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• The recommendation on SB 40 SD2 is to pass with amendments.
• [Laughter] amendments any members voting amendments any members voting no<00:58:50.920> any<00
• <01:00:25.559> as defected date and Tech amendments as defected date and Tech amendments as
• Tech amendments: I recommend remove HD1, tech amendments for clarity, consistency, and style, with a
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Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing-related measures. SB 38 SD2 drew mixed testimony on changes to 21H projects, with HHFDC supporting and county and community groups split between support and opposition. In discussion, members focused on how county legislative bodies can alter projects in ways that increase costs, including changes to AMI mixes and fee waivers. The committee later recommended passage with amendments, limiting county changes that would impose stricter conditions than HHFDC, stricter AMI requirements, or reduced fee waivers; the motion passed with one member voting with reservations and two members excused. A major portion of the hearing focused on SB 71 SD2, which would revise the rental housing revolving fund. Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi YIMBY, and NAAP Hawaiʻi opposed the bill, arguing it would weaken support for deeply affordable units, eliminate the 5% set-aside for households at or below 30% AMI, and create a funding gap for households between 60% and 120% AMI. Supporters of the bill, including public housing and some development interests, emphasized the need to redirect funding and make the program more flexible. In decision-making, the committee described the bill as making comprehensive changes that would narrow Tier 2 toward higher-income projects and favor shorter loan terms, then moved it out with amendments. The committee also heard and advanced several other measures with little or no opposition: SB 40 SD2 on state finances, SB 378 on HHFDC, SB 572 SD1 on housing, SB 1229 ST2 on the dwelling unit revolving fund, and SB 602 on the Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority all received support testimony and were moved forward. For SB 65 SD2, HPHA and other agencies supported the measure, and HPHA testified it sought roughly $8 million to $10 million for repair and maintenance of units not covered by CIP funds. The committee also took up SB 826 SD1 on the low-income housing tax credit, where HHFDC, the Tax Foundation, and DHHL expressed confusion over the bill’s intent and whether it would bar state agencies from using LIHTC financing; no action was taken on that item in the excerpt. SB 944 SD2 on LIHTC transferability drew support and a suggestion to keep clarifying language that notifies the tax department, and the committee indicated it would keep the provision in.

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• And you're accepting the amendments. I am accepting the amendments. Thank you very much.
• I will be accepting the committee amendments today.
• There is no committee amendment before us.
• The author had already taken the amendment, and the amendment is in the bill.
• First of all, I want to confirm your accepting the amendments.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• With that contract, the lottery's future obligation is 13.110% of ticket sales.
• There's a process in place where any of the write-ups that occur are going to our contracts.
• We then continued... paying for advertising services without a written contract.
• We then continued paying the same vendor without a contract, to the point that the un-contracted suspending
• A written contract has now been executed for the advertising services in question.

Keywords: 908, all

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• The amendment will be four weeks.
• So I am proposing this amendment. I move to pass on the amendment. A second from the chair.
• The amendment is adopted. Now, members, we are back on the bill as amended.
• So, with that, I move to pass on the amendment. Do pass on the amendment from enyifford.
• amendment to be adopted.

Bills: HB2210, HB2398, HB2959, HB3006, HB3026, HB3151, HB3315, HB3372, HB3467, HB3590, HB4268, HB4359, HB4427

Keywords: youth apprenticeship, career education, workforce development, high school programs, mentorship, vocational training, state oversight, credential of value, education, labor market, government reporting, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent, law enforcement notification

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• Senator Bullock: Floor amendment be adopted to the rage amendment.
• Please read the Epstein floor amendment. Epstein floor amendment.
• And we have a floor amendment: Bravo floor amendment.
• Senator Warner, your bill is amendment, please amendment, your bill is amendment, your bill is amendment
• amendments.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• In September, my husband contracted West Nile virus.
• It's where I contracted this. And it is lethal, folks. It really is.
• I've also been lobbying for the RICA amendments to pass and...
• I've also been lobbying for the RICA amendments to pass, and so things are kind of lining up.
• That gentleman later died from cancer that he contracted from working in those mines.

Bills: SB66, SB79, SB108

Keywords: environment, cleanup, contamination, uranium mining, abandoned sites, state funding, mosquito control, public health, surveillance, prevention funds, local government grants, food security, agriculture, food bank, regional program, appropriation, 996, all

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• Chair moves that SB 901 without amendment be reported favorably to the full House with a recommendation
• Chair moves that HB 3918 without amendment be reported favorably to the full House.
• House Bill 4171 amends the election code so that Mr.
• primary, or a non-contracted primary.
• In a contracted or non-contracted primary, each party has a lot more control and authority over their

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• Sections 2306.5621 BCDF and H through L are also amended to reflect this inclusion.
• House Bill 158 amends the government code as stated to make social workers eligible participants in the
• House Bill 1998, proposes amendments to various sections of the Education Code and the Local Government
• It increases the threshold for school district contracts requiring competitive procurement from $50,000
• And as you can imagine, a utility the size of SAWS, we enter into hundreds of contracts on an annual

Bills: HB158

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivision, government spending, transparency

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• My question is, would you work with me on perhaps an amendment that identifies people who are using them
• The bill seeks to amend the existing route designation process related to the permits for oversized and
• House Bill 2427 amends language relating to West Doffing Road and designates a new corridor on Spur 20
• That is correct, and those are the terms with the Miami-Dade contract. And it's negotiated.
• Maybe Bus Patrol won't get the contracts with the various school districts in the state of Texas.

Bills: HB767, HB 1242, HB1373, HB1404, HB1708, HB1936, HB2041, HB2198, HB2270, HB2315, HB2415, HB2427, HB2455, HB2457, HB2522, HB2523, HB2686, HB2763, HB2775, HB2944, HB3034, HB1683, HB1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• flexibility to bring in contracted flexibility to bring in contracted experts<00:13:32.000> when
• If some of us want to run a budget amendment, we could always run a budget amendment that says, you know
• , if SF 14 passes, then this amendment goes away.
• If SF 14 doesn’t pass, then this amendment takes place.
• So, there’s ways to do that so that we can run a bill and an amendment at the same time.

Bills: SF0014, SF0018

Keywords: literacy, education, reading assessment, intervention program, public school funding, department of education, K-12 education, part-time attendance, public schools, student enrollment, education funding, 916, all

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• SJR 1 by Huffman proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien
• SJR 2 by Betancourt et al. proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption
• Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of parents to raise their children to state
• affairs, SJR 35 by Johnson proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision
• SJR 38 by Birdwell proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the authority.

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• AB 1864, Marc Berman, gene synthesis equipment, do pass as amended with author amendments to remove CDPH
• AB 2563, Pacheco, sex discrimination, do pass as amended with author's amendments to clarify scope.
• amendments.
• AB 1856, Wicks, age verification signals, do pass as amended with author amendments clarifying definitions
• other technical amendments.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.

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• comments to the two co-chairs of the committee and please indicate also your support, opposition, amend
• , the contract is rendered unenforceable at times, and at best severely weakened.
• The most, probably the most recent and the most frustrating one is in our contract, there's a provision
• So we very likely had to give something up to have that language included in our contract, right?
• Your embarrassment and unseemly delays in getting these contracts funded, once the General Court has

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with the co-chairs introducing House and Senate members and explaining the hybrid format, three-minute testimony guidance, and the deadline for written testimony. The committee then heard extensive testimony on S. 2665, which would require employers to post notice to employees when an I-9 audit or similar federal immigration inspection is underway. Supporters, including immigration attorneys, a pediatrician, a labor leader, and an affected family member, argued the bill would protect privacy, give workers time to gather documents and consult counsel, and reduce fear and wrongful arrests. One witness from Illinois described a similar law there and said it had not caused the problems employers feared, while others said recent ICE enforcement has made notice especially important. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1360, a bill affecting collective bargaining rights for State Police, with the State Police Association arguing that a statutory gap lets departmental rules override their contract and that the bill would restore intended bargaining protections. A separate labor bill, S. 1305, was also briefly supported by the AFL-CIO as part of broader worker-classification protections for app-based delivery drivers. A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 2066, which would impose fines on transportation network drivers who refuse rides to people with disabilities using service animals. Testimony from blind and disabled riders, service dog users, advocates, and the Disability Law Center described repeated ride cancellations, drivers pulling away after seeing a service animal, and the difficulty of enforcing existing anti-discrimination laws through MCAD or other agencies. Witnesses said the current system leaves riders without practical recourse because drivers are hard to identify and complaints can take years, and they argued that fines on individual drivers would create a real deterrent. Several witnesses also described the impact on employment, medical appointments, and daily independence. Committee members asked about service-animal verification, whether refusals are ever appropriate, and whether penalties should target drivers or companies; witnesses said legitimate refusals are limited to misbehaving or unsafe animals and that companies already have policies and some training, but enforcement remains weak. The committee also heard from a witness supporting a related bill on rideshare accessibility and from advocates describing broader transportation discrimination issues. One witness discussed a separate proposal to study service-animal denial, and others noted that Uber’s self-identification feature and company policies have not solved the problem. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the meeting ended after the final witnesses on the service-animal bill and a brief organizational discussion about related legislation and committee business.

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• into the body—there's a board that has the SLDS and captures this dollar—and then from that they contract
• into the body—there's a board that has the SLDS and captures this dollar—and then from that they contract
• <00:16:10.720> training, training, contract training, training, contract training, industryled
• that works with recruiting, contracting that works with recruiting, contracting and<00:19:01.600
• didn't hear what the contract didn't hear what the contract contractual<00:22:01.600> services

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 14 January, 2026: 3:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: MDES presented its FY27 budget request, describing the agency as a special fund workforce agency focused on helping Mississippians get jobs through employment services, labor market information, and unemployment insurance. Executive Director Bill Ashley said the revised request seeks level spending authority similar to FY26, with line-item changes driven mainly by higher salaries and fringe benefits and lower contractual services. He said MDES currently has 406 employees, 28 active recruitments, and six additional planned positions, for a requested total of 440 positions, down from 453 authorized last year. The request also includes $1.4 million for the State Longitudinal Data System and $400,000 for Accelerate Mississippi fiscal support. Committee members asked about the SLDS pass-through funding, whether it is recurring, and the staffing/pin changes; MDES explained the SLDS is a recurring annual pass-through and that the staffing request reflects turnover and recruitment needs rather than a net expansion. Accelerate Mississippi then outlined its FY27 request and program updates. Officials said the office is requesting level funding overall, with some salary adjustments tied to benefits and two new positions, including one for Talent Solutions and one systems administrator. They described workforce initiatives such as Encore, a recruiter/instructor program; Facet, a partnership with Northwest Mississippi Community College to strengthen instructor preparation; Power Path, a K-12 advanced manufacturing credential model; and expanded career coach activity, reporting 204 coaches serving 209 schools and more than 22,000 unique student interactions. They also reviewed funding streams for workforce enhancement training, Mississippi Works, Equip Mississippi, and ARPA, saying ARPA funds are on track to be fully spent by the September 30 reimbursement deadline and that monthly check-ins are being used to ensure funds are drawn down. Members asked about the budget changes, the use of contractual services, and the career coach program; the office said it was shifting some audit and monitoring costs to the funds being monitored and was not requesting an increase for career coach funding. The Mississippi community college presidents and the Community College Board also presented their budget priorities. They reported that Mississippi community colleges served 88,600 students in academic year 2023 and said the system’s graduation rate is about 42 percent, with a goal of reaching 55 percent. Their FY27 request includes a 6 percent salary increase for employees, increased basic operations funding, and continued support for CTE Advantage programs, totaling $61.5 million in general support. On facilities, they requested $150 million after receiving no facilities funding last year, citing roughly $413 million in identified needs across capital improvements, repairs and renovations, and pre-planning. The Community College Board requested restoration of $310,000 in general fund cuts and a new $2 million appropriation for adult education, noting that an estimated 300,000 to 330,000 Mississippians lack a high school diploma. No votes were taken during the presentations.

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• It's an author's amendment, so I'm not going to oppose the change, but just curious if you can give us
• It's an author's amendment, so I'm not going to oppose the change, but just curious if you can give us
• My name is Darielle Danon, and I am the contract lobbyist for the Minnesota Child Care Association.
• The amendment is adopted.
• children youth and families to amend children youth and families to amend those<01:03:11.920>

Bills: HF1247, HF628

Keywords: child care, aides, supervision, child care centers, staffing regulations, childcare, day care, licensed child care center, early childhood education, child care licensing, director qualifications, staff ratios, group size, staff-to-child ratio, substitutes, volunteers, assistant teacher, teacher qualifications, infant care, toddler age

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• That's the amendment. Are there questions on the amendment? Any appearance forms for the amendment?
• Are there questions on the amendment? Any appearance forms on the amendment?
• The amendment is not adopted. We're back on the bill as amended.
• The amendment. Are there questions on the amendment?
• So that's the amendment. Are there questions on the amendment?

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and advanced several bills, with the most extensive discussion centered on condominium issues, gambling enforcement, and public safety. CS/SB 592 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program was amended to clarify the three-story eligibility threshold and to add sliding glass door wind-driven rain mitigation devices as an eligible improvement. A late-filed amendment to appropriate $500 million for the program failed on a 3-4 roll call vote, and the bill was then reported favorably. Members also took up CS/SB 1742, a broad condominium and cooperative association reform bill, which would give associations more flexibility on reserves after milestone inspections, require substitute budgets over certain spending increases, improve disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules, expand data collection, and extend some disclosure rescission periods; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 622 on pari-mutuel permit leasing, as amended to allow leasing to same-class permit holders or Hialeah permit holders and to make related wagering licenses discretionary rather than automatic. SB 1404 on illegal gambling was reported favorably after amendments allowing veterans organizations to seek declaratory rulings on machine compliance and adding ethics/revolving-door restrictions for Gaming Commission personnel; a late amendment concerning a Miami casino property was withdrawn. Testimony on that bill came from prosecutors, the Gaming Control Commission, veterans groups, and amusement machine operators, with supporters emphasizing organized crime enforcement and opponents seeking clearer definitions and compliance guidance. On public safety and infrastructure, SB 1682 to include 911 dispatchers in the definition of first responder was reported favorably with strong support from dispatchers and committee members. SB 818 on utility relocation and SB 1228 on spring restoration were also reported favorably, with counties opposing the utility bill as a taxpayer cost shift. SB 948 on flood disclosures for rental properties and condominium sales/rentals was reported favorably after support from environmental and flood advocacy groups. The committee also heard SB 604 on residential pool safety requirements, but the chair temporarily postponed it after concerns were raised about how the inspection requirement would work in cash transactions and whether it would require permits or delay closings.

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• amendment the passage of which amendment amendment the passage of which amendment the<01:07:24.400
• amendment. Pass of which amendment? amendment. Pass of which amendment?
• amendment the passage of which amendment amendment the passage of which amendment the<01:14:59.760
• amendment the passage of which amendment amendment the passage of which amendment the<01:21:47.679
• amendment. The pass of which amendment. amendment. The pass of which amendment.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Well, sorry, may I amend that to? What did you call them? Space flight.
• House Bill 3887 increases payment and performance bond thresholds to $150,000 for public work contracts
• Current state law requires payment bonds for contracts in excess of $25,000 and performance bonds for
• contracts in excess of $100,000.
• The chair moves that House Bill 1905, without amendment, be reported favorably to the House.

Bills: HB3129, HB3251, HB3556, HB3724, HB3887

Keywords: construction, wildlife impact, height restrictions, national wildlife refuge, environmental regulations, HB 3887, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Parks and Wildlife Code, performance bond, payment bond, contractor bonding, public works, construction contracts, public building, procurement, bid security, subcontractors, suppliers, contractor payment protection, project completion

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• I'll yield for questions on the amendment. Questions on the amendment? Adoption of the amendment.
• amendment to maybe add that? amendment to maybe add that?
• President, I ask that uh I have an amendment. amendment. amendment.
• amendment is adopted. amendment is adopted.
• <06:58:08.878> Amendment. The eyes have it. Amendment. The eyes have it. Amendment.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened, confirmed a quorum, received an invocation from Dr. Lenon Duncan, and led the pledge of allegiance. Routine business followed, including unanimous consent to dispense with reading the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guests were introduced, including a governmental affairs representative, a doctor of the day and medical student, a county leadership group, agricultural youth council participants, a former senator’s spouse, and MSMS students. The chamber then took up several appropriations and finance measures. Senate Bill 2189, the transfer bill for state funds and agency budget setup, passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2190 increased the Working Cash Stabilization Reserve Fund minimum balance from 10% to 15% of general fund revenue; supporters said it would strengthen the state’s fiscal position, and it passed by morning roll call after no questions. Senate Bill 2480, a capacity project bill providing $265 million from CAPEX to MDOT for highway projects in Madison and Rankin counties and initial work on Highway 90, was amended to make it effective upon passage and then passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2832 extended the railroad tax credit repealer to 2029, and Senate Bill 2847 required state and local tax calculations to round to the nearest nickel in response to the federal penny phaseout; both passed by morning roll call. The Senate also approved Senate Bill 2191, which expands the purposes for which municipal use tax funds may be spent to include sidewalk repair and building acquisition/rehabilitation, after questions about municipal and subdivision sidewalks. Senate Bill 2885 created the Mississippi Work and Save Program, a voluntary retirement savings option for small employers and employees, with the sponsor emphasizing that participation is optional and that the program is intended to help workers without access to retirement plans; it passed by morning roll call. Senate Bill 2834, the omnibus tag bill, and Senate Bill 2838, the omnibus qualified resort area bill, were each amended with committee substitutes and passed by morning roll call. Later, the Senate suspended the rules and took up a large block of resolutions and commemorative measures, including sympathy and congratulatory resolutions, arts awards, sports championships, and other recognitions, along with House concurrent resolutions and two House bills designating observances. The transcript ends while the clerk is reading the long list of titles in the block.

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• Okay, I see no amendments on the bill. Julia, do we have public testimony?
• They don't come when we chip away at our Fifth Amendment rights.
• They don't come when we chip away at our First Amendment rights.
• I see no amendments. We'll now move to public testimony.
• Please excuse my language, but amend the hell out of this bill.

Summary: The committee first heard HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor said the bill restores the rights of law-abiding 18-year-olds. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters from Gun Owners of America and Florida Carry arguing that adults 18 and older should have equal Second Amendment rights and that current law is inconsistent with other adult responsibilities, while opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates, students, parents, and Parkland-related speakers, said the bill would reverse a post-Parkland safety measure and increase risks of suicide, accidental shootings, and school violence. Several members debated the bill, with opponents emphasizing Parkland, the Florida State shooting, and public polling showing broad opposition; supporters stressed parental responsibility, mental health, and constitutional rights. HB 133 was then reported favorably on a roll call vote of 13 yeas, with several members voting no. The committee then took up CS/HB 289, which would revise Florida’s wrongful death law to allow parents to recover damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to let grieving parents seek civil remedies, and members questioned how it would apply in situations involving surrogacy, rape, ectopic pregnancy, medical care, and damages calculations. The sponsor said the bill would not allow suits against the mother, would not apply to lawful non-negligent medical care, and would be handled through ordinary wrongful death damage proof before a jury. Public testimony was again split: supporters from pro-life and faith groups said the bill recognizes unborn children and aligns Florida with many other states, while opponents from civil liberties, reproductive rights, and advocacy groups warned it could be used to target abortion providers, helpers, and even families or businesses in miscarriage-related cases, and could be weaponized by abusive partners. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 289, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.