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• From emergency protocols, camper supervision, mental health awareness, and severe weather procedures.
• Uh, camp should have multiple interlocking methods to assess weather and other emergencies.
• These methods can include weather sites. Local news, a series of contacts.
• But you get a weather watch, someone's awake.
• I know this as I had several phone calls from potential guests who were concerned about the weather and

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• We weatherize a drafty home. We install heat pumps to warm or cool our buildings.
• We weatherize a drafty home. We weatherize a drafty home.
• . weather. weather.
• up, and that was weatherization. up, and that was weatherization.
• <02:44:18.040> that us on weatherization that us on weatherization that uh<02:44:19.240>

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first suspended the rules briefly to make announcements, including welcoming former representative Doug Gage to the gallery. It then returned to House Bill 211 on data brokers and personal information, where the Appropriations Committee explained a $50,000 appropriation to the Secretary of State for a consultant-led study on an accessible deletion mechanism for consumers to delete personal data held by data brokers, with interim and final reports due in 2027 and 2028. The committee reported a 9-0-2 vote in favor, and the House agreed to the Commerce and Economic Development Committee’s amendment and ordered third reading. Floor debate on H. 211 focused heavily on the bill’s deletion and exemption framework. Supporters argued the bill is needed to give Vermonters meaningful control over their data and to prevent data brokers from commingling information for unrelated uses. Opponents warned the bill could conflict with existing federal frameworks such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, and could make credit, banking, insurance, fraud prevention, and identity verification harder. In response, the sponsor said the bill uses use-case-based exemptions rather than broad entity-level exemptions, noted testimony from banks, insurers, a data broker, a former data broker employee, and the Attorney General, and said no constitutional concerns were raised. The House ultimately adopted the amendment and advanced the bill. After H. 211, the House moved to House Bill 577, establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program. Committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations were read into the record, and the Colchester member described the bill as a way to lower prescription drug costs by joining the multi-state Array Rx program. The bill would let any Vermont resident obtain a free discount card for FDA-approved prescription drugs, with claimed savings up to 80% on generics and 20% on brand-name drugs. The House then proceeded to second reading on H. 577.

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• As farmers, we balance tight margins, unpredictable weather, and rising input costs just to stay in business
• farmers, we balance tight margins, As farmers, we balance tight margins, unpredictable<00:01:58.360> weather
• /c><00:01:59.320> and<00:01:59.480> rising<00:01:59.840> input unpredictable weather
• , and rising input unpredictable weather, and rising input costs<00:02:00.640> just<00:02:00.960

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Given the severity of weather emergencies in the rest of this country that we have seen, protections
• So we have to go to work even if it's bad weather outside, like bad, real bad.
• Heat is, in fact, a leading weather-related killer.
• Temperature rises and extreme weather conditions become more frequent and more severe.
• This is not just about the extreme weather conditions or standards. Those are not accidents.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a lengthy hearing on June 18 focused on workers’ compensation, independent contractor and classification issues, workplace safety, warehouse worker protections, extreme temperature protections, retaliation against injured workers, and workplace bullying. Committee chairs outlined procedures for the hybrid hearing and noted that members would be leaving intermittently for floor votes. Testimony also touched on a bill to expand workers’ compensation disfigurement benefits by removing the current $15,000 cap and extending coverage beyond scars on the hands, neck, and face. A major theme was workplace safety in warehouses and in extreme heat or cold. Teamsters, warehouse workers, and labor advocates described high injury rates, strict quotas, lack of water, inadequate ventilation, frozen or missing safety equipment, and pressure to work through heat waves and snowstorms. Supporters urged favorable reports on bills protecting warehouse workers and requiring employers to adopt heat- and cold-safety plans, while the NFIB opposed the temperature bill as overly prescriptive and burdensome for small businesses. Sen. Edwards, Sen. Roche, Rep. O’Day, and others argued that the measures are needed to prevent heat illness, provide shade, water, rest breaks, training, and emergency plans, and to cover all workers regardless of immigration status. Another major subject was the “Act to Protect Injured Workers,” backed by labor groups, immigrant worker centers, legal services organizations, and individual workers. Witnesses said employers often retaliate after injuries by threatening deportation, lying about how injuries occurred, delaying care, or firing workers, and they supported stronger anti-retaliation enforcement, multilingual notices, and a rebuttable presumption of retaliation within 90 days of protected activity. The Mass AFL-CIO and immigrant advocacy groups supported the bill and opposed measures they said would weaken employee classification standards. Testimony also supported a funeral-benefits bill to raise workers’ compensation death-benefit reimbursement for burial and funeral costs, based on a family’s experience after a workplace fatality. The committee heard additional testimony on workplace bullying bills, with some witnesses urging a new legal duty for employers to prevent and respond to bullying, while others described the harms of toxic workplaces and the lack of effective remedies.

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• We also get some private funds, mostly from Some of the utility companies for weatherization or energy
• Another one here that is very popular is our Weatherization Program.
• We go in there and we weatherize and make the homes more energy efficient, and it's not just putting
• plastic or weather stripping on the doors.
• Especially as we're seeing the weather start to get colder and folks are going to be increasing their

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• We have substantially similar obviously weather and things like that.
• We have substantially<00:04:02.560> similar<00:04:03.040> obviously<00:04:03.599> weather
• substantially similar obviously weather substantially similar obviously weather and<00:04:04.560

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The discussion focused on Minnesota’s affordable housing and workforce homeownership development program, which aims to increase the supply of owner-occupied single-family and multifamily housing. The senator said his connection to the issue comes from his background as a real estate agent and his role as the Republican lead on the Senate housing committee, and he framed the goal as making homeownership more affordable across the state. Asked about the annual report, he said it showed some progress, including 123 homes built through the program, but argued that the number was far too small to address Minnesota’s broader housing shortage or rising costs. He said housing prices are climbing for both renters and buyers, and that government funding alone cannot solve the problem. The senator attributed much of the affordability problem to government regulation, including permitting delays and building code requirements, which he said make homes in Minnesota $50,000 to $150,000 more expensive than comparable homes in neighboring states. He said the state should roll back regulatory barriers so the free market can increase supply and lower prices, and he emphasized that homeownership is important for family stability, education, work, and preserving the American dream. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the exchange.

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• A winter weather advisory starts at 9 p.m. in the D.C. metro area and lasts through mid-morning tomorrow
• I'm 7 News Meteorologist Eileen Whalen in the First Alert Weather Center.
• It also continues to be the most reliable form of emergency communication during severe weather and power
• Will establish a fire weather services program at NOAA, equipping scientists and meteorologists with

Bills: SB161, SB195, SB216, SB245, SB246, SB257, SB258, SB260, SB278, SB281, SB283, SB93, SB98, SB99, SB306, SB314, SB315

Keywords: vehicle safety, crash test, crashworthiness, NHTSA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Car Assessment Program, NCAP, motor vehicle safety standards, 49 CFR parts 571 and 572, THOR dummy, THOR-50M, THOR-05F, WorldSID, female crash test dummy, male crash test dummy, occupant protection, frontal impact, side impact, vehicle ratings, automotive safety

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• Would you please ask the House if they could send us some good weather?
• [laughter] >> Pass some good weather. The Agriculture Committee has met and reports the following.
• the House if they could send us some ask the House if they could send us some good<00:05:13.199> weather
• good weather? good weather? >> I'm<00:05:14.320> on<00:05:14.560> it.
• laughter] [laughter] >> Pass<00:05:21.520> some<00:05:21.680> good<00:05:21.840> weather

