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• We were the first permanent settlement west of the Alleghenies, and it really did start a domino effect
• 20.400> first 250th anniversary uh we were the first 250th anniversary uh we were the first permanent
• :04:22.240> uh<00:04:22.400> west<00:04:22.639> of<00:04:22.800> the permanent
• settlement uh west of the permanent settlement uh west of the alanes<00:04:23.880> and<00:04:

Keywords: Pledge of allegiance, roll call, welcome of new members 00:00:15 Consideration of HB 313 00:03:20, 958, all

Summary: The House State Government Committee held its first meeting of the session, established a quorum, welcomed new members, and heard only one item of business: House Bill 313, sponsored by Representative Kim King. King said the bill would add a Kentucky History Month recognition and tied it to recent local anniversary celebrations, arguing it could support education, economic development, and tourism. Kentucky Historical Society Executive Director Scott Alvi testified in support, describing the proposal as part of a broader effort to create a legacy around the nation’s 250th anniversary, coordinate statewide history events, and promote heritage tourism. Members asked why June was chosen and whether an emergency clause should be added so the measure could take effect in time for this June. King said June was selected because it aligns with Statehood Day and Boone Day and leads into July 4th, and she said she was open to the emergency-clause idea, though any amendment would need to be filed in writing later. The committee then voted on the bill and passed it 19-0, with no opposition. The chair noted the bill would next go to the House floor and closed by joking that the meeting was unusually short.

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• 12.7 of the Rules of the Florida Senate.
• A public memorial is permanent. Public memorials reflect the preeminence of principles.
• Rules be waived and all bills passed today be immediately certified to the House.
• Before I recognize the Rules Chair for other motions, well, I'll tell you, let's go here.
• Madam Rules Chair, you recognized? Thank you, Mr. President.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several introductions recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and professional groups in the gallery. The chamber then took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee confirming 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted by a vote of 36-0. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and funding. The bulk of the meeting was spent on special-order bills, many of them open-government sunset review measures and policy bills. The Senate passed bills preserving or updating public records exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; a commercial driving schools bill; a human trafficking training requirement for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; a nature-based coastal resiliency bill with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve; a chiropractic patient-funds bill; specialty license plate legislation; a one-time waiver for late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation changes; the Florida Farm Bill with amendments protecting Everglades lands and technical corrections; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders; disability presumption clarifications for firefighters and law enforcement; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity changes; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and a blue envelope program; public post-secondary safety policy requirements; and a bill allowing licensed agents to market health care sharing ministries. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. Members debated a number of measures, especially the health care sharing ministries bill, where opponents raised consumer-protection and commission concerns and supporters argued for free speech, religious liberty, and expanded consumer choice; it passed 32-5. Other debated bills included the autism law enforcement bill, the school athletics bill addressing coach support for student-athletes, and the Farm Bill, where senators discussed surplus land safeguards and biosolids timing. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 37-0 or 38-0, with a few closer votes such as the patriotic displays bill (36-2) and the health care sharing ministries bill (32-5).

