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• Zero nays, the bill passes. of 118, yay. Zero nays, the bill passes.
• Zero naysay. Bill passes. Next 119. Yay. Zero naysay. Bill passes.
• Zero naysay. Bill passes. Next 118. Yay. Zero naysay. Bill passes.
• 114 yay, zero nays, the bill passes. 114 yay, zero nays, the bill passes.
• Zero nays. The bill passes. 116. Yay. Zero nays. The bill passes. Workforce.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum and dispensed with the reading of the journal. Members also introduced a number of guests and visitors, including University of Southern Mississippi programs, 4-H participants from across the state, and several local constituents. A Mississippi 4-H president, Morgan White, addressed the chamber and spoke about the value of 4-H in building leadership, confidence, and agricultural skills, and noted the state’s first-in-the-nation 4-H slingshot curriculum and competition. The chamber then moved to the calendar and took up several bills. House Bill 943 was called up and passed after a committee substitute was adopted; the bill was explained as removing a repealer related to joint reports of examination by the Commissioner of Banking and Finance and the Federal Reserve Bank. House Bill 1265 also passed after being explained as extending a repealer for the debt service management act. House Bill 1477 was taken up next and generated extended discussion; it would create a process for abandoned safety deposit box contents, requiring notice to owners, allowing a period to cure delinquency, and then transferring contents to the Treasury Department for eventual disposition. Members asked several questions about House Bill 1477, especially about how long property would be held, how heirs would be notified, how cash and tangible items would be treated, and whether documents such as wills should be scanned or preserved before destruction. The bill’s sponsor said cash would remain unclaimed property, tangible items would generally be sold at public auction, and the Treasury Department would hold property for a minimum period before sale, with heirs still able to claim it for a time. The sponsor also said the bill had support from banking and credit union groups. No final vote on House Bill 1477 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• Christ, on Easter morning, but to give every person in this building the strength, excitement, and zero
• strength, person in this building the strength, excitement,<00:11:36.240> and<00:11:36.360> zero
• stress as the House excitement, and zero stress as the House of<00:11:37.760> Representatives
• I'm going to I'm going to put my trust I'm going to I'm going to put my trust in<01:03:37.720>
• And during this time, I keep bringing back that beautiful implementation of 'In God We Trust.'

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• that meaningful civic engagement at the local level is a key component of democracy, and it builds trust
• in government and connection to trust in government and connection to communities.<00:23:58.960>
• <00:31:06.559> emissions<00:31:06.880> by capita by 2050 and net zero emissions by
• capita by 2050 and net zero emissions by that<00:31:07.279> same<00:31:07.440> year.
• It's about who gets to decide how we grow and whether we trust residents to be partners in shaping that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• think really highlighting the fact that this cut is going to be really devastating for contracts with trusted
• I'm here to speak on behalf of families that have birthed mothers and families with children ages zero
• hearing anything I said, mothers, parents, and fathers—individuals who are birthing children ages zero
• The program is a lifeline for everybody in the LGBTQIA2S+ community in Kern County and would leave zero
• This program is a lifeline for the LGBTQ+ community in Kern County and would leave zero services available

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• What impacts do you think this will have on small businesses and the trust on our institutions?
• And on third shift or in seven or eight with zero employees.
• Zero wages on that machine overnight. It runs automatic.
• It would be great to have that kind of money. greater, as they do, to often pay zero income taxes, which
• the obligations, and it took about three years to be able to do it, and what money flowed to me was zero

Keywords: joint hearing, small business, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, economic recovery, tax relief, job creation

Summary: In this joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the primary focus was on the importance of making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) permanent. The chair emphasized that small businesses are crucial for the nation's economic recovery, especially in the wake of current federal policies perceived as detrimental. Witnesses shared their experiences and highlighted how the tax cuts facilitated job creation and business expansion, stressing the need for continued support through ongoing tax relief measures. The meeting included discussions about the economic implications of the TCJA's potential expiration, with members voicing their concerns regarding how this could impact small businesses and the broader economy.

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• She was stuck in the birth canal and was born with a zero heart rate, where CPR needed to be performed
• Ten yeas, zero nays. Thank you. By your vote, Senate Bill 1430 will be reported favorably.
• Ten ayes, zero nays. Thank you. By your vote, Senate Bill 658 will be reported favorably.
• Yes. 11 yeas, zero nays. By your vote, Senate Bill 72 will be reported favorably.
• But trust me, the Hatfields and McCoys will be back at it next week.

