Video & Transcript Research : 'school testing'

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ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • How would we test it? Are there weak places, weak spots?
  • center, or state medical school, forgive me.
  • In percentage, the school district report shows the largest 50 school districts in North Dakota, sorted
  • And the smallest was the Wing School District for $170. School districts were denied... $170.
  • So we saw school districts such as McKenzie County, their mill... school districts such as McKenzie County
Summary: The Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met with a quorum, approved the March 17, 2026 minutes, and heard a lengthy update from Tax Commissioner Brian Croshys on property tax relief programs. He reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting increased relief after House Bill 1158 and House Bill 1176, but also discussing how some households “income adjust out” of eligibility over time. Members asked about indexing income thresholds, expanding eligibility by age alone, simplifying administration, county-level notices, and whether the county and state systems could be streamlined. Croshys said the programs are heavily used, largely administered at the county level, and that the department is still refining compliance and reporting; he also said there were no material findings or overarching concerns in the latest review. The committee agreed more detailed PRC information would likely come back in a September meeting, and the chair announced an afternoon recess for lunch before later reconvening. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase report, the zero-growth report, and a statistical report on property values and tax levies by class. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and identified counties and cities with the largest percentage changes in growth or decline. She also summarized recent trends: agricultural values remain relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed values have risen over the last five years; in 2025, residential property accounted for the largest share of statewide property tax levies, followed by commercial, agriculture, and centrally assessed property. Committee members asked about unusual zero-growth figures, the effect of annexation and land-use changes, and whether the 3% levy cap was forcing political subdivisions to use reserves or defer spending. Myers said many counties complied by using reserves, delaying capital projects, or limiting increases, and that some counties had not used their full cap. The committee then moved to the stripper oil extraction tax exemption. Commissioner Croshys reviewed the state’s oil tax structure and estimated the revenue impact of keeping stripper wells exempt from extraction tax while still paying production tax. He said the exemption saves operators hundreds of millions of dollars over a biennium, while the state still collects production tax on those wells. He also discussed projected impacts if the exemption were changed for future wells and noted that future outcomes depend on oil prices, production declines, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly explained the historical difference between the 35-barrel and 30-barrel thresholds for certain wells, citing differences in completion costs and lateral lengths. The committee then heard from EERC CEO Charles Gorecki, who presented an analysis of oil well life cycles and said most oil is produced before wells reach stripper status, but that refracturing or other reinvestment can significantly extend production and keep wells above the threshold for years.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 8th, 2025

Business and Professions

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lisa Kroon, professor at the UCSF School of Pharmacy, licensed pharmacist, and I was very active in San
  • with practitioners specializing in various areas such as clinical social work. child welfare, and school
  • However, my classmates and I encountered many difficult. with the class materials and testing despite
  • You're taking a test that needs to be translated.
  • Dental assistants are unlicensed and they're often young people that are coming out of high school with
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Agriculture Feb 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • But we want putting it into field testing to see what was going to stick.
  • It was his me whether or not that was a municipal government school districts.
  • We work with the ISIS test site out of Live Oak on Mister.
  • Joel Love comes over and we do go to different producers and ride grass test plots on row crop test plots
  • We try to do those test plots to help get education and and best management practices out there.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • To become a licensed medical physician in Arizona, one must complete four years of medical school, perform
  • To become a licensed medical physician in Arizona, one must complete four years of medical school, perform
  • So these are, again, fully licensed medical doctors who have completed four years of medical school,
  • the call no woman wants: they saw something they didn't like and wanted me to do another diagnostic test
  • This bill removes that financial barrier and allows the continuum of the testing to occur just to get
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of health and human services bills, with most receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. SB 1113 would allow screening or evaluation agency employees, under contract with a county, to personally serve court documents in involuntary mental health proceedings instead of requiring police officers; supporters said it would reduce burdens on law enforcement and be less disruptive for patients. An amendment clarifying county contracts and reimbursement was adopted, and the bill passed 12-0. SB 1122 would limit AHCCCS from imposing over-100% prepayment review on certain behavioral health providers serving American Indian Health Program members unless a corrective action plan is in place; AHCCCS was neutral and said it could implement the bill with additional staffing, and it passed 12-0. SB 1123 would remove a board-certification requirement so trained, licensed forensic pathologists can supervise pathology trainees during the period before board exam results are available; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and efficiency measure, and it passed 12-0. SB 1125 would require DCS to make annual efforts to enter MOUs with Arizona tribes and improve communication on tribal children in state care; DCS said it was already working on several pending MOUs, and the bill passed 12-0. The committee also approved several bills related to cancer screening and mental health. SB 1165 would prohibit cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast cancer screening services in the commercial market; the sponsor and advocates said it would remove financial barriers that delay diagnosis, and it passed 12-0 amid personal testimony from members and the chair. SB 1243 would require notice to a patient’s guardian before discharge from court-ordered treatment and allow guardians to seek continuation of treatment; supporters said it closes dangerous gaps when treatment orders expire, and it passed 10-0 with two absent. SB 1318 would repeal a state breast-density notice requirement that now overlaps with a federal FDA standard; ADHS said the change would reduce confusion and duplicate notices, and it passed 11-0 with one absent. SB 1188 would align Arizona controlled-substance schedules with federal FDA/DEA scheduling changes; supporters said it would speed access to new treatments, while one member voted no over concerns about relying on federal review, and it passed 8-2. Additional bills addressed privacy and assisted-living referrals. SB 1193 would bar DHS from selling or disclosing EMT personal identifying information for commercial purposes without consent, while still allowing de-identified data; the sponsor’s representative said the bill arose after DHS said vendor access to licensee data was not prohibited, and members discussed whether broader privacy protections should apply to other workers as well. It passed 10-0 with two absent. SB 1477 would require referral agencies serving assisted living facilities or homes to verify background-screening practices, maintain insurance, and provide documentation regarding APS registry status; the bill’s supporters said it raises standards for senior placement services, a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 10-0 with two absent.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-REVIEW Jun 16th, 2026

