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• I'm going to start with one of our old-school notes here, Matt Fioretti.
• Virgin Galactic, who I think we did a Space Caucus lunch last year with Lisa Morris, has said that once
• They have everything from... ...school, and it’s still going strong. It’s an amazing place.
• It’s a little bigger than the kids use in school these days. It brings up pictures.
• You probably have to fill out one of these old-school forms because you didn’t show up on my computer

Bills: HB2121, HB2134, HB2451, HB2700

Keywords: modification, electronic equipment, consumer rights, OEM restrictions, civil penalties, intellectual property, critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, Arizona Space Commission, strategic plan, aerospace, economic development, space industry, education, workforce training, assistive technology, disability services

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• House Bill 57, Delegate Vogel, Public Schools, Maryland Civic Excellence Program Established.
• Program students are Maryland.
• school security personnel, schools, school security personnel, immigration<01:00:06.079> investigation
• public schools, school security public schools, school security personnel,<01:00:18.720> immigration
• Talbot County Public Schools School Schedule Options, favorable with two amendments.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with 38 members present and a quorum, then began with an invocation and several ceremonial introductions. The chamber recognized pioneering women of the Maryland State Police for Women’s History Month, including the original six female graduates and other firsts in the department, and also introduced the day’s doctor and a student intern. The Senate agreed to journalize the remarks honoring the Maryland State Police guests. The body then took up several Finance Committee bills, adopting committee amendments and favorable reports without objection on Senate Bills 385, 387, 389, 753, 469, and 608, each of which was ordered printed for third reading. SB 385 concerns immunization, screening, and preventive-service recommendations and pharmacist administration; SB 387 restricts predatory pricing and use of personal data by food retailers and delivery services; SB 389 makes transit-oriented development changes; SB 753 addresses financial exploitation protections for seniors and vulnerable adults; SB 469 authorizes a Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund affordability program; and SB 608 requires coverage for pharmacogenomic testing. Senate Bill 626, dealing with birth certificate sex designation changes and related identification documents, was briefly set aside at the request of a senator seeking possible amendments, with the presiding officer agreeing to hold it until the next session. Senate Bill 739, a climate change, homeowners insurance, and emergency management study bill, was also introduced with one amendment and sparked debate over its scope and funding, including discussion of a $150,000 Strategic Energy Investment Fund allocation and whether the study would examine the General Assembly’s own climate policies. The transcript ends during that discussion, before any final action on SB 739.

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• It defunded some affordable housing programs.
• You know, a U.S. citizen went on his lunch break and mass federal agents detained him in a chokehold.
• ICE agents in Minnesota ate lunch at a small-town Mexican restaurant.
• deport American citizens, allow them to go to sensitive locations like churches and hospitals and schools
• deport American citizens, allow them to go to sensitive locations like churches and hospitals and schools

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, March 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• All regular session, members, we heard bill after bill, debate after debate of how DEI programs are no
• I'm a law professor and associate dean at the University of Michigan Law School.
• I'm speaking here on my own personal capacity, not on behalf of the school.
• I paid my way through school, you know.
• So my husband and I took her to lunch, and I'm going to have to explain to her why I voted for her.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• There are a number of demand response and demand-lowering programs offered by all the utilities, so we
• Place offered by all the uh programs Place offered by all the utilities<01:21:27.440> uh<01:21
• be ready to adjourn the work session at 11:30 so that we can have respective caucus meetings before lunch
• be ready to adjourn the work session at 11:30 so that we can have respective caucus meetings before lunch
• brief discussion about this amendment to HB 266, then they will break for essentially an extended lunch

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:05:51.200> so companies don't offer pension program so companies don't offer pension program
• lunch lunch and<02:02:04.480> all<02:02:04.719> right<02:02:05.599> so<02:02:05.760
• 159 we were told that the decal program 159 we were told that the decal program doesn't<03:54:59.880
• Next program.
• to buy it with the lonia state school to buy it with the lonia state school money<04:35:48.879><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met to continue work on House Bill 2, with the chair saying the goal was to finish the bill as given by the governor, though additional amendments were expected. Members first discussed the bail section and agreed to hold it for later because a separate House bail bill was expected on Thursday and could have significant county cost impacts. They also generally accepted the proposed reorganization of positions between Fish and Game, DNCR, and the Department of Environmental Services, but noted the need to review effective dates and funding details, including a possible double appropriation of $275,000 for a scientist position already funded in HB 1. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on environmental review and native plant-related sections moving functions from DNCR to DES. Members discussed changing the rulemaking timeline from 180 days to 90 days, and clarifying that “begin” means the public hearing stage. They also reviewed how fee revenue would shift between agencies in HB 1 so the budget impact would be net zero. The committee indicated it would prepare amendments reflecting these changes and revisit them at a later vote. The longest discussion concerned the boathouse provisions. Members debated whether the new definitions and construction standards were appropriate in a budget bill, with one member arguing they should be in a separate bill, while others said the provisions were urgent because of a lawsuit and the lack of clear guardrails. Concerns included the February 20, 2025 effective date, which some thought might be retroactive, the detailed limits on what may be stored in a boathouse, and a fee increase that some felt could discourage homeowners from seeking permits. The committee also questioned whether the fee structure should be tiered for smaller projects and whether permit-by-notification projects should be exempted. No final votes were taken on these sections during the discussion; instead, members agreed to seek legal and policy answers and to return with amendments and public hearing input before voting.

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• Is their lunch. Go ahead, Representative Flores. Uh, thank you, Mr. Chairman, members, um.
• Mary's University School of Law.
• We all went to law school.
• I'm a graduate student at the LBJ School Studying Public Affairs.
• I worked for 7 years before returning to grad school. I saved what I could.

Bills: HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: flood risk, campground, safety regulations, civil penalty, guest safety, Harris County, flood control, governance, expansion, public health, local governance, environmental management

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• We've begun some regularly scheduled lunch-and-learn programs with a variety of topics.
• and learn programs with scheduled lunch and learn programs with a<00:24:42.000> variety<00:24
• . program. program.
• . school. school.
• . school. school.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I think tobacco and vaping programs, $11,600,000.
• Chairman, I'm just backing up to that tobacco and vaping program.
• Local public health has their programs.
• You might recall in the history of this entire program...
• It is an entitlement program, so if it does exceed that amount, it's a deficiency.

Bills: SB2015

Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras

Summary: The committee met to review revised long sheets and section-by-section language for a human services/health budget bill, with much of the discussion focused on how to present block grant funding and full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for behavioral health clinics and CCBHCs. Members debated whether to keep FTE counts in the budget at all, ultimately leaning toward removing or zeroing out the FTE references while keeping the dollar authority, and reducing the salaries-and-wages block grant by about $4.75 million. They also discussed public health federal authority, agreeing to remove about $60 million in unused federal spending authority tied to COVID-era funds, and clarified that if federal money later becomes available it could be requested through the Emergency Commission. A major topic was the provider inflation increase. The House version had 2% and 2%, while members debated alternatives and appeared to settle, at least for further work, on 2% in the first year and 1.5% in the second year, with staff asked to recalculate the fiscal impact. The committee also reviewed FMAP changes, noting a revised 2027 FMAP estimate and its effect on general fund and other funds, and discussed whether to adjust public health and other line items accordingly. Several members emphasized that many of these numbers are still tentative and will be refined before final action. The committee also touched on several policy items and capital-related provisions, including behavioral health services, Medicaid expansion, the moratorium on new ICF beds, and a proposed amendment for a medical homes/fourplex-related item that would show a $400,000 legislative investment with repayment from a developer. There was extended discussion of the All True hospital/facility proposal, with some members favoring leaving it in with a smaller initial commitment and others preferring to remove it and revisit later in conference committee. The meeting ended with staff asked to continue updating the bill language and members instructed to review remaining sections before the next meeting; no final votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• >> Vital Access Program.
• So I would say thank you for that, as well as support for our focused, or our school lunch programs.
• SO I WOULD SAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR OUR FOCUSED OR OUR SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS.
• THAT PROGRAM.
• So we invested $50 million in the Clean Green Schools program to help them with that transition as they

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s Journal and moved into motions, resolutions, and budget-related business. Senator Gianaris called up Senate Print 5898A for reconsideration; the Senate voted 59 ayes to restore the bill to the third reading calendar. Several amendments were also received on third-reading bills, and the Finance Committee was called into session while the chamber proceeded with resolutions. The Senate adopted Resolution J.2106 recognizing Second Chance Month and the mental health impacts of incarceration, with Senator Brisport speaking in support and a guest from the community recognized in the chamber. The body also adopted Resolution J.1492 designating May 27, 2026, as Taiwan Heritage Day, with remarks from Senators Sepúlveda, Stavisky, and Liu highlighting Taiwanese contributions to New York and expressing support for Taiwan amid current geopolitical tensions. The Finance Committee then reported several budget bills, including Senate Prints 9003D, 9004D, 9007C, and 9009C, which were moved to third reading. The remainder of the session focused on the supplemental and controversial budget calendars, especially tax and spending provisions. Senators debated the “Protecting Our Wallets” energy rebate, with supporters describing it as a one-time check for eligible taxpayers and critics arguing it was too small and not tied directly to utility bills; the chamber accepted the message of necessity and laid the bills aside. Members also debated extensions and changes to tax provisions affecting corporations, alternative fuel exemptions, Broadway and theatrical production tax credits, charitable deductions for certain 501(c)(3)s, nicotine pouch taxes, a new New York City pied-à-terre tax, and a standardbred horse-racing testing fee. Several senators criticized the budget as raising costs or favoring certain industries, while supporters defended the measures as revenue-raising, affordability, or public-health policies. No final votes on the controversial budget bills are shown in the excerpt beyond procedural rulings, adoption of the resolution calendar, and acceptance of committee reports.

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• It would be public, and people would be sent to it. easy program to get this information easy program
• know there was discussion about programs know there was discussion about programs that<02:29:08.640
• However, um once of those programs.
• programs you've sort of completed those<02:29:18.800> programs,<02:29:19.280> there<02
• So, we took a lunch break in between.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• bus or in school, load it back on, right?
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1616 exempts the recognized dental school, dental therapy school
• , or dental hygiene school without Bodex licensure. rather than from therapy school or dental hygiene
• school.
• outside of the school and then they happened to be working for the school?

Bills: SB1176, SB1186, SB1235, SB1286, SB1446, SB1458, SB1515, SB1616, SB1641, SB1668, SB1670, SB1678, SB1747, SB1787

Keywords: stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine

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• upper basin program.
• basin program. basin program.
• program, the bill still allows a program program, the bill still allows a program to<00:53:54.000
• came in here during lunch. came in here during lunch.
• program than we are.

Keywords: 916, all

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• All contractors in the New Hampshire Saves program operate within these qualified programs.
• All contractors in the New Hampshire Saves program operate within these qualified programs.
• This program is also a much smaller program for investment.
• This program is also a much smaller program for investment.
• took advantage of the wood p School took advantage of the wood p boiler<02:05:22.360> program

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And so we do have a number of programs or projects under the HMGP program that talks about hazardous
• We are serving lunch.
• I am a product of Taos Schools.
• , it's a good program.
• But I will say that a lot of this work is happening in this out-of-school Time space summer program space

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• <00:34:53.760> provided can't afford to live in school provided can't afford to live in school
• I went to school here, and I plan on continuing to live here.
• Okay, so we are at lunch.
• You need to run home for lunch. You can take care of that.
• You need to run home for lunch. You can take care of that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• One is school building aid, the other is the MUN funds, right?
• One is school building aid, the other is the MUN funds, right?
• English<00:49:30.880> school.
• We basically have a two-hour lunch now.
• Does anyone have anything they need to bring up before we lunch?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 63, which concerns funding for the division of travel and tourism and its relationship to the meals-and-rooms tax calculation. Members asked for confirmation that the bill would not affect municipal distributions under RSA 78-A:26. Jennifer Ramsey of the Department of Revenue Administration explained that the amendment does not change meals-and-rooms distributions, but instead corrects the calculation for the travel and tourism appropriation by adding back the municipal fund transfer before applying the 3.15% floor. Chris Shay of the Office of the Attorney General agreed with that explanation. The committee also discussed the complexity of the meals-and-rooms statutes and the possibility of a future cleanup effort. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 63 ought to pass; it will not go on consent because it has a fiscal note. The committee next considered SB 60, relative to advanced deposit account wagering. Rep. Murphy moved ought to pass, explaining that the bill would regulate advanced deposit wagering on horse racing and impose a 1.25% revenue share on wagers from New Hampshire residents, generating roughly a quarter-million dollars in new lottery revenue in the first year. The motion passed 19-0, and the bill will not go on consent because of its fiscal note. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 147 ITL, with members noting that live racing facilities are in decline and the market is shrinking. SB 160, which updates raffle ticket pricing and prize limits for bingo-related gaming, also passed ought to pass 19-0 and will not go on consent. The committee then took up SB 73, which revises coverall bingo rules and increases prize limits. An amendment, 2025-1470H, was offered to raise the total prize amount to $5,000; members supported it as a reasonable compromise, and the amendment was adopted unanimously. The bill as amended then passed ought to pass 19-0, again with a fiscal note preventing consent placement. After those votes, the committee moved into a work session on SB 83, where members began discussing the bill’s video lottery terminal provisions, including the meaning of “maximum wager,” the absence of a cumulative betting cap, and concerns that the bill combines several distinct policy changes—tax treatment, VLT rules, renaming, and a self-exclusion database—into one measure. No vote was taken on SB 83 during the work session, and members indicated they would continue discussion later after reviewing side-by-side materials.

