and that failure to comply would trigger discipline; the bill was described as an alternative to professional discipline, not immunity from criminal law. After questions about definitions and how many times a person could use the program, the committee voted title sufficient, due pass. The meeting concluded with an informational presentation from Mr. Anderson on child care funding and program operations. He said the state used ARPA funds during the pandemic to support child care certificates and providers, but those funds were exhausted, leading to a pause and a waiting list of about 20,000 families; the program currently serves about 18,000 children. He said the department is continuing $15 million in state support, is converting 30% of the TANF state assistance grant to child care, and is exploring additional TANF direct-assistance options, though cautiously because the state has not done that before. He also discussed child care tax credits, employer-based child care, and efforts to expand capacity through provider support and technical assistance.

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• It's a conforming change to the previous section.
• It's a conforming change to the previous section.
• It's a conforming change to the previous section.
• At the bottom of page 26, section 29 comes from Senator Cwodzinski's 2412, and it makes a conforming
• At the bottom of page 26, section 29 comes from Senator Cwodzinski's 2412, and it makes a conforming

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Lines 16.9 to 16.16 are conforming changes. We are amending the exact same subdivision.
• Lines 16.9 to 16.16 are conforming changes. We are amending the exact same subdivision.
• Lines 16.9 to 16.16 are conforming changes. We are amending the exact same subdivision.
• Lines 16.9 to 16.16 are conforming changes. We are amending the exact same subdivision.
• Lines 16.9 to 16.16 are conforming changes. We are amending the exact same subdivision.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 97 pages to this bill, Madam President, but I can assure you that most of them are technical and conforming
• technical<00:37:11.600> and most of them are technical and most of them are technical and conforming
• <00:37:12.320> changes<00:37:13.000> and conforming changes and conforming changes and
• property, making clarifying<00:40:33.640> technical<00:40:34.080> and<00:40:34.200> conforming
• clarifying technical and conforming clarifying technical and conforming changes<00:40:35.080>

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened under call, established a quorum, and heard a prayer and pledge. The main legislative business was House amendments to Senate File 2511, the liquor bill authorizing various municipalities to issue liquor licenses. Senators described it as a bipartisan “one-off” liquor bill with local provisions, including a St. Louis Park food hall license, Minneapolis food hall licenses, a Rochester Chateau Theater provision, expanded University of Minnesota liquor licensing flexibility, Brainerd’s Northern Pacific Center license, seasonal resort licensing, and a care-facility “granny happy hour” provision. Senator Wesenberg asked about a proposed 17-year-old server provision, and Senator Klein said it had been dropped and was never part of the Senate language. The Senate concurred in the House amendments to SF 2511, advanced it to third reading, and passed it on final passage by a vote of 56 ayes to 10 nays. The chamber also adopted committee reports, took up a confirmation calendar item, and unanimously confirmed Joseph Sullivan to another six-year term on the Public Utilities Commission after Senator Frentz reported unanimous committee support and cited broad stakeholder backing. On special orders, the Senate passed House File 3741, which modernizes educational assistance for children and spouses of prisoners of war and deceased veterans by moving coverage under the Minnesota GI Bill and increasing the benefit to $750; it passed 66-0. The Senate also passed Senate File 3622, a 97-page technical and conforming update to the Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act. Senator Kroon highlighted changes for small common-interest communities, insurance responsibility in mixed-use buildings, buyer disclosure, court-rule alignment, and lien priority definitions. An A2 amendment delayed the effective date of a separate 308C cooperative housing rewrite for one year to allow more consumer-protection work; after discussion involving Senators Kroon, Dibble, and Westrom, the amendment was adopted, and SF 3622 then passed 67-0. The Senate later adjourned until the following Wednesday.

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• This conforms the possession offense thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine.
• HB 386 conforms the possession offense thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine.
• <00:18:04.159> HB<00:18:04.679> 386<00:18:05.679> this<00:18:05.960> conforms
• on to the next bill HB 386 this conforms on to the next bill HB 386 this conforms fenol<00:18:07.280
• This conforms possession offense thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills covering criminal justice, elections, and wildfire-related settlement funding. HB 103 would raise the age cutoff for life-without-parole eligibility from 18 to 21; supporters included the Public Defender and others, while prosecutors and some others opposed it. HB 11 would allow civil claims against people or businesses profiting from sexual exploitation or sex trafficking; it drew mostly support but was not ready for a vote and was deferred for further questions. HB 132 would expand a state-initiated expungement pilot to include possession of any Schedule V substance; the Public Defender, ACLU, and oversight groups supported it, with one opponent, and committee questions focused on what substances and how many cases would be affected. HB 145 would require the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to transmit expungement orders to the Judiciary to implement Act 159; the Judiciary and Public Defender supported it, and members discussed technical issues involving multiple defendants and multiple charges. HB 369, a campaign finance housekeeping bill on excess cash contributions, and HB 408, which aligns voter registration-by-mail deadlines with current law, both received support and no opposition of note. The committee also heard HB 1175, which creates appropriations and a trust fund for Maui wildfire settlement claims; the Attorney General’s office, Maui County Council, and Tax Foundation supported it, while one senator said he would vote no because of concerns about House leadership. HB 386, which conforms drug possession thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine, was supported by law enforcement and prosecutors. HB 134 would require electronic filing of nomination papers; the Elections Office supported it but asked that any convenience fee be authorized in statute, while one witness opposed it over security and cost concerns. After testimony and questions, the committee took up decision-making and passed HB 103 with amendments, deferred HB 11, and passed HB 132, HB 145, HB 369, HB 408, HB 1175, HB 386, and HB 134, with HB 134 amended to clarify no additional charge for electronic filing.

Transcript Highlights:

• This modification would change it to required beginning dates for conformance with the Internal Revenue
• um<00:14:02.360> for required beginning dates um for required beginning dates um for conformance
• c> with<00:14:03.720> the<00:14:03.959> Internal<00:14:04.440> Revenue conformance
• with the Internal Revenue conformance with the Internal Revenue code<00:14:06.199> and<00:14:
• tracking, we will be amending page two, line one, by deleting the phrase for 20 or more hours, to conform

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• <02:05:12.159> So,<02:05:13.119> um, Non-conforming at this point.
• Is it still grandfathered, or does it have to now conform to the highway beautification act?
• would then disallow it for continued use in a non-conforming way.
• the sign if this were a non-conforming the sign if this were a non-conforming sign<02:15:16.800> would
• continued use in a non-conforming way. continued use in a non-conforming way.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• > to<00:37:16.480> uh<00:37:16.640> a<00:37:16.880> data conforming change
• related to uh a data conforming change related to uh a data practices<00:37:17.760> cross<00:
• the house side is a conforming change. the house side is a conforming change.
• <01:05:10.720> changes variety of other conforming changes variety of other conforming changes
• Article 3 on R160 includes just technical and conforming changes related to the degree of manslaughter

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, Senate File 2706 is a DCYF recodification technical and conforming updates bill.
• human services, education, and public safety, and recodifying statutes and making technical and conforming
• 25.280> changes<00:01:26.080> for technical and conforming changes for technical and conforming
• <00:02:45.360> changes technical and conforming changes technical and conforming changes um
• <00:03:00.000> changes um making any other conforming changes um making any other conforming

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chairman and members, as passed by the House, House Bill 2477 conforms Arizona's 529 education savings
• Commission to adopt procedures for acquiring property using monies from the military installation fund and conform
• Commission to adopt procedures for acquiring property using monies from the military installation fund and conform

