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• So, House Bill 234 is essentially, I know we hear this a lot, a cleanup bill, and it was brought to me
• life-saving equipment, tasers, bulletproof vests, and the like, and it was determined that our— lot it's a cleanup
• easy Bill and uh it lot it's a cleanup easy Bill and uh it was<00:21:37.000> brought<00:21:37.279

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate VMAP Committee met with a quorum and heard several measures focused on public safety and emergency preparedness. Senate Bill 266, sponsored by Vice Chair Aaron Reed, would allow Kentucky State Police troopers to engage in secondary employment under a policy set by the commissioner. Reed argued the change would improve morale, recruitment, retention, and compensation opportunities. Senators Boswell, Nunn, and Higden asked about when the extra work would occur and whether the commissioner had been consulted; Reed said the policy would be left to KSP leadership and cited examples such as convention centers and events like the Derby. The bill passed unanimously and was sent to the floor. The committee then adopted a committee substitute for Senate Concurrent Resolution 67, which creates a task force to study disaster preparedness, mitigation, and related issues such as flooding, wind events, insurance, communications, and coordination among state and local agencies. The sponsor described recent severe weather and flooding across Kentucky and said the resolution was intended to help the state identify risks and best practices, save money, and save lives. Senators discussed whether the National Guard should be included, and the sponsor said they would not object to adding a representative. The resolution passed unanimously. House Bill 234, presented by Representative Wade Williams with the Kentucky Police Chiefs Association, would add airport police departments to the list of agencies eligible for grants funded through confiscated or abandoned firearms sold through the Kentucky State Police auction process. Williams said the grants support life-saving equipment such as tasers and bulletproof vests and that airport police had been inadvertently left off the eligibility list. Senators asked whether the change would reduce funding for other departments, and Williams said he did not expect a detrimental effect. The bill passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with an invitation to legislators to attend a National Guard briefing and aerial flight event, followed by adjournment.

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• I mentioned, the funds that would be appropriate may be used for land acquisition, environmental cleanup
• I mentioned, the funds that would be appropriate may be used for land acquisition, environmental cleanup
• I mentioned, the funds that would be appropriate may be used for land acquisition, environmental cleanup
• I mentioned, the funds that would be appropriate may be used for land acquisition, environmental cleanup
• I mentioned, the funds that would be appropriate may be used for land acquisition, environmental cleanup

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Unless you have anything to add, we can move on to P-code 776.
• Nothing to add there, so turning to Labor Relations, which is program code 776.
• So I'll just run through the P codes real fast.
• Commission, Agency Code 605, and... Next is Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, Agency Code 605.
• We can still do catch up cleanup.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Two, this amendment, Penal Code 832.7, is unnecessary and will confuse the courts.
• These amendments are to the section in the code relating to sustained misconduct. I agree.
• So lodgers can be removed with the assistance of law enforcement under Civil Code Section 1946.5.
• So lodgers can be removed with the assistance of law enforcement under Civil Code Section 1946.5.
• That's Penal Code Section 288, Subdivision (b)(2).

Summary: The committee heard AB 82, which would expand privacy and safety protections for patients and providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care. The author and supporters said the bill is needed because of rising harassment, doxing, and threats, and because sensitive health data could be used by hostile actors; opponents argued it would create constitutional problems, enable abuse of safe-at-home protections, and improperly shield providers and records from scrutiny. Public testimony was heavily divided, with many advocates in support and many privacy, civil liberties, and anti-trafficking or sex-based policy groups in opposition. The bill was moved on a due pass recommendation and remained on call. The committee then heard AB 331, which would clarify that county election certification is a ministerial duty, prohibit misleading ballot return envelopes, and require voter information guides to be delivered to jails in an acceptable format. The Department of Justice and several good-government groups supported the measure, the Secretary of State had no position after amendments, and a committee member noted ongoing concerns but supported it after the changes. The bill passed on a do pass recommendation to Appropriations and was placed on call. AB 1178 followed, proposing to protect undercover peace officers’ names, images, and likenesses in public records while preserving disclosure of sustained misconduct records. Law enforcement and public safety groups supported the bill as a needed safety measure, while journalists, transparency advocates, and civil liberties groups opposed it, saying existing law already protects officers and the new language could lead to overbroad withholding. After discussion about the scope of undercover status and the need for judicial discretion, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted a consent calendar. Later, AB 981 was heard, creating a five-county pilot program requiring intelligent speed assistance devices for certain reckless driving convictions. Supporters, including traffic safety advocates and crash victims, said the bill could reduce repeat speeding and save lives; opponents raised concerns about cost, installer oversight, liability for automakers, and the breadth of the pilot. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 22, which would repeal Proposition 57 and restrict release of sexually violent predators and certain sex offenders, drew strong opposition from youth justice, public defender, and civil liberties groups who said it would be unconstitutional and harmful; the chair recommended no, no motion was made, and the bill was held. Finally, AB 897, a squatter-removal bill, was presented with the author arguing it would protect property owners through a faster due-process process; the transcript cuts off during early support testimony and does not show a final action on that measure.

