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• <00:11:39.120> first want to us to get the amendment first want to us to get the amendment
• I've got the amendment. It's >> All right. I've got the amendment.
• questions on the amendment? Got a first. questions on the amendment? Got a first.
• to 303 as amended. to 303 as amended.
• amendment because I think the amendment amendment because I think the amendment makes<00:28:45.200

Bills: HB303, SB360, SB325, HB477, SB329, HB381, SB330

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• And right now from now between now and amendment. Um, amendment.
• amended it. amended it.
• amendment? amendment?
• Chairman, I move the A1 amendment. amendment. amendment. >> All<01:35:03.120> right.
• The<01:36:15.040> uh<01:36:15.280> amendment The uh amendment The uh amendment um<01:36

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Clerk will read: Senate Bills 22, 697, with amendments; 431, with amendments; 71, with amendments; 692
• , with amendments; 3902, with amendments; 692, with amendments; 3292-92824, with amendments; 301; 4844
• with amendments.
• Bill 22, 697, with amendments; 431, with amendments; 71, with amendments; 692, with amendments; 3902,
• with amendments; 692, with amendments; 3292-92824, with amendments; 301; 4844, with amendments; 71;

Summary: The Assembly convened on June 4, 2025, first addressing a quorum call before proceeding with the day’s business. Members handled several procedural motions, including a failed attempt to withdraw AJR 4 for immediate consideration, approval of requests to notice bills pending re-referral, and a successful motion to withdraw SB 119 from Budget and Fiscal Review and place it on third reading. The chamber also rescinded prior action on SB 47, re-referred SB 355 and SB 685 to Appropriations, and authorized notice for a Housing and Community Development hearing on SB 522. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 369, a measure on emergency services that increases access to life-saving medication for people with seizure disorders, by a unanimous vote. Members then took up AB 1138, the major film and television tax credit measure, with extensive support from the author and other members who described the bill as a response to California’s declining production and job losses; the bill’s urgency clause and Senate amendments were concurred in, and it was sent immediately to the Governor. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 313 on student financial aid. The body adopted SJR 2, which urges Congress to protect the rights of classified school employees, after debate emphasizing the importance of paraeducators, bus drivers, custodians, clerical workers, and food service staff. The Assembly then adopted the second-day consent calendar, including SCR 25 on nuclear fusion and several other Senate concurrent resolutions, and added coauthors to SCR 74 on Flag Day. The session concluded with announcements, birthday acknowledgments, and adjournment until Monday, July 7 at 1 p.m.

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• It amends to provide a $50... ...It amends to provide a $50 million Bond Authority.
• So we do have one amendment for this in your packet. Let's go ahead and cover the amendment.
• The amendment is added, so we're back on HB 312 as amended. Mr.
• So with that said, we do have an amendment. Mr. Chairman, yes, I have an amendment.
• I'm on page four of the amendment.

