Transcript Highlights:

• Public testimony, without objection, will be limited to two minutes.
• This bill is not inconsistent; it's not contradictory; it's just very limited in scope.
• So you're not trying to limit vaccination? No, this would not limit... It's just, to me...
• But we are limited in our ability to verify that.
• However, it is very limited in its scope.

Bills: SB95 , SB268 , SB493 , SB619 , SB660 , SB922 , SB984 , SB1098 , SB1188 , SB1307 , SB1332 , SB1822

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: immunization, written informed consent, civil liability, health care provider, vaccine compensation, administrative penalty, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, pharmacy benefit manager, PBM, gag clause, prescription drug pricing, out-of-pocket cost, cash price, pharmacist, pharmacy, prescription drug benefit

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• </c> are committed to a significant bonding are committed to a significant bonding proposal,<00:04:05.920
• </c> that are funded through the bonding that are funded through the bonding bill,<00:10:18.320><c> I
• The bonding bill is not dessert. The bonding bill is not dessert. It is the table setting.
• Um we didn't bond last year and we need<00:14:56.160><c> to</c><00:14:56.320><c> bond.
• </c> larger bonding bill? larger bonding bill?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Yet recourse remains limited. patents. Yet recourse remains limited.
• Further, the judges are required to be bonded. They're not bonded. Chapter 93.
• Further, the judges are required to be bonded. They're not bonded. Chapter 93.
• Further, the judges are required to be bonded. They're not bonded. Chapter 93.
• </c> bonded. They're not bonded. Chapter 93. bonded. They're not bonded. Chapter 93.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But, you know, it's going to result in our office having to deploy many of our already limited resources
• There was no federal bonding.
• State Treasurer, we're going to start limiting some time here.
• We do all the bond payments, both taxable and tax exempt. We do all the severance tax bonding.
• And education and technology notes and general obligation bonds are something we basically do for free

Committee: Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations from the Secretary of State, the State Land Office, the Attorney General, and the State Auditor. The Secretary of State said its requested general fund budget of $15.88 million was intended to maintain baseline operations, replace lost federal cyber and election support, and address a 12% vacancy rate. Officials warned that the House recommendation still left major gaps for election security, tabulator replacement, campaign finance system upgrades, overseas and military ballot services, ballot tracking, and a new tax lien filing system. Senators pressed about the election fund, county burdens, and the risk of underfunding election administration; the office said the House had provided $15 million for the election fund for the primary and another $15 million for the general election, but not enough for operations or all capital needs. The State Land Office said it was satisfied with the House budget action and had no additional request. Staff described the office’s record revenues, low vacancy rate, clean audits, and proposed new positions tied to forestry, economic development, petroleum, geothermal, and royalty compliance work. Senators asked about long-term revenue trends, forest thinning and biomass opportunities, and bookkeeping around the land maintenance fund; the office said the new positions were intended to generate revenue and support land management, including fire mitigation. The Attorney General’s office presented a budget built around a 0% general fund increase, greater use of the Consumer Settlement Fund, and $4.5 million in special/extraordinary litigation funding. The AG emphasized active litigation and investigations involving consumer fraud, Medicaid fraud, federal funding cuts, Meta and other technology platforms, AI and child safety, gaming compacts, tobacco, and possible litigation over abandoned uranium mine cleanup. Senators asked about scam enforcement, the structure of settlement funds, and whether the office could take on uranium-related litigation; the AG said the office could prepare a litigation budget but warned such efforts would require sustained funding. The State Auditor said the House budget added only modest increases while the office faced about a 40% vacancy rate, difficulty recruiting auditors, and a shrinking pool of public accounting firms, creating risks for constitutional audit responsibilities.

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• House Bill 2091 increases the maximum allowable assessment amount for each range of total limited assets
• amendment that, if approved by voters, would establish election-related requirements, including limiting
• Cooper's got a more limited measure on that.
• Madam Whip and members, House Bill 2097 establishes a maximum annual groundwater withdrawal limit for
• Basically, when a taxing entity brings forward a bond proposal, for example a school district, they are

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills, mostly on third-read consent calendars, covering appropriations, elections, education, public safety, water, taxation, and criminal justice. Early discussion included HB 2148, which would give the Legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal funds, described by the sponsor as a transparency measure. Other measures included HB 2091 on insurance assessment limits, HB 2122 on BTR reciprocity/endorsement clarifications, HB 2138 on firefighters’ workers’ compensation coverage, HB 2008 barring public school libraries from using public funds to pay certain professional associations, HB 2110 allowing prayer at public governing body meetings on request, and HB 2142 creating a School Safety Center at ADE with up to 10% of program funds for administration. The caucus also heard several parental-rights and elections bills. HB 2249 would expand the parents’ bill of rights to require notice if school staff facilitate a minor’s social transitioning and to allow parents access to complete educational records, with penalties for interference. HB 2022 would conform Arizona election deadlines and the primary date to federal law changes affecting military and overseas voters, with sponsors saying it preserves the 2024 timeline and includes emergency and permanent fixes. HCM 2001 urged the President and Congress to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and HCM 2002 was discussed as a related measure concerning CARE and congressional review/designation efforts; members debated the legal differences between the two memorials. A major portion of the meeting focused on HCR 2001, a proposed constitutional amendment on election rules. The sponsor said it would require U.S. citizenship to vote, government ID to register, prohibit foreign contributions, end early voting by the Friday before Election Day, and tighten ballot-return and polling-place rules, framing it as an Arizona Secure Elections Act modeled on Florida reforms. Members asked about ballot-return mechanics and the impact on voters who move, and the sponsor said the measure would require periodic address confirmation for early voters and earlier drop-off deadlines for certain ballots. The caucus also reviewed many water bills, including measures on snowpack augmentation, water conservation grant disclosures and eligible uses, stormwater recharge mapping, cesspool remediation, groundwater withdrawal limits in irrigation non-expansion areas, and a $1 million appropriation for Colorado River litigation. Additional bills covered tax and property issues, criminal penalties, and other policy changes. These included HB 2016 eliminating late-filing penalties when no tax is owed, HB 2104 and HB 2105 protecting agricultural property owners from repeated reclassification and requiring notice before inspections, and HB 2289 updating truth-in-taxation pamphlet examples to reflect $100,000 and $400,000 home values instead of outdated figures. The caucus also heard bills on felony murder involving unborn children, disposal of dead bodies, unlawful flight penalties, weapons trafficking, fentanyl trafficking, child support during pregnancy, and a memorial for the Buffalo Soldiers. No formal votes were taken in the transcript excerpt; the meeting consisted primarily of bill presentations, sponsor explanations, and member questions, with several bills noted as removed from the consent calendar or awaiting further consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is not an unreasonable position for folks to be skeptical of a product when the liability is so limited
• Can that be in the form of, like, a performance bond?
• Is it a tariff up front based on projected load and usage, or can they get a performance bond that says
• Section 1 of the bill amends 112.231 created by 484 to create a time-limited public records exemption
• right to receive a written prescription and shop at the pharmacy of their choosing, but it does not limit

Bills: S0408 , S0986 , S0678 , S0800 , S1050 , S0484 , S1118

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Keywords: vaccine advertisement, manufacturer liability, harmful vaccine, healthcare, court action, smoking regulation, public health, vaping, marijuana, public places, Florida Statutes, alcohol distribution, tax deductions, extraordinary losses, warehouse breakage, regulatory compliance, veterinary, prescription, pharmacy, client rights

