Transcript Highlights:

• Everyone voted. Everyone voted. And the emergency clause. Has everyone voted? Everyone voted.
• Has everyone voted? Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot.
• Your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted?
• Members, your one vote is for the vote is for the bill.
• Has everyone voted? Thank you. Vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Has everyone voted?

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, and approved leave requests and the previous day’s journal. The chamber received a governor’s communication listing several fiscal-session measures that had been signed into law, and members recognized a number of guests, including law enforcement officers, medical staff, and several championship athletic teams and Special Olympics participant Justin Tate. Representative Dolly Henley also made a personal explanation regarding her request to vote no on House Bill 1098, apologizing for any confusion. On the red and yellow calendars, the House passed Senate Bill 1, the Arkansas Senate appropriation for fiscal year 2026-2027, by a large margin and then considered a series of appropriation and reappropriation bills in batches. Amendment 1 to House Bill 1034, concerning the Treasury Office of State Appropriation and a 10% salary increase for the Secretary of State, was rejected. Several bills passed, including House Bill 1020, House Bill 1041, House Bill 1098, Senate Bills 2, 14, 26, 68, 69, 72, and 74, along with multiple batched general appropriation and reappropriation measures. House Bill 1023 and House Bill 1053 failed on final passage. Members also discussed the scope of certain appropriations, including questions about whether funds allowed disproportionate staff raises and whether a workforce-services reappropriation would centralize services in Little Rock; the sponsor said the bills did not do those things. After completing the calendar, Representative Meeks moved to adjourn until 3:00 p.m. Monday, and the motion carried. The House announced that House Management would meet 15 minutes after adjournment on Monday and that the deadline for submitting resolutions was that day.

Transcript Highlights:

• Everyone voted. Everyone voted. And the emergency clause. Has everyone voted? Everyone voted.
• Has everyone voted? To everyone voted, cast up the ballot.
• Members, your one vote is for the vote is for the bill.
• Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Everyone voted.
• Your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Is everyone voted? Is everyone voted?

Summary: The House convened with a prayer and pledge, established a quorum, approved leave requests, dispensed with the prior journal, and received a governor’s communication listing several fiscal-session bills that had been signed into law. The chamber also adopted a consent calendar of resolutions and recognized multiple guests, including law enforcement officers, a doctor and nurse, a House staff member celebrating her 80th birthday, and several student athletic teams and Special Olympics participants. During the floor session, members heard a personal privilege statement from Representative Dolly Henley apologizing for any confusion about her request to vote no on House Bill 1098. The House then took up appropriations and related budget measures. Senate Bill 1, the Arkansas Senate appropriation, passed 90-1 with the emergency clause. An amendment to House Bill 1034 concerning the Secretary of State’s appropriation was rejected. The House passed a batch of general appropriation bills, then separately passed House Bill 1020, House Bill 1041, House Bill 1098, Senate Bill 2, Senate Bill 14, Senate Bill 26, Senate Bill 68, Senate Bill 69, and Senate Bill 72. House Bill 1023 and House Bill 1053 failed. Several bills were pulled from batches for separate votes at members’ requests, and the chamber repeatedly noted that some measures contained no appropriation increase while others reflected pay-plan, security, performance-fund, or capital-project adjustments. Senate Bill 69 was described as a supplemental for a University of Arkansas food science building without drawing on general revenue. Most measures passed with strong margins, though House Bill 1023 and House Bill 1053 failed. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 3 p.m. Monday, and committee announcements noted House Management would meet 15 minutes after adjournment and that the deadline for submitting resolutions was that day.

Transcript Highlights:

• Appreciate a good vote. Remember, your vote is for the bill.
• Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Is everyone voted? Everyone voted.
• Is everyone voted? Is everyone voted? Cast up the ballot.
• Is everyone voted? It's everyone voted. Cast up the ballot. By vote of 81, yea, 12 nay, to present.
• The amendment takes 51 votes; the bill takes 51 votes.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, leave requests, and routine business, including reading gubernatorial approval letters for several recently enacted acts. Members also recognized guests in the chamber. The body then took up a motion to send House Bill 1034 back to the Joint Budget Committee, which passed, with Representative Jean explaining the bill would be revised to remove pay raises and address cybersecurity and bank fees later. On the red and budget calendars, the House passed House Bill 1103 to increase the homestead property tax credit by $75, with supporters noting it would be the fourth straight annual increase and total $300 per household over four years. The chamber also adopted amendments to House Bills 1007, 1022, 1036, and 1064, then passed Senate Bill 76, a $2 million appropriation for county extension office capital improvements. Several appropriation bills were then considered in batches and individually, with mixed results: House Bills 1005, 1051, 1089, 1090, 1093, and Senate Bills 8, 10, 16, 20, 23, 36, 43, 55, 58, 63, 67, and 30 passed; House Bills 1023, 1035, 1053, 1066, and Senate Bills 41 and 59 failed; Senate Bills 10 and 24 were initially passed over for later consideration. A major portion of the meeting focused on Amendment 1 to House Bill 1100, the RSA/one-time funding package. Representative Jean outlined increases for corrections, state police, LEARNS/freedom accounts, Medicaid, vehicle purchases, and other set-asides, plus a proposed $300 million economic development reserve for a confidential project with clawback provisions. The amendment drew extended debate: supporters argued it could bring major job creation and broader economic benefits, while opponents criticized the secrecy, size of the subsidy, and opportunity cost. The amendment ultimately passed 54-36-3. The House then adjourned until 1 p.m. the next day after announcements about upcoming budget and House Management meetings.

Transcript Highlights:

• Those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. The House will now proceed to vote.
• Those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• The House will now proceed to vote. Have you all voted? Members, please vote.
• And with that, I vote yes. Mr. Blackman votes aye. The clerk will record the vote.
• I vote aye. President of Cullen votes aye. Have you all voted? Three minutes.

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Transcript Highlights:

• Perrick vote no. Perrick vote no.
• No vote. So Representative Purick. No vote.
• No vote. So Representative Alkos. No vote.
• vote no. vote no.
• Shimizu vote no. Shimizu vote no.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I vote no. Senator Kuby votes no.
• I vote no. Mr. Ortiz votes no. Senator Tothley, how do you vote? Senator Tothley.
• So I vote no. Senator Gonzales votes no.
• I vote no. Senator Tsosie votes no.
• So I vote no. Your Senatoration votes no.

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Transcript Highlights:

• Appreciate a good vote. Remember, your vote is for the bill. Appreciate a good vote.
• Do you make those separate votes or vote together? Separate vote on each one. Okay, gotcha.
• Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Is everyone voted? Everyone voted.
• Is everyone voted? It's everyone voted. Cast up the ballot. By vote of 81, yea, 12 nay, to present.
• The amendment takes 51 votes; the bill takes 51 votes.

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Transcript Highlights:

• Please vote green. Please vote green. Is there any further discussion?
• Have all senators voted? Does any senator wish to change their vote?
• Have all senators voted? Does any Senator wish to change their vote?
• Have all senators voted? Does any... ...will record his or her vote. Have all senators voted?
• a green vote.

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Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and handled a mix of conference committee appointments, appropriations bills, policy bills, and House amendments. Early in the session, the chamber appointed conference committees for SB 2399 and for House-amended SBs 2213 and 2354, and also named conference committees for HB 103, HB 1308, and HB 1169. The Senate then took up several appropriations measures, including HB 1612, which creates the North Dakota Center for Aerospace Medicine at UND; the Senate adopted an amendment shifting the funding to a one-time $250,000 Community Health Trust Fund appropriation with a required $250,000 match from other sources, and the bill passed 39-7. HB 1193, the “Back the Blue” grant, was amended to make the funding one-time and focus on officer retention, then passed 41-5. HB 1329, a government spending database proposal for school districts, was amended into a legislative study and passed 42-4. HB 1020, the water budget, received extensive amendments reducing and reallocating funding across major water projects, adding studies and oversight changes, and passed 45-0 with the emergency clause. HB 1581, a tribal tourism grant, also passed 40-6. The Senate rejected HB 1330, which would have authorized divestment from direct investments in Chinese companies; after debate over the prudent investor rule, trade impacts, and whether the bill singled out one nation in law, it failed 20-26. HB 1534, limiting property valuation increases, and HB 1266, adjusting the disabled veterans property tax credit, both failed unanimously or nearly so after committee recommendations against them. HB 1566, which would have created a regulatory framework for a product discussed as kratom, was amended on the floor to convert it into a study and then passed 31-15. The chamber also passed HB 2241 on charter schools after a House amendment changed the funding formula to the statewide average from the prior year, and HB 2022, the indigent legal counsel budget, after House changes added funding flexibility, offset lost fee revenue, and included a study on a public defender office. The Senate concurred in several House amendments and then passed a number of Senate bills. SB 2375, allowing joint negotiations between dental providers and insurers under Attorney General oversight, passed 44-2. SB 2251, clarifying that open records requests during state audits should be referred to the audited agency, passed 46-0. SB 2159, related to nuclear energy research, passed 43-3 after House amendments required Industrial Commission approval and consultation with the radioactive waste advisory council. SB 2155, changing gratis antelope license rules, passed 30-16 after debate over landowner rights and tag distribution. SB 251, setting fees and an audit for the Private Investigative and Security Board, passed 44-2. SB 2280, the prior authorization health insurance bill, passed 43-3 with a House-added study and consumer protections. SB 2023, the Racing Commission budget, passed 41-5 after a House change made internship funding one-time. SB 2232, changing prenatal substance exposure reporting requirements and related toxicology rules, passed 44-2. SB 2241, authorizing public charter schools, passed 39-7. The session ended while the Senate was still processing SB 2022’s final passage vote, but the bill had already cleared concurrence on House amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Jasinski votes aye. Senator Nelson votes aye.
• <00:46:25.520> I jinsky votes I Senator jinsky votes I jinsky votes I Senator jinsky votes
• Senator Jasinski votes aye. Senator Nelson votes aye.
• /c> Senator Nelson votes I Senator Nelson Senator Nelson votes I Senator Nelson votes votes votes I<00
• Senator Johnson votes aye. Senator Johnson votes aye. Senator Nelson votes aye.

