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• But I do think that what we're trying to do with these historic districts is replicate the aesthetic
• But I do think that what we're trying to do with these historic districts is replicate the aesthetic
• Unfortunately, with this amendment, it would be exempting much broader areas, districts, and portions
• He said he has five suburban cities in his district.
• So in my district, I have five suburban cities, and what we've tried to do is change, under the Growth

Bills: SB5223 , SB6071 , SB5966 , SB6061 , SB5520 , SB6016 , SB5890 , SB5973 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB5536 , SB5879 , SB5899 , SB6190 , SB6086 , SB5574 , SB5873 , SB5924 , SB6134 , SB6263 , SB6282 , SB6302 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5970 , SB5609 , SB5827 , SB5862 , SB5880 , SB5901 , SB5943 , SB5971 , SB5975 , SB5981 , SB5988 , SB6097 , SJM8016 , SB5496 , SB5907 , SB6031 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB5947 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB6194 , SB5909 , SB5868 , SB6026 , SB6044 , SB6239 , SB5923 , SB6045 , SB6106 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5968 , SB5489 , SB5762 , SB5832 , SB5847 , SB5963 , SB5969 , SB6027 , SB6032 , SB6049 , SB6066 , SB6079 , SB6082 , SB6113 , SB6114 , SB6160 , SB6162 , SB6164 , SB6176 , SB6289 , SB6309 , SB6319 , SB6347 , SB6308 , SB6200 , SB6080 , SB5911 , SJM8014 , SB6177 , SB6052 , SB6182 , SB5828 , SB6335 , SB6017 , SB6346 , SB6262 , SB5470 , SB5990 , SB6244 , SB5961

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development

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• He was such a gentleman, such a friend, and he ran into some problems in his district.
• This is a person who passed away in my district, in Senfronia Thompson's district, and he was one of
• Cole: ...for an officer that died in my district.
• Yvonne Davis because of important business in the district, a motion of Ms. Thompson.
• Wilson because of important business in the district. On... Speaker: ...motion of Mr.

Bills: HB 118 , HB388 , HB 114 , HB205 , HB2789 , HB2791 , HB499 , HB2960 , HB3163 , HB3135 , HB2427 , HB1618 , HB1672 , HB1722 , HB1338 , HB787 , HB2618 , HB879 , HB 1126 , HB4134 , HB3513 , HB718 , HB1536 , HB1445 , HB1640 , HB1893 , HB1734 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB 1276 , HB3272 , HB3276 , HB3516 , HB4145 , HB1585 , HB4810 , HB2989 , HB2558 , HB3014 , HB2742 , HB1695 , HB29 , HB 125 , HB145 , HB171 , HB255 , HB50 , HB363 , HB 116 , HB491 , HB1495 , HB368 , HB 1285 , HB1905 , HB2002 , HB917 , HB2723 , HB2067 , HB 1238 , HB745 , HB 1188 , HB1606 , HB2003 , HB2147 , HB2355 , HB2546 , HB2495 , HB2818 , HB2249 , HB3228 , HB3240 , HB1507 , HB658 , HB1748 , HB1851 , HB1922 , HB2798 , HB 107 , HB1587 , HB3684 , HB 118 , HB388 , HB 114 , HB205 , HB2789 , HB2791 , HB499 , HB2960 , HB3163 , HB3135 , HB2427 , HB1618 , HB1672 , HB1722 , HB1338 , HB787 , HB2618 , HB879 , HB 1126 , HB4134 , HB3513 , HB718 , HB1536 , HB1445 , HB1640 , HB1893 , HB1734 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB 1276 , HB3272 , HB3276 , HB3516 , HB4145 , HB1585 , HB4810 , HB2989 , HB2558 , HB3014 , HB2742 , HB1695 , HB609 , HB630 , HB420 , HB767 , HB1708 , HB1404 , HB2457 , HB140 , HB227 , HB913 , HB2198 , HB2763 , HB 1261 , HB 1135 , HB1318 , HB2358 , HB2765 , HB2735 , HB3307 , HB 1242 , HB2842 , HB333 , HB201 , HB694 , HB2415 , HB155 , HB272 , HB405 , HB519 , HB 1136 , HB 1275 , HB1437 , HB1532 , HB1675 , HB1868 , HB1888 , HB1990 , HB2286 , HB2523 , HB3129 , HB3251 , HB3354 , HB3479 , HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB3887 , HB4163 , HB4238 , HB 1240 , HB1842 , HB2029 , HB2622 , HB3255 , HB654 , HB4643 , HB4945 , HB3611 , HB3724 , HB3623 , HB3810 , HB4127 , HCR78 , HCR12 , SB767

