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• The report of a committee, the Committee on Rules of the two branches and acting concurrently, to whom
• The Committee on Rules of the two branches and acting concurrently, to whom was referred the petition
• The rule is suspended, the matter will be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
• committees.
• The rule is suspended, and the petitions will be referred to the respective committees.

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution recognizing January 27, 2026, as the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The resolution condemned anti-Semitism, noted the historical significance of Auschwitz and the Holocaust, and directed copies to be sent to the Consulate General of Israel, the New England Holocaust Memorial Committee, and the Holocaust Legacy Foundation. The Senate then passed to be enacted House 4663, authorizing the town of Milford Select Board to appoint a highway surveyor, and the bill was signed by the President and laid before the Governor. The chamber also ordered a bill establishing a sick leave bank for Shannon Manning, a Trial Court employee, to a third reading. In committee and procedural business, the Senate suspended rules to consider several matters forthwith. It suspended Joint Rule 12 on a petition for legislation to protect access to justice and referred the matter to the Committee on Judiciary. It also advanced House 4805, amending the town charter of Plainville, to a third reading, and referred several House petitions to their respective committees after suspending Joint Rule 12. The Senate adopted an order to reconvene the following Thursday at 11 a.m. and then adjourned.

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• . >> Senator Bailey moves to discharge from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill 9467, and substitute
• Senator Fernandez moves to discharge from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill 9453, and substitute
• Senator Bailey moves to discharge from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill 9492, and substitute the
• Senator Cleare moves to discharge from the Committee on Rules, Assembly Bill 9445, and substitute the
• SENATOR PERSAUD MOVES TO DISCHARGE FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULE, ASSEMBLY BILL 9506 AND SUBSTITUTE THE

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on January 28, 2026, approved the prior day’s Journal, and then took up a series of messages from the Assembly to discharge bills from committee and substitute identical Senate bills for third reading. The chamber then proceeded through the calendar, considering measures in public health, business, labor, social services, economic development, agriculture and markets, education, county law, and general business law. Several senators briefly explained votes, including Senator Bailey, who spoke in support of Calendar 67 and asked to be recorded in the affirmative. Most bills passed with broad support, though some drew limited opposition. Notable negative votes included Calendar 64 (4 nays), Calendar 66 (1 nay), Calendar 70 (1 nay), Calendar 73 (2 nays), Calendar 77 (18 nays), Calendar 78 (2 nays), Calendar 80 (2 nays), and Calendar 92 (2 nays). At the end of the session, the Senate completed the reading of the day’s calendar, reported no further business at the desk, and moved to adjourn until Tuesday, February 3 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days designated as legislative days.

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• It is referred to the Committee on Finance.
• </c><00:09:41.279><c> of</c> introduced by the Committee of introduced by the Committee of Government
• </c> your ruling. your ruling.
• That stands &gt;&gt; the<00:29:06.080><c> rules</c> &gt;&gt; the rules &gt;&gt; the rules &gt;&gt; that
• </c> of the committee on health and welfare. of the committee on health and welfare.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Speaker, we, the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have read and approved
• Speaker, we, the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have printed House
• House Resolution 21 by the Transportation and Defense Committee, relating to rule approval by the House
• House Resolution 22 by the Education Committee, relating to rule approval by the House Education Committee
• The House Judiciary, Rules, and Administration Committee will meet Tuesday, February 17, at 1:30 p.m.

Summary: The House convened with 69 members present, approved the previous journal, and received a substitute appointment notice for Kenneth Zakin to temporarily serve in Legislative District 3, Seat B. It also received an enrolled Senate bill for the Speaker’s signature and a large batch of committee reports and bill referrals, including several new bills and resolutions being printed or sent to standing committees. House Joint Memorial 15 and House Resolution 24 were sent for printing, and multiple bills were introduced and referred, including measures on hazardous waste, libraries, transportation funding, motor vehicle registration, campaign finance, elections, building codes, and taxation. The chamber then considered and passed several bills on third reading. House Bill 528, concerning self-directed and directed blood donation, passed 52-17. House Bill 521, which moves fingerprinting authority for certain non-criminal-justice private entities into a new code section, passed 69-0. House Bill 498, allowing the Legislature to hire private counsel for offensive litigation, passed 61-8. House Bill 539, tightening rules around temporary administrative rules and related review requirements, passed 67-2. House Bill 516, correcting a leftover reference in the parental rights and education law, passed 59-10 after debate over its effect on existing education restrictions. House Bill 522, addressing drone incursions near prisons and related penalties, passed 62-7. House Bill 635, requiring the Education Professional Standards Commission to report possible criminal conduct to law enforcement, passed 66-8. House Bill 594, codifying a court decision on distribution of penalties and interest from late tax payments to subjurisdictions, passed 69-0. House Bill 610, preserving homeowners exemptions for Idahoans serving religious or community missions when they intend to return, passed 48-20. Other business included holding House Bill 639 and House Joint Memorial 12 on the third reading calendar, and announcing that House Bill 620, 532, 629, 503, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 115 had been reported out of committee earlier in the day. The House also heard announcements about the Simplot Games, Idaho Food Bank, Whammy Kids, an Energy Caucus meeting, Idaho School Board Association lunch, and girls’ state basketball tickets. The House adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

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• rule applies.
• rule applies.
• rule applies.
• ,</c> know this jail rule, the 2911 jail rule, know this jail rule, the 2911 jail rule, hasn't<00:58:
• </c> have different rule making processes? have different rule making processes?

Bills: HF962 , HF3541 , HF2936 , HF3762 , HF2879

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: Capitol security, public safety, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, corrections, legislative approval, rule-making, financial impact, jail regulations, expungement, firearm eligibility, criminal records, organized retail crime, retail theft, supply chain theft, theft enterprise, organized theft, cargo theft, shoplifting

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• Speaker, your Rules and Ethics Committee herewith submits a special order for Wednesday, Dear Mr.
• Speaker, your Rules and Ethics Committee herewith submits a special order for Wednesday, February 11,
• I move that the rules be waived on HB 4049.
• What does it mean for home rule?
• Madam Speaker, I move the rules be waived in CS for HB 4005.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine organizational actions including approval of the journal and adoption of a special order report. The chamber then took up House Bill 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors, which the sponsor described as a measure to clarify and strengthen standards for removing obscene or pornographic content from public school classrooms and libraries while preserving educational uses and not targeting classical literature, LGBTQ content, or other protected viewpoints. Members questioned the bill’s use of terms such as “predominantly,” its relationship to existing local review processes, the impact on AP/IB and college-level materials, the applicability to voucher-funded schools, and the risk of additional First Amendment litigation and costs. The sponsor responded that the bill was needed because current standards were being bypassed and that the legislation was aimed at material harmful to minors, not general literary value. The House considered numerous amendments, most of which were defeated. Amendments offered by Representatives Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris sought, among other things, to preserve parental choice during review periods, restore a whole-work constitutional standard, limit repeated objections, protect educational and abuse-prevention materials, prevent LGBTQ-inclusive books from being labeled harmful solely on that basis, shield school districts from funding penalties, and delay enforcement in districts already under litigation. Supporters of the amendments argued that the bill would encourage censorship, remove books with clear literary or educational value, burden districts with costs and lawsuits, and harm students who rely on school libraries for access to reading material and representation. Opponents of the amendments argued the bill was necessary to protect minors from explicit content and that the proposed changes would weaken that protection. All of the amendments described in the transcript failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. In closing debate, opponents repeated concerns about constitutional vulnerability, overbroad book removals, and the educational harm of limiting access to literature, while supporters framed the bill as a child-protection measure and a clarification of existing law. The transcript ends during the structured debate on final passage, before the final vote on the bill is shown.

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• The Committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, report recommending that Joint Rule
• Rules are suspended. Question comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• Joint Rule 12 is suspended. Reports of committees.
• Owens of Watertown moves suspension of Rule 7A. Rule 7A is suspended.
• A committee of conference shall be appointed.

