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• Homeare Association. Homeare Association.
• <00:30:54.080> burden adds significant administrative burden adds significant administrative
• I'm here today to Homeare Association.
• ,<00:48:45.839> and the legislature, the administration, and the legislature, the administration

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And earlier this year, the Trump administration ordered that historical memorials and explanations of
• I just think it's important to make the note at this time that what the Trump administration has done
• Just as a protest against the Trump administration, I'm voting no. Okay. Senator Epstein votes no.
• capacities, including vice president for administrative services, associate vice president, and director
• My guess is it was a grand party because his associates were wide and varied.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and routine business, including guest introductions and committee announcements. The President Pro Tem also reported several temporary committee substitutions and a referral change for Senate Bill 1267. The chamber then moved through third-reading votes on a consent calendar of bills and one memorial, with several measures relating to mental health services, special license plates, optometrists, private postsecondary education institutions, Department of Revenue matters, attorney general authority, and a technical cleanup bill on conflicting legislative text. On the consent calendar, Senate Bill 1112 failed, while Senate Bills 1153, 1242, 1023, 1097, 1210, 1401, 1430, 1452, and 1613 all passed. Senate Concurrent Memorial 1003, urging Congress to amend the Constitution to allow states to regulate and limit campaign finance, also passed after brief remarks supporting campaign finance reform and criticizing the influence of money in politics. The chamber then received House Concurrent Resolution 2060, a death resolution for former lawmaker and University of Arizona administrator George Cunningham, adopted it unanimously, and observed a moment of silence. After recess, senators and family members offered tributes to Cunningham, highlighting his public service, budget expertise, work at the University of Arizona, role in state government, and co-founding of the Grand Canyon Institute. The Senate also heard a legislative proclamation honoring Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. Finally, the body announced upcoming committee meetings, noted that some committees would not meet Monday, and adjourned until Monday, February 23, 2026, at 11 a.m.

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• I think it has a positive effect on the administration of justice.
• Quinn, Louisiana State Troopers Association, present in support, does not wish to speak.
• Jennifer Ansari, Department Association, President's support, but do not wish to speak.
• I am the legislative liaison for the City Parish Court Judges Association.
• I am the legislative liaisons for the City Parish Court Judges Association.

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 took up a long agenda of judiciary-related bills and resolutions. It first considered HB 1165, which was substantially rewritten by substitute to create the City Courts of Marksville and Bunkie and expand their jurisdiction parishwide in Avoyelles Parish, including small claims and certain misdemeanor, civil, and juvenile matters. Supporters, including judges, said the change would improve access to justice and better use existing courts; the district attorney opposed it, arguing it would not help the criminal docket and raised constitutional, staffing, and election concerns. After questions about voting districts, appeals, and minority vote dilution, the substitute was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably HB 1064, creating a domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the 19th JDC, and HB 341, clarifying that law-enforcement officer interrogations under the bill of rights are administrative rather than criminal matters; both drew supportive testimony from court, advocacy, and law-enforcement representatives. The committee then approved HCR 64, as amended, to study behavioral health courts and expand the study to Ouachita, East Baton Rouge, and Orleans parishes, with a report due by January 1, 2027. It also reported favorably HB 579, which strengthens the sexual assault survivor bill of rights and related protections, with testimony emphasizing survivor services and access to funding. HB 1004, which would have raised the jurisdictional limit for justice of the peace courts from $5,000 to $7,500, drew substantial opposition from city court judges and others who warned of unintended consequences, including inconsistent procedures, possible attorney-representation requirements for entities, and more appeals; after debate the bill failed on a roll call vote, 5 yeas to 11 nays. Later, the committee reported favorably HB 451, allowing the Alcohol and Tobacco Control commissioner to send hearing notices electronically and removing the 30-day mailing constraint; HB 541, as a substitute, allowing in-state microdistillers producing under 100 gallons to obtain a permit for a $100 fee; HB 183, prohibiting courthouse cellphone bans in areas where fines, fees, or court costs are paid, though it faced concerns about legislative authority over local courthouses and ultimately failed on a 7-8 vote; SB 44, requiring agency approval for firearms and ammunition carried by tactical medical professionals; HR 37, memorializing Congress to award the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to veterans who served in Honduras from 1981 to 1992; and HB 89, requiring the Third Judicial District DA’s office to pay health insurance premiums for eligible retired employees from its own funds. Several other items were voluntarily deferred, and the meeting ended after the committee completed its agenda.

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• Cameron Fink, Associated Industries of Florida, AIF, waives in support.
• Jennifer Rayed, Florida Police Chief Association waives in support.
• Chair Alvarez: Association waives in support.
• Florida Police Chief Association waives in support.
• Chair: Aaron Wade, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, information only.

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• And in support, Peter Abello from the Florida Association of Counties waves in support.
• Administration.
• So the first item, the 948, there is no modern identity governance administration system.
• Is that what this 940 is for, to set up the user roles and guidelines associated with access?
• The deliverables and the dollars associated with each deliverable are down to the dollar.

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• I've been working with the New Mexico Acequia Association (NMAA) for almost 30 years and have attended
• First of all, I want to mention that I work with the New Mexico Acequia Association.
• They formed regional Asequia associations and came to the legislature, where they passed a law called
• This issue started during the Martinez administration.
• It's been under the administration of Governor Lujan Grisham where we've had the bottleneck, mainly due

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• Despite receiving additional help and funding with the process, the Biden administration only approved
• My home state just, really, the last day of the Biden administration received their permit for primacy
• I hope EPA Administrator Zeldin will prioritize reducing the current backlog of pending applications
• Of premium markets associated with the biofuel industry.
• Direct air capture shares many of the similar challenges associated with point source capture.

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• guarantee association. guarantee association.
• association? association?
• Guarantee Association. Guarantee Association.
• guarantee fund association. guarantee fund association.
• <01:28:20.000> We administrative issue on our end. We administrative issue on our end.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Up next, we have lupus Parsons with Florida Homebuilders Association. Waiving in support.
• Establishment and administration of the Street Stay Cryptocurrency Reserve.
• Benjamin Stearns with Florida Captive Insurance Association waiving in support.
• Next, we have French Brown from the outdoor advertising association waiving in support.
• We have David Rambo, Florida Autumn Automobile Dealers Association, waiving in support.

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• I'm the executive director of the New Mexico Auto Dealers Association.
• Our association represents 120 franchise auto dealers in New Mexico and is responsible for over 14,000
• In addition to being an education administrator, I am also a lifelong resident of the beautiful Mora
• I'm here today to speak in both capacities, as an administrator.
• I have no doubt that Mora Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association has a need.

Bills: SB22, SB310

Keywords: motor vehicle manufacturers, licensing, dealers, franchise agreements, consumer protection, water supply, sewage improvements, environment, funding, Mora County, 996, all

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• Thank you, and up next we have Chris Rubit from the Minnesota Nurses Association.
• I'm the president of the Minnesota Nurses Association.
• Thank you, and up next we have Chris Rubit from the Minnesota Nurses Association.
• I'm the president of the Minnesota Nurses Association.
• I'm the president of the Minnesota Nurses Association.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• When I say family, our administration, our president is here, our faculty, our support staff.
• And for eight years, Barbie served in the administration of Governor Frank Keating as chief of staff
• I've had a number of teachers tell me they don't feel supported by their administration.
• And now we're giving principals and administrators something to point to.
• Members, currently teachers and administrators are identified using their teacher ID number.

