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• exemption<00:35:14.880> uh<00:35:15.000> so<00:35:15.160> that this exception
• this exemption uh so that this exception this exemption uh so that they<00:35:15.480> can<00:
• > they<00:35:32.839> don't<00:35:33.000> need<00:35:33.119> to has this exception
• they don't need to has this exception they don't need to pull<00:35:33.400> it<00:35:33.520><
• : Senate File 1075, a bill for an act relating to transportation, modifying requirements for the exception

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This exceptional program thrives season.
• <02:27:39.359> one without intervening motion except one without intervening motion except
• <05:14:57.280> for bill does not include an exception for bill does not include an exception
• The bill has no exceptions for national emergencies. Let's look back to 2020.
• bill has no exceptions for national emergencies. emergencies. emergencies.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This was created as an exception to the Senate rules so we could reach as many constituents as possible
• What I tried to communicate was that in a special session, you cannot take up any subject except that
• They're identical to 2021 and 2023, with the exception that they don't. ...include the SBOE or Texas
• And so, is there also another exception?
• That exception being that there's no constitutional obligation for us to draw any maps right now?

Bills: SR5, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SR5

Keywords: redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes

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• When I got to looking at it and looking at the law, I found that even though it is the same conduct except
• worse because it's indecent exposure except to a child, oddly that didn't allow for an enhancement.
• I am the exception.
• That it's a bus stop to anybody that except for the people that know.
• That this is still a second degree felony except for in the locations that we've made no trafficking

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• The exceptions were geared around parental knowledge of minors' whereabouts to ensure... include school
• Except for that, he doesn't really trust the police anymore because he was minding his own business,
• There are exceptions for youth to be out.
• And anyone under 18 years old can't drive between midnight and 5 without Certain exceptions, and those
• exceptions are lengthy.

Bills: HB1511, HB1831, HB1988, HB2147, HB2234

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, state regulations, zoning, local government authority, drug court, juvenile justice, diversion programs, rehabilitation, criminal justice reform, remote proceedings, depositions, virtual hearings, court technology, criminal responsibility, age of maturity, expungement, mental health services, juvenile record sealing, 1184

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• That's more than... and the population of every other state, except California, New York, Florida, and
• And about 7,000 of them, plus or minus, those are not exact numbers, but about 7,000 of them. except
• So not all... 13,000 except the children that we have, which is why sometimes there are... shortages
• We've got exceptional items.
• It's the one state where workers' comp is optional. employers to have coverage with the exception of

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And no matter what time we finish, and I'm grateful that it's not past midnight, except for one time,
• past I'm grateful that it's not past I'm grateful that it's not past midnight,<00:03:59.080> except
• midnight, except for one time, Mr. midnight, except for one time, Mr. Speaker. Speaker.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Speaker Lisa Demuth delivered a closing floor speech reflecting on the Minnesota House’s 94th session under a tied chamber, emphasizing that the tie forced bipartisan negotiation from the start and that everything passed had to be bipartisan. She said she hoped future members would learn from that experience and continue working together, even when political agreement is difficult. She also noted her gratitude for the opportunity to serve as Speaker and for the chance to help guide the chamber through a historic session. Much of the speech was personal and appreciative. Demuth thanked her family, including her husband, children, grandchildren, and especially her mother, who closely followed her work and often texted her questions about procedure and bills. She also mentioned the sacrifices of legislative service, her own growth in politics, and the importance of maintaining awe and respect for the institution. She recalled her relationship with former Speaker Melissa Hortman and said Hortman’s practice of meeting weekly despite political differences showed the value of getting to know one another personally before doing legislative work. Demuth also thanked House staff, including partisan and nonpartisan staff such as research, revisers, HR, budget, and accounting, and acknowledged colleagues who worked through the tie and difficult negotiations. She closed by quoting Nehemiah, saying “the joy of the Lord is my strength,” and encouraged members to leave places better than they found them. The speech ended with applause; no votes or formal legislative actions were taken in the excerpt.

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• They're already not open because of religious day exception, and they didn't want someone coming in claiming
• /c><00:09:37.040> day not open because of religious day not open because of religious day exception
• > they<00:09:38.320> didn't<00:09:38.480> want<00:09:38.720> someone exception
• and they didn't want someone exception and they didn't want someone coming<00:09:39.519> in<00

Bills: HB418, SB138, SB215, HB418, SB138, SB215

Keywords: financial services, banking, insurance, debanking, social credit score, ESG, environmental, social, and governance, diversity, equity, and inclusion, DEI, religious freedom, free speech, viewpoint discrimination, political discrimination, firearms, gun industry, ammunition, fossil fuels, oil and gas, mining, timber

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• Right, and when MANA went defunct, you can't do it, and there's nobody else except the board does collect
• :09:50.640> there's<00:09:50.800> nobody<00:09:51.040> else<00:09:51.200> except
• can't do and there's nobody else except can't do and there's nobody else except the<00:09:51.680

Bills: HB59, HB128, HB59, HB128

Keywords: early voting, electoral participation, voting centers, Alabama elections, absentee ballot, HB128, Alabama Board of Nursing, Sunset Law, sunset review, nursing board, nurse licensure, registered nurse, RN, licensed practical nurse, LPN, advanced practice nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist, CRNA, consumer member, board appointments

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• On the consent calendar, we have 25 I's for all bills except for standing committee report number 704
• /c><00:06:36.680> for<00:06:36.919> all<00:06:37.440> bills<00:06:38.440> except
• we have 25 I for all bills except we have 25 I for all bills except for<00:06:40.840> standing

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• hope that you will give it a favorable report and I'll be glad to answer any questions that anybody except
• hope that you will give it a favorable report and I'll be glad to answer any questions that anybody except
• So thank you for making that exception. >> That's correct.
• So thank you for making that exception. >> That's correct.
• you for making that exception. you for making that exception.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• No other industry, except medical malpractice, as far as I know, has it.
• So basically the amendment will put the maximum cap back for non-economic loss at $250,000, except where
• The amendment will put the maximum cap back for non-economic loss at $250,000, except where the damages

Summary: The Senate Committee on Judiciary A met on May 19, 2026, established a quorum, approved the May 12 minutes, and heard two bills. Senator Carter also made a personal privilege statement wishing his wife a happy birthday. The committee took up House Bill 71, which provides liability protection for private security guards who use a weapon in the course of their duties when the use of force is deemed justifiable by the district attorney and responding law enforcement. After discussion, the committee adopted amendment set 4036, which narrowed the bill so the liability limitation applies only when the perpetrator is wielding a dangerous weapon as defined in law. An informational card was noted, and an opposition witness waived testimony in light of the amendment. HB 71 was then reported with amendments. The committee next considered House Bill 79, which would remove a special limitation on damages for the carbon capture industry. The author argued the industry should not receive a damages cap that other industries do not have. The committee adopted amendment set 3979, which restored a non-economic damages cap of $250,000 except in cases involving wrongful death, permanent substantial physical deformity, loss of use of a limb or bodily organ system, or permanent injury preventing independent self-care. One supporter card was noted, and HB 79 was reported with amendments. The committee then stood at ease.

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• It eliminates the ban on facility fees for all preventive services and provides an exception to the ban
• So basically, THA gutted the bill in order to be neutral on it, except there's still a couple of nonprofits
• So basically, uh, THA gutted the bill in order to be neutral on it, except there's still a couple of

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum and considered several pending bills. The main discussion was on Senate Bill 1232, where the committee adopted a substitute that removed national provider identifier requirements, added an all-payer claims database study on facility fees, narrowed the facility-fee ban, created a telehealth exception when the patient is physically located in the facility, expanded the definition of facility fee, and added a 90-day notice requirement. The author noted the Texas Hospital Association had effectively neutralized the bill, though some nonprofits still opposed it. The substitute was adopted and then reported favorably by a 6-1 vote. The committee then took up multiple House bills, including HB 37, HB 388, HB 879, HB 913, HB 1115, HB 2809, and HB 116, each of which was moved out favorably and recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. HB 37, HB 388, HB 913, HB 2809, and HB 116 were reported with unanimous or near-unanimous support, and HB 879 and HB 1115 were also advanced without recorded opposition. Senate Bill 1782 was also reported favorably on a 7-0 vote, with a brief remark that it involved a criminal offense and would be sent to the floor. The committee also adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 2919 and then reported the substituted bill favorably by a 6-1 vote. After completing the agenda, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• It clarifies the definition of a battery and then also clarifies the exception for lead acid batteries
• battery uh and then uh also clarifies battery uh and then uh also clarifies the<00:02:48.080> exception
• c> lead<00:02:49.000> acid<00:02:49.360> batteries<00:02:50.120> uh the exception
• for lead acid batteries uh the exception for lead acid batteries uh some<00:02:50.360> of<00:
• <01:03:11.039> if the contract can't be broken except if the contract can't be broken except

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Those days will mostly be full days, though today is the exception because his wife has an ultrasound
• mostly full days today is the exception mostly full days today is the exception um<00:09:38.360>
• I don’t believe there’s any city elections except for maybe one, and we have a vendor that is able to
• I don’t believe there’s any city elections except for maybe one, and we have a vendor that is able to
• maybe one elections except for maybe one um<00:29:11.519> and<00:29:12.080> and<00:29:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Election Law Committee held an orientation and then opened a public hearing on House Bill 67-FN-A, which would make permanent the use of accessible voting machines in local elections and provide funding for additional systems. The chair outlined committee procedures, noting a heavy workload of roughly 70 to 80 bills, mostly Tuesday meetings, likely time limits on testimony, and a default of executive session unless a bill is specifically noticed. Members and staff were introduced, and the Secretary of State’s office described its election-related responsibilities, including voter registration, cybersecurity, ballot-counting equipment, and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) program. Secretary of State David Scanlan and Deputy Secretary Aon Hennessy explained the current pilot program created by last year’s law, which requires accessible voting systems for local elections and allows the state to share machines with municipalities during the first half of 2025. They said the office has made hardware available, but towns have raised concerns about the speed of implementation and the cost of programming each election, especially for towns with multiple ballot questions. Scanlan said the state is also vetting longer-term options, including devices that could remain in polling places year-round, and suggested the committee consider delaying the bill’s effective date to January 1, 2026 to better align with implementation needs. Hennessy said the current state devices are older and complicated to reset for each election, and estimated programming costs could be about $600 for a small single-election ballot and much higher for towns with multiple elections. Supporters of the bill emphasized the importance of accessible voting for people with disabilities. Representative Robert Wy said the measure builds on 2024 law and would move the pilot into a permanent agreement, citing ADA concerns and prior testimony about discriminatory voting experiences. Fred Forier, a legally blind voter from Exeter, testified that accessible voting systems allow him to vote privately and independently and urged support for the bill. Committee members asked about the gap if the pilot ends before a permanent system is in place and about the cost range for programming. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the committee moved on after public testimony began.

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• 11 years ago um uh are uh exceptions 11 years ago um uh are uh effective<00:52:46.000> um<00:
• the um and and this approval um except the um and and this is<00:52:55.280> this<00:52:55.480
• <00:52:59.720> that<00:52:59.880> the um other times as well except that the um other
• times as well except that the request<00:53:00.480> to<00:53:00.799> extend<00:53:01.240
• for what percentage of the exception for what percentage of the revenues<01:00:43.039> have<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee met on February 6, 2025, and first approved the February 5 minutes. The main item was the Office of the State Auditor’s annual report on tax increment financing (TIF), presented by Jason Nord in place of Auditor Blaha, who was ill. Nord explained how TIF captures new property value to finance development, and reviewed statewide data for 2023 reported in 2024. The report said TIF was used by 382 authorities statewide, with 378 authorities reporting on 1,678 districts. Redevelopment and housing/economic development districts made up the vast majority of districts, with housing districts becoming especially common in Greater Minnesota. Of the $238 million in tax increment generated in 2023, 78% came from the metro area, and most dollars came from redevelopment districts. The report also noted $7.4 million in increment returned to counties, cities, and school districts, and described long-term trends showing early growth in TIF use, reforms in the 1980s and 1990s, a drop after 2002 property tax changes, and another decline after many older districts reached maximum duration. Committee members asked about uncodified districts, the location of the remaining pre-1979 district, whether the same cities continue using TIF over time, and how Minnesota compares with other states. Nord said the uncodified districts include housing replacement and special-law districts, the pre-1979 district is in Princeton, and the number of authorities starting or stopping use each year is usually small. He also said Minnesota differs from many states, including by allowing pooling. The presentation highlighted that TIF debt statewide is a little over $1.8 billion, mostly in pay-as-you-go notes rather than general obligation bonds, and that many districts decertify early—often years before their maximum term—supporting the chair’s interest in legislation to shorten redevelopment district duration and repeal renewal and renovation districts. No votes were taken on the report.

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• And again, this is an act to amend Title 18 of the Delaware Code relating to the step therapy exception
• to date by adding modern medical treatment options, biologics, or biosimilars to the step therapy exception
• This revision adds an exclusion to step therapy protocol exceptions for interchangeable biologics and
• There's nothing like that except for the fact that there wasn't a disclosure saying, oh, by the way,
• There's nothing like that except for the fact that there wasn't a disclosure saying, oh, by the way,

Summary: The committee heard several bills, but much of the meeting focused on House Bill 306, which would require disclosure when a consumer is interacting with a chatbot rather than a human. Sponsor Senator Townsend described it as a consumer protection measure and said the bill is meant to keep pace with rapidly changing AI technology. Committee members and witnesses raised concerns about the bill’s enforcement structure, especially private rights of action and penalties that could apply even without actual consumer harm. The Department of Justice said the bill would apply where the conduct has a Delaware nexus, and that the disclosure requirement is the key consumer protection. Industry witnesses and chambers of commerce opposed the bill as drafted, arguing it would create broad compliance burdens and expose businesses to excessive litigation risk without a harm requirement or clearer safe harbor language. Earlier in the meeting, the committee discussed House Bill 429, which would update Delaware’s step therapy exception process to include biosimilars and interchangeable biologics. Senator Poore and supporters from Highmark and the Department of Insurance said the bill would modernize insurance law, improve access to effective treatments, and reduce costs; they cited national savings from biosimilars and said the bill has agency support. Members asked about Delaware-specific savings, patient switching, and how the process would work, but no vote was taken during the discussion. The committee also heard House Bill 310, which would exclude large data centers from Blue Collar Jobs Act tax credits; the sponsor said the bill is intended to ensure large energy users contribute more to state and local revenues, while supporters and opponents debated competitiveness and community impacts. House Bill 406, on allowing insureds to choose their auto repair shop, and Senate Bill 347, a cleanup bill related to medical debt collection and personal property levies, were also presented without opposition in the hearing. House Bill 253, concerning who may receive letters testamentary or of administration, was described as a cleanup to align statute with existing practice. The committee approved the meeting minutes, but the transcript does not show final votes on the bills discussed.

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• '74 Constitution was adopted, it carried that language forward as well, so it's a constitutional exception
• It's a constitutional exception to our jurisdiction, and it's the only one where a city is regulating
• also believe that is a question for the people of New Orleans, as this has been a constitutional exception
• So it's a constitutional exception to our jurisdiction and it's the only one where a city is regulating
• also believe that is a question for the people of New Orleans, as this has been a constitutional exception

Bills: HB744, HR197, SB54, SB79, SB163, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB398, SB469, SCR5

Keywords: public utility, common carrier, regulation, Public Service Commission, New Orleans, constitutional amendment, distributed energy, energy storage, electricity demand, virtual power plants, reliability, hurricane resilience, esthetics, cosmetology, hair services, beauty industry, Louisiana regulation, Louisiana Economic Development, sunset law, legislative authority

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 11, 2026, and first advanced several Senate measures with little or no opposition. It reported favorably Senate Bill 79 recreating Louisiana Economic Development, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 establishing the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, and Senate Bill 375 on Class B firefighting foam, after adopting a technical amendment clarifying use in declared emergency firefighting operations. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 398, which moves manufactured and modular housing regulation under the Louisiana Contractors Licensing Board and expands inspection and enforcement provisions, after adopting two sets of mostly technical amendments and hearing testimony that the change would improve consumer safety and increase inspection coverage without adding net cost to locals. It then reported favorably Senate Bill 163 on virtual currency business licensing, after adopting an amendment providing that any future federal licensing law would preempt the state act, and Senate Bill 287 on virtual currency kiosks, which adds refund timelines, disclosure requirements, customer support, and reporting duties; witnesses from the banking and law enforcement community said the bill responds to common fraud complaints and improves consumer protection. The committee also reported favorably Senate Bill 54, which allows estheticians to blow-dry hair after certain services, despite strong opposition from cosmetology board representatives and industry witnesses who argued the service is outside esthetics training, could create scope-of-practice and facility issues, and should instead be addressed by lowering or revising separate blow-dry licensing requirements. The committee then considered House Resolution 197, which urges the Louisiana Public Service Commission to study the feasibility and value of distributed energy generation and storage resources. After adopting technical amendments and a second amendment changing mandatory language to requests and urging the PSC to coordinate with the LSU Energy Institute, the resolution was reported favorably. Testimony from solar and energy industry representatives, the PSC, and LSU focused on how distributed resources, batteries, rooftop solar, and virtual power plants could improve reliability, reduce costs, and help meet rising demand; members also discussed how the study would evaluate market value, avoided costs, and capacity benefits. Questions centered on methodology, grid impacts, and comparisons to Texas’s ERCOT system and Winter Storm Uri, with PSC officials emphasizing that the study would help determine whether such resources benefit ratepayers. Representative Wright presented House Bill 744, a proposed constitutional amendment to transfer regulation of certain New Orleans utilities from the city council to the Public Service Commission. He argued the change could reduce rates through consolidation and eliminate duplicative regulatory costs, while PSC officials explained the city’s authority is a constitutional exception dating back to 1921 and that Entergy New Orleans and Entergy Louisiana operate as separate companies with different regulatory environments. After discussion of rate impacts, utility structure, and whether the proposal should instead become a study, the bill was deferred. The committee then began Senate Bill 386, the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, which would give consumers rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of certain uses of personal data; the sponsor introduced the bill and the committee started considering technical and substantive amendments, but the transcript ends before final action on that measure.

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• The resolution deadline for resolutions except amendments to the Constitution and study resolutions,
• The resolution deadline for resolutions except amendments to the Constitution and study resolutions,
• of other states, in the majority of the states, the policy analysts are the resolution drafters, except
• I guess I haven’t made the final decision yet, but it would certainly only be under somewhat exceptional
• And so this would just be one of those, but I will certainly look at some exceptions at this point, but

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first discussed security and member contact procedures, with several members emphasizing the need for formal security training at the start of each session and clearer procedures for knowing where legislators are staying during session for welfare checks and emergency contact. Members also raised concerns about the disclosure of home addresses in other public records and forms, and Legislative Council was asked to prepare a background memo on possible training, best practices, and related legislative or rule changes. The committee then took up a bill draft to reduce the number of paper copies of state publications sent to the State Library from eight to two. Legislative Council explained the cost savings and the move toward digital distribution, but the State Librarian testified that the library still needs paper copies for circulation, archives, and depository libraries, and requested a minimum of three copies. After discussion, the committee amended the draft to require three copies instead of two and passed the motion. The committee also approved a related House and Senate Rules amendment reducing the number of bound journals distributed, and a separate rule change removing the requirement that legislators’ home addresses be printed in the rule book and allowing a lower print run based on request and need. The committee next reviewed data on bill pre-filing and legislative workload. After hearing testimony that agency bills tend to arrive in a late-year rush and that staff workload is especially heavy around organizational session and the holidays, the committee voted to move the agency pre-filing deadline to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It also amended the deadline for constitutional amendments and study resolutions, moving them earlier so they would occur before crossover, and adjusted the reporting deadline accordingly. Members discussed whether these changes should be handled in special session or organizational session, and staff explained that the agency deadline change could be made effective for the next regular session through a permanent rules change. Finally, the committee reviewed proposed special session rules. Staff explained that the special session would use joint appropriations and joint policy committees, with expedited bill processing, limited bill introduction routes, and remote participation allowed for members and public testimony with approval. The committee also resolved a House appropriations membership issue by keeping the House side at 23 members and giving the House majority leader authority to appoint a replacement for the vacant seat, while increasing the Senate dollar threshold to match the House. Members then discussed the upcoming rural health special session process, including how the interim rural health group would differ from the actual special session committees, the timing of committee work and the governor’s address, and whether remote participation would be permitted in the special session.

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• So when we go to a vote, we will call every provision except for the Savvy provision, and then we will
• Would you be willing to move that all items as amended, with the exception of the Savvy provision, be
• <00:10:39.519> of<00:10:39.680> the amended um with the exception of the amended um
• with the exception of the savvi<00:10:41.360> um<00:10:42.079> provision<00:10:42.720>
• Chair: All those in favor of adoption of the items as amended, with the exception of the Savvi provision

Keywords: 1183, house