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• it, I can uh send that to anyone needs it, I can uh send that to them. them. them.
• Same time we need good caring, and we need to upgrade the park so that it is accommodate people of our
• good caring and we same time we need good caring and we need<00:52:05.599> to<00:52:05.839>
• For example, there's the care they need.
• includes a child welfare fiscal analysis includes a child welfare fiscal analysis and<02:11:00.320

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, so we need to fix that.
• And if that didn't fit our needs, us.
• <04:54:32.320> to do get one day, but they need to do get one day, but they need to represent
• we're talking about and we really need we're talking about and we really need to<04:55:13.920>
• > the<05:07:09.840> oversight need to mention that the oversight need to mention that the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So, uh, we need some time to do a further analysis, then we can get that to the committee. >> Okay.
• it that we need to reevaluate. it that we need to reevaluate.
• You need that.
• You need that.
• <01:23:24.719> have balances you need that they need to have balances you need that they need

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• In gaps as relates to the needs of this state, how do you not see it that way?
• And not just have to go through the chair, but need to be moved on the floor.
• Money to do what we need to do. We don't need to tax you on your food.
• Additionally, the judge may request a public safeguard as needed.
• Because bigger towers need larger setbacks, this is based on the tippith.

Bills: HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HB1370, SB2154, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1099, HJR1100, HB3021, SB893, SB206, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB633, HJR1077, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1806, HB3004, SB1572, HB4342, SB1618, SB2, SB237, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1859, SB1894, SB1461, HB4432, SB1948, SB1589, SJR52, SR46, HCR1030, SB2071, SB2182, SB1451, HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1096, HJR1099, HJR1100, SB2185, SB893, HB3021, SR46, SB206, SB237, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB625, SB633, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1378, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1572, SB1618, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1806, SB1859, SB1894, SB1948, SB2071, SJR52, HB1370, HJR1077, SB2, SB1451, SB2182, HCR1030

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

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• President, based on Rule 6-8 and the need for a fiscal impact, can you... ...dash 8 and the need for
• We need to make informed decisions.
• We don't need to tax you on your food.
• It's bad Democrat policy that needs to be fixed so it doesn't It's bad Democrat policy that needs to
• This motion doesn't need to go through the floor leader and needs to be brought to the body for a vote

Bills: HJR1088, HJR1090, HJR1091, HB1370, SB2154, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1095, HJR1099, HJR1100, HB3021, SB893, SB206, SB248, SB259, SB423, SB563, SB604, SB633, HJR1077, SB667, SB1224, SB1257, SB1264, SB1319, SB1360, SB1437, SB1531, SB1543, SB1806, HB3004, SB1572, HB4342, SB1618, SB2, SB237, SB1632, SB1687, SB1726, SB1859, SB1894, SB1461, HB4432, SB1948, SB1589, SJR52, SR46, HCR1030, SB2071, SB2182, SB1451

Keywords: education rules, administrative rules, joint resolution, Oklahoma State Department of Education, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, Teachers' Retirement System, charter schools, Statewide Charter School Board, career and technology education, CTE, OEQA, rule approval, legislative oversight, permanent rules, school governance, teacher retirement, education agencies, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, prayer, pledges, and recognition of two student pages before taking up a long agenda of House joint resolutions and bills, mostly related to administrative rules and agency approvals. The chamber advanced and passed H.J.R. 1088, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1095, 1099, and 1100, which approved permanent rules for education, energy and agriculture, business and commerce, building code, health-related agencies, general government agencies, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, and OMES. Several senators criticized the process for moving rule resolutions quickly and without committee vetting, while supporters said the calendar delays required direct consideration. The Senate also adopted conference committee reports and passed SB 206, SB 248, and HB 3021, with HB 3021 making small changes to graduation requirements, including science/math course language, Oklahoma history flexibility for some military families, and personal financial literacy counting toward math in some cases. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 1370, which was described by its author as repealing an automatic state trigger that would replace any federal gasoline tax if the federal government suspended it. Supporters argued the bill would prevent Oklahoma drivers from paying more if the federal gas tax were repealed and framed it as tax relief; opponents argued it could reduce highway and bridge funding and create a budget hole. The Senate suspended several rules to bring the bill up, but rejected a motion to suspend the fiscal-impact rule for a proposed amendment. After debate, the chamber passed the measure 41-7 and then approved it as an emergency measure. The Senate also took up Senate Bill 893, a conference report dealing with foreign ownership near critical infrastructure and agricultural land. The bill would restrict certain foreign adversary ownership or leasing within 10 miles of critical infrastructure, add training zones and other protected areas, delay implementation until July 1, 2027, and create an enforcement process involving Attorney General review and whistleblower-style reporting. Senators raised concerns about enforcement, possible misuse, and profiling, while the author said the bill was aimed at national security and infrastructure protection. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed. Later, the Senate received notice that the House was ready to convene in joint session, and the chamber briefly stood at ease before returning to continue its work.