Summary: The caucus meeting on Friday, June 12, reviewed several bills on Blue Sheets 16, 17, and 18, with sponsors generally concurring in Senate amendments. On property tax and agricultural inspection bills, HB 2104 and HB 2105 were described as creating temporary limits on county assessors’ ability to reclassify or inspect agricultural property after a successful appeal or recent inspection, while preserving assessor authority for changes in use, ownership, splits, or taxable improvements. HB 4117, concerning religious worship assemblies, was amended by the Senate to focus on intentionally obstructing entry or exit from a place of worship or creating a disruptive commotion. HB 2311 would require AI conversational systems to notify users they are interacting with AI and add other consumer protections, and HB 2477 would conform Arizona’s 529 plan rules with federal law and allow certain rollovers to ABLE or Roth IRA accounts. The meeting also covered HB 2114, which directs motorcycle safety fund spending toward education and scholarships and ties motorcycle registration requirements to Class M licensing, with Senate changes narrowing the registration provisions and exempting business-owned motorcycles. HB 2729 was broadened by the Senate from continuing only the Nursing Board to also continuing DES, the Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, the Physician Assistants Board, and the State Board of Pharmacy, with members noting this kind of consolidation is common at the end of session. All of these bills were presented for concurrence, and no objections or substantive questions were raised. The caucus then reviewed three additional measures that had just come through rules: SB 1618, which revises military affairs statutes, creates procedures for military installation fund property acquisition, changes commission duties and membership, and adds reporting requirements; SB 1110, which creates a Department of Corrections home confinement program for certain inmates nearing release; and SCR 1004, which would, subject to voter approval, restrict photo enforcement systems unless a contract existed before December 31, 2026. Members clarified that the House mirror of the photo enforcement measure had not advanced. The meeting ended with notice that more caucus or rules activity could occur later in the day as the chamber moved bills to the floor on sine die.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is the House conforming bill on state group insurance, and there is a delete-all amendment.
• This is the House conforming bill on the Capitol Center, and there is a delete-all amendment.
• Senators, this is the House's sales tax reduction conforming bill. Thank you for that explanation.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:43:58.079> I it says not made more conforming. I it says not made more conforming.
• So someone's taking a conforming structure, or when it was built it was conforming, or zoning didn't
• :00.480> structure someone's taking a conforming structure someone's taking a conforming structure
• or when it was built it was conforming or when it was built it was conforming or<05:15:02.638>
• Um I build non-conforming structures.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on HB 1065, a housing bill that would clarify when multifamily and mixed-use housing may be allowed on commercially zoned land, define infrastructure standards, and preserve municipal discretion over where such development can occur. Prime sponsor Representative David Priest said the bill is intended to help address the housing shortage by using already developed commercial areas without overriding local planning. The New Hampshire Municipal Association, through Brody Dees, said it supports the bill and views it as a priority, but noted it is still discussing related language with stakeholders and wants clearer definitions for multifamily development, infrastructure, and adaptive reuse while preserving local control over commercial land use. Testimony was mixed. Ivy Van, a certified planner, opposed the bill because she said the infrastructure language is too restrictive and could exclude properties served by private utilities or septic systems. Chris Freeman, a housing provider, was generally supportive but recommended technical changes, arguing the infrastructure definition may be too broad and that the adaptive reuse language could unintentionally block useful building modifications. He said the bill should be clarified so it does not discourage reuse projects. The committee then moved to discussion of an accessory dwelling unit bill, with Representative Turkot describing changes that would shift some ADU approvals from a matter of right to conditional use or special exception, allow municipalities more control over attached versus detached units, set parking standards tied to single-family dwellings, and adjust size limits. He argued the bill would restore local discretion and prevent ADUs from becoming primarily rental units. Representative Reed pushed back, saying detached ADUs can help meet housing needs and provide opportunities for small landlords, while other members questioned how the bill would affect existing detached structures and breezeways. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the chair also noted a recess and time limits for later testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:43:58.079> I it says not made more conforming. I it says not made more conforming.
• So someone's taking a conforming structure, or when it was built it was conforming, or zoning didn't
• :00.480> structure someone's taking a conforming structure someone's taking a conforming structure
• or when it was built it was conforming or when it was built it was conforming or<05:15:02.638>
• that<05:15:12.638> were all non-conforming structures that were all non-conforming structures

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But also, I have a couple of bills that are our federal conformity when it's no tax on tips and no tax
• 00:19:45.040> are<00:19:45.480> our<00:19:45.880> federal<00:19:46.320> conformity
• <00:19:46.960> when that are our federal conformity when that are our federal conformity when
• Well, again, it's just federal conformity that a lot of other states have done, and, again, back to my
• So, if we could just get some federal conformity, it will work right along with what they do at the federal

