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• I regret that I've not been able to visit with y'all about this before, uh, except by email, and, uh,
• Um, this, this bill, I think, uh, would work fine, uh, except for the part about the, uh, entity putting
• Usually, these, these data, so long as it's within the interagency, it creates those exceptions.
• There's no tracer wire, there's no way to know except by seeing a fire hydrant, a water valve above ground

Bills: HB206

Keywords: HB206, school district bonds, bond election, voter approval, Education Code, Chapter 45, Section 45.003, Section 45.0034, Texas schools, school finance, local tax election, bond referendum, school construction, capital improvements, election frequency, five-year waiting period, district bonds, public school funding

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• be deprived of life, liberty, property, privileges, or immunities, or in any manner disfranchised except
• Um, the proposed language eliminates the specific requirements of a notice to vacate except for in a,
• uh, except for a non-payment of rent evictions.
• meaningfully participate in the judicial system, particularly in justice courts where lawyers are an exception

Bills: HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: flood risk, campground, safety regulations, civil penalty, guest safety, Harris County, flood control, governance, expansion, public health, local governance, environmental management

Transcript Highlights:

• Because we all know that nothing in life is promised except for death and taxes, we always encourage
• know that nothing in life<00:14:19.360> is<00:14:19.560> Promised<00:14:20.040> except
• /c><00:14:20.279> for<00:14:20.519> death<00:14:20.839> and life is Promised except
• for death and life is Promised except for death and taxes<00:14:21.959> we<00:14:22.160> always

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing on a wide range of housing-related bills. HB 295 on Hawaiian homelands drew support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and individual testifiers who described long waits for DHHL housing, while the Department of Hawaiian Homelands offered comments noting that lowering the Native Hawaiian blood quantum from 50% to 25% would require multiple legal and federal review steps. The committee also heard testimony on several Hawaii Public Housing Authority measures, including HB 99, HB 1096, HB 1097, HB 1095, HB 1093, and HB 1094, which generally received agency support and little or no public opposition during the hearing. HB 1094 prompted questions about the handling and sale or donation of seized property, and the agency said it lacked capacity to manage that work directly and would need to consult the Attorney General on liability concerns. The committee then heard HB 1056 and HB 1467, both related to a proposed Hawaii Homes or housing resiliency program. DCCA, the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, the Climate Advisory Team, and Hawaii Realtors supported HB 1056, while the Attorney General requested clarification on fund language. The Insurance Commissioner said DCCA was willing to run the program and that strengthening homes would help keep insurance available in Hawaii. For HB 1467, the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority and Climate Advisory Team also supported the measure, with the Attorney General raising concerns about delegation, the special fund, and extension authority. Testimony on both bills emphasized hurricane retrofits, with some witnesses urging harmonization of the two similar proposals and one witness warning that the bills could conflict with efforts to reduce building-code minimum standards. Other measures included HB 1013 on important agricultural lands, which received support from HHFDC, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, DBEDT, the Agri-Business Development Corporation, and Purple Maiʻa Foundation, with some agencies offering comments. HB 1294 on agricultural workforce housing drew comments from the Attorney General, who said commissions may be established by law rather than by the department itself, along with support from OHA, a council member, and the Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus. HB 89 on teacher housing received support from OHA and education groups, while the Attorney General said the bill may have constitutional issues and suggested amendments to set standards for voucher applications. HB 276 on condominiums and HB 528 on residential leases also drew support, with no testimony in opposition. HB 415 on public safety and fire sprinklers generated the most clear split in testimony: the State Fire Council, a fire department representative, and an individual supported the bill, arguing sprinklers improve safety and can prevent major losses, while BIA Hawaii, Pacific Home and Appliance Distribution, NAAP Hawaii, Gentry Holmes, and DR Horton Hawaii opposed it, saying the added cost would worsen housing affordability and that existing codes already address safety. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing; the chair repeatedly closed each bill after testimony and questions, and the hearing moved through the agenda without recorded committee votes.