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries considered several bills and took final action on each. SB 986, by Senator Gruters and presented by Senator Rodriguez, would prohibit smoking or vaping marijuana in public places and in certain indoor spaces; restaurant and lodging representatives supported adding marijuana and vaping to clean indoor air rules but asked to preserve designated smoking areas on private property, while cannabis advocates warned the bill was overly broad and could affect patients and property rights. The committee voted the bill favorably. SB 678, by Senator Mayfield, would restore statutory authority for DBPR to continue allowing alcohol distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise tax calculations; the committee adopted a strike-all amendment and reported the committee substitute favorably. SB 800, also by Senator Mayfield, increases penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and creates an engineering student loan assistance program for engineers working for state agencies and water management districts; after adopting an amendment clarifying eligibility, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard SB 408, by Senator Grall, which would create a Florida cause of action against vaccine manufacturers that advertise in the state, allowing injured individuals to sue in Florida courts. Supporters argued the bill would rebuild public trust and hold manufacturers accountable, while opponents from the Florida Justice Reform Institute, American Tort Reform Association, BIO, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, and several medical and business groups argued the field is largely preempted by federal law, that existing federal compensation programs already address vaccine injuries, and that the bill raises First Amendment and policy concerns. After debate focused on vaccine injury data, compensation rates, and liability, the committee voted SB 408 favorably. The committee also considered SB 484 and SB 1118, both by Senator Avila, dealing with data centers. SB 484 would preserve local planning authority, bar nondisclosure agreements that prevent disclosure of potential data center development, require the PSC to set large-load tariff requirements so data centers pay their own costs, and limit consumptive use permits for large-scale data centers absent no harm to water resources and compliance with local zoning; supporters emphasized ratepayer protection and economic development, while some witnesses urged flexibility for behind-the-meter projects and confidentiality in negotiations. The bill was reported favorably. SB 1118 would create a time-limited public records exemption for county or municipal information about data center siting and protect proprietary business information; Senator Pizzo raised concerns about how the exemption would affect disclosure of competing projects and local officials’ ability to speak, but the sponsor said he would work on clarifying the language. The committee also passed SB 1050, by Senator Calatayud, which requires veterinarians to provide pet owners with written prescriptions and information about pharmacy choice while preserving veterinary judgment and emergency dispensing authority. The meeting concluded after all bills were reported favorably and members recorded additional votes on prior items.

Transcript Highlights:

• privilege at the beginning of the day are for introduction of guests who are present only and are limited
• "Go ahead, but I will cut off your answer in accordance with Rule 12 if it goes over time limits, which
• The senators do not enjoy time limits on their explanations of vote, but they're currently voting on
• As a reminder, today at 5 p.m. is the 7-bill limit that's in place.
• Ways and Bonds. HB 2283, appropriation and instruction and $289. Ways and Bonds.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Are you going to the bonding committee for this meeting? Do you want to address that?
• Due to the limited time, I would like the testifier to answer the question about why we haven't consulted
• If you could limit to maybe one of your most important, unless both are very, very important, for the
• We realize there are limited dollars available, and we would be very appreciative of whatever funds can
• We have many bills to hear and limited time, so we're going to do a 50-50 swap next week, and Co-Chair

Bills: HF2411 , HF2471 , HF1440 , HF1393 , HF1631 , HF1259 , HF280 , HF1281 , HF1459

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding

Transcript Highlights:

• To ensure that everyone's had a chance to speak, testimony is going to be limited to three minutes.
• testimony received by the committee may be made publicly available, provided, however, the chairs may limit
• We can't spend it on actually building something, so there are limitations on it.
• Limited reporting requirements were put in place by the Criminal Justice Reform Act of 2018.
• It's called the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, similar to the 15,000 to the past limit.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered a wide range of Judiciary Committee bills, with much of the testimony focused on criminal justice, public safety, and civil asset forfeiture reform. Several lawmakers and advocates supported bills to increase penalties or create new offenses related to assaults on sports officials, assaults on transit workers, reckless discharge of firearms, fires and explosives, pill press machines, and drug-induced homicide. Testifiers described rising harassment and violence against youth sports officials and transit workers, as well as the fentanyl overdose crisis and the need for stronger tools to prosecute dealers whose conduct leads to death. Supporters of the sports-official and transit-worker bills emphasized declining referee availability and repeated assaults on commuter rail and MBTA workers. District attorneys also backed bills on reckless firearm discharge and fires/explosives, saying current law does not adequately address dangerous conduct that endangers bystanders. The committee also heard testimony on several proposals related to youth diversion and prison mitigation. Supporters of the youth court justice fund bill said youth courts are peer-led diversion programs with strong compliance and low recidivism, and argued for a stable funding source rather than annual earmarks. A representative from Bridgewater supported a prison mitigation fund for municipalities that host state prisons, saying the costs of public safety and emergency services are not fully covered. On gun policy, testimony split between supporters of a bill to ban in-state manufacture of assault-style rifles for civilian sale and opponents or skeptics of other firearm-related measures, including a bill on collateralizing firearms and a bill to increase penalties for drug trafficking combined with illegal firearm offenses. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to civil asset forfeiture reform. Advocates from the ACLU, CPCS, the Boston Bar Association, the Institute for Justice, and others supported bills to increase the burden of proof, improve transparency and reporting, require counsel, and limit or eliminate the current practice of directing forfeiture proceeds to law enforcement. They argued the current system creates perverse incentives, lacks adequate due process, and is insufficiently transparent. District Attorney Paul Tucker defended current forfeiture practices, saying his office has reporting and oversight, uses the funds for investigations and community programs, and warned that reducing forfeiture revenue would hinder crime fighting. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing; the chairs repeatedly thanked witnesses and indicated the bills would remain under consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• We also saw limited information being shared or disseminated about what services are available and limited
• other states like Texas and Florida have set limits on who can be incarcerated.
• We combine general bonds, GOB bonds. We combined other state funds. We combined capital funds.
• Bonds. We combined other state funds.
• If you'd like to come forward, you're more than welcome to a two-minute limitation.

Bills: SB5 , SB6 , SB8

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: physician residency, healthcare, rural communities, medical education, appropriation, education, medical school, New Mexico, construction, behavioral health, funding, mental health services, general fund transfer, 996, all

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• existing structure for when school districts report their attendance to us is that it is reported as an aggregate

Committee: House Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• And with limited resources, it's so important to make sure we're impacting oftentimes greatest need first
• of what we do is use some evidence-based modalities to help raise their capacity for parent-child bonding
• and attachment, to help raise their capacity for parent-child bonding and attachment, increase their
• dialectical behavioral therapy-based model that helps to make sure that mothers primarily reattach and bond
• So there's absolutely no systemic opportunity for bonding and attachment to take place during this critical

Bills: SB5979 , SB6308 , SB6319

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: opioids, substance abuse, dependent children, child welfare, caregiver substance use, court orders, shelter care, judicial discretion, family law, early childhood, family services, diversion programs, court-ordered assessments, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• To allow as many people as possible to testify, we will be having a two-minute time limit per testifier
• It authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds and authorizes funds to finance
• </c> water flowing right on a limited water flowing right on a limited resource<00:28:12.880><c> because
• What happens if we have something to affect our cattle, our limited dairy, our hog farms?
• limited limited Dairy<00:58:53.280><c> our</c><00:58:53.520><c> Hog</c><00:58:54.200><c> Farms</c><00

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• </c> have these requirements and/or limiting have these requirements and/or limiting buyers<00:32:47.279
• a legal lending limit of 20% or more and 32 states provide limits of 25% or more with certain security
• 27.920><c> more</c> states provide limits of 25% or more states provide limits of 25% or more with<01
• It's limited to just this concept of It's limited to just this concept of you're<01:21:40.320><c> pre
• </c> people who are have limited people who are have limited understanding<01:25:25.360><c> of</c><01

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow state-chartered credit unions to compensate board members if the membership approves it. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, intended to help credit unions recruit and retain qualified directors and align New Hampshire with other states that already allow such compensation. Credit union representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank supported the bill, saying board service has become more complex because of cybersecurity, asset-liability management, and other regulatory demands, and that compensation could be modest and take forms such as meeting fees or educational reimbursement. In response to committee questions, they said compensation would be set by the membership, disclosed in advance, and subject to bylaws and internal policies; they also noted that board members must be credit union members and that voting procedures vary by institution, with some using mailed ballots rather than proxy voting. Members raised questions about why credit union boards were historically excluded, what kinds of compensation were contemplated, whether there would be a cap, and how voting and confidentiality would work. Testimony explained that the historical rationale was the nonprofit, volunteer mission of credit unions, but witnesses argued that the modern environment and competition for talent justify a change. They also said the bill would not mandate compensation and would not create a salary structure comparable to banks, but would allow members to approve modest compensation or reimbursements. After no further testimony, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25. The committee then opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Senator Howard Pearl, concerning the definition of deposits in land sales and escrowed accounts. Pearl said the bill would clarify that buyer funds for upgrades and luxury items in new-home construction are not treated as refundable deposits that must be held in escrow, arguing that the current Attorney General interpretation raises builder costs, increases home prices, and can limit buyer choices. He said the proposal would allow those upgrade funds to be paid directly to builders for construction, with signed disclosures making clear that the buyer requested the items and bears the risk if financing falls through. The hearing on Senate Bill 26 had just begun when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><00:03:17.519><c> would</c> consistent large bonding bills would consistent large bonding bills would
• </c> how much money would go into bonding how much money would go into bonding this<00:06:02.639><c>
• &gt;&gt; Yes, it can because this is the bonding &gt;&gt; Yes, it can because this is the bonding year
• </c> actually because most of our bonding actually because most of our bonding bills<00:10:19.040><c>
• </c> hurt us in terms of passing bonding hurt us in terms of passing bonding bills.<00:10:48.320><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Public testimony has been limited to two minutes per witness. We've got a lot going on today.
• The second thing is, this is a tax shift, we have to run a public bond. to provide sewer.
• It's it declared the limited purpose jurisdiction status of these properties and so what the city has
• This is the last witness I show, the chair calls Matthew Bonds. Thank you for being here today.
• These mandates limit.

Bills: HB602 , HB1322 , HB1930 , HB2225 , HB2304 , HB2494 , HB3275 , HB3810 , HB3919

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: affordable housing, land use, zoning, urban planning, community development, housing crisis, mixed-use development, sustainability, municipal utility district, board of directors, qualifications, land ownership, Texas, taxation, residency, municipal approval, subdivision plans, local governance, plats, local government

Transcript Highlights:

• or a PR bond.
• He had to grant a cash bond.
• We had a defendant who was on a $150,000 bond. bond for capital murder that was now charged with another
• Galveston County and posted bond.
• He was out on bonds posting $1,650. $50,000 because he also was on bond for aggravated robbery in Fort

Bills: SJR2 , SB4 , SJR36 , SJR2 , SB4 , SR42 , SR74 , SR76 , HCR5 , SB710 , SB710

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• will accept our audits of federal awards and financial statements, and our audits will be accepted by bond
• 1145 provides a lengthy list of entities that we have the authority to audit, including, but not limited
• However, due to our limited resources, we may not be able to audit all areas identified as high risk.
• continue to conduct all our statutorily required engagements, the scope of our audits is impacted by our limited
• And the reports can help investors, along with bond rating agencies and creditors who expect payment

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to receive annual overviews of its oversight responsibilities and the work of the Auditor General and OPAGA. Committee staff reviewed the committee’s authority over state and local governments, enforcement of audit-report filing requirements, repeated audit findings, Transparency Florida reporting, and lobbying compensation audits. Auditor General Cheryl Norman described her office’s independence, audit standards, quality control, and major audit areas, including the state’s annual financial and single audits, school district and university audits, operational and performance audits, and attestation work. She also noted staffing shortages, recruitment efforts, and a request for carry-forward funds to study salaries. Members asked about whether audits can quantify recoverable dollars, how school district spending comparisons are handled, and how to raise concerns about DCF-related audits or a local city audit that has been pending for years. Norman said her office can quantify findings when possible, sometimes compares costs across districts in operational audits, and that members can bring specific concerns to the appropriate deputy auditor general or the committee. She also explained that citizen or local-government audit requests may require payment of audit costs. OPAGA Coordinator Kara Collins-Gomez outlined OPAGA’s role as a legislative research unit that conducts studies directed by law, the presiding officers, or the committee, and described its policy areas, methodologies, contract monitoring, and recurring statutory reports. Deputy Auditor General Matthew Tracy explained how to read operational audit reports, including findings, criteria, condition, cause, effect, recommendations, and management responses. Deputy Auditor General Greg Senators explained financial audit reports, including audit opinions, required supplementary information, internal control and compliance findings, federal program compliance, and management letters. The meeting concluded with thanks to the presenters and a motion to adjourn, which passed without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, they are bonded and the bonding company, if these bonds aren't paid, they're going to start seizing
• , if these bonds and the bonding company, if these bonds aren't<00:05:19.759><c> paid,</c><00:05:20.240
• </c> impair or invalidate leans or bonds. impair or invalidate leans or bonds.
• </c> issue refunding bonds. issue refunding bonds.
• </c> with interest of bond holders. with interest of bond holders.

Committee: Joint Energy

Keywords: Energy - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 1:30 P.M., 925, all

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• 10:24.800><c> life</c><00:10:24.959><c> that</c><00:10:25.120><c> we</c><00:10:25.279><c> can</c> limits
• the quality of life that we can limits the quality of life that we can have<00:10:25.519><c> for</c>
• If the $55 million bond is passed today, the sales tax exemption for construction materials would help
• </c> the $55 million bond. the $55 million bond.
• These three technical changes update the reference to the delayed business interest expense limitation

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all