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• . >> Yeah, I just could you repeat what that was called? What was it?
• c><00:19:48.400> just<00:19:48.640> could<00:19:48.880> you<00:19:48.960> repeat
• <00:19:49.200> what<00:19:49.360> that >> Yeah, I just could you repeat what
• that >> Yeah, I just could you repeat what that was<00:19:49.679> called?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Members, this bill, yes, it's a repeat from last year, and it's going to be— it will need to have an
• Senator Mesnard... ...Okay, so at the risk of repeating myself, I want to highlight that, you know, when
• Okay, so at the risk of repeating myself. Senator Bessarge.
• Okay, so at the risk of repeating myself, I want to highlight that, you know, when they stop here, because

Bills: SB1165, SB1206, SB1212, SB1291, SB1347, SB1516, SB1554, SB1649, SB1689, SB1812

Keywords: breast cancer, screening services, health insurance, cost sharing, preventive care, storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention

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• don't, but it would allow the state forester to deny a burn permit to someone who's basically had repeat
• someone who's deny a burn permit to someone who's basically<00:02:55.040> had<00:02:55.599> repeat
• /c><00:02:56.080> that<00:02:56.239> actor<00:02:57.519> who's basically had repeat
• that actor who's basically had repeat that actor who's had<00:02:58.080> multiple<00:02:58.560

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

Keywords: vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education, immunization, religious tenets, sincerely held belief, school health policy, Alabama, AHSAA physical form

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• It is, I'm sorry, would you please repeat your second part of the question? Go ahead.
• I didn't want to repeat what has already been said, so I'll just say that much of what I was going to
• Chairman, would you please repeat that? I didn't write that down. Mr.
• Representative Peshlakai, go ahead and repeat that. Representative Peshlakai?

Bills: HB2155, HB2156, HB2162, HB2762, HB2791

Keywords: Arizona Beef Council, agriculture, market development, beef products, terminating council, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, game and fish commission, wildlife, appointment, commission membership, Arizona Revised Statutes, food labeling, cultivated cells, cell-cultured products, consumer information, food safety, cell-cultured protein

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• Chair, and Representative, I won't repeat a lot of what's been said.
• Chair, and Representative, I won't repeat a lot of what's been said.
• Can you repeat the question again? The petitioner, you are... Can you repeat the question again?

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard five bills. HB 1097 would rename the Florida Catastrophic Storm Center at FSU as the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management, transfer the public hurricane loss projection model from FIU to FSU, and provide recurring and nonrecurring appropriations to support independent insurance research and collaboration with OIR and other universities. Members discussed university roles, model oversight, independence from industry funding, and student/workforce benefits. The bill passed favorably on a roll call vote. HB 319 would create a regulatory framework for virtual currency kiosk businesses, requiring registration with the Office of Financial Regulation, consumer disclosures, and penalties for violations. Much of the discussion focused on fraud prevention, especially for seniors, and whether the bill should include transaction caps or stronger recovery tools; AARP supported the bill but urged additional protections. The bill passed favorably. CS/HB 385 made technical changes to the Florida Trust Code and Community Property Trust Act, including decanting, trustee claims, redemption by satisfaction, and homestead transfer treatment; an amendment conforming to the Senate version was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. CS/HB 97 would allow service of process for exploitation injunctions against unascertainable scammers through the same communication method used to contact the victim, such as text or social media, and would let courts freeze funds temporarily while the matter is heard. Testimony from elder law practitioners and AARP supported the bill as a tool against scams, while some members raised due process and overreach concerns; the bill passed favorably. HB 839 would shorten the overpayment recovery window for claims submitted to psychologists and HMOs to match other health providers, with the goal of improving parity and access to mental health care; an amendment was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. The meeting concluded with adjournment after the final roll call votes.

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• Met Council has shown they cannot manage a large LRT project, and most of all, no one wants a repeat
• project and most of all no one<00:17:19.400> wants<00:17:19.640> a<00:17:20.000> repeat
• of<00:17:21.160> the<00:17:21.400> failures<00:17:22.400> of one wants a repeat
• of the failures of one wants a repeat of the failures of the<00:17:22.679> cost<00:17:23.240>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Let me repeat that. Our time is limited. Let me repeat that.
• Repeat after me.
• Repeat after me.
• Repeat after me.
• Repeat after me. Raise your right hand. Repeat after me.

Keywords: 916, all

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• And just to repeat the point, infiltration of higher education is so fundamental...
• Just to repeat the point, infiltration of higher education is so fundamental to the Chinese Communist
• And just to repeat the point, infiltration of higher education is so fundamental.
• Just to repeat the point, infiltration of higher education is so fundamental to the Chinese Communist
• Hearing none, I would like to have staff repeat the amendment since we don't have it in writing.

Bills: HR171, HCR49, HB632, HB1084, SB310, SB351, SB399

Keywords: HR171, House Resolution 171, M.J. Foster Promise Program, TOPS-Tech, TOPS Tech Award, Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LCATCS, financial aid, scholarship, workforce development, career training, technical education, vocational education, postsecondary credential, associate degree, industry-based credential, high-demand jobs, high-wage occupations

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• . >> Uh, again, I will repeat, were the senator's expectations that the committee vote that day would
• Uh<00:41:18.960> again,<00:41:19.359> I<00:41:19.599> will<00:41:19.839> repeat
• ,<00:41:20.880> were<00:41:21.280> the >> Uh again, I will repeat, were the &
• gt;> Uh again, I will repeat, were the senator's<00:41:22.079> expectations<00:41:23.280>
• He's right next to me. >> I see that. >> Um [laughter] I would repeat the question.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Jim, I believe that I don't want to repeat. No, thank you.
• I don't want to repeat. I don't want to repeat.
• I don't want to repeat um >> No, thank you.
• Basically, this is a repeat just in case our original bill fails.
• Could you repeat the question?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Can you repeat the question? How are you today? Good. I'm good. Good.
• Can you repeat the question? Yeah, so... The people voted on it, yes, excuse me.
• Can you repeat the question? Yeah, so... Can you repeat the question?
• They kept repeating, we looked at the totality, in our state.
• They kept repeating, we looked at the totality when we created this map. We looked at it, too.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• reverse repeaters. reverse repeaters.
• 00:14:54.240> have<00:14:54.399> the<00:14:54.560> reverse<00:14:54.959> repeater
• <00:14:55.519> Do<00:14:55.680> you not have the reverse repeater.
• Do you not have the reverse repeater.
• the committee, I'd like to take up Senate Bills 3094, 3097, 3099, 3100, and 3101 in block. >> You repeat

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 18 February, 2026; 11:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee began with process instructions about using committee substitutes, identifying bills with reverse repealers, and taking up noncontroversial items in blocks. It then approved Senate Bill 3051, the DFA budget, which included LBR-level funding with a reverse repealer and agency-by-agency allocations for the status of women, DFA, tort claims, state property insurance, BEAM, and Mississippi Home Corporation. Senate Bill 3052, the governor’s support budget, was also approved as a final-action bill without a reverse repealer, with members noting the reduction from the prior year was tied to lower federal funding. The committee then handled the IHL budget bills. Senate Bill 3053, the general support bill, included a 3% across-the-board raise for IHL professors and $20 million for repair and renovation at universities, plus $5 million for UMMC; it passed as a committee substitute with a reverse repealer. Senate Bill 3054, the original IHL-related bill, passed without a committee substitute. Bills 3055 through 3059 were taken up in block and approved, providing 3% increases for A units at Alcorn State and Mississippi State. Senate Bill 3060, student financial aid, added about $7.7 million for scholarship costs, including MESG, MTAG, and Winters-Reed loan repayment, and passed as a committee substitute. The committee also approved the larger IHL budget bill with a reverse repealer and discussed, but did not fund, a UMMC cancer center request at that stage. Subcommittee 3 presented education-related bills. Senate Bill 3062 was approved at LBR with a reverse repealer and included a large transfer from the education enhancement fund. Senate Bill 3063 added $15 million for repair and renovation and $8.11 million for faculty pay raises, and passed as a committee substitute with a reverse repealer. On Senate Bill 3064, the Employment Security Commission budget, members discussed whether the committee substitute included a reverse repealer and noted they might revisit that on the floor if needed; the bill was advanced. Subcommittee 4 then took up Senate Bills 3065, 3066, 3068, and 3069 in block and approved them: Ethics Commission funding increased for salary realignment and a database; Judicial Performance Commission language was tightened to freeze the director’s salary and ensure youth court oversight funds were used solely for that purpose; Tax Appeals Board funding was increased to restore cuts and vacancy funding; and Workers’ Compensation Commission funding rose to cover commissioner salary increases and related language changes. Later, the committee approved Senate Bill 3067 for the Department of Public Safety, which included a reverse repealer, LBR-level funding, additional money for furniture for the new headquarters, and reappropriation language. Senate Bill 3071, the GCRF bill, was approved with a reverse repealer and reappropriation language for prior-year projects. Senate Bill 3072, the Department of Mental Health budget, was approved with a reverse repealer and included $12 million for the Canopy project, prior-year invoice funding, and language tied to mental health-related legislation. Finally, Senate Bills 3073 through 3075 were taken up in block for licensing boards, with increases for the Chiropractic Examiners, Dental Examiners, and Pharmacy boards, including funding for licensing system updates, vacancy funding, and expansion of the pharmacy recovery program.

