Transcript Highlights:

• The Ethics Committee is pretty much on pause until the summer because the Ethics Committee kept on delaying
• The Ethics Committee is pretty much on pause until the summer because the Ethics Committee kept on delaying
• </c> constituents without being on committees constituents without being on committees and<00:08:28.000
• on ethics ruling first.
• on ethics ruling first.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Good evening, Chair and members of the committee. Good evening, Chair and members of the committee.
• Twelve states have the 50% rule. Twenty-one to twenty-three states have the 51% rule.
• How about the 51% rule?
• How about the 51% rule?
• This committee is adjourned.

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 1645, which would reduce Missouri’s general personal injury statute of limitations from five years to two years for claims after August 28, 2026, while also extending the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims from 10 years to 20 years after the victim turns 21. Representative Overcast and supporters from the insurance and business communities argued the change would improve Missouri’s business climate, lower insurance costs, and align the state with most others; opponents, including trial lawyers and victim advocates, warned that shortening the filing window would harm injured adults and sexual abuse survivors who need more time to come forward. Representative Sites supported the child sexual abuse expansion but said broader retroactivity work was still ongoing. No vote was taken in the hearing itself, but the bill drew both support and opposition testimony. The committee then heard House Bill 1610 and House Bill 2182, both of which were described as similar proposals to shorten the general civil statute of limitations, with HB 1610 moving from five years to three years and HB 2182 moving from five years to two years. Supporters repeated the same business-climate and insurance-rate arguments, while opponents repeated concerns about access to justice and the time needed to investigate complex injuries. Several witnesses from the insurance, chamber, farm bureau, railroad, and business groups testified in support, and some said they preferred two years over three. The chair noted the testimony was largely repetitive across the bills, and the hearings concluded without recorded votes in the transcript. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2714, which would change Missouri from a pure comparative fault system to a modified comparative fault system, barring recovery if a plaintiff is found more than 50% at fault. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would make Missouri more business-friendly and more consistent with neighboring states, while opponents from the trial bar argued it would unfairly cut off recovery for injured people and that juries already apportion fault under current law. Testimony focused on how fault percentages are determined, the effect on settlements and trials, and examples such as car crashes and product liability cases. The hearing ended with continued opposition testimony and no final committee action reported in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Next order of business is the meeting of the Committee on Committees and Rules Committee.
• the Committee on Committees and Rules Committee at the clerk's desk.
• Next order of business is the meeting of the Committee on Committees and Rules Committee.
• > Rules</c> the Committee on Committees and Rules the Committee on Committees and Rules Committee.
• Rules Committee at the clerk's and the Rules Committee at the clerk's desk. desk. desk.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with 98 members present, declared a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received Senate concurrence requests on Senate Bills 263, 281, and 324. The chamber then moved through second readings and committee reports on a range of measures, including education, agriculture, banking and insurance, judiciary, licensing, and task force resolutions. Among the reported bills were measures on KEES scholarships for non-certified schools, a residential safe room rebate program, dual credit scholarships, impeding a first responder, motor vehicles, tallow-based cosmetic products, animal health emergencies, mortgage loan income limits, deferred deposit fees, child protection, Attorney General operations, corrections operations, school leadership, school transportation, advanced mathematics coursework, and task forces on charitable gaming and early childhood education governance. The House passed House Bill 642, a Teachers' Retirement System housekeeping bill, after adopting House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said the bill updates survivor benefit documentation, raises the daily earnings limit for retired members returning to work from $170 to $200, removes an unused early-return provision, reinstates a pension waiver program, clarifies benefit tier calculations using an earlier participation date in another state system, and allows a parent member to manage payments for a disabled child without a court order. Members asked about substitute teaching limits, retirement penalties, budget impact, and a removed provision involving index funds; the sponsor said he would follow up on the day limits and stated he did not believe the bill would add to unfunded liability. The bill passed 96-0. The House also passed House Bill 780 on recording commissioner’s deeds, after adopting a floor amendment that removed fines and penalties. The bill allows a city to petition circuit court if a deed is not recorded within 30 business days, and the court may compel filing and award costs and attorney’s fees. Members discussed whether the bill effectively created a lawsuit-based enforcement mechanism rather than a fine, and supporters said it would help local governments identify responsible property owners and address code enforcement and public safety issues. The bill passed 96-0. House Bill 541, concerning peace officers, also passed after a committee substitute; the sponsor said it cleans up Kentucky Law Enforcement Council procedures, strengthens certification standards, clarifies revocation language, and reflects input from law enforcement groups. It passed 95-0. House Bill 195, the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative, passed after a committee substitute and floor amendment. The substitute added Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension alongside UK Cooperative Extension, and the floor amendment changed the pilot’s implementation date to January 1, 2027 and adjusted the program’s term timing. Supporters said the bill would expand urban agriculture education, connect youth to food systems and career pathways, and help students in urban counties learn practical agricultural skills; it passed 97-0. The House then took up House Bill 794 on financial exploitation, which expands protections to all adults age 65 and older, adds felony penalties for knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploiting those adults, allows the attorney general to seek extradition from another state, and requires investment advisers to complete three hours of continuing education on financial exploitation. Members cited real-world scam experiences and urged stronger penalties, but the bill passed 96-0.

Transcript Highlights:

• To the Committee of Conference on HB 751.
• . rules. rules.
• the rules, not the agency.
• </c><01:07:49.480><c> So,</c> the rules, not the agency. Yeah. So, the rules, not the agency. Yeah.
• </c> be responsible for setting those rules be responsible for setting those rules and<01:08:05.560><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference on HB 751 reviewed amendment 2026-1904H page by page, focusing on open enrollment rules, capacity definitions, statewide enrollment limits, denial criteria, transportation, and funding. Members discussed clarifying that districts may set capacity at zero if they truly have no room, creating a statewide enrollment cap of 500 that can increase by 25% if it reaches 90% utilization, and exempting seats already used by open enrollment students before October 1, 2026. They also discussed how the Department of Education would allocate seats through rulemaking, while local districts would still set capacity, with grandfathered seats preserved where districts already allow open enrollment. A substantial portion of the meeting centered on when districts may deny open enrollment applications. The amendment would allow denials for reasons such as chronic absenteeism or disciplinary history, while requiring districts to consider whether those issues are tied to disability, McKinney-Vento status, foster care, or bullying. Members emphasized that such factors are to be considered, not used as the sole basis for rejection, and noted that the bill separately prohibits receiving schools from accepting or rejecting applicants based on pupil needs, special education needs, disability, aptitude, or athletic achievement. There was also discussion of whether interdistrict transfers should count toward open enrollment capacity, with a suggestion that a carve-out may be needed. The committee also reviewed provisions on program-specific capacity, continuous enrollment, and transportation. It was explained that capacity can apply to a school, grade, program, or class, including CTE programs, and that students may be denied if a specific program is full or if they do not meet prerequisites. The group clarified that open enrollment pupils would maintain continuous enrollment without reapplying, though there was concern about how that would work if district capacity changes over time. Transportation would generally be the parent’s responsibility unless required by an IEP or 504 plan, though students may use an existing bus route if seats are available and the receiving district allows it. On funding, the committee noted that the amendment changes the earlier HB 751 approach and instead ties open enrollment funding to base adequacy, differentiated aid, and an additional grant modeled on charter school funding, with dates removed at the department’s request. Members also raised concerns about how open enrollment would interact with existing tuition agreements and whether districts could use the new pathway to alter or pressure those arrangements. Department staff said districts would still be required to maintain a school of record and provide an adequate education free of charge outside the open enrollment program, and that if open enrollment enrollment became unusually large relative to district adequacy enrollment, the issue could be brought to the state board. No votes were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• [Music] The Committee on Rules and Administration will come to order.
• Although in the Rules Committee it is not necessary.
• Senator Gustafson, could you share with the committee what brings this bill to the Rules Committee today
• bill to the rules committee today this bill to the rules committee today and<00:03:02.879><c> what</c
• </c> to Senate File 856 here in the rules to Senate File 856 here in the rules committee?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Welcome to all the committee members.
• Texas House Rules.
• I just said we updated the rule.
• those rules.
• Uh, just for the benefit of the committee.

Committee: House Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee.
• Welcome to committee. Thank you, Chairman, former members of the committee.
• So the rules of UCC Article 8 are...
• I move that we hold House Bill 702 in committee. Okay, committee.
• Ma'am, can you hear the committee?

Summary: Senate Commerce met with a quorum, approved the March 10, 2026 minutes, and recognized page Hayden Carter with remarks from committee members and a presentation of a Capitol flag and certificate. The committee then took up several bills, generally under tight time constraints, with brief sponsor presentations and testimony from supporters and opponents. House Bill 773, a code cleanup bill related to credit unions and corporate credit unions, was presented by Rep. Ayler, received no public testimony, and was sent to the Senate floor with a do pass recommendation. House Bill 702, which would alter Uniform Commercial Code provisions on securities ownership and creditor priority, drew extensive debate: sponsors argued it would better protect stock owners in insolvency situations and cited examples such as Lehman Brothers and MF Global, while a Uniform Law Commissioner testified that the bill would make Idaho an outlier and could disrupt the securities system and access to margin accounts and clearing liquidity. After discussion, the committee adopted a substitute motion to hold HB 702 in committee. House Bill 648, an oral anti-cancer medication parity bill, received strong support from sponsors, cancer survivors, and advocacy groups, who said it would prevent patients from facing much higher out-of-pocket costs for oral chemotherapy than for IV treatment. Members noted personal experiences with cancer treatment, and the bill was sent to the floor with a do pass recommendation. House Bill 787, which consolidates the Medical Board of Podiatry under the Board of Medicine, also passed with a do pass recommendation after brief discussion of expected efficiencies. House Bill 790, a voluntary certification bill for interior designers that would allow sign-and-seal authority for limited nonstructural work, drew the most divided testimony: supporters said it would remove barriers and reduce costs, while architects warned it could expand into the practice of architecture and raise public-safety concerns. Despite reservations from some members, the committee voted to send HB 790 to the floor with a do pass recommendation.

Transcript Highlights:

• She's the chief committee clerk. And She'll be assisting the committee.
• to be available to the committee members and to anyone, really, who has issues in the committee.
• And you're right, this committee has no money and has, they haven't entrusted the committee with any
• I think people not following the rules or the rules are not complete is an issue. And every time.
• Well, there were rules about it prior to the violations. There were rules.

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman and committee.
• Welcome to committee.
• Welcome to committee. This might be your first time in the committee this year.
• Chairman, committee members.
• Welcome to the committee.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Representatives your standing committee Representatives your standing committee on rules begs leave
• committee the special order rules committee the special order rules committee the special order calendar
• committee and to members of the rules committee and to members of the rules committee and ask them to
• committee uh selections to have rules committee uh selections to have rules committee uh selections
• committee we work time that in the rules committee we work time that in the rules committee we work

Keywords: sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

Transcript Highlights:

• President, I am directed to inform the Senate that the House has passed Senate Rules Committee substitute
• Not recede, and then we're in a conference committee.
• In my committee, our committee of SPAC, if you say a couple, that usually means two. Mr.
• I supported this in our committee, and you were Very, very kind with all the questions I had in committee
• Our legislative council service, our legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee

Bills: SB273 , SB37 , SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services

Transcript Highlights:

• What this committee striker does is it authorizes the Department of Licensing to adopt rules, setting
• Committee.
• Committee.
• To the Rules Committee.
• Committee.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, within our budget rules, which this committee approved a year ago, uh budget rule G3B states that
• So, within our budget rules, which this committee approved a year ago, uh budget rule G3B states that
• So, within our budget rules, which this committee approved a year ago, uh budget rule G3B states that
• So, within our budget rules, which this committee approved a year ago, uh budget rule G3B states that
• So, within our budget rules, which this committee approved a year ago, uh budget rule G3B states that

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I request to suspend Joint Rule 62A and Assembly Rule 56 to allow the Labor and Employment Committee
• I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 56 to allow the following committees to notice bills
• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re-refer the following bills to committee
• AB 601 Jackson from the Public Safety Committee to the Appropriations Committee.
• Fast forward to a few weeks ago, I had to present H.R. 25 in Rules Committee because the Turkish government

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Several members of the committee gave us a heads-up that they're going to be testifying in other committees
• This is currently done by rule.
• Committee, we'll go at ease for just a minute.
• This is any other rules to statute.
• Now, committee, that concludes our work for today.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think it was in the Rules Committee.
• Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1452.
• Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1452.
• Please contact the Rules Committee by 5 o'clock tomorrow if you have an objection.
• Please contact the Rules Committee by 5 o'clock tomorrow if you have an objection.

Summary: The Senate began with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognitions, including the doctor of the day and a lighthearted “Cannoli Day” introduction. The chamber then held an extended farewell celebration for Senator Joe Gruters, with numerous senators, colleagues, and family members praising his loyalty, political skill, family focus, and service in the Legislature and Republican Party. Gruters was presented with a commemorative gift recognizing his work on a 2019 public-safety and immigration bill that prohibited sanctuary cities and required local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The Senate adopted a motion to spread Gruters’s remarks upon the journal and then recessed briefly. After recess, the Senate returned to regular business and took up third-reading bills. Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 354, relating to blue ribbon projects, was temporarily postponed. The chamber then considered Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1758, relating to public assistance, with Senator Gates explaining that it contained five reforms to the public assistance system discussed earlier in session. During debate on SB 1758, Senator Berman opposed the bill, saying he could not support it in its current form because he believed the Medicaid-related provisions would create a coverage cliff after the one-year transition period and could leave people without care while increasing costs to hospitals and taxpayers. He also said SNAP error reduction should be a priority, but argued the state should focus on fixing administrative errors and fraud rather than imposing a work requirement whose costs and effects were uncertain.

Transcript Highlights:

• Report of the Committee on Rules of the Two Branches, acting concurrently, to whom was referred several
• Lovely, for the committee, the Senator from Third Bristol and Plymouth, Ms.
• Rule 36 be suspended to allow the matters to be considered forthwith.
• The rule is suspended. The question now comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• Rule 12 is suspended, and the matter will be referred to its committee.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up procedural business from the Committee on Rules of the Two Branches. On motion, Senate Rule 36 was suspended, Joint Rule 12 was suspended, and the referred matters were sent to their respective committees. The Senate then removed House 4245, an act relative to the Mattapoisett Select Board, from the orders of the day and ordered it to a third reading. No debate or testimony was recorded on the bill in this excerpt. The chamber also adopted an order to adjourn and reconvene on Monday at 11:00 a.m., with the clerk directed to dispense with printing a calendar. The Senate then adjourned accordingly.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Rules and the Committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, report recommending
• that Joint Rule 12 be suspended on the petition of James J.
• Peisch now moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye; all those opposed, nay.
• Rules are suspended. The question now is on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• Joint Rule 12 is suspended. Mr. Mariano, Quincy office, an order in the hands of the clerk.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and briefly recognized the Wellesley High School Girls’ Indoor Track and Field Team for winning its eighth consecutive MIAA Division II State Championship. The team was welcomed to the State House and noted as touring with Representative/Leader Peisch and head coach John Griffin. The main legislative action was a Rules Committee report recommending suspension of Joint Rule 12 on a petition by Representative James J. O’Day to establish a sick leave bank for Dana Johnson, an employee of the Department of Children and Families, and to send the matter to the Committee on Public Service. The House voted to suspend the rules and then suspended Joint Rule 12. The House also adopted an order to adjourn when it recessed that day and to reconvene on Thursday at 11 a.m. The chamber then voted to adjourn, with notice given of a Democratic caucus scheduled for Wednesday at noon in Room A1.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman and committee.
• Welcome to committee. Chairman, members of the committee, for the record, I'm Camille Blaylock.
• Welcome to committee. This might be your first time in the committee this year.
• Chairman, members of the committee.
• Chairman, committee members.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Summary: The Senate State Affairs Committee approved the February 18, 2026 minutes and advanced gubernatorial appointee Callie Younger as administrator of the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources with a recommendation for Senate confirmation. The committee then introduced several RS measures, including a resolution supporting use of Article V to pursue a balanced-budget amendment, a memorial backing gold-backed U.S. bonds, and a bill authorizing the state treasurer to invest idle funds in gold and silver bullion. It also introduced RSs related to school district strategic performance plans, a new school funding formula study, college athletics, traffic use of the passing lane, and campaign finance reform. The committee heard and advanced several bills on state administration and elections. SB 1320, a cleanup bill repealing language tied to the business information infrastructure fund and Luma implementation, and SB 1321, which clarifies reporting deadlines and enforcement for agency contracts and MOUs filed with the state controller, both received due-pass recommendations. SB 1322, which tightens the voter affidavit process by requiring additional identifying information and poll-worker verification before issuing a ballot, also advanced after discussion about election integrity, privacy, and practical implementation. The committee likewise advanced SB 1296, which creates a specific criminal trespass offense for entering or remaining in a church or house of worship with intent to intimidate, harass, or disrupt worship services. The committee also advanced HCR 28, calling on Idahoans to fast and pray on March 1 for unity, peace, and moisture/snowpack, after testimony in support from the Idaho Family Policy Center and a private citizen. Finally, the committee heard HB 539, which limits temporary administrative rules to emergency or other narrow circumstances, requires a gubernatorial statement explaining necessity, and restricts repeated substantially similar temporary rules; after testimony from the Idaho Farm Bureau in support, the bill was sent to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The meeting adjourned after all listed items were handled.

Transcript Highlights:

• The rules are suspended. Following resolution, the clerk will read the resolution.
• Speaker, I move to suspend all rules necessary for the House to take up HR 99.
• The rules are suspended. Following resolution, the clerk will read the resolution.
• Members, I move to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider HR 189.
• The rules are suspended. Following resolution, the clerk will read the resolution.