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• >> Section three says reasonable cost of >> Section three says reasonable cost of security
• within that code section that if you get to a level of multiplicity, you get 30 days in jail. have those
• <01:10:04.960> within<01:10:05.280> that<01:10:05.520> code<01:10:05.920> section
• And somehow, by the time it passed the Senate and got over to the governor, a section of the code was
• It includes that section of code that includes all commercial fishermen. That I call for the bill.

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• I'm not sure if that exists in state code, but regardless of CDT codes or anything like that, it's the
• Okay, it's the same code, but this doctor is going to be paid more than this doctor.
• They are meant to bill back under HCPCS codes under the MMIS.
• They have to elect to continue to receive payment, but yes, ma'am, they can. Got you.
• Adelia Oldenbroke, Radiation Control Section. Thank you.

Summary: The committee reviewed a series of Arkansas DHS and Department of Health rules, most tied to 2025 legislation. Early items covered Medicaid changes including presumptive eligibility application timing, adding a fictive kin definition for foster child eligibility, raising the able account disability onset age to 46, allowing continuous glucose monitors to be billed by both pharmacy and DME providers, increasing the RSV vaccine administration fee for children, a telemedicine exemption for ET3 ambulance services, and a physical therapy access rule that also included occupational therapy. Members generally asked limited questions and most rules were reviewed without objection. A major portion of the meeting focused on the dental rate increase rule under Act 1025. DHS said it implemented rate increases for certain pediatric, special-needs, and oral surgeon services, but not orthodontics, and it interpreted the act as applying only to oral and maxillofacial surgeons, not general dentists. The Arkansas State Dental Association and legislative sponsors testified that the intent was to cover general dentists performing oral surgery procedures for special-needs patients, estimating the broader interpretation would add about $1.5 million annually. Committee members debated the plain language of the act versus legislative intent, and the rule was reviewed, but with testimony noting the issue should be fixed in future legislation. Later items included the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies rule adding doula and lactation consultant billing and remote monitoring benefits; an adverse decisions rule extending provider appeal time from 35 to 65 days; CNA training program updates; PASSE network-status disclosure rules; certification rules for community-based doulas and community health workers; cosmetology, massage therapy, lead-based paint, radiation, radiologic technology, and RV park rule updates. Most of these were described as technical, statutory, or federally driven changes and were reviewed without objection. The committee briefly reopened the CGM rule after a motion to expunge the prior vote, and Representative Wardlaw said he would hold the rule for further review because he believed the billing changes did not match the law’s intent. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.

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• <00:18:50.480> The election uh each election district.
• The election uh each election district.
• We've had two governors elected.
• Uh, but it can be it's election year.
• But what this bill the existing code.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, journalized the prayer, and recognized Read Across America Day with a special resolution congratulating the Maryland State Education Association on the program’s 28th anniversary. Senators also welcomed several guests and student groups, including Eleanor Roosevelt High School students, Maryland Federation of Republican Women members for Red Scarf Day, medical shadows from Johns Hopkins, a student page prospect, and a group from Matthew Henson Elementary School. The chamber then took up multiple Finance Committee consent calendars and individual local alcohol-related bills, all of which were reported favorably, adopted without objection, and ordered printed for third reading. Measures included changes to alcohol license fee refunds for uniformed service members, Anne Arundel County license classifications and compensation for liquor board officials, a Baltimore City racetrack license extension, a Cecil County license quota change, and new or expanded licenses for golf courses, sports venues, and barber shop/beauty salon establishments. The Senate also advanced bills on social work licensing, a rural readiness economic development program, a Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission extension, peer-to-peer car sharing insurance rules, telematics-based auto insurance disclosures and appeals, and veteran status notation on public profiles. Several bills were amended before being advanced, generally with technical or clarifying changes and no recorded opposition. Senate Bill 18 would create a provisional social work license; Senate Bill 351 would regulate insurer use of vehicle telematics data; Senate Bill 395 would revise insurance and liability rules for peer-to-peer car sharing; and Senate Bill 197 would alter comprehensive plan elements in land use law. Senate Bill 439, protecting fire and rescue public safety employees from adverse action based on medical cannabis certification, also moved forward without amendment. One measure, Senate Bill 69, which would make permanent the nonprofit navigator position in the Department of Commerce, was discussed at length after a member raised concerns about oversight of nonprofit grant funding. On request, the bill was special ordered to the next day for further consideration. All other bills discussed in the transcript were advanced to third reading by unanimous or near-unanimous voice action, with no recorded roll-call votes.

