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• President, I move that the Senate stand in recess leaving the journal open until midnight for the receipt
• are no objections from the members, the Senate will stand in recess leaving the journal open until midnight
• c><00:21:21.360><c> open</c><00:21:21.680><c> until</c> In recess leaving the journal open until midnight

Bills: HB2241 , HB1163 , HB1514 , HB1696 , HB2021 , SB2135 , SB2466 , SB2727 , SB3082 , SB3097 , SB2861 , SCR100 , SB3096 , SB99 , SB2138 , HB2289 , HB2319 , HB1711 , HB2270 , SB3138 , SB3076 , HB1642 , HB2338 , HB2171 , HB1785 , SB2881 , HB2505 , SB2552 , HB1518 , HB1815 , SB3125 , SB3234 , SCR162 , SB2614 , SB3118 , SB2053 , SB2494 , SB2851 , SB3073 , HB1678 , HB1721 , HB2475 , HB2246 , HB1667 , HB1516 , SB2532 , SB3131 , SB3154 , HB2297 , HB1737 , SB2143 , SB2398 , SB2623 , HB1740 , HB1920 , HB1682 , SB2153 , SB3140 , HB2158 , HB1718 , HB2207 , HB1801 , SB3229 , SB2338 , SB3069 , SB2600 , HB2300 , HB1800 , HB1960 , SB2999 , SB2060 , SB2866 , SB2239 , HB1741 , HB1713 , HB2023 , HB2417 , SB2877 , SB2598 , SB2921 , SB2645 , HB2547 , HB2275 , HB2452 , HB2329 , HB2339 , HB1838 , HB1509 , HB1661 , HB2271 , HB2272 , HB2344 , HB1888 , HB1707 , SB2340 , HB2474 , HB1576 , HB1853 , HB1804 , HB1854 , HB2095 , HB2050 , HB472 , SB3215 , SB2247 , SB2400 , HB1618 , HB1802 , HB1969 , HB1541 , HB2310 , HB2498 , HB2443 , HB2218 , HB649 , HB2104 , HB1710 , SB2802 , HB1973 , HB1974 , HB1894 , HB1891 , HB1890 , SB177 , SB2101 , SB3320 , SB2487 , HB2429 , HB1870 , HB1839 , HB2583 , HB1391 , HB2094 , SB2671 , SB2673 , SB2892 , SB2057 , SB3245 , HB306 , HB2592 , SB3157 , SB3204 , SB3324 , SB2580 , SB2074 , SB411 , SB3025 , SB2934 , SB2567 , SB2125 , SB3238 , SB2367 , SB2599 , SB3007 , SB2001 , SB2756 , SB3029

Transcript Highlights:

• Like any other hearing in the House, the public is also welcome to submit testimony online until midnight
• This is an official meeting of the committee and therefore subject to all decorum rules.
• Once again, you can submit online testimony up until midnight.
• Once again, you can submit online testimony up until midnight.

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Transcript Highlights:

• convened in the second regular session on January 7, 2026, shall stand adjourned sine die as of midnight
• convened in the second regular session on January 7, 2026, shall stand adjourned sine die as of midnight

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long list of bills and substitutes being signed by the Speaker. The transcript reflects procedural action on numerous House and Senate measures, including House Bill 1699, 1696, 1740, 1827, 1839, 1840, 1867, 1871, 1940, and many others, along with several conference committee substitutes and Senate substitutes. No debate or testimony is recorded in the excerpt; the focus is on formal enrollment and signing of legislation. Later, the Speaker signed a second large group of Senate bills and related substitutes to the end that they may become law, including Senate Bills 834, 835, 863, 890, 905, 913, 916, 937, 938, 953, 973, 1000, 1019, 1033, 1067, 1119, 1135, 1233, 1408, 1421, 1470, 1544, 1553, 1554, 1572, 1629, and related joint resolutions. Members were also asked to check in with the clerks for attendance. The session concluded with an announcement that the House of Representatives of the 103rd General Assembly, second regular session, would stand adjourned sine die at midnight on May 30, 2026, in accordance with the Missouri Constitution.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:47:17.359><c> uh</c> statutes and was up past midnight uh statutes and was up past midnight uh
• /c><00:47:45.200><c> work</c><00:47:46.000><c> um</c><00:47:46.240><c> past</c><00:47:46.560><c> midnight
• </c><00:47:47.119><c> So,</c><00:47:47.520><c> I</c> times the work um past midnight.
• So, I times the work um past midnight.