Keywords: HB 388, HB388, coordination of benefits, COB questionnaire, health benefit plan, health insurance, insurance commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance, uniform form, primary payer, secondary payer, multiple coverage, dual coverage, Medicaid, CHIP, managed care, HMO, small employer health plan, school district health coverage, self-funded plan

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• </c> community health centers in my district community health centers in my district um<00:28:42.240>
• have them in our district do so much for our<00:28:48.720><c> community.
• So, tomorrow is Denver Zoo Day, which is in my district.
• For those Day, which is in my district.
• </c> to entertain to entertain the<02:32:29.200><c> general</c><02:32:29.520><c> assembly.

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• Back on the record of the impeachment committee, I’ll entertain a motion to receive the impeachment petition

Summary: The committee received an impeachment petition against Mr. Tyler Murphy by motion and vote, then approved posting the petition on the committee’s website. Members also agreed to send Mr. Murphy a letter requesting a response by February 18, with the motion carrying unanimously. The meeting then turned to the impeachment matter involving Justice Goodwine. On motion and second, the committee approved sending her a letter asking for a response to the impeachment allegations. Members noted that additional requested information was still pending and not yet due. No other business was raised before the committee. The chair announced that the response deadline would be two weeks from the meeting date, and the committee adjourned.

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• So with no other business in front of this public session, I would entertain a motion to adjourn.

Summary: The Legislative Ethics Board met in public session with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes after board counsel reported that the remaining advisory opinions had been reviewed and updated with recommendations on whether to retain or retire them at the next board meeting. The board also noted there were no employer disclosure forms on the agenda. An update was provided on digitizing the board’s files: the work has been completed, a secure thumb drive was received from the Secretary of State’s archives office, and staff are working with Ledgetech on how to securely access and store the files. The board also reported receiving one invoice of about $3,900, which was approved for payment, and discussed that this was below earlier estimates. A member of the public, Robin Mayhern, joined the meeting to observe as part of doctoral studies in population health and did not testify. With no further business, the board moved to adjourn and ended the public portion of the meeting.

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• So with no other business in front of this public session, I would entertain a motion to adjourn.

Summary: The Legislative Ethics Board met in public session with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes after hearing that board counsel had reviewed the remaining advisory opinions and would bring recommendations on whether to retain or retire them to a future meeting. The board also noted there were no employer disclosure forms to review. Members received an update on digitizing the board’s files: the archives work was completed, a secure thumb drive had been provided, and staff were working with LedgeTech on how to securely access and store the materials. They also discussed billing for the digitization project, noting one invoice of about $3,900 had been paid and that the total cost might end up well below the original estimate. A member of the public, a Washington State University doctoral student, attended to observe but did not testify. With no further business, the board moved to adjourn the public session, and the motion passed unanimously.

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• Our school districts are hurting right now, and they rely on some of this stuff.
• Our school districts are hurting right now, and they rely on some of this stuff.
• We've just made some adjustments to this space to help make it easier for our school districts.
• The bus depreciations—these are funds that our school districts rely on.
• I don't know what I'm going to tell my school districts when I go back to my district.

Committee: House Appropriations

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• </c><00:30:29.840><c> Vice</c> served as the Southeast District Vice served as the Southeast District
• </c> guess the chair will now entertain guess the chair will now entertain requests<07:13:28.240><c>
• </c> district in Montgomery County, Maryland. district in Montgomery County, Maryland.
• </c> again going back to my district again going back to my district um<07:34:52.798><c> I</c><07:34:
• </c> district standing there in the center. district standing there in the center.

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• We wouldn't entertain the idea of even going through these hoops.
• services that you need through one system while also, again, locally, you all represent different districts
• We have a DHS office in every county, and a number of those—in my district, one of them has an unemployment
• workforce services here, but also, you know, human services, to me, is tied together because in my district
• I had the planning district director, and I had the Wagner-Peyser state-funded—this is the irony of this

Committee: All ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary: The committee met to hear an update from consultants Mason Bishop and Cameron Christie on Arkansas’s “one door” or “no wrong door” workforce and social services modernization effort. The discussion focused on moving the state toward a work-first system that better connects job seekers, employers, education, and public assistance programs, with goals of increasing upward mobility, improving labor force attachment, reducing inefficiencies, and adapting to changes such as AI and other economic disruptions. The consultants argued that Arkansas’s current system is fragmented across multiple offices, portals, agencies, and funding streams, and that people often have to navigate separate doors for workforce services, TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, and related supports. Bishop repeatedly pointed to Utah as the model, describing how that state integrated workforce and human services into a single department, used cost allocation to blend funding behind the scenes, and saw improved customer service and outcomes after reform. He said TANF should be treated as a workforce program, not just a benefits program, and suggested that Arkansas could use TANF and other tools to cross-train DHS staff, co-locate services, and create a more unified service delivery model. Members asked about federal flexibility, waivers, and whether the state could use one large waiver or a broader restructuring to simplify the system. Bishop explained that a federal pilot authority proposal failed in Congress, so the current approach relies on waivers, cost allocation plans, and possible state-level changes. The committee also discussed the relationship between DHS and workforce offices, the role of local workforce boards, how disability and vocational rehabilitation cases would be handled, and how the governor’s Restore Hope/Hope Hub and faith- and community-based initiatives might fit into the broader plan. Bishop said Arkansas already has rehabilitation services within the workforce department and emphasized that case managers should focus on people rather than programs. No votes were taken. The chair said the committee would revisit case management at its August meeting and adjourned the meeting after thanking the consultants.

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• Nicole Macri, State Representative, 43rd Legislative District. That means parts of Seattle.
• Nicole Macri, 43rd Legislative District.
• For the record, my name is Andrew Engel, representing the 7th Legislative District, which is from the
• I am Cindy Ryu from the 32nd Legislative District in the northwest corner of King County and southwest
• My name is Representative Julia Reed from the 36th District for the record.

Bills: HB2540 , HB2113

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: emergency medical services, EMT recertification, healthcare, first responders, public health, radiologic technologists, diagnostic imaging, healthcare regulation, professional supervision, state licensing

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• For the record, I'm Ed Orcutt, state representative from the 20th District.
• Centralia is a prominent city; I think it's actually the largest or the second-largest city in the district
• I live downstream of the aquifer in Centralia, and I'm also County Commissioner in Lewis County District
• So we're going to go ahead and start by entertaining a motion to add House Bill 2668 to the executive
• This is a critical issue in a part of my district.

Bills: HB2668 , HB1735 , HB2131 , HB2199 , HB2463 , HB2598 , HB2619

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: relocation, wildlife, game farm, agriculture, environmental impact, animal welfare, force-feeding, birds, humane treatment, sea lion, predation control, salmon preservation, fishing industry, voluntary donations, derelict vessels, marine environment, coastal management, environmental protection, maritime economy, farmers

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• Franco here on behalf of the California Fire Chiefs Association and the Fire Districts Association of
• The fire districts and the fire chiefs are reviewing the amendments and hopefully we can come back with
• Aaron Avery with the California Special Districts Association, respectfully with an opposed-unless-amended
• Good afternoon, Madam Chair, Aaron Avery, with the California Special Districts Association, respectfully
• The bill ignores objections from multiple faith communities and district attorneys.

Summary: The committee met to hear seven Senate bills, first approving two consent items, SB 352 and SB 804, on motions to do pass to Appropriations. SB 542 (Limón) would require public notice and comment before issuing a financial responsibility certificate for an oil pipeline and require hydrostatic testing before restarting pipelines idle for five years or more; it was supported by the Center for Biological Diversity and passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. SB 616 (Rubio) would create an independent community hardening commission within the Department of Insurance to coordinate wildfire mitigation and insurance-related recommendations; it drew support from the Department of Insurance and several local and industry groups, while water agencies, special districts, and the building industry raised concerns about water infrastructure standards, and it passed on a due-pass motion to Insurance. SB 429 (Cortese), which would establish a public wildfire catastrophe model and related university-based research and education program, received support from the Department of Insurance and outside groups and passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 256 (Perez) would strengthen wildfire mitigation and emergency response by expanding planning, improving PSPS communication, requiring utility coordination with emergency centers, and directing removal of permanently abandoned electrical facilities; utilities and business groups were generally neutral after amendments, while the author emphasized the bill’s connection to recent wildfire losses, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 509 (Caballero) would require specialized training for local law enforcement on transnational repression targeting diaspora communities; it received support from the California Police Chiefs Association and immigrant-rights advocates, but drew extensive opposition from Hindu and civil-rights organizations concerned about bias, implementation, and First Amendment issues. Committee members discussed amendments to clarify cultural competency, diversity, and constitutional protections, and the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. After the hearing, the committee took final roll-call votes on the bills, with the consent items and SB 429, SB 256, and SB 509 moving forward, while SB 542 and SB 616 were also reported out on earlier motions.

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• office. by phone to a district office.
• Uh, we don't have district offices and haven't had in a long time.
• I've got an issue with that just from my district.
• </c><00:20:50.400><c> I</c> district, but we may at some point.
• I district, but we may at some point.

Bills: SB85 , SB263 , HB277 , HB267 , SB288 , SB85 , SB263 , HB277 , HB267 , SB288

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

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• As we know, the spirit of the RGV does not... end at an imaginary district line, and so...
• It is the westernmost county in my senate district, and it's a long drive, but it's one I'm always eager
• We have some of my constituents from District 15, physicians and leaders who stand on the front lines
• The bill is provided by school districts.
• Yeah, I forgot to mention, Chair Huffman, that this is a real live event, where in my Senate district

Bills: SJR1 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR36 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR1 , SB9 , SB40 , SR62 , SR92 , SR95 , SR108 , SR110 , SR111 , SR113 , SR114 , SR117 , SR120 , SB314 , SB314

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, El Paso, economic development

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• The Senator of the 10th District, Senator Brodeur, is recognized to explain the bill.
• Seeing no questions, Senator of the 10th District, Senator Brodeur moves the bill.
• Seeing no debate, the Senator of the 10th District, Senator Brodeur is recognized to close.
• Senator of the 10th District, Senator Broder, recognizes closed. We have closed, sir.
• , and each school and each district will be able to pull from there.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and heard several announcements and recognitions, including remarks from the new Democratic caucus leader, Senator Berman, who emphasized bipartisan work on education, health care, the environment, and family issues. The chamber also recognized military leaders, an intern, and guests connected to later bills. No committee reports or executive messages were on the desk at the start of the session. The Senate then took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion substitutions and technical amendments. Major measures included the Pam Rock Act on dangerous dogs, which passed 36-0; a local government land regulation bill that was amended after questions about quasi-judicial hearings, impact fees, and county costs, then passed 26-8; a vessels/boating bill that incorporated related legislation and passed 35-0; a blood clot screening and treatment bill creating the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which passed 36-0; a fleeing or eluding law enforcement bill, amended to remove vehicle impoundment in the House version, which passed 36-0; a concealed carry/firearms bill for certain law enforcement and military personnel, which passed 33-3; and a timeshare management bill, which passed 36-0. The chamber also passed a disability history and awareness instruction bill, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, after extensive debate about language and the meaning of disability versus “unique abilities”; it received 35 co-sponsors and passed 35-0. Other bills passed included manufacturing and related fee legislation, public education on background screening requirements, utility service restrictions, educational opportunities for military children, Medicaid oversight, health facilities authorities, and veteran and spouse nursing home beds, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on human trafficking, waste management, Bright Futures, mammogram coverage, Parkinson’s disease, and others.