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• Our students are trapped in public schools or education environments because of a zip code.
• So if you have a family that's in a zip code of a low-performing school, are they treated the same as
• Here's a section of the government code, 556-005.
• The comptroller asked that we strike with references to subtitles A and B of Title 2 of the tax code.
• And there are many different references to different sections in code.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is something we’re treating as technical cleanup language.
• of those required credit bureau reporting pieces are still provided, so a little bit of redundant cleanup
• This is something we’re treating as technical cleanup language.
• Uh frankly uh we feel cleanup language.
• <01:13:49.520> potentially bit of redundant cleanup potentially bit of redundant cleanup potentially

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration. Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program. The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.

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• This is something we're treating as technical cleanup language.
• of those required credit bureau reporting pieces are still provided, so a little bit of redundant cleanup
• This is something we're treating as technical cleanup language.
• Uh frankly uh we feel cleanup language.
• <01:14:52.000> potentially bit of redundant cleanup potentially bit of redundant cleanup potentially

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• bill they have worked on this year, and thanked Representative Mahamud for agreeing to carry this cleanup
• bill they have worked on this year, and thanked Representative Mahamoud for agreeing to carry this cleanup
• bill they have worked on this year, and thanked Representative Mahamoud for agreeing to carry this cleanup
• /c><00:32:17.760> carry<00:32:18.200> this<00:32:18.639> uh<00:32:18.760> cleanup
• uh agreeing to carry this uh cleanup uh agreeing to carry this uh cleanup Bill<00:32:19.519>

Bills: HF1855, HF102, HF1082, HF1354, HF2184, HF1792, HF2296, HF2429, HF2543, HF2566

Keywords: veterans, benefit services, accreditation, consumer protection, civil penalties, disclosure requirements, HF102, Sibley County Road 166, Freedom Drive, Arlington, Sibley County, Minnesota transportation bonds, bonding bill, capital investment, road extension, highway access, intersection improvements, right-of-way acquisition, water main, sewer improvements

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• It's technical cleanup. Technical cleanup. So, any technical questions on the amendment?

Summary: The Housing, Agriculture, and Tourism Subcommittee heard five bills and reported all of them favorably. House Bill 827, by Rep. Anderson, would require online real estate listings to disclose estimated ad valorem taxes based on the listing price rather than the seller’s current taxes, to reduce surprise tax increases for homebuyers. The bill drew support from the Property Appraisers Association of Florida, the Florida League of Cities, and the Florida Association of Counties, and passed unanimously after a technical amendment. House Bill 483, by Rep. Cobb, aimed to support Florida’s manufacturing sector by formally recognizing the chief manufacturing officer, creating a workforce development grant program, launching a voluntary promotional campaign for Florida-made products and manufacturing careers, and requiring biennial reporting. The bill received broad support from manufacturing, economic development, and business groups, was amended with technical cleanup language, and passed unanimously. House Bill 675, by Leader Driscoll, sought to expand affordable housing efforts by limiting Live Local Act incentives to affordable housing, extending affordability periods from 30 to 50 years, lowering the income cap for eligible units, and eliminating documentary stamp taxes for certain first-time homebuyers. After two amendments and supportive testimony from United Way Suncoast, the bill passed on a party-line style roll call with all members voting yes or excused. House Bill 495, by Rep. Albert, transferred golf course best management practices certification from the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services without changing the underlying BMP requirements. After an amendment clarified that all BMPs remain in place, the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association testified in support, and the bill passed unanimously. House Bill 1497, by Rep. Hunschofsky, revised the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by narrowing eligibility to lower-income associations, removing a coastal-only requirement, and tying grants to completion of opening protection for all common elements; two amendments further refined eligibility and grandfathered pending applications. The Community Associations Institute supported the measure, and it also passed unanimously. The committee ended with remarks about the prior night’s softball game and then adjourned.

