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• It's the one that gives the constitutional issues with regard to vagueness.
• That's<00:35:02.080> attracting<00:35:02.680> constitutional That's attracting constitutional
• That's asking for a constitutional challenge. But my point is, the wording of it.
• So, I think that by saying that we avoid any constitutional challenges.
• I'm just reading what the RSA says. >> You amend it, what would it do? What would it say?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Summary: The meeting on SB 460 focused almost entirely on where the bill should be placed in statute and how it would be enforced. One side argued the proposal should be moved out of the loitering section and into the sex offender registration framework, saying loitering is already under constitutional challenge, is vague, and does not fit the conduct at issue. They said the bill is meant to create a clear, advance-notice restriction for registered sex offenders, especially around schools, day care facilities, and similar places, and that this would be easier for police to enforce. The opposing view was that the loitering placement is the better fit and that moving the bill would create broader drafting problems by opening the door to reorganizing many other sex-offender-related restrictions. There was also discussion of whether the bill’s references to schools should use the school-property statute, whether churches should be included, and whether the existing loitering statute’s alarm-based elements are too complicated and potentially unconstitutional. The committee also discussed a pending federal challenge to the loitering law, with one member saying there was no injunction yet but the case was being challenged. No agreement was reached. After a brief break and further debate, members concluded that the Senate and House positions remained unresolved, and the meeting ended without a compromise or vote on the substantive dispute.

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• In relation to the calculated constitutional cap for the Economic Stabilization Fund balance.
• That's under your spending limits and constitutional limits, yes. That's LBB's next.
• Okay, so you have two constitutional spending limits. Yes, sir.
• So when we are appropriating funds, using that mechanism, the constitution.
• Our state plan amendment was approved in January of 2024. I don't have the specific.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Then we'll go to item number two on the agenda: Motor Vehicle Division amendments.
• Yeah, I move that we favorably recommend vehicle inspection fee amendments.
• Amendments. Yeah, thanks. Awesome. Thank you, Chair.
• So this is Vehicle Registration Amendments.
• vehicle registration amendments with a favorable recommendation, say aye.

Keywords: 985, all

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• This enjoys a due pass as amended recommendation. Madam Secretary.
• So item number one, AB 1663, motion do pass as amended to appropriations. Pappin? Aye.
• It says this is the bill about the California Constitution requires that if we make local...
• Question: Do you accept the committee amendments on this? Say that one more time.
• The committee amendments, yes. I think they're brilliant. You accept them? They're golden.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard and advanced three bills. AB 1663, by Assembly Member Wallace, would ease permit and fee requirements for homeowners in the western Joshua tree region who need to remove or trim up to 10 trees for health, safety, or defensible-space reasons. Supporters included the California Association of Realtors and the Community Water Systems Alliance, and members emphasized balancing conservation with homeowner needs. The bill was moved out of committee on a do pass as amended vote to Appropriations. AB 1772, by Assembly Member Papin, addressed the spread of golden mussels and other aquatic invasive species by creating a statewide decontamination framework for watercraft, reciprocity among California water bodies, and longer-term funding ideas. Testimony from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency described Tahoe’s invasive-species prevention program and warned of major ecological and economic harm if golden mussels spread further. Recreational Boaters of California expressed caution but said it was not in opposition, raising concerns about fairness, reciprocity, and post-infestation management. The committee discussed committee amendments and the bill passed do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2521, also by Assembly Member Papin, would help expedite groundwater recharge permitting by directing the California Council of Science and Technology to complete a watershed-wide water availability analysis that applicants could use in permit applications. Supporters said the bill would reduce expensive data-analysis burdens and improve climate resilience by helping capture excess water during wet periods. Some members raised concerns about impacts on existing water rights and regional water interests, especially in the San Joaquin Valley, but the author said the study would be informational rather than binding. The bill passed do pass to Appropriations. At the end of the meeting, the committee also took add-on votes confirming passage of the bills, and the meeting adjourned.

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• If any provision of the compact exceeds constitutional limits of the state, they are rendered ineffective
• We ask that those types of amendments please do not be added to the compact.
• There are a couple of the amendments that were proposed.
• The compact may also amend, and in the physician compact this is where it amended our medical practice
• And in the physician compact, this is where it amended our Medical Practice Act.

Keywords: 996, all

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• >> even with the amendment. >> even with the amendment.
• Do we pass the amendment? We didn’t pass the amendment. Amendment first. I’m sorry.
• like to move amendment 03 34s. like to move amendment 03 34s.
• . amendment. amendment.
• >> The<00:13:24.720> amendment. >> The amendment. >> The amendment.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• amendment there should be an amendment amendment there should be an amendment out<00:24:21.240><
• move ought to pass and offer Amendment move ought to pass and offer Amendment 20254 20254 20254
• <00:25:44.880> in the bill was written uh the amendment in the bill was written uh the amendment
• <00:29:14.760> does scheduled meeting this amendment does scheduled meeting this amendment
• <01:14:47.920> right they did not had a constitutional right they did not had a constitutional

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, what it was was that the Constitution—this is, as you remember, we had the Constitutional Congress
• That's what's written in the US<01:17:17.520> Constitution. US Constitution.
• US Constitution.
• c> proposal, all got an amendment proposal, all got an amendment proposal, >> right, >>
• So we could go look at new amendment.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began by discussing 15 retained bills and the chair’s preference to keep them alive through interim study rather than kill them, using them as vehicles for further discussion and possible later amendments. The chair said the bills would be executed out by November and then move to the House floor in January, and members generally agreed that interim study was the prevailing motion for the retained bills. Several health-related bills were then discussed. On Senate Bill 247, concerning pharmacy network exclusion when PBM reimbursement is below acquisition cost, members said the issue had been presented differently in prior discussions and noted unfamiliar intermediaries such as PSAOs; the bill was viewed as too complex to resolve immediately, so interim study was favored. A bill on treatment alternatives to opiates was said to need an amendment from the Insurance Department, and a bill on self-funded employer access to claims data was described as having changed substantially through amendment; the sponsor explained it was intended to incentivize self-funded plans to opt into the state’s all-payer claims database (CHIS) so their data could be used for cost analysis, and members indicated a separate bill would be brought later. The committee spent the most time on a glucose monitoring bill, with testimony from a sponsor and a parent of a type 1 diabetic describing the medical benefits of continuous glucose monitors, especially for preventing dangerous lows and managing fluctuations. Opponents and committee members raised concerns about the cost of a mandate, the effect on premiums in the individual and small-group markets, and whether the bill should require coverage without a prescription; one member cited medical literature suggesting limited evidence for non-insulin users. The chair concluded the bill was headed to interim study and said the committee would do further homework on the economic impact, especially for type 1 coverage. The meeting then moved on to a bill about insurer audits and clawbacks, where the Insurance Department commissioner explained that the issue involved several separate provider-payment problems that had recently come to the department’s attention and that the department would provide a report and work with the sponsor on next steps.

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• Today, we will consider how to fix one of the most frustrating features of California's constitution.
• but instead I received a long answer that included a discussion of three different voter-approved amendments
• to California's constitution, a mini-legislature, a lecture on the California economic activity, and
• One is that it creates maximum on the constitutional share of the budget stabilization account to 10%
• fund taxes to 20% of general fund taxes that is the main change that essentially affects the constitutional

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senate Bill 21, as amended, do pass as amended.
• Senate Bill 21, as amended, do pass as amended.
• A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Article 4, Section 5 of the Constitution of New Mexico,
• A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Article 4, Section 5 of the Constitution of New Mexico,
• Bill 3 as amended.

Keywords: 996, all

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• The clerk will read the amendment. This is Amendment Number 371. Mr.
• The clerk will read the amendment. This is Amendment Number 43. Mr.
• So based on that, I've ensured this amendment is constitutional and appropriate, as we've heard.
• The amendment is not adopted. The amendment 128 in the negative. The amendment is not adopted. Mr.
• The consolidated amendment is passed. The consolidated amendment is passed.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and received a resignation letter from Rep. Fana Howard of Lowell, effective March 17, 2026, as she transitioned to the Senate. The chamber then took up several procedural orders, including multiple unanimous or voice-vote suspensions of rules and concurrence with Senate petitions, such as referrals on housing and student transportation matters, and a suspension of Joint Rule 12 for a petition involving children served by DCF. The main substantive item was House No. 5264, a fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill totaling about $1.8 billion. Members discussed its use of Fair Share surtax surplus funds for transportation and education, including major support for the MBTA, special education circuit breaker costs, early education and child care, snow and ice costs, regional transit authorities, and other deficiencies such as GIC and sheriff costs. Members also explained the bill’s tax conformity provisions responding to recent federal tax changes, with debate over whether to delay conformity to limit state revenue exposure. The House adopted a consolidated amendment to the bill and then passed it to be engrossed by roll call vote, 150-3. The House also adopted a resolution commending the Admetek Foundation on Prostate Cancer Awareness Day. Several local bills were advanced, including a sick leave bank for a Department of Corrections employee, a bill waiving the minimum age requirement for a Boston police officer, a Nantucket charter bill, a Stoneham public safety bill, and a Malden special police officers bill, the last of which was amended before being engrossed. The chamber also considered Amendment 43 to redistribute $100 million of Fair Share revenue more evenly to municipalities for roads and education; supporters argued the current distribution favored statewide priorities over local aid, while opponents said the formula would not adequately address rural road needs. That amendment was rejected 128-25. The House then recessed several times, observed moments of silence for local public servants, welcomed visiting youth sports teams, and finally ordered adjournment to meet the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• I will be taking the chair's amendments, and I am going to say, with trepidation, the amendment that
• We respectfully oppose SB 1230 unless amended.
• I am recommending an aye as amended.
• those amendments.
• With the amendments that we took in Senate...

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The amendment amends only section four of the original bill.
• the amendment or without the amendment the amendment or without the amendment and<00:44:38.280><
• Representative Anders: As far as the amendment goes, is it constitutional?
• and to the constitutional question that was raised, it seems to me that the language in the amendment
• Representative Smith. 66 as amended by Amendment 20250 66 as amended by Amendment 20250 1110<01:17:16.120

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first corrected a procedural issue by revoting on House Bills 98 and 164, which had previously been reported out unanimously before the notice had been placed on the calendar. HB 98, concerning professional limited liability company assistant managers, was again voted ought to pass by roll call 16-0 and was placed on the consent calendar. HB 164, dealing with local records, was amended with a fiscal note update from the Secretary of State’s office and then voted ought to pass as amended 17-0; because it was going to Finance, it was not eligible for consent. The committee also set aside HB 111 briefly while the amendment language was corrected. The committee then took up HR 6, a resolution condemning the judicial doctrine of disparate impact. The sponsor argued the resolution was intended to criticize the doctrine, but several members said it was too broad, legally problematic, and in need of more work, including a drafting error in the addressee. The committee voted ITL on HR 6 by 15-2, and with no objection it was placed on the consent calendar. The final major item was HB 111 FN, which would extend the right-to-know ombudsman position for two years. Representative Kuttab offered an amendment to limit remote records requests to people with a New Hampshire connection, citing testimony about out-of-state requests and the burden on municipalities. Members discussed the broader policy of the bill, with supporters saying the ombudsman has reduced court filings and saves time and money, while opponents said the office needs restructuring or more resources and that they were not ready to extend it without changes. The amendment was adopted 16-1, and the committee then voted ought to pass as amended 15-2, sending the bill to Finance.

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• Is there objection to the amendment? Hearing none, the amendment is adopted. 974 amendment.
• The secretary will read the amendment. Or amendment number four by Creighton.
• Members, there is an amendment, following amendment. for amendment number six by Creighton Senator Creighton
• Objection to the amendment? Hearing none, the amendment is adopted.
• Members, the following amendment. 1244 Floor amendment number seven by Gutierrez.

Bills: SB26, SB28, SJR36, SB26, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB28

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• spending we have a constitutional spending we have a constitutional responsibility<00:20:59.080>
• built into their constitutional built into their constitutional duties<01:39:17.679> the<
• The ayes have it; amendment is adopted. The motion before us now is ought to pass with amendment.
• The amendment is adopted. The motion before us now is ought to pass with amendment.
• Slavery was finally eradicated in the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in December of 1865, and that's

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• Under the Constitution, a separate vote is required. Monitors will return the counts.
• Under the Constitution, a separate vote is required.
• the House bill revising the charter of the city of Lynn, House No. 4149, reports that the Senate amendments
• Third reading of the bill: an act amending the charter of the city of Greenfield, House No. 4379.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first took up several Committee on Rules reports extending committee reporting deadlines on current House documents. Extensions were adopted for the Committees on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Environment and Natural Resources, Labor and Workforce Development, Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery, and Municipalities and Regional Government, with the rules suspended where needed and the orders adopted by voice vote. The Committee on Steering and Policy then recommended five bills for House consideration: House Nos. 1068, 1641, 3417, 3438, and 4664. After suspension of Rule 7A, the House ordered all five bills to a third reading. The chamber also took up House No. 4624, establishing a sick leave bank for Jean McCarran of the Registry of Motor Vehicles; the emergency preamble was adopted by a recorded count, and the bill later passed to be enacted. The House also passed to be enacted several local bills, including measures extending residency requirements for certain Newton police and fire personnel, authorizing investments for the Richmond Free Public Library, and increasing the residency limit for Acton police and fire personnel. In addition, the House concurred in Senate amendments to the Lynn charter bill (House No. 4149), passed the Greenfield charter bill (House No. 4379) to be engrossed, and passed the Ludlow unpaid bill measure (House No. 4589) to be engrossed. The session ended with an order to adjourn and the House adjourned to meet Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• Their trustees are based on the 1963 state senate districts, which were actually put into the constitution
• in ...actually put into the constitution in 1901.
• I will say that this sub has amended most of the problems. There's nobody here in opposition.
• Uh, if you want to check on that before we get to the floor, we might need to put an amendment on it.

Bills: HB442, HB459, HB90, HB91, HB461, HB481

Keywords: codification, Code of Alabama 1975, cumulative supplement, replacement volume, technical corrections, code cleanup, state code update, local laws, Secretary of State, Code Commissioner, Thomson Reuters, boating violation, scrivener's error, typographical correction, clerical correction, legislative housekeeping, 2024 Regular Session, 2025 session statutes, county local laws, official code publication

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• The notice requirements under this bill could implicate the First Amendment.
• We stand in strong support of SB 883, with the amendments noted in our written testimony.
• These changes will help the bill withstand constitutional challenges.
• the bill withstand constitutional the bill withstand constitutional challenges<01:23:32.679>
• There are amendments to the bill on SD1.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several measures on agriculture, energy, stadium governance, and hotel consumer protections. On SB 448 relating to agriculture, Agra Business Development Corporation and the Hawaii Farm Bureau testified in support of a proposed conservation easement acquisition in Central Oahu; the chair asked follow-up questions about the exact location, cost, and agricultural potential of the land, and the witness said the parcel had good soil and water and was former pineapple land, with cost still to be provided. On SB 827 relating to meat processing, the Department of Economic Development and Tourism said the state needs more meat-processing capacity and that any grant program should complement, not compete with, existing efforts; the Attorney General’s office warned the bill lacked legally sufficient standards for grants of public money under the state constitution and offered draft standards. Several industry and chamber witnesses supported the measure, while discussion focused on the need for brick-and-mortar or modular facilities, infrastructure costs, federal inspection needs, and access for hunters and neighbor islands. The committee then took up SB 1269 relating to geothermal resources, which drew broad support from county officials, energy consultants, utility representatives, and community advocates, with one witness opposing it. Supporters described geothermal as a viable, indigenous, firm baseload energy source that could help reduce Hawaii’s high electricity costs and support clean energy goals; one witness emphasized prior work in New Zealand and another urged the state to move forward with exploration. A DBEDT representative explained that the department is coordinating geothermal-related work with the Hawaii Technology Development Corp., the University of Hawaii, and the Hawaii State Energy Office, noting a prior $3 million appropriation, phase-one community engagement work, and plans to seek a contractor for geoscience and exploration in phase two. Members pressed DBEDT to explain how this bill fits with other geothermal measures moving through different committees, and the chair asked the department to review SB 993 and better coordinate the package of geothermal bills. On SB 1337 relating to the Stadium Authority, the stadium manager testified in support of clarifying quorum rules, explaining that the authority currently has eight seated voting members out of nine possible voting seats and that the bill would help ensure voting members are counted for quorum; he said meetings have not been delayed. Finally, on SB 883 relating to hotels, the Attorney General’s office raised First Amendment and contract-law concerns and recommended adding a purpose statement and a non-impairment savings clause. Unite Here Local 5 and other supporters said guests should be notified of hotel service disruptions such as construction, closures, or labor disputes, while opponents questioned who would enforce the law, what penalties would apply, and whether the measure could require hotels to pay damages even without a complaint. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• on amendments to Senate on amendments on amendments to Senate<00:17:46.640> file<00:17:47.120
• There is an amendment. Would the reading clerk please read in the amendment?
• against this amendment. against this amendment.
• I guess we're on the amendment. Um so um I guess we're on the amendment.
• . amendment. amendment.

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• >> The<00:05:57.440> amendment. >> The amendment. >> The amendment.
• I came testified to a constitutional amendment which allowed for the possession of this product.
• came testified to a constitutional came testified to a constitutional amendment<00:50:55.440>
• amend the amendment uh I don't think the amend the amendment uh has<02:30:18.319> merit.
• Yeah. amend<02:36:30.000> it. amend it. amend it.

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