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, and approved the journal from Monday, February 2, 2026. The chamber received House messages that the House had passed HB 143, 164, 314, and 398 and requested concurrence. The Agriculture Committee reported SB 5 and SB 73 favorably, and those bills were advanced to the calendar. The Senate also took up several new measures, including SB 155 on animal health emergencies, SJR 75 on utility affordability and essential services, and SR 76 honoring Frank Ryard. The main floor action centered on SB 48, relating to mandatory re-entry supervision. The bill was explained as tightening eligibility by excluding inmates with two or more violent-felony convictions or those recommitted for probation, shock probation, parole, or conditional discharge violations, and requiring an annual Department of Corrections report to the judiciary committees. After a roll call, SB 48 passed 38-0. The Senate then considered SB 102 on Kentucky State Police staffing; after an amendment was withdrawn, the bill was explained as extending the Trooper R return-to-service eligibility window from the original retirement date to the last day worked, without changing benefits or retirement obligations. SB 102 also passed 38-0. During announcements and communications, senators discussed committee meetings, legislative receptions, and co-sponsorship requests. A resolution honoring the 22nd Black History Celebration was adopted, and a senator spoke at length about the event and the recognition of Moneta Sleet Jr. Another senator used the floor to urge stronger enforcement and transparency around child marriage laws, citing continued noncompliance and the need to protect minors. Later, the clerk reported additional new bills, including SB 156 on child marriage, SB 157 on mortgage loan income limits, SB 158 on vehicle financial protection products, SB 159 on missing and unidentified persons, SB 160 on child care centers, SB 161 on employment, and SR 77 honoring Norma June Evans. The Senate then adjourned until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

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• And for those of you that don’t know, that gives us weather pressure altitude, right?
• And so that’s critical in inclement weather, right, to give us that information.
• That’s critical in inclement weather, right, to give us that information.
• weather in Gallup, and we’re predicting that, and we’re calling flight service and trying to get the
• weather, and they don’t have it.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Lord, we ask you to be with everyone in the South this weekend as we have a chance for bad weather.
• So you heard the speaker say this morning that we're not sure what the weather situation is.
• So you heard the speaker say this morning that we're not sure what the weather situation is.
• So you heard the speaker say this morning that we're not sure what the weather situation is.
• So let's watch weather situation is.

Bills: HB3, HB116, HB165, HB178, HB3, HB116, HB165, HB178

Keywords: illegal alien, enhanced sentencing, criminal offenses, minor victims, felonies, Alabama legislature, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, sunset review, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding, bail bonds, bail bond industry, professional bail bondsman, licensing board, state agency continuation, agency reauthorization, regulatory board, criminal justice

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• relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather
• relating to establishing the Farm Security Special Fund to provide grants for farm losses due to weather
• Hoff established them under the Federal Economic Opportunity Act of 1965. for farm losses due to weather
• for farm losses due to weather conditions.<00:20:28.799> Please<00:20:29.120> listen<00
• grants for farm losses due to weather grants for farm losses due to weather conditions. conditions

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional by Representative Brenda Steady and then suspended the rules to introduce 12 House bills by number only, referring them to committees. Members also read a House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2025 Milton High School Yellow Jackets boys soccer team on winning the Division 2 championship, and the chamber welcomed the team and coaches to the gallery. The Speaker announced that HCR 163 had been mistakenly placed on the consent calendar and removed it, and also announced committee appointments following a resignation. A series of guest recognitions followed, including visitors from the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative, the 2026 Snelling Early Childhood Leadership Institute cohort, mentoring organizations observing National Mentoring Month, the Vermont Historical Society, and former Representative Mari Cordes. Members also highlighted an upcoming Act 73 overview, the first Farmers Night concert, and a Caucus for Vermont’s Economy meeting. No votes were taken on these announcements, but the House formally welcomed the guests and recognized new House leadership and a new committee assistant. On the action calendar, the House passed H.649 on captive insurance companies and concurred in S.60 establishing the Farm Security Special Fund for weather-related farm losses. The House then approved H.534 on community action agencies, with the Human Services Committee describing it as a statute update that changes terminology, strengthens planning and governance requirements, and uses people-first language; the committee reported a 10-0-1 vote. The House also advanced H.84, which allows telehealth appointments to be recorded only with patient and provider consent; the Health Care Committee said it modernizes telehealth law without weakening privacy protections and reported a 10-0-1 vote. The chamber ordered third reading or passage on each bill and then adjourned until Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Extreme weather and climate change are here, and they're intensifying.
• initiatives, invests in parks and resources, and helps our communities prepare for increasingly severe weather
• This legislation also... ...for increasingly severe weather events.
• funds will support cities and towns across the Commonwealth to prepare for impacts related to extreme weather
• funding for technical assistance and planning resources that will help inform actions under extreme weather

