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• There's already money that's budgeted into that.
• Coming out of the budget for the sheriff for the city of St. Louis.
• There's already money that's budgeted into that.
• The attorney for the sheriff was part of her request.
• The attorney for the sheriff was part of her request.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• </c><00:01:27.160><c> omnibus</c> putting together our budget omnibus putting together our budget omnibus
• </c> the Governor's budget in that bill. the Governor's budget in that bill.
• So this is the entire DHS budget.
• </c> partners in this request. partners in this request.
• </c> with state budget realities. with state budget realities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We think it's more efficient than trying to go and hit-and-miss request for capital outlay.
• And I know the acequia people work through capital requests and other fundings that are available.
• of things we're doing are financed and sort of how the structure works, because we get a lot of requests
• The other factor to consider is that the state engineer's budget also includes some money from this fund
• The other factor to consider is that the state engineer's budget also includes some money from this fund

Bills: SB193

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, 996, all

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• I request unanimous consent to dispense with further reading. Unanimous consent has been requested.
• Unanimous consent is requested. Is there objection?
• The House bill has been requested. Is there objection?
• I request unanimous consent. Mr.
• You now that's been requested is their objection.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House convened, approved the journal, received messages from the Senate, and processed several committee reports and bill referrals. Among the measures introduced or advanced were bills on health care, elections, school recess, controlled substances, animal protection, and working animals, along with concurrent resolutions on energy sovereignty and used nuclear fuel reprocessing. The House also moved a number of bills to second or third reading calendars and referred others to committees for printing or further consideration. On the floor, members debated and voted on several measures. House Joint Resolution 9, proposing a constitutional amendment on parental rights and education, was moved to the top of the calendar but failed to reach the two-thirds threshold, receiving 44 ayes and 25 nays. The House then passed House Bill 585 on faster mechanical, electrical, and plumbing inspections; House Bill 736 on ballot rotation in elections; House Bill 626 on mandatory county impact fees for courthouses and jails; House Bill 749 on annexation-related septic and property issues; House Bill 650 on federalism and state-federal constitutional boundaries; House Bill 788 creating a pilot incentive for medical preceptorships; House Bill 738 allowing LLCs to use a commercial registered agent address; House Bill 685 adding a sentencing enhancement for crimes committed while masked; House Bill 696 updating prison guard-inmate sexual contact language; House Bill 686 creating a narrow small-town nepotism exception; House Bill 670 clarifying fire district opt-outs from urban renewal districts; House Bill 734 revising wind and geothermal tax distributions; House Bill 570 increasing penalties for reckless driving in school and construction zones; and House Bill 561 restricting government display of certain flags while preserving specified exceptions. Later, the House returned to committee reports and introduced additional bills, including budget and tax measures. It then passed House Bill 692 on foster care court proceedings and access, House Bill 575 centralizing civil asset forfeiture reporting with the state controller, House Bill 562 extending the notice period for insurance nonrenewals, House Bill 810 setting residency requirements for legislative candidates with exemptions for military and religious service, and House Bill 593 removing obsolete code related to hazardous waste and Big Payette Lake water quality provisions. Most of these measures passed by recorded vote after brief debate, with several members making Rule 80 conflict declarations where they had related business or professional interests.

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• requests tissues.
• I know you reference future budget.
• Representative Berman, I'm so. >> They went with us to go over the the legislative budget requests tissues
• We're not getting into specific budget request in this meeting.
• So ask a specific budget question.

