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• place so that at the certification level, personnel have the preconceptions that these provisions are valid

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Only valid in the state that you get it, so those are state by state.

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• G, require valid identification information for interactions with the state.

Summary: The Senate convened in special session with an opening prayer focused on Holocaust remembrance and a warning against antisemitism, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of the joint proclamation calling the session. The proclamation said the special session was convened to consider immigration-related legislation and appropriations to support coordination with federal immigration enforcement, including a chief immigration officer, restrictions on benefits for undocumented immigrants, voting-related offenses, penalties for removed aliens who re-enter, bail and detention considerations, ID requirements, and support for local law enforcement. Senate Bill 2B on immigration was filed and placed on the special order calendar for the next day, with an amendment deadline set after the Appropriations Committee meeting. The Senate then took up veto overrides on House Bill 5001 from the 2024 regular session, which is the General Appropriations Act. Members discussed the governor’s vetoes of legislative support and transparency-related funding, including IT systems, research, oversight, and Florida Channel services. Senator Pizzo objected to waiving Rules on one item and argued the chamber should also address broader cuts, including arts funding, while the Rules Chair said the items under consideration were limited to support services and that broader funding concerns could be addressed separately. The Senate voted to override line item 2802, funding legislative support services, by 35 yeas and 1 name, and line item 2803, also for legislative support services, by 36 yeas and 1 nay, both passing by the required two-thirds vote. The Senate then adjourned until the next morning.

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• Um, I do think that the policy concept he's raising is a valid one. So, thank you.
• Um, I do think that the policy concept he's raising is a valid one. So, thank you.
• Um, I do think that the policy concept he's raising is a valid one. So, thank you.
• Um, I do think that the policy concept he's raising is a valid one. So, thank you.
• Um, I do think that the policy concept he's raising is a valid one. So, thank you.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened under a call, established a quorum, received a chaplain’s prayer and the pledge, and then proceeded through routine business. Members adopted the committee reports except those relating to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave second reading to Senate File 203 and several House files, and referred Senate File 5200 to Rules and Administration. The chamber also adopted a motion to return Senate File 4390 from the general orders calendar to the Finance Committee. The main floor activity centered on a series of motions to send withdrawn executive appointments back to their originating committees under Senate Rule 8.2. Senator Putnam moved to return appointments from the Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, including the Board of Animal Health, the Veterans Affairs commissioner, and the Rural Finance Authority. Senator Swadzinski moved a similar action for Education Policy appointments, and Senator Her did so for Environment, Climate, and Legacy appointments, including the DNR commissioner, the PCA commissioner, the Clean Water Council, and related boards. Senator Wicklund later moved to return Health and Human Services appointments, including the Children, Youth and Families commissioner, Health commissioner, VNSHUR Board, and EMS director. These motions prompted extended debate. Supporters of returning the appointments argued that the Senate has a constitutional advice-and-consent duty and that committee hearings should occur before floor consideration. Opponents, mainly Republicans, argued that sending the appointments back without floor action avoided accountability and transparency, especially in light of fraud concerns in state programs and agencies. Some authors said hearings had not yet been scheduled or that the committee process should come first; others noted at least one hearing had already occurred on a health nomination. The debate repeatedly focused on whether the Senate was fulfilling its constitutional role or delaying confirmation review. Roll-call votes were requested on the appointment motions. The Putnam, Swadzinski, Her, and Wicklund motions were each adopted by narrow 34-33 margins, returning the appointments to committee rather than leaving them on the confirmation calendar for floor action.

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• It says verifying the identity of immigration enforcement agents and validating immigration enforcement
• said, but doctors, nurses, and those in the hospital really don't have any business asking for validation
• It says verifying the identity of immigration enforcement agents and validating immigration enforcement
• said, but doctors, nurses, and those in the hospital really don't have any business asking for validation
• It says verifying the identity of immigration enforcement agents and validating immigration enforcement

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, April 10, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House met with 122 members present, heard the journal read, and proceeded through a long series of Senate messages, concurrence motions, and third-reading votes on a wide range of bills. Early business included conference committee appointments on Senate Bill 159 (Emergency Medical Services Vehicles and Ambulances, Required Supplies), Senate Bill 514 (Third Degree Assault), and Senate Bill 866 (Chain Restaurants, disclosure of sodium and added sugars), along with several other bills where the House declined to recede from its amendments and named conferees. The chamber also adopted concurrence on House Bill 1181 (children in out-of-home placement) and House Bill 1219 (climate change/homeowners insurance study), and adopted a favorable committee report on House Bill 1602 (no-cost cancer screening for volunteer firefighters), which was amended to add sponsors, make technical changes, and include retired volunteer firefighters before being ordered printed for third reading. The House then took up a Rules Committee consent calendar and moved a batch of bills to the appropriate committees. On third reading, it passed House Bill 1028 (Caroline County Board of Education compensation increase) and House Bill 1599 (Choptank River Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund) by constitutional majorities. It also rejected Senate amendments on House Bill 107 (Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program), House Bill 153 (residential rental apartments air conditioning requirement), House Bill 1063 (hunting management), and House Bill 1067 (lead and lead-based ammunition phase out), appointing conference committees in each case. House Bill 717 (Baltimore City raffles for organizations affiliated with professional baseball and football teams) and House Bill 892 (cemeteries, actions for sale/transfer/alternate use) also had Senate amendments rejected. The chamber then passed a series of Senate bills on third reading, including Senate Bill 309 (precious metal bullion or coins sales tax exemption), 523 (vernal pools identification), 742 (Maryland Protecting People with Disabilities Act), 141 (election misinformation/disinformation and deep fakes), 298 (Maryland Capital Police statewide jurisdiction), 515 (Health Services Cost Review Commission rate setting), 638 (Maryland Heritage Areas funding and grants), 28 (state employee arbitration reform), 72 (Baltimore County off-premises alcohol sales), 361 (Baltimore City alcoholic beverages license extension), 414 (Anne Arundel County nonprofit swim club license), 601 (cybersecurity standards), 305 (incarcerated individual training and reentry grant fund extension), 331 (retired law enforcement handgun permit renewal), 516 (protective body armor requirements and reporting), 651 (transfer-on-death deed establishment), 865 (private passenger automobile insurance work group), 933 (temporary appointment to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities), 261 (money transmission act definition changes), and 823 (Parole Commission selection committee changes). Most passed with little or no debate; Senate Bill 523 drew opposition from a delegate who warned that identifying vernal pools could lead to future regulation and land-use restrictions, while Senate Bill 823 prompted questions about victims’ rights and whether state’s attorneys remained opposed, with the floor leader saying the bill added a victims’ rights advocate to the selection committee and that opposition had been limited to written testimony. Several members later changed votes on Senate Bill 638 and Senate Bill 865 before the House moved on.

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• Maybe, uh, counsel can either validate that or help us understand the A3 a little bit.
• Maybe, uh, counsel can either validate that or help us understand the A3 a little bit.
• Maybe, uh, counsel can either validate that or help us understand the A3 a little bit.
• Maybe, uh, counsel can either validate that or help us understand the A3 a little bit.
• Maybe uh counsel<01:09:01.319> can counsel can counsel can either<01:09:02.440> validate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We see those patients without valid information being on hand.
• We see those patients without<01:33:40.639> valid<01:33:41.040> information<01:33:41.679
• without valid information being on hand. without valid information being on hand.
• I know there are states out there that utilize fee schedules, but as to whether or not the other 49 states

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• emphasizes accountability, school emphasizes accountability, school improvement,<00:20:23.320> valid
• <00:20:23.720> year-to-year improvement, valid year-to-year improvement, valid year-to-year
• That data from year to year to see growth, to be able to utilize that.
• That data from year to year to see growth, to be able to utilize that.
• They liked that data from year to year to see growth, to be able to utilize that.

Keywords: 916, all

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• In lieu of meaningful crisis services, law enforcement will be forced to utilize arrest procedures, which
• I am a person who has battled addiction for about 20 years of my life, and I utilize my experience navigating
• That is not a valid argument based in science.
• compromise that is protect the immune compromise that is not<02:10:37.159> a<02:10:37.360> valid
• argument based in science I not a valid argument based in science I am<02:10:40.320> the<02:10

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1462 on crisis services. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement, the Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Department of Health supported expanding behavioral health crisis services as an alternative to arrest or incarceration. Witnesses said additional crisis sites would help divert people in mental health crisis to appropriate care, and the Department of Health described its current crisis center in Ewa, including the need for renovations such as a padded room and the time required to get the facility operational. In response to questions, the department estimated the Ewa center’s budgeted cost at about $4.3 million, not including rent or startup repairs, and said a second site’s cost would depend on whether it was freestanding or attached to an existing facility. The committee then heard House Bill 700 on cognitive assessments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the bill’s intent but asked that it be amended to make assessments optional rather than mandated, to pilot the program first, and to allow flexibility in handling HIPAA-protected data. SHPDA also supported the measure but said it should not be mandatory and suggested that payers reimburse for assessments when requested by patients, families, or physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers strongly supported standardizing cognitive assessments to improve early detection and access to newer treatments, while noting the existing opt-out provision. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill but asked that the age 65 threshold be removed because cognitive decline can begin much earlier for people with Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and related conditions. In response to a question, the Office on Aging said a pilot project could likely be done for about $150,000, with data security being the main added cost. The final bill discussed was House Bill 237 on peer support programs. Testimony from Family Hui Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, peer support workers, and families described peer-to-peer programs as a cost-effective way to reduce isolation, strengthen families, and provide long-term community support. Speakers said these programs help parents and caregivers navigate crises, child welfare involvement, addiction recovery, and other challenges, and can have lasting benefits for children’s development and family stability. Several witnesses tied the bill to broader state goals, including infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and child welfare reform. Written testimony from about a dozen organizations and individuals was also noted in support.

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• see legislation talking about how the decisions will be made about which hospitals will be able to utilize

Bills: HB1242, HB1250, HB1590, HB1752, HB1979, HB1983, HB2952, HB2961, HB2967, HB2973, HB2988, HB3031, HB3047, HB3052, HB3066, HB3086, HB3175, HB3177, HB3178, HB3240, HB3404, HB3429, HB3548, HB3638, HB3671, HB3704, HB3759, HB3831, HB3904, HB3920, HB3944, HB3969, HB3973, HB3975, HB3976, HB3978, HB3983, HB3984, HB4092, HB4118

Keywords: HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty, special livestock sale, tax relief, farm products, rural economy, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund

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• Real ID, passport, other valid forms of ID mentioned in the SAVE Act are sufficient proof of citizenship
• Real ID,<00:54:39.920> passport,<00:54:40.559> other<00:54:40.800> valid<00:54:41.200
• > forms<00:54:41.440> of<00:54:41.599> ID ID, passport, other valid forms of ID
• ID, passport, other valid forms of ID mentioned<00:54:42.319> in<00:54:42.480> the<00:54
• teamwork and collaboration and utilize teamwork and collaboration to<02:46:50.319> affect<02:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• speak to the motion and said he would be very brief: charter schools are public schools, there is no valid
• 41:09.480> no schools are public schools there is no schools are public schools there is no valid
• reason to treat them differently valid reason to treat them differently in<00:41:11.400> regards<
• not saying it's perfect, but I'm saying that with full intention to understand and recognize and utilize
• the difference between those utilize the difference between those terms<04:51:58.360> uh<04:51

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which clarifies that dual and concurrent enrollment courses may not exceed four credits. Members said the bill came from the community college system and was intended to preserve the program’s high school-to-college pathway. An amendment changing the effective date to passage was adopted 18-0, and the committee then voted 18-0 to recommend OTPA on the bill as amended, with the bill placed on the consent calendar. The committee then retained HB 295 and HB 366, both related to school building aid, after members said the issues were complex and needed more work. Both motions to retain passed 18-0, leaving the bills in committee without reports. The chair also said HB 354 would not be taken up that day because of possible changes from the Department of Education and others. HB 494, funding the math learning communities program, was then amended to flat-fund the program rather than increase it, with members citing budget uncertainty. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted 18-0 for OTPA on the bill as amended, placing it on consent. Finally, HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid, drew debate over whether charter schools should be treated differently from traditional public schools. The committee voted 10-8 for inexpedient to legislate, sending the bill to the regular calendar; Representative Damon was assigned the minority report and Representative Popovic the majority report. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program, where members discussed flat-funding the program at $2.5 million per year and the potential impact on course availability, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• and say takes it to the New Hampshire Supreme Court and the court ultimately decides this is not a valid
• If JLCAR approves a rule, it has presumptive validity in court.
• <04:04:35.520> If<04:04:35.920> the presumptive validity in court.
• If the presumptive validity in court.
• burden approved to show that's a valid burden approved to show that's a valid rule<04:04:40.880>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that the law reflects our current reality of New Hampshire's opioid crisis while still protecting valid
• How would providers know when the case is resolved and therefore the order is no longer valid?
• Taking the above into consideration, if the protective order is no longer valid but nobody tells the
• What about sentencing orders that valid?
• , but nobody tells the is no longer valid, but nobody tells the healthcare<01:51:22.960> provider<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• rolling out those features, but I'm sure we're not the only ones that are asking them to use, uh, to utilize
• ones that are asking them to use uh only ones that are asking them to use uh to<00:45:50.079> utilize
• to utilize AI in their software. to utilize AI in their software.
• So we can oftentimes validate their recruitment challenges without too much effort. >> Um, this enables
• So we can oftentimes validate their recruitment challenges without too much effort. >> Okay.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Labor held an informational briefing on August 22, 2025, to receive an update from DEH on statewide recruitment efforts aimed at reducing vacancies across state departments. Director Hashimoto, joined by DEH staff, presented on two hiring initiatives: Wikiwiki Hire and Operation Hire Hawaii. The committee focused on how each program works, how quickly applications are screened and referred, and how the programs differ from standard recruitment procedures. For Wikiwiki Hire, DEH described it as an accelerated recruitment pathway used mainly for classes with multiple vacancies. DEH screens applications every two weeks, then sends qualified applicants a list of participating departments and recruiter contact information so applicants and departments can connect directly. Committee members asked about effectiveness data, timelines, and whether the process aligns with the merit principle. DEH said the program is intended to speed hiring, that departments are not required to interview every person on a list, and that applicants can be hired as vacancies are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so long as all qualified applicants have the same opportunity. DEH also said it could provide data later and that it is working through a backlog of screenings. The committee then discussed Operation Hire Hawaii, an executive-order-based hiring effort launched in February to expedite hiring, including for displaced federal workers but open to all applicants. DEH reported more than 6,000 applications, 127 recruitments, 81 closed recruitments, and 142 hires, with a goal of conditional offers within two weeks. DEH said it turns applications around daily, while departments do the initial screening, interviews, and hiring decisions, with DEH completing final qualification screening and suitability checks at the end. Members asked about the program’s duration, its low conversion rate, and what happens to applicants who are not hired; DEH said it can refer qualified applicants to other vacancies and that the pilot was originally intended to run about a year, with possible extension if departments want it to continue.

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• House Bill 676, an act relating to the Kentucky statewide health data utility.
• to the Kentucky statewide<02:13:45.040> health<02:13:45.360> data<02:13:45.920> utility
• <02:13:47.040> House statewide health data utility. House statewide health data utility.
• lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor, and appealed to the Supreme Judge of the world to validate
• lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor, and appealed to the Supreme Judge of the world to validate

Bills: HB567, HB776, HB2, HB568, HB619

Keywords: open records, public access, transparency, government accountability, public agency, dental practice, licensing, administrative regulations, dental assistants, supervision, Medicaid, community engagement, healthcare, managed care, eligibility, public assistance, insurance, public adjuster, claim process, contract requirements

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• that means is you can now, once that database, you know, everything is uploaded and the data is validated

Summary: The committee first went into executive session on Senate Bill 905 and voted it do pass by a 6-4 roll call vote. It then opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 959, presented by Senator Doug Beck on behalf of Senator Roberts, which would create the Missouri GIS Council within the Office of Administration to improve statewide geospatial data coordination, planning, training, and related infrastructure. Beck said the measure had passed previously and was intended to support uses such as Next Generation 911, broadband mapping, transportation, and environmental management. Supporters included Greater St. Louis, Inc., the State 911 Service Board, and bioSTL/Next Missouri. They argued the council would reduce duplication, improve data standards and coordination, help emergency response and routing, support business site selection and economic development, and save public money by avoiding redundant mapping work. Witnesses emphasized that the bill explicitly prohibits collecting personally identifiable information and said the data involved is base-map and address/location information rather than tracking individuals. An opponent, Lisa Panette of Armour Vine, argued the bill was “anti-freedom” and “Big Brother,” saying statewide access to geospatial data could be misused and should be opt-in. Committee members questioned both sides about privacy, rural addressing, and whether the bill would actually track people; supporters responded that it does not collect personal data and is meant to improve emergency and public-service mapping. No vote was taken on SB 959, and the hearing was closed after testimony.

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• And there's a lot of validity to doing that.

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• military services, JROTC and LOTC have not been uniformly recognized as formal CTE programs or as valid

Bills: HB 1079, HB3651, HB4980

Keywords: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Leadership Officer Training Corps, public school, career education, military readiness, public school accountability, funding allotments, healthcare, insurance, cost control, patient access, regulation, affordability, public health, JROTC, automobile maintenance, high school education, elective course, student skills, practical knowledge

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• very difficult for those who had purchased cars, a very large, expensive purchase, to be able to utilize
• And so some of them... ...to be able to utilize.
• Also on behalf of the Amalgamated Transit Union, the machinists union, Unite Here, the Utility Workers
• As we have discussed on multiple bills in this committee, there is a very swift growth in the utilization
• AB 1050 provides a basic disclosure when an advertiser utilizes synthetic performers.

Keywords: 988, house, all