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• Could you repeat the last part of that?
• Could you repeat the last part of that?
• Could you repeat the last part of that?
• Could you repeat the last part of that?
• Could you repeat the last practical?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee on SB 170 opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then worked through the bill section by section, focusing first on a housing-related provision that would prohibit municipalities from requiring occupants to be related by blood or marriage. The chair proposed adding “school enrollment status” as a protected class to prevent towns from limiting where students may live, especially in Durham. Members debated whether that phrase was too vague and whether “educational status,” “enrollment status,” or “school enrollment status” was the best wording. Public testimony raised concerns that adding a new protected class could have broader implications under the state’s anti-discrimination law and could also affect municipal zoning authority, while supporters argued the bill was aimed at preventing local rules that restrict student housing and group living arrangements. The subcommittee did not take a final vote on that language during the discussion. The committee then turned to land-use and subdivision provisions. The Department of Environmental Services testified that its test-pit and related land-development rules are already protective of groundwater and surface water, and that municipalities sometimes impose stricter setbacks or other requirements locally. Builders and housing advocates argued that more stringent local requirements for test pits, well siting, and related approvals add time and cost and can impede housing development, while some municipal concerns were raised about aquifer and wellhead protection overlay districts and local groundwater safeguards. Public testimony also supported making state standards uniform across municipalities, though one speaker noted that local and state review processes can differ and that the bill could simplify approvals. The subcommittee also discussed a road-length provision, with one member supporting limits on municipal caps that could impede development and another suggesting a possible water-and-sewer-capacity qualifier. Additional sections were explained as allowing utilities and infrastructure to be placed in subdivision open spaces or perimeter buffers, and requiring municipalities to act quickly on plan changes after initial review. The chair indicated support for several of the sections as drafted, and the discussion ended with the committee moving through the remaining provisions without recorded final votes in the transcript.

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• Would you mind repeating the question? For me or for them? Would you mind repeating the question?
• So I do have—I don't want to keep repeating that I have concerns. I think you've got that point.
• I don't want to keep repeating that I have concerns. I think you've got that point.
• We happen to have great supervisors, and I will repeat that, and I think that's reflective...
• We happen to have great supervisors, and I will repeat that.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.

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• would just kind of along with that with the mid there was a letter in the original packet that I'll repeat
• would just kind of along with that with the mid there was a letter in the original packet that I'll repeat
• would just kind of along with that with the mid there was a letter in the original packet that I'll repeat
• would just kind of along with that with the mid there was a letter in the original packet that I'll repeat
• would just kind of along with that with the mid there was a letter in the original packet that I'll repeat

Bills: HF3169, HF3749, HF2605, HF3541, HF4102, HF3513, HF268

Keywords: suicide prevention, transportation, mental health, bridge safety, data collection, state law, bridge inspection, active transportation, truck parking, public safety, vehicle registration, fee structure, full-service providers, Capitol security, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, Minnesota State Patrol, State Patrol compensation, trooper salary

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• So I would respond to the last thing you just said, and definitely the thing I would repeat is because
• Um, yeah, I think the thing I will repeat again is that the costs are being driven by natural disaster
• is because of things like what repeat is because of things like what you<00:52:24.800> just<00
• yeah, I think the thing I will repeat yeah, I think the thing I will repeat again<00:52:43.359><
• Um, I also don't want to repeat previous Um, I also don't want to repeat previous speakers,<01:19:34.480

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, and I think Rudy, you would mention this or repeat, so it allows you...
• So, and I think Rudy, you would mention this or repeat, so it allows you to file a summary judgment earlier

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1067, a Uniform Public Expression Protection Act intended to deter meritless lawsuits that chill free speech, often referred to as SLAPP suits. Senator Mike Henderson explained that the bill is based on a model from the Uniform Law Commission and would apply broadly to speech on matters of public concern, including political speech and social media, while preserving defamation and other legitimate claims. He said the bill gives defendants an immediate right to appeal anti-SLAPP rulings and requires plaintiffs to show early that their case has merit. Committee members asked about when the bill would apply, whether it would affect government-related speech, and whether expedited procedures would burden the courts; Henderson responded that it should reduce strain by allowing quicker dismissal of weak cases. Witnesses testified in support of the bill. Doug Cruz of the Missouri Press Association said journalists and the public are frequent targets of expensive, meritless lawsuits meant to suppress reporting and speech. James Harris of the Institute for Free Speech said the bill is the companion to House Bill 2666 and noted similar versions have passed committee and the House in prior sessions with strong bipartisan support; he described the bill as allowing an earlier petition to the judge rather than waiting until the end of discovery. Michael Henderson, for the Missouri Broadcasters Association, and Susan Klein, for Missouri Right to Life, also spoke in favor. No one testified in opposition, and the chair closed the hearing and adjourned the Judiciary Committee.