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• The game wardens have said, 'Nope, you are in violation of the state's conservation code, Century Code
• But I can bring it back up if and when I'm re-elected.
• I think it's in the waiver rules, like the Code of Federal Regulations, as well.
• I think it's in the waiver rules, like the Code of Federal Regulations, as well.
• And maybe we should just have a section on tribal treaties, tribal affairs or state.

Keywords: 908, all

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• The chair indicated that this was in a section of the law that only applied to State elections.
• and general elections.
• One is that this allows any group of election deniers to usurp an election.
• One is that this allows any group of election deniers to usurp an election.
• This allows any group of election deniers to usurp an election.

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• He was newly elected in a special election. His name is Dylan Travis.
• Unfortunately, due to the special election, he had to file again and is running again in the normal two-year
• Chairman, I move to amend House Bill 1346, page 4, Section 2, lines 1 through 20, by deleting subsection
• Chairman, I move to amend House Bill 2071, page 5, section 3, lines 5, by deleting the phrase 2 cents
• Hemp is code for marijuana for anyone that isn't aware.

Bills: SB1346, SB1509, SB1928, SB2028, SB2071, SB2110, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB722, SB3

Keywords: water infrastructure, wastewater, investment program, loans, local government, SB1509, groundwater, water wells, well spacing, water rights, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, basin, subbasin, maximum annual yield, aquifer management, water allocation, water permits, temporary permits, irrigation

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• We were duly elected by our constituents to make these decisions.
• <01:08:52.719> 69.7 367 um the reference is to section 69.7 367 um the reference is to section
• Burr said the definition established in this section can be seen there.
• Burr said the definition established in this section can be seen there.
• Burr said the definition established in this section can be seen there.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Section four, we um forma.
• <00:55:56.680> People election. It was not ambiguous. People election.
• Now, going through the section by section of the bill, um, there's two findings.
• So, section two And then section three.
• Section<01:23:59.600> two, Section two, Section two, emergency<01:24:01.240> operation<

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• This section- Section 4 C of this section, and an insurance company becomes a qualified taxpayer if all
• Section 11. Amend is added by section 1 of House Bill 2426 to 1,410 2... Section 1. Definitions.
• Section 12. Safety clause... Section 12. Safety clause.
• Section 3. Section 3.
• Section 7...

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• <00:05:24.759> sheriffs representing the 87 elected sheriffs representing the 87 elected sheriffs
• Before making the motion, I have an amendment coded A8 that strips out sections 2 and 3 of the bill.
• I represent all 87 elected sheriffs across the state.
• I represent all 87 elected sheriffs across the state.
• I represent all 87 elected sheriffs across the state.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Chair: Representative, you're recognized to present your Amendment bar code 185837.
• French Brown: ...Probate Interest Section of the Florida Bar. In support.
• And just to be clear, it's bar code 399125. Chair Robinson: Any questions on the amendment?
• Representative Abbott, you're recognized to explain that Amendment, bar code 453787.
• Clerk: Andrew Khalil, Florida Association of Code Enforcement waives in support.

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• No, you have elections on uniform dates every two years per the cycles.
• So once it's... ...want to stand for election.
• How many opponents did you have in your last election?
• So when I was, I'm no longer on the board, but my election had three.
• And so you have the election at the same time.

Summary: The committee heard testimony first from the Texas General Land Office and School Land Board. GLO officials described the agency’s role in managing more than 13 million acres of state lands and mineral interests for the Permanent School Fund, overseeing the Alamo, coastal programs, veterans’ services, and federal disaster recovery. They said the agency has generated about $6 billion for the Permanent School Fund since Commissioner Buckingham took office, and that its disaster recovery portfolio is about $14 billion across multiple events, with more than 22,000 housing units rebuilt or reconstructed since Hurricane Harvey. Members asked about land purchases such as Brewster Ranch, rare earth mineral leasing, SpaceX-related beach access, and whether the lands are public access lands; GLO staff said the holdings are managed to maximize revenue for education, that most land is leased rather than open to public access, and that they are coordinating on coastal access and compliance. On the School Land Board, members sought clarification on the difference between GLO-managed lands and the Permanent School Fund Corporation’s investment role, and staff explained that GLO generates the revenue while the separate corporation invests it. No votes or formal actions were taken. The Board for Lease of University Lands then testified. University Lands officials explained that they steward 2.1 million acres of surface and mineral interests in West Texas for the Permanent University Fund, which supports UT and Texas A&M institutions. They said a 2025 lease sale produced about $50 million in bonus revenue from 28,000 acres, and described the Board for Lease’s role in approving lease forms, lease sales, and development agreements. Members asked about the size and use of the PUF, how distributions work through UTIMCO, whether PUF money can be used for athletics, and how the land is managed; the witness said the fund is a constitutional endowment, the land is largely leased rather than sold, and distributions are generally used for buildings, labs, and other permanent structures, with some institutions also using a portion for operations. No votes or formal actions were taken. The committee then took up municipal utility districts. Testimony from a law firm, the Texas Municipal League, Fort Bend County Commissioner Vincent Morales, and Johnson Development largely supported MUDs as a financing tool for infrastructure tied to growth. Witnesses said MUDs help fund water, sewer, drainage, roads, parks, and related infrastructure, allowing development to proceed without shifting costs to existing taxpayers and helping keep housing affordable. They emphasized that MUDs are created with disclosure to homebuyers, are subject to the Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act, and are overseen by TCEQ for bond issuance and related financial stress tests. Members questioned whether MUDs are taxing entities, whether they can be created inside city limits or ETJs, how much control cities and counties retain, and whether MUDs are becoming permanent local governments; witnesses acknowledged they levy taxes and debt, can exist within city limits with city consent, and often function as long-term local entities. The committee did not take any formal action during the hearing.

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• Um, starting, uh, this is in the code section for radar for municipalities, campus police, and municipal
• In section two of address that issue.
• I don't think it's in the code section.
• > section.
• it's in the code section. it's in the code section.

Keywords: Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 30 January, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2269, the Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling Act. The bill was described as simply extending the repealer date to July 1, 2029. A motion was made that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass, and it passed without opposition. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2614, which would authorize county sheriffs and deputies to use radar on county roads, subject to county board approval and population-based limits on the number of radar units. Senator Thompson said the measure was intended to reduce Mississippi’s high rate of speed-related highway fatalities, not to create revenue or speed traps. He explained that fines would be directed to the Mississippi Department of Education to support driver’s education programs, and that the bill includes a 1,000-foot buffer from municipal limits and a definition prohibiting speed traps. Members asked about engineering reviews of speed limits, opt-in/opt-out authority for supervisors, quotas, body cameras, and how the bill would affect counties that already use radar. Thompson said the bill does not require roadway reassessments, that county boards must approve radar use, that he would not oppose a quota-related amendment, and that a body-camera requirement would be beyond the bill’s scope and could burden departments that cannot afford it. Several senators spoke in support, citing public safety and sheriff support, while one senator raised concerns about transparency and public trust. The committee then voted that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass, and the motion carried.

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• We don't tax when I use my Hilton Honors code and points. We don't tax those.
• My Hilton Honors code and points. We don't tax those. And so promotional play is the same thing.
• President-elect, and thank you, members." All right, Representative Henry.
• So it's going in to amend the effective date of Section 2 of House Bill 782 to make sure that it will
• be applicable during the tax periods beginning January 1, 2027, and then Section 3 is a severability

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• Chairman and members, House Bill 2598 relates to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code
• currently, Texas... ...licensed over 4,000 school psychologists, and ensuring that the legislative code
• Immunity covering open enrollment charter schools authorized under Subchapter D of the Education Code
• Subchapter G is the newest category of charter schools added to the code, thanks to Senator Betancourt
• The committee substitute, Madam Chair, it... removes the word "ethnic" from a section of the bill that

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 620 requires that, to qualify for nomination or election to a federal, state, county, or
• Additionally, the bill requires the same disclosure for candidates seeking nomination or election to
• , the bill requires the same disclosure of dual citizenship for candidates seeking nomination or election
• Senators, this bill has two main sections.
• carefully regulates litigation financing activities for all litigation financing, and the second section

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 620, which would require candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board offices to disclose any citizenship in countries other than the United States. The bill was presented as a transparency measure, with one opponent waiving time, and it was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote. The committee then heard SB 1396 on litigation financing consumer protection. Supporters from the Florida Justice Reform Institute, American Tort Reform Association, and U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform argued the bill would add transparency, limit funder control, and require disclosure of foreign entities involved in litigation funding. Opponents, including the Florida Justice Association, argued the bill would create strategic advantages for defendants and could affect discovery and settlement dynamics. The bill passed 7-2. The committee also approved SB 192, removing a $1,500 cap on patient funds chiropractors may hold in trust; SB 888, limiting indemnity and insurance requirements in design-professional contracts; CS/SB 332, creating a temporary closed-meeting exemption for pre-suit Burt Harris litigation strategy discussions; SB 820, requiring quarterly reporting on problem-solving courts; SB 1500, updating uncontested probate procedures; SB 1224, making fraudulent entry into rental dwellings a third-degree felony; and SB 1000, setting a floor and ceiling for interest rates on law firm trust accounts. Each of these bills was reported favorably, with broad support and little or no opposition. The committee also advanced CS/SB 694, which would compensate the descendants of the Groveland Four. Senator Bracey Davis described the bill as a final step in addressing the wrongful convictions, deaths, and long-term harm suffered by Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas. Family members and advocacy groups testified in support, urging the state to complete its acknowledgment of wrongdoing with monetary compensation. An amendment was adopted to divide any appropriation equally among the four families. The bill passed unanimously. Finally, SB 144 creating a public records exemption for personal information of Judicial Qualifications Commission employees and their families was approved 9-1. Several members also requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills before the committee adjourned.

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• Uh, the A1 amendment is a series of sections that largely, let's say, adds structural security devices
• and protects BPU's and political committees by, instead of address, having it city, state, and ZIP code
• it city, state and zip code. it city, state and zip code.
• I'm just, and Chair Fryberg, I'm just trying to get at an issue that happened in the 2024 election in
• to uh the position individuals elected to uh the position of<00:32:34.399> state<00:32:34.640

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3363, a bill focused on protecting the privacy and safety of legislators and other candidates by limiting public access to home addresses and related information in campaign finance and election filings. The author said the bill was prompted by the events of June 14 and was intended to make temporary Campaign Finance Board changes permanent. No public testimony was offered, and the author explained that the bill had been narrowed and reorganized after a Senate delete-everything amendment expanded its scope. Members then considered a series of amendments. The A1 amendment, which added security devices and security services as allowable non-campaign disbursements, was adopted after questions about family relationships and whether payments to relatives could qualify. The A2 through A9 amendments were also adopted, covering data classification or redaction of street addresses in Campaign Finance Board reports, lobbyist gift reports, candidate affidavits of candidacy, nominating petitions, local government candidate reports, and retroactive redaction of existing reports. The A4 amendment was modified by A12 to apply city, state, and ZIP code reporting to political committees, political funds, and party units. The A13 amendment removed a proposed misdemeanor penalty tied to disclosure violations, and the A14 amendment was adopted to give caucus and chamber leaders access to actual candidate addresses, though members noted the language still needed refinement and that the intent was to continue working on it. There was discussion about whether the address-access language in A14 would apply to all candidates or only legislative candidates, and whether it would affect residency disputes; staff said it would not change complaint or court processes, but could be a data point. Several members said they had concerns about the breadth of the language but were willing to keep working on it. After the amendments were adopted, the committee moved to the bill as amended and recommended that House File 3363 be re-referred to the Judiciary Committee.

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• First Black woman to be elected as a Republican in the state's history.
• That's true ethnic studies, and you're going to face it at the polls in the next election.
• as a Republican in the state be elected as a Republican in the state of<00:18:29.600> Georgia's
• ...by those locally elected officials.
• > just elected officials they're elected just elected officials they're elected just like<01:45

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It tells us how many policies have been issued by zip code.
• What we found is that in some of the impacted zip codes in St.
• It was just how it was coded when it was entered in the FY26 budget.
• They hold those certification elections and certify the election results.
• I think it's page 12, Program description book, I believe in this section.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Does that include building safety inspections, code enforcement, animal control?
• Does that include building safety inspections, code enforcement, animal control?
• These are not elected officials running this. They are appointed by your governor.
• These are not elected officials running this. They are appointed by your governor.
• We know this legislation is needed because we saw what happened last election.

Summary: The House took up the special order calendar for a proposed constitutional amendment on property taxes, CS/HJR 1F, which would create a new homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property, and restrict how counties and municipalities may use ad valorem tax revenue. The sponsor, Rep. Overdorf, said the measure would give homeowners tax relief and argued local governments could adjust spending or use other revenue sources. Opponents repeatedly questioned the ballot language, the lack of a fiscal estimate or backfill, and the potential impact on local services, public safety, and debt obligations. The House adopted the special order report and then debated the resolution and a series of amendments. Several amendments were offered to carve out or protect specific services from the tax changes. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to protect Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was supported by members who said those entities fund early learning, mental health, aftercare, and other services for children and working families, but it failed 25-74. Rep. Cross offered an amendment to include water management districts in allowable ad valorem uses, warning of impacts on flood control, water quality, Everglades restoration, and water supply; that amendment also failed. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment requiring the Legislature to backfill public safety funding if local revenues fall, arguing police and fire services, staffing, and response times would be at risk; it failed 25-71. The chamber then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other local senior programs, and opponents saying the proposal was outside the bill’s scope. Finally, Rep. Gant offered an amendment to protect veteran services, saying local governments fund housing, mental health, transition, and family support programs for veterans; debate emphasized the importance of honoring veterans and avoiding cuts to those services. The transcript cuts off during debate on that amendment, before a final vote is shown.