Bills: HB186, HB185, HB184, HB183, HB181, HB312, HB405, HB182, HB460

Keywords: Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs

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• far as amendments? far as amendments?
• Recommendations to pass with amendments. Recommendations to pass with amendments.
• to pass this with amendments. to pass this with amendments.
• recommendation for the amendments. recommendation for the amendments.
• passing with amendments. Vice chair Lee. passing with amendments. Vice chair Lee.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard and then took action on several measures. Senate Bill 3048, relating to the State Building Code Council and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, received support from OPSD and the Chamber of Commerce, with OPSD requesting amendments tied to software licensing and a public permitting dashboard. The committees ultimately recommended passing the bill with amendments, including an effective date, and later adopted that recommendation by vote. Senate Bill 3083, relating to protective orders, drew support from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Military and Community Relations Office, and a member of the public, while the Judiciary asked that the bill be deferred or amended because a prior notification process had lapsed and a new mandate could be difficult to implement. The committees nevertheless recommended passage with amendments and an effective date, noting implementation concerns in the report, and that recommendation was adopted. The committees also considered Senate Bill 3010, which would allow law enforcement, animal control officers, and firefighters to enter unattended vehicles to rescue animals in distress. The Animal Legal Defense Fund supported the measure as a common-sense good Samaritan protection, and the Hawaii Association for Justice recommended a small amendment. The bill was recommended for passage with amendments and later adopted. Senate Bill 3187, relating to off-site construction and SPEED Task Force recommendations, received OPSD testimony in support with comments; the committees recommended passing it with amendments, deleting the dollar amount and adding an effective date, and adopted that recommendation. In a later joint hearing with the Committee on Education, Senate Bill 2138, which would expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to graduate study, received support from the University of Hawaii, the Department of Defense, the Hawaii Army National Guard, and the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office. Members asked whether the current law limited assistance to undergraduate degrees and whether the program would require new funding; witnesses said the bill would simply expand authority and could be implemented within the current budget. Senate Bill 2614, authorizing high school diplomas for certain veterans whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices, also drew support from DOE and the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, with DOE explaining it had previously issued diplomas under an earlier version of the law and would verify eligibility through an application process. Senate Bill 2687, requiring a 100th Infantry Battalion history curriculum plan and pilot program, drew mixed testimony: DOE said the topic is already covered in existing social studies standards and the bill was unnecessary, while supporters argued the history is not being consistently taught and should be mandated. The transcript cuts off before final action on the education bills.

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• open for further amendment. open for further amendment.
• replace all amendment, correct? replace all amendment, correct?
• No >> amendment. >> amendment. >> amendment.
• . amendment. amendment.
• The amendment passes. 3026H. The amendment passes.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in executive session to consider HB 314, which would prohibit the use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying activities. Representative Turkot offered a replace-all amendment intended to be a compromise measure focused on transparency and local control. He explained that the amendment narrows the bill to registered lobbyists, clarifies that public officials and employees who are not required to register as lobbyists are not restricted from testifying, and adds a process allowing municipalities to opt in to lobbying-related spending if approved locally and disclosed in annual reports. He also said the amendment was designed to address confusion he believes has been caused by misinformation about the bill’s effect on municipalities and associations. Committee members raised repeated concerns about how the amendment would apply to school districts, cooperative districts, counties, and other associations beyond the New Hampshire Municipal Association. Turkot and others said the language in RSA 15 and the added references to RSA 318-A were intended to cover lobbying entities generally, while the NHMA section was included because it is separately addressed in statute. Several members questioned whether the amendment’s intent was clear enough without explicit references to schools and counties, and whether the committee should have held a public hearing on the substantially revised language. Supporters argued the amendment was clear, that school districts and municipalities are distinct legal entities, and that cooperative districts could handle the issue through their existing annual-report and voting processes. The discussion also covered how local approval would work, including whether the proposal would require an opt-in vote and how county budgets would reflect lobbying-related dues or expenses. Members noted that in cooperative districts and county settings, approval would likely be handled through existing budget or annual report procedures, with majority vote rules applying where relevant. No final vote on the amendment or bill is reflected in the transcript excerpt, but the committee spent most of the session debating the scope, clarity, and transparency requirements of the proposed changes.

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• Stahlda, could you read in the amendment? Ms.
• Members, this is Amendment 6036.
• It's really more on the amendment.
• This bill is amended.
• I know a lot of you didn't get to see the amendments, but it basically, I believe... ...amendments.

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 480, which would allow anchoring in certain waterways, specifically Oyster Bayou, with restrictions to protect oyster leases and require a person to remain on board. After brief explanation from the sponsor, Representative DeWitt moved favorable and the bill was reported favorable without objection. House Bill 510, which would have prohibited importation of captured carbon dioxide into Louisiana for sequestration, was discussed briefly. The sponsor said the proposal appeared to conflict with federal law and interstate commerce concerns, and he asked to voluntarily defer the bill. The committee agreed, and HB 510 was deferred. The committee also heard House Resolution 279, urging the state to study geothermal energy policy; after questions about geothermal technology and possible overlap with CCS infrastructure, the resolution was adopted on a 10-3 roll call vote and reported favorable. The bulk of the meeting focused on House Bill 1152, as amended, dealing with the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund and a proposed injection fee for carbon sequestration projects. The amendment would set the fee at 19 cents per ton, with 12 cents going to the state trust fund and 7 cents going directly to affected parishes, while retaining existing fund caps and adding evacuation routes as an eligible local expenditure. Industry groups and local government representatives both testified: industry warned the proposal was rushed, could create uncertainty, and might hurt Louisiana’s competitiveness; parish officials argued locals need a meaningful revenue share, transparency, and bargaining power because they will bear emergency-response burdens. Members raised questions about the fee structure, exemptions for state lands and parish agreements, and whether the local share would continue for the life of a project. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with talk of creating an off-session task force or working group to continue negotiations for next year.

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• Section 31-9-1.5, NMSA 1978, being Laws 1988, Chapter 108, Section 6, as amended.
• Section 31-9-1.6 in NMSA 1978, being Laws 1997, Chapter 153, Section 1, as amended.
• Section 31-18-16 in NMSA 1978, being Laws 1977, Chapter 216, Section 5, is amended.
• House Bill 116. ...making conforming amendments.
• House Bill 126. ...amending a section of the NMSA 1978.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• The amendment prevails. There's an amendment at the desk. The clerk will report the amendment.
• The amendment prevails. There's an amendment at the desk. The clerk will report the amendment.
• The amendment prevails. There's an amendment at the desk. The clerk will report the amendment.
• The amendment prevails. There's an amendment at the desk. The clerk will report the amendment.
• The amendment prevails. There's an amendment at the desk. The clerk will report the amendment.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And we have an amendment that would fix what we talked about last week. I have that amendment.
• Representative Wood, off the amendment. Yes, Mr. Chair. ...off the amendment. Yes, Mr. Chair.
• That was on the amendment, was it not? Okay. On the amendment.
• So, we have an amendment... Questions? So, we have an amendment to offer.
• We do have an amendment. Um, do you want to offer that amendment? Oh, I do.

Bills: HB226, HB24, HB309, HB315, HB272, HB24, HB226, HB309, HB315, HB272

Keywords: HB226, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, property tax relief, widow, widower, unremarried spouse, surviving spouse, senior exemption, elderly, disabled, permanently and totally disabled, blind taxpayer, deed ownership, principal residence, school tax, county tax, municipal tax, Alabama Department of Revenue

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• amendments to the amendment that's amendments to the amendment that's before<01:01:17.000> us
• amendment does. amendment does.
• speak to the amendment speak to the amendment as<01:05:11.920> amended?
• So, we are back on the A2 amendment as amended by the oral amendments.
• So, we are back on the A2 amendment as amended by the oral amendments.

Bills: HF2354, HF3621, HF3429, HF3483

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud, payment withholding, withheld payments, program integrity, public funds, state agency, program participant, credible allegation of fraud, administrative reconsideration, contested case, chapter 14, data practices, confidential data, protected nonpublic data, anti-fraud

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from March 5 by voice vote and welcomed new member Representative Van Binsbergen. It then took up House File 2354, which Chair Liebling moved to re-refer to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. Representative Norris presented the bill as an updated version of the Medical Assistance Protection Act, aimed at strengthening the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, closing loopholes, equalizing fraud penalties, and increasing penalties for large-scale Medicaid fraud. Attorney General Ellison said the bill would add 18 specialized staff to the unit, moving it from 32 to 50 positions, and argued the federal-state matching structure makes the Attorney General’s office the proper home for the funding because the unit is dedicated to Medicaid fraud work. Nick Wonka, director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, explained the bill’s provisions affecting committee jurisdiction: expanded subpoena authority to obtain financial account contents in provider-fraud investigations, conforming legal representation language to preserve the unit’s authority, venue changes to allow charging in counties where parts of the offense occurred, and a restitution change to let courts order restitution for related conduct in the same scheme. He said the subpoena change would speed investigations and align the Attorney General’s authority with other agencies, and that the restitution change would help recover more fraudulently obtained Medicaid funds. No public testimony was offered. Members questioned why the funding should go to the Attorney General’s office rather than the BCA, whether the new records authority was federally required, how the venue language would work across state lines, and whether the added FTEs indicated the fraud problem was larger than expected. Ellison and Wonka responded that the federal grant requires the work to stay within the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, that the unit’s investigators are specialized and work with, but separate from, law enforcement, and that the venue provision applies only within Minnesota while out-of-state matters would be referred to the appropriate authorities. The amendment that had been posted was withdrawn and not offered.

