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• I'd entertain a motion for consent.
• <00:40:25.319> that have depreciated thus implying that have depreciated thus implying that
• I'd entertain a motion for consent.
• Yes, move consent by Senator Roswell, seconded by Senator Murphy, to put the bill on consent.
• <01:50:59.800> I'm and the bill will not be on consent I'm and the bill will not be on consent

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The board and the people I've interacted with, and I in no way want to imply anything different.
• way want to imply anything different. way want to imply anything different.
• Request for unanimous consent to be added as a co-author to Senate Bill number 2522.
• >> No, I wanted to be added by unanimous consent to two other bills, and that's 2344 and 2522.
• . to two other bills and that's consent. to two other bills and that's 2344 2344 2344 2522.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 9 February, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Dr. Pearl Huggin, and approved dispensing with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including Dr. Huggin’s family, the doctor of the day, first-year medical students from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and representatives from Mississippi hospitals and law enforcement. The chamber then moved to the calendar and took up multiple bills. Senate Bill 2911, concerning alternative return-to-work provisions for state retirees, was explained as shortening the required separation period from 90 days to 30 days and allowing retirees to return in certain positions at up to 80% of the salary for the job they are performing, with the employer paying both sides of retirement contributions. Supporters said it would help fill vacancies in education, public safety, corrections, and local government and could save money compared with contract labor; questions focused on work expectations, insurance, and how the bill would apply to teachers, bus drivers, and other retirees. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed on the afternoon roll call. Senate Bill 2272, which would exempt certain agriculture and forestry items from the 1.5% sales tax, was explained as reducing the tax to 0% for qualifying commercial farmers and loggers and expanding covered items to include equipment and fencing supplies. A question clarified that the exemption applies to commercial operations, not individuals raising animals for personal use. The bill passed on the afternoon roll call. Senate Bill 2909, which lowers the years needed for unreduced retirement under tier five from 35 to 30, was also taken up; after adoption of the committee substitute, the bill was laid on the table subject to call of the chair because of a pending amendment. The Senate also tabled a motion to reconsider Senate Bill 2588 (the Shield Act codification) and heard Senate Bill 2260, which creates a government efficiency task force to study ways to streamline agency licensing and service delivery; that bill was explained as a preliminary study commission intended to recommend consolidation and a more one-stop approach to state services.

Transcript Highlights:

• assault conviction was overturned because the court said the victim, who was wearing tight jeans, implied
• consent. ...because the court said the victim, who was wearing tight jeans, implied consent at the time

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day, Dr. May Modi. Members then spent much of the opening portion introducing guests and honoring Arizona Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year candidates from across the state, along with a proclamation recognizing the Junior League of Phoenix for its civic service and volunteerism. The chamber also heard a personal privilege statement marking Denim Day and Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month. On the floor, the House first rejected Senate amendments to HB 2010 and appointed a conference committee. In Committee of the Whole, members considered several Senate bills and adopted do-pass recommendations on SB 1009, SB 1046, SB 1143, SB 1221 as amended, SB 1613, SB 1013, SB 1338, SB 1121 as amended, SB 1318, SB 1549, and SB 1786 as amended, while retaining SB 1270, SB 1400, and SB 1582 on the calendar. Testimony and debate focused on SB 1013’s merit-based hiring language and concerns about discrimination protections, SB 1338’s public benefits eligibility provisions, SB 1540’s fuel theft provisions and a related amendment, SB 1121’s radiation protection for health care workers, and SB 1318’s cleanup of conflicting breast cancer notification language. The House then took up third-reading votes and passed SB 1113, SB 1193, SB 1448, and SB 1503, with SB 1503 receiving the required three-quarters vote for an emergency measure. Members also moved to not concur in Senate amendments to HB 2003 and appointed another conference committee. The day ended with adjournment until 10 a.m. the following day.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator, Senator, Senator, that we pass on consent last year. that we pass on consent last year. that
• we pass on consent last year. >> Okay.
• >> Consent calendar. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded for consent.
• Consent. There's a motion for consent, and I'll second it. All in favor say I. Any opposed?
• There's a move motion for consent consent consent >> and<01:23:12.800> I'll<01:23:12.960

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• consent by estoppel provision works, whereas if a mortgage company doesn't get back to the notice of
• The mortgage 60 days consent default of consent for mortgages in banks, we have been talking with the
• members the mortgage 60 days consent members the mortgage 60 days consent uh<00:47:00.640> default
• <00:47:01.040> of<00:47:01.280> consent<00:47:01.920> with<00:47:02.240>
• <01:59:09.920> consent requirement, this implied consent requirement, this implied consent

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Their clients that they serve sign consent forms.
• Members, I bring you HB 775, which deals with minors' consent for medical procedures and treatments.
• Members, I bring you HB 775, which deals with minors' consent for medical procedures and treatments.
• This bill appears to try and imply that pregnancy care centers don't already have a high standard of
• The reputations—I mean, this bill implies that there aren't high standards of confidentiality already

Bills: SB237

Keywords: child welfare, Department of Children and Family Services, mandatory reporting, abuse prevention, investigative teams, child ombudsman, forensic interviews, confidentiality

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 20, 2026, with eight members present and approved the May 13 minutes. The committee quickly reported several bills favorably, including SB 1224, which requires DCFS review when a pregnancy involves a child under 17 and makes children under 12 a child in need of care; SB 1100, which repeals an old statute on unenriched bread; HB 1220, a continuation of prior work to codify certain provisions related to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; HB 1231, clarifying that continuous glucose monitoring is covered through Medicaid for any insulin-dependent diabetic, including gestational diabetes; and HB 198, setting reimbursement rates for ambulatory surgery centers for certain Medicaid procedures. The committee also adopted a personal privilege welcome for physicians on White Coat Day and repeatedly noted that several bills were being advanced with the understanding that further work might continue before floor debate. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 1160, which would create a streamlined restricted license pathway for qualified international medical school graduates, especially for rural and shortage areas. Committee members pressed the Board of Medical Examiners about delays in promulgating rules under an earlier 2024 law and objected to rule language they said went beyond the statute. Board representatives acknowledged a misunderstanding about the original bill’s intent and said the program had been operating, but members warned against agencies writing rules that contradict enacted law. Despite the criticism, HB 1160 was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably HCR 67, which creates a task force to study gaps in acute care for special-needs adults and children, following emotional testimony from the sponsor about her son’s death and the lack of appropriate care options. The committee then approved HCR 27, calling for a coordinated statewide evaluation of autism services by the Department of Health and Department of Education, with testimony emphasizing rising diagnosis rates, rural provider shortages, and the need for better data and coordination between medical and school-based services. HCR 28, which would study school nurse orientation and training, was also reported favorably after school nurses described the lack of standardized onboarding for new graduates and the risks of placing them alone in schools without adequate supervision. HB 469, which would have allowed pharmacy license renewal fees to be directed to Xavier University’s pharmacy school as well as public schools, was deferred after concerns about diverting funds from public institutions and the absence of testimony from affected schools. The committee also took up HB 223, which recreates DCFS, and adopted an amendment shortening the sunset date and requiring law enforcement reports to be accepted through a secure web-based platform; the bill was then reported favorably as amended. Another major discussion centered on HB 457 and HB 616, both tied to homelessness. HB 457, establishing minimum standards for shelters and related facilities, was reported favorably as amended after sponsor testimony and support cards. HB 616, which would allow the legislative auditor and local officials access to records and databases for audits of homelessness initiatives, drew extensive debate over privacy, federal funding, and accountability. Supporters cited a 2025 audit showing more than $216 million in federal homelessness spending in New Orleans and argued that auditors need access to performance data to detect waste and abuse; opponents warned about client privacy and the impact of funding cutoffs. The committee adopted an amendment changing permissive language to mandatory language for enforcement and then continued hearing testimony, with the discussion still centered on balancing oversight with confidentiality.

Transcript Highlights:

• Unanimous consent, we go out our business announcements and miscellaneous.
• Unanimous consent to allow cameras on the Senate floor and in the Senate gallery.
• Madam President, unanimous consent to read the certificate into the record.
• I ask unanimous consent of the Senate that the rules be suspended.
• Unanimous consent, we go out of our business committee reports.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Becker also implied that the plaintiffs in the current pending case, quote, survived a motion to dismiss
• Baker also implied that the plaintiffs in the current pending case, quote, unquote, survived a motion
• There was a formal complaint filed against the unauthorized use of the funds, given the non-consent nature
• And so how can you be bending the drainage ways without getting consent from the farmers?
• The project was imposed on us without our consent. establish a homestead on this land and the 18 90's

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• I ask unanimous consent that House Memorial 19 be removed from the Speaker's table and be made the next
• And I ask unanimous consent that the House and the record show that the roll has been called and all
• submission of House Bill 57, a bill providing for testimony by interactive video and providing for implied
• consent to appearance by video by a person who performs or analyzes chemical testing.
• consent to appearance by video by a person who performs or analyzes chemical testing.

Bills: HM19

Keywords: New Mexico Aviation and Aerospace Day, aviation, aerospace, space industry, missile programs, Spaceport America, White Sands Missile Range, White Sands Test Facility, Kirtland Air Force Base, drone, unmanned aircraft systems, commercial space transportation, NASA, aircraft, STEM education, research laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, flight testing, medical evacuation

Transcript Highlights:

• The committee on consent calendar.
• But what this amendment simply does is that you ought to have parental consent or the consent of the
• <01:40:03.119> or<01:40:03.360> the<01:40:03.600> consent to have parental consent
• or the consent to have parental consent or the consent of<01:40:04.080> the<01:40:04.239>
• <01:42:27.280> to<01:42:27.520> the legal guardian consent to the legal guardian consent

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the February 3, 2026 journal, and received committee reports on several bills, appointments, and resolutions. Finance reported Senate Bills 9 and 39 favorably, with SB 39 recommended for the consent calendar, and the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee reported Senate Bills 27 and 29 postponed indefinitely. The chamber also received and later adopted Senate Joint Resolution 9, recognizing Missing Persons Day, after extensive remarks from Senator Danielson and Senator Cattellin (spelling as transcribed) and recognition of families, law enforcement, CBI staff, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives office staff in attendance. SJR 9 passed 33-0. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 1 on third reading and final passage, a housing measure authorizing county commissioners to support certain housing and expanding the middle-income housing tax credit to certain transferees. The bill passed 26-7. The chamber also heard a personal privilege recognizing School Nutrition Day and the Colorado School Nutrition Association, highlighting their work providing meals to students and implementing the Healthy School Meals Act. In Committee of the Whole, the Senate began second reading of Senate Bill 32 on immunization access. The bill would expand use of the state immunization schedule alongside ACIP recommendations, allow pharmacists to independently prescribe, dispense, order, and administer vaccines, update liability provisions, authorize rulemaking for infant immunization programs, and remove a prohibition on using state money for those programs if federal funds are unavailable. Senators Mullica and supporters argued the bill protects access to vaccines and insulates Colorado from federal dysfunction, while Senators Bright and Frisell raised budget concerns and supported Amendment L004 to restore the state-funding prohibition. Senator Ba opposed the amendment, saying the bill merely removes a funding restriction and does not mandate spending. The transcript ends during continued debate on Amendment L004, with no final vote on SB 32 shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• That takes us to the consent calendar.
• Moving to a vote on the consent calendar, item number 17 has been removed from the consent calendar.
• Does any member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar?
• Clerk will open the roll on the consent calendar. All members vote.
• We'll tally the votes, ayes 70, no 0, consent calendar is adopted.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The bill would have HHSC contact the family of SNAP enrolled child, and if the family consents, enroll
• I, I, uh, would tell you, I, I'm sorry, as experts, I didn't mean to imply that I was.
• So if I said something that implied that I'm blaming that person.
• This includes the right to consent to or refuse any suggested cancer treatments, including experimental
• I said, here in the consent forms, as my husband and I were reading them, it states that the chemo could

Bills: HB46

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• The bill would have HHSC contact the family to SNAP-enrolled children, and if the family consents, enroll
• I'm sorry, as experts I didn't mean to imply that I was.
• So if I said something that implied I’m blaming that person, I also want to highlight that if we act
• cancer treatments for their children, including experimental treatments. ...including the right to consent
• I said, "Here in the consent forms, as my husband and I were reading them, it states that the chemo could

Bills: HB514, HB1652, HB2117, HB2298, HB3269, HB46, HB46

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

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• We're trying to solve an the implied risk.
• I think there's an implied risk that we're trying to protect people from. What is that risk?
• I think it actually will consent.
• correct that there hasn't been a permit pulled then, you know, and we're being sprayed without our consent
• And this is being done without our consent.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• shall. 80 a prosecute, therefore, that is really, we're just interpreting that. 82 didn't give you consent
• separations of power. 84 a violation of election law in Texas, if the local district attorney does not consent
• about their efficacy. 136 So I would think it would be appropriate for the Attorney 138 as opposed to implied
• much stronger than the federal one. because they're for two reasons one it's explicitly stated it is implied
• commissioner Texas nor would exceptions to constitutionally mandated separation of powers are never to be implied

Bills: SB108, SB318, SB507, SB511, SB533, SB1026, SB1386, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596

Keywords: elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Bullard asked unanimous consent that the bill be advanced without objection.
• Daniels is asking them to consent that the bill be Advanced without objection.
• Citra Fris asks unanimous consent that the bill be advanced without objection.
• Senator Gallagher is asking unanimous consent that the bill be advanced without objection.
• Central Rader asked for unanimous consent that the bill be advanced without objection.