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• The bill provides greater flexibility for districts and instructional personnel by authorizing districts
• with other local governments for open meetings and public input, extends the district instructional
• The bill provides districts with greater control over their facilities, removing prescribed five-year
• The bill enhances financial control for districts, authorizing school districts to determine make-up
• Finally, it gives school districts the authority to oversee their own public VPK programs. Mr.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy considered several bills and reported all of them favorably. SB 70-24, on state planning and budgeting, was presented as a modernization of the long-range planning program to simplify reporting, remove outdated measures, and focus on key data points and outcomes; it passed without opposition. CS/SB 166, on administrative efficiency in public schools, made broad changes to school accountability and operations, including lowering the stakes of certain student assessments, giving districts more flexibility on evaluations, contracts, certification, calendars, facilities, and VPK oversight. Two amendments were adopted: one clarifying that Title I funds may be used for STEM services, and another refining how advanced degrees count on salary schedules. The bill passed favorably after testimony both supporting and opposing the changes, with supporters emphasizing flexibility and opponents raising concerns about teacher evaluation and instructional practice. CS/SB 164, on vessel accountability, was described as a measure to address derelict and at-risk vessels by improving owner identification, creating a free long-term anchoring permit program, increasing penalties, and authorizing grants for local governments in the FWC prevention program. It received support from marine industry groups and was reported favorably. CS/SB 472, on education and correctional facilities for licensed professions, would allow inmates to receive credit toward licensure for qualifying coursework; a strike-all amendment added coordination with DBPR and professional boards. The bill drew support from criminal justice, business, and policy groups and passed unanimously. The committee spent the most time on CS/SB 438, on food and hemp products. Senator Burton and co-sponsor Senator Davis argued the bill was needed to regulate intoxicating hemp products, restrict child-appealing packaging and signage, ban synthetic hemp products, cap THC content in edibles and beverages, and require hemp beverages to be sold through alcohol-style distribution channels. Supporters, including alcohol distributors and some public safety advocates, said the bill would improve testing, labeling, and consumer protection. Opponents, including hemp retailers, farmers, and libertarian advocates, argued it would harm small businesses, reduce consumer choice, and push sales to the black market. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on tab five, and the committee adjourned.

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• We are also an at-risk school district.
• I'm a single member of the Spaceport Tax District and just speaking on.
• Districts that it seems like that would be the leniency that could propose this change.
• Projects and district projects.
• I know that the Regional Spaceport District Act sunsets in 2029.

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

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• So I invite any Republican in Congress who's entertaining these demands to visit my district, see the
• I've seen it in my district.
• I've seen it in my district.
• I've seen it in my district.
• Every district, on average, gets over $200 million coming into that district on a monthly basis. 1971

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• I rise to recognize Allan GIF on his selection as the 2026 Franklin County Conservation District Farmer
• Conservation District in congratulating Alan GIF for his outstanding agricultural efforts.
• On behalf of constituents in On behalf of constituents in Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District,
• Speaker, I rise today to recognize the gifted artisans from Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District
• The Chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches.

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• I represent Belknap County District 3, and I am bringing to you House Bill 143 regarding no-trespass
• I represent District 5, Londonderry, New Hampshire.
• 5 Lon New Hampshire I am simply District 5 Lon New Hampshire I am simply here<01:37:52.159><c> to</c
• I am a State Rep, District 5, Laconia, and I'm also a city councilor, Ward 5, Laconia.
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Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety