Transcript Highlights:

• committee on appropriations?
• committee on appropriations?
• c> as recommended by the committee on as recommended by the committee on appropriations?
• </c> report from the committee of conference. report from the committee of conference.
• </c> of the committee of conference. of the committee of conference.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• I'd like to call the Minnesota Senate Committee on Rules and Administration to order.
• </c><00:03:05.920><c> committee,</c> further approval by the rules committee, further approval by the
• </c> what the practice for the Rules what the practice for the Rules Committee<00:10:17.440><c> has</
• There being no further business before the Rules Committee, this meeting is adjourned.
• ><c> is</c> the Rules Committee, this meeting is the Rules Committee, this meeting is adjourned.<00:20

Committee: Senate Rules and Administration

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> moved that the Senate suspend its rules moved that the Senate suspend its rules in<00:06:17.120>
• </c> committee on government operations. committee on government operations.
• </c> of the other members of the committee. of the other members of the committee.
• </c> recommended by the committee on finance. recommended by the committee on finance.
• </c> committee on finance. committee on finance.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The rule of three is not a rule that was created by the menhaden industry. It's a national rule.
• The rule of three is not a rule that was created by the Manhattan industry. It's a national rule.
• It's a national rule, it's an anti-competitive rule, so one person can't look into another person's industry
• So in leading up to this committee, we had about 235 additional people who just for this committee meeting
• We are in the Natural Resources Committee.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Pursuant to House Rule 9E, committees are granted permission to continue meeting.
• Monday committees. I wish to announce that the rules 1 p.m. Thank you.
• Monday committees, I wish to announce that the Rules Committee will be meeting on Monday at 1 p.m. in
• Pursuant to House Rule 9E, committees, The House will please come to order.
• Pursuant to House Rule 9E, committees are granted permission to continue meeting.

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recorded attendance at 56 present, zero absent, and four excused. Members then used personal privilege to introduce guests and recognize visiting groups, including the West Valley Regional Chamber, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics Arizona, Vitalant, and veterans and military representatives. The chamber and blood donor month proclamations were read, with Representative Bliss recognizing January as National Blood Donor Month in Arizona and Vitalant’s role in supplying most of the state’s blood supply, and Representative Aguilar declaring January 22, 2026, West Valley Regional Chamber Day. The House handled a large volume of procedural business, including reports of standing committees, first reading and referral of numerous bills and resolutions, and announcements of committee meetings. The bills covered a wide range of topics such as elections, education, housing, taxes, health care, artificial intelligence, veterans, public safety, and energy. Several measures were also withdrawn and reassigned to different committees, including referrals to the Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, Government, Public Safety and Law Enforcement, and Natural Resources, Energy, and Water. Members also made brief remarks honoring guests and community causes, including a Veterans Caucus lunch announcement focused on military-family policy and a personal remembrance by Senator Cruz. No substantive floor votes on legislation were taken beyond procedural approvals and the motion to adjourn. The House recessed and later adjourned until 1:15 p.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• I didn't know we could change committees, but I wouldn't have changed this committee at all, so I'm happy
• So I'm very proud to be on the committee.
• This is my 10th year on this committee.
• Senator Cedillo Lopez takes over the committee.
• The rules were passed by the last commission.

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The chair gave the committee a moment to review the materials.
• on the ALC Claims Committee.
• rules.
• Under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Civil Procedure Rules, but nothing else. Okay. All right.
• If there's nothing further, the committee will be adjourned.

