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• Reverend Deshitell, I see you have an amendment. You want to talk about the amendment? Yes, sir.
• I'd like to maybe take up the amendment first, if possible, because it puts the bill in its proper posture
• And we do have a set of amendments? Yes. It's... What are the amendments to do, Ms. Winfrey?
• Okay, I report as amended. We have to adopt the amendments first. You move to adopt.
• Move to adopt the amendments. Any opposition to adopting the amendments? No opposition.

Bills: HR2, HR37, HR61, HCR11, HCR64, HB89, HB183, HB341, HB371, HB451, HB480, HB520, HB541, HB579, HB597, HB816, HB1004, HB1064, HB1165, SB44

Keywords: transparency, accountability, Justice Department, FBI, Jeffrey Epstein, victim protection, investigation, public trust, HR37, House Resolution 37, Honduras veterans, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, military medal, veteran recognition, Congress memorialization, U.S. veterans, foreign deployment, 1981 to 1992, military service awards, combat support

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 1165, which was converted into a substitute bill to reorganize the Avoyelles Parish court system by creating two city courts, one for Marksville and one for Bunkie, and expanding their jurisdiction parishwide, including small claims and certain misdemeanor, civil, and juvenile matters. The sponsor and supporting judges said the change would better use existing courts and improve access to justice, while the district attorney opposed it, arguing it would not help the criminal docket, could create staffing and constitutional issues, and needed more study. After questions about voting districts, appellate procedure, and minority vote dilution, the committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard House Bill 1064 creating a domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the 19th Judicial District, with testimony from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and the YWCA describing a specialty court model focused on accountability, victim services, and wraparound support. The bill was reported favorably. House Bill 341, clarifying law enforcement officer rights during administrative investigations, was amended to specify administrative matters and reported with amendments. House Concurrent Resolution 64, as amended, expanded a study of behavioral health courts to include additional parishes and a later reporting deadline, and was reported favorably. House Bill 579, the sexual assault survivor bill of rights, was amended to strengthen notice, confidentiality, and funding provisions and then reported favorably. Later, House Bill 1004, which would have raised the jurisdictional threshold for justice of the peace courts from $5,000 to $7,500, drew significant opposition from city court judges who warned of unintended consequences, including different evidentiary standards, possible attorney-representation issues for entities, and added burdens on district courts. Supporters framed it as an inflation adjustment and access-to-justice measure, but after debate the committee voted 5-11 to defer the bill. House Bill 183, limiting courthouse cell phone bans in fee-payment areas, was amended and then failed on a 7-7 tie with the chair voting no. The committee also reported favorably House Bill 451 on ATC hearing notices, House Bill 541 on micro distillers via substitute, Senate Bill 44 on tactical medical professionals’ firearms, House Resolution 37 honoring veterans who served in Honduras, and House Bill 89 requiring a district attorney office to pay certain retirees’ health premiums from its own funds. Several other bills were voluntarily deferred, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think there might be an amendment on this, or should be an amendment.
• It is the amendment.
• It is the amendment.
• I like your amendment.
• On the amendment. On the amendment. Sure. Absolutely. On the amendment. On the amendment. Sure.

Bills: SB1059, SB1209, SB1273, SB1332, SB1452, SB1456, SB1549, SB1552, SB1818, SB1826, SB1827

Keywords: appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, nonoperating identification, homeless exemption, veterans, emancipated minors, Arizona Department of Transportation, transportation, infrastructure, pavement rehabilitation, funding, Arizona, SB1332, light rail, light rail expansion, Maricopa County, Phoenix

