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• I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS, I'M TALKING ABOUT REAL PATRONAGE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• BLESSED THE LEADERSHIP AND STAFF OF THE REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT SUPPORT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Bless the leadership and staff of the Republican and Democratic caucuses Representative Daniels: and

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Senator Jaramillo, will you please share with the committee what you said to the Republican reporter?

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

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• Members, members on adjournment today, the Texas House Republican caucus will have a caucus meeting in

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• It's a great place where House members, Senate members, Democrats, Republicans, lobbyists, and media

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• public service through multiple roles across government, serving as aide to a congressman, Queens Republican
• Whereas he's known to we Republicans, thorn in our side. Mr. President, that's a compliment.
• I'm a Republican, he's a Democrat. He's Greek and I'm Italian.
• some of my colleagues referenced, a number of Democrats who decided they were going to vote for Republicans
• REFERENCED A NUMBER OF DEMOCRATS WHO DECIDED THEY WERE GOING VOTE FOR REPUBLICANS TO BE LEADER OF THIS

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar. The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family. Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.

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• So, I employ that all of our members, whether on the Republican side or the Democrat side, this should
• is that the impact was on Minnesota businesses all across our state, whether you are Democrat or Republican
• you are you are Democrat<00:28:45.240><c> or</c><00:28:45.400><c> Republican,</c><00:28:46.760><c> you
• </c><00:28:46.919><c> know,</c><00:28:47.120><c> they</c> Democrat or Republican, you know, they Democrat
• or Republican, you know, they were<00:28:47.400><c> not</c><00:28:47.679><c> asking</c><00:28:48.080

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I understand from their press conference of the House Republicans that it's very much a bipartisan bill
• Pleased to have obviously the Republican lead on this committee, Senator Weber, and then a colleague
• c> have</c> Pleased to have Pleased to have obviously<00:47:35.960><c> the</c><00:47:36.120><c> Republican
• </c><00:47:36.760><c> lead</c><00:47:37.080><c> on</c><00:47:37.200><c> this</c> obviously the Republican
• lead on this obviously the Republican lead on this committee,<00:47:37.880><c> Senator</c> committee

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If there's a Republican senator in this chamber who had their police department asked them to amend this
• If there's a Republican senator in this chamber who had their police department asked them to amend this
• If there's a Republican senator in this chamber who had their police department asked them to amend this
• I know that the Republicans in the Senate want to stop fraud.
• I did it with many of my Republican colleagues right here in the chamber.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I don't care if we're Democrats, Republicans, or Independents.
• I don't care if we're Democrats, Republicans, or Independents.
• I I don't care if we're Democrat,<01:39:49.520><c> Republicans,</c><01:39:50.120><c> or</c><01:39:50.200
• </c> Democrat, Republicans, or Independents. Democrat, Republicans, or Independents.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01 SERVS Informational Update- 00:01:22 Child Removal and Reunification Update: Department for Community Based Services Financials- 00:03:00 Small Business Sales Tax Websites: Department of Revenue-00:28:05 Senior Citizen Meal Programs: Department for Aging and Independent Living-00:35:50 Adjournment-01:41:57, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the September 11 meeting by motion and voice vote. It then received a brief update on the statewide emergency responder voice system, but no presenter was present. The chair said he expected a more substantive update in November and warned that if there is not real progress on acquiring needed private properties, the committee may consider further action, including possibly freezing funding. The main discussion centered on the Department for Community Based Services’ child removal and reunification work and its structured decision-making tools. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and General Counsel Wesley Duke explained that the intake, safety, and risk assessment tools are being used at very high rates and that the department is still implementing and evaluating the system. Dennis said the tools are meant to inform, not replace, professional judgment; when staff disagree with a recommendation, the worker and first-line supervisor consult and decide together. Members questioned whether the system favors keeping children in the home, whether the department has studied safety outcomes for in-home cases versus removals, and whether foster home shortages affect removal decisions. Dennis said child safety remains the top priority, that the practice has not changed, and that the department would provide additional data on outcomes later. Members also asked about permanency timelines and delays in termination of parental rights cases; Dennis said federal timelines are difficult to meet because of family progress, substance use recovery, and court delays, and she confirmed foster parent shortages were not the reason for those delays. The committee then heard a presentation from the Department of Revenue on the new My Taxes portal. Staff said the portal, launched in March, replaced DOR’s portion of the old Kentucky One Stop Business Portal and now allows businesses to file and pay multiple taxes, update account information, and receive official notices. They reported the system is available 24/7 except for scheduled maintenance every other Thursday evening, has maintained over 99% availability since launch, and now has a dedicated contact center with 50 agents plus a public help line and email. In response to questions, the department said early downtime was caused by unexpectedly high traffic, but server capacity was increased and in the last three months there had been only one day of unexpected downtime.

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• The majority of Clean Slate bills that have passed to date included both Republican and Democratic co-sponsors
• The majority of Clean Slate bills that have passed to date included both Republican and Democratic co-sponsors
• that have passed to date included bills that have passed to date included both<00:46:47.280><c> Republican
• </c><00:46:47.920><c> and</c><00:46:48.240><c> Democratic</c> both Republican and Democratic both Republican

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs held an information briefing on expungement and record clearance, with Chair David Tarnis and Vice Chair Mahina Poo Poy emphasizing second chances and the legislature’s recent work on state-initiated relief. The chair reviewed prior measures, including Act 62 (2024), which created Hawaii’s first state-initiated expungement pilot for certain non-conviction cannabis-related arrests, Act 159 (2023), which required automatic sealing or removal of expunged records from the judiciary’s public database, and Act 241 (2024), which created the Clean Slate Task Force. He said the committee invited the Clean Slate Initiative and Code for America because of their national experience with state-initiated record clearance systems. Phil Hickden of the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center and Attorney General’s office reported that Act 62 was implemented using existing resources and no new funding, initially covering single-charge, pre-2020 arrests in Hawaii County for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and later expanded by Act 005 (2025) to all arrests under HRS 712-1249 regardless of drug type. He said the project identified 2,268 potentially eligible records, with 1,072 processed so far, 989 granted and 83 denied, and that the work has taken about 872 staff hours and roughly 45 days per expungement. He also said the office has identified about 412,000 people who could potentially qualify for expungement under broader legislation, though that estimate does not include case-by-case research. Michelle Acasta of the judiciary explained that Act 159 changed the process so HCJDC now digitally transmits expungement certificates to the court, eliminating the applicant’s second step of filing paperwork with the court. She said the courts still manually review eligibility, but the process is easier because certificates now include a case ID and HCJDC provides additional information to help locate records. She reported that since implementation the courts received 125 certificates in July and 87 in August, with 17 court orders filed in July and August, including 81 in the First Circuit, 14 in Maui, 7 in the Third Circuit, and 15 in the Fifth Circuit. She also noted that the Hawaii Supreme Court’s State v. Rogan decision affects procedure by requiring a written request or motion, an opportunity to be heard, and written findings for sealing court records, and that new Supreme Court rules are expected for public comment. Members asked about qualitative outcomes and whether the process could be expanded statewide; staff said they do not track recidivism or personal stories, and the chair encouraged further discussion before the next session to identify barriers and capacity needs.

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• I mean, Republicans and Democrats were at her funeral. That should tell you something.
• Qualifying is the Democratic Party Convention and Republican Party Convention.
• And the Republican Party Convention? Yeah. They've gotten that money in the past?
• presiding judge of the statutory probate judges of Texas since 1998, I have been elected by both Republican
• They're afraid of the extremist elements in the Republican primary, and they're ignoring the facts of

