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• purposes of um local property taxes? purposes of um local property taxes?
• ought to pass with amendment. ought to pass with amendment.
• I think the amendment that amendment.
• . locally. locally.
• interpret local taxes? interpret local taxes?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• projects so we'll skip into amendments. projects so we'll skip into amendments.
• <00:29:52.399> government to use some of those local government to use some of those local
• <00:31:35.760> You same as any other local entity. You same as any other local entity.
• Discussion and/or amendments on this bill. Discussion and/or amendments on this bill.
• , Neighbor Authority, amendments, Neighbor Authority, amendments, members<00:36:02.640> of

Bills: HB0078, HB0087, SF0070, SF0068, SF0017, SF0043

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management

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• I also hear there is a small oral amendment to be incorporated into this amendment. Ms.
• , any discussion to the amendment or the accompanying oral amendment?
• Any further discussion on the amendment or the oral amendment?
• as amendment amended.
• The amendment is added. Vice Chair Burkel, go ahead and speak to your bill as amended.

Bills: HF1355, HF78, HF1846, HF1225

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF78, Minnesota veterans, veteran retreats, Camp Bliss, Walker, Independent Lifestyles Inc., Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs grant, general fund appropriation, family members, spouse, domestic partner, children, therapy, transportation

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• amendments, 162 without amendments, 195 without amendments, 214 without amendments, 217 without amendments
• amendments, 431 without amendments, 46 without amendments, 301 without amendments, 401 without amendments
• amendment, 685 without amendment, 695 without amendment, 735 without amendment, 732 without amendments
• amendment, 7. 32 without amendments, 738 without amendments, 741 without amendments, 748 with amendments
• It proposes to amend local governing contract authority regarding garbage collection, specifically to

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• so amended be amended as follows and so amended be referred<00:33:25.279> to<00:33:25.360>
• <00:38:29.920> He local government among others. He local government among others.
• Senate Bill 92 is amended, and Senate Bill 77 is amended.
• And there is an amendment at the desk. >> And there is an amendment at the desk. Mr.
• We had a couple of clarifying amendments: Amendment U L001 and Amendment L002.

Keywords: 981, all

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• . amendments. amendments.
• This amendment to SB 69 really includes two amendments.
• Uh, this amendment<00:07:50.560> to<00:07:51.199> SB69 amendment to SB69 amendment to SB69
• So, what does this amendment well. So, what does this amendment do?
• So that basically is the amendment. Um, basically is the amendment.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 69, including a germane amendment about local school boards’ acceptance or rejection of gifts and donations and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Rep. Cordelli said the early literacy proposal was a modified version of an earlier kindergarten readiness bill, would rely on gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements. Members questioned the shift from a broader technology program to an online-only model, the lack of detailed evaluation metrics, how long children would use the program, and whether it was appropriate for very young children. Cordelli said the change was intended to avoid government dependence and still allow the program to be offered next school year. Several members raised concerns about the gift-acceptance language on the underlying bill, including whether school boards would need to vote on small donations, whether gifts could be handled in blocks or at regular meetings, and how anonymous donations would work under right-to-know laws. Rep. Han noted that some gift discussions might belong in non-public session under RSA 91-A, while Rep. Cornell said acceptance or rejection of gifts could be handled at regular meetings and suggested a dollar threshold could be added later. The New Hampshire School Boards Association said it was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails, policy guidance, and clarification on timing, anonymity, and public-meeting requirements. Supporters of the early childhood program, including Waterford.org, said the proposal would provide an evidence-based, adaptive online literacy program with family engagement for four- and five-year-olds, and that it could help close early learning gaps. Waterford said it could work collaboratively with school districts and IEP teams, and that it would provide devices and internet access for families who need them. Committee members pressed on how the program would interact with existing special education services and whether districts could use it as part of an IEP; the response was that it would be supplementary and not an approved special education service. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair indicated the committee would later executive the bills and try to get reports filed promptly.