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• We have an amendment for PCS.
• Questions on the amendment? Public testimony on the amendment? Debate on the amendment?
• Chair, is the amendment. Chair: Questions on this amendment? Representative Cross. Rep.
• The amendment is adopted. We are back on the bill as amended.
• Public testimony on the amendment? Debate on the amendment?

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• amendments?
• Oh, no, the homeschool amendment. No, those were the CDE amendments? Yep, yep.
• We have voted to reconsider and further amend, if we wish to reconsider and further amend, if we wish
• I'll make a motion, and we accept amendments on re-engrossed amendments.
• And so, to be clear, does 4-006 include the CDE amendment request? Every amendment request is here.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee reconvened to work on re-engrossed Senate Bill 2400, which dealt with education savings accounts and related school-choice provisions. Members discussed several amendments already incorporated into version 4.006, including changes affecting the Center for Distance Education, homeschool language, marketplace penalties, and an increase in the ESA amount from $500 to $1,000. The committee first reconsidered its prior action, then adopted the 4.006 amendments unanimously, while noting that an updated fiscal note was still needed. A Department of Public Instruction fiscal officer, Adam Tessier, explained the revised fiscal impact. He estimated the bill would cost roughly $124.4 million in the first year, based on assumptions about student participation and utilization rates. He also clarified that the means test at 500% of poverty applied to non-public students in participating schools, and estimated that the private-school portion of the bill accounted for about $5 million of the total cost. Members asked several questions about the assumptions behind the estimate and the scope of the program. After discussion, Representative Conmy moved a do not pass recommendation, citing concerns that the marketplace structure was administratively cumbersome and that direct aid through another mechanism would be preferable. The committee voted 11-3 to adopt the do not pass motion. Representative Hauck was designated to carry the bill to the floor.

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• IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT.
• SHOW THIS AMENDMENT ADOPTED. WE ARE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
• DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT? DO YOU WANT TO CLOSE ON THE AMENDMENT?
• THERE IS AN AMENDMENT.
• PLEASE SHOW THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED. THERE ARE NO OTHER AMENDMENTS ON THE DESK.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:20:39.280> by favorable report with one amendment by favorable report with one amendment
• amendment regarding Colbert County. amendment regarding Colbert County.
• So the first amendment I would have is sort of what I would call the omnibus amendment.
• <00:45:34.240> Several call the omnibus amendment. Several call the omnibus amendment.
• And so I have an amendment to remove that. >> All right, Secretary Reed, receive the amendment. >> Amendment

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate began with a resolution honoring Special Agent Senior Josh Taylor for his long service in state law enforcement, including work as a traffic homicide investigator, field training officer, SBI major crimes investigator, and later on the Lieutenant Governor’s protective detail. The resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then received a series of gubernatorial confirmations and House messages, including multiple Alabama Army National Guard promotions, appointments to state boards, and several House bills referred to Senate committees. Committee reports followed, with favorable reports on a number of bills from Finance and Taxation Education, Judiciary, State Governmental Affairs, County and Municipal Government, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Children and Youth Health, and Local Legislation. The Senate confirmed Leon M. Nash to the Board of Pardons and Paroles by a 33-0 vote, and also confirmed several State Textbook Committee appointees by unanimous votes. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including memorials for John David Williams and William Grant Lynch Jr., a commendation for Sandra Thompson, and a resolution urging federal action on sextortion and child exploitation. During local legislation, the Senate passed or certified several county-specific measures, including bills involving Pickens, Colbert, Marshall, Blount, Fayette, Franklin, and Walker counties; one Marshall County bill was later indefinitely postponed after word that its House companion had passed. In the special order calendar, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 30 and then passed Senate Bill 95 extending the sunset on the “call before you dig” law, Senate Bill 42 addressing municipal election tie situations, Senate Bill 9 adding vaping to the Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act, and Senate Bill 41 on elder abuse and exploitation after adopting two amendments. The session ended with adjournment until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2nd.