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As amended by committee, it also conforms our tax statutes to also define foreign dividends the same
• As amended by committee, it also conforms our tax statutes to also define foreign dividends the same
• So we've already voted on conformity once.
• The first, from what I understand, the first conformity bill was a little bit of a negotiation, at least
• and did not use all of H.R. 1's... ...a negotiation, at least, and did not use all of H.R. 1's conformities

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee worked through a very long minority caucus calendar covering a wide range of bills, with many items being described and then either left on consent, pulled from consent, or noted for votes. Topics included bullion and state depository proposals, a produce incentive appropriation, a biennial budget change, veterans services funding, driver licensing and traffic enforcement measures, procurement and public records changes, school board and school facilities rules, SNAP work requirements and verification, child welfare and juvenile justice provisions, housing and homelessness measures, energy and fuel policy, election administration, and several tax, commerce, and licensing bills. Members repeatedly raised concerns about constitutionality, federal preemption, duplication of existing law, and whether some measures were policy priorities that had been vetoed in prior sessions and were returning unchanged. Several bills drew extended debate. Members objected to English-proficiency requirements for commercial drivers and motor carriers, arguing federal law and the supremacy clause would bar them. Earned wage access regulation prompted strong opposition over consumer harm, overdraft cycles, and high effective APRs. School-related bills were criticized for overregulating public schools while not imposing similar requirements on ESA/private-school programs, especially on fingerprint clearance and reporting. SNAP-related bills were also opposed as setting unrealistic mandates and repeating vetoed proposals. Other contested measures included a drag-show criminalization bill, a bill restricting photo enforcement, a bill limiting local regulation of unmanned aircraft, and a bill conforming Arizona tax law to federal changes, which members said would benefit wealthy taxpayers and corporations without a clear funding source. The committee also heard a number of supportive or less controversial measures, including bills on veterans awareness, dementia care telemonitoring, Braille transcription funding, CPA licensure pathways, cash acceptance by retailers, and some child safety and court administration changes. Several bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, while others were noted as having unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The meeting ended with caucus announcements, including an affordability award presentation, an upcoming Latino Caucus discussion on community land trusts, and an invitation to African American Legislative Day activities, followed by adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• amended by Laws 2025, Chapter 29, Section 1, and by Laws 2025, Chapter 79, Section 4, by making conforming
• 2025, and by Laws 2025, Chapter 29, Section 1, and by Laws 2025, Chapter 79, Section 4, by making conforming
• adjustment in the subsequent school year as provided by Public Education Department rule, and making conforming
• , and authorizing expenditures from that fund for a natural disaster or a state of martial law, conforming
• ordinance is a delinquent act. from that fund for a natural disaster or a state of martial law, conforming

Bills: HM19

Keywords: New Mexico Aviation and Aerospace Day, aviation, aerospace, space industry, missile programs, Spaceport America, White Sands Missile Range, White Sands Test Facility, Kirtland Air Force Base, drone, unmanned aircraft systems, commercial space transportation, NASA, aircraft, STEM education, research laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, flight testing, medical evacuation

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• The bill conforms to all aspects of the agreed-upon template for creating these MUDs.
• has consented to the creation of the district through the adoption of a resolution, and the bill conforms
• So I’m asking y’all to make a decision for conformity and unity across the state of Texas and to protect
• So I'm asking y'all to make a decision for conformity and unity across the state of Texas and to protect
• to make a decision for conformity and unity across the state of Texas and to protect, um, you know,

Bills: HB447, HB897, HB993, HB2673, HB3671, HB3680, HB3897, HB4506, HB4753, HB4812, HB4894, HB5148, HB5437, HB5650, HB5652, HB5654, HB5656, HB5661, HB5665

