Transcript Highlights:

• In essence, it would simply clarify that the majority vote procedure provided in the Sunshine Act would
• The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes the House
• The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes the House
• The majority required by the Constitution, having voted in the affirmative, the bill passed finally,
• The majority required by the Constitution, having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes the House

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 198 voting a 173 voting a committee report<00:32:04.240> is The majority of the committee on
• This is a division vote on the majority report on the floor amendment 0948.
• vote questions on the majority committee vote questions on the majority committee report<02:13:12.679
• that the overwhelming majority of voters in this country already enjoy, and I request a division vote
• 164 voting a committee report<04:22:02.800> is<04:22:03.000> adopted majority<04:22:13.600

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Would anyone like to change their vote? The Chief Clerk will record the vote.
• Would anyone like to change your vote? The Chief Clerk will record the vote.
• Would anyone like to change our vote? The Chief Clerk will record the vote.
• Would anyone like to change your vote? Chief Kirk will record the vote.
• Would anyone like to change your vote? Chief Crook will record the vote.

Keywords: 909, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A majority of the members elected and serving having voted, therefore the bill is passed.
• A majority of the members elected and serving having voted, therefore the bill is passed.
• Majority of the members elected and serving having voted, therefore the bill is passed.
• Majority of the members elected and serving having voted, therefore the bill is passed.
• A majority of the members elected and serving having voted, therefore, the bill is passed.

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, pledge, attendance, and a series of recesses and caucus calls. The chamber also recognized the retirement of Larry Horn of the Michigan Senate Police Department and later honored departing staff members Macy Maine, Maddie Cutler, and Julia Schmidt. Senator Geiss delivered a statement marking the 62nd anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, emphasizing its legacy and the need to protect and strengthen civil rights protections. The Senate received House messages on Senate Bills 870 and 878, with SB 878 sent to conference. It also introduced several new measures, including Senate Joint Resolution L and Senate Bills 1085 through 1091, plus House Bills 4833, 5152, 5153, and 5727, referring them to the appropriate committees. The chamber discharged multiple committees from further consideration of bills and suspended rules several times to move legislation onto the General Orders calendar and to allow committee meetings during session. On the floor, the Senate passed House Bill 4072 and Senate Bills 792, 793, 1013, and 947. SB 1013, dealing with the Insurance Code and price optimization, included a failed Tice amendment and passed 34-3. SB 947, concerning dam safety under the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, drew supportive remarks from Senator McMorrow and a strong no-vote explanation from Senator McBroom before passing 22-15. The Senate also adopted a McMorrow substitute for SB 947 and later considered a large group of bills in Committee of the Whole, reporting many with amendments and others without amendment for third reading. The session ended with the Senate adjourning until Friday, July 3rd at 12:15 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• A majority of the members elected and serving having voted, therefore the bill is passed.
• A majority of the members elected and serving having voted, therefore the bill is passed.
• A majority of the members elected and serving having voted, therefore the bill is passed.
• A majority of the members elected and serving having voted, therefore, the bill is passed. Mr.
• A majority of the members elected and serving having voted, therefore, the bill is passed.

Keywords: 983, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If anyone from the majority party<00:41:19.280> has<00:41:19.520> a<00:41:19.800> vote
• There being 100 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 311 having received a constitutional majority is
• There being 132 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 233 having received a constitutional majority,
• a constitutional majority, is declared passed. and 31 votes in the negative, House Bill and 31 votes
• There being 121 votes in the affirmative, House Bill 14, having received a constitutional majority, is