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• um will probably be ruled um will probably be ruled unconstitutional<01:55:17.599> because
• These rules are established and justice.
• These records are permanent. They will impact people who are falsely accused.
• These<04:08:02.720> records<04:08:03.120> are<04:08:03.359> permanent.
• These records are permanent. These records are permanent.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the pledge, approved the January 30, 2026 journal, and then proceeded out of order for several personal privileges and resolutions. Members welcomed delegates from Poland and noted the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat. The chamber then took up Senate Joint Resolution 001, which approves the water project revolving fund eligibility list administered by the Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority. Sponsors explained that the resolution only establishes project eligibility and does not itself set funding amounts. The resolution passed 32-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The Senate next considered Senate Joint Resolution 006, a lengthy measure affirming civil rights and dignity for immigrant Coloradans and calling for transparent, accountable federal immigration enforcement. The resolution urged an end to anonymous enforcement tactics, protection of access to schools, health care, courthouses, and other public spaces, and broader federal immigration reform. Senator Weissman moved a technical amendment correcting a reference from ICE to CBP in one example; the amendment was adopted 32-0. Debate featured personal stories from supporters about immigrant family histories and service, while the Minority Leader said he appreciated the sponsors’ engagement but could not support the resolution as drafted, though he agreed with much of its intent and called for more constructive dialogue. The resolution passed 20-12, and several senators were added as co-sponsors. After the resolutions, the Senate moved into the Committee of the Whole for second reading of bills on the consent calendar. Senate Bill 10, concerning clarification of definitions used in the taxation of agricultural property, was adopted on second reading and reported out favorably. The chamber then began consideration of Senate Bill 4, concerning who may petition a court for an extreme risk protection order, with the sponsor noting two technical amendments had been added to improve the language. The committee report on that bill was adopted, and the bill was moved forward on second reading.

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• President, God, like a motion to suspend the rules for immediate consideration.
• > for<00:09:09.760> immediate suspend the rules for immediate suspend the rules for immediate
• >> I'd like to motion to suspend the rules >> I'd like to motion to suspend the rules
• to suspend the rules for immediate<00:10:16.480> consideration.
• and the city of Montgomery to end bus segregation permanently.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the pledge, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber then received several House Joint Resolutions: HJR 2 and HJR 3 to notify the governor that the legislature is in session and to escort the governor to the joint session, HJR 4 mourning the death of Howard Sanderford, and HJR 5 mourning the death of Samuel Allen Harper. Each was taken up by suspension of the rules and adopted without objection. Committee reports followed, with multiple Senate bills receiving favorable reports and being advanced to the calendar for the next legislative day. Reported bills included SB 20, 30, 31, and 41 from Judiciary; SB 19 from Banking and Insurance; SB 12, 28, 35, 42, 93, and 134 from County and Municipal Government; a large group of fiscal and economic development bills including SB 54, 77, 78, 89, 100-103, 113, 122, 126, 127, 128, and 136; and SB 32, 33, 55, 70, 108, 114, and 118 from Veterans and Military Affairs. Several of these reports included amendments, and all were placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. In motions and resolutions, the Senate adopted SJR 6 honoring former Representative Brian Melton Jr., SJR 7 supporting federal voting rights legislation including the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act, SJR 8 naming the Lamar Harrison Memorial Bridge on U.S. Highway 98 in Wilmer, and SJR 9 honoring Samuel Allen Harper. The chamber then adopted SJR 10, a lengthy resolution celebrating the life of Claudette Colvin, with remarks from Senators Figures and Coleman emphasizing her civil rights legacy and the impact of her refusal to give up her bus seat at age 15. The session concluded with a motion to adjourn until 8:30 a.m. the next day.

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• We have this with fire departments as well, where they go from a volunteer fire plan into permanent status
• We have this with fire departments as well, where they go from a volunteer fire plan into permanent status
• We have this with fire departments as well, where they go from a volunteer fire plan into permanent status
• It may stop by the Rules Committee at some point. >> All right, Senator.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The rules General rules of conduct, and I'll go over those as we start our hearing today.
• I'm very sorry, but the committee rules for the me-too testimony only allow us to take...
• I don't mean to be a bear, but the rules don't allow it.
• Gold star, everybody, respecting your rules. All right. I only have one question.
• Respecting your rules. All right. I only have one question.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• 42.560> a not sure if this is a temporary cut or a not sure if this is a temporary cut or a permanent
• 07:44.879> uh<00:07:45.039> that<00:07:45.159> is<00:07:45.520> lost permanent
• cut but again uh that is lost permanent cut but again uh that is lost funding<00:07:46.440> to
• again we we can't control that some and again we we can't control that some are<00:20:50.440> permanent
• I think some are temporary are permanent I think some are temporary but<00:20:52.720> um<00:20

Bills: HF1704, HF2052

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• Our water utility shut down our reservoir permanently as of February 5th, 2025.
• Anyone that announced the permanent closure of a public...
• Permanent closure of a public recreational resource are not qualified to find solutions for problems
• There are no permanent problems.
• Zebra mussels, if we are to close public waters permanently for threats, all public waters would be closed

Bills: HB471, HB473

Keywords: water authority, sewer management, fire protection, local governance, board of directors, local officers, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, 1136, house, all

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• the list that House Bill 2180 be returned with a due pass recommendation secretary please call the rule
• Security will administer the grant program by contracting with eligible providers, and they adopt rules
• When I started this committee, we made a rule: no abbreviations for the lay people, but in this case,
• Let's hire several hundred people to do work to comply with permanent federal law, but then we're going
• the legislature intends that the monies in the trust fund steadily grow to ultimately maintain a permanent

Bills: HB2180, HB2184, HB2188, HB2194, HB2206, HB2321, HB2322, HB2438, HB2442, HB2448, HB2727, HB2797

Keywords: appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization

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• This rule caps the amount an inmate may be charged to place a phone call in a correctional institution
• Further, the rule prohibits vendors from using any of the revenue collected to provide additional services
• The agency has indicated that should this rule go into effect, the compliance date would be August 31
• I think I have been permanent ED for two years.
• I think I have been permanent ED for two years.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard a presentation from the Legislative Budget Board on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Article 5 budget. LBB recommended $3.7 billion in all funds for 2026-27, a 5.2 percent decrease from the base, while FTEs would rise by 856.7. Major items included funding for driver license services, DPS facilities, troopers and recruit schools, crime labs, vehicle and aircraft operations, border security, and rider changes. The committee also reviewed DPS exceptional items not included in the recommendation, including additional staffing, technology, and facility requests. Members focused heavily on driver license operations, criticizing long wait times, call abandonment, and repeated staffing increases without clear process improvements. LBB said the agency’s call-answer rate was about 9 percent in fiscal 2024, with average hold times around 34 minutes, later reduced to roughly 22-25 minutes. Senators questioned whether more FTEs alone would solve the problem and urged a broader efficiency study and better use of technology. DPS officials said they were pursuing process changes, including appointment-system upgrades, online pre-population of forms, and remote issuance options, while noting that Real ID requirements and population growth continue to drive demand. DPS leadership then outlined the agency’s priorities: completion of the Williamson County training academy, recruitment and retention of troopers, capital needs for vehicles and aircraft, and expanded responsibilities at the Capitol complex and the Alamo. Officials said the new trooper funding would help address staffing shortages, public safety, and border operations, and that overtime and deployment patterns had been adjusted to reduce burnout and improve flexibility. They also discussed Operation Lone Star, saying DPS spending is largely overtime, travel, and fuel, and that the agency continues to coordinate with federal partners while awaiting clarity on possible federal reimbursement for border security costs. Senators also raised concerns about oilfield theft, cartel activity, high-speed pursuits, bilingual pay, and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, and DPS said it would follow up on some of those issues.

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• Recent federal action affecting California's clean vehicle waivers creates a real problem because those rules
• maintenance infrastructure to support this transition, starting with temporary fueling and moving toward permanent
• We are also pursuing competitive state grants, including a $45 million TERSEP application for the permanent
• As many of you may know, CARB is in the process of promulgating rules related to the capital investment

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The state as a whole is also experiencing changes in resources, including the Land Grant Permanent Fund
• questions you mentioned on your screen there were the ERB challenges, and you talked about the new rule
• The intent of the Martinez-Yazzie ruling was to expand educational opportunity.
• In a state with historically strong reserves and permanent fund balances, I think this is a very solvable

Keywords: 996, all

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• There's rule-outs for disabilities or age, or if they have prosthetics or wounds.
• Those are always rule-outs. The SUD is more difficult. We had more inpatient facilities for SUD.
• Well, we also have other communities, such as our permanent supportive housing, that also need those
• Well, we also have other communities, such as our permanent support of housing that also need those specialized