Summary: The House began with routine business, including suspension of Joint Rule 12 to send a petition concerning Crystal Swinner’s retirement classification to the Committee on Public Service. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling then placed two bills on the calendar: a bill dissolving the Holmes Park Water District and a bill naming a bridge in Gardner for Representative Robert L. Rice, Jr.; both were advanced to third reading and then ordered to a third reading. The House then passed several bills to be engrossed, including measures on fire protection, print-free digital legal notices for Wellesley, converting a seasonal off-premises alcohol license to an annual one in Westfield, a means-tested senior property tax exemption in Wakefield, modernization of financial departments in Holyoke, and an additional on-premises alcohol license in Weston. The chamber also took up House Bill 4767 on workplace violence prevention for health care employers, but after the Senate returned it with a substitute amendment, the House rejected concurrence and appointed a conference committee. The House similarly dealt with Senate Bill 2916 on campaign finance reporting for statewide ballot questions and House Bill 4706 on home care, rejecting the Senate amendments in both cases and agreeing to conference committees. Conferees were named for each bill. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn until Monday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned to meet in informal session at that time.

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• The next order of business is a meeting of the Committee on Committees and Rules Committee.
• the Rules Committee at the clerk's desk.
• </c> on Committees and Rules Committee. on Committees and Rules Committee.
• </c><02:51:18.560><c> rules</c> committee on committees and the rules committee on committees and the
• Next order of business is report of the Committee on Committees and Rules Committee. Mr.

Keywords: Several minutes after the convene vote and before the introduction failed to properly steam. This version was pulled from a local back up., 958, all

Summary: The House convened with 97 members present, declared a quorum, approved excusing absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The journal for February 25, 2026 was approved. The clerk also reported that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 98 and 122 and requested concurrence. The House then received second-reading reports on a range of bills, including measures on prison educational programs, respiratory care, dietitians, wildlife depredation, temporary structures, military families, civil rights, local boards of education, light pollution, controlled-substance prescribing licenses, youth health services, class sizes for exceptional children, the athletic trainer compact, limited commercial driver’s licenses, and Senate Bill 145 relating to the Department of Agriculture and Alcohol Beverage Control. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including the main budget bills House Bill 500 and House Bill 504, along with measures on workforce investment, data centers, domestic violence, guardians ad litem, domestic relations, health delivery and “food is medicine” initiatives, state personnel, open records, and fish and wildlife resources. House Bill 500 and House Bill 504 were taken from the Rules Committee and placed on the orders of the day. House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill, was then taken up for third reading and explanation. Members presented extensive floor explanations of House Bill 500 and House Committee Substitute 1, describing it as a “good first draft” of the executive budget. Supporters said the proposal emphasizes restrained spending growth, base reductions with exemptions for key areas, employee salary increments, and deposits to the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future one-time investments. They highlighted funding for K-12 education, postsecondary aid and workforce training, Medicaid and behavioral health, public health infrastructure, pensions, veterans, public safety, economic development, tourism, and state technology and facility maintenance. The budget substitute was adopted by voice vote, and the discussion continued with detailed descriptions of the bill’s provisions; no final passage vote was shown in the excerpt.

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• that the committee approve the rule chapter consistent with the Senate's action, excluding Section 400
• Further questions, committee. From the chair, Ms. Spoya, so we had $440,000... Committee.
• There's lots of other committees and stuff. This isn't how all committees are formed.
• There's lots of other committees and stuff. This isn't how all committees are formed.
• The committee is defunct.