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, quorum call, and a brief visit from Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman, who thanked delegates for their work on the budget and legislation. The chamber then handled several conference committee and Senate messages, including House Bill 153 on residential rental apartment air conditioning requirements. The conference report changed the bill from four to 10 units, removed preemption language, and required existing units with air conditioning to keep it; the report was adopted and the bill passed on third reading with 90 affirmative votes. The House also took up a number of Senate bills on third reading. Among those passed were measures on digital asset and blockchain task force establishment, franchise registration and disclosure law changes, professional licensing portability for foreign service members and spouses, medical cannabis protections for fire and rescue employees, workers’ compensation presumptions for Carroll County correctional deputies, speed monitoring systems approval timing, veterans cemeteries interment, motorcycle safety awareness in driver testing, IT investment fund uses, child care credential funding, school bus fire safety standards, local stop-sign monitoring pilot programs, stalking penalties, divorce records under the Public Information Act, local boards of elections qualifications, local sourcing database creation, and mutual insurance holding company conversions. Most passed overwhelmingly, though several drew notable dissent, including Senate Bills 10, 223, 439, 467, 757, 775, and 877. Members used vote-change time to shift positions on several bills, and the floor leader and committee chairs answered questions on the record. On Senate Bill 10, delegates discussed the bill’s “shot clock” for State Highway Administration responses to local speed camera requests; the chair later clarified that if State Highway does not act within 120 days, approval is deemed granted. On Senate Bill 775, the Judiciary chair explained that the bill requires destruction of firearms in gun buyback programs and serial-number checks to identify stolen or evidentiary firearms, with some firearms potentially returned if stolen. The House also adopted a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 949, which the floor leader said mirrors House Bill 1069 and would allow Maryland to count state-level ballots if federal action prevents counting federal ballots. The chamber also handled an amendment and conference committee process on Senate Bill 141 concerning election misinformation, disinformation, and deep fakes, with the House and Senate appointing conferees after each declined to recede. Several bills were passed by large margins, including Senate Bills 46, 68, 85, 314, 371, 426, 480, 512, 654, 808, 968, and 982, while a few had narrower margins such as Senate Bills 443 and 757. No final adjournment or sine die action occurred in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Declare the vote. I received a majority vote of those cast. The motion is adopted.
• The vote is seen. A majority vote of those elected to and constituting the House.
• Sixteen majority votes elected to pass the bill. Harris now moves to vote on the bill.
• Declare the vote: 76 aye, 6 nay, received majority votes of those elected to the House.
• close the vote I two nay, ever seen majority vote of those elected in the House.

Bills: SB1687, HB1687, HB4431, HB2894, HB2979, HB3262, HB3298, HB3369, HB3431, HB3462, SB1226, SB1876, SB1916, SB1920, HB3467, HB3498, HB3500, HB3521, HB3581, HB3650, HB3673, HB3764, HB3767, HB3781, HB3800, HB3831, HB3834, HB3941, HB2749, HB3970, HB3972, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, HB3996, HB4095, HB4104, HB4191, HB4248, HB4298, HB4338, HB4427, HB4428, HJR1023, HB3660, HB3718, HB4326, HB3443, HB3880, HB3649, HB3000, SB1651, SB504, SB372, SB1326, SB1633, SB248, SB1242, SB1238, SB423, SB1989, SB1286, SB904, SB1213, SB1216, SB1827, SB65, SB1390, SB259, SB1944, SB540, SB2139, SB346, SB1595, SB1400, SB1555, SB1209, SB2110, SB1670, SB1061, SB2104, HR1057, SB1946, SB1734, SB1316, SB1360, SB1557, SB1684, SB2049, SB1410, SB2011, SB1437, SB1204, SB1732, SB1775, SB2084, SB1380, SB1572, SB1772, SB1224, SB710, SB1338, SB1266, SB1303, SB1307, SB1562, SB1794, SB1191, SB1983, SB1832, SB1448, SB1534, SB1593, SB1597, SB1630, SB1489, SB1726, SB1796, SB1806, SB1877, SB1451, SB1553, SB1632, SB1423, SB1425, SB1502, SB2180, SB1725, SB2182, HB3003, HB3004, HB4434, HB4324, HB4342, HB2137, HB4432, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53

Keywords: driver licenses, exam proctor, Service Oklahoma, commercial training, background checks, advance directive, advance health care directive, health care proxy, medical power of attorney, durable power of attorney for health care, living will, surrogate decision-maker, default surrogate, health care agent, capacity determination, supported decision making, mental health directive, psychiatric advance directive, end-of-life care, life-sustaining treatment

Transcript Highlights:

• voting yea, 157 voting nay.
• Voting stations are open for 30 seconds. >> The questions of the majority committee report of inexpedience
• <02:36:54.800> Thank button to adopt the majority vote?
• Thank button to adopt the majority vote?
• Speaker, I request a roll call vote. >> Representative Major is recognized.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 198 voting a 173 voting a committee report<00:32:04.240> is adopted<00:32:26.200> majority
• This is a division vote on Majority Report on the floor amendment.
• The vast majority of Americans are able to vote by no-excuse absentee ballot, so why is it that we're
• This is a division vote. Representative Barry [member_19327] for the majority of the committee.
• This is a division vote. Representative Barry [member_19327] for the majority of the committee.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, leaves of absence, guest introductions, and memorial remarks honoring former Representative Carolyn Gargas of Hollis, who was remembered for her long House service, work on child and family issues, and community involvement. The House then adopted a consent calendar and approved a motion to withdraw House Bill 431, which would have created a commission to review draft rules on minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards; the motion failed after a roll call vote, so the bill remained in play. The House next took up House Bill 109-FN, relative to false reports to law enforcement. The majority supported the bill as a way to add penalties for knowingly false reports about law enforcement officers, arguing officers deserve protection from false accusations and that the knowingly standard is a high bar. The minority opposed it as duplicative of existing law and warned it could chill legitimate complaints against police. After debate and a division vote, the majority committee report of ought to pass was adopted, 198-173. The House also considered House Bill 218-FN, which would provide victims of crime a free police report. The committee amendment changed the bill so victims would receive a written confirmation that a crime occurred rather than the initial police report, to avoid conflicts with right-to-know law and active-investigation confidentiality. Supporters said the change was a small but important clarification agreed to by law enforcement and domestic violence advocates, while opponents argued the original language was already workable and that the floor amendment was unnecessary. A division vote was requested on the amendment, and the transcript ends during that debate before the final outcome on HB 218 is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Questions on the majority committee report, a vote to pass as amended, and House Bill 1610.
• Questions on the majority motion to pass on House Bill 1815. This is a roll call vote.
• The question is on the majority motion. Representative Leyon has requested a roll call vote.
• Questions of the majority committee report of interim study. This is a roll call vote.
• Majority Committee report about to pass on House Resolution 42. This is a roll call vote.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Would anyone like to change their vote? Chief Clerk will record the vote.
• Would anyone like to change your vote? Chief Clerk will record the vote.
• Would anyone like to change your vote? Chief Clerk will record the vote.
• The bill has received a constitutional majority of votes and passed, and is ordered to the Senate.
• The bill has received a constitutional majority of votes, passed, and is ordered to the Senate.

Keywords: 909, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, vote to concur and don't talk smack, because Emil and Gonzo just struck back. >> Madam Majority Leader
• . majority.
• I think it's Madam Majority Leader. Madam Majority Leader. Madam Majority Leader. Yes.
• Madam Majority Leader. Madam Majority Leader.
• Sheel, please open the machine and members proceed to vote. Madam Majority Leader.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With 44 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 38 having received a constitutional majority is declared
• With 43 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 48 having received a constitutional majority is declared
• With 44 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 53 having received a constitutional majority is declared
• With 44 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 57 having received a constitutional majority is declared
• With 44 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 101 having received a constitutional majority is declared