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Transcript Highlights:

• As every member voted. Do any members wish to change their vote?
• Do any members wish to change their vote? Every member voted.
• for a green vote.
• Final vote shows 79 yeas. Final vote shows 79 yeas, 12 nays.
• As every member voted, As every member voted, do any members wish to change their vote?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum. It then took up a series of appropriations and policy bills, with the most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. The House approved amendments that shifted governance of the department and veterans’ home from ACOVA to the governor, citing concerns about ACOVA’s salary-setting actions and broader appropriation oversight. Members opposed to the change argued ACOVA had studied compensation and acted within its role. The amended bill passed 57-34, and the final bill passed 69-22 with the emergency clause carrying. The House also passed Senate Bill 2001, the legislative branch budget, which funds the 2027 session, legislative staff, chamber upgrades, IT improvements, and salary adjustments for legislative leaders; the bill passed 62-29, but the emergency clause failed. Senate Bill 2019, the Career and Technical Education budget, passed 82-10 with emergency clause. Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget, passed 75-17 after discussion of data center migration, service automation, mainframe transition, ERP study, and DPI’s move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Other measures passed included Senate Bill 2228 for rural grocery store sustainability grants, Senate Bill 2390 creating a rural catalyst community grant program, Senate Bill 2188 adjusting the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, and Senate Bill 2265 authorizing a veterans national cemetery grant and line of credit with added reporting safeguards. Several House bills returned from the Senate were concurred in and then passed, including House Bill 1361 on mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders, House Bill 1017 for the Game and Fish Department, House Bill 1588 on firearms and dangerous weapons provisions, House Bill 1429 on harassment and stalking involving robots, House Bill 1591 on county fair resiliency grants, House Bill 1537 on service agreement protection for water projects, House Bill 1203 on edible medical marijuana products, and House Bill 1027 transferring administration of the State Fire and Tornado Fund from the Insurance Commissioner to OMB. The House also rejected a motion to reconsider Senate Bill 2307, which dealt with library materials and obscenity-related restrictions, by a vote of 48-51. In addition, the chamber appointed conference committees on several House and Senate measures where concurrence had failed, and laid over Senate Bill 2340 for two legislative days.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, no vote, please, so ordered. Representative P, no vote, so ordered.
• On 1357, no vote, so ordered. That's a no vote, yes, thank you.
• On 1357, no vote, so ordered. That's a no vote, yes, thank you.
• On 1357, no vote, so ordered. That's a no vote, yes, thank you.
• On 1357, no vote, so ordered. That's a no vote, yes, thank you.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Speaker Montenegro, how do you vote? How do you vote? The clerk will record the vote.
• The clerk will record the vote. By your vote of 32 eyes, 18, nays, and 9 not voting.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day. Members also welcomed a visiting group from Women Leading Government and adopted a proclamation honoring Deputy Warden Veronica Parcell and National Corrections Officers and Employees Week. The House then agreed to request Senate consent to adjourn after completing its work on Wednesday, April 22, and later moved into Committee of the Whole to consider bills on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced several Senate bills. SB 1457, SB 1808, SB 1006, SB 1018, SB 1041, SB 1345, and SB 1512 all received do-pass recommendations, with SB 1552 also receiving a do-pass recommendation as amended. SB 1006 was amended to increase the anonymous small-donation reporting threshold and add an inflation adjustment, drawing debate over transparency. SB 1018, dealing with Sharia law, prompted sharp disagreement over constitutional concerns and community impact, but still advanced. SB 1041, a strike-everything amendment on electronic monitoring in assisted living facilities, drew supportive testimony about accountability and protecting vulnerable seniors. SB 1345 advanced with amendments after discussion of licensing timelines for health facilities and removal of an anonymous complaint provision. On third reading, SB 1167 and SB 1254 passed, and SB 1763 also passed after debate over school district finance rules. SB 1315, concerning school safety interoperability and communications with law enforcement, failed on a 25-25 tie after extensive debate over whether it was a vendor-driven bill and whether it created an unfunded or poorly designed mandate. After that vote, a motion to reconsider SB 1315 succeeded by a 30-18 vote. The House also concurred in Senate requests to return HB 2035 and HB 2249 for reconsideration. The session ended with announcements about the annual legislative charity softball game, a Democratic caucus meeting, and adjournment until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• On this bill, I vote aye. On this bill, I vote aye. Mr. Ryan votes aye. Have you all voted?
• Representative Cooper votes aye. Aye. Bye. So I vote aye. Senator Cupper votes aye.
• Those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. Do not vote. Hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. Do not vote. Hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. Do not vote. Hear the bell.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Is everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Cast up the ballot.
• Everyone voted. Is everyone voted? Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot.
• Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Is everyone voted? Everyone voted.
• Is everyone voted? Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot.
• Members, your one vote is for the bill and the emergency clause. Everyone voted. Everyone voted.