ALC-REVIEW

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the work, the only work that's left is just testing the system and verifying the system.
  • for school-based mental health or school-based health mentorship and technical assistance in underserved
  • Contract 66, School for the Deaf and Blind with Lindel Green, is for therapy services.
  • Contract 156 is with the State Crime Lab and Pinpoint Testing.
  • Contract 156 is with the State Crime Lab and Pinpoint Testing.
Keywords: 1204, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Nominations Feb 24th, 2025

Nominations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do I have any inefficiency some place in the way that we have a standard test for public schools, we
  • At this time the school the chair will call up the school land board David I Let's go ahead and have
  • So the school RAN board manages basically the sale mineral leasing of the permanent school fund.
  • of the permanent school fund. with the passing of Senate Bill 1232, that formed the- the school fund
  • school fund.
Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial issues, including the Texas Water Fund and its implications for development in the state. Various members highlighted the critical need for effective management of water resources, discussing the role of the Water Development Board and their strategies for outreach to local governments. The committee engaged in a thorough examination of funding projects and the sustainable financing necessary for communities facing challenges in meeting their infrastructure needs. Additionally, there was notable discussion regarding promoting workforce development and the alignment of educational programs with the demands of the job market as indicated by recent trends in community colleges.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 7th, 2026 at 12:19 pm

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have seen monthly school shootings.
  • And then, of course, there's physical test.
  • Not at Ranger School necessarily, but... ...arms.
  • Said that everything had to be tested.
  • Label costs a penny, testing costs... All that testing and just put that label on.
Keywords: 996, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Mar 4th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, I know many of you are familiar with the great work that CIS does in your schools. school districts
  • Communities in schools is the largest provider of school-based behavioral health services for students
  • Over 1,400 school campuses in nearly 200 school districts in Texas.
  • HB 604 by Patterson relating to scheduling of the first day of school for students by school districts
  • charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during instruction.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

AEN-PSM, AEN, AEN DEFER, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 02-07-2025

