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• LORD, we thank you for this day.
• </c> Council Day at the Mississippi Capitol. Council Day at the Mississippi Capitol.
• </c> not taking care of our prisoners? not taking care of our prisoners?
• I'll yield for any questions. within so many days?" Or within so many days?"
• care of him. him. him.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• a week, 365 days a year.
• Change of this magnitude demands careful consideration.
• We care for our forces long after their final race and after care supports local farms and generates
• That's those who are here that they care about.
• All that's that that's that's what we care about.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We might have some starting and stopping as we move throughout the day.
• On our own time, on Martin Luther King Day, virtually, yes.
• This is my last day in the Senate after six years.
• Trump that really feel like this health care is a big, big thing that he doesn't believe health care
• The next item there is the Idaho Child Care Program Capacity Year 2.

Keywords: 989, all

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• </c><01:02:35.119><c> And</c> a day. And he loved his family hard. And a day.
• and child care.
• </c><02:23:10.800><c> To</c> access to health care and child care.
• To access to health care and child care.
• Mr. care. Now, what electric by 2027. Mr. care.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• ,</c><00:05:07.680><c> no</c> you know, this is expensive care, no you know, this is expensive care,
• </c> are going to go to cover this care. are going to go to cover this care.
• Without this care, more kids will require hospital-level care, which then limits the availability of
• . care. care.
• care for people. people. people.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on House File 4188 met on May 16, 2026, with a quorum present and indicated it was intended to be the final meeting. The main issue discussed was an amendment to the 62J language concerning home care nursing services for children with complex medical needs. Chair O'Driscoll said the amendment would direct the Departments of Commerce and Health and Human Services to review the fiscal impact on the state, families, and health plans, and to develop possible legislation for 2027. Supporters described the proposal as a pause to allow more review, while also acknowledging it was not a complete solution. Senator Bolden and others testified strongly against allowing the coverage changes to stand, saying the issue affects roughly 200 to 250 families statewide, many of them children who need hospital-level care at home. They warned that capping or denying private coverage would shift costs to Medicaid waivers, strain family waiver budgets, increase state costs, and potentially force more children into hospitals, reducing critical care capacity. Committee members also questioned Commerce Commissioner Grace Arnold and department staff about the distinction between home care nursing and home health services, statutory definitions, billing units, essential health benefits, waiver budgets, and the effect of enforcement actions involving HealthPartners. The committee adopted the A30 amendment by voice vote, and the motion prevailed. Members then took up another provision, described by staff as the meat raffle/paddle wheel language, and adopted an amendment to add the game of Haus und Pfeffer before approving the provision as amended. In final remarks, members from both chambers praised the committee’s work and professionalism, but several expressed regret that the home care nursing issue was not resolved in the conference report and said it would need further work next session. They also noted other items that did not make it into the bill, including reinsurance and certain other policy provisions.

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• > or cost of care or or or care or cost of care or or or care &gt;&gt; or<00:39:45.119><c> care</c> &
• </c> or care of livestock but not both. or care of livestock but not both. &gt;&gt; Okay.
• Um, if the four dogs are the day.
• </c><05:30:54.400><c> Um,</c><05:30:55.120><c> so</c> day the geese go yeah good day.
• Um, so day the geese go yeah good day.

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's about expanding access to high-quality care, supporting a strong health care workforce, and ensuring
• Our health care system must keep pace.
• It's about expanding access to high-quality care, supporting a strong health care workforce, and ensuring
• We've also updated the five-day programming turnaround for point-of-sale systems from five days to 60
• , and only 10 wells were... ...121 wells took 7 to 10 days, and only 10 wells took longer than 30 days

Summary: The committee heard a long series of bills, beginning with AB 2026 on groundwater recharge. The author and supporters said the bill would streamline permitting for recharge projects, codify long-standing CEQA exemptions for flood diversions to recharge, and add tribal consultation and other guardrails. Water agencies and local districts supported the measure as a way to capture high-flow water and reduce groundwater subsidence, while environmental groups and some irrigation districts opposed it, warning that the bill’s exemptions and broader diversion authority could harm rivers, Delta resources, and public trust values. The bill was discussed but not voted on because the committee lacked a quorum at that point. The committee then took up AB 1577 on data center energy accountability, which would require monthly reporting of energy-use data and permit-related estimates of energy and water demand. The author and the Little Hoover Commission argued the bill would improve transparency, help protect ratepayers, and give regulators better information for grid planning. Data center industry representatives opposed it as duplicative, burdensome, and uniquely targeted, while local governments, environmental groups, and some utilities supported it or supported it if amended. The bill was later reported out with a due pass recommendation once a quorum was established. Members also heard AB 2245 on a producer responsibility program for lubricant products and containers, AB 2170 on CEQA language-access and environmental review protections for overburdened communities, AB 2059 on rural transportation and VMT mitigation, AB 1808 on Western Joshua tree permitting and fee relief, AB 2182 on industrial energy efficiency program changes, and AB 2231 on streamlining two hospital projects. Testimony was mixed on most of these bills: supporters emphasized affordability, local control, environmental justice, or project urgency, while opponents raised concerns about CEQA scope, regulatory duplication, costs, and environmental impacts. Several measures received due pass recommendations and roll-call votes, including AB 2170, AB 2059, AB 1808, AB 2182, and AB 2231, with some members voting no or not voting and some bills left open for absent members.

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• Trust is a foundation of patient care.
• Abortion care is common and safe, and APCs have been trained in providing this care for over a decade
• humane care...
• humane care.
• We strongly support access to abortion care.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a full agenda of bills covering travel consumer protections, cannabis commerce with tribes, medical record integrity, pest control licensing, pawn and gold-buying regulation, pharmacy discipline, land surveying, and expedited licensing for veterans separated under a federal transgender military policy. Members also later heard AB 1973, which would expand the ability of advanced practice clinicians to provide abortion care, with supporters arguing it would improve access and opponents warning about safety and scope-of-practice concerns. Several bills were presented before quorum was reached, and the chair repeatedly urged absent members to arrive so the committee could vote. Testimony on the bills was largely in support. Authors and witnesses said AB 1758 would raise the seller-of-travel assessment cap to keep the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund solvent; AB 2506 would allow state cannabis licensees to sell products from tribal licensees while respecting tribal sovereignty; AB 1637 would prevent non-physicians from altering physician-authored medical notes; AB 2477 would create a short provisional period for pest control workers awaiting licensure; AB 2633 would close a loophole involving remote gold-buying events and stolen property reporting; AB 2141 would let the Board of Pharmacy resolve some cases through stipulated settlements before formal accusations; and AB 1933 would make technical clarifications to land surveying law. AB 1775 drew emotional testimony from transgender service members and advocates describing the impact of federal separation policies and the need for California licensing and support. Once quorum was established, the committee voted out the consent calendar and each of the heard bills, generally on party-line or near-unanimous votes. AB 1637, AB 1758, AB 1775, AB 1933, AB 2141, AB 2477, AB 2506, and AB 2633 all passed out of committee, most to Appropriations or another policy committee as noted. AB 1973 also passed, despite a no vote from some members and an opposition witness from the California Family Council. The committee later took vote changes and additional roll calls for absent members before adjourning.

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• I know we touched on that the other day.
• I grew up knowing that sharing is caring.
• Sharing is caring. Thank you. It is. It absolutely is. Let's see.
• Sharing is caring. Thank you. It is. It absolutely is. Let's see.
• But again, these are professional health care providers. Sure.

Summary: The Missouri House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior day’s journal 117-1, and held several points of personal privilege and guest introductions. Members recognized Women Legislators of Missouri for raising $100,000 for scholarships, honored fallen officer James Anthony Mitchell, Sr. with a moment of silence, welcomed the Blair Oaks state championship football team, visiting students from Bakersfield, Kirbyville, and Raymondville, hospital representatives promoting healthy eating, a former member of the House, and several interns. The chamber then took up committee reports and a supplemental budget measure, House Bill 2014. The budget chairman explained the Senate substitute made limited changes, including removing funding for the capital commission and a D.C. promotional event, restoring $600,000 for an agriculture fee fund, and adding $14 million for tobacco settlement shortfalls. He also noted major funding for MoDOT, disaster relief, and rural health care. The House adopted the Senate substitute 135-14 and finally passed the bill 137-13. Members next debated and passed House Bill 2559, the Raines Act, which would require more legislative review of rules with fiscal impacts; supporters framed it as reining in bureaucracy, while opponents said it would add delay and another layer of government. It passed 103-44. The House also passed House Bill 2710 on school accountability and A-F report cards for schools and districts after extensive debate over transparency, local control, and whether the bill would unfairly label schools; it passed 96-53. Other bills passed included HB 2404/2172 on repurposing unused school buildings (91-54), HB 1797 on alternative CPA licensure pathways (142-0), HB 1786 increasing Highway Patrol vehicle revolving fund spending authority (139-4), HB 2105 on water/sewer billing transparency for tenants (129-9), HB 2397 giving water district boards flexibility on dissolution thresholds and ballot language (130-15), HB 2108 conveying land to address a Jefferson City viaduct/emergency access issue (143-1), HB 2818 allowing St. Joseph to annex an airport it has owned since 1942 (137-8), and HB 1980 expanding peer review protections to emergency medical professionals, which was introduced and discussed near the end of the transcript.