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• </c> instead of requested detailed invoices. instead of requested detailed invoices.
• </c> evaluations until after we requested evaluations until after we requested this<00:15:13.800><c>
• </c><00:15:45.480><c> the</c> completed until we requested the completed until we requested the documentation
• </c> because it was requested. because it was requested.
• :49:11.680><c> from</c><00:49:11.920><c> the</c> staff requests documentation from the staff requests

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Counties are required to assess the Counties are required to assess these requests within 30 business
• So I respectfully request your support on SB 1089.
• . but ...behind what we all voted on last night in terms of this budget.
• That is, in our budget, we are going to be considering that in the next little bit.
• I respectfully request and I vote. Thank you. We have a motion and a second. Please call the roll.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The FY26 Annual Budget. FY26 is an annual budget for the pixels.
• So that's where this request came from.
• Do you have a flat budget request this year for state agencies? Actually not.
• But, are you budget constrained?
• Are you paying for that out of your budget, or is that coming out of an NSA's budget?

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c> concurrence of the House is requested. concurrence of the House is requested.
• The gentleman from New Jersey requests the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays are requested.
• The yeas and nays are requested.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Recorded vote requested. &gt;&gt; Recorded vote requested.
• </c> budget committee, Mr. McGarvey. budget committee, Mr. McGarvey.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Are there requests for leaves of absence?
• The overall budget proposal is about $6 billion out of balance.
• If a household had income of $47,000 but their budget was $53,000, that would be a problem.
• The overall budget proposal is about $6 billion out of balance.
• If a household had income of $47,000, but their budget was $53,000, that would be a problem.

Summary: The House began with ceremonial recognitions, including guests of Representatives Benham and Warren and a farewell acknowledgment for longtime floor staffer Michelle Martin, who is leaving House service for a role in the Senate. The chamber then took up caucus and committee announcements, recessed several times, and later returned to consider a series of committee reports and bills. House and Senate bills were reported from Rules, Appropriations, and Judiciary, including referrals of several measures to committees. The House adopted House Resolution 515 unanimously, urging Congress to review Major Richard D. Winner’s actions for possible Medal of Honor recognition. It also adopted House Resolution 208, directing a performance audit of services, wait times, and processes in the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services; supporters said it would help improve services for Pennsylvanians with vision impairment, while the vote was 201-1. The chamber then passed several bills with amendments, including measures on foster care youth benefits, AI companion safeguards, prison industry enhancement program administration, memorial bridge designations, firefighter and EMS donation options through PennDOT renewals, horse-racing background checks, and fertility preservation coverage. Several bills reached final passage. House Bill 1239, limiting homeowners associations from restricting rooftop solar installations, passed 109-93. House Bill 2146, amending the Sunshine Act to tighten the 24-hour agenda notice rule while preserving limited exceptions, passed 193-9 after debate over transparency and local-government flexibility. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, passed narrowly 103-99 amid objections from Republicans and concerns about impacts on local broadcasters and contract rights. Senate Bills 971 and 972 also passed finally, dealing with township audit deadlines and municipal memorials for first responders. The House also approved House Bill 2412, funding state-related universities for fiscal year 2026-27, by 155-47 after debate over Penn State’s campus closures, accountability, and per-student funding differences; House Bill 2413, appropriating funds to the University of Pennsylvania, passed 195-7. The chamber then moved several bills back to Appropriations, signed Senate Bills 971 and 972, and adjourned until the next scheduled session.

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• All expenditures will flow through the state's public school budgeting and reporting system to ensure
• And then my second question is, I see that we have a budget at the $5 million mark.
• I'm just wondering where we're at, and if we plan on budgeting more every year, like we just—I'm just
• It comes out of the budget that they have. What's the long-term plan?
• Within a few years, we started to get requests to expand our school statewide.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 531, which updates Idaho school code language on epinephrine delivery systems so schools are not limited to referencing only auto-injectors like EpiPens. The sponsor and school nurse testimony said the change would allow newer FDA-approved options, such as nasal spray, without creating new staffing, training, reporting, or fiscal requirements. Members confirmed the bill does not require schools or LEAs to keep epinephrine on hand. The committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1288, which creates the Idaho High Needs Student Fund to help reimburse districts and charter schools for unusually high special education costs tied to a student’s IEP. The bill sets a $30,000 threshold, reimburses 100% of costs from $30,000 to $80,000 and 80% above that up to $100,000 per student, and reserves funding between rural and non-rural districts with flexibility to use unused funds where needed. Testimony from school boards, districts, educators, and parent advocates described the bill as a way to stabilize budgets and protect services for students with complex medical, behavioral, and sensory needs. After questions about the funding split and current special education shortfall, the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 624, which revises rules for virtual education programs and Idaho Home Learning Academy. The bill requires school board approval of contracts with education service providers, verification of Idaho residency, alignment of curricular materials with state standards, conflict-of-interest safeguards, limits on direct payments to parents, clearer rules for eligible supplemental learning expenses, and district/charter control over hiring and evaluation of teachers. Supporters from Idaho Home Learning Academy, school districts, and parents said the changes preserve virtual school choice while adding transparency and accountability. The committee voted to send House Bill 624 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