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed several student and community guests, including ambassadors from Robinson Middle School in Lowell, visitors honoring the Gaudet family and Patricia Rappucci, Scottish visitors celebrating Scotland’s World Cup appearance, Top-Notch Scholars students from Lawrence, and the King Philip Regional High School baseball team after its first state championship. The chamber also adopted several routine resolutions and orders, including extending the reporting deadline for the Health Care Financing Committee and suspending Joint Rule 12 for a condominium-related petition. The House then rejected concurrence with the Senate on the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act and instead voted to appoint a committee of conference. The major policy action was on Senate Bill 3064, the Mass Ready Act, a large climate resilience and environmental bond bill. Members speaking in support emphasized flood protection, clean water, PFAS remediation, municipal vulnerability preparedness, coastal resilience, parks, trails, housing, and agricultural and food-system investments. The bill was described as authorizing roughly $3.8 billion in general obligation bonds, with discussion of specific funding for the Clean Water Trust, PFAS remediation, coastal infrastructure, biodiversity, healthy homes, and farmland preservation. A consolidated amendment was adopted, and after debate the House passed the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote. The House also took up the conference report on H. 5511, the early literacy and teacher preparation bill. Supporters said the measure would require evidence-based reading instruction, move away from three-cueing approaches, support educator training and apprenticeships, and improve student literacy outcomes statewide. The conference report was accepted on a roll call vote of 152-0. Later, the House considered amendments to the Mass Ready Act, including one proposal to increase PFAS remediation funding that was ultimately withdrawn, and adopted another consolidated amendment before passing the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 151-0. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned to an informal session.

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• One of those reasons is, whatever you want to call it, we have a lot of extremes in our weather.
• Uh, have that fund work with TDHCA which receives some federal money for weatherization programs.
• turning off their air conditioning completely during the summer, risking their health in extreme weather
• They're struggling with the impacts of extreme weather, and then that, that impact on their electric
• Because they haven't had weatherization programs, uh, those homes are vulnerable to survivability.

Bills: HB 14, HB 106, HB 146, HB 267, HB 274, HB 1127, HB 1359, HB 1393, HB 1584, HB 1640, HB 1710, HB 2152, HCR 101, HJR 8, HR 51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund

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• I move that we adjourn until Monday at 4 p.m., weather permitting, could be Tuesday at 2 p.m., possibly
• House is journal to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, weather permitting. weekend until next week.
• adjourn until Monday at 4 >> I move that we adjourn until Monday at 4 pm.<00:32:19.120> weather
• permitting, could be Tuesday pm. weather permitting, could be Tuesday at<00:32:21.919> 2<00:32
• 39.360> Monday, House is journal to 400 pm on Monday, House is journal to 400 pm on Monday, weather

Keywords: MS House Floor - 22 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, dispensed with the journal reading, and reported no select committee reports. Members then recognized visitors and guests, including representatives from Mississippi College and Coastal American Insurance. The chamber spent considerable time honoring Mississippi College’s 200th anniversary, with remarks from members about the school’s history, its law school, and personal experiences there, followed by the presentation of a proclamation and applause. On the rules calendar, the House adopted several resolutions in blocks, including three House concurrent resolutions and then five House resolutions, all by unanimous or near-unanimous voice vote. One motion to reconsider House Bill 534 was tabled. The House also granted immediate release on the adopted resolutions. Later, a member introduced an out-of-order birthday recognition and a family baseball photo, which drew laughter and applause. On the general calendar, the House took up House Bill 4, a County Affairs bill concerning municipal annexation. The bill would require an election in both the municipality and the proposed annexation area if 20% of electors in the area petition for one, with annexation failing unless both sides agree; if defeated, the question could be brought back after five years. Members questioned whether the measure would make annexation much harder, whether business owners would vote, and how it compared with current court-based annexation procedures. The bill was laid on the table subject to call after discussion. Military Affairs, Transportation, and Medicaid were then reported as passing. The clerk announced upcoming committee meetings and a suffrage bill deadline, members made additional announcements including recognition of the doctor of the day and Recovery Day 2026, and the House adjourned to reconvene Monday at 4 p.m., weather permitting, with a possible delay to Tuesday or Wednesday if roads were impassable.

