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• A bill to be entitled an act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• A bill to be entitled an act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• A bill to be entitled in act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• A bill to be entitled in act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• By Representative Persons-Mulicka, House Bill 1-D, a bill to be entitled an act establishing the congressional

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Mark Weissman and local officials Donna Lou Fiala and Eric C. Brecknitz, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members approved the journal and adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the calendar and debate times for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1D, establishing Florida’s congressional districts, as the main item on the special order calendar. During questioning and debate on HB 1D, sponsors and opponents focused heavily on the map’s process and legality. Supporters argued the plan was based on a viable legal theory, used the 2020 census data as required, and was within the Legislature’s discretion to consider mid-cycle redistricting. Opponents repeatedly argued the map was drawn by the governor’s office using partisan data, without meaningful legislative or public input, and that it violated the Fair Districts Amendment by favoring a party, splitting more counties and municipalities, and reducing compactness. Several members also raised concerns about taxpayer costs, the absence of a new census or court order, and the Legislature’s role versus the governor’s office. After structured debate, the House voted on final passage of HB 1D and passed it 83-28. A motion to recess for two hours to consider a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision failed. Following passage of the redistricting bill, the House adopted a motion to adjourn sine die, ending the session.

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• on the proven success of SB 330 in 2019 by ensuring that once a housing project begins with the entitlement
• time of the application for the development, but our concerns specifically are that it adds post-entitlement
• I think that's the goal of this bill: to not change the goalposts after the post-entitlement process
• As our sponsors here today will share with you, density bonus law has contributed to over 140,000 entitled
• projects are able to use this program, choosing to build affordable homes, and to be able to receive entitlement

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard a full agenda of housing-related bills, with most measures receiving broad support and advancing on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Early in the hearing, AB 2035 by Assembly Member Dixon was presented as a narrowly tailored fix for a large senior HOA in Laguna Woods Village, allowing a lower vote threshold to amend outdated CC&Rs after repeated failed elections; members raised questions about broader impacts, but the bill passed 12-0 to Judiciary. AB 1684 by Assembly Member Ward would bar HOAs from restricting homeowners’ ability to install or replace cooling systems; supporters cited heat-related health risks and a constituent’s experience, while HOA representatives sought amendments to preserve reasonable rules on drainage, electrical capacity, and common-area protection. The committee discussed those concerns and advanced the bill 8-0 to Judiciary. AB 1710 by Assembly Member Carrillo would extend SB 330-style vesting protections to state and regional permitting agencies so housing projects are not subjected to shifting post-entitlement standards, with supporters arguing it would improve predictability and speed housing production. Special districts and utilities opposed unless amended, warning about conflicts with changing state and regional rules, but the bill passed 9-0 to Local Government. AB 1738 by Assembly Member Crewe would require remote virtual inspections for certain simple home renovations; supporters from SPUR and Placer County described faster, lower-cost inspections already in use, while labor groups raised concerns and sought amendments. Members emphasized keeping inspections jurisdiction-based and not replacing safety oversight, and the bill passed 8-0 to Local Government. The committee also approved AB 1890 by Assembly Member Curry, which increases state matching support for Napa County farmworker housing centers from $250,000 to $500,000 annually through 2036; supporters described the centers as a successful public-private model providing housing and services for farmworkers, and the bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations. AB 2433 by Assembly Member Alvarez would modernize the density bonus law by improving notice, clarifying eligibility and ministerial approval, and adding incentives for for-sale affordable housing; it drew strong support from housing and business groups and passed 10-0 to Local Government. AB 1567 by Assembly Member Ta would allow assisted living communities to be counted in housing element reporting and RHNA-related planning, and it passed 10-0 to Local Government. The consent calendar, including AB 1573 and AB 2162, was also approved unanimously, and the committee adjourned after taking roll-call votes on the remaining items.

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• Today's hearing is entitled, "Employment Development Department: Is the Department Ready for the Next
• for a few weeks and then come back to work and then decide to take subsequent weeks that you're entitled
• navigate this in California and again, maybe it's a tiny, tiny percentage and again, if somebody's entitled
• navigate this in California and again, maybe it's a tiny, tiny percentage and again, if somebody's entitled
• , I certainly have no issue with that, but If somebody's entitled, I certainly have no issue with that

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• So what what you see described on this is that every school system in Texas Texas generates an entitlement
• You are entitled to for the students that you educate.
• committee, if you have a higher density of low-income kids in your district, you're going to get higher entitlement
• If you have fewer low-income kids in your district, you're going to get lower entitlement.
• under a current law, unrelated to the existence of an ESA, anyone who goes. to private school is entitled

Committee: House Appropriations

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• In addition to entitling the University Innovation District land prior to Jan. 1, 2019, when the Surplus
• to develop the University Innovation District in a manner consistent with the existing land use entitlements
• process, post-entitlement process, and even the legal process.
• existing laws by setting clear timelines and accountability for local agencies to process post-entitlement
• Local agencies to process post-entitlement permits and service applications and ensure housing projects

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Summary: The committee heard several housing-related bills, beginning with AB 6, which would direct HCD to convene a working group to study whether small multifamily “missing middle” projects of three to ten units could be built under the residential code instead of the commercial code. The author and supporters argued this could reduce construction costs and help produce more affordable infill housing; there was no opposition testimony. The bill later passed the committee 10-0 to Appropriations. Members then heard AB 48, a higher education facilities bond proposal that would fund safety upgrades, deferred maintenance, modernization, disaster recovery, and student and employee housing at UC, CSU, and community colleges. UC, CSU, and several public commenters supported the measure, while members raised concerns about affordability, prioritization, and the scope of the bond; the author said amendments would remove a proposed property tax burden increase. AB 48 passed 9-0 to Appropriations. AB 76, which makes technical changes to Chula Vista’s University Innovation District and clarifies how student and employee housing counts toward affordable housing requirements, also drew support and no opposition, and passed 10-0. The committee also approved AB 595, which creates a state homeownership tax credit pilot program to help finance affordable for-sale housing. The author and supporters said it would address California’s low homeownership rates and racial homeownership gaps without reducing rental housing funding. After quorum was established, the bill passed 11-0 to Appropriations. The consent calendar, including several other housing and human services bills, was approved 8-0. Finally, the committee took up AB 1165, the California Housing Justice Act, which would require ongoing annual state investments and a financing plan to address homelessness and housing affordability. The author, a UCSF homelessness researcher, and a person with lived experience testified in support, emphasizing that one-time funding is insufficient and that sustained investment is needed. The bill passed 10-0 to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 609, a CEQA infill housing exemption bill that would streamline approvals for qualifying housing near existing development; supporters framed it as a targeted reform to reduce delays, while opponents from environmental justice, labor, and tribal groups raised concerns about loss of public participation, affordability, displacement, and consultation protections. The author said he would continue working with opponents on amendments, and the bill was still under discussion at the end of the transcript.

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• It's entitled criminal provisions. Y speak up, Mr. Bakus. Um so I'll point Y speak up, Mr. Bakus.
• Article 2 then is entitled Public Safety Provisions. It begins on page 21 of the DE.
• It's entitled Criminal Justice Related Judicial Provisions.
• </c> Article 4 is entitled Crime Victims Provisions.
• It's entitled Correctional Licensing Provisions.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• After you have finished the entitlement process, it doesn't take a whole lot for the city at that point
• Once that entitlement has been granted by the local government, only then would those timeframes kick
• And since 2021, the bonus law has entitled more than 140,000 homes across all of California at not a
• Those 900 units of housing, 88% of them were entitled through a density bonus-entitled project.
• Specifically, we note it adds post-entitlement permit standards, which is materials requirements, other

Committee: House Local Government

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• Abuse may involve paying for items or services where there is no legal entitlement to that payment.
• So any of those instances where they are not legally entitled to a payment, a lot of that is what is
• And there are multiple examples where people are receiving services that maybe they are not entitled
• Abuse may involve paying for items or services where there is no legal entitlement to that payment.
• Abuse may involve paying for items or services where there is no legal entitlement to that payment.

