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• Guards missed rounds. He hung himself on day two.
• Representative Blackman, one of the reasons I was so tepid on the idea of an oversight authority, besides
• Representative Blackman, one of the reasons I was so tepid on the idea of an oversight authority, besides
• Given the constrained authority that this agency has, do you foresee them having a useful impact on the
• This is why SB 1055's requirement of an immediate notification to federal authorities...

Bills: SB1032, SB1055, SB1107

Keywords: corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, peace officer certification, police certification, law enforcement licensing, Arizona POST, peace officer standards and training, military police, veterans, honorably discharged, veteran hiring, abbreviated academy

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• </c><01:05:12.520><c> in</c> Portsmith Development Authority in Portsmith Development Authority in writing
• I’m Paul Breen, the executive director of the Pease Development Authority.
• It's nice to hear from someone from the authority.
• The one we heard today, Peace Development Authority.
• </c><01:59:03.280><c> yeah</c> today peace Development Authority yeah today peace Development Authority

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• One of the lone exceptions I know is the Sabine River Authority, which has its own authority managing
• I do believe that the Sabine River Authority has its own independent authority in Title 38, so I don't
• Texas SRA, well, Sabine River Authority, sales there, Well, Sabine River Authority sells their same water
• Can you describe that authority?
• We're a common-in-agency on the Coast to Use Permit.

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• c><00:27:52.880><c> around</c><00:27:53.200><c> that</c><00:27:53.600><c> and</c><00:27:53.919><c> guard
• </c> some guidelines around that and guard some guidelines around that and guard rails<00:27:54.640><
• I think that even as drafted with the guard rails that are put in, there's a significant amount of opportunity
• I think that even as drafted with the guard rails that are put in, there's a significant amount of opportunity
• not done so, the nurse reasonably feared that UVMMC would fire or report the nurse to licensing authorities

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And let me lead by saying, I have so much respect for the author.
• As a proud joint author, I support this bill.
• Author. I support this bill.
• Just a quick question for the author. Without objection? Yes.
• I want to thank the author.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.

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• <01:34:58.880><c> requirements,</c> authorization requirements, authorization requirements, reimbursement
• Without solid data, the state could get caught off guard.
• House Bill 1794 ensures that guard.
• </c> introduce HP 1249, authorizing introduce HP 1249, authorizing pharmacist<04:03:41.920><c> to</c>
• So, so uh I security guard was killed.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• She says they are still working directly with the bill authors on some thoughts about changes to the
• </c><00:45:02.760><c> rails</c> environmental and financial guard rails environmental and financial guard
• I do have other questions for the bill author. I don't know if you want to—we can...
• , and understanding if the bill author understands the differences between the two.
• </c> staff um my question for the bill author staff um my question for the bill author is<01:03:43.480

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Members, let's give our respectful attention to the authors.
• And let me lead by saying, I have so much respect for the author.
• As a proud joint author, I support this bill.
• Just a quick question for the author. Without objection? Yes.
• Question to the author? Without objection. What's the title of origin?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• to delegate certain authority under certain circumstances.
• </c><01:20:26.720><c> Contracts,</c> Transportation Authority Contracts, Transportation Authority Contracts
• ,<01:20:29.480><c> Favorable</c><01:20:29.760><c> Amendments,</c> Authority, Favorable Amendments, Authority
• </c><01:40:28.320><c> under</c> waiver is otherwise authorized under waiver is otherwise authorized under
• Like why expressly authorized to do so?