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• All right, have a good lunch. We'll ...
• All right, have a good lunch.
• <02:22:42.080> we'll Yeah, all right, have a good lunch.
• Over the years, we have hosted many tours, school children’s tours, birthday parties, etc.
• <04:42:12.240> of goats and there are two schools of goats and there are two schools of thought

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion. The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations. Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.

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• The entire program is designed to cause claims to be resolved promptly and fairly.
• Let's assume a five-year-old child is on the sidewalk walking to school.
• I had plans to finish school and buy a house to live in with my sons.
• He'd get angry if I bought a book or lunch at work, claiming we couldn't afford it.
• I'm a Harvard Medical School alumnus.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy public hearing on a wide range of civil actions, labor, consumer protection, and animal welfare bills. Chair Lydia Edwards and Representative Michael Day opened with strict testimony rules and time limits, then heard from legislators and advocates on measures including animal-abuser pet ownership bans (S. 1207/H. 1914), a name-change privacy bill (S. 1045/H. 1973), tort claims reform (H. 1724), law enforcement council coverage under the Tort Claims Act (S. 1199), civil rights and qualified immunity-related proposals (H. 1641), employee free speech/captive audience restrictions (S. 1078/H. 1653), consumer protection and civil rights jurisdiction expansion (S. 1041), private right of action for wage theft (H. 1916), gun-owner liability insurance (H. 1836), pseudoephedrine sales tracking (S. 1243/H. 1581), prepaid legal services plans (H. 1612), structured settlement protections (H. 1863), third-party litigation financing disclosure (H. 1861), antitrust reform for small businesses and workers (S. 1038/H. 1982), legal notices in online-only newspapers (S. 1279/H. 1632), and several animal cruelty and protection bills including H. 1938, H. 1949, S. 1277/H. 1934, and H. 1764. Testimony was largely supportive from bill sponsors and advocacy groups, with repeated themes of protecting vulnerable people and animals, improving access to justice, and updating outdated laws. Supporters of the animal bills argued for stronger possession bans, broader cruelty citations, and civil removal tools to prevent repeat abuse; opponents or conditional supporters raised due process and enforcement concerns, especially around warrantless seizures and requiring retail or shelter staff to check registries. On the labor and consumer side, supporters said the antitrust bill would curb monopoly power and help small businesses and workers, while opponents warned it could destabilize competition and burden successful firms. The employee free speech bill was backed as a response to captive audience meetings, and the wage-theft bill was presented as a way to let workers or organizations pursue claims when individual employees are afraid to come forward. Several public officials and association representatives testified on the law enforcement and civil rights bills. Chiefs of police supported adding law enforcement councils to the Tort Claims Act, saying it would close a liability gap for regional mutual-aid collaborations. But police representatives opposed changes to the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act and qualified immunity-related provisions, arguing the federal system already provides a workable forum and that expanding liability could increase costs, reduce morale, and worsen recruitment and retention. On the consumer/civil rights bill, Senator Collins and a veteran described an out-of-state assault case that they said showed the need for Massachusetts to let residents seek redress at home when rights are violated elsewhere. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing itself; the committee mainly received testimony and questions. Several witnesses indicated they had submitted written testimony or proposed amendments, and some bills drew requests for favorable reports while others were explicitly opposed unless amended.

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• The Elections Division of the Office includes a team of state program administrators and IT staff that
• for what you mentioned earlier, which was coming out to my district and sitting with kids at high school
• They'd say we were out to lunch and we were wrong on the law, but that's exactly where we have courts
• They'd say we were out<01:36:49.560> to<01:36:49.680> lunch<01:36:50.120> and<01
• and we were wrong on the out to lunch and we were wrong on the law,<01:36:51.720> but<01:36:51.880

Keywords: 1183, house