Summary: The committee first took up CS for Senate Bill 304, which would address child protective investigations involving children with certain pre-existing genetic or medical conditions. Senator Sharif said the bill is intended to prevent children from being wrongly removed from their families when symptoms of conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, rickets, or vitamin deficiencies are mistaken for abuse. Several parents and advocates testified in support, describing long dependency cases and removals they said were caused by misdiagnosis. The committee adopted a substitute amendment that removed language requiring certain medical personnel to provide differential-diagnosis analysis, and the bill then passed favorably with unanimous support. The committee then heard SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings relating to terrorism, sponsored by Senator Collins, who described the long effort by U.S. victims of the FARC to enforce a federal judgment and recover assets. The bill would clarify procedures for terrorism-related judgments, modernize intangible asset law, and help prevent terrorists from hiding assets or blocking wire transfers. After one supportive appearance form and no debate, the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 96, a local claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and SB 382, an affordable housing rent bill that was amended to define base rent and apply to certain shorter-term rental agreements entered after July 1, 2026; SB 382 drew support from housing advocates and some opposition, but passed unanimously. Several claims bills were also approved: SB 4 for Patricia Armini, SB 6 for Jose Correa, SB 28 for Darlene Engerville and J.R., SB 30 for the estate of M.N., and SB 24 for Mandy Penny Lemon, each involving injuries or damages caused by local government or hospital district negligence and each reported favorably after brief testimony and roll calls. The committee also passed SB 658 on waiver or release of liens after discussion about form language and enforceability. SB 72, which would allow campaign funds to pay certain child care expenses incurred while a candidate is actively campaigning, prompted questions about definitions and safeguards; the sponsor said the bill would require the expense to exist only because of campaign activity, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SB 1142 on release of conservation easements, which would create a statewide process for releasing certain small, low-value parcels from conservation easements if mitigation credits are secured elsewhere. The bill drew support from the sponsor and a property representative, but environmental advocates and President Passidomo raised concerns about flood control, wildlife corridors, and whether the bill was too property-specific; the sponsor said he would continue working on the language. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 1622, which would repeal the 2018 customary use law and restore local authority over public beach access. Supporters argued the current law has privatized beaches, hurt tourism, and led to harassment and conflict, while opponents defended private property rights and warned against taking away owners’ ability to exclude others. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1622, before a final vote is shown.

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• My son, 18, one year later, was trusted to run a 400,000 pound railroad locomotive but not a 5 pound
• Clerk: 26 yes, zero no. Chair: Show HB 1021 reported favorably as amended.
• Andy Fernandez: Folks, this is a random date that was selected with zero correlation to competency.
• Clerk: 20 yes, zero no. Chair: Thank you, Julia. Congratulations!
• Unfortunately, that value is zero. That is disgusting. We will change.

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• In terms of the fires that happened in L.A., we actually put two new programs into place: the Zero Interest
• facilities that were burned or partially destroyed in the Palisades or Eaton fires are now eligible for zero-interest
• We have also been presenting cost-reducing strategies at our board meetings, putting trust in the industry
• OCA's own staff analysis in January showed that our hospital operating margin during the period was zero
• Including the small amount going to the health care for striking workers and zero premium programs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That brings six ayes and zero nays. The motion prevails.
• The result of that has created what we have today: an SCJC that has very little, if any, trust. ...will

Bills: SJR27, SB53, SB311, SB1164, SB2807, SB1574, SB 53

Keywords: judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, constitutional amendment, mental health, court proceedings, notice requirements, legal filings, electronic documents, Texas Supreme Court, writ power, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, procedendo, extraordinary writs, Government Code Section 22.002, separation of powers, judicial authority

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• So Section 4 would appropriate any additional funds that are available in the Resources Trust Fund to
• aren't happy necessarily, but I don't think anybody wants to wake up next biennium and say there's zero

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first returned to the A&E/Water Resources budget and walked through the bill section by section, agreeing to keep some routine items and remove or defer others. Members accepted Section 4 with language to allow additional Resources Trust Fund revenues and requested federal funds, while Sections 5, 6, 7, 10, and 17 were taken out for now. They also discussed Section 12’s Bank of North Dakota line of credit for the water infrastructure revolving loan fund, Section 14’s federal funding for the biotreatment plant, Section 20’s study language on water governance and finance, Section 22’s line-item transfer limits, and Section 23’s carryover language. Several members raised concerns about the size and flexibility of available funds, the need for a project stabilization fund, and whether some projects—especially Southwest water—should be studied again. No final votes were taken, and the chair said the committee would return to the budget later after more numbers were known. The committee then moved to the Historical Society budget, where members reviewed a series of one-time funding changes. The $500,000 NAGPRA grant was removed from the budget because it is tied to separate legislation. For the military gallery expansion, the committee reduced SIF funding by $5 million and split another $4.2 million request between SIF and donations. The Medora area planning amount was reduced, local grants were reworked with matching requirements and a cap on awards, Fargo’s request was reduced, the Medora transportation improvement grant was removed, and the America’s 250th celebration funding was increased to $1 million. Members also discussed adding language giving the North Dakota National Guard military gallery primacy on signage and allowing the Adjutant General to manage content. The chair and members indicated the Historical Society budget amendments would be drafted and brought back, with the goal of finishing them by Friday if possible. The committee also noted upcoming hearings on related bills, including 1603, and said the budget work would likely go to conference committee because several funding and matching issues remained unresolved. No formal votes were taken in this portion either, and the meeting adjourned with plans to reconvene the next day.

