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• With the pay for election commissioners, we've gone back and looked at the fact that election commissioners
• them to sufficiently run elections.
• We moved the election date from March to October.
• We moved the election date from March to October.
• When was that election? She was elected in October, so it's been a very long time.

Summary: The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 6, 2026, approved the April 28 minutes, and heard several bills before moving into confirmation hearings. HB 205, by Rep. Bacala, would allow local governing authorities to supplement election commissioners’ pay by up to $100 per day; supporters from clerks of court and the Secretary of State’s office said the increase is needed to recruit and retain qualified commissioners amid longer days, training demands, and election security changes. The committee also reported HB 210, a cleanup bill clarifying retroactive application of a prior ethics law, and HB 228, which recreates the Department of State Civil Service and related entities through 2033. It likewise reported SR 86, which bars eyeglasses with audio/video recording capability in the Senate chamber without the Senate President’s permission, and HB 1177, which protects the identities of lottery hunt winners until after the drawing. HB 1045, limited to Pointe Coupee Parish, raises an audit threshold for certain water districts from $500,000 to $600,000 to reduce audit costs, and HB 813 would move Orleans Parish sheriff terms so the sheriff takes office in January instead of waiting until May; all were reported favorably. Senator Miller also announced that SB 491 would not be taken up that day. The committee then questioned nominees to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East. The first group, including Peter Vicari and Ronald Schumann, was asked extensively about recent personnel actions, an internal investigation, and the authority’s handling of a report that members said would likely be released after a board vote. Senators focused on the firing of the chief of police/operations personnel, allegations of payroll fraud, and whether the authority had improperly combined the chief of police role with compliance duties in a way that may conflict with statute and Civil Service guidance. Committee members also raised concerns about the chief’s contract, whether it had board approval, and whether the authority’s bylaws and salary practices complied with law. The nominees and counsel said some matters were still under review and that a separate compliance position was being considered. The committee later heard from additional nominees, including David Martin, Gregory Marsiglia, and Elton Jude Myers, who described backgrounds in engineering, law, procurement, and governmental contracts. Senators again pressed them on the need to separate compliance/auditing duties from the chief of police role, and the nominees generally agreed that those functions should be distinct and that the authority should have qualified auditing expertise. The meeting ended with no public comment and adjournment after the confirmation discussion.

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• Chair, we need people like you to get elected to this legislature.
• <00:59:21.440> Um, to get elected to this legislature.
• Um, to get elected to this legislature.
• <01:04:45.200> with<01:04:45.440> the project against Houston, Texas with the project
• against Houston, Texas with the site. site. site.

Bills: HF4862, HF4598

Keywords: apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician

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• hearing the news over the weekend of the catastrophic flooding that swept through the great state of Texas
• SB 853, Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement; and Item 70, SB 851, Committee on Elections
• He was elected to the Pittsburgh City Council in 1996, and in 1999 he served as Pittsburgh's mayor.
• Then in 2000, he became the first African American supervisor elected to the Contra Costa County Board
• Then in 2000, he became the first African American supervisor elected to the Contra Costa County Board

Summary: The Assembly convened without a quorum, completed the roll call, and then proceeded with the day’s business after a prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for victims of the Texas flooding. Procedural motions suspended several rules to allow committee notices, guest seating, and the withdrawal of AB 898 back to the Senate. Members also made several guest introductions, including family members, interns, and scouting troop visitors. On the floor, AB 1416 by Assembly Member Ta, a taxation bill, was concurred in with Senate technical amendments by a 60-0 vote. ACR 1, designating October 23 as Korean Ginseng Day, was adopted by voice vote after supportive remarks highlighting Korean culture and the health benefits of ginseng; 62 coauthors were added without objection. The Assembly also heard SB 119, the budget-related human services trailer bill, with extensive debate over CalWORKs, CalFresh, child welfare reporting, and housing/homelessness programs. Supporters framed it as a needed anti-poverty and safety-net measure, while opponents criticized it as expanding dependency and failing to address fraud and work requirements. SB 119 passed on a 54-11 vote. The second-day consent calendar, including AJR 16 on the Tijuana River, was adopted 71-0, and the remaining consent items AJR 15 and SB 765 were also adopted 71-0. The session concluded with adjournments in memory of Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal Glover, followed by announcements of upcoming committee hearings and the next floor session before adjournment until July 10 at 9 a.m.

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• I look forward to receiving from Senator Cruz Texas barbecue, Scheiner beer, Blue Bell ice cream, and
• If confirmed, you will likely serve during an important presidential election in Chile.
• our elections.
• And we have no part in influencing another country's election.
• That's what my role as the MP is. ambassador is not to influence foreign elections.

