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• Reports from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. Thank you.
• procedure where they're anesthetized...
• Omnibus bills are not just a procedural flaw in our legislative process; they are a deliberate tactic
• A legislator that hid legislation, that hid controversial policies...
• This legislative salary is completely gone. It is brutal.

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• If this is a legislative directive, we want information given to Legislative Management, it should come
• So the plan is that we'll come back to legislative procedure arrangements at their next meeting.
• Of legislation.
• Perhaps when they present the report to Legislative Arrangements and Procedures, we should be invited
• Well, they're not presented to Legislative Procedure and Arrangements, I don't think, right?

Keywords: 908, all

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• Sir, are you saying that the House staff writes much better legislation than the Senate staff?
• Updating procedures to ensure they respond to certain situations.
• And it just outlines a procedure for which they can obtain a certificate of their infant's death.

Bills: SB206, SB904, SB933, SB1436, SB1500, SB1553, SB1557, SB1567, SB1644, SB1645, SB1651, SB1794, SB1833, SB1849, SB1984

Keywords: SB206, emergency medical services, EMS, ambulance, 911 response, emergency response, essential services, federal funding, grant funding, public health, health care facility, municipality, county, ambulance service district, tribal entity, public entity, contract ambulance service, Oklahoma, 63 O.S. 2021 Section 1-2502, emergency clause

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• My name is Grant legislative session.
• to facilities within your uh legislative to facilities within your uh legislative districts.<00:
• we think that this piece of legislation we think that this piece of legislation is<00:20:21.280>
• . procedures. procedures.
• um a budget or some other legislation. um a budget or some other legislation.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• As this bill has moved through the legislative process, we have worked in good faith with the committee
• We should not have to legislate the protection of our children.
• First, compliance with the law, one of the law's most important procedural safeguards.
• Ultimately, this ...procedural hurdles that may prolong placement and stability.
• and legislative intent into real life.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Procedurally understood. We took up the motion and we voted and it was defeated.
• Did any legislator come up with any of the ideas expressed in the plan we're about to vote on?
• About redrawing state legislative districts.
• Florida's state legislative districts were drawn from the same 2020 census data.
• Florida's state legislative districts were drawn from the same 2020 census data.

Summary: The Senate convened in special session with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved to the special order calendar to consider congressional redistricting legislation, beginning with Senate Bill 8D and then substituting the identical House Bill 1D. The bill would establish Florida’s congressional districts. Senator Gaetz, presenting the measure, said the Governor had proposed the map to address population growth and to draw race-neutral districts, and argued that mid-decade redistricting is legally permissible and has occurred before in Florida and other states. He repeatedly said the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend the proposal, but that the Governor had the prerogative to propose it. The floor debate focused heavily on the legality and timing of the map, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Louisiana redistricting decision was announced during the session. Several senators, including Rouson, Sharief, Smith, Polsky, Arrington, Bracy Davis, Bernard, Nathan, and Berman, questioned whether the map complied with the Florida Constitution’s Fair Districts Amendment, the Voting Rights Act, and equal protection principles. They raised concerns about the short notice, lack of statewide public hearings, the use of partisan data, the absence of sworn testimony from the Governor’s representatives, the claimed severability of the Fair Districts Amendment, and the impact on minority communities and communities of interest. Gaetz generally declined to offer legal opinions, saying those issues would ultimately be for the courts, but he relayed the Governor’s position that race-based provisions in the Fair Districts Amendment are unconstitutional and that the proposed map is race-neutral and compact. Members also debated whether the map’s population data and compactness scores justified the district lines, with critics arguing that the plan cracked and split communities in places such as Central Florida, Tampa Bay, and South Florida. Gaetz said the Governor’s office relied on 2020 census data plus updated population estimates from the Office of Economic and Demographic Research and the American Community Survey, and that the mapmaker said he drew the map himself without outside consultants. After questions concluded, the Senate adopted a motion to substitute HB 1D for SB 8D, read the bill a third time, and proceeded to debate the House bill. The transcript ends during debate, with no final vote on passage shown.

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• we're in the process here of legislating we're in the process here of legislating and<01:14:24.480
• seclusion, and restrictive procedures. seclusion, and restrictive procedures.
• Restrictive procedures and school resource officers.
• This legislation a lack of training.
• But I don't know that this legislation But I don't know that this legislation is<01:46:14.560>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Five other states have now enacted legislation requiring coverage for scalp cooling.
• And I think that, honestly, we should do this more often with our legislation.
• I want to thank the Coleman family for engaging with us on this legislation.
• So thank you for this piece of legislation. Thank you.
• So thank you for this piece of legislation. Saying no further comments.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• You should have a letter of support in your materials from the Minnesota Legislative Mental Health Legislative
• transparency or legislative oversight. transparency or legislative oversight.
• violence prevention legislation. violence prevention legislation.
• I'm the legislative director at DCYF covering early childhood.
• It's not going to be a legislated It's not going to be a legislated process<01:36:43.560> like

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our first order of business today is going to be a couple procedural things.
• Our first order of business today is going to be a couple procedural things.
• Our first order of business today is going to be a couple procedural things.
• With this bill, I realize that the language in the bill here only applies to this new procedure that
• Aridian, Legislative Director for the DHS Office of Inspector General.

Bills: HF1379, HF1596, HF2260, HF1429

Keywords: nonopioid directive, opioid refusal, opioid-free care, pain management, health care directive, advance directive, patient autonomy, informed consent, substance use disorder, opioid epidemic, prescriber immunity, provider liability, emergency medical services, EMS, health record, Minnesota Department of Health, health care agent, medical power of attorney, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota government data practices

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• So I think that would be a common-sense procedure.
• I think that would be a common-sense procedure.
• >> Jenny Gilbert, legislative liaison. >> Jenny Gilbert, legislative liaison.
• I wasn't initially procedures case.
• And then a member of procedures case.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then recognized a staff member’s birthday and a guest shadowing Senator Adams. It then moved into informational review of Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Education regulation 702 KAR 3:30, which sets insurance coverage requirements for school district buildings and structures. Department of Education officials explained that districts are expected to carry coverage at replacement cost and said they understand some districts participate in self-insurance pools with backup policies, but they deferred detailed insurance questions to the Department of Insurance. Senators raised concerns that pooled coverage could leave districts exposed if claims exceed pool limits, and the chair asked KDE to follow up with DOI to confirm districts are adequately covered, especially for bondholders. No vote was taken on the informational review. The committee then reviewed emergency ABC regulations 804 KAR 130:01 through 130:04 implementing Senate Bill 100’s new licensing requirements for tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product businesses. ABC and Public Protection Cabinet representatives outlined the emergency rules governing enforcement, license applications, denial criteria, and transitional licenses. Retail industry witnesses Shannon Stiglet and Brian Clark said they support licensure in principle but argued the rules add duplicative requirements borrowed from alcohol licensing, create confusion about transitional licenses, and may be too burdensome for the roughly 7,000 affected businesses to meet by the January 1 deadline. They also said guidance has been inconsistent and requested the agency revise the regulations, remove requirements not grounded in law, and provide clearer, separate processes for new and existing businesses. Committee members asked whether the industry had worked directly with ABC and noted the public comment period was still open. Witnesses said they had communicated with ABC and the Public Protection Cabinet, but responses had been uneven and they wanted written guidance. Members expressed concern about the short timeline and the need to avoid disruption so businesses can operate legally on January 1. Representative Marzian asked for clarification that the discussion concerned emergency regulations already in effect while ordinary regulations remain in process. No formal action was taken beyond receiving the informational testimony and discussion.

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• The legislature would set the uniform procedure for those provisions.
• passed legislation requiring a detailed study of property tax reform.
• We do legislation all the time. We do legislation all the time.
• Not because this is his policy, his legislation. Again, this was something he was given.
• And so, of course, most of these bills were not heard during this legislative session.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Are you familiar with this legislation? Yes.
• And I do support the legislation, or I am going to support the legislation.
• And I do support the legislation or I am going to support the legislation.
• However, in the initial legislation, no procedure for regulating new animal shelters was included.
• However, in the initial legislation, no procedure for regulating new animal shelters was included.

Summary: The House convened with quorum, offered prayers and moments of silence for community members who had recently died, and recognized several guests and family members in the chamber. After routine communications and passage of consent calendar 29, the chamber took up a series of measures on the main and colored agendas, with several bills and resolutions passing by voice vote or roll call. Among the measures approved were House Concurrent Resolution 157, which as amended requested a State Lottery report on options to support traditional lottery retailers; Senate Bill 53 on the Delaware Farm to Community Program; Senate Bill 307 on PSC authority for Lifeline telecommunications carriers; Senate Bill 339 clarifying health directive forms in mental health facilities; Senate Bill 235 on manufactured home community rent increases; Senate Bill 325, as amended, updating fire prevention and volunteer fire/EMS background check rules; Senate Bill 309 on inmate work and discharge of incarceration-related balances; Senate Bill 324 on deadly weapons and constable agency representatives; Senate Bill 293 on youth camp child care licensing; Senate Bill 94 on respiratory care practitioners and ECMO medication delivery; and Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 100, proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to marry regardless of race or gender while preserving religious freedom. House Bill 188, changing Delaware primary elections to allow unaffiliated voters to choose a party primary, also passed after debate. Two measures drew extended discussion and amendments. Senate Bill 233, requiring snow and ice to be removed from vehicles, was tabled once, then later amended and passed after debate over whether the law was workable for truck drivers and other vehicle operators; a proposed truck-related exemption amendment failed. House Substitute 1 for House Bill 404, creating a pilot program for artificial intelligence and extended reality in schools, passed after testimony from the Department of Education emphasizing guardrails, privacy, and educator oversight, alongside concerns from members about data, bias, and long-term effects. Several items were tabled or reconsidered during the session, and the House adjourned after completing the day’s business.

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• Legislation introduced by Senator Warren and Senator Van Hollen, the Payments Modernization Act, would
• Your legislation would rewrite that law to mean that your money would have been available on the first
• So, did bank regulators evade the notice and comment rulemaking of the Administrative Procedures Act
• Yes, I think this is a standard banking procedure. So it's important that we all think about.
• Senator, going through the right process and procedures for hiring and bringing that auditor in would

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• So this legislation gives the court discretion to support that restitution and that is the Bill, Mister
• This legislation is more than a response to the statistics.
• So maybe if you can speak to any guardrails that would be in your legislation that would protect some
• Have you considered when you put the legislation together?
• Case of the circuit court feels fails to follow proper sentencing procedures.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• AND THE TRANSPARENCY, ONE OF THE WAYS THE PUBLIC, ONE OF THE WAYS THE LEGISLATURE, LEGISLATORS CAN LOOK
• THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN PROCEDURE, CAN YOU FLESH THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE?
• >> I WILL ANSWER A DIRECT YES, THERE IS A CHANGE IN PROCEDURE.
• GAETZ MAY HAVE HAD LEGISLATION OR FILED LEGISLATION RELATED TO THIS QUESTION.
• AND IF THE COMMISSION WAS A LITTLE TROUBLED BY THE LEGISLATION THIS YEAR, YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Furthermore, TEC's procedures are atypical compared to other state agencies.
• would also require the TEC to align its discovery rules To comply with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure
• So you legislate to structure, not to personality. That's how it's supposed to be.
• When we stand up and pass this legislation, we'll do everything in our power to expedite it because we
• This good legislation, we will get them moving in as well. So, I appreciate you all being here.

Bills: SB2101, SB2334, SB2633, SB2637, SB2713, SB2781, SB2782, SB3059, HB1130, HB256, HCR19

Keywords: minors, sexually explicit materials, public libraries, age verification, civil penalties, library collection review, alcohol storage, airline permits, beverage regulations, airport, commercial flights, alcoholic beverages, local option election, zoning regulations, municipality control, land use, state law, social media, bot accounts, misinformation

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• Assure the referral system under the kind of legislation that the Chairman has proposed.
• There was an effort last session, and I supported it to legislate in this area.
• Naomi Mathis, the Assistant National Legislative Director for Disabled American Veterans, and John Eaton
• Simplifying and automating these procedures can reduce delays, alleviating administrative burdens, and
• I think we can include it in whatever legislation we pass.

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• agree, and we are against the transfer of the stewardship, the land deed, the rules, policies, and procedures
• agree, and we are against the transfer of the stewardship, the land deed, the rules, policies, and procedures
• I'm not sure actually whether there's an OHA process to having legislation be included in the OHA package
• be included in the to having legislation be included in the in<00:39:15.359> the<00:39:15.480
• so you know it forth this legislation so you know it wasn't<00:39:39.520> added<00:39:39.960>

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Summary: The joint hearing focused on Senate Bill 4, which would transfer stewardship of Mauna ʻAla from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Committee chairs opened the meeting with housekeeping and noted the hearing was live-streamed, with a two-minute limit for testimony. Director Don Chang of the Board of Land and Natural Resources said DLNR had been working with OHA and had agreed to transfer certain lands subject to due diligence, including Kahana Valley and a parcel in Waimānalo, but urged the committee to finalize those mutually agreed parcels before taking on something new. He also described the current arrangement at Mauna ʻAla as a collaborative one involving the state and the royal trusts, with the state handling routine maintenance and the trusts contributing to larger repairs and improvements on a project-by-project basis rather than through direct annual appropriations. Testimony was mixed. Supporters argued that OHA is better positioned to steward the site because of its cultural mission, Native Hawaiian governance, and ability to protect sacred places with greater cultural competency and accountability. Several speakers emphasized that Mauna ʻAla is not a state park and should be cared for by those with direct cultural ties and experience, and some cited OHA’s recent financial reforms and partnerships as reasons for confidence. Others, including representatives of the Daughters and Sons of the Hawaiian Warriors Makakoa, opposed the bill, citing concerns about OHA’s past financial management, transparency, and the need for more public information and testimony before any transfer. One testifier also argued the land transfer itself was unlawful and rooted in the history of the overthrow and annexation. Members and testifiers also discussed the historical role of the royal trusts and family caretakers at Mauna ʻAla, with one descendant describing a long family stewardship and supporting OHA only if amended language preserved checks and balances and protected iwi and burial grounds. Another speaker said the family recognized James Mayo as kahu of Mauna ʻAla and supported the bill because prior DLNR efforts had not sufficiently protected traditional and customary rights. The hearing ended after public testimony and committee questions, with no vote or final action taken in the portion provided.

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• , have conversations with legislators, have conversations with legislators, different<00:39:26.600
• We have finalized all of our complaint processes and procedures and now we're actually getting into the
• We have finalized all of our complaint processes and procedures and now we're actually getting into the
• We have finalized all of our complaint processes and procedures and now we're actually getting into the
• and now we're actually and procedures and now we're actually getting<00:42:53.800> into<00:42

Bills: HB389, HB1166, HB1510, HB1541, HB1605, HB1661, HB1663, HB1678, HB1769, HB1785, HB1801, HB1802, HB1815, HB1824, HB1838, HB1840, HB1853, HB1860, HB1891, HB1952, HB1960, HB1969, HB1970, HB1972, HB1976, HB2050, HB2094, HB2104, HB2158, HB2165, HB2171, HB2208, HB2246, HB2271, HB2300, HB2310, HB2315, HB2319, HB2338, HB2339, HB2343, HB2443, HB2498, HB2551, HB2599, HB2606, SB17, SB83, SB99, SB148, SB411, SB709, SB847, SB874, SB888, SB1032, SB1166, SB2001, SB2014, SB2031, SB2041, SB2050, SB2057, SB2061, SB2074, SB2075, SB2089, SB2095, SB2101, SB2102, SB2108, SB2109, SB2110, SB2125, SB2135, SB2138, SB2140, SB2146, SB2151, SB2152, SB2175, SB2203, SB2239, SB2246, SB2247, SB2253, SB2261, SB2268, SB2271, SB2272, SB2320, SB2340, SB2347, SB2353, SB2363, SB2367, SB2372, SB2376, SB2386

Keywords: HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes