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MN
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee heard House File 2260, a Judiciary Committee clone of portions of the larger DHS policy bill, and adopted the A1 amendment, which was described as largely technical but also incorporating changes from the related human services bill. The bill was presented as covering several DHS-related policy areas, including background studies transparency, anti-kickback provisions for medical assistance and child care assistance, and personal data protections for human services judges. The amendment also added a number of provisions related to direct care and treatment, competency restoration billing and data sharing, fraud enforcement tools, behavioral health fund eligibility, and clarifications to prior law. Testimony from DHS Office of Inspector General legislative director Ardian Diddy emphasized that the bill would improve transparency in background studies, update investigative and arrest data access, extend a limited set-aside to similar provider types, and correct an effective-date error from last session. He also said the anti-kickback language would mirror federal Medicaid law for medical assistance and create a state-level prohibition for CCAP, giving DHS and law enforcement more tools to investigate fraud and misuse. Additional provisions would add human services judges to existing personal data protections for judicial officials. Diddy also explained amendment sections from the governor’s fraud package, including authority to act against entities convicted of fraud or theft, data-sharing improvements, and a disqualification from management and billing positions. Members raised questions about possible conflicts of interest involving DHS employees with outside LLCs and about the need for stronger safeguards against fraud. The chair and other members referenced recent fraud cases and said the bill would help prevent similar abuses. Christy Grumman of DHS testified on the judge privacy section, saying there are about 35 human services judges and describing a recent incident in which a judge received violent threats serious enough to require the family’s temporary relocation by the State Patrol. Representative Hudson supported the anti-kickback provisions as a needed codification of agency authority. The committee then approved the amended bill and recommended it be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety, Finance, and Policy.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Fri Jan 31, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 10

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • All the way from Kauai, I would like to introduce our HSTA chapter president, Sharon Toiki, who is also
  • We also have our chapter vice president, Sharon Saitman, special education teacher at Wilcox Elementary
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Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House convened with a roll call showing 48 members present and three excused, then deferred reading of the journal. There were no messages from the Governor or Senate communications. The session featured numerous introductions recognizing the annual secondary student conference, with members welcoming more than 150 students from 28 public schools, along with teachers, advisers, and other visitors from schools across the state. Under reports of standing committees, Representative Todd moved to adopt standing committee reports Nos. 23 through 29 and advance the accompanying House bills to second reading and referral to the designated committees; Representative Moriwaki seconded, and the motion carried. Members then offered brief positions on several bills, including one dealing with evidence preservation and parental notification, and another prohibiting fines, fees, or court costs against people adjudicated for offenses committed as minors. Testimony and comments reflected both support and opposition, with some members reserving their position and others opposing the measures; concerns raised included the need for clearer parental-notification standards and objections to eliminating penalties for juvenile offenses. The House also considered a bill limiting court-ordered community service for minors to no more than 72 hours, with some members reserving and others opposing. After discussion, the motion on the committee reports was carried by voice vote. There were no resolutions for action, and all other resolutions were referred to print. The House then adjourned until 12:00 noon Monday.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 6, February 16, 2026-AM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 916, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations Feb 19th, 2025 at 10:30 am

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
  • So, Texas Education Code, Chapter 49, 154B, the legislature essentially has already addressed this problem
  • Which means 45% of funding received under the SPED allotment is more distributed.
  • the, well, I mean, technically, no, like they could spend it, 55% has to be spent on spent services, 45%
Summary: During this committee meeting, the focus was on discussing critical infrastructure funding, especially related to water supply and flood mitigation projects. Chairwoman Stepney and the Water Development Board presented extensive details regarding the Texas Water Fund, which included $1 billion appropriated to assist various financial programs and tackle pressing water and wastewater issues. Additionally, funding allocations aimed at compromising the state's flood risk and improving water conservation were hotly debated, emphasizing collaboration among committee members and the necessity of addressing community needs in such projects.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's start with January 6th, and he dedicates a whole chapter in the book to it.
  • Leonard Pelletier was in prison for 45 years.
  • intelligence official and the Deputy Director of National Intelligence, 702 collection formulates over 45%
  • and when we look at Fentanyl overdoses being the leading cause of death between the ages of 18 and 45
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill builds on Chapter 177 of the Acts of 2022.
  • and then it aligns coverage requirements and reforms that have arisen during the implementation of Chapter
  • Chapter 258 of the Acts of 2014 basically required that we provide 14 days of coverage through detox
  • What does Chapter 258 do? It gives people who need inpatient substance use treatment 14 days.
  • We used to get tons of complaints before Chapter 258 passed in 2014 because insurers and reviewers would
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a hearing on a large group of behavioral health and insurance-related bills. Topics included expanding access to mental health services by allowing physician assistants to authorize Section 12 emergency holds and be recognized as licensed mental health professionals (H. 1131/S. 773); improving coverage for community behavioral health centers so commercial insurance matches MassHealth’s bundled outpatient and crisis services (H. 1276/S. 703); eliminating cost sharing for certain behavioral health services (S. 718); extending detox and clinical stabilization coverage from 14 to 30 days and adding transitional support services (H. 1319/S. 772); requiring coverage for dual-diagnosis treatment in psychiatric facilities (H. 1277/S. 771); and preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness through coverage of coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment (H. 1135/S. 709). The committee also heard bills on preventive behavioral health services for children (H. 1228/S. 802) and post-pregnancy mental health care, including postpartum depression and pregnancy loss-related care (H. 1314/S. 823).
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill revises chapters 59, 49, and 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
  • Chapter 49 of the Code of Criminal Procedure relates to death inquests and Chapter 50 of the Code of
  • It's got large blocks of text without headings, inconsistencies within chapters.
  • So we've taken these smaller bites of chapters.
  • Amend the same law three different ways and, and add the same chapter numbers and section numbers.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

05/18/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2749, an act amending title 13, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by amending section 13
  • House Bill 2749: An act amending title 13, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by amending section 13
  • House Bill 4011: An act amending title 33, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by amending
  • House Bill 2049: An act amending title 30, chapter 4, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding
  • House Bill 2049: An act amending title 30, chapter 4, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding
Keywords: 1182, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-05-13 - 1:00PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chapter inherent and unalienable rights.
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  • provisions of 17 PSA chapter 32. provisions of 17 PSA chapter 32.
  • 1, Article 1 and Chapter 1, Article 7.
  • 1, Article 1 and Chapter 1, Article 7.
Keywords: 926, house, all
Summary: The House opened with a devotional for Mental Health Awareness Month, focused on the fragility and renewability of mental health and the importance of human connection, kindness, and reaching out to people who are struggling. The chamber then handled several referral items, including first reading and referral of Senate Bill 329, an act relating to criminal procedures involving firearms, to the Judiciary Committee. It also referred Senate Bills 323 and 326 to the Committee on Appropriations because they carry appropriations, and noted that Senate Bill 278, relating to cannabis and state revenue, had been reported favorably with amendment and was referred to Ways and Means under House Rule 35A. The House took up Joint Senate Resolution 53 on weekend adjournment for May 15, 2026, and adopted it in concurrence by voice vote. The chamber also read House Concurrent Resolution 284 honoring former Senate Majority Leader and Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs’ Executive Director John F. Campbell for his public service, including his work on marriage equality and gun control, and members gave remarks recognizing his leadership, humor, and impact on the institution. Several guests were welcomed and recognized during announcements, including a representative involved in a diaper drive, local officials, and Norma Malone, who was honored for decades of public service in Barry Town and related local boards. The main floor action was on Proposal 4, a proposed constitutional amendment on equality of rights. The Judiciary Committee recommended concurrence, and the member from Burlington explained the amendment’s purpose and process, emphasizing that it would add an equal protection guarantee to the Vermont Constitution covering race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and national origin, while preserving other constitutional protections. The member also reviewed the proposal’s prior passage in both chambers in the previous biennium and its current path toward appearing on the November 2026 ballot if approved again by the House and Senate. The transcript ends while the House is still hearing extended remarks on Proposal 4, with no final vote on the amendment shown in the excerpt.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Service

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are asking for something similar to what Belmont did receive in the Acts of 2022, Chapter 406. ...
  • We are asking for something similar to what Belmont did receive in the Acts of 2022, Chapter 406. ...