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• For all of the scholarship programs that we have established as a state, you need to be a state resident
• Absent a severability clause, then the court would do an analysis to see if that part could be removed

Keywords: 1182, all

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• <00:06:54.960> to be just to count the cases we need to be just to count the cases we need
• 18:31.120> need<00:18:31.480> to<00:18:31.720> ramp invest resources should we need
• if someone does not report we may need if someone does not report we may need to<00:44:29.920>
• Advocate for their real-life concerns and needs, not what people thought they needed.
• The savings analysis is that if you don’t do that, how many of them need circumcision later in life?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And I need a card from our prime sponsor. And I need a card from our prime sponsor.
• None needed.
• The witness continued that the agency would need to keep an analysis on fuel costs, maintenance costs
• What do I need?"
• What do I need?"

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• /c><00:54:26.880> and<00:54:27.040> they<00:54:27.119> were needed when they needed
• it and they were needed when they needed it and they were safe<00:54:27.680> when<00:54:27.839
• We need to store trucks and things like that.
• ATVs tractors we have equipment we need ATVs tractors we have equipment we need to<01:00:21.839>
• that need that need it<01:37:15.960> and<01:37:16.080> then<01:37:16.239> finally

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Chair Foung Hawj opened the Environment, Climate and Legacy Committee meeting by welcoming members, agency staff, and constituents, and by outlining the committee’s shared-power arrangement for the session. Members introduced themselves and described environmental activities from the interim, including gardening, outdoor recreation, farming visits, Great Lakes work, and a tree-planting trip in Thailand that Hawj said symbolized cultural unity and environmental stewardship. Ben Stanley, the committee’s nonpartisan counsel, then explained the co-chairs’ operating agreement: Hawj would chair the meeting, Senator John Hoffman would chair the next two meetings, then Hawj would chair the following two, with the chair rotating after each pair of meetings. Agendas would be set jointly, additional meetings would require both chairs’ approval, and passing a bill out of committee would require a majority of all committee members, or seven votes. At Senator Tory Westrom’s request, the agreement was to be emailed to members in writing. Stanley also reviewed the committee’s jurisdiction, which includes environmental and natural resources bills, legacy funds, and agencies such as the Environmental Quality Board, Department of Natural Resources, Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources, along with several related councils and boards. Fiscal analyst Dan Mueller then gave a budget overview of the committee’s agencies, noting that many current biennium appropriations include one-time general fund money that drops back in the 2026-27 base budget. He highlighted funding levels for the Pollution Control Agency, DNR, Metro Parks, Conservation Corps, BWSR, the Minnesota Zoo, the Science Museum, and the Metropolitan Landfill Contingency Action Trust Account, and said the committee’s base-budget area totals about $2.2 billion. He also reviewed the Legacy funds, estimating available 2026-27 appropriations of about $327 million for Outdoor Heritage, $31.7 million for Clean Water, $133 million for Parks and Trails, and $185 million for Arts and Cultural Heritage. No votes or bill actions were taken at this meeting.

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• nation's call and volunteered, wanting to serve by helping nurse soldiers, sailors, and aviators who needed
• women could operate on the front lines, work in a demanding and challenging setting, and do what was needed
• because General Wong said better than anything I could say about the story and how compelling this need
• As the analysis states, S.J.R. 17 does not expand eligibility...

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• According to an analysis by Texas A&M, withdrawing from the agreement would lead to a $4.53 billion reduction
• for their protection, but you know, the reality is they can't supply the tomatoes that this country needs
• There's a lot of policy that needs to be fixed.
• So we need Mexico. Thank you so much for your testimony. I really appreciate it. Thank you.

Bills: HCR108, HCR127

Keywords: Tomato Suspension Agreement, trade, Mexico, Texas economy, agriculture, import tariffs, job preservation, Taiwan, U.S. relations, economic cooperation, sister-state, 1184, house, all

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• /c><01:32:59.040> staff<01:32:59.960> in we do need we then do need staff in we do need
• I need to take a look at it.
• Developments on where there's a need, and this island is a big need.
• Yeah, I know the need.
• may need it in the future, and I just need to understand all the moving parts.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• This is very needed, and we appreciate the sponsor for bringing this forward. Thank you. Thank you.
• This is a much-needed bill providing opportunities for students who otherwise might not participate.
• Also, under one of the analyses, I think this is the committee analysis. Yes, it is.
• And I know we need to do more.
• Whichever you'd like, you need to come up to a microphone, please. Mr.

