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• Vote no. Doesn't need more reparations studies. It's time to act. Vote no or don't vote on SB 437.
• And I'd ask for an aye vote.
• I respectfully urge an aye vote.
• And I'd ask for an aye vote.
• I respectfully urge and I vote.

Summary: The committee heard several higher education bills. It first approved the consent calendar, which included SB 67 and SB 619. The main discussion centered on SB 437, which would direct the CSU system to develop a fair, evidence-based process for verifying whether someone is a descendant of a person enslaved in the United States, as part of the state’s reparations work. Supporters said the bill fills a gap left by the Reparations Task Force and would create a transparent, credible lineage-verification process; opponents argued genealogy methods already exist, the bill would waste money and delay action, and some raised constitutional concerns. The committee took a vote on SB 437, but the roll was left open after the initial tally showed three ayes and three noes. The committee then heard SB 790, which would allow California to join the interstate reciprocity agreement for online postsecondary education. The author and supporters said the bill would improve consumer protections for California students taking out-of-state online courses and help California institutions compete more effectively by reducing the burden of seeking separate state approvals. Opponents, including University of Phoenix and other groups, argued the bill conflicted with the existing reciprocity framework, could exclude some institutions, and might not actually secure California’s entry into the agreement. The committee voted 3-1 to pass SB 790 as amended to the Business and Professions Committee, with the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 391, which would authorize the Community College Chancellor’s Office to charge fees for research partners seeking access to data. Supporters said the office is absorbing significant unfunded workload from data requests and that fees would help recover costs; opponents, including the California Teachers Association community college association, warned the fees could create barriers for faculty and smaller researchers. Members discussed possible exemptions and implementation details. The committee voted 5-1 to pass SB 391 as amended to the Appropriations Committee, with the roll left open. Finally, the committee heard SB 685, a pilot program to provide cost-of-attendance assistance at four CSU campuses for students who experienced homelessness in high school. Supporters said it would help students cover housing, food, and transportation costs and reduce dropout risk; members asked about eligibility and implementation, and the author explained the bill would use McKinney-Vento homelessness designations and target students at risk of “summer melt” and college homelessness.

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• remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote.
• MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE. THIS IS A 15-MINUTE VOTE.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a five-minute vote.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a five-minute vote.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, November 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• You should be giving us Texans policies that people. want to vote for instead of trying to rig that vote
• We are young, and voting is the lifeblood of that democracy.
• He's holding up a sign that says, "Vote no, please." We see your sign that says, "Vote no, please."
• Thank God I was able to vote for Monica de la Cruz in CD15.
• People under, however, vote Democrat usually.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Any objection to rolling the vote? Seeing no objection, Madam Secretary, please roll the vote.
• Seeing no other, please cast up the ballot by vote of 33 yea, 0 nay, 1 not voting.
• Any senator wish to change his or her vote? King, not voting. Any other senator?
• By vote of 33 yea, zero nay, one not voting.
• The ballot passes by a vote of 33 yea, 0 nay, 1 not voting.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• All right, the vote is 4 to 0.
• All right, the vote is 4 to 0. We'll place that bill on call. All right, the vote is 4 to 0.
• Not voting. The vote is four to one on call. All right, the vote is four to one.
• The current vote is six to one. Senator Sayarto: no. Umberg: aye. Vote seven to two.
• Current vote is four to zero.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Not voting. Ellis? Not voting. Gibson? Aye. Hadwick? Not voting. Herbedian? Krell? Aye. Nguyen?
• Not voting. Ellis? Not voting. Gibson? Aye. Hadwick? Not voting. Herbedian? Krell? Aye. Nguyen?
• Not voting. Ellis? Not voting. Gibson? Aye. Hadwick? Not voting. Herbedian? Krell? Aye. Nguyen?
• Not voting. Ellis? Not voting. Gibson? Aye. Hadwick? Not voting. Herbedian? Krell? Aye. Nguyen?
• Not voting. Ellis? Not voting. Gibson? Aye. Hadwick? Not voting. Herbedian? Krell? Aye. Nguyen?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Let's vote constitutional today. Vote against it, please. Thank you.
• All those in favor will vote yes. All those opposed will vote no. Mr.
• Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Mr. Clerk, please close the board and tally the vote.
• All those in favor will vote yes. All those opposed will vote no. Mr.
• Has everyone voted? Has everyone now voted? Mr. Clerk, please close the board and tally the vote.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal, and a long series of special guest introductions. Guests included the Tipton Lady Cardinals girls basketball state champions and coach Jason Colpepper, Clayco executives and a construction career nonprofit representative, FCCLA and FBLA students, Missouri FCCLA members, legislative interns and shadow students, Missouri Rural Water Association members, medical students from Kansas City University in Joplin, and family members of members. The chamber also recognized legislative assistants for their work and noted Earth Day/Arbor Day seedlings available in the rotunda from the Department of Conservation. Committee reports were received on several measures, and the House then took up multiple bills for third reading. House Substitute for House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3068 and 3049 passed after debate over its broad public-safety contents, including AI restrictions, trafficking training, psilocybin trials, DWI-related provisions, fire and life safety standards, and a disputed anti-trans provision; it passed 117-10 with 17 present. Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 914, dealing with lateral fields and soil analysis for sewage-related purposes, passed 108-34 with one present. Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1142, a Secretary of State measure on certificates of good standing for series LLCs doing business in other states, passed 142-0 with one present. The House then perfected House Bill 1758, a daylight saving time “trigger” bill. Supporters argued it would protect Missouri from neighboring states forcing a switch to permanent standard time, help tourism and outdoor recreation, and avoid the health and safety problems associated with changing clocks. Opponents argued the bill was constitutionally problematic, multi-subject, or the wrong policy choice, with some favoring permanent standard time instead. After extensive debate, the House ordered the bill perfected and printed. The session ended with announcements, including committee meeting notices, and a point of order raised over a member wearing tennis shoes.