Keywords: legislative process, public involvement, community engagement, transparency, introductions

Summary: The meeting was characterized by a series of introductions and personal anecdotes shared by the committee members, with a focus on the importance of community engagement and transparency in legislative processes. Members expressed their commitment to open hearings and the necessity for public involvement in discussions impacting constituents. Several members remarked on how personal experiences shape their legislative priorities, thus reinforcing the human element of governance. However, there was a noticeable absence of discussion regarding specific bills, indicating that the session may have been more exploratory or introductory in nature.

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• Two-thirds of the members elected and serving having voted.
• Two-thirds of the members elected and serving having voted.
• The majority members are elected and serving.
• Two-thirds of the members elected and serving having voted.
• Two-thirds of the members elected and serving having voted.

Summary: The Senate met with 33 members present and a quorum, then repeatedly recessed and reconvened to take up a large number of House bills and one Senate resolution. Early action included discharging several bills from committee and moving them to the General Orders calendar, including House Bills 4062, 4063, 4064, 5249, 4750, and 4644. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 135, recognizing the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, after extended remarks by Senator Cherry reflecting on American ideals and the nation’s history. Later, the Senate considered additional bills dealing with political activity, public health, foster care and adoption, the Michigan Vehicle Code, military leave, tax and insurance matters, child care licensing, open meetings, school code, property conveyance, juvenile diversion, and child abduction broadcasts. Most bills advanced with little or no debate, though several members offered amendments or floor substitutes that were adopted, withdrawn, or ruled out of order. Senator McBroom gave multiple no-vote explanations, objecting to the political-activity bills as restrictions on speech and association, and later criticizing piecemeal changes to the Open Meetings Act and a military-leave bill as potentially discouraging employers from hiring reservists. Senator Albert also explained no votes on the military-leave measures, saying the bills could create disincentives for employers and should have included a funding offset. On Senate Bill 22, McBroom offered a humorous amendment about payment methods that failed. On Senate Bill 373, his tie-bar amendment to unrelated “rice generator” bills also failed. The Senate passed and, in many cases, granted immediate effect to numerous bills, including House Bills 4062, 4063, 4064, 4750, 4644, 4189, 4207, 4208, 4309, 4396, 5570, 5571, 5806, 5807, 5995, 6043, 6074, 4100, 4103, 4104, 4517, 5232, 5233, 5249, and 4746, as well as Senate Bills 527, 569, 1052, 22, and 373. Some immediate-effect motions passed by the required two-thirds vote, while others were recorded as passed and then granted immediate effect. The Committee of the Whole reported several bills with amendments and others without amendment, and the Senate concurred in the committee’s recommendations before adjourning to recess again.

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• and what the fire code requires.
• the fire code and what the fire code the fire code and what the fire code requires.<04:24:32.720
• or closed in place which the fire code or closed in place which the fire code offers<04:26:16.800
• He said he would have to check the fire code on that and that he is not a fire code expert.
• Um however, we have an election<04:59:42.400> in<04:59:42.718> November election in November

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• choice. either elect a an early informed choice. either elect a jury<02:00:39.040> trial<02:00
• We don't get to elect our judges.
• We don't get to elect our judges.
• have to say that I worked the election have to say that I worked the election when<04:07:32.160>
• That should be from us because we're the elected. Judges are not elected.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Your committee number seven, corporations, elections, and political subdivisions, to whom was referred
• There's one plant in Texas producing now and one plant in Nevada.
• There's one plant in Texas producing now and one plant in Nevada.
• There's one plant in Texas producing now and one plant in Nevada.
• <03:59:42.880> to the majority of the members elected to the majority of the members elected

Keywords: 916, all

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• The Michael Hickson case in Texas was particularly tragic. He was a Black quadriplegic man.
• The Michael Hickson case in Texas was particularly tragic. He was a Black quadriplegic man.
• means, and I'm sure some of the ones that we have with us today—but some health care policymakers, elected

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities’ Long-Term Services and Supports and Health Equity Subcommittee met to hear a presentation from Colin Killick of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network on disability discrimination in crisis standards of care during COVID-19. He described how Massachusetts and other states initially used standards that prioritized longer life expectancy and, in some cases, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), which he argued devalued the lives of disabled people and older adults. He also discussed related issues such as denial of transplants, pressure on disabled patients to sign do-not-resuscitate orders, and inequities affecting communities of color. He said disability advocates, legal groups, and public officials pushed back through litigation, media, and organizing, leading to revisions of Massachusetts’ standards and the eventual inclusion of disability advocates in the drafting process. Killick also discussed vaccine rollout, saying disabled people were initially under-prioritized but later gained broader access and more accessible vaccination options such as ASL interpretation and in-home vaccination. He closed by urging support for S. 869, an act relative to preventing discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health care, which he said would ban disability-based discrimination in crisis standards, prohibit QALYs in health care decision-making, and add protections against coerced DNRs. He noted the bill had been favorably reported out of the Health Care Financing Committee but still needed support. In questions, members asked why the bill had not advanced further; Killick said earlier opposition from QALY supporters had been resolved, and the main barrier now was lack of legislative prioritization. Members thanked him for the presentation and for the work on revising crisis standards. The subcommittee then completed roll call, approved the prior minutes, and adjourned, noting the next meeting would be August 31.

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• And that they go through Dallas, Texas, and form an LLC and come into Oklahoma with one person's name
• on it in Texas.
• I want to thank you for everything you did for me when I first got elected.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Martin: THANK YOU, THE CURRENT BUREAUCRATS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE JUST ELECTED
• IN FACT I BELIEVE IN 2027 THERE ARE STATES THAT HAVE RECENTLY, TEXAS AND I THINK ARIZONA DEALT WITH SPECIFICALLY
• WHICH WE KNOW WHAT CALIFORNIA IS ON RECORD WITH DOING BUT ILLINOIS OR VIRGINIA OR WEST VIRGINIA OR TEXAS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Communities in Colorado, Illinois, and Texas have already convinced their local governments to deactivate
• Communities in Colorado, Illinois, and Texas have already convinced their local governments to deactivate
• maintaining their ability to continue to look at these vehicles that are on a hot list if the municipality elects
• If a municipality elects to permit retention of license plate data to enable historical searches, they
• Last month, an AV drove into a submerged road in Texas and was swept off into flooded conditions.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee met first as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum, then later obtained a quorum and took up several bills. The committee heard SB 1064, which would reduce the frequency of Clean Truck Check testing for low-use heavy-duty vehicles; supporters said it would ease burdens on rural agricultural businesses, while clean air advocates opposed it as weakening an important emissions program. The bill was approved and sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The committee also heard SB 1174, which would give Caltrans bid preferences to construction firms with employee stock ownership plans; supporters argued it would build worker wealth and improve project quality, while contractor groups opposed it as likely to raise costs and reduce competition. That bill was approved and sent to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The consent calendar items SB 607, SB 962, and SB 990 were also approved. The committee then heard SB 1279, which would allow Long Beach to place additional speed safety cameras on Pacific Coast Highway. Long Beach officials and several safety and advocacy groups supported the bill, citing high fatality rates and repeated pedestrian crashes on that corridor, while some members raised concerns about fines, affordability, and whether cameras would address pedestrian-related collisions. The bill passed as amended to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. SB 1213, the Clean Truck Transportation Act, would require more price transparency for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission truck incentives and direct agencies to explore alternative financing tools; supporters said it would improve affordability and competition, while one manufacturer and the trucking association raised implementation concerns. It passed to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader use by limiting retention to 30 days, requiring audits and training, and restricting access and hot list use. Privacy advocates supported the bill as overdue accountability, while law enforcement groups argued the retention limit would hinder investigations and that some technical definitions needed work. The bill passed to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. SB 1315, dealing with advanced driver assistance systems, would prevent automakers from disabling a consumer’s ability to drive their own vehicle through software updates and would encourage DMV testing questions about ADAS responsibilities; after amendments, industry opposition softened and the bill passed to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. Finally, SB 1246, on autonomous vehicle emergency response, would require U.S.-based remote drivers, quicker on-scene response, and better coordination with local agencies; first responders and labor groups supported it, while AV industry groups remained opposed unless amended. The bill passed to the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee. The transcript ended as the committee began hearing SB 1250, a planning bill to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation asset management, with the sponsor and supporters explaining it would improve safety and habitat planning without mandating specific projects.