Committee: House Environment, Energy and Technology

Keywords: 989, all

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• Speaker, your Rules and Ethics Committee herewith submits the special order for Tuesday, March 10, 2026
• By the Rules, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, and Senator
• The bill was then read a third time by title: By the Rules, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture,
• To the committee staff, and especially my friends, and the Ways and Means silo, the best committee.
• Jim Waldman told me once, read the rules. If you understand the rules, you'll always win.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum and journal business before taking up the special order calendar. Several bills were explained and moved through amendment and final passage, including CS/SB 590 on the statute of limitations for mandatory reporters’ child-abuse reporting violations, which was clarified on the floor to apply prospectively only and passed 111-0. CS/SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder was amended to align with the House version and passed 111-0. The chamber also recognized Spina Bifida Week and guests in the gallery before considering additional measures. Members then passed CS/CS/SB 1668 on the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), described as preserving the program’s actuarial soundness, by a 112-0 vote; CS/SB 1246 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund, expanded to support broader health science education programs and non-health-care partner contributions, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 1404 on memory care facility standards by 111-0; CS/CS/SB 1030 on recovery residences, including transfer-of-ownership and MAT-related provisions, by 168-0; CS/CS/SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, allowing limited coach support for student welfare with parental consent and other guardrails, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 422 on automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts, limiting use of ADS-B data for airport billing, by 108-2; and CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services, modernizing licensure and exclusivity rules, by 111-0. The House also took up CS/SB 1134 on official actions of local governments and DEI-related restrictions. The sponsor argued the bill would prohibit counties and municipalities from official DEI actions and related funding while preserving numerous exceptions for holidays, observances, public safety, and other activities. Members asked extensive questions about how the bill would affect local programs, events, and offices, and Representative Gant offered an amendment to narrow the bill’s DEI definition by removing two prongs; debate centered on vagueness, enforcement, and local-government impacts. The transcript cuts off during consideration of that amendment, so no final action on the bill is shown. The session also included lengthy farewell remarks from Representatives Eskamani and Overdorf, reflecting on their service, staff, constituents, and policy priorities.

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• the only committee that didn't have any rules, which I appreciated.
• this committee.
• the only committee that didn't have any rules, which I appreciated.
• this committee.
• the only committee that didn't have any rules, which I appreciated.

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• House Concurrent Resolution 28 will be referred to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee
• Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee for enrolling. February 27, 2026, Mr.
• Speaker, we are the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have transmitted
• Speaker, we are the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration.
• House Bill 1293 was referred to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee.

Keywords: 989, all

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• I'm the Ranking Member of the Intelligence Committee.
• I'M THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE.
• 2 of the Rules of the U.S.
• 2 of the Rules of the U.S.
• >> I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill H.R. 835.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• 6 of rule 20.
• </c> the rules and pass the bill HR 1737? the rules and pass the bill HR 1737?
• </c> a the AFF rule unfairly penalizes it. a the AFF rule unfairly penalizes it.
• </c> uh this rule which contradicts the rule uh this rule which contradicts the rule that<04:42:14.320
• Committee, Ms.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Under the existing rules, and the rules have been in place for a number of sessions now, there is a section
• We did change this rule a couple of sessions ago from 7 to 14 days.
• We know that currently we have a rule that requires us to go past 8 p.m.
• Fattman, clarifying legislative day rule for Rule 24. Senator Fattman: Thank you, Mr. President.
• Restoring and making sure that the integrity of Rule 24 is upheld.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate continued debate on a package of amendments to its rules, with many proposals focused on floor procedure, transparency, attendance, remote participation, and budget timing. Several amendments were debated at length, including changes to the dilatory timeline for laying matters on the table, reporting Senate procurements, electing Senate counsel, requiring best efforts for in-person attendance, identifying whether members vote remotely, and adjusting deadlines for budget documents and amendments. Most of the procedural and transparency amendments were rejected, while a few were adopted, including an amendment allowing another minority caucus member to call a caucus if the minority leader is absent, a change to the filing deadline for amendments on Thursday-dated bills, and a corrective amendment from Senator Lovely. An amendment to create a Senate Committee on Reproductive Rights and Freedom was also offered and supported in debate but was not adopted. The Senate also adopted amendments extending the time for members to receive the Senate Ways and Means General Appropriations Act from five to seven days and increasing the minimum filing time for budget amendments from 48 to 72 hours. Another amendment requiring a two-thirds roll call vote to continue past 10 p.m. was rejected, as were proposals related to remote-vote designation and shortening the late-session tabled-bill rule from 14 days to seven days. The chamber briefly recessed several times during the amendment process, and votes were taken both by roll call and by voice vote, with many amendments failing on recorded votes. The Senate paused to honor Brockton Fire Captain Stephen A. Montero, who died after a battle with occupational cancer. Senator Brady offered a motion that the Senate adjourn in his memory, and members observed a moment of silence. The Senate then completed its formal business, adopted an order to reconvene the following Tuesday at 11:00 a.m., and adjourned in memory of Captain Montero.