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• You know, go ahead and vote every way you have to vote.
• Are we voting on the bill?
• I would caution you not to vote. We're getting ready to call for a vote.
• We wound up rolling the vote. Let me just—oh, this is very simple. I wound up getting voted for it.
• I did wind up voting for it. I owned up to it.

Summary: The committee first considered House Resolution 1016, which would have allowed introduction of a bill by Representative Richmond addressing disclosure and restrictions for certain real-estate arrangements where buyers purchase interests in entities rather than direct ownership of property. Richmond said the measure was aimed at transparency, consumer protection, and preventing private tribunals or discriminatory practices, while several members questioned whether it would affect homeowners associations, hunting clubs, arbitration clauses, or duplicate existing law. After discussion, the committee voted down the resolution. House Resolution 1006, sponsored by Representative Schultz, proposed increasing the Homestead Tax Credit by $75, from $600 to $675, using a fund created by Amendment 79 and supported by sales tax revenue. Schultz argued the fund could support the increase now and that families needed relief amid high prices. The committee approved the resolution. The committee then heard House Resolution 1007, presented by Senator King and Representative Eaton, which sought to change how turnback funds are distributed to counties, with a focus on giving counties more predictable annual funding for roads, jails, water, sewer, public safety, and other infrastructure. Members raised concerns about taking $150 million off the top of sales tax revenue and about whether the bill should be handled through budget language instead; the resolution failed. House Resolution 1008, by Representative Wooten and Senator King, would have amended the LEARNS education program to reduce costs, limit or change eligibility, and add performance-based requirements and reporting for certain school-choice funding. Supporters said the program was financially unsustainable and needed accountability, while opponents argued the proposal would create larger problems and that the issue should be handled in the regular session. The resolution failed after a point of order prevented reading a supporting letter into the record. Finally, House Resolution 1009 and House Resolution 1013, both tied to Senator Bryant’s proposals on local control over crypto mines and data centers, were discussed together with testimony about water use, energy demand, and local opposition; both failed. House Resolution 1015, which would have amended the IDEA economic-development bill to remove eminent domain authority and address board accountability, also failed after members said more concerns remained to be worked out.

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• With that, I vote aye.
• I vote no. Representative Biasucci. ...in our school system. I vote no. Representative Biasucci?
• Abeytia's testimony or vote explanation.
• With that, I vote aye. The vote is six ayes, five noes, and one absent.
• I vote no. Representative Hernandez? Mr. Chair, if I may explain my vote. Please proceed.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• She waives the vote. The vote will now occur.
• She waives the vote. The vote will now occur.
• With that, I move to pass and request your vote. Vote and yield for questions.
• So I'll urge a yes vote. That concludes debate, and the vote will now occur.
• Senator Hicks, do you care to vote? Senator Mann, do you care to vote?