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1273, which would appropriate $14 million in FY 2027 for pavement rehabilitation of Olga Frontage Road between Bowie and San Simon. Members asked about the project length and whether it was on the rural transportation priority list. The bill was moved and passed out of committee on a 3-2 vote with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1452, as amended, would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s office and require regular meetings, investigations, and reporting. Testimony from the Arizona Trucking Association described cargo theft as a growing, sophisticated crime and said the task force would help coordinate law enforcement and use Consumer Fraud Protection Fund dollars rather than the general fund. Members discussed the fund balance, possible costs, and whether the AG’s office had capacity; the committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 5-0 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1332, which orders a study of light rail expansion in Maricopa County by the Auditor General and an independent transportation research entity. Supporters, including local business owners, argued the study was needed before further expansion, while opponents said light rail already had extensive study, strong ridership, and local voter approval, and that the state should not override local decisions. After extensive debate and public testimony, the bill passed 4-3 with a do pass recommendation. Finally, Senate Bill 1059, one of several rural transportation appropriation bills discussed by Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Blackman, would fund an additional right-turn lane at State Route 87 and State Route 260. The sponsors described it as a safety and congestion issue for Payson and surrounding rural communities, and members discussed broader rural road needs and funding. The committee approved SB 1059 unanimously, 7-0, with a due pass recommendation. The transcript also included extended discussion of Senate Bill 1209, which would waive non-operating ID fees for unhoused people and homeless shelter residents, but the committee had not yet finished action on that bill in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• I understand you have an amendment. I do, Mr. Chair. I have the A1 amendment.
• shall your bill as amended. shall your bill as amended.
• Senator Rasmmanson moves to amend Senate File 2224 as amended by the A4 amendment as follows: line or
• 2224 as amended by the A4 amendment um 2224 as amended by the A4 amendment um as<01:09:45.199>
• amendment as amended. Please say I. I. amendment as amended. Please say I. I.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What this bill tried to do was make sure that the First Amendment rights of natural citizens, the First
• We're seeing the First Amendment rights and the First Amendment rights of lawyers, of law firms, be really
• think right now the issue of first think right now the issue of first amendments<00:07:14.319>
• :18.400> Amendment we're seeing uh um the First Amendment we're seeing uh um the First Amendment
• <01:22:24.239> Amendment petition that's a First Amendment petition that's a First Amendment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the A16 amendment. the A16 amendment.
• So, first I'm going to offer the A5 amendment and then I will amend it with the new language. Okay.
• Senator Nelson has a new amendment. amendment. amendment.
• So, uh, first I'm going to offer the<01:17:56.760> A5<01:17:57.200> amendment<01:17:57.640
• the A5 amendment and then I will amend the A5 amendment and then I will amend it<01:17:58.680>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
• THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. WE ARE NOW BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
• WE WILL TAKE UP AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT BARCODE 711754.
• IS THERE DEBATE TO THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED?
• THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• If you, your first motion would be to adopt the DFL amendment as amended, Madam Chair.
• I'd like to move to adopt the A2 amendment, please, as amended.
• motion would be to ad the de first motion would be to ad the de Amendment<00:43:28.720> as<00
• Amendment as amended Madam chair I'd Amendment as amended Madam chair I'd like<00:43:30.680>
• as<00:43:35.440> amended Amendment please as Amendment as amended Amendment please as Amendment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:03:04.560> The<00:03:04.879> first<00:03:05.040> one The first one amends
• Representative Newsome, can you see on amendment the first one, not 2304, but 1651?
• um on amendment the first one, not um on amendment the first one, not 2304, 2304, 2304, but<00:12
• Um, I them amend your amendment?
• So, this is what we discussed on the first amendment this morning with the hearing.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Speaker, we also have House floor<02:28:37.359> amendment floor amendment floor amendment one,
• amendment two. amendment two.
• speak on the amendment? speak on the amendment?
• amendment one is adopted. amendment one is adopted.
• adoption of amendments with the amend adoption of amendments and<02:55:21.520> committee<02:55

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Is there amendment on this bill? Yes, the amendment is the handicap ID.
• This is amendment... amendments. Okay, this is amendment set 39.39. I'll offer it up for adoption.
• With that amendment on, I'll move the bill as amended.
• All right, we'll take HB 220, no, 145 first. No, 145 first.
• No, 145 first.

Bills: HB12, HB145, HB222, HB291, HB430, HB821, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB979, HB1193

Keywords: survivor benefits, law enforcement, reserve officer, auxiliary officer, public safety, firefighters, medical expenses, dental expenses, disability benefits, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, health insurance, provider agreements, contracting actions, participating facilities, network status, survivors benefits

Transcript Highlights:

• to speak to it first, but I see that the amendment to the amendment is also the amendment's author.
• to speak to it author of the amendment to speak to it first,<00:08:57.279> but<00:08:57.519><
• <00:08:58.480> to first, but I see that the amendment to first, but I see that the amendment
• What this amendment does, first of all, is language that came from MDH for clarification when hospitals
• . amendment. amendment.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• First<01:13:10.320> to<01:13:10.480> testify, First to testify, First to testify, Adrien
• First, we'll be amending page 3, lines 4 to 12.
• Recommendation is to pass with amendments. amendments. amendments.
• amendments. Are there any reservations? amendments. Are there any reservations?
• Recommendation is to pass with amendments. Are there any reservations? amendments.

Bills: SB2543, SB2014, SB2115, SB3095, SB3264, SB2114, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3131, SB3144

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

Transcript Highlights:

• And we have an amendment to the amendment to the DE4 amendment.
• Chair, the first three parts<00:02:04.880> of<00:02:05.119> the<00:02:05.360> amendment
• Who wants to go<00:03:35.760> first? go first? go first?
• Chair, do we want to introduce the bill, or let's do the amendment first?
• The A21 amendment is adopted. To the bill. Chair Kosnick, would you like to go first?

Bills: HF2431, HF2438, HF2783, HF1943

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, do we have to work on the amendment first? That's what we're...
• Sorry, sorry, yes, for the amendment. Yeah, okay. Point of order, I object to the amendment.
• And now we'll need a motion on an amended version. I move a due pass on 3018 as amended.
• So we are just given amendments here. Let's take a look at the amendments.
• Then we have a due pass motion on the amendment. Any further discussion on the amendment?

Bills: HCR3018

Keywords: water rights, wetlands, inundated lands, taxation, property tax, drainage, flooded land, seasonal wetlands, meltwater, navigability, jurisdiction, county tax rolls, agricultural land, soil health, wildlife habitat, environmental regulation, public health, land ownership, riparian, drain and fill

Summary: The Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Concurrent Resolution 3018, which was amended to expand a study of wetlands and jurisdictional water issues, including questions about taxing authority over land inundated by water. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the resolution as amended on a roll call vote, with all members present voting yes or aye. Senator Weston agreed to carry the measure. The committee then considered House Bill 1581, relating to funding for the Native American Tourism Alliance. Senator Marcellais explained an amendment restoring the funding level to $500,000 and adding a 10% tribal match. Members debated the budget impact and the likelihood of the bill surviving in that form. The amendment failed on a 3-3 tie, after which the committee moved to the original House version. That version, with $100,000 total funding and matching requirements, received a 4-2 do pass recommendation and was sent to Appropriations, with Senator Marcellais designated as carrier. The committee also discussed House Bill 1541, which would create a new commission to oversee septic systems, but members indicated a preference for a different approach already moving in the House that would place licensing and oversight under DEQ with health units still handling inspections. No final action was taken on that bill. Finally, the committee reviewed House Bill 1280, a water/drainage-related measure involving voting eligibility for landowners who have not paid assessments, but members raised legal questions and deferred further action. The committee also discussed broader concerns about a chemical-labeling bill and related public emails, then recessed until the call of the chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• Introduction of first reading of House Files 38. First reading of House Files 3080-3115.
• There is an amendment at the desk.
• The clerk will report the amendment. The amendment is coded A3.
• In favor of this amendment say aye. Those opposed, nay. The amendment is adopted.
• The clerk will report the amendment. 122 BAKER MOVES TO AMEND HOUSE FILE NUMBER 1355, A25-0054.

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• First answer was, we don't know.
• Amended or not, Amended or not, a vote for SB 982 will destabilize a legal, critical industry that we
• So these amendments do not include that, and that wasn't offered up in the amendment negotiations between
• There isn't even an analysis, let alone draft amendments, that says it's to be amended.
• It is the day my first-born baby boy died.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several insurance-related bills. SB 1209 by Senator Allen, sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, would give the Department of Insurance stronger enforcement tools when insurers fail to implement corrective actions identified in market conduct or financial examinations. Supporters said the bill would close gaps that allow repeated violations, improve solvency oversight, and protect policyholders; opponents argued CDI already has broad authority and raised concerns about duplicative penalties, due process, and the bill’s scope. Members discussed amendments to limit the bill to legal violations rather than recommendations, apply penalties per exam rather than per policy, and clarify accounting language. The committee voted to send SB 1209 to Appropriations, with the bill placed on call after a roll vote that included one no vote from Senator Niello. The committee also considered SB 1301, which would require more detailed non-renewal notices for residential property insurance, give policyholders time and information to address correctable issues, and restrict certain non-renewal reasons such as claims below deductible or not covered by the policy. Support came from homeowners, fire survivors, and consumer groups who said notices are often vague and leave families unable to keep coverage; insurers opposed the bill, warning that California’s notice period is already among the longest in the country and that the bill could worsen availability and add burdensome reporting requirements. The author said he was willing to reduce the notice period from 180 days to about three months and work on a mitigation-based process. The committee passed the bill to Appropriations, with Senator Niello voting no and the item placed on call. SB 1026 by Senator Gonzalez would tighten regulation of bail fugitive recovery agents by allowing the Department of Insurance to suspend or revoke licenses without a criminal conviction, adding conduct restrictions, and requiring continuous liability coverage and proper appointment notices. Supporters, including Commissioner Lara, said the bill addresses serious misconduct and loopholes that have led to unsafe conduct and weak oversight. Bail industry representatives and crime victims’ advocates opposed the measure, arguing that the required insurance coverage is unavailable or unlawful as written, that the bill would be hard to comply with, and that it could reduce the number of recovery agents and delay justice. The committee moved SB 1026 to Appropriations, with Senator Niello voting no and the bill placed on call. The committee then heard SB 982 by Senator Wiener, the Affordable Insurance and Recovery Act, which would authorize the Attorney General to sue fossil fuel companies to recover costs tied to climate disasters and insurance losses, with supporters framing it as a way to shift some climate-related costs away from policyholders and taxpayers. The author said amendments would remove retroactivity and delay liability until 2032, while supporters from flood and wildfire survivor groups and climate organizations said the bill would help fund recovery and stabilize insurance costs. Opponents from industry and building trades argued the bill was legally vulnerable, would create a de facto tax or liability scheme, and could harm jobs, energy production, and affordability. Testimony on SB 982 was extensive, but the transcript ends before any committee vote or final action on that bill.

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• Well, first of all, Madam President and honorable senators, I'm bringing this hoghouse amendment to House
• Well, first of all, Madam President and honorable senators, I'm bringing this hoghouse amendment to House
• It's a wealth-building amendment. It builds wealth in the state. It's a wealth-building amendment.
• offer this amendment.
• Final tally on the amendment reveals 14 yeas, 32 nays, one absent. The amendment has failed.

Bills: SB2401, SB2402, SB2403, SB2404

Keywords: SB 2401, North Dakota, Century Code, occupational therapy, occupational therapy board, criminal history record check, background check, licensee investigation, physician continuing education, medical license renewal, nutrition education, metabolic health, chronic disease prevention, health occupation boards, medical board, licensure fee, audit response, disciplinary action, Title 43, board of medicine

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up second reading and final passage of several House bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program and other matters. House Bill 1621, requiring the presidential fitness test in school physical education with exceptions and a delayed effective date, passed 43-3. House Bill 1623, appropriating federal rural health transformation grant funds and creating a related loan program and reporting structure, passed 46-0 after extensive debate about using the federal money for community health, infrastructure, and sustainability. House Bill 1622, joining the physician assistant licensure compact, also passed unanimously 46-0. House Bill 1625, authorizing the Ray Richards Golf Course land sale to support a Grand Forks transportation project and golf course improvements, passed 46-0. House Bill 1626, clarifying that the primary residence credit is applied after the early payment discount so taxpayers receive the full $1,600 benefit, passed 40-6.

Transcript Highlights:

• I recognize the author of the amendment, Representative Jordan, to explain the amendment.
• And, Madam Speaker, I would request a roll call on my amendment. on my amendment.
• There's an amendment at the desk. The clerk will report the amendment.
• Falconer moves to amend House Law Number 12, the first engrossment. The amendment is coded A3.
• There's an amendment at the desk. The clerk will report the amendment. Amendment is coded A5.

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• The amendment is not adopted.” “The amendment is not adopted.” “PAC 306, guests of Mr.
• The clerk will read the amendment. This is Amendment Number 15. Mr.
• The amendment is not adopted. Mr.
• The clerk will read the amendment. This is Consolidated Amendment A. Mr.
• The clerk will read the amendment. This is Consolidated Amendment B.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first recognized several student athletes and teams, including East Bridgewater cheerleaders, Medway athletes and teams, and the Housatonic Valley basketball team, and adopted a resolution congratulating the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps on its 25th anniversary. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance a petition concerning an extension of a lease authorization for conservation land. The chamber then took up Senate 2581, as amended, a major education and youth technology bill. The bill was rewritten to promote safe technology use and distraction-free education, including restrictions on personal electronic devices in public schools and limits on social media access for children. Members debated whether the policy should be bell-to-bell or allow more local flexibility, and several amendments were offered. An amendment from Attleboro to preserve district-specific policies was rejected, while a consolidated amendment tightening social media restrictions and related protections was adopted. The House also considered and passed several other bills, including measures amending the Sandwich charter, authorizing Springfield to help certain residents with local tax obligations, authorizing charity alcohol auctions, and directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific police applicant. In addition, the House rejected concurrence on a Senate version of a higher education infrastructure bill and instead appointed a committee of conference. Later, the House accepted a conference report on modernizing cannabis laws after debate focused on regulatory streamlining, equity, ownership caps, and hemp regulation. The report was adopted by roll call, and the House then passed the amended education bill to be engrossed before adjourning to the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• Read the first bill. From the desk, Mr. Speaker. Read the first bill.
• Are there any amendments? Are there any amendments? Is there, sorry?
• Other amendments? On the desk, Mr. Speaker. Read the first amendment.
• Seeing none, are there amendments to the amendment? None on the desk, Mr. Speaker.
• Show the amendment. Aye. Opposed? No. Show the amendment is not adopted. Read the next amendment.

Summary: The House convened for opening-day business, with prayer, a moment of silence for Captain Bill Guston, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum established. The Speaker outlined a budget message emphasizing reduced spending and a proposed permanent 0.75% sales tax cut, and the chamber then received the Governor’s veto message on portions of HB 5001. Members moved to reinstate several vetoed appropriations, including the Florida Senior Veterans and Crisis Fund, Rockledge Advanced Water Treatment Phase 1, the Department of Corrections automated staffing/time management system, and Baldwin sewer and water main work; each reinstatement passed unanimously. The House also adopted a special order calendar and special amendment procedures for the General Appropriations Act and related bills. On the special order calendar, several bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously, including Lucy’s Law on boating safety (CS/CS/CS/HB 289), HB 735 on water access facilities, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates, CS/CS/HB 85 on hazardous walking conditions, and CS/HB 157 on service of process. These measures focused on boating safety, water infrastructure, utility-rate fairness, school walking safety, and procedural civil-law updates. A major floor debate centered on HB 6017, which would repeal Florida’s “Free Kill Law” limiting wrongful-death damages in medical negligence cases. Supporters described the bill as a long-awaited justice measure for families who lost adult children or unmarried relatives to medical malpractice, while opponents were not recorded in the final vote tally; the bill passed 104-6 after extensive emotional testimony from sponsors and affected families. The chamber also heard a lengthy, highly divided debate on HB 759, which would lower the firearm purchase age from 21 to 18. Supporters argued the current law is inconsistent with adult rights and responsibilities and cited constitutional precedent, while opponents emphasized Parkland, youth gun violence, and public-safety concerns; the transcript ends during continued debate on that bill, with no final vote shown.