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• Texas leads the states in billion-dollar weather events.
• If we limit their capacity to account for extreme weather, they're underwriting.
• Members, this bill has nothing to do with the weather. Our geography is what our geography is.
• From even considering the risks of extreme weather. No, I wouldn't have anything to do with that.
• Like I said, this bill has nothing to do with the weather.

Bills: HB345, HB721, HB2580, SB815, HB3057, HB4603, HB3233, SB495, HB3863, HB3914, HB4570, HB5099, HB5173, SB458

Keywords: insurance, appraisal process, disputed losses, residential property, policyholder rights, insurer obligations, natural disasters, appraisal expenses, umpire selection, policyholder, insurer, umpire, claims management, health care, cost disclosure, benefit plan, administrators, traumatic brain injury, health benefit plans, insurance coverage

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• But that's in addition to the headwinds of input costs and weather and avian flu and some of these other
• Regulatory uncertainty, access to credit, and weather are just a few of the challenges facing our agriculture
• Whether it's low prices, whether it's weather, trade agreements, even not having a farm bill, you know
• He may sit there worrying about bugs, or disease, or, you know, dry weather, or terrible, terrible rains
• There's a lot that you don't control. weather that kind of thing so so this uncertainty we've seen this

Keywords: USDA, nominations, Judge Vaden, Tyler Clarkson, agriculture policy, rural America, tariffs, farmer advocacy

Summary: The meeting focused on the nominations of Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Mr. Tyler Clarkson for General Counsel at the USDA. Members expressed concerns regarding the challenges farmers and ranchers face, especially in navigating the impacts of recent tariffs imposed by the President. Significant attention was given to how these nominations could influence agriculture policy and support rural communities amidst economic uncertainty. The committee emphasized the necessity for strong leadership in the USDA to advocate for farmer needs and ensure the proper implementation of assistance programs.

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• For weatherization. We want to make sure it's using it for the intent that we want.
• door for these households to make their bills affordable in a more long-term way, such as with weatherization
• Most of the shutoffs occur between June and September, after the cold weather rule protections expire
• During the energy assistance season, when the cold weather rule expires, we always see a significant
• Has there been less heating necessitated because of warmer weather?

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• The report is not good for the weather and winds that may exceed 50 miles an hour.
• The report is not good for the<00:12:55.360> weather<00:12:55.760> and<00:12:56.639>
• 57.040> that<00:12:57.279> may<00:12:57.519> exceed<00:12:58.000> 50 the weather
• and winds that may exceed 50 the weather and winds that may exceed 50 miles<00:12:58.720> an<

Bills: SB2042, SB2892, SB1163, SB2076, SB2116, SB2122, SB99, SB2088, SB2114, SB2117, SB2118, SB2245, SB2386, SB2079, SB2043, SB2155, SB2268, SB2932, SB3240

Keywords: feral chickens, chickens, animal control, humane disposition, wildlife management, Honolulu, City and County of Honolulu, appropriation, general funds, fiscal year 2026-2027, urban wildlife, poultry, nuisance animals, Act 169, Hawaii, privacy, geolocation, abortion, data protection, internet browser

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• Programs that align with the geography and the weather patterns of their geographic region.
• I think we agree that the weather impacts are evolving and Excel is trying to evolve in response. to
• Extreme weather risk is reducing the availability of commercial.
• Today is an incredibly critical fire weather today. Friday will be even worse.
• So the National Weather Service that would cover us is out of Corpus Christi, but it only gets within

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• , what services are needed for weather, what services are needed for folks,<01:31:00.800> whether<
• It is to help folks when there's cold weather.
• the cold weather, we talk about<01:50:16.400> cold<01:50:16.760> weather, about cold weather
• Uh, then there's $1.5 million for emergency cold weather shelters.
• Uh, then there's $1.5 million for emergency cold weather shelters.

Keywords: 927, senate, all