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• chair under Rule 20 as to whether I can vote on Amendment A4183 to House Bill 1862 because I am the owner
• Because I am the owner of parking lot properties.
• At the time, I believed it would continue building on the progress.
• At the time, I believed we would continue building on that progress.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine administrative business, including approval of the June 1, 2026 journal and several leave requests. The chamber then took up a series of bills and committee referrals, with House Bill 1042 initially sent to Appropriations and later re-referred to Rules and Executive Nominations after committee action. Several other measures were either passed, held over in their order, or re-referred, including House Bills 36 and 513 to Appropriations and various Senate and House bills set aside for later consideration. The most substantive floor debate centered on House Bill 96, where Senator Yaw offered Amendment A4096 to clarify the legal effect of historic tax sales of unseated lands. The amendment would treat certain historic tax-sale deeds as conveying full fee simple ownership, including severed subsurface rights, unless those rights were separately assessed, and would require documentary proof for claims of redemption. The amendment passed 36-14. The Senate also adopted Amendment A4183 to House Bill 1862 after a ruling that Senator Rothman had no conflict of interest and was required to vote; that amendment passed 46-4. Later, Amendment A4173 to House Bill 2559 was adopted 49-1, and House Bill 2559 then passed as amended. Several bills received final passage by unanimous 50-0 votes, including House Bills 482, 1102, 1830, 1860, and 2426, while House Bill 1862 and House Bill 96 were advanced as amended. The Senate also returned a slate of gubernatorial nominations to the governor on motion of the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee. During petitions and remonstrances, Senator Tartaglione urged action to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, arguing the budget should not ignore low-wage workers. The session also included recognition remarks for Ed Sheehan’s retirement and a submission to the record on the Treaty of Paris. The Senate then recessed until July 12, 2026, at noon, and several bills were signed in the presence of the Senate before recess.

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• We're supposed to build calls to retain those rights and only use those advisors that agree to follow
• As a small business owner myself, employee retention is one of the biggest, most important things you
• Members, with 3418, we are opening Title 61, which is public buildings and public works.
• HB2116 expands the eligibility for owners to include commissioned or certified officers of the Office

Bills: HB1739 , HB1784 , HB1889 , HB2116 , HB2206 , HB3625 , HB2939 , HB3028 , HB3265 , HB3313 , HB3413 , HB3414 , HB3415 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3418 , HB3420 , HB3588 , HB3748 , HB3721 , HB3852 , HB4132 , HB4263 , HB4303 , HB4311 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB4434

Committee: House Government Oversight

Keywords: retirement, law enforcement, disability benefits, pension system, Oklahoma, education reform, local control, student outcomes, curriculum changes, school funding, public retirement systems, pension, retirement benefits, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, inflation adjustment, CPI-U, Consumer Price Index, firefighters pension, police pension

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• It makes additional changes, including requiring authorization reimbursement to the owner of the epinephrine
• trained school personnel administers epinephrine to an individual who does not own the epinephrine, the owner
• students long before cell phones existed, but with some flexibility at the district level, folks can build
• This amendment really builds on the work that the prime sponsor brought over to us from the Senate, and

Bills: SB6278

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools

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• the nursing field, this bill helps to strengthen community support, helps meet workforce needs, and builds
• I'm the president of the Building and Construction Trade Council, a product of a registered apprenticeship
• If this bill passes as it is, there is absolutely no reason that a McDonald's franchisee owner can't
• All the power here is with a business owner. None of it is with the workers.

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• This bill increases a penalty for unlawful demolition of historic buildings.
• Speaking against protecting historical buildings, you're recognized.
• Actually, I'll... ...against protecting historical buildings, you're recognized.
• But give me the opportunity to build a resume so that I can have marketable skills down the road.
• Thirty-eight percent of the small business owners surveyed reported job openings currently.

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Summary: The committee took up several bills and reported each favorably after brief presentations, amendments, and roll calls. SB 1760, by Senator Grall, would require certain elected officials and agency heads to reside in Florida, with agency heads also required to be U.S. citizens and live in the county where their agency is headquartered; it also clarifies the constitutional prohibition on holding more than one office. SB 1202, by Senator McClain, expands insurance benefits for firefighters who are totally and permanently disabled during official training exercises, and its amendment was adopted to avoid local fiscal impact. SB 582, by Senator Leak, increases penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings and limits the higher penalty to properties on the National Register of Historic Places or in a listed district; supporters included representatives of St. Augustine and the Florida League of Cities, while one opponent waived in opposition. SB 312, by Senator Gates, revises governance of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition and allows affiliated nonprofit subsidiaries to enter agreements with universities; an amendment adding one public member to the board was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 676, by Senator Martin, which would allow employees to waive the state minimum wage right under a framework the sponsor said would help young or inexperienced workers gain entry-level experience. The bill drew extensive public testimony, with supporters arguing it could help small businesses hire and create opportunities, and opponents saying it would undermine the voter-approved minimum wage, invite coercion, and exploit vulnerable workers. Senator Martin’s amendment clarifying the Fair Labor Standards Act exception was adopted, and the bill passed on a favorable vote despite opposition from Senator Arrington and others. Finally, SB 440, by Senator McClain, was heard as an expansion of prior law to cover public employees and prohibit certain employment practices related to gender identity and pronoun use; after an amendment narrowing the bill by deleting references to training, instruction, or other activity regarding sexual orientation, the committee heard extensive testimony both for and against, with supporters framing it as protecting conscience rights and opponents calling it discriminatory. The committee ultimately reported SB 440 favorably as well.

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• coastal spirit and I'm proud to stand here and honor the legacy you have made and future you're building
• We were hauling in temporary buildings. And during that year, what was decided to do, Mr.
• schools to its community. celebration, Alamo continues to be a place where people come together to build
• And when he left the building, he stopped by my office and he said, Hey.
• A lot of heavy hearts in the building today. Mr.

Bills: SJR3 , SB5 , SB21 , SB72 , SB703 , SB764 , SB790 , SJR36 , SJR3 , SJR34 , SJR18 , SCR9 , SB616 , SB565 , SB384 , SB5 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB372 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB764 , SB842 , SB971 , SB790 , SB767 , SB480 , SB1066 , SB929 , SB765 , SB523 , SB62 , SB19 , SB18 , SB666 , SB688 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB869 , SB890 , SB992 , SB1145 , SB494 , SB290 , SB766 , SB11 , SB10 , SB13 , SB263 , SJR3 , SB5 , SR172 , SR176 , SR177 , SR190 , SR193 , SR194 , SR202 , SR203 , SR208

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• owners.
• This also impacts the owners who may already be occupying the building and running businesses.
• </c><01:35:57.600><c> owners.
• </c> to building owners. to building owners.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• We all can agree that not every home has firearm owners in it.
• We all can agree that not every home has firearm owners in it.
• We all can agree that not every home has firearm owners in it.
• Not every home has firearm owners in it.
• </c> gun violence without holding gun owners gun violence without holding gun owners accountable.<00:

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• This coalition again has been made up of over 80 stakeholders, with these small business owners and so
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• wisdom and your courage, and may that that you give him be passed along. to the colleagues in this building
• Show your power here at your building. Thank y'all.
• With a focus on their motto, Building Champions, the district fosters innovation and opportunity ensuring
• on which the owners are receiving certain tax benefits.
• HB 871 by Reynolds relating to the residential and commercial building codes. Municipalities.

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• And we need a supplement to our building. We'll talk about that at the end.
• So many are legacy owners that didn't have to post them on.
• The new things that we need is the building down there was built in 2006.
• That chiller that's in that building right now is the original chiller to that building.
• They're original to the 20-year, the 2006 build.

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• A note about this building. This building is run by the Department of Administrative Services.
• A note about this building. All right. A note about this building.
• There's a quirk to the building in that the doors to the building are on an automatic system.
• </c> so it is a it's a interesting building. so it is a it's a interesting building.
• </c> transmission owners take directly to FK. transmission owners take directly to FK.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

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• It's not the same as just building a building and then it's built and then you can walk away.
• And so this program has been building that effort.
• And so this program has been building that effort.
• Gates directly attached to buildings cannot be made of combustible materials.
• our building code remains very viable.

Summary: The hearing focused on California wildfire resilience, with the first panel discussing statewide funding, policy, and strategic priorities, and the second panel shifting to home hardening and defensible space. The LAO outlined the state’s wildfire risk, the large increase in resilience spending in recent years, and the fact that most funding has been one-time rather than ongoing. Testimony emphasized that wildfire risk varies greatly by region, that the state must balance response spending with prevention, and that success should be measured more carefully than by acres treated alone. Witnesses also noted the importance of local, federal, utility, and Proposition 4 funding sources, as well as the need for long-term maintenance and strategic prioritization rather than scattered projects. Cal Fire leadership and other witnesses stressed that California’s wildfire problem is not uniform: forested areas, chaparral, and wildland-urban interface communities require different strategies. In Northern California and forested watersheds, speakers emphasized fuels reduction, prescribed and cultural burning, strategic fuel breaks, watershed protection, and maintaining forest health. In Southern California, testimony focused on wind-driven fires, ember intrusion, ignition prevention along roads and power lines, and the limits of large-scale vegetation clearing. Several witnesses argued that the state should invest where it can leverage local and regional partnerships, support capacity-building programs like Regional Forest and Fire Capacity, and improve data systems to track treatment effectiveness and project outcomes. Members repeatedly pressed witnesses on how to prioritize limited funds, asking what should be done more of, less of, and first. The chair argued that protecting homes and communities through hardening and defensible space should be a major priority, especially near structures, while also acknowledging the need for broader landscape work and watershed protection. There was discussion of incentives such as insurance discounts, property tax treatment, and community certification for hardened homes, along with the need for multiple payers rather than relying on the state alone. Cal Fire reported new and expanding data tools, including treatment trackers, defensible space inspection dashboards, and a fuels treatment effectiveness program that evaluates whether nearby treatments affected wildfire behavior. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only.

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• </c><00:56:08.400><c> ended</c> um Community water system owners ended um Community water system owners
• We need to stay on this build.
• </c><01:18:16.960><c> this</c> homes up as collateral to build this homes up as collateral to build this
• </c><01:20:14.760><c> it</c> in after that municipalities build it in after that municipalities build

Committee: Senate Finance

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• But I've spent the last two decades building a different life.
• We need to start having the conversation about how we build those bridges back, not how we continue to
• It builds on Article 17 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which already allows for release when
• I started out as a building engineer. I'm now over six of them.
• And for that reason, Gun Owners of America supports this bill. Chairman: Okay.

Bills: HB285 , HB795 , HB1795 , HB1871 , HB2407 , HB2461 , HB2695 , HB3507 , HB4911 , HB200

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: animal cruelty, nonlivestock, prosecution, veterinary defense, animal welfare, aggravated assault, penal code, public servant, deadly weapon, mass shooting, Penal Code, penalties, felony, Texas Penal Code, felony enhancement, first-degree felony, second-degree felony, violent crime, assault punishment, serious bodily injury

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• She says those are contracts that they can make money from and build their book of business.
• She says those are contracts that they can make money from and build their book of business.
• This harms contractors, workers, building owners, and consumers alike.
• Gay here, who was the... the building side of things and again I the building side of things and again
• Well, you talk to any business owner I know, there's many here.

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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• oldest building we have.
• </c> Wasn't one of the historic buildings? Wasn't one of the historic buildings?
• Building 16. Um, Senator Housley, do you want to just explain again about Building 16?
• Uh, in Minnesota, the buildings.
• This is a building in South St.

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

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• We're going to be using that data to help us build out our estimate and build out the trends.
• Is truly to build capacity and to support the counties.
• I'm also a congregate living facility owner.
• Erika Toth, also a congregate owner, and I support Irene's agenda.
• Building on previous increases for calendar year 23.

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• You build this hale, everything else will fall into place.
• You build it and they will come.
• So the the city leie for that building.
• </c><01:14:06.560><c> housing</c> incentivize developers to build housing incentivize developers to build
• </c><01:29:05.440><c> of</c> My name is Haley McKinnon, co-owner of My name is Haley McKinnon, co-owner

Bills: HB1817 , HB2056 , HB2616 , HB1718 , HB1842 , HB1740 , HB1919 , HB1616 , HB1774 , HB1984 , HB1603 , HB2171

Committee: House Water & Land

Summary: The committee heard HB 1817, which would create a daily bag limit for amaa/ama fish to protect Hawaii’s fisheries. DLNR said the biggest stressor on amaa populations is diversion of freshwater flows that cut off food sources for juvenile fish, and suggested that place-by-place rulemaking with fishers and stakeholders would be the most effective approach. A teacher and several Waialua Elementary students testified in strong support, describing research on declining catch data, cultural importance, and the need to preserve the fish for future generations. Other supporters said the fish is being outcompeted by invasive species and cited historical declines, including testimony that bag limits in Hilo Bay have helped increase populations. Committee members asked DLNR about traditional and cultural gathering rights, whether the bill’s bag limit would apply to native Hawaiian practices, and whether the limit was 10 per day or per season. DLNR said constitutional Hawaiian practices are protected, but also noted that if the bag limit is set in statute it would limit the department’s flexibility to tailor rules by area. Members also asked about other conservation efforts, and DLNR said fish pond revitalization and amaa production are underway statewide. One member raised concern that a statewide statutory limit might not fit conditions on every island, and DLNR said it has authority to adopt area-specific rules through rulemaking, though that process can take months to more than a year. The committee then moved to HP 206, an appropriations measure for the City and County of Honolulu involving school land transfers, and HP 266B relating to Banyan Drive. On HP 206, the county said the request is a one-time item and estimated costs were about $3.25 million, with the city and county already spending more than $350,000 on the transfers. On HP 266B, HCDA said it is conducting a master planning effort for Banyan Drive and plans a community visioning exercise this summer. Testimony from the Banyan Drive redevelopment agency emphasized the need for more flexible land-tenure rules, while OHA supported the bill with amendments to include cultural specialists and lineal descendants in the redevelopment process and to protect ceded lands. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• just discussed, it could be charged as a felony simply because it occurred inside a house and the owner
• I'm here on behalf of Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners of California.
• Peter Gerfine, on behalf of Giffords and Giffords Gun Owners for Safety, in strong support of AB 1743
• I'm here on behalf of Gun Owners of America.
• This bill builds a wall around two things California refuses to look at honestly.

Committee: Senate Public Safety