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, March 12, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation from Pastor Delman Coates, and received several guest introductions, including the doctor of the day, student visitors, homeschool advocates, community leaders, and the Braver Angels group. The chamber also journalized remarks welcoming Dr. Coates and recognized a prayer breakfast, with members offering brief thanks and acknowledgments before moving to legislative business. The Senate handled several messages and nominations, including withdrawal of an appointment, Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board nominations, and Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners nominations, all referred to Executive Nominations. The chamber also received House Bill 156 and an Executive Nominations Committee report recommending confirmation of a slate of appointments, which was special ordered for later consideration. A motion to return Senate Bill 463 to second reader and special order it for Tuesday was adopted without objection, and Senate Bill 473 was also special ordered for Tuesday. On third reading, the Senate passed a large number of bills, including measures on ignition interlock participation, school construction, port hearing notice, veteran status notation for educators, correctional officer scholarships, benefits exploitation, veterans trust fund applications, presidential electors, advance enrollment for children of active service members, retired law enforcement handgun permits, high-risk pregnancy discharge communication, charitable organization audit thresholds, child care criminal history checks, water pollution discharge permits, blockchain task force creation, franchise registration reform, licensing portability for foreign service members and spouses, Medicaid collaborative care cost-sharing, gift card fraud, school for the deaf board membership, vehicle dealer hearings, massage therapy advertising, protective body armor reporting, lithium-ion battery safety, pharmacy prescriber agreements for opioid use disorder treatment, human relevant research fund contributions, state and higher education email requirements, and auto insurance producer commissions. Most passed unanimously or by wide margins; Senate Bill 348 and Senate Bill 585 passed with 30 and 32 votes in favor, respectively. Senate Bill 140, concerning benefits exploitation, drew extended debate over constitutionality and pending litigation, with one senator citing an Attorney General opinion and another citing a Supreme Court case on neutral principles in church property disputes; the bill ultimately passed with 40 votes. Members later changed several votes on the floor, including on Senate Bills 172, 376, 428, and 48. The session ended while the clerk was beginning to read Senate Bill 629, with the remaining calendar not completed in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill requires a two-thirds majority vote. Senator Donate: Thank you, Mr. President.
• We will take a roll call vote. Okay, we will take a roll call vote.
• This bill requires a two-thirds majority vote. Senator Donate. Thank you, Mr. President.
• This bill requires a two-thirds majority vote. Senator Donate. Thank you, Mr. President.
• , a voice vote.

Keywords: 909, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 203 voting aay 164 voting a to vote 203 voting aay 164 voting a to committee<00:28:36.480> report
• This will be a division vote. vote<00:43:27.119> for The motion before us, the majority committee
• Vote: 169 voting yea, 205 voting nay.
• wins the majority vote in years ending wins the majority vote in years ending in in in zero<01:56
• Voting stations are open for 30 seconds. you the motion before us majority commit you the motion before

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With 41 votes in the affirmative, Senate Bill 553 having received a constitutional majority is declared
• With 33 votes in the affirmative, House Bill 862 having received a constitutional majority is declared
• With 33 votes in the affirmative, House Bill 862 having received a constitutional majority is declared
• With 41 votes in the affirmative, House Bill 497 having received a constitutional majority is declared
• With 42 votes in the affirmative, House Bill 552 having received a constitutional majority is declared

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, April 9, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first outlined its plan to clear pending concurrence items, focusing on Senate bills with House amendments and not taking up unamended House bills. Members then approved several motions not to concur with House amendments, including Senate Bills 514, 626, and 866, with the clerk reading the formal Senate messages in each case. The chamber also addressed an excused-vote question, with the presiding officer explaining that excused votes do not count as missed votes. The Senate then concurred in House amendments and passed a series of Senate bills, including SB 11 on campaign finance reporting and the Fair Campaign Financing Fund, SB 164 on the Pamela J. Kelly Tree Maryland program, SB 266 on local regulation of invasive trees, SB 509 on workforce Pell Grant implementation, SB 553 reestablishing the lithium-ion battery safety commission, SB 581 on statewide technology master plan reporting, SB 670 on polling-place authority, SB 848 on municipal election reporting, and SB 940 on water quality testing. Most of these House amendments were described as technical, clarifying, or conforming changes, and each bill received the required constitutional majority on final passage. The chamber also took up House Bill 862, a rail safety bill requiring certain freight trains to have crews of at least two under specified interstate conditions. After questions from the minority leader about the bill’s trigger conditions and effect on an Eastern Shore rail line, a senator explained support for the measure and the bill passed with 33 affirmative votes. Additional special-order House bills passed as well, including HB 497 on protective order durations, HB 552 establishing a commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, and HB 573 on fair housing and discriminatory effect standards. Later, the Senate continued with more concurrence items from Finance, including SB 22 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, SB 412 on forensic review boards and community forensic aftercare, SB 413 on morticians and funeral directors board operations, SB 496 on Medicaid coverage for obesity treatment, SB 555 on dementia services and brain health resources, and SB 579 on no-cost preventive cancer screening for retired volunteer firefighters. These bills were generally amended in the House with clarifying or conforming changes, and the Senate adopted the amendments and passed the bills by constitutional majority.

Transcript Highlights:

• More than the majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than the majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative. ...zero absent, not voting
• More than the majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than the majority of those present voted in the affirmative.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate took up a series of House amendments to enrolled bills and, in each case, moved to concur, pass the bill, and in several instances set effective dates. Measures approved included SB 29 (judiciary pay increases), SB 44 (homemade food/cottage food rules), SB 617 (protections against financial exploitation of eligible adults), SB 742 (involuntary hospitalization requirements), SB 952 (court security fund transfer), SB 1008 (asbestos and silica statute of limitations), SB 723 (law enforcement cooperation with bordering states), SB 947 (birth certificate copies for homeless minors), SB 392 (personal income tax reduction), SB 54 (criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults), SB 228 (technology in child abuse/neglect investigations, including a three-county caseworker aid pilot), SB 231 (value-based payment requirements), SB 402 (Workforce Readiness Opportunity Act, with the House removing several provisions but retaining a micro-credential program), SB 553 (temporary transfer of contractor licenses to qualifying immediate family members), SB 575 (refusal review hearings), SB 686 (coal code modernization and minors protection), SB 906 (lawful prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin under FDA recommendations), SB 1026 (penalties for disturbing religious worship), SB 63 (Sustaining Opportunities for Academics and Rural Schools Act), SB 502 (Women’s Collegiate Sports Protection Act), and SB 153 (Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund). Most of these passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; SB 392 passed 31-2 on the first vote and was later reconsidered and passed again 32-2. Several bills were made effective from passage or on July 1, 2026, by the required supermajority votes. The chamber also considered Senate Executive Message No. 4 from the Committee on Confirmations. The Senate confirmed all nominees except number 54 in a 33-0 vote, then separately confirmed nominee 54 by a 30-3 vote. In debate on SB 392, the majority leader explained that the House removed a proposed vape tax increase to preserve the income tax reduction, while a senator from the 13th spoke about affordability concerns, tax relief, and urging action on gasoline prices; those remarks were ordered into the Journal. After the legislative business, the Senate received several introductions of guests and visitors in the galleries, including state police sergeants, family members of senators and pages, and the wife of the newest senator from Pleasants County. The Senate then agreed to recess until 5:30 p.m., with the Rules Committee scheduled to meet immediately after recess.

Transcript Highlights:

• More than the majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than the majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate took up a series of House amendments to enrolled bills and, in each case, accepted the amendments and passed the bills, often with effective dates set by separate motions. Measures approved included pay increases for the judiciary (SB 29), regulation of homemade food sales (SB 44), protections against financial exploitation of eligible adults (SB 617), involuntary hospitalization changes (SB 742), transfer of the court security fund (SB 952), asbestos and silica statute-of-limitations changes (SB 1008), cooperation with bordering states by law enforcement agencies (SB 723), birth certificate access for homeless minors (SB 947), personal income tax reduction (SB 392), criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults (SB 54), child abuse investigation technology and a caseworker aid pilot program (SB 228), value-based payment requirements (SB 231), workforce readiness and micro-credential provisions (SB 402), contractor license transfer rules for immediate family members (SB 553), refusal review hearings (SB 575), coal code modernization and minors protection (SB 686), lawful prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin under FDA recommendations (SB 906), penalties for disturbing religious worship (SB 1026), the Sustaining Opportunities for Academics and Rural Schools Act (SB 63), women’s collegiate sports protections (SB 502), and modernization funding for Workforce West Virginia (SB 153). Most of these bills passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; SB 392 passed 31-2 on the first vote and was later reconsidered and passed again 32-2. Several bills were made effective from passage or on July 1, 2026. The Senate also considered Senate Executive Message No. 4 from the Committee on Confirmations. The chamber confirmed all nominees except number 54 in one vote, then separately confirmed nominee 54 by a 30-3 vote. After the confirmation business, the Senate briefly recessed and later returned to additional floor business. During the session, the majority leader also delivered remarks on affordability, citing prior tax reductions, a personal property tax rebate, elimination of state income tax on Social Security for seniors, and efforts to increase homestead exemptions. He urged the governor to explore ways to address rising gasoline prices. The remarks were entered into the journal by unanimous consent.

Transcript Highlights:

• to vote. to vote.
• 197 voting yay, 149 voting nay. 197 voting yay, 149 voting nay.
• Please vote yes. Thank you. Questions on the majority committee report of ought to pass as amended.
• I'm casting a silent vote. >> Majority Committee on Election Law to which was referred CACR 4.
• Majority Committee on Election Law to which was referred CACR 4, an act relating to voting eligibility

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes finally and
• The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes finally, and
• The majority required by the Constitution, having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes finally,
• The majority required by the Constitution, having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes finally,
• The majority required by the Constitution having voted in the affirmative, the bill passes finally, and

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests, including a student advocate and family members connected to a resolution on scoliosis awareness. The chamber first took up committee reports from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, and later Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection, agreeing to the reported bills and resolutions. House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, was adopted 201-1 after remarks describing the condition and the advocacy of a young constituent. The House also adopted resolutions designating Diaper Need Awareness Week, directing a study on PANS/PANDAS, recognizing 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania, with broad bipartisan support. The House then considered several bills on final passage. House Bill 2146, updating the Sunshine Act’s 24-hour agenda notice rule after a court ruling, and Senate Bills 130, 511, 971, 972, 1181, and 1235 were agreed to. House Bill 1239, limiting HOA restrictions on rooftop solar, drew multiple amendments; some were withdrawn, and others failed on tied votes, after debate over HOA governance, native plants, and net metering. House Bill 2219, on license plates and transportation provisions, had an amendment agreed to removing indemnification language for elected officials at special events, and then passed as amended. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, saw an amendment to preserve limited non-competes fail, and the bill passed. House Bill 2359, prohibiting government NDAs related to data centers, passed 171-31 after extensive debate over transparency and local control. The chamber also passed House Bill 2455, granting Pittsburgh school administrators collective bargaining rights, despite objections that existing appeal protections already exist; it passed 106-96. House Bill 2460, creating hunting and trapping education provisions, passed 180-22 after debate over whether it duplicated existing law and imposed a mandate. House Bill 2499, expanding the State Workers’ Insurance Fund’s equity investment authority, passed 173-29. House Bill 2529, scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule III controlled substance, passed 198-4 amid testimony about overdose risks and concerns about criminalization. Senate Bill 604, joining the Counseling Compact, passed 188-14, and Senate Bill 1259, clarifying parole record privilege and expanding notice to denied parole applicants, passed unanimously 202-0. The House then made referrals and committee assignments, signed the two Senate bills for presentation to the Governor, and adjourned until July 1, 2026.