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• need a break. They need a break. need a break. They need a break.
• need to do so.
• The grid needs redone. And every stable. The grid needs redone.
• We need more power. We have more power. We need more power.
• We need supply We need supply to rise.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• needed needed um<01:40:03.920> there<01:40:04.040> was<01:40:04.280> also<01:40
• So we know we need to do better. We know we need more.
• <04:20:34.000> more need to do better we know we need more need to do better we know we need
• They need to see your face. They need to see what your face is doing, what your lips are doing.
• It needs to happen.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with House Bill 184, which would create a committee to study changing school start times. Members discussed Amendment 0394, which made the study committee’s duties more investigative and adjusted reporting recipients, including the Governor. Several members raised questions about whether the committee should review evidence-based studies, local district decisions, and existing district reports; supporters said the amendment would better allow the committee to gather information and recognize local control. The amendment passed 17-0, and the bill as amended also passed 17-0. Representative Litchfield noted that no one had testified in opposition and encouraged the future study committee to review an Oyster River School District report on school start times. The committee then took up House Bill 394, concerning cooperative school district budget committees and board member representatives. Amendment 0476 was adopted 17-0 after discussion that it clarified the bill’s language and reflected work with the School Boards Association. The committee then voted OTPA on the bill, which also passed 17-0. House Bill 738, requiring background checks for employees and volunteers at certain non-public schools or education service providers receiving public funds, was moved inexpedient to legislate. Supporters said the bill would create practical and legal problems for private citizens and homeschooling families, and the motion passed 15-2 with no minority report, placing the bill on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 235, which would amend the educator code of ethics and conduct to add responsibilities to parents. Supporters argued parents should be explicitly included in the code, while opponents said parents were already covered in existing ethics language and statute. The bill passed narrowly, 9-8. The committee then returned to House Bill 532 on alternate dispute resolution and individualized education plan team meeting facilitation. Amendment 0480H clarified that different rules would apply separately to neutral conference, mediation, and IEP facilitation; it passed 17-0, and the bill as amended also passed 17-0. Finally, the committee moved to House Bill 564, concerning adoption of school administrative unit budgets, and voted to retain the bill for further review because members said there was still confusion about how it would apply to single-district and multi-district SAUs.

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• It's very much needed, and I will support it. Thank you.
• We need to hear all perspectives.
• other services that the members um need other services that the members um need so<00:58:17.760>
• We don't need commissions. We have all 425 of us.
• We don't need commissions. We have all 425 of us.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 118 in executive session and adopted Amendment 0882H, which would remove the House and Senate members from the Child Care Commission while leaving the commission in place. Members said the amendment was a continuation of earlier committee discussion and supported it as a needed change. The committee then voted 12-0 to recommend ought to pass as amended, and HB 118 was placed on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 142, dealing with Gold Star Mother’s Day. The sponsor explained that the bill was unnecessary because existing statute already directs the governor to issue a proclamation for Gold Star Mother’s Day and to urge appropriate observance, including flag-related ceremonies. Several members discussed how to ensure the proclamation and flag observance would happen and whether the committee report should note the existing statute. Other members said they would oppose killing the bill because the recognition was important. The committee voted 9-3 to table/ITL the bill, and HB 142 was declared inexpedient to legislate. The final major item was a public hearing on a non-germane amendment to House Bill 456, with a related draft amendment also discussed. The sponsor said the amendment would raise the annual membership allowance from $20 to $75, rename fees as dues, prohibit dues from being used to pay lobbyists, require NHMA dues to be brought before voters as a separate warrant article for transparency, and require separate accounting so lobbying funds are not co-mingled with other funds. Supporters said the goal was to keep taxpayer-derived money from funding lobbying while preserving non-lobbying services such as legal advice and training. Opponents argued the proposal was an overreach and would micromanage local towns. No vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• >> whether you need it or not. >> whether you need it or not. >> Right.
• <04:11:00.399> to uh it it is something where we need to uh it it is something where we need
• <05:16:43.440> that Department of the Navy, we need that Department of the Navy, we need that
• So I think people need to merits.
• <06:02:37.040> rather There needs to be something rather There needs to be something rather

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We need one more. Oh, now we have a quorum. Awesome. Look at that. Wonderful.
• And so this is a measure that the analysis says, in quoting the author, closes a loophole.

Summary: The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met to hear its only agenda item, AB 493 by Assemblymember Harabedian, which would require lenders to pay interest to homeowners on post-loss insurance payouts held in escrow. The author said current law already pays interest on some escrowed funds, but excludes insurance proceeds after a loss; he argued the bill would help wildfire survivors and other homeowners rebuilding after major property damage. He noted amendments clarifying that the bill applies only to loans and only to insurance payouts still held in escrow on or after the bill’s effective date. Support came from the Consumer Federation of California, whose representative said the measure closes a loophole and would provide modest but meaningful help to homeowners facing long rebuild timelines. The California Bankers Association did not oppose the bill but raised concerns about aligning it with existing mortgage servicing law and the treatment of hazard insurance proceeds, saying it wanted to work with the author on technical issues. Committee members expressed support, emphasizing the need to help displaced homeowners access funds more quickly. The committee voted unanimously to pass AB 493 and refer it to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. The roll call showed the bill receiving eight votes, and the committee then adjourned.

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• . >> WE ARE WAITING FOR THE FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS ON THE BILL SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT DATA JUST YET.
• THERE'S NOBODY WHO NEEDS TO RECORD AS VOTING ON A BILL. NO OBJECTIONS THERE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <01:17:43.040> We<01:17:43.199> need it like, "Oh, we need guidance.
• We need it like, "Oh, we need guidance. We need guidance.
• They do what they need to do; we do what we need to do.
• They do what they need to do; we do what we need to do.
• information needs after this. information needs after this.

Keywords: 1189, house, all