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• It also evaluates whether to grant exceptions to the hospital moratorium on new beds and facilities and
• evaluates whether requirements it also evaluates whether to<00:40:04.319> Grant<00:40:04.760> exceptions
• <00:40:05.480> to<00:40:05.680> the<00:40:05.839> hospital to Grant exceptions
• to the hospital to Grant exceptions to the hospital moratorium<00:40:07.079> on<00:40:07.280>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The meeting was an informational walkthrough for the Health Finance and Policy Working Group, focused on committee structure, budget basics, and major health-related accounts and programs. Staff explained the roles of House Research and House Fiscal, then reviewed key funds used by the committee, including the general fund, government special revenue fund, federal funds, the health care access fund, remediation account, and drinking water revolving fund. They also outlined the committee’s main budget areas, noting that medical assistance is the largest general fund item and that the Department of Health is a substantial agency funded by a mix of federal, general fund, and special revenue dollars. A major portion of the presentation covered subsidized health coverage programs. Staff described Medical Assistance (Minnesota’s Medicaid program) as an entitlement for eligible Minnesotans, with no premiums or cost sharing, and explained its managed care and fee-for-service delivery systems. MinnesotaCare was presented as a separate federal-state basic health program for people who are not eligible for MA, with income limits, premiums for adults age 21 and older, and cost-sharing requirements; staff noted that federal premium tax credit changes affect MinnesotaCare premium ranges. The presentation also summarized MNsure’s role in the individual market and in determining eligibility for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, MinnesotaCare, and MA. The committee also received an overview of health-related licensing boards and occupational regulation. Staff said Minnesota has 16 health-related licensing boards, funded mainly through the state government special revenue fund and subject to legislative appropriation, and explained that health occupations may be regulated by the Department of Health, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, or the boards under chapter 214. Interstate licensure compacts were briefly noted as a way to ease practice across states. No bills were debated and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• Possessed of an exceptional work ethic, Joe was equally committed to his family and friends, a loving

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate convened, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and adopted an order to meet again on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. A motion was then offered to adjourn in memory of Joseph Mario Machiavelli, with a tribute describing his life, military service in Italy, immigration to the United States, marriage to Carmela, and the family bakery business that became a South Boston landmark. The Senate approved the motion and observed a moment of silence in his memory. Following the memorial, the Senate adopted the motion to adjourn. The chamber then stood adjourned in memory of Mr. Machiavelli, with the next meeting scheduled for Thursday at 11:00 a.m.

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• Regarding each of those bills that are the subject of the mass motion, all except one are budget bills

Summary: The committee considered a mass motion declaring House Bills 4154, 4155, 4156, 4157, 4158, 4159, 4161, 4162, 4163, 4165, 4166, 4169, and Senate Bill 1630 constitutional and in proper form. Tim Fleming of the Rules Office said all of the measures were either budget bills or, in the case of SB 1630, separately reviewed and found constitutional and in proper form. He said the budget package was substantially constitutional and in proper form, but repeated several cautions about common issues in budget bills, including footnotes or directives that may go beyond appropriations, conditions placed on appropriations that could raise separation-of-powers concerns, and nonprofit funding that could implicate the gift clause or special legislation concerns. He also noted a provision in the health bill limiting counties from the expenditure limitation of Article 9, Section 20, which he said is not enforceable. After brief discussion and no further questions, the committee voted on the motion. The vote was 8 ayes and 0 nays, and the measures were recommended as constitutional and in proper form.

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• So we’re going to remove these from the child’s IEP, and the parent basically has no option except to
• IEP, and the parent basically has no option except to file a due process hearing, as we spoke about
• So there's all kinds of exceptions to contributions for volunteer activity.
• Health authorities have also recognized the exceptional nature of this area of medicine.
• Health authorities have also recognized the exceptional nature of this area of medicine.

Bills: LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787

Keywords: LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska

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• So, they are exceptional. Give them a hand, please. program. They performed downstairs a program.
• City.<00:38:05.920> So,<00:38:06.040> they<00:38:06.320> are<00:38:06.480> except
• So, they are except they are City.
• So, they are except they are exceptional.<00:38:08.560> Give<00:38:08.680> them<00:38:08.800
• exceptional. Give them a hand, please. exceptional. Give them a hand, please.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber also recognized several guests and groups, including the doctor of the day, visitors from Quebec, the Sumrall High School boys soccer team, Starkville public safety officials, and the Hattiesburg High School choral arts program. A resolution honoring the long-standing partnership between Quebec and Mississippi was read and adopted, and Ms. Nathalie Rivard of Quebec addressed the Senate about historical ties and economic cooperation between Quebec and Mississippi. The Senate then moved through a series of procedural actions on the calendar, including multiple motions to table reconsideration on medical cannabis and ARPA-related bills, and several motions to not concur and invite conference on workforce and budget measures. Among those were Senate Bill 2294, the Mississippi Future Innovators Act, Senate Bill 2288 on workforce training, Senate Bill 2401 on workforce development, Senate Bill 2189 on budget transfers, Senate Bill 2895 on ARPA funds, and Senate Bill 2917 on appropriations transfers. These motions were adopted, sending the measures to conference or otherwise advancing them as noted. A major portion of the meeting focused on appropriations bills. House Bill 1935, the Education Department appropriation, was explained in detail and adopted after a strike-all amendment; the bill includes funding for the student formula, teacher and assistant pay raises, special education supplements, school attendance officers, testing contracts, early learning coaches, and CTE instructor raises, with offsets from reduced or eliminated line items such as school safety platforms and certain vendor programs. The Senate also adopted strike-all amendments and passed House Bills 1936 and 1937 for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and the Library Commission, and then moved on to House Bill 1933 for the Bureau of Building. The Senate recessed until 2:30 p.m. and announced an appropriations meeting shortly after recess, while leadership noted that many supplemental appropriations bills would be considered later with attention to whether they contained reverse repealers and would go to conference or final passage.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:38:05.320> workplaces, around creating exceptional workplaces, around creating exceptional
• Senator Farnsworth, I think everything you said is somewhat spot-on, except I didn't start teaching during
• c> spot-on, everything you said is somewhat spot-on, everything you said is somewhat spot-on, except
• > didn't<01:07:15.160> start<01:07:15.680> teaching<01:07:16.000> during except
• um I didn't start teaching during except um I didn't start teaching during the<01:07:16.240> Civil

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I really don't have any comments except I think it is important that we follow procedure.
• any comments except I think it<00:27:06.320> is<00:27:06.480> important<00:27:06.880><
• There's nobody on this planet that I think would say that's right except this present value, which is
• There's nobody on this planet that I think would say that's right except this present value, which is
• There's nobody on this planet that I think would say that's right except this present value, which is

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that<00:10:20.720> um<00:10:21.120> adds<00:10:21.440> an<00:10:21.680> exception
• c><00:10:22.240> for<00:10:22.880> and<00:10:23.519> I stop that um adds an exception
• for and I stop that um adds an exception for and I think<00:10:24.000> further<00:10:24.320><
• Typically, we don't testify on what's clearly a messaging bill, but I had to make an exception given
• Typically, we don't testify on what's clearly a messaging bill, but I had to make an exception given

Bills: HF3676, HF3683, HF3395

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

Summary: The committee first approved minutes from February 19 and February 26, while skipping the February 24 minutes because of a drafting error that would be corrected later. It then took up House File 3676, a Safe at Home program bill described by Rep. Nash as arising from a constituent’s dangerous identity exposure and intended to tighten protections for participants, including allowing emancipated minors to enroll. Testimony from the Secretary of State’s office explained that the bill would clarify who may apply for a minor, require proof of guardianship, strengthen court findings before a participant’s physical address can be disclosed, increase penalties for harmful disclosure, prohibit discrimination based on participation, require state agencies to designate a Safe at Home contact person, allow use of the Safe at Home card as proof of residence for certain ID purposes, and require judge training. Members raised concerns about federal compatibility, constitutionality of court-related provisions, and the need for a fiscal note on the felony penalty. Several sections were noted as being removed or modified in a later engrossment, and the committee voted to re-refer HF 3676 to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee. The committee then heard House File 3683, which would direct the state budget forecast to include the estimated cost of fraud. Rep. Nash argued that fraud is a significant but unquantified drain on state resources and said the bill would adapt existing forecast language used for inflation to track fraud costs. Minnesota Management and Budget Deputy Commissioner Anna Mingi testified that fraud is unacceptable and that the agency works to prevent and detect it, but said the twice-yearly forecast is not the right tool for this kind of retrospective analysis. She explained that if fraud is identified, the forecast would reflect reduced spending through program integrity actions rather than a separate fraud-cost line item. The bill was moved and referred to the general register after a roll call was requested.

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• The next one is limiting DWS rate exceptions. In the bill this is effective July 1st, 2026.
• The next one is limiting DWS rate exceptions. In the bill this is effective July 1st, 2026.
• The next one is limiting DWS rate exceptions. In the bill this is effective July 1st, 2026.
• The next one is limiting DWS rate exceptions. In the bill this is effective July 1st, 2026.
• The next one is limiting DWS rate exceptions. In the bill this is effective July 1st, 2026.

Bills: HF3379

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

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• meeting materials today are currently available on the Transportation Committee page on the LRC website except
• meeting materials today are currently available on the Transportation Committee page on the LRC website except
• meeting materials today are currently available on the Transportation Committee page on the LRC website except
• <01:16:05.920> that<01:16:06.080> it's<01:16:06.320> time permanent easement except
• that it's time permanent easement except that it's time limited.<01:16:07.280> Okay.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its sixth and final interim meeting after a brief technical delay, approved the October 14 minutes, and heard a presentation on a proposed Kentucky hands-free driving bill. The main discussion centered on distracted driving and a draft measure modeled on South Carolina law that would prohibit holding or supporting a mobile electronic device while driving on public roads, while allowing limited exceptions for parked/stopped vehicles, navigation, emergency reporting, dispatch systems, first responders, and certain hands-free call functions. The bill would make a violation a $100 fine plus court costs, with the draft allocating fine revenue to the traumatic brain injury trust fund, Kentucky trauma care system, and veteran program trust fund. The sponsor also said the bill would address prior concerns about enforcement and clarify that officers need a clear, unobstructed visual observation before stopping a driver, and that they may not search or seize devices or make custodial arrests solely for the violation. Alyssa Burns gave emotional testimony in support of the bill, describing the death of her young daughter Kimberly in a crash she attributed to a distracted driver and urging lawmakers to pass the measure to improve roadway safety. The sponsor cited Kentucky traffic fatality statistics, including 814 deaths in 2023 and an estimated 20% involving distracted driving, and argued that the bill could reduce preventable deaths. Several members voiced support and sympathy, including remarks comparing the effort to past seat belt legislation and suggesting possible future additions such as community service. One member raised concerns about enforcement and whether officers could reliably observe phone use inside vehicles, while another asked about the bill’s interaction with existing texting-while-driving penalties and whether points would still apply. The sponsor said the draft was still being refined, acknowledged gray areas, and invited further changes as the bill moves forward.

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• the sponsor, but the co-sponsor who introduced the bill said that the majority of this, if not all except
• /c><00:40:33.599> not majority of this if not majority of this if not all<00:40:35.599> except
• 36.240> section<00:40:36.480> I<00:40:36.720> want<00:40:36.800> to all except
• I think that that's the language, so it's 30 days plus a mutually agreed upon exception. parameters put
• 39:07.679> mutually<01:39:08.080> agreed<01:39:08.400> upon<01:39:09.679> except

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• for<00:14:43.600> is<00:14:44.079> uh<00:14:44.560> an<00:14:44.800> exception
• what we're asking for is uh an exception what we're asking for is uh an exception to<00:14:45.440
• Every local project that comes in front of this committee is asking for an exception to existing state
• c><00:27:37.520> an of this committee is asking for an of this committee is asking for an exception
• to existing state law and so exception to existing state law and so you<00:27:42.399> know<00

Bills: HF1746, HF2585, HF1159, HF2574, HF2839, HF157, HF158, HF160, HF338, HF512

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• do<00:36:40.560> not<00:36:40.880> have<00:36:41.280> U<00:36:41.440> except
• <00:36:41.680> for okay we often do not have U except for okay we often do not have U except
• Miss Fitzgibbon responded that she would remind the committee that the funds, with the exception of the
• to remind you that the funds<00:52:52.119> with<00:52:52.240> the<00:52:52.400> exception
• of the trainee funds with the exception of the trainee support<00:52:54.040> component<00:52:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I will point out that exceptions to the five and six rules are not all that common.
• /c><00:42:13.480> uh wensi I will point out that um uh wensi I will point out that um uh exceptions
• 15.240> five<00:42:15.520> and<00:42:15.839> and<00:42:16.040> sixe exceptions
• to the five and and sixe exceptions to the five and and sixe rules<00:42:16.880> are<00:42:17.480
• Farm fencing from sales Bill to except Farm fencing from sales tax<01:35:41.480> I<01:35:41.560

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Purple Rain was no exception. He was more than just a song. It was more than just a song.
• He became an exceptional mandolin player.
• mandolin player you may have exceptional mandolin player you may have heard<00:51:16.000> him
• I mean, with the exception of those monstrously huge computers we used to have or TVs, I mean, how many
• I mean, with the exception of those monstrously huge computers we used to have or TVs, I mean, how many

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Except CBD and CBG. Complete prohibition of the THC is the only way to solve this problem.
• SB 3's criminalization of all cannabinoids except for CBD and CBG, which is something that does not exist
• In just two months, I was off all prescription medications except my diabetes meds.
• Banning everything except CBD.
• enacted a low THC program, in 2014-2015, and then as the Farm Bill legalized cannabinoids in hemp. except

Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

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• DHS did recently create an exception process for workers who cannot read English.
• There's a moratorium exception for licensing just for these two counties with respect to new licenses
• There's a moratorium exception for licensing just for these two counties with respect to new licenses
• After another year of waiting, all of those day programs except for one said they were no longer serving
• waiting all of those day programs except waiting all of those day programs except for<01:19:18.840

Keywords: 1187, senate, all