Summary: The Community Safety Committee held an interim work session on crisis response, with members and witnesses discussing how Washington can better integrate 911, 988, mobile crisis, co-response, and alternative response models for behavioral health crises in public spaces. Travis Parker opened with an overview of the Sequential Intercept Model and the crisis care continuum, emphasizing early intervention, 988 access, regional coordination, navigators and peer support, and the need for sustainable braided funding. Several Washington witnesses then described current programs and system gaps, including the growth of co-response teams, the importance of integrating 911 and 988 rather than treating them as competing systems, and the need to reduce unnecessary emergency room use and improve first responder wellness and training. City, fire, and crisis-system representatives described local challenges and reforms. Kim Hendrickson of Poulsbo said most crisis calls still come through 911 and urged better coordination among field-based teams, more behavioral health training for fire/EMS, and more alternatives to ER transport. Laura Pippen, a designated crisis responder, described a strained involuntary treatment system, fewer DCRs statewide, difficulty getting law enforcement support for transports, and limited facility capacity, especially for substance use disorder. Jennifer Stuber and South County Fire’s Keith Sharp highlighted workforce training, a crisis responder certificate program, and first responder wellness efforts. Research witnesses Evan Lauder and James Pine said the evidence is still developing but generally supports on-scene resolution, reduced ED transport and detention in some models, and the importance of clear dispatch protocols, coordination, and ongoing evaluation. Dispatch and program operators then gave examples of how systems are working in practice. Katie Myers of Washington APCO/NENA said 911 remains essential, but needs evidence-based triage protocols, liability protections, and additional funding if it is expected to take on more crisis-response responsibilities. Whatcom County described embedding a “community connector” in the 911 center to coordinate alternative response, while ValleyCom reported that its 988 diversion pilot transferred 2,165 calls with 98% resolved through 988/211 without returning to 911. National examples included Denver’s STAR program, Albuquerque’s Community Safety Department, and Atlanta’s PAD initiative, each showing different ways to route low-acuity or behavioral-health-related calls away from police and toward clinicians, peers, or civilian responders. The session ended with Washington examples continuing, including Whatcom County’s alternative response team, underscoring the committee’s interest in refining and expanding integrated crisis response systems in the next session.

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• And for the benefit of our panelists, the assembly members up here are stuck with permanent microphones
• years of benefit, whereas these projects are sustainable and affordable for 55 years, sometimes permanently
• All right, for the benefit of those members who weren't here when we sort of announced sort of the rules
• My apologies for not getting you on earlier, but we had to kind of follow our rules.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The important thing I think to note, and it's the same with general fiscal rules or monetary policy rules
• So, yeah, that budget baseline did not assume that that spending would go on permanently, like you've
• But again, I did not assume that that would be permanent.
• But as you can see from the 2026-27 biennium, there is still a significant increase in the permanent
• but as you can that would be permanent but as you can see<01:01:42.839> from<01:01:43.000>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee began with member and staff introductions, including several new members and committee staff. Representative Zach Stevenson, the DFL lead, objected to the day’s presentation, saying he was disappointed the committee was starting with a group he viewed as aligned with Republicans rather than a nonpartisan budget presentation. The chair responded that the committee had a bipartisan agreement and that hearing a different perspective was appropriate. The committee then proceeded to a presentation from economists with the Center of the American Experiment, with questions held until the end. The presentation focused on Minnesota’s budget outlook, arguing that the state faces a structural imbalance and a projected $5.14 billion deficit in the 2028-29 biennium. The presenters said spending has outpaced revenues, highlighted a large increase in general fund spending since 2023, and argued that inflation-adjusted per-capita spending remains above pre-2024 levels through the forecast period. They said the biggest growth areas are E-12 education and especially Health and Human Services, with HHS projected to become the largest budget category and much of its growth tied to Medicaid and long-term care waivers. The presenters also argued Minnesota spends more than most states on welfare and Medicaid, citing comparisons showing the state near the top nationally in spending per person in poverty and in several Medicaid categories. They said some of the HHS growth reflects policy changes from the 2023 session, while other pressures come from enrollment growth, health care prices, federal debt, and an aging population. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting shown.

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• that it would seek to go forward in dividing not only immigrant communities but also citizens and permanent
• made different choices, but when we're talking about travel, that is where I think continuity among rules
• made different choices, but when we're talking about travel, that is where I think continuity among rules
• They can qualify for UTS or Raa non-immigrant visas, which ultimately allow them to apply for permanent
• They can qualify for UTS or Raa non-immigrant visas, which ultimately allow them to apply for permanent

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Currently, they are in the process of securing their own property, a permanent home on the Waianae Coast
• process of securing their own property, process of securing their own property, a<00:02:57.040> permanent
• a permanent home on the Waianae Coast. a permanent home on the Waianae Coast.
• <00:04:24.400> home<00:04:24.720> for<00:04:24.880> this securing a permanent
• home for this securing a permanent home for this program<00:04:25.720> and<00:04:26.040> its

Bills: HB1576, HB2490, HB1546, HB1588

Keywords: HB1576, Hawaii film industry, DBEDT, BLNR, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Board of Land and Natural Resources, film permits, motion picture production, television production, commercial filming, digital media tax credit, film production tax credit, public notice, transparency, state lands, film studio, land set-aside, revocable permit, memorandum of agreement, memorandum of understanding

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• Restricting airflow and oxygen to the brain can very quickly lead to permanent impairment and damage.
• Once those are ruled on, there is an additional 24-hour delay.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• aquaculture disaster recovery loan programs, creates the honest services registry, helps FFA students by permanently
• And the EPA lost the court case because it ruled that fluoride possesses an unreasonable neurological

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee heard House Bill 651, described by sponsors as the Florida Farm Bill and a comprehensive FDACS agency package. The bill combined technical agency updates with several policy provisions, including changes to water additive rules, labeling requirements for meat, milk, poultry, and eggs, criminal penalties related to drones over agricultural land, mail theft, and retail fuel theft, updates to disaster recovery loan programs, an FFA scholarship, school infrastructure provisions, land purchase authority for converted agricultural land, and a Florida Farmer Financial Protection Act addressing ESG-related banking practices. A major portion of the discussion focused on the bill’s fluoride language, with supporters arguing for local choice and consumer consent and opponents warning about public health impacts and loss of local control. Members also questioned the C-4 registry language and whether it was duplicative or could affect organizations’ status. Public testimony was split. Opponents included Florida for All and the Florida Dental Association, with testimony arguing the bill protected agribusiness interests and that removing fluoride would harm dental health, especially for low-income families. Proponents included Heritage Action, Heartland Impact, and several individuals who argued the bill protected farmers from ESG-driven banking restrictions and supported informed consent and the removal of fluoride from public water. Several agricultural and advocacy groups also waved in support. During debate, some members praised portions of the bill such as housing for agricultural workers, drone penalties, and school-related provisions, but said they could not support the fluoride preemption or the C-4 language. Others supported the fluoride provision as a matter of individual and local choice. On final passage, the committee reported HB 651 favorably. The vote was 11-4, with Chair Esposito, Vice Chair Botana, Representatives Barnaby, Benaroch, Black, Mayfield, Mooney, Plasencia, Salzman, and Weinberger voting yes, and Representatives Alvarez, Bartleman, Henson, and Rainer voting no.

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• HE SUFFERED PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE, SCHOOL AND FACIAL FACTORS, LOSS OF VISION IN ONE EYE AND MOBILITY
• THE AMENDMENT CLARIFIES CHARTER SCHOOLS CAN ADOPT RULES STRICTER THAN THEIR RESPONSES AND ANY COMPLAINTS

Keywords: 999, senate, all