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• Recommendations also include zero point eight million dollars for four FTEs to support the Texas Energy
• the fund to pay their contractual costs to Deloitte and fee paid to the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• One thing about your sheriff is we remain connected in the process of building trust and relationships
• One thing about your sheriff is we remain connected in the process of building trust in relationships
• And we help rebuild the trust.
• And trust me, they do.
• Have they got into zero fights and no disciplinary tickets? That also tells a story.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission met to continue its review of the county sheriffs’ role in corrections, reentry, and public safety. After approving the prior meeting minutes, the sheriffs completed a lengthy presentation describing how their offices provide regional jail services, women’s programming, mental health and substance use treatment, reentry support, community partnerships, and auxiliary public safety functions such as BCI work, TRIAD, Meals on Wheels, and event support. They emphasized that services are tailored to local needs, that women’s facilities are designed to keep mothers close to family and support reunification, and that programming, housing, and job placement are central to reducing recidivism. They also discussed challenges including K2/synthetic drugs in facilities, gang classification and separation, and the difficulty justice-involved people face obtaining IDs and birth certificates, especially for people from Puerto Rico. Commission members generally praised the sheriffs’ work and asked for more detail on how regional women’s facilities operate, how community-provider cuts might affect reentry services, how no-cost phone/tablet communication is balanced against programming time, and what the most essential programs are if funding is reduced. The sheriffs said programming must come first, identified mental health, substance use treatment, domestic violence programming, and housing/job placement as critical, and explained that community organizations and the Registry of Motor Vehicles are key partners in reentry. They also described their approach to gang management through classification, separation, and information sharing, and noted that the Registry has become more flexible but Real ID requirements have made documentation barriers more significant. The commission chair stressed that the purpose of the study is collaboration and improving system performance, not an adversarial effort against the sheriffs or a decarceration debate. Members noted that future meetings would hear from probation in June and the Department of Correction in July, and that the commission would continue gathering information before deciding on next steps. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which passed unanimously.

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• How can we trust that there's actually going to be money in those accounts when that child is eligible
• And you think that we're supposed to trust him with... ...the federal government, and you think that
• we're supposed to trust him with $250 to every parent that signs up for that?
• deposited into an account that has then transferred over to these federal accounts, and then we just trust
• Ninety-four ayes, zero nays. I have received a majority of those voting, and the bill has passed.

Bills: SB1290, SB1530, SB1847, HR1050, SB169, SB1377, SB1990, SB1991, SB1778, SB1579, SB1992, SB3, SB2028, SB1928, SB2127, SB2117, SB1439, SB1930, SB330, SB1191, SB2110, SB2134, SB2069, SB2095, SB1613, SB1246, SB1976, SB1346, SB1509, SB2071, SB259, SB1314

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria, healthcare, senior services, Taiwan, Oklahoma, sister-state relationship

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• This is about reducing undue influence, strengthening independence, and restoring public trust.
• We believe this can be done with transparency, accountability, and clear limits to protect public trust
• Public trust. We ask that you give this resolution a due pass. Thank you.
• I first became a licensed teacher through an alternative licensure program in New Mexico that had zero
• I'm here to express what students have asked, and simply they've asked us to build schools they can trust

Keywords: 996, all

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• The red on the left is Spaceport America, and that's about 18,000 acres of land that's state trust land
• committee is going to be from Alex Horowitz, project director for housing policy at the Pew Charitable Trust
• I'm at the Pew Charitable Trust, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that does work in the public interest
• I trust that you can see my screen, and I'm going to go ahead and fly through housing costs have never
• and while rents were going up thirty percent in the U.S. during this time period, rents were Between zero

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• Creator of all, you are Sovereign over all, and you are the Redeemer for all who trust in the finished
• Senator Sparks removed county oversight of the Tobacco Settlement Permanent Trust.
• We get to a point in our legislative process that we either trust or we don't.
• Again, we have to trust these boards, but we... We know the scope fights here. We know.
• date, which allows the counties to have a more secure election because they'll be able to run that zero