Bills: HF23 , HF1355

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932

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• There's delays in the ECAP entitlement day and also other months. and families.
• There's delays in the E-CAP Entitlement Day and also other months.
• There are delays in the ECAP Entitlement Day and also other modifications to ECAP slots.

Summary: The conference committee met on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5167, the state operating budget, and received a detailed staff briefing on the proposed conference report. Staff explained how to read the comparison documents, the four-year balanced-budget outlook, and the main resource assumptions, including use of the March 2025 revenue forecast, exclusion of the statutory 4.5% growth assumption, revenue legislation totaling about $8.7 billion, numerous fund transfers, and reversion assumptions. They also noted the proposal does not include a temporary salary reduction or furloughs. The briefing highlighted major policy areas and their net five-year impacts, including increases for state and higher education employee compensation, K-12 education, long-term care and developmental disabilities, corrections, information technology, and other policy items. It also described net reductions in behavioral health, children/youth/families, higher education, natural resources, other human services, and health care/public health, with many of the changes tied to delayed programs, rate adjustments, fund shifts, and savings options from Governor Ferguson. The committee then heard member comments, with supporters emphasizing K-12 funding and fiscal responsibility, and Senator Gildon opposing the process and the closed-door nature of the budget development. A motion was made and seconded to recommend adoption of the conference report and pass the bill. The roll call showed one member voting do not recommend, one member excused, and the remaining members recommending adoption. By vote of the committee, the conference report was adopted, and the committee adjourned.

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• Shouldn't they be entitled as well?
• Weatherford or McAllister or Lotton or Ardmore also have these kinds of problems, shouldn't they be entitled
• Can you help us understand why it is that a plaintiff is entitled to attorney's fees, but if somebody
• files a nuisance Why it is that a plaintiff is entitled to attorney's fees, but if somebody files a

Bills: HB3057 , HB3130 , HB3310 , HB3314 , HB3985 , HB4113 , HB4486

Committee: House Government Oversight

Summary: The committee opened with prayer and then took up several bills, beginning with HB 3057, a government efficiency cleanup measure that removes more than 50 obsolete statutory report requirements. A member raised a concern that the bill might inadvertently remove language related to a child abuse response team, and the sponsor said that would be corrected before floor consideration. HB 3057 was then approved 14-0 and sent to the floor. Members then debated HB 313, which prohibits state funds from being used for gender reassignment surgeries. The sponsor said the bill is intended to ensure taxpayer dollars are not used for such procedures, while opponents argued it goes beyond funding restrictions and could affect adults, referrals, private conversations, and medical judgment. Supporters framed it as protecting children and public funds. After debate, the bill passed 16-3. The committee also approved HB 4113, clarifying that people with felony convictions regain voting rights after completing incarceration, parole, supervision, and probation, and HB 3310, the Agency Accountability and Budget Transparency Act, both by 15-0 votes. The committee next considered HB 3314, a county-option marijuana public safety impact fee allowing a 15% tax on retail marijuana sales. Questions focused on the 5% petition threshold and who should initiate the tax request, and the sponsor said he was open to changes. The bill passed 12-3. Members then debated HB 3985, which would create a private cause of action against certain large municipalities, mainly in the two largest metro areas, for failing to enforce laws related to issues such as camping, loitering, and panhandling. Opponents said it intrudes on municipal home rule and could raise constitutional issues; supporters said it would encourage cities to enforce their own laws. It also passed 12-3. Finally, the committee approved HB 4486, authorizing a Gold Star Family Memorial Monument funded by the Woody Williams Foundation, after discussion about how it fits with existing veterans memorials at the Capitol. The bill passed 14-0. The chair announced the committee would meet again on Tuesday and then adjourned.

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• The other side of it I look at is, frankly, an expansion of an entitlement and a subsidization of folks
• If we're going to expand an entitlement, do we have any ability to collect data on the ROI of this sort
• the young people, but making sure that they are able to fully utilize the resources that they are entitled
• disability world, and all the, frankly, the places where the state takes care of people through entitlement

Summary: The House Early Learning and Human Services Committee held public hearings on two bills. HB 1873 would expand Working Connections Child Care eligibility to full-time graduate and professional students with household income at or below 85% of state median income, with copays waived to the extent allowed by federal law. The prime sponsor and student testifiers argued that child care costs and limited stipends force student parents to choose between education and family responsibilities, while some members raised questions about program cost, uptake, and return on investment. The committee also heard HB 2600, which would require DSHS to update the Supported Living Cost Report template and convene a work group to develop Medicaid rate recommendations aimed at improving compensation for direct support professionals. Supporters, including SEIU-affiliated workers, said the bill would increase transparency and help ensure state funding reaches frontline caregivers, citing low wages and high turnover. Opponents from provider organizations argued the current cost report is already detailed, that the bill would add administrative burden, and that recent rate increases have already been passed through to wages and benefits. In executive session, the committee considered three Senate bills. It adopted a striking technical amendment and voted 9-1 to report out SSB 5911, which protects funds for youth in extended foster care and raises the threshold for protected accounts. It then voted 10-0 to report out SSB 5957, expanding the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include more people with lived experience and representatives of disproportionately homeless populations. Finally, it voted 7-3 to report out SSB 6184, which updates Office of Homeless Youth programs and language, including expanding eligibility for emerging adults up to age 21. The meeting ended with an interim planning discussion focused on future work on critical incidents, juvenile justice, developmental disabilities data, homelessness, child care, and facility tours.

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• Take up the special order calendar and read the first bill: Senate Bill 250, a bill to be entitled an
• Read the bill: Senate Bill 250, a bill to be entitled an act relating to rural communities.
• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 318, a bill to be entitled an act relating to educational scholarship
• Read the bill: Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 318, a bill to be entitled an act relating to educational

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Founders’ Day and a visiting debate student. The chamber then received and adopted, by a 39-0 vote, a committee report confirming 52 gubernatorial executive appointments to various state, regional, and local boards and commissions. The first major bill was SB 250 on rural communities, described as a broad “Rural Renaissance” package. Sponsor Senator Simon outlined provisions creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance Grant Program for counties facing population loss, housing and transportation investments, additional funding for rural education, and rural health care support. Two amendments were adopted to remove overlapping grant language tied to new federal rural health funding and to update hospital funding estimates. Senators from both parties generally supported the bill, though some raised questions about eligibility for certain rural areas and how funds would be accessed. The bill passed 39-0. The Senate then took up CS/SB 318 on educational scholarship programs. Senator Gates said the bill responds to Auditor General findings by separating scholarship funding from public school funding, requiring student identification and enrollment verification, reducing administrative fees for scholarship funding organizations, requiring annual audits, and directing the Department of Education to develop a competitive selection and performance-based business plan for those organizations. Three amendments were adopted, including changes to the stabilization fund and documentation requirements. Senators from both parties debated transparency, accountability, and implementation concerns, with some also urging future attention to declining-enrollment school districts and the quality of scholarship providers. The bill passed 38-0. At the end of the session, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify SB 250 and CS/SB 318 to the House, welcomed Palm Beach County visitors in the gallery, and adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• Take up the special order calendar and read the first bill: Senate Bill 250, a bill to be entitled an
• Senate Bill 250, a bill to be entitled an act relating to rural communities.
• Committee substitute for Senate Bill 318, a bill to be entitled an act relating to educational scholarship
• Read the bill: Committee substitute for Senate Bill 318, a bill to be entitled an act relating to educational

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• If a post-entitlement permit is subject to CEQA or a developer changes the construction permitted under
• the post-entitlement permit.
• If a post entitlement permit is subject to CEQA or a developer changes the construction permit. if a
• post entitlement permit is subject to CEQA or a developer changes the construction permitted under the
• post entitlement permit.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of housing, local government, and governance bills, beginning without a quorum and proceeding as a subcommittee until quorum was established. SB 1003, by Senator Grayson, would create an Infrastructure Partnership Financing Program to help local governments and developers fund infill housing infrastructure; supporters said infrastructure costs often prevent projects from penciling out, while a senator questioned whether the state would actually fund the new program. The bill passed the committee 3-1 on call. The committee also adopted a consent calendar covering SB 1169, SB 1086, SB 1126, and SB 1439-1442, also 3-1 on call. SB 1014 would require local jurisdictions to provide early good-faith estimates of on-site and off-site improvements and bar undisclosed later requirements; Habitat for Humanity, SPUR, and housing advocates supported the bill, while the City of San Mateo opposed the preliminary-application timing. Members raised questions about the 30-business-day deadline and coordination with other agencies. The bill passed 4-2 on call. SB 1036, which would require fee credits for prior site uses when redeveloping a site with similar prior uses, drew broad support and no opposition and passed 5-0 on call. SB 1145, a district bill for the Concord Naval Weapons Station reuse project, would streamline CEQA and federal base-closure review for qualifying projects; labor, the city, and county supported it, while housing legal advocates opposed unless amended over Surplus Land Act concerns. The bill passed 6-0 on call after discussion of affordability and enforceability amendments. The committee then heard SB 908, which would streamline permits for energy-code-compliant residential window replacements and limit city/HOA design restrictions; supporters said it would let homeowners and affordable housing providers lower energy costs, while local government groups opposed, citing local control and design standards. It passed 3-1 on call. SB 1172, the Local Tax Savings Act, would add guardrails and transparency to local tax-sharing consultant agreements; the City of Shafter and League of California Cities supported it, and it passed 4-0 on call. SB 1379 would separate the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner; supporters cited in-custody death rates and public trust concerns, while the sheriff’s association and county representatives opposed on cost and local control grounds. The bill passed 4-1 on call. Finally, SB 1283 would expand streamlined permitting for EV charging stations to include canopies and on-site energy storage systems; EV industry supporters said the bill updates outdated rules, while cities and counties warned about safety review, liability, and litigation risk. Members discussed battery storage safety and local permitting authority, and the bill passed 4-0 on call. The committee also heard SB 1414, which would create an independent redistricting commission for San Bernardino County; supporters argued it would improve transparency and reduce political self-interest, while the county opposed due to its existing advisory commission and estimated implementation costs. The transcript cuts off during questioning on SB 1414, with no final vote shown.

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• There's all other types of entitlement programs that are state funded only.
• There's all other types of entitlement programs that are state funded only.
• There's all other types of entitlement programs that are state funded only.
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• </c> There's all other types of entitlement There's all other types of entitlement programs<00:02:33.040

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• I think that every student is entitled to their fair share, and every district is entitled to what the
• I think that every student is entitled to their fair share, and every district is entitled to what the
• I think that every student is entitled to their fair share, and every district is entitled to what the
• I think that every student is entitled to their fair share, and every district is entitled to what the
• entitled to?

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which clarifies that dual and concurrent enrollment courses may not exceed four credits. Members said the bill came from the community college system and was intended to preserve the program’s high school-to-college pathway. An amendment changing the effective date to passage was adopted 18-0, and the committee then voted 18-0 to recommend OTPA on the bill as amended, with the bill placed on the consent calendar. The committee then retained HB 295 and HB 366, both related to school building aid, after members said the issues were complex and needed more work. Both motions to retain passed 18-0, leaving the bills in committee without reports. The chair also said HB 354 would not be taken up that day because of possible changes from the Department of Education and others. HB 494, funding the math learning communities program, was then amended to flat-fund the program rather than increase it, with members citing budget uncertainty. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted 18-0 for OTPA on the bill as amended, placing it on consent. Finally, HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid, drew debate over whether charter schools should be treated differently from traditional public schools. The committee voted 10-8 for inexpedient to legislate, sending the bill to the regular calendar; Representative Damon was assigned the minority report and Representative Popovic the majority report. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program, where members discussed flat-funding the program at $2.5 million per year and the potential impact on course availability, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• to receive, medical benefits, or any other benefit that they may be entitled to.
• to receive, medical benefits, or any other benefit that they may be entitled to.
• worker is entitled to receive, medical<01:01:25.040><c> benefits,</c><01:01:25.839><c> or</c><01:01:
• Um, I did that they may be entitled to.
• </c><01:03:19.200><c> the</c> heart, lung or brain entitles the heart, lung or brain entitles the individual

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

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• Any loss of federal funding is problematic, but particularly for entitlements where it would result in
• At MMB, we pay particular attention to federal funding that supports state-level entitlements.
• We estimate about 2/3 of our federal dollars go to supporting those entitlement services.
• Federal funding for entitlement programs has been more volatile in recent months as a result of both
• 04.720><c> programs</c> Federal funding for entitlement programs Federal funding for entitlement programs

Committee: Senate Finance

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• First, I agree that I don't want anybody getting benefits that are not entitled to, because the public
• Are they entitled to a hearing? To be three months, potentially. But again, I think we...
• Are they entitled to a hearing on this, or are benefits just automatically cut off?
• Generally, they're entitled to some type of hearing somewhere. Okay.
• So those are the individuals who are legally entitled to SNAP and who desperately need the support, and

Committee: House General Laws

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• [Speaker continues] I had clients that were disabled, that were entitled to food stamps, but because
• people from getting those resources, we also end up inadvertently impacting the people that are entitled
• And those are people that were entitled to that program.
• ...people enrolled, which was far below the 50,000 people that they thought would be, that were entitled
• And I already mentioned that a lot of people were being kicked off that should have been entitled to

Summary: The House first established a quorum after introductions of special guests, then moved to bills for perfection. House Bill 2016, concerning anti-Semitism in Missouri schools, colleges, and universities, drew extensive debate. The sponsor said the bill would require educational institutions to adopt non-discriminatory policies protecting Jewish students from harassment and intimidation, use the IHRA definition as a guide, and preserve First Amendment rights. A Pulaski County member offered and secured adoption of an amendment clarifying that protected political, religious, and expressive speech would not be reported, cataloged, or used to create records. Supporters said the bill was needed because of rising anti-Semitic incidents and student safety concerns; opponents argued it singled out one group, could chill discussion of Israel and Palestine, and created a reporting hierarchy. The chamber ultimately adopted the amendment and then ordered the bill perfected and printed. House Bill 2384, a housing and building-code measure, was then taken up. The sponsor said it was aimed at reducing housing costs by rolling back energy-code mandates to 2009 standards, setting clearer permitting timelines, and allowing certain multifamily buildings to use a single staircase. Supporters framed it as a response to Missouri’s housing shortage and rising home prices, while opponents criticized the bill as preempting local control, especially in Kansas City and other municipalities that had adopted newer codes. A Pulaski County amendment was adopted to reduce the number of required hard copies of municipal ordinance books when ordinances are available online. After debate over energy efficiency, safety, and local authority, the House moved the previous question, then adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. House Bill 1766, dealing with personal property tax and Hancock limitations, was also perfected and printed. The sponsor said the bill would treat personal property tax growth more like real property under Hancock-style limits, arguing that rapid increases in vehicle values had created windfalls for political subdivisions. Members questioned whether the change would reduce local revenue needed for schools and other services, while supporters said it would protect taxpayers and still allow growth. The House then took up House Joint Resolution 154, which would place a Medicaid work requirement in the Missouri Constitution by mirroring federal policy. The sponsor said it would require able-bodied adults ages 19 to 64 to work, volunteer, attend school, or participate in a work program for 80 hours a month to remain eligible. Opponents raised concerns about administrative burden, documentation requirements, and the impact on vulnerable recipients, while supporters argued the measure should be made permanent through the constitution. The transcript cuts off during that debate, before final action on the resolution is shown.