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• Amendments? Are there other amendments? No. Mr.
• Amendments. Are there other What? Amendments. Are there other amendments?
• amendments? Are there other amendments? amendments? Are there other amendments?
• Further questions or amendments on Senate File 2374 as amended?
• Further questions or amendments on Senate File 2374 as amended?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I do have an amendment, Mr. Chairman. Sure. I do have an amendment, Mr. Chairman.
• And I said yes, Amendment 1.
• I thought you said that was a second amendment, but so that was the only amendment.
• I thought you said there was a second amendment, but so that was the only amendment.
• It was amended, so Senator Abraham moves to House Bill 1107 with amendments.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Speaker, we do have an amendment. >> Clerk, see the amendment. >> Amendment to House Bill 107 by Representative
• . amended. amended.
• Representative Robbins. >> With that, I have an amendment to the... >> Clerk, see the amendment. >> Amendment
• HB 175 has passed as amended. HB 175 has passed as amended.
• >> Clerk see the amendment. >> Clerk see the amendment.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• <00:14:35.800> uh measure is to pass with amendments uh measure is to pass with amendments
• <00:14:37.279> so there is a long list of amendments so there is a long list of amendments
• <00:16:18.000> to<00:16:18.240> 132 amendment to 132 amendment to 132 d-14<00:16:20.560
• <00:16:50.720> as Technical and conforming amendments as Technical and conforming amendments
• recommendation to pass with amendments recommendation to pass with amendments chair<00:42:22.720

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 540, which would make the most recent state building codes supersede county codes beginning in 2028 and limit county changes without State Building Code Council approval. Grassroot Institute testified in support, while IBEW Local 1260 strongly opposed the bill as written, warning it could let counties weaken state minimum standards and create problems for fire code and sprinkler requirements. Members discussed the need for consistency in building codes and the impact of the State Building Code Council’s status, and the chair said the measure would be deferred indefinitely. The committee also heard SB 626 on disaster preparedness, which would prohibit planting large trees along evacuation routes and require HEMA to identify and remove obstructive trees. Testimony included comments from DLNR, HEMA, and others, with HEMA opposing the measure. The chair said more coordination was needed between DLNR and HEMA and deferred the bill. SB 692, regulating retail and wholesale spray paint sales and assigning jurisdiction to the Department of Law Enforcement, drew opposition from the Retail Merchants of Hawaiʻi, which said the bill would impose costly storage and reporting burdens on small retailers and raise identity-theft concerns. The committee deferred that measure as well. In a separate decision-making segment, the committee considered SB 9 on fireworks and recommended passage with amendments. The amendments narrowed or removed several sections, increased certain penalties from $500 to $1,000, adjusted forfeiture allocations, accepted an Attorney General amendment, added an appropriation for community safety education programs, and changed the effective date to July 1, 2077. The motion to pass with amendments was adopted by a vote of 2-1. Later, in a joint hearing, SB 1102 on the aircraft rescue firefighting unit drew support from DOT but opposition from the Hawaiʻi Firefighters Association, which asked that the bill be held. SB 41, establishing Hawaiʻi Disaster Drill Day on August 8, received support from HEMA and a public testifier. SB 1570, addressing Molokaʻi air service disruptions and a possible runway expansion, drew strong public support from Molokaʻi residents and service providers, while the Attorney General raised separation-of-powers concerns about the emergency declaration language and DOT noted the high cost and feasibility issues of runway expansion.

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• with the same reason we'll be amending with the same reason we'll be amending page<01:22:33.360>
• pass with amendments are there any votes pass with amendments are there any votes with<01:25:16.000><
• <01:27:01.480> needed be making technical amendments needed be making technical amendments
• that amendments the Amendments being that amendments the Amendments being that will<01:27:33.080
• <01:31:53.360> members<01:31:53.960> any amendments members any amendments members any

Keywords: 910, house, all