Bills: HB1937, HB2153, HB3674, HB2978, HB3885, HB3671, HB3261, HB3021, HB3029, HB4274, HB3701, HB3076

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

Summary: The Senate Education Committee first considered a series of executive nominations, including Brian Bobeck to the State Board of Education, Jonathan Daniels to the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools, Cody Swanee to OETA, Randy Squires to the Western Oklahoma State College Board of Regents, Dwight Spencer to the Carl Albert State College Board of Regents, V. Lee to the Oklahoma Arts Council, Adisha Chapman to the Murray State College Board of Regents, Trevor Pemberton to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Jennifer Carlson and Melissa Yvonne to the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, Kevin Gross to the Tulsa Community College Board of Regents, and Barbara Myers to the Oklahoma Arts Council. Most nominees briefly described their backgrounds and reasons for serving, and the committee approved each nomination, with votes ranging from 8-1 to 10-0, sending them on to the full Senate or floor as applicable. The committee then took up several education bills. House Bill 1937, dealing with the Communications with Students Act, was amended to require corroborated evidence before immediate suspension and to narrow the definition of student; it passed 9-0. House Bill 2153, which would subject OSSAA meetings and hearings to the Open Meetings Act and repeal the statutory one-year sit-out rule for transfers, drew questions about recruitment and FERPA but passed 7-3. House Bill 3674, requiring school resource officer training on sexual assault and violence, annual continuing education, mandatory reporting, and closure of contractor loopholes, passed 9-0. House Bill 3885, setting a graduated discipline framework for third through fifth graders, prompted debate over classroom safety and student rights and passed 9-1. House Bill 3671, allowing a receiving district to accept a transferring teacher’s career status, passed 10-0. House Bill 3261, assigning employee numbers to school support staff such as coaches and bus drivers for tracking across districts, passed 10-0. Several other bills generated more extensive discussion. House Bill 2978, which would impose annual library audits, public online catalogs, a formal challenge process, and funding penalties for noncompliance, faced repeated questions about how it differed from existing policy and who could challenge materials; it failed 4-5. House Bill 3021, revising graduation requirements and preserving flexibility for applied math/science and local course approval while removing some language requirements, passed 8-2. House Bill 3029, requiring the Department of Education to develop a four-year plan, passed 9-1. House Bill 4274, expanding school choice options for military-dependent students living on base, passed 10-0. The committee also began consideration of House Bill 3076, which would clarify alternative teacher certification provider definitions and OEQA oversight, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• Likewise, we anticipate an increase in the costs associated with tobacco litigation.
• from the Trump administration.
• duration of this administration.
• to help with the transition between the two administrations.
• Canyada de Los Alamos, which is a small mutual domestic water association.

Keywords: 996, all

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• is imperative and further association is imperative and further association excuse<00:34:41.440>
• They should at least have the right to that administrative hearing by for an administrative finding.
• This is just restoring an administrative appeal to an administrative fee issued by an administrative
• This is just restoring an administrative appeal to an administrative fee issued by an administrative

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal. Members then took up Senate Joint Resolution 4, which designates September 20-26, 2026, as Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week in Colorado. The resolution was read at length, with Representative Clifford speaking in support and describing FTD as a devastating, early-onset dementia that affects families during working and child-rearing years. The resolution passed on a 60-0 vote. The chamber also handled scheduling motions, including removing House Bill 1110 from special orders and placing several bills on special orders for March 4. The meeting then shifted into committee-style consideration of House Bill 1205, concerning changes to state law to reflect the federal expansion of good neighbor authority agreements. After a minor committee-report correction adding wildlife habitat language and removing the safety clause, the report was adopted and the bill passed. Sponsors said the measure aligns state law with federal statute and supports recreation projects and cross-ownership coordination in wildfire-prone landscapes. The bulk of the discussion focused on House Bill 1145, concerning water quality in mobile home parks. Sponsors Velasco and Phillips said the bill responds to longstanding water problems in mobile home communities, including discolored, foul-smelling water and contaminants such as arsenic and E. coli, and that it strengthens testing, complaint, and enforcement authority. Two amendments were offered by Representative Richardson and Representative DeGraaf to narrow or clarify the bill’s standards and hearing provisions; both were defeated. The committee report was then adopted and the bill advanced, with supporters emphasizing public health and financial burdens on residents and opponents warning about vague standards, penalties, and possible unintended effects on park owners.

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• Staff has suggested that the following items do not receive a formal. presentation from the administration
• So the feds, unfortunately, so we have a UI administrative grant from the federal government.
• I'm the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation.
• So there's this extra liability associated, potentially. with the returning veterans.
• We did see in the prior administration, prior Trump administration, that there was an increased reluctance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:20:57.919> We Hampshire Hospital Association. We Hampshire Hospital Association.
• <00:44:37.359> of place at the National Association of place at the National Association of
• I think do we still use that word 'assistant' or physician associates? >> Associates.
• >> physician associates? >> physician associates?
• >> Associates.<02:31:10.160> Yes. >> Associates. Yes. >> Associates. Yes.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'm here on behalf of the California District Attorneys Association.
• Chair, Ryan Sherman with the Riverside Sheriffs' Association, California Narcotic Officers Association
• , and the other associations listed in our letter, all in support.
• Ryan Sherman with the California Narcotic Officers Association and Riverside Sheriffs' Association, and
• California Public Defenders Association, in support.

