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• Is there any general advice you would give to property owners and owners out there that they could do
• They can find no probable cause with a letter of advice.
• They tell them exactly why, and they give them advice on how to bring their ad into compliance.
• For low-level cases, there could be a letter of advice, which is similar to the letter of advice, There
• could be a letter of advice, which is similar to the letter of advice in a grievance case or a letter

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and Senator Thompson excused. The committee first considered Senate Bill 48 by Senator Garcia on judicial sales and procedures. Garcia explained a delete-all amendment that would create clearer statewide procedures for alternative judicial sales, increase transparency, remove bidding credits, extend sale timelines, and add oversight for auctioneers and escrow agents to prevent fraud and collusion. After no questions or opposition, the amendment was adopted, Senator Pasadoma said the rewrite addressed many of his concerns, and the committee then voted CS for SB 48 favorably with unanimous yes votes from members present. The committee then received a presentation from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office on the effectiveness of Florida’s recent anti-squatting law, House Bill 621/SB 888. Presenters described several cases in which deputies used the new process to remove unlawful occupants, including a false landlord report, a long-term fake lease situation, and a more recent unlawful occupancy case. They said the law has helped protect property owners and potential victims, but suggested technical changes: clearer authorization for deputies to enter and use force if needed, and a fix to the affidavit penalty provision because false statements are currently being charged as false reports rather than perjury under the existing wording. The Florida Bar also presented on its role in regulating lawyers, lawyer advertising, and the unlicensed practice of law. Bar leaders explained that the Bar operates under the Florida Supreme Court’s authority, is funded by member fees, and handles complaints through a multi-step process involving intake, branch offices, grievance committees, referees, and final Supreme Court review. They described advertising review procedures, discipline statistics, consumer assistance, the Clients’ Security Fund, and enforcement against unlicensed practice. Senators asked about the Legislature’s authority over lawyer advertising, the prevalence of legal ads, the role of public members on grievance committees, and how those members are selected and used.

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• take safe driving classes before they show up in court, or they do that either on their own or on advice
• take safe driving classes before they show up in court, or they do that either on their own or on advice
• take safe driving classes before they show up in court, or they do that either on their own or on advice
• </c><00:21:15.440><c> of</c><00:21:15.640><c> counsel</c><00:21:16.120><c> before</c> own or on advice
• of counsel before own or on advice of counsel before coming<00:21:16.559><c> into</c><00:21:16.840><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to provide this, does this open the State Bar to liability if someone takes that—I mean, the wrong advice
• is something that the State Bar would have to address—some sort of notice that this is not legal advice
• Any sort of training or, you know, legal advice, just a broad overview.
• Target of helping me ask the first question so I can determine how much legal counsel, legal advice I
• Just a follow-up on the junior senator from the 17th, and I may charge for this advice.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• It'll provide wellness advice and mental health advice of all kinds.
• It'll provide wellness, it'll provide<03:41:15.960><c> advice</c><03:41:16.840><c> and</c><03:41:17.240
• ><c> wellness</c><03:41:17.640><c> advice</c><03:41:18.160><c> and</c> provide advice and wellness advice
• and provide advice and wellness advice and mental<03:41:18.520><c> health</c><03:41:18.760><c> advice
• </c> mental health advice of all kinds. mental health advice of all kinds.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We're asking them for health care advice, and when you're asking somebody for health care advice, I want
• We're asking them for health care advice, and when you're asking somebody for health care advice, I want
• </c> possible Medical Care medical advice possible Medical Care medical advice especially<02:14:58.079
• </c><02:24:14.920><c> but</c> advice true sound medical advice but advice true sound medical advice but
• </c> pretending to provide medical advice pretending to provide medical advice when<02:55:54.760><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This board, in both its formal opinions and in its advice given to legislators throughout its history
• As I said, all of the board's past opinions and all of the advice that board staff give to legislators
• I provided you advice.
• I provided you advice.
• current interpretation of the law, that the board has put forward in its formal opinions and in its advice