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• The chair moved that engrossed House Bill 2487 receive a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee
• I move that substitute House Bill 2689 receive a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
• I move that engrossed House Bill 2681 receive a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
• I move that engrossed House Bill 2681 receive a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
• By your vote, engrossed House Bill 2681 has received a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee

Bills: HB2487

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, 904, all

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• Bjornson and committee.
• Okay, committee.
• And we had all of the committee.
• She thanked the committee. Ms.
• a ruling.

Committee: Joint Legislative Management

Summary: The Legislative Management Committee met to fill a vacancy created by Representative Jared Hagert’s resignation, and the House majority recommended Representative Berg to replace him on the committee. The motion to appoint Berg was approved unanimously. The committee then took up its assigned task of estimating the fiscal impact of Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 3, the school meals measure, which would require public schools, and optionally nonpublic and tribal schools, to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to students and reimburse schools through state funds after federal reimbursements are maximized. Legislative Council’s Liz Fordall summarized the measure’s requirements and answered questions about implementation, including the 2027-28 start date, the measure’s interaction with the Legacy Earnings Fund, and the fact that the Legislature would still control the funding source. DPI’s Linnell Johnson then testified at length on current school meal programs, direct certification, CEP and Provision 2 participation, and likely behavioral changes if the measure passed. She estimated the biennial fiscal impact at $124 million to $134 million, with an additional roughly $300,000 in administrative costs, and explained that the estimate assumed higher participation and some schools shifting to CEP/Provision 2 to preserve federal reimbursements. She also noted that if no new applications were filed in non-CEP schools, the cost could be substantially higher. After discussion, Senator Sorvaag moved to report a fiscal impact range of $124,300,000 to $134,300,000 per biennium to the Secretary of State, and the motion carried. The committee also received an informational update from Legislative Council attorney Dustin Richard on the ongoing redistricting litigation, explaining that the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit’s prior ruling and remanded the case for further consideration in light of Louisiana v. Callais, leaving the court-imposed map in effect for now. No action was required on that item, and the meeting adjourned after a brief note that the prior minutes would be brought back at a later meeting.

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• The Committee on Rules documents that the following bill is proper for consideration.
• The committee on rules documents that the following bills are proper for consideration.
• The Committee on Rules recommends that the following bill is proper for consideration.
• Rule C. 9C. Rule 19 as such.
• The Committee on Rules recommends that the following bills are proper for consideration.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• 00:08:07.120><c> House</c> 283 should pass to rules with House 283 should pass to rules with House Committee
• </c> the rules committee for further action. the rules committee for further action.
• Speaker, I move that the House be in recess for the meeting of the committee on committees and the rules
• and rules committee at the clerk's desk.
• Next order of business: report of the Committee on Committees and Rules Committee. >> Clerk, please report

Keywords: 958, all

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• A yes vote suspends the rule. A no vote doesn't suspend the rule.” together.
• years, and never once, in sitting in this committee, have we ever implemented a three-minute rule?
• Okay, so the House rules, Rule 13.3, says that on any question of legislative procedure, when our rules
• We have the rules, and I know what those rules are, and so do you, but we have never followed those rules
• Good morning, members of the committee. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee.

Bills: HB141 , HB178 , HB179 , HB187 , HB188 , HB527 , HB782 , HB911 , HB916

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: court proceedings, transcription, criminal law, recording, judicial discretion, court reporters, record retention, criminal cases, civil cases, legal proceedings, judicial administration, Louisiana Supreme Court, court reporting services, digital reporting, remote proceedings, virtual courts, court reporter fees, judicial district, statewide revision, costs