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 957, house, all

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• </c> Management Agency to authorize Management Agency to authorize administrator<00:06:09.360><c> to<
• , Scott DeLano, prior the bill's author, Scott DeLano, prior to<00:12:44.080><c> the</c><00:12:44.200
• There is no provision contained in either the Constitution or any statute that authorizes the Senate
• </c><00:15:13.160><c> the</c><00:15:13.240><c> Senate</c> any statute that authorizes the Senate any
• Ask the coast. And who was there? The state. We will continue to move forward.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 24 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Bills: HR33, HR138, HR200, HR243, HR267, HR307, HR353, HR383, HR443, HR446, HR449, HR451, HR453, HR457, HR459, HR460, HR461, HR462, HR464, HR466, HR467, HR474, HR475, HR477, HR479, HR481, HR482, HR483, HR484, HR486, HR487, HR490, HR491, HR497, HR502, HR505, HR509, HR510, HR511, HR512, HR513, HR515, HR516, HR527, HR531, HR532, HR541, HR542, HR547, HR548, HR549, HR550, HR555, HR557, HR564, HR568, HR574, HR575, HR576, HR577, HR578, HR580, HR584, HR586, HR587, HR588, HR589, HR594, HR595, HR597, HR599, HR606, HR607, HR608, HR609, HR610, HR611, HR612, HR613, HR615, HR616, HR617, HR619, HR620, HCR65, HCR119, HR434, HR447, HR450, HR454, HR455, HR458, HR463, HR476, HR478, HR488, HR489, HR492, HR496, HR499, HR522, HR523, HR524, HR533, HR534, HR535, HR536, HR537, HR539, HR546, HR552, HR553, HR554, HR556, HR579, HR582, HR598

Keywords: autism, neurodiversity, awareness, acceptance, public health, HR 138, H.R. 138, House Resolution, Texas House, 89th Texas Legislature, Susan Christian, Houston Mayor's Office of Special Events, MOSE, retirement resolution, congratulatory resolution, ceremonial resolution, Houston, special events, city events, civic events

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• extending the authority to?”
• I could pose it as a question to the author, or in the close, will the author take a question?
• I too rise as a proud co-author of SB 747, known as the King's Act, and I thank the author.
• Madam President, a question of the author. Will the author take a question? You may proceed.
• I want to thank the author. The author is correct.

Summary: The Senate took up a series of third-reading bills covering horse racing, local taxation, consumer financial security, elections, utilities, batteries, sexual health, body-worn cameras, property tax treatment for inherited homes, adoptee birth records, youth housing bonds, workers’ compensation, and civil rights. SB 795 on horse racing, SB 762 allowing Hercules to seek voter approval for a sales tax increase, SB 505 requiring two-factor authentication for money transmitter platforms, SB 46 barring California ballot access for presidential candidates who have already served two terms, SB 73 restricting federal access to voting machines without a court order, SB 327 on utility oversight and ratepayer protections, SB 501 expanding battery producer responsibility, SB 608 on school contraceptive access, SB 691 on EMS-related redaction of body-worn camera footage, SB 288 clarifying Proposition 19 timing for inherited homes in probate, SB 381 giving adoptees access to original birth certificates, SB 492 creating a youth housing bond, SB 555 increasing permanently partially disabled workers’ benefits, and SB 747 creating a civil cause of action for constitutional violations by federal officers were all debated and advanced. Most measures passed on roll call, with SB 505 and SB 288 approved by unanimous roll call, and SB 73 carrying an urgency clause that also passed unanimously. Debate on SB 747 was the most extensive and contentious. Supporters argued the bill was needed to hold federal officers accountable for alleged constitutional violations, especially in immigration enforcement, and described it as a civil-rights remedy for people harmed by federal agents. Opponents said existing federal and state remedies already cover such conduct, warned the bill was politically motivated, and argued it could increase litigation and strain law enforcement resources. The bill nevertheless passed on a 30-10 vote, with the urgency clause also approved. SB 492 on youth housing also drew debate over state bonding and debt, with supporters emphasizing early intervention for homeless and foster youth and opponents arguing the state should avoid borrowing and instead fund projects through the budget; it passed 30-9 on both urgency and the measure. Other bills also drew focused testimony. SB 555 was presented as a long-overdue cost-of-living adjustment for permanently partially disabled workers’ benefits, and SB 381 was supported as a way to give adopted adults access to their original birth certificates for identity and medical-history reasons. SB 691 was framed as a privacy measure for patients receiving medical or psychological treatment, while SB 501 was described as closing a gap in California’s battery recycling and safety rules by adding medium-format batteries used in e-bikes and portable power systems. SB 762 was presented as a local option for Hercules to address revenue shortfalls, and SB 46 and SB 73 both centered on election integrity and constitutional questions, with members split over federal-state authority and ballot access.

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• I could pose it as a question to the author, or in the close, will the author take a question?
• I too rise as a proud co-author of SB 747, known as the King's Act, and I thank the author.
• Madam President, a question of the author. Will the author take a question? You may proceed.
• Madam President, a question of the author. Will the author take a question? You may proceed.
• I want to thank the author. The author is correct.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We're going to ask bill authors and testifiers to please be very efficient with your testimony and also
• </c><00:02:51.400><c> and</c><00:02:51.640><c> testifiers</c> going to ask Bill authors and testifiers
• We would ask that the authors consider that an administrative authority would be able to efficiently
• </c> tasks we would ask that the authors tasks we would ask that the authors consider<01:31:12.520><c
• What I would say is, you know, I think the author wants to vote it out of committee today.

Bills: HF1662, HF1224, HF1836, HF1367, HF1168, HF1999, HF1792, HF102, HF2127, HF104

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, foreclosure

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• I believe you have an author amendment. Yes, I do.
• I believe you have an author amendment. Yes, I do.
• We ride on buses and work as crossing guards to make sure your children arrive safely at school.
• </c><00:42:19.480><c> to</c> buses and work at crossing guards to buses and work at crossing guards to
• Chair, and thank you, authors of the bill, for starting this conversation.

Bills: HF6, HF52, HF53

Keywords: education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment

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• </c><00:37:55.119><c> that</c><00:37:56.000><c> Chinese</c> federal authorities that Chinese federal
• authorities that Chinese companies<00:37:57.520><c> uh</c><00:37:57.760><c> are</c><00:37:58.240><c>
• The bill said that there's a 14-day prior authorization.
• My understanding is the authorization.
• Uh so there is there are guard rails do.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So, we are dealing with two National Guard promotions today.

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• We had a security guard on our campus.
• We had a security guard on our campus.
• If the goal is to ensure that people who are legally authorized to work, work, then we have a system
• If the goal is to ensure that people who are legally authorized to work, If the goal is to ensure that
• They're not going to call the authorities. Why would they? They're in the country illegally.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established, then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber first took up HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands. Sponsor Rep. McClure said the bill would remove strict liability for previously mined phosphate lands if a Department of Health study is done at the owner’s request and the former mining status is recorded publicly. Opponents, including Reps. Cross, Nixon, and Eskamani, argued the bill did not provide enough notice to future buyers and renters and could create health and disclosure concerns. The bill passed 87-24. The House then passed HB 145 on suits against the government, which Rep. McFarland said updates Florida’s sovereign immunity caps for the first time since 2010, raising them to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident with future automatic increases, aligning the statute of limitations with private claims, and allowing governments to settle above the caps if they choose. He said the bill would make redress more accessible without eliminating the liability shield. The bill passed 104-7. The chamber then considered CS/HB 289 on civil liability for the wrongful death of an unborn child, a bill by Rep. Greco that would amend the Wrongful Death Act to allow parents and other survivors to bring claims for the death of an unborn child, while exempting the mother and lawful medical care provided within the standard of care. Debate centered on whether the bill could affect abortion access, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, surrogacy, and liability for doctors, friends, family members, and others. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow the bill or add carve-outs for abortion, fertility care, surrogates, perinatal professionals, rape/incest/human trafficking situations, and to require the mother’s consent before suit; sponsors and opponents argued over whether these changes would prevent frivolous lawsuits or instead create loopholes and weaken the bill. None of the amendments were adopted during the portion of the transcript provided.

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• decision-making</c> protections, shifting decision-making protections, shifting decision-making authority
• in ways that reduce authority in ways that reduce independent<00:29:29.039><c> review,</c><00:29:29.840
• determined placements without clinician determined placements without sufficient<00:30:08.480><c> guard
• </c><00:30:09.520><c> Collectively,</c> sufficient guard rails.
• Collectively, sufficient guard rails.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The working group convened with all members present, approved the minutes from its October 16, 2025 meeting and its October 28, 2025 Halawa Correctional Facility site visit by unanimous consent, and received no public testimony on the agenda or minutes. The chair then reviewed the statutory timeline under Act 292/SB 104, noting the group continues until January 8, 2027, and discussed required reporting dates and the need to develop a work plan for the remaining meetings. The chair also said the October 16 DCR presentation would be treated as satisfying the group’s interim-report purpose, though the legal reporting obligations to the Legislature and oversight commission still needed to be sorted out. The main discussion focused on DCR’s proposed amendments to Act 292 and the department’s interim report. Director Johnson said the department’s October 16 presentation included recommended statutory amendments because the law, as written, could not be fully complied with; the proposals were described as section-by-section changes intended to address implementation problems. Members discussed several specific issues, including transfer language for higher levels of care, the 2010 MOA with the Department of Health, and replacing “physician” with “clinician” to reflect staffing realities. DCR explained that the change would allow licensed clinicians, including APRNs and doctors of osteopathy, to make decisions when physicians are not on duty, and that the MOA is being updated so transfers can occur from any DCR facility to the state hospital. An OHA staff member gave a detailed critique of the proposed amendments, saying they would weaken Act 292’s intent by reducing procedural protections, expanding exceptions, and relying on aspirational language such as “strive” and “if practicable.” OHA also raised concerns about the lack of baseline data on restrictive housing use and said the department’s report showed serious operational problems, including overcrowded and outdated facilities, limited space for private medical or mental health exams, and the use of suicide/safety cells for people who may not need mental health treatment. DCR responded that it had requested 35 new medical positions in the budget, supported by the governor, and said those positions are needed to meet basic care obligations for people in custody. The group did not take a vote on the proposed amendments. Instead, members agreed to continue the discussion, with the chair saying the reports, settlement tracker, 2010 MOA, and comparison guidelines would be distributed and used as the basis for future work. In the final discussion on work-plan priorities, members identified staffing shortages, physical plant limitations, and the need to examine humane alternatives and implementation challenges as key topics for upcoming meetings.

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• senator, including projects that are near and dear to Concord: the Grappone Conference Center, authorizing
• The Grappone Conference Center, authorizing the commission to study that.
• </c><00:54:43.040><c> as</c> the house and senate has authority as the house and senate has authority
• > try to get um some very uh black and try to get um some very uh black and white<01:01:30.000><c> guard
• rails as to how to proceed white guard rails as to how to proceed to<01:01:33.280><c> take</c><01:01

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Administration Committee opened with Senate Bill 197, which would remove the Department of Health and Human Services commissioner’s supervisory role over the legislative facilities committee nurse and instead place the nurse under the Board of Nursing’s scope of practice. The sponsor’s aide and DHHS legislative director explained that the change updates outdated language last amended in 1995, aligns the statute with current practice, and was reviewed with legislative staff and nursing regulators, who were said to be comfortable with the proposal. Members asked why the change was needed and whether the commissioner had actually been supervising; the response was that the language no longer reflected how the position functioned. The chair said the bill might still be a simple consent item, but additional modifications were being discussed, so the hearing was closed with no vote taken at that time. The committee then heard Senate Bill 186, authorizing the Joint Legislative Historical Committee to accept and display a portrait of former Senator Jeb Bradley in the State House. The sponsor’s aide described Bradley’s legislative and congressional service and urged the committee to move the bill ought to pass. Members asked practical questions about whether the portrait was completed, its size, and where it would be hung. The witness said the portrait was not yet completed and that size and placement had not been determined, though the committee was told the historical committee would decide placement. A committee member noted that portrait sizes and locations are already being reviewed because of space concerns, and the hearing ended without a vote. A work session followed on the portrait bills, with the chair using them as a vehicle to discuss broader problems in the statutes governing portraits and the historical committee. He said the committee had gathered information from other states and suggested possible policy ideas such as portrait moratoriums, waiting periods after death, size limits, and clearer placement rules. Members discussed the need to update the RSAs and better define the historical committee’s authority. The committee did not take final action during the work session, but the discussion indicated that the portrait bills may be held while broader statutory revisions are considered.