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings held oral argument before the Legislative Ethics Board in the matter of Tara Simmons, docket 401-645, on a respondent-filed motion for summary judgment. Judge T.J. Martin identified the issues as whether Simmons violated the Ethics Act by using her legislative position for the benefit of others and by holding outside employment that conflicted with her official duties, under RCW 42.52.070 and RCW 42.52.020, and, if violations were found, what penalties or sanctions would be appropriate. The judge clarified that board staff had not filed its own summary judgment motion, only a response to Simmons’ motion. Attorney Doug McKinney argued that the complaint and board staff’s allegations were legally insufficient because they did not allege a personal benefit to Simmons, only benefits to her employer, EEC, or to others. He contended that the Ethics Act has historically required a benefit to the legislator herself, that employees do not automatically have a disqualifying interest in their employers, and that the board’s position would create a new bright-line rule and unfairly change the law as applied to Simmons. He also addressed allegations involving a contract provision, a campaign surplus donation to AEG, a subcontract dispute involving AEG and EEC, and text messages with Anthony Powers, arguing none showed a special privilege or conflict of interest for Simmons. Assistant Attorney General Julia Eisenhower, for board staff, argued the motion should be denied because the record sufficiently alleged violations of both statutes. She said Simmons’ involvement in securing funding for EEC, her employment duties involving stakeholder and legislator connections, her donation of campaign surplus funds to AEG to help secure a job for someone she knew, her role in the AEG-EEC subcontract dispute, and her text messages referencing her official capacity all supported the allegations. A board member asked whether the allegations were sufficient to show a special benefit, and Eisenhower responded that the facts were enough at the summary judgment stage. After rebuttal by McKinney, the ALJ closed the hearing and the board went into deliberations; no ruling was announced during the transcript.

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• One member at large appointed by the governor upon the advice of the mayor of the city of Jackson with
• the advice and consent of the Mississippi Senate. the current makeup of the board right the current
• large appointed by the governor<00:06:51.600><c> upon</c><00:06:52.160><c> the</c><00:06:52.400><c> advice
• /c><00:06:52.880><c> the</c><00:06:52.960><c> mayor</c><00:06:53.199><c> of</c> governor upon the advice
• of the mayor of governor upon the advice of the mayor of the<00:06:53.360><c> city</c><00:06:53.520>

Keywords: Energy - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 1:30 P.M., 925, all

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• What applied to a person in their position, they really need financial advice.
• What applied to a person in their position, they really need financial advice.
• </c><00:50:02.240><c> that's</c> give a person the advice that's give a person the advice that's contextual
• </c><00:51:00.880><c> from</c> be getting their financial advice from be getting their financial advice
• and should we be collecting taxes on that financial advice?

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2437, the governor’s proposed tax bill, and first adopted the A25-Z42 amendment to put the bill in the desired shape. Commissioner Paul Marquardt of the Department of Revenue then presented the bill as part of Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s budget, describing it as a response to budget pressures that would make the tax system more fair and stable while supporting economic development and jobs. Marquardt walked through the bill’s major provisions. These included sustainable aviation fuel policy, repeal of K-12 education credit assignment, elimination of the political contribution refund, expansion of the research and development credit, short-line railroad infrastructure modernization, changes to the state airport fund levy, replacement of attachments and appearances with distribution systems, a narrow personal property tax exception for low-income housing tenants, reduced aquatic invasive species aid, and a 34% reduction in PILT payments. He then focused on the sales tax article, saying it would lower the statewide rate by 0.75% while expanding the base to selected professional services such as accounting, banking, brokerage, and legal services, with business-to-business transactions exempt. He said the proposal would be effective for sales and purchases after September 30, 2025, and estimated a first-year rate-cut impact of about $99 million versus $215 million from the service expansion, while arguing that most households would see a net tax cut. He also noted other changes such as landlord penalty adjustments, a 30% reduction in sustainable aviation fuel incentive payments, repeal of local government cannabis aid, and repeal of the tax filing modernization account. Public testimony began with Kyle Playford of the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota, who strongly opposed the proposed sales tax on professional services, especially financial planning. He argued that financial planning is an essential service for retirement, investment, and long-term financial security, and said the tax would raise costs for consumers, reduce access for middle-class families, small business owners, and retirees, and put Minnesota firms at a competitive disadvantage. The chair then indicated that additional public testimony would continue before member questions.

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• </c> but we also support tenants with but we also support tenants with practical<00:27:33.480><c> advice
• c> what</c><00:27:34.159><c> to</c><00:27:34.399><c> expect</c><00:27:34.760><c> if</c> practical advice
• about what to expect if practical advice about what to expect if they<00:27:35.320><c> if</c><00:27:
• our multilingual information in public communications as a place where tenants can get key legal advice
• and support so from our of advice and support so from our perspective<00:32:00.919><c> and</c><00:32

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• budget stabilization trust fund after approval of the Governor, but only after the Governor obtains advice
• budget stabilization trust fund after approval of the Governor, but only after the Governor obtains advice
• budget stabilization trust fund after approval of the Governor, but only after the Governor obtains advice
• Favorable advice or favorable advice? Senator Irvin has made a motion for favorable advice.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, opened with a prayer recognizing the death of Reverend Jesse Jackson, and then worked through a series of appropriation and transfer requests. In Section B, it approved a $273,000 temporary appropriation for the Department of Labor and Licensing. In Section C, it approved two Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act requests: $280 million for the Department of Transportation and $195 million for the State Broadband Office to support Arkansas BEAD broadband grants, including an extra help position. Members questioned the broadband awards, provider amendments, buildout timelines, accountability, and the status of unawarded locations; the broadband director said no provider had requested speed changes, awards would be monitored with milestone-based payments, and remaining locations would be addressed later as federal guidance is received. The committee also approved transfers in Section D, including $458,000 for the Department of Correction, $25 million for Department of Education programs such as declining enrollment and teacher incentive funding, and $229,000 for Shared Administrative Services project management support. In Section E, the committee considered a $4.7 million budget stabilization trust fund loan for the Office of State Technology to implement ServiceNow and related IT modernization, cybersecurity, and governance tools. Members pressed agency officials on repayment, cost savings, and whether the loan would simply roll over existing costs; officials said repayment would come through agency rates over a five-year period and that the new payment would be lower than the current loan being retired. The committee voted to give favorable advice to the Governor on the loan request. In Section F, the committee reviewed cash fund requests for wage and hour claims, unclaimed property, and a heritage grant; in Section G, it reviewed a $1.1 million federal grant to expand college and career coaching in rural districts; in Section H, it reviewed pay plan and performance fund requests totaling millions across multiple agencies; and in Section I, it reviewed budget manual formatting changes. The latter part of the meeting focused on reports, especially the Medicaid trust fund. DHS and DFA officials reported the fund balance had declined from prior years and was down to about $394 million after seven months, with further decline expected by year-end. Senators and representatives asked about the appropriate reserve level, the impact of pending Medicaid rules and legislation, FMAP changes, and whether additional funding would be needed in the upcoming budget. Officials said projections are updated regularly, more than 10 rule packages remain pending with CMS, and the governor and legislative leaders will discuss additional capital needs during budget development. Members also discussed the importance of balancing Medicaid spending with new federal funding and maintaining flexibility for critical areas such as labor and delivery. The committee then adjourned without further action on the reports.

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• writing to inform you of my intent to withdraw an individual previously submitted to the Senate for advice
• submitted to the individual previously submitted to the Senate<00:04:42.440><c> for</c><00:04:42.560><c> advice
• </c><00:04:44.040><c> Thank</c><00:04:44.280><c> you</c> Senate for advice and consent.
• Thank you Senate for advice and consent.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 27, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• Also under either germaneness prong it should be ruled out of order and prepared to give advice. >> Advice
• </c> of order and prepared to give advice. of order and prepared to give advice.
• &gt;&gt; Advice<00:56:47.599><c> Mr.</c><00:56:47.920><c> President</c> &gt;&gt; Advice Mr.
• President &gt;&gt; Advice Mr.
• Advice, Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And our go-to advice, and it's the advice I love as a lawyer, which is that you should definitely consult
• And our go-to advice, and it's the advice I love as a lawyer, which is that you should definitely consult
• And our go-to advice, and it's the advice I love as a lawyer, which is that you should definitely consult
• And our go-to advice, and it's the advice I love as a lawyer, which is that you should definitely consult
• And our go-to advice, and it's the advice I love as a lawyer, which is that you should definitely consult

Bills: HF2354, HF1672, HF2389, HF2870, HF2743, HF1918, HF2551, HF1671

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, hemp, marijuana registry, patient registry, visiting patient, Tribal cannabis, Tribal medical cannabis program, Tribal sovereignty, Office of Cannabis Management, designated caregiver, home cultivation, adult-use cannabis

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• I said, 'Well, Representative Murphy, from what I hear coming from you, I'll take that advice.'
• </c><00:55:00.480><c> I</c> said, 'I'll give you some advice. I said, 'I'll give you some advice.
• </c><00:55:13.599><c> Anyway,</c><00:55:14.000><c> to</c> you, I'll take that advice.
• Anyway, to you, I'll take that advice.
• And I got a little worried, but she gave me great advice to make the bill better.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I guess the question I have just to clarify is that the way the advice and consent rules work in the
• and consent or are for your, um, advice and consent or are you<00:12:45.040><c> withdrawing</c><00:12
• It's the advice of the chair recommendation to advise and consent. Okay. Voting on 676.
• It's advice of the chair on Dne Maxwell.
• </c> it you know take their advice seriously. it you know take their advice seriously.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Hawaiian Affairs heard multiple gubernatorial nominations to island burial councils, with testimony focused on the importance of filling vacancies so the councils can reach quorum and fulfill their kuleana to protect iwi kūpuna and burial sites. For GM 674, Kavuna Khalipi was introduced as OHA’s nominee for the Molokaʻi burial council, with OHA, SHPD, and several community members testifying in support and describing her cultural grounding, community service, and experience in mālama ʻāina. Testifiers also stressed that burial councils are essential for protecting ancestral remains and that prolonged vacancies have left sacred sites vulnerable. Khalipi herself said she was honored to serve but expressed concern about accepting the appointment without quorum, saying she did not want to waste a term if the council could not function effectively. The chair explained the Senate advice-and-consent process and the consequences of inaction, and after discussion Khalipi asked to pull her nomination from the committee. The chair then deferred decision-making on GM 674 until April 10 at 1 p.m. to clarify the process and avoid unintended rejection. The committee then heard testimony on GM 676, Dane Maxwell for the Maui and Lānaʻi burial council, GM 677, Noani Parisa, GM 678, Caroline Hartman, and GM 679, Benedict Duman. Supporters, including SHPD and OHA, highlighted each nominee’s cultural knowledge, preservation work, genealogy, and experience with burial or historic preservation matters. Testimony repeatedly linked the nominations to the need for functioning burial councils, especially in light of the 2023 Maui fires and long-standing vacancies. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; the chair indicated votes would be taken at the end of the agenda.

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• Unfortunately, the PDAB completely disregarded their own advisory council's advice and made their very
• So, again, the PDAB completely disregarded their own advisory council's advice and made their very first
• rare disease and plasma treatments from PDAB review in line with the original advisory council's advice
• of their own advisory council the advice of their own advisory council because<01:02:50.480><c> their
• </c> that they have to take advice that they have to take advice on<01:08:35.319><c> rare</c><01:08:35.520

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the journal, and then proceeded out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 20, recognizing April 9, 2026, as Home Education Day in Colorado. Senator Pelton spoke in strong support of home education, describing it as a parent-led choice that benefits students and families. The resolution was adopted on a 30-0 vote, and the current roll was added as co-sponsors. The chamber then took up the consent calendar and passed House Bill 1229, House Bill 1244, and Senate Bill 153. HB 1229, which concerns the human-animal bond as a social determinant of health, drew three no votes from Senators Pelton, Zamora Wilson, and Baeza; the other two measures passed unanimously. The Senate also laid over third reading of bills until Friday, April 10. In Committee of the Whole, senators considered Senate Bill 72, which increases criminal penalties for assaultive conduct involving a motor vehicle and adds causing death with a motor vehicle to criminally negligent homicide. The committee adopted the report and advanced the bill on second reading. Later, the chamber laid over Senate Bill 134 and House Bill 1084 until April 10, and then took up Senate Bill 140, which would exempt certain rare disease and plasma therapies from review by the Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board. Sponsors and supporters argued the bill protects access for patients with rare diseases and prevents harm to treatment development, while opponents said it would weaken the PDAB’s affordability work and was too broad. Senators Weisman and Gonzales spoke against the bill, with Weisman citing concerns about the federal definition used and Gonzales defending the PDAB’s role in lowering drug costs; the debate continued in the transcript without a final vote shown.

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• in publicly traded companies by ensuring transparency and accountability related to proxy voting advice
• It requires disclosures to investors when a proxy advisor is giving advice that is not solely in the
• . advice. advice.
• </c> when a proxy advisor is giving advice when a proxy advisor is giving advice that<00:14:34.080><c
• </c> and transparency in the proxy advice and transparency in the proxy advice they<00:15:11.160><c>

Keywords: 958, all

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• But the advice that we were getting from outside legal counsel was The advice that we were getting from
• But the, the advice that we were getting from outside legal counsel was, Right.
• But the advice that we were getting from outside legal counsel was they did not believe that we could
• Especially ones that are in good faith, relying on advice to do the good work that they all do, right
• agree with the author that, you know, if there was a mistake done and it was due to ACD providing advice

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I still give them ongoing advice when they come across a particularly thorny issue on whether to issue
• you sort of manage that tension, and how do you plan to rule when there is potential conflicting advice
• as it were potential conflicting advice as it were coming<00:26:43.840><c> it's</c><00:26:43.960><c>
• not</c><00:26:44.120><c> advice</c><00:26:44.560><c> really</c><00:26:45.160><c> it's</c> coming it's
• not advice really it's coming it's not advice really it's uh<00:26:46.080><c> coming</c><00:26:46.360

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Governor’s Message 725, the nomination of Daniel M. Gluck to serve as associate judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals for a 10-year term. The chair announced a two-minute testimony limit, said the committee would not vote that day, and scheduled decision-making for the next day at 10:45 a.m. in Room 016. Testimony in support came from the Governor’s Office, judges and legal professionals, the Hawaii State Bar Association, and members of the public, including a child who described Gluck’s kindness and help in Girl Scouts. The committee reported 72 supporters, zero opposition, and one comment from the West Side Bar Association. Gluck thanked the committee and outlined his background in private practice, nonprofit work, and government service, including work in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. He emphasized access to justice, pro bono representation, and his commitment to reducing the ICA backlog. In response to questions, he said he would focus on fuller staffing, shorter and more concise opinions, possible use of AI for limited administrative tasks, and process improvements to speed appeals. He also discussed appellate timelines, briefing schedules, and the value of oral argument for transparency and clarification. Members questioned him about impartiality, especially in cases involving tension between Hawaii and federal precedent. Gluck said judges must follow controlling law, including U.S. Supreme Court precedent on federal questions and Hawaii Supreme Court precedent on state-law issues, and that the judiciary should not make policy. He also described his current work as deputy corporation counsel, including HART, firearms licensing after Bruen, appeals, and pending state cases. No vote was taken, and the hearing was adjourned after questions concluded.

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• So that is to switch that to: shall provide advice on the inclusion of instruction and assessment of
• Such advice shall include recommendations... ...literacy advisory council established under, and this
• So that is to switch that to: shall provide advice on the inclusion of instruction and assessment of
• Such advice shall include recommendations for a related model policy on cursive.
• So, shall provide advice on the inclusion of instruction...

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 3239, which would make the Missouri Workforce Diploma Program permanent and move it into the MoCAP framework. Representative Hurlbert and supporters said the program has helped about 1,200 adults earn diplomas, mostly women with children, and that it improves employment and health coverage outcomes. Members raised concerns about funding, the use of the foundation formula, and how the program differs from existing adult education options. Supporters said it is tuition-free, pay-for-performance, and intended for adults with a short path to graduation; no vote was taken on the bill. The committee then took up House Bills 2335 and 2230/2978 in executive session. HB 2335, dealing with teacher training, was amended and then given a do pass recommendation by a 19-0 vote. HB 2230 and 2978, as amended, were also approved do pass by an 18-1 vote after extensive discussion of the Student Screen Time Standards Act, including limits on screen time, a new advisory council, and a related cursive-writing amendment. Members generally supported the direction of the substitute, while some raised questions about local control, implementation, and the role of experts. Later, Representatives Irwin and Steinhoff presented House Bills 2913 and 3228, which would provide legal protection for teachers who intervene in violent situations to protect students or themselves. Supporters said the bills would reduce fear of liability and encourage reasonable intervention, while committee members and witnesses discussed possible limits, training, whether the protection should extend to other school staff, and how the proposal interacts with existing discipline and restraint rules. Public testimony was largely supportive, with school and teacher groups asking for clearer definitions and coordination with federal law; no vote was taken. The committee also heard House Bill 2304, which would require parental consent before major changes to a child’s special education placement or services. The sponsor and advocates said it strengthens parent involvement and collaboration, while members questioned delays, due process, safety exceptions, and the effect on school operations. Testimony from advocates and parents supported the bill, and the hearing concluded without action.