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of land use, housing, and local government bills. House Bill 447, relating to TIA requirements for certain MUD bond issuances, drew opposition from a witness who argued it would duplicate work already done, strain agency resources, and delay development; after the author’s closing, the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out Senate Bill 1202 (third-party review of home backup power installations), House Bill 2494 (disannexation for failure to provide services), House Bill 1835 (removing barriers to HUD co-manufactured homes), and Senate Bill 15 (lot size and density limits in certain municipalities), with House Bill 1835 receiving one no vote and the others passing unanimously. House Bill 897, authorizing sale or lease of two state-owned Austin properties, was laid out and left pending after brief questions and no public testimony. The committee also heard and left pending several MUD creation bills for Montgomery and Fort Bend counties, including House Bills 5652, 5654, 5661, and 5656, each presented as template district bills with local support and no opposition recorded at the table. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 2673, which would restore prior restrictions on new cemeteries near growing urban areas by repealing changes made last session. Representative Lujan and supporters argued the current law created unintended consequences, including loss of developable land, tax-exempt property in urban cores, and conflicts with infrastructure planning; they said cities already have authority to establish their own cemeteries if needed. Opponents, including a funeral services industry representative, argued the 2023 change was intended to let communities decide and that the bill would take local decision-making backward. After extensive testimony from both sides, the bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 3680, which would create a Cameron County-specific process allowing local discretion under the model subdivision rules. Supporters said the bill would preserve colonia protections while reducing costly platting and replatting burdens on families trying to sell or pass down land; county officials and realtors testified in favor. The bill was left pending after closing. House Bill 4812, a clarification to the Texas Uniform Condominium Act to prevent counties from imposing subdivision platting requirements on condominiums, received support from builders and a condominium attorney who said current county practices create duplicative hurdles and higher costs; it too was left pending. Finally, House Bill 5148, which would allow certain single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories, generated the most detailed policy debate. Supporters, including housing advocates and architects, said the bill would lower costs, improve unit design, and expand affordable, family-friendly housing while maintaining safety through sprinklers and other safeguards. Fire officials from Corpus Christi opposed the bill, warning that a single stairwell could hinder firefighting and occupant evacuation, especially if sprinklers fail or smoke spreads. The author said the bill was aimed at new construction only and was part of a broader effort to reduce outdated housing regulations; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending at adjournment.

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• So this would require, according to foreign employment code, to conform to other... and if you look at
• 00:09:39.519> employment<00:09:40.160> code<00:09:41.440> to<00:09:41.680> conform
• <00:09:42.800> to foreign employment code to conform to foreign employment code to conform

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• There are a couple of other changes that aren't substantive, but rather changes for stylistic conformity
• changes aren't substantive, but rather changes for<00:15:24.720> stylistic<00:15:25.360> conformity
• <00:15:25.920> with<00:15:26.160> the<00:15:26.399> rest for stylistic conformity
• with the rest for stylistic conformity with the rest of<00:15:26.639> the<00:15:26.800> rules

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional by Representative Tony Miklas, who used the Aesop fable about “belling the cat” to emphasize practical wisdom and the need to consider how legislation will actually be implemented by agencies, towns, businesses, nonprofits, schools, and courts. The chamber then welcomed Representative Valerie Taylor of Mendon, who had been appointed to represent Rutland 11 and took the oath of office; she was escorted to her seat and appointed to the House Health Care Committee. Representative Feltus of Lyndon was also appointed to the Joint Fiscal Committee. Members suspended the rules to introduce 19 House bills by number only, with several referrals announced, including multiple bills sent to Judiciary, Health Care, Government Operations and Military Affairs, Human Services, Energy and Digital Infrastructure, and Environment. The House also referred a petition concerning school security to the Education Committee. In addition, the chamber adopted two joint Senate resolutions in concurrence: JRS 29, setting the weekend adjournment schedule for January 9, 2026, and JRS 31, setting the town meeting adjournment schedule for late February and early March 2026. The House also concurred in moving H.541, relating to interference with voters and election officials, from Government Operations and Military Affairs to Judiciary. The main action item was House Resolution 10, which amended House rules on bill draft request and approval deadlines in the second year of the biennium. The Rules Committee explained that the resolution would move the bill drafting request deadline to December 5, the draft-change deadline to January 15, and the bill approval deadline for introduction to January 31, citing the need for more time for legal review, better coordination between members and Legislative Council, and reduced staff burnout during the holiday and early-session period. The House adopted the resolution. The meeting ended with announcements about upcoming Appropriations budget workshops, a new Creative Sector Caucus, and a Climate Solutions Caucus meeting, followed by adjournment until January 8, 2026 at 3 p.m.