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• the following: House Bill 1098 be amended as follows, and as so amended be referred to the Committee
• > the and as so amended be referred to the and as so amended be referred to the Committee<00:56
• > the and as so amended be referred to the and as so amended be referred to the Committee<00:56
• And these local news populations.
• And local news is essential color.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received several committee reports and appointment recommendations. Committees reported favorably on a number of bills and appointments, including local government, health and human services, transportation and energy, business/labor/technology, and judiciary items. The chamber also announced a change on the Senate Finance Committee, with Senator Adrian Benavidez appointed to replace Senator Julie Gonzales for the remainder of the session. A major floor item was House Bill 1136, creating the Pathways to Public Service Program in the Department of Personnel and Administration to identify coursework that could qualify students for entry-level state government jobs. Supporters said it would help attract young people to public service and fill state vacancies using existing resources; opponents argued it promoted government employment over private-sector careers and could expand government unnecessarily. After debate, the Senate adopted the bill on second reading, and the Committee of the Whole report later reflected that HB 1136 passed second reading and was ordered revised and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage. The Senate also adopted House Joint Resolution 1023 recognizing Latino/Latina Advocacy Day after reading it at length and hearing remarks in support of civic engagement and Latino participation in policymaking. In addition, the chamber concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 74, which clarifies penalties and procedures related to excessive claims in public construction performance bond disputes; the bill then passed again on re-passage. Several other bills, including Senate Bill 63 and remaining calendar items, were laid over to later dates, and the Senate also considered and began processing consent-calendar gubernatorial appointments.

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• Senator Hauschild offers the A2 amendment. It is the author's amendment.
• The motion prevails; the amendment is adopted. We now have Senate File 769 as amended before us.
• <00:01:19.520> all Amendment it's an author's Amendment all Amendment it's an author's Amendment
• <00:01:25.200> is no motion prevails the amendment is no motion prevails the amendment is
• Our local economies, too. They'll help our local tax base.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Southwest Transit's local service. Southwest Transit's local service.
• The amendment is adopted.
• amendment? amendment?
• There should be more local control. There should be more local input.
• to local people. And so why not St. to local people. And so why not St.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Chairman, would you like to move the amendment? I move the amendment. Do we have the amendment?
• Chair and Representative Brown, just an explanation on the point two amendment: there was an amendment
• We have a due pass on the amendment. Now, then we have an amendment bill, Mr. Kerr.
• Chairman, you have an amended bill. Do we have discussion on the amended bill?
• You do have a due pass on HB 3 as amended.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The committee met with quorum and took up only HB 3, the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act of 2026 for FY27. The bill was presented as an amended budget that would increase NMDOT’s operating budget by about $132.6 million, or 10.2%, using available cash balances, additional projected revenue, and contingent revenue tied to Senate Bill 2, the highway bond bill. Staff walked through the amendment section by section, explaining changes to project design and construction, highway operations, program support, modal programs, federal and interagency transfer lines, corrected performance-measure language, and added budget adjustment authority for the current and next fiscal years. Several members raised concerns about the late circulation of a revised amendment and the appearance of multiple bill versions, arguing the committee had not had enough time to review the changes and that the process may have violated the 24-hour rule. Others asked for clarification on how the budget distinguished between rehabilitation and maintenance, and DOT staff explained that major rehabilitation is generally tied to STIP projects while maintenance is handled through district-level plans and contracts. Members also discussed the use of cash balances for non-recurring spending, the impact of electric vehicles on road revenue, and the need for more maintenance, litter cleanup, fencing, and beautification funding. DOT and executive representatives noted the amendment includes a significant maintenance increase and said additional non-recurring funding could also come through House Bill 2 and the capital bill. The committee first rejected a substitute motion to delay action, then adopted the amendment and later voted due pass on HB 3 as amended. Public comment was opened, but no one spoke in support or opposition. After passage, members explained their votes, with some supporting the bill as a needed transportation investment and others objecting to the process and the compressed review timeline.

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• Um the bill amendments themselves.
• February and said, "I'm going to amend February and said, "I'm going to amend this<00:12:46.480>
• the amendment that you see before you. the amendment that you see before you.
• on local decision-making about schools. on local decision-making about schools.
• Two amendments here. Let me start again. Two amendments here. Let me start again.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• . amendment. amendment.
• This is the A14 amendment. amendment. amendment.
• That's the amendment. Please support local input. Senator Dibble to the A29 amendment.
• That's the amendment.<03:35:11.600> Please<03:35:12.120> support<03:35:13.120> local
• amendment. Please support local input. amendment. Please support local input.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Families and businesses in southern Arizona saw how local ownership translates into local solutions.
• <00:57:57.920> I translates into local solutions. I translates into local solutions.
• for her commitment to delivering local for her commitment to delivering local news,<01:04:53.200
• s local economy.
• carrying out local laws and policies. carrying out local laws and policies.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We are seeking two clarifying amendments.
• The first is that it allows local governments to adopt the 2025 building code standards, the local reach
• Many local agencies do abuse that.
• Many local agencies do abuse that.
• Local building departments review building plans to ensure compliance with state building codes and local

