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• to the Committee on Appropriations.
• Roll call has been requested, and when the vote is taken, it shall be by roll.
• You withdrew the request. Thank you.
• </c> &gt;&gt; request. Thank you. &gt;&gt; request. Thank you.
• </c> Appropriations will also meet at 1:30. Appropriations will also meet at 1:30.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• </c> legislation um the legislative proposal legislation um the legislative proposal before<00:21:47.600
• </c><00:36:38.440><c> because</c> on and put it into legislation because on and put it into legislation
• request request um<00:42:57.880><c> must</c><00:42:58.119><c> get</c><00:42:58.319><c> the</c><00:42
• </c> public school with funding requests public school with funding requests within<00:43:18.119><c>
• I want to say thank you for allowing me... 2023 the legislation passed a band on 2023 the legislation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This loophole in the law was identified as a key goal for our legislative work.
• However, it is also true that all of our legislative priorities coming from our faculty board, a board
• I will be requesting a roll call vote, and I will be asking members to vote yes for this.
• I was going to request a recall, but you beat me to the punch, Mr. Chair.
• I was going to request a recall, but you beat me to the punch, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There is a committee substitute requested by TEA, but I do not believe it's ready.
• While we fully support the intent of this legislation.
• This legislation provides help for the 775,000 special education. kids in Texas.
• And that's pretty much a every single time it's been appropriated.
• And the initial phases of it, but that's just life in a legislative process.

Bills: SB568, SCR5, SB57, SB1447, SB27, SB24

Keywords: special education, funding, individualized education program, visual impairments, accessibility, support services, state education code, SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame

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• Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
• I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 4. Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
• With that, respectfully request your aye vote on AB 107. Thank you.
• With that, I respectfully request your aye vote on AB 117. Thank you, Assembly Member Gabriel.
• All requests for adjournment in memory will be deemed read and printed in the journal.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Hi, Lindsay Nakano, Senior Legislative Counsel with the FPPC.
• Hi, Lindsay Nakano, Senior Legislative Counsel with the FPPC.
• I look forward to seeing you all in my new role in Appropriations.
• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations. Excuse me, one moment.
• Motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations. Current votes 2-1. Chair voted aye.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I'd like to request unanimous consent to send this to the 14th order of business.
• The legislative website is down, so we have some members who are trying to access the legislation, so
• Well, since we're at ease, I will tell the floor, and it's probably not as appropriate...
• So this bill provides clear legislative direction for those extreme cases.
• And this is a thank you to all the legislators and their families.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, received prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the journal and several communications, including notices of substitute senators for Districts 5 and 12. Committee reports moved several bills and resolutions forward, including referral of newly printed Senate bills to standing committees, enrollment of Senate Bill 1221, and passage out of committee of House Bills 628, 583, 610, 620, and 731 to the second-reading calendar. The chamber took up House Concurrent Resolution 28, a resolution encouraging Idahoans to observe a day of fasting and prayer on March 1, 2006. Supporters cited drought, low snowpack, agricultural needs, and political violence as reasons for the resolution. The Senate adopted the resolution by voice vote and returned it to the House. The Senate also received multiple House bills and memorials on first reading and referred them to the appropriate committees. On third reading, Senate Bill 1257, dealing with child protection and visitation/termination standards in cases of substantiated abuse or long-term parental incarceration, drew the most debate. Supporters said it strengthens child safety, clarifies standards, and keeps final decisions with the court; opponents raised due-process concerns and the need for clearer timelines. After debate, the bill passed 24-6, with paired votes recorded, and was transmitted to the House. Senate Bill 1294 was sent to the 14th order for possible amendment, Senate Bill 1264 was held on the calendar, and the Senate adjourned until Monday, March 2, 2006.

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• </c><00:25:40.840><c> pay</c> demonstrate the requested pay demonstrate the requested pay adjustments
• We ask you legislative adjustments.
• </c><00:28:12.400><c> funds</c> but it's emergency appropriation funds but it's emergency appropriation
• . appropriations. appropriations.
• with legislation to add those?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard an introductory presentation from Sam Daily of Believe It Canine Service Partners, a nonprofit that trains service dogs free of charge for disabled veterans. Daily described the organization’s work with veterans, including placements with MACV and a service dog at Veteran Village in Eagan, and said the group has placed 80 teams so far. Senator Howe asked whether the organization had pursued Support Our Troops grants, and Daily said it had received two SOS grants. The first bill taken up was Senate File 4172, as amended, which would expand eligibility for burial in Minnesota state veterans cemeteries to honorably discharged reservists, National Guard members, and Air National Guard members, and would allow some honor guard use for eligible people. Senator Howe said the bill corrects an inequity for Guard and reserve members who served honorably but are not currently eligible. Glenn Pence testified in support, saying the bill recognizes National Guard service and should allow those veterans to be buried with others they served alongside. MDVA’s David Swantek supported the concept but warned that expanded eligibility would increase demand, especially at Little Falls, and could shorten its projected capacity timeline from about 48 years to about 30 years. The committee adopted the A1 amendment and then laid the bill over for inclusion in the Veterans and Military Affairs Finance Omnibus Bill. The committee then heard Senate File 4026, which sets standards for MDVA competitive grants and adds accountability and residency requirements. Senator Koran said the bill would help the department review grants and ensure funds serve Minnesota veterans and families. MDVA chief of staff Dave Belfi supported the bill, saying it reflects agency feedback, aligns with existing residency rules, and does not affect CVSO, VSO, or Support Our Troops grants. The A1 amendment was adopted, and the bill was laid over for inclusion in the omnibus bill. Next, Senate File 4807 was heard, a bill to update pay for National Guard soldiers and airmen called to state active duty. MDVA and National Guard officials said the bill would simplify statute language and raise the minimum base pay for lower ranks to the E5 level, with future adjustments tied to federal pay tables. Senator Kunesh asked about funding, and staff explained the cost would come through an open general-fund emergency appropriation, estimated at about $30,000 annually but varying with activations. The committee adopted amendments to incorporate SF 4172 and SF 4026 into SF 4807, made technical corrections, and then recommended SF 4807, as amended, to pass and be referred to the full committee. Finally, the committee heard Senate File 3603, which would create a program allowing school districts to issue high school diplomas to Minnesota veterans who left school to serve during the Korean conflict or Vietnam War. Senator Rasmussen said the bill recognizes veterans who interrupted their education for service. MDVA’s John Kelly supported the bill, noting it reflects input from MDVA and the Department of Education and that similar programs exist in other states. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and refer it to the full committee. The meeting also began discussion of Senate File 4560, which would formalize the Commander's Task Force, but the transcript cuts off before that bill was acted on.

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• At the appropriate time, I would respectfully request an aye vote.
• And this bill is a vote item, so I will need a motion at the appropriate time. Yes.
• This is a motion do pass to the Committee on Appropriations. Ms.
• The motion is due pass to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.
• The motion is due passed to the Assembly Committee, the Appropriation Committee.

Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard several bills, mostly related to Proposition 19, voluntary tax checkoffs, and local tax authority. SB 288 would clarify that the one-year residency and exemption deadline for inherited homes held in probate begins when legal ownership is established; it received support from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and others, no opposition, and was referred to suspense. SB 974 would explicitly include special needs trusts in Prop. 19-related inheritance rules; it had support from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and passed 5-0 to Appropriations as amended. The committee also heard SB 575, which would restore the Sea Otter Voluntary Contribution Fund for voluntary tax return donations to sea otter conservation. Supporters cited sea otter recovery, research, and habitat protection needs; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. SB 999 would delay the Franchise Tax Board’s annual report on the health care individual mandate from March 1 to June 1 to allow more complete data; Health Access California supported it, and it passed 5-1 to Appropriations. SB 762 would authorize certain cities and counties, including Hercules, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara, to seek voter approval for local transaction and use taxes to address budget pressures, public safety, infrastructure, and safety-net service cuts. Local officials, labor groups, and health advocates supported it, while the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association opposed it; the committee adopted the urgency clause and then passed the bill to Local Government with urgency, with some no votes. SB 1073 would create a voluntary tax contribution fund to support the Historic South Los Angeles Black Cultural District; arts advocates and community supporters backed it, and the bill passed unanimously to the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee as amended.

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• They their 26th annual Legislative Day.
• </c> the journal for the prior legislative the journal for the prior legislative day.<00:12:10.639><c
• I request under the other business tab.
• uh the nominations to the appropriate uh the nominations to the appropriate<00:13:50.560><c> time</c
• Uh, any appropriate time on Friday.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, February 19, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• inexpedient to legislate. Representative inexpedient to legislate.
• Bill 1732. legislate.
• Division's been requested. Bill6003. Division's been requested.
• </c> is inexpedient to legislate. is inexpedient to legislate.
• </c> inexpedience to legislate. inexpedience to legislate.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We appreciate your partnership and your willingness to hear from us on this legislation.
• We also think it's appropriate to raise the standard for when the state can take the serious step of
• I think it's actually probably more appropriate in most termination cases to be looking at the future
• This legislation would prohibit a person from administering an immunization... ...legislation would prohibit
• Ultimately, this legislation is about ensuring that we know our vaccines are safe.

Bills: HB18, HB37, HB 116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB 1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388

Summary: The committee first reopened testimony on House Bill 2216, which would strengthen child welfare requirements by expanding “active efforts” to help families avoid removal and support reunification, while also raising standards related to removals and terminations. Supporters from child welfare and family defense groups said the bill would better protect families and align Texas more closely with ICWA-style principles, but several warned it would require significant new funding, staffing, and community services such as mental health care, housing, child care, and substance use treatment. The committee then left HB 2216 pending. The committee next heard Senate Bill 1782, aimed at boarding and group homes. Senator Miles said the bill closes enforcement gaps left by prior law by requiring retention of background-check records and creating misdemeanor penalties for failing to conduct or keep them, or for knowingly hiring people with serious convictions. Harris County sheriff’s investigators testified in support, describing illegal boarding homes, operators who evade permits and background checks, and exploitation of vulnerable residents; the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 481 on emergency preparedness for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities, adopted a new committee substitute that softened some requirements and removed the fiscal note, and left the bill pending. The committee then heard House Bill 388, which would require the Texas Department of Insurance to create a single standardized coordination-of-benefits form for dual health plans to reduce errors and surprise bills; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1590 would move paternity registry searches for adoptions to an electronic process with a 10-day target, and House Bill 2809 would track child suicide attempts in managing conservatorship and require related reporting and parental notice; both were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1887, which would prohibit administering mRNA-containing products for immunization for 10 years, with exceptions for cancer and genetic disorders. Supporters argued the bill was needed for safety, informed consent, and medical freedom, while opponents from the medical, research, and public health communities said mRNA vaccines are well-studied, save lives, and that the bill would harm access, research, and Texas’s biotech economy. The bill remained under discussion as testimony concluded.

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• They have to request a ballot.
• It’s not going to be appropriated every year.
• But it's appropriate.
• We have a prioritized conservative legislation that we are the reason we're here is to support that legislation
• We have a prioritized conservative legislation that we are the reason we're here is to support that legislation

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and voted to pass House Bill 2125, which drew some concern from Rep. Woods about subpoena power for the Secretary of State, and House Bill 1812, which passed unanimously. The committee then moved to public hearing on House Bills 2387 and 2480, both aimed at reinstating Missouri’s presidential preference primary and adjusting absentee voting rules. Sponsors Rep. Veit and Rep. Banderman argued the primary would increase participation, make Missouri more relevant in presidential politics, and better reflect voter preferences, while also proposing changes to the in-person absentee window to reduce overlap with April elections and encourage in-person voting. Testimony in support came from the Missouri Republican Party, the Missouri Democratic Party, the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, ACLU Missouri, Missouri Farm Bureau, and several individuals. Supporters emphasized broader voter participation, the value of a primary over caucuses, and the need to make Missouri’s presidential process more accessible and visible. Party representatives said they were willing to work on binding language so primary results would inform or bind delegate selection, and Democrats said their rules already bind delegates to primary results. Several members said they would be more comfortable supporting the bills if the primary were made binding by statute and if the primary were closed to party members only. Opposition focused on the fiscal cost, the nonbinding nature of the primary as written, and concerns that the bill could mislead voters into thinking they were directly electing a nominee when delegates are still chosen through caucus/convention processes. Witnesses and clerks also objected to shrinking the excused in-person absentee period from six weeks to three, warning it could create confusion and burden election offices. The committee heard no final vote on HB 2387 or HB 2480 before adjourning.

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• All right, now it'll be the appropriate time.
• I'm very grateful for this legislation.
• It's a great piece of legislation.
• I think it's a really good piece of legislation.
• So that's why the legislation is before you.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• </c> &gt;&gt; Senator requested a special order. &gt;&gt; Senator requested a special order.
• All right, appropriate time tomorrow.
• </c> formal enforcement action is appropriate formal enforcement action is appropriate for<01:25:34.239
• ,</c> your interpretation of the legislation, your interpretation of the legislation, you<01:26:52.960
• </c> order to the appropriate time tomorrow. order to the appropriate time tomorrow.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
• All of you, because we as legislators can make a difference.
• I gotta say, they will make great legislative staffers.
• On behalf of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.
• So on behalf of the AAPI Legislative Caucus, we respectfully.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The House Appropriations Committee will come to order and the clerk will call the roll.
• Members, funding to address essential requests for our regulatory agencies and funding for the requests
• Align appropriations among strategies and methods of finance between years and appropriate bill patterns
• Adjust the employee benefits appropriations accordingly.
• Allocate appropriations from general provisions and general government agencies to the appropriate agency

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This legislation is designed to send a very clear message.
• And look, it is the parent's responsibility to teach the children what is appropriate and not appropriate
• It substitutes the judgment of a future legislator, someone. One.
• At the request of Representative Fontenot, House Bill 54.
• So at the appropriate time, Mr. Chair, I'd like to report House Bill 54.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 137, which would strengthen penalties for knowingly making threats against schools, school activities, students, or school employees. The author said the bill responds to repeated false threats that disrupt schools, frighten families, and divert law enforcement, and it adds education and parental acknowledgment requirements. Members discussed possible juvenile consequences such as public service or physical work at schools, and the bill drew support from law enforcement, district attorneys, and Catholic bishops. It was reported favorably without objection. House Bill 321 followed, addressing Louisiana’s Safe Harbor law by expressly exempting minors from prostitution offenses and treating them as trafficking victims rather than offenders. The author, clergy, trafficking advocates, and a survivor testified that children involved in commercial sex are typically coerced, groomed, or controlled by traffickers, often family members or caregivers, and should receive protection and services instead of arrest. Witnesses described statewide advocacy and crisis-response services created in 2022, and committee members asked about prosecution of perpetrators and the prevalence of trafficking in rural areas. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then approved House Bill 1246, a response to a fatal drunk-driving crash involving Jada Bright, which would allow law enforcement to keep intoxicated offenders in jail if they are not safe to release. An amendment was adopted to clean up the language, and the bill was reported favorably. House Bill 1104, creating a misdemeanor for possession of motor vehicle key-programming or emulating devices used to steal cars, also passed favorably with support from prosecutors and police. House Bill 552, a cleanup measure replacing references to intoxication with impairment in prior drug-related statutes, was reported favorably as well. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 310, which would require random reassignment when a defendant waives a jury trial in districts with more than two judges, unless the prosecutor agrees otherwise. Supporters said it would prevent judge shopping and address concerns about unusually high acquittal rates before particular judges, while opponents argued it raises due process concerns and effectively lets prosecutors choose the judge. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The last major item was House Bill 1107, dealing with post-conviction death penalty cases involving claims of intellectual disability; the bill would set a 75 IQ threshold and create procedures for Atkins claims. Supporters said it would bring finality to long-pending capital cases and follow U.S. Supreme Court guidance, while opponents argued it would be unconstitutional under Atkins, Moore, and Hall because intellectual disability cannot be reduced to a single number. After extensive testimony and debate over amendments, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably.

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• It also requests that the procedure be posted... posted on the county-wide website.
• You know, in the data requests that you asked, I'd be happy to sit down with you to figure out what request
• you made and perhaps why they were telling you no to certain requests.
• A Google number seems appropriate here as well. Personal.
• It's good legislation. I get it.

Bills: HB569, HB766, HB1638, HB2316, HB2773, HB2785, HB3113, HB3709, HB3775, HB4275

Keywords: early voting, ballot correction, voting rights, election integrity, mail-in voting, voter notification, HB 766, precinct chair, precinct chair candidate, ballot application, Texas Election Code, Section 172.021, election administration, candidate filing, party precinct chair, county party, political party office, email address, telephone number, confidential candidate information

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• The Committee on Appropriations is called to order. Testing, testing.
• I also, unfortunately, don't know when it was requested.
• They are not at liberty to refuse such requests.
• I am Representative Sarah LaGoree from Legislative District 5.
• I'm Kevin Volk, Representative for Legislative District 17.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2134, which would create the Arizona Critical Infrastructure Protection Act to bar state and critical infrastructure entities from contracting with the People’s Republic of China or Chinese companies for access to Arizona critical infrastructure, and to prohibit Chinese-produced software in critical infrastructure. The sponsor and a witness from State Armor argued the bill was needed to reduce cyber and sabotage risks and to align Arizona policy with national security concerns. Some members questioned costs, overlap with federal law, and the Corporation Commission’s capacity, but the bill was approved on a 6-4 vote for a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 2051, which would require AHCCCS contractors, subject to federal approval, to cover breastfeeding and lactation care services and, under a proposed amendment, create a voluntary state certification for lactation care providers through the Department of Health Services. Testimony from lactation consultants, maternal health advocates, and researchers emphasized improved maternal and infant outcomes, access gaps for Medicaid families, and potential cost savings. AHCCCS and ADHS were neutral but noted implementation costs and the need for CMS approval; the committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a 9-0 due pass recommendation. House Bill 2700 would establish a 15-member technology-first study committee focused on assistive technology for people with disabilities, with an amendment adding appointments by legislative minority leaders. Supporters said the committee would help Arizona catch up on assistive technology, improve independence, and address staffing shortages and aging-population needs. The committee discussed the amendment and then approved the bill 9-0. House Bill 2800, which would increase penalties for knowingly lending a vehicle to a person with a DUI-related driving restriction if that person later causes serious injury or death, drew extensive debate over whether the felony penalty was too broad; the sponsor and family members of a victim supported it as a targeted deterrent, while some members raised due process and knowledge concerns. It passed 9-1. House Bill 2114, which would use motorcycle safety fund money for scholarships for rural and low-income riders and require at least one registered owner to have a Class M license before a motorcycle registration is issued, received supportive testimony from the sponsor, motorcycle advocates, and safety supporters; members noted a possible wording issue with existing endorsements, but the bill passed 10-0. The committee also took up House Bill 2127, a large special-plates bill that had been expanded into an omnibus measure; after discussion of a Kavanaugh amendment removing a duplicate Grand Canyon plate and withdrawal of an Alston amendment, the committee adopted the Kavanaugh amendment and gave the bill a due pass recommendation.