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• This is giving memorial hospitals and hospital districts options, not just to terminate or dissolve.
• This<00:41:58.720> is<00:41:58.880> giving<00:41:59.280> memorial<00:41:59.920><
• c> hospitals<00:42:00.640> and This is giving memorial hospitals and This is giving memorial
• So this was a tool, but again, that hospital was a private hospital and not a memorial hospital.
• We thought we were only dealing with memorial hospitals.

Bills: SF0010, SF0005

Keywords: mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, bankruptcy, hospital, county, healthcare, financial stability, 916, all

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• my strong support for Senate File 1701, which provides continued funding for the Philando Castile Memorial
• For many of these smaller agencies, the Philando Castile Memorial Fund is the only source of training
• Fund um the Philando Castile Memorial Fund um again<00:07:12.639> underscored<00:07:13.199>
• And then I know you also took testimony already on the Philando Castile Memorial Training Fund.
• And then I know you also took testimony already on the Philando Castile Memorial Training Fund.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chair and Representative Harder, and again going off of my memory working with the Department of Agriculture
• Representative Harder, and again going off<00:10:46.320> of<00:10:46.400> my<00:10:46.560> memory
• <00:10:46.920> working<00:10:47.280> with<00:10:47.400> the off of my memory
• working with the off of my memory working with the Department<00:10:47.880> of<00:10:47.960><

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 2576 was heard in committee and laid over for possible inclusion. Chair Hansen described the bill as a straightforward pesticide-container measure tied to open burning, explaining that empty pesticide containers should be rinsed and handled as solid waste rather than burned. He also noted he was not moving his A1 amendment, which had been drafted in hopes of including paraquat-ban language, and said he wanted members to consider what could be done rather than what could not. Members asked about the history and mechanics of pesticide-container recycling, including what the containers were turned into and how residue was removed. Hansen said the earlier recycling program used triple-rinsing and then shredding the plastic into products like curbs and some park benches, with the material intended for non-human-contact uses. Department of Agriculture staff and the bill author explained that pesticide labels govern disposal, that there is not uniform label language prohibiting burning, and that collection programs already exist through ag dealers and the department. Vice Chair Harder raised concerns that the bill was another regulation on agriculture and asked about penalties and enforcement. Hansen said any penalties would come from existing Pesticide Control Act authority, not new penalties in the bill, and that enforcement would be complaint-driven through the Department of Agriculture rather than counties. Assistant Commissioner Peter Chesnik said the language was developed in response to a Senate request and that a fiscal note may still be associated with related paraquat-ban language. After discussion, Hansen renewed his motion and the bill was laid over.

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• Speaker, I moved to set a congratulatory memorial resolution calendar for 9:00 a.m.
• We have a memorial recognition. The chair recognized Representative Garin for memorial recognition.
• Government HB 3642 by Heffner relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial

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• >> Senate Bill 2266, Memorial Highways.
• Thank you, Senator. >> Senate Bill 2267, Memorial Highways.
• County as the Joe Tunnel Memorial Highway. signify by saying I.
• Senator Suber, Suber, Suber, >> journey<07:00:15.760> memory, >> journey memory, &
• gt;> journey memory, >> please<07:00:16.558> proceed.

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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• Senate Bill 1475 by Blair of the House and Insandridge of the Senate is an act relating to memorial roads
• Bill 1475 is renaming the bridge across I-35 at Indian Hills in Norman, the Toby Keith memorial interchange
• the bill, Senate Bill 1475 by Blair of the House and Sands of the Senate, is an act relating to memorial

Bills: SB1475, SB1447, HB2288, SB1521, SB592, SB1533, HB1276, SB201, SB1477, SB1232, SB1255, SB1327, SB1525, SB1721, SB667, SB1436, SB1317, SB604, SB1325, SB1496, SB2007, SB1567, SB2112, SB1980, SB1735, SB1558, SB1491, SB1287, SB1378, SB1369, SB1441, SB137, SB483, SB843, SB1433, SB1257, SB1365, SJR49, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1094

Keywords: memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, teachers, retirement, postretirement employment, earnings limitations, Oklahoma, artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI

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• And at War Memorial Stadium, it was discovered at the time of audit that the change fund had an $80 overage
• My second one is for War Memorial Stadium, and I was never a fan of the state taking over a football
• were supposed to have and not the other way around, but it just seems to me that as long as War Memorial

Summary: The committee first approved the prior meeting minutes and then heard audit reports from Mr. Bullington. Four reports without findings were filed without objection. The Department of Human Services FY24 report contained three findings: suspected fraud involving disaster food assistance and Medicaid benefits by employees, a delayed notification of a forged and cashed state warrant for nearly $610,000, and several fixed-asset and sales-tax errors. DHS officials said they had referred the benefit fraud cases to prosecutors, recovered some restitution, and would change internal procedures so accounts payable staff report such incidents directly to the chief fiscal officer. Committee members questioned the missing assets, the warrant delay, and the tax issue, and the report was deferred to the next meeting so DHS could return with written policy changes. The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism FY24 report had two findings: the loss of nearly $3,500 in museum receipts, believed to be theft at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and issues with change funds at Daisy State Park and War Memorial Stadium. Agency officials said they had implemented new controls, including a point-of-sale and reservation system for museum rentals and more frequent reconciliation of change funds. Members asked about the criminal case, the statute of limitations, bond board reimbursement, and whether the employee’s final paycheck could be withheld. Mr. Bullington later reported that the prosecutor’s office said the Parks and Tourism investigation remained open and that additional information had been requested from the agency. The committee then deferred that report as well, and adjourned after setting the next meeting for February 12, 2026.

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• the designation of the Farmer Market Road 3535 in Camp County and Camp County, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• of the portion State Highway 11 in Morris County of the Army Staff, Sheriff Sergeant Samuel Cass Memorial
• designation of portion of US Highway 183 in Eastland County as the Deputy Sheriff David Boseker Memorial

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• In my memory of the testimony, we were now paying, for instance, for the honors scholarship.
• :09.360> to<01:43:09.520> the<01:43:09.679> university memory.
• Uh with regard to the university memory.
• My memory is, and at my age I don't trust my memory fully, uh, my memory is that in the recent past the
• > my<02:18:23.359> memory don't trust my memory fully uh my memory don't trust my memory

Keywords: 916, all

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• We are fundamental parts of people's memories and history.
• We are fundamental parts of people's memories and history.
• We are fundamental parts of people's memories and history.
• I mean, we are fundamental parts of people's memories and history.
• We are fundamental parts of people's memories and history.

Bills: HF1359, HF1829, HF290, HF1933, HF926

Keywords: solid waste management, resource management account, environmental fund, taxation, Minnesota statutes, homestead, property tax, classification, disability, resort properties, recreational use, commercial property, tax refund, estimated tax, interest on refunds, income tax, corporate franchise tax, S corporation, partnership, corporation

Transcript Highlights:

• And in the last couple of weeks, I went to his funeral, and they gave away one of those memorial cards
• And I just want to close by reading the end of that memorial card.
• And that was on the back of that memorial card. ...with undue grief, lift up your heart.
• And that was on the back of that memorial card from a friend of mine who unfortunately took his life
• And I want to pass this bill in his memory. And I thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Remember fondly, send flowers or otherwise honor and memorialize them after they have languished and
• Remember fondly, send flowers or otherwise honor and memorialize them after they have languished and
• 00:16:00.880> and send flowers or otherwise honor and send flowers or otherwise honor and memorialize
• 01.839> them<00:16:02.639> after<00:16:03.040> they<00:16:03.279> have memorialize
• them after they have memorialize them after they have languished<00:16:04.000> and<00:16:04.240

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up several Senate amendments and concurred in them after brief explanations from committee members. On House Bill 841, relating to miscellaneous animal welfare procedures, the House suspended rules, heard that the Senate had removed or revised several provisions — including a certified rabies vaccinator program, a fixed limit on breeding dogs, rescue-organization data reporting, and some advertising language — and then concurred 9-0-2 in committee and by voice vote. On House Bill 938, establishing the Vermont homelessness response continuum, members reviewed Senate changes clarifying funding eligibility, municipal grant applications, emergency assistance timing, fair-hearing procedures, rulemaking timelines, a unified housing voucher framework, and a shift of $500,000 from emergency hotel/motel spending to a Burlington day shelter; the House concurred after a question about the fiscal note was answered by noting the amount matched the governor’s budget and existing appropriations. The House also concurred in the Senate amendment to House Bill 941, which would have created a study committee on municipal regulation of agriculture, but the Senate struck that study-group language; the House committee supported concurrence 7-0-1, saying the underlying bill should move forward even without the study group. The House then considered House Bill 957, approving amendments to the Williston charter. The committee explained that the town had voted to eliminate the office of listers and replace it with contracted professionally qualified assessors, with transitional language ending lister terms after passage or upon hiring an assessor; the committee recommended passage 9-0-2, the House ordered third reading, suspended rules to place the bill in all remaining stages, passed it, and voted to message it to the Senate forthwith. At the end of the session, the House noted two additional committee reports: Senate Bill 64 on optometrists was referred to Ways and Means, and Senate Bill 313 on career technical education was referred to Appropriations. The House then adjourned until May 22, 2026, at 10 a.m.

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• Senators, we are now returning to motions and resolutions for our adjourn in memory.
• It is with great sadness that I rise to adjourn in memory of Sandy Steers, who passed away on February
• I would be honored if this body would adjourn in memory of Sandy Steers. Thank you, Senator.
• I would be honored if this body would adjourn in memory of Sandy Steers. Thank you, Senator.
• Please bring her name up so that she may be properly memorialized.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Resolutions, petitions, memorials, and other papers. >> We have none, Mr. Speaker.
• and Jordan Law were singers there at West Baliva, and I asked everyone today to help me adjourn in memory
• asked everyone today to help me adjourn asked everyone today to help me adjourn in<00:12:02.800> memory
• 03.600> that<00:12:03.839> was<00:12:04.000> lost<00:12:04.240> in in memory
• of those two that was lost in in memory of those two that was lost in front.<00:12:04.800> Thank<

Keywords: MS House Floor - 3 March, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then dispensed with the reading of the journal and introductions. The session included many gallery introductions recognizing Jackson State University Day and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Day, along with visiting university officials, alumni, students, community leaders, and other guests. Members also offered remarks honoring JSU achievements and several individuals, including a doctor of the day, a mayor, military personnel, and a legislative intern. One member asked for adjournment in memory of two West Bolivar students who died in a house fire, and the chamber observed that request. On the calendar, the House took up several House resolutions in blocks. Items 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 were adopted without objection, and House Resolution 72 and House Resolution 75 were each adopted by voice vote. The chamber then considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 526, described as congratulating the Ole Miss Rebels; it was adopted by a recorded vote of 121 yeas and 0 nays. A request was made for immediate release on that resolution, and there was no objection. Members also discussed adding the full House membership as co-authors on House Resolution 78, which was noted as honoring an outstanding Jackson State baseball player. Several announcements were made about committee meetings and events, including Medicaid, Judiciary, State Affairs, and Accountability, Efficiency, and Transparency meetings, though State Affairs was later announced not to meet that afternoon. Members also announced a legislative reception hosted by the Mississippi Tourism Association and Game and Hospitality Association, and a 100-year anniversary event for the Mississippi Forester Commission. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 10:00 a.m. the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• And sure, I have great memories from going to both.
• /c><00:27:55.600> I<00:27:55.919> have<00:27:56.159> great<00:27:56.559> memories
• <00:27:57.039> from And sure, I have great memories from And sure, I have great memories from
• But those memories and my nostalgia shouldn't hold back the next generation because, as a result