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• We've switched that from a URL code, which is kind of a live link, to a QR code, again finding that people
• c><01:51:07.800> that<01:51:08.360> uh a QR code um again finding that uh a QR code um
• Code, Title 10, Section 1408, unquote.
• Code 1408, payment of retired or retainer pay in compliance with court orders.
• We moved to Texas, and I was lucky once again.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with committee process reminders from the chair, including rules for questioning witnesses, time limits for testimony, and how motions and committee reports are handled. The chair also discussed the committee’s history, emphasized a cooperative approach with agencies and the Judiciary, and noted that a special committee on the Family Division of Circuit Court had previously done useful work; he said a new subcommittee could be appointed later to continue looking at judicial-system issues. He also mentioned that the Speaker’s office was expected to name members to the DHHS oversight committee by Friday at 1. The substantive presentation was from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Bureau of Child Support Services. Attorney John Williams introduced the bureau team, and Bureau Chief Lisa Dekowski described the program’s mission: encouraging responsible parenting, family self-sufficiency, and child well-being by locating parents, establishing paternity, setting or modifying support orders, and enforcing court-ordered child and medical support. She said the bureau operates statewide under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, works with courts, employers, and other partners, and serves both in-state and out-of-state cases, with some international and tribal coordination. She also cited program scale, saying the bureau dispersed about $76 million to families in New Hampshire in fiscal year 2023 and that most collections go directly to families. Members asked about enforcement tools, especially passport denial. In response to a question about a case involving a very small shortfall, the bureau said the federal passport-denial threshold is $2,500 in arrears, not a few cents, and that denial remains in place until the balance is resolved or an arrangement is made with the agency, with hardship factors potentially considered. The bureau also explained that either parent can apply for services when a child support order exists and that the bureau can help initiate income withholding orders. No votes or formal actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• And I'm saying that also to elected officials, to my colleagues in the State House, who I found out were
• Moving on to elected officials. Representative Lee Davis. Good afternoon, panel.
• I hope you will join the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia...
• States of Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia, now Arkansas.
• of the sex trade, many of whom have experienced human trafficking, as it's defined by Massachusetts code

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on a wide range of bills involving domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, trafficking, victim compensation, and related criminal justice reforms. Testimony focused on measures to support survivors and close perceived legal gaps, including bills to protect domestic violence survivors in child welfare proceedings, expand victim compensation for homicide families and trafficking survivors, create a DNA exception to the rape statute of limitations, eliminate or extend statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse, and strengthen laws on upskirting, sexual abuse by adults in positions of authority, and sexual assault by rideshare drivers. Several speakers also addressed bills concerning vulnerable adults, harassment and custody-related abuse, and early evidence kits. Witnesses included legislators, prosecutors, advocates, and many survivors who described personal experiences with abuse and barriers to justice. Supporters argued that current laws often leave survivors without meaningful remedies, especially where consent, reporting requirements, evidentiary rules, or statutes of limitations prevent prosecution or compensation. Prosecutors and advocates said the bills would clarify vague statutes, increase penalties in some cases, and better reflect the realities of coercion, grooming, trafficking, and delayed reporting. Some testimony also urged amendments, including changes to victim compensation reporting rules and clarifications to avoid unintended conflicts with other wage-recovery laws. No committee votes or final actions were taken in the hearing itself. The chairs emphasized strict time limits, respectful conduct, and the submission of written testimony, and several witnesses were called out of order to accommodate the large number of speakers.

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• Colorado should be moving toward a simpler, more predictable tax code.
• out in a special benefit, but to bring clarity, reduce the administrative burden, and align the tax code
• And meanwhile, states like Texas, Florida, and Utah roll out the red carpet for the same companies that
• That is a direct payment program routed through the tax code. And Colorado...
• While supporters describe this as a modernization of the tax code, the practical effect is clear.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Both recommendations have $15 million for the election fund for the cost of the election next year.
• fund for the primary election.
• We passed a bill a few years to fill up the general Election fund that the Secretary of State could draw
• fund for the primary election accounted for a lot of the capacity in the supplemental and deficiencies
• We're not going to beat Texas or Arizona in semiconductors, and we can't out-pharma San Diego.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So, a storm event possibly somewhat similar to what happened down in Texas during the summer or Hurricane
• So, a storm event possibly somewhat similar to what happened down in Texas during the summer or Hurricane
• So, if you use your QR codes and you have some sort of living history exhibits where people can walk
• So, if you use your QR codes signage.
• So, if you use your QR codes and<02:31:20.319> you<02:31:20.560> have<02:31:20.720>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So we have something called a Code Blue phone, and if no one knows what that is, it's a phone that is
• The facility in Duluth was built in the 1950s, and they have some code issues.
• The facility in Duluth was built in the 1950s, and they have some code issues.
• The facility in Duluth was built in the 1950s, and they have some code issues.
• The 1950s and they have some code issues.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Louisville, Kentucky and serves on the trustee board of Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas
• Judiciary and Elections. HB 2772, license, driver of non-operating medical indica. Public safety.
• House Bill 2923 is withdrawn from the Committee on Judiciary and Elections and further referred to the
• do, even when the voters have said that they would like to have something, they leave it to their elected
• By the time it would be, what, 2042, the first elections for the new scheme would be.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So when<00:15:39.360> I<00:15:39.839> got<00:15:40.240> elected<00:15:40.639>
• and I said wait a when I got elected and I said wait a minute<00:15:42.079> we<00:15:42.320><
• And God forbid that something might happen in our state just like it has in Texas, in Colorado, all over
• And God forbid that something might happen in our state just like it has in Texas, in Colorado, all over
• And God forbid that something might happen in our state just like it has in Texas, in Colorado, all over

Keywords: 1189, house, all