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• So again, I don't want to repeat what was said.
• <00:34:37.119> We're<00:34:37.280> in probably repeat what was said.
• We're in probably repeat what was said. We're in strong<00:34:37.839> support.
• So I won't repeat myself.
• So I won't repeat myself. I already. So I won't repeat myself.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on February 4 and began with announcements about committee protocol, including posting hearing notices and testimony earlier than required and using written HD1 drafts for more complex amendments. The chair also noted the new AV system and asked speakers to be clear because the microphones are sensitive. The committee then took up several University of Hawaiʻi-related measures, with most testimony coming from UH officials, state agencies, and advocacy groups, and no votes were taken in the portion provided. HB 1596, relating to student basic needs support at the University of Hawaiʻi, drew support from UH, the Oʻahu Youth Action Board, and an individual. UH said it stood on its written testimony and could answer questions. HB 1597, relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research, received support from UH/JABSOM, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Hawaii Medical Association, and others; the Attorney General’s Office offered a procedural reminder about statewide concern. HB 1970, funding the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center and the Hawaii Tumor Registry, was supported by UH, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the Hawaii Medical Association, and others, with testimony emphasizing the registry’s role in cancer surveillance, prevention, and federal funding. The committee also heard HB 1598, creating a Hawaii Climate Institute. UH testified in support, citing worsening drought, heat, sea level rise, and extreme weather, and said the institute would hire climate modelers and faculty across several schools. Members questioned funding, and UH said it would seek state startup money, possible green-fee support, and federal grants, noting recent federal cuts and the need for permanent positions. HB 1989, on water retention, was supported by UH as a study to slow runoff and improve aquifer recharge. HB 1951, on biosecurity, drew support from UH, DLNR, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, students, and other organizations; testimony stressed invasive species threats, the need for biocontrol research and containment capacity, and possible sites for a statewide facility. HB 1952, funding agricultural research station improvements on Kauaʻi, was supported by UH, the Farm Bureau, and others, with testimony noting aging facilities and the need to modernize stations across the islands. Finally, HB 2005, relating to language access, received UH support, with a UH representative noting that credit programs may fit best in a credit-bearing academic program and that Outreach College could be an option for noncredit programs.

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• It does not, I repeat, change environmental standards.
• It does not, I repeat, change environmental standards.
• Can I have counsel repeat that? Mr.
• Uh, can I have councel<01:04:27.039> repeat<01:04:27.520> that? councel repeat that?
• councel repeat that? Mr.<01:04:30.160> Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the alternatives to home care nursing, repeated hospitalizations, emergency room visits, or institutional
• > And the alternatives to home care And the alternatives to home care nursing, nursing, nursing, repeated
• <00:05:14.919> hospitalizations,<00:05:16.200> emergency repeated hospitalizations, emergency
• repeated hospitalizations, emergency room<00:05:16.919> visits,<00:05:17.400> or<00:05

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Senators and House members held a press event in support of HF 4188, a bill addressing commercial insurance coverage for home care nursing for medically complex children who also receive medical assistance. Speakers said the issue arose after Medica and HealthPartners began imposing caps on coverage that had been provided for years under Minnesota law, and argued that the change would shift costs to Medicaid and taxpayers, create budget pressure, and force families to reduce other needed services. They emphasized that home care nursing is distinct from short-term home health visits and said the bill would prohibit quantity limits and clarify that insurers must continue covering authorized nursing care. Parents and family members described the impact on children who depend on continuous skilled nursing to remain safely at home, including one family whose child Nash has spent extensive time hospitalized and another speaker who said her niece Isabel’s care showed how many nurses, aides, and hospice workers are involved in these cases. Testimony stressed that the coverage caps could lead to more hospitalizations, ICU stays, and trauma for children and families, while costing more overall than home care. Several lawmakers, including Sen. Matt Klein and Rep. Robert Bierman, said the statute’s original intent was clear in 2010 and that the plans’ reinterpretation and the Commerce Department’s response should be corrected. Lawmakers said the Commerce and Consumer Protection Conference Committee has completed its work but is being kept open for the remaining days of session in hopes of resolving the issue this year. In response to questions, supporters said the bill is intended as a clarification rather than a new mandate, that it would simply bar caps on already-authorized home care nursing, and that they believe there is support to move it through the House and Senate before adjournment.