Bills: SB2065, SB1641, SB1642, SB1589, SB1597, SB1216, SB2173, SB2028, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB2014, SB1805, SB2044, SB1836, SB1380, SB2179, SB1436, SB1558, SB933, SB1651, SB1328, SB1572, SB1966, SB175, SB1475, SB1950, SB2049, SB2052

Keywords: pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, business entities, limited liability company, LLC, foreign LLC, domestic LLC, limited partnership, foreign limited partnership, registered agent, Secretary of State, annual certificate, good standing, certificate of authority, designated office, email address, electronic mail

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• Senator Birdsell moves that the consent Senator Birdsell moves that the consent calendar<00:27:18.720
• The consent calendar is adopted.
• The consent calendar is adopted. The consent calendar is adopted.
• <01:33:27.400> that just to clarify, I'm not implying that just to clarify, I'm not implying
• Senator Birdsell. >> Madam President, may I ask for unanimous consent?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This bill will overturn long-standing laws passed in North Dakota that govern when minors may consent
• to their own health care or when consent is implied, such as when there is an emergency involving a
• minor and the parent is not available to give consent immediately. ...an emergency involving a minor,
• and the parent is not available to give consent immediately.
• consent. 16-year-olds are able to consent to their own treatment in certain circumstances.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call, then approved journal corrections and moved to elect Senator Kyle Davison as President Pro Tem. Davison was nominated, elected by unanimous ballot, escorted to the rostrum, sworn in, and gave remarks thanking his family, colleagues, and faith, emphasizing relationships, service, and stewardship. The chamber also recognized National Public Health Week with a floor statement honoring public health workers and training programs, and that statement was ordered printed in the journal. The Senate then considered several House bills, beginning with HB 1485, which increases the personal needs allowance for Medicaid residents in certain facilities by $15 per month and indexes it to inflation; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed 46-1. HB 1018, the State Historical Society budget, was amended to adjust one-time and ongoing funding for museum exhibits, repatriation compliance, archives storage, local historic grants, and the military gallery project, then passed 42-0 with one senator excused from voting due to a conflict. HB 1181, defining gender in state code as an individual’s sex and removing a broader application section, passed 41-6. HB 1144, adding a penalty and enforcement mechanism related to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools, passed 40-7 with its emergency clause. The Senate also passed HB 1600, creating an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota School of Law and shifting its funding to the strategic investment and improvements fund, by 34-13. HB 1019, the Parks and Recreation budget, was amended to fund deferred maintenance, technology, sewer work, matching grants, and other park projects, add language requiring legislative approval for new or renamed state parks, and clarify use of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library line of credit; a proposed amendment to remove funding for the International Peace Gardens cactus conservatory failed 20-27, and the bill then passed 39-8. HB 1417, dealing with parole/probation violations, court fees, and a study of criminal justice fees, passed 40-7 after amendments. The most extensive debate centered on HB 1450, which would require parent or guardian access to a minor’s medical exam room and notice of questions asked of the minor, with exceptions for emancipation and suspected abuse or trafficking. Supporters framed it as a parental rights and transparency measure, while opponents warned it could hinder screening for abuse, neglect, mental health concerns, and confidential care; multiple senators shared personal experiences on both sides. A proposed amendment to narrow the bill failed 21-26, and the transcript ends amid continued debate on the bill itself, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• It was passed on consent. It also has the support of the department.
• Was<00:37:46.160> passed<00:37:46.640> on<00:37:46.840> consent.
• It also has the Was passed on consent.
• TP consent. Seconded by Senator Pearl. All in favor of consent? Aye. Any opposed?
• Motion to move out of consent? So moved. Motion to move out of consent? So moved.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• You must consent to keeping your photo online.
• And Senator Lang gets to take it out. >> Move consent. >> We have a motion for consent.
• >> Move<02:11:29.440> consent. >> Move consent. >> Move consent.
• All those favor say I. >> All those opposed. >> And it's on the consent calendar. All right.
• All those opposed say nay. >> And consent, if it is on consent, because Senator Perkins Kwoka said that

Keywords: 1191, senate, all