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:32:29.320> we up okay anyone else wishing to test we up okay anyone else wishing to test
  • So, what have your studies to date found regarding pesticides drift near schools?
  • How big of a problem is pesticide drift in your schools? I know Kauaʻi had a lot of problems.
  • How big of a problem is pesticide drift in your schools? I know Kauaʻi had a lot of problems.
  • How big of a problem is pesticide drift in your schools? I know Kauaʻi had a lot of problems.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint AEN-PSM hearing on February 7, 2025 focused primarily on three agriculture-related measures and one animal welfare bill, with additional discussion of pesticide drift monitoring, coffee labeling, and a gas-pump labeling bill. SB 762 would create an Agricultural Crimes Council and authorize agricultural crime investigators; testimony from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Law Enforcement, the Attorney General’s office, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, and several members of the public was generally supportive, with repeated calls for stronger enforcement, community involvement, and in some cases allowing investigators to be armed. Some testifiers also urged changes to the appointment process for council members, preferring neighborhood boards or local officials over gubernatorial appointments. The committee discussed combining related agricultural crime bills and noted concerns about investigator safety in remote areas. SB 763 would establish an agriculture enforcement program within the Department of Law Enforcement and a special fund. Testimony was strongly supportive from state agencies and farm groups, with speakers emphasizing the need for more effective response to agricultural theft, poaching, and related crimes. Several public testifiers linked the bill to broader community safety and asked for clearer funding, training, coordination, performance metrics, and technology use. The committee also heard SB 1022, which would prohibit leaving pets in dangerous conditions in vehicles and allow officers, firefighters, animal control, and in some cases private citizens to rescue animals; the Attorney General said existing cruelty statutes may already cover the conduct and suggested amendments, while HPD opposed the bill. Members asked about liability for rescuers and whether the proposal might affect property-crime enforcement. The committee also heard SB 1304 on pesticide drift monitoring funding, with the Department of Agriculture supporting the measure and explaining it was needed to complete a required project under an EPA-related agreement. A Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action representative raised concerns about the methodology of prior studies, and a public testifier described a recent odor incident near a roadway and school. SB 1015, requiring labels on gas dispensing equipment warning about fossil fuel impacts, drew support from the Department of Agriculture and the Public Utilities Commission but opposition from the Hawaii Energy Marketers Association. SB 500 on coffee labeling and regional origin was also heard, with the Department of Agriculture in support. In decision-making, the committees adopted recommendations to pass SB 762 with amendments, SB 763 with amendments, SB 1022 with technical amendments, SB 1304 with technical amendments, and SB 1015 as is; SB 500 was not acted on in the portion provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 23rd, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just recently, a shrimp testing firm tested the shrimp from various restaurants in the Galveston area
  • Do they test the shrimp? Do they have standards in place?
  • They don't normally test any of the actual product; they just kind of look at the paperwork.
  • Okay, let's test it. Ooh, this stuff's bad. Currently, they do not destroy that product.
  • The FDA catches people doing this every quarter, and they're only testing less than one percent.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Feb 12th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • we hope will stand, you know, the test we hope will stand, you know, the test of<01:19:25.040>
  • And that way school rape and sodomy.
  • It's kind of like the school system, you know, we went to a school that same thing that I was talking
  • school districts state and and those school districts know<02:09:55.040> also<02:09:55.599>
  • > not<02:10:10.560> performing school districts are not performing school districts are
Keywords: 1136, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/25/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Test, test. Mr.
  • private schools.
  • When we have public money going to private schools, it is taking the money out of our public schools,
  • to attend religious instruction during the school day.
  • to attend religious instruction during the school day.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate convened, recorded attendance, dispensed with reading the journal, and recognized several guest groups, including landscape architects and FFA representatives who delivered plants to senators. The chamber then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, considering a large number of bills and resolutions, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations, often after committee or floor amendments. Topics included public monies and cryptocurrency/stablecoin use by the state (SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, SB 1045, SCR 1003, SCR 1033), attorney discipline and family court matters (SB 1039, SB 1139, SB 1147, SB 1148, SB 1328), public records, scholarship organizations, HOA flag rules, deed conveyances, environmental restrictions on solar radiation management, federal land acquisition consent, small modular reactors, water quality testing, and state revenue-related constitutional changes (SCR 1028). One notable procedural dispute occurred when an Epstein amendment to SB 1043 was ruled not germane; the chair’s ruling was upheld on a 14-10 division vote, and the bill later advanced without that amendment. The Senate also retained SB 1419 on the calendar. On later calendars, the Senate advanced health and human services measures focused on Arizona’s Access program and DCS, including SB 1052, SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, SB 1345, SB 1346, and SB 1631. Testimony on SB 1115 centered on whether Access employees should be barred from remote work, with supporters arguing in-person work was needed and critics warning of staffing and service disruptions without a new facility or appropriation. SB 1233 drew discussion about a short cure period for administrative deficiencies; supporters said the bill addressed retaliatory enforcement practices, while opponents said the timeframe was too short. SB 1345 and SB 1346 also drew Access-related debate, including a floor amendment removing Access from SB 1345 and an objection that the bill could conflict with federal Medicaid law. The committee reports for these bills were adopted, and the measures were sent forward with do-pass recommendations. The Senate also advanced regulatory and utility-related bills on another calendar, including SB 1137, SB 1144, and SB 1205. SB 1137 dealt with underground facilities excavation notification and passed with a Kavanaugh floor amendment described as stakeholder-driven technical detail. SB 1144 addressed veterinary technician certification and education alternatives and passed with committee amendment. SB 1205, concerning motor vehicle booting fees regulation, was amended to require an appeals process for private parking lots using booting services after a senator described a personal experience of paying a boot fee and receiving no response to an appeal. The calendar was still in progress at the end of the transcript, with SB 1286 just beginning to be read.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (01/14/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I are kind of the test pilots for the LBA office.
  • So you're going to see that request to extend for uh uh testing that our office still has uh uh testing
  • Obviously, our greatest expense over is our City and School Employees.
  • <01:03:11.559> and books separately between the school and books separately between the school
  • <01:03:13.520> has the city Side uh the school has the city Side uh the school has obviously
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Nine - Wednesday, May 13

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • the schools.
  • The answer to guns in schools isn’t more guns in schools.
  • The answer to guns in schools isn’t more guns in schools.
  • the school?
  • The public schools are using? No, not the public schools, private. The public schools are using?
Keywords: 959, house, all
Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week and honor fallen law enforcement officers with a moment of silence, and several members gave farewell remarks for departing colleagues and interns. The chamber also introduced a number of special guests, including student groups, interns, a former representative, and the University of Missouri wheelchair basketball team. The House then took up Senate messages and committee reports before acting on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3015. The sponsor explained the Senate amendment was a technical correction to an online age-verification provision related to pornography; the House concurred 104-30 and then finally passed the package 112-25. The chamber also considered the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as a small-business health plan measure that modernizes pooled-plan language and adds a 12-month contraception coverage provision while removing a Senate-added blood pressure cuff requirement. After debate on the conference report and a severability clause, the House adopted the report 120-26 and then third-read and passed the bill 119-27. Finally, the House debated Senate Bill 905, which would create the Missouri Ranger training program allowing schools to optionally place specially trained personnel with narrow law-enforcement authority on campus. Debate focused heavily on school safety, local control, training standards, liability, funding, and whether the proposal would improve protection or instead increase the presence of guns in schools. Supporters argued it would give districts another optional safety tool, especially where school resource officers are unavailable, while opponents said schools need more mental health and educational resources rather than armed personnel and raised concerns about training, child development, and unintended harm. The House adopted an amendment clarifying the program after a 96-46 vote, but the transcript cuts off before final passage of the bill.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • School District.
  • My school had the same base funding as my wife's school, which was one of the five richest schools in
  • Cottonwood has higher test scores than most schools in New Mexico and substantial success in all areas
  • New Mexico International School is a different school.
  • schools in the state.
Keywords: 996, all
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Education Postsecondary Feb 4th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • It would just be greater optionality of where you can take a course as a high school student.
  • It would just be greater optionality of where you can take a course as a high school student.
  • In the event that "...course as a high school." Okay. Follow up, Mr. Chair.
  • The bill removes the classic learning test as a qualifying assessment for fee waivers.
  • What was the reason for the removal of the classic learning tests?
Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary considered several items. First, it took up SB 1694 on technology education, which would revise postsecondary general education standards to incorporate technology-related instruction, including computer science and artificial intelligence concepts. An amendment was adopted that shifted the bill away from creating a sixth core requirement and instead required technology-integrated core courses to include digital literacy, AI applications, and related topics such as software engineering, networks, databases, and cybersecurity where applicable. The amendment also added guidance for high school computer science courses that include AI, emphasizing critical evaluation, limitations, and ethical use. After brief discussion, the committee voted to report CS for SB 1694 favorably. The committee then approved confirmation of the appointments on Tabs 1 through 2 by a single favorable vote. Next, it considered SPB 7038, a proposed committee bill on postsecondary education and workforce development covering tuition and fee policies, consumer protections, career and technical education, student acceleration, and institutional operations. Senator Berman asked about changes to CIE licensure/jurisdiction and dual enrollment expansion; the sponsor said the bill affects institutions rather than individual courses and is intended to expand student options without necessarily increasing enrollment or funding needs. A Florida Dental Association representative testified in information only, urging preservation of the existing exemption for dental assisting programs from CIE oversight. The committee adopted a motion to submit the proposal as a committee bill and then reported SPB 7038 favorably. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Mar 19th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • or ever lower that test.
  • Our courts have made it clear that strict scrutiny is the proper test when dealing with a fundamental
  • Their youngest son had been out. school all week sick. I found out later that Christina, the...
  • My children have been ostracized. in their elementary and middle schools.
  • But before that, he was. law enforcement, went to law school, very fair DA.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Health Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Once students get into PA school, PA school again is very similar to medical school.
  • Once students get into PA school, PA school again is very similar to medical school.
  • ,<00:14:11.440> develop and interpret diagnostic tests, develop and interpret diagnostic tests
  • in Arab um before attending PA school. in Arab um before attending PA school.
  • I've been trained to do in PA school. I've been trained to do in PA school.
Bills: HB31, HB31
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Jan 28, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:41:26.040> table<00:41:26.400> into<00:41:26.720> my<00:41:26.920> test
  • credit and I put a table into my test credit and I put a table into my test testimony<00:41:28.160
  • They experience 30% fewer placement moves and 65% fewer unnecessary school moves by creating a working
  • <00:56:42.359> written highlighted in our test written highlighted in our test written testimony
  • have equal access to after school have equal access to after school programs<01:12:55.320> in
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to housing, homelessness, caregiving, and tax relief. On HB 431, which appropriates funds for the CAL initiative and HHFDC, the Department of Human Services supported the bill and noted the Governor’s request for $50 million per year for HMS, the need for more permanent supportive housing, and a technical issue with establishing a special fund in session law. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions strongly supported the measure, describing it as unprecedented funding for CAL projects and linking it to goals of reducing homelessness and expanding housing inventory. Catholic Charities Hawaii, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Reimagining Public Safety in Hawaii Coalition also supported the bill, emphasizing permanent supportive housing, diversion from jail, and public safety benefits. The chair redirected one testifier to stay on the measure when testimony drifted to another program. Written support was also noted from several organizations and agencies. The committee then heard HB 225 on squatting. DHS said it appreciated the intent and deferred to the Attorney General and task force members, while noting that outreach on public lands differs from private land, where owner consent is required. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill and wanted a voice in finding a solution. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions also said it supported the intent, while opposition from the Kingdom of the Hawaiian Islands and support from one individual were noted. For HB 280, which would make the community outreach court permanent and appropriate funds, the Judiciary strongly supported the bill, describing the court as a mobile, community-based program serving vulnerable populations and connecting participants to services. The Office of the Public Defender also supported the measure, saying the program has helped people move off the streets and into stable housing and that permanent funding would allow expansion. Written support from the Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition was noted. The committee then moved to HB 71, creating a refundable family caregiver tax credit, where the Department of Taxation provided comments, the Executive Office on Aging and AARP Hawaii supported the measure, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised concerns about duplication with an existing dependent care credit and the lack of incentives for cost control. The committee next heard HB 753, which would increase the applicable percentage for the household and dependent care services tax credit. Support came from the Executive Office on Aging, Catholic Charities Hawaii, AARP Hawaii, and Hawaii Children’s Action Network, while the Tax Foundation again raised technical concerns about complexity and administration but noted the bill adds guardrails against abuse. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

MS Senate Floor - 12 February, 2026; 9:30 AM

Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's tested.
  • affecting school taxes and for at all. affecting school taxes and for at all.
  • What this bill is mandatory CWD testing.
  • Uh you're methods to for the testing.
  • Uh what this does is removes the tested.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles, and heard an invocation and pledge. The early portion of the meeting focused on recognizing recipients of the 2026 Governor’s Arts Awards. The Senate adopted resolutions honoring Greg Harkins for excellence in traditional craft, Jesse Robinson for lifetime achievement in blues music, Heather Christian for excellence in music composition, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra for excellence in performing arts, and Dorothy “Dottie” Armstrong for excellence in art education. The executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission briefly thanked the senators and invited them to the evening awards ceremony. The chamber also received several announcements and introductions, including recognition of the Mississippi Society of Radiologic Technologists’ Capitol Day and visiting students from several radiologic science programs. There was also mention of an out-of-order resolution commemorating the 155th anniversary of Alcorn State University, though no action on it was detailed in the excerpt. On the calendar, the Senate took up Senate Bill 2915, which concerns alcoholic beverages, native wine retail permits, and festival permits. The bill was explained as a measure to support Mississippi’s native wineries by allowing free-standing tasting rooms in different parts of the state while maintaining tax collection; a committee substitute and a friendly amendment were adopted, and the bill passed by use of the morning roll call. The Senate then began consideration of Senate Bill 2828, the Money Transmission Modernization Act, which would impose transaction fees, create a Law Enforcement 287G Program Fund, provide an income tax credit for fees paid, and revise licensing and control definitions. After objections to the usual motion, the bill was read at length, but the excerpt ends before final action on that measure.