Committee: All JBC-CLAIMS

Summary: The Joint Budget Committee’s Claims Review and Litigation Oversight Subcommittee met to consider two proposed litigation settlements from the Department of Corrections and one appealed claim from the Claims Commission. In the first settlement, Caroline Arnett v. Larry Norris, et al., members asked about the underlying sexual assault allegations, whether policies had changed, and whether PREA audits and other safeguards were in place. The department said audits were underway and that steps had been taken to prevent similar conduct. The committee approved the settlement by voice vote. In the second settlement, Latasha Ridgel v. Arkansas Department of Corrections, members raised concerns about the length of the case and the fact that it involved similar allegations. The department cited attorney turnover, COVID-related delays, and scheduling difficulties; the settlement was approved by voice vote. The committee then reviewed Sharon Greer and Deanna Hayes v. Commissioner of State Lands, an appeal of a Claims Commission dismissal involving a 2009 tax sale of family property in Crittenden County. The claimants said they did not learn of the sale or the $4,200 in excess proceeds until 2025, and argued that notice was inadequate and that the overage should not have gone to the county. The Commissioner of State Lands’ office responded that notice was sent to addresses on file, certified mail receipts were returned, and a post-sale notice explained the process for contesting the sale and claiming excess proceeds. The office also argued the claim was untimely, that the commission lacked jurisdiction, and that state law bars monetary damages against the commissioner for actions related to tax-delinquent land sales. Members discussed broader concerns about the tax-sale and excess-proceeds process, including whether excess proceeds should be held longer or routed differently, but noted those issues would require legislative changes rather than action in this case. The committee then voted to affirm the Claims Commission’s dismissal of the claim. The meeting adjourned after the motion passed.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Communications and Conveyance Committee is now called to order.
• My name is Tasha Berner, and I serve as the chair of this committee.
• Now, let's cover the ground rules for appropriate conduct.
• Thank you to the committee for their leadership on this issue.
• Bringing it back to the committee, we do have a motion and a second.

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, we, the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have read February
• Speaker, we, the Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have read and approved
• Speaker, we, your Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have printed House
• House Bill No. 580 by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee: an act relating to crimes and
• House Bill No. 581 by the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee: an act relating to the Idaho

Summary: The House convened with 65 members present, approved the journal, and received Senate Bill 1221, which was referred to the Commerce and Human Resources Committee. Committee reports moved several bills forward, including House Bills 502, 512, 494, 531, and 542, while House Bill 570 was re-referred to Judiciary, Rules and Administration. The House also introduced a number of new bills and resolutions, including measures on justifiable homicide, copyright/piracy repeals, court-rule review, LLC formation, short-term rentals, unauthorized workers, inspection requirements, the FAST Act, rangeland improvement, virtual education, income tax changes, the parental choice tax credit, indigent eligibility, patient immigration status, and a constitutional amendment on state-owned land. House Concurrent Resolution 26 supporting wildlife crossings was filed for printing. On the floor, House Concurrent Resolution 24 honoring the firefighters and engineer affected by the Coeur d'Alene brush fire incident passed 68-0, and House Bill 515 on school notification procedures for serious bullying incidents passed 68-0 after debate over whether it should also apply to private schools. House Bill 511, which would raise the cap on fire protection charges in the wildland-urban interface, passed 46-22. House Joint Memorial 9, urging Congress to reaffirm FLPMA for federal land exchanges, passed 69-0. House Bill 518, authorizing the Attorney General to take on human trafficking investigations and prosecutions when requested by local law enforcement, passed 68-0 with support from members who said it would strengthen anti-trafficking efforts. The House then returned House Bill 522 to committee due to a clerical error after the sponsor described it as a drone-restriction bill aimed at prison security. House Joint Memorial 10, supporting the use of natural sugar in school meal programs and aligning with the MAHA movement, passed by voice vote. House Bill 504, aimed at stopping lottery syndicates from bulk-buying tickets, passed 62-6. Announcements followed on legislative receptions, an ICAC presentation, Disability Advocacy Day, a Medicaid listening session, and committee meetings, and the House adjourned until 11 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:26:14.600><c> that</c><00:26:14.720><c> would</c> a rule or a set of rules that would a rule
• , or a non-candidate committee.
• committee Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs committee our<00:51:39.000><c> word</c><00:51:39.200><c> of
• any</c> non-candidate committees to return any non-candidate committees to return any unlawful<01:14

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs held its first hearing of the 33rd Legislature and heard several measures, beginning with HB 131, which would allow agencies to disclose government records to researchers for certain purposes and direct the Office of Information Practices to adopt uniform rules. OIP supported the bill, saying it would help researchers access government records, while DLNR questioned whether the bill was necessary, raised concerns about costs and exemptions, and suggested a definition change regarding media. The Public First Law Center and other supporters said the bill would not remove existing exemptions or create new disclosure requirements, but would simply authorize rulemaking to create a clearer process for research access. Common Cause Hawaiʻi raised concern about including news media in the measure. The chair emphasized that the rulemaking process would allow agencies and the public to work through details, and the committee moved on without a recorded vote in the transcript. The committee then heard HB 411, which would create uniform administrative penalty procedures under the state ethics code and lobbyist law, and HB 412, which would expand lobbying definitions to cover certain communications with high-level executive officials about procurement and make some contracts voidable if awarded through unethical lobbying. The Ethics Commission supported HB 411 as an efficiency measure that would streamline the charge process without changing substantive rights, while HB 412 was described as a narrow transparency measure modeled on other states. The State Procurement Office warned that voiding contracts could cause delays, warranty issues, third-party complications, and higher reprocurement costs. The Ethics Commission responded that any contract revocation would be at the Attorney General’s discretion and likely reserved for egregious cases, and that the threat of voiding a contract would help deter noncompliance. The committee also heard HB 413, which clarifies that lobbyist campaign contribution prohibitions apply during periods when both houses of the Legislature are in session; the Ethics Commission and Campaign Spending Commission both supported the bill and the Ethics Commission requested amendments to clarify jurisdiction between state and county lobbyist enforcement. Finally, the committee took up HB 149, which would require domestic and foreign corporations to report independent expenditures and political contributions to shareholders. The only testimony noted in the transcript was written comments from Matson, which said the requirement would be expensive and cumbersome and that the information is already publicly available through existing campaign finance reporting websites. No votes or final committee actions on the bills were recorded in the provided transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Last year, the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee issued a notice of nullification of the rule
• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 678 reestablishes the framework of DBPR's administrative rule in
• Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Subtitles...
• I understand that the Rules Committee amended your bill to remove some of that language that impacted
• She actually brought a very important amendment just a couple of days ago in Rules Committee to help

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Refer the Committee on.
• For the Committee on Elections, HB 1934 by Goodwin Ruling to tuition and fees exemptions of public institutions
• But plus a ruling to the motion of determining a plaintiffs in a litigation referred to the Committee
• items containing PETA products refer to the Committee of Public Health HB 2095 by Martinez ruling to
• to the rule, Sheriff's Office rule, counsel's office, and rules, prosecutor's salary assistance grant

Transcript Highlights:

• are not following the rules.
• </c> Hinsdale for the report of the committee Hinsdale for the report of the committee on<00:10:34.959
• ><c> amendments</c><00:11:32.720><c> to</c> The committee adopted two amendments to The committee adopted
• Second, the committee distinction.
• </c> amended as recommended by the Committee amended as recommended by the Committee on<00:13:55.120>

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Rules will now come to order. Cindy, please call the roll. Chair Passidomo? Here.
• Good afternoon, committee.
• Thank you, committee.
• This is the Rules Committee. This is the Rules Committee of the Florida Senate.
• It is not ready for the Rules Committee. And I do want to throw one other reason out there.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. Sponsor Senator Grall explained an amendment that aligned the bill more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” allowing a 14-day extension, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several senators asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill applied post-mortem; Grall said the bill was limited to authorized access during the patient’s life. Testimony was largely opposed, with health information and provider groups warning that the bill could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with HIPAA and meaningful-use rules, burden facilities, and improperly broaden access to portals and sensitive records. Supporters argued it would improve patient access and speed. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote after debate on the bill as amended. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. Grall described provisions on synthetic turf, change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor scope, tall mass timber, pool and spa contractor scope, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and solar/energy storage inspections. Two amendments were adopted: one removed pool and spa contractor language and delayed the change-order provision until July 1, 2025; the other removed the tall mass timber section. Pool contractors testified against the scope expansion in the original bill, while others supported the remaining provisions. Senators raised concerns about the Florida Building Commission process and how the public-works language might affect small-business participation, but the bill as amended was ultimately reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. Grall said the bill would require parental consent for most minor health care decisions, allow parental access to records, restrict surveys/questionnaires, and limit use of biofeedback devices, while preserving certain exceptions such as emergency care and STD testing. An amendment clarified questionnaire opt-outs for K-12 students, added court-order exceptions, addressed DNA sampling for criminal investigations, refined biofeedback language, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions; it was adopted. The bill drew extensive testimony both for and against: supporters said it restored parental authority and protected children from decisions they are not equipped to make, while opponents argued it would endanger minors seeking confidential STI, mental health, or abuse-related care, especially in unsafe homes. Senators also debated whether the bill would conflict with existing laws and whether it could leave some minors untreated. The transcript ends during continued public testimony on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• on C-Span in the committee people on C-Span in the committee process<00:13:07.839><c> that</c><00:13
• </c><00:13:11.760><c> to</c> includes instructions for committees to includes instructions for committees
• rule made by<03:03:25.840><c> rule</c><03:03:26.200><c> not</c><03:03:26.399><c> by</c><03:03:26.560
• 6 of rule 20.
• Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 250, to direct the Joint Committee

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So these resolutions failed in House Rules.
• As we know, House Rules is a, let's just say, a very funny business committee a lot of times.
• As we know, House Rules is a, let's just say, a very funny business committee a lot of times.
• Why can't you just bring it up in committee and start that starting point, had those discussions in committee
• , suspended rules, no one knew.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• And there's always exceptions to the rules, which is why we have a rules committee.
• </c> rules, which is why we have a rules rules, which is why we have a rules committee. committee. committee
• You know, I did talk to members of the rules committee about this and the potential of seeing a post-deadline
• You know, I did talk to members of the rules committee about this and the potential of seeing a post-deadline
• You know, I did talk to members of the rules committee about this and the potential of seeing a post-deadline

Bills: HF4456 , HF4544 , HF3698

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: data broker, data brokerage, consumer privacy, personal data, data privacy, Minnesota attorney general, registration, public registry, civil penalties, enforcement, special revenue fund, privacy rights, data sales, data collection, consumer protection, chapter 325M, controller, processor, data broker registry, transparency

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, Chairman Creighton and committee members.
• Otherwise, you're using last year's rules.
• So, there's now a statutory required advisory committee.
• Everyone has the same rules, and those rules are applied equally everywhere.
• And for the four of us that are on the redistricting committee, on this committee, we're the.

Bills: SB8 , SB 8

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I move to suspend the 24-hour posting rule to permit the Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding
• Well, if it's a rule... Right. They can modify their own rules.
• committee is not done.
• This committee is important.
• I move to suspend the 24-hour posting rule to permit the Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and

Bills: HB1 , HB 2 , HB 3 , HB 5 , HB20 , HB 22 , HB 1 , HB 2 , HB 3 , HB 5 , HB 20 , HB 22

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

Transcript Highlights:

• There is a committee.
• The committee substitute, Senator Campbell sends up the committee substitute, Senate Bill 1058, Senator
• There is a committee substitute.
• The committee Thank you.
• Thank you, Chair, committee members.

Bills: SB264 , SB542 , SB924 , SB1008 , SB1029 , SB1036 , SB1057 , SB1058 , SB1185 , SB1202 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1376 , SB1569 , SB1664 , SB1697 , SJR50

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: SB 264, Texas Workers' Compensation Act, group self-insurance, self-insured groups, workers' compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, certificate of approval, guaranty fund, trust fund, wind down, dissolution, labor code, insurance regulation, employer coverage, risk pool, business and commerce, trade workforce economic development, property owners' association, water conservation