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• do this in the budget without a whole bill and statute being necessary... ...in the budget without a
• Budget priority.
• So, that makes sense, and there's a normal budget decision that should be made in the budget process,
• We can still, in the budget process, our chair and our vice chair can still, in the budget subcommittee
• , override all of this if they want to in the annual budget.

Summary: The committee heard AB 1159, which would expand and modernize student data privacy protections, extend similar protections to higher education students, and create limited enforcement mechanisms. The author and supporters argued that ed tech now collects far more sensitive information than students and families realize, including health, location, and identity-related data, and said the bill is needed to address AI, subpoenas, data theft, and misuse. Some higher education and bookstore interests raised concerns about definitions and preserving ordinary student communications, but committee members generally supported the bill and emphasized protecting sensitive information; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection Committee and placed on call. The committee also heard AB 1171, which would protect and stabilize the Part-Time Community College Faculty Health Insurance Program by keeping funds dedicated to that purpose and requiring districts to begin negotiations by 2030. The author and supporters said part-time faculty often lack employer-sponsored coverage despite teaching most community college courses, while opponents from the Community College League and administrators argued the measure was premature because participation is growing and the Legislature should retain budget flexibility. Several senators discussed the tension between budget discretion and honoring the state’s commitment to faculty health care; the bill was moved on a due pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. AB 1581 followed, proposing changes to improve identification and reporting of Native American students in CalPADS through tribal affiliation data. Supporters said current systems severely undercount Native students and that better data would improve resources and accountability, while members raised implementation questions about multi-tribal identities and consultation with tribes. The bill was moved to Appropriations and placed on call. The committee then heard AB 1665, requiring mental health training for school sports coaches. The author and a psychiatrist witness said coaches are trusted adults who already receive training on physical safety and should also be trained to recognize mental health warning signs and connect students to help. Support came from school, health, and sports organizations, with no opposition, and the bill was moved to Appropriations and placed on call. Finally, AB 1766 was heard, expanding human trafficking prevention education from grades 7-12 to K-12 and adding content on online exploitation, grooming, and digital abuse. The author, a survivor witness, and a foundation representative described the need for earlier, age-appropriate prevention education and stronger staff awareness; supporters included educators, school districts, and industry groups, with no opposition. Senators praised the testimony and the bill’s focus on prevention, and a motion was made to move it forward.

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• Senator Miller brought a request from Spring Grove.
• Having said that, I'm hoping you can find a way to support this request.
• Having said that, I'm hoping you can find a way to support this request.
• </c> can find a way to support this request can find a way to support this request and<00:27:05.880><
• </c><00:53:51.520><c> superintendent</c> we submit a uh request superintendent we submit a uh request

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In fact, I was looking at the budget before I came in, and I noticed that I needed to do a budget amendment
• I was looking at the budget before I came in, and I noticed that I needed to do a budget amendment because
• My district has a $181 million budget deficit.
• So the TEA's budget is being hit for that much money for every new hire. Not TEA's budget. Sorry.
• Not TEA's budget. I mean, Houston ISD's budget.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Senator Fate, go ahead. the budget bill, but I just wanted to the budget bill, but I just wanted to see
• We we'll to budget, don't you think?
• </c> transfer this conversation to the budget transfer this conversation to the budget if<00:45:40.560
• They were taking<01:31:32.080><c> the</c><01:31:32.239><c> budget</c><01:31:32.960><c> budget</c><01:
• budget budget language that we<01:31:34.239><c> all</c><01:31:34.480><c> passed</c> we all passed we

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And this term goes through June 30th of 2027 and resulted in a rate increase requested by Louisville
• </c><00:14:12.639><c> Lassour,</c><00:14:13.199><c> the</c> requested by the existing Lassour, the requested
• </c> expenses in alignment with our budget. expenses in alignment with our budget.
• water projects requesting reallocation.
• And then under requesting reallocation.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee met on July 16 and approved the June meeting minutes. Members received six information items, including quarterly capital project status reports, notice that the committee did not approve a Kentucky Community and Technical College System fire academy maintenance building project, reports of upcoming school district debt issues, leasehold improvements, a Northern Kentucky University asset preservation revision, and prior debt issues from the School Facilities Construction Commission. The committee then heard five project reports from the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Three new projects were presented for action and approved: a $1.3 million White Haven rest area renovation in Paducah, a $6.5 million Boone County north- and southbound rest area remodel and expansion to add truck parking, and a $4.5 million Bluegrass Station Building 14 modernization project funded by a Department of the Army grant. Members asked several questions about the Boone County rest area project, including truck congestion, restroom capacity, staffing, and the need to keep the facility open during construction; Transportation staff explained the project is meant to expand parking and improve facilities. Two emergency projects were reported with no action required: an amended Fort Boonboro flood remediation project in Madison County and a Kentucky Horse Park emergency flood repair project. The committee also approved three new leases after hearing from the Division of Real Properties. The leases included Department of Corrections parking spaces in Louisville, a Kentucky State Police office and lab lease in Hopkins County, and an Education and Labor Cabinet lease in Kenton County that was negotiated at a lower rate. Members asked about lease terms and how local match or negotiated rates were set, and staff explained that lease lengths are generally set by lessors and that the Kenton County lease was reduced through direct negotiation to stay within budget. A separate lease modification for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, involving reception-area renovations, was reported with no action required. Finally, the committee considered seven grant reallocations from the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, including six Clean Water Program grants and one EKSF-related reallocation. Members questioned whether some flood-related water infrastructure work, especially an Olive Branch subdivision storage tank project, fit the intended purpose of the funding; staff explained the reallocations were needed to keep federal dollars from being returned and to move funds to eligible projects. The committee initially failed to approve the package on a 4-4 vote, but after a member noted a missed vote and changed to yes, the grants passed with favorable expression. The committee then began hearing three Kentucky Product Development Initiative grants for industrial site development in Russell County, Cumberland County, and Berea/Madison County, with members asking about match requirements, funding sources, and the scope of the projects; the transcript ends during the roll call on those grants.

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• I respectfully request your aye vote.
• I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you, Mr. Hart.
• I respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you.
• I respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you.
• In fact, our budget blueprint, which our Speaker and our chair of our budget committee released just