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• </c> health care cost or anything with that. health care cost or anything with that.
• and lower premiums at the end of the day for the same care.
• and lower premiums at the end of the day for the same care.
• </c><00:37:53.760><c> That's</c> end of the day for the same care.
• That's end of the day for the same care.

Bills: HB55 , SB15 , SB247 , HB55 , SB15 , SB247

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, sex offenders, employment restrictions, first responders, public safety, juvenile offenders, local laws, registration requirements, picketing, protesting, residential protest, noise amplification, amplified sound, residential picketing, harassment

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• So we have five eyes and three days and one present.
• this from a health care professional.
• Five yes and two days, you have given HB 2364 a do pass recommendation. 2-2-3. My apology, 3 days.
• So I am not in favor of extending this another 90 days because I think 90 days is as sufficient as it
• Another 90 days because I think 90 days is as sufficient as it is.

Committee: House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2763, which would require a joint resolution of the legislature before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a state-run shooting range. The sponsor and several supporters, including a Prescott-area doctor, Arizona Citizens Defense League representatives, and Game and Fish staff, argued that closures can push shooters into unsafe public lands, create trash and safety problems, and that the legislature should have a voice in any closure decision. Game and Fish said its goal is to preserve Ben Avery and emphasized public safety. The bill was moved and received a do pass recommendation on an 8-1 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 2417, allowing courts to order speed-inhibiting devices as an alternative to license suspension or revocation for certain traffic offenses. Supporters said it could help people keep working and reduce recidivism, while opponents and some members raised concerns about scope and implementation. An amendment removed eligibility for people convicted of reckless driving or racing and clarified manufacturers are not required to build compatible vehicles. The bill, as amended, passed 7-2. House Bill 2345 followed, creating a felony for unlawfully present persons who possess a falsified commercial driver’s license and authorizing vehicle forfeiture and penalties for employers who knowingly hire such drivers. The sponsor framed it as a narrow public-safety measure, but the Arizona Trucking Association opposed it, arguing it was preempted by federal law, unworkable, and could jeopardize federal funding. Despite those concerns, the committee adopted an amendment and gave the bill a 5-3-1 do pass recommendation. The committee also advanced House Bill 2666, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving victims ages 15 to 17; testimony from prosecutors and anti-trafficking advocates supported the bill, while defense attorneys and some members urged caution about juvenile defendants and mandatory consecutive sentences. It passed 8-0 with members noting possible future amendments. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2175, which adds hate-crime-style sentencing enhancements for bias-motivated offenses and expands protected categories to include political expression and political affiliation. The ADL and Maricopa County Attorney’s Office supported the measure as a needed tool, while the ACLU and defense attorneys warned the political-expression language was too broad and could chill speech or invite selective prosecution. The bill passed 6-2 after adoption of an amendment. House Bill 2186, which lets a passenger satisfy identity requirements during a traffic stop by verbally providing information instead of showing physical ID, also received a do pass recommendation on a 7-0-1 vote after the sponsor said it was meant to fix an unconstitutional vagueness problem. The transcript then began discussion of House Bill 2364, concerning penalties for distribution or receipt of abortion-inducing drugs by courier or delivery service, but the exchange was cut off before testimony or action on that bill was completed.

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• MCO for Children's Day.
• And that is also Foster Care Plus.
• So, 45 days to get those completed.
• for workforce development, somewhere between 100 days and 306 days, and affordable housing is about
• and 300 days?

Bills: SB48 , SB64 , SB100

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: State Fairgrounds District, fairgrounds bonds, public financing, bond authorization, gross receipts tax, gaming tax, tax-backed bonds, infrastructure funding, Albuquerque fairgrounds, State Fair Tid, economic development, municipal bonds, revenue pledge, capital projects, New Mexico finance, special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP

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• hotline, 365 days a year.
• Every day that a participant is in our program, Every day that a participant is in our program, we avoid
• when a care facility is within 500 feet of a school or daycare.
• Is there anyone else in the audience who would care to testify?
• And that concludes our business for the day.

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Keywords: 989, all

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• </c><00:31:20.840><c> enhance</c><00:31:21.360><c> care</c> increase access to care enhance care increase
• care.
• care.
• and conduct postpartum visits, including 1-day, 3-day, and 7-day support in their home.
• c> in</c><01:10:33.480><c> their</c> visits 1 day 3day 7-Day support in their visits 1 day 3day 7-Day

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, it's a 60-day or a 90-day.
• The important thing 60-day or a 90-day.
• 30 days or 60 days paperwork that within 30 days or 60 days within<00:47:43.599><c> a</c><00:47:43.839
• </c> that a teacher cashing in a day-to-day that a teacher cashing in a day-to-day would<00:53:39.359
• </c> of the day. of the day.

Keywords: 958, all

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• The budget is now 45 days -- almost 45 days late.
• THE BUDGET IS NOW 45 DAYS -- ALMOST 45 DAYS LATE.
• It was not a dark day, it was a darker day.
• A state of laws so that May 14th becomes a day of love, a day of celebration, a day of change, a day
• A day of celebration. A day of change.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with routine proceedings, approved the prior journal, and processed several messages from the Assembly, including motions to discharge and substitute identical Senate bills for Assembly bills on the calendars. The chamber also reconsidered and restored Senate Print 1788, an act amending the Real Property Tax Law, to the third reading calendar. The Rules Committee reported Senate Print 10324, the state budget appropriations bill, directly to third reading, and the Senate accepted the message of necessity and laid the bill aside before taking it up on the controversial calendar as a budget extender. A lengthy debate followed on the budget extender, with Senator O’Mara and others criticizing the continued delay in finalizing the state budget, the lack of public details, and the absence of a schedule for joint budget committee meetings. Senator Serrano responded that the extender was necessary to keep state government operating while final budget negotiations continued, but could not provide specifics on policy items such as Tier 6 pension changes, New York City aid, local government support, or school aid. The extender was ultimately passed 56-2, with Senators Rhoads and Weik voting no. The Senate then adopted several previously adopted resolutions, including a memorial resolution for former Congressman Eliot Engel and a resolution marking the fourth anniversary of the Tops Friendly Markets mass shooting in Buffalo. The Buffalo resolution prompted extensive remarks from multiple senators about racism, gun violence, community trauma, and the need for policy responses; it was adopted with broad support. The chamber also passed a series of bills on the third reading calendar covering highway, municipal, environmental, banking, veterans, education, public health, and public service matters, with most passing overwhelmingly and a few drawing minority opposition. Notable floor debate occurred on a study bill regarding battery energy storage systems, where senators raised concerns about fire safety and siting; the bill passed 45-13. The Senate adjourned to reconvene on Monday, May 18 at 11:00 a.m.

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• access-to-care health care bill.
• to our health care community.
• There are not enough health care providers. And we need teams.
• to our health care community.
• There are not enough health care providers. And we need teams.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So we as a state, I think, should care about those uses.
• A little bit about continuum of cares. What are they? What are we?
• We're talking about young people who are aging out of foster care.
• That's funding from the continuum of care that is also from HUD.
• So I would want to know... ...of care discussions.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Careful oversight matters.
• </c> people within our health care system. people within our health care system.
• They are asking for child care. housing. They are asking for child care.
• Day in and day out, you have been right there by my side.
• I was always careful. Um, I &gt;&gt; Not for me. I was always careful.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The members of BIA don't know why their employee declines health care.
• and Samaritan palliative care, which are both... ...for N.J.
• Cares and Samaritan palliative care, which are both in South Jersey, I do greatly appreciate that.
• Or we face penalties of $2,500 each day.
• And he did not care and he looked forward to losing these refinery jobs.

Committee: Senate Senate Budget and Appropriations

Keywords: 1146, all