Transcript Highlights:

• Miss Good says to this person, "Dude, in a sense, I'm not mad at you."
• Miss Good says to this person, "Dude, in a sense, I'm not mad at you."
• Miss Good says to this person, "Dude, in a sense, I'm not mad at you."
• Miss Good says to this person, "Dude, in a sense, I'm not mad at you."
• <02:39:30.080> was approach a person such as Miss Good was approach a person such as Miss

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Thank you, Miss Alexander. Thank you, Miss Alexander.
• Miss Primo, Mr. Chair the matter for us. Miss Primo, Mr.
• I I missed that. Classification agency? I I missed that.
• Miss Primo. concerns. Miss Primo.
• Miss Baker Olsen. Thank you, everyone. Miss Baker Olsen.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, Jess is actually a personal friend of mine.
• Natsumi Yamasato as our recognize Miss Natsumi Yamasato as our 2026<00:34:38.520> Kauai<00:34
• I can speak to this personally.
• Miss Yamasato teaches both of my children, and they are very literally her biggest fans.
• <00:35:03.840> Miss I can speak to this personally. Miss I can speak to this personally.

Bills: HR204, SB2925, SB2798, SB2320, SB2800, SB1230, SB2706, SB3233, SB2405, SB3320, SB2543, SB3097, SB3096, SB3140, SB2593, SB2567, SB2466, SB2140, SB2088, SB3090, SB608, SB2795, SB3294, SB3263, SB3001, SB2907, SB3251, SB2074, SB2360, SB2354, SB2908, SB2353, SB3045, SB2047, SB3254, SB3246, SB3133, SB2425, SB2671, SB3229, SB2969, SB1166, SB896, SB2391, SB2125, SB3118, SB3325, SB2613, SB2614, SB494, SB2376, SB3326, SB2001, SB2599, SB3048, SB3169, SB2002, SB3247, SB3253, SB2155, SB2192, SB3187, SB2190, SB2398, SB2424, SB3028, SB2338, SB3219, SB2981, HCR14

Keywords: H.R. 204, House Resolution, Hawaii LifeSmarts, LifeSmarts State Competition, student competition, academic recognition, congratulatory resolution, Iolani School, Kalani High School, Waipahu High School, personal finance, consumer rights, health and safety, technology education, environmental education, National Consumers League, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaii Credit Union League, youth achievement, high school teams

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• Rachel Bonnie, Miss Jane Brewer, Miss Sue Batson, Andy Bosarge, Elaine Beckman, Heather Patterson, and
• Miss Holly Scallan.
• Party, Miss Rachel Bonnie, Miss<00:07:40.720> Jane<00:07:41.039> Brewer,<00:07:41.759>
• Brewer, Miss Sue Batson, Andy Miss Jane Brewer, Miss Sue Batson, Andy Bosarge,<00:07:44.560> Elaine
• Next we have Miss Calvinia myself.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 24 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, and approved dispensing with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber also welcomed several guest groups, including members of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Land Committee, the Stone County Republican Party, Mississippi State University Student Association leaders, the first graduating class of the Mississippi LEAD program, Montgomery County 4-H leaders, and Mississippi Young Bankers. Floor privileges were granted to Alice Marie Johnson and her guest. The Senate then took up Senate Resolution 28 honoring Alice Marie Johnson of Olive Branch, recognizing her work on clemency and second chances after her own pardon and appointment to a White House pardons-related role. Johnson addressed the Senate, describing her personal history, her time in prison, and her advocacy for people impacted by incarceration and harsh sentencing. Representative Kimberly Remak also presented a House recognition in her honor. The resolution and presentations emphasized redemption, justice reform, and Johnson’s Mississippi roots. On the calendar, the Senate passed Senate Bill 3104, a deficit appropriation bill for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, after Senator Hopson outlined numerous funding items. Those included payments related to wrongful incarceration claims, attorney general litigation, a MIMA settlement, claims involving educational television and the community college board, Medicaid deficit funding, emergency management and county disaster assistance, repairs and relocation needs tied to the Bolton building, AOC pass-through and judge-related costs, licensing board and Marine Resources special funds, student financial aid, and DHS income-verification software to reduce SNAP error rates. The bill passed by morning roll call. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 3105, a placeholder deficit vehicle with no dollars attached, and then passed and retained several later items, including Senate Bill 3053 on IHL general support, after discussion of performance metrics and higher education accountability.

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• >> Thank you, Miss Woodward.
• Miss<00:21:46.240> Woodward.
• >> Miss<00:28:00.799> Sandsark, >> Miss Sandsark, >> Miss Sandsark, >>
• Miss<00:29:00.240> Woodward. Miss Woodward. Miss Woodward.
• Miss Hellstead's excused. Jamie Harin's Miss Hellstead's excused.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Seclusion Working Group met for its final meeting on January 28 and first approved the prior meeting minutes after correcting two roll-call vote errors involving Miss Woodward. The chair then gave an extended recap of the history of seclusion policy, including the pre-2023 emergency-only framework, the 2023 ban on seclusion for children birth through grade 3, the 2025 introduction of SF 1830 to restore prior law, and the compromise amendment that allowed limited seclusion in grades 1 through 3 with added safeguards. The chair also reviewed the working group’s timeline, noting it had met from August 2025 through January 2026 and was required to submit findings by January 30, 2026. The main substantive discussion focused on the chair’s proposed timeline for eliminating seclusion and an alternative proposal from Mace. Several members criticized a Minnesota Department of Education letter that opposed parts of the working group’s recommendations, arguing it mischaracterized district practices, questioned informed consent and mental health professional provisions, and did not reflect the realities faced by schools. Members supporting the current use of seclusion said districts already use MTSS, PBIS, Ukeru, and other interventions, but still need seclusion in limited emergency situations. They also said the department’s comments felt inflammatory or unsupportive. On the timeline issue, Mace proposed allowing limited seclusion for students in grades 1 through 12 receiving certain special education services until July 1, 2036, with data collection on outcomes and related interventions. Some members supported a “runway” toward elimination, saying it would allow time to build alternatives and avoid an abrupt ban, while others said they could not support including grades 1 through 3 in any extended timeline and preferred elimination sooner. Members also questioned whether MDE currently collects enough data on law enforcement interventions and related outcomes. The meeting ended with continued discussion of the timeline proposal, but no final vote or report approval was recorded in the transcript excerpt.

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• Uh, Miss Olsen, if you you, Miss Levit.
• Miss Love it. Mr. Chair, your process? Miss Love it. Mr.
• Miss Primo or Miss Bethky? Miss Becky. Mr. Chair, members, thank you for the question.
• <02:12:37.280> Miss<02:12:37.599> Miller. Thank you, Miss Michelle. Miss Miller.
• Miss Primo has something to Miss Kunish.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:15:43.160> positive prevention and personalized positive prevention and personalized positive
• Or do we see different reasons for missing school?
• Or do we see different reasons for missing school?
• Our graduation rates drop for those students every time they miss.
• Our graduation rates drop for those students every time they miss.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chestine, Miss Coleman, Miss Coleman-Madison, Mr. Elliot, Miss Figures, Mr. Gavan, Mr. Gudger, Mr.
• >> Miss<00:01:54.560> Coleman, >> Miss Coleman, >> Miss Coleman, >> Miss
• Justine, Miss Coleman, Miss Coleman-Madison, Mr. Elliot, Miss Figures, Mr. Gavan, Mr.
• Chain, Miss<00:38:05.200> Coleman, Miss Coleman, Miss Coleman, Miss<00:38:07.599> Coleman
• Miss Coleman. Miss Coleman-Madison. Mr. Elliot. Miss Figures. >> Miss Figures. >> Mr. Gavan. >> Mr.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 28 senators present. The body agreed to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading and adopt the previous journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The presiding officer also recognized several guests on the floor and in the gallery, including an intern from the Lieutenant Governor’s office and guests of Senator Chambliss. Committee reports focused on confirmations for Alabama State University’s Board of Trustees. Patricia Anne Jones (Confirmation 79), Angela Star (Confirmation 80), and Bobby Singleton (Confirmation 78) each received favorable committee reports and were confirmed by the full Senate, with roll-call votes showing unanimous or near-unanimous support. The chamber spent considerable time in lighthearted debate and personal remarks during Singleton’s confirmation before adopting the motion and confirming him. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 81 commending the Coach Safely Foundation for youth sports injury mitigation, and several other resolutions honoring individuals and organizations, including Johnny Williams, Jim America, Senior Trooper Hunter Woodruff, and retired Army Colonel Shawn Thomas Prricett. A resolution encouraging Alabama public high schools to form a consortium was also adopted. On local bills, the Senate passed Senate Bill 243 regarding Jefferson County and House Bill 532 regarding Shelby County, both by using the previous roll and with no opposition. The Rules Committee then reported a special order calendar for the 22nd legislative day, which the Senate adopted 30-0. The special order calendar included bills on the Board of Funeral Services, the Public Service Commission, tax abatements, electric utilities, child support, dogs, school lands, Chambers County, and real property. The first special-order bill taken up was Senate Bill 107 by Senators Figures and Gudger, concerning the Alabama Board of Funeral Services. Senators discussed the bill’s purpose of funding the board’s increased duties, the effect on funeral home license fees, and an amendment offered by Senator Bell to reduce certain fees. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was explained as not affecting pre-need funeral arrangements. Debate continued as members asked questions about costs to families and funeral homes, but the chamber had not yet reached final disposition of the bill by the end of the excerpt.

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• clerk let's call up HP 274 has pass Miss clerk let's call up HP 274 has pass Miss clerk let's call up
• clerk that's okay that'll be fine Miss clerk that's okay that'll be fine Miss clerk Us open it up for
• privilege yes take a moment of person privilege yes take a moment of person privilege yes sir you can
• management ethics and relations personal management ethics and relations personal management ethics
• the person that's the most culpable the one person that's the most culpable the one person that's the

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• <00:10:29.440> from interfere with or prevent a person from interfere with or prevent a person
• Miss Freeman would like to go.
• that uh I found the rule that Miss that uh I found the rule that Miss Freeman<00:37:35.359> was
• <01:21:00.080> Freeman that's all I had Mr chair Miss Freeman that's all I had Mr chair Miss
• Thank you very much. add your comments Miss Freeman thank you add your comments Miss Freeman thank you

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Any questions for Miss Ruth? >> Thank you, Miss Ruth. We appreciate your testimony.
• Any questions for Miss Ruth? Any questions for Miss Ruth?
• Any questions for Miss Herman? >> Thank you, Miss Herman.
• Any questions for Miss Herman? Thank you, Miss Herman.
• Any questions for Miss Herman? Thank you, Miss Herman.

Bills: HB0002, HB0022

Keywords: building permits, local government, residential construction, permit timelines, code compliance, municipal officers, recall election, petition requirements, local governance, voter participation, 916, all

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• <00:29:25.880> medical pry into someone's personal medical pry into someone's personal medical
• I<00:39:25.520> think trouble getting there in person I think trouble getting there in person
• or it became too much to show up in person.
• <01:09:12.600> data for more and more personalized data for more and more personalized data
• Now did I miss one?"

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I also want to talk about Missing Persons Day.
• I also want to talk about Missing Persons Day.
• I also want to talk about Missing Persons Day.
• I also want to talk about Missing Persons Day.
• the missing persons in recognizing the missing persons in Colorado.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 7, recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month. The resolution was read at length and grounded in the history of Black history commemoration, Carter G. Woodson’s work, the evolution from Negro History Week to Black History Month, and Colorado-specific Black leaders and pioneers such as Barney Ford, Clara Brown, John T. Gunnel, Joseph H. Stewart, and others. Members emphasized that Black history is American history and that the centennial observance should honor both the struggles and achievements of Americans of African descent. Several representatives spoke in support. Representative Bacon described the resolution as an important tradition and said the chamber should record its history. Representative Joseph framed Black history as a living story of resilience, innovation, and justice. Representative Jackson said the resolution matters especially amid efforts to erase or minimize Black history, and tied it to Colorado figures and to her own family history. Representative Carter highlighted the importance of naming schools after Black Coloradans and introduced guests, including educators and community members connected to the resolution. Representative Gonzalez also spoke in support and honored a community member, Tony Gomes, who died of cancer. Representative DeGraaf stated full support for the resolution but offered a lengthy amendment to add more historical references, including Black patriots of the American Revolution, Nat Love, James Beckwourth, Harriet Tubman, and the Tuskegee Airmen. The transcript ends during his proposed amendment, and no final vote or disposition on the resolution is shown in the excerpt.

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• What this did was spin a person sometimes for hours until the person lost consciousness.
• What this did was spun a person sometimes for hours until the person lost consciousness.
• A staff person put his back to the camera.
• The problem is we're missing them. I was missed. Insurance did not cover my eye exam.
• The problem is we're missing them. I was missed. Insurance did not cover my eye exam.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hybrid hearing on a range of bills affecting children, families, disability rights, homelessness, and social services. Early testimony focused on H.215, which would support children experiencing homelessness by speeding access to child care vouchers and early intervention screenings. Boston officials, Horizons for Homeless Children, Head Start, pediatric and early education advocates, and families described delays in child care and early intervention, the developmental risks of homelessness, and the need for automatic referrals and faster access to services. Testimony also supported H.216, which would improve emergency housing assistance by restoring presumptive eligibility, reducing documentation barriers, extending shelter stays from six to nine months, and creating an ombudsperson; providers and legal advocates said current rules leave families sleeping in cars or outside and create unnecessary administrative hurdles. The committee also heard strong support for H.210, which would repeal the “Learn Fair” school attendance sanction that cuts cash assistance to families when children miss school. Advocates from legal aid, education, and anti-poverty organizations argued the policy is punitive, burdensome, and ineffective, disproportionately affecting low-income, disabled, and Hispanic/Latino families. Several speakers said chronic absenteeism should be addressed through supports such as family outreach, wraparound services, and school engagement rather than benefit cuts. Legislators and school officials from Salem also testified that their districts reduced absenteeism through supportive strategies, not sanctions. Additional testimony addressed children’s vision bills H.202 and H.166, with optometrists and researchers urging better screening, data systems, and treatment access to close achievement gaps caused by untreated vision problems. Senator Lovely also presented S.2714, proposing a study of discrimination in public accommodations for people with service animals. Later, testimony on H.279 supported changing social work licensure rules to remove exam requirements that speakers said disproportionately exclude multilingual candidates and candidates of color. The hearing also included testimony on bills related to the Judge Rotenberg Center and electric shock devices, with disability rights advocates opposing continued use of the devices and urging the committee to reject licensing or authorization for them. No votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Martin Mr Martin Mr matayoshi<00:15:47.000> Miss matayoshi Miss matayoshi Miss Matsumoto<00:15
• :49.440> Mr Matsumoto Mr Matsumoto Mr miake<00:15:51.680> miss miake miss miake miss morawa
• miss miss peruso<00:16:01.920> Mr Roll call continues.
• Souza Mr Souza Mr takayama<00:16:20.800> miss takayama miss takayama miss takoi<00:16:23.199><
• John Brito; from KEH Schools, Miss Natalie Brito; from the Board of Water Supply, Miss Amy Tsunayoshi

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The data for older persons is not.
• And on age, it was about 16% or so, 17% missing. Essentially, item non-response, missing.
• It's just—it could be a fairly random person responding.
• That is a frustration. missed the entire household.
• Yeah, I think the person... ...accurate, but the person count was off, you know what I mean?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on the Census met on December 8 at 9:32 a.m. to examine the dynamics that drive census undercounts and overcounts, with testimony first from Joseph Salvo and then from Susan Strait of the UMass Donahue Institute. Salvo explained the Census Bureau’s two main evaluation tools: demographic analysis, which uses vital records, migration estimates, and Medicare data to produce a national benchmark, and the post-enumeration survey (PES), which compares a separate sample-based count to the census. He said the 2020 census showed a small national net undercount, but larger age- and race-based disparities, including the highest undercount among children ages 0 to 4, higher undercounts for men, substantial undercounts for Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations, and overcounts among some older and college-age groups. He also described how self-response, non-response follow-up, administrative records, proxy responses, and imputation affected data quality, arguing that proxies and imputation were especially weak and that outreach remains critical for 2030. Committee members asked Salvo to clarify the methods and error bands, the role of international migration estimates, and how the PES differs from the census address list and LUCA. He explained that PES is based on a separate sample of blocks and can add units within sampled blocks, but it does not measure units missed entirely from the original address list; LUCA matters because it improves that list before enumeration. He also discussed age heaping, duplicate responses among older adults, and why group quarters and COVID-related disruptions complicated the 2020 count. Senator Driscoll briefly interrupted to describe Randolph’s successful appeal of its 2020 count after an undercount in disability care homes, and Salvo noted that the post-census group quarters review helped correct some missed facilities. Susan Strait then focused on Massachusetts-specific results. She said Massachusetts’ 2020 count was strong overall, with population growth above the national average and a PES-based finding that the state was overcounted by 2.24 percent, though she emphasized that this did not mean all areas were accurately counted. Using demographic analysis, she said Massachusetts had an estimated 4.15 percent undercount of children ages 0 to 4, with the largest county-level undercounts in Hampden, Suffolk, and Essex, and she linked higher child undercounts to lower educational attainment and female-headed households. Strait also reviewed operational metrics showing that Massachusetts had relatively strong internet self-response, but that non-response follow-up relied heavily on household interviews, administrative records, proxies, and imputation in different counties. She highlighted higher proxy use in college-heavy counties such as Hampshire and Suffolk, and said counties with more minority residents were more likely to have population-count-only cases and other indicators of harder-to-count populations. The hearing ended with discussion of how these findings could inform outreach and census planning for 2030.

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• office, eating gummies, taking personal office, eating gummies, taking personal political<00:08:
• Thank you, Miss Whites.
• Miss White says there are other facts.
• Miss White says there are other facts.
• Miss Whites. Miss Whites.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission met on November 18, 2025, approved the October 14 minutes, and then took up five motions in ethics matters 24LEC3 and 24LEC6. Those motions included a renewed motion to dismiss and motion to quash by Representative Daniel Gberg, a renewed motion to compel/sanctions and continuance request by Mr. Jenkins, and competing motions in limine concerning evidence and redaction of deposition transcripts. Vice Chair Mike Schaw was appointed hearing officer for the motion practice, and the commission agreed to hear the motions one at a time in open session. Representative Chris Lily joined later by Zoom. Counsel for Representative Gberg argued the remaining allegations were minor, that the commission lacked key exculpatory materials such as an alleged LRC report, policies, procedures, and training materials, and that the record did not support the ethics charges. She also argued the case had been broadened by extraneous allegations and that the respondent had been unfairly prejudiced. Enforcement counsel responded that he had produced all materials in his possession, that any LRC materials were not in the commission’s custody, and that the commission’s probable-cause findings were based on sworn testimony and affidavits already in the record. He argued the motions to dismiss and for summary judgment should be denied because genuine issues of material fact remained and the commission had already found probable cause on three ethics violations. Commission members questioned both sides about the alleged LRC report and whether it was part of the commission’s record. The chair stated the commission had not relied on any LRC report and had not withheld anything, while another member emphasized that the proceeding concerned alleged violations of the ethics code, not LRC sexual-harassment policy. A commissioner also noted the unusual structure of the proceeding and questioned whether the complaints, taken as true, stated a basis for dismissal. The transcript ends during continued discussion of the standard for dismissal and summary judgment, with no final ruling on the motions captured in the excerpt.

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• And then we'll move on to the next person, move on to the next person, and the next person.
• And she is like a top-notch person in the city of Brockton. Got it. Thank you.
• someone from Wareham or Onset, Taunton, maybe missing an artist or curator... ...Taunton, maybe missing
• Because being an immigrant myself, my experience as a person born here...
• Any other persons with last-minute remarks before we adjourn?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Cabo Verdean Cultural Center Feasibility Commission met to continue its work toward making recommendations to the Legislature on establishing a cultural center in Boston. The chair reviewed the commission’s mandate, upcoming monthly meetings, site visits, listening sessions, and the plan to eventually hire a consultant for the feasibility study. Members also discussed the importance of capturing the broader 200-plus-year Cape Verdean history in Massachusetts, especially in light of Boston’s 250th anniversary and Cabo Verde’s recent 50th independence anniversary. A major portion of the meeting focused on reviewing and narrowing a list of potential additional commissioners. Members discussed the need for geographic, sector, and generational diversity, and several commissioners raised concerns about overrepresentation from New Bedford and the need to include people connected to other Cape Verdean communities such as Brockton, Boston, Wareham/Onset, Taunton, the Cape, and Haverhill. Testimony and comments emphasized including people with skills in arts, culture, history, construction, philanthropy, law, education, museum curation, and community organizing. Members also discussed whether to use a slate, an inventory of skills and regions, or individual votes, and whether abstentions should be treated as “reserve your rights” instead. The commission voted to appoint three individuals: John Cruz, former State Senator Vinny deMacedo, and Angelo Lopes Barbosa or a designee from the Center for Cape Verdean Studies at Bridgewater State University. The body then voted to pause the remaining commissioner appointments until the next meeting and directed the chair and staff to create an inventory of candidates by skills, region, and other relevant criteria. Members also agreed to add two newly suggested names—former Brockton City Councilor Tina Cardoso and Maria Gomez-Pena—to the candidate list. The chair said the next meeting would be scheduled for January, and the meeting adjourned after the commission approved the motion to adjourn.

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• >> Miss<00:25:56.799> Larson, >> Miss Larson, >> Miss Larson, >> thank
• >> Miss Larson. >> Miss Larson.
• >> Miss<00:43:26.880> Larson, >> Miss Larson, >> Miss Larson, >> thank
• >> Miss<00:48:28.160> Larson. >> Miss Larson. >> Miss Larson.
• >> Miss<00:55:21.119> Larson. >> Miss Larson. >> Miss Larson.

Bills: HF2825

Keywords: expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house

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• You really get to know a person when you serve with them for that long.
• That's a good person. He may not agree with them, but they are a good person.
• I'll miss you. I'll miss you. I think the Senate was going to miss me sitting next to you.
• I think the Senate was going to miss me sitting next to you.
• He will be missed. I will miss him very dearly.

Keywords: 1204, all