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee met and adopted a consent calendar that included SB 4, SB 229, SB 385, SB 459, and SB 553. SB 221 was pulled by the committee and will return later. The committee then heard several bills, with members repeatedly noting the next hearing would be July 1 in Room 126. SB 281 by Senator Perez would require judges to use the exact statutory immigration-consequences advisement when taking pleas from noncitizen defendants. Supporters said judges have been deviating from the required language, creating confusion and harming defendants; opponents, including district attorneys, warned that the bill could affect plea withdrawals and appellate litigation unless amended. The committee discussed possible amendments, including a nonretroactivity clarification and language proposed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, and the bill was passed on call. SB 337 by Senator Menjivar would strengthen protections against sexual abuse and misconduct in prisons, especially women’s prisons, by requiring documentation of searches, extending grievance timelines, limiting hiring of people with violent or sexual convictions, and improving investigation procedures. Supporters emphasized staff abuse, retaliation concerns, and the need for oversight; opposition testimony focused on transgender inmate placement and was criticized by committee members as not germane. The bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations. SB 379 by Senator Jones, dealing with oversight of sexually violent predator conditional release placements, passed to Appropriations after support from law enforcement and prosecutors and no opposition. SB 734 by Senator Caballero, which would provide due process protections for law enforcement officers affected by California Racial Justice Act findings, also passed to Appropriations with support from police and district attorney groups and no opposition. SB 551 by Senator Cortese, which would codify normalization and dynamic security principles in corrections, passed to Appropriations despite concerns from one member that it went too far in making prisons too home-like.

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• We have Kimberly Jaffe, Florida Chiropractic Association, who is waiving in support.
• Association, opponent of the bill.
• Association opponent of the bill.
• Philip Dong, Florida Health Information Management Association, waving in opposition.
• Nashly Pierre, Florida Health Information Management Association.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee considered eight bills and reported all of them favorably, several as amended. HB 1347 on clinical laboratory personnel was presented as a response to staffing shortages in Florida labs; the sponsor and Quest Diagnostics supported aligning state licensure with CLIA standards to improve hiring and turnaround times. The bill passed 24-0. CS/HB 47, dealing with specific medical diagnoses in child protective investigations, drew extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates who said children had been wrongly removed after misdiagnoses; the bill was amended to tighten timelines and record-sharing requirements, then passed 26-0. CS/HB 287 created a public records exemption for applicants, owners, operators, and references of family foster homes and passed unanimously. The committee also approved CS/HB 439, allowing chiropractors to inject vitamins and nutrients under training and safety limits, after an amendment clarified they may not prescribe prescription drugs; it passed 26-0. CS/HB 1021 would allow pharmacists to administer medications in trauma centers under physician direction, and an amendment added pediatric trauma centers; it passed 26-0. HB 867 would let occupational therapists perform dry needling after specified training and supervision, and it passed 25-0. HB 1309, which shortens deadlines for patients to access their medical records and aligns nursing home access rules with federal law, drew opposition from health information management groups over privacy and portal/data-security concerns, but supporters argued it simply speeds access to records; it passed 21-5. CS/HB 915 codifies and expands Medicaid eligibility protections for working people with disabilities so they can keep coverage while employed, with strong support from disability advocates and emotional testimony from the sponsor about her son’s benefits concerns; it passed 26-0. After these votes, the committee adjourned.

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• Why would you then defer to administrative rules? Thanks for the question.
• Officials with the administrative office of the courts have provided the fiscal costness analysis for
• It's just asking the Cost Administration Implementation Committee to develop and implement a plan for
• The language is put together by several different groups, including the Oklahoma Dental Association,
• Oklahoma Hygiene Association, and the OU College of Dentistry.

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• Please read, 'Whereas agriculture is one of Oklahoma's leading industries and its associated production
• This is a collaborative effort between the restaurant association and distributors in Oklahoma.
• And I would say that the American Camp Association has the highest accreditation standards.
• The association I'm discussing is a private entity, as I understand.
• school-related extramural athletic competition governed by the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activity Association

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering