Transcript Highlights:

• We didn't pluck this language out of thin air. The language in this bill comes.
• Plain and simple. It's not that complicated.
• Language.
• This was all agreed to language and language that was...
• This language...

Bills: SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127, SB906, SB1229, SB855, SB703, SB1025, SB888, SB1119, SB1080, SB929, SB1355, SB2231, SB1877, SB1998, SB552, SB17, SB1569, SB2420, HB2697, HB3801, HB3488, HB3477, HB3466, HB3469, HB2594, HB2564, HB2298, HB5331, HB5646, HB5247, HB5323, HB4384, HB3896, HB4014, HB3627, HB3594, HB2524, HB510, HB561, HB 1181, HB3963, HB5111, HB2785, HB1661, HB200, HB1803, HB249, HB721, HB851, HB 1128, HB1904, HB30, HB1916, HB541, HB5560, HB3071, HB5627, HB5435, HB2688, HB3045, HB3483, HB4213, HB4226, HB783, HB175, HB4735, HB5155, HB5057, HB4813, HB5339, HB5196, HB5033, HB3486, HB4211, HB74, HB4730, HB4743, HB4463, HB4139, HB4752, HB4486, HB4437, HB4426, HB4396, HB4263, HB3487, HB3418, HB2266, HB2229, HB2189, HB5224, HB5195, HB3947, HB3358, HB3370, HB3745, HB3697, HB2001, HB1968, HB3371, HB3909, HB4944, HB2284, HB4506, HB3317, HB4166, HB3913, HB1768, HB4603, HB2494, HB3099, HJR138, HB133, HB3832, HB1988, HCR34, HB3421, HB3892, HB5138, HJR161, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HCR76, HCR127

Keywords: foreign ownership, real property, national security, criminal penalties, civil penalties, personal information, higher education, privacy protection, governing board, institutional security, software applications, mobile devices, age verification, parental consent, data protection, app store regulation, HJR 161, Texas constitutional amendment, voting rights, non-citizen voting

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, but I think you can read the plain language of this bill. Um, and that's not what it does.
• Um, but I think you can read the plain language of this bill. Um, and that's not what it does.
• Um, but I think you can read the plain language of this bill. Um, and that's not what it does.
• Um, but I think you can read the plain language of this bill. Um, and that's not what it does.
• <01:15:49.040> and round actually in multiple languages and round actually in multiple languages

Bills: HF3458, HF3777, HF3778, HF3912

Keywords: electric utilities, service areas, Tribal lands, Minnesota statute, energy regulation, utility rates, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, ratepayer, consumer protection, affordable energy, energy affordability, ability to pay, just and reasonable rates, rate regulation, electric rates, natural gas rates, energy conservation, renewable energy

Summary: The committee approved the March 5, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3458, as amended, which would exempt tribes from utility exclusive rights and assigned service areas. The bill’s author and the Upper Sioux community chairman said the measure was prompted by a dispute over a solar project at the tribal casino and argued the issue is really about tribal sovereignty, not solar, citing tribal civil regulatory authority and prior court cases. The amendment A1 was adopted before testimony. Testimony was split. Chairman Kevin Jensel of the Upper Sioux community strongly supported the bill, saying the tribe should not be forced to follow utility service territories and that the state should correct a long-standing omission in law. Derek Mo of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association opposed the bill, warning it would undermine the regulatory compact, reliability, long-term planning, and financing for electric service, especially in tribal areas. Justin Johns of East Central Energy also opposed the bill, but emphasized that many cooperatives have productive tribal partnerships and said his co-op has worked successfully with the Mille Lacs Band on solar, resilience, and workforce efforts; he cautioned that removing service obligations could leave difficult-to-serve areas underinvested. Members discussed whether the Public Utilities Commission process already underway should be allowed to resolve the dispute and whether the bill’s scope could extend beyond the current solar issue. The chair responded that the bill was a legislative approach to a problem that had not been resolved and said the amendment addressed concerns about removing the obligation to serve. A roll call was requested, and the committee voted to re-refer House File 3458, as amended, to the General Register.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:04:48.000> that that yes, in fact, the new language that that yes, in fact, the new language
• Uh, and will you commit to enhanced public-facing budget dashboards or plain language reporting or independent
• public-facing budget dashboards or plain public-facing budget dashboards or plain language<00:23
• Yes to plain language reporting, and we have a culture, an internal culture of audit.
• 13.320> I<00:38:13.560> wholeheartedly language that is here, I wholeheartedly language

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• replaces it with new current language.
• Um, Representative, isn't this the same language that comes out of the retail organized theft language
• Then, this is just cleanup language on that.
• I apologize since I'm just now reading this language.
• There's still a definition of state funds in the language, but is there anything else in this language

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

Transcript Highlights:

• In this legislation, there is some language about some outcomes.
• This is actually the 10th version of this language, speaking with multiple entities.
• Can you walk us through the decision behind the language that we're looking at today?
• And by inserting in lieu thereof the following language amendment submitted by Marty.
• It's just cleanup language. Move to option.

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

Transcript Highlights:

• 4420 by deleting the content of the entire measure and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language
• I know we have some other language and other bills talking about some of our challenges with teacher
• the differences between this language and the good senator from Edmond's language is very, very close
• It's just working through the exact language and the verbiage.
• House Bill 3145 is basically just a language cleanup bill for commercial hunt areas.

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> I don't know that the language says that.
• Certainly the language in Senate Bill 661 says that they are assessable.
• , but anything more than that, I think again, lion's share of this money belongs to the child, uh, plain
• and simple, uh 100% the child, uh plain and simple, uh 100% of<00:29:44.760> it.
• I mean, I'm a little bit concerned about the language on page nine, line 21 to 23.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It a project must be put on the list, must be approved, ends up being in statute as writer language as
• statute as writer language as a specific<00:04:49.520> eligible<00:04:50.080> project.
• Plain and simple.
• <00:23:53.440> Plain<00:23:53.679> and<00:23:53.919> simple.
• Plain and simple. When people to work. Plain and simple.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• My testimony is really simple: that has been a game changer for Hermantown, and it's plain and simple
• been a game Cher for Herman toown and been a game Cher for Herman toown and it's<00:05:08.039> plain
• simple<00:05:09.280> that<00:05:09.520> this<00:05:09.759> business it's plain
• and simple that this business it's plain and simple that this business park<00:05:10.960> and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We show you registered as Travis Myers, testifying neutrally on behalf of Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
• I'm also the president of Plains... Cotton Growers, headquartered in Lubbock, Texas.
• Plains Cotton Growers is a certified producer of. organization covering 42 counties in the High Plains
• The High Plains region can be credited for the lion's share of these losses.
• Our water, mainly in the high plains, comes from the Ogallala Aquifer.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• information, for employees who may be being impacted by misclassification, that all of this is done in a plain-language
• <00:09:22.360> language<00:09:22.839> way<00:09:23.040> to<00:09:23.240>
• make done in a plain language way to make done in a plain language way to make sure<00:09:24.000>
• <01:12:41.440> apprenticeship<01:12:42.080> and versus um just plain apprenticeship
• and versus um just plain apprenticeship and so<01:12:42.400> to<01:12:42.639> call<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So in plain speak, we are prioritizing naloxone distribution over other aspects of the COFRE program
• Just in real plain speak, I really... we have a lot of people whose lives are depending on this.
• I always get a little concerned when we use a lot of language here that is not accessible to the people
• This disproportionately impacts people who speak Spanish as their primary language, seniors, and those
• We're not proposing trailer bill language.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• 10:10.240> it teachers and just 500 students said it teachers and just 500 students said it plain
• said it plainly when her carrier plain said it plainly when her carrier announced<00:10:12.880> a
• So, I mean, the defrayed language, you know, also taxpayers are going to pay for the cost.
• So, I mean, the defrayed language, you know, also taxpayers are going to pay for the cost.
• So, I mean, the defrayed language, you know, also taxpayers are going to pay for the cost.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The sign was very plain. I could have made it on a sheet of plywood.
• Um the sign was<01:55:04.560> very<01:55:04.880> plain.
• I could have made it on was very plain.
• They were not allowed to speak their native language.
• And the whole purpose of this language.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I would just like to see an amendment put on it to clarify that language that we're not giving something
• And if I'm reading correctly, I think there may be some conflicting language here.
• Can you maybe use plain language with the amendment on how this is supposed to operate?
• I still would like to look at an amendment and concept to fix the language in the first part.
• I mean, I think it just has the constitutional language there that will be on the ballot, and I think

Bills: HB214, HB217, HB514, HB593, HB618, HB732, HB908, HB961, HB1010

Keywords: property tax, blighted properties, urban rehabilitation, tax exemption, local government, financial incentives, blighted property, derelict property, property tax exemption, local redevelopment plans, rehabilitation standards, ad valorem tax, community development, senior citizens, homestead exemption, Louisiana Constitution, motor vehicles, local fees, transaction fees, funding

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• Senator Perry, congratulating Heather Keister on being named the 2024 Engineer of the Year by the South Plains
• Senator Perry, congratulating Heather Keister on being named the 2024 Engineer of the Year by the South Plains
• Members, Heather Keister of Lubbock was named the 2024 Engineer of the Year by the South Plains Chapter

Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16

Keywords: American Public Works Association, public works, infrastructure, Texas, recognition day, local government, municipalities, APWA, Texas Chapter, community development, engineering, professional recognition, community impact, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Lubbock leadership, recognition, professional achievement, Alpha Kappa Alpha, sorority, social service

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• disclosure, would people continue to be in a position of not understanding what the—I mean, we do have plain
• language disclosure in Massachusetts.
• But if we're saying that status quo with some additional plain language disclosure and data reporting

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission meeting focused on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), beginning with a presentation from Two Life Communities on its Opus Newton model, which is opening in the fall. Two Life described Opus as a middle-income, modern CCRC built around affordability, care coordination in residents’ apartments rather than separate care buildings, and resident-driven community life. Commissioners asked about financing, home care arrangements, affordability, Medicaid/MassHealth access, and the role of resident councils versus board representation. Two Life said it wants to remain within the CCRC framework, but expressed concern about proposals that would require multiple discrete care levels, impose deadlines on entrance-fee refunds, or require resident board seats. The commission then discussed possible recommendations. There was broad support for Senate Bill 478, which would require clearer disclosure of entrance-fee refund terms in a separate document for prospective residents. On refund timing, members were divided: some favored a one-year deadline or a deadline with waivers, while others opposed a fixed deadline because of financing risks and the potential impact on new development and current residents. Several members suggested keeping the status quo but adding better data collection and reporting on refund timing. On the CCRC definition and marketing, members debated whether the current statutory definition is too vague and whether the commission should recommend clearer standards or a certification-like process, while also noting resource limits for state oversight. Members also discussed the Age CCRC Consumer Guide, with general agreement that it should be updated and made more useful to consumers, possibly with clearer questions to ask and more information about facilities, though some cautioned against adding subjective financial-risk statements that would be hard to administer. On resident representation, several commissioners strongly supported requiring resident voting members on boards, while providers argued that strong resident associations and regular meetings with boards may be preferable and that communities should retain flexibility. The meeting ended with a request for written comments by July 11, draft recommendations to be circulated July 18, and a possible final meeting on July 21, with the commission aiming to finish by August 1.

Transcript Highlights:

• Plain and simple. That's what this bill is supposed to do.
• So, plain and simple, I need to be able to verify those signatures.
• ,<00:50:30.079> where are cases where it's very plain, where are cases where it's very plain
• the sentences were in the old language the sentences were in the old language that<03:22:37.120>
• The language that refers to it is more likely than not.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Line 359, you include, it's not existing statutory language, you actually include parole.
• I mean, you actually have an ROR provision that you kept the language in the bill, releasing on your
• It's more like bullying, which is shameful, plain and simple.
• How is that not the plain reading of that line?
• barriers, lack proper legal rights... ...for individuals who may face language barriers, lack proper

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee took up SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. Gruters described the measure as a broad crackdown on illegal immigration that would replace a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, create a $250 million grant program for local law enforcement, fund additional Department of Agriculture interdiction staff and facilities, expand pretrial detention for certain unauthorized immigrants, increase criminal penalties, require more cooperation with ICE, and eliminate in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students. He and supporters framed the bill as a way to support law enforcement, deter illegal immigration, and align Florida with federal enforcement efforts. Committee questioning focused heavily on the bill’s education, detention, and enforcement provisions. Senators pressed Gruters and Fine on why the bill did not address employer sanctions or E-Verify, whether the tuition changes would affect students who had grown up in Florida, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, and whether the bill would create practical burdens for prosecutors, jails, and local officials. Gruters said he was open to working on E-Verify in regular session but not to amending this bill, and Fine argued the tuition repeal would apply to undocumented students who had qualified under existing law. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified in support, saying ICE bed capacity was still insufficient and that county jails needed more resources to honor detainers. Mark Schlachman of FSU Law offered historical context, noting prior state-federal cooperation efforts and warning of unintended consequences, while several public witnesses opposed the bill as unconstitutional, costly, and harmful to immigrant families and the economy. Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Policy Institute, AFL-CIO, and immigrant advocacy groups argued the bill would invite litigation, encourage racial profiling, harm the workforce and higher education, and punish law-abiding immigrants and their families. They emphasized that immigration is a federal matter, that K-12 education must be provided regardless of status, and that removing in-state tuition would reduce access to college and hurt Florida’s economy. Some speakers urged the committee to grandfather current students if the tuition waiver is repealed. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote reflected in the transcript provided.

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• slopes, eastern plains. slopes, eastern plains.
• The original language did not include transfer at all.
• The added language specifically calls out transfers into or out of the state.
• The original language did not include transfer at all.
• The original language did not include transfer at all.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal as corrected, and then proceeded out of order to memorials. House Memorial 1002, honoring former Representative Carl Eugene Miller of Leadville, was read and adopted unanimously, 63-0 with two excused. Speakers highlighted Miller’s service as a miner, Army veteran, Lake County commissioner, state representative, Public Utilities Commission commissioner, and his role in establishing the National Mining Hall of Fame and the Leadville Trail 100. His family was recognized in the chamber. During announcements, members welcomed several visiting groups, including Prowers County commissioners, the Rocky Mountain Cradle to Career Civic Influencers, the Colorado Springs School, and Advocates for Recovery Colorado, which was noted as advocating for recovery support and related policy issues. Members also mentioned upcoming committee meetings, including Finance and Appropriations, and a reminder that the business affairs and labor committee was not meeting that day. The House then set special orders for March 19, 2026, and adopted motions limiting debate time on House Bill 1126 to three hours and on Senate Bills 4 and 43 to two hours each. The chamber then resolved into committee of the whole and began consideration of House Bill 1126, which concerns requirements for dealing firearms. The bill was read at length at the request of the minority leader, who argued that the measure could hurt small, family-owned gun businesses. The bill summary described expanded permit requirements for firearm dealers, additional requirements for responsible persons and employees, recordkeeping and security mandates, reporting of theft or loss, and increased penalties for violations, including fines, suspension, or revocation of dealer permits.