Bills: SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, high school assessments, workplace skills, state education, credentialing, teacher certification, principal requirements, education administration, special education, Oklahoma education law, SB2045, Grow Your Own Educator Program, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, alternative certification, alternative teacher certification, teacher preparation, tuition reimbursement, course fee reimbursement

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• because voting electronically, voting by mail, and voting in person will all count towards that quorum
• they can elect to vote or to abstain from the vote.
• of their right to vote.
• So I strongly encourage you to vote for this bill.
• Ranking Member Daley: me, I'm gonna vote up today.

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• We are voting. If you wish to vote no, please raise your hand. Thank you.
• We are voting. If you wish to vote no, please raise your hand. Senator Sidio Lopez, we are voting.
• We are voting. All senators to your seats. If you wish to vote no, please raise your hand.
• We are voting. If you wish to vote no, please raise your hand.
• By the vote of 39, the vote of 39, and if By a vote of 39 in the affirmative, zero in the negative, the

Keywords: 996, all

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• Chair voting no.
• Chair voting aye. Vice Chair voting no. Bauer Kahan, aye. Back can I and I.
• Lee, that measure has four votes. Lee, that measure has four votes. Great. Set it.
• Yes, not voting. Ellis not voting. Barakhan? Aye. Barakhan, aye. Castillo... Voting.
• Chair voting aye, Vice Chair voting no. Castillo, you are not voting before? I'm just checking.

Summary: The committee heard SB 404 on metal shredding facilities, SB 601 on water quality protections after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett decision, SB 682 on phasing out PFOS in certain consumer products, and later SB 646 on prenatal vitamins and toxic metal contamination. SB 561 had been pulled from the hearing. In each of the measures, the authors and supporters emphasized environmental and public health protections, while opponents raised concerns about overregulation, implementation, and unintended economic impacts. The committee also spent time on the policy details of each bill, including how smaller operators would be treated under SB 404, how “nexus waters” would be defined under SB 601, and whether alternatives and testing standards were adequate under SB 682 and SB 646. For SB 404, Senator Caballero said the bill would create a permitting and enforcement framework for metal shredding facilities, with operational standards for fire prevention, stormwater, and releases of shredder residue, while supporters argued it would bring needed certainty to a critical recycling industry. Opponents, including small recyclers and community/environmental advocates, said the bill was either too broad or not strong enough, with some warning it would burden smaller facilities and others arguing it would fail to protect overburdened communities. The committee approved SB 404 on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, with recorded support from the chair and some members and opposition from others. SB 601 sought to restore state-level protections for waters that lost federal Clean Water Act coverage after Sackett, using a “nexus waters” framework and revised enforcement provisions after amendments removed the private right of action. Supporters said California needed to preserve protections for seasonal streams and wetlands and avoid backsliding, while opponents from business, agriculture, water districts, and local governments argued the definition remained too broad and could create uncertainty, costs, and unintended consequences. The committee also approved SB 601 on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, again with split votes. SB 682, which the committee also advanced, would phase out intentionally added PFOS in six product categories, including cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, ski wax, food packaging, and juvenile products, with an amendment delaying cookware implementation until 2030. Supporters framed it as a source-control measure to reduce PFAS contamination and lower long-term water treatment costs, while manufacturers and cookware interests argued the bill was overbroad, lacked workable testing standards, and could push consumers and businesses toward uncertain alternatives. The committee chair recommended an aye vote, and the measure passed to Appropriations. SB 646 was then introduced on prenatal vitamins, with supporters saying it would require testing and disclosure of heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury, while the opposition said disclosure must be handled carefully so as not to confuse consumers or undermine confidence in prenatal supplements.

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• Please vote green.
• Please vote green. Speaker. Please vote green.
• Please<00:14:34.320> vote<00:14:34.520> green. Please vote green. Please vote green.
• Members, please vote yes. Members, please vote yes.
• Herr<00:35:25.960> votes<00:35:26.520> aye. Herr votes aye. Herr votes aye.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Closing vote. Vote closed. Closing vote.
• Closing vote. Vote closed. 59 I, one no, two excused. Closing vote. Closing vote.
• Closing vote. Vote closed. Closing vote.
• Closing vote. Closing vote. Vote<01:54:25.560> closed. Vote closed.
• Closing<01:57:10.040> vote. Closing vote. Closing vote. Vote<01:57:11.560> closed.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Any objection to rolling the vote? Seeing no objection. Madam Secretary, please roll the vote.
• Any objection to rolling the vote? Seeing no objection, Madam Secretary, please roll the vote.
• Any senator wish to change his or her vote?
• Any senator wish to change his or her vote?
• Any objection to rolling the vote? Seeing no objection. Madam Secretary, please roll the vote.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Everybody voting. Please close the queue. Thank you. Everybody voted. Please close the queue.
• Please declare the vote. 16 aye, 1 nay.
• Please declare the vote. 17 aye, 0 nay.
• Seeing none, please open the queue for vote. Please declare the vote. 14 aye, 3 nay.
• Seeing none, please open the queue for a vote. Please declare the vote.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of Senate bills dealing with county government, elections, licensing, property liens, and financial protections. SB 1877 would streamline and make more transparent the reporting of governmental agency reports to the legislature. SB 483 would allow counties to create voluntary relocation assistance programs, with supporters describing it as a way to help people in crisis connect with family or services rather than simply moving them along; it passed after questions about nonprofit involvement, tracking, and safeguards. SB 1198 would address county-held tax-delinquent properties by requiring Oklahoma Health Care Authority liens to be resolved in the county sale process, and SB 1286 would require political subdivisions to provide polling-place rooms at no cost when needed as a last resort, especially where private sites like churches are no longer available. The committee also advanced SB 1287, which clarifies that abstractor licenses do not have to be issued to people not lawfully present in the United States; members asked about TPS, visas, and remote work, and the bill passed. SB 1451 would add notification and reporting provisions to help counties and states maintain voter registration rolls and communicate when voters move, with discussion focused on duplicate registrations, name mismatches, and the end of Oklahoma’s participation in ERIC. SB 1581 would extend the time to gather signatures for a county grand jury petition from 45 to 90 days and add a 10-day protest period, and SB 1623 would update the state charter framework. SB 2067 would create a framework for financial institutions to detect and report suspected exploitation of protected adults and seniors, and SB 2135 would authorize county purchase agents to use county P-cards under rules similar to state purchasing procedures. Most bills were reported due pass by wide margins, including unanimous votes on SB 1286, SB 1623, SB 2067, and SB 2135. SB 1877 passed 14–1–1, SB 483 passed 15–2, SB 1198 passed 16–1, SB 1287 passed 15–2, SB 1451 passed 14–3, and SB 1581 passed 15–2. SB 2139 was laid over until the next day, and the meeting adjourned with notice that the committee would reconvene the following day.

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• So they can vote remotely.
• vote.
• vote.
• vote.
• with 18 17 yes votes and one pass vote. with 18 17 yes votes and one pass vote. should<00:10:49.279

Keywords: HB 66 – discussion began at 00:03:37, 958, all

Summary: The House State Government Committee met and established a quorum after opening with the Pledge of Allegiance and introductions of several guests and interns. Representatives introduced their interns and other visitors, who were welcomed by the chair before the committee turned to its only agenda item, House Bill 66, sponsored by Representative Hodgson. The committee adopted a committee substitute for HB 66. Hodgson explained that the bill concerns the use of video meetings by public agencies, boards, and commissions. The substitute would require agencies to post members’ names, term dates, and contact information; allow routine, informational, or advisory meetings to be conducted entirely by video conference to reduce travel costs; require a physical quorum for meetings involving policy, taxation, regulation, or large grants; and require agencies to adopt procedures for remote participation. He emphasized that the bill would not affect legislative committee meetings. Members asked whether the bill would apply to local boards, whether board members are compensated for attendance and travel, and whether it would affect legislative committees. Hodgson said it would apply broadly to public agencies, including local boards such as library boards, but not to legislative committees. He also said compensation for attendance would remain unchanged, while travel expenses would not be paid when no travel occurs. The committee then voted HB 66 favorably with 18 yes votes and one pass, and later adopted a title amendment by voice vote.

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• Therefore, we respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you.
• That is out with Republicans not voting, with Mr. Tangapa voting aye. Thank you. Thank you.
• Ta not voting. Thank you. Next up we have Mr. Bennett. Mr.
• So, for all those reasons of equity, we would urge an aye vote.
• Arambula also not voting. with Mr. Tangapah voting no and Mr. Taw voting aye. Did you all get that?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senator McKelvey, any no votes? Now we're getting to no votes.
• Any other no votes?
• <00:05:19.400> I votes no now we're getting to no votes I votes no now we're getting to no
• <00:05:34.039> any Senate Bill 222 any other no votes any Senate Bill 222 any other no votes
• Senator Dort had no vote, and no vote for Senator Awa on 117. Any other votes or reservations?

Keywords: 912, senate, all