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Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum present, and several guests recognized, including state troopers, a nurse of the day, Miss Arkansas’ Teen, the Eldorado High School cheer team, RootEd Arkansas students, Valley Springs AP History students, Entergy Arkansas representatives, and a representative-elect. The chamber also received notice that the governor had approved House Bill 1002, Act 1. Lawmakers first passed House Bill 1003, the Arkansas House Representative Staff appropriation for fiscal years 2026-2027, by a vote of 94-0 with the emergency clause. The House then considered a series of budget amendments, including appropriations for labor and licensing, Rich Mountain Community College, state turnbacks, insurance-related fines for local police and ambulance services, county property tax turnbacks, tobacco and casino enforcement, homestead tax credit-related county turnbacks, career technical education advisors, Northwest Arkansas Community College tornado repairs, and the removal of an unused Fort Chaffee appropriation. All of those amendments were adopted. The House then batched and passed most of the remaining appropriation bills and emergency clauses by a vote of 94-0-1. Individual votes followed on several bills: House Bills 1021, 1027, 1029, 1049, 1056, 1061, 1074, 1075, 1079, and House Resolutions 1004 and 1005 all passed, while House Bills 1014, 1060, and 1062 failed. The bills that passed covered items such as Arkansas State University-Mid-South, the Health Services Permit Agency, tourism-related facilities turnbacks, animal rescue shelter funding, the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, the Department of Labor and Licensing, the Oil and Gas Commission, the Division of Agriculture and Arkansas Bioscience Institute, and a Department of Corrections program to combat contraband cell phones in prisons. At the end of the meeting, the House adopted a motion to adjourn until 11 a.m. the next day. Committee announcements noted House Rules would meet in 15 minutes, Special Language would meet the next morning at 8 a.m. to consider governor’s letters only, and Joint Budget would meet at 9 a.m. in Big Mac A.

Transcript Highlights:

• By your vote of nine yes, two no. You have a vote.
• By your vote. Aye. West.
• By your vote of 11 yes, zero no, you have a vote of 11 yes, no. You have a vote.
• Be taking a due pass vote on.
• Any discussion before we take the vote? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the vote.

Summary: The Missouri House Legislative Rules Committee met with a quorum and took up a long hearing agenda of House and Senate measures. Early in the meeting, Chair Cupps explained that the committee would not use the “bingo spinner,” would hear the bills in order, and would recommit Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 889 to the House committee of origin for further review because of language that appeared to affect corporal punishment in public schools. That recommit motion passed 9-2. The committee then moved through a large number of bills, most of which were reported due pass, including measures on tourism revenue, county health officers, library boards, child maintenance after DWI fatalities, initiative petitions, foreign law, post-conviction relief, property development applications, licensed child care facilities, administrative rules, workforce training grants, water resources, water service line fees, unemployment administration, school district operations and emergency response devices, military leave, health care provider networks, mobile food vendors, insurance regulations, tax credit cleanup, public water supply districts, downtown redevelopment incentives, workplace violence prevention in health care settings, pass-through entity taxation, county disability resource board levies, county finances, a civic recognition resolution, and a resolution for the America 250 Commission. Several bills drew brief questions about funding, scope, or policy effects, including whether school panic buttons were subject to appropriations, whether a hospital-zone speeding bill would affect emergency drivers, and whether a bill on initiative petition signature gatherers applied only to certain petition-related entities. A few measures drew recorded opposition or were not unanimous. House Bill 1734 on the Soil Erosion Control Fund failed to pass 5-6. House Bill 2291 on applications for property developments passed 6-5. House Bill 2693 on water resources passed 9-1 with one present vote. House Bill 3174 on emergency responses in schools passed 9-2 after discussion of wearable panic buttons and funding. House Bill 3210 on compensation for property owners in larger cities passed 9-2. House Bill 3383 on nonprofit corporations’ hiring practices passed 9-0 with two present votes after discussion of E-Verify and initiative petition signature gathering. The committee also gave due pass to House Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 1066 and 1088 on property taxation by a 9-2 vote. The chair said another committee hearing was likely later in the week, probably Thursday, and then adjourned the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• If not, Senator Gabbard for the<00:02:26.360> vote. the vote. the vote.
• Thank you. no votes or reservations? no votes or reservations?
• So, I'm going to go through the vote.<00:11:57.680> Okay. vote. Okay. vote. Okay.
• voting no with reservation. voting no with reservation.
• Anyone voting no? With present. Anyone voting no?

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Summary: The committees met in decision-making sessions and considered a long list of Senate bills, with no oral testimony taken. Several measures were advanced unamended, including SB 2178 on industrial hemp, SB 2277 on hospital price transparency, SB 2387 on digital financial asset transaction kiosks, SB 2688 on compassionate release, SB 3132 on syndromic surveillance data reporting, SB 3219 on housing infrastructure growth bonds, and others. Many bills were also advanced with technical or substantive amendments, including SB 2114 on collective bargaining grievance rights, SB 2601 on procurement penalties, SB 2698 on cruise ships/transportation, SB 2757 on digital asset charters, SB 2948 on insurance fraud, SB 2002 on water governance, SB 2022 on state water code penalties, SB 2190 on inclusionary zoning, SB 3294 on wrongful imprisonment compensation, and SB 17, SB 2407, SB 2811, SB 2907, SB 2930, SB 3084, SB 3103, and SB 2808 in the later agenda segment. The committee also discussed SB 2080, relating to the psychology interjurisdictional compact, where one senator objected to interstate compacts as opening local jobs to out-of-state professionals; despite that objection, the measure was adopted. SB 3133 on preventive medicine drew amendment discussion to remove unnecessary language about committee members not being state employees and to delete an immunity subsection, while preserving ethics-code coverage and provider immunity. SB 3000 on insurance was amended to remove a savings clause, and SB 2921 on fund transfers received extensive amendments removing or revising numerous special funds and revolving accounts across agencies. Most votes were unanimous or near-unanimous, often with members present voting aye or with reservations. A few measures drew recorded no votes or reservations, including SB 2080, SB 3133, SB 2921, and SB 2401, where one member voted with reservations and the committee report was to reflect the Attorney General’s comments. In each case, the committee adopted the recommendation and moved the bills forward.

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• vote. 190 voting nay. 147 voting nay. vote. 190 voting nay. 147 voting nay.
• vote. 196 voting yay. 155 voting a. vote. 196 voting yay. 155 voting a.
• vote. 265 voting nay. 85 voting nay. vote. 265 voting nay. 85 voting nay.
• vote. 189 voting A. 159 voting A. vote. 189 voting A. 159 voting A.
• vote. 185 voting yay. 157 voting nay. vote. 185 voting yay. 157 voting nay.

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Transcript Highlights:

• Have you all voted? All right, have you all voted?
• The Senate will now proceed to vote. Thank you. Have you all voted?
• The Senate will now proceed to vote. The Senate will now proceed to vote.
• The Senate will now proceed to vote. Have you all voted?
• Secretary, record the vote: by a vote of 25 ayes, 2 nays, and 3 not voting, Senate Concurrent Memorial

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Is every member voted?
• Is every member voted?
• Is every member voted?
• Is every member voted?
• Is every member voted?

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Members proceed to vote. >> Representative Bottoms, how do you vote?
• Representative Bottoms, how do you vote? How do you vote? >> No. Representative Bottoms votes no.
• Members proceed to vote. >> Representative Bottoms, how do you vote?
• Members, please proceed to vote. Members, please proceed to vote.
• Please vote yes.”

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