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• HGM 9 proposes a joint memorial which asks the Legislative Council to create a special interim legislative
• Do we have anybody here in support of the memorial? Oh, okay. Let's do five in the room.
• We think having a memorial and a task force is how to get there.
• I do stand in strong support of the memorial. I won't go the Jason Weeks route.
• Is there anyone in the room opposed to the memorial? Anyone on Zoom? No, ma'am. Okay.

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• Colonel Donald Berry Memorial Highway. Colonel Donald Berry Memorial Highway.
• request for adjournments in memory. request for adjournments in memory. >> Okay.
• Adjourn in memory. You're recognized. Thank you.
• Thank you. move that we adjourn in memory of Ms. move that we adjourn in memory of Ms.
• >> Adjourn<02:28:03.240> in<02:28:03.320> memory. >> Adjourn in memory.

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

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Reverend Austin Warren of Alcorn State University, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber also heard a series of guest introductions, including representatives from the Council of State Governments, local visitors, students from Tupelo High School and First Presbyterian Day School, a doctor of the day, family members honoring a fallen highway patrol officer, forestry groups, and other guests in the galleries. The Senate then took up several calendar items. It passed House Bill 1648, the budget transfer bill, after a strike-all amendment and use of the morning roll call. It also advanced House Bill 1230 on distinctive motor vehicle tags and House Bill 1330 on local option alcoholic beverage control/resort area definitions, both with strike-all amendments and morning roll call passage. House Bill 750, the SMART Act extending a tax credit program that supports research partnerships between businesses and higher education institutions, was also passed by morning roll call. Later, House Bill 1761 relating to festival wine permits was amended with a strike-all and passed, and Senate Bill 3230 was taken up under suspension of the rules and passed to authorize Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s board to seek Chapter 9 debt relief. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 52 recognizing Mississippi Alpha Network/Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on its 55th anniversary, and Senate Resolution 32 commending the Simpson Academy Lady Cougars softball team and Coach Matt Harrison for winning the MAIS 4A Division 1 State Softball Championship. Representatives of both groups addressed the Senate briefly, emphasizing service, community involvement, and the teams’ accomplishments. The Senate granted immediate release for the hospital bill and continued to pass or retain several other items on the calendar. Near the end of the transcript, the Senate began consideration of House Bill 1577 on false child abuse reports. Senator Fillingane explained a strike-all amendment that would make knowingly false reports a misdemeanor, with penalties including fines, jail time, and restitution, while preserving protections for good-faith reporting. Senators Seymour and Hopson asked questions about the bill’s criminal classification and burden of proof, and discussion was underway when the transcript ended.

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• to introduce a bill requesting Congress to introduce a bill to<01:34:42.960> enact<01:34:43.280
• I was wondering if you could refresh my memory on number one.
• :25:26.160> my was wondering if you could refresh my was wondering if you could refresh my memory
• <03:25:28.640> I<03:25:28.960> believe<03:25:29.359> last memory on number one
• I believe last memory on number one.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Park working group to get the process started for establishing a new state park in their honor and memory
• So if you go down I reference this reconciliation, you'll see that that is an $86,000 change for memorial
• So if you go down I reference this reconciliation, you'll see that that is an $86,000 change for memorial
• :21:02.160> $86,000<00:21:03.400> change<00:21:04.000> for<00:21:04.640> memorial
• an $86,000 change for memorial changes. an $86,000 change for memorial changes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I like that one that's football on Thanksgiving, and it's John Madden, and it's a good memory.
• I think there's a lapse in memory as to all...
• I think there's a lapse in memory as to all the things over that time frame up until today that those
• So that being said, I'm going to take a trip down memory road.
• I'm going to take a trip down memory road.

Keywords: 970, all