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• c><03:00:32.680><c> ethics,</c> commit violation of the ethics, commit violation of the ethics, disclosure
• <c> and</c><03:00:34.960><c> conflict</c><03:00:35.359><c> of</c><03:00:35.600><c> interest</c> disclosure
• , and conflict of interest disclosure, and conflict of interest laws<03:00:37.000><c> applicable</c><
• ,</c><03:07:08.880><c> and</c> laws regarding ethics, disclosure, and laws regarding ethics, disclosure
• This designation unlocked a flood of new rehabilitation and expansion projects that have transformed

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

Bills: SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , SB169 , SB180 , SB203 , SB87 , SB195 , SB192 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228 , HB132 , HB37 , HB13 , HB54 , HB126 , HB7 , SB30 , HB188 , HB189 , HB26 , HB264 , HB288 , HB248 , HB249 , HB227 , HB228

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: Lieutenant Governor, vacancy, governor appointment, Alabama Constitution, state government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery

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• And then I'm on page five, we have the required disclosures where it's really important that we want
• And then I'm on page five, we have the required disclosures where it's really important that we want
• :42:46.760><c> have</c><01:42:47.520><c> the</c><01:42:47.640><c> required</c><01:42:48.200><c> disclosures
• </c> we have the required disclosures we have the required disclosures where<01:42:50.360><c> it's</c

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• General Assembly's website a list of each legislator who, according to the most recent financial disclosure
• We all know, as legislators, we have to file two types of disclosures every year: public disclosure of
• interest and financial disclosure.
• The public disclosure legislator must disclose to the ethics committee any representation of a person

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Requires detailed disclosure of vehicles, systems, and operating domains.
• against Waymo, uh, but to note that we're talking about autonomous vehicles and I, you know, in full disclosure
• autonomous vehicles and I, you know, in autonomous vehicles and I, you know, in full<02:02:56.280><c> disclosure
• 57.240><c> phone</c><02:02:57.440><c> a</c><02:02:57.520><c> friend</c><02:02:57.880><c> in</c> full disclosure
• , I did phone a friend in full disclosure, I did phone a friend in the<02:02:58.200><c> audience,</c>

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 269, Maryland Public Ethics Law, Financial Disclosure Statements, State Officials and Candidates
• gt; House Bill 269, Maryland Public Ethics Law,<00:22:24.360><c> financial</c><00:22:24.840><c> disclosure
• </c><00:22:25.360><c> statements,</c> Law, financial disclosure statements, Law, financial disclosure
• House Bill 538, Institutions of Higher Education, mandatory disclosures for new and prospective students

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports. Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment. The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.

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• There was a question about, I think, the financial disclosure component of the to uh the state's right
• question about I think the uh the question about I think the uh the financial<01:44:52.000><c> disclosure
• ><01:44:52.560><c> component</c><01:44:53.040><c> of</c><01:44:53.199><c> the</c> The financial disclosure
• , has required any union that represents private-sector members to file very detailed financial disclosures
• Members to file very detailed financial disclosures that are publicly available with the U.S.

Bills: HB0083 , HB0102 , HB0178

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: subpoena, legislative authority, penalty, compliance, law enforcement, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, public employment, labor organization, dues withdrawal, collective bargaining, public funding, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• conjunction with state elections, moves filing periods for local elections up to two weeks, and disclosure
• also</c><01:26:48.199><c> moves</c><01:26:48.480><c> the</c><01:26:48.639><c> deadline</c> ...and disclosure
• to walk through the details. elections up to two weeks and uh elections up to two weeks and uh disclosure
• <01:27:06.159><c> requirement</c><01:27:06.560><c> for</c><01:27:06.800><c> sample</c> disclosure requirement
• for sample disclosure requirement for sample ballots<01:27:08.159><c> and</c><01:27:08.360><c> so</c

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• permitting of generators by LGUs would allow the same local units of government that are agreeing to non-disclosure
• permitting of generators by LGUs would allow the same local units of government that are agreeing to non-disclosure
• that are local units of government that are agreeing<00:36:26.640><c> to</c><00:36:26.800><c> non-disclosure
• </c><00:36:27.680><c> agreements</c> agreeing to non-disclosure agreements agreeing to non-disclosure

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We are seeking review of an amended motor vehicle odometer disclosure rule.
• Act 926 of 2025 amended the law to allow for electronic disclosure of odometer readings, signatures,
• It allows for electronic signatures, electronic odometer disclosures, and electronic powers of attorney

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a long agenda of agency rules, with most items approved without objection after brief presentations and no public comment. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s electronic odometer disclosure rule, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and RV parks, lead-based paint, counseling board revisions, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental examiners, nursing, pharmacy, medical board, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these changes were described as updates to match recent acts, federal standards, compact participation, fee adjustments, or cleanup/clarification, and the committee repeatedly approved them without objection. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s broad set of rule changes implementing multiple 2025 acts. Those changes included creating a dialysis patient care technician registry, updating contact information requirements, expanding APRN authority to delegate certain tasks, clarifying death certificate and pronouncement authority, allowing substitution of therapeutically equivalent medications, permitting purchase of compounded products, and updating certified medication assistant rules and training standards. Members asked detailed questions about the meaning of therapeutically equivalent substitutions, delegation limits, compounded products, and how often medication lists would be updated; the board said it would review rules annually and use future rulemaking as needed. The committee also approved new nursing rules for declaratory orders and the new dialysis registry. The Department of Education’s rules drew the most discussion, especially the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify eligible expenses, and streamline approvals. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting certain technology purchases and requiring extra justification over $1,000, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about oversight, appeal timelines, sports equipment, provider credentialing, and whether the rules were too restrictive; department officials said the rules were meant to protect taxpayer funds while preserving flexibility, and they noted the program had received extensive public comment. The committee also approved Education rules for scholarships, residency classification, teacher programs, accelerated learning, and graduate medical education, as well as Labor and Licensing rules on wage and hour standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting incentives.

Transcript Highlights:

• We are seeking review of an amended motor vehicle odometer disclosure rule.
• Act 926 of 2025 amended the law to allow for electronic disclosure of odometer readings, signatures,
• DFA, continued: The proposed amended rule allows for electronic signatures, electronic odometer disclosures

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, the disclosures are going to be required for the change of deed at the recorder of deeds offices
• That's just that disclosures will be noticed up. That's the extent.
• That's just that disclosures will be noticed up.

Summary: The House met with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 133-0. The session then included many introductions of interns, guests, and a Teacher Appreciation Day statement. A committee report recommended passage of Senate Bill 903, and the chamber moved into third reading and amendment action on Senate Bill 1421 and related measures. Members debated and adopted a long series of amendments covering public safety, criminal justice, schools, and corrections. Topics included drone enforcement authority for law enforcement, a Missouri Ranger school safety program and school bus stop-arm penalties, Clean Slate automatic expungement language narrowed to drug offenses, an Alzheimer’s task force and dementia training for law enforcement, fire hydrant testing, pseudoephedrine access, banning portable electronic devices in prisons, hands-free cell phone law fixes, critical infrastructure protections, parental accountability for minors’ offenses, fentanyl trafficking, attorney general firearms authority, support for St. Louis and Kansas City police boards, DNA collection on arrest for additional crimes, a 25-foot buffer around first responders, a domestic violence registry, squatter and notary fraud fixes, gift card fraud, and post-conviction death penalty procedures. Several amendments drew opposition over civil liberties, school safety, prison penalties, and death penalty concerns, but most were adopted. The most contested item was the death penalty post-conviction relief amendment, which members argued either would streamline appeals and risk wrongful executions or would provide needed finality for victims; it ultimately passed 75-68 after a roll call vote. Another notable debate centered on the St. Louis Police Board amendment, with members disputing who should pay for police overtime and liability costs. The transcript ends amid discussion of a corrections-related amendment on good-time credit and rehabilitation programming, with the amendment to the amendment being supported by members from both parties.

Transcript Highlights:

• Finally, the bill prohibits districts from requiring or providing incentives to employees to sign non-disclosure
• Finally, the bill prohibits districts from requiring or providing incentives to employees to sign non-disclosure
• disdain, and where school boards and superintendents have gone overboard, particularly with non-disclosure

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then devoted most of the first part of the meeting to a farewell-style recognition of Senator Joe Gruters. Senators from both parties offered extended remarks praising his loyalty, political instincts, family involvement, and work as a legislator and as incoming Republican National Committee chair. Gruters responded with remarks about his background, including overcoming a childhood speech impediment, his service in the Legislature, and major policy efforts he highlighted such as alimony reform and the undergrounding of utilities. A ceremonial gift was presented to him recognizing his work on a 2019 public-safety/immigration bill, and the Senate adopted a motion to spread his remarks upon the journal before recessing briefly. After the recess, the Senate returned to regular business. No committee reports, governor’s messages, House messages, or reconsideration matters were reported. The chamber then moved to third reading and temporarily postponed CS/CS/CS/SB 354, relating to blue ribbon projects. The next bill, CS/CS/SB 1758, relating to public assistance, was taken up, and Senator Gaetz explained that it contained five reforms to the public assistance system previously discussed by the Senate. Debate was about to continue when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Finally, the bill prohibits districts from requiring or providing incentives to employees to sign non-disclosure
• Finally, the bill prohibits districts from requiring or providing incentives to employees to sign non-disclosure
• disdain, and where school boards and superintendents have gone overboard, particularly with non-disclosure

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There's also important disclosures that don't currently exist about how frequent this practice is happening
• This bill seeks to both address that disclosure problem and close the loophole entirely.
• But I also want to make sure that any disclosures that is a part of this bill is narrowly tailored to

Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills, with extensive testimony and debate. AB 1535 would add political affiliation as a sentencing aggravator when a felony is motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived political affiliation. The author said the bill is intended to deter political violence while preserving judicial discretion; supporters framed it as a response to rising threats and attacks tied to politics. Opponents, including ACLU Cal Action, Initiate Justice, and public defender groups, argued the term is vague, could sweep in protected speech and association, and would expand punishment without addressing crime prevention. The bill was later moved on a due-pass recommendation and passed on roll call. AB 1656 would add human trafficking to the list of offenses that qualify for good-cause continuances so a vertical prosecutor can stay with a case. The author and a San Diego DA representative said the change would support trauma-informed prosecution and improve continuity for survivors. Most support testimony came from prosecutors, victim advocates, and civil liberties groups, while some public defender and justice organizations remained in opposition or pending review of amendments. The committee ultimately approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended vote. AB 1589 would allow Level 1 reserve peace officers to use firearm suppressors while on duty, matching the exemption already available to full-time officers. The author and reserve officer witnesses said the bill is a narrow safety measure tied to hearing protection and parity in training and equipment. Opponents, including Brady and ACLU Cal Action, said suppressors are unnecessary, could endanger the public and other officers, and further militarize policing. After discussion about safety, fiscal concerns, and community trust, the committee passed the bill on a due-pass vote. The committee also took up AB 1566, which would align the statutory definition of severe neglect with the structured decision-making tool used by county child welfare agencies. Supporters said the bill would reduce overreporting, racial disparities, and unnecessary family trauma while keeping mandated reporting in place. Opponents, including school resource officer groups, warned it would lower reporting thresholds and risk missing serious abuse. Members debated the impact on child safety versus unnecessary investigations, and the bill was held on call after a split vote. In addition, the committee approved several consent items, including bills on human trafficking data, criminal procedure jurisdiction, firearms/unsafe handguns, and the Hugs Act of 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• c><00:10:12.080><c> mentioned</c> What we are concerned about with this bill is it now requires disclosure
• c> requires</c> about with this bill is it now requires about with this bill is it now requires disclosure
• <00:11:01.920><c> of</c><00:11:02.240><c> membership</c><00:11:02.880><c> information</c> Disclosure

Bills: HB0086

Committee: House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Keywords: county officials, election code, misconduct, removal, government accountability, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• others, CS for House Bill 89, a bill to be entitled an act relating to veterinary prescription disclosure
• others, CS for House Bill 89, a bill to be entitled an act relating to veterinary prescription disclosure
• others, CS for House Bill 89, a bill to be entitled an act relating to veterinary prescription disclosure

Summary: The House convened with prayer, moments of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests and visitors. The chamber then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The main measure taken up was HB 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors in public schools and charter schools, which the sponsor described as a clarification of existing law to keep pornographic or sexually explicit material away from minors and to give districts clearer standards for review and objection processes. The bill drew extensive debate over constitutional concerns, local control, litigation risk, and the scope of the definition of “harmful to minors.” Members supporting the bill argued it was needed to close loopholes and protect children, while opponents warned it could lead to overbroad book removals, conflict with federal court rulings, and costly lawsuits. A series of amendments sought to narrow or redirect the bill: proposals by Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris would have preserved literary value review, protected educational and abuse-prevention materials, exempted LGBTQ-inclusive books, limited objections, preserved funding for districts, or delayed enforcement during ongoing litigation. Supporters of the amendments framed them as protecting parental choice, academic value, student safety, and district finances; opponents said they would weaken the bill’s child-protection purpose. All of the amendments failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. Debate continued along the same lines, with opponents emphasizing book removals, First Amendment concerns, and the impact on students and schools, and supporters reiterating that the bill was intended to prevent minors from accessing obscene material. The transcript provided ends during structured debate and does not include the final vote on HB 1119.

Transcript Highlights:

• You know,<00:26:07.679><c> full</c><00:26:08.000><c> disclosure,</c><00:26:09.120><c> uh</c><00:26:09.200
• ><c> I</c><00:26:09.440><c> have</c><00:26:09.520><c> a</c> know, full disclosure, uh I have a know,
• full disclosure, uh I have a granddaughter<00:26:10.480><c> who</c><00:26:11.039><c> who</c><00:26:11.360

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call - 00:55 26RS SB 22 – 04:52 26RS SB 46 – 0:34:36, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And under initial disclosures which are required, they then back up the dump truck and they dump it on
• Something we haven't talked about today, which may be one of the most significant things here is the disclosure
• We need those disclosures out there. It's, it's just, it's all fair.

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:

• Following that disclosure, I was expected to meet with our pastor and a counselor who promised that,
• Following that disclosure, I was expected to meet with our pastor and a counselor who promised that,
• Following that disclosure, I was expected to meet with our pastor and a counselor who promised that,

Keywords: Consideration of HB 9 00:02:20 Consideration of HB 495 00:08:53 Consideration of HB 520 00:46:51 Consideration of HB 622 00:54:39 Consideration of HB 635 00:59:25, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 9, which would create oversight for Medicaid-related policy through a board modeled after the Public Pension Oversight Board. Sponsor Rep. Adam Bowling said the measure was intended to bring legislative, executive, and stakeholder voices together to vet issues and make better-informed Medicaid policy. Members generally supported the concept, though some questioned the proposed board’s party breakdown and whether the language should be updated now rather than later. After discussion, the committee voted 19-0 to pass HB 9 favorably. The committee then heard House Bill 495, which Rep. Hail said would protect mental health care professionals, institutions, and ordained ministers from discrimination when providing what the bill calls protected counseling services. He described the bill as a parental-choice measure that would allow counseling aligned with family values and said it also creates a civil cause of action for harmed parties. Opponents argued the bill would shield conversion therapy, with Dr. Eric Russ, Brandon Long, Dr. Brandon Creech, Brenda Rosen, Chris Hartman, and Dr. Bobby Glass testifying that conversion therapy is discredited, harmful, and associated with depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide risk. They said professional medical and counseling organizations oppose such practices and urged rejection of the bill. During questions, Rep. Layman pressed the sponsor on whether the bill would protect therapies even if a child was not in distress and on whether the committee should be endorsing a practice discredited by professional organizations. Rep. Hail responded that he viewed the issue as a parental choice and said he believed the bill protects providers offering those services. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HB 495, with no final vote shown on that bill.