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• To memorialize Congress to re-evaluate and redraw flood maps and systems upon 50% completion of the Comite
• SCR 62 by Senator Hodges urges the Department of Transportation and Development to evaluate impediments
• Senator Hodges worked with the Secretary of DOTD on this Senate resolution, urging them to evaluate impediments

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, the pledge, and a national anthem performance, then moved through several personal privileges and recognitions. Members welcomed a student cancer survivor and entrepreneur, Bella of Brave Bella Bead Company, and also recognized a new legislative assistant, a page leaving for college, and a resolution honoring National Mississippi River Day. The chamber also received conference committee reports and enrollment reports, and returned some previously failed measures to the calendar, including H.R. 119 and H.B. 410. The main floor action centered on a series of Senate concurrent resolutions, most of which were adopted overwhelmingly. These included SCR 59 on re-evaluating flood maps and insurance rates tied to the Comite River Diversion Canal, SCR 61 urging higher reimbursement for behavioral health crisis centers, SCR 62 calling for review of school-zone safety and speed limits, SCR 68 creating a blockchain and digital innovation task force, SCR 69 encouraging continued research to reduce sugarcane burning, SCR 70 supporting the Major Richard Star Act for medically retired combat-wounded veterans, SCR 54 supporting the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act, SCR 55 designating the Peggy Martin Rose as the official state rose, SCR 64 creating a construction manager-at-risk task force, SCR 75 studying a Louisiana maneuvers museum and trail, and SCR 80 creating a task force on the minimum foundation program and long-term teacher pay funding. Most passed with little or no opposition, with SCR 84 on earthquake seismic activity in several parishes amended to adjust task force membership before final adoption. The House also heard a personal privilege statement honoring the late Ponder P.C. Clinton Jr., a noted Black farmer, cattleman, and community leader in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood, and expressed condolences to his family. Later, members received a hurricane-season reminder from Rep. Jay Galle about disaster response procedures and the need to work through parish emergency offices. The transcript ends as the House moves into additional concurrent resolutions returned from the Senate with amendments.

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• If you apply by the deadline before you get re-evaluated, I'd like to get an independent group to re-evaluate
• After so many days, they would evaluate who turned it in. and they would pick out after the request the

Bills: SB185, SB194, SB72

Keywords: veterinary medicine, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, prescription refills, animal care, regulatory compliance, agriculture authority, eminent domain, property rights, tax exemption, agriculture center, medical cannabis, cannabis license, integrated facility license, Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, AMCC, medical marijuana, dispensary, cultivation, processing, license appeal

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• processes, created procedures for stipends and extra duty pay, and implemented a superintendent evaluation
• In summary, Representative Martinez's request asked for the office to evaluate the effectiveness of the
• Representative Martinez's request asked for the office to evaluate the effectiveness of the district's
• Additionally, our Performance Audit Division was unable to fully evaluate multiple items in both the
• The division was unable to fully evaluate multiple items in both the 24-month and 36-month follow-up

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• The evaluation, which was part of the state's investment, was submitted to CDSS in August 2025 and includes
• You heard the independent evaluation by RTI International found almost a four-to-one return on investment
• Thanks to Governor Newsom's 2022 investment, we completed our statewide evaluation through the California
• The Department will use its program evaluation findings to identify high-impact service models, such
• Secondly, we have secured an external evaluator to conduct impact assessments, beneficiary surveys, and

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing focused on the impacts of federal HR1 on CalFresh and Medi-Cal, along with related state mitigation efforts. CDSS, DHCS, DDS, county representatives, LAO, and Finance discussed automatic exemptions, data-sharing between departments, county workload, and the timing of implementation. CDSS said about two-thirds of adults ages 18 to 64 are already known to be exempt in CalFresh, and that administrative data matches could newly exempt about 200,000 of the roughly 955,000 adults potentially at risk. DHCS said Medi-Cal work requirements would begin in 2027 and the department is working to automate exemptions, including for IHSS recipients and some caregivers, while DDS said its population is expected to be covered by auto-exemptions. County welfare directors emphasized that individualized worker contact is critical, that counties need more staffing and stable funding, and that without it they expect delays, higher error rates, and reduced exemption screening capacity. Members pressed for written timelines, county-by-county impact data, and clearer guidance; the administration said it would provide follow-up materials and technical assistance. No votes were taken. The committee then heard a separate discussion on a proposed CFAP expansion or “CFAP Plus” concept to provide state-funded benefits to additional populations affected by HR1, including lawfully present non-citizens and ABODs. CDSS said implementation could not occur before October 1, 2027 because of policy and system-design constraints, and that adding unique eligibility rules would increase complexity and cost. Finance cautioned that any expansion would have General Fund impacts likely in the hundreds of millions to multiple billions. Members asked for cost estimates and technical feedback on trailer bill language, and CDSS said it would review the proposal and respond. The hearing also covered CDSS’s CalFresh strategic plan and mandated reporter training updates. CDSS said it is hiring a strategic plan lead to develop a long-term, data-informed CalFresh plan, and that the revised mandated reporter training is on track for launch in fall/winter 2026, ahead of the July 1, 2027 statutory deadline. The training will include updated content on structural racism, ICWA protections, implicit bias, and the distinction between reporting and supporting families. Members praised the work and asked for continued updates. Later panels focused on Promise Neighborhoods, Stop the Hate, and housing programs. Promise Neighborhood advocates and CDSS described the state’s prior $12 million investment, a positive evaluation showing roughly a 4-to-1 return, and a new proposal to support place-based partnerships and community schools through AB 1969. Stop the Hate grantees and CDSS reported that the program has provided direct services, prevention, and statewide coordination to millions of Californians, and urged reauthorization before funding expires; members asked for best-practice language and discussed focusing future funding on solidarity work, harm reduction, legal services, and education. Finally, CDSS presented on the CalWORKs Housing Support Program and Housing and Disability Advocacy Program, saying proposed General Fund investments of $105 million and $55 million would prevent funding cliffs and allow the programs to continue through 2026-27, while the absence of new funding would force reductions in housing assistance, subsidies, and enrollments.

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• Is there something that comes into place that says the election has to stop while this is being evaluated
• Is there something that comes into place that says the election has to stop while this is being evaluated
• Is there something that comes into place that says the election has to stop while this is being evaluated
• Is there something that comes into place that says the election has to stop while this is being evaluated
• Is there something that comes into place that says the election has to stop while this is being evaluated

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, February 5, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation from Reverend Carissa Serber, and journalized her remarks. Members then welcomed several guests and groups in the gallery, including Maryland Community Action Partnership advocates, Cecil College students and Dr. Mary Bolt, Cecil County Executive Adam Strait, the Maryland Association of Justice, Faith Baptist School students, and several interns and staff members. The chamber also introduced Senate Bill 585 and a bond initiative for the Active Achievers Youth Center, both of which were referred to the appropriate committees or subcommittees. The main floor debate centered on Senate Bill 255, the Voting Rights Act of 2026 for counties and municipal corporations. Senators questioned the bill’s scope, especially whether it would affect county commissioner election methods, who could bring suit, what “vote dilution” means, and whether the measure was tied to district maps or candidate filings. The sponsor explained that the bill creates a state framework for the federal Voting Rights Act, provides standing rather than a remedy, and applies when a protected class believes its vote has been diluted; political party was said not to be a protected class. The committee amendment was adopted without objection, and the amended bill was ordered printed for third reading. On third reading, Senate Bill 5 and Senate Bill 29 passed with constitutional majorities. Senate Bill 93 also passed. Senate Bill 141, dealing with election misinformation, disinformation, and deep fakes, was moved back to second reader for a technical amendment and then special ordered to Tuesday. The Senate also held a lighthearted recorded vote on Seahawks versus Patriots, with the Seahawks winning 28 to 8, and then received committee scheduling announcements for upcoming hearings and voting sessions.

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• The HFC scenario takes four initiatives for this evaluative pilot, including the innovation zones, community
• Remember, this is our new fund that is like our grow fund so that we are implementing program evaluation
• So I see that as the legislature's interest in evaluating that effort.
• I see that as the legislature's interest in evaluating that effort.
• We already have engaged an expert outside evaluator, and evaluation is ongoing right now.

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• But we continue to evaluate those efficiencies. I mentioned it earlier.
• We took this and we're successful in acquiring funding to hire a new program development and evaluation
• That way we can evaluate the effectiveness of their, of their program.
• the same, and they all still have to go through the promotion process of submitting their annual evaluation
• Um, we've never done any, any real evaluation of the transportation project fund, for example, um, which

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• In evaluating past spending, current spending plans, or ideas for innovative ways to spend future revenues
• And in fact, it became quite a bit of a habit of mine when I was in the White House when evaluating new
• like there's some consensus that the numbers we currently have are sort of useless in terms of evaluating
• do to make these numbers and metrics more useful for us going forward as we continue to want to evaluate
• I think will provide us with a really good foundation as we're evaluating this in the light of a future

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So would county registrars benefit from direct access to DPS citizenship data when evaluating potential
• At the end of the day, we hope you consider all of these costs as you evaluate these provisions.
• A successful best practice is for a joint state and local system administration committee to evaluate
• County election Officials suggest evaluating specific contract deadlines between parties and counties
• We have a high volume that we're still evaluating from the March election.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The idea is to evaluate the many issues around this, determine whether there is a path going forward,
• And we also wanted to make sure that this portion of the law is re-evaluated in a full budget process
• <01:16:12.320> the and the [snorts] idea is to evaluate the and the [snorts] idea is to evaluate
• in a full budget process re-evaluated in a full budget process next<01:16:56.560> term.
• in Oregon at a this being um, evaluated in Oregon at a state<01:49:03.119> level<01:49:03.679

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The MPCA would then evaluate those requests and make individual determinations.
• The MPCA would then evaluate<00:47:25.040> those<00:47:25.280> requests<00:47:25.599>
• > and<00:47:25.839> make evaluate those requests and make evaluate those requests and make
• would that compliance be evaluated would that compliance be evaluated through<01:31:38.880> your
• Those may be absolutely legitimate issues, so we'll evaluate those on a case-by-case basis.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• for programmatic improvements, which we're compiling into potential projects to move forward to evaluate
• We've developed better processes to evaluate the environmental review program and whether it's meeting
• for programmatic improvements, which we're compiling into potential projects to move forward to evaluate
• We've developed better processes to evaluate the environmental review program and whether it's meeting
• We've developed better processes to evaluate the environmental review program and whether it's meeting

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That must include program evaluation to demonstrate program effectiveness so that more programs can be
• <00:04:36.160> to<00:04:36.400> demonstrate<00:04:37.160> program evaluation to
• An evaluation report completed in 2021 by a fellow from Foster America shows that children who received
• An evaluation report completed in 2021 by a fellow from Foster America shows that children who received
• <00:57:55.839> uh certainly is going to evaluate uh certainly is going to evaluate uh practices

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• :53:12.000> identify, asking to evaluate versus identify, asking to evaluate versus identify,
• <01:12:04.720> if event to reset those or to evaluate if event to reset those or to evaluate
• no one single test evaluates that. no one single test evaluates that.
• ongoing<03:02:50.800> basis, Yes, evaluation on an ongoing basis, Yes, evaluation on an ongoing
• So, it's Yes, evaluation is necessary. So, it's Yes, evaluation is necessary.

Keywords: 916, all

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• and something called the evaluations and something called the written<03:39:36.040> prior<03:
• <03:39:57.800> these following these evaluations these following these evaluations these progress
• We rewrote it as evaluations and progress reports.
• <03:44:51.120> and um we rewrote it as evaluations and um we rewrote it as evaluations and
• and get a sense of this case evaluations and get a sense of this case and<03:45:51.279> then<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on HB 222, which would repeal the requirement that a chartered public school and the resident school district sign a memorandum of understanding on how students with disabilities will receive special education services. The prime sponsor, Rep. Peggy Balboni, said the bill was requested by the New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators and the New Hampshire Alliance for Public Charter Schools. She argued that federal and state law already require districts to provide FAPE and that the MOU requirement has created extra work, legal costs, and delays without improving services. She said many MOUs remain unsigned, but students are still receiving services and complaint numbers have not changed. Rep. Mooney also supported repeal, calling the MOU duplicative and impractical because IEPs and 504 plans already govern services. Testimony from Jane B. Brulu of the special education administrators’ association and Beth McLure of the charter schools alliance echoed that view, saying the MOU has not helped students, has added hours of work and legal fees, and has mostly been a source of disputes over funding and service costs. McLure said her school has worked with more than 15 districts and has always been able to reach agreements, though the first year of the requirement took substantial time and money. Committee members asked about the original purpose of the law, unsigned MOUs, and whether disputes could be resolved without the requirement. A representative from the Department of Education said the MOU was originally proposed to address reports that some students were not getting services on time and to provide some oversight, but the department has no authority to order charter schools or districts to agree and no appeal process if they cannot. The department also said it does not currently audit charter school special education services because it lacks authority to monitor charter schools directly, and it urged the committee to consider some alternative oversight if the MOU requirement is repealed. The hearing on HB 222 was then closed, and the committee announced it would begin the hearing on HB 699 after a short break.

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• So, change needs to be incremental so that we can evaluate how things are going and then move from there
• needs to be incremental so that<00:08:44.560> we<00:08:44.680> can<00:08:44.920> evaluate
• <00:08:45.520> how<00:08:45.640> things<00:08:45.960> are that we can evaluate
• how things are that we can evaluate how things are going<00:08:46.400> and<00:08:46.480> then

Keywords: This meeting failed to stream and a back up recording was uploaded in it's place., 958, all

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• Development, I am curious because these stricken lines have very specific information as far as how the evaluation
• I want to talk about the actual evaluation process and what language in the bill actually lays out, because
• INFORMATION AS FAR AS HOW 322 THE EVALUATION  PROCESS IS TO GO FOR MINORITY BUSINESSES IN THIS PARTICULAR
•   327 I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ACTUAL EVALUATION PROCESS  AND WHAT LANGUAGE IN THE BILL ACTUALLY

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met to consider four conforming committee bills tied to the proposed 2026-27 House General Appropriations Act. Rep. Maggard presented PCB SAB 26-04, the annual retirement bill, which updates Florida Retirement System contribution rates based on the annual actuarial study and was said to produce a $31.7 million state savings. He also presented PCB SAB 26-02, which addresses collective bargaining impasses for state employees by tying resolution to spending decisions in the appropriations act or implementing legislation. Both bills drew brief questions, mainly from Rep. Gantt, and both passed favorably on roll call. Rep. Miller presented PCB SAB 26-03, which reorganizes state audit functions and creates the Florida Accountability Office, consolidating legislative audit work into four divisions and adding whistleblower protections and reporting requirements. Rep. Gantt asked whether the bill changed the use of outside auditors and whether it had a fiscal impact; Miller said the work would be absorbed within existing resources and that the Legislature would retain responsibility. A taxpayer witness supported the bill and urged stronger local-government audit standards and broader whistleblower coverage. The bill passed favorably. Rep. Abbott presented PCB SAB 26-01, a broader appropriations conforming bill focused on the State Employee Health Insurance Trust Fund, prescription drug formulary changes, a health insurance assessment on agencies and vacant positions, the $3 traffic violation surcharge for the State Law Enforcement Radio System, Capitol complex space management, and changes to the Office of Supplier Diversity. Much of the discussion centered on whether a closed formulary would make medications harder to obtain, with Abbott saying prior authorization would still allow access and that the change was needed to control costs and protect the trust fund. Rep. Gantt and Rep. Robinson raised concerns about employee health benefits and the repeal of supplier diversity provisions, arguing the committee lacked data on the impact to minority- and women-owned businesses; Abbott said the changes would still allow small businesses to compete and that the bill was intended to save money and modernize procurement. PCB SAB 26-01 also passed favorably, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were reported out.

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• This bill is very prescriptive in The evaluation criteria that we need to follow include seven agencies
• involved in evaluating these projects, including, of course, the New Mexico Finance Authority, the Energy
• So they're very Well-vetted projects when we evaluate these.
• Madam Chair, the way we work that is during the evaluation of the projects is when we involve all seven

Bills: HM26, HB243, HB109

Keywords: insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication

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• They evaluate whether or not you've been talking shit about the government online, and look.
• They evaluate whether or not you've been talking shit about the government online, and they'll drop your
• They evaluate whether or not you've been talking to shit about the government online, and look. they
• evaluate whether or not you've been talking to you about the government online and they'll drop your

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• the Florida Department of Education and they apply to our Bureau of Educator Certification for an evaluation
• Then we evaluate all of those materials that the applicant submits to determine eligibility for certification
• of eligibility, which outlines the requirements and educator must meet to be certified after the evaluation
• about a backlog at that time statutorily when a file is completed, we have 90 days per statute to evaluate