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• Bonta, abandoned RVs, do pass as amended to strike the solid waste disposal and co-disposal site cleanup
• Dupass is amended to strike the solid waste disposal and co-deposal site cleanup program fund out with

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on January 22, 2026, for its regular order hearing and suspense-file hearing. In regular order, the committee approved consent-calendar bills AB 683, AB 763, AB 1126, and AB 1278 on unanimous due-pass motions, and AB 34 and AB 442 on a second unanimous due-pass motion. The committee then heard and advanced several bills, including AB 35, which would create an APA exemption for Proposition 4-funded programs to speed implementation of water, wildfire, energy-storage, and grid-support projects; AB 748, establishing pre-approved housing programs for local agencies; AB 939, allowing immediate transfer of certain affordable homeownership units to qualified nonprofit housing organizations; AB 643, adding a narrow organic-waste-derived agricultural fertilizer product to SB 1383 procurement options; and AB 96, removing the high school diploma requirement for certified Medi-Cal peer support specialists. Testimony on these bills was largely supportive, with sponsors and coalition representatives emphasizing reduced delays, lower costs, and improved housing, environmental, or behavioral-health outcomes. The Department of Finance offered general budget comments but no bill-specific positions. The committee voted the bills out, with AB 643 and AB 96 receiving no recorded opposition in the transcript and AB 939 passing with some members noting support and interest in coauthoring. The committee also received a presentation-only discussion of AB 1091, a proposal to authorize eight-letter specialty license plates, which the author said could generate revenue for rural programs such as the Williamson Act; the bill was not acted on at that time. After public comment, the committee moved to the suspense-file hearing on 53 bills. Using a substituted motion for due-pass and due-pass-with-amendments items, the committee held some bills and advanced many others, often with amendments that narrowed scope, deleted provisions, or required reports or studies. Bills held in committee included AB 405, AB 298, AB 333, AB 296, AB 1091, AB 1241, and AB 577, among others. The committee reported moving 43 bills to the Assembly floor, with several on A roll calls and others on B roll calls or with amendments, and noted that amendment language would be posted later online.

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• We fought and advocated for extensive cleanup of Port Gamble Bay, working with environmental partners
• and neighboring communities to ensure an appropriate cleanup and restoration plan that included not

Summary: The joint House and Senate committee meeting heard public testimony on tentative tribal-state gaming compact amendments for the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe and the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. Staff from the Washington State Gambling Commission explained the compacting process, the role of ex officio legislative members, and that the amendments would next go to the Gambling Commission for a January 8, 2026 vote before possible governor review. The Port Gamble S'Klallam presentation emphasized how gaming revenue supports tribal government services, health care, housing, education, language revitalization, natural resources work, and community investment projects in Kitsap County. For Port Gamble S'Klallam, the proposed changes include expanded credit and wager limits, more gaming stations and player terminals, language for a second facility, and adoption of an electronic table games appendix similar to other tribes. Members asked about pre-screening for high-limit tables, including how the tribe would define problem gambling and self-exclusion; tribal counsel said internal minimum control standards were still being developed and more detail would follow. A question about green crab removal in Port Gamble Bay was deferred for follow-up because the natural resources director was not present. The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe described its history, sovereignty, gaming operations, and how gaming revenue supports member programs such as nutrition assistance, education aid, homeownership down payment help, and charitable giving in Skagit County. Its amendment would allow electronic table games after the tribe removed traditional table games due to staffing and cost pressures, with the goal of remaining competitive. Committee members also asked about air quality and smoking-related provisions in the compact; the tribe said it maintains separate smoking and non-smoking areas and supports smoking cessation efforts. Chairs from both chambers closed by thanking the tribes for their contributions to members, local communities, and natural resource protection.

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• Our key concern is that the current language includes refining through the Uniform Commercial Code of
• The cleanups, whatever necessary. We don't necessarily have that here. Generally speaking, we have.
• pricing where sometimes the algorithms that develop this data understand that folks from a certain zip code
• Assembly Bill 5053 permits retired municipal code officials to return to part-time employment after a
• Unfortunately, when it comes to code enforcement and having those folks employed, it's a group of people

Keywords: 1146, all

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• They're also color-coded blue, green, and purple. I'll be referring to them throughout the meeting.
• There's a QR code on this slide and also on the subsequent slides if you'd like to follow along.
• And then moving on, here's the QR code bigger this time, maybe for the audience, showing a geographical
• tied to state revenue that pays for essential services like education, so using it as our primary cleanup
• Is there a conservation property tax code currently?

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• Data centers cost Minnesota money as our water resources are depleted and cleanup costs are applied.
• We're a coalition of labor and grassroots organizations dedicated to a fair tax code and a state budget
• dedicated to a Grassroots organizations dedicated to a fair<01:14:35.000> tax<01:14:35.320> code
• > a<01:14:36.239> state<01:14:36.520> budget<01:14:37.080> uh fair tax code
• and a state budget uh fair tax code and a state budget uh sufficient<01:14:37.600> to<01:14:37.719

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A survivor's access to strong support should not be determined by their zip code.
• What stands out most to me about code.
• Code rules relaxed. Majority Leader Rodriguez. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Code rules relaxed. Majority Leader Rodriguez. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• and changes order to do some cleanup and changes minor<01:42:53.199> changes<01:42:53.520>

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and received committee and conference reports. Committee actions included favorable reports on several appropriations and local government bills, postponement of some measures indefinitely, and a conference committee report on House Bill 1357 concerning the teacher recruitment, education, and preparation program and related appropriations. The chamber also received a House message indicating House Bill 140 had been postponed indefinitely. The main floor action was consideration of Senate Joint Resolution 24, designating May 2026 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Supporters described motorcycle riding as part of Colorado culture and emphasized safety, rider education, and sharing the road. The resolution was adopted 33-0, and ABATE of Colorado was recognized in connection with the measure. The Senate then moved into special orders and took up Senate Bill 116, which as amended focused on property tax changes, including setting the business personal property exemption ceiling at $58,000 without future inflation adjustment and aligning dates for the portable senior property tax exemption pilot. Senator Weissman argued the changes simplified administration and were fiscally prudent, while Senators Pelton and Frizell opposed the bill, saying the business property tax cap would hurt small businesses and that the portable senior exemption’s sunset would raise taxes for affected seniors. The debate continued as the bill was considered in committee of the whole.

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• Those spoof numbers are always in the recipient's own area code, or almost always.
• And so, in my case, my landline and my cell phone are both in area code 603.
• Uh, we received some a bunch of stuff in the mail from the Pavement Codings Technology Council.
• Codings Technology Council. Codings Technology Council. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
• Um, this is actually a cleanup bill for us.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And then, even though it's not in code, just to give a more robust review of the books, we did count
• So you've spent a lot of time creating code, and we've also put that into rules.
• and overturned and also some of the challenges where, you know, books have been found to violate the code
• There's a cleanup bill on that as well.

Keywords: 985, all

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• It's really not so much a policy statement as it is just a cleanup of our books. Thank you.
• cleanup of our books. Thank you. cleanup of our books. Thank you.
• It is actually a true technical cleanup. Thank you. Further discussion to the bill.
• It is actually a<00:17:51.679> true<00:17:52.000> technical<00:17:52.480> cleanup.
• a true technical cleanup. Thank you. a true technical cleanup. Thank you.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• My first beach cleanup was in 1995, so I've also been doing this a long time.
• I just participated in my town's cleanup this past weekend, and I have to say I did a baseball field,
• minor items that cannot be meaningfully recycled, and then the burden is placed on the community for cleanups
• Seaside Sustainability conducts numerous beach cleanups in the Cape Ann area.
• As someone who, for over a decade, has spearheaded Plymouth's twice-annual town-wide cleanups, I can

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA. A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries. Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• are the Penal Code and the Election Code.
• : the Agriculture Code, Business and Commerce Code, Finance Code, Insurance Code, Labor Code, Natural
• Resources Code, Occupations Code, and the Property Code.
• So in all of those codes, and again, there is some express preemption in those codes...
• You know, the codes that are impacted here: Ag Code, Natural Resources Code, Insurance Code, Business

Keywords: 1184, house, all