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The next order of business will be bills carrying requests, messages.
• Is this a new general revenue request? Absolutely not.
• We just passed a budget yesterday, and this is a budget reduction proposal.
• It reduces budget costs. It reduces children being placed in foster care.
• We just passed a budget yesterday, and this is a budget reduction proposal.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the House Journal by a 125-0 roll call vote. Members then spent a large portion of the morning recognizing special guests, interns, students, and constituents, including school groups, interns, a Savannah Bananas player, and several birthday and personal privilege announcements. On legislation, the House agreed to conference on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1421. The chamber then took up Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1000, a bipartisan measure to reauthorize the Missouri Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund and continue support for the Division of Tourism and Missouri Film Office. Supporters from both parties emphasized tourism’s economic importance statewide; the bill passed 136-6. The House next debated House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1020, an omnibus Department of Revenue bill covering fee office contracting, vehicle registration penalties, Real ID document retention, and other DOR changes. The body adopted an amendment lowering late registration penalties, making document retention opt-in, and restoring a five-year plate option, followed by a second amendment removing cosmetic damage as a basis for rejecting rebuilt-vehicle inspections. The bill then passed 130-10. Later, the House began debate on a combined judiciary/civil legislation bill involving insurance assignment-of-benefits restrictions, anti-SLAPP protections, workers’ compensation and court administration changes, and expungement-related funding; members adopted a title change and several amendments, including one to make attorney-fee awards more even in anti-SLAPP motions, while also debating a proposed St. Louis police legal expense fund amendment and whether it had been properly vetted.

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• Because I know we had talked about giving them an opportunity to request a hearing.
• us and exacerbate our current budget.
• I know you and I had talked about providing a mechanism for victims to make that request.
• I know you and I had talked about providing a mechanism for victims to make that request.
• And I just looked at that amendment. victims to make that request.

Bills: SB5906, SJM8014, SB6087, SB5520, SB6017, SB5890, SB6239, SB5886, SB6190, SGA9255, SGA9256, SGA9271, SGA9272

Keywords: data protection, personal safety, public accommodation, Washington residents, privacy, crime investigation, violent death, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, state inquiry, public safety, children's items, donations, charitable donations, nonprofit, religious organization, public health agency, liability shield, gross negligence, intentional misconduct, car seats

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• Please note that all changes aside from the budget committee, budget subcommittees, and natural resources
• that request to go to a point where it can get filled.
• And so if there's a request for staff or for any, And so if there's a request for staff or for ambulances
• They make the request up, and we get regional input and then state level input.
• Well, I just know that we're heading into these extremely weird budget times. Yes.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules established quorum and approved several routine items on the agenda, including governor’s appointments not required to appear: Courtney Welsh to the California Housing Partnership Corporation Board, Janessa Goldbeck to the California Veterans Board, and Tom Huntington to the State Parks and Recreation Commission, each by 3-0 vote. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees, the 2026 committee chair/member assignments, the 2026 session schedule, the 2026 holiday schedule, and floor acknowledgments, all by unanimous votes. The committee noted that some 2026 committee changes would take effect February 1, 2026, and that new committees would depend on adoption of a Senate resolution. The committee then heard from Dr. Hernando Garson, nominated as chief medical officer of the Emergency Medical Services Authority. He described his background in emergency medicine, disaster response, and EMS leadership, and members questioned him about EMSA’s strategic plan, data integration, statewide standards versus local flexibility, ambulance patient offload time regulations, stakeholder engagement, and emergency response coordination. Dr. Garson emphasized data-driven decision-making, technical assistance to local agencies, collaboration with hospitals and EMS stakeholders, and the need for safer alternatives to routine ambulance transport such as community paramedicine, telehealth, and nurse triage. He also discussed disaster preparedness for vulnerable and rural communities and the use of regional and state assets, including ambulance strike teams, during fires and floods. The committee approved his appointment 4-0. The final item was Stephanie Weldon’s nomination as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health. Weldon, who identified as Yurok-Tolowa and Karuk, spoke about her tribal, county, nonprofit, and state experience, her role as the first Native American woman in the position, and her commitment to health equity, rural communities, and culturally responsive public health work. Senators asked about how the office sets priorities, measures outcomes, addresses behavioral health, tribal consultation, youth mental health, and how it responds to political pressure around DEI language; Weldon said the office focuses on community-driven, data-informed work and transparency. Public commenters strongly supported her confirmation, citing her leadership on the California Reducing Disparities Project and related equity efforts. The committee approved her appointment 4-0, sending it to the full Senate for confirmation.