Bills: SB15 , SB646 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1610 , SB1362 , SB926 , SB1494 , SB251 , SB456 , SB500 , SB1307 , SB2615 , SB2995 , SB2321 , SB2972 , SB973 , SB865 , SB506 , SB1522 , SB1558 , SB510 , SB667 , SB763 , SB2073 , SB1858 , SB1660 , SB2900 , SB1433 , SB1540 , SB1964 , SB1300 , SB1644 , SB2217 , SB2373 , SB2431 , SB1758 , SB974 , SB2480 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB2781 , SB826 , SB766 , SB527 , SB1946 , SB2885 , SB1243 , SB2610 , SB857 , SB2501 , SB66 , SB268 , SB331 , SB1302 , SB519 , SB2807 , SB13 , SB7 , SB1718 , SB1567 , SB1233 , SB413 , SB2177 , SB30 , SB2024 , SJR1 , SCR27 , SB2018 , SB1580 , SB2121 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1596 , SB2753 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SCR9 , SB204 , SB437 , SB568 , SB612 , SB672 , SB710 , SB823 , SB876 , SB904 , SB905 , SB968 , SB1084 , SB1207 , SB1230 , SB1313 , SB1504 , SB1790 , SB2232 , SB2366 , SB2367 , SB2398 , SB2515 , SB2520 , SB2589 , SB2786 , SB2790 , SB3048 , SB3050 , SB3052 , SB3053 , SB3056 , SB3029 , SCR3 , SCR18 , SCR30 , HCR146 , HCR148 , HCR149 , HCR153 , HCR155 , HCR157 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB1584 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323 , HB4341 , HB6 , HB2712 , HB171 , HB3153 , HB143 , HB2688 , HB3464 , HB449 , HB3486 , HB4263 , HB2 , HB1522 , HB24 , HB 1237 , HB2637 , HB3126 , HB3233 , HB4310 , HB3487 , HCR9 , HB5331 , HB1397 , HB163 , HB3250 , HB3071 , HB3463 , HB5033 , HB35 , HB3824 , HB216 , HB4226 , HB3512 , HB18 , HB5154 , HB 103 , HB851 , HB647 , HB4520 , HB3016 , HB2313 , HB2818 , HB2851 , HB4486 , HB4264 , HB1500 , HB5081 , HB2974 , HB2080 , HB4384 , HB5659 , HB493 , HB4903 , HB2516 , HB4488 , HB4530 , HB3689 , HB145 , HB43 , HB5247 , HB2221 , HB5671 , HB700 , HB3711 , HB 120 , SB17 , SB1637 , SB1833 , SB2155 , SB21 , SB2778 , SB379

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

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• My understanding of what we were trying to accomplish with... ...this bill, what the Republican Party
• The Republican Party of Texas should love this. No, no. There's a problem if they don't.
• My understanding of what we were trying to accomplish with this bill, what the Republican Party of Texas
• is trying to accomplish, and the people who ran against me in my- The Republican Party of Texas should
• Imagine if you had a Republican administration and you had a Democratic Attorney General here in Texas

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, offered an invocation and pledges, and received several announcements and recognitions before moving to legislation. Members honored the UTRGV chess team for winning a share of the 2025 President’s Cup, educator Jessica Lopez, the late Jennifer Maddenly, Jeanette Valdez Duran and Mobile Blessings from the Heart, TAMAC’s 50th anniversary, and journalist Bernardine Steptoe’s retirement. The chamber also adopted motions allowing committees to meet, setting a local and consent calendar, and suspending posting rules for a Public Health hearing on SB 2721. The House then considered a long series of Senate and House bills on third reading, with many passing by wide margins. Measures included SB 906 on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo peace officers; SB 1229 designating Veterans Memorial Highway; SB 855 on foster care medical costs; SB 703 on massage therapy licensing and trafficking protections; SB 1025 on tax-increase ballot language; SB 1119 on water park liability; SB 1080 on provisional occupational licenses for people with criminal convictions; SB 929 on lien deadlines; SB 1355 on liquor sales credit disputes; SB 2231 on fee waivers for college applications; SB 1877 on Public Utility Commission data access; SB 1998 on pediatric preceptorships; and several House bills on topics such as bond forfeiture notice, health workforce planning, civil commitment counsel, expunction of contempt records, consumer transactions, nuisance birds, theft venue, military grant applications, AI cancer-detection grants, cybersecurity contract language, military-related tuition, utility recovery mechanisms, psychedelic therapy studies, teacher retirement funding transparency, election procedures, juvenile parole eligibility, and more. Some bills drew notable debate or amendments. HB 200, creating a “second look” parole process for certain juvenile offenders after 20 years, prompted extended discussion about serious offenses and juvenile rehabilitation before passing 102-4. HB 2298 on AI-assisted cancer detection passed 85-62 after the sponsor emphasized “augmented intelligence” and physician oversight. HB 5247 on utility capital recovery saw a failed amendment to require ratepayer credits, then passed. HB 3045, a franchise tax exemption for spaceport operators, initially failed 73-74 but later passed after verification showed a 70-69 result. SB 2420, regulating app stores and mobile software distribution, was postponed for later consideration after substantial debate over age verification responsibilities. Several other measures were postponed, including SB 888, SB 552, SB 17, and SB 2420, while HB 1128 on election judges carrying concealed handguns passed 85-57 after a withdrawn point of order.

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• Sometimes Republicans aren't the ones that get the credit for standing up for state employees, and that's
• Sometimes Republicans aren't the ones that get the credit for standing up for state employees, and that's
• political project, especially when, before they even met, the other side signed a letter with House Republican
• Republican leadership in the house to Republican leadership in the house to ask<00:45:46.559><c> uh</

Bills: HF23 , HF1355

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932

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• Utah's Governor Spencer Cox, a Republican, said the incident embarrassed the state.
• Utah's Governor Spencer Cox, a Republican, said the incident embarrassed the state.
• 17.680><c> a</c> protection Utah's Governor Spencer Cox a protection Utah's Governor Spencer Cox a republican
• said</c><00:57:18.760><c> the</c><00:57:18.960><c> incident</c><00:57:19.760><c> embarrassed</c> republican
• said the incident embarrassed republican said the incident embarrassed the the the state<00:57:23.119

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And Republicans too, but I remember those three actually wrote op-eds and letters and so forth saying
• This is very important to Minnesotans, whether you're a Democrat, a Republican, an independent, and I'm
• 01.119><c> a</c> minnesotans whether you're a Democrat a minnesotans whether you're a Democrat a republican
• > independent</c><01:26:03.679><c> and</c><01:26:03.840><c> I'm</c><01:26:04.080><c> hoping</c> republican
• an independent and I'm hoping republican an independent and I'm hoping that<01:26:04.600><c> this</c

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• look at what's happening around not just Minnesota, but around our nation, it seems to be that Republican
• I don't get the phone calls about the hot-button issues that maybe sometimes Republicans and Democrats
• I don't get the phone calls about the hot-button issues that maybe sometimes Republicans and Democrats
• :57.199><c> sometimes</c> button issues that maybe sometimes button issues that maybe sometimes Republicans
• and Democrats throw bombs at Republicans and Democrats throw bombs at each<01:49:59.360><c> other</c

Bills: HF4319 , HF3295 , HF3589 , HF3587 , HF3588 , HF4295 , HF3571 , HF3895

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295

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• So, if I'm registered as a Republican, I can't show up at the early voting center and switch my voter
• , if you're a registered Democrat, as we know the minority leader is, he can then switch to the Republican
• leader is, he can then switch<00:59:56.240><c> to</c><00:59:56.320><c> the</c><00:59:56.400><c> Republican
• </c><00:59:56.840><c> Party</c><00:59:57.040><c> if</c><00:59:57.160><c> he</c> switch to the Republican
• Party if he switch to the Republican Party if he wanted<00:59:57.520><c> to</c><00:59:57.840><c> up<

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports. Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment. The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.

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• The Republicans will caucus at 9:30. Representative Abbarno. Thank you, Mr.
• The Republicans will caucus at 9:30. The House will be at ease for purpose of caucus.
• Speaker, and the Republicans will caucus at 1:20. The House will be at ease for purpose of caucus.
• Well, I had people who were not Republicans and not conservatives come up to me and cry on my shoulder
• That's Democrats, Republicans, independents. I am talking about funding, Madam Speaker.

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2681 , SB5467 , SB5820 , SB5863 , SB5892 , SCR8406 , HB2487 , HB2711 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB6278

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government