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• </c><00:38:29.000><c> at</c> their bedroom in their pajamas at their bedroom in their pajamas at midnight
• :30.319><c> they</c><00:38:30.480><c> want</c><00:38:31.319><c> all</c><00:38:31.599><c> the</c> midnight
• that decides they want all the midnight that decides they want all the records<00:38:32.160><c> of</
• "Yes, by midnight.
• midnight midnight majority<02:02:44.800><c> will</c><02:02:44.960><c> be</c><02:02:45.040><c> a</c><

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first corrected a procedural issue by revoting on House Bills 98 and 164, which had already been reported out unanimously. HB 98, concerning professional limited liability company assistant managers, was again voted ought to pass by a 16-0 roll call and placed on the consent calendar. HB 164, concerning local records, was reopened because of a fiscal note amendment; the committee adopted Amendment 2025-0087 unanimously and then voted ought to pass as amended 17-0. Because HB 164 goes to Finance, it will not go on consent, and the chair asked for the updated report that night. The committee then took up HR 6, a resolution condemning the judicial doctrine of disparate impact. Representative Manos moved inexpedient to legislate, arguing the resolution overreached because disparate impact is a judicial doctrine and the legislature cannot bind the courts. Representative Cordelli also supported ITL, citing drafting problems and the need for substantial revision, including an outdated reference to the New Hampshire governor. The committee voted 15-2 to ITL the resolution, and it was placed on consent; the chair asked for the report by the end of the day and noted there would be no minority report. Finally, the committee discussed HB 111, which extends the right-to-know ombudsman position. Representative Kuttab offered an amendment to address concerns raised in testimony about discouraging use of the office and shifting attorney-fee burdens; the amendment was adopted 16-1. The committee then voted 15-2 to ought to pass as amended. Supporters said the ombudsman saves money by reducing court filings and should be continued, while opponents argued the office needs restructuring and that additional funding was not justified. The bill will go to Finance, and the chair requested the report by the end of the day. The committee also began discussion of HB 66 and related bills on right-to-know access, with the chair outlining a proposed amendment to limit remote records requests to people with a New Hampshire connection, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• This piece of legislation, this resolution, takes all pending and temporary rules from the Department
• It only codifies rules that have been temporary or put before us a few weeks ago.
• Well, other than we'll be on the floor and be here until midnight in some committees that are in the

Committee: House Education

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• And so they'll be what's called rule.
• Then that 72-hour clock starts at midnight for officers to make a probable cause arrest on a suspect.
• We'll come back and we'll arrest him, but you only have until midnight on Friday to do so because of
• Then that 72-hour clock starts at midnight for officers to make a probable cause arrest on a suspect.
• We'll come back and we'll arrest him, but you only have until midnight on Friday to do so because of

Bills: HF3465 , HF3782 , HF4075 , HF391 , HF3946 , HF2976 , HF3350

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> no you go to Ways and Means then rules no you go to Ways and Means then rules right<00:19:34.840
• c> chair</c><00:19:37.280><c> the</c><00:19:37.400><c> rule</c><00:19:37.880><c> the</c> right the rule
• uh Mr chair the rule the right the rule uh Mr chair the rule the the<00:19:38.120><c> rule</c><00:19
• </c> requirements of rule requirements of rule 4.15<00:21:38.799><c> thank</c> 4.15, thank you for that
• </c> reserved tonight from 6:00 to midnight reserved tonight from 6:00 to midnight um<00:36:43.319><c

Transcript Highlights:

• Remember you're talking to a chairwoman and your only rule adjacent, sir. So take a seat.
• Midnight at the Oasis, it's a car show.
• Mado, midnight at the oasis, it's a car show.
• I will start saying in discussion, with the exception of our rule-adjacent member. No, I'm kidding.

Committee: House House Rural Economic Development Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first took up HB 2950, which would allow a governing body to approve a tourism improvement area to promote tourism and lodging. Supporters from the Arizona Lodging and Tourism Association, Visit Yuma, and Visit Phoenix said the bill would give communities a voluntary, locally controlled tool to market destinations, attract events, and strengthen rural and urban tourism economies without raising taxes on residents. Members discussed tourism’s economic importance in places like Yuma and other rural communities, and the bill was moved forward with a due pass recommendation on a 7-0 vote. The committee then held a presentation on rural economic development in Pinal County, focusing on the Lucid Motors project and its workforce partnership with Central Arizona College. Speakers from the Arizona Commerce Authority, Central Arizona College, and Lucid described the Drive48 training program, the creation of a skilled workforce pipeline, and broader economic impacts such as higher wages, job creation, and related growth in housing and infrastructure. The committee also read proclamations recognizing Lucid Motors and Central Arizona College for their contributions to economic development in rural Arizona. Finally, the committee heard HB 2946, which revises development fee requirements and prohibits development fees on accessory dwelling units. The sponsor argued the bill was intended to address housing affordability and reduce burdens on families and builders, while cities, towns, the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, and municipal attorneys opposed it, saying it would shift costs from growth to existing taxpayers and weaken the principle that growth should pay for growth. An amendment in the chair’s name was adopted to remove county-related provisions and make clarifying changes. The amended bill was then passed with a 4-1 vote and two members voting present.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> with Alzheimer's and worked midnight with Alzheimer's and worked midnight shift<00:44:14.400><c>
• >> Yeah, so part of the initiative is to pass administrative rules, and those include rules for set-asides
• >> Yeah, so part of the initiative is to pass administrative rules, and those include rules for set-asides
• um and those pass administrative rules um and those include<00:57:38.200><c> rules</c><00:57:38.480>
• So, with the Procurement Policy Board, when we draft rules, or when they draft rules, we could certainly

Bills: SB2580 , SB2578 , SB2259 , SB3084 , SB2816 , SB2928 , SB2075 , SB3322 , SB2377 , SB2436 , SB2835 , SB3248

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Summary: The committee opened by reviewing hearing procedures and then took up SB 2580, which concerns Hawaii’s film production tax credit and related incentives. Testimony was strongly supportive overall, with witnesses saying the measure would help attract productions, extend the sunset date, include streaming platforms, and strengthen the state’s competitiveness. Several supporters asked for cleanup language on grant administration, tax credit management, local-hire uplifts, and limits on third-party audit requirements for smaller productions. The state film office said the bill was generally strong but suggested clarifying language and noted that DBEDT and DOTAX already provide oversight of the current credit. No vote was taken in the transcript, but the bill drew broad support with a few comments and one opposition noted later in the hearing. The committee then heard SB 2578 SD1, a measure to create a film commission and related grant structure. Testifiers said the proposal would formalize industry input, improve accountability, and help the state compete globally, but they also raised concerns about how a new grant program would interact with the existing tax credit system. The film office said the grant program and tax credit should be separated operationally, that the advisory structure should include industry voices and possibly union representation, and that county film commissioner language may need technical adjustment. A testifier also suggested a Hawaii film museum and related tourism opportunities. The measure was described as having 42 supporters, one opposition, and five comments, with no final action shown. The committee next considered SB 2259, a dementia training measure. Supporters, including the bill’s drafter and the Alzheimer’s Association, described personal caregiving experiences and said free dementia training could help workers and families. Suggested amendments focused on clarifying the relationship between EOA and DBED and allowing retraining every two years because of workforce turnover. DBED said the bill is worthwhile but is not really an economic development initiative, and it should align with existing dementia programs and be easy for businesses to use, preferably online. The committee then moved to SB 3084 SD1, which HTDC said would expand its R&D matching program beyond SBIR to other federal research grants because of uncertainty at the federal level; the transcript ends as testimony begins, with no vote or final action recorded.

Transcript Highlights:

• Under clause 5D of rule 20, the Chair announces to the House that in light of the resignation of the
• Pursuant to clause one of rule one, the Journal stands approved. The House will be in order.
• discharge the Committee on Rules from the further consideration of House Resolution 780.
• </c><00:43:06.640><c> Yet,</c> finished until midnight or after.
• Yet, finished until midnight or after.

Bills: HR780 , HR976 , HR975 , HR974

Keywords: gridlock, policy priorities, House resolution, legislative process, procedural motion, house meeting hours, legislative schedule, government procedure, House of Representatives, quorum, business proceeding, legislative procedure, government functionality, Congress, notification, Presidential communication

Transcript Highlights:

• If they go, this is, if they go deployed to national emergency, stuff like that, that's different rules
• This is different rules for National Guard, and that's what you're trying to fix, the other ones for
• Could you review for myself and anybody else, what's the rules for the private sector?
• comes in that while our firefighters do 24-hour shifts, generally they don't start and end shifts at midnight
• So they would have to use two working days for every 24-hour shift. ...end shifts at midnight.

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Transcript Highlights:

• Somerville was the 11th community to file a home rule petition.
• Both expansion of the program and the home rule petition are before the committee.
• Lexington passed its home rule petition and bylaw in 2021.
• We're going to be here until midnight if I'm not ...careful.
• We're going to be here until midnight if I'm not careful.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Summary: The hearing focused on several climate and utility-related bills, especially H. 3449/S. 2292 to expand the municipal fossil fuel-free building demonstration program from 10 to 20 communities and related home rule petitions for Somerville and other municipalities. Witnesses from Somerville, Salem, Worcester, Cambridge, Newton, Arlington, Wellesley, Watertown, and the Massachusetts Municipal Association argued that local governments should be allowed to opt into fossil fuel-free or net-zero building standards, citing climate goals, environmental justice concerns, housing production, and data showing all-electric construction can cost about the same as or less than mixed-fuel construction. Committee members repeatedly pressed witnesses for cost data and asked for written follow-up, while also discussing whether strong environmental standards affect housing supply; witnesses responded that the main housing constraints are financing and that they would provide more data from local projects and state studies. A second major topic was H. 3564, which would require gas companies to provide municipalities with detailed multi-year pipe replacement plans, allow local review and objections, and limit reimbursement for projects not previously disclosed except in emergencies. Municipal leaders and advocates said the bill would improve coordination of street work, reduce disruption and costs, and help cities plan for electrification, network geothermal, and non-pipeline alternatives. Testimony from Wellesley, Cambridge, Arlington, Newton, and others emphasized repeated problems with last-minute gas main work, the need for advance notice, and the value of municipal participation in planning gas system retirement and alternatives. The committee also heard testimony on the “tactical transition” bills, S. 2249/H. 3539, aimed at managing the gas-to-clean-energy transition. Supporters from Gas Transition Allies, Rewiring America, and 350 Mass said the bills would require joint gas-electric planning, create an advisory council, eliminate subsidies for new gas hookups, shift investment toward repairs and clean alternatives, protect workers through retraining, and make utility plans more transparent. They argued these changes would reduce ratepayer costs, avoid stranded gas assets, and support orderly decarbonization. In addition, HEET testified on H. 3541, which would update greenhouse gas accounting to better reflect methane’s short-term climate impact, and H. 3543, which would establish a framework for managing shared thermal resources and thermal energy networks; committee members asked several questions about the meaning, ownership, and consumer-cost implications of the proposed “thermal commons.” No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Just remind members that if we don't come back in order, the committee expires at midnight, so there's
• 01:38.720><c> committee</c><00:01:39.040><c> expires</c><00:01:39.600><c> at</c><00:01:39.680><c> midnight
• ,</c><00:01:40.160><c> so</c> the committee expires at midnight, so the committee expires at midnight
• the consent of the individual, which is a significant expansion, which is also against the federal rules
• the consent of the individual, which is a significant expansion, which is also against the federal rules

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• Um the warrant should a simple rule.
• </c> at midnight at midnight by<04:28:53.279><c> less</c><04:28:53.520><c> than</c><04:28:53.760><c>
• The moderator came in with rules stating that it was two-thirds; his rules were that the meeting had
• that it was twothirds his rules stating that it was twothirds his his<04:37:09.520><c> rules</c><04:
• </c><04:37:36.000><c> Paul,</c> moderator rules. Paul, moderator rules.

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• I need to make a motion from the Rules Committee to move House Bill 869 to the free conference committee
• governing the Senate of adopting rules governing the Senate of the<01:31:21.960><c> Commonwealth</c>
• of the Kentucky Assembly, defied rules of the Kentucky Court<01:36:02.120><c> of</c><01:36:02.240><c
• </c><02:01:14.120><c> several</c> been here with us up to midnight several been here with us up to midnight
• President, I need to make a motion to move Senate Bill 37 to be taken from Rules Committee to move to

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> &gt;&gt; Uh yes it is in rule. &gt;&gt; Uh yes it is in rule.
• We've had people dropped off there at midnight. Those doors don't open at midnight.
• We've had people dropped off there at midnight. Those doors don't open at midnight.
• </c> changing rules and things like that. changing rules and things like that.
• rule four, Roman rule of section Roman rule four, Roman rule 5,<03:16:16.160><c> Roman</c><03:16:16.560

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• I understand maybe a rule. Hopefully, they don't make rules against beards and plaid shirts.
• But I've been told that it can't be excepted. something with the rules.
• I'm learning the rules and I'm learning that Florida is a big and diverse place and time.
• And it's not because it's a rule. It's because it's a sign of respect.
• And we will stay here until midnight if we have to.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now let's cover the ground rules.
• We kind of look at the rules as they are, and that's what we do with it. So you ...
• Our service... that we provide is available from 7 a.m. to midnight.
• narrow exceptions, consistent with their 2020 ruling.
• most of these challenges. and the Commission has upheld their rulings.

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Speaker, I move to keep the journal open until midnight for the purpose of receiving conference
• Madam Speaker, I move to keep the journal open until midnight for the purpose of receiving conference

Bills: SB2053 , SB2494 , SB2851 , SB3073 , HB1678 , HB1721 , HB2475 , HB2246 , HB1667 , HB1516 , SB2532 , SB3131 , SB3154 , HB2297 , HB1737 , SB2143 , SB2398 , SB2623 , HB1740 , HB1920 , HB1682 , SB2153 , SB3140 , HB1515 , SB2835 , HB2282 , SB3083 , SB2031 , SB2519 , SB2667 , SB3096 , SB99 , SB2138 , HB2289 , HB2319 , HB1711 , HB2270 , SB3138 , SB3076 , HB1642 , HB2338 , HB2171 , HB1785 , SB2881 , HB2505 , SB2552 , HB1518 , HB1815 , SB3125 , SB3234 , HB2158 , HB1718 , HB2207 , HB1801 , SB3229 , SB2338 , SB3069 , SB2600 , HB2300 , HB1800 , HB1960 , SB2999 , SB2060 , SB2866 , SB2239 , HB1741 , HB1713 , HB2023 , HB2417 , SB2877 , SB2598 , SB2921 , SB2645 , HB2547 , HB2275 , HB2452 , HB2329 , HB2339 , HB1838 , HB1509 , HB1661 , HB2271 , HB2272 , HB2344 , HB1888 , HB1707 , SB2340 , HB2474 , HB1576 , HB1853 , HB1804 , HB1854 , HB2095 , HB2050 , HB472 , SB3215 , SB2247 , SB2400 , HB1618 , HB1802 , HB1969 , HB1541 , HB2310 , HB2498 , HB2443 , HB2218 , HB649 , HB2104 , HB1710 , SB2802 , HB1973 , HB1974 , HB1894 , HB1891 , HB1890 , SB177 , SB2101 , SB3320 , SB2487 , HB2429 , HB1870 , HB1839 , HB2583 , HB1391 , HB2094 , SB2671 , SB2673 , SB2892 , SB2057 , SB3245 , HB306 , HB2592 , SB3157 , SB2861 , SB3204 , SB3324 , SB2580 , SB2074 , SB411 , SB3025 , SB2934 , SB2567 , SB2125 , SB3238 , SB2367 , SB2599 , SB3007 , SB2001 , SB2756 , SB3029