Summary: The committee heard a series of housing and wildfire-recovery bills, with members repeatedly framing the package as a response to the Los Angeles fires and the state’s broader housing affordability crisis. AB 306, by Assembly Member Schultz, would place a six-year moratorium on new residential building-code updates and local code modifications except for health-and-safety emergencies. Supporters argued it would reduce costs and provide certainty for rebuilding and new housing production, while opponents from environmental, clean-energy, and labor groups warned it would freeze beneficial code improvements, delay innovation, and limit local control. Despite those concerns, several members said they would support the bill while seeking amendments, and the committee voted it out on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee also approved AB 301, which would require state agencies to follow shot-clock style deadlines for reviewing building permits, and AB 253, which would allow licensed third-party professionals to conduct certain post-entitlement permit reviews if local departments take more than 30 days. Supporters said both bills would reduce delays, lower costs, and speed rebuilding and housing production; some members emphasized that safety reviews must remain intact. AB 301 passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations, and AB 253 passed 8-0 to Local Government. AB 462, by Assembly Member Lowenthal, would exempt accessory dwelling units in Los Angeles County’s coastal zone from coastal development permit requirements, with the goal of speeding ADU construction for disaster recovery and housing supply. Supporters said ADUs are a proven tool and that the bill would help displaced residents and future coastal disaster areas; one member of the public opposed the bill, arguing ADU proliferation can change neighborhood conditions. The committee sent AB 462 to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote. The final bill discussed, AB 299, would let disaster-displaced families stay in hotels, motels, and short-term rentals for more than 30 days without triggering landlord-tenant rules, mirroring an earlier homelessness-related law; the transcript ended as the author began presenting the bill and its support.

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• I'm wondering if we're helping amend a bill or presenting an amendment to a bill, do we wait for them
• I don't know if we're going to do any amendments today.
• If you do any amendments today, per House rules, you can't run the bill because you would have to amend
• We have amended this bill, so it is $100,000.
• And with the opening of local grocery stores comes local food onto your tables, into your restaurants

Keywords: 1204, all

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• This bill also has an author's amendment.
• Okay, so it's sort of a technical amendment more or less? It's not a technical amendment.
• So, of the amendment, Madam Chair? It's in the amendment? Should be 2.10 to 2.14 there?
• So, of the amendment, Madam Chair? It's in the amendment? Should be 2.10 to 2.14 there?
• it's local it's local Representative<00:26:08.720> Tapkey.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 4205, as amended, was heard and then re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. Representative Tabke said the bill is intended to protect Minnesotans’ private data tied to license plate reader systems by requiring warrants for out-of-state access, limiting dissemination of privately collected data, and adding reporting and oversight. He said the amendment was substantive and was adopted before the bill was discussed. Tabke also said he was open to changes, including revisiting the audit requirement, and noted the bill should still allow law enforcement to use license plate data for investigations. John Beeler of the ACLU of Minnesota testified in support, arguing that automatic license plate reader use has expanded far beyond what the 2015 statute contemplated and that third-party vendors have complicated data practices and accountability. He said the bill would modernize the law, require public disclosure of data-sharing relationships, and ensure private vendors are subject to data obligations. Jeff Potts of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association opposed the bill as written, saying LPR technology has been important in investigations, including a recent child abduction case, but that the annual audit requirement would be too costly for small agencies and could make the technology unaffordable. He said the association was open to further discussions on guardrails but opposed the bill in its current form. Members raised questions about what data is actually returned by a license plate query versus an LPR hit, with Representative Duran arguing the bill conflated limited registration information with broader private data. Representative Feist supported the bill, saying the public should not trust Flock and that the issue is the cumulative tracking of people’s movements, not just isolated data points. Representative Hudson said the bill raised valid questions but might unintentionally hinder investigations, and he requested a roll call. The committee ultimately adopted the A1 amendment and moved the bill forward on a roll call vote.

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• There are no amendments. I move date. There are no amendments.
• fix to fix the amendment amendment to fix to fix the amendment we're<00:42:31.119> discussing.
• c> can<00:48:25.359> use<00:48:25.920> if local 24 local jurisdictions can use if local
• committee amendments. committee amendments.
• There were two amendments. The first amendment was technical.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, quorum call, and several introductions recognizing guests, including Reverend Jennifer Carsner and her daughter, President Kirk Schmoke, representatives from Maryland independent colleges and universities, students from Stevenson University, Howard and Anne Arundel counties, Washington College, a constituent, and the Greater Washington, D.C.-Maryland chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The chamber also adopted a resolution honoring Damatha Catholic High School for winning the 2025 WCAC football championship and another recognizing the Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce on its 100th anniversary. Both resolutions were adopted unanimously after brief remarks and roll calls. The Senate then took up executive nominations, separating nominee 16 from the main report. The chamber voted 42 in favor on the remaining nominations and then 42 in favor on nominee 16, giving all nominees the Senate’s advice and consent. On third reading, the Senate passed several bills, including SB 46, SB 25, SB 58, SB 163, SB 170, SB 188, SB 247, SB 356, and SB 379, with recorded affirmative votes ranging from 36 to 42. These measures covered topics such as veterans cemeteries, tax credits and tax modifications, education funding, transportation revenue bonds, biotechnology incentives, a stillborn child tax credit, and recovery residence grant funding. The chamber also advanced numerous second-reading bills, generally adopting committee reports and amendments without objection. Among the measures discussed were collective bargaining for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission police officers; adoption of the 2022 Uniform Commercial Code amendments for controllable electronic records; cemetery sale and transfer oversight; an additional license for electronic smoking devices; collective bargaining for Baltimore County Public Library supervisory employees; payroll processor exemptions under the Money Transmission Act; scalp cooling coverage for chemotherapy patients; orthoses and prostheses coverage under health and Medicaid plans; an online database of elevator inspection certificates; service animal program disqualification standards; extension of the State Board of Environmental Health Specialists; disclosure of lapsed professional liability insurance for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and nurse midwives; and revisions to massage therapy licensure rules. Most reports were favorable, with several technical or substantive amendments adopted and bills ordered printed for third reading. A notable policy discussion occurred on SB 56, which would allow the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center to share individual-level student and workforce data with a third-party data center for multi-state reporting. The sponsor explained the bill as a way to compare Maryland outcomes with other states while using data-sharing agreements and oversight to protect privacy; a minority whip raised concerns about the type of third-party data center and whether the practice was new. The sponsor said the bill was intended to formalize and safeguard data sharing, and noted a technical amendment would be offered to correct the amendment language.

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• The Amendment section show the amendment adopted are now on the bill as amended.
• We're in debate on the amendment to the Amendment.
• The amendment say yea, yea, all opposed no show the amendment to the amendment adopted are now back on
• All amendment as amended show the strike, all amendment adopted. We're now on the main bill.
• The sponsor and the amendment to the Amendment.

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• It was a technical amendment.
• Given the bill that was recently amended and coupled with the amendments we just saw before the hearing
• Since its introduction, SB 1010 has been substantially amended.
• And we have an opposed unless amended position on the bill.
• And we have an opposed unless amended position on the bill.

Summary: The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard several bills focused on wildfire preparedness, industrial safety, and recycling oversight. SB 1153 by Senator Caballero would require urban retail water suppliers to add wildfire-specific procedures to emergency plans and coordinate with fire agencies; supporters said it would improve planning while recognizing water system limits, and the bill was framed as protecting ratepayers and infrastructure. SB 811, also by Senator Caballero, would create a comprehensive DTSC permitting and regulatory framework for metal shredding facilities; supporters argued it would set clear statewide standards and protect communities, while opponents said it would weaken hazardous waste protections and carve the industry out of existing law. SB 883 by Senator Umberg would impose new safeguards for facilities storing reactive chemicals such as methyl methacrylate after the Garden Grove evacuation, including backup cooling, public review, emergency planning, and state tracking; industry groups opposed the breadth of the bill and sought further clarification, while environmental and community groups supported it. SB 1010 by Senator Ashby would strengthen oversight of appliance recyclers by improving reporting, inspections, certification, and funding for enforcement; supporters said it would reduce emissions and improve compliance, while recyclers raised concerns about fees and certification requirements. Each bill drew extensive testimony from industry, environmental, labor, local government, and community representatives. Supporters generally emphasized public safety, transparency, and the need for clearer statewide standards, while opponents warned about overregulation, reduced flexibility, or unintended impacts on existing hazardous waste and recycling systems. Committee members also raised questions about transparency, liability, size-based treatment of facilities, and whether the bills were narrowly tailored enough to address the problems identified. The committee voted to advance all four measures to the Committee on Appropriations, with votes taken on call and some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. The final add-on votes showed SB 811, SB 883, SB 1010, and SB 1153 all passing out of committee, with the roll left open for absent members before the meeting adjourned.

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• And he's already indicated he will be accepting the amendments. Mr.
• And now this motion is due pass as amended to the Assembly Committee on Local Government with the urgency
• The motion is due pass as amended to Local Government: Gipson, aye. Sanchez, no. Carrillo, aye.
• And we are very happy to accept the committee's amendments.
• Committee as amended. So I would ask, Madam Secretary, would you please call the roll as amended.

Keywords: 988, house, all