Bills: SB27, SB8, SB15, SB30, SB268, SB568, SB650, SB1405, SB1540, SB1610, SB1637, SB1660, SB2024, SB2217, SB2308, SB2753, SB2878, SB2900, SB2972, SB3059, HB4, HB40, HB46, HB119, HB145, HB493, HB705, HB1545, HB2017, HB2516, HB2885, HB2963, HB2974, HB3642, HB3909, HB5138, HB5246, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1944, SB1232, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB2683, SB1319, SB3045, SB3071, HB796, HB1523, HB5294, HB748, HB3395, HB180, HB3171, HB146, HB5596, HB5694, HB1135, HB3225, HB186, HB1449, HB3793, HB112, HB104, HB3336, HB3520, HB3320, HB5663, HB2399, HB111, HB3483, HB4580, HB3748, HB632, HB4730, HB5690, HB5689, HB3385, HB4359, HB5381, HB123, HB5606, HB1057, HB3664, HCR141, HCR40, HCR59

Keywords: immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks

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• New Mexico has a lot of oil money that they are using in a trust to fund this, but what did catch my
• So, there was an original 300 million investment out of the trust fund?
• >> 300 million out of the trust fund. >> Okay. And in what year was that? >> That was 2020.
• It spills into the early childhood trust fund.
• They actually took 20 million out of the trust fund in the first days of COVID.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its September 24 meeting after a motion and second. It then heard a presentation from New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Secretary Elizabeth Gragensky on that state’s early childhood system and planned universal child care rollout. She described how New Mexico consolidated multiple prenatal-to-age-five programs into a cabinet-level department, expanded pre-K to a longer day, and uses a cost model to set reimbursement rates intended to cover true provider costs, including wages, benefits, occupancy, food, and reserves. She also said the state created an Early Childhood Trust Fund and secured a constitutional amendment to dedicate 0.60% of the land grant permanent fund to early care and education, with the department’s budget growing from about $400 million in 2021 to just under $1 billion this year. Gragensky said families can begin applying for universal child care on November 1, with participation voluntary for both families and providers. She reported that New Mexico is aiming to expand capacity by adding 1,000 registered home providers, 120 group homes, and about 55 more centers, supported in part by a $13 million low-interest loan fund and a request for an additional $20 million. She said the state has seen growth in early childhood professionals, including a 64% increase over the last three to four years, and pointed to reported outcomes such as a 21% increase in literacy and a 75% kindergarten readiness rate, while noting that some measures are new and baseline comparisons are still being developed. Members asked about the funding sources, provider profitability, workforce development, and measurable outcomes. Gragensky said the program is designed to support provider sustainability through rates tied to true cost and includes allowances for sick leave, vacation, benefits, and reserves. She also said maternal labor force participation is 10% higher than the national rate and attributed that in part to child care access. The committee then moved to a separate presentation by Department for Community Based Services Commissioner Lisa Dennis and Division of Family Support Director Roger McCann on anticipated cuts to TANF and SNAP, beginning with an overview of TANF as a federal block grant with a fixed annual Kentucky allocation of about $180.7 million.

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• My members, therefore, regrettably, feel like we are starting from square zero.
• We feel like we are starting from square zero.
• I trust that this is going to kind of continue over the summer in that working on the technicalities

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on worker protections, AI in the workplace, bereavement leave, and construction labor standards. SB 909 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would increase public works contractor registration fees, raise prevailing wage and related penalties, and direct half of collected penalties back into the Public Works Enforcement Fund. Supporters said the bill would help combat wage theft and misclassification and strengthen enforcement; opponents argued the higher fees and penalties would burden contractors without fixing enforcement backlogs. The committee voted the bill out on a due pass motion to Appropriations. The committee also approved SB 951 by Senator Reyes, which would require 60-day notice when 25 or more workers are displaced by technology and require reporting on AI-related job impacts. Supporters framed it as a response to rapid AI-driven layoffs and a way to gather real-time data; opponents raised concerns about small employers, proprietary information, and litigation. SB 947 by Senator McNerney, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” would require human review of automated discipline, termination, or deactivation decisions and restrict predictive behavior analysis. Supporters said it would prevent biased or mistaken automated decisions; opponents objected to the inclusion of independent contractors, private rights of action, and other provisions. Both bills were advanced to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee also passed SB 1149 by Senator Durazo, which would expand bereavement leave to cover a “designated person,” including chosen family relationships. Supporters, including AARP and a witness who described losing a long-term partner, said the bill reflects modern family structures; there was no opposition. In addition, SB 1185 by Senator Cortese, applying skilled and trained workforce standards to pharmaceutical facility construction, was approved despite opposition from business and construction groups who said there was no demonstrated safety problem and that the mandate could raise costs and reduce competition. Several other bills on the consent calendar were also approved, and all measures were reported out of committee.

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• My members, therefore, regrettably, feel like we are starting from square zero.
• On substance, we have significant outstanding concerns. ...feel like we are starting from square zero
• I trust that this is going to kind of continue over the summer in working on the technicalities of the

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Chair: Martha Edenfield from the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar waiving
• And there's always zero evidence to support it.
• Yarkosky: observing a child under 16 years of age for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification with zero