  • in the Acts of 2022, Chapter 406, where those dispatchers were again grandfathered in to allow them to
  • of the Middlesex Regional Emergency Communications Center and also president of the Massachusetts chapter
  • Some key points are that the current law under Chapter 32, Section 91 caps post-retirement income and
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its 15th hearing of the 194th General Court, focused on retirement group classifications for a range of public safety and related employees. Much of the testimony centered on bills affecting Barnstable County dispatchers and 911 telecommunicators, who argued they should remain in or be moved to Group 2 because their work is highly stressful, life-or-death in nature, and historically had been treated that way. Speakers said the proposed changes would largely grandfather in current employees, would not add costs in some cases, and were needed to correct outdated statutory language and PERAC rulings that had created uncertainty for workers nearing retirement or already retired. Similar support was offered for bills to reclassify 911 dispatchers statewide from Group 1 to Group 2, with testimony from dispatch supervisors, sheriffs, and police associations describing chronic stress, PTSD, staffing shortages, and retention problems. The committee also heard testimony on several other retirement-related bills. Representatives of Massport and campus police supported measures to align retirement benefits for Massport police and public higher education police with other law enforcement groups, arguing they perform comparable duties and face similar risks. The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association also backed a bill to ease post-retirement earning restrictions for retired police and firefighters so they can continue consulting, training, or advising without penalty. MOSES testified in favor of bills moving certain state employees into Group 2, including forensic scientists at the State Police Crime Lab, DCR aerial foresters, and Department of Correction construction coordinators, citing hazardous work environments and physical danger. Department of Fire Services compliance officers likewise sought Group 4 classification, describing exposure to toxins, fatal fire scenes, and cancer risks. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee heard extensive testimony from affected employees, union and association representatives, and public safety officials, all urging favorable reports on the bills. At the end of the hearing, the chairs thanked witnesses and staff, and the committee adjourned after a motion and second.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Finance Division III (02/09/2026)

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: House Finance Division 3 met in work session and opened with procedural remarks from the chair about the committee’s schedule, deadlines, and recommendation options, noting the meeting was advisory and no votes were expected. The first bill discussed, House Bill 1569, concerned repealing the directive to sell the Anna Philbrook Center for Children property in Concord. Testimony from DHHS and New Hampshire Hospital focused on whether the property could be subdivided, the relationship to Senate Bill 572, the status of the city of Concord’s first right of refusal, and the practical effects of a sale. Witnesses said the $5 million sale estimate was a budget assumption, that moving staff and equipment would create some relocation costs, and that the center had required significant recent maintenance and renovation spending. Members also discussed the number of transitional housing beds at the site, the temporary nature of those beds, and whether the property should remain available given hospital workforce and service needs. The committee then turned to House Bill 661, which had been recommitted for further review after new information emerged. The chair summarized federal developments, including a December 2025 ACF letter and a related executive order, as well as a federal HHS press release about states diverting foster youths’ Social Security survivor benefits. Representative Walner explained that amendment 3055H had been drafted to move the bill forward in smaller steps, with a fiscal note requested on the amendment because the original bill was viewed as too large and expensive. Members discussed whether the committee had received copies of the amendment and whether federal guidance or funding had changed the policy landscape. The discussion also included broader questions about foster youth benefits and whether federal action would support state implementation. One member cited ACF language stating that only 11 states had enacted policies to stop interception of survivor benefits and that technical assistance would be available to the remaining states. The meeting remained in work-session mode throughout, with no votes taken and no final recommendations made during the portion provided. The chair indicated the committee could return to the bills later in the month.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • an adjunct professor, has been affiliated with Texas ASCE since 1984 and an ASC as an ASCE student chapter
  • I'll discuss specific chapter findings and grades from the report.
  • We introduced four new chapters to this report, as I mentioned earlier, broadband, hazardous waste, ports
  • While more grades went down from 2021 than up, the new chapters that were introduced were all in the
  • Keep in mind that each chapter has its own unique series of recommendations to improve the grades.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first took up HB 662, which would require discussion of abortion procedures and the viewing of certain videos in public school health education. Members argued the bill went too far by naming specific videos and involving the Attorney General in enforcement, and they said curriculum decisions should be left to educators. The committee voted ITL on HB 662 by a unanimous 18-0. The committee then considered HCR 6, a resolution calling for the removal of the superintendent of District 67. Members said the resolution targeted an individual and that the underlying dispute was already in court, so the matter should be left to the legal process. The motion to ITL passed 18-0. Next, HR 9, urging the Department of Education to emphasize STEM education, received broad support as a nonpartisan statement of priorities, and it also passed 18-0. HB 440, concerning educator licensing and shortages in Career and Technical Education, was amended to clarify that the bill applies to initial licensure only. After discussion about whether the amendment was necessary, the committee adopted Amendment 0188 unanimously and then voted OTPA on the bill as amended, 18-0. HB 222, which repealed the requirement for an MOU between charter schools and districts on services for students with disabilities, drew testimony that districts already provide substantial oversight through IEP processes and that the MOU requirement was burdensome and largely unenforced; the committee voted OTP 18-0. The committee then took up HB 719, which would repeal the right of first refusal for charter schools to purchase or lease unused district facilities. Supporters said the existing law had not generated complaints and could impede charter expansion, while opponents said the issue had not proven to be a problem and local control should be preserved. The committee voted ITL 17-1, with one member opposed and no minority report. The chair then postponed HB 184, a study committee bill on school start times, because it was scheduled for the next day, and the committee moved into a work session on bullying-related bills, discussing HB 108, HB 384, and HB 673 without taking final action in the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • portions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which is undergoing a very gradual, very careful revision, chapter
  • by chapter.
  • Sections are added with the same bill number, same section or chapter number.
  • by chapter.
  • Sections are added with the same bill number, same section or chapter number.
Bills: SCR3, SCR30, SB2375, HCR35
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

SENATE CONVENES May 6th, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I wish him well on his next chapter. That was from Steve Jones.
  • I watched him with Democrats... ...on his next chapter. That was from Steve Jones.
  • And that's what I'm looking for: God's will for future chapters.
  • All of a sudden, that was upon me, and I ran, and I won, and it was a new chapter, a different chapter
  • And it was a new chapter, a different chapter in my life, and it has been a wonderful chapter.
Keywords: 1204, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Feb 10th, 2026

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chapter 36 defines William Hutchinson: Availability through the joint planning process.
  • So I think that there's absolutely mechanisms in Chapter 36.
  • No, that's in Chapter 36. Okay, so that was just a set rate.
  • fee provisions of Chapter 36.
  • So and I've reached out to the state to talk about what happened and the Chapter 36 right now.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (02/17/2026)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords: 1189, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Housing Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am

Joint Committee on Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chapter 183A, our elections have been counted.
  • I think that should be totally deleted from Chapter 183A.
  • I'm the executive director of the Massachusetts chapter of NARO.
  • House 1551, which would streamline public procurement rules under Chapter 149, and House 1550, which
  • This would streamline the complicated procurement rules under Chapter 149.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hearing on a wide range of housing bills focused on manufactured housing, condominiums, public housing, tiny homes, and protections for elderly and disabled residents. Chairs Haggerty and Cyr opened by emphasizing the importance of these housing types and the need to hear from many speakers. Testimony on manufactured housing was especially extensive and sharply divided. Supporters of bills such as H. 1475, S. 990, and H. 1513 argued that out-of-state corporate owners are buying communities, raising rents and fees, reducing services, and exploiting legal gray areas. Residents and lawmakers from affected communities like Taunton, Middleborough, Attleboro, and Oak Point described steep rent disparities, fear of displacement, and the need for stronger protections, while Representative Hawkins urged an omnibus approach and said the bill would create a local board to ensure compliance with existing law. Opponents, including the Massachusetts Manufactured Housing Association and Hometown America’s counsel, argued that current law already provides protections, that the bills would create uncertainty or unfairly restrict owners, and that H. 1475 was intended to clarify the post-Blake legal landscape. The committee also heard testimony on condominium reform through S. 980, with owners describing lack of transparency, surprise assessments, and limited accountability, and urging updates to Chapter 183A and more owner rights. Public housing bills also drew support from housing authority advocates. MassNAHRO backed S. 955, H. 1517, H. 1512, H. 1550, and H. 1551, saying housing authorities need more flexibility to preserve and expand affordable housing. Witnesses supported tax relief for replacement public housing units and streamlined procurement rules, arguing these changes would help projects move faster and make better use of capital funds. Committee members asked questions about PILOT agreements, tax treatment of new developments, and whether state and federal public housing would be treated similarly. The committee also heard from Senator Lovely and advocates for S. 1007/H. 1525, which would prevent and respond to bullying of elderly and disabled residents in housing. Supporters described the bills as a long-needed response to harassment in senior and public housing, calling for building-level plans, staff training, and AG oversight; Jerry Halberstadt said the measure should be strengthened with enforcement and tenant advocacy support. Pamela and other witnesses described severe personal impacts from bullying and management retaliation. Another major topic was S. 1474/H. 1474 on movable tiny houses as permanent dwellings and accessory dwelling units. Supporters, including Representative DeCoste, Vera Struck, Kaylee DeCrease, and Abundant Housing Massachusetts, said tiny homes are a safe, affordable, sustainable option for seniors, workers, and others facing the housing shortage, and urged the committee to legalize them and align state rules with emerging standards. They also discussed tax classification and the need for a clear building code and DMV category. Finally, H. 1476 on pet-friendly elderly housing drew support from animal welfare groups, who said the bill would restore and modernize a prior pet program, expand access across state-aided housing, limit pet deposits, and reduce pet surrender caused by housing barriers. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions on the bills.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/09/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • As 1 Timothy chapter 1 states, the goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart, a good
  • A.R.S., amending Title 5, Chapter 2, Article 1, A.R.S., relating to marital agreements.
  • House Bill 2960, amending Title 12, Chapter 1, Article 1, Section 12-119.06, amending Title 41, Chapter
  • House Bill 4004, amending Title 8, Chapter 4, Article 1, A.R.S., relating to child welfare.
  • Amending Section 35-1-44, A.R.S., relating to Title 41, Chapter 11.
Keywords: 1182, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/10/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2398, an act amending Section 5-301, Arizona Revised Statutes, in Title 5, Chapter 3, Article
  • -342.01 and amending Section 5-342, relating to the operation of watercraft. ...amending Title 5, Chapter
  • House Bill 2991, an act amending Title 44, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Chapter 42, relating to
  • House Bill 2991, an act amending Title 44, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Chapter 42, relating to
  • House Bill 2457, an act amending Title 40, Chapter 2, Article 6.2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, welcomed former Senator Limpancrazi, and recognized page Owen Washburn and his family. The chamber then moved through messages and second-reading listings, and the Committee of the Whole considered several House bills. HB 2398, dealing with watercraft operation and peer-to-peer watercraft sharing insurance, received a floor amendment clarifying the types of insurers that may provide primary commercial boat liability coverage and was reported do pass as amended. HB 2477, relating to the Arizona Education Savings Plan, was amended to add investment guardrails, conflict-of-interest protections, an advisory team, limits on land investments, and statutory treatment of the local government investment pool, then reported do pass as amended. The Committee of the Whole also considered HB 2251 on midwifery, which was amended to transfer oversight of licensed midwives from the Department of Health Services to the Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board, add a licensed midwife to the board, separate midwife and naturopathic funds, apply investigative and disciplinary procedures, and make conforming changes; it was reported do pass as amended. HB 2991, concerning minors’ access to technology content and social media, drew extensive debate. A floor amendment revised age-signal and parental-consent procedures, changed default settings language, removed a private right of action, and made other technical changes. Senators Tise, Epstein, and others argued the bill still raised serious First Amendment and censorship concerns, while Senator Bullock defended it as a child-safety measure that did not require uploading ID. The bill was ultimately reported do pass as amended. In third reading, the Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole report, retained HB 2397 on the calendar, and voted on several bills. HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2763, HB 2786, HB 2771, HB 2782, and HB 4117 passed; HB 2457, HB 2494, and HB 2696 failed. HB 2457 and HB 2494 drew opposition over local control and land-use concerns, while HB 2696, aimed at fuel and gas prices, drew criticism that the Commerce Authority was not the right vehicle and that the issue was driven by federal policy. HB 4117, relating to offenses against public order and religious services, passed after sharp debate over whether it would protect worship or chill protest and free speech, with opponents warning of vague language and potential political prosecutions. The Senate also voted to reconsider its prior action on HB 2311 and HB 2601, requested the House return HB 2995 